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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549


Form 10-Q


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


For the quarterly period ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017

2023


Or


TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


For the transition period from _____ to

_____


Commission file number: 001-36469


HEALTHIER CHOICES MANAGEMENT CORP.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware 84-1070932
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
   
3800 North 28Th28Th Way  
Hollywood, FLFlorida 33020
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)


Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:305-600-5004


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.


Yes  No


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).


Yes  No


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.


Large accelerated filerAccelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer☐  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)Smaller reporting company
 Emerging growth company


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


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).


Yes No


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

Title of each classTrading SymbolName of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per shareHCMCOTC Pink Marketplace

As of October 22, 2017,July 21, 2023, there were 29,348,867,108463,266,632,384 shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, outstanding.








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PART I

- FINANCIAL INFORMATION


ITEM

Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Financial Statements


HEALTHIER CHOICES MANAGEMENT CORP.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

  September 30, 2017  December 31, 2016 
  (Unaudited)    
ASSETS      
CURRENT ASSETS      
Cash and cash equivalents8,231,314  $13,366,272 
Due from merchant credit card processors, net of reserves  28,410   30,272 
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $10,734 and $33,367, respectively  74,937   25,798 
Inventories  937,383   748,551 
Prepaid expenses and vendor deposits  91,460   93,229 
Current assets from discontinued operations  -   52,903 
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS  9,363,504   14,317,025 
         
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $345,211 and $293,398, respectively  611,096   638,926 
Intangible assets, net  1,599,871   1,669,329 
Goodwill  481,314   481,314 
Other assets  119,285   128,157 
         
TOTAL ASSETS $12,175,070  $17,234,751 
         
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY        
CURRENT LIABILITIES        
Accounts payable $541,710  $520,586 
Accrued expenses  579,353   779,676 
Current portion of capital lease  -   53,054 
Current portion of loan payable  2,083   - 
Derivative liabilities – non-consenting warrants  398,952   955,173 
Derivative liabilities – consenting warrants  9,832,745   11,912,906 
Current liabilities from discontinued operations  -   555,810 
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES  11,354,843   14,777,205 
         
Loan payable, net of current portion  10,997   - 
         
TOTAL LIABILITIES  11,365,840   14,777,205 
         
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (SEE NOTE 10)        
         
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY        
Common Stock, $.0001 par value per share, 750,000,000,000 shares authorized; 29,348,867,108 and 14,213,861,174 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively  2,934,887   1,421,386 
Additional paid-in capital  7,921,897   3,782,818 
Accumulated deficit  (10,047,554)  (2,746,658)
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY  809,230   2,457,546 
         
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY $12,175,070  $17,234,751 



 June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) 
December 31,
2022
ASSETS     
CURRENT ASSETS     
Cash$8,481,915 $22,911,892
Accounts receivable, net 92,649  55,815
Notes receivable 156,297  189,225
Inventories 3,765,070  3,817,192
Prepaid expenses and vendor deposits 826,611  322,182
Investment 1,371  9,771
Other current assets 1,004,809  1,224,171
Restricted cash 628,232  1,778,232
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 14,956,954  30,308,480
      
Property, plant, and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation 2,974,629  3,112,908
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization 4,544,332  5,005,511
Goodwill 5,747,000  5,747,000
Right of use asset – operating lease, net 10,634,634  10,604,935
Other assets 481,426  476,196
      
TOTAL ASSETS$39,338,975 $55,255,030
      
LIABILITIES, CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY     
CURRENT LIABILITIES     
Accounts payable and accrued expenses$5,133,314 $5,715,234
Contingent consideration 372,000  774,900
Contract liabilities 147,469  198,606
Line of credit 453,232  453,232
Current portion of loan payment 552,001  536,542
Operating lease liability, current 1,965,888  2,228,852
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 8,623,904  9,907,366
      
Loan payable, net of current portion 2,097,932  2,378,061
Operating lease liability, net of current 8,395,274  8,041,504
TOTAL LIABILITIES 19,117,110  20,326,931
      
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (SEE NOTE 13)   
      
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK     
Series E redeemable convertible preferred stock, $1,000 par value per share, 14,722 shares authorized, 1,944 shares and 14,722 shares issued and outstanding as of  June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively; aggregate liquidation preference of $1.9 million and $14.7 million as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively
 1,944,425  14,722,075
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY     
Series D convertible preferred stock, $1,000 par value per share, 5,000 shares authorized; 800 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively; aggregate liquidation preference of $0.8 million
 800,000  800,000
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share, 750,000,000,000 shares authorized; 463,266,632,384 and 339,741,632,384 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively
 46,326,663  33,974,163
Additional paid-in capital 19,324,774  29,045,802
Accumulated deficit (48,173,997)  (43,613,941)
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY 18,277,440  20,206,024
      
TOTAL LIABILITIES, CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY$39,338,975 $55,255,030

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

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HEALTHIER CHOICES MANAGEMENT CORP.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(UNAUDITED)

  Three Months Ended
September 30,
  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
  2017  2016  2017  2016 
SALES            
Vapor sales, net $1,410,003  $1,474,581  $4,398,942  $5,313,849 
Grocery sales, net  1,447,040   1,575,037   5,349,800   2,085,293 
TOTAL SALES, NET  2,857,043   3,049,618   9,748,742   7,399,142 
                 
Cost of sales vapor  709,445   655,856   1,877,686   2,441,715 
Cost of sales grocery  893,838   939,606   3,118,563   1,251,872 
GROSS PROFIT  1,253,760   1,454,156   4,752,493   3,705,555 
                 
OPERATING EXPENSES                
Advertising  16,243   36,008   74,902   58,110 
Selling, general and administrative  4,256,080   2,456,313   12,208,030   7,064,511 
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets  -   -   -   1,977,829 
Retail store and kiosk closing costs  -   9,243   -   342,503 
Total operating expenses  4,272,323   2,501,564   12,282,932   9,442,953 
LOSS FROM OPERATIONS  (3,018,563)  (1,047,408)  (7,530,439)  (5,737,398)
                 
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)                
Gain (loss) on repurchase of Series A warrants  (20,160)  3,437,221   (94,955)  5,189,484 
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities  -   (4,812,510)  -   (18,489,507)
Other income  9,665   -   20,126   - 
Interest income  4,463   21,845   26,441   38,418 
Interest expense  (419)  (3,162)  (3,552)  (12,854)
Total other expense, net  (6,451)  (1,356,606)  (51,940)  (13,274,459)
                 
Net loss from continuing operations  (3,025,014)  (2,404,014)  (7,582,379)  (19,011,857)
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations  204,507   (8,915)  281,483   (777,119)
NET LOSS $(2,820,507) $(2,412,929) $(7,300,896) $(19,788,976)
                 
NET LOSS PER SHARE-BASIC AND DILUTED                
Continuing operations $(0.00) $(0.00) $(0.00) $(0.01)
Discontinued operations $(0.00) $(0.00) $(0.00) $(0.00)
NET LOSS PER SHARE -BASIC AND DILUTED $(0.00) $(0.00) $(0.00) $(0.01)
                 
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING-BASIC AND DILUTED  29,327,284,303   5,428,877,583   25,138,693,169   1,966,720,262 


Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
 June 30, June 30,
 2023 2022 2023 2022
SALES           
Vapor sales, net$- $5,997 $38 $255,560
Grocery sales, net 13,574,896  6,126,063  27,134,602  10,925,053
TOTAL SALES, NET 13,574,896  6,132,060  27,134,640  11,180,613
            
Cost of sales vapor -  562  653  112,246
Cost of sales grocery 8,493,213  3,800,625  17,137,913  6,764,980
GROSS PROFIT 5,081,683  2,330,873  9,996,074  4,303,387
            
OPERATING EXPENSES 8,261,343  3,699,273  15,158,780  7,026,693
            
LOSS FROM OPERATIONS (3,179,660)  (1,368,400)  (5,162,706)  (2,723,306)
            
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)           
(Loss) gain on investment (3,943)  1,800  (8,400)  5,314
Change in contingent consideration 425,000  -  402,900  -
Other income, net 4,600  6,175  9,250  23,049
Interest income, net 101,248  14,910  198,900  31,513
Total other income (expense), net 526,905  22,885  602,650  59,876
            
NET LOSS$(2,652,755) $(1,345,515) $(4,560,056) $(2,663,430)
            
Induced conversions of preferred stock (91,500)  -  (152,500)  -
            
Net loss attributable to common stockholders (2,744,255)  -  (4,712,556)  -
            
NET LOSS PER SHARE-BASIC AND DILUTED$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
            
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING-BASIC AND DILUTED 353,854,819,196  339,741,632,384  347,796,604,758  339,741,632,384
            

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

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HEALTHIER CHOICES MANAGEMENT CORP.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTSTATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

NINE

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBERJUNE 30, 2017

(UNAUDITED)

  Common Stock  Additional
Paid-In
  Accumulated    
  Shares  Amount  Capital  Deficit  Total 
Balance – January 1, 2017  14,213,861,174  $1,421,386  $3,782,818  $(2,746,658) $2,457,546 
                     
Issuance of common stock in connection with cashless exercise of Series A warrants  15,125,005,934   1,512,501   (1,208,429)  -   304,072 
Issuance of stock options in connection with professional services  -   -   9,000   -   9,000 
Stock options exercised  10,000,000   1,000   -   -   1,000 
Stock-based compensation expense  -   -   5,338,508   -   5,338,508 
Net loss  -   -   -   (7,300,896)  (7,300,896)
Balance – September 30, 2017  29,348,867,108  $2,934,887  $7,921,897  $(10,047,554) $809,230 

2023 AND 2022

(Unaudited)
 Series E Convertible Preferred Stock  
Convertible
Preferred Stock
  Common Stock  
Additional
Paid-In
  Accumulated    
  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Capital  Deficit  Total 
Balance – April 1, 2023
  13,496  $13,496,525   800  $800,000   346,441,632,384  $34,644,163  $29,034,802  $(45,521,242) $18,957,723 
Series E convertible preferred stock redeemed  (10,637)  (10,637,100)  -   -   -   -   22,222   -   22,222 
Conversion of series E convertible preferred stock  (915)  (915,000)  -   -   9,150,000,000   915,000   -   -   915,000 
Issuance of award stock  -   -   -   -   107,675,000,000   10,767,500   (10,767,500)  -   - 
Induced conversions of preferred stock  -   -   -   -   -   -   (91,500)  -   (91,500)
Stock-based compensation expense  -   -   -   -   -   -   1,126,750   -   1,126,750 
Net loss  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   (2,652,755)  (2,652,755)
Balance – June 30, 2023
  1,944  $1,944,425   800  $800,000   463,266,632,384  $46,326,663  $19,324,774  $(48,173,997) $18,277,440 



Series E Convertible Preferred Stock 
Convertible
Preferred Stock
 Common Stock 
Additional
Paid-In
 Accumulated   
 Shares  Amount Shares Amount Shares Amount Capital Deficit Total 
Balance – April 1, 2022
  -  $-   800  $800,000   339,741,632,384  $33,974,163  $30,855,824  $(37,714,245) $27,915,742 
Net loss  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   (1,345,515)  (1,345,515)
Balance – June 30, 2022
  -  $-   800  $800,000   339,741,632,384  $33,974,163  $30,855,824  $(39,059,760) $26,570,227 

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

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HEALTHIER CHOICES MANAGEMENT CORP.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2023 AND 2022
(UNAUDITED)

 Series E Convertible Preferred Stock 
Convertible
Preferred Stock
 Common Stock 
Additional
Paid-In
 Accumulated  
 Shares  Amount Shares Amount Shares Amount Capital Deficit Total
Balance – January 1, 2023
 14,722 $14,722,075  800 $800,000  339,741,632,384 $33,974,163 $29,045,802 $(43,613,941) $20,206,024
Series E convertible preferred stock redeemed (11,193)  (11,192,650)  -  -  -  -  22,222  -  22,222
Conversion of series E convertible preferred stock (1,585)  (1,585,000)  -  -  15,850,000,000  1,585,000  -  -  1,585,000
Issuance of awarded stock -  -  -  -  107,675,000,000  10,767,500  (10,767,500)  -  -
Induced conversions of preferred stock -  -  -  -  -  -  (152,500)  -  (152,500)
Stock-based compensation -  -  -  -  -  -  1,176,750  -  1,176,750
Net loss -  -  -  -  -  -  -  (4,560,056)  (4,560,056)
Balance – June 30, 2023
 1,944 $1,944,425  800 $800,000  463,266,632,384 $46,326,663 $19,324,774 $(48,173,997) $18,277,440




 Series E Convertible Preferred Stock 
Convertible
Preferred Stock
 Common Stock 
Additional
Paid-In
 Accumulated  
 Shares  Amount Shares Amount Shares Amount Capital Deficit Total
Balance – January 1, 2022
 - $-  800 $800,000  339,741,632,384 $33,974,163 $30,855,824 $(36,396,330) $29,233,657
Net loss -  -  -  -  -  -  -  (2,663,430)  (2,663,430)
Balance – June 30, 2022
 - $-  800 $800,000  339,741,632,384 $33,974,163 $30,855,824 $(39,059,760) $26,570,227

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

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HEALTHIER CHOICES MANAGEMENT CORP.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
  2017  2016 
OPERATING ACTIVITIES      
Net loss $(7,300,896) $(19,788,976)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:        
(Income) loss from discontinued operations  (281,483)  777,119 
Change in allowances for bad debt  (22,633)  52,684 
Depreciation and amortization  261,456   223,772 
Loss on disposal of property and equipment  -   103,312 
Accretion of discounts on notes receivable from related party  -   (7,242)
Accrued interest on notes receivable from related party  -   (8,773)
(Gain) loss on repurchase of Series A warrants�� 94,955   (5,189,484)
Write-down of obsolete and slow moving inventory  290,574   295,940 
Stock-based compensation expense  5,338,508   61,794 
Stock-based expense in connection with professional services  9,002   - 
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets  -   1,977,829 
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities  -   18,489,507 
Net cash used in discontinued operations  (221,424)  (2,996,504)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:        
Due from merchant credit card processors  1,862   (20,708)
Accounts receivable  (26,506)  (319,407)
Inventories  (479,406)  (438,509)
Prepaid expenses and vendor deposits  1,769   410 
Other assets  8,872   (2,573)
Accounts payable  21,124   165,777 
Accrued expenses  (200,323)  (344,579)
Customer deposits  -   17,997 
NET CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES  (2,504,549)  (6,950,614)
         
INVESTING ACTIVITIES        
Acquisition of grocery store business  -   (2,910,612)
Proceeds received from sale of tradename  -   100,000 
Issuance of note receivable to related party in conjunction with sale of wholesale business  -   (500,000)
Collection of loans receivable  -   139,765 
Purchases of patent  (50,000)  - 
Purchases of property and equipment  (114,168)  (29,763)
NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES  (164,168)  (3,200,610)
         
FINANCING ACTIVITIES        
Proceeds from loan payable  13,977   - 
Principal payments on loan payable  (897)  - 
Payments for repurchase of Series A warrants  (2,427,267)  (3,278,827)
Principal payments of capital lease obligations  (53,054)  (50,050)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options  1,000   - 
NET CASH USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES  (2,466,241)  (3,328,877)
         
DECREASE IN CASH  (5,134,958)  (13,480,101)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS — BEGINNING OF PERIOD  13,366,272   27,214,991 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS — END OF PERIOD $8,231,314  $13,734,890 
         
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION        
Cash paid for interest $3,552  $12,854 
         
NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES        
Recognition of discounts in connection with notes receivables to related party $-  $(46,850)
Issuance of common stock in connection with cashless exercise of Series A warrants $304,072  $4,498,048 
Cancellation of treasury stock $-  $140,591 
         
Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation in connection with the grocery store acquisition:        
Amount allocated to goodwill
 $-  $481,314 
Property and equipment  -   500,225 
Intangible assets - favorable lease  -   890,000 
Intangible assets - customer relationships  -   60,000 
Intangible assets - tradenames and technology  -   824,500 
Inventory  -   253,524 
Accrued expenses  -   (98,951)
Cash used in the grocery store acquisition $-  $2,910,612 
         
Sale of Vape Wholesale Inventory and Business        
Consideration received:        
Note receivable from related party, net of discount $-  $356,895 
Note receivable from related party, net of discount  -   470,485 
Treasury stock  -   140,591 
Total consideration  -   967,971 
Assets and liabilities transferred:        
Inventory  -   (258,743)
Accounts receivable, net  -   (244,735)
Vendor deposits  -   (40,949)
Accrued expenses  -   (35,273)
Customer deposits  -   17,850 
Loss on repurchase of treasury stock  -   61,850 
Cash used in the sale of wholesale business $-  $(500,000)

(Unaudited)

 Six Months Ended June 30,
 2023 2022
OPERATING ACTIVITIES     
Net loss$(4,560,056) $(2,663,430)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:     
Depreciation and amortization 747,485  422,078
Loss (gain) on investment 8,400  (5,314)
Amortization of right-of-use asset 1,063,591  377,216
Write-down of obsolete and slow-moving inventory 951,373  73,640
Stock-based compensation expense 1,176,750  -
   Change in contingent consideration (402,900)  -
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:     
Accounts receivable (36,834)  (2,157)
Inventories (899,251)  (189,138)
Prepaid expenses and vendor deposits (670,178)  212,226
Other current assets 219,362  -
Other assets (5,230)  (33,941)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses (197,306)  528,247
Contract liabilities (51,137)  (249,700)
Lease liability (1,002,484)  (340,611)
NET CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES (3,658,415)  (1,870,884)
      
INVESTING ACTIVITIES     
Acquisition of Mother Earth’s Storehouse -  (5,150,000)
Collection of note receivable 32,928  27,122
Purchases of property and equipment (148,027)  (213,133)
NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES (115,099)  (5,336,011)
      
FINANCING ACTIVITIES     
Proceeds from line of credit -  35,196
Principal payments on loan payable (264,670)  (1,285)
Payment of induced conversions of preferred stock (152,500)  -
Payments for deferred offering costs (218,865)  -
Payment for series E preferred stock redemption (11,170,428)  -
NET CASH (USED IN) PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES (11,806,463)  33,911
      
NET DECREASE IN CASH AND RESTRICTED CASH (15,579,977)  (7,172,984)
CASH AND RESTRICTED CASH— BEGINNING OF PERIOD 24,690,124  26,496,404
CASH AND RESTRICTED CASH — END OF PERIOD$9,110,147 $19,323,420
      
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION     
Cash paid for interest$87,008 $2,910
Cash paid for income tax$- $-
NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES     
Issuance of common stock in connection with series E preferred stock conversion$1,585,000 $-
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities$1,093,290 $1,797,667
1% stated value reduction on preferred stock redemption$22,222 $-
Non-cash deferred offering cost$384,614 $-

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

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HEALTHIER CHOICES MANAGEMENT CORP.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)


Note 1. ORGANIZATION GOING CONCERN, AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION


Organization


Healthier Choices Management Corp. (the “Company”) is a holding company focused on providing consumers with healthier daily choices with respect to nutrition and other lifestyle alternatives. The Company operates thirteen vape retail stores in the Southeast region of the United States of America. The Company offers e-liquids vaporizers and related products through

Through its vape retail stores. The Company sold its wholesale business on July 31, 2016. The sale of the wholesale business was not contemplated prior to July 1, 2016. The sale of the wholesale business qualifies as a discontinued operation and, accordingly,wholly owned subsidiary HCMC Intellectual Property Holdings, LLC, the Company has excluded results for the wholesale business operations from the Company’s continuing operations in the unaudited consolidated Statements of Operations for all periods presented.

On June 1, 2016,manages and intends to expand on its intellectual property portfolio. 


Through its wholly owned subsidiaries, the Company acquired the business assets of operates:

Ada’s Whole FoodNatural Market, LLC, a natural and organic grocery store throughoffering fresh produce, bulk foods, vitamins and supplements, packaged groceries, meat and seafood, deli, baked goods, dairy products, frozen foods, health & beauty products and natural household items.

Paradise Health & Nutrition’s three stores that likewise offer fresh produce, bulk foods, vitamins and supplements, packaged groceries, meat and seafood, deli, baked goods, dairy products, frozen foods, health & beauty products and natural household items.

Mother Earth’s Storehouse, a two-store organic and health food and vitamin chain in New York’s Hudson Valley, a business that has been in existence for over 40 years.

Greens Natural Foods’ eight stores in New York and New Jersey, offering a selection of 100% organic produce and all-natural, non-GMO groceries & bulk foods; a wide selection of local products; an organic juice and smoothie bar; a fresh foods department, which offers fresh and healthy “grab & go” foods; a full selection of vitamins & supplements; as well as health and beauty products

Through its wholly owned subsidiary, Healthy Choice Markets, Inc.Wellness, LLC, the Company operates:

Licensing agreements for Healthy Choice Wellness Centers located at the Casbah Spa and Salon in Fort Lauderdale, FL, Boston Direct Health in Boston, MA and Green Care Medical Services in Chicago, IL.

These centers offer multiple vitamin drip mixes and intramuscular shots for clients to choose from that are designed to help boost immunity, fight fatigue and stress, reduce inflammation, enhance weight loss, and efficiently deliver antioxidants and anti-aging mixes. Additionally, there are IV vitamin mixes and shots for health, beauty, and re-hydration.

Through its wholly owned subsidiary, Healthy U Wholesale, Inc, the Company sells vitamins and supplements, as well as health, beauty, and personal care products on its website www.TheVitaminStore.com.

Additionally, the Company markets its patented the Q-Cup™ technology under the vape segment; this patented technology is based on a small, quartz cup called the Q-Cup™, which a customer partially fills with either cannabis or CBD concentrate (approximately 50mg) purchased from a third party. The Q-Cup™ is then inserted into the Q-Cup™ Tank or Globe, that heats the cup from the outside without coming in direct contact with the solid concentrate. This Q-Cup™ technology provides significantly more efficiency and an “on the go” solution for consumers who prefer to vape concentrates either medicinally or recreationally.

Spin-Off

The Company has commenced steps to spin off (“Spin-Off”) its grocery store has beensegment and wellness business into a leadernew publicly traded company (hereinafter referred to as “NewCo”). NewCo will continue the path of growth in the natural grocery market in Fort Myers, Floridawellness verticals started by HCMC and explore other growth opportunities that comport with HCMC’s healthier lifestyle mission. Following the Spin-Off, HCMC will retain its entire patent suite, the Q-Cup® brand, and continue to develop its patent suite through R&D as well as continuing its path of enforcing its patent rights against infringers and attempting to monetize said patents through licensing deals.

At the time of the Spin-Off, HCMC will distribute all the outstanding shares of Common Stock held by it on a pro rata basis to holders of HCMC’s common stock. Shares of HCMC’s common stock outstanding as of the record date for the past 40 years, offering fresh, natural and organic products and specializingSpin-Off (the “Record Date”), will entitle the holder thereof to receive a certain number of shares of Common Stock in facilitatingNewCo. The distribution will be made in book-entry form by a healthy, well balanced lifestyle. In addition to a comprehensive selectiondistribution agent. Fractional shares of vitamins and health & beauty products, the grocery store provides a fresh café and an organic juice bar.

In September 2017, Hurricane Irma struck Florida and caused major power outages to several of the Company’s operating facilities. Due to the loss of electricity, which lasted approximately one week, the Company suffered lost sales and inventory spoilage. The Company intends to submit insurance claims to recover the cost of lost sales and inventory spoilage, however, such claims have not, and mayCommon Stock will not be accepted by our insurance carrier. 

Going Concerndistributed in the Spin-Off and Liquidity

any fractional amounts will be rounded down. Please see more disclosure in Note 12 Stockholder Equity.


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Note 2. LIQUIDITY

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), which contemplate continuation of the Company as a going concern and realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business and do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of any uncertainties related to our going concern assessment. The carrying amounts of assets and liabilities presented in the financial statements do not necessarily purport to represent realizable or settlement values.


The Company incurred a losscurrently and historically has reported net losses and cash outflows from operationsoperations. As of June 30, 2023, the Company had cash of approximately $7.5$8.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. Asand working capital of September 30, 2017, cash and cash equivalents totaled approximately $8.2$6.3 million. While we anticipate that ourThe Company believes current cash cash equivalents, and cash to be generated from operations will beon hand is sufficient to meet our projected operating plansits obligations and capital requirements for at least the foreseeable future through a year and a daynext twelve months from the issuancedate of these unaudited consolidated financial statements, should we require additional funds (eitherfiling. In the past, the Company financed its operations primarily through equity or debt financings, collaborative agreements or from other sources) issuances of common stock and convertible preferred stock. However, we have no commitments to obtain such additional financing, and we may notthere can be no assurance that the Company will be able to obtain any such additional financing on terms favorableraise the necessary funds to us, or at all. If adequate financing is not available, the Company will further delay, postpone or terminate product and service expansion and curtail certain selling, general and administrativefund its operations.


Note 3. BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The inability to raise additional financing may have a material adverse effect on the future performance of the Company. 

Sourcing and Vendors

We source from multiple suppliers. These suppliers range from small independent businesses to multinational conglomerates. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, we purchased approximately 75% of the goods we sell from our top 20 suppliers and approximately 40% of our total purchases were from one vendor.

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

The Company’saccompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP. The unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of all subsidiaries in which the Company holds a controlling financial interest as of the financial statement date. 

The unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. The terms “we,” “us,” “our,” and the “Company” refer to Healthier Choices Management Corp. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Healthy Choice Markets, Inc., Vaporin, Inc., The Vape Store, Inc. (“Vape Store”), Smoke Anywhere U.S.A., Inc. (“Smoke”), Emagine the Vape Store, LLC (“Emagine”), IVGI Acquisition, Inc., Vapormax Franchising LLC, Vaporin LLC, and Vaporin Florida, Inc. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

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HEALTHIER CHOICES MANAGEMENT CORP.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

Unaudited Interim Financial Information

The unauditedcondensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Regulation S-X and do not include all the information and disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The Company has made estimates and judgments affecting the amounts reported in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes. The actual results experienced by the Company and reflectmay differ materially from the Company’s estimates. The condensed consolidated financial information is unaudited but reflects all normal recurring adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, are necessary forto provide a fair presentationstatement of the interim financial information. The results of operations for the interim periods presentedpresented. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 30, 2023. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2022 was derived from the Company’s audited 2022 financial statements contained in the above referenced Form 10-K. Results of the six months ended June 30, 2023, are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any subsequent quarter or for the full year ending December 31, 2017. Certain information and footnotes normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP2023.


Significant Accounting Policies

There have been omitted underno material changes in the instructionsCompany’s significant accounting policies to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X ofthose previously disclosed in the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). These unaudited consolidated financial statements and notes included herein should be read2022 Annual Report.


Reclassification

Certain amounts in conjunction with the auditedcondensed consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto as of and for the year ended December 31, 2016 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for such year as filed with the SEC on March 27, 2017. 

Note 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Reclassifications

Certain prior period amounts in the unaudited consolidated financial statements related to stock splits and the sale of discontinued operations have been reclassified to conform to the current period’syear presentation. No changes toSuch reclassifications do not impact the Company’s previously reported financial position or net loss were madeincome (loss). $150,000 inventory shrink was originally presented in the statement of cash flow under change in operating assets inventory in cash used in operating activities for six months ended June 30, 2022, it was reclassified to write-down of obsolete and slow-moving inventoryunder cash used in operating activities in the statement of cash flow.


The change in the fair value measurement on contingent consideration was presented under Other (expense) income, net in the statement of operations for three months ended March 31, 2023. For the three months ended June 30, 2023, the Company presented the change in fair value remeasurement as a resultseparate line in the statement of such reclassifications.

Segment Reporting

Operating segments are identified as components of an enterprise about which separate discrete financial information is available for evaluation by the operating decision makers, or decision-making group, in making decisions on how to allocate resourcesoperations.


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Note 4. CONCENTRATIONS

Cash and assess performance. The Company’s decision-making group is the senior executive management team. Restricted Cash

The Company considers all highly liquid instruments with an original maturity of three months or less, when purchased, to be cash and the decision-making group views the Company’s operations and manage its business as two operating segments. All long-lived assets of the Company reside in the U.S.

Use of Estimates in the Preparation of the Financial Statements

The preparation of unaudited consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the unaudited consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts of net revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates. These estimates and assumptions include allowances, reserves and write-downs of receivables and inventory, valuing equity securities and hybrid instruments, share-based payment arrangements, deferred taxes and related valuation allowances, and the valuation of assets and liabilities acquired in business combinations. Certain of management’s estimates could be affected by external conditions, including those unique to the Company’s industry, and general economic conditions. It is possible that these external factors could have an effect on the Company’s estimates that could cause actual results to differ from those estimates. The Company re-evaluates all accounting estimates at least quarterly based on these conditions and records adjustments when necessary.

Shipping and Handling

Shipping charges billed to customers are included in net sales and the related shipping and handling costs are included in cost of sales. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 shipping and handling costs of approximately $80,000 and $173,000, respectively, were included in cost of sales.

Concentration of Risk

Our cash balances are kept liquid to support our growing acquisition and infrastructure needs for operational expansion.equivalents. The majority of ourthe Company’s cash and cash equivalents areis concentrated in threeone large financial institutions and are generallyinstitution, which is in excess of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) insurance limit.(FDIC) coverage. The Company did not have any cash equivalent as of June 30, 2023, and  December 31, 2022.


A summary of the financial institution that had cash in excess of FDIC limits of $250,000 on June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 is presented below:

June 30, 2023 December 31, 2022 
Total cash in excess of FDIC limits of $250,000
 
$
7,458,162
  
$
21,682,144
 

The Company continually monitors its positions with, and the credit quality of, the financial institutions with which it invests, as deposits are held in excess of federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses on itsin such accounts.

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and restricted cash equivalents. 

At September 30, 2017, accounts receivableto amounts shown in unaudited condensed consolidated statements of cash flow


 June 30, 2023  June 30, 2022 
Cash $8,481,915  $19,323,420 
Restricted cash  628,232   - 
Total cash and restricted cash $9,110,147  $19,323,420 

Restricted Cash
The Company’s restricted cash consisted of cash balances included a concentration from three customers with receivable balances ranging from approximately $15,000which were restricted as to $17,000, allwithdrawal or usage under the August 18, 2022 securities purchase agreement for the purpose of which are greater than 10%funding any amounts due under the Series E Certificate of Designation upon the redemption of the total net accounts receivable balance. At December 31, 2016, accounts receivable balancesSeries E Preferred Stock. The balance also included a concentrationcash held  in the collateral account to cover the cash draw from three customersthe line of credit.


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Note 5. SEGMENT INFORMATION AND DISAGGREGATION OF REVENUES

In accordance with receivable balances ranging from approximately $9,000 to $24,000, allFASB ASC 280, "Disclosures about Segment of which are greater than 10% of the total net accounts receivable balance.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2017an enterprise and 2016,related information", the Company did not have any customers with sales in excess of 10% of total sales.

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determined it has two reportable segments: grocery and vapor. There are no inter-segment revenues.


HEALTHIER CHOICES MANAGEMENT CORP.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

Inventories

Inventories are stated at average cost. If the cost of the inventories exceeds their net realizable value, provisions are recorded to write down excess inventory to its net realizable value.

The Company’s inventories consist primarily of merchandise available for resale, such as fresh produce, perishable grocery itemsCompany's general and non-perishable consumable goods.

Identifiable Intangible Assets and Goodwill

Identifiable intangible assets are recorded at cost, or when acquired as part of a business acquisition, at estimated fair value. Certain identifiable intangible assets are amortized over 3 and 15 years. Similar to tangible personal property and equipment, the Company periodically evaluates identifiable intangible assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. Indefinite-lived intangible assets, such as goodwilladministrative costs are not amortized. The Company assesses the carrying amounts of goodwill for recoverability on at least an annual basis or when events or changes in circumstances indicate evidence of potential impairment exists, using a fair value based test. Application of the goodwill impairment test requires significant judgments including estimation of future cash flows, which is dependent on internal forecasts, estimation of the long-term rate of growth for the businesses, and the useful life over which cash flows will occur. Changes in these estimates and assumptions could materially affect the determination of fair value and/or conclusions on goodwill impairment for the Company.

During the third quarter of 2017, we changed the date of our annual impairment test from December 31st to September 30th. We believe the change in accounting principle related to changing our annual impairment testing date did not delay, accelerate, or avoid an impairment charge. We have determined that this change in accounting principle is preferable under the circumstances and does not result in adjustments to our financial statements when applied retrospectively. Our 2017 annual impairment test resulted in no impairment being recorded for the nine months ended September 30, 2017.

Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In July 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standard Update (ASU) No. 2015-11, “Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory” (“ASU 2015-11”). ASU 2015-11 requires an entity to measure inventory at the lower of cost and net realizable value. Net realizable value is the estimated selling prices in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal, and transportation. Subsequent measurement is unchanged for inventory measured using last-in, first-out (“LIFO”) or the retail inventory method. It is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016. The amendments should be applied prospectively with earlier application permitted as of the beginning of an interim or annual reporting period. The adoption of ASU 2015-11 did not have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, “Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718)” (“ASU 2016-09”). ASU 2016-09 requires an entity to simplify several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and classification on the statement of cash flows. ASU 2016-09 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, with early adoption permitted. The adoption of ASU 2016-09 did not have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-01, “Business Combinations (Topic 805) Clarifying the Definition of a Business” (“ASU 2017-01”). The amendments in ASU 2017-01 are to clarify the definition of a business with the objective of adding guidance to assist entities with evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or businesses. The definition of a business affects many areas of accounting including acquisitions, disposals, goodwill, and consolidation. The guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those periods, with early adoption permitted. The adoption of ASU 2017-01 did not have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, “Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment” (“ASU 2017-04”). ASU 2017-04 eliminates Step 2 along with amending other parts of the goodwill impairment test. Under ASU 2017-04, an entity should perform its annual or interim goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of the reporting unit with its carrying amount, and should recognize an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value with the loss not exceeding the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. ASU 2017-04 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods therein with early adoption permitted for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed after January 1, 2017. At adoption, this update will require a prospective approach. The adoption of ASU 2017-04 did not have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

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HEALTHIER CHOICES MANAGEMENT CORP.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers”, which was subsequently modified in August 2015 by ASU No. 2015-14, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers: Deferral of the Effective Date”.segment specific. As a result, the ASU No. 2014-09 is effective retrospectively for fiscal years and interim periods within those years beginning after December 15, 2017. all operating expenses are not managed on segment basis.



The core principle of ASU No. 2014-09 is that companies should recognize revenue when the transfer of promised goods or services to customers occurs in an amount that reflects what the company expects to receive. It requires additional disclosures to describe the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows from contracts with customers. In 2016, the FASB issued additional ASUs that clarify the implementation guidance on principal versus agent considerations (ASU 2016-08), on identifying performance obligations and licensing (ASU 2016-10), and on narrow-scope improvements and practical expedients (ASU 2016-12) as well as on the revenue recognition criteria and other technical corrections (ASU 2016-20). The Company will adopt the standard on January 1, 2018, but is still considering whether to use the retrospective or modified retrospective transition method. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of this new standard will have on its consolidated financial statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842)” (“ASU 2016-02”). ASU 2016-02 establishes a right-of-use (“ROU”) model that requires a lessee to record a ROU asset and a lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months. Leases will be classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the income statement. ASU 2016-02 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and annual and interim periods thereafter, with early adoption permitted. A modified retrospective transition approach is required for lessees for capital and operating leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements, with certain practical expedients available. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of this new standard will have on its consolidated financial statements.

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15 (Topic 230), “Statement of Cash Flows Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments”. The new standard will make eight targeted changes to how cash receipts and cash payments are presented and classified in the statement of cash flows. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company will require adoption on a retrospective basis unless it is impracticable to apply, in which case the Company would be required to apply the amendments prospectively as of the earliest date practicable. The Company is currently evaluating the effect that adopting this new accounting guidance will have on its consolidated cash flows and related disclosures.

In July 2017, the FASB issued a two-part ASU No. 2017-11, I “Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments With Down Round Features” and II “Replacement of the Indefinite Deferral for Mandatorily Redeemable Financial Instruments of Certain Nonpublic Entities and Certain Mandatorily Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests With a Scope Exception”. The ASU is effective for public business entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of this new standard will have on its consolidated financial statements.

Note 3. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

Effective July 31, 2016, the Company sold its wholesale inventory and the related business operations (collectively, “Wholesale Business Assets”). The sale of the wholesale business qualifies as discontinued operations, and accordingly, the Company has excluded results for the wholesale business operations from the Company’s continuing operations in the unaudited consolidated Statements of Operations for all periods presented. The following table shows the results of the Company’s wholesale operations included in the loss from discontinued operations.  Sales shown in the following table are the elimination of sales returns reserves for which customers did not return products.

  Three Months Ended
September 30,
  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
  2017  2016  2017  2016 
             
Wholesale vapor sales, net $204,507  $281,398  $288,965  $3,125,736 
                 
Cost of sales – vapor wholesale  -   203,482   -   2,832,564 
Expenses – advertising selling, general and administrative  -   86,831   7,482   1,070,291 
Total  -   290,313   7,482   3,902,855 
Net income (1oss) from discontinued operations attributable to the wholesale business $204,507  $(8,915) $281,483  $(777,119)

The major classes of assets and liabilities of discontinued operations on the balance sheet are as follow:

  September 30,
2017
  December 31, 2016 
Assets      
Accounts receivable $-  $39,493 
Due from merchant credit card processor, net  -   13,410 
Total current assets from discontinued operations $-  $52,903 
         
Liabilities        
Accrued expenses  -   555,810 
Total current liabilities from discontinued operations $             -  $555,810 

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HEALTHIER CHOICES MANAGEMENT CORP.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

Note 4. ACQUISITION OF ADA’S WHOLE FOOD MARKET

On April 1, 2016, the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary Healthy Choice Markets Inc., entered into a Business Sale Agreement with Ada’s Whole Food Market LLC (the “Seller”) to purchase certain operating assets and assumed certain payables and a store lease obligation that constituted the business of Ada’s Natural Market grocery store (the “Grocery Acquisition”). The Grocery Acquisition was consummated on June 1, 2016 and the Company operates the grocery store under the same name, location, and management. At the closing of these transactions, the Company also entered into an employment agreement with the store manager.

Note 5. SEGMENT INFORMATION

Prior to the second quarter of 2016, the Company had a single reportable business segment, as it was a distributor and retailer of vapor products including vaporizers, e-liquids and electronic cigarettes. On June 1, 2016, the Company completed the Grocery Acquisition (see Note 4) and added a reportable segment. On July 31, 2016, the Company sold its wholesale inventory and related operations. The Company has excluded the results for the wholesale business, as discontinued operations, from the Company’s continuing operations for all periods presented. Management determines thetables below present information about reportable segments based on the internal reporting used by our Chief Operating Decision Makers to evaluate performance and to assess where to allocate resources. The Company evaluates segment performance based on the segment gross profit before corporate expenses.

Summarized below are the total net sales and segment operating loss for each reporting segment:

  Three Months Ended 
  Net Sales  Segment Gross Profit 
  September 30, 2017  September 30, 2016  September 30, 2017  September 30, 2016 
Vapor sales, net $1,410,003  $1,474,581  $700,558  $818,725 
Grocery sales, net  1,447,040   1,575,037   553,202   635,431 
Total sales $2,857,043  $3,049,618   1,253,760   1,454,156 
                 
Operating expenses          4,272,323   2,501,564 
Operating loss          (3,018,563)  (1,047,408)
Other expense, net          (6,451)  (1,356,606)
Net loss from continuing operations          (3,025,014)  (2,404,014)
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations          204,507   (8,915)
Net loss         $(2,820,507) $(2,412,929)

For the three months ended September 30, 2017, depreciation and amortization was $17,011 and $68,125 for Vapor and Grocery, respectively. For the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016, depreciation2023, and amortization was $16,991 and $53,305 for Vapor and Grocery, respectively. 

  Nine Months Ended 
  Net Sales  Segment Gross Profit 
  September 30, 2017  September 30, 2016  September 30, 2017  September 30, 2016 
Vapor sales, net $4,398,942  $5,313,849  $2,521,256  $2,872,134 
Grocery sales, net  5,349,800   2,085,293   2,231,237   833,421 
Total sales $9,748,742  $7,399,142   4,752,493   3,705,555 
                 
Operating expenses          12,282,932   9,442,953 
Operating loss          (7,530,439)  (5,737,398)
Other expense, net          (51,940)  (13,274,459)
Net loss from continuing operations          (7,582,379)  (19,011,857)
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations          281,483   (777,119)
Net loss         $(7,300,896) $(19,788,976)

For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, depreciation and amortization was $50,270 and $197,985 for Vapor and Grocery, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2016, depreciation and amortization was $58,239 and $70,757 for Vapor and Grocery, respectively. 

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HEALTHIER CHOICES MANAGEMENT CORP.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

 Three Months Ended June 30,  Six Months Ended June 30, 
  2023  2022  2023  2022 
Vapor $-  $5,997  $38  $255,560 
Grocery  13,574,896   6,126,063   27,134,602   10,925,053 
Total revenue $13,574,896  $6,132,060  $27,134,640  $11,180,613 
                 
Retail Vapor $-  $5,997  $-  $255,560 
Retail Grocery  12,017,526   5,478,523   24,067,596   9,756,535 
Food service/restaurant  1,555,372   643,760   3,062,948   1,158,846 
Online/eCommerce  1,998   3,780   4,096   9,672 
Total revenue $13,574,896  $6,132,060  $27,134,640  $11,180,613 
                 
Loss from operations-Vapor  (10,724)  (15,495)  (17,397)  (34,462)
(Loss) income from operations-Grocery  (185,923)  146,114   (462,763)  310,049 
Corporate items  (2,983,013)  (1,499,019)  (4,682,546)  (2,998,893)
Total loss from operations $(3,179,660) $(1,368,400) $(5,162,706) $(2,723,306)




Note 6. NOTES RECEIVABLE FROM RELATED PARTY

In connection with the sale of its wholesale business, the Company entered into two notes receivable with a related party. As consideration for the sale of wholesale inventory and business the Company received a secured, one-year promissory note in the principal amount of $370,000 (the “Acquisition Note”) bearing an interest rate of 4.5%, which payments thereunder are $10,000 monthly, with such payments commencing on October 28, 2016, with a balloon payment of the remainder of principal and interest due on July 29, 2017. As ofAND OTHER INCOME


On September 30, 2017, the balloon payment had not been received.

The buyer and6, 2018, the Company entered into a secured, 36-month36-month promissory note in (the principal amount of $500,000 (the “Promissory Note”“Note”) bearingwith VPR Brands L.P. for $582,260. The Note bears an interest rate of prime plus 2%, resetting annually on July 29th7.00%, which payments thereunder are $14,000 per month,$4,141 weekly. The Company records all proceeds related to the interest of the Note as interest income as proceeds are received.


On August 31, 2022, the Company amended and restated the Note (the "Amended Note") with VPR Brands L.P. to extend the maturity date for one year. The outstanding balance for the Amended Note is $211,355. The Amended Note bears an interest rate of 7.00%, which payments thereunder are $1,500 weekly, with such payments commencing on January 26, 2017, with subsequent installments payable on the same dayas of each month thereafter, and in the 37th monthSeptember 3, 2022. The Amended Note has a balloon payment of $145,931 for all remaining accrued interest and principal balance due in the final week of the 1-year extension of the Amended Note.

A summary of the Amended Note as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 is presented below:

Description June 30, 2023 December 31, 2022
Promissory Note $156,297 $189,225



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Note 7. ACQUISITION

On October 14, 2022, the Company through its wholly owned subsidiary, Healthy Choice Markets IV, LLC, entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Dean’s Natural Food Market of Shrewsbury, Inc., a New Jersey corporation, Green’s Natural Foods, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Dean’s Natural Food Market of Chester, LLC, a New Jersey limited liability company, Dean’s Natural Food Market of Basking Ridge, LLC, a New Jersey limited liability company, and Dean’s Natural Food Market, Inc., a New Jersey corporation (collectively, the “Sellers”), and shareholders of the Sellers. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company acquired certain assets and assumed certain liabilities of an organic and natural health food and vitamin chain with eight store locations in New York and northern and central New Jersey (the “Stores”).

The cash purchase price under the Asset Purchase Agreement was $5,142,000, with $3,000,000 seller financing in the form of promissory note. In addition, the seller is entitled to a contingent earn-out based on July 29, 2019. a certain revenue threshold within the one-year period of the closing.

The Company records all proceedsrecorded $1,108,000 of contingent consideration based on the estimated financial performance for the one year following closing.  The contingent consideration was discounted at an interest rate of 3.8%, which represents the Company's weighted average discount rate.  Contingent consideration related to both notes asthe acquisition is recorded at fair value (level 3) with changes in fair value recorded in other income as proceeds are received. expense (income), net.

The notes were issued by an affiliatefollowing table summarizes the change in fair value of contingent consideration from acquisition date to June 30, 2023:

 Fair Market Value - Level 3 
Balance as of October 14, 2022 $1,108,000 
Remeasurement  (333,100)
Balance as of December 31, 2022  774,900 
Remeasurement  (402,900)
Balance as of June 30, 2023 $372,000 

The following table summarizes the change in fair value of contingent consideration for the three months ended June 30, 2023:

 Fair Market Value - Level 3 
Balance as of March 31, 2023 $797,000 
Remeasurement  (425,000)
Balance as of June 30, 2023 $372,000 

The following table summarizes the purchase price allocation based on fair values of the Company’s former Chief Executive Officer.

net assets acquired at the acquisition date:

 October 14, 2022 
Purchase Consideration   
Cash consideration paid $5,142,000 
Promissory note  3,000,000 
Contingent consideration issued to Green's Natural seller  1,108,000 
Total Purchase Consideration $9,250,000 
     
Purchase price allocation    
Inventory $1,642,000 
Property and equipment  1,478,000 
Intangible assets  3,251,000 
Right of use asset - Operating lease  6,427,000 
Other liabilities  (211,000)
Operating lease liability  (6,427,000)
Goodwill  3,090,000 
Net assets acquired $9,250,000 
     
Finite-lived intangible assets    
Trade Names (8 years)
 $1,133,000 
Customer Relationships (6 years)
  1,103,000 
Non-Compete Agreement (5 years)
  1,015,000 
Total intangible assets $3,251,000 


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The acquisition is structured as asset purchase in a business combination, and goodwill is tax-deductible, and amortizable over 15 years for tax purpose.

Revenue and Earnings

The following table represents the combined pro forma revenue and net loss for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022:

 For Three Months Ended June 30, 2022  
For Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
 
Sales $13,875,928  $27,032,375 
Net loss $(1,769,171) $(3,354,452)

The combined proforma revenue and net loss for the three and six months period ended June 30, 2022 were prepared as though acquisition occurred as of January 1, 2022.


Note 8. PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant, and equipment consist of the following:
 June 30, 2023  December 31, 2022 
Displays
 
$
312,146
  
$
312,146
 
Building  575,000   575,000 
Furniture and fixtures  580,668   560,256 
Leasehold improvements
  
1,910,719
   
1,910,719
 
Computer hardware & equipment  186,654   160,210 
Other
  
688,773
   
587,602
 
   4,253,960   4,105,933 
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization
  
(1,279,331
)
  
(993,025
)
Total property, plant, and equipment, net $2,974,629  $3,112,908 

The Company incurred approximately $143,746 and $63,656 of depreciation expense for the three months endedJune 30, 2023 and 2022, and $286,306 and $113,592 of depreciation expense for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.


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Note 7.9. INTANGIBLE ASSETS


Intangible assets, net are as follows:

September 30, 2017 

Useful Lives

(Years)

 

Gross

Carrying Amount

  

Accumulated

Amortization

  

Net Carrying

Amount

 
Favorable lease 15 years $890,000  $(77,629) $812,371 
Trade names 10 years  820,000   (149,000)  671,000 
Customer relationships 5 years  60,000   (16,000)  44,000 
Technology 10 years  75,000   (5,000)  70,000 
Website 3 years  4,500   (2,000)  2,500 
Intangible assets, net   $1,849,500  $(249,629) $1,599,871 

December 31, 2016 

Useful Lives

(Years)

 

Gross

Carrying Amount

  

Accumulated

Amortization

  

Net Carrying

Amount

 
Favorable lease 15 years $890,000  $(33,859) $856,141 
Trade names 10 years  820,000   (87,500)  732,500 
Customer relationships 5 years  60,000   (7,000)  53,000 
Technology 10 years  25,000   (937)  24,063 
Website 3 years  4,500   (875)  3,625 
Intangible assets, net   $1,799,500  $(130,171) $1,669,329 

Intangible


June 30, 2023 Useful Lives (Years) 
Gross
Carrying Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
Carrying Amount
Trade names  8-10 years $2,569,000 $(876,036) $1,692,964
Customer relationships  4-6 years  2,669,000  (1,182,139)  1,486,861
Patents  10 years  384,665  (178,891)  205,774
Non-compete  4-5 years  1,602,000  (443,267)  1,158,733
Intangible assets, net    $7,224,665 $(2,680,333) $4,544,332

December 31, 2022 Useful Lives (Years) 
Gross
Carrying Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
Carrying Amount
Trade names  8-10 years  $2,569,000  (725,723)  $1,843,277
Customer relationships  4-6 years  2,669,000  (1,033,306)  1,635,694
Patents  10 years  384,665  (159,658)  225,007
Non-compete  4-5 years  1,602,000  (300,467)  1,301,533
Intangible assets, net    $7,224,665 $(2,219,154) $5,005,511

Intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives. Amortization expense amounted to $119,458was approximately  $230,277 and $51,155$165,100 for the ninethree months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172023 and 2016,2022, and $461,179  and $308,486 for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Future annual estimated amortization expense is as follows:

Years ending December 31,   
2017 (remaining three months) $40,340 
2018  161,361 
2019  160,486 
2020  159,861 
2021  152,861 
Thereafter  924,962 
Total $1,599,871 

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HEALTHIER CHOICES MANAGEMENT CORP.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

Years ending December 31,   
2023 (remaining six months) $461,179 
2024  922,358 
2025  916,858 
2026  838,877 
2027  694,457 
Thereafter  710,603 
Total $4,544,332 


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Note 10. CONTRACT LIABILITIES


A summary of the contract liabilities activity at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 is presented below:


 June 30, 2023  December 31, 2022 
Beginning balance as January 1, $198,606  $23,178 
Issued  638,501   859,383 
Redeemed  (635,391)  (628,012)
Breakage recognized  (54,247)  (55,943)
Ending balance $147,469  $198,606 

Note 11. DEBT

The following table provides a breakdown of the Company's debt as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 is presented below:

_ June 30, 2023  December 31, 2022 
Promissory note $2,649,933  $2,913,788 
Other debt  -   815 
Total debt $2,649,933  $2,914,603 
Current portion of long-term debt  (552,001)  (536,542)
Long-term debt $2,097,932  $2,378,061 


Note 8.12. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Reverse Splits


Series E Convertible Preferred Stock

On June 1, 2016,August 18, 2022, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement ("Series E Preferred Stock") pursuant to which the Company sold and issued 14,722 shares of its Series E Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock to institutional investors for $1,000 per share or an aggregate subscription of $13.25 million. The number of shares issued to each participant is based on subscription amount multiplied by conversion rate of 1.1111. The Company also incurred offering costs of approximately $410,000, which covers legal and consulting fee.
The HCMC Series E Preferred Stock has voting rights on as converted basis at the Company’s next stockholders’ meeting. However, as long as any shares of HCMC Series E Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Company shall not, without the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the then outstanding shares of the HCMC Series E Preferred Stock, (a) alter or change adversely the powers, preferences or rights given to the HCMC Series E Preferred Stock or alter or amend the Certificate of Designation, (b) increase the number of authorized shares of HCMC Series E Preferred Stock, or (c) enter into any agreement with respect to any of the foregoing. Each share of Series E Preferred Stock shall be convertible, at any time and from time to time at the option of the Holder thereof, into that number of shares of Common Stock (subject to the beneficial ownership limitations). The initial conversion price for the HCMC Series E Preferred Stock shall equal $0.0001.
Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary that is not a Fundamental Transaction (as defined in the Certificate of Designation), the holders of HCMC Series E Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive out of the assets, whether capital or surplus, of the Company an amount equal to $1,000 per share of Series E Preferred Stock.

Unless earlier converted or extended as set forth below, a holder may require the redemption of all or a portion of the stated value of the HCMC Series E Preferred Stock either (1) six months after closing or (2) the time at which the balance is due and payable upon an event of default.

On March 1, 2023, the Company entered into a First Amendment to HCMC Series E Preferred Stock with each purchaser ("Purchaser") identified as those who participated in the HCMC Series E Preferred Stock, dated as of August 18, 2022.  The parties amended the HCMC Preferred Stock related to the conversion payment whereby upon conversion of the Series E Preferred Stock prior to the record date for the Spin-Off, the Company will pay the Purchaser ten percent (10%) of the stated value of the Series E Preferred Stock converted. The record date was May 1, 2023.

On May 15th, the Company and the Purchaser entered into the Second Amendment to the Securities Purchase Agreement, pursuant to which the Company agreed to extend the time period for the Conversion Payment eligibility to December 1, 2023. The Company filed an amendment to the Certificate of Designation to make the redemption price of the Preferred Stock (the “Redemption Price”) equal the Stated Value regardless of the date on which it is redeemed. Prior to this amendment, the Redemption Price was discounted by 1% for each month after the seven-month anniversary of the Issue Date that the Purchaser elected not to redeem.

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For the three months ended June 30, 2023, 9,150,000,000 shares of common stock were issued as a result of the Series E preferred stock conversion. 10,637 shares of Series E preferred stock were redeemed and approximately $10,615,000 was paid for the redemptions.

As of June 30, 2023, 15,850,000,000 shares of common stock were issued as a result of the Series E preferred stock conversion. 11,193 shares of Series E preferred stock was redeemed and approximately $11,170,000 was paid for redemption.

Pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, purchasers of the Series E Convertible Preferred Stock will also be required to purchase Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of Healthy Choice Wellness Corp. ("HCWC") in the same subscription amounts that the Purchasers paid for the HCMC Series E Preferred Stock. HCWC is the HCMC subsidiary that will be spun off  to HCMC’s stockholders in connection with the spin off of HCMC’s grocery and wellness businesses.


Stock Options and Restricted Stock

During the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, no stock options of the Company were exercised into common stock.

On April 23, 2023, the Board of Directors effected a reverse(the “Board”) of HCMC approved the Second Amendment to the 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Amended Plan”). The Amended Plan increased the number of shares of HCMC common stock splitauthorized for issuance under the Amended Plan to 225,000,000,000 shares.

On April 23, 2023, HCMC’s board of directors has approved the issuance of approximately an additional 107,675,000,000 shares of restricted common stock to the employees and executive officers of HCMC. Each grant of restricted common stock will commence vesting of 12.5% of the award on February 1, 2024 and will vest in 12.5% increments on the last day of each calendar quarter thereafter through September 30, 2025. All shares of restricted common stock at a ratiorelated to the April 23, 2023 issuance remain unvested as of 1-for-20,000. All share and per share amounts have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the reverse stock splits.

Compensatory Common Stock Summary

June 30, 2023.


During the ninethree months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172023 and 2016,2022, the Company recognized stock-based compensation expense related to compensatory Commonof approximately $1,127,000 and $0, respectively in connection with amortization of restricted stock and stock options. During the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company recognized stock-based compensation of approximately $1,177,000 and $0, respectively. Stock in the amount of $0 and $52,000, respectively. Stock-basedbased compensation expense is included as part of selling, general and administrative expense in the accompanying unaudited condensedconsolidated statements of operations. As of September 30, 2017, there was no unamortized expense remaining related to stock awards because the remaining non-vested shares vested on April 1, 2016.

Series A Warrants

Through September 30, 2017, 1 Series A warrant has been exercised through the cashless exercise provision, resulting in the issuance of 15,125,005,934 shares of the Company’s common stock.

A summary of warrant activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 is presented below:

  Exercise Price  

Warrant

Common Stock

Equivalent

  Remaining Contractual Term 
Outstanding at January 1, 2017 $0.0001   634,754,364,551   3.60 
Warrants repurchased $(0.000021)  (114,796,220,280)    
Cashless exercises for common stock $(0.0001)  (15,125,005,934)    
Black Scholes Value adjustment $(0.0001)  (198,093,264)    
             
Outstanding at September 30, 2017 $0.0001   504,635,045,073   2.85 

Pursuant to the Series A warrant agreement, the Black Scholes value is calculated by a third-party and utilized in calculating the warrant common stock equivalents at the point of cashless exercise. As such, the value is computed at the end of each reporting period to determine the amount of warrant common stock equivalents outstanding using the formula below:

(Series A warrants exercised * Black Scholes Value) / closing common stock bid price as of two trading days prior.

A summary of the outstanding warrant common stock equivalents at January 1, 2017 and September 30, 2017 is presented below:

  September 30,
2017
  January 1,
2017
 
Warrants outstanding  33   42 
Black Scholes value  1,519,079   1,519,297 
Closing bid stock price $0.0001  $0.0001 
Warrant common stock equivalent  504,635,045,073   634,754,364,551 

Stock Options

During the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, the Company recognized stock-based compensation of approximately $2,038,000 and $2,000, respectively, in connection with the amortization of stock options, net of recovery of stock-based charges for forfeited unvested stock options. During the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, the Company recognized stock-based compensation of approximately $5,339,000 and $10,000, respectively. Stock-based compensation expense is included as part of selling, general and administrative expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. 

At September 30, 2017, the amount of unamortized stock-based compensation expense associated with unvested stock options granted to employees, directors and consultants was approximately $3.3 million, which will be amortized over a weighted average period of 0.6 years. At December 31, 2016, the amount of unamortized stock-based compensation expense associated with unvested stock options granted to employees, directors and consultants was approximately $0.5 million, which will be amortized over a weighted average period of 1.7 years. 

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HEALTHIER CHOICES MANAGEMENT CORP.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

Loss per


Income (Loss) Per Share

Basic loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted loss per share is computed using the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding and, if dilutive, potential shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Potential common shares consist of incremental shares of common stock issuable upon (a) the exercise of stock options (using the treasury stock method); (b) the exercise of warrants (using the if-converted method). For the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, diluted loss per share excludes the potential shares of common stock, as their effect is antidilutive.



The following table summarizes the Company’s securities, in common share equivalents, thatwhich have been excluded from the calculation of dilutive loss per share as their effect would be anti-dilutive:

  September 30, 2017  September 30, 2016 
       
Stock options  86,911,261,360   11,360 
Warrants  504,635,045,073   655,691,759,993 
Total  591,546,306,433   655,691,771,353 

Note 9. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS


 As of June 30, 
  2023  2022 
Preferred stock  20,694,000,000   1,250,000,000 
Stock options  67,587,000,000   67,587,000,000 
Restricted stock  5,500,000,000   - 
Total  93,781,000,000   68,837,000,000 

The fair value framework under FASB’s guidance requiresdifference between our common shares outstanding as of June 30, 2023 of 463,266,632,384, and the categorizationweighted average number of assetscommon shares outstanding in our basic and liabilities into three levels based upondiluted net loss per share is the assumptions used to measure the assets or liabilities. Level 1 provides the most reliable measureexclusion of fair value, whereas Level 3, if applicable, would generally require significant management judgment. The three levels107,675,000,000 shares of restricted common stock outstanding which are unvested as of June 30, 2023. There are no other reconciling items except for categorizing assets and liabilities under the fair value measurement requirements are as follows:

Level 1: Fair value measurement of the asset or liability using observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

Level 2: Fair value measurement of the asset or liability using inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the applicable asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar (as opposed to identical) assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; and

Level 3: Fair value measurement of the asset or liability using unobservable inputs that reflect the Company’s own assumptions regarding the applicable asset or liability.

Nonfinancial assets such as goodwill, other intangible assets, and long-lived assets held and used are measured at fair value and tested for impairment annually, or when there is an indicator of impairment between annual tests. 

The following table summarizes the liabilities measured at fair valuedifferences resulting from computing share issuances on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2017:

  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Total 
LIABILITIES            
Derivative liabilities – non-consenting warrants $     -  $398,952  $      -  $398,952 
Derivative liabilities – consenting warrants  -   9,832,745   -   9,832,745 
Total derivative liabilities $-  $10,231,697  $-  $10,231,697 

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weighted average basis.


HEALTHIER CHOICES MANAGEMENT CORP.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

The following table summarizes the liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2016:

  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Total 
LIABILITIES            
Derivative liabilities – non-consenting warrants $     -  $955,173  $      -  $955,173 
Derivative liabilities – consenting warrants  -   11,912,906   -   11,912,906 
Total derivative liabilities $-  $12,868,079  $-  $12,868,079 

The Company determined that its offer to purchase its Series A warrants for $0.000021 per warrant was the best indicator of the fair value of the derivative liabilities as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016. 


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Note 10.13. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Employment and Consulting and Other Related Party Agreements

On April 8, 2016, Gregory Brauser informed the Board of his decision to resign from the Board and as President of the Company. Mr. Brauser’s resignation was not due to any disagreement with


Legal Proceedings

Two lawsuits were filed against the Company on any matters relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices. Through GAB Management Group, Inc., Mr. Brauser serves as a consultant to the Company pursuant to an Executive Services Consulting Agreement dated as of April 11, 2016 (the “Consulting Agreement”), the term of which is two years. Under the Consulting Agreement, GAB Management Group, Inc., will receive the following benefitsand its subsidiaries in connection with consulting services that its principal, Mr. Brauser, providesalleged claimed battery defects for an electronic cigarette device. Plaintiffs claim these batteries were sold by a store of the Company’s subsidiary and have sued for an undetermined amount of damages (other than a total of $0.4 million of medical costs). The initial complaints were filed between January 2019 and April 2019. We responded to the Company: (1)complaints in 2019 and we exchanged additional support information with the plaintiff for one of the lawsuits in 2021. Given the lack of information presented by the plaintiffs to date, the Company is unable to predict the outcome of these matters and, at this time, cannot reasonably estimate the possible loss or range of loss with respect to these legal proceedings.

On November 30, 2020, the Company filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Philip Morris USA, Inc. and Philip Morris Products S.A. in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.  The lawsuit alleges infringement on HCMC-owned patent(s) by the Philip Morris product known and marketed as “IQOS®”.  Philip Morris claims that it is currently approaching 14 million users of its IQOS® product and has reportedly invested over $3 billion in their smokeless tobacco products. On December 3, 2021, the District Court for the Northern District of Georgia effectively dismissed HCMC’s patent infringement action against Philip Morris USA, Inc. and Philip Morris Products S.A.  On December 14, 2021, the Company filed a notice of appeal of the District Court for the Northern District of Georgia’s dismissal of the Company’s patent infringement action against Philip Morris USA, Inc. and Philip Morris Products S.A. The appeal brief was filed on February 28, 2022.

On December 3, 2021, the District Court for the Northern District of Georgia effectively dismissed HCMC’s patent infringement action against Philip Morris USA, Inc. and Philip Morris Products S.A. In connection with such dismissal, the defendants sought to recover attorney’s fees from the Plaintiff. On February 22, 2022, the District Court for the Northern District of Georgia granted the defendant’s an engagement feeaward of $50,000 payable atapproximately $575,000 in attorneys’ fees to be paid by the timeCompany. The Company has fully provisioned this amount as of December 31, 2022. HCMC appealed this ruling on June 22, 2022.

On April 12, 2023, the Consulting Agreement is executed,U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled in favor of HCMC on two separate appeals it had filed in its patent infringement action against Philip Morris USA, Inc. and (2) thereafter monthly installmentsPhilip Morris Products S.A. pending in the district court for the Northern District of $10,000Georgia.

In the first appeal, HCMC appealed the ruling of the District Court dismissing HCMC’s patent infringement action and denying HCMC’s motion to amend its pleading. In the second appeal, HCMC appealed the District Court’s award of attorneys’ fees to Philip Morris. In its decisions, the Federal Circuit ruled for 24 months.

Legal Proceedings

FromHCMC by reversing both of those decisions and remanded the case back to the District Court for further proceedings. As a result of the ruling, the Company reversed the $575,000 which was previously fully provisioned during the three months ended March 31, 2023.


From time to time the Company may beis involved in various claims and legal actionsproceedings arising in the ordinary course of our business. We do notbelieve that there is no other litigation pending that is likely to have, any legal proceedings which haveindividually or in the aggregate, a material impactadverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations as of June 30, 2023. With respect to legal costs, we record such costs as incurred.


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Note 14. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On July 7, 2023, the Company entered into a patent licensing agreement for one of its patents in the vape segment. The Company as the licensor, grants to licensee during the term a non-exclusive right and license under the Licensed Patents to make, use, offer to sell, sell, and import licensed products in the territory of the United States of America. The licensee will pay to the financial statements aslicensor a royalty based on net sales of September 30, 2017.

Purchase Commitments

At September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company had vendor deposits of approximately $3,000 and $7,000, respectively, which are included as a component of prepaid expenses and vendor depositsall licensed products in the consolidated balance sheets.

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territory during the term of the agreement. Either party can cancel the agreement with 60-days written notice.





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


The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this report on Form 10-Q. In addition to historical information, this discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including but not limited to those set forth under “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, on March 27, 2017.statements. The terms “we,” “us,” “our,” and the “Company” refer to Healthier Choices Management Corp. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Healthy Choice Markets, Inc., Vaporin,Healthy Choice Markets 2, LLC (“Paradise Health and Nutrition”), Healthy Choice Markets 3, LLC (“Mother Earth’s Storehouse”), Healthy Choices Markets 3 Real Estate LLC, Healthy Choice Markets IV, LLC (“Green's Natural Foods”), HCMC Intellectual Property Holdings, LLC, Healthy Choice Wellness, LLC, The Vitamin Store, LLC, Healthy U Wholesale, Inc., and The Vape Store, Smoke, Emagine, IVGI Acquisition, Inc., Vapormax Franchising LLC, Vaporin LLC, and Vaporin Florida, Inc. (“Vape Store”). All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.


Company Overview


Healthier Choices Management Corp. (the “Company”) is a holding company focused on providing consumers with healthier daily choices with respect to nutrition and other lifestyle alternatives. The Company operates thirteen vape retail stores in the Southeast region of the United States of America. The Company offers e-liquids vaporizers and related products through
Through its vape retail stores. The Company sold its wholesale business on July 31, 2016. The sale of the wholesale business was not contemplated prior to July 1, 2016. The sale of the wholesale business qualifies as a discontinued operation and accordinglywholly owned subsidiary HCMC Intellectual Property Holdings, LLC, the Company has excluded results for the wholesale business operations from the Company’s continuing operations in the unaudited consolidating Statements of Operations for all periods presented. 

On June 1, 2016,manages and intends to expand on its intellectual property portfolio.

Through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Healthy Choice Markets, Inc., Healthy Choice Markets 2, LLC, and Healthy Choice Markets 3, LLC, and Healthy Choice Markets IV, LLC respectively, the Company acquired the business assets of operates:
Ada’s Whole FoodNatural Market, LLC, a natural and organic grocery store throughoffering fresh produce, bulk foods, vitamins and supplements, packaged groceries, meat and seafood, deli, baked goods, dairy products, frozen foods, health & beauty products and natural household items.
Paradise Health & Nutrition’s three stores that likewise offer fresh produce, bulk foods, vitamins and supplements, packaged groceries, meat and seafood, deli, baked goods, dairy products, frozen foods, health & beauty products and natural household items.
Mother Earth’s Storehouse, a two store organic and health food and vitamin chain in New York’s Hudson Valley, which has been in existence for over 40 years.
Green's Natural Foods’ eight stores in New York and New Jersey, offering a selection of 100% organic produce and all-natural, non-GMO groceries & bulk foods; a wide selection of local products; an organic juice and smoothie bar; a fresh foods department, which offers fresh and healthy “grab & go” foods; a full selection of vitamins & supplements; as well as health and beauty products (www.Greensnaturalfoods.com).
Through its wholly owned subsidiary, Healthy Choice Markets, Inc. The grocery storeWellness, LLC, the Company has been a leader inlicensing agreements for Healthy Choice Wellness Centers at the natural grocery marketCasbah Spa and Salon in Fort Myers, FloridaLauderdale, FL, and Boston Direct Health in Boston, MA. These centers offer multiple IV drip “cocktails” for clients to choose from that are designed to help boost immunity, fight fatigue and stress, reduce inflammation, enhance weight loss, and efficiently deliver antioxidants and anti-aging mixes. Additionally, there are cocktails for health, beauty, and re-hydration. (www.HealthyChoiceWellness.com).

Through its wholly owned subsidiary, Healthy U Wholesale Inc., the past 40 years, offering fresh, naturalCompany sells vitamins and organicsupplements, as well as health, beauty and personal care products on its websitewww.TheVitaminStore.com.
Additionally, the Company markets its patented Q-Unit™ and Q-Cup® technology. Information on these products and specializing in facilitating a healthy, well balanced lifestyle. In addition to a comprehensive selection of vitamins and health & beauty products, the grocery store provides a fresh café and an organic juice bar. 

Going Concern and technology is available on the Company’s website atwww.theQcup.com.


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Liquidity


The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q have been prepared in conformity with GAAP, which contemplate continuation of the Company as a going concern and realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business and do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of any uncertainties related to our going concern assessment. The carrying amounts of assets and liabilities presented in the financial statements do not necessarily purport to represent realizable or settlement values. The unaudited consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of these uncertainties.

We had


The Company incurred a large numberloss from operations of warrants outstanding with features that made the warrants more debt-like than equity and could possibly result in cash outflows. Additionally,approximately $5.2 million for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017, we reported a net loss2023. As of $7,300,896June 30, 2023, cash totaled approximately $8.5 million. The Company believes current cash on hand is sufficient to meet its obligations and had a working capital deficit of $1,991,339. These factors raised substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

During 2016 and early 2017, we took steps to mitigate these factors by:

increasing the number of authorized shares to 750,000,000,000 so that there would be sufficient shares available for issuance should all the warrant holders exercise; and
entering into a Fifth Amended and Restated Series A Warrant Standstill Agreement (the “Fifth Amendment”) with warrant holders to effectively eliminate the possibility that warrant holders will exercise for anything other than shares.

The above steps substantially lowered our potential cash exposure. As a result, as ofrequirements for at least the next twelve months from the date of filing. In the issuancepast, the Company financed its operations primarily through issuances of these financial statements, common stock and convertible preferred stock. However, we believe our plans have alleviated substantial doubt about our abilityno commitments to sustain operations forobtain such additional financing, and there can be no assurance that the foreseeable future through a year and a day fromCompany will be able to raise the issuance of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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necessary funds to fund its operations.


Factors Affecting Our Performance


We believe the following factors affect our performance:


Retail: We believe the operating performance of our retail stores will affect our revenue and financial performance. The Company has a total of thirteen retailfour natural and organic groceries and dietary supplement stores which are located in Florida, Georgiaas well as ten located in New York and Alabama.New Jersey. The Company has ceased plans to increase the number ofclosed retail vape stores, dueas management has shifted its retail sales focus to the wholesale and online channel. The adverse industry trends and increasing federal and state regulations that, if implemented, may negatively impact future wholesale and online operations in vapor segment.

Increased Competition: Food retail revenues.

Inventory Management:is a large and competitive industry. Our revenue trends are affected by an evolving product acceptancecompetition varies and consumer demand. We are creatingincludes national, regional, and offering new products to our retail customers. Evolving product developmentlocal conventional supermarkets, national superstores, alternative food retailers, natural foods stores, smaller specialty stores, and technology impacts our licensingfarmers’ markets. In addition, we compete with restaurants and intellectual properties spending. We expect the transition to vaporizer and advanced technology and enhanced performance products to continue and will impact our operating resultsother dining options in the future.

Increased Competition:food-at-home and food-away-from-home markets. The launch by national competitorsopening and closing of branded vaporizercompetitive stores, as well as restaurants and e-cigarette products have made it more difficultother dining options, in regions where we operate will affect our results. In addition, changing consumer preferences with respect to compete on pricesfood choices and to secure business.dining out or at home can impact us. We also expect increased vaporizer product supply and downward pressure on prices to continue and impact our operating results in the future. We market and sell the similar vaporizers and e-liquids as our competitors and we sell our products at substantially similar prices as our competitors; accordingly, the key competitive factors for our success is to maintain the quality of service we offer our customers and effective marketing efforts.


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Results of Operations


The following table sets forth our unaudited condensed consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 that is used in the following discussions of our results of operations:

 Three Months Ended June 30, 2023 to 2022
 2023 2022 Change $
SALES        
Vapor sales, net$- $5,997 $(5,997)
Grocery sales, net 13,574,896  6,126,063  7,448,833
TOTAL SALES, NET 13,574,896  6,132,060  7,442,836
         
Cost of sales vapor -  562  (562)
Cost of sales grocery 8,493,213  3,800,625  4,692,588
GROSS PROFIT 5,081,683  2,330,873  2,750,810
         
OPERATING EXPENSES        
Selling, general and administrative 8,261,343  3,699,273  4,562,070
LOSS FROM OPERATIONS (3,179,660)  (1,368,400)  (1,811,260)
         
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)        
(Loss) gain on investment (3,943)  1,800  (5,743)
Change in contingent consideration 425,000  -  425,000
Other income, net 4,600  6,175  (1,575)
Interest income 101,248  14,910  86,338
Total other income (expense), net 526,905  22,885  504,020
         
NET LOSS$(2,652,755) $(1,345,515) $(1,307,240)

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The decrease in net vapor sales is primarily due to closing all retail vape stores in the second quarter of 2022, as management has shifted its retail sales focus to the wholesale and online channel. The sales for the three months ended June 30, 2023, were significantly impacted by technical issues associated with the processing of credit card payments. Management is continuing to work with the third-party provider to address the matter.

Net grocery sales increased $7.4 million to $13.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to $6.1 million for the same period in 2022. The $7.4 million increase in grocery sales was primarily due to the acquisition of Green's Natural Foods.

Vapor cost of goods sold for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 were $- thousand and $1.0 thousand, respectively, a decrease of $1.0 thousand. The decrease is primarily due to closing retail vape stores, as management has shifted its retail sales focus to the wholesale and online channel. Gross (loss) profit was $- thousand and $5.0 thousand for three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

Grocery cost of goods sold for the three months endedJune 30, 2023 and 2022 were $8.5 million and $3.8 million, respectively. The increase of $4.7 million is primarily due to the acquisition of Green's Natural Foods stores. Gross profit was $5.1 million and $2.3 million for the three months endedJune 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Gross margin as a percentage of sales decreased approximately 1% as compared to the same period in prior year as a result of increased inventory shrink and inventory reserve.

Total operating expenses increased approximately $4.6 million to $8.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023 compared to $3.7 million for the same period in 2022. The increase is due to the acquisition of Green's Natural Foods stores of $3.1 million, and increases in professional fees of $0.2 million, payroll and benefit expense of $0.1 million, and stock compensation expense  of $1.1 million.

Total net other income increased $504,000 to $527,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2023 compared to $23,000 for the same period in 2022. The increase in net other income is mainly attributable to increase in interest income as a result of an increase in interest rates, and change in contingent liability.

The following table sets forth our unaudited consolidated Statements of Operations for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172023 and 20162022 that is used in the following discussions of our results of operations:

  Three Months Ended
September 30,
  2016 to 2017 
  2017  2016  Change 
SALES         
Vapor sales, net $1,410,003  $1,474,581  $(64,578)
Grocery sales, net  1,447,040   1,575,037   (127,997)
TOTAL SALES, NET  2,857,043   3,049,618   (192,575)
             
Cost of sales vapor  709,445   655,856   53,589 
Cost of sales grocery  893,838   939,606   (45,768)
GROSS PROFIT  1,253,760   1,454,156   (200,396)
             
OPERATING EXPENSES            
Advertising  16,243   36,008   (19,765)
Selling, general and administrative  4,256,080   2,456,313   1,799,767 
Retail store and kiosk closing costs  -   9,243   (9,243)
Total operating expenses  4,272,323   2,501,564   1,770,759 
LOSS FROM OPERATIONS  (3,018,563)  (1,047,408)  (1,971,155)
             
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)            
Gain (loss) on repurchases of Series A warrants  (20,160)  3,437,221   (3,457,381)
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities  -   (4,812,510)  4,812,510 
Other income  9,665   -   9,665 
Interest income  4,463   21,845   (17,382)
Interest expense  (419)  (3,162)  2,743 
Total other expense, net  (6,451)  (1,356,606)  1,350,155 
             
Net loss from continuing operations  (3,025,014)  (2,404,014)  (621,000)
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations  204,507   (8,915)  213,422 
NET LOSS $(2,820,507) $(2,412,929) $(407,578)


 Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 to 2022
 2023 2022 Change $
SALES        
Vapor sales, net$38 $255,560 $(255,522)
Grocery sales, net 27,134,602  10,925,053  16,209,549
TOTAL SALES, NET 27,134,640  11,180,613  15,954,027
         
Cost of sales vapor 653  112,246  (111,593)
Cost of sales grocery 17,137,913  6,764,980  10,372,933
GROSS PROFIT 9,996,074  4,303,387  5,692,687
         
OPERATING EXPENSES        
Selling, general and administrative 15,158,780  7,026,693  8,132,087
LOSS FROM OPERATIONS (5,162,706)  (2,723,306)  (2,439,400)
         
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)        
Gain (loss) on investment (8,400)  5,314  (13,714)
Change in contingent consideration 402,900  -  402,900
Other income 9,250  23,049  (13,799)
Interest income (expense), net 198,900  31,513  167,387
Total other income (expense), net 602,650  59,876  542,774
         
NET LOSS$(4,560,056) $(2,663,430) $(1,896,626)


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Net vapor sales decreased $64,578$0.3 million to $1,410,003$- million for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172023 as compared to $1,474,581$0.3 million for the same period in 2016.2022. The decrease in sales is primarily due to closing the decreased number of thirteenremaining retail vape stores open during the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172022, as management has shifted its retail sales focus to the wholesale and online channel. The sales for the six months endedJune 30, 2023 were significantly impacted by technical issues associated with the processing of credit card payments. Management is continuing to work with the third-party provider to address the matter.


Net Grocery sales
increased $16.2 million to $27.1 million for the six months endedJune 30, 2023 as compared to fourteen retail stores$10.9 million for the same period in 2016.

Net grocery sales decreased $127,997 to $1,447,040 for the three months ended September 30, 2017 as compared to $1,575,037 for the same period in 2016.2022. The decreaseincrease in sales is primarily due to Ada’sacquisition of Green's Natural Market suffering an extended power outage caused by hurricane Irma, resultingFoods in lost sales and inventory spoilage.

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October 2022.


Vapor cost of goods sold for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172023 and 20162022 were $709,445$1.0 thousand and $655,856,$0.1 million, respectively, an increasea decrease of $53,589.$0.1 million. The increasedecrease is primarily due to increases in product costsclosing retail stores during calendar year 2022. Gross (loss) profit was $(1.0) thousand and $0.1 million for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017 as compared to2023 and 2022, respectively. Closing retail vape stores will allow the same period in 2016. Gross profit from retail stores was $700,558Company focus on developing wholesale business and $818,725 for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. 

online platform.


Grocery cost of goods sold for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172023 and 20162022 were $893,838$17.1 million and $939,606,$6.8 million, respectively, a decreasean increase of $45,768.$10.4 million. The decreaseincrease is primarily due to Ada’sthe acquisition of Green's Natural Market suffering an extended power outage caused by hurricane Irma, resultingFoods in lost sales and lower cost of goods sold, which was offset by spoiled inventory estimated at $80,000.October 2022. Gross profit from grocery was $553,202$10.0 million and $635,431$4.2 million for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172023 and 2016,2022, respectively.

Selling, general and administrative


Total operating expenses increased $1,799,767$8.1 million to $4,256,080$15.2 million for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172023 compared to $2,456,313$7.0 million for the same period in 2016.2022. The increase of $6.1 million is due to Green's Natural Foods acquisition. The remaining increase is primarily attributable to increases in stock-based compensation of $2,035,595, payroll and benefits of $41,341 and depreciation and amortization of $17,323, offset by decreases inthe professional fees of $216,046,$0.3 million, payroll and employee related cost of $0.4 million, occupancy costs of $43,913, taxes, licenses$0.1 million, and permitsan increase in stock compensation of $15,920 and bank service charges and merchant account fees of $12,897.

Net other expense of $6,451 for the three months ended September 30, 2017 includes interest income of $4,463, other income of $9,665, loss on repurchase of Series A warrants of $20,160, and interest expense of $419. $1.2 million.


Net other income of $1,356,606$0.6 million for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20162023 includes a $4,812,510 loss on investment of $8,000, change in the fair value contingent consideration of the derivative liabilities, $3,437,221 gain on repurchase of Series A warrants, $21,845 of interest income, and $3,162 of interest expense.

Net income from discontinued operations increased $213,422 to $204,507 for the three months ended September 30, 2017 as compared to net loss of $8,915 for the same period in 2016. See Note 3 – Discontinued Operations for further detail.

The following table sets forth our unaudited consolidated Statements of Operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 that is used in the following discussions of our results of operations:

  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  2016 to 2017 
  2017  2016  Change 
SALES         
Vapor sales, net $4,398,942  $5,313,849  $(914,907)
Grocery sales, net  5,349,800   2,085,293   3,264,507 
TOTAL SALES, NET  9,748,742   7,399,142   2,349,600 
             
Cost of sales vapor  1,877,686   2,441,715   (564,029)
Cost of sales grocery  3,118,563   1,251,872   1,866,691 
GROSS PROFIT  4,752,493   3,705,555   1,046,938 
             
OPERATING EXPENSES            
Advertising  74,902   58,110   16,792 
Selling, general and administrative  12,208,030   7,064,511   5,143,519 
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets  -   1,977,829   (1,977,829)
Retail store and kiosk closing costs  -   342,503   (342,503)
Total operating expenses  12,282,932   9,442,953   2,839,979 
LOSS FROM OPERATIONS  (7,530,439)  (5,737,398)  (1,793,041)
             
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)            
Gain (loss) on repurchases of Series A warrants  (94,955)  5,189,484   (5,284,439)
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities  -   (18,489,507)  18,489,507 
Other income  20,126   -   20,126 
Interest income  26,441   38,418   (11,977)
Interest expense  (3,552)  (12,854)  9,302 
Total other expense, net  (51,940)  (13,274,459)  13,222,519 
             
Net loss from continuing operations  (7,582,379)  (19,011,857)  11,429,478 
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations  281,483   (777,119)  1,058,602 
NET LOSS $(7,300,896) $(19,788,976) $12,488,080 

Net vapor sales decreased $914,907 to $4,398,942 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 as compared to $5,313,849 for the same period in 2016. The decrease in sales is primarily due to the decreased number of thirteen stores open during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 as compared to fourteen to twenty retail stores for the same period in 2016.

Net grocery sales increased $3,264,507 to $5,349,800 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 as compared to $2,085,293 for the same period in 2016. The increase in sales is due to Ada’s Natural Market being acquired in June 2016, and as such, 2016 has four months of activity compared to nine months activity in 2017.

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Vapor cost of goods sold for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 were $1,877,686 and $2,441,715, respectively, a decrease of $564,029. The decrease in cost of goods sold is primarily due to the decreased number of thirteen stores open during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 as compared to fourteen to twenty retail stores for the same period in 2016. Gross profit from retail stores was $2,521,256 and $2,872,134 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Grocery cost of goods sold for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 were $3,118,563 and $1,251,872, respectively, an increase of $1,866,691. The increase is due to Ada’s Natural Market being acquired in June 2016, and as such, 2016 has four months of activity compared to nine months activity in 2017. Gross profit from grocery was $2,231,237 and $833,421 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $5,143,519 to $12,208,030 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to $7,064,511 for the same period in 2016. The increase is primarily attributable to increases in stock-based compensation of $5,276,714, payroll and benefits of $623,634, insurance of $43,319, depreciation and amortization of $37,684, and occupancy of $39,473, offset by decreases in professional fees of $911,779. Operating expenses also included charges for impairment of goodwill and intangible assets of $1,977,829 and retail store and kiosk closing costs of $342,503 for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 which did not occur for the same period in 2017.

Net other expense of $51,940 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 includes a $94,955 loss on repurchase of Series A warrants,$403,000, other income of $20,126,$9,000, and an interest income of $26,441 and interest expense of $3,552.$199,000. Net other expenseincome of $13,274,459$0.1 million for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20162022 includes $5,189,484a gain on repurchaseinvestment of Series A warrants, change in the fair value$5,000, other income of the derivative liabilities of $18,489,507,$23,000, and interest income of $38,418, and interest expense of $12,854.

Income from discontinued operations increased $1,058,602, to $281,483 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 as compared to net loss of $777,119 for the same period in 2016. See Note 3 – Discontinued Operations for further detail.

$32,000.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

  

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 
  2017  2016 
       
Net cash used in operating activities $(2,504,549) $(6,950,614)
Net cash used in investing activities  (164,168)  (3,200,610)
Net cash used in financing activities  (2,466,241)  (3,328,877)
  $(5,134,958) $(13,480,101)


 Six Months Ended June 30,
 2023 2022
Net cash (used in) provided by     
 Operating activities$(3,658,415) $(1,870,884)
 Investing activities (115,099)  (5,336,011)
Financing activities (11,806,463)  33,911
 $(15,579,977) $(7,172,984)


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Our net cash used in operating activities of $2,504,549approximately $3.7 million for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172023 resulted from oura net loss of $7,300,896,$4.6 million, offset by a non-cash adjustment of $3.5 million and a net cash usage of $672,608$2.6 million from changes in operating assets and liabilities. Our net cash used in operating activities of $1.9 million for the six months endedJune 30, 2022 resulted from a net loss of $2.7 million and a net cash usage of $0.1 million from changes in operating assets and liabilities, offset by a non-cash adjustmentsadjustment of $5,468,955. Our net cash used in discontinued operations of $221,424 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 resulted from our net income from discontinued operations of $281,483 and a net cash usage of $502,907 from changes in assets and liabilities from discontinued operations. Our net cash used in operating activities of $6,950,614 for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 resulted from our net loss of $19,788,976 and by net cash provided of $941,592 from changes in operating assets and liabilities and by non-cash adjustments of $13,779,954. Our net cash used in discontinued operations of $2,996,504 for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 resulted from our net loss from discontinued operations of $777,119, offset by a net cash usage of $2,219,385 from changes in assets and liabilities from discontinued operations. 

$0.9 million.


The net cash used in investing activities of $164,168$0.1 million for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017 resulted2023 resulted from thecollection on a note receivable and purchases of a patent and property and equipment.equipment. The net cash used in investing activities of $3,200,610$5,336,000 for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016 is primarily due to2022 resulted from the acquisition of Mother Earth's Storehouse, collection of a note receivable, and purchases of property and equipment and the Grocery Acquisition.

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The net cash used in financing activities of $2,466,241$11.8 million for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172023 is due to repurchases of Series A warrants totaling $2,427,267, payment of $53,054 of capital lease obligation and payment of $897 in loan payments, offset by proceeds from a loan payable of $13,977E Preferred Stock redemption and exercise, of stock options of $1,000.payment for deferred offering cost related with spin off, and principle payment on loan payable. The net cash used inprovided by financing activities of $3,328,877$34,000 for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016 2022is due to repurchasesproceeds received from the line of Series A warrants totaling $3,278,827 and payment of capital lease obligation of $50,050.

credit.


At SeptemberJune 30, 20172023 and December 31, 2016,2022, we did not have any material financial guarantees or other contractual commitments with vendors that are reasonably likely to have an adverse effect on liquidity.


Our cash balances are kept liquid to support our growing acquisition and infrastructure needs for operational expansion. The majorityMost of our cash and cash equivalents areis concentrated in threeone financial institutionsinstitution and areis generally in excess of the FDIC insurance limit. The Company has not experienced any losses on its cash and cash equivalents.cash. The following table presents the Company'sCompany’s cash position as of SeptemberJune 30, 20172023 and December 31, 2016.

  September 30,
2017
  December 31, 2016 
       
Cash $8,231,314  $13,366,272 
Total assets $12,175,070  $17,234,751 
Percentage of total assets  67.61%  77.55%

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2022.


 June 30, 2023 December 31, 2022
Cash$8,481,915 $22,911,892
Total assets$39,338,975 $55,255,030
Percentage of total assets 21.56%  41.47%


The Company reported a net loss of $7,300,896$4.6 million for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017.2023. The Company also had negativepositive working capital of $1,991,339.$6.3 million. The Company expects to continue incurring losses for the foreseeable future, and may need to raise additional capital to satisfy warrant obligations, andbut we do not believe there are any substantial doubts about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. AsThe Company believes current cash on hand is sufficient to meet its obligations and capital requirements for at least the next twelve months from the date of October 22, 2017,filing. In the past, the Company had approximately $7.9 millionfinanced its operations primarily through issuances of cash. The decrease in cash from September 30, 2017 is primarily attributablecommon stock and convertible preferred stock. However, we have no commitments to operating expenses.

obtain such additional financing, and there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to raise the necessary funds to fund its operations.


Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements


We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.



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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates


Our management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations is based on our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, or U.S. GAAP. The preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements requires us to exercise considerable judgment with respect to establishing sound accounting policies and in making estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of our assets and liabilities, our recognition of revenues and expenses, and disclosure of commitments and contingencies at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements.


We base our estimates on our historical experience, knowledge of our business and industry, current and expected economic conditions, the attributes of our products, the regulatory environment, and in certain cases, the results of outside appraisals. We periodically re-evaluate our estimates and assumptions with respect to these judgments and modify our approach when circumstances indicate that modifications are necessary. These estimates and assumptions form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources.


While we believe that the factors we evaluate provide us with a meaningful basis for establishing and applying sound accounting policies, we cannot guarantee that the results will always be accurate. Since the determination of these estimates requires the exercise of judgment, actual results could differ from such estimates.


There have been no material changes to the Company’s critical accounting policies and estimates as compared to the critical accounting policies and estimates described in the 20162022 Annual Report, which we believe are the most critical to our business and the understanding of our results of operations and affect the more significant judgments and estimates that we use in the preparation of our condensed consolidated financial statements.


Seasonality


We do not consider our business to be seasonal.


Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements


This report includes forward-looking statements including statements regarding retail expansion, the future demand for our products, the transition to vaporizer and other products, competition, the adequacy of our cash resources and our authorized common stock,Common Stock, and our continued ability to raise capital.


The words “believe,” “may,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “should,” “plan,” “could,” “target,” “potential,” “is likely,” “will,” “expect” and similar expressions, as they relate to us, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs.


The results anticipated by any or all of these forward-looking statements might not occur. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ from those in the forward-looking statements include our future Common Stockcommon stock price, the timing of future warrantSeries D preferred stock exercises and stock sales, having the authorized capital to issue stock to exercising Series A warrant holders, customer acceptance of our products, and proposed federal and state regulation. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as the result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK


Not applicable to smaller reporting companies.



ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES


We are required to report under Section 404(a) of Sarbanes-Oxley regarding the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures


Our management, including our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, did not carry out an evaluation on internal controls as of June 30, 2023 in regard to the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or the Exchange Act. As an evaluation was not carried out, our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were ineffective as of the end of the period covered by this report.

The Company’s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal controlscontrol over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f).reporting. Under the supervision and with the participation of ourthe Company’s management, including our principal executive, financialthe Chief Executive Officer and accounting officer, we conducted an evaluation ofChief Financial Officer, the Company evaluated the effectiveness of ourthe design and operation of its internal controlscontrol over financial reporting as of September 30, 2017. This evaluation was based on the framework established in Internal Control-IntegratedControl - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”)(2013 framework).

In planning  Based on that evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and performing its audit of our financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2016 in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, our prior independent registered public accounting firm (“Prior Auditor”) noted a number of deficiencies in internal control over financial reporting that required audit adjustments that were made to such financial statements. Although our Prior AuditorChief Financial Officer concluded that not all of the deficiencies rose to the level of a material weakness, they advised us that the combination of such deficiencies constitutes a material weakness in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting related towas ineffective as of June 30, 2023 and noted the overall maintenance of the books and records in full accordance with U.S. GAAP.

Our Prior Auditor considered the overall deficiency to be related to overall maintenance of our books and records in full accordance with GAAP. This wasmaterial weaknesses as a result of insufficient segregation of duties, oversight of work performed and lack of compensating controls in our finance and accounting function due to limited personnel.

follows:


Failure to have properly documented and designed disclosure controls and procedures and testing of the operating effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting.

Failure to perform periodic and year-end inventory observations in a timely manner and adequate controls to sufficiently perform required rollback procedures of inventory counts to the year-end.

Weakness around our purchase orders and inventory procedures, inclusive of year-end physical inventory observation procedures as well as physical count procedures.

Segregation of duties due to lack of personnel.

Information technology general controls (ITGCs) were not designed effectively to ensure that appropriate access security controls, change management and data center and network operations ITGCs were in place.

Our management concluded that considering internal control deficiencies that, in the aggregate, rise to the level of material weaknesses, we did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting as of SeptemberJune 30, 20172023 based on the criteria set forth in COSO.

Changes in Internal ControlControl-Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”).


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Planned Remediation

Management continues to work to improve its controls related to our material weaknesses listed above. In order to achieve the timely implementation of the controls over Financial Reporting

Following this assessmentthe above-mentioned weaknesses, management has commenced the following actions and during the first and second quarters of fiscal year 2017, we have undertakenwill continue to assess additional opportunities for remediation on an action plan to strengthen internal controls and procedures:

ongoing basis:

We built outContinuing to increase headcount across the Company, with a new accounting team by filling our Chief Financial Officer, Controllerparticular focus on hiring individuals with strong internal control backgrounds and Accounting Manager positions with personnel possessing extensive experience working at large, publicly-traded companies with exposure to SEC reporting and numerous areas of technical accounting.inventory expertise.


Our SEC reporting was brought in-house as the function was previously accomplished using outside consultants; providing for a more efficient reporting process than that experienced in 2016.

Our management has increasedIncreasing its focus on the Company’s month-end account reconciliationpurchase order process in order to provide forbetter manage inventory thereby improving cash management and ultimately leading to more reliable and precise financial statements.reporting. The Company implemented an open to buy program by comparing purchases with sales to better control overall inventory purchases.

Our management continues


Using business intelligence to combine business analytics, data tools and infrastructure to help the Company quickly identify the issues in POS system and facilitate internal control over financial reporting.

Establishing policies and procedures in the IT area to mitigate data breach, unauthorized access, and address segregation of duties.

We are currently working to review waysimprove and simplify our internal processes and implement enhanced controls, as discussed above, to address the material weaknesses in which we can make improvements inour internal control over financial reporting.

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reporting and to remedy the ineffectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures. These material weaknesses will not be considered to be remediated until the applicable remediated controls are operating for a sufficient period of time and management has concluded, through testing, that these controls are operating effectively.


Changes in Internal Controls over Financing Reporting

Except as detailed above, during the quarter ended June 30, 2023, there were no significant changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act 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.


Two lawsuits were filed against the Company and its subsidiaries in connection with alleged claimed battery defects for an electronic cigarette device. Plaintiffs claim these batteries were sold by a store of the Company’s subsidiary and have sued for an undetermined amount of damages (other than a total of $0.4 million of medical costs). The initial complaints were filed between January 2019 and April 2019. We responded to the complaints in 2019 and we exchanged additional support information with the plaintiff for one of the lawsuits in 2021. Given the lack of information presented by the plaintiffs to date, the Company is unable to predict the outcome of these matters and, at this time, cannot reasonably estimate the possible loss or range of loss with respect to these legal proceedings.

On November 30, 2020, the Company filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Philip Morris USA, Inc. and Philip Morris Products S.A. in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. The lawsuit alleges infringement on HCMC-owned patent(s) by the Philip Morris product known and marketed as “IQOS®”.  Philip Morris claims that it is currently approaching 14 million users of its IQOS® product and has reportedly invested over $3 billion in their smokeless tobacco products. On December 3, 2021, the District Court for the Northern District of Georgia effectively dismissed HCMC’s patent infringement action against Philip Morris USA, Inc. and Philip Morris Products S.A.  On December 14, 2021, the Company filed a notice of appeal of the District Court for the Northern District of Georgia’s dismissal of the Company’s patent infringement action against Philip Morris USA, Inc. and Philip Morris Products S.A. The appeal brief was filed on February 28, 2022.

On December 3, 2021, the District Court for the Northern District of Georgia effectively dismissed HCMC’s patent infringement action against Philip Morris USA, Inc. and Philip Morris Products S.A. In connection with such dismissal, the defendants sought to recover attorney’s fees from the Plaintiff. On February 22, 2022, the District Court for the Northern District of Georgia granted the defendant’s an award of approximately $575,000 in attorneys’ fees to be paid by the Company. HCMC appealed this ruling on June 22, 2022.

On April 12, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled in favor of HCMC on two separate appeals it had filed in its patent infringement action against Philip Morris USA, Inc. and Philip Morris Products S.A. pending in the district court for the Northern District of Georgia.

In the first appeal, HCMC appealed the ruling of the District Court dismissing HCMC’s patent infringement action and denying HCMC’s motion to amend its pleading. In the second appeal, HCMC appealed the District Court’s award of attorneys’ fees to Philip Morris. In its decisions, the Federal Circuit ruled for HCMC by reversing both of those decisions and remanded the case back to the District Court for further proceedings.

From time to time the Company may beis involved in various claims and legal actionsproceedings arising in the ordinary course of our business. We do notbelieve that there is no other litigation pending that is likely to have, any legal proceedings which haveindividually or in the aggregate, a material impact to theadverse effect on our financial statementscondition or results of operations as of SeptemberJune 30, 2017.

2023. With respect to legal costs, we record such costs as incurred.


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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.


Not Applicable.


ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.


None.


ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.


None.


ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.


Not Applicable.


ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION.


Not Applicable.


ITEM 6. EXHIBITS.


See the exhibits listed in the accompanying “Index to Exhibits.”

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements 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.

HEALTHIER CHOICES MANAGEMENT CORP.
Date: October 23, 2017By:/s/ Jeffrey Holman
Jeffrey Holman
Chief Executive Officer
Date: October 23, 2017By:/s/ John Ollet
John Ollet
Chief Financial Officer

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS


Exhibit   Incorporated by Reference Filed or
Furnished
No. Exhibit Description Form Date Number Herewith
31.1        Filed
31.2        Filed
32.1        Furnished *
32.2        Furnished *
101.INS XBRL Instance Document       Filed
101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document       Filed
101.CAL XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document       Filed
101.DEF XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document       Filed
101.LAB XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document       Filed
101.PRE XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document       Filed
104Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)Filed

*


*This exhibit is being furnished rather than filed and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing, in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-K.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be deemed incorporatedsigned on its behalf by reference into any filing, in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-K.

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the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

HEALTHIER CHOICES MANAGEMENT CORP.
Date: July 24, 2023By:/s/ Jeffrey Holman
Jeffrey Holman
Chief Executive Officer
Date: July 24, 2023By:/s/ John Ollet
John Ollet
Chief Financial Officer


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