UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
(Mark
One)
☒
QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For
the quarterly period ended January 31, 2022
☐
TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
For
the transition period from ________ to ________
Commission
File Number: 333-214463
SLINGER
BAG INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
61-1789640
(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
2709
NORTH ROLLING ROAD , SUITE 138
WINDSOR
MILL ,
MARYLAND
21244
(Address
of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)
(443)
407-7564
(Registrant’s
Telephone Number, including Area Code)
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☒ No ☐
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 ☐
The
registrant is a voluntary filer of reports under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and has filed during the
preceding 12 months all reports it would have been required to file by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 if
the registrant had been subject to one of such Sections.
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule
405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant
was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting
company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,”
“smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large
accelerated filer ☐
Accelerated
filer ☐
Non-accelerated
filer ☐
Smaller
reporting company ☒
Emerging
growth company ☒
If
an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying
with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
The
number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share, as of February 28, 2022, was 47,327,560 .
CAUTIONARY
STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING INFORMATION
This
quarterly report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,”
“estimate,” “may,” “should,” “could,” “will,” “plan,” “future,”
“continue,” and other expressions that are predictions of or indicate future events and trends and that do not relate to
historical matters identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based largely on our expectations or forecasts
of future events, can be affected by inaccurate assumptions, and are subject to various business risks and known and unknown uncertainties,
a number of which are beyond our control. Therefore, actual results could differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained
in this document, and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation
to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. A wide
variety of factors could cause or contribute to such differences and could adversely impact revenues, profitability, cash flows and capital
needs. There can be no assurance that the forward-looking statements contained in this document will, in fact, transpire or prove to
be accurate. These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including the
risks in the section entitled “Risk Factors” that may cause our or our industry’s actual results, levels of activity,
performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed
or implied by any forward-looking statements.
Important
factors that may cause the actual results to differ from the forward-looking statements, projections or other expectations include, but
are not limited to, the following:
●
risk
that we will not be able to remediate identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting and disclosure
controls and procedures;
●
risk
that we fail to meet the requirements of the agreements under which we acquired our business interests, including any cash payments
to the business operations, which could result in the loss of our right to continue to operate or develop the specific businesses
described in the agreements;
●
risk
that we will be unable to secure additional financing in the near future in order to commence and sustain our planned development
and growth plans;
●
risk
that we cannot attract, retain and motivate qualified personnel, particularly employees, consultants and contractors for our operations;
●
risks
and uncertainties relating to the various industries and operations we are currently engaged in;
●
results
of initial feasibility, pre-feasibility and feasibility studies, and the possibility that future growth, development or expansion
will not be consistent with our expectations;
●
risks
related to the inherent uncertainty of business operations including profit, cost of goods, production costs and cost estimates and
the potential for unexpected costs and expenses;
●
risks
related to commodity price fluctuations;
●
the
uncertainty of profitability based upon our history of losses;
●
risks
related to failure to obtain adequate financing on a timely basis and on acceptable terms for our planned development projects;
●
risks
related to environmental regulation and liability;
●
risks
related to tax assessments; and
●
other
risks and uncertainties related to our prospects, properties and business strategy.
Although
we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels
of activity, performance or achievements. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as
of the date of this report. Except as required by law, we do not undertake to update or revise any of the forward-looking statements
to conform these statements to actual results, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
As
used in this quarterly report, the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our” refer to Singer Bag
Inc. and its subsidiaries, unless otherwise indicated.
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SLINGER
BAG INC.
INDEX
Page
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION:
F-1
Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
F-1
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
1
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
13
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
13
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION:
14
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
14
Item 1A. Risk Factors
14
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
14
Item 6. Exhibits
15
SIGNATURES
16
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PART
I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item
1. Consolidated Financial Statements
SLINGER
BAG INC.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
January 31, 2022
April 30, 2021
(Unaudited)
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 1,082,446
$ 928,796
Accounts receivable, net
1,209,253
762,487
Inventories, net
8,669,721
3,693,216
Prepaid inventory
1,777,905
140,047
Loan and interest receivable
2,355,349
-
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
99,785
60,113
Total current assets
15,194,459
5,584,659
Goodwill
1,240,000
-
Other intangible assets, net
2,200,105
112,853
Total assets
$ 18,634,564
$ 5,697,512
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Deficit
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
$ 7,942,523
$ 2,050,476
Accrued payroll and bonuses
1,612,531
1,283,464
Deferred revenue
18,508
99,531
Accrued interest - related party
850,092
747,636
Notes payable - related party, net
2,000,000
6,143,223
Convertible notes payable, net
7,577,778
-
Derivative liabilities
8,926,083
13,813,449
Total current liabilities
28,927,515
24,137,779
Long-term liabilities
Note payable, net
-
10,477
Total liabilities
28,927,515
24,148,256
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)
-
-
Shareholders’ deficit
Common stock, $ 0.001 par value, 300,000,000 shares authorized, 41,888,372 and 27,642,828 shares issued and outstanding as of January 31, 2022 (unaudited) and April 30, 2021, respectively; 0 and 6,921,299 shares issuable as of January 31, 2022 (unaudited) and April 30, 2021, respectively
41,888
27,643
Additional paid-in capital
63,166,203
10,365,056
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
( 46,976 )
( 20,170 )
Accumulated deficit
( 73,454,066 )
( 28,823,273 )
Total shareholders’ deficit
( 10,292,951 )
( 18,450,744 )
Total liabilities and shareholders’ deficit
$ 18,634,564
$ 5,697,512
See
accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
F- 1
SLINGER
BAG INC.
UNAUDITED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND
COMPREHENSIVE
LOSS
For
the Three Months Ended
For
the Nine Months Ended
January
31,
January
31,
January
31,
January
31,
2022
2021
2022
2021
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
Net
sales
$
4,201,745
$
4,123,648
$
12,139,860
$
7,308,701
Cost
of sales
3,234,430
3,245,493
8,302,386
5,762,143
Gross
income
967,315
878,155
3,837,474
1,546,558
Operating
expenses:
Selling
and marketing expenses
920,161
351,845
2,515,067
1,051,785
General
and administrative expenses
2,942,501
1,385,626
41,535,188
2,974,404
Research
and development costs
275,908
137,156
553,274
180,705
Total
operating expenses
4,138,570
1,874,627
44,603,529
4,206,894
Loss
from operations
( 3,171,255
)
( 996,472
)
( 40,766,055
)
( 2,660,336
)
Other
expense (income):
Amortization
of debt discounts
2,750,000
39,175
5,400,285
325,426
Loss
on extinguishment of debt
-
95,760
7,096,730
1,528,580
Induced
conversion loss
-
-
-
51,412
Gain
on change in fair value of derivatives
( 5,943,967
)
-
( 15,074,880
)
-
Loss
on issuance of convertible notes
2,200,000
-
5,889,369
-
Interest
expense - related party
28,167
137,480
106,895
454,029
Interest
expense, net
164,669
22,199
446,339
169,455
Total
other expense (income)
( 801,131
)
294,614
3,864,738
2,528,902
Loss
before income taxes
( 2,370,124
)
( 1,291,086
)
( 44,630,793
)
( 5,189,238
)
Provision
for income taxes
-
-
-
-
Net
loss
( 2,370,124
)
( 1,291,086
)
( 44,630,793
)
( 5,189,238
)
Other
comprehensive gain (loss), net of tax
Foreign
currency translation adjustments
( 34,630
)
816
( 26,806
)
( 2,121
)
Total
other comprehensive gain (loss), net of tax
( 34,630
)
816
( 26,806
)
( 2,121
)
Comprehensive
loss
$
( 2,404,754
)
$
( 1,290,270
)
$
( 44,657,599
)
$
( 5,191,359
)
Net
loss per share, basic and diluted
$
( 0.06
)
$
( 0.05
)
$
( 1.19
)
$
( 0.20
)
Weighted
average number of common shares outstanding, basic and diluted
41,873,698
26,795,030
37,360,953
26,497,184
See
accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
F- 2
SLINGER
BAG INC.
UNAUDITED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT (UNAUDITED)
Accumulated
Additional
Other
Common
Stock
Paid-in
Comprehensive
Accumulated
Shares
Amount
Capital
Loss
Deficit
Total
Balance,
April 30, 2020
24,749,354
$
24,749
$
5,214,970
$
( 5,036
)
$
( 10,228,513
)
$
( 4,993,830
)
Shares
issued related to note payable
1,216,560
1,217
( 1,217
)
-
-
-
Shares
and warrants issued in connection with services
243,800
244
65,582
-
-
65,826
Foreign
currency translation
-
-
-
( 1,393
)
-
( 1,393
)
Net
loss
-
-
-
-
( 1,374,026
)
( 1,374,026
)
Balance,
July 31, 2020
26,209,714
$
26,210
$
5,279,335
$
( 6,429
)
$
( 11,602,539
)
$
( 6,303,423
)
Shares
issued for conversion of convertible debt
300,000
300
238,149
-
-
238,449
Shares
and warrants issued in connection with services
100,000
100
117,919
-
-
118,019
Warrants
issued related to notes payable – related party
-
-
2,069,617
-
-
2,069,617
Foreign
currency translation
-
-
-
( 1,544
)
-
( 1,544
)
Net
loss
-
-
-
-
( 2,524,126
)
( 2,524,126
)
Balance,
October 31, 2020
26,609,714
$
26,610
$
7,705,020
$
( 7,973
)
$
( 14,126,665
)
$
( 6,403,008
)
Shares
issued in connection with purchase of trademark
35,000
35
35,316
-
-
35,351
Shares
issued in connection with conversion of notes payable
500,000
500
499,500
-
-
500,000
Warrants
issued related to notes payable – related party
-
-
124,931
-
-
124,931
Warrants
issued in connection with purchase of trademark
-
-
50,232
-
-
50,232
Shares
and warrants issued in connection with services
202,032
202
328,459
-
-
328,661
Foreign
currency translation
-
-
-
816
-
816
Net
loss
-
-
-
-
( 1,291,086
)
( 1,291,086
)
Balance,
January 31, 2021
27,346,746
$
27,347
$
8,743,458
$
( 7,157
)
$
( 15,417,751
)
$
( 6,654,103
)
Balance,
April 30, 2021
27,642,828
$
27,643
$
10,365,056
$
( 20,170
)
$
( 28,823,273
)
$
( 18,450,744
)
Shares
issued for conversion of notes payable – related party
1,636,843
1,637
6,218,366
-
-
6,220,003
Shares
issued in connection with acquisition
540,000
540
3,549,460
-
-
3,550,000
Shares
and warrants issued in connection with services
109,687
110
618,444
-
-
618,554
Share-based
compensation
50,215
50
187,753
-
-
187,803
Foreign
currency translation
-
-
-
( 13,028
)
-
( 13,028
)
Net
loss
-
-
-
-
( 3,435,312
)
( 3,435,312
)
Balance,
July 31, 2021
29,979,573
$
29,980
$
20,939,079
$
( 33,198
)
$
( 32,258,585
)
$
( 11,322,724
)
Shares
issued for conversion of warrants
4,950,000
4,950
( 2,200
)
-
-
2,750
Shares
issued for conversion of common shares issuable
6,921,299
6,921
-
-
-
6,921
Elimination
of related party derivative liabilities
-
-
8,754,538
-
-
8,754,538
Shares
and warrants issued in connection with services
18,750
19
799,155
-
-
799,174
Share-based
compensation
-
-
32,381,309
-
-
32,381,309
Foreign
currency translation
-
-
-
20,852
-
20,852
Net
loss
-
-
-
-
( 38,825,357
)
( 38,825,357
)
Balance,
October 31, 2021
41,869,622
$
41,870
$
62,871,881
$
( 12,346
)
$
( 71,083,942
)
$
( 8,182,537
)
Shares
and warrants issued in connection with services
18,750
18
294,322
-
-
294,340
Foreign
currency translation
-
-
-
( 34,630
)
-
( 34,630
)
Net
loss
-
-
-
-
( 2,370,124
)
( 2,370,124
)
Balance,
January 31, 2022
41,888,372
$
41,888
$
63,166,203
$
( 46,976
)
$
( 73,454,066
)
$
( 10,292,951
)
See
accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
F- 3
SLINGER
BAG INC.
UNAUDITED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For
the Nine Months Ended
January
31,
January
31,
2022
2021
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
Cash
flows from operating activities
Net
loss
$
( 44,630,793
)
$
( 5,189,238
)
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Amortization
expense
222,748
1,299
Gain
on change in fair value of derivatives
( 15,074,880
)
-
Shares
and warrants issued with services
1,712,068
447,478
Share-based
compensation
32,569,112
-
Loss
on extinguishment of debt
7,096,730
1,528,580
Induced
conversion loss
-
51,412
Amortization
of debt discounts
5,400,285
325,426
Loss
on issuance of convertible notes
5,889,369
-
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts
receivable, net
( 447,101
)
( 1,433,312
)
Inventories,
net
( 4,981,916
)
( 1,401,782
)
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
( 1,783,155
)
82,099
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
5,893,935
1,352,468
Accrued
payroll and bonuses
329,067
708,328
Deferred
revenue
( 81,023
)
( 66,074
)
Accrued
interest - related party
102,456
454,030
Net
cash from operating activities
( 7,783,098
)
( 3,139,286
)
Cash
flows from investing activities
Purchase
of trademark
-
( 30,000
)
Note
receivable issuance
( 2,250,000
)
-
Net
cash from investing activities
( 2,250,000
)
( 30,000
)
Cash
flows from financing activities
Proceeds
from convertible notes
11,000,000
-
Debt
issuance costs from convertible notes
( 800,251
)
-
Proceeds
from notes - related party
3,000,000
2,300,000
Repayments
of notes - related party
( 1,000,000
)
-
Repayment
of note payable
( 2,000,000
)
-
Proceeds
from note payable
-
1,120,000
Other
financing activities
9,671
-
Net
cash from financing activities
10,209,420
3,420,000
Effect
of exchange rate
( 22,672
)
( 120
)
Net
change in cash and cash equivalents
153,650
250,594
Cash
and cash equivalents, beg of period
928,796
79,847
Cash
and cash equivalents, end of period
$
1,082,446
$
330,441
Supplemental
disclosure of cash flow information
Interest
paid
$
111,105
$
165,900
Income
taxes paid
13,729
3,668
Supplemental
disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities
Transfer
of notes payable to notes payable - related party
-
1,820,000
Transfer
of convertible note payable to notes payable
-
1,700,000
Shares
issued for conversion of notes payable – related party
6,220,003
-
Shares
issued in connection with acquisition
3,550,000
-
Shares
and warrants issued in connection with purchase of trademark
-
85,583
Elimination
of related party derivative liabilities
8,754,538
-
Derivative
liabilities recorded as debt discounts of convertible notes
10,199,749
-
Conversion
of notes payable and accrued interest into common stock
-
687,037
Warrants
and shares issued with note payable
-
195,061
See
accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
F- 4
SLINGER
BAG INC.
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE
1: ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Organization
Lazex
Inc. (“Lazex”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on July 12, 2015. On August 23, 2019, the majority
owner of Lazex entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement with Slinger Bag Americas Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Slinger Bag Americas”),
which was 100 % owned by Slinger Bag Ltd. (“SBL”), an Israeli company. In connection with the Stock Purchase Agreement, Slinger
Bag Americas acquired 20,000,000 shares of common stock of Lazex for $ 332,239 . On September 16, 2019, SBL transferred its ownership of
Slinger Bag Americas to Lazex in exchange for the 20,000,000 shares of Lazex acquired on August 23, 2019. As a result of these transactions,
Lazex owned 100 % of Slinger Bag Americas and the sole shareholder of SBL owned 20,000,000 shares of common stock (approximately 82 %)
of Lazex. Effective September 13, 2019, Lazex changed its name to Slinger Bag Inc.
On
October 31, 2019, Slinger Bag Americas acquired control of Slinger Bag Canada, Inc., (“Slinger Bag Canada”) a Canadian company
incorporated on November 3, 2017. There were no assets, liabilities or historical operational activity of Slinger Bag Canada at that
time.
On
February 10, 2020, Slinger Bag Americas became the 100 % owner of SBL, along with SBL’s wholly owned subsidiary Slinger Bag International
(UK) Limited (“Slinger Bag UK”), which was formed on April 3, 2019. The owner of SBL contributed it to Slinger Bag Americas
for no consideration.
On
June 21, 2021, Slinger Bag Americas entered into a membership interest purchase agreement with Charles Ruddy to acquire a 100 % ownership
stake in Foundation Sports Systems, LLC (“Foundation Sports”) (see Note 4).
The
operations of Slinger Bag Inc., Slinger Bag Americas, Slinger Bag Canada, Slinger Bag UK, SBL and Foundation Sports are collectively
referred to as the “Company.”
The
Company operates in the sporting and athletic goods business. The Company is the owner of the Slinger Launcher, which is a portable tennis
ball launcher, as well as other associated tennis accessories.
Basis
of Presentation
The
accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company are presented in accordance with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). As a result of the transactions described above, the accompanying
consolidated financial statements include the combined results of Slinger Bag Inc., Slinger Bag Americas, Slinger Bag Canada, Slinger
Bag UK, SBL and Foundation Sports for the periods presented. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
NOTE
2: GOING CONCERN
The
financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which assumes the Company will be able to realize its assets and discharge
its liabilities in the normal course of business for the foreseeable future. The Company has an accumulated deficit of $ 73,454,066 as
of January 31, 2022, and more losses are anticipated in the development of the business. Accordingly, there is substantial doubt about
the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. These financial statements do not include any adjustments related to the
recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company
be unable to continue as a going concern.
F- 5
The
ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon the Company generating profitable operations in the future and/or being able
to obtain the necessary financing to meet its obligations and repay its liabilities arising from normal business operations when they
become due. Management intends to finance operating costs over the next twelve months with existing cash on hand, loans from related
parties, and/or private placement of debt and/or common stock. In respect to additional financing, refer to Notes 5, 6, 7, and 12.
In the event that the Company is unable to successfully raise capital and/or generate revenues, the Company will likely reduce general
and administrative expenses, and cease or delay its development plan until it is able to obtain sufficient financing. There can be no
assurance that additional funds will be available on terms acceptable to the Company, or at all.
NOTE
3: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Interim
Financial Statements
The
accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and based upon Securities and Exchange Commission rules that permit reduced
disclosure for interim periods. For a more complete discussion of significant accounting policies and certain other information, you
should refer to the financial statements included in Slinger Bag Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 30,
2021. These financial statements reflect all adjustments that are necessary for a fair presentation of results of operations and financial
condition for the interim periods shown, including normal recurring accruals and other items. The results for the interim periods are
not necessarily indicative of results for the full year.
Use
of Estimates
The
preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect
the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Accordingly, actual results could differ from those estimates.
Financial
Statement Reclassification
Certain
prior year amounts have been reclassified in these consolidated financial statements to conform to current year presentation.
Cash
and Cash Equivalents
The
Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents.
The majority of payments due from banks for credit card transactions process within 24 to 48 hours and are accordingly classified as
cash and cash equivalents.
Accounts
Receivable
The
Company’s accounts receivable are non-interest bearing trade receivables resulting from the sale of products and payable over terms
ranging from 15 to 60 days. The Company provides an allowance for doubtful accounts at the point when collection is considered doubtful.
Once all collection efforts have been exhausted, the Company charges-off the receivable with the allowance for doubtful accounts. The
Company had a $ 10,000 and $ 0 allowance for doubtful accounts as of January 31, 2022 and April 30, 2021, respectively.
Inventory
Inventory
is valued at the lower of the cost (determined principally on a first-in, first-out basis) or net realizable value. The Company’s
valuation of inventory includes inventory reserves for inventory that will be sold below cost and the impact of inventory shrink. Inventory
reserves are based on historical information and assumptions about future demand and inventory shrink trends. The Company’s inventory
as of January 31, 2022 consisted of $ 4,532,972 of finished goods, $ 2,441,085 of component and replacement parts, $ 1,945,664 of capitalized
duty and freight, and a $ 250,000 inventory reserve. The Company’s inventory as of April 30, 2021 consisted of $ 1,591,826 of finished
goods, $ 1,777,028 of component and replacement parts, $ 347,362 of capitalized duty and freight, and a $ 23,000 inventory reserve.
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Concentration
of Credit Risk
The
Company maintains its cash in bank deposit accounts, the balances of which at times may exceed insured limits. The Company continually
monitors its banking relationships and consequently has not experienced any losses in such accounts. While we may be exposed to credit
risk, we consider the risk remote and do not expect that any such risk would result in a significant effect on our results of operations
or financial condition.
Revenue
Recognition
The
Company recognizes revenue in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 606, the core principle of which
is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects
the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled to receive in exchange for those goods or services. The Company recognizes
revenue for its performance obligation associated with its contracts with customers at a point in time once products are shipped. Amounts
collected from customers in advance of shipping products ordered are reflected as deferred revenue on the accompanying consolidated balance
sheets. The Company’s standard terms are non-cancelable and do not provide for the right-of-return, other than for defective merchandise
covered under the Company’s standard warranty. The Company has not historically experienced any significant returns or warranty
issues.
Fair
Value of Financial Instruments
Fair
value of financial and non-financial assets and liabilities is defined as an exit price, representing the amount that would be received
to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. The three-tier hierarchy for
inputs used in measuring fair value, which prioritizes the inputs used in the methodologies of measuring fair value for assets and liabilities,
is as follows:
Level
1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities
Level
2 — Observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities
Level
3 — Unobservable pricing inputs in the market
Financial
assets and financial liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair
value measurements. Our assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurements requires judgment and may
affect the valuation of the assets and liabilities being measured and their categorization within the fair value hierarchy.
The
Company’s financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, and accounts payable. The carrying amount
of these financial instruments approximates fair value due to their short-term maturity.
The
Company’s derivative liabilities were calculated using Level 2 assumptions on the issuance and balance sheet dates via a Black-Scholes
option pricing model and consisted of the following ending balances and gain amounts as of and for the three and nine months ended January
31, 2022:
SUMMARY
OF DERIVATIVE LIABILITIES
Note derivative is related to
January 31, 2022 ending balance
Gain (loss) for three months ended January 31, 2022
Gain (loss)
for nine
months ended
January 31, 2022
4/11/21 conversion of 12/24/20 note payable
$ 1,027,509
$ 232,027
$ ( 202,342 )
4/15/21 note payable
-
-
( 6,014,245 )
5/26/21 conversion of notes payable – related party
-
-
( 2,867,749 )
8/6/21 convertible notes
7,898,574
( 6,175,994 )
( 5,990,544 )
Total
$ 8,926,083
$ ( 5,943,967 )
$ ( 15,074,880 )
The
Black-Scholes option pricing model assumptions for the derivative liabilities during the nine months ended January 31, 2022 and 2021
consisted of the following:
SUMMARY
OF WARRANTS GRANTED VALUATION USING BLACK-SCHOLES PRICING METHOD
2022
2021
Expected life in years
1.7 – 5.0 years
N/A
Stock price volatility
50 % - 155 %
N/A
Risk free interest rate
0.16 % - 1.56 %
N/A
Expected dividends
0 %
N/A
Income
Taxes
Income
taxes are accounted for in accordance with the provisions of ASC 740, Accounting for Income Taxes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities
are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing
assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected
to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred
tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. Valuation
allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amounts that are more likely than not to be realized.
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Goodwill
The
Company accounts for goodwill in accordance with ASC 350, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (“ASC 350”). ASC 350 requires
that goodwill not be amortized, but reviewed for impairment if impairment indicators arise and, at a minimum, annually.
The
goodwill impairment test is a two-step test. In the first step, the Company compares the fair value of each reporting unit with goodwill
to its carrying value. The Company determines the fair value of its reporting units with goodwill using a combination of a discounted
cash flow and a market value approach. If the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds the carrying value of the net assets assigned
to that reporting unit, goodwill is not impaired and the Company is not required to perform further testing. If the carrying value of
the net assets assigned to the reporting unit exceeds the fair value of the reporting unit, then the Company must perform the second
step of the goodwill impairment test in order to determine the implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill and compare
it to the carrying value of the reporting unit’s goodwill. The activities in the second step include valuing the tangible and intangible
assets and liabilities. If the implied fair value of goodwill is less than the carrying value, an impairment loss is recognized for the
difference.
There
was no impairment of goodwill during the nine months ended January 31, 2022 or 2021.
Intangible
Assets
Intangible
assets relate to the “Slinger” technology trademark, which the Company purchased on November 10, 2020, as well as the intangible
assets related to the purchase of Foundation Sports on June 21, 2021 (see Note 4). The Slinger trademark is amortized over its expected
life of 20 years. Amortization expense for the nine months ended January 31, 2022 and 2021 related to the Slinger trademark was $ 4,348
and $ 1,299 , respectively.
Long-Lived
Assets
In
accordance with ASC 360-10, the Company evaluates long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate
that their net book value may not be recoverable. When such factors and circumstances exist, the Company compares the projected undiscounted
future cash flows associated with the related asset or group of assets over their estimated useful lives against their respective carrying
amount. If those net undiscounted cash flows do not exceed the carrying amount, impairment, if any, is based on the excess of the carrying
amount over the fair value based on the market value or discounted expected cash flows of those assets and is recorded in the period
in which the determination is made. There was no impairment of long-lived assets identified during the nine months ended January 31,
2022 or 2021.
Share-Based
Payments
The
Company accounts for share-based compensation in accordance with ASC Topic 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation (“ASC 718”).
Under the fair value recognition provisions of this topic, share-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date based on the fair
value of the award and is recognized as an expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period, which is the vesting period.
Warrants
The
Company grants warrants to key employees and executives as compensation on a discretionary basis. The Company also grants warrants in
connection with certain note payable agreements and other key arrangements. The Company is required to estimate the fair value of share-based
awards on the measurement date and recognize as expense that value of the portion of the award that is ultimately expected to vest over
the requisite service period. Warrants granted in connection with ongoing arrangements are more fully described in Note 6: Convertible
Notes Payable, Note 7: Note Payable and Note 10: Shareholders’ Equity.
The
warrants granted during the nine months ended January 31, 2022 and 2021 were valued using a Black-Scholes option pricing model on the
date of grant using the following assumptions:
SUMMARY
OF WARRANTS GRANTED VALUATION USING BLACK-SCHOLES PRICING METHOD
2022
2021
Expected
life in years
5
– 10 years
5 - 10
years
Stock
price volatility
50.0 %
- 156.7
%
148.3 %
- 151.9
%
Risk
free interest rate
0.77 %
- 1.63
%
0.68 %
- 0.85
%
Expected
dividends
0
%
0
%
Foreign
Currency Translation
A
portion of SBL’s operations are conducted in Israel and its functional currency is the Israeli Shekel, the Company’s operations
of Slinger Bag Canada are conducted in its functional currency of Canadian Dollars, and the Company’s Slinger Bag UK operations
are conducted in its functional currency of the British pound (“GBP”). The accounts of SBL, Slinger Bag Canada, and Slinger
Bag UK have been translated into U.S. dollars (“USD”). Assets and liabilities are translated into USD at the applicable exchange
rates at period-end. Shareholders’ equity is translated using historical exchange rates. Revenue and expenses are translated at
the average exchange rates for the period. Any translation adjustments are included as foreign currency translation adjustments on the
consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
Earnings
Per Share
Basic
earnings per share are calculated by dividing income available to shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding
during each period. Diluted earnings per share are computed using the weighted average number of common and dilutive common share equivalents
outstanding during the period.
The
Company had 0 and 6,921,299 common shares issuable as of January 31, 2022 and 2021, which were not included in the calculation of diluted
earnings per share as the effect is antidilutive. The Company also had outstanding convertible notes payable that were convertible into
4,400,000 and 0 shares of common stock as of January 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, outstanding warrants exercisable into 37,272,401
and 16,200,000 shares of common stock as of January 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and 642,303 and 0 shares related to make-whole provisions
as of January 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, which were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share as the effect is
antidilutive. As a result, the basic and diluted earnings per share are the same for each of the periods presented.
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Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
In
December 2019, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”),
2019-12, Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes ,
which amends ASC 740, Income Taxes (“ASC
740”). This update is intended to simplify accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to the general principles
in ASC 740 and amending existing guidance to improve consistent application of ASC 740. This update is effective for fiscal years beginning
after December 15, 2021. The guidance in this update has various elements, some of which are applied on a prospective basis and others
on a retrospective basis with earlier application permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the effect of this ASU on the Company’s
financial statements and related disclosures.
Other
recently issued accounting pronouncements did not, or are not believed by management to, have a material effect on the Company’s
present or future consolidated financial statements.
NOTE
4: ACQUISITIONS
On
June 21, 2021, the Company completed one immaterial acquisition by entering into a membership interest purchase agreement (“MIPA”)
with Charles Ruddy (the “Seller”) to acquire a 100% ownership stake in Foundation Sports Systems, LLC (“Foundation
Sports”) in exchange for 1,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company to be issued to the Seller and two other Foundation Sports
employees in three tranches (the “Purchase Price”): (i) 600,000 shares of common stock on the closing date, (ii) 200,000
shares of common stock on the first anniversary of the closing date and (iii) 200,000 shares of common stock on the second anniversary
of the closing date (collectively, the “Shares”), provided that 10 % of the Shares of each tranche will be held back by the
Company and not delivered to the recipients for a period of 12 months from the date of their issuance. The Shares are subject to a 12-month
lock-up from their date of delivery during which time they may not be offered or sold by the Seller or any other recipient thereof without
the express written consent of the Company. On June 23, 2021, the Company issued 540,000 shares of its common stock to the receipts under
the MIPA, which consisted of 600,000 shares less a hold-back of 10 % (i.e., 60,000 shares) .
The
Company allocated the aggregate purchase price for the acquisition based upon the tangible and intangible assets acquired, net of liabilities.
The allocation of the purchase price is detailed below:
SCHEDULE
OF INTANGIBLE ASSETS ACQUIRED
Allocation
of
purchase price
Trade
name
$
70,000
Internally
developed software
240,000
Customer
relationships
2,000,000
Goodwill
1,240,000
Total
purchase price
$
3,550,000
The
trade name, internally developed software, and customer relationships will be amortized over their expected lives of 6 , 4 , and 7 years,
respectively. Amortization expense for the nine months ended January 31, 2022 and 2021 related to the Foundation Sports intangibles was
$ 218,400 and 0 , respectively.
NOTE
5: NOTES PAYABLE – RELATED PARTY
Beginning
in October 2019, the Company entered into several loan agreements with a related party entity controlled by the former shareholder of
Slinger Bag Canada. Total outstanding borrowings from this related party as of April 30, 2021 amounted to $ 6,220,000 ,
which was gross of total discounts of $ 76,777
and consisted of the following:
SUMMARY OF NOTES PAYABLE
Note
date
Maturity
date
Interest
rate
April
30, 2021
6/1/2019
6/1/2021
9.5
%
$
1,700,000
6/30/2020
6/30/2021
9.5
%
120,000
8
notes from 10/2019 – 8/2020
9/1/2021
9.5
%
3,850,000
9/15/2020
9/15/2021
9.5
%
250,000
11/24/2020
11/24/2021
9.5
%
300,000
Total
notes payable
$
6,220,000
On
May 26, 2021, the Company and the related party lender entered into a note conversion agreement (the “Note Conversion Agreement”)
whereby the related party lender agreed to convert its total outstanding borrowings as of that date of $ 6,220,000 into 1,636,843 shares
of the Company’s common stock. The Note Conversion Agreement contains a guarantee that the aggregate gross sales of the shares
by the related party will be no less than $ 6,220,000 over the next three years and if the aggregate gross sales are less than $ 6,220,000
the Company will issue additional shares of common stock to the related party for the difference between the total gross proceeds and
$ 6,220,000 , which could result in an infinite number of shares being required to be issued.
The
Company evaluated the conversion option of the notes payable to shares under the guidance in ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC
815”), and determined the conversion option qualified for equity classification. The Company also evaluated the profit guarantee
under ASC 815 and determined it to be a make-whole provision, which is an embedded derivative within the host instrument. As the economic
characteristics of the make-whole provision are dissimilar to the host instrument, the profit guarantee was bifurcated from the host
instrument and stated as a separate derivative liability, which is marked to market at the end of each reporting period with the non-cash
gain or loss recorded in the period as a gain or loss on derivative.
On
the date of conversion the Company recognized a $ 5,118,435 loss on extinguishment of debt, which
represented the difference between the $ 6,220,000 in notes payable that were converted and the fair value of the shares issued of $ 6,220,003 ,
which were recorded in shares issued for conversion of notes payable – related party within shareholders’
equity, the derivative liability of $ 5,052,934 , which was valued using a Black-Scholes option pricing model, and the write-off
of the unamortized debt discount of $ 65,498 . Amortization of the debt discounts during the
three months ended July 31, 2021, prior to the notes’ conversion, was $ 11,279 , which was recorded in amortization of debt discounts
in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
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Per
the terms of the Note Conversion Agreement the accrued interest related to the notes payable was not converted into shares and is still
due to the related party. The Company and the related party agreed that interest will continue to accrue on the outstanding accrued interest
at a rate of 9.5 % per annum and will be paid in full by May 25, 2022.
On
July 23, 2021, the Company entered into a loan agreement with its related party lender for borrowings of $ 500,000 . The loan is to be
repaid within 30 days of receipt and shall bear interest at a rate of 12 % per annum.
On
August 4, 2021, the Company entered into a loan agreement with its related party lender for borrowings of $ 500,000 . The loan is to be
repaid within 30 days of receipt and shall bear interest at a rate of 12 % per annum.
On
August 11, 2021, the Company repaid the outstanding principal and interest to its related party lender for the July 23, 2021 loan of
$ 500,000 and the August 4, 2021 loan of $ 500,000 .
On
August 31, 2021, the Company’s related party lender cancelled the guarantee in the Note Conversion Agreement that the aggregate
gross sales of its converted shares will be no less than $ 6,220,000 . In connection with the elimination of the profit guarantee the derivative
liability ceased to exist at that time. On August 31, 2021, the fair value of the derivative liability was remeasured using a Black-Scholes
option pricing model and determined to be $ 2,185,185 . The change in fair value of the derivative through August 31, 2021, was recognized
as a gain on change in fair value of derivatives of $ 2,867,749 for the nine months ended January 31, 2022, and the remaining value of
the derivative of $ 2,185,185 was reclassified to additional paid-in capital as part of shareholders’ equity during the three months
ended October 31, 2021 due to the related party nature of the transaction.
On
January 14, 2022, the Company entered into two loan agreements with Yonah Kalfa and Naftali Kalfa, each for $ 1,000,000 , pursuant to which
the Company received a total amount of $ 2,000,000 . The loans bear interest at a rate of 8 % per annum and are required to be repaid in
full by April 30, 2022 or such other date as may be accepted by the lenders. The Company is not permitted to make any distribution or
pay any dividends unless or until the loans are repaid in full.
There
was $ 2,000,000 in outstanding borrowings from related parties as of January 31, 2022. Interest expense related to the related parties
for the three months ended January 31, 2022 and 2021 amounted to $ 28,167 and $ 137,480 , respectively. Interest expense related to related
parties for the nine months ended January 31, 2022 and 2021 amounted to $ 106,895 and $ 454,029 , respectively. Accrued interest due to
related parties as of January 31, 2022 and April 30, 2021 amounted to $ 850,092 and $ 747,636 , respectively.
NOTE
6: CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE
On
August 6, 2021, the Company consummated the closing (the “Closing”) of a private placement offering (the “Offering”)
pursuant to the terms and conditions of that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 6, 2021 (the “Purchase Agreement”),
between the Company and certain accredited investors (the “Purchasers”). At the Closing, the Company sold to the Purchasers
(i) 8 % Senior Convertible Notes (the “Convertible Notes”) in an aggregate principal amount of $ 11,000,000 and (ii) warrants
to purchase up to 7,333,334 shares of common stock of the Company (the “Warrants” and together with the Convertible Notes,
the “Securities”). The Company received an aggregate of $ 11,000,000 in gross proceeds from the Offering, before deducting
offering expenses and commissions.
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The
Convertible Notes mature on August 6, 2022 (the “Maturity Date”) and bear interest at 8 % per annum payable on each conversion
date (as to that principal amount then being converted), on each redemption date as well as mandatory redemption date (as to that principal
amount then being redeemed) and on the Maturity Date, in cash. The Convertible Notes are convertible into shares of the Company’s
common stock at any time following the date of issuance and prior to Mandatory Conversion (as defined in the Convertible Notes) at the
conversion price equal to the lesser of: (i) $ 3.00 , subject to adjustment set forth in the Convertible Notes and (ii) in the case of
an uplist to the NASDAQ, the Uplist Conversion Price (as defined in the Convertible Notes) of the Company’s common stock during
the two Trading Day (as defined in the Convertible Notes) period after each conversion date; provided, however, that at any time from
and after December 31, 2021 or an Event of Default (as defined in the Convertible Notes), the holder of the Convertible Notes may, by
delivery of written notice to the Company, elect to cause all, or any part, of the Convertible Notes to be converted, at any time thereafter,
each an “Alternate Conversion”, pursuant to the Section 4(f) of the Convertible Notes, all, or any part of, the then outstanding
aggregate principal amount of the Convertible Notes into shares of Common Stock at the Alternate Conversion price. The Convertible Notes
rank pari passu with all other notes now or thereafter issued under the terms set forth in the Convertible Notes. The Convertible Notes
contain certain price protection provisions providing for adjustment of the number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion
of the Convertible Notes in case of certain future dilutive events or stock-splits and dividends.
The
Warrants are exercisable for five years from August 6, 2021 , at an exercise price equal to the lesser of $ 3.00 or a 20% discount to the
public offering price that a share of the Company’s common stock or unit (if units are offered) is offered to the public resulting
in the commencement of trading of the Company’s common stock on the NASDAQ, New York Stock Exchange or NYSE American. The Warrants
contain certain price protection provisions providing for adjustment of the amount of securities issuable upon exercise of the Warrants
in case of certain future dilutive events or stock-splits and dividends.
The
Company evaluated the Warrants and the conversion options under the guidance in ASC 815 and determined they represent derivative liabilities
given the variability in the exercise and conversion prices upon the event of an up list to the NASDAQ. The Company also evaluated the
other embedded features in the agreement and determined the interest make-whole provision and the subsequent financing redemption represent
put features that are also accounted for as derivative liabilities. The derivative liabilities are marked to market at the end of each
reporting period with the non-cash gain or loss recorded in the period as a gain or loss on derivative (see Note 3).
The
Warrants were valued at $ 12,026,668 on the date of issuance using a Monte Carlo simulation that accounted for the variability in the
exercise price upon the event of an up list based on the Company’s expected future stock prices over the five -year term using inputs
in line with those listed in Note 3. The remaining derivatives were valued at $ 1,862,450 on the issuance date based on the present value
of their weighted average probability value.
As
part of the issuance of the Convertible Notes, the Company incurred and capitalized debt issuance costs of $ 800,251 related to brokerage
and legal fees that met the debt issuance cost capitalization criteria of ASC 835. The total discount related to the Convertible Notes
on the date of issuance of $ 14,689,369 exceeded their value, which resulted in the Company recognizing a $ 3,689,369 loss on the issuance
of the Convertible Notes during the three months ended October 31, 2021. The discount on the Convertible Notes will be amortized through
the maturity date on a straight-line basis. Amortization of the debt discount during the three and nine months ended January 31, 2022
was $ 2,750,000 and $ 5,377,778 , which was recorded in amortization of debt discounts in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
On
December 31, 2021, the Company entered into an Omnibus Amendment Agreement (the “Omnibus Agreement”) with certain Purchasers
who are collectively holders of 67% or more of the Securities outstanding related to the August 6, 2021 Convertible Notes, amending each
of (i) the Purchase Agreement and (ii) the Registration Rights Agreement. Simultaneously with the execution of the Omnibus Agreement,
the Company issued to each Purchaser a Replacement Note (as defined below) in replacement of the Convertible Note held prior to December
31, 2021 by such Purchaser (each, an “Existing Note”) .
The
Purchase Agreement was amended to, among other things, (i) delete Exhibit A and replace it in its entirety with the 8% Senior Convertible
Note (the “Replacement Note”) filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K dated January 5, 2021,
(ii) add a new definition of “Inventory Financing”, (iii) amend Section 4.18 to add at the end of Section 4.18 before the
final period “, it being agreed that the provisions of this Section 4.18 shall not apply to the Qualified Subsequent Financing
expected to occur after the date hereof”, (iv) delete Section 4.20 and replace it in its entirety with substantially the same text,
including the following after the period, replacing the period with a semicolon: “; provided that the provisions of this Section
4.20 shall not apply to (i) in respect of any Holder to the extent that such Holder is an investor or a purchaser of the securities offered
pursuant such Subsequent Financing, and (ii) with respect to an Inventory Financing.”, and (v) add a new Section 4.21. Most-Favored
Nation provision.
The
Registration Rights Agreement was amended to, among other things, (i) delete the definition “Effectiveness Date” in Section
1 and replace it in its entirety with substantially the same text but revise the definition of “Effectiveness Date” causing
the Initial Registration Statement required to be filed by January 31, 2022, and (ii) delete Section 2(d) and replace it in its entirety
with substantially the same text but revised to delete the following “(2) no liquidated damages shall accrue or be payable hereunder
with respect to any day on which the high price of the Common Stock on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or
traded is less than the then-applicable Conversion Price,” resulting in renumbering the text that follows as (2) instead of (3).
As
consideration for entering into the Omnibus Agreement, the outstanding principal balance of the Existing Note held by each Purchaser
was increased by twenty percent ( 20 %) and such increased principal balance is reflected on the Replacement Note issued to each Purchaser.
The Company recognized a $ 2,200,000 loss on issuance of convertible notes during the three months ended January 31, 2022 related to this
amendment.
The
fair value of the derivative liability related to the Convertible Notes was $ 7,898,574 as of January 31, 2022, and the Company recognized
a gain on change in fair value of $ 6,175,994 and $ 5,990,544 for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2022.
Total
outstanding borrowings related to the Convertible Notes as of January 31, 2022 were $ 13,200,000 . The outstanding amount is net of total
discounts of $ 5,622,222 for a net book value of $ 7,577,778 as of January 31, 2022. Interest expense related to the Convertible Notes
for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2022 was $ 234,799 and $ 445,021 , respectively.
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NOTE
7: NOTE PAYABLE
On
April 15, 2021 , the Company entered into a $ 2,000,000 note payable (the “Note”). The Note matures April 14, 2023 and bears
interest at fifteen percent ( 15 %) per year. The Company pays interest at maturity, at which time all principal and unpaid interest is
due.
The
Note is collateralized by all business assets, including patents, trademarks and other intellectual property. It is also collateralized
by the ownership of Slinger Bag Americas, Slinger Bag Canada, SBL, and Slinger Bag UK.
In
connection with the Note, the Company issued 2,200,000 warrants with an exercise price of $ 0.25 . The exercise price has customary anti-dilution
protection for stock splits, mergers, etc. Additionally, the warrants contain a stipulation that the Company will guarantee the value
of the shares sold will be no less, on average, than $1.50 per share through April 15, 2023. If the average value of the shares sold
is less than $1.50 per share, the Company will issue additional shares of common stock to compensate for the shortfall , which could result
in an infinite number of shares being required to be issued.
The
Company evaluated the warrants and the profit guarantee under the guidance in ASC 815 and determined they represent a derivative liability
given the profit guarantee represents a make-whole provision that is not separated from the host instrument. The derivative liability
is marked to market at the end of each reporting period with the non-cash gain or loss recorded in the period as a gain or loss on derivative
(see Note 3).
On
August 6, 2021, the Company used the net proceeds from the issuance of the Convertible Notes (see Note 6) to pay 100% of the outstanding
principal and accrued interest of the Note.
Amortization
of the debt discount related to the Note during the three and nine months ended January 31, 2022 was $ 0 and $ 11,228 , respectively, which
was recorded in amortization of debt discounts in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. On the date the Note was paid
off the unamortized debt discount balance of $ 1,978,295 was recognized as a loss on extinguishment
of debt during the three months ended October 31, 2021.
On
August 6, 2021, the Note payable holder exercised its right to convert its 2,200,000 outstanding warrants into shares of common
stock of the Company. At the conversion date the Note payable holder also agreed to cancel the guarantee that the value of the
shares sold will be no less, on average, than $1.50 per share through April 15, 2023 .☐ In connection with the elimination of
the profit guarantee the derivative liability ceased to exist at that time. On August 6, 2021, the fair value of the derivative
liability was remeasured using a Black-Scholes option pricing model and determined to be $ 6,569,353 . The change in fair value of the
derivative through August 6, 2021, was recognized as a gain on change in fair value of derivatives of $ 0 and $ 6,014,245 for the
three and nine months ended January 31, 2022, respectively, and the remaining value of the derivative of $ 6,569,353 was reclassified
to additional paid-in capital as part of shareholders’ equity during the three months ended October 31, 2021 due to the
related party nature of the transaction.
There
were no outstanding borrowings related to the Note as of January 31, 2022. Interest expense related to the Note for the three and nine
months ended January 31, 2022 amounted to $ 0 and $ 106,667 , respectively.
NOTE
8: NOTE RECEIVABLE
On
July 21, 2021, the Company entered into a Convertible Loan Agreement with PlaySight Interactive Ltd (the “Borrower”) wherein
the Company granted the Borrower a line of credit with a six-month maturity date. Any borrowings under the line of credit bear interest
at a rate of 15 % per annum.
On
July 26, 2021, the Company issued $ 300,000 to the Borrower under the line of credit. On August 26, 2021 and October 5, 2021, the Company
issued an additional $ 700,000 and $ 400,000 , respectively, to the Borrower under the line of credit. On November 17, 2021, December 7,
2021, and January 14, 2022, the Company issued an additional $ 300,000 , $ 300,000 , and $ 250,000 , respectively, to the Borrower under the
line of credit.
As
of January 31, 2022, the total note receivable balance was $ 2,250,000 . Interest income related to the note receivable for the three and
nine months ended January 31, 2022 amounted to $ 70,130 and $ 105,349 , respectively, which is included in interest expense, net on the
consolidated statement of operations.
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NOTE
9: RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
In
support of the Company’s efforts and cash requirements, it may rely on advances from related parties until such time that the Company
can support its operations or attain adequate financing through sales of its equity or traditional debt financing. There is no formal
written commitment for continued support by officers, directors, or shareholders. Amounts represent advances, amounts paid in satisfaction
of liabilities, or accrued compensation that has been deferred. The advances are considered temporary in nature and have not been formalized
by a promissory note.
Amounts
due to related parties were $ 1,612,531 and $ 1,283,464 as of January 31, 2022 and April 30, 2021, respectively, which represented unpaid
salaries, bonuses and reimbursable expenses due to officers of the Company.
The
Company had outstanding notes payable of $ 2,000,000 and $ 6,220,000 and accrued interest of $ 850,092 and $ 747,636 due to a related party
as of January 31, 2022 and April 30, 2021, respectively (see Note 5).
The
Company recognized net sales of $ 424,394 and $ 476,121 during the nine months ended January 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, to a related
party. As of January 31, 2022 and April 30, 2021 the related party had outstanding accounts receivable of $ 194,862 and $ 86,956 , respectively.
NOTE
10: SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Common
Stock Transactions During the Nine Months Ended January 31, 2022
On
May 26, 2021, the Company issued 1,636,843 shares of its common stock for the conversion of related party notes payable (see Note 5).
The fair value of the common stock was $ 6,220,003 .
On
June 23, 2021, the Company issued 540,000 shares of its common stock as partial consideration for the acquisition of Foundation Sports
(see Note 4). The fair value of the total shares of common stock to be issued related to the acquisition was $ 3,550,000 .
On
July 6, 2021, the Company issued 50,215 shares of its common stock to two employees as compensation for services rendered in lieu of
cash, which resulted in $ 187,803 in share-based compensation expense during the three months ended July 31, 2021.
On
July 11, 2021, the Company issued 18,750 shares of its common stock to a vendor as compensation for marketing and other services rendered,
which resulted in $ 16,875 of operating expenses during the three months ended July 31, 2021.
During
the three months ended July 31, 2021, the Company granted an aggregate total of 90,937 shares of its common stock and equity options
to purchase up to 60,000 shares (which are now expired) to six new brand ambassadors as compensation for services. The expense related
to the issuance of the shares and equity options is being recognized over the service agreements, similar to the warrants and equity
options issued to the four other brand ambassadors in the prior year. During the three and nine months ended January 31, 2022, the Company
recognized $ 255,124 and $ 1,002,552 of operating expenses related to the shares, warrants and equity options granted to brand ambassadors.
On
August 6, 2021, the Note payable holder (see Note 7) exercised its right to convert its 2,200,000 outstanding warrants into shares of
common stock of the Company.
On
August 6, 2021, the Company’s related party lender exercised its right to convert its 2,750,000 outstanding warrants and 6,921,299
common shares issuable into 9,671,299 shares of common stock of the Company.
On
October 11, 2021, the Company issued 18,750 shares of its common stock to a vendor as compensation for marketing and other services rendered,
which resulted in $ 16,875 of operating expenses during the three months ended October 31, 2021.
On
January 11, 2022, the Company issued 18,750 shares of its common stock to a vendor as compensation for marketing and other services rendered,
which resulted in $ 16,874 of operating expenses during the three months ended January 31, 2022.
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Warrants
Issued During the Nine Months Ended January 31, 2022
On
October 28, 2020, the Company granted 400,000 warrants to a service provider for advertising services over the next year. The
warrants have an exercise price of $ 0.75 per share, a contractual life of 10 years from the date of issuance, and vest
quarterly over a year from the grant date. The warrants were valued using a Black-Scholes option pricing model on the grant date and
the expense related to the issuance of the warrants is being recognized over the service agreement. The Company recognized $ 0 and
$ 214,552 of operating expenses related to this agreement during the three and nine months ended January 31, 2022.
On
October 29, 2020, the Company and the three members of its advisory board entered into agreements whereby each member will receive an
aggregate number of warrants each quarter equal to $ 7,500 divided by the average closing price of the Company’s stock for
the five days prior to the Company’s most recently completed fiscal quarter. The warrants vest quarterly, have an exercise price
of $ 0.001 per share and a contractual life of 10 years from the date of issuance. During the nine months ended January
31, 2022, 19,293 warrants were issued under these agreements. The warrants were valued using a Black-Scholes option pricing
model on the grant date, which resulted in operating expenses of $ 22,342 and $ 68,340 during the three and nine months ended
January 31, 2022.
On
August 6, 2021, in connection with the Convertible Notes issuance (see Note 6) the Company issued warrants to purchase up
to 7,333,334 shares of common stock of the Company to the Purchasers.
On
August 6, 2021, in connection with the Convertible Notes issuance the Company also granted the lead placement agent for the Offering 266,667 warrants
that are exercisable for five years from August 6, 2021, at an exercise price of $ 3.30 (subject to adjustment as set forth in the
Convertible Notes per the terms of the agreement) and are vested immediately. The warrants were valued using a Black-Scholes option pricing
model on the grant date and the Company recognized $ 376,000 of operating expenses related to them during the three months ended
October 31, 2021.
On
September 3, 2021, the Company granted an aggregate total of 10,100,000 warrants to key employees and officers of the
Company as compensation. The warrants have an exercise price of $ 0.001 per share for 10,000,000 of the warrants and
$ 3.42 for 100,000 of the warrants, a contractual life of 10 years from the date of issuance and are vested
immediately upon grant. The warrants were valued using a Black-Scholes option pricing model on the grant date and the Company
recognized $ 32,381,309 of share-based compensation expense related to them during the three months ended October 31,
2021.
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NOTE
11: COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Leases
The
Company leases its office space under short-term leases with terms under a year. Total rent expense for the three months ended January
31, 2022 and 2021 amounted to $ 7,073 and $ 2,100 , respectively. Total rent expense for the nine months ended January 31, 2022 and
2021 amounted to $ 13,623 and $ 8,400 , respectively.
Contingencies
From
time to time, the Company may become involved in legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company is not presently
a party to any legal proceedings that it currently believes would individually or taken together have a material adverse effect on the
Company’s business or financial statements.
NOTE
12: SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On
February 2, 2022, Slinger Bag Australia Pty Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Slinger Bag Americas Inc. (which, in turn, is a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Slinger Bag Inc.) completed the acquisition of 100 % of the issued and outstanding share capital of Flixsense Pty Ltd. d/b/a
Gameface (“Gameface”) pursuant to share purchase agreements entered into with each of the shareholders of Gameface on February
2, 2022 (the “Share Purchase Agreement”) in exchange for the issuance and delivery of 6,045,855 shares of the Company’s
common stock and warrants to purchase an additional 478,225 shares of the Company’s common stock at $ 0.001 per share, in each case,
in reliance on reliance on the exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, provided by Section 4(a)(2)
thereof for transactions not involving a public offering and the safe harbors afforded by Rule 506 and Rule 902 thereunder, (collectively,
the “Consideration Shares”) to the Gameface shareholders and the payment of $ 500,000 to Jalaluddin Shaik to be made by the
end of March 2022 in lieu of the issuance of 142,587 shares of common stock that Mr. Shaik would otherwise have been entitled to receive.
Gameface shareholders also were granted piggyback registration rights, which expire when any applicable Consideration Shares can be freely
traded pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act.
Out
of the Consideration Shares, the Company has retained 666,667 shares as security for the obligations
of Mr. Shaik and Divyaa Jalal, as trustees for the Jalaluddin Shaik Family Trust, in respect of any claim which may be made by or on
behalf of the Company for breach of warranty or under an indemnity given under the terms of the Share Purchase Agreements by August 2,
2023. The retained shares will be issued promptly after August 2, 2023 to the extent that the Company has not made any such claims by
that date.
On
October 6, 2021, the Company entered into a merger agreement (the “PlaySight Agreement”) with PlaySight Interactive Ltd.
(“PlaySight”) and Rohit Krishnan, in his capacity as the Shareholders’ Representative (as defined in the PlaySight
Agreement) (the “Shareholder Representative”), pursuant to which PlaySight will, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of
certain closing conditions, become a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. On February 16, 2022, SB Merger Sub Ltd., a private company
formed under the laws of the State of Israel and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, PlaySight, and the Shareholders’ Representative,
entered into an Addendum to and Amendment to the PlaySight Agreement (the “Amendment”) to finalize the merger transaction.
Under
the terms of the PlaySight Agreement, the Company agreed, among other things, to issue 28,333,333 shares of the Company’s common
stock (subject to adjustment) in exchange for the merger (the “Completion Merger Consideration”). As a result of the parties
to the Agreement having agreed to such adjustment, the parties to the Amendment have agreed that the Completion Merger Consideration
shall comprise the issue by the Company of 25,379,683 shares of the Company’s common stock and the Options in exchange for the
merger, and a cash sum equal to the value of 1,524,899 shares of the Company’s common stock (which would otherwise have been issued
in exchange for the merger) to be used to cover certain expenses.
Pursuant
to and in accordance with the terms of the Amendment, the Company agreed to purchase a certain number of shares of its common stock from
certain of PlaySight’s shareholders for a maximum aggregate liability of $ 1.44 million and to issue a total of 1,428,571 options
(the “Options”), exercisable into 1,428,571 shares of the Company’s common stock, to certain of PlaySight’s employees.
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In
connection with the closing of the merger, the Convertible Loan Agreement between the Company and PlaySight that was entered into on
July 21, 2021, was extinguished.
On
February 15, 2022, for and in consideration of $ 4,000,000 (the “Purchase Price”) the Company conveyed, sold, transferred,
set over, assigned and delivered to Slinger Bag Consignment, LLC, a Virginia limited liability company (“Consignor”) all
of the Company’s right, title and interest in and to 13,000 units of certain surplus inventory, including all components, parts,
additions and accessions thereto (collectively, the “Consigned Goods”). The Company also agreed to purchase the Consigned
Goods from Consignor and make the following payments to Consignor:
a) On
or before March 15, 2022, the Company shall pay to Consignor $ 557,998 for the purchase of
1,421 Consigned Goods.
b) The
Company also agreed to purchase the remaining Consigned Goods in accordance with the following
terms and conditions:
i. Within
3 business days after a Registration Statement (as defined in the Purchase and Registration
Rights Agreements) filed under the Registration Rights Agreement for the Company’s
uplist to the Nasdaq is declared to be effective (the “Registration Effective Date”)
under the Securities Act (as defined in the Purchase and Registration Rights Agreements)
by the Commission (as defined in the Purchase and Registration Rights Agreements), the Company
shall pay Consignor $ 4,546,841 for the purchase of 11,579 Consigned Goods.
ii. If
the Registration Statement Effectiveness Date does not occur on or before April 14, 2022,
on April 15, 2022, the Company shall pay Consignor $ 1,244,010 for the purchase of 3,168 Consigned
Goods.
iii. If
the Registration Effectiveness Date does not occur on or before April 30, 2022, on May 1,
2022, the Company shall pay Consignor $ 3,302,831 for the purchase 8,411 Consigned Goods.
In
February 2022, the Russian Federation and Belarus commenced a military action with the country of Ukraine. We are closely monitoring
the unfolding events due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict and its regional and global ramifications. We have one distributor in Russia,
which is not material to our overall financial results. We do not have operations in Ukraine or Belarus. We are monitoring any broader
economic impact from the current crisis. The specific impact on the Company's financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows
is also not determinable as of the date of these financial statements. However, to the extent that such military action spreads to other
countries, intensifies, or otherwise remains active, such action could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results
of operations, and cash flows.
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Item
2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The
following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the financial statements
and related notes included elsewhere in this report and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 2021. Certain statements
in this discussion and elsewhere in this report constitute forward-looking statements. See “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward
Looking Information’’ elsewhere in this report. Because this discussion involves risks and uncertainties, our actual results
may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements .
Overview
and Description of Business
Lazex
Inc. (“Lazex”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on July 12, 2015. On August 23, 2019, the majority
owner of Lazex entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement with Slinger Bag Americas Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Slinger Bag Americas”),
which was 100% owned by Slinger Bag Ltd. (“SBL”), an Israeli company. In connection with the Stock Purchase Agreement, Slinger
Bag Americas acquired 20,000,000 shares of common stock of Lazex for $332,239. On September 16, 2019, SBL transferred its ownership of
Slinger Bag Americas to Lazex in exchange for the 20,000,000 shares of Lazex acquired on August 23, 2019. As a result of these transactions,
Lazex owned 100% of Slinger Bag Americas and the sole shareholder of SBL owned 20,000,000 shares of common stock (approximately 82%)
of Lazex. Effective September 13, 2019, Lazex changed its name to Slinger Bag Inc.
On
October 31, 2019, Slinger Bag Americas acquired control of Slinger Bag Canada, Inc., (“Slinger Bag Canada”) a Canadian company
incorporated on November 3, 2017. There were no assets, liabilities or historical operational activity of Slinger Bag Canada at that
time.
On
February 10, 2020, Slinger Bag Americas became the 100% owner of SBL, along with SBL’s wholly owned subsidiary Slinger Bag International
(UK) Limited (“Slinger Bag UK”), which was formed on April 3, 2019. The owner of SBL contributed it to Slinger Bag Americas
for no consideration.
On
June 21, 2021, Slinger Bag Americas entered into a membership interest purchase agreement with Charles Ruddy to acquire a 100% ownership
stake in Foundation Sports Systems, LLC (“Foundation Sports”).
The
operations of Slinger Bag Inc., Slinger Bag Americas, Slinger Bag Canada, Slinger Bag UK, SBL and Foundation Sports are collectively
referred to as the “Company” or “Slinger.”
The
Company operates in the sporting and athletic goods business. The Company is the owner of the Slinger Launcher, a highly portable and
affordable ball launcher built into an easy to transport wheeled trolley bag. The Slinger Launcher allows anyone to simply and easily
control the speed, frequency and elevation of balls that are launched for practice, training or fitness purposes.
The
Company has initially focused all its energies on the tennis market worldwide, but is in the early stages of developing ball launchers
for other ball sports.
For
the regular tennis player, the Slinger Launcher is much more than a tennis ball launcher. It also functions as a complete tennis bag
with ample room for racquets, shoes, towels, water bottles and other accessories and can charge mobile phones and other devices.
Tennis
ball machines have been around since the 1950’s when they were introduced by Renne Lacoste. Improvements to performance were made
in the 1970’s when Prince started its tennis business on the back of its first product – Little Prince – which was
a vacuum operated ball machine. In the 1990’s the first battery operated machines came to the market and since that time very little,
if anything, has changed in the structure of ball machine products outside of added computerization. Typically, the machines being marketed
by traditional ball machine brands are large, cumbersome and awkward to operate. They are also very expensive – often well above
U.S. $1,000. Up until today the vast majority of all tennis ball machines have sold to tennis facilities, with only a few being sold
directly to tennis playing consumers.
According
to the Tennis Industry Association (www.tia.org) the single largest challenge facing tennis participation is the fact that 34% of lapsed
players cited a “lack of playing partner” as the reason for them stopping to play tennis. The Slinger Launcher goes a long
way to solving this issue.
The
global tennis market is regarded by industry experts, governing organizations, tennis brands and tennis-specific market research companies
as having 100 million active players globally, with as many consumers again being avid fans of the sport. Of this 100 million tennis
player market, 20 million players are regarded as frequent or avid players – players who play regularly - at least 1 time per month.
These avid players drive the total tennis industry and account for 80% of all tennis revenues worldwide.
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It
is this avid player market that the Company is focused on penetrating with its Slinger Launcher and associated tennis accessories.
The
Company intends to disrupt this traditional tennis market by creating a new ball machine category – called Slinger Launcher –
and marketing portable and affordable Slinger Launchers directly to avid, regular tennis players. Constructed within a wheeled trolley
tennis bag, a Slinger Launcher weighs around 15kgs / 34lbs when empty. If stored with 72 balls inside the weight increases to 19kgs /
42lbs. It can easily be stored in a car trunk, wheeled to the court and set up within minutes to use. The Slinger Launcher is powered
by a 6.6Ah Lithium battery that can last up to 3.5 hours of play depending on the settings being used and frequency of use. The Slinger
Launcher’s convenience as a tennis bag combined with its ease of operation and overall performance as a tennis ball launcher is
the basis that the Company will target direct sales to these avid players.
While
the initial brand focus is clearly on tennis, the Company is developing similar launchers to address other forms of tennis around the
globe that are either rapidly gaining new participants or are already well-established sports in their own right. These include, but
are not limited to, Pickleball (U.S.), Soft Tennis (Japan), and Paddle Tennis (International markets), all of which are currently in
either development or testing and are planned for introduction in calendar 2022.
On
December 3, 2020, Slinger signed an exclusive agreement with Flixsense Pty Limited d/b/a Gameface for the development of a tennis specific
artificial intelligence (AI) application. The Company intends to introduce a market disrupting tennis app for players of all ages and
abilities. This app will provide a wide range of analytics and other services and include practice and tennis fitness drills and activities,
coaching tips and advice and a full suite of AI analytics. The Company will offer some services free of charge and will build a tiered
subscription model for others. The app is expected to be ready to launch to the market in calendar 2022.
In
future years, the Company plans to enter new ball sport markets such as baseball, softball, and cricket, which are currently planned
for introduction in calendar 2023.
The
Company delivers Slinger Launchers directly from the final assembly facility in Xiamen, China to customers either by direct shipment
from the port in China, or to third party logistics facilities in Columbia, SC (U.S.) to support our U.S. business, Belleville, Ontario,
Canada, Rotterdam, The Netherlands to support smaller distributors in Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Israel.
Additionally,
we ship full containers of our Slinger Triniti tennis balls from Wilson (our supplier) in Thailand to the United States and Belgium for
onward distribution.
The
Company has contracted with exclusive distributors globally. These include Japan, UK, Ireland, Switzerland, Scandinavian markets (covering
Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland), Australia, New Zealand, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Singapore, Morocco, Slovenia, Slovkian Republic,
Hungary, Croatia, Germany, Austria, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg, Russia, Middle East GCC markets,
Egypt, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Malaysia, Greece, Panama, South Africa, Hong Kong, Macau, China, Indonesia, Philippines, Ecuador and Poland
and we are in various stages of negotiation with other potential market distribution companies across the globe.
Strategic
Brand Partnerships
The
Company is actively working on securing a number of highly visible ground-breaking strategic partnerships across tennis. These partnerships
will both provide the Company with co-branded products to supplement the core product offering and, at the same time, are expected to
drive mutually beneficial marketing campaigns aimed at reaching avid tennis players globally. Details of such partners announced and
active today include:
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Wilson Sporting Goods: North America: The Company has entered a strategic partnership with the global leader in tennis, Wilson, for the
supply of co-branded Triniti tennis balls in the U.S. and Canada markets.
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Professional Tennis Registry (PTR): PTR is the world’s most prestigious teaching pro organization with more than 40,000 members.
The Company has partnered with PTR for the supply of Slinger Launchers to their membership.
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Peter Burwash International (PBI): A high profile organization providing coaching and tennis services to high level, high quality hotels,
resorts and tennis facilities across the globe. The Company is the official supplier of Slinger Launchers to PBI, which will be used
at each location and PBI will offer an affiliate marketing program promoting sales to its list of global clients.
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DSV Logistics USA and OSL Logistics: DSV is one of the world’s leading suppliers of warehousing, freight forwarding and logistics.
The Company will use DSV warehousing services in the U.S. to optimize logistical activities. OSL are currently providing all freight
forwarding for the U.S. markets and Europe as well as 3 rd party warehousing logistics in Rotterdam for Europe.
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Competition
There
are currently no competitors with products that are similar to the Slinger Launcher, based on its portability, affordability and tennis
bag functionality. There are, however, other companies that make tennis ball machines, including the following:
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Spinshot
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Lobster
Sports
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Spinfire
Pro 2
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Match
Mate Rookie
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Sports
Tutor
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Silent
Partner
Raw
Materials
All
materials used in the Slinger Launder are available off-the-shelf. The trolley bag is manufactured with 600D Polyester and has the CA65
certification for the U.S. market. The launcher housing, Oscillator and Telescopic Ball Tube parts are produced using an injection mold
using poly propylene mixed with 30% glass fibers. The electronic motors, PCB boards and remote-control parts are all standard off-the-shelf
items.
Intellectual
Property
As
at the date hereof, the Company has applied for international design and utility patent protection for its main 3 products: Slinger Launcher,
Slinger Oscillator and Slinger Telescopic Ball Tube. Patents have been applied for in all key markets including the U.S., China, Taiwan,
India, Israel and EU markets and granted in China and Israel. Trademarks have been applied for in all major markets around the globe.
Trademark protection has been applied for and/or received in the following countries:
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U.S.
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Chile
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Taiwan
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Mexico
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EU
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Russia
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Poland
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Czech
Republic
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Australia
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New
Zealand
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China
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South
Korea
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Vietnam
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Singapore
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India
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Canada
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Argentina
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Brazil
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United
Arab Emirates*
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South
Africa*
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Columbia*
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Israel*
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Japan*
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Switzerland*
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Indonesia*
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Malaysia*
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Thailand*
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Turkey*
*Protection
is pending.
The
Company is engaged in ongoing efforts to register more trademarks across an expanding list of products, services and applications, which
are in various stages of the registration process.
Slinger
Bag Inc. owns the rights to its Slingerbag.com domain.
Strategy
The
Company has an opportunity to disrupt the traditional tennis market globally. The Company expects to drive 80% of its global revenues
through its direct-to-consumer go-to-market strategy, whether that be through its on-line e-commerce platform at www.slingerbag.com or
through associated e-commerce platforms established and managed by its distribution network. The balance of revenues will be driven through
partnerships with leading wholesalers, federations and teaching pro organizations and other transactions across various markets. The
Company will operate a third-party distributor structure in all markets with the exception of the United States, the largest tennis market
globally, Canada and its founder’s home market of Israel. Distributor partners will have exclusive territories and will have a
recognized background within the tennis industry for their market as well as having the financial capacity and service infrastructure
to aggressively grow the Slinger brand. Uniquely in the sports industry, all consumer orders received into Slingerbag.com from markets
outside the United States will be routed back to our local distribution partners to fulfill and to service their local customers. All
distributor partners will purchase with advanced orders, either based on a vendor-direct FOB Asia direct ship or through 1 of our 3 global
3 rd party distribution facilities on a duty paid basis and at premium cost price. Currently, the Company has signed a
number of exclusive distribution agreements in key markets and has on-going discussions with other key potential distributor partners
in other markets around the globe.
The
United States market will remain a direct to consumer market for Slinger. As the largest tennis market in the world with 17.4 million
players of which 10.5 million are regular / avid players, the United States is a key market both to establish the Slinger brand and to
drive demonstrable growth. Recently the industry reported a significant increase in U.S. tennis participation and overall number of tennis
play occasions, something that has been replicated in other key tennis markets around the globe. Direct to consumer sales will be supplemented
by one or more leading tennis wholesalers who manage large databases of coach, player, college, high school and club clients. This market
will be serviced out of a third-party logistics facility in West Columbia, SC and operated by one of Slinger’s preferred global
logistics partners, DSV, one of the world’s leading suppliers of freight-forwarding, logistics and warehousing.
Brand
Marketing
As
a direct-to-consumer e-commerce brand, all marketing activity and advertising media will be centered around pushing consumers to www.slingerbag.com and
converting them to purchases. Slinger has engaged a number of leading agencies to support its global marketing efforts:
Brand
Nation is a world class influencer marketing agency based in London. Brand Nation will lead all influencer programming globally. Slinger
has seeded about 50% of its planned 1,000 global influencers to date. Influencers targeted are wide ranging and include leading sports,
tennis, film, TV, music and blogger celebrities all known for the fact that they play tennis regularly and have a fan base in excess
of 10,000 followers. All influencer activity is rolled back up to the Slinger social media platforms as a means of generating significant
brand awareness and product interest.
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Ad
Venture Media Group is a New York based leading PPC (pay-per-click) agency whose work is grounded in sophisticated scientific analysis
of consumer data and consumer trends and they are recognized globally as leaders in paid search and paid social media campaigns. Ad Venture
Media will lead all Slinger PPC activity on a performance-based fee structure and is briefed to drive consumer engagement, through bespoke
advertising campaigns that are aligned to our product profitability objectives.
In
the United States market, we have partnered with an organization called Team HQS who will manage an affiliate marketing program across
U.S. based teaching professionals, players, juniors and events. These affiliates will be provided with unique affiliate marketing codes
to share with their social media followers and other such communities that they are connected to and each will receive an affiliate marketing
fee based on revenues generated by consumers purchasing Slinger products attributable to their unique code.
We
continue to evaluate each support agency on a monthly basis and at the same time are continually exploring new avenues to expand our
reach to our core customers.
Each
of our distributor partners around the world are establishing their Slinger distribution business as Slinger itself would do if it was
establishing a Slinger subsidiary in each market. As such, each distributor will also adopt all forms of Slinger brand marketing programs
as well as initiating new local concepts of their own – all aimed at reaching the avid/regular tennis player directly and ensuring
that the Slinger brand message is consistent around the globe. Slinger has agreed a local marketing budget structure with each distributor
as part of its distribution agreement. This marketing budget will be primarily funded by the distributor partner with an additional contribution
coming from Slinger with the contribution being linked to the distributor’s purchase objectives. Each distributor will execute
local grassroots programs including demonstration days, local teaching pro partnerships, specialist tennis network communications, seeding
of Slinger product locally as necessary to local key market tennis influencers to further increase the intensity of the influencer effort.
Marketing dollars will also be allocated to Google, Facebook, YouTube and other social media advertising spend and, where appropriate,
approved and overseen by Ad Venture Media Group.
Distribution
Agreements
Slinger
Bag Americas has entered into exclusive distribution agreements for Slinger’s line of products, including, but not limited to,
tennis ball launcher devices, tennis ball launcher accessories, sports bags, tennis balls, tennis court accessories and other tennis
related products in the following markets and with the following distributors:
Territory
Distributor
Minimum
Purchase
Requirement
of Slinger Bag
Tennis
Ball Launchers
Japan
Globeride
Inc.
32,500
through the end of January 2025
United
Kingdom and Ireland
Framework
Sports & Marketing Ltd
9,000
through the end of May 2025
Switzerland
Ace
Distribution
3,000
through the end of May 2025
Denmark,
Finland, Norway and Sweden
Frihavnskompagniet
ApS
6,500
through the end of December 2025
Morocco
Planet
Sport Sarl
1,000
through the end of December 2025
Australia
Sportsman
Warehouse t/a Tennis Only
2,500
through the end of 2025
New
Zealand
Sporting
Goods Specialists
100
through the end of 2025
Bulgaria
Ark
Dream EOOD
950
through the end of 2025
Chile
Sporting
Brands Ltda
165
through the end of 2025
Croatia,
Hungary and Slovenia
Go
4 d.o.o.
380
through the end of 2025
Austria,
Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain and The Netherlands
Dunlop
International Europe Ltd
120,000
through the end of 2025
Singapore
Tennis
Bot Pte Ltd
950
through the end of 2025
India
Racquets4U
10,000
through the end of 2025
Israel
Eran
Shine
2,050
through the end of 2025
Bahrain,
Bangladesh, Egypt, Kuwait, Maldives, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Tunisia and United Arab Emirates
Color
Sports Inc
3,000
through the end of 2025
Greece
Elsol
380
through the end of 2025
Panama
Orange
Pro
50
through the end of 2021
Russia
Neva
Sport
1,900
through the end of 2025
Malaysia
Tennis
Bot
500
through the end of 2025
Czech
and Slovak Republics
RaketSport
s.r.o
3,000
through the end of 2025
South
Africa
Golf
Racket Pty Ltd
5,000
through the end of 2025
Hong
Kong and Macau
Tennis
Bot
750
through the end of 2025
Indonesia
and Philippines
Tennis
Bot
650
through the end of 2026
China
Xiamen
Powerway Sports Co. Ltd
17,500
through the end of 2026
Poland
Frameworks
Sports Poland
1,850
through the end of 2026
Ecuador
Brandsinc
SA / Siati Express
240
through the end of 2026
Total
223,915
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Brand
Endorsements
We
have reached agreements with several globally recognized tennis players and coaches to become brand ambassadors.
Tommy
Haas (former ATP #2 Player) has been appointed the Slinger Bag Chief Ambassador. In this role Tommy will support Slinger in building
out its global ambassador team focused on identifying ambassadors in our key global business markets of the U.S., Japan, Europe, Australia,
China, Brazil and India. Tommy will also be very active supporting and promoting Slinger across the globe with personal appearances at
Slinger events and via online training and drill videos.
Mike
and Bob Bryan (aka the Bryan Brothers – the foremost doubles team in the tennis world) have extended their ambassador agreements
and will continue to feature prominently in our marketing activities and messaging.
Additionally,
we have brand endorsements with the following athletes and coaches:
●
Eugenie
Bouchard
●
Luke
and Murphy Jensen (aka the Jensen Brothers)
●
Darren
Cahill
●
Nick
Bollettieri
●
Patrick
Mouratoglou
●
Dustin
Brown
Each
of the foregoing athletes and coaches is or was either a world-ranked singles or doubles tennis player or, in the case of Nick Bollettieri
and Patrick Mouratoglou, the coach of a number of world-ranked tennis players, has a large following of fans and supporters and is active
across many aspects of tennis today.
The
Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) – a United States-based teaching teacher association with approximately 40,000 members will
become a non-exclusive strategic partner for Slinger with all their members able to access an affiliate member part of our website.
Peter
Burwash International (PBI) – a United States-based, highly respected, global tennis services company set up by Peter Burwash some
35 years ago. PBI provides tennis programs and other tennis services to as many as 56 of the globes leading hotels and resorts. Slinger
Launchers will be available to use at each resort and the PBI team will be actively promoting Slinger as part of our affiliate marketing
activity.
PTCA
Central Europe – a European coach organization of leading touring pro coaches and they, like others, will undertake an affiliate
marketing approach.
Tie
Break 10s – a global organization that owns and operates Tie Break 10 events both independently and in partnership with major global
tour events, e.g., Indian Wells. These events involve top players playing ‘tie-break’ matches with the event fully completed
in one evening and with a significant cash prize for the winner. Slinger will be promoted at each of these events and will be available
for fans to test out as well as the Slinger brand name being prominently used on Tie Break 10s social media.
Tennis
One App – a United States-based company that has developed and successfully marketed an all-inclusive tennis app for players across
the globe. Slinger has engaged with Tennis One to support its coaches corner segment – a weekly podcast series and in doing so
benefits from the brand exposure available through the reach of the consumers using the app on a regular basis.
Functional
Tennis – an Ireland based social media tennis blog site with an excess of 250,000 followers. Slinger is engaged with Functional
Tennis in a variety of ways and is the presenting sponsor of its weekly Tennis Podcast.
We
are currently in discussions with other organizations, events, prominent coaches and players and have to date seeded Slinger products
to 12 of the Top 20 ATP male players, 5 of the top 20 WTA women players, plus numerous other top-class touring and teaching professionals.
Throughout
2020 we sponsored several prominent tennis events, e.g., Battle of the Brits, Tie Break 10s (all shown live across the globe).
Research
and Development
The
Company is involved in additional research and development of transportable, affordable and player-enhancing ball launching machines
and associated game improvement products for all ball sports. Following a successful launch of its tennis ball launcher, Slinger is currently
field testing its new pickleball, paddle and soft tennis launchers, which are expected to be introduced to the market in calendar 2022.
Slinger plans to introduce similar transportable, versatile and affordable ball launchers for baseball, softball, cricket, badminton
and other high participation ball sports over the course of the next 3 years. In this connection, on September 10, 2020, Slinger entered
into an agreement with Igloo Design, which is the same company that designed the Slinger Launcher for tennis, for a Slinger ball launcher
for baseball and softball. This development commenced in the second half of 2020 and initial design ideas and further direction have
been provided.
We
retain outside consultants to provide research and product design services and each consultant has a specific expertise (e.g., molding
technology, electronics, product design, bag design, as examples). We also are working with a select group of highly qualified and resourceful
third-party suppliers in Asia. We are continually striving to identify product enhancements, new concepts and improvement to the production
process on an on-going daily basis. In respect of any new project, management provides detailed briefs, market data, product cost targets,
competitive analysis, timelines and project cost goals to either the product consultants or vendors and manages them to agreed upon key
performance indicators (“KPIs”). These KPI’s include, but are not limited to: (i) manufacturing to target costs; (ii)
agreed development timelines; (iii) established quality criteria; and (iv) defined performance criteria.
We
also retain specialist trademark and patent attorneys and work with these attorneys on the projects, as needed.
Government
Regulation
Both
Slinger Launcher and Slinger Oscillator meet all the U.S. government requirements for electrical, radio wave and battery standards as
well as having all necessary and required certification to facilitate global marketing and sales of these products.
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Results
of Operations for the Three Months Ended January 31, 2022 and 2021
The
following are the results of our operations for the three months ended January 31, 2022 as compared to 2021:
For the Three Months Ended
January 31,
January 31,
2022
2021
Change
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
Net sales
$ 4,201,745
$ 4,123,648
$ 78,097
Cost of sales
3,234,430
3,245,493
(11,063 )
Gross income
967,315
878,155
89,160
Operating expenses:
Selling and marketing expenses
920,161
351,845
568,316
General and administrative expenses
2,942,501
1,385,626
1,556,875
Research and development costs
275,908
137,156
138,752
Total operating expenses
4,138,570
1,874,627
2,263,943
Loss from operations
(3,171,255 )
(996,472 )
(2,174,783 )
Other expense (income):
Amortization of debt discounts
2,750,000
39,175
2,710,825
Loss on extinguishment of debt
-
95,760
(95,760 )
Induced conversion loss
-
-
-
Gain on change in fair value of derivatives
(5,943,967 )
-
(5,943,967 )
Loss on issuance of convertible notes
2,200,000
-
2,200,000
Interest expense - related party
28,167
137,480
(109,313 )
Interest expense, net
164,669
22,199
142,470
Total other expense (income)
(801,131 )
294,614
(1,095,745 )
Loss before income taxes
(2,370,124 )
(1,291,086 )
(1,079,038 )
Provision for income taxes
-
-
-
Net loss
$ (2,370,124 )
$ (1,291,086 )
$ (1,079,038 )
Net
sales
Net
sales increased $78,097, or 2%, during the three months ended January 31, 2022 as compared to the three months ended January 31, 2021.
The increase is due to an increase in the number of new orders placed on the Company’s website and from its international distributors
and fulfilled during the three months ended January 31, 2022 as compared to the three months ended January 31, 2021 when the product
was still relatively new to the market. As of January 31, 2022, we had deferred revenue of $18,508 representing amounts received for
units that have not been shipped to customers. We expect these orders to be fulfilled and the sales to be recognized in the Company’s
next fiscal quarter.
Cost
of sales and Gross income
Cost
of sales decreased $11,063 during the three months ended January 31, 2022 as compared to the three months ended January 31, 2021, which
is primarily due to increased shipping costs in the prior year. Gross income increased $89,160, or 10%, during the three months ended
January 31, 2022 as compared to the three months ended January 31, 2021 due to the increased sales and lower cost of sales.
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Selling
and marketing expenses
Selling
and marketing expenses increased $568,316, or 162%, during the three months ended January 31, 2022 as compared to the three months ended
January 31, 2021. This increase is largely driven by an increase in social media advertising, sponsorships, and other investments in
our public relations presence in the current year in order to drive sales and build brand awareness.
General
and administrative expenses
General
and administrative expenses, which primarily consist of compensation (including share-based compensation) and other employee-related
costs, as well as legal fees and fees for professional services, increased $1,556,875 during the three months ended January 31, 2022
as compared to the three months ended January 31, 2021. This increase is primarily driven by a $504,093 increase in legal fees related
to closing costs incurred as part of the acquisitions of PlaySight Interactive Ltd. and Flixsense Pty Ltd. d/b/a Gameface during the
three months ended January 31, 2022 and filing fees related to our S-1 that was filed in January 2022 and other SEC filings. The remainder
of the increase is largely due to an increase in compensation expense due to increased headcount to support the continued growth of the
business as well as the acquisition of Foundation Sports in 2021.
Research
and development costs
Research
and development costs increased $138,752 during the three months ended January 31, 2022 as compared to the three months ended January
31, 2021. This increase is primarily driven by our investment in a new platform and app that will integrate artificial intelligence (AI)
technology to offer more value to our customers, as well as the continued development and testing of launchers for new ball sports that
are expected to be brought to market in the future.
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Other
expense
Total
other expense decreased $1,095,745 during the three months ended January 31, 2022 as compared to the three months ended January 31, 2021.
The decrease in expense was primarily due to the increased gain on the change in fair value of derivatives as well as a decrease in the
loss on extinguishment of debt and related party interest expense as a result of lower related party debt balances year over year. These
decreases were partially offset by the loss on the issuance of the Convertible Notes as well as an increase in amortization of debt discounts
and interest expense, net due to the issuance of the Convertible Notes during the current year.
Results
of Operations for the Nine Months Ended January 31, 2022 and 2021
The
following are the results of our operations for the Nine months ended January 31, 2022 as compared to 2021:
For the Nine Months Ended
January 31,
January 31,
2022
2021
Change
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
Net sales
$ 12,139,860
$ 7,308,701
$ 4,831,159
Cost of sales
8,302,386
5,762,143
2,540,243
Gross income
3,837,474
1,546,558
2,290,916
Operating expenses:
Selling and marketing expenses
2,515,067
1,051,785
1,463,282
General and administrative expenses
41,535,188
2,974,404
38,560,784
Research and development costs
553,274
180,705
372,569
Total operating expenses
44,603,529
4,206,894
40,396,635
Loss from operations
(40,766,055 )
(2,660,336 )
(38,105,719 )
Other expense (income):
Amortization of debt discounts
5,400,285
325,426
5,074,859
Loss on extinguishment of debt
7,096,730
1,528,580
5,568,150
Induced conversion loss
-
51,412
(51,412 )
Gain on change in fair value of derivatives
(15,074,880 )
-
(15,074,880 )
Loss on issuance of convertible notes
5,889,369
-
5,889,369
Interest expense – related party
106,895
454,029
(347,134 )
Interest expense, net
446,339
169,455
276,884
Total other expense
3,864,738
2,528,902
1,335,836
Loss before income taxes
(44,630,793 )
(5,189,238 )
(39,441,555 )
Provision for income taxes
-
-
-
Net loss
$ (44,630,793 )
$ (5,189,238 )
$ (39,441,555 )
Net
sales
Net
sales increased $4,831,159, or 66%, during the nine months ended January 31, 2022 as compared to the nine months ended January 31, 2021.
The increase is due to an increase in the number of new orders placed on the Company’s website and from its international distributors
and fulfilled during the nine months ended January 31, 2022 as compared to the nine months ended January 31, 2021 when a large portion
of the orders during the first three months of the year were related to the Kickstarter and Indiegogo crowdfunding campaigns initiated
in fiscal year 2019.
Cost
of sales and Gross income
Cost
of sales increased $2,540,243, or 44%, during the nine months ended January 31, 2022 as compared to the nine months ended January 31,
2021, which was primarily due to the increase in net sales. Gross income increased $2,290,916, or 148%, during the nine months ended
January 31, 2022 as compared to the nine months ended January 31, 2021.
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The
increase in gross margin is largely due to the first quarter of the prior year resulting in a gross loss on net sales due to (1) discounted
pricing on the initial crowdfunding orders, (2) as fulfillment was later than initially scheduled we fulfilled orders with the “deluxe”
version of launcher (including all features), as well as tennis balls, both of which increased cost of sales, and (3) due to sanctions
by the U.S. against Chinese sourced products, the import duty was raised on all launchers brought into the U.S. increasing our cost of
sales. As a result, our cost of sales exceeded initial sales values raised in our crowdfunding campaigns. As of the beginning of the
third quarter in the prior year, substantially all of the initial crowdfunding orders had been fulfilled.
Selling
and marketing expenses
Selling
and marketing expenses increased $1,463,282, or 139%, during the nine months ended January 31, 2022 as compared to the nine months ended
January 31, 2021. This increase is largely driven by an increase in social media advertising, sponsorships, and other investments in
our public relations presence in the current year in order to drive sales and build brand awareness.
General
and administrative expenses
General
and administrative expenses, which primarily consist of compensation (including share-based compensation) and other employee-related
costs, as well as legal fees and fees for professional services, increased $38,560,784 during the nine months ended January 31, 2022
as compared to the nine months ended January 31, 2021. This increase is primarily driven by an increase of $32,569,112 of share-based
compensation related to warrants granted to employees, a $1,264,590 increase in expense related to shares and warrants issued in connection
with services the majority of which relate to the warrants issued to the lead placement agent as part of the issuance of the Convertible
Notes and shares and warrants issued to brand ambassadors, and a $1,000,000 increase in legal fees related to closing costs incurred
as part of the acquisitions of PlaySight Interactive Ltd. and Flixsense Pty Ltd. d/b/a Gameface during the nine months ended January
31, 2022. The remainder of the increase is largely due to an increase in compensation expense due to increased headcount to support the
continued growth of the business as well as the acquisition of Foundation Sports in 2021.
Research
and development costs
Research
and development costs increased $372,569 during the nine months ended January 31, 2022 as compared to the nine months ended January 31,
2021. This increase is primarily driven by our investment in a new platform and app that will integrate artificial intelligence (AI)
technology to offer more value to our customers, which we began developing in December 2020, as well as the continued development and
testing of launchers for new ball sports that are expected to be brought to market in the future.
Other
expense
Total
other expense increased $1,335,836 during the nine months ended January 31, 2022 as compared to the nine months ended January 31, 2021.
The increase was primarily due to the loss on the issuance of the Convertible Notes, an increase in loss on extinguishment of debt as
a result of the conversion of the notes payable – related party, and increases in amortization of debt discounts and interest expense,
net due to the issuance of the Convertible Notes during the nine months ended January 31, 2022. These increases were partially offset
by an increased gain on the change in fair value of derivatives as well as a decrease in induced conversion loss and related party interest
expense as a result of lower related party debt balances year over year.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
Our
financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which assumes we will be able to realize our assets and discharge our
liabilities in the normal course of business for the foreseeable future. We had an accumulated deficit of $73,454,066 as of January 31,
2022, and more losses are anticipated in the development of the business. Accordingly, there is substantial doubt about our ability to
continue as a going concern. Our financial statements do not include any adjustments related to the recoverability and classification
of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should we be unable to continue as a going concern.
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The
ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon our generating profitable operations in the future and/or being able to obtain
the necessary financing to meet our obligations and repay our liabilities arising from normal business operations when they become due.
Management intends to finance operating costs over the next twelve months with existing cash on hand, loans from related parties, and/or
private placement of debt and/or common stock. In respect to additional financing, refer to Notes 5, 6, 7, and 12. In the event that
the Company is unable to successfully raise capital and/or generate revenues, the Company will likely reduce general and administrative
expenses, and cease or delay its development plan until it is able to obtain sufficient financing. There can be no assurance that additional
funds will be available on terms acceptable to the Company, or at all.
The
following is a summary of our cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities for the nine months ended January 31, 2022
and 2021:
For the Nine Months Ended
January 31,
January 31,
2022
2021
Net cash used in operating activities
$ (7,783,098 )
$ (3,139,286 )
Net cash used in investing activities
(2,250,000 )
(30,000 )
Net cash provided by financing activities
10,209,420
3,420,000
We
had cash and cash equivalents of $1,082,446 as of January 31, 2022, as compared to $928,796 as of April 30, 2021.
Net
cash used in operating activities was $7,783,098 during the nine months ended January 31, 2022, as compared to $3,139,286 during the
same period in 2021. Our net cash used in operating activities during the nine months ended January 31, 2022 was primarily the result
of our net loss of $44,630,793 for the period as well as increases in inventory, prepaid expenses and other current assets, and accounts
receivable as well as decreases in deferred revenue during the period, which was partially offset by net non-cash expenses of $37,815,432
and increases in accounts payable and accrued expenses, accrued payroll and bonuses and accrued interest – related party during
the period. Our net cash used in operating activities during the nine months ended January 31, 2021 was primarily the result of our net
loss of $5,189,238 for the period as well as increases in inventory and accounts receivable as well as decreases in deferred revenue
during the period, which was partially offset by net non-cash expenses of $2,354,195, increases in accounts payable and accrued expenses,
accrued payroll and bonuses, and accrued interest – related party as well as a decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets
during the period.
Net
cash used in investing activities was $2,250,000 and $30,000 for the nine months ended January 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Our net
cash used in investing activities during the nine months ended January 31, 2022 consisted of $2,250,000 in issuances related to a note
receivable while our net cash used in investing activities during the nine months ended January 31, 2021 related to our purchase of the
Slinger trademark
Net
cash provided by financing activities was $10,209,420 for the nine months ended January 31, 2022, as compared to $3,420,000 for the same
period in 2021. Cash provided by financing activities for the nine months ended January 31, 2022 primarily consisted of proceeds of $11,000,000
from convertible notes payable and proceeds of $3,000,000 from notes payable with a related party, which was partially offset by a $2,000,000
repayment of a note payable, a $1,000,000 repayment of related party notes payable and $800,251 in debt issuance costs related to the
convertible notes payable. Cash provided by financing activities for the nine months ended January 31, 2021 consisted of proceeds of
$2,300,000 from notes payable with a related party and proceeds of $1,120,000 from a note payable.
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Description
of Indebtedness
Notes
Payable – Related Party
On
January 14, 2022, the Company entered into two loan agreements with Yonah Kalfa and Naftali Kalfa, each for $1,000,000, pursuant to which
the Company received a total amount of $2,000,000. The loans bear interest at a rate of 8% per annum and are required to be repaid in
full by April 30, 2022 or such other date as may be accepted by the lenders. The Company is not permitted to make any distribution or
pay any dividends unless or until the loans are repaid in full.
There
was $2,000,000 in outstanding borrowings from the Company’s related parties as of January 31, 2022. Accrued interest due to these
related parties as of January 31, 2022 amounted to $850,092.
See
Note 5 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information.
Convertible
Notes Payable
On
August 6, 2021, the Company consummated the closing (the “Closing”) of a private placement offering (the “Offering”)
pursuant to the terms and conditions of that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 6, 2021 (the “Purchase Agreement”),
between the Company and certain accredited investors (the “Purchasers”). At the Closing, the Company sold to the Purchasers
(i) 8% Senior Convertible Notes (the “Convertible Notes”) in an aggregate principal amount of $11,000,000 and (ii) warrants
to purchase up to 7,333,334 shares of common stock of the Company (the “Warrants” and together with the Convertible Notes,
the “Securities”). The Company received an aggregate of $11,000,000 in gross proceeds from the Offering, before deducting
offering expenses and commissions.
On
December 31, 2021, the Purchase Agreement and Convertible Notes were amended in an Omnibus Amendment Agreement pursuant to which the
holders of the Convertible Notes agreed to make certain changes to the terms of the Purchase Agreement and Convertible Notes in exchange
for an increase in the principal amount of the Convertible Notes from $11,000,000 to $13,200,000 and such increased principal balance
is reflected on the replacement note issued to each note holder. The full terms of the Omnibus Amendment Agreement were disclosed in
our current report on Form 8-K dated January 5, 2022.
Total
outstanding borrowings related to the Convertible Notes as of January 31, 2022 were $13,200,000. The outstanding amount is net of total
discounts of $5,622,222 for a net book value of $7,577,778 as of January 31, 2022.
See
Note 6 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information.
Note
Payable
On
April 15, 2021, the Company entered into a $2,000,000 note payable (the “Note”). The Note matures April 14, 2023 and bears
interest at fifteen percent (15%) per year. The Company pays interest at maturity, at which time all principal and unpaid interest is
due.
On
August 6, 2021, the Company used the net proceeds from the issuance of the Convertible Notes to pay 100% of the outstanding principal
and accrued interest of the Note.
See
Note 7 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information.
Future
amounts due as of January 31, 2022 are summarized as follows:
Payments due by period
Total
Less than 1 year
1-3 years
3-5 years
More than 5 years
Convertible notes payable
$ 13,200,000
$ 13,200,000
$ -
$ -
$ -
Notes payable – related party
2,000,000
2,000,000
-
-
-
Total
$ 15,200,000
$ 15,200,000
$ -
$ -
$ -
We
expect that working capital requirements will continue to be funded through a combination of our existing funds, cash flows from operations
and further issuances of debt and/or securities. Our working capital requirements are expected to increase in line with the growth of
our business.
Existing
working capital, further advances and debt instruments, and anticipated cash flow are expected to be adequate to fund our operations
over the next twelve months. We have no lines of credit or other bank financing arrangements. Generally, we have financed operations
to date through the proceeds of private placement of equity and debt instruments. In connection with our business plan, management anticipates
additional increases in operating expenses and capital expenditures relating to the (i) acquisition of inventory; (ii) developmental
expenses associated with a start-up business; and (iii) marketing expenses. We intend to finance these expenses with further issuances
of securities and debt issuances. Thereafter, we expect we will need to raise additional capital and generate revenues to meet long-term
operating requirements. Additional issuances of equity or convertible debt securities will result in dilution to our current shareholders.
Further, such securities might have rights, preferences or privileges senior to our common stock. Additional financing may not be available
upon acceptable terms, or at all. If adequate funds are not available or not available on acceptable terms, we may not be able to take
advantage of prospective new business endeavors or opportunities, which could significantly and materially restrict our business operations.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
We
have no off-balance sheet arrangements.
Effect
of Inflation and Changes in Prices
We
do not believe that inflation and changes in prices will have a material effect on our operations.
Going
Concern
Our
independent registered public accounting firm auditors’ report accompanying our April 30, 2021 financial statements contained an
explanatory paragraph expressing substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements have been
prepared assuming that we will continue as a going concern, which contemplates that we will realize our assets and satisfy our liabilities
and commitments in the ordinary course of business.
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Item
3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
As
a smaller reporting company, we are not required to provide this information.
Item
4. Controls and Procedures
Disclosure
Controls and Procedures
The
Company has adopted and maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information
required to be disclosed in the reports filed under the Exchange Act, such as the Form 10-Q, is collected, recorded, processed, summarized
and reported within the time periods specified in the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company’s disclosure
controls and procedures are also designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to management to allow timely
decisions regarding required disclosure. As required under Exchange Act 13a-15, the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of disclosure controls and procedures as of the
end of the period covered by this report.
Based
upon that evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our internal control over
financial reporting was not effective as of January 31, 2022 due to the material weaknesses that were identified and listed below.
Changes
in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
In
connection with our management’s assessment of controls over financial reporting during the year ended April 30, 2021, we identified
the following material weaknesses:
●
The
Company lacks adequate segregation of duties due to the small size of the organization. Further, the Company lacks an independent
Board of Directors or Audit Committee to ensure adequate monitoring or oversight.
●
The
Company lacks accounting resources and controls to prevent or detect material misstatements. Specifically, the Company continues
to have a material weakness in our controls over accounting for inventory due to a lack of controls over ensuring inventory movement
was being processed accurately and in a timely manner, which resulted in significant audit adjustments relating to the value of our
inventory and cost of sales. Further, while the Company engages service providers to assist with U.S. GAAP compliance the Company
lacks resources with adequate knowledge to oversee those services. Lastly, the Company does not have sufficient resources to complete
timely reconciliations and transactional reviews, which resulted in delays in the financial reporting process in the prior year.
To
remediate the material weaknesses, we have initiated compensating controls in the near term and are enhancing and revising our existing
controls, including ensuring we have sufficient management review procedures and adequate segregation of duties. These controls are still
in the process of being implemented. The material weakness will not be considered remediated until the applicable controls operate for
a sufficient period of time and management has concluded they are operating effectively. As a result, the material weaknesses continue
to be listed as of January 31, 2022.
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PART
II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item
1. Legal Proceedings
We
know of no pending proceedings to which any director, member of senior management, or affiliate is either a party adverse to us or has
a material interest adverse to us.
None
of our executive officers or directors have (i) been involved in any bankruptcy proceedings within the last five years, (ii) been convicted
in or has pending any criminal proceedings (other than traffic violations and other minor offenses), (iii) been subject to any order,
judgment or decree enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting involvement in any type of business, securities or banking activity
or (iv) been found to have violated any Federal, state or provincial securities or commodities law and such finding has not been reversed,
suspended or vacated.
Item
1A. Risk Factors
There
have been no material changes to our risk factors as previously disclosed in Part I, Item 1A. included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended April 30, 2021.
Item
2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
On
May 26, 2021, the Company issued 1,636,843 shares of its common stock for the conversion of related party notes payable.
On
June 23, 2021, the Company issued 540,000 shares of its common stock as partial consideration for the acquisition of Foundation Sports.
On
July 6, 2021, the Company issued 50,215 shares of its common stock to two employees as compensation for services rendered in lieu of
cash.
On
July 11, 2021, the Company issued 18,750 shares of its common stock to a vendor as compensation for marketing and other services rendered.
During
the six months ended October 31, 2021, the Company granted an aggregate total of 90,937 shares of its common stock to six new brand ambassadors
as compensation for services.
On
August 6, 2021, the Note payable holder exercised its right to convert its 2,200,000 outstanding warrants into shares of common stock
of the Company.
On
August 6, 2021, the Company’s related party lender exercised its right to convert its 2,750,000 outstanding warrants and 6,921,299
common shares issuable into 9,671,299 shares of common stock of the Company.
On
October 11, 2021, the Company issued 18,750 shares of its common stock to a vendor as compensation for marketing and other services rendered.
On
January 11, 2022, the Company issued 18,750 shares of its common stock to a vendor as compensation for marketing and other services rendered.
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Item
6. Exhibits
10.1
Form
of Amended 8% Senior Convertible Notes dated December 31, 2021 *
10.2
Form
of Omnibus Amendment Agreement dated December 31, 2021 *
10.3
Loan
Agreement dated January 14, 2022, by and between Yonah Kalfa and Slinger Bag Inc. **
10.4
Loan
Agreement dated January 14, 2022, by and between Naftali Kalfa and Slinger Bag Inc. **
10.5
Share
Purchase Agreement ***
10.6
Form
of Warrant Agreement ***
10.7
Merger
Agreement dated October 6, 2021, among Slinger Bag Inc., PlaySight Interactive Ltd., and Rohit Krishnan, in his capacity as Shareholders’
Representative (Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report as previously filed on Form 8-K on October 12, 2021
****
10.8
Addendum
to and Amendment to Agreement for the Merger, dated February 16, 2022, among Slinger Bag Inc., PlaySight Interactive Ltd., Rohit
Krishnan, in his capacity as Shareholders’ Representative, and SB Merger Sub Ltd. ****
31.1
Certification
of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a)
31.2
Certification
of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a)
32.1
Certification
of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350
32.2
Certification
of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350
101.INS
Inline
XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH
Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL
Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF
Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB
Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE
Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
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*
Incorporated
by reference to the Company’s Current Report as previously filed on Form 8-K on January 5, 2022
**
Incorporated
by reference to the Company’s Current Report as previously filed on Form 8-K on January 18, 2022
***
Incorporated
by reference to the Company’s Current Report as previously filed on Form 8-K on February 8, 2022
****
Incorporated
by reference to the Company’s Current Report as previously filed on Form 8-K on February
22, 2022
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
SLINGER
BAG INC.
Dated:
March 17, 2022
By:
/s/
Mike Ballardie
Mike
Ballardie
President
and Chief Executive Officer
Dated:
March 17, 2022
By :
/s/
Jason Seifert
Jason
Seifert
Chief
Financial Officer
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