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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

 

[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2020

 

or

 

[  ] 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 001-37916

 

SRAX, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   45-2925231
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
     
456 Seaton Street, Los Angeles, CA   90013
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(323) 694-9800

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

(Former Name)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A common stock   SRAX   Nasdaq Capital Market

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES [X] 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 and post such files). YES [X] NO [  ]

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, 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 [X]   Smaller reporting company [X]
    Emerging growth company [  ]

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by checkmark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [  ]

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). YES [  ] NO [X]

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date. The issuer had 14,134,152 shares of Class A common stock issued and outstanding as of August 10, 2020.

 

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

    Page No
     
  PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION  
     
ITEM 1. Financial Statements. F-1
     
ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. 4
     
ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk. 11
     
ITEM 4. Controls and Procedures. 12
     
  PART II - OTHER INFORMATION  
     
ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings. 12
     
ITEM 1A. Risk Factors. 12
     
ITEM 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds. 24
     
ITEM 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities. 22
     
ITEM 4. Mine Safety Disclosures. 25
     
ITEM 5. Other Information. 25
     
ITEM 6. Exhibits. 26-29

 

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

 

This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). These forward-looking statements that relate to future events or our future financial performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Words such as, but not limited to, “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “targets,” “likely,” “aim,” “will,” “would,” “could,” and similar expressions or phrases identify forward-looking statements. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operation, business strategy and financial needs. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about:

 

  our history of losses;
     
  our ability to continue as a going concern;
     
  our obligation under original issue discount senior secured convertible debentures (“Debentures”) in the principal amount of $16,101,388 which is secured by substantially all of our assets and intellectual property;
     
  our reliance on third party vendors;
     
  our potentially required cash payments to redeem the points of certain users of our BIGToken platform;
     
  our dependence on our executive officers;
     
  the possible price adjustments of Series A warrants in our January 2017 financing and the Debenture Warrants issued in the April 2017 and October 2017 financing transactions as well as the Series B Warrants issued on redemption of the Debentures in November 2018;
     
  the limited market for our Class A common stock;
     
  risks associated with securities litigation;
     
  our failure to meet financial performance guidance; and
     
  risks associated with material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting.

 

Most of these factors are difficult to predict accurately and are generally beyond our control. You should consider the areas of risk described in connection with any forward-looking statements that may be made herein. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements and readers should carefully review this report in its entirety. Readers should also review the risks described in Part I, Item 1A. - Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on May 1, 2020 as well as other filings with the SEC. Except for our ongoing obligations to disclose material information under the Federal securities laws, we undertake no obligation to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements, to report events or to report the occurrence of unanticipated events.

 

OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION

 

We urge you to read this entire Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including the “Risk Factors” section, the financial statements and the related notes included therein. As used in this Quarterly Report, unless context otherwise requires, the words “we,” “us,” “our,” “the Company,” “SRAX,” “Registrant” refer to SRAX, Inc. and its subsidiaries. Additionally, and reference to “BIGToken” and “BIGToken, Inc.”, or the “BIGToken Project” refer to the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, BIGToken, Inc. and the assets used in its operations. Also, any reference to “common share” or “common stock,” refers to our $.001 par value Class A common stock.

 

Unless otherwise stated, the information which appears on our web sites www.srax.com, and www.bigtoken.com are not part of this report and are specifically not incorporated by reference.

 

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PART 1 - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

SRAX, Inc. and Subsidiaries

 

Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2020

 

Index to the Financial Statements

 

Contents   Page (s)
     
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2020 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2019   F-2
     
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 (Unaudited)   F-3
     
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders deficit for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 (Unaudited)   F-4
     
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 (Unaudited)   F-5
     
Condensed Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)   F-6

 

 F-1 
 

 

SRAX, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

    As of     As of  
    June 30, 2020     December 31, 2019  
    (Unaudited)        
Assets            
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 4,612,000     $ 32,000  
Accounts receivable     647,000       805,000  
Prepaid expenses     434,000       715,000  
Marketable Securities     1,666,000       22,000  
Other current assets     211,000       367,000  
Current assets     7,570,000       1,941,000  
                 
Property and equipment     153,000       191,000  
Goodwill     15,645,000       15,645,000  
Intangible assets     1,949,000       1,966,000  
Right of use assets     413,000       456,000  
Other assets     32,000       35,000  
Total Assets   $ 25,762,000     $ 20,234,000  
                 
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity                
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   $ 4,300,000     $ 2,442,000  
Derivative liabilities     -       4,397,000  
Other current liabilities     1,604,000       537,000  
Payroll protection loan - short-term     403,000       -  
OID convertible debentures – short term     1,264,000       -  
Current liabilities     7,571,000       7,376,000  
                 
Right to use liability - long term     309,000       352,000  
Payroll protection loan, less current portion     671,000       -  
OID convertible debentures, less current portion     1,264,000        
Total liabilities     9,815,000       7,728,000  
                 
Preferred stock     -       -  
Class A common     14,000       14,000  
Class B common     -       -  
Additional paid-in capital     59,894,000       48,129,000  
Accumulated deficit     (43,961,000 )     (35,637,000 )
Total stockholders’ equity     15,947,000       12,506,000  
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity   $ 25,762,000     $ 20,234,000  

 

 F-2 
 

 

SRAX, Inc.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

 

   Three Months ended   Six Months ended 
   June 30,   June 30, 
   2020   2019   2020   2019 
                 
Revenues  $1,165,000   $904,000   $1,516,000   $1,496,000 
Cost of revenues   396,000    412,000    508,000    754,000 
Gross profit   769,000    492,000    1,008,000    742,000 
                     
Operating expenses                    
Employee related costs   1,691,000    2,370,000    3,717,000    4,568,000 
Marketing and selling expenses   370,000    632,000    690,000    1,087,000 
Platform costs   387,000    367,000    790,000    706,000 
Depreciation and amortization   321,000    277,000    629,000    530,000 
General and administrative expenses   1,249,000    1,468,000    2,305,000    2,714,000 
Total operating expenses   4,018,000    5,114,000    8,131,000    9,605,000 
                     
Loss from operations   (3,249,000)   (4,622,000)   (7,123,000)   (8,863,000)
                     
Other income (expense):                    
Financing costs   (1,678,000)   (183,000)   (2,038,000)   (251,000)
Gain (loss) on sale of assets   -    (78,000)   -    395,000 
Other income   -    -   -    14,000 

Gains from marketable securities

   587,000    -    516,000    - 
Loss on repricing of equity warrants   -    (342,000)    -    (342,000)
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities   (981,000)   (2,875,000)   321,000    (4,837,000)
Total other income (expense)   (2,072,000)   (3,478,000)   (1,201,000)   (5,021,000)
                     
Loss before provision for income taxes   (5,321,000)   (8,100,000)   (8,324,000)   (13,884,000)
                     
Provision for income taxes   -    -    -    - 
Net loss   (5,321,000)   (8,100,000)   (8,324,000)   (13,884,000)
                     
Net loss per share, basic and diluted  $(0.38)  $(0.67)  $(0.59)  $(1.24)
                     
Weighted average shares outstanding – basic and diluted   14,080,890    12,129,787    14,038,940    11,210,810 

 

 F-3 
 

 

SRAX, Inc.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 and 2019

 

   Common Stock   Additional
paid-in
    Accumulated   Stockholders’ 
   Shares   Amount   Capital    Deficit   Equity 
                      
Balance, December 31, 2019   13,997,452   $14,000   $48,129,000    $(35,637,000)  $12,506,000 
Share based compensation   -    -    260,000     -    260,000 
Relative fair value of warrants issued with notes payable   -    -    83,000     -    83,000 
Shares issued for extension agreement   36,700    -    71,000     -    71,000 
Net loss   -    -          (3,003,000)   (3,003,000)
Balance, March 31, 2020   14,034,152    14,000    48,543,000     (38,640,000)   9,917,000 
Share based compensation   -    -    246,000     -    246,000 
Reclassification of warrants from liability to equity   -    -    4,076,000     -    4,076,000 
Shares issued for debt extinguishment   100,000    -    181,000     -    181,000 
Premium on debt extinguishment   -    -    46,000     -     46 ,000  
Beneficial conversion feature   -    -    3,913,000     -    3,913,000 
Fair value of warrants issued with notes   -    -    2,889,000     -    2,889,000 
Net loss   -    -    -     (5,321,000)   (5,321,000)
Balance, June 30, 2020   14,134,152   $14,000   $59,894,000    $(43,961,000)  $15,947,000 

 

   Common Stock   Paid-in   Accumulated   Stockholders’ 
   Shares   Amount   Capital   Deficit   Equity 
Balance, December 31, 2018   10,109,530   $10,000   $32,870,000   $(18,778,000)  $14,102,000 
Share based compensation   -    -    121,000    -    121,000 
Net loss   -    -         (5,786,000)   (5,786,000)
Balance, March 31, 2019   10,109,530    10,000    32,991,000    (24,564,000)   8,437,000 
Share based compensation, related employees   -    -    326,000    -    326,000 
Sale of common stock and warrants for cash   1,687,825    2,000    6,227,000    -    6,229,000 
Exercise of warrants   328,667    -    1,146,000    -    1,146,000 
Shares issued as collateral   220,000    -    -    -    - 
Loss on repricing of warrants   -    -    342,000    -    342,000 
Shares of common stock in private placement   200,000    -    1,000,000    -    1,000,000 
Net income   -    -    -    (8,100,000)   (8,100,000)
Balance, June 30, 2019   12,546,022   $12,000   $42,032,000   $(32,664,000)  $9,380,000 

 

 F-4 
 

 

SRAX, Inc.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

For the Six Months Ended June 30,

 

   2020   2019 
         
Cash Flows From Operating Activities          
Net loss  $(8,324,000)  $(13,882,000)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:          
Gain on marketable securities   (516,000)   - 
Gain on sale of SRAXmd   -    (395,000)
Stock based compensation   506,000    446,000 
Amortization of debt issue costs   453,000    - 
Loss on extinguishment of debt   1,103,000    - 
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities   (321,000)   4,837,000 
Loss on repricing of equity warrants   -    341,000 
Provision for bad debts   41,000    242,000 
Depreciation expense   38,000    33,000 
Amortization of intangibles   592,000    495,000 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities          
Accounts receivable   117,000    807,000 
Prepaid expenses   352,000    (84,000)
Other current assets   95,000    30,000 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses   1,527,000    (1,363,000)
Other current liabilities   (354,000)   - 
Change in right of use liability   (43,000)   - 
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities   (4,734,000)   (8,493,000)
           
Cash Flows From Investing Activities          
Proceeds from the sale of marketable securities   397,000    - 
Proceeds from sale of SRAXmd, net   -    395,000 
Purchase of property and equipment   -    (53,000)
Development of software   (575,000)   (544,000)
Other assets   3,000    - 
Net Cash Used by Investing Activities   (175,000)   (202,000)
           
Cash Flows From Financing Activities          
Proceeds from issuance of OID convertible debentures, less issuance cost   7,925,000    - 
Proceeds from the issuance of short-term notes payable, less issuance cost   590,000    - 
Repayment of short-term notes payable   (100,000)   - 
Proceeds from payroll protection program loan   1,074,000    - 
Proceeds from the issuance of notes payable   2,500,000    - 
Repayment of notes payable   (2,500,000)   - 
Proceeds from the issuance of common stock units   -    7,229,000 
Proceeds from issuance of common stock for warrants exercised   -    1,146,000 
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities   9,489,000    8,375,000 
           
Net increase (decrease) in Cash   4,580,000    (320,000)
Cash, Beginning of Period   32,000    2,785,000 
Cash, End of Period  $4,612,000   $2,465,000 
           
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:          
Cash paid for interest  $176,000   $100,000 
Cash paid for income taxes  $-   $- 
           
Noncash investing and financing activities:          
Record right-of-use asset  $-   $(466,000)
Record lease obligation  $-   $466,000 
Vesting of prepaid common stock award  $94,000   $- 
Relative fair value of warrants issued with term loan  $83,000   $- 
Derivative liabilities transferred to equity  $4,076,000   $- 
Shares of common stock issued for extension agreement  $252,000   $- 
Fair value of BCF for debt financings  $3,913,000   $- 
Fair value of warrants issued for debt financings  $2,889,000   $- 
Premium on debt financings  $46,000   $- 
Original issue discount recorded on OID convertible debentures  $1,250,000   $- 
Fair value of marketable securities received for revenue contracts  $2,092,000   $- 
Unrealized gain on mark-to-market of marketable securities  $210,000   $- 
Payables converted into convertible notes payable  $1,169,000   $- 

 

 F-5 
 

 

SRAX, Inc.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2020

 

NOTE 1 – Organization and Basis Of Presentation

 

Organization

 

SRAX, Inc. (“SRAX”, “we”, “us”, “our” or the “Company”) is a Delaware corporation formed on August 2, 2011. Effective January 1, 2012 we acquired 100% of the member interests and operations of Social Reality, LLC, a California limited liability company formed on August 14, 2009 which began business in May of 2010, in exchange for 2,465,753 shares of our Class A common stock. The former members of Social Reality, LLC owned 100% of our Class A common stock after the acquisition.

 

We are a data technology company offering tools and services to identify and reach consumers for the purpose of marketing and advertising communication. Our technologies assist our clients in: (i) identifying their core consumers and such consumers’ characteristics across various channels in order to discover new and measurable opportunities maximize profits associated with advertising campaigns and (ii) gaining insight into the activities of their customers.

 

We derive our revenues from the:

 

  Sale and licensing of our proprietary SaaS platform;
  Sales of proprietary consumer data; and
  Sales of digital advertising campaigns.

 

We are headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto are unaudited. The unaudited interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Certain information and note disclosures normally included in the Company’s annual financial statements have been condensed or omitted. The December 31, 2019 condensed balance sheet data was derived from financial statements but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. These interim unaudited condensed financial statements, in the opinion of management, reflect all normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim three and six -month periods ended June 30, 2020 and 2019. The results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2020 or for any future period.

 

These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2019, included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on May 1, 2020.

 

Liquidity and Going Concern

 

The Company has incurred significant losses since its inception and has not demonstrated an ability to generate sufficient revenues from the sales of its goods and services to achieved profitable operations. There can be no assurance that profitable operations will ever be achieved, or if achieved, could be sustained on a continuing basis. In addition, the Company’s operations and specifically, the development of BIGToken will require significant additional financing. These factors create substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the consolidated financial statements are issued. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern. Accordingly, the consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a basis that assumes the Company will continue as a going concern and which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the ordinary course of business.

 

 F-6 
 

 

In making this assessment we performed a comprehensive analysis of our current circumstances including: our financial position, our cash flow and cash usage forecasts for the period ending June 30, 2020, and our current capital structure including outstanding warrants and other equity-based instruments and our obligations and debts.

 

We expect that our existing cash and cash equivalents as of June 30, 2020, along with the proceeds from our recent capital raising transactions will be sufficient to enable us to fund our anticipated level of operations based on our current operating plans, through the first quarter of 2021. Accordingly, we will require additional capital to fund the ongoing development of BIGToken. We anticipate raising additional capital through the private and public sales of our equity or debt securities, or a combination thereof. Although management believes that such capital sources will be available, there can be no assurance that financing will be available to us when needed in order to allow us to continue our operations, or if available, on terms acceptable to us. At June 30, 2020, the Company had $4,612,000 in cash and cash equivalents, combined with the proceeds received on July 1, 2020 from our convertible debenture financing our cash and cash equivalent balances totaled $9,612,000 as of July 1, 2020. If we do not raise sufficient capital in a timely manner, among other things, we may be forced to scale back our operations or cease operations altogether.

 

During the second quarter of 2020, the Company was able to raise net cash proceeds (net of debt repayments, commissions, and fees) of approximately $10.5 million in debt investments. The Company’s capital-raising efforts are ongoing and the Company has undertaken the following to raise capital and reduce its cash burn rate: (i) received a PPP Loan from the Small Business Administration for funding under the Payroll Protection Program, in the amount of $1,074,000 (ii) entered into an “At the Market” sales agreement for the sale of up to $3,125,000 of our equity securities, (iii) sold OID convertible debentures for proceeds of $13,000,000. Based on the Company’s current cash burn rate, it has sufficient capital to operate through the remainder of 2020. If the Company’s operations do not provide for sufficient cash flow to support themselves as well as meet the obligations of our OID Convertible Debentures as they begin to amortize the Company will need to raise additional capital or a refinance of its existing indebtedness. If sufficient capital cannot be raised during the first quarter of 2021, the Company will explore options of curtailing operations by reducing discretionary spending and staffing levels and attempting to operate by only pursuing activities for which it has external financial support. However, there can be no assurance that such external financial support will be sufficient to maintain even limited operations or that the Company will be able to raise additional funds on acceptable terms, or at all. In such a case, the Company might be required to enter into unfavorable agreements or, if that is not possible, be unable to continue operations, and to the extent practicable.

 

Because COVID-19 infections have been reported throughout the United States, certain federal, state and local governmental authorities have issued stay-at-home orders, proclamations and/or directives aimed at minimizing the spread of COVID-19. Additional, more restrictive proclamations and/or directives may be issued in the future.

 

The ultimate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company’s operations is unknown and will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted with confidence, including the duration of the COVID-19 outbreak, new information which may emerge concerning the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic, and any additional preventative and protective actions that governments, or the Company, may direct, which may result in an extended period of continued business disruption, reduced customer traffic and reduced operations. Any resulting financial impact cannot be reasonably estimated at this time but may have a material impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

The significance of the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the Company’s business and the duration for which it may have an impact. Management continues to monitor the business environment for any significant changes that could impact the Company’s operations. Company has taken proactive steps to manage costs and discretionary spending, such as remote working and reducing facility related expenses.

 

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Net Loss per Share

 

The Company calculates basic and diluted income (loss) per weighted average share. The Company the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period for the computation of basic earnings per share. Diluted earnings per share include the dilutive effect of all potentially dilutive common stock, including awards granted under its equity incentive compensation plans in the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding. Due to the Company incurring a net loss for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, all potentially dilutive securities were considered anti-dilutive.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

The Company reviewed all recently issued pronouncement in 2020, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements and does not believe the future adoption of any such pronouncements may be expected to cause a material impact on the Company’s financial condition or the results of its operations.

 

NOTE 2 – Marketable securities

 

During the second quarter of 2020, the Company began offering customers of its Sequire segment who purchase services on the Company’s proprietary SaaS platform the option to pay the contract price in securities issued by the Customer. The customers securities must be trading on a United States securities exchange and the Company must be a fully reporting entity pursuant to SEC Regulation S-X. In accordance with ASC 606 - Revenue Recognition, the Company will value the shares received at the fair market value of the date the contract is executed. The shares received will be accounted for ASC 320 – Investments – Debt and Equity Securities, as such the shares will be classified as available-for-sale securities and will be measured at each reporting period at fair value with the unrealized gain or (loss) as a component of other comprehensive income (loss). Upon the sale of the shares, the Company will record the gain or (loss) in the statement of operations as a component of net income (loss).

 

From these transactions the Company acquired approximately $1,455,000 in securities during the three months ended June 30, 2020. The Company did not receive any equity securities during the three months ended March 31, 2020. The Company’s sales of securities during three months ended June 30, 2020 were sold for approximately $397,000, with a book basis of approximately $21,000 which represented a gain of $376,000, which we recorded as other income included in the gains from marketable securities. The securities acquired during the quarter ended June 30, 2020, had a fair market value on the date of acquisition totaling approximately $1,455,000. As of June 30, 2020, the Company’s marketable securities had a fair market value of approximately $1,666,000. The Company recorded this increase in the fair market value of approximately $210,000 as a component of other income included in the gains from marketable securities.

 

The Company accounts for its investments in equity securities in accordance with ASC 321-10 Investments - Equity Securities. The equity securities may be classified into two categories and accounted for as follows:

 

Equity securities with a readily determinable fair value are reported at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses included in earnings. Any dividends received are recorded in interest income, the fair value of equity investments with fair values is primarily obtained from third-party pricing services.

 

Equity securities without a readily determinable fair value are reported at their cost minus impairment, if any, plus or minus changes resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions for the identical or similar investment of the same issuer and their impact on fair value. Any dividends received are recorded in interest income. For equity investments without readily determinable fair values, when an orderly transaction for the identical or similar investment of the same issuer is identified, we use the valuation techniques permitted under ASC 820 Fair Value Measurement to evaluate the observed transaction(s) and adjust the fair value of the equity investment

 

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NOTE 3 – Sale of Accounts Receivable

 

On January 22, 2020 and January 30, 2020, the Company entered into financing agreements, with a single unrelated purchaser to sell, with full recourse, certain accounts receivable with a face value of $454,000 and $75,000, respectively, for a purchase price of $454,000 and $56,000, respectively. Transactions under these agreements were accounted for as financing of accounts receivable and the related accounts receivable was not removed from our consolidated balance sheet at the time of the sales transactions, a liability was recorded for the proceeds received. The terms of the agreements are as follows:

 

Pursuant to the initial purchase agreement, commencing on March 24, 2020, the purchaser may, at its sole discretion, exercise a put option, to cause the Company to purchase from purchaser, any of the outstanding January 22, 2020 receivables which were not collected by the purchaser. Effective April 9, 2020, the put option was extended until June 23, 2020 (See Note 7 below).

 

The purchase price payable by Company to the Purchaser for the receivables upon exercise of the Put Option shall be equal to one hundred and thirty six percent (136%) of the then remaining outstanding balance of the applicable receivables.

 

Upon the occurrence of a payment made on the applicable receivables, the Company is required to pay a true up amount as follows:

 

  a. ten percent (10%) of the portion of the receivables which are paid on or before the 30th day following the effective date of the agreement;
  b. twenty percent (20%) of the portion of the receivables which are paid after the 30th day but on or before the 60th day following the effective date of the agreement; and
  c. thirty six percent (36%) of the portion of the receivables which are paid after the 60th day following the effective date of the agreement.

 

In order to secure performance by the Company, the purchaser was granted a security interest in: (i) 239,029 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock in connection with the sale of the $454,000 receivable and (ii) 29,519 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock in connection with the sale of the $75,000 receivable. The shares have been issued and are being held by the Company’s transfer agent. Since the shares are not outstanding, the Company has treated them as shares reserved for collateral.

 

Since the purchaser of the receivables has recourse, the Company accounted for the purchase price as a liability. Upon the purchaser’s election of the put option or the true up, as applicable the Company will treat the put option price or the true up amounts as interest.

 

On April 9, 2020 the Company entered into an agreement to amend the January 22 and 30 accounts receivable agreements. The purchaser agreed to amend the put option date as described above to June 23, 2020 and June 30, 2020 for the sale of receivables originating on January 22, 2020 and January 30, 2020, respectively. As consideration for the extension the Company agreed to issue the purchaser 32,668 and 4,032 shares of Class A common stock for the receivable sale originating on January 22, 2020 and January 30, 2020, respectively.

 

On June 30, 2020, the Purchaser converted the payable of $510,000 and accrued interest of $184,000 (“Old Debt”) into approximately $788,000 of the OID Convertible Notes payable (“Debentures”) (See Note 6 - OID Convertible Debentures). The conversion was treated as an extinguishment of debt as prescribed by ASC 470-50 – Debt Modification and Extinguishment. At the date of issuance, the Debenture had a fair market value of approximately $815,000. The transaction created a loss on extinguishment of approximately $546,000, which consisted of (i) the difference of value between the Old Debt and the fair value of the new debt of approximately $95,000, (ii) the difference between the face value of the debenture and the fair value of the Debenture of approximately $27,000 and (iii) $424,000 for fair value of warrants issued with the Debenture. Also, since the Debenture was convertible into the Company’s common stock, a $27,000 premium associated with the conversion feature was recorded as additional paid in capital.

 

Since the purchaser of the receivables has recourse, the Company accounted for the purchase price as a liability. Upon the purchaser’s election of the put option or the true up, as applicable the Company will treat the put option price or the true up amounts as interest.

 

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NOTE 4 – Short Term Promissory Notes

 

In February 2020, the Company entered into three separate short-term promissory notes with an aggregate principal value of $450,000 (the “Notes”), of which $100,000 was borrowed from the Company’s Chief Financial Officer.

 

The notes are due and payable on May 12, 2020 (“Maturity Date”). The notes will accrue interest as follows: (i) on the origination date, ten percent (10%) of the principal amount was added to each note, (ii) on March 12, 2020, an additional ten percent (10%) of the principal amount was added to each note, and (iii) on April 12, 2020, an additional sixteen percent (16%) of the principal amount was added to each note.

 

The note holders were granted security interests (in amounts equal to the face value of their investments on a dollar for share basis) in an aggregate of 450,000 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock (“Security Shares”). The shares have been issued and are being held by the Company’s transfer agent. Since the shares are not outstanding, the Company has treated them as shares reserved for collateral.

 

The interest imputed on the origination date was treated as an original issue discount with the $45,000 amortized over the term of the Notes. On each of the interest date, the Company accrued and expensed the related interest.

 

On the Maturity Date, one of the Note’s was amended to (i) extend the maturity date to December 31, 2020 and (ii) to release 100,000 shares of the Security Shares. The modification was treated as an extinguishment of debt as prescribed by ASC 470-50 – Debt Modification and Extinguishment. Based on the amended terms the fair value of the amended note approximated the book value of the old Note. The fair value of the Security Shares was approximately $181,000, which was expensed as a loss on the extinguishment.

 

On June 30, 2020, the short-term note payable to the Company’s Chief Financial Officer in the amount of approximately $136,000 was repaid from the proceeds of the OID Convertible Notes Payable.

 

On June 30, 2020, the two remaining Note Holders converted the Notes of approximately $350,000 and accrued interest of approximately $126,000 (“Old Debt”) into approximately $541,000 of the OID Convertible Debentures (See Note 6 - OID Convertible Debentures). The conversion was treated as an extinguishment of debt as prescribed by ASC 470-50 – Debt Modification and Extinguishment. At the date of issuance, the Debentures had a fair market value of approximately $560,000. The transaction created a loss on extinguishment of approximately $375,000, which consisted of (i) the difference of value between the Old Debt and the fair value of the Debentures of approximately $65,000, (ii) the difference between the face value of the debenture and the fair value of the Debenture of approximately $19,000 and (iii) $291,000 for fair value of warrants issued with the Debenture. Also, since the Debenture was convertible into the Company’s common stock, a $18,000 premium associated with the conversion feature was recorded as additional paid in capital.

 

NOTE 5 – Term Loan Note

 

On February 28, 2020, the Company entered into a term loan and security agreement with a BRF Finance Co. LLC as lender. Pursuant to the loan agreement, the Company can borrow up to $5,000,000, subject to the conditions described below.

 

Under the loan: (i) the Company received an initial draw of $2,500,000 on February 28, 2020 and (ii) the Company is eligible to receive an additional $2,500,000 loan within (30) days of the Company entering into an at the market sales agreement with the lender and the filing of an at the market offering on Form S-3 with the SEC registering the shares to be sold pursuant to the at the market sales agreement. The Company agreed to file the ATM by May 1, 2020. Additionally, the Company will be required to increase the dollar amount authorized under the at the market sales agreement each time additional capacity of at least $1,000,000 is available under our shelf registration statement.

 

The loan is secured by substantially by all of the assets of the Company pursuant to the loan agreement and the intellectual property security agreement entered into in connection with the transaction.

 

The loan bears interest at ten percent (10%) per annum and has a maturity date of March 1, 2022. Beginning on August 1, 2020, and continuing on the first day of each month thereafter until the maturity date, the Company will make monthly payments of principal and interest on an eighteen (18) month straight line amortization schedule, based on the principal outstanding on July 31, 2020. Additionally, the Company will have the option of a one (1) time payment-in-kind payment for a monthly required payment of principal and interest, which will defer such payments and result in a recalculation of the amortization schedule. In the event that the Company is late on any payments under the Loan, a late charge of three percent (3%) of the amount of the payment due will be assessed.

 

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At origination the Company paid lender: (i) an origination fee of $300,000, (ii) $35,000 in attorneys’ fees reimbursement, and (iii) certain other costs and expenses associated with the completion of the loan, including but not limited to escrow fees and recording fees. Accordingly, the Company received net proceeds of approximately $2,164,000 as of May 1, 2020.

 

The Loan may be prepaid in whole or in part at any time at the discretion of the Company. The loan also provides for mandatory prepayments of all of the net cash received upon (i) a sale of the company’ assets, (ii) raising additional capital through the issuance of equity or debt securities, or (iii) sales under the at the market sales agreement described above.

 

As part of the loan the Company agreed to issue to Lender: (i) 500,000 Common Stock purchase warrants on the date of the origination date and (ii) 500,000 Common Stock purchase warrants on the date of the second drawdown. The warrants have an exercise price equal to a 25% premium of the closing price of the Common Stock on their respective date of issue (provided that the exercise price of the warrants cannot be less than $2.50 per share, subject to adjustment contained therein). The initial warrant has an exercise price of $3.60. The warrants will expire on October 31, 2022. The warrants allow for cashless exercise in the event that they are not subject to a registration statement on the six (6) month anniversary of their respective issuances. The warrants do not contain any price protection or non-standard anti-dilution provisions.

 

In accordance with ASC 470 - Debt, the Company has allocated the cash proceeds to the loan and the warrants. The relative fair value of the initial warrant issued was $83,000, which is being amortized and expensed over the term of the Notes.

 

The Company evaluated the loan and warrant agreements in accordance with ASC 88-15 Derivatives and Hedging. Based on this evaluation, the Company has determined that no provisions required derivative accounting.

 

On June 30, 2020, the principal and interest of approximately $2,585,000 was paid from the proceeds from the OID Convertible Debentures.

 

As of June 30, 2020, there is none outstanding loan balance on this account.

 

NOTE 6 – OID Convertible Debentures

 

On June 25, 2020, the Company entered into a definitive securities purchase agreements (the “Securities Purchase Agreement or Transaction”) with certain accredited and institutional investors (the “Purchasers”) for the purchase and sale of an aggregate of: (i) $16,101,000 in principal amount of Original Issue Discount Senior Secured Convertible Debenture (the “Debentures”) for $14,169,000 (representing a 12% original issue discount) (“Purchase Price”) and (ii) warrants to purchase up to 6,440,561 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock (the “Warrants”) in a private placement (the “Offering”). The Purchase Price consists of (a) $13,000,000 in cash and (b) the cancellation of $1,169,000 in outstanding debt, consisting of the accounts receivable loans of $510,000 with accrued interest of $184,000, and the short-term promissory notes of $350,000 with accrued interest of $125,000.

 

The Debentures, which mature on December 31, 2021, pay interest in cash at the rate of 12.0% per annum commencing on June 30, 2021, with such interest payable quarterly, beginning on October 1, 2021. Commencing after the six month anniversary of the issuance of the Debentures, the Company will be required to make amortization payments (“Amortization Payments”) with each Purchaser having the right to delay such Amortization Payments by a six month period up to three separate times (each, an “Extension”) in exchange for five percent in principal being added to the balance of such applicable Debenture on each such Extension. Accordingly, upon a Purchaser exercising three Extensions, such Purchaser’s Debenture will mature and be due and payable on June 30, 2023. Beginning on the date that the first Amortization Payment is due, and on a monthly basis thereafter, the Company will be required to pay one hundred fifteen percent of the value of one-twelfth of the outstanding principal plus any additional accrued interest due.

 

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In the event a Purchaser converts a portion of its Debenture into shares of the Company’s Common Stock, such amount will be deducted from the next applicable Amortization Payment. In the event such conversion exceeds the next applicable Amortization Payment, such excess amount will be deducted, in reverse order, from future Amortization Payments. The Company’s obligations under the Debentures are secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company pursuant to a security agreement (the “Security Agreement”).

 

The Debentures are convertible at the option of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at an initial conversion price of $2.69 per share, subject to adjustment in the event of (i) stock splits and dividends, (ii) subsequent rights offerings, (iii) pro-rata distributions, and (iv) certain fundamental transactions, including but not limited to the sale of the Company, business combinations, and reorganizations. The Debentures do not have any price protection or price reset provisions with respect to future issuances of securities.

 

Subject to the Company’s compliance with certain equity conditions, upon ten trading days’ notice to the Purchasers, the Company has the right to redeem the Debentures in cash at 115% of their outstanding principal, plus accrued interest. Additionally, in the event that (i) the Company sells or reprices any securities (each, a “Redemption Financing”), or (ii) the Company disposes of assets (except those sold or transferred in the ordinary course of business) (each, an “Asset Sale”), then the Purchasers shall have the right to cause the Company (a) in the event of a Redemption Financing at a price per Common Stock equivalent of $2.50 or less per share, the Purchasers may mandate that 100% of the proceeds be used to redeem the Debentures (b) in the event of a Redemption Financing at a price per Common Stock equivalent of greater than $2.50 per share, the Purchasers may mandate that up to 50% of the proceeds be used to redeem the Debentures, and (c) in the event of an Asset Sale, the Purchasers may mandate that up to 100% of the proceeds be used to redeem the Debentures.

 

The Debentures also contain certain customary events of default provisions, including, but not limited to, default in payment of principal or interest thereunder, breaches of covenants, agreements, representations or warranties thereunder, the occurrence of an event of default under certain material contracts of the Company, failure to register the shares underlying the Debentures in Warrants (as described below), changes in control of the Company, delisting of its securities from its trading market, and the entering or filing of certain monetary judgments against the Company. Upon the occurrence of any such event of default, the outstanding principal amount of the Debenture plus liquidated damages, interest and other amounts owing in respect thereof through the date of acceleration, shall become, at the Purchaser’s election, immediately due and payable in cash. The Company is also subject to certain negative covenants (unless waived by 67% of the then outstanding Purchasers, and including the lead Purchaser) under the Debentures, including but not limited to, the creation of certain debt obligations, liens on Company assets, amending its charter documents, repayment or repurchase of securities or certain debt of the Company, or the payment of dividends.

 

The Warrants are initially exercisable at 2.50 per share and, are subject to cashless exercise after six months if the shares underlying the Warrants are not subject to an effective resale registration statement. The Warrants are also subject to adjustment in the event of (i) stock splits and dividends, (ii) subsequent rights offerings, (iii) pro-rata distributions, and (iv) certain fundamental transactions, including but not limited to the sale of the Company, business combinations, and reorganizations. The Warrants do not have any price protection or price reset provisions with respect to future issuances of securities.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Debentures and Warrants, a Purchaser will not have the right to convert any portion of the Debentures or exercise any portion of the Warrants if the holder (together with its affiliates) would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% or 9.99% (at the Purchaser’s option) of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such conversion or exercise, as such percentage ownership is determined in accordance with the terms of the Debentures and the Warrants; provided that at the election of a holder and notice to us such percentage ownership limitation may be increased to 9.99%; provided that any increase will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered from the holder to the Company.

 

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The Company also agreed to use proceeds from the Offering to pay (i) $2,500,000 in outstanding principal plus accrued interest pursuant to the Company’s Term Loan and Security Agreement entered into on February 28, 2020 with BRF Finance Co., LLC (the “Term Loan”) and (ii) $136,000 in outstanding short-term promissory notes and accrued interest (collectively, the “Debt Repayments”).

 

In connection with Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company will issue to the Placement Agent (as defined below), an aggregate of 478,854 Common Stock purchase warrants (“PA Warrants”). The PA Warrants are substantially similar to the Warrants, except that the PA Warrants have an exercise price of $3.3625 per share. The fair value of the PA Warrants at issuance was estimated to be $360,000 based on a risk-free interest rate of .11%, an expected term of 2.417 years, an expected volatility of 96% and a 0% dividend yield.

 

Pursuant to a registration rights agreement (“Registration Rights Agreement”), the Company has agreed to file a registration statement registering the resale of the shares of the common stock underlying the Debentures and the Warrants within forty-five days from the date of the Registration Rights Agreement. The Company also agrees to have the registration statement declared effective within 90 days from the date of the Registration Rights Agreement and keep the registration statement continuously effective until the earlier of (i) the date after which all of the securities to be registered thereunder have been sold, or (ii) the date on which all the securities to be registered thereunder may be sold without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions and without current public information pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act. The Company is also obligated to pay the Investors, as partial liquidated damages, a fee of 2.0% of each Purchaser’s subscription amount per month in cash upon the occurrence of certain events, including our failure to file and(or) have the registration statement declared effective within the time periods provided.

 

Bradley Woods & Co. Ltd. (“Placement Agent”) acted as the placement agent, in connection with the sale of the securities pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement. Pursuant to an engagement agreement entered into by and between the Company and the Placement Agent, the Company agreed to pay the Placement Agent a cash commission of $1,040,000. Pursuant to the discussion above, the Company also issued an aggregate of 478,854 PA Warrants to the Placement Agent. The Company has agreed to included the shares of our common stock underlying the PA Warrants to be included in the registration statement to be filed. Additionally, upon the exercise of Warrants issued in the Offering, the Placement Agent will be entitled to eight percent (8%) of the cash proceeds received from such exercises.

 

The Transaction closed on June 30, 2020 (the “Closing Date”), with approximately $3,800,000 cash proceeds received prior to Closing date, $4,200,000 received on the closing date and $5,000,000 received after the closing date. The gross proceeds received from the Offering were approximately $13,000,000 and net proceeds of approximately $9,100,000 after deducting the Placement Agent fees, the Debt Repayments and other offering expenses. Also, the Company reimbursed the lead Purchaser $75,000 for legal fees, which was deducted from the required subscription amount to be paid.

 

The Company evaluated all of the associated financial instruments in accordance with ASC 88-15 Derivatives and Hedging. Based on this evaluation, the Company has determined that no provisions required derivative accounting.

 

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In accordance with ASC 470 - Debt, the Company first allocated the cash proceeds to the loan and the warrants on a relative fair value basis, secondly, the proceeds were allocated to the beneficial conversion feature. The following table presents the balance of the OID Convertible Debentures at the contractual face amount net of discounts:

 

Principal balance  $10,420,000 
Debt discount - OID   (1,092,000)
Debt discount - BCF   (3,913,000)
Debt discount warrants   (1,814,000)
Debt discount fees   (1,073,000)
Net book value   

2,528,000

 
Less OID convertible debentures, short term   1,264,000 
OID convertible debentures, long term  $1,264,000 

 

NOTE 7 - PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM LOAN

 

On April 17, 2020, we entered into a promissory note evidencing an unsecured approximately $1,075,000 loan under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The loan is being made through Cross River Bank. The term of the loan is two years with an interest rate of 1%, which shall be deferred for the first six months of the term of the loan. The promissory note evidencing the loan contains customary events of default relating to, among other things, payment defaults, breach of representations and warranties, or provisions of the promissory note. The occurrence of an event of default may result in the repayment of all amounts outstanding, collection of all amounts owing from the Company, and/or filing suit and obtaining judgment against the Company. As of June 30, 2020, the short-term and long-term balances were $403,000 and $671,000.

 

NOTE 8 – Right To Use Asset

 

We adopted ASU No. 2016-02, Leases, on January 1, 2019, the beginning of our fiscal 2019, using the modified retrospective approach. We determine whether an arrangement is a lease at inception. This determination generally depends on whether the arrangement conveys the right to control the use of an identified fixed asset explicitly or implicitly for a period of time in exchange for consideration. Control of an underlying asset is conveyed if we obtain the rights to direct the use of and to obtain substantially all of the economic benefit from the use of the underlying asset. Some of our leases include both lease and non-lease components which are accounted for as a single lease component as we have elected the practical expedient. Some of our operating lease agreements include variable lease costs, primarily taxes, insurance, common area maintenance or increases in rental costs related to inflation. Substantially all of our equipment leases and some of our real estate leases have terms of less than one year and, as such, are accounted for as short-term leases as we have elected the practical expedient.

 

Operating leases are included in the right-of-use lease assets, other current liabilities and long-term lease liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. Right-of-use assets and lease liabilities are recognized at each lease’s commencement date based on the present values of its lease payments over its respective lease term. When a borrowing rate is not explicitly available for a lease, our incremental borrowing rate is used based on information available at the lease’s commencement date to determine the present value of its lease payments. Operating lease payments are recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. We had no financing leases as of June 30, 2020.

 

We have operating leases for office space. Our leases have remaining lease terms of 3.25 years. We consider a renewal options in determining the lease term used to establish our right-of-use assets and lease liabilities when it is determined that it is reasonably certain that the renewal option will be exercised.

 

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As of June 30, 2020, there were no material variable lease costs or sublease income. Cash paid for operating leases are classified in operating expenses and were $44,000 and $109,000 in the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and $76,000 and $153,000 in the three and six months ended June 30, 2019. which is classified in operating activities. The following tables summarize the lease expense for the three and six months ended June 30:

 

Three Months Ended June 30,    
   2020   2019 
Operating lease expense  $21,000   $41,000 
Short-term lease expense   23,000    35,000 
Total lease expense  $44,000   $76,000 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,    
   2020   2019 
Operating lease expense  $61,000   $84,000 
Short-term lease expense   48,000    69,000 
Total lease expense  $109,000   $153,000 

 

The below table summarizes these lease asset and liability accounts presented on our accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets:

 

Operating Leases*  Consolidated Balance Sheet Caption  Balance as of
June 30,
2020
 
Operating lease right-of-use assets - non-current  Right of Use Asset  $413,000 
         
Operating lease liabilities - current  Accrued liabilities  $90,000 
Operating lease liabilities - non-current  Lease Obligation – Long-Term  $309,000 
Total operating lease liabilities     $399,000 

 

Components of Lease Expense

 

We recognize lease expense on a straight-line basis over the term of our operating leases, as reported within “selling, general and administrative” expense on the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of operations.

 

NOTE 9 – Derivative Liabilities

 

The Company identified embedded features in the Derivative Warrant Instruments which caused the warrants to be classified as a liability. These embedded features included the right for the holders to request for the Company to cash settle the Warrant Instruments from the Holder by paying to the Holder an amount of cash equal to the Black-Scholes value of the remaining unexercised portion of the Derivative Warrant Instruments on the date of the consummation of a fundamental transaction. The accounting treatment of derivative financial instruments requires that the Company treat the whole instrument as liability and record the fair value of the instrument as a derivative as of the inception date of the instrument and to adjust the fair value of the instrument as of each subsequent balance sheet dates.

 

On June 30, 2020, the Company entered into an agreement to amend the warrants underlying the warrant liabilities the Company classified as Liabilities as of December 31, 2019 and March 31, 2020. The amended agreement removed the embedded features that cause the warrants to be accounted for as liabilities. Pursuant to ASC 815 and ASC 480, the Company has reclassified these warrants as additional paid in capital as of June 30, 2020, due to the existence of a fundamental transaction clause the precluded equity classification.

 

On June 30, 2020, each of the holders of warrants issued by the Company in 2017 and 2018 agreed to irrevocably waive their rights to a cash settlement due too in the event the Company has a fundamental transaction. As a result, this derivative liability was reversed to Nil and reclassified into stockholders equity under Additional Paid-In Capital.

 

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As consideration for the amendment, the Company issued contingent consideration in the form of warrants linked to the value of BIGtoken should it be transferred to a third-party purchaser. The form of the consideration issued is a warrant to purchase up to approximately 0.35% of BIGtoken’s acquiring entity on a fully-diluted basis. The exercise price of the warrants will be calculated by imputing a $10 million pre-money valuation on the acquiring entity. The form of the warrant is to be substantially similar to the warrants issued in conjunction with the OID Convertible Debentures. The Due to the uncertainty around the transfer of the BIGtoken business to a third-party the Company has determined that the warrant is a contingent consideration, therefore the value will be determined on the date the transaction occurs and will be recorded as a transactional expenses at that time.

 

NOTE 10 – Stockholders’ Equity

 

Authorized Shares

 

Preferred Stock

 

We are authorized to issue 50,000,000 of preferred stock, par value $0.001, of which 200,000 shares were designated as Series 1 Preferred Stock. Our board of directors, without further stockholder approval, may issue preferred stock in one or more series from time to time and fix or alter the designations, relative rights, priorities, preferences, qualifications, limitations and restrictions of the shares of each series. The rights, preferences, limitations and restrictions of different series of preferred stock may differ with respect to dividend rates, amounts payable on liquidation, voting rights, conversion rights, redemption provisions, sinking fund provisions and other matters. Our board of directors may authorize the issuance of preferred stock, which ranks senior to our common stock for the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets on liquidation. In addition, our board of directors can fix limitations and restrictions, if any, upon the payment of dividends on both classes of our common stock to be effective while any shares of preferred stock are outstanding.

 

Common Stock

 

We are authorized to issue an aggregate of 259,000,000 shares of common stock. Our certificate of incorporation provides that we will have two classes of common stock: Class A common stock (authorized 250,000,000 shares, par value $0.001), which has one vote per share, and Class B common stock (authorized 9,000,000 shares, par value $0.001), which has ten votes per share. Any holder of Class B common stock may convert his or her shares at any time into shares of Class A common stock on a share-for-share basis. Otherwise the rights of the two classes of common stock are identical. As of June 30, 2020, the Company had 14,134,152 shares issued and outstanding. As of December 31, 2019, the Company had 13,997,452 shares issued and outstanding.

 

Common Stock Warrants

 

In conjunction with a Term Loan Note, the Company granted the borrower warrants to purchase up to 500,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $3.60 per warrant share. There were no warrants exercised during the three or six months ended June 30, 2020. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company issued approximately 4,646,695 and 5,146,695 common stock purchase warrants (see Note 5 – Term Loan Note and Note 6 – OID Convertible Debentures)

 

Stock Based Compensation

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company issued 9,408 common stock options to each of our independent directors for their services. The options have a strike price of $1.95 and vest one year from their issue date or April 16, 2021. The options have a term of seven years from their issue dated. Stock based compensation expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, for all granted equity instruments, was $260,000 and $506,000, respectively.

 

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NOTE 11 – Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The carrying amounts of certain financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and accounts payable and accrued expenses, approximate their respective fair values due to the short-term nature of such instruments.

 

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

 

The Company evaluates its financial assets and liabilities subject to fair value measurements on a recurring basis to determine the appropriate level in which to classify them for each reporting period. This determination requires significant judgments to be made. The Company had the following financial assets of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

 

       Quoted Prices in   Significant Other   Significant 
   Balance as of   Active Markets for   Observable   Unobservable 
   June 30,   Identical Assets   Inputs   Inputs 
   2020   (Level 1)   (Level 2)   (Level 3) 
Marketable securities   1,666,000    1,666,000         
Total assets  $1,666,000   $1,666,000   $   $ 

 

       Quoted Prices in   Significant Other   Significant 
   Balance as of   Active Markets for   Observable   Unobservable 
   December 31,   Identical Assets   Inputs   Inputs 
   2019   (Level 1)   (Level 2)   (Level 3) 
Marketable securities   22,000    22,000         
Total assets  $22,000   $22,000   $   $ 

 

NOTE 12 – Segment Reporting

 

The Company has two operating and reportable segments: (i) Investor data analysis technologies (Sequire) and (ii) Consumer based marketing services and data technologies (BIGtoken). The Sequire segment includes the licensing of the Company’s proprietary SaaS platform and associated data analysis technologies. Additionally, the Sequire segment comprises consumer and investor targeted marketing solutions to allow users of our SaaS platform to act on the insights obtained through our technologies. The BIGtoken segment includes the sale of advertising campaigns and proprietary consumer data obtained through our BIGtoken application. The BIGtoken segment includes certain operations from our discontinued sales verticals. Certain amounts for 2019 have been reclassified to conform to the classification for 2020.

 

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Our Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM) does not evaluate operating segments using asset or liability information. The following table presents revenues and gross profits by reportable segment.

 

   For the Three Months Ended June 30, 
   SEQUIRE   BIGToken   Corporate and Other   Consolidated 
   2020   2019   2020   2019   2020   2019   2020   2019 
                                 
Media / Data  $540,000   $-   $377,000   $841,000   $-   $-   $917,000   $841,000 
Platform Subscription   206,000    9,000    -    -    -    -    206,000    9,000 
Other                       42,000    54,000    42,000    54,000 
Total Revenue   746,000    9,000    377,000    841,000    42,000    54,000    1,165,000    904,000 
                                         
Cost of Revenue   231,000    -    163,000    379,000    2,000    33,000    396,000    412,000 
Gross profit  $515,000   $9,000   $214,000   $462,000   $40,000   $21,000   $769,000   $492,000 
    69.0%   100.0%   56.8%   54.9%   97.9%   41.8%   66.2%   54.6%

 

   For the Six Months Ended June 30, 
   SEQUIRE   BIGToken   Corporate and Other   Consolidated 
   2020   2019   2020   2019   2020   2019   2020   2019 
                                 
Media / Data  $567,000   $-   $570,000   $1,375,000   $-   $-   $1,137,000   $1,375,000 
Platform Subscription   286,000    10,000    -    -    -    -    286,000    10,000 
Other   -    -    -    -    93,000    111,000    93,000    111,000 
Total Revenue   853,000    10,000    570,000    1,375,000    93,000    111,000    1,516,000    1,496,000 
                                         
Cost of Revenue   245,000    -    262,000    678,000    1,000    76,000    508,000    754,000 
                                         
Gross profit  $608,000   $10,000   $308,000   $697,000   $92,000   $35,000   $1,008,000   $742,000 
    71.3%   100.0%   54.0%   50.7%   98.9%   31.5%   66.5%   49.6%

 

Revenue Disaggregation.

 

The following table breaks out the revenue types for Sequire and BIGtoken

 

   Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended   Change 
   June 30,   June 30,   Three Months   Six Months 
   2020   2019   2020   2019   Dollar   Percentage   Dollar   Percentage 
Media / Data  $540,000   $-   $567,000   $-    $540,000    n/a    $567,000    n/a 
Platform Subscription   206,000    9,000    286,000    10,000    197,000    2189%   276,000    2760%
Sequire revenues   746,000    9,000    853,000    10,000    737,000    8189%   843,000    8430%
                                         
Media / Data   377,000    841,000    570,000    1,375,000    (464,000)   -55%   (805,000)   -59%
Platform Subscription   -    -    -    -    -    n/a    -    n/a 
BIGtoken & Media vertical revenues   377,000    841,000    570,000    1,375,000    (464,000)   -55%   (805,000)   -59%
                                         
Other revenues   42,000    54,000    93,000    111,000    (8,000)   -15%   (17,000)   -15%
                                         
Total revenues  $1,165,000   $904,000   $1,516,000   $1,496,000    $265,000    29%   $21,000    1%

 

As of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, revenue contract liabilities were approximately $1,094,000 and $0, respectively.

 

NOTE 13 – Subsequent Events

 

The Company received the remaining $5,000,000 in cash proceeds outstanding from the sale of the OID Convertible Notes on July 1, 2020 (NOTE 6 – OID Convertible Debentures)

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

 

The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contains forward-looking statements regarding our business development plans, pre-clinical and clinical studies, regulatory reviews, timing, strategies, expectations, anticipated expenses levels, business prospects and positioning with respect to market, demographic and pricing trends, business outlook, technology spending and various other matters (including contingent liabilities and obligations and changes in accounting policies, standards and interpretations) and express our current intentions, beliefs, expectations, strategies or predictions. These forward-looking statements are based on a number of assumptions and currently available information and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including those set forth under “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and under “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this quarterly report. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and related notes thereto included elsewhere in this quarterly report.

 

Our Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) is provided in addition to the accompanying financial statements and notes to assist readers in understanding our results of operations, financial condition, and cash flows. MD&A is organized as follows:

 

  Company Overview – Provides an overview of our business and items that we deemed material in order to provide context for the remainder of MD&A.
     
  Management Opportunities, Challenges and Risks – Discussion and analysis of the Company’s key opportunities, challenges and risks
     
  Results of Operations – Analysis of our financial results comparing the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 to the same period of 2019.
     
  Liquidity, Capital Resources and Going Concern - Liquidity discussion of our financial condition and potential sources of liquidity.
     
  Critical Accounting Policies - Accounting policies that we believe are important to understanding the assumptions and judgments incorporated in our reported financial results and forecasts.

 

Company Overview

 

We are a digital marketing and data technology company offering tools and services to identify and reach consumers for the purpose of marketing and advertising communication. Our technologies assist our clients in: (i) identifying their core consumers and such consumers’ characteristics across various channels in order to discover new and measurable opportunities that amplify the performance of marketing campaign in order to maximize profits or (ii) gaining insight into the activities of their targeted stakeholders. The Company’s operations are organized into two operating and reportable segments: (i) Investor data analysis technologies (Sequire) and (ii) Consumer based marketing services and data technologies (BIGtoken).

 

We derive our revenues from the:

 

  Sale and licensing of our proprietary SaaS platform; and
  Sales of proprietary consumer data; and
  Sales of digital advertising campaigns.

 

Going Concern

 

The Company has incurred significant losses since its inception and has not demonstrated an ability to generate sufficient revenues from the sales of its goods and services to achieved profitable operations. There can be no assurance that profitable operations will ever be achieved, or if achieved, could be sustained on a continuing basis. In addition, the Company’s operations and specifically, the development of BIGToken will require significant additional financing. These factors create substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the consolidated financial statements are issued. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern. Accordingly, the consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a basis that assumes the Company will continue as a going concern and which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the ordinary course of business.

 

In making this assessment we performed a comprehensive analysis of our current circumstances including: our financial position, our cash flow and cash usage forecasts for the period ending June 30, 2020, and our current capital structure including outstanding warrants and other equity-based instruments and our obligations and debts.

 

We expect that our existing cash and cash equivalents as of June 30, 2020, along with the proceeds from our recent capital raising transactions will be sufficient to enable us to fund our anticipated level of operations based on our current operating plans, through the first quarter of 2021. Accordingly, we will require additional capital to fund the ongoing development of BIGToken. We anticipate raising additional capital through the private and public sales of our equity or debt securities, or a combination thereof. Although management believes that such capital sources will be available, there can be no assurance that financing will be available to us when needed in order to allow us to continue our operations, or if available, on terms acceptable to us. At June 30, 2020, the Company had $4,612,000 in cash and cash equivalent, combined with the proceeds received on July 1, 2020 from our convertible debenture financing our cash and cash equivalent balances totaled $9,612,000 as of July 1, 2020. If we do not raise sufficient capital in a timely manner, among other things, we may be forced scale back our operations or cease operations all together.

 

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During the second quarter of 2020, the Company was able to raise net cash proceeds (net of debt repayments, commissions, and fees) of approximately $10.5 million in debt investments. The Company’s capital-raising efforts are ongoing and the Company has undertaken the following to raise capital and reduce its cash burn rate: (i) received a PPP Loan from the Small Business Administration for funding under the Payroll Protection Program, in the amount of $1,075,000 (ii) entered into an “At the Market” sales agreement for the sale of up to $3,125,000 of our equity securities, (iii) sold OID convertible debentures for proceeds of $13,000,000. Based on the Company’s current cash burn rate, it has sufficient capital to operate through the remainder of 2020. If the Company’s operations do not provide for sufficient cash flow to support themselves as well as meet the obligations of our OID Convertible Debentures as they begin to amortize the Company will need to raise additional capital or a refinance of its existing indebtedness. If sufficient capital cannot be raised during the first quarter of 2021, the Company will explore options of curtailing operations by reducing discretionary spending and staffing levels and attempting to operate by only pursuing activities for which it has external financial support. However, there can be no assurance that such external financial support will be sufficient to maintain even limited operations or that the Company will be able to raise additional funds on acceptable terms, or at all. In such a case, the Company might be required to enter into unfavorable agreements or, if that is not possible, be unable to continue operations, and to the extent practicable.

 

Because COVID-19 infections have been reported throughout the United States, certain federal, state and local governmental authorities have issued stay-at-home orders, proclamations and/or directives aimed at minimizing the spread of COVID-19. Additional, more restrictive proclamations and/or directives may be issued in the future.

 

The ultimate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company’s operations is unknown and will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted with confidence, including the duration of the COVID-19 outbreak, new information which may emerge concerning the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic, and any additional preventative and protective actions that governments, or the Company, may direct, which may result in an extended period of continued business disruption, reduced customer traffic and reduced operations. Any resulting financial impact cannot be reasonably estimated at this time but may have a material impact on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

 

The significance of the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the Company’s business and the duration for which it may have an impact. Management continues to monitor the business environment for any significant changes that could impact the Company’s operations. Company has taken proactive steps to manage costs and discretionary spending, such as remote working and reducing facility related expenses.

 

Management Opportunities, Challenges and Risks

 

Impact of Current Macroeconomic Factors

 

We achieved a strong second quarter of 2020 in spite of the continuing widespread worldwide impact from the COVID-19 pandemic. We instituted cost reduction measures through the elimination of certain product and sales verticals. During this time the Company reorganized it’s operations and continued to invest in the Sequire business. To begin the second half of the year, we continue to grow our operating capacity and expand our Sequire feature set. Our ability to execute on our operating plan and invest in our future roadmap during difficult external circumstances continues to be tested and thus far we have met the challenge.

 

On the other hand, certain government regulations and public advisories, as well as shifting social behaviors, that have temporarily or sporadically limited or closed non-essential transportation, government functions, business activities and person-to-person interactions remain in place. In some cases, the relaxation of such trends has been followed by a return to stringent restrictions. We cannot predict the duration or direction of such trends, which have also adversely affected and may in the future affect our operations.

 

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We continue to monitor macroeconomic conditions to remain flexible and optimize and evolve our business as appropriate, and we will continue to do so as we did in the first half of 2020. Because the impact of current conditions on a sustained basis is yet largely unknown, continues to evolve, and has been varied across geographic regions, ongoing assessments will be particularly critical to allow us to accurately project our business.

 

Sequire

 

The Company has continued to ramp the feature set and continues to grow the subscription base of its SaaS platform. As of June, 30 Sequire had a total of 68 platform subscribers. During the first quarter of the 2020, Sequire launched a new sales initiative “Stock-for-Ads” (SFA) in which it offers its customers the ability to pay for services through the Customer’s securities. Currently, the Company is only offering its services to customers with publicly traded securities in the United States. In the first quarter of the SFA sales initiative, we closed deals with a total value of $2,242,198. The continued growth and market acceptance of the SFA program is subject to a number of uncertainties.

 

BIGtoken

 

During the second quarter BIGtoken has continued to develop its product offering and launched a sales feature, Lightening Insights, to help marketers understand the changing market landscape in light of the recent Pandemic.

 

During the past quarter we’ve seen further regulatory activity in the area of data privacy. The California Privacy Rights Act (CRPA) has been qualified for the November 2020 ballot. The CRPA proposes to significantly expand the rights of consumers and among other things creates new obligations for companies that process personal information and would further consumers’ ability to limit the use and disclosure of sensitive personal information. As a result of these conditions we believe the BIGtoken commercial brand is well positioned to displace incumbent data and media marketing solutions.

 

As of June 30, 2020, we had approximately 16.7 million users on the BIGToken platform. Our current planning models indicate that we would need to reach a user base of approximately 26 million, requiring an additional $6 million in capital investment prior to BIGToken generating revenues at a level sufficient to cover operating expenses, excluding the allocation of any corporate overhead. Under this model we estimate we would begin generating operating cash flows in the fourth quarter of 2022. Our previous projections did not include revenue from certain new sales products that we have launched during the first half of the year, as well as our ability to leverage existing operational resources within the Company. Based on the operating results during the first half of 2020, we are experiencing higher than anticipated yield per user, which may provide us with further flexibility in future development plans. If we are able to maintain the yield per user experienced in the first half of 2020 we will likely be able to achieve profitability with a smaller user base, and consequently require less capital investment.

 

Although management believes that it will be able to secure such needed capital through the offering of its securities, there can be no assurance that financing will be available to us when needed in order to allow us to continue with the development of BIGToken, or if available, on terms acceptable to us. If we do not raise enough capital in a timely manner, among other things, we may be forced to scale back our operations or cease operations all together.

 

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Results of Operations

 

Revenues

 

The following table presents our revenues, by segment and source (unaudited). Certain amounts in prior periods have been reclassified to conform with current period presentation:

 

   Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended   Change 
   June 30,   June 30,   Three Months   Six Months 
   2020   2019   2020   2019   Dollar   Percentage   Dollar   Percentage 
Media / Data  $540,000   $-   $567,000   $-    $540,000    n/a    $567,000    n/a 
Platform Subscription   206,000    9,000    286,000    10,000    197,000    2189%   276,000    2760%
Sequire revenues   746,000    9,000    853,000    10,000    737,000    8189%   843,000    8430%
                                         
Media / Data   377,000    841,000    570,000    1,375,000    (464,000)   -55%   (805,000)   -59%
Platform Subscription   -    -    -    -    -    n/a    -    n/a 
BIGtoken & Media vertical revenues   377,000    841,000    570,000    1,375,000    (464,000)   -55%   (805,000)   -59%
                                         
Other revenues   42,000    54,000    93,000    111,000    (8,000)   -15%   (17,000)   -15%
                                         
Total revenues  $1,165,000   $904,000   $1,516,000   $1,496,000    $265,000    29%   $21,000    1%

 

Sequire revenues

 

Sequire revenues for the quarter ended June 30, 2020 (“2020”) increased to $746,000 compared to $9,000 during the three months ended June 30, 2020. Sequire’s continued growth was primarily driven by the launch of the Stock for Ads (SFA) sales program in which we allow public companies to pay for their usage of the Sequire platform, marketing spend, and other services with the company’s securities. During the quarter ended June 30, 2020 the Company has closed sales through the SFA sales program totaling $2.6 million in annual contract value.

 

BIGtoken revenues

 

BIGtoken revenues for the quarter ended June 30, 2020 (“2020”) decreased to $377,000 compared to $841,000 during the three months ended June 30, 2020. This decrease is primarily driven by the loss of core customers from our legacy sales verticals.

 

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Profit Margin

 

The following table breaks out the revenues and profit margins for both Sequire and BIGtoken:

 

   For the Three Months Ended June 30, 
   SEQUIRE   BIGToken   Corporate and Other   Consolidated 
   2020   2019   2020   2019   2020   2019   2020   2019 
                                 
Media / Data  $540,000   $-   $377,000   $841,000   $-   $-   $917,000   $841,000 
Platform Subscription   206,000    9,000    -    -    -    -    206,000    9,000 
Other                       42,000    54,000    42,000    54,000 
Total Revenue   746,000    9,000    377,000    841,000    42,000    54,000    1,165,000    904,000 
                                         
Cost of Revenue   231,000    -    163,000    379,000    2,000    33,000    396,000    412,000 
Gross profit  $515,000   $9,000   $214,000   $462,000   $40,000   $21,000   $769,000   $492,000 
    69.0%   100.0%   56.8%   54.9%   97.9%   41.8%   66.2%   54.6%
 

   For the Six Months Ended June 30, 
   SEQUIRE   BIGToken   Corporate and Other   Consolidated 
   2020   2019   2020   2019   2020   2019   2020   2019 
                                 
Media / Data  $567,000   $-   $570,000   $1,375,000   $-   $-   $1,137,000   $1,375,000 
Platform Subscription   286,000    10,000    -    -    -    -    286,000    10,000 
Other   -    -    -    -    93,000    111,000    93,000    111,000 
Total Revenue   853,000    10,000    570,000    1,375,000    93,000    111,000    1,516,000    1,496,000 
                                         
Cost of Revenue   245,000    -    262,000    678,000    1,000    76,000    508,000    754,000 
                                         
Gross profit  $608,000   $10,000   $308,000   $697,000   $92,000   $35,000   $1,008,000   $742,000 
    71.3%   100.0%   54.0%   50.7%   98.9%   31.5%   66.5%   49.6%

 

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Sequire Profit Margin

 

Sequire’s costs of revenue consist of data and media acquired from third parties to fulfill the media and advertising components of our revenues. Sequire’s profit margin for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2020 was 69% and 71% respectively.

 

BIGtoken Profit Margin

 

BIGtoken’s costs of revenue consist of media acquired from third parties to fulfill the media and advertising components of our revenues. BIGtoken’s profit margin for the six months ended June 30, 2020 increased to 54% as compared to 51% for the six month ended June 30, 2019. from 55% to 57% for the three months ended June 30, 2020. BIGtoken’s profit margin for the three months ended June 30, 2020 increased to 57% as compared to 55% for the three month ended June 30, 2019

 

Operating Expenses

 

Our operating costs for three months ended June 30, 2020 declined to $4,018,000 compared to $5,112,000 for 2019 representing a decrease of $1,094,000. The decrease was primarily attributable to (i) a decrease in staffing related expenses of approximately $781,000, a decrease in our provisions for doubtful accounts of approximately $215,000. Operating cost for the six months ended June 30, 2020 declined to $8,131,000 from $9,604,000, representing a decrease of $1,473,000. The decrease was primarily attributable to staffing related expenses of approximately $1,300,000.

 

Financing Costs

 

Our financing cost for the three months ended June 30, 2020 increased to $1,678,000 compared to $183,000 for 2019 for an increase of $1,495,000. The increase is attributable to losses incurred to extinguish and convert our short-term indebtedness into the OID convertible debentures the Company issued on June 30, 2020, which totaled approximately $1,000,000. The value of the consideration the short-term holders received was in excess of the value owed as of June 30, 2020, which created the loss. The additional $436,000 of financing costs are the write-off of deferent financing costs associated with our Term-Loan Note, which was paid off on June 30, 2020.

 

Our financing cost for the six months ended June 30, 2020 increased to $2,038,000 compared to $251,000 for 2019 for an increase of $1,787,000. The increase is attributable to losses incurred to extinguish and convert our short-term indebtedness into the OID convertible debentures the Company issued on June 30, 2020, which totaled approximately $1,000,000. The value of the consideration the short-term holders received was in excess of the value owed as of June 30, 2020, which created the loss. The additional $436,000 of financing costs are the write-off of deferent financing costs associated with our Term-Loan Note, which was paid off on June 30, 2020. Also, interest expense for the six months ended June 30, 2020 increased by approximately $250,000.

 

Securities Held for Sale

 

The Company acquired these securities as consideration for Sequire’s revenue transactions. These securities are subject to a wide variety of market-related risks that could substantially reduce or increase the fair value of our holdings.

 

Our marketable equity securities are publicly traded stocks. We consider our equity securities to be available for sale, and therefore we mark them to market at each reporting period with the change recorded in other comprehensive income. These securities are subject to the uncertainty of the public markets and may decrease or increase in value over time.

 

Paycheck Protection Program of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act Loan (PPP Loan)

 

Due to economic uncertainty as a result of the ongoing Pandemic (COVID-19), on April 17, 2020, we entered into a promissory note evidencing an unsecured loan in the amount of $1,074,487.50 under the Paycheck Protection Program (the “Loan”).

 

As we previously noted, the in the second half of March and continued through April, our operations were negatively affected, while certain of these effects continue to persist to date.

 

The PPP loan allowed the Company to minimize workforce related reductions amidst a significant decline in revenues.

 

The Company has spent these funds in accordance with guidelines of the PPP Act, and anticipates forgiveness of substantially the entire balance.

 

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Change in fair value of derivative liabilities

 

During the quarter ended June 30, 2020 and in conjunction with the Convertible debenture financing on June 30, 2020, the Company entered into amendment and modification agreements with holders of the warrants underlying those derivative warrant liabilities the Company had recorded on its balance sheet as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019. These modification agreement eliminated the ability for the warrant holders to force cash redemptions under fundamental transactions. Due to these modifications, the warrants are no longer considered to be derivative liabilities, in accordance with ASC 815 – Derivatives and Hedging. Company has reclassified these warrants from the liability section of the Company’s balance sheet into the equity section of the balance sheet.

 

Liquidity and Going Concern

 

On June 30, 2020 the Company had $4,612,000 million in cash on hand and working capital deficit of $1,000. Subsequent to June, 30 2020 the Company received the remaining proceeds of $5 million from the sale of the OID Convertible debentures. Based upon our cash balance on June, 30 2020, our subsequent receipt of proceeds from the OID Convertible Debenture sales, and the value of the marketable securities, offset by working capital requirements, and the repayment obligations under our convertible debentures. We anticipate we will be able to meet our cash needs without raising additional capital until March 31, 2021.

 

The Company has incurred significant losses since its inception and has not demonstrated an ability to generate sufficient revenues from the sales of its goods and services to achieve profitable operations. There can be no assurance that profitable operations will ever be achieved, or if achieved, could be sustained on a continuing basis. In addition, the Company’s operations and specifically, the ongoing development of BIGToken will require significant additional capital. These factors create substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the consolidated financial statements are issued. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern. Accordingly, the consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a basis that assumes the Company will continue as a going concern and which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the ordinary course of business.

 

Historically, we have financed our operations primarily from the sale of debt and equity securities. There can be no assurance that profitable operations will ever be achieved, or if achieved, could be sustained on a continuing basis. Based upon our current revenues, expenses and liabilities, we anticipate having to raise additional capital through the private and public sales of our equity or debt securities, or a combination thereof. Although management believes that such capital sources will be available, there can be no assurance that financing will be available to us when needed in order to allow us to continue our operations, or if available, on terms acceptable to us. If we do not raise enough capital in a timely manner, among other things, we may be forced scale back our operations or cease operations all together.

 

We monitor our cash flow, assess our business plan, and make expenditure adjustments accordingly. If appropriate, we may pursue limited financing including issuing additional equity and/or incurring additional debt. Although we have successfully funded our past operations through additional issuances of equity, there is no assurance that our capital raising efforts will be able to attract additional necessary capital at prices attractive to the Company. If we are unable to obtain additional funding for operations at any time in the future, we may not be able to continue operations as proposed. This would require us to modify our business plan, which could curtail various aspects of our operations.

 

BIGToken Liabilities

 

Since commencing the BIGToken Project, we have spent approximately $8.4 million in the development and management of BIGToken. Additionally, we are currently obligated to redeem users’ points which are earned on our BIGToken platform. As of June 30, 2020, we recorded a contingent liability for future point redemptions equal to $420,000 and we have redeemed an aggregate of approximately $600,000 since inception.

 

Going Concern

 

The Company has incurred significant losses since its inception and has not demonstrated an ability to generate sufficient revenues from the sales of its goods and services to achieved profitable operations. There can be no assurance that profitable operations will ever be achieved, or if achieved, could be sustained on a continuing basis. In addition, the Company’s operations and specifically, the development of BIGToken will require significant additional financing. These factors create substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the consolidated financial statements are issued. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern. Accordingly, the consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a basis that assumes the Company will continue as a going concern and which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the ordinary course of business.

 

In making this assessment we performed a comprehensive analysis of our current circumstances including: our financial position, our cash flow and cash usage forecasts for the period ending June 30, 2020, and our current capital structure including outstanding warrants and other equity-based instruments and our obligations and debts.

 

We expect that our existing cash and cash equivalents as of June 30, 2020, along with the proceeds from our recent capital raising transactions will be sufficient to enable us to fund our anticipated level of operations based on our current operating plans, through the first quarter of 2021. Accordingly, we will require additional capital to fund the ongoing development of BIGToken. We anticipate raising additional capital through the private and public sales of our equity or debt securities, or a combination thereof. Although management believes that such capital sources will be available, there can be no assurance that financing will be available to us when needed in order to allow us to continue our operations, or if available, on terms acceptable to us. At June 30, 2020, the Company had $4,612,000 in cash and cash equivalents, combined with the proceeds received on July 1, 2020 from our convertible debenture financing our cash and cash equivalent balances totaled $9,612,000 as of July 1, 2020. If we do not raise sufficient capital in a timely manner, among other things, we may be forced to scale back our operations or cease operations altogether.

 

During the second quarter of 2020, the Company was able to raise net cash proceeds (net of debt repayments, commissions, and fees) of approximately $10.5 million in debt investments. The Company’s capital-raising efforts are ongoing and the Company has undertaken the following to raise capital and reduce its cash burn rate: (i) received a PPP Loan from the Small Business Administration for funding under the Payroll Protection Program, in the amount of $1,074,000 (ii) entered into an “At the Market” sales agreement for the sale of up to $3,125,000 of our equity securities, (iii) sold OID convertible debentures for proceeds of $13,000,000. Based on the Company’s current cash burn rate, it has sufficient capital to operate through the remainder of 2020. If the Company’s operations do not provide for sufficient cash flow to support themselves as well as meet the obligations of our OID Convertible Debentures as they begin to amortize the Company will need to raise additional capital or a refinance of its existing indebtedness. If sufficient capital cannot be raised during the first quarter of 2021, the Company will explore options of curtailing operations by reducing discretionary spending and staffing levels and attempting to operate by only pursuing activities for which it has external financial support. However, there can be no assurance that such external financial support will be sufficient to maintain even limited operations or that the Company will be able to raise additional funds on acceptable terms, or at all. In such a case, the Company might be required to enter into unfavorable agreements or, if that is not possible, be unable to continue operations, and to the extent practicable.

 

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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

See Part II, Item 7, “Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019. There have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates since our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, certain of which are further described below.

 

As of June 30, 2020 the impact of COVID-19 continues to unfold and as a result, certain of our estimates and assumptions requir