UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

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

 

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 20182019

 

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: 001-38561

 

HYRECAR INC.HyreCar Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware 47-24808747-2480487

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

355 South Grand Avenue, Suite 1650

Los Angeles, CA 

 90071
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(888) 688-6769

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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

Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock,

par value $0.00001 per share

HYREThe Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

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, a smaller reporting company, or emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer(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 ☒

  

As of August 13, 2018,14, 2019, the registrant had 11,708,04116,358,586 shares of common stock, $0.00001 par value per share, issued and outstanding.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table of Contents

 

 Page No.
  
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements and Industry Dataii
 
PART I-FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.Financial Statements (Unaudited)1
 Condensed Balance Sheets as of June 30, 20182019 and December 31, 201720181
 Condensed Statements of Operations for the Three and Six Months Endedmonths ended June 30, 20182019 and 201720182
 Condensed Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the Three and Six months ended June 30, 2019 and 20183
Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months Endedmonths ended June 30, 20182019 and 2017201834
 Condensed Notes to Financial Statements45
Item 2.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations1716
Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk2422
Item 4.Controls and Procedures2422
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.Legal Proceedings2523
Item 1A.Risk Factors2523
Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds3323
Item 3.Defaults Upon Senior Securities3323
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures3323
Item 5.Other Information3323
Item 6.Exhibits3424
Signatures3525

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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND INDUSTRY DATA

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements which are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). These statements may be identified by such forward-looking terminology as “may,” “should,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Our forward-looking statements are based on a series of expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections about our company, are not guarantees of future results or performance and involve substantial risks and uncertainty. We may not actually achieve the plans, intentions or expectations disclosed in these forward-looking statements. Actual results or events could differ materially from the plans, intentions and expectations disclosed in these forward-looking statements. Our business and our forward-looking statements involve substantial known and unknown risks and uncertainties, including the risks and uncertainties inherent in our statements regarding:

  

our ability to add new customers or increase listings or rentals on our platform;

 

our ability to expand and train our sales team;and technology teams;

 

the potential benefits of and our ability to maintain our relationships with ridesharing or automotive companies, and establish or maintain future collaborations or strategic relationships or obtain additional funding;

 

our marketing capabilities and strategy;

 

our ability to maintain a cost-effective insurance program;

 

our ability to retain the continued service of our key professionals and to identify, hire and retain additional qualified professionals;

 

our competitive position, and developments and projections relating to our competitors and our industry;

 

our estimates regarding expenses, future revenue, capital requirements and needs for additional financing; and

 

the impact of laws and regulations.

 

All of our forward-looking statements are as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q only. In each case, actual results may differ materially from such forward-looking information. We can give no assurance that such expectations or forward-looking statements will prove to be correct. An occurrence of, or any material adverse change in, one or more of the risk factors or risks and uncertainties referred to in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or included in our other public disclosures or our other periodic reports or other documents or filings filed with or furnished to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) could materially and adversely affect our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations. Except as required by law, we do not undertake or plan to update or revise any such forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, changes in plans, assumptions, estimates or projections or other circumstances affecting such forward-looking statements occurring after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, even if such results, changes or circumstances make it clear that any forward-looking information will not be realized. Any public statements or disclosures by us following this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that modify or impact any of the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q will be deemed to modify or supersede such statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may include market data and certain industry data and forecasts, which we may obtain from internal company surveys, market research, consultant surveys, publicly available information, reports of governmental agencies and industry publications, articles and surveys. Industry surveys, publications, consultant surveys and forecasts generally state that the information contained therein has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable, but the accuracy and completeness of such information is not guaranteed. While we believe that such studies and publications are reliable, we have not independently verified market and industry data from third-party sources.

 

References to HyreCar

 

Throughout this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the “Company,” “HyreCar,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refers to HyreCar Inc. and “our board of directors” refers to the board of directors of HyreCar Inc.

 

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

HyreCar Inc.HYRECAR INC.

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

 

  June 30,
2018
  December 31,
2017
 
Assets      
Current assets:      
Cash and cash equivalents $11,867,519  $213,944 
Accounts receivable  60,800   41,000 
Deferred offering costs  -   135,608 
Deferred expenses  11,585   35,153 
Other current assets  82,560   118,020 
Total current assets  12,022,464   543,725 
         
Property and equipment, net  3,802   - 
Other assets  90,000   90,000 
Total assets $12,116,266  $633,725 
         
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)        
Current liabilities:        
Accounts payable $1,780,724  $1,355,064 
Accrued liabilities  428,502   119,226 
Deferred revenue  24,960   47,718 
Related party advances  9,629   9,629 
Note payable, net of discount  -   46,368 
Notes payable - related party, net of discount  300,000   278,607 
Settlement payable  -   24,444 
Total current liabilities  2,543,815   1,881,056 
         
Total liabilities  2,543,815   1,881,056 
         
Commitments and contingencies (Note 3)  -   - 
         
Stockholders’ equity (deficit):        
Preferred stock 15,000,000 shares authorized, par value $0.00001, 0 and 2,429,638 issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively  -   1,591,886 
Common stock, 50,000,000 shares authorized, par value $0.00001, 11,708,041 and 5,252,953 issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively  117   52 
Additional paid-in capital  

21,641,896

   2,553,672 
Subscription receivable - related party  (7,392)  (140,087)
Accumulated deficit  (12,062,170)  (5,252,854)
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)  9,572,451   (1,247,331)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit) $12,116,266  $633,725 

  June 30,
 2019
  December 31, 2018 
Assets        
Current assets:        
Cash and cash equivalent $5,086,942  $6,764,870 
Accounts receivable  155,659   161,177 
Deferred expenses  15,743   20,927 
Other current assets  392,143   128,337 
Total current assets  5,650,487   7,075,311 
         
Property and equipment, net  10,515   10,613 
Intangible assets, net  190,842   221,623 
Other assets  95,000   90,000 
Total assets $5,946,844  $7,397,547 
         

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

        
Current liabilities:        
Accounts payable $995,816  $856,925 
Accrued liabilities  545,283   775,857 
Insurance reserve  610,660   348,442 
Deferred revenue  59,319   53,764 
Related party advances  9,629   9,629 
Total current liabilities  2,220,707   2,044,617 
         
Total liabilities  2,220,707   2,044,617 
         
Stockholders’ equity:        
Preferred stock, 15,000,000 shares authorized, par value $0.00001,
   0 shares issued and outstanding as of
   June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively
  -   - 
Common stock, 50,000,000 shares authorized, par value $0.00001,
    12,331,348 and 11,708,041 shares issued and outstanding as of
   June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively
  123   117 
Additional paid-in capital  23,976,505   21,857,017 
Subscription receivable - related party  (7,447)  (7,447)
Accumulated deficit  (20,243,044)  (16,496,757)
Total stockholders' equity  3,726,137   5,352,930 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $5,946,844  $7,397,547 

 

See accompanying notes to the unauditedcondensed financial statements

 


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HyreCar Inc.HYRECAR INC.

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

 

 Three Months ended
June 30,
2018
 Three Months
ended
June 30,
2017
 Six Months
ended
June 30,
2018
 Six Months
ended
June 30,
2017
  Three months ended June 30, 2019 Three months ended June 30, 2018 Six months ended June 30, 2019 Six months ended June 30, 2018 
                  
Revenues $2,273,499  $631,245  $3,987,682  $1,136,569  $3,801,092  $2,273,499  $7,311,817  $3,987,682 
                                
Cost of revenues  1,196,547   559,026   2,487,419   1,027,478   1,493,987   1,196,547   3,053,262   2,487,419 
                                
Gross profit  1,076,952   72,219   1,500,263   109,091   2,307,105   1,076,952   4,258,555   1,500,263 
                                
Operating Expenses:                                
General and administrative  3,156,479   362,218   4,045,733   678,102   2,544,152   3,156,479   4,579,704   4,045,733 
Sales and marketing  793,196   351,259   1,676,223   670,936   1,272,836   793,196   2,437,627   1,676,223 
Research and development  296,958   115,599   522,045   197,067   568,657   296,958   1,048,653   522,045 
Total operating expenses  4,246,633   829,076   6,244,001   1,546,105   4,385,645   4,246,633   8,065,984   6,244,001 
                                
Operating loss  (3,169,681)  (756,857)  (4,743,738)  (1,437,014)  (2,078,540)  (3,169,681)  (3,807,429)  (4,743,738)
                                
Other (income) expense:                                
Interest expense  1,874,685   14,299   2,036,458   154,364   1,051   1,874,685   1,861   2,036,458 
Other (income) expense  (2,081)  (2,281)  29,120   728   (30,902)  (2,081)  (63,003)  29,120 
Total other (income) expense  1,872,604   12,018   2,065,578   155,092   (29,851)  1,872,604   (61,142)  2,065,578 
                                
Net loss $(5,042,285) $(768,875) $(6,809,316)  (1,592,106) $(2,048,689) $(5,042,285) $(3,746,287) $(6,809,316)
                
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic and diluted  5,456,685   3,978,606   5,355,337   4,015,007   12,206,213   5,456,685   12,030,437   5,355,337 
Weighted average net loss per share - basic and diluted $(0.92) $(0.19) $(1.27) $(0.40) $(0.17) $(0.92) $(0.31) $(1.27)

 

See accompanying notes to the unauditedcondensed financial statements


HyreCar Inc.

HYRECAR INC.

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWSSTOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY

(Unaudited)

  Six
Months
ended
June 30,
2018
  Six
Months
ended
June 30,
2017
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:      
Net loss $(6,809,316) $(1,592,106)
Adjustment to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:        
Depreciation  392   - 
Forgiveness of related party advance  -   7,500 
Amortization of debt discount  1,515,191   14,208 
Interest expense on beneficial conversion feature  368,757   134,108 
Stock-based compensation  2,065,721   195,808 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:        
Accounts receivable  (19,800)  - 
Deferred expense  23,568   (5,978)
Accounts payable  561,268   161,940 
Accrued liabilities  400,003   (117,490)
Deferred revenues  (22,758)  8,023 
Settlement payable  (24,444)  (36,667)
Net cash used in operating activities  (1,941,418)  (1,230,654)
         
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:        
Purchase of property and equipment  (4,194)  - 
Related party advances  -   (500)
Deposits and other  35,460   (97,695)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities  31,266   (98,195)
         
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:        
Proceeds from common stock issued for cash in public offering  12,600,000   - 
Offering costs associated with underwriters in public offering  (1,260,000)  - 
Proceeds from note payable  -   50,000 
Proceeds from notes payable - related parties  -   300,000 
Repayment of note payable  (50,000)    
Proceeds from convertible debt  2,778,579   - 
Offering costs  (637,547)  (129,684)
Proceeds from subscription receivable  132,695   - 
Proceeds from sale of preferred stock  -   300,000 
Proceeds from sale of common stock  -   892,688 
Net cash provided by financing activities  13,563,727   1,413,004 
         
Increase in cash and cash equivalents  11,653,575   84,155 
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period  213,944   516,163 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $11,867,519  $600,318 
         
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:        
Cash paid for interest $61,380  $- 
Cash paid for income taxes $2,600  $800 
         
Non cash investing and financing activities:        
Interest on subscription receivable $347  $694 
Discount on debt with warrants $1,107,982  $84,031 
    Discount from beneficial conversion feature $368,757  $134,108 
    Preferred stock converted to common stock $1,591,886  $- 
    Conversion of convertible debt and interest $3,137,008  $- 
Debt and accrued interest converted to preferred stock $-  $536,434 
  Preferred Stock  Common Stock  Additional Paid-in  Subscription Receivable - Related Parties  Accumulated  Total Stockholders' 
  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Capital  Parties  Deficit  Equity 
March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)  2,429,638  $1,591,886   5,252,953  $52  $2,764,394  $(140,434) $(7,019,885) $(2,803,987)
Conversion of preferred stock  (2,429,638) $(1,591,886)  2,429,638   25   1,591,861   -   -   - 
Stock option compensation  -   -   -   -   182,379   -   -   182,379 
Stock compensation on forfeitable restricted common stock  -   -   274,285   3   1,209,617   -   -   1,209,620 
Warrants issued for services  -   -   -       463,000   -   -   463,000 
Conversion of convertible debt  -   -   1,231,165   12   3,136,996   -   -   3,137,008 
Discount for warrants issued with convertible debt  -   -   -   -   1,107,982   -   -   1,107,982 
Discount for beneficial conversion feature on convertible debt  -   -   -   -   368,757   -   -   368,757 
Common stock issued for cash  -   -   2,520,000   25   12,599,975   -   -   12,600,000 
Offering costs associated with underwriters in public offering  -   -   -   -   (1,260,000)  -   -   (1,260,000)
Offering costs  -   -   -   -   (569,665)  -   -   (569,665)
Warrants issued to placement agent  -   -   -   -   46,600   -   -   46,600 
Subscription receivable relieved  -   -   -   -   -   133,042   -   133,042 
Net loss  -   -   -   -   -   -   (5,042,285)  (5,042,285)
June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)  -  $-   11,708,041  $117  $21,641,896  $(7,392) $(12,062,170) $9,572,451 
                                 
March 31, 2019 (Unaudited)  -  $-   12,191,508  $122  $23,064,096  $(7,447) $(18,194,355) $4,862,416 
Stock option compensation  -   -   -   -   297,862   -   -   297,862 
RSU compensation  -   -   -   -   67,680   -   -   67,680 
Stock option exercised for cash  -   -   27,068   -   19,218   -   -   19,218 
Shares issued for services  -   -   105,000   1   527,649   -   -   527,650 
Warrants exercised - cashless  -   -   5,259   -   -   -   -   - 
Shares issued to investor from prior offering  -   -   2,513   -   -   -   -   - 
Net loss  -   -   -   -   -   -   (2,048,689)  (2,048,689)
June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)  -  $-   12,331,348  $123  $23,976,505  $(7,447) $(20,243,044) $3,726,137 
                                 
December 31, 2017  2,429,638  $1,591,886   5,252,953  $52  $2,553,672  $(140,087) $(5,252,854) $(1,247,331)
Conversion of preferred stock  (2,429,638) $(1,591,886)  2,429,638   25   1,591,861   -   -   - 
Stock option compensation  -   -   -   -   231,296   -   -   231,296 
Stock compensation on forfeitable restricted common stock  -   -   274,285   3   1,371,422   -   -   1,371,425 
Warrants issued for compensation  -   -   -   -   463,000   -   -   463,000 
Conversion of convertible debt  -   -   1,231,165   12   3,136,996   -   -   3,137,008 
Discount for warrants issued with convertible debt  -   -   -   -   1,107,982   -   -   1,107,982 
Discount for beneficial conversion feature on convertible debt  -   -   -   -   368,757   -   -   368,757 
Common stock issued for cash  -   -   2,520,000   25   12,599,975   -   -   12,600,000 
Offering costs associated with underwriters in public offering  -   -   -   -   (1,260,000)  -   -   (1,260,000)
Offering costs  -   -   -   -   (569,665)  -   -   (569,665)
Warrants issued to placement agent  -   -   -   -   46,600   -   -   46,600 
Subscription receivable relieved  -   -   -   -   -   133,042   -   133,042 
Interest on subscription receivable  -   -   -   -   -   (347)  -   (347)
Net loss  -   -   -   -   -   -   (6,809,316)  (6,809,316)
June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)  -  $-   11,708,041  $117  $21,641,896  $(7,392) $(12,062,170) $9,572,451 
                                 
December 31, 2018  -  $-   11,708,041  $117  $21,857,017  $(7,447) $(16,496,757) $5,352,930 
Stock option compensation  -   -   -   -   517,032   -   -   517,032 
RSU compensation  -   -   -   -   102,191   -   -   102,191 
Stock options exercised for cash  -   -   57,068   -   71,718   -   -   71,718 
Shares issued for services  -   -   115,000   1   555,149   -   -   555,150 
Warrants exercised  -   -   274,224   3   873,400   -   -   873,403 
Warrants exercised - cashless  -   -   174,502   2   (2)  -   -   - 
Shares issued to investor from prior offering  -   -   2,513   -   -   -   -   - 
Net loss  -   -   -   -   -   -   (3,746,287)  (3,746,287)
June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)  -  $-   12,331,348  $123  $23,976,505  $(7,447) $(20,243,044) $3,726,137 

See accompanying notes to the unauditedcondensed financial statements


HyreCar Inc.

Notes to UNAUDITED Financial Statements

HYRECAR INC.

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

  Six months ended June 30, 2019  Six Months ended June 30, 2018 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:        
Net loss $(3,746,287) $(6,809,316)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash
used in operating activities:
        
Depreciation  32,086   392 
Amortization of debt discount  -   1,515,191 
Interest expense on beneficial conversion feature  -   368,757 
Stock-based compensation  910,548   2,065,721 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:        
Accounts receivable  5,518   (19,800)
Deferred expense  5,184   23,568 
Other current assets  19   - 
Accounts payable  138,891   561,268 
Accrued liabilities  (230,574)  400,003 
Insurance reserve  262,218   - 
Deferred revenues  5,555   (22,758)
Settlement paid  -   (24,444)
Net cash used in operating activities  (2,616,842)  (1,941,418)
         
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:        
Purchase of property and equipment  (1,207)  (4,194)
Deposits and other  (5,000)  35,460 
Net cash used in investing activities  (6,207)  31,266 
         
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:        
Proceeds from exercise of warrants  873,403   - 
Proceeds from exercise of stock options  71,718   - 
Proceeds from common stock issued for cash in public offering  -   12,600,000 
Offering costs associated with underwriters in public offering  -   (1,260,000)
Offering costs  -   (637,547)
Proceeds from convertible debt  -   2,778,579 
Repayment of note payable  -   (50,000)
Receipt of subscription receivable  -   132,695 
Net cash provided by financing activities  945,121   13,563,727 
         
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents  (1,677,928)  11,653,575 
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period  6,764,870   213,944 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $

5,086,942

  $11,867,519 
         
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:        
Cash paid for interest $-  $61,380 
Cash paid for income taxes $-  $2,600 
         
Non cash investing and financing activities:        
Interest of subscription receivable     $347 
Discount on debt with warrants $-  $1,107,982 
Discount from beneficial conversion feature $-  $368,757 
Preferred stock converted to common stock $-  $1,591,886 
Conversion of convertible debt and interest $-  $3,137,008 

See accompanying notes to condensed financial statements


HYRECAR INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1 – NATURE OF OPERATIONS

 

HyreCar Inc. (which may be referred to as “HyreCar,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our”) was incorporated on November 24, 2014 (“Inception”) in the State of Delaware. The Company’s headquarters is located in Los Angeles, California. The Company is a web-based marketplace that allows car and fleet owners to rent their idle cars to Uber and Lyft drivers safely, securely and reliably. The financial statements of HyreCar Inc. are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).

 

Initial public offering

 

On June 29, 2018, the Company closed its initial public offering (“IPO”), in which the Company issued and sold 2,520,000 shares of common stock at $5.00 per share for gross proceeds of $12,600,000, net of underwriters’ discounts and commissions totaling $1,260,000. Accordingly, net proceeds from the IPO totaled $11,340,000, before deducting offering costs of $569,665.

 

In connection with the closing of the Company’s IPO, all outstanding shares of convertible preferred stock were converted into 2,429,638 shares of common stock.

 

NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Basis of Presentation – Unaudited Interim Financial Information

 

The accompanying balance sheet as of June 30, 2018, the statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, and cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 are unaudited. The unaudited interim financial statements and related notes have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAPGAAP”) for interim financial information, within the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Certain information and disclosures normally included in the annual financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. The unaudited interim financial statements have been prepared on a basis consistent with the audited financial statements and in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair statementpresentation of the Company’sresults for the interim periods presented and of the financial positioncondition as of June 30, 2018 and resultsthe date of operations and cash flows for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017.interim balance sheet. The financial data and the other information disclosed in these notes to the interim financial statements related to the three and six monththree-month periods are unaudited. Unaudited interim results are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full fiscal year. These unaudited interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements of the Company for the year ended December 31, 20172018 and notes thereto that are included in the prospectus, dated June 26, 2018, that formed a part of the registration statementCompany’s Annual Report on Form S-1 (File No. 333-225157), which was declared effective by the SEC on June 26, 2018.10-K.


HyreCar Inc.HYRECAR INC.

Notes toNOTES TO UNAUDITED Financial StatementsFINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

Management’s Plans

 

We have incurred operating losses since Inception and historically relied on debt and equity financing for working capital. Throughout the next 12 months,Going forward the Company intends to fund its operations through increased revenue and cash flow from operations and the funds raised through the IPO. Based on our current capitalfrom its initial and ability to reduce cash burn if needed,secondary public offerings, and as well as the increasing revenues through normal course of business,a result we believe that substantial doubt about the Company’s abilityCompany has sufficient resources to continue as a going concern has been alleviated.operate its business.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could materially differ from these estimates. It is reasonably possible that changes in estimates will occur in the near term.

 

The Company’s most significant estimates and judgments involve recognition of revenue, calculating the reserves for insurance, the measurement of the Company’s stock-based compensation, including the estimation of the underlying deemed fair value of common stock in periods prior to the date of the Company’s IPO, the estimation of the fair value of market-based awards, the valuation of warrants, allowance for doubtful accounts, and the fair value of financial instruments

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants as of the measurement date. Applicable accounting guidance provides an established hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are inputs that market participants would use in valuing the asset or liability and are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Company. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the Company’s assumptions about the factors that market participants would use in valuing the asset or liability. There are three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

 

 Level 1 - Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.

 

 Level 2 - Include other inputs that are directly or indirectly observable in the marketplace.

 

 Level 3 - Unobservable inputs which are supported by little or no market activity.

 

The fair value hierarchy also requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value.

 

Fair-value estimates discussed herein are based upon certain market assumptions and pertinent information available to management as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018. The respective carrying value of certain on-balance-sheet financial instruments approximated their fair values. These financial instruments include cash, accounts payable, and accrued liabilities, notes payable, convertible debt and settlement payable.liabilities. Fair values for these items were assumed to approximate carrying values because of their short-term nature or they are payable on demand.


HyreCar Inc.HYRECAR INC.

Notes toNOTES TO UNAUDITED Financial StatementsFINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

For purpose of the statement of cash flows, the Company considers institutional money market funds and all highly liquid debt instruments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

Insurance LiabilityReserve

 

The Company records a loss reserve for insurance deductible or damage that the Company pays to car owners based on the Company’s policy in relation to the insurance policy in effect at the time, as it may be amended. This reserve is based on changes to the Company’s insurance policy that occurred during the second quarter of 2018 in relation to the insurance policy in effect for car owners.time. This reserve represents an estimate for both reported accidentaccidents claims not yet paid, and claims incurred but not yet reported and are recorded on a non-discounted basis. The lag time in reported claims is minimal and as such represents a low risk of unreported claims being excluded from the loss reserve assessment.  The adequacy of the reserve is monitored quarterly and is subject to adjustment in the future based upon changes in claims experience, including the number of incidents for which the Company is ultimately responsible and changes in the cost per claim, or changes to the Company’s policy as to what amounts of the deductible or claim will be paid by the Company.  As of June 30, 2019, and December 31, 2018, $162,375$610,660and $348,442 was included in accrued liabilitiesthe accompanying balance sheets related to the loss reserve, respectively, where the expense is reflected in the general and administrative within the statements of operations.  No such liability was recorded

Liability insurance claims may take several years to completely settle, and the Company has limited historical loss experience. Because of the limited operational history, the Company makes certain assumptions based on currently available information to estimate the reserves as well as third party claims adjuster data provided on existing claims. A number of December 31, 2017factors can affect the actual cost of a claim, including the length of time the claim remains open, economic and healthcare cost trends and the results of related litigation. Furthermore, claims may emerge in future periods for events that occurred in a prior period that differs from expectations. Accordingly, actual losses may vary significantly from the estimated amounts reported in the financial statements. Reserves are continually reviewed and adjusted as necessary as experience develops or new information becomes known. However, ultimate results may differ from the Company’s policy was such that it was not responsible for any claims atestimates, which could result in losses over the time.Company’s reserved amounts. Such adjustments are recorded in general and administrative expenses.

 

Offering Costs

 

The Company accounts for offering costs in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 340, Other Assets and Deferred Costs. Prior to the completion of an offering, offering costs were capitalized as deferred offering costs on the balance sheet. The deferred offering costs are netted against the proceeds of the offering in stockholders’ deficit or the related debt, as applicable.

 

Convertible Debt and Warrant

 

Convertible debt is accounted for under the guidelines established by ASC 470-20, Debt with Conversion and Other Options. ASC 470-20 governs the calculation of an embedded beneficial conversion and/or debt issued with warrants, which is treated as a discount to the instruments where derivative accounting does not apply. The discounts are accreted over the term of the debt.

 

The Company calculates the fair value of warrants and conversion features issued with convertible instruments using the Black-Scholes valuation method, using the same assumptions used for valuing employee options for purposes of ASC 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation, except the contractual life of the warrant or conversion feature is used. Under these guidelines, the Company allocates the value of the proceeds received from a convertible debt transaction between the conversion feature and any other detachable instruments (such as warrants) on a relative fair value basis. The allocated fair value is recorded as a debt discount or premium and is amortized over the expected term of the convertible debt to interest expense.

 

Preferred Stock

 

ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity, includes standards for how an issuer of equity classifies and measures on its balance sheet certain financial instruments with characteristics of both liabilities and equity.

 

Management is required to determine the presentation for the preferred stock because of the redemption and conversion provisions, among other provisions. Specifically, management is required to determine whether the embedded conversion feature in the preferred stock is clearly and closely related to the host instrument, and whether the bifurcation of the conversion feature is required and whether the conversion feature should be accounted for as a derivative instrument. If the host instrument and conversion feature are determined to be clearly and closely related (both more akin to equity), derivative liability accounting under ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging, is not required. Management determined the host contract of the preferred stock is more akin to equity, and accordingly, derivative liability accounting is not required by the Company. The Company has presented preferred stock within stockholders’ equity (deficit) section of the balance sheet.

 

Costs incurred directly for the issuance of the preferred stock were recorded as a reduction of gross proceeds received by the Company, resulting in a discount to the preferred stock.


HyreCar Inc.HYRECAR INC.

Notes toNOTES TO UNAUDITED Financial StatementsFINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

In connection with the closing of the Company’s IPO, all outstanding shares of convertible preferred stock were converted into 2,429,638 shares of common stock.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

The Company recognizesgenerates the majority of its revenue primarily from insuranceits ridesharing marketplace that connects vehicle owners and transaction fees when a car is rented on the Company’s platform when (a) persuasive evidence an agreement exists which occurs when the rental contract is signed electronically between the two parties involved; (b) the services have been delivered; (c) the prices are fixed and determinable and not subject to refund or adjustment; and (d) collection of the amounts due is reasonably assured which occurs simultaneously when the booking is accepteddrivers and the credit card or account on file is charged. The Company defers revenue where the earnings process is not yet complete.related insurance issued for each rental.

 

The Company also recognizes revenue from other sources such as referrals, motor vehicle record fees (application fees), late rental fees, and other fees charged to drivers in specific situations.

 

The Company has adopted Accounting Standards Codification Topic 606 (“ASC 606”) – Revenue from Contracts with Customers, as of January 1, 2019 using the modified retrospective method.  The adoption of ASC 606 did not materially impact the way the Company recognizes revenue. 

In applying the guidance of ASC 606, the Company 1) identifies the contract with the customer 2) identifies the performance obligations in the contract 3) determines the transaction price, 4) determines if an allocation of that transaction price is required to the performance obligations in the contract, and 5) recognizes revenue when or as the Company satisfies a performance obligation.  

Refunds may occur when the driver returns the owner vehicle early based on the terms of the original contract or cancels the rental prior to completing the exchange. In limited circumstances, the Company provides contingent consideration in the form of a rebate or refund that is redeemable only if the customer completes a specific level of transactiontransactions over a specific time period. In such cases, the rebate or refund obligation is recognized as a reduction of revenues.  Measurement ofThe Company defers revenue in all instances when the total rebate or refund obligationearnings process is based on management estimates using historical data.not yet complete.

 

The following is a breakout of revenue components by subcategory for the three and six months ended June 30, 20182019 and 2017:2018:

 

  Three Months
ended
June 30,
2018
  Three Months
ended
June 30,
2017
  Six Months
ended
June 30,
2018
  Six Months
ended
June 30,
2017
 
Insurance and administration fees $1,237,443  $316,536  $2,194,610  $566,598 
Transaction fees  834,163   281,040   1,529,101   503,061 
Other fees  294,165   43,169   444,506   76,410 
Incentives and rebates  (92,272)  (9,500)  (180,535)  (9,500)
Net revenue $2,273,499  $631,245  $3,987,682  $1,136,569 

  Three Months
ended 
June 30, 
2019
  Three Months
ended 
June 30, 
2018
  Six Months 
ended 
June 30, 
2019
  Six Months 
ended 
June 30, 
2018
 
Insurance and administration fees $1,775,063  $1,237,443  $3,541,765  $2,194,610 
Transaction fees  1,512,593   834,163   2,771,884   1,529,101 
Other fees  630,578   294,165   1,257,871   444,506 
Incentives and rebates  (117,142)  (92,272)  (259,703)  (180,535)
Net revenue $3,801,092  $2,273,499  $7,311,817  $3,987,682 

  

Insurance and transaction fees are charged to a driver in a single transaction. Drivers currently do not have an option to decline insurance at any point during the transaction.

 

Principal Agent Considerations

 

In accordance with ASC 605-45, Revenue Recognition: Principal Agent Considerations, we evaluateThe Company evaluates our service offerings to determine if we are acting as the principal or as an agent, which we consider in determining if revenue should be reported gross or net. OurOne of our primary revenue sourcesources is a transaction fee made from a confirmed booking of a vehicle on our platform. Key indicators that we evaluate to reach this determination include:

 

 the terms and conditions of our contracts;

 

 whether we are paid a fixed percentage of the arrangement’s consideration or a fixed fee for each transaction;

 

 the party which sets the pricing with the end-user, has the credit risk and provides customer support; and

 

 the party responsible for delivery/fulfillment of the product or service to the end consumer.


HyreCar Inc.HYRECAR INC.

Notes toNOTES TO UNAUDITED Financial StatementsFINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

We have determined that we act as the agent in the transaction for vehicle bookings, as we are not the primary obligor of the arrangement and receive a fixed percentage of the transaction.transaction fee. Therefore, revenue is recognized on a net basis.

 

For other fees such as insurance, referrals, and motor vehicle records (application fees), we have determined revenue should be recorded on a gross basis. In such arrangements, the Company sets pricing, has risk of economic loss, has certain credit risk, provides support services related to these transactions, and has decision making ability about service providers used.

 

Gross billings is an important measure by which we evaluate and manage our business. We define gross billings as the amount billed to drivers and other customers, without any adjustments for amounts paid to owners or refunds. Gross billings include transactions from both our revenues recorded on a net and a gross basis. It is important to note that gross billings is a non-U.S. GAAP measure and as such, is not recorded in our financial statements as revenue. However, we use gross billings to asses our business growth, scale of operations and our ability to generate gross billings is strongly correlated to our ability to generate revenues. Gross billings may also be used to calculate net revenue margin, defined as the Company’s U.S. GAAP reportable revenue over gross billings.

The table below sets forth a reconciliation of our U.S. GAAP reported revenues to gross billings as follows:

  Three Months ended
June 30,
2018
  Three Months ended
June 30,
2017
  Six Months ended
June 30,
2018
  Six Months ended
June 30,
2017
 
Revenues (U.S. GAAP reported revenues) $2,273,499  $631,245  $3,987,682  $1,136,569 
Add: Refunds, rebates and deferred revenue  146,811   167,518   530,998   303,685 
Add: Owner payments (not recorded in financial statements)  2,773,457   1,020,835   5,121,217   1,770,735 
Gross billings (non-U.S. GAAP measure not recorded in financial statements) $5,193,767  $1,819,598  $9,639,897  $3,210,989 

Cost of Revenues

 

Cost of revenues primarily include direct fees paid for driver insurance, merchant processing fees, and motor vehicle record fees incurred for paid driver applications.applications as well as hosting and platform-related technology costs.

 

Advertising

The Company expenses the cost of advertising and promotions as incurred. Advertising expense was $760,430 and $635,277 for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Research and Development

We incur research and development costs during the process of researching and developing our technologies and future offerings. Our research and development costs consist primarily of non-capitalized development and maintenance costs. We expense these costs as incurred unless such costs qualify for capitalization under applicable guidance.

Stock-Based Compensation

 

The Company accounts for stock options issued to employees under ASC 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation. Under ASC 718, stock-based compensation cost to employees is measured at the grant date, based on the estimated fair value of the award, andaward. Stock-based compensation is recognized as expense over the employee’s requisite vesting period.period and over the nonemployee’s period of providing goods or services. The fair value of each stock option or warrant award is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option valuation model.

 


The Company measures compensation expense for its non-employee stock-based compensation under ASC 505, Equity. The fair value of the option issued or committed to be issued is used to measure the transaction, as this is more reliable than the fair value of the services received. The fair value is measured at the value of the Company’s common stock or equity award on the date that the commitment for performance by the counterparty has been reached or the counterparty’s performance is complete.

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HyreCar Inc.HYRECAR INC.

Notes toNOTES TO UNAUDITED Financial StatementsFINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

Stock-based compensation is included in the statements of operations as follows:

 

  Three months ended
June 30,
2018
  Three Months ended
June 30,
2017
  Six months ended
June 30,
2018
  Six Months ended
June 30,
2017
 
General and administrative $1,708,917  $           110,103  $1,890,988  $         110,103 
Sales and marketing  105,034   70,858   126,745   70,858 
Research and development $41,395  $14,847  $47,988  $14,847 

  Three months ended 
June 30,
2019
  Three Months ended 
June 30,
2018
  Six months ended 
June 30,
2019
  Six Months ended 
June 30,
2018
 
General and administrative $506,936  $1,708,917  $676,174  $1,890,988 
Sales and marketing  70,634   105,034   170,113   126,745 
Research and development $51,797  $41,395  $64,261  $47,988 

 

Loss per Common Share

 

The Company presents basic loss per share (“EPS”) and diluted EPS on the face of the statements of operations. Basic loss per share is computed as net loss divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. For periods in which we incur a net loss, the effects of potentially dilutive securities would be antidilutive and would be excluded from diluted EPS calculations. For the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, there were 2,526,856 and 984,394 options or warrants excluded, respectively. As of June 30, 2019 and 2018, and 2017, there were no debts convertible into common stock. As of June 30, 2018, and 2017 there was 0 and 2,429,638the securities summarized below, which entitle the holders thereof to acquire shares of preferred stock convertible into common stock, outstanding. Aswere excluded from the calculation of June 30, 2018, there were 825,000 shares of restricted common stock (Note 5) that were excluded. earnings per share, as their effect would be anti-dilutive.

 

  June 30, 2019  June 30, 2018 
Stock options and warrants  2,748,525   2,526,856 
Restricted stock units  156,900   - 
Forfeitable restricted common stock  100,000   825,000 
Total  3,005,425   3,351,856 

Concentration of Credit Risk

 

The Company maintains its cash with a major financial institution located in the United States of America which it believes to be credit worthy. Balances are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation up to $250,000. At times, the Company maintains balances in excess of the federally insured limits.

 

Other Concentrations

 

The Company relies on twoone insurance agenciesagency to provide all insurance on vehicles in service. The loss of either of thesethis insurance carrierscarrier would have a negative effect on our operations.

 

New Accounting Standards

 

In June 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2018-07, Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718):Compensation: Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting, (“ASU 2018-07”). ASU 2018-07 eliminateswhich expands the separate accounting model for nonemployee share-based payment awards and generally requires companiesscope of current stock compensation recognition standards to account forinclude share-based payment transactions with nonemployees in the same way as share-based payment transactions with employees. The accounting remains different for attribution, which represents how the equity-based payment cost is recognized over the vesting period, and a contractual term election for valuing nonemployee equity share options. ASU 2018-07 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2018 with early adoption permitted.acquiring goods or services from nonemployees. The Company is in process of assessing the impact of the adoption ofadopted ASU 2018-07 on January 1, 2019 and the adoption did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04, Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment, which simplifies the subsequent measurement of goodwill by eliminating Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test. The amendments also eliminate the requirements for any reporting unit with a zero or negative carrying amount to perform a qualitative assessment and, if it fails that qualitative test, to perform Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test. An entity still has the option to perform the qualitative assessment for a reporting unit to determine if the quantitative impairment test is necessary. This guidance is effective for the annual or any interim goodwill impairment tests in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed on testing dates after January 1, 2017. The Company is currently reviewingreviewed the provisions of the new standard, but believes it is not expectedapplicable to have a significant impact on the Company.


HyreCar Inc.HYRECAR INC.

Notes toNOTES TO UNAUDITED Financial StatementsFINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), specifying the accounting for leases, which supersedes the leases requirements in Topic 840, Leases. The objective of Topic 842 is to establish the principles that lessees and lessors shall apply to report useful information to users of financial statements about the amount, timing, and uncertainty of cash flows arising from a lease. Lessees are permitted to make an accounting policy election to not recognize the asset and liability for leases with a term of twelve months or less. Lessors’ accounting is largely unchanged from the previous accounting standard. In addition, Topic 842 expands the disclosure requirements of lease arrangements. Lessees and lessors will use a modified retrospective transition approach, which includes several practical expedients. This guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018,2019, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently reviewinghas reviewed the provisions of the new standard.standard, but it is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company.

 

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) and has issued subsequent amendments to this guidance. This new standard will replace all current guidance on this topic and eliminate all industry-specific guidance. The new revenue recognition standard provides a unified model to determine when and how revenue is recognized. The core principle is that a company should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration for which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017 for public business entities and December 31,15, 2018 for all other entities. The standard may be applied either retrospectively to each period presented or as a cumulative-effect adjustment as of the date of adoption. The Company has electedadopted ASC 606 as of January 1, 2019 using the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards afforded to emerging growth companies,modified retrospective method and is currently reviewing the provisions of the new standard.based on our analysis did not have a material effect on revenue recognition.

 

The FASB issues ASUs to amend the authoritative literature in ASC. There have been several ASUs to date, including those above, that amend the original text of ASC. Management believes that those issued to date either (i) provide supplemental guidance, (ii) are technical corrections, (iii) are not applicable to us or (iv) are not expected to have a significant impact our financial statements.

 

NOTE 3 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Settlement and Legal

 

In September 2015, a claim was made by certaintwo former founders (the “Claimant Founders”) made an arbitration claim against the Company for alleged violations of an agreement among the founders’ agreement.founders of the Company (the “Founders’ Agreement”).  The claimantsClaimant Founders and the Company entered into an arbitration agreement onarbitrated the dispute but, prior to the arbitrator rendering a decision, the Company and the Claimant Founders settled the dispute without any party admitting liability or fault.  Under the terms of the April 25, 2016 to settle the claim. The settlement stated(the “Settlement Agreement”), each of the claimantsClaimant Founders would maintain 190,177 shares of their common stock (post reverse split as described in Note 5) restricted per the founders’ agreementFounders’ Agreement and with certain additional restrictions. Additionally, the Claimant Founders agreed to remit the remaining being remittedbalance of stock previously held by them back to the Company.  However,The Settlement Agreement provided that the shares while not separate in class, would not have voting rights until such shares were sold to a non-affiliated third party. The claimantsClaimant Founders’ stock ownership would be diluted upon subsequent money raises, stock option offerings, and stock option vesting, however, any dilution would remain consistent and proportional to the remaining founders’ dilution ratios and would not be diluted more than the founders’ ratios in any current or subsequent money raise.ratios.  The claimants also received a total of $110,000 paid out over eighteen (18) months starting on November 1, 2016.  AsThe remaining balance of June 30, 2018 and$24,444 owed as of December 31, 2017 $0to the Claimant Founders under the Settlement Agreement was paid in 2018 and $24,444no additional monies are now due under the Settlement Agreement.

Thereafter, on November 13, 2018, the same two Claimant Founders, initiated two lawsuits in the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco, entitledNathaniel Farber v. HyreCar Inc., Case No. CGC-18-571257 andJosiah Larkin v. HyreCar Inc., Case No. CGC-18-571258.  The complaints for the lawsuits, which were largely duplicative, allege that the Company breached the Settlement Agreement by not allowing the Claimant Founders to sell stock in the initial public offering (“IPO”) of the balance remained outstanding,Company, failing to offer to buyback Claimant Founders’ stock at the time of the IPO, allowing the issuance of certain stock without proportionately increasing the stock ownership of Claimant Founders, and not providing certain required information to the Claimant Founders.   The Company strongly disagrees with all of which are considered short term, respectively.


HyreCar Inc.

Notesthe allegations and intends to UNAUDITED Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

In July 2017, an owner of several vehicles that he was renting through the Company’s platform filed arbitration seeking damages for losses associated with renting his vehicles, specifically losses associated with a claimed stolen vehicle, storage fees, damage/repair fees, an insurance deductible, and purported loss of income due to his inability to rent the stolen/damaged vehicles. In December 2017, the owner also filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court reasserting the same claims.vigorously contest both lawsuits.  The Company believes that, at all times, its actions have been consistent with the terms, conditions, and context of the Settlement Agreement, as well as applicable law.  At this action is without merit and is vigorously defending itself, while also exploring whethertime, the dispute can be settledlawsuits are in an expeditious manner. The Company has moved to compel the owner to arbitrate his claims and to stay his Superior Court case. That motion was heard on June 19, 2018their early stages and the court grantedCompany is unable to estimate potential damage exposures, if there are any, related to the motion to compel arbitration.lawsuits. 

 

The Company is involved in claims and litigation from time to time in the normal course of business. At June 30, 2018,2019, the Company believes there are no pending matters, except as noted above, that arecould be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business of the Company, its financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.flows 

 

AgreementsOther

 

In November 2017, the Company entered into a 180-day agreement with a third-party broker/dealer to assist in raising funds under a private placement. For their services, they were to receive five percent (5%) of the gross proceeds under the placement as a success fee defined by the agreement, non-callable warrants equal to ten percent (10%) of the aggregate number of shares of common stock, or in the case of non-convertible securities, the aggregate number of shares of common stock issuable as if the non-convertible securities were convertible into common stock at the public stock price on the date of closing if the Company is public or valuation per share on the date of closing if the Company is private (excluding warrants) sold to potential investors in the placement. The warrants were to entitle the holder to purchase securities of the Company at the same terms as issued under the placement, except that the exercise price of the warrants would be 110% of the lesser of (a) the price at which securities (excluding the value of any warrants) are issued or (b) the exercise price of any warrants issued to entities funding the placement. The agreement also called for $20,000 due upon execution of the agreement and non-accountable expense cash fees equal to three percent (3%) of the gross proceeds due and payable immediately upon the closing of the placement. The compensation terms of this agreement were modified on June 22, 2018 prior to the IPO such that 15,445 warrants were issued with a five year term and exercise price of $2.80. The Company valued the warrants similar to stock options in Note 5 which was recorded as a discount on the related debt, Accordingly, the Company recorded $46,600 of interest expense related to the accretion of the discount upon conversion of the 2018 Convertible Notes. See Note 4 for 2018 Convertible Debt related to this agreement. 

Other

In November 2017, the Company entered into a lease in Los Angeles, California commencing April 1, 2018, with the ability to occupy the facility in January 2018. The lease term is 39 months from the commencement date. Annual base rent is as follows: 2018 - $249,381, 2019 - $342,480, 2020 - $356,145, 2021 - $183,489, respectively. The lease required a deposit of $90,000. Per the lease agreement, the monthly rate will range from $27,708 to $31,167 a month. The Company also rents office furniture and incurs ancillary fees for building services and shared expenses. Rent expense for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 was $165,566 and $81,209, respectively.


HYRECAR INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

  

NOTE 4 – NOTES PAYABLEDEBT AND LIABILITIES

 

2016 Convertible Notes PayableAccrued Liabilities

 

FromA summary of accrued liabilities for the periods ending June 2016 to September 2016, the Company issued convertible promissory notes (the “2016 Convertible Notes”) to related parties30, 2019 and third parties with the same terms and conditions totaling indebtedness of $500,000 (the “2016 Convertible Debt”), $150,000 of which was borrowed from related parties. The 2016 Convertible Notes bore interest at 12%, with a default rate of 15% and were due three years from the issuance date. The 2016 Convertible Notes were automatically convertible upon 1) the consummation of an investment in the Company’s equity securities of over $250,000 through a single or series of transactions involving the same party or parties and 2) the occurrence of a liquidity eventDecember 31, 2018 is as defined by the 2016 Convertible Notes. The holders had the option to convert the entire unpaid and outstanding principal amount and any accrued interest thereon under the 2016 Convertible Notes on the maturity date. The conversion price was the lesser of 1) that price per share that was eighty percent (80%) of the purchase price per share of the same class and series of equity securities sold by the Company in a qualifying transaction or liquidity event or 2) an amount equal to $4,000,000 divided by the total number of outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock immediately prior to the transaction or liquidity event on a fully-diluted, as-converted basis.


HyreCar Inc.

Notes to UNAUDITED Financial Statements

(Unaudited)follows:

 

In February 2017, the outstanding balance of the 2016 Convertible Notes was converted into Series Seed 1 Convertible Preferred Stock based on the conversion terms noted above due to the closing of a qualifying investment in equity securities. Accordingly, the 2016 Convertible Debt and accrued interest thereon totaling $36,434 was converted into 943,908 shares of Series Seed 1 Convertible Preferred Stock. Upon conversion, the contingent beneficial conversion feature was no longer contingent, and resulted in a discount and immediate accretion of such discount in the amount of $134,108, which was charged to interest expense in the accompanying statement of operations during the three and six months ended June 30, 2017.

Interest expense for the 2016 Convertible Debt, including the charge for the beneficial conversion feature, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 was $0 and $140,065, respectively. There were no such charges in the 2018 periods presented.

2017 Notes Payable

In April and May 2017, the Company issued promissory notes to related parties totaling $300,000 and a third party totaling $50,000 with the same terms and conditions (collectively, the “2017 Notes”) and issued five year warrants to purchase up to 200,000 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $2.10 per share. The Company calculated the relative fair value of the warrants using a Black-Scholes option pricing model with similar inputs as disclosed for stock options in Note 5, resulting in a discount of $84,031. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, the Company accreted $4,017, $14,208, $25,025 and $14,208 of this discount to interest expense, respectively. The outstanding balance of the 2017 Notes has been repaid as of the filing date.

  2019  2018 
Accrued payables $156,707  $452,307 
Driver deposit  298,081   192,769 
Deferred rent  19,876   73,886 
Payroll liabilities  4,353   3,154 
Other accrued liabilities  66,266   53,741 
Accrued liabilities $545,283  $775,857 

  

2018 Convertible Notes and Warrants

 

During the first and second quarter of 2018, pursuant to a securities purchase agreement, the Company issued and sold senior secured convertible promissory notes (the “2018 Convertible Notes”) to accredited investors in the aggregate principal amount of $3,046,281. Gross principal amounts were net of $267,702 withheld, resulting in for net proceeds to the Company of $2,778,579. The Company incurred additional offering costs of $67,882 for a total debt discount of $335,584, which was fully amortized by the IPO date. The 2018 Convertible Notes bore interest at the rate of 13% per annum and were due eight months from the original issue date, which ranged from September to December 2018 (the “Maturity Dates”). The 2018 Convertible Notes provided that the principal and all accrued and unpaid interest on the 2018 Convertible Notes were convertible into shares of common stock at a conversion rate equal to the lesser of $2.5480 per share or seventy percent (70%) of the IPO price per share. Upon pricing the IPO, at the option of the holders, all outstanding principal plus accrued interest underlying the 2018 Convertible Notes was converted into 1,231,165 shares of common stock at a conversion rate of $2.5480. Upon conversion, the contingent beneficial conversion feature was no longer contingent, and resulted in a discount and immediate accretion of such discount in the amount of $368,757 which was charged to interest expense in the accompanying statement of operations during the three and six months ended June 30, 2018.

 

In connection with the issuance of the 2018 Convertible Notes, each holder also received contingent five-year warrants to purchase common stock in an amount equal to 50% of the shares of common stock that the holder was entitled to in connection with the conversion of the holder’s 2018 Convertible Note when such note first became convertible, which was at the time the IPO was priced. Prior to the 2018 Convertible Note being convertible, the holder did not have a right to exercise these warrants. At the IPO pricing date, 615,585 warrants to purchase common stock became exercisable upon the conversion of the outstanding balance of the 2018 Convertible Notes, including accrued interest. The warrants have an exercise price of 125% of the conversion price, or $3.185. The Company calculated the fair value of the warrants at $1,741,334 using a Black-Scholes pricing model. The Company valued the warrants at $2.8288 per warrant using a common stock fair value of $5.00, a term of five years, a volatility of 45% and a risk freerisk-free interest rate of 2.75%. The Company allocated the debt proceeds on a relative fair value basis between the note and warrant, in which the Company recognized a note discount for $1,107,982. This was immediately recognized in interest expense as of the note conversion date. As of June 30, 2018, all of the warrants were outstanding.

  

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Notes toNOTES TO UNAUDITED Financial StatementsFINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

NOTE 5 – STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICITEQUITY

 

Reverse Stock Split

The Company effected a 1 for 1.8404 reverse stock split for each share of common stock outstanding on May 17, 2017. Unless otherwise stated, all share information herein has been retrospectively adjusted to reflect the reverse stock split.

Preferred Stock

 

The Company is authorized to issue 15,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.00001 par value per share. Of these, the Company designated 4,471,489 shares as Series Seed 1 Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series Seed 1”). Each share all of whichSeries Seed 1 shall be entitled to cast the number of votes equal to the number of whole shares of preferredcommon stock into which the shares of Series Seed 1 held are undesignated. convertible as of the record date. Series Seed 1 and common stock vote together as a single class, except as provided by law or by other provisions of the certificate of incorporation.

As described in Note 1, on June 29, 2018, at the closing of the IPO, 2,429,638 shares of outstanding Series Seed 1 Convertible Preferred Stock automatically converted into 2,429,638 shares of common stock.

 

Common Stock

 

The Company is authorized to issue 50,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.00001 par value per share.

 

Private PlacementStock Options

 

Starting in June 2017,In 2016, the Company undertook a private placementBoard of Directors adopted the HyreCar Inc. 2016 Incentive Plan (the “2016 Plan”). The 2016 Plan provides for the salegrant of commonequity awards to highly qualified personnel, including stock for $1.75 per share. During the year ended December 31, 2017, 1,236,588 shares of commonoptions, restricted stock, were sold for gross proceeds of $2,164,029. Relating to this offering, the Company was required to pay the placement agent for the private placement a cash commission equal to 13% of the gross proceedsstock appreciation rights, and issue the placement agent, or its designees, warrantrestricted stock units to purchase shares of common stock equalstock. Up to 10% the amount of monies raised divided by $1.75. Accordingly, as of December 31, 2017, $281,324 in cash commissions have been paid or are payable along with $38,806 in related legal and other fees, both of which were netted against the gross proceeds of the offering. Based on the amounts raised through December 31, 2017, the Company issued the placement agent warrants to purchase 123,659, exercisable at $2.00 per share. The value of these placement agent warrants, for which similar inputs were used compared to stock options below, are both an increase and reduction to additional paid-in capital for a net zero effect on the gross proceeds of the offering.


HyreCar Inc.

Notes to UNAUDITED Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

On June 22, 2018, the placement agent warrants earned, were amended to (i) decrease the amount of shares that can be purchased at an exercise price of $2.00 per share to 60,3922,227,777 shares of common stock may be issued pursuant to awards granted under the 2016 Plan. The 2016 Plan is administered by the Board of Directors, and (ii) reduceexpires ten years after adoption, unless terminated earlier by the remaining 63,267 shares to 28,993 shares at a modified exercise price of $7.50 per share, due to the fact that such placement agent warrants were earned 180 days immediately preceding the filing date of the IPO registration statement.

Shares for ServicesBoard.

 

In December 2017,2018, the Company issued 37,755Board of Directors adopted the HyreCar Inc. 2018 Incentive Plan (the “2018 Plan”). The 2018 Plan provides for the grant of equity awards to purchase shares of common stock. Up to 3,000,000 shares of common stock for paymentmay be issued pursuant to awards granted under the 2018 Plan, subject to increases that occur starting in 2021. The 2018 Plan is administered by the Board of $66,070 in accounts payable related to legal services.Directors, and expires ten years after adoption, unless terminated earlier by the Board.

 

Collateralized Restricted Stock Purchases

In 2016, the Company issued 1,032,387 shares of restricted common stock to related parties that vest as follows: 33% upon a sale of securities for gross proceeds of at least $250,000 in one or more transactions and the remaining 67% vest monthly over three years, becoming fully vested in April 2019. For consideration of these shares, the related parties entered into note agreements totaling $138,700 that call for the principal and interest to be paid back in ten years from the date of the loan. The notes bear interest at 1%. The loans are secured by the related shares of common stock. On May 31, 2018, the board of directors determined that it was in the best interest of the Company, in order to comply with the requirements of Section 402 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 prior to filing the IPO registration statement with the SEC, to (i) issue a bonus to those related parties serving as an officer and/or director of the Company in the amount owed by each party. Each such related party bonus was used to repay and terminate the note agreements. An aggregate of $131,400 in principal was repaid and terminated along with accrued interest thereon. Remaining balance of $7,392 is outstanding to a related party that is not serving as an officer or director of the Company. As of June 30, 2018, 840,248 shares have vested.  

Stock Options

A summary of our stock option activity forDuring the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, is as follows:the board of directors approved the grant of 1,050,000 and 289,000 stock options to various contractors and employees, respectively. The 2019 granted options had exercise prices ranging from $3.20 to $5.53, expire in ten years, and generally vest between two (2) and four (4) years. The total grant date fair value of stock options during the six months ended June 30, 2019 was approximately $1,946,281. The Company used the Black-Scholes option mode to value stock option awards with inputs noted below during each of the periods presented.

 

  Number of shares  

Weighted average exercise

price

  Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) 
          
Outstanding at December 31, 2017  1,021,171  $1.04   9.3 
Granted  289,000   4.62    
Exercised         
Forfeited or expired  (29,340)  1.42    
Outstanding at June 30, 2018  1,280,831  $0.79   9.2 

  Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended 
  June 30, 
2019
  June 30, 
2018
  June 30, 
2019
  June 30, 
2018
 
             
Expected volatility  45%  45%  45%  45%
Risk-free interest rate  2.39%  2.67%  2.51%  2.67%
Expected life in years  5.56   5.39 – 6.25   5.56 – 6.25   5.39 – 6.25 
Expected dividend yield  0%  0%  0%  0%

 

Stock-based compensation expense for stock options for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 was $297,862 and 2017 was $182,379, and $140,356, respectively, and $231,296$517,032 and $140,356$231,296 for the six months ended June 30, 2018,2019 and 2017,2018, respectively.

 

As of June 30, 2018,2019, the total estimated remaining stock-based compensation expense for unvested stock options is $1,469,873$2,184,258 which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.232.7 years.


HyreCar Inc.

Notes to UNAUDITED Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

The Company estimates the fair value of stock options that contain service and/or performance conditions using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The range of input assumptions used by the Company were as follows:HYRECAR INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

  Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
  June 30,
2018
 June 30,
2017
 June 30,
2018
 June 30,
2017
         
Expected volatility 45% 45% 45% 45%
Risk-free interest rate 2.67% 2.56% 2.67% 2.56%
Expected life in years 5.39 – 6.25 5.25 – 6.00 5.39 – 6.25 5.25 – 6.00
Expected dividend yield 0% 0% 0% 0%

(Unaudited)

 

The Company recognizes stock option forfeitures as they occur as there is insufficient historical data to accurately determine future forfeitures rates.

 

Management estimated the fair value of common stock prior to the IPO date by looking at a market approach which takes into consideration past sales of our common and preferred stock, as well Company developments to date.

 

Shares Issued for Services, Restricted Shares and Restricted Stock Units

 

A summary of activity with our restricted shares forDuring the six months ended June 30, 2018, is2019, the Company granted 105,000 shares of common stock in exchange for legal and consulting services provided by two service providers. The Company valued the grants at $527,650 based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the grant date. Of this amount $263,825 was recognized as follows:a prepaid as a retainer for legal services and the remaining portion was recognized as stock-based compensation.

 

  Number of shares  Weighted average grant date fair value per share 
       
Unvested as of December 31, 2017      
Granted  1,099,285  $5.00 
Vested  (274,285) $5.00 
Forfeited      
Unvested as of June 30, 2018  825,000  $5.00 

During the six months ended June 30, 2019, the Company granted 10,000 shares of common stock to one consultant for services based on agreement entered into in January 2019. The Company valued the shares based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of the agreement and recognized $27,500 in stock-based compensation. Included in that agreement were 400,000 restricted stock units that vest upon achieving specific performance and strategic milestones. Currently, it is probable that neither the performance nor the strategic targets will be achieved. During the six months ended June 30, 2019, as a result of milestones not being achieved, 300,000 of the consultant’s performance based restricted stock units were forfeited.

During the six months ended June 30, 2019, the company granted 165,000 restricted stock units to employees and a Board of Directors member of the Company that generally vest between one and four years.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2018, the Company granted 264,285 shares of restricted common stock to three consultants for services. All shares of restricted common stockservices which fully vested upon the IPO. Accordingly, stock-based compensation of $1,321,425 was recognized during the six months ended June 30, 2018.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2018, the Company also granted 10,000 shares of restricted common stock to a consultant for services which fully vested upon the IPO. The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense of $50,000 during the six months ended June 30, 2018 for the vesting of the 10,000 shares of restricted common stock. In addition, the Company also agreed to issue the consultant an aggregate of 825,000 shares of restricted common stock with the issuance of 275,000 shares of restricted common stock upon each of three milestones. Each of the three milestones has a specific target in which the Company must meet or exceed which include i) gross bookings of rentals, ii) average daily active rentals, or iii) market capitalization. As of December 31, 2018, these equity awards were forfeited due to termination of service with the Company.

Stock-based compensation related to restricted shares and restricted stock units noted above was $67,680 and $1,209,967 during the three months ended June, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Stock-based compensation related to restricted shares and restricted stock units was $102,191 and $1,371,425 during the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Unrecognized compensation expense related to the unvested restricted stock units described above is approximately $578,227 as of June 30, 2018, it2019 and is not probableexpected to be recognized over approximately 1.6 years. During the performance metrics will be met and therefore no compensation expense has been recognized as no shares ofsix months ended June 30, 2019, 8,100 restricted common stock have been issued.units were forfeited.

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HyreCar Inc.

Notes to UNAUDITED Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Warrants

 

Relating toDuring March 2019 several warrant holders exercised 274,224 warrants received with the 20172018 Convertible Notes as described in Note 4,(Note 4). Total proceeds from the Company issuedexercise of warrants to purchase up to 200,000 shares of common stock with a fixed exercise price of $2.10 per share.was $873,403.

 

Relating to

During the private placement described above, the Company agreed to issue warrants to the placement agent, equal to 10% the amount of monies raised divided by $1.75. The Company received $2,164,029 in gross funds from the private placement which has earned the placement agent warrants to purchase up to 123,659 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $2.00 per share. Onsix months ended June 22, 2018, such placement agent warrants were amended to (i) decrease the amount of shares that can be purchased at an exercise price of $2.00 per share to 60,392 shares of common stock and (ii) reduce the remaining 63,267 shares to 28,993 shares at a modified exercise price of $7.50 per share, due to the fact that such placement agent warrants were earned 180 days immediately preceding the filing date of the IPO registration statement.

Relating to the 2018 Convertible Notes, warrants to purchase up to 615,585 shares of our common stock at a price of $3.185 per share were issued to the holders of such notes, and 15,455 were issued to the broker/dealer.
Relating to the IPO, the Company agreed to issue warrants to purchase up to 75,600 shares of common stock to the underwriters in connection with this primary offering. The value of the warrants nets against the equity related funds raised but also is added back to equity for a net zero effect on equity.

In June 2018, the Company entered into agreements with two service providers firms pursuant to which the Company agreed to pay cash compensation and issue warrants to purchase up to30, 2019 several warrant holders exercised an aggregate amount of 250,000470,062 warrants in cashless exercises, which resulted in the issuance of 174,502 shares of common stock. The warrants are fully vested and non-forfeitable. The warrants range from three (3) or five (5) years and are exercisable for $5.00. Accordingly, stock-based compensation of $463,000 was recognized in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying statements of operations.

The Company used the Black-Scholes pricing model to value the above warrants, which had similar inputs to stock options included in the stock option section above except for the expected life of the warrants, which was set to match the related term of the warrant.


HYRECAR INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

As of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, all warrants were vested.

 

NOTE 6 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

Related Party Advances

 

From time to time during the years ended December 31,prior to 2017, and 2016, the Company received advances from related parties for short-term working capital. Such advances are considered short-term and non-interest bearing and due on demand. As of June 30, 20182019 and December 31, 20172018, a balance of $9,629 remained outstanding.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2017, advances of $7,500 to former officers were forgiven.Insurance

 

Insurance

The president of the Company’s primary insurance broker, providing gap coverage for vehicles on the platform, when existing policy coverage is not applicable, is also a minority stockholder and holder of 2017 Notes with related warrants.stockholder. As of June 30, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, the Company had outstanding balances to the insurer totaling $0$150,409 and $337,882,$275,290, included in accounts payable, respectively. During the three and six months ended June 30, 20182019 and 2017,2018, the Company paid the insurer $960,053,$2,513,157 and $2,370,946 $699,820respectively.

NOTE 7 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Follow-On Public Offering

On July 23, 2019 and $931,744, respectively. July 29, 2019, the Company closed its follow-on public offering, in which the Company issued and sold 4,025,000 shares of common stock at $3.00 per share for gross proceeds of $12,075,000, before deducting underwriters’ discounts and commissions totaling $603,750. Accordingly, net proceeds from the offering totaled $11,471,250, before deducting other offering costs of approximately $414,000.

 


 

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read together with our unaudited financial statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and our audited financial statements and related notes for the year ended December 31, 20172018 included in our final prospectus for our initial public offering of our common stock filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, pursuant to Rule 424(b)(4) of the Securities Act on June 28, 2018, which we refer to as the Prospectus. 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. We discuss factors that we believe could cause or contribute to these differences below and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including those factors set forth in the section entitled “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements and Industry Data” and in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in Part II, Item 1A.

 

Our Company

 

We operate in the car sharing marketplace for ride sharing through our proprietary platform. The Company has established a leading presence in Mobility as a Service (MaaS) through vehicle owners and institutions, such as franchise car dealerships, independent car dealerships and rental car companies, who have been disrupted by automotive asset sharing. We are based in Los Angeles, California and car owners and drivers currently use the platform in 35all 50 states plus Washington, D.C. Our unique revenue opportunity for both owners and drivers is providing a safe, secure, and reliable marketplace.

 

We categorize our operations into one reportable business segment: Rental, consisting primarily of our vehicle rental operations in the United States.

 

Business and Trends

 

We primarily generate revenue by taking a fee out offees from each rental processed on our platform and through insurance related fees.platform. Each rental transaction represents a Driver renting a car from an Owner. Drivers pay a daily weekly or monthly rental rate,plusdirect insurance costs and a 10% HyreCar fee. Ownersfee and direct insurance costs. During the quarter ended June 30, 2019 we added two additional service levels (“Standard” and “Premium” tiers in addition to the original “Basic” tier, with higher revenue shares for the Company associated with higher liability coverage for entities) in response to car owner requests. As a result, car owners receive their rental rateminus a 15%15-25% HyreCar fee.fee depending on the service tier selected by the car owner. For example, if the average weekly rental rate during 2017 of a HyreCar vehicle during 2019 was $200 (“Weekly$30.00 per day or $210.00 per week (a “Weekly Rental”), plus direct insurance costs, plus a 10% HyreCar fee ($20),21.00) and direct insurance costs, the total gross billings would have been $290.be $332.00. This gross billing amount wasis charged to thea Driver’s account in one lump sum. $170Assuming the Standard service tier (80/20 split) $168.00 or 85%80% of the weekly rental rate is subsequently transferred to the Owner. HyreCar earns revenues from the balance of the $322.00 marketplace transaction, fee of $50or $154.00, and gross fees from the insurance of $70. Accordingly,accordingly this is the U.S. GAAP reportable revenue recognized by HyreCar is $120us in this transaction (as detailed in the table below).

 

Weekly rental $200.00   
Direct insurance  70.00   
HyreCar driver fee  20.00  (10% of weekly rental)
HyreCar gross billings  290.00   
Owner payment  170.00  (85% of weekly rental)
HyreCar revenue $120.00   

The revenue model changed with the re-negotiation of our insurance product and implementation of a fixed daily fee. For example, as of April 5, 2018, if the average weekly rental rate of a HyreCar vehicle is $200 (“Weekly Rental”), direct insurance costs are $61, 10% HyreCar variable fee is $20, plus an administration fee of $30, then the total gross billings is $311. This gross billing amount is charged to the Driver’s account in one lump sum. $170 or 85% of the weekly rental is subsequently transferred to the Owner. HyreCar earns revenues from the transaction fee of $50 and gross fees from insurance and administration fees of $91. Accordingly, the U.S. GAAP reportable revenue recognized by HyreCar is $141 in this transaction example (as detailed in the table below).

Weekly rental* $200.00   
Direct insurance and administration fee $91.00   
HyreCar Variable Driver Fee $20.00  (10% of weekly rental)
HyreCar Gross Billings $311.00   
Owner Payment $170.00  (85% of weekly rental)
HyreCar Revenue* $141.00   
Weekly rental $210.00   
HyreCar Driver fee  21.00  (10% of weekly rental)
Direct Insurance  91.00   
HyreCar gross billings  322.00   
Owner payment  168.00  (80% of weekly rental)
HyreCar revenue $154.00   

 

*Rounded and approximate numbers for ease of example. Actuals vary across geography.


Non-U.S. GAAP Financial Measure – Gross Billings and Adjusted Earnings

 

Gross billings are an important measure by which we evaluate and manage our business. We define gross billings as the amount billed to Drivers, without any adjustments for amounts paid to Owners, refunds or rebates. Gross billings include transactions from both our revenues recorded on a net and a gross basis. It is important to note that gross billings is a non-U.S. GAAP measure and as such, is not recorded in our financial statements as revenue. However, we use gross billings to asses our business growth, scale of operations and our ability to generate gross billings is strongly correlated to our ability to generate revenues.

Gross billings may also be used to calculate net revenue margin, defined as the Company’s U.S. GAAP reportable revenue over gross billings. Using the definition of net revenue margin and the example above, HyreCar’s net revenue margin has increased tois approximately 45%45-48% (Taking the example above: $141$154.00 HyreCar’s U.S. GAAP revenue over $311$322.00 Total Gross Billings). A breakout of revenue components is provided in MD&A and the financial footnotes.

The table below sets forth a reconciliation of our U.S. GAAP reported revenues to gross billings for the three and six months ended June 30, 20182019 and 2017:2018:

 

  Three Months ended
June 30,
2018
  Three Months ended
June 30,
2017
  Six Months ended
June 30,
2018
  Six Months ended
June 30,
2017
 
Revenues (U.S. GAAP reported revenues) $2,273,499  $631,245  $3,987,682  $1,136,569 
Add: Refunds, rebates and deferred revenue  146,811   167,518   530,998   303,685 
Add: Owner payments (not recorded in financial statements)  2,773,457   1,020,835   5,121,217   1,770,735 
Gross billings (non-U.S. GAAP measure not recorded in financial statements) $5,193,767  $1,819,598  $9,639,897  $3,210,989 

  Three  Months ended 
June 30,
2019
  Three Months ended 
June 30,
2018
  Six Months ended 
June 30,
2019
  Six Months ended 
June 30,
2018
 
Revenues (U.S. GAAP reported revenues) $3,801,092  $2,273,499  $7,311,817  $3,987,682 
Add: Refunds, rebates and deferred revenue  261,831   146,811   521,783   530,998 
Add: Owner payments (not recorded in financial statements)  4,115,549   2,773,457   8,515,550   5,121,217 
Gross billings (non-U.S. GAAP measure not recorded in financial statements) $8,178,472  $5,193,767  $16,349,150  $9,639,897 

  

Adjusted Earnings (or Loss) is another important measure by which we evaluate and manage our business. We define Adjusted Earnings as the Earnings without any adjustments for non-cash consideration paid for stock-based compensation to employees or vendors.

Our operating results are subject to variability due to seasonality, macroeconomic conditions and other factors. Car rental volumes tend to be associated with driving holidays, where there is an influx of Uber/Uber and Lyft demand. Thus far in 2018,2019, we have continued to operate in an uncertain and uneven economic environment marked by heightened geopolitical risks. Nonetheless, we continue to anticipate that demand for vehicle rental and car sharing services will increase in 2018,2019, most likely against a backdrop of modest and uneven global economic growth.


Our objective is to focus on strategically accelerating our growth, strengthening our position as a leading provider of vehicle rental services to Uber and Lyft drivers, continuing to enhance our customers’ rental experience, and controlling costs and driving efficiency throughout the organization. We operate in a high growth industry and we expect to continue to face challenges and risks. We seek to mitigate our exposure to risks in numerous ways, including delivering upon our core strategic initiatives, continued growth of fleet levels to match changes in demand for vehicle rentals, and appropriate investments in technology.


During 2018:the three months ended June 30, 2019:

 

 Our netNet revenues totaled approximately $4increased 67.2%, or $1.5 million, duringto $3.8 million for the sixthree months ended June 30, 2018 and increased 251%2019, as compared to $2.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017same period in the prior year, and 8.3% sequentially from $3.5 million in the prior quarter. This increase was primarily due to a higher net rental margin from the new service tiers. as well as more rental days and increased rental volumes.which grew to approximately 140,000 during the quarter.

 

 InGross Profit increased 114.2%, or $1.2 million, to $2.3 million for the sixthree months ended June 30, 2018,2019, as compared to $1.1 million for the same period in the prior year, and 18.2% sequentially from $2.0 million in the prior quarter. Operating efficiencies due to increasing scale continued to favorably impact our net loss was approximately $6.8direct costs. As a result, Gross Profit Margin increased to 60.7% for the three months ended June 30, 2019, as compared to 47.4% for the same period the prior year, and 55.6% sequentially from the prior quarter.

Operating Expenses increased 3.3% to $4.4 million representingduring the three months ended June 30, 2019 as compared to $4.2 million for the same period in the prior year, due to increased staffing expenses and insurance payouts to support higher revenue levels. This is a $5.219.2% or $0.7 million year-over-year reductionsequential increase in earnings.operating expenses from $3.7 million the prior quarter, but does include $0.6 million in non-cash stock-based compensation this quarter up from $0.3 million the prior quarter.

 

 Our net revenues totaled approximately $2.3loss decreased by $3.0 million, inor 59.4%, to $2.0 million, or ($0.17), per share for the three months ended June 30, 2018 and increased 260%2019, as compared to $5.0 million or ($0.92) per share for the same period in the prior year. This is a 20.7% or $0.3 million sequential decrease in net loss from the prior quarter.
 ●Our Adjusted Loss was $1.4 million or ($0.11) per share for the three months ended June 30, 2017 due2019, as compared to higher rental days and increased rental volumes.$1.4 million or ($0.12) per share for the same period in the prior year.

 

 InCash and cash equivalents on the three months endedbalance sheet of $5.1 million at June 30, 2019 represented a decrease of $1.3 million from $6.3 million at the prior quarter end March 31, 2019 and a decrease by $1.7 million during the first half of the fiscal year from $6.8 million at December 31, 2018, our net loss was $5as the Company significantly reduced its cash burn. Subsequent to the follow-on offering completed in July 2019, the Company had approximately $15.0 million representing a $4.3 million year-over-year reduction in earnings.cash and cash equivalents as of July 31, 2019.

 

Management’s Plan

 

We have incurred operating losses since Inceptioninception and historically relied on debt and equity financing for working capital. Throughout the next 12 months,Going forward, the Company intends to fund its operations through increased revenue and cash flow from operations and the funds raised through the IPO. Based on our current capitalfrom its initial and ability to reduce cash burn if needed,follow-on public offerings, and as well as the increasing revenues through normal course of business,a result we believe that substantial doubt about the Company’s abilityCompany has sufficient resources to continue as a going concern has been alleviated.operate its business.

 

Components of Our Results of Operations

 

The following describes the various components that make up our results of operations, discussed below.

 

Revenue is earned from fees associated with matching Drivers to Owners of idle cars that meet the strict requirements imposed by ride-sharing services such as Uber and Lyft withon Drivers. A Driver will typically rent a car through one transaction via our on-line marketplace. We recognize U.S. GAAP reportable revenue primarily from a transaction fee and an insurance fee when a car is rented on our platform when (a) persuasive evidence that an agreement exists which occurs when the rental contract is signed electronically between the two parties involved; (b) the services have been delivered; (c) the prices are fixed and determinable and not subject to refund or adjustment; and (d) collection of the amounts due is reasonably assured which occurs simultaneously when the booking is accepted and the credit card or account on file is charged. The Company defers revenue where the earnings process is not yet complete. The Company also recognizes revenue from other sources such as referrals, motor vehicle record fees (application fees), late rental fees, and other fees charged to drivers in specific situations.

 

Cost of revenues primarily includeincludes direct fees paid for driver insurance, merchant processing fees, and motor vehicle record fees incurred for paid driver applications.applications as well as hosting and platform-related technology cost.


Sales and marketing costs include advertising (both on-line and off-line channels), brand awareness activities, conference attendance, conference sponsorship, business development, and wages to sales and marketing staff.

 

General and administrative costs include all corporate and administrative functions that support our business. These costs also include stock-based compensation expense,expenses, consulting costs, and other costs that are not included in cost of revenues.

 

Research and development costs are related to activities such as user experience and user interphase development, database development and maintenance, and any technology related expense that improves and maintains the functionality of our existing platform.

 

Other income/expense includes non-operating income and expenses, including interest income and expense.

  

Results of Operations

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 20182019 compared to Three Months Ended June 31, 201730, 2018

 

Revenues and Gross Profit.Profit Gross profit of $1,076,952, or approximately 47%, was realized on. Net revenues totaling $3,801,092 for the three months ended June 30, 2019 were generated compared to revenues totaling $2,273,499 for the three months ended June 30, 2018, as compared toand gross profit of $72,219,$2,307,105, or approximately 11%60.7%, was realized on revenues totaling $631,245 for the three months ended June 30, 2017.2019 compared to $1,076,952, or approximately 47.4% for the three months ended June 30, 2019. The increase in revenues of $1,642,254,$1,527,593, or approximately 260%67.2%, was due to the growth of our business, which resulted from significantly higher rental days as well as the expansion of our sales and marketing efforts.

Operating Expenses.Operating expenses, consisting of sales and marketing, general and administrative, and research and development expenses, increased by approximately $139,012, or approximately 3.3%, to $4,385,645 for the three months ended June 30, 2019, as compared to operating expenses of $4,246,633 for the three months ended June 30, 2018.

The increase in operating expenses resulted primarily from higher sales, marketing and insurance expenses, while general and administrative expenses decreased by $612,327, or 19.4%, to $2,544,152 due to lower stock-based compensation costs.

Sales and marketing expenses increased by $479,640 or 60.5% to $1,272,836 due to an increase in on-line advertising and sales employee compensation, which both yielded significantly higher revenue levels.

The remaining difference is attributable to technology research and development which increased by $271,699, or 91.5%, to $568,657 associated with the development and maintenance of our technology platform.

Stock-based compensation included in the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 was $629,367 and $1,855,346, respectively, a decrease of $1,225,979, or 66.1%. 

Loss from Operations.Our loss from operations for the three months ended June 30, 2019 was ($2,078,540) as compared to a loss from operations of ($3,169,681) for the three months ended June 30, 2018.

Other (Income) Expense. For the three months ended June 30, 2019, interest expense totaled $1,051 as compared to interest expense of $1,874,685 for the three months ended June 30, 2018. The decrease was a result of the elimination of debt and the interest charges for beneficial conversion features on convertible debt and the amortization of debt discounts from the 2018 IPO. Interest income totaled $30,902 and $2,081 for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and in 2018, respectively.

Net Loss. Primarily as a result of the increased operating expenses noted above, together with the interest income earned during 2019, our net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2019 was ($2,048,689) as compared to a net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2018 of ($5,042,285).


Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2018

Revenues and Gross Profit. Net Revenue totaling $7,311,817 was generated for the six months ended June 30, 2019 compared to $3,987,682 for the same period the prior year. The increase in revenues of $3,324,135, or approximately 83.4%, was due to the growth of our business, which resulted from the expansion of our sales team, increased marketing expenditures and brand awareness. The implementation of late fees, which effected 2018 but not the comparable 2017 period, a fixed administrative fee component commencing in the second quarter of 2018 and increased fees from partner referrals also attributed to revenue growth and gross profit.

Operating Expenses.Operating expenses, consisting of research and development, sales and marketing and general and administrative expenses, increased by approximately $3,417,557, or approximately 412%, to $4,246,633 for the three months ended June 30, 2018, as compared to operating expenses of $829,076 for the three months June 30, 2017. The increase in operating expenses related to the expansion of our sales team which, in turn, resulted in an increase in sales and in our operating expenses. Our general and administrative expenses increased by $2,794,261 representing an increase in office space, salaries, contractors, operations and support functions. Our sales and marketing expenses increased by $441,937 which is attributable to an increase in online advertising, increased sales contractors and compensation. Remaining difference is attributable to research and development and specifically increased contractors and outside services expense related to maintenance of the technology platform. Stock-based compensation included in the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 was $1,855,346 and $195,808, respectively, an increase of $1,659,538 .

Loss from Operations.Our loss from operations for the three months ended June 30, 2018 was $3,169,681 as compared to a loss from operations of $756,857 for the three months ended June 30, 2017. The increased loss during 2017 is a direct result of the increased operating costs noted above.

Other (Income) Expense. For the three months ended June 30, 2018, interest expense totaled $1,874,685 as compared to interest expense of $14,299 for the three months ended June 30, 2017. The increase was a result of the 2018 period including debt discount accretion of the 2018 Convertible Notes and stated interest rates on such notes thereon as well as the debt discount accretion from notes payable, as compared to the 2017 period which had interest related to charges for beneficial conversion features on convertible debt and stated interest for only a portion of the period for which the convertible debt was outstanding. Other income and expense during the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 were minor.

Net Loss. Primarily as a result of the increased operating expenses noted above, together with the interest expense incurred during the three months ended June 30, 2018, our net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2018 was $5,042,285, as compared to a net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2017 of $768,875.

Non-U.S. GAAP Financial Measure – Gross Billings

Gross billings is an important measure by which we evaluate and manage our business. We define gross billings as the amount billed to Drivers, without any adjustments for amounts paid to Owners or refunds. Gross billings include transactions from both our revenues recorded on a net and a gross basis. It is important to note that gross billings is a non-U.S. GAAP measure and as such, is not recorded in our financial statements as revenue. However, we use gross billings to asses our business growth, scale of operations and our ability to generate gross billings is strongly correlated to our ability to generate revenues. Gross billings may also be used to calculate net revenue margin, defined as the Company’s U.S. GAAP reportable revenue over gross billings.


The table below sets forth a reconciliation of our U.S. GAAP reported revenues to gross billings for the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017:

  Three Months ended
June 30,
2018
  Three Months ended
June 30,
2017
 
Revenues (U.S. GAAP reported revenues) $2,273,499  $631,245 
Add: Refunds, rebates and deferred revenue  146,811   167,518 
Add: Owner payments (not recorded in financial statements)  2,773,457   1,020,835 
Gross billings (non-U.S. GAAP measure not recorded in financial statements) $5,193,767  $1,819,598 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2018 compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2017

Revenues and Gross Profit. Gross profit of $1,500,263,$4,258,555, or approximately 38%58.2%, was realized on revenues totaling $3,987,682generated for the six months ended June 30, 20182019 as compared to gross profit of $109,091,$1,500,263, or approximately 10%37.6%, realized on revenues totaling $1,136,569 for the six months ended June 30, 2017.2018. The increase in revenuesgross profit of $2,851,113,$2,758,292, or approximately 251%184.9%, was due to the growth of our business, which resulted from the expansion of our sales team, increased marketing expenditures and brand awareness. The implementation of late fees, which effected 2018 but not the comparable 2017 period, a fixed administrative fee component commencing in the second quarter of 2018 and increased fees from partner referrals also attributed to revenue growth and gross profit.

 

Operating Expenses.ExpensesOperating expenses, consisting of research and development, sales and marketing and general and administrative expenses, increased by approximately $4,697,896,$1,821,983, or approximately 304%29.2%, to $8,065,984 for the six months ended June 30, 2019 from $6,244,001 for the six months ended June 30, 2018, as compared to operating expenses of $1,546,105 for the six months ended June 30, 2017.2018. The increase in operating expenses related to the expansion of our sales teamand technology teams which, in turn, resulted in an increase in sales and in our operating expenses. Our general and administrative expenses increased by $3,367,631 representing an increase in office space, salaries, contractors, operations and support functions.sales. Our sales and marketing expenses increased by $1,005,287$761,404 to $2,437,627 which is attributable to an increase in on-line advertising, increased sales contractors and compensation. RemainingOur general and administrative expenses increased by $533,971 to $4,579,704 representing an increase in facilities and infrastructure, sales and support salaries, and insurance claims. The remaining difference is attributable to research and development and specifically increased contractors and outside services expense relatedassociated with an expanded in-house team to maintenance of theexpand on our core technology platform. Stock-based compensation included in the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 was $910,548 and 2017 was $2,065,721, and $195,808, respectively, an increasea decrease of $1,869,913.$1,155,173.

 

Loss from Operations.Our loss from operations for the six months ended June 30, 20182019 was $4,743,738$3,807,429 as compared to a loss from operations of $1,437,014$4,743,738 for the six months ended June 30, 2017.2018. The increaseddecreased loss during 20182019 is a direct result of the increasedrevenue increasing more rapidly than underlying operating costs noted above.expenses.

 

Other (Income) Expense. For the six months ended June 30, 2018,2019, interest expense totaled $2,036,458$1,861 as compared to interest expense of $154,364$2,036,458 for the six months ended June 30, 2017.2018. The increasedecrease was a result of the elimination of debt and the interest charges for beneficial conversion features on convertible debt and the amortization of debt discounts in 2018. In 2017, interest related tofrom the recognition of a beneficial conversion feature totaling $134,108, stated rate of interest on convertible debt outstanding, along with other minor interest charges. Other income and expense during the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 were minor.IPO.

 

Net Loss.Loss. Primarily as a result of the increased operating expenses noted above together with the interest expense incurred during 2018, our net loss for the six months ended June 30, 20182019 was $6,809,316$3,746,287 as compared to a net loss for the six months ended June 30, 20172018 of $1,592,106.$6,809,316, an improvement of $3,063,029, or 45.0%.

 

Non-U.S. GAAP Financial Measure – Gross Billings

Gross billings is an important measure by which we evaluate and manage our business. We define gross billings as the amount billed to Drivers, without any adjustments for amounts paid to Owners or refunds. Gross billings include transactions from both our revenues recorded on a net and a gross basis. It is important to note that gross billings is a non-U.S. GAAP measure and as such, is not recorded in our financial statements as revenue. However, we use gross billings to asses our business growth, scale of operations and our ability to generate gross billings is strongly correlated to our ability to generate revenues. Gross billings may also be used to calculate net revenue margin, defined as the Company’s U.S. GAAP reportable revenue over gross billings.


 

  Six Months ended
June 30,
2018
  Six Months ended
June 30,
2017
 
Revenues (U.S. GAAP reported revenues) $3,987,682  $1,136,569 
Add: Refunds, rebates and deferred revenue  530,998   303,685 
Add: Owner payments (not recorded in financial statements)  5,121,217   1,770,735 
Gross billings (non-U.S. GAAP measure not recorded in financial statements) $9,639,897  $3,210,989 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

At June 30, 2018,2019, our cash balance totaled $11,867,519$5,086,942 compared to $213,944$6,764,870 at December 31, 2017.2018. This increasedecrease was a result of our IPO in whichadditional operating expenses to continue to scale the Company issued and sold 2,520,000 shares of common stock at $5.00 per share for gross proceeds of $12,600,000, net of underwriters’ discounts and commissions totaling $1,260,000. Accordingly, net proceeds from the IPO totaled $11,340,000, before deducting offering costs of $569,665.business.

 

At June 30, 2018,2019, our current assets totaled $12,022,464$5,650,487 and our current liabilities totaled $2,543,815$2,220,708 resulting in working capital of $9,478,649$3,429,779 compared to $5,030,694 at December 31, 2018.

Operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2019 resulted in cash outflows of $2,616,842 which were due primarily to the loss for the period of $3,746,287, partially offset by $910,548 in stock-based compensation, compared to cash used in operating activities of $1,941,418, which was due primarily to the loss for the period of $6,809,316 partially offset by $2,065,721 in stock-based compensation and $1,515,191 in amortization of a debt discount for the same period the prior year.

Investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2019 resulted in a net cash outflow of $6,207 compared to a working capital deficitcash inflow of $1,337,331 at December 31, 2017. This deficit resulted primarily from a lack of operating capital. Throughout$31,266 for the next 12 months,same period the Company intends to fund its operations through increased revenue from operations and the funds raised through the IPO. Based on our current capital and ability to reduce cash burn if needed, as well as the increasing revenues through normal course of business, the Company does not expect to raise money in the next 12 months.

prior year. We do not have any contractual obligations for ongoing capital expenditures at this time.

  

Operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2018 resulted in cash outflows of $1,941,418 which were due primarily to the loss for the period of $6,809,316, and changes in operating assets and liabilities of $917,837, net of non-cash expenses totaling $3,950,061.

Operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2017 resulted in cash used in operating activities of $1,230,654, which was due primarily to the loss for the period offset by $351,624 in non-cash expenses and $9,828 in changes to operating assets and liabilities.

Investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2018 resulted in cash inflows of $31,266 consisting of net inflows related to the return of our prior lease deposit, net of purchases of property and equipment. 

Investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2017 resulted in cash outflows of $98,195 consisting of net outflows related to our insurance deposit and additional deposit under our prior month-to-month lease.

Net cash provided by financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 20182019 totaled $13,563,727$945,121 and primarily included $2,778,579 in net proceeds from the exercise of warrants and stock options, compared to net cash provided of $13,563,727 primarily from the $12,600,000 IPO and the $2,778,579 convertible debt net proceeds of $11,340,000 relatedoffering in in the same period the prior year. Subsequent to the IPO, net repayments on a note payablefollow-on offering completed in July 2019, the Company had approximately $15.0 million in cash and cash equivalents as of $50,000 and offering costs of $637,547.July 31, 2019.

 

Net cash provided by financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2017 totaled $1,413,004 and primarily included $300,000 from the sale of preferred stock, $892,688 from the sale of common stock, $350,000 from notes payable, net of offering costs of $129,684.

Critical Accounting Policies, Judgments and Estimates

 

A description of critical accounting policies and estimates is disclosed in Note 2 to our financial statements appearing in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could materially differ from these estimates. It is reasonably possible that changes in estimates will occur in the near term.

Stock Based Compensation

The Company accounts for stock options issued to employees under ASC 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation. Under ASC 718, share-based compensation cost to employees is measured at the grant date, based on the estimated fair value of the award, and is recognized as expense over the employee’s requisite vesting period. The fair value of each stock option or warrant award is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option valuation model.

The Company measures compensation expense for its non-employee stock-based compensation under ASC 505, Equity. The fair value of the option issued or committed to be issued is used to measure the transaction, as this is more reliable than the fair value of the services received. The fair value is measured at the value of the Company’s common stock or equity award on the date that the commitment for performance by the counterparty has been reached or the counterparty’s performance is complete.


Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes revenue primarily from a transaction fee and an insurance fee when a car is rented on the Company’s platform when (a) persuasive evidence that an agreement exists which occurs when the rental contract is signed electronically between the two parties involved; (b) the services have been delivered; (c) the prices are fixed and determinable and not subject to refund or adjustment; and (d) collection of the amounts due is reasonably assured which occurs simultaneously when the booking is accepted and the credit card on file is charged. The Company defers revenue where the earnings process is not yet complete.

The Company also recognizes revenue from other sources such as referrals, motor vehicle record fees (application fees), late rental fees, and other fees charged to Drivers in specific situations.

In limited circumstances, the Company provides contingent consideration in the form of a rebate or refund that is redeemable only if the customer completes a specific level of transaction over a specific time period. In such cases, the rebate or refund obligation is recognized as a reduction of revenues. Measurement of the total rebate or refund obligation is based on management estimates using historical data.

The following is a breakout of revenue components by subcategory for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017.

  Three Months
ended
June 30,
2018
  Three Months
ended
June 30,
2017
  Six Months
ended
June 30,
2018
  Six Months
ended
June 30,
2017
 
Insurance and administration fee $1,237,443  $316,536  $2,194,610  $566,598 
Transaction fees  834,163   281,040   1,529,101   503,061 
Other fees  294,165   43,169   444,506   76,410 
Incentives and rebates  (92,272)  (9,500)  (180,535)  (9,500)
Net revenue $2,273,499  $631,245  $3,987,682  $1,136,569 

Transaction fees and insurance fees are charged to a Driver in a single transaction. Drivers currently do not have an option to decline insurance at any point during the transaction. 

Principal Agent Considerations

In accordance with ASC 605-45, Revenue Recognition: Principal Agent Considerations, we evaluate our service offerings to determine if we are acting as the principal or as an agent, which we consider in determining if revenue should be reported gross or net. Our primary revenue source is a transaction fee made from a confirmed booking of a vehicle on our platform. Key indicators that we evaluate to reach this determination include:

the terms and conditions of our contracts;
whether we are paid a fixed percentage of the arrangement’s consideration or a fixed fee for each transaction;
the party which sets the pricing with the end-user, has the credit risk and provides customer support; and
the party responsible for delivery/fulfillment of the product or service to the end consumer.

We have determined that we act as the agent in the transaction for vehicle bookings, as we are not the primarily obligor of the arrangement and receive a fixed percentage of the transaction. Therefore, revenue is recognized on a net basis.

For other fees such as insurance fees and motor vehicle records (application fees) we have determined that revenue should be recorded on a gross basis. In such arrangements, the Company sets pricing, has risk of economic loss, has certain credit risk, provides support services related to these transactions, and has decision making ability about service providers used.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We did not have, during the periods presented, and we do not currently have, any off-balance sheet arrangements, as defined under applicable SEC rules.

 


Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

 

A description of recently issued accounting pronouncements that may potentially impact our financial position and results of operations is disclosed in Note 2 to our financial statements appearing in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

Emerging Growth Company Status

 

Section 107 of the JOBS Act provides that an emerging growth company can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards. In other words, an emerging growth company can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. We have elected to take advantage of the benefits of this extended transition period. Our financial statements may, therefore, not be comparable to those of companies that comply with such new or revised accounting standards.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

 

NotThe Company is not required for smallerto provide the information required by this Item as it is a “smaller reporting companies.company,” as defined in Rule 229.10(f)(1).

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls and Procedures

 

The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, refers to controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. In addition, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact there are resource constraints and management is required to apply judgment in evaluating the benefits of possible controls and procedures relative to their costs.

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Our management, with the participation of our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, evaluated, as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act of 1934). Based on that evaluation, our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer concluded our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level as of June 30, 2018.2019.

 

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

No change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) has occurred during the three and six months ended June 30, 20182019 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 


PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

 

ReferFrom time to time, we may become involved in various lawsuits and legal proceedings which arise in the ordinary course of business. However, litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties, and an adverse result in these or other matters may arise from time to time that may harm our business.

On November 13, 2018, two founders of the Company (the “Claimant Founders”), initiated two lawsuits in the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco, entitled Nathaniel Farber v. HyreCar Inc., Case No. CGC-18-571257 and Josiah Larkin v. HyreCar Inc., Case No. CGC-18-571258. The complaints for the lawsuits, which were largely duplicative, allege that the Company breached the Settlement Agreement by and between the Company and the Claimant Founders by not allowing the Claimant Founders to sell stock in the initial public offering (“IPO”) of the Company, failing to offer to buyback Claimant Founders’ stock at the time of the IPO, allowing the issuance of certain stock without proportionately increasing the stock ownership of Claimant Founders, and not providing certain required information to the discussionClaimant Founders. The Company strongly disagrees with all of the allegations and intends to vigorously contest both lawsuits. The Company believes that, at all times, its actions have been consistent with the terms, conditions, and context of the Settlement Agreement, as well as applicable law. At this time, the lawsuits are in their early stages and the Company is unable to estimate potential damage exposures, if any, related to the lawsuits.

In July 2017, an owner of several vehicles that he was renting through the Company’s platform filed for arbitration seeking damages for losses associated with renting his vehicles, specifically losses associated with a claimed stolen vehicle, storage fees, damage/repair fees, an insurance deductible, and purported loss of income due to his inability to rent the stolen/damaged vehicles. In December 2017, the owner also filed a lawsuit in the “SettlementSuperior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, reasserting the same claims. The Company believes this action is without merit and Legal” sectionis vigorously defending itself, while also exploring whether the dispute can be settled in Note 3an expeditious manner. The Company moved to our unaudited financial statements included in this Quarterly Reportcompel the owner to arbitrate his claims and to stay his Superior Court case. That motion was heard on Form 10-Q for information relatingJune 19, 2018 and the court granted the motion to legal proceedings.compel arbitration. As of January 29, 2019, the arbitrator issued a decision to award nothing to the owner. The arbitrator upheld the enforceability of the Company’s terms of service and made clear that they precluded damages sought by the owner and dismissed the owner’s tort claims as unmeritorious. 

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

 

Our businessThe Company is subject to numerous risks. The following important factors, among others, could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements made by us or on our behalf in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, press releases, communications with investors, and oral statements. Actual future results may differ materially from those anticipated in our forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Risks Related to our Business

Our limited operating history makes it difficult to evaluate our current business and prospects and may increase the risks associated with your investment.

We were founded in 2014. Our limited operating history makes it difficult to evaluate our current business and prospects and plan for and model our future growth. We have encountered and will continue to encounter risks and uncertainties frequently encountered by rapidly growing companies in developing markets. If our assumptions regarding these risks and uncertainties are incorrect or change in response to changes in the ride-sharing or car-sharing market, our results of operations and financial results could differ materially from our plans and forecasts. Although we have experienced rapid growth since our inception, there is no assurance that such growth will continue. Any success we may experience in the future will depend in large part on our ability to, among other things:

maintain and expand our customer base and the ways in which customers use our platform;

expand revenue from existing customers through increased or broader use of our platform;

improve the performance and capabilities of our platform through research and development;

effectively expand our business domestically and internationally, which will require that we rapidly expand our sales force and fill key management positions; and

successfully compete with other companies that currently provide, or may in the future provide, solutions like ours.

If we are unable to achieve our key objectives, including the objectives listed above, our business and results of operations will be adversely affected and the fair market value of our securities could decline.


If we do not respond appropriately, the evolution of the automotive industry towards autonomous vehicles and mobility on demand services could adversely affect our business.

The automotive industry is increasingly focused on the development of advanced driver assistance technologies, with the goal of developing and introducing a commercially-viable, fully automated driving experience. The high development cost of active safety and autonomous driving technologies may result in a higher risk of exposure to the success of new or disruptive technologies different than those being developed by us. There has also been an increase in consumer preferences for mobility on demand services, such as car- and ride-sharing, as opposed to automobile ownership, which may result in a long-term reduction in the number of vehicles per capita. These evolving areas have also attracted increased competition from entrants outside the traditional automotive industry. If we do not continue to innovate to develop or acquire new and compelling products that capitalize upon new technologies in response to OEM and consumer preferences, this could have an adverse impact on our results of operations.

If we do not effectively expand and train our direct sales force, we may be unable to add new customers or increase sales to our existing customers, and our business will be adversely affected.

We continue to be substantially dependent on our direct sales force to obtain new customers and increase sales with existing customers. There is significant competition for sales personnel with the skills and technical knowledge that we require. Our ability to achieve significant revenue growth will depend, in large part, on our success in recruiting, training and retaining sufficient numbers of sales personnel to support our growth. New hires require significant training and may take significant time before they achieve full productivity. Our recent hires and planned hires may not become productive as quickly as we expect, and we may be unable to hire or retain sufficient numbers of qualified individuals in the markets where we do business or plan to do business. In addition, because we continue to grow rapidly, a large percentage of our sales force is new to our Company. If we are unable to hire and train a sufficient number of effective sales personnel, or the sales personnel we hire are not successful in obtaining new customers or increasing sales to our existing customer base, our business will be adversely affected.

Fluctuating economic conditions make it difficult to predict revenue for a particular period, and a shortfall in revenue may harm our operating results.

Our revenue depends significantly on general economic conditions and the demand for products in the ride-sharing and car-sharing market. Economic weakness, customer financial difficulties, and constrained spending on ride-sharing may result in decreased revenue and earnings. Such factors could make it difficult to accurately forecast our sales and operating results.


The ride-sharing model may not continue to grow, which would adversely affect our business.

Our business and future growth is significantly dependent on the continued success of each of Uber, Lyft, and other software-based systems that have come into the marketplace to compete with standard taxicab transportation organizations.

While the effect of those companies has been to decrease the cost and therefore increase the utilization of ride-sharing, there can be no assurance that consumer utilization of these systems will continue to grow, or that competition and the resulting price pressure will not undermine the viability of these types of systems, thereby adversely affecting our business.

Our unique peer to peer structure could be duplicated and our inability to accurately predict user behavior could negatively impact our sales business.

Although to date neither Uber nor Lyft have endeavored to develop a peer-to-peer system to match drivers and car owners as we are doing, there can be no assurance that either one of these companies or other competitors subsequently entering the marketplace will not endeavor to do so, and there can be no assurance that such competition will not have a negative impact on our business.

Furthermore, although several attempts to match up fleets of cars owned by operators with Uber and Lyft drivers have failed, there can be no assurance that other entities will not enter the marketplace on this basis with economic and logistical models that solve the problems that caused this failure.

The market forecasts included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may prove to be inaccurate, and even if the markets in which we operate achieve growth, we cannot assure you our business will grow at similar rates, if at all.

Growth forecasts are subject to significant uncertainty and are based on assumptions and estimates, which may not prove to be accurate. Forecasts relating to the expected growth in the ride-sharing market, including the forecasts or projections referenced in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, may prove to be inaccurate. Even if the ride-sharing market experiences the forecasted growth, we may not grow our business at similar rates, or at all. Our growth is subject to many factors, including our success in implementing our business strategy, which is subject to many risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, the forecasts of market growth included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should not be taken as indicative of our future growth.

Our insurance coverage program is unique to our business, but it may not continue to be cost effective in the future.

We are currently the only company in the ride-sharing sector that has succeeded in structuring a cost-effective insurance programrequired to provide for our liability when a driver and a car are carrying passengers. However, we have a short history in assessing the correlation between personal injury and property damage risks and the cost of insurance premiums, and there can be no assurance that our current projections will continue to be cost effective in the future.

Our operations are dependent on our current management. The loss of any member of our management team could adversely affect our operations and financial results.

We are highly dependent upon the retention of the services of our current management. The loss of any one of these individuals could adversely affect our operations and financial results. Our business also depends on our ability to attract and retain additional highly qualified management, technical, operating, and sales and marketing personnel. We do not currently maintain key person life insurance policies on any of our employees.


Our results of operations are likely to vary significantly from period to period, which could cause the price of our common stock to decline.

Our results of operations have varied significantly from period to period. For example, the months of January, February and March are traditionally very slow for transportation demand. We expect that our results of operations will continue to vary as a result of a number of factors, many of which are outside of our control and may be difficult to predict, including:

our ability to attract and retain new customers;

the budgeting cycles and purchasing practices of customers;

the timing and success of new service introductions by us or our competitors or any other change in the competitive landscape of the ride-sharing or car-sharing market, including consolidation among our competitors;

our ability to successfully expand our business domestically and internationally;

changes in our pricing policies or those of our competitors;

any disruption in, or termination of, our relationship with our insurance carriers or ride sharing companies with which we do business;

the cost and potential outcomes of future litigation, if any;

seasonality in our business;

general economic conditions, both domestic and foreign, assuming we expand into foreign markets;

future accounting pronouncements or changes in our accounting policies or practices; and

the amount and timing of operating costs and capital expenditures related to the expansion of our business.

Any of the above factors, individually or in the aggregate, may result in significant fluctuations in our financial and other operating results from period to period. As a result of this variability, our historical results of operations should not be relied upon as an indication of future performance. Moreover, this variability and unpredictability could result in our failure to meet our operating plan or the expectations of investors or analysts for any period. If we fail to meet such expectations for these or other reasons, the price of our common stock could fall substantially, and we could face costly lawsuits, including securities class action suits.

We have had operating losses each year and quarterly period since our inception and may not achieve or maintain profitability in the future.

We have incurred operating losses each year and every quarterly period since inception. For the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, our operating loss was $4,743,738 and $1,437,014, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, our operating loss was $4,066,950 and $838,560. We expect our operating expenses to increase in the future as we expand our sales and marketing efforts and continue to invest in research and development of our technologies. These efforts may be costlier than we expect, and we may not be able to increase our revenue to offset our increased operating expenses. Our revenue growth may slow or our revenue may decline for a number of other reasons, including reduced demand for our services, increased competition, a decrease in the growth or size of the ride-sharing or car-sharing market or any failure to capitalize on growth opportunities. Any failure to increase our revenue as we grow our business could prevent us from achieving or maintaining profitability. If we are unable to meet these risks and challenges as we encounter them, our business, financial condition and results of operations may suffer.


Our independent registered public accounting firm previously expressed substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

Primarily as a result of our losses, limited working capital, and significant operating costs expected to be incurred in the next twelve months, the report of our independent registered public accounting firm for our audited financial statements at December 31, 2017 and 2016 and for the years then ended contained an explanatory paragraph stating there was substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern due to recurring losses from operations and deficiencies in working capital and net capital.

However, based on our cash balance as of June 30, 2018 and our ability to reduce cash burn if needed, as well as the increasing revenues through the normal course of our business, management believes that substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern has been alleviated.

We face intense competition and could lose market share to our competitors, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

The market for ride-sharing and car-sharing services is intensely competitive and characterized by rapid changes in technology, customer requirements, industry standards and frequent new service introductions and improvements. We anticipate continued challenges from current competitors, as well as by new entrants into the industry. If we are unable to anticipate or effectively react to these competitive challenges, our competitive position could weaken, and we could experience a decline in our growth rate or revenue that could adversely affect our business and results of operations.

Changes in government regulations could have an adverse impact on our business.

Currently, there are few laws regulating our business, however, as our business matures, this may change. Changes in government regulation of our business have the potential to materially alter our business practices, or our operational results. Depending on the jurisdiction, those changes may come about through the issuance of new laws and regulations or changes in the interpretation of existing laws and regulations by a court, regulatory body or governmental official. Sometimes those changes may have not just prospective but also retroactive effect; this is particularly true when a change is made through reinterpretation of laws or regulations that have been in effect for some time. Moreover, changes in regulation that may seem neutral on their face may have either more or less impact on us than on ride-sharing businesses, depending on the circumstances. Potential changes in law or regulation that may affect us relate to insurance intermediaries, customer privacy, data security and rate regulation.

Any material limitation in the fuel supply could adversely affect our business.

Our operations could be adversely affected by any limitation in the fuel supply or by any imposition of mandatory allocation or rationing regulations. We are not aware of any current proposal to impose such a regime in the U.S. or internationally. Such a regime could, however, be quickly imposed if there was a serious disruption in the fuel supply for any reason, including an act of war, terrorist incident or other problem, such as the devastation caused by natural disasters, affecting the petroleum supply, refining, distribution or pricing.

If our security is compromised or if our platform is subjected to attacks that frustrate or thwart our users’ ability to access our products and services, our users, and partners may cut back on or stop using our products and services altogether, which could seriously harm our business.

Our efforts to protect the information that our users have shared with us may be unsuccessful due to the actions of third parties, software bugs, or other technical malfunctions, employee error or malfeasance, or other factors. In addition, third parties may attempt to fraudulently induce employees or users to disclose information to gain access to our data or our users’ data. If any of these events occur, our or our users’ information could be accessed or disclosed improperly. Our privacy policy governs how we may use and share the information that our users have provided us. Some partners may store information that we share with them. If these third parties fail to implement adequate data-security practices or fail to comply with our terms and policies, our users’ data may be improperly accessed or disclosed. And even if these third parties take all these steps, their networks may still suffer a breach, which could compromise our users’ data. Any incidents where our users’ information is accessed without authorization, or is improperly used, or incidents that violate our terms of service or policies, could damage our reputation and our brand and diminish our competitive position. In addition, affected users or government authorities could initiate legal or regulatory action against us over those incidents, which could cause us to incur significant expense and liability or result in orders or consent decrees forcing us to modify our business practices. Maintaining the trust of our users is important to sustain our growth, retention, and user engagement. Concerns over our privacy practices, whether actual or unfounded, could damage our reputation and brand and deter users, advertisers, and partners from using our products and services. Any of these occurrences could seriously harm our business.


Risks Related to our Common Stock

An active trading market for our common stock may not be sustained.

Our shares of common stock began trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market on June 27, 2018. Given the limited trading history of our common stock, thererequired by this Item as it is a risk that an active trading market for our shares will not be sustained, which could put downward pressure on the market price of our common stock and thereby affect the ability of our stockholders to sell their shares.“smaller reporting company,” as defined in Rule 229.10(f)(1).

 

We could be subject to securities class action litigation.

In the past, securities class action litigation has often been brought against a company following a decline in the market price of its securities. If we face such litigation, it could result in substantial costs and a diversion of management’s attention and resources, which could harm our business.

We do not intend to pay dividends on our common stock so any returns will be limited to the value of our stock.

We currently anticipate that we will retain future earnings for the development, operation and expansion of our business and do not anticipate declaring or paying any cash dividends for the foreseeable future. In addition, the terms of any future financing agreements may preclude us from paying dividends. Any return to stockholders will therefore be limited to the appreciation of their stock.

We are an emerging growth company and we cannot be certain if the reduced disclosure requirements applicable to emerging growth companies will make our common stock less attractive to investors.

For as long as we continue to be an emerging growth company, we intend to take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies including, but not limited to, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. We cannot predict if investors will find our common stock less attractive because we will rely on these exemptions. If some investors find our common stock less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our common stock and our stock price may be more volatile.

We will remain an emerging growth company until the earliest of (i) the end of the fiscal year in which the market value of our common stock that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of June 30, (ii) the end of the fiscal year in which we have total annual gross revenue of $1.07 billion or more during such fiscal year, (iii) the date on which we issue more than $1 billion in non-convertible debt in a three-year period or (iv) five years from the completion of our initial public offering.

We are incurring and will continue to incur significantly increased costs as a result of operating as a public company, and our management will be required to devote substantial time to new compliance initiatives.

As a public company, we are incurring and will continue to incur significant legal, accounting and other expenses that we did not incur as a private company. We are subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which will require, among other things, that we file with the SEC annual, quarterly and current reports with respect to our business and financial condition. In addition, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, as well as rules subsequently adopted by the SEC and Nasdaq to implement provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, impose significant requirements on public companies, including requiring establishment and maintenance of effective disclosure and financial controls and changes in corporate governance practices. Further, in July 2010, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, or the Dodd-Frank Act, was enacted. There are significant corporate governance and executive compensation-related provisions in the Dodd-Frank Act that require the SEC to adopt additional rules and regulations in these areas such as “say on pay” and proxy access. Recent legislation permits emerging growth companies to implement many of these requirements over a longer period and up to five years from the pricing of our initial public offering. We intend to take advantage of this new legislation, but cannot guarantee that we will not be required to implement these requirements sooner than budgeted or planned and thereby incur unexpected expenses. Stockholder activism, the current political environment and the current high level of government intervention and regulatory reform may lead to substantial new regulations and disclosure obligations, which may lead to additional compliance costs and impact the manner in which we operate our business in ways we cannot currently anticipate.


We expect the rules and regulations applicable to public companies to substantially increase our legal and financial compliance costs and to make some activities more time-consuming and costly. If these requirements divert the attention of our management and personnel from other business concerns, they could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. We expect that we will need to hire additional accounting, finance and other personnel in connection with our efforts to comply with the requirements of being a public company, and our management and other personnel will need to devote a substantial amount of time towards maintaining compliance with these requirements. These requirements will increase our legal and financial compliance costs and will make some activities more time-consuming and costly. The increased costs will decrease our net income or increase our net loss, and may require us to reduce costs in other areas of our business or increase the prices of our products or services. For example, we expect these rules and regulations to make it more difficult and more expensive for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance and we may be required to incur substantial costs to maintain the same or similar coverage. We cannot predict or estimate the amount or timing of additional costs we may incur to respond to these requirements. The impact of these requirements could also make it more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified persons to serve on our board of directors, our board committees or as executive officers.

Sales of a substantial number of shares of our common stock in the public market could cause our stock price to fall.

If our existing stockholders sell, or indicate an intention to sell, substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market after the lock-up and other legal restrictions on resale discussed in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q lapse, or if the market anticipates that these sales could occur, the market price of our common stock could decline. These sales may make it more difficult for us to sell equity or equity-related securities in the future at a time and price that we deem appropriate, or to use equity as consideration for future acquisition.

The lock-up agreements pertaining to our initial public offering will expire December 23, 2018. After the lock-up agreements expire, based upon the number of shares of common stock, on an as-converted basis, outstanding as of June 30, 2018, approximately 6 million shares of common stock will be eligible for sale in the public market.

As of August 10, 2018, approximately 5 million shares of common stock that are either subject to outstanding options, reserved for future issuance under our equity incentive plans or subject to outstanding warrants became eligible for sale in the public market to the extent permitted by the provisions of various vesting schedules, the lock-up agreements and Rule 144 and Rule 701 under the Securities Act. If these additional shares of common stock are sold, or if it is perceived that they will be sold, in the public market, the market price of our common stock could decline.

Actual or potential sales of our common stock by our employees, including our executive officers, pursuant to pre-arranged stock trading plans could cause our stock price to fall or prevent it from increasing for numerous reasons, and actual or potential sales by such persons could be viewed negatively by other investors.

In accordance with the guidelines specified under Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and our policies regarding stock transactions, our employees, executive officers and directors may adopt stock trading plans pursuant to which they have arranged to sell shares of our common stock from time to time in the future. Generally, sales under such plans by our executive officers and directors require public filings. Actual or potential sales of our common stock by such persons could cause the price of our common stock to fall or prevent it from increasing for numerous reasons. For example, a substantial number of shares of our common stock becoming available (or being perceived to become available) for sale in the public market could cause the market price of our common stock to fall or prevent it from increasing. Also, actual or potential sales by such persons could be viewed negatively by other investors.

If securities analysts do not publish research or reports about our business or if they publish negative evaluations of our stock, the price of our stock could decline.

The trading market for our common stock will rely, in part, on the research and reports that industry or financial analysts publish about us or our business. If few analysts commence coverage of us, the trading price of our stock would likely decrease. If one or more of the analysts covering our business downgrade their evaluations of our stock, the price of our stock could decline. If one or more of these analysts cease to cover our stock, we could lose visibility in the market for our stock, which, in turn, could cause our stock price to decline.


We have broad discretion in how we use our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities, including the net proceeds from our initial public offering and may not use these financial resources effectively, which could affect our results of operations and cause our stock price to decline.

Our management has considerable discretion in the application of our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities, including the net proceeds from our initial public offering. We intend to use the cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities to advance and expand our research and development efforts, and for working capital and other general corporate purposes, which will include the hiring of additional personnel, capital expenditures, and the costs of operating as a public company. As a result, investors will be relying upon management’s judgment with only limited information about our specific intentions for the use of the cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities. We may use the cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities for purposes that do not yield a significant return or any return at all for our stockholders. In addition, pending their use, we may invest the net proceeds from the offering in a manner that does not produce income or that loses value.

Anti-takeover provisions in our charter documents and under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware could make an acquisition of us more difficult and may prevent attempts by our stockholders to replace or remove our management.

Provisions in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and our bylaws may delay or prevent an acquisition of us or a change in our management. These provisions include a classified board of directors, a prohibition on actions by written consent of our stockholders, and the ability of the board of directors to issue preferred stock without stockholder approval. In addition, because we are incorporated in Delaware, we are governed by the provisions of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or the DGCL, which prohibits stockholders owning in excess of 15% of the outstanding combined organization voting stock from merging or combining with the combined organization. Although we believe these provisions collectively will provide for an opportunity to receive higher bids by requiring potential acquirers to negotiate with our board of directors, they would apply even if the offer may be considered beneficial by some stockholders. In addition, these provisions may frustrate or prevent any attempts by our stockholders to replace or remove then-current management by making it more difficult for stockholders to replace members of the board of directors, which is responsible for appointing the members of management.

Anti-takeover provisions in our charter documents could discourage, delay or prevent a change in control of us and may affect the trading price of our common stock.

Our corporate documents and the DGCL contain provisions that may enable our board of directors to resist a change in control of us even if a change in control were to be considered favorable by our stockholders. These provisions:

stagger the terms of our board of directors and require 66 and 2/3% stockholder voting to remove directors, who may only be removed for cause;

authorize our board of directors to issue “blank check” preferred stock and to determine the rights and preferences of those shares, which may be senior to our common stock, without prior stockholder approval;

establish advance notice requirements for nominating directors and proposing matters to be voted on by stockholders at stockholders’ meetings;

prohibit our stockholders from calling a special meeting and prohibit stockholders from acting by written consent;

require 66 and 2/3% stockholder voting to effect certain amendments to our certificate of incorporation and bylaws; and

prohibit cumulative voting in the election of directors, which limits the ability of minority stockholders to elect director candidates.

These provisions could discourage, delay or prevent a transaction involving a change in control of us. These provisions could also discourage proxy contests and make it more difficult for stockholders to elect directors of their choosing and cause us to take other corporate actions our stockholders desire.


Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation designates the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware as the sole and exclusive forum for certain types of actions and proceedings that may be initiated by our stockholders, which could limit our stockholders’ ability to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with us or our directors, officers, employees or agents.

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that, unless we consent in writing to an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware will be the sole and exclusive forum for any derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf, any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any of our directors, officers, employees or agents to us or our stockholders, any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation or our amended and restated bylaws or any action asserting a claim that is governed by the internal affairs doctrine, in each case subject to the Court of Chancery having personal jurisdiction over the indispensable parties named as defendants therein and the claim not being one which is vested in the exclusive jurisdiction of a court or forum other than the Court of Chancery or for which the Court of Chancery does not have subject matter jurisdiction. Any person purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in any shares of our common stock shall be deemed to have notice of and to have consented to this provision of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation. This choice of forum provision may limit our stockholders’ ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with us or our directors, officers, employees or agents, which may discourage such lawsuits against us and our directors, officers, employees and agents even though an action, if successful, might benefit our stockholders. Stockholders who do bring a claim in the Court of Chancery could face additional litigation costs in pursuing any such claim, particularly if they do not reside in or near Delaware. The Court of Chancery may also reach different judgments or results than would other courts, including courts where a stockholder considering an action may be located or would otherwise choose to bring the action, and such judgments or results may be more favorable to us than to our stockholders. Alternatively, if a court were to find this provision of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation inapplicable to, or unenforceable in respect of, one or more of the specified types of actions or proceedings, we may incur additional costs associated with resolving such matters in other jurisdictions, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

Recent Sales of Unregistered Equity Securities

 

OnDuring the six months ended June 1, 2018,30, 2019, we issued 448,726 shares of our common stock upon the Company agreed to issue a warrant to purchase 100,000exercise of outstanding warrants.

In June 2019, we issued 5,000 shares of our common stock to a consultant forof the Company in consideration of services to be rendered. The warrant is exercisable for a period of five years at an exercise price per share equal to the offering price in the IPO, which was $5.00 per share.

On June 15, 2018, the Company agreed to issue a warrant to purchase 150,000 shares of common stock to a consultant for services to be rendered. The warrant is exercisable for a period of three years at an exercise price per share equal to the offering price in the IPO, which was $5.00 per share.provided.

 

The Company issued the warrantsforegoing offers, sales and will issue the shares of common stock underlying such warrants upon the exemptionissuances were exempt from registration afforded byunder Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.Act and/or Regulation D thereunder.

Use of Proceeds from Initial Public Offering of Common Stock

On June 29, 2018, we closed our initial public offering of 2,520,000 shares of our common stock at a public offering price of $5.00 per share for an aggregate offering of $12.6 million. The offer and sale of all of the shares in the offering were registered under the Securities Act pursuant to registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-225157), which was declared effective by the SEC on June 26, 2018. Network 1 Financial Securities, Inc. acted as the managing underwriter for the offering. We received aggregate net proceeds from the offering of approximately $10.8 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses payable by us. No offering expenses were paid directly or indirectly to any of our directors or officers (or their associates) or persons owning ten percent or more of any class of our equity securities or to any other affiliates.

Information related to use of proceeds from registered securities is incorporated herein by reference to the “Use of Proceeds” section of the Prospectus, which was filed with the SEC on June 28, 2018. There has been no material change in the planned use of proceeds from our offering as described in the Prospectus.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

None.


 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Other Information

 

The information set forth below is included herein for the purpose of providing the disclosure required under “Item 1.01 – Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement” and “Item 5.02 – Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers” of Form 8-K.

On August 10, 2018, all of the disinterested directors on our board of directors approved a one-time cash bonus of $100,000, minus applicable tax withholdings, to each of Andy Bansal, Chairman of the board, and Abhishek Arora, Chief Technology Officer and director, in recognition of their efforts and dedication in furtherance of the Company’s initial public offering (collectively, the “IPO Cash Bonuses”). Messrs. Bansal and Arora will receive the IPO Cash Bonuses on the date of the Company’s next pay date in accordance with its payroll policies.

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Item 6. Exhibits

 

Exhibit   Incorporated by Reference Filed

Number

 Exhibit Description Form File No. Exhibit Filing Date Herewith
             
3.1 Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant. S-1 333-225157 3.5 May 23, 2018  
             
3.2 Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant S-1 333-225157 3.7 May 23, 2018  
             
4.1 

Form of Amended and Restated Placement Agent Warrant for 2017 Private Placement Offering

 

S-1

 

333-225157

 

4.7

 

June 22, 2018

  
             
10.1+ Employment Agreement between the Company and Kit Tran S-1/A 333-225157 10.11 June 22, 2018  
             
10.2 2018 Equity Incentive Plan and forms of award agreements thereunder S-1 333-22515710.7 May 23, 2018  
             
10.3+ Description of IPO Cash Bonuses         X
             
31.1 Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.         X
             
32.1* Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.         X
             
101.INS XBRL Instance Document         X
             
101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document         X
             
101.CAL XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document         X
             
101.DEF XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document         X
             
101.LAB XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document         X
             
101.PRE XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document         X
Exhibit   Incorporated by Reference Filed
Number Exhibit Description Form File No. Exhibit Filing Date Herewith
             
3.1 Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant. S-1 333-225157 3.5 May 23, 2018  
             
3.2 Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant S-1 333-225157 3.7 May 23, 2018  
             
31.1 Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.         X
             
31.2* Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.         X
             
32.1 Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.         X
             
32.2* Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.         X
             
101.INS XBRL Instance Document         X
             
101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document         X
             
101.CAL XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document         X
             
101.DEF XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document         X
             
101.LAB XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document         X
             
101.PRE XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document         X

 

+
+Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

*This certification is deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.


 

* This certification is deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.

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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.

 

 HyreCar Inc.
   
Date: August 14, 201815, 2019By:/s/ Joseph Furnari      
  Joseph Furnari
  

Chief Executive Officer and

(Principal Executive Officer)

HyreCar Inc.
Date: August 15, 2019By:/s/ Scott Brogi      
Scott Brogi
Chief Financial Officer


(Principal Executive, Financial and

Accounting Officer)

 

 

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