NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Note
1 - Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Description
of Business
Item
9 Labs Corp. ("Item 9 Labs" or, including its subsidiaries, the "Company"), formerly Airware Labs Corp., is a Delaware
corporation. The Company was incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware on June 15, 2010 as Crown Dynamics Corp.
Item
9 Labs is a holding company, investing in cannabis and cannabis-related businesses. Its subsidiaries currently compete in two different
market segments: (1) producing of cannabis and cannabis-derived products and technologies through its Item 9 Labs brand (“Cultivation”),
which is currently distributed though out the State of Arizona in licensed medical and adult-use dispensaries; and (2) sell medical and
adult-use cannabis dispensary franchises under its franchise brand “Unity Rd.” (“Franchising”).
In
March 2021, the Company closed on the acquisition of OCG, Inc, dba Unity Rd, a dispensary franchisor, with the effect of OCG, Inc. becoming
a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. Unity Rd has agreements with more than twenty (20) entrepreneurial groups to open more than
thirty (30) Unity Rd retail dispensary locations in twelve (12) states. The majority of the locations are in the licensing process. We
currently have two franchisees operating in Hartford, South Dakota and Boulder, Colorado. Unity Rd will be the vehicle to bring Item
9 Labs products across the United States and internationally, while keeping dispensaries locally owned and operated, empowering entrepreneurs
to operate their business and contribute to their local communities. As the Unity Rd dispensaries achieve sufficient market penetration,
Item 9 Labs aims to offer its products in those locations to expand the distribution footprint of its premium product offerings.
Principles
of Consolidation
The
accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company as of December 31, 2022 have been prepared by us without audit
pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and do not include all of the information
and notes necessary for a presentation of financial position and results of operations in accordance with US GAAP and should be read
in conjunction with our September 30, 2022 audited financial statements filed with the SEC on our Form 10-K on January 13, 2023. It is
management's opinion that all material adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) have been made, which are necessary for
a fair financial statement presentation. We derived the September 30, 2022 condensed consolidated balance sheet data from audited financial
statements, however, we did not include all disclosures required by US GAAP. The results for the interim period ended December 31, 2022
are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending September 30, 2023.
The
condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company include the accounts of the Company, and its wholly-owned subsidiaries and
a consolidated variable interest entity (“VIE”). Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.
Item
9 Labs consolidates a VIE in which the Company is deemed to be the primary beneficiary. An entity is generally a VIE if it meets
any of the following criteria: (i) the entity has insufficient equity to finance its activities without additional subordinated
financial support from other parties, (ii) the equity investors cannot make significant decisions about the entity’s operations
or (iii) the voting rights of some investors are not proportional to their obligations to absorb the expected losses of the entity
or receive the expected returns of the entity and substantially all of the entity’s activities involve or are conducted on behalf
of the investor with disproportionately few voting rights. The Company makes significant judgments in determining whether an entity is
a VIE and, for each reporting period, the Company assesses whether it is the primary beneficiary of the VIE.
Effective
February 1, 2022, the Company was deemed the primary beneficiary of Elevated Connections, Inc. The equity in Elevated Connections, Inc.
held by its stockholder has been presented on the balance sheet and the statement of operations as a non-controlling interest.
Certain
prior period balances have been reclassified in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements to conform to the current
period presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on the prior periods’ net loss or accumulated deficit.
Accounting
Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the
reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements
and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates.
Significant estimates of the Company include but are not limited to accounting for depreciation and amortization, current and deferred
income taxes, inventory, accruals and contingencies, carrying value of goodwill and intangible assets, the fair value of common stock
and the estimated fair value of stock options and warrants. Due to the uncertainties in the formation of accounting estimates, and the
significance of these items, it is reasonably possible that these estimates could be materially changed in the near term.
Inventory
Inventory
is stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value with cost being determined on the first in first out method. Inventory primarily
consists of the costs directly related to the production and cultivation of cannabis crops, cannabis oils, and cannabis concentrate products.
Inventory is relieved to cost of revenues as products are delivered to dispensaries. Inventory consists primarily of labor, utilities,
costs of raw materials, packaging, nutrients and overhead.
The Company routinely evaluates
the carrying value of inventory for slow moving and potentially obsolete inventory and, when appropriate, will record an adjustment to
reduce inventory to its estimated net realizable value.
Revenue
Recognition
Cultivation
revenue
The
core principle of ASC 606 requires that an entity recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers
in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. ASC
606 defines a five-step process to achieve this core principle, including identifying the contract with the customer, identifying the
performance obligations in the contract, determining the transaction price, including estimating the amount of variable consideration
to include in the transaction price, allocating the transaction price to each separate performance obligation and recognizing revenue
when (or as) the performance obligation is satisfied.
All
of the Company's cultivation revenue is associated with a customer contract that represents an obligation to provide cannabis products
that are delivered at a single point in time. For the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, 96% and 99%, respectively,
of the Company's net revenue was generated from performance obligations completed in the state of Arizona.
The
Company recognizes revenue once the products are delivered. Revenue is considered earned upon successful delivery of the product to the
dispensary as the Company has no further performance obligations at this point in time and collection is reasonably assured. The Company
records revenue at the amount it expects to collect, 100% of the wholesale sales. Beginning April 1, 2020, the Company entered into a
three-year agreement with a dispensary, which calls for monthly payments of $40,000 to be paid by the Company. The fees paid for operating
under the contract are expensed to cost of revenues.
The
Company's revenues accounted for under ASC 606 do not require significant estimates or judgments based on the nature of the Company's
revenue stream. The sales price is generally fixed at the point of sale and all consideration from the contract is included in the transaction
price. The Company's contracts do not include multiple performance obligations, variable consideration, a significant contract, rights
of return or warranties.
Franchising
revenue
The
Company enters into franchise agreements and consulting agreements. The franchise agreement allows the franchisee to, among other things,
establish a franchised outlet under the Company’s Unity Rd. brand. Under the consulting agreements, the Company assists customers
with applying for and being awarded a retail cannabis license through the state license application process. The initial franchise fee
and the consulting fee are due upon execution of the related agreement. These payments are deferred on the condensed consolidated balance
sheet. The initial franchise fee is recognized into revenue ratably over the term of the agreement and the consulting fee is recognized
at the time the performance obligation has been satisfied. Revenue recognized during the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021
that was included in deferred revenue at September 30, 2022 and 2021 was $54,998 and $4,998, respectively.
Disaggregation
of Revenue
The
following table presents our revenue disaggregated by source.
| |
| | | |
| | |
| |
Three months
ended December 31, |
| |
2022 | |
2021 |
Cultivation segment | |
| | | |
| | |
Flower | |
$ | 603,092 | | |
$ | 1,077,211 | |
Vape products | |
| 3,746,970 | | |
| 4,249,350 | |
Concentrates and other cannabis products | |
| 419,928 | | |
| 775,591 | |
Accessories | |
| 41,099 | | |
| 39,066 | |
| |
| 4,811,089 | | |
| 6,141,218 | |
Franchising segment | |
| | | |
| | |
Franchising revenue | |
| 101,852 | | |
| 30,418 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Corporate | |
| | | |
| | |
Dispensary sales revenue | |
| 90,938 | | |
| — | |
Other | |
| — | | |
| 14,375 | |
| |
| 90,938 | | |
| 14,375 | |
| |
$ | 5,003,879 | | |
$ | 6,186,011 | |
Net
Loss Per Share
Basic
net loss per share does not include dilution and is computed by dividing net loss available to common stockholders by the weighted average
number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted net loss per share reflects the potential dilution of securities that could
share in the losses of an entity. Dilutive securities are not included in the weighted average number of shares when inclusion would
be anti-dilutive. The following table summarizes the securities outstanding at December 31, 2022 and 2021 that were excluded from the
diluted net loss per share calculation for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 because the effect of including these potential
shares was antidilutive due to the Company’s net loss.
| |
2022 | |
2021 |
Potentially dilutive common share equivalents | |
| | | |
| | |
Options | |
| 9,115,941 | | |
| 5,206,251 | |
Warrants | |
| 49,370,537 | | |
| 47,834,744 | |
Convertible notes | |
| 15,796,004 | | |
| 2,350,969 | |
Potentially dilutive shares outstanding | |
| 74,282,482 | | |
| 55,391,964 | |
Warrants,
Conversion Options, Debt Discounts and Amendments
The
Company analyzes warrants issued with debt to determine if the warrants are required to be bifurcated and accounted for at fair value
at each reporting period. When bifurcation is not required, the Company records a debt discount, based on the relative fair values of
the warrants and the debt, with a corresponding charge to equity unless the terms of the warrant require it to be classified as a liability.
The warrants and corresponding note discounts are valued using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. This model uses estimates of volatility,
risk free interest rate and the expected term of the warrants, along with the current market price of the Company's stock, to estimate
the value of the outstanding warrants. The Company estimates the expected term using an average of the contractual term and vesting period
of the award. The expected volatility is measured using the average historical daily changes in the market price of the Company's common
stock over the expected term of the award or, if earlier, since March 20, 2018, the day of the merger between BSSD Group LLC ("BSSD")
and Airware Labs Corp, and the risk-free interest rate is equivalent to the implied yield on zero-coupon U.S. Treasury bonds with a remaining
maturity equal to the expected term of the awards.
The
Company also analyzes conversion options embedded with debt to determine if the conversion options are required to be bifurcated and
accounted for at fair value at each reporting period or to determine if there is a beneficial conversion feature. At December 31, 2022
and September 30, 2022, none of the conversion options embedded in the Company’s debt were required to be bifurcated.
The
Company analyzes the terms of its debt amendments to determine if the changes made to the terms have affected the debt’s cash flows.
If the debt’s cash flows have been affected, the Company then determines if the amendment should be accounted for as a troubled
debt restructuring, an extinguishment or a modification and the appropriate accounting model is applied.
Segment
Reporting
The
Company defines operating segments as components about which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly
by the chief operating decision maker in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. The Company allocates its resources
and assesses the performance of its sales activities based on the services performed by its subsidiaries. For the three months ended
December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company has identified two segments: the cultivation, production and sale of cannabis and cannabis derived
products and technologies (“Cultivation”) and the sales of Unity Rd. franchises to dispensaries (“Franchising”).
Held
for sale
The
Company classifies long-lived assets or disposal groups and related liabilities as held-for-sale when management having the appropriate
authority, generally our Board of Directors or certain of our Executive Officers, commits to a plan of sale, the disposal group is ready
for immediate sale, an active program to locate a buyer has been initiated and the sale is probable and expected to be completed within
one year. Once classified as held-for-sale disposal groups are valued at the lower of their carrying amount or fair value less estimated
selling costs. Depreciation on these properties, if placed into service, is discontinued at the time they are classified as held for
sale.
Employer
Retention Credit
During
the three months ended December 31, 2022, the Company received $952,805 of tax credits in accordance with the Employer Retention Credit
(“ERC”) program, authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, as amended. The Company’s
policy is to account for the ERC as a grant using guidance analogous to government grants found in IAS 20, Accounting for Government
Grants and Disclosure of Government Assistance. In accordance with this guidance, the ERC is recognized as a reduction to Payroll
and employee related expenses on the statement of operations when there is reasonable assurance that the Company will receive the ERC.
Leases
The
Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Operating leases are included in operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”)
assets and current and long-term operating lease liabilities on our condensed consolidated balance sheets. We currently do not have any
material finance lease arrangements.
Operating
lease ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of the future minimum lease payments over the lease
term at commencement date. Generally, our leases do not provide an implicit rate. As such, we use our incremental borrowing rate in effect
at the commencement date of the lease in determining the present value of future payments.
When
we have the option to extend the lease term, terminate the lease before the contractual expiration date, or purchase the leased asset,
and if it is reasonably certain that we will exercise the option, we consider these options in determining the classification and measurement
of the lease.
Recently
Issued Accounting Pronouncements
Pending
Adoption
In
June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326), which provides guidance on
measuring credit losses on financial instruments. The amended guidance replaces current incurred loss impairment methodology of recognizing
credit losses when a loss is probable with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires a broader range of reasonable
and supportable information to assess credit loss estimates. ASU 2016-13 is effective for the Company on October 1, 2023, with early
adoption permitted on October 1, 2019. We are assessing the provisions of this amended guidance; however, the adoption of the standard
is not expected to have a material effect on our condensed consolidated financial statements.
In
August 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-06, Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging
– Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40). This standard eliminates the beneficial conversion and cash
conversion accounting models for convertible instruments. It also amends the accounting for certain contracts in an entity’s own
equity that are currently accounted for as derivatives because of specific settlement provisions. In addition, the new guidance modifies
how particular convertible instruments and certain contracts that may be settled in cash or shares impact the diluted EPS computation.
For public business entities, excluding entities eligible to be smaller reporting companies, it is effective for fiscal years beginning
after December 15, 2021, including interim periods within those fiscal years using the fully retrospective or modified retrospective
method. For all other entities, the amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023. Early adoption is permitted
but no earlier than fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, including interim periods within those fiscal years. We are currently
evaluating the impact of adoption of this standard on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements and disclosures.
In
October 2021, the FASB issued ASU No. 2021-08, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities
from Contracts with Customers. This standard requires contract assets and contract liabilities acquired in a business combination
to be recognized in accordance with Topic 606 as if the acquirer had originated the contracts. For public business entities, ASU 2021-08
is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those years and early adoption is permitted.
We are currently evaluating the impact of adoption of this standard on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements
and disclosures.
There
have been no other recent accounting pronouncements or changes in accounting pronouncements that have been issued but not yet adopted
that are of significance, or potential significance, to us.
Note
2 – Going Concern
The
accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with US GAAP, which contemplates continuation
of the Company as a going concern. The Company has not yet established an ongoing source of revenue sufficient to cover its operating
costs and has incurred net losses since its inception. These losses, with the associated substantial accumulated deficit, are a direct
result of the Company’s planned ramp up period as it is pursuing market acceptance and geographic expansion. In view of these matters,
realization of a major portion of the assets in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets is dependent upon continued operations
of the Company which in turn is dependent upon the Company’s ability to meet its financing requirements, and the success of its
future operations. The Company operates in a new, developing industry with a variety of competitors. These factors raise substantial
doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
In
order to continue as a going concern, the Company will need to generate additional revenue and obtain additional capital to fund its
operating losses and service its debt. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are described as follows:
Sales
and Marketing. Historically, the Company has generated the majority of its revenues by providing the products it produces to
dispensaries throughout the state of Arizona. The Company’s revenues have increased significantly since its inception in May
2017. Management will continue its plans to increase revenues in the Arizona market by providing superior products. Additionally, as
capital resources become available, the Company plans to expand into additional markets outside of Arizona. The Company believes
that it will continue reducing the overall costs of revenues and costs of revenues will increase at a lower rate than revenues in
future periods, which is expected to lead to increased profit margins.
Financing.
To date, the Company has financed its operations primarily with loans from third parties and shareholders, private placement financings
and sales revenue. Management believes that with continued production efficiencies, production growth, and continued marketing efforts,
sales revenue will grow, thus enabling the Company to reverse its negative cash flow from operations and raise additional capital as
needed. However, there is no assurance that the Company’s overall efforts will be successful.
If
the Company is unable to generate additional sales growth in the near term and raise additional capital, there is a risk that the Company
could default on additional obligations and could be required to discontinue or significantly reduce the scope of its operations if
no other means of financing operations are available. The condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments
relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or the amount and classification of liabilities or any other
adjustment that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
Note
3 – Inventory
Inventory
consisted of the following at December 31, 2022 and September 30, 2022.
| |
December 31, | |
September 30, |
| |
2022 | |
2022 |
Raw materials and work in process | |
$ | 937,678 | | |
$ | 1,209,892 | |
Finished goods | |
| 610,309 | | |
| 835,420 | |
Packaging and other | |
| 389,446 | | |
| 418,910 | |
| |
$ | 1,937,433 | | |
$ | 2,464,222 | |
Note
4 – Pending Acquisitions
The
Herbal Cure pending acquisition
On
March 11, 2022, the Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with The Herbal Cure LLC (“Seller”), pursuant to which,
the Company is purchasing certain assets from the Seller. The total purchase price for the assets to be acquired is $5,750,000, payable
as follows:
|
(i)
Upon mutual execution and delivery of the Asset Purchase Agreement, the Company shall convey to the Seller a down payment in the amount
of $250,000; |
|
|
|
(ii)
At the Closing, the Company shall pay to Seller $3,700,000 in immediately available funds; |
|
|
|
(iii)
$700,000 shall be financed by the Seller and paid pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Secured Promissory Note (the "Herbal
Cure Note"), which interest shall accrue at a rate of 5% per annum, for a term of 18 months commencing on the Closing Date, and
payable in even monthly installments until paid in full; and |
|
|
|
(iv)
the Company shall pay the remainder of the purchase price in shares of its common stock on the Closing Date, in such amount of Shares
as is the quotient of $1,100,000 divided by the product of the 10 day volume weighted average price of the shares as of the Closing Date,
and 85%. |
At
December 31, 2022, the $250,000 down payment was paid and is included in Other Assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. At
December 31, 2022, this acquisition has not yet been finalized. As such, the effects of this acquisition, which is expected to be accounted
for under ASC 805, Business Combinations, have not been included in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance
sheet or statement of operations as of and for the three months ended December 31, 2022. The Company can provide no assurance that it
will be successful in finalizing this acquisition.
Sessions
pending acquisition
On
May 18, 2022, the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, OCG Management Ontario, Inc., a corporation formed under the laws of the Province
of Ontario (“Purchaser”) solely for the purpose of completing this transaction, entered into a Share Purchase Agreement pursuant
to which the Purchaser is purchasing all, but not less than all, of the issued and outstanding shares in the capital of Wild Card Cannabis
Incorporated, a corporation formed under the laws of the Province of Ontario free and clear of all Liens from the Shareholders.
The
total purchase price for the Shares is $12,800,000 (the "Purchase Price"), as adjusted, plus the Earnout Payment,
if any (collectively, the “Purchase Price”) payable as follows:
(i)
The Company has delivered the Exclusivity Deposit in the amount of $156,902 to the Escrow Agent on March 4, 2022.
(ii) At
the Closing, Purchaser shall pay to Shareholders the Estimated Purchase Price of $12,800,000, as adjusted, in immediately available funds;
(iii)
$4,100,000, as adjusted, payable by the delivery of the Company’s common stock, the number of which will be calculated on the basis
of a deemed price per common share equal to the 10-Day VWAP of the trading price of the Company’s common stock on the stock exchange
upon which the Company’s common stock is listed, with the last day of the First Earnout Period (the date that is 12 months following
the Closing Date) as the measurement date less a 15% discount, if actual Net Revenue is respect of the First Earnout Period is greater
than or equal to the Target Net Revenue for the First Earnout Period; and
(iv)
$4,100,000, as adjusted, payable by the delivery of the Company’s common stock, the number of which will be calculated on the basis
of a deemed price per common share equal to the 10-Day VWAP of the trading price of the Company’s common stock on the stock exchange
upon which the Company’s common stock is listed, with the last day of the Second Earnout Period (the date that is 24 months following
the Closing Date) as the measurement date less a 15% discount, if actual Net Revenue is respect of the Second Earnout Period is greater
than or equal to the Target Net Revenue for the Second Earnout Period.
At
December 31, 2022, the $156,902 Exclusivity Deposit has been paid and is included in Other Assets on the condensed consolidated balance
sheets. In addition, at December 31, 2022, the Company has placed $3.0 million in a deposit account related to the potential financing
for this acquisition. The $3.0 million deposit is included in Other assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheet. At December 31,
2022, this acquisition has not yet been finalized. As such, the effects of this acquisition, which is expected to be accounted for under
ASC 805, Business Combinations, have not been included in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance
sheet or statement of operations as of and for the three months ended December 31, 2022. The Company can provide no assurance that it
will be successful in finalizing this acquisition.
Note
5 – Variable Interest Entity
In
January 2022, the Company signed a Co-Management Agreement with a dispensary in Oklahoma for a term of three years. Under the terms of
the Co-Management Agreement, the Company purchased substantially all of the assets of a dispensary, excluding cannabis and cannabis related
products and licenses, and assumed the dispensary’s lease. Further, under the Co-Management Agreement, the Company is to operate,
staff, and otherwise manage the day-to-day operations of the dispensary. The Company shall also pay all claims, costs and liabilities
associated with operating the dispensary.
The
terms of the Co-Management Agreement provide the Company with, in its judgment, the ability to manage and make decisions that most significantly
affect the operations of Elevated Connections and to absorb losses that could potentially be significant to Elevated Connections. As
such, the Company has consolidated Elevated Connections effective February 1, 2022. The purpose of Elevated Connections, as a licensed
dispensary, is to hold the cannabis and cannabis related products and licenses of the dispensary.
The
assets of the VIE cannot be used to settle obligations of the Company or its wholly owned subsidiaries. However, liabilities recognized
as a result of consolidating the VIE does represent additional claims on the Company’s general assets.
The
following table presents the carrying values of the assets and liabilities of the entity that is a VIE and consolidated by the Company
at December 31, 2022 and September 30, 2022.
| |
December 31, | |
September 30, |
Assets | |
2022 | |
2022 |
Current assets | |
| | | |
| | |
Inventory | |
$ | 20,799 | | |
$ | 26,909 | |
Total assets | |
$ | 20,799 | | |
$ | 26,909 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Liabilities | |
| | | |
| | |
Current liabilities | |
| | | |
| | |
Income tax payable | |
$ | 16,961 | | |
$ | 13,221 | |
Total liabilities | |
$ | 16,961 | | |
$ | 13,221 | |
The
following table presents the operations (after intercompany eliminations) of the entity that is a VIE and consolidated by the Company
for the three months ended December 31, 2022.
| |
Three months ended |
| |
December 31, 2022 |
Revenues, net | |
$ | 31,016 | |
Cost of revenue | |
| 17,165 | |
Gross profit | |
| 13,851 | |
Income tax expense | |
| 3,740 | |
Net income | |
$ | 10,111 | |
Note
6 - Property and Equipment, Net
The
following represents a summary of our property and equipment as of December 31, 2022 and September 30, 2022:
| |
December 31, | |
September 30, |
| |
2022 | |
2022 |
Cultivation and manufacturing equipment | |
$ | 674,374 | | |
$ | 612,137 | |
Computer equipment and software | |
| 270,795 | | |
| 270,795 | |
Leasehold improvements | |
| 63,788 | | |
| 63,788 | |
Buildings and improvements | |
| 2,811,340 | | |
| 2,811,340 | |
| |
| 3,820,297 | | |
| 3,758,060 | |
Accumulated Depreciation | |
| (860,042 | ) | |
| (777,473 | ) |
| |
| 2,960,255 | | |
| 2,980,587 | |
Land | |
| 3,455,563 | | |
| 3,455,563 | |
Construction on progress | |
| 16,593,466 | | |
| 14,583,574 | |
Property and Equipment, Net | |
$ | 23,009,284 | | |
$ | 21,019,724 | |
During
the three months ended December 31, 2021, the Company completed the purchase of 44 acres of land from a related party for $3.0 million
plus expenses. The land-owner is one of the original members of BSSD and a current employee of the Company.
Construction
in progress relates to multiple capital projects ongoing during the three months ended December 31, 2022, including the construction
of the Nevada facility and the expansion of the Arizona facility. Construction in progress also includes interest and fees on debt that
is directly related to the financing of the Company’s capital projects.
Depreciation
expense for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 was $82,569 and $71,368, respectively.
Note
7 – Debt
Convertible
Notes
| |
| |
| Maturity | |
| Annual
Interest | | |
| Balance
at | |
| Balance
at | |
| Conversion |
| |
Effective
Date | |
| Date | |
| Rate | | |
| December
31, 2022 | |
| September
30, 2022 | |
| Price |
| C-2 | | |
3/23/2020 | |
| 9/23/2020 | | |
| 15 | % | |
$ | 1,100,000 | | |
$ | 1,100,000 | | |
| See
C-2 | |
| C-3 | | |
8/15/2011 | |
| 8/15/2012 | | |
| 8 | % | |
| — | | |
| 20,000 | | |
| $0.50 | |
| C-7 | | |
9/29/2021 | |
| 1/1/2023 | | |
| 10 | % | |
| 275,000 | | |
| 275,000 | | |
| 0.35 | |
| C-8 | | |
9/29/2021 | |
| 1/1/2023 | | |
| 10 | % | |
| 555,000 | | |
| 550,000 | | |
| 0.35 | |
| C-9 | | |
10/1/2021 | |
| 1/1/2023 | | |
| 10 | % | |
| 820,000 | | |
| 825,000 | | |
| 0.35 | |
| C-10 | | |
10/29/2021 | |
| 3/31/2023 | | |
| 15 | % | |
| 750,000 | | |
| 750,000 | | |
| 1.50 | |
| C-11 | | |
2/21/2022 | |
| 8/31/2022 | | |
| 24 | % | |
| 230,000 | | |
| 230,000 | | |
| 1.10 | |
| C-12 | | |
10/24/2022 | |
| 10/24/2024 | | |
| 15 | % | |
| 250,000 | | |
| — | | |
| 0.31 | |
| C-13 | | |
12/13/2022 | |
| 12/13/2024 | | |
| 15 | % | |
| 50,000 | | |
| — | | |
| 0.25 | |
| C-14 | | |
12/13/2022 | |
| 12/13/2024 | | |
| 15 | % | |
| 50,000 | | |
| — | | |
| 0.25 | |
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| 4,080,000 | | |
| 3,750,000 | | |
| | |
| | | |
| Less:
unamortized discounts | |
| (23,502 | ) | |
| — | | |
| | |
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
$ | 4,056,498 | | |
$ | 3,750,000 | | |
| | |
(C-2)
Convertible Viridis Note
On
March 23, 2020 the Company borrowed proceeds from a related party, Viridis I9 Capital LLC (“Viridis”), in the amount of $1.1
million. The note is convertible at the lesser of a) $1.00 per share or, b) 20% discount to the ten day average closing price of the
Company’s common stock, immediately prior to the conversion date. All principal and interest were due on the maturity date. At
December 31, 2022 the Company was not in compliance with the terms of the Viridis note, however, during the three months ended December
31, 2022, the default cure period was extended to March 1, 2023. The convertible Viridis note included a provision for the issuance of
5,000,000 warrants exercisable into the Company’s common stock. The exercise price on the warrants is $0.75 and the warrants have a term
of 5 years.
(C-3)
Other Convertible Note
The
outstanding principal and accrued interest of C-3 was converted into 5,714 shares of the Company’s common stock during the three
months ended December 31, 2022.
(C-7,
C-8) Convertible Lucas Ventures and LGH Investments Notes
These two convertible notes
were amended on September 30, 2022 to, among other terms, extend the maturity date to January 1, 2023 and to pledge the Company’s
Colorado Retail Marijuana License as security for the note. These notes are currently passed their maturity date and the Company is working
with the lenders on an amendment.
(C-9)
Convertible Tysadco Note
This note was amended on September 30, 2022 to, among
other terms, extend the maturity date to January 1, 2023 and to pledge the Company’s Colorado Retail Marijuana License as security
for the note. This note is currently passed its maturity date and the Company is working with the lender on an amendment.
(C-10)
Convertible *Individual* Note
This
note was amended effective September 30, 2022 to, among other terms, extend the maturity date to March 31, 2023.
(C-11)
Convertible *Individual* Note
At
December 31, 2022, Note C-11 was in default and the Company is working with the lenders to cure the default. As a result of the default,
the Company is accruing an additional $2,500 of monthly default interest.
(C-12)
Playmakers Note
On
October 24, 2022, the Company entered into a Secured Convertible Promissory Note in the amount of $250,000, which is payable at maturity
on October 24, 2024. Interest on the note is 15% per annum and is payable quarterly. This note is secured by a first priority security
interest in all assets of OCG Management Ontario Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, until such time as the pending Sessions
acquisition is finalized (see Note 4). Upon the finalization of the pending Sessions acquisition, this note will be secured by a second
priority security interest in all assets of OCG Management Ontario, Inc. The outstanding principal and any accrued interest are convertible
into shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.31 per share. The Company issued 75,000 shares of its common stock, valued
at $15,000, as an inducement to the lender to enter into the note agreement. The debt and shares of common stock were recorded at their
relative fair values. The resulting discount of $15,000 is amortized to interest expense over the term of the debt.
(C-13)
*Individual* Note
On
December 13, 2022, the Company entered into a Secured Convertible Promissory Note in the amount of $50,000, with a member of its board
of directors. The note is payable at maturity on December 13, 2024. Interest on the note is 15% per annum and is payable quarterly. This
note is secured by a first priority security interest in all assets of OCG Management Ontario Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the
Company, until such time as the pending Sessions acquisition is finalized (see Note 4). Upon the finalization of the pending Sessions
acquisition, this note will be secured by a second priority security interest in all assets of OCG Management Ontario, Inc. The outstanding
principal and any accrued interest is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.25 per share. The Company issued
10,000 shares of its common stock, valued at $2,500, as an inducement to the lender to enter into
the note agreement. The debt included a beneficial conversion feature after consideration of the relative fair value of the shares of
common stock. The debt and shares of common stock were recorded at their relative fair values, along with the beneficial conversion feature.
The resulting discount of $5,000 is amortized to interest expense over the term of the debt.
(C-14)
*Individual* Note
On
December 13, 2022, the Company entered into a Secured Convertible Promissory Note in the amount of $50,000, which is payable at maturity
on December 13, 2024. Interest on the note is 15% per annum and is payable quarterly. This note is secured by a first priority security
interest in all assets of OCG Management Ontario Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, until such time as the pending Sessions
acquisition is finalized (see Note 4). Upon the finalization of the pending Sessions acquisition, this note will be secured by a second
priority security interest in all assets of OCG Management Ontario, Inc. The outstanding principal and any accrued interest is convertible
into shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.25 per share. The Company issued 10,000 shares of its common stock, valued
at $2,500, as an inducement to the lender to enter into the note agreement. The debt included a beneficial conversion feature after consideration
of the relative fair value of the shares of common stock. The debt and shares of common stock were recorded at their relative fair values,
along with the beneficial conversion feature. The resulting discount of $5,000 is amortized to interest expense over the term of the
debt.
The
future minimum payments of the Company’s convertible debt obligations as of December 31, 2022 are as follows. The unamortized discount
will be amortized through December 2024.
Year ended | |
|
December 31, | |
Amount |
| 2023 | | |
$ | 3,730,000 | |
| 2024 | | |
| 350,000 | |
| | | |
| 4,080,000 | |
| Unamortized
discount | | |
| (23,502 | ) |
| | | |
| 4,056,498 | |
| Less:
current portion | | |
| (3,730,000 | ) |
| | | |
$ | 326,498 | |
Notes Payable
| |
| |
Maturity | |
Annual Interest | |
Balance at | |
Balance at | |
|
| |
Effective
Date | |
Date | |
Rate | |
December
31, 2022 | |
September
30, 2022 | |
Secured by |
| f | | |
5/1/2020 | |
11/1/2023 | |
| 10 | % | |
$ | 1,386,370 | | |
$ | 1,386,370 | | |
2nd DOT AZ property |
| h | | |
5/1/2020 | |
5/1/2023 | |
| 15 | % | |
| 283,666 | | |
| 283,666 | | |
N/A |
| l | | |
7/22/2022 | |
7/31/2023
| |
| 36 | % | |
| 1,953,004 | | |
| 1,823,405 | | |
Future revenues; shares of
Company stock |
| o | | |
3/19/2021
| |
4/1/2024
| |
| 10 | % | |
| 295,113 | | |
| 637,114 | | |
N/A |
| p | | |
2/1/2021
| |
7/15/2023
| |
| 15 | % | |
| 220,590 | | |
| 220,590 | | |
N/A |
| q | | |
8/6/2021
| |
3/1/2023
| |
| 16 | % | |
| 13,500,000 | | |
| 13,500,000 | | |
1st AZ property and other personal property |
| r | | |
8/6/2021
| |
3/1/2023
| |
| 16 | % | |
| 5,500,000 | | |
| 5,500,000 | | |
1st NV property and other personal property |
| s | | |
9/30/2021
| |
12/31/2021
| |
| 18 | % | |
| — | | |
| 500,000 | | |
Restricted common stock |
| u | | |
11/2/2022
| |
7/18/2024
| |
| 25 | % | |
| 528,206 | | |
| 548,082 | | |
Future revenues |
| w | | |
3/4/2022
| |
5/21/2024
| |
| 15 | % | |
| 6,203,930 | | |
| 5,253,256 | | |
|
| x | | |
3/10/2022
| |
3/31/2023
| |
| 20 | % | |
| 250,000 | | |
| 250,000 | | |
N/A |
| y | | |
3/2/2022
| |
8/1/2023
| |
| 5 | % | |
| 145,388 | | |
| 165,388 | | |
N/A |
| z | | |
7/20/2022
| |
4/30/2023 | |
| 36 | % | |
| 479,646 | | |
| 426,558 | | |
Future revenues |
| aa | | |
10/28/2022
| |
1/31/2023
| |
| 70 | % | |
| 2,000,000 | | |
| — | | |
Deposit account holding
the funds |
| bb | | |
11/2/2022
| |
3/28/2023
| |
| 41 | % | |
| 734,159 | | |
| — | | |
Future revenues |
| cc | | |
10/26/2022
| |
11/16/2022
| |
| 71 | % | |
| 326,680 | | |
| — | | |
Deposit account holding
the funds |
| dd | | |
11/3/2022 | |
5/3/2023 | |
| 20 | % | |
| 500,000 | | |
| — | | |
N/A |
| ee | | |
11/1/2022 | |
12/20/2022 | |
| 1 | % | |
| 25,922 | | |
| — | | |
N/A |
| | | |
| |
| |
| | | |
| 34,332,674 | | |
| 30,494,429 | | |
|
| | | |
Less:
liabilities related to assets held for sale |
| (5,500,000 | ) | |
| (5,500,000 | ) | |
|
| | | |
| Less:
unamortized discounts |
| (1,001,960 | ) | |
| (1,853,686 | ) | |
|
| | | |
| |
| |
| | | |
$ | 27,830,714 | | |
$ | 23,140,743 | | |
|
(f)
Viridis AZ
On
September 13, 2018, the Company entered into a Loan and Revenue Participation Agreement with Viridis Group I9 Capital LLC ("Viridis"),
a related party, in which Viridis agreed to loan the Company up to $1.2 million for the expansion of the Company's Arizona property.
In exchange for the loan, Viridis was to be repaid in the form of waterfall revenue participation schedules. Viridis was to receive 5%
of the Company's gross revenues from the Arizona operations until the loan was repaid, 2% until repaid 200% of the amount loaned, and
1% of gross revenues in perpetuity or until a change in control. The loan was originally collateralized with a Deed of Trust on the Company's
5-acre parcel in Coolidge, AZ and its two 10,000 square foot buildings. In August 2019, Viridis agreed to subordinate its first priority
Deed of Trust and move into a 2nd position. At that time, the loan was amended to include 6% annualized interest.
On
May 1, 2020, under a troubled debt restructuring, the Company renegotiated the $1,200,000 note payable. As part of the restructuring,
the Company issued 1,555,556 warrants exercisable into the Company's common stock. The warrants have an exercise price of $1.00 and a
term of 5 years. Accrued interest in the amount of $186,370 was added to the principal balance of the note, making the total principal
$1,386,370. Interest only payments of $11,553 shall be paid monthly until November 1, 2020 at which time monthly principal and interest
payments of $28,144 are required for 36 months, with a balloon payment of all outstanding principal and interest due upon the note's
maturity. The note also entitles Viridis to a gross revenue participation of the Arizona Operations equal to 1% of the gross sales (up
to $20,000 monthly) upon the maturity of the note and for the subsequent 5 year period. The debt and warrants were recorded at their
relative fair values. The resulting discount is amortized to interest expense over the term of the debt. At December 31, 2022 the Company
was not in compliance with the terms of the Viridis AZ note, however, during the three months ended December 31, 2022, the default cure
period was extended to March 1, 2023.
(h)
Viridis (unsecured)
The
Company's subsidiary, BSSD Group, LLC borrowed $269,000 from Viridis, a related party, in December 2019. This note bears annualized interest
at 15%. On May 1, 2020, under a troubled debt restructuring, the Company renegotiated the $269,000 note payable. Accrued interest in
the amount of $14,666 was added to the principal balance of the note, making the total principal $283,666. As part of the restructuring,
the Company issued 400,000 warrants exercisable into the Company's common stock. The warrants have an exercise price of $.05 and a term
of 5 years. Payments of principal and interest in the amount of $9,833 are due monthly, with a balloon payment of all outstanding principal
and interest is due upon the note's maturity. The debt and warrants were recorded at their relative fair values. The resulting discount
is amortized to interest expense over the term of the debt. At December 31, 2022 the Company was not in compliance with the terms of
this note, however, during the three months ended December 31, 2022, the default cure period was extended to March 1, 2023.
(o)
OCG Officers Debt
As
part of the OCG transaction in March 2021, the Company assumed the debt that OCG, Inc. owed to its officers. Principal and interest payments
are due monthly with a balloon payment of all outstanding principal and interest due at maturity. One
of these officers is a director and officer of the Company. See Note 10.
(p)
Stockbridge Amended Debt
In
February 2021, the Company and Stockbridge Enterprises, a related party, under a troubled debt restructuring, agreed to restructure and
settle its outstanding notes. The total outstanding balance of $1,660,590, including accrued interest, were to be repaid under a new
promissory note, calling for a down payment of $300,000 (paid at time of signing), $120,000 monthly payments for 11 months with the remaining
balance of $40,590 payable on February 1, 2022. This agreement was amended to extend the maturity date to March 31, 2022 and starting
with the October 1, 2021 payment, the loan payments are interest only at an interest rate of 15% per annum until January 25, 2022. Principal
payments in the amount of $50,000 were due on January 25, 2022, February 15, 2022 and March 15, 2022, with a final payment of the remaining
principal and accrued interest due on March 31, 2022. Upon closing of an equity raise of at least $750,000, the Company will repay the
outstanding balance plus any accrued interest immediately. As part of the amendment, the Company issued 164,744 warrants to purchase
the Company’s common stock. The warrants have a two-year period and an exercise price of $1.00. The resulting discount of $58,352
was fully amortized to interest expense during the year ended September 30, 2022.
Effective
March 31, 2022, the debt was amended to extend the maturity date to June 30, 2022, interest payments were due on April 1, May 1 and June
1, 2022. Principal payments in the amount of $50,000 were due on April 15, May 15 and June 15, 2022 and a final balloon payment of outstanding
principal and interest in the amount of $223,972 was due on June 30, 2022. At December 31, 2022, this note was in default, however, on
January 20, 2023, the Company and lender amended the note to extend the maturity date to July 15, 2023. See Note 14.
(q,
r) Pelorus Notes
The
Company entered into two notes payable with Pelorus Fund REIT, LLC in August 2021. The total $19,000,000 borrowing has a term of 18 months.
Interest only payments in the amount of $253,333 are due monthly and all outstanding principal and interest are due on the maturity date.
Upon payment in full of these notes, an exit fee of 1% of the then outstanding balance is payable to the lender. The Company has accrued
this success fee and it is amortized to interest expense over the term of the notes. The notes included warrants to purchase a total
of 2,850,000 shares of the Company’s common stock for $1.75 per share, with a 3.5 year term. The debt and warrants were recorded
at their relative fair values. The resulting discount is amortized to interest expense over the term of the debt. The Pelorus notes are
currently in default and the Company is working with the lenders to cure the default.
(s)
Viridis $500,000
On
September 30, 2021, the Company borrowed $500,000 from Viridis Group I9 Capital LLC, a related party. The proceeds of the debt were used
to make a payment on the then outstanding unpaid payroll tax liability. The debt and warrants were recorded at their relative fair values.
The resulting discount in the amount of $284,534 is amortized to interest expense over the term of the debt. During the three months
ended December 31, 2022, this debt and related accrued interest were combined with other Viridis outstanding debt and related accrued
interest into one Unsecured Promissory Note. See (w) below.
(u)
Lendspark
On
November 2, 2022, the Company entered into a third short-term financing arrangement with Lendspark. The proceeds of $0.58 million were
used to repay the previous Lendspark short-term financing. Payments of $7,967 are due weekly until $0.725 million has been repaid. This
results in an effective interest rate of 25%. Fees in the amount of $12,000 have been recorded as a discount and are being amortized
to interest expense over the term of the arrangement.
(w)
Viridis note
Effective
December 1, 2022, the Company entered into an Unsecured Promissory Note with Viridis Group Holdings, LLC, a related party. The purpose
of the Unsecured Promissory Note was to agree upon the terms for the short term loans that this related party had previously provided
to the Company. Including interest accrued from the date of the short-term loans to the effective date of the agreement, the principal
amount of the Unsecured Promissory Note is $6,203,930. Interest only payments in the amount $82,396 will begin on May 21, 2023 with a
final balloon payment of all outstanding principal and interest to be paid at maturity on May 21, 2024.
(x)
Non-convertible *Individual* Note
On
March 10, 2022, the Company entered into a short-term promissory note for $250,000. The short-term promissory note was due and payable
in monthly payments of interest only, with all principal and any accrued and unpaid interest due at maturity. Effective September 30,
2022, this note was amended to extend the maturity date to March 31, 2023. As part of the amendment, the Company issued 100,000 shares
of its common stock. The resulting discount of $40,000 was recorded to interest expense on the date of the amendment.
(y)
Nebrina Adams County Note
Effective
with the close of the Adams County acquisition, the Company entered into a note for $200,000 with the seller as part of the purchase
price. The note is payable in six installments on the last day of each three-month period following the Closing Date. At December 31,
2022, this note was in default.
(aa)
*Individual* Note
On
October 28, 2022, the Company entered into a Secured Short Term Promissory Note in the amount of $2.0 million. Principal and interest
in the amount of $2.35 million is due at maturity on January 31, 2023. The Company issued 650,000 shares of its common stock, valued
at $166,819, to the lender as an inducement to the lender to enter into the note agreement. The
debt and shares of common stock were recorded at their relative fair values. The resulting discount of $166,819 is amortized to interest
expense over the term of the debt.
(bb)
Lendspark 2 Note
On
November 2, 2022, the Company entered into a short-term financing arrangement with Lendspark. The Company received proceeds of $750,000.
Payments of $1,720 are paid daily for the first three months and then payments of $19,658 are paid daily until a total of $862,500 has
been repaid.
(cc)
Viridis Note
On
October 26, 2022, the Company entered into a Secured Short Term Promissory Note with Viridis Group I9 Capital LLC, a related party, in
the amount of $500,000. The note was due on November 16, 2022 and carried an interest rate of $1.94 per day per $1,000 outstanding. In
addition, the note required a principal payment of $150,000 on November 4, 2022. The Secured Short Term Promissory Note is currently
in default and the Company is working with the lender to cure the default.
(dd)
*Individual* Note
On
November 3, 2022, the Company entered into a short-term promissory note in the amount of $500,000. Interest only payments are due monthly
and all principal and any unpaid interest are due at maturity. The Company issued 300,000 shares of its common stock, valued at $60,000,
to the lender as an inducement to the lender to enter into the note agreement. The debt and shares
of common stock were recorded at their relative fair values. The resulting discount of $60,000 is amortized to interest expense over
the term of the debt.
(ee)
VGI Citadel Note
As
part of the lease termination of the Company’s corporate office (see Note 9), the Company entered into a note payable with VGI
Citadel LLC, a related party, for $25,922, the amount of rent owed at the time of termination. The note carries an interest rate of 1%
per annum, compounding weekly, and matures on December 20, 2022. This note is currently in default and the Company is working with the
lender to cure the default.
The
future minimum payments of the Company’s notes payable obligations as of December 31, 2022 are as follows. The unamortized discount
will be amortized through July 2024.
Year ended | |
|
December 31, | |
Amount |
2023 | |
$ | 28,433,541 | |
2024 | |
| 6,609,391 | |
2025 | |
| — | |
| |
| 35,042,932 | |
Less: liabilities related to assets held for sale | |
| (5,500,000 | ) |
Less: unamortized discount | |
| (1,001,960 | ) |
Less: imputed interest | |
| (710,258 | ) |
| |
| 27,830,714 | |
Less: current portion | |
| (21,221,322 | ) |
| |
$ | 6,609,392 | |
A
summary of interest expense for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 is as follows.
| |
| | | |
| | |
| |
Three months
ended December 31, |
| |
2022 | |
2021 |
Amortization of debt discounts | |
$ | 1,133,472 | | |
$ | 1,865,711 | |
Stated interest paid or accrued | |
| 2,007,295 | | |
| 1,203,932 | |
Finance charges and other interest | |
| 7,245 | | |
| 817 | |
| |
| 3,148,012 | | |
| 3,070,460 | |
Less: interest capitalized to construction
in progress | |
| (1,305,763 | ) | |
| (1,860,070 | ) |
| |
$ | 1,842,249 | | |
$ | 1,210,390 | |
Note
8 - Concentrations
For
the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, 96% and 99%, respectively, of the Company's revenue was generated from a single customer.
Given the agreement with the license holder, although the Company’s products are distributed to numerous dispensaries throughout
Arizona, all sales are made through the license holder. The Company's wholly owned subsidiary provides cannabis products to this customer
under a three-year Cultivation Management Services Agreement that commenced on April 1, 2020. Provisions of the agreement require 30-day
written notice to terminate except for the following circumstances, in which case the agreement is cancellable with no notice: (i) uncured
default; (ii) gross negligence, intentional, or willful misconduct by either party; (iii) federal or state enforcement action against
either party; (iv) any change or revocation of state or local law that has the effect of prohibiting the legal operation of the Cultivation
Facility; (v) the dispensary license renewal is not approved; (vi) the dispensary fails to maintain its dispensary license in good standing
with the regulators resulting in the revocation of the dispensary license. Two of our license holder’s customers that the Company’s
products are distributed to account for approximately 46% and 11%, respectively, of our cultivation revenue for the three months ended
December 31, 2022. Should our products no longer be distributed to these customers of our license holder, it would have a material adverse
effect on our operations.
Note
9 - Commitments and Contingencies
The
production and possession of cannabis is prohibited on a national level by the Controlled Substances Act, though the state of Arizona
allows these activities to be performed at licensed facilities such as BSSD. If the federal government decides to change its policy on
the enforcement of the Controlled Substances Act, it would have a material adverse effect on our business.
The
Company entered into a 60 month lease with VGI Citadel LLC, a related party, to rent office space for its corporate headquarters which
began in June 2019. The monthly lease payments were $6,478 for the first twelve months and include all utilities and an estimated
amount for common area maintenance and real estate taxes. The monthly lease payments increase to $6,653, $6,828, $7,003, and $7,178 for
years two through five, respectively. Rent expense for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 on this lease was $6,348 and
$23,200, respectively. Interest was imputed using a discount rate of 20%. The lease does not include renewal options.
The
Company and VGI Citadel LLC entered into an Agreement to Terminate Lease for its corporate offices which called for the termination of
the lease with VGI Citadel LLC, a related party, effective December 20, 2022.
In
February 2022, the Company assumed a lease to rent approximately 3,100 square feet of retail space in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma as part
of the Oklahoma City acquisition. The lease calls for base rent payments of $21 per square foot ($5,483), plus a prorated share of taxes,
insurance and common area maintenance expenses, per month and increasing each year by 3% through the end of the lease term on February
28, 2029. The lease may be extended for two additional 5 year periods. Rent expense for the three months ended December 31, 2022 on this
lease was $28,100. There was no rent expense on this lease during the three months ended December 31, 2021. Interest was imputed using
a discount rate of 18%.
In
March 2022, the Company assumed a lease to rent approximately 2,650 square feet of retail space in Adams County, Colorado as part of
the Adams County acquisition. The lease calls for base rent payments of $15,450, plus a prorated share of operating costs of the building,
per month and escalate each year to $15,913 in the final year which ends on February 1, 2024. The lease may be extended for one additional
3 year period. Rent expense for the three months ended December 31, 2022 on this lease was $50,483. There was no rent expense on this
lease during the three months ended December 31, 2021. Interest was imputed using a discount rate of 18%.
In
September 2021, the Company signed a seven-year lease to rent approximately 3,000 square feet of retail space in Biddeford, Maine. The
lease calls for base rent payments of $6,604, plus taxes and operating expenses, per month for the first year and escalate each year
to $7,886 per month in year seven. The lease may be extended for two terms of 5 years each. The commencement of this lease was contingent
upon the issuance and receipt of a license and city approval. The agreement will terminate if the contingency is not met. At December
31, 2022, the contingency was not met and the lease was terminated. As such, the Company has removed the remaining balance of the right
of use asset and liability from the condensed consolidated balance sheet. Rent expense for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and
2021 on this lease was $22,677 and $6,604, respectively. There was no rent expense on this lease during the three months ended December
31, 2021. Interest was imputed using a discount rate of 18%.
In
October 2021, the Company entered into a commercial lease agreement to rent 12,000 square feet located in Denver, Colorado. The lease
has a term of five years with escalating monthly base rent beginning at $6,354 and escalating each year to $7,295 in year five. Commencement
of the lease was contingent upon the Company receiving an approved retail license within 120 days from October 22, 2021. The agreement
was to terminate if the contingency was not met. As of December 31, 2022, the contingency has been met and the Company has recorded the
right of use asset and liability to the condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2022. Rent expense for the three months
ended December 31, 2022 on this lease was $20,779. Interest was imputed using a discount rate of 18%.
The
future lease payments are as follows.
Year ended | |
|
December
31, | |
Amount |
| 2023 | | |
$ | 339,443 | |
| 2024 | | |
| 186,152 | |
| 2025 | | |
| 159,301 | |
| 2026 | | |
| 149,045 | |
| 2027 | | |
| 78,374 | |
| Thereafter | | |
| 94,212 | |
| | | |
| 1,006,527 | |
| Less:
imputed interest | | |
| (304,324 | ) |
| | | |
| 702,203 | |
| Less:
current portion: | | |
| (231,389 | ) |
| | | |
$ | 470,814 | |
As
of December 31, 2022 and September 30, 2022, the Company has accrued unpaid payroll taxes and estimated penalties and interest of approximately
$579,000 and $1,450,000, respectively, and is included in accrued payroll and payroll taxes in the accompanying condensed consolidated
balance sheets. During the three months ended December 31, 2022, the Company received approximately $953,000 of Employee Retention Credits
("ERCs") that were used to reduce the unpaid payroll tax liability. In addition, as a result of the ERCs, the Company reduced
its accrued payroll tax liability in the amount of approximately $316,000 related to the reduction of estimated penalties and interest.
The ERCs were recorded to payroll and employee related expenses and the reduction of the estimated penalties and interest was recorded
to other operating expenses on the condensed consolidated statement of operations. At December 31, 2022, an asset for the overpayment
of payroll taxes was recorded to other assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheet in the amount of approximately $150,000.
There
are no material pending legal proceedings in which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or in which any director, officer
or affiliate of the Company, any owner of record or beneficially of more than 5% of any class of its voting securities, or security holder
is a party adverse to us or has a material interest adverse to the Company.
Note
10 - Related Party Transactions
As
discussed in Note 6, the Company completed the purchase of 44 acres of land from a related party for $3.0 million plus expenses. The
land-owner is one of the original members of BSSD and a current employee of the Company.
As
discussed in Note 7, the Company has entered into various loan agreements with Viridis or its related entities. A member of Viridis serves
on the Company’s board of directors.
As
discussed in Note 7, the Company has a loan agreement with Stockbridge Enterprises. Stockbridge Enterprises holds more than 5% of the
Company’s common stock.
As
discussed in Note 7, the Company has a convertible loan agreement with a member of the Company’s board
of directors.
As
discussed in Note 7, as part of the OCG transaction in March 2021, the Company assumed the debt that OCG, Inc. owed to its officers.
One of these officers is a director and officer of the Company. This officer’s note had a maturity date of April 1, 2024 and an
interest rate of 10% per annum. Principal and interest payments were due monthly with a balloon payment of all outstanding principal
and interest due at maturity. On November 2, 2022, the outstanding amount owed on this note of $289,579 was converted at $0.25 per share
into 1,158,318 shares of the Company’s common stock.
As
discussed in Note 9, the Company had a lease agreement with VGI Capital LLC. One member of VGI Capital LLC serves on the Company’s
board of directors.
During
the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company purchased cultivation supplies from a related party in the amount of $0
and $12,993, respectively. This related party is owned by the parent of a stockholder that holds more than 5% of the Company’s
common stock.
During
the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company incurred amounts due to a related party for expenses that the related
party paid on the Company’s behalf. These expenses included property taxes, utilities, legal expenses and interest on farm purchases.
The amounts incurred during the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 were $0 and $9,404, respectively. This related party
is owned by the father of a stockholder that holds more than 5% of the Company’s common stock.
Included
in our accounts payable at December 31, 2022 and September 30, 2022 is approximately $172,000, and $243,000, respectively in amounts
due to related parties.
Note 11 – Assets Held for Sale
During
the year ended September 30, 2022, as a result of a shift in the Company’s business plan, the Company approved a plan to sell its
newly constructed Nevada facility and the related cannabis licenses. The Company controls these cannabis licenses through the Asset and
Equity Purchase and Contribution Agreement dated February 14, 2020. This sale is expected to occur in the next 12 months. The assets
held for sale are recorded at fair value less cost to sell. Fair value was determined based on the value included in the current letter
of intent. The following assets and liability are included under “Corporate” in Note 13.
| |
December 31, |
| |
2022 |
Assets held for sale | |
| | |
Construction in progress - land and building | |
$ | 9,646,612 | |
Licenses | |
| 6,703,981 | |
| |
| 16,350,593 | |
Valuation allowance | |
| (9,535,593 | ) |
| |
$ | 6,815,000 | |
| |
| | |
Liabilities related to assets held for sale | |
| | |
Debt | |
$ | 5,500,000 | |
Note
12 - Stockholders' Equity
Warrants
The
following table summarizes the Company’s warrant activity for the three months ended December 31, 2022:
| |
Common
Shares Issuable Upon Exercise of Warrants | |
Weighted
Average Exercise Price | |
Weighted
Average Contractual Term in Years | |
Aggregate
Intrinsic Value |
Balance of warrants at September
30, 2022 | |
| 49,870,537 | | |
$ | 2.05 | | |
| 3.7 | | |
$ | 315,000.00 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Warrants
granted | |
| 2,300,000 | | |
| 0.50 | | |
| 2.0 | | |
| | |
Forfeited/Cancelled | |
| (2,800,000 | ) | |
| 2.57 | | |
| 3.4 | | |
| | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Balance of warrants at
December 31, 2022 | |
| 49,370,537 | | |
$ | 1.95 | | |
| 3.6 | | |
$ | 72,000 | |
|
(1) |
The
aggregate intrinsic value is calculated as the difference between the exercise price of the underlying awards and the closing price
of the Company’s common stock as of December 31, 2022, for those awards that have an exercise price currently below the closing
price as of December 31, 2022. Awards with an exercise price above the closing prices as of December 31, 2022 are considered to have
no intrinsic value. |
The
following range of assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of warrants issued during the three months ended December 31, 2022,
using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model.
| |
Three months ended |
| |
December 31, 2022 |
Expected stock price volatility | |
| 127% | |
Risk-free interest rate | |
| 4% | |
Expected term (years) | |
| 2.0 | |
Expected dividend yield | |
| 0% | |
Black-scholes value | |
| $0.23 | |
Stock
Options
On
June 21, 2019, the Company’s shareholders voted to approve the 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2019 Plan”). Pursuant
to the 2019 Plan, the maximum aggregate number of Shares available under the Plan through awards is the lesser of: (i) 6,000,000 shares,
increased each anniversary date of the adoption of the plan by 2 percent of the then-outstanding shares, or (b) 10,000,000 shares. The
maximum contractual term of the award is 10 years. The vesting period for options outstanding at December 31, 2022 ranges from vesting
immediately to three years.
The
following table summarizes the Company’s stock option activity for the three months ended December 31, 2022:
| |
Common
Shares Issuable Upon Exercise of Options | |
Weighted
Average Exercise Price | |
Weighted
Average Remaining Contractual Term in Years | |
Aggregate
Intrinsic Value (1) |
Balance of Options at September 30,
2022 | |
| 8,594,805 | | |
$ | 1.08 | | |
| 8.3 | | |
$ | 33,162.00 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Options
granted | |
| 567,673 | | |
| 0.30 | | |
| 8.1 | | |
| — | |
Forfeited/Cancelled | |
| (46,537 | ) | |
| 1.88 | | |
| — | | |
| — | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Balance of Options at December 31, 2022 | |
| 9,115,941 | | |
$ | 1.03 | | |
| 8.0 | | |
$ | 10,204 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Exercisable at December 31, 2022 | |
| 5,151,565 | | |
$ | 1.16 | | |
| 7.2 | | |
$ | 8,253 | |
Unvested at December 31, 2022 | |
| 3,964,376 | | |
$ | 0.86 | | |
| | | |
| | |
| |
| Number
of Options | | |
| Weighted
Average Grant Date Fair Value | |
Unvested at December 31, 2022 | |
| 3,964,376 | | |
$ | 0.82 | |
Granted during the three months ended December 31, 2022 | |
| 567,673 | | |
$ | 0.34 | |
Forfeited during the three months ended December 31,
2022 | |
| 46,537 | | |
$ | 1.86 | |
|
(1) |
The
aggregate intrinsic value is calculated as the difference between the exercise price of the underlying awards and the closing price
of the Company’s common stock as of December 31, 2022, for those awards that have an exercise price currently below the closing
price as of December 31, 2022. Awards with an exercise price above the closing prices as of December 31, 2022 are considered to have
no intrinsic value. |
The
following range of assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of stock options granted during the three months ended December 31,
2022, using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model.
| |
Three months ended |
| |
December
31, 2022 |
Expected stock
price volatility | |
151%
- 157% |
Risk-free interest rate | |
3.7%
- 4.3% |
Expected term (years) | |
2.5
- 5.0 |
Expected dividend yield | |
0% |
Black-scholes value | |
$0.24
- $0.37 |
During
the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company recognized compensation expense of $1,053,190 and $507,294, respectively.
At December 31, 2022, there was $2,499,183 of total unrecognized compensation cost. This unrecognized cost is expected to be recognized
over the weighted average vesting period of approximately 1 year.
Note
13 – Segment Information
The
Company has identified two segments: the cultivation, production and sale of cannabis products (Cultivation) and the sales of Unity Rd.
franchises to dispensaries (Franchising). The following tables presents segment information at and for the three months ended December
31, 2022 and 2021.
| |
Cultivation | |
Franchising | |
Corporate | |
Total |
Three
months ended December 31, 2022 | |
| |
| |
|
Revenues
from external customers | |
$ | 4,811,090 | | |
$ | 101,852 | | |
$ | 90,937 | | |
$ | 5,003,879 | |
Operating income
(loss) | |
| 1,755,243 | | |
| (680,290 | ) | |
| (2,660,418 | ) | |
| (1,585,465 | ) |
Interest expense | |
| 369,148 | | |
| 4,218 | | |
| 1,288,487 | | |
| 1,661,853 | |
Depreciation
and amortization | |
| 26,770 | | |
| 299,228 | | |
| 53,358 | | |
| 379,356 | |
Additions to
property, equipment and construction in progress | |
| — | | |
| 6,826 | | |
| 2,065,303 | | |
| 2,072,129 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
At December
31, 2022 | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Property, equipment
and construction in progress, net | |
$ | 366,925 | | |
$ | 24,086 | | |
$ | 22,618,273 | | |
$ | 23,009,284 | |
Total assets
(after intercompany eliminations) | |
| 2,812,904 | | |
| 67,162,112 | | |
| 44,695,216 | | |
| 114,670,232 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Three
months ended December 31, 2021 | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Revenues from
external customers | |
$ | 6,141,217 | | |
$ | 30,418 | | |
$ | 14,376 | | |
$ | 6,186,011 | |
Operating income
(loss) | |
| 1,569,295 | | |
| (959,139 | ) | |
| (2,744,780 | ) | |
| (2,134,624 | ) |
Interest expense | |
| 196 | | |
| 22,810 | | |
| 1,187,384 | | |
| 1,210,390 | |
Depreciation
and amortization | |
| 31,265 | | |
| 300,739 | | |
| 107,131 | | |
| 439,135 | |
Additions to
property, equipment and construction in progress | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| 8,399,584 | | |
| 8,399,584 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
At December
31, 2021 | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Property, equipment
and construction in progress, net | |
$ | 658,276 | | |
$ | 77,630 | | |
$ | 18,470,158 | | |
$ | 19,206,064 | |
Total assets
(after intercompany eliminations) | |
| 7,905,440 | | |
| 68,151,658 | | |
| 40,963,918 | | |
| 117,021,016 | |
Note
14 - Subsequent Events
Subsequent
to December 31, 2022 the following events have occurred.
On
January 20, 2023, the Company and Stockbridge Enterprises, a related party, entered into the third amendment of the outstanding promissory
note. The amendment calls for monthly principal and interest payments of $25,000 with a final balloon payment of all outstanding principal
and interest of $102,156 due at maturity on July 15, 2023.
The
Company issued 785,506 shares of common stock for services, including 227,776 shares, valued at $50,000, issued to an officer of the
Company.