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, 2022
☐
TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission
file number: 001-39223
Muscle
Maker, Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
47-2555533
(State
or other jurisdiction
(I.R.S.
Employer
of
incorporation)
Identification
No.)
2600
South Shore Blvd. , Suite 300 ,
League
City , Texas 77573
(Address
of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (682) 708-8250
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title
of each class
Trading
Symbol(s)
Name
of each exchange on which registered
Common
Stock, $0,0001 par value
GRIL
The
NASDAQ Capital Market
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2)
has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes
☒ No ☐
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive
Data File required to be submitted and posted 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 and post 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”
and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (check one):
Large
accelerated filer
☐
Accelerated
filer
☐
Non-accelerated
filer
☒
Smaller
reporting company
☒
Emerging
growth company
☒
If
an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying
with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
The
number of shares if the Registrant’s common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, outstanding as of May 12, 2022, was 28,694,316 .
MUSCLE
MAKER, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
FORM
10-Q
FOR
THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2022
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
ITEM
NO.
NAME
OF ITEM
Page
PART
I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM
1.
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
UNAUDITED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS AS OF MARCH 31, 2022 AND DECEMBER 31, 2021
3
UNAUDITED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2022 AND 2021
4
UNAUDITED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2022
5
UNAUDITED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2021
6
UNAUDITED
CONDENSED COLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2022 AND 2021
7
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
9
ITEM
2.
MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
31
ITEM
3.
QUANTITATIVE
AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
43
ITEM
4.
CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES
43
PART
II- OTHER INFORMATION
44
ITEM
1.
LEGAL
PROCEEDING
44
ITEM
1A.
RISK
FACTORS
45
ITEM
2.
UNGISTERED
SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
45
ITEM
3.
DEFAULTS
UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
45
ITEM
4.
MINE
SAFETY DISCLOSURES
45
ITEM
5.
OTHER
INFORMATION
45
ITEM
6
EXHIBITS
46
SIGNATURES
47
2
MUSCLE
MAKER, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
March 31,
December 31,
2022
2021
Assets
Current Assets:
Cash
$ 14,771,220
$ 15,766,703
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $ 6,964 and $ 23,693 as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively
355,829
155,167
Inventory
260,097
258,785
Current portion of loans receivable, net of allowance of $ 70,784 and $ 71,184 at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively
-
-
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
1,091,276
1,789,328
Total Current Assets
16,478,422
17,969,983
Right of use assets
2,667,385
-
Property and equipment, net
1,935,792
2,280,267
Goodwill
2,626,399
2,626,399
Intangible assets, net
6,034,987
6,387,464
Security deposits and other assets
151,073
167,770
Total Assets
$ 29,894,058
$ 29,431,883
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
$ 1,804,540
$ 2,208,523
Convertible note payable to Former Parent
82,458
82,458
Convertible note payable
100,000
100,000
Other notes payable
133,219
165,052
Operating lease liability, current
561,137
-
Deferred revenue, current
78,103
49,728
Deferred rent, current
-
36,800
Other current liabilities
278,420
286,088
Total Current Liabilities
3,037,877
2,928,649
Other notes payable, non-current
864,599
1,005,027
Operating lease liability, non-current
2,250,439
-
Deferred revenue, non-current
1,176,379
1,013,645
Deferred rent, non-current
-
91,295
Total Liabilities
7,329,294
5,038,616
Commitments and Contingencies
-
-
Stockholders’ Equity:
Common stock, $ 0.0001 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, 28,643,406 and 26,110,268 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively
2,864
2,611
Additional paid-in capital
95,832,826
95,760,493
Accumulated deficit
( 73,270,926 )
( 71,369,837 )
Total Stockholders’ Equity
22,564,764
24,393,267
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
$ 29,894,058
$ 29,431,883
See
Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
3
MUSCLE
MAKER, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
2022
2021
For the Three Months Ended
March 31,
2022
2021
Revenues:
Company restaurant sales, net of discounts
$ 2,694,192
$ 1,178,911
Franchise royalties and fees
208,141
135,340
Franchise advertising fund contributions
18,125
14,087
Total Revenues
2,920,458
1,328,338
Operating Costs and Expenses:
Restaurant operating expenses:
Food and beverage costs
1,025,935
504,461
Labor
1,073,047
767,065
Rent
340,396
256,191
Other restaurant operating expenses
653,473
339,922
Total restaurant operating expenses
3,092,851
1,867,639
Depreciation and amortization
475,729
169,128
Franchise advertising fund expenses
18,125
14,087
Preopening expenses
-
10,986
Selling, general and administrative expenses
1,326,947
2,966,636
Total Costs and Expenses
4,913,652
5,028,476
Loss from Operations
( 1,993,194 )
( 3,700,138 )
Other Income (Expenses):
Other income (expense)
( 19,421 )
2,628
Interest expense, net
( 14,743 )
( 14,174 )
Gain on debt extinguishment
141,279
-
Total Other Income (Expenses), Net
107,115
( 11,546 )
Loss Before Income Tax
( 1,886,079 )
( 3,711,684 )
Income tax provision
-
-
Net Loss
$ ( 1,886,079 )
$ ( 3,711,684 )
Net Loss Per Share:
Basic and Diluted
( 0.07 )
( 0.31 )
Weighted Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding:
Basic and Diluted
27,801,604
11,817,591
See
Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
4
MUSCLE
MAKER, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(Unaudited)
Additional
Common
Stock
Paid-in
Accumulated
Shares
Amount
Capital
Deficit
Total
Balance
- December 31, 2021
26,110,268
$ 2,611
$ 95,760,493
$ ( 71,369,837 )
$ 24,393,267
Cumulative
effect of change in accounting principal
-
-
-
( 15,010 )
( 15,010 )
Cashless
exercise of pre-funded warrants
2,409,604
241
( 241 )
-
Common
stock issued as compensation to board of directors
93,534
9
56,975
56,984
Common
stock issued as compensation for services
30,000
3
15,599
15,602
Net
loss
-
-
-
( 1,886,079 )
( 1,886,079 )
Balance
- March 31, 2022
28,643,406
$ 2,864
$ 95,832,826
$ ( 73,270,926 )
$ 22,564,764
See
Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
5
MUSCLE
MAKER, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(Unaudited)
Additional
Common
Stock
Paid-in
Accumulated
Shares
Amount
Capital
Deficit
Total
Balance
- December 31, 2020
11,725,764
$ 1,172
$ 68,987,663
$ ( 63,193,707 )
$ 5,795,128
Beginning
balance, value
11,725,764
$ 1,172
$ 68,987,663
$ ( 63,193,707 )
$ 5,795,128
Issuance
of restricted stock
1,200
-
-
-
-
Common
stock issued in connection of the acquisition of SuperFit Foods on March 25, 2021
268,240
27
624,973
-
625,000
Restricted
common stock issued as compensation to executives and employees
221,783
22
636,495
-
636,517
Common
stock issued as compensation to board of directors
28,837
3
57,199
-
57,202
Common
stock issued as compensation for services
300,000
30
676,670
-
676,700
Amortization
of restricted common stock
-
-
426
-
426
Net
loss
-
-
-
( 3,711,684 )
( 3,711,684 )
Balance
- March 31, 2021
12,545,824
$ 1,254
$ 70,983,426
$ ( 66,905,391 )
$ 4,079,289
Ending
balance, value
12,545,824
$ 1,254
$ 70,983,426
$ ( 66,905,391 )
$ 4,079,289
See
Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
6
MUSCLE
MAKER, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
2022
2021
For the Three Months Ended
March 31,
2022
2021
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Net loss
$ ( 1,886,079 )
$ ( 3,711,684 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
475,727
169,128
Stock-based compensation
72,586
1,712,845
Gain on extinguishments of debt
( 141,279 )
-
Loss on disposal of assets
239,637
37,027
Bad debt expense
( 9,258 )
18,676
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net
( 175,404 )
( 24,549 )
Inventory
( 1,312 )
( 8,208 )
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
698,052
5,976
Security deposits and other assets
16,697
-
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
( 403,983 )
219,716
Deferred rent
( 128,095 )
4,294
Operating right of use asset and lease liability, net
129,181
-
Deferred revenue
191,109
( 20,739 )
Other current liabilities
( 7,668 )
( 2,717 )
Total Adjustments
955,990
2,111,449
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities
( 930,089 )
( 1,600,235 )
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Purchases of property and equipment
( 34,812 )
( 67,754 )
Cash paid in connection with the acquisition of SuperFit Foods
-
( 500,000 )
Collections from loans receivable
400
200
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities
( 34,412 )
( 567,554 )
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Repayments of other notes payables
( 30,982 )
( 18,493 )
Net Cash Used in Financing Activities
( 30,982 )
( 18,493 )
Net Decrease in Cash
( 995,483 )
( 2,186,282 )
Cash - Beginning of Period
15,766,703
4,195,932
Cash - End of Period
$ 14,771,220
$ 2,009,650
See
Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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MUSCLE
MAKER, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
2022
2021
For the Three Months Ended
March 31,
2022
2021
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information:
Cash paid for interest
$ 24,428
$ 9,950
Supplemental Disclosures of non-cash investing and financing activities:
Cashless exercise of pre-funded warrants
$ 241
$ -
See
Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
8
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MAKER, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE
1 – BUSINESS ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF OPERATIONS
Muscle
Maker, Inc. (“MMI”), a Nevada corporation was incorporated in Nevada on October 25, 2019. MMI was a wholly owned subsidiary
of Muscle Maker, Inc (“MMI-Cal”), a California corporation incorporated on December 8, 2014, but the two merged on November
13, 2019 with MMI as the surviving entity. MMI wholly owns Muscle Maker Development, LLC (“MMD”), Muscle Maker Corp, LLC
(“MMC”) and Muscle Maker USA, Inc (“Muscle USA”). MMD was formed on July 18, 2017, in the State of Nevada for
the purpose of running our existing franchise operations and continuing to franchise the Muscle Maker Grill name and business system
to qualified franchisees. MMC was formed on July 18, 2017, in the State of Nevada for the purpose of developing new corporate stores
and operating new and existing corporate stores of MMI. Muscle USA was formed on March 14, 2019 in the State of Texas for the purpose
of opening additional new corporate stores. Muscle Maker Development International. LLC, a directly wholly owned subsidiary, which was
formed in Nevada on November 13, 2020 to franchise the Muscle Maker Grill name and business system to qualified franchisees internationally.
MMI
is a fast-casual restaurant concept that specializes in preparing healthy-inspired, high-quality, fresh, made-to-order lean, protein-based
meals featuring chicken, seafood, pasta, hamburgers, wraps and flat breads. In addition, our restaurants feature freshly prepared entrée
salads and an appealing selection of sides, protein shakes and fruit smoothies. MMI operates in the fast-casual restaurant segment.
MMI
is the owner of the trade name and service mark Muscle Maker Grill® and other trademarks and intellectual property we use in connection
with the operation of Muscle Maker Grill® restaurants. We license the right to use the Muscle Maker Grill® trademark and intellectual
property to our wholly-owned subsidiaries, MMD, MMC and Muscle USA, and to further sublicense them to our franchisees for use in connection
with Muscle Maker Grill®.
On
March 25, 2021, MMI acquired the assets of SuperFit Foods, a subscription based fresh-prepared meal prep business located in Jacksonville,
Florida. With this acquisition, we are also the owner of the trade name SuperFit Foods that we use in connection with the operations
of SuperFit Foods. SuperFit Foods is differentiated from other meal prep services by allowing customers in the Jacksonville Florida market
to order online via the Company’s website or mobile app and pick up their fully prepared meals from 28 Company-owned coolers located
in gyms and wellness centers.
On
May 14, 2021, MMI acquired PKM Stamford, LLC, Poke Co., LLC, LB Holdings LLC, TNB Holdings, LLC, Poke Co Holdings LLC, GLL Enterprises,
LLC, and TNB Holdings II, LLC, each a Connecticut limited liability company (collectively, Pokemoto”), a healthier modern culinary
twist on the traditional Hawaiian poke classic. Pokemoto had thirteen locations in four states – Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts,
and Georgia and offers up chef-driven contemporary flavors with fresh delectable and healthy ingredients such as Atlantic salmon, sushi-grade
tuna, fresh mango, roasted cashews and black caviar tobiko that appeals to foodies, health enthusiasts, and sushi-lovers everywhere.
The colorful dishes and modern chic dining rooms provide an uplifting dining experience for guests of all ages. Customers can dine in-store
or order online via third party delivery apps for contactless delivery.
MMI
and its subsidiaries are hereinafter referred to as the “Company”.
As
of March 31, 2022, MMI consisted of three operating segments:
●
Muscle
Maker Grill Division
●
Pokemoto
Division
●
SuperFit
Foods Division
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MUSCLE
MAKER, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE
1 – BUSINESS ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF OPERATIONS, continued
The
Company operates under the name Muscle Maker Grill, Pokemoto and SuperFit Foods and is a franchisor and owner operator of Muscle Maker
Grill and Pokemoto restaurants. As of March 31, 2022, the Company’s restaurant system included nineteen Company-owned restaurants,
including the SuperFit Foods kitchen, and nineteen franchise restaurants.
Liquidity
Our
primary source of liquidity is cash on hand. As of March 31, 2022, the Company had a cash balance, a working capital surplus and an accumulated
deficit of $ 14,771,220 ,
$ 13,440,545 ,
and $ 73,270,926 ,
respectively. During the quarter ended March 31, 2022, the Company incurred a pre-tax net loss of $ 1,886,079
and net cash used in operations of $ 930,089 .
The Company believes that its existing cash on hand and future cash flows from franchise operations, will be sufficient to fund
operations, anticipated capital expenditures and repayment obligations over the next twelve months.
NOTE
2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis
of Presentation
The
accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all
of the information and disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for annual financial
statements. In the opinion of management, such statements include all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring items) which are
considered necessary for a fair presentation of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company as of March
31, 2022, and for the three months ended March 31, 2022, and 2021. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31,
2022, are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full year. It is suggested that these unaudited condensed consolidated
financial statements be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2021. The
balance sheet as of December 31, 2021, has been derived from the Company’s audited financial statements.
Principles
of Consolidation
The
accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries
and majority-owned subsidiary. Any intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.
Reclassifications
Certain
prior year balances have been reclassified in order to conform to current year presentation. These reclassifications have no effect on
the previously reported results of operations or loss per share.
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MAKER, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE
2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, continued
Use
of Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the
reported amounts of assets, liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements
and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period.
Management
bases its estimates on historical experience and on various assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the
results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent
from other sources. Significant estimates include:
●
the
assessment of recoverability of long-lived assets, including property and equipment, goodwill and intangible assets;
●
the
estimated useful lives of intangible and depreciable assets;
●
estimates
and assumptions used to value warrants and options;
●
the
recognition of revenue; and
●
the
recognition, measurement and valuation of current and deferred income taxes.
Estimates
and assumptions are periodically reviewed, and the effects of any material revisions are reflected in the financial statements in the
period that they are determined to be necessary. Actual results could differ from those estimates and assumptions.
Cash
and Cash Equivalents
The
Company considers all highly-liquid instruments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents.
There were no cash equivalents as of March 31, 2022 or December 31, 2021.
Inventory
Inventories,
which are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value, consist primarily of perishable food items and supplies. Cost is determined
using the first-in, first out method.
Property
and Equipment
Property
and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Major improvements are capitalized, and minor replacements,
maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. Depreciation and amortization are calculated on the straight-line basis over
the estimated useful lives of the assets. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the estimated useful life or the lease
term of the related asset. The estimated useful lives are as follows:
SCHEDULE OF ESTIMATED USEFUL LIVES OF PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Furniture
and equipment
3
- 7 years
Leasehold
improvements
1
- 11 years
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MAKER, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE
2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, continued
Intangible
Assets
The
Company accounts for recorded intangible assets in accordance with ASC 350 “Intangibles - Goodwill and Other”. In accordance
with ASC 350, the Company does not amortize intangible assets having indefinite useful lives. The Company’s trademark – Muscle
Maker had an indefinite live as of December 31, 2021. The Company determined that as of January 1, 2022, the trademark - Muscle Maker
had a finite life of 3 years and will be amortizing the value over the new estimated life. The Company’s goodwill has an indefinite
life, and is accordingly not amortized, but is evaluated for impairment at least annually, or more often whenever changes in facts
and circumstances may indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. The Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”)
requires that goodwill be tested for impairment at the reporting unit level (operating segment or one level below an operating segment).
Application of the goodwill impairment test requires judgment, including the identification of reporting units, assigning assets and
liabilities to reporting units, assigning goodwill to reporting units, and determining the fair value. Significant judgment is required
to estimate the fair value of reporting units which includes estimating future cash flows, determining appropriate discount rates and
other assumptions. Changes in these estimates and assumptions could materially affect the determination of fair value and/or goodwill
impairment.
The
other intangible assets estimated useful lives are as follows:
SCHEDULE OF OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS USEFUL LIVES
Franchisee
agreements
13
years
Franchise
license
10
years
Trademark – Muscle Maker, SuperFit and Pokemoto
3
– 5 years
Domain name, customer list and Proprietary recipes
3
– 7
years
Non-compete
agreement
2
– 3
years
Impairment
of Long-Lived Assets
When
circumstances, such as adverse market conditions, indicate that the carrying value of a long-lived asset may be impaired, the Company
performs an analysis to review the recoverability of the asset’s carrying value, which includes estimating the undiscounted cash
flows (excluding interest charges) from the expected future operations of the asset. These estimates consider factors such as expected
future operating income, operating trends and prospects, as well as the effects of demand, competition and other factors. If the analysis
indicates that the carrying value is not recoverable from future cash flows, an impairment loss is recognized to the extent that the
carrying value exceeds the estimated fair value. Any impairment losses are recorded as operating expenses, which reduce net income.
Convertible
Instruments
The
Company evaluates its convertible instruments to determine if those contracts or embedded components of those contracts qualify as derivative
financial instruments to be separately accounted for in accordance with Topic 815 of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”)
Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”).
If
the instrument is determined not to be a derivative liability, the Company then evaluates for the existence of a beneficial conversion
feature by comparing the market price of the Company’s common stock as of the commitment date to the effective conversion price
of the instrument.
As
of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company deemed the conversion feature was not required to be bifurcated and recorded as
a derivative liability.
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MAKER, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE
2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, continued
Revenue
Recognition
The
Company’s revenues consist of restaurant sales, franchise royalties and fees, franchise advertising fund contributions, and other
revenues. The Company recognized revenues according to Topic 606 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers”. Under the guidance,
revenue is recognized in accordance with a five-step revenue model, as follows: (1) identifying the contract with the customer; (2) identifying
the performance obligations in the contract; (3) determining the transaction price; (4) allocating the transaction price to the performance
obligations; and (5) recognizing revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. In applying this five-step model,
we made significant judgments in identifying the promised goods or services in our contracts with franchisees that are distinct, and
which represent separate performance obligations.
Restaurant
Sales
Retail
store revenue at Company-operated restaurants is recognized when payment is tendered at the point of sale, net of sales tax, discounts
and other sales related taxes. The Company recorded retail store revenues of $ 2,694,192 and $ 1,178,911 during the quarters ended March
31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
The
Company sells gift cards which do not have an expiration date, and it does not deduct dormancy fees from outstanding gift card balances.
The Company recognizes revenues from gift cards as restaurant revenues once the Company performs its obligation to provide food and beverage
to the customer simultaneously with the redemption of the gift card or through gift card breakage, as discussed in Other Revenues below.
Franchise
Royalties and Fees
Franchise
revenues consists of royalties, franchise fees and rebates. Royalties are based on a percentage of franchisee net sales revenue. The
Company recognizes the royalties as the underlying sales occur. The Company recorded revenue from royalties of $ 108,421
and $ 81,469
during the quarters ended March 31, 2022 and
2021, respectively, which is included in franchise royalties and fees on the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of
operations.
The
Company provides the franchisees with management expertise, training, pre-opening assistance, and restaurant operating assistance in
exchange for the multi-unit development fees and franchise fees. The Company capitalizes these fees upon collection from the franchisee,
these fees are then recognized as franchise fee revenue on a straight-line basis over the life of the related franchise agreements and
any exercised renewal periods. Cash payments are due upon the execution of the related franchise agreement. The Company’s performance
obligation with respect to franchise fee revenues consists of a license to utilize the Company’s brand for a specified period of
time, which is satisfied equally over the life of each franchise agreement. The Company recorded revenue from franchise fees of $ 48,891
and $ 9,786
during the quarters ended March 31, 2022 and
2021, respectively, which is included in franchise royalties and fees on the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of
operations.
The
Company has supply agreements with certain food and beverage vendors. Pursuant to the terms of these agreements, rebates are provided
to the Company based upon the dollar volume of purchases for all company-owned and franchised restaurants from these vendors. Rebates
earned on purchases by franchise stores are recorded as revenue during the period in which the related food and beverage purchases are
made. The Company recorded revenue from rebates of $ 50,829
and $ 44,085
during the quarters ended March 31, 2022 and
2021, respectively, which is included in franchise royalties and fees on the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of
operations. Rebates earned on purchases by Company-owned stores are recorded as a reduction of food and beverage costs during the period
in which the related food and beverage purchases are made.
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Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE
2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, continued
Franchise
Advertising Fund Contributions
Under
the Company’s franchise agreements, the Company and its franchisees are required to contribute a certain percentage of revenues
to a national advertising fund. The Company’s national advertising services are provided on a system-wide basis and therefore,
not considered distinct performance obligations for individual franchisees. In accordance with Topic 606, the Company recognizes these
sales-based advertising contributions from franchisees as franchise revenue when the underlying franchisee Company incurs the corresponding
advertising expense. The Company records the related advertising expenses as incurred under selling, general and administrative
expenses. When an advertising contribution fund is over-spent at year end, advertising expenses will be reported on the condensed
consolidated statement of operations in an amount that is greater than the revenue recorded for advertising contributions. Conversely,
when an advertising contribution fund is under-spent at a period end, the Company will accrue advertising costs up to advertising contributions
recorded in revenue. The Company recorded contributions from franchisees of $ 18,125
and $ 14,087
during the quarters ended March 31, 2022 and
2021, respectively, which are included in franchise advertising fund contributions on the accompanying condensed consolidated
statements of operations.
Other
Revenues
Gift
card breakage is recognized when the likelihood of a gift card being redeemed by the customer is remote and the Company determines there
is not a legal obligation to remit the unredeemed gift card balance to the relevant jurisdiction. The determination of the gift card
breakage rate is based upon the Company’s specific historical redemption patterns. Gift card liability is recorded in other current
liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheet. For the quarter ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company did not record
any gift card breakage.
Deferred
Revenue
Deferred
revenue primarily includes initial franchise fees received by the Company, which are being amortized over the life of the Company’s
franchise agreements. Deferred revenue is recognized in income over the life of the franchise agreements and vendor rebates are recognized
in income as performance obligations are satisfied.
Advertising
Advertising
costs are charged to expense as incurred. Advertising costs were approximately $ 113,719
and $ 24,051
during the quarters ended March 31, 2022 and
2021, respectively, and are included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated
statements of operations.
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Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE
2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, continued
Net
Loss per Share
Basic
loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares
outstanding during the period. Diluted loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss attributable to common stockholders by
the weighted average number of common shares outstanding, plus the impact of potential common shares, if dilutive, resulting from the
exercise of warrants, options or the conversion of convertible notes payable.
The
following securities are excluded from the calculation of weighted average diluted common shares at March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively,
because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive:
SCHEDULE OF ANTIDILUTIVE SECURITIES EXCLUDED FROM COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE
2022
2021
March 31,
2022
2021
Warrants
17,873,906
2,560,361
Options
100,000
300,000
Convertible debt
32,350
32,350
Total potentially dilutive shares
18,006,256
2,892,711
Major
Vendor
The
Company engages various vendors to distribute food products to their Company-owned restaurants. Purchases from the Company’s largest
supplier totaled 45 % and 84 %
of the Company’s purchases for the quarters ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Fair
Value of Financial Instruments
The
Company measures the fair value of financial assets and liabilities based on the guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board
(“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820 “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures”
(“ASC 820”).
ASC
820 defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the
principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement
date. ASC 820 also establishes a fair value hierarchy, which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize
the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. ASC 820 describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE
2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, continued
Fair
Value of Financial Instruments, continued
Level
1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities
Level
2 — quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets or inputs that are observable
Level
3 — inputs that are unobservable (for example, cash flow modelling inputs based on assumptions)
The
carrying amounts of accrued liabilities approximate fair value due to the short-term nature of these instruments. The carrying amounts
of our short–term credit obligations approximate fair value because the effective yields on these obligations, which include contractual
interest rates, taken together with other features such as concurrent issuance of common stock and warrants, are comparable to rates
of returns for instruments of similar credit risk.
See
Note 16– Equity – Warrant and Options Valuation for details related to accrued compensation liability being fair valued
using Level 1 inputs.
Leased
Assets
The
Company adopted Topic 842 as of January 1, 2022 and recognized a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of accumulated deficit
of $ 15,010
as of the adoption date. Lease right-of-use assets
represent the right to use an underlying asset for the lease term, and lease liabilities represent the obligation to make payments arising
from the lease agreement. These assets and liabilities are recognized at the commencement of the lease based upon the present value of
the future minimum lease payments over the lease term. The lease term reflects the no cancellable period of the lease together
with periods covered by an option to extend or terminate the lease when management is reasonably certain that it will exercise such option.
Changes in the lease term assumption could impact the right-of-use assets and lease liabilities recognized on the balance sheet. As our
leases typically do not contain a readily determinable implicit rate, we determine the present value of the lease liability using our
incremental borrowing rate at the lease commencement date based on the lease term on a collateralized basis.
Income
Taxes
The
Company accounts for income taxes under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 740 Income Taxes (“ASC 740”).
Under ASC 740, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the financial reporting and tax bases
of assets and liabilities and net operating loss and credit carry forwards using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which
the differences are expected to impact taxable income. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets
to the amounts expected to be realized.
ASC
740 also clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements and prescribes
a recognition threshold and measurement process for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected
to be taken in a tax return.
Tax
benefits claimed or expected to be claimed on a tax return are recorded in the Company’s financial statements. A tax benefit from
an uncertain tax position is only recognized if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by
the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such
a position are measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than fifty percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate
resolution. Uncertain tax positions have had no impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
The Company does not expect any significant changes in its unrecognized tax benefits within years of the reporting date.
The
Company’s policy is to classify assessments, if any, for tax related interest as interest expense and penalties as selling,
general and administrative expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE
2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, continued
Stock-Based
Compensation
The
Company measures the cost of services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the fair value of the award. For
employees and directors, the fair value of the award is measured on the grant date and for non-employees, the fair value of the award
is generally recorded on the grant date and re-measured on financial reporting dates and vesting dates until the service period is complete.
The fair value amount of the award is then recognized over the period services are required to be provided in exchange for the award,
usually the vesting period.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
In
February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No.
2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), which requires companies to recognize lease liabilities and corresponding right-of-use leased assets on
the balance sheets and to disclose key information about leasing arrangements. Qualitative and quantitative disclosures will be enhanced
to better understand the amount, timing, and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. ASU No. 2016-02 is effective for annual periods
beginning after December 15, 2022, with early adoption permitted. Additionally, in 2018 and 2019, the FASB issued the following
Topic 842–related ASUs:
●
ASU 2018-01, Land Easement Practical Expedient for Transition to Topic 842, which clarifies the applicability of Topic 842 to land easements
and provides an optional transition practical expedient for existing land easements;
●
ASU 2018-10, Codification Improvements to Topic 842, Leases, which makes certain technical corrections to Topic 842;
●
ASU 2018-11, Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements, which allows companies to adopt Topic 842 without revising comparative period
reporting or disclosures and provides an optional practical expedient to lessors to not separate lease and non-lease components of a
contract if certain criteria are met; and
●
ASU 2019-01, Leases (Topic 842): Codification Improvements, which provides guidance for certain lessors on determining the fair value
of an underlying asset in a lease and on the cash flow statement presentation of lease payments received; ASU No. 2019-01 also clarifies
disclosures required in interim periods after adoption of ASU No. 2016-02 in the year of adoption.
The
Company adopted Topic 842 as of January 1, 2022, and recognized a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of accumulated
deficit of $ 15,010
as of the adoption date. See Note 11 - Leases
for further details.
In
October 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-08 Business Combinations (“Topic 805”): Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract
Liabilities from Contracts with Customers. The ASU requires contract assets and contract liabilities acquired in a business combination
to be recognized and measured by the acquirer on the acquisition date in accordance with ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers,
as if it had originated the contracts. Under the current business combinations guidance, such assets and liabilities were recognized
by the acquirer at fair value on the acquisition date. The ASU is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal
years, beginning after December 15, 2022, with early adoption permitted. We are currently evaluating the extent of the impact of this
ASU, but do not expect the adoption of this standard to have a significant impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE
2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, continued
Subsequent
Events
The
Company evaluated events that have occurred after the balance sheet date but before the financial statements are issued. Based upon the
evaluation and transactions, the Company did not identify any subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in
the financial statements, except as disclosed in Note 16 – Subsequent Events.
NOTE
3 – ACQUISITIONS
SuperFit
Foods Acquisition
On
March 25, 2021, the Company entered into an asset purchase agreement with SuperFit Foods, LLC, a Florida limited liability company and
SuperFit Foods, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (the “SuperFit Acquisition”). The purchase price of the assets and
rights was $ 1,150,000 . The purchase price was payable as follows: $ 500,000 that was paid at closing, of which $ 25,000 was released from
an escrow account held by our attorney, and $ 625,000 paid in 268,240 shares of common stock. The remaining $25,000, which was to be issued
in the Company’s common stock, was forfeited as the Company and former owner agreed that not all obligations were met.
The
Company acquired the following assets as part of the purchase agreement, adjusted for purchase accounting adjustments to reflect the fair value of the net assets acquired during 2021:
SCHEDULE
OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES ACQUIRED IN BUSINESS COMBINATIONS
Furniture and equipment
$ 82,000
Vehicles
55,000
Property and Equipment
55,000
Tradename
45,000
Customer list
140,000
Domain name
125,000
Proprietary Recipes
160,000
Non-compete agreement
260,000
Intangible assets
260,000
Goodwill
258,000
Total assets acquired
$ 1,125,000
The
adjustment to the estimate identifiable net assets acquired resulted in a corresponding $ 25,000 decrease in estimated goodwill due to
the Company having no further obligation to issue the $ 25,000 shares of common stock as mentioned above.
The
unaudited pro-forma financial information in the table below summarizes the condensed consolidated results of operations of the
Company and SuperFit Foods, LLC as though the acquisition had occurred as of January 1, 2021. The pro forma financial information as
presented below is for informational purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that would have been
achieved if the acquisition had taken place at the beginning of the earliest period presented, nor does it intend to be a projection
of future results.
SCHEDULE OF BUSINESS ACQUISITION PRO FORMA INFORMATION
2022
2021
Pro Forma
(Unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended
March 31,
2022
2021
Revenues
$ 2,920,458
$ 1,835,838
Restaurant operating expenses
3,092,851
2,322,412
Total cost and expenses
4,913,652
5,482,877
Loss from Operations
( 1,993,194 )
( 3,647,039 )
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE
3 – ACQUISITIONS, continued
Pokemoto
Acquisition
On
May 14, 2021, the Company entered into Membership Interest Purchase Agreement with the members (the (“Poke Sellers”) of PKM
Stamford, LLC, Poke Co., LLC, LB Holdings LLC, and TNB Holdings, LLC, each a Connecticut limited liability company (collectively, the
“Poke Entities”) pursuant to which the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding membership interest of the Poke
Entities in consideration of $ 4,000,000 in cash and $ 730,000 payable in the form of a promissory note (the “Poke Note”).
In
a related transaction, on May 14, 2021, the Company and the Poke Sellers entered into a Membership Interest Exchange Agreement pursuant
to which the Company acquired Poke Co Holdings LLC, GLL Enterprises, LLC, and TNB Holdings II, LLC, each a Connecticut limited liability
company (collectively, the Poke Entities II”) in exchange for shares of common stock of the Company valued at $ 1,250,000 . The Company
issued 880,282 shares of common stock of the Company on May 14, 2021. The price per share was determined by using the 10-day trading
average preceding the date of closing. The closing occurred on May 14, 2021.
Poke
Entities and Poke Entities II are hereinafter referred to as “Pokemoto”.
As
of the date of the acquisition Pokemoto operated a total of 14 locations, six Company-owned restaurants and eight franchised
restaurants, in four states, offering up chef-driven contemporary flavors with fresh delectable and healthy ingredients such as Atlantic
salmon, sushi-grade tuna, fresh mango, roasted cashews and black caviar tobiko that appeals to foodies, health enthusiasts, and sushi-lovers
everywhere.
The
Company acquired the following assets as part of the purchase agreement, adjusted for purchase accounting adjustments to reflect our
estimate of the fair value of the net assets acquired during 2021:
SCHEDULE
OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES ACQUIRED IN BUSINESS COMBINATIONS
Purchase Price
$ 5,980,000
Assets
Cash
$ 1,184,610
Accounts Receivables
-
Inventory
19,500
Property and Equipment
297,529
Intangible assets, net
4,560,000
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net
719,941
Security deposits and other assets
35,580
$ 6,817,160
Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
$ 296,224
Other notes payable
1,462,453
Deferred revenue
125,624
Operating lease liability
751,258
$ 2,635,559
Fair value of identifiable net assets acquired
4,181,601
Goodwill
$ 1,798,399
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE
3 – ACQUISITIONS, continued
Pokemoto
Acquisition, continued
Identifiable
intangible assets acquired include the following:
SCHEDULE OF IDENTIFIABLE INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Fair Value
Weighted average
amortization period
Tradename
$ 175,000
5.00
Franchise License
2,775,000
10.00
Proprietary Recipes
1,130,000
7.00
Non-Compete
480,000
2.00
$ 4,560,000
8.22
The
unaudited pro-forma financial information in the table below summarizes the condensed consolidated results of operations of the
Company and Pokemoto, LLC as though the acquisition had occurred as of January 1, 2021. The pro forma financial information as presented
below is for informational purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that would have been achieved
if the acquisition had taken place at the beginning of the earliest period presented, nor does it intend to be a projection of future
results.
SCHEDULE OF BUSINESS ACQUISITION PRO FORMA INFORMATION
2022
2021
Pro Forma
(Unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended
March 31,
2022
2021
Revenues
$ 2,920,458
$ 2,312,161
Restaurant operating expenses
3,092,851
2,588,186
Total cost and expenses
4,913,652
5,927,844
Loss from Operations
( 1,993,194 )
( 3,615,683 )
NOTE
4 - LOANS RECEIVABLE
At
March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company’s loans receivable balance was $ 0 .
Loans
receivable includes loans to franchisees and a former franchisee totaling, in the aggregate, $ 0 , net of reserves for uncollectible loans
of $ 70,784 and $ 71,184 at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.
NOTE
5 – PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS
At
March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company’s prepaid expenses and other current assets consisted of the following:
SCHEDULE OF PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS
March 31,
December 31,
2022
2021
Prepaid expenses
$ 362,685
$ 83,975
Preopening expenses
457
602
Other receivables
728,134
1,704,751
Prepaid and Other Current Assets
$ 1,091,276
$ 1,789,328
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE
5 –PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS, continued
Prepaid
and other current assets at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, included a receivable of $ 728,134
and $ 1,704,751 ,
respectively, related to the employee retention tax credits receivable from the Internal Revenue Services (“IRS”) that was
made available to companies effected by Covid-19.
NOTE
6 – PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET
As
of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, property and equipment consist of the following:
SCHEDULE OF PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET
March 31,
December 31,
2022
2021
Furniture and equipment
$ 1,335,774
$ 1,397,098
Vehicles
55,000
55,000
Leasehold improvements
1,692,480
1,981,019
Property and equipment, gross
3,083,254
3,433,117
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization
( 1,147,462 )
( 1,152,850 )
Property and equipment, net
$ 1,935,792
$ 2,280,267
Depreciation
expense amounted to $ 123,250 and
$ 153,522 for
the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company wrote
off property and equipment with an original cost value of $ 384,675
and $ 99,313 ,
respectively, related to closed locations and future locations that were terminated due to the economic environment as a result of COVID-19
and recorded a loss on disposal of $ 239,637
and $ 37,027 ,
respectively, after accumulated depreciation of $ 127,926
and $ 62,286 ,
respectively, in the condensed consolidated statement of operations.
NOTE
7 – GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET
Intangible
Assets
A
summary of the intangible assets is presented below:
SCHEDULE OF INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Intangible Assets
Intangible assets, net at
December 31, 2021
Acquisitions
Impairment of intangible assets
Amortization expense
Intangible assets, net at
March 31, 2022
Trademark Muscle Maker Grill
$ 1,525,653
$ -
$ -
$ ( 125,396 )
$ 1,400,257
Franchise Agreements
162,439
-
-
( 6,603 )
155,836
Trademark SuperFit
38,075
-
-
( 2,218 )
35,857
Domain Name SuperFit
105,764
-
-
( 6,161 )
99,603
Customer List SuperFit
118,455
-
-
( 6,900 )
111,555
Proprietary Recipes SuperFit
135,378
-
-
( 7,886 )
127,492
Non-Compete Agreement SuperFit
193,339
-
-
( 21,350 )
171,989
Trademark Pokemoto
152,862
-
-
( 8,625 )
144,237
Franchisee License Pokemoto
2,599,473
-
-
( 68,387 )
2,531,086
Proprietary Recipes Pokemoto
1,027,916
-
-
( 39,773 )
988,143
Non-Compete Agreement Pokemoto
328,110
-
-
( 59,178 )
268,932
$ 6,387,464
$ -
$ -
$ ( 352,477 )
$ 6,034,987
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE
7 – GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET, continued
Intangible
Assets, continued
Amortization
expense related to intangible assets was $ 352,477
and $ 15,606
for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and
2021, respectively.
The
estimated future amortization expense is as follows:
SCHEDULE OF FUTURE AMORTIZATION EXPENSE
For the three months ended March 31,
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
Thereafter
Total
Trademark Muscle Maker Grill
$ 508,551
$ 509,944
$ 381,762
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ 1,400,257
Franchise Agreements
26,780
26,853
26,780
26,780
26,780
21,864
155,836
Trademark SuperFit
8,995
9,020
8,995
8,847
-
-
35,857
Domain Name SuperFit
24,986
25,055
24,986
24,576
-
-
99,603
Customer List SuperFit
27,985
28,061
27,985
27,524
-
-
111,555
Proprietary Recipes SuperFit
31,982
32,070
31,982
31,457
-
-
127,492
Non-Compete Agreement SuperFit
86,588
85,401
-
-
-
-
171,989
Trademark Pokemoto
34,981
35,077
34,981
34,981
4,218
-
144,237
Franchisee License Pokemoto
277,348
278,108
277,348
277,348
277,348
1,143,586
2,531,086
Proprietary Recipes Pokemoto
161,303
161,744
161,302
161,302
161,302
181,189
988,143
Non-Compete Agreement Pokemoto
240,000
28,932
-
-
-
-
268,932
Total
$ 1,429,500
$ 1,220,265
$ 976,121
$ 592,815
$ 469,648
$ 1,346,639
6,034,987
The Company determined that no impairment testing
of the Company’s intangible assets was require as of March 31, 2022. Therefore, no impairment charge is required.
Goodwill
A
summary of the goodwill assets is presented below:
SCHEDULE OF GOODWILL ASSETS
Goodwill
Muscle Maker Grill
Pokemoto
SuperFit Food
Total
Goodwill, net at December 31, 2021
$ 570,000
$ 1,798,399
$ 258,000
$ 2,626,399
Impairment of goodwill
-
-
-
-
Goodwill, net at March 31, 2022
$ 570,000
$ 1,798,399
$ 258,000
$ 2,626,399
The
Company determined that no impairment testing of the Company’s goodwill was require as of March 31, 2022. Therefore, no impairment
charge is required.
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE
8 – ACCOUNTS PAYABLES AND ACCRUED EXPENSES
Accounts
payables and accrued expenses consist of the following:
SCHEDULE OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLES AND ACCRUED EXPENSES
March 31,
December 31,
2022
2021
Accounts payable
$ 999,922
$ 734,688
Accrued payroll
254,130
758,732
Accrued professional fees
113,642
185,872
Accrued board members fees
18,000
57,573
Accrued rent expense
203,895
176,727
Accrued compensation expense
-
36,600
Sales taxes payable (1)
106,500
125,550
Accrued interest
28,290
28,426
Other accrued expenses
80,161
104,355
Total Accounts Payable
and Accrued Expenses
$ 1,804,540
$ 2,208,523
(1)
See Note 14 – Commitments and Contingencies –Taxes for detailed
related to delinquent sales taxes.
NOTE
9 – CONVERTIBLE NOTE PAYABLE TO FORMER PARENT
On
April 6, 2018, the Company issued a $ 475,000 convertible promissory note (the “2018 ARH Note”) to the Former Parent for services
rendered and expense paid on behalf of the Company. The 2018 ARH Note has no stated interest rate or maturity date and is convertible
into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price of $ 3.50 per share at a time to be determined by the lender.
On
April 11, 2018, the Former Parent elected to partially convert the 2018 ARH Note for the principal of $ 392,542 into 112,154 shares of
the Company’s common stock.
The
Company had an aggregate gross amount of $ 82,458 , as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, in convertible notes payable
to Former Parent outstanding.
NOTE
10 – NOTES PAYABLE
Convertible
Notes
As
of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company has convertible note payable in the amount of $ 100,000
which is included within convertible notes payable.
See Note 14 – Commitments and Contingencies – Litigation, Claims and Assessments for details related to the $ 100,000
convertible note payable.
Other
Notes Payable
On
October 10, 2019, the Company issued a note payable in connection with the acquisition of the franchisee location in the amount of $ 300,000 .
The note has a stated interest rate of 8 % with monthly payments payable over 5 years.
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MAKER, INC. & SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE
10 –NOTES PAYABLE, continued
Other
Notes Payable, continued
On
May 9, 2020, the Company entered into a Paycheck Protection Program Promissory Note and Agreement with Greater Nevada Credit Union, pursuant
to which the Company received loan proceeds of $ 866,300 (the “PPP Loan”). The PPP Loan was made under, and is subject to
the terms and conditions of, the PPP which was established under the CARES Act and is administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration.
On
June 21, 2021, the U.S. Small Business Administration (the “SBA”) forgave the Company’s first Paycheck Promissory Note
(“PPP loan”) entered into on May 9, 2020. The aggregate amount forgiven is $ 875,974 , consisting of $ 866,300 in principal
and $ 9,674 in interest expenses. The forgiven amount was accounted for as a gain on debt extinguishment of $ 875,974 and was recorded
in our condensed consolidated statement of operations.
During
the year ended December 31, 2021, as part of the Pokemoto acquisition, the Company acquired $ 1,171,400 loans issued by the Small Business
Administration under its Economic Injury Disaster Loans (“EIDL”). The Company repaid all the loans in full during the year
ended December 31, 2021.
During
the year ended December 31, 2021, as part of the Pokemoto acquisition the Company acquired $ 291,053 in paycheck protection loans second
draw (the “PPP 2 Loan”). The SBA forgave $ 139,877 in principal and $ 1,402 in interest expense during the three months ended
March 31, 2022.
During
the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company repaid a total amount of $ 30,982 and $ 18,493 , respectively, of the other
notes payable and other notes payable, related party.
As
of March 31, 2022, the Company had an aggregate amount of $ 997,818 in other notes payable. The notes had interest rates ranging between
1 % - 8 % per annum, due on various dates through May 2026.
The
maturities of other notes payable as of March 31, 2022, are as follows:
SCHEDULE OF MATURITIES OF OTHER NOTES PAYABLE
Principal
Repayments due as of
Amount
03/31/2023
$ 133,219
03/31/2024
142,203
03/31/2025
121,016
03/31/2026
69,906
03/31/2027
531,474
Long term debt
$ 997,818
NOTE
11 – LEASES
The
Company adopted Topic 842 as of January 1, 2022. The Company’s leases consist of restaurant locations. We determine if a contract
contains a lease at inception. The lease generally has remaining terms of 1-10 years and most lease included the option to extend the
lease for an additional 5-year period.
The
total lease cost associated with right of use assets and operating lease liabilities for the three months ended March 31, 2021, was $ 241,588
and has been recorded in the condensed consolidated statement of operations as rent expense within restaurant operating expenses.
As
of March 31, 2022, assets and liabilities related to the Company’s leases were as follows:
SCHEDULE
OF OPERATING LEASE ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
2022
March 31,
2022
Assets
Right to use asset
$ 2,667,385
Total lease assets
$ 2,667,385
Liabilities
Current:
Operating leases
$ 561,137
Operating leases Current
$ 561,137
Noncurrent:
Operating leases
2,250,439
Operating leases Noncurrent
2,250,439
Total Lease liabilities
$ 2,811,576
As
of March 31, 2022, the Company’s lease liabilities mature as follows:
SCHEDULE
OF OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY MATURITY
Operating Leases
Fiscal Year:
Remainder of 2022
$ 662,377
2023
769,266
2024
712,592
2025
578,094
2026
367,041
Thereafter
783,390
Total lease payments
$ 3,872,760
Less imputed interest
( 1,061,184 )
Present value of lease liabilities
$ 2,811,576
The
Company’s lease term and discount rates were as follows:
SCHEDULE
OF LEASE TERM AND DISCOUNT RATE
March 31,
2022
Weighted-average remaining lease term (in year)
Operating leases
5.65
Weighted-average discount rate
Operating leases
12 %
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MAKER, INC. & SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE
12 – DEFERRED REVENUE
At
March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, deferred revenue consists of the following:
SCHEDULE
OF DEFERRED REVENUE
March 31,
December 31,
2022
2021
Deferred revenues, net
$ 1,254,482
$ 1,063,373
Less: Deferred revenues, current
( 78,103 )
( 49,728 )
Deferred revenues, non-current
$ 1,176,379
$ 1,013,645
NOTE
13 – OTHER
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Other
current liabilities consist of the following:
SCHEDULE
OF OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES
March 31,
December 31,
2022
2021
Gift card liability
$ 27,997
$ 27,633
Co-op advertising fund liability
117,358
126,564
Advertising fund liability
133,065
131,891
Other current liabilities
$ 278,420
$ 286,088
See
Note 2 – Significant Accounting Policies – Revenue Recognition for details related to the gift card liability and advertising
fund liability.
NOTE
14 – COMMITMENTS
AND CONTINGENCIES
Franchising
During
the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company entered into a various franchise agreement for a total of eleven potentially new Pokemoto
locations with various franchisees. The franchisees paid the Company an aggregate of $ 205,000
and this has been recorded in deferred revenue
as of March 31, 2022.
Litigations,
Claims and Assessments
On
March 27, 2018, a convertible note holder filed a complaint in the Iowa District Court for Polk County #CVCV056029 against the
Company for failure to pay the remaining balance due on a promissory note in the amount of $ 100,000 ,
together with interest, attorney fees and other costs of $ 171,035 .
On June 6, 2018, a default judgement was entered against the Company for the amount of $ 171,035 .
The Company repaid an aggregate amount of $ 71,035 ,
consisting of principal and interest, as of the date of the filing of this report. As of March 31, 2022, the Company has accrued for
the liability in convertible notes payable in the amount of $ 100,000
and accrued interest of $ 28,290
is included in accounts payable and accrued expenses.
See Note 17 – Subsequent Events – Litigations, Claims and Assessments for details related to the settlement of this judgement.
On
or about March 7, 2019, the Company was listed as a defendant to a lawsuit filed by a contractor in the State of Texas in El Paso County
#2019DCV0824. The contractor is claiming a breach of contract and is seeking approximately $ 32,809 in damages for services claimed to
be rendered by the contractor. As of December 31, 2021, the Company accrued $ 30,000 for the liability in accounts payable and accrued
expenses.
On
January 23, 2020, the Company was served a judgment issued by the Judicial Council of California in the amount of $ 130,185 for a breach
of a lease agreement in Chicago, Illinois, in connection with a Company-owned store that was closed in 2018. As of December 31, 2021,
the Company has accrued for the liability in accounts payable and accrued expenses.
In
the normal course of business, the Company may be involved in legal proceedings, claims and assessments arising in the ordinary course
of business. In the opinion of management after consulting legal counsel, such matters are currently not expected to have a material
impact on the Company’s financial statements.
The
Company records legal costs associated with loss contingencies as incurred and accrues for all probable and estimable settlements after
consulting legal counsel.
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MAKER, INC. & SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE
14 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES,
continued
Employment
Agreements
On
January 2, 2022, the Company appointed Jennifer Black as Chief Financial Officer of the Company and entered into an Offer Letter with
Ms. Black. Pursuant to the Offer Letter, Ms. Black will be employed as Chief Financial Officer of the Company on an at-will basis. Ms.
Black will be entitled to a base salary at the annualized rate of $ 190,000 .
The Company’s previous CFO, Ferdinand Groenewald, will remain and was appointed as the Chief Accounting Officer of the Company.
The Company issued Ms. Black 20,000
shares of common stock upon completion of 90
days of employment. Ms. Black will be entitled to receive stock options to acquire 20,000
shares of common stock subject to the approval
of the Board of Directors and Compensation Committee and the terms and conditions will be subject to entering into a stock option agreement.
See Note 17 – Subsequent Events – Common Stock and Options for details related to the issuance of the shares of common
stock and stock options.
On
February 10, 2022, the Company entered into an Employment Agreement with Michael Roper effective February 14, 2022, which replaced his
prior employment agreement. Pursuant to the Employment Agreement, Mr. Roper will continue to be employed as Chief Executive Officer of
the Company on an at will basis. During the term of the Employment Agreement, Mr. Roper will be entitled to a base salary at the annualized
rate of $ 350,000 ,
will be increased to $ 375,000
upon the one-year anniversary. Mr. Roper will
be eligible for a discretionary performance bonus to be paid in cash or equity. Within 90 days of the effective date, the Company will
issue Mr. Roper stock options to receive 100,000
shares of common stock which will vest over a
term of five
years . If Mr. Roper is terminated by the Company
for any reason other than cause, including termination without cause in connection with a change in control, Mr. Roper will be entitled
to a severance package of 18 months of salary and health and dental benefits paid in accordance with the Company’s payroll schedule,
but subject to the execution of a valid release in favor of the Company and its related parties. See Note 17 – Subsequent Events
– Options for details related to the issuance of the stock options.
On
February 10, 2022, the Company and Kevin Mohan, Chief Investment Officer, entered a letter agreement providing that Mr. Mohan will continue
to be engaged by the Company on an at-will basis with a base salary at the annualized rate of $ 200,000
effective February 14, 2022. Mr. Mohan will be
eligible for a discretionary performance bonus to be paid in cash or equity of up to 75 %
of his salary. Within 90 days of the effective date, the Company will issue Mr. Mohan stock options to receive 75,000
shares of common stock which will vest over a
term of five
years . If Mr. Mohan is terminated by the Company
for any reason other than cause, including termination without cause in connection with a change in control, he will be entitled to a
severance package of six months of salary and health and dental benefits paid in accordance with the Company’s payroll schedule
and insurance program, but subject to the execution of a valid release in favor of the Company and its related parties. See Note 17
– Subsequent Events – Options for details related to the issuance of the stock options.
On
February 9, 2022, the Company and Kenn Miller, Chief Operations Officer, entered a letter agreement providing that Mr. Miller will continue
to be engaged by the Company on an at-will basis with a base salary at the annualized rate of $ 275,000
effective February 14, 2022. Mr. Miller will
be eligible for a discretionary performance bonus to be paid in cash or equity of up to 75 %
of his salary. Within 90 days of the effective date, the Company will issue Mr. Miller stock options to receive 50,000
shares of common stock which will vest over a
term of five
years . If Mr. Miller is terminated by the Company
for any reason other than cause, including termination without cause in connection with a change in control, he will be entitled to a
severance package of 12 months of salary and health and dental benefits paid in accordance with the Company’s payroll schedule
and insurance program, but subject to the execution of a valid release in favor of the Company and its related parties. See Note 17
– Subsequent Events – Options for details related to the issuance of the stock options.
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MAKER, INC. & SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE
14 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES,
continued
Employment
Agreements, continued
On
February 9, 2022, the Company and Aimee Infante, Chief Marketing Officer, entered a letter agreement providing that Ms. Infante will
continue to be engaged by the Company on an at-will basis with a base salary at the annualized rate of $ 175,000
effective February 14, 2022. Ms. Infante will
be eligible for a discretionary performance bonus to be paid in cash or equity of up to 25 %
of her salary. Within 90 days of the effective date, the Company will issue Ms. Infante stock options to receive 42,500
shares of common stock which will vest over a
term of five
years . If Ms. Infante is terminated by the Company
for any reason other than cause, including termination without cause in connection with a change in control, she will be entitled to
a severance package of six months of salary and health and dental benefits paid in accordance with the Company’s payroll schedule
and insurance program, but subject to the execution of a valid release in favor of the Company and its related parties. See Note 17
– Subsequent Events – Options for details related to the issuance of the stock options.
On
February 9, 2022, the Company and Ferdinand Groenewald, Chief Accounting Officer, entered a letter agreement providing that Mr. Groenewald
will continue to be engaged by the Company on an at-will basis with a base salary at the annualized rate of $ 175,000
effective February 14, 2022. Mr. Groenewald will
be eligible for a discretionary performance bonus to be paid in cash or equity of up to 25 %
of his salary. Within 90 days of the effective date, the Company will issue Mr. Groenewald stock options to receive 25,000
shares of common stock which will vest over a
term of five
years . If Mr. Groenewald is terminated by the
Company for any reason other than cause, including termination without cause in connection with a change in control, he will be entitled
to a severance package of six months of salary and health and dental benefits paid in accordance with the Company’s payroll schedule
and insurance program, but subject to the execution of a valid release in favor of the Company and its related parties. See Note 17
– Subsequent Events – Options for details related to the issuance of the stock options.
Nasdaq
Notice
On
February 1, 2022, the Company received notice from The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) that the closing bid price for the
Company’s common stock had been below $ 1.00 per share for the previous 30 consecutive business days, and that the Company is therefore
not in compliance with the minimum bid price requirement for continued inclusion on The Nasdaq Capital Market under Nasdaq Listing Rule
5550(a)(2) (the “Rule”).
Nasdaq’s
notice has no immediate effect on the listing or trading of the Company’s common stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market.
The
notice indicates that the Company will have 180 calendar days, until August 1, 2022, to regain compliance with this requirement. The
Company can regain compliance with the $ 1.00 minimum bid listing requirement if the closing bid price of its common stock is at least
$ 1.00 per share for a minimum of ten (10) consecutive business days during the 180-day compliance period. If the Company does not regain
compliance during the initial compliance period, it may be eligible for additional time of 180 calendar days to regain compliance. To
qualify, the Company will be required to meet the continued listing requirement for market value of our publicly held shares and all
other Nasdaq initial listing standards, except the bid price requirement, and will need to provide written notice to Nasdaq of its intention
to cure the deficiency during the second compliance period. If the Company is not eligible or it appears to Nasdaq that the Company will
not be able to cure the deficiency during the second compliance period, Nasdaq will provide written notice to the Company that the Company’s
common stock will be subject to delisting. In the event of such notification, the Company may appeal Nasdaq’s determination to
delist its securities, but there can be no assurance that Nasdaq would grant the Company’s request for continued listing.
The
Company intends to actively monitor the minimum bid price of its common stock and may, as appropriate, consider available options to
regain compliance with the Rule. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to regain compliance with the Rule or will otherwise
be in compliance with other Nasdaq listing criteria.
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MAKER, INC. & SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE
14 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES,
continued
Taxes
The
Company failed in certain instances in paying past state and local sales taxes collected from customers in specific states that impose
a tax on sales of the Company’s products during 2017 and 2018. The Company had accrued a liability for approximately $ 38,792 and
$ 125,550 as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, related to this matter. All current state and local sales taxes from
January 1, 2018 for open Company-owned locations have been fully paid and in a timely manner. The Company has completed or is in discussions
on payment plans with the various state or local entities for these past owed amounts.
NOTE
15 – REPORTABLE
OPERATING SEGMENTS
See
Note 1 – Business Organization and Nature of Operations for descriptions of our operating segments.
SUMMARY OF OPERATING SEGMENTS
For The Three Months Ended
March 31, 2022
Revenues
Muscle Maker Grill Division
$ 1,271,935
Pokemoto Division
1,287,637
SuperFit Foods Division
360,886
Revenues
$ 2,920,458
Operating Loss
Muscle Maker Grill Division
$ ( 307,474 )
Pokemoto Division
( 22,858 )
SuperFit Division
16,564
Corporate and unallocated G&A expenses (a)
( 1,326,947 )
Unallocated operating other income (expense) (b)
( 352,479 )
Operating Loss
$ ( 1,993,194 )
Gain in debt extinguishment
141,279
Interest expense, net
( 14,743 )
Other non-operating income (expense)
( 19,421 )
Loss before income taxes
$ ( 1,886,079 )
(a) Includes charges
related to corporate expense that the Company does not allocate to the respective divisions. The largest portion of this expense relates
to payroll, benefits and other compensation expense of $ 779,718 , professional fees of $ 97,963 , and consulting fees of $ 8,645 .
(b) This includes amortization
of intangible assets. See Note 7.
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MAKER, INC. & SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE
16 – EQUITY
Common
Stock
On
January 3, 2022, the Company authorized the issuance of an aggregate of 1,200,000 shares of common stock in connection with the cashless
exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants. Pursuant to the terms of the Pre-Funded Warrants a total of 1,200,215 warrants were exercised.
On
January 6, 2022, the Company authorized the issuance of an aggregate of 39,573 shares of common stock to the members of the board of
directors as compensation earned during the fourth quarter of 2021. The Company accrued for the liability as of December 31, 2021.
On
January 18, 2022, the Company issued an aggregate of 30,000 shares of common stock of the Company to a consultant that assisted with
the acquisition of SuperFit Foods and Pokemoto, with an aggregate fair value amount of $ 15,600 . The Company accrued for the liability
as of December 31, 2021.
On
February 24, 2022, the Company authorized the issuance of an aggregate of 1,209,604 shares of common stock in connection with the cashless
exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants. Pursuant to the terms of the Pre-Funded Warrants a total of 1,210,110 warrants were exercised.
On
March 31, 2022, the Company authorized the issuance of an aggregate of 53,961 shares of common stock to the members of the board of directors
as compensation earned during the first quarter of 2022.
Options
A
summary of options activity during the three months ended March 31, 2022 is presented below:
SCHEDULE OF OPTION ACTIVITY
Weighted
Weighted
Average
Average
Remaining
Number of
Exercise
Life
Options
Price
In Years
Outstanding, December 31, 2021
100,000
$ 5.00
1.92
Issued
-
-
Exercised
-
-
Forfeited
-
Outstanding, March 31, 2022
100,000
$ 5.00
1.67
Exercisable, March 31, 2022
100,000
$ 5.00
1.67
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MAKER, INC. & SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE
16 – EQUITY, continued
Warrants
A
summary of warrants activity during the three months ended March 31, 2022 is presented below:
SCHEDULE OF WARRANTS ACTIVITY
Weighted
Weighted
Average
Average
Remaining
Number of
Exercise
Life
Warrants
Price
In Years
Outstanding, December 31, 2021
20,284,016
$ 1.66
4.0
Issued
-
-
Exercised
( 2,410,110 )
0.01
Forfeited
-
-
Outstanding, March 31, 2022
17,873,906
$ 1.89
4.3
Exercisable, March 31, 2022
17,873,906
$ 1.89
4.3
Stock-Based
Compensation Expense
Stock-based
compensation related to restricted stock issued to employees, directors and consultants, warrants and warrants to consultants amounted
to $ 72,586
and $ 1,712,845
for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and
2021, respectively, of which $ 72,586
and $ 1,712,597 ,
respectively, was recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses and $ 0
and $ 248 ,
respectively, was recorded in labor expense within restaurant operating expenses.
NOTE
17 – SUBSEQUENT
EVENTS
Company-Owned
Restaurants
Subsequent
to March 31, 2022, and through the date of the issuance of these condensed consolidated financial statements, the Company opened
one new Company-owned Pokemoto location in Miami.
Common
Stock
On
April 4, 2022, the Company authorized the issuance of 20,000
shares of common stock to a member of the executive
team per the employment agreement. The stock was not fully earned until April 4, 2022.
Options
On
May 2, 2022, the Company, pursuant to the employment agreements, issued options to purchase an aggregate of 312,500
shares of the Company’s common stock. The options had an exercise price of $ 0.41
per share and vest
over ratably over twenty quarters anniversaries with the first vesting occurring on June 30, 2022 .
Litigations,
Claims and Assessments
On
April 22, 2022, the Company and a convertible note holder entered into a settlement agreement to settle the outstanding principal and
interest due on the note in the aggregate amount of $ 110,000 . The Company paid $ 40,000 , on of before May 1, 2022, and the remaining balance
will be paid in seven instalments of $ 10,000 a month with the first payment being due on June 1, 2022 .
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ITEM 2.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
The
following discussion and analysis of the results of operations and financial condition of Muscle Maker, Inc. (“Muscle Maker”),
together with its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 and for the three
months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the notes to those financial statements
that are included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. References in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations to “us,” “we,” “our,” and similar terms refer to Muscle Maker.
“Muscle Maker Grill”, “SuperFit Foods” and “Pokemoto” refers to the names under which our corporate
and franchised restaurants do business depending on the concept. This Quarterly Report contains forward-looking statements as that term
is defined in the federal securities laws. The events described in forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report may
not occur. Generally, these statements relate to business plans or strategies, projected or anticipated benefits or other consequences
of our plans or strategies, projected or anticipated benefits from acquisitions to be made by us, or projections involving anticipated
revenues, earnings or other aspects of our operating results. The words “may,” “will,” “expect,”
“believe,” “anticipate,” “project,” “plan,” “forecast,” “model,”
“proposal,” “should,” “may,” “intend,” “estimate,” and “continue,”
and their opposites and similar expressions, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. We caution you that these statements
are not guarantees of future performance or events and are subject to a number of uncertainties, risks and other influences, many of
which are beyond our control, which may influence the accuracy of the statements and the projections upon which the statements are based.
For a detailed discussion of risk factors affecting us, see “Part I – Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.
OVERVIEW
The
Company operates under the names Muscle Maker Grill, Pokemoto and SuperFit Foods and is a franchisor and owner operator of Muscle Maker
Grill and Pokemoto restaurants. As of March 31, 2022, the Company’s restaurant system included nineteen Company-owned restaurants,
including the SuperFit Foods kitchen, and nineteen franchise restaurants. In addition to these restaurants, the Company also operates
from time to time with the following brand names under our ghost kitchen model: Meal Plan AF, Muscle Maker Burger Bar, Bowls Deep,
Burger Joe’s, Wrap It Up, Salad Vibes, Mr. T’s House of Boba and Gourmet Sandwich. Our direct mail to consumer meal prep/plan
program operates under the musclemakerprep.com and superfitfoods.com websites.
As
of March 31, 2022, MMI consisted of three operating segments:
●
Muscle
Maker Grill Restaurant Division
●
Pokemoto
Hawaiian Poke Restaurant Division
●
SuperFit
Foods Meal Prep Division
MMI
is our parent company. We own and operate three unique “healthier for you” restaurant concepts within our portfolio of companies:
Muscle Maker Grill restaurants, SuperFit Foods meal prep and Pokemoto Hawaiian Poke restaurants. Our Company was founded on the belief
of taking every-day menu options and converting them into “healthier for you” menu choices. Consumers are demanding healthier
choices, customization, flavor and convenience. We believe our portfolio of companies directly satisfy these consumer needs. We focus
on lean proteins, fresh fruits and vegetables, proprietary sauces, whole grains and various other items like protein shakes, meal plans,
specialty drinks and super foods. Each of our three concepts offers different menus that are tailored to specific consumer segments.
We operate in the fast-casual and meal prep segments of the restaurant industry. We believe our “healthier for you” inspired
concepts deliver a highly differentiated customer experience.
Muscle
Maker Grill Restaurants (“Muscle Maker Grill”): our Muscle Maker Grill restaurants are fast casual style restaurants
specializing in “healthier for you” high quality, made to order, lean protein-based meals. These meals feature all-natural
chicken breast, grass fed beef, lean turkey, shrimp and plant-based items. We pair these lean proteins with super foods such as avocado, spinach and broccoli, while also offering cauliflower rice, whole wheat pasta, sweet potato fries and proprietary specialty
sauces like zero carb, fat free or gluten free options. Our products are made to order. The menu features bowls, wraps, salads and burgers.
We also offer protein shakes and fruit smoothies along with meal plans and catering. Customers can dine in or take out or have their
meals delivered to their door via Company delivery personnel or third-party services such as Uber Eats, DoorDash and GrubHub.
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SuperFit
Foods Meal Prep (“SuperFit Foods”): SuperFit Foods is a wholly owned meal prep division located in Jacksonville, Florida
and focuses solely on meal plans. The terms meal prep and meal plans will be used interchangeably throughout this document. The business
operates with a centralized kitchen that prepares all meals for distribution to consumers twice per week. This is a subscription-based
business model where consumers order their meals via the SuperFitfoods.com website and are charged automatically every week. There are
over 150 meal plan options to choose from as well as various healthy juices, snacks and desserts. Meal plans focus on specific dietary
needs such as vegetarian, high protein, gluten free and low calorie.
SuperFit
Foods’ distribution process is different than most meal prep companies. The business operates with a centralized kitchen that prepares
all meals for distribution to consumers twice per week. While other meal plan companies ship meals directly to consumer’s homes,
the SuperFit Foods model uses Company-owned coolers placed at designated pick-up locations throughout the Jacksonville, Florida market.
Pick up locations are placed inside wellness centers such as gyms, yoga studios, and various lifestyle locations. SuperFit Foods delivers
twice per week by independent contractors to these locations and consumers conveniently pick up their orders after their workouts or
during their daily routines. This model allows us to keep food fresh and refrigerated (even in the summer months), reduces shipping costs
to consumers and provides an easier distribution model for the Company. While we do offer direct shipment or drop-offs to homes,
this represents a smaller percentage of overall Company revenue. As the lockdowns and restrictions from Covid are reducing, we
believe our distribution model becomes even more attractive for consumers.
Pokemoto
Hawaiian Poke restaurants (“Pokemoto”): Pokemoto restaurants are fast casual style restaurants that specialize in Hawaiian
inspired poke bowls, wraps and salads. Poke is native Hawaiian cuisine made up of diced fresh fish served as an appetizer or main course
with strong influences of Japanese and Korean cuisine. Think of it as deconstructed sushi that a consumer can customize into a bowl,
salad or wrap every time. Hawaiian Poke is trending in the restaurant industry. It is a unique segment that is healthy, customizable,
popular with millennials and Gen-Zs, offers unique flavor profiles and is “Instagrammable.”
Pokemoto
offers consumers the possibility to customize their order every time. Consumers move down a linear production line (similar to Chipotle
or Subway customer interaction and operations) customizing their bowl from a wide selection of ingredients. Pokemoto offers five types
of protein including sushi grade tuna, salmon, chicken, shrimp or tofu. Consumers pick a base of white/brown rice or salad, select from
over 25 mix-ins/toppings including avocado, kani salad, pickled daikon, hijiki seaweed, masago, caviar, mandarin oranges, edamame, mango,
roasted cashews or wonton crisps to name a few and topped off with over eight proprietary sauces that are made in house. All this gets
mixed together creating a flavor explosion that is customized for every consumer.
Pokemoto
requires little to no cooking. Everything is either raw (tuna, salmon, veggies and fruits) or comes in pre-cooked (chicken and shrimp).
The only cooking we do is soup and rice. It’s that simple. Because we have little cooking and consumers customize their orders,
our labor requirements compared to most restaurants may be reduced. In addition, we believe training becomes much easier when you are
not cooking or requiring recipes to be followed while consumers customize their menu options. This creates a consistent product across
all our Pokemoto restaurants as we expand into more markets. Finally, because we have little to no cooking, our build outs usually do
not require expensive hoods, fire suppression systems, deep fryers, grills, ovens, etc. making the potential cost of building out a location
very favorable.
We
believe our healthy-inspired restaurant concept delivers a highly differentiated customer experience by combining the quality and hospitality
that customers commonly associate with our full service and fast casual restaurant competitors with the convenience and value customers
generally expect from traditional fast food restaurants. The foundation of our brand is based on our core values of quality, empowerment,
respect, service and value.
●
Quality .
Commitment to provide high quality, healthy-inspired food for a perceived wonderful experience for our guests.
●
Empowerment
and Respect . We seek to empower our employees to take initiative and give their best while respecting themselves and others to
maintain an environment for team work and growth.
●
Service .
Provide world class service to achieve excellence each passing day.
●
Value .
Our combination of high-quality, healthy-inspired food, empowerment of our employees, world class service, all delivered at an affordable
price, strengthens the value proposition for our customers.
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In
striving for these goals, we aspire to connect with our target market and create a great brand with a strong and loyal customer base.
We
are the owner of the trade name and service mark Muscle Maker Grill®, SuperFit Foods®, Pokemoto®, MMG Burger Bar®, Meal
Plan AF® and other trademarks and intellectual property we use in connection with the operation of Muscle Maker Grill® restaurants.
We license the right to use the Muscle Maker Grill®, Pokemoto®, and SuperFit Foods trademarks and intellectual property to our
wholly owned subsidiaries, Muscle Maker Development, Poke Co Holdings LLC and Muscle Maker Corp., and to further sublicense them to our
franchisees for use in connection with Muscle Maker Grill® and Pokemoto® restaurants.
As
of March 31, 2022, the Company had a cash balance, a working capital surplus and an accumulated deficit of $14,771,220, $13,440,545,
and $73,270,926, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company incurred a pre-tax net loss of $1,886,079
and net cash used in operations of $930,089. The Company believes that our existing cash on hand and future cash flows from our franchise
operations, will be sufficient to fund our operations, anticipated capital expenditures and repayment obligations over the next twelve
months.
Key
Financial Definitions
Total
Revenues
Our
revenues are derived from three primary sources: Company restaurant sales, franchise fee revenues and vendor rebates from Franchisees.
Franchise revenues are comprised of franchise royalty revenues collected based on 2% to 6% of franchisee net sales and other franchise
revenues which include initial, transfer and renewal franchisee fees. Vendor rebates are received based on volume purchases or
services from franchise owned locations. In addition, we have other revenues which consists of gift card breakage which is recognized
when we determine that there is no further legal obligation to remit the unredeemed gift card balance.
Food
and Beverage Costs
Food
and beverage costs include the direct costs associated with food, beverage and packaging of our menu items at Company-operated restaurants
partially offset by vendor rebates from Company-owned stores. The components of food, beverages and supplies are variable in nature,
change with sales volume, are affected by menu mix and are subject to fluctuations in commodity costs.
Labor
Restaurant
labor costs, including preopening labor, consists of Company-operated restaurant-level management and hourly labor costs, including salaries,
wages, payroll taxes, workers’ compensation expense, benefits and bonuses paid to our Company-operated restaurant-level team members.
Like other cost items, we expect total restaurant labor costs at our Company-operated restaurants to increase due to inflation and as
our Company restaurant revenues grow. Factors that influence labor costs include minimum wage and employer payroll tax legislation, mandated
health care costs and operational productivity established by the management team.
Rent
Restaurant
rent, including preopening rental charges, consist of Company-operated restaurant-level rental or lease payments applicable to executed
rental or lease agreements. In many cases these rental payments may include payments for common area maintenance as well as property
tax assessments. Our rent strategy in some locations consists of a variable rent structure calculated on net sales of the restaurant.
While this can have a negative effect on higher volume locations where we cannot leverage a fixed rent, it provides downside protection
for lower volume locations. The Company does incur rent for some closed locations while we seek to negotiate lease terminations
or sublease to other companies.
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Other
Restaurant Operating Expenses
Other
restaurant operating expenses, including preopening operating expenses, consist of Company-operated restaurant-level ancillary expenses
not inclusive of food and beverage, labor and rent expense. These expenses are generally marketing, advertising, merchant and bank fees,
utilities, leasehold and equipment repairs, insurance and maintenance. A portion of these costs are associated with third party delivery
services such as Uber Eats, Grub Hub, DoorDash and others. The fees associated with these third-party delivery services can range up
to 25% of the total order being delivered. Management believes delivery is a critical component of our business model and industry trends
will continue to push consumers towards delivery. We have adjusted our cost structure to reflect different pricing models, portion sizes,
menu offerings, and other considerations to potentially partially offset these rising costs of delivery.
Depreciation
and Amortization
Depreciation
and amortization primarily consist of the depreciation of property and equipment and amortization of intangible assets.
Franchise
Advertising Expenses
In
accordance with Topic 606, the Company recognizes sales-based advertising contributions from franchisees as franchise revenue when the
underlying franchisee incurs the corresponding advertising expense. The Company records the related advertising expenses as incurred
under general and administrative expenses.
Selling,
General and Administrative Expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses
include expenses associated with corporate, marketing and administrative functions that support our operations, including wages,
benefits, advertising, travel expense, stock-based compensation expense, legal and professional fees, training, investor relations
and other corporate costs. We incur incremental general and administrative expenses as a result of being a publicly listed company on
the Nasdaq capital market.
Other
Income (Expense)
Other
income (expenses) consists of amortization of debt discounts on the convertible notes, interest expense related to convertible notes
payable, change in fair value of accrued compensation and gains on debt extinguishments in connection with the PPP loan forgiveness.
Income
Taxes
Income
taxes represent federal, state, and local current and deferred income tax expense.
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Consolidated
Results of Operations
The
following table represents selected items in our condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31,
2022 and 2021, respectively:
For the Three Months Ended
March 31,
2022
2021
Revenues:
Company restaurant sales, net of discounts
$ 2,694,192
$ 1,178,911
Franchise royalties and fees
208,141
135,340
Franchise advertising fund contributions
18,125
14,087
Total Revenues
2,920,458
1,328,338
Operating Costs and Expenses:
Restaurant operating expenses:
Food and beverage costs
1,025,935
504,461
Labor
1,073,047
767,065
Rent
340,396
256,191
Other restaurant operating expenses
653,473
339,922
Total restaurant operating expenses
3,092,851
1,867,639
Depreciation and amortization
475,729
169,128
Franchise advertising fund expenses
18,125
14,087
Preopening expenses
-
10,986
Selling, general
and administrative expenses
1,326,947
2,966,636
Total Costs and Expenses
4,913,652
5,028,476
Loss from Operations
(1,993,194 )
(3,700,138 )
Other Income (Expenses):
Other income (expense)
(19,421 )
2,628
Interest expense, net
(14,743 )
(14,174 )
Gain on debt extinguishment
141,279
-
Total Other Income (Expenses), Net
107,115
(11,546 )
Loss Before Income Tax
(1,886,079 )
(3,711,684 )
Income tax provision
-
-
Net Loss
$ (1,886,079 )
$ (3,711,684 )
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Three
Months Ended March 31, 2022 Compared with Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
Revenues
Our
revenues totaled $2,920,458 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to $1,328,338 for the three months ended March 31, 2021.
The $1,592,120 increase is primarily attributed to an increase in restaurant sales as a direct result of the acquisition of Pokemoto
and SuperFit Foods, in addition to the opening of new company owned locations.
We
generated Company restaurant sales, net of discounts, of $2,694,192 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to $1,178,911
for the three months ended March 31, 2021. This represented an increase of $1,515,281, or 128.5%, which is mainly attributable
to the Pokemoto restaurants sales and SupferFit Foods sales generated during the current year since their dates of acquisition.
Franchise
royalties and fees for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 totaled $208,141 compared to $135,340 respectively. This represents
an increase of $72,801, or 53.79%.
Franchise
advertising fund contributions for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 totaled $18,125 compared to $14,087, respectively.
In accordance with Topic 606, the Company recognizes these sales-based advertising contributions from franchisees as franchise revenue
when the underlying franchisee Company incurs the corresponding advertising expense. Thus the increase has been a direct result of us
increasing our expenses incurred related to our national advertising services to benefit our franchisees and the brands as a whole.
Operating
Costs and Expenses
Operating
costs and expenses primarily consist of restaurant food and beverage costs, restaurant labor expense, restaurant rent expense, other
restaurant operating expenses, depreciation and amortization expenses and selling, general and administrative expenses.
Restaurant
food and beverage costs for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 totaled $1,025,935 or 38.1% as a percentage of Company restaurant
net sales, and $504,461 or 42.8%, as a percentage of Company restaurant net sales, respectively. The $521,474 increase resulted from
higher store counts during the current year as compared to the prior year resulting in higher sales with an overall decrease (improvement)
of (4.7%) in restaurant and food beverage cost as a percentage of sales.
Restaurant
labor for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 totaled $1,073,047, or 39.9%, as a percentage of Company restaurant net sales,
and $767,065, or 64%, as a percentage of Company restaurant net sales, respectively. The $318,883 increase resulted due a higher store
count during the current year as compared to the prior year as the Company opened and acquired more stores as compared to the prior period.
We were able to reduce (improve) our overall labor costs as a percentage of sales by (24.1%) due to increased sales and also due to improvements
in operations.
Restaurant
rent expense for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2021 totaled $340,396 or 12.7% as a percentage of restaurant sales,
and $256,191, or 21.7%, as a percentage of restaurant sales, respectively. The increase of $84,205 is directly attributed to the new
Company-owned locations acquired during the current period as compared to the prior period thus increasing the store count from sixteen
stores to nineteen stores as of March 31, 2022. The percent of total sales reduced (improved) by (9.1)% as sales increased overall and
we are able to leverage fixed rent against these higher sales levels.
Other
restaurant operating expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2021 totaled $653,473, or 24.3% as a percentage
of restaurant sales, and $339,922, or 29.9% as a percentage of restaurant sales, respectively. The $300,650 increase is due to higher
third-party merchant fees resulting from an increase in delivery orders and a higher store count during the year as compared to the prior
year. The increased store count also resulted in an increase in utility fees and insurance expenses. The other restaurant operating expenses
as a percent of total sales reduced (improved) by (5.7%).
Depreciation
and amortization expense for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2021 totaled $475,729 and $169,128, respectively. The
$306,601 increase is mainly attributed to amortization expense attributed to the additions of definite life intangible assets of approximately
$4,150,000 acquired through the various acquisitions during the prior year as compared to the prior year. The remaining of the variance
is attributable to depreciation expense related to additional property and equipment acquired through acquisitions and additional property
and equipment purchased for new store build outs and the remodeling of an existing and acquired Company-owned restaurant compared to
the prior year.
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Selling,
general and administrative expenses for the three
months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 totaled $1,326,947, or 45.4% of total revenue, and $2,966,636, or 223.3% of total revenue, respectively.
The $1,639,689 decrease was mainly attributed to a reduction in consulting expenses of approximately $1,029,000 which is mainly due to
stock-based compensation expense for stock issued to various consultants for various services rendered in the prior year as compared
to the current year, a decrease in professional fees of approximately $267,000 which resulted from changing our auditing firm during
2021 and a decrease in salaries and wages of approximately $465,000 resulting from a reduction in employee stock based compensation expense
as the executive received shares of common stock in the prior period as compared to the current period. The decrease was partially offset
by a write off of fixed assets of approximately $105,000 due to closed locations in the current period as compared to the
prior period. The remainder of the variance was attributed to various other expenses including recruiting, marketing, computer expenses
etc.
Loss
from Operations
Our
loss from operations for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 totaled $1,993,194, or 68.25% of total revenues and $3,700,138,
or 278.6% of total revenue, respectively. The decrease of $1,706,944 in loss from operations is primarily attributable to the increase
of total revenues of $1,592,120 and a decrease in total cost and expenses of $114,824 as discussed above.
Other
Income (Expense)
Other
income (expense) for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 totaled $107,115 and ($11,546), respectively. The $118,661 increase
in other income (expense) was primarily attributable to a gain on extinguishment of debt of $141,279 due to the forgiveness of our PPP
loans partially offset by an increase in other expenses of $22,049, mainly attributed to settlement expense, and an increase interest
expense of $569.
Net
Loss
Our
net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $1,886,079 which was an improvement of $1,825,605 as compared to a net loss of
$3,711,684 for the three months ended March 31, 2021, resulting from an increase in our total revenue of $1,592,120, an increase in our
other income (expense) of $118,661 and a decrease of our total cost and expenses of $114,824.
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The
following table represents selected items in our condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March
31, 2022, respectively by our operating segments:
Muscle
Maker
Pokemoto
SuperFit
Foods
Consolidated
Grill
Division
Division
Division
Unallocated
Revenues:
Company
restaurant sales, net of discounts
$ 2,694,192
$ 1,108,199
$ 1,225,108
$ 360,886
$ -
Franchise
royalties and fees
208,141
145,611
62,529
-
-
Franchise
advertising fund contributions
18,125
18,125
-
-
-
Total
Revenues
2,920,458
1,271,935
1,287,637
360,886
-
Operating
Costs and Expenses:
Restaurant
operating expenses:
Food
and beverage costs
1,025,935
465,684
427,174
133,074
-
Labor
1,073,047
568,099
405,550
99,404
-
Rent
340,396
207,334
102,904
30,159
-
Other
restaurant operating expenses
653,473
251,780
328,056
73,633
-
Total
restaurant operating expenses
3,092,851
1,492,897
1,263,684
336,270
-
Depreciation
and amortization
475,729
68,387
46,811
8,052
352,479 (b)
Franchise
advertising fund expenses
18,125
18,125
-
-
-
Selling,
general and administrative expenses
1,326,947
-
-
-
1,326,947 (a)
Total
Costs and Expenses
4,913,652
1,579,409
1,310,495
344,322
1,679,426
(Loss)
Income from Operations
(1,993,194 )
(307,474 )
(22,858 )
16,564
(1,679,426 )
Other
Income (Expense):
Other
income (expense)
(19,421 )
(19,560 )
79
60
-
Interest
expense, net
(14,743 )
(14,743 )
-
-
-
Gain
on debt extinguishment
141,279
-
141,279
-
-
Amortization
of debt discounts
-
-
-
-
-
Total
Other Income (Expense), Net
107,115
(34,303 )
141,358
60
-
Loss
Before Income Tax
(1,886,079 )
(341,777 )
118,500
16,624
(1,679,426 )
Income
tax provision
-
-
-
-
-
Net
(Loss) Income Net
$ (1,886,079 )
$ (341,777 )
$ 118,500
$ 16,624
$ (1,679,426 )
Income
tax provision
-
-
-
-
-
Net
(Loss) Income
$ (1,886,079 )
$ (341,777 )
$ 118,500
$ 16,624
$ (1,679,426 )
(a)
Includes
charges related to corporate expense that the Company does not allocate to the respective divisions. The largest portion of
this expense relates to payroll, benefits and other compensation expense of $779,718, professional fees of $97,963, and consulting
fees of $8,645.
(b)
This
includes amortization of intangible assets. See Note 7.
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Liquidity
and Capital Resources
Liquidity
We
measure our liquidity in a number of ways, including the following:
March 31,
December 31,
2021
2021
Cash
$ 14,771,220
$ 15,766,703
Working Capital Surplus
$ 13,440,545
$ 15,041,334
Convertible notes payable, including related parties and Former Parent, net
$ 182,458
$ 182,458
Other notes payable, including related parties
$ 997,818
$ 1,170,079
Availability
of Additional Funds
Although
we have a working capital surplus of $13,440,545, we presently have an accumulated deficit of $73,270,926, as of March 31, 2022,
and we utilized $930,089 of cash in operating activities during the three months ended March 31, 2022. We believe that our existing cash
on hand and future cash flows from our franchise operations, will be sufficient to fund our operations, anticipated capital expenditures
and repayment obligations over the next twelve months.
In
the event we are required to obtain additional financing, either through borrowings, private placements, public offerings, or some type
of business combination, such as a merger, or buyout, and there can be no assurance that we will be successful in such pursuits. We may
be unable to acquire the additional funding necessary to continue operating. Accordingly, if we are unable to generate adequate cash
from operations, and if we are unable to find sources of funding, it may be necessary for us to sell one or more lines of business or
all or a portion of our assets, enter into a business combination, or reduce or eliminate operations. These possibilities, to the extent
available, may be on terms that result in significant dilution to our shareholders or that result in our shareholders losing all of their
investment in our Company.
If
we need to raise additional capital, we do not know what the terms of any such capital raising would be. In addition, any future sale
of our equity securities could dilute the ownership and control of your shares and could be at prices substantially below prices at which
our shares currently trade. We may seek to increase our cash reserves through the sale of additional equity or debt securities. The sale
of convertible debt securities or additional equity securities could result in additional and potentially substantial dilution to our
shareholders. The incurrence of indebtedness would result in increased debt service obligations and could result in operating and financing
covenants that would restrict our operations and liquidity. In addition, our ability to obtain additional capital on acceptable terms
is subject to a variety of uncertainties. We cannot assure you that financing will be available in amounts or on terms acceptable to
us, if at all. Any failure to raise additional funds on favorable terms could have a material adverse effect on our liquidity and financial
condition.
Sources
and Uses of Cash for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2021
For
the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, we used cash of $930,089 and $1,600,235, respectively, in operations. Our cash used for
the three months ended March 31, 2022 was primarily attributable to our net loss of $1,886,079, adjusted for net non-cash income in the
aggregate amount of $637,413, partially offset by $318,577 of net cash provided by changes in the levels of operating assets
and liabilities. Our cash used for the three months ended March 31, 2021 was primarily attributable to our net loss of $3,711,684, adjusted
for net non-cash income in the aggregate amount of $1,941,970, partially offset by $169,479 of net cash provided by changes in the levels
of operating assets and liabilities.
During
the three months ended March 31, 2022, cash used in investing activities was $34,412, of which $34,812 was used to purchase property
and equipment, partially offset by $400 of collections in loans receivable. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, cash used in
investing activities was $567,554, of which $67,754 was used to purchase property and equipment and $500,000 used in connection with
the acquisition of SuperFit Foods.
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Net
cash used by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $30,982, consisting of repayments of various other notes
payable. Net cash used by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2021 was $18,493, for repayments of various other
notes payable.
Critical
Accounting Policies
Use
of Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the
reported amounts of assets, liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements
and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period.
Management
bases its estimates on historical experience and on various assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the
results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent
from other sources. Significant estimates include:
●
the
assessment of recoverability of long-lived assets, including property and equipment, goodwill and intangible assets;
●
the
estimated useful lives of intangible and depreciable assets;
●
estimates
and assumptions used to value warrants issued in connection with notes payable;
●
the
recognition of revenue; and
●
the
recognition, measurement and valuation of current and deferred income taxes.
Estimates
and assumptions are periodically reviewed, and the effects of any material revisions are reflected in the financial statements in the
period that they are determined to be necessary. Actual results could differ from those estimates and assumptions.
Intangible
Assets
The
Company accounts for recorded intangible assets in accordance with ASC 350 “Intangibles - Goodwill and Other”. In accordance
with ASC 350, the Company does not amortize intangible assets having indefinite useful lives. The Company’s trademark – Muscle
Maker had a finite life as of December 31, 2021. The Company determined that as of January 1, 2022, the trademark - Muscle Maker had
a finite life of 3 years and will be amortizing the value over the new estimated life. The Company’s goodwill has an indefinite
life, and is accordingly not amortized, but are evaluated for impairment at least annually, or more often whenever changes in facts and
circumstances may indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. The Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”)
requires that goodwill be tested for impairment at the reporting unit level (operating segment or one level below an operating segment).
Application of the goodwill impairment test requires judgment, including the identification of reporting units, assigning assets and
liabilities to reporting units, assigning goodwill to reporting units, and determining the fair value. Significant judgment is required
to estimate the fair value of reporting units which includes estimating future cash flows, determining appropriate discount rates and
other assumptions. Changes in these estimates and assumptions could materially affect the determination of fair value and/or goodwill
impairment.
The
other intangible assets estimated original useful lives are as follows:
Franchisee
agreements
13
years
Franchise
license
10
years
Trademark –
Muscle Maker, SuperFit and Pokemoto
3
– 5 years
Domain name, customer list and
Proprietary recipes
3
– 7 years
Non-compete
agreement
2
– 3 years
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Impairment
of Long-Lived Assets
When
circumstances, such as adverse market conditions, indicate that the carrying value of a long-lived asset may be impaired, we perform
an analysis to review the recoverability of the asset’s carrying value, which includes estimating the undiscounted cash flows (excluding
interest charges) from the expected future operations of the asset. These estimates consider factors such as expected future operating
income, operating trends and prospects, as well as the effects of demand, competition and other factors. If the analysis indicates that
the carrying value is not recoverable from future cash flows, an impairment loss is recognized to the extent that the carrying value
exceeds the estimated fair value. Any impairment losses are recorded as operating expenses, which reduce net income.
Deferred
Revenue
Deferred
revenue primarily includes initial franchise fees received by the Company, which are being amortized over the life of the Company’s
franchise agreements. Deferred revenue is recognized in income over the life of the franchise agreements and vendor rebates are recognized
in income as performance obligations are satisfied.
Revenue
Recognition
The
Company’s revenues consist of restaurant sales, franchise royalties and fees, franchise advertising fund contributions, and other
revenues. The Company recognized revenues according to Topic 606 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers”. Under the guidance,
revenue is recognized in accordance with a five-step revenue model, as follows: (1) identifying the contract with the customer; (2) identifying
the performance obligations in the contract; (3) determining the transaction price; (4) allocating the transaction price to the performance
obligations; and (5) recognizing revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. In applying this five-step model,
we made significant judgments in identifying the promised goods or services in our contracts with franchisees that are distinct, and
which represent separate performance obligations.
Restaurant
Sales
Retail
store revenue at Company-operated restaurants is recognized when payment is tendered at the point of sale, net of sales tax, discounts
and other sales related taxes. The Company recorded retail store revenues of $2,694,192 and $1,178,911 during the quarters ended March
31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
The
Company sells gift cards which do not have an expiration date, and it does not deduct dormancy fees from outstanding gift card balances.
The Company recognizes revenues from gift cards as restaurant revenues once the Company performs its obligation to provide food and beverage
to the customer simultaneously with the redemption of the gift card or through gift card breakage, as discussed in Other Revenues below.
Franchise
Royalties and Fees
Franchise
revenues consists of royalties, franchise fees and rebates. Royalties are based on a percentage of franchisee net sales revenue. The
Company recognizes the royalties as the underlying sales occur. The Company recorded revenue from royalties of $108,421 and $81,469 during
the quarters ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, which is included in franchise royalties and fees on the accompanying condensed
consolidated statements of operations.
The
Company provides the franchisees with management expertise, training, pre-opening assistance, and restaurant operating assistance in
exchange for the multi-unit development fees and franchise fees. The Company capitalizes these fees upon collection from the franchisee,
these fees are then recognized as franchise fee revenue on a straight-line basis over the life of the related franchise agreements and
any exercised renewal periods. Cash payments are due upon the execution of the related franchise agreement. The Company’s performance
obligation with respect to franchise fee revenues consists of a license to utilize the Company’s brand for a specified period of
time, which is satisfied equally over the life of each franchise agreement. The Company recorded revenue from franchise fees of $48,891
and $9,786 during the quarters ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, which is included in franchise royalties and fees on the
accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.
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The
Company has supply agreements with certain food and beverage vendors. Pursuant to the terms of these agreements, rebates are provided
to the Company based upon the dollar volume of purchases for all company-owned and franchised restaurants from these vendors. Rebates
earned on purchases by franchise stores are recorded as revenue during the period in which the related food and beverage purchases are
made. The Company recorded revenue from rebates of $50,829 and $44,085 during the quarters ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively,
which is included in franchise royalties and fees on the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations. Rebates
earned on purchases by Company-owned stores are recorded as a reduction of food and beverage costs during the period in which the related
food and beverage purchases are made.
Franchise
Advertising Fund Contributions
Under
the Company’s franchise agreements, the Company and its franchisees are required to contribute a certain percentage of revenues
to a national advertising fund. The Company’s national advertising services are provided on a system-wide basis and therefore,
not considered distinct performance obligations for individual franchisees. In accordance with Topic 606, the Company recognizes these
sales-based advertising contributions from franchisees as franchise revenue when the underlying franchisee Company incurs the corresponding
advertising expense. The Company records the related advertising expenses as incurred under selling, general and administrative
expenses. When an advertising contribution fund is over-spent at year end, advertising expenses will be reported on the condensed
consolidated statement of operations in an amount that is greater than the revenue recorded for advertising contributions. Conversely,
when an advertising contribution fund is under-spent at a period end, the Company will accrue advertising costs up to advertising contributions
recorded in revenue. The Company recorded contributions from franchisees of $18,125 and $14,087 during the quarters ended March 31, 2022
and 2021, respectively, which are included in franchise advertising fund contributions on the accompanying condensed consolidated
statements of operations.
Other
Revenues
Gift
card breakage is recognized when the likelihood of a gift card being redeemed by the customer is remote and the Company determines there
is not a legal obligation to remit the unredeemed gift card balance to the relevant jurisdiction. The determination of the gift card
breakage rate is based upon the Company’s specific historical redemption patterns. Gift card liability is recorded in other current
liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheet. For the quarter ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company did not record
any gift card breakage.
Deferred
Revenue
Deferred
revenue primarily includes initial franchise fees received by the Company, which are being amortized over the life of the Company’s
franchise agreements. Deferred revenue is recognized in income over the life of the franchise agreements and vendor rebates are recognized
in income as performance obligations are satisfied.
Income
Taxes
We
account for income taxes under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 740 Income Taxes (“ASC 740”). Under
ASC 740, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the financial reporting and tax bases of
assets and liabilities and net operating loss and credit carryforwards using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences
are expected to impact taxable income. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amounts
expected to be realized.
ASC
740 also clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements and prescribes
a recognition threshold and measurement process for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected
to be taken in a tax return.
Tax
benefits claimed or expected to be claimed on a tax return are recorded in our financial statements. A tax benefit from an uncertain
tax position is only recognized if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities,
based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such a position are measured
based on the largest benefit that has a greater than fifty percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate resolution.
Our
policy is to classify assessments, if any, for tax related interest as interest expense and penalties as selling, general and
administrative expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.
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Recently
Issued Accounting Pronouncements
See
Note 2 to our condensed consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2022.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
We
have no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition,
changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that
is material to investors.
ITEM 3.
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET
RISK.
Not
applicable.
ITEM 4.
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Under
the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we conducted
an evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined under Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), as of the quarter ended March 31, 2022. Based on this evaluation,
our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that as of such date our disclosure controls and procedures are effective
in recording, processing, summarizing and reporting, on a timely basis, information requested to be disclosed by us in our reports that
we file or submit under the Exchange Act.
Changes
in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There
were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as that term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the
Exchange Act) during the three months ended March 31, 2022 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect,
our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART
II - OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
From
time to time, we are a defendant or plaintiff in various legal actions that arise in the normal course of business. We record legal costs
associated with loss contingencies as incurred and have accrued for all probable and estimable settlements.
We
are currently involved in pending legal proceedings that have been previously disclosed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Below is a summary of the legal proceedings that have become a
reportable event or which have had developments during the three months ended March 31, 2022.
On
March 27, 2018, a convertible note holder filed a complaint in the Iowa District Court for Polk County #CVCV056029 against the Company
for failure to pay the remaining balance due on a promissory note in the amount of $100,000, together with interest, attorney fees and
other costs of $171,035. On June 6, 2018 a default judgement was entered against the Company for the amount of $171,035. The Company
repaid an aggregate amount of $71,035, consisting of principal and interest, as of the date of the filing of this report. As of March
31, 2022, the Company has accrued for the liability in convertible notes payable in the amount of $100,000 and accrued interest of $28,290
is included in accounts payable and accrued expenses. See Note 17 – Subsequent Events – Litigations, Claims and
Assessments for details related to the settlement of this judgement.
On
or about March 7, 2019, the Company was listed as a defendant to a lawsuit filed by a contractor in the State of Texas in El Paso County
#2019DCV0824. The contractor is claiming a breach of contract and is seeking approximately $32,809 in damages for services claimed to
be rendered by the contractor. As of March 31, 2022, the Company accrued $30,000 for the liability in accounts payable and accrued expenses.
On
January 23, 2020, the Company was served a judgment issued by the Judicial Council of California in the amount of $130,185 for a breach
of a lease agreement in Chicago, Illinois, in connection with a Company-owned store that was closed in 2018. As of March 31, 2022, the
Company has accrued for the liability in accounts payable and accrued expenses.
MMI
or its subsidiaries failed in certain instances in paying past state and local sales taxes collected from customers in specific states
that impose a tax on sales of the Company’s products during 2017 and 2018. The Company had accrued a liability for approximately
$38,792 and $125,550 as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, related to this matter. All current state and local sales
taxes from January 1, 2018 for open Company-owned locations have been fully paid and in a timely manner. Subsequent to March 31, 2022,
the Company has made all the payments to various states to satisfy the outstanding past state and local sales taxes.
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ITEM 1A.
RISK FACTORS.
Not
applicable. See, however, Item 7 (“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
- Factors That May Affect Future Results and Financial Condition”) of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2021, filed with the SEC on March 17, 2022.
ITEM 2.
UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF
PROCEEDS.
Issuance
of Stock
On
January 3, 2022, the Company authorized the issuance of an aggregate of 1,200,000 shares of common stock in connection with the cashless
exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants. Pursuant to the terms of the Pre-Funded Warrants a total of 1,200,215 warrants were exercised.
On
January 6, 2022, the Company authorized the issuance of an aggregate of 39,573 shares of common stock to the members of the board of
directors as compensation earned during the fourth quarter of 2021. The Company accrued for the liability as of December 31, 2021.
On
January 18, 2022, the Company issued an aggregate of 30,000 shares of common stock of the Company to a consultant that assisted with
the acquisition of SuperFit Foods and Pokemoto, with an aggregate fair value amount of $15,600. The Company accrued for the liability
as of December 31, 2021.
On
February 24, 2022, the Company authorized the issuance of an aggregate of 1,209,604 shares of common stock in connection with the cashless
exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants. Pursuant to the terms of the Pre-Funded Warrants a total of 1,210,110 warrants were exercised.
On
March 31, 2022, the Company authorized the issuance of an aggregate of 53,961 shares of common stock to the members of the board of directors
as compensation earned during the first quarter of 2022.
The
offers, sales, and issuances of the securities described above were deemed to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act in
reliance on Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act or Regulation D promulgated thereunder as transactions by an issuer not involving a
public offering. The recipients of securities in each of these transactions acquired the securities for investment only and not with
a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof and appropriate legends were affixed to the securities issued in these
transactions. Each of the recipients of securities in these transactions was an accredited or sophisticated person and had adequate access,
through employment, business or other relationships, to information about us.
ITEM 3.
DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.
None.
ITEM 4.
MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.
Not
applicable.
ITEM 5.
OTHER INFORMATION.
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ITEM 6.
EXHIBITS
Exhibit
No.
Exhibit
Description
31.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1
Certification of Chief 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 Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.3
Certification of Chief Accounting Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101.INS
Inline
XBRL Instance Document*
101.SCH
Inline
XBRL Schema Document*
101.CAL
Inline
XBRL Calculation Linkbase Document*
101.DEF
Inline
XBRL Definition Linkbase Document*
101.LAB
Inline
XBRL Label Linkbase Document*
101.PRE
Inline
XBRL Presentation Linkbase Document*
104
Cover
Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
†
Includes management contracts and compensation plans and arrangements
*Filed
herewith.
+Previously
filed.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date:
May 12, 2022
MUSCLE
MAKER, INC.
By:
/s/
Michael J. Roper
Michael
J. Roper
Chief
Executive Officer
(Principal
Executive Officer)
By:
/s/
Jennifer Black
Jennifer
Black
Chief
Financial Officer
(Principal
Financial Officer)
By:
/s/
Ferdinand Groenewald
Ferdinand
Groenewald
Chief
Accounting Officer
(Principal
Accounting Officer)
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