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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
Form 10-K
 
☒ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019
 
☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the transition period from ________________ to________________
 
Commission file number 001-38248
 
RumbleOn, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Nevada
 
   
46-3951329
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
   
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
   
 
901 W Walnut Hill Lane
Irving TX
 
 
75038
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
 
 
(Zip Code)
 
(469) 250-1185
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
 
 
 
Title of each class
 
Trading Symbol(s)
 
Name of exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par value
 
RMBL
 
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
 
 
 
 
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☐ No ☒
 
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 ☐
 
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 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 Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
 
As of June 30, 2019, the aggregate market value of shares of common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was approximately $69.4 million.
 
The number of shares of Class B Common Stock, $0.001 par value, outstanding on May 26, 2020 was 2,162,716 shares. In addition, 50,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value, were outstanding on May 26, 2020.
 


 
 
RUMBLEON, INC.
Table of Contents to Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the Year Ended December 31, 2019
 





 
 
 
 
PART I
 
In this Annual Report on Form 10-K, "we," "our," "us," "RumbleOn," and "the Company" refer to RumbleOn Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries, unless the context requires otherwise.
 
Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements
 
This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements and involves risks and uncertainties that could materially affect expected results of operations, liquidity, cash flows, and business prospects. These statements include, among other things, statements that:
 
● 
We have a limited operating history and we cannot assure you we will achieve or maintain profitability;
 
● 
Our annual and quarterly operating results may fluctuate significantly or may fall below the expectations of investors or securities analysts, each of which may cause our stock price to fluctuate or decline;
 
● 
The initial development and progress of our business to date may not be indicative of our future growth prospects and, if we continue to grow rapidly, we may not be able to manage our growth effectively;

● 
There is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern; 

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We may require additional capital to pursue our business objectives and respond to business opportunities, challenges or unforeseen circumstances. If capital is not available on terms acceptable to us or at all, we may not be able to develop and grow our business as anticipated and our business, operating results and financial condition may be harmed;
 
● 
We may fail to maintain our listing on The Nasdaq Stock Market;
 
● 
The success of our business relies heavily on our marketing and branding efforts, especially with respect to the RumbleOn website and our branded mobile applications, and these efforts may not be successful;
 
● 
The failure to develop and maintain our brand could harm our ability to grow unique visitor traffic and to expand our regional partner network;
 
● 
We rely on Internet search engines to drive traffic to our website, and if we fail to appear prominently in the search results, our traffic would decline, and our business would be adversely affected;
 
● 
A significant disruption in service on our website or of our mobile applications could damage our reputation and result in a loss of consumers, which could harm our business, brand, operating results, and financial condition;
 
● 
We may be unable to maintain or grow relationships with information data providers or may experience interruptions in the data feeds they provide, which may limit the information that we are able to provide to our users and regional partners as well as adversely affect the timeliness of such information and may impair our ability to attract or retain consumers and our regional partners and to timely invoice all parties;
 
● 
If we are unable to provide a compelling vehicle buying experience to our users, the number of transactions between our users, RumbleOn and dealers will decline, and our revenue and results of operations will suffer harm;
 
● 
If key industry participants, including powersports and recreation vehicle dealers and regional auctions, perceive us in a negative light or our relationships with them suffer harm, our ability to operate and grow our business and our financial performance may be damaged;
 
● 
The growth of our business relies significantly on our ability to increase the number of regional partners in our network such that we are able to increase the number of transactions between our users and regional partners. Failure to do so would limit our growth;
 
● 
Our ability to grow our complementary product offerings may be limited, which could negatively impact our development, growth, revenue and financial performance;
 
● 
We rely on third-party financing providers to finance a portion of our customers' vehicle purchases;
 
 
 
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Our sales of powersports/recreation vehicles may be adversely impacted by increased supply of and/or declining prices for pre-owned vehicles and excess supply of new vehicles;
 
 
We rely on a number of third parties to perform certain operating and administrative functions for the Company;
 
 
We participate in a highly competitive market, and pressure from existing and new companies may adversely affect our business and operating results;
 
 
Seasonality or weather trends may cause fluctuations in our unique visitors, revenue and operating results;
 
 
We collect, process, store, share, disclose and use personal information and other data, and our actual or perceived failure to protect such information and data could damage our reputation and brand and harm our business and operating results;
 
 
Failure to adequately protect our intellectual property could harm our business and operating results;
 
 
We may in the future be subject to intellectual property disputes, which are costly to defend and could harm our business and operating results;
 
 
We operate in a highly regulated industry and are subject to a wide range of federal, state and local laws and regulations. Failure to comply with these laws and regulations could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition;
 
 
We provide transportation services and rely on external logistics to transport vehicles. Thus, we are subject to business risks and costs associated with the transportation industry. Many of these risks and costs are out of our control, and any of them could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations;
 
 
We depend on key personnel to operate our business, and if we are unable to retain, attract and integrate qualified personnel, our ability to develop and successfully grow our business could be harmed;
 
 
We may acquire other companies or technologies, which could divert our management's attention, result in additional dilution to our stockholders and otherwise disrupt our operations and harm our operating results;
 
● 
The recent outbreak of COVID-19 will likely have a significant negative impact on our business, sales, results of operations, financial condition, and liquidity;
 
● 
We may be unable to realize the anticipated synergies related to the Acquisitions, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations;
 
● 
We may be unable to successfully integrate the Wholesale Entities' business and realize the anticipated benefits of the Acquisitions;
 
● 
Our business relationships, those of the Wholesale Entities or the combined company may be subject to disruption due to uncertainty associated with the Acquisitions;
 
● 
If we are unable to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting for the combined companies, we may fail to prevent or detect material misstatements in our financial statements, in which case investors may lose confidence in the accuracy and completeness of our financial statements;
 
● 
The Wholesale Entities may have liabilities that are not known, probable or estimable at this time;
 
● 
As a result of the Acquisitions, we and the Wholesale Entities may be unable to retain key employees;
 
● 
The trading price for our Class B Common Stock may be volatile and could be subject to wide fluctuations in per share price;
 
● 
Our principal stockholders and management own a significant percentage of our stock and an even greater percentage of the Company's voting power and will be able to exert significant control over matters subject to stockholder approval;
 
 
 
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● 
If securities or industry analysts do not publish research or reports about our business, or if they issue an adverse or misleading opinion regarding our stock, our stock price and trading volume could decline;
 
● 
Because our Class B Common Stock may be deemed a low-priced "penny" stock, an investment in our Class B Common Stock should be considered high risk and subject to marketability restrictions;
 
● 
We do not currently or for the foreseeable future intend to pay dividends on our common stock;


We are subject to reduced reporting requirements so long as we are considered a "smaller reporting company" and we cannot be certain if the reduced disclosure requirements applicable to smaller reporting companies will make our common stock less attractive to investors;
 
● 
If we fail to maintain an effective system of internal control over financial reporting, we may not be able to accurately report our financial results or prevent fraud. As a result, stockholders could lose confidence in our financial and other public reporting, which would harm our business and the trading price of our common stock;
 
● 
Anti-takeover provisions may limit the ability of another party to acquire us, which could cause our stock price to decline;
 
● 
Although the Notes are referred to as convertible senior Notes, the Notes are effectively subordinated to any of our future secured debt and structurally subordinated to any liabilities of our subsidiaries;
 
● 
The Notes are our obligations only and a substantial portion of our operations are conducted through, and a substantial portion of our consolidated assets are held by, our subsidiaries;
 
● 
Operating our business requires a significant amount of cash, and we may not have sufficient cash flow from our business to pay the Notes and any other debt;
 
● 
Recent and future regulatory actions and other events may adversely affect the trading price and liquidity of the Notes;
 
● 
The trading price for our Class B Common Stock may be volatile and could be subject to wide fluctuations in per share price which could adversely impact the trading price of the Notes;
 
● 
We may incur substantially more debt in the future or take other actions which would intensify the risks discussed in these risk factors;
 
● 
We may not have the ability to raise the funds necessary to settle the Notes in cash on a conversion, to repurchase the Notes on a fundamental change, or to repay the Notes at maturity. In addition, the terms of our future debt may contain limitations on our ability to pay cash on conversion or repurchase of the Notes;
 
● 
Redemption may adversely affect the return on the Notes;
 
● 
The conditional conversion feature of the Notes, if triggered, may adversely affect our financial condition and operating results;
 
● 
Conversion of the Notes may dilute the ownership interest of our stockholders or may otherwise depress the market price of our Class B Common Stock;
 
● 
Future sales of our Class B Common Stock or equity-linked securities in the public market could lower the market price for our Class B Common Stock and adversely impact the trading price of the Notes;
 
● 
Holders of Notes are not entitled to any rights with respect to our Class B Common Stock, but they will be subject to all changes made with respect to them to the extent our conversion obligation includes shares of our Class B Common Stock;
 
● 
The conditional conversion feature of the Notes could result in holders receiving less than the value of our Class B Common Stock into which the Notes would otherwise be convertible;
 
● 
On conversion of the Notes, holders may receive less valuable consideration than expected because the value of our Class B Common Stock may decline after holders exercise their conversion rights but before we settle our conversion obligation;
 
 
 
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The increase in the conversion rate for Notes converted in connection with a make-whole fundamental change or a notice of redemption may not adequately compensate holders for any lost value of their Notes as a result of such transaction or redemption;
 
 
The conversion rate of the Notes may not be adjusted for dilutive events;
 
 
Some significant restructuring transactions may not constitute a fundamental change, in which case we would not be obligated to offer to repurchase the Notes;
 
 
Certain provisions in the indenture governing the Notes may delay or make it more expensive for a third party to acquire us;
 
 
Holders of Notes are not entitled to receive any shares of our Class B Common Stock otherwise deliverable upon conversion of the Notes to the extent that such receipt would cause such holders to become, directly or indirectly, a beneficial owner of shares of our Class B Common Stock in excess of 4.99% of the total number of the shares of our Class B Common Stock then issued and outstanding;
 
 
We cannot assure you that an active trading market will develop for the Notes;
 
 
Any adverse rating of the Notes may cause their trading price to fall; and
 
 
Other statements regarding our future operations, financial condition and prospects, and business strategies.
 
Forward-looking statements may appear throughout this report, including without limitation, the following sections: Item 1 "Business," Item 1A "Risk Factors," and Item 7. "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. "Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by words such as "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "expects," "intends," "plans," "predicts," "projects," "will be," "will continue," "will likely result," and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause our actual results to differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, and in particular, the risks discussed under the caption "Risk Factors" in Item 1A and those discussed in other documents we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). We undertake no obligation to revise or publicly release the results of any revision to these forward-looking statements, except as required by law. Given these risks and uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.
 
Market and Industry Data
 
Some of the market and industry data contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are based on independent industry publications or other publicly available information. Although we believe that these independent sources are reliable, we have not independently verified and cannot assure you as to the accuracy or completeness of this information. As a result, you should be aware that the market and industry data contained herein, and our beliefs and estimates based on such data, may not be reliable.
 
Item 1. 
Business.
 
Overview
 
RumbleOn, Inc., a Nevada corporation, is a technology driven, motor vehicle dealer and e-commerce platform provider disrupting the vehicle supply chain using innovative technology that aggregates, processes and distributes inventory in a faster and more cost-efficient manner.
 
We operate an infrastructure-light platform that facilitates the ability of all participants in the supply chain, including RumbleOn, other dealers and consumers to Buy-Sell-Trade-Finance-Transport pre-owned vehicles. Our goal is to transform the way VIN-specific pre-owned vehicles are bought and sold by providing users with the most comprehensive, efficient, timely and transparent transaction experiences. While our initial customer facing emphasis through most of 2018 was on motorcycles and other powersports, in 2019 we enhanced our platform to accommodate nearly any VIN-specific vehicle, and via our October 2018 acquisition of Wholesale, Inc., we made a concerted effort to grow our cars and light truck categories.
 
In this Annual Report on Form 10-K (this "Form 10-K"), we refer to RumbleOn, Inc., as "RumbleOn," "RMBL," the "Company," "we," "us," and "our," and similar words. All share amounts included in this Form 10-K have been adjusted for the one-for-twenty reverse stock split of our Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, effective May 20, 2020.
 
 
 
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Our Model
 
RumbleOn's goal is to disrupt the inefficient, friction-laden pre-owned vehicle supply chain through the use of innovative technology. We have created a modern, technology-based platform to acquire and distribute inventory transparently and efficiently at value-oriented prices. We intend to leverage this platform to maximize the overall profit and return on vehicles that RumbleOn buys/sells for its own account, as well to provide both dealers and consumers technology-based tools, financing and logistics-based solutions to simplify their business or aid them through the complex process of buying/selling a vehicle.
 
Our model is anchored on powerful technology that enables RumbleOn to efficiently acquire, process (including reconditioning, photos and inspection), market and distribute vehicles to dealers and consumers. Collectively, this allows us to maximize inventory value and reduce inventory risk as we effect the entire vehicle supply chain in a faster and more cost-efficient manner. There are two critical inputs that are key to understanding how we do this: 1) our innovative technology and 2) our inventory management.
 
Innovative Technology
 
Technology underpins everything at RumbleOn. If you want to disrupt an industry, you have to have answer two fundamental questions:
 
1)            
What can we do to eliminate existing customer pain points?
 
2)            
How do we remove friction from a marketplace?
 
We leverage technology to drive change in an industry that is as old as the automobile or motorcycle itself. At a high-level, we believe there are two main areas where leveraging these innovations provides us a competitive advantage and eliminates existing customer pain points and removes friction from a marketplace – 1) our proprietary supply chain and distribution software and 2) and our mobile-first web application strategy.
 
We utilize internally developed software and real time API's to look at the overall supply chain and reconfigure inventory for the purpose of acquisition and distribution. Our technology aggregates multiple data sources in real-time, tracking and cataloging inventory across the country.
 
We analyze real-time market data to inform our acquisition decisions, continually capturing and archiving such data using advanced algorithms, to calibrate pricing and estimate freight and reconditioning expenses. The values are then used in our Cash Offer tool to quickly determine a fair and reasonable, non-negotiable offer.
 
Lastly, we continue to enhance our website and mobile application to provide not only a compelling user experience, from the front-end user interface and powerful search tools to enabling secure data, document and payment exchanges between parties, but also to help optimize search engine marketing and lower overall cost of customer acquisition. For example, the RumbleOn app has features such as auto-populating details into the Cash Offer tool when a customer scans their VIN, we introduced simplified uploading of vehicle photos by app users, we integrate technologies to try and block inappropriate content on our Classifieds site, and we are creating fun social experiences like our Road Trip Planner and successful blog campaigns.
 
Inventory Management
 
We believe our ability to access and acquire inventory efficiently and cost effectively, from both consumers and dealers, is a key differentiator for RumbleOn. Using pre-owned retail and wholesale vehicle market data obtained from a variety of internal and external data sources, we evaluate a significant number of vehicles daily across both online and traditional auction/dealer-based channels to determine their fit with end-buyer demand, internal profitability targets and our existing inventory needs by make, model, condition and price point.
 
The supply of pre-owned vehicles is influenced by a variety of factors, including: the total number of vehicles in operation; the rate of new vehicle sales, which in turn generate pre-owned vehicles; the number of pre-owned vehicles sold or remarketed through our consumer and dealer channels; model-year changes; fleet turnover; seasonality; natural disasters; and economic downturns.
 
As such, we are very focused on nimbly managing our overall inventory, and strive to maintain our current average days to sale under 30 days. We believe this not only minimizes potential impacts on profits from the items described above but also provides us significant competitive benefits; namely: i) we have flexibility to adjust our inventory in response to unforeseen market dynamics – such as adverse weather conditions, including tornadoes and hurricanes, or other events or conditions that impact purchasing decisions, including disruptions in the domestic and global economy due to the COVID-19 pandemic (discussed below); and ii) we can make swift decisions to capitalize on market anomalies or leverage arbitrage opportunities that may benefit our volume and margins in a more consistent fashion.
 
 
 
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To support our emphasis on inventory management and reduction of capital investment needs, we leverage a robust partner network that manages the reconditioning, inspections and distribution of our inventory. Our current regional partners are located in the cities below:
 
Cincinnati, OH; Dallas, TX; Las Vegas, NV;
Atlanta, GA; Statesville, NC; Philadelphia, PA; Nashville, TN;
Orlando, FL; San Diego, CA; San Francisco, CA;
West Palm Beach, FL
 
Every unit of inventory we acquire is posted immediately to both our website and Dealer Direct virtual inventory tool, as well as sent to one of our regional partners who then uploads photos, prepares detailed inspection reports, reconditions the vehicle to a dealer's expectation and sets the vehicle for live auction sale in the near future. If the vehicle is sold to a consumer, it is reconditioned to the appropriate level for the buyer, which reduces unnecessary reconditioning costs and enables us to protect our margin when selling directly to a dealer who might prefer to manage or perform much of the reconditioning to their standards. More importantly, we are able to quickly establish new regional partners as needed to reduce our cost of sales and freight expense while creating more capacity for over-all sales growth. Currently, there are hundreds of potential expansion locations that welcome the opportunity for their business. These are owned by the likes of Cox Automotive (Manheim); Copart (National Powersports Auctions); KARS (Adesa auctions) just to name a few.
 
Competitive Positioning
 
We believe we are disrupting a massive opportunity in the market and unlike others, we are using this data-powered technology to serve consumers, dealers and service providers across the entire supply chain. Our comprehensive offering includes the following:
 
Dealers
 
Consumers
 
Other
Dealer to Consumer Sales
 
Consumer to Consumer Sales
 
Lender Listing Site
Dealer to Dealer Sales
 
Online Cash Offers from RumbleOn
 
Dealer Listing Site
Online Cash Offers from RumbleOn
 
Classifieds (including transaction support)
 
Data Aggregation
Inventory Management
 
Finance a Purchase
 
Auction Locations
Dealer Branded Cash Offers
 
Warranty Products
 
Transport Providers
Dealer Listing Site
 
Inspection Services
 
Inspection Services
Logistics Support
 
Logistics Support
 
Peer-to-Peer Payment
 
Presently we are buying and selling our entire inventory and delivering the same customer experience across our websites – rumbleon.com, RumbleOn Dealer Direct and other URL's also represented as powered by RumbleOn - providing us with a strategic advantage of having vertical brands. These solutions exist as separate websites and each fills a gap in the legacy buying and selling experience while taking advantage of vertical search of the same inventory across multiple consumer and dealer channels.
 
RumbleOn.com is our primary national online consumer facing platform. Consumers can currently get a real Cash Offer for their vehicle as well as purchase vehicles through this website. Customers can pay for their vehicle using cash or they may select from a range of finance options from unrelated third parties such as banks or credit unions, as well as RumbleOn Finance, our own financing platform. Additionally, customers have the option to protect their vehicle with Extended Protection Plans ("EPPs") and vehicle appearance protection products as part of our online checkout process. EPPs include extended service plans which are designed to cover unexpected expenses associated with mechanical breakdowns and guaranteed asset protection, which is intended to cover the unpaid balance on a vehicle loan in the event of a total loss of the vehicle or unrecovered theft as well as other traditional protection products.
 
RumbleOn Dealer Direct is currently being used by multiple dealers which allows them to leverage the RumbleOn inventory as a virtual inventory of their own at wholesale prices without having to wait for auction day.
 
Wholesale Inc. and AutoSport, Powered by RumbleOn (as well as any other sub-brands we may utilize) The significant local brand awareness these parallel sites provide allows us to take advantage of existing organic search benefits and customer goodwill by creating a locally branded website with most of the same functionality as RumbleOn.com.
 
RumbleOn Classifieds was launched in December 2018 and is a one-stop free listing site for consumers who wish to pursue peer-to-peer transactions, similar to Craigslist. Consumers list the vehicle at the price they wish. RumbleOn then offers both buyers and sellers a suite of option tools to facilitate the transaction process, including assistance with titles, documentation, third-party inspection, financing, funds-transfer, and logistics. Classifieds allows us to not only buy more inventory from unsuccessful listings, but more importantly provide consumers who were unwilling to accept the RumbleOn Cash Offer price an opportunity to stay in the RumbleOn network.
 
 
 
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RumbleOn Finance is our wholly owned consumer finance entity that provides vehicle buyers competitive borrowing alternatives fully underwritten internally. During the second half of 2019, RumbleOn Finance began originating finance transactions on powersports.
 
Our Market / Competition
 
We participate in both the automotive and powersports markets.
 
Automotive
 
The U.S. used car marketplace is highly fragmented, and we face competition from franchised dealers, who sell both new and used vehicles; independent used car dealers; online and mobile sales platforms; and private parties. There are approximately 18,000 franchised automotive dealerships, which sell both new and used vehicles, as well as approximately 43,000 used car independents in the U.S. according to NADA and Borrell Associates' 2017 Outlook, respectively. Moreover, the top 100 car retailers control approximately 8.6% of the used car market share in 2018 according to AutomotiveNews.
 
Collectively, there were approximately 273 million registered vehicles in operation in 2018. Additionally, in 2019 automakers sold approximately 17 million new cars and approximately 41 million used cars were sold, many of which were accompanied by trade-ins. Lastly, the National Auto Auction Association and Cox Automotive estimate there are more than 16 million vehicles annual sold through wholesale channels, with approximately 9.6 million sold through auctions , the vast majority of which are run through the two largest auction participants, Manheim and Adesa, 4.9 million dealer-to-dealer and 2.1 direct to consumer or offsite/online.
 
Based on the large number of new and used vehicles being sold each year, coupled with the relatively small market share of any single used car seller, we believe that both sources of used vehicles, and our ability to sell them, will continue to be sufficient to meet our current and future needs.
 
Powersports
 
We currently operate in the powersports and recreational vehicle market with significant scale and breadth of products. The Motorcycle Industry Council estimates that in 2018, 10.1 million U.S. households owned the 12.2 million motorcycles. Of these, 87% of these were on-highway models, our initial targeted segment. According to the Powersports Business 2016 Market Data Book, or the 2020 Market Data book, pre-owned motorcycle registrations were 1.1 million units in 2015 with new unit sales of approximately 281,000. The owner demographic is favorable to the market outlook as millennials and baby boomers are maturing into the median ranges. The owner group is characterized by brand loyal riding enthusiasts. Additionally, the dealer market is fragmented with an estimated 10,000 outlets authorized to sell powersports and recreation vehicles that include new and pre-owned motorcycles, scooter, and all-terrain vehicles.
 
Our initial focus was on pre-owned Harley-Davidson motorcycles as it provided a targeted, identifiable segment to establish the functionality of the platform and the RumbleOn brand. Harley-Davidson is a highly regarded and dominant brand in the motorcycle market, (representing approximately 50% market share of new 601cc+ on-road motorcycles according to both Harley-Davidson public filings and the Motorcycle Industry Council) and there were approximately 3.1 million Harley Davidson riders in 2019, up approximately 55,00 from the prior year per the IHS Markit Motorcycles in Operations data. As our business has evolved we have expanded into other powersports and recreational vehicle with a strong emphasis on the "metric" brands of motorcycles (Honda, Yamaha, Kawasaki, Suzuki, etc.), which essentially doubled the available market and is a natural extension as these vehicles are often sold or traded for Harley-Davidson vehicles. The metric market and dealer profile closely mirror that of the Harley-Davidson market although it is more highly fragmented and the average pre-owned vehicle selling price is less than a pre-owned Harley Davidson. In addition, many of the metric dealers also retail other powersport vehicles including ATVs, UTVs, snowmobiles and personal watercraft providing RumbleOn an opportunity for product extensions by leveraging existing regional partner relationships.
 
The ATV, UTV/side-by-side, snowmobile and personal watercraft vehicle, or PWC, markets, are a logical next extension for our platform, as there is significant overlap in the motorcycle dealer base with dealers of these products. According to estimates from Polaris, approximately 770,000 ATV/UTV/side-by-sides and 100,000 snowmobiles sold in North America in 2018, and there are estimated to be approximately 1.2 million snowmobiles registered in the United States with another 600,000 in Canada. Lastly, according the National Marine Manufacturers Association and the Personal Watercraft Industry Association, in 2016 there were more than 59,000 new PWCs sold in the United States and there are currently more than 1.1 million PWCs registered in the United States.
 
 
 
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The United States pre-owned powersports and recreational vehicle marketplace is highly fragmented, and we face competition from franchised dealers, who sell both new and pre-owned vehicles; independent dealers; online and mobile sales platforms; and private parties. We believe that the principal competitive factors in our industry are delivering an outstanding consumer experience, competitive sourcing of vehicles, breadth and depth of product selection, and value pricing. Our competitors vary in size and breadth of their product offerings. We believe that our principal competitive advantages in pre-owned vehicle retailing includes our ability to provide a high degree of customer satisfaction with the buying experience by virtue of our low, no-haggle prices and our 100% online marketplace platform including our website and mobile application and our ability to make a cash offer to purchase a vehicle with our customer-friendly sales process and our breadth of selection of the most popular makes and models available on our website. In addition, we believe our willingness to make a cash offer to purchase a customer's vehicle, whether or not the customer is buying a vehicle from us, provides a competitive sourcing advantage for retail vehicles allowing us to offer value-oriented pricing. We believe the principal competitive factors for our ancillary products and services include an ability to offer a full suite of products at competitive prices delivered in an efficient manner to the customer. We compete with a variety of entities in offering these products including banks, finance companies, insurance and warranty providers and extended vehicle service contract providers. We believe our competitive strengths in this category will include our ability to deliver products in an efficient manner to customers utilizing our technology and our ability to partner with key participants in each category to offer a full suite of products at competitive prices. Lastly, additional competitors may enter the businesses in which we will operate.
 
The supply of pre-owned vehicles, including automobiles, light trucks and powersports, is influenced by a variety of factors, including: the total number of vehicles in operation; the rate of new vehicle sales, which in turn generate pre-owned vehicles; and the number of pre-owned vehicles sold or remarketed through our consumer and dealer channels. Based on the large number of new and used vehicles being sold each year, coupled with the relatively small market share of any single used car seller, we believe that both sources of used vehicles, and our ability to sell them, will continue to be sufficient to meet our current and future needs.
 
Seasonality
 
Historically, both the automotive and powersport industries have been seasonal with traffic and sales strongest in the spring and summer quarters. Sales and traffic are typically slowest in the winter quarter but increase typically in February and March, coinciding with tax refunds and improved weather conditions. Given this seasonality, coupled with the fact that we are a growing company, leads us to expect our quarterly results of operations, including our revenue, gross profit, profit/loss, and cash flow to vary significantly in the future, based in part on vehicle buying patterns. Over time, we expect to normalize to seasonal trends in both markets, with the corresponding impact that may result from the overall economic conditions.
 
Nashville Tornado
 
In the early morning hours of March 3, 2020, a severe tornado struck the greater Nashville area causing significant damage to our facilities in Nashville. We maintain insurance coverage for damage to our facilities and inventory, as well as business interruption insurance. We continue in the process of reviewing damages and coverages with our insurance carriers. The loss comprises three components: (1) inventory loss, currently assessed by the insurance carrier at approximately $13,000,000; (2) building and personal property loss, primarily impacting our leased facilities, currently assessed by the insurance carrier at $3,369,087; and (3) loss of business income, for which we have coverage in the amount of $6,000,000.
 
All three components of our loss claim have been submitted to its insurers. Our inventory claim is subject to a dispute with the carrier as to the policy limits applicable to the loss. The building insurer has agreed to pay $3,369,087 on the building and personal property loss, reflecting a complete recovery, net of $5,000 reflecting our deductible. The insurer has made an interim payment on the building and personal property loss of $2,269,507 and has an outstanding balance of $1,094,580 which is expected to be paid during the second quarter of 2020. The loss of business income claim is ongoing and remains in the process of negotiation, however, the insurer has advanced $250,000 against the final settlement. We believe there will be a full recovery of all three loss components, however no assurance can be given regarding the amounts, if any, that will be ultimately recovered.
 
COVID-19 Pandemic
 
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of COVID-19 a global pandemic and recommended containment and mitigation measures worldwide. The global outbreak of COVID-19 has led to severe disruptions in general economic activities, particularly retail operations, as businesses and federal, state, and local governments take increasingly broad actions to mitigate this public health crisis. We have experienced significant disruption to our business, both in terms of disruption of our operations and the adverse effect on overall economic conditions. These conditions will significantly negatively impact all aspects of our business. Our business is also dependent on the continued health and productivity of our associates throughout this crisis.
 
 
 
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The COVID-19 situation has created an unprecedented and challenging time. Our current focus is on positioning the Company for a strong recovery when this crisis is over. We have taken steps to reduce our inventory and align our operating expenses to the state of the business. We plan to continue to operate as permitted to support our customers’ needs for reliable vehicles and to provide as many jobs as possible for our associates. Effective April 9, 2020, 169 associates were temporarily laid-off effective, however our receipt of PPP funds, as discussed below will allow us to gradually recall these associates over time. All ongoing employment determinations are subject to change due to the COVID-19 situation future government mandates, as well as future business conditions. We will continue to monitor the COVID-19 situation and look for ways to preserve cash and reduce our operating expenses as we are able, however, we expect the consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak will likely have a significant negative impact on our business, sales, results of operations, financial condition, and liquidity.
 
Intellectual Property and Proprietary Rights
 
Our brand image and intellectual property are an important element of our business strategy.  As of December 31, 2019, we have a trademark registration for "RumbleOn", a patent covering near field communications to store and retrieve vehicle information, and various applications pending with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
 
Government Regulation
 
Various aspects of our business are or may be subject, directly or indirectly, to U.S. federal and state laws and regulations. Failure to comply with such laws or regulations may result in the suspension or termination of our ability to do business in affected jurisdictions or the imposition of significant civil and criminal penalties, including fines or the award of significant damages against us and our dealers in class action or other civil litigation.
 
State Motor Vehicle Sales, Advertising and Brokering Laws
 
The advertising and sale of new or pre-owned motor vehicles is highly regulated by the states in which we do business. Although we do not anticipate selling new vehicles, state regulatory authorities or third parties could take the position that some of the regulations applicable to new vehicle dealers or to the manner in which automobiles, powersports and recreational vehicles are advertised and sold generally are directly applicable to our business. If our products and services are determined to not comply with relevant regulatory requirements, we could be subject to significant civil and criminal penalties, including fines, or the award of significant damages in class action or other civil litigation as well as orders interfering with our ability to continue providing our products and services in certain states. In addition, even absent such a determination, to the extent dealers are uncertain about the applicability of such laws and regulations to our business, we may lose, or have difficulty increasing the number of dealers in our network, which would affect our future growth.
 
Several states have laws and regulations that strictly regulate or prohibit the brokering of motor vehicles or the making of so-called "bird-dog" payments by dealers to third parties in connection with the sale of motor vehicles through persons other than licensed salespersons. If our products or services are determined to fall within the scope of such laws or regulations, we may be forced to implement new measures, which could be costly, to reduce our exposure to those obligations, including the discontinuation of certain products or services in affected jurisdictions. Additionally, such a determination could subject us to significant civil or criminal penalties, including fines, or the award of significant damages in class action or other civil litigation.
 
In addition to generally applicable consumer protection laws, many states in which we may do business either have or may implement laws and regulations that specifically regulate the advertising for sale of new or pre-owned automobiles, powersports and recreational vehicles. These state advertising laws and regulations may not be uniform from state to state, sometimes imposing inconsistent requirements on the advertiser. If the content displayed on the websites we operate is determined or alleged to be inaccurate or misleading, we could be subject to significant civil and criminal penalties, including fines, or the award of significant damages in class action or other civil litigation. Moreover, such allegations, even if unfounded or decided in our favor, could be extremely costly to defend, could require us to pay significant sums in settlements, and could interfere with our ability to continue providing our products and services in certain states.
 
 
 
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Federal Advertising Regulations
 
The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") has authority to take actions to remedy or prevent advertising practices that it considers to be unfair or deceptive and that affect commerce in the United States. If the FTC takes the position in the future that any aspect of our business constitutes an unfair or deceptive advertising practice, responding to such allegations could require us to pay significant damages, settlements, and civil penalties, or could require us to make adjustments to our products and services, any or all of which could result in substantial adverse publicity, loss of participating dealers, lost revenue, increased expenses, and decreased profitability.
 
Federal Antitrust Laws
 
The antitrust laws prohibit, among other things, any joint conduct among competitors that would lessen competition in the marketplace. Some of the information that we may obtain from dealers may be sensitive and, if disclosed inappropriately, could potentially be pre-owned by dealers to impede competition or otherwise diminish independent pricing activity. A governmental or private civil action alleging the improper exchange of information, or unlawful participation in price maintenance or other unlawful or anticompetitive activity, even if unfounded, could be costly to defend and adversely impact our ability to maintain and grow our dealer network.
 
In addition, governmental or private civil actions related to the antitrust laws could result in orders suspending or terminating our ability to do business or otherwise altering or limiting certain of our business practices, including the manner in which we handle or disclose pricing information, or the imposition of significant civil or criminal penalties, including fines or the award of significant damages against us in class action or other civil litigation.
 
The foregoing description of laws and regulations to which we are or may be subject is not exhaustive, and the regulatory framework governing our operations is subject to continuous change. The enactment of new laws and regulations or the interpretation of existing laws and regulations in an unfavorable way may affect the operation of our business, directly or indirectly, which could result in substantial regulatory compliance costs, civil or criminal penalties, including fines, adverse publicity, loss of participating dealers, lost revenue, increased expenses, and decreased profitability. Further, investigations by government agencies, including the FTC, into allegedly anticompetitive, unfair, deceptive or other business practices by us, could cause us to incur additional expenses and, if adversely concluded, could result in substantial civil or criminal penalties and significant legal liability.
 
Employees
 
As of December 31, 2019, we had approximately 300 full time and 4 part time employees.
 
Corporate History
 
RumbleOn, Inc. was originally incorporated in the State of Nevada in October 2013 as a development stage company under the name Smart Server, Inc. In July 2016, Berrard Holdings Limited Partnership ("Berrard Holdings") acquired 273,750 shares of common stock of the Company from the prior owner of such shares pursuant to an Amended and Restated Stock Purchase Agreement, dated July 13, 2016. The shares acquired by Berrard Holdings represented 99.5% of the Company's then issued and outstanding shares of common stock. Steven Berrard, a director and our Chief Financial Officer, has voting and dispositive control over Berrard Holdings.
 
In October 2016, Berrard Holdings sold an aggregate of 165,625 shares of the Company's common stock to Marshall Chesrown, our Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, and certain other purchasers. The 120,625 shares acquired by Mr. Chesrown represented 43.9% of the Company's then issued and outstanding shares of common stock. The remaining shares owned by Berrard Holdings after giving effect to the transaction represented 39.3% of the Company's then issued and outstanding shares of common stock.
 
On January 8, 2017, the Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the "NextGen Agreement") with NextGen Dealer Solutions, LLC ("NextGen"), Halcyon Consulting, LLC ("Halcyon"), and members of Halcyon signatory thereto ("Halcyon Members," and together with Halcyon, the "Halcyon Parties") pursuant to which NextGen agreed to sell to the Company substantially all of the assets of NextGen in exchange for a payment of approximately $750,000 in cash, the issuance to NextGen of 76,191 unregistered shares of Company common stock (the "Purchaser Shares"), the issuance of a subordinated secured promissory note issued by the Company in favor of NextGen in the amount of $1,333,333 (the "Acquisition Note") and the assumption by the Company of certain specified post-closing liabilities of NextGen under the contracts being assigned to the Company as part of the transaction (the "NextGen Acquisition").
 
On January 9, 2017, the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board") and stockholders holding 318,750 of the Company's issued and outstanding shares of common stock approved an amendment to the Company's Articles of Incorporation (the "Certificate of Amendment") to change the name Smart Server, Inc. to RumbleOn, Inc. and to create an additional class of Company common stock. The Certificate of Amendment became effective on February 13, 2017, after the notice and accompanying Information Statement describing the amendment was furnished to non-consenting stockholders of the Company in accordance with Nevada and Federal securities law.
 
 
 
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Immediately before approving the Certificate of Amendment, the Company had authorized 5,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value (the "Authorized Common Stock"), including 320,000 issued and outstanding shares of common stock (the "Outstanding Common Stock," and together with the Authorized Common Stock, the "Common Stock"). Pursuant to the Certificate of Amendment, the Company designated 50,000 shares of Authorized Common Stock as Class A Common Stock (the "Class A Common Stock"), which Class A Common Stock ranks pari passu with all of the rights and privileges of the Common Stock, except that holders of Class A Common Stock are entitled to 10 votes per share of Class A Common Stock issued and outstanding and (ii) all other shares of Common Stock, including all shares of Outstanding Common Stock were deemed Class B Common Stock (the "Class B Common Stock"), which Class B Common Stock are identical to the Class A Common Stock in all respects, except that holders of Class B Common Stock will be entitled to one vote per share of Class B Common Stock issued and outstanding.
 
On January 9, 2017, the Company's Board and stockholders holding 318,750 of the Company's issued and outstanding shares of common stock approved the issuance to (i) Mr. Chesrown of 43,750 shares of Class A Common Stock in exchange for an equal number of shares of Class B Common Stock held by Mr. Chesrown and (ii) Mr. Berrard of 6,250 shares of Class A Common Stock in exchange for an equal number of shares of Class B Common Stock held by Mr. Berrard.
 
On February 8, 2017 (the "Closing Date"), RumbleOn and its wholly owned subsidiary NextGen Pro, LLC ("NextGen Pro") completed the NextGen Acquisition in exchange for approximately $750,000 in cash, the Purchaser Shares, the Acquisition Note, and the other consideration described above. The Acquisition Note was originally set to mature on the third anniversary of the Closing Date (the "Maturity Date"). Interest accrues and is paid semi-annually originally (i) at a rate of 6.5% annually from the Closing Date through the second anniversary of such date and (ii) at a rate of 8.5% annually from the second anniversary of the Closing Date through the Maturity Date. In January 2020, the Acquisition Note was amended to extend the Maturity Date to January 31, 2021, modify the interest rate to 10% annually and also provide the holder the option to convert the Acquisition Note at any time at a price of $3.00 per share of Class B Common Stock. The Company's obligations under the Acquisition Note are secured by substantially all the assets of the NextGen Pro pursuant to an Unconditional Guaranty Agreement (the "Guaranty Agreement"), by and among Halcyon and NextGen Pro, and a related Security Agreement between the parties, each dated as of the Closing Date, as amended in January 2020. Under the terms of the Guaranty Agreement, NextGen Pro has agreed to guarantee the performance of all of the Company's obligations under the Acquisition Note.
 
On October 26, 2018, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (as amended, the "Merger Agreement") by and among the Company, the Company's newly-formed acquisition subsidiary RMBL Tennessee, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Merger Sub"), Wholesale Holdings, Inc., a Tennessee corporation ("Holdings"), Wholesale, LLC, a Tennessee limited liability company ("Wholesale"), Steven Brewster and Janelle Brewster (each a "Stockholder," and together the "Stockholders"), Steven Brewster, a Tennessee resident, as the representative of each Stockholder (the "Representative"), and Marshall Chesrown and Steven Berrard, providing for the merger (the "Wholesale Merger") of Holdings with and into Merger Sub, with Merger Sub surviving the Wholesale Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. On October 29, 2018, we entered into an Amendment to the Merger Agreement making a technical correction to the definition of "Parent Consideration Shares" contained in the Merger Agreement.
 
Also, on October 26, 2018, we entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement"), by and among the Company, Steven Brewster and Justin Becker (together the "Express Sellers"), and Steven Brewster as representative of the Express Sellers, pursuant to which we acquired all of the membership interests (the "Express Acquisition") in Wholesale Express, LLC, a Tennessee limited liability company ("Wholesale Express").
 
Wholesale Inc. is one of the largest independent distributors of pre-owned vehicles in the United States and Wholesale Express, LLC is a related logistics company. The Wholesale Merger and the Express Acquisition were both completed on October 30, 2018 (the "Wholesale Closing Date"). As consideration for the Wholesale Merger, we (i) paid cash consideration of $12,353,941, subject to certain customary post-closing adjustments and (ii) issued to the Stockholders 1,317,329 shares (the "Stock Consideration") of our previously designated Series B Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 (the "Series B Preferred"). As consideration for the Express Acquisition, we paid cash consideration of $4,000,000, subject to certain customary post-closing adjustments. Net proceeds from a private placement completed in October 2018 and $5,000,000 funded under our credit facility were used to partially fund the cash consideration of the Wholesale Merger and the Express Acquisition. Each share of Series B Preferred automatically converted on a one-for-one basis into shares of the Company's Class B Common Stock on March 4, 2019.
 
 
 
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On February 3, 2019, the Company completed the acquisition of all of the equity interests of Autosport USA, Inc. ("Autosport"), an independent pre-owned vehicle distributor, pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement, dated February 1, 2019 (the "Stock Purchase Agreement"), by and among RMBL Express, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Company, Scott Bennie (the "Seller") and Autosport. Aggregate consideration for the Acquisition consisted of (i) a closing cash payment of $600,000, plus (ii) a fifteen-month $500,000 promissory note in favor of the Seller, plus (iii) a three-year $1,536,000 convertible promissory note in favor of the Seller, plus (iv) contingent earn-out payments payable in the form of cash and/or the Company's Class B Common Stock for up to an additional $787,500 if Autosport achieves certain performance thresholds. In connection with the Acquisition, the Company also paid outstanding debt of Autosport of $235,000 and assumed additional debt of $257,933 pursuant to a promissory note payable to Seller. The fair value of the contingent earn-out payment was considered immaterial at the date of acquisition and was excluded from the purchase price allocation. As of December 31, 2019, there have been no payments earned under the performance thresholds.
 
Available Information
 
Our Internet website is www.rumbleon.com. Our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to reports filed or furnished pursuant to Sections 13(a) and 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") are available, free of charge, under the Investor Relations tab of our website as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the SEC. Additionally, the SEC maintains a website located at www.sec.gov that contains the information we file or furnish electronically with the SEC.
 
Item 1A. 
Risk Factors
 
Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. Investors should carefully consider the risks described below and all of the other information set forth in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, including our financial statements and related notes and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," before deciding to invest in our common stock. If any of the events or developments described below occur, our business, financial condition, or results of operations could be materially or adversely affected. As a result, the market price of our common stock could decline, and investors could lose all or part of their investment.
 
Risks Related to Our Business
 
We have a limited operating history and we cannot assure you we will achieve or maintain profitability.
 
Our business model is unproven, and we have a limited operating history. We are only in the initial development stage of our business. We expect to make significant investments in the further development and expansion of our business and these investments may not result in the successful development, operation, or growth of our business on a timely basis or at all. We may not generate sufficient revenue and we may incur significant losses in the future for a number of reasons, including a lack of demand for our products and services, increasing competition, weakness in the automotive, powersports and recreational vehicle industries generally, as well as other risks described in these Risk Factors, and we may encounter unforeseen expenses, difficulties, complications and delays, and other unknown factors relating to the development and operation of our business. Accordingly, we may not be able to successfully develop and operate our business, generate revenue, or achieve or maintain profitability.
 
Our annual and quarterly operating results may fluctuate significantly or may fall below the expectations of investors or securities analysts, each of which may cause our stock price to fluctuate or decline.
 
We expect our operating results to be subject to annual and quarterly fluctuations, and they will be affected by numerous factors, including:
 
 
a change in consumer discretionary spending;
 
 
a shift in the mix and type of vehicles we sell which could result in lower sales price and lower gross profit;
 
 
weather, which may impact the ability or desire for potential end customers to consider whether they wish to own a powersports and recreational vehicle;
 
 
the timing and cost of, and level of investment in, development activities relating to our software development and services, which may change from time to time;
 
 
our ability to attract, hire and retain qualified personnel;
 
 
expenditures that we will or may incur to acquire or develop additional product and service offerings;
 
 
future accounting pronouncements or changes in our accounting policies; and
 
 
 
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the changing and volatile U.S., European and global economic environments.
 
If our annual or quarterly operating results fall below the expectations of investors or securities analysts, the price of our Class B Common Stock could decline substantially. Furthermore, any annual or quarterly fluctuations in our operating results may, in turn, cause the price of our stock to fluctuate substantially. We believe that annual and quarterly comparisons of our financial results are not necessarily meaningful and should not be relied upon as an indication of our future performance.
 
The initial development and progress of our business to date may not be indicative of our future growth prospects and, if we continue to grow rapidly, we may not be able to manage our growth effectively.
 
We expect that, in the future, as our revenue increases, our rate of growth will decline. In addition, we will not be able to grow as fast or at all if we do not accomplish the following:
 
 
maintain and grow our regional partner network;
 
 
increase the number of users of our products and services, and in particular the number of unique visitors to our website and our branded mobile applications;
 
 
increase the number of transactions between our users and both RumbleOn and our regional partners;
 
 
introduce third party ancillary products and services;
 
 
acquire sufficient number of pre-owned vehicles at attractive cost; and
 
 
sell sufficient number of pre-owned vehicles at acceptable prices.
 
We may not successfully accomplish any of these objectives. We plan to continue our investment in future growth. We expect to continue to expend substantial financial and other resources on:
 
 
marketing and advertising;
 
 
product and service development; including investments in our website, business processes, infrastructure, inventory, product and service development team and the development of new products and services and new features for existing products; and
 
 
general administration, including legal, accounting and other compliance expenses related to being a public company.
 
In addition, our anticipated growth may place and may continue to place significant demands on our management and our operational and financial resources. As we grow, we expect to hire additional personnel. Also, our organizational structure will become more complex as we add additional staff, and we will need to ensure we adequately develop and maintain operational, financial and management controls as well as our reporting systems and procedures.
 
There is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
 
Our audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2019 were prepared under the assumption that we would continue our operations as a going concern, which assumes the continuity of operations, the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities as they come due in the normal course of business. Our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ended December 31, 2019 included a “going concern” paragraph in its report on our financial statements as of, and for the year ended December 31, 2019, indicating that the Company has incurred recurring losses from operations and negative cash flows from operations, and these conditions, along with the uncertainty arising from the impact of COVID-19 and other matters set forth in Note 1 to our audited financial statements, raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.  If the Company is unable to generate sufficient liquidity from the actions taken in respect of the COVID-19 pandemic, current working capital, results of operations, and expected continued inventory financing, there is no assurance that sufficient financing will be available to us when needed to allow us to continue as a going concern.  
 
We may require additional capital to pursue our business objectives and respond to business opportunities, challenges or unforeseen circumstances. If capital is not available on terms acceptable to us or at all, we may not be able to develop and grow our business as anticipated and our business, operating results and financial condition may be harmed.
 
We intend to continue to make investments to support the development and growth of our business and, we may require additional capital to pursue our business objectives and respond to business opportunities, challenges or unforeseen circumstances. Accordingly, we may need to engage in equity or debt financings to secure additional funds. However, additional funds may not be available when we need them, on terms that are acceptable to us, or at all. Volatility in the credit markets may also have an adverse effect on our ability to obtain debt financing. Also, the incurrence of leverage, the debt service requirements resulting therefrom, and the possibility of a need for financing or any additional financing could have important and negative consequences, including the following: (a) the Company's ability to obtain additional financing for working capital, capital expenditures, or general corporate or other purposes may be impaired in the future; (b) certain future borrowings may be at variable rates of interest, which will expose the Company to the risk of increased interest rates; (c) the Company may need to use a portion of the money it earns to pay principal and interest on their credit facilities, which will reduce the amount of money available to finance operations and other business activities, repay other indebtedness, and pay distributions; and (d) substantial leverage may limit the Company's flexibility to adjust to changing economic or market conditions, reduce their ability to withstand competitive pressures and make them more vulnerable to a downturn in general economic conditions.
 
 
 
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If we raise additional funds through further issuances of equity or convertible debt securities, our existing stockholders could suffer significant dilution, and any new equity securities we issue could have rights, preferences and privileges superior to those of holders of our common stock. If we are unable to obtain adequate financing or financing on terms satisfactory to us, when we require it, our ability to continue to pursue our business objectives and to respond to business opportunities, challenges or unforeseen circumstances could be significantly limited, and our business, operating results, financial condition and prospects could be adversely affected.
 
We may fail to maintain our listing on The Nasdaq Stock Market.
 
Our Class B Common Stock is listed for trading on NASDAQ under the trading symbol "RMBL" For our Class B Common Stock to continue to be listed on NASDAQ, we must meet NASDAQ's continued listing standards. A failure to meet these standards, including our failure to meet the minimum bid price requirement, could result in our Class B Common Stock being delisted, which could adversely affect the market liquidity of our Class B Common Stock, impair the value of your investment, and harm our business. We can provide no assurance that we will continue to satisfy NASDAQ's continued listing standards and maintain our listing on NASDAQ.
 
The success of our business relies heavily on our marketing and branding efforts, especially with respect to the RumbleOn website and our branded mobile applications, and these efforts may not be successful.
 
We believe that an important component of our development and growth will be the business derived from the RumbleOn website and our branded mobile applications. Because RumbleOn is a consumer brand, we rely heavily on marketing and advertising to increase the visibility of this brand with potential users of our products and services.
 
Our business model relies on our ability to scale rapidly and to decrease incremental user acquisition costs as we grow. Some of our methods of marketing and advertising may not be profitable because they may not result in the acquisition of sufficient users visiting our website and mobile applications such that we may recover these costs by attaining corresponding revenue growth. If we are unable to recover our marketing and advertising costs through increases in user traffic and in the number of transactions by users of our platform, it could have a material adverse effect on our growth, results of operations and financial condition.
 
The failure to develop and maintain our brand could harm our ability to grow unique visitor traffic and to expand our regional partner network.
 
Developing and maintaining the RumbleOn brand will depend largely on the success of our efforts to maintain the trust of our users and dealers and to deliver value to each of our users and dealers. If our potential users perceive that we are not focused primarily on providing them with a better pre-owned vehicle buying experience, our reputation and the strength of our brand will be adversely affected.
 
Complaints or negative publicity about our business practices, our marketing and advertising campaigns, our compliance with applicable laws and regulations, the integrity of the data that we provide to users, data privacy and security issues, and other aspects of our business, irrespective of their validity, could diminish users' and dealers' confidence in and the use of our products and services and adversely affect our brand. There can be no assurance that we will be able to develop, maintain or enhance our brand, and failure to do so would harm our business growth prospects and operating results.
 
We rely on Internet search engines to drive traffic to our website, and if we fail to appear prominently in the search results, our traffic would decline, and our business would be adversely affected.
 
We depend in part on Internet search engines and social media such as Google, Bing, and Facebook to drive traffic to our website. For example, when a user searches the internet for a particular type of powersports or recreational vehicle, we will rely on a high organic search ranking of our webpages in these search results to refer the user to our website. However, our ability to maintain high, non-paid search result rankings is not within our control. Our competitors' Internet search engine and social media efforts may result in their websites receiving a higher search result page ranking than ours, or Internet search engines could revise their methodologies in a way that would adversely affect our search result rankings. If Internet search engines or social media companies modify their search algorithms or display technologies in ways that are detrimental to us, or if our competitors' efforts are more successful than ours, overall growth in our user base could slow or our user base could decline. Internet search engine providers could provide recreation vehicle dealer and pricing information directly in search results, align with our competitors or choose to develop competing services. Any reduction in the number of users directed to our website through Internet search engines could harm our business and operating results.
 
 
 
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A significant disruption in service on our website or of our mobile applications could damage our reputation and result in a loss of consumers, which could harm our business, brand, operating results, and financial condition.
 
Our brand, reputation and ability to attract consumers, affinity groups and advertisers depend on the reliable performance of our technology infrastructure and content delivery. We may experience significant interruptions with our systems in the future. Interruptions in these systems, whether due to system failures, computer viruses, or physical or electronic break-ins, could affect the security or availability of our products on our website and mobile application, and prevent or inhibit the ability of consumers to access our products. Problems with the reliability or security of our systems could harm our reputation, result in a loss of consumers, dealers and affinity group marketing partners, and result in additional costs.
 
We intend to locate our communications, network, and computer hardware used to operate our website and mobile applications at facilities in various parts of the country to minimize the risk and create an environment where we can remain online if one of the facilities in which our equipment is housed goes offline. Nevertheless, we will not own or control the operation of these facilities, and our systems and operations will be vulnerable to damage or interruption from fire, flood, power loss, telecommunications failure, terrorist attacks, acts of war, electronic and physical break-ins, computer viruses, earthquakes, and similar events. The occurrence of any of these events could result in damage to our systems and hardware or could cause them to fail.
 
Problems faced by any third-party web hosting providers we may utilize could adversely affect the experience of our consumers. Any third-party web hosting providers could close their facilities without adequate notice. Any financial difficulties, up to and including bankruptcy, faced by any third-party web hosting providers or any of the service providers with whom they contract may have negative effects on our business, the nature and extent of which are difficult to predict. If our third-party web hosting providers are unable to keep up with our growing capacity needs, our business could be harmed.
 
Any errors, defects, disruptions, or other performance or reliability problems with our network operations could cause interruptions in access to our products as well as delays and additional expense in arranging new facilities and services and could harm our reputation, business, operating results, and financial condition.
 
We may be unable to maintain or grow relationships with information data providers or may experience interruptions in the data feeds they provide, which may limit the information that we are able to provide to our users and regional partners as well as adversely affect the timeliness of such information and may impair our ability to attract or retain consumers and our regional partners and to timely invoice all parties.
 
We expect to receive data from third-party data providers, including our partner network, dealer management system data feed providers, data aggregators and integrators, survey companies, purveyors of registration data and possibly others. There may be some instances in which we use this information to collect a transaction fee from those dealers and recognize revenue from the related transactions.
 
From time to time, we may experience interruptions in one or more data feeds that we receive from third-party data providers, in a manner that affects our ability to operate our business. These interruptions may occur for a number of reasons, including changes to the software used by these data feed providers and difficulties in renewing our agreements with third-party data feed providers. Additionally, when an interruption ceases, we may not always be able to collect the appropriate fees and any such shortfall in revenue could be material to our operating results.
 
If we are unable to provide a compelling vehicle buying experience to our users, the number of transactions between our users, RumbleOn and dealers will decline, and our revenue and results of operations will suffer harm.
 
We cannot assure you that we are able to provide a compelling vehicle buying experience to our users, and our failure to do so will mean that the number of transactions between our users, RumbleOn and dealers will decline, and we will be unable to effectively monetize our user traffic. We believe that our ability to provide a compelling powersport and recreation vehicle buying experience is subject to a number of factors, including:
 
 
our ability to launch new products that are effective and have a high degree of consumer engagement; and
 
 
compliance of our network partners with applicable laws, regulations and the rules of our platform.
 
 
 
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If key industry participants, including powersports and recreation vehicle dealers and regional auctions, perceive us in a negative light or our relationships with them suffer harm, our ability to operate and grow our business and our financial performance may be damaged.
 
We anticipate that we will derive a significant portion of our revenue from by existing vehicle dealers for dealer services we may provide them. In addition, we utilize a select set of regional partners to perform services for our benefit, including, among other things, vehicle reconditioning, vehicle storage and vehicle photography. If our relationships with our network of regional partners suffer harm in a manner that leads to the departure of these regional partners from our network, then our ability to operate our business, grow revenue, and lower our costs will be adversely affected.
 
We cannot assure you that we will maintain strong relationships with the regional partners in our network or that we will not suffer partner attrition in the future. We may also have disputes with regional partners from time to time, including relating to the collection of fees from them and other matters. We may need to modify our products, change pricing or take other actions to address regional partner concerns in the future. If we are unable to create and maintain a compelling value proposition for regional partners to become and remain in our network, our network will not grow and may begin to decline. If a significant number of these regional partners decided to leave our network or change their financial or business relationship with us, then our business, growth, operating results, financial condition and prospects could suffer. Additionally, if we are unable to attract regional partners to our network, our growth could be impaired.
 
The growth of our business relies significantly on our ability to increase the number of regional partners in our network such that we are able to increase the number of transactions between our users and regional partners. Failure to do so would limit our growth.
 
Our ability to grow the number of regional partners in our network is an important factor in growing our business. We may be viewed in a negative light by vehicle dealers, and there can be no assurance that we will be able to maintain or grow the number of regional partners in our network.
 
Our ability to grow our complementary product offerings may be limited, which could negatively impact our development, growth, revenue and financial performance.
 
As we introduce or expand additional offerings for our platform, such as recreation vehicle trade-ins, lead management, transaction processing, financing, maintenance and insurance, we may incur losses or otherwise fail to enter these markets successfully. Our expansion into these markets may place us in competitive and regulatory environments with which we are unfamiliar and involves various risks, including the need to invest significant resources and the possibility that returns on such investments will not be achieved for several years, if at all. In attempting to establish such new product offerings, we may incur significant expenses and face various other challenges, such as expanding our sales force and management personnel to cover these markets and complying with complicated regulations that apply to these markets. In addition, we may not successfully demonstrate the value of these ancillary products to consumers or dealers, and failure to do so would compromise our ability to successfully expand into these additional revenue streams.
 
We rely on third-party financing providers to finance a portion of our customers' vehicle purchases.
 
We rely on third-party financing providers to finance a portion of our customers' vehicle purchases. Accordingly, our revenue and results of operations are partially dependent on the actions of these third parties. We provide financing to qualified customers through a number of third-party financing providers. If one or more of these third-party providers cease to provide financing to our customers, provide financing to fewer customers or no longer provide financing on competitive terms, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, sales and results of operations. Additionally, if we were unable to replace the current third-party providers upon the occurrence of one or more of the foregoing events, it could also have a material adverse effect on our business, sales and results of operations. We rely on third-party providers to supply EPP products to our customers. Accordingly, our revenue and results of operations will be partially dependent on the actions of these third-parties. If one or more of these third-party providers cease to provide EPP products, make changes to their products or no longer provide their products on competitive terms, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, revenue and results of operations. Additionally, if we were unable to replace the current third-party providers upon the occurrence of one or more of the foregoing events, it could also have a material adverse effect on our business, revenue and results of operations.
 
 
 
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Our sales of powersports/recreation vehicles may be adversely impacted by increased supply of and/or declining prices for pre-owned vehicles and excess supply of new vehicles.
 
We believe when prices for pre-owned vehicles have declined, it can have the effect of reducing demand among retail purchasers for new vehicles (at or near manufacturer's suggested retail prices). Further, vehicle manufacturers can and do take actions that influence the markets for new and pre-owned vehicles. For example, introduction of new models with significantly different functionality, technology or other customer satisfiers can result in increased supply of pre-owned vehicles, and a corresponding decrease in price of pre-owned vehicles. Also, while historically manufacturers have taken steps designed to balance production volumes for new vehicles with demand, those steps have not always proven effective. In other instances, manufacturers have chosen to supply new vehicles to the market in excess of demand at reduced prices which has the effect of reducing demand for pre-owned vehicles.
 
We rely on a number of third parties to perform certain operating and administrative functions for the Company.
 
We rely on a number of third parties to perform certain operating and administrative functions for us. We may experience problems with outsourced services, such as unfavorable pricing, untimely delivery of services, or poor quality. Also, these third parties may experience adverse economic conditions due to difficulties in the global economy that could lead to difficulties supporting our operations. In light of the amount and types of functions that we will outsource, these service provider risks could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.
 
We participate in a highly competitive market, and pressure from existing and new companies may adversely affect our business and operating results.
 
We face significant competition from companies that provide listings, information, lead generation, and vehicle buying services designed to reach consumers and enable dealers to reach these consumers. We will compete for a share of overall vehicle purchases as well as vehicle dealer's marketing and technology spend. To the extent that vehicle dealers view alternative strategies to be superior to RumbleOn, we may not be able to maintain or grow the number of dealers in our network, we may sell fewer vehicles to users of our platform, and our business, operating results and financial condition will be harmed.
 
We also expect that new competitors will continue to enter the online vehicle retail industry with competing products and services, which could have an adverse effect on our revenue, business and financial results.
 
Our competitors could significantly impede our ability to expand our network of dealers and regional auctions and to reach consumers. Our competitors may also develop and market new technologies that render our existing or future products and services less competitive, unmarketable or obsolete. In addition, if our competitors develop products or services with similar or superior functionality to our solutions, we may need to decrease the prices for our solutions in order to remain competitive. If we are unable to maintain our current pricing structure due to competitive pressures, our revenue will be reduced, and our operating results will be negatively affected.
 
Our current and potential competitors may have significantly more financial, technical, marketing and other resources than we have, and the ability to devote greater resources to the development, promotion, and support of their products and services. Additionally, they may have more extensive recreation vehicle industry relationships than we have, longer operating histories and greater name recognition. As a result, these competitors may be better able to respond more quickly to undertake more extensive marketing or promotional campaigns. If we are unable to compete with these companies, the demand for our products and services could substantially decline.
 
In addition, if one or more of our competitors were to merge or partner with another of our competitors, the change in the competitive landscape could adversely affect our ability to compete effectively. Our competitors may also establish or strengthen cooperative relationships with our current or future third-party data providers, technology partners, or other parties with whom we may have relationships, thereby limiting our ability to develop, improve, and promote our solutions. We may not be able to compete successfully against current or future competitors, and competitive pressures may harm our revenue, business and financial results.
 
Seasonality or weather trends may cause fluctuations in our unique visitors, revenue and operating results.
 
Our revenue trends are likely to be a reflection of consumers' vehicle buying patterns. While different types of recreation vehicles are designed for different seasons (motorcycles are typically for non-snow seasons, while snowmobiles are typically designed for winter), our revenue may be cyclical if, for example, powersport and recreation vehicles represent a large percentage of our revenue. Historically, the used vehicle industry has been seasonal with traffic and sales strongest in the spring and summer quarters. Sales and traffic are typically slowest in the fall quarter but increase in February and March, coinciding with tax refund season. Our business will also be impacted by cyclical trends affecting the overall economy, as well as by actual or threatened severe weather events.
 
 
 
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We collect, process, store, share, disclose and use personal information and other data, and our actual or perceived failure to protect such information and data could damage our reputation and brand and harm our business and operating results.
 
We collect, process, store, share, disclose and use personal information and other data provided by consumers, dealers and auctions. We rely on encryption and authentication technology licensed from third parties to effect secure transmission of such information. We may need to expend significant resources to protect against security breaches or to address problems caused by breaches. Any failure or perceived failure to maintain the security of personal and other data that is provided to us by consumers and dealers could harm our reputation and brand and expose us to a risk of loss or litigation and possible liability, any of which could harm our business and operating results. In addition, from time to time, it is possible that concerns will be expressed about whether our products, services, or processes compromise the privacy of our users. Concerns about our practices with regard to the collection, use or disclosure of personal information or other privacy related matters, even if unfounded, could harm our business and operating results.
 
There are numerous federal, state and local laws around the world regarding privacy and the collection, processing, storing, sharing, disclosing, using and protecting of personal information and other data, the scope of which are changing, subject to differing interpretations, and which may be costly to comply with and may be inconsistent between countries and jurisdictions or conflict with other rules. We generally comply with industry standards and are subject to the terms of our privacy policies and privacy-related obligations to third parties. We strive to comply with all applicable laws, policies, legal obligations and industry codes of conduct relating to privacy and data protection, to the extent possible. However, it is possible that these obligations may be interpreted and applied in new ways or in a manner that is inconsistent from one jurisdiction to another and may conflict with other rules or our practices or that new regulations could be enacted. Any failure or perceived failure by us to comply with our privacy policies, our privacy-related obligations to consumers or other third parties, or our privacy-related legal obligations, or any compromise of security that results in the unauthorized release or transfer of sensitive information, which may include personally identifiable information or other user data, may result in governmental enforcement actions, litigation or public statements against us by consumer advocacy groups or others and could cause consumers and vehicle dealers to lose trust in us, which could have an adverse effect on our business. Additionally, if vendors, developers or other third parties that we work with violate applicable laws or our policies, such violations may also put consumer or dealer information at risk and could in turn harm our reputation, business and operating results.
 
Failure to adequately protect our intellectual property could harm our business and operating results.
 
A portion of our success may be dependent on our intellectual property, the protection of which is crucial to the success of our business. We expect to rely on a combination of patent, trademark, trade secret and copyright law and contractual restrictions to protect our intellectual property. In addition, we will attempt to protect our intellectual property, technology, and confidential information by requiring our employees and consultants to enter into confidentiality and assignment of inventions agreements and third parties to enter into nondisclosure agreements. These agreements may not effectively prevent unauthorized use or disclosure of our confidential information, intellectual property, or technology and may not provide an adequate remedy in the event of unauthorized use or disclosure of our confidential information, intellectual property, or technology. Despite our efforts to protect our proprietary rights, unauthorized parties may attempt to copy aspects of our website features, software, and functionality or obtain and use information that we consider proprietary.
 
Competitors may adopt service names similar to ours, thereby harming our ability to build brand identity and possibly leading to user confusion. In addition, there could be potential trade name or trademark infringement claims brought by owners of other registered trademarks or trademarks that incorporate variations of the term "RumbleOn" or "RMBL."
 
We currently hold the "RumbleOn.com" Internet domain name and various other related domain names. The regulation of domain names in the United States is subject to change. Regulatory bodies could establish additional top-level domains, appoint additional domain name registrars, or modify the requirements for holding domain names. As a result, we may not be able to acquire or maintain all domain names that use the name RumbleOn or RMBL.
 
We may in the future be subject to intellectual property disputes, which are costly to defend and could harm our business and operating results.
 
We may from time to time face allegations that we have infringed the trademarks, copyrights, patents and other intellectual property rights of third parties, including from our competitors or non-practicing entities.
 
Patent and other intellectual property litigation may be protracted and expensive, and the results are difficult to predict and may require us to stop offering some features, purchase licenses or modify our products and features while we develop non-infringing substitutes or may result in significant settlement costs.
 
 
 
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In addition, we use open source software in our products and will use open source software in the future. From time to time, we may face claims against companies that incorporate open source software into their products, claiming ownership of, or demanding release of, the source code, the open source software or derivative works that were developed using such software, or otherwise seeking to enforce the terms of the applicable open source license. These claims could also result in litigation, require us to purchase a costly license or require us to devote additional research and development resources to change our platform or services, any of which would have a negative effect on our business and operating results.
 
Even if these matters do not result in litigation or are resolved in our favor or without significant cash settlements, these matters, and the time and resources necessary to litigate or resolve them, could harm our business, our operating results and our reputation.
 
We operate in a highly regulated industry and are subject to a wide range of federal, state and local laws and regulations. Failure to comply with these laws and regulations could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
 
We are subject to a wide range of federal, state and local laws and regulations. Our sale and purchase of pre-owned vehicles and related activities, including the sale of complementary products and services, are subject to state and local licensing requirements, federal and state laws regulating advertising of vehicles and related products and services, state laws related to title and registration and state laws regulating the sale of vehicles and related products and services. The applicability of these regulatory and legal compliance obligations is dependent on the evolving interpretations of these laws and regulations and how our operations are, or are not, subject to them. The financing we resell customers is subject to federal and state laws regulating the provision of consumer finance. Our facilities and business operations are subject to laws and regulations relating to environmental protection and health and safety. In addition to these laws and regulations that apply specifically to our business, we are also subject to laws and regulations affecting public companies, including securities laws and Nasdaq listing rules. The violation of any of these laws or regulations could result in administrative, civil or criminal penalties or in a cease-and-desist order against our business operations, any of which could damage our reputation and have a material adverse effect on our business, sales and results of operations. We have incurred and will continue to incur capital and operating expenses and other costs to comply with these laws and regulations.
 
We currently provide transportation services and rely upon third-party logistics and transportation providers to move vehicles between and among customers, our distribution network partners and auction partners; we and these transportation providers are subject to the regulatory jurisdiction of the United States Department of Transportation (the "DOT") and individual states through which our vehicles travel, which have broad administrative powers with respect to our logistics operations. Vehicle dimensions, driver alcohol and drug testing and driver hours of service are also subject to both federal and state regulation. More restrictive limitations on vehicle weight and size, trailer length and configuration, methods of measurement, driver qualifications or driver hours of service would increase our costs, and if we are unable to pass these cost increases on to our customers, our operating expenses may increase and adversely affect our financial condition, operating results and cash flows. If we or our providers fail to comply with the DOT regulations or regulations become more stringent, we could be subject to increased inspections, audits or compliance burdens. Regulatory authorities could take remedial action including imposing fines or shutting down our operations. If any of these events occur, our financial condition, operating results and cash flows would be adversely affected.
 
Our sale of pre-owned vehicles, related products and services and third-party finance products is subject to the state and local licensing requirements of the jurisdictions in which we operate. Regulators of jurisdictions where our customers reside but in which we do not have a dealer or financing license could require that we obtain a license or otherwise comply with various state regulations. Despite our belief that we are not subject to the licensing requirements of those jurisdictions, regulators may seek to impose punitive fines for operating without a license or demand we seek a license in those jurisdictions, any of which may inhibit our ability to do business in those jurisdictions, increase our operating expenses and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.
 
The foregoing description of laws and regulations to which we are or may be subject is not exhaustive, and the regulatory framework governing our operations is subject to evolving interpretations and continuous change.
 
We provide transportation services and rely on external logistics to transport vehicles. Thus, we are subject to business risks and costs associated with the transportation industry. Many of these risks and costs are out of our control, and any of them could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
 
We provide transportation services and rely on external logistics to transport vehicles between and among customers or distribution network providers, and auction partners. As a result, we are exposed to risks associated with the transportation industry such as weather, traffic patterns, gasoline prices, recalls affecting our vehicle fleet, local and federal regulations, vehicular crashes, insufficient internal capacity, rising prices of external transportation vendors, fuel prices, taxes, license and registration fees, insurance premiums, self-insurance levels, difficulty in recruiting and retaining qualified drivers, disruption of our technology systems, and increasing equipment and operational costs. Our failure to successfully manage our logistics and fulfillment process could cause a disruption in our inventory supply chain and distribution, which may adversely affect our operating results and financial condition.
 
 
 
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We depend on key personnel to operate our business, and if we are unable to retain, attract and integrate qualified personnel, our ability to develop and successfully grow our business could be harmed.
 
We believe our success will depend on the efforts and talents of our executives and employees, including Marshall Chesrown, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Steven R. Berrard, our Chief Financial Officer. Our future success depends on our continuing ability to attract, develop, motivate and retain highly qualified and skilled employees. Qualified individuals are in high demand, and we may incur significant costs to attract and retain them. In addition, the loss of any of our senior management or key employees could materially adversely affect our ability to execute our business plan and strategy, and we may not be able to find adequate replacements on a timely basis, or at all. Our executive officers are at-will employees, which means they may terminate their employment relationship with us at any time, and their knowledge of our business and industry would be extremely difficult to replace. We cannot ensure that we will be able to retain the services of any members of our senior management or other key employees. If we do not succeed in attracting well-qualified employees or retaining and motivating existing employees, our business could be materially and adversely affected.
 
We may acquire other companies or technologies, which could divert our management's attention, result in additional dilution to our stockholders and otherwise disrupt our operations and harm our operating results.
 
Our success will depend, in part, on our ability to grow our business in response to the demands of consumers, dealers and other constituents within the vehicle industry as well as competitive pressures. In some circumstances, we may determine to do so through the acquisition of complementary businesses and technologies rather than through internal development. The identification of suitable acquisition candidates can be difficult, time-consuming, and costly, and we may not be able to successfully complete identified acquisitions. The risks we face in connection with acquisitions include:
 
 
diversion of management time and focus from operating our business to addressing acquisition integration challenges;
 
 
coordination of technology, research and development and sales and marketing functions;
 
 
transition of the acquired company's users to our website and mobile applications;
 
 
retention of employees from the acquired company;
 
 
cultural challenges associated with integrating employees from the acquired company into our organization;
 
 
integration of the acquired company's accounting, management information, human resources, and other administrative systems;
 
 
the need to implement or improve controls, procedures, and policies at a business that prior to the acquisition may have lacked effective controls, procedures, and policies;
 
 
potential write-offs of intangibles or other assets acquired in such transactions that may have an adverse effect on our operating results in a given period;
 
 
liability for activities of the acquired company before the acquisition, including patent and trademark infringement claims, violations of laws, commercial disputes, tax liabilities, and other known and unknown liabilities; and
 
 
litigation or other claims in connection with the acquired company, including claims from terminated employees, consumers, former stockholders, or other third parties.
 
Our failure to address these risks or other problems encountered in connection with our future acquisitions and investments could cause us to fail to realize the anticipated benefits of these acquisitions or investments, cause us to incur unanticipated liabilities, and harm our business generally. Future acquisitions could also result in dilutive issuances of our equity securities, the incurrence of debt, contingent liabilities, amortization expenses, or the impairment of goodwill, any of which could harm our financial condition. Also, the anticipated benefits of any acquisitions may not materialize to the extent we anticipate or at all.
 
 
 
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The recent outbreak of COVID-19 will likely have a significant negative impact on our business, sales, results of operations, financial condition, and liquidity.
 
The global outbreak of COVID-19 has led to severe disruptions in general economic activities, particularly retail operations, as businesses and federal, state, and local governments take increasingly broad actions to mitigate this public health crisis. We have experienced significant disruption to our business, both in terms of disruption of our operations and the adverse effect on overall economic conditions. These conditions will significantly negatively impact all aspects of our business. Our business is also dependent on the continued health and productivity of our associates throughout this crisis. Individually and collectively, we expect the consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak will likely have a significant negative impact on our business, sales, results of operations, financial condition, and liquidity.
 
Additionally, our liquidity could be negatively impacted if these conditions continue for a significant period of time and we may be required to pursue additional sources of financing to obtain working capital, maintain appropriate inventory levels, and meet our financial obligations. Currently capital and credit markets have been disrupted by the crisis and our ability to obtain any required financing is not guaranteed and largely dependent upon evolving market conditions and other factors.
 
The extent to which the COVID-19 outbreak ultimately impacts our business, sales, results of operations, financial condition, and liquidity will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including the duration and spread of the outbreak, its severity, the actions to contain the virus or treat its impact, and how quickly and to what extent normal economic and operating conditions can resume. Even after the COVID-19 outbreak has subsided, we may continue to experience significant impacts to our business as a result of its global economic impact, including any economic downturn or recession that has occurred or may occur in the future.
 
Risks Related to the Acquisitions (the "Acquisitions") of Wholesale and Wholesale Express (collectively, the "Wholesale Entities").
 
We may be unable to realize the anticipated synergies related to the Acquisitions, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
 
We expect to realize significant synergies related to the Acquisitions. We also expect to incur costs to achieve these synergies. While we believe these synergies are achievable, our ability to achieve such estimated synergies in the amounts and timeframe expected is subject to various assumptions by our management based on expectations that are subject to a number of risks, which may or may not be realized, as well as the incurrence of other costs in our operations that may offset all or a portion of such synergies and other factors outside our control. As a consequence, we may not be able to realize all of these synergies within the time frame expected or at all, or the amounts of such synergies could be significantly reduced. In addition, we may incur additional and unexpected costs to realize these synergies. Failure to achieve the expected synergies could significantly reduce the expected benefits associated with the Acquisitions and adversely affect our business.
 
We may be unable to successfully integrate the Wholesale Entities' business and realize the anticipated benefits of the Acquisitions.
 
As a result of the Acquisitions, we are required to devote significant management attention and resources to integrating the business and operations of Wholesale. Potential difficulties we may encounter in the integration process include the following:
 
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the inability to successfully combine our business and the businesses of Wholesale in a manner that results in the anticipated benefits and synergies of the Acquisitions not being realized in the time frame currently anticipated or at all;
 
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the loss of sales, customers or business partners of ours or of the Wholesale Entities' as a result of such parties deciding not to continue business at the same or similar levels with us or the Wholesale Entities after the Acquisitions;
 
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challenges associated with operating the combined business in markets and geographies in which we do not currently operate;
 
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difficulty integrating our direct sales and distribution channels with the Wholesale Entities' to effectively sell the vehicles of the combined company;
 
 
 
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the complexities associated with managing our company and integrating personnel from the Wholesale Entities, resulting in a significantly larger combined company, while at the same time providing high quality services to customers;
 
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unanticipated issues in coordinating accounting, information technology, communications, administration and other systems;
 
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difficulty addressing possible differences in corporate culture and management philosophies;
 
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the failure to retain key employees of ours or of the Wholesale Entities;
 
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potential unknown liabilities and unforeseen increased expenses, delays or regulatory conditions associated with the Acquisitions;
 
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performance shortfalls as a result of the diversion of management's attention caused by consummating the Acquisitions and integrating the Wholesale Entities' operations; and
 
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managing the increased debt levels incurred in connection with the Acquisitions.
 
An inability to realize the anticipated benefits and cost synergies of the Acquisitions, as well as any delays encountered in the integration process, could have a material adverse effect on the operating results of the combined company, which may materially adversely affect the value of our Class B Common Stock.
 
In addition, the actual integration may result in additional and unforeseen expenses, and the anticipated benefit of our plan for integration may not be realized. Actual synergies, if achieved at all, may be lower than what we expect and may take longer to achieve than anticipated. For example, the elimination of duplicative costs may not be possible or may take longer than anticipated, or the benefits from the Acquisitions may be offset by costs incurred or delays in integrating the companies. If we are not able to adequately address these challenges, we may be unable to successfully integrate the Wholesale Entities' operations into our own or, even if we are able to combine the business operations successfully, to realize the anticipated benefits of the integration of the companies.
 
Our business relationships, those of the Wholesale Entities or the combined company may be subject to disruption due to uncertainty associated with the Acquisitions.
 
Parties with which we or the Wholesale Entities do business may experience uncertainty associated with the Acquisitions, including with respect to current or future business relationships with us, the Wholesale Entities or the combined company. Our and the Wholesale Entities' business relationships may be subject to disruption, as customers, distributors, suppliers, vendors, and others may seek to receive confirmation that their existing business relations with us or the Wholesale Entities, as the case may be, will not be adversely impacted as a result of the Acquisitions or attempt to negotiate changes in existing business relationships or consider entering into business relationships with parties other than us, the Wholesale Entities, or the combined company as a result of the Acquisitions. Any of these other disruptions could have a material adverse effect on our or the Wholesale Entities' businesses, financial condition, or results of operations or on the business, financial condition or results of operations of the combined company, and could also have an adverse effect on our ability to realize the anticipated benefits of the Acquisitions.
 
If we are unable to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting for the combined companies, we may fail to prevent or detect material misstatements in our financial statements, in which case investors may lose confidence in the accuracy and completeness of our financial statements.
 
  We may encounter difficulties and unanticipated issues in combining our respective accounting systems due to the complexity of the financial reporting processes. We may also identify errors or misstatements that could require adjustments. If we are unable to implement and maintain effective internal control over financial reporting, we may fail to prevent or detect material misstatements in our financial statements, in which case investors may lose confidence in the accuracy and completeness of our financial reports and the market price of our securities may decline.
 
 
 
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The Wholesale Entities may have liabilities that are not known, probable or estimable at this time.
 
As a result of the Acquisitions, the Wholesale Entities are subsidiaries of the Company and remain subject to their past, current and future liabilities. There could be unasserted claims or assessments against or affecting the Wholesale Entities, including the failure to comply with applicable laws, regulations, orders and consent decrees or infringement or misappropriation of third-party intellectual property or other proprietary rights that we failed or were unable to discover or identify in the course of performing our due diligence investigation of the Wholesale Entities. In addition, there are liabilities of the Wholesale Entities that are neither probable nor estimable at this time that may become probable or estimable in the future, including indemnification requests received from customers of the Wholesale Entities relating to claims of infringement or misappropriation of third party intellectual property or other proprietary rights, tax liabilities arising in connection with ongoing or future tax audits and liabilities in connection with other past, current and future legal claims and litigation. Any such liabilities, individually or in the aggregate, could have a material adverse effect on our financial results. We may learn additional information about the Wholesale Entities that adversely affects us, such as unknown, unasserted, or contingent liabilities and issues relating to compliance with applicable laws or infringement or misappropriation of third-party intellectual property or other proprietary rights.
 
As a result of the Acquisitions, we and the Wholesale Entities may be unable to retain key employees.
 
Our success after the Acquisitions depends in part upon our ability to retain key employees of ours and the Wholesale Entities. Key employees may depart because of a variety of reasons relating to the Acquisitions. If we and the Wholesale Entities are unable to retain key personnel who are critical to the successful integration and future operations of the combined company, we could face disruptions in our operations, loss of existing customers, loss of key information, expertise or know-how, and unanticipated additional recruitment and training costs. In addition, the loss of key personnel could diminish the anticipated benefits of the Acquisitions.
 
Risks Related to Ownership of our Common Stock
 
The trading price for our Class B Common Stock may be volatile and could be subject to wide fluctuations in per share price.
 
Our Class B Common Stock is listed for trading on The NASDAQ Capital Market under the trading symbol "RMBL," however historically there has been a limited public market for our Class B Common Stock. The liquidity of any market for the shares of our Class B Common Stock will depend on a number of factors, including:
 
 
the number of stockholders;
 
 
our operating performance and financial condition;
 
 
the market for similar securities;
 
 
the extent of coverage of us by securities or industry analysts; and
 
 
the interest of securities dealers in making a market in the shares of our common stock.
 
The market price for our Class B Common Stock may be highly volatile and could be subject to wide fluctuations. In addition, the price of shares of our Class B Common Stock could decline significantly if our future operating results fail to meet or exceed the expectations of market analysts and investors and actual or anticipated variations in our quarterly operating results could negatively affect our share price.
 
Other factors may also contribute to volatility of the price of our Class B Common Stock and could subject our Class B Common Stock to wide fluctuations. These include:
 
 
developments in the financial markets and worldwide or regional economies;
 
 
announcements of innovations or new products or services by us or our competitors;
 
 
announcements by the government relating to regulations that govern our industry;
 
 
significant sales of our Class B Common Stock or other securities in the open market;
 
 
variations in interest rates;
 
 
changes in the market valuations of other comparable companies; and
 
 
changes in accounting principles.
 
 
 
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Our principal stockholders and management own a significant percentage of our stock and an even greater percentage of the Company's voting power and will be able to exert significant control over matters subject to stockholder approval.
 
Our executive officers and directors as a group beneficially own shares of our Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock representing approximately 32.46% in aggregate of our voting power, including approximately 26.37% in aggregate voting power held by Messrs. Chesrown and Berrard as the only holders of our 50,000 outstanding shares of our Class A Common Stock, which has 10 votes for each one share outstanding. As a result, these stockholders have the ability to exert significant control over matters requiring stockholder approval. For example, these stockholders are able to exert significant control over elections of directors, amendments of our organizational documents' approval of any merger, sale of assets, or other major corporate transaction. This may prevent or discourage unsolicited acquisition proposals or offers for our common stock that you may believe are in your best interest as a stockholder or to take other action that you may believe are not in your best interest as a stockholder. This may also adversely affect the market price of our Class B Common Stock.
 
If securities or industry analysts do not publish research or reports about our business, or if they issue an adverse or misleading opinion regarding our stock, our stock price and trading volume could decline.
 
The trading market for our Class B Common Stock may be influenced by the research and reports that industry or securities analysts publish about us or our business. If any of the analysts who cover us issue an adverse or misleading opinion regarding us, our business model, our intellectual property or our stock performance, or if our operating results fail to meet the expectations of analysts, our stock price would likely decline. If one or more of these analysts cease coverage of us or fail to publish reports on us regularly, we could lose visibility in the financial markets, which in turn could cause our stock price or trading volume to decline.
 
Because our Class B Common Stock may be deemed a low-priced "penny" stock, an investment in our Class B Common Stock should be considered high risk and subject to marketability restrictions.
 
When the trading price of our Class B Common Stock is $5.00 per share or lower, it is deemed a penny stock, as defined in Rule 3a51-1 under the Exchange Act, and subject to the penny stock rules of the Exchange Act specified in rules 15g-1 through 15g-10. Those rules require broker-dealers, before effecting transactions in any penny stock, to:
 
 
deliver to the customer, and obtain a written receipt for, a disclosure document;
 
 
disclose certain price information about the stock;
 
 
disclose the amount of compensation received by the broker-dealer or any associated person of the broker-dealer;
 
 
send monthly statements to customers with market and price information about the penny stock; and
 
 
in some circumstances, approve the purchaser's account under certain standards and deliver written statements to the customer with information specified in the rules.
 
Consequently, if our Class B Common Stock is $5.00 per share price or lower, the penny stock rules may restrict the ability or willingness of broker-dealers to sell the Class B Common Stock and may affect the ability of holders to sell their Class B Common Stock in the secondary market and the price at which such holders can sell any such securities. These additional procedures could also limit our ability to raise additional capital in the future.
 
We do not currently or for the foreseeable future intend to pay dividends on our common stock.
 
We have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our common stock. We currently do not intend to pay cash dividends in the foreseeable future on the shares of common stock. We intend to reinvest any earning in the development and expansion of our business. As a result, any return on your investment in our common stock will be limited to the appreciation in the price of our common stock, if any.
 
We are subject to reduced reporting requirements so long as we are considered a "smaller reporting company" and we cannot be certain if the reduced disclosure requirements applicable to smaller reporting companies will make our common stock less attractive to investors.
 
We are subject to reduced reporting requirements so long as we are considered a "smaller reporting company." We cannot predict if investors will find our common stock less attractive because we may rely on these exemptions. If some investors find our common stock less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our common stock and our stock price may be more volatile.
 
 
 
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If we fail to maintain an effective system of internal control over financial reporting, we may not be able to accurately report our financial results or prevent fraud. As a result, stockholders could lose confidence in our financial and other public reporting, which would harm our business and the trading price of our common stock.
 
Effective internal controls over financial reporting are necessary for us to provide reliable financial reports and, together with adequate disclosure controls and procedures, are designed to prevent fraud. Any failure to implement required new or improved controls, or difficulties encountered in their implementation could cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations. In addition, any testing by us conducted in connection with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, or any subsequent testing by our independent registered public accounting firm, may reveal deficiencies in our internal controls over financial reporting that are deemed to be material weaknesses or that may require prospective or retroactive changes to our financial statements or identify other areas for further attention or improvement. Inferior internal controls could also cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information, which could have a negative effect on the trading price of our common stock.
 
Anti-takeover provisions may limit the ability of another party to acquire us, which could cause our stock price to decline.
 
Nevada law and our charter, bylaws, and other governing documents contain provisions that could discourage, delay or prevent a third party from acquiring us, even if doing so may be beneficial to our stockholders, which could cause our stock price to decline. In addition, these provisions could limit the price investors would be willing to pay in the future for shares of our common stock.
 
Risks Related to the Company's 6.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2025 (the "Notes")
 
Although the Notes are referred to as convertible senior Notes, the Notes are effectively subordinated to any of our future secured debt and structurally subordinated to any liabilities of our subsidiaries.
 
The Notes rank senior in right of payment to any of our indebtedness that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Notes, equal in right of payment with all of our liabilities that is not so subordinated, effectively junior in right of payment to any of our secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness, and structurally junior to all indebtedness and other liabilities (including trade payables) of our current or future subsidiaries. In the event of our bankruptcy, liquidation, reorganization, or other winding up, our assets that secure debt ranking senior or equal in right of payment to the Notes will be available to pay obligations on the Notes only after the secured debt has been repaid in full from these assets, and the assets of our subsidiaries will be available to pay obligations on the Notes only after all claims senior to the Notes have been repaid in full. There may not be sufficient assets remaining to pay amounts due on any or all of the Notes then outstanding. The indenture governing the Notes (the "Indenture") does not prohibit us from incurring additional senior debt or any future secured debt, nor does it prohibit any of our current or future subsidiaries from incurring additional liabilities.
 
As of December 31, 2019, excluding operating lease liabilities and the derivative liability, our total consolidated net indebtedness was approximately $82,585,522, of which an aggregate of $60,494,304 was secured indebtedness, and approximately $59,160,970 of such secured indebtedness is directly attributable to the Company's vehicles in inventory or held for sale, and the security of those lenders includes all of the vehicles financed by such lenders as well as all of the assets of our subsidiaries Wholesale Inc. and AutoSport USA, Inc. As of December 31, 2019, approximately $80,092,280 of our total consolidated indebtedness was senior indebtedness.
 
The Notes are our obligations only and a substantial portion of our operations are conducted through, and a substantial portion of our consolidated assets are held by, our subsidiaries.
 
The Notes are our obligations exclusively. A substantial portion of our operations is conducted through, and a substantial portion of our consolidated assets is held by, our subsidiaries. Accordingly, our ability to service our debt, including the Notes, depends, in part, on the results of operations of our subsidiaries and on the ability of such subsidiaries to provide us with cash, whether in the form of dividends, loans, or otherwise, to pay amounts due on our obligations, including the Notes. However, our subsidiaries are separate and distinct legal entities, are not guaranteeing the Notes, and have no obligation, contingent or otherwise, to make payments on the Notes or to make any funds available for that purpose. In addition, dividends, loans, or other distributions to us from such subsidiaries may be subject to contractual and other restrictions and are subject to other business considerations. Our right to receive any assets of any of our subsidiaries on such subsidiary's bankruptcy, liquidation, or reorganization, and, therefore, the right of the holders of Notes to participate in those assets, will be subject to prior claims of creditors of the subsidiary, including trade creditors, and such subsidiary may not have sufficient assets remaining to make any payments to us as a shareholder or otherwise. We advise holders of Notes that there may not be sufficient assets remaining to pay amounts due on any or all the Notes then outstanding.
 
 
 
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Operating our business requires a significant amount of cash, and we may not have sufficient cash flow from our business to pay the Notes and any other debt.
 
Our ability to make payments of the principal of, to pay interest on, or to refinance the Notes or other indebtedness depends on our future performance, which is subject to economic, financial, competitive, and other factors beyond our control. Our business may not continue to generate cash flow from operations in the future sufficient to service our debt and make necessary capital expenditures. If we are unable to generate such cash flow, we may be required to adopt one or more alternatives, such as selling assets, restructuring debt, obtaining additional debt financing, or issuing additional equity securities, any of which may be on terms that are not favorable to us or, in the case of equity securities, highly dilutive. Our ability to refinance the Notes or our other indebtedness will depend on the capital markets, our business, and our financial condition at such time. We may not be able to engage in any of these activities or engage in these activities on desirable terms, which could result in a default on our debt obligations. In addition, our future debt agreements may contain restrictive covenants that may prohibit us from adopting any of these alternatives. Our failure to comply with any such covenants could result in an event of default which, if not cured or waived, could result in the acceleration of our debt.
 
Recent and future regulatory actions and other events may adversely affect the trading price and liquidity of the Notes.
 
We expect that many investors in, and potential purchasers of, the Notes will employ, or seek to employ, a convertible arbitrage strategy with respect to the Notes. Investors would typically implement such a strategy by selling short the Class B Common Stock underlying the Notes and dynamically adjusting their short position while continuing to hold the Notes. Investors may also implement this type of strategy by entering into swaps on our Class B Common Stock in lieu of or in addition to short selling the Class B Common Stock.
 
The SEC and other regulatory and self-regulatory authorities have implemented various rules and taken certain actions, and may in the future adopt additional rules and take other actions, that may impact those engaging in short selling activity involving equity securities (including our Class B Common Stock) and securities convertible into or exchangeable for equity securities. Such rules and actions include Rule 201 of SEC Regulation SHO, the adoption by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. and the national securities exchanges of a "Limit Up-Limit Down" program, the imposition of market-wide circuit breakers that halt trading of securities for certain periods following specific market declines, and the implementation of certain regulatory reforms required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. Any government or regulatory action that restricts the ability of investors in or potential purchasers of the Notes to effect short sales of our Class B Common Stock, borrow our Class B Common Stock, or enter into swaps on our Class B Common Stock could adversely affect the trading price and the liquidity of the Notes.
 
The trading price for our Class B Common Stock may be volatile and could be subject to wide fluctuations in per share price which could adversely impact the trading price of the Notes.
 
Our Class B Common Stock is listed for trading on The NASDAQ Capital Market under the trading symbol "RMBL," however historically there has been a limited public market for our Class B Common Stock. The liquidity of any market for the shares of our Class B Common Stock will depend on a number of factors, including:
 
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the number of stockholders;
 
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our operating performance and financial condition;
 
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the market for similar securities;
 
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the extent of coverage of us by securities or industry analysts; and
 
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the interest of securities dealers in making a market in the shares of our common stock.
 
The market price for our Class B Common Stock may be highly volatile and could be subject to wide fluctuations. In addition, the price of shares of our Class B Common Stock could decline significantly if our future operating results fail to meet or exceed the expectations of market analysts and investors and actual or anticipated variations in our quarterly operating results could negatively affect our share price.
 
 
 
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Other factors may also contribute to volatility of the price of our Class B Common Stock and could subject our Class B Common Stock to wide fluctuations. These include:
 
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developments in the financial markets and worldwide or regional economies;
 
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announcements of innovations or new products or services by us or our competitors;
 
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announcements by the government relating to regulations that govern our industry;
 
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significant sales of our Class B Common Stock or other securities in the open market;
 
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variations in interest rates;
 
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changes in the market valuations of other comparable companies; and
 
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changes in accounting principles.
 
A decrease in the market price of our Class B Common Stock would likely adversely impact the trading price of the Notes. The market price of our Class B Common Stock could also be affected by possible sales of our Class B Common Stock by investors who view the Notes as a more attractive means of investing in us and by hedging or arbitrage trading activity that we expect to develop involving our Class B Common Stock. This trading activity could adversely affect the trading price of the Notes.
 
We may incur substantially more debt in the future or take other actions which would intensify the risks discussed in these risk factors.
 
We and our subsidiaries may be able to incur substantial additional debt in the future (including secured debt), subject to the restrictions contained in our debt instruments. We are not restricted under the terms of the indenture governing the Notes from incurring additional debt, securing existing or future debt, refinancing our debt, repurchasing our stock, pledging our assets, making investments, paying dividends, guaranteeing debt, or taking a number of other actions that are not limited by the terms of the indenture governing the Notes, any of which could have the effect of diminishing our ability to make payments on the Notes when due.
 
We may not have the ability to raise the funds necessary to settle the Notes in cash on a conversion, to repurchase the Notes on a fundamental change, or to repay the Notes at maturity. In addition, the terms of our future debt may contain limitations on our ability to pay cash on conversion or repurchase of the Notes.
 
Holders of the Notes have the right to require us to repurchase all or a portion of their Notes on the occurrence of a fundamental change at a fundamental change repurchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding the fundamental change repurchase date, as described in the Indenture. In addition, on conversion of the Notes, unless we elect to deliver only shares of our Class B Common Stock to settle such conversion (other than paying cash in lieu of delivering any fractional share), we will be required to make cash payments in respect of the Notes being converted. Moreover, we are required to repay the Notes in cash at their maturity unless earlier converted or repurchased. Our ability to meet our obligations to holders of the Notes depends on our operating results and cash flow. However, we may not have enough available funds on hand or be able to obtain financing at the time we are required to make payments with respect to Notes at maturity, on surrender for repurchase, or on conversion.
 
In addition, our ability to repurchase the Notes or to pay cash on conversions of the Notes may be limited by law, regulations, or agreements governing our future indebtedness. Our failure to repurchase Notes at a time when the repurchase is required by the indenture governing the Notes or to pay any cash payable on future conversions of the Notes or at maturity as required by such indenture would constitute a default under such indenture. A default under such indenture or the fundamental change itself could also lead to a default under agreements governing our future indebtedness. If the repayment of the related indebtedness were to be accelerated after any applicable notice or grace periods, we may not have sufficient funds to repay the indebtedness and repurchase the Notes or make cash payments on conversions of the Notes, if settled in cash.
 
Redemption may adversely affect the return on the Notes.
 
We may not redeem the Notes prior to January 14, 2023. We may redeem for cash all or any portion of the Notes, at our option, on or after January 14, 2023 if the last reported sale price of our Class B Common Stock has been at least 130% of the conversion price of the Notes then in effect for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive), including the trading day immediately preceding the date on which we provide notice of redemption, during any 30 consecutive trading day period ending on, and including, the trading day immediately preceding the date on which we provide notice of redemption, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date. We may choose to redeem some or all of the Notes, including at times when prevailing interest rates are relatively low. Holders of the Notes may not be able to reinvest the proceeds from the redemption of the Notes in a comparable security at an effective interest rate as high as the interest rate on the Notes being redeemed.
 
 
 
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The conditional conversion feature of the Notes, if triggered, may adversely affect our financial condition and operating results.
 
In the event the conditional conversion feature of the Notes is triggered, holders of such Notes will be entitled to convert their Notes at any time during specified periods at their option. If any holder elects to convert its Notes, unless we elect to satisfy our conversion obligation by delivering only shares of our Class B Common Stock (other than paying cash in lieu of delivering any fractional share), we would be required to settle a portion or all of our conversion obligation in cash, which could adversely affect our liquidity. In addition, even if holders do not elect to convert their Notes, we could be required under applicable accounting rules to reclassify all or a portion of the outstanding principal of the Notes as a current liability rather than a long-term liability, which would result in a material reduction of our net working capital and may harm our business.
 
Conversion of the Notes may dilute the ownership interest of our stockholders or may otherwise depress the market price of our Class B Common Stock.
 
The conversion of some or all of the Notes may dilute the ownership interests of our stockholders. On conversion of the Notes, we have the option to pay or deliver, as the case may be, cash, shares of our Class B Common Stock, or a combination of cash and shares of our Class B Common Stock. In addition, in certain circumstances, we will make an interest make-whole payment to a converting holder which may be paid in cash or shares of our common stock. If we elect to settle our conversion obligation (or the interest make-whole payment) in shares of our Class B Common Stock or a combination of cash and shares of our Class B Common Stock, any sales in the public market of our Class B Common Stock issuable on such conversion could adversely affect prevailing market prices of our Class B Common Stock. In addition, the existence of the Notes may encourage short selling by market participants because the conversion of the Notes could be used to satisfy short positions, or anticipated conversion of the Notes into shares of our Class B Common Stock could depress the market price of our Class B Common Stock.
 
Future sales of our Class B Common Stock or equity-linked securities in the public market could lower the market price for our Class B Common Stock and adversely impact the trading price of the Notes.
 
In the future, we may raise funds by selling additional equity, equity-linked securities, or debt securities. In addition, a substantial number of shares of our Class B Common Stock is reserved for issuance on the exercise of stock options, settlement of restricted stock units, and conversion of the Notes. We cannot predict the size of future issuances or the effect, if any, that they may have on the market price for our Class B Common Stock. The issuance and sale of substantial amounts of our Class B Common Stock or equity-linked securities, or the perception that such issuances and sales may occur, could adversely affect the trading price of the Notes and the market price of our Class B Common Stock, and impair our ability to raise capital through the sale of additional equity or equity-linked securities.
 
Holders of Notes are not entitled to any rights with respect to our Class B Common Stock, but they will be subject to all changes made with respect to them to the extent our conversion obligation includes shares of our Class B Common Stock.
 
Holders of Notes are not entitled to any rights with respect to our Class B Common Stock (including, without limitation, rights to receive any dividends or other distributions on our Class B Common Stock) prior to the conversion date relating to such Notes (if we have elected to settle the conversion by delivering only shares of our Class B Common Stock, other than paying cash in lieu of delivering any fractional share) or the last trading day of the observation period (if we elect to pay and deliver, as the case may be, a combination of cash and shares of our Class B Common Stock in respect of the conversion). But, holders of Notes will be subject to all changes affecting our Class B Common Stock. For example, if an amendment is proposed to our certificate of incorporation or bylaws requiring stockholder approval and the record date for determining the stockholders of record entitled to vote on the amendment occurs prior to the conversion date with respect to any Notes surrendered for conversion, then the holder surrendering such Notes will not be entitled to vote on the amendment, although such holder will nevertheless be subject to any changes affecting our Class B Common Stock.
 
The conditional conversion feature of the Notes could result in holders receiving less than the value of our Class B Common Stock into which the Notes would otherwise be convertible.
 
Prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding July 1, 2024, holders may convert their Notes only if specified conditions are met. If the specific conditions for conversion are not met, holders will not be able to convert their Notes during that period, and they may not be able to receive the shares of Class B Common Stock (or the value of such shares in cash or a combination of cash and shares of Class B Common Stock) into which the Notes would otherwise be convertible.
 
 
 
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On conversion of the Notes, holders may receive less valuable consideration than expected because the value of our Class B Common Stock may decline after holders exercise their conversion rights but before we settle our conversion obligation.
 
Under the Notes, a converting holder will be exposed to fluctuations in the value of our Class B Common Stock during the period from the date such holder surrenders Notes for conversion until the date we settle our conversion obligation.
 
On conversion of the Notes, we have the option to pay or deliver, as the case may be, cash, shares of our Class B Common Stock, or a combination of cash and shares of our Class B Common Stock (including, if applicable, any interest make-whole payment we elect, or are deemed to have elected to satisfy by delivering shares of our Class B Common Stock). If we elect to satisfy our conversion obligation in cash or a combination of cash and shares of our Class B Common Stock, the amount of consideration that holders will receive on conversion of their Notes will be determined by reference to the volume-weighted average price of our Class B Common Stock for each trading day in a 40-trading day observation period and an interest make-whole payment, if applicable.
 
Accordingly, if the price of our Class B Common Stock decreases during the applicable period, the amount and value of consideration holders receive will be adversely affected. In addition, if the market price of our Class B Common Stock at the end of such period is below the volume-weighted average price of our Class B Common Stock during such period, the value of any shares of our Class B Common Stock that holders will receive in satisfaction of our conversion obligation will be less than the value used to determine the number of shares that holders will receive.
 
If we elect to satisfy our conversion obligation only in shares of our Class B Common Stock on conversion of the Notes, we will, subject to the blocker provisions to the extent applicable, be required to deliver the shares of our Class B Common Stock, together with cash for any fractional share, on the second business day following the conversion date (provided that, with respect to any conversion date following the regular record date immediately preceding the maturity date where physical settlement applies to the related conversion, we will settle any such conversion on the maturity date). Accordingly, if the price of our Class B Common Stock decreases during this period, the value of the shares that holders receive will be adversely affected and would be less than the conversion value of the Notes on the conversion date.
 
The increase in the conversion rate for Notes converted in connection with a make-whole fundamental change or a notice of redemption may not adequately compensate holders for any lost value of their Notes as a result of such transaction or redemption.
 
If a make-whole fundamental change occurs prior to the maturity date for the Notes or if we deliver a notice of redemption with respect to the Notes, we will, under certain circumstances, increase the conversion rate for the Notes by a number of additional shares of our Class B Common Stock for Notes converted in connection with such make-whole fundamental change or notice of redemption. The increase in the conversion rate will be determined based on the date on which the make-whole fundamental change occurs or becomes effective, or the date we deliver the notice of redemption, as the case may be, and the price paid (or deemed to be paid) per share of our Class B Common Stock in the make-whole fundamental change or determined with respect to the notice of redemption, as the case may be. The increase in the conversion rate for Notes converted in connection with a make-whole fundamental change or a notice of redemption may not adequately compensate you for any lost value of your Notes as a result of such transaction or redemption. In addition, if the "stock price" (as defined in the Indenture) is greater than $1.00 per share or less than the Make-Whole Adjustment Reference Price (as defined in the Indenture”), no additional shares of Class B Common Stock will be added to the conversion rate. Moreover, in no event will the conversion rate per $1,000 principal amount of Notes as a result of this adjustment exceed 61.6523 shares of Class B Common Stock, subject to adjustment in the same manner as the conversion rate for the Notes.
 
Our obligation to increase the conversion rate for Notes converted in connection with a make-whole fundamental change or a notice of redemption could be considered a penalty, in which case the enforceability would be subject to general principles of reasonableness and equitable remedies.
 
The conversion rate of the Notes may not be adjusted for dilutive events.
 
The conversion rate of the Notes is subject to adjustment for certain events, including, but not limited to, the issuance of certain stock dividends on our Class B Common Stock, the issuance of certain rights or warrants, subdivisions or combinations of our Class B Common Stock, distributions of capital stock, indebtedness, or assets, cash dividends, and certain issuer tender or exchange offers as described under the Indenture. However, the conversion rate will not be adjusted for other events, such as a third-party tender or exchange offer or an issuance of Class B Common Stock for cash, that may adversely affect the trading price of the Notes or our Class B Common Stock. An event that adversely affects the value of the Notes may occur, and that event may not result in an adjustment to the conversion rate. We have no obligation to consider the specific interests of the holders of the Notes in engaging in any such offering or transaction.
 
 
 
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Some significant restructuring transactions may not constitute a fundamental change, in which case we would not be obligated to offer to repurchase the Notes.
 
On the occurrence of a fundamental change, you have the right to require us to repurchase all or a portion of your Notes. However, the fundamental change provisions do not afford protection to holders of Notes in the event of other transactions that could adversely affect the Notes. For example, transactions such as leveraged recapitalizations, refinancings, restructurings, or acquisitions initiated by us may not constitute a fundamental change requiring us to repurchase the Notes. In the event of any such transaction, the holders would not have the right to require us to repurchase the Notes, even though each of these transactions could increase the amount of our indebtedness or otherwise adversely affect our capital structure or any credit ratings, thereby adversely affecting the holders of Notes.
 
Certain provisions in the indenture governing the Notes may delay or make it more expensive for a third party to acquire us.
 
Certain provisions in the indenture governing the Notes may make it more difficult or expensive for a third party to acquire us. For example, the indenture governing the Notes requires us, at the noteholders' election, to repurchase the Notes for cash on the occurrence of a fundamental change and, in certain circumstances, to increase the conversion rate for a holder that converts its Notes in connection with a make-whole fundamental change. A takeover of us may trigger the requirement that we repurchase the Notes or increase the conversion rate, which could make it more costly for a third party to acquire us. Furthermore, the indenture for the Notes prohibits us from engaging in certain mergers or acquisitions unless, among other things, the surviving entity assumes our obligations under the Notes. These and other provisions in the indenture could deter or prevent a third party from making bids to acquire us even when the acquisition may be favorable to you.
 
Holders of Notes are not entitled to receive any shares of our Class B Common Stock otherwise deliverable upon conversion of the Notes to the extent that such receipt would cause such holders to become, directly or indirectly, a beneficial owner of shares of our Class B Common Stock in excess of 4.99% of the total number of the shares of our Class B Common Stock then issued and outstanding.
 
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, holders of Notes are not entitled to receive any shares of our Class B Common Stock otherwise deliverable upon conversion of the Notes to the extent, but only to the extent, that such receipt would cause such holders to become, directly or indirectly, the "beneficial owner" (within the meaning of Section 13(d) under the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder) of our Class B Common Stock in excess 4.99% of the total number of the shares of our Class B Common Stock then issued and outstanding. Any purported delivery of shares of our Class B Common Stock upon conversion of the Notes shall be void and have no effect to the extent, but only to the extent, that such delivery would result in any person becoming the beneficial owner of shares of our Class B Common Stock outstanding at such time in excess of the beneficial ownership limits then applicable to such person.
 
As a result of the beneficial ownership limits, shares of Class B Common Stock otherwise deliverable upon conversion of Notes may be delayed, or never delivered at all. These limitations on beneficial ownership may force you to sell shares of our Class B Common Stock or other securities you own in order to receive shares you would otherwise be entitled to receive upon conversion. If holders convert their Notes and do not receive any shares otherwise deliverable upon conversion, we are not be responsible for any lost value due to a delayed delivery, or if they are never delivered as a result of the conversion restrictions described above.
 
We cannot assure you that an active trading market will develop for the Notes.
 
Prior to the 2020 Note Offering (as defined below), there has been no trading market for the Notes, and we do not intend to apply to list the Notes on any securities exchange or to arrange for quotation on any automated dealer quotation system. We have been informed by the initial purchaser that it intended to make a market in the Notes after the 2020 Note Offering. However, the initial purchaser may cease its market-making at any time without notice. The liquidity of the trading market in the Notes, and the market price quoted for the Notes, may be adversely affected by changes in the overall market for this type of security and by changes in our financial performance or prospects or in the prospects for companies in our industry generally. We cannot assure you that an active trading market will develop for the Notes. If an active trading market does not develop or is not maintained, the market price and liquidity of the Notes may be adversely affected. In that case you may not be able to sell your Notes at a particular time or you may not be able to sell your Notes at a favorable price.
 
Any adverse rating of the Notes may cause their trading price to fall.
 
We do not intend to seek a rating on the Notes. However, if a rating service were to rate the Notes and if such rating service were to lower its rating on the Notes below the rating initially assigned to such Notes or otherwise announce its intention to put such Notes on credit watch, the trading price of the Notes could decline.
 
 
 
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Item 1B. 
Unresolved Staff Comments.
 
None.
 
Item 2. 
Properties.
 
Powersports and Automotive Segments
 
We currently maintain our corporate offices at 901 W Walnut Hill Lane, Irving, Texas 75038, that initially comprises 23,337 square feet, which amount shall increase to (i) 30,337 rentable square feet on November 1, 2020 and (ii) 37,337 rentable square feet on November 1, 2021. Base rent is currently $60,287 per month and increases to $78,371 on November 1, 2020 and to $96,454 on November 1, 2021. We also pay our pro rata share of the building's operating expenses. This lease expires on April 30, 2023; however we can elect to extend the term for up to seven years at a rate equal to (i) the lesser of prevailing rental rates at the time of renewal or (ii) 5% of the annual Base Rent for the immediately preceding term. We provided the sublandlord a security deposit of approximately $10,000. In addition, in March 2019 we entered into a short-term sublease expiring in October 2019 in Las Colinas, Texas for approximately 11,000 square feet to support the company's initiatives.
 
We are a co-leasee on a warehouse space in Missouri from which we operate our licensed dealer operation; total shared monthly rent for the building is $4,250.
 
We have two main facilities in the greater Nashville, TN metropolitan area that we assumed as part as the acquisitions of Wholesale. One serves as a general office/administrative location as well as a staging and reconditioning property, while the other serves as a retail sales location where we display vehicles and operate a traditional used car sales lot, with minimal vehicle maintenance services provided. Each location has a lease term expiring on October 30, 2021, and for each property we have two (2) renewal option, each of which provides for five (5) additional years with ten percent (10%) increase in the base rent. The collective rent for the two locations is approximately $23,500 per month.
 
We also lease or sub-lease space to support the operations in (i) West Palm Beach, FL that we assumed as part of the Autosport acquisition and for which we pay approximately $75,000 per year and (ii) Las Vegas, NV to support the development of the RumbleOn Finance business and for which we pay approximately $160,000 per year. Both the FL and NV ancillary location leases currently expire in the second half of 2020.
 
The Company is establishing fulfillment centers in strategic locations throughout the United States. Initial locations, for which leases have been executed include Arlington, Texas, Ocoee, Florida and North Las Vegas, Nevada.
 
We moved into the Arlington, Texas center in September 2019. This location is approximately 7,000 square feet. The lease has an initial term of 24.5 months and has one three-year renewal option. We pay approximately $57,000 per year.
 
The Ocoee, Florida center is approximately 56,012 square feet and is scheduled to open in the first half of 2020. This lease has an initial term of 64 months with one five-year renewal option. Annual rent will be approximately $470,000.
 
We moved into the North Las Vegas center in October 2019. This location is approximately 43,916 square feet and has an initial term of 36 months. Annual rent is approximately $270,000.
 
Vehicle Logistics and Transportation Services
 
The needs of the Vehicle Logistics and Transportation Services segment of our operations have been serviced out of facilities we lease in Mesa, AZ, and Detroit, MI, as well as a portion of space we have in Nashville, TN. Collective annual rent for the MI and AZ locations is approximately $125,000. In December 2019 we moved into 5,853 of space in Chandler, Arizona to support our Wholesale Express operations. The lease has a 39-month term and our annual rent is approximately $120,000.
 
Item 3. 
Legal Proceedings.
 
We are not a party to any material legal proceedings other than ordinary routine litigation incidental to our business.
 
Item 4. 
Mine Safety Disclosures.
 
Not Applicable.
 
 
 
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PART II
 
Item 5. 
Market For Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchase Of Equity Securities
 
Market Information
 
As of October 29, 2017, our Class B Common Stock has been listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market ("NASDAQ") under the symbol RMBL. Before October 29, 2017, our common stock traded on the OTCQB Market under the symbol RMBL, and before January 1, 2017, our common stock was not traded, except for 250 shares, which traded on the OTC Markets Pink Sheets on January 22, 2016.
 
Holders of Common Stock
 
As of May 26, 2020, we had approximately 52 stockholders of record of 2,162,716 issued and outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock and two holders of record of 50,000 issued and outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock.
 
Dividends
 
We have never declared or paid any cash dividends. We currently do not intend to pay cash dividends in the foreseeable future on the shares of common stock. We intend to reinvest any earning in the development and expansion of our business. Any cash dividends in the future to common stockholders will be payable when, as and if declared by our board of directors, based upon the Board's assessment of:
 
 
our financial condition;
 
 
earnings;
 
 
need for funds;
 
 
capital requirements;
 
 
prior claims of preferred stock to the extent issued and outstanding; and
 
 
other factors, including any applicable law.
 
Therefore, there can be no assurance that any dividends on the common stock will ever be paid.
 
Item 6. 
Selected Financial Data
 
This item is not applicable, as we are considered a smaller reporting company.
 
 
 
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Item 7. 
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
 
The management's discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and accompanying notes included in this annual report.
 
Overview
 
We are a technology driven, motor vehicle dealer and e-commerce platform provider disrupting the vehicle supply chain using innovative technology that aggregates, processes and distributes inventory in a faster and more cost-efficient manner.
 
We operate an infrastructure-light platform that facilitates the ability of all participants in the supply chain, including RumbleOn, other dealers and consumers to Buy-Sell-Trade-Finance-Transport pre-owned vehicles. Our goal is to transform the way VIN-specific pre-owned vehicles are bought and sold by providing users with the most comprehensive, efficient, timely and transparent transaction experiences. While our initial customer facing emphasis through most of 2018 was on motorcycles and other powersports vehicles, we continue to enhance our platform to accommodate nearly any VIN-specific vehicle including motorcycles, ATVs, boats, RVs, cars and trucks. Since our acquisition of Wholesale, Inc. ("Wholesale") in October 2018, we have significantly increased our sales of cars and light truck categories ("automotive"). Of the 43,143 vehicles we sold in 2019, 29,952 (69.4%) were automotive and 13,191 (30.6%) were powersports vehicles. In 2018 we sold 12,529 vehicles of which 4,005 (32.0%) were automotive and 8,524 (68.0%) were powersports vehicles.
 
The COVID-19 situation has created an unprecedented and challenging time. Our current focus is on positioning the Company for a strong recovery when this crisis is over. We have taken steps to reduce our inventory and align our operating expenses to the state of the business. We plan to continue to operate as permitted to support our customers’ needs for reliable vehicles and to provide as many jobs as possible for our associates. As noted above, 169 associates were temporarily laid-off effective April 9, 2020, however our receipt of PPP funds, as discussed below will allow us to gradually recall these associates over time. All ongoing employment determinations are subject to change due to the COVID-19 situation future government mandates, as well as future business conditions. We will continue to monitor the COVID-19 situation and look for ways to preserve cash and reduce our operating expenses as we are able, however, we expect the consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak will likely have a significant negative impact on our business, sales, results of operations, financial condition, and liquidity.
 
Acquisition of Wholesale and Wholesale Express
 
On October 26, 2018, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (as amended, the "Merger Agreement") with our newly-formed acquisition subsidiary RMBL Tennessee, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Merger Sub"), Wholesale Holdings, Inc., a Tennessee corporation ("Holdings"), Wholesale, Steven Brewster and Janelle Brewster (each a "Stockholder", and together the "Stockholders"), Steven Brewster, a Tennessee resident, as the representative of each Stockholder, and Marshall Chesrown and Steven R. Berrard, providing for the merger (the "Wholesale Merger") of Holdings with and into Merger Sub, with Merger Sub surviving the Wholesale Merger as our wholly-owned subsidiary. Also on October 26, 2018, we entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") with Steven Brewster and Justin Becker (together the "Express Sellers"), and Steven Brewster as representative of the Express Sellers, pursuant to which we acquired all of the membership interests (the "Express Acquisition") in Wholesale Express, LLC ("Wholesale Express"). On October 30, 2018 (the "Wholesale Acquisition Date"), we completed the Wholesale Merger and Express Acquisition. Wholesale is one of the largest independent distributors of pre-owned vehicles in the United States and Wholesale Express is a related logistics company. The results of operations of Wholesale and Wholesale Express from the Wholesale Acquisition Date to December 31, 2018 (the " Wholesale Acquisition Period") are included in the Company's consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018. In this Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, no comparable information is discussed with respect to Wholesale and Wholesale Express for periods before the Wholesale Acquisition Date. For additional information, see Note 4 – "Acquisitions" in the accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
Acquisition of Autosport
 
On February 3, 2019 (the "Autosport Acquisition Date"), the Company completed the acquisition (the "Autosport Acquisition") of all of the equity interests of Autosport USA, Inc. ("Autosport"), an independent pre-owned vehicle distributor, pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement, dated February 1, 2019 (the "Stock Purchase Agreement"), by and among RMBL Express, LLC (the "Buyer"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Company, Scott Bennie (the "Seller") and Autosport. The results of operations of Autosport from the Autosport Acquisition Date to December 31, 2019 (the "Autosport Acquisition Period," and together with the Wholesale Acquisition Period, the "Acquisition Period") are included in the Company's consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2019. In this Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, no comparable information is discussed with respect to Autosport for periods before the Autosport Acquisition Date. For additional information, see Note 4 – "Acquisitions" in the accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
 
 
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Reportable Segments
 
Business segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which discrete financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing operating performance. Our operations are organized by management into operating segments by line of business. We have determined that we have three reportable segments as defined in generally accepted accounting principles for segment reporting: (1) powersports, (2) automotive and (3) vehicle logistics and transportation. Our powersports and automotive segments consist of the distribution of pre-owned vehicles. The powersports segment consists of the distribution of principally motorcycles, while the automotive segment distributes cars and trucks. Our vehicle logistics and transportation service segment provides nationwide automotive transportation services primarily between dealerships and auctions. Our vehicle logistics and transportation service reportable segment has been determined to represent one operating segment and reporting unit. The accounting policies of the segments are the same and are described in Note 1 – "Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies" in the accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
For the year ended December 31, 2019, our powersports segment accounted for approximately 12.0% of our total revenue and approximately 24.4% of our total gross profit, our automotive segment accounted for approximately 85.3% of our total revenue and approximately 62.7% of our total gross profit, and our vehicle logistics and transportation service segment accounted for approximately 2.7% of our total revenue and approximately 12.9% of our total gross profit. For the year ended December 31, 2018, our vehicle distribution segment accounted for approximately 97.0% of our total revenue and approximately 91.5% of our total gross profit, and our vehicle logistics and transportation service segment accounted for approximately 3.0% of our total revenue and approximately 8.5% of our total gross profit.
 
Key Operation Metrics - Powersports and Automotive Segments
  
We regularly review a number of metrics, to evaluate our vehicle distribution business, measure our progress, and make strategic decisions. Our key operating metrics reflect what we believe will be the key drivers of our growth, including increasing brand awareness, maximizing the opportunity to source the purchase of low cost pre-owned vehicles from consumers and dealers while enhancing the selection of vehicles we make available to our customers. Our key operating metrics also demonstrate our ability to translate these drivers into sales and to monetize these retail sales through a variety of product offerings.
 
Powersports:
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Vehicles sold
  13,191 
  8,524 
Regional Partners
  7 
  7 
Average days to sale
  34 
  32 
Total vehicle revenue
 101,008,976 
 61,204,416 
Gross Profit
 12,335,460 
 6,870,350 
 
Automotive:
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Vehicles sold
  29,952 
  4,005 
Regional Partners
  7 
  9 
Average days to sale
  23 
  26 
Total vehicle revenue
 717,042,511 
 91,369,996 
Gross Profit
 31,728,617 
 5,608,491 
 
 
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Vehicles Sold
 
We define vehicles sold as the number of pre-owned vehicles sold to consumers and dealers in each period, net of returns under our various return policies. We view vehicles sold as a key measure of our growth for several reasons. First, vehicles sold is the primary driver of our revenue and, indirectly, gross profit, since vehicle sales enable multiple complementary revenue streams, including financing, vehicle service contracts and trade-ins. Second, growth in vehicles sold increases the base of available customers for referrals and repeat sales. Third, growth in vehicles sold is an indicator of our ability to successfully scale our logistics, fulfillment, and customer service operations.
 
Regional Partners
 
Our operations are designed to be scalable by working through an infrastructure and capital light model that is achievable by virtue of a synergistic relationship with regional partners. We utilize these regional partners to provide inspection, reconditioning and distribution services. These regional partners earn incremental revenue and enhance profitability through fees from inspection, reconditioning and distribution programs. As regional partners are added throughout the U.S., the cost and time associated with distribution programs will be significantly reduced as the pickup and delivery of pre-owned vehicles will become more localized thus reducing shipping costs and the average days to sale for pre-owned vehicles.
 
Average Days to Sale
 
We define average days to sale as the average number of days between vehicle acquisition by us and delivery to a customer for all pre-owned vehicles sold in a period. However, this metric does not include any pre-owned vehicles that remain unsold at period end. We view average days to sale as a useful metric due to its impact on pre-owned vehicle average selling price. We anticipate that average days to sale will increase in future periods until we reach an optimal pooled inventory level and fully scale our acquisition and sales channel processes.
 
Revenue
 
Revenue is primarily comprised of pre-owned vehicle sales. We sell pre-owned vehicles through consumer and dealer sales channels. These multiple sales channels provide us the opportunity to maximize profitability through increased sales volume and lower average days to sale by selling to the channel where the opportunity is the greatest at any given time based on customer demand, market conditions or inventory availability. The number of pre-owned vehicles sold to any given channel may vary from period to period based on customer demand, market conditions and available inventory. We expect pre-owned vehicle sales to increase as we begin to utilize a combination of brand building as well as direct response channels to efficiently source and scale our addressable markets while expanding our suite of product offerings to consumers who may wish to trade-in or to sell us their vehicle independent of a retail sale. Factors affecting pre-owned vehicle sales include the number of retail pre-owned vehicles sold and the average selling price of these vehicles.
 
Gross Profit
 
Gross profit is generated on pre-owned vehicle sales from the difference between the vehicle selling price and our cost of revenue associated with acquiring the vehicle and preparing it for sale. The aggregate dollar gross profit achieved from the consumer and dealer sales channels are different. Pre-owned vehicles sold to consumers through our website generally have the highest dollar gross profit since the vehicle is sold directly to the consumer. Pre-owned vehicles sold to dealers through our website are sold at a price below the retail price offered to consumers, thus the dealer and RumbleOn are sharing the gross profit. Pre-owned vehicles sold to dealers through auctions are sold at market. Factors affecting gross profit from period to period include the mix of pre-owned vehicles we acquire and hold in inventory, retail market prices, our average days to sale, and our pricing strategy. We may opportunistically choose to shift our inventory mix to higher or lower cost vehicles, or to opportunistically raise or lower our prices relative to market to take advantage of supply or demand imbalances in our sales channels, which could temporarily lead to average selling prices and gross profits increasing or decreasing in any given channel.
 
 
 
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Key Operations Metrics – Powersports
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Key Operation Metrics:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Vehicles sold
  13,191 
  8,524 
 
    
    
Total Powersports Revenue
 $101,008,976 
 $61,204,416 
Gross Profit
 $12,335,461 
 $6,870,350 
Gross Profit per vehicle
 $935 
 $806 
Gross Margin
  12.2%
  11.2%
Average selling price
 $7,657 
 $7,180 
 
    
    
Consumer:
    
    
Vehicles sold
  955 
  733 
 
    
    
Total Consumer Revenue
 $8,295,615 
 $6,506,265 
Gross Profit
 $2,058,743 
 $1,272,135 
Gross Profit per vehicle
 $2,156 
 $1,736 
Gross Margin
  24.8%
  19.6%
Average selling price
 $8,687 
 $8,876 
 
    
    
Dealer:
    
    
Vehicles sold
  12,236 
  7,791 
 
    
    
Total Dealer Revenue
 $92,713,361 
 $54,698,150 
Gross Profit
 $10,276,718 
 $5,598,215 
Gross Profit per vehicle
 $840 
 $719 
Gross Margin
  11.1%
  10.2%
Average selling price
 $7,577 
 $7,021 
 
Key Operations Metrics – Automotive
 
 
2019 (1)
 
 
2018 (2)
 
Key Operation Metrics:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total vehicles sold
  29,952 
  4,005 
 
    
    
Total Automotive Revenue
 $717,042,511 
 $91,369,996 
Gross Profit
 $31,728,617 
 $5,608,490 
Gross Profit per vehicle
 $1,059 
 $1,400 
Gross Margin
  4.4%
  6.1%
Average selling price
 $23,940 
 $22,814 
 
    
    
Consumer:
    
    
Vehicles sold
  2,792 
  512 
 
    
    
Total Consumer Revenue
 $75,950,236 
 $12,532,850 
Gross Profit
 $9,939,683 
 $2,091,978 
Gross Profit per vehicle
 $3,560 
 $4,086 
Gross Margin
  13.1%
  16.7%
Average selling price
 $27,203 
 $24,478 
 
    
    
Dealer:
    
    
Vehicles sold
  27,160 
  3,493 
 
    
    
Total Dealer Revenue
 $641,092,275 
 $78,837,146 
Gross Profit
 $21,788,934 
 $3,516,512 
Gross Profit per vehicle
 $802 
 $1,007 
Gross Margin
  3.4%
  4.5%
Average selling price
 $23,604 
 $22,570 
                                   
(1)            
Inclusive only of the Autosport Acquisition Period.
 
(2)            
Inclusive only of the Wholesale Acquisition Period.
 
Key Operation Metrics - Vehicle Logistics and Transportation Services Segment
 
We regularly review a number of metrics, to evaluate our vehicle logistics and transportation business, measure our progress, and make strategic decisions. Our key operating metrics reflect what we believe will be the key drivers of our growth, including increasing brand awareness, and maximizing the opportunity to drive increased transportation and logistics unit volume. Our key operating metrics also demonstrate our ability to translate these drivers into revenue and increased profitability.
 
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2019
 
 
2018 (1)
 
Revenue
 $31,931,488 
 $4,931,558 
 
    
    
Vehicles Delivered
  77,449 
  11,571 
 
    
    
Gross Profit
 $6,553,899 
 $1,067,963 
 
    
    
Gross Profit Per Vehicle Delivered
 $85 
 $92 
                                   
(1)            
Inclusive only of the Wholesale Acquisition Period.
 
Revenue
 
Revenue is derived from freight brokerage agreements with dealers, distributors, or private party individuals to transport vehicles from a point of origin to a designated destination. The transaction price is based on the consideration specified in the customer's contract. The freight brokerage agreements are fulfilled by independent third-party transporters who are obligated to meet our performance obligations and standards. Generally, customers are billed either upon shipment of the vehicle or on a monthly basis, and remit payment according to approved payment terms. Revenue is recognized as risks and rewards of transportation of the vehicle is transferred to the owner during delivery. Wholesale Express is considered the principal in the delivery transactions since it is primarily responsible for fulfilling the service. As a result, revenue is recorded gross. In the normal course of operations, Wholesale Express provides transportation services to Wholesale. Revenue and cost of revenue for these services for the year ended December 31, 2019 and the Wholesale Acquisition Period was $9,353,628 and $1,107,739, respectively, and was eliminated in the consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
 
Vehicles Delivered
 
We define vehicles delivered as the number of vehicles delivered from a point of origin to a designated destination under freight brokerage agreements with dealers, distributors, or private party individuals. Vehicles delivered is the primary driver of revenue growth and in turn profitability in the vehicle logistics and transportation services segment.
 
Gross Profit
 
Gross profit is generated on the difference between the price received from a customer under a freight brokerage agreement for the transport of a vehicle from a point of origin to a designated destination minus our cost to contract an independent third-party transporter to fulfill our obligation under the freight brokerage agreement with the customer. We define gross profit per vehicle delivered as the aggregate gross profit in a given period divided by the number of pre-owned vehicles delivered in that period.
 
COMPONENTS OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
Revenue
 
Revenue for our powersports and automotive segments is derived from our online marketplace and auctions and primarily includes the sale of pre-owned vehicles to consumer and dealers.
 
Revenue from our vehicle logistics and transportation service segment is derived by providing automotive transportation services between dealerships and auctions throughout the United States.
 
The Company recognizes revenue using the modified retrospective method. ASC 606 prescribes a five-step model that includes: (1) identify the contract; (2) identify the performance obligations; (3) determine the transaction price; (4) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations; and (5) recognize revenue when (or as) performance obligations are satisfied. Based on the manner in which we historically recognized revenue, the adoption of ASC 606 did not have a material impact on the amount or timing of our revenue recognition, and we recognized no cumulative effect adjustment upon adoption. See Item 8 of Part II, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data—Note 1 "Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies – Revenue Recognition" for a further description of the Company's revenue recognition.
 
 
 
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Pre-owned Vehicle Sales
 
Pre-owned vehicle sales are primarily comprised of revenue of pre-owned vehicle sales.
 
We sell pre-owned vehicles through consumer and dealer sales channels. These multiple sales channels provide us the opportunity to maximize profitability through increased sales volume and lower average days to sale by selling to the channel where the opportunity is the greatest at any given time based on customer demand, market conditions or inventory availability. The number of pre-owned vehicles sold to any given channel may vary from period to period based on customer demand, market conditions and available inventory.
 
Pre-owned vehicle sales represent the aggregate sales of pre-owned vehicles to consumers and dealers through our website or at auctions.  We expect pre-owned vehicle sales to increase as we begin to utilize a combination of brand building as well as direct response channels to efficiently source and scale our addressable markets while expanding our suite of product offerings to consumers who may wish to trade-in or to sell us their vehicle independent of a retail sale. Factors affecting pre-owned vehicle sales include the number of retail pre-owned vehicles sold and the average selling price of these vehicles.
 
The number of pre-owned vehicles we sell depends on our volume of website traffic, volume of cash offers made, our inventory levels and selection, the effectiveness of our branding and marketing efforts, the quality of our customer sales experience, our volume of referrals and repeat customers, the competitiveness of our pricing, competition and general economic conditions. On a quarterly basis, the number of pre-owned vehicles we sell is also affected by seasonality, with demand for pre-owned vehicles reaching the high point in the first half of each year, commensurate with the timing of tax refunds, and diminishing through the rest of the year, with the lowest relative level of pre-owned vehicle sales expected to occur in the fourth calendar quarter.
 
Our average retail selling price depends on the mix of pre-owned vehicles we acquire and hold in inventory, retail market prices in our markets, our average days to sale, and our pricing strategy. We may choose to shift our inventory mix to higher or lower cost pre-owned vehicles, or to opportunistically raise or lower our prices relative to market to take advantage of supply or demand imbalances, which could temporarily lead to average selling prices increasing or decreasing.
 
The number of pre-owned vehicles sold to dealers at auctions is determined based on a number of factors including: (i) filling auction sales channel market demand opportunities to maximize sales and gross margin; (ii) a need to balance the Company's overall inventory mix and quantity levels against days to sales targets; and (iii) a need to liquidate those pre-owned vehicles that do not meet the Company's quality standards to be sold through Rumbleon.com.
 
Vehicle Logistics and Transportation Services
 
Vehicle logistics and transportation services revenue is generated primarily by entering into freight brokerage agreements with dealers, distributors, or private party individuals to transport vehicles from a point of origin to a designated destination. The transaction price is based on the consideration specified in the customer's contract. A performance obligation is created when the customer under a transportation contract submits a bill of lading for the transport of goods from origin to destination. These performance obligations are satisfied as the shipments move from origin to destination. The freight brokerage agreements are fulfilled by independent third-party transporters. While the Company is primarily responsible for fulfilling to customers, these transporters are obligated to meet our performance obligations and standards. Performance obligations are short-term, with transit days less than one week. Generally, customers are billed either upon shipment of the vehicle or on a monthly basis, and remit payment according to approved payment terms, generally not to exceed 30 days. Revenue is recognized as all risks and rewards of transportation of the vehicle are transferred to the owner during delivery.
 
Cost of Revenue – Pre-owned Vehicles Sales
 
Cost of revenue is primarily comprised of cost of pre-owned vehicle sales.
 
Cost of pre-owned vehicle sales to consumers and dealers includes the cost to acquire pre-owned vehicles and the reconditioning and transportation costs associated with preparing these vehicles for resale. Vehicle acquisition costs are driven by the mix of vehicles we acquire, the source of those vehicles and supply and demand dynamics in the vehicle market. Reconditioning costs are billed by third-party providers and include parts, labor, and other repair expenses directly attributable to specific pre-owned vehicles. Transportation costs consist of costs incurred to transport the vehicles from the point of acquisition. Cost of pre-owned vehicle sales also includes any necessary adjustments to reflect vehicle inventory at the lower of cost or net realizable value.
 
 
 
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Cost of Revenue – Vehicle Logistics and Transportation Services
 
Cost of vehicle transportation and logistics services primarily include the costs of independent third-party transporters to deliver a vehicle from a point of origin to a designated destination.
 
Selling, General and Administrative Expense
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses include costs and expenses for compensation and benefits, advertising and marketing, development and operating our product procurement and distribution system, managing our logistics system, establishing our dealer partner arrangements, and other corporate overhead expenses, including expenses associated with technology development, legal, accounting, finance, and business development. Selling, general and administrative expenses also include the transportation cost associated with selling vehicles but excludes the cost of reconditioning, inspecting, and auction fees which are included in Cost of revenue. Selling, general and administrative expenses will continue to increase substantially in future periods as we execute and aggressively expand our business through increased marketing spending and the addition of management and support personnel to ensure we adequately develop and maintain operational, financial and management controls as well as our reporting systems and procedures, but we anticipate they will decline as a percentage of sales revenue.
 
Depreciation and Amortization
 
Depreciation and amortization is comprised of the: (i) amortization of capitalized and acquired technology development; and (ii) depreciation of vehicles, leasehold improvements, furniture and equipment. Depreciation and amortization will continue to increase as continued investments are made in connection with the expansion and growth of the business.
 
Interest Expense
 
Interest expense includes interest incurred on notes payable and other long-term debt, which was used to fund startup costs and expenses, technology development, inventory, our transportation fleet, property and equipment and the acquisition of NextGen.
 
Seasonality
 
The volume of vehicles sold will generally fluctuate from quarter-to-quarter. This seasonality is caused by several factors including weather, the timing of pre-owned vehicles available for sale from selling consumers, the availability and quality of vehicles, holidays, and the seasonality of the retail market for pre-owned vehicles. As a result, revenue and operating expenses related to volume will fluctuate accordingly on a quarterly basis. The fourth calendar quarter typically experiences lower used vehicle auction accessibility as well as additional costs associated with the holidays and winter weather.
 
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
The following table provides our results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, including key financial information relating to our business and operations. This financial information should be read in conjunction with our audited Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of Part II. The results of operations of Wholesale and Wholesale Express are included in the Company's consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018 for the Wholesale Acquisition Period. The results of operations of Autosport are included in the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2019 for the Autosport Acquisition Period. In this Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, no comparable information is discussed with respect to Wholesale or Wholesale Express for periods before the Wholesale Acquisition Date and Autosport for the periods before the Autosport Acquisition Date.
 
 
 
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For the Year ended December 31, 2019 (1)
 
 

 
 
 
 
Powersports
 
 
Automotive
 
 
Vehicle Logistics and Transportation Services
 
 
Elimination(3)
 
 
Total
 
 
2018(2)
 
Revenue:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pre-owned Vehicle Sales:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Powersports
 101,008,976 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 $101,008,976 
 $61,204,416 
Automotive (2)
  - 
  717,042,511 
  - 
  - 
  717,042,511 
  91,369,996 
   Transportation and Vehicle Logistics (2)
  - 
  - 
  31,931,488 
  (9,353,628)
  22,577,860 
  3,823,819 
Total Revenue
  101,008,976 
  717,042,511 
  31,931,488 
  (9,353,628)
  840,629,347 
  156,398,231 
 
    
    
    
    
    
    
Cost of Revenue:
    
    
    
    
    
    
Powersports
  88,673,515 
  - 
  - 
  - 
  88,673,515 
  54,334,066 
Automotive (2)
  - 
  685,313,894 
  - 
  - 
  685,313,894 
  85,761,505 
Transportation (2)
  - 
  - 
  25,377,590 
  (9,353,628)
  16,023,962 
  2,755,856 
Total Cost of Revenue
  88,673,515 
  685,313,894 
  25,377,590 
  (9,353,628)
  790,011,371 
  142,851,427 
 
    
    
    
    
    
    
Gross Profit
 12,335,461 
 31,728,617 
 6,553,898 
 $- 
 $50,617,976 
 $13,546,804 
                                   
(1)            
Inclusive only of the Autosport Acquisition Period.
 
(2)            
Inclusive only of the Wholesale Acquisition Period.
 
(3)            
Intercompany freight services from Wholesale Express are eliminated in the consolidated financial statements
 
Powersports and Automotive Segments
 
The following table provides our results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 for the powersports and automotive segments, including key financial information relating to these segments. Our vehicle distribution segment consists of the distribution of powersports and automotive vehicles, as further described below. This financial information should be read in conjunction with our audited Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of Part II. The results of operations of Wholesale are included in the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2018 for the Wholesale Acquisition Period. The results of operations of Autosport are included in the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2019 for the Autosport Acquisition Period. In this Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, no comparable information is discussed with respect to Wholesale for periods before Wholesale Acquisition Date and Autosport for the periods before the Autosport Acquisition Date.
  
 
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2019
 
 
2018
 
Revenue:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pre-owned Vehicle Sales:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Powersports
 $101,008,976 
 $61,204,416 
Automotive (1)
  717,042,511 
  91,369,996 
Total vehicle revenue
  818,051,487 
  152,574,412 
 
    
    
Cost of Revenue:
    
    
Powersports
  88,673,515 
  54,334,066 
Automotive (1)
  685,313,894 
  85,761,505 
Total cost of revenue
  773,987,409 
  140,095,571 
 
    
    
Gross Profit
  44,064,078 
  12,478,841 
 
    
    
Selling, General and Administrative
  82,006,330 
  34,934,997 
 
    
    
Depreciation and Amortization
  1,779,021 
  982,772 
 
    
    
Operating loss
  (39,721,273)
  (23,438,928)
 
    
    
Interest expense
  (7,186,418)
  (1,780,685)
Decrease in derivative liability
  1,302,500 
  - 
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
  (1,499,250)
  - 
Net loss before provision for income taxes
  (47,104,441)
  (25,219,613)
 
    
    
Benefit for income taxes
  - 
  - 
 
    
    
Net loss
 $(47,104,441)
 $(25,219,613)
                                   
(1)            
Inclusive only of the Acquisition Period.
 
Total revenue increased by $665,477,075 to $818,051,487 for the year ended December 31, 2019 compared to $152,574,412 for the same period of 2018. The increase was primarily due to an increase in the number of pre-owned vehicles sold to 43,143 for the year ended December 31, 2019 as compared to 12,529 for the same period of 2018. The increase in vehicles sold was a result of the continued expansion of our powersports business and the acquisition of Wholesale. Powersport vehicle sales revenue increased by $39,804,560 to $101,008,976 for the year ended December 31, 2019 as compared to $61,204,416 for the same period in 2018. Automotive sales revenue increased by $625,672,515 to $717,042,511 for the year ended December 31, 2019 as compared to $91,369,996 for the Wholesale Acquisition Period.
 
Total cost of revenue increased $633,891,838 to $773,987,409 for the year ended December 31, 2019 compared to $140,095,571 for the same period of 2018. The increase was primarily due to an increase in the number of pre-owned vehicles sold for the year ended December 31, 2019 as compared to the same period of 2018 and the acquisition of Wholesale. Powersport total cost of revenue increased by $34,339,449 to $88,673,515 for the year ended December 31, 2019 as compared to the same period of 2018. Automotive total cost of revenue increased by $599,552,389 to $685,313,894 for the year ended December 31, 2019 as compared to $85,761,505 for the Wholesale Acquisition Period.
 
Powersports
 
The following table provides the results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 for our powersports segment, including key financial information relating to the powersports business. This financial information should be read in conjunction with our audited Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of Part II.
 
 
 
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2019
 
 
2018
 
Powersports
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Vehicle revenue:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consumer
 $8,295,615 
 $6,506,266 
Dealer
  92,713,361 
  54,698,150 
Total vehicle revenue
 $101,008,976 
 $61,204,416 
 
    
    
Vehicle gross Profit:
    
    
Consumer
 $2,058,743 
 $1,272,135 
Dealer
  10,276,718 
  5,598,215 
Total vehicle gross profit
 $12,335,461 
 $6,870,350 
 
    
    
Vehicles sold:
    
    
Consumer
  955 
  733 
Dealer
  12,236 
  7,791 
Total vehicles Sold
  13,191 
  8,524 
 
    
    
Gross profit per vehicle:
    
    
Consumer
 $2,156 
 $1,736 
Dealer
 $840 
 $719 
Total
 $935 
 $806 
 
    
    
Gross margin per vehicle:
    
    
Consumer
  24.8%
  19.6%
Dealer
  11.1%
  10.2%
Total
  12.2%
  11.2%
 
    
    
Average vehicle selling price:
    
    
Consumer
 $8,687 
 $8,876 
Dealer
 $7,577 
 $7,021 
Total
 $7,657 
 $7,180 
 
Powersports Vehicle Revenue
 
Total powersports vehicle revenue increased by $39,804,560 to $101,008,976 for the year ended December 31, 2019 compared to $61,204,416 for the same period of 2018. The growth in powersports revenue was primarily due to an increase in the number of pre-owned vehicles sold to 13,191 for the year ended December 31, 2019 as compared to 8,524 for the same period of 2018, and an increase in the average selling price per vehicle to $7,657 for the year ended December 31, 2019 from $7,180 for the same period of 2018. The increase in units sold was driven by a significant growth in visits to the RumbleOn website, an increase in requests for cash offers by consumers and dealers, expanded levels of inventory available for sale, an enhanced digital and social media advertising campaign, increased awareness of the RumbleOn brand and customer referrals and the launch of our Dealer Direct online acquisition platform which allows dealers to use our web or mobile application to view, bid and buy inventory when and where they want. The increase in the average selling price of pre-owned vehicles for the year ended December 31, 2019 as compared to the same period of 2018 was due to a shift in inventory mix available for sale and higher sales prices.  We anticipate that pre-owned vehicle sales will continue to grow as we further increase selection and availability of our online pre-owned vehicle inventory and enhance our website with additional functionality while continuing to efficiently source and scale our addressable markets of consumers and dealers through brand building, direct response marketing and event marketing and the expansion of our consumer classified listing site.
 
Powersports Cost of Revenue
 
Powersport cost of vehicle revenue increased by $34,339,449 to $88,673,515 for the year ended December 31, 2019 and consisted of: (i) the acquisition cost of vehicles sold to consumers and dealers of $85,143,181 from the sale of 13,191 pre-owned vehicles at an average acquisition cost of $6,455 and (ii) aggregate reconditioning and transportation costs of $3,530,334. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the $54,334,066 cost of vehicle revenue consisted of: (i) the acquisition cost of vehicles sold to consumers and dealers of $52,061,289 from the sale of 8,524 pre-owned vehicles at an average acquisition cost of $6,108 and (ii) aggregate reconditioning and transportation costs of $2,272,777.
 
 
 
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Powersports Gross Profit
 
Powersport vehicle gross profit increased $5,465,111 to $12,335,461 for the year ended December 31, 2019 as compared to $6,870,350 for the same period of 2018. The increase was primarily due to an increase in the number of pre-owned vehicles sold at an average higher gross profit for the year ended December 31, 2019 as compared to the same period of 2018. The increase in powersport gross profit was driven primarily by an increase in gross profit per vehicle to $935 or a 12.2% gross margin for the year ended December 31, 2019 as compared to $806 or 11.2 % gross margin for the same period of 2018. The increase was primarily a result of: (i) a shift in inventory mix available for sale and higher sales prices and (ii) an increase in transportation and dealer fees.
 
Automotive
 
The following table provides the results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 for the automotive segment including key financial information relating to the automotive business. Our automotive distribution business was added on the Wholesale Acquisition Date in connection with the Wholesale acquisition. The results of operations of Autosport are included in the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2019 for the Autosport Acquisition Period. This financial information should be read in conjunction with our audited Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of Part II.  In this Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, no comparable information is discussed with respect to Wholesale for periods before the Wholesale Acquisition Date and Autosport for the periods before the Autosport Acquisition Date.
 
 
 
2019(1)
 
 
2018(2)
 
Automotive
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Vehicle revenue:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consumer
 $75,950,236 
 $12,532,850 
Dealer
  641,092,275 
  78,837,146 
Total vehicle revenue
  717,042,511 
  91,369,996 
 
    
    
Gross Profit:
    
    
Consumer
 $9,939,683 
 $2,091,978 
Dealer
  21,788,934 
  3,516,512 
Total vehicle gross profit
 $31,728,617 
 $5,608,490 
 
    
    
Vehicles sold:
    
    
Consumer
  2,792 
  512 
Dealer
  27,160 
  3,493 
Total vehicles sold
  29,952 
  4,005 
 
    
    
Gross profit per vehicle
    
    
Consumer
 $3,560 
 $4,086 
Dealer
 $802 
 $1,007 
Total
 $1,059 
 $1,400 
 
    
    
Gross margin per vehicle
    
    
Consumer
  13.1%
  16.7%
Dealer
  3.4%
  4.5%
Total
  4.4%
  6.1%
 
    
    
Average selling price:
    
    
Consumer
 $27,203 
 $24,478 
Dealer
 $23,604 
 $22,570 
Total
 $23,940 
 $22,814 
                                   
(1)            
Inclusive only of the Autosport Acquisition Period.
 
(2)            
Inclusive only of the Wholesale Acquisition Period.
 
 
 
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Automotive Revenue
 
Total revenue increased by $625,672,515 to $717,042,511 for the year ended December 31, 2019 compared to $91,369,996 for the Wholesale Acquisition Period. For the year ended December 31, 2019, 29,952 pre-owned vehicles were sold at an average selling price of $23,940. During the Wholesale Acquisition Period, 4,005 preowned vehicles were sold at an average selling price of $22,814. The average selling price of pre-owned vehicles sold will fluctuate from period to period as a result of changes in the sales mix to consumers and dealers in any given period.
 
Total revenue from the sale to consumers for the year ended December 31, 2019 was $75,950,236 comprised of the sale of 2,792 preowned vehicles at an average selling price of $27,203. Total revenue from the sale to consumers for the Wholesale Acquisition Period was $12,532,850 comprised of the sale of 512 preowned vehicles at an average selling price of $24,478.
 
Total revenue from the sale to dealers for the year ended December 31, 2019 was $641,092,275 comprised of the sale of 27,160 preowned vehicles at an average selling price of $23,604. Total revenue from the sale to dealers for the Wholesale Acquisition Period was $78,837,146 comprised of the sale of 3,493 preowned vehicles at an average selling price of $22,570. Substantially all sales to dealers were conducted through third-party auctions.
 
Automotive Cost of Revenue
 
Total cost of revenue for the year ended December 31, 2019 was $685,313,894, which included $66,010,553 from the sales to consumers and $619,303,341 from sales to dealers. During the year ended December 31, 2019, we sold 29,952 preowned vehicles that had (i) an acquisition cost of $673,039,189 and (ii) aggregate reconditioning and transportation costs of $12,274,705. Total cost of revenue for the Wholesale Acquisition Period was $85,761,505, which included $10,440,871 from the sales to consumers, $75,320,634 from sales to dealers. During the Wholesale Acquisition Period, we sold 4,005 preowned vehicles that had (i) an acquisition cost of $84,009,915 and (ii) aggregate reconditioning and transportation costs of $1,751,590.
 
Total cost of revenue from the sale to consumers for the year ended December 31, 2019 was $66,010,553 comprised of the sale of 2,792 vehicles that had: (i) a per vehicle acquisition cost of $23,069 and (ii) aggregate reconditioning and transportation costs of $1,600,597. Total cost of revenue from the sale to dealers for the year ended December 31, 2019 was $619,303,341 comprised of the sale of 27,160 preowned vehicles that had: (i) a per vehicle acquisition cost of $22,409 and (ii) aggregate reconditioning and transportation costs of $10,674,108.
 
Total cost of revenue from the sale to consumers for the Wholesale Acquisition Period was $10,440,872 comprised of the sale of 512 vehicles that had: (i) a per vehicle acquisition cost of $19,847 and (ii) aggregate reconditioning and transportation costs of $278,961. Total cost of revenue from the sale to dealers for the Wholesale Acquisition Period was $75,320,634 comprised of the sale of 3,493 preowned vehicles that had: (i) a per vehicle acquisition cost of $21,142 and (ii) aggregate reconditioning and transportation costs of $1,472,629. The average cost of pre-owned vehicles sold will fluctuate from period to period as a result of changes in the sales mix to consumers and dealers in any given period.
 
Automotive Gross Profit
 
Total gross profit for the year ended December 31, 2019 was $31,728,617 from sales to consumers and dealers. Gross profit per vehicle sold to consumers and dealers was $1,059 or a 4.4% gross margin. Total gross profit for the Wholesale Acquisition Period was $5,608,490, which included $2,091,978 from the sales to consumers and $3,516,512 from sales to dealers. Gross profit per vehicle sold to consumers and dealers was $1,400 or a 6.1% gross margin.
 
Total gross profit per vehicle sold to consumers for the year ended December 31, 2019 was $3,560 or a 13.1% gross margin. Total gross profit per vehicle sold to dealers for the year ended December 31, 2019 was $802 or a 3.4% gross margin. Total gross profit per vehicle sold to consumers for the Wholesale Acquisition Period was $4,086 or a 16.7% gross margin. Total gross profit per vehicle sold to dealers for the Wholesale Acquisition Period was $1,007 or a 4.5% gross margin. The gross profit of pre-owned vehicles sold will fluctuate from period to period as a result of changes in the sales mix to consumers and dealers in any given period.
 
 
 
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Vehicle Logistics and Transportation Services Segment
 
The following table provides our results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 for our vehicle logistics and transportation services segment, including key financial information relating to this segment. Our vehicle logistics and transportation services were added on the Wholesale Acquisition Date in connection with the Express Acquisition. The results of operations of Wholesale Express are included in the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2018 for the Wholesale Acquisition Period. This financial information should be read in conjunction with our audited Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of Part II. In this Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, no comparable information is discussed with respect to Wholesale Express for periods before the Wholesale Acquisition Date.
 
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Vehicle Logistics and Transportation Services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total revenue
 $31,931,488 
 $4,931,558 
 
    
    
Cost of revenue
  25,377,590 
  3,863,595 
 
    
    
Gross profit
  6,553,898 
  1,067,963 
 
    
    
Selling, general and administrative
  4,617,920 
  1,028,933 
 
    
    
Depreciation and Amortization
  7,405 
  1,234 
 
    
    
Operating income
  1,928,573 
  37,796 
 
    
    
Interest Expense
  1,186 
  - 
 
    
    
Net Income before income tax
 $1,927,387 
 $37,796 
 
    
    
Vehicles delivered
  77,449 
  11,571 
 
    
    
Revenue per delivery
 $412 
 $426 
 
    
    
Gross profit per delivery
 $85 
 $92 
 
    
    
Gross margin per delivery
  20.5%
  21.7%
 
Vehicle Logistics and Transportation Services Revenue
 
Total revenue for the year ended December 31, 2019 was $31,931,488 resulting from the transport of 77,449 preowned vehicles at an average price per vehicle transported of $412. Total revenue for the Acquisition Period was $4,931,558 resulting from the transport of 11,571 preowned vehicles at an average price per vehicle transported of $426. In the normal course of operations, the Company utilizes transportation services of Wholesale Express. For the year ended December 31, 2019 and the Wholesale Acquisition Period, intercompany freight services provided by Wholesale Express was $9,353,628 and $1,107,739, respectively and was eliminated in the consolidated financial statements.
 
Vehicle Logistics and Transportation Services Cost of Revenue
 
Total cost of revenue for the year ended December 31, 2019 was $25,377,590 and was comprised of the delivery of 77,449 units at a delivery cost per unit of $328. Total cost of revenue for the Wholesale Acquisition Period was $3,863,595 and was comprised of the delivery of 11,571 units at a delivery cost per unit of $334. Included in cost of revenue for the year ended December 31, 2019 and the Wholesale Acquisition Period, was freight services purchases from Wholesale Express of $9,353,628 and $1,107,739, respectively and was eliminated in the consolidated financial statements.
 
Vehicle Logistics and Transport Services Gross Profit
 
Total gross profit for the year ended December 31, 2019 was $6,553,898 or $85 per unit transported as compared to $1,067,963 or $92 per unit for the Wholesale Acquisition Period.
 
 
 
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Selling, general and administrative
 
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Selling general and administrative:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Compensation and related costs
 $33,502,020 
 $10,656,107 
Advertising and marketing
  18,228,262 
  11,457,572 
Professional fees
  2,542,357 
  1,788,425 
Technology development
  2,408,338 
  1,152,108 
General and administrative
  29,943,272 
  10,909,718 
 
 $86,624,249 
 $35,963,930 
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses increased by $50,660,319 to $86,624,249 for the year ended December 31, 2019 compared to $35,963,930 for the same period of 2018. The increase was a result of a $29,750,886 increase for Wholesale and Express in 2019 as compared to the Wholesale Acquisition Period, and the recognition of an impairment loss on goodwill of $1,850,000. The remainder of the $19,059,433 increase was from the continued rapid growth and expansion of our business which resulted in: (i) an increase in expenses associated with advertising and marketing; (ii) increase headcount associated with the development and operating our product procurement, distribution and logistics systems, human resources, marketing and business development; (iii) continued investment in technology development; (iv) increases in transportation costs and auction fees associated with selling vehicles; and (v) an increase in other corporate overhead costs and expenses, including accounting and finance.
 
Compensation and related costs increased by $22,845,913 to $33,502,020 for the year ended December 31, 2019 compared to $10,656,107 for the same period of 2018. The increase was primarily a result of a $15,859,146 increase for Wholesale and Express in 2019 as compared to the Wholesale Acquisition Period. The remainder of the increase of $6,986,767 was driven by the rapid expansion of our business which resulted in increased headcount to support this growth. The Company had approximately 297 employees at the end of 2019 versus 288 employees at the end of 2018. As our business grows, we will continue to add headcount in all areas of the Company, which will result in an increase in compensation and related expenses in absolute dollar terms but significantly decrease as a percentage of total revenue.
 
Advertising and marketing increased by $6,770,690 to $18,228,262 for the year ended December 31, 2019 compared to $11,457,572 for the same period of 2018. The increase was primarily a result of a $2,451,098 increase for Wholesale and Express in 2019 as compared to the Wholesale Acquisition Period. . The remainder of the increase of $4,319,592 is a result of a significant increase in our marketing spend among our digital, social and search marketing campaigns.
 
We are continuing to successfully develop our omnichannel marketing strategy, targeting both consumers and dealers, by combining brand building, lead generation, and content marketing to efficiently source and scale our addressable markets. In addition to a strong social media marketing strategy, our digital paid advertising efforts also include programmatic, display advertisements, IP and Geo-Targeting, cascading data retargeting, organic search and content creation, video marketing, personalized automation, and aggressive event and experiential marketing. Our traditional mediums have expanded further into localized radio, OOH advertising and the production of future television and connected TV brand awareness advertising for 2020. We believe our lifestyle focus of nurturing the buyer/seller personas of both consumers and dealers ensures loyalty which will drive both high participation in the buying and selling process, while increasing referrals and third-party partnerships. This nurturing will scale tremendously as we prepare to launch personalized video experiences, unique to each user looking to acquire a cash offer through the end of 2020 and the appendage and unification of our current user data, to provide a more targeted message for each stage of the customers' journey. In addition to our paid channels, in future periods we intend to attract new customers through increased media spending and public relations efforts while continuing to invest in our proprietary technology platforms and the overall user experience. As we continue to gain share in our addressable market, we expect advertising and marketing spending will continue to increase in absolute dollar terms but will decrease as a percentage of total revenue.
 
Professional fees increased by $753,932 to $2,542,357 for the year ended December 31, 2019 compared to $1,788,425 for the same period of 2018. The increase was primarily a result of a $243,151 increase for Wholesale and Express in 2019 as compared to the Wholesale Acquisition Period. The remainder of the increase of $510,781 was primarily a result of legal, accounting and other professional fees and expenses incurred in connection with the activities associated with the rapid growth and expansion of the business. Fees and expenses were incurred for: (i) equity financings; (ii) debt financings; (iii) acquisition activities; (iv) general corporate matters; (v) the preparation of quarterly and annual financial statements; and (vi) the preparation and filing of regulatory reports required of the Company for public reporting purposes For additional information, see Note 4 – "Acquisitions" and Note 8 - "Notes Payable and Lines of Credit" and Note 9 - "Stockholders' Equity," in the accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
 
 
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Technology development expenses increased $1,256,230 to $2,408,338 for the year ended December 31, 2019 compared to $1,152,108 for the same period of 2018. The increase was a result of a significant increase in headcount and third-party contractors to meet an increase level of technology development projects and initiatives. Included in these new technology development projects and initiatives were modules or significant upgrades to existing platforms for: (i) Retail online auction; (ii) Native App in IOS and Android; (iii) new architecture on website design and functionality; (iv) RumbleOn Marketplace; (v) redesigned cash offer tool; (vi) deal-jacket tracking tool; (vii) inventory tracking tool; (viii) CRM and multiple third-party integrations; (ix) new analytics and machine learning initiatives; and (x) IT monitoring infrastructure. Total technology costs and expenses incurred for the year ended December 31, 2019 were $5,494,081 of which $3,085,743 was capitalized. For the year ended December 31, 2018, total technology costs and expenses incurred were $3,314,815 of which $2,162,707 was capitalized. For the year ended December 31, 2019, a third-party contractor billed $1,028,884 of the total technology development costs as compared to $2,117,739 for the same period of 2018. The amortization of capitalized technology development costs for the year ended December 31, 2019 was $1,436,088 as compared to $825,782 for the same period of 2018. We expect our technology development expenses to increase as we continue to upgrade and enhance our technology infrastructure, invest in our products, expand the functionality of our platform and provide new product offerings. We also expect technology development expenses to continue to be affected by variations in the amount of capitalized internally developed technology.
 
General and administrative expenses increased by $19,033,554 to $29,943,272 for the year ended December 31, 2019 compared to $10,909,718 for the same period of 2018. The increase was primarily a result of a $11,197,491 increase for Wholesale and Express in 2019 as compared to the Wholesale Acquisition Period. The remainder of the increase of $7,836,063 is a result of the recognition of an impairment loss on goodwill of $1,850,000 and the cost and expenses associated with the continued progress made and growth experienced in the development of our business, expansion of our Dallas and Nashville operation centers and meeting the requirements of being a public company. The increase in general and administrative costs and expenses consists primarily of: (i) insurance of $926,385; (ii) travel of $595,710; (iii) office supplies and process application software of $236,191; (iv) rent of $1,247,411; (v) transportation cost and auction fees associated with selling vehicles of $8,457,250. As our business grows, we will continue to add cost and expenses in all areas of the Company, which will result in an increase in selling and administrative costs in absolute dollar terms but significantly decrease as a percentage of total revenue.
 
Depreciation and Amortization
 
Depreciation and amortization increased by $802,420 to $1,786,426 for the year ended December 31, 2019 compared to $984,006 for the same period of 2018. The increase in depreciation and amortization is a result of the cumulative investments made in connection with the expansion and growth of the business which for the year ended December 31, 2019 included capitalized technology acquisition and development costs of $3,085,743. For the year ended December 31, 2019, amortization of capitalized technology development was $1,436,088 as compared to $825,782 for the same period of 2018. Depreciation and amortization on vehicle, furniture, equipment and leasehold improvements was $350,338 as compared to $158,224 for the same period of 2018.
 
Interest Expense
 
Interest expense increased by $5,406,919 to $7,187,604 for the year ended December 31, 2019 compared to $1,780,685 for the same period of 2018. Interest expense consists of interest on the: (i) Hercules Loan; (ii) Private Placement Notes; (iii) the subordinated secured promissory note issued to NextGen (the "NextGen Note"); (iv) the Credit Facility and the NextGear Credit Line (each as defined below) (together, the "Line of Credit-Floor Plans"); (v) Notes; and (vi) the notes issued in connection with the Autosport Acquisition (the "Convertible Notes-Autosport"). The increase resulted from: (i) interest on a higher level of debt outstanding; (ii) the amortization of the beneficial conversion feature on the Private Placement Notes; (iii) the amortization of the debt issuance costs on the Hercules Loan, Notes and Convertible Notes-Autosport; and (iv) amortization of transaction costs on the Notes. Interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2019 for the: (i) Hercules Loan was $758,466 and included $342,841 of debt issuance cost amortization; (ii) Private Placement Notes was $316,091; (iii) Line of Credit-Floor Plans was $3,239,293; (iv) Convertible Notes-Autosport was $228,002 and included $103,005 of debt discount amortization; (v) Notes was $2,523,064 and included $1,218,064 of debt discount and transaction fee amortization; (vi) NextGen Note was $110,484. Interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2018 for the: (i) Hercules Loan was $770,810 and included $304,213, of debt issuance cost amortization; (ii) Private Placement Notes was $259,177 which included $205,926 of debt discount amortization; (iii) NextGen Note was $87,617; and (iv) Line of Credit – Floor Plans was $663,081. Included in interest expense is $513,305 for Wholesale for the Wholesale Acquisition Period. See Part II, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data—Note 8—"Notes Payable and Lines of Credit " for additional discussion.
 
On May 14, 2019, the Company made a payment to Hercules Capital Inc. ("Hercules") of $11,134,696, representing the principal, accrued and unpaid interest, fees, costs and expenses outstanding under its Loan and Security Agreement (the "Loan Agreement") with Hercules dated April 30, 2018 (the "Hercules Indebtedness"). Upon the payment, all outstanding indebtedness and obligations of the Company owed to Hercules under the Loan Agreement were paid in full, and the Loan Agreement was terminated. The Company used a portion of the net proceeds from the Note Offering (described below) to pay the Hercules Indebtedness. In accordance with the guidance in ASC 470-50, Debt, the Company accounted for the extinguishment of the Hercules Loan Agreement as an extinguishment and recognized a loss on early extinguishment of debt of $1,499,250 for the year ended December 31, 2019 the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The loss on early extinguishment consisted primarily of the prepayment penalty paid to Hercules and unamortized debt discounts including the remaining portion of warrant values and debt issuance costs.
 
 
 
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Derivative Liability
 
In connection with the Notes, a derivative liability was recorded at issuance with an interest make-whole provision of $1,330,000 based on a Monte-Carlo Simulation using a volatility of 85.0% and a risk-free rate of 2.3%. This amount was recorded as a debt discount and is amortized to interest expense over the term of the Notes using the effective interest rate. The derivative liability is remeasured at each reporting date with the change in value of $1,302,500 being recorded in the Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2019. The value of the derivative liability as of December 31, 2019 is $27,500.
 
Adjusted EBITDA
 
Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure and should not be considered as an alternative to operating income or net income as a measure of operating performance or cash flows or as a measure of liquidity. Non-GAAP financial measures are not necessarily calculated the same way by different companies and should not be considered a substitute for or superior to U.S. GAAP.
 
Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net loss adjusted to add back interest expense including debt extinguishment and depreciation and amortization, and certain charges and expenses, such as non-cash compensation costs, acquisition related costs, derivative income, financing activities, litigation expenses, severance, new business development costs, technology implementation costs and expenses, and facility closure and lease termination costs, as these charges and expenses are not considered a part of our core business operations and are not an indicator of ongoing, future company performance.
 
Adjusted EBITDA is one of the primary metrics used by management to evaluate the financial performance of our business. We present Adjusted EBITDA because we believe it is frequently used by analysts, investors and other interested parties to evaluate companies in our industry. Further, we believe it is helpful in highlighting trends in our operating results, because it excludes, among other things, certain results of decisions that are outside the control of management, while other measures can differ significantly depending on long-term strategic decisions regarding capital structure and capital investments.
 
The following tables reconcile Adjusted EBITDA to net loss for the periods presented:
 
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Net loss
 $(45,177,053)
 $(25,181,817)
Add back:
    
    
Interest expense (including debt extinguishment)
  8,686,854 
  1,780,685 
Depreciation and amortization
  1,786,426 
  984,006 
EBITDA
  (34,703,773)
  (22,417,126)
Adjustments
    
    
Goodwill impairment
  1,850,000 
  - 
Non-cash-stock-based compensation
  3,836,518 
  1,657,680 
Derivative income
  (1,302,500)
  - 
Severance
  1,079,438 
  - 
New business development
  1,224,523 
  - 
Other non-recurring costs
  1,639,666 
  - 
Adjusted EBITDA
 $(26,376,128)
 $(20,759,446)
 
Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
We generate cash from the sale of used retail vehicles, the sale of wholesale vehicles, and providing vehicle logistics and transportation services for used vehicles. We generate additional cash flows through our financing activities including our short-term revolving inventory floor plan facilities, the issuance of long-term notes, and new issuances of equity. Historically, cash generated from financing activities has funded growth and expansion and strategic initiatives and we expect this to continue in the future.
 
 
 
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Our ability to service our debt and fund working capital, capital expenditures, and business development efforts will depend on our ability to generate cash from operating and financing activities, which is subject to our future operating performance, as well as to general economic, financial, competitive, legislative, regulatory, and other conditions, some of which may be beyond our control. Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including our rate of revenue growth, our expansion of our various lines of business and the timing and extent of our spending to support our technology and software development efforts.
 
We had the following liquidity resources available as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018:
 
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 $49,660 
 $9,134,902 
Restricted cash (1)
  6,676,622 
  6,650,000 
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
  6,726,282 
  15,784,902 
Availability under short-term revolving facilities
  35,839,030 
  16,133,106 
Committed liquidity resources available
 $42,565,652 
 $31,918,008 
                                   
(1) 
Amounts included in restricted cash represent the deposits required under the Company's short-term revolving facilities.
 
On January 14, 2020, the Company closed a public offering at a public price of $11.40 per share (the "2020 Public Offering"). On January 16, 2020, the Company received notice of the Underwriters' intent to exercise the over-allotment option in full (the "Over-allotment Exercise"). On January 17, 2020, the Company closed the Over-allotment Exercise. The Over-allotment Exercise increased the aggregate number of shares sold in the 2020 Public Offering to 1,035,000. Including the Over-allotment Exercise, proceeds from the 2020 Public Offering, after deducting the 7.0% underwriter’s commission and $75,000 for underwriter expenses, were $10,898,070.
 
Also on January 10, 2020, the Company entered into a Note Exchange and Subscription Agreement, as amended by the Joinder Agreement, with the investors in the 2019 Note Offering (as defined below), pursuant to which the Company agreed to complete (i) a note exchange pursuant to which $30,000,000 of the Old Notes (as defined below) would be cancelled in exchange for a new series of 6.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2025 (the "New Notes"), and (ii) the issuance of additional New Notes in a private placement in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Rule 506 of Regulation D of the Securities Act as a sale not involving any public offering. On January 14, 2020, the Company closed the 2020 Note Offering. The proceeds for the 2020 Note Offering, after deducting for the payment of accrued interest and offering-related expenses, but exclusive of company costs were $8,272,375.
 
As of December 31, 2019, and 2018, excluding operating lease liabilities and the derivative liability, the outstanding principal amount of indebtedness was $82,585,522 and $67,347,925, respectively, summarized in the table below. See Note 8 — Notes Payable and Lines of Credit and Note 19 – Subsequent Events to our consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for further information on our debt.
 
 
 
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December 31,
 
Asset-Based Financing:
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Inventory
 $59,160,970 
 $56,372,501 
Total asset-based financing
  59,160,970 
  56,372,501 
Convertible senior notes
  31,333,334 
  12,190,834 
Senior unsecured notes
  2,568,843 
  667,000 
Total debt
  93,063,147 
  69,230,335 
Less: unamortized discount and debt issuance costs
  (10,477,625)
  (1,882,410)
Total debt, net
 $82,585,522 
 $67,347,925 
 
The following table sets forth a summary of our cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2019 and 2018:
 
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Net cash used in operating activities
 $(39,747,330)
 $(23,452,753)
Net cash used in investing activities
  (3,871,223)
  (17,564,367)
Net cash provided by financing activities
  34,559,933 
  47,631,370 
Net (decrease) increase in cash
 $(9,058,620)
 $6,614,250 
 
Operating Activities
 
Net cash used in operating activities increased $16,294,577 to $39,747,330 for the year ended December 31, 2019, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2018. The increase in net cash used is primarily due to a $19,995,236 increase in our net loss offset by a $3,700,659 increase in non-cash expense items. The increase in the net loss for the year ended December 31, 2019 was a result of the continued expansion and progress made on our business plan, including a significant increase in compensation, marketing and advertising spend, costs and expenses associated with the sale of inventory, continued development of the Company's business and for working capital purposes.
 
Investing Activities
 
Net cash used in investing activities decreased $13,693,144 to $3,871,223 for the year ended December 31, 2019 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2018. The decrease in cash used for investment activities was primarily due to a decrease of $14,560,251 for acquisitions, offset by an increase in costs incurred for technology development of $923,036. In 2019 the Company used $835,000 to acquire Autosport, while in 2018 the Company used cash of $15,395,251 to acquire Wholesale, Inc and Wholesale Express, LLC.
 
On February 3, 2019, the Company completed the Autosport Acquisition pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, by and among the Buyer, the Seller and Autosport. Aggregate consideration for the Autosport Acquisition consisted of (i) a closing cash payment of $600,000, plus (ii) the Promissory Note in favor of the Seller, plus (iii) the Convertible Note in favor of the Seller, plus (iv) contingent Earn-Out Shares for up to an additional $787,500 if Autosport achieves certain performance thresholds. In connection with the Autosport Acquisition, the Buyer also paid outstanding debt of Autosport of $235,000 and assumed additional debt of $257,933 pursuant to the Second Convertible Note. The fair value of the contingent earn-out payment was considered immaterial at the date of acquisition and was excluded from the purchase price allocation. As of December 31, 2019, there have been no payments earned under the performance thresholds.
 
On October 26, 2018, we entered into the Merger Agreement with the Merger Sub, Holdings, Wholesale, the Stockholders, the Representative, and, for the limited purposes of Section 5.8, Marshall Chesrown and Steven R. Berrard, providing for the Wholesale Merger. Also, on October 26, 2018, we entered into the Purchase Agreement with the Express Sellers, and Steven Brewster as representative of the Express Sellers, pursuant to which the Company completed the Express Acquisition. On October 30, 2018, the Company completed the Wholesale Merger and Express Acquisition. As consideration for the Wholesale Merger, we (i) paid cash consideration of $12,353,941, subject to certain customary post-closing adjustments, and (ii) issued to the Stockholders the Stock Consideration. As consideration for the Express Acquisition, we paid cash consideration of $4,000,000, subject to certain customary post-closing adjustments.
  
 
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Financing Activities
 
Year Ended December 31, 2019
 
Net cash provided by financing activities decreased $13,071,437 to $34,559,933 for the year ended December 31, 2019 as compared to the same period in 2018. This decrease is primarily a result of a reduction in the finance offerings in 2019 compared to 2018, as discussed below. The proceeds from these transactions were used to: (i) acquire vehicle inventory; (ii) accelerate technology development; and (iii) continue development of the Company's business and for working capital purposes.
 
On February 11, 2019, the Company completed an underwritten public offering of 63,825 shares of its Class B Common Stock at a price of $111.00 per share for net proceeds to the Company of $6,543,655 (the "February 2019 Public Offering"). The completed offering included 8,325 shares of Class B Common Stock issued upon the underwriter's exercise in full of its over-allotment option. The Company used the net proceeds from the offering for working capital and general corporate purposes, which included purchases of additional inventory held for sale, increased spending on marketing and advertising and capital expenditures necessary to grow the business.
 
On May 9, 2019, the Company entered into a purchase agreement (the "Note Purchase Agreement") with JMP Securities LLC ("JMP Securities") to issue and sell $30,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Company's 6.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024 (the "Notes" or "Old Notes") in a private placement to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act (the "2019 Note Offering"). Proceeds from the 2019 Note Offering, after deducting the initial purchaser's discounts, advisory fees, and related offering expenses, were $27,385,500.
 
The Notes were issued on May 14, 2019 pursuant to an Indenture (the "Indenture"), by and between the Company and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee. The Notes bore interest at 6.75% per annum, payable semiannually on May 1 and November 1 of each year, beginning on November 1, 2019. The Notes could bear additional interest under specified circumstances relating to the Company's failure to comply with its reporting obligations under the Indenture or if the Notes were not freely tradeable as required by the Indenture. The Notes would have matured on May 1, 2024, unless earlier converted, redeemed or repurchased pursuant to their terms.
 
The initial conversion rate of the Notes was 8.6956 shares of Class B Common Stock per $1,000 principal amount of the Notes, subject to adjustment (which is equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $115.00 per share, subject to adjustment). The conversion rate was subject to adjustment in some events but would not have be adjusted for any accrued and unpaid interest. In addition, upon the occurrence of a make-whole fundamental change (as defined in the Indenture), the Company would, in certain circumstances, increase the conversion rate by a number of additional shares for a holder that elects to convert its Notes in connection with such make-whole fundamental change.
 
Before the close of business on October 31, 2023, the Notes were convertible only under certain circumstances specified in the Indenture. On or after November 1, 2023, to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the maturity date, holders could have converted all or any portion of their notes at the applicable conversion rate at any time, in multiples of $1,000 principal amount, at the option of the holder regardless of such conditions. Upon conversion, the Company would pay or deliver cash, shares of Class B Common Stock, or a combination of cash and shares of Class B Common Stock, at the Company's election.
 
The Notes were not redeemable by the Company prior to the May 6, 2022. The Company could have redeemed for cash all or any portion of the Notes, at its option, on or after May 6, 2022 if the last reported sale price of the Class B Common Stock had been at least 150.0% of the conversion price then in effect for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive). No sinking fund was provided for the Notes.
 
The Notes were the Company's senior unsecured obligations and rank senior in right of payment to any of the Company's indebtedness that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Notes; equal in right of payment to any of the Company's unsecured indebtedness that is not so subordinated; effectively junior in right of payment to any of the Company's secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness; and structurally junior to all indebtedness and other liabilities of current or future subsidiaries of the Company (including trade payables).
 
The Notes were subject to events of default typical for this type of instrument. If an event of default, other than an event of default in connection with certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the holders of at least 25.0% in principal amount of the outstanding Notes, could have declared 100.0% of the principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes immediately due and payable.
 
 
 
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On May 9, 2019, the Company also entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the "Securities Purchase Agreement") with certain accredited investors (the "Investors") pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell in a private placement (the "2019 Private Placement") an aggregate of 95,000 shares of the Class B Common Stock (the "Private Placement Shares"), at a purchase price of $100.00 per share. JMP Securities served as the placement agent for the 2019 Private Placement. The Company paid JMP Securities a commission of 7.0% of the gross proceeds in the 2019 Private Placement. Upon closing, the proceeds for the 2019 Private Placement, after deducting commissions and related offering expenses, were $8,665,000.
 
On May 14, 2019, the Company used a portion of net proceeds from the 2019 Note Offering to pay Hercules (as defined below) $11,134,695, representing the principal, accrued and unpaid interest, fees, costs and expenses outstanding under the Loan Agreement (as defined below). Upon the payment, all outstanding indebtedness and obligations of the Company owed to Hercules under the Loan Agreement were paid in full, and the Loan Agreement was terminated.
 
Year Ended December 31, 2018
 
Net cash provided by financing activities increased $28,308,507 to $47,631,370 for the year ended December 31, 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017. This increase is primarily a result of the: (i) 2018 public offering of 116,438 shares of Class B Common Stock with net proceeds of $13,015,825; (ii) the private placement of an aggregate of 151,500 shares of our Class B Common Stock (the "2018 Private Placement") with net proceeds of $20,086,155; (iii) proceeds of $9,227,035 from Hercules loans; and (iv) Net advances of $5,302,355 under floor plan lines of credit. The proceeds from these transactions were used to: (i) acquire vehicle inventory; (ii) accelerate technology development; (iii) fund the acquisition of Wholesale and Express; and (iv) continue development of the Company's business and for working capital purposes.
 
On February 16, 2018, the Company, through RMBL Missouri, entered into an Inventory Financing and Security Agreement (the "Credit Facility") with Ally Bank, a Utah chartered state bank ("Ally Bank") and Ally Financial, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with Ally Bank "Ally"), pursuant to which Ally may provide up to $25,000,000 in financing, or such lesser sum which may be advanced to or on behalf of RMBL Missouri from time to time, as part of its floorplan vehicle financing program. Advances under the Credit Facility require RMBL Missouri to maintain 10.0% of the advanced amount as restricted cash. Advances under the Credit Facility will bear interest at a per annum rate designated from time to time by Ally and will be determined using a 365/360 simple interest method of calculation, unless expressly prohibited by law. Advances under the Credit Facility, if not demanded earlier, are due and payable for each vehicle financed under the Credit Facility as and when such vehicle is sold, leased, consigned, gifted, exchanged, transferred, or otherwise disposed of. Interest under the Credit Facility is due and payable upon demand, but, in general, in no event later than 60 days from the date of request for payment. Upon any event of default (including, without limitation, the Borrower's obligation to pay upon demand any outstanding liabilities of the Credit Facility), Ally may, at its option and without notice to RMBL Missouri, exercise its right to demand immediate payment of all liabilities and other indebtedness and amounts owed to Ally and its affiliates by RMBL Missouri and its affiliates. The Credit Facility is secured by a grant of a security interest in the vehicle inventory and other assets of RMBL Missouri and payment is guaranteed by the Company pursuant to a guaranty in favor of Ally and secured by the Company pursuant to a General Security Agreement.
 
On April 30, 2018 (the "Closing Date"), the Company, and it wholly owned subsidiaries, (collectively the "Initial Borrowers"), entered into a Loan and Security Agreement (the "Loan Agreement") with Hercules Capital, Inc. a Maryland Corporation ("Hercules") pursuant to which Hercules may provide one or more term loans in an aggregate principal amount of up to $15,000,000 (the "Hercules Loan"). Under the terms of the Loan Agreement, $5,000,000 was funded at closing with the balance available in two additional tranches over the term of the Loan Agreement, subject to certain operating targets and otherwise as set forth in the Loan Agreement. The Hercules Loan has an initial 36-month maturity and initial 10.5% interest rate. The Hercules Loan is subject to various covenants, including gross profit and EBITDA. As of December 31, 2018, the Company was in compliance with such covenants.
 
Under the Loan Agreement, on the Closing Date, the Company issued Hercules a warrant to purchase 4.091 (increasing to 5,455 if a fourth tranche in the principal amount of up to $5,000,000 is advanced at the party's agreement) shares of the Company's Class B Common Stock (the "Warrant') at an exercise price of $110.00 per share (the "Warrant Price"). The Warrant is immediately exercisable and expires on April 30, 2023.
 
Advances under the Hercules Loan ("Advances") will bear interest at a per annum rate equal to the greater of either (i) the prime rate plus 5.75%, or (ii) 10.25%, based on a year consisting of 360 days. Advances under the Loan Agreement are due and payable on May 1, 2021, unless the Initial Borrowers achieve certain performance milestones, in which case Advances will be due and payable on November 1, 2021.
 
 
 
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Upon any event of default, Hercules may, at its option, exercise its right to demand immediate payment of all liabilities and other indebtedness and amounts owed to Hercules by the Initial Borrowers.
 
The Hercules Loan is secured by a grant of a security interest in substantially all assets (the "Collateral") of the Initial Borrowers, except the Collateral does not include (a) certain outstanding equity of the Initial Borrowers' foreign subsidiaries, if any, or (b) nonassignable licenses or contracts of the Initial Borrowers, if any.
 
On July 20, 2018, the Company completed an underwritten public offering of 116,438 shares of its Class B Common Stock at a price of $121.00 per share for aggregate net proceeds to the Company of $13,015,825. The completed offering included 15,188 shares of Class B Common Stock issued upon the underwriter's exercise in full of its over-allotment option. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for working capital and general corporate purposes, which may include purchases of additional inventory held for sale, increased spending on marketing and advertising and capital expenditures necessary to grow the business.
 
On October 26, 2018, we entered into the Merger Agreement by and among the Company, Merger Sub, Holdings, Wholesale, and the Stockholders), Steven Brewster, a Tennessee resident, as the representative of each Stockholder (the "Representative"), and, for the limited purposes of Section 5.8, Marshall Chesrown and Steven R. Berrard, providing for the Wholesale Merger of Holdings with and into Merger Sub, with Merger Sub surviving the Wholesale Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. On October 29, 2018, we entered into an Amendment to the Merger Agreement making a technical correction to the definition of "Parent Consideration Shares" contained in the Merger Agreement.
 
Also, on October 26, 2018, we entered into the Purchase Agreement, by and among the Company, the Express Sellers, and Steven Brewster as representative of the Express Sellers, pursuant to which we acquired all of the membership interests (the "Express Acquisition") in Wholesale Express.
 
The Wholesale Merger and the Express Acquisition were both completed on October 30, 2018 (the "Wholesale Closing Date"). As consideration for the Wholesale Merger, we (i) paid cash consideration of $12,353,941, subject to certain customary post-closing adjustments, and (ii) issued to the Stockholders 1,317,329 shares (the "Stock Consideration") of our Series B Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001. As consideration for the Express Acquisition, we paid cash consideration of $4,000,000, subject to certain customary post-closing adjustments.
 
On October 30, 2018, the Company, NextGen Pro, LLC, ("NextGen Pro"), RMBL Missouri, LLC, ("RMBL Missouri"), RMBL Texas, LLC ("RMBL Texas", and together with the Company, NextGen Pro, and RMBL Missouri, each, an "Existing Borrower", and collectively, the "Existing Borrowers"), Merger Sub, Wholesale, Wholesale Express, RMBL Express, LLC, ("RMBL Express", and together with Merger Sub, Wholesale and Wholesale Express, the "New Borrowers"; together with the Existing Borrowers, the "Borrowers"), Hercules, in its capacity as lender (in such capacity, "Lender"), and Hercules, in its capacity as administrative agent and collateral agent for Lender (in such capacities, "Agent"), entered into the First Amendment and Waiver to Loan and Security Agreement (the "Amendment"), amending the Loan Agreement, (as amended by the Amendment, the "Amended Loan Agreement"), by and among the Existing Borrowers, Lender and Agent. Under the terms of the Amendment, $5,000,000 (less certain fees and expenses) was funded by Lender to the Borrowers in connection with the Wholesale Closing Date (the "Tranche II Advance"). The Tranche II Advance has a maturity date of October 1, 2021 and an initial interest rate of 11.00%. Pursuant to the Amendment, we issued to Hercules a warrant to purchase 1,048 shares of Class B Common Stock at an exercise price of $143.13 per share. In connection with the Company's public offering in February 2019, the exercise price of the warrant was adjusted to $110.94 and the number of shares of Class B Common Stock underlying the warrant was adjusted to 1,352. The warrant is immediately exercisable and expires on October 30, 2023.
 
Also, on October 30, 2018, Wholesale, as borrower, entered into a floorplan vehicle financing credit line (the "NextGear Credit Line") with NextGear Capital, Inc. ("NextGear"). The available credit under the NextGear Credit Line is initially $63,000,000, it was increased to $70,000,000 after February 28, 2019. The NextGear Credit Line is due and payable on demand. Advances under the NextGear Credit Line will bear interest at an initial per annum rate of 5.25%, based upon a 360-day year, and compounded daily, and the per annum interest rate will vary based on a base rate, plus the contract rate, which is currently negative 2.00%, until the outstanding liabilities to NextGear are paid in full. See Note 8 – Notes Payable and Lines of Credit to our consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for further information on this loan
 
On October 30, 2018, we completed the 2018 Private Placement at a price of $142.00 per share for non-affiliates of the Company, and, with respect to directors participating in the 2018 Private Placement, at a price of $162.00 per share. The gross proceeds for the 2018 Private Placement were $21,553,000. National Securities Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of National Holdings Corporation, and Craig-Hallum Capital Group (together the "Placement Agents") served as the placement agents for the 2018 Private Placement. We paid the Placement Agents a fee of 6.5% of the gross proceeds in the 2018 Private Placement. Net proceeds from the 2018 Private Placement and $5,000,000 funded under the Tranche II Advance were used to partially fund the cash consideration of the Wholesale Merger and the Express Acquisition and the balance will be used for working capital purposes.
 
 
 
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Liquidity
 
We have incurred losses and negative cash flow from operations since inception through December 31, 2019 and expect to incur additional losses and negative cash flow in the future. As we continue to expand our business, build our brand name and awareness, and continue technology and software development efforts, we may need access to additional capital. Historically, we have raised additional capital to fund our expansion through equity issuances or debt instruments; refer to Note 8 — Notes Payable and Lines of Credit and Note 9 — Stockholders Equity. Also, we have historically funded vehicle inventory purchases through our Line of Credit-Floor Plans.  As of May 28, 2020, we had approximately $15,000,000 available under our NextGear Credit Line that we may draw against through December 31, 2020 to fund future vehicle inventory purchases, as described further in Note 8 — Notes Payable and Lines of Credit.
 
Due to the impact of COVID-19 on the economy, we have a strong focus on preserving liquidity. Our primary liquidity sources are available cash and cash equivalents, amounts available under the NextGear Credit Line, proceeds from the Paycheck Protection Program loan, monetization of our retail loan portfolio and through rationalizing costs and expenses, including temporarily laying off 169 employees. Although we have experienced a decrease in revenue as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, as of May 28, 2020, the Company has $9,000,000 of unrestricted cash and has approximately $15,000,000 of remaining availability under the NextGear Credit.
 
The Company’s consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that will continue as a going concern, which assumes the continuity of operations, the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities as they come due in the normal course of business. Although the Company believes that we will be able to generate sufficient liquidity from the measures described above, our current circumstances including uncertainties due to Covid-19 pandemic raise substantial doubt about our ability to operate as a going concern. The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
 
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
 
As of December 31, 2019, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenue or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to investors.
 
Subsequent Events
 
Public Offering
 
On January 10, 2020, the Company entered into the Underwriting Agreement with the Underwriters relating to the Company's 2020 Public Offering of the 900,000 Firm Shares and the 135,000 Additional Shares.
 
The Underwriters agreed to purchase the Firm Shares at a price of $11.40 per share. The Firm Shares were offered, issued, and sold pursuant to a prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement filed with the SEC on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-234340) under the Securities Act.
 
On January 14, 2020, the Company issued the Firm Shares and closed the 2020 Public Offering at a public price of $11.40 per share. On January 16, 2020, the Company received notice of the Underwriters' intent to complete the Over-allotment Exercise. On January 17, 2020, the Company issued the Additional Shares and closed the Over-allotment Exercise. The Over-allotment Exercise increased the aggregate number of shares sold in the 2020 Public Offering to 1,035,000. Including the Over-allotment Exercise, proceeds from the 2020 Public Offering, after deducting the 7.0% underwriter’s commission and $75,000 for underwriter expenses, were $10,898,070. Certain of the Company's officers and directors participated in the 2020 Public Offering.
 
The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the 2020 Public Offering for working capital and general corporate purposes, which may include further technology development, increased spending on marketing and advertising and capital expenditures necessary to grow the business. Pending these uses, the Company may invest the net proceeds in short-term interest-bearing investment grade instruments.
 
 
 
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Convertible Note Exchange and Offer
 
Also on January 10, 2020, the Company entered into a Note Exchange and Subscription Agreement, as amended by the Joinder Agreement, with the investors in the 2019 Note Offering, pursuant to which the Company agreed to complete (i) a note exchange pursuant to which $30,000,000 of the Old Notes would be cancelled in exchange for a new series of 6.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2025 and (ii) the issuance of additional New Notes in a private placement in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Rule 506 of Regulation D of the Securities Act as a sale not involving any public offering. On January 14, 2020, the Company closed the 2020 Note Offering. The proceeds for the 2020 Note Offering, after deducting for payment of accrued interest on the Old Notes and offering-related expenses were approximately $8,272,375.
 
The New Notes were issued on January 14, 2020 pursuant to an Indenture (the "New Indenture"), by and between the Company and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the "Trustee"). The Note Agreement includes customary representations, warranties and covenants by the Company and customary closing conditions. The New Notes bear interest at 6.75% per annum, payable semiannually on January 1 and July 1 of each year, beginning on July 1, 2020. The New Notes may bear additional interest under specified circumstances relating to the Company's failure to comply with its reporting obligations under the New Indenture or if the New Notes are not freely tradeable as required by the New Indenture. The New Notes will mature on January 1, 2025, unless earlier converted, redeemed or repurchased pursuant to their terms.
 
The initial conversion rate of the New Notes is 25 shares of Class B Common Stock per $1,000 principal amount of New Notes, which is equal to an initial conversion price of $40.00 per share. The conversion rate is subject to adjustment in certain events as set forth in the New Indenture but will not be adjusted for any accrued and unpaid interest. In addition, upon the occurrence of a "make-whole fundamental change" (as defined in the New Indenture), the Company will, in certain circumstances, increase the conversion rate by a number of additional shares for a holder that elects to convert its New Notes in connection with such make-whole fundamental change. Before July 1, 2024, the New Notes will be convertible only under circumstances as described in the New Indenture. No adjustment to the conversion rate as a result of conversion or a make-whole fundamental change adjustment will result in a conversion rate greater than 61.6523 shares per $1,000 in principal amount.
 
The New Indenture contains a "blocker provision" which provides that no holder (other than the depositary with respect to the notes) or beneficial owner of a New Note shall have the right to receive shares of the Class B Common Stock upon conversion to the extent that, following receipt of such shares, such holder or beneficial owner would be the beneficial owner of more than 4.99% of the outstanding shares of the Class B Common Stock.
 
The New Notes are not redeemable by the Company before the January 14, 2023. The Company may redeem for cash all or any portion of the New Notes, at its option, on or after January 14, 2023 if the last reported sale price of the Class B Common Stock has been at least 130% of the conversion price then in effect for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive), including the trading day immediately preceding the date on which the Company provides notice of redemption, during any 30 consecutive trading day period ending on, and including, the trading day immediately preceding the date on which the Company provides notice of redemption at a redemption price equal to 100.0% of the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date. No sinking fund is provided for the notes.
 
The New Notes rank senior in right of payment to any of the Company's indebtedness that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the New Notes; equal in right of payment to any of the Company's unsecured indebtedness that is not so subordinated; effectively junior in right of payment to any of the Company's secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness; and structurally junior to all indebtedness and other liabilities of current or future subsidiaries of the Company (including trade payables).
 
The New Notes are subject to events of default typical for this type of instrument. If an event of default, other than an event of default in connection with certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of the Company or any significant subsidiary, occurs and is continuing, the Trustee by notice to the Company, or the holders of at least 25.0% in principal amount of the outstanding New Notes by notice to the Company and the Trustee, may declare 100.0% of the principal of and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on all the New Notes then outstanding to be due and payable.
 
In connection with the 2020 Note Offering, on January 14, 2020, the Company entered into a registration rights agreement with the Note Investors, pursuant to which the Company has agreed to file with the SEC a shelf registration statement registering the sale, on a continuous or delayed basis, of all of the New Notes and to use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the shelf registration statement to become or be declared effective under the Securities Act no later than the day that is 120 days after January 14, 2020.
 
 
 
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Investor Note Exchange
 
Also, in connection with the closing of the 2020 Public Offering and the 2020 Note Offering, the Company repaid $500,000 plus accrued interest related to the note payable to Halcyon, and certain of the Company's investors extended the maturity of currently outstanding promissory notes, and exchanged such notes for the New Investor Notes, pursuant to the Investor Note Exchange Agreement, by and between the Company and each Investor, including Halcyon, an entity affiliated with Kartik Kakarala, a director of the Company, such New Investor Note for an aggregate principal amount of $833,333, Blue Flame, an entity affiliated with Denmar Dixon, a director of the Company, such New Investor Note for an aggregate principal amount of $99,114 and Mr. Dixon, individually, such New Investor Note for an aggregate principal amount of $272,563. The New Investor Notes, having an aggregate principal amount of approximately $1,502,352, will mature on January 31, 2021, and will be convertible at any time at the Investor's option at a price of $60.00 per share. In connection with the issuance of the New Investor Notes, the Company also entered into a Security Agreement, dated as of January 14, 2020 with the Investors, pursuant to which the Company granted to the Investors a security interest in certain collateral to secure, on a pro rata basis based on the percentage equal to the amount of principal outstanding on each New Investor Note divided by the amount of principal outstanding on all of the New Investor Notes to each Investor.
 
The New Investor Notes and the New Notes were sold to the investors pursuant to the Investor Note Exchange Agreement and the Note Agreement, respectively, in a private placement in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Rule 506 of Regulation D of the Securities Act as a sale not involving any public offering. To the extent that any shares of Class B Common Stock are issued upon conversion of the New Investor Notes and the New Notes, they will be issued in transactions anticipated to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act by virtue of Section 3(a)(9) thereof, because no commission or other remuneration is expected to be paid in connection with conversion of the New Investor Notes and the New Notes, and any resulting issuance of shares of Class B Common Stock.
 
Nasdaq Notices
 
On January 17, 2020, the Company received a notice from the Listing Qualifications department of the Nasdaq Stock Market ("Nasdaq") indicating that the Company is not in compliance with the minimum bid price requirement of $1.00 per share set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(a)(1) based upon the closing bid price for the 30 consecutive business days ended January 16, 2020. The Nasdaq notice does not impact the Company's listing at this time and the Company's stock will continue to trade on Nasdaq while the Company works to regain compliance with the Nasdaq.
 
As a result of the Reverse Stock Split, as defined below, the Company believes it has regained compliance with Rule 5450(a)(1).
 
Nashville Tornado
 
In the early morning hours of March 3, 2020, a severe tornado struck the greater Nashville area causing significant damage to our facilities in Nashville. We maintain insurance coverage for damage to our facilities and inventory, as well as business interruption insurance. We continue in the process of reviewing damages and coverages with our insurance carriers. The loss comprises three components: (1) inventory loss, currently assessed by the insurance carrier at approximately $13,000,000; (2) building and personal property loss, primarily impacting our leased facilities, currently assessed by the insurance carrier at $3,369,087; and (3) loss of business income, for which we have coverage in the amount of $6,000,000.
 
All three components of our loss claim have been submitted to its insurers. Our inventory claim is subject to a dispute with the carrier as to the policy limits applicable to the loss. The building insurer has agreed to pay $3,369,087 on the building and personal property loss, reflecting a complete recovery, net of $5,000 reflecting our deductible. The insurer has made an interim payment on the building and personal property loss of $2,269,507 and has an outstanding balance of $1,094,580 which is expected to be paid during the second quarter of 2020. The loss of business income claim is ongoing and remains in the process of negotiation, however, the insurer has advanced $250,000 against the final settlement. We believe there will be a full recovery of all three loss components, however no assurance can be given regarding the amounts, if any, that will be ultimately recovered.
 
COVID-19 Pandemic
 
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of COVID-19 a global pandemic and recommended containment and mitigation measures worldwide. The global outbreak of COVID-19 has led to severe disruptions in general economic activities, particularly retail operations, as businesses and federal, state, and local governments take increasingly broad actions to mitigate this public health crisis. We have experienced significant disruption to our business, both in terms of disruption of our operations and the adverse effect on overall economic conditions. These conditions will significantly negatively impact all aspects of our business. Our business is also dependent on the continued health and productivity of our associates throughout this crisis. Individually and collectively, we expect the consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak will likely have a significant negative impact on our business, sales, results of operations, financial condition, and liquidity.
 
The COVID-19 situation has created an unprecedented and challenging time. Our current focus is on positioning the Company for a strong recovery when this crisis is over. We have taken steps to reduce our inventory and align our operating expenses to the state of the business. We plan to continue to operate as permitted to support our customers’ needs for reliable vehicles and to provide as many jobs as possible for our associates. Effective April 9, 2020, 169 associates were temporarily laid-off effective, however our receipt of PPP funds, as discussed below will allow us to gradually recall these associates over time. All ongoing employment determinations are subject to change due to the COVID-19 situation future government mandates, as well as future business conditions. We will continue to monitor the COVID-19 situation and look for ways to preserve cash and reduce our operating expenses as we are able, however, we expect the consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak will likely have a significant negative impact on our business, sales, results of operations, financial condition, and liquidity.
 
 
 
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PPP Loan
 
On May 1, 2020, the Company, and its wholly owned subsidiaries Wholesale, Inc. and Wholesale Express, LLC (together, the "Subsidiaries," and with the Company, the "Borrowers"), each entered into loan agreements and related promissory notes (the "SBA Loan Documents") to receive U.S. Small Business Administration Loans (the "SBA Loans") pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program (the "PPP") established under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the "CARES Act"), in the aggregate amount of $5,176,845 (the "Loan Proceeds"). The Borrowers received the Loan Proceeds on May 1, 2020. Under the SBA Loan Documents, the SBA Loans have a fixed interest rate of 1.0%, repayment begins six months from the date of disbursement of each SBA Loan, and the SBA Loans mature two years from the date of first disbursement. There is no prepayment penalty.
 
Pursuant to the terms of the SBA Loan Documents, the Borrowers may apply for forgiveness of the amount due on the SBA Loans in an amount equal to the sum of the following costs incurred by the Borrowers during the eight-week period (or any other period that may be authorized by the U.S. Small Business Administration) beginning on the date of first disbursement of the SBA Loans: payroll costs, any payment of interest on a covered mortgage obligation, payment on a covered rent obligation, and any covered utility payment. The amount of SBA Loan forgiveness shall be calculated in accordance with the requirements of the PPP, including the provisions of Section 1106 of the CARES Act, although no more than 25% of the amount forgiven can be attributable to non-payroll costs. No assurance is provided that forgiveness for any portion of the SBA Loans will be obtained.
 
The promissory notes evidencing the SBA Loans contain customary events of default relating to, among other things, payment defaults, breach of representations and warranties, or provisions of the promissory notes. The occurrence of an event of default may result in the repayment of all amounts outstanding, collection of all amounts owing from the Borrowers, and/or filing suit and obtaining judgment against the Borrowers.
 
Reverse Stock Split
 
On May 18, 2020, the Company filed a Certificate of Change to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada to effect a one-for-twenty reverse stock split of its issued and outstanding Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock (the "Reverse Stock Split"). The Reverse Stock Split was effective at 12:01 a.m., Eastern Time, on May 20, 2020. No fractional shares were issued as a result of the Reverse Stock Split. Any fractional shares that would have resulted from the Reverse Stock Split were rounded up to the nearest whole share. The authorized preferred stock of the Company was not impacted by the Reverse Stock Split. Following the Reverse Stock Split, the Company has outstanding 50,000 shares of Class A Common Stock and approximately 2,162,696 shares of Class B Common Stock. On May 20, 2020, the Company’s Class B Common Stock commenced trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market on a split-adjusted basis. The Company has retrospectively adjusted the 2018 and 2019 financial statements for loss per share and share amounts as a result of the reverse stock split.
 
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
 
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles of the United States ("GAAP") requires estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, revenue and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. The Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") has defined a company's critical accounting policies as the ones that are most important to the portrayal of the company's financial condition and results of operations, and which require the company to make its most difficult and subjective judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates of matters that are inherently uncertain. Based on this definition, we have identified the critical accounting policies and judgments addressed below. We also have other key accounting policies, which involve the use of estimates, judgments, and assumptions that are significant to understanding our results. For additional information, see Item 8 of Part II, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data Note 1 — "Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies. Although we believe that our estimates, assumptions, and judgments are reasonable, they are based upon information presently available. Actual results may differ significantly from these estimates under different assumptions, judgments, or conditions.
 
Revenue Recognition
 
We adopted ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers on January 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective method. ASC 606 prescribes a five-step model that includes: (1) identify the contract; (2) identify the performance obligations; (3) determine the transaction price; (4) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations; and (5) recognize revenue when (or as) performance obligations are satisfied. Based on the manner in which we historically recognized revenue, the adoption of ASC 606 did not have a material impact on the amount or timing of our revenue recognition, and we recognized no cumulative effect adjustment upon adoption.
 
 
 
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For vehicles sold at wholesale to dealers we satisfy our performance obligation for vehicles sales when the wholesale purchaser obtains control of the underlying vehicle, which is upon delivery when the transfer of title, risks and rewards of ownership and control pass to the dealer. We recognize revenue at the amount we expect to receive for the pre-owned vehicle, which is the fixed price determined at the auction. The purchase price of the wholesale vehicle is typically due and collected within 30 days of delivery of the wholesale vehicle.
 
For vehicles sold to consumers the purchase price is set forth in the customer contracts at a stand-alone selling price which is agreed upon prior to delivery. We satisfy our performance obligation for pre-owned vehicle sales upon delivery when the transfer of title, risks and rewards of ownership and control pass to the customer. We recognize revenue at the agreed upon purchase price stated in the contract, including any delivery charges, less an estimate for returns. Our return policy allows customers to initiate a return during the first three days after delivery. Estimates for returns are based on an analysis of historical experience, trends and sales data. Changes in these estimates are reflected as an adjustment to revenue in the period identified. The amount of consideration received for pre-owned vehicle sales to consumers includes noncash consideration representing the value of trade-in vehicles, if applicable, as stated in the contract. Prior to the delivery of the vehicle, the payment is received, or financing has been arranged. Payments from customers that finance their purchases with third parties are typically due and collected within 30 days of delivery of the pre-owned vehicle. In future periods additional provisions may be necessary due to a variety of factors, including changing customer return patterns due to the maturation of the online vehicle buying market, macro- and micro-economic factors that could influence customer return behavior and future pricing environments. If these factors result in adjustments to sales returns, they could significantly impact our future operating results. Revenue exclude any sales taxes, title and registration fees, and other government fees that are collected from customers.
 
Vehicle logistics and transportation services revenue is generated primarily by entering into freight brokerage agreements with dealers, distributors, or private party individuals to transport vehicles from a point of origin to a designated destination. The transaction price is based on the consideration specified in the customer's contract. A performance obligation is created when the customer under a transportation contract submits a bill of lading for the transport of goods from origin to destination. These performance obligations are satisfied as the shipments move from origin to destination. The freight brokerage agreements are fulfilled by independent third-party transporters. While the Company is primarily responsible for fulfilling to customers, these transporters are obligated to meet our performance obligations and standards. Performance obligations are short-term, with transit days less than one week. Generally, customers are billed either upon shipment of the vehicle or on a monthly basis, and remit payment according to approved payment terms, generally not to exceed 30 days. Revenue is recognized as risks and rewards of transportation of the vehicle is transferred to the owner during delivery. Wholesale Express is considered the principal in the delivery transactions since it is primarily responsible for fulfilling the service. As a result, revenue is recorded gross.
 
Valuation of Inventory
 
Pre-owned vehicle inventory is accounted for pursuant to ASC 330, Inventory and consists of pre-owned vehicles primarily acquired from consumers and includes the cost to acquire and recondition a pre-owned vehicle. Reconditioning costs are billed by third-party providers and includes parts, labor, and other repair expenses directly attributable to a specific vehicle. Transportation costs are expensed as incurred. Pre-owned inventory is stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Vehicle inventory cost is determined by specific identification. Net realizable value is based on the estimated selling price less costs to complete, dispose and transport the vehicles. Selling prices are derived from historical data and trends, such as sales price and inventory turn data of similar vehicles, as well as independent market resources. Each reporting period, the Company recognizes any necessary adjustments to reflect pre-owned vehicle inventory at the lower of cost or net realizable value, which is recognized in cost of revenue in our Consolidated Statements of Operations.
 
Purchase Accounting for Business Combinations
 
On February 3, 2019, the Company completed the Autosport Acquisition pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, by and among the Buyer, the Seller and Autosport. Aggregate consideration for the Autosport Acquisition consisted of (i) a closing cash payment of $600,000, plus (ii) the Promissory Note in favor of the Seller, plus (iii) the Convertible Note in favor of the Seller, plus (iv) contingent earn-out payments payable in the form of cash and/or the Company's Class B Common Stock for up to an additional $787,500 if Autosport achieves certain performance thresholds. In connection with the Autosport Acquisition, the Buyer also paid outstanding debt of Autosport of $235,000 and assumed additional debt of $257,933 pursuant to the Second Convertible Note.
 
On October 26, 2018, we entered into the Merger Agreement with the Merger Sub, Holdings, Wholesale, the Stockholders, the Representative, and, for the limited purposes of Section 5.8, Marshall Chesrown and Steven R. Berrard, providing for the Wholesale Merger. On October 29, 2018, we entered into an Amendment to the Merger Agreement making a technical correction to the definition of "Parent Consideration Shares" contained in the Merger Agreement.
 
 
 
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Also, on October 26, 2018, we entered into the Purchase Agreement with the Express Sellers, and Steven Brewster as representative of the Express Sellers, pursuant to which the Company completed the Express Acquisition. On October 30, 2018, the Company completed the Wholesale Merger and Express Acquisition. As consideration for the Wholesale Merger, we (i) paid cash consideration of $12,353,941, subject to certain customary post-closing adjustments, and (ii) issued to the Stockholders the Stock Consideration. As consideration for the Express Acquisition, we paid cash consideration of $4,000,000, subject to certain customary post-closing adjustments.
 
The Wholesale, Express and Autosport acquisitions were accounted under the acquisition method of accounting for business combinations. Under the acquisition method of accounting, the cost, including transaction costs was preliminarily allocated to the underlying net assets, based on their respective estimated fair values. The excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair values of the net assets acquired was recorded as goodwill. Consistent with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. at the time the acquisition was consummated, the Company valued the purchase price to acquire Wholesale, Wholesale Express and Autosport based upon the fair value of the consideration paid.
 
The judgments made in determining the estimated fair value and expected useful lives assigned to each class of assets and liabilities acquired can significantly impact net income (loss). For example, different classes of assets will have useful lives that differ. Consequently, to the extent a longer-lived asset is ascribed greater value under the acquisition method than a shorter-lived asset there may be less amortization recorded in a given period.
 
Determining the fair value of certain assets and liabilities acquired requires significant judgment and often involves the use of significant estimates and assumptions. As provided by the accounting rules, the Company used the one-year period following the consummation of the acquisition to finalize the estimates of the fair value of assets and liabilities acquired. One of the areas that requires more judgment in determining fair values and useful lives is intangible assets. To assist in this process, the Company obtained an appraisal from an independent valuation firm for certain intangible assets. While there are a number of different methods used in estimating the value of the intangibles acquired, there are two approaches primarily used: discounted cash flow and market multiple approaches. Some of the more significant estimates and assumptions inherent in the two approaches include: projected future cash flows (including timing); discount rate reflecting the risk inherent in the future cash flows; perpetual growth rate; determination of appropriate market comparables; and the determination of whether a premium or a discount should be applied to comparables.
 
See Item 8 of Part II, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, Note 1 – Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies and Note 4 — "Acquisitions" for additional discussion.
 
Goodwill
 
Goodwill represents the excess purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired which is not allocable to separately identifiable intangible assets. Other identifiable intangible assets, such as domain names, customer relationships, and trade names are separately recognized if the intangible asset is obtained through contractual or other legal right or if the intangible asset can be sold, transferred, licensed or exchanged.
 
Goodwill is not amortized but tested for impairment at the reporting unit level annually on December 31 and upon the occurrence of an indicator of impairment. We have the option to qualitatively or quantitatively assess goodwill for impairment and we evaluated our goodwill using a quantitative assessment process. Our operations are organized by management into operating segments by line of business. We have determined that we have three reportable segments as defined in generally accepted accounting principles for segment reporting: (1) powersports, (2) automotive and (3) vehicle logistics and transportation. Our powersports and automotive segments consist of the distribution of pre-owned vehicles. The powersports segment consists of the distribution of principally motorcycles, while the automotive segment distributes cars and trucks. Each of these segments are considered separate reporting units for purposes of goodwill testing. Our vehicle logistics and transportation service segment provides nationwide automotive transportation services between dealerships and auctions. Our vehicle logistics and transportation service reportable segment has been determined to represent one operating segment and reporting unit.
 
 
 
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We have the option to qualitatively or quantitatively assess goodwill for impairment and we evaluated our goodwill using a quantitative assessment process. During 2019, for the three reporting units we performed quantitative impairment testing of the fair value of our reporting units using an income and market valuation approach. The income valuation approach estimates our enterprise value using a net present value model, which discounts projected free cash flows of our business using the weighted average cost of capital as the discount rate. We also validated the fair value for each reporting unit using the income approach by calculating a cash earnings multiple and determining whether the multiple was reasonable compared to recent market transactions completed in the industry. As part of that assessment, we also reconcile the estimated aggregate fair values of our reporting units to our market capitalization. We believe this reconciliation process is consistent with a market participant perspective. This consideration would also include a control premium that represents the estimated amount an investor would pay for our equity securities to obtain a controlling interest, and other significant assumptions including revenue and profitability growth, profit margins, residual values and the cost of capital.
 
For the year ended December 31, 2019, we recognized an impairment loss on goodwill of $1,850,000 related to powersports, which is recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. No goodwill impairment resulted from the quantitative impairments tests of the remaining reporting units as of December 31, 2019 and 2018. The remaining reporting units had sufficient excess fair value over the respective carrying values. No other impairment charges related to intangible assets were recognized in 2018.
 
Stock-Based Compensation
 
The Company is required to make estimates and assumptions related to our valuation and recording of stock-based compensation expense under current accounting standards. These standards require all stock-based compensation to employees to be recognized in the statement of operations based on their respective grant date fair values over the requisite service periods and also requires an estimation of forfeitures when calculating compensation expense.
 
On June 30, 2017 the Company's shareholders approved a Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan") reserving for issuance under the Plan in the form of restricted stock units ("RSUs"), stock options ("Options"), Performance Units, and other equity awards (collectively "Awards") for our employees, consultants, directors, independent contractors and certain prospective employees who have committed to become an employee (each an "Eligible Individual") of up to 12.0% of the shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding from time to time. On June 25, 2018, the Company's shareholders approved an amendment to the Plan to increase the number of shares authorized for issuance under the Plan from 12.0% of the Company's issued and outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock from time to time to 100,000 shares of Class B Common Stock (the "First Plan Amendment"). On May 20, 2019, the Company's stockholders approved another amendment to the Plan to increase the number of shares authorized for issuance under the Plan from 100,000 shares of Class B Common Stock to 200,000 shares of Class B Common Stock (the "Second Plan Amendment"). To date, the vesting of RSU and Option awards for most employees is service / time based, however some senior level employees have been granted awards that include a mix of service based, performance based and market condition-based vesting. Substantially all service/time based RSU and Option awards issued typically vest over a three-year period approximating the following vesting schedule: (i) 20.0% vesting anywhere from eight-months to thirteen month after grant date, (ii) an additional 30.0% during the subsequent twelve months of the initial vesting, and (iii) the final 50.0% during the following twelve months. All currently outstanding performance-based awards and market condition-based awards granted to date have vesting schedules dependent on achieving a particular objective within sixteen (16) months. More specifically, the Company granted to certain members of management an aggregate of (i) 12,213 performance-based awards that vest after two consecutive quarters of $1.00 or greater operating income and trailing four quarter revenue of $900,000,000 at any time through September 30, 2020, and (ii) 36,938 market-based awards. The Company estimates the fair value of awards granted under the Plan on the date of grant. Fair value of all awards is based on the share price of the Class B Common Stock on the date of the award, and in the case of options, calculated using the Black-Scholes option valuation model. See Item 8 of Part II, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data Note 1 "Description of Business and Significant Accounting PoliciesStock-Based Compensation."
 
Newly Issued Accounting Pronouncements
 
In February 2016, the FASB issued an accounting pronouncement (FASB ASU 2016-02) related to the accounting for leases. This pronouncement requires lessees to record most leases on their balance sheet while also disclosing key information about those lease arrangements. Under the new guidance, lease classification as either a finance lease or an operating lease will affect the pattern and classification of expense recognition in the income statement. The classification criteria to distinguish between finance and operating leases are generally consistent with the classification criteria to distinguish between capital and operating leases under existing lease accounting guidance. This pronouncement is effective for fiscal years, and for interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018. We adopted the new standard for our fiscal year beginning January 1, 2019.
 
 
 
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In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued a new accounting standard (ASC Topic 606) that amends the accounting guidance on revenue recognition. The new accounting standard is intended to provide a more robust framework for addressing revenue issues, improve comparability of revenue recognition practices, and improve disclosure requirements. Under the new standard, revenue is recognized when a customer obtains control of promised goods or services and is recognized in an amount that reflects the consideration which the entity expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. The principles in the standard should be applied using a five-step model that includes 1) identifying the contract(s) with a customer, 2) identifying the performance obligations in the contract, 3) determining the transaction price, 4) allocating the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract, and 5) recognizing revenue when (or as) the performance obligations are satisfied. The standard also requires disclosure of the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. In addition, the standard amends the existing requirements for the recognition of a gain or loss on the transfer of nonfinancial assets that are not in a contract with a customer (for example, sales of real estate) to be consistent with the standard's guidance on recognition and measurement (including the constraint on revenue). The FASB also subsequently issued several amendments to the standard, including clarification on principal versus agent guidance, identifying performance obligations, and immaterial goods and services in a contract.
 
The new accounting standard update must be applied using either of the following transition methods: (i) a full retrospective approach reflecting the application of the standard in each prior reporting period with the option to elect certain practical expedients, or (ii) a modified retrospective approach with the cumulative effect of initially adopting the standard recognized at the date of adoption (which requires additional footnote disclosures). The Company adopted ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers on January 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective method. Based on the manner in which the Company historically recognized revenue, the adoption of ASC 606 did not have a material impact on the amount or timing of its revenue recognition and the Company recognized no cumulative effect adjustment upon adoption.
 
Item 7A. 
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
 
This item in not applicable as we are currently considered a smaller reporting company.
 
Item 8.
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
 
See Index to Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedules beginning on page F-1 of this Form 10-K.
 
Item 9. 
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.
 
None.
 
Item 9A. 
Controls and Procedures.
 
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
 
Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of December 31, 2019. We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Our management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.
 
Based on the evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act), the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 31, 2019.
 
Management's Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
 
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act. These internal controls are designed to provide reasonable assurance that the reported financial information is presented fairly, that disclosures are adequate and that the judgments inherent in the preparation of financial statements are reasonable. There are inherent limitations in the effectiveness of any system of internal controls, including the possibility of human error and overriding of controls. Consequently, an effective internal control system can only provide reasonable, not absolute, assurance with respect to reporting financial information.
 
 
 
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Our internal control over financial reporting includes policies and procedures that: (i) pertain to maintaining records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect our transactions; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary for preparation of our financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and the receipts and expenditures of company assets are made and in accordance with our management and directors authorization; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding the prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of assets that could have a material effect on our financial statements.
 
Management has undertaken an assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the framework and criteria established in the Internal Control Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission ("COSO"). Based upon this evaluation, management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2019.
 
This annual report does not include an attestation report of our registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management's report was not subject to attestation by our registered public accounting firm pursuant to the temporary rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit the company to provide only the management's report in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
 
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
 
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during our most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
 
Item 9B. 
Other Information.
 
On May 27, 2020, the Compensation Committee terminated the Executive RSUs (defined below) previously granted to Messrs. Chesrown, Berrard and Levy. For additional information regarding the Executive RSUs, see Part III, Item 11 – Executive Compensation.
 
On April 9, 2020, the Company reported that it would implement temporary salary reductions for those employees whose annual salaries exceed $75,000, including, in consultation with the Compensation Committee of the Company's Board of Directors, the salaries of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. As a result of the Company’s approval of Paycheck Protection Program funds on May 1, 2020, the Company has determined that these salary reductions are not needed at this time and such reductions were not implemented.
 
PART III
 
Item 10. 
Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.
 
Directors and Executive Officers
 
Below are the names of and certain information regarding our executive officers and directors:
 
Name
 
Age
 
Position
Marshall Chesrown
 
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Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
Steven R. Berrard
 
65
 
Chief Financial Officer and Director
Denmar Dixon
 
58
 
Director
Richard A. Gray, Jr.
 
72
 
Director
Kartik Kakarala
 
42
 
Director
Peter Levy
 
50
 
Chief Operating Officer
Michael Marchlik
 
47
 
Director
Kevin Westfall
 
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Director
 
Marshall Chesrown has served as our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman since October 24, 2016. Mr. Chesrown has over 35 years of leadership experience in the automotive retail sector. From December 2014 to September 2016, Mr. Chesrown served as Chief Operating Officer and as a director of Vroom.com, an online direct car retailer ("Vroom"). Mr. Chesrown served as Chief Operating Officer of AutoAmerica, an automotive retail company, from May 2013 to November 2014. Previously, Mr. Chesrown served as the President of Chesrown Automotive Group from January 1985 to May 2013, which was acquired by AutoNation, Inc., a leading automotive retail company, in 1997. Mr. Chesrown served as Senior Vice President of Retail Operations for AutoNation from 1997 to 1999. From 1999 to 2013, Mr. Chesrown served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Blackrock Development, a real estate development company widely known for development of the nationally recognized Golf Club at Black Rock. Mr. Chesrown filed for personal bankruptcy in May 2013, which petition was discharged in January 2017.
 
 
 
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We believe that Mr. Chesrown possesses attributes that qualify him to serve as a member of our Board, including his extensive experience in the automotive retail sector.
 
Steven R. Berrard has served as our Chief Financial Officer since January 9, 2017 and served as Interim Chief Financial Officer from July 13, 2016 through January 9, 2017 and as Chief Executive Officer from July 13, 2016 through October 24, 2016. Mr. Berrard served as Secretary from July 13, 2016 through June 30, 2017 and has served on our Board since July 13, 2016. Mr. Berrard served as a director of Walter Investment Management Corp. ("Walter Investment") from 2010 until May 2017. Mr. Berrard served on the Board of Directors of Swisher Hygiene Inc., a publicly traded industry leader in hygiene solutions and products, from 2004 until May 2014. Mr. Berrard is the Managing Partner of New River Capital Partners, a private equity fund he co-founded in 1997. Mr. Berrard was the co-founder and Co-Chief Executive Officer of AutoNation from 1996 to 1999. Prior to joining AutoNation, Mr. Berrard served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Blockbuster Entertainment Group, at the time the world's largest video store operator. Mr. Berrard served as President of Huizenga Holdings, Inc., a real estate management and development company, and served in various positions with subsidiaries of Huizenga Holdings, Inc. from 1981 to 1987. Mr. Berrard was employed by Coopers & Lybrand (now PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ("PwC")) from 1976 to 1981. Mr. Berrard currently serves on the Board of Directors of Pivotal Fitness, Inc., a chain of fitness centers operating in a number of markets in the United States. He has previously served on the Boards of Directors of Jamba, Inc., (2005 – 2009), Viacom, Inc., (1987 – 1996), Birmingham Steel (1999 – 2002), HealthSouth (2004 – 2006), and Boca Resorts, Inc. (1996 – 2004). Mr. Berrard earned his B.S. in Accounting from Florida Atlantic University.
 
We believe that Mr. Berrard's management experience and financial expertise is beneficial in guiding our strategic direction. He has served in senior management and on the Board of several prominent, publicly traded companies. In several instances, he has led significant growth of the businesses he has managed. In addition, Mr. Berrard has served as the Chairman of the audit committee of several boards of directors.
 
Denmar Dixon has served on our Board since January 9, 2017. Mr. Dixon served as a director of Walter Investment from April 2009 (and for its predecessor since December 2008) until June 2016. Effective October 2015, Mr. Dixon was appointed Chief Executive Officer and President of Walter Investment and served until his resignation effective June 2016. Mr. Dixon previously served as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and Executive Vice President of Walter Investment since January 2010 and Chief Investment Officer of Walter Investment since August 2013. Before becoming an executive officer of Walter Investment, Mr. Dixon also served as a member of Walter Investment's Audit Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and as Chairman of the Compensation and Human Resources Committee. Before serving on the Board of Walter Investment, Mr. Dixon was elected to the board of managers of JWH Holding Company, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Walter Industries, Inc., in anticipation of the spin-off of Walter Investment Management, LLC from Walter Industries, Inc. (now known as Walter Energy, Inc.). In 2008, Mr. Dixon founded Blue Flame Capital, LLC, a consulting, financial advisory and investment firm. Before forming Blue Flame, Mr. Dixon spent 23 years with Banc of America Securities, LLC and its predecessors. At the time of his retirement, Mr. Dixon was a Managing Director in the Corporate and Investment Banking group and held the position of Global Head of the Basic Industries Group of Banc of America Securities.
 
We believe that Mr. Dixon possesses attributes that qualify him to serve as a member of our Board, including his extensive business development, mergers and acquisitions and capital markets/investment banking experience within the financial services industry. As a director, he provides significant input into, and is actively involved in, leading our business activities and strategic planning efforts. Mr. Dixon has significant experience in the general industrial, consumer and business services industries.
 
Richard A. Gray, Jr., has served on our Board since October 1, 2017. Mr. Gray has served as President of Gray & Co. Realtors, Inc., a licensed real estate service provider he founded, since 1987. Gray & Co. Realtors has been involved in the development, liquidation, the joint venture, and management of commercial real estate, representing both U.S. investors and foreign investors, and since 1998, has also been involved in raising venture capital for startup and additional round funding for public companies in the technology sector. Before Gray & Co. Realtors, he served as a broker at Wiggins Gray Interests, a company focused on development of retail and office properties in Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex, as well as office, industrial, land and retail brokerage from 1985 to 1987. Before Wiggins Gray Interests, he served at Hudson & Hudson Realtors from 1973 to 1985, Murray Investment Company from 1971 to 1973, and Borden Chemical Company from 1969 to 1971. Mr. Gray has also served as a director of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Migra Tech, and Equitable Bank. Mr. Gray received his BBA from Texas Tech University.
 
We believe that Mr. Gray possesses attributes that qualify him to serve as a member of our Board, including his extensive experience in funding technology sector public companies.
 
 
 
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Kartik Kakarala was appointed to our Board immediately following the completion of the Company's acquisition of substantially all of the assets of the NextGen Dealer Solutions, LLC ("NextGen") in February 2017. Mr. Kakarala is the Chief Executive Officer of Halcyon Technologies, a global software solutions company. He is responsible for sales, business development and innovation, as well as the creation of technology assets. He has been responsible for the growth of a number of strategic, horizontal competencies, and vertical business units like automotive, utilities, finance and healthcare practices. Mr. Kakarala served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of NextGen from January 2016 to February 2017, which was acquired by us in February 2017, providing inventory management solutions to the power sports, recreational vehicle and marine sectors in North America. He served as Chief Executive Officer and President of NextGenAuto from July 2013 to December 2015. Mr. Kakarala served as Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Red Bumper from July 2010 to August 2014, a company which provided pre-owned car inventory management solutions used by thousands of automotive dealers across North America and which was later acquired by ADP in 2014. Mr. Kakarala served as Director/Co-Founder of GridFirst solutions since 2012, a company providing home automation solutions to energy customers. Mr. Kakarala holds a master’s degree in Computer Science from University of Houston.
 
We believe that Mr. Kakarala possesses attributes that qualify him to serve as a member of our Board, as he is regarded as a pioneer in developing several systems in the automotive industry including CRM, ERP, inventory management and financial applications.
 
Peter Levy has served as our Chief Operating Officer since May 20, 2019. From November 2017 to present, Mr. Levy served as our Senior Vice President of Operations overseeing the day-to-day inventory logistics, auctions, dealer networks, and managing the teams responsible for driving sales within the Company. Mr. Levy is a seasoned and highly respected operating executive who has been involved in the automotive industry for over 25 years. Mr. Levy previously served as a Business Development Partner of AWG Remarketing Whann Technology/Integrated Auction Solutions, LLC from January 2011 to November 2017. Also, Mr. Levy's distinguished career includes multiple executive and management level positions within the industry at companies such as AutoNation and Automotive Remarketing Services, all focusing on business development and creative uses of technology to gain market share. Mr. Levy graduated from Indiana University with a B.S. in Marketing and Finance.
 
Michael Marchlik has served on our Board since May 6, 2020. Mr. Marchlik has served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Advisory & Valuations division of Great American Group ("GA") since April 2017 and is responsible for overseeing the operations and client service efforts for lenders, sponsors and borrowers. Prior to that, he served as a Partner and National Sales and Marketing Director of GA from January 2010 to April 2017, as Executive Vice President, Western Region of GA from January 2004 to December 2009, as Senior Vice President of Sales, Western Region of GA from June 2001 to December 2003, and as Director of Operations at GA from July 1996 to May 2001. With nearly two and a half decades of experience in all segments of the asset disposition and valuation industries, he has extensive understanding of corporate transactional services, credit structure and asset-based valuation, lending solutions and business operations. Mr. Marchlik attended Northeastern University in Boston where he received a Bachelor of Science in Finance.
 
We believe that Mr. Marchlik possesses attributes that qualify him to serve as a member of our Board, including his extensive understanding of corporate transactional services, credit structure and asset-based valuation, lending solutions and business operations.
 
Kevin Westfall has served on our Board since January 9, 2017. Mr. Westfall was a co-founder and served as Chief Executive Officer of Vroom from January 2012 through November 2015. Previously, from March 1997 through November 2011, Mr. Westfall served as Senior Vice President of Sales and Senior Vice President of Automotive Finance at AutoNation. Mr. Westfall was a founder of BMW Financial Services in 1990 and served as its President until March 1997. Mr. Westfall also served as Retail Lease Manager of Chrysler Credit Corporation from 1987 until 1990 and as President of World Automotive Imports and Leasing from 1980 until 1987.
 
We believe that Mr. Westfall possesses attributes that qualify him to serve as a member of our Board, including his more than 30 years of executive experience in automotive retail and finance operations.
 
Corporate Governance Principles and Code of Ethics
 
Our Board is committed to sound corporate governance principles and practices. Our Board's core principles of corporate governance are set forth in our Corporate Governance Principles. In order to clearly set forth our commitment to conduct our operations in accordance with our high standards of business ethics and applicable laws and regulations, our Board also adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, which is applicable to all directors, officers and employees. A copy of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and the Corporate Governance Principles are available on our corporate website at www.rumbleon.com. You also may obtain without charge a printed copy of the Code of Ethics and Corporate Governance Principles by sending a written request to: Investor Relations, RumbleOn, Inc., 901 W Walnut Hill Lane, Irving, Texas 75038. Amendments or waivers of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics will be provided on our website within four business days following the date of the amendment or waiver.
 
 
 
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Board of Directors
 
The business and affairs of our company are managed by or under the direction of the Board. The Board is currently composed of seven members. The Board has not appointed a lead independent director; instead the presiding director for each executive session is rotated among the Chairs of the committees of our Board.
 
The Board held five meetings and took one action by unanimous written consent during the year ended December 31, 2019. In 2019, each person serving as a director attended at least 75% of the total number of meetings of our Board and any Board committee on which he served.
 
Our directors are expected to attend our Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Any director who is unable to attend our Annual Meeting is expected to notify the Chairman of the Board in advance of the Annual Meeting. All of our directors serving at the time of the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders were in attendance.
 
Board Committees
 
Pursuant to our bylaws, our Board may establish one or more committees of the Board however designated, and delegate to any such committee the full power of the Board, to the fullest extent permitted by law.
 
Our Board has established three separately designated standing committees to assist the Board in discharging its responsibilities: the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee, and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The charters for our Board committees set forth the scope of the responsibilities of that committee. The Board will assess the effectiveness and contribution of each committee on an annual basis. The charters for our Board committees were adopted by the Board in May 2017. These charters are available at www.rumbleon.com, and you may obtain a printed copy of any of these charters by sending a written request to: Investor Relations, RumbleOn, Inc., 901 W Walnut Hill Lane, Irving, Texas 75038.
 
Audit Committee. The current members of the Audit Committee are Messrs. Dixon (chair), Marchlik, Gray, and Westfall. The Board has determined that Mr. Dixon is an "audit committee financial expert," as defined in Item 407 of Regulation S-K and is the Chairman of the Audit Committee.
 
The primary function of the Audit Committee is to assist the Board in fulfilling its responsibilities by overseeing our accounting and financial processes and the audits of our financial statements. The independent auditor is ultimately accountable to the Audit Committee, as representatives of the stockholders. The Audit Committee has the ultimate authority and direct responsibility for the selection, appointment, compensation, retention and oversight of the work of our independent auditor that is engaged for the purpose of preparing or issuing an audit report or performing other audit, review or attest services for us (including the resolution of disagreements between management and the independent auditors regarding financial reporting), and the independent auditor must report directly to the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee also is responsible for the review of proposed transactions between us and related parties. For a complete description of the Audit Committee's responsibilities, you should refer to the Audit Committee Charter. The Audit Committees held seven meetings and took two actions by unanimous written consent during the year ended December 31, 2019.
 
Compensation Committee. The current members of the Compensation Committee are Messrs. Westfall (chair), Marchlik, and Dixon. The Compensation Committee was established to, among other things, administer and approve all elements of compensation and awards for our executive officers. The Compensation Committee has the responsibility to review and approve the business goals and objectives relevant to each executive officer's compensation, evaluate individual performance of each executive in light of those goals and objectives, and determine and approve each executive's compensation based on this evaluation. For a complete description of the Compensation Committee's responsibilities, you should refer to the Compensation Committee Charter. The Compensation Committee held three meetings and took one actions by unanimous written consent during the year ended December 31, 2019.
 
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The current members of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee are Messrs. Dixon (chair) and Gray. The Nominating Committee is responsible for identifying individuals qualified to become members of the Board or any committee thereof; recommending nominees for election as directors at each annual stockholder meeting; recommending candidates to fill any vacancies on the Board or any committee thereof; and overseeing the evaluation of the Board. For a complete description of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee's responsibilities, you should refer to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Charter. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees took one action by unanimous written consent during the year ended December 31, 2019.
 
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will consider all qualified director candidates identified by various sources, including members of the Board, management and stockholders. Candidates for directors recommended by stockholders will be given the same consideration as those identified from other sources. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is responsible for reviewing each candidate's biographical information, meeting with each candidate and assessing each candidate's independence, skills and expertise based on a number of factors. While we do not have a formal policy on diversity, when considering the selection of director nominees, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee considers individuals with diverse backgrounds, viewpoints, accomplishments, cultural background and professional expertise, among other factors.
 
 
 
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Item 11. 
Executive Compensation.
 
Executive and Director Compensation
 
Summary Compensation Table
 
The following table provides the compensation paid to our principal executive officer and other executive officers whose total compensation exceeded $100,000 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018.
 
Name and Principal Position
 
Fiscal Year
 
 
Salary
 
 
 
Bonus
 
 
 
Stock Awards(1)
 
 
 
Total
 
Marshall Chesrown
Chief Executive Officer
 
2019
 
$
360,000
 
 
$
200,000
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
560,000
 
 
 
2018
 
 
240,000
 
 
 
150,000
(2)
 
 
-
 
 
$
390,000
 
Steven R. Berrard
Chief Financial Officer
 
2019
 
$
360,000
 
 
$
200,000
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
560,000
 
 
 
2018
 
 
240,000
 
 
 
150,000
(2)
 
 
-
 
 
$
390,000
 
Peter Levy(3)
Chief Operating Officer
 
2019
 
$
280,273
 
 
$
50,500
 
 
 
204,000
(4)
 
$
534,773
 
                                   
(1) 
Does not include the grant date fair value of performance and market based restricted stock units granted to each of Mr. Chesrown and Mr. Berrard in the amount of $838,000 and to Mr. Levy in the amount of $204,250, each as determined pursuant to FASB ASC Topic 718, which restricted stocks unit were terminated as described below under the section titled Executive Employment Arrangement.
 
(2) 
Represents a discretionary bonus approved by the Company's Compensation Committee for service provided to the Company in connection with the acquisitions of Wholesale, Inc. and Wholesale Express, LLC in October 2018.
 
(3) 
On May 20, 2019, Peter Levy was promoted to Chief Operating Officer of the Company. As a result, compensation for only 2019 is presented above.
 
(4)
Does not reflect compensation paid to Mr. Levy.  Instead, the amount shown reflects the grant date fair value of restricted stock units granted to Mr. Levy determined pursuant to FASB ASC Topic 718.
 
Executive Employment Arrangement
 
Marshall Chesrown and Steven Berrard
 
On May 25, 2019, the Compensation Committee approved an increase in the annual base salary for Marshall Chesrown and Steven Berrard from $240,000 to $360,000, retroactive to January 1, 2019. The Compensation Committee also approved a discretionary bonus of up to $500,000 for each of Messrs. Chesrown and Berrard payable as follows: (i) $100,000 payable immediately in connection with the Company's performance for the quarter ended March 31, 2019 and the launch of the Company's finance business, (ii) $100,000 upon reaching the revenue target approved by the Committee for the year ending December 31, 2019 and payable upon completion of the Company's audited financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2019, (iii) $100,000 payable upon achieving powersports and automotive unit sales with a target average gross margin per unit approved by the Committee at any time through December 31, 2019, and (iv) $100,000 payable in two equal installments upon achieving a certain percentage of revenue and gross margin targets approved by the Committee for the quarters ended June 30, 2019 and September 30, 2019. Messrs. Chesrown and Berrard each achieved and were paid $200,000 under the bonus plan.
 
The Committee also approved grants of up to 20,000 restricted stock units ("RSUs") for each of Messrs. Chesrown and Berrard, which vest as follows: (i) 5,000 RSUs vest after two consecutive quarters of $1.00 or greater operating income and trailing four quarter revenue targets approved by the Committee at any time through September 30, 2020, (ii) 5,000 RSUs vest at such time as the shares of Class B Common Stock trade at a minimum closing price of $200.00 per share for 30 consecutive trading days at any time through September 30, 2020, and (iii) 10,000 RSUs vest at such time as the shares of Class B Common Stock trade at a minimum closing price of $300.00 per share for thirty consecutive trading days at any time through September 30, 2020. Messrs. Chesrown and Berrard received these RSUs on June 3, 2019 (the "CEO and CFO RSUs").
 
On May 27, 2020, the Committee terminated the CEO and CFO RSUs.
 
The Company has not entered into employment agreements or arrangements with Messrs. Chesrown or Berrard. Accordingly, Messrs. Chesrown and Berrard are employed as the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, respectively, on an at-will basis.
 
 
 
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Peter Levy
 
We have not entered into an employment agreement or arrangement with Mr. Levy. Accordingly, he is employed as our Chief Operating Officer on an at-will basis. Mr. Levy currently receives an annual salary of $300,000, which is paid weekly, in accordance with our standard payroll practice. Mr. Levy is eligible for equity compensation under our equity compensation plans, as determined from time to time by the Compensation Committee of the Board.
 
On August 22, 2019, the Compensation Committee approved a grant of 2,500 RSUs to Mr. Levy, which vest (1) 20% on the last day of the ninth month following the grant date, (2) 7.5% every three months on the last day of each three month period beginning on the last day of the twelfth month following the grant date through the last of the twenty-first month following the grant date and (3) 12.5% every three months on the last day of each three month period beginning on the last day of the twenty-fourth month following the grant date through the last day of the thirty-first month following the grant date.
 
Also, on August 22, 2019, the Committee approved a grant of up to 5,000 RSUs to Mr. Levy, which vest as follows: (i) 1,250 RSUs vest after two consecutive quarters of $1.00 or greater operating income and trailing four quarter revenue of $900,000,000 at any time through June 30, 2020, (ii) 1,250 RSUs vest at such time as the shares of Class B Common Stock trade at a minimum closing price of $200.00 per share for 30 consecutive trading days at any time through June 30, 2020, and (iii) 2,500 RSUs vest at such time as the shares of Class B Common Stock trade at a minimum closing price of $300.00 per share for 30 consecutive trading days at any time through June 30, 2020 (the “COO RSUs, collectively with the CEO and CFO RSUs, the "Executive RSUs").
 
On May 27, 2020, the Committee terminated the COO RSUs.
 
Non-Employee Director Compensation
 
We have not yet established a policy for non-employee director compensation. During the year ended December 31, 2019, no compensation was paid to our non-employee directors, except an award of 1,750 RSUs under the Incentive Plan to Messrs. Dixon, Gray, Kakarala, Westfall and Reece for their service to the Board.
 
The following table summarizes the compensation paid to our non-employee directors for the year ended December 31, 2019.
 
Name
 
Stock
Awards (1)(2)
 
 
Total
 
Denmar Dixon
 160,300 
 160,300 
Richard A. Gray, Jr.
 160,300 
 160,300 
Kartik Kakarala
 160,300 
 160,300 
Kevin Westfall
 160,300 
 160,300 
Joseph Reece (3)
 160,300 
 160,300 
                                   
(1) 
Represents RSUs granted under the Incentive Plan. Represents the aggregate grant date fair value computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. In determining the grant date fair value, we used $91.60 per share. The RSUs vest one year from the grant date and are subject to pro rata vesting if a director leaves the Board of Directors before the one-year period.
 
(2) 
As of December 31, 2019, each of Messrs. Dixon, Gray, Kakarala, and Westfall held RSUs as follows: Mr. Dixon – 6,025; Mr. Gray – 4,550; Mr. Kakarala – 3,150; and Mr. Westfall – 4,025.
 
(3) 
Mr. Reece resigned from the board on October 21, 2019, and forfeited all vested and unvested RSUs.
 
 
 
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Item 12. 
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.
 
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
 
Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. In accordance with the SEC rules, shares of our common stock that may be acquired upon exercise or vesting of equity awards within 60 days of the date of the table below are deemed beneficially owned by the holders of such options and are deemed outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage of ownership of such person, but are not treated as outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage of ownership of any other person.
 
As of May 26, 2020, 50,000 shares of Class A Common Stock and 2,162,716 shares of Class B Common Stock were issued and outstanding. The following table sets forth information with respect to the beneficial ownership of our common stock as of May 26, 2020, by (i) each of our directors and executive officers, (ii) all of our directors and executive officers as a group, and (iii) each stockholder known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our common stock. To the best of our knowledge, except as otherwise indicated, each of the persons named in the table has sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares of common stock beneficially owned by such person, except to the extent such power may be shared with a spouse. To our knowledge, none of the shares listed below are held under a voting trust or similar agreement, except as noted. To our knowledge, there is no arrangement, including any pledge by any person of our securities or any of our parents, the operation of which may at a subsequent date result in a change in control of our company.
 
Unless otherwise noted below, the address of each person listed on the table is c/o RumbleOn, Inc., 901 W Walnut Hill Lane, Irving, Texas 75038.
 
Beneficial Owner Executive Officers and Directors
 
Class A Common Stock Beneficially Owned
 
 
Percentage of Class A Common
Stock Beneficially Owned (%)(1)
 
 
Class B Common Stock Beneficially Owned
 
 
 
 
 
Percentage of Class B Common Stock Beneficially Owned (%)(2)
 
Marshall Chesrown(3)
  43,750 
  87.5%
  93,750 
 
 
 
  4.33%
Steven Berrard(4)
  6,250 
  12.5%
  108,500 
 
 
 
  5.02%
Denmar Dixon(5)
  - 
  - 
  78,874 
  (8)
  3.65%
Kevin Westfall
  - 
  - 
  4,851 
  (9)
  * 
Kartik Kakarala(6)
  - 
  - 
  78,772 
  (10)
  3.64%
Peter Levy
  - 
  - 
  6,944 
  (11)
  * 
Richard Gray
  - 
  - 
  5,071 
  (12)
  * 
Michael Marchlik
  - 
  - 
  - 
    
  - 
All executive officers and directors as a group (8 persons) (7)
  - 
  - 
  376,762 
  (13)
  17.42%
                            
*Represents beneficial ownership of less than 1%.
 
(1) 
Based on 50,000 shares of Class A Common Stock issued and outstanding as of May 26, 2020. The Class A Common Stock has ten votes for each share outstanding compared to one vote for each share of Class B Common Stock outstanding
 
(2) 
Based on 2,162,716 shares of Class B Common Stock issued and outstanding as of May 26, 2020.
 
(3) 
As of May 26, 2020, Mr. Chesrown has voting power representing approximately 19.95% of our outstanding common stock.
 
(4) 
Shares are owned directly through Berrard Holdings, a limited partnership controlled by Steven R. Berrard. Mr. Berrard has the sole power to vote and the sole power to dispose of each of the shares of common stock which he may be deemed to beneficially own. As of May 26, 2020, Mr. Berrard has voting power representing approximately 6.42% of our outstanding common stock.
 
(5) 
62,642 shares are owned directly through Blue Flame Capital, LLC, an entity controlled by Mr. Dixon, 638 shares are held by Mr. Dixon's spouse, 75 shares are held by Mr. Dixon's son and 12,600 shares are directly held by Mr. Dixon. Mr. Dixon has the sole power to vote and the sole power to dispose of each of the shares of common stock which he may be deemed to beneficially own. As of May 26, 2020, Mr. Dixon has voting power representing 2.85% of our outstanding common stock.
 
 
 
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(6) 
Shares are owned indirectly through Halcyon Consulting, LLC, a limited liability company owned by Kartik Kakarala and his brother, Srinivas Kakarala. Kartik Kakarala has shared power to vote and shared power to dispose of such shares of common stock with his brother. As of May 26, 2020, Mr. Kakarala has voting power representing 2.87% of our outstanding common stock.
 
(7) 
As of May 26, 2020, all directors and executive officers as a group have voting power representing approximately 32.46% of our outstanding common stock.
 
(8) 
Includes 2,919 restricted stock units that have vested and are pending delivery or will vest within 60 days.
 
(9) 
Includes 2,231 restricted stock units that have vested and are pending delivery or will vest within 60 days.
 
(10) 
Includes 2,231 restricted stock units that have vested and are pending delivery or will vest within 60 days.
 
(11) 
Includes 2,501 restricted stock units that have vested and are pending delivery or will vest within 60 days.
 
(12) 
Includes 2,596 restricted stock units that have vested and are pending delivery or will vest within 60 days.
 
(13) 
Includes 12,478 restricted stock units that have vested and are pending delivery or will vest within 60 days.
 
Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans
 
On January 9, 2017, our Board approved the adoption of the Incentive Plan subject to stockholder approval at our 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. On June 30, 2017, the Incentive Plan was approved by our stockholders at the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The purposes of the Incentive Plan are to attract, retain, reward and motivate talented, motivated and loyal employees and other service providers, or the Eligible Individuals, by providing them with an opportunity to acquire or increase a proprietary interest in our company and to incentivize them to expend maximum effort for the growth and success of our company, so as to strengthen the mutuality of the interests between such persons and our stockholders. The Incentive Plan allows us to grant a variety of stock-based and cash-based awards to Eligible Individuals. On May 10, 2018, the Board approved, subject to stockholder approval, an amendment to the Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares of Class B Common Stock authorized for issuance under the Incentive Plan from twelve percent (12%) of all issued and outstanding Class B Common Stock from time to time to 100,000 shares of Class B Common Stock (the "Plan Increase"). On June 25, 2018, the Plan Increase was approved by our stockholders at the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. On May 20, 2019, the Company's stockholders approved another amendment to the Plan to increase the number of shares authorized for issuance under the Plan from 100,000 shares of Class B Common Stock to 200,000 shares of Class B Common Stock. We have not maintained any other equity compensation plans since our inception.
 
The following table provides information as of December 31, 2019, with respect to all of our compensation plans under which equity securities are authorized for issuance:
 
Plan Category
 
Number of securities
to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights
 
 
Number of securities remaining available for future issuance
 
Equity compensation plans approved by stockholders
 
 
136,076
(1)
 
 
41,299
(2)
Equity compensation plans not approved by stockholders
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
                                   
(1) 
Represents restricted stock units outstanding under the Incentive Plan.
 
(2) 
Represents securities remaining available for future issuance under the Incentive Plan.
 
 
 
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Item 13. 
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.
 
We have been a party to the following transactions since January 1, 2018, in which the amount involved exceeds $120,000 and in which any director, executive officer, or holder of more than 5% of any class of our voting stock, or any member of the immediate family of or entities affiliated with any of them, had or will have a material interest.
 
November 2016 Private Placement
 
On November 28, 2016, we completed a private placement with certain purchasers, with respect to the sale of an aggregate of 45,000 shares of common stock of the Company at a purchase price of $30.00 per share for total consideration of $1,350,000 (the "2016 Private Placement"). In connection with the 2016 Private Placement, the Company also entered into loan agreements with the investors pursuant to which the investors would loan the Company their pro rata share of up to $1,350,000 in the aggregate upon our request any time on or after January 31, 2017 and before November 1, 2020, pursuant to the terms of a convertible promissory note attached to the loan agreements.
 
In connection with the 2016 Private Placement, Blue Flame, an entity controlled by Denmar Dixon, one of the Company's directors, paid $250,000 for 45,000 shares of the Company's Class B Common Stock.
 
On March 31, 2017, we completed funding of the second tranche of the 2016 Private Placement, pursuant to which the investors each received their pro rata share of (1) 58,096 shares of common stock and (2) the Private Placement Notes, in the amount of $667,000, and cancellation of loan agreements having an aggregate principal amount committed by the purchasers of $1,350,000. The Private Placement Notes were not convertible. As a result, Blue Flame received 32,276 shares of Class B Common Stock and a promissory note in the principal amount of $370,556. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the amount outstanding on the promissory notes due to Blue Flame, including accrued interest was $394,287 and $378,495, respectively. Interest expense on the promissory notes due to Blue Flame for the year ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 was $183,286 and $143,987, respectively, which included debt discount amortization of $144,109 and $114,404, respectively. The interest was charged to interest expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
 
Test Dealer
 
In connection with the development of the regional partner program, the Company tested various aspects of the program by utilizing a dealership to which Mr. Chesrown, the Company's Chief Executive Officer has provided financing in the form of a $400,000 convertible promissory note (the "Dealer"). The note, which could be converted into a 25.0% ownership interest in the Dealer at any time, was to mature on May 1, 2019, with interest payable monthly at 5.0% per annum This financing arrangement was terminated in April 2018. Revenue recognized by the Company from the Dealer for the year ended December 31, 2018 was $619,193 or .04% of 2018 total revenue.
 
In addition, the Company previously subleased warehouse space from the Dealer that is separate and distinct from the location of the dealership, on the same terms as paid by the Dealer. This subleased facility serves as the northwestern regional distribution center for the Company. The lease was terminated on June 30, 2018. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company paid $90,000 in rent under the sublease. Included in accounts receivable at December 31, 2018 was $40,176 owed to the Company by the Dealer.
 
Services Agreement
 
In connection with the NextGen Acquisition, on February 8, 2017, we entered into a Services Agreement with Halcyon, to provide development and support services to us. Mr. Kakarala currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Halcyon. Pursuant to the Services Agreement, we paid Halcyon hourly fees for specific services, set forth in the Services Agreement, and such fees could increase on an annual basis, provided that the rates were not higher than 110.0% of the immediately preceding year's rates. We also reimbursed Halcyon for any reasonable travel and pre-approved out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with its services to us. The Services Agreement was terminated on March 31, 2018. During the year ended December 31, 2018, we paid a total of $54,159 under the Services Agreement.
 
October 2018 PIPE Transaction
 
On October 25, 2018, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with certain accredited investors (the "Investors") pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell in a private placement (the "PIPE Transaction") an aggregate of 151,500 shares of its Class B Common Stock, at a purchase price of $142.00 per share for non-affiliates of the Company.
 
 
 
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Mr. Dixon, who invested through Blue Flame, purchased 1,500 shares of Class B Common Stock in the PIPE Transaction at a price of $162.00 per share (the per share price to affiliates of the Company) for an aggregate purchase price of $243,000. Also, Mr. Reece, a Director at the time, individually purchased 500 shares of Class B Common Stock for an aggregate purchase price of $81,000. The Board of Directors approved these purchases in accordance with Rule 16b-3(d)(1) of the Exchange Act. Messrs. Dixon and Reece abstained from the Board of Directors' vote approving the PIPE Transaction.
 
Nashville Leases
 
In connection with the acquisition of Wholesale, we entered into leases for two facilities in the greater Nashville area owned by Mr. Brewster, a former 5% or greater holder of our Class B Common Stock. Each location has a lease term expiring on October 30, 2021, and for each property we have two (2) renewal options, each of which provides for five (5) additional years with a ten percent (10.0%) increase in the base rent. The aggregate rent for the two locations is approximately $55,000 per month.
 
Related Party Transaction Policy
 
In May 2017, our Board adopted a formal policy that our executive officers, directors, holders of more than 5.0% of any class of our voting securities, and any member of the immediate family of and any entity affiliated with any of the foregoing persons, are not permitted to enter into a related party transaction with us without the prior consent of the Audit Committee, or other independent members of our Board if it is inappropriate for the Audit Committee to review such transaction due to a conflict of interest. Any request for us to enter into a transaction with an executive officer, director, principal stockholder, or any of their immediate family members or affiliates, in which the amount involved exceeds $120,000 must first be presented to the Audit Committee for review, consideration and approval. In approving or rejecting any such proposal, the Audit Committee is to consider the relevant facts and circumstances available and deemed relevant to the audit committee, including, whether the transaction is on terms no less favorable than terms generally available to an unaffiliated third party under the same or similar circumstances and the extent of the related party's interest in the transaction.
 
Director Independence
 
Our Board has determined that all of our directors, other than Messrs. Chesrown, Berrard, and Kakarala, qualify as "independent" directors in accordance with the listing requirements of The NASDAQ Stock Market. The NASDAQ independence definition includes a series of objective tests regarding a director's independence and requires that the Board make an affirmative determination that a director has no relationship with us that would interfere with such director's exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director. There are no family relationships among any of our directors or executive officers.
 
Item 14.
Principal Accounting Fees and Services.
 
On November 19, 2019, the Audit Committee of the Company engaged Grant Thornton LLP ("Grant Thornton") as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm, effective November 19, 2019. Also, effective November 19, 2019, the Audit Committee of the Company dismissed Scharf Pera & Co., PLLC ("Scharf Pera") as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm.
 
Scharf Pera audited the Company's financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2018. Scharf Pera's reports on the Company's financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2018 did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor was it qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles.
 
In connection with Scharf Pera's audits of the Company's financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2018 and the subsequent interim period through November 19, 2019, there were (i) no "disagreements" (as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions) between the Company and Scharf Pera on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Scharf Pera, would have caused Scharf Pera to make a reference to the subject matter thereof in connection with its reports on the Company's financial statements for such years and (ii) no "reportable events" (as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions).
 
During the years ended December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2018, and through the subsequent interim period as of November 19, 2019, neither the Company, nor any party on its behalf, consulted with Grant Thornton regarding either (i) the application of accounting principles to a specific transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered with respect to the Company's financial statements, and no written reports or oral advice was provided to the Company by Grant Thornton that was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to any accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue or (ii) any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement (as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and related instructions) or a reportable event (as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).
 
 
 
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The following table sets forth Grant Thornton's and Scharf Pera’s fees for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018.
 
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
 
 
Audit Fees (1)
 $340,000 
 $80,294 
   
Tax Fees
  - 
  12,415 
  (2)
All Other Fees
  - 
  17,717 
  (3)
Total
 $340,000 
 $110,426 
    
                                   
(1) 
These audit fees include the fees billed by Grant Thornton of $340,000 for the audit of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2019. The fees for 2018 are for amounts billed by Scharf Pera for (i) the audits of the Company for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 and (ii) their review of the Company's unaudited 2018 Quarterly financial statements.
  
(2) 
These tax fees consist of tax fees billed by Scharf Pera in 2018.
 
(3) 
These other fees consist of fees billed by Scharf Pera in 2018 for review of Registration Statements.
 
Policy for Approval of Audit and Permitted Non-Audit Services
 
The Audit Committee has adopted a policy and related procedures requiring its pre-approval of all audit and non-audit services to be rendered by its independent registered public accounting firm. These policies and procedures are intended to ensure that the provision of such services do not impair the independent registered public accounting firm's independence. These services may include audit services, audit related services, tax services and other services. The policy provides for the annual establishment of fee limits for various types of audit services, audit related services, tax services and other services, within which the services are deemed to be pre-approved by the Audit Committee. The independent registered public accounting firm is required to provide to the Audit Committee back up information with respect to the performance of such services.
 
All services provided by Grant Thornton and Scharf Pera during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 were approved by the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee has delegated to its Chair the authority to pre-approve services, up to a specified fee limit, to be rendered by the independent registered public accounting firm and requires that the Chair report to the Audit Committee any pre-approved decisions made by the Chair at the next scheduled meeting of the Audit Committee.
 
 
 
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PART IV
 
Item 15. 
Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.
 
(a)            
We have filed the following documents as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K:
 
1. 
The financial statements listed in the "Index to Financial Statements" on page F-1 are filed as part of this report.
 
2. 
Financial statement schedules are omitted because they are not applicable, or the required information is shown in the financial statements or notes thereto.
 
3. 
Exhibits included or incorporated herein: See below.
 
Exhibit Number
 
Description
 
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated October 26, 2018, by and among RumbleOn, Inc., RMBL Tennessee, LLC, Wholesale Holdings, Inc., Steven Brewster and Janet Brewster, Wholesale, LLC, and Steven Brewster as representative, and for limited purposes, Marshall Chesrown and Steven R. Berrard.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on October 31, 2018).
 
Amendment to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated October 29, 2018, by and among RumbleOn, Inc., RMBL Tennessee, LLC, Wholesale Holdings, Inc., Steven Brewster and Janet Brewster, Wholesale, LLC, and Steven Brewster as representative (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on October 31, 2018).
 
Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated October 26, 2018, by and among RumbleOn, Inc. Steven Brewster, Justin Becker, and Steven Brewster as representative. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.3 in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on October 31, 2018).
 
Articles of Incorporation filed on October 24, 2013 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(i)(a) in the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1/A, filed on March 20, 2014).
 
By-Laws, as Amended (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on February 14, 2017).
 
Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation, filed on February 13, 2017 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on February 14, 2017).
 
Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation, filed on June 25, 2018 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on June 28, 2018).
 
Certificate of Designation for the Series B Preferred Stock (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on October 31, 2018).
 
Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement, dated February 8, 2017 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on February 14, 2017).
 
Registration Rights Agreement, dated February 8, 2017 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on February 14, 2017).
 
Stockholder's Agreement, dated October 24, 2016 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on October 28, 2016).
 
Sample Stock Certificate Class B Common Stock (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 in the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed on September 27, 2017).
 
Form of Warrant to Purchase Class B Common Stock, dated October 18, 2017 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed October 24, 2017).
 
Warrant, dated April 30, 2018 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on May 1, 2018).
 
Warrant to Purchase Class B Common Stock, dated October 30, 2018 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on October 31, 2018).
 
Indenture, dated May 14, 2019, between RumbleOn, Inc. and Wilmington Trust National Association (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on May 15, 2019).
 
Form of 6.75% Convertible Senior Note due 2024 (included as Exhibit A to the Indenture filed as Exhibit 4.8) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on May 15, 2019).
 
Registration Rights Agreement, dated May 14, 2019, between the Company and JMP Securities LLC (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on May 15, 2019).
 
Description of Registrant's Securities.
 
2017 RumbleOn, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan + (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on January 9, 2017).
 
Unconditional Guaranty Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on February 14, 2017).
 
Security Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on February 14, 2017).
 
 
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NextGen Promissory Note, dated February 8, 2017 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed on May 15, 2017).
 
RumbleOn, Inc. Form of Promissory Note (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on April 5, 2017).
 
Amendment to Amended and Restated Stockholders' Agreement of RumbleOn, Inc., dated September 29, 2017 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on October 5, 2017).
 
Inventory Financing and Security Agreement, by and among RMBL Missouri, LLC, Ally Bank and Ally Financial, Inc., dated February 16, 2018 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on February 23, 2018).
 
Addendum to Inventory Financing and Security Agreement, by and among RMBL Missouri, LLC, Ally Bank and Ally Financial, Inc., dated February 16, 2018 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on February 23, 2018).
 
Cross Collateral, Cross Default and Guaranty Agreement, by and among Ally Bank, Ally Financial, Inc., RumbleOn, Inc., and RMBL Missouri, LLC, dated February 16, 2018 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on February 23, 2018).
 
General Security Agreement, by and among RumbleOn, Inc., Ally Bank and Ally Financial, Inc., dated February 16, 2018 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on February 23, 2018).
 
Amendment to the RumbleOn, Inc. 2017 Stock Incentive Plan. + (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on June 28, 2018).
 
Registration Rights Agreement, dated October 30, 2018, by and among RumbleOn, Inc., Steven Brewster and Janet Brewster, and Steven Brewster as representative (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on October 31, 2018).
 
Escrow Agreement, dated October 30, 2018, by and among RumbleOn, Inc., Steven Brewster as representative, and Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on October 31, 2018).
 
Demand Promissory Note and Loan and Security Agreement, dated October 30, 2018, by and between NextGear Capital, Inc. and Wholesale, LLC (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on October 31, 2018).
 
Corporate Guaranty, in favor of NextGear Capital, Inc., dated October 30, 2018 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on October 31, 2018).
 
Form of Securities Purchase Agreement, dated October 25, 2018(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on October 31, 2018).
 
Purchase Agreement, dated May 9, 2019, between the Company and JMP Securities LLC (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on May 15, 2019).
 
Form of Securities Purchase Agreement, dated May 9, 2019 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on May 15, 2019).
 
Amendment to the RumbleOn, Inc. 2017 Stock Incentive Plan. + (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on May 22, 2019).
 
Subsidiaries
 
Consent of Grant Thornton LLP
 
Consent of Scharf Pera & Co., PLLC
 
Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
 
Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
 
Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
 
Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
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XBRL Instance Document.
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema.
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase.
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase.
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase.
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Furnished herewith
 
+            
Management Compensatory Plan
 
Item 16. 
Form 10-K Summary.
 
Registrants may voluntarily include a summary of information required by Form 10-K under this Item 16. The Company has elected not to include such summary information.
 
 
 
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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
RumbleOn, Inc.
 
 
 
Date: May 29, 2020
By:
/s/ Marshall Chesrown
 
 
Marshall Chesrown
Chief Executive Officer
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
 
Signature
 
Title
 
Date
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Marshall Chesrown
 
Chairman of the Board of Directors and
 
May 29, 2020
Marshall Chesrown
 
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Steven R. Berrard
 
Director and Chief Financial Officer
 
May 29, 2020
Steven R. Berrard
 
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Denmar Dixon
 
Director
 
May 29, 2020
Denmar Dixon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Richard A. Gray, Jr.
 
Director
 
May 29, 2020
Richard A. Gray, Jr.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Kartik Kakarala
 
Director
 
May 29, 2020
Kartik Kakarala
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Michael Marchlik
 
Director
 
May 29, 2020
Michael Marchlik
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Kevin Westfall
 
Director
 
May 29, 2020
Kevin Westfall
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Index to Financial Statements
 
 
 
 
 
F-1
 
 
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
 
Board of Directors and Stockholders
RumbleOn, Inc.
 
Opinion on the financial statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of RumbleOn, Inc. (a Nevada corporation) and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2019, the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year in the period ended December 31, 2019, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2019, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year in the period ended December 31, 2019, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
Change in accounting principle
As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has changed its method of accounting for leases on January 1, 2019 due to the adoption of Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-02: Leases (Topic 842).
 
Going concern
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company has incurred recurring losses from operations and negative cash flows from operations. These conditions, along with the uncertainty arising from the impact of COVID-19 and other matters as set forth in Note 1, raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 1. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
  
Basis for opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
 
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
 
Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
 
/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP
 
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2019.
 
Dallas, Texas
May 29, 2020
 
 
F-2
 
 
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
To the Board of Directors and
Stockholders of RumbleOn, Inc.
 
Opinion on the Financial Statements
 
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of RumbleOn, Inc. (the “Company”)as of December, 31 2018, and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2018, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2018, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2018, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
Basis for Opinion
 
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
 
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
 
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
/s/ Scharf Pera & Co., PLLC
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2016
Charlotte, North Carolina
 
April 1, 2019
 
 
F-3
 
 
 
RumbleOn, Inc.
 
Consolidated Balance Sheets
December 31, 2019 and 2018
 
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash
 $49,660 
 $9,134,902 
Restricted cash
  6,676,622 
  6,650,000 
Accounts receivable, net
  8,482,707 
  8,465,810 
Inventory
  57,381,281 
  52,191,523 
Prepaid expense and other current assets
  1,210,474 
  1,096,945 
Total current assets
  73,800,744 
  77,539,180 
 
    
    
Property and equipment, net
  6,427,674 
  5,177,877 
Right-of-use assets
  6,040,287 
  - 
Goodwill
  26,886,563 
  26,107,146 
Other assets
  237,823 
  102,178 
Total assets
 $113,393,091 
 $108,926,381 
 
    
    
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
    
    
 
    
    
Current liabilities:
    
    
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
 $12,421,094 
 $10,554,913 
Accrued interest payable
  749,305 
  206,037 
Current portion of convertible debt, net
  1,363,590 
  - 
Current portion of long-term debt
  59,160,970 
  58,555,006 
Total current liabilities
  73,694,959 
  69,315,956 
 
    
    
Long -term liabilities:
    
    
Notes payable
  1,924,733 
  8,792,919 
Convertible debt, net
  20,136,229 
  - 
Derivative liabilities
  27,500 
  - 
Operating lease liability, long-term portion
  4,722,101 
  - 
Total long-term liabilities
  26,810,563 
  8,792,919 
Total liabilities
  100,505,522 
  78,108,875 
 
    
    
Commitments and contingencies (Notes 4, 7, 8, 9, 13, 16)
    
    
 
    
    
Stockholders' equity:
    
    
Class B Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized, 0 and 1,317,329 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively
  - 
  1,317 
Common A stock, $0.001 par value, 50,000 shares authorized, 50,000 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively
  50 
  50 
Common B stock, $0.001 par value, 4,950,000 shares authorized, 1,111,681 and 874,315 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively
  1,112 
  874 
Additional paid in capital
  92,268,213 
  65,016,379 
Accumulated deficit
  (79,381,806)
  (34,201,114)
Total stockholders' equity
  12,887,569 
  30,817,506 
 
    
    
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
 $113,393,091 
 $108,926,381 
 
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
F-4
 
 
RumbleOn, Inc.
 
Consolidated Statements of Operations
For the Two Years Ended December 31, 2019 and 2018
 
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Revenue:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pre-owned Vehicle Sales:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Powersports
 $101,008,976 
 $61,204,416 
Automotive
  717,042,511 
  91,369,996 
Transportation and Vehicle Logistics
  22,577,860 
  3,823,819 
Total revenue
  840,629,347 
  156,398,231 
 
    
    
Cost of revenue:
    
    
Powersports
  88,673,515 
  54,334,066 
Automotive
  685,313,894 
  85,761,505 
Transportation
  16,023,962 
  2,755,856 
Total cost of revenue
  790,011,371 
  142,851,427 
 
    
    
Gross profit
  50,617,976 
  13,546,804 
 
    
    
Selling, general and administrative
  86,624,249 
  35,963,930 
 
    
    
Depreciation and amortization
  1,786,426 
  984,006 
 
    
    
Operating loss
  (37,792,699)
  (23,401,132)
 
    
    
Interest expense
  (7,187,604)
  (1,780,685)
Decrease in derivative liability
  1,302,500 
  - 
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
  (1,499,250)
  - 
Net loss before provision for income taxes
  (45,177,053)
  (25,181,817)
 
    
    
Benefit for income taxes
  - 
  - 
 
    
    
Net loss
 $(45,177,053)
 $(25,181,817)
 
    
    
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic and fully diluted
  1,114,714 
  741,659 
 
    
    
Net loss per share - basic and fully diluted
 $(40.53)
 $(33.95)
 
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
F-5
 
 
RumbleOn, Inc.
 
Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity
For the Two Years Ended December 31, 2019 and 2018
 
 
 
Preferred Shares
 
 
Common A Shares
 
 
Common B Shares
 
 
Additional Paid in
 
 
Accumulated
 
 
Total Stockholders' Equity
 
 
 
Shares
 
 
Amount
 
 
Shares
 
 
Amount
 
 
Shares
 
 
Amount
 
 
Capital
 
 
Deficit
 
 
(Deficit)
 
Balance, December 31, 2017
  - 
  - 
  50,000 
  50 
  596,427 
  596 
  23,384,643 
  (9,019,297)
  14,365,992 
 
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
Issuance of common stock
  - 
  - 
  - 
  - 
  267,938 
  268 
  33,101,711 
  - 
  33,101,979 
 
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
Issuance of common stock for restricted stock units exercise
  - 
  - 
  - 
  - 
  9,950 
  10 
  (10)
  - 
  - 
 
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
Stock-based compensation
  - 
  - 
  - 
  - 
  - 
  - 
  1,657,680 
  - 
  1,657,680 
 
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
Issuance of warrants in connection with loan agreement
  - 
  - 
  - 
  - 
  - 
  - 
  221,160 
  - 
  221,160 
 
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
Issuance of preferred stock in connection with acquisition
  1,317,329 
  1,317 
  - 
  - 
  - 
  - 
  6,651,195 
  - 
  6,652,512 
 
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
Net loss
  - 
  - 
  - 
  - 
  - 
  - 
  - 
  (25,181,817)
  (25,181,817)
 
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
Balance, December 31, 2018
  1,317,329 
 $1,317 
  50,000 
 $50 
  874,315 
 $874 
 $65,016,379 
 $(34,201,114)
 $30,817,506 
 
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
Cumulative effect of accounting change (see Note 1)
  - 
  - 
  - 
  - 
  - 
  - 
  - 
  (3,639)
  (3,639)
 
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
Equity component of convertible senior notes, net of issuance costs
  - 
  - 
  - 
  - 
  - 
  - 
  7,745,625 
  - 
  7,745,625 
 
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
Issuance of common stock for restricted stock units
  - 
  - 
  - 
  - 
  12,675 
  13 
  (13)
  - 
  - 
 
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
Beneficial conversion feature on convertible notes
  - 
  - 
  - 
  - 
  - 
  - 
  495,185 
  - 
  495,185 
 
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
Conversion of preferred shares to common stock
  (1,317,329)
  (1,317)
  - 
  - 
  65,866 
  66 
  1,251 
  - 
  - 
 
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
Issuance of common stock
  - 
  - 
  - 
  - 
  158,825 
  159 
  15,173,268 
  - 
  15,173,427 
 
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
Stock-based compensation
  - 
  - 
  - 
  - 
  - 
  - 
  3,836,518 
  - 
  3,836,518 
 
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
Net loss
  - 
  - 
  - 
  - 
  - 
  - 
  - 
  (45,177,053)
  (45,177,053)
 
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
Balance, December 31, 2019
  - 
 $- 
  50,000 
 $50 
  1,111,681 
 $1,112 
 $92,268,213 
 $(79,381,806)
 $12,887,569 
 
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
F-6
 
 
RumbleOn, Inc.
 
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the Two Years Ended December 31, 2019 and 2018
 
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net loss
 $(45,177,053)
 $(25,181,817)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
    
    
Depreciation and amortization
  1,786,426 
  984,006 
Amortization of debt discount
  1,664,000 
  510,139 
Bad debt expense
  1,123,739 
  33,326 
Stock based compensation expense
  3,836,518 
  1,657,680 
Loss from extinguishment of debt
  1,499,250 
  - 
Goodwill impairment
  1,850,000 
  - 
Gain from change in value of derivatives
  (1,302,500)
  - 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
    
    
Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable
  2,037,023 
  (319,335)
(Increase) in inventory
  (2,327,754)
  (1,717,504)
(Increase) Decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets
  (113,529)
  340,483 
(Increase) in other assets
  (135,645)
  (51,485)
(Decrease) increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
  (5,031,073)
  152,336 
Increase in accrued interest payable
  543,268 
  172,083 
Decrease in other liabilities
  - 
  (32,665)
Net cash used in operating activities
  (39,747,330)
  (23,452,753)
 
    
    
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
    
    
Net cash used for acquisitions
  (835,000)
  (15,395,251)
Proceeds from sales of property and equipment
  169,268 
  - 
Technology development
  (3,085,743)
  (2,162,707)
Purchase of property and equipment
  (119,748)
  (6,409)
Net cash used in investing activities
  (3,871,223)
  (17,564,367)
 
    
    
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
    
    
Proceeds from notes payable and convertible debt
  27,455,537 
  9,227,035 
Repayments for notes payable
  (10,857,500)
  - 
Net proceeds from lines of credit
  2,788,469 
  5,302,355 
Proceeds from sale of common stock
  15,173,427 
  33,101,980 
Net cash provided by financing activities
  34,559,933 
  47,631,370 
 
    
    
NET CHANGE IN CASH
  (9,058,620)
  6,614,250 
 
    
    
CASH AND RESTRICTED CASH AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD
  15,784,902 
  9,170,652 
 
    
    
CASH AND RESTRICTED CASH AT END OF PERIOD
 $6,726,282 
 $15,784,902 
 
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
F-7
 
 
 
Notes to Financial Statements
 
NOTE 1 –DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
Organization
 
RumbleOn, Inc. (the "Company") was incorporated in October 2013 under the laws of the State of Nevada, as Smart Server, Inc. ("Smart Server"). On February 13, 2017, the Company changed its name from Smart Server, Inc. to RumbleOn, Inc.
 
Description of Business
 
In July 2016, Berrard Holdings Limited Partnership ("Berrard Holdings") acquired 99.5% of the common stock of the Company from the principal stockholder. Shortly after the Berrard Holdings common stock purchase, the Company began exploring the development of a capital light e-commerce platform facilitating the ability of both consumers and dealers to Buy-Sell-Trade-Finance pre-owned vehicles in one online location and in April 2017, the Company launched its platform. The Company's goal is to transform the way pre-owned vehicles are bought and sold by providing users with the most efficient, timely and transparent transaction experience. While the Company's initial customer facing emphasis through most of 2018 was on motorcycles and other powersports, the Company continues to enhance its platform to accommodate nearly any VIN-specific vehicle including motorcycles, ATVs, boats, RVs, cars and trucks, and via its acquisition of Wholesale, Inc. in October 2018, the Company is making a concerted effort to grow its cars and light truck categories.
 
On October 26, 2018, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (as amended, the "Merger Agreement") with the Company's newly-formed acquisition subsidiary RMBL Tennessee, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Merger Sub"), Wholesale Holdings, Inc., a Tennessee corporation ("Holdings"), Wholesale, LLC, a Tennessee limited liability company ("Wholesale"), Steven Brewster and Janelle Brewster (each a "Stockholder," and together the "Stockholders"), Steven Brewster, a Tennessee resident, as the representative of each Stockholder (the "Representative"), and Marshall Chesrown and Steven R. Berrard, providing for the merger of Holdings with and into Merger Sub, with Merger Sub surviving the merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the "Wholesale Transaction").  On October 29, 2018, the Company entered into an Amendment to the Merger Agreement making a technical correction to the definition of "Parent Consideration Shares" contained in the Merger Agreement.
 
Also, on October 26, 2018, the Company entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement"), by and among the Company, Steven Brewster and Justin Becker (together the "Express Sellers"), and Steven Brewster as representative of the Express Sellers, pursuant to which the Company acquired all of the membership interests (the "Express Transaction," and together with the Wholesale Transaction, the "Transactions") in Wholesale Express, LLC, a Tennessee limited liability company ("Wholesale Express"). The Transactions were both completed on October 30, 2018 (the "Acquisition Date"). As consideration for the Wholesale Transaction, the Company (i) paid cash consideration of $12,353,941, subject to certain customary post-closing adjustments, and (ii) issued to the Stockholders 1,317,329 shares (the "Stock Consideration") of the Company's Series B Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 (the "Series B Preferred"). As consideration for the Express Transaction, the Company paid cash consideration of $4,000,000, subject to certain customary post-closing adjustments. Wholesale Inc. is one of the largest independent distributors of pre-owned vehicles in the United States and Wholesale Express, LLC is a related logistics company.
 
On February 3, 2019, the Company completed the acquisition (the "Autosport Acquisition") of all of the equity interests of Autosport USA, Inc. ("Autosport"), an independent pre-owned vehicle distributor, pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement, dated February 1, 2019 (the "Stock Purchase Agreement"), by and among RMBL Express, LLC (the "Buyer"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Company, Scott Bennie (the "Seller") and Autosport. Aggregate consideration for the Autosport Acquisition consisted of (i) a closing cash payment of $600,000, plus (ii) a fifteen-month $500,000 promissory note (the "Promissory Note") in favor of the Seller, plus (iii) a three-year $1,536,000 convertible promissory note (the "Convertible Note") in favor of the Seller, plus (iv) contingent earn-out payments payable in the form of cash and/or the Company's Class B Common Stock (the "Earn-Out Shares") for up to an additional $787,500 if Autosport achieves certain performance thresholds. In connection with the Autosport Acquisition, the Buyer also paid outstanding debt of Autosport of $235,000 and assumed additional debt of $257,933 pursuant to a promissory note payable to Seller (the "Second Convertible Note").
 
Serving both consumers and dealers, through its online marketplace platform, the Company makes cash offers for the purchase of pre-owned vehicles. In addition, the Company offers a large inventory of pre-owned vehicles for sale along with third-party financing and associated products. The Company's operations are designed to be scalable by working through an infrastructure and capital light model that is achievable by virtue of a synergistic relationship with its regional partners, which are primarily auctions. The Company utilizes regional partners in the acquisition of pre-owned vehicles to provide inspection, reconditioning and distribution services. These regional partners earn incremental revenue and enhance profitability through fees from inspection, reconditioning and distribution programs.
 
 
 
F-8
 
 
 
 
 
Our business model is driven by our proprietary technology platform. Our initial platform was acquired in February 2017, through our acquisition of substantially all of the assets of NextGen Dealer Solutions, LLC ("NextGen"). Since that time, we have expanded the functionality of that platform through a significant number of high-quality technology development projects and initiatives. Included in these new technology development projects and initiatives were modules or significant upgrades to the existing platforms for: (i) Retail online auction; (ii) native IOS and Android apps; (iii) new architecture on website design and functionality; (iv) RumbleOn Marketplace; (v) redesigned cash offer tool; (vi) deal-jacket tracking tool; (vii) inventory tracking tool; (viii) CRM and multiple third-party integrations; (ix) new analytics and machine learning initiatives; and (x) IT monitoring infrastructure.
 
The COVID-19 situation has created an unprecedented and challenging time. The Company’s current focus is on positioning the Company for a strong recovery when this crisis is over. The Company has taken steps to reduce its inventory and align its operating expenses to the state of the business. The Company plans to continue to operate as permitted to support its customers’ needs for reliable vehicles and to provide as many jobs as possible for its associates. Effective April 9, 2020, 169 associates were temporarily laid-off, however the Company’s receipt of PPP funds, as discussed in Note 19 - Subsequent Events will allow the Company to gradually recall these associates over time. All ongoing employment determinations are subject to change due to the COVID-19 situation, future government mandates, as well as future business conditions. The Company will continue to monitor the COVID-19 situation and look for ways to preserve cash and reduce its operating expenses as the Company is able. However, the Company expects that the consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak will likely have a significant negative impact on its business, revenue, results of operations, financial condition, and liquidity.
 
Basis of Presentation
 
The accompanying consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP"). All of the Company’s subsidiaries are wholly owned. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of RumbleOn Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries (the Company). All intercompany accounts and material intercompany transactions have been eliminated.
 
Liquidity
 
We have incurred losses and negative cash flow from operations since inception through December 31, 2019 and expect to incur additional losses and negative cash flow in the future. As we continue to expand our business, build our brand name and awareness, and continue technology and software development efforts, we may need access to additional capital. Historically, we have raised additional capital to fund our expansion through equity issuances or debt instruments; refer to Note 8 — Notes Payable and Lines of Credit and Note 9 — Stockholders Equity. Also, we have historically funded vehicle inventory purchases through our Line of Credit-Floor Plans.  As of May 28, 2020, we had approximately $15,000,000 available under our NextGear Credit Line that we may draw against through December 31, 2020 to fund future vehicle inventory purchases, as described further in Note 8 — Notes Payable and Lines of Credit.
 
Due to the impact of COVID-19 on the economy, we have a strong focus on preserving liquidity. Our primary liquidity sources are available cash and cash equivalents, amounts available under the NextGear Credit Line, proceeds from the Paycheck Protection Program loan, monetization of our retail loan portfolio and through rationalizing costs and expenses, including temporarily laying off 169 employees. Although we have experienced a decrease in revenue as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, as of May 28, 2020, the Company has $9,000,000 of unrestricted cash and has approximately $15,000,000 of remaining availability under the NextGear Credit.
 
The Company’s consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that will continue as a going concern, which assumes the continuity of operations, the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities as they come due in the normal course of business. Although the Company believes that we will be able to generate sufficient liquidity from the measures described above, our current circumstances including uncertainties due to Covid-19 pandemic raise substantial doubt about our ability to operate as a going concern. The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
 
 
F-9
 
 
 
 
 
Use of Estimates
 
The preparation of these consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions. Certain accounting estimates involve significant judgments, assumptions and estimates by management that have a material impact on the carrying value of certain assets and liabilities, disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period, which management considers to be critical accounting estimates. The judgments, assumptions and estimates used by management are based on historical experience, management's experience and other factors, which are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Because of the nature of the judgments and assumptions made by management, actual results could differ materially from these judgments and estimates. In particular, the novel COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting adverse impacts to global economic conditions, as well as our operations, may impact future estimates including, but not limited to inventory valuations, fair value measurements, asset impairment charges and discount rate assumptions.
 
Earnings (Loss) Per Share
 
The Company follows the FASB Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 260-Earnings per share. Basic earnings per common share ("EPS") calculations are determined by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the year. Diluted earnings (loss) per common share calculations are determined by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares and dilutive common share equivalents outstanding. During periods when common stock equivalents, if any, are anti-dilutive they are not considered in the computation. Common share and dilutive common share equivalents include: (i) Class A common: (ii) Class B common; (iii) Class B participating preferred shares; (iv) restrictive stock units; (v) stock options; (vi) warrants to acquire Class B common stock; and (vii) shares issued in connection with convertible debt.
 
Revenue Recognition
 
Revenue for our powersports and automotive segments is derived from our online marketplace and auctions and primarily includes the sale of pre-owned vehicles to consumer and dealers.
 
Revenue from our vehicle logistics and transportation service segment is derived by providing automotive transportation services between dealerships and auctions throughout the United States.
 
We adopted ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers on January 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective method. ASC 606 prescribes a five-step model that includes: (1) identify the contract; (2) identify the performance obligations; (3) determine the transaction price; (4) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations; and (5) recognize revenue when (or as) performance obligations are satisfied. Based on the manner in which we historically recognized revenue, the adoption of ASC 606 did not have a material impact on the amount or timing of our revenue recognition, and we recognized no cumulative effect adjustment upon adoption.
 
For vehicles sold at wholesale to dealers we satisfy our performance obligation when the wholesale purchaser obtains control of the underlying vehicle, which is upon delivery when the transfer of title, risks and rewards of ownership and control pass to the dealer. We recognize revenue at the amount we expect to receive for the used vehicle, which is the fixed price determined at the auction. The purchase price of the wholesale vehicle is typically due and collected within 30 days of delivery of the wholesale vehicle.
 
For vehicles sold to consumers the purchase price is set forth in the customer contracts at a stand-alone selling price which is agreed upon prior to delivery. We satisfy our performance obligation for used vehicle sales upon delivery when the transfer of title, risks and rewards of ownership and control pass to the customer. We recognize revenue at the agreed upon purchase price stated in the contract, including any delivery charges, less an estimate for returns. Our return policy allows customers to initiate a return during the first three days after delivery. Estimates for returns are based on an analysis of historical experience, trends and sales data. Changes in these estimates are reflected as an adjustment to revenue in the period identified. The amount of consideration received for used vehicle sales to consumers includes noncash consideration representing the value of trade-in vehicles, if applicable, as stated in the contract. Prior to the delivery of the vehicle, the payment is received, or financing has been arranged. Payments from customers that finance their purchases with third parties are typically due and collected within 30 days of delivery of the used vehicle. In future periods additional provisions may be necessary due to a variety of factors, including changing customer return patterns due to the maturation of the online vehicle buying market, macro- and micro-economic factors that could influence customer return behavior and future pricing environments. If these factors result in adjustments to sales returns, they could significantly impact our future operating results. Revenue exclude any sales taxes, title and registration fees, and other government fees that are collected from customers.
 
Vehicle logistics and transportation services revenue is generated primarily by entering into freight brokerage agreements with dealers, distributors, or private party individuals to transport vehicles from a point of origin to a designated destination. The transaction price is based on the consideration specified in the customer's contract. A performance obligation is created when the customer under a transportation contract submits a bill of lading for the transport of goods from origin to destination. These performance obligations are satisfied as the shipments move from origin to destination. The freight brokerage agreements are fulfilled by independent third-party transporters. While the Company is primarily responsible for fulfilling to customers, these transporters are obligated to meet our performance obligations and standards. Performance obligations are short-term, with transit days less than one week. Generally, customers are billed either upon shipment of the vehicle or on a monthly basis, and remit payment according to approved payment terms, generally not to exceed 30 days. Revenue is recognized as risks and rewards of transportation of the vehicle are transferred to the owner during delivery. Wholesale Express is considered the principal in the delivery transactions since it is primarily responsible for fulfilling the service. As a result, revenue is recorded gross.
 
 
 
F-10
 
 
 
 
 
Purchase Accounting for Business Combinations
 
The Company accounts for acquisitions by allocating the fair value of the consideration transferred to the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed on the date of the acquisition and any remaining difference is recorded as goodwill. Adjustments may be made to the preliminary purchase price allocation when facts and circumstances that existed on the date of the acquisition surface during the allocation period subsequent to the preliminary purchase price allocation, not to exceed one year from the date of acquisition. Contingent consideration is recorded at fair value based on the facts and circumstances on the date of the acquisition and any subsequent changes in the fair value are recorded through earnings each reporting period. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company finalized the preliminary purchase price allocation recorded at the acquisition date for Wholesale Express and made a measurement period adjustment to the preliminary purchase price allocation which resulted in a decrease in goodwill of $334,861. The Company made this measurement period adjustment to reflect facts and circumstances related to accounts receivable and accounts payable that existed as of the acquisition date and did not result from intervening events subsequent to such date.
 
Goodwill
 
Goodwill represents the excess purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired which is not allocable to separately identifiable intangible assets. Other identifiable intangible assets, such as domain names, are separately recognized if the intangible asset is obtained through contractual or other legal right or if the intangible asset can be sold, transferred, licensed or exchanged.
 
Goodwill is not amortized but tested for impairment at the reporting unit level annually on December 31 and upon the occurrence of an indicator of impairment. We have the option to qualitatively or quantitatively assess goodwill for impairment and we evaluated our goodwill using a quantitative assessment process. Our operations are organized by management into operating segments by line of business. We have determined that we have three reportable segments as defined in generally accepted accounting principles for segment reporting: (1) powersports, (2) automotive and (3) vehicle logistics and transportation. Our powersports and automotive segments consist of the distribution of pre-owned vehicles. The powersports segment consists of the distribution principally of motorcycles, while the automotive segment distributes cars and trucks. Our vehicle logistics and transportation service segment provides nationwide automotive transportation services between dealerships and auctions. Each of these segments are considered separate reporting units for purposes of goodwill testing. Our vehicle logistics and transportation service reportable segment has been determined to represent one operating segment and reporting unit.
 
During 2019, for the three reporting units we performed quantitative impairment testing of the fair value of our reporting units using an income and market valuation approach. The income valuation approach estimates our enterprise value using a net present value model, which discounts projected free cash flows of our business using the weighted average cost of capital as the discount rate. The market valuation approach estimates our enterprise value by applying a cash earnings multiple and selecting a multiple that is reasonable compared to recent market transactions completed in the industry. As part of that assessment, we also reconcile the estimated aggregate fair values of our reporting units to our market capitalization. We believe this reconciliation process is consistent with a market participant perspective. This consideration would also include a control premium that represents the estimated amount an investor would pay for our equity securities to obtain a controlling interest, and other significant assumptions including revenue and profitability growth, profit margins, residual values and the cost of capital. For the year ended December 31, 2019, we recognized an impairment loss on goodwill of $1,850,000, which is recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. No impairment charges related to intangible assets were recognized in 2018.
 
Leases
 
Effective January 1, 2019, the Company adopted ASC 842, Leases. In accordance with ASC 842, the Company first determines if an arrangement contains a lease and the classification of that lease, if applicable, at inception. This standard requires the recognition of right-of-use ("ROU") assets and lease liabilities for the Company's operating leases. For contracts with lease and non-lease components, the Company has elected not to allocate the contract consideration, and to account for the lease and non-lease components as a single lease component. The Company has also elected not to recognize a lease liability or ROU asset for leases with a term of 12 months or less and recognize lease payments for those short-term leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Operating leases are included in Right-of-use assets, Accounts payable and accrued liabilities and Operating lease liabilities, long-term portion in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
 
 
 
F-11
 
 
 
 
 
ROU assets represent the Company's right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the Company's obligation to make lease payments under the lease. ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. The implicit rate within the Company's leases is generally not determinable and therefore the incremental borrowing rate at the lease commencement date is utilized to determine the present value of lease payments. The determination of the incremental borrowing rate requires judgment. Management determines the incremental borrowing rate for each lease using the Company's estimated borrowing rate, adjusted for various factors including level of collateralization, term and currency to align with the terms of the lease. The ROU asset also includes any lease prepayments, offset by lease incentives. Certain of the Company's leases include options to extend or terminate the lease. An option to extend the lease is considered in connection with determining the ROU asset and lease liability when the Company is reasonably certain that the option will be exercised. An option to terminate is considered unless the Company is reasonably certain the option will not be exercised.
 
Other Assets
 
Included in "Other assets" on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets are amounts related to acquired internet domain names which are considered to be an indefinite lived intangible assets. Indefinite lived intangible assets are tested for impairment, at a minimum, on an annual basis using an income approach or sooner whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that an asset may be impaired. There was no impairment of indefinite lived assets as of December 31, 2019 and 2018.
 
Long-Lived Assets
 
Property and equipment are reviewed for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset or asset group may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used are measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to the future net cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If such assets or asset groups are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized will be measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets or asset groups exceeds the related fair values. The Company also performs a periodic assessment of the useful lives assigned to the long-lived assets. The Company recorded no impairment charges on property and equipment during the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018. See Note 5 — Property and Equipment, Net for additional information on property and equipment.
 
Technology Development Costs
 
Technology development costs are accounted for pursuant to ASC 350, Intangibles — Goodwill and Other. Technology development costs include internally developed software and website applications that are used by the Company for its own internal use and to provide services to its customers, which include consumers, dealer partners and ancillary service providers. Under the terms of these customer arrangements the Company retains the revenue generating technology and hosts the applications on its servers and mobile applications. The customer does not have a contractual right to take possession of the software during the term of the arrangement and are not permitted to run the software itself or contract with another party unrelated to the entity to host the software. Technology development costs consist principally of (i) development activities including payroll and related expenses billed by a third-party contractor involved in application, content, production, maintenance, operation, and platform development for new and existing products and services, (ii) technology infrastructure expenses, and (iii) costs of Company employees devoted to the development and maintenance of software products. Technology and content costs for design, maintenance and post-implementation stages of internal-use software and general website development are expensed as incurred. For costs incurred to develop new website functionality as well as new software products and significant upgrades to existing internally used platforms or modules, capitalization begins during the application development stage and ends when the software is available for general use. Capitalized technology development is amortized on a straight-line basis over periods ranging from 3 to 7 years. The Company will perform periodic assessment of the useful lives assigned to capitalized software applications. Additionally, the Company from time-to-time may abandon additional development activities relating to specific software projects or applications and charge accumulated costs to technology development expense in the period such determination is made.
 
Vehicle Inventory
 
Vehicle inventory is accounted for pursuant to ASC 330, Inventory and consists of the cost to acquire and recondition a pre-owned vehicle. Reconditioning costs are billed by third-party providers and includes parts, labor, and other repair expenses directly attributable to a specific vehicle. Pre-owned inventory is stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Pre-owned vehicle inventory cost is determined by specific identification. Net realizable value is the estimated selling price less costs to complete, dispose and transport the vehicles. Selling prices are derived from historical data and trends, such as sales price and inventory turn times of similar vehicles, as well as independent market resources. Each reporting period, the Company recognizes any necessary adjustments to reflect pre-owned vehicle inventory at the lower of cost or net realizable value through cost of revenue in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations.
 
 
 
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Accounts Receivable, Net
 
Accounts receivable, net of an allowance for doubtful accounts, includes certain amounts due from customers. The Company estimates the allowance for doubtful accounts for accounts receivable by considering a number of factors, including overall credit quality, age of outstanding balances, historical write-off experience and specific account analysis that projects the ultimate collectability of the outstanding balances. Ultimately, actual results could differ from these assumptions. The allowance for doubtful accounts was approximately $1,034,919 and $176,190 as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents
 
The Company considers all cash accounts and all highly liquid short-term investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash or cash equivalents. As of December 31, 2019, and 2018, the Company did not have any investments with maturities greater than three months. At times, the Company has cash balances in domestic bank accounts that exceed Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation limits. The Company has not experienced any losses related to these cash concentrations.
 
Restricted Cash
 
In connection with the execution of the Inventory Financing and Security Agreement (the "Credit Facility") by and among the Company's subsidiary, RMBL Missouri, LLC ("RMBL MO"), Ally Bank ("Ally") and Ally Financial, Inc., dated February 16, 2018 the parties entered into a Credit Balance Agreement, and so long as the Company owes any debt to Ally or until the bank otherwise consents, the Company agrees to maintain a Credit Balance at Ally of 1) at least 10.0% of the amount of the Company's approved and available credit line under the Credit Facility and 2) no greater than 25.0% of the total principal amount owed to Ally for inventory financed under the Credit Facility.
 
In connection with the inventory financing contract (the "NextGear Facility"), entered into by the Company, its wholly owned subsidiary RMBL Tennessee, Inc, Wholesale, Inc. and NextGear Capital, Inc. ("NextGear"), dated October 30, 2018, Wholesale, Inc and NextGear entered into a Reserve Agreement requiring Wholesale, Inc to pay to NextGear $5,500,000 (the "Reserve") to be collateral and security for Wholesale Inc.'s liability under the NextGear Facility as well as any amounts owed by Wholesale, Inc. to NextGear and its Affiliates, and each of their respective directors, officers, principals, trustees, partners, shareholders or other holders of any ownership interest, as the case may be, employees, representatives, attorneys and agents.  NextGear is not required to pay Wholesale Inc. interest on the Reserve balance.  Upon the satisfaction of all obligations and the termination by NextGear of the NextGear Facility, NextGear will return to Wholesale, Inc., upon its written request to NextGear no earlier than ten (10 business days from the date the obligations were indefeasibly paid and satisfied in full and the NextGear Facility and terminated by Lender.
 
Property and Equipment, Net
 
Property and equipment is stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization and consists of capitalized technology development costs, furniture and equipment. Depreciation and amortization is recorded on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of the assets. Costs of significant additions, renewals and betterments, are capitalized and depreciated. Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense when incurred.
 
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
 
Fair value estimates discussed herein are based upon certain market assumptions and pertinent information available to management as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018. The respective carrying value of certain on-balance-sheet financial instruments approximated their fair values. These financial instruments include cash, prepaid expenses and accounts payable. Fair values were assumed to approximate carrying values for cash and payables because they are short term in nature and their carrying amounts approximate fair values or they are payable on demand.
 
ASC Topic 820-10-30-2-Fair Value Measurement establishes a fair value hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring the most observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are from sources independent of the Company, whereas unobservable inputs reflect the Company's assumptions about the inputs market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed on the best information available in the circumstances. The fair value hierarchy is categorized into three levels based on the inputs as follows:
 
 
 
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Level 1: The preferred inputs to valuation efforts are "quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities," with the caveat that the reporting entity must have access to that market. Information at this level is based on direct observations of transactions involving the same assets and liabilities, not assumptions, and thus offers superior reliability. However, relatively few items, especially physical assets, actually trade in active markets.
 
Level 2: FASB acknowledged that active markets for identical assets and liabilities are relatively uncommon and, even when they do exist, they may be too thin to provide reliable information. Inputs other than quoted market prices included in Level 1, that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, are Level 2 inputs.
 
Level 3: If inputs from levels 1 and 2 are not available, FASB acknowledges that fair value measures of many assets and liabilities are less precise. The board describes Level 3 inputs as "unobservable," and limits their use by saying they "shall be used to measure fair value to the extent that observable inputs are not available." This category allows "for situations in which there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date". Earlier in the standard, FASB explains that "observable inputs" are gathered from sources other than the reporting company and that they are expected to reflect assumptions made by market participants.
 
Embedded Conversion Features
 
The Company evaluates embedded conversion features within convertible debt under ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging to determine whether the embedded conversion feature(s) should be bifurcated from the host instrument and accounted for as a derivative at fair value with changes in fair value recorded in earnings. If the conversion feature does not require derivative treatment under ASC 815, the instrument is evaluated under ASC 470-20; Debt with Conversion and Other Options. Under the ASC 470-20, an entity must separately account for the liability and equity components of the convertible debt instruments that may be settled entirely or partially in cash upon conversion in a manner that reflects the issuer's economic interest cost. The effect of ASC 470-20 on the accounting for our convertible debt instruments is that the equity component is required to be included in the additional paid-in capital section of stockholders' equity on the consolidated balance sheets and the value of the equity component is treated as original issue discount for purposes of accounting for the debt component of the notes. As a result, we are required to record non-cash interest expense as a result of the amortization of the discounted carrying value of the convertible debt to their face amount over the term of the convertible debt.
 
From time to time, the Company has issued convertible notes that have conversion prices that create an embedded beneficial conversion feature pursuant to the guidelines established by the ASC Topic 470-20. The Beneficial Conversion Feature ("BCF") of a convertible security is normally characterized as the convertible portion or feature of certain securities that provide a rate of conversion that is below market value or in-the-money when issued. The Company records a BCF related to the issuance of a convertible security when issued and also records the estimated fair value of any conversion feature issued with those securities. Beneficial conversion features that are contingent upon the occurrence of a future event are recorded when the contingency is resolved. The debt discount is amortized to interest expense over the life of the note using the effective interest method. The Company calculates the fair value of the conversion feature embedded in any convertible security using either a) the Black Scholes valuation model or b) a discount cash flow analysis tested for sensitivity to key Level 3 inputs using Monte Carlo simulation.
 
Common Stock Warrants
 
The Company accounts for common stock warrants in accordance with applicable accounting guidance provided in Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 815, Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity's Own Equity, as either derivative liabilities or as equity instruments depending on the specific terms of the warrant agreement. Any warrants that (i) require physical settlement or net-share settlement or (ii) provide the Company with a choice of net-cash settlement or settlement in its own shares (physical settlement or net-share settlement) provided that such warrants are indexed to the Company's own stock is classified as equity. The Company classifies as assets or liabilities any warrants that (i) require net-cash settlement (including a requirement to net cash settle the contract if an event occurs and if that event is outside the Company's control), (ii) gives the counterparty a choice of net-cash settlement or settlement in shares (physical settlement or net-share settlement) or (iii) that contain reset provisions that do not qualify for the scope exception. The Company assesses classification of its common stock warrants at each reporting date to determine whether a change in classification between assets and liabilities is required. The Company's freestanding derivatives financing satisfy the criteria for classification as equity instruments as these warrants do not contain cash settlement features or variable settlement provision that cause them to not be indexed to the Company's own stock. There are 16,530 warrants to purchase common stock outstanding at December 31, 2019 consisting of: (i) 10,913 warrants issued to underwriters in connection with the October 23, 2017 public offering of Class B common stock; (ii) 5,617 warrants issued to Hercules in connection with the 2018 financings.
 
In July 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-11, Earnings Per Share (Topic 260); Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (Topic 480); Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Down Round Features. The amendments of this ASU update the classification analysis of certain equity-linked financial instruments, or embedded features, with down round features, as well as clarify existing disclosure requirements for equity-classified instruments. When determining whether certain financial instruments should be classified as liabilities or equity instruments, a down round feature no longer precludes equity classification when assessing whether the instrument is indexed to an entity's own stock. The guidance in this ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted ASU 2017-11 during 2018. The adoption of this standard did not have a material effect on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
 
 
F-14
 
 
 
 
 
Debt Issuance Costs
 
Debt issuance costs are accounted for pursuant to FASB ASU 2015-03, "Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs" ("ASU 2015-03"). ASU 2015-03 requires that debt issuance costs be presented as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of the related debt liability, consistent with the presentation of debt discounts.
 
Cost of Revenue
 
Cost of vehicle sales includes the cost to acquire vehicles and the reconditioning and transportation costs associated with preparing the vehicles for resale. Vehicle acquisition costs are driven by the mix of vehicles the Company acquires, the source of those vehicles, and supply and demand dynamics in the vehicle market. Reconditioning costs are billed by third-party providers and include parts, labor, and other repair expenses directly attributable to specific vehicles. Transportation costs consist of costs incurred to transport the vehicles from the point of acquisition. Cost of revenue also includes any necessary adjustments to reflect vehicle inventory at the lower of cost or net realizable value.
 
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses include costs and expenses for compensation and benefits, advertising to consumers and dealers, development and operating our product procurement and distribution system, managing our logistics system, transportation cost associated with selling vehicles, establishing our dealer partner arrangements, and other corporate overhead expenses, including expenses associated with technology development, legal, accounting, finance, and business development.
 
Advertising and Marketing Costs
 
Advertising and marketing costs are expensed as incurred and are included in Selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations. Advertising and marketing expenses was $18,228,262 and $11,457,572 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
 
Stock-Based Compensation
 
On June 30, 2017 the Company's shareholders approved a Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan") reserving for issuance under the Plan in the form of restricted stock units ("RSUs"), stock options ("Options"), Performance Unites, and other equity awards (collectively "Awards") for our employees, consultants, directors, independent contractors and certain prospective employees who have committed to become an employee (each an "Eligible Individual") of up to 12.0% of the shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding from time to time. On June 25, 2018, the Company's shareholders approved an amendment to the Plan to increase the number of shares authorized for issuance under the Plan from 12.0% of the Company's issued and outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock from time to time to 100,000 shares of Class B Common Stock (the "First Plan Amendment"). On May 20, 2019, the Company's stockholders approved another amendment to the Plan to increase the number of shares authorized for issuance under the Plan from 100,000 shares of Class B Common Stock to 200,000 shares of Class B Common Stock (the "Second Plan Amendment"). To date, the vesting of RSU and Option awards for most employees is service / time based, however some senior level employees have been granted awards that include a mix of service based, performance based and market condition-based vesting. Substantially all service/time based RSU and Option awards issued typically vest over a three-year period approximating the following vesting schedule: (i) 20.0% vesting anywhere from eight-months to thirteen month after grant date, (ii) an additional 30.0% during the subsequent twelve months of the initial vesting, and (iii) the final 50.0% during the following twelve months. All performance-based awards and market condition-based awards granted to date have vesting schedules dependent on achieving a particular objective within sixteen (16) months.  The Company estimates the fair value of awards granted under the Plan on the date of grant. Fair value of all awards is based on the share price of the Class B Common Stock on the date of the award, and in the case of options, calculated using the Black-Scholes option valuation model. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company granted 80,050 RSUs under the Plan to members of the Board of Directors, officers and employees. More specifically, the Company granted to certain members of management an aggregate of (i) 12,213 performance-based awards that vest after two consecutive quarters of $1.00 or greater operating income and trailing four quarter revenue of $900,000,000 at any time through September 30, 2020, and (ii) 36,938 market-based awards. These awards were terminated on May 27, 2020.  Compensation expense for the year ended December 31, 2019 was $3,836,518 and is included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations.  Compensation expense for the year ended December 31, 2018 was $1,657,680 and is included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations. At December 31, 2019, total unrecognized compensation cost related to RSUs was $5,450,009 and the weighted average period over which this cost is expected to be recognized is approximately 0.8 years.
 
 
 
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Income Taxes
 
The Company follows ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes, for recording the provision for income taxes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are computed based upon the difference between the financial statement and income tax basis of assets and liabilities using the enacted marginal tax rate applicable when the related asset or liability is expected to be realized or settled. Deferred income tax expenses or benefits are based on the changes in the asset or liability each period. If available evidence suggests that it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized, a valuation allowance is required to reduce the deferred tax assets to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized. Future changes in such valuation allowance are included in the provision for deferred income taxes in the period of change. Deferred income taxes may arise from temporary differences resulting from income and expense items reported for financial accounting and tax purposes in different periods.
 
The Company applies a more-likely-than-not recognition threshold for all tax uncertainties. ASC Topic 740 only allows the recognition of those tax benefits that have a greater than fifty percent likelihood of being sustained upon examination by the taxing authorities. As of December 31, 2019, the Company reviewed its tax positions and determined there were no outstanding, or retroactive tax positions with less than a fifty percent likelihood of being sustained upon examination by the taxing authorities, therefore this standard has not had a material effect on the Company.
 
The Company does not anticipate any significant changes to its total unrecognized tax positions within the next 12 months.
 
Recent Pronouncements
 
Adoption of New Accounting Standards.
 
In January 2017, the FASB issued new guidance, ASU No. 2017-4, Intangibles–Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the test for Goodwill Impairment. This guidance simplifies subsequent goodwill measurement by eliminating Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test. Under this update, an entity should perform its annual, or interim, goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount. An entity should recognize an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit's fair value; however, the loss recognized should not exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. The new standard is effective for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2019 with early adoption permitted for annual goodwill impairment tests performed after January 1, 2017. The standard must be applied prospectively. Upon adoption, the standard will impact how the Company assesses goodwill for impairment. The Company adopted ASU 2017-04 on January 1, 2018 and it did not have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.
 
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) . ASU 2016-02 requires that the rights and obligations created by leases with a duration greater than 12 months be recorded as assets and liabilities on the balance sheet of the lessee. This guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company has adopted this standard as of January 1, 2019 using the modified retrospective approach for all leases entered into before the effective date. The Company has also elected the option, as permitted in ASU 2018-11, Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements , whereby initial application of the new lease standard would occur at the adoption date and a cumulative-effect adjustment, if any, would be recognized to the opening balance of retained earnings in the period of adoption. For comparability purposes, the Company will continue to comply with previous disclosure requirements in accordance with existing lease guidance for all periods presented in the year of adoption. The Company has elected the practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance which enabled the Company: (1) to carry forward the historical lease classification; (2) not to reassess whether expired or existing contracts are or contain leases; and, (3) not to reassess the treatment of initial direct costs for existing leases. In addition, the Company has made an accounting policy election to keep leases with an initial term of 12 months or less off the balance sheet. Upon adoption of this standard on January 1, 2019, the Company recognized a total operating lease liability in the amount of $3,118,038, representing the present value of the minimum rental payments remaining as of the adoption date and a right-of-use asset in the amount of $3,114,399. The cumulative effect of this accounting change of $3,639 is included in the accumulated deficit for the year ended December 31, 2019. The standard did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated statements of operations or statements of cash flows.
 
 
 
F-16
 
 
 
 
 
In August 2016, the FASB issued an accounting pronouncement (FASB ASU 2016-15) related to the classification of certain cash receipts and cash payments on the statement of cash flows. The pronouncement provides clarification guidance on eight specific cash flow presentation issues that have developed due to diversity in practice. The issues include, but are not limited to, debt prepayment or extinguishment costs, settlement of zero-coupon debt, proceeds from the settlement of insurance claims, and cash receipts from payments on beneficial interests in securitization transactions. The pronouncement is effective for fiscal years, and for interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted. We adopted this pronouncement for our fiscal year beginning January 1, 2018, and it did not have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.
 
In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued a new accounting standard (ASC Topic 606) that amends the accounting guidance on revenue recognition. The new accounting standard is intended to provide a more robust framework for addressing revenue issues, improve comparability of revenue recognition practices, and improve disclosure requirements. Under the new standard, revenue is recognized when a customer obtains control of promised goods or services and is recognized in an amount that reflects the consideration which the entity expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. The principles in the standard should be applied using a five-step model that includes 1) identifying the contract(s) with a customer, 2) identifying the performance obligations in the contract, 3) determining the transaction price, 4) allocating the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract, and 5) recognizing revenue when (or as) the performance obligations are satisfied. The standard also requires disclosure of the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. In addition, the standard amends the existing requirements for the recognition of a gain or loss on the transfer of nonfinancial assets that are not in a contract with a customer (for example, sales of real estate) to be consistent with the standard's guidance on recognition and measurement (including the constraint on revenue). The FASB also subsequently issued several amendments to the standard, including clarification on principal versus agent guidance, identifying performance obligations, and immaterial goods and services in a contract.
 
The new accounting standard update must be applied using either of the following transition methods: (i) a full retrospective approach reflecting the application of the standard in each prior reporting period with the option to elect certain practical expedients, or (ii) a modified retrospective approach with the cumulative effect of initially adopting the standard recognized at the date of adoption (which requires additional footnote disclosures). The Company adopted ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers on January 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective method. Based on the manner in which the Company historically recognized revenue, the adoption of ASC 606 did not have a material impact on the amount or timing of its revenue recognition and the Company recognized no cumulative effect adjustment upon adoption.
 
Accounting Standards Issued But Not Yet Adopted
 
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial instruments — Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments ("ASU 2016-13"), which amends the guidance on the impairment of financial instruments by requiring measurement and recognition of expected credit losses for financial assets held. ASU 2016-13 is effective for fiscal years, and for interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019, and earlier adoption is permitted beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2019. The Company is currently evaluating the impact on its consolidated financial statements and plans to adopt this ASU for its fiscal year beginning January 1, 2020. Finance receivables originated in connection with the Company's vehicle sales are held for sale and are subsequently sold. At December 31, 2019 and 2018, finance receivables were $147,893 and $148,378, respectively.
 
NOTE 2 –ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET
 
Accounts receivable consists of the following as of December 31:
 
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Trade
 $9,369,733 
 $8,264,045 
Finance
  147,893 
  148,378 
Other
  - 
  229,577 
 
  9,517,626 
  8,642,000 
Less: allowance for doubtful accounts
  1,034,919 
  176,190 
 
 $8,482,707 
 $8,465,810 
 
 
 
 
 
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NOTE 3 – INVENTORY
 
Inventory consists of the following as of December 31,
 
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Pre-owned vehicles:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Powersport vehicles
 $10,365,050 
 $9,783,093 
Automobiles and trucks
  47,599,433 
  43,081,136 
 
  57,964,483 
  52,864,229 
Less: Reserve
  583,202 
  672,706 
 
 $57,381,281 
 $52,191,523 
 
NOTE 4 – ACQUISITIONS
 
On February 3, 2019, the Company completed the Autosport Acquisition pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, by and among the Buyer, the Seller and Autosport. Aggregate consideration for the Autosport Acquisition consisted of (i) a closing cash payment of $600,000, plus (ii) the Promissory Note in favor of the Seller, plus (iii) the Convertible Note in favor of the Seller, plus (iv) contingent earn-out payments payable in the form of cash and/or the Company's Class B Common Stock for up to an additional $787,500 if Autosport achieves certain performance thresholds. In connection with the Autosport Acquisition, the Buyer also paid outstanding debt of Autosport of $235,000 and assumed debt of $257,933 pursuant to the Second Convertible Note. The fair value of the contingent earn-out payment was considered immaterial at the date of acquisition and was excluded from the purchase price allocation. As of December 31, 2019, there have been no payments earned under the performance threshold. See Note 1 – Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies for additional information on the Autosport Acquisition.
 
The allocation of the purchase price is based on the best information available to management. This allocation is provisional, as the Company is required to recognize additional assets or liabilities if new information is obtained about facts and circumstances that existed as of February 3, 2019 that, if known, would have resulted in the recognition of those assets or liabilities as of that date. The Company may adjust the preliminary purchase price allocation after obtaining additional information regarding asset valuation, liabilities assumed and revisions of previous estimates. The following table summarizes the allocation of the purchase price based on the estimated fair value of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities of Autosport as of December 31, 2019:
 
Purchase price consideration:
 
 
 
Cash
 $835,000 
 
    
$1,536,000 convertible note
  1,536,000 
$500,000 promissory note
  500,000 
$257,933 Promissory note
  257,933 
Total purchase price consideration
 $3,128,933 
 
    
Estimated fair value of assets:
    
Accounts receivable
  3,177,660 
Inventory
  2,862,004 
 
  6,039,664 
 
    
Estimated fair value of accounts payable and other
  5,875,009 
 
    
Excess of assets over liabilities
  164,655 
 
    
Goodwill
  2,964,278 
 
    
Total net assets acquired
 $3,128,933 
 
 
 
 
 
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On October 26, 2018, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (as amended, the "Merger Agreement") with the Company's newly-formed acquisition subsidiary RMBL Tennessee, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Merger Sub"), Wholesale Holdings, Inc., a Tennessee corporation ("Holdings"), Wholesale, LLC, a Tennessee limited liability company ("Wholesale"), Steven Brewster and Janelle Brewster (each a "Stockholder", and together the "Stockholders"), Steven Brewster, a Tennessee resident, as the representative of each Stockholder (the "Representative"), and, for the limited purposes of Section 5.8, Marshall Chesrown and Steven R. Berrard, providing for the merger (the "Wholesale Merger") of Holdings with and into Merger Sub, with Merger Sub surviving the Wholesale Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.  Also on October 26, 2018, we entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement"), with Steven Brewster and Justin Becker (together the "Express Sellers"), and Steven Brewster as representative of the Express Sellers, pursuant to which the Company acquired all of the membership interests (the "Express Acquisition") in Wholesale Express, LLC, a Tennessee limited liability company ("Wholesale Express").  On October 30, 2018, the Company completed the Wholesale Merger and Express Acquisition. Also, on October 26, 2018, we entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement"), by and among the Company, Steven Brewster and Justin Becker (together the "Express Sellers"), and Steven Brewster as representative of the Express Sellers, pursuant to which we acquired all of the membership interests (the "Express Acquisition") in Wholesale Express, LLC, a Tennessee limited liability company ("Wholesale Express. The Wholesale Merger and the Express Acquisition were both completed on October 30, 2018 (the "Wholesale Closing Date"). As consideration for the Wholesale Merger, we (i) paid cash consideration of $12,353,941, subject to certain customary post-closing adjustments, and (ii) issued to the Stockholders 1,317,329 shares (the "Stock Consideration") of our Series B Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001. As consideration for the Express Acquisition, we paid cash consideration of $4,000,000, subject to certain customary post-closing adjustments.
 
The following tables summarize the consideration paid in cash and equity securities for the acquisitions and the amount of identified assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date:
 
 
 
Wholesale
 
 
Express
 
Issuance of shares
 $6,652,512 
 $- 
Cash paid
  12,353,941 
  4,000,000 
Total purchase price
 $19,006,453 
 $4,000,000 
 
    
    
Estimated fair value of assets:
    
    
Cash
  183,846 
  774,844 
Accounts receivable
  5,130,788 
  2,663,077 
Inventory
  47,639,354 
  - 
Prepaid expenses
  186,659 
  59,377 
Property & equipment
  617,422 
  14,702 
Due from Related party
  - 
  720,000 
Other Assets
  1,026,203 
  - 
 
  54,784,272 
  4,232,000 
 
    
    
Estimated fair value of liabilities assumed:
    
    
Accounts payable and other
  8,144,040 
  1,079,509 
Floor plan liability
  49,988,553 
  - 
Due to related party
  720,000 
  - 
 
  58,852,593 
  1,079,509 
 
    
    
Excess of (liabilities over assets) assets over liabilities
  (4,068,321)
  3,152,491 
 
    
    
Goodwill
  23,074,774 
  847,509 
Total net assets acquired
 $19,006,453 
 $4,000,000 
 
The Company finalized the purchase price allocation for Express which resulted in a decrease in goodwill of $334,861 during the year ended December 31, 2019. The Company made this measurement period adjustment to reflect facts and circumstances that related to accounts receivable and accounts payable that existed at the acquisition date and did not result from intervening events subsequent to such date.
 
Supplemental pro forma unaudited information (unaudited)
 
The results of operations of Wholesale and Express since the acquisition date are included in the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
The following unaudited supplemental pro forma information presents the financial results as if the acquisitions of Wholesale, Express and Autosport were made as of January 1, 2019 for the year ended December 31, 2019 and as of January 1, 2018 for the year ended December 31, 2018.
 
Pro forma adjustments for the year ended December 31, 2019 primarily include adjustments to reflect the: (i) amortization of stock compensation expense of $34,859; and (ii) interest expense of $8,906. Pro forma adjustments for the year ended December 31, 2018 primarily include adjustments to reflect the: (i) amortization of stock compensation expense of $833,333; (ii) elimination of intercompany sales and cost of revenue of $3,744,911; (iii) income taxes of $158,742.
 
 
 
F-19
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
Unaudited
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Pro forma revenue
 $846,947,956 
 $788,428,970 
Pro forma net loss
 $(45,296,568)
 $(24,062,816)
Loss per share - basic and fully diluted
 $(40.37)
 $(24.42)
Weighted-average common shares and common stock equivalents outstanding basic and fully diluted
  1,122,058 
  985,332 
 
NOTE 5 – PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET
 
The following table summarizes property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization as of December 31, 2019 and 2018:
 
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Vehicles
 $158,327 
 $417,666 
Furniture and equipment
  448,074 
  474,546 
Technology development and software
  8,863,247 
  5,777,504 
Leasehold improvements
  246,135 
  136,386 
Total property and equipment
  9,715,783 
  6,806,102 
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization
  3,288,109 
  1,628,225 
Total
 $6,427,674 
 $5,177,877 
 
Amortization and depreciation on Property and Equipment is determined on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives ranging from 3 to 5 years.
 
At December 31, 2019, capitalized technology development costs were $8,655,236 which includes $2,900,000 of software acquired in the NextGen transaction. Total technology development costs incurred was $5,494,081 for the year ended December 31, 2019 of which $3,085,743 was capitalized and $2,408,338 was charged to expense in the accompanying Consolidated statements of operations. Depreciation expense for the year ended December 31, 2019 was $1,786,426, which included the amortization of capitalized technology costs of $1,436,088. Total technology development costs incurred was $3,314,815 for the year ended December 31, 2018 of which $2,162,707 was capitalized and $1,152,108 was charged to expense in the accompanying Consolidated statements of operations. Depreciation expense for the year ended December 31, 2018 was $984,006, which included the amortization of capitalized technology costs of $825,782.
 
NOTE 6 – INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL
 
Following is a summary of the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill and other indefinite-lived asset during the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, net of a $334,861 measurement period adjustment recorded during the year ended December 31, 2019.
 
 
 
Goodwill
 
 
Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets
 
Balance at December 31, 2017
 $1,850,000 
 $45,515 
Acquisitions
  24,257,146 
  - 
Balance at December 31, 2018
  26,107,146 
  45,515 
Acquisitions
  2,964,278 
  - 
Impairment
  (1,850,000)
  - 
Measurement period adjustment
  (334,861)
  - 
Balance at December 31, 2019
 $26,886,563 
 $45,515 
 
 
 
F-20
 
 
 
The following is a summary of the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by reportable segment during the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018.
 
 
 
Powersports
 
Automotive
 
Vehicle Logistics
 
 
Total
 
Balance at December 31, 2018
 1,850,000 
 23,074,775 
 1,182,371 
 $26,107,146 
Acquisitions
  - 
  2,964,278 
  - 
  2,964,278 
Impairment
  (1,850,000)
  - 
  - 
  (1,850,000)
Measurement period adjustment
  - 
  - 
  (334,861)
  (334,861)
Balance at December 31, 2019
 - 
 26,039,053 
 847,510 
 $26,886,563 
 
We test for impairment of our intangible assets at least annually. During the year ended December 31, 2019, we recognized an impairment loss on goodwill of $1,850,000 related to powersports, which is recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. There were no impairment charges in 2018. During the quarter ended September 30, 2019, the Company finalized the preliminary purchase price allocation recorded at the acquisition date for Wholesale Express and made a measurement period adjustment to the preliminary purchase price allocation which resulted in a decrease in goodwill of $334,861. The Company made this measurement period adjustment to reflect facts and circumstances related to accounts receivable and accounts payable that existed as of the acquisition date and did not result from intervening events subsequent to such date.
 
NOTE 7 – ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND OTHER ACCRUED LIABILITIES
 
The following table summarizes accounts payable and other accrued liabilities as of December 31, 2019 and 2018:
 
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Accounts payable
 $8,730,624 
 $7,528,003 
Operating lease liability-current portion
  1,423,610 
  - 
Accrued payroll
  715,658 
  877,180 
State and local taxes
  912,062 
  1,073,649 
Other accrued expenses
  639,140 
  1,076,081 
Total
 $12,421,094 
 $10,554,913 
 
 
F-21
 
 
NOTE 8 – NOTES PAYABLE AND LINES OF CREDIT
 
Notes payable consisted of the following as of December 31, 2019 and 2018:
 
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Notes payable-NextGen dated February 8, 2017. Interest is payable semi-annually at 6.5% through February 9, 2019 and 8.5% through maturity which is January 31, 2021.
 $1,333,334 
 $1,333,334 
 
    
    
Notes payable-private placement dated March 31, 2017. Interest is payable semi-annually at 6.5% through September 30, 2019 and 8.5% through maturity which is January 31, 2021. Unamortized debt discount of $75,601 and $334,998 as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.
  667,000 
  667,000 
 
    
    
Line of credit-floor plan Ally dated February 16, 2018. Facility provides up to $25,000,000 of available credit secured by vehicle inventory and other assets. Interest rate at December 31, 2019 was 7.05 %. Principal and interest are payable on demand.
  8,419,897 
  8,866,894 
 
    
    
Loan Agreement with Hercules Capital Inc. dated April 30, 2018 and as amended for tranche II on October 30, 2018. Tranche I- Interest only at 10.5% and is payable monthly through December 1, 2018. Principal and interest payments commence on June 1, 2019 through maturity which is May 1, 2021. Trance II-Interest payable monthly at 11.0%. Principal payable at maturity on October 1, 2021. Unamortized debt issuance costs as of December 31, 2018 of $1,547,412.
  - 
  10,857,500 
 
    
    
Line of credit-floor plan NextGear dated October 30, 2018. Secured by vehicle inventory and other assets. Interest rate at December 31, 2019 was 4.25%. Principal and interest is payable on demand.
  50,741,073 
  47,505,607 
 
    
    
Less: Debt discount
  (75,601)
  (1,882,410)
Total notes payable and lines of credit
  61,085,703 
  67,347,925 
Less: Current portion
  59,160,970 
  58,555,006 
 
    
    
Long-term portion
 $1,924,733 
 $8,792,919 
 
As of December 31, 2019, future principal debt payments are due as follows: 2020 - $59,085,369; 2021 - $2,000,334.
 
Line of Credit-Floor Plan-NextGear
 
On October 30, 2018, Wholesale, as borrower, entered into a floorplan vehicle financing credit line (the "NextGear Credit Line") with NextGear. As of the date of this filing, based on on-going discussions with NextGear, we will limit our advances under the NextGear Credit Line for Wholesale and Autosport to $55,000,000. Advances under the NextGear Credit Line will bear interest at an initial per annum rate of 5.25%, based upon a 360-day year, and compounded daily, and the per annum interest rate will vary based on a base rate, plus the contract rate, which is currently negative 2.0%, until the outstanding liabilities to NextGear are paid in full. Interest expense on the line of credit-floor plan for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, was $2,697,591 and $513,306, respectively.
 
Line of Credit-Floor Plan-Ally
 
On February 16, 2018, the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary RMBL MO entered into an Inventory Financing and Security Agreement (the "Credit Facility") with Ally and Ally Financial, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Ally" together with Ally Bank, the "Lender"), pursuant to which the Lender may provide up to $25,000,000 in financing, or such lesser sum which may be advanced to or on behalf of RMBL MO from time to time, as part of its floorplan vehicle financing program. Advances under the Credit Facility require that the Company maintain 10.0% of the advance amount as restricted cash. Advances under the Credit Facility will bear interest at a per annum rate designated from time to time by the Lender and will be determined using a 365/360 simple interest method of calculation, unless expressly prohibited by law. Advances under the Credit Facility, if not demanded earlier, are due and payable for each vehicle financed under the Credit Facility as and when such vehicle is sold, leased, consigned, gifted, exchanged, transferred, or otherwise disposed of. Interest under the Credit Facility is due and payable upon demand, but, in general, in no event later than 60 days from the date of request for payment. Upon any event of default (including, without limitation, RMBL MO's obligation to pay upon demand any outstanding liabilities of the Credit Facility), the Lender may, at its option and without notice to the RMBL MO, exercise its right to demand immediate payment of all liabilities and other indebtedness and amounts owed to Lender and its affiliates by RMBL MO and its affiliates. The Credit Facility is secured by a grant of a security interest in the vehicle inventory and other assets of RMBL MO and payment is guaranteed by the Company pursuant to a guaranty in favor of the Lender and secured by the Company pursuant to a General Security Agreement. Interest expense on the Credit Facility for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 was $541,702 and $149,776, respectively. The Ally Line of Credit ended in February 2020.
 
 
 
F-22
 
 
 
 
 
Loan Agreement-Hercules Capital Inc.
 
On May 14, 2019, the Company made a payment to Hercules Capital Inc. ("Hercules") of $11,134,695, representing the principal, accrued and unpaid interest, fees, costs and expenses outstanding under its Loan and Security Agreement (the "Loan Agreement") with Hercules dated April 30, 2018 (the "Hercules Indebtedness"). Upon the payment, all outstanding indebtedness and obligations of the Company owed to Hercules under the Loan Agreement were paid in full, and the Loan Agreement has been terminated. The Company used a portion of the net proceeds from the Note Offering (described below) to pay the Hercules Indebtedness. In accordance with the guidance in ASC 470-50, Debt, the Company accounted for the extinguishment of the Hercules Loan Agreement as an extinguishment and recognized a loss on early extinguishment of debt of $1,499,250 for the year ended December 31, 2019 in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The loss on early extinguishment consisted primarily of the prepayment penalty paid to Hercules and unamortized debt discounts including the remaining portion of warrant values and debt issuance costs.
 
Notes Payable
 
NextGen
 
On February 8, 2017, in connection with the acquisition of NextGen, the Company issued a subordinated secured promissory note in favor of NextGen (which note was subsequently assigned to Halcyon in February 2018) in the amount of $1,333,334. Interest accrues and will be paid semi-annually (i) at a rate of 6.5% annually from the closing date through the second anniversary of such date and (ii) at a rate of 8.5% annually from the second anniversary of the closing date through the Maturity Date. Upon the occurrence of any event of default, the outstanding balance under the NextGen Note shall become immediately due and payable upon election of the holder. The Company's obligations under the NextGen Note are secured by substantially all the assets of NextGen Pro, pursuant to an Unconditional Guaranty Agreement (the "Guaranty Agreement"), by and among NextGen and NextGen Pro, and a related Security Agreement between the parties, each dated as of February 8, 2017. Under the terms of the Guaranty Agreement, NextGen Pro has agreed to guarantee the performance of all the Company's obligations under the NextGen Note. Interest expense on the Credit Facility for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 was $110,484 and $87,617, respectively. For additional information see Note 19 – Subsequent Events – Investor Note Exchange.
 
Private Placement
 
On March 31, 2017, the Company completed funding of the second tranche of the 2016 Private Placement (as defined below). The investors were issued 58,096 shares of Class B Common Stock of the Company and promissory notes (the "Private Placement Notes") in the amount of $667,000, in consideration of cancellation of loan agreements having an aggregate principal amount committed by the purchasers of $1,350,000. Under the terms of the Private Placement Notes, interest shall accrue on the outstanding and unpaid principal amounts until paid in full. The Private Placement Notes mature on January 31, 2021. Interest accrues at a rate of 6.5% annually from the closing date through the second anniversary of such date and at a rate of 8.5% annually from the second anniversary of the closing date through the maturity date. Upon the occurrence of any event of default, the outstanding balance under the Private Placement Notes shall become immediately due and payable upon election of the holders. Based on the relative fair values attributed to the Class B Common Stock and promissory notes issued in the 2016 Private Placement, the Company recorded a debt discount on the promissory notes of $667,000 with the corresponding amounts recorded as an addition to paid-in capital. The debt discount is amortized to interest expense until the scheduled maturity of the Private Placement Notes in January 2021 using the effective interest method. The effective interest rate at December 31, 2019 was 26.0%. Interest expense on the Private Placement Notes was $316,091 and $259,177, respectively for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, which included debt discount amortization of $70,565 and $205,926, respectively for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018.
 
Exchange of Notes Payable
 
Certain of the Company's investors extended the maturity of currently outstanding promissory notes, and exchanged such notes for new notes (the "New Investor Notes"), pursuant to that certain Note Exchange Agreement, dated January 14, 2020 (the "Investor Note Exchange Agreement"), by and between the Company and each investor thereto (the "Investors"), including Halcyon, an entity affiliated with Kartik Kakarala, a director of the Company, such New Investor Note for an aggregate principal amount of $833,333 (after taking account of a $500,000 pay down of the previously outstanding Halcyon note), Blue Flame Capital, LLC ("Blue Flame"), an entity affiliated with Denmar Dixon, a director of the Company, such New Investor Note for an aggregate principal amount of $99,114, and Mr. Dixon, individually, such New Investor Note for an aggregate principal amount of $272,563. The New Investor Notes, having an aggregate principal amount of approximately $1,500,000, will mature on January 31, 2021, and will be convertible at any time at the Investor's option at a price of $60.00 per share. For additional information see Note 19 – Subsequent Events – Investor Note Exchange.
 
 
 
F-23
 
 
 
 
 
Convertible Notes
 
As of December 31, 2019, the outstanding convertible promissory notes net of debt discount and issue costs are summarized as follows:
 
 
 
Face
Amount
 
 
Debt
Discount
 
 
Carrying
Amount
 
Convertible senior notes
 $30,000,000 
 $10,402,024 
 $19,597,976 
Convertible notes-Autosport
    
    
    
$1,536,000 unsecured note
  1,536,000 
  379,616 
  1,156,384 
$500,000 unsecured note
  500,000 
  6,092 
  493,908 
$257,933 unsecured note
  257,933 
  6,382 
  251,551 
 
  32,293,933 
  10,794,114 
  21,499,819 
Less: Current portion
  (1,461,933)
  (98,343)
  (1,363,590)
Long-term portion
 $30,832,000 
 $10,695,771 
 $20,136,229 
 
Convertible Senior Notes
 
On May 9, 2019, the Company entered into a purchase agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") with JMP Securities LLC ("JMP Securities") to issue and sell $30,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of its 6.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024 (the "Notes") in a private placement to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Note Offering").  The Company paid JMP Securities a fee of 7.0% of the gross proceeds in the Note Offering. The proceeds for the Note Offering after deducting the initial purchaser's discounts, advisory fees, and related offering expenses, were $27,385,500.
 
The Notes were issued on May 14, 2019 pursuant to an Indenture (the "Indenture") by and between the Company and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee. The Purchase Agreement included customary representations, warranties and covenants by the Company and customary closing conditions. Under the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the Company agreed to indemnify JMP Securities against certain liabilities. The Notes bore interest at 6.75% per annum, payable semiannually on May 1 and November 1 of each year, beginning on November 1, 2019. The Notes could bear additional interest under specified circumstances relating to the Company's failure to comply with its reporting obligations under the Indenture or if the Notes were not freely tradeable as required by the Indenture. The Notes would have matured on May 1, 2024, unless earlier converted, redeemed or repurchased pursuant to their terms.
 
The initial conversion rate of the Notes was 8.6956 shares of Class B Common Stock, per $1,000 principal amount of the Notes, subject to adjustment (which is equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $115.00 per share, subject to adjustment). The conversion rate was subject to adjustment in some events but would not have been adjusted for any accrued and unpaid interest. In addition, upon the occurrence of a make-whole fundamental change (as defined in the Indenture), the Company would, in certain circumstances, increase the conversion rate by a number of additional shares for a holder that elected to convert its Notes in connection with such make-whole fundamental change.
 
The Notes were not redeemable by the Company prior to the May 6, 2022. The Company could have redeemed for cash all or any portion of the Notes, at its option, on or after May 6, 2022 if the last reported sale price of the Company's Class B Common Stock had been at least 150.0% of the conversion price then in effect for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive), including the trading day immediately preceding the date on which the Company provides notice of redemption, during any 30 consecutive trading day period ending on, and including, the trading day immediately preceding the date on which the Company provides notice of redemption at a redemption price equal to 100.0% of the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date. No sinking fund was provided for the Notes. If redeemed, the Company would have made an interest make-whole payment to the converting holder equal to the sum of the present values of the scheduled payments of interest that would have been made on the Notes to be converted had such Notes remained outstanding from the conversion date through the earlier of the date that is two years after the conversion date and June 15, 2022.
 
 
 
F-24
 
 
 
 
 
In connection with the Note Offering, the Company entered into a registration rights agreement with JMP Securities, pursuant to which the Company has agreed to file with the SEC an automatic shelf registration statement, if the Company is eligible to do so and has not already done so, and, if the Company is not eligible for an automatic shelf registration statement, then in lieu of the foregoing the Company shall file a shelf registration statement for the registration of, and the sale on a continuous or delayed basis by the holders of, all of the Notes pursuant to Rule 415 or any similar rule that may be adopted by the Commission, and use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the shelf registration statement to become or be declared effective under the Securities Act on the day that is 120 days after May 9, 2019.  The Company filed a Registration Statement on Form S-3, which was declared effective on August 30, 2019.
 
As of December 31, 2019, the conditions allowing holders of the Notes to convert have not been met and therefore the Notes are not yet convertible.
 
We account for the Notes in accordance with FASB ASC 470, Debt and ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging, which required bifurcation of the liability and equity components. We determined the carrying amount of the liability component as the present value of its cash flows using an implied discount rate of 20.5%. The carrying amount of the equity component representing the conversion option was $8,500,000 and was calculated by deducting the carrying value of the liability component from the principal amount of the Notes as a whole. This difference represents a debt discount that is amortized to interest expense over the term of the Notes using the effective interest rate method. The equity component is not remeasured as long as it continues to meet the conditions for equity classification. We further valued a derivative liability in connection with the interest make-whole provision at $1,330,000 at issuance based on a Monte-Carlo Simulation using a volatility of 85.0% and a risk-free rate of 2.3%. This amount was recorded as a debt discount and is amortized to interest expense over the term of the Notes using the effective interest rate. The derivative liability is remeasured at each reporting date with the change in value of $1,302,000 being recorded in other income for the year ended December 31, 2019. The value of the derivative liability as of December 31, 2019 was $27,500.
 
We allocate transaction costs related to the issuance of the Notes to the liability and equity components using the same proportions as the initial carrying value of the Notes. Transaction costs attributable to the debt component were $1,790,088 and are being amortized to interest expense using the effective interest method over the term of the Notes. Transaction costs attributable to the equity component were $754,375 and are netted with the equity component of the Notes in stockholders' equity. Transactions costs attributable to the derivative liability were $118,038 and were expensed during the year ended December 31, 2019.
 
The interest expense recognized related to the Notes for the year ended December 31, 2019 was as follows:
 
 
 
2019
 
Contractual interest expense
 $1,305,000 
Amortization of debt discounts
  1,218,064 
Total
 $2,523,064 
 
On January 10, 2020, the Company entered into a note exchange and subscription agreement (the "Note Exchange & Subscription Agreement"), as amended by that certain Joinder and Amendment effective January 13, 2020 (the "Joinder Agreement," and together with the Note Exchange & Subscription Agreement, the "Note Agreement"), with the investors in the 2019 Note Offering (the "Note Investors"), pursuant to which the Company agreed to complete (i) a note exchange pursuant to which $30,000,000 of the Old Notes would be cancelled in exchange for a new series of 6.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2025 (the "New Notes") and (ii) the issuance of additional New Notes in a private placement in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Rule 506 of Regulation D of the Securities Act as a sale not involving any public offering (the "2020 Note Offering"). On January 14, 2020, the Company closed the 2020 Note Offering. The proceeds for the 2020 Note Offering, after deducting for payment of accrued interest on the Old Notes and offering-related expenses, were $8,272,375. For additional information see Note 19 – Subsequent Events – Convertible Note Exchange and Offer.
 
Convertible Notes-Autosport USA
 
On February 3, 2019, in connection with the Autosport Acquisition, the Company issued (i) the Promissory Note, and (ii) the Convertible Note in favor of the Seller. In connection with the Autosport Acquisition, the Buyer also assumed additional debt of $257,933 pursuant to the Second Convertible Note.
 
The Promissory Note has a term of fifteen months and will accrue interest at a simple rate of 5.0% per annum. Interest under the Promissory Note is payable upon maturity. Any interest and principal due under the Promissory Note is convertible, at the Buyer's option into shares of the Company's Class B Common Stock at a conversion price equal to the weighted average trading price of the Company's Class B Common Stock on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange for the twenty (20) consecutive trading days preceding the conversion date. The number of shares of the Company's Class B Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Promissory Note is indeterminate at this time.
 
 
 
F-25
 
 
 
 
 
The Convertible Note has a term of three years and will accrue interest at a rate of 6.5% per annum. Interest under the Convertible Note is payable monthly for the first 12 months, and thereafter monthly payments of amortized principal and interest will be due. Any interest and principal due under the Convertible Note is convertible into shares of the Company's Class B Common Stock at a conversion price of $115.00 per share, (i) at the Seller's option, or (ii) at the Buyer's option, on any day that (a) any portion of the principal of the Convertible Note remains unpaid and (b) the weighted average trading price of the Company's Class B Common Stock on Nasdaq for the twenty (20) consecutive trading days preceding such day has exceeded $140.00 per share. The maximum number of shares issuable pursuant to the Convertible Note is 15,962 shares of the Company's Class B Common Stock.
 
The Second Convertible Note has a term of one year and will accrue interest at a simple rate of 5.0% per annum. Monthly payments of amortized principal and interest will be due under the Second Convertible Note. Any interest and principal due under the Second Convertible Note is convertible into shares of the Company's Class B Common Stock at a conversion price of $115.00 per share, (i) at the Seller's option, or (ii) at the Buyer's option, on any day that (a) any portion of the principal of the Second Convertible Note remains unpaid and (b) the weighted average trading price of the Company's Class B Common Stock on Nasdaq for the twenty (20) consecutive trading days preceding such day has exceeded $140.00 per share. The maximum number of shares issuable pursuant to the Second Convertible Note is 2,336 shares of the Company's Class B Common Stock.
 
NOTE 9 – STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
Share-Based Compensation
 
On June 30, 2017 the Company's shareholders approved a Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan") reserving for issuance under the Plan in the form of restricted stock units ("RSUs"), stock options ("Options"), Performance Units, and other equity awards (collectively "Awards") for our employees, consultants, directors, independent contractors and certain prospective employees who have committed to become an employee (each an "Eligible Individual") of up to 12.0% of the shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding from time to time. On June 25, 2018, the Company's shareholders approved an amendment to the Plan to increase the number of shares authorized for issuance under the Plan from 12.0% of the Company's issued and outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock from time to time to 100,000 shares of Class B Common Stock (the "First Plan Amendment"). On May 20, 2019, the Company's stockholders approved another amendment to the Plan to increase the number of shares authorized for issuance under the Plan from 100,000 shares of Class B Common Stock to 200,000 shares of Class B Common Stock (the "Second Plan Amendment"). To date, the vesting of RSU and Option awards for most employees is service / time based, however some senior level employees have been granted awards that include a mix of service based, performance based and market condition-based vesting. Substantially all service/time based RSU and Option awards issued typically vest over a three-year period approximating the following vesting schedule: (i) 20.0% vesting anywhere from eight-months to thirteen month after grant date, (ii) an additional 30.0% during the subsequent twelve months of the initial vesting, and (iii) the final 50.0% during the following twelve months. More specifically, the Company granted to certain members of management an aggregate of (i) 12,213 performance-based awards that vest after two consecutive quarters of $1.00 or greater operating income and trailing four quarter revenue of $900,000,000 at any time through September 30, 2020, and (ii) 36,938 market-based awards. These awards were terminated on May 27, 2020. The Company estimates the fair value of awards granted under the Plan on the date of grant. Stock-based compensation expense is recognized as an expense on a straight-line basis over the vesting periods described above. The total expense recognized in Selling, General and Administrative expense was $3,836,518 and $1,657,680, respectively, for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, with 2019.
 
 
 
F-26
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For the Years Ended December 31,
 
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Restricted Stock Units
 $3,812,993 
 1,657,680 
 
    
    
Options
  23,525 
  - 
 
    
    
Total stock-based compensation
 $3,836,518 
 $1,657,680 
 
As of December 31, 2019, unrecognized stock-based compensation related to outstanding RSU and stock awards and the related weighted-average period over which it is expected to be recognized subsequent to December 31, 2019 is presented in the table below. Total unrecognized equity will be adjusted for actual forfeitures.
 
 
 
Unrecognized Stock Based Compensations Related to Outstanding Awards
 
 
Remaining Weighted-Average Amortization Period (in years)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Restricted Stock Units
 $5,300,737 
  0.8 
 
    
    
Options
  149,272 
  1.2 
 
    
    
Total Unrecognized stock-based Compensation
 $5,450,009 
  0.8 
 
Restricted Stock Units
 
RSU activity during the years ending December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 was as follows:
 
 
 
Number of RSUs
 
 
Weighted -Average Grant Date Fair Value
 
Outstanding at December 31, 2017
  35,800 
 $82.82 
Granted
  51,414 
  116.63 
Vested
  (9,950)
  81.20 
Forfeited
  (1,875)
  124.05 
Outstanding at December 31, 2018
  75,389 
  104.63 
Granted
  80,050 
  60.81 
Vested
  (9,000)
  86.54 
Forfeited
  (16,501)
  61.45 
Outstanding at December 31, 2019
  129,938 
 $99.00 
 
Non-qualified Stock Options
 
Non-qualified stock options allow recipients to purchase shares of Class B common stock at a fixed exercise price. The fixed exercise price is equal to the price of a share of Class B common stock at the time of grant. The options expire ten years after the grant date and typically vest 20.0% between nine-months and one-year after the grant date and thereafter in quarterly installments of 7.5% and 12.5% during the 2nd and 3rd vesting years, respectively.
 
 
 
F-27
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Number of Options
 
 
Weighted Average Exercise Price
 
 
Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Life (in years)
 
 
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
 
Outstanding at December 31, 2017
  - 
  n/a 
 
 
 
  n/a 
Options Granted
  - 
  n/a 
 
 
 
  n/a 
Options exercised
  - 
  n/a 
 
 
 
  n/a 
Options forfeited or expires
  - 
  n/a 
 
 
 
  n/a 
Outstanding at December 31, 2018
  - 
  n/a 
  n/a 
  n/a 
 
    
    
    
    
Options Granted
  5,608 
 $34.20 
    
 $- 
Options exercised
  - 
  n/a 
    
  n/a 
Options forfeited or expires
  (521)
  34.20 
    
 $- 
Outstanding at December 31, 2019
  5,087 
 $34.20 
  9.6 
 $- 
 
    
    
    
    
Vested / exercisable at December 31, 2019
  - 
  - 
  n/a 
 $- 
Expected to vest as of December 31, 2019
  3,944 
 $34.20 
  9.6 
 $- 
 
Fair value of all awards is based on the share price of the Class B Common Stock on the date of the award, and in the case of options, which were only issued in 2019, is calculated using the Black-Scholes option valuation model using the assumptions in the following table:
 
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Risk-free rate
  1.5%
  -%
Expected volatility
  85.0%
  -%
Expected life (in years)
  5.75 
  - 
Expected dividend yield
  - 
  - 
Weighted average grant date fair value per option
 $34.20 
  - 
 
Security Offerings
 
On July 20, 2018, the Company completed an underwritten public offering of 116,438 shares of its Class B Common Stock at a price of $121.00 per share for net proceeds to the Company of $13,015,825. The completed offering included 15,188 shares of Class B Common Stock issued upon the underwriter's exercise in full of its over-allotment option. The Company will use the net proceeds from the offering for working capital and general corporate purposes, which may include purchases of additional inventory held for sale, increased spending on marketing and advertising and capital expenditures necessary to grow the business.
 
On October 25, 2018, the Company filed the Certificate of Designation, Preferences, and Rights of Series B Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock ("Certificate of Designation") with the Secretary of State for the State of Nevada, designating 2,500,000 shares of the Company's preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, as Series B Preferred. Shares of Series B Preferred rank pari passu with the Company's Class B Common Stock, except that holders of Series B Preferred shall not be entitled to vote on any matters presented to the stockholders of the Company. The Certificate of Designation became effective on October 25, 2018. Each share of Series B Preferred is convertible on a one-for-one basis into shares of the Company's Class B Common Stock. The Series B Preferred will automatically convert into Class B Common Stock 21 days after the mailing of a definitive information statement of the type contemplated by and in accordance with Regulation 14C of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), to the Company's stockholders, without any further action on the part of the Company or any holder.
 
On October 30, 2018, the Company completed the private placement of an aggregate of 151,500 shares of its Class B Common Stock (the "Private Placement"), at a price of $142.00 per share for non-affiliates of the Company, and, with respect to directors participating in the Private Placement, at a price of $162.00 per share. The gross proceeds for the Private Placement were $21,553,000. National Securities Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of National Holdings Corporation, and Craig-Hallum Capital Group (together the "Placement Agents") served as the placement agents for the Private Placement. The Company paid the Placement Agents a fee of 6.5% of the gross proceeds in the Private Placement. Net proceeds from the Private Placement and $5,000,000 funded under the Tranche II Advance were used to partially fund the cash consideration of the Wholesale Merger and the Express Acquisition and the balance will be used for working capital purposes.
 
 
 
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Denmar Dixon, a member of the Company's Board of Directors, invested through Blue Flame Capital, LLC (an entity controlled by Mr. Dixon) $243,000 in the Private Placement for 1,500 shares of Class B Common Stock.  Also, Joseph Reece, a member of the Company's Board of Directors at the time, individually invested $81,000 in the Private Placement for 500 shares of Class B Common Stock. These purchases were approved by the Company's Board of Directors in accordance with Rule 16b-3(d)(1) of the Exchange Act. Messrs. Dixon and Reece abstained from the Company's Board of Directors' vote in favor of the Private Placement.
 
On February 11, 2019, the Company completed an underwritten public offering of 63,825 shares of its Class B Common Stock at a price of $111.00 per share for net proceeds to the Company of $6,543,655. The completed offering included 8,325 shares of Class B Common Stock issued upon the underwriter's exercise in full of its over-allotment option.
 
On May 9, 2019, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with certain accredited investors (the "Investors") pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell in a private placement (the "Private Placement") an aggregate of 95,000 shares of its Class B Common Stock, at a purchase price of $100.00 per share. JMP Securities served as the placement agent for the Private Placement. The Company paid JMP Securities a fee of 7.0% of the gross proceeds in the Private Placement. The Private Placement closed on May 17, 2019. The proceeds for the Private Placement, after deducting commissions and related offering expenses, were $8,665,000.
 
2020 Public Offering
 
On January 10, 2020, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement (the "Underwriting Agreement") with National Securities Corporation, as representative to the several underwriters named on Schedule 1-A to the Underwriting Agreement (the "Underwriters"), relating to the Company's public offering (the "2020 Public Offering") of 900,000 shares of Class B Common Stock (the "Firm Shares") and an additional 135,000 shares of Class B Common Stock (the "Additional Shares"). The Underwriters agreed to purchase the Firm Shares at a price of $11.40 per share. The issuance and closing of the Firm Shares took place on January 14, 2020, and of the Additional Shares on January 17, 2020. For additional information see Note 19 – Subsequent Events – Public Offering.
 
NOTE 10 – COMMON STOCK WARRANTS
 
In connection with the October 23, 2017 public offering of 145,500 shares of Class B common stock the Company issued to underwriters warrants to purchase 10,913 shares of Class B common stock, which was equal to 7.5% of the aggregate number of shares of Class B common stock sold in the Offering. The Warrants are exercisable at a per share price of $126.50, which was equal to 115.0% of the Offering price per share of the shares sold in the Offering and mature on April 20, 2023. In April, 2018, pursuant to the Loan Agreement by and among Hercules Capital, the Company, and its wholly owned subsidiaries, the Company issued Hercules a warrant to purchase 4,091 (increasing to 5,455 if a fourth tranche in the principal amount of up to $5,000,000 is advanced at the parties agreement) shares of the Company's Class B Common Stock (the "Hercules April Warrant") at an exercise price of $110.00 per share (the "Hercules April Warrant Price"). The Hercules April Warrant is immediately exercisable and expires on April 30, 2023. In October, 2018, under an amendment to the Loan Agreement, the company issued Hercules a warrant to purchase 1,048 shares of the Company's Class B Common Stock (the "Hercules October Warrant") at an exercise price of $143.13 per share (the "Hercules October Warrant Price"). The Hercules October Warrant is immediately exercisable and expires on October 30, 2023. The Hercules warrants contain anti-dilutive provisions that increase the number of shares covered by the warrants in the event the Company makes a New Issuance (as defined in the Loan Agreement) for no consideration or consideration that is less than the Warrant Prices. The following table summarizes the warrants outstanding as of December 31, 2019 and 2018:
 
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Warrants outstanding at the beginning of the year
  16,051 
  10,913 
New warrant issuances to Hercules
  - 
  5,138 
Adjustment to the Hercules warrants due to the anti-dilutive provisions
  479 
  - 
Warrants outstanding at the end of the year
  16,530 
  16,051 
 
 
 
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The Company has classified the warrants as equity in accordance with ASC 815. The fair value of the warrants were valued at issuance using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions:
 
 
 
Underwriter Warrants
 
 
Hercules April Warrants
 
 
Hercules October Warrants
 
Warrants exercise price
 $126.50 
 $110.00 
 $143.20 
Fair value price per share of common stock
 $110.00 
 $101.40 
 $114.60 
Volatility
  62.0%
  70.0%
  70.0%
Expected term remaining (years)
  5.0 
  5.0 
  5.0 
Risk-free interest rate
  1.31%
  2.79%
  2.94%
Discount for Lack of Marketability
  20.0%
  20.0%
  20.0%
Dividend yield
  - 
  - 
  - 
Fair value at initial valuation date
 $505,273 
 $208,369 
 $59,292 
 
NOTE 11 – SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE
 
The following table summarizes the detail of selling, general and administrative expense for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018:
 
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Compensation and related costs
 $33,502,020 
 $10,656,107 
Advertising and marketing
  18,228,262 
  11,457,572 
Professional fees
  2,542,357 
  1,788,425 
Technology development
  2,408,338 
  1,152,108 
General and administrative
  29,943,272 
  10,909,718 
 
 $86,624,249 
 $35,963,930 
 
NOTE 12 – SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION
 
The following table includes supplemental cash flow information, including noncash investing and financing activity for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018:
 
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Cash paid for interest
 $4,888,070 
 $1,226,292 
 
    
    
Convertible notes payable issued in acquisition
 $2,293,933 
 $- 
 
    
    
Issuance of shares for acquisition
 $- 
 $6,652,512 
 
The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and restricted cash reported within the accompanying consolidated balance sheets that sum to the total of the same amounts shown in the accompanying consolidated statements of cash flows as of December 31:
 
 
 
December 31,
 
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 $49,660 
 $9,134,902 
Restricted cash (1)
  6,676,622 
  6,650,000 
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
 $6,726,282 
 $15,784,902 
                                   
(1) 
Amounts included in restricted cash represent the deposits required under the Company's short-term revolving facilities.
 
 
 
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NOTE 13 – INCOME TAXES
 
U.S. Tax Reform
 
On December 22, 2017, legislation commonly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, or the Act, was signed in to law. The Tax Act, among other changes, reduces the U.S. federal corporate tax rate from 35.0% to 21.0%, requires taxpayers to pay a one-time transition tax on earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries that were previously tax deferred and creates new taxes on certain foreign sourced earnings. On December 31, 2019, the Company did not have any foreign subsidiaries and the international aspects of the Tax Act are not applicable.
 
In connection with the initial analysis of the impact of the Tax Act, the Company remeasured certain deferred tax assets and liabilities based on the rates at which they are expected to reverse in the future, which is generally 26.1% including state income taxes. The remeasurement of the Company's deferred tax balance was primarily offset by application of its valuation allowance. On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act was enacted in response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The CARES Act includes numerous provisions relating to, among other things, refundable payroll tax credits, deferment of employer portion of certain payroll taxes, net operating loss amounts and carryback periods, alternative minimum tax credit refunds, modifications to the net interest deduction limitations and technical corrections to tax depreciation methods for qualified improvement property. Due to the recent enactment of the CARES Act, the Company is currently analyzing the potential impacts of this legislation on its financial position and results of operations.
 
Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effect of temporary difference between amounts recorded for financial reporting purposes and amounts used for tax purposes. The major components of deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:
 
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Deferred tax assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net operating loss and interest limitation carryforward
 18,025,898 
 $8,091,718 
Stock-based compensation
  1,287,424 
  564,700 
Accounts receivable allowance
  269,403 
  - 
Operating lease liabilities
  1,599,651 
  - 
Goodwill
  385,570 
  - 
Inventory reserve
  151,815 
  - 
Property and equipment
  191,259 
  - 
Total deferred income taxes
  21,911,020 
  8,656,418 
 
    
    
Deferred tax liabilities:
    
    
Property and equipment
  - 
  15,045 
Right-of-use assets
  1,572,368 
  - 
Goodwill
  - 
  64,423 
Debt discounts
  28,818 
  464,324 
Total deferred tax liabilities
  1,601,186 
  543,792 
 
    
    
Net deferred tax asset
  20,309,834 
  8,112,626 
 
    
    
Valuation allowance
  (20,309,834)
  (8,112,626)
Net deferred taxes
 $- 
 $- 
 
A reconciliation of the statutory U.S. Federal income tax rate to the Company's effective income tax rate on income tax rate on continuing operations for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018.
 
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
U.S. Federal statutory rate
  21.0%
  21.0%
State and local, net of Federal benefit
  5.0%
  5.1%
Permanent difference
  (1.1)%
  (0.2)%
Valuation allowance
  (24.9)%
  (25.9)%
Effective tax rate
  -%
  -%
 
 
 
 
 
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No current provision for Federal income taxes was recorded for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 due to the Company's operating losses. At December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company has operating loss carryforwards of $66,717,013 and $30,961,231, respectively, a portion of which begin to expire in 2033. We have provided a valuation allowance on the deferred tax assets of $20,309,834 and $8,112,626 for the periods ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. In assessing the recovery of the deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income in the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversals of future deferred tax assets, projected future taxable income, and tax planning strategies in making this assessment.
 
NOTE 14 – LOSS PER SHARE
 
The Company computes basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders in conformity with the two-class method required for participating securities. Under the two-class method, basic net loss per share attributable to common stockholders is calculated by dividing the net loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighed-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. The diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders is computed giving effect to all potential dilutive common stock equivalents outstanding for the period. For purposes of this calculation, 129,938 of RSUs, 5,087 of stock options, 16,530 of warrants to purchase shares of Class B Common Stock and 279,182 shares of Class B Common Stock issuable in connection with convertible debt are considered common stock equivalents but have been excluded from the calculation of diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders as the effect is antidilutive.
 
In connection with the Company's acquisition of Wholesale, the Company issued 1,317,329 shares of Series B Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock. The rights of the holder of the Series B Preferred and Class A and Class B Common Stock are identical, except with respect to voting. The Series B Preferred automatically converts to Class B Common Stock 21 days after the mailing of a definitive information statement prepared in accordance with Regulation 14C of the Exchange Act, without further action on the part of the Company, to the holders of Series B Preferred and has no expiration date. The conversion of Series B Preferred to Class B Common was effected on March 4, 2019. The Company applies the two-class method of calculating earnings per share, but as the rights of the Series B Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock and Class A and Class B Common Stock are identical, except in respect of voting, basic and diluted earnings per share are the same for all classes. Weighted average number of shares outstanding of Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock, and Series B Preferred Stock at December 31, 2019 were 50,000, 1,114,714, and 0, respectively.
 
NOTE 15 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
 
A key component of the Company's business model is to use regional partners in the acquisition of pre-owned vehicles as well as utilize these regional partners to provide inspection, reconditioning and distribution services. Correspondingly, the Company will earn fees and transaction income, and the regional partner may earn incremental revenue and enhance profitability through fees from inspection, reconditioning and distribution programs. In connection with the development of the regional partner program, the Company tested various aspects of the program by utilizing a dealership to which Mr. Chesrown, the Company's Chief Executive Officer has provided financing in the form of a $400,000 convertible promissory note. The note, which could be converted into a 25.0% ownership interest in the Dealer at any time, was to mature on May 1, 2019, with interest payable monthly at 5.0% per annum. This financing arrangement was terminated in April 2018. Revenue recognized by the Company from the Dealer for the year ended December 31, 2018 was $619,193 or .04% of total revenue. Cost of revenue for the Company at December 31, 2018 includes $549,813 or .04% of total cost of revenue. Included in accounts receivable at December 31, 2018 was $40,176 owed to the Company by the Dealer.
 
In addition, the Company previously subleased warehouse space from the Dealer that is separate and distinct from the location of the dealership, on the same terms as paid by the Dealer. This subleased facility serves as the northwestern regional distribution center for the Company.  The lease was terminated on June 30, 2018. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company paid $90,000 in rent under the sublease.
 
In connection with the NextGen acquisition, the Company entered into a Services Agreement (the "Services Agreement") with Halcyon Consulting, LLC ("Halcyon"), to provide development and support services to the Company. Mr. Kakarala currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Halcyon. Pursuant to the Services Agreement, the Company paid Halcyon hourly fees for specific services, set forth in the Services Agreement, and such fees may increase on an annual basis, provided that the rates were not higher than 110.0% of the immediately preceding year's rates. The Company reimbursed Halcyon for any reasonable travel and pre-approved out-of-pocket expenses in connection with its services to the Company. The Services Agreement was terminated on March 31, 2018. For the year ended December 31, 2018 the Company paid $54,159 under the Services Agreement.
 
 
 
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As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company had promissory notes of $370,556 and accrued interest of $23,731 and $7,939, respectively, due to Blue Flame, an entity controlled by a Denmar Dixon, a director of the Company. The promissory notes were issued in connection with the completion of the 2016 Private Placement on March 31, 2017. Interest expense on the promissory notes due to Blue Flame, for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 was $183,286 and $143,987, respectively, which included debt discount amortization of $144,409 and $114,404, respectively. The interest was charged to interest expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. On October 30, 2018, an entity controlled by Mr. Dixon invested $243,000 in the Private Placement for 1,500 shares of Class B Common Stock. Joseph Reece, a member of the Company's Board of Directors at the time, individually invested $81,000 in the Private Placement for 500 shares of Class B Common Stock. These purchases were approved by the Company's Board of Directors in accordance with Rule 16b-3(d)(1) of the Exchange Act. Messrs. Dixon and Reece abstained from the Company's Board of Directors' vote in favor of the Private Placement.
 
NOTE 16 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
 
Lease Commitments
 
We determine whether an arrangement is a lease at inception and whether such leases are operating or financing leases. For each lease agreement, the Company determines its lease term as the non-cancellable period of the lease and includes options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that it will exercise that option. We use these options in determining our right-of-use assets and lease liabilities. Our lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants. As our leases do not provide an implicit rate, we use our incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determine the present value of the lease payments.
 
Operating lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Total operating lease expenses for the year ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 was $1,661,649 and $414,238, respectively. The current portion of our operating lease liabilities as of December 31, 2019 is $1,423,610 and is included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities. The long-term portion of our operating lease liabilities as of December 31, 2019 is $4,722,101.
 
The weighted-average remaining lease term and discount rate for our operating leases are as follows:
 
 
 
2019
 
Weighted-average remaining lease term
 
4 Years
 
Weighted-average discount rate
  7.0%
 
Supplemental cash flow information related to operating leases for the year ended December 31, 2019 was as follows:
 
 
 
2019
 
Cash payments for operating leases
 $1,019,027 
 
    
New operating lease assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities
 $6,040,287 
 
The following table summarizes the future minimum payments for operating leases at December 31, 2019 due in each year ending December 31,
 
2020
 $1,805,899 
2021
  1,785,519 
2022
  1,920,543 
2023
  744,370 
2024
  310,200 
thereafter
  568,700 
Total lease payments
  7,135,231 
Less imputed interest
  (989,520)
Present value of lease liabilities
 $6,145,711 
 
Legal Matters
 
From time to time, the Company is involved in various claims and legal actions that arise in the ordinary course of business. Although the results of litigation and claims cannot be predicted with certainty, as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company does not believe that the ultimate resolution of any legal actions, either individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on its financial position, results of operations, liquidity, and capital resources.
 
 
 
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Future litigation may be necessary to defend the Company by determining the scope, enforceability and validity of third-party proprietary rights or to establish its own proprietary rights. The results of any current or future litigation cannot be predicted with certainty, and regardless of the outcome, litigation can have an adverse impact on the Company because of defense and settlement costs, diversion of management resources, and other factors.
 
NOTE 17 – CONCENTRATIONS
 
The Company is dependent on third-party providers of wholesale vehicle auctions. The Company is dependent on their ability to provide services on a timely basis and at favorable pricing terms. The loss of these principal providers or a significant reduction in service availability could have a material adverse effect on the Company. The Company believes that its relationships with these providers are satisfactory.
 
NOTE 18 - SEGMENT REPORTING
 
Business segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which discrete financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing operating performance. Our operations are organized by management into operating segments by line of business. We have determined that we have three reportable segments as defined in generally accepted accounting principles for segment reporting: (1) powersports, (2) automotive and (3) vehicle logistics and transportation. Our powersports and automotive segments consist of the distribution of pre-owned vehicles. The powersports segment consists of the distribution principally of motorcycles, while the automotive segment distributes cars and trucks. Our vehicle logistics and transportation service segment provides nationwide automotive transportation services between dealerships and auctions. Our vehicle logistics and transportation service reportable segment has been determined to represent one operating segment and reporting unit. The accounting policies of the segments are the same and are described in Note 1.
 
The following table summarizes revenue, operating income (loss), Depreciation and Amortization and interest expense which are the measure by which management allocates resources to its segments to each of our reportable segments.
 
 
 
 
 Powersports
 
 
 
Automotive
 
 
Vehicle Logistics and Transportation
 
 
Eliminations(1)
 
 
Total
 
Year Ended
December 31, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total assets
 55,992,165 
 77,033,326 
 $7,921,578 
 $(27,553,978)
 $113,393,091 
Revenue
 101,008,976 
 717,042,511 
  31,931,488 
 $(9,353,628)
 $840,629,347 
Operating income (loss)
 (34,402,724)
 (5,318,549
 $1,928,574 
 $- 
 $(37,792,699)
Depreciation and amortization
 1,543,023 
 235,998 
 $7,405 
 $- 
 $1,786,426 
Interest expense
 4,453,549 
 2,732,869 
 $1,186 
 $- 
 $7,187,604 
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
 (1,499,250)
 - 
 - 
 - 
 $(1,499,250)

    
    
    
    
    
Year Ended
December 31, 2018
    
    
    
    
    
Total assets
 55,825,600 
 73,642,034 
 $5,555,397 
 (26,096,650)
 $108,926,381 
Revenue
 61,204,416 
 91,369,996 
 $4,931,558 
 $(1,107,739)
 $156,398,231 
Operating income (loss)
 (22,546,622)
 (892,306)
 $37,796 
 $- 
 $(23,401,132)
Depreciation and amortization
 958,282 
 24,490 
 $1,234 
 $- 
 $984,006 
Interest expense
 1,267,379 
 513,306 
 $- 
 $- 
 $1,780,685 
 
(1)            
Intercompany investment balances related to the acquisitions of Wholesale, Inc. and Wholesale Express, and receivables and other balances related intercompany freight services of Wholesale Express are eliminated in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Revenue and costs for these intercompany freight services have been eliminated in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
 
 
 
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NOTE 19 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
 
Public Offering
 
On January 10, 2020, the Company entered into the Underwriting Agreement with the Underwriters relating to the Company's 2020 Public Offering of the 900,000 Firm Shares and the 135,000 Additional Shares.
 
The Underwriters agreed to purchase the Firm Shares at a price of $11.40 per share. The Firm Shares were offered, issued, and sold pursuant to a prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement filed with the SEC on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-234340) under the Securities Act.
 
On January 14, 2020, the Company issued the Firm Shares and closed the 2020 Public Offering at a public price of $11.40 per share. On January 16, 2020, the Company received notice of the Underwriters' intent to exercise the over-allotment option in full (the "Over-allotment Exercise"). On January 17, 2020, the Company issued the Additional Shares and closed the Over-allotment Exercise. The Over-allotment Exercise increased the aggregate number of shares sold in the 2020 Public Offering to 1,035,000. Including the Over-allotment Exercise, net proceeds from the 2020 Public Offering, after deducting the 7.0% underwriter’s commission and $75,000 for underwriter expenses, were $10,898,070. Certain of the Company's officers and directors participated in the 2020 Public Offering.
 
The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the 2020 Public Offering for working capital and general corporate purposes, which may include further technology development, increased spending on marketing and advertising and capital expenditures necessary to grow the business. Pending these uses, the Company may invest the net proceeds in short-term interest-bearing investment grade instruments.
 
Convertible Note Exchange and Offer
 
Also on January 10, 2020, the Company entered into a Note Exchange and Subscription Agreement, as amended by the Joinder Agreement, with the investors in the 2019 Note Offering, pursuant to which the Company agreed to complete (i) a note exchange pursuant to which $30,000,000 of the Old Notes would be cancelled in exchange for a new series of 6.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2025 and (ii) the issuance of additional New Notes in a private placement in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Rule 506 of Regulation D of the Securities Act as a sale not involving any public offering. On January 14, 2020, the Company closed the 2020 Note Offering. The proceeds for the 2020 Note Offering after deducting for payment of accrued interest on the Old Notes and offering-related expenses were approximately $8,272,375.
 
The New Notes were issued on January 14, 2020 pursuant to an Indenture (the "New Indenture"), by and between the Company and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the "Trustee"). The Note Agreement includes customary representations, warranties and covenants by the Company and customary closing conditions. The New Notes bear interest at 6.75% per annum, payable semiannually on January 1 and July 1 of each year, beginning on July 1, 2020. The New Notes may bear additional interest under specified circumstances relating to the Company's failure to comply with its reporting obligations under the New Indenture or if the New Notes are not freely tradeable as required by the New Indenture. The New Notes will mature on January 1, 2025, unless earlier converted, redeemed or repurchased pursuant to their terms.
 
The initial conversion rate of the New Notes is 25 shares of Class B Common Stock per $1,000 principal amount of New Notes, which is equal to an initial conversion price of $40.00 per share. The conversion rate is subject to adjustment in certain events as set forth in the New Indenture but will not be adjusted for any accrued and unpaid interest. In addition, upon the occurrence of a "make-whole fundamental change" (as defined in the New Indenture), the Company will, in certain circumstances, increase the conversion rate by a number of additional shares for a holder that elects to convert its New Notes in connection with such make-whole fundamental change. Before July 1, 2024, the New Notes will be convertible only under circumstances as described in the New Indenture. No adjustment to the conversion rate as a result of conversion or a make-whole fundamental change adjustment will result in a conversion rate greater than 62.0 shares per $1,000 in principal amount.
 
The New Indenture contains a "blocker provision" which provides that no holder (other than the depositary with respect to the notes) or beneficial owner of a New Note shall have the right to receive shares of the Class B Common Stock upon conversion to the extent that, following receipt of such shares, such holder or beneficial owner would be the beneficial owner of more than 4.99% of the outstanding shares of the Class B Common Stock.
 
The New Notes are not redeemable by the Company before the January 14, 2023. The Company may redeem for cash all or any portion of the New Notes, at its option, on or after January 14, 2023 if the last reported sale price of the Class B Common Stock has been at least 130% of the conversion price then in effect for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive), including the trading day immediately preceding the date on which the Company provides notice of redemption, during any 30 consecutive trading day period ending on, and including, the trading day immediately preceding the date on which the Company provides notice of redemption at a redemption price equal to 100.0% of the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date. No sinking fund is provided for the notes.
 
 
 
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The New Notes rank senior in right of payment to any of the Company's indebtedness that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the New Notes; equal in right of payment to any of the Company's unsecured indebtedness that is not so subordinated; effectively junior in right of payment to any of the Company's secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness; and structurally junior to all indebtedness and other liabilities of current or future subsidiaries of the Company (including trade payables).
 
The New Notes are subject to events of default typical for this type of instrument. If an event of default, other than an event of default in connection with certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of the Company or any significant subsidiary, occurs and is continuing, the Trustee by notice to the Company, or the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding New Notes by notice to the Company and the Trustee, may declare 100.0% of the principal of and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on all the New Notes then outstanding to be due and payable.
 
In connection with the 2020 Note Offering, on January 14, 2020, the Company entered into a registration rights agreement with the Note Investors, pursuant to which the Company has agreed to file with the SEC a shelf registration statement registering the sale, on a continuous or delayed basis, of all of the New Notes and to use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the shelf registration statement to become or be declared effective under the Securities Act no later than the day that is 120 days after January 14, 2020.
 
Investor Note Exchange
 
Also, in connection with the closing of the 2020 Public Offering and the 2020 Note Offering, the Company repaid $500,000 plus accrued interest related to the note payable to Halcyon, and certain of the Company's investors extended the maturity of currently outstanding promissory notes, and exchanged such notes for the New Investor Notes, pursuant to the Investor Note Exchange Agreement, by and between the Company and each Investor, including Halcyon, an entity affiliated with Kartik Kakarala, a director of the Company, such New Investor Note for an aggregate principal amount of $833,333, Blue Flame, an entity affiliated with Denmar Dixon, a director of the Company, such New Investor Note for an aggregate principal amount of $99,114 and Mr. Dixon, individually, such New Investor Note for an aggregate principal amount of $272,563. The New Investor Notes, having an aggregate principal amount of approximately $1,502,352, will mature on January 31, 2021, and will be convertible at any time at the Investor's option at a price of $60.00 per share. In connection with the issuance of the New Investor Notes, the Company also entered into a Security Agreement, dated as of January 14, 2020 with the Investors, pursuant to which the Company granted to the Investors a security interest in certain collateral to secure, on a pro rata basis based on the percentage equal to the amount of principal outstanding on each New Investor Note divided by the amount of principal outstanding on all of the New Investor Notes to each Investor.
 
The New Investor Notes and the New Notes were sold to the investors pursuant to the Investor Note Exchange Agreement and the Note Agreement, respectively, in a private placement in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Rule 506 of Regulation D of the Securities Act as a sale not involving any public offering. To the extent that any shares of Class B Common Stock are issued upon conversion of the New Investor Notes and the New Notes, they will be issued in transactions anticipated to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act by virtue of Section 3(a)(9) thereof, because no commission or other remuneration is expected to be paid in connection with conversion of the New Investor Notes and the New Notes, and any resulting issuance of shares of Class B Common Stock.
 
Nasdaq Notices
 
On January 17, 2020, the Company received a notice from the Listing Qualifications department of the Nasdaq Stock Market ("Nasdaq") indicating that the Company is not in compliance with the minimum bid price requirement of $1.00 per share set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(a)(1) based upon the closing bid price for the 30 consecutive business days ended January 16, 2020. The Nasdaq notice does not impact the Company's listing at this time and the Company's stock will continue to trade on Nasdaq while the Company works to regain compliance with the Nasdaq.
 
As a result of the Reverse Stock Split, as defined below, the Company believes it has regained compliance with Rule 5450(a)(1).
 
 
 
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Nashville Tornado
 
In the early morning hours of March 3, 2020, a severe tornado struck the greater Nashville area causing significant damage to the Company's facilities in Nashville. The Company maintains insurance coverage for damage to its facilities and inventory, as well as business interruption insurance. The Company continues in the process of reviewing damages and coverages with its insurance carriers. The loss comprises three components: (1) inventory loss, currently assessed by the insurance carrier at approximately $13,000,000; (2) building and personal property loss, primarily impacting our leased facilities, currently assessed by the insurance carrier at $3,369,087; and (3) loss of business income, for which the company has coverage in the amount of $6,000,000.
 
All three components of the Company's loss claim have been submitted to its insurers. The Company's inventory claim is subject to a dispute with the carrier as to the policy limits applicable to the loss. The building insurer has agreed to pay $3,369,087 on the building and personal property loss, reflecting a complete recovery, net of $5,000 reflecting the Company's deductible. The insurer has made an interim payment on the building and personal property loss of $2,269,507 and has an outstanding balance of $1,094,580 which is expected to be paid during the second quarter of 2020. The loss of business income claim is ongoing and remains in the process of negotiation, however, the insurer has advanced $250,000 against the final settlement. The Company believes there will be a full recovery of all three loss components, however no assurance can be given regarding the amounts, if any, that will be ultimately recovered.
 
COVID-19 Pandemic
 
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of COVID-19 a global pandemic and recommended containment and mitigation measures worldwide. The global outbreak of COVID-19 has led to severe disruptions in general economic activities, particularly retail operations, as businesses and federal, state, and local governments take increasingly broad actions to mitigate this public health crisis. The Company has experienced significant disruption to its business, both in terms of disruption of its operations and the adverse effect on overall economic conditions. These conditions will significantly negatively impact all aspects of the Company’s business. The Company’s business is also dependent on the continued health and productivity of its associates throughout this crisis. Individually and collectively, the Company expects the consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak will likely have a significant negative impact on its business, sales, results of operations, financial condition, and liquidity.
 
The COVID-19 situation has created an unprecedented and challenging time. The Company’s current focus is on positioning the Company for a strong recovery when this crisis is over. The Company has taken steps to reduce its inventory and align its operating expenses to the state of the business. The Company plans to continue to operate as permitted to support its customers’ needs for reliable vehicles and to provide as many jobs as possible for its associates. Effective April 9, 2020, 169 associates were temporarily laid-off, however the Company’s receipt of PPP funds, as discussed below will allow it to gradually recall these associates over time. All ongoing employment determinations are subject to change due to the COVID-19 situation future government mandates, as well as future business conditions. The Company will continue to monitor the COVID-19 situation and look for ways to preserve cash and reduce its operating expenses as the Company is able, however, the Company expects the consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak will likely have a significant negative impact on its business, sales, results of operations, financial condition, and liquidity.
 
PPP Loan
 
On May 1, 2020, the Company, and its wholly-owned subsidiaries Wholesale, Inc. and Wholesale Express, LLC (together, the “Subsidiaries,” and with the Company, the “Borrowers”), each entered into loan agreements and related promissory notes (the “SBA Loan Documents”) to receive U.S. Small Business Administration Loans (the “SBA Loans”) pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP”) established under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”), in the aggregate amount of $5,176,845 (the “Loan Proceeds”). The Borrowers received the Loan Proceeds on May 1, 2020. Under the SBA Loan Documents, the SBA Loans have a fixed interest rate of 1%, repayment begins six months from the date of disbursement of each SBA Loan, and the SBA Loans mature two years from the date of first disbursement. There is no prepayment penalty.
 
Pursuant to the terms of the SBA Loan Documents, the Borrowers may apply for forgiveness of the amount due on the SBA Loans in an amount equal to the sum of the following costs incurred by the Borrowers during the eight-week period (or any other period that may be authorized by the U.S. Small Business Administration) beginning on the date of first disbursement of the SBA Loans: payroll costs, any payment of interest on a covered mortgage obligation, payment on a covered rent obligation, and any covered utility payment. The amount of SBA Loan forgiveness shall be calculated in accordance with the requirements of the PPP, including the provisions of Section 1106 of the CARES Act, although no more than 25% of the amount forgiven can be attributable to non-payroll costs. No assurance is provided that forgiveness for any portion of the SBA Loans will be obtained.
 
The promissory notes evidencing the SBA Loans contain customary events of default relating to, among other things, payment defaults, breach of representations and warranties, or provisions of the promissory notes. The occurrence of an event of default may result in the repayment of all amounts outstanding, collection of all amounts owing from the Borrowers, and/or filing suit and obtaining judgment against the Borrowers.
 
Reverse Stock Split
 
On May 18, 2020, the Company filed a Certificate of Change to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada to effect a one-for-twenty reverse stock split of its issued and outstanding Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock (the “Reverse Stock Split”). The Reverse Stock Split was effective at 12:01 a.m., Eastern Time, on May 20, 2020. No fractional shares were issued as a result of the Reverse Stock Split. Any fractional shares that would have resulted from the Reverse Stock Split were rounded up to the nearest whole share. The authorized preferred stock of the Company was not impacted by the Reverse Stock Split. Following the Reverse Stock Split, the Company has outstanding 50,000 shares of Class A Common Stock and approximately 2,162,696 shares of Class B Common Stock. On May 20, 2020, the Company’s Class B Common Stock commenced trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market on a split-adjusted basis. The Company has retrospectively adjusted the 2018 and 2019 financial statements for loss per share and share amounts as a result of the reverse stock split.
 
 
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