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 March 31, 2024
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: 001-41318
THE
MARYGOLD COMPANIES, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
90-1133909
(State
or other jurisdiction of
(I.R.S.
Employer
incorporation
or organization)
Identification
No.)
120
Calle Iglesia
Unit
B
San
Clemente , CA
92672
(Address
of principal executive offices and zip code)
949 - 429-5370
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title
of Each Class
Trading
Symbol
Name
of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common
Stock, par value $0.001 per share
MGLD
NYSE ,
American LLC
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2)
has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. ☒ Yes ☐ No
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule
405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant
was required to submit such files). ☒ Yes ☐ No
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller
reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated
filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange
Act.
Large
accelerated filer
☐
Accelerated
filer
☐
Non-accelerated
filer
☒
Smaller
reporting company
☒
Emerging
growth company
☐
If
an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying
with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). ☐ Yes ☒ No
As
of May 10, 2024, 39,383,459 shares of the registrant’s Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share, were issued and outstanding. In
addition, as of this date 49,360 shares of Series B Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding. Each share of Series B Preferred Stock
is convertible into 20 shares of Common Stock and votes pari passu on an as if converted basis on all matters presented to our stockholders
for a vote.
THE
MARYGOLD COMPANIES, INC.
QUARTERLY
REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
FOR
THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2024
Table
of Contents
Page
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
4
Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)
4
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
4
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
5
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss) Income
6
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
7
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
8
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
9
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
20
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
26
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
26
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
27
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
27
Item 1A. Risk Factors
27
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
27
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
27
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
27
Item 5. Other Information
27
Item 6. Exhibits
27
Signatures
28
2
SPECIAL
NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (“Report”) contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal
securities laws, which statements involve substantial risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements generally relate to future
events or our future financial or operating performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements because they
contain words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “would,” “shall,”
“might,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “could,”
“intends,” “target,” “projects,” “contemplates,” “believes,”
“estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” or “continue” or the negative of these words
or other similar terms or expressions that concern our expectations, strategy, plans, or intentions. Forward-looking statements
contained in this Report include, but are not limited to, statements about:
●
the
outcome of certain class action litigation as disclosed under “Note 11- Commitments and Contingencies”;
●
our
future financial performance, including our revenue, cost of revenue, gross profit, gross margin, operating expenses, ability to
generate positive cash flow, and ability to achieve and maintain profitability;
●
the
sufficiency of our cash and cash equivalents to meet our working capital, capital expenditure, and liquidity needs;
●
our
operating subsidiaries’ ability to attract and retain customers to use our products or services, to optimize the pricing for our
products or services, to expand sales to our customers, and to convince our existing customers to renew subscriptions;
●
the
evolution of technologies affecting our operating subsidiaries’ products, services and markets;
●
our
operating subsidiaries’ ability to innovate and provide a superior user experience and our intentions and strategy with respect
thereto;
●
our
operating subsidiaries’ ability to successfully penetrate enterprise markets;
●
our
operating subsidiaries’ ability to successfully expand in our existing markets and into new markets, including international
markets;
●
the
attraction and retention of key personnel;
●
our
ability to effectively manage our growth and future expenses;
●
worldwide
economic conditions, including aftereffects from the economic disruption imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the conflicts in Israel
and Ukraine, and their impact on spending;
●
our
operating subsidiaries’ ability to comply with modified or new laws and regulations applying to our business, including privacy
and data security regulations.
We
caution you that the foregoing list does not contain all the forward-looking statements made in this Report.
You
should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. We have based the forward-looking statements contained
in this Report on our current expectations and projections about future events and trends that we believe
may affect our businesses, financial condition, operating results, and prospects. The outcome of the events described in these forward-looking
statements is subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors described in the section titled “Risk Factors” in our Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2023, and this Report. Moreover, we and our subsidiaries operate
in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time, and it is not possible
for us to predict all risks and uncertainties that could have an impact on the forward-looking statements contained in this Report. We cannot assure you that the results, events, and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will
be achieved or occur, and actual results, events, or circumstances could differ materially from those described in the forward-looking
statements.
The
forward-looking statements made in this Report relate only to events as of the date on which the statements are
made. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements made in this Report to reflect events
or circumstances after the date of this Report or to reflect new information or the occurrence of unanticipated
events, except as required by law. We and our subsidiaries may not actually achieve the plans, intentions, or expectations disclosed
in our forward-looking statements and you should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. Our forward-looking statements
do not reflect the potential impact of any future acquisitions, mergers, dispositions, joint ventures, or investments we may make.
3
PART
I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item
1. Financial Statements.
THE
MARYGOLD COMPANIES, INC.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in
thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
March 31, 2024
June 30, 2023
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 4,490
$ 8,161
Accounts receivable, net (of which $ 1,490 and $ 1,674 , respectively, due from related parties)
2,489
3,026
Inventories
2,113
2,254
Prepaid income tax and tax receivable
1,955
992
Investments, at fair value
11,630
11,481
Other current assets
3,094
904
Total current assets
25,771
26,818
Restricted cash
14
425
Property and equipment, net
1,195
1,255
Operating lease right-of-use assets
1,095
821
Goodwill
2,307
2,307
Intangible assets, net
2,003
2,330
Deferred tax assets, net
771
771
Other assets
553
554
Total assets
$ 33,709
$ 35,281
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
$ 3,566
$ 2,771
Operating lease liabilities, current portion
635
457
Purchase consideration payable
-
605
Loans - property and equipment, current portion
340
359
Total current liabilities
4,541
4,192
Loans - property and equipment, net of current portion
74
88
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion
471
381
Deferred tax liabilities, net
242
242
Total long-term liabilities
787
711
Total liabilities
5,328
4,903
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Preferred stock, par value $ 0.001 ; 50,000 shares authorized
Series B: 49,360 issued and outstanding at March 31, 2024 and June 30, 2023
-
-
Common stock, $ 0.001 par value; 900,000 shares authorized; 39,383 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2024 and at June 30, 2023
39
39
Additional paid-in capital
12,714
12,397
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
( 246 )
( 145 )
Retained earnings
15,874
18,087
Total stockholders’ equity
28,381
30,378
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$ 33,709
$ 35,281
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
4
THE
MARYGOLD COMPANIES, INC.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in
thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
2024
2023
2024
2023
Three Months Ended March 31,
Nine Months Ended March 31,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Revenue
Fund management - related party
$ 4,406
$ 5,022
$ 14,453
$ 15,708
Food products
1,836
1,825
5,485
5,702
Beauty products
858
746
2,475
2,334
Security systems
650
576
1,773
1,871
Financial services
130
130
385
388
Revenue
7,880
8,299
24,571
26,003
Cost of revenue
2,323
2,195
6,449
6,450
Gross profit
5,557
6,104
18,122
19,553
Operating expense
Salaries and compensation
2,690
2,355
8,279
7,530
General and administrative expense
2,166
1,750
6,730
5,269
Fund operations
1,295
1,081
3,752
3,334
Marketing and advertising
745
612
2,426
1,936
Depreciation and amortization
132
140
439
437
Total operating expenses
7,028
5,938
21,626
18,506
(Loss) income from operations
( 1,471 )
166
( 3,504 )
1,047
Other income (expense)
Interest and dividend income
259
59
580
174
Interest expense
( 5 )
( 5 )
( 12 )
( 16 )
Other income (expense), net
333
( 97 )
( 116 )
( 68 )
Total other income (expense), net
587
( 43 )
452
90
(Loss) income before income taxes
( 884 )
123
( 3,052 )
1,137
Benefit (provision) of income taxes
355
30
840
( 305 )
Net (loss) income
$ ( 529 )
$ 153
$ ( 2,212 )
$ 832
Weighted average shares of common stock
Basic
40,401
40,371
40,401
40,371
Diluted
40,401
40,438
40,401
40,402
Net (loss) income per common share
Basic
$ ( 0.01 )
$ 0.00
$ ( 0.05 )
$ 0.02
Diluted
$ ( 0.01 )
$ 0.00
$ ( 0.05 )
$ 0.02
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
5
THE
MARYGOLD COMPANIES, INC.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME
(in
thousands)
(unaudited)
2024
2023
2024
2023
Three Months Ended March 31,
Nine Months Ended March 31,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Net (loss) income
$ ( 529 )
$ 153
$ ( 2,212 )
$ 832
Foreign currency translation loss
( 234 )
( 30 )
( 101 )
( 9 )
Comprehensive (loss) income
$ ( 763 )
$ 123
$ ( 2,313 )
$ 823
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
6
THE
MARYGOLD COMPANIES, INC.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(in
thousands)
(unaudited)
Number of
Shares
Amount
Number of
Shares
Par
Value
Paid-in
Capital
Comprehensive
(Loss) Income
Retained
Earnings
Stockholders’
Equity
Nine Months Ended March 31, 2024
Preferred Stock (Series B)
Common Stock
Additional
Accumulated
Other
Total
Number of
Shares
Amount
Number of
Shares
Par
Value
Paid-In
Capital
Comprehensive
(Loss) Income
Retained
Earnings
Stockholders’
Equity
Balance at June 30, 2023
49
$ -
39,383
$ 39
$ 12,397
$ ( 144 )
$ 18,086
$ 30,378
Loss on currency translation
-
-
-
-
-
( 94 )
-
( 94 )
Stock-based compensation
-
-
-
-
93
-
-
93
Net loss
-
-
-
-
-
-
( 500 )
( 500 )
Balance at September 30, 2023
49
-
39,383
39
12,490
( 238 )
17,586
29,877
Gain on currency translation
-
-
-
-
-
226
-
226
Stock-based compensation
-
-
-
-
115
-
-
115
Net loss
-
-
-
-
-
-
( 1,183 )
( 1,183 )
Balance at December 31, 2023
49
-
39,383
39
12,605
( 12 )
16,403
29,035
Loss on currency translation
-
-
-
-
-
( 234 )
-
( 234 )
Stock-based compensation
-
-
-
-
109
-
-
109
Net loss
-
-
-
-
-
-
( 529 )
( 529 )
Balance at March 31, 2024
49
$ -
39,383
$ 39
$ 12,714
$ ( 246 )
$ 15,874
$ 28,381
Nine Months Ended March 31, 2023
Preferred Stock (Series B)
Common Stock
Additional
Accumulated
Other
Total
Number of
Shares
Amount
Number of
Shares
Par
Value
Paid - In
Capital
Comprehensive
(Loss) Income
Retained
Earnings
Stockholders’
Equity
Balance at June 30, 2022
49
$ -
39,383
$ 39
$ 12,313
$ ( 234 )
$ 16,921
$ 29,039
Loss on currency translation
-
-
-
-
-
( 314 )
-
( 314 )
Stock-based compensation
-
-
-
-
7
-
-
7
Net income
-
-
-
-
-
-
497
497
Balance at September 30, 2022
49
-
39,383
39
12,320
( 548 )
17,418
29,229
Gain on currency translation
-
-
-
-
-
334
-
334
Stock-based compensation
-
-
-
-
10
-
-
10
Net income
-
-
-
-
-
-
182
182
Balance at December 31, 2022
49
-
39,383
39
12,330
( 214 )
17,600
29,755
Loss on currency translation
-
-
-
-
-
( 30 )
-
( 30 )
Gain (Loss) on currency translation
-
-
-
-
-
( 30 )
-
( 30 )
Stock-based compensation
-
-
-
-
30
-
-
30
Net income
-
-
-
-
-
-
153
153
Net (loss) income
-
-
-
-
-
-
153
153
Balance at March 31, 2023
49
$ -
39,383
$ 39
$ 12,360
$ ( 244 )
$ 17,753
$ 29,908
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
7
THE
MARYGOLD COMPANIES, INC.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in
thousands)
(unaudited)
2024
2023
Nine Months Ended
March 31,
2024
2023
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net (loss) income
$ ( 2,212 )
$ 832
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
439
437
Stock-based compensation
317
47
Unrealized loss on investments
160
77
Non-cash lease costs
530
432
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable
498
344
Prepaid income taxes and tax receivable
( 964 )
131
Inventories
117
( 185 )
Other current assets
( 389 )
( 438 )
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
815
( 425 )
Operating lease liabilities
( 527 )
( 433 )
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
( 1,216 )
819
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchase of property and equipment
( 30 )
( 74 )
Deposit related to investment (see Note 4)
( 1,800
)
-
Payment of purchase consideration payable
( 629 )
( 616 )
Proceeds from sale of investments
11,521
4,277
Purchase of investments
( 11,817 )
( 7,984 )
Net cash used in investing activities
( 2,755 )
( 4,397 )
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Repayment of property and equipment loans
( 11 )
( 11 )
Principal payments of finance lease liability
( 6 )
( 5 )
Net cash used in financing activities
( 17 )
( 16 )
Effect of exchange rate change on cash and cash equivalents
( 94
)
( 59 )
NET DECREASE IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH
( 4,082 )
( 3,653 )
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, BEGINNING BALANCE
8,586
13,929
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, ENDING BALANCE
$ 4,504
$ 10,276
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 4,490
$ 9,858
Restricted cash
14
418
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
$ 4,504
$ 10,276
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest
$ 13
$ 12
Income taxes (net of refunds received)
$ 116
$ 195
NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Acquisition of operating right-of-use assets through operating lease liability
$ 795
$ 104
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
8
THE
MARYGOLD COMPANIES, INC.
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIALS STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE
1. ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
The
Marygold Companies, Inc., (the “Company” or “The Marygold Companies”), a Nevada corporation, is a global holding company that intends to focus on financial services. The Company is currently directing its investments towards financial services and the emerging Fintech space.
The operations of the Company’s wholly owned subsidiaries are summarized as follows:
●
USCF
Investments, Inc. (“USCF Investments”), a U.S. based company, is the sole member of two investment services limited
liability company subsidiaries that manages, operates or is an investment advisor to exchange traded funds organized as limited
partnerships or investment trusts that issue shares that trade on the NYSE Arca stock exchange. This subsidiary contributed
approximately 55 %
to 60 % of total revenues for the current year periods presented in these financial statements.
●
Gourmet
Foods, Ltd., a New Zealand based company, manufactures and distributes New Zealand meat pies on a commercial scale and its wholly
owned New Zealand subsidiary company, Printstock Products Limited, prints specialty wrappers for the food industry in New Zealand
and Australia (collectively “Gourmet Foods”). These subsidiaries contributed approximately 22 % of total revenues for
the periods presented in these financial statements.
●
Brigadier
Security Systems (2000) Ltd. (“Brigadier”), a Canadian based company, sells and installs commercial and residential alarm
monitoring systems. This subsidiary contributed approximately 7 % of total revenues for the periods presented in these financial statements.
●
Kahnalytics,
Inc. dba/Original Sprout (“Original Sprout”), a U.S. based company, is engaged in the wholesale distribution of hair
and skin care products under the brand name Original Sprout on a global scale. This subsidiary contributed approximately 9 % of total
revenues for the periods presented in these financial statements.
●
Marygold
& Co., a U.S. based company, together with its wholly owned limited liability company, Marygold & Co. Advisory Services, LLC,
(collectively “Marygold”) was established by The Marygold Companies to explore opportunities in the financial technology
(“Fintech”) space, completed its initial development phase and launched its commercial services in June 2023. Through March
31, 2024, Marygold continued its launch efforts and commenced with new marketing campaigns.
●
Marygold
& Co. (UK) Limited, a UK limited company, together with its UK subsidiary, Tiger Financial and Asset Management, Ltd. (collectively
“Marygold UK”) is an asset manager and registered investment advisor in the UK. This subsidiary contributed approximately
2 % of total revenues for the periods presented in these financial statements
The
Marygold Companies manages its operating businesses on a decentralized basis. The Marygold Companies’ corporate
management is responsible for capital allocation decisions, investment activities and selection and retention of the Chief Executive
to head each of the operating subsidiaries. The Marygold Companies’ corporate management is also responsible for corporate governance
practices, monitoring regulatory affairs, including those of its operating businesses and involvement in governance-related issues of
its subsidiaries as needed.
NOTE
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis
of Presentation and Accounting Principles
The
Company has prepared the accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements on a consolidated basis. In the opinion of
management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets, related statements of operations, comprehensive (loss)
income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring items, necessary for
their fair presentation, prepared on an accrual basis, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United
States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for
complete audited financial statements . Operating results
for the nine months ended March 31, 2024, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending
June 30, 2024. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2023, has been derived from the audited consolidated
financial statements at that date included in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2023, but does not include
all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete audited financial statements. The information
included in this Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with information included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K
for year ended June 30, 2023.
Principles
of Consolidation
The
accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, which are referred herein as the “Financial Statements”, include
the accounts of The Marygold Companies and its wholly owned subsidiaries, USCF Investments, Gourmet Foods, Brigadier, Original Sprout,
Marygold and Marygold UK are presented on a consolidated basis.
All
inter-company transactions and accounts have been eliminated in consolidation.
9
Use
of Estimates
The
preparation of the financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect
the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements
and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Concentration
of Credit Risk
Our
subsidiary USCF Investments relies on the revenues generated through the various funds it manages. The concentration of fund management
revenue and related receivables were (dollars in thousands):
SCHEDULE OF CONCENTRATION RISK
Three Months Ended March 31,
Nine Months Ended March 31,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Revenue
% of
Total
Revenue
% of
Total
Revenue
% of
Total
Revenue
% of
Total
Fund
USO
$ 1,583
36 %
$ 1,875
37 %
$ 5,062
35 %
$ 6,901
44 %
UNG
1,225
28 %
1,307
26 %
4,462
31 %
2,865
18 %
UMI
490
11 %
396
8 %
1,418
10 %
1,137
7 %
All Others
1,108
25 %
1,444
29 %
3,511
24 %
4,805
31 %
Total
$ 4,406
100 %
$ 5,022
100 %
$ 14,453
100 %
$ 15,708
100 %
March 31, 2024
June 30, 2023
Accounts
Receivable
% of Total
Accounts
Receivable
% of Total
Fund
USO
$ 519
35 %
$ 596
36 %
UNG
409
27 %
554
33 %
UMI
174
12 %
140
8 %
All Others
388
26 %
384
23 %
Total
$ 1,490
100 %
$ 1,674
100 %
There
are no significant concentrations for the other operating subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.
Recently
Issued and Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In
2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Board Update (“ASU”) 2016-13,
Financial Instruments – Credit Losses: Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, and also issued subsequent amendments
to the initial guidance, which replace the existing incurred loss impairment model with an expected credit loss model and require a financial
asset measured at amortized cost to be presented at the net amount expected to be collected. The new guidance was effective for annual
reporting periods beginning after March 15, 2022, including interim periods within that annual period. The Company adopted the standard
during fiscal year 2024 with the additional disclosures and no changes related to the period of recognition of losses on its receivables.
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In
November 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-07, Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures (Topic 280). This ASU updates reportable
segment disclosure requirements by requiring disclosures of significant reportable segment expenses that are regularly provided to the
Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) and included within each reported measure of a segment’s profit or loss. This
ASU also requires disclosure of the title and position of the individual identified as the CODM and an explanation of how the CODM uses
the reported measures of a segment’s profit or loss in assessing segment performance and deciding how to allocate resources. The
ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after March 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after March 15,
2024. Adoption of the ASU should be applied retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the financial statements. Early adoption
is also permitted. This ASU will likely result in us including the additional required disclosures when adopted. We are currently evaluating
the provisions of this ASU and expect to adopt them for the year ending June 30, 2025.
In
December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (Topic 740). The ASU requires disaggregated information
about a reporting entity’s effective tax rate reconciliation as well as additional information on income taxes paid. The ASU is
effective on a prospective basis for annual periods beginning after March 15, 2024. Early adoption is also permitted for annual financial
statements that have not yet been issued or made available for issuance. This ASU will result in the required additional disclosures
being included in our consolidated financial statements, once adopted.
NOTE
3. BASIC AND DILUTED NET EARNINGS PER SHARE
Basic
net income per share is based upon the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. This calculation includes the weighted average
number of Series B Convertible Preferred shares outstanding also, as they are deemed to be substantially similar to the common shares
and shareholders are entitled to the same liquidation and dividend rights. Diluted net income per share is based on the assumption that
all dilutive convertible shares and stock options were converted or exercised. Dilution is computed by applying the treasury stock method.
Under this method, options and warrants are assumed to be exercised at the beginning of the period (or at the time of issuance, if later),
and as if funds obtained thereby were used to purchase common stock at the average market price during the period.
For
the three and nine-months ended March 31, 2024, the Company excluded 1,312,198 common
stock equivalents from the diluted earnings per share calculation as their effect would be anti-dilutive. For the three and nine
months ended March 31, 2023, the Company excluded 364,196 common
stock equivalents from the diluted earnings per share calculation as their effect would be anti-dilutive.
Basic
and diluted net income per share reflects the effects of shares potentially issuable upon conversion of convertible preferred stock.
The
components of basic and diluted earnings per share were as follows (in thousands, except per share data):
SCHEDULE OF EARNINGS PER SHARE, BASIC AND DILUTED
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2024
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2023
Net (Loss) Income
Shares
Per Share
Net Income
Shares
Per Share
Basic net (loss) income per share:
Net (loss) income available to common shareholders
$ ( 516
)
39,414
$ ( 0.01
)
$ 149
39,384
$ 0.00
Net (loss) income available to preferred shareholders
( 13
)
987
$ ( 0.01
)
4
987
$ 0.00
Basic net (loss) income per share
$ ( 529
)
40,401
$ ( 0.01
)
$ 153
40,371
$ 0.00
Diluted net (loss) income per share:
Net (loss) income available to common shareholders, basic
$
( 516
)
39,414
$ 149
39,383
Impact of dilutive securities
-
-
-
68
Net (loss) income available to common shareholders, diluted
( 516
)
39,414
$ ( 0.01
)
149
39,451
$ 0.00
Net (loss) income available to preferred shareholders
( 13
)
987
$ ( 0.01
)
4
987
$ 0.00
Diluted net (loss) income per share
$ ( 529
)
40,401
$ ( 0.01
)
$ 153
40,438
$ 0.00
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Nine Months Ended
March 31, 2024
Nine Months Ended
March 31, 2023
Net (Loss) Income
Shares
Per Share
Net Income
Shares
Per Share
Basic net (loss) income per share:
Net (loss) income available to common shareholders
$ ( 2,158
)
39,414
$ ( 0.05
)
$ 812
39,384
$ 0.02
Net (loss) income available to preferred shareholders
( 54 )
987
$ ( 0.05
)
20
987
$ 0.02
Basic net (loss) income per share
$ ( 2,212
)
40,401
$ ( 0.05
)
$ 832
40,371
$ 0.02
Diluted net (loss) income per share:
Net (loss) income available to common shareholders, basic
$ ( 2,158
)
39,414
$ 811
39,384
Impact of dilutive securities
-
-
1
31
Net (loss) income available to common shareholders, diluted
( 2,158
)
39,414
$ ( 0.05
)
812
39,415
$ 0.02
Net (loss) income available to preferred shareholders
( 54
)
987
$ ( 0.05
)
20
987
$ 0.02
Diluted net (loss) income per share
$ ( 2,212
)
40,401
$ ( 0.05
)
$ 832
40,402
$ 0.02
NOTE
4. CERTAIN BALANCE SHEET DETAILS
Other current assets
Included
in the other current assets balance of $ 3.1
million as of March 31, 2024 is a deposit of $ 1.8
million made during the quarter then ended in
connection with the potential acquisition of a 9.9 % equity interest in a domestic financial institution that is currently seeking certain
regulatory approval. If the regulatory approval is obtained, the deposit will convert to an equity interest in the financial institution
and if the regulatory approval is not obtained the deposit will be refunded to the Company.
SCHEDULE OF INVENTORY
March 31,
June 30,
(in thousands)
March 31,
June 30,
Inventories
2024
2023
Raw materials and supplies
$ 1,224
$ 1,456
Finished goods
889
798
Total inventories
$ 2,113
$ 2,254
SCHEDULE OF PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
March 31,
June 30,
Property and equipment, net
2024
2023
Manufacturing equipment
$ 1,934
$ 1,915
Land and building
575
575
Other equipment
818
784
Total property and equipment, gross
3,327
3,274
Accumulated depreciation
( 2,132
)
( 2,019 )
Total property and equipment, net
$ 1,195
$ 1,255
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SCHEDULE OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES
March 31,
June 30,
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
2024
2023
Accounts payable
$ 2,530
$ 1,326
Taxes payable
87
97
Accrued payroll, vacation and bonus payable
676
455
Accrued operating expenses
273
893
Total
$ 3,566
$ 2,771
NOTE
5. INTANGIBLE ASSETS
SCHEDULE OF INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Intangible
Assets
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Life
(in
years)
Intangible
Assets (Gross)
Accumulated
Amortization
Intangible Asset (Net)
March
31, 2024
Intangible
Assets
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Life
(in
years)
Intangible
Assets
(Gross)
Accumulated
Amortization
Intangible
Asset (Net)
(dollars in thousands)
Customer relationships
2.9
$ 1,364
$ ( 760
)
$ 604
Brand name
1.7
402
( 320 )
82
Brand name – indefinite lived
N/A
896
-
896
Recipes
1.7
1,222
( 965 )
257
Internally developed
software
2.2
218
( 54 )
164
Total
$ 4,102
$ ( 2,099
)
$ 2,003
Intangible Assets
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Life
(in years)
Intangible
Assets
(Gross)
Accumulated
Amortization
Intangible
Asset (Net)
June 30, 2023
Intangible Assets
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Life
(in years)
Intangible
Assets
(Gross)
Accumulated
Amortization
Intangible
Asset (Net)
(dollars in thousands)
Customer relationships
3.7
$ 1,364
$ ( 630 )
$ 734
Brand name
2.5
402
( 290 )
112
Brand name – indefinite lived
N/A
896
-
896
Recipes
2.5
1,222
( 852 )
370
Internally developed software
3.0
218
-
218
Total
$ 4,102
$ ( 1,772 )
$ 2,330
Total
amortization expense for intangible assets for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 was $ 0.1
million and for the nine months ended March 31,
2024 and 2023 was $ 0.3
million.
Estimated
remaining amortization expenses of intangible assets for the next five fiscal years and thereafter are as follows (in thousands):
SCHEDULE OF FINITE-LIVED INTANGIBLE ASSETS, FUTURE AMORTIZATION EXPENSE
Years Ending June 30,
Expense
2024 (remainder of the year)
$ 107
2025
419
2026
306
2027
93
2028
93
Thereafter
985
Total
$ 2,003
NOTE
6. INVESTMENTS
USCF
Investments, from time to time, provides initial seed capital in connection with the creation of ETPs or ETFs that are managed by
USCF or USCF Advisers. USCF Investments classifies these investments as current assets as these investments are generally sold
within one year of the balance sheet date. Investments in which no controlling financial interest or significant influence exists
are recorded at fair value with the change in fair value included in earnings on the Statements of Operations. Investments in which
no controlling financial interest exists, but significant influence exists are recorded using the equity method of accounting unless
the fair value option is elected under Accounting Standards Codification 825, Fair Value Option. As of March 31, 2024, the USCF
Advisers owned $ 1.3 million
of the USCF Gold Strategy Plus Income Fund (changed ticker to “USG” from “GLDX” in March 2024), $ 0.4 million
of the USCF Sustainable Battery Metals Strategy Fund (“ZSB”), $ 3.2 million
of the USCF Energy Commodity Strategy Absolute Return Fund (“USE”) and $ 2.3 million
of the USCF Sustainable Commodity Strategy Fund (“ZSC”). As of June 30, 2023, USCF Advisers held positions in USG, ZSB
and USE of $ 1.3 million,
$ 1.9 million
and $ 2.6 million,
respectively. These funds are related parties managed by USCF Advisers, which are included in other equities in the below table. The
Company elected the fair value option related to these investments as the shares were purchased and will be sold on the market and
this accounting treatment is considered to be most informative. In addition to the holdings in USG, ZSB, USE and ZSC, the Company
also invests in marketable securities. The Company recognized unrealized gains (losses) of $ 0.3 million
and ($ 0.1 ) million
for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and less than $ 0.1 million and ($ 0.1 ) million
for the nine months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
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All
of the Company’s short-term investments are classified as Level 1 assets and consist of the following (in thousands):
SCHEDULE OF AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE SECURITIES RECONCILIATION
March 31, 2024
Cost
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Estimated
Fair
Value
Money market funds
$ 3,021
$ -
$ -
$ 3,021
Other short-term investments
291
1
-
292
Short-term treasury bills
990
7
-
997
Other equities - related parties
7,449
748
( 877 )
7,320
Total short-term investments
$ 11,751
$ 756
$ ( 877 )
$ 11,630
June 30, 2023
Cost
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Estimated
Fair
Value
Money market funds
$ 3,403
$ -
$ -
$ 3,403
Other short-term investments
280
-
( 2 )
278
Short-term treasury bills
1,952
17
-
1,969
Other equities - related parties
5,972
88
( 229 )
5,831
Total short-term investments
$ 11,607
$ 105
$ ( 231 )
$ 11,481
During
the three and nine months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.
As
of March 31, 2024 and June 30, 2023, the Company also holds a $ 0.5 million equity investment in a registered investment advisor accounted
for on a cost basis, minus impairment, which we believe approximates fair value, given the lack of observable price changes in orderly
transactions, which is included in other assets on the balance sheet. There was no impairment recorded for the nine months ended March
31, 2024 or 2023.
NOTE
7. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
USCF
Investments – Related Party Transactions
The
Funds managed by USCF and USCF Advisers are deemed by management to be related parties. The Company’s USCF Investments revenues
earned from related parties were $ 4.4 million and $ 5.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and
$ 14.5 million and $ 15.7 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Accounts receivable due from related
parties were $ 1.5 million and $ 1.7 million as of March 31, 2024 and June 30, 2023, respectively. USCF Investments, from time to time,
provides initial investments in the creation of ETP and ETF funds that USCF Advisers manages. Such investments included USG, ZSB, USE
and ZSC, related party funds managed by USCF Advisers, and as of March 31, 2024 the investments totaled $ 1.3 million, $ 0.4 million, $ 3.2
million and $ 2.3 million, respectively. As of June 30, 2023 the investments totaled $ 1.3 million, $ 1.9 million, $ 2.6 million and $ 0 ,
respectively. The Company owns 62 % and 68 % of the outstanding shares of these investments as of March 31, 2024 and June 30, 2023, respectively.
USCF
Advisers is contractually obligated to pay license fees related to ZSB and ZSC intellectual property rights to an affiliated entity
during the next two fiscal years totaling up to $ 0.8 million.
For the three and nine months ended March 31, 2024, the license fee expenses incurred totaled $ 0.2 million
and $ 0.3 million, respectively.
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NOTE
8. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Stock-based
Compensation
During
the three and nine months ended March 31, 2024 the Company granted stock options for the purchase of zero and 315,881 shares, respectively,
with a weighted average grant date fair values of $ 1.11 per share. The fair value of the options granted were estimated using the following
assumptions:
SCHEDULE OF SHARE BASED COMPENSATION
Three and Nine Months Ended
March 31, 2024
Expected volatility
159 % - 197 %
Expected term
6.3 years
Risk-Free interest rate
3.5 % - 4.7 %
Expected dividend yield
0 %
SCHEDULE OF SHARE BASED COMPENSATION STOCK OPTIONS
Stock Options
Number of
Options
Weighted Average
Exercise Price
Outstanding at July 1, 2023
270,000
$ 1.61
Granted
315,881
$ 1.15
Forfeited
( 38,750 )
$ 1.64
Outstanding and expected to vest at March 31, 2024
547,131
$ 1.34
Exercisable as of March 31, 2024
72,912
$ 1.60
As
of March 31, 2024, there was $ 0.5 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to outstanding stock options that will be recognized
over a remaining weighted average period of 3.3 years. As of March 31, 2024, the weighted average remaining contractual life of the outstanding
stock options was 9.1 years.
The
following table summarizes the restricted stock activities for the nine months ended March 31, 2024.
SCHEDULE OF SHARE BASED COMPENSATION RESTRICTED STOCK OUTSTANDING
Restricted Stock Awards
Number of
RSAs
Weighted Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
Nonvested as of July 1, 2023
288,733
$ 1.36
Granted
447,543
$ 1.03
Canceled
( 23,585
)
$ 1.06
Vested
( 30,124 )
$ 1.39
Nonvested as of March 31, 2024
628,567
$ 1.15
During
the three and nine months ended March 31, 2024, the Company granted zero and 447,543 restricted stock awards (“RSAs”) with
a weighted average grant date fair value of $ 1.03 per share and a total fair value at date of grant of $ 0.5 million. The intrinsic value
of outstanding RSAs was $ 0.9 million as of March 31, 2024. Stock-based compensation relating to RSAs totaled $ 0.1 million and zero for
the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $ 0.2 million and less than $ 0.1 million for the nine months ended
March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. As of March 31, 2024, there was $ 0.6 million of unrecognized compensation
expense related to outstanding RSAs that will be recognized over a remaining weighted average period of 2.9 years.
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The
table below summarizes total remaining stock-based compensation for all outstanding awards (in thousands):
SCHEDULE OF SHARE BASED PAYMENT ARRANGEMENT
Years Ending June 30,
Remainder of fiscal 2024
$ 111
2025
479
2026
351
2027
186
2028
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Total stock-based compensation
$ 1,144
The
aggregate expected stock-based compensation expense remaining to be recognized reflects only awards as of March 31, 2024 and assumes
no forfeiture activity and will be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.9 years.
NOTE
9. BUSINESS COMBINATION
In
2021, Marygold UK entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (“SPA”) to acquire all the issued and outstanding shares of
Tiger Financial and Asset Management Limited (“Tiger”) which is an asset manager and investment advisor. The transaction
closed in 2022 with an agreed purchase price of $ 2.9
million, subject to adjustment as provided for in the SPA. As of June 30, 2023, $ 0.6
million remained payable which was due on March 31, 2024, subject to downward adjustment per the terms of the SPA for an amount up
to $ 0.6
million should existing clientele close their accounts prior to December 31, 2023. In accordance with the SPA, there was a downward
adjustment of the purchase price of less than $ 0.1
million as a result of existing clientele closing their accounts prior to December 31, 2023. The remaining payment of $ 0.6
million was made in January 2024.
As disclosed in Note 13. Subsequent Events, the Company closed on the acquisition of Step-by-Step on April 30, 2024.
NOTE
10. INCOME TAXES
As
of March 31, 2024, the Company’s total unrecognized tax benefits were $ 0.3 million, which would affect the effective tax rate if
recognized. The Company will recognize interest and penalties, when they occur, related to uncertain tax positions as a component of
tax expense. There is no interest or penalties to be recognized for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023.
The
Company is required to make its best estimate of the annual effective tax rate for the full fiscal year and use that rate to provide
for income taxes on a current year-to-date basis. The effective tax rate could fluctuate in the future due to changes in the taxable
income mix between various jurisdictions.
NOTE
11. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Lease
Commitments
For
the three and nine months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company’s combined lease costs were $ 0.2 million and $ 0.6 million,
respectively, and were recorded under general and administrative expense in the Statements of Operations.
Future
minimum lease payments are (in thousands):
SCHEDULE OF FUTURE MINIMUM CONSOLIDATED LEASE PAYMENTS
Year Ended June 30,
Operating Leases
Finance Lease
2024
$ 196
$ 4
2025
625
19
2026
309
19
2027
55
19
2028
-
19
Thereafter
-
64
Total minimum lease payments
1,185
144
Less: present value discount
( 79 )
( 42 )
Total lease liabilities
$ 1,106
$ 102
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The
weighted average remaining lease term for the Company’s operating leases was 1.5
years as of March 31, 2024 and a weighted-average
discount rate of 5.6 %
was used to determine the total operating lease liabilities. The remaining lease term for the Company’s finance lease was 7.7
years as of March 31, 2024 with an annual interest
rate of 7.0 %.
Other
Agreements and Commitments
As
the Company builds out its Fintech application, it enters into agreements with various service providers. As of March 31, 2024, Marygold
has future payment commitments with its primary service vendors totaling $ 0.9 million including $ 0.4 million due during the remainder
of fiscal 2024 and $ 0.5 million due in fiscal 2025.
The
Company’s USCF Advisers subsidiary is contractually obligated to pay license fees related to ZSB and ZSC intellectual property
rights to an affiliated entity including $ 0.3
million due during the remainder of fiscal 2024
and $ 0.5 million
due in fiscal 2025.
Litigation
From
time to time, the Company may be involved in legal proceedings arising from the ordinary course of their respective
businesses. Except as described below, there are no material pending legal proceedings against the Company or its subsidiaries. USCF is an indirect
wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. USCF, as the general partner of the United States Oil Fund, LP (“USO”) and the
general partner and sponsor of the related public funds may, from time to time, be involved in litigation arising out of its
operations in the ordinary course of business. Except as described herein, USO and USCF are not currently party to any material
legal proceedings.
In
re: United States Oil Fund, LP Securities Litigation
On
June 19, 2020, USCF, USO, John P. Love, and Stuart P. Crumbaugh were named as defendants in a putative class action filed by purported
shareholder Robert Lucas (the “Lucas Class Action”). The Court thereafter consolidated the Lucas Class Action with two related
putative class actions filed on July 31, 2020 and August 13, 2020, and appointed a lead plaintiff. The consolidated class action is pending
in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York under the caption In re: United States Oil Fund, LP Securities Litigation ,
Civil Action No. 1:20-cv-04740.
On
November 30, 2020, the lead plaintiff filed an amended complaint (the “Amended Lucas Class Complaint”). The Amended Lucas
Class Complaint asserts claims under the 1933 Act, the Exchange Act, and Rule 10b-5. The Amended Lucas Class Complaint challenges statements
in registration statements that became effective on February 25, 2020 and March 23, 2020 as well as subsequent public statements through
April 2020 concerning certain extraordinary market conditions and the attendant risks that caused the demand for oil to fall precipitously,
including the COVID-19 global pandemic and the Saudi Arabia-Russia oil price war. The Amended Lucas Class Complaint purports to have
been brought by an investor in USO on behalf of a class of similarly-situated shareholders who purchased USO securities between February
25, 2020 and April 28, 2020 and pursuant to the challenged registration statements. The Amended Lucas Class Complaint seeks to certify
a class and to award the class compensatory damages at an amount to be determined at trial as well as costs and attorney’s fees.
The Amended Lucas Class Complaint named as defendants USCF, USO, John P. Love, Stuart P. Crumbaugh, Nicholas D. Gerber, Andrew F Ngim,
Robert L. Nguyen, Peter M. Robinson, Gordon L. Ellis, and Malcolm R. Fobes III, as well as the marketing agent, ALPS Distributors, Inc.,
and the Authorized Participants: ABN Amro, BNP Paribas Securities Corporation, Citadel Securities LLC, Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.,
Credit Suisse Securities USA LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Goldman Sachs & Company, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Merrill Lynch
Professional Clearing Corporation, Morgan Stanley & Company Inc., Nomura Securities International Inc., RBC Capital Markets LLC,
SG Americas Securities LLC, UBS Securities LLC, and Virtu Financial BD LLC.
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The
lead plaintiff has filed a notice of voluntary dismissal of its claims against BNP Paribas Securities Corporation, Citadel Securities
LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Suisse Securities USA LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Morgan Stanley & Company, Inc.,
Nomura Securities International, Inc., RBC Capital Markets, LLC, SG Americas Securities LLC, and UBS Securities LLC.
USCF,
USO, and the individual defendants in In re: United States Oil Fund, LP Securities Litigation intend to vigorously contest such
claims and have moved for their dismissal.
Mehan
Action
On
August 10, 2020, purported shareholder Darshan Mehan filed a derivative action on behalf of nominal defendant USO, against defendants
USCF, John P. Love, Stuart P. Crumbaugh, Nicholas D. Gerber, Andrew F Ngim, Robert L. Nguyen, Peter M. Robinson, Gordon L. Ellis, and
Malcolm R. Fobes, III (the “Mehan Action”). The action is pending in the Superior Court of the State of California for the
County of Alameda as Case No. RG20070732.
The
Mehan Action alleges that the defendants breached their fiduciary duties to USO and failed to act in good faith in connection with a
March 19, 2020 registration statement and offering and disclosures regarding certain extraordinary market conditions that caused demand
for oil to fall precipitously, including the COVID-19 global pandemic and the Saudi Arabia-Russia oil price war. The complaint seeks,
on behalf of USO, compensatory damages, restitution, equitable relief, attorney’s fees, and costs. All proceedings in the Mehan
Action are stayed pending disposition of the motion(s) to dismiss in In re: United States Oil Fund, LP Securities Litigation.
USCF,
USO, and the other defendants intend to vigorously contest such claims.
In
re United States Oil Fund, LP Derivative Litigation
On
August 27, 2020, purported shareholders Michael Cantrell and AML Pharm. Inc. DBA Golden International filed two separate derivative actions
on behalf of nominal defendant USO, against defendants USCF, John P. Love, Stuart P. Crumbaugh, Andrew F Ngim, Gordon L. Ellis, Malcolm
R. Fobes, III, Nicholas D. Gerber, Robert L. Nguyen, and Peter M. Robinson in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New
York at Civil Action No. 1:20-cv-06974 (the “Cantrell Action”) and Civil Action No. 1:20-cv-06981 (the “AML Action”),
respectively.
The
complaints in the Cantrell and AML Actions are nearly identical. They each allege violations of Sections 10(b), 20(a) and 21D of the
Exchange Act, Rule 10b-5 thereunder, and common law claims of breach of fiduciary duties, unjust enrichment, abuse of control, gross
mismanagement, and waste of corporate assets. These allegations stem from USO’s disclosures and defendants’ alleged actions
in light of the extraordinary market conditions in 2020 that caused demand for oil to fall precipitously, including the COVID-19 global
pandemic and the Saudi Arabia-Russia oil price war. The complaints seek, on behalf of USO, compensatory damages, restitution, equitable
relief, attorney’s fees, and costs. The plaintiffs in the Cantrell and AML Actions have marked their actions as related to the
Lucas Class Action.
The
Court consolidated the Cantrell and AML Actions under the caption In re United States Oil Fund, LP Derivative Litigation , Civil
Action No. 1:20-cv-06974 and appointed co-lead counsel. All proceedings in In re United States Oil Fund, LP Derivative Litigation
are stayed pending disposition of the motion(s) to dismiss in In re: United States Oil Fund, LP Securities Litigation .
USCF,
USO, and the other defendants intend to vigorously contest the claims in In re United States Oil Fund, LP Derivative Litigation .
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No
accrual has been recorded with respect to the above legal matters as of March 31, 2024 and June 30, 2023. We are currently unable to
predict the timing or outcome of, or reasonably estimate the possible losses or range of, possible losses resulting from these matters.
It is reasonably possible that this estimate will change in the near term. An adverse outcome regarding these matters could materially
adversely affect the Company’s financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
Retirement
Plan
The
Company has a 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (“401K Plan”) covering U.S. employees. Participants may make contributions pursuant
to a salary reduction agreement. In addition, the 401K Plan makes a safe harbor matching contribution. The Company’s matching contributions
of less than $ 0.1
million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023,
respectively, and $ 0.2
million for the nine months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023.
NOTE
12. SEGMENT REPORTING
The
Company’s Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) evaluates the Company’s segments based on revenue
type, as well as net (loss) income at each segment. The CODM does not evaluate segments on the basis of assets at each segment.
SCHEDULE
OF REVENUES FROM EXTERNAL CUSTOMERS
2024
2023
2024
2023
Three Months Ended March 31,
Nine Months Ended March 31,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Revenue from external customers:
Fund management - related party
$ 4,406
$ 5,022
$ 14,453
$ 15,708
Food products
1,836
1,825
5,485
5,702
Beauty products
858
746
2,475
2,334
Security systems
650
576
1,773
1,871
Financial services (1)
130
130
385
388
Total revenue
$ 7,880
$ 8,299
$ 24,571
$ 26,003
Three Months Ended March 31,
Nine Months Ended March 31,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Net (loss) income:
Fund management - related party
$ 1,383
$ 1,892
$ 4,189
$ 5,459
Food products
3
( 34 )
200
184
Beauty products
( 184 )
( 133 )
( 627 )
( 194 )
Security systems
98
73
219
253
Financial services (1)
( 1,398 )
( 986 )
( 4,398 )
( 2,328 )
Corporate headquarters
( 431
)
( 659
)
( 1,795
)
( 2,542
)
Total net (loss) income
$ ( 529 )
$ 153
$ ( 2,212 )
$ 832
(1)
Financial
services includes Marygold and Marygold UK. The amount of net loss reclassified from “Corporate headquarters” to “Financial
services” was $ 1.0 million and $ 2.4 million for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2023, respectively, relative to the
presentation in the March 31, 2023 Form 10-Q.
NOTE
13. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The
Company evaluated subsequent events for recognition and disclosure through the date the financial statements were issued or filed. Other than the below, nothing
has occurred outside normal operations since that required recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.
On January 31, 2024, Marygold UK entered into a Share Purchase Agreement (“SPA”) to acquire all the issued and outstanding
shares of Step-by-Step Financial Planners Limited (“Step-by-Step”), subject to certain closing conditions and regulatory approval.
The transaction closed on April 30, 2024 with an agreed purchase price of approximately $ 1.1 million, subject to adjustment as provided
for in the SPA. On April 30, 2024, Marygold UK paid $ 0.7 million upon the closing and the remaining approximately $ 0.4 million owed will
be payable in two subsequent payments as provided in the SPA. The Company is still evaluating total accounting consideration and the purchase
price allocation has not been completed as of the date of this report. Step-by-Step is an asset manager and investment advisor based in
Staffordshire, England with approximately $ 35 million in assets under management. Step-by-Step will be operated as a subsidiary of Marygold
UK. In addition to growing the business through increasing assets under management, Marygold UK intends to project the fintech mobile
app services offered in the U.S. into the U.K. through the established contacts and certifications held by Step-by-Step.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The
following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the unaudited financial statements and the accompanying notes
thereto and is qualified in its entirety by the foregoing and by more detailed financial information appearing elsewhere in this
Report. See “Item 1 - Financial Statements (Unaudited).”
Forward-Looking
Statements
In
addition to historical financial information, the following discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements that involve
risks, uncertainties and assumptions. See “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.” Our results and the
timing of selected events may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of many
factors, including those discussed under “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in Part II of this Report and “Item 1A. Risk
Factors” in our Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2023.
Overview
The
Marygold Companies, Inc. (“The Marygold Companies” or the “Company”) conducts business through its wholly owned
subsidiaries operating in the US, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Canada. The operations of the subsidiaries are summarized as follows:
●
USCF
Investments, Inc. (“USCF Investments”), a U.S. based company, is the sole member of two investment services limited liability
company subsidiaries that manages, operates or is an investment advisor to exchange traded funds organized as limited partnerships
or investment trusts that issue shares that trade on the NYSE Arca stock exchange.
●
Gourmet
Foods, Ltd., a New Zealand based company, manufactures and distributes New Zealand meat pies on a commercial scale and its wholly
owned New Zealand subsidiary company, Printstock Products Limited, prints specialty wrappers for the food industry in New Zealand
and Australia (collectively “Gourmet Foods”).
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●
Brigadier
Security Systems (2000) Ltd. (“Brigadier”), a Canadian based company, sells and installs commercial and residential alarm
monitoring systems.
●
Kahnalytics,
Inc. DBA Original Sprout (“Original Sprout”), a U.S. based company, is engaged in the wholesale distribution of hair
and skin care products under the brand name Original Sprout on a global scale.
●
Marygold
& Co., a U.S. based company, together with its wholly owned limited liability company, Marygold & Co. Advisory Services,
LLC, (collectively “Marygold”) was established to explore opportunities in the financial technology (“Fintech”)
space, completed its development phase and launched its commercial services in June 2023. Through March 31, 2023, Marygold continued
its launch efforts and commenced with new marketing campaigns.
●
Marygold
& Co. (UK) Limited, a UK limited company, together with its UK subsidiary, Tiger Financial and Asset Management, Ltd. (collectively
“Marygold UK”) is an asset manager and registered investment advisor in the UK. The operations of Marygold UK began in
June 2022.
Because
the Company conducts its businesses through its wholly owned operating subsidiaries, the risks related to our wholly owned subsidiaries
are also risks that impact the Company’s financial condition and results of operations. See, “ Note 2. Summary of Significant
Accounting Policies / Concentration of Credit Risk ” in the notes to the financial statements for more information.
Results
of Operations
The
Marygold Companies, Inc.
Comparison
of the Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023
Revenue
Consolidated
revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2024 was $7.9 million representing a $0.4 million, or 5%, decrease from the three months
ended March 31, 2023 revenue of $8.3 million. The decrease in consolidated revenue was primarily attributed to USCF Investments where
assets under management (“AUM”) for the three months ended March 31, 2024 was lower than the comparable prior year period which resulted in a revenue
decrease of $0.6 million, offset by an increase in revenue of $0.1 million from each of our beauty products and security systems business
segments.
Operating
(Loss) Income
The
Company’s operating loss for the three months ended March 31, 2024 was ($1.5) million as compared to operating income of $0.2
million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. This represents a decrease in operating income of approximately $1.6 million for
the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to the prior year. The decrease in operating income was attributable to the
reduced revenue from the fund management business and an increase in operating expenses related to the roll out of our fintech business at Marygold &
Co.
Other
(Expense) Income, Net
For
the three months ended March 31, 2024 the Company had other income, net of $0.6 million compared to an other expense, net of less
than ($0.1) million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The $0.6 million increase compared to the prior year period was
primarily attributable to unrealized gains on investments.
Income Taxes
For the three months ended March 31, 2024
we had an income tax benefit of $0.4 million compared to less than $0.1 million for the comparable period of the prior year which was
a function of reporting a pre-tax loss in the current year period.
Net
(Loss) Income
For
the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company generated a net loss of ($0.5 million) as compared to net income of $0.2 million
for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The $0.7 million decrease in net income was attributable to $0.5 million in lower
profits at our fund management business and increased losses of $0.4 million in our financial services business as the Company
continues to invest capital into our fintech subsidiary, partially offset by reduced corporate costs of $0.2 million.
Comparison of the Nine Months Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023
Revenue
Consolidated
revenue for the nine months ended March 31, 2024 was $24.6 million representing a $1.4 million or 6% decrease from the nine months
ended March 31, 2023 revenue of $26.0 million. The decrease in consolidated revenue was attributed to lower revenues by
$1.3 million from lower AUM at USCF Investments and lower revenue by $0.2 million from our food products segment as we were
transitioning to a more favorable product mix and refocused production capacity to higher profit margin customers.
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Operating
(Loss) Income
The
Company’s operating loss for the nine months ended March 31, 2024 was ($3.1) million as compared to operating income of $1.1
million for the nine months ended March 31, 2023. This represents a decrease in operating income of $4.2 million which was attributed to reduced revenue of $1.3 million at USCF Investments from lower AUM and increased losses from our financial services
business unit as we ramped up the development of our fintech app.
Income
Taxes
For
the nine months ended March 31, 2024 we had an income tax benefit of $0.9 million compared to an income tax provision of ($0.3)
million for the comparable period of the prior year which was a function of reporting pre-tax income in the prior year period to
reporting a pre-tax loss in the current year period.
Net
(Loss) Income
For
the nine months ended March 31, 2024, the Company generated a net loss of ($2.2 million) as compared to net income of $0.8 million
for the nine months ended March 31, 2023. The $3.0 million decrease in net income was attributable to lower profits of
$1.3 million at our fund management business, increased losses of $2.1 million in our financial services business as the Company
continues to invest capital into our fintech app, and increased losses of $0.4 million at our beauty products business as further described below, partially offset
by reduced corporate costs of $0.7 million.
Segment Operations
Fund
Management – USCF Investments (56% and 59% of consolidated revenues for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2024, respectively)
USCF
currently serves as the General Partner or the Sponsor to the following commodity pools, each of which is currently conducting a public
offering of its limited partnership shares pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended:
USCF
as General Partner for the following funds
United
States Oil Fund, LP (“USO”)
Organized
as a Delaware limited partnership in 2005
United
States Natural Gas Fund, LP (“UNG”)
Organized
as a Delaware limited partnership in 2006
United
States Gasoline Fund, LP (“UGA”)
Organized
as a Delaware limited partnership in 2007
United
States 12 Month Oil Fund, LP (“USL”)
Organized
as a Delaware limited partnership in 2007
United
States 12 Month Natural Gas Fund, LP (“UNL”)
Organized
as a Delaware limited partnership in 2007
United
States Brent Oil Fund, LP (“BNO”)
Organized
as a Delaware limited partnership in 2009
USCF
as fund Sponsor – each a series within the United States Commodity Index Funds Trust (“USCIF Trust”)
United
States Commodity Index Fund (“USCI”)
Series
of the USCIF Trust created in 2010
United
States Copper Index Fund (“CPER”)
Series
of the USCIF Trust created in 2010
USCF
Advisers, a registered investment adviser, serves as the investment adviser to the funds listed below within the USCF ETF Trust (the
“ETF Trust”) and has overall responsibility for the general management and administration for the ETF Trust. Pursuant to
the current Investment Advisory Agreements, USCF Advisers provides an investment program for each of series within the ETF Trust and
manages the investment of the assets.
USCF
Advisers as fund manager for each series within the USCF ETF Trust:
USCF
SummerHaven Dynamic Commodity Strategy No K-1 Fund (“SDCI”)
Fund
launched May 2018
USCF
Midstream Energy Income Fund (“UMI”)
Fund
launched March 2021
USCF
Gold Strategy Plus Income Fund (“USG”) previous ticker (“GLDX”)
Fund
launched November 2021
Ticker symbol change March 2024
USCF
Dividend Income Fund (“UDI”)
Fund
launched June 2022
USCF
Sustainable Battery Metals Strategy Fund (“ZSB”)
Fund
launched January 2023
USCF
Energy Commodity Strategy Absolute Return Fund (“USE”)
Fund
launched May 2023
USCF
Sustainable Commodity Strategy Fund (“ZSC”)
Fund
launched August 2023
USCF
Aluminum Strategy Fund (“ALUM”)
Fund
launched October 2023
All
commodity pools managed by USCF and each series of the ETF Trust managed by USCF Advisers are collectively referred to as the “Funds”
hereafter.
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USCF
Investments’ revenue and expenses are driven by the amount of AUM of the Funds. USCF Investments earns monthly management
and advisory fees based on agreements with each Fund as determined by the contractual basis point management fee structure in each agreement
multiplied by the average AUM over the given period. Many of the Fund’s expenses are dependent upon the amount of AUM. These
variable expenses include Fund administration, custody, accounting, transfer agency, marketing and distribution, and sub-adviser fees
and are determined by multiplying contractual fee rates by AUM.
Comparison of the Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023
Revenue
Average
AUM for the three months ended March 31, 2024 was $3.0 billion as compared to $3.7 billion from the three months ended March 31,
2023, a decrease of $0.7 billion or 19%, due to a decrease in USO, UNG and BNO AUM, partially offset by an increase in UMI AUM. As a result, the revenues
from management and advisory fees decreased by $0.6 million, or 12%, to $4.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 as
compared to the three months ended March 31, 2023 where revenues from management and advisory fees totaled $5.0 million.
Operating
Expenses
USCF
Investments total operating expenses for three months ended March 31, 2024 increased $0.5 million to $3.6 million, or 16%, from $3.1
million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. Total variable expenses, as described above, were comparable quarter over
quarter, with offsetting changes including a decrease in sub-advisory fees of $0.1 million due to a decrease in USCI and CPER AUM
offset by an increase of $0.1 million in fund accounting and administration expenses due to an increase in the number of funds under
management. General and administrative (“G&A”) expenses increased $0.1 million to $0.6 million, or 18%, from
$0.5 million due to an increase in professional fees. Operations expenses increased by $0.2 million to $1.3 million from $1.1
million compared to the prior year quarter and employee compensation expenses increased $0.2 million due to quarterly bonus accruals in anticipation of year-end bonuses.
Operating
income and net income
Operating income decreased by $1.1
million to $0.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 from $1.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The
decrease was due to lower revenue as a result of lower AUM along with the increase in expenses as described above. Other
income (expense) was $0.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to ($0.1) million for the three months ended
March 31, 2023 resulting in a $0.6 million increase due to unrealized gains of $0.3 million on equity investments in the
current period in addition to $0.2 million in dividend and interest income.
Comparison of the Nine Months Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023
Revenue
Average AUM for the nine months ended March
31, 2024 was $3.3 billion as compared to $3.8 billion from the nine months ended March 31, 2023 due to a decrease in USO and
USCI AUM, partially offset by an increase in UNG AUM. As a result, the revenues from management and advisory fees decreased by $1.3 million,
or 8%, to $14.5 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2024 as compared to the nine months ended March 31, 2023 where revenues from
management and advisory fees totaled $15.7 million.
Operating
Expenses
USCF Investments total operating expenses
for the nine months ended March 31, 2024 increased by $0.4 million to $10.7 million, or 3%, from $10.3 million for the nine months ended
March 31, 2023. Total variable expenses, as described above, decreased by $0.3 million due to a decrease in total AUM which included a
$0.3 million decrease in variable marketing and distribution expenses, a decrease of $0.1 million in sub-advisory fees related to lower
USCI and CPER AUM partially offset by a $0.1 million increase in fund accounting and administration expenses due to an increase in the
number of funds under management. G&A expenses remained flat at $1.8 million for each nine-month period. Employee compensation expenses
remained consistent at $3.7 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2024 compared to the nine months ended March 31, 2023. Operations
expenses increased by $0.4 million due to an increase in license and director fees for new funds.
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Operating
income and net income
Operating income decreased $1.6
million to $3.8 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2024 from $5.4 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2023. The
decrease was due to lower revenue as a result of lower AUM and a $0.4 million increase in operating expenses. Other income
(expense) was $0.4 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2024 compared to $0.1 million for the nine months ended March 31,
2023 due to $0.5
million in dividend, interest and other income in the current year period.
Food
Products (23% and 22% of consolidated revenue for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2024, respectively)
Food
products (Gourmet Foods and Printstock) revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 was flat at $1.8 million;
however net income improved by less than $0.1 million from the
comparative prior year quarter as result of a more favorable product mix and refocusing
production capacity to higher profit margin customers.
For
the nine months ended March 31, 2024, food products revenues declined by $0.2 million; however net income was flat at $0.2 million due to operating efficiencies achieved during the current nine-month period as compared to the prior year comparative
period.
Beauty
Products (11% and 10% of consolidated revenues for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2024, respectively)
For
the quarter ended March 31, 2024, beauty products (Original Sprout) revenue increased by $0.1 million and net loss increased
by less than $0.1 million. The increase in net loss was due to increased expenses associated with new product development and
marketing. For the nine months ended March 31, 2024, beauty products revenues increased by $0.1 million and net loss increased
by $0.4 million. The increase in net loss was due to increased expenses associated with new product development and marketing.
Security
Systems (8% and 7% of consolidated revenue for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2024, respectively)
For
the quarter ended March 31, 2024, security systems (Brigadier) revenue increased by less than $0.1 million and net income was flat compared
to the prior year quarter. For the nine months ended March 31, 2024, security systems revenues declined by $0.1 million due to market timing and weather patterns and net income declined by less than $0.1 million compared to the prior year period.
Financial
Services includes Marygold (UK) and Marygold
Financial
Services – Marygold (UK)
Marygold
UK operates through its wholly owned subsidiary Tiger Financial & Asset Management Limited (“Tiger”), which was
acquired in 2022. Tiger acts as an investment advisor and financial planner to its clients and has two principal revenue streams
which comprise ongoing fees for providing investment advice, and commissions for the intermediation of insurance-based products.
Tiger does not provide investment management services directly, rather the clients’ assets are referred to third party
investment managers, discretionary investment managers. Tiger receives fees for the ongoing advice and financial planning
services which are charged as a percentage of the assets under management, which as of June 30, 2023 and March 31, 2024 was $40
million. The ratio of fees earned from investment advice as compared to commissions earned
is generally 80:20, but may fluctuate for any given period.
Comparison of the Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023
Revenues
for the three months ended March 31, 2024 were unchanged at $0.1 million as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2023.
Operating expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2024 were $0.2 million as compared to $0.1 million for the three months
ended March 31, 2023 with the increase attributed to the hiring of additional staff and increased professional fees in connection
with the development of the Marygold mobile fintech app in the UK.
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Comparison of the Nine Months Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023
Revenues
for the nine months ended March 31, 2024 were unchanged at $0.4 million as compared to the nine months ended March 31, 2023.
Operating expenses for the nine months ended March 31, 2024 were $0.6 million as compared to $0.3 million for the nine months ended
March 31, 2023 with the increase attributed to the hiring of additional staff and increased professional fees in connection with the
development of the Marygold mobile fintech app in the UK.
Financial
Services – Marygold (USA)
Marygold
& Co. is a financial technology company, not a bank, providing similar banking services through an all-in-one banking and
payment services app offering FDIC-insured accounts with a Debit Mastercard ® . Like a private banker on your phone,
Marygold has introduced a secure way to send, receive, spend, save and invest with no banking fees or minimum balance requirements
and aims to redefine mobile banking and payments, all in one app. Marygold completed its development phase in June 2023 and
continues to devote considerable resources to the development and launch of its proprietary Fintech app. Revenue is earned from the
Mastercard ® interchange system with debit card spend by users and from asset management fees earned on investments
through the use of Money Pools, which are goal based savings and investment accounts.
Comparison of the Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023
Onboarding
of new customers continued during the three months ended March 31, 2024 resulting in nominal revenue. Operating expenses for the
three months ended March 31, 2024 increased by $0.4 million to $1.4 million compared to $1.0 million in the prior year quarter. The
increase was attributed to ongoing development of the app and continued ramping up for the product post launch. Increases from the
prior year’s quarter included additional spend of $0.2 million in product development and app service provider infrastructure,
as well as $0.1 million in advertising, marketing and professional fees.
Comparison of the Nine Months Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023
Operating expenses for the nine months
ended March 31, 2024 increased $1.9 million to $4.2 million compared to $2.3 million in the prior year period. The increase was attributed
to ongoing development of the app and continued ramping up for the product post launch. Increases from the prior year’s nine-month
period included additional spend in product development, advertising and marketing and professional fees.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
The
Marygold Companies is a holding company that conducts its operations through its subsidiaries. At the holding-company level, its liquidity
needs relate to operational expenses, the funding of additional business acquisitions and new investment opportunities. Our operating
subsidiaries’ principal liquidity requirements arise from cash used in operating activities, debt service, and capital expenditures,
including purchases of equipment and services, operating costs and expenses, and income taxes. Cash is managed at the holding company
or the subsidiary level. There are no limitations or constraints on the movement of funds between the entities.
As
of March 31, 2024, we had $4.5 million of cash and cash equivalents on a consolidated basis as compared to $8.2 million as of June 30,
2023, a decrease of $3.7 million or 45%. For the nine months ended March 31, 2024, USCF Investments invested $3.0 million by seeding
one new fund and we made additional expenditures of $4.1 million in Marygold. We have invested a total of $13.5 million in the fintech app since Marygold’s
inception. We expect that Marygold will require
additional expenditures over the coming 12 months. As the funding requirements become known, we will decide upon the source
of the additional capital investment to be made as the need arises. During the quarter ended March 31, 2024, we made a deposit of $1.8 million in connection with the potential
acquisition of a 9.9% equity interest in a domestic financial institution that is currently seeking certain regulatory approval.
Based
on our current operating plan, we believe existing cash resources will be sufficient to meet our working capital requirements for the
next twelve months. If sufficient funds are not available to finance our business and operations, including our investment in Marygold,
we may need to raise additional financing through one or more debt or an equity financing to meet our operating and cash needs. There
can be no assurance we will be able to raise additional financing or obtain terms that are acceptable to us.
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Lease
Liability
The
Company has various operating leases for offices, warehouses and manufacturing facilities. The total amount due under these obligations
was $1.1 million and $1.0 million as of March 31, 2024 and June 30, 2023, respectively. The obligations will reduce over the passage
of time through periodic lease payments. See Note 11 for further analysis of this obligation.
Borrowings
As
of March 31, 2024, we had $0.4 million of third-party indebtedness as compared to $0.3 million of third-party and related-party indebtedness
as of June 30, 2023. Brigadier owes $0.3 million under a loan that is secured with the land and building in Canada. The initial principal
balance was $0.6 million as of the loan date in 2019 with an annual interest rate of 4.14% maturing June 30, 2024. Interest on the
loan is expensed or accrued as it becomes due.
In
addition, Gourmet Foods has a finance lease liability of $0.1 million related to a solar energy system as March 31, 2024 and June 30,
2023, respectively, and are included under loans - property and equipment on our consolidated balance sheets.
Investments
USCF
Investments, from time to time, provides initial investments in the creation of ETP funds that USCF Investments manages. USCF Investments
classifies these investments as current assets as these investments are generally sold within one year from the balance sheet date. As
of March 31, 2024, USCF Investments held investment positions in four of its 40 Act funds, USG (renamed from GLDX in March 2024), ZSB, USE and ZSC of $1.3 million, $0.4
million, $3.2 million, and $2.3 million, respectively. As of June 30, 2023 USCF held positions in USG, ZSB, and USE of $1.3 million,
$1.9 million, and $2.6 million, respectively. These investment positions along with other investments, as applicable, are described further
in Note 7 to our Financial Statements.
Dividends
We
have historically not paid any dividends on our shares of common stock and we have no current plans to pay dividends.
Item
3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.
As
a “smaller reporting company”, we are not required to provide the information required by this Item.
Item
4. Controls and Procedures
(a)
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The
Marygold Companies maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to provide reasonable assurances that the information
required to be disclosed in The Marygold Companies’ periodic reports filed or submitted under Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period
specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures
designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange
Act is accumulated and communicated to the issuer’s management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial
officer, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Management
recognizes that there are inherent limitations to the effectiveness of any system of disclosure controls and procedures and any controls
and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can only provide reasonable assurance of achieving their control objectives.
The
duly appointed officers of The Marygold Companies, including its chief executive officer and chief accounting officer, who perform functions
equivalent to those of a principal executive officer and principal financial officer of The Marygold Companies, have evaluated the effectiveness
of The Marygold Companies’ disclosure controls and procedures and have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures of
The Marygold Companies were effective as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report on Form 10-Q.
(b)
Change in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There
were no significant changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) or 15d-15(f)
under the Exchange Act) during the quarterly period covered by this report that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to
materially affect our internal controls over financial reporting.
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PART
II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item
1. Legal Proceedings
Refer
to “Note 11. Commitments And Contingencies – Litigation”
Item
1A. Risk Factors
The
Marygold Companies and its subsidiaries (referred to herein as “we,” “us,” “our” or similar expressions)
are subject to certain risks and uncertainties in its business operations. In addition to the other information set forth in this report,
you should carefully consider the factors discussed under “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in our Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended June 30, 2023 (“2023 Form 10-K”), which could materially affect our business, financial condition and/or
operating results. The risks described in our 2023 Form 10-K are not the only risks facing our Company. Additional risks and uncertainties
not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially and adversely affect our business, financial
condition and/or operating results.
There
have been no material changes to the risk factors discussed in “Risk Factors” in our 2023 Form 10-K. These risk factors should
be read in connection with the other information included in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, including Management’s Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and our financial statements and the related notes.
Item
2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
None.
Item
3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item
4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not
applicable.
Item
5. Other Information
Securities Trading
Plans of Directors and Executive Officers
During the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2024, none of the Company’s directors or officers, as defined
in Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, adopted or terminated any contract, instruction or written plan for
the purchase or sale of Company securities that was intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c) or any “non-Rule
10b5-1 trading arrangement” as defined under Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K.
Item
6. Exhibits
The
following exhibits are filed or incorporated by reference as part of this Form 10-Q:
31.1
Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 .
31.2
Certification of Principal Accounting Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 .
32.1
Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 .
32.2
Certification of Principal Accounting Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 .
*
Indicates management contract or any compensatory plan, contract or arrangement.
101.INS
Inline
XBRL Instance Document#
101.SCH
Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document#
101.CAL
Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document#
101.LAB
Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document#
101.PRE
Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document#
101.DEF
Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document#
104
Cover
Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
THE
MARYGOLD COMPANIES, INC.
Dated:
May 13, 2024
By:
/s/
Nicholas Gerber
Nicholas
Gerber
Principal
Executive Officer
By:
/s/
Scott A. West
Scott
A. West
Principal
Accounting Officer
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