UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 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, 20212022

 

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 001-33169

 

  

 

Creative Realities, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Minnesota 41-1967918

State or Other Jurisdiction of


Incorporation or Organization

 I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.
   
13100 Magisterial Drive, Suite 100, Louisville KY 40223
Address of Principal Executive Offices Zip Code

 

(502) 791-8800

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code

 

Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report

 

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

 

Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share CREX The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Warrants to purchase Common Stock CREXW The 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 every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes    No 

 

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

 

 Large accelerated filerAccelerated filer
 Non-accelerated filerSmaller 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 Act). Yes    No 

 

APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS

 

As of August 16, 2021,15, 2022, the registrant had 11,896,99521,751,539 shares of common stock outstanding.

 

 

 

 

 

PART 1. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

CREATIVE REALITIES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

 June 30, December 31,  June 30, December 31, 
 2021  2020  2022  2021 
 (unaudited)    (unaudited)   
ASSETS          
CURRENT ASSETS             
Cash and cash equivalents $3,004  $1,826  $2,840  $2,883 
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $600 and $1,230, respectively  1,927   2,302 
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $806 and $620, respectively  8,194   3,006 
Unbilled receivables  3   41   410   369 
Work-in-process and inventories, net  2,068   2,351   2,638   1,880 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  1,635   507   3,111   1,634 
Total current assets $8,637  $7,027  $17,193  $9,772 
Operating lease right-of-use assets  755   931   1,846   654 
Property and equipment, net  1,135   1,340   140   75 
Intangibles, net  3,511   3,790   23,227   4,850 
Goodwill  7,525   7,525   26,094   7,525 
Other assets  12   5   17   5 
TOTAL ASSETS $21,575  $20,618  $68,517  $22,881 
        
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY                
CURRENT LIABILITIES                
Short-term seller note payable $-  $1,637  $2,089  $- 
Accounts payable  906   1,661   5,047   2,517 
Accrued expenses  1,832   2,142   2,672   2,110 
Deferred revenues  1,011   764   2,863   426 
Customer deposits  597   770   3,177   1,525 
Current maturities of operating and finance leases  277   359 
Current maturities of operating leases  696   281 
Total current liabilities $4,623  $7,333   16,544   6,859 
Long-term Payroll Protection Program note payable  -   1,552 
Long-term related party loans payable, net of $200 and $168 discount, respectively  4,470   4,436 
Long-term Related Party Acquisition Term Loan, net of $1,836 and $0 discount, respectively  8,164   - 
Long-term Related Party Consolidation Term Loan, net of $1,960 and $143 discount, respectively  5,225   4,624 
Long-term related party convertible loans payable, at fair value  2,190   2,270   -   2,251 
Contingent acquisition consideration, at fair value  10,936   - 
Long-term obligations under operating leases  478   584   1,169   373 
Long-term accrued expenses  108   108 
Other liabilities  42   45 
TOTAL LIABILITIES $11,869  $16,283   42,080   14,152 
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY                
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 200,000 shares authorized; 11,877 and 10,924 shares issued and outstanding, respectively  118   109 
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 200,000 shares authorized; 21,744 and 12,009 shares issued and outstanding, respectively  217   120 
Additional paid-in capital  59,777   56,712   74,741   60,863 
Accumulated deficit  (50,189)  (52,486)  (48,521)  (52,254)
Total shareholders’ equity $9,706  $4,335   26,437   8,729 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY $21,575  $20,618  $68,517  $22,881 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

 


 

 

CREATIVE REALITIES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

 For the Three Months Ended For the Six Months Ended  For the
Three Months Ended
 For the
Six Months Ended
 
 June 30,  June 30,  June 30,  June 30, 
 2021  2020  2021  2020  2022  2021  2022  2021 
Sales                  
Hardware $1,296  $1,601  $4,112  $2,968  $5,667  $1,296  $12,126  $4,112 
Services and other  1,981   2,055   4,169   4,392   5,256   1,981   9,554   4,169 
Total sales  3,277   3,656   8,281   7,360   10,923   3,277   21,680   8,281 
Cost of sales                                
Hardware  870   1,296   2,784   2,279   4,610   870   9,992   2,784 
Services and other  532   543   1,388   1,657   1,651   532   3,134   1,388 
Total cost of sales  1,402   1,839   4,172   3,936   6,261   1,402   13,126   4,172 
Gross profit  1,875   1,817   4,109   3,424   4,662   1,875   8,554   4,109 
Operating expenses:                                
Sales and marketing expenses  169   371   504   798   1,147   169   1,854   504 
Research and development expenses  58   245   229   558   418   58   659   229 
General and administrative expenses  1,666   1,960   3,775   4,473   2,562   1,666   5,316   3,775 
Bad debt (recovery) / expense  49   505   (463)  848   -   49   106   (463)
Depreciation and amortization expense  344   380   688   746   468   344   1,175   688 
Goodwill impairment  -   -   -   10,646 
Deal and transaction expense  37   -   428   - 
Total operating expenses  2,286   3,461   4,733   18,069   4,632   2,286   9,538   4,733 
Operating loss  (411)  (1,644)  (624)  (14,645)
Operating income/(loss)  30   (411)  (984)  (624)
                                
Other income (expenses):                                
Interest expense  (182)  (260)  (431)  (487)  (750)  (182)  (1,199)  (431)
Gain on settlement of obligations  1,628   1   3,193   41 
Change in fair value of Warrant Liability  2,433   -   7,902   - 
Change in fair value of Equity Guarantee  (73)  -   (73)  - 
(Loss) on debt waiver consent  -   -   (1,212)  - 
(Loss) on warrant amendment  (345)  -   (345)  - 
Gain/(loss) on settlement of obligations  21   1,628   (274)  3,193 
Change in fair value of Convertible Loan  -   (551)  166   (702)  -   -   -   166 
Other expense  (3)  (1)  1   -   (1)  (3)  5   1 
Total other income / (expense)  1,443   (811)  2,929   (1,148)
Total other income  1,285   1,443   4,804   2,929 
Income/(loss) before income taxes  1,032   (2,455)  2,305   (15,793)  1,315   1,032   3,820   2,305 
Benefit/(provision) for income taxes  (7)  (4)  (8)  151   (53)  (7)  (56)  (8)
Net income/(loss) $1,025  $(2,459) $2,297  $(15,642)
Basic earnings/(loss) per common share $0.09  $(0.25) $0.20  $(1.59)
Net income $1,262  $1,025  $3,764  $2,297 
Basic earnings per common share $0.06  $0.09  $0.21  $0.20 
Diluted earnings/(loss) per common share $0.09  $(0.25) $0.20  $(1.59) $0.06  $0.09  $0.21  $0.20 
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic  11,854   9,837   11,588   9,815   21,702   11,854   18,180   11,588 
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted  11,862   9,837   11,596   9,815   21,702   11,862   18,180   11,596 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements. 

 


 

 

CREATIVE REALITIES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 Six Months Ended  Six Months Ended 
 June 30,  June 30, 
 2021  2020  2022  2021 
Operating Activities:             
Net income/(loss) $2,297  $(15,642)
Adjustments to reconcile net income/(loss) to net cash used in operating activities        
Net income $3,764  $2,297 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities        
Depreciation and amortization  688   746   1,175   688 
Amortization of debt discount  101   169   541   101 
Stock-based compensation  895   169   949   895 
Shares issued for services  

40

   -   65   40 
Gain on forgiveness of Paycheck Protection Program  (1,552)  -   -   (1,552)
Gain on settlement of Seller Note  (1,538)  -   -   (1,538)
Change in fair value of Convertible Loan  (166)  702   -   (166)
Deferred tax provision  -   (175)  -   - 
Allowance for doubtful accounts  (30)  744   106   (30)
Increase in notes due to in-kind interest  310   199   -   310 
Loss on goodwill impairment  -   10,646 
Gain on settlement of obligations  (103)  (41)
Loss on debt waiver consent  1,212   - 
Loss on warrant amendment  345   - 
Loss on change in fair value of contingent consideration  73   - 
Gain on change in fair value of warrants  (7,902)  - 
(Gain)/loss on settlement of obligations  274   (103)
Changes to operating assets and liabilities:                
Accounts receivable and unbilled receivables  443   1,631   (4,035)  443 
Inventories  283   (2,252)  (562)  283 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  (1,128)  (836)  184   (1,128)
Vendor deposits  (995)  - 
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net  176   261   (699)  176 
Other assets  (7)  (6)
Other operating assets and liabilities, net  21   (7)
Accounts payable  (742)  713   2,487   (742)
Deferred revenue  247   311   1,178   247 
Accrued expenses  (220)  (414)  229   (220)
Deposits  (173)  418   809  (173)
Operating lease liabilities, non-current  (184)  (258)  718   (184)
Net cash used in operating activities  (363)  (2,915)  (63)  (363)
Investing activities                
Purchases of property and equipment  (10)  (59)  (32)  (10)
Capitalization of third-party labor for software development  (102)  (172)
Capitalization of internal labor for software development  (92)  (177)
Capitalization of internal and third-party labor for software development  (2,328)  (194)
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired  (17,186)  - 
Net cash used in investing activities  (204)  (408)  (19,546)  (204)
Financing activities                
Principal payments on finance leases  (4)  (14)  -   (4)
Proceeds from Paycheck Protection Program loan  -   1,552 
Issuance of common stock – warrant exercise  -   121 
Proceeds from sale of common stock in PIPE, net of offering expenses  1,814   - 
Proceeds from sale & exercise of pre-funded warrants in PIPE, net of offering expenses  8,295   - 
Proceeds from Acquisition Loan, net of offering expenses  9,868   - 
Repayment of Seller Note  (100)  -   (411)  (100)
Proceeds from sale of shares via registered direct offering, net  1,849   -   -   1,849 
Net cash provided by financing activities  1,745   1,659   19,566   1,745 
Increase/(decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents  1,178   (1,664)  (43)  1,178 
Cash and Cash Equivalents, beginning of period  1,826   2,534   2,883   1,826 
Cash and Cash Equivalents, end of period $3,004  $870  $2,840  $3,004 

   

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 


 

 

CREATIVE REALITIES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(in thousands, except shares)

 

        Additional       
  Common Stock  paid in  Accumulated    
  Shares   Amount  capital   (Deficit)   Total 
Three months ended June 30, 2021                   
Balance as of March 31, 2021  11,840,811  $118  $59,381  $(51,214) $8,285 
Shares issued for services  22,204   -   40   -   40 
Shares issued to directors as compensation  13,664   -   25   -   25 
Stock-based compensation  -   -   331   -   331 
Net income  -   -   -   1,025   1,025 
Balance as of June 30, 2021  11,876,679  $118  $59,777  $(50,189) $9,706 
        Additional       
  Common Stock  paid in  Accumulated    
Three months ended June 30, 2022 Shares  Amount  capital  (Deficit)  Total 
Balance as of March 31, 2022  21,675,025  $217  $68,626  $(49,783) $19,060 
Stock-based compensation  -   -   341   -   341 
Stock-based compensation issued to vendors  68,827   -   65   -   65 
Warrant amendment  -   -   5,709   -   5,709 
Net income  -   -   -   1,262   1,262 
Balance as of June 30, 2022  21,743,852  $217  $74,741  $(48,521) $26,437 

 

        Additional       
  Common Stock  paid in  Accumulated    
 Shares  Amount  capital  (Deficit)  Total 
Six months ended June 30, 2021               
Balance as of December 31, 2020  10,924,287  $109  $56,712  $(52,486) $4,335 
Shares issued for services  22,204   -   40   -   40 
Shares issued to directors as compensation  33,044   -   50   -   50 
Stock-based compensation  -   -   845   -   845 
Conversion of Disbursed Escrow Loan  97,144   1   263   -   264 
Gain on Extinguishment of Special Loan  -   -   26   -   26 
Sales of Shares via registered direct offering, net of offering cost  800,000   8   1,841   -   1,849 
Net income  -   -   -   2,297   2,297 
Balance as of June 30, 2021  11,876,679  $118  $59,777  $(50,189) $9,706 

        Additional       
  Common Stock  paid in  Accumulated    
 Shares  Amount  capital  (Deficit)  Total 
Three months ended June 30, 2020               
Balance as of March 31, 2020  9,794,971  $98  $54,102  $(48,825) $5,375 
Stock-based compensation  -   -   100   -   100 
Shares issued to directors as compensation  32,052   -   19   -   19 
Exercise of warrants  27,600   -   121   -   121 
Net loss  -   -   -   (2,459)  (2,459)
Balance as of June 30, 2020  9,854,623  $98  $54,342  $(51,284) $3,156 
        Additional       
  Common Stock  paid in  Accumulated    
Six months ended June 30, 2022 Shares  Amount  capital  (Deficit)  Total 
Balance as of December 31, 2021  12,008,519  $120  $60,863  $(52,254) $8,729 
Stock-based compensation  -   -   892   -   892 
Stock-based compensation issued to vendors  68,827   -   65   -   65 
Shares issued and warrants exercised in private investment in public entity (“PIPE”)  7,166,505   72   2,206   -   2,278 
Shares issued in Reflect Systems, Inc. Merger  2,500,001   25   4,975   -   5,000 
Warrant repricing events  -   -   31   (31)  - 
Warrant amendment  -   -   5,709   -   5,709 
Net income  -   -   -   3,764   3,764 
Balance as of June 30, 2022  21,743,852  $217  $74,741  $(48,521) $26,437 

 

        Additional       
  Common Stock  paid in  Accumulated    
 Shares  Amount  capital  (Deficit)  Total 
Six months ended June 30, 2020               
Balance as of December 31, 2019  9,774,546  $98  $54,052  $(35,642) $18,508 
Stock-based compensation  -   -   119   -   119 
Shares issued to directors as compensation  52,477   -   50   -   50 
Exercise of warrants  27,600   -   121   -   121 
Net loss  -   -   -   (15,642)  (15,642)
Balance as of June 30, 2020  9,854,623  $98  $54,342  $(51,284) $3,156 
        Additional       
  Common Stock  paid in  Accumulated    
Three months ended June 30, 2021 Shares  Amount  capital  (Deficit)  Total 
Balance as of March 31, 2021  11,840,811  $118  $59,381  $(51,214) $8,285 
Shares issued for services  22,204   -   40   -   40 
Shares issued to directors as compensation  13,664   -   25   -   25 
Stock-based compensation  -   -   331   -   331 
Net income  -   -   -   1,025   1,025 
Balance as of June 30, 2021  11,876,679  $118  $59,777  $(50,189) $9,706 

        Additional       
  Common Stock  paid in  Accumulated    
Six months ended June 30, 2021 Shares  Amount  capital  (Deficit)  Total 
Balance as of December 31, 2020  10,924,287  $109  $56,712  $(52,486) $4,335 
Shares issued for services  22,204   -   40   -   40 
Shares issued to directors as compensation  33,044   -   50   -   50 
Stock-based compensation  -   -   845   -   845 
Conversion of Disbursed Escrow Loan  97,144   1   263   -   264 
Gain on Extinguishment of Special Loan  -   -   26   -   26 
Sales of Shares via registered direct offering, net of offering cost  800,000   8   1,841   -   1,849 
Net income  -   -   -   2,297   2,297 
Balance as of June 30, 2021  11,876,679  $118  $59,777  $(50,189) $9,706 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 


 

 

CREATIVE REALITIES, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(all currency in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

 

NOTE 1: NATURE OF ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS

 

Unless the context otherwise indicates, references in these Notes to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statementsConsolidated Financial Statements to “we,” “us,” “our” and “the Company” refer to Creative Realities, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

 

Nature of the Company’s Business

 

Creative Realities, Inc. is a Minnesota corporation that provides innovative digital marketing technology and solutions to retail companies, individual retail brands, enterprises and organizations throughout the United States and in certain international markets. The Company has expertise in a broad range of existing and emerging digital marketing technologies, as well as the related media management and distribution software platforms and networks, device management, product management, customized software service layers, systems, experiences, workflows, and integrated solutions. Our technology and solutions include: digital merchandising systems and omni-channel customer engagement systems, interactive digital shopping assistants, advisors and kiosks, and other interactive marketing technologies such as mobile, social media, point-of-sale transactions, beaconing and web-based media that enable our customers to transform how they engage with consumers. We have expertise in a broad range of existing and emerging digital marketing technologies, as well as the following related aspects of our business: content, network management, and connected device software and firmware platforms; customized software service layers; hardware platforms; digital media workflows; and proprietary processes and automation tools.

 

Our main operations are conducted directly through Creative Realities, Inc., and under our wholly owned subsidiaries Allure Global Solutions, Inc., a Georgia corporation, (“Allure”), and Creative Realities Canada, Inc., a Canadian corporation, and Reflect Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation. Our other

Acquisition of Reflect

On November 12, 2021, the Company and Reflect Systems, Inc., or “Reflect,” entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (as amended on as amended on February 8, 2022, the “Merger Agreement”) pursuant to which a direct, wholly owned subsidiaries,subsidiary of Creative Realities, CRI Acquisition Corporation, or “Merger Sub,” would merge with and into Reflect, with Reflect surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of Creative Realities, and the surviving company of the merger, which transaction is referred to herein as the “Merger.” On February 17, 2022, the parties consummated the Merger.

Reflect provides digital signage solutions, including software, strategic and media services to a wide range of companies across the retail, financial, hospitality and entertainment, healthcare, and employee communications industries in North America. Reflect offers digital signage platforms, including ReflectView, a platform used by companies to power hundreds of thousands of active digital displays. Through its strategic services, Reflect assists its customers with designing, deploying and optimizing their digital signage networks, and through its media services, Reflect assists customers with monetizing their digital advertising networks.


Subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, upon the closing of the Merger, Reflect stockholders as of the effective time of the Merger collectively received from the Company, in the aggregate, the following Merger consideration: (i) $16,166 in cash, (ii) 2,333,334 shares of common stock of Creative Realities (valued based on an issuance price of $2 per share) (the “CREX Shares”), (iii) the Secured Promissory Note (as described below), and (iv) supplemental cash payments (the “Guaranteed Consideration”), if any, payable on or after the three-year anniversary of the effective time of the Merger (subject to the Extension Option described below, the “Guarantee Date”), in an amount by which the value of the CREX Shares on such anniversary is less than $6.40 per share, or if certain customers of Reflect collectively achieve over 85,000 billable devices online at any time on or before December 31, 2022, is less than $7.20 per share (such applicable amount, the “Guaranteed Price”), multiplied by the amount of CREX Shares held by the Reflect stockholders on the Guarantee Date (subject to the Extension Option described below), subject to the terms of the Merger Agreement.

Creative Realities may exercise an extension option (the “Extension Option”) to extend the Guarantee Date from the three-year anniversary of the Closing Date to six (6) months thereafter if (i) the Extension Threshold Price is greater than or equal to 70% of the Guaranteed Price described above, and (ii) Creative Realities provides written notice of its election to exercise the Extension Option at least ten (10) days prior to the three-year anniversary of the Closing. The “Extension Threshold Price” means the average closing price per share of Creative Realities Shares as reported on the Nasdaq Capital Market (or NYSE) in the fifteen (15) consecutive trading day period ending fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the three-year anniversary of the Closing Date. If the Extension Threshold Price is less than 80% of the Guaranteed Price, then the Guaranteed Price will be increased by $1.00 per share.

In connection with the Merger, the Company adopted a Retention Bonus Plan and raised capital to, among other things, pay the cash portion of the Merger consideration. The Retention Bonus Plan and financings are described below.

Retention Bonus Plan

On February 17, 2022, in connection with the closing of the Merger (the “Closing”), the Company adopted a Retention Bonus Plan, pursuant to which the Company is required to pay to key members of Reflect’s management team an aggregate of $1,333 in cash, which was paid 50% at the Closing, and subject to continuous employment with Reflect or Creative Realities, 25% on the one-year anniversary of Closing and 25% on the two-year anniversary of the Closing. The future cash payments due on the one-year and two-year anniversaries of the Closing have been deposited into an escrow agreement. The Retention Bonus Plan also requires the Company to issue Common Stock having an aggregate value of $667 to the plan participants as follows: 50% of the value of such shares were issued at the Closing, and subject to continuous employment with Reflect or Creative Realities, 25% of the value of such shares will be issued on the one-year anniversary of Closing and the remaining 25% of the value of such shares will be issued on the two-year anniversary of the Closing. The shares issued on the Closing were valued at $2.00 per share, and the shares to be issued after the Closing will be determined based on dividing the value of shares issuable on such date divided by the trailing 10-day volume weighted average price (VWAP) of the shares as of such date as reported on the Nasdaq Capital Market.

Upon the resignation of a participant’s employment for “good reason,” or termination of the employment of a participant without “cause,” each as defined in the Retention Bonus Plan, the participant will be fully vested and will receive all cash and shares allocated to such participant under the Retention Bonus Plan. Any amounts unpaid by reason of a lapse in continuous employment or otherwise will be reallocated among the remaining Retention Bonus Plan participants.


Equity Financing

On February 3, 2022, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) with a purchaser (the “Purchaser”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell to the Purchaser, in a private placement priced at-the-market under Nasdaq rules, (i) 1,315,000 shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”) and accompanying warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1,315,000 shares of Common Stock, and (ii) pre-funded warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 5,851,505 shares of Common Stock (the “Pre-Funded Warrants”) and accompanying warrants to purchase an aggregate of 5,851,505 shares of Common Stock (collectively, the “Private Placement”). The accompanying warrants to purchase Common Stock are referred to herein collectively as the “Common Stock Warrants.” Under the Securities Purchase Agreement, each Share and accompanying warrants to purchase Common Stock were sold together at a combined price of $1.535, and each Pre-Funded Warrant and accompanying warrants to purchase Common Stock were sold together at a combined price of $1.5349, for gross proceeds of approximately $11,000 before deducting placement agent fees and offering expenses payable by the Company. Net proceeds to the Company were $10,160. The remaining exercise price for the Pre-Funded Warrant was $0.0001. Collectively, we refer to this transaction throughout this filing as the “Equity Financing”. The net proceeds from the Private Placement were used to fund, in part, payment of the closing cash consideration in the Merger.

Effective June 30, 2022, the Company amended the terms of Common Stock Warrants to remove the holder’s option to exercise such warrants on a cashless basis utilizing the volume weighted average price (“VWAP”) of the Company’s common stock on the trading day immediately preceding the date of a notice of cashless exercise in certain circumstances, and removes the condition to exercising such warrants that the Company’s shareholders approve the exercise thereof (which has already been obtained). The amendments to the Common Stock Warrants also extend the term of such warrants for an additional one year, The foregoing amendments to the warrants are intended to cause such warrants to be accounted for as equity instruments on the Company’s financial statements.

Debt Financing

On February 17, 2022, the Company and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Borrowers”) refinanced their current debt facilities with Slipstream Communications, LLC (“Slipstream”), pursuant to a Delaware limited liability company,Second Amended and ConeXus World Global, LLC,Restated Credit and Security Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”), and raised $10,000 in gross proceeds with a Kentucky limited liability company, are effectively dormant.maturity date of February 1, 2025. The Credit Agreement also provides that the Company’s outstanding loans from Slipstream, consisting of its pre-existing $4,767 senior secured term loan and $2,418 secured convertible loan, with an aggregate of $7,185 in outstanding principal and accrued and unpaid interest under such loans, were consolidated into a Consolidation Term Loan with a maturity date of February 1, 2025. Collectively, we refer to this transaction throughout this filing as the “Debt Financing”. The net proceeds from the Credit Agreement were used to fund, in part, payment of the closing cash consideration in the Merger, and the cash payable under the terms of the Retention Bonus Plan at the Closing.

On February 17, 2022, in connection with the closing of the acquisition of Reflect, the Company issued to the representative of Reflect stockholders, RSI Exit Corporation (“Stockholders’ Representative”), a $2,500 Note and Security Agreement (the “Secured Promissory Note”). The Secured Promissory Note accrues interest at 0.59% (the applicable federal rate) and requires the Company and Reflect to pay equal monthly principal installments of $104 on the fifteenth (15th) day of each month, commencing on March 15, 2022, Any remaining or unpaid principal is due and payable on February 17, 2023. The Secured Promissory Note represents consideration in the Merger and is included as part of the purchase price.

See Note 9 Loans Payable to the Consolidated Financial Statements for an additional discussion of the Company’s debt obligations and further discussion of the Company’s refinancing activities subsequent to December 31, 2021.

Liquidity and Financial Condition

 

The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared on the basis of the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business and do not include any adjustments to the recoverability and classifications of recorded assets and liabilities as a result of uncertainties.

 

For the three months ended June 30, 20212022 and 20202021 we have recognized/(incurred)recognized net income/(losses)income of $1,025$1,262 and ($2,459),$1,025, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, we recognized net income of $3,764 and 2020, we recognized/(incurred) net income/(losses) of $2,297, and ($15,642), respectively. As of June 30, 2021,2022, we had cash and cash equivalents of $3,004$2,840 and a working capital surplus of $4,014.

On January 11, 2021, we received a notice from Old National Bank regarding forgiveness of the loan in the principal amount of $1,552 (the “PPP Loan”) that was made pursuant to the Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act of 2020. According to such notice, the full principal amount of the PPP Loan and the accrued interest have been forgiven, resulting in a gain of $1,552 during the three months ended March 31, 2021.

On February 18, 2021, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with an institutional investor which provided for the issuance and sale by the Company of 800,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Shares”), in a registered direct offering (the “Offering”) at a purchase price of $2.50 per Share, for gross proceeds of $2,000. The net proceeds from the Offering after paying estimated offering expenses were approximately $1,849, which the Company intends to use for general corporate purposes. The closing of the Offering occurred on February 22, 2021.


On March 7, 2021, the Company and Slipstream entered into an agreement to refinance the Company’s Loan and Security Agreement, including (1) the extension of all maturity dates therein to March 31, 2023, (2) the conversion of the Disbursed Escrow Promissory Note into equity, (3) access to an additional $1,000 via a multi-advance line of credit facility, and (4) the removal of the three times liquidation preference with respect to the Company’s Secured Convertible Special Loan Promissory Note.

On May 13, 2021, the Company and Christie Digital Systems, Inc. (“Seller”) entered into a settlement agreement with respect to the Amended and Restated Seller Note wherein neither party admitted liability, and the Company agreed to pay, and Seller agreed to accept, $100 as settlement in full for the outstanding balance of principal and accrued interest under the Amended and Restated Seller Note and a mutual release of all claims related to the Seller Note and sale transaction under the Allure Purchase Agreement and all related agreements. The settlement resulted in the Company recording a gain on settlement of obligations of $1,624, representing $1,538 related to the Seller Note and $86 of related interest thereon, during the three months ended June 30, 2021.$649.

 

Management believes that, based on (i) the forgiveness of our PPP Loan, (ii) the execution of the Offering and remaining availability for incremental offerings under our previously registered Form S-3 (including our current at-the-market offering), (iii) the refinancing of our debt as part of the Debt Financing, including extension of the maturity date on our term loans, and convertible loans, as well as access to incremental borrowings under the new multi-advance line of credit, (iv) the settlement of the Seller Note, and (v)(ii) our operational forecast through 2022 and 2023 following completion of the Merger, that we can continue as a going concern through at least August 16, 2022.15, 2023. However, given our history ofhistorical net losses and cash used in operating activities, we obtained a continued support letter from Slipstream through August 16, 2022.15, 2023. We can provide no assurance that our ongoing operational efforts will be successful which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and cash flows.

See Note 8 Loans Payable to the Consolidated Financial Statements for an additional discussion of the Company’s debt obligations and further discussion of the Company’s refinancing activities during the three and six months ended June 30, 2021.

 


NOTE 2: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

A summary of the significant accounting policies consistently applied in the preparation of the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements follows:

 

1. Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with the applicable instructions to Form 10-Q and Regulation S-X and include all of the information and disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial reporting. These unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company and related footnotes for the year ended December 31, 2020,2021, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 10, 2021.22, 2022.

 

The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results of operations for a full year. Management believes the accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements reflect all adjustments, including normal recurring items, considered necessary for a fair statement of results for the interim periods presented.

 


2. Revenue Recognition

 

We recognize revenue in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, applying the five-step model.

 

If an arrangement involves multiple performance obligations, the items are analyzed to determine the separate units of accounting, whether the items have value on a standalone basis and whether there is objective and reliable evidence of their standalone selling price. The total contract transaction price is allocated to the identified performance obligations based upon the relative standalone selling prices of the performance obligations. The standalone selling price is based on an observable price for services sold to other comparable customers, when available, or an estimated selling price using a cost plus margin approach. See Note 4 Revenue Recognition for additional detail and discussion of the Company’s performance obligations.

 

The Company estimates the amount of total contract consideration it expects to receive for variable arrangements by determining the most likely amount it expects to earn from the arrangement based on the expected quantities of services it expects to provide and the contractual pricing based on those quantities. The Company only includes some or a portion of variable consideration in the transaction price when it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur when the uncertainty associated with the variable consideration is subsequently resolved. The Company considers the sensitivity of the estimate, its relationship and experience with the client and variable services being performed, the range of possible revenue amounts and the magnitude of the variable consideration to the overall arrangement. The Company receives variable consideration in very few instances.

 

Revenue is recognized when a customer obtains control of promised goods or services under the terms of a contract and is measured as the amount of consideration the Company expects to receive in exchange for transferring goods or providing services. The Company does not have any material extended payment terms as payment is due at or shortly after the time of the sale, typically ranging between thirty and ninety days. Observable prices are used to determine the standalone selling price of separate performance obligations or a cost plus margin approach when one is not available. Sales, value-added and other taxes collected concurrently with revenue producing activities are excluded from revenue.

 


The Company recognizes contract assets or unbilled receivables related to revenue recognized for services completed but not yet invoiced to the clients. Unbilled receivables are recorded as accounts receivable when the Company has an unconditional right to contract consideration. A contract liability is recognized as deferred revenue when the Company invoices clients in advance of performing the related services under the terms of a contract. Deferred revenue is recognized as revenue when the Company has satisfied the related performance obligation.

 

The Company uses the practical expedient for recording an immediate expense for incremental costs of obtaining contracts, including certain design/engineering services, commissions, incentives and payroll taxes, as these incremental and recoverable costs have terms that do not exceed one year.

 

3. Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value, determined by the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method, and consist of the following:

 

 June 30, December 31,  June 30, December 31, 
 2021  2020  2022  2021 
Raw materials, net of reserve of $131 and $104, respectively $1,912  $1,920 
Inventory on consignment with distributors  11   208 
Raw materials, including those on consignment, net of reserve of $770 and $502, respectively $2,135  $1,583 
Work-in-process  145   223   503   297 
Total inventories $2,068  $2,351  $2,638  $1,880 

 

4. Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

 

We review the carrying value of all long-lived assets, including property and equipment, for impairment in accordance with ASC 360, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets. Under ASC 360, impairment losses are recorded whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable. We evaluated whether there were any triggering events for consideration of impairment of long-lived assets as of June 30, 20212022 and concluded there were none.

 


If the impairment tests indicate that the carrying value of the asset is greater than the expected undiscounted cash flows to be generated by such asset, an impairment loss would be recognized. The impairment loss is determined as the amount by which the carrying value of such asset exceeds its fair value. We generally measure fair value by considering sale prices for similar assets or by discounting estimated future cash flows from such assets using an appropriate discount rate. Assets to be disposed of are carried at the lower of their carrying value or fair value less costs to sell. Considerable management judgment is necessary to estimate the fair value of assets, and accordingly, actual results could vary significantly from such estimates.

 

5. Basic and Diluted Income/(Loss) per Common Share

 

Basic and diluted income/(loss) per common share for all periods presented is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Basic weighted average shares outstanding includes only outstanding common shares. Diluted weighted average shares outstanding includes outstanding common shares and potential dilutive common shares outstanding in accordance with the treasury stock method. Shares reserved for outstanding stock options, including stock options with performance restricted vesting, and warrants totaling approximately 22,472,886 at June 30, 2022 were excluded from the computation of income per share as the strike price on the options and warrants were higher than the Company’s market price and therefore anti-dilutive.

Shares reserved for outstanding stock options, including stock options with performance restricted vesting, and warrants totaling approximately 6,964,517 at June 30, 2021 were excluded from the computation of income/(loss)income per share as the strike price on the options and warrants were higher than the Company’s market price and therefore anti-dilutive. Diluted weighted average shares outstanding for the three and six-months ended June 30, 2021 included 8,333 options which were both exercisable and in-the-money as of June 30, 2021. Those options were included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share as of the beginning of the calculation period. Shares reserved for outstanding stock options, including stock options with performance restricted vesting, and warrants totaling approximately 7,309,998 at June 30, 2020 were excluded from the computation of income/(loss) per share due to the net loss in the period.

 

In calculating diluted earnings per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, and 2020, in accordance with ASC 260 Earnings per share, we excluded the dilutive effect of the potential issuance of common stock upon an assumed conversion of the Convertible Loan as we havehad the intent and ability to settle the debt in cash.

 


6. Income Taxes

 

Deferred income taxes are recognized in the financial statements for the tax consequences in future years of differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts based on enacted tax laws and statutory tax rates. Temporary differences arise from net operating losses, differences in basis of intangibles, stock-based compensation, reserves for uncollectible accounts receivable and inventory, differences in depreciation methods, and accrued expenses. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. The Company accounts for uncertain tax positions utilizing an established recognition threshold and measurement attributes for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. We had no uncertain tax positions as of June 30, 20212022 and December 31, 2020.2021.

  

7. Goodwill

 

We follow the provisions of ASC 350, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other.Other Intangible Assets. Pursuant to ASC 350, goodwill acquired in a purchase business combination is not amortized, but instead tested for impairment at least annually. The Company uses aan annual measurement date of September 30 (see Note 7 Intangible Assets and Goodwill). We

Definite-lived intangible assets are amortized straight-line in accordance with their identified useful lives. Pursuant to ASC 350, these intangible assets are evaluated whether there were any triggering events for considerationimpairment at least annually, or as indicators of impairment of our goodwill as of June 30, 2021 and concluded there were none.are identified.

 

8. Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Our significant estimates include: warrant liability valuation, contingent purchase consideration valuation, the allowance for doubtful accounts, valuation allowances related to deferred taxes, the fair value of acquired assets and liabilities, the fair value of liabilities reliant upon the appraised fair value of the Company, valuation of stock-based compensation awards and other assumptions and estimates used to evaluate the recoverability of long-lived assets, goodwill and other intangible assets and the related amortization methods and periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 


9. Leases

 

We account for leases in accordance with ASC 842,ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), as amended.

 

We determine if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Right of use (“ROU”) assets and liabilities are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of remaining lease payments over the lease term. For this purpose, we consider only payments that are fixed and determinable at the time of commencement. As most of our leases do not provide an implicit rate, we use our incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. Our incremental borrowing rate is a hypothetical rate based on our understanding of what our credit rating would be. The ROU asset also includes any lease payments made prior to commencement and is recorded net of any lease incentives received. Our lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that we will exercise such options.

 

Operating leases are included in operating lease right-of-use assets, current maturities of operating leases, and long-term obligations under operating leases on our condensed consolidated balance sheets. Finance leases

10. Business Combinations

Accounting for acquisitions requires us to recognize separately from goodwill the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed at their acquisition date fair values. Goodwill as of the acquisition date is measured as the excess of consideration transferred over the net acquisition date fair values of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed. While we use our best estimates and assumptions to accurately value assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date as well as contingent consideration, where applicable, our estimates are includedinherently uncertain and subject to refinement. As a result, during the measurement period, which may be up to one year from the acquisition date, we may record adjustments to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed with the corresponding offset to goodwill. Upon the conclusion of the measurement period or final determination of the values of assets acquired or liabilities assumed, whichever comes first, any subsequent adjustments are recorded to our consolidated statements of operations. Refer to Note 5, Business Combination for a discussion of the accounting for the Merger.

11. Contingent Consideration

The Company has contingent consideration arrangements related to certain acquisitions to potentially pay additional cash amounts in propertyfuture periods based on the lack of achievement of certain share price performance goals of our common stock. Such contingent consideration arrangements are recorded at fair value and equipment, net, current maturities of finance leases,are classified as liabilities on the acquisition date and long-term obligations under financing leases on our condensed consolidated balance sheets.are remeasured at each reporting period in accordance with ASC 805-30-35-1 using a Monte Carlo simulation model.

 


NOTE 3: RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

Recently adopted

 

None.On January 1, 2022, we adopted early Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2021-08, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers (ASU 2021-08), which clarifies that an acquirer of a business should recognize and measure contract assets and contract liabilities in a business combination in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). The adoption of this new standard did not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

Not yet adopted

 

In August 2020, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2020-06, Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity (ASU 2020-06), which simplifies the accounting for convertible instruments by reducing the number of accounting models available for convertible debt instruments. This guidance also eliminates the treasury stock method to calculate diluted earnings per share for convertible instruments and requires the use of the if-converted method. This guidance will be effective for us in the first quarter of 2024 on a full or modified retrospective basis, with early adoption permitted. We do not expectare currently evaluating the adoption of this guidance to have a materialdisclosure requirements and potential impact on our consolidated financial statements.

 

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses. The main objective is to provide financial statement users with more decision-useful information about the expected credit losses on financial instruments and other commitments to extend credit held by a reporting entity at each reporting date. The amendments in this update replace the incurred loss methodology with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to calculate credit loss estimates. For trade receivables and loans, entities will be required to estimate lifetime expected credit losses. The amendments are effective for public business entities that qualify as smaller reporting companies for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2022. We are currently evaluating the disclosure requirements related to adopting this guidance.


 

NOTE 4: REVENUE RECOGNITION

 

The Company applies ASC 606 for revenue recognition. The following table disaggregates the Company’s revenue by major source for the three and six months ended June 30, 20212022 and 2020:2021:

 

(in thousands) Three Months
Ended
June 30,
2021
  Three Months
Ended
June 30,
2020
  Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2021
  Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2020
  Three Months
Ended
June 30,
2022
  Three Months
Ended
June 30,
2021
  Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2022
  Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2021
 
Hardware $1,296  $1,601  $4,112  $2,968  $5,667  $1,296  $12,126  $4,112 
                                
Services:                                
Installation Services  497   463   1,072   1,332   903   497   2,242   1,072 
Software Development Services  93   37   367   179   109   93   300   367 
Media Services  412   -   477   - 
Managed Services  1,391   1,555   2,730   2,881   3,832   1,391   6,535   2,730 
Total Services  1,981   2,055   4,169   4,392   5,256   1,981   9,554   4,169 
                                
Total Hardware and Services $3,277  $3,656  $8,281  $7,360  $10,923  $3,277  $21,680  $8,281 

The italicized headers within this footnote represent separate performance obligations the Company may sell. When a contract includes more than one such element, the Company bifurcates these performance obligations according to our accounting policy and separately accounts for each.

 

System hardware sales

 

System hardware revenue is recognized generally upon shipment of the product or customer acceptance depending upon contractual arrangements with the customercustomer. When hardware revenue is an element in instancesa multiple-element performance obligation, including those sales in which the saleCompany has bundled installation services, the recognition of system hardware revenue is recognized at completion of the sole performance obligation.installation services. Shipping charges billed to customers are included in hardware sales and the related shipping costs are included in hardware cost of sales. The cost of freight and shipping to the customer is recognized in cost of sales at the time of transfer of control to the customer. System hardware revenues are classified as “Hardware” within our disaggregated revenue.

 


Installation services

 

The Company performs outsourced installation services for customers and recognizes revenue upon completion of the installations. Installation services also includes engineering services performed as part of an installation project.

 

When system hardware sales include installation services to be performed by the Company, the goods and services in the contract are not distinct, so the arrangement is accounted for as a single performance obligation. Our customers control the work-in-process and can make changes to the design specifications over the contract term. Revenues are recognized over time as the installation services are completed based on the relative portion of labor hours completed as a percentage of the budgeted hours for the installation. Installation services revenues are classified as “Installation Services” within our disaggregated revenue.

 

The aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to installation service performance obligations that are partially unsatisfied as of June 30, 2022 and 2021 were $0 and 2020 were $0.$0, respectively.

 

Software design and development services

 

Software and software license sales are recognized as revenue when a fixed fee order has been received and delivery has occurred to the customer. Revenue is recognized generally upon customer acceptance (point-in-time) of the software product and verification that it meets the required specifications. Software is delivered to customers electronically. Software design and development revenues are classified as “Software Development Services” within our disaggregated revenue.

 


Software as a service

 

Software as a service includes revenue from software licensing and delivery in which software is licensed on a subscription basis and is centrally hosted. These services often include software updates which provide customers with rights to unspecified software product upgrades and maintenance releases and patches released during the term of the support period. Contracts for these services are generally 12-36 months in length. We account for revenue from these services in accordance with ASC 985-20-15-5 and recognize revenue ratably over the performance period. Software as a service revenues are classified as “Managed Services” within our disaggregated revenue.

 

Maintenance and support services

 

The Company sells maintenance and support services, which include access to technical support personnel for software and hardware troubleshooting and monitoring of the health of a customer’s network, access to a sophisticated web-portal for managing the end-to-end hardware and software digital ecosystem, and hosting support services through our network operations center, or NOC. These services provide either physical or automated remote monitoring which support customer networks 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.

 

These contracts are generally 12-36 months in length and generally automatically renew for additional 12-month periods unless cancelled by the customer. Rates for maintenance and support contracts are typically established based upon a fee per location or fee per device structure, with total fees subject to the number of services selected. Revenue is recognized ratably and evenly over the term of the agreement. Maintenance and Support revenues are classified as “Managed Services” within our disaggregated revenue.

 

The Company also performs time and materials-based maintenance and repair work for customers. Revenue is recognized at a point in time when the performance obligation has been fully satisfied.

Media Sales

Through the Company’s acquisition of Reflect as a result of the Merger, the Company has the capability to assist its customers with designing, deploying and monetizing, through media services their digital advertising networks. This is executed through both subscription agreements to programmatic advertising content and through direct sales media agreements in which the Company sells ads on behalf of its clients to be deployed on those client networks. The Company and its clients operate these agreements on a revenue share basis. Media sales activities are classified as Services revenues.

 


NOTE 5: BUSINESS COMBINATION

On November 12, 2021, the Company and Reflect entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (as amended on as amended on February 8, 2022, the “Merger Agreement”) pursuant to which a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Creative Realities, CRI Acquisition Corporation, or “Merger Sub,” would merge with and into Reflect, with Reflect surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of Creative Realities, and the surviving company of the merger, which transaction is referred to herein as the “Merger.” On February 17, 2022, the parties consummated the Merger.

Reflect provides digital signage solutions, including software, strategic and media services to a wide range of companies across the retail, financial, hospitality and entertainment, healthcare, and employee communications industries in North America. Reflect offers digital signage platforms, including ReflectView, a platform used by companies to power hundreds of thousands of active digital displays. Through its strategic services, Reflect assists its customers with designing, deploying and optimizing their digital signage networks, and through its media services, Reflect assists customers with monetizing their digital advertising networks.

Subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, upon the closing of the Merger, Reflect stockholders as of the effective time of the Merger collectively received from the Company, in the aggregate, the following Merger consideration: (i) $16,166 payable in cash, (ii) 2,333,334 shares of common stock of Creative Realities (valued based on an issuance price of $2 per share) (the “CREX Shares”), (iii) the Secured Promissory Note (as described below), and (iv) supplemental cash payments (the “Guaranteed Consideration”), if any, payable on or after the three-year anniversary of the effective time of the Merger (subject to the Extension Option described below, the “Guarantee Date”), in an amount by which the value of the CREX Shares on such anniversary is less than $6.40 per share, or if certain customers of Reflect collectively achieve over 85,000 billable devices online at any time on or before December 31, 2022, is less than $7.20 per share (such applicable amount, the “Guaranteed Price”), multiplied by the amount of CREX Shares held by the Reflect stockholders on the Guarantee Date (subject to the Extension Option described below), subject to the terms of the Merger Agreement.

Creative Realities may exercise an extension option (the “Extension Option”) to extend the Guarantee Date from the three-year anniversary of the Closing Date to six (6) months thereafter if (i) the Extension Threshold Price is greater than or equal to 70% of the Guaranteed Price described above, and (ii) Creative Realities provides written notice of its election to exercise the Extension Option at least ten (10) days prior to the three-year anniversary of the Closing. The “Extension Threshold Price” means the average closing price per share of Creative Realities Shares as reported on the Nasdaq Capital Market (or NYSE) in the fifteen (15) consecutive trading day period ending fifteen (15) days prior to the three-year anniversary of the Closing Date. If the Extension Threshold Price is less than 80% of the Guaranteed Price, then the Guaranteed Price will be increased by $1.00 per share.

Retention Bonus Plan

On February 17, 2022, in connection with the closing of the Merger, the Company adopted a Retention Bonus Plan, pursuant to which the Company is required to pay to key members of Reflect’s management team an aggregate of $1,333 in cash, which was paid 50% at the closing of the Merger (the “Closing”), and subject to continuous employment with Reflect or Creative Realities, 25% on the one-year anniversary of Closing and 25% on the two-year anniversary of the Closing. The future cash payments due on the one-year and two-year anniversaries of the Closing have been deposited into an escrow agreement. The Retention Bonus Plan also requires the Company to issue Common Stock having an aggregate value of $667 to the plan participants as follows: 50% of the value of such shares were issued at the Closing, and subject to continuous employment with Reflect or Creative Realities, 25% of the value of such shares will be issued on the one-year anniversary of Closing and the remaining 25% of the value of such shares will be issued on the two-year anniversary of the Closing. The shares issued on the Closing were valued at $2.00 per share, and the shares to be issued after the Closing will be determined based on dividing the value of shares issuable on such date divided by the trailing 10-day volume weighted average price (VWAP) of the shares as of such date as reported on the Nasdaq Capital Market.

Upon the resignation of a participant’s employment for “good reason,” or termination of the employment of a participant without “cause,” each as defined in the Retention Bonus Plan, the participant will be fully vested and will receive all cash and shares allocated to such participant under the Retention Bonus Plan. Any amounts unpaid by reason of a lapse in continuous employment or otherwise will be reallocated among the remaining Retention Bonus Plan participants.


Secured Promissory Note

On February 17, 2022, pursuant to the terms of the Merger, the Company issued to Stockholders’ Representative a $2,500 Note and Security Agreement (the “Secured Promissory Note”).

The Secured Promissory Note accrues interest at 0.59% (the applicable federal rate) and requires the Company and Reflect to pay equal monthly principal installments of $104 on the fifteenth (15th) day of each month, commencing on March 15, 2022. Any remaining or unpaid principal shall be due and payable on February 17, 2023. All payments under the Secured Promissory Note will be paid to the escrow agent in the Merger Agreement to be placed into the escrow account to secure the Reflect stockholders’ indemnification obligations until released on the one-year anniversary of the closing of the Merger, at which time any remaining proceeds not subject to a pending indemnification claim will be paid to the exchange agent for payment to the Reflect Stockholders. The obligations of the Company and Reflect set forth in the Secured Promissory Note are secured by a first-lien security interest in various contracts of Reflect, together with all accounts arising under such contracts, supporting obligations related to the accounts arising under such contracts, all related books and records, and products and proceeds of the foregoing. Slipstream subordinated its security interest in such collateral, and the recourse for any breach of the Secured Promissory Note by the Company or Reflect will be against such collateral.

The preliminary purchase price of Reflect consisted of the following items:

(in thousands) Consideration 
Cash consideration for Reflect stock $16,664(1)
Cash consideration for Retention Bonus Plan  1,334(2)
Common stock issued to Reflect shareholders  4,667(3)
Common stock issued to Retention Bonus Plan  333(4)
Secured Promissory Note  2,500(5)
Earnout liability  10,862(6)
Total consideration  36,360 
Vendor deposit with the Company  (818)(7)
Cash acquired  (812)(8)
Net consideration transferred $34,730 

(1)Cash consideration for outstanding shares of Reflect capital stock per Merger Agreement.
(2)Cash consideration utilized to fund the Retention Bonus Plan per Merger Agreement.
(3)Company common stock issued in exchange for outstanding shares of Reflect capital stock per Merger Agreement.
(4)Company common stock issued to fund the Retention Bonus Plan per Merger Agreement.

(5)The Secured Promissory Note accrues interest at 0.59% (the applicable federal rate) and requires the Company and Reflect to pay equal monthly principal installments of $104 on the fifteenth (15th) day of each month, commencing on March 15, 2022. Any remaining or unpaid principal shall be due and payable on February 17, 2023.
(6)Represents an estimate of the fair value of the Guaranteed Consideration as of the Merger, which, if any, is payable on or after the three-year anniversary of the effective time of the Merger (subject to the Extension Option), in an amount by which the value of the CREX Shares on such anniversary is less than $6.40 per share, or if certain customers of Reflect collectively achieve over 85,000 billable devices online at any time on or before December 31, 2022, is less than $7.20 per share (such applicable amount, the “Guaranteed Price”), multiplied by the amount of CREX Shares held by the Reflect stockholders on the Guarantee Date (subject to the Extension Option), subject to the terms of the Merger Agreement. During the three months ended June 30, 2022, the Company’s third party specialist completed valuation of this contingent liability as of the opening balance sheet date, resulting in a measurement period adjustment recorded to increase goodwill and the contingent liability as of February 17, 2022 by $5,262.
(7)Prior to the Merger, Reflect had engaged the Company on a project and paid the Company a deposit of $818. These amounts reduced consideration paid by the Company in accordance with ASC 805.
(8)Represents the Reflect cash balance acquired at Closing.


The Company incurred $37 and $428 of direct transaction costs for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively. These costs are included in deal and transaction expense in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.

The Company accounted for the Merger using the acquisition method of accounting. The preliminary allocation of the purchase price is based on estimates of the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of February 17, 2022. The Company is continuing to obtain information to determine the acquired assets and liabilities, including tax assets, liabilities and other attributes. The components of the preliminary purchase price allocation, inclusive of measurement period adjustments recorded by the Company during the six months ended June 30, 2022, are as follows:

(in thousands) Total 
Accounts receivable $1,300 
Inventory  196 
Prepaid expenses & other current assets  666 
Property and equipment  96 
Operating right of use assets  493 
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance  - 
Other assets  36 
Identified intangible assets:    
Definite-lived trade names  960 
Definite-lived Developed technology  5,130 
Definite-lived Customer relationships  11,040 
Definite-lived Noncompete agreements  30 
Goodwill  18,569 
Accounts payable  (96)
Accrued expenses  (277)
Customer deposits  (1,661)
Deferred revenues  (1,259)
Current maturities of operating leases  (277)
Long-term obligations under operating leases  (216)
Net consideration transferred $

34,730

 

The Company engaged a third party valuation specialist to assist in the identification and calculation of the fair value of those separately identifiable intangible assets. Based on an initial draft valuation report, a measurement period adjustment reducing the value of these intangible assets by $4,340 as of the opening balance sheet date, with a corresponding increase in goodwill, was recorded in the three months ended June 30, 2022. A related adjustment to reduce amortization expense by $180 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was recorded as a period expense in the three months ended June 30, 2022. The Company remains in process of reviewing the valuation report and finalizing its opening balance sheet accounting.

The Company completed its valuation procedures by asset utilizing the following approaches:

Customer relationship asset was estimated using the income approach through a discounted cash flow analysis wherein the cash flows will be based on estimates used to price the Merger. Discount rates were benchmarked with reference to the implied rate of return from the Company’s pricing model and the weighted average cost of capital.

Trade name asset represents the “Reflect” brand name as marketed primarily as a full services digital software solution, marketed in numerous verticals with the exception of food service. The Company applied the income approach through an excess earnings analysis to determine the fair value of the trade name asset. The Company applied the income approach through a relief-from-royalty analysis to determine the fair value of this asset.

The developed technology assets are primarily comprised of know-how and functionality embedded in Reflect’s proprietary content management applications, which drive currently marketed products and services. The Company applied the income approach through a relief-from-royalty analysis to determine the preliminary fair value of this asset.


The Company is amortizing the identifiable intangible assets on a straight-line basis over the weighted average lives ranging from 2 to 10 years as outlined below.

The table below sets forth the preliminary valuation and amortization period of identifiable intangible assets:

(in thousands) Preliminary Valuation  Amortization Period 
Identifiable definite-lived intangible assets:        
Trade names $960   5 years 
Developed technology  5,130   10 years 
Noncompete  30   2 years 
Customer relationships  11,040   10 years 
Total $17,160     

The Company estimated the preliminary fair value of the acquired property, plant and equipment using a combination of the cost and market approaches, depending on the component. The preliminary fair value of such property, plant and equipment is $96.

The excess of the purchase price over the preliminary estimated fair value of the tangible net assets and identifiable intangible assets acquired was recorded as goodwill and is subject to change upon final valuation. The factors contributing to the recognition of the amount of goodwill are based on several strategic and synergistic benefits that are expected to be realized from the Merger. These benefits include a comprehensive portfolio of iconic customer brands, complementary product offerings, enhanced national footprint, and attractive synergy opportunities and value creation. None of the goodwill is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes.

The following unaudited pro forma information presents the combined financial results for the Company and Reflect as if the Merger had been completed at the beginning of the Company’s prior year, January 1, 2021.

(in thousands, except earnings per common share) 2021 
Net sales $30,680 
Net income/(loss) $799 
Earnings per common share $0.06 

(in thousands) Three Months
Ended
June 30,
2021
  Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2021
 
Net sales  6,266   13,707 
Net income/(loss)  1,141   2,175 

The information above does not include the pro forma adjustments that would be required under Regulation S-X for pro forma financial information and does not reflect future events that may occur after December 31, 2021 or any operating efficiencies or inefficiencies that may result from the Merger and related financings. Therefore, the information is not necessarily indicative of results that would have been achieved had the businesses been combined during the periods presented or the results that the Company will experience going forward. We have not included disaggregated information for Reflect on a standalone basis in the current year for either revenue or net income as the integration activities undertaken by the Company have prevented this information from being useful to financial statement readers.


NOTE 5:6: FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT

 

We measure certain financial assets, including cash equivalents, at fair value on a recurring basis. In accordance with ASC 820-10-30, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. As a basis for considering such assumptions, ASC 820-10-35 establishes a three-level hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. The three hierarchy levels are defined as follows:

 

Level 1 — Valuations based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets.

 

Level 2 — Valuations based on observable inputs (other than Level 1 prices), such as quoted prices for similar assets at the measurement date; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly.

 

Level 3 — Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and involve management judgment and the reporting entity’s own assumptions about market participants and pricing.

 

As discussed in Note 75 Business Combinations, the calculation of the fair value of the Guaranteed Consideration contains inputs which are unobservable and involve management judgment and are considered Level 3 estimates. Additionally, the separately identifiable intangible assets rely on a discounted cash flow model which utilizes inputs including the calculation of the weighted average cost of capital and management’s forecast of future financial performance which are unobservable and involve management judgment and are considered Level 3 estimates.

As discussed in Note 8 Intangible Assets, Including Goodwill, the calculation of the weighted average cost of capital and management’s forecast of future financial performance utilized within our discounted cash flow model for the impairment of goodwill contains inputs which are unobservable and involve management judgment and are considered Level 3 estimates.

 

As discussed in Note 89 Loans Payable, the Convertible Loan iswas reported at fair value. This liability is deemed to be a Level 3 valuation. Certain unobservable inputs into the calculation of the fair value of this liability include an estimate of the fair value of the Company at a future date using a discounted cash flow model, discount rate assumptions, and an estimation of the likelihood of conversion of the Convertible Loan. As of June 30, 2021, we utilized a discounted cash flow analysis in updating our fair value analysis of theThe Convertible Loan resultingwas refinanced into the Consolidation Term Loan in recognitionFebruary 2022.

As discussed in Note 12 Warrants, the calculation of a $0 and $166 gain during the three and six-months ended June 30, 2021, respectively, from the change in fair value of the liability and a corresponding increase in the debt balance recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. The Company recorded a $551 and $702 loss during the same periods in 2020, respectively, related to the fair value of the Special Loan.warranty liability contains valuation inputs which are based on observable inputs (other than Level 1 prices) and are considered Level 2 estimates. The liability warrants were converted to equity warrants effective June 30, 2022.

 


NOTE 6:7: SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW STATEMENT INFORMATION

 

 Six Months Ended  Six Months Ended 
 June 30,  June 30, 
 2021  2020  2022  2021 
Supplemental Cash Flow Information          
Cash paid during the period for:          
Interest $-  $-  $656  $- 
Income taxes, net $20  $2  $44  $20 
        
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash financing activities:        
Conversion of liability warrants to equity warrants $5,709  $- 

 


NOTE 7:8: INTANGIBLE ASSETS, INCLUDING GOODWILL

 

Intangible Assets

 

Intangible assets consisted of the following at June 30, 20212022 and December 31, 2020:2021: 

  

 June 30, December 31, 
 2021  2020  June 30,
2022
  December 31,
2021
 
 Gross     Gross     Gross     Gross    
 Carrying Accumulated Carrying Accumulated  Carrying Accumulated Carrying Accumulated 
 Amount  Amortization  Amount  Amortization  Amount  Amortization  Amount  Amortization 
Technology platform $4,635   3,526  $4,635   3,400  $9,765   3,908  $4,635   3,652 
Purchased and developed software  4,108   3,029   3,488   2,713 
In-Process internally developed software platform  2,532   -   824   - 
Customer relationships  3,960   1,596   5,330   2,870   15,000   2,153   3,960   1,692 
Non-compete  30   6   -   - 
Trademarks and trade names  640   602   1,020   925   1,600   712   640   640 
  9,235   5,724   10,985   7,195   33,035   9,808   13,547   8,697 
Accumulated amortization  5,724       7,195       9,808       8,697     
Net book value of amortizable intangible assets $3,511      $3,790      $23,227      $4,850     

On February 17, 2022, the Company added intangible assets as a result of accounting for the Merger in accordance with ASC 805 Business Combinations, as outlined in Note 5 Business Combinations. The resulting amortization expense charged to operations during the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $680. Both the intangible assets and the related amortization expense related to the Merger which were recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2022 represented estimates.

 

For the three months ended June 30, 20212022 and 2020,2021, amortization of intangible assets charged to operations was $139$431 and $158,$139, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 20212022 and 20202021 amortization of intangible assets charged to operations was $279$1,111 and $317,$279, respectively.

 

Goodwill

 

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired. Goodwill is subject to an impairment review at a reporting unit level, on an annual basis as of the end of September of each fiscal year, or when an event occurs, or circumstances change that would indicate potential impairment. TheFollowing the Merger, the Company evaluated its reporting units in accordance with ASC 280 Segment Reporting and concluded that the Company has only one reporting unit, and thereforeunit. Therefore, the entire goodwill is allocated to that reporting unit. There were no indicators

While the Company completes its annual assessment of impairment as of orSeptember 30, we evaluate qualitative indicators during other interim periods that may be indicative of impairment and require further quantitative assessments. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2021.2022, the Company experienced a significant decline in its common share price and overall market capitalization, which is below book value as of June 30, 2022. We deemed this decline in market capitalization to be an indicator of a potential impairment of the Company’s recorded investment in its intangible assets and goodwill. We evaluated certain facts and circumstances which management believes are responsible for the disparity between our market capitalization and the book value of our equity as of June 30, 2022.

 

Interim Impairment Assessment – March 31, 2020

Despite the excess fair value identified in our 2019 annual impairment assessment, we determined that the reduced cash flow projections and the significant decline in our market capitalization as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic during the three months ended March 31, 2020 indicated that an impairment loss may have been incurred during the first quarter. As a result of our qualitative assessment, we concluded that indicators of impairment were present and that a quantitative interim impairment assessment of our goodwill was necessary, resulting in us recording a non-cash impairment loss of $10,646 as of March 31, 2020. We recorded the estimated impairment losses in the caption “Goodwill impairment” in our Consolidated Statement of Operations.


 

 

While our overall business performance has been consistent with our expectations both before and after the acquisition of Reflect, we believe a significant portion of the decline in our market price relates primarily to several macroeconomic factors including: (1) market wide recessionary fears, (2) rapid inflation fears, which often have an outsized, direct negative impact on the share price of high-growth companies with limited or negative cash flow from operations, (3) a lack of comprehension by the markets of the recent Merger with Reflect and related financing transaction, and (4) the sale of over 7,000,000 shares of our common stock into the market by a new investor, resulting in significant negative volume and price pressure on the stock unrelated to the Company fundamentals. We do not believe these factors are consistent with or reflective of the underlying value of the business, and there were no other indicators of potential impairment as of June 30, 2022. Should our market price remain at this level for an extended period of time, there could be potential future impairment.

Based on the relatively recent decline in our share price and market capitalization, along with improving Company fundamentals following our Merger with Reflect and a share price that was substantially higher upon announcing that Merger mere months ago, we believe our implied fair value continues to exceed our total carrying value. There were no other indications of impairment as of June 30, 2022.

NOTE 8:9: LOANS PAYABLE

 

The outstanding debt with detachable warrants, as applicable, are shown in the table below. Further discussion of the debt follows.

 

As of June 30, 2021
Debt Type Issuance
Date
 Principal  Maturity
Date
 Warrants  Interest Rate Information
G 3/7/2021  4,670  3/31/2023  649,965  8.0% interest(1)
H 3/7/2021  2,356  3/31/2023  -  10.0% interest(1)
  Total debt, gross  7,026     649,965   
  Fair value (H)  (166)        
  Total debt, gross  6,860         
  Debt discount  (200)        
  Total debt, net $6,660         
  Less current maturities  -         
  Long term debt $6,660         
As of June 30, 2022
Debt Type Issuance
Date
 Principal  Maturity
Date
 Warrants  Interest Rate Information
A 2/17/2022 $10,000  2/15/2025  2,500,000  8.0% interest(1)
B 2/17/2022  2,089  2/17/2023  -  0.59% interest (2)
C 2/17/2022  7,185  2/15/2025  2,694,495  10.0% interest(3)
  Total debt, gross  19,274     5,194,495   
  Debt discount  (3,796)        
  Total debt, net $15,478         
  Less current maturities  (2,089)        
  Long term debt $13,389         

 

As of December 31, 2020
Debt Type Issuance
Date
 Principal  Maturity
Date
 Warrants  Interest Rate Information
A 6/30/2018 $264  N/A  -  0.0% interest
B 1/16/2018  1,085  3/31/2023  61,729  10.0% interest
C 8/17/2016  3,255  3/31/2023  588,236  10.0% interest
D 11/19/2018  1,637  2/15/2020  -  3.5% interest
E 12/30/2019  2,177  3/31/2023  -  10.0% interest
F 4/27/2020  1,552  4/27/2022  -  1.0% interest
  Total debt, gross  9,970     649,965   
  Fair value (E)  93         
  Total debt, gross  10,063         
  Debt discount  (168)        
  Total debt, net $9,895         
  Less current maturities  (1,637)        
  Long term debt $8,258         
As of December 31, 2021
Debt Type Issuance
Date
 Principal  Maturity
Date
 Warrants  Interest Rate Information
D 8/17/2016 $4,767  2/17/2025  588,236  8.0% interest(4)
E 12/30/2019  2,418  2/17/2025  -  10.0% interest(4)
  Total debt, gross  7,185     588,236   
  Fair value (B)  (166)        
  Total debt, gross  7,019         
  Debt discount  (144)        
  Total debt, net $6,875         
  Less current maturities  -         
  Long term debt $6,875         

 

A – Secured Disbursed Escrow Promissory Note with related partyAcquisition Loan

B – Reflect Seller Secured Revolving Promissory Note with related party

C – Consolidation Term Loan

D – Term Loan with related party

D – Amended and Restated Seller Note from acquisition of Allure

E – Secured Convertible Special Loan Promissory Note, at fair value

F – Paycheck Protection Program Loan from Small Business Administration

G – New Term Loan with related party

H – Convertible Loan with related party, at fair value

 

(1)8.0% cash interest per annum through maturity at February 15, 2025.
(2)0.59% cash interest per annum (the applicable federal rate) through maturity at February 17, 2023.
(3)10.0% cash interest per annum through maturity at February 15, 2025.
(4)Interest iswas paid-in-kind (“PIK”) through October 2021, at which point interest becomesbecame payable in cash.cash at the stated interest rates through maturity.


SBA Paycheck Protection Program Loan

 

On April 27, 2020, the Company entered into a Promissory Note with Old National Bank (the “Promissory Note”), which provided for an unsecured loan of $1,552 (the “PPP Loan”) pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act and applicable regulations (the “CARES Act”). The Promissory Note had a term of two years with a 1% per annum interest rate.

 

On January 11, 2021, the Company received a notice from Old National Bank that the full principal amount of the PPP Loan and the accrued interest have been forgiven, resulting in a gain of $1,552 during the six months ended June 30, 2021.

 

Secured Promissory Note


 

On February 17, 2022, in connection with the closing of the Merger, the Company issued to RSI Exit Corporation (“Stockholders’ Representative”), the representative of Reflect stockholders, a $2,500 Note and Security Agreement (the “Secured Promissory Note”).

The Secured Promissory Note accrues interest at 0.59% per annum (the applicable federal rate) and requires the Company and Reflect to pay equal monthly principal installments of $104 on the fifteenth (15th) day of each month, commencing on March 15, 2022. Any remaining or unpaid principal shall be due and payable on February 17, 2023. All payments under the Secured Promissory Note will be paid to the escrow agent in the Merger Agreement to be placed into the escrow account to secure the Reflect stockholders’ indemnification obligations until released on the one-year anniversary of the closing of the Merger, at which time any remaining proceeds not subject to a pending indemnification claim will be paid to the exchange agent for payment to the Reflect Stockholders. The Secured Promissory Note is secured by a first-lien security interest in certain contracts of Reflect, including obligations arising out of those certain contracts.. The Company has the right to offset amounts payable under the Secured Promissory Note upon a final, non-appealable decision of a court that entitles the Company or its affiliates to any damages for indemnification under the Merger Agreement, or the Stockholders’ Representative’s agreement in writing to such damages. 

Second Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement

 

On March 7, 2021,February 17, 2022, Creative Realities, Inc. (the “Company”) and its subsidiaries (collectively, the Company“Borrowers”) refinanced their current debt facilities with Slipstream Communications, LLC (“Slipstream”), pursuant to ana Second Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”). The Borrowers include Reflect Systems, Inc. (“Reflect”), which became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company as a result of the closing of the Merger on February 17, 2022. The debt facilities continue to be fully secured by all assets of the Company. The maturity date (“Maturity Date”) on the outstanding debt and new debt was extended to March 31, 2023. Borrowers.


The Credit Agreement (i)also provides $1,000that the Company’s outstanding loans from Slipstream at December 31, 2021, consisting of availabilityits pre-existing $4,767 senior secured term loan and $2,418 secured convertible loan, with an aggregate of $7,185 in outstanding principal and accrued and unpaid interest under a line of credit (the “Line of Credit”), (ii) consolidates our existing term and revolving line of credit facilitiessuch loans, were consolidated into a new term loan (the “New“Consolidation Term Loan”) having. The Consolidation Term Loan has an aggregate principal balanceinterest rate of approximately $4,550 (including a 3.0% issuance fee capitalized into10.0%, with 75.0% warrant coverage (or 2,694,495 warrants). On the principal balance), (iii) increasesfirst day of each month, commencing March 1, 2022 through February 1, 2025, the outstanding special convertible term loan (the “Convertible Loan”) to approximately $2,280 (including a 3.0% issuance fee capitalized into the principal balance), and (iv) extinguishes the outstanding obligations owed with respect to a $264 existing disbursed escrow loan in exchange for shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Disbursed Escrow Conversion Shares”), valued at $2.718 per share (the trailing 10-day VWAP as reportedBorrowers will make interest-only payments on the Nasdaq Capital Market as of the date of execution of the Credit Agreement). The Line of Credit and Convertible Loan accrue interest at 10% per year, and the NewConsolidation Term Loan accrues interest at 8%(estimated to be $60 per year.

The New Term Loan requires no principal payments until the Maturity Date,monthly payment). Commencing on September 1, 2023, and interest payments are payable on the first day of each month thereafter until the Maturity Date. All interest payments owed priorDate, the Borrowers will make a payment on the Consolidation Term Loan, in an equal monthly installment of principal sufficient to October 1, 2021 are payable as PIK payments, or increasesfully amortize the Consolidation Term Loan in eighteen equal installments (estimated to be $399 per monthly installment). The Company assessed the principal balancecombination of the Newpre-existing senior secured term loan and secured convertible loan in accordance with ASC 470 Debt and determined the transaction should be accounted for as an extinguishment, in part as the Consolidation Term Loan only.eliminated a substantive conversion feature. In aggregate the Company recorded a loss on extinguishment of $295, primarily associated with the write-off of pre-existing debt discounts.

 

In addition to refinancing the existing debt with Slipstream, the Company issued to Slipstream a $10,000, 36-month senior secured term loan (the “Acquisition Loan”) resulting in $10,000 in gross proceeds, or $9,950 in net proceeds. The LineAcquisition Loan matures on February 17, 2025 (the “Maturity Date”) and has an interest rate of Credit and Convertible Loan require payments of accrued interest payable on8.0%, with 50.0% warrant coverage (or 2,500,000 warrants). On the first day of each month, commencing March 1, 2022 through AprilFebruary 1, 2022. All such interest2025, the Borrowers will make interest-only payments made prioron the Acquisition Loan (estimated to October 1, 2021 are payable as PIK payments, or increases to the principal balances under the Line of Credit and Convertible Loan only.be $67 per monthly payment). No principal payments on the Acquisition Loan are owed under the Line of Credit or Convertible Loanpayable until April 1, 2022, at which time all principal and interest on each of the Line of Credit and Convertible Loan will be paid in monthly installments until the Maturity Date to fully amortize outstanding principal by the Maturity Date.

 

All payments of interest (other than PIK payments) and principal on the Line of Credit and Convertible Loan may be paid, in the Company’s sole discretion, in shares of the Company’s Common Stock (the “Payment Shares,” and togetherIn connection with the Disbursed Escrow Conversion Shares,Acquisition Loan and Consolidation Term Loan warrant coverage, the “Shares”). The Payment Shares will be valued onCompany issued to Slipstream a per-Share basis at 70%warrant to purchase an aggregate of the VWAP of the Company’s shares of common stock as reported on the Nasdaq Capital Market for the 10 trading days immediately prior to the date such payment is due; provided that the Payment Shares shall not be valued below $0.50 per Share (the “Share Price”).

The Credit Agreement limits the Company’s ability to issue Shares as follows (the “Exchange Limitations”): (1) The total number of Shares that may be issued under the Credit Agreement will be limited to 19.99% of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock on the date the Credit Agreement is signed (the “Exchange Cap”), unless stockholder approval is obtained to issue shares in excess of the Exchange Cap; (2) if Slipstream and its affiliates (the “Slipstream Group”) beneficially own the largest ownership position of5,194,495 shares of Company common stock immediately prior(the “Lender Warrant”). The Lender Warrant has a five-year term, an initial exercise price of $2.00 per share, subject to the proposed issuance of Payment Shares and such shares are less than 19.99% of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Company common stock, the issuance of such Payment Shares will not cause the Slipstream Group to beneficially own in excess of 19.99% of the issued and outstanding shares of Company common stock after such issuance unless stockholder approval is obtained for ownership in excess of 19.99%; and (3) if the Slipstream Group does not beneficially own the largest ownership position of shares of Company common stock immediately prior to the proposed issuance of Payment Shares, the Company may not issue Payment Shares to the extent that such issuance would result in Slipstream Group beneficially owning more than 19.99% of the then issued and outstanding shares of Company common stock unless (A) such ownership would not be the largest ownership positionadjustments in the Company, or (B) stockholder approvalLender Warrant, and is obtained for ownership in excess of 19.99%. On Maynot exercisable until August 17, 2021, the Company’s stockholders approved the issuance of Shares in excess of the Exchange Limitations.

We evaluated the instruments within the Credit Agreement separately for purposes of concluding on whether the amendment represented a modification or extinguishment2022. The warrants were assessed in accordance with ASC 470 and ASC 815 DebtDerivatives. and were deemed to represent bifurcated derivative instruments that should be recorded as liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company performed a Black-Scholes valuation of the warrants as of the issuance date, resulting in a fair value of $0.8129 per warrant. In recording the warrant liability, the Company recorded a debt discount associated with each of the Acquisition and Consolidation Term Loans in an amount of $2,032 and $2,190, respectively. These amounts are being amortized straight-line through interest expense over the life of the loans, resulting in incremental interest expense of $166 and $525 during the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively. The Company has deemed straight-line amortization to be materially consistent with the effective interest method.

 

The Convertible Loan was deemed to have hadIn certain circumstances, upon a substantive conversion feature both added and removed viafundamental transaction of the Credit Agreement, one whichCompany (e.g., a disposal or sale of all or the greater part of the assets or undertaking of the Company, an amalgamation or merger with another company, or implementation of a scheme of arrangement), the holder of the Lender Warrant will have the right to require the Company to repurchase the Lender Warrant at its fair value using a Black Scholes option pricing formula; provided that such holder may not require the Company or its successor entity to repurchase the Lender Warrant for the Black Scholes value in connection with a fundamental transaction that is reasonably willingnot approved by the Company’s Board of Directors, and abletherefore not within the Company’s control.

Effective June 30, 2022, the Company amended the terms of the Lender Warrant to remove the holder’s option to exercise their rights undersuch warrant on a cashless basis utilizing the agreement, resulting in extinguishment accounting for the Convertible Loan during the three months ended March 31, 2021. Pursuant to ASC 825-10-25-1, Fair Value Option, we made an irrevocable election to report the Convertible Loan at fair value, with changes in fair value recorded throughvolume weighted average price (“VWAP”) of the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statementcommon stock on the trading day immediately preceding the date of Operationsa notice of cashless exercise in each reporting period.certain circumstances, and remove the condition to exercising such warrant that the Company’s shareholders approve the exercise thereof (which has already been obtained). The amendments to the Lender Warrant also extend the term of such warrants for an additional one year, such that the Lender Warrant will expire on February 17, 2028. The foregoing amendments to the Lender Warrant were intended to cause such warrants to be accounted for as equity instruments on the Company’s financial statements.

 


 

 

We evaluated the Credit Agreement in accordance with ASC 470 Debt. The New Term Loan was accounted for as a modification, resulting in recording of $133 of incremental debt discount which will be amortized straight-line over the remaining life of the debt. We recorded a net gain of $26 via the extinguishment of the Special Loan, which was recorded as additional paid in capital in the Statement of Shareholders Equity given the transaction was with a related party, Slipstream. We expensed $69 of costs incurred with third parties as a result of extinguishment of the Special Loan, modification of the New Term Loan, and extinguishment of the Disbursed Escrow Loan.

Loan and Security Agreement History

 

Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Amendment; Modification of Conversion Date of Special Loan under Loan and Security Agreement

 

Prior to the execution of the Credit Agreement, Borrower and Slipstream were parties to a Loan and Security Agreement. On March 7, 2021, On February 28, 2021, January 31, 2021, December 31, 2020, November 30, 2020, and September 29, 2020, the Companyparties entered into several amendments to the Loan and Security Agreement with its subsidiaries and Slipstream to amend the automatic conversion date of the Special Loan.Loan and, later, to eliminate the conversion feature. Each amendment extended the automatic conversion date of the Special Loan. The Company paid no fees in exchange for these extensions.extensions, with the exception of the March 7, 2021 extension which resulted in the Company recording of $133 of incremental debt discount, a net gain of $26 via the extinguishment of the Special Loan, and expense of $69 of costs incurred with third parties as a result of extinguishment of the Special Loan, modification of the New Term Loan, and extinguishment of the Disbursed Escrow Loan.

 

Secured Disbursed Escrow Promissory Note

 

The Fourth Amendment to the Loan and Security Agreement included entry into a Secured Disbursed Escrow Promissory Note between the Company and Slipstream, and, effective June 30, 2018, we drew $264 in conjunction with our exit from a previously leased operating facility. The principal amount of the Secured Disbursed Escrow Promissory Note bearsbore no interest. Upon entry into an amendment to the CreditLoan and Security Agreement on March 7, 2021, this note was converted into Disbursed Escrow Conversion Shares, with elimination of the debt recorded as an equity issuance with the Statement of Shareholders Equity during the three months ended March 31, 2021.

Amended and Restated Seller Note from acquisition of Allure

The Amended and Restated Seller Note represented a note payable due from Allure to Seller, under a pre-existing Seller Note which was amended and restated to a reduced amount of $1,637 through the Stock Purchase Agreement and a subsequent net working capital adjustment. That debt accrued interest at 3.5% per annum, and required us to make quarterly payments of interest only through February 19, 2020, on which date the promissory note matured and all remaining amounts owing thereunder became due.

On February 20, 2020, Creative Realities, Inc. and Allure made a demand for arbitration against Seller for (1) breach of contract, (2) indemnification, and (3) fraudulent misrepresentation under the Allure Purchase Agreement.

On May 13, 2021, the Company and Seller entered into a settlement agreement wherein neither party admitted liability, and the Company agreed to pay, and Seller agreed to accept, $100 as settlement in full for the outstanding balance of principal and accrued interest under the Amended and Restated Seller Note and a mutual release of all claims related to the Amended and Restated Seller Note and sale transaction under the Allure Purchase Agreement and all related agreements.

As a result of this settlement, the full principal amount of the Seller Note and the accrued interest have been eliminated, resulting in a gain in the Condensed Consolidated Financial statements of $1,624, representing $1,538 related to the Seller Note and $86 of related interest thereon, during the three months ended June 30, 2021

 


NOTE 9:10: COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Litigation

 

On August 2, 2019, the Company filed suit in Jefferson Circuit Court, Kentucky, against a supplier of Allure for breach of contract, breach of warranty, and negligence with respect to equipment installations performed by such supplier for an Allure customer. This case remains in the early stages of litigation, in part due to delays resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, and, as a result, the outcome of each case is unclear, so the Company is unable to reasonably estimate the possible recovery, or range of recovery, if any.

 

On October 10, 2019, the Allure customer that is the basis of our claim above sent a demand to the Company for payment of $3,200 as settlement for an alleged breach of contract related to hardware failures of equipment installations performed by Allure between November 2017 and August 2018. The suits filed by and against Allure have been adjoined in the Jefferson Circuit Court, Kentucky in January 2020. These suits remainAs a result of court delays as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, this suit remains in the early stages of litigation with discovery requests ongoing, and, as a result, the outcome of the suit and the allocation of liability, if any, remain unclear, so theunclear. The Company is unable to reasonably estimate the possible liability, recovery, or range of magnitude for either the liability or recover,recovery, if any, at the time of this filing.

 

The Company has notified its insurance company on notice of potential claims and continues to evaluate both the claim made by the customer and potential avenues for recovery against third parties should the customer prevail.

 

Except as noted above, the Company is not party to any other material legal proceedings, other than ordinary routine litigation incidental to the business, as of August 16, 2021, and there were no other such proceedings pending during the period covered by this Report.

 

Settlement of obligations

 

There were no individually material settlements during the six months ended June 30, 2022.

During the six months ended June 30, 2021, (i) the full principal amount of the PPP Loan and the accrued interest of $1,552 were forgiven and recorded as a gain on settlement, and (ii) the Company settled the Amended and Restated Seller Note and related accrued interest for $100, recording a gain on settlement of $1,624, representing $1,538 related to the Amended and Restated Seller Note and $86 of related interest thereon, during the three months ended June 30, 2021.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company settled and/or wrote off obligations of $15 and $59, respectively, for aggregate cash payments of $2 and $19, respectively, resulting in recognition of a gain on settlement of $13 and $40, respectively.

Employee-related Expenses

During the three months ended March 31, 2020, we completed a reduction-in-force and accrued one-time termination benefits related to severance to the affected employees of $135, the total of which was paid during the three months ended June 30, 2020. There were no comparable activities during the three or six months ended June 30, 2021.

 

NOTE 10: RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

In addition to the financing transactions with Slipstream, a related party, discussed in Note 8 Loans Payable, we have the following related party transactions.

33 Degrees Convenience Connect, Inc., a related party that is approximately 17.5% owned by a member of our senior management (“33 Degrees”), is a customer of both equipment and services from the Company. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, the Company had sales to 33 Degrees of $171, or 5.2%, and $282, or 3.4%, respectively, of consolidated revenue. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company had sales to 33 Degrees of $291, or 8.0%, and $791, or 10.7%, respectively, of consolidated revenue.

Accounts receivable due from 33 Degrees was $21, or 0.9%, and $40, or 1.2% of consolidated accounts receivable at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.


 

 

NOTE 11: INCOME TAXES

 

Our deferred tax assets are primarily related to net federal and state operating loss carryforwards (NOLs). We have substantial NOLs that are limited in usage by IRC Section 382. IRC Section 382 generally imposes an annual limitation on the amount of NOLs that may be used to offset taxable income when a corporation has undergone significant changes in stock ownership within a statutory testing period. We have performed a preliminary analysis of the annual NOL carryforwards and limitations that are available to be used against taxable income. Based on the history of losses of the Company, there continues to be a full valuation allowance against the net deferred tax assets of the Company with a definite life.

 

For the three and six-months ended June 30, 2021, we reported tax expense of $7 and $8, respectively. As of June 30, 2021,2022, we reported tax liability of $0. As of June 30, 2022, the net deferred tax assets totaled $0 after valuation allowance, consistent with December 31, 2020.2021.

 

NOTE 12: WARRANTS

 

A summary of outstanding warrants is included below:

 

  Warrants (Equity) 
  Amount  Weighted Average Exercise Price  Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life 
Balance January 1, 2021  4,426,900  $4.62   2.83 
Warrants issued  -   -   - 
Warrants expired  (67,859)  5.76   - 
Balance June 30, 2021  4,359,041  $4.56   2.11 
  Warrants (Equity) 
  Amount  Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
  Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life
 

Balance December 31, 2021

  4,103,211  $4.48   1.73 
Warrants issued  5,851,505   1.535   5.00 
Warrants exercised  (5,851,505)  1.535   4.86 
Warrants reclassified  13,761,000   1.63   4.61 
Balance June 30, 2022  17,864,211  $2.21   3.83 

  Warrants (Liability) 
  Amount  Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
  Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life
 

Balance December 31, 2021

  -  $-   - 
Warrants issued  13,761,000   1.63   5.00 
Warrants expired  -   -   - 
Warrants reclassified  (13,761,000)  1.63   (5.00)
Balance June 30, 2022  -  $-   - 

On February 3, 2022, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with a purchaser (the “Purchaser”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell to the Purchaser, in a private placement priced at-the-market under Nasdaq rules, (i) 1,315,000 shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”) and accompanying warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1,315,000 shares of Common Stock, and (ii) pre-funded warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 5,851,505 shares of Common Stock (the “Pre-Funded Warrants”) and accompanying warrants to purchase an aggregate of 5,851,505 shares of Common Stock (collectively, the “Private Placement”). The accompanying warrants to purchase Common Stock are referred to herein collectively as the “Common Stock Warrants.” Under the Securities Purchase Agreement, each Share and accompanying warrants to purchase Common Stock were sold together at a combined price of $1.535, and each Pre-Funded Warrant and accompanying warrants to purchase Common Stock were sold together at a combined price of $1.5349, for gross proceeds of approximately $11,000, before deducting placement agent fees and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, each of the Pre-Funded Warrants were exercised. The Common Stock Warrants expired five years from the date of issuance. The Company evaluated the Pre-Funded Warrants and concluded that they met the criteria to be classified within stockholders’ equity, with proceeds recorded as common stock and additional paid-in-capital. The Company evaluated the Common Stock Warrant and concluded they did not meet the criteria to be classified within stockholders’ equity. The Common Stock Warrant included provisions which could result in a different settlement value for the Common Stock Warrant depending on the registration status of the underlying shares. Because these conditions were not an input into the pricing of a fixed-for-fixed option on the Company’s ordinary shares, the Common Stock Warrant was not considered to be indexed to the Company’s own stock. The Company recorded these warrants as liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets at fair value, with subsequent changes in their respective fair values recognized in the consolidated statements of operations at each reporting date. At the date of issuance, the Company performed a Black-Scholes valuation of the warrants, resulting in a fair value of $1.0927 per warrant. At June 30, 2022, the Company reassessed the fair value of these warrants via Black Scholes valuation methodology and determined that the fair value of these warrants was $0.4019 per warrant, resulting in the Company recording a gain on the fair value of these warrants of $1,287 and $4,951 in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively.


 

On February 17, 2022, in connection with the restructured Credit Agreement with Slipstream, the Company issued 5,194,495 warrants with an exercise price of $2.00 per share which expire five years from the date of issuance (the “Lender Warrant”). These warrants are not exercisable until 180 days after the issuance date. The common shares underlying these warrants have not yet been registered for resale under the Securities Act of 1933, which provides Slipstream with an option for cashless exercise once the warrant becomes exercisable until such time as such registration occurs. The Lender Warrant expired five years from the date of issuance. The Company evaluated the Lender Warrant and concluded that it did not meet the criteria to be classified within stockholders’ equity. The Lender Warrant included provisions that could result in a different settlement value for the Lender Warrant depending on the registration status of the underlying shares. Because these conditions were not an input into the pricing of a fixed-for-fixed option on the Company’s ordinary shares, the Lender Warrant was not considered to be indexed to the Company’s own stock. The Company recorded these warrants as liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets at fair value, with subsequent changes in their respective fair values recognized in the consolidated statements of operations at each reporting date. At the date of issuance, the Company performed a Black-Scholes valuation of the warrants, resulting in a fair value of $0.8129 per warrant. In recording the warrant liability, the Company recorded an increase in debt discount in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet associated with the issuance of the warrants of $4,223, which is being amortized through interest expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations over the life of the Acquisition and Consolidation Term Loans. At June 30, 2022, the Company reassessed the fair value of these warrants via Black Scholes valuation methodology and determined that the fair value of these warrants was $0.3699 per warrant, resulting in the Company recording a gain on the fair value of these warrants of $894 and $2,302 in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively.

On February 17, 2022, in connection with obtaining a waiver of certain restrictions in investment documents between an investor and the Company in order to consummate the financing contemplated by the Credit Agreement, the Company paid consideration to such investor in the form of a warrant (the “Purchaser Warrant”) to purchase 1,400,000 shares of Company common stock in an at-the-market offering under Nasdaq rules. The number of shares of Company common stock subject to the Purchaser Warrant is equal to the waiver fee ($175) divided by $0.125 per share. The exercise price of the Purchaser Warrant is $1.41 per share, and the Purchaser Warrant is not exercisable until August 17, 2022. The Purchaser Warrant expired 5 years from the date of issuance. The Company evaluated the Purchaser Warrant and concluded that it did not meet the criteria to be classified within stockholders’ equity. The Purchaser Warrant included provisions which could result in a different settlement value for the Purchaser Warrant depending on the registration status of the underlying shares. Because these conditions were not an input into the pricing of a fixed-for-fixed option on the Company’s ordinary shares, the Purchaser Warrant was not considered to be indexed to the Company’s own stock. The Company recorded these warrants as liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets at fair value, with subsequent changes in their respective fair values recognized in the consolidated statements of operations at each reporting date. At the date of issuance, the Company performed a Black-Scholes valuation of the Purchaser Warrant, resulting in a fair value of $0.8656 per warrant. In recording the warrant liability, the Company recorded an expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations associated with the issuance of the Purchaser Warrant of $1,211. At June 30, 2022, the Company reassessed the fair value of the Purchase Warrant via Black Scholes valuation methodology and determined that the fair value of the Purchaser Warrant was $0.4017 per warrant, resulting in the Company recording a gain on the fair value of the Purchaser Warrant of $252 and $650 in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively.


Effective June 30, 2022, the Company amended the terms of the Common Stock Warrant (7,166,505 warrants), Lender Warrant (5,194,495 warrants) and Purchaser Warrant (1,400,000 warrants). The amendments to such warrants removes the holder’s option to determine the value of such warrants utilizing the volume weighted average price (“VWAP”) of the Company’s common stock on the trading day immediately preceding the date of a notice in a cashless exercise, and removes the condition to exercising such warrants that the Company’s shareholders approve the exercise thereof (which has already been obtained). The amendments to the warrants also extend the term of such warrants for an additional one year, such that the Common Stock Warrant will expire on February 3, 2028, and the Lender Warrant and Purchaser Warrant will expire on February 17, 2028.

As a result of the extension in term provided in exchange for the amendment, the Company reassessed the fair value of each of the Common Stock, Lender and Purchaser Warrants, resulting in the Company recording a loss on the fair value of these warrants of $345 in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three months ended June 30, 2022. The foregoing amendments to the warrants resulted in such warrants to be accounted for as equity instruments on the Company’s financial statements as of June 30, 2022. As such, following recording the gains and losses with respect to these warrant amendments, the Company reclassified the warrant liability of $5,709 from noncurrent liabilities to additional paid-in-capital as of June 30, 2022. 

NOTE 13: STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

 

A summary of outstanding options is included below:

 

Time Vesting Options    Weighted            Weighted        
    Average Weighted     Weighted     Average Weighted     Weighted 
    Remaining Average     Average     Remaining Average     Average 
Range of Exercise Number Contractual Exercise Options Exercise  Number Contractual Exercise Options Exercise 
Prices between Outstanding  Life  Price  Exercisable  Price  Outstanding  Life  Price  Exercisable  Price 
$0.01 - $3.00  1,525,000   8.92  $2.52   508,333  $2.52 
$3.01 - $7.50  184,830   4.85  $6.72   168,163  $6.64 
$7.51+  103,979   3.95   11.74   99,187  $11.89 
$0.01 - $1.00  -   -  $-   -  $- 
$1.01 - $2.00  25,000   7.36  $1.88   16,667  $1.88 
$2.01+  1,963,675   7.47   4.29   1,312,008  $3.78 
  1,813,809   8.22  $3.48   775,683       1,988,675   7.47  $3.34   1,328,675     

 

Performance Vesting Options    Weighted            Weighted        
    Average Weighted     Weighted     Average Weighted     Weighted 
    Remaining Average     Average     Remaining Average     Average 
Range of Exercise Number Contractual Exercise Options Exercise  Number Contractual Exercise Options Exercise 
Prices between Outstanding  Life  Price  Exercisable  Price  Outstanding  Life  Price  Exercisable  Price 
$0.01 - $3.00  800,000   8.93  $2.53   -  $- 
$0.01 - $1.00  -   -  $-   -  $- 
$1.01 - $2.00  -   -  $-   -  $- 
$2.01+  720,000   7.93   2.53   240,000  $2.53 
  800,000   8.93  $2.53   -       720,000   7.93  $2.53   240,000     

 

Market Vesting Options    Weighted          
     Average  Weighted     Weighted 
     Remaining  Average     Average 
Range of Exercise Number  Contractual  Exercise  Options  Exercise 
Prices between Outstanding  Life  Price  Exercisable  Price 
$0.01 - $1.00  1,900,000   2.64  $1.00           -  $           - 
$1.01 - $2.00  -   -  $-   -  $- 
$2.01+  -   -   -   -  $- 
   1,900,000   2.64  $1.00   -     


 

 

 Time Vesting Options  Performance Vesting Options  Market Vesting Options  Time Vesting Options  Performance Vesting Options 
    Weighted     Weighted     Weighted     Weighted     Weighted 
    Average     Average     Average     Average     Average 
 Options Exercise Options Exercise  Options Exercise Options Exercise Options Exercise 
Date/Activity Outstanding  Price  Outstanding  Price  Outstanding  Price  Outstanding  Price  Outstanding  Price 
Balance, December 31, 2020  1,813,809  $3.48   800,000  $2.53 
Balance, December 31, 2021  -   -   2,068,809  $3.48   800,000  $2.53 
Granted  -   -   -   -   1,900,000   1.00   -   -   -   - 
Exercised  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   - 
Forfeited or expired  -   -   -   -   -   -   (80,134)  2.79   (80,000)  2.53 
Balance, June 30, 2021  1,813,809   3.48   800,000  $2.53 
Balance, June 30, 2022  1,900,000   1.00   1,988,675   3.34   720,000  $2.53 

 

The weighted average remaining contractual life for options exercisable is 7.57.25 years as of June 30, 2021.2022.

 

Valuation Information for Stock-Based Compensation

 

For purposes of determining estimated fair value under FASB ASC 718-10, Stock Compensation, the Company computed the estimated fair values of stock options using the Black-Scholes model.

 

Amendment to Performance Options

On June 1, 2020, the Board of Directors of the Company granted 10-yearRick Mills, CEO, and Will Logan, CFO, were issued ten-year options to purchase an aggregate of 2,380,000480,000 and 240,000 shares of its common stock to employees of the Company subject to shareholder approval of an increase in the reserve of shares authorized for issuance under the Company’s 2014 Stock Incentive Plan (as amended, the “Plan”(the “Performance Options”). On July 10, 2020, the Company held a special meeting of the Company’s shareholders at, respectively, which the shareholders approved the amendment to the Plan, which increased the reserve of shares authorized for issuance thereunder to 6,000,000 shares.

Of the 2,380,000 options awarded, 1,580,000 vest over 3 years and have an exercise price of $2.53, the market value of the Company’s common stock on the grant date. The fair value of the options on the grant date was $1.87 and was determined using the Black-Scholes model. These values were calculated using the following weighted average assumptions:

Risk-free interest rate0.66%
Expected term6.25 years
Expected price volatility89.18%
Dividend yield0%

The remaining 800,000 options awarded vest in equal installments over a three-year period (2020-2022), subject to satisfying the Company revenue target and earningsEBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) targetamortization) targets for the applicable year. In each of calendar years 2020, 2021 and 2022, one-third of the total shares may vest (if the revenue and EBITDA targets are met), and the shares that are subject to vesting each year are allocated equally to each of the revenue and EBITDA targets for such year.

These performance options include The Performance Options includes a catch-up provision, where any options that did not vest during a prior year due to the Company’s failure to meet a prior revenue or EBITDA target may vest in a subsequent vesting year if the revenue or EBITDA target, as applicable, is met in the future year. The

On June 15, 2022, the Board approved of an amendment to the Performance Options to provide that the revenue target for the calendar year 2022 set forth therein ($38,000) is eliminated, and EBITDAthe remaining shares that are available for vesting under the Performance Options (320,000 unvested shares for Mr. Mills and 160,000 for Mr. Logan) (including the unvested portions of shares based on the satisfaction of the revenue targets for 2020 and 2021 by virtue of the following three years are as follows:catch-up provisions in the Performance Options) will fully vest upon the achievement of an updated EBITDA target for calendar year 2022 of $3,600.

The Performance Options state that the calculation of EBITDA set forth in the Performance Options shall be calculated in a form consistent with the Company’s 2022 approved budget, which

 

Calendar Year(i)Revenue Targetexcludes any impact on EBITDA Target
2020$32 million$2.2 million
2021$35 million$3.1 million
2022$38 million$3.5 millionof:

(a) the accounting treatment (including any “mark-to-market accounting”) of the Company’s warrants or the “Guaranteed Consideration” (as defined in the Merger Agreement),

(b) non-recurring transaction expenses associated with the Merger and the capital raising financing activities of the Company to effectuate the Merger, and

(c) any write-down or write-off of any Company inventory of Safe Space Solutions products.

(iii) includes deductions related to any cash or stock bonuses paid or payable to any employees of the Company for services provided in calendar year 2022 (even if such bonuses are actually paid after calendar year 2022), including bonuses paid pursuant to the terms of the 2022 Cash Bonus Plan (as described below) (collectively, the “EBITDA Calculations”).

 

The exercise price of the foregoing options is $2.53 per share, the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of issuance. The options were issued from the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan. The fair value of the options on the grant date was $1.87 and was determined using the Black-Scholes model. These values were calculated using the same weighted average assumptions as the time vesting options issued. Performance against the identified revenue and EBITDA targets will betarget is assessed quarterly by the Company in order to determine whether any compensation expense should be recorded.

 


 

 

During the three and six months ended March 31, 2021,June 30, 2022, the Company deemed it probable that the Company would achieve the EBITDA target for Calendar Year 2021calendar year 2022 and recorded catch-up compensation expense in the Consolidated Statement of Operations with respect to these awards of $263 during the three months ended March 31, 2021. These$175 and $400, respectively, net of a benefit of $50 recorded for forfeiture of awards. The remaining awards have not yet vested and are subject to actual results for the full fiscalcalendar year 2021.2022. Should this target not be achieved, amounts recorded as expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations would be reversed.

Issuance of New Options

On June 15, 2022, Messrs. Mills and Logan received ten-year options to purchase 1,000,000 and 600,000 shares of common stock, respectively (the “New Options”). The New Options are eligible to vest at any time on or prior to February 17, 2025 if the trailing 10-trading day volume-weighted average price (“VWAP”) of the Company’s common stock, as reported on the Nasdaq Capital Market, exceeds the share price targets below, subject to such executive serving the Company recorded $79as a director, officer, employee or consultant at such time:

  Share Price Targets    
Executive $2.00  $3.00  $4.00  $5.00  $6.00  Guaranteed Price  Total Shares 
Mills Shares Vested  50,000   100,000   150,000   200,000   250,000   250,000   1,000,000 
Logan Shares Vested  30,000   60,000   90,000   120,000   150,000   150,000   600,000 
                             
Percentage of Shares Vested  5%  10%  15%  20%  25%  25%    

The “Guaranteed Price” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Merger Agreement, which means $6.40 per share, or $7.20 per share if, and only if, certain customers set forth in the Merger Agreement collectively achieve over 85,000 billable devices online at any time on or before December 31, 2022.

The exercise price of the New Options is $1.00 per share, which exceeds the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of issuance. The New Options are issued from the Company’s 2014 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended. An additional 300,000 options with identical market vesting restrictions were issued to non-executives during the three months ended June 30, 2021 and anticipates recording $79 in each subsequent quarter of 2021 related to the EBITDA target for Calendar Year 2020 and 2021 portion of these awards.2022.

 

The fair value of the options on the grant date varied between $0.21 and $0.37 per award as determined using the Monte Carlo model. These values were calculated using the following weighted average assumptions:

Risk-free interest rate3.30%
Expected term2.68 years
Expected price volatility123.53%
Dividend yield0%

At June 30, 2022, the Company evaluated the probability of achieving the share price targets in each tranche based, in part, on work performed by the Company’s third party valuation specialist in conjunction with evaluating the equity guarantee contingent liability. As a result of that evaluation of probability, during the three months ended June 30, 2022 the Company recorded $1 of compensation expense. These awards have not yet vested and are subject to actual share price performance through February 2025. Should any target not be achieved, any amounts recorded as expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations related to that tranche would be reversed.


Stock Compensation Expense Information

 

ASC 718-10, Stock Compensation, requires measurement and recognition of compensation expense for all stock-based payments including warrants, stock options, restricted stock grants and stock bonuses based on estimated fair values. Under the Amended and Restated 2006 Equity Incentive Plan, the Company reserved 1,720,000 shares for purchase by the Company’s employees and under the Amended and Restated 2006 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan the Company reserved 700,000 shares for purchase by the Company’s employees. There are 12,13512,001 options outstanding under the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan.

 

In October 2014, the Company’s shareholders approved the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan, under which 7,390,355 shares were reserved for purchase by the Company’s employees. In August 2018, a special meeting of shareholders was held in which the shareholders voted to amend the Company’s 2014 Stock Incentive Plan to increase the reserve of shares authorized for issuance thereunder, from 7,390,355 shares to 18,000,000 shares. Following a 1-for-30 reverse stock split, the shares authorized for issuance under the Company’s 2014 Stock Incentive Plan was reduced to 600,000. On July 10, 2020, the Company’s shareholders approved an amendment to the Company’s 2014 Stock Incentive Plan to increase the reserve of authorized for issuance thereunder to 6,000,000.

 

Employee Awards

 

Compensation expense recognized for the issuance of stock options, inclusive of performance-restricted stock options, for the three and six months ended June 30, 20212022 of $356$398 and $895,$948, respectively, was included in general and administrative expense in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Compensation expense recognized for the issuance of stock options, inclusive of performance-restricted stock options, for the three and six months ended June 30, 20202021 of $19$356 and $119,$895, respectively, was included in general and administrative expense in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Amounts recorded include stock compensation expense for awards granted to directors of the Company in exchange for services at fair value.

 

As of June 30, 2021,2022, there was approximately $1,861$971 and $1,157$930 of total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested share-based employee awards with time vesting and performance vesting criteria, respectively. As of June 30, 2020,2021, there was approximately $3,014$1,861 and $1,499$1,157 of total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested share-based awards with time vesting and performance vesting criteria, respectively. Generally, expense related to the time vesting options will be recognized over the next two- and one-half years and will be adjusted for any future forfeitures as they occur. Compensation expense related to performance vesting options will be recognized if it becomes probable that the Company will achieve the identified performance metrics.

 

Non-Employee Awards

 

During the three months ended June 30, 2021, theThe Company engagedengages certain consultants to perform services in exchange for Company common stock. Shares issued for services were calculated based on the ten (10) day volume weighted average price (“VWAP”) for the last ten (10) days during the month of service provided. The

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company recorded $40 in compensation expense during the periodissued or accrued shares issuable in exchange for issuanceservices in the amount of 22,204 shares.$45 and $70, respectively. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, the Company issued or accrued shares issuable in exchange for services in the amount of $40 and $40, respectively.


 

NOTE 14: SIGNIFICANT CUSTOMERS/VENDORS

 

Significant Customers

 

We had 2one (1) and two (2) customers that in the aggregate accounted for 32.9%25.7% and 42.6%41.1% of accounts receivable as of June 30, 20212022 and December 31, 2020,2021, respectively.

 

We had 3two (2) and three (3) and 2 (2) customers that accounted for 44.0%37.5% and 27.0%44.0% of revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, and 2020, respectively.

We had 2three (3) and two (2) customers that accounted for 37.4%54.3% and 22.5%37.4% of revenue for the six months ended June 30, 20212022 and 2020,2021, respectively.

 

Significant Vendors

We had 2two (2) and three (3) vendors that accounted for 22.7%48.3% and 47.0%69.1% of outstanding accounts payable at June 30, 20212022 and December 31, 2020,2021, respectively.


 

NOTE 15: LEASES

 

We have entered into various non-cancelable operating lease agreements for certain of our offices and office equipment. Our leases have original lease periods expiring between 2021 and 2025.2027. Many leases include one or more options to renew. We do not assume renewals in our determination of the lease term unless the renewals are deemed to be reasonably assured at lease commencement. Our lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants.

 

The components of lease costs, lease term and discount rate are as follows:

 

(in thousands) Six Months Ended
June 30,
2021
  Six Months Ended
June 30,
2020
  Six Months Ended
June 30,
2022
  Six Months Ended
June 30,
2021
 
Finance lease cost          
Amortization of right-of-use assets $4  $12  $-  $4 
Interest  -   1   -   - 
Operating lease cost  179   343   256   179 
Total lease cost $183  $356  $256  $183 
                
Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term                
Operating leases  3.3 years   3.0 years   3.45 years   3.3 years 
Finance leases  -   1.0 years 
                
Weighted Average Discount Rate                
Operating leases  10.0%  10.0%  10.0%  10.0%
Finance leases  -   14.0%

 

The following is a schedule, by years, of maturities of lease liabilities as of June 30, 2021:2022:

 

(in thousands) Operating
Leases
  Operating
Leases
 
The remainder of 2021 $151 
2022  300 
The remainder of 2022 $342 
2023  297   756 
2024  87   459 
2025  456 
Thereafter  79   198 
Total undiscounted cash flows  914   2,211 
Less imputed interest $(159) $(346)
Present value of lease liabilities $755  $1,865 

 


Supplemental cash flow information related to leases are as follows:

 

(in thousands) Six Months Ended
June 30,
2021
  Six Months Ended
June 30,
2020
  Six Months Ended
June 30,
2022
  Six Months Ended
June 30,
2021
 
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:          
Operating cash flows from operating leases $176  $171  $256  $176 
Operating cash flows from finance leases  4   2   -   4 
Financing cash flows from finance leases  (4)  12   -   (4)

 

NOTE 16: EMPLOYEE RETENTION CREDITS

The CARES Act provides an employee retention credit (“ERC”) that is a refundable tax credit against certain employer taxes. On December 27, 2020, Congress enacted the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020, which amended and extended ERC availability under Section 2301 of the CARES Act. Before the enactment of the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020, businesses who were provided SBA PPP Loans under the CARES Act were ineligible for the ERC. Following enactment of the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020, such businesses became retroactively eligible for the ERC.

As a result of the foregoing legislation, the Company is eligible to claim a refundable tax credit against the employer share of Social Security taxes equal to seventy percent (70%) of the qualified wages that the Company pays to employees between December 31, 2020 and June 30, 2021. Qualified wages are limited to $10 per employee per calendar quarter in 2021 for a maximum ERC per employee of $7 per calendar quarter in 2021.

As a result of the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020, the Company is now eligible to make ERC claims for each quarter in 2020 and 2021, subject to the other eligibility requirements.

The ERC was extended and expanded in March 2021 through December 31, 2021, as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”). Under the CARES Act, the amount of credit was fifty percent (50%) of qualified wages paid to the employee plus the employer cost to provide health benefits. Under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, eligible employers can claim a refundable tax credit against the employer share of Social Security taxes equal to seventy percent (70%) of the qualified wages they pay to employees after December 31, 2020, through June 30, 2021. The ARPA allows employers to retain a seventy percent (70%) credit for qualified wages paid between July 1, 2021, and December 31, 2021, including the cost to provide health benefits. 

The Company qualified for the ERC beginning on March 13, 2020 (the earliest eligibility date) through June 30, 2021 (the most recent assessment date).

During the three months ended June 30, 2021, the Company recorded an ERC totaling $1,237, representing $396, $412, and $429 for credits earned for wages paid in 2020, the first quarter of 2021, and the second quarter of 2021, respectively. The Company filed Form 941-X with the IRS for each quarter of 2020 and the first quarter of 2021. Credits for the second quarter of 2021 were claimed on the Company’s original Form 941. The Company has recorded these amounts as receivable within prepaid and other currents assets within the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2021.

During the three months ended June 30, 2021, the $1,237 of ERCs were included as a reduction in payroll taxes within the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and allocated to the financial statement caption from which the employee taxes were originally incurred. As a result, the Company recorded a reduction in expenses of $400, $182, $147, and $508 in Cost of Goods – Services, Sales and Marketing Expenses, Research and Development Expenses, and General and Administrative Expenses, respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2021.

The Company would qualify for an ERC for each remaining quarter during 2021 in which the Company experiences a “significant decline in gross receipts,” defined as quarterly gross receipts that are less than eighty percent (80%) of its gross receipts for the same calendar quarter in 2019.


 

 

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations Forward-Looking Statements

 

The following discussion contains various forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.Act. Although we believe that, in making any such statements,statement, our expectations are based on reasonable assumptions, any such statementsstatement may be influenced by factors that could cause actual outcomes and results to be materially different from those projected. When used in the following discussion, the words “anticipates,” “believes,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates,” “projects,” should,” “may,” “propose,” and similar expressions (or the negative versions of such words or expressions), as they relate to us or our management, are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated, and many of which are beyond our control. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated are set forth under the caption “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 and Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2021 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 10, 2021 and May 17, 2021, respectively.22, 2022.

 

Our actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, forward-looking statements. Accordingly, we cannot be certain that any of the events anticipated by forward-looking statements will occur or, if any of them do occur, what impact they will have on us. We caution you to keep in mind the cautions and risks described in this document and to refrain from attributing undue certainty to any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this report.the document in which they appear. We do not undertake to update any forward-looking statement.

 

Overview

 

Creative Realities, Inc. is a Minnesota corporation that provides(“Creative Realities,” “we,” “us,” or the “Company”) transforms environments through digital solutions by providing innovative digital marketing technologysignage solutions to a broad range of companies, individual brands, enterprises,for key market segments and organizations throughout the United States and in certain international markets. We have expertise in a broad range of existing and emerging digital marketing technologies across a variety of strategic vertical markets, as well as the related media management and distribution software platforms and networks, device and content management, product management, customized software service layers, systems, experiences, workflows, and integrated solutions. Our technology and solutions include: digital merchandising systems and omni-channel customer engagement systems; content creation, production and scheduling programs and systems; a comprehensive series of recurring maintenance, support, and field service offerings; interactive digital shopping assistants, advisors and kiosks; and, other interactive marketing technologies such as mobile, social media, point-of-sale transactions, beaconing and web-based media that enable our customers to transform how they engage with consumers.

Our main operations are conducted directly through Creative Realities, Inc., and under our wholly owned subsidiaries Allure Global Solutions, Inc., a Georgia corporation (“Allure”), and Creative Realities Canada, Inc., a Canadian corporation. Our other wholly owned subsidiaries, Creative Realities, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and ConeXus World Global, LLC, a Kentucky limited liability company, are effectively dormant.

We primarily generate revenue in our business by:use cases, including:

 

consulting with our customers to determine the technologies and solutions required to achieve their specific goals, strategies and objectives;Retail

 

 designing our customers’ digital marketing experiences, contentEntertainment and interfaces;Sports Venues

 

 engineeringRestaurants, including quick-serve restaurants (“QSR”)

Convenience Stores

Financial Services

Automotive

Medical and Healthcare Facilities

Mixed Use Developments

Corporate Communications, Employee Experience

Digital out of Home (DOOH) Advertising Networks


We serve market-leading companies, so there is a good chance that if you leave your home today to shop, work, eat or play, you will encounter one or more of our digital signage experiences. Our solutions are increasingly visible because we help our enterprise customers achieve a range of business objectives including:

Increased brand awareness

Improved customer support

Enhanced employee productivity and satisfaction

Increased revenue and profitability

Improved guest experience

Increased customer/guest engagement

Improved patient outcomes

Through a combination of organically grown platforms and a series of strategic acquisitions, including our recent acquisition of Reflect Systems, Inc. in February 2022, the Company assist clients to design, deploy, manage, and monetize their digital signage networks. The Company sources leads and opportunities for its solutions through its digital and content marketing initiatives, close relationships with key industry partners, specifically equipment manufacturers, and the direct efforts of its in-house industry sales experts. Client engagements focus on consultative conversations that ensure the Company’s solutions are positioned to help clients achieve their business objectives in the most cost-effective manner possible.

When comparing Creative Realities to other digital signage providers, our customers value the following competitive advantages:

Breadth of solutions – Creative Realities is one of only a few companies in the systems architecture deliveringindustry capable of providing the full portfolio of products and services required to implement and run an effective digital marketingsignage network. We leverage a ‘single vendor’ approach, providing clients with a one-stop-shop for sourcing digital signage solutions from design through day two services.
Managed labor pool – Unlike most companies in our industry, we have a curated labor pool including thousands of qualified and vetted field technicians available to service clients quickly nationwide. We can meet tight schedules even in exceptionally large deployments and still ensure quality and consistency.
In-house creative resources – We assist clients in repurposing existing content for digital signage experiences weor creating new content, an activity for which the Company has won several design awards in recent years. In each instance, our services can be essential in helping clients develop an effective content program.
Network scalability and reliabilitybothOur software as a service (“SaaS”) content management platforms power some of the largest and hardware –most complex digital signage networks in North America evidencing our ability to manage enterprise scale projects. This also provides us purchasing power to source products and integrating those systems into a customized,services for our customers, enabling us to deliver cost effective, reliable and effectivepowerful solutions to small and medium size business clients.
Ad management platform – Our customers are increasingly interested in monetizing their digital marketing experience;signage networks through advertising content. However, efficiently scheduling advertising content into digital signage playlists to meet campaign objectives can be a challenging and labor-intensive process. AdLogic, our home-grown, content management-agnostic platform, automates this process, allowing network owners to capture more revenue with less expense.
Media sales – Few, if any other digital signage solution providers, can offer their clients media sales as a service. We have in-house media sales expertise to elevate conversations with clients interested in better understanding network monetization. We believe this meaningful differentiation in the sales process provides an additional revenue stream to Creative Realities compared to our competitors.

 


 

 

 managing the efficient, timelyMarket sector expertise – Creative Realities has in-house experts in key market segments such as automotive, retail, quick-serve restaurants (QSR), convenience stores, and cost-effective deploymentDigital Out of Home (DOOH) advertising. Our expertise in these business segments enables our digital marketing technologyteams to provide meaningful business conversations and offer tailored solutions with prospects and customers to their unique business objectives. These experts build industry relationships and create thought leadership that drives lead flow and new opportunities for our customers;business.

 

 deliveringLogistics – Implementing a large digital signage project can be a logistics nightmare that can stall an initiative even before deployment. Our expertise in logistics improves deployment efficiency, reduces delays and updatingproblems, and saves customers time and money.
Technical support – Digital signage networks present unique challenges for corporate IT departments. Creative Realities helps simplify and improve end user support by leveraging our own Network Operations Center (“NOC”) in Louisville, Kentucky. The NOC resolves many issues remotely and when field support is required, it can be dispatched from the contentNOC, leveraging our managed labor pool to resolve customer issues quickly and effectively.
Integrations and Application Development – The future of digital signage is not still images and videos on a screen. Interactive applications and integrations with other data sources will dominate the future. From social media feeds to corporate data stores to Point of Sale (“POS”) systems, our proven ability to build scalable applications and integrations is a key advantage clients can leverage to deliver more compelling and engaging experiences for their customers.
Hardware support – A number of digital marketing technology solutions usingsignage providers sell a suiteproprietary media player or align themselves with just one operating system. We utilize a range of advanced media contentplayers including Windows, Android and BrightSign to provide clients the flexibility they need to select the appropriate hardware for any application knowing the entire network management software products;can still be served by a single digital signage platform, reducing complexity and improving the productivity of their teams.

The three primary sources of revenue for the Company are:

Hardware sales from reselling digital signage hardware from original equipment manufacturers such as Samsung and BrightSign.

 

 maintainingServices revenue from helping customers design, deploy and manage their digital signage network, including:

Hardware system design/engineering

Hardware installation

Content development

Content scheduling

Post-deployment network and field support

Media sales, as a result of our customers’ digital marketing technology solutions by: providing content production and related services; creating additional software-based features and functionality; hosting the solutions; monitoring solution service levels; and responding to and/or managing remote or onsite field service maintenance, troubleshootingacquisition of Reflect

Recurring subscription licensing and support calls.revenue from our digital signage software platforms, which are generally sold via a SaaS model. These include:

ReflectView, the Company’s core digital signage platform for most applications, scalable and cost effective from 10 to 100,000+ devices

Reflect Xperience, a web-based interface that allows customers to give content scheduling access to local users via the web or mobile devices, while still maintaining centralized programming control


Reflect AdLogic, the Company’s ad management platform for digital signage networks, which presently delivers approximately 50 million ads daily

Reflect Clarity, the Company’s menu board solution, which has become a market leader for a range of restaurant and convenience store applications

Reflect Zero Touch, which allows customers to turn any screen into an interactive experience by allowing guests to engage using their mobile device

iShowroomProX, an omni-channel digital sales support platform targeted at original equipment manufacturers in the transportation sector, which integrates with dozens of key data services including dealer inventory at the VIN

level

OSx+, a digital VIN-level checklist used to assist in the tracking and delivery of new vehicles in the transportation sector, providing measurable lift in customer satisfaction scores and connected vehicle enrollments and subscription activations.

 

These activities generate revenue through: bundled-solution sales; consulting services, experience design, content development and production, software development, engineering, implementation, and field services; software license fees; and maintenanceWhile hardware sales and support services relatedrevenues can fluctuate more significantly year over year based on new, large-scale network deployments, the Company expects to our software, managed systems and solutions.see continuous growth in recurring SaaS revenue for the foreseeable future as digital signage adoption/utilization continues to expand across the vertical markets we serve.

 

Recent Developments

 

Please see Note 5 COVID-19 PandemicBusiness Combinations

In January 2020, an outbreak of a new strain of coronavirus, COVID-19, was identified in Wuhan, China. Through the first quarter of 2020, the disease became widespread around the world,, Note 9 Loans Payable, Note 12 Warrants, and on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared a pandemic. Thereafter, state and local authorities in the United States and worldwide have forced many businesses Note 13 Stock-based Compensation to temporarily reduce or cease operations to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have experienced rapid and immediate deterioration in our business in each of our key vertical markets. The elective and forced closures of, and implementation of social distancing policies on, businesses across the United States has resulted in materially reduced demand for our services by our customers, as our customers purchase our products and services to engage with their end customers in a physical space through digital technology, particularly in our theater, sports arena and large entertainment markets. The reduced demand has resulted in customer orders being delayed. These conditions have resulted in downward revisions of our internal forecasts on current and future projected earnings and cash flows, resulting in a non-cash impairment loss of $10,646 recorded during the first quarter of 2020 and reduced liquidity as described below.

While we have experienced an intense curtail in current customer demand, our long-term outlook for the digital signage industry remains strong. We are seeing the digital signage industry experiencing continued consolidation, and believe that those companies able to scale and enhance profitability will emerge as the enterprise-level providers within our industry after the COVID-19 pandemic and consolidations.

Semiconductor Chip Shortage

The Company’s suppliers of digital displays, the primary hardware component in the Company’s digital systems, have informedCondensed Consolidated Financial Statements contained in this Report for a description of recent developments of the Company that due to semiconductor chip shortages inoccurred during the industry, such suppliers expect delays and potentially increased costs for the Company to obtain digital displays necessary to fulfill and install the Company’s digital solutions. Historically, such digital displays have been readily available for purchase and delivery, to be purchased by the Company from distributors from such distributor’s existing inventory. Such delays will likely result in a longer sales cycles and prolonged periods in which the Company will be able to recognize revenues compared to historical time periods. The increased costs for such displays may also reduce the margins in which the Company has received on account of the purchase and installation of such displays as part the Company’s digital signage product offerings. Although we believe that such shortage will be alleviated by the end of the calendar year, the Company is unable to confirm how long such delays may exist, the effect such delays and increased demand may have on the cost to procure such digital screens, or the adverse impacts on our financial results.


Safe Space Solutions

On April 28, 2020, we announced the joint launch of an AI-integrated non-contact temperature inspection kiosk known as the Thermal Mirror with our partner, InReality, LLC (“InReality”), for use by businesses as COVID-19 related workplace restrictions are reduced or eliminated. Although we have experience in providing customers digital integration solutions, our launch of the Thermal Mirror involves the development, marketing and sale of a new product to new customers involving a joint effort with InReality. The product also uses hardware and technologies that have not been used with our other customers. Throughout the course of the remainder of 2020 and thus far through 2021, the Company and InReality have continued to develop incremental use cases and have launched a suite of Safe Space Solutions products addressing this market, each of which operate consistently with our primary business model in that they represent a sale of hardware and a SaaS-based subscription license services contract. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, the Company generated revenue of $419 and $1,438, respectively, from our Safe Space Solutions products and services (inclusive of the portion of revenue recognized during the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 related to annual contracts sold in prior periods). During the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company generated revenue of $529 and $529, respectively, from of our Safe Space Solutions products and services (inclusive of the portion of revenue recognized during the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 related to annual contracts sold in prior periods).

Although these products and our launch have been successful, the Company retains some level of risk related to the ultimate recovery of our initial investment into the inventory acquired to launch and support these products.

Settlement of Seller Note

On May 13, 2021, the Company and Seller entered into a settlement agreement wherein neither party admitted liability, and the Company agreed to pay, and Seller agreed to accept, $100 as settlement in full for the outstanding balance of principal and accrued interest under the Amended and Restated Seller Note and a mutual release of all claims related to the Amended and Restated Seller Note and sale transaction under the Allure Purchase Agreement and all related agreements. See Note 8 Loans Payable to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional details with respect to the transaction and related accounting.2022.

 

Our Sources of Revenue

 

We primarily generate revenue through digital marketingsignage solution sales, which include system hardware, professional and implementation services, software design and development, software licensing, deployment, and maintenance and support services. services, and media sales.


 

We currently market and sell our technology and solutions primarily through our sales and business development personnel, but we also utilize agents, strategic partners, and lead generators who provide us with access to additional sales, business development and licensing opportunities.

 

Our Expenses

 

Our expenses are primarily comprised of three categories: sales and marketing, research and development, and general and administrative. Sales and marketing expenses include salaries and benefits for our sales, business development solution management and marketing personnel, and commissions paid on sales. This category also includes amounts spent on marketing networking events, promotional materials, hardware and software to prospective new customers, including those expenses incurred in trade shows and product demonstrations, and other related expenses. Our research and development expenses represent the salaries and benefits of those individuals who develop and maintain our proprietary software platforms and other software applications we design and sell to our customers. Our general and administrative expenses consist of corporate overhead, including administrative salaries, real property lease payments, salaries and benefits for our corporate officers and other expenses such as legal and accounting fees.

 


Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

The Company’s significant accounting policies are described in Note 2 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies of the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this filing.Report. The Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Certain accounting policies involve significant judgments, assumptions, and estimates by management that could have a material impact on the carrying value of certain assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Our actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Results of Operations

 

Note: All dollar amounts reported in Results of Operations are in thousands, except share and per-share information.

Three Months Ended June 30, 20212022 Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 20202021 

 

The tables presented below compare our results of operations and present the results for each period and the change in those results from one period to another in both dollars and percentage change.

 

 For the three months
ended June 30,
  Change  For the three months
ended June 30,
  Change 
 2021  2020     %  2022  2021     % 
Sales $3,277  $3,656  $(379)  -10% $10,923  $3,277  $7,646   233%
Cost of sales  1,402   1,839   (437)  -24%  6,261   1,402   4,859   347%
Gross profit  1,875   1,817   58   3%  4,662   1,875   2,787   149%
Sales and marketing expenses  169   371   (202)  -54%  1,147   169   978   579%
Research and development expenses  58   245   (187)  -76%  418   58   360   621%
General and administrative expenses  1,666   1,960   (294)  -15%  2,562   1,715   847   49%
Bad debt expense  49   505   (456)  -90%
Depreciation and amortization expense  344   380   (36)  -9%  468   344   124   36%
Deal and transaction expense  37   -   37   100%
Total operating expenses  2,286   3,461   (1,175)  -34%  4,632   2,286   2,346   103%
Operating (loss)  (411)  (1,644)  1,233   -75%  30   (411)  441   -107%
Other income/(expenses):                                
Interest expense  (182)  (260)  78   -30%  (750)  (182)  (568)  312%
Change in fair value of Convertible Loan  -   (551)  551   -100%
Change in Fair Value of Warrant Liability  2,433   -   2,433   100%
Change in Fair Value of Equity Guarantee  (73)  -   (73)  100%
Loss on warrant amendment  (345)  -   (345)  100%
Gain on settlement of debt  1,628   1   1,627   162,700%  21   1,628   (1,607)  -99%
Other income/(expense)  (3)  (1)  (2)  200%  (1)  (3)  2   -67%
Total other income/(expense)  1,443   (811)  2,254   278%  1,285   1,443   (158)  -11%
Net income/(loss) before income taxes  1,032   (2,455)  3,487   -142%  1,315   1,032   283   27%
Provision from income taxes  (7)  (4)  (3)  75%  (53)  (7)  (46)  657%
Net income/(loss) $1,025  $(2,459)  3,484   -142% $1,262  $1,025   237   23%

Sales

Sales were $10,923, representing an increase of $7,646, or 233%, as compared to the same period in 2021, driven in part by the acquisition of Reflect on February 17, 2022, and the Company’s successful sales activities as a combined company post-Merger. While the addition of Reflect revenue is contributing to the growth in revenue, the combined company grew revenues approximately 74% organically during the three months ended June 30, 2022, as compared to the pro forma combined results during the three months ended June 30, 2021.

Hardware revenues were $5,667 in 2022, an increase of $4,371, or 337%, as compared to the prior year, driven by continued large scale LED deployments continued in the quarter by multiple customers. Services and other revenues were $5,256 in the three months ended June 30, 2022, an increase of $3,275, or 165%, with the inclusion of Reflect’s operations in the Company’s consolidated results for such period. Managed services revenue, which includes both software-as-a-service (“SaaS”) and help desk technical subscription services, were $3,832 in the three months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to $1,391 in the same period in 2021, driven by the addition of Reflect’s SaaS subscription revenue in the current year. This represents a year-over-year growth rate of 175% in our higher margin, typically subscription-based, managed services revenue.

 


 

 

Sales

Sales decreased by $379, or 10%, during the three months ended June 30, 2021 as compared to the same period in 2020 primarily driven by a reduction of $305 in hardware sales resulting from limited supply chain availability of semiconductor chips delaying the delivery of digital displays and media players to the Company. The supply disruption for digital displays prevented the Company from delivery of hardware and execution of installation activities during the quarter. As of June 30, 2021, the Company had customer purchase orders for equipment and installation activities in excess of $1,800 which were delayed as a result of product availability. The Company expects to experience continued disruptions and delays related to fulfillment of inventory purchases from vendors throughout the remainder of 2021, which may impact our results for the remainder of 2021. We expect a full recovery in the timely availability of equipment during the first half of 2022. During the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, of our Safe Space Solutions products and services (inclusive of the portion of revenue recognized during the three months ended June 30, 2021 related to annual contracts sold in prior periods), were $419 and $529, respectively.

Gross Profit

 

Gross profit increased $58,by $2,787, or 3%149% during the three months ended June 30, 20212022 as compared to the same period in 20202021 driven by the decreasean increase in salesrevenue but offset by an increasea reduction in gross profit margin. Gross profit margin increaseddecreased to 42.7% from 57.2% driven by a shift in 2021 from 49.7%revenue mix to 52% hardware during the same period in 2020. The increasethree months ended June 30, 2022 related to several material customer hardware rollouts active during the first half of the year. We expect this contraction in gross profit margin isto be less severe as we move into the resultsecond half of a decrease in hardware revenue as a percentage of total revenue, which generates lower gross profit than services revenue. High2022 and beyond. The gross profit margin increased in three months ended June 30, 2022 to 42.7% from services revenues were36.2% in the three months ended March 31, 2022, which experienced significant short-term significant pressure driven by headcount reductions in personnel servicing customers as a resultsingle, large-scale/hardware-heavy deployment. We believe the gross profit margin for the three months ended June 30, 2022 to be more representative of cost reductions executed throughout 2020.our normalized gross profit margins.

 

Sales and Marketing Expenses

 

Sales and marketing expenses generally include the salaries, taxes, and benefits of our sales and marketing personnel, as well as trade show activities, travel, and other related sales and marketing costs. Sales and marketing expenses decreasedincreased by $202,$978, or 54%579%, driven primarily by (i) the inclusion in 2021 compared to 2020. The decrease was driven bythe prior year of a benefit of $182 ofrelated Employee Retention Credits (“ERC”) related to the retention and payment of salaries to sales personnel throughout 2020 and the six months ended June 30, 2021. The remaining reduction was2021, (ii) the resultacquisition of reduced personnel costs, combined with reduced spendReflect via the Merger on trade show activityFebruary 17, 2022, and related travel costs(iii) the Company’s enhanced investments into sales and marketing activities post-COVID. Immediately following the cancellation of several key industry events asMerger, the Company integrated the sales and marketing functions and did not disaggregate expenses between the two legacy companies. Following the Merger and through integration activities, the Company adopted certain tools, technology, and processes – particularly with respect to lead generation and brand marketing – that were undercapitalized historically by the Company. Additionally, the Company engaged an investor relations firm and has increased investor relations activities, including conferences and presentations. As a result, we expect the sales and marketing expenses of the COVID-19 pandemic. We anticipate our sales personnel will maintain a reduced level of travel costs as comparedCompany for the three months ended June 30, 2022 to 2019 duringadequately reflect the extended COVID-19 pandemic period and utilize virtual meeting technology more commonly moving forward, but thatpace for spend in these costs will increase as compared to 2020 during the second half of 2021.areas in future reporting periods.

 

Research and Development Expenses

 

Research and development expenses generally include personnelincreased $360, or 621% in 2022, driven primarily by (i) the inclusion in the prior year of a benefit of $147 related ERC, and (ii) the acquisition of Reflect via the Merger on February 17, 2022. Through the Merger, we acquired a fully staffed, experienced software development tools costs associatedteam and elected to keep that team in-tact, particularly given employment market conditions with respect to talented software engineers. We have integrated the pre-existing CRI development team with the continuedacquired team and have experienced enhanced speed to market on new feature and functionality development activities from increasing this resource pool. We expect this elevated level of the Company’s content management systems and other related application development. Research and development decreased by $187, or 76%, in 2021 compared to 2020. The decrease was driven by $147 of Employee Retention Credits related to the retention and payment of salaries to sales personnel throughout 2020 andexpense during the three months ended June 30, 2021. The remaining reduction was2022 to continue into the result of reduced personnel costs.future as we develop our current and future product set.

  

General and Administrative Expenses

 

Total general and administrative expenses decreased by $294, or 15%, in 2021 compared to 2020. The decrease was driven by $508 of Employee Retention Credits related to the retention and payment of salaries to sales personnel throughout 2020 and the six months ended June 30, 2021. Excluding the consideration of those tax credits recorded in the period, total generalGeneral and administrative expenses increased $214,$847, or 11%49%, during the six months ended June 30, 2021 as compared to the same period in 2020 driven primarily by (i) the inclusion in the prior year of a benefit of $508 related ERC, and (ii) increased headcount and operations as a result of the acquisition of Reflect on February 17, 2022. While the Company anticipates carrying higher G&A expenses moving forward as a result of the acquisition, the integration activities include several projects (including but not limited to consolidation of CMS tools, cloud hosting environments, IT tools, and rightsizing leases for office space) that we expect will be realized by the end of 2022. The Company also reinstituted its 401k matching program for employees in the fourth quarter of 2021, which represents an increase of $237 in non-cash stock compensation expenses from employee stock option awards with time and performance-based vesting.$42 versus the prior year.

 


 

 

Bad Debt

Expenses related to the Company’s allowance for bad debts decreased by $456, or 90%, in 2021 compared to 2020. The 2020 increase was the result of recording a reserve of $502 related to a customer bankruptcy filing during the three months ended June 30, 2020. The Company ultimately recovered $555 from this customer during 2021.

Depreciation and Amortization Expenses

 

Depreciation and amortization expenses decreasedincreased by $36,$124, or 9%36%, in 2021 compared to 2020. This decrease was the result of a trade name asset becoming fully amortized during 2020, while no amortization was recorded during the three months ended June 30, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021. This was driven by the addition of $17,160 in amortizing intangible assets as a result of the Merger. The increase would have been $305, or 88%, but was partially offset by a reduction in amortization expense recorded as a period expense in the three months ended June 30, 2022 resulting from a measurement period adjustment reducing acquired intangible assets by $4,340.

 

Interest Expense; Change in fair value of Convertible LoanExpense

 

See Note 89 Loans Payable to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of the Company’s debt and related interest expense obligations.

 

AsChanges in Fair Value of June 30, 2021 and 2020, we updated our fair value analysis of the Convertible Loan, resulting in recognition of a $0 and $551 loss duringWarrant Liability; Loss on Warrant Amendment

During the three months ended June 30, 20212022, the Company recorded a gain of $2,433 as the result of assessing the fair value of warrant liabilities associated with the Company’s issuance of warrants (the Common Stock Warrant, Lender Warrant and 2020, respectively.Purchaser Warrant) in its debt and equity offerings completed in February 2022 to finance the Merger. These warrants were initially assessed at fair value through Black Scholes calculation and were subsequently re-assessed at June 30, 2022, resulting in the gain.

Effective June 30, 2022, the Company amended the terms of such warrants, which removed the holder’s option to exercise such warrants on a cashless basis utilizing the VWAP of the Company’s common stock on the trading day immediately preceding the date of a notice of cashless exercise in certain circumstances, and removed the condition to exercising such warrants that the Company’s shareholders approve the exercise thereof (which has already been obtained). The amendments to the warrants extended the term of such warrants for an additional one year. As a result of the extension in term provided in exchange for the amendment, the Company reassessed the fair value of those warrants, resulting in the Company recording a loss on the fair value of these warrants of $345. The foregoing amendments to the warrants resulted in such warrants to be accounted for as equity instruments on the Company’s financial statements as of June 30, 2022. As such, following recording the gains and losses with respect to these warrant amendments, the Company reclassified the warrant liability of $5,709 from noncurrent liabilities to additional paid-in-capital as of June 30, 2022.

 

Gain on Settlement of Debt

On May 13, 2021, the Company and Seller entered into a settlement agreement wherein neither party admitted liability, and the Company agreed to pay, and Seller agreed to accept, $100 as settlement in full for the outstanding balance of principal and accrued interest under the Amended and Restated Seller Note and a mutual release of all claims related to the Amended and Restated Seller Note and sale transaction under the Allure Purchase Agreement and all related agreements.

As a result of this settlement, the full principal amount of the Amended and Restated Seller Note and the accrued interest have been eliminated, resulting in a gain in the Condensed Consolidated Financial statements of $1,624, representing $1,538 related to the Amended and Restated Seller Note and $86 of related interest thereon, during the three months ended June 30, 2021

Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2020

The tables presented below compare our results of operations and present the results for each period and the change in those results from one period to another in both dollars and percentage change.

  For the six months
ended June 30,
  Change 
  2021  2020     % 
Sales $8,281  $7,360  $921   13%
Cost of sales  4,172   3,936   236   6%
Gross profit  4,109   3,424   685   20%
Sales and marketing expenses  504   798   (294)  -37%
Research and development expenses  229   558   (329)  -59%
General and administrative expenses  3,775   4,473   (698)  -16%
Bad debt expense/(recovery)  (463)  848   (1,311)  -155%
Depreciation and amortization expense  688   746   (58)  -8%
Goodwill impairment  -   10,646   (10,646)  -100%
Total operating expenses  4,733   18,069   (13,336)  -74%
Operating (loss)  (624)  (14,645)  14,021   -96%
Other income/(expenses):                
Interest expense  (431)  (487)  56   -11%
Change in fair value of Convertible Loan  166   (702)  868   -124%
Gain on settlement of debt  3,193   41   3,152   7,688%
Other income/(expense)  1   -   1   100%
Total other income/(expense)  2,929   (1,148)  4,077   -355%
Net income/(loss) before income taxes  2,305   (15,793)  18,098   -115%
Provision from income taxes  (8)  151   (159)  -105%
Net income/(loss) $2,297  $(15,642)  17,939   -115%


Sales

Sales increased by $921, or 13%, in the six months ended June 30, 2021 as compared to the same period in 2020 driven by sales of $1,438 during the six months ended June 30, 2021 of our Safe Space Solutions products and services (inclusive of the portion of revenue recognized during the six months ended June 30, 2021 related to annual contracts sold in prior periods), which launched in April 2020. Safe Space Solutions products had no sales in the three months ended March 31, 2020 and $529 during the three months ended June 30, 2020. The increase in sales during the period were constrained from further growth due to limited supply chain availability of semiconductor chips delaying the delivery of digital displays and media players to the Company. The supply disruption for digital displays prevented the Company from delivery of hardware and execution of installation activities during the quarter. As of June 30, 2021, the Company had customer purchase orders for equipment and installation activities in excess of $1,800 which were delayed as a result of product availability. The Company expects to experience continued disruptions and delays related to fulfillment of inventory purchases from vendors throughout the remainder of 2021, which may impact our results for the remainder of 2021. We expect a full recovery in the timely availability of equipment during the first half of 2022.

Gross Profit

Gross profit increased $685, or 20%, during the six months ended June 30, 2021 as compared to the same period in 2020, driven by both an increase in sales, which contributed $428 of incremental gross profit on a constant gross profit margin basis, and an increase in gross profit margin, which contributed $257 of incremental gross profit. Gross profit margin increased to 49.6% from 46.5% driven primarily by increased hardware margins of 32.3% in the six months ended June 30, 2021 as compared to 23.2% for the comparable period in 2020. The increases in hardware margin in the current year were driven by increased purchasing power with distributors as our purchases of digital displays have increased, driving a total increase in hardware revenue of $1,144, or 39%.

Sales and Marketing Expenses

Sales and marketing expenses generally include the salaries, taxes, and benefits of our sales and marketing personnel, as well as trade show activities, travel, and other related sales and marketing costs. Sales and marketing expenses decreased by $294, or 37%, in 2021 compared to 2020. The decrease was driven by $182 of Employee Retention Credits related to the retention and payment of salaries to sales personnel throughout 2020 and the six months ended June 30, 2021. The remaining reduction was the result of reduced personnel costs, combined with reduced spend on trade show activity and related travel costs following the cancellation of several key industry events as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. We anticipate our sales personnel will maintain a reduced level of travel costs as compared to 2019 during the extended COVID-19 pandemic period and utilize virtual meeting technology more commonly moving forward, but that these costs will increase as compared to 2020 during the second half of 2021.

Research and Development Expenses

Research and development expenses generally include personnel and development tools costs associated with the continued development of the Company’s content management systems and other related application development. Research and development decreased by $329, or 59%, in 2021 compared to 2020. The decrease was driven by $147 of Employee Retention Credits related to the retention and payment of salaries to sales personnel throughout 2020 and the six months ended June 30, 2021. The remaining reduction was the result of reduced personnel costs following the reduction of personnel and salary reductions implemented throughout 2020.


General and Administrative Expenses

Total general and administrative expenses decreased by $698, or 16%, in 2021 compared to 2020. The decrease was driven by $508 of Employee Retention Credits related to the retention and payment of salaries to sales personnel throughout 2020 and the six months ended June 30, 2021. Excluding the consideration of those Employee Retention Credits recorded in the period, total general and administrative expenses decreased $190, or 4%, during the six months ended June 30, 2021 as compared to the same period in 2020 because of reductions of (a) $335 in personnel costs, including salaries, benefits, and travel-related expenses, (b) $209 in rent expense following closure, downsizing, or restructuring of four leases during 2020, and (c) reductions in legal expenses of $152 following settlement of the Amended and Restated Seller Note, partially offset by an increase in stock compensation amortization expense of $726 related to incremental employee and directors’ awards granted during 2020 which are being amortized over a nineteen (19) month remaining vesting period based on the grant date fair value calculated using the Black Scholes method. Personnel costs were reduced following completion of a reduction-in-force and salary reductions for remaining personnel in March 2020.

Bad Debt

Expenses related to the Company’s allowance for bad debts decreased by $1,311, or 155%, for the six months ended June 30, 2021 compared to 2020. This decrease was primarily driven by a cash recovery of $555 related to a customer bankruptcy for which the Company previously recorded a reserve during the three months ended June 30, 2020.

Goodwill impairment

See Note 7 Intangible Assets, Including Goodwill to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of the Company’s interim impairment test and the non-cash impairment charge recorded.

Depreciation and Amortization Expenses

Depreciation and amortization expenses decreased by $58, or 8%, in 2021 compared to 2020. This decrease was the result of a trade name asset becoming fully amortized during 2020, while no amortization was recorded during the six months ended June 30, 2021.

Interest Expense; Change in fair value of Convertible Loan

See Note 8 Loans Payable to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of the Company’s debt and related interest expense obligations.

As of June 30, 2021 and 2020, we updated our fair value analysis of the Convertible Loan, resulting in recognition of a $0 and $702 loss during the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Gain on Settlement of Debt

On January 11, 2021, the Company received a notice from Old National Bank regarding forgiveness of the loan in the principal amount of $1,552 (the “PPP Loan”) that was made pursuant to the Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act of 2020. According to such notice, the full principal amount of the PPP Loan and the accrued interest have been forgiven, resulting in a gain of $1,552 during the three months ended March 31, 2021.

 

On May 13, 2021, the Company and Seller entered into a settlement agreement wherein neither party admitted liability, and the Company agreed to pay, and Seller agreed to accept, $100 as settlement in full for the outstanding balance of principal and accrued interest under the Amended and Restated Seller Note and a mutual release of all claims related to the Amended and Restated Seller Note and sale transaction under the Allure Purchase Agreement and all related agreements.

 

As a result of this settlement, the full principal amount of the Amended and Restated Seller Note and the accrued interest have been eliminated, resulting in a gain in the Condensed Consolidated Financial statements of $1,624, representing $1,538 related to the Amended and Restated Seller Note and $86 of related interest thereon, during the three months ended June 30, 2021.

 


 

 

Summary Unaudited Quarterly Financial InformationSix Months Ended June 30, 2022 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2021

 

The following represents unaudited financial information derivedtables presented below compare our results of operations and present the results for each period and the change in those results from the Company’s quarterly financial statements: one period to another in both dollars and percentage change.

 

  Quarters Ended 
Quarters ended June 30,
2021
  March 31,
2021
  December 31,
2020
  September 30,
2020
  June 30,
2020
 
Net sales $3,277  $5,004  $4,990  $5,107  $3,656 
Cost of sales  1,402   2,770   2,737   2,663   1,839 
Gross profit  1,875   2,234   2,253   2,444   1,817 
Operating expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization  1,942   2,103   2,886   2,489   3,081 
Depreciation/amortization  344   344   351   377   380 
Operating income (loss)  (411)  (213)  (1,002)  (422)  (1,644)
Other expenses/(income)  1,443   (1,486)  (379)  164   811 
Income tax expense/(benefit)  7   1   (6)  (1)  4 
Net income (loss)  1,025  $1,272  $(617) $(585)  (2,459)
  For the six months
ended June 30,
  Change 
  2022  2021     % 
Sales $21,680  $8,281  $13,399   162%
Cost of sales  13,126   4,172   8,954   215%
Gross profit  8,554   4,109   4,445   108%
Sales and marketing expenses  1,854   504   1,350   268%
Research and development expenses  659   229   430   188%
General and administrative expenses  5,316   3,775   1,541   41%
Bad debt expense/(recovery)  106   (463)  569   -123%
Depreciation and amortization expense  1,175   688   487   71%
Deal and transaction expenses  428   -   428   100%
Total operating expenses  9,538   4,733   4,805   102%
Operating loss  (984)  (624)  (360)  58%
Other income/(expenses):                
Interest expense  (1,199)  (431)  (768)  178%
Change in Fair Value of Warrant Liability  7,902   -   7,902   100%
Change in Fair Value of Equity Guarantee  (73)  -   (73)  100%
Loss on debt waiver consent  (1,212)  -   (1,212)  100%
Loss on warrant amendment  (345)  -   (345)  100%
Change in fair value of Convertible Loan  -   166   (166)  -100%
Gain/(loss) on restructuring/settlement of debt  (274)  3,193   (3,467)  -109%
Other income/(expense)  5   1   4   400%
Total other income/(expense)  4,804   2,929   1,875   64%
Net income/(loss) before income taxes  3,820   2,305   1,515   66%
Provision from income taxes  (56)  (8)  (48)  600%
Net income/(loss) $3,764  $2,297   1,467   64%

Sales

Sales were $21,680, representing an increase of $13,399, or 162%, as compared to the same period in 2021 driven in part by the acquisition of Reflect on February 17, 2022, and the Company’s successful sales activities as a combined company post-Merger. While the addition of Reflect revenue is contributing to the growth in revenue, the combined company has grown revenues approximately 58% organically during the six months ended June 30, 2022, as compared to the pro forma combined results during the six months ended June 30, 2021.

Hardware revenues were $12,126 in 2022, an increase of $8,014, or 195%, as compared to the prior year, driven by large scale LED deployments by multiple customers. Services and other revenues were $9,554 in the six months ended June 30, 2022, an increase of $5,385, or 129%, with the inclusion of Reflect’s operations in the Company’s consolidated results for such period. Managed services revenue, which includes both software-as-a-service (“SaaS”) and help desk technical subscription services, were $6,535 in the six months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to $2,730 in the same period in 2021, driven by the addition of Reflect’s SaaS subscription revenue in the current year. This represents a year-over-year growth rate of 139% in our higher margin, typically subscription-based, managed services revenue.


Gross Profit

Gross profit increased by $4,445, or 108% during the six months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to the same period in 2021 driven by an increase in revenue but offset by a reduction in gross profit margin. Gross profit margin decreased to 39.5% from 49.6% driven by a shift in revenue mix to 56% hardware during the six months ended June 30, 2022 related to several material customer hardware rollouts active during the first half of the year. We expect this contraction in gross profit margin to be less severe as we move into the second half of 2022 and beyond. The gross profit margin increased in three months ended June 30, 2022 to 42.7% from 36.2% in the three months ended March 31, 2022, which experienced significant short-term significant pressure driven by a single, large-scale/hardware-heavy deployment. We expect the gross profit margin for the three months ended June 30, 2022 to be more representative of our normalized gross profit margins.

Sales and Marketing Expenses

Sales and marketing expenses generally include the salaries, taxes, and benefits of our sales and marketing personnel, as well as trade show activities, travel, and other related sales and marketing costs. Sales and marketing expenses increased by $1,350, or 268%, driven primarily by (i) the inclusion in the prior year of a benefit of $182 related Employee Retention Credits (“ERC”) related to the retention and payment of salaries to sales personnel throughout 2020 and the six months ended June 30, 2021, (ii) the acquisition of Reflect on February 17, 2022, and (iii) the Company’s enhanced investments into sales and marketing activities post-COVID. Immediately following the acquisition of Reflect, the Company integrated the sales and marketing functions and did not disaggregate expenses between the two legacy companies. Following the Merger and through integration activities, the Company adopted certain tools, technology, and processes – particularly with respect to lead generation and brand marketing – that were undercapitalized historically by the Company. Additionally, the Company engaged an Investor Relations firm and has increased investor relations activities, including conferences and presentations. As a result, we expect the sales and marketing expenses of the Company for the six months ended June 30, 2022 to adequately reflect the pace for spend in these areas in future periods.

Research and Development Expenses

Research and development expenses increased $430, or 188% in 2022, driven primarily by (i) the inclusion in the prior year of a benefit of $147 related ERC, and (ii) the acquisition of Reflect on February 17, 2022. Through the acquisition of Reflect, we acquired a fully staffed, experienced software development team and elected to keep that team in-tact, in full, particularly given employment market conditions with respect to talented software engineers. We have integrated the pre-existing CRI development team with the acquired team and have experienced enhanced speed to market on new feature and functionality development activities from increasing this resource pool. We expect this elevated level of expense during the three months ended June 30, 2022 to continue into the future as we develop our current and future product set.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses – excluding bad debt expense – increased $1,541, or 41%, driven primarily by (i) the inclusion in the prior year of a benefit of $508 related ERC, and (ii) increased headcount and operations as a result of the acquisition of Reflect on February 17, 2022. While the Company anticipates carrying higher G&A expenses moving forward as a result of the acquisition, the integration activities include several projects (including but not limited to consolidation of CMS tools, cloud hosting environments, IT tools, and rightsizing leases for office space) that we expect will be realized by the end of 2022. The Company also reinstituted its 401k matching program for employees in the fourth quarter of 2021, which represents an increase of $65 versus the prior year, and launched several investor relations initiatives, increasing spend $155 year-to-date in 2022 versus the prior year.


Bad Debt

Expenses related to the Company’s allowance for bad debts increased by $569, or (123%) for the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to 2021. This increase was primarily driven by a prior period cash recovery of $555 related to a customer bankruptcy for which the Company previously recorded a reserve. The bad debt expense recorded for the six months ended June 30, 2022 is representative of the Company’s actual history with uncollectable accounts receivable.

Depreciation and Amortization Expenses

Depreciation and amortization expenses increased by $487, or 71%, in 2022 compared to 2021. This was driven by the addition of $17,160 in amortizing intangible assets as a result of the Merger.

Interest Expense; Change in fair value of Convertible Loan

See Note 9 Loans Payable to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of the Company’s debt and related interest expense obligations.

As of June 30, 2021, we updated our fair value analysis of the Convertible Loan, resulting in recognition of a $166 during the six months ended June 30, 2021.

Changes in Fair Value of Warrant Liability; Loss on Warrant Amendment

During the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company recorded a gain of $7,902 as the result of assessing the fair value of warrant liabilities associated with the Company’s issuance of warrants in its debt and equity offerings completed in February 2022 to finance the Merger. These warrants were initially assessed at fair value through Black Scholes calculation and were subsequently re-assessed at March 31, 2022 and June 30, 2022, resulting in the gain.

Effective June 30, 2022, the Company amended the terms of certain warrants previously issued to its creditor and an investor, which removed the holder’s option to exercise such warrants on a cashless basis utilizing the VWAP of the Company’s common stock on the trading day immediately preceding the date of a notice of cashless exercise in certain circumstances, and removed the condition to exercising such warrants that the Company’s shareholders approve the exercise thereof (which has already been obtained). The amendments to the warrants extended the term of such warrants for an additional one year. As a result of the extension in term provided in exchange for the amendment, the Company reassessed the fair value of those warrants, resulting in the Company recording a loss on the fair value of these warrants of $345. The foregoing amendments to the warrants resulted in such warrants to be accounted for as equity instruments on the Company’s financial statements as of June 30, 2022. As such, following recording the gains and losses with respect to these warrant amendments, the Company reclassified the warrant liability of $5,709 from noncurrent liabilities to additional paid-in-capital as of June 30, 2022. 

Gain on Settlement of Debt

On February 17, 2022, the Company refinanced its debt facilities with Slipstream. The Company assessed the combination of the pre-existing senior secured term loan and secured convertible loan in accordance with ASC 470 Debt and determined the transaction should be accounted for as an extinguishment, in part as the Consolidation Term Loan eliminated a substantive conversion feature. In aggregate the Company recorded a loss on extinguishment of $295, primarily associated with the write-off of pre-existing debt discounts.

On January 11, 2021, the Company received a notice from Old National Bank regarding forgiveness of the loan in the principal amount of $1,552 (the “PPP Loan”) that was made pursuant to the Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act of 2020. According to such notice, the full principal amount of the PPP Loan and the accrued interest have been forgiven, resulting in a gain of $1,552 during the six months ended June 30, 2021.


On May 13, 2021, the Company and Seller entered into a settlement agreement wherein neither party admitted liability, and the Company agreed to pay, and Seller agreed to accept, $100 as settlement in full for the outstanding balance of principal and accrued interest under the Amended and Restated Seller Note and a mutual release of all claims related to the Amended and Restated Seller Note and sale transaction under the Allure Purchase Agreement and all related agreements.

As a result of this settlement, the full principal amount of the Amended and Restated Seller Note and the accrued interest have been eliminated, resulting in a gain in the Condensed Consolidated Financial statements of $1,624, representing $1,538 related to the Amended and Restated Seller Note and $86 of related interest thereon, during the six months ended June 30, 2021.

 

Supplemental Operating Results on a Non-GAAP Basis

 

The following non-GAAP data, which adjusts for the categories of expenses described below, is a non-GAAP financial measure. Our management believes that this non-GAAP financial measure is useful information for investors, shareholders and other stakeholders of the Companyour company in evaluatinggauging our results of operations on an ongoing basis. We believe that earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (“EBITDA”)EBITDA is a performance measure and not a liquidity measure, and therefore a reconciliation between net loss/income and EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA which is calculated by removing the impact of non-recurring and primarily non-cash transactions from EBITDA, has been provided. Neither EBITDA nor Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to net loss/income as an indicator of performance or as an alternative to cash flows from operating activities as an indicator of cash flows, in each case as determined in accordance with GAAP, or as a measure of liquidity. In addition, neither EBITDA nor Adjusted EBITDA takesdoes not take into account changes in certain assets and liabilities as well as interest and income taxes that can affect cash flows. We do not intend the presentation of these non-GAAP measures to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for results prepared in accordance with GAAP. These non-GAAP measures should be read only in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP.

 

 Quarters Ended 
 June 30, March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30,  Quarters Ended 
Quarters ended 2021  2021  2020  2020  2020  June 30
2022
  March 31
2022
  December 31
2021
  September 30
2021
  June 30
2021
 
GAAP net income (loss) $1,025  $1,272  $(617) $(585) $(2,459) $1,262  $2,502  $(1,722) $(343) $1,025 
Interest expense:                                        
Amortization of debt discount  29   72   85   85   84   360   181   29   29   29 
Other interest, net  153   177   186   179   176   390   268   160   158   153 
Depreciation/amortization:                                        
Amortization of intangible assets  139   140   139   161   158   431   680   302   320   317 
Amortization of finance lease assets  -   4   3   5   5 
Amortization of share-based awards  329   512   250   248   100 
Depreciation of property, equipment & software  205   200   209   212   216 
Amortization of employee share-based awards  316   469   324   329   329 
Depreciation of property, equipment  37   27   27   27   27 
Income tax expense/(benefit)  7   1   (6)  (1)  4   53   3   13   1   7 
EBITDA $1,887   2,378   249  $304  $(1,716) $2,849   4,130   (867) $521   1,887 
Adjustments                                        
Change in fair value of Special Loan  -   (166)  (609)  -   551 
Gain on settlement of obligations  (1,628)  (1,565)  (54)  (114)  (1)
Loss on disposal of assets  -   -   -   13   - 
Loss on lease termination  -   -   18   -   - 
(Gain)/loss on fair value of warrant liability  (2,433)  (5,469)  -   -   - 
(Gain)/loss on settlement of obligations  (21)  295   -   (256)  (1,628)
(Gain)/loss on debt waiver consent  -   1,212   -   -   - 
(Gain)/loss on warrant amendment  345   -   -   -   - 
(Gain)/loss on fair value of equity guarantee  73   -   -   -   - 
Deal and transaction expenses  37   391   518   -   - 
Other income  1   (6)  -   -   - 
Stock-based compensation – Director grants  27   27   27   25   19   82   82   318   27   27 
Adjusted EBITDA $286   674   (369) $228  $(1,147) $933   635   (31) $292   286 

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

See Note 1 Nature of Organization and Operations to the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a detailed discussion of liquidity and financial resources.

 

Operating Activities

 

The cash flows used in operating activities were $363 and $2,915$63 for the six months ended June 30, 2021 2020, respectively.2022 compared to $363 for the same period in 2021. We produced net income duringof $3,764. Following the six months ended June 30, 2021Merger, our business has significantly expanded, particularly with respect to managed services revenue. Other than net income, cash provided by operating activities was driven by growth of $2,297, which was primarily reduced via addback$1,178 of the gain on forgivenessdeferred revenue and $2,487 of the Company’s PPP Loan in the amountaccounts payable, partially offset by an expansion of $1,552accounts receivable and gain on the settlementinventory of obligations in the amount of $1,624, representing $1,538 related to the Seller Note$4,035 and $86 of related interest thereon, during the three months ended June 30, 2021.$562, respectively.


 

Investing Activities

 

Net cash used in investing activities during the six months ended June 30, 20212022 was $204$19,546 compared to $408$204 during the same period in 2020.2021. The use of cash in both periods represents payments made for capital assets, primarily related to the capitalizationcurrent year was driven by (1) completion of both internalthe Merger and external(2) continued investments in our software development.platforms. We currently do not have any material commitments for capital expenditures as of June 30, 2021;2022; however, we anticipate an increase in ourcontinued elevated capital expenditures of approximately $900 in excess of our historical trends throughoutthrough as a result of the balanceMerger, which included acquisition of 2021 to maintaina software development team and enhance the software platform for our customersvarious new content management and to enhance revenue generating activities through the platform.advertising technology platforms.


  

Financing Activities

 

Net cash provided by financing activities during the six months ended June 2021 and 2020 were30, 2022 was $19,566 compared to $1,745 and $1,659, respectively. On February 18, 2021, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with an institutional investor for the issuance and salesame period in 2021. The increase is the result of the Company’s common stock. The net proceeds fromcompletion of the Offering after paying estimated offering expenses were approximately $1,849. These proceeds were partially offset by the settlement payment of $100 on the Seller Note. The 2020 proceeds were driven by the Company’s receipt of a $1,552 Paycheck Protection Program loanEquity Financing and the exerciseDebt Financing (each as described in Note 1 Nature of 27,600 warrants duringOrganization and Operations to the three months ended June 30, 2020.accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements) in the period to facilitate the Merger, which provided net cash of $10,109 and $9,868, respectively. 

 

On March 7, 2021, the Company refinanced its current debt facilities with Slipstream Communications, LLC (“Slipstream”), pursuant to an Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”). The debt facilities continue to be fully secured by all assets of the Company. The maturity date (“Maturity Date”) on the outstanding debt and new debt was extended to March 31, 2023. The Credit Agreement (i) provides $1,000 of availability under a line of credit (the “Line of Credit”), (ii) consolidates our existing term and revolving line of credit facilities into a new term loan (the “New Term Loan”) having an aggregate principal balance of approximately $4,550 (including a 3.0% issuance fee capitalized into the principal balance), (iii) increases the outstanding special convertible term loan (the “Convertible Loan”) to approximately $2,280 (including a 3.0% issuance fee capitalized into the principal balance), and (iv) extinguishes the outstanding obligations owed with respect to a $264 existing disbursed escrow loan in exchange for shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Disbursed Escrow Conversion Shares”), valued at $2.718 per share (the trailing 10-day VWAP as reported on the Nasdaq Capital Market as of the date of execution of the Credit Agreement). The Line of Credit and Convertible Loan accrue interest at 10% per year, and the New Term Loan accrues interest at 8% per year.Contractual Obligations

 

The New Term Loan requiresWe have no principal payments until the Maturity Date,material commitments for capital expenditures, and interest payments are payable on the first day of each month until the Maturity Date. All interest payments owed prior to October 1, 2021 are payable as PIK payments, or increases to the principal balance of the New Term Loan only.

The Line of Credit and Convertible Loan require payments of accrued interest payable on the first day of each month through April 1, 2022. All such interest payments made prior to October 1, 2021 are payable as PIK payments, or increases to the principal balances under the Line of Credit and Convertible Loan only. No principal payments are owed under the Line of Credit or Convertible Loan until April 1, 2022, at which time all principal and interest on each of the Line of Credit and Convertible Loan will be paid in monthly installments until the Maturity Date to fully amortize outstanding principal by the Maturity Date.

All payments of interest (other than PIK payments) and principal on the Line of Credit and Convertible Loan may be paid, in the Company’s sole discretion, in shares of the Company’s Common Stock (the “Payment Shares,” and together with the Disbursed Escrow Conversion Shares, the “Shares”). The Payment Shares will be valued on a per-Share basis at 70% of the VWAP of the Company’s shares of common stock as reported on the Nasdaq Capital Marketwe do not anticipate any significant capital expenditures for the 10 trading days immediately prior to the date such payment is due; provided that the Payment Shares shall not be valued below $0.50 per Share (the “Share Price”).


The Credit Agreement limits the Company’s ability to issue Shares as follows (the “Exchange Limitations”): (1) The total numberremainder of Shares that may be issued under the Credit Agreement will be limited to 19.99% of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock on the date the Credit Agreement is signed (the “Exchange Cap”), unless stockholder approval is obtained to issue shares in excess of the Exchange Cap; (2) if Slipstream and its affiliates (the “Slipstream Group”) beneficially own the largest ownership position of shares of Company common stock immediately prior to the proposed issuance of Payment Shares and such shares are less than 19.99% of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Company common stock, the issuance of such Payment Shares will not cause the Slipstream Group to beneficially own in excess of 19.99% of the issued and outstanding shares of Company common stock after such issuance unless stockholder approval is obtained for ownership in excess of 19.99%; and (3) if the Slipstream Group does not beneficially own the largest ownership position of shares of Company common stock immediately prior to the proposed issuance of Payment Shares, the Company may not issue Payment Shares to the extent that such issuance would result in Slipstream Group beneficially owning more than 19.99% of the then issued and outstanding shares of Company common stock unless (A) such ownership would not be the largest ownership position in the Company, or (B) stockholder approval is obtained for ownership in excess of 19.99%. On May 17, 2021, the Company’s stockholders approved the issuance of Shares in excess of the Exchange Limitations.2022.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2021,March 31, 2022, we did not engage in any off-balance sheet arrangements set forth in Item 303(a)(4) of Regulation S-K.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

An evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer), of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of June 30, 2021,2022, and designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended June 30, 20212022 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 


 

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

None.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

As a smaller reporting company, we are not required to provide the information required by this Item; however, the discussion of our business and operations should be read together with the Risk Factors set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 10, 2021 and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 17, 2021.22, 2022. Such risks and uncertainties have the potential to affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flow, strategies or prospects in a material and adverse manner.

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

None.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

Earnings Release

On August 16, 2021,15, 2022, the Company issued a press release announcing its financial condition and results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021.2022. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 5 in lieu of separately furnishing such press release under Item 2.02 of Form 8-K. This disclosure, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any of the Company’s filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 6. Exhibits

Exhibit No. Description
10.1 Amendment to Stock Option Agreement dated June 15, 2022 between the Company and Rick Mills(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 17, 2022)
10.2Amendment to Stock Option Agreement dated June 15, 2022 between the Company and Will Logan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 17, 2022)
10.3Stock Option Agreement dated June 15, 2022 between the Company and Rick Mills (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 17, 2022)
10.4Stock Option Agreement dated June 15, 2022 between the Company and Will Logan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 17, 2022)
31.1 Chief Executive Officer Certification pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a).
31.2 Chief Financial Officer Certification pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a).
32.1 Chief Executive Officer Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
32.2 Chief Financial Officer Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
99.1 Press release dated August 16, 202115, 2022
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104Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).


 

 

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.

 

 Creative Realities, Inc.
   
Date: August 16, 202115, 2022By/s/ Richard Mills
  Richard Mills
  Chief Executive Officer

 

 By/s/ Will Logan
  Will Logan
  Chief Financial Officer

 

 

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