−Removed: DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
+Added: MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
+Added: OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis should
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The creator economy is well-established and thriving, consisting of
−Removed: over 50 million content creators and a valuation of over $100 billion, and growing.
−Removed: Creatd plays a crucial role within this ecosystem,
−Removed: with a range of businesses established to help creators realize their potential both creatively and monetarily, partnering with peers
−Removed: in their community and brands when the opportunity arises.
−Removed: Specifically, our role within the creator
−Removed: economy and ecosystem is to provide creators with economic opportunities.
−Removed: We accomplish this through four main business pillars:
−Removed: Creatd Labs, Creatd Partners, Creatd Ventures, and Creatd Studios.
−Removed: Together, Creatd's pillars work together to create multiple
−Removed: flywheel effects and growth drivers, supporting our core vision of creating a viable ecosystem for all stakeholders in the creator
−Removed: 2021 was a positioning year for Creatd, during which the Company established a solid business foundation, fortified its
−Removed: infrastructure, rationalized costs to accelerate cashflow breakeven, and effectively eliminated impediments to rapid growth which we
−Removed: believe will continue to drive revenues.
+Added: hundreds of millions of creators and billions of viewers.
+Added: Creatd plays a crucial role within this ecosystem, with a range of businesses
+Added: established to help creators realize their potential both creatively and monetarily, partnering with peers in their community and brands
+Added: when the opportunity arises.
+Added: At the center of our businesses lies Vocal, our core technology platform that hosts our creator community
+Added: and generates the first-party data that powers our revenue generation.
Results of Operations
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$ (13,728,152 )
−Removed: At December 31, 2021, we had a working capital
−Removed: (deficit) of $(945,773) as compared to a working capital of $3,052,566 at December 31, 2020, a decrease in working capital of $3,998,339.
−Removed: The decrease is primarily attributable to a reduction in cash and an increase in deferred revenue, accounts payable, and accrued liabilities.
−Removed: This was offset by an increase in prepaid expense, accounts receivable, and a decrease in debt obligations.
−Removed: Net cash used in operating activities for the
−Removed: year ended December 31, 2021, and 2020, was $20,518,807 and $7,340,487, respectively.
−Removed: The net loss for the year ended December 31, 2021,
+Added: $ (12,782,379 )
+Added: At December 31, 2022, the Company had a working
+Added: capital deficit of $13,728,152 as compared to a working capital deficit of $945,773 at December 31, 2021, an increase in working capital
+Added: deficit of $12,782,379.
+Added: The increase is primarily attributable to the decrease in cash, and prepaids and other current assets, as well
+Added: as an increase in accounts payable, notes payable and deferred revenue.
+Added: This was offset by an increase in accounts receivable and inventory.
+Added: Net cash used in operating activities for the year ended December 31,
2022, and 2021, was $16,805,429 and $20,518,807, respectively.
−Removed: This change is primarily attributable to the net loss for the current period offset
−Removed: by share-based payments in the amount of $9,661,174 to employees and consultants for services rendered, accretion of debt discount and
−Removed: debt issuance costs of $3,612,669 due to incentives given with debentures, and a change in fair value of derivative liability of $1,096,287,
−Removed: as well as a change in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $1,714,902.
−Removed: The increased net cash used in 2021 reflected
−Removed: an extraordinary cash outlay for marketing, which went toward generating a lower creator acquisition cost for paid Vocal subscribers,
−Removed: and an increase in general and administrative expenses.
−Removed: Net cash used in investing activities for the
−Removed: year ended December 31, 2021, was $1,168,123.
−Removed: This is primarily attributable to the purchase of Plant Camp, WHE Agency, Dune Inc., property
−Removed: and equipment, and cash paid for the purchase of investments.
−Removed: Net cash provided by financing activities
−Removed: for the year ended December 31, 2021, and 2020 was $17,615,915 and $15,814,083, respectively.
−Removed: During the year ended December 31, 2021,
−Removed: the Company’s operations were predominantly financed by net proceeds of $9,487,223 from the exercise of warrants, the proceeds from
−Removed: sale of common stock and warrants of $5,666,951, the proceeds from loans and notes of $4,358,428, and proceeds from the issuance of stock
−Removed: and warrants, which were partially offset by the repayment of notes and loans of $1,398,113.
−Removed: Similarly, the Company’s financing
−Removed: activity for the year ended December 31, 2020, generated $5,745,485 from loans and note issuances, the proceeds of which were partially
−Removed: offset by repayment of notes of $3,224,418.
+Added: The net loss for the year ended December 31, 2022, and 2021 was $35,676,315
+Added: and $37,379,153, respectively.
+Added: This change is primarily attributable to the net loss for the current period offset by share-based payments
+Added: in the amount of $4,183,844 to employees and consultants for services rendered, accretion of debt discount and debt issuance costs of
+Added: $4,668,039, due to incentives given with debentures, and a change in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $4,773,551.
+Added: The decreased net cash used in 2022 reflected
+Added: an extraordinary cash outlay for marketing in 2021 that went toward generating a lower creator acquisition cost for paid Vocal subscribers
+Added: and was not repeated in 2022, as well as a decrease in payroll expenses from 2021 to 2022.
+Added: Net cash provided by investing activities for
+Added: the year ended December 31, 2022, was $373,206.
+Added: This is primarily attributable to the sale of minority interest in OG Collection, Inc.
+Added: This was offset by the sale and purchase of digital assets.
+Added: Net cash provided by financing activities for
+Added: the year ended December 31, 2022, and 2021 was $13,405,624 and $17,615,915, respectively.
+Added: During the year ended December 31, 2022, the
+Added: Company’s operations were predominantly financed by net proceeds of $1,781,947 from the exercise of warrants, the proceeds from
+Added: sale of common stock and warrants of $5,722,300, and the proceeds from loans and notes of $10,611,124, which were partially offset by
+Added: the repayment of notes and loans of $4,693,967.
+Added: Similarly, the Company’s financing activity for the year ended December 31, 2021,
+Added: generated $4,358,428 from loans and note issuances, the proceeds of which were partially offset by repayment of notes of $1,398,113.
Summary of Statements of Operations for the
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$ (37,379,153 )
−Removed: $ (37,379,153 )
−Removed: $ (24,212,783 )
Loss per common share - basic and diluted
Revenue was $4,796,474 for the year ended December
−Removed: 31, 2021, as compared to $1,212,870 for the comparable year ended December 31, 2020, an increase of $3,086,847.
−Removed: The year-over-year increase
−Removed: in revenue is primarily attributable to year-over-year growth in Vocal+ memberships as well as consistent growth in the Company’s
−Removed: agency businesses, which was further accelerated by the immediate and growing impact of the acquisition of the WHE Agency, which was successfully
−Removed: integrated during third quarter into Creatd Partners’ growing business lines, as well as the start of material contributions
−Removed: from Creatd Ventures following the launches of Camp and Dune.
+Added: 31, 2022, as compared to $4,299,717 for the year ended December 31, 2021.
+Added: The increase of $496,757 was attributable to our ecommerce business,
+Added: which grew from $90,433 in revenue in 2021 to $1,456,593 in 2022.
+Added: This growth in ecommerce revenues was partially offset by a decrease
+Added: in agency revenues in a slowing market for influencer-based sales.
+Added: Vocal revenues were stable though down year over year as the company
+Added: transitioned from a pay-to-play marketing model to an organic growth framework.
Cost of Revenue
−Removed: Cost of revenue for the year ended December 31,
−Removed: 2021, were $5,300,037 as compared to $1,495,042 for the year ended December 31, 2020.
−Removed: The increase of $3,804,995 in cost of revenue is
−Removed: mainly related to an increase personnel costs and creator costs around the moderation and content development associated with increasing
−Removed: Vocal+ memberships, as well as the acquisition of WHE, the growth of which requires additional sales and talent management personnel to
+Added: Cost of revenue for the year ended December 31, 2022, was $6,109,206
+Added: as compared to $5,300,037 for the year ended December 31, 2021, an increase of $809,169 attributable to increased supply side costs in
+Added: our direct-to-consumer product business, a portion of which were due to our increased revenue in our direct-to-consumer businesses.
Operating Expenses
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31, 2022, were $27,718,380 as compared to $32,368,400 for the year ended December 31, 2021.
−Removed: The increase of $16,367,237 in operating expenses
−Removed: is mainly related to a $6.8 million increase in marketing expenditure, a $1.0 million increase from the impairment of goodwill, a $5.0
−Removed: million increase in general and administrative expenses resulting from a near-doubling in headcount and related personnel expenses, and
−Removed: a $2.8 million increase in non-cash charges relating to the issuance of equity to management and employees.
−Removed: Much of the increase in marketing
−Removed: expenditure occurred during the company’s second quarter 2021 as it focused significant resources on tactical experimentation utilizing
−Removed: our internal data to generate a lower creator acquisition cost, resulting in significant Vocal+ membership growth, with the Company ending
−Removed: the second quarter 2021 having achieved a new milestone of over 30,000 Vocal+ members.
−Removed: The Company went on to significantly reduce marketing
−Removed: spend in third quarter, 2021 and then further reduce marketing for fourth quarter 2021 and expects future quarterly spend to reflect levels
−Removed: consistent with fourth quarter going forward.
−Removed: During 2021, the company’s non-cash charges totaled $9.7 million, representing past
−Removed: performance-based stock option grants to senior management and board members, which vest over multiple years, year-end employee performance
−Removed: based-stock grants, as well as extraordinary and non-recurring cash charges totaling approximately $2.5 million related to the acquisition
−Removed: audit mainly from WHE, legal expenses, consulting, banking and recruiting fees.
+Added: The decrease of $4,650,020 is primarily attributable
+Added: to a significant reduction in overhead, including an almost $5 million reduction in marketing spend and reductions in research and development.
+Added: In addition, there was a reduction in stock-based compensation from $9.7 million in 2021 to $4.2 million in 2022.
+Added: These decreases were
+Added: partially offset by an increase in impairment of intangible assets, legal and consulting fees, as well as office rent.
Loss from Operations
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31, 2022, was $29,031,112 as compared to $33,368,720 for the year ended December 31, 2021.
−Removed: The operating loss increase primarily reflects
−Removed: added marketing expenses during the first half of 2021 as the company launched a comprehensive marketing campaign to support Vocal+ membership
−Removed: Additionally, the Company nearly doubled its headcount during the year to support growth in numerous of its business lines, including
−Removed: the launch of two Creatd Ventures e-commerce brands.
−Removed: During this transition period, the Company experienced the need for duplicate expenditures
−Removed: to maintain operations while training its new hires, though their addition will ultimately reduce the need for outsourced third-party
−Removed: service providers.
−Removed: Going forward, the Company expects the loss from operations to decrease as revenues continue to increase and expenses
−Removed: remain relatively constant.
−Removed: Other Income and Expenses
+Added: Other Expenses
Other expenses for the year ended December 31,
2022, were $6,645,203 as compared to $4,010,433 for the year ended December 31, 2021.
−Removed: The decrease in other expenses was predominantly
−Removed: due to the change in gain vs.
−Removed: loss of extinguishment of debt and a reduction in interest expense.
−Removed: This was offset by an increase in derivative
−Removed: expense, change in fair value of derivative liability, and the impairment of investments.
+Added: The increase in other expenses was predominantly
+Added: due to an increase in accretion of debt discount and issuance cost, interest expense, loss of extinguishment of debt, and loss from settlement
+Added: of vendor liabilities.
+Added: This was offset by the decrease from the impairment of investment and change in derivative liability.
Net loss attributable to common shareholders for
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into three levels based on valuation factors:
−Removed: Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
−Removed: Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments and market corroborated inputs)
−Removed: Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including our own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)
+Added: ● Level 1 - quoted prices in
+Added: active markets for identical investments
+Added: ● Level 2 - other significant
+Added: observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments and market corroborated inputs)
+Added: ● Level 3 - significant unobservable
+Added: inputs (including our own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)
The Company’s Level 1 assets/liabilities
−Removed: include cash, accounts receivable, marketable trading securities, accounts payable, prepaid and other current assets, line of credit and
−Removed: due to related parties.
−Removed: Management believes the estimated fair value of these accounts at December 31, 2021 approximate their carrying
−Removed: value as reflected in the balance sheets due to the short-term nature of these instruments or the use of market interest rates for debt
+Added: include cash, accounts receivable, marketable trading securities, accounts payable, prepaid and other current assets, and due to related
+Added: Management believes the estimated fair value of these accounts at December 31, 2022 approximate their carrying value as reflected
+Added: in the balance sheets due to the short-term nature of these instruments or the use of market interest rates for debt instruments.
The Company’s Level 2 assets/liabilities
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include goodwill, intangible assets, marketable debt securities, equity investments at cost, and derivative liabilities.
−Removed: determine fair value are generally unobservable and typically reflect management’s estimates of assumptions that market participants
−Removed: would use in pricing the asset or liability.
+Added: Inputs to determine
+Added: fair value are generally unobservable and typically reflect management’s estimates of assumptions that market participants would
+Added: use in pricing the asset or liability.
The fair values are therefore determined using model-based techniques, including option pricing
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Unobservable inputs used in the models are significant to the fair values of the assets and liabilities.
−Removed: Long-lived Assets Including Goodwill and
−Removed: Other Acquired Intangible Assets
+Added: Long-lived Assets Including Acquired Intangible
We evaluate the recoverability of property and
−Removed: equipment and acquired finite-lived intangible assets for possible impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying
−Removed: amount of such assets may not be recoverable.
−Removed: The evaluation is performed at the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows are largely
−Removed: independent of the cash flows of other assets and liabilities.
−Removed: Recoverability of these assets is measured by a comparison of the carrying
−Removed: amounts to the future undiscounted cash flows the assets are expected to generate from the use and eventual disposition.
−Removed: If such review
−Removed: indicates that the carrying amount of property and equipment and intangible assets is not recoverable, the carrying amount of such assets
−Removed: is reduced to fair value.
−Removed: During the year ended December 31, 2021 the Company recorded an impairment charge of $688,127 for intangible
+Added: equipment, acquired finite-lived intangible assets and, purchased infinite life digital assets for possible impairment whenever events
+Added: or circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable.
+Added: The evaluation is performed at the lowest level
+Added: for which identifiable cash flows are largely independent of the cash flows of other assets and liabilities.
+Added: Recoverability of these assets
+Added: is measured by a comparison of the carrying amounts to the future undiscounted cash flows the assets are expected to generate from the
+Added: use and eventual disposition.
+Added: Digital assets accounted for as intangible assets are subject to impairment losses if the fair value of
+Added: digital assets decreases other than temporarily below the carrying value.
+Added: The fair value is measured using the quoted price of the crypto
+Added: asset at the time its fair value is being measured.
+Added: If such review indicates that the carrying amount of property and equipment and intangible
+Added: assets is not recoverable, the carrying amount of such assets is reduced to fair value.
+Added: During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company
+Added: recorded an impairment charge of $2,043,011 for intangible assets.
+Added: During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company recorded an impairment
+Added: charge of $688,127 for intangible assets.
Acquired finite-lived intangible assets are amortized
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balance is amortized or depreciated over the revised estimated useful life.
−Removed: During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company
−Removed: completed its annual impairment test of goodwill.
−Removed: The Company performed the qualitative assessment as permitted by ASC 350-20 and determined
−Removed: that the fair value of the Seller's Choice reporting unit was more likely than not less than the carrying value, including Goodwill.
−Removed: on completion of this annual impairment test, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $ 1,035,795 for goodwill.
−Removed: Marketable securities that are bought and held
−Removed: principally for the purpose of selling them in the near term are classified as trading securities and are reported at fair value, with
−Removed: unrealized gains and losses recognized in earnings.
−Removed: Debt securities not classified as held-to-maturity or as trading are classified as
−Removed: available-for-sale, and are carried at fair market value, with the unrealized gains and losses, net of tax, included in the determination
−Removed: of comprehensive income and reported in stockholders’ equity.
−Removed: The Company accounts for its investments in available-for-sale
−Removed: debt securities, in accordance with sub-topic 320-10 of the FASB ASC (“Sub-Topic 320-10”).
−Removed: Accrued interest on these securities
−Removed: is included in fair value and amortized cost.
−Removed: Pursuant to Paragraph 320-10-35, investments in
−Removed: debt securities that are classified as available for sale shall be measured subsequently at fair value in the statement of financial position.
−Removed: Unrealized holding gains and losses for available-for-sale securities (including those classified as current assets) shall be excluded
−Removed: from earnings and reported in other comprehensive income until realized.
−Removed: The Company follows FASB ASC 320-10-35 to assess
−Removed: whether an investment in debt securities is impaired in each reporting period.
−Removed: An investment in debt securities is impaired if the fair
−Removed: value of the investment is less than its amortized cost.
−Removed: If the Company intends to sell the debt security (that is, it has decided to
−Removed: sell the security), an other-than-temporary impairment shall be considered to have occurred.
−Removed: If the Company more likely than not will
−Removed: be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis or it otherwise does not expect to recover the entire amortized
−Removed: cost basis of the security, an other-than-temporary impairment shall be considered to have occurred.
−Removed: The Company considers the expected
−Removed: cash flows from the investment based on reasonable and supportable forecasts as well as several other factors to estimate whether a credit
−Removed: If the Company intends to sell the security or more likely than not will be required to sell the security before recovery
−Removed: of its amortized cost basis less any current-period credit loss, the other-than-temporary impairment shall be recognized in earnings equal
−Removed: to the entire difference between the investment’s amortized cost basis and its fair value at the balance sheet date.
−Removed: year ended December 31, 2021, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $102,096 for investments.
−Removed: Equity Method Investments
−Removed: Investments in unconsolidated entities over which
−Removed: we have significant influence are accounted for under the equity method of accounting.
−Removed: Under the equity method of accounting, the Company
−Removed: does not consolidate the investment’s financial statements within its consolidated financial statements.
−Removed: Equity method investments
−Removed: are initially recorded at cost, then our proportional share of the underlying net income or loss is recorded as equity in net loss from
−Removed: equity method investments in our statement of operations, with a corresponding increase or decrease to the carrying value of the investment.
−Removed: Distributions received from the investee reduce our carrying value of the investment and are recorded in the consolidated statements of
−Removed: cash flows using the cumulative earnings approach.
−Removed: These investments are evaluated for impairment if events or circumstances arise that
−Removed: indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable.
−Removed: There were indicators of impairment related to our equity method
−Removed: investments for the year ended December 31, 2021.
−Removed: During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company recorded an impairment charge
−Removed: of $487,365 for investments.
+Added: The remaining weighted average life of the intangible assets
+Added: is 8.06 years.
+Added: Goodwill is not amortized but is subject to periodic
+Added: testing for impairment in accordance with ASC Topic 350 “Intangibles – Goodwill and Other – Testing Indefinite-Lived
+Added: Intangible Assets for Impairment” (“ASC Topic 350”).
+Added: The Company tests goodwill for impairment on an annual basis as
+Added: of the last day of the Company’s fiscal December each year or more frequently if events occur or circumstances change indicating
+Added: that the fair value of the goodwill may be below its carrying amount.
+Added: The Company uses an income-based approach to determine the fair
+Added: value of the reporting units.
+Added: This approach uses a discounted cash flow methodology and the ability of our reporting units to generate
+Added: cash flows as measures of fair value of our reporting units.
+Added: During the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021,
+Added: the Company completed its annual impairment tests of goodwill.
+Added: The Company performed the qualitative assessment as permitted by ASC 350-20
+Added: and determined for one of its reporting units that the fair value of that reporting unit was more likely than not greater than its carrying
+Added: value, including Goodwill.
+Added: However, based on this qualitative assessment, the Company determined that the carrying value of the Denver
+Added: Bodega, Dune, Plant Camp and, WHE Agency reporting units was more likely than not greater than their carrying value, including Goodwill.
+Added: Based on the completion of the annual impairment tests, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $1,433,815 and $1,035,795 for
+Added: goodwill for the years ended December 31 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Derivative Liability
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to the Company’s own stock.
−Removed: Section 815-40-15 provides that an entity should use a two-step approach to evaluate whether an
−Removed: equity-linked financial instrument (or embedded feature) is indexed to its own stock, including evaluating the instrument’s contingent
−Removed: exercise and settlement provisions.
+Added: Section 815-40-15 provides that an entity should use a two-step approach to evaluate whether an equity-linked
+Added: financial instrument (or embedded feature) is indexed to its own stock, including evaluating the instrument’s contingent exercise
+Added: and settlement provisions.
The Company utilizes a Monte Carlo simulation
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We determine revenue recognition through the following
−Removed: identification of the contract, or contracts, with a customer;
−Removed: identification of the performance obligations in the contract;
−Removed: determination of the transaction price.
−Removed: The transaction price for any
−Removed: given subscriber could decrease based on any payments made to that subscriber.
−Removed: A subscriber may be eligible for payment through one or
−Removed: more of the monetization features offered to Vocal creators, including earnings through reads (on a cost per mille basis) and cash prizes
−Removed: offered to Challenge winners;
−Removed: allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract;
−Removed: recognition of revenue when, or as, we satisfy a performance obligation.
+Added: ● identification of the contract,
+Added: or contracts, with a customer;
+Added: ● identification of the performance
+Added: obligations in the contract;
+Added: ● determination of the transaction
+Added: The transaction price for any given subscriber could decrease based on any payments made to that subscriber.
+Added: A subscriber may
+Added: be eligible for payment through one or more of the monetization features offered to Vocal creators, including earnings through reads
+Added: (on a cost per mille basis) and cash prizes offered to Challenge winners;
+Added: ● allocation of the transaction
+Added: price to the performance obligations in the contract;
+Added: ● recognition of revenue when,
+Added: or as, we satisfy a performance obligation.
Deferred Revenue
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from clients in advance of revenue recognition.
−Removed: As of December 31, 2021, and December 31, 2020, the Company had deferred revenue
−Removed: of $234,159 and $88,637, respectively.
+Added: The Company has two types of deferred revenue, subscription revenue whereas the revenue
+Added: is recognized over the subscription period and contract liabilities where the performance obligation was not satisfied.
+Added: The Company will
+Added: recognize the deferred revenue within the next twelve months.
+Added: As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company had deferred revenue of $299,409
+Added: and $234,159 respectively.
Stock-Based Compensation
−Removed: The Company recognizes compensation expense for
−Removed: all equity–based payments granted in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 718 “Compensation
−Removed: – Stock Compensation”.
−Removed: Under fair value recognition provisions, the Company recognizes equity–based compensation
−Removed: over the requisite service period of the award.
−Removed: The company has a relatively low forfeiture rate of stock based compensation and
−Removed: forfeitures are recognized as they occur.
+Added: The Company recognizes compensation expense for all
+Added: equity-based payments granted in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 718 “Compensation - Stock
+Added: Compensation”.
+Added: Under fair value recognition provisions, the Company recognizes equity-based compensation over the requisite
+Added: service period of the award.
+Added: The company has a relatively low forfeiture rate of stock-based compensation and forfeitures are recognized
+Added: as they occur.
Restricted stock awards are granted at the discretion
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on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option valuation model.
−Removed: The Black–Scholes option valuation model requires the
−Removed: development of assumptions that are inputs into the model.
−Removed: These assumptions are the value of the underlying share, the expected stock
−Removed: volatility, the risk–free interest rate, the expected life of the option, the dividend yield on the underlying stock and the expected
−Removed: forfeiture rate.
+Added: The Black-Scholes option valuation model requires the development
+Added: of assumptions that are inputs into the model.
+Added: These assumptions are the value of the underlying share, the expected stock volatility,
+Added: the risk-free interest rate, the expected life of the option, the dividend yield on the underlying stock and forfeitures are recognized
+Added: as they occur..
Expected volatility is derived from the Company’s historical data over the expected option life and other appropriate
Risk-free interest rates are calculated based on continuously compounded risk-free rates for the appropriate term.
−Removed: The dividend yield is assumed to be zero as the Company has never paid or declared any cash dividends on its Common stock and does not
−Removed: intend to pay dividends on its Common stock in the foreseeable future.
+Added: yield is assumed to be zero as the Company has never paid or declared any cash dividends on its Common stock and does not intend to pay
+Added: dividends on its Common stock in the foreseeable future.
Forfeitures are recognized as they occur.
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calculating the fair value of equity-based payment awards requires the input of the subjective assumptions described above.
−Removed: assumptions used in calculating the fair value of equity–based payment awards represent management’s best estimates, which
−Removed: involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management’s judgment.
−Removed: As a result, if factors change and the Company uses
−Removed: different assumptions, our equity–based compensation could be materially different in the future.
−Removed: The Company issues awards of equity
−Removed: instruments, such as stock options and restricted stock units, to employees and certain non-employee directors.
−Removed: Compensation expense related
−Removed: to these awards is based on the fair value of the underlying stock on the award date and is amortized over the service period, defined
−Removed: as the vesting period.
−Removed: The vesting period is generally one to three years.
−Removed: A Black-Scholes model is utilized to estimate the fair value
−Removed: of stock options, while the market price of the Company’s common stock at the date of grant is used for restricted stock units.
−Removed: Compensation expense is reduced for actual forfeitures as they occur.
−Removed: Recently Adopted Accounting Guidance
−Removed: In December 2019, the FASB issued authoritative
−Removed: guidance intended to simplify the accounting for income taxes (ASU 2019-12, “Income Taxes (Topic 740):
−Removed: Simplifying the Accounting
−Removed: for Income Taxes”).
−Removed: This guidance eliminates certain exceptions to the general approach to the income tax accounting model and adds
−Removed: new guidance to reduce the complexity in accounting for income taxes.
−Removed: This guidance is effective for annual periods after December 15,
−Removed: 2020, including interim periods within those annual periods.
−Removed: The updated guidance, which became effective for fiscal years beginning after
−Removed: December 15, 2020, did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
+Added: The assumptions
+Added: used in calculating the fair value of equity-based payment awards represent management’s best estimates, which involve inherent
+Added: uncertainties and the application of management’s judgment.
+Added: As a result, if factors change and the Company uses different assumptions,
+Added: our equity-based compensation could be materially different in the future.
+Added: The Company issues awards of equity instruments, such as stock
+Added: options and restricted stock units, to employees and certain non-employee directors.
+Added: Compensation expense related to these awards is based
+Added: on the fair value of the underlying stock on the award date and is amortized over the service period, defined as the vesting period.
+Added: vesting period is generally one to three years.
+Added: A Black-Scholes model is utilized to estimate the fair value of stock options, while the
+Added: market price of the Company’s common stock at the date of grant is used for restricted stock units.
+Added: Compensation expense is reduced
+Added: for actual forfeitures as they occur.
Recent Accounting Guidance Not Yet Adopted
3 unchanged sentences
The ASU requires an entity to recognize expected credit losses rather than incurred losses for financial assets.
−Removed: ASU 2016-13 is
−Removed: effective for the fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within that fiscal year.
−Removed: The Company is currently
−Removed: evaluating the impact of the new guidance on its consolidated financial statements.
+Added: On October 16,
+Added: 2019, FASB approved a final ASU delaying the effective date of ASU 2016-13 for small reporting companies to interim and annual periods
+Added: beginning after December 15, 2022.
+Added: The Company is currently evaluating the impact of these amendments to the Company’s financial
+Added: position and results of operations and currently does not know or cannot reasonably quantify the impact of the adoption of the amendments
+Added: as a result of the complexity and extensive changes from the amendments.
+Added: The adoption of the guidance will affect disclosures and estimates
+Added: around accounts receivable.
In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-06, Debt—Debt
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EPS guidance for both Subtopics.
−Removed: The ASU will be effective for annual reporting periods after December 15, 2021, and interim periods within
−Removed: those annual periods and early adoption is permitted.
−Removed: The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the new guidance on its condensed
−Removed: consolidated financial statements.
−Removed: In May 2021, the FASB issued authoritative guidance
−Removed: intended to clarify and reduce diversity in an issuer’s accounting for modifications or exchanges of freestanding equity-classified
−Removed: written call options that remain equity classified after modification or exchange.
−Removed: (ASU 2021-04), “Derivatives and Hedging Contracts
−Removed: in Entity’s Own Equity (Topic 815).
−Removed: This guidance amendments provide measurement, recognition, and disclosure guidance for an issuer’s
−Removed: accounting for modifications or exchanges of freestanding equity-classified written call options that remain equity classified after modification
−Removed: This guidance is effective for annual periods after December 15, 2021, including interim periods within those annual periods.
−Removed: The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the new guidance on its condensed consolidated financial statements.
−Removed: In July 2021, the FASB issued ASU No.
−Removed: Lessors—Certain Leases with Variable Lease Payments (Topic 842), Which requires a lessor to classify a lease with variable lease
−Removed: payments that do not depend on an index or rate (hereafter referred to as “variable payments”) as an operating lease on the
−Removed: commencement date of the lease if specified criteria are met.
−Removed: ASU 2021-05 is effective for the fiscal year beginning after December 15,
−Removed: 2022, including interim periods within that fiscal year.
−Removed: The Company expects that there would be no material impact on the Company’s
−Removed: condensed consolidated financial statements upon the adoption of this ASU.
+Added: ASU 2020-06 is effective for the fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods
+Added: within that fiscal year.
+Added: Upon adoption, the Company would no longer recognize the intrinsic value of beneficial conversion features underlying
+Added: convertible debt.
+Added: During the year ended December 31, 2022, the company recognized approximately $2.0 million relating to a beneficial
+Added: conversion feature.
In October 2021, the FASB issued ASU No.
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The Company expects that there would be no material impact on the Company’s
−Removed: condensed consolidated financial statements upon the adoption of this ASU.
−Removed: Management does not believe that any recently
−Removed: issued, but not yet effective accounting pronouncements, when adopted, will have a material effect on the accompanying condensed consolidated
−Removed: financial statements.
−Removed: QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET
+Added: consolidated financial statements upon the adoption of this ASU.
+Added: QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Not applicable.
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