Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
−Removed: Our discussion and analysis is intended to help the reader understand our
−Removed: results of operations and financial condition and is provided as an addition to, and should be read in connection with, our condensed
−Removed: financial statements and the accompanying notes.
−Removed: Cautionary statements on page [ii] of this report
−Removed: and in “Part I, Item 1A.
−Removed: Risk Factors” of our 2023 Form 10-K as updated by “Part II, Item 1A” of this report,
−Removed: should be considered when evaluating our trends and future results.
+Added: discussion and analysis is intended to help the reader understand our results of operations and financial condition and is provided as
+Added: an addition to, and should be read in connection with, our condensed financial statements and the accompanying notes.
+Added: Cautionary statements
+Added: on page [ii] of this report and in “Part I, Item 1A.
+Added: Risk Factors” of our 2023 Form 10-K as updated by “Part II, Item
+Added: 1A” of this report, should be considered when evaluating our trends and future results.
addition to our GAAP results, the following discussion includes Modified EBITDA as a supplemental measure of our performance.
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of Operations
−Removed: the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company continued to strengthen its supply chain, implement gross margin enhancement initiatives,
+Added: the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company continued to strengthen its supply chain, implement gross margin enhancement initiatives,
drive efficiencies in transportation and warehouse costs and reduce operating expenses.
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Trends – Market Conditions
−Removed: economy continued to grow throughout 2023 and into Q1 2024, the higher inflation, the actions by the Federal Reserve to
−Removed: address inflation, and rising energy prices create uncertainty about the future economic environment which will continue to evolve
−Removed: and may impact our business in future periods.
−Removed: We have experienced supply chain challenges, including increased lead times, as well
−Removed: as inflation of raw materials, logistics and labor costs due to availability constraints and high demand.
−Removed: Although we regularly
−Removed: monitor companies in our supply chain, and use alternative suppliers when necessary and available, supply chain constraints could
−Removed: cause a disruption in our ability to obtain raw materials required to manufacture our products and adversely affect our
−Removed: the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company experienced moderation from the elevated freight costs experienced in 2023.
−Removed: average cost of shipping and handling for period March 31, 2024, was $3.01 per case, as compared to $3.46 per case for the period
−Removed: ended March 31, 2023.
−Removed: Although the Company has experienced decreases in freight costs over the last four quarters, in the
−Removed: Company’s opinion there remains a volatile environment and the Company will continue to monitor pricing and availability in
−Removed: transportation.
−Removed: Mitigation plans have been implemented to manage this risk.
−Removed: The Company has been negatively impacted by supply chain
−Removed: challenges affecting our ability to benefit from strong demand for, and increased sales of our product.
−Removed: The disruption caused by
−Removed: labor shortages, significant raw material cost inflation, logistics issues and increased freight costs, and ongoing port congestion,
−Removed: resulted in suppressed margins.
−Removed: The Company has experienced moderation in inflation and anticipates this to continue throughout
−Removed: the three months ended March 31, 2024, we continued to generate cash flows to meet our short-term liquidity needs, and we expected to
−Removed: maintain access to the capital markets.
−Removed: of Operations – Three Months Ended March 31, 2024, as compared to March 31, 2023
−Removed: following table sets forth key statistics for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, in thousands.
+Added: economy continued to grow throughout 2023 and into Q2 2024, the higher inflation, the actions by the Federal Reserve to address
+Added: inflation, and rising energy prices create uncertainty about the future economic environment which will continue to evolve and may impact
+Added: our business in future periods.
+Added: We have experienced supply chain challenges, including increased lead times, as well as inflation of
+Added: raw materials, logistics and labor costs due to availability constraints and high demand.
+Added: Although we regularly monitor companies in
+Added: our supply chain, and use alternative suppliers when necessary and available, supply chain constraints could cause a disruption in our
+Added: ability to obtain raw materials required to manufacture our products and adversely affect our operations.
+Added: During the three months ending June 30, 2024, the Company continued to
+Added: experience moderation from the elevated freight costs experienced in 2023.
+Added: The average cost of shipping and handling for the three months
+Added: ended June 30, 2024, was $2.18 as compared to $3.05 in the three months ended June 30, 2023.
+Added: During the six months ended June 30, 2024,
+Added: the average cost of shipping and handling was $2.54 per case, as compared to $3.27 per case for the six months ended June 30, 2023.
+Added: the Company has experienced decreases in freight costs over the last four quarters, in the Company’s opinion there remains a volatile
+Added: environment and the Company will continue to monitor pricing and availability in transportation.
+Added: Mitigation plans have been implemented
+Added: to manage this risk.
+Added: The Company has been negatively impacted by supply chain challenges affecting our ability to benefit from strong
+Added: demand for, and increased sales of our product.
+Added: The disruption caused by labor shortages, significant raw material cost inflation, logistics
+Added: issues and increased freight costs, and ongoing port congestion, resulted in suppressed margins.
+Added: The Company has experienced moderation
+Added: in inflation and anticipates this to continue throughout 2024.
+Added: the six months ended June 30, 2024, we continued to generate cash flows to meet our short-term liquidity needs, and we expected to maintain
+Added: access to the capital markets.
+Added: of Operations – Three Months Ended June 30, 2024, as compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2023
+Added: following table sets forth key statistics for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, in thousands.
+Added: Three Months Ended
+Added: Gross billing (A)
Promotional and other allowances (B)
−Removed: of goods sold
+Added: Cost of goods sold
% of Gross billing
−Removed: and marketing
−Removed: and administrative
−Removed: operating expenses
−Removed: from operations
−Removed: expense and other expense
−Removed: per share – basic and diluted
−Removed: average shares outstanding - basic & diluted
+Added: % of Net sales
+Added: % of Net sales
+Added: Delivery and handling
+Added: % of Net sales
+Added: Dollar per case ($)
+Added: Selling and marketing
+Added: % of Net sales
+Added: General and administrative
+Added: % of Net sales
+Added: Total operating expenses
+Added: Loss from operations
+Added: Interest expense and other income (expense)
+Added: Loss per share – basic and diluted
+Added: Weighted average shares outstanding - basic & diluted
We define gross billing as the total sales for the Company unadjusted for costs related to generating those sales.
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Cost of Sales, and Gross Margins
−Removed: following chart sets forth key statistics for the transition of the Company’s top line activity from the first quarter of 2023
−Removed: through the first quarter of 2024.
+Added: following chart sets forth key statistics for the transition of the Company’s top line activity from the second quarter of 2023
+Added: through the second quarter of 2024.
Cost of Sales, and Gross Margins
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Non-core products consist
−Removed: primarily of candy and slower selling discontinued Reed’s and Virgil’s SKUs.
−Removed: 2023, the Company licensed its candy business to Rootstock Trading, a company founded and owned by our former Chief Sales Officer, Neal
−Removed: As part of this agreement, Rootstock agrees to pay a royalty on a percentage of its net sales of licensed products.
−Removed: fees are 0% for 2023, 2% for 2024, 4% for 2025, and 5% thereafter.
−Removed: beverage volume for the three months ended March 31, 2024, represents 100% of all beverage volume.
−Removed: brand gross billing decreased by 16% to $10,377 compared to $12,333 during the same period last year, driven by a Reed’s volume
−Removed: decline of 6% and Virgil’s volume decline of 37%.
−Removed: The result is a decrease in total gross billing of 17%, to $10,379 during the
−Removed: three months ended March 31, 2024, from $12,453 in the same period last year.
+Added: primarily of Wellness Shots, candy and slower selling discontinued Reed’s and Virgil’s SKUs.
+Added: beverage volume for the three months ended June 30, 2024, represents 99% of all beverage volume.
+Added: brand gross billing increased by 22% to $13,584 compared to $11,095 during the same period last year, driven by a Reed’s volume
+Added: increase of 16% and Virgil’s volume increase of 21%.
+Added: The result is an increase in total gross billing of 22%, to $13,584 during the
+Added: three months ended June 30, 2023, from $11,164 in the same period last year.
Price on our core brands increased 4% to $20.84 per case.
−Removed: The increase was a result of price increases across the channels of our product lines.
−Removed: as a percentage of gross sales decreased to 8% from 10% in the same period last year.
−Removed: This decline in discounts partially offset the
−Removed: revenue decline.
−Removed: Net sales revenue decreased 14% in the three months ended March 31, 2024, to $9,595, compared to $11,157 in the same
−Removed: period last year.
+Added: as a percentage of gross sales was 13% compared to 10% in the same period last year.
+Added: As a result, net sales revenue increased 19% in
+Added: the three months ended June 30, 2024, to $11,874, compared to $10,005 in the same period last year.
of Goods Sold
−Removed: of goods sold decreased $2,277 during the three months ended March 31, 2024, as compared to the same period last year.
−Removed: As a percentage
−Removed: of net sales, cost of goods sold for the three months ended March 31, 2023, was 64% as compared to 76% for the same period last year.
−Removed: total cost of goods per case increased to $12.39 per case in the three months ended March 31, 2024, from $13.80 per case for the same
+Added: of goods sold increased $547 during the three months ended June 30, 2024, as compared to the same period last year.
+Added: As a percentage of
+Added: net sales, cost of goods sold for the three months ended June 30, 2024, was 68% as compared to 75% for the same period last year.
+Added: total cost of goods per case decreased to $12.34 per case in the three months ended June 30, 2024, from $13.58 per case for the same
period last year.
−Removed: The cost of goods sold per case on core brands was $12.39 during the three months ended March 31, 2024, compared to
−Removed: $13.78 for the same period last year.
−Removed: margin was 36% for the three months ended March 31, 2024, compared to 24% for the same period last year.
+Added: margin was 32% for the three months ended June 30, 2024, compared to 25% for the same period last year.
and Handling Expenses
and handling expenses consist of delivery costs to customers and warehousing costs incurred for handling our finished goods after production.
−Removed: Delivery and handling expenses decreased by $618 in the three months ended March 31, 2024, to $1,502 from $2,120 in the same period last
+Added: Delivery and handling expenses decreased by $263 in the three months ended June 30, 2024, to $1,423 from $1,686 in the same period last
year, driven by our efforts to mitigate inflationary costs.
−Removed: Delivery costs in the three months ended March 31, 2024, were 16% of net
−Removed: sales and $3.01 per case, compared to 19% of net sales and $3.46 per case during the same period last year.
+Added: Delivery costs in the three months ended June 30, 2024, were 12% of net sales
+Added: and $2.18 per case, compared to 17% of net sales and $3.05 per case during the same period last year.
and Marketing Expenses
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expenses including personnel and contractor support.
−Removed: Total selling and marketing expenses were $1,093 during the three months ended March
+Added: Total selling and marketing expenses were $1,097 during the three months ended June
30, 2024, compared to $1,259 during the same period last year.
As a percentage of net sales, selling and marketing costs was 9% during
−Removed: the three months ended March 31, 2024, as compared to 13% during the same period last year.
+Added: the three months ended June 30, 2024, as compared to 13% during the same period last year.
The decrease was primarily driven by lower
−Removed: employee related costs, marketing expenditures, and travel and entertainment expense, partially offset by slightly higher professional
+Added: marketing costs, service fees and product sampling costs partially offset
+Added: by higher broker commissions.
and Administrative Expenses
and administrative expenses consist primarily of the cost of executive, administrative, and finance personnel, as well as professional
−Removed: General and administrative expenses decreased in the three months ended March 31, 2024, to $1,468 from $1,709, a decrease of $241
+Added: General and administrative expenses increased in the three months ended June 30, 2024, to $1,980 from $1,311, an increase of $669
over the same period last year.
As a percentage of net sales, general and administrative expenses were 17% during the three months ended
−Removed: March 31, 2024, as compared to 15% during the same period last year.
−Removed: The decrease was driven by lower employee related costs, professional
−Removed: fees, and stock compensation.
+Added: June 30, 2024, as compared to 13% during the same period last year.
+Added: The increase was driven by higher professional fees, legal settlements and higher stock compensation.
from Operations
−Removed: loss from operations was $650 for the three months ended March 31, 2024, as compared to a loss of $2,578 in the same period last year
+Added: loss from operations was $669 for the three months ended June 30, 2024, as compared to a loss of $1,747 in the same period last year
driven by decreased gross profit offset by decreases in operating expenses discussed above.
and Other Expense
−Removed: and other expense for the three months ended March 31, 2024, consisted of $1,023 of interest expense.
−Removed: During the same period last year,
−Removed: interest and other expense consisted of $1,779 of interest expense.
−Removed: addition to our GAAP results, we present Modified EBITDA as a supplemental measure of our performance.
−Removed: However, Modified EBITDA is not
−Removed: a recognized measurement under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to net income, income from operations or any other
−Removed: performance measure derived in accordance with GAAP, or as an alternative to cash flow from operating activities as a measure of liquidity.
−Removed: We define Modified EBITDA as net income (loss), plus interest expense, depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation, changes
−Removed: in fair value of warrant expense, legal settlements, and one-time restructuring-related costs including employee severance and asset
+Added: and other expense for the three months ended June 30, 2024, consisted of $1,150 of interest expense and $1,393 of the change in fair value of our SAFE investments.
+Added: During the same period last
+Added: year, interest and other expense consisted solely of $1,387 of interest expense.
+Added: In addition to our GAAP results, we present Modified
+Added: EBITDA as a supplemental measure of our performance.
+Added: However, Modified EBITDA is not a recognized measurement under GAAP and should not
+Added: be considered as an alternative to net income, income from operations or any other performance measure derived in accordance with GAAP,
+Added: or as an alternative to cash flow from operating activities as a measure of liquidity.
+Added: We define Modified EBITDA as net income (loss),
+Added: plus interest expense, tax expense, depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation, changes in fair value of warrant expense,
+Added: change in fair value of SAFE agreements, legal and insurance settlements, non-recurring professional fees inventory write-offs associated
+Added: with exited categories and major packaging and formula changes, one-time changes in policy, impact of changes to accounting methodology
+Added: and one-time restructuring-related costs including employee severance and asset impairment.
considers our core operating performance to be that which our managers can affect in any particular period through their management of
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as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items.
−Removed: forth below is a reconciliation of net loss to Modified EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 (unaudited;
+Added: forth below is a reconciliation of net loss to Modified EBITDA for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 (unaudited;
in thousands):
−Removed: EBITDA adjustments:
−Removed: and amortization
−Removed: quality hold write-down
−Removed: option and other noncash compensation
−Removed: EBITDA adjustments
+Added: Three Months Ended
+Added: Modified EBITDA adjustments:
+Added: Depreciation and amortization
+Added: Interest expense
+Added: Change in fair value of SAFE investments
+Added: Stock option and other noncash compensation
+Added: Professional fees
+Added: Legal settlements
+Added: Total EBITDA adjustments
+Added: Modified EBITDA
present Modified EBITDA because we believe it assists investors and analysts in comparing our performance across reporting periods on
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the future, and Modified EBITDA does not reflect any cash requirements for such replacements.
−Removed: and Capital Resources
−Removed: the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company recorded a net loss of $1,673 and used cash in operations of $2,395.
−Removed: accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 205-40, Going Concern , the Company’s management
−Removed: has evaluated whether there are conditions and events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the
−Removed: Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date the accompanying financial statements were
−Removed: As of the issuance date of these financial statements, management expects that the Company’s existing cash of $314,
−Removed: which includes $4,100 of additional cash received during the three months ended March 31, 2024, from investments with significant
−Removed: stockholders and expected cash flow from operations, will be sufficient to fund the Company’s current operating plan for at
−Removed: least twelve months from the date of issuance of these financial statements.
−Removed: The financial statements do not include any adjustments
−Removed: that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.
−Removed: assessment whether there is sufficient cash on hand, together with expected capital raises, to assure operations for a period of at least
−Removed: twelve months from the date these financial statements are issued, is based on conditions that are known and reasonably knowable to management,
−Removed: considering various scenarios, projections, and estimates and certain key assumptions.
−Removed: These assumptions include, among other factors,
−Removed: management’s ability to raise additional capital, and the expected timing and nature of the Company’s forecasted cash expenditures.
+Added: of Operations – Six months ended June 30, 2024, as compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2023
+Added: following table sets forth key statistics for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, in thousands.
+Added: Six Months Ended June 30,
+Added: Gross billing (A)
+Added: Promotional and other allowances (B)
+Added: Cost of goods sold
+Added: % of Gross billing
+Added: % of Net sales
+Added: % of Net sales
+Added: Delivery and handling
+Added: % of Net sales
+Added: Dollar per case ($)
+Added: Selling and marketing
+Added: % of Net sales
+Added: General and administrative
+Added: % of Net sales
+Added: Total operating expenses
+Added: Loss from operations
+Added: Interest expense and other income (expense)
+Added: Loss per share – basic and diluted
+Added: Weighted average shares outstanding - basic & diluted
+Added: define gross billing as the total sales for the Company unadjusted for costs related to generating those sales.
+Added: Management utilizes
+Added: gross billing as an indicator of and to monitor operating performance of products and salespersons before the effect of any promotional
+Added: or other allowances, which are determined in accordance with GAAP, and can mask certain performance issues.
+Added: We believe that the presentation
+Added: of gross billing provides a useful measure of our operating performance.
+Added: Additionally, gross billing may not be comparable to similarly
+Added: titled measures used by other companies, as gross billing have been defined by our internal reporting practices .
+Added: define promotional and other allowances as costs deducted from gross billing which are associated with generating those sales.
+Added: utilizes promotional and other allowances as an indicator of and to monitor operating performance of products, salespersons, and
+Added: customer agreements.
+Added: We believe that the presentation of promotional and other allowances provides a useful measure of our operating
+Added: The presentation of promotional and other allowances facilitates an evaluation of their impact on the determination
+Added: of net sales and the spending levels incurred or correlated with such sales.
+Added: The expenditures described in this line item are determined
+Added: in accordance with GAAP and meet GAAP requirements, the disclosure thereof does not conform to GAAP presentation requirements.
+Added: Additionally,
+Added: our definition of promotional and other allowances may not be comparable to similar items presented by other companies.
+Added: and other allowances primarily include consideration given to the Company’s distributors or retail customers including, but
+Added: not limited to the following:
+Added: (i) reimbursements given to the Company’s distributors for agreed portions of their promotional
+Added: spend with retailers, including slotting, shelf space allowances and other fees for both new and existing products;
+Added: (ii) the Company’s
+Added: agreed share of fees given to distributors and/or directly to retailers for in-store marketing and promotional activities;
+Added: the Company’s agreed share of slotting, shelf space allowances and other fees given directly to retailers;
+Added: (iv) incentives
+Added: given to the Company’s distributors and/or retailers for achieving or exceeding certain predetermined sales goals;
+Added: discounted or free products.
+Added: Promotional and other allowances constitute a material portion of our marketing activities.
+Added: The Company’s
+Added: promotional allowance programs with its numerous distributors and/or retailers are executed through separate agreements in the ordinary
+Added: course of business.
+Added: These agreements generally provide for one or more of the arrangements described above and are of varying durations,
+Added: ranging from one week to one year.
+Added: Cost of Sales, and Gross Margins
+Added: part of the Company’s ongoing initiative to simplify and streamline operations the Company has identified core products on which
+Added: to place its strategic focus.
+Added: These core products consist of Reed’s and Virgil’s branded beverages.
+Added: Non-core products consist
+Added: primarily of Wellness Shots, candy and slower selling discontinued Reed’s and Virgil’s SKUs.
+Added: beverage volume for the six months ended June 30, 2023, represents 99% of all beverage volume.
+Added: brand gross billing increased by 2% to $23,962 compared to $23,429 during the same period last year, driven by Reed’s volume decline
+Added: of 5% and Virgil’s volume decline of 11%.
+Added: The result is an increase in total gross billing of 1%, to $23,963 during the six months
+Added: ended June 30, 2024, from $23,618 in the same period last year.
+Added: Price on our core brands increased 3% to $20.82 per case.
+Added: was a result of volume declines that have impacted the CSD segment as a result of price increases coupled with the Company’s inability
+Added: to produce sufficient levels of inventory to meet current demand as a result of tighter credit terms from suppliers.
+Added: as a percentage of gross sales was 10% compared to 10% in the same period last year.
+Added: As a result, net sales revenue increased 1% in the
+Added: six months ended June 30, 2024, to $21,469, compared to $21,162 in the same period last year.
+Added: of Goods Sold
+Added: of goods sold decreased $1,730 during the six months ended June 30, 2024, as compared to the same period last year.
+Added: As a percentage of
+Added: net sales, cost of goods sold for the six months ended June 30, 2024, was 66% as compared to 75% for the same period last year.
+Added: total cost of goods per case decreased to $12.36 per case in the six months ended June 30, 2024, from $13.70 per case for the same period
+Added: The cost of goods sold per case on core brands was $12.36 during the six months ended June 30, 2024, compared to $13.59 for
+Added: the same period last year.
+Added: margin increased to 34% for the six months ended June 30, 2023, compared to 25% for the same period last year.
+Added: and Handling Expenses
+Added: and handling expenses consist of delivery costs to customers and warehousing costs incurred for handling our finished goods after production.
+Added: Delivery and handling expenses decreased by $881 in the six months ended June 30, 2024, to $2,925 from $3,806 in the same period last
+Added: year, driven by our efforts to mitigate inflationary costs.
+Added: Delivery costs in the six months ended June 30, 2024, were 14% of net sales
+Added: and $2.54 per case, compared to 18% of net sales and $3.27 per case during the same period last year.
+Added: and Marketing Expenses
+Added: expenses consist of direct marketing, marketing labor, and marketing support costs.
+Added: Selling expenses consist of all other selling-related
+Added: expenses including personnel and contractor support.
+Added: Total selling and marketing expenses were $2,190 during the six months ended June
+Added: 30, 2024, compared to $2,706 during the same period last year.
+Added: As a percentage of net sales, selling and marketing were 10% of net sales
+Added: during the six months ended June 30, 2024, as compared to 13% of net sales during the same period last year.
+Added: The decrease was driven
+Added: by lower service fees, and reduced sampling, trade show and marketing spend partially offset by higher broker fees.
+Added: and Administrative Expenses
+Added: and administrative expenses consist primarily of the cost of executive, administrative, and finance personnel, as well as professional
+Added: General and administrative expenses increased in the six months ended June 30, 2024, to $3,448 from $3,020, an increase of $428
+Added: over the same period last year.
+Added: The increase was driven by higher legal settlements costs and professional fees spending
+Added: partially offset by lower public company costs.
+Added: from Operations
+Added: loss from operations was $1,319 for the six months ended June 30, 2024, as compared to a loss of $4,325 in the same period last year
+Added: driven by increased gross profit and decreased operating expenses discussed above.
+Added: and Other Expense
+Added: and other expense for the six months ended June 30, 2024, consisted of $2,173 of interest expense and $1,393 of the change in fair value of our SAFE investments.
+Added: During the same period last
+Added: year, interest and other expense consisted solely of $3,166 of interest expense.
+Added: In addition to our GAAP results, we present Modified
+Added: EBITDA as a supplemental measure of our performance.
+Added: However, Modified EBITDA is not a recognized measurement under GAAP and should not
+Added: be considered as an alternative to net income, income from operations or any other performance measure derived in accordance with GAAP,
+Added: or as an alternative to cash flow from operating activities as a measure of liquidity.
+Added: We define Modified EBITDA as net income (loss),
+Added: plus interest expense, tax expense, depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation, changes in fair value of warrant expense,
+Added: change in fair value of SAFE agreements, legal and insurance settlements, non-recurring professional fees inventory write-offs associated
+Added: with exited categories and major packaging and formula changes, one-time changes in policy, impact of changes to accounting methodology
+Added: and one-time restructuring-related costs including employee severance and asset impairment.
+Added: considers our core operating performance to be that which our managers can affect in any particular period through their management of
+Added: the resources that affect our underlying revenue and profit generating operations during that period.
+Added: Non-GAAP adjustments to our results
+Added: prepared in accordance with GAAP are itemized below.
+Added: You are encouraged to evaluate these adjustments and the reasons we consider them
+Added: appropriate for supplemental analysis.
+Added: In evaluating Modified EBITDA, you should be aware that in the future we may incur expenses that
+Added: are the same as or similar to some of the adjustments in this presentation.
+Added: Our presentation of Modified EBITDA should not be construed
+Added: as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items.
+Added: forth below is a reconciliation of net loss to Modified EBITDA for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 (unaudited;
+Added: in thousands):
+Added: Six Months Ended June 30,
+Added: Modified EBITDA adjustments:
+Added: Depreciation and amortization
+Added: Interest expense
+Added: Change in fair value of SAFE investments
+Added: Product quality hold write-down
+Added: Stock option and other noncash compensation
+Added: Professional fees
+Added: Severance expense
+Added: Legal settlements
+Added: Total EBITDA adjustments
+Added: Modified EBITDA
+Added: present Modified EBITDA because we believe it assists investors and analysts in comparing our performance across reporting periods on
+Added: a consistent basis by excluding items that we do not believe are indicative of our core operating performance.
+Added: In addition, we use Modified
+Added: EBITDA in developing our internal budgets, forecasts and strategic plan;
+Added: in analyzing the effectiveness of our business strategies in
+Added: evaluating potential acquisitions;
+Added: making compensation decisions;
+Added: and in communications with our board of directors concerning our financial
+Added: Modified EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, which includes, among others, the following:
+Added: EBITDA does not reflect our cash expenditures, or future requirements, for capital expenditures or contractual commitments;
+Added: EBITDA does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs;
+Added: EBITDA does not reflect future interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments, on
+Added: depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized will often have to be replaced in
+Added: the future, and Modified EBITDA does not reflect any cash requirements for such replacements.
+Added: The accompanying financial statements have been prepared
+Added: on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the settlement of liabilities and commitments in the normal
+Added: course of business.
+Added: As reflected in the accompanying financial statements, for the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company recorded
+Added: a net loss of $4,885, and utilized $3,307 of cash in operations and at June 30, 2024, had a working capital deficiency of $19,378 and
+Added: a stockholders’ deficit of $23,849.
+Added: As of June 30, 2024, the Company borrowed $9,124 on its line of credit and owed $18,821on its
+Added: Notes (See Note 5 and Note 6 for further detail).
+Added: These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to
+Added: continue as a going concern within one year of the date that the financial statements are issued.
+Added: The financial statements do not include
+Added: any adjustments related to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or the amounts and classification of liabilities
+Added: that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
+Added: of June 30, 2024, we had a cash balance of $326, no availability under our line of credit and $3,876 of additional borrowing capacity
+Added: from the credit facility assuming there is availability under the terms.
+Added: On July 26, 2024, Norman E.
+Added: Snyder Jr, CEO of the
+Added: Company, provided a personal guaranty for a $500 over advance on our existing line of credit with ACS.
+Added: On August 1, 2024, the Company
+Added: funded $1,400 pursuant to an option exercise by Whitebox under the Option Notes.
Historically,
−Removed: the Company has financed its operations through public and private sales of common stock, convertible debt instruments, credit lines
−Removed: from financial institutions, and cash generated from operations.
−Removed: As we seek additional sources of financing, there can be no assurance
−Removed: that such financing would be available to us on favorable terms or at all.
−Removed: Our ability to obtain additional financing in the debt and
−Removed: equity capital markets is subject to several factors, including market and economic conditions, our performance and investor sentiment
−Removed: with respect to us and our industry.
+Added: we have financed our operations through public and private sales of common stock, issuance of preferred and common stock,
+Added: convertible debt instruments, term loans and credit lines from financial institutions, and cash generated from operations.
+Added: alleviate these conditions, management is currently evaluating various funding alternatives and may seek to raise additional funds
+Added: through the issuance of equity, mezzanine or debt securities, through arrangements with strategic partners or through obtaining
+Added: credit from financial institutions.
+Added: The Company is continuing to discuss restructuring of debt with existing lenders and is
+Added: exploring new financing opportunities to address the line of credit which comes due in March 2025 (see Note 5) and the portion of
+Added: debt under the Notes that is due under on December 15, 2024 (see Note 6).
+Added: As we seek additional sources of financing, there can be
+Added: no assurance that such financing would be available to us on favorable terms or at all.
+Added: Our ability to obtain additional financing
+Added: in the debt and equity capital markets is subject to several factors, including market and economic conditions, our performance and
+Added: investor sentiment with respect to us and our industry.
+Added: have also taken decisive action to improve our margins, including fully outsourcing our manufacturing process, streamlining our product
+Added: portfolio, negotiating improved vendor contracts and restructuring our selling prices.
+Added: Payable and Existing Financing
+Added: refer to Notes 5 and 6 in the accompanying condensed financial statements for a description of our existing line of credit agreement
+Added: and outstanding notes payable.
Accounting Policies and Estimates
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There were no changes to our critical accounting policies described in the condensed financial
−Removed: statements included in our 2023 10-K that impacted our condensed financial
−Removed: statements and related notes included herein.
+Added: statements included in our 2023 10-K that impacted our condensed financial statements and related notes included herein.
Accounting Pronouncements
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