UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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MUSCLE MAKER, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
FORM 10-Q
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2022
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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MUSCLE MAKER, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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MUSCLE MAKER, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
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MUSCLE MAKER, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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MUSCLE MAKER, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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MUSCLE MAKER, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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MUSCLE MAKER, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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MUSCLE MAKER, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE 1 – BUSINESS ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF OPERATIONS
Muscle Maker, Inc. (“MMI”), a Nevada corporation was incorporated in Nevada on October 25, 2019. MMI was a wholly owned subsidiary of Muscle Maker, Inc (“MMI-Cal”), a California corporation incorporated on December 8, 2014, but the two merged on November 13, 2019 with MMI as the surviving entity. MMI wholly owns Muscle Maker Development, LLC (“MMD”), Muscle Maker Corp, LLC (“MMC”) and Muscle Maker USA, Inc (“Muscle USA”). MMD was formed on July 18, 2017, in the State of Nevada for the purpose of running our existing franchise operations and continuing to franchise the Muscle Maker Grill name and business system to qualified franchisees. MMC was formed on July 18, 2017, in the State of Nevada for the purpose of developing new corporate stores and operating new and existing corporate stores of MMI. Muscle USA was formed on March 14, 2019 in the State of Texas for the purpose of opening additional new corporate stores. Muscle Maker Development International. LLC, a directly wholly owned subsidiary, which was formed in Nevada on November 13, 2020 to franchise the Muscle Maker Grill name and business system to qualified franchisees internationally.
MMI is a fast-casual restaurant concept that specializes in preparing healthy-inspired, high-quality, fresh, made-to-order lean, protein-based meals featuring chicken, seafood, pasta, hamburgers, wraps and flat breads. In addition, our restaurants feature freshly prepared entrée salads and an appealing selection of sides, protein shakes and fruit smoothies. MMI operates in the fast-casual restaurant segment.
MMI is the owner of the trade name and service mark Muscle Maker Grill® and other trademarks and intellectual property we use in connection with the operation of Muscle Maker Grill® restaurants. We license the right to use the Muscle Maker Grill® trademark and intellectual property to our wholly-owned subsidiaries, MMD, MMC and Muscle USA, and to further sublicense them to our franchisees for use in connection with Muscle Maker Grill®.
On March 25, 2021, MMI acquired the assets of SuperFit Foods, a subscription based fresh-prepared meal prep business located in Jacksonville, Florida. With this acquisition, we are also the owner of the trade name SuperFit Foods that we use in connection with the operations of SuperFit Foods. SuperFit Foods is differentiated from other meal prep services by allowing customers in the Jacksonville Florida market to order online via the Company’s website or mobile app and pick up their fully prepared meals from 29 Company-owned coolers located in gyms and wellness centers.
On May 14, 2021, MMI acquired PKM Stamford, LLC, Poke Co., LLC, LB Holdings LLC, TNB Holdings, LLC, Poke Co Holdings LLC, GLL Enterprises, LLC, and TNB Holdings II, LLC, each a Connecticut limited liability company (collectively, Pokemoto”), a healthier modern culinary twist on the traditional Hawaiian poke classic. Pokemoto had, at acquisition, fourteen locations in four states – Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Georgia and offers up chef-driven contemporary flavors with fresh delectable and healthy ingredients such as Atlantic salmon, sushi-grade tuna, fresh mango, roasted cashews and black caviar tobiko that appeals to foodies, health enthusiasts, and sushi-lovers everywhere. The colorful dishes and modern chic dining rooms provide an uplifting dining experience for guests of all ages. Customers can dine in-store or order online via third party delivery apps for contactless delivery.
MMI and its subsidiaries are hereinafter referred to as the “Company”.
As of June 30, 2022, MMI consisted of four operating segments:
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MUSCLE MAKER, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE 1 – BUSINESS ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF OPERATIONS, continued
Non-Traditional (Hybrid) Division is a combination of the aforementioned brands and provides its own unique experience for the consumer. Non-Traditional (Hybrid) locations are designed for unique locations such as universities, military bases and cloud kitchens.
The Company operates under the name Muscle Maker Grill, Pokemoto and SuperFit Foods and is a franchisor and owner operator of Muscle Maker Grill and Pokemoto restaurants. As of June 30, 2022, the Company’s restaurant system included nineteen Company-owned restaurants, including the SuperFit Foods kitchen, and eighteen franchise restaurants.
Liquidity
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primary source of liquidity is cash on hand. As of June 30, 2022, the Company had a cash balance, a working capital surplus and an accumulated
deficit of $
NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for annual financial statements. In the opinion of management, such statements include all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring items) which are considered necessary for a fair presentation of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company as of June 30, 2022, and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, and 2021. The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full year. It is suggested that these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2021. The balance sheet as of December 31, 2021, has been derived from the Company’s audited financial statements.
Principles of Consolidation
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries and majority-owned subsidiary. Any intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.
Reclassifications
Certain prior year balances have been reclassified in order to conform to current year presentation. These reclassifications have no effect on the previously reported results of operations or loss per share.
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MUSCLE MAKER, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, continued
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period.
Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Significant estimates include:
| ● | the assessment of recoverability of long-lived assets, including property and equipment, goodwill and intangible assets; | |
| ● | the estimated useful lives of intangible and depreciable assets; | |
| ● | estimates and assumptions used to value warrants and options; | |
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| ● | the recognition, measurement and valuation of current and deferred income taxes. |
Estimates and assumptions are periodically reviewed, and the effects of any material revisions are reflected in the financial statements in the period that they are determined to be necessary. Actual results could differ from those estimates and assumptions.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
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Company considers all highly-liquid instruments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents.
There were
Inventory
Inventories, which are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value, consist primarily of perishable food items and supplies. Cost is determined using the first-in, first out method.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Major improvements are capitalized, and minor replacements, maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. Depreciation and amortization are calculated on the straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the estimated useful life or the lease term of the related asset. The estimated useful lives are as follows:
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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, continued
Intangible Assets
The Company accounts for recorded intangible assets in accordance with ASC 350 “Intangibles - Goodwill and Other”. In accordance with ASC 350, the Company does not amortize intangible assets having indefinite useful lives. The Company’s trademark – Muscle Maker had an indefinite live as of December 31, 2021. The Company determined that as of January 1, 2022, the trademark - Muscle Maker had a finite life of 3 years and will be amortizing the value over the new estimated life. The Company’s goodwill has an indefinite life, and is accordingly not amortized, but are evaluated for impairment at least annually, or more often whenever changes in facts and circumstances may indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. The Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) requires that goodwill be tested for impairment at the reporting unit level (operating segment or one level below an operating segment). Application of the goodwill impairment test requires judgment, including the identification of reporting units, assigning assets and liabilities to reporting units, assigning goodwill to reporting units, and determining the fair value. Significant judgment is required to estimate the fair value of reporting units which includes estimating future cash flows, determining appropriate discount rates and other assumptions. Changes in these estimates and assumptions could materially affect the determination of fair value and/or goodwill impairment.
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Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
When circumstances, such as adverse market conditions, indicate that the carrying value of a long-lived asset may be impaired, the Company performs an analysis to review the recoverability of the asset’s carrying value, which includes estimating the undiscounted cash flows (excluding interest charges) from the expected future operations of the asset. These estimates consider factors such as expected future operating income, operating trends and prospects, as well as the effects of demand, competition and other factors. If the analysis indicates that the carrying value is not recoverable from future cash flows, an impairment loss is recognized to the extent that the carrying value exceeds the estimated fair value. Any impairment losses are recorded as operating expenses, which reduce net income.
Convertible Instruments
The Company evaluates its convertible instruments to determine if those contracts or embedded components of those contracts qualify as derivative financial instruments to be separately accounted for in accordance with Topic 815 of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”).
If the instrument is determined not to be a derivative liability, the Company then evaluates for the existence of a beneficial conversion feature by comparing the market price of the Company’s common stock as of the commitment date to the effective conversion price of the instrument.
As of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company deemed the conversion feature was not required to be bifurcated and recorded as a derivative liability.
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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, continued
Revenue Recognition
The Company’s revenues consist of restaurant sales, franchise royalties and fees, franchise advertising fund contributions, and other revenues. The Company recognized revenues according to Topic 606 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers”. Under the guidance, revenue is recognized in accordance with a five-step revenue model, as follows: (1) identifying the contract with the customer; (2) identifying the performance obligations in the contract; (3) determining the transaction price; (4) allocating the transaction price to the performance obligations; and (5) recognizing revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. In applying this five-step model, we made significant judgments in identifying the promised goods or services in our contracts with franchisees that are distinct, and which represent separate performance obligations.
Restaurant Sales
Retail
store revenue at Company-operated restaurants is recognized when payment is tendered at the point of sale, net of sales tax, discounts
and other sales related taxes. The Company recorded retail store revenues of $
The Company sells gift cards which do not have an expiration date, and it does not deduct dormancy fees from outstanding gift card balances. The Company recognizes revenues from gift cards as restaurant revenues once the Company performs its obligation to provide food and beverage to the customer simultaneously with the redemption of the gift card or through gift card breakage, as discussed in Other Revenues below.
Franchise Royalties and Fees
Franchise
revenues consists of royalties, franchise fees and rebates. Royalties are based on a percentage of franchisee net sales revenue. The
Company recognizes the royalties as the underlying sales occur. The Company recorded revenue from royalties of $
The
Company provides the franchisees with management expertise, training, pre-opening assistance, and restaurant operating assistance in
exchange for the multi-unit development fees and franchise fees. The Company capitalizes these fees upon collection from the franchisee,
these fees are then recognized as franchise fee revenue on a straight-line basis over the life of the related franchise agreements and
any exercised renewal periods. Cash payments are due upon the execution of the related franchise agreement. The Company’s performance
obligation with respect to franchise fee revenues consists of a license to utilize the Company’s brand for a specified period of
time, which is satisfied equally over the life of each franchise agreement. The Company recorded revenue from franchise fees of $
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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, continued
Franchise Royalties and Fees, continued
The
Company has supply agreements with certain food and beverage vendors. Pursuant to the terms of these agreements, rebates are provided
to the Company based upon the dollar volume of purchases for all company-owned and franchised restaurants from these vendors. Rebates
earned on purchases by franchise stores are recorded as revenue during the period in which the related food and beverage purchases are
made. The Company recorded revenue from rebates of $
Franchise Advertising Fund Contributions
Under
the Company’s franchise agreements, the Company and its franchisees are required to contribute a certain percentage of revenues
to a national advertising fund. The Company’s national advertising services are provided on a system-wide basis and therefore,
not considered distinct performance obligations for individual franchisees. In accordance with Topic 606, the Company recognizes these
sales-based advertising contributions from franchisees as franchise revenue when the underlying franchisee Company incurs the corresponding
advertising expense. The Company records the related advertising expenses as incurred under selling, general and administrative expenses.
When an advertising contribution fund is over-spent at year end, advertising expenses will be reported on the condensed consolidated
statement of operations in an amount that is greater than the revenue recorded for advertising contributions. Conversely, when an advertising
contribution fund is under-spent at a period end, the Company will accrue advertising costs up to advertising contributions recorded
in revenue. The Company recorded contributions from franchisees of $
Other Revenues
Gift card breakage is recognized when the likelihood of a gift card being redeemed by the customer is remote and the Company determines there is not a legal obligation to remit the unredeemed gift card balance to the relevant jurisdiction. The determination of the gift card breakage rate is based upon the Company’s specific historical redemption patterns. Gift card liability is recorded in other current liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheet. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, the Company did not record any gift card breakage.
Deferred Revenue
Deferred revenue primarily includes initial franchise fees received by the Company, which are being amortized over the life of the Company’s franchise agreements. Deferred revenue is recognized in income over the life of the franchise agreements and vendor rebates are recognized in income as performance obligations are satisfied.
Advertising
Advertising
costs are charged to expense as incurred. Advertising costs were approximately $
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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, continued
Basic loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding, plus the impact of potential common shares, if dilutive, resulting from the exercise of warrants, options or the conversion of convertible notes payable.
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Major Vendor
The
Company engages various vendors to distribute food products to their Company-owned restaurants. Purchases from the Company’s largest
supplier totaled
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Company measures the fair value of financial assets and liabilities based on the guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820 “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” (“ASC 820”).
ASC 820 defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. ASC 820 also establishes a fair value hierarchy, which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. ASC 820 describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, continued
Fair Value of Financial Instruments, continued
Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities
Level 2 — quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets or inputs that are observable
Level 3 — inputs that are unobservable (for example, cash flow modeling inputs based on assumptions)
The carrying amounts of accrued liabilities approximate fair value due to the short-term nature of these instruments. The carrying amounts of our short–term credit obligations approximate fair value because the effective yields on these obligations, which include contractual interest rates, taken together with other features such as concurrent issuance of common stock and warrants, are comparable to rates of returns for instruments of similar credit risk.
See Note 16– Equity – Warrant and Options Valuation for details related to accrued compensation liability being fair valued using Level 1 inputs.
Leased Assets
The
Company adopted Topic 842 as of January 1, 2022 and recognized a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of accumulated deficit
of $
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 740 Income Taxes (“ASC 740”). Under ASC 740, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and net operating loss and credit carryforwards using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to impact taxable income. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amounts expected to be realized.
ASC 740 also clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement process for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return.
Tax benefits claimed or expected to be claimed on a tax return are recorded in the Company’s financial statements. A tax benefit from an uncertain tax position is only recognized if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such a position are measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than fifty percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate resolution. Uncertain tax positions have had no impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. The Company does not expect any significant changes in its unrecognized tax benefits within years of the reporting date.
The Company’s policy is to classify assessments, if any, for tax related interest as interest expense and penalties as selling, general and administrative expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, continued
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company measures the cost of services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the fair value of the award. For employees and directors, the fair value of the award is measured on the grant date and for non-employees, the fair value of the award is generally recorded on the grant date and re-measured on financial reporting dates and vesting dates until the service period is complete. The fair value amount of the award is then recognized over the period services are required to be provided in exchange for the award, usually the vesting period.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), which requires companies to recognize lease liabilities and corresponding right-of-use leased assets on the balance sheets and to disclose key information about leasing arrangements. Qualitative and quantitative disclosures will be enhanced to better understand the amount, timing, and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. ASU No. 2016-02 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2022, with early adoption permitted.
Additionally, in 2018 and 2019, the FASB issued the following Topic 842–related ASUs:
● ASU 2018-01, Land Easement Practical Expedient for Transition to Topic 842, which clarifies the applicability of Topic 842 to land easements and provides an optional transition practical expedient for existing land easements;
● ASU 2018-10, Codification Improvements to Topic 842, Leases, which makes certain technical corrections to Topic 842;
● ASU 2018-11, Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements, which allows companies to adopt Topic 842 without revising comparative period reporting or disclosures and provides an optional practical expedient to lessors to not separate lease and non-lease components of a contract if certain criteria are met; and
● ASU 2019-01, Leases (Topic 842): Codification Improvements, which provides guidance for certain lessors on determining the fair value of an underlying asset in a lease and on the cash flow statement presentation of lease payments received; ASU No. 2019-01 also clarifies disclosures required in interim periods after adoption of ASU No. 2016-02 in the year of adoption.
The
Company adopted Topic 842 as of January 1, 2022 and recognized a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of accumulated deficit
of $
In October 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-08 Business Combinations (“Topic 805”): Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers. The ASU requires contract assets and contract liabilities acquired in a business combination to be recognized and measured by the acquirer on the acquisition date in accordance with ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, as if it had originated the contracts. Under the current business combinations guidance, such assets and liabilities were recognized by the acquirer at fair value on the acquisition date. The ASU is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2022, with early adoption permitted. We are currently evaluating the extent of the impact of this ASU, but do not expect the adoption of this standard to have a significant impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, continued
Subsequent Events
The Company evaluated events that have occurred after the balance sheet date but before the financial statements are issued. Based upon the evaluation and transactions, the Company did not identify any subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements, except as disclosed in Note 16 – Subsequent Events.
NOTE 3 – ACQUISITIONS
SuperFit Foods Acquisition
On
March 25, 2021, the Company entered into an asset purchase agreement with SuperFit Foods, LLC, a Florida limited liability company and
SuperFit Foods, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (the “SuperFit Acquisition”). The purchase price of the assets and
rights was $
The Company acquired the following assets as part of the purchase agreement, adjusted for purchase accounting adjustments to reflect the fair value of the net assets acquired during 2021:
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adjustment to the estimate identifiable net assets acquired resulted in a corresponding $
The unaudited pro-forma financial information in the table below summarizes the condensed consolidated results of operations of the Company and SuperFit Foods, LLC as though the acquisition had occurred as of January 1, 2021. The pro forma financial information as presented below is for informational purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that would have been achieved if the acquisition had taken place at the beginning of the earliest period presented, nor does it intend to be a projection of future results.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE 3 – ACQUISITIONS, continued
Pokemoto Acquisition
On
May 14, 2021, the Company entered into Membership Interest Purchase Agreement with the members (the (“Poke Sellers”) of PKM
Stamford, LLC, Poke Co., LLC, LB Holdings LLC, and TNB Holdings, LLC, each a Connecticut limited liability company (collectively, the
“Poke Entities”) pursuant to which the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding membership interest of the Poke
Entities in consideration of $
In
a related transaction, on May 14, 2021, the Company and the Poke Sellers entered into a Membership Interest Exchange Agreement pursuant
to which the Company acquired Poke Co Holdings LLC, GLL Enterprises, LLC, and TNB Holdings II, LLC, each a Connecticut limited liability
company (collectively, the Poke Entities II”) in exchange for shares of common stock of the Company valued at $
Poke Entities and Poke Entities II are hereinafter referred to as “Pokemoto”.
As of the date of the acquisition Pokemoto operated a total of 14 locations, six Company-owned restaurants and eight franchised restaurants, in four states, offering up chef-driven contemporary flavors with fresh delectable and healthy ingredients such as Atlantic salmon, sushi-grade tuna, fresh mango, roasted cashews and black caviar tobiko that appeals to foodies, health enthusiasts, and sushi-lovers everywhere.
The Company acquired the following assets as part of the purchase agreement, adjusted for purchase accounting adjustments to reflect our estimate of the fair value of the net assets acquired during 2021:
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE 3 – ACQUISITIONS, continued
Pokemoto Acquisition, continued
Identifiable intangible assets acquired include the following:
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The unaudited pro-forma financial information in the table below summarizes the condensed consolidated results of operations of the Company and Pokemoto, LLC as though the acquisition had occurred as of January 1, 2021. The pro forma financial information as presented below is for informational purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that would have been achieved if the acquisition had taken place at the beginning of the earliest period presented, nor does it intend to be a projection of future results.
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NOTE 4 - LOANS RECEIVABLE
At
June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company’s loans receivable balance was $
Loans
receivable includes loans to franchisees and a former franchisee totaling, in the aggregate, $
NOTE 5 – PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS
At June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company’s prepaid expenses and other current assets consisted of the following:
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE 5 –PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS, continued
Prepaid
and other current assets, at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 included a receivable of $
NOTE 6 – PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET
As of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, property and equipment consist of the following:
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Depreciation
expense amounted to $
During
the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, the Company wrote off property and equipment with an original cost value of $
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE 7 – GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET
Intangible Assets
A summary of the intangible assets is presented below:
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Intangible assets, net at December 31, 2021 |
Acquisitions | Impairment of intangible assets | Amortization expense |
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Amortization
expense related to intangible assets was $
The estimated future amortization expense is as follows:
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The Company determined that impairment testing of the Company’s intangible assets was not deemed necessary as of June 30, 2022. Therefore, no impairment charge is required.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE 7 – GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET, continued
Goodwill
A summary of the goodwill assets is presented below:
| Goodwill | Muscle Maker Grill | Pokemoto | SuperFit Food | Total | ||||||||||||
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The Company determined that impairment testing of the Company’s goodwill was not deemed necessary as of June 30, 2022. Therefore, no impairment charge is required.
NOTE 8 – ACCOUNTS PAYABLES AND ACCRUED EXPENSES
Accounts payables and accrued expenses consist of the following:
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NOTE 9 – CONVERTIBLE NOTE PAYABLE TO FORMER PARENT
On
April 6, 2018, the Company issued a $
On
April 11, 2018, the Former Parent elected to partially convert the 2018 ARH Note for the principal of $
The
Company had an aggregate gross amount of $
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE 10 – NOTES PAYABLE
Convertible Notes
As
of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company has convertible note payable in the amount of $
Other Notes Payable
On
October 10, 2019, the Company issued a note payable in connection with the acquisition of the franchisee location in the amount of $
On
May 9, 2020, the Company entered into a Paycheck Protection Program Promissory Note and Agreement with Greater Nevada Credit Union, pursuant
to which the Company received loan proceeds of $
On
June 21, 2021, the U.S. Small Business Administration (the “SBA”) forgave the Company’s first Paycheck Promissory Note
(“PPP loan”) entered into on May 9, 2020. The aggregate amount forgiven is $
During
the year ended December 31, 2021, as part of the Pokemoto acquisition, the Company acquired $
During
the year ended December 31, 2021, as part of the Pokemoto acquisition the Company acquired $
During
the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, the Company repaid a total amount of $
As
of June 30, 2022, the Company had an aggregate amount of $
The maturities of other notes payable as of June 30, 2022, are as follows:
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE 11 – LEASES
The
Company adopted Topic 842 as of January 1, 2022. The Company’s leases consist of restaurant locations. We determine if a contract
contains a lease at inception.
The
total lease cost associated with right of use assets and operating lease liabilities for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022,
was $
As of June 30, 2022, assets and liabilities related to the Company’s leases were as follows:
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As of June 30, 2022, the Company’s lease liabilities mature as follows:
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The Company’s lease term and discount rates were as follows:
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NOTE 12 – DEFERRED REVENUE
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Other current liabilities consist of the following:
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NOTE 14 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Franchising
During
the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company entered into a various franchise agreement for a total of four and
seventeen potentially new Pokemoto locations with various franchisees. The franchisees paid the Company an aggregate of $
Litigations, Claims and Assessments
On
April 24, 2022, the Company and a convertible note holder entered into an agreement in which the Company will repay a total of $
On
or about March 7, 2019, the Company was listed as a defendant to a lawsuit filed by a contractor in the State of Texas in El Paso County
#2019DCV0824. The contractor is claiming a breach of contract and is seeking approximately $
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE 14 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES, continued
Litigations, Claims and Assessments, continued
On
January 23, 2020, the Company was served a judgment issued by the Judicial Council of California in the amount of $
In the normal course of business, the Company may be involved in legal proceedings, claims and assessments arising in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management after consulting legal counsel, such matters are currently not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.
The Company records legal costs associated with loss contingencies as incurred and accrues for all probable and estimable settlements after consulting legal counsel.
Employment Agreements
On
January 2, 2022, the Company appointed Jennifer Black as Chief Financial Officer of the Company and entered into an Offer Letter with
Ms. Black. Pursuant to the Offer Letter, Ms. Black will be employed as Chief Financial Officer of the Company on an at-will basis. Ms.
Black is entitled to a base salary at the annualized rate of $
On
February 10, 2022, the Company entered into an Employment Agreement with Michael Roper effective February 14, 2022, which replaced his
prior employment agreement. Pursuant to the Employment Agreement, Mr. Roper will continue to be employed as Chief Executive Officer of
the Company on an at will basis. During the term of the Employment Agreement, Mr. Roper is entitled to a base salary at the annualized
rate of $
On
February 10, 2022, the Company and Kevin Mohan, Chief Investment Officer, entered a letter agreement providing that Mr. Mohan will continue
to be engaged by the Company on an at-will basis with a base salary at the annualized rate of $
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE 14 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES, continued
Employment Agreements, continued
On
February 9, 2022, the Company and Kenn Miller, Chief Operations Officer, entered a letter agreement providing that Mr. Miller will continue
to be engaged by the Company on an at-will basis with a base salary at the annualized rate of $
On
February 9, 2022, the Company and Aimee Infante, Chief Marketing Officer, entered a letter agreement providing that Ms. Infante will
continue to be engaged by the Company on an at-will basis with a base salary at the annualized rate of $
On
February 9, 2022, the Company and Ferdinand Groenewald, Chief Accounting Officer, entered a letter agreement providing that Mr. Groenewald
will continue to be engaged by the Company on an at-will basis with a base salary at the annualized rate of $
Departure of Officer
On June 21, 2022, the Company advised Ferdinand Groenewald that the position of Chief Accounting Officer has been eliminated. Mr. Groenewald has agreed to continue his employment with the Company through July 29, 2022, at which time he became entitled to the severance for termination without cause as outlined in the letter agreement between the Company and Mr. Groenewald dated February 9, 2022.
Nasdaq Notice
On February 1, 2022, the Company received notice from The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) that the closing bid price for the Company’s common stock had been below $ per share for the previous 30 consecutive business days, and that the Company is therefore not in compliance with the minimum bid price requirement for continued inclusion on The Nasdaq Capital Market under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) (the “Rule”).
Nasdaq’s notice has no immediate effect on the listing or trading of the Company’s common stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE 14 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES, continued
Nasdaq Notice, continued
The notice indicates that the Company will have 180 calendar days, until August 1, 2022, to regain compliance with this requirement. The Company can regain compliance with the $ minimum bid listing requirement if the closing bid price of its common stock is at least $ per share for a minimum of ten (10) consecutive business days during the 180-day compliance period. If the Company does not regain compliance during the initial compliance period, it may be eligible for additional time of 180 calendar days to regain compliance. To qualify, the Company will be required to meet the continued listing requirement for market value of our publicly held shares and all other Nasdaq initial listing standards, except the bid price requirement, and will need to provide written notice to Nasdaq of its intention to cure the deficiency during the second compliance period. If the Company is not eligible or it appears to Nasdaq that the Company will not be able to cure the deficiency during the second compliance period, Nasdaq will provide written notice to the Company that the Company’s common stock will be subject to delisting. In the event of such notification, the Company may appeal Nasdaq’s determination to delist its securities, but there can be no assurance that Nasdaq would grant the Company’s request for continued listing.
The Company intends to actively monitor the minimum bid price of its common stock and may, as appropriate, consider available options to regain compliance with the Rule. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to regain compliance with the Rule or will otherwise be in compliance with other Nasdaq listing criteria.
Taxes
The
Company failed in certain instances in paying past state and local sales taxes collected from customers in specific states that impose
a tax on sales of the Company’s products during 2017 and 2018. As of the second quarter June 30, 2022, all past due tax on sales
from 2017 and 2018 has been paid in full. The Company had accrued a sales tax liability for approximately $
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE 15 – REPORTABLE OPERATING SEGMENTS
See Note 1 – Business Organization and Nature of Operations for descriptions of our operating segments.
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NOTE 16 – EQUITY
Common Stock
On
January 3, 2022, the Company authorized the issuance of an aggregate of
shares of common stock in connection with the cashless
exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants. Pursuant to the terms of the Pre-Funded Warrants a total of
On January 6, 2022, the Company authorized the issuance of an aggregate of shares of common stock to the members of the board of directors as compensation earned during the fourth quarter of 2021. The Company accrued for the liability as of December 31, 2021.
On
January 18, 2022, the Company
issued an aggregate of
shares of common stock of the Company to a consultant that assisted with the acquisition of SuperFit Foods and Pokemoto, with
an aggregate fair value amount of $
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE 16 – EQUITY, continued
Common Stock
On
February 24, 2022, the Company authorized the issuance of an aggregate of
shares of common stock in connection with the cashless
exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants. Pursuant to the terms of the Pre-Funded Warrants a total of
On March 31, 2022, the Company authorized the issuance of an aggregate of shares of common stock to the members of the board of directors as compensation earned during the first quarter of 2022.
On April 4, 2022, the Company authorized the issuance of shares of common stock to a member of the executive team per the employment agreement. The stock was not fully earned until April 4, 2022.
On June 8, 2022, the Company authorized the issuance of shares of common stock to a contractor for work done at a Company owned location
On June 30, 2022, the Company recognized shares of common stock for book purpose to reconcile the shares outstanding to the transfer agent report.
Options
On May 2, 2022, the Company, pursuant to the employment agreements, issued options to purchase an aggregate of shares of the Company’s common stock. The options had an exercise price of $ per share and vest ratably over twenty quarters with the first vesting occurring on June 30, 2022.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE 16 – EQUITY, continued
Warrants
A summary of warrants activity during the three months ended June 30, 2022 is presented below:
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Stock-based compensation related to restricted stock issued to employees, directors and consultants, warrants and warrants to consultants amounted to $ and $ for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively, of which $ and $ , respectively, was recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses and $ and $ , respectively, was recorded in labor expense within restaurant operating expenses. Stock-based compensation related to restricted stock issued to employees, directors and consultants and warrants issued to consultants amounted to $ and $ for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, respectively, of which $ and $ , respectively, was recorded in general and administrative expenses and $ and $ , respectively, was recorded in labor expense within restaurant operating expenses.
NOTE 17 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Common Stock
On July 14, 2022, the Company authorized the issuance of an aggregate of shares of common stock to the members of the board of directors as compensation earned during the second quarter of 2022.
Operating Lease
On
July 7, 2022, the Company entered into sublease agreement with a sublessor in Wichita, KS for a new Company owned location. The term
of the sublease is from
Forfeiture of Stock Option
On July 29, 2022, Ferdinand Groenewald employment was terminated with the company, which resulted in the forfeiture of unvested stock options. As outlined in the stock option agreement between the Company and Mr. Groenewald, he has 30 days to exercise or forfeit his shares of vested stock options.
Nasdaq Notice
On August 2, 2022, the Company received a second letter from the Staff advising that the Company had been granted an additional 180 calendar days, or to January 30, 2023, to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement, in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A).
The Company will continue to monitor the closing bid price of its Common Stock and seek to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement within the allotted compliance period. If the Company does not regain compliance within the allotted compliance period, Nasdaq will provide notice that the Company’s Common Stock will be subject to delisting. The Company would then be entitled to appeal that determination to a Nasdaq hearings panel. There can be no assurance that the Company will regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement during the 180-day extension.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
The following discussion and analysis of the results of operations and financial condition of Muscle Maker, Inc. (“Muscle Maker”), together with its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 and for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the notes to those financial statements that are included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. References in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations to “us,” “we,” “our,” and similar terms refer to Muscle Maker. “Muscle Maker Grill”, “SuperFit Foods” and “Pokemoto” refers to the names under which our corporate and franchised restaurants do business depending on the concept. This Quarterly Report contains forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the federal securities laws. The events described in forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report may not occur. Generally, these statements relate to business plans or strategies, projected or anticipated benefits or other consequences of our plans or strategies, projected or anticipated benefits from acquisitions to be made by us, or projections involving anticipated revenues, earnings or other aspects of our operating results. The words “may,” “will,” “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “project,” “plan,” “forecast,” “model,” “proposal,” “should,” “may,” “intend,” “estimate,” and “continue,” and their opposites and similar expressions, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. We caution you that these statements are not guarantees of future performance or events and are subject to a number of uncertainties, risks and other influences, many of which are beyond our control, which may influence the accuracy of the statements and the projections upon which the statements are based. For a detailed discussion of risk factors affecting us, see “Part I – Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.
OVERVIEW
The Company operates under the names Muscle Maker Grill, Pokemoto and SuperFit Foods and is a franchisor and owner operator of Muscle Maker Grill and Pokemoto restaurants. As of June 30, 2022, the Company’s restaurant system included nineteen Company-owned restaurants, including the SuperFit Foods kitchen, and eighteen franchise restaurants. In addition to these restaurants, the Company also operates from time to time with the following brand names under our ghost kitchen model: Meal Plan AF, Muscle Maker Burger Bar, Bowls Deep, Burger Joe’s, Wrap It Up, Salad Vibes, Mr. T’s House of Boba and Gourmet Sandwich. Our direct mail to consumer meal prep/plan program operates under the musclemakerprep.com and superfitfoods.com websites.
As of June 30, 2022, MMI consisted of four operating segments:
| ● | Muscle Maker Grill Restaurant Division | |
| ● | Pokemoto Hawaiian Poke Restaurant Division | |
| ● | Non-Traditional (Hybrid) Division | |
| ● | SuperFit Foods Meal Prep Division |
MMI is our parent company. We own and operate three unique “healthier for you” restaurant concepts within our portfolio of companies: Muscle Maker Grill restaurants, SuperFit Foods meal prep and Pokemoto Hawaiian Poke restaurants. Our Company was founded on the belief of taking every-day menu options and converting them into “healthier for you” menu choices. Consumers are demanding healthier choices, customization, flavor and convenience. We believe our portfolio of companies directly satisfy these consumer needs. We focus on lean proteins, fresh fruits and vegetables, proprietary sauces, whole grains and various other items like protein shakes, meal plans, specialty drinks and super foods. Each of our three concepts offers different menus that are tailored to specific consumer segments. We operate in the fast-casual and meal prep segments of the restaurant industry. We believe our “healthier for you” inspired concepts deliver a highly differentiated customer experience.
Muscle Maker Grill Restaurants (“Muscle Maker Grill”): our Muscle Maker Grill restaurants are fast casual style restaurants specializing in “healthier for you” high quality, made to order, lean protein-based meals. These meals feature all-natural chicken breast, grass fed beef, lean turkey, shrimp and plant-based items. We pair these lean proteins with super foods such as avocado, quinoa, spinach, kale and broccoli, while also offering cauliflower rice, whole wheat pasta, sweet potato fries and proprietary specialty sauces like zero carb, fat free or gluten free options. Our products are made to order. The menu features bowls, wraps, salads and burgers. We also offer protein shakes and fruit smoothies along with meal plans and catering. Customers can dine in or take out or have their meals delivered to their door via Company delivery personnel or third-party services such as Uber Eats, DoorDash and GrubHub.
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SuperFit Foods Meal Prep (“SuperFit Foods”): SuperFit Foods is a wholly owned meal prep division located in Jacksonville, Florida and focuses solely on meal plans. The terms meal prep and meal plans will be used interchangeably throughout this document. The business operates with a centralized kitchen that prepares all meals for distribution to consumers twice per week. This is a subscription-based business model where consumers order their meals via the SuperFitfoods.com website and are charged automatically every week. There are over 150 meal plan options to choose from as well as various healthy juices, snacks and desserts. Meal plans focus on specific dietary needs such as vegetarian, high protein, gluten free and low calorie.
SuperFit Foods’ distribution process is different than most meal prep companies. The business operates with a centralized kitchen that prepares all meals for distribution to consumers twice per week. While other meal plan companies ship meals directly to consumer’s homes, the SuperFit Foods model uses Company-owned coolers placed at designated pick-up locations throughout the Jacksonville, Florida market. Pick up locations are placed inside wellness centers such as gyms, yoga studios, and various lifestyle locations. SuperFit Foods delivers twice per week by independent contractors to these locations and consumers conveniently pick up their orders after their workouts or during their daily routines. This model allows us to keep food fresh and refrigerated (even in the summer months), reduces shipping costs to consumers and provides an easier distribution model for the Company. While we do offer direct shipment or drop-offs to homes, this represents a smaller percentage of overall Company revenue. As the lockdowns and restrictions from Covid are reducing, we believe our distribution model becomes even more attractive for consumers.
Pokemoto Hawaiian Poke restaurants (“Pokemoto”): Pokemoto restaurants are fast casual style restaurants that specialize in Hawaiian inspired poke bowls, wraps and salads. Poke is native Hawaiian cuisine made up of diced fresh fish served as an appetizer or main course with strong influences of Japanese and Korean cuisine. Think of it as deconstructed sushi that a consumer can customize into a bowl, salad or wrap every time. Hawaiian Poke is trending in the restaurant industry. It is a unique segment that is healthy, customizable, popular with millennials and Gen-Zs, offers unique flavor profiles and is “Instagrammable.”
Pokemoto offers consumers the possibility to customize their order every time. Consumers move down a linear production line (similar to Chipotle or Subway customer interaction and operations) customizing their bowl from a wide selection of ingredients. Pokemoto offers five types of protein including sushi grade tuna, salmon, chicken, shrimp or tofu. Consumers pick a base of white/brown rice or salad, select from over 25 mix-ins/toppings including avocado, kani salad, pickled daikon, hijiki seaweed, masago, caviar, mandarin oranges, edamame, mango, roasted cashews or wonton crisps to name a few and topped off with over eight proprietary sauces that are made in house. All this gets mixed together creating a flavor explosion that is customized for every consumer.
Pokemoto requires little to no cooking. Everything is either raw (tuna, salmon, veggies and fruits) or comes in pre-cooked (chicken and shrimp). The only cooking we do is soup and rice. It’s that simple. Because we have little cooking and consumers customize their orders, our labor requirements compared to most restaurants may be reduced. In addition, we believe training becomes much easier when you are not cooking or requiring recipes to be followed while consumers customize their menu options. This creates a consistent product across all our Pokemoto restaurants as we expand into more markets. Finally, because we have little to no cooking, our build outs usually do not require expensive hoods, fire suppression systems, deep fryers, grills, ovens, etc. making the potential cost of building out a location very favorable.
Non-Traditional (Hybrid) Division is a combination of the aforementioned brands and provides its own unique experience for the consumer. Non-Traditional (Hybrid) locations are designed for unique locations such as universities, military bases and cloud kitchens.
We believe our healthy-inspired restaurant concept delivers a highly differentiated customer experience by combining the quality and hospitality that customers commonly associate with our full service and fast casual restaurant competitors with the convenience and value customers generally expect from traditional fast-food restaurants. The foundation of our brand is based on our core values of quality, empowerment, respect, service and value.
| ● | Quality . Commitment to provide high quality, healthy-inspired food for a perceived wonderful experience for our guests. | |
| ● | Empowerment and Respect . We seek to empower our employees to take initiative and give their best while respecting themselves and others to maintain an environment for team work and growth. | |
| ● | Service . Provide world class service to achieve excellence each passing day. | |
| ● | Value . Our combination of high-quality, healthy-inspired food, empowerment of our employees, world class service, all delivered at an affordable price, strengthens the value proposition for our customers. |
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In striving for these goals, we aspire to connect with our target market and create a great brand with a strong and loyal customer base.
We are the owner of the trade name and service mark Muscle Maker Grill®, SuperFit Foods®, Pokemoto®, MMG Burger Bar®, Meal Plan AF® and other trademarks and intellectual property we use in connection with the operation of Muscle Maker Grill® restaurants. We license the right to use the Muscle Maker Grill®, Pokemoto®, and SuperFit Foods ® trademarks and intellectual property to our wholly owned subsidiaries, Muscle Maker Development, Poke Co Holdings LLC and Muscle Maker Corp., and to further sublicense them to our franchisees for use in connection with Muscle Maker Grill® and Pokemoto® restaurants.
As of June 30, 2022, the Company had a cash balance, a working capital surplus and an accumulated deficit of $13,465,538, $11,930,729, and $75,052,859, respectively. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company incurred a pre-tax net loss of $1,762,833 and $3,646,440, respectively and net cash used in operations of $1,905,110 and $3,700,395 for the six months ended June 30, 2022. The Company believes that our existing cash on hand and future cash flows from our franchise operations, will be sufficient to fund our operations, anticipated capital expenditures and repayment obligations over the next twelve months.
Key Financial Definitions
Total Revenues
Our revenues are derived from three primary sources: Company restaurant sales, franchise fee revenues and vendor rebates from Franchisees. Franchise revenues are comprised of franchise royalty revenues collected based on 2% to 6% of franchisee net sales and other franchise revenues which include initial, transfer and renewal franchisee fees. Vendor rebates are received based on volume purchases or services from franchise owned locations. In addition, we have other revenues which consists of gift card breakage which is recognized when we determine that there is no further legal obligation to remit the unredeemed gift card balance.
Food and Beverage Costs
Food and beverage costs include the direct costs associated with food, beverage and packaging of our menu items at Company-operated restaurants partially offset by vendor rebates from Company-owned stores. The components of food, beverages and supplies are variable in nature, change with sales volume, are affected by menu mix and are subject to fluctuations in commodity costs.
Labor
Restaurant labor costs, including preopening labor, consists of Company-operated restaurant-level management and hourly labor costs, including salaries, wages, payroll taxes, workers’ compensation expense, benefits and bonuses paid to our Company-operated restaurant-level team members. Like other cost items, we expect total restaurant labor costs at our Company-operated restaurants to increase due to inflation and as our Company restaurant revenues grow. Factors that influence labor costs include minimum wage and employer payroll tax legislation, mandated health care costs and operational productivity established by the management team.
Rent
Restaurant rent, including preopening rental charges, consist of Company-operated restaurant-level rental or lease payments applicable to executed rental or lease agreements. In many cases these rental payments may include payments for common area maintenance as well as property tax assessments. Our rent strategy in some locations consists of a variable rent structure calculated on net sales of the restaurant. While this can have a negative effect on higher volume locations where we cannot leverage a fixed rent, it provides downside protection for lower volume locations. The Company does incur rent for some closed locations while we seek to negotiate lease terminations or sublease to other companies.
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Other Restaurant Operating Expenses
Other restaurant operating expenses, including preopening operating expenses, consist of Company-operated restaurant-level ancillary expenses not inclusive of food and beverage, labor and rent expense. These expenses are generally marketing, advertising, merchant and bank fees, utilities, leasehold and equipment repairs, insurance and maintenance. A portion of these costs are associated with third party delivery services such as Uber Eats, Grub Hub, DoorDash and others. The fees associated with these third-party delivery services can range up to 25% of the total order being delivered. Management believes delivery is a critical component of our business model and industry trends will continue to push consumers towards delivery. We have adjusted our cost structure to reflect different pricing models, portion sizes, menu offerings, and other considerations to potentially partially offset these rising costs of delivery.
Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization primarily consist of the depreciation of property and equipment and amortization of intangible assets.
Franchise Advertising Expenses
In accordance with Topic 606, the Company recognizes sales-based advertising contributions from franchisees as franchise revenue when the underlying franchisee incurs the corresponding advertising expense. The Company records the related advertising expenses as incurred under general and administrative expenses.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses include expenses associated with corporate, marketing and administrative functions that support our operations, including wages, benefits, advertising, travel expense, stock-based compensation expense, legal and professional fees, training, investor relations and other corporate costs. We incur incremental general and administrative expenses as a result of being a publicly listed company on the Nasdaq capital market. A certain portion of these expenses are related to the preparation of an initial stock offering and subsequent capital raises and should be considered one-time expenses.
Other Income (Expense)
Other income (expenses) consists of amortization of debt discounts on the convertible notes, interest expense related to convertible notes payable, change in fair value of accrued compensation and gains on debt extinguishments in connection with the PPP loan forgiveness.
Income Taxes
Income taxes represent federal, state, and local current and deferred income tax expense.
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Consolidated Results of Operations
Three Months Ended June 30, 2022 Compared with Three Months Ended June 30, 2021
The following table represents selected items in our condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively:
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| Franchise royalties and fees | 162,480 | 135,250 | ||||||
| Franchise advertising fund contributions | 16,170 | 4,742 | ||||||
| Total Revenues | 2,929,384 | 2,704,856 | ||||||
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| Food and beverage costs | 1,117,419 | 886,392 | ||||||
| Labor | 903,062 | 888,895 | ||||||
| Rent | 326,819 | 304,930 | ||||||
| Other restaurant operating expenses | 687,823 | 666,946 | ||||||
| Total restaurant operating expenses | 3,035,123 | 2,747,163 | ||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 489,654 | 284,646 | ||||||
| Franchise advertising fund expenses | 16,170 | 4,742 | ||||||
| Preopening expenses | - | - | ||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 1,126,857 | 1,994,003 | ||||||
| Total Costs and Expenses | 4,667,804 | 5,030,554 | ||||||
| Loss from Operations | (1,738,420 | ) | (2,325,698 | ) | ||||
| Other Income (Expenses) : | ||||||||
| Other income (expense) | (14,468 | ) | 223,681 | |||||
| Interest expense, net | (9,945 | ) | (22,596 | ) | ||||
| Change in fair value of accrued compensation | - | 127,500 | ||||||
| Gain on debt extinguishment | - | 875,974 | ||||||
| Total Other Income (Expenses), Net | (24,413 | ) | 1,204,559 | |||||
| Loss Before Income Tax | (1,762,833 | ) | (1,121,139 | ) | ||||
| Income tax provision | (11,311 | ) | (1,062 | ) | ||||
| Net Loss | $ | (1,774,144 | ) | $ | (1,122,201 | ) | ||
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Three Months Ended June 30, 2022 Compared with Three Months Ended June 30, 2021
Revenues
Our revenues totaled $2,929,384 for the three months ended June 30, 2022 compared to $2,704,856 for the three months ended June 30, 2021. The $224,528 increase is primarily attributed to an increase in restaurant sales and vendor rebates as a direct result of the acquisition of Pokemoto and the net opening/closing of corporate and franchise locations.
We generated Company restaurant sales, net of discounts, of $2,750,734 for the three months ended June 30, 2022 compared to $2,564,864 the three months ended June 30, 2021. This represented an increase of $185,870, or 7.2%, which is mainly attributable to the Pokemoto restaurants sales and the net opening/closing of corporate and franchise locations.
Franchise royalties and fees for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 totaled $162,480 compared to $135,250 respectively. This represents an increase of $27,230, or 20.1%. As the Company executes against its franchising strategy and expands its efforts to sell franchise locations, management is anticipating that this number will likely increase over the coming years.
Franchise advertising fund contributions for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 totaled $16,170 compared to $4,742, respectively. In accordance with Topic 606, the Company recognizes these sales-based advertising contributions from franchisees as franchise revenue when the underlying franchisee Company incurs the corresponding advertising expense. Thus, the increase has been a direct result of us increasing our expenses incurred related to our national advertising services to benefit our franchisees and the brands as a whole.
Operating Costs and Expenses
Operating costs and expenses primarily consist of restaurant food and beverage costs, restaurant labor expense, restaurant rent expense, other restaurant operating expenses, depreciation and amortization expenses and selling, general and administrative expenses.
Restaurant food and beverage costs for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 totaled $1,117,419 or 40.6% as a percentage of Company restaurant net sales, and $886,392 or 34.7%, as a percentage of Company restaurant net sales, respectively. The $231,027 increase resulted from higher store counts during the current year as compared to the prior year resulting in higher sales. The Company has experienced an increase in food and beverage costs due to inflationary pressures and supply chain disruptions causing the company to find alternative vendors in some instances for key ingredients. The Company anticipates higher ingredient costs in the near term and has taken price increases, menu modifications and recipe changes to attempt to offset these higher prices.
Restaurant labor for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 totaled $903,062, or 32.8%, as a percentage of Company restaurant net sales, and $888,895, or 34.7%, as a percentage of Company restaurant net sales, respectively. The $14,167 increase resulted due a higher store count during the current year as compared to the prior year as the Company opened and acquired more stores as compared to the prior period. We were able to reduce (improve) our overall labor costs as a percentage of sales by 1.8% due to increased sales and also due to improvements in operations.
Restaurant rent expense for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and June 30, 2021 totaled $326,819 or 11.9% as a percentage of restaurant sales, and $304,930, or 11.9%, as a percentage of restaurant sales, respectively. The increase of $21,889 is directly attributed to the new Company-owned locations acquired during the second quarter of 2021, which only included partial rent expense compared to the current period which includes the full periods rent expense.
Other restaurant operating expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and June 30, 2021 totaled $687,823, or 25.0% as a percentage of restaurant sales, and $666,946, or 26.0% as a percentage of restaurant sales, respectively. The $20,877 increase is due to higher third-party merchant fees resulting from an increase in delivery orders and a higher store count during the year as compared to the prior year.
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Depreciation and amortization expense for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and June 30, 2021 totaled $489,654 and $284,646, respectively. The $205,960 increase is mainly attributed to amortization expense attributed to the additions of definite life intangible assets of approximately $4,150,000 acquired through the various acquisitions during the prior year as compared to the prior year. The remaining of the variance is attributable to depreciation expense related to additional property and equipment acquired through acquisitions and additional property and equipment purchased for new store build outs and the remodeling of an existing and acquired Company-owned restaurant compared to the prior year.
Selling, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 totaled $1,126,857, or 38.5% of total revenue, and $1,994,003, or 73.7% of total revenue, respectively. The $867,146 decrease was mainly attributed to a decrease in professional fees of approximately $973,400 which resulted from changing our auditing firm and a one-time expense of $665,000 incurred in connection with the private placement in the prior period partially offset by an increase in salaries and wages of approximately $122,932 due to the addition of additional staff with the Pokemoto and SuperFit foods acquisition The remainder of the variance was attributed to various other expenses including recruiting, marketing, computer expenses etc.
Loss from Operations
Our loss from operations for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 totaled $1,738,420, or 59.3% of total revenues and $2,325,698, or 85.9% of total revenue, respectively. The decrease of $587,278 in loss from operations is primarily attributable to the increase of total revenues of $224,528 and a decrease in total cost and expenses of $362,750 as discussed above.
Other Income (Expense)
Other income (expense) for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 totaled ($24,413) and $1,204,995, respectively. The $1,228,972 decrease in other (expense) income was primarily attributable to a reduction in the gain on extinguishment of debt of $875,974 due to the forgiveness of our PPP loans, the decrease in fair value of accrued compensation of $127,500 and a decrease in other income of $238,149 which resulted from the revitalization fund grant in the prior period compared to the current period partially offset by an increase in other income (expenses) of $12,561 mainly attributed to a decrease in interest expense, increase in franchise sales and marketing expenses.
Net Loss
Our net loss before income tax for the three months ended June 30, 2022 was $1,762,833 which was an increase in our net loss of $641,694 as compared to a net loss of $1,121,139 for the three months ended June 30, 2021, resulting directly from an increase in our other income (expense) of $1,228,972 partially offset by an increase in our total revenue of $224,528, and a decrease of our total cost and expenses of $362,750. Our net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2022 was $1,774,144 which was an improvement of $651,943 as compared to a net loss of $1,122,201 for the three months ended June 30, 2021.
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Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 Compared with Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
| For the Six Months Ended | ||||||||
| June 30, | ||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | |||||||
| Revenues: | ||||||||
| Company restaurant sales, net of discounts | $ | 5,444,926 | $ | 3,743,775 | ||||
| Franchise royalties and fees | 370,621 | 241,935 | ||||||
| Franchise advertising fund contributions | 34,295 | 18,829 | ||||||
| Total Revenues | 5,849,842 | 4,004,539 | ||||||
| Operating Costs and Expenses: | ||||||||
| Restaurant operating expenses: | ||||||||
| Food and beverage costs | 2,143,354 | 1,362,198 | ||||||
| Labor | 1,976,109 | 1,643,059 | ||||||
| Rent | 667,215 | 561,121 | ||||||
| Other restaurant operating expenses | 1,337,547 | 1,019,769 | ||||||
| Total restaurant operating expenses | 6,124,225 | 4,586,147 | ||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 965,381 | 453,774 | ||||||
| Franchise advertising fund expenses | 34,295 | 18,829 | ||||||
| Preopening expenses | - | 10,986 | ||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 2,451,334 | 4,960,639 | ||||||
| Total Costs and Expenses | 9,575,235 | 10,030,375 | ||||||
| Loss from Operations | (3,725,393 | ) | (6,025,836 | ) | ||||
| Other Income (Expenses) : | ||||||||
| Other income (expense) | (33,889 | ) | 226,309 | |||||
| Interest expense, net | (28,437 | ) | (36,770 | ) | ||||
| Change in fair value of accrued compensation | - | 127,500 | ||||||
| Gain on debt extinguishment | 141,279 | 875,974 | ||||||
| Total Other Income (Expenses), Net | 78,953 | 1,193,013 | ||||||
| Loss Before Income Tax | (3,646,440 | ) | (4,832,823 | ) | ||||
| Income tax provision | (13,783 | ) | (1,062 | ) | ||||
| Net Loss | $ | (3,660,223 | ) | $ | (4,833,885 | ) | ||
Revenues
Our revenues totaled $5,849,842 for the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to $4,004,539 for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The $1,845,303 increase is primarily attributed to an increase in restaurant sales as a direct result of the acquisition of Pokemoto and SuperFit Foods, in addition to the net opening/closing of company owned and franchise locations.
We generated Company restaurant sales, net of discounts, of $5,444,926 for the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to $3,743,775 the six months ended June 30, 2021. This represented an increase of $1,701,151, or 45.4%, which is mainly attributable to the Pokemoto restaurants sales and SuperFit Foods sales generated during the current year since their dates of acquisition, in addition to the net opening/closing of corporate and franchise locations.
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Franchise royalties and fees for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 totaled $370,621 compared to $241,935 respectively. This represents an increase of $128,686, or 53.2%. As the Company executes against its franchising strategy and expands its efforts to sell franchise locations, management is anticipating that this number will likely increase over the coming years.
Franchise advertising fund contributions for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 totaled $34,295 compared to $18,829, respectively. In accordance with Topic 606, the Company recognizes these sales-based advertising contributions from franchisees as franchise revenue when the underlying franchisee Company incurs the corresponding advertising expense. Thus the increase has been a direct result of us increasing our expenses incurred related to our national advertising services to benefit our franchisees and the brands as a whole.
Operating Costs and Expenses
Operating costs and expenses primarily consist of restaurant food and beverage costs, restaurant labor expense, restaurant rent expense, other restaurant operating expenses, depreciation and amortization expenses and selling, general and administrative expenses.
Restaurant food and beverage costs for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 totaled $2,143,354 or 39.4% as a percentage of Company restaurant net sales, and $1,362,198 or 36.4%, as a percentage of Company restaurant net sales, respectively. The $781,156 increase resulted from higher store counts during the current year as compared to the prior year resulting in higher sales. The Company has experienced an increase in food and beverage costs due to inflationary pressures and supply chain disruptions causing the company to find alternative vendors in some instances for key ingredients. The Company anticipates higher ingredient costs in the near term and has taken price increases, menu modifications and recipe changes to attempt to offset these higher prices.
Restaurant labor for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 totaled $1,976,109, or 36.3%, as a percentage of Company restaurant net sales, and $1,643,059, or 43.9%, as a percentage of Company restaurant net sales, respectively. The $333,050 increase resulted due a higher store count during the current year as compared to the prior year as the Company opened and acquired more stores as compared to the prior period. We were able to reduce (improve) our overall labor costs as a percentage of sales by 7.6% due to increased sales and also due to improvements in operations.
Restaurant rent expense for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and June 30, 2021 totaled $667,215 or 12.3% as a percentage of restaurant sales, and $561,121, or 15.0%, as a percentage of restaurant sales, respectively. The increase of $106,094 is directly attributed to the new Company-owned locations acquired during the current period as compared to the prior period thus increasing the store count from sixteen stores to nineteen stores as of June 30, 2022. The percent of total sales reduced (improved) by 2.7% as sales increased overall and we are able to leverage fixed rent against these higher sales levels.
Other restaurant operating expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and June 30, 2021 totaled $1,337,547, or 24.6% as a percentage of restaurant sales, and $1,019,769, or 27.2% as a percentage of restaurant sales, respectively. The $317,778 increase is due to higher third-party merchant fees resulting from an increase in delivery orders and a higher store count during the year as compared to the prior year. The increased store count also resulted in an increase in utility fees and insurance expenses. The other restaurant operating expenses as a percent of total sales reduced (improved) by 2.7%.
Depreciation and amortization expense for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and June 30, 2021 totaled $965,381 and $453,774, respectively. The $511,607 increase is mainly attributed to amortization expense attributed to the additions of definite life intangible assets of approximately $4,150,000 acquired through the various acquisitions during the prior year as compared to the prior year. The remaining of the variance is attributable to depreciation expense related to additional property and equipment acquired through acquisitions and additional property and equipment purchased for new store build outs and the remodeling of an existing and acquired Company-owned restaurant compared to the prior year.
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Selling, general and administrative expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 totaled $2,451,334, or 41.9% of total revenue, and $4,960,639, or 123.9% of total revenue, respectively. The $2,509,305 decrease was mainly attributed to a reduction in consulting expenses of approximately $1,011,412 which is mainly due to stock-based compensation expense for stock issued to various consultants for various services rendered in the prior year as compared to the current year, a decrease in professional fees of approximately $1,240,211 which resulted from the private placement fees incurred in prior period not incurred in current period and the changing our auditing firm during 2021 and a decrease in salaries and wages of approximately $344,838 resulting from a reduction in employee stock based compensation expense as the executive received shares of common stock in the prior period as compared to the current period. The decrease was partially offset by the write offs of fixed assets of approximately $131,370 due to closed locations in the current period as compared to the prior period . The remainder of the variance was attributed to various other expenses including recruiting, marketing, computer expenses, increase in franchise sales and marketing expense, etc.
Loss from Operations
Our loss from operations for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 totaled $3,725,393, or 63.7% of total revenues and $6,025,836, or 150.5% of total revenue, respectively. The decrease of $2,300,443 in loss from operations is primarily attributable to the increase of total revenues of $1,845,303 and a decrease in total cost and expenses of $455,140 as discussed above.
Other Income (Expense)
Other income (expense) for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 totaled $78,953 and $1,193,013, respectively. The $1,114,060 increase in other expense which was primarily attributable to a decrease in the gain on extinguishment of debt of $734,695 due to the forgiveness of our PPP loans, an increase in other expenses of $260,198, mainly attributed to settlement expense partially offset by a decrease in interest expense of $8,333 and the change in fair value of accrued compensation expense of $127,500 incurred in the prior period .
Net Loss
Our net loss before income tax for the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $3,646,440 which was an improvement of $1,186,383 as compared to a net loss of $4,832,823 for the six months ended June 30, 2021, resulting from an increase in our total revenue of $1,845,303, a decrease in our other income (expense) of $1,114,060 and a decrease of our total cost and expenses of $455,140. Our net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $3,660,223 which was an improvement of $1,173,662 as compared to a net loss of $4,833,885 for the six months ended June 30, 2021.
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The following table represents selected items in our condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2022, respectively by our operating segments:
| Muscle Maker | Pokemoto | Non-Traditional | SuperFit Foods | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated | Grill Division | Division | (Hybrid) Division | Division | Unallocated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Company restaurant sales, net of discounts | $ | 2,750,734 | $ | 1,031,532 | $ | 1,244,276 | $ | 100,042 | $ | 374,884 | $ | - | |||||||||||||
| Franchise royalties and fees | 162,480 | 93,019 | 69,461 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
| Franchise advertising fund contributions | 16,170 | 16,170 | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total Revenues | 2,929,384 | 1,140,721 | 1,313,737 | 100,042 | 374,884 | - | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Costs and Expenses: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Restaurant operating expenses: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Food and beverage costs | 1,117,419 | 458,897 | 497,244 | 52,269 | 109,009 | - | |||||||||||||||||||
| Labor | 903,062 | 374,779 | 349,586 | 91,755 | 86,942 | - | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rent | 326,819 | 120,307 | 94,374 | 82,538 | 29,600 | - | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other restaurant operating expenses | 687,823 | 247,842 | 305,892 | 62,291 | 71,798 | - | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total restaurant operating expenses | 3,035,123 | 1,201,825 | 1,247,096 | 288,853 | 297,349 | - | |||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 489,654 | 57,380 | 30,314 | 35,970 | 9,595 | 356,395 | (b) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Franchise advertising fund expenses | 16,170 | 16,170 | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative expenses | 1,126,857 | - | - | - | - | 1,126,857 | (a) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total Costs and Expenses | 4,667,804 | 1,275,375 | 1,277,410 | 324,823 | 306,944 | 1,483,252 | |||||||||||||||||||
| (Loss) Income from Operations | (1,738,420 | ) | (134,654 | ) | 36,327 | (224,781 | ) | 67,940 | (1,483,252 | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Other Income: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other income | (14,468 | ) | - | - | - | - | (14,468 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense, net | (9,945 | ) | - | - | - | - | (9,945 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Other Income, Net | (24,413 | ) | - | - | - | - | (24,413 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| Loss Before Income Tax | (1,762,833 | ) | (134,654 | ) | 36,327 | (224,781 | ) | 67,940 | (1,507,665 | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Income tax provision | (11,311 | ) | - | - | - | - | (11,311 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| Net (Loss) Income | $ | (1,774,144 | ) | $ | (134,654 | ) | $ | 36,327 | $ | (224,781 | ) | $ | 67,940 | $ | (1,518,976 | ) | |||||||||
| (a) | Includes charges related to corporate expense that the Company does not allocate to the respective divisions. The largest portion of this expense relates to payroll, benefits and other compensation expense of $752,416, professional fees of $143,136, and consulting fees of $55,005. | |
| (b) | This includes amortization of intangible assets. See Note 7. |
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The following table represents selected items in our condensed consolidated statements of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively by our operating segments:
| Muscle Maker | Pokemoto | Non-Traditional | SuperFit Foods | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated | Grill Division | Division | (Hybrid) Division | Division | Unallocated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Company restaurant sales, net of discounts | $ | 5,444,926 | $ | 2,139,731 | $ | 2,340,682 | $ | 228,743 | $ | 735,770 | $ | - | |||||||||||||
| Franchise royalties and fees | 370,621 | 238,631 | 131,990 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
| Franchise advertising fund contributions | 34,295 | 34,295 | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total Revenues | 5,849,842 | 2,412,657 | 2,472,672 | 228,743 | 735,770 | - | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Costs and Expenses: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Restaurant operating expenses: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Food and beverage costs | 2,143,354 | 924,581 | 880,125 | 96,565 | 242,083 | - | |||||||||||||||||||
| Labor | 1,976,109 | 942,878 | 679,471 | 167,414 | 186,346 | - | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rent | 667,215 | 327,641 | 191,981 | 87,834 | 59,759 | - | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other restaurant operating expenses | 1,337,547 | 495,866 | 605,625 | 90,625 | 145,431 | - | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total restaurant operating expenses | 6,124,225 | 2,690,966 | 2,357,202 | 442,438 | 633,619 | - | |||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 965,381 | 125,765 | 57,351 | 55,744 | 17,647 | 708,874 | (b) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Franchise advertising fund expenses | 34,295 | 34,295 | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative expenses | 2,451,334 | - | - | - | - | 2,451,334 | (a) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total Costs and Expenses | 9,575,235 | 2,851,026 | 2,414,553 | 498,182 | 651,266 | 3,160,208 | |||||||||||||||||||
| (Loss) Income from Operations | (3,725,393 | ) | (438,369 | ) | 58,119 | (269,439 | ) | 84,504 | (3,160,208 | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Other Income: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other income | (33,889 | ) | - | - | - | - | (33,889 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense, net | (28,437 | ) | - | - | - | - | (28,437 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| Gain on debt extinguishment | 141,279 | - | - | - | - | 141,279 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total Other Income, Net | 78,953 | - | - | - | - | 78,953 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Loss Before Income Tax | (3,646,440 | ) | (438,369 | ) | 58,119 | (269,439 | ) | 84,504 | (3,081,255 | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Income tax provision | (13,783 | ) | - | - | - | - | (13,783 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| Net (Loss) Income | $ | (3,660,223 | ) | $ | (438,369 | ) | $ | 58,119 | $ | (269,439 | ) | $ | 84,504 | $ | (3,095,038 | ) | |||||||||
| (a) | Includes charges related to corporate expense that the Company does not allocate to the respective divisions. The largest portion of this expense relates to payroll, benefits and other compensation expense of $1,532,134, professional fees of $241,099, and consulting fees of $63,650. | |
| (b) | This includes amortization of intangible assets. See Note 7. |
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The following table represents selected items in our condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2021, respectively by our operating segments:
| Muscle Maker | Pokemoto | Non-Traditional | SuperFit Foods | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated | Grill Division | Division | (Hybrid) Division | Division | Unallocated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Company restaurant sales, net of discounts | $ | 2,564,864 | $ | 1,318,773 | $ | 549,040 | $ | 152,515 | $ | 544,536 | $ | - | |||||||||||||
| Franchise royalties and fees | 135,250 | 113,264 | 21,986 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
| Franchise advertising fund contributions | 4,742 | 4,742 | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total Revenues | 2,704,856 | 1,436,779 | 571,026 | 152,515 | 544,536 | - | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Costs and Expenses: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Restaurant operating expenses: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Food and beverage costs | 886,392 | 495,785 | 129,623 | 46,546 | 214,438 | - | |||||||||||||||||||
| Labor | 888,895 | 528,696 | 114,249 | 99,411 | 146,539 | - | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rent | 304,930 | 185,799 | 17,963 | 80,572 | 20,596 | - | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other restaurant operating expenses | 666,946 | 302,996 | 152,892 | 88,402 | 122,656 | - | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total restaurant operating expenses | 2,747,163 | 1,513,276 | 414,727 | 314,931 | 504,229 | - | |||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 284,646 | 43,758 | 14,544 | 24,993 | 51,948 | 149,403 | (b) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Franchise advertising fund expenses | 4,742 | 4,742 | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative expenses | 1,994,003 | - | - | - | - | 1,994,003 | (a) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total Costs and Expenses | 5,030,554 | 1,561,776 | 429,271 | 339,924 | 556,177 | 2,143,406 | |||||||||||||||||||
| (Loss) Income from Operations | (2,325,698 | ) | (124,997 | ) | 141,755 | (187,409 | ) | (11,641 | ) | (2,143,406 | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Other Income: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other income | 223,681 | - | - | - | - | 223,681 | (c) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense, net | (22,596 | ) | - | - | - | - | (22,596 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| Gain on debt extinguishment | 875,974 | - | - | - | - | 875,974 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of accrued compensation | 127,500 | - | - | - | - | 127,500 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total Other Income, Net | 1,204,559 | - | - | - | - | 1,204,559 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Loss Before Income Tax | (1,121,139 | ) | (124,997 | ) | 141,755 | (187,409 | ) | (11,641 | ) | (938,847 | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Income tax provision | (1,062 | ) | - | - | - | - | (1,062 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| Net (Loss) Income | $ | (1,122,201 | ) | $ | (124,997 | ) | $ | 141,755 | $ | (187,409 | ) | $ | (11,641 | ) | $ | (939,909 | ) | ||||||||
| (a) | Includes charges related to corporate expense that the Company does not allocate to the respective divisions. The largest portion of this expense relates to payroll, benefits and other compensation expense of $618,482, professional fees of $1,146,072, and consulting fees of $44,849. | |
| (b) | This includes amortization of intangible assets. See Note 7. | |
| (c) | Included in other income is the revitalization fund grant of approximately $240,000 that was granted to one of our company owned location. |
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The following table represents selected items in our condensed consolidated statements of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2021, respectively by our operating segments:
| Muscle Maker | Pokemoto | Non-Traditional | SuperFit Foods | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated | Grill Division | Division | (Hybrid) Division | Division | Unallocated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Company restaurant sales, net of discounts | $ | 3,743,775 | $ | 2,361,677 | $ | 557,892 | $ | 279,671 | $ | 544,535 | $ | - | |||||||||||||
| Franchise royalties and fees | 241,935 | 219,949 | 21,986 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
| Franchise advertising fund contributions | 18,829 | 18,829 | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total Revenues | 4,004,539 | 2,600,455 | 579,878 | 279,671 | 544,535 | - | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Costs and Expenses: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Restaurant operating expenses: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Food and beverage costs | 1,362,198 | 902,041 | 141,817 | 103,437 | 214,903 | - | |||||||||||||||||||
| Labor | 1,643,059 | 1,098,905 | 129,547 | 252,564 | 162,043 | - | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rent | 561,121 | 357,700 | 23,507 | 159,318 | 20,596 | - | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other restaurant operating expenses | 1,019,769 | 549,051 | 168,055 | 177,186 | 125,477 | - | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total restaurant operating expenses | 4,586,147 | 2,907,697 | 462,926 | 692,505 | 523,019 | - | |||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 453,774 | 135,708 | 28,044 | 69,662 | 55,351 | 165,009 | (b) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Franchise advertising fund expenses | 18,829 | 18,829 | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
| Preopening expenses | 10,986 | 10,986 | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative expenses | 4,960,639 | - | - | - | - | 4,960,639 | (a) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total Costs and Expenses | 10,030,375 | 3,073,220 | 490,970 | 762,167 | 578,370 | 5,125,648 | |||||||||||||||||||
| (Loss) Income from Operations | (6,025,836 | ) | (472,765 | ) | 88,908 | (482,496 | ) | (33,835 | ) | (5,125,648 | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Other Income: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other income | 226,309 | - | - | - | - | 226,309 | (c) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense, net | (36,770 | ) | - | - | - | - | (36,770 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| Gain on debt extinguishment | 875,974 | - | - | - | - | 875,974 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of accrued compensation | 127,500 | - | - | - | - | 127,500 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total Other Income, Net | 1,193,013 | - | - | - | - | 1,193,013 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Loss Before Income Tax | (4,832,823 | ) | (472,765 | ) | 88,908 | (482,496 | ) | (33,835 | ) | (3,932,635 | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Income tax provision | (1,062 | ) | - | - | - | - | (1,062 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| Net (Loss) Income | $ | (4,833,885 | ) | $ | (472,765 | ) | $ | 88,908 | $ | (482,496 | ) | $ | (33,835 | ) | $ | (3,933,697 | ) | ||||||||
| (a) | Includes charges related to corporate expense that the Company does not allocate to the respective divisions. The largest portion of this expense relates to payroll, benefits and other compensation expense of $1,826,218, professional fees of $1,577,237, and consulting fees of $1,082,549. | |
| (b) | This includes amortization of intangible assets. See Note 7. | |
| (c) | Included in other income is the revitalization fund grant of approximately $240,000 that was granted to one of our company owned location. |
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Liquidity
We measure our liquidity in a number of ways, including the following:
| June 30, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | |||||||
| Cash | $ | 13,465,538 | $ | 15,766,703 | ||||
| Working Capital Surplus | $ | 11,930,729 | $ | 15,041,334 | ||||
| Convertible notes payable, including related parties and Former Parent, net | $ | 132,458 | $ | 182,458 | ||||
| Other notes payable, including related parties | $ | 965,344 | $ | 1,170,079 | ||||
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Availability of Additional Funds
Although we have a working capital surplus of $11,930,729, we presently have an accumulated deficit of $75,052,859, as of June 30, 2022, and we utilized $1,905,110 of cash in operating activities during the six months ended June 30, 2022. We believe that our existing cash on hand and future cash flows from our franchise operations, will be sufficient to fund our operations, anticipated capital expenditures and repayment obligations over the next twelve months.
In the event we are required to obtain additional financing, either through borrowings, private placements, public offerings, or some type of business combination, such as a merger, or buyout, and there can be no assurance that we will be successful in such pursuits. We may be unable to acquire the additional funding necessary to continue operating. Accordingly, if we are unable to generate adequate cash from operations, and if we are unable to find sources of funding, it may be necessary for us to sell one or more lines of business or all or a portion of our assets, enter into a business combination, or reduce or eliminate operations. These possibilities, to the extent available, may be on terms that result in significant dilution to our shareholders or that result in our shareholders losing all of their investment in our Company.
If we need to raise additional capital, we do not know what the terms of any such capital raising would be. In addition, any future sale of our equity securities could dilute the ownership and control of your shares and could be at prices substantially below prices at which our shares currently trade. We may seek to increase our cash reserves through the sale of additional equity or debt securities. The sale of convertible debt securities or additional equity securities could result in additional and potentially substantial dilution to our shareholders. The incurrence of indebtedness would result in increased debt service obligations and could result in operating and financing covenants that would restrict our operations and liquidity. In addition, our ability to obtain additional capital on acceptable terms is subject to a variety of uncertainties. We cannot assure you that financing will be available in amounts or on terms acceptable to us, if at all. Any failure to raise additional funds on favorable terms could have a material adverse effect on our liquidity and financial condition.
Sources and Uses of Cash for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 and June 30, 2021
For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, we used cash of $1,905,110 and $3,700,395, respectively, in operations. Our cash used for the six months ended June 30, 2022 was primarily attributable to our net loss of $3,660,223, adjusted for net non-cash income in the aggregate amount of $1,149,565, partially offset by $605,548 of net cash provided by changes in the levels of operating assets and liabilities. Our net cash used in operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was primarily attributable to our net loss of $4,833,885, adjusted for net non-cash items in the aggregate amount of $1,233,548 and $100,058 of net cash provided by changes in the levels of operating assets and liabilities.
During the six months ended June 30, 2022, cash used in investing activities was $282,599, of which $282,999 was used to purchase property and equipment, partially offset by $400 of collections in loans receivable. During the six months ended June 30, 2021, net cash used in investing activities was $3,412,847, of which $98,257 was used to purchase property, $500,000 used in connection with acquisition of SuperFit foods a healthy meal prep Company, $2,815,390 used in connection with acquisition of Pokemoto, partially offset by $800 of loan collections from a former franchisee.
Net cash used by financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $113,456, consisting of $63,456 of repayments of various other notes payable and the repayment of $50,000 on a convertible note. Net cash used by financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was $7,888,931 of which $9,181,350 was contributed by proceeds from a private placement offering , net of offering costs, $790,000 and proceeds from the exercising of the pre-funded warrants of $28,652, partially offset by repayments of various other notes payable of $1,221,071, which consisted mainly of SBA loans that was acquired through the Pokemoto acquisition and $100,000 cash paid to a former investor in connection with the cancellation of their shares.
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Critical Accounting Policies
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period.
Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Significant estimates include:
| ● | the assessment of recoverability of long-lived assets, including property and equipment, goodwill and intangible assets; | |
| ● | the estimated useful lives of intangible and depreciable assets; | |
| ● | estimates and assumptions used to value warrants issued in connection with notes payable; | |
| ● | the recognition of revenue; and | |
| ● | the recognition, measurement and valuation of current and deferred income taxes. |
Estimates and assumptions are periodically reviewed, and the effects of any material revisions are reflected in the financial statements in the period that they are determined to be necessary. Actual results could differ from those estimates and assumptions.
Intangible Assets
The Company accounts for recorded intangible assets in accordance with ASC 350 “Intangibles - Goodwill and Other”. In accordance with ASC 350, the Company does not amortize intangible assets having indefinite useful lives. The Company’s trademark – Muscle Maker had a finite life as of December 31, 2021. The Company determined that as of January 1, 2022, the trademark - Muscle Maker had a finite life of 3 years and will be amortizing the value over the new estimated life. The Company’s goodwill has an indefinite life, and is accordingly not amortized, but are evaluated for impairment at least annually, or more often whenever changes in facts and circumstances may indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. The Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) requires that goodwill be tested for impairment at the reporting unit level (operating segment or one level below an operating segment). Application of the goodwill impairment test requires judgment, including the identification of reporting units, assigning assets and liabilities to reporting units, assigning goodwill to reporting units, and determining the fair value. Significant judgment is required to estimate the fair value of reporting units which includes estimating future cash flows, determining appropriate discount rates and other assumptions. Changes in these estimates and assumptions could materially affect the determination of fair value and/or goodwill impairment.
The other intangible assets estimated original useful lives are as follows:
| Franchisee agreements | 13 years | |||
| Franchise license | 10 years | |||
| Trademark – Muscle Maker, SuperFit, and Pokemoto | 3 – 5 years | |||
| Domain name, Customer list and Proprietary recipes | 3 – 7 years | |||
| Non-compete agreement | 2 – 3 years |
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Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
When circumstances, such as adverse market conditions, indicate that the carrying value of a long-lived asset may be impaired, we perform an analysis to review the recoverability of the asset’s carrying value, which includes estimating the undiscounted cash flows (excluding interest charges) from the expected future operations of the asset. These estimates consider factors such as expected future operating income, operating trends and prospects, as well as the effects of demand, competition and other factors. If the analysis indicates that the carrying value is not recoverable from future cash flows, an impairment loss is recognized to the extent that the carrying value exceeds the estimated fair value. Any impairment losses are recorded as operating expenses, which reduce net income.
Deferred Revenue
Deferred revenue primarily includes initial franchise fees received by the Company, which are being amortized over the life of the Company’s franchise agreements. Deferred revenue is recognized in income over the life of the franchise agreements and vendor rebates are recognized in income as performance obligations are satisfied.
Revenue Recognition
The Company’s revenues consist of restaurant sales, franchise royalties and fees, franchise advertising fund contributions, and other revenues. The Company recognized revenues according to Topic 606 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers”. Under the guidance, revenue is recognized in accordance with a five-step revenue model, as follows: (1) identifying the contract with the customer; (2) identifying the performance obligations in the contract; (3) determining the transaction price; (4) allocating the transaction price to the performance obligations; and (5) recognizing revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. In applying this five-step model, we made significant judgments in identifying the promised goods or services in our contracts with franchisees that are distinct, and which represent separate performance obligations.
Restaurant Sales
Retail store revenue at Company-operated restaurants is recognized when payment is tendered at the point of sale, net of sales tax, discounts and other sales related taxes. The Company recorded retail store revenues of $2,750,734 and $5,444,926 during the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively, and $2,564,864 and $3,743,775 during the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, respectively.
The Company sells gift cards which do not have an expiration date, and it does not deduct dormancy fees from outstanding gift card balances. The Company recognizes revenues from gift cards as restaurant revenues once the Company performs its obligation to provide food and beverage to the customer simultaneously with the redemption of the gift card or through gift card breakage, as discussed in Other Revenues below.
Franchise Royalties and Fees
Franchise revenues consists of royalties, franchise fees and rebates. Royalties are based on a percentage of franchisee net sales revenue. The Company recognizes the royalties as the underlying sales occur. The Company recorded revenue from royalties of $121,001 and $229,422 during the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively, and $104,430 and $185,899 during the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, respectively, which is included in franchise royalties and fees on the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.
The Company provides the franchisees with management expertise, training, pre-opening assistance, and restaurant operating assistance in exchange for the multi-unit development fees and franchise fees. The Company capitalizes these fees upon collection from the franchisee, these fees are then recognized as franchise fee revenue on a straight-line basis over the life of the related franchise agreements and any exercised renewal periods. Cash payments are due upon the execution of the related franchise agreement. The Company’s performance obligation with respect to franchise fee revenues consists of a license to utilize the Company’s brand for a specified period of time, which is satisfied equally over the life of each franchise agreement. The Company recorded revenue from franchise fees of $15,315 and $64,206 during the three and six month ended June 30, 2022, respectively, and $12,352 and $22,138 during the three and six month ended June 30, 2021, respectively which is included in franchise royalties and fees on the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.
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The Company has supply agreements with certain food and beverage vendors. Pursuant to the terms of these agreements, rebates are provided to the Company based upon the dollar volume of purchases for all company-owned and franchised restaurants from these vendors. Rebates earned on purchases by franchise stores are recorded as revenue during the period in which the related food and beverage purchases are made. The Company recorded revenue from rebates of $26,164 and $76,993 during the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively, and $18,468 and $33,898 during the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, respectively, which is included in franchise royalties and fees on the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations. Rebates earned on purchases by Company-owned stores are recorded as a reduction of food and beverage costs during the period in which the related food and beverage purchases are made.
Franchise Advertising Fund Contributions
Under the Company’s franchise agreements, the Company and its franchisees are required to contribute a certain percentage of revenues to a national advertising fund. The Company’s national advertising services are provided on a system-wide basis and therefore, not considered distinct performance obligations for individual franchisees. In accordance with Topic 606, the Company recognizes these sales-based advertising contributions from franchisees as franchise revenue when the underlying franchisee Company incurs the corresponding advertising expense. The Company records the related advertising expenses as incurred under selling, general and administrative expenses. When an advertising contribution fund is over-spent at year end, advertising expenses will be reported on the condensed consolidated statement of operations in an amount that is greater than the revenue recorded for advertising contributions. Conversely, when an advertising contribution fund is under-spent at a period end, the Company will accrue advertising costs up to advertising contributions recorded in revenue. The Company recorded contributions from franchisees of $16,170 and $34,295 during the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively, and $4,742 and $18,829 during the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, respectively, which are included in franchise advertising fund contributions on the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.
Other Revenues
Gift card breakage is recognized when the likelihood of a gift card being redeemed by the customer is remote and the Company determines there is not a legal obligation to remit the unredeemed gift card balance to the relevant jurisdiction. The determination of the gift card breakage rate is based upon the Company’s specific historical redemption patterns. Gift card liability is recorded in other current liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheet. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, the Company did not record any gift card breakage.
Deferred Revenue
Deferred revenue primarily includes initial franchise fees received by the Company, which are being amortized over the life of the Company’s franchise agreements. Deferred revenue is recognized in income over the life of the franchise agreements and vendor rebates are recognized in income as performance obligations are satisfied.
Income Taxes
We account for income taxes under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 740 Income Taxes (“ASC 740”). Under ASC 740, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and net operating loss and credit carryforwards using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to impact taxable income. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amounts expected to be realized.
ASC 740 also clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement process for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return.
Tax benefits claimed or expected to be claimed on a tax return are recorded in our financial statements. A tax benefit from an uncertain tax position is only recognized if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such a position are measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than fifty percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate resolution.
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Our policy is to classify assessments, if any, for tax related interest as interest expense and penalties as selling, general and administrative expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
See Note 2 to our condensed consolidated financial statements for the six months ended June 30, 2022.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to investors.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.
Not applicable.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we conducted an evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined under Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), as of the quarter ended June 30, 2022. Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that as of such date our disclosure controls and procedures are effective in recording, processing, summarizing and reporting, on a timely basis, information requested to be disclosed by us in our reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as that term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the six months ended June 30, 2022 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
From time to time, we are a defendant or plaintiff in various legal actions that arise in the normal course of business. We record legal costs associated with loss contingencies as incurred and have accrued for all probable and estimable settlements.
We are currently involved in pending legal proceedings that have been previously disclosed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Below is a summary of the legal proceedings that have become a reportable event or which have had developments during the six months ended June 30, 2022.
On April 24, 2022, the Company and a convertible note holder entered into an agreement in which the Company will repay a total of $110,000 in connection with the default judgement issued on June 22, 2018, by the Iowa District Court for Polk County #CVCV056029, filed against the Company for failure to pay the remaining balance due on a promissory note in the amount of $100,000, together with interest, attorney fees and other costs of $171,035.The Company agreed to pay $40,000 on or before May 1, 2020 and to make seven installment payments of $10,000 per month starting on or before June 1, 2022. As of June 30, 2022, the Company has accrued for the liability in convertible notes payable in the amount of $50,000 which is included in accounts payable and accrued expenses.
On or about March 7, 2019, the Company was listed as a defendant to a lawsuit filed by a contractor in the State of Texas in El Paso County #2019DCV0824. The contractor is claiming a breach of contract and is seeking approximately $32,809 in damages for services claimed to be rendered by the contractor. As of June 30, 2022, the Company accrued $30,000 for the liability in accounts payable and accrued expenses.
On January 23, 2020, the Company was served a judgment issued by the Judicial Council of California in the amount of $130,185 for a breach of a lease agreement in Chicago, Illinois, in connection with a Company-owned store that was closed in 2018. As of June 30, 2022, the Company has accrued for the liability in accounts payable and accrued expenses.
MMI or its subsidiaries failed in certain instances in paying past state and local sales taxes collected from customers in specific states that impose a tax on sales of the Company’s products during 2017 and 2018. As of the second quarter June 30, 2020, all past due tax on sales from 2017 and 2018 has been paid in full. The Company had accrued a sales tax liability for approximately $56,184 and $125,550 as of June 30, 2022, and December 31, 2021, respectively. All current state and local sales taxes from January 1, 2018, for open Company-owned locations have been fully paid and in a timely manner. The Company has completed all the payment plans with the various state or local entities for these past owed amounts.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.
Not applicable. See, however, Item 7 (“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Factors That May Affect Future Results and Financial Condition”) of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the SEC on March 17, 2022.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.
Issuance of Stock
On January 3, 2022, the Company authorized the issuance of an aggregate of 1,200,000 shares of common stock in connection with the cashless exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants. Pursuant to the terms of the Pre-Funded Warrants a total of 1,200,215 warrants were exercised.
On January 6, 2022, the Company authorized the issuance of an aggregate of 39,573 shares of common stock to the members of the board of directors as compensation earned during the fourth quarter of 2021. The Company accrued for the liability as of December 31, 2021.
On January 18, 2022, the Company issued an aggregate of 30,000 shares of common stock of the Company to a consultant that assisted with the acquisition of SuperFit Foods and Pokemoto, with an aggregate fair value amount of $15,600. The Company accrued for the liability as of December 31, 2021.
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On February 24, 2022, the Company authorized the issuance of an aggregate of 1,209,604 shares of common stock in connection with the cashless exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants. Pursuant to the terms of the Pre-Funded Warrants a total of 1,210,110 warrants were exercised.
On March 31, 2022, the Company authorized the issuance of an aggregate of 53,961 shares of common stock to the members of the board of directors as compensation earned during the first quarter of 2022.
On April 4, 2022, the Company authorized the issuance of 20,000 shares of common stock to a member of the executive team per the employment agreement. The stock was not fully earned until April 4, 2022.
On June 8, 2022, the Company authorized the issuance of 5,000 shares of common stock to a contractor for work done at a Company owned location
On June 30, 2022, the Company recognized 30,910 shares of common stock for book purpose to reconcile the shares outstanding to the transfer agent report.
On July 14, 2022, the Company authorized the issuance of an aggregate of 72,091 shares of common stock to the members of the board of directors as compensation earned during the second quarter of 2022.
The offers, sales, and issuances of the securities described above were deemed to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act in reliance on Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act or Regulation D promulgated thereunder as transactions by an issuer not involving a public offering. The recipients of securities in each of these transactions acquired the securities for investment only and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof and appropriate legends were affixed to the securities issued in these transactions. Each of the recipients of securities in these transactions was an accredited or sophisticated person and had adequate access, through employment, business or other relationships, to information about us.
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.
None.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
† Includes management contracts and compensation plans and arrangements
* Filed herewith.
+ Previously filed.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| Date: August 11, 2022 | MUSCLE MAKER, INC. | |
| By: | /s/ Michael J. Roper | |
| Michael J. Roper | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
| (Principal Executive Officer) | ||
| By: | /s/ Jennifer Black | |
| Jennifer Black | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
| (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | ||
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