UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
☒
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended: April 30,
2022
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: 001-32491
Coffee
Holding Co., Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
11-2238111
(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
3475 Victory
Boulevard , Staten Island , New York
10314
(Address of principal executive
offices)
(Zip Code)
(718)
832-0800
(Registrant’s
telephone number including area code)
N/A
(Former
name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed from last report)
Title
of each class
Trading
Symbol(s)
Name
of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value
$0.001 per share
JVA
The Nasdaq Capital Market
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 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, a smaller reporting
company, or emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and
“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 Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate
the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock as of the latest practicable date.
5,708,599
shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, are outstanding at June 14, 2022.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Page
PART I
3
ITEM 1
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
3
ITEM 2
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
16
ITEM 3
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
22
ITEM 4
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
22
PART II
24
ITEM 1
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
24
ITEM 1A
RISK FACTORS
24
ITEM 2
UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
24
ITEM 3
DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
24
ITEM 4
MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
24
ITEM 5
OTHER INFORMATION
25
ITEM 6
EXHIBITS
25
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PART
I
ITEM
1 – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
COFFEE
HOLDING CO., INC.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
April 30, 2022
October 31, 2021
(Unaudited)
- ASSETS -
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash
$ 3,025,137
$ 3,696,275
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $ 144,000 for 2022 and 2021
7,335,947
9,299,978
Inventories
15,972,528
15,961,866
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
430,938
542,224
Due from broker
261,250
725,000
Prepaid and refundable income taxes
375,417
75,952
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS
27,401,217
30,301,295
Building machinery and equipment, net
3,277,216
2,662,628
Customer list and relationships, net of accumulated amortization of $ 255,444 and $ 237,131 for 2022 and 2021, respectively
429,556
447,869
Trademarks and tradenames
408,000
408,000
Non-compete, net of accumulated amortization of $ 74,250 and $ 69,300 for 2022 and 2021, respectively
24,750
29,700
Goodwill
2,488,785
2,488,785
Equity method investments
366,444
402,245
Investment - other
2,500,000
2,500,000
Deferred income tax asset - net
114,961
77,394
Right of Use Asset
3,365,837
3,545,786
Deposits and other assets
508,522
449,225
TOTAL ASSETS
$ 40,885,288
$ 43,312,927
- LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY -
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
$ 2,623,805
$ 5,047,640
Line of credit – current portion
5,900,000
3,800,850
Lease liability – current portion
191,374
340,400
Note payable – current portion
4,200
4,200
Due to broker
132,125
708,321
Income taxes payable
6,214
416,449
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES
8,857,718
10,317,860
Lease liabilities
3,295,876
3,299,784
Note payable – long term
10,461
13,092
Deferred compensation payable
302,412
311,872
TOTAL LIABILITIES
12,466,467
13,942,608
Commitments and Contingencies
-
-
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Coffee Holding Co., Inc. stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, par value $ .001 per share; 10,000,000 shares authorized; none issued
-
-
Common stock, par value $ .001 per
share; 30,000,000 shares authorized, 6,633,930 shares
issued as of April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021; 5,708,599 shares
outstanding as of April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021
6,634
6,634
Additional paid-in capital
19,052,806
18,688,797
Retained earnings
13,984,989
14,471,222
Less: Treasury stock, 925,331
common shares, at cost as of April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021
( 4,633,560 )
( 4,633,560 )
Total Coffee Holding Co., Inc. Stockholders’ Equity
28,410,869
28,533,093
Non-controlling interest
7,952
837,226
TOTAL EQUITY
28,418,821
29,370,319
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
$ 40,885,288
$ 43,312,927
See
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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COFFEE
HOLDING CO., INC.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
SIX
AND THREE MONTHS ENDED APRIL 30, 2022 AND 2021
(Unaudited)
2022
2021
2022
2021
Six Months Ended
April 30,
Three Months Ended
April 30,
2022
2021
2022
2021
NET SALES
$ 33,203,029
$ 32,602,395
$ 16,498,169
$ 14,468,558
COST OF SALES
26,938,669
24,353,356
14,505,415
10,699,090
GROSS PROFIT
6,264,360
8,249,039
1,992,754
3,769,468
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Selling and administrative
6,784,824
6,321,651
3,215,085
3,161,686
Officers’ salaries
302,275
306,863
151,138
153,638
TOTAL
7,087,099
6,628,514
3,366,223
3,315,324
(LOSS) INCOME FROM OPERATIONS
( 822,739 )
1,620,525
( 1,373,469 )
454,144
OTHER (EXPENSE) INCOME
Interest income
4,094
929
2,556
519
Loss from equity method investment
( 35,801 )
( 3,915 )
( 4,075 )
( 1,317 )
Interest expense
( 90,293 )
( 43,507 )
( 49,683 )
( 16,839 )
TOTAL
( 122,000 )
( 46,493 )
( 51,202 )
( 17,637 )
(LOSS) INCOME BEFORE (BENEFIT) PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES AND NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST IN SUBSIDIARY
( 944,739 )
1,574,032
( 1,424,671 )
436,507
(Benefit) provision for income taxes
( 248,275 )
510,329
( 385,681 )
129,086
NET (LOSS) INCOME BEFORE NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST IN SUBSIDIARY
( 696,464 )
1,063,703
( 1,038,990 )
307,421
Less: Net loss (income) attributable to the non-controlling interest
609,231
( 29,348 )
670,894
49,623
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC.
$ ( 87,233 )
$ 1,034,355
$ ( 368,096 )
$ 357,044
Basic and diluted (loss) earnings per share
$ ( .02 )
$ .18
$ ( .06 )
$ .06
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic and diluted
5,708,599
5,708,599
5,708,599
5,708,599
See
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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COFFEE
HOLDING CO., INC.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
THREE
AND SIX MONTHS ENDED APRIL 30, 2022 AND 2021
(Unaudited)
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Capital
Earnings
Interest
Total
Common Stock
Treasury Stock
Additional Paid-in
Retained
Non- Controlling
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Capital
Earnings
Interest
Total
Balance, October 31, 2020
5,708,599
$ 6,634
925,331
$ ( 4,633,560 )
$ 17,929,724
$ 13,215,868
$ 1,224,903
$ 27,743,569
Net income
677,312
677,312
Stock Compensation
189,768
189,768
Non-Controlling Interest
-
-
-
-
-
78,970
78,970
Balance, January 31, 2021
5,708,599
$ 6,634
925,331
$ ( 4,633,560 )
$ 18,119,492
$ 13,893,180
$ 1,303,873
$ 28,689,619
Stock Compensation
189,769
189,769
Non-Controlling Interest
( 49,623 )
( 49,623 )
Net income
-
-
-
-
-
357,044
357,044
Balance, April 30, 2021
5,708,599
$ 6,634
925,331
$ ( 4,633,560 )
$ 18,309,261
$ 14,250,224
$ 1,254,250
$ 29,186,809
Balance, October 31, 2021
5,708,599
$ 6,634
925,331
$ ( 4,633,560 )
$ 18,688,797
$ 14,471,222
$ 837,226
$ 29,370,319
Stock Compensation
189,768
189,768
Net income
280,863
280,863
Dividend to common shareholders
( 399,000 )
( 399,000 )
Non-Controlling Interest
-
-
-
-
-
61,663
61,663
Balance, January 31, 2022
5,708,599
$ 6,634
925,331
$ ( 4,633,560 )
$ 18,878,565
$ 14,353,085
$ 898,889
$ 29,503,613
Stock Compensation
174,241
174,241
Net loss
( 368,096 )
( 368,096 )
Distribution to non-controlling interest
( 220,043 )
( 220,043 )
Non-Controlling Interest
-
-
-
-
-
( 670,894 )
( 670,894 )
Balance, April 30, 2022
5,708,599
$ 6,634
925,331
$ ( 4,633,560 )
$ 19,052,806
$ 13,984,989
$ 7,952
$ 28,418,821
See
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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COFFEE
HOLDING CO., INC.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
SIX
MONTHS ENDED APRIL 30, 2022 AND 2021
(Unaudited)
2022
2021
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net (loss) income
$ ( 696,464 )
$ 1,063,703
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
280,594
337,353
Stock-based compensation
364,009
379,537
Unrealized gain on commodities
( 112,446 )
( 559,408 )
Loss on equity method investments
35,801
3,915
Write-off of accounts receivable
415,096
-
Write-down of obsolete inventory
718,353
-
Amortization of right of use asset
179,949
226,155
Deferred income taxes
( 37,567 )
154,550
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable
1,548,935
709,476
Inventories
( 949,058 )
1,935,996
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
111,286
( 173,177 )
Prepaid and refundable income taxes
( 299,465 )
91,684
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
( 2,423,835 )
970,875
Deposits and other assets
( 68,757 )
( 100,000 )
Change in lease liability
( 152,934 )
( 248,980 )
Income taxes payable
( 410,235 )
255,611
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
( 1,496,738 )
5,047,290
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of machinery and equipment
( 871,919 )
( 597,444 )
Net cash used in investing activities
( 871,919 )
( 597,444 )
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Advances under bank line of credit
2,500,000
15,563
Principal payments on note payable
( 2,631 )
( 2,507 )
Payment of dividend
( 399,000 )
-
Principal payments under bank line of credit
( 400,850 )
( 3,809,885 )
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
1,697,519
( 3,796,829 )
NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH
( 671,138 )
653,017
CASH, BEGINNING OF PERIOD
3,696,275
2,875,120
CASH, END OF PERIOD
$ 3,025,137
$ 3,528,137
See
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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COFFEE
HOLDING CO., INC.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
SIX
MONTHS ENDED APRIL 30, 2022 AND 2021
(Unaudited)
2022
2021
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW DATA:
Interest paid
$ 84,967
$ 54,943
Income taxes paid
$ 498,992
$ 8,485
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Purchase of inventory by non-controlling interest
$ 220,043
Initial recognition of operating lease right of use asset
-
$ 65,999
Initial recognition of operating lease liabilities
-
$ 65,999
See
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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COFFEE
HOLDING CO., INC.
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
APRIL
30, 2022
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE
1 - BUSINESS ACTIVITIES :
Coffee
Holding Co., Inc. (the “Company”) conducts wholesale coffee operations, including manufacturing, roasting, packaging, marketing
and distributing roasted and blended coffees for private labeled accounts and its own brands, and it sells green coffee. The Company
also manufactures and sells coffee roasters. The Company’s core product, coffee, can be summarized and divided into three product
categories (“product lines”) as follows:
Wholesale
Green Coffee: unroasted raw beans imported from around the world and sold to large and small roasters and coffee shop operators;
Private
Label Coffee: coffee roasted, blended, packaged and sold under the specifications and names of others, including supermarkets
that want to have their own brand name on coffee to compete with national brands; and
Branded
Coffee: coffee roasted and blended to the Company’s own specifications and packaged and sold under the Company’s
eight proprietary and licensed brand names in different segments of the market.
The
Company’s private label and branded coffee sales are primarily to customers that are located throughout the United States with
limited sales in Canada and certain countries in Asia. Such customers include supermarkets, wholesalers, and individually-owned and multi-unit
retailers. The Company’s unprocessed green coffee, which includes over 90 specialty coffee offerings, is sold primarily to specialty
gourmet roasters and to coffee shop operators in the United States with limited sales in Australia, Canada, England and China.
The
Company’s wholesale green, private label, and branded coffee product categories generate revenues and cost of sales individually
but incur selling, general and administrative expenses in the aggregate. There are no individual product managers and discrete financial
information is not available for any of the product lines. The Company’s product portfolio is used in one business and it operates
and competes in one business activity and economic environment. In addition, the three product lines share customers, manufacturing resources,
sales channels, and marketing support. Thus, the Company considers the three product lines to be one single reporting segment.
The
Company during the quarter ended April 30, 2022 has begun a restructuring process with its Generations subsidiary. As part of this restructuring
approximately $ 550,000 of its inventory was sold to the joint venture partner for $ 330,000 in cash and the balance was treated as a distribution
to the non-controlling interest. As part of the restructuring process, the Company recorded a write-down of obsolete inventory of $ 718,353
and a write-off of accounts receivable of $ 415,096 .
COVID-19
The
global outbreak of COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization and a national emergency by the U.S. government
in March 2020 and has negatively affected the U.S. and global economies, disrupted global supply chains, resulted in significant travel
and transport restrictions, mandated closures and stay-at-home orders, and created significant disruption of the financial markets.
The
continuing impact on the Company’s business, including the decrease in our sales, the length and impact of stay-at-home orders
and/or regional quarantines, labor shortages and employment trends, disruptions to supply chains, including its ability to obtain products
from global suppliers, higher operating costs, the form and impact of economic stimulus and general overall economic instability, has
contributed to and may continue to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operations, financial condition
and cash flows. At this time the full impact could not be determined.
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COFFEE
HOLDING CO., INC.
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
APRIL
30, 2022
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE
2 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICY :
The
Company’s fiscal year ends on October 31, of each calendar year. The accompanying interim condensed consolidated financial statements
are unaudited and have been prepared on substantially the same basis as our annual consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year
ended October 31, 2021. In the opinion of the Company’s management, these interim condensed consolidated financial statements reflect
all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair statement of our financial position,
results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles 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 condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts
of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from these estimates. The October 31, 2021 year-end
condensed consolidated balance sheet data in this document was derived from audited consolidated financial statements. These condensed
consolidated financial statements and notes included in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q does not include all disclosures required
by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s
audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended October 31, 2021 and notes thereto included in the Company’s
fiscal 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on January 31, 2022 (the
“2021 10-K”). The results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods included in these condensed consolidated financial
statements are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any future period or the entire fiscal year.
The
condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, the Company’s subsidiaries, Organic Products Trading
Company, LLC (“OPTCO”), Sonofresco, LLC (“SONO”), Comfort Foods, Inc. (“CFI”) and Generations Coffee
Company, LLC (“GCC”), the entity formed as a result of the Company’s joint venture with Caruso’s Coffee, Inc.
The Company owns a 60 % equity interest in GCC. All significant inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.
Significant
Accounting Policy
The
significant accounting policies used in the preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements are disclosed in our 2021
10-K, and there have been no changes to the Company’s significant accounting policies during the three and six months ended April
30, 2022.
Revenue
Recognition
The
Company recognizes revenue in accordance with the five-step model as prescribed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”)
Accounting Codification (“ASC”) Topic 606 (“ASC 606”) in which the Company evaluates the transfer of promised
goods or services and recognizes revenue when its customer obtains control of promised goods or services in an amount that reflects the
consideration which the Company expects to be entitled to receive in exchange for those goods or services. To determine revenue recognition
for the arrangements that the Company determines are within the scope of ASC 606, the Company performs the following five steps: (1)
identify the contract(s) with a customer, (2) identify the performance obligations in the contract, (3) determine the transaction price,
(4) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract and (5) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies
a performance obligation.
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COFFEE
HOLDING CO., INC.
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
APRIL
30, 2022
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE
2 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICY (cont’d):
The
following table presents revenues by stream for the six and three months ended April 30, 2022 and 2021.
SCHEDULE OF REVENUE
Six Months
Ended
April 30, 2022
Three Months
Ended
April 30, 2022
Six Months
Ended
April 30, 2021
Three Months
Ended
April 30, 2021
Green
$ 14,148,853
$ 7,197,280
$ 12,050,777
$ 5,446,902
Packaged
$ 19,054,176
$ 9,300,889
$ 20,551,618
$ 9,021,656
Totals
$ 33,203,029
$ 16,498,169
$ 32,602,395
$ 14,468,558
NOTE
3 - INVENTORIES :
Inventories
at April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021 consisted of the following:
SCHEDULE OF INVENTORIES
April 30,
2022
October 31,
2021
Packed coffee
$ 2,828,507
$ 2,705,356
Green coffee
11,713,388
10,890,091
Roasters and parts
393,808
422,858
Packaging supplies
1,036,825
1,943,561
Totals
$ 15,972,528
$ 15,961,866
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COFFEE
HOLDING CO., INC.
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
APRIL
30, 2022
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE
4 - COMMODITIES HELD BY BROKER :
The
Company has used, and intends to continue to use in a limited capacity, short term coffee futures and options contracts primarily for
the purpose of partially hedging and minimizing the effects of changing green coffee prices and to reduce our cost of sales. The commodities
held at broker represent the market value of the Company’s trading account, which consists of options and future contracts for
coffee held with a brokerage firm. The Company uses options and futures contracts, which are not designated or qualifying as hedging
instruments, to partially hedge the effects of fluctuations in the price of green coffee beans. Options and futures contracts are recognized
at fair value in the condensed consolidated financial statements with current recognition of gains and losses on such positions. The
Company’s accounting for options and futures contracts may increase earnings volatility in any particular period. We record all
open contract positions on our consolidated balance sheets at fair value in the due from and due to broker line items and typically do
not offset these assets and liabilities.
The
Company classifies its options and future contracts as trading securities and accordingly, unrealized holding gains and losses are included
in earnings and not reflected as a net amount as a separate component of stockholders’ equity.
The
Company recorded realized and unrealized gains and losses respectively, on these contracts as follows:
SCHEDULE OF REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS AND LOSSES ON CONTRACTS
2022
2021
Three Months Ended April 30,
2022
2021
Gross realized gains
$ 1,000,908
$ 241,125
Gross realized losses
( 878,440 )
-
Unrealized gain
179,213
144,333
Total
$ 301,681
$ 385,458
2022
2021
Six Months Ended April 30,
2022
2021
Gross realized gains
$ 1,323,048
$ 503,112
Gross realized losses
( 1,257,359 )
( 76 )
Unrealized gain (loss)
112,446
559,408
Total
$ 178,135
$ 1,062,444
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COFFEE
HOLDING CO., INC.
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
APRIL
30, 2022
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE
5 - LINE OF CREDIT :
On
April 25, 2017 the Company and OPTCO (together with the Company, collectively referred to herein as the “Borrowers”) entered
into an Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement (the “A&R Loan Agreement”) and Amended and Restated Loan Facility
(the “A&R Loan Facility”) with Sterling National Bank (“Sterling”), which consolidated (i) the financing
agreement between the Company and Sterling, dated February 17, 2009, as modified, (the “Company Financing Agreement”) and
(ii) the financing agreement between Company, as guarantor, OPTCO and Sterling, dated March 10, 2015 (the “OPTCO Financing Agreement”),
amongst other things.
On
March 13, 2020, the Company reached an agreement for a new loan modification agreement and credit facility with Sterling. The terms of
the new agreement, among other things: (i) provided for a new maturity date of March
31, 2022 and (ii) decreased the interest rate
per annum to LIBOR plus 1.75 %
(with such interest rate not to be lower than 3.50 %).
All other terms of the A&R Loan Agreement and A&R Loan Facility remain substantially the same. On March 17, 2022, the Company
reached an agreement for a new loan modification agreement and credit facility which extended the maturity date to June 29, 2022. The
facility has been approved for a two year extension and the related documents are currently being prepared. All other terms of the
A&R Loan Agreement and A&R Loan Facility remain the same.
Each
of the A&R Loan Facility and A&R Loan Agreement contains covenants, subject to certain exceptions, that place annual restrictions
on the Borrowers’ operations, including covenants relating to debt restrictions, capital expenditures, indebtedness, minimum deposit
restrictions, tangible net worth, net profit, leverage, employee loan restrictions, dividend and repurchase restrictions (common stock
and preferred stock), and restrictions on intercompany transactions. The Company was in compliance with all covenants as of April 30,
2022 and October 31, 2021. The outstanding balance on the Company’s lines of credit were $ 5,900,000 and $ 3,800,850 as of April
30, 2022 and October 31, 2021, respectively.
NOTE
6 - INCOME TAXES :
The
Company accounts for income taxes pursuant to the asset and liability method which requires deferred income tax assets and liabilities
to be computed for temporary differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities that will result in
taxable or deductible amounts in the future based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are
expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected
to be realized. The income tax provision or benefit is the tax incurred for the period plus or minus the change during the period in
deferred tax assets and liabilities.
As
of April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021, the Company did no t have any unrecognized tax benefits or open tax positions. The Company’s
practice is to recognize interest and/or penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense. As of April 30, 2022 and October
31, 2021, the Company had no accrued interest or penalties related to income taxes. The Company currently has no federal or state tax
examinations in progress.
The
Company files a U.S. federal income tax return and California, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Kansas, Michigan, New Jersey, New York,
New York City, Virginia, Texas, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Oregon state tax returns. The Company’s federal income tax return
is no longer subject to examination by the federal taxing authority for years before fiscal 2018. The Company’s California, Colorado
and New Jersey and Texas income tax returns are no longer subject to examination by their respective taxing authorities for the years
before fiscal 2018. The Company’s Oregon, New York, Kansas, South Carolina, Rhode Island, Connecticut and Michigan income tax returns
are no longer subject to examination by their respective taxing authorities for the years before fiscal 2018.
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COFFEE
HOLDING CO., INC.
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
APRIL
30, 2022
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE
7 - EARNINGS PER SHARE :
The
Company presents “basic” and “diluted” earnings per common share pursuant to the provisions included in the authoritative
guidance issued by FASB, “Earnings per Share,” and certain other financial accounting pronouncements. Basic earnings per
common share were computed by dividing net income by the sum of the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings
per common share is computed by dividing the net income by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding plus the dilutive
effect of common shares issuable upon exercise of potential sources of dilution.
The
weighted average common shares outstanding used in the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share were 5,708,599 for the six
and three months ended April 30, 2022 and 2021. The Company had granted 1,000,000 options in the second quarter of 2019, which have not
been included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share due to these options being out of the money.
NOTE
8 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES :
CLASS
ACTION COMPLAINT
The
Company was named as a defendant in a putative class action lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District
of Illinois (the “Court”) on or about December 21, 2020. The plaintiffs, Eileen Brodsky and Rhonda Diamond, purported to
represent a class of individuals who purchased coffee products at Aldi, Inc. (“Aldi”), a supermarket chain, generally allege
that Aldi sold private label coffee products manufactured by us and by Pan American Coffee Co., LLC (“Pan American”), which
falsely described the number of cups of coffee that could be made from the amount of product purchased. Aldi and Pan American were also
named as defendants in the action. The complaint asserted a variety of claims under New York and California consumer protection laws,
and sought unspecified monetary damages, including disgorgement and restitution, as well as other forms of relief including class certification,
declaratory and injunctive relief, attorneys’ fees, and interest. On September 28, 2021, the Court entered an order granting the
Company’s motion to dismiss with prejudice (the “Dismissal Order”). In the Dismissal Order, the Court stated that no
reasonable coffee drinker would be deceived by the Company’s packaging. The plaintiffs filed an appeal with the 7 th
Circuit Court of Appeals (the “Appeal”). After the Appeal was filed, the Company and the plaintiffs’ settled the matter
during mediation in late January 2022 and the Appeal was dismissed.
A
significant customer of the Company was named as a defendant in a putative class action lawsuit filed in the United States District Court
for the District of Massachusetts (the “Massachusetts District Court”) on or about February 2, 2021, concerning the labeling
on private label coffee productions we sold to the customer. The plaintiff, David Cohen, purporting to represent a class of individuals
who purchased coffee products from our customer, generally allege that the customer sold private label coffee products manufactured by
the Company which falsely described the number of cups of coffee that could be made from the amount of product purchased. The Company
is not named as a defendant in the action, but has agreed to indemnify the customer for the costs and expenses incurred in defending
the lawsuit and for any liability the customer may suffer as a result. The complaint asserts a variety of claims under Massachusetts
consumer protection laws, and seeks unspecified monetary damages as well as other forms of relief including class certification, declaratory
and injunctive relief, attorneys’ fees, and interest. The Company believes the allegations in the complaint are wholly without
merit and that the claims asserted are legally deficient, and intends to vigorously support the customer in defending the action. On
February 28, 2022, the Company and the plaintiff, in his individual capacity and not on behalf of a presumptive class, resolved the matter
in principle and have reported the agreement in principle to the Massachusetts District Court. After the end of the period, the
parties finalized the details of a settlement agreement. The final settlement amount was immaterial to the Company’s operations
and results of operations.
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COFFEE
HOLDING CO., INC.
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
APRIL
30, 2022
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE
8 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (cont’d):
The
Company has a 401(k) Retirement Plan, which covers all the full time employees who have completed one year of service and have reached
their 21 st birthday. The Company matches 100% of the aggregate salary reduction contribution up to the first 3% of compensation
and 50% of aggregate contribution of the next 2% of compensation . Contributions to the plan aggregated $ 35,793 and $ 72,558 for the six
months ended April 30, 2022 and for the year ended October 31, 2021, respectively.
NOTE
9 - LEASES :
The
following summarizes the Company’s operating leases:
SCHEDULE OF OPERATING LEASES
2022
2021
Right-of-use operating lease assets
$ 3,365,837
$ 3,545,786
Current lease liability
191,374
340,400
Non-current lease liability
3,295,876
3,299,784
Total lease liability
$ 3,487,250
$ 3,640,184
The
amortization of the right-of-use asset for the three months ended April 30, 2022 and 2021 was $ 77,268 and $ 112,587 , respectively. The
amortization of the right-of-use asset for the six months ended April 30, 2022 and 2021 was $ 179,949 and $ 226,155 , respectively.
Weighted average remaining lease term
11.0
Weighted average discount rate
4.9 %
Maturities
of lease liabilities by year for our operating leases are as follows:
SCHEDULE OF MINIMUM FUTURE LEASE PAYMENTS
2022
$ 335,363
2023
499,377
2024
474,670
2025
354,528
2026
360,108
Thereafter
2,701,088
Total lease payments
$ 4,725,134
Less: imputed interest
( 1,237,884 )
Present value of operating lease liabilities
$ 3,487,250
In
June 2021, the Company purchased a facility in Colorado for $ 900,321 that it was previously leasing. On the date of purchase, the Company
wrote off the carrying value of the right-of-use asset and lease liability associated with this facility of $ 242,888 .
In
September 2021, the Company extended its headquarters lease in Staten Island, New York through September 2036. As a result, on the date
of the modification the Company increased its right-of-use asset and lease liability by $ 2,025,316 as of October 31, 2021.
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COFFEE
HOLDING CO., INC.
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
APRIL
30, 2022
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE
10 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS :
The
Company has engaged its 40 % partner in GCC as an outside contractor (the “Partner”). Included in contract labor expense are
expenses incurred from the Partner during the three and six months ended April 30, 2022 and 2021 of $ 94,037 and $ 152,471 and $ 74,693
and $ 162,725 , respectively, for the processing of finished goods.
An employee of one of
the top five vendors was a director of the Company. Purchases from that vendor totaled approximately $ 1,159,000
and $ 734,000
for the three and six months ended April 30, 2022 and 2021 respectively. The corresponding accounts payable balance to this vendor
was approximately $ 4,000
and $ 199,000
at April 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
In
January 2005, the Company established the “Coffee Holding Co., Inc. Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan.” Currently,
there is only one participant in the plan: the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. Within the plan guidelines, this employee is
deferring a portion of his current salary and bonus. The assets are held in a separate trust. The deferred compensation payable represents
the liability due to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. The assets were $ 302,412 and $ 311,872 at April 30, 2022 and October
31, 2021, respectively, and are included in the Deposits and other assets in the accompanying balance sheets. The deferred compensation
liability at April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021 were $ 302,412 and $ 311,872 , respectively.
NOTE
11 - STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY :
a.
Treasury Stock .
The Company utilizes the cost method of accounting for treasury stock. The cost of reissued shares is determined under the last-in,
first-out method. The Company did not purchase any shares during the three and six months ended April 30, 2022 and the year ended
October 31, 2021.
b.
Stock Options . The
Company has an incentive stock plan, the 2013 Equity Compensation Plan (the “2013 Plan”), and on April 19, 2019, has
granted 1,000,000 stock options to employees, officers and non-employee directors from the 2013 Plan each with an exercise price
of $ 5.43 . Options granted under the 2013 Plan may be Incentive Stock Options or Nonqualified Stock Options, as determined by the
Administrator at the time of grant. No options were granted, forfeited or expired during the three and six months ended April 30,
2022 or for the year ended October 31, 2021.
The
Company recorded $ 174,241
and $ 364,009
of stock-based compensation for the three
and six months ended April 30, 2022 and $ 189,769
and $ 379,537
for the three and six months ended April
30, 2021.
The unrecognized stock
compensation expense as of April 30, 2022 was approximately $ 41,812 and is expected to be recognized as compensation expense over
the next quarter.
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ITEM
2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Cautionary
Note on Forward-Looking Statements
Some
of the matters discussed under the caption “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation,”
“Business,” “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this annual report include forward-looking statements made pursuant
to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We have based these forward-looking statements
upon information available to management as of the date of this Form 10-Q and management’s expectations and projections about future
events, including, among other things:
●
our dependency on a single
commodity could affect our revenues and profitability;
●
our success in expanding
our market presence in new geographic regions;
●
the effectiveness of our
hedging policy may impact our profitability;
●
the success of our joint
ventures;
●
our success in implementing
our business strategy or introducing new products;
●
our ability to attract
and retain customers;
●
our ability to obtain additional
financing;
●
our ability to comply with
the restrictive covenants we are subject to under our current financing;
●
the effects of competition
from other coffee manufacturers and other beverage alternatives;
●
the impact to the operations
of our Colorado facility;
●
general economic conditions
and conditions which affect the market for coffee;
●
the potential adverse impact
of the COVID-19 pandemic on our operations and results, including as a result of the loss of adequate labor, any prolonged closures,
or series of temporary closures, of our supply chain, or changes in consumer behaviors, when stay-at-home restriction orders are
lifted and/or as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on financial markets and economic conditions;
●
our expectations regarding,
and the stability of, our supply chain, including potential shortages or interruptions in the supply or delivery of green coffee,
as a result of COVID-19 or otherwise;
●
the macro global economic
environment;
●
our ability to maintain
and develop our brand recognition;
●
the impact of rapid or
persistent fluctuations in the price of coffee beans;
●
fluctuations in the supply
of coffee beans;
●
the volatility of our common
stock; and
●
other risks which we identify
in future filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
In
some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “should,” “could,”
“predict,” “potential,” “continue,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “future,”
“intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “estimate” and similar expressions (or the negative of such
expressions). Any or all of our forward looking statements in this quarterly report and in any other public statements we make may turn
out to be wrong. They can be affected by inaccurate assumptions we might make or by known or unknown risks and uncertainties. Consequently,
no forward-looking statement can be guaranteed. In addition we undertake no responsibility to update any forward-looking statement to
reflect events or circumstances that occur after the date of this quarterly report.
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Overview
We
are an integrated wholesale coffee roaster and dealer in the United States and one of the few coffee companies that offers a broad array
of coffee products across the entire spectrum of consumer tastes, preferences and price points. As a result, we believe that we are well-positioned
to increase our profitability and endure potential coffee price volatility throughout varying cycles of the coffee market and economic
conditions.
Our
operations have primarily focused on the following areas of the coffee industry:
●
the sale of wholesale specialty
green coffee;
●
the roasting, blending,
packaging and sale of private label coffee;
●
the roasting, blending,
packaging and sale of our eight brands of coffee; and
●
sales of our tabletop coffee
roasting equipment.
Our
operating results are affected by a number of factors including:
●
the level of marketing
and pricing competition from existing or new competitors in the coffee industry;
●
our ability to retain existing
customers and attract new customers;
●
our hedging policy;
●
fluctuations in purchase
prices and supply of green coffee and in the selling prices of our products; and
●
our ability to manage inventory
and fulfillment operations and maintain gross margins.
Our
net sales are driven primarily by the success of our sales and marketing efforts and our ability to retain existing customers and attract
new customers. For this reason, we have made, and will continue to evaluate, strategic decisions to acquire and invest in measures that
are expected to increase net sales. In addition to our acquisitions, in October 2020, we entered into an agreement (the “Jordre
Well Agreement”) to become a 49% owner in The Jordre Well, a CBD beverage company (“The Jordre Well”). Under the terms
of the Jordre Well Agreement, The Jordre Well will assist us in the development and commercialization of CBD-infused line extensions
for the existing coffee brands within our portfolio, as well as launch new brands that are intended to serve consumer demand for non-coffee
CBD-infused beverages and products. We believe these efforts will allow us to expand our business.
Our
sales are affected by the price of green coffee. We purchase our green coffee from dealers located primarily within the United States.
The dealers supply us with coffee beans from many countries, including Colombia, Mexico, Kenya, Indonesia, Brazil and Uganda. The supply
and price of coffee beans are subject to volatility and are influenced by numerous factors which are beyond our control. For example,
in Brazil, which produces approximately 40% of the world’s green coffee, the coffee crops are historically susceptible to frost
in June and July and drought in September, October and November. However, because we purchase coffee from a number of countries and are
able to freely substitute one country’s coffee for another in our products, price fluctuations in one country generally have not
had a material impact on the price we pay for coffee. Accordingly, price fluctuations in one country generally have not had a material
effect on our results of operations, liquidity and capital resources. Historically, because we generally have been able to pass green
coffee price increases through to customers, increased prices of green coffee generally result in increased net sales, irrespective of
sales volume.
The
supply and price of coffee beans are subject to volatility and are influenced by numerous factors which are beyond our control. Historically,
we have used, and intend to continue to use in a limited capacity, short-term coffee futures and options contracts primarily for the
purpose of partially hedging the effects of changing green coffee prices. In addition, we acquired, and expect to continue to acquire,
futures contracts with longer terms, generally three to four months, primarily for the purpose of guaranteeing an adequate supply of
green coffee. Realized and unrealized gains or losses on options and futures contracts are reflected in our cost of sales. Gains on options
and futures contracts reduce our cost of sales and losses on options and futures contracts increase our cost of sales. The use of these
derivative financial instruments has generally enabled us to mitigate the effect of changing prices. We believe that, in normal economic
times, our hedging policies remain a vital element to our business model not only in controlling our cost of sales, but also giving us
the flexibility to obtain the inventory necessary to continue to grow our sales while trying to minimize margin compression during a
time of historically high coffee prices.
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However,
no strategy can entirely eliminate pricing risks and we generally remain exposed to losses on futures contracts when prices decline significantly
in a short period of time, and we would generally remain exposed to supply risk in the event of non-performance by the counterparties
to any of our futures contracts. Although we have had net gains on options and futures contracts in the past, we have incurred significant
losses on options and futures contracts during some recent reporting periods. In these cases, our cost of sales has increased, resulting
in a decrease in our profitability or increase our losses. Such losses have and could in the future materially increase our cost of sales
and materially decrease our profitability and adversely affect our stock price. If our hedging policy is not effective, we may not be
able to control our coffee costs, we may be forced to pay greater than market value for green coffee and our profitability may be reduced.
Failure to properly design and implement an effective hedging strategy may materially adversely affect our business and operating results.
If the hedges that we enter do not adequately offset the risks of coffee bean price volatility or our hedges result in losses, our cost
of sales may increase, resulting in a decrease in profitability or increased losses. As previously announced, as a result of the volatile
nature of the commodities markets, we have and are continuing to scale back our use of hedging and short-term trading of coffee futures
and options contracts, and intend to continue to use these practices in a limited capacity going forward.
COVID-19
Pandemic
The
global outbreak of COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization and a national emergency by the U.S. government
in March 2020 and has negatively affected the U.S. and global economies, disrupted global supply chains, resulted in significant travel
and transport restrictions, mandated closures and stay-at-home orders, and created significant disruption of the financial markets. However,
we are classified as an essential business and its factories continued to operate with little to no impact from the pandemic-related
closures.
To
date, we have experienced disruption to our supply chain or distribution network, including the supply of green coffee beans, though
it is possible that more significant disruptions could occur if the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact markets around the world. We
are also working closely with all of our business partners. As a food producer, we are an essential service and almost all of our employees
continue to work within our production and distribution facilities.
The
continuing impact on our business, including the length and impact of stay-at-home orders and/or regional quarantines, labor shortages
and employment trends, disruptions to supply chains, including our ability to obtain products from global suppliers, higher operating
costs, the form and impact of economic stimulus and general overall economic instability, is uncertain at this time and could have a
material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition.
Critical
Accounting Policies and Estimates
There
have been no changes to our critical accounting policies during the three and six months ended April 30, 2022. Critical accounting policies
and the significant estimates in accordance with such policies are regularly discussed with our Audit Committee. Those policies are discussed
under “Critical Accounting Policies” in “Part II. Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations” as well as in our consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto, each included in our annual
report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on January 31, 2022 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2021.
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Three
Months Ended April 30, 2022 Compared to the Three Months Ended April 30, 2021
Net
Sales. Net sales totaled $16,498,169 for the three months ended April 30, 2022, an increase of $2,029,611, or 14.0%, from $14,468,558
for the three months ended April 30, 2021. The increase in net sales was due to an increase of sales to our legacy customers partially
offset by a decrease in sales from our Generations/Steep N Brew subsidiary.
Cost
of Sales. Cost of sales for the three months ended April 30, 2022 was $14,505,415, or 87.9% of net sales, as compared to $10,699,090,
or 74% of net sales, for the three months April 30, 2021. Cost of sales consists primarily of the cost of green coffee and packaging
materials and realized and unrealized gains or losses on hedging activity. The increase in cost of sales was due to our increased sales
to our legacy customers, increased prices of green coffee and packaging materials and our continued losses from our Generations/Steep
N Brew subsidiary, which included obsolete inventory write-off of approximately $718,000.
Gross
Profit. Gross profit for the three months ended April 30, 2022 amounted to $1,992,754 or 12.1% of net sales, as compared to $3,769,468
or 26.1% of net sales, for the three months ended April 30, 2021. The decrease in gross profits on a percentage basis was attributable
to the factors listed above.
Operating
Expenses. Total operating expenses increased by $50,899 to $3,366,223 for the three months ended April 30, 2022 from $3,315,324
for the three months ended April 30, 2021. Selling and administrative expenses increased by $53,399 and officers’ salaries decreased
by $2,500.
Other
Income (Expense). Other expense for the three months ended April 30, 2022 was $51,202, an increase of $33,565 from $17,637 for
the three months ended April 30, 2021. The increase in other expense was attributable to an increase in interest expense of $32,844,
an increase in our loss from our equity investments of $2,758, partially offset by an increase in our interest income of $2,037, during
the three months ended April 30, 2022.
Income
Taxes . Our benefit for income taxes for the three months ended April 30, 2022 totaled $385,681 compared to a provision of $129,086
for the three months ended April 30, 2021. The change was primarily attributable to the difference in the loss for the quarter ended
April 30, 2022 versus the income in the quarter ended April 30, 2021.
Net
(Loss) Income . We had a net loss of $368,096 or $(0.06) per share basic and diluted, for the three months ended April 30, 2022
compared to net income of $357,044, or $0.06 per share basic and diluted for the three months ended April 30, 2021. The decrease in net
income was due primarily to the continued losses from our Generations/Steep N Brew subsidiary.
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Six
Months Ended April 30, 2022 Compared to the Six Months Ended April 30, 2021
Net
Sales. Net sales totaled $33,203,029 for the six months ended April 30, 2022, an increase of $600,634, or 1.8%,
from $32,602,395 for the six months ended April 30, 2021. The increase in net sales was due to an increase of sales to our legacy customers
partially offset by a decrease in sales from our Generations/Steep N Brew subsidiary.
Cost
of Sales. Cost of sales for the six months ended April 30, 2022 was $26,938,669, or 81.1% of net sales, as compared
to $24,353,356, or 74.7% of net sales, for the six months April 30, 2021. Cost of sales consists primarily of the cost of green coffee
and packaging materials and realized and unrealized gains or losses on hedging activity. The increase in cost of sales was due to increased
prices of green coffee and packaging materials and our continued losses from our Generations/Steep N Brew subsidiary, which included
obsolete inventory write-off of approximately $718,000.
Gross
Profit. Gross profit for the six months ended April 30, 2022 amounted to $6,264,360 or 18.9% of net sales, as compared
to $8,249,039 or 25.3% of net sales, for the six months ended April 30, 2021. The decrease in gross profit percentage was attributable
to higher raw material costs and the impact of continued losses from our Generations/Steep N Brew subsidiary.
Operating
Expenses. Total operating expenses increased by $458,585 to $7,087,099 for the six months ended April 30, 2022
from $6,628,514 for the six months ended April 30, 2021. Selling and administrative expenses increased by $463,173 and officers’
salaries decreased by $4,588. Our efforts to control costs through the elimination of redundancy in our operations and the elimination
of certain unnecessary variable costs was offset by the increase in our freight costs as the cost of truckload deliveries to our largest
wholesale customers and an increase of $415,096 in bad debt expense related to our Generations subsidiary.
Other
Income (Expense). Other expense for the six months ended April 30, 2022 was $122,000, an increase of $75,507 from $46,493 for
the six months ended April 30, 2021. The increase in other expense was attributable to an increase in interest expense of $46,786, an
increase in our loss from our equity investments of $31,885, partially offset by an increase in our interest income of $3,165,
during the six months ended April 30, 2022 as compared to the six months ended April 30, 2021.
Income
Taxes . Our benefit for income taxes for the six months ended April 30, 2022 totaled $248,275 compared to a provision of $510,329
for the six months ended April 30, 2021. The change was primarily attributable to the difference in the loss for the six months ended
April 30, 2022 versus the income in the six months ended April 30, 2021.
Net
(Loss) Income . We had a net loss of $87,233 or ($0.02) per share basic and diluted, for the six months ended April 30,
2022 compared to net income of $1,034,355, or $0.18 per share basic and diluted for the six months ended April 30, 2021. The decrease
in net income was due primarily to the reasons described above.
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Liquidity
and Capital Resources
As
of April 30, 2022, we had working capital of $18,543,499, which represented a $1,439,936 decrease from our working capital of $19,983,435
as of October 31, 2021. Our working capital decreased primarily due to decreases of $671,138 in cash, $1,964,031 in accounts receivable,
$111,286 in prepaid expenses and other current assets, $463,750 in due from broker and an increase in our line of credit of $2,099,150,
partially offset by increases in inventory of $10,662, $299,465 in prepaid and refundable taxes, decreases of $2,423,835 in accounts
payable and accrued expenses, decreases of $576,196 in due to broker, decrease of $149,026 in lease liabilities – current portion,
and $410,235 in income taxes payable. As of April 30, 2022, the outstanding balance on our line of credit was $5,900,000 compared to
$3,800,850 as of October 31, 2021.
On
April 25, 2017, we and OPTCO (collectively, the “Borrowers”) entered into an Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement
(the “A&R Loan Agreement”) and Amended and Restated Loan Facility (the “A&R Loan Facility”) with Sterling
National Bank (“Sterling”), which consolidated (i) the financing agreement between the Company and Sterling, dated February
17, 2009, as modified, (the “Company Financing Agreement”) and (ii) the financing agreement between us, as guarantor, OPTCO
and Sterling, dated March 10, 2015 (the “OPTCO Financing Agreement”), amongst other things.
On
March 13, 2020, we reached an agreement for a new loan modification agreement and credit facility with Sterling. The terms of the new
agreement among other things: (i) provides for a new maturity date of March 31, 2022 and (ii) decreases the interest rate per annum to
LIBOR plus 1.75% (with such interest rate not to be lower than 3.50%). On March 17, 2022, we reached an agreement for a new loan modification
agreement and credit facility which extended the maturity date to June 29, 2022. The facility has been approved for a two year extension
and the related documents are currently being prepared. All other terms of the A&R Loan Agreement and A&R Loan Facility remain
the same.
Each
of the A&R Loan Facility and A&R Loan Agreement contain covenants, subject to certain exceptions, that place annual restrictions
on the Borrowers’ operations, including covenants relating to debt restrictions, capital expenditures, indebtedness, minimum deposit
restrictions, tangible net worth, net profit, leverage, employee loan restrictions, dividend and repurchase restrictions (common stock
and preferred stock), and restrictions on intercompany transactions. We were in compliance with all covenants as of April 30, 2022 and
October 31, 2021.
Each
of the A&R Loan Facility and the A&R Loan Agreement is secured by all of our tangible and intangible assets. Other than as amended
and restated by the A&R Loan Agreement, the Company Financing Agreement and the OPTCO Financing Agreement remains in full force and
effect.
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For
the six months ended April 30, 2022, our operating activities used net cash of $1,496,738 as compared to the six months ended April 30,
2021 when operating activities provided net cash of $5,047,290. The decreased cash flow from operations for the six months ended April
30, 2022 was primarily due to our net loss, and paydown of our accounts payable and accrued expenses and income taxes payable and our
accounts receivable and inventory write-offs.
For
the six months ended April 30, 2022, our investing activities used net cash of $871,919 as compared to the six months ended April 30,
2021 when net cash used by investing activities was $597,444. The increase in our uses of cash in investing activities was due to our
increased purchases of machinery and equipment during the six months ended April 30, 2022.
For
the six months ended April 30, 2022, our financing activities provided net cash of $1,697,519 compared to net cash used by financing
activities of $3,796,829 for the six months ended April 30, 2021. The change in cash flow from financing activities for the six months
ended April 30, 2022 was due to our increased advances on our credit line.
We
expect to fund our operations, including paying our liabilities, funding capital expenditures and making required payments on our indebtedness,
through at least the next twelve months from the date of these consolidated financial statements were available to be issued, with cash
provided by operating activities and the use of our credit facility. In addition, an increase in eligible accounts receivable and inventory
would permit us to make additional borrowings under our line of credit.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
We
do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial
condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources
that is material to investors.
ITEM
3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Not
Applicable.
ITEM
4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Management,
which includes our President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”)) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, our President, Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Financial Officer concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures were not effective. During the year ended October 31, 2021,
we identified inappropriate system access controls over the financial reporting system. These controls were not designed to prevent or
detect unauthorized changes to source information, or implement an appropriate level of segregation of duties which ultimately led us
to conclude that this was a material weakness. Further, during the year ended October 31, 2021, we determined that we lacked adequate
controls with respect to identifying and accounting for material contracts. This was evidenced by our failure to properly identify and
account for a material lease amendment. Accordingly, management has determined that this is a control deficiency that constitutes a material
weakness. Notwithstanding such material weaknesses, we believe the financial information presented herein is materially correct and fairly
presents the financial position and operating results of the quarter ended April 30, 2022 in conformity with U.S. generally accepted
accounting principles for interim financial information and in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC.
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Remediation
Plan for the Material Weakness
As
previously disclosed in Item 9A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2021, management has identified
material weaknesses as of that date. The identified material weaknesses related to inappropriate system access controls over the financial
reporting system and failure to properly identify and account for a material lease amendment. A “material weakness” is a
deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility
that a material misstatement of the company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely
basis. To remediate the material weaknesses identified above, we are initiating controls and procedures in order to:
●
educating control owners
concerning the principles and requirements of each control, with a focus on those related to user access to our financial reporting
systems impacting financial reporting;
●
developing and maintaining
documentation to promote knowledge transfer upon personnel and function changes;
●
developing enhanced controls
and reviews related to our financial reporting systems; and
●
performing an in-depth
analysis of who should have access to perform key functions within our financial reporting system that impact financial reporting
and redesigning aspects of the system to better allow the access rights to be implemented.
The
material weaknesses identified above will not be considered remediated until our remediation efforts have been fully implemented and
we have concluded that these controls are operating effectively.
Management
does not expect that our internal control over financial reporting will prevent or detect all errors and all fraud. A control system,
no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control systems
are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls
must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, no evaluation of
internal control over financial reporting can provide absolute assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that
all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, have been or will be detected.
Changes
in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Other
than the changes intended to remediate the material weakness as discussed above and in Part II, Item 9A of our Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended October 31, 2021, there was no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f)
and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2022 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely
to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART
II - OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM
1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
We
were named as a defendant in a putative class action lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
(the “Court”) on or about December 21, 2020. The plaintiffs, Eileen Brodsky and Rhonda Diamond, purported to represent a
class of individuals who purchased coffee products at one of our supermarket customers, generally allege that such client sold private
label coffee products manufactured by us and one of our partners, which falsely described the number of cups of coffee that could be
made from the amount of product purchased. These parties were also named as defendants in the action. The complaint asserted a variety
of claims under New York and California consumer protection laws, and seeks unspecified monetary damages, including disgorgement and
restitution, as well as other forms of relief including class certification, declaratory and injunctive relief, attorneys’ fees,
and interest. We believe the allegations in the complaint are wholly without merit and that the claims asserted are legally deficient,
and the company intends to vigorously defend the action. On September 28, 2021, the Court entered an order granting our motion to dismiss
with prejudice (the “Dismissal Order”). In the Dismissal Order, the Court stated that no reasonable coffee drinker would
be deceived by our packaging. The plaintiffs filed an appeal with the 7 th Circuit Court of Appeals (the “Appeal”).
After the Appeal was filed, we settled the matter during mediation in late January 2022 and the Appeal was dismissed.
A
significant customer of ours was named as a defendant in a putative class action lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for
the District of Massachusetts (the “Massachusetts District Court”) on or about February 2, 2021, concerning the labeling
on private label coffee productions we sold to the customer. The plaintiff, David Cohen, purporting to represent a class of individuals
who purchased coffee products from our customer, generally allege that the customer sold private label coffee products manufactured by
us which falsely described the number of cups of coffee that could be made from the amount of product purchased. We are not named as
a defendant in the action, but we have agreed to indemnify the customer for the costs and expenses incurred in defending the lawsuit
and for any liability the customer may suffer as a result. The complaint asserts a variety of claims under Massachusetts consumer protection
laws, and seeks unspecified monetary damages as well as other forms of relief including class certification, declaratory and injunctive
relief, attorneys’ fees, and interest. We believe the allegations in the complaint are wholly without merit and that the claims
asserted are legally deficient, and we intend to vigorously support the customer in defending the action. On February 28, 2022, the
Company and the plaintiff, in his individual capacity and not on behalf of a presumptive class, resolved the matter in principle
and have reported the agreement in principle to the Massachusetts District Court. Subsequent to the end of the period, the parties finalized
the details of a settlement agreement. The final settlement amount was immaterial to the Company’s operations and
results from operation.
ITEM
1A. RISK FACTORS.
Our
operations and financial results are subject to various risks and uncertainties, including those described in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk
Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2021 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on January 31, 2022. There have been no material changes to our risk factors since the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended October 31, 2021.
ITEM
2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.
None.
ITEM
3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.
None.
ITEM
4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.
None.
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ITEM
5. OTHER INFORMATION.
None.
ITEM
6. EXHIBITS.
31.1
Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer’s Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
32.1
Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer’s Certification furnished pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.**
101.INS
Inline XBRL Instance Document
*
101.SCH
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension
Schema Document *
101.CAL
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension
Calculation Linkbase Document *
101.DEF
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension
Definition Linkbase Document *
101.LAB
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension
Label Linkbase Document *
101.PRE
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension
Presentation Linkbase Document *
104
Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)
*
Filed herewith
**
Furnished herewith
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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.
Coffee Holding Co., Inc.
Date: June 14, 2022
By:
/s/
Andrew Gordon
Andrew Gordon President
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
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