10-Q
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f10q0920_creativerealities.htm
QUARTERLY REPORT
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September
30, 2020
or
☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ___________
to ___________
Commission File Number 001-33169
Creative Realities, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in
its Charter)
Minnesota
41-1967918
State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization
I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.
13100 Magisterial Drive, Suite 100, Louisville KY
40223
Address of Principal Executive Offices
Zip Code
(502) 791-8800
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including
Area Code
Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal
Year, if Changed Since Last Report
Securities registered pursuant to Section
12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
CREX
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Warrants to purchase Common Stock
CREXW
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
(1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been
subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T
(§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required
to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company.
See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,”
and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer ☐
Accelerated filer ☐
Non-accelerated filer ☒
Smaller reporting company ☒
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate
by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial
accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS
As of November 11, 2020, the registrant
had 10,924,287 shares of common stock outstanding.
PART
1. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item
1. Financial Statements
CREATIVE
REALITIES, INC.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In
thousands, except per share amounts)
September 30,
December 31,
2020
2019
(unaudited)
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 855
$ 2,534
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $1,318 and $617, respectively
3,468
4,663
Unbilled receivables
57
86
Work-in-process and inventories, net of reserve of $108 and $134, respectively
2,662
379
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
419
320
Total current assets
7,461
7,982
Operating lease right-of-use assets
730
1,728
Property and equipment, including depreciable software, net
1,454
1,553
Intangibles, net
3,929
4,407
Goodwill
7,525
18,171
Other assets
2
135
TOTAL ASSETS
$ 21,101
$ 33,976
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Short-term seller note payable
$ 1,637
$ 1,637
Short-term related party convertible loans payable, at fair value
2,825
2,000
Short-term related party loans payable, net of $253 and $0 discount,
respectively
$ 4,244
-
Accounts payable
1,948
1,849
Accrued expenses
2,087
2,751
Deferred revenues
1,016
772
Customer deposits
875
755
Current maturities of operating leases
345
646
Current maturities of finance leases
7
21
Total current liabilities
14,984
10,431
Long-term Paycheck Protection Program loans payable
1,552
-
Long-term related party loans payable, net of $0 and $507 discount, respectively
-
3,757
Long-term obligations under operating leases
385
1,100
Long-term obligations under finance leases
1
-
Deferred tax and other long-term liabilities
-
180
TOTAL LIABILITIES
16,922
15,468
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 200,000 shares authorized; 10,443 and 9,775 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
104
98
Additional paid-in capital
55,944
54,052
Accumulated deficit
(51,869 )
(35,642 )
Total shareholders’ equity
4,179
18,508
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
$ 21,101
$ 33,976
See
accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements
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CREATIVE
REALITIES, INC.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In
thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended
For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
September 30,
2020
2019
2020
2019
Sales
Hardware
$ 2,850
$ 2,034
$ 5,818
$ 5,329
Services and other
2,257
4,689
6,649
20,192
Total sales
5,107
6,723
12,467
25,521
Cost of sales
Hardware
1,882
1,484
4,161
4,200
Services and other
781
1,933
2,438
10,106
Total cost of sales
2,663
3,417
6,599
14,306
Gross profit
2,444
3,306
5,868
11,215
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing expenses
411
523
1,209
1,830
Research and development expenses
229
306
787
1,073
General and administrative expenses
1,849
2,113
7,170
6,824
Depreciation and amortization expense
377
278
1,123
872
Goodwill impairment
-
-
10,646
-
Total operating expenses
2,866
3,220
20,935
10,599
Operating income/(loss)
(422 )
86
(15,067 )
616
Other income/(expenses):
Interest expense
(265 )
(199 )
(752 )
(616 )
Change in fair value of warrant liability
-
-
-
21
Change in fair value of Special Loan
-
-
(702 )
-
Gain on settlement of obligations
114
406
155
419
Loss on disposal of assets
(13 )
-
(13 )
-
Total other income/(expense)
(164 )
207
(1,312 )
(176 )
Income/(loss) before income taxes
(586 )
293
(16,379 )
440
Benefit from / (provision for) income taxes
1
(51 )
152
35
Net income/(loss)
$ (585 )
242
(16,227 )
475
Basic earnings/(loss) per common share
$ (0.06 )
$ 0.02
$ (1.63 )
$ 0.05
Diluted earnings/(loss) per common share
$ (0.06 )
$ 0.02
$ (1.63 )
$ 0.05
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic
10,312
9,756
9,977
9,739
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted
10,312
9,756
9,977
9,739
See
accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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CREATIVE
REALITIES, INC.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In
thousands)
(Unaudited)
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2020
2019
Operating Activities:
Net income/(loss)
$ (16,227 )
$ 475
Adjustments to reconcile net income/(loss) to net cash provided by operating activities
Depreciation and amortization
1,123
847
Amortization of debt discount
254
419
Stock-based compensation
442
395
Change in warrant liability
-
(21 )
Change in fair value of Special Loan
702
Deferred tax benefit
(175 )
(29 )
Allowance for doubtful accounts
701
194
Increase in notes due to in-kind interest
356
-
Loss on goodwill impairment
10,646
-
Loss on disposal of assets
13
-
Gain on settlement of obligations
(135 )
(419 )
Changes to operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable and unbilled revenues
523
1,739
Inventories
(2,283 )
(212 )
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
(99 )
1,295
Operating lease right of use asset, net
411
409
Other assets
133
23
Accounts payable
214
(235 )
Deferred revenue
244
(5,527 )
Accrued expenses
(664 )
2,491 )
Deposits
120
(990 )
Operating lease liabilities
(409 )
(395 )
Other liabilities
-
(3 )
Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities
(4,110 )
456
Investing activities
Purchases/additions of property and equipment and software development
(559 )
(652 )
Proceeds from net working capital settlement
-
210
Net cash used in investing activities
(559 )
(442 )
Financing activities
Principal payments on finance leases
(18 )
-
Proceeds from Payroll Protection Program loan
1,552
-
Proceeds from issuance of common stock via at-the-market offering
1,335
30
Proceeds from warrant holder exercise of common stock
121
-
Repayment of seller note
-
(498 )
Other financing activities, net, including principal payments on finance leases
-
(24 )
Net cash provided by / (used in) financing activities
2,990
(492 )
Increase/(decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents
(1,679 )
(478 )
Cash and Cash Equivalents, beginning of period
2,534
2,718
Cash and Cash Equivalents, end of period
$ 855
$ 2,240
See
accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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CREATIVE
REALITIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(in
thousands, except shares)
(Unaudited)
Additional
Common Stock
paid in
Accumulated
Three months ended September 30, 2020
Shares
Amount
capital
(Deficit)
Total
Balance as of June 30, 2020
9,854,623
$ 98
$ 54,342
$ (51,284 )
$ 3,156
Shares issued to directors as compensation
10,044
-
25
-
25
Stock-based compensation
-
-
248
-
248
Shares issued through at-the-market offering
578,183
6
1,329
-
1,335
Net loss
-
-
-
(585 )
(585 )
Balance as of September 30, 2020
10,442,850
$ 104
$ 55,944
$ (51,869 )
$ 4,179
Additional
Common Stock
paid in
Accumulated
Nine months ended September 30, 2020
Shares
Amount
capital
(Deficit)
Total
Balance as of December 31, 2019
9,774,546
$ 98
$ 54,052
$ (35,642 )
$ 18,508
Shares issued to directors as compensation
62,521
-
74
-
74
Stock-based compensation
-
-
368
-
368
Shares issued through at-the-market offering
578,183
6
1,329
-
1,335
Exercise of warrants
27,600
-
121
-
121
Net loss
-
-
-
(16,227 )
(16,227 )
Balance as of September 30, 2020
10,442,850
$ 104
$ 55,944
$ (51,869 )
$ 4,179
Additional
Common Stock
paid in
Accumulated
Three months ended September 30, 2019
Shares
Amount
capital
(Deficit)
Total
Balance as of June 30, 2019
9,742,786
$ 97
$ 53,937
$ (36,447 )
$ 17,587
Shares issued to directors as compensation
13,590
1
31
-
32
Stock-based compensation
-
-
31
-
31
Net income
-
-
-
242
242
Balance as of September 30, 2019
9,756,376
$ 98
$ 53,999
$ (36,205 )
$ 17,892
Additional
Common Stock
paid in
Accumulated
Nine months ended September 30, 2019
Shares
Amount
capital
(Deficit)
Total
Balance as of December 31, 2018
9,724,826
$ 97
$ 53,575
$ (36,851 )
$ 16,821
Adoption of ASU 2016-02
-
-
-
171
171
Shares issued for services
17,960
-
30
-
30
Shares issued to directors as compensation
13,590
1
31
-
32
Stock-based compensation
-
-
113
-
113
Vesting of performance shares previously granted to CEO
-
-
250
-
250
Net income
-
-
-
475
475
Balance as of September 30, 2019
9,756,376
$ 98
$ 53,999
$ (36,205 )
$ 17,892
See
accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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CREATIVE
REALITIES, INC.
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(all
currency in thousands, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)
NOTE
1: NATURE OF ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS
Unless
the context otherwise indicates, references in these Notes to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements to
“we,” “us,” “our” and “the Company” refer to Creative Realities, Inc. and its
subsidiaries.
Nature
of the Company’s Business
Creative
Realities, Inc. is a Minnesota corporation that provides innovative digital marketing technology and solutions to retail companies,
individual retail brands, enterprises and organizations throughout the United States and in certain international markets. The
Company has expertise in a broad range of existing and emerging digital marketing technologies, as well as the related media management
and distribution software platforms and networks, device management, product management, customized software service layers, systems,
experiences, workflows, and integrated solutions. Our technology and solutions include: digital merchandising systems and omni-channel
customer engagement systems, interactive digital shopping assistants, advisors and kiosks, and other interactive marketing technologies
such as mobile, social media, point-of-sale transactions, beaconing and web-based media that enable our customers to transform
how they engage with consumers. We have expertise in a broad range of existing and emerging digital marketing technologies, as
well as the following related aspects of our business: content, network management, and connected device software and firmware
platforms; customized software service layers; hardware platforms; digital media workflows; and proprietary processes and automation
tools.
On
November 20, 2018, we closed on our acquisition of Allure Global Solutions, Inc. (the “Allure Acquisition”). While
the Allure Acquisition expanded our operations, geographical footprint and customer base and also enhanced our current product
offerings, the core business of Allure is consistent with the existing operations of Creative Realties, Inc. and as a result of
the Allure Acquisition we did not add different operating activities to our business.
Our main operations are conducted directly through
Creative Realities, Inc., and under our wholly owned subsidiaries Allure Global Solutions, Inc., a Georgia corporation, and Creative
Realities Canada, Inc., a Canadian corporation. Our other wholly owned subsidiaries, Creative Realities, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company, and ConeXus World Global, LLC, a Kentucky limited liability company, are effectively dormant.
Liquidity
and Financial Condition
The
accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared on the basis of the realization of assets and the
satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business and do not include any adjustments to the recoverability
and classifications of recorded assets and liabilities as a result of uncertainties.
We
produced net income for the year ended December 31, 2019 but incurred a net loss for the year ended December 31, 2018 and had
negative cash flows from operating activities for both the year-ended December 31, 2019 and the nine months ended September 30,
2020.
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For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 we incurred
net losses of $585 and $16,227, respectively. As of September 30, 2020, we had cash and cash equivalents of $855 and working capital
deficit of $7,523. Excluding debt classified as current liabilities based on having maturity dates within twelve months of the
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet date, we have a working capital surplus of $1,183 as of September 30, 2020.
While our outlook for the digital signage industry
over the long term remains strong, we have experienced rapid and immediate deterioration in our short term core digital signage
business as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, generating increased uncertainty across our customer base in many of our key vertical
markets. The elective and forced closures of businesses across the United States and Canada has resulted in reduced demand for
our services, which primarily assist business in engaging with their end customers in a physical space through digital technology.
The elimination and minimizing of public gatherings have materially impacted demand for products and services in our movie theater,
sports arena and large entertainment markets. These conditions have resulted in downward revisions of our internal forecasts on
current and future projected earnings and cash flows. The effective halting of pending and anticipated projects caused our projected
incoming cash to be delayed, and consequently cash flows have slowed, including a slowdown in payments by customers for previously
completed projects, which has further limited cash collections. We have implemented various cost cutting measures, including slowing
our payments of accounts payable and accrued liabilities, negotiated extensions for certain currently and past due payments to
key vendors, and implemented compensation reductions for most personnel retained following the reduction-in-force activities taken
by the Company in mid-March 2020.
On April 28, 2020, we announced the joint launch
of an AI-integrated non-contact temperature inspection kiosk known as the Thermal Mirror with our partner, InReality, LLC (“InReality”),
for use by businesses as COVID-19 related workplace restrictions are reduced or eliminated. Although we have experience in providing
customers digital integration solutions, our launch of the Thermal Mirror involves the development, marketing and sale of a new
product to new customers involving a joint effort with InReality. The product also uses hardware and technologies that have not
been used with our other customers. Although we believe this product and our launch will be successful, there are a number of risks
involved in such launch, including investing significant time and resources in the launch, which may ultimately not be successful.
While market response has been encouraging, we remain in the early stages of this product launch as of the date of this report,
as the hardware and software solution, in addition to the related services, continue to evolve based on customer feedback and requests.
Revenue recognized from the sale of hardware and services associated with the Thermal Mirror product, including software activation,
configuration, and software-as-a-service (“SaaS”) revenues generated via software subscriptions to the platform, were
approximately $2,033 and $2,560 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively.
On June 19, 2020, the Company entered into a
Sales Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Roth Capital Partners, LLC (“Roth”) under which the Company may
offer and sell, from time to time at its sole discretion, shares of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common
Stock”), having an aggregate offering price of up to $8,000,000 through Roth as the Company’s sales agent. Roth may
sell the Common Stock by any method permitted by law deemed to be an “at the market offering” as defined in Rule 415
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Subject to the terms of the Agreement, Roth will use its commercially reasonable efforts
to sell the Common Stock from time to time, based upon instructions from the Company (including any price, time or size limits
or other customary parameters or conditions the Company may impose). The Company or Roth may suspend the offering of the Common
Stock being made through Roth under the Agreement upon proper notice to the other party. The Company will pay Roth a commission
of 3.0% of the gross sales proceeds of any Common Stock sold through Roth under the Agreement, and also has provided Roth with
customary indemnification rights. The sale of Common Stock under the Agreement is registered on a Form S-3 registration statement
(Registration No. 333-238275) and related prospectus supplement filed with the SEC on June 19, 2020, and pursuant to the “baby
shelf” rules that apply to such registration statement, we cannot sell our common stock in a public primary offering (including
under the Agreement) with a value exceeding more than one-third of our public float in any 12 calendar month period so long as
our public float remains below $75.0 million.
The
Company is not obligated to make any sales of Common Stock under the Agreement. The offering of shares of Common Stock pursuant
to the Agreement will terminate upon the earlier of (i) the sale of all Common Stock subject to the Agreement or (ii) termination
of the Agreement in accordance with its terms.
Through
September 30, 2020, the Company received gross proceeds under the Agreement of $1,336 from the issuance of 578,183 shares of our
common stock, and paid an aggregate of $38 to Roth in commissions, yielding net proceeds of $1,298 after commissions and net proceeds
of $1,158 after other offering-related expenses.
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Through
November 11, 2020, the Company received gross proceeds under the Agreement of $1,831 from the issuance of 1,034,068 shares of
our common stock, and paid an aggregate of $53 to Roth in commissions, yielding net proceeds of $1,778 after commissions, and
net proceeds of $1,636 after other offering-related expenses.
On
April 27, 2020, the Company entered into a Promissory Note with Old National Bank (the “Promissory Note”), which provided
for an unsecured loan of $1,552 pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security
Act and applicable regulations (the “CARES Act”). The Promissory Note has a term of two years with a 1% per annum
interest rate. While the Promissory Note currently has a two-year term, the amended law permits the Company to request a five-year
maturity from Old National Bank. Payments are deferred for six months from the date of the Promissory Note and the Company can
apply for forgiveness of the Promissory Note after 60 days. Forgiveness of the Promissory Note will be determined in accordance
with the provisions of the CARES Act and applicable regulations. Any principal and interest amount outstanding after the determination
of amounts forgiven will be repaid on a monthly basis. The Company is in process of finalizing their calculation of amounts forgivable
in accordance with guidance issued by the Small Business Administration and anticipates applying for forgiveness during the fourth
quarter of 2020. No assurance is provided that we will be able to obtain forgiveness of the Promissory Note in whole or in part.
On
November 6, 2019, Slipstream Communications, LLC (“Slipstream”) extended the maturity date of our term loan and revolver
loan to June 30, 2021 through the Sixth Amendment to the Loan and Security Agreement, aligning the maturity date of our term loan
and revolver loan with the Secured Disbursed Escrow Promissory Note.
On
December 30, 2019, we entered into the Secured Convertible Special Loan Promissory Note (“Special Loan”) as part of
the Seventh Amendment of the Loan and Security Agreement with Slipstream, under which we obtained $2,000, with interest thereon
at 8% per annum payable 6% in cash and 2% via the issuance of paid-in-kind (“SLPIK”) interest, provided however that
upon occurrence of an event of default the interest rate shall automatically be increased by 6% per annum payable in cash. The
entry into the Seventh Amendment adjusted the interest rate on the Company’s Term Loan and Revolving Loan to 8% per annum,
provided, however, at all times when the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan and the Revolving Loan exceeds
$4,100 then the Loan Rate shall be 10%, of which eight percent 8% shall be payable in cash and 2% shall be paid by the issuance
of and treated as additional PIK.
Upon
the earlier to occur of an Event of Default or October 1, 2020, if any of the principal amount of the Special Loan is then outstanding,
the principal and accrued but unpaid interest of the Special Loan and the outstanding SLPIK shall be automatically converted into
shares of a new series of Senior Convertible Preferred Stock of CRI (“New Preferred”) having an Appraised Value equal
to three times the then outstanding principal amount and accrued but unpaid interest of the Special Loan and the outstanding SLPIK
and having the following terms and conditions, as reasonably determined by CRI and the Lender, the New Preferred shall:
●
be
the most senior equity security of CRI, including with respect to the payment of dividends and other distributions;
●
be
on substantially the same terms and conditions as CRI’s Series A-1 6% Convertible Preferred Stock as set forth in its
Certificate of Designation immediately before the same was cancelled pursuant to a Certificate of Cancellation dated as of
March 13, 2019;
●
not
be subject to a right of redemption upon the part of a holder thereof;
●
accrue
and pay quarterly dividends at the rate of twelve percent (12%) per annum which shall be payable in cash;
●
have
a Stated Value that is an amount mutually agreed by CRI and the Lender at the time of issuance;
●
Conversion
Price shall be an amount equal to 80% of the average for the 30-day period ending two days prior to the required conversion
date of the daily average of the range of CRI’s common stock (calculated pursuant to information on The Wall Street
Journal Online Edition), subject to appropriate adjustments; and
●
neither
section 6(e) of the Series A-1 Certificate of Designation nor any similar provision shall apply to the New Preferred.
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On
April 1, 2020, the Company entered into an Eighth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement (the “Eighth Amendment”)
with its subsidiaries and Slipstream to amend the terms of the payments and interest accruing on the Company’s Term Loan,
Secured Revolving Promissory Note, and Special Loan. The Eighth Amendment increased the interest rates of these loans from 8%
to 10%, effective April 1, 2020. Until January 1, 2021, rather than cash payments of accrued interest under the term and revolving
loans, interest will be paid by the issuance of and treated as additional principal thereunder. Commencing January 2, 2021, such
interest will be payable in cash. Interest on the special loan will no longer be paid in cash, but by the issuance of and treated
as additional principal thereunder.
On
September 29, 2020, the Company entered into a Ninth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement (the “Ninth Amendment”)
with its subsidiaries and Slipstream to amend the automatic conversion date of the Special Loan. The Ninth Amendment changed the
automatic conversion date of the Special Loan into the defined new class of senior preferred stock of the Company from October
1, 2020 to November 30, 2020 (or upon an earlier event of default). The Company paid no fees in exchange for this extension.
Management
believes that, based on (i) our receipt of approximately $1,552 of funding through the Paycheck Protection Program on April 27,
2020, of which a significant portion we believe will ultimately be forgiven, (ii) our operational forecast through 2021, (iii)
our access to capital markets through the Agreement with Roth, and (iv) a commitment of continued support from Slipstream, we
can continue as a going concern through at least November 12, 2021. However, given our history of net losses, cash used
in operating activities and working capital deficit, each of which continued as of and for the nine months ended September 30,
2020, we can provide no assurance that our ongoing operational efforts or ability to access the public markets for capital will
be successful, particularly in consideration of the business interruptions and uncertainty generated as a result of the COVID-19
pandemic ,which has materially adversely affected our results of operations and cash flows.
See
Note 8 Loans Payable to the Consolidated Financial Statements for an additional discussion of the Company’s debt
obligations.
NOTE
2: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
A
summary of the significant accounting policies consistently applied in the preparation of the accompanying Condensed Consolidated
Financial Statements follows:
1.
Basis of Presentation
The
accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with the applicable instructions
to Form 10-Q and Regulation S-X and include all of the information and disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles
in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial reporting. These unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company and related footnotes for the
year ended December 31, 2019, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on March 13, 2020.
The
results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results of operations for a full year. Management
believes the accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements reflect all adjustments, including normal recurring
items, considered necessary for a fair statement of results for the interim periods presented.
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2.
Revenue Recognition
We
recognize revenue in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification
(“ASC”) 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers , applying the five-step model.
If
an arrangement involves multiple performance obligations, the items are analyzed to determine the separate units of accounting,
whether the items have value on a standalone basis and whether there is objective and reliable evidence of their standalone selling
price. The total contract transaction price is allocated to the identified performance obligations based upon the relative standalone
selling prices of the performance obligations. The standalone selling price is based on an observable price for services sold
to other comparable customers, when available, or an estimated selling price using a cost plus margin approach.
The
Company estimates the amount of total contract consideration it expects to receive for variable arrangements by determining the
most likely amount it expects to earn from the arrangement based on the expected quantities of services it expects to provide
and the contractual pricing based on those quantities. The Company only includes some or a portion of variable consideration in
the transaction price when it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount of cumulative revenue recognized will not
occur when the uncertainty associated with the variable consideration is subsequently resolved. The Company considers the sensitivity
of the estimate, its relationship and experience with the client and variable services being performed, the range of possible
revenue amounts and the magnitude of the variable consideration to the overall arrangement. The Company receives variable consideration
in very few instances.
Revenue
is recognized when a customer obtains control of promised goods or services under the terms of a contract and is measured as the
amount of consideration the Company expects to receive in exchange for transferring goods or providing services. The Company does
not have any material extended payment terms as payment is due at or shortly after the time of the sale, typically ranging between
thirty and ninety days. Observable prices are used to determine the standalone selling price of separate performance obligations
or a cost plus margin approach when one is not available. Sales, value-added and other taxes collected concurrently with revenue
producing activities are excluded from revenue.
The
Company recognizes contract assets or unbilled receivables related to revenue recognized for services completed but not yet invoiced
to the clients. Unbilled receivables are recorded as accounts receivable when the Company has an unconditional right to contract
consideration. A contract liability is recognized as deferred revenue when the Company invoices clients in advance of performing
the related services under the terms of a contract. Deferred revenue is recognized as revenue when the Company has satisfied the
related performance obligation.
The
Company uses the practical expedient for recording an immediate expense for incremental costs of obtaining contracts, including
certain design/engineering services, commissions, incentives and payroll taxes, as these incremental and recoverable costs have
terms that do not exceed one year.
3.
Inventories
Inventories
are stated at the lower of cost or market (net realizable value), determined by the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method, and consist
of the following:
September 30,
December 31,
2020
2019
Raw materials, net of reserve of $108 and $134, respectively
$ 2,157
$ 200
Inventory on consignment with distributors
336
-
Work-in-process
169
179
Total inventories
$ 2,662
$ 379
Inventories on consignment with distributors
are relieved from inventory and recognized in revenue when sold by distributors to their customers, not at time of shipment or
delivery to the distributor.
4.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
We
review the carrying value of all long-lived assets, including property and equipment, for impairment in accordance with ASC 360,
Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets . Under ASC 360, impairment losses are recorded whenever
events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable.
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If
the impairment tests indicate that the carrying value of the asset is greater than the expected undiscounted cash flows to be
generated by such asset, an impairment loss would be recognized. The impairment loss is determined as the amount by which the
carrying value of such asset exceeds its fair value. We generally measure fair value by considering sale prices for similar assets
or by discounting estimated future cash flows from such assets using an appropriate discount rate. Assets to be disposed of are
carried at the lower of their carrying value or fair value less costs to sell. Considerable management judgment is necessary to
estimate the fair value of assets, and accordingly, actual results could vary significantly from such estimates.
5.
Basic and Diluted Income/(Loss) per Common Share
Basic
and diluted income/(loss) per common share for all periods presented is computed using the weighted average number of common shares
outstanding. Basic weighted average shares outstanding includes only outstanding common shares. Diluted weighted average shares
outstanding includes outstanding common shares and potential dilutive common shares outstanding in accordance with the treasury
stock method. Shares reserved for outstanding stock options, including stock options with performance restricted vesting, and
warrants totaling approximately 7,229,998 and 5,021,888 at September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively were excluded from the computation
of income/(loss) per share as all options and warrants were anti-dilutive due to the net loss in each period. In calculating diluted
earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, in accordance with ASC 260 Earnings per share ,
we excluded the dilutive effect of the potential issuance of common stock upon an assumed conversion of the Special Loan.
6.
Income Taxes
Deferred
income taxes are recognized in the financial statements for the tax consequences in future years of differences between the tax
basis of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts based on enacted tax laws and statutory tax rates. Temporary
differences arise from net operating losses, differences in basis of intangibles, stock-based compensation, reserves for uncollectible
accounts receivable and inventory, differences in depreciation methods, and accrued expenses. Valuation allowances are established
when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. The Company accounts for uncertain tax positions
utilizing an established recognition threshold and measurement attributes for the financial statement recognition and measurement
of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. We had no uncertain tax positions as of September 30, 2020 and
December 31, 2019.
7.
Goodwill
We
follow the provisions of ASC 350, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. Pursuant to ASC 350, goodwill acquired in a purchase
business combination is not amortized, but instead tested for impairment at least annually. The Company uses a measurement date
of September 30 (see Note 7 Intangible Assets and Goodwill ).
8.
Use of Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect
the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Our significant estimates include:
the allowance for doubtful accounts, valuation allowances related to deferred taxes, the fair value of acquired assets and liabilities,
the fair value of liabilities reliant upon the appraised fair value of the Company, valuation of stock-based compensation awards
and other assumptions and estimates used to evaluate the recoverability of long-lived assets, goodwill and other intangible assets
and the related amortization methods and periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
9.
Leases
We
account for leases in accordance with ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), as amended.
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We
determine if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Right of use (“ROU”) assets and liabilities are recognized at
commencement date based on the present value of remaining lease payments over the lease term. For this purpose, we consider only
payments that are fixed and determinable at the time of commencement. As most of our leases do not provide an implicit rate, we
use our incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of
lease payments. Our incremental borrowing rate is a hypothetical rate based on our understanding of what our credit rating would
be. The ROU asset also includes any lease payments made prior to commencement and is recorded net of any lease incentives received.
Our lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that we will exercise such
options.
Operating
leases are included in operating lease right-of-use assets, current maturities of operating leases, and long-term obligations
under operating leases on our condensed consolidated balance sheets. Finance leases are included in property and equipment, net,
current maturities of financing leases, and long-term obligations under financing leases on our condensed consolidated balance
sheets.
NOTE
3: RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
Recently
adopted
On
January 1, 2020, we adopted ASU 2018-15 Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing
Arrangement That is a Service Contract , which provide guidance on evaluating the accounting for fees paid by a customer in
a cloud computing arrangement (hosting arrangement) by providing guidance for determining when the arrangement includes a software
license. The adoption of this guidance had no material impact on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
On
January 1, 2020, we adopted ASU No. 2018-13, Changes to Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurements (Topic 820) ,
which improved the effectiveness of disclosure requirements for recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements. The standard
removed, modified, and added certain disclosure requirements. The adoption of this guidance had no material impact on our Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements.
Not
yet adopted
In
August 2020, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2020-06, Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options
(Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible
Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity (ASU 2020-06) , which simplifies the accounting for convertible
instruments by reducing the number of accounting models available for convertible debt instruments. This guidance also eliminates
the treasury stock method to calculate diluted earnings per share for convertible instruments and requires the use of the if-converted
method. This guidance will be effective for us in the first quarter of 2022 on a full or modified retrospective
basis, with early adoption permitted. We do not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on our consolidated
financial statements.
In
December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income
Taxes , which simplifies the accounting for income taxes. This guidance will be effective for us in the first quarter of 2021
on a prospective basis, and early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of the new guidance on our Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements.
In
June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses . The main objective is to provide
financial statement users with more decision-useful information about the expected credit losses on financial instruments and
other commitments to extend credit held by a reporting entity at each reporting date. The amendments in this update replace the
incurred loss methodology with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range
of reasonable and supportable information to calculate credit loss estimates. For trade receivables and loans, entities will be
required to estimate lifetime expected credit losses. The amendments are effective for public business entities that qualify as
smaller reporting companies for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2022. We are currently evaluating
the disclosure requirements related to adopting this guidance.
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NOTE
4: REVENUE RECOGNITION
The
Company applies ASC 606 for revenue recognition. The following table disaggregates the Company’s revenue by major source
for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019:
(in thousands)
Three Months
Ended
September 30,
2020
Three Months
Ended
September 30,
2019
Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2020
Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2019
Hardware
$ 2,850
$ 2,034
$ 5,818
$ 5,329
Services:
Installation Services
674
2,143
2,006
6,306
Software Development Services
248
695
427
8,930
Managed Services
1,335
1,851
4,216
4,956
Total Services
2,257
4,689
6,649
20,192
Total Hardware and Services
$ 5,107
$ 6,723
$ 12,467
$ 25,521
System
hardware sales
System
hardware revenue is recognized generally upon shipment of the product or customer acceptance depending upon contractual arrangements
with the customer in instances in which the sale of hardware is the sole performance obligation. Shipping charges billed to customers
are included in hardware sales and the related shipping costs are included in hardware cost of sales. The cost of freight and
shipping to the customer is recognized in cost of sales at the time of transfer of control to the customer. System hardware revenues
are classified as “Hardware” within our disaggregated revenue.
Installation
services
The
Company performs outsourced installation services for customers and recognizes revenue upon completion of the installations. Installation
services also includes engineering services performed as part of an installation project.
When
system hardware sales include installation services to be performed by the Company, the goods and services in the contract are
not distinct, so the arrangement is accounted for as a single performance obligation. Our customers control the work-in-process
and can make changes to the design specifications over the contract term. Revenues are recognized over time as the installation
services are completed based on the relative portion of labor hours completed as a percentage of the budgeted hours for the installation.
Installation services revenues are classified as “Installation Services” within our disaggregated revenue.
The
aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to installation service performance obligations that are partially unsatisfied
as of September 30, 2020 and 2019 were $0 and $1,428, respectively.
Software
design and development services
Software
and software license sales are revenue when a fixed fee order has been received and delivery has occurred to the customer. Revenue
is recognized generally upon customer acceptance (point-in-time) of the software product and verification that it meets the required
specifications. Software is delivered to customers electronically. Software design and development revenues are classified as
“Software Development Services” within our disaggregated revenue.
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Software
as a service
Software
as a service includes revenue from software licensing and delivery in which software is licensed on a subscription basis and is
centrally hosted. These services often include software updates which provide customers with rights to unspecified software product
upgrades and maintenance releases and patches released during the term of the support period. Contracts for these services are
generally 12-36 months in length. We account for revenue from these services in accordance with ASC 985-20-15-5 and recognize
revenue ratably over the performance period. Software as a service revenues are classified as “Managed Services” within
our disaggregated revenue.
Maintenance
and support services
The
Company sells support services which include access to technical support personnel for software and hardware troubleshooting.
The Company offers a hosting service through our network operations center, or NOC, allowing the ability to monitor and support
its customers’ networks 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. These contracts are generally 12-36 months in length. Revenue is
recognized over the term of the agreement in proportion to the costs incurred in fulfilling performance obligations under the
contract. Maintenance and Support revenues are classified as “Managed Services” within our disaggregated revenue.
Maintenance
and support fees are based on the level of service provided to end customers, which can range from monitoring the health of a
customer’s network to supporting a sophisticated web-portal to managing the end-to-end hardware and software of a digital
marketing system. These agreements are renewable by the customer. Rates for maintenance and support, including subsequent renewal
rates, are typically established based upon a fee per location, per device, or a specified percentage of net software license
fees as set forth in the arrangement. These contracts are generally 12-36 months in length. Revenue is recognized ratably and
evenly over the service period.
The
Company also performs time and materials-based maintenance and repair work for customers. Revenue is recognized at a point in
time when the performance obligation has been fully satisfied.
NOTE
5: FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT
We
measure certain financial assets, including cash equivalents, at fair value on a recurring basis. In accordance with ASC 820-10-30,
fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on the assumptions that market participants would use
in pricing an asset or liability. As a basis for considering such assumptions, ASC 820-10-35 establishes a three-level hierarchy
that prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. The three hierarchy levels are defined as follows:
Level
1 — Valuations based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets.
Level
2 — Valuations based on observable inputs (other than Level 1 prices), such as quoted prices for similar assets at the measurement
date; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly.
Level
3 — Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and involve management judgment and the reporting entity’s own
assumptions about market participants and pricing.
The
Company previously recorded warrant liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis using a binomial option
pricing model. The fair value of the warrant liabilities had decreased to $0 as of June 30, 2019. All of the Company’s outstanding
warrants classified as liabilities expired during the three months ended September 30, 2019.
As
part of the Allure Acquisition, the Purchase Agreement contemplated additional consideration of $2,000 to be paid by us to Christie
Digital Systems, USA (“Seller”) in the event that acquiree revenue exceeds $13,000, as defined in the underlying agreement,
for any of the trailing twelve-month periods measured as of December 31, 2019, March 31, 2020, June 30, 2020, September 30, 2020
and December 31, 2020. The fair value of the earnout liability was determined to be $250 at the time of acquisition. As part of
our finalization of opening balance sheet accounting at the close of the measurement period in November 2019, we recorded an adjustment
to reflect the earnout liability to $0. The fair value estimate remains at $0 as of September 30, 2020. The liability is deemed
to be Level 3 as the valuation is based on revenue projections and estimates developed by management as informed by historical
results.
As discussed in Note 7 Intangible Assets,
Including Goodwill , the calculation of the weighted average cost of capital and management’s forecast of future financial
performance utilized within our discounted cash flow model for the impairment of goodwill contains inputs which are unobservable
and involve management judgment and are considered Level 3 estimates.
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As
discussed in Note 8 Loans Payable , the Special Loan is reported at fair value. This liability is deemed to be a Level 3
valuation. As of September 30, 2020, we updated our fair value analysis of the Special Loan, which was originally evaluated at
March 31, 2020 utilizing the assistance of a third-party valuation specialist, resulting in recognition of a $0 and $702 loss
during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, from the change in fair value of the liability and a
corresponding increase in the debt balance recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.
NOTE
6: SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW STATEMENT INFORMATION
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2020
2019
Supplemental Cash Flow Information
Non-cash Investing and Financing Activities
Right of offset settlement of Amended and Restated Seller Note
$ -
$ 498
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest
$ -
$ 108
Income taxes, net
$ 17
$ -
NOTE
7: INTANGIBLE ASSETS, INCLUDING GOODWILL
Intangible
Assets
Intangible
assets consisted of the following at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:
September 30,
December 31,
2020
2019
Gross
Gross
Carrying
Accumulated
Carrying
Accumulated
Amount
Amortization
Amount
Amortization
Technology platform
$ 4,635
3,337
$ 4,635
3,147
Customer relationships
5,330
2,822
5,330
2,679
Trademarks and trade names
1,020
897
1,020
752
10,985
7,056
10,985
6,578
Accumulated amortization
7,056
6,578
Net book value of amortizable intangible assets
$ 3,929
$ 4,407
For
the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, amortization of intangible assets charged to operations was $161 and $147,
respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 amortization of intangible assets charged to operations was
$478 and $451, respectively.
Goodwill
The
following is a rollforward of the Company’s goodwill since December 31, 2019:
Total
Balance as of December 31, 2019
$ 18,171
Adjustments due to impairment loss
(10,646 )
Balance as of September 30, 2020
$ 7,525
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Goodwill
represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired. Goodwill is subject to an impairment review
at a reporting unit level, on an annual basis as of the end of September of each fiscal year, or when an event occurs, or circumstances
change that would indicate potential impairment. The Company has only one reporting unit, and therefore the entire goodwill is
allocated to that reporting unit.
Interim
Impairment Assessment – March 31, 2020
Despite
the excess fair value identified in our 2019 annual impairment assessment, we determined that the reduced cash flow projections
and the significant decline in our market capitalization as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic during the three months ended March
31, 2020 indicated that an impairment loss may have been incurred during the first quarter. Therefore, we qualitatively assessed
whether it was more likely than not that the goodwill was impaired as of March 31, 2020. We reviewed our previous forecasts
and assumptions based on our current projections that are subject to various risks and uncertainties, including: (1) forecasted
revenues, expenses and cash flows, including the duration and extent of impact to our business and our alliance partners from
the COVID-19 pandemic, (2) current discount rates, (3) the reduction in our market capitalization, (5) changes to the regulatory
environment and (6) the nature and amount of government support that will be provided. As a result of this qualitative assessment,
we concluded that indicators of impairment were present and that a quantitative interim impairment assessment of our goodwill
was necessary as of March 31, 2020.
As
a result of the adoption of ASU 2017-04, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill
Impairment the impairment test consists solely of comparing the carrying value of the reporting unit with its fair value and
recording impairment, if identified.
The
fair value of the reporting unit was estimated via the income approach. Under the income approach, fair value is determined based
on the present value of estimated future cash flows, discounted at an appropriate risk-adjusted rate. We use our internal forecasts
to estimate future cash flows and include an estimate of long-term future growth rates based on our most recent views of the long-term
outlook for our industry. Actual results may differ from those assumed in our forecasts. We derive our discount rates using a
capital asset pricing model and by analyzing published rates relevant to our business to estimate the cost of equity financing.
We use discount rates that are commensurate with the risks and uncertainty inherent in the respective businesses and in our internally
developed forecasts. We utilized a discount rate of 15.3% in our valuation completed as of March 31, 2020.
While our outlook for the digital signage industry
over the long term remains strong, we have experienced rapid and immediate deterioration in our short term business as a result
of the COVID-19 pandemic, generating increased uncertainty across our customer base in many of our key vertical markets. The elective
and forced closures of businesses across the United States has resulted in reduced demand for our services, which primarily assist
business in engaging with their end customers in a physical space through digital technology. The elimination and minimization
of public gatherings has materially impacted demand for products and services in our movie theater, sports arena and large entertainment
markets. These conditions resulted in downward revisions of our internal forecasts on current and future projected earnings and
cash flows, leading to an implied fair value of goodwill substantially below the carrying value. Therefore, during the three months
ended March 31, 2020, we recorded a non-cash impairment loss of $10,646. We recorded the estimated impairment losses in the
caption “Goodwill impairment” in our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. Following the impairment loss,
there remained $7,525 goodwill as of March 31, 2020.
Interim
Impairment Assessment – June 30, 2020
As
of June 30, 2020, we performed a qualitative impairment assessment in accordance with ASU 2011-08 Testing Goodwill for Impairment
to determine whether any indicators of impairment of intangible assets were present as of the balance sheet date. Our analysis
included evaluating events and circumstances impacting the Company, including the continued closure of numerous businesses through
the second quarter as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Company’s previously goodwill impairment. As a result of
our analysis, we concluded that the Company’s actual and forecasted financial results remain in-line with estimates made
during our impairment assessment as of March 31, 2020 and that the factors analyzed support an assertion that it is not more likely
than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. As a result, no further impairment was recorded
during the three months ended June 30, 2020.
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Annual
Impairment Assessment – September 30, 2020
The
Company assessed the carrying value of goodwill at the reporting unit level based on an estimate of the fair value of the respective
reporting unit. Fair value of the reporting unit was estimated using a discounted cash flow analyses consisting of various assumptions,
including expectations of future cash flows based on projections or forecasts derived from analysis of business prospects and
economic or market trends that may occur, specifically, the Company gave significant consideration to actual historic financial
results, including revenue growth rates in the preceding three years. Based on the Company’s assessment, we determined that
the fair value of our reporting unit exceeds its carrying value, and accordingly, the goodwill associated with the reporting unit
is not considered to be impaired at September 30, 2020.
Given the proximity in time to the most recent
goodwill impairment, which marked the Company’s goodwill balance down to fair value, the Company anticipated its analysis
would result in a thin margin in the percentage of excess fair value over carrying value as of the assessment date. Through the
analysis performed as of September 30, 2020, the excess fair value over carrying value was approximately 10%. The Company recognizes
that any changes in our projected 2020 or 2021 results could potentially have a material impact on our assessment of goodwill impairment.
The Company will continue to monitor the actual performance of its operations against expectations and assess further indicators
of possible impairment. The valuation of goodwill and intangible assets is subject to a high degree of judgment, uncertainty and
complexity. Should any indicators of impairment occur in subsequent periods, the Company will be required to perform an analysis
in order to determine whether goodwill is impaired.
NOTE
8: LOANS PAYABLE
The
outstanding debt with detachable warrants, as applicable, are shown in the table below. Further discussion of the notes follows.
Debt Type
Issuance
Date
Principal
Maturity
Date
Warrants
Interest Rate Information
A
6/30/2018
$ 264
6/30/2021
-
0.0% interest
B
1/16/2018
1,059
6/30/2021
61,729
10.0% interest (1)
C
8/17/2016
3,174
6/30/2021
588,236
10.0% interest (1)
D
11/19/2018
1,637
2/15/2020
-
3.5% interest
E
12/30/2019
2,123
6/30/2021
-
10.0% interest (2)
F
4/27/2020
1,552
4/27/2022
-
1.0% interest (3)
Total debt, gross
9,809
649,965
Fair value (E)
702
Total debt, gross
10,511
Debt discount
(253 )
Total debt, net
$ 10,258
Less current maturities
(8,706 )
Long term debt
1,552
A
– Secured Disbursed Escrow Promissory Note with related party
B
– Secured Revolving Promissory Note with related party
C
– Term Loan with related party
D
– Amended and Restated Seller Note from acquisition of Allure
E
– Secured Convertible Special Loan Promissory Note, at fair value
F
– Paycheck Protection Program Loan from Small Business Administration
(1)
8.0%
cash interest per annum through March 31, 2020. 10.0% paid-in-kind interest (“PIK”) interest per annum from April
1, 2020 through December 31, 2020. 8.0% cash interest per annum January 1, 2021 through the maturity date.
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(2)
8.0%
cash interest per annum, comprised of 6.0% cash, 2.0% PIK through March 31, 2020. 10.0% PIK interest per annum through September
30, 2020. In an event of default, the interest rate increases by 6.0% to 16.0%. Debt is automatically convertible to a new
class of senior preferred stock of the Company at the earlier of an event of default or November 30, 2020. The principal,
including PIK interest, as of September 30, 2020 is $2,123; however, fair value accounting for the convertible debt instrument
results in an additional $702 of debt recorded on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2020 related
to this instrument.
(3)
1,0%
cash interest per annum. Payments are deferred for six months from the date of the Promissory Note and the Company can apply
for forgiveness of the Promissory Note after 60 days. Forgiveness of the Promissory Note will be determined in accordance
with the provisions of the CARES Act and applicable regulations. Any principal and interest amounts outstanding after the
determination of amounts forgiven will be repaid on a monthly basis.
SBA
Paycheck Protection Program Loan
On
April 27, 2020, the Company entered into a Promissory Note with Old National Bank (the “Promissory Note”), which provided
for an unsecured loan of $1,552 pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security
Act and applicable regulations (the “CARES Act”). The Promissory Note has a term of two years with a 1% per annum
interest rate. While the Promissory Note currently has a two-year term, the amended law permits the Company to request a five-year
maturity from Old National Bank. Payments are deferred for six months from the date of the Promissory Note and the Company can
apply for forgiveness of the Promissory Note after 60 days. Forgiveness of the Promissory Note will be determined in accordance
with the provisions of the CARES Act and applicable regulations. Any principal and interest amount outstanding after the determination
of amounts forgiven will be repaid on a monthly basis. The Company is in process of finalizing their calculation of amounts forgivable
in accordance with guidance issued by the Small Business Administration and anticipates applying for forgiveness during the fourth
quarter of 2020. No assurance is provided that we will be able to obtain forgiveness of the Promissory Note in whole or in part.
Loan
and Security Agreement
On
August 17, 2016, the Company entered into a Loan and Security Agreement with Slipstream (“Loan and Security Agreement”).
Since the initial entry into the Loan and Security Agreement in 2016, the Company has entered into several financing arrangements
with varying interest rates, maturity dates, and number of associated detachable warrants, each entered within the structure of
the Loan and Security Agreement. The debt instruments outstanding under the Loan and Security Agreement as of March 31, 2020 include
the Term Loan, Secured Revolving Promissory Note, Secured Disbursed Escrow Promissory Note, and the Special Loan.
The
Loan and Security Agreement contains certain customary restrictions including, but not limited to, restrictions on mergers and
consolidations with other entities, cancellation of any debt or incurring new debt (subject to certain exceptions), and other
customary restrictions. Obligations under the loan and security agreement are secured by a grant of collateral security in all
of the tangible assets of Creative Realities, Inc. and each of its wholly owned subsidiaries.
Ninth
Amendment; Modification of Conversion Date of Special Loan under Loan and Security Agreement
On
September 29, 2020, the Company entered into a Ninth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement (the “Ninth Amendment”)
with its subsidiaries and Slipstream to amend the automatic conversion date of the Special Loan. The Ninth Amendment changed the
automatic conversion date of the Special Loan into the defined new class of senior preferred stock of the Company from October
1, 2020 to November 30, 2020 (or upon an earlier event of default). The Company paid no fees in exchange for this extension.
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Eighth
Amendment; Modification of Interest Rates under Loan and Security Agreement
On
April 1, 2020, the Company entered into an Eighth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement (the “Eighth Amendment”)
with its subsidiaries and Slipstream to amend the terms of the payments and interest accruing on the Company’s Term Loan,
Secured Revolving Promissory Note, and Special Loan. The Eighth Amendment increased the interest rates of these loans from 8%
to 10%, effective April 1, 2020. Until January 1, 2021, rather than cash payments of accrued interest under the term and revolving
loans, interest will be paid by the issuance of and treated as additional principal thereunder. Commencing January 2, 2021, such
interest will be payable in cash. Interest on the special loan will no longer be paid in cash, but by the issuance of and treated
as additional principal thereunder.
Upon
entry into the Eighth Amendment, the Company completed an analysis of the changes in the Loan and Security Agreement within ASC
470 Debt , concluding that the changes represent a modification to the existing debt that was not a troubled debt restructuring
and will account for the modified terms prospectively as yield adjustments, based on the revised terms.
Seventh
Amendment; Entry into Secured Convertible Special Loan Promissory Note
On
December 30, 2019, we entered into the Special Loan as part of the Seventh Amendment under which we obtained $2,000, with interest
thereon at 8% per annum payable 6% in cash and 2% via the issuance of SLPIK interest, provided however that upon occurrence of
an event of default the interest rate shall automatically be increased by 6% per annum payable in cash. The entry into the Seventh
Amendment adjusted the interest rate on the Company’s Term Loan and Revolving Loan to 8% per annum, provided, however, at
all times when the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan and the Revolving Loan exceeds $4,100 then the Loan
Rate shall be 10%, of which eight percent 8% shall be payable in cash and 2% shall be paid by the issuance of and treated as additional
PIK.
Upon
the earlier to occur of an Event of Default or October 1, 2020, if any of the principal amount of the Special Loan is then outstanding,
the principal and accrued but unpaid interest of the Special Loan and the outstanding SLPIK shall be automatically converted into
shares of a new series of Senior Convertible Preferred Stock of CRI (“New Preferred”) having an Appraised Value equal
to three times the then outstanding principal amount and accrued but unpaid interest of the Special Loan and the outstanding SLPIK
and having the following terms and conditions, as reasonably determined by CRI and the Lender, the New Preferred shall:
●
be
the most senior equity security of CRI, including with respect to the payment of dividends and other distributions;
●
be
on substantially the same terms and conditions as CRI’s Series A-1 6% Convertible Preferred Stock as set forth in its
Certificate of Designation immediately before the same was cancelled pursuant to a Certificate of Cancellation dated as of
March 13, 2019;
●
not
be subject to a right of redemption upon the part of a holder thereof;
●
accrue
and pay quarterly dividends at the rate of twelve percent (12%) per annum which shall be payable in cash;
●
have
a Stated Value that is an amount mutually agreed by CRI and the Lender at the time of issuance;
●
Conversion
Price shall be an amount equal to 80% of the average for the 30-day period ending two days prior to the required conversion
date of the daily average of the range of CRI’s common stock (calculated pursuant to information on The Wall Street
Journal Online Edition), subject to appropriate adjustments; and
●
neither
section 6(e) of the Series A-1 Certificate of Designation nor any similar provision shall apply to the New Preferred.
In entering the Seventh Amendment and Special
Loan, pursuant to ASC 825-10-25-1, Fair Value Option , we made an irrevocable election to report the Special Loan at fair
value, with changes in fair value recorded through the Company’s consolidated statements of operations in each reporting
period. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, we utilized the assistance of a third-party valuation specialist
to assist in updating our fair value analysis of the Special Loan, resulting in recognition of a $0 and $702 loss, respectively,
from the change in fair value of the liability.
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Sixth
Amendment; Extension of Maturity Dates
On
November 6, 2019, Slipstream extended the maturity date of our term loan and revolver loan to June 30, 2021 through the Sixth
Amendment to the Loan and Security Agreement, aligning the maturity date of our Term Loan and Secured Revolving Promissory Note
with the Secured Disbursed Escrow Promissory Note.
Amended
and Restated Seller Note from acquisition of Allure
The
Amended and Restated Seller Note represents a note payable due from Allure to Seller, under a pre-existing Seller Note which was
amended and restated to a reduced amount of $900 through the Stock Purchase Agreement. At the closing date, the estimated net
working capital deficit of Allure was $801 in excess of the target net working capital as defined in the Stock Purchase Agreement.
As of the acquisition date, Allure also had accounts payable to Seller for outsourced services of $2,204. We agreed with the Seller
to settle the estimated net working capital deficit through a reduction in the accounts payable to Seller as of the acquisition
date and to further amend the Seller Note to include the remaining $1,403 accounts payable due from Allure to Seller, resulting
in a Seller Note of $2,303. That debt is represented by our issuance to the Seller of a promissory note accruing interest at 3.5%
per annum. The promissory note requires us to make quarterly payments of interest only through February 19, 2020, on which date
the promissory note matured and all remaining amounts owing thereunder became due.
The
promissory note is convertible into shares of Creative Realities common stock, at the seller’s option on or after the 180th
day after issuance, at an initial conversion price of $8.40 per share, subject to customary equitable adjustments. Conversion
of all amounts owing under the promissory note will be mandatory if the 30-day volume-weighted average price of our common stock
exceeds 200% of the common stock trading price at the closing of the acquisition. We granted the seller customary registration
rights for the shares of our common stock issuable upon conversion of the promissory note.
On
February 20, 2020, the Company and Allure filed a demand for arbitration against Seller for (1) breach of contract, (2) indemnification,
and (3) fraudulent misrepresentation under the Allure Purchase Agreement. This demand included a claim for the right to offset
the amounts owing under the Amended and Restated Seller Note due February 20, 2020. We have not paid, nor do we intend to pay,
the Amended and Restated Seller Note, which is now past its maturity date, without resolution of our demand for arbitration. On
February 27, 2020, Seller sent the Company a notice of breach for failure to pay the Amended and Restated Seller Note on the maturity
date of February 20, 2020 and demanding immediate payment. The Company continues to accrue interest on the Amended and Restated
Seller Note and have included $43 in accrued expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements as of September 30, 2020.
See Note 9 Commitments and Contingencies for further discussion.
NOTE
9: COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Litigation
On
August 2, 2019, the Company filed suit in Jefferson Circuit Court, Kentucky, against a supplier of Allure for breach of contract,
breach of warranty, and negligence with respect to equipment installations performed by such supplier for an Allure customer.
This case remains in the early stages of litigation, in part due to delays resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, and, as a result,
the outcome of each case is unclear, so the Company is unable to reasonably estimate the possible recovery, or range of recovery,
if any.
On
October 10, 2019, the Allure customer that is the basis of our claim above sent a demand to the Company for payment of $3,200
as settlement for an alleged breach of contract related to hardware failures of equipment installations performed by Allure between
November 2017 and August 2018. The suits filed by and against Allure have been adjoined in the Jefferson Circuit Court, Kentucky
in January 2020. This suit remains in the early stages of litigation and, as a result, the outcome of the suit and the allocation
of liability, if any, remain unclear, so the Company is unable to reasonably estimate the possible liability, recovery, or range
of magnitude for either the liability or recover, if any, at the time of this filing.
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The
Company has notified its insurance company on notice of potential claims and continues to evaluate both the claim made by the
customer and potential avenues for recovery against third parties should the customer prevail.
On
February 20, 2020, the Company and Allure filed a demand for arbitration against Seller for breach of contract, indemnification,
and fraudulent misrepresentation under the Allure Purchase Agreement. This demand included a claim for the right to offset the
amounts owing under the Amended and Restated Seller Note due February 20, 2020. We have not paid the Amended and Restated Seller
Note which is now past its maturity date. On February 27, 2020, Seller sent the Company a notice of breach for failure to pay
the Amended and Restated Seller Note on the maturity date of February 20, 2020 and demanding immediate payment.
Except
as noted above, the Company is not party to any other material legal proceedings, other than ordinary routine litigation
incidental to the business, as of November 11, 2020, and there were no other such proceedings pending during the period
covered by this Report.
Employee-related
Expenses
We
implemented cost-control measures in light of the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, including employment compensation
reductions designed to achieve preliminary cost savings. On March 19, 2020, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a
six-month reduction of the salaries of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer by twenty percent (20%), thereby
reducing the salaries payable to such officers in 2020 to $297,000 and $224,100, respectively. The reduction of the salaries
of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer remain active as of the date of this report.
On
March 20, 2020, we completed a reduction-in-force and accrued one-time termination benefits related to severance to the affected
employees of $135, the total of which was paid during the three months ended June 30, 2020 with $0 remaining in accrued expenses
on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2020.
NOTE
10: RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
In
addition to the financing transactions with Slipstream, a related party, discussed in Note 8 Loans Payable , we have the
following related party transactions.
On
August 14, 2018, we entered into a payment agreement with 33 Degrees Convenience Connect, Inc., a related party that is approximately
17.5% owned by a member of our senior management (“33 Degrees”) outlining terms for repayment of $2,567 of aged accounts
receivable as of that date. The payment agreement stipulated a simple interest rate of 12% on aged accounts receivable to be paid
on the tenth day of each month through the maturity date of December 31, 2019. As of December 31, 2019, 33 Degrees paid the note
in full.
Following
repayment of the note, 33 Degrees has continued to purchase additional hardware and services from the Company under normal payment
terms.
For
the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company had sales to 33 Degrees of $131, or 2.6%, and $922, or 7.4%, respectively,
of consolidated revenue. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company had sales to 33 Degrees of $279,
or 4.2%, and $750, or 2.9%, respectively, of consolidated revenue.
Accounts
receivable due from 33 Degrees was $5, or 0.1%, and $1, or 0.0% of consolidated accounts receivable at September 30, 2020 and
December 31, 2019, respectively.
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NOTE
11: INCOME TAXES
Our
deferred tax assets are primarily related to net federal and state operating loss carryforwards (NOLs). We have substantial NOLs
that are limited in usage by IRC Section 382. IRC Section 382 generally imposes an annual limitation on the amount of NOLs that
may be used to offset taxable income when a corporation has undergone significant changes in stock ownership within a statutory
testing period. We have performed a preliminary analysis of the annual NOL carryforwards and limitations that are available to
be used against taxable income. Based on the history of losses of the Company, there continues to be a full valuation allowance
against the net deferred tax assets of the Company with a definite life.
For
the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, we reported tax benefit of $1 and $152, respectively. As of September 30,
2020, the net deferred tax assets totaled $0 after valuation allowance, as compared to $175 at December 31, 2019. The reduction
is primarily the result of the impairment to goodwill, which resulted in adjusting the deferred tax impact associated with indefinite
lived goodwill from a deferred tax liability to a deferred tax asset. As the indefinite-lived intangibles can no longer provide
a source of income, a full valuation allowance was placed against the deferred tax assets.
NOTE
12: WARRANTS
A
summary of outstanding equity warrants is included below:
Warrants (Equity)
Amount
Weighted Average Exercise Price
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life
Balance January 1, 2020
4,733,028
$ 4.83
3.41
Warrants issued
-
-
-
Warrants exercised
(27,600 )
4.38
-
Warrants expired
(89,238 )
9.49
-
Balance September 30, 2020
4,616,190
$ 4.71
2.72
NOTE
13: STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
A
summary of outstanding options is included below:
Time Vesting Options
Weighted
Average
Weighted
Weighted
Remaining
Average
Average
Range of Exercise
Number
Contractual
Exercise
Options
Exercise
Prices between
Outstanding
Life
Price
Exercisable
Price
$0.01 - $3.00
1,525,000
9.66
$ 2.52
-
$ -
$3.01 - $7.50
184,830
5.60
$ 6.72
168,163
$ 6.64
$7.51+
103,979
4.70
11.74
94,396
$ 12.05
1,813,809
8.97
$ 3.48
262,559
Performance Vesting Options
Weighted
Average
Weighted
Weighted
Remaining
Average
Average
Range of Exercise
Number
Contractual
Exercise
Options
Exercise
Prices between
Outstanding
Life
Price
Exercisable
Price
$0.01 - $3.00
800,000
9.67
$ 2.53
-
$ -
$3.01 - $7.50
-
-
$ -
-
$ -
$7.51+
-
-
$ -
-
$ -
800,000
9.67
$ 2.53
-
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Time
Vesting Options
Performance
Vesting Options
Weighted
Weighted
Average
Average
Options
Exercise
Options
Exercise
Date/Activity
Outstanding
Price
Outstanding
Price
Balance,
December 31, 2019
313,860
$
8.06
-
$
-
Granted
1,580,000
2.53
800,000
2.53
Exercised
-
-
-
-
Forfeited
or expired
(80,051
)
2.76
-
-
Balance,
September 30, 2020
1,813,809
3.48
800,000
$
2.53
The
weighted average remaining contractual life for options exercisable is 5.0 years as of September 30, 2020.
Valuation
Information for Stock-Based Compensation
For
purposes of determining estimated fair value under FASB ASC 718-10, Stock Compensation , the Company computed the estimated
fair values of stock options using the Black-Scholes model.
On
June 1, 2020 the Board of Directors of the Company granted 10-year options to purchase an aggregate of 2,380,000 shares of its
common stock to employees of the Company subject to shareholder approval of an increase in the reserve of shares authorized for
issuance under the Company’s 2014 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). On July 10, 2020, the Company held a special
meeting of the Company’s shareholders at which the shareholders approved the amendment to the Plan, which increased the
reserve of shares authorized for issuance thereunder to 6,000,000 shares.
Of
the 2,380,000 options awarded, 1,580,000 vest over 3 years and have an exercise price of $2.53, the market value of the Company’s
common stock on the grant date. The fair value of the options on the grant date was $1.87 and was determined using the Black-Scholes
model. These values were calculated using the following weighted average assumptions:
Risk-free interest rate
0.66 %
Expected term
6.25 years
Expected price volatility
89.18 %
Dividend yield
0 %
The
remaining 800,000 options awarded vest in equal installments over a three-year period subject to satisfying the Company revenue
target and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) target for the applicable year.
In each of calendar years 2020, 2021 and 2022, one-third of the total shares may vest (if the revenue and EBITDA targets are met),
and the shares that are subject to vesting each year are allocated equally to each of the revenue and EBITDA targets for such
year.
These
performance options include a catch-up provision, where any options that did not vest during a prior year due to the Company’s
failure to meet a prior revenue or EBITDA target may vest in a subsequent vesting year if the revenue or EBITDA target, as applicable,
is met in the future year. The revenue and EBITDA targets for the following three years are as follows:
Calendar
Year
Revenue
Target
EBITDA
Target
2020
$32
million
$2.2
million
2021
$35
million
$3.1
million
2022
$38
million
$3.5
million
The
exercise price of the foregoing options is $2.53 per share, the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date
of issuance. The options were issued from the Company’s 2014 Stock Incentive Plan. The fair value of the options on the
grant date was $1.87 and was determined using the Black-Scholes model. These values were calculated using the same weighted average
assumptions as the time vesting options issued. Performance against the identified revenue and EBITDA targets will be assessed
quarterly by the Company in order to determine whether any compensation expense should be recorded. As of September 30, 2020,
the Company had recorded no compensation expense in the Consolidated Statement of Operations with respect to these awards.
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Stock
Compensation Expense Information
ASC
718-10, Stock Compensation , requires measurement and recognition of compensation expense for all stock-based payments including
warrants, stock options, restricted stock grants and stock bonuses based on estimated fair values. Under the Amended and Restated
2006 Equity Incentive Plan, the Company reserved 1,720,000 shares for purchase by the Company’s employees and under the
Amended and Restated 2006 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan the Company reserved 700,000 shares for purchase by the Company’s
employees. There are 12,135 options outstanding under the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan.
In
October 2014, the Company’s shareholders approved the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan, under which 7,390,355 shares were reserved
for purchase by the Company’s employees. In August 2018, a special meeting of shareholders was held in which the shareholders
voted to amend the Company’s 2014 Stock Incentive Plan to increase the reserve of shares authorized for issuance thereunder,
from 7,390,355 shares to 18,000,000 shares. Following a 1-for-30 reverse stock split, the shares authorized for issuance under
the Company’s 2014 Stock Incentive Plan was reduced to 600,000. On July 10, 2020, the Company’s shareholders approved
an amendment to the Company’s 2014 Stock Incentive Plan to increase the reserve of authorized for issuance thereunder to
6,000,000. There are 2,601,674 options outstanding under the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan.
Compensation expense recognized for the issuance of common stock
and amortization of stock option awards for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 of $273 and $442, respectively,
was included in general and administrative expense in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Compensation expense recognized
for the issuance of common stock and amortization of stock option awards for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019
of $63 and $395, respectively, was included in general and administrative expense in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Amounts recorded include stock compensation expense for awards granted to directors of the Company in exchange for services at
fair value, including $25 and $74, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and $32 and $32, respectively,
for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019.
At
September 30, 2020, there was approximately $2,617 and $1,499 of total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested share-based
awards with time vesting and performance vesting criteria, respectively. Generally, expense related to the time vesting options
will be recognized over the next three years and will be adjusted for any future forfeitures as they occur. Compensation expense
related to performance vesting options will be recognized if it becomes probable that the Company will achieve the identified
performance metrics.
NOTE
14: SIGNIFICANT CUSTOMERS/VENDORS
Significant
Customers
We
had two (2) and one (1) customers that in the aggregate accounted for 22.5% and 18.5% of accounts receivable as of September 30,
2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.
We
had one (1) and two (2) customers that accounted for 11.3% and 23.2% of revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2020
and 2019, respectively. We had one (1) and two (2) customers that accounted for 11.5% and 22.5% of revenue for the nine months
ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Significant
Vendors
We
had one (1) vendor that accounted for 14% and 50% of outstanding accounts payable at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019,
respectively.
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NOTE
15: LEASES
We
have entered into various non-cancelable operating lease agreements for certain of our offices and office equipment. Our leases
have original lease periods expiring between 2020 and 2023. Many leases include one or more options to renew. We
do not assume renewals in our determination of the lease term unless the renewals are deemed to be reasonably assured at lease
commencement. Our lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants.
During
the three months ended September 30, 2020, the Company renegotiated the terms of certain of its operating lease agreements resulting
in the elimination of approximately $587 in future commitments for payments previously included in our calculations of operating
right of use assets and liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. These were accounted for as non-cash adjustments
to the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet during the three months ended September 30, 2020.
The
components of lease costs, lease term and discount rate are as follows:
(in thousands)
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2020
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2019
Finance lease cost
Amortization of right-of-use assets
$ 17
$ 25
Interest
2
4
Operating lease cost
512
565
Total lease cost
$ 531
$ 594
Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term
Operating leases
3.2 years
3.6 years
Finance leases
0.9 years
1.2 years
Weighted Average Discount Rate
Operating leases
10.0 %
10.0 %
Finance leases
14.0 %
13.5 %
The
following is a schedule, by years, of maturities of lease liabilities as of September 30, 2020:
(in thousands)
Operating
Leases
Finance
Leases
The remainder of 2020
$ 106
$ 4
2021
310
4
2022
214
1
2023
210
-
Thereafter
-
-
Total undiscounted cash flows
840
9
Less imputed interest
(110 )
$ (1 )
Present value of lease liabilities
$ 730
$ 8
Supplemental
cash flow information related to leases are as follows:
(in thousands)
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2020
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2019
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases
$ 512
$ 551
Operating cash flows from finance leases
2
1
Financing cash flows from finance leases
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Item
2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations Forward-Looking Statements
The
following discussion contains various forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Exchange Act. Although
we believe that, in making any such statement, our expectations are based on reasonable assumptions, any such statement may be
influenced by factors that could cause actual outcomes and results to be materially different from those projected. When used
in the following discussion, the words “anticipates,” “believes,” “expects,” “intends,”
“plans,” “estimates,” “projects,” should,” “may,” “propose,”
and similar expressions (or the negative versions of such words or expressions), as they relate to us or our management, are intended
to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated, and many of which are beyond our control. Factors
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated are set forth under the caption “Risk Factors”
in the Company’s reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time, including our Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 13, 2020, our
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 14, 2020 and August 13, 2020, and this Report under Part II, Item 1A.
Our
actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, forward-looking statements.
Accordingly, we cannot be certain that any of the events anticipated by forward-looking statements will occur or, if any of them
do occur, what impact they will have on us. We caution you to keep in mind the risks described in this document and to refrain
from attributing undue certainty to any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of the document in which they
appear. We do not undertake to update any forward-looking statement.
Overview
Creative
Realities, Inc. is a Minnesota corporation that provides innovative digital marketing technology solutions to a broad range of
companies, individual brands, enterprises, and organizations throughout the United States and in certain international markets.
We have expertise in a broad range of existing and emerging digital marketing technologies across 18 vertical markets, as well
as the related media management and distribution software platforms and networks, device and content management, product management,
customized software service layers, systems, experiences, workflows, and integrated solutions. Our technology and solutions include:
digital merchandising systems and omni-channel customer engagement systems; content creation, production and scheduling programs
and systems; a comprehensive series of recurring maintenance, support, and field service offerings; interactive digital shopping
assistants, advisors and kiosks; and, other interactive marketing technologies such as mobile, social media, point-of-sale transactions,
beaconing and web-based media that enable our customers to transform how they engage with consumers.
Our main operations are conducted directly through
Creative Realities, Inc. and our wholly owned subsidiaries Allure Global Solutions, Inc., a Georgia corporation, and Creative Realities
Canada, Inc., a Canadian corporation. Our other wholly owned subsidiaries Creative Realities, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company, and ConeXus World Global, LLC, a Kentucky limited liability company, are effectively dormant.
We
generate revenue in our business by:
●
consulting
with our customers to determine the technologies and solutions required to achieve their specific goals, strategies and objectives;
●
designing
our customers’ digital marketing experiences, content and interfaces;
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●
engineering
the systems architecture delivering the digital marketing experiences we design – both software and hardware –
and integrating those systems into a customized, reliable and effective digital marketing experience;
●
managing
the efficient, timely and cost-effective deployment of our digital marketing technology solutions for our customers;
●
delivering
and updating the content of our digital marketing technology solutions using a suite of advanced media, content and network
management software products; and
●
maintaining
our customers’ digital marketing technology and Safe Space solutions by: providing content production and related
services; creating additional software-based features and functionality; hosting the solutions; monitoring solution service
levels; and responding to and/or managing remote or onsite field service maintenance, troubleshooting and support
calls.
These activities generate revenue
through: bundled-solution sales of both digital marketing technology and, beginning in April 2020, through the sale of a
series of Safe Space Solutions products (including the Thermal Mirror); consulting services, experience design, content
development and production, software development, engineering, implementation, and field services; software license fees via
SaaS agreements; and maintenance and support services related to our software, managed systems and solutions.
Recent
Developments
In
January 2020, an outbreak of a new strain of coronavirus, COVID-19, was identified in Wuhan, China. Through the first quarter
of 2020, the disease became widespread around the world, and on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared a pandemic.
Thereafter, state and local authorities in the United States and worldwide have forced many businesses to temporarily reduce or
cease operations to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
As
a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have experienced rapid and immediate deterioration in our business in many of our key
vertical markets. The elective and forced closures of, and implementation of social distancing policies on, businesses across
the United States has resulted in materially reduced demand for our services by our customers, as our customers purchase our
products and services to engage with their end customers in a physical space through digital technology, particularly in our
movie theater, sports arena and large entertainment markets. The reduced demand has resulted in customer orders being
delayed. These conditions resulted in downward revisions of our internal forecasts on current and future projected earnings
and cash flows, a non-cash impairment loss of $10,646 recording as of March 31, 2020, and reduced liquidity as described
below.
While we are experiencing an intense curtail in current customer
demand, our long-term outlook for the digital signage industry remains strong. We believe that small providers in the digital signage
industry may be unwilling or unable to continue business over the course of 2020 and 20201, and the industry will experience rapid
consolidation, adding scale and enhancing profitability to those companies that emerge as the enterprise-level providers within
our industry after the COVID-19 pandemic and consolidations.
On April 28, 2020, we announced the joint launch
of an AI-integrated non-contact temperature inspection kiosk known as the Thermal Mirror with our partner, InReality, LLC (“InReality”),
for use by businesses as COVID-19 related workplace restrictions are reduced or eliminated. Although we have experience in providing
customers digital integration solutions, our launch of the Thermal Mirror involves the development, marketing and sale of a new
product to new customers involving a joint effort with InReality. The product also uses hardware and technologies that have not
been used with our other customers. Although we believe this product and our launch will be successful, there are a number of risks
involved in such launch, including investing significant time and resources in the launch, which may ultimately not be successful.
While market response has been encouraging, we remain in the early stages of this product launch as of the date of this report,
as the hardware and software solution, in addition to the related services, continue to evolve based on customer feedback and requests.
Revenue recognized from the sale of hardware and services associated with the Thermal Mirror product, including software activation,
configuration, and software-as-a-service (“SaaS”) revenues generated via software subscriptions to the platform, were
approximately $2,033 and $2,560 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively.
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On June 19, 2020, the Company entered into
a Sales Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Roth Capital Partners, LLC (“Roth”) under which the Company may
offer and sell, from time to time at its sole discretion, shares of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common
Stock”), having an aggregate offering price of up to $8,000,000 through Roth as the Company’s sales agent. Roth may
sell the Common Stock by any method permitted by law deemed to be an “at the market offering” as defined in Rule 415
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Subject to the terms of the Agreement, Roth will use its commercially reasonable efforts
to sell the Common Stock from time to time, based upon instructions from the Company (including any price, time or size limits
or other customary parameters or conditions the Company may impose). The Company or Roth may suspend the offering of the Common
Stock being made through Roth under the Agreement upon proper notice to the other party. The Company will pay Roth a commission
of 3.0% of the gross sales proceeds of any Common Stock sold through Roth under the Agreement, and also has provided Roth with
customary indemnification rights. The sale of Common Stock under the Agreement is registered on a Form S-3 registration statement
(Registration No. 333-238275) and related prospectus supplement filed with the SEC on June 19, 2020. Pursuant to the “baby
shelf” rules that apply to such registration statement, we cannot sell our common stock in a public primary offering (including
under the Agreement) with a value exceeding more than one-third of our public float in any 12 calendar month period so long as
our public float remains below $75.0 million.
The
Company is not obligated to make any sales of Common Stock under the Agreement. The offering of shares of Common Stock pursuant
to the Agreement will terminate upon the earlier of (i) the sale of all Common Stock subject to the Agreement or (ii) termination
of the Agreement in accordance with its terms.
As of September 30, 2020, the Company received gross proceeds
under the Agreement of $1,336 from the issuance of 578,183 shares of Common Stock, and paid an aggregate of $38 to Roth in commissions,
yielding net proceeds of $1,298 after commissions and net proceeds of $1,158 after other offering-related expenses. Through November
11, 2020, the Company received gross proceeds under the Agreement of $1,831 from the issuance of 1,034,068 shares of our Common
Stock, and paid an aggregate of $53 to Roth in commissions, yielding net proceeds of $1,778 after commissions, and net proceeds
of $1,636 after other offering-related expenses.
On
April 27, 2020, the Company entered into a Promissory Note with Old National Bank (the “Promissory Note”), which provided
for an unsecured loan of $1,552 pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security
Act and applicable regulations (the “CARES Act”). The Promissory Note has a term of two years with a 1% per annum
interest rate. While the Promissory Note currently has a two-year term, the amended law permits the Company to request a five-year
maturity from Old National Bank. Payments are deferred for six months from the date of the Promissory Note and the Company can
apply for forgiveness of the Promissory Note after 60 days. Forgiveness of the Promissory Note will be determined in accordance
with the provisions of the CARES Act and applicable regulations. Any principal and interest amount outstanding after the determination
of amounts forgiven will be repaid on a monthly basis. The Company is in process of finalizing their calculation of amounts forgivable
in accordance with guidance issued by the Small Business Administration and anticipates applying for forgiveness during the fourth
quarter of 2020. No assurance is provided that we will be able to obtain forgiveness of the Promissory Note in whole or in part.
Given
the uncertainty around the extent and timing of the potential future spread or mitigation of the COVID-19 pandemic and around
the imposition or relaxation of protective measures, we cannot reasonably estimate the impact to our future results of operations,
cash flows, or financial condition at this time.
See
“Termination Benefits” under Note 9 Commitments and Contingencies for a discussion of the Company’s cost-control
measures, including employment compensation reductions designed to achieve preliminary cost savings in light of the significant
economic uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Our
Sources of Revenue
We generate revenue through digital marketing
solution sales and, beginning in April 2020, through the sale of a series of Safe Space Solutions products (including the Thermal
Mirror), which include system hardware, professional and implementation services, software design and development, software licensing
via SaaS agreements, deployment, and maintenance and support services.
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We
currently market and sell our technology and solutions primarily through our sales and business development personnel, but we
also utilize agents, strategic partners, and lead generators who provide us with access to additional sales, business development
and licensing opportunities.
Our
Expenses
Our
expenses are primarily comprised of three categories: sales and marketing, research and development, and general and administrative.
Sales and marketing expenses include salaries and benefits for our sales, business development, solution management and marketing
personnel, and commissions paid on sales. This category also includes amounts spent on marketing networking events, promotional
materials, hardware and software to prospective new customers, including those expenses incurred in trade shows and product demonstrations,
and other related expenses. Our research and development expenses represent the salaries and benefits of those individuals who
develop and maintain our proprietary software platforms and other software applications we design and sell to our customers. Our
general and administrative expenses consist of corporate overhead, including administrative salaries, real property lease payments,
salaries and benefits for our corporate officers and other expenses such as legal and accounting fees.
Critical
Accounting Policies and Estimates
The
Company’s significant accounting policies are described in Note 2 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies of the
Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this filing. The Company’s Condensed Consolidated
Financial Statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Certain accounting
policies involve significant judgments, assumptions, and estimates by management that could have a material impact on the carrying
value of certain assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated
financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Our actual results could differ
from those estimates.
Results
of Operations
Note:
All dollar amounts reported in Results of Operations are in thousands, except per-share information.
Three
Months Ended September 30, 2020 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
The
tables presented below compare our results of operations and present the results for each period and the change in those results
from one period to another in both dollars and percentage change.
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Change
2020
2019
%
Sales
$ 5,107
$ 6,723
$ (1,616 )
-24 %
Cost of sales
2,663
3,417
(754 )
-22 %
Gross profit
2,444
3,306
(862 )
-26 %
Sales and marketing expenses
411
523
(112 )
-21 %
Research and development expenses
229
306
(77 )
-25 %
General and administrative expenses
1,849
2,113
(264 )
-12 %
Depreciation and amortization expense
377
278
99
36 %
Total operating expenses
2,866
3,220
(354 )
-11 %
Operating income/(loss)
(422 )
86
(508 )
-591 %
Other income/(expenses):
-
Interest expense
(265 )
(199 )
(66 )
33 %
Gain on settlement of debt
114
406
(292 )
-72 %
Loss on disposal of assets
(13 )
-
(13 )
100 %
Total other income/(expense)
(164 )
207
(371 )
-179 %
Net income/(loss) before income taxes
(586 )
293
(879 )
-300 %
Benefit from / (provision) for income taxes
1
(51 )
52
-102 %
Net income/(loss)
$ (585 )
$ 242
(827 )
-342 %
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Sales
Sales
decreased by $1,616, or 24%, in the three months ended September 30, 2020 compared to the same period in 2019 driven a general
reduction in installation activity following a significant increase in suspended, delayed, and cancelled customer projects, initiatives,
and capital expenditures as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Reductions in year over year core digital signage business
were partially offset by $2,033 of revenue generated from our Thermal Mirror product and services during the three months ended
September 30, 2020 following launch of the Thermal Mirror product at the end of April 2020.
Gross
Profit
Gross
profit decreased $862 in absolute dollars from $3,306 to $2,444, or 26%, consistent with the reduction in sales during the same
periods. The Company retained consistent gross margin percentage performance year over year, with a consolidated gross margin
percentage of 47.9% and 49.2% for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Sales
and Marketing Expenses
Sales
and marketing expenses generally include the salaries, taxes, and benefits of our sales and marketing personnel, as well as trade
show activities, travel, and other related sales and marketing costs. Sales and marketing expenses decreased by $112, or 21%,
in the three months ended September 30, 2020 compared to the same period in 2019 driven by a $63 reduction in personnel costs,
combined with reduced spend on trade show activity and related travel costs following the cancellation of several key industry
events as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. We anticipate that our sales and marketing expenses will continue to be significantly
lower than those incurred in 2019 as trade shows and industry events planned for the remainder of 2020 have been suspended, delayed,
or completely cancelled. We further anticipate our sales personnel will continue to incur reduced travel costs during the extended
pandemic period and utilize virtual meeting technology more commonly moving forward.
Research
and Development Expenses
Research
and development expenses decreased by $77, or 25%, in the three months ended September 30, 2020 compared to the same period in
2019 as the result of a reduction in personnel costs during the period.
General
and Administrative Expenses
Total
general and administrative expenses decreased by $264, or 12%, in the three months ended September 30, 2020 compared to the same
period in 2019 driven by a reduction of $381 in personnel costs, including salaries, benefits, and travel-related expenses, partially
offset by an increase in stock compensation amortization expense of $211 related to incremental employee and directors awards
during 2020 which are being amortized over the thirty six month vesting period based on the grant date fair value calculated using
the Black Scholes method. Personnel costs were reduced following completion of a reduction-in-force and salary reductions for
remaining personnel in March 2020. We expect a reduction in these employee-related expenses in future periods as a result of the
actions outlined within Note 9 Commitments and Contingencies to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
and further reductions in our rent expenses as a result of changes to our lease arrangements as outlined within Note 15 Leases
to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Depreciation
and Amortization Expenses
Depreciation
and amortization expenses increased by $99, or 36%, in the three months ended September 30, 2020 compared to the same period in
2019 driven by a combination of an increased intangible asset base following the acquisition of Allure and increased spending
on capitalized software since the acquisition of Allure.
Interest
Expense
See
Note 8 Loans Payable to the condensed consolidated financial statements for a discussion of the Company’s debt and
related interest expense obligations.
Gain
on Settlement of Obligations
During
the three months ended September 30, 2020, the Company wrote off liabilities and recognized a gain of $155, primarily related
to legal settlements of accrued sales tax payable with state jurisdictions.
During
the three months ended September 30, 2019, the Company wrote off liabilities and recognized a gain of $406, primarily related
to legacy accounts payable deemed to no longer be legal obligations to vendors.
Nine
Months Ended September 30, 2020 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
The
tables presented below compare our results of operations and present the results for each period and the change in those results
from one period to another in both dollars and percentage change.
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
Change
2020
2019
%
Sales
$ 12,467
$ 25,521
$ (13,054 )
-51 %
Cost of sales
6,599
14,306
(7,707 )
-54 %
Gross profit
5,868
11,215
(5,347 )
-48 %
Sales and marketing expenses
1,209
1,830
(621 )
-34 %
Research and development expenses
787
1,073
(286 )
-27 %
General and administrative expenses
7,170
6,824
346
5 %
Depreciation and amortization expense
1,123
872
251
29 %
Goodwill impairment
10,646
-
10,646
100 %
Total operating expenses
20,935
10,599
10,336
98 %
Operating (loss)/income
(15,067 )
616
(15,683 )
-2,546 %
Other income/(expenses):
Interest expense
(752 )
(616 )
(136 )
22 %
Change in fair value of warrant liability
-
21
(21 )
-100 %
Change in fair value of Special Loan
(702 )
-
(702 )
-100 %
Loss on disposal of assets
(13 )
-
(13 )
100 %
Gain on settlement of debt
155
419
(264 )
-63 %
Total other income/(expense)
(1,312 )
(176 )
(1,136 )
645 %
Net income/(loss) before income taxes
(16,379 )
440
(16,819 )
-3,823 %
Benefit from income taxes
152
35
117
334 %
Net (loss)/income
$ (16,227 )
$ 475
(16,702 )
-3,516 %
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Sales
Sales
decreased by $13,054 , or 51%, in the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to the same period in 2019 driven a general
reduction in all service lines and particularly within our installation activity following a significant increase in suspended,
delayed, and cancelled customer projects, initiatives, and capital expenditures as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Reductions
in year over year core digital signage business were partially offset by $2,560 of revenue generated from our Thermal Mirror product
and services during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 following launch of the Thermal Mirror product at the end of April
2020.
Gross
Profit
Gross
profit decreased $5,347 in absolute dollars from $11,215 to $5,868, or 48%, consistent with the reduction in sales during the
same periods. The Company expanded gross margin percentage to 47.1% in the nine months ended September 30, 2020 from 43.9% for
the same period in 2019 driven by the growth in sales of the Thermal Mirror products and services which have slightly higher margins
than our traditional core business.
Sales
and Marketing Expenses
Sales
and marketing expenses generally include the salaries, taxes, and benefits of our sales and marketing personnel, as well as trade
show activities, travel, and other related sales and marketing costs. Sales and marketing expenses decreased by $621, or 34%,
in the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to the same period in 2019 driven by a $443 reduction in personnel costs,
combined with reduced spend on trade show activity and related travel costs following the cancellation of several key industry
events as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. We anticipate that our sales and marketing expenses will continue to be significantly
lower than those incurred in 2019 as trade shows and industry events planned for the remainder of 2020 have been suspended, delayed,
or completely cancelled. We further anticipate our sales personnel will continue to incur reduced travel costs during the extended
pandemic period and utilize virtual meeting technology more commonly moving forward.
Research
and Development Expenses
Research
and development expenses decreased by $286, or 27%, in the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to the same period in
2019 as the result of a reduction in personnel costs during the period.
General
and Administrative Expenses
Total
general and administrative expenses increased by $346, or 5%, in the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to the same
period in 2019. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company reduced personnel costs, including salaries, benefits,
and travel-related expenses, by $757, representing a reduction in personnel costs of 22.1% as compared to the nine months ended
September 30, 2020. Personnel costs were reduced following completion of a reduction-in-force and salary reductions for remaining
personnel in March 2020. We expect a reduction in these employee-related expenses in future periods as a result of the actions
outlined within Note 9 Commitments and Contingencies to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Reductions
in personnel costs were offset by increases in the nine months ended September 30, 2020 as compared to the same period in
2019 of (1) $678 related to recording an incremental reserve for bad debt primarily related to a customer bankruptcy and a
general deterioration in payments from customers following the COVID-19 pandemic, (2) $247 in increased legal, accounting,
and transaction costs associated with completion of the Company’s shelf registration statement on Form S-3 and
subsequent at-the-market offering with Roth Capital Partners, and (3) $48 in increased stock compensation expenses related to
newly issued awards in June 2020.
Excluding the year-over-year incremental impact
of one-time charges to bad debt expense and deal costs included within general and administrative expenses, general and administrative
expenses decreased by $472, or 7%, versus the same period in the prior year. We expect a continued reduction in controllable general
and administrative expenses moving forward as a result of the actions outlined within Note 15 Leases to the Condensed Consolidated
Financial Statements.
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Depreciation
and Amortization Expenses
Depreciation
and amortization expenses increased by $251, or 29%, in the three months ended September 30, 2020 compared to the same period
in 2019 driven by a combination of an increased intangible asset base following the acquisition of Allure and increased spending
on capitalized software since the acquisition of Allure.
Interest
Expense
See
Note 8 Loans Payable to the condensed consolidated financial statements for a discussion of the Company’s debt and
related interest expense obligations.
Gain
on Settlement of Obligations
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company wrote off liabilities and recognized a gain of $155, primarily related to
legal settlements of accrued sales tax payable with state jurisdictions.
During
the three months ended September 30, 2019, the Company wrote off liabilities and recognized a gain of $406, primarily related
to legacy accounts payable deemed to no longer be legal obligations to vendors.
Change
in Fair Value of Warrant Liability
See
Note 5 Fair Value Measurements to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of the Company’s
non-cash change in warrant liability for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The change in the fair value of the warrant
liability resulted in a gain of $21 in the nine months ended September 30, 2019. All warrants previously classified as liabilities
within the balance sheet expired during the three months ended September 30, 2019 and expired as of December 31, 2019.
Summary
Unaudited Quarterly Financial Information
The
following represents unaudited financial information derived from the Company’s quarterly financial statements:
September 30,
June 30,
March 31,
December 31,
September 30,
Quarters ended
2020
2020
2020
2019
2019
Net sales
$ 5,107
$ 3,656
$ 3,704
$ 6,077
$ 6,723
Cost of sales
2,663
1,839
2,097
3,553
3,417
Gross profit
2,444
1,817
1,607
2,524
3,306
Operating expenses, inclusive of one-time lease termination expense, excluding depreciation and amortization
2,489
3,081
3,596
2,872
2,942
Goodwill impairment
-
-
10,646
-
-
Depreciation/amortization
377
380
366
378
278
Operating (loss)/income
(422 )
(1,644 )
(13,001 )
(726 )
86
Other expenses/(income)
164
811
337
(1,417 )
(207 )
Income tax provision/(benefit)
(1 )
4
(155 )
128
51
Net (loss)/income
$ (585 )
$ (2,459 )
$ (13,183 )
$ 563
$ 242
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Supplemental
Operating Results on a Non-GAAP Basis
The
following non-GAAP data, which adjusts for the categories of expenses described below, is a non-GAAP financial measure. Our management
believes that this non-GAAP financial measure is useful information for investors, shareholders and other stakeholders of our
company in evaluating our results of operations on an ongoing basis. We believe that earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation,
and amortization (“EBITDA”) is a performance measure and not a liquidity measure, and therefore a reconciliation between
net loss/income and EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, which is calculated by removing the impact of non-recurring and primarily non-cash
transactions from EBITDA has been provided. Neither EBITDA nor Adjusted EBITDA should be considered as an alternative to net loss/income
as an indicator of performance, or as an alternative to cash flows from operating activities as an indicator of cash flows, in
each case as determined in accordance with GAAP, or as a measure of liquidity. In addition, neither EBITDA nor Adjusted EBITDA
takes into account changes in certain assets and liabilities as well as interest and income taxes that can affect cash flows.
We do not intend the presentation of these non-GAAP measures to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for results prepared
in accordance with GAAP. These non-GAAP measures should be read only in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements
prepared in accordance with GAAP.
September 30,
June 30,
March 31,
December 31,
September 30,
Quarters ended
2020
2020
2020
2019
2019
GAAP net loss
$ (585 )
$ (2,459 )
$ (13,183 )
$ 563
$ 242
Interest expense:
Amortization of debt discount
85
84
85
105
105
Other interest, net
179
176
142
109
94
Depreciation/amortization:
Amortization of intangible assets
161
158
159
204
147
Amortization of finance lease assets
5
5
7
7
8
Amortization of share-based awards
248
100
50
21
31
Depreciation of property, equipment & software
212
216
200
167
123
Income tax expense/(benefit)
(1 )
4
(155 )
128
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EBITDA
$ 304
$ (1,716 )
$ (12,695 )
$ 1,304
$ 801
Adjustments
Change in fair value of Special Loan
-
551
151
-
-
Gain on settlement of obligations
(114 )
(1 )
(40 )
(1,632 )
(406 )
Gain on earnout liability
-
-
-
(250 )
-
Loss on disposal of assets
13
-
-
-
-
Loss on goodwill impairment
-
-
10,646
-
-
Stock-based compensation – Director grants
25
19
31
31
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Adjusted EBITDA
$ 228
$ (1,147 )
$ (1,907 )
$ (547 )
$ 426
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
We
produced net income for the year ended December 31, 2019 but incurred a net loss for the year ended December 31, 2018 and had
negative cash flows from operating activities for both the year-ended December 31, 2019 and the nine months ended September 30,
2020.
For
the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 we incurred net losses of $585 and $16,227, respectively. As of September 30,
2020, we had cash and cash equivalents of $855 and working capital deficit of $7,523, which includes $345 representing current
maturities of operating leases recorded January 1, 2019 upon adoption of Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-02.
Excluding debt classified as current liabilities based on having maturity dates within twelve months of the Condensed Consolidated
Balance Sheet date, we have a working capital surplus of $1,183.
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While
our outlook for the digital signage industry over the long term remains strong, we have experienced rapid and immediate
deterioration in our short term business as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, generating increased uncertainty across our
customer base in many of our key vertical markets. The elective and forced closures of businesses across the United States
has resulted in reduced demand for our services, which primarily assist business in engaging with their end customers in a
physical space through digital technology. The elimination and minimization of public gatherings has materially impacted
demand for products and services in our movie theater, sports arena and large entertainment markets. These conditions have
resulted in downward revisions of our internal forecasts on current and future projected earnings and cash flows. The
effective halting of pending and anticipated projects has caused the projected incoming cash to be delayed, and consequently
cash flows have been slowed, including a slowdown in payments by customers for previously completed projects, which has
further limited cash collections. We have implemented various cost cutting measures, including slowing our payments of
accounts payable and accrued liabilities, negotiated extensions for certain currently and past due payments to key vendors,
and implemented compensation reductions for most personnel retained following the reduction-in-force activities taken by the
Company in mid-March 2020.
On April 28, 2020, we announced the joint launch
of an AI-integrated non-contact temperature inspection kiosk known as the Thermal Mirror with our partner, InReality, LLC (“InReality”),
for use by businesses as COVID-19 related workplace restrictions are reduced or eliminated. Although we have experience in providing
customers digital integration solutions, our launch of the Thermal Mirror involves the development, marketing and sale of a new
product to new customers involving a joint effort with InReality. The product also uses hardware and technologies that have not
been used with our other customers. Although we believe this product and our launch will be successful, there are a number of risks
involved in such launch, including investing significant time and resources in the launch, which may ultimately not be successful.
While market response has been encouraging, we remain in the early stages of this product launch as of the date of this report,
as the hardware and software solution, in addition to the related services, continue to evolve based on customer feedback and requests.
Revenue recognized from the sale of hardware and services associated with the Thermal Mirror product, including software activation,
configuration, and software-as-a-service (“SaaS”) revenues generated via software subscriptions to the platform, were
approximately $2,037 and $2,560 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively.
On
June 19, 2020, the Company entered into a Sales Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Roth Capital Partners, LLC (“Roth”)
under which the Company may offer and sell, from time to time at its sole discretion, shares of its common stock, par value $0.01
per share (the “Common Stock”), having an aggregate offering price of up to $8,000,000 through Roth as the Company’s
sales agent. Roth may sell the Common Stock by any method permitted by law deemed to be an “at the market offering”
as defined in Rule 415 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Subject to the terms of the Agreement, Roth will use its commercially
reasonable efforts to sell the Common Stock from time to time, based upon instructions from the Company (including any price,
time or size limits or other customary parameters or conditions the Company may impose). The Company or Roth may suspend the offering
of the Common Stock being made through Roth under the Agreement upon proper notice to the other party. The Company will pay Roth
a commission of 3.0% of the gross sales proceeds of any Common Stock sold through Roth under the Agreement, and also has provided
Roth with customary indemnification rights. The sale of Common Stock under the Agreement is registered on a Form S-3 registration
statement (Registration No. 333-238275) and related prospectus supplement filed with the SEC on June 19, 2020. Pursuant to the
“baby shelf” rules that apply to such registration statement, we cannot sell more our common stock in a public primary
offering (including under the Agreement) with a value exceeding more than one-third of our public float in any 12 calendar month
period so long as our public float remains below $75.0 million.
The
Company is not obligated to make any sales of Common Stock under the Agreement. The offering of shares of Common Stock pursuant
to the Agreement will terminate upon the earlier of (i) the sale of all Common Stock subject to the Agreement or (ii) termination
of the Agreement in accordance with its terms.
As of September 30, 2020, the Company received
gross proceeds under the Agreement of $1,336 from the issuance of 578,183 shares of Common Stock, and paid an aggregate of $38
to Roth in commissions, yielding net proceeds of $1,298 after commissions and net proceeds of $1,158 after other offering-related
expenses. Through November 11, 2020, the Company received gross proceeds under the Agreement of $1,831 from the issuance of 1,034,068
shares of our Common Stock, and paid an aggregate of $53 to Roth in commissions, yielding net proceeds of $1,778 after commissions,
and net proceeds of $1,636 after other offering-related expenses.
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On
April 27, 2020, the Company entered into a Promissory Note with Old National Bank (the “Promissory Note”), which provided
for an unsecured loan of $1,552 pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security
Act and applicable regulations (the “CARES Act”). The Promissory Note has a term of two years with a 1% per annum
interest rate. While the Promissory Note currently has a two-year term, the amended law permits the Company to request a five-year
maturity from Old National Bank. Payments are deferred for six months from the date of the Promissory Note and the Company can
apply for forgiveness of the Promissory Note after 60 days. Forgiveness of the Promissory Note will be determined in accordance
with the provisions of the CARES Act and applicable regulations. Any principal and interest amount outstanding after the determination
of amounts forgiven will be repaid on a monthly basis. The Company is in process of finalizing their calculation of amounts forgivable
in accordance with guidance issued by the Small Business Administration and anticipates applying for forgiveness during the fourth
quarter of 2020. No assurance is provided that we will be able to obtain forgiveness of the Promissory Note in whole or in part.
On
November 6, 2019, Slipstream Communications, LLC (“Slipstream”) extended the maturity date of our term loan and revolver
loan to June 30, 2021 through the Sixth Amendment to the Loan and Security Agreement, aligning the maturity date of our term loan
and revolver loan with the Secured Disbursed Escrow Promissory Note.
On
December 30, 2019, we entered into the Secured Convertible Special Loan Promissory Note (“Special Loan”) as part of
the Seventh Amendment of the Loan and Security Agreement with Slipstream, under which we obtained $2,000, with interest thereon
at 8% per annum payable 6% in cash and 2% via the issuance of paid-in-kind (“SLPIK”) interest, provided however that
upon occurrence of an event of default the interest rate shall automatically be increased by 6% per annum payable in cash. The
entry into the Seventh Amendment adjusted the interest rate on the Company’s Term Loan and Revolving Loan to 8% per annum,
provided, however, at all times when the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan and the Revolving Loan exceeds
$4,100 then the Loan Rate shall be 10%, of which eight percent 8% shall be payable in cash and 2% shall be paid by the issuance
of and treated as additional PIK.
Upon
the earlier to occur of an Event of Default or October 1, 2020 (such date was extended pursuant to the Ninth Amendment described
below), if any of the principal amount of the Special Loan is then outstanding, the principal and accrued but unpaid interest
of the Special Loan and the outstanding SLPIK shall be automatically converted into shares of a new series of Senior Convertible
Preferred Stock of CRI (“New Preferred”) having an Appraised Value equal to three times the then outstanding principal
amount and accrued but unpaid interest of the Special Loan and the outstanding SLPIK and having the following terms and conditions,
as reasonably determined by CRI and the Lender, the New Preferred shall:
●
be
the most senior equity security of CRI, including with respect to the payment of dividends and other distributions;
●
be
on substantially the same terms and conditions as CRI’s Series A-1 6% Convertible Preferred Stock as set forth in its
Certificate of Designation immediately before the same was cancelled pursuant to a Certificate of Cancellation dated as of
March 13, 2019;
●
not
be subject to a right of redemption upon the part of a holder thereof;
●
accrue
and pay quarterly dividends at the rate of twelve percent (12%) per annum which shall be payable in cash;
●
have
a Stated Value that is an amount mutually agreed by CRI and the Lender at the time of issuance;
●
Conversion
Price shall be an amount equal to 80% of the average for the 30-day period ending two days prior to the required conversion
date of the daily average of the range of CRI’s common stock (calculated pursuant to information on The Wall Street
Journal Online Edition), subject to appropriate adjustments; and
●
neither
section 6(e) of the Series A-1 Certificate of Designation nor any similar provision shall apply to the New Preferred.
On
April 1, 2020, the Company entered into an Eighth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement (the “Eighth Amendment”)
with its subsidiaries and Slipstream to amend the terms of the payments and interest accruing on the Company’s Term Loan,
Secured Revolving Promissory Note, and Special Loan. The Eighth Amendment increased the interest rates of these loans from 8%
to 10%, effective April 1, 2020. Until January 1, 2021, rather than cash payments of accrued interest under the term and revolving
loans, interest will be paid by the issuance of and treated as additional principal thereunder. Commencing January 2, 2021, such
interest will be payable in cash. Interest on the special loan will no longer be paid in cash, but by the issuance of and treated
as additional principal thereunder.
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On
September 29, 2020, the Company entered into a Ninth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement (the “Ninth Amendment”)
with its subsidiaries and Slipstream to amend the automatic conversion date of the Special Loan. The Ninth Amendment changed the
automatic conversion date of the Special Loan into the defined new class of senior preferred stock of the Company from October
1, 2020 to November 30, 2020 (or upon an earlier event of default). The Company paid no fees in exchange for this extension.
Management
believes that, based on (i) our receipt of approximately $1,552 of funding through the Paycheck Protection Program on April 27,
2020, of which a significant portion we believe will ultimately be forgiven, (ii) our operational forecast through 2021, (iii)
our access to capital markets through the Agreement with Roth, and (iv) a commitment of continued support from Slipstream, we
can continue as a going concern through at least November 12, 2021. However, given our history of net losses, cash used
in operating activities and working capital deficit, each of which continued as of and for the nine months ended September 30,
2020, we can provide no assurance that our ongoing operational efforts or ability to access the public markets for capital will
be successful, particularly in consideration of the business interruptions and uncertainty generated as a result of the COVID-19
pandemic ,which has materially adversely affected our results of operations and cash flows.
See
Note 8 Loans Payable to the Consolidated Financial Statements for an additional discussion of the Company’s debt
obligations.
Operating
Activities
The
cash flows provided by/(used in) operating activities was ($4,110) and $456 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019,
respectively. The cash use in operating activities was driven by
The
cash flows used in operating activities was driven by the Company’s net loss and increase in inventory on hand as a result
of the launch of the Thermal Mirror, partially offset by non-cash charges of $702, $1,123, and $10,646 related to (1) fair value
of our Special Loan, (2) depreciation and amortization expenses, and (3) impairment charge related to goodwill, respectively,
combined with an increase of $701 in our allowance for doubtful accounts primarily as a result of a customer bankruptcy.
Investing
Activities
Net
cash used in investing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was $559 compared to $442 during the same period
in 2018. The use of cash in both periods represents acquisition of capital assets, primarily related to the capitalization of
software costs, partially offset by cash received from a net working capital settlement of $210 in 2019. We currently do not have
any material commitments for capital expenditures as of September 30, 2020, nor do we anticipate any significant expenditures
for the remainder of 2020.
Financing
Activities
Net
cash provided by / (used in) financing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2018 was $2,990 compared
to ($492). The increase was the result of the Company’s receipt of $1,552 in proceeds from the Payroll Protection Program
in April 2020 and $1,336 of proceeds from the sale of shares via at-the-market offering activities.
Contractual
Obligations
We
have no material commitments for capital expenditures, and we do not anticipate any significant capital expenditures for the remainder
of 2020.
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Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
During
the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, we did not engage in any off-balance sheet arrangements set forth in
Item 303(a)(4) of Regulation S-K.
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
An
evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer) and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer), of the effectiveness of our disclosure
controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange
Act”), as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, our management, including our Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September
30, 2020, and designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange
Act, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities
and Exchange Commission and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Changes
in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There
were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2020 that
have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART
II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings
See
Note 9 Commitments and Contingencies; Litigation to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report.
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
As
a smaller reporting company, we are not required to provide the information required by this Item; however, the discussion of
our business and operations should be read together with the Risk Factors set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with
the SEC on March 13, 2020 and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 14, 2020 and August 13, 2020. Such
risks and uncertainties have the potential to affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flow, strategies
or prospects in a material and adverse manner.
Item
2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
None.
Item 3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item
4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not
applicable.
Item
5. Other Information
None.
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Item
6. Exhibits
Exhibit No.
Description
10.1
Amended and Restated Master Distribution Agreement dated effective September 1, 2020 between the Company and InReality, LLC (Certain information has been excluded from this Exhibit because it both is not material and would likely cause competitive harm to the registrant if publicly disclosed).
10.2
Ninth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated September 29, 2020 by and among the Company, its subsidiaries and Slipstream Communications, LLC (1)
31.1
Chief Executive Officer Certification pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a).
31.2
Chief Financial Officer Certification pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a).
32.1
Chief Executive Officer Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
32.2
Chief Financial Officer Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
99.1
Press release dated November 12, 2020
101.INS
XBRL
Instance Document
101.SCH
XBRL
Taxonomy Extension Schema
101.CAL
XBRL
Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
101.DEF
XBRL
Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
101.LAB
XBRL
Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase
101.PRE
XBRL
Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase
* Filed herewith
(1) Filed on October 2, 2020 as Exhibit 10.1 to our Current
Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Creative
Realities, Inc.
Date:
November 12, 2020
By
/s/
Richard Mills
Richard
Mills
Chief
Executive Officer
By
/s/
Will Logan
Will
Logan
Chief
Financial Officer
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