NOTE 1 — BUSINESS ACTIVITY AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Organization: Moving iMage Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation, together with its wholly-owned subsidiaries unless the context indicates otherwise, the (“Company”) was incorporated in June 2020. The Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Moving iMage Technologies, LLC (“MiT LLC”) and MiT LLC's wholly-owned subsidiary, Moving iMage Acquisition Co., (DBA “Caddy Products”), designs, integrates, installs and distributes proprietary and custom designed equipment as well as off the shelf cinema products needed for contemporary cinema requirements. The Company also offers single source solutions for cinema design, procurement, installation and service to the creative and production communities for screening, digital intermediate and other critical viewing rooms. Additionally, the Company offers a wide range of technical, design and consulting services such as custom engineering, systems design, integration and installation, and digital technology, as well as software solutions for operations enhancement and theatre management. The Company also provides turnkey furniture, fixture and equipment services to commercial cinema exhibitors for new construction and remodels including design, consulting, installation and project management as well as procurement of seats, lighting, acoustical treatments, screens, projection and sound.
Moving iMage Acquisition Co. (DBA “Caddy Products”) designs, develops and manufactures innovative products for the entertainment, cinema, grocery, worship, restaurant, sports and restroom industries.
Share Exchange:
In June 2020, MiT LLC members created Moving iMage Technologies, Inc. (“MIT Inc.”) to facilitate the Company’s initial public offering (“IPO”). Upon formation of MiT, Inc., 2,000,000 shares of MiT, Inc. common stock were issued to members of MiT LLC. On July 7, 2021, MiT LLC and MiT Inc. entered into an exchange agreement (“Exchange Agreement”) whereby the members of MiT LLC exchanged their membership interest for 2,350,000 shares of common stock in MiT Inc. As a result of the Exchange Agreement, the members of MiT LLC owned approximately 79% or 4,452,334 of the outstanding common stock of MiT Inc. As a result, MiT LLC (the entity where the Company conducts its business) became a wholly-owned subsidiary of MiT Inc. (the SEC registrant).
The transaction was accounted for as a merger of entities under common ownership in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”). This determination was primarily based on the facts that, immediately before and after the transaction: (i) MiT LLC owners owned a substantial majority of the voting rights in the combined company, (ii) MiT LLC designated a majority of the members of the initial board of directors of the combined company, and (iii) MiT LLC’s senior management holds all key positions in the senior management of the combined company.
Initial Public Offering: On July 12, 2021, the Company closed its initial public offering ("IPO") and issued 4,830,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $3.00 per share for net proceeds of approximately $12,360,000 after deducting underwriting discounts, commissions, and other expenses of approximately $2,130,000. Upon the completion of its IPO, the Company reclassified deferred IPO related costs of approximately $1,116,000 from other assets to additional paid-in capital. In connection with the Company’s IPO, the underwriters received warrants to acquire 241,500 shares of the Company’s common stock at $3.75 per share.
On July 12, 2021, in connection with the IPO, warrants to purchase 139,611 shares of the Company’s common stock were exercised on a cashless basis.
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic: The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on the world and the movie exhibition industry. The social and economic effects have been widespread. At various points during the pandemic, authorities around the world imposed measures intended to control the spread of COVID-19, including stay-at-home orders and restrictions on large public gatherings, which caused movie theaters in countries around the world to temporarily close. The repercussions of the COVID-19 global pandemic resulted in a significant impact to our customers, specifically those in the entertainment and cinema industries. As a result, the Company implemented various cash preservation strategies, including, but not limited to, temporary personnel and salary reductions, halting non-essential operating and capital expenditures, and negotiating modified timing and/or abatement of contractual payments with landlords and other major suppliers.