Item 1. Financial Statements
Item 1. Financial Statements
Insignia Systems, Inc.
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
September 30,
2022
December 31,
(Unaudited)
2021
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 14,168,000
$ 3,766,000
Restricted cash
85,000
85,000
Accounts receivable, net
4,723,000
5,247,000
Inventories
37,000
19,000
Income taxes receivable
-
4,000
Prepaid production costs
636,000
867,000
Other prepaid expense
208,000
366,000
Total Current Assets
19,857,000
10,354,000
Other Assets:
Property and equipment, net
84,000
113,000
Operating lease right-of-use assets
126,000
183,000
Total Assets
$ 20,067,000
$ 10,650,000
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable
1,944,000
2,539,000
Accrued liabilities:
Compensation
930,000
464,000
Sales tax
775,000
1,287,000
Other
736,000
1,430,000
Income taxes payable
482,000
-
Current portion of operating lease liabilities
71,000
76,000
Deferred revenue
919,000
842,000
Total Current Liabilities
5,857,000
6,638,000
Long-Term Liabilities:
Accrued income taxes
52,000
711,000
Operating lease liabilities
56,000
108,000
Total Long-Term Liabilities
108,000
819,000
Commitments and Contingencies
—
—
Shareholders' Equity:
Common stock, par value $ 0.01 :
Authorized shares - 5,714,000
Issued and outstanding shares - 1,796,000 at September 30, 2022 and 1,782,000 at December 31, 2021, respectively
18,000
18,000
Additional paid-in capital
16,426,000
16,296,000
Accumulated deficit
( 2,342,000 )
( 13,121,000 )
Total Shareholders' Equity
14,102,000
3,193,000
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
$ 20,067,000
$ 10,650,000
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Insignia Systems, Inc.
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
September 30
September 30
2022
2021
2022
2021
Net services revenues
$ 4,869,000
$ 3,493,000
$ 14,271,000
$ 14,975,000
Cost of services
4,031,000
2,948,000
11,737,000
12,293,000
Gross Profit
838,000
545,000
2,534,000
2,682,000
Operating Expenses:
Selling
294,000
425,000
926,000
1,406,000
Marketing
249,000
266,000
787,000
761,000
General and administrative
756,000
779,000
2,310,000
4,052,000
Total Operating Expenses
1,299,000
1,470,000
4,023,000
6,219,000
Gain from litigation settlement, net
12,000,000
—
12,000,000
—
Operating Income (Loss)
11,539,000
( 925,000 )
10,511,000
( 3,537,000 )
Other Income (Expense):
Gain on forgiveness of debt and accrued interest
—
—
—
1,062,000
Other income (expense)
72,000
13,000
100,000
( 45,000 )
Total Other Income
72,000
13,000
100,000
1,017,000
Income (Loss) Before Taxes
11,611,000
( 912,000 )
10,611,000
( 2,520,000 )
Income tax (benfit) expense
( 190,000 )
9,000
( 168,000 )
32,000
Net Income (Loss)
$ 11,801,000
$ ( 921,000 )
$ 10,779,000
$ ( 2,552,000 )
Net income (loss) per share:
Basic
$ 6.57
$ ( 0.52 )
$ 6.02
$ ( 1.45 )
Diluted
$ 6.57
$ ( 0.52 )
$ 6.00
$ ( 1.45 )
Shares used in calculation of net
income (loss) per share:
Basic
1,795,000
1,766,000
1,790,000
1,757,000
Diluted
1,796,000
1,766,000
1,796,000
1,757,000
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Insignia Systems, Inc.
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
(Unaudited)
Additional
Common Stock
Paid-In
Accumulated
Shares
Amount
Capital
Deficit
Total
Balance at December 31, 2021
1,782,000
$ 18,000
$ 16,296,000
$ ( 13,121,000 )
$ 3,193,000
Issuance of common stock, net
4,000
—
28,000
—
28,000
Value of stock-based compensation
—
—
30,000
—
30,000
Net income
—
—
—
62,000
62,000
Balance at March 31, 2022
1,786,000
$ 18,000
$ 16,354,000
$ ( 13,059,000 )
$ 3,313,000
Issuance of common stock, net
1,000
—
11,000
—
11,000
Value of stock-based compensation
—
—
29,000
—
29,000
Issuance of common stock upon vesting of restricted stock units
6,000
—
—
—
—
Net loss
—
—
—
( 1,084,000 )
( 1,084,000 )
Balance at June 30, 2022
1,793,000
$ 18,000
$ 16,394,000
$ ( 14,143,000 )
$ 2,269,000
Value of stock-based compensation
—
—
32,000
—
32,000
Issuance of common stock upon vesting of restricted stock units
3,000
—
—
—
—
Net income
—
—
—
11,801,000
11,801,000
Balance at September 30, 2022
1,796,000
$ 18,000
$ 16,426,000
$ ( 2,342,000 )
$ 14,102,000
Additional
Common Stock
Paid-In
Accumulated
Shares
Amount
Capital
Deficit
Total
Balance at December 31, 2020
1,748,000
$ 17,000
$ 16,238,000
$ ( 9,587,000 )
$ 6,668,000
Issuance of common stock, net
6,000
1,000
25,000
—
26,000
Value of stock-based compensation
—
—
56,000
—
56,000
Net loss
—
—
—
( 737,000 )
( 737,000 )
Balance at March 31, 2021
1,754,000
$ 18,000
$ 16,319,000
$ ( 10,324,000 )
$ 6,013,000
Value of stock-based compensation
—
—
86,000
—
86,000
Repurchase of common stock upon vesting of restricted stock units
11,000
—
( 9,000 )
—
( 9,000 )
Net loss
—
—
—
( 894,000 )
( 894,000 )
Balance at June 30, 2021
1,765,000
$ 18,000
$ 16,396,000
$ ( 11,218,000 )
$ 5,196,000
Value of stock-based compensation
—
—
56,000
—
56,000
Repurchase of common stock upon vesting of restricted stock units
3,000
—
( 9,000 )
—
( 9,000 )
Net loss
—
—
—
( 921,000 )
( 921,000 )
Balance at September 30, 2021
1,768,000
$ 18,000
$ 16,443,000
$ ( 12,139,000 )
$ 4,322,000
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Insignia Systems, Inc.
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
Nine Months Ended September 30
2022
2021
Operating Activities:
Net income (loss)
$ 10,779,000
$ ( 2,552,000 )
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
46,000
46,000
Gain on sale of property and equipment
—
( 7,000 )
Changes in allowance for doubtful accounts
( 50,000 )
34,000
Stock-based compensation expense
91,000
198,000
Gain on forgiveness of debt and accrued interest
—
( 1,062,000 )
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable
574,000
1,620,000
Inventories
( 18,000 )
( 2,000 )
Income taxes receivable
4,000
( 1,000 )
Prepaid expenses and other
389,000
( 27,000 )
Accounts payable
( 587,000 )
( 1,655,000 )
Accrued liabilities
( 740,000 )
28,000
Income taxes payable
482,000
—
Accrued income taxes
( 659,000 )
26,000
Deferred revenue
77,000
31,000
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
10,388,000
( 3,323,000 )
Investing Activities:
Purchases of property and equipment
( 25,000 )
( 81,000 )
Sale of property and equipment
—
16,000
Net cash used in investing activities
( 25,000 )
( 65,000 )
Financing Activities:
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net
39,000
26,000
Cash dividends paid ($0.70 per share)
—
( 14,000 )
Repuchase of common stock upon vesting of restricted stock awards
—
( 18,000 )
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
39,000
( 6,000 )
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash
10,402,000
( 3,394,000 )
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period
3,851,000
7,128,000
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period
$ 14,253,000
$ 3,734,000
Supplemental disclosures for cash flow information:
Cash paid during the period for income taxes
$ 5,000
$ 6,000
Non-cash financing activity:
Operating lease right-of-use asset obtained in exchange for lease obligation
$ -
$ 219,000
Forgiveness of debt and accrued interest
$ -
$ 1,062,000
Purchase of property and equipment included in accounts payable
$ -
$ 13,000
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Insignia Systems, Inc.
Notes To Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.
Description of Business . Insignia Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) is a leading provider of in-store solutions to consumer-packaged goods (“CPG”) manufacturers, retailers, shopper marketing agencies and brokerages. The Company operates in a single reportable segment. The Company’s leadership and employees have extensive industry knowledge with direct experience in both CPG manufacturers and retailers. The Company provides marketing solutions to CPG manufacturers spanning from some of the largest multinationals to new and emerging brands. The Company’s primary solutions are merchandising solutions, on-pack solutions and signage.
Basis of Presentation . The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Regulation S-X. They do not include all information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. However, except as described herein, there has been no material change in the information disclosed in the notes to financial statements included in the Company’s financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2021 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 9, 2022 (the Form 10-K). In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Results of operations for the periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. The accompanying condensed balance sheet as of December 31, 2021 has been derived from the audited balance sheet as of December 31, 2021 contained in the Form 10-K.
As discussed in Note 6, the Company settled a lawsuit and recorded a net pre-tax gain from litigation settlement of $ 12,000,000 in operations in the three months ended September 30, 2022.
Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash. The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash to amounts shown in the statement of cash flows:
September 30,
December 31,
2022
2021
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 14,168,000
$ 3,766,000
Restricted cash
85,000
85,000
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
$ 14,253,000
$ 3,851,000
Included in cash and cash equivalents is a U.S. Treasury Bill with a carrying value of $ 11,100,000 .
Inventories . Inventories are primarily comprised of sign cards and hardware. Inventory is valued at the lower of cost or net realizable value using the first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) method.
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Property and Equipment . Property and equipment consisted of the following:
September 30,
December 31,
2022
2021
Property and Equipment:
Production tooling, machinery and equipment
$ 27,000
$ 27,000
Office furniture and fixtures
95,000
95,000
Computer equipment and software
758,000
753,000
Leasehold improvements
19,000
19,000
Construction in-progress
15,000
4,000
914,000
898,000
Accumulated depreciation and amortization
( 830,000 )
( 785,000 )
Net Property and Equipment
$ 84,000
$ 113,000
Depreciation expense was approximately $ 15,000 and $ 46,000 in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively, and was $ 14,000 and $ 46,000 in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively.
Stock-Based Compensation . The Company measures and recognizes compensation expense for all stock-based payments at fair value. Restricted stock units and awards are valued at the closing market price of the Company’s stock as of the date of the grant. The Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the weighted average fair value of options and employee stock purchase plan rights. The determination of the fair value of share-based payment awards on the date of grant using an option-pricing model is affected by the Company’s stock price as well as by assumptions regarding a number of complex and subjective variables. These variables include, but are not limited to, the expected stock price volatility over the term of the awards, and actual and projected employee stock option exercise behaviors.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, no equity awards were issued by the Company, except those awarded to non-employee members of the Board of Directors in August 2022 and in June 2021.
In August 2022, non-employee members of the Board of Directors received restricted stock grants totaling 6,248 shares pursuant to the 2018 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2018 Plan”). The shares underlying the awards were assigned a value of $ 9.60 per share, which was the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant, for a total grant date value of $ 60,000 . The shares are scheduled to vest the day immediately preceding the date of the next annual shareholder meeting.
In June 2021, non-employee members of the Board of Directors received restricted stock grants totaling 5,514 shares pursuant to the 2018 Plan. The shares underlying the awards were assigned a value of $ 8.16 per share, which was the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant, for a total grant date value of $ 45,000 . The shares vested on June 1, 2022.
Total stock-based compensation expense recorded for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 was $ 32,000 and $ 91,000 , respectively, and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 was $ 56,000 and $ 198,000 , respectively.
Net Income (Loss) per Share . Basic net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average shares outstanding and excludes any potential dilutive effects of stock options and restricted stock units and awards. Diluted net income (loss) per share gives effect to all dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period.
Options to purchase approximately 14,086 shares of common stock with a weighted average exercise price of $ 11.91 and $ 11.98 , respectively, were outstanding at September 30, 2022 and were not included in the computation of common stock equivalents for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 because their exercise prices were higher than the average fair market value of the common stock during the reporting period.
Due to the net loss incurred during the three and nine months ended September 31, 2021 all outstanding stock options were anti-dilutive for those periods. As of September 30, 2021 the Company had options to purchase 21,741 shares of common stock and 32,410 restricted stock units, each representing the contingent right to receive one share of common stock, outstanding.
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Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
September 30
September 30
2022
2021
2022
2021
Denominator for basic net income (loss) per share - weighted average shares
1,795,000
1,766,000
1,790,000
1,757,000
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options and restricted stock units
1,000
6,000
Denominator for diluted net income (loss) per share - weighted average shares
1,796,000
1,766,000
1,796,000
1,757,000
2. Revenue Recognition. Under Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-09 Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“Topic 606”), revenue is measured based on consideration specified in the contract with a customer, adjusted for any applicable estimates of variable consideration and other factors affecting the transaction price, including noncash consideration, consideration paid or payable to a customer and significant financing components. Revenue from all customers is recognized when a performance obligation is satisfied by transferring control of a distinct good or service to a customer, as further described below under “ Performance Obligations .”
Taxes collected from customers and remitted to governmental authorities are excluded from revenue on the net basis of accounting.
The Company includes shipping and handling fees in revenues. Shipping and handling costs associated with outbound freight after control over a product has transferred to a customer are accounted for as a fulfillment cost and are included in cost of services.
Performance Obligations
A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct good or service to the customer and is the unit of account under Topic 606. A contract’s transaction price is allocated to each distinct performance obligation and recognized as revenue when, or as, the performance obligation is satisfied. The following is a description of the Company’s performance obligations included in its primary revenue streams and the timing or method of revenue recognition for each:
Merchandising, On-Pack, and Non-POPS Signage Solutions . The Company supplies CPG manufacturers with retailer approved promotional services, such as merchandising, on-pack, and signage solutions. These services are more customized than POPS, consisting of variable durations and variable specifications. Due to the variable nature of these services, revenue recognition is a mix of over-time and point-in-time recognition.
POPS Signage Solution Services. The Company provides a service of displaying promotional signs in close proximity to the CPG manufacturer’s product in participating stores, which the Company maintains in two-to-four-week cycle increments.
Each of the individual activities under the Company’s services, including production activities, are inputs to an integrated sign display service. Customers receive and consume the benefits from the promotional displays over the duration of the contracted display cycle. Additionally, the display of the signs does not have an alternative use to the Company and the Company has an enforceable right to payment for services performed to date. As a result, the Company recognizes the transaction price for service performance obligations as revenue over time. Given the nature of the Company’s performance obligations is to provide a display service over the duration of a specified period or periods, the Company recognizes revenue on a straight-line basis over the display service period as it best reflects the timing of transfer of its sign solutions.
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Disaggregation of Revenue
In the following table, revenue is disaggregated by major revenue stream and timing of revenue recognition.
Three months ended September 30
Nine months ended September 30
2022
2021
2022
2021
Services
Revenues
Services
Revenues
Services
Revenues
Services
Revenues
Timing of revenue recognition:
Services transferred over time
$ 398,000
$ 1,482,000
$ 1,355,000
$ 5,366,000
Services transferred at a point in time
4,471,000
2,011,000
12,916,000
9,609,000
Total
$ 4,869,000
$ 3,493,000
$ 14,271,000
$ 14,975,000
Contract Costs
Sales commissions that are paid to internal or external sales representatives are eligible for capitalization as they are incremental costs that would not have been incurred without entering into a specific sales arrangement and are recoverable through the expected margin on the transaction. The Company is applying the practical expedient in Accounting Standards Codification 340-40-25-4 that allows the incremental costs of obtaining a contract to be recorded as an expense when incurred when the amortization period of the asset that would have otherwise been recognized is one year or less. These costs are included in selling expenses.
Deferred Revenue
Deferred revenues represent amounts collected from customers in advance of the satisfaction of performance obligations. Significant changes in deferred revenue during the period are as follows:
Balance at December 31, 2021
$ 842,000
Reclassification of beginning deferred revenue to revenue, as a result of performance obligations satisfied
( 478,000 )
Cash received in advance and not recognized as revenue
555,000
Balance at September 30, 2022
$ 919,000
Transaction Price Allocated to Remaining Performance Obligations
The Company applies the practical expedient in paragraph 606-10-50-14 and does not disclose information about remaining performance obligations that have original expected durations of one year or less, which reflect the majority of its performance obligations. This practical expedient is being applied to arrangements for certain incomplete services and unshipped custom signage materials. Among our contracts with an expected duration of greater than one year, we anticipate that revenue of $ 28,000 and $ 57,000 related to performance obligations that are unsatisfied (or partially unsatisfied) as of September 30, 2022 will be recognized during the remainder of fiscal 2022 and 2023, respectively.
3. Leases. As of September 30, 2022 the Company leases space under two non-cancelable operating leases for its corporate headquarters and for warehouse space. Both leases have escalating lease payment terms but neither contains a contingent rent provision. The Company also had a lease for additional office space under an operating lease that expired August 31, 2021. The leases for both the Company’s corporate headquarters and its warehouse include both lease and non-lease components which are accounted for as a single lease component as the Company has elected the practical expedient to group lease and non-lease components for all leases. The headquarters lease required the Company to provide a letter of credit, which is supported by $ 85,000 reflected as restricted cash on the balance sheet.
The Company’s leases include options to renew. The exercise of lease renewal options is at the Company’s sole discretion. Therefore, the renewals to extend the lease terms are not included in the Company’s right of use assets and lease liabilities as they are not reasonably certain of exercise. The Company regularly evaluates the renewal options and when they are reasonably certain of exercise, the Company includes the renewal period in its lease term.
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The Company used its incremental borrowing rate of approximately 4.8 % in determining the present value of the lease payments based on the information available at the lease commencement date.
The cost components of the Company’s operating leases were as follows:
Three months ended September 30, 2022
Nine months ended September 30, 2022
Corporate
Operating
Corporate
Operating
Headquarters
Warehouse
Leases
Headquarters
Warehouse
Leases
Operating lease cost
$ 17,000
$ 4,000
$ 21,000
$ 50,000
$ 13,000
$ 63,000
Variable lease cost
10,000
3,000
$ 13,000
30,000
9,000
39,000
Total
$ 27,000
$ 7,000
$ 34,000
$ 80,000
$ 22,000
$ 102,000
Three months ended September 30, 2021
Corporate
Additional
Operating
Headquarters
Office Space
Warehouse
Leases
Operating lease cost
$ 11,000
$ -
$ 4,000
$ 15,000
Variable lease cost
7,000
-
4,000
11,000
Short-term lease cost
-
7,000
-
7,000
Total
$ 18,000
$ 7,000
$ 8,000
$ 33,000
Nine months ended September 30, 2021
Prior Corporate
Corporate
Additional
Operating
Headquarters
Headquarters
Office Space
Warehouse
Leases
Operating lease cost
$ 38,000
$ 11,000
$ -
$ 9,000
$ 58,000
Variable lease cost
24,000
7,000
-
9,000
40,000
Short-term lease cost
-
-
28,000
-
28,000
Total
$ 62,000
$ 18,000
$ 28,000
$ 18,000
$ 126,000
Variable lease costs consist primarily of taxes, insurance, and common area or other maintenance costs which are paid based on actual costs incurred by the lessor.
Maturities of the Company’s lease liabilities for is corporate headquarters and its warehouse operating leases are as follows as of September 30, 2022:
Maturity of Lease Liabilities
Leases
2022
$ 21,000
2023
72,000
2024
40,000
Total lease payments
133,000
Less: Interest
( 6,000 )
Present value of lease liabilities
$ 127,000
The remaining lease terms as of September 30, 2022 for the Company’s corporate headquarters and its warehouse leases were 1.8 years and 0.5 years, respectively. The discount rate for both leases is 4.8%. The cash outflow for operating leases for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 was $ 21,000 and $ 62,000 , respectively. The cash outflow for operating leases for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 was $ 15,000 and $ 76,000 , respectively.
4. Income Taxes. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company recorded income tax benefit of $ 190,000 and $ 168,000 , or ( 1.6 )% and ( 1.6 )% of income before taxes, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company recorded income tax expense of $ 9,000 and $ 32,000 , or 1 .0% and 1.3 % of loss before taxes, respectively. The income tax expense or benefit for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 is comprised of federal and state taxes. The primary differences between the Company’s September 30, 2022 and 2021 effective tax rates and the statutory federal rate are nondeductible stock-based compensation, nondeductible penalties and for 2021 increases in the Company’s valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets and for 2022 decreases in the Company’s valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets and decreases in the Company’s reserve for unrecognized tax benefits.
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Nine months ended September 30,
2022
2021
Federal statutory rate
21 .0 %
21 .0 %
Stock-based awards
0.1
( 0.9 )
State taxes
3.6
3.6
Impact of uncertain tax positions
( 6.2 )
( 1.1 )
Valuation allowance
( 20 .0 )
( 34.3 )
PPP forgiveness
-
10.5
Other
( 0.1 )
( 0.1 )
Effective federal income tax rate
( 1.6 )%
( 1.3 )%
The Company reassesses its effective rate each reporting period and adjusts the annual effective rate if deemed necessary, based on projected annual taxable income (loss).
Deferred income taxes are determined based on the estimated future tax effects of differences between the financial statements and tax basis of assets and liabilities given the provisions of enacted tax laws. In providing for deferred taxes, the Company considers tax regulations of the jurisdictions in which we operate, estimates of future taxable income and available tax planning strategies. If tax regulations, operating results or the ability to implement tax-planning strategies vary, adjustment to the carrying value of deferred tax assets and liabilities may be required. Valuation allowances are recorded related to deferred tax assets based on the “more likely than not” criteria.
At September 30, 2022, and December 31, 2021, the Company had unrecognized tax benefits totaling $ 52,000 and $ 711,000 , respectively, including interest, which relates to state nexus issues. The amount of the unrecognized tax benefits, if recognized, that would affect the effective income tax rates of future periods is $ 52,000 . The Company recorded a decrease of approximately $ 679,000 in unrecognized tax benefits related to state income tax exposure in the third quarter of 2022, which reduced accrued income taxes and increased income tax benefit. The Company has determined it is no longer more likely than not that the Company will realize the tax expense.
At December 31, 2021, the Company had Federal net operating loss (NOL) to carry forward of approximately $ 9,700,000 . As of September 30, 2022 the Company estimates remaining Federal NOL carryforwards to be approximately $ 2,000,000 . The federal NOL utilization was limited to 80 % of estimated taxable income. The estimated NOL carry-forward will be adjusted at year end for fourth quarter results.
5. Concentrations. During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, three customers accounted for 19 %, 12 % and 11 % respectively, of the Company’s total net sales. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, two customers accounted for 16 % and 10 % respectively, of the Company’s total net sales. At September 30, 2022, two customers represented 20 % and 12 % respectively, of the Company’s total accounts receivable. At December 31, 2021, two customers represented 25 % and 19 % of the Company’s total accounts receivable.
6. Legal Proceedings. In July 2019, the Company filed suit against News Corporation, News America Marketing FSI L.L.C., and News America Marketing In-Store Services L.L.C. (collectively, “News America”) in the U.S. District Court in Minnesota, alleging violations of federal and state antitrust and tort laws by News America.
On July 1, 2022, the Company entered into a $ 20 million settlement agreement with News America. The agreement memorializes the amicable settlement of the Company’s outstanding lawsuit against News America. The agreement resulted in net proceeds before income tax of $ 12,000,000 for the Company, which was recorded as a gain on litigation settlement in operations in the three months ended September 30, 2022.
7. Loan. In April 2020, the Company entered into a promissory note (the “Note”) with Alerus Financial, N.A. The Note evidenced a loan to the Company in the amount of $ 1,054,000 pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP”) of the CARES Act administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (the “SBA”).
In accordance with the requirements of the CARES Act, the Company used the proceeds from the loan exclusively for qualified expenses under the PPP, including payroll costs, rent and utility costs. Interest was accrued on the outstanding balance of the Note at a rate of 1 .00% per annum. The Note was scheduled to mature on April 22, 2022 and required 18 equal monthly payments of principal and interest.
The Company’s application for forgiveness of the amount due under the Note, including accrued interest, was approved by the SBA on January 29, 2021. Accordingly, for the year ended December 31, 2021 the debt of $ 1,054,000 , plus accrued interest of $ 8,000 was eliminated with a gain on debt extinguishment included in other income.
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