UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

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

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

 

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 20222023

or

 

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

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 001-39678

 

SANARA MEDTECH INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Texas 59-2219994
(State or other jurisdiction
of
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

1200 Summit Ave, Suite 414, Fort Worth, Texas 76102

 

(Address of principal executive offices)

(817) 529-2300

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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, $0.001 par value SMTI The Nasdaq Capital Market

 

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

 

Large accelerated filerAccelerated filer
Non-accelerated filerSmaller reporting companyEmerging growth 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 registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No

 

As of November 14, 2022,13, 2023, 8,303,7298,538,489 shares of the Issuer’s common stock, $0.001 par value common stockper share, were issued and outstanding.

 

 

 

 
 

 

SANARA MEDTECH INC.

Form 10-Q

Quarter Ended September 30, 20222023

 

 Page
  
Part I – Financial Information 
Item 1. Financial Statements3
  
Item 1. Financial StatementsConsolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2022 (unaudited) and December 31, 20213
  
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2023 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2022Unaudited 3
Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 20222023 and 202120224
  
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity (Unaudited) for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 20222023 and 202120225
  
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 20222023 and 202120226
  
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements7
  
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations2628
  
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures Aboutabout Market Risk3338
  
Item 4. Controls and Procedures3338
Part II – Other Information39
  
Part II - Other InformationItem 1. Legal Proceedings3439
  
Item 1. Legal Proceedings1A. Risk Factors3439
  
Item 1A. Risk Factors34
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds3440
  
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities3440
  
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures3440
  
Item 5. Other Information3440
  
Item 6. Exhibits3541
  
Signatures3642

 

Sanara, Sanara MedTech, our logo and our other trademarks or service marks appearing in this report are the property of Sanara MedTech Inc. Trade names, trademarks and service marks of other companies appearing in this report are the property of their respective owners. Solely for convenience, the trademarks, service marks and trade names included in this report are without the ®, ™ or other applicable symbols, but such references are not intended to indicate, in any way, that we will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, our rights or the rights of the applicable licensors to these trademarks, service marks and trade names.

Unless otherwise indicated, “Sanara MedTech,“we,“Sanara,” “the Company,” “our,” “us,” “our,” and “the Company,or “we,” refer to Sanara MedTech Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

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Part I – Financial Information

ItemITEM 1. Financial StatementsFINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SANARA MEDTECH INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

      
 (Unaudited)    
 September 30, December 31,  (Unaudited)    
 2022  2021  September 30, 2023 December 31, 2022 
Assets             
Current assets                
Cash $10,285,380  $18,652,841  $6,235,912  $8,958,995 
Accounts receivable, net  5,420,722   2,861,014   7,436,295   6,805,761 
Accounts receivable – related party  68,867   79,787   11,032   98,548 
Accounts receivable  11,032   98,548 
Royalty receivable  49,344   49,344   49,344   99,594 
Inventory, net  3,734,250   2,048,191   5,021,030   3,549,000 
Prepaid and other assets  1,014,508   917,318   621,690   1,104,611 
Total current assets  20,573,071   24,608,495   19,375,303   20,616,509 
                
Long-term assets                
Property and equipment, net  1,470,600   1,629,845   1,327,056   1,416,436 
Right of use assets – operating leases  854,723   412,770   2,094,188   806,402 
Goodwill  3,277,536   -   3,601,781   3,601,781 
Intangible assets, net  32,217,182   4,727,970   45,991,466   31,509,980 
Investment in equity securities  3,084,278   5,017,351   3,084,278   3,084,278 
Total long-term assets  40,904,319   11,787,936   56,098,769   40,418,877 
                
Total assets $61,477,390  $36,396,431  $75,474,072  $61,035,386 
                
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity                
Current liabilities                
Accounts payable $893,879  $438,154  $1,939,887  $1,392,701 
Accounts payable – related parties  29,005   155,817   64,747   34,036 
Accounts payable  64,747   34,036 
Accrued royalties and expenses  1,653,326   706,196   3,583,439   2,144,475 
Accrued bonuses and commissions  6,330,629   4,518,817   6,084,654   7,758,284 
Earnout liabilities – current  1,000,000   1,162,880 
Operating lease liabilities – current  299,072   203,292   322,206   313,933 
Current portion of debt  232,143   - 
Total current liabilities  9,205,911   6,022,276   13,227,076   12,806,309 
                
Long-term liabilities                
Earnout liabilities – long-term  7,055,267   -   4,871,986   6,003,811 
Operating lease liabilities – long-term  567,744   222,151   1,846,293   505,291 
Long-term debt, net of current portion  9,458,254   - 
Other long-term liabilities  1,972,673   - 
Total long-term liabilities  7,623,011   222,151   18,149,206   6,509,102 
                
Total liabilities  16,828,922   6,244,427   31,376,282   19,315,411 
                
Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)  -    -  
Commitments and contingencies (Note 10)  -   - 
                
Shareholders’ equity                
Common Stock: $0.001 par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized; 8,303,729 issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2022 and 7,676,662 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2021  8,304   7,677 
Common Stock: $0.001 par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized; 8,540,226 issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2023 and 8,299,957 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2022  8,540   8,300 
Additional paid-in capital  64,565,730   45,867,768   72,107,881   65,213,987 
Accumulated deficit  (19,116,046)  (15,235,044)  (27,799,621)  (23,394,757)
Total Sanara MedTech shareholders’ equity  45,457,988   30,640,401   44,316,800   41,827,530 
Equity attributable to noncontrolling interest  (809,520)  (488,397)  (219,010)  (107,555)
Total shareholders’ equity  44,648,468   30,152,004   44,097,790   41,719,975 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity $61,477,390  $36,396,431  $75,474,072  $61,035,386 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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SANARA MEDTECH INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)

 

 2022  2021  2022  2021  2023 2022 2023 2022 
 Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended  Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,  September 30,  September 30,  September 30, 
 2022  2021  2022  2021  2023 2022 2023 2022 
                  
Net Revenue $13,044,571  $5,823,942  $30,526,572  $17,110,511  $16,024,948  $13,044,571  $47,300,029  $30,526,572 
                                
Cost of goods sold  2,228,561   517,611   3,991,728   1,528,449   1,751,349   2,228,561   6,064,524   3,991,728 
                                
Gross profit  10,816,010   5,306,331   26,534,844   15,582,062   14,273,599   10,816,010   41,235,505   26,534,844 
                                
Operating expenses                                
Selling, general and administrative expenses  12,062,195   6,920,105   31,865,958   18,891,979   13,877,879   12,062,195   40,658,424   31,865,958 
Research and development  1,061,387   35,674   2,333,024   257,867   986,454   1,061,387   3,480,906   2,333,024 
Depreciation and amortization  814,881   204,570   1,556,752   395,968   997,674   814,881   2,580,243   1,556,752 
Change in fair value of earnout liabilities  (681,753)  109,689   (1,494,910)  173,116 
Total operating expenses  13,938,463   7,160,349   35,755,734   19,545,814   15,180,254   14,048,152   45,224,663   35,928,850 
                                
Operating loss  (3,122,453)  (1,854,018)  (9,220,890)  (3,963,752)  (906,655)  (3,232,142)  (3,989,158)  (9,394,006)
                                
Other expense                                
Interest and accretion expense  (109,689)  -   (173,116)  (711)
Interest expense and other  (188,294)  -   (188,300)  - 
Share of losses from equity method investment  -   (193,843)  (379,633)  (472,747)  -   -   -   (379,633)
Total other expense  (109,689)  (193,843)  (552,749)  (473,458)  (188,294)  -   (188,300)  (379,633)
                                
Loss before income taxes  (3,232,142)  (2,047,861)  (9,773,639)  (4,437,210)  (1,094,949)  (3,232,142)  (4,177,458)  (9,773,639)
Income tax benefit  1,702,890  -   5,844,796  -   -   1,702,890   -   5,844,796 
                                
Net loss  (1,529,252)  (2,047,861)  (3,928,843)  (4,437,210)  (1,094,949)  (1,529,252)  (4,177,458)  (3,928,843)
                                
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest  (58,792)  (27,491)  (98,485)  (63,604)  (34,579)  (58,792)  (111,455)  (98,485)
                                
Net loss attributable to Sanara MedTech shareholders $(1,470,460) $(2,020,370) $(3,830,358) $(4,373,606) $(1,060,370) $(1,470,460) $(4,066,003) $(3,830,358)
                                
Net loss per share of common stock, basic and diluted $(0.18) $(0.27) $(0.49) $(0.60) $(0.13) $(0.18) $(0.49) $(0.49)
                                
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, basic and diluted  8,107,261   7,518,165   7,836,882   7,279,708   8,332,341   8,107,261   8,244,503   7,836,882 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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SANARA MEDTECH INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (UNAUDITED)

  Shares  Amount  Capital  Deficit  Interest  Equity 
  Common Stock  Additional        Total 
  $0.001 par value  Paid-In  Accumulated  Noncontrolling  Shareholders’ 
  Shares  Amount  Capital  Deficit  Interest  Equity 
Balance at December 31, 2020  6,297,008  $6,297  $13,176,576  $(7,032,242) $(310,395) $5,840,236 
Issuance of common stock for asset acquisitions  50,370   50   1,749,950   -   -   1,750,000 
Issuance of common stock in equity offering  1,265,000   1,265   28,937,992   -   -   28,939,257 
Share-based compensation  4,744   5   325,513   -   -   325,518 
Distribution to noncontrolling interest member  -   -   -   -   (200,000)  (200,000)
Net loss  -   -       (1,181,744)  (1,632)  (1,183,376)
Balance at March 31, 2021  7,617,122  $7,617  $44,190,031  $(8,213,986) $(512,027) $35,471,635 
Share-based compensation  (4,786)  (5)  297,927   -   -   297,922 
Capital contribution of noncontrolling interest member  -   -   -   -   93,879   93,879 
Net loss  -   -   -   (1,171,492)  (34,481)  (1,205,973)
Balance at June 30, 2021  7,612,336  $7,612  $44,487,958  $(9,385,478) $(452,629) $34,657,463 
Share-based compensation  5,339   5   228,781   -   -   228,786 
Issuance of common stock for asset acquisitions  14,369   15   584,229   -   -   584,244 
Net loss  -   -   -   (2,020,370)  (27,491)  (2,047,861)
Balance at September 30, 2021  7,632,044  $7,632  $45,300,968  $(11,405,848) $(480,120) $33,422,632 
  Shares  Amount  Capital  Deficit  Interest  Equity 
  Common Stock  Additional        Total 
  $0.001 par value  Paid-In  Accumulated  Noncontrolling  Shareholders’ 
  Shares  Amount  Capital  Deficit  Interest  Equity 
Balance at December 31, 2021  7,676,662  $7,677  $45,867,768  $(15,235,044) $(488,397) $30,152,004 
Share-based compensation  137,076   136   1,622,982   -   -   1,623,118 
Net settlement and retirement of equity-based awards  (3,343)  (3)  (52,284)  (50,644)  -   (102,931)
Net loss  -   -   -   (3,129,324)  (27,181)  (3,156,505)
Balance at March 31, 2022  7,810,395   7,810   47,438,466   (18,415,012)  (515,578)  28,515,686 
Share-based compensation  39,268   39   703,361   -   -   703,400 
Issuance of common stock for acquisitions  165,738   166   5,096,278   -   -   5,096,444 
Issuance of common stock options and warrants for acquisitions  -   -   4,612,645   -   -   4,612,645 
Distribution to noncontrolling interest member  -   -   -   -   (220,000)  (220,000)
Net income (loss)  -   -   -   769,426   (12,512)  756,914 
Balance at June 30, 2022  8,015,401   8,015   57,850,750   (17,645,586)  (748,090)  39,465,089 
Share-based compensation  (3,358)  (3)  683,205   -   -   683,202 
Issuance of common stock for acquisitions  291,686   292   6,031,775   -   (2,638)  6,029,429 
Net loss  -   -   -   (1,470,460)  (58,792)  (1,529,252)
Balance at September 30, 2022  8,303,729  $8,304  $64,565,730  $(19,116,046) $(809,520) $44,648,468 

 

 Common Stock Additional       Total  Common Stock  Additional       Total 
 $0.001 par value Paid-In Accumulated Noncontrolling Shareholders’  $0.001 par value  Paid-In Accumulated Noncontrolling Shareholders’ 
 Shares Amount Capital Deficit Interest Equity  Shares Amount Capital Deficit Interest Equity 
Balance at December 31, 2021  7,676,662  $7,677  $45,867,768  $(15,235,044) $(488,397) $30,152,004 
Balance at December 31, 2022  8,299,957  $8,300  $65,213,987  $(23,394,757) $(107,555) $41,719,975 
Share-based compensation  74,781   75   597,230   -   -   597,305 
Net settlement and retirement of equity-based awards  (15,854)  (16)  (315,572)  (340,354)  -   (655,942)
Issuance of common stock in equity offering  26,143   26   1,033,735   -   -   1,033,761 
Net loss  -   -   -   (1,177,900)  (38,429)  (1,216,329)
Balance at March 31, 2023  8,385,027   8,385   66,529,380   (24,913,011)  (145,984)  41,478,770 
Share-based compensation  137,076   136   1,622,982   -   -   1,623,118   33,355   33   1,127,299   -   -   1,127,332 
Net settlement and retirement of equity-based awards  (3,343)  (3)  (52,284)  (50,644)  -   (102,931)  21,363   22   224,740   (186)  -   224,576 
Net loss  -   -   -   (3,129,324)  (27,181)  (3,156,505)  -   -   -   (1,827,733)  (38,447)  (1,866,180)
Balance at March 31, 2022  7,810,395  $7,810  $47,438,466  $(18,415,012) $(515,578) $28,515,686 
Balance at June 30, 2023  8,439,745   8,440   67,881,419   (26,740,930)  (184,431)  40,964,498 
Balance  8,439,745  $8,440  $67,881,419  $(26,740,930) $(184,431) $40,964,498 
Share-based compensation  39,268   39   703,361   -   -   703,400   (339)  (1)  857,527   -   -   857,526 
Issuance of common stock for asset acquisitions  165,738   166   5,096,278   -   -   5,096,444 
Issuance of common stock options and warrants for asset acquisitions  -   -   4,612,645   -   -   4,612,645 
Distribution to noncontrolling interest member  -   -   -   -   (220,000)  (220,000)
Net income (loss)  -   -   -   769,426   (12,512)  756,914 
Balance at June 30, 2022  8,015,401  $8,015  $57,850,750  $(17,645,586) $(748,090) $39,465,089 
Beginning balance, value  8,015,401  $8,015  $57,850,750  $(17,645,586) $(748,090) $39,465,089 
Share-based compensation  (3,358)  (3)  683,205   -   -   683,202 
Net settlement and retirement of equity-based awards  27,011   27   279,364   1,679   -   281,070 
Issuance of common stock for acquisitions  291,686   292   6,031,775   -   (2,638)  6,029,429   73,809   74   3,089,571   -   -   3,089,645 
Net loss  -   -   -   (1,470,460)  (58,792)  (1,529,252)  -   -   -   (1,060,370)  (34,579)  (1,094,949)
Net income (loss)  -   -   -   (1,470,460)  (58,792)  (1,529,252)  -   -   -   (1,060,370)  (34,579)  (1,094,949)
Balance at September 30, 2022  8,303,729  $8,304  $64,565,730  $(19,116,046) $(809,520) $44,648,468 
Ending balance, value  8,303,729  $8,304  $64,565,730  $(19,116,046) $(809,520) $44,648,468 
Balance at September 30, 2023  8,540,226  $8,540  $72,107,881  $(27,799,621) $(219,010) $44,097,790 
Balance  8,540,226  $8,540  $72,107,881  $(27,799,621) $(219,010) $44,097,790 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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SANARA MEDTECH INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

      2023 2022 
 Nine Months Ended  Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,  September 30, 
 2022  2021  2023 2022 
          
Cash flows from operating activities:                
Net loss $(3,928,843) $(4,437,210) $(4,177,458) $(3,928,843)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities        
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:        
Depreciation and amortization  1,556,752   395,968   2,580,243   1,556,752 
Loss on disposal of asset  2,876   - 
Loss on disposal of property and equipment  -   2,876 
Bad debt expense  220,000   51,536   214,061   220,000 
Inventory obsolescence  289,406   106,823   222,691   289,406 
Share-based compensation  1,971,537   852,226   2,582,163   1,971,537 
Accretion of earnout liabilities  173,116   - 
Noncash lease expense  189,409   118,022   243,988   189,409 
Loss on equity method investment  379,633   472,747   -   379,633 
Benefit from deferred income taxes  (5,844,796)  -   -   (5,844,796)
Accretion of finance liabilities  39,699   - 
Amortization of debt issuance costs  2,055   - 
Change in fair value of earnout liabilities  (1,494,910)  173,116 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:                
Accounts receivable, net  (754,934)  101,916   (794,344)  (754,934)
Accounts receivable – related party  10,920   (171,441)  87,516   10,920 
Inventory, net  (451,838)  (510,920)  (1,664,714)  (451,838)
Prepaid and other assets  (69,490)  (409,084)  482,921   (69,490)
Accounts payable  (800,788)  50,140   547,186   (800,788)
Accounts payable – related parties  (126,812)  (91,454)  30,711   (126,812)
Accrued royalties and expenses  947,130   95,976   557,295   947,130 
Accrued bonuses and commissions  1,516,858   464,658   (1,673,629)  1,516,858 
Operating lease liabilities  (189,990)  (120,071)  (182,498)  (189,990)
Net cash used in operating activities  (4,909,854)  (3,030,168)  (2,397,024)  (4,909,854)
Cash flows from investing activities:                
Purchases of property and equipment  (93,651)  (30,157)  (210,970)  (93,651)
Proceeds from disposal of assets  894   - 
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment  650   894 
Purchases of intangible assets  (600,000)  (578,586)  -   (600,000)
Investment in equity securities  (250,000)  (3,184,278)  -   (250,000)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired  (2,191,919)  -   (9,942,750)  (2,191,919)
Net cash used in investing activities  (3,134,676)  (3,793,021)  (10,153,070)  (3,134,676)
Cash flows from financing activities:                
Draw on line of credit  -   800,000 
Pay off line of credit  -   (800,000)
Public offering net proceeds  -   28,939,257 
Loan proceeds, net  9,688,341   - 
Equity offering net proceeds  1,033,761   - 
Net settlement of equity-based awards  (102,931)  -   (150,296)  (102,931)
Cash payment of finance and earnout liabilities  (744,795)  - 
Distribution to noncontrolling interest member  (220,000)  (200,000)  -   (220,000)
Net cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities  (322,931)  28,739,257 
Net increase (decrease) in cash  (8,367,461)  21,916,068 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities  9,827,011   (322,931)
Net decrease in cash  (2,723,083)  (8,367,461)
Cash, beginning of period  18,652,841   455,366   8,958,995   18,652,841 
Cash, end of period $10,285,380  $22,371,434  $6,235,912  $10,285,380 
                
Cash paid during the period for:                
Interest $-  $711  $146,546  $- 
Supplemental noncash investing and financing activities:                
Right of use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations  1,531,773   - 
Equity issued for acquisitions  15,738,518   2,334,244   3,089,645   15,738,518 
Earnout liabilities generated by acquisitions  6,882,151   - 
Earnout and other liabilities generated by acquisitions  3,759,642   6,882,151 
Investment in equity securities converted in asset acquisition  1,803,440   -   -   1,803,440 
License agreement as capital contribution from noncontrolling interest member  -   93,879 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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SANARA MEDTECH INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

NOTE 1 - NATURE OF BUSINESS AND BACKGROUND

Sanara MedTech Inc. (together with its wholly owned and majority-owned subsidiaries on a consolidated subsidiaries, “we”, “our”, “us” orbasis, the “Company”) is a medical technology company focused on developing and commercializing transformative technologies to improve clinical outcomes and reduce healthcare expenditures in the surgical, and chronic wound and skin careskincare markets. The Company’s portfolio of products, services and technologies is designed to allow the Company to deliver comprehensive wound and skin care solutions for patients in all care settings, including acute (hospitals and long-term acute care hospitals) and post-acute (wound care clinics, physician offices, skilled nursing facilities, home health, hospice, and retail). Each of the Company’s products, services and technologies contributes to the Company’s overall goal of achieving better clinical outcomes at a lower overall cost for patients regardless of where patientsthey receive care. The Company strives to be one of the most innovative and comprehensive providers of effective surgical, wound and skinskincare solutions and is continually seeking to expand its offerings for patients requiring treatments across the entire continuum of care solutions.in the United States.

 

NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Sanara MedTech Inc. and its wholly owned and majority-owned subsidiaries, as well as other entities in which the Company has a controlling financial interest. All significant intercompany profits, losses, transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

 

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management of the Company, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2022interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2022, or any other period. These financial statements and notes should be read in conjunction with the financial statements for each of the two years ended December 31, 20212022 and 2020,2021, which are included in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements, and the reported revenue and expenses during the reporting period. The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic may directly or indirectly impact the Company’s business, financial condition, and results of operations is highly uncertain and subject to change. The Company considered the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its estimates and assumptions and determined there was not a material impact on the Company’s estimates and assumptions used in preparing its unaudited consolidated financial statements as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. However, actual results could differ from those estimates and there may be changes to the Company’s estimates in future periods.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

 

Income / Income/Loss Per Share

 

The Company computes incomeincome/loss per share in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 260, Earnings per Share, which requires the Company to present basic and diluted income per share when the effect is dilutive. Basic income per share is computed by dividing income available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding. Diluted income per share is computed similarly to basic income per share, except that the denominator is increased to include the number of additional shares of common stock that would have been outstanding if the potential shares of common stock had been issued and if the additional shares of common stock were dilutive. All common stock equivalents were excluded from the current and prior period calculations for the periods presented as their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive during the three and nine months ended September 30, 20222023 and 20212022 due to the Company’s net loss.

 

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The following table summarizes the shares of common stock that were potentially issuable but were excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share for the nine months ended September 30, 20222023 and 20212022, as such shares would have had an anti-dilutive effect:

SCHEDULE OF COMPUTATION OF DILUTED NET LOSS PER SHARE

 2022  2021 
 As of September 30,  2023 2022 
 2022  2021  As of September 30, 
      2023 2022 
Stock options (a)  155,691   11,500   95,873   155,691 
Warrants (b)  16,725   -   16,725   16,725 
Unvested restricted stock  192,215   111,590   159,557   192,215 
Anti-dilutive securities  192,215   111,590   159,557   192,215 

 

(a)Includes 144,191Shares underlying stock options assumed pursuant to the merger agreement with Precision Healing, Inc. (“Precision Healing”) in April 2022. See Note 43 for more information regarding the Precision Healing merger.

(b)WarrantsShares underlying warrants assumed pursuant to the merger agreement with Precision Healing in April 2022. See Note 43 for more information regarding the Precision Healing merger.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”). Revenues are recognized when a purchase order is received from the customer and control of the promised goods or services is transferred to the customer in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to receive in exchange for transferring those goods or services. Revenue is recognized based on the following five-step model:

 

-Identification of the contract with a customer
-Identification of the performance obligations in the contract 
-Determination of the transaction price 
-Allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract 
-Recognition of revenue when, or as, the Company satisfies a performance obligation

- Identification of the contract with a customer

- Identification of the performance obligations in the contract

- Determination of the transaction price

- Allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract

- Recognition of revenue when, or as, the Company satisfies a performance obligation

 

Details of this five-step process are as follows:

 

Identification of the contract with a customer

 

Customer purchase orders are generally considered to be contracts under ASC 606. Purchase orders typically identify the specific terms of products to be delivered, create the enforceable rights and obligations of both parties and result in commercial substance. No other forms of contract revenue recognition, such as the completed contract or percentage of completion methods, were utilized by the Company in either 20222023 or 2021.2022.

 

Performance obligations

 

The Company’s performance obligation is generally limited to delivery of the requested items to its customers at the agreed upon quantities and prices.

 

Determination and allocation of the transaction price

 

The Company has established prices for its products. These prices are effectively agreed to when customers place purchase orders with the Company. Rebates and discounts, if any, are recognized in full at the time of sale as a reduction of net revenue. Allocation of transaction prices is not necessary where only one performance obligation exists.exists.

 

Recognition of revenue as performance obligations are satisfied

 

Product revenues are recognized when a purchase order is received from the customer, the products are delivered and control of the goods and services passes to the customer.

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Disaggregation of Revenue

 

Revenue streams from product sales and royalties are summarized below for the three and nine months ended September 30, 20222023 and 2021.2022.

SCHEDULE OF REVENUE FROM PRODUCT SALES AND ROYALTIES

  2022  2021  2022  2021 
  Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended 
  September 30,  September 30, 
  2022  2021  2022  2021 
Product sales revenue $12,994,321  $5,773,692  $30,375,822  $16,959,761 
Royalty revenue  50,250   50,250   150,750   150,750 
Total Net Revenue $13,044,571  $5,823,942  $30,526,572  $17,110,511 

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  2023  2022  2023  2022 
  Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended 
  September 30,  September 30, 
  2023  2022  2023  2022 
Soft tissue repair products $13,634,316  $10,969,271  $39,756,539  $28,296,919 
Bone fusion products  2,340,382   2,025,050   7,392,740   2,078,903 
Royalty revenue  50,250   50,250   150,750   150,750 
Total Net Revenue $16,024,948  $13,044,571  $47,300,029  $30,526,572 

 

The Company recognizes royalty revenue from a development and license agreement betweenwith BioStructures, LLC and the Company.LLC. The Company records revenue each calendar quarter as earned per the terms of the agreement, which stipulates the Company will receive quarterly royalty payments of at least $50,250. Under the terms of the development and license agreement, royalties of 2.0% are recognized on sales of products containing the Company’s patented resorbable bone hemostasis. The minimum annual royalty due to the Company is $201,000 per year throughoutthrough the lifeend of the patent, which expires in 2023. These royalties are payable in quarterly installments of $50,250. To date, royalties related to this development and license agreement have not exceeded the annual minimum of $201,000 ($50,250 per quarter).

 

Accounts Receivable Allowances

Accounts receivable are typically due within 30 days of invoicing. The Company establishes an allowance for doubtful accounts to provide for an estimate of accounts receivable which are not expected to be collectible. The Company bases the allowance on an assessment of customer creditworthiness, historical payment experience, the age of outstanding receivables and other information as applicable. The Company recorded bad debt expense of $25,000128,061 and $025,000 during the three months ended September 30, 20222023 and 2021,2022, respectively, and $220,000214,061 and $51,536220,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 20222023 and 2021,2022, respectively. The allowance for doubtful accounts was $266,909511,089 at September 30, 20222023 and $64,899265,089 at December 31, 2021. Bad debt reserves are maintained based on a variety of factors, including the length of time receivables are past due and a detailed review of certain individual customer accounts.2022. The Company also establishes other allowances to provide for estimated customer rebates and other expected customer deductions. These allowances totaled $5,3115,297 at September 30, 20222023 and $34,3794,761 at December 31, 2021.2022. If circumstances related to customers change, estimates of the recoverability of receivables would be further adjusted.

 

Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value, with cost computed on a first-in, first-out basis. Inventories consist primarily of finished goods, and also include an immaterial amount of raw materials and related packaging components. The Company recorded inventory obsolescence expense of $129,689152,701 and $76,989129,689 duringfor the three months ended September 30, 20222023 and 2021,2022, respectively, and $289,406222,691 and $106,823289,406 for the nine months ended September 30, 20222023 and 2021,2022, respectively. The allowance for obsolete and slow-moving inventory had a balance of $465,313327,492 at September 30, 2022,2023, and $333,850523,832 at December 31, 2021.2022.

 

Property and Equipment

 

Property and equipment are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is recorded using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets, ranging from two to ten years. Below is a summary of property and equipment for the periods presented:

 

SCHEDULE OF PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

 Useful  September 30, December 31,  Useful September 30, December 31, 
 Life  2022  2021  Life 2023 2022 
Computers  3-5 years  $156,510  $104,568   3-5 years  $194,788  $172,154 
Office equipment  3-5 years   50,214   21,731   3-7 years   154,280   87,225 
Furniture and fixtures  5-10 years   258,414   221,565   5-10 years   323,755   258,414 
Leasehold improvements  2-5 years   19,631   2,030   2-5 years   107,983   19,631 
Internal use software  5 years   1,618,999   1,622,525   5 years   1,618,998   1,618,998��
            
Property and equipment, gross      2,103,768   1,972,419       2,399,804   2,156,422 
Less accumulated depreciation      (633,168)  (342,574)      (1,072,748)  (739,986)
            
Property and equipment, net     $1,470,600  $1,629,845      $1,327,056  $1,416,436 

Depreciation expense related to property and equipment was $106,347116,596 and $92,408106,347 for the three months ended September 30, 20222023 and 2021,2022, respectively, and $300,655332,762 and $127,448300,655 for the nine months ended September 30, 20222023 and 2021,2022, respectively.

 

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Internal Use Software

 

The Company accounts for costs incurred to develop or acquire computer software for internal use in accordance with ASC Topic 350-40, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other. The Company capitalizes the costs incurred during the application development stage, which generally includes third-party developer fees to design the software configuration and interfaces, coding, installation and testing.

 

The Company begins capitalization of qualifying costs when both the preliminary project stage is completed and management has authorized further funding for the completion of the project. Costs incurred during the preliminary project stage along with post implementation stages of internal-use computer software are expensed as incurred. The Company also capitalizes costs related to specific upgrades and enhancements when it is probable the expenditures will result in additional functionality. Capitalized development costs are classified as “Property and equipment, net” in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and are amortizeddepreciated over the estimated useful life of the software, which is generally five years.

Goodwill

Goodwill

The excess of purchase price over the fair value of identifiable net assets acquired in business combinations is recorded as goodwill. As of September 30, 2022,2023, all of ourthe Company’s goodwill relates to the acquisition of Scendia Biologics, LLC (“Scendia”) (see Note 5)4). Goodwill has an indefinite useful life and is not amortized. Goodwill is tested annually as of December 31 for impairment, or more frequently if circumstances indicate impairment may have occurred. WeThe Company may first perform a qualitative assessment to determine if it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than the respective carrying value. If it is determined that it is more likely than not that a reporting unit’s fair value is less than its carrying value, then the Company will determine the fair value of the reporting unit and record an impairment charge for the difference between fair value and carrying value (not to exceed the carrying amount of goodwill).

No impairment was recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2023.

 

Intangible Assets

 

Intangible assets are stated at cost of acquisition less accumulated amortization and impairment loss, if any. Cost of acquisition includes the purchase price and any cost directly attributable to bringing the asset to its working condition for the intended use. The Company amortizes its finite-lived intangible assets on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of the respective assets which is generally the life of the related patents or licenses, seven years for customer relationships and five years for assembled workforces.

See Note 6 for more information on intangible assets.

 

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

 

Long-lived assets, including certain identifiable intangibles held and to be used by the Company, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances including the COVID-19 pandemic, indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable. The Company continuously evaluates the recoverability of its long-lived assets based on estimated future cash flows and the estimated liquidation value of such long-lived assets and provides for impairment if such undiscounted cash flows are insufficient to recover the carrying amount of the long-lived assets. If impairment exists, an adjustment is made to write the asset down to its fair value, and a loss is recorded as the difference between the carrying value and fair value. Fair values are determined based on quoted market values, undiscounted cash flows or internal and external appraisals, as applicable. Assets to be disposed of are carried at the lower of carrying value or estimated fair value less cost to sell. No impairment was recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 or 2021.2023 and 2022.

 

Investments in Equity Securities

The Company’s equity investments consist of nonmarketable equity securities in privately held companies without readily determinable fair values. Unless accounted for under the equity method of accounting, the investments are reported at cost minus impairment, if any, plus or minus changes resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions for the identical or similar investment of the same issuer.

 

The Company applies the equity method of accounting to investments when it has significant influence, but not controlling interest, in the investee. Judgment regarding the level of influence over each equity method investment includes considering key factors such as ownership interest, representation on the board of directors, participation in policy-making decisions and material intercompany transactions. The Company’s proportionate share of the net income (loss) resulting from these investments is reported under the line item captioned “Share of losses from equity method investment” in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company’s equity method investment is adjusted each period for the Company’s share of the investee’s income or loss and dividend paid, if any. The Company classifies distributions received from its equity method investment using the cumulative earnings approach onin the consolidated statementsCompany’s Consolidated Statements of cash flows.Cash Flows. As a result of the Precision Healing merger in April 2022 (see Note 3), the Company did not have any investments which are recorded applying the equity method of accounting as of September 30, 2023.

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The Company has reviewed the carrying value of its investments and has determined there was no impairment or observable price changes as of and for the nine-month periodsnine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021.2023 or 2022.

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Fair Value Measurement

 

As defined in ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement (“ASC 820”), fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (exit price). The Company utilizes market data or assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk and the risks inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique. These inputs can be readily observable, market corroborated, or generally unobservable. ASC 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurement) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurement). This fair value measurement framework applies at both initial and subsequent measurement.

 

The three levels of the fair value hierarchy defined by ASC 820 are as follows:

 

Level 1 – Quoted prices are available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reporting date. Active markets are those in which transactions for the asset or liability occur in sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis. Level 1 primarily consists of financial instruments such as exchange-traded derivatives, marketable securities and listed equities.

 

Level 2 – Pricing inputs are other than quoted prices in active markets included in Level 1, which are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reported date. Level 2 includes those financial instruments that are valued using models or other valuation methodologies. These models are primarily industry-standard models that consider various assumptions, including quoted forward prices for commodities, time value, volatility factors, and current market and contractual prices for the underlying instruments, as well as other relevant economic measures. Substantially all of these assumptions are observable in the marketplace throughout the full term of the instrument, can be derived from observable data or are supported by observable levels at which transactions are executed in the marketplace. Instruments in this category generally include nonexchange-traded derivatives such as commodity swaps, interest rate swaps, options and collars.

 

Level 3 – Pricing inputs include significant inputs that are generally less observable from objective sources. These inputs may be used with internally developed methodologies that result in management’s best estimate of fair value.

The carrying amounts of cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses, other than acquisition-related accrued expenses, approximate fair value because of the short-term nature of these instruments. The fair value of acquisition-related accrued expenses is categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. The value of these instruments has been estimated using discounted cash flow analysis based on the Company’s incremental borrowing rate. The carrying value of the Company’s debt, which has variable interest rates determined each month, approximates fair value based on instruments with similar terms (Level 2 inputs). The fair value of the contingent earnout consideration and the acquisition date fair value of goodwill and intangibles related to the acquisitions discussed in Notes 3, 4 and 5 are based on Level 3 inputs.

 

Liabilities for contingent consideration are measured at fair value each reporting period, with the acquisition-date fair value included as part of the consideration transferred. Subsequent changes in fair value are included as a componentreported under the line item captioned “Change in fair value of “Other expense”earnout liabilities” in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations. The current year changes in fair value of earnout liabilities below are as a result of a decrease in the estimated fair value of the earnout liabilities established at the time of the Company’s Precision Healing and Scendia acquisitions. The following table sets forth a summary of the changes in fair value for the Level 3 contingent earnout consideration.

SCHEDULE OF CHANGES IN FAIR VALUE FOR CONTINGENT EARNOUT CONSIDERATION

     
Balance at December 31, 2022 $7,166,691 
Additions  893,000 
Changes in fair value of earnout liabilities  (1,494,910)
Settlements  (692,795)
Balance at September 30, 2023 $5,871,986 

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Income Taxes

Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method, whereby deferred income taxes are recorded for temporary differences between financial statement carrying amounts and the tax basis of assets and liabilities. Deferred tax assets and liabilities reflect the tax rates expected to be in effect for the years in which the differences are expected to reverse. A valuation allowance is provided if it is more likely than not that some or all the deferred tax asset will not be realized.

Stock-based Compensation

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation to employees and nonemployees in accordance with Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2018-07, Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718). Stock-based compensation is measured at the grant date, based on the fair value of the award, and is recognized as expense over the stipulated vesting period, if any. The Company estimates the fair value of stock-based payments using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model for common stock options and warrants, and the closing price of the Company’s common stock for grants of common stock, including restricted stock awards.

 

Research and Development Costs

 

Research and development (“R&D”) expenses consist of personnel-related expenses, including salaries and benefits for all personnel directly engaged in R&D activities, contracted services, materials, prototype expenses and allocated overhead which is comprised of lease expense and other facilities-related costs. R&D expenses include costs related to enhancements to the Company’s currently available products and additional investments in the product, services and platformtechnologies development pipeline. The Company expenses R&D costs as incurred.

 

RecentRecently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326). This update amends the impairment model by requiring entities to use a forward-looking approach based on expected losses to estimate credit losses for most financial assets and certain other instruments that are not measured at fair value through net income. The Company adopted the new guidance effective January 1, 2023. The adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

 

There are no recently issued accounting pronouncements that have not yet been adopted that are expected to have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial condition, results of operations financial condition, or cash flows.

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Revision of Previously Issued Financial Statements

As discussed in Note 4, the Company entered into a merger agreement with Precision Healing in April 2022. The merger was accounted for as an asset acquisition in the interim unaudited financial statements for the second quarter of 2022. Subsequent to the issuance of the second quarter 2022 unaudited financial statements, certain errors in the previously issued interim unaudited financial statements were identified. The Company evaluated the materiality of these adjustments from both a quantitative and qualitative perspective and concluded that they were immaterial to the previously issued interim unaudited financial statements taken as a whole. As such, the Company is revising the previously issued interim amounts to correct for these adjustments. These revisions have been effected in the accompanying unaudited financial statements as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2022.

These adjustments related to the omission of certain deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities that were generated as part of applying the purchase accounting prescribed by ASC Topic 805, Business Combinations (“ASC 805”) as well as a change in the classification of one of the intangible assets from indefinite-lived in-process research and development to finite-lived intellectual property, which the Company began amortizing as of the acquisition date. This was done as the primary intellectual property acquired was substantially completed at the time of acquisition. As a result of these adjustments, net intangible assets increased by $4,014,810 to $25,770,716 as of June 30, 2022.

As a result of recognizing the net deferred tax liability in accounting for the acquisition, the Company also reduced its valuation allowance that had been previously provided against the Company’s existing net deferred tax assets (see Note 12 for more information).

The effects of these adjustments were as follows for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2022:

SCHEDULE OF PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENTS

  As Reported  Adjustment  As Restated  As Reported  Adjustment  As Restated 
  Three Months Ended June 30, 2022  Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 
  As Reported  Adjustment  As Adjusted  As Reported  Adjustment  As Adjusted 
Operating loss $(3,194,469) $(127,096) $(3,321,565) $(5,971,341) $(127,096) $(6,098,437)
Income tax benefit $-  $

4,141,906

  $

4,141,906

  $-  $

4,141,906

  $

4,141,906

 
Net income (loss) $(3,257,896) $4,014,810  $756,914  $(6,414,401) $4,014,810  $(2,399,591)
Net income (loss) per share of common stock, basic $(0.42) $0.52  $0.10  $(0.83) $0.52  $(0.31)
Net income (loss) per share of common stock, diluted $

(0.42

) $

0.51

  $

0.09

  $

(0.83

) $

0.52

  $

(0.31

)

NOTE 3 – ROCHAL ASSET ACQUISITION

In July 2021, the Company entered into an asset purchase agreement with Rochal Industries, LLC (“Rochal”), a related party, effective July 1, 2021, pursuant to which the Company purchased certain assets of Rochal, including, among others, certain of Rochal’s intellectual property, furniture and equipment, supplies, rights and claims, other than certain excluded assets, all as more specifically set forth in the asset purchase agreement, and assumed certain liabilities upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the asset purchase agreement. The Company’s Executive Chairman is a director of Rochal, and indirectly a significant shareholder of Rochal, and through the potential exercise of warrants, a majority shareholder of Rochal.

In exchange for the acquired assets, the Company paid to Rochal (i) $496,100 in cash and (ii) 14,369 shares of the Company’s common stock and assumed certain net liabilities of $3,900. Based on the trading price of the Company’s common stock on July 14, 2021, the fair value of the equity consideration transferred was determined to be $584,244. The total purchase price as determined by the Company was as follows:

SCHEDULE OF TOTAL PURCHASE PRICE

Description Amount 
Net cash consideration $496,100 
Equity consideration (fair value)  584,244 
Net liabilities assumed  3,900 
Transaction costs  78,586 
Total purchase consideration $1,162,830 

Prior to the transaction, the Company entered into product license agreements with Rochal, pursuant to which the Company acquired exclusive world-wide licenses to market, sell and further develop certain antimicrobial barrier film and skin protectant products, antimicrobial products for the prevention and treatment of microbes on the human body utilizing certain of Rochal’s patents and a debrider for human medical use to enhance skin condition or treat or relieve skin disorders. Pursuant to the asset purchase agreement, each of the foregoing licenses were retained by Rochal and were excluded from the purchased assets.

Pursuant to the asset purchase agreement, for the three-year period after the effective date, Rochal is entitled to receive consideration for any new product relating to the business that is directly and primarily based on an invention conceived and reduced to practice by a member or members of Rochal’s science team. For the three-year period after the effective date, Rochal is also entitled to receive an amount in cash equal to twenty-five percent of the proceeds received for any Grant (as defined in the asset purchase agreement) by either the Company or Rochal. In addition, the Company agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to perform Minimum Development Efforts (as defined in the asset purchase agreement) with respect to certain products under development, which if obtained, will entitle the Company to intellectual property rights from Rochal in respect of such products.

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In connection with the asset purchase agreement, the Company hired certain employees of Rochal on an “at will” basis, with the terms of such employment being consistent with the Company’s current employment agreements.

Concurrent with the asset purchase, in July 2021, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with Ann Beal Salamone pursuant to which Ms. Salamone agreed to provide the Company with consulting services with respect to, among other things, writing new patents, conducting patent intelligence, and participating in certain grant and contract reporting. In consideration for the consulting services to be provided to the Company, Ms. Salamone is entitled to receive an annual consulting fee of $177,697, with payments to be paid once per month. The consulting agreement has an initial term of three years, unless earlier terminated by the Company, and is subject to renewal. Ms. Salamone is a director of the Company and is a significant shareholder and the current Chair of the board of directors of Rochal.

Based on guidance provided by ASC 805, the Company recorded the Rochal asset purchase as an asset acquisition due to the determination that substantially all the fair value of the assets acquired was concentrated in a group of similar identifiable assets. The Company believes the “substantially all” criterion was met with respect to the acquired intellectual property (i.e., patents, patent applications, and patent applications to be written) based on the Company’s internal valuation models. These models assigned value to the acquired intellectual property based on estimated future cash flows over the life of the respective patents and patent applications. Accordingly, the Company accounted for the acquisition of the purchased net assets as an asset acquisition.

The purchase consideration, plus transaction costs, was allocated to the individual assets according to their fair values as a percentage of the total fair value of the assets purchased, with no goodwill recognized. Based on the Company’s internal valuation performed, the total fair value of the net assets acquired was attributable to the intellectual property (i.e., patents, patent applications, and patent applications to be written) and assembled workforce. Due to the de minimis estimated fair value of furniture and equipment acquired, the Company did not allocate any amounts to such assets. The total purchase consideration was allocated based on the relative estimated fair value of such assets as follows:

SCHEDULE OF TOTAL PURCHASE CONSIDERATION FAIR VALUE OF SUCH ASSETS

Description Amount 
Patents and Intellectual Property $1,099,801 
Assembled Workforce  63,029 
Net Assets Acquired $1,162,830 

The Company did not recognize any gain on the purchase of the net assets.

NOTE 43PRECISION HEALING MERGER

In April 2022, the Company entered into a merger agreement by and among the Company, United Wound and Skin Solutions, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, Precision Healing, PH Merger Sub I, Inc., a Delaware corporation, PH Merger Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Furneaux Capital Holdco, LLC (d/b/a BlueIO), solely in its capacity as the representative of the securityholders of Precision Healing. On April 4, 2022 (the “Closing Date”), the merger parties closed the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement and Precision Healing became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.

 

Precision Healing is developing a diagnostic imager and smart padlateral flow assay for assessing a patient’s wound and skin conditions. This comprehensive skin and wound assessment technology is designed to quantify biochemical markers to determine the trajectory of a wound’s condition to enable better diagnosis and treatment protocol. To date, Precision Healing has not generated revenues.

Pursuant to the terms of the merger agreement, holders of Precision Healing common stock and preferred stock, other than the Company, were entitled to receive closing consideration, consisting of $125,966 in cash, which was paid to stockholders who were not accredited investors, 165,738 shares of the Company’s common stock, which was paid only to accredited investors, and the payment in cash of approximately $0.6 million of transaction expenses of Precision Healing. The Company recorded the issuance of the 165,738 shares to accredited investors and cash payments to non-accreditednonaccredited investors based on the closing price per share of the Company’s common stock on April 4, 2022,the Closing Date, which was $30.75.

 

On the Closing Date, the outstanding Precision Healing options previously granted under the Precision Healing Inc. 2020 Stock Option and Grant Plan (the “Precision Healing Plan”), converted, pursuant to their terms, into options to acquire an aggregate of 144,191 shares of Company common stock with a weighted average exercise price of $10.71 per share. These options expire between August 2030 and April 2031. In addition, outstanding and unexercised Precision Healing warrants converted into rights to receive warrants to purchase (i) 4,424 shares of Company common stock with an initial exercise price of $7.32 per share and an expiration date of April 22, 2031, and (ii) 12,301 shares of the Company’s common stock with an initial exercise price of $12.05 per share and an expiration date of August 10, 2030.

 

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Pursuant to the merger agreement, the Company assumed sponsorship of the Precision Healing Plan, effective as of the Closing Date, as well as the outstanding awards granted thereunder, the award agreements evidencing the grants of such awards and the remaining shares available under the Precision Healing Plan, in each case adjusted in the manner set forth in the merger agreement to such awards.agreement. Concurrent with the assumption of the Precision Healing Plan, the Company terminated the ability to offer future awards under the Precision Healing Plan.

 

Pursuant to the merger agreement, upon the achievement of certain performance thresholds, the securityholders of Precision Healing, including the holders of options and warrants to purchase Precision Healing common stock and certain persons promised options to purchase Precision Healing common stock, are also entitled to receive payments of up to $10.0 million, which was accounted for as contingent consideration pursuant to ASC 805.Topic 805, Business Combinations (“ASC 805”). The earnout consideration is payable in cash or, at the Company’s election, is payable to accredited investors in shares of Company common stock at a price per share equal to the greater of (i) $27.13 or (ii) the average closing price of Company common stock for the 20 trading days prior to the date such earnout consideration is due and payable. Pursuant to the merger agreement, a minimum percentage of the earnout consideration may be required to be issued to accredited investors in shares of Company common stock for tax purposes. The amount and composition of the portion of earnout consideration payable is subject to adjustment and offsets as set forth in the merger agreement.

 

As the contingent earnout payments are not subject to any specific individual performance by the shareholders, the contingent shares are not subject to ASC Topic 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation (“ASC 718)718”). Further, as the contingent consideration was negotiated as part of the transfer of assets, the obligation was measured at fair value and included in the total purchase consideration transferred. Additionally, the contingent earnout payments meet the criteria under ASC Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (“ASC 480”) as the monetary value of the shares to be issued is predominantly based on the exercise contingency (i.e., revenue targets). Accordingly, the contingent consideration is classified as a liability at its estimated fair value at each reporting period with the subsequent change in fair value recognized as a gain or loss in accordance with ASC 480.

 

The total purchase consideration as determined by the Company was as follows:

 

SCHEDULE OF PURCHASE CONSIDERATIONS

Consideration Equity Shares  Dollar Value  Equity
Shares
 Dollar Value 
Fair value of Sanara common shares issued  165,738  $5,096,444   165,738  $5,096,444 
Fair value of assumed options  144,191   4,109,750   144,191   4,109,750 
Fair value of assumed warrants  16,725   502,895   16,725   502,895 
Cash paid to non-accredited investors      125,370 
Cash paid to nonaccredited investors      125,370 
Cash paid for fractional shares      596       596 
Carrying value of equity method investment in Precision Healing      1,803,440       1,803,440 
Fair value of contingent earnout consideration      3,882,151       3,882,151 
Direct transaction costs      1,061,137       1,061,137 
Total purchase consideration     $16,581,783      $16,581,783 

 

Based on guidance provided by ASC 805, the Company recorded the Precision Healing merger as an asset acquisition due to the determination that substantially all the fair value of the assets acquired was concentrated in a group of similar identifiable assets. The Company believes the “substantially all” criterion was met with respect to the acquired intellectual property based on the Company’s valuation models. These models assigned value to the acquired intellectual property based on estimated future cash flows. Accordingly, the Company accounted for the merger as an asset acquisition.

 

The purchase consideration, plus transaction costs, was allocated to the individual assets according to their fair values as a percentage of the total fair value of the assets purchased, with no goodwill recognized. Based on the estimated fair value of the gross assets acquired, the total fair value of the net assets acquired was primarily attributable to, and classified as, finite-lived intellectual property and assembled workforce in the second quarter of 2022. The total purchase consideration as revised (see Note 2) was allocated based on the relative estimated fair value of such assets as follows:

 

SCHEDULE OF PURCHASE CONSIDERATION ON FAIR VALUE OF ASSETS ACQUIRED

Description Amount  Amount 
Cash $32,202  $32,202 
Net working capital (excluding cash)  (308,049)  (308,049)
Noncontrolling interest in Sanara Biologics, LLC    
Customer relationships    
Fixed assets, net  9,228   9,228 
Deferred tax assets  278,661   278,661 
Intellectual property  20,325,469   20,325,469 
Assembled workforce  664,839   664,839 
Deferred tax liabilities  (4,420,567)  (4,420,567)
Goodwill    
Net assets acquired $16,581,783  $16,581,783 

 

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NOTE 54SCENDIA PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

In July 2022, the Company entered into a membership interest purchase agreement by and among the Company, Scendia, a Delaware limited liability company, and Ryan Phillips (the “Seller”(“Phillips”) pursuant to which, and in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth therein, the Company acquired 100% of the issued and outstanding membership interests in Scendia from the Seller.Phillips.

 

Scendia provides clinicians and surgeons with a full line of regenerative and orthobiologic technologies for their patients through certain customer accounts. Beginning in early 2022, the Company began co-promoting certain products with Scendia, including: (i) TEXAGEN Amniotic Membrane Allograft, (ii) BiFORM Bioactive Moldable Matrix, (iii) AMPLIFYACTIGEN Verified Inductive Bone Matrix and (iv) ALLOCYTE Advanced Cellular Bone Matrix. Prior to the acquisition, Scendia owned 50% of the issued and outstanding membership interests in Sanara Biologics, LLC (“Sanara Biologics”), and the Company owned the remaining 50% of the membership interests. As a result of the acquisition, the Company indirectly acquired all the interests in Sanara Biologics, such that the Company now holds 100% of the issued and outstanding equity interests in Sanara Biologics.

 

Pursuant to the purchase agreement, the SellerPhillips was entitled to receive closing consideration consisting of (i) approximately $1.31.6 million of cash, subject to certain adjustments, and (ii) 291,686 shares of common stock of the Company. Pursuant to the purchase agreement, at closing, the Company withheld 94,798 shares of common stock with an agreed upon value of $1.95 million (the “Indemnity Holdback Shares”), which such Indemnity Holdback Shares shall bewere withheld issued, and released to the Seller after closing as and to the extent provided in the purchase agreement to satisfy the Seller’sPhillips’ indemnification obligations if any.and subsequently issued and released to Phillips in July 2023.

 

In addition to the cash consideration and the stock consideration, the purchase agreement provides that the SellerPhillips is entitled to receive two potential earnout payments, payable on an annual basis, not to exceed $10.0 million in the aggregate, which was accounted for as contingent consideration pursuant to ASC 805. The earnout consideration is payable to the SellerPhillips in cash or, at the Company’s election, in up to 486,145 shares of the Company’s common stock upon the achievement of certain performance thresholds relating to net revenue attributable to sales of Scendia products during the two-year period following the closing. The Company made the first earnout payment of approximately $693,000 in cash in August 2023.

 

As the contingent earnout payments are not subject to any specific individual performance by the Seller,Phillips, the contingent shares are not subject to ASC 718. Further, as the contingent consideration was negotiated as part of the transfer of assets, the obligation was measured at fair value and included in the total purchase consideration transferred. Additionally, the contingent earnout payments meet the criteria under ASC 480, as the monetary value of the shares to be issued is predominantly based on the exercise contingency (i.e., revenue targets). Accordingly, the contingent consideration is classified as a liability at its estimated fair value at each reporting period with the subsequent change in fair value recognized as a gain or loss in accordance with ASC 480.

 

The total purchase consideration, subject to typical post-closing adjustments, as determined by the Company was as follows:

 

SCHEDULE OF PURCHASE CONSIDERATIONS

Consideration Equity Shares  Dollar Value  Equity Shares Dollar Value 
Fair value of Sanara common shares issued  291,686  $6,032,066   291,686  $6,032,066 
Cash consideration      1,238,423       1,562,668 
Fair value of contingent earnout consideration      3,000,000       3,000,000 
Total purchase consideration     $10,270,489      $10,594,734 

 

Based on guidance provided by ASC 805, the Company recorded the Scendia acquisition as a business combination. The purchase consideration was allocated to the individual assets according to their fair values as a percentage of the total fair value of the net assets purchased. The excess of the purchase consideration over the net assets purchased was recorded as goodwill. The total purchase consideration was allocated as follows:

 

SCHEDULE OF PURCHASE CONSIDERATION ON FAIR VALUE OF ASSETS ACQUIRED

Description Amount 
Cash $201,406 
Net working capital (excluding cash)  1,294,499 
Fixed assets, net  42,300 
Noncontrolling interest in Sanara Biologics, LLC  2,638 
Customer relationships  7,155,000 
Deferred tax liabilities  (1,702,890)
Goodwill  3,277,536 
Net assets acquired 10,270,489 

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Description Amount 
Cash $201,406 
Net working capital (excluding cash)  1,294,499 
Fixed assets, net  42,300 
Noncontrolling interest in Sanara Biologics, LLC  2,638 
Customer relationships  7,155,000 
Deferred tax liabilities  (1,702,890)
Goodwill  3,601,781 
Net assets acquired $10,594,734 

 

The goodwill acquired consists of expected synergies from the acquisition to the Company’s overall corporate strategy. The Company does not expect any of the goodwill to be deductible for income tax purposes. The Company incurred acquisition costs of approximately $33,000 187,000and $187,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, in 2022, which is included in “Selling, general and administrative expenses” in the accompanying Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations.

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NOTE 5 – APPLIED ASSET PURCHASE

On August 1, 2023, the Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Applied Purchase Agreement”) by and among the Company, as guarantor, Sanara MedTech Applied Technologies, LLC, a Texas limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“SMAT”), The purchase accounting is preliminaryHymed Group Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Hymed”), Applied Nutritionals, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Applied”, and together with Hymed, the “Sellers”), and Dr. George D. Petito (the “Owner”), pursuant to which SMAT acquired certain assets of the Sellers and the Owner, including, among others, the Sellers’ and Owner’s inventory, intellectual property, manufacturing and related equipment, goodwill, rights and claims, other than certain excluded assets, all as more specifically set forth in the Applied Purchase Agreement (collectively, the “Applied Purchased Assets”), and assumed certain Assumed Liabilities (as defined in the Applied Purchase Agreement), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Applied Purchase Agreement (such transaction, the “Applied Asset Purchase”). The Applied Purchased Assets include the underlying intellectual property of, as well as the assessmentrights to manufacture and sell, CellerateRX Surgical Activated Collagen (Powder and Gel) (“CellerateRX Surgical”) and HYCOL Hydrolyzed Collagen (Powder and Gel) (“HYCOL”) products for human wound care use.

The Applied Purchased Assets were purchased for an initial aggregate purchase price of purchase consideration$15.25 million, consisting of (i) $9.75 million in cash (the “Cash Closing Consideration”), (ii) 73,809 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Stock Closing Consideration”) with an agreed upon value of $3.0 million and allocation(iii) $2.5 million in cash (the “Installment Payments”), to be paid in four equal installments on each of fair value is still subjectthe next four anniversaries of the closing of the Applied Asset Purchase (the “Closing”).

Prior to post-closing adjustmentsthe Closing, the Company licensed certain of its products from Applied through a sublicense agreement (the “Sublicense Agreement”) with CGI Cellerate RX, LLC (“CGI Cellerate RX”), a related party (see Note 13 for additional information regarding transactions with related parties). Pursuant to the Sublicense Agreement, the Company has an exclusive, world-wide sublicense to distribute CellerateRX Surgical and HYCOL products into the surgical and wound care markets. In connection with the Applied Asset Purchase, Applied assigned its license agreement with CGI Cellerate RX to SMAT. Since the Closing of the Applied Asset Purchase, Sanara indirectly makes intercompany royalty payments to SMAT at the same rate as set forth in the Sublicense Agreement. Effective August 1, 2023, these intercompany royalty payments and the Companyoffsetting cost of goods sold are eliminated on a consolidated basis.

In addition to the Cash Closing Consideration, Stock Closing Consideration and Installment Payments, the Applied Purchase Agreement provides that the Sellers are entitled to receive up to an additional $10.0 million (the “Applied Earnout”), which is still gatheringpayable to the Sellers in cash, upon the achievement of certain performance thresholds relating to SMAT’s collections from net sales of a collagen-based product currently under development. Upon expiration of the seventh anniversary of the Closing, to the extent the Sellers have not earned the entirety of the Applied Earnout, SMAT shall pay the Sellers a pro-rata amount of the Applied Earnout based on collections from net sales of the product, with such amount to be due credited against any Applied Earnout payments already made by SMAT (the “True-Up Payment”). The Applied Earnout, minus the True-Up Payment and evaluating available information to determine if further adjustments are needed.any Applied Earnout payments already made by SMAT, may be earned at any point in the future, including after the True-Up Payment is made.

 

In connection with the Scendia acquisition,Applied Asset Purchase and pursuant to the Applied Purchase Agreement, effective August 1, 2023, the Company entered into a professional services agreement (the “Petito Services Agreement”) with the Owner, pursuant to which the Owner, as an independent contractor, agreed to provide certain services to the Company, including, among other things, assisting with the development of products already in development and assisting with research, development, formulation, invention and manufacturing of any future products (the “Petito Services”). As consideration for the Petito Services, the Owner is entitled to receive: (i) a base salary of $12,000 per month during the term of the Petito Services Agreement, (ii) a royalty payment equal to three percent (3%) of the actual collections from net sales of certain products the Owner develops or co-develops that reach commercialization, (iii) a royalty payment equal to five percent (5%) for the first $50.0 million in aggregate collections from net sales of certain future products and a royalty payment of two and one-half percent (2.5%) on aggregate collections from net sales of certain future products on any amounts exceeding $50.0 million but up to $100.0 million, (iv) $500,000 in cash in the event that 510(k) clearance is issued for any future product accepted by the Company and (v) $1.0 million in cash in the event that a U.S. patent is issued for a certain product; provided that with respect to the incentive payments described in (iv) and (v) of the foregoing, the Owner shall not earn more than $2.5 million.

The Petito Services Agreement has an initial term of three years and is subject to automatic successive one-month renewals unless earlier terminated in accordance with its terms. The Petito Services Agreement may be terminated upon the Owner’s death or disability or by the Company or the Owner “For Cause” (as defined in the Petito Services Agreement); provided, however, that the base salary described in (i) of the foregoing paragraph shall survive termination through the three-year initial term and the royalty payments and incentive payments described in (ii)-(v) of the foregoing paragraph shall survive termination of the Petito Services Agreement.

As the contingent consideration was negotiated as part of the transfer of assets, the contingent obligations were measured at fair value and included in the total purchase consideration transferred. Accordingly, the contingent consideration is classified as a liability at its estimated fair value at each reporting period with the subsequent change in fair value recognized as a gain or loss.

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The total purchase consideration for the Applied Asset Purchase as determined by the Company was as follows:

SCHEDULE OF PURCHASE CONSIDERATION

Consideration Equity Shares  Dollar Value 
Cash Closing Consideration     $9,750,000 
Fair value of Stock Closing Consideration  73,809   3,089,645 
Fair value of Installment Payments      2,040,808 
Cash paid for inventory      30,007 
Fair value of Petito Services Agreement defined payments      825,834 
Fair value of Petito Services Agreement contingent consideration      893,000 
Direct transaction costs      162,743 
Total purchase consideration     $16,792,037 

Based on guidance provided by ASC 805, the Company recorded the Applied Asset Purchase as an income tax benefitasset acquisition due to the determination that substantially all the fair value of $the assets acquired was concentrated in a group of similar identifiable assets. The Company believes the “substantially all” criterion was met with respect to the acquired intellectual property being the only significant asset acquired. Accordingly, the Company accounted for the transaction as an asset acquisition.

1,702,890

The purchase consideration, plus transaction costs, was allocated to the individual assets according to their fair values as a percentage of the total fair value of the assets purchased, with no goodwill recognized. Based on the estimated fair value of the gross assets acquired, the total fair value of the net assets acquired was primarily attributable to, and classified as, finite-lived intellectual property in the third quarter of 2022. See Note 12 for more information regarding2023. The total purchase consideration was allocated based on the income tax benefit.

Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information

The unaudited pro forma financial information in the table below summarizes the combined resultsrelative estimated fair value of operations of the Company and Scendiasuch assets as though the acquisition had occurred as of January 1, 2021. The pro forma financial information is presented for informational purposes only and is not indicative of the results of operations that would have been achieved if the acquisition had taken place at the beginning of each period presented nor is it indicative of future results. The following pro forma financial information presented includes adjustments for net revenue and cost of goods sold related to transactions between the Company and Scendia that have been eliminated, as well as the pro forma depreciation and amortization charges from acquired tangible and intangible assets for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2022.

follows:

 SCHEDULE OF BUSINESS ACQUISITION, PRO FORMA INFORMATIONPURCHASE CONSIDERATION ON FAIR VALUE OF ASSETS ACQUIRED

   2022  2021  2022  2021 
   Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended 
   September 30,  September 30, 
   2022  2021  2022  2021 
Net Revenue  $13,044,571  $7,452,902  $36,454,704  $21,826,180 
Net Loss  $(1,529,252) $(2,189,798) $(3,193,078) $(4,800,211)
Description Amount 
Inventory $30,007 
Equipment  33,062 
Intellectual property  16,728,968 
Net assets acquired $16,792,037 

 

NOTE 6 – INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 

The carrying values of the Company’s intangible assets were as follows for the periods presented:

 

SCHEDULE OF FINITE LIVED INTANGIBLE ASSETS

  September 30, 2022  December 31, 2021 
     Accumulated        Accumulated    
  Cost  Amortization  Net  Cost  Amortization  Net 
Amortizable Intangible Assets:                        
Product Licenses $4,793,879  $(872,073) $3,921,806  $4,193,879  $(586,541) $3,607,338 
Patents and Other IP  21,935,580   (1,185,294)  20,750,286   1,610,111   (551,285)  1,058,826 
Customer relationships and other  7,947,332   (402,242)  7,545,090   127,492   (65,686)  61,806 
                         
Total $34,676,791  $(2,459,609) $32,217,182  $5,931,482  $(1,203,512) $4,727,970 

In May 2020, the Company executed a product license agreement with Rochal, pursuant to which the Company acquired an exclusive world-wide license to market, sell and further develop a debrider for human medical use to enhance skin condition or treat or relieve skin disorders, excluding uses primarily for beauty, cosmetic, or toiletry purposes. Pursuant to the agreement, at the time Rochal issues a purchase order to its contract manufacturer for the first good manufacturing practice run of the licensed products, the Company is obligated to pay Rochal $600,000 in cash. This milestone was achieved during the second quarter of 2022 and, as a result, the Company recorded an addition to intangible assets. This payment was made in July 2022, and accordingly, the associated payable was recorded at June 30, 2022.

In March 2021, the Company issued 20,834 shares of its common stock to Rochal, for a $750,000 milestone payment required per the terms of a licensing agreement with Rochal. The payment became due upon the Company’s public offering of common stock in February 2021. The milestone payment was recorded as an addition to intangible assets.

  September 30, 2023  December 31, 2022 
     Accumulated        Accumulated    
  Cost  Amortization  Net  Cost  Amortization  Net 
Amortizable Intangible Assets:                        
Product licenses $4,793,879  $(1,246,115) $3,547,764  $4,793,879  $(980,583) $3,813,296 
Patents and other IP  38,664,548   (2,598,220)  36,066,328   21,935,580   (1,492,057)  20,443,523 
Customer relationships and other  7,947,332   (1,569,958)  6,377,374   7,947,332   (694,171)  7,253,161 
Total $51,405,759  $(5,414,293) $45,991,466  $34,676,791  $(3,166,811) $31,509,980 

 

As of September 30, 2022,2023, the weighted-average amortization period for finite-lived intangible assets was 14.314.5 years. Amortization expense related to intangible assets was $708,534881,079 and $112,162708,534 for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, and 2021respectively, and $1,256,0972,247,482 and $268,5201,256,097 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, and 2021.respectively. The estimated remaining amortization expense as of September 30, 20222023 for finite-lived intangible assets is as follows:

 

SCHEDULE OF FUTURE AMORTIZATION EXPENSE

        
Remainder of 2022 $695,201 
2023  2,780,806 
Remainder of 2023 $974,018 
2024  2,780,806   3,896,070 
2025  2,780,806   3,896,070 
2026  2,763,550   3,878,815 
2027  2,649,698   3,764,962 
2028  3,731,721 
Thereafter  17,766,315   25,849,810 
Total $32,217,182  $45,991,466 

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The Company has reviewed the carrying value of intangible assets and has determined there was no impairment during either of the nine months ended September 30, 20222023 or 2021.2022.

 

NOTE 7 – INVESTMENTS IN EQUITY SECURITIES

 

The Company’s equity investments consist of nonmarketable equity securities in privately held companies without readily determinable fair values. Unless accounted for under the equity method of accounting, the investments are reported at cost minus impairment, if any, plus or minus changes resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions for the identical or similar investment of the same issuer.

 

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In July 2020, the Company made a $500,000 long-term investment to purchase certain nonmarketable securities consisting of 7,142,857 Series B-2 Preferred Shares of Direct Dermatology Inc. (“DirectDerm”), representing approximately 2.9% ownership of DirectDerm at that time. Through this investment, the Company received exclusive rights to utilize DirectDerm’s technology in all acute and post-acute care settings such as skilled nursing facilities, home health and wound clinics. The Company does not have the ability to exercise significant influence over DirectDerm’s operating and financial activities. In 2021, the Company purchased an additional 3,571,430 shares of DirectDerm’s Series B-2 Preferred for $250,000. In March 2022, the Company purchased an additional 3,571,429 shares of DirectDerm’s Series B-2 Preferred for $250,000. The Company’s ownership of DirectDerm was approximately 8.1% as of September 30, 2022.2023.

 

In November 2020, the Company entered into agreements to purchase certain nonmarketable securities consisting of 150,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series A Stock”) of Precision Healing for an aggregate purchase price of $600,000. The Series A Stock was convertible into 150,000 shares of common stock of Precision Healing and had a senior liquidation preference relative to the common shareholders. This initial investment represented approximately 12.6% ownership of Precision Healing’s outstanding voting securities. In February 2021, the Company invested $600,000 to purchase 150,000 additional shares of Series A Stock which was convertible into 150,000 shares of common stock of Precision Healing. This resulted in ownership of approximately 22.4% of Precision Healing’s outstanding voting securities. With this level of significant influence, the Company transitioned to the equity method of accounting for this investment. In June 2021, the Company invested $500,000 for 125,000 additional shares of Series A Stock, which increased the Company’s ownership of Precision Healing’s outstanding voting securities to approximately 29.0%. In October and in December of 2021, 125,000 and 150,000 more shares of Series A Stock were purchased for $500,000 and $600,000, respectively.

 

As discussed above, in April 2022, the Company closed a merger transaction with Precision Healing pursuant to which Precision Healing became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (see Note 43 for more information). As a result of the merger, the Company’s equity method investment in Precision Healing ceased in April 2022. The Company has recorded $379,633 in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 as its share of the loss from this equity method investment in 2022 for the period prior to acquisition.

 

In June 2021, the Company invested $2,084,278 to purchase 278,587 Class A Preferred Shares (the “Shares”“Pixalere Shares”) of Canada-based Pixalere Healthcare Inc. (“Pixalere”). The Pixalere Shares are convertible into approximately 27.3% of the outstanding equity of Pixalere. Pixalere provides a cloud-based wound care software tool that empowers nurses, specialists and administrators to deliver better care for patients. In connection with the Company’s purchase of the Pixalere Shares, Pixalere granted Pixalere Healthcare USA, LLC (“Pixalere USA”), a subsidiary of the Company, a royalty-free exclusive license to use the Pixalere software and platform in the United States. In conjunction with the grant of the license, the Company issued Pixalere a 27.3% equity ownership interest in Pixalere USA valued at $93,879.

 

The Company has reviewed the characteristics of the Pixalere Shares in accordance with ASC Topic 323, Investments – Equity Method and Joint Ventures. Due to the substantive liquidation preferences of the Pixalere Shares over Pixalere’s common stock, the Pixalere Shares are not “in-substance” common stock, and therefore, the Company willdoes not utilize the equity method of accounting for this investment. In accordance with ASC Topic 321, Investments - Equity Securities, this investment was reported at cost as of September 30, 2022.2023.

 

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The following summarizes the Company’s investments for the periods presented:

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 September 30, 2022  December 31, 2021  September 30, 2023 December 31, 2022 
  Carrying Amount   Economic Interest   Carrying Amount   Economic Interest   Carrying Amount  Economic Interest  Carrying Amount  Economic Interest 
Equity Method Investment                                
Precision Healing Inc. $-   -% $2,183,073   40.3% $-   -% $-   -%
                                
Cost Method Investments                                
Direct Dermatology, Inc.  1,000,000       750,000       1,000,000       1,000,000     
Pixalere Healthcare, Inc.  2,084,278       2,084,278     
Pixalere Healthcare Inc.  2,084,278       2,084,278     
Total Cost Method Investments  3,084,278       2,834,278       3,084,278       3,084,278     
                                
Total Investments $3,084,278      $5,017,351      $3,084,278      $3,084,278     

The following summarizes the loss from the equity method investment reflected in the consolidated statementsConsolidated Statements of operations:Operations:

 

SCHEDULE OF LOSS FROM EQUITY METHOD INVESTMENT

 2022  2021  2022  2021  2023 2022 2023 2022 
 Three Months ended
September 30,
  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  Three Months ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, 
 2022  2021  2022  2021  2023 2022 2023 2022 
Investment                  
Precision Healing Inc. $      -  $(193,843) $(379,633) $(472,747) $-  $-  $-  $(379,633)
                                
Total $-  $(193,843) $(379,633) $(472,747) $-  $-  $-  $(379,633)
Loss from equity method investment $-  $-  $-  $(379,633)

NOTE 8 - OPERATING LEASES

 

The Company periodically enters operating lease contracts for office space and equipment. Arrangements are evaluated at inception to determine whether such arrangements constitute a lease.

Right of use assets (“ROU assets”) represent the right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease ROU assets and liabilities were recognized on the transition date based on the present value of lease payments over the respective lease term, with the office space ROU asset adjusted for deferred rent liability.

 

The Company has three activematerial operating leases: twoleases for office space. In March and September 2023, the Company amended its primary office lease to obtain additional space, as well as extend the term. The leases withhave remaining lease terms of 2187, 40 and 52 months, respectively, and a facility lease with a remaining term of 3523 months as of September 30, 2022. All other leases are short-term leases, which for2023. For practical expediency, the Company has elected to not recognize as ROU assets and lease liabilities.liabilities related to short-term leases.

 

In accordance with ASC Topic 842, Leases, the Company has recorded ROU assets of $854,7232,094,188 and a related lease liability of $866,8162,168,499 as of September 30, 2022.2023. The Company recorded lease expense of $295,268 and $210,317 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, for its leased assets and $139,091 for the nine months ended September 30, 2021.assets. Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities was $264,291 and $210,897 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, and $139,667 for the nine months ended September 30, 2021.respectively. The present value of the Company’s operating lease liabilities as of September 30, 2023 is shown below.

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Maturity of Operating Lease Liabilities

SCHEDULE OF OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY

 September 30,
2022
  September 30, 2023 
Remainder of 2022  85,291 
2023  344,565 
Remainder of 2023 $116,285 
2024  273,981   505,017 
2025  159,469   532,053 
2026  79,161   379,529 
2027  297,947 
2028  295,689 
Thereafter  6,727   604,049 
    
Total lease payments  949,194   2,730,569 
Less imputed interest  (82,378)  (562,070)
Present Value of Lease Liabilities $866,816  $2,168,499 
        
Operating lease liabilities – current  299,072   322,206 
Operating lease liabilities – long-term  567,744   1,846,293 

 

As of September 30, 2022,2023, the Company’s operating leases havehad a weighted average remaining lease term of 3.16.0 years and a weighted average discount rate of 4.097.59%.

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NOTE 9 – DEBT AND CREDIT FACILITIES

In connection with the entry into the Applied Purchase Agreement, on August 1, 2023, SMAT, as borrower, and the Company, as guarantor, entered into a loan agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with Cadence Bank (the “Bank”) providing for, among other things, an advancing term loan in the aggregate principal amount of $12.0 million (the “Term Loan”), which was evidenced by an advancing promissory note. Pursuant to the Loan Agreement, the Bank agreed to make, at any time and from time to time prior to February 1, 2024, one or more advances to SMAT.

The proceeds of the advances under the Loan Agreement will be used for working capital and for purposes of financing up to one hundred percent (100%) of the Cash Closing Consideration and Installment Payments for the Applied Asset Purchase and related fees and expenses, including any subsequent payments that may be due to the Sellers after the Closing. On August 1, 2023, the Bank, at the request of SMAT, made an advance for $9.75 million. The proceeds from the advance were used to fund the Cash Closing Consideration for the Applied Asset Purchase.

Advances under the Term Loan will begin amortizing in monthly installments commencing on August 5, 2024. All remaining unpaid balances under the Term Loan are due and payable in full on August 1, 2028 (the “Maturity Date”). SMAT may prepay amounts due under the Term Loan. All accrued but unpaid interest on the unpaid principal balance of outstanding advances is due and payable monthly, beginning on September 5, 2023 and continuing monthly on the fifth day of each month thereafter until the Maturity Date. The unpaid principal balance of outstanding advances bears interest, subject to certain conditions, at the lesser of the Maximum Rate (as defined in the Loan Agreement) or the Base Rate, which is for any day, a rate per annum equal to the term secured overnight financing rate (Term SOFR) (as administered by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York) for a one-month tenor in effect on such day plus three percent (3.0%).

The obligations of SMAT under the Loan Agreement and the other loan documents delivered in connection therewith are guaranteed by the Company and are secured by a first priority security interest in substantially all of the existing and future assets of SMAT.

The Loan Agreement contains customary representations and warranties and certain covenants that limit (subject to certain exceptions) the ability of SMAT and the Company to, among other things, (i) create, assume or guarantee certain liabilities, (ii) create, assume or suffer liens securing indebtedness, (iii) make or permit loans and advances, (iv) acquire any assets outside the ordinary course of business, (v) consolidate, merge or sell all or a material part of its assets, (vi) pay dividends or other distributions on, or redeem or repurchase, interest in an obligor, including the Company, as guarantor (vii) cease, suspend or materially curtail business operations or (viii) engage in certain affiliate transactions. In addition, the Loan Agreement contains financial covenants that require SMAT to maintain (i) a minimum Debt Services Coverage Ratio of 1.2 to 1.0 as of the last day of each applicable fiscal quarter and (ii) a maximum Cash Flow Leverage Ratio of not more than (a) 4.5 to 1.0 as of the last day of the fiscal quarter ending on September 30, 2023, (b) 4.0 to 1.0 as of the last day of each fiscal quarter ending on December 31, 2023 and March 31, 2024, (c) 3.5 to 1.0 as of the last day of each fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2024 and September 30, 2024 and (d) 3.0 to 1.0 as of the last day of each fiscal quarter thereafter. Pursuant to the Loan Agreement, in the event that SMAT fails to comply with the financial covenants described above, the Company is required to contribute cash to SMAT in an amount equal to the amount required to satisfy the financial covenants. During the three months ended September 30, 2023, the Company contributed an immaterial amount of cash to SMAT in order to permit SMAT to be in compliance with the financial covenants under the Loan Agreement. The Company was in compliance with the financial covenants under the Loan Agreement as of September 30, 2023.

The Loan Agreement also contains customary events of default. If such an event of default occurs, the Bank would be entitled to take various actions, including the acceleration of amounts due under the Loan Agreement and actions permitted to be taken by a secured creditor.

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The table below presents the components of outstanding debt for the periods presented:

SCHEDULE OF LONG-TERM DEBT

  September 30, 2023  December 31, 2022 
Term Loan $9,750,000  $- 
Total debt  9,750,000   - 
Less: debt issuance costs, net of accumulated amortization of $2,055 and zero  (59,603)         - 
Long-term debt  9,690,397   - 
Less: current portion of debt  232,143   - 
Long-term debt, net of current portion $9,458,254  $- 

As of September 30, 2023, the interest rate on the advance under the Term Loan was 8.3%.

 

NOTE 9 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIESThe table below presents the aggregate maturities of the Company’s outstanding debt as of September 30, 2023:

SCHEDULE OF MATURITIES OUTSTANDING DEBT

Year Total 
Remainder of 2023 $- 
2024  580,357 
2025  1,625,000 
2026  1,950,000 
2027  1,950,000 
2028  3,644,643 
Thereafter  - 
Total debt $9,750,000 

 

License Agreements and Royalties

CellerateRX Activated Collagen

In August 2018,connection with the Term Loan, the Company entered an exclusive, world-wide sublicense agreement with CGI Cellerate RX, LLC (“CGI Cellerate RX”) to distribute CellerateRX Surgical and HYCOL products into the surgical and wound care markets. Pursuant to the sublicense agreement, the Company pays royalties of 3-5% of annual collected net sales of CellerateRX Surgical and HYCOL. As amendedincurred $61,658 in January 2021, the term of the sublicense extends through May 2050, with automatic successive year-to-year renewal terms thereafter so long as the Company’s Net Sales (as defined in the sublicense agreement) each year are equal to or in excess of $1,000,000. If the Company’s Net Sales fall below $1,000,000 for any year after the initial expiration date, CGI Cellerate RX will have the right to terminate the sublicense agreement upon written notice. Minimum royalties of $400,000 per year are payable for the first five years of the sublicense agreement.

Under this agreement, royalty expense, which is recorded in “Cost of goods sold” in the accompanying Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations, was $432,809 and $172,731, respectively, fordebt issuance costs during the three months ended September 30, 2023. Debt issuance costs are amortized to “Interest expense and other” on the Consolidated Statement of Operations over the life of the debt to which they pertain. The total unamortized debt issuance costs were $59,603 and zero as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. Debt issuance costs are included in “Long-term debt, net of current portion” on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Amortization expense related to debt issuance costs was $2,055and 2021. Forzero for the three and nine months ended September 30, 20222023 and 2021, royalty expense was $1,245,775 and $576,951,2022, respectively.

BIAKŌS Antimicrobial Wound Gel and BIAKŌS Antimicrobial Skin and Wound Cleanser

In July 2019, the Company executed a license agreement with Rochal whereby the Company acquired an exclusive world-wide license to market, sell and further develop antimicrobial products for the prevention and treatment of microbes on the human body utilizing certain Rochal patents and pending patent applications (the “BIAKŌS License Agreement”). Currently, the products covered by the BIAKŌS License Agreement are BIAKŌS Antimicrobial Wound Gel and BIAKŌS Antimicrobial Skin and Wound Cleanser. Both products are 510(k) approved.

Future commitments under the terms of the BIAKŌS License Agreement include:

The Company pays Rochal a royalty of 2-4% of net sales. The minimum annual royalty due to Rochal is $120,000 for 2022 and will increase by $10,000 each subsequent calendar year up to a maximum amount of $150,000.

The Company pays additional royalty annually based on specific net profit targets from sales of the licensed products, subject to a maximum of $1,000,000 during any calendar year.

Unless previously terminated by the parties, the BIAKŌS License Agreement expires with the related patents in December 2031.

Under this agreement, royalty expense, which is recorded in “Cost of goods sold” in the accompanying Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations, was $30,000 and $27,500, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, royalty expense was $90,000 and $82,500, respectively.

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CuraShield Antimicrobial Barrier Film and No Sting Skin Protectant

In October 2019, the Company executed a license agreement with Rochal pursuant to which the Company acquired an exclusive world-wide license to market, sell and further develop certain antimicrobial barrier film and skin protectant products for use in the human health care market utilizing certain Rochal patents and pending patent applications (the “ABF License Agreement”). Currently, the products covered by the ABF License Agreement are CuraShield Antimicrobial Barrier Film and a no sting skin protectant product.

Future commitments under the terms of the ABF License Agreement include:

The Company will pay Rochal a royalty of 2-4% of net sales. The minimum annual royalty due to Rochal will be $50,000 beginning with the first full calendar year following the year in which first commercial sales of the products occur. The annual minimum royalty will increase by 10% each subsequent calendar year up to a maximum amount of $75,000.

The Company will pay additional royalties annually based on specific net profit targets from sales of the licensed products, subject to a maximum of $500,000 during any calendar year.

Unless previously terminated or extended by the parties, the ABF License Agreement will terminate upon expiration of the last U.S. patent in October 2033. No commercial sales or royalties have been recognized under this agreement as of September 30, 2022.

Debrider License Agreement

In May 2020, the Company executed a product license agreement with Rochal, pursuant to which the Company acquired an exclusive world-wide license to market, sell and further develop a debrider for human medical use to enhance skin condition or treat or relieve skin disorders, excluding uses primarily for beauty, cosmetic, or toiletry purposes (the “Debrider License Agreement”).

Future commitments under the terms of the Debrider License Agreement include:

Upon FDA clearance of the licensed products, the Company will pay Rochal $500,000 in cash and an additional $1,000,000, which, at the Company’s option, may be paid in any combination of cash and its common stock.

The Company will pay Rochal a royalty of 2-4% of net sales. The minimum annual royalty due to Rochal will be $100,000 beginning with the first full calendar year following the year in which first commercial sales of the licensed products occur and increase by 10% each subsequent calendar year up to a maximum amount of $150,000.

The Company will pay additional royalty annually based on specific net profit targets from sales of the licensed products, subject to a maximum of $1,000,000 during any calendar year.

Unless previously terminated or extended by the parties, the Debrider License Agreement will expire in October 2034. No commercial sales or royalties have been recognized under this agreement as of September 30, 2022.

Resorbable Bone Hemostat

The Company acquired a patent in 2009 for a resorbable bone hemostat and delivery system for orthopedic bone void fillers. In connection with the patent acquisition, the Company entered into a royalty agreement to pay 8% of the Company’s net revenues, including royalty revenues, generated from products that utilize the Company’s acquired patented bone hemostat and delivery system. This patent is not part of the Company’s long-term strategic focus. The Company subsequently licensed the patent to a third party to market a bone void filler product for which the Company receives a 2% royalty on product sales over the life of the patent, which expires in 2023, with annual minimum royalties of $201,000. To date, royalty revenues received by the Company related to this licensing agreement have not exceeded the annual minimum of $201,000 ($50,250 per quarter). Therefore, the Company’s annual royalty obligation has been $16,080 ($4,020 per quarter), with the expense being reported in “Cost of goods sold” in the accompanying Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Precision Healing Merger Agreement

In April 2022, the Company closed a merger transaction with Precision Healing pursuant to which Precision Healing became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. Pursuant to the terms of the merger agreement, holders of Precision Healing common stock and preferred stock, other than the Company, were entitled to receive closing consideration, consisting of $125,966 in cash consideration, which was paid to stockholders who were not accredited investors, 165,738 shares of the Company’s common stock, which was paid only to accredited investors, and the payment in cash of approximately $0.6 million of transaction expenses of Precision Healing. The Company recorded the issuance of the 165,738 shares to accredited investors and cash payments to non-accredited investors based on the closing price per share of the Company’s common stock on April 4, 2022, which was $30.75.

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Upon the closing of the merger, the Precision Healing outstanding options previously granted under the Precision Healing Plan converted, pursuant to their terms, into options to acquire an aggregate of 144,191 shares of Company common stock with a weighted exercise price of $10.71 per share. These options expire between August 2030 and April 2031. In addition, outstanding and unexercised Precision Healing warrants converted into rights to receive warrants to purchase (i) 4,424 shares of Company common stock with an initial exercise price of $7.32 per share and an expiration date of April 22, 2031, and (ii) 12,301 shares of the Company’s common stock with an initial exercise price of $12.05 per share and an expiration date of August 10, 2030. Concurrent with the assumption of the Precision Healing Plan, the Company terminated the ability to offer future awards under the Precision Healing Plan.

Pursuant to the merger agreement, upon the achievement of certain performance thresholds, the securityholders of Precision Healing, including the holders of options and warrants to purchase Precision Healing common stock and certain persons promised options to purchase Precision Healing common stock, are also entitled to receive payments of up to $10.0 million, which was accounted for as contingent consideration pursuant to ASC 805. The earnout consideration is payable in cash or, at the Company’s election, is payable to accredited investors in shares of Company common stock at a price per share equal to the greater of (i) $27.13 or (ii) the average closing price of Company common stock for the 20 trading days prior to the date such earnout consideration is due and payable. Pursuant to the merger agreement, a minimum percentage of the earnout consideration may be required to be issued to accredited investors in shares of Company common stock for tax purposes. The amount and composition of the portion of earnout consideration payable is subject to adjustment and offsets as set forth in the merger agreement. See Note 4 for more information regarding the merger with Precision Healing.

Scendia Purchase Agreement

In July 2022, the Company closed the Scendia acquisition pursuant to which Scendia became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. Pursuant to the purchase agreement, the aggregate consideration for the acquisition at closing was approximately $7.3 million, subject to customary post-closing adjustments. The consideration consisted of (i) approximately $1.3 million of cash, subject to certain adjustments, and (ii) 291,686 shares of common stock of the Company. Pursuant to the purchase agreement, at closing, the Company withheld 94,798 Indemnity Holdback Shares, which such Indemnity Holdback Shares shall be withheld, issued, and released to the Seller after closing as and to the extent provided in the purchase agreement to satisfy the Seller’s indemnification obligations, if any.

In addition to the cash consideration and the stock consideration, the purchase agreement provides that the Seller is entitled to receive two potential earnout payments, payable on an annual basis, not to exceed $10.0 million in the aggregate, which was accounted for as contingent consideration pursuant to ASC 805. The earnout consideration is payable to the Seller in cash or, at the Company’s election, in up to 486,145 shares of the Company’s common stock upon the achievement of certain performance thresholds relating to net revenue attributable to sales of Scendia products during the two-year period following the closing. See Note 5 for more information regarding the acquisition of Scendia.

Other Commitments

In May 2019, the Company organized Sanara Pulsar, LLC (“Sanara Pulsar”), a Texas limited liability company, which is owned 60% by the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary Cellerate, LLC, and 40% owned by Wound Care Solutions, Limited (“WCS”), an unaffiliated company registered in the United Kingdom. At the time of the formation of Sanara Pulsar, it and WCS entered into a supply agreement whereby Sanara Pulsar became the exclusive distributor in the United States of certain wound care products that utilize intellectual property developed and owned by WCS. Pursuant to the operating agreement of Sanara Pulsar, in the event WCS’s annual Form K-l does not allocate to WCS net income of at least $200,000 (the “Target Net Income”), the Company is required, within 30 days after such determination, to pay WCS the amount of funds representing the difference between the Target Net Income and the actual amount of net income shown on WCS’s Form K-1 as a distribution from Sanara Pulsar to WCS. For each of the years 2021 through 2024 the Target Net Income will increase by 10%. In April 2022, the Company paid WCS $220,000 related to the fiscal 2021 Form K-1. All other distributions made by Sanara Pulsar to its members, not including tax distributions, will be made exclusively to the Company until such time as the Company has received an amount of distributions equal to all such advances to WCS.

 

NOTE 10 – DEBTCOMMITMENTS AND CREDIT FACILITIESCONTINGENCIES

License Agreements and Royalties

CellerateRX Surgical Activated Collagen

In August 2018, the Company entered into the Sublicense Agreement with CGI Cellerate RX to distribute CellerateRX Surgical and HYCOL products into the surgical and wound care markets. Pursuant to the Sublicense Agreement, the Company pays royalties of 3-5% of annual collected net sales of CellerateRX Surgical and HYCOL. As amended in January 2021, the term of the sublicense extends through May 2050, with automatic successive year-to-year renewal terms thereafter so long as the Company’s Net Sales (as defined in the Sublicense Agreement) each year are equal to or in excess of $1,000,000. If the Company’s Net Sales fall below $1,000,000 for any year after the initial expiration date, CGI Cellerate RX will have the right to terminate the Sublicense Agreement upon written notice.

Under this agreement, royalty expense, which is recorded in “Cost of goods sold” in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations, totaled a benefit of $9,209 for the three months ended September 30, 2023 due to the reversal of an accrual and $432,809 of expense for the three months ended September 30, 2022, respectively. Royalty expense totaled $1,060,035 and $1,245,775 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Sales of CellerateRX Surgical comprised the substantial majority of the Company’s sales during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022.

As discussed further in Note 5, on August 1, 2023, the Company purchased certain assets from Applied, including the underlying intellectual property of, as well as the rights to manufacture and sell, CellerateRX Surgical and HYCOL products. In connection with the Applied Asset Purchase, Applied assigned its license agreement with CGI Cellerate RX to SMAT. Since the Closing, Sanara indirectly makes intercompany royalty payments to SMAT at the same rate as set forth in the Sublicense Agreement. Effective August 1, 2023, these intercompany royalty payments and the offsetting cost of goods sold are eliminated on a consolidated basis.

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Revolving Line of CreditBIAKŌS Antimicrobial Wound Gel and BIAKŌS Antimicrobial Skin and Wound Cleanser

 

In JanuaryJuly 2019, the Company executed a license agreement with Rochal Industries, LLC (“Rochal”), a related party, pursuant to which the Company acquired an exclusive world-wide license to market, sell and further develop antimicrobial products for the prevention and treatment of microbes on the human body utilizing certain Rochal patents and pending patent applications (the “BIAKŌS License Agreement”). Currently, the products covered by the BIAKŌS License Agreement are BIAKŌS Antimicrobial Wound Gel and BIAKŌS Antimicrobial Skin and Wound Cleanser. Both products are 510(k) cleared.

Future commitments under the terms of the BIAKŌS License Agreement include:

The Company pays Rochal a royalty of 2-4% of net sales. The minimum annual royalty due to Rochal was $120,000 for 2022 and will increase by $10,000 each subsequent calendar year up to a maximum amount of $150,000.

The Company pays additional royalty annually based on specific net profit targets from sales of the licensed products, subject to a maximum of $1,000,000 during any calendar year.

Unless previously terminated by the parties, the BIAKŌS License Agreement expires with the related patents in December 2031.

Under this agreement, royalty expense, which is recorded in “Cost of goods sold” in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations, was $32,499 and $30,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, royalty expense was $97,499 and $90,000, respectively. The Company’s Executive Chairman is a director of Rochal, and indirectly a significant shareholder of Rochal, and through the potential exercise of warrants, a majority shareholder of Rochal. Another one of the Company’s directors is also a director and significant shareholder of Rochal.

CuraShield Antimicrobial Barrier Film and No Sting Skin Protectant

In October 2019, the Company executed a license agreement with Rochal pursuant to which the Company acquired an exclusive world-wide license to market, sell and further develop certain antimicrobial barrier film and skin protectant products for use in the human health care market utilizing certain Rochal patents and pending patent applications (the “ABF License Agreement”). Currently, the products covered by the ABF License Agreement are CuraShield Antimicrobial Barrier Film and a no sting skin protectant product.

Future commitments under the terms of the ABF License Agreement include:

The Company will pay Rochal a royalty of 2-4% of net sales. The minimum annual royalty due to Rochal will be $50,000 beginning with the first full calendar year following the year in which first commercial sales of the products occur. The annual minimum royalty will increase by 10% each subsequent calendar year up to a maximum amount of $75,000.

The Company will pay additional royalties annually based on specific net profit targets from sales of the licensed products, subject to a maximum of $500,000 during any calendar year.

Unless previously terminated or extended by the parties, the ABF License Agreement will terminate upon expiration of the last U.S. patent in October 2033. No commercial sales or royalties had been recognized under this agreement as of September 30, 2023.

Debrider License Agreement

In May 2020, the Company executed a product license agreement with Rochal, pursuant to which the Company acquired an exclusive world-wide license to market, sell and further develop a debrider for human medical use to enhance skin condition or treat or relieve skin disorders, excluding uses primarily for beauty, cosmetic, or toiletry purposes (the “Debrider License Agreement”).

Future commitments under the terms of the Debrider License Agreement include:

Upon FDA clearance of the licensed products, the Company will pay Rochal $500,000 in cash and an additional $1,000,000, which at the Company’s option may be paid in any combination of cash and its common stock.

The Company will pay Rochal a royalty of 2-4% of net sales. The minimum annual royalty due to Rochal will be $100,000 beginning with the first full calendar year following the year in which first commercial sales of the licensed products occur and increase by 10% each subsequent calendar year up to a maximum amount of $150,000.

The Company will pay additional royalty annually based on specific net profit targets from sales of the licensed products, subject to a maximum of $1,000,000 during any calendar year.

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Unless previously terminated or extended by the parties, the Debrider License Agreement will expire in October 2034. No commercial sales or royalties have been recognized under this agreement as of September 30, 2023.

Resorbable Bone Hemostat

The Company acquired a patent in 2009 for a resorbable bone hemostat and delivery system for orthopedic bone void fillers. In connection with the patent acquisition, the Company entered into a royalty agreement to pay 8% of the Company’s net revenues, including royalty revenues, generated from products that utilize the Company’s acquired patented bone hemostat and delivery system. This patent is not part of the Company’s long-term strategic focus. The Company subsequently licensed the patent to a third party to market a bone void filler product for which the Company receives a 2% royalty on product sales through the end of 2023, with annual minimum royalties of $201,000. To date, royalty revenues received by the Company related to this licensing agreement have not exceeded the annual minimum of $201,000 ($50,250 per quarter). Therefore, the Company’s annual royalty obligation has been $16,080 ($4,020 per quarter), with the expense being reported in “Cost of goods sold” in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Rochal Asset Acquisition

In July 2021, the Company entered into an asset purchase agreement with Rochal effective July 1, 2021, pursuant to which the Company purchased certain assets of Rochal. Pursuant to the asset purchase agreement, for the three-year period after the effective date, Rochal is entitled to receive consideration for any new product relating to the business that is directly and primarily based on an invention conceived and reduced to practice by a loan agreement (the “Loan Agreement”)member or members of Rochal’s science team. For the three-year period after the effective date, Rochal is also entitled to receive an amount in cash equal to twenty-five percent of the proceeds received for any Grant (as defined in the asset purchase agreement) by either the Company or Rochal. In addition, the Company agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to perform Minimum Development Efforts (as defined in the asset purchase agreement) with Cadence Bank, N.A. (“Cadence”) providing forrespect to certain products under development, which if obtained, will entitle the Company to intellectual property rights from Rochal in respect of such products.

Precision Healing Merger Agreement

In April 2022, the Company closed a $2.5 million revolving linemerger transaction with Precision Healing pursuant to which Precision Healing became a wholly owned subsidiary of credit.the Company. Pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement,merger agreement, holders of Precision Healing common stock and preferred stock, other than the revolving lineCompany, were entitled to receive closing consideration, consisting of credit$125,966 in cash consideration, which was setpaid to mature on January 13, 2023, and was secured by substantially allstockholders who were not accredited investors, 165,738 shares of the Company’s assets.common stock, which was paid only to accredited investors, and the payment in cash of approximately $0.6 million of transaction expenses of Precision Healing. The Company recorded the issuance of the 165,738 shares to accredited investors and cash payments to nonaccredited investors based on the closing price per share of the Company’s common stock on April 4, 2022, which was $30.75.

 

Upon the closing of the merger, the Precision Healing outstanding options previously granted under the Precision Healing Plan converted, pursuant to their terms, into options to acquire an aggregate of 144,191 shares of Company common stock with a weighted average exercise price of $10.71 per share. These options expire between August 2030 and April 2031. In addition, outstanding and unexercised Precision Healing warrants converted into rights to receive warrants to purchase (i) 4,424 shares of Company common stock with an initial exercise price of $7.32 per share and an expiration date of April 22, 2031, and (ii) 12,301 shares of the Company’s common stock with an initial exercise price of $12.05 per share and an expiration date of August 10, 2030. Concurrent with the assumption of the Precision Healing Plan, the Company terminated the ability to offer future awards under the Precision Healing Plan.

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Pursuant to the merger agreement, upon the achievement of certain performance thresholds, the securityholders of Precision Healing, including the holders of options and warrants to purchase Precision Healing common stock and certain persons promised options to purchase Precision Healing common stock, are also entitled to receive payments of up to $10.0 million, which was accounted for as contingent consideration pursuant to ASC 805. The earnout consideration is payable in cash or, at the Company’s election, is payable to accredited investors in shares of Company common stock at a price per share equal to the greater of (i) $27.13 or (ii) the average closing price of Company common stock for the 20 trading days prior to the date such earnout consideration is due and payable. Pursuant to the merger agreement, a minimum percentage of the earnout consideration may be required to be issued to accredited investors in shares of Company common stock for tax purposes. The amount and composition of the portion of earnout consideration payable is subject to adjustment and offsets as set forth in the merger agreement. See Note 3 for more information regarding the merger with Precision Healing.

Scendia Purchase Agreement

In July 2022, the Company closed the Scendia acquisition pursuant to which Scendia became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. Pursuant to the purchase agreement, the aggregate consideration for the acquisition at closing was approximately $7.6 million, subject to customary post-closing adjustments. The consideration consisted of (i) approximately $1.6 million of cash, subject to certain adjustments, and (ii) 291,686 shares of common stock of the Company. Pursuant to the purchase agreement, at closing, the Company withheld 94,798 Indemnity Holdback Shares, which such Indemnity Holdback Shares were withheld to the extent provided in the purchase agreement to satisfy Phillips’ indemnification obligations and subsequently issued and released to Phillips in July 2023.

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Effective March 25,In addition to the cash consideration and the stock consideration, the purchase agreement provides that Phillips is entitled to receive two potential earnout payments, payable on an annual basis, not to exceed $10.0 million in the aggregate, which was accounted for as contingent consideration pursuant to ASC 805. The earnout consideration is payable to Phillips in cash or, at the Company’s election, in up to 486,145 shares of the Company’s common stock upon the achievement of certain performance thresholds relating to net revenue attributable to sales of Scendia products during the two-year period following the closing. The Company made the first earnout payment of approximately $693,000 in cash in August 2023. The Company expects the second earnout payment to be made in the third quarter of 2024. See Note 4 for more information regarding the acquisition of Scendia.

Applied Asset Purchase

On August 1, 2023, the Company closed the Applied Asset Purchase. The Applied Purchased Assets were purchased for an initial aggregate purchase price of $15.25 million, consisting of (i) the Cash Closing Consideration , (ii) the Stock Closing Consideration and (iii) the Installment Payments.

In addition to the Cash Closing Consideration, Stock Closing Consideration and Installment Payments, the Applied Purchase Agreement provides that the Sellers are entitled to receive the Applied Earnout, which is payable to the Sellers in cash, upon the achievement of certain performance thresholds relating to SMAT’s collections from net sales of a collagen-based product currently under development. Upon expiration of the seventh anniversary of the Closing, to the extent the Sellers have not earned the entirety of the Applied Earnout, SMAT shall pay the Sellers the True-Up Payment. The Applied Earnout, minus the True-Up Payment and any Applied Earnout payments already made by SMAT, may be earned at any point in the future, including after the True-Up Payment is made.

In connection with the Applied Asset Purchase and pursuant to the Applied Purchase Agreement, effective August 1, 2023, the Company entered into the Petito Services Agreement with the Owner, pursuant to which the Owner, as an independent contractor, agreed to provide the Petito Services. As consideration for the Petito Services, the Owner is entitled to receive: (i) a base salary of $12,000 per month during the term of the Petito Services Agreement, (ii) a royalty payment equal to three percent (3%) of the actual collections from net sales of certain products the Owner develops or co-develops that reach commercialization, (iii) a royalty payment equal to five percent (5%) for the first $50.0 million in aggregate collections from net sales of certain future products and a royalty payment of two and one-half percent (2.5%) on aggregate collections from net sales of certain future products on any amounts exceeding $50.0 million but up to $100.0 million, (iv) $500,000 in cash in the event that 510(k) clearance is issued for any future product accepted by the Company and (v) $1.0 million in cash in the event that a U.S. patent is issued for a certain product; provided that with respect to the incentive payments described in (iv) and (v) of the foregoing, the Owner shall not earn more than $2.5 million.

The Petito Services Agreement has an initial term of three years and is subject to automatic successive one-month renewals unless earlier terminated in accordance with its terms. The Petito Services Agreement may be terminated upon the Owner’s death or disability or by the Company or the Owner “For Cause” (as defined in the Petito Services Agreement); provided, however, that the base salary described in (i) of the foregoing paragraph shall survive termination through the three-year initial term and the royalty payments and incentive payments described in (ii)-(v) of the foregoing paragraph shall survive termination of the Petito Services Agreement.

Other Commitments

In May 2019, the Company organized Sanara Pulsar, LLC (“Sanara Pulsar”), a Texas limited liability company, which was owned 60% by the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary Cellerate, LLC, and 40% owned by Wound Care Solutions, Limited (“WCS”), an unaffiliated company registered in the United Kingdom. At the time of the formation of Sanara Pulsar, it and WCS, entered into a supply agreement whereby Sanara Pulsar became the exclusive distributor in the United States of certain wound care products that utilize intellectual property developed and owned by WCS. Pursuant to the operating agreement of Sanara Pulsar, in the event WCS’s annual Form K-l does not allocate to WCS net income of at least $200,000 (the “Target Net Income”), the Company is required, within 30 days after such determination, to pay WCS the amount of funds representing the difference between the Target Net Income and the actual amount of net income shown on WCS’s Form K-1, as a distribution from Sanara Pulsar to WCS. For each of the years 2021 through 2024 the Target Net Income was to increase by 10%. In April 2022, the Company terminatedpaid WCS $220,000 related to the Loan Agreementfiscal 2021 Form K-1 and released Cadence from any obligation to make advances under the Loan Agreement. No amounts of principal, interest or other fees and expenses were owed byin December 2022, the Company asaccrued an additional payment of $242,000 related to the termination date.projected fiscal 2022 Form K-1. Sanara Pulsar, which had minimal sales since its inception, was dissolved effective December 2022, and accordingly, there will be no additional payments made beyond the accrued payment.

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NOTE 11 – SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

Common Stock

At the Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders held in July 2020, the Company approved the Restated 2014 Omnibus Long Term Incentive Plan (the “LTIP Plan”) in which the Company’s directors, officers, employees and consultants are eligible to participate. A total of 481,195587,465 shares had been issued under the LTIP Plan and 1,518,8051,412,535 were available for issuance as of September 30, 2022.

In January 2021, the Company entered into an Equity Exchange Agreement (the “Exchange Agreement”) whereby the Company acquired the remaining equity interests in Woundyne Medical, LLC (“Woundyne”) in exchange for the issuance of an aggregate of 29,536 shares of the Company’s common stock with a fair value of $1,000,000. The acquisition of the outstanding equity interests of Woundyne was accounted for as an asset acquisition. The primary asset acquired by the Company is the Woundyne software platform which allows data related to chronic and surgical wounds to be tracked, monitored, and interfaced with the software user’s electronic medical records. Woundyne has no other material assets, liabilities, or revenues. The issuance of these shares was recorded as the cost of acquiring internal use software. The Company subsequently changed the name of Woundyne Medical, LLC to WounDerm, LLC.

In February 2021, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. as representative of several underwriters named therein (collectively, the “Underwriters”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell an aggregate of 1,100,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to the Underwriters at a price to the public of $25.00 per share, less underwriting discounts and commissions (the “Offering”). Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Company granted the Underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 165,000 shares of common stock at the public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions, which the Underwriters exercised in full. The Offering, including the purchase of the 165,000 additional shares of common stock, closed in February 2021.

The net proceeds to the Company from the Offering were approximately $28.9 million, after (i) giving effect to the Underwriter’s full exercise of its option to purchase additional shares of common stock, and (ii) deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses payable by the Company. Through an insured cash sweep service, the net proceeds have been deposited in accounts insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Following the closing of the Offering in February 2021, the Company made a $750,000 milestone payment to Rochal in the form of 20,834 shares of the Company’s common stock (see Note 6).

In July 2021, the Company entered into an asset purchase agreement with Rochal, effective July 1, 2021, pursuant to which the Company purchased certain assets of Rochal, including, among others, certain of Rochal’s intellectual property, furniture and equipment, supplies, rights and claims, other than certain excluded assets, all as more specifically set forth in the asset purchase agreement. In exchange for the acquired assets, the Company paid to Rochal (i) $496,100 in cash and (ii) 14,369 shares of the Company’s common stock, and assumed certain net liabilities of $3,900. Based on the trading price of the Company’s common stock on July 14, 2021, the fair value of the equity consideration transferred was determined to be $584,244.2023.

 

In April 2022, the Company closed a merger transaction with Precision Healing pursuant to which Precision Healing became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. Pursuant to the terms of the merger agreement, holders of Precision Healing common stock and preferred stock, other than the Company, were entitled to receive closing consideration, consisting of $125,966 in cash consideration, which was paid to stockholders who were not accredited investors, 165,738 shares of the Company’s common stock, which was paid only to accredited investors, and the payment in cash of approximately $0.6 million of transaction expenses of Precision Healing. The Company recorded the issuance of the 165,738 shares to accredited investors and cash payments to non-accreditednonaccredited investors based on the closing price per share of the Company’s common stock on April 4, 2022, which was $30.75.

 

Upon the closing of the merger, the Precision Healing outstanding options previously granted under the Precision Healing Plan converted, pursuant to their terms, into options to acquire an aggregate of 144,191 shares of Company common stock with a weighted average exercise price of $10.71 per share. These options expire between August 2030 and April 2031. In addition, outstanding and unexercised Precision Healing warrants converted into rights to receive warrants to purchase (i) 4,424 shares of Company common stock with an initial exercise price of $7.32 per share and an expiration date of April 22, 2031, and (ii) 12,301 shares of the Company’s common stock with an initial exercise price of $12.05 per share and an expiration date of August 10, 2030. Concurrent with the assumption of the Precision Healing Plan, the Company terminated the ability to offer future awards under the Precision Healing Plan.

 

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Pursuant to the merger agreement, upon the achievement of certain performance thresholds, the securityholders of Precision Healing, including the holders of options and warrants to purchase Precision Healing common stock and certain persons promised options to purchase Precision Healing common stock, are also entitled to receive payments of up to $10.0 million, which was accounted for as contingent consideration pursuant to ASC 805. The earnout consideration is payable in cash or, at the Company’s election, is payable to accredited investors in shares of Company common stock at a price per share equal to the greater of (i) $27.13 or (ii) the average closing price of Company common stock for the 20 trading days prior to the date such earnout consideration is due and payable. Pursuant to the merger agreement, a minimum percentage of the earnout consideration may be required to be issued to accredited investors in shares of Company common stock for tax purposes. The amount and composition of the portion of earnout consideration payable is subject to adjustment and offsets as set forth in the merger agreement. See Note 43 for more information regarding the merger with Precision Healing.

 

In July 2022, the Company closed the Scendia acquisition pursuant to which Scendia became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. Pursuant to the purchase agreement, the aggregate consideration at closing for the acquisition was approximately $7.37.6 million, subject to customary post-closing adjustments. The consideration consisted of (i) approximately $1.31.6 million of cash, subject to certain adjustments, and (ii) 291,686 shares of common stock of the Company. Pursuant to the purchase agreement, at closing, the Company withheld 94,798 Indemnity Holdback Shares, which such Indemnity Holdback Shares shall bewere withheld issued, and released to the Seller after closing as and to the extent provided in the purchase agreement to satisfy the Seller’sPhillips’ indemnification obligations if any.and subsequently issued and released to Phillips in July 2023.

 

In addition to the cash consideration and the stock consideration, the purchase agreement provides that the SellerPhillips is entitled to receive two potential earnout payments, payable on an annual basis, not to exceed $10.0 million in the aggregate, which was accounted for as contingent consideration pursuant to ASC 805. The earnout consideration is payable to the SellerPhillips in cash or, at the Company’s election, in up to 486,145 shares of the Company’s common stock upon the achievement of certain performance thresholds relating to net revenue attributable to sales of Scendia products during the two-year period following the closing. The Company made the first earnout payment of approximately $693,000 in cash in August 2023. See Note 54 for more information regarding the acquisition of Scendia.

In February 2023, the Company entered into a Controlled Equity Offering SM Sales Agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., as sales agent (“Cantor”), pursuant to which the Company may offer and sell from time to time, to or through Cantor, shares of the Company’s common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $75,000,000.

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Sales of the shares, if any, pursuant to the Sales Agreement, may be made in sales deemed to be an “at the market offering” as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Upon delivery of a placement notice and subject to the terms and conditions of the Sales Agreement, Cantor agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts consistent with its normal trading and sales practices, applicable state and federal law, rules and regulations and the rules of The Nasdaq Capital Market to sell the shares from time to time based upon the Company’s instructions, including any price, time period or size limits specified by the Company. The Company has no obligation to sell any of the shares under the Sales Agreement and may at any time suspend or terminate the offering of its common stock pursuant to the Sales Agreement upon notice to Cantor and subject to other conditions. Cantor’s obligations to sell the shares under the Sales Agreement are subject to satisfaction of certain conditions, including customary closing conditions. Pursuant to the Sales Agreement, the Company will pay Cantor a commission of 3.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds from each sale of the shares.

During the three months ended September 30, 2023, the Company did not sell any shares of common stock pursuant to the Sales Agreement. During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company sold an aggregate of 26,143 shares of common stock for gross proceeds of approximately $1,066,000 and net proceeds of approximately $1,034,000 pursuant to the Sales Agreement.

On August 1, 2023, the Company closed the Applied Asset Purchase. The Applied Purchased Assets were purchased for an initial aggregate purchase price of $15.25 million, consisting of (i) the Cash Closing Consideration, (ii) the Stock Closing Consideration and (iii) the Installment Payments.

 

Restricted Stock Awards

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2022,2023, the Company issued restricted stock awards under the LTIP Plan which are subject to certain vesting provisions and other terms and conditions set forth in each recipient’s respective restricted stock agreement. The Company granted and issued 172,986107,797 shares, net of forfeitures, of restricted common stock to employees, directors, and directorscertain advisors of the Company.Company under the LTIP Plan during the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The fair value of these awards was $4,305,3234,287,777 based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the respective grant dates, which will be recognized as compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the vesting period of the awards.

 

Share-based compensation expense of $683,202857,526 and $228,786683,202 was recognized in “Selling, general and administrative expenses” in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations during the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, and 2021respectively, and $1,971,5372,582,163 and $852,2261,971,537 was recognized during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, and 2021. Equity awards totaling $1,038,183, which were accrued as a liability as of December 31, 2021, were reclassed to equity in 2022 upon settlement of these awards.respectively.

 

At September 30, 2022,2023, there was $2,999,7313,980,624 of total unrecognized share-based compensation expense related to unvested share-based equity awards. Unrecognized share-based compensation expense is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 0.91.0 years.

 

Below is a summary of restricted stock activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2022:2023:

 

SUMMARY OF RESTRICTED STOCK ACTIVITY

 For the Nine Months Ended  For the Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2023
 
 September 30, 2022  Shares  Weighted Average
Grant Date Fair Value
 
 Shares  

Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value

 
Non-vested at beginning of period  161,450  $18.13 
Nonvested at beginning of period  181,102  $22.89 
Granted  178,857   24.78   118,912   39.14 
Vested  (142,221)  20.09   (129,342)  22.84 
Forfeited  (5,871)  21.52   (11,115)  32.96 
Non-vested at September 30, 2022  192,215  $22.76 
Nonvested at September 30, 2023  159,557  $34.27 

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Stock Options

 

A summary of the status of outstanding stock options at September 30, 2022,2023 and changes during the nine-month periodnine months then ended is presented below:

 

SCHEDULE OF STOCK OPTION ACTIVITY

 For the Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2023
 
 For the Nine Months Ended     Weighted Average Weighted Average 
 September 30, 2022     Exercise  Remaining 
 Options Weighted Average Exercise
Price
 

Weighted Average

Remaining
Contract Life

  Options Price  Contract Life 
Outstanding at beginning of period  11,500  $6.00       146,191  $10.65     
Granted or assumed  144,191   10.71       -   -     
Exercised  -   -       (50,318)  11.58     
Forfeited  -   -       -   -     
Expired  -   -       -   -     
Outstanding at September 30, 2022  155,691  $10.36   7.5 
Outstanding at September 30, 2023  95,873  $10.16   7.1 
                        
Exercisable at September 30, 2022  155,691  $10.36   7.5 
Exercisable at September 30, 2023  95,873  $10.16   7.1 

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Warrants

 

A summary of the status of outstanding warrants to purchase common stock at September 30, 2022,2023 and changes during the nine-month periodnine months then ended is presented below:

 

SCHEDULE OF WARRANTS TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK

 For the Nine Months Ended  

For the Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2023

 
 September 30, 2022     Weighted Average Weighted Average 
  Weighted Average Weighted Average     Exercise Remaining 
 Warrants  Exercise
Price
 Remaining
Contract Life
  Warrants Price Contract Life 
Outstanding at beginning of period  - $-     16,725  $10.80     
Granted or assumed  16,725   10.80       -   -     
Exercised  -   -       -   -     
Forfeited  -   -       -   -     
Expired  -   -       -   -     
Outstanding at September 30, 2022  16,725  $10.80   8.0 
Outstanding at September 30, 2023  16,725  $10.80   7.0 
                        
Exercisable at September 30, 2022  16,725  $10.80   8.0 
Exercisable at September 30, 2023  16,725  $10.80   7.0 

 

NOTE 12 – INCOME TAXES

 

As discussed in Notes 43 and 5,4, the Company recognized net deferred tax liabilities associated with the Precision Healing merger and the Scendia acquisition. As of September 30, 2022, priorPrior to consideration of these deferred tax liabilities, the Company had net deferred tax assets in excess of the deferred tax liabilities being recognized, however, a 100% valuation allowance had previously been provided against the Company’s net deferred tax assets. As a result of the recording of the net deferred tax liabilities related to the Precision Healing merger and the Scendia acquisition, the Company reviewed the valuation allowance and determined that it should be reduced by the amount of the deferred tax liabilities that were recognized. This resulted in a year-to-datean income tax benefit of approximately $5.81,702,890 million consisting of approximatelyand $4.15,844,796 million in the quarter ended June 30, 2022,three and approximately $1.7 million in the quarternine months ended September 30, 2022.

NOTE 13 - RELATED PARTIES

Payables and Receivables with Related Parties2022, respectively.

 

The Company had outstanding payables to related parties totaling $NOTE 13 – 29,005RELATED PARTIES at September 30, 2022, and $155,817 at December 31, 2021. The Company had outstanding receivables from related parties totaling $68,867 at September 30, 2022, and $79,787 at December 31, 2021.

 

CellerateRX Surgical Sublicense Agreement

 

The Company has an exclusive, world-wide sublicense to distribute CellerateRX Surgical and HYCOL products into the surgical and wound care markets from an affiliate of The Catalyst Group, Inc. (“Catalyst”), CGI Cellerate RX, which, licensesprior to the Applied Asset Purchase, licensed the rights to CellerateRX Surgical and HYCOL from Applied Nutritionals.Applied. Sales of CellerateRX haveSurgical comprised the substantial majority of ourthe Company’s sales during 2021the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and the first half of 2022. In January 2021, the Company amended the term of the sublicense agreementSublicense Agreement to extend the term to May 17, 2050, with automatic successive one-year renewals so long as annual net sales of the licensed products exceed $1,000,000. The Company pays royalties based on the annual Net Sales of licensed products (as defined in the sublicense agreement)Sublicense Agreement) consisting of 3% of all collected Net Sales each year up to $12,000,000, 4% of all collected Net Sales each year that exceed $12,000,000 up to $20,000,000, and 5% of all collected Net Sales each year that exceed $20,000,000. Minimum royalties of $400,000 per year are payable for the first five years of the sublicense agreement, which was entered on August 27, 2018. For the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, royalty expense, which is recorded in “Cost of goods sold” in the accompanying Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations, was $432,809 and $172,731, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, royalty expense was $1,245,775 and $576,951, respectively, under the terms of this agreement.

 

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As discussed further in Note 5, on August 1, 2023, the Company purchased certain assets from Applied, including the underlying intellectual property of, as well as the rights to manufacture and sell, CellerateRX Surgical and HYCOL products. In connection with the Applied Asset Purchase, Applied assigned its license agreement with CGI Cellerate RX to SMAT. Since the Closing, Sanara indirectly makes intercompany royalty payments to SMAT at the same rate as set forth in the Sublicense Agreement. Ronald T. Nixon, the Company’s Executive Chairman, is the founder and managing partner of Catalyst.

 

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Product License Agreements

 

In July 2019, the Company executed a license agreement with Rochal, a related party, whereby the Company acquired an exclusive world-wide license to market, sell and further develop antimicrobial products for the prevention and treatment of microbes on the human body utilizing certain Rochal patents and pending patent applications. Currently, the products covered by the BIAKŌS License Agreement are BIAKŌS Antimicrobial Wound Gel and BIAKŌS Antimicrobial Skin and Wound Cleanser. Both products are 510(k) approved.cleared. Mr. Nixon is a director of Rochal, and indirectly a significant shareholder of Rochal, and through the potential exercise of warrants, a majority shareholder of Rochal. Another one of the Company’s directors is also a directorsignificant shareholder and significant shareholderthe current Chair of the board of directors of Rochal.

 

In October 2019, the Company executed the ABF License Agreement with Rochal whereby the Company acquired an exclusive world-wide license to market, sell and further develop certain antimicrobial barrier film and skin protectant products for use in the human health care market utilizing certain Rochal patents and pending patent applications. Currently, the products covered by the ABF License Agreement are CuraShield Antimicrobial Barrier Film and a no sting skin protectant product.

 

In May 2020, Thethe Company executed a product license agreement with Rochal, whereby the Company acquired an exclusive world-wide license to market, sell and further develop a debrider for human medical use to enhance skin condition or treat or relieve skin disorders, excluding uses primarily for beauty, cosmetic, or toiletry purposes.

 

See Note 910 for more information on these product license agreements.

Rochal Asset Purchase

As discussed in Note 3, in July 2021, the Company entered into an asset purchase agreement with Rochal, effective July 1, 2021, pursuant to which we purchased certain assets of Rochal, including, among others, certain of Rochal’s intellectual property, furniture and equipment, supplies, rights and claims, and assumed certain liabilities upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the asset purchase agreement. In exchange for the acquired assets, the Company paid Rochal (i) $496,100 in cash and (ii) 14,369 shares of the Company’s common stock.

 

Consulting Agreement

 

Concurrent with the Rochal asset purchase, in July 2021, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with Ann Beal Salamone pursuant to which Ms. Salamone agreed to provide the Company with consulting services with respect to, among other things, writing new patents, conducting patent intelligence, and participating in certain grant and contract reporting. In consideration for the consulting services to be provided to the Company, Ms. Salamone is entitled to receive an annual consulting fee of $177,697, with payments to be paid once per month. The consulting agreement has an initial term of three years, unless earlier terminated by the Company, and is subject to renewal.

Mr. Nixon Ms. Salamone is also a director of Rochal,the Company and indirectly a significant shareholder of Rochal, and through the potential exercise of warrants a majority shareholder of Rochal. Ann Beal Salamone, a director, is a significant shareholder and the former president, and current ChairmanChair of the Boardboard of directors of Rochal.

 

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Catalyst Transaction Advisory Services Agreement

In March 2023, the Company entered into a Transaction Advisory Services Agreement (the “Catalyst Services Agreement”) effective March 1, 2023 with Catalyst, a related party. Pursuant to the Catalyst Services Agreement, Catalyst, by and through its directors, officers, employees and affiliates that are not simultaneously serving as directors, officers or employees of the Company (collectively, the “Covered Persons”), agreed to perform certain transaction advisory, business and organizational strategy, finance, marketing, operational and strategic planning, relationship access and corporate development services for the Company in connection with any merger, acquisition, recapitalization, divestiture, financing, refinancing, or other similar transaction in which the Company may be, or may consider becoming, involved, and any such additional services as mutually agreed upon in writing by and between Catalyst and the Company (the “Catalyst Services”).

Pursuant to the Catalyst Services Agreement, the Company agreed to reimburse Catalyst for (i) compensation actually paid by Catalyst to any of the Covered Persons at a rate no more than a rate consistent with industry practice for the performance of services similar to the Catalyst Services, as documented in reasonably sufficient detail, and (ii) all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses payable to unaffiliated third parties, as documented in customary expense reports, as each of (i) and (ii) is incurred in connection with the Catalyst Services rendered under the Catalyst Services Agreement, with all reimbursements being contingent upon the prior approval of the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors. The Company incurred $44,032 and $117,018 of costs pursuant to the Catalyst Services Agreement in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively.

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

The following discussion and analysis of the financial condition and results of operations of Sanara MedTech Inc. (collectively(together with its wholly owned or majority-owned subsidiaries on a consolidated subsidiaries,basis, the “Company,” “Sanara MedTech,” “Sanara,” “SMTI,“our,“we,” “our,“us,” or “us”“we”) should be read in conjunction with the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section and audited consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20212022 and with the unaudited consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto presented in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking StatementsCAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Thesefederal securities laws. Forward-looking statements may discuss expectations asgenerally relate to future trends, plans, events results of operations or our future financial condition, or state other information relating to the Company, including, without limitation, statements concerning the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and our expectations for selling, general and administrative expenses. Statements, other than statements of historical fact, included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q areoperating performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements and generally may be identified bybecause they contain words such as “anticipate,“aims,“believe,“anticipates,“contemplate,“believes,” “contemplates,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,“estimates,“expect,“expects,” “forecast,” “guidance,” “intend,“intends,” “may,” “plan,“plans,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,“predicts,” “preliminary,” “project,“projects,” “seeks,” “should,” “target,” “will,”“will” or “would” or the negative of these words, variations of these words or other similar words, phrasesterms or expressions. Theseexpressions that concern our expectations, strategy, plans, or intentions. Such forward-looking statements should be viewed with caution and are subject to variouscertain risks, uncertainties and uncertainties, many of which are outside of the Company’s control. The followingassumptions relating to factors among others,that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in such statements, including, without limitation, the forward-looking statements:following:

 

shortfalls in forecasted revenue growth;

our ability to implement our comprehensive wound and skin careskincare strategy through acquisitions and investments and our ability to realize the anticipated benefits of such acquisitions and investments;

our ability to meet our future capital requirements;

our ability to retain and recruit key personnel;

the intense competition in the markets in which we operate and our ability to compete within our markets;

the failure of our products to obtain market acceptance;

the effect of security breaches and other disruptions;

our ability to maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting;

our ability to develop and commercialize new products and products under development, including the manufacturing, distribution, marketing and sale of such products;

our ability to maintain and further grow clinical acceptance and adoption of our products;

the impact of competitors inventing products that are superior to ours;

disruptions of, or changes in, our distribution model, consumer base or the supply of our products;

our ability to manage product inventory in an effective and efficient manner;

the failure of third-party assessments to demonstrate desired outcomes in proposed endpoints;

our ability to successfully expand into wound and skin careskincare virtual consult and other services;

our ability and the ability of our research and development partners to protect the proprietary rights to technologies used in certain of our products and the impact of any claim that we have infringed on intellectual property rights of others;

our dependence on technologies and products that we license from third parties;

the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, financial condition, and results of operations;
the effects of current and future laws, rules, regulations and reimbursement policies relating to the labeling, marketing and sale of our products and our planned expansion into wound and skin careskincare virtual consult and other services and our ability to comply with the various laws, rules and regulations applicable to our business; and

the effect of defects, failures or quality issues associated with our products.

 

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For a more detailed discussion of these and other factors that may affect our business and that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements, see “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021,2022, Part II, Item 1A “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and the Company does not assume any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.

Overviewstatements, except to the extent required by applicable securities laws.

 

OVERVIEW

We are a medical technology company focused on developing and commercializing transformative technologies to improve clinical outcomes and reduce healthcare expenditures in the surgical, chronic wound and skin careskincare markets. Our portfolio of products, services and technologies is designed to allow us to deliver comprehensive wound and skin care solutions for patients in all care settings, including acute (hospitals and long-term acute care hospitals) and post-acute (wound care clinics, physician offices, skilled nursing facilities, home health, hospice, and retail). Each of our products, services and technologies contributes to our overall goal of achieving better clinical outcomes at a lower overall cost for patients regardless of where patientsthey receive care. We strive to be one of the most innovative and comprehensive providers of effective surgical, wound and skin careskincare solutions and are continually seeking to expand our offerings for patients requiring wound and skin care treatments across the entire continuum of care in the United States.

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We currently market several products across chronicsurgical and surgicalchronic wound care applications and have multiple products in our pipeline. We currently licenseOn August 1, 2023, we acquired, among other things, the underlying intellectual property of, as well as the rights to manufacture and sell, CellerateRX Surgical Activated Collagen (Powder and Gel) (“CellerateRX Surgical”), our productsprimary product, and HYCOL Hydrolyzed Collagen (Powder and Gel) (“HYCOL”) from research and development partners Applied Nutritionals, LLC (“AN”Applied”) (throughfor human wound care use (for more information regarding this acquisition, see the “Recent Acquisitions” section below). Prior to such time, we had licensed the rights to these products through a sublicense agreement (the “Sublicense Agreement”) with CGI Cellerate RX, LLC (“CGI Cellerate RX”), an affiliate of The Catalyst Group, Inc. (“Catalyst”)) and, both of which are related parties (for additional information regarding related parties, see the section titled “Material Transactions with Related Parties” below). In connection with the asset purchase, Applied assigned its license agreement with CGI Cellerate RX to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. We also license certain of our products from Rochal Industries, LLC (“Rochal”) and have the rightCook Biotech Inc.

In July 2021, we acquired certain assets from Rochal, including, among others, intellectual property, four U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) 510(k) clearances, rights to exclusively distributelicense certain products and technologies currently under development, by Cook Biotech Inc. (“Cook Biotech”). We are alsoequipment and supplies. As a result of the asset purchase, our pipeline now contains product candidates for mitigation of opportunistic pathogens and biofilm, wound re-epithelialization and closure, necrotic tissue debridement and cell compatible substrates. Since our acquisition of assets from Rochal, we have been developing additional products in our own product pipeline.

 

In April 2022, we entered into a merger agreement through which Precision Healing Inc. (“Precision Healing”) became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. Precision Healing is developing a diagnostic imager and lateral flow assay (“LFA”) for assessing a patient’s wound and skin conditions. This comprehensive wound and skin assessment technology is designed to quantify biochemical markers to determine the trajectory of a wound’s condition to enable better diagnosis and treatment protocol. During the first quarter of 2023, we submitted a 510(k) premarket notification to the FDA for the Precision Healing diagnostic imager. We are evaluating when or if we will submit a 510(k) premarket notification for the Precision Healing LFA.

In July 2022, we entered into a membership interest purchase agreement with Scendia Biologics, LLC (“Scendia”) and Ryan Phillips (“Phillips”) pursuant to which we acquired 100% of the issued and outstanding membership interests in Scendia from Phillips. Since our acquisition of Scendia, we have been selling a full line of regenerative and orthobiologic technologies including (i) TEXAGEN Amniotic Membrane Allograft (“TEXAGEN”), (ii) BiFORM Bioactive Moldable Matrix (“BiFORM”), (iii) ACTIGEN Verified Inductive Bone Matrix (“ACTIGEN”) and (iv) ALLOCYTE Advanced Cellular Bone Matrix (“ALLOCYTE”).

In November 2022, we established a partnership with InfuSystem Holdings, Inc. (“InfuSystem”) focused on delivering a complete wound care solution targeted at improving patient outcomes, lowering the cost of care, and increasing patient and provider satisfaction. The partnership is expected to enable InfuSystem to offer innovative products, including Cork Medical, LLC’s negative pressure wound therapy devices and supplies, and our advanced wound care product line and associated services to new customers.

Comprehensive Value-Based Care StrategyCOMPREHENSIVE VALUE-BASED CARE STRATEGY

In June 2020, we formed a subsidiary, United Wound and Skin Solutions, LLC (“UWSS”, or “WounDerm”), to hold certain investments and operations in wound and skin careskincare virtual consult services. Through WounDerm, we plan to offer a comprehensive wound and skinskincare solution and partner with value-based care providers with the dual goal of lowering the cost to treat wounds while improving clinical outcomes.

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Our comprehensive solution consists of four key components: diagnostics, virtual consult services for wound care and dermatology, proprietary efficacious products, and a wound care and dermatology specific electronic medical record (“EMR”) and mobile application. We expect these components will work synergistically to allow clinicians to analyze and treat wound and dermatology conditions more efficiently than the current standard of care:

Diagnostics – Our proprietary imager and LFA currently under development, which we recently acquired through our acquisition of Precision Healing, are designed to quantify key biomarkers that dictate the trajectory of wound healing and identify deficiencies to aid in treatment. Ultimately, we believe that our diagnostics will lead to treatment algorithms based on the data collected by the Precision Healing technology.

 

Diagnostics – Our proprietary diagnostics currently under development, which we recently acquired from Precision Healing Inc. (“Precision Healing”), are designed to quantify key biomarkers that dictate the trajectory of wound healing and identify deficiencies to aide in treatment. Ultimately, we believe that our diagnostics will develop treatment algorithms based on the data collected by the Precision Healing technology.
Virtual Consult Services – Through our exclusive affiliation with Direct Dermatology Inc. and other affiliations, we are able to offer virtual consult services for wound care and dermatology provided by experienced, specialized physicians and clinicians.
Proprietary Products – We currently offer products for improving patient outcomes by addressing conditions that impact wound healing. We are currently conducting multiple studies to prove the efficacy of our products while developing new products in our six focus areas of (1) debridement, (2) biofilm removal, (3) hydrolyzed collagen, (4) advanced biologics, (5) negative pressure wound therapy products and (6) the oxygen delivery system segment of the wound and skin care market.
EMR and Mobile Application – Our EMR and mobile application were developed specifically for wound care and dermatology. We are currently developing the capability for the EMR and mobile application to offer wound tracking analytics, recommended treatments and decision support, and automated referrals.

Virtual Consult Services – Through our exclusive affiliation with Direct Dermatology Inc., we can offer virtual consult services for wound care and dermatology provided by experienced, specialized physicians and clinicians.

Proprietary Products – We currently offer products for improving patient outcomes by addressing conditions that impact wound healing. We are currently conducting multiple studies to prove the efficacy of our products while developing and exploring new products and opportunities in our six focus areas of (1) debridement, (2) biofilm removal, (3) hydrolyzed collagen, (4) advanced biologics, (5) negative pressure wound therapy products and (6) the oxygen delivery system segment of the wound and skincare market.

EMR and Mobile Application – Our EMR and mobile application were developed specifically for wound care and dermatology. We are currently developing the capability for the EMR and mobile application to offer wound tracking analytics, recommended treatments and decision support and automated referrals.

 

We believe that by offering a proprietary comprehensive solution for wound care and dermatology, we will be a value-added partner for providers in value-based care programs, such as Medicare Advantage and other risk-based contracts.

 

Recent AcquisitionsRECENT ACQUISITIONS

 

In July 2021, we acquired certain assets from Rochal, including, among others, intellectual property, four FDA 510(k) clearances, rights to license certain products and technologies currently under development, equipment, and supplies. As a result of the asset purchase, our pipeline now contains product candidates for mitigation of opportunistic pathogens and biofilm, wound re-epithelialization and closure, necrotic tissue debridement and cell compatible substrates.Precision Healing

 

In April 2022, we closed a merger transaction with Precision Healing, pursuant to which Precision Healing became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. Precision Healing is developing a diagnostic imager and smart padLFA for assessing a patient’s wound and skin conditions. This comprehensive skinwound and woundskin assessment technology is designed to quantify biochemical markers to determine the trajectory of a wound’s condition to enable better diagnosis and treatment protocol.

 

In July 2022, we entered into a membership interest purchase agreement with Scendia Biologics, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Scendia”), and Ryan Phillips (the “Seller”) pursuant to which we acquired 100% of the issued and outstanding membership interests in Scendia from the Seller. Scendia provides clinicians and surgeons with a full line of regenerative and orthobiologic technologies including (i) TEXAGEN Amniotic Membrane Allograft, (ii) BiFORM Bioactive Moldable Matrix, (iii) AMPLIFY Verified Inductive Bone Matrix and (iv) ALLOCYTE Advanced Cellular Bone Matrix.

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Recent Developments

Precision Healing Merger

As discussed above, in April 2022, we closed a merger transaction with Precision Healing pursuant to which Precision Healing became our wholly owned subsidiary. Pursuant to the merger agreement, among other things, we agreed to (i) pay the holders of Precision Healing common stock and preferred stock closing consideration consisting of 165,738 shares of our common stock, which was issued to accredited investors, and $125,966 in cash, which was paid to stockholders who were not accredited investors, (ii) pay approximately $0.6 million of transaction expenses on behalf of the equity holders of Precision Healing, (iii) assume all outstanding options and warrants of Precision Healing and (iv) pay, subject to the achievement of certain performance thresholds, earnout consideration of up to $10.0 million which is payable in cash or, at our election, is payable to accredited investors in shares of our common stock.

 

Scendia Biologics Acquisition

 

As discussed above, inIn July 2022, we entered into a membership interest purchase agreement by and among the Company, Scendia and SellerPhillips pursuant to which we acquired 100% of the issued and outstanding membership interests in Scendia from the Seller.Phillips. Scendia provides clinicians and surgeons with a full line of regenerative and orthobiologic technologies. Beginning in early 2022, the Company began co-promoting certain products with Scendia, including: (i) TEXAGEN, Amniotic Membrane Allograft, (ii) BiFORM, Bioactive Moldable Matrix, (iii) AMPLIFY Verified Inductive Bone MatrixACTIGEN and (iv) ALLOCYTE Advanced Cellular Bone Matrix.ALLOCYTE. Prior to the acquisition, Scendia owned 50% of the issued and outstanding membership interests in Sanara Biologics, LLC (“Sanara Biologics”), and the Company owned the remaining 50% of the membership interests. As a result of the acquisition, the Company indirectly acquired all the interests in Sanara Biologics, such that the Company now holds 100% of the issued and outstanding equity interests in Sanara Biologics.

 

Pursuant to the purchase agreement, the aggregate consideration at closing for the acquisition was $7.3$7.6 million, which consisted of (i) a $1.3$1.6 million cash payment, subject to certain adjustments, and (ii) 291,686 shares of our common stock, with an agreed upon value of $6.0 million. Pursuant to the purchase agreement, at closing, we withheld 94,798 shares of common stock with an agreed upon value of $1.95 million (the “Indemnity Holdback Shares”), which such Indemnity Holdback Shares shall bewere withheld issued, and released to the Seller after closing as and to the extent provided in the purchase agreement to satisfy the Seller’sPhillips’ indemnification obligations if any.and subsequently issued and released to Phillips in July 2023.

 

In addition to the cash and stock consideration, the purchase agreement provides that the SellerPhillips is entitled to receive two potential earnout payments, payable on an annual basis, not to exceed $10.0 million in the aggregate. The earnout consideration is payable to the SellerPhillips in cash or, at our election, in up to 486,145 shares of our common stock upon the achievement of certain performance thresholds relating to net revenue attributable to sales of Scendia products during the two-year period following the closing. We made the first earnout payment of approximately $693,000 in cash in August 2023. We expect the second earnout payment to be made in the third quarter of 2024.

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Applied Asset Purchase

On August 1, 2023, we entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Applied Purchase Agreement”) by and among the Company, as guarantor, Sanara MedTech Applied Technologies, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“SMAT”), Applied, The Hymed Group Corporation (“Hymed” and together with Applied, the “Sellers”), and Dr. George D. Petito (the “Owner”), pursuant to which SMAT acquired certain assets of the Sellers and the Owner, including, among others, the Sellers’ and Owner’s inventory, intellectual property, manufacturing and related equipment, goodwill, rights and claims, other than certain excluded assets, all as more specifically set forth in the Applied Purchase Agreement (collectively, the “Applied Purchased Assets”), and assumed certain Assumed Liabilities (as defined in the Applied Purchase Agreement), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Applied Purchase Agreement (such transaction, the “Applied Asset Purchase”). The Applied Purchased Assets include the underlying intellectual property of, as well as the rights to manufacture and sell, CellerateRX Surgical and HYCOL products for human wound care use.

The Applied Purchased Assets were purchased for an initial aggregate purchase price of $15.25 million, consisting of (i) $9.75 million in cash (the “Cash Closing Consideration”), (ii) 73,809 shares of our common stock (the “Stock Closing Consideration”) with an agreed upon value of $3.0 million and (iii) $2.5 million in cash (the “Installment Payments”), to be paid in four equal installments on each of the next four anniversaries of the closing of the Applied Asset Purchase (the “Closing”).

In addition to the Cash Closing Consideration, Stock Closing Consideration and Installment Payments, the Applied Purchase Agreement provides that the Sellers are entitled to receive up to an additional $10.0 million (the “Applied Earnout”), which is payable to the Sellers in cash, upon the achievement of certain performance thresholds relating to SMAT’s collections from net sales of a collagen-based product currently under development. Upon expiration of the seventh anniversary of the Closing, to the extent the Sellers have not earned the entirety of the Applied Earnout, SMAT shall pay the Sellers a pro-rata amount of the Applied Earnout based on collections from net sales of the product, with such amount to be due credited against any Applied Earnout payments already made by SMAT (the “True-Up Payment”). The Applied Earnout, minus the True-Up Payment and any Applied Earnout payments already made by SMAT, may be earned at any point in the future, including after the True-Up Payment is made.

 

Components of Results of OperationsRECENT DEVELOPMENTS

Professional Services Agreement

In connection with the Applied Asset Purchase and pursuant to the Applied Purchase Agreement, effective August 1, 2023, we entered into a professional services agreement (the “Petito Services Agreement”) with the Owner, pursuant to which the Owner, as an independent contractor, agreed to provide certain services to us, including, among other things, assisting with the development of products already in development and assisting with research, development, formulation, invention and manufacturing of any future products (the “Petito Services”). As consideration for the Petito Services, the Owner is entitled to receive: (i) a base salary of $12,000 per month during the term of the Petito Services Agreement, (ii) a royalty payment equal to three percent (3%) of the actual collections from net sales of certain products the Owner develops or co-develops that reach commercialization, (iii) a royalty payment equal to five percent (5%) for the first $50.0 million in aggregate collections from net sales of certain future products and a royalty payment of two and one-half percent (2.5%) on aggregate collections from net sales of certain future products on any amounts exceeding $50.0 million but up to $100.0 million, (iv) $500,000 in cash in the event that 510(k) clearance is issued for any future product accepted by the Company and (v) $1.0 million in cash in the event that a U.S. patent is issued for a certain product; provided that with respect to the incentive payments described in (iv) and (v) of the foregoing, the Owner shall not earn more than $2.5 million.

The Petito Services Agreement has an initial term of three years and is subject to automatic successive one-month renewals unless earlier terminated in accordance with its terms. The Petito Services Agreement may be terminated upon the Owner’s death or disability or by us or the Owner “For Cause” (as defined in the Petito Services Agreement); provided, however, that the base salary described in (i) of the foregoing paragraph shall survive termination through the three-year initial term and the royalty payments and incentive payments described in (ii)-(v) of the foregoing paragraph shall survive termination of the Petito Services Agreement.

Loan Agreement

In connection with the entry into the Applied Purchase Agreement, on August 1, 2023, we, as guarantor, and SMAT, as borrower, entered into a loan agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with Cadence Bank (the “Bank”) providing for, among other things, an advancing term loan in the aggregate principal amount of $12.0 million (the “Term Loan”). Pursuant to the Loan Agreement, the Bank agreed to make, at any time and from time to time prior to February 1, 2024, one or more advances to SMAT. On August 1, 2023, the Bank made an advance under the Term Loan for $9.75 million, the proceeds of which were used to fund the Cash Closing Consideration for the Applied Asset Purchase. For more information regarding the Loan Agreement, see the “Liquidity and Capital Resources” section below.

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COMPONENTS OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Sources of Revenues

Our revenue is derived primarily from sales of our surgicalsoft tissue repair and bone fusion products to hospitals and other acute care facilities. In particular, the substantial majority of our product sales revenue is derived from sales of CellerateRX surgical powder. Our revenue is driven by direct orders shipped by us to our customers, and to a lesser extent, direct sales to customers through delivery at the time of procedure by one of our sales representatives. We generally recognize revenue when a purchase order is received from the customer and our product is received by the customer.

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2022, our revenues included $3,037,657 of revenue generated by Scendia, which was acquired by Sanara in July 2022. RevenuesRevenue streams from product sales and royalties are summarized below for the three and nine months ended September 30, 20222023 and 2021.2022.

 

  Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended 
  September 30,  September 30, 
  2022  2021  2022  2021 
Product sales revenue $12,994,321  $5,773,692  $30,375,822  $16,959,761 
Royalty revenue  50,250   50,250   150,750   150,750 
Total Net Revenue $13,044,571  $5,823,942  $30,526,572  $17,110,511 

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  Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended 
  September 30,  September 30, 
  2023  2022  2023  2022 
Soft tissue repair products $13,634,316  $10,969,271  $39,756,539  $28,296,919 
Bone fusion products  2,340,382   2,025,050   7,392,740   2,078,903 
Royalty revenue  50,250   50,250   150,750   150,750 
Total Net Revenue $16,024,948  $13,044,571  $47,300,029  $30,526,572 

 

We recognize royalty revenue from a development and licenselicensing agreement with BioStructures, LLC. We record revenue each calendar quarter as earned per the terms of the agreement which stipulates that we will receive quarterly royalty payments of at least $50,250. Under the terms of the development and license agreement, royalties of 2.0% are recognized on sales of products containing our patented resorbable bone hemostasis. The minimum annual royalty due to us is $201,000 per year throughoutthrough the lifeend of the patent which expires in 2023. These royalties are payable in quarterly installments of $50,250. To date, royalties related to this development and licenselicensing agreement have not exceeded the annual minimum of $201,000 ($50,250 per quarter).

 

Cost of Goods Sold

Cost of goods sold consists primarily of the acquisition costs from the manufacturers of our licensed products, raw material costs for certain components sourced directly by us and all related royalties due as a result of the sale of our products. Our gross profit represents total net revenue less the cost of goods sold, and gross margin isrepresents gross profit expressed as a percentage of total revenue.

Operating Expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses (“SG&A”) expenses consist primarily of salaries, sales commissions, benefits, bonuses and stock-based compensation. SG&A also includes outside legal counsel fees, audit fees, insurance premiums, rent and other corporate expenses. We expense all SG&A expenses as incurred.

 

Research and development expenses (“R&D”) expenses include costs related to enhancements to our currently available products and additional investments in our product, services and platformtechnologies development pipeline. This includes personnel-related expenses, including salaries and benefits for all personnel directly engaged in R&D activities, contracted services, materials, prototype expenses and allocated overhead, which is comprised of lease expense and other facilities-related costs. We expense R&D costs as incurred. We generally expect that R&D expenses will increase as we continue to support product enhancements as well asand bring new products to market.

 

Depreciation and amortization expenses include depreciation of fixed assets and amortization of intangible assets that have a finite life, such as product licenses, patents and intellectual property, customer relationships and assembled workforces.

Change in fair value of earnout liabilities represents our measurement of the change in fair value at the balance sheet date of our earnout liabilities that were established at the time of our Precision Healing, Scendia and Applied acquisitions.

 

Other Expense

Other expense is primarily comprised of losses on equity method investments, accretioninterest expense, on earnout liabilities, interestaccretion expense and other nonoperating activities.

 

Results of OperationsRESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Net Revenues.Revenue. For the three months ended September 30, 2022,2023, we generated net revenuesrevenue of $13,044,571$16.0 million compared to net revenuesrevenue of $5,823,942$13.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021 representing2022, a 124%23% increase from the prior year period. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022,2023, we generated net revenues totaled $30,526,572revenue of $47.3 million compared to net revenuesrevenue of $17,110,511$30.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, representing2022, a 78%55% increase from the prior year period. Third quarter and year-to-date 2022 revenues included $3,037,657 of Scendia sales. The higher net revenues in 2022revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 were primarily due to additional revenues as a result of the Scendia acquisition, increased sales of surgical wound caresoft tissue repair products and, to a lesser extent, bone fusion products, as a result of our increased market penetration and geographic expansion, additional revenues as a result of the Scendia acquisition and our continuing strategy to expand our independent distribution network in both new and existing U.S. markets.

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During the third quarter of 2022, we began to experience supply issues with the ALLOCYTE product line. During the fourth quarter of 2022 and the nine months ended September 30, 2023, we were unable to fill certain orders for this product, which negatively impacted our sales growth. The supply constraint was caused by significant supplier limits on qualifying eligible donor tissue and supplier necessity to subcontract all processing to secondary suppliers. We have since expanded the ALLOCYTE product line with the release of ALLOCYTE Plus Advanced Viable Bone Matrix (“ALLOCYTE Plus”), which is processed by an alternative supplier with in-house processing capabilities. Our first sales of ALLOCYTE Plus occurred in October 2023. We have a sufficient supply of ALLOCYTE Plus to meet currently expected demand and believe we have measures in place to regularly stock the product in the future.

 

Cost of goods sold. Cost of goods sold for the three months ended September 30, 2022,2023, was $2,228,561,$1.8 million, compared to costcosts of goods sold of $517,611$2.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021. The higher cost of goods sold was due to higher organic sales volume in 2022 and due to our acquisition of Scendia, which added $1,098,145 of cost of goods sold during the three months ended September 30, 2022. Cost of goods sold for the nine months ended September 30, 20222023, was $3,991,728,$6.1 million, compared to costcosts of goods sold of $1,528,449$4.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021.2022. The increases overdecrease in cost of goods sold for the prior year periods werethree months ended September 30, 2023 was primarily due to the elimination of royalty expense on CellerateRX on a consolidated basis as a result of the Applied Asset Purchase. The increase in cost of goods sold for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was primarily due to higher sales volume as a result of organic sales volume in 2022growth and added cost of goods sold related to our acquisition of Scendia. Gross margins were approximately 87% for both nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 91%2022. The gross margins for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The lower gross margins in 2022 were primarily due to2023 included lower margins realized on sales of certain Scendia products.products offset by higher margins realized due to the elimination in consolidation of the CellerateRX royalty expense under the Sublicense Agreement.

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses. SG&A expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2022,2023, were $12,062,195, as$13.9 million compared to $6,920,105SG&A expenses of $12.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021. Third quarter 2022 SG&A expenses included approximately $1.5 million of costs related to Scendia operations.2022. SG&A expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2022,2023, were $31,865,958$40.7 million compared to SG&A expenses of $18,891,979$31.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021.2022. The higher SG&A expenses in 2022for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 were primarily due to higher direct sales and marketing expenses, which accounted for approximately $9.4$1.0 million and $6.8 million, respectively, or 72%56% and 77%, respectively, of the increaseincreases compared to the prior year.year periods. The higher direct sales and marketing expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 were primarily attributable to an increase in sales commissions of $5.7$0.7 million and $5.9 million, respectively, as a result of higher product sales, and $1.8sales. The nine months ended September 30, 2023 also included $0.8 million of increased costs as a result of sales force expansion and operational support. Costs relatedWe expect our SG&A expenses to travel and in-person promotional activities increased by $1.0 million in 2022 compared to 2021 due to the resumption of many in-person activities that were cancelled or postponed in 2021decline as a resultpercentage of net revenues as our sales growth outpaces the COVID-19 pandemic. The increase in 2022 SG&A expenses was also partly attributable to increased noncash equity compensationcosts of sales force expansion and higher payroll costs related to the mid-year addition of the Rochal workforce in July 2021.corporate overhead.

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Research and development expenses. R&D expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2022,2023, were $1,061,387$1.0 million compared to $35,674$1.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021.2022. R&D expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2022,2023, were $2,333,024$3.5 million compared to $257,867$2.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021.2022. The higher R&D expenses for the nine months ended 2022 included approximately $1.7 million ofSeptember 30, 2023 were primarily due to costs related to our newly acquiredthe Precision Healing multispectraldiagnostic imager and biomarker assay for assessing patient wound and skin conditions. The higherLFA. R&D expenses in 2022 werefor the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 also partly due to several newincluded costs associated with ongoing development projects for our currently licensed products.

 

Depreciation and amortization expense. Depreciation and amortization expense for the three months ended September 30, 2022,2023, was $814,881$1.0 million compared to $204,570$0.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021.2022. The higher depreciation and amortization expense during the three months ended September 30, 20222023 was primarily due to the amortization of intangible assets acquired as part of the Applied Asset Purchase. Depreciation and amortization expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, was $2.6 million compared to $1.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. The higher depreciation and amortization expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was primarily due to the amortization of intangible assets acquired as part of the Precision Healing, Scendia and ScendiaApplied transactions. Depreciation and amortization

Change in fair value of earnout liabilities. Change in fair value of earnout liabilities was a benefit of $0.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023 compared to expense of $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022. Change in fair value of earnout liabilities was a benefit of $1.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, was $1,556,7522023 compared to $395,968an expense of $0.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021.2022. The higher depreciation and amortization expensecurrent year benefits are as a result of a decrease in 2022 was due to the amortization of intangible assets acquired as partestimated fair value of the earnout liabilities established at the time of our Precision Healing and Scendia acquisitions which totaled $639,032 and $255,536, respectively.acquisitions. The decrease in the estimated fair value was due to a change in the discount factor utilized in the valuation models, a decrease in the projected undiscounted amounts to be paid, as well as adjustments to the projected timing of the payments to be made, partially offset by accretion. The prior year period expenses were due to the accretion of the earnout liabilities.

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Other expense.Other expense for the three months ended September 30, 2022,2023 was $109,689$0.2 million compared to $193,843zero for the three months ended September 30, 2021.2022. Other expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was $0.2 million compared to $0.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. Other expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 included interest expense, accretion expense and amortization of debt issuance costs related to the Term Loan entered into in conjunction with the Applied Asset Purchase. Other expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 was $552,749 compared to $473,458 for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The higher other expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 was due to the recognition of $173,116 of accretion expense of earnout liabilities relatedincluded losses from our equity method investment in Precision Healing prior to our Precision Healing and Scendia transactions partially offset by lower losses from equity method investments.acquisition of the remaining interests in April 2022.

 

Loss before income taxes. We had a loss before income taxes of $3,232,142$1.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022,2023, compared to a loss before income taxes of $2,047,861$3.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021.2022. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022,2023, we had a loss before income taxes of $9,773,639$4.2 million, compared to a loss before income taxes of $4,437,210$9.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021.2022. The higherlower loss in 2022for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 was due to increased SG&A costs, higher R&Doperating expenses and higher amortizationincreasing at a slower rate than net sales in addition to the benefit recorded as a result of our acquired intangibles as discussed above.the change in fair value of earnout liabilities.

 

Income tax benefit.As discussed in Note 12 to the accompanying Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements, the Companyunaudited consolidated financial statements, we recognized net deferred tax liabilities associated with the Precision Healing merger and the Scendia transactions. As of September 30, 2022, prioracquisition. Prior to consideration of these deferred tax liabilities, the Companywe had net deferred tax assets in excess of the deferred tax liabilities being recognized, however, a 100% valuation allowance had previously been provided against the Company’sour net deferred tax assets. As a result of the recording of the net deferred tax liabilities related to the Precision Healing merger and the Scendia acquisition, the Company haswe reviewed the valuation allowance and determined that it should be reduced by the amount of the deferred tax liabilities that were recognized. This resulted in recognition of an income tax benefit of approximately $1.7 million duringand $5.8 million in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively.

Net loss. For the three months ended September 30, 2022, and $5.82023, we had a net loss of $1.1 million, recognizedcompared to a net loss of $1.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022. For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, we had a net loss of $4.2 million, compared to a net loss of $3.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022.

 

Net loss. We had a net loss of $1,529,252 for the three months ended September 30, 2022, compared to a net loss of $2,047,861 for the three months ended September 30, 2021. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, we had a net loss of $3,928,843, compared to a net loss of $4,437,210 for the nine months ended September 30, 2021.

Liquidity and Capital ResourcesLIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

 

Cash on hand at September 30, 20222023 was $10,285,380$6.2 million, compared to $18,652,841$9.0 million at December 31, 2021.2022. Historically, we have financed our operations primarily from the sale of equity securities. In February 2021,2023, we closed an underwritten public offering of 1,265,000entered into a Controlled Equity Offering SM Sales Agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., as sales agent (“Cantor”), pursuant to which we may offer and sell from time to time, to or through Cantor, shares of our common stock at a publichaving an aggregate offering price of $25.00 per share resultingup to $75.0 million.

Sales of the shares, if any, pursuant to the Sales Agreement, may be made in sales deemed to be an “at the market offering” as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Upon delivery of a placement notice and subject to the terms and conditions of the Sales Agreement, Cantor agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts consistent with its normal trading and sales practices, applicable state and federal law, rules and regulations and the rules of The Nasdaq Capital Market to sell the shares from time to time based upon our instructions, including any price, time period or size limits specified by us. We have no obligation to sell any of the shares under the Sales Agreement and may at any time suspend or terminate the offering of our common stock pursuant to the Sales Agreement upon notice to Cantor and subject to other conditions. Cantor’s obligations to sell the shares under the Sales Agreement are subject to satisfaction of certain conditions, including customary closing conditions. Pursuant to the Sales Agreement, we will pay Cantor a commission of 3.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds from each sale of the shares.

During the three months ended September 30, 2023, we did not sell any shares of common stock pursuant to the Sales Agreement. During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, we sold an aggregate of 26,143 shares of common stock for gross proceeds of $31,625,000, before deducting underwriting discountsapproximately $1.1 million and commissions and offering expenses. net proceeds of approximately $1.0 million pursuant to the Sales Agreement.

We expect our future needs for cash to include expanding our salesforce,funding potential acquisitions, further development ofdeveloping our products, services and technologies pipeline and clinical studies, expanding our sales force, repayment of debt as it becomes due and for general corporate purposes, including working capital and acquisitions.purposes. Based on our current plan of operations, including acquisitions, we believe our cash on hand, when combined with expected cash flows from operations and proceeds from the Term Loan discussed above, will be sufficient to fund our growth strategy and to meet our anticipated operating expenses and capital expenditures for at least the next twelve months.

 

In July 2019, we executed a license agreement with Rochal, a related party, whereby we acquired an exclusive world-wide license to market, sell and further develop antimicrobial products for the prevention and treatment of microbes on the human body utilizing certain Rochal patents and pending patent applications (the “BIAKŌS License Agreement”). Under the terms of the BIAKŌS License Agreement, we agreed to pay Rochal $750,000 upon the completion of a capital raise, on or before December 31, 2022, of at least $10,000,000 through the sale of our common stock or assets. In March 2021, we issued 20,834 shares of our common stock to Rochal as full payment of the $750,000, which became due upon the completion of our capital raise in February 2021.

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In June 2021, we invested $2,084,278 to purchase 278,587 Class A Preferred Shares (the “Shares”) of Canada based Pixalere Healthcare, Inc. (“Pixalere”). The Shares are convertible into 27.3% of the outstanding equity of Pixalere. Pixalere provides a cloud-based wound care software tool that empowers nurses, specialists, and administrators to deliver better care for patients. In connection with our purchase of the Shares, Pixalere granted Pixalere Healthcare USA, LLC (“Pixalere USA”), our subsidiary, a royalty-free exclusive license to use the Pixalere software and platform in the United States. In conjunction with the grant of the license, we issued Pixalere a 27.3% equity ownership interest in Pixalere USA valued at $93,879.

In July 2021, we entered into an asset purchase agreement with Rochal, effective July 1, 2021, pursuant to which we purchased certain assets of Rochal, including, among others, certain of Rochal’s intellectual property, furniture and equipment, supplies, rights and claims, and assumed certain liabilities upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the asset purchase agreement. In exchange for the acquired assets, we paid Rochal (i) $496,100 in cash and (ii) 14,369 shares of our common stock and assumed certain liabilities of $3,900.Precision Healing Merger

 

In November 2020, we entered into agreements to purchase shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series A Stock”) of Precision Healing for an aggregate purchase price of $600,000. In 2021, we made additional purchases of Series A Stock as follows:Stock: $600,000 in February, $500,000 in June, $500,000 in October, and $600,000 in December.

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In April 2022, we closed a merger transaction with Precision Healing pursuant to which Precision Healing became our wholly owned subsidiary. Pursuant to the terms of the merger agreement, holders of Precision Healing common stock and preferred stock, other than the Company, were entitled to receive closing consideration, consisting of $125,966 in cash, consideration, which was paid to stockholders who were not accredited investors, 165,738 shares of our common stock, which was paid only to accredited investors, and the payment in cash of approximately $0.6 million of transaction expenses of Precision Healing. We recorded the issuance of the 165,738 shares to accredited investors and cash payments to non-accreditednonaccredited investors based on the closing price per share of our common stock on April 4, 2022, which was $30.75.

 

Upon the closing of the merger, the outstanding Precision Healing outstanding options previously granted under the Precision Healing Inc. 2020 Stock Option and Grant Plan (the “Precision Healing Plan”) converted, pursuant to their terms, into options to acquire an aggregate of 144,191 shares of our common stock with a weighted average exercise price of $10.71 per share. These options expire between August 2030 and April 2031. In addition, outstanding and unexercised Precision Healing warrants converted into rights to receive warrants to purchase (i) 4,424 shares of our common stock with an initial exercise price of $7.32 per share and an expiration date of April 22, 2031, and (ii) 12,301 shares of our common stock with an initial exercise price of $12.05 per share and an expiration date of August 10, 2030. Concurrent with the assumption of the Precision Healing Plan, we terminated the ability to offer future awards under the Precision Healing Plan.

 

Pursuant to the merger agreement, upon the achievement of certain performance thresholds, the securityholders of Precision Healing, including the holders of options and warrants to purchase Precision Healing common stock and certain persons promised options to purchase Precision Healing common stock, are also entitled to receive payments of up to $10.0 million, which was accounted for as contingent consideration pursuant to ASC 805.Accounting Standards Codification Topic 805, Business Combinations. The earnout consideration is payable in cash or, at our election, is payable to accredited investors in shares of our common stock at a price per share equal to the greater of (i) $27.13 or (ii) the average closing price of our common stock for the 20 trading days prior to the date such earnout consideration is due and payable. Pursuant to the merger agreement, a minimum percentage of the earnout consideration may be required to be issued to accredited investors in shares of our common stock for tax purposes. The amount and composition of the portion of earnout consideration payable is subject to adjustment and offsets as set forth in the merger agreementagreement. We do not anticipate making an earnout consideration payment prior to January 2025.

Scendia Acquisition

 

In July 2022, we entered into a membership interest purchase agreement by and among the Company, Scendia and the SellerPhillips pursuant to which, and in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth therein, we acquired 100% of the issued and outstanding membership interests in Scendia from the Seller.Phillips.

 

Pursuant to the purchase agreement, the aggregatePhillips was entitled to receive closing consideration upon closing for the acquisition was $7.3 million, which consistedconsisting of (i) a $1.3approximately $1.6 million of cash, payment, subject to certain adjustments, and (ii) 291,686 shares of our common stock. Pursuant to the purchase agreement, at closing, we withheld 94,798the Indemnity Holdback Shares, which shall beIndemnity Holdback Shares were withheld issued, and released to the Seller after closing as and to the extent provided in the purchase agreement to satisfy the Seller’sPhillips’ indemnification obligations if any.and subsequently issued and released to Phillips in July 2023.

 

In addition to the cash consideration and the stock consideration, the purchase agreement provides that the SellerPhillips is entitled to receive two potential earnout payments, payable on an annual basis, not to exceed $10.0 million in the aggregate. The earnout consideration is payable to the SellerPhillips in cash or, at our election, in up to 486,145 shares of our common stock upon the achievement of certain performance thresholds relating to net revenue attributable to sales of Scendia products during the two-year period following the closing. We made the first earnout payment of approximately $693,000 in cash in August 2023. We expect the second earnout payment to be made in the third quarter of 2024.

 

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Applied Asset Purchase

On August 1, 2023, we entered into the Applied Purchase Agreement by and among the Company, SMAT, Hymed, Applied and the Owner, pursuant to which SMAT acquired the Applied Purchased Assets and assumed certain Assumed Liabilities upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Applied Purchase Agreement. The transaction closed on August 1, 2023. The Applied Purchased Assets were purchased for an initial aggregate purchase price of $15.25 million, consisting of (i) $9.75 million in cash, (ii) 73,809 shares of our common stock, with an agreed upon value of $3.0 million and (iii) $2.5 million in cash, to be paid in four equal installments on each of the next four anniversaries of the Closing.

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In addition to the Cash Closing Consideration, Stock Closing Consideration and Installment Payments, the Applied Purchase Agreement provides that the Sellers are entitled to receive up to an additional $10.0 million, which is payable to the Sellers in cash, upon the achievement of certain performance thresholds relating to SMAT’s collections from net sales of a collagen-based product currently under development. Upon expiration of the seventh anniversary of the Closing, to the extent the Sellers have not earned the entirety of the Applied Earnout, SMAT shall pay the Sellers the True-Up Payment. The Applied Earnout, minus the True-Up Payment and any Applied Earnout payments already made by SMAT, may be earned at any point in the future, including after the True-Up Payment is made.

Since the closing of the Applied Asset Purchase, we make intercompany royalty payments to SMAT at the same rate as set forth in the Sublicense Agreement. SMAT intends to use the royalties received to repay borrowings under the Term Loan. As described under “Loan Agreement” below, SMAT is required to maintain compliance with certain maintenance covenants and is limited in its ability to distribute or lend cash to the Company without consent of the Bank.

Loan Agreement

In connection with the entry into the Applied Purchase Agreement, on August 1, 2023, we, as guarantor, and SMAT, as borrower, entered into the Loan Agreement with the Bank providing for, among other things, a Term Loan in the aggregate principal amount of $12.0 million, which was evidenced by an advancing promissory note. Pursuant to the Loan Agreement, the Bank agreed to make, at any time and from time to time prior to February 1, 2024, one or more advances to SMAT.

The proceeds of the advances under the Loan Agreement will be used for working capital and for purposes of financing up to one hundred percent (100%) of the Cash Closing Consideration and Installment Payments for the Applied Asset Purchase and related fees and expenses, including any subsequent payments that may be due to the Sellers after the Closing. On August 1, 2023, the Bank, at the request of SMAT, made an advance for $9.75 million. The proceeds from the advance were used to fund the Cash Closing Consideration for the Applied Asset Purchase.

Advances under the Term Loan will begin amortizing in monthly installments commencing on August 5, 2024. All remaining unpaid balances under the Term Loan are due and payable in full on August 1, 2028 (the “Maturity Date”). SMAT may prepay amounts due under the Term Loan. All accrued but unpaid interest on the unpaid principal balance of outstanding advances is due and payable monthly, beginning on September 5, 2023 and continuing monthly on the fifth day of each month thereafter until the Maturity Date. The unpaid principal balance of outstanding advances bears interest, subject to certain conditions, at the lesser of the Maximum Rate (as defined in the Loan Agreement) or the Base Rate, which is for any day, a rate per annum equal to the term secured overnight financing rate (Term SOFR) (as administered by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York) for a one-month tenor in effect on such day plus three percent (3.0%).

The obligations of SMAT under the Loan Agreement and the other loan documents delivered in connection therewith are guaranteed by us and are secured by a first priority security interest in substantially all of the existing and future assets of SMAT.

The Loan Agreement contains customary representations and warranties and certain covenants that limit (subject to certain exceptions) the ability of SMAT and us to, among other things, (i) create, assume or guarantee certain liabilities, (ii) create, assume or suffer liens securing indebtedness, (iii) make or permit loans and advances, (iv) acquire any assets outside the ordinary course of business, (v) consolidate, merge or sell all or a material part of its assets, (vi) pay dividends or other distributions on, or redeem or repurchase, interest in an obligor, including us as guarantor, (vii) cease, suspend or materially curtail business operations or (viii) engage in certain affiliate transactions. In addition, the Loan Agreement contains financial covenants that require SMAT to maintain (i) a minimum Debt Services Coverage Ratio and (ii) a maximum Cash Flow Leverage Ratio, in each case, as defined and calculated according to the procedures set forth in the Loan Agreement. Pursuant to the Loan Agreement, in the event that SMAT fails to comply with the financial covenants described above, we are required to contribute cash to SMAT in an amount equal to the amount required to satisfy the financial covenants. SMAT is limited in its ability to distribute or lend cash to the Company without consent of the Bank.

Pursuant to the Loan Agreement, starting with the three months ended September 30, 2023 and for each quarter thereafter, SMAT will be required to maintain a minimum Debt Service Coverage Ratio (as defined below) of 1.2 to 1.0, which ratio is calculated as of the last day of the applicable fiscal quarter. The “Debt Service Coverage Ratio” is the ratio of (a) the sum of the following during the preceding twelve (12) month period, subject to annualization in certain circumstances: (i) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, stock compensation expense and gains or losses on sales of assets outside the ordinary course of business (“EBITDA”) minus (ii) capital expenditures, minus (iii) cash taxes, minus (iv) dividends and distributions, to (b) the sum of (i) the current portion of long-term debt, (ii) Installment Payments made during the preceding twelve (12) month period and (iii) interest expense during the preceding twelve (12) month period, subject to annualization in certain circumstances. As of September 30, 2023, following a cash contribution from Sanara (as described below), SMAT’s Debt Service Coverage Ratio was 1.3 to 1.0.

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The Loan Agreement also requires SMAT to, subject to certain conditions, maintain a maximum Cash Flow Leverage Ratio (as defined below) of not more than (a) 4.5 to 1.0 as of the last day of the fiscal quarter ending on September 30, 2023, (b) 4.0 to 1.0 as of the last day of each fiscal quarter ending on December 31, 2023, and March 31, 2024, (c) 3.5 to 1.0 as of the last day of each fiscal quarter ending on June 30, 2024, and September 30, 2024, and (d) 3.0 to 1.0 as of the last day of each fiscal quarter thereafter. The “Cash Flow Leverage Ratio” is the ratio of all Funded Debt (as defined in the Loan Agreement) to certain multiples of EBITDA during the preceding twelve (12) month period, subject to annualization in certain circumstances. SMAT was in compliance with the financial covenants under the Loan Agreement as of September 30, 2023. Due to the short period of time between the signing of the Loan Agreement and the end of the third quarter, we contributed an immaterial amount of cash to SMAT in order to permit SMAT to be in compliance with the financial covenants under the Loan Agreement. As of September 30, 2023, following a cash contribution from Sanara, SMAT’s Cash Flow Leverage Ratio was 4.5 to 1.0.

The Loan Agreement also contains customary events of default. If such an event of default occurs, the Bank would be entitled to take various actions, including the acceleration of amounts due under the Loan Agreement and actions permitted to be taken by a secured creditor.

 

Cash Flow Analysis

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2022,2023, net cash used in operating activities was $4,909,854$2.4 million compared to $3,030,168$4.9 million used in operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2021.2022. The higherlower use of cash in 2022 was primarily due to higher SG&Anet revenue growth outpacing the growth of our cash operating expenses related to sales force expansion, the additionand timing of the Rochal workforce in mid-2021, higher R&D costs related to Precision Healing and the resumption ofcash expenditures for certain travel and promotional activities in 2022 which were cancelled or postponed in 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.accrued payables.

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2022,2023, net cash used in investing activities was $3,134,676$10.2 million compared to $3,793,021$3.1 million used in investing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2021.2022. The lowerhigher use of cash used in investing activities in 2022during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was primarily due to fewer cash investments in equity securities during the first half of 2022, partially offset by purchases of intangible assets, primarily relatedpaid pursuant to the Precision Healing merger and the Scendia acquisition.Applied Asset Purchase.

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2022,2023, net cash used inprovided by financing activities was $322,931$9.8 million as compared to $28,739,257 provided by$0.3 million used in financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2021.2022. The cash provided by financing activities in 2021during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was due to net loan proceeds of $9.7 million utilized for the Applied Asset Purchase and net proceeds received pursuant to an underwritten public offering of 1,265,000 sharessales of our common stock at a public offering price of $25.00 per share resulting in gross proceeds$1.0 million, partially offset by the Scendia earnout payment of $31,625,000, before deducting underwriting discounts$0.7 million and commissions and offering expenses.

Material Transactions with Related Partiesthe net settlement of equity-based awards, which totaled $0.2 million.

 

MATERIAL TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES

CellerateRX Surgical Sublicense Agreement

We have an exclusive, world-wide sublicense to distribute CellerateRX Surgical and HYCOL products into the surgical and wound care markets from an affiliate of Catalyst, CGI Cellerate RX, which, licensesprior to the Applied Asset Purchase, licensed the rights to CellerateRX from AN.Applied. Sales of CellerateRX haveSurgical comprised the substantial majority of our sales during 2021 and the first nine months ofended September 30, 2023 and 2022. OnIn January 26, 2021, we amended the term of the sublicense agreementSublicense Agreement to extend the term to May 17, 2050, with automatic successive one-year renewals so long as annual net sales of CellerateRXthe licensed products exceed $1,000,000.$1.0 million. We pay royalties based on ourthe annual Net Sales of CellerateRXlicensed products (as defined in the sublicense agreement)Sublicense Agreement) consisting of 3% of all collected Net Sales each year up to $12,000,000,$12.0 million, 4% of all collected Net Sales each year that exceed $12,000,000$12.0 million up to $20,000,000,$20.0 million, and 5% of all collected Net Sales each year that exceed $20,000,000. Minimum royalties of $400,000 per year are payable for the first five years of the sublicense agreement, which was entered on August 27, 2018.$20.0 million. For the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, royalty expense was a benefit of approximately $9,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2023 due to the reversal of an accrual and 2021, royalties accrued$0.4 million of expense, respectively, under the terms of this agreement totaled $432,809 and $172,731, respectively.agreement. For the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, royalty expense was $1.1 million and 2021, royalties accrued totaled $1,245,775 and $576,951, respectively.

$1.2 million, respectively, under the terms of this agreement. Ronald T. Nixon, our Executive Chairman, is the founder and managing partner of Catalyst.

 

RochalAs discussed above, in August 2023, we acquired the underlying intellectual property of, as well as the rights to manufacture and sell, CellerateRX Surgical and HYCOL products from Applied. In connection with this acquisition, Applied assigned its license agreement with CGI Cellerate RX to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company and no further royalties will be due to Applied thereunder. Since the Closing of the Applied Asset Purchase, Sanara indirectly makes intercompany royalty payments to SMAT at the same rate as set forth in the Sublicense Agreement. These intercompany royalty payments and the offsetting cost of goods sold were eliminated in consolidation effective as of August 1, 2023.

Consulting Agreement

In July 2021, we entered into an asset purchase agreement with Rochal, effective July 1, 2021, pursuant to which we purchased certain assets of Rochal, including, among others, certain of Rochal’s intellectual property, furniture and equipment, supplies, rights and claims, and assumed certain liabilities upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the asset purchase agreement. In exchange for the acquired assets, we paid Rochal (i) $496,100 in cash and (ii) 14,369 shares of common stock.

After the asset purchase, Rochal owned 95,203 shares of our common stock. Mr. Nixon is, with respect to Rochal, a director, a significant shareholder indirectly and a majority shareholder with the exercise of certain warrants. Additionally, Ann Beal Salamone, a director of the Company, is a significant shareholder, former president, and current Chair of the board of directors of Rochal.

Consulting Agreement

related party. Concurrent with the Rochal asset purchase, in July 2021, we entered into a consulting agreement with Ann Beal Salamone pursuant to which Ms. Salamone agreed to provide the Companyus with consulting services with respect to, among other things, writing new patents, conducting patent intelligence and participating in certain grant and contract reporting. In consideration for the consulting services to be provided to us, Ms. Salamone is entitled to receive an annual consulting fee of $177,697, with payments to be paid once per month. The consulting agreement has an initial term of three years, unless earlier terminated by the Company,us, and is subject to renewal.

Critical Accounting Estimates

Our unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and operating results require the Company’s management to make judgments, assumptions and estimates that affect the amounts reported. Significant accounting policies and methods used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements are summarized in Note 2, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” Ms. Salamone is a director of the Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1Company, is a significant shareholder and the current Chair of this Form 10-Q, and in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8board of our 2021 Form 10-K. Historically, our critical accounting estimates have not differed materially from actual results. However, if our assumptions change, we may need to revise our estimates or take other corrective actions, eitherdirectors of which may also have a material adverse effect on our consolidated statements of operations, liquidity and financial condition.Rochal.

 

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Catalyst Transaction Advisory Services Agreement

In March 2023, we entered into a Transaction Advisory Services Agreement (the “Catalyst Services Agreement”) effective March 1, 2023 with Catalyst, a related party. Pursuant to the Catalyst Services Agreement, Catalyst, by and through its directors, officers, employees and affiliates that are not simultaneously serving as directors, officers or employees of the Company (collectively, the “Covered Persons”), agreed to perform certain transaction advisory, business and organizational strategy, finance, marketing, operational and strategic planning, relationship access and corporate development services for us in connection with any merger, acquisition, recapitalization, divestiture, financing, refinancing, or other similar transaction in which we may be, or may consider becoming, involved, and any such additional services as mutually agreed upon in writing by and between Catalyst and us (the “Catalyst Services”).

Pursuant to the Catalyst Services Agreement, we agreed to reimburse Catalyst for (i) compensation actually paid by Catalyst to any of the Covered Persons at a rate no more than a rate consistent with industry practice for the performance of services similar to the Catalyst Services, as documented in reasonably sufficient detail, and (ii) all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses payable to unaffiliated third parties, as documented in customary expense reports, as each of (i) and (ii) is incurred in connection with the Catalyst Services rendered under the Catalyst Services Agreement, with all reimbursements being contingent upon the prior approval of the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors. We incurred $44,032 and $117,018 of costs pursuant to the Catalyst Services Agreement during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023.

Receivables and Payables

We had outstanding related party receivables totaling $11,032 at September 30, 2023, and $98,548 at December 31, 2022. We had outstanding related party payables totaling $64,747 at September 30, 2023, and $34,036 at December 31, 2022.

IMPACT OF INFLATION AND CHANGING PRICES

Inflation and changing prices have not had a material impact on our historical results of operations. We do not currently anticipate that inflation and changing prices will have a material impact on our future results of operations.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the unaudited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Although we base our estimates on historical experience and various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, actual results may differ from the estimates on which our financial statements are prepared at any given point of time. Changes in these estimates could materially affect our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows. Significant items that are subject to such estimates and assumptions include revenue and expense accruals, the fair value measurement of assets and liabilities and the allocation of purchase price to the fair value of assets acquired. Our critical accounting estimates have not significantly changed since December 31, 2022 and are disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.

 

ItemITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market RiskQUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

As a smaller reporting company, we are not required to provide this information.

 

ItemITEM 4. Controls and ProceduresCONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

EVALUATION OF DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit to the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”(the “SEC”) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the SEC’s rules and forms, and that information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers (whom we refer to in this periodic report as our Certifying Officers), as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Our management evaluated, with the participation of our Certifying Officers, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2022,2023, pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) under the Exchange Act. Based upon that evaluation, our Certifying Officers concluded that, as of September 30, 2022,2023, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial ReportingCHANGES IN INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

 

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 20222023 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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Part II — Other Information

 

ItemITEM 1. Legal ProceedingsLEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

From time to time, we may be involved in claims and legal actions that arise in the ordinary course of business. To our knowledge, there are no material pending legal proceedings to which we are a party or of which any of our property is the subject.

 

ItemITEM 1A. Risk FactorsRISK FACTORS

 

Except as provided below, there were no material changes to the Risk Factors disclosed in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.2022. For more information concerning our risk factors, please see “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in theour Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.2022.

We may fail to realize all the anticipated benefits of the Applied Asset Purchase, or such benefits may take longer to realize than expected.

We may fail to realize all of the anticipated benefits of the Applied Asset Purchase, including expected operational, research and development and cost synergies, or such benefits may not be achieved within the anticipated timeframe. In addition, in connection with the Applied Asset Purchase, we acquired control of the manufacturing of our CellerateRX Surgical and HYCOL products, which was previously controlled by the Sellers. If we are unable to maintain or replace the Sellers’ manufacturing process, our sales of CellerateRX Surgical and HYCOL products could be jeopardized.

Furthermore, we have incurred significant transaction costs in connection with the Applied Asset Purchase, including payment of certain fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Applied Asset Purchase and the financing of the Applied Asset Purchase, and our future financial results could be impacted if the intangible assets we acquired in the Applied Asset Purchase become impaired. The failure to realize the anticipated benefits of the Applied Asset Purchase or any of our other recent acquisitions could cause an interruption of, or a loss of momentum in, our operations and could result in a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Our indebtedness could adversely affect our financial condition and prevent us from fulfilling our obligations.

A significant portion of our future cash flow is required to pay interest and principal on our outstanding indebtedness, and we may be unable to generate sufficient cash flow from operations, or have future borrowings available, to enable us to repay our indebtedness or to fund other liquidity needs. Among other consequences, this indebtedness could:

require us to use a significant percentage of our cash flow from operations for debt service and the satisfaction of repayment obligations, and not for other purposes, such as funding working capital and capital expenditures or making future acquisitions;
cause our interest expense to increase if there is a general increase in interest rates, because a portion of our indebtedness bears interest at floating rates;
limit our flexibility in planning for or reacting to changes in our business and limit our ability to exploit future business opportunities; and
cause us to be more highly leveraged than some of our competitors, which may place us at a competitive disadvantage.

Our outstanding indebtedness is subject to certain operating and financial covenants that restrict our business and financing activities and may adversely affect our cash flow and our ability to operate our business.

The Loan Agreement requires us and SMAT, to maintain compliance with certain operating and financial covenants, which provide that we or SMAT, among other things, may not, subject to certain exceptions:

create or permit the existence of additional liens on our assets;
enter into any pledge agreements or arrangements;
with respect to SMAT, make investments in or provide capital contributions to other entities;
enter into a merger or consolidation or acquire any assets outside of the ordinary course of business;
dispose of a material part of our assets or property or enter into any sale-leaseback transactions;
with respect to SMAT, pay dividends or distributions of our capital stock, without the prior written consent of the Bank;
make or permit to remain outstanding any loans;
change the nature of our business;
enter into transactions with affiliates other than in the ordinary course of business on an arm’s-length basis; or
amend, modify or obtain or grant a waiver of any provision of any document or instrument evidencing or securing any of our subordinated indebtedness.

In addition, starting with the quarter ending September 30, 2023, SMAT is required to maintain a minimum Debt Service Coverage Ratio of 1.2 to 1.0, which ratio is calculated as of the last day of the applicable fiscal quarter. SMAT is also required to maintain as of the end of each fiscal quarter a maximum Cash Flow Leverage Ratio of not more than (a) 4.5 to 1.0 as of the last day of the fiscal quarter ending on September 30, 2023, (b) 4.0 to 1.0 as of the last day of each fiscal quarter ending on December 31, 2023, and March 31, 2024, (c) 3.5 to 1.0 as of the last day of each fiscal quarter ending on June 30, 2024, and September 30, 2024, and (d) 3.0 to 1.0 as of the last day of each fiscal quarter thereafter.

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Further, in the event that SMAT fails to comply with its financial covenants, we are required to contribute cash to SMAT in an amount equal to the amount required to satisfy the financial covenants. During the three months ended September 30, 2023, we contributed an immaterial amount of cash to SMAT to ensure that SMAT was in compliance with the financial covenants under the Loan Agreement as of September 30, 2023. If we are required to make additional cash contributions to SMAT in future periods, we may not have sufficient funds available to fulfill such obligation.

A breach of any of the covenants under our loan agreements, subject to certain cure periods, will result in an event of default, which could cause all of our outstanding indebtedness under the Loan Agreement to become immediately due and payable, and a default interest rate of an additional 5.0% per annum may be applied to the outstanding loan balance. If our indebtedness is accelerated, we cannot be certain that we will have sufficient funds available to pay the accelerated indebtedness or that we will have the ability to refinance the accelerated indebtedness on terms favorable to us or at all.

As a result of the negative covenants contained in the Loan Agreement and the need for cash to pay interest and principal amortization payments required under the Loan Agreement, the Company may not have access to cash it otherwise would have for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, general corporate purposes or other purposes.

Pursuant to the Loan Agreement, SMAT is subject to restrictions on making certain payments, including dividends, other distributions and loans, to the Company. As a result, although SMAT may use its cash to repay the Term Loan, the Company may not have access to cash it otherwise would have for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, general corporate purposes or other purposes.

 

If we are requiredour Executive Chairman ceases to write down goodwill and other intangible assets, our financial condition and operating resultsserve as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company or SMAT, such event could be negatively affected.result in an event of default under the Loan Agreement.

 

When we acquire a business, a substantial portionThe Loan Agreement provides that if Ron Nixon, our Executive Chairman, ceases to serve as Chairman of the purchase priceBoard of Directors of the acquisitionCompany or SMAT, an event of default will occur under the Loan Agreement, unless a successor, acceptable to the Bank, is allocatedelected or appointed within 10 business days of such event. If such an event were to goodwilloccur and other identifiable intangible assets. The amountwe are unable to find a replacement suitable to the Bank, we would be in default and all of the purchase price which is allocated to goodwillour outstanding indebtedness could become immediately due and other intangible assets is determined by the excesspayable, and a default interest rate of the purchase price over the net identifiable assets acquired. For example, when we acquired Scendia, we acquired $7,155,000 in intangible assets and $3,277,536 in goodwill, which represented the excess of the consideration transferred over the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed and represents the future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired that could not be individually identified and separately recognized. We test intangible assets and goodwill for impairment at least annually. Under current accounting standards, if we determine that intangible assets or goodwill are impaired in the future, we will be required to write down these assets. Any write-downs thatan additional 5.0% per annum may be requiredapplied to be recorded would adversely affect our financial condition and operating results.the outstanding loan balance.

 

ItemITEM 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of ProceedsUNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

There were no sales of unregistered securities during the quarter ended September 30, 20222023 that were not previously reported on a Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

ItemITEM 3. Defaults Upon Senior SecuritiesDEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

 

None.

 

ItemITEM 4. Mine Safety DisclosuresMINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

 

This item is not applicable.

 

ItemITEM 5. Other InformationOTHER INFORMATION

 

None.

 

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ItemITEM 6. ExhibitsEXHIBITS

 

The following documentsexhibits listed below are filed as part of this Report or incorporated herein by reference:reference.

 

Exhibit No.Description
   
2.1# Asset Purchase Agreement, dated July 14, 2021, by and between Sanara MedTech Inc., as Purchaser, and Rochal Industries, LLC, as Seller (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K of the Company filed on July 19, 2021 by the Company with the SEC)2021).
   
2.2# Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated April 1, 2022, by and among Sanara MedTech Inc., United Wound and Skin Solutions, LLC, Precision Healing Inc., PH Merger Sub I, Inc., PH Merger Sub II, LLC and Furneaux Capital Holdco, LLC (d/b/a BlueIO) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 4, 2022).
   
2.3# Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated July 1, 2022, by and among Sanara MedTech Inc., Scendia Biologics, LLC and Ryan Phillips (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 5, 2022).
   
2.4#Asset Purchase Agreement dated, August 1, 2023, by and among Sanara MedTech Inc., Sanara MedTech Applied Technologies, LLC, The Hymed Group Corporation, Applied Nutritionals, LLC and Dr. George D. Petito (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 2, 2023).
3.1Articles of Incorporation of Sanara MedTech Inc. (as amended through December 30, 2020) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 30, 2021).
3.2Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed April 11, 2008).
10.1+Professional Services Agreement, dated August 1, 2023, by and between Sanara MedTech Inc. and Dr. George D. Petito (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 2, 2023).
10.2+Loan Agreement, dated August 1, 2023, between Sanara MedTech Applied Technologies, LLC, Sanara MedTech Inc. and Cadence Bank (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 2, 2023).
31.1* Certification of Principal Executive Officer in accordance with 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
   
31.2* Certification of Principal Financial Officer in accordance with 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
   
32.1** Certification of Principal Executive Officer in accordance with 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
   
32.2** 

Certification of Principal Financial Officer in accordance with 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

101.CAL*101.INS Inline XBRL Calculation LinkbaseInstance Document.
101.DEF*101.SCH Inline XBRL Definition LinkbaseTaxonomy Extension Schema Document.
101.LAB*101.CAL Inline XBRL LabelTaxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.PRE*101.DEF Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
101.LABInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
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104*104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (Formatted(formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).

 

* Filed herewith

# Certain schedules and exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. Sanara MedTech Inc. hereby undertakes to furnish supplementally copies of any of the omitted schedules upon request by the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff.

 

** The certifications attached as Exhibit 32.1 and Exhibit 32.2 are not deemed “filed” with the Securities and Exchange Commission and are not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of Sanara MedTech Inc. under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether made before or after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.

 

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# Certain schedules and exhibits to this agreement have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. A copy of any omitted schedule or exhibit will be furnished supplementally to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request. If indicated on the first page of such agreement, certain confidential information has been excluded pursuant to Item 601(b)(2)(ii) of Regulation S-K. Such excluded information is not material and is the type that the Company treats as private or confidential.

+ Certain schedules and exhibits to this agreement have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. A copy of any omitted schedule or exhibit will be furnished supplementally to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request. Certain confidential information has been excluded pursuant to Item 601(b)(10)(iv) of Regulation S-K. Such excluded information is not material and is the type that the Company treats as private or confidential.

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 SANARA MEDTECH INC.
   
November 14, 202213, 2023By:/s/ Michael D. McNeil
  Michael D. McNeil
  

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer and duly authorized officer)


 

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