The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
Note 1 – Organization and Basis of Presentation
The unaudited consolidated financial statements were prepared by Alpine 4 Holdings, Inc. (‘we,” “our,” or the "Company"), pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The information furnished herein reflects all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals and adjustments) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary to fairly present the operating results for the respective periods. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally present in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") were omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and footnotes included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 15, 2021. The results for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2021.
The Company was incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware on April 22, 2014. The Company was formed to serve as a vehicle to affect an asset acquisition, merger, exchange of capital stock, or other business combination with a domestic or foreign business. On March 2, 2021, the Company changed its name from Alpine 4 Technologies Ltd. to Alpine 4 Holdings, Inc.
Effective April 1, 2016, the Company purchased all of the outstanding capital stock of Quality Circuit Assembly, Inc., a California corporation (“QCA”).
Effective January 1, 2019, the Company purchased all of the outstanding capital stock or equity interests in Morris Sheet Metal Corp., an Indiana corporation (“MSM”); JTD Spiral, Inc., an Indiana corporation wholly owned by MSM; Morris Enterprises LLC, an Indiana limited liability company; and Morris Transportation LLC, an Indiana limited liability company (collectively “Morris”).
Effective November 6, 2019, the Company purchased all of the outstanding capital stock and units of Deluxe Sheet Metal, Inc., an Indiana corporation, and DSM Holding, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company; and purchased certain real estate from Lonewolf Enterprises, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company (collectively “Deluxe”).
Effective February 21, 2020, the Company purchased all of the outstanding units of Excel Fabrication, LLC., an Idaho limited liability company (“Excel”). Excel subsequently changed its name to Excel Construction Services, LLC.
Effective December 15, 2020, the Company purchased the assets of Impossible Aerospace Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“IA”).
Effective February 8, 2021, the Company purchased the assets of Vayu (US), Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Vayu”).
On May 5, 2021, the Company acquired all of the outstanding shares of stock of Thermal Dynamics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“TDI”).
On May 10, 2021, the Company acquired all of the outstanding membership interests of KAI Enterprises, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, the sole asset of which was all of the outstanding membership interests of Alternative Laboratories, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Alt Labs”).
On October 20, 2021, after the period covered by this Report, the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding shares of Identified Technologies Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Identified Technologies”).
As of the date of this Report, the Company was a holding company owning, directly or indirectly, eleven companies:
·A4 Corporate Services, LLC;
·ALTIA, LLC;
·Quality Circuit Assembly, Inc.;
·Morris Sheet Metal, Corp;
·JTD Spiral, Inc.;
·Excel Construction Services, LLC;
·SPECTRUMebos, Inc.;
·Vayu (US);
·Thermal Dynamics, Inc.;
·Alternative Laboratories, LLC.; and
·Identified Technologies Corporation.
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Basis of presentation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements present the balance sheets, statements of operations, stockholders' deficit and cash flows of the Company. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”).
Liquidity
The Company’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP applicable to a going concern, which contemplates realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business within one year after the date the consolidated financial statements are issued.
In accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”), Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements - Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40), our management evaluates whether there are conditions or events, considered in aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued.
While the Company experienced a loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, of $6.8 million, and had a negative cash flow used in operations, there were several significant one-time / non-recurring items included in the $6.8 million net loss. These non-recurring items totaled $2.2 million, consisting of $350 thousand in new acquisitions expenses captured in professional fees, and other costs, and $1.8 million for repurchase of RSUs.
The Company received a total of approximately $54.0 million in February 2021 in the following two transactions:
·The Company raised approximately $45.0 million in net proceeds in connection with a registered direct offering of its stock and;
·The Company raised approximately $9.0 million in net proceeds in connection with an equity line of credit financing arrangement.
The Company has secured bank financing totaling $9.3 million ($8.3 million in Lines of Credit and $1.0 million in capital expenditures lines of credit availability) of which $5.6 million was unused at September 30, 2021.
The Company plans to continue to generate additional revenue (and improve cash flows from operations) partly from the acquisitions of three operating companies which closed in May 2021 and October 2021 combined with improved gross profit performance from the existing operating companies.
Based on the capital raise as indicated above and management’s plans to improve cash flows from operations, management believes the Company has sufficient working capital to satisfy the Company’s estimated liquidity needs for the next 12 months. The Company ended the September 30, 2021, quarter with approximately $5.4 million in cash and working capital of $9.3 million. As of the date of this Report, the Company had approximately $3.5 million in cash. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company paid down liabilities of approximately $13.1 million. In addition, approximately $7.2 million was used to build inventory and for capital expenditures.
However, there is no assurance that management’s plans will be successful due to the current economic climate in the United States and globally.
Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Principles of consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020. Significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.
Use of estimates
The consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, costs and expenses and related disclosures. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that it believes to be reasonable. In many instances, the Company could have reasonably used different accounting estimates and in other instances changes in the accounting estimates are reasonably likely to occur from period to period. This applies in particular to useful lives of long-lived assets, valuation allowance for deferred tax assets and impairment of long-lived assets. Actual results could differ significantly from our estimates. To the extent that there are material differences between these estimates and actual results, the Company’s future financial
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statement presentation, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows will be affected. The ultimate impact from COVID-19 on the Company’s operations and financial results during 2021 will depend on, among other things, the ultimate severity and scope of the pandemic, the pace at which governmental and private travel restrictions and public concerns about public gatherings will ease, and the speed with which the economy recovers. The Company is not able to fully quantify the impact that these factors will have on the Company’s financial results during 2021 and beyond. COVID-19 did have a negative impact on the Company’s financial performance in 2020. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, there was no impairment charge related to intangible assets and goodwill.
Cash and Restricted Cash
Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash and short-term investments with original maturities of less than 90 days. As of September 30, 2021, and December 31, 2020, the Company had no cash equivalents. As of September 30, 2021, and December 31, 2020, the Company had $0 and $444,845 in restricted cash, respectively, for amounts held in escrow.
The following table sets forth a reconciliation of cash, and restricted cash reported in the consolidated statements of cash flows that agrees to the total of those amounts presented in the consolidated statements of cash flows.
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
2021
|
|
|
2020
|
Cash
|
$
|
5,425,913
|
|
$
|
277,738
|
Restricted cash
|
|
-
|
|
|
444,845
|
Total cash and restricted cash shown in statement of cash flows
|
$
|
5,425,913
|
|
$
|
722,583
|
Major Customers
The Company had two customers that made up 16% and 18%, respectively, of accounts receivable as of September 30, 2021. The Company had two customers that made up 10% and 8%, respectively, of accounts receivable as of December 31, 2020.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company had one customer that made up 13% and 10% of total revenues, respectively.
Fair value measurements
Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. ASC 820 also establishes a fair value hierarchy which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. ASC 820 describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:
Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2 – Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.
Level 3 – Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are financial instruments whose values are determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques, as well as instruments for which the determination of fair value requires significant judgment or estimation.
The Company's financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued expenses, convertible notes, notes payable and lines of credit. The carrying amount of these financial instruments approximates fair value due either to length of maturity or interest rates that approximate prevailing market rates unless otherwise disclosed in these financial statements.
The carrying value of long-term debt approximates fair value since the related rates of interest approximate current market rates. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company had no financial assets or liabilities that were required to be fair valued on a recurring basis.
Equity Investments
The Company’s equity investments consist of investment in one private company in which the Company does not have the ability to exercise significant influence over their operating and financial activities. This investment is carried at cost as there is no market for the common stock and LLC membership units, accordingly, no quoted market price is available. The investment is tested for impairment, at least annually, and more frequently upon the occurrences of certain events.
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The Company has adopted the provisions of ASU 2016-01 and values the investment using the measurement alternative, defined as cost, less any impairment, plus or minus changes resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions for identical or similar investments of the same issuer.
Research and Development
The Company focuses on quality control and development of new products and the improvement of existing products. All cost related to research and development activities are expensed as incurred. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, research and development cost totaled $1,096,333.
Earnings (loss) per shares
The Company presents both basic and diluted net income (loss) per share on the face of the consolidated statements of operations. Basic net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted per share calculations give effect to all potentially dilutive shares of common stock outstanding during the period, including stock options and warrants, and using the treasury-stock method. If antidilutive, the effect of potentially dilutive shares of common stock is ignored. The only potentially dilutive securities outstanding during the periods presented were the convertible debt, options and warrants. The following table illustrates the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020:
|
|
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2021
|
|
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
|
|
|
Net Income
|
|
Shares
|
|
Per Share Amount
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
Shares
|
|
Per Share Amount
|
Basic EPS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
$
|
2,481,592
|
|
166,964,408
|
$
|
0.01
|
|
$
|
(1,399,862)
|
|
131,934,084
|
$
|
(0.01)
|
Effect of Dilutive Securities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock options and warrants
|
|
-
|
|
1,663,499
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
Dilute EPS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) plus
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
assumed conversions
|
$
|
2,481,592
|
|
168,627,907
|
$
|
0.01
|
|
$
|
(1,399,862)
|
|
131,934,084
|
$
|
(0.01)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
|
|
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
Shares
|
|
Per Share Amount
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
Shares
|
|
Per Share Amount
|
Basic EPS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
$
|
(6,775,153)
|
|
161,118,324
|
$
|
(0.04)
|
|
$
|
(3,712,388)
|
|
130,111,673
|
$
|
(0.03)
|
Effect of Dilutive Securities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Convertible debt
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
|
(1,557,294)
|
|
8,126,877
|
|
(0.01)
|
Dilute EPS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss plus
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
assumed conversions
|
$
|
(6,775,153)
|
|
161,118,324
|
$
|
(0.04)
|
|
$
|
(5,269,682)
|
|
138,238,550
|
$
|
(0.04)
|
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Note 3 – Leases
The Company determines whether a contract is or contains a lease at inception of the contract and whether that lease meets the classification criteria of a finance or operating lease. When available, the Company uses the rate implicit in the lease to discount lease payments to present value; however, most of the Company’s leases do not provide a readily determinable implicit rate. Therefore, the Company must discount lease payments based on an estimate of its incremental borrowing rate.
As of September 30, 2021, the future minimum finance and operating lease payments were as follows:
|
|
Finance
|
|
Operating
|
Twelve Months Ending September 30,
|
|
Leases
|
|
Leases
|
2022
|
$
|
1,895,925
|
$
|
175,319
|
2023
|
|
1,923,246
|
|
104,648
|
2024
|
|
1,946,100
|
|
106,680
|
2025
|
|
1,911,278
|
|
53,848
|
2026
|
|
1,859,102
|
|
-
|
Thereafter
|
|
17,239,539
|
|
-
|
Total payments
|
|
26,775,190
|
|
440,495
|
Less: imputed interest
|
|
(10,656,923)
|
|
(85,606)
|
Total obligation
|
|
16,118,267
|
|
354,889
|
Less: current portion
|
|
(628,574)
|
|
(135,207)
|
Non-current financing leases obligations
|
$
|
15,489,693
|
$
|
219,682
|
As of October 1, 2020, the American Precision Fabricators, Inc. (“APF”) building lease with Harbor Island Properties, LLC was modified, assignment was transferred to Excel Fabrication, LLC (“Excel”), and Quality Circuit Assembly, Inc. (“QCA”). As part of the modification, the lease was extended through 2037 and the payment terms were amended effective January 15, 2021. As a result of this amendment, the Company remeasured the finance lease liability and recorded an additional $279,287 to the related asset and finance lease liability on the date of the modification.
Operating Leases
The table below presents the lease related assets and liabilities recorded on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2021, and December 31, 2020:
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
Classification on Balance Sheet
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating lease assets
|
Operating lease right of use assets
|
$
|
347,712
|
$
|
581,311
|
Total lease assets
|
|
|
$
|
347,712
|
$
|
581,311
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating lease liability
|
Current operating lease liability
|
$
|
135,207
|
$
|
334,500
|
Noncurrent liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating lease liability
|
Long-term operating lease liability
|
|
219,682
|
|
269,030
|
Total lease liability
|
|
$
|
354,889
|
$
|
603,530
|
On May 3, 2021, the Company entered into a lease agreement for the building on 4740 Cleveland in Ft. Myers, Fl. The lease has a term of 72 months with monthly payments ranging from $40,833 to $49,583 from May 2021-July 2021 and $58,333 from August 2021 through the end of the term. The Company determined the lease to be an operating lease and recognized a right-of-use asset and operating lease liability of $3,689,634 based on the present value of the minimum lease payments discounted using an incremental borrowing rate of 3.96%. This lease was terminated on August 27, 2021, when the Company purchased the building.
At September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the weighted average remaining lease terms were 2.88 and 2.98 years; respectively, and the weighted average discount rates were 15% and 15%, respectively.
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Note 4 – Notes Payable and Line of Credit
The outstanding balances for the loans as of September 30, 2021, and December 31, 2020, were as follows:
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
2021
|
|
|
2020
|
Lines of credit, current portion
|
$
|
3,718,972
|
|
$
|
2,819,793
|
Equipment loans, current portion
|
|
63,531
|
|
|
245,388
|
PPP loans
|
|
278,867
|
|
|
-
|
Term notes, current portion
|
|
5,468,843
|
|
|
4,035,730
|
Total current
|
|
9,530,213
|
|
|
7,100,911
|
PPP/EIDL loans
|
|
877,083
|
|
|
4,340,956
|
Long-term portion of equipment loans and term notes
|
|
6,645,379
|
|
|
10,860,494
|
Total notes payable and line of Credit
|
$
|
17,052,675
|
|
$
|
22,302,361
|
Future scheduled maturities of outstanding notes payable are as follows:
Twelve Months Ending September 30,
|
|
|
2022
|
$
|
9,530,212
|
2023
|
|
933,846
|
2024
|
|
2,183,157
|
2025
|
|
125,699
|
2026
|
|
130,755
|
Thereafter
|
|
4,149,006
|
Total
|
$
|
17,052,675
|
During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company received forgiveness on nine loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act. The Company recognized a gain on forgiveness of debt of $4,896,573.
In connection with the Deluxe acquisition in November 2019, the Company issued two subordinated secured promissory notes to the seller. The first note for $1,900,000 bears interest at 4.25% per annum, require monthly payment for the first 35 months of $19,463 with any remaining principal and accrued interest due on the 3 year-anniversary. The second note for $496,343 bore interest at 8.75% matured in January 2020 and was fully settled through a debt conversion agreement with the seller. On April 8, 2021, the Company entered into a settlement agreement with the seller wherein the outstanding balance on the first note amounting to $1,883,418 including accrued interest and net other costs was settled in full through a payment of approximately $887,000 and the exchange of 1,617,067 shares of the Company’s Class C common shares held by the seller for the same number of shares of the Company’s Class A common stock. The Company recognized a gain on extinguishment of debt totaling $803,079 during the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as a result of the settlement of the note.
In August 2020, the company filed a lawsuit against Alan Martin regarding his note payable (See Note 11). As of September 30, 2021, the note had a balance of $2,857,500 and accrued interest of $1,091,212 which is reflective in the current liabilities.
During 2021, the Company entered into three revolving lines of credit totaling $8.3 million and two capital expenditures lines of credit totaling $1.0 million. The revolving lines of credit used as of September 30, 2021, totaled $3.7 million with an interest rate ranging from prime plus 2.50% - 4.25% and a term of one year. As of September 30, 2021, the Company had $5.6 in additional funds available to borrow.
On August 27, 2021 the Company entered into $4.7 million agreement for the purchase of a building located at 4740 Cleveland in Ft. Myers, Florida. The loan bears interest at a rate of 3.95% per annum for a term of 10 years and requires monthly payments of $24,574. The loan is secured by the building and a guarantee by the Company. As of September 30, 2021, there were no payments made for this loan as the initial payment was due in October 2021, and subsequent payments are due by the 27th of each month. As of the date of this Report, the Company was current with this obligation.
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Note 5 – Notes Payable, Related Parties
At September 30, 2021, and December 31, 2020, notes payable due to related parties consisted of the following:
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
2021
|
|
|
2020
|
Notes payable; non-interest bearing; due upon demand; unsecured
|
$
|
3,000
|
|
$
|
3,000
|
Series of notes payable, bearing interest at rates from 0% to 20% per annum, with maturity dates from April 2018 to July 2021, unsecured
|
|
-
|
|
|
235,651
|
Total notes payable - related parties
|
$
|
3,000
|
|
$
|
238,651
|
Two non-interest-bearing notes totaling $3,000 were in default as of September 30, 2021. These notes were due on demand by the lenders as of the date of this Report.
Note 6 – Convertible Notes Payable
At September 30, 2021, and December 31, 2020, convertible notes payable consisted of the following:
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2021
|
|
|
2020
|
Series of convertible notes payable issued prior to December 31, 2016, bearing interest at rates of 8% - 10% per annum, with due dates ranging from December 2016 through June 2017. The outstanding principal and interest balances are convertible into shares of Class A common stock at the option of the debt holder at exercise price of $1 per share.
|
|
$
|
7,500
|
|
$
|
25,000
|
Secured convertible notes payable issued to the sellers of QCA on April 1, 2016 for an aggregate of $2,000,000, bearing interest at 5% per annum, due in monthly payments starting on July 1, 2016 and due in full on July 1, 2019. On August 6 and 11, 2019, the Company extended the due date of the two notes to December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2022, respectively. In May and June 2020, these convertible notes were amended — see (A) below. The outstanding principal and interest balances were fully paid during the nine months ended September 30, 2021.
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
1,291,463
|
On December 7, 2018, the Company entered into a variable convertible note for $130,000 with net proceeds of $122,200. The note is due September 7, 2019 and bears interest at 12% per annum. The note is immediately convertible into shares of the Company's Class A common stock at a discount of 40% to the lowest trading closing prices of the stock for 20 days prior to conversion. This note was amended in November 2019 to increase the principal amount by $180,000 due to penalty interest; increase the interest rate to 15% and effect a floor in the conversion price of $0.15 per share. The outstanding principal and interest balance of the note was converted during the nine months ended September 30, 2021.
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
7,538
|
On November 14, 2019, the Company issued a convertible note for $200,000. The note is due November 13, 2020 and bears interest at 15% per annum. The note is immediately convertible into shares of the Company's Class A common stock at a fixed price of $0.15 per share. The outstanding principal balance of the note was converted during the nine months ended September 30, 2021.
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
200,000
|
In December 2020 and January 2021, the Company issued convertible notes to individual investors totaling to $1,890,500. The notes are due three to six months from the date of issuance; accrue interest at 5 – 6.25% per annum and are convertible into shares of the Company's Class A common stock at a fixed rate of $0.25 to $3.00. The outstanding principal balance of the notes were converted during the nine months ended September 30, 2021.
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
1,482,500
|
Total convertible notes payable
|
|
|
7,500
|
|
|
3,006,501
|
Less: discount on convertible notes payable
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(1,343,624)
|
Total convertible notes payable, net of discount
|
|
|
7,500
|
|
|
1,662,877
|
Less: current portion of convertible notes payable
|
|
|
(7,500)
|
|
|
(562,242)
|
Long-term portion of convertible notes payable
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
1,100,635
|
In May and June 2020 the Company amended the following seller notes:
-The convertible note with Jeff Moss with a $720,185 balance as of May 4, 2020, was amended to extend the maturity date to May 4, 2027, at 5% interest with weekly payments of $2,605. The principal balance was increased to $798,800 and the balance outstanding at December 31, 2020, was $735,329.
-The convertible note with Dwight Hargreaves with a $551,001 balance as of June 5, 2020, was amended to extend the maturity date to June 5, 2026, at 6% interest with weekly payments of $2,316. The principal balance was increased to $605,464 and the balance outstanding at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, was $0 and $556,135, respectively.
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A loss on extinguishment of debt of $192,272 was recognized on these transactions in June 2020.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, and the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company issued convertible notes with fixed conversion prices. The Company recognized a beneficial conversion feature related to these convertible notes amounting to $92,428 and $1,482,500 for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, and the year ended December 31, 2020, respectively, as a debt discount to the convertible notes and as a component of equity. The discounts are being amortized over the terms of the convertible notes payable. Amortization of debt discounts during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, amounted to $1,436,052 and $507,534, respectively, and is recorded as interest expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. There was no remaining unamortized discount balance for these notes as of September 30, 2021.
A summary of the activity in the Company's convertible notes payable is provided below:
Balance outstanding, December 31, 2020
|
$
|
1,662,877
|
Issuance of convertible notes payable for cash
|
|
408,000
|
Repayment of notes
|
|
|
|
(1,680,964)
|
Conversion of notes payable to common stock
|
|
(1,726,037)
|
Amortization of debt discounts
|
|
|
1,436,052
|
Discount from beneficial conversion feature
|
|
(92,428)
|
Balance outstanding, September 30, 2021
|
|
$
|
7,500
|
Note 7 – Stockholders' Equity
Common Stock
The Company had the following transactions in its common stock during the nine months ended September 30, 2021:
·On February 11, 2021, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with certain investors to purchase 8,333,333 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $50 million. A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners served as the placement agent and received a cash fee of 7% of the aggregate gross proceeds and warrants to purchase shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock equal to 5% of the number of shares sold in the offering with an exercise price of $6.60 per share and are not exercisable until August 16, 2021. Net proceeds from the sale of shares amounted to approximately $45 million.
·In February 2021, the Company issued 1,524,064 shares of Class A common stock to an investor for cash for total proceeds of $9.3 million.
·During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company issued 7,384,018 shares of Class A common stock for the conversion of total debt and accrued liabilities totaling $1,886,898.
·On March 17, 2021, the Company repurchased 45,000 shares of Class C common stock for $185,850.
·On May 5, 2021, the Company issued 281,223 shares of Class A common stock that were valued at $1,102,394 in connection with the acquisition of TDI.
·On May 10, 2021, the Company issued 361,787 shares of Class A common stock that were valued at $1,432,677 in connection with the acquisition of Alt Labs.
·On April 30, 2021, the Company issued 1,617,067 shares of Class A common stock for no additional consideration upon conversion of that number of shares of Class C common stock by the holder of the Class C common stock.
·On May 17, 2021, the Company issued 350,000 shares of Class A common stock for no additional consideration upon conversion of that number of shares of Class B common stock by the holder of the Class B common stock.
Preferred Stock
·On February 8, 2021, the Company issued 1,432,244 shares of Series D Preferred Stock in connection with the acquisition of assets of Vayu that were valued at $6,653,309.
·In March 2021, the Company repurchased 514,286 outstanding restricted stock units (RSUs) which had not yet settled, from two individuals in privately negotiated transactions. The Company repurchased 314,286 shares of Series C Preferred Stock and 200,000 shares of Series D Preferred Stock at $3.50 per share. The RSUs had been issued to the individuals in connection with the IA and Vayu acquisitions.
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Stock Options
The following summarizes the stock option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2021:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted-
|
|
Average
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average
|
|
Remaining
|
|
|
Aggregate
|
|
|
|
|
Exercise
|
|
Contractual
|
|
|
Intrinsic
|
|
Options
|
|
|
Price
|
|
Life (Years)
|
|
|
Value
|
Outstanding at December 31, 2020
|
1,790,000
|
|
$
|
0.19
|
|
7.09
|
|
$
|
6,176,855
|
Granted
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forfeited
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercised
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding at September 30, 2021
|
1,790,000
|
|
$
|
0.19
|
|
6.34
|
|
$
|
3,599,255
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vested and expected to vest
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
at September 30, 2021
|
1,790,000
|
|
$
|
0.19
|
|
6.34
|
|
$
|
3,599,255
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercisable at September 30, 2021
|
1,556,126
|
|
$
|
0.21
|
|
6.27
|
|
$
|
3,097,221
|
The following table summarizes information about options outstanding and exercisable as of September 30, 2021:
|
|
|
Options Outstanding
|
|
Options Exercisable
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average
|
|
|
Average
|
|
|
|
|
Average
|
|
Exercise
|
|
Number
|
|
Remaining
|
|
|
Exercise
|
|
Number
|
|
|
Exercise
|
|
Price
|
|
of Shares
|
|
Life (Years)
|
|
|
Price
|
|
of Shares
|
|
|
Price
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.05
|
|
979,000
|
|
6.88
|
|
|
0.05
|
|
761,063
|
|
|
0.05
|
|
0.10
|
|
85,000
|
|
6.53
|
|
|
0.10
|
|
69,063
|
|
|
0.10
|
|
0.13
|
|
388,500
|
|
5.84
|
|
|
0.13
|
|
388,500
|
|
|
0.13
|
|
0.26
|
|
114,000
|
|
5.59
|
|
|
0.26
|
|
114,000
|
|
|
0.26
|
|
0.90
|
|
223,500
|
|
5.52
|
|
|
0.90
|
|
223,500
|
|
|
0.90
|
|
|
|
1,790,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,556,126
|
|
|
|
During the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, stock option expense amounted to $31,933 and $58,887, respectively. Unrecognized stock option expense as of September 30, 2021, amounted to $11,815, which will be recognized over a period extending through December 2022.
Warrants
The following summarizes the warrants activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2021:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted-
|
|
Average
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average
|
|
Remaining
|
|
|
Aggregate
|
|
|
|
|
Exercise
|
|
Contractual
|
|
|
Intrinsic
|
|
Warrants
|
|
|
Price
|
|
Life (Years)
|
|
|
Value
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding at December 31, 2020
|
275,000
|
|
$
|
1.01
|
|
0.23
|
|
$
|
723,250
|
Granted
|
416,667
|
|
|
6.60
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forfeited
|
(275,000)
|
|
|
1.01
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercised
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding at September 30, 2021
|
416,667
|
|
$
|
6.60
|
|
3.39
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vested and expected to vest
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
at September 30, 2021
|
416,667
|
|
$
|
6.60
|
|
3.39
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercisable at September 30, 2021
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
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The following table summarizes information about warrants outstanding and exercisable as of September 30, 2021:
|
|
|
Warrants Outstanding
|
|
Warrants Exercisable
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average
|
|
|
Average
|
|
|
|
|
Average
|
|
Exercise
|
|
Number
|
|
Remaining
|
|
|
Exercise
|
|
Number
|
|
|
Exercise
|
|
Price
|
|
of Shares
|
|
Life (Years)
|
|
|
Price
|
|
of Shares
|
|
|
Price
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
6.60
|
|
416,667
|
|
3.39
|
|
$
|
6.60
|
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
|
416,667
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company issued 416,667 warrants to a placement agent in connection with sale of its common stock. The warrants have an exercise price of $6.60, are exercisable as of August 16, 2021 and expire on February 16, 2025.
The fair value of the 416,667 warrants, issued to the placement agent during the nine months ended September 30, 2021, of $2,498,637 was determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions:
Stock price
|
|
$6.00
|
Risk-free interest rate
|
|
0.01%
|
Expected life of the options
|
|
4 years
|
Expected volatility
|
|
347%
|
Expected dividend yield
|
|
0%
|
The fair value of the warrants was recorded as offering costs with a corresponding credit to additional paid in capital.
Note 8 – Business Combinations
Vayu (US)
Effective February 8, 2021, the Company purchased the assets of Vayu (US), Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Vayu”).
Under the provision of ASC 805, the Company had to determine whether this acquisition was a business combination or an asset (or a group of assets) acquisition. In doing so, the Company determined that the acquisition of Vayu was in fact an asset purchase. Of the consideration given for the Vayu acquisition more than 95% was concentrated in a single asset or a group of assets in Intellectual Property. As such, the Company accounted for this acquisition as an asset acquisition in accordance with ASC 805-10-20. Accordingly, the assets acquired are initially recognized at the consideration paid, which was the fair value of the series D preferred stock issued, including direct acquisition costs, of which there were none. The cost is allocated to the group of assets acquired based on their relative fair values. The assets acquired and liabilities assumed were as follows at the acquisition date:
|
|
Purchase Allocation
|
Cash
|
$
|
81,442
|
Property and equipment
|
|
50,000
|
Intellectual property
|
|
6,981,256
|
Non-solicitation covenant
|
|
90,000
|
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
|
(411,539)
|
SBA loan (PPP funds)
|
|
(137,850)
|
|
$
|
6,653,309
|
The purchase price was paid as follows:
Series D Preferred Stock
|
$
|
6,653,309
|
|
$
|
6,653,309
|
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TDI
On May 5, 2021, the Company closed on the acquisition of Thermal Dynamics, Inc., a Delaware corporation. This acquisition was considered an acquisition of a business under ASC 805. A summary of the purchase price allocation at fair value is below. The business combination accounting is not yet complete and the amounts assigned to assets acquired and liabilities assumed are provisional. Therefore, this may result in future adjustments to the provisional amounts as information is obtained about facts and circumstances that existed at the acquisition date.
|
|
Purchase Allocation
|
Accounts receivable
|
$
|
1,408,682
|
Contract assets
|
|
826,231
|
Property and equipment
|
|
111,789
|
Intangible assets
|
|
4,820,000
|
Goodwill
|
|
3,528,621
|
Accounts payable
|
|
(786,151)
|
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
|
|
(53,857)
|
Contract liability
|
(2,334,188)
|
Notes payable
|
|
(64,733)
|
|
$
|
7,456,394
|
The purchase price was paid as follows:
Class A Common Stock
|
$
|
1,102,394
|
Cash
|
|
6,354,000
|
|
$
|
7,456,394
|
Alt Labs
On May 10, 2021, the Company closed on the acquisition of Alternative Laboratories, LLC., a Delaware limited liability company. This acquisition was considered an acquisition of a business under ASC 805. A summary of the purchase price allocation at fair value is below. The business combination accounting is not yet complete and the amounts assigned to assets acquired and liabilities assumed are provisional. Therefore, this may result in future adjustments to the provisional amounts as information is obtained about facts and circumstances that existed at the acquisition date.
|
|
Purchase Allocation
|
Accounts receivable
|
$
|
397,441
|
Inventory
|
|
2,621,653
|
Property and equipment
|
|
1,739,441
|
Intangible assets
|
|
10,410,000
|
Goodwill
|
|
252,851
|
Other asset
|
|
390,502
|
Accounts payable
|
|
(397,441)
|
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
|
(62,242)
|
Contract liability
|
(1,754,290)
|
Noted payable
|
|
(1,695,238)
|
|
$
|
11,902,677
|
The purchase price was paid as follows:
Class A Common Stock
|
$
|
1,432,677
|
Cash
|
|
10,470,000
|
|
$
|
11,902,677
|
On May 4, 2021, the Company also entered into an agreement to acquire the 100% membership interest in 4740 Cleveland LLC (“Cleveland”), a Florida limited liability company that is the owner of the building currently being leased by Alt Labs, for a total purchase price of $7,000,000. In connection with this agreement, the Company placed in escrow the amount of $1,400,000 which will be applied to the purchase price upon closing. The Company closed on the purchase of the building in August 2021.
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The following are the unaudited pro forma results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, as if Excel, Impossible Aerospace, Inc. (“IA”), Vayu, TDI, and Alt Labs had been acquired on January 1, 2020. The pro forma results include estimates and assumptions which management believes are reasonable. However, pro forma results do not include any anticipated cost savings or other effects of the planned integration of these entities, and are not necessarily indicative of the results that would have occurred if the business combination had been in effect on the dates indicated.
|
|
Pro Forma Combined Financials (unaudited)
|
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30,
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
Sales
|
$
|
17,398,316
|
$
|
16,299,024
|
|
$
|
49,465,682
|
$
|
51,377,078
|
Cost of goods sold
|
|
12,104,134
|
|
12,020,468
|
|
|
35,183,907
|
|
37,090,187
|
Gross profit
|
|
5,294,182
|
|
4,278,556
|
|
|
14,281,775
|
|
14,286,891
|
Operating expenses
|
|
6,966,642
|
|
4,855,978
|
|
|
21,474,825
|
|
17,294,094
|
Loss from operations
|
|
(1,672,460)
|
|
(577,422)
|
|
|
(7,193,050)
|
|
(3,007,203)
|
Net income (loss)
|
2,481,592
|
|
(809,618)
|
|
|
(3,892,897)
|
|
(2,742,963)
|
Net income (loss) per share
|
|
0.01
|
|
(0.01)
|
|
|
(0.02)
|
|
(0.02)
|
Note 9 – Equity Investments
AmplifeiIntl LLC
On September 15, 2021, A4 Manufacturing, Inc. entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement acquiring approximately a 9% membership interest in AmplifeiIntl LLC (also doing business as Happinss), a Texas limited liability company. The membership interest is non-voting and the Company does not have the ability to exercise significant influence over operating and financial activities. The equity investment is being valued using cost as there is no market for the membership units, and accordingly, no quoted market price is available. The investment is tested for impairment, at least annually, and more frequently upon the occurrences of certain events. As of September 30, 2021, the Company determined there was no impairment.
The membership interest was paid for as follows:
Accounts receivable converted
|
$
|
1,000,000
|
Cash
|
|
350,000
|
Total
|
$
|
1,350,000
|
Note 10 – Segment Reporting
The Company discloses segment information that is consistent with the way in which management operates and views its business. Effective during the quarter ended September 30, 2021, the Company has reduced its reportable segments to four operating segments as represented by the Company’s four silos: A4 Construction Services, Inc.; A4 Manufacturing, Inc.; A4 Aerospace Corporation; and A4 Defense Systems, Inc. The Company’s reportable segments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, and September 30, 2020, and as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020:
|
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30,
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
|
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Construction Services
|
$
|
5,465,881
|
$
|
5,488,718
|
$
|
15,565,332
|
$
|
17,198,134
|
|
Manufacturing
|
|
10,210,549
|
|
3,240,915
|
|
21,506,262
|
|
9,409,959
|
|
Defense
|
|
1,721,886
|
|
-
|
|
2,866,991
|
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
17,398,316
|
$
|
8,729,633
|
$
|
39,938,585
|
$
|
26,608,093
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross profit
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Construction Services
|
$
|
678,702
|
$
|
343,965
|
$
|
1,392,904
|
$
|
2,753,554
|
|
Manufacturing
|
|
3,128,290
|
|
995,262
|
|
6,672,549
|
|
2,301,433
|
|
Defense
|
|
641,144
|
|
-
|
|
1,101,362
|
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
4,448,136
|
$
|
1,339,227
|
$
|
9,166,815
|
$
|
5,054,987
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) from operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Construction Services
|
$
|
(607,794)
|
$
|
(529,896)
|
$
|
(3,464,327)
|
$
|
(195,470)
|
|
Manufacturing
|
|
947,792
|
|
392,029
|
|
1,679,930
|
|
(886,867)
|
|
Aerospace
|
|
(963,134)
|
|
-
|
|
(3,886,311)
|
|
-
|
|
Defense
|
|
(135,575)
|
|
-
|
|
(131,953)
|
|
-
|
|
Unallocated
|
|
(913,749)
|
|
(434,184)
|
|
(3,846,085)
|
|
(2,199,556)
|
19
|
|
$
|
(1,672,460)
|
$
|
(572,051)
|
$
|
(9,648,746)
|
$
|
(3,281,893)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Construction Services
|
$
|
240,966
|
$
|
389,269
|
$
|
995,014
|
$
|
1,099,834
|
|
Manufacturing
|
|
469,419
|
|
153,271
|
|
1,049,042
|
|
455,714
|
|
Aerospace
|
|
222,291
|
|
-
|
|
448,659
|
|
-
|
|
Defense
|
|
87,322
|
|
-
|
|
143,539
|
|
-
|
|
Unallocated
|
|
158,807
|
|
10,520
|
|
215,715
|
|
27,056
|
|
|
$
|
1,178,805
|
$
|
553,060
|
$
|
2,851,969
|
$
|
1,582,604
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest Expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Construction Services
|
$
|
150,028
|
$
|
567,206
|
$
|
832,498
|
$
|
1,723,594
|
|
Manufacturing
|
|
113,910
|
|
233,283
|
|
382,785
|
|
615,436
|
|
Defense
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
825
|
|
-
|
|
Unallocated
|
|
273,944
|
|
338,973
|
|
2,010,084
|
|
1,355,501
|
|
|
$
|
537,882
|
$
|
1,139,462
|
$
|
3,226,192
|
$
|
3,694,531
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Construction Services
|
$
|
1,792,912
|
$
|
(1,027,073)
|
$
|
(881,293)
|
$
|
(1,240,693)
|
|
Manufacturing
|
|
2,913,757
|
|
400,368
|
|
3,371,416
|
|
(1,145,527)
|
|
Aerospace
|
|
(963,134)
|
|
-
|
|
(3,456,780)
|
|
-
|
|
Defense
|
|
(120,481)
|
|
-
|
|
(114,097)
|
|
-
|
|
Unallocated
|
|
(1,141,462)
|
|
(773,157)
|
|
(5,694,399)
|
|
(1,326,168)
|
|
|
$
|
2,481,592
|
$
|
(1,399,862)
|
$
|
(6,775,153)
|
$
|
(3,712,388)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of
September 30,
2021
|
|
As of
December 31,
2020
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Construction Services
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
16,681,507
|
$
|
22,648,181
|
|
Manufacturing
|
|
|
|
|
|
43,804,926
|
|
10,731,936
|
|
Aerospace
|
|
|
|
|
|
14,332,809
|
|
6,342,863
|
|
Defense
|
|
|
|
|
|
11,319,049
|
|
-
|
|
Unallocated
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,973,041
|
|
1,011,203
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
97,111,332
|
$
|
40,734,183
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Construction Services
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
121,221
|
$
|
121,221
|
|
Manufacturing
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,216,612
|
|
1,963,761
|
|
Defense
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,528,621
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
5,866,454
|
$
|
2,084,982
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Construction Services
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
4,793,691
|
$
|
4,501,401
|
|
Manufacturing
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,205,449
|
|
1,983,468
|
|
Defense
|
|
|
|
|
|
991,089
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
12,990,229
|
$
|
6,484,869
|
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Note 11 – Commitments and Contingencies
Legal Proceedings
From time to time, the Company may become involved in lawsuits and other legal proceedings that arise in the course of business. Litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties, and it is not possible to predict the outcome of litigation with total confidence. As of the date of this Report, the Company was not aware of any legal proceedings or potential claims against it whose outcome would be likely, individually or in the aggregate, to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition, operating results, or cash flows, except as set forth below.
In June 2020, the Company’s subsidiary Excel Fabrication, LLC filed a lawsuit against Fusion Mechanical, LLC, in the Fifth Judicial District Court, State of Idaho (Case Number CV42-20-2246). The Company claimed tortious interference and trade secret violations by the defendant. The defendant filed a motion to dismiss, which was denied by the Court. The defendant filed a second motion to dismiss and the Company filed a memorandum in response to the second motion to dismiss, for which a hearing was held on May 10, 2021. On June 11, 2021, the court issued a decision narrowing the claims of the plaintiffs to three items, breach of contract, good faith and fair dealings, and intentional interference for economic advantage. These were the Company’s three main points of contention. As of the date of this Report, discovery was proceeding. The Company intends to pursue vigorously its claims.
In August 2020, the Company filed a lawsuit, in the United States District Court, District of Arizona (Case No.2:20-cv-01679-DJH), against Alan Martin, the seller of Horizon Well Testing LLC (“HWT”) dba Venture West Energy Services, LLC. The Company brought claims for breach of contract, including but not limited to breaches of the seller’s representations and warranties in the purchase agreement in connection with the acquisition of HWT. The defendant answered and counterclaimed, claiming breach by the Company of its obligation to issue a promissory note (to be issued in connection with the acquisition of HWT). The parties have engaged in discovery and settlement negotiations, both of which were ongoing as of the date of this Report. Additionally, a settlement conference is scheduled for November 18, 2021.
In May 2021, the Company and several shareholders filed a lawsuit, in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona (Case number 2:21-cv-00886-MTL) against Fin Capital LLC ("Fin Cap"), and Grizzly Research LLC ("Grizzly") alleging securities fraud, tortious interference with business expectancy and libel and slander for disseminating false and misleading statements about Alpine 4 and its employees to manipulate the stock price and further their own financial interests.
Note 12 – Subsequent Events
On November 1, 2021, the Company issued 2,506,249 shares of Class A common stock for no additional consideration upon conversion of 1,652,591 shares of Series C Preferred Stock and 1,432,244 shares of Series D Preferred Stock into Class A Common Stock, pursuant to the respective Certificates of Designation of the Series C and Series D Preferred Stock.
Identified Technologies Corporation
On October 20, 2021, the Company and the Company’s subsidiary, A4 Aerospace, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Buyer”), entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”) with Identified Technologies Corporation, a Delaware corporation with foreign registration in Pennsylvania (the “Target”), and all of the shareholders of the Target: Birchmere Ventures 5 LP; Xalisco Ventures; Richard Zhang; Ashok Trivedi; Sunil Wadhwani; Innovation Works, Inc.; Startbot LLC; 2008 Mark Zappala IRR Trust; Birchmere Labs I LP; Cimax Partners I; Wu-Yang Family Trust; Zappala Family LP; and AT Gekko PR (each a “Shareholder” and collectively, the “Shareholders”).
Pursuant to the SPA, the Buyer purchased all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Target, a total of 6,486,044 shares of the Target’s capital stock (the “Target Shares”). The total purchase price for the Target Shares was $4,000,000 and was paid in shares of the Company’s Class A common stock (the “Company Shares”), issued to the Shareholders. Following the closing of the transaction, the Buyer owned 100% of the capital stock of the Target. The acquisition of the Target closed on October 20, 2021.
A total of 888,881 shares of restricted Class A common stock with a fair value of approximately $3.6 million were issued to the 13 Shareholders, together with an aggregate of $35.47 in cash (to avoid the issuance of fractional shares). Pursuant to the SPA, the Shareholders were limited to being able to sell 33% of their shares every 90 days once the Shares were no longer restricted pursuant to Rule 144.
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations is designed to provide a reader of the financial statements with a narrative report on our financial condition, results of operations, and liquidity. This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the unaudited Financial Statements and notes thereto for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, included under Item 1 – Financial Statements in this Quarterly Report and our audited Financial Statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2020 contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K. The following discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, such as statements of our plans, objectives, expectations, and intentions. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Please also see the cautionary language at the beginning of this Quarterly Report regarding forward-looking statements.
Overview and Highlights
Company Background
Alpine 4 Holdings, Inc. (“we,” “our,” or the “Company”), was incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware on April 22, 2014. We are a publicly traded conglomerate that is acquiring businesses that fit into its disruptive DSF business model of Drivers, Stabilizers, and Facilitators. At Alpine 4, we understand the nature of how technology and innovation can accentuate a business. Our focus is on how the adaptation of new technologies even in brick and mortar businesses can drive innovation. We also believe that our holdings should benefit synergistically from each other and that the ability to have collaboration across varying industries can spawn new ideas and create fertile ground for competitive advantages. This unique perspective has culminated in the development of our Blockchain-enabled Enterprise Business Operating System called SPECTRUMebos.
As of the date of this Report, the Company was a holding company that owned eleven operating subsidiaries:
-A4 Corporate Services, LLC;
-ALTIA, LLC;
-Quality Circuit Assembly, Inc.;
-Morris Sheet Metal, Corp;
-JTD Spiral, Inc.;
-Excel Construction Services, LLC;
-SPECTRUMebos, Inc.;
- Vayu (US), Inc.;
-Thermal Dynamics, Inc.;
-Alternative Laboratories, LLC.; and
-Identified Technologies Corporation.
In the first quarter of 2020, we created three additional subsidiaries to act as silo holding companies, organized by industries. These silo subsidiaries are A4 Construction Services, Inc. (“A4 Construction”), A4 Manufacturing, Inc. (“A4 Manufacturing”), and A4 Technologies, Inc. (“A4 Technologies”). In the first quarter of 2021, we formed additional silo subsidiaries: A4 Defense Systems, Inc. (“A4 Defense”); and A4 Aerospace Corporation, Inc. (“A4 Aerospace”). All of these are Delaware corporations. Each is authorized to issue 1,500 shares of common stock with a par value of $0.01 per share, and the Company is the sole shareholder of each of these subsidiaries.
In March 2021, the Company announced the combination of its subsidiaries Deluxe Sheet Metal, Inc. (Deluxe) and Morris Sheet Metal Corporation (Morris) to become one of the largest sheet metal contractors in the Midwest region of the United States. Both companies will be under the Morris Sheet Metal brand. The Company’s management believes that the combination of these businesses will create a more harmonious relationship between the two companies. The combining of resources should empower Morris to strengthen its brand through its strategic banking relationship, eliminate duplicative and competitive interests, and expand its footprint beyond the Indiana home base.
On May 5, 2021, the Company acquired all of the outstanding shares of stock of Thermal Dynamics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Thermal Dynamics”).
On May 10, 2021, the Company acquired all of the outstanding membership interests of KAI Enterprises, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, the sole asset of which was all of the outstanding membership interests of Alternative Laboratories, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Alt Labs”).
In June 2021, the Company announced the combination of its subsidiaries Impossible Aerospace (“IA”) and Vayu (US) (“Vayu US”) to become Vayu Aerospace Corporation (“VAYU”). The Company’s management believes that the combination of these businesses will create a more harmonious relationship between the two companies. The combining of resources should empower VAYU to strengthen its brand through its strategic banking relationship, eliminate duplicative and competitive interests, and expand its footprint beyond the Michigan home base.
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On October 20, 2021, the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding shares of Identified Technologies Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Identified Technologies”).
Alpine 4 maintains its corporate office at 2525 E. Arizona Biltmore Circle, Suite C237, Phoenix, Arizona 85016. ALTIA works out of the corporate office. QCA rents a location at 1709 Junction Court #380 San Jose, California 95112. Deluxe Sheet Metal’s facilities are located at 6661 Lonewolf Dr, South Bend, Indiana 46628. Morris Sheet Metal and JTD Spiral are located at 6212 Highview Dr, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46818. Excel Construction Services’ office and fabrication space are located at 297 Wycoff Cir, Twin Falls, Idaho 83301. Impossible Aerospace’s headquarters are located at 2222 Ronald St, Santa Clara, California 95050. Vayu (US) has its headquarters at 3815 Plaza Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48108. The headquarters for TDI are located at 14955 Technology Ct, Fort Myers, FL 33912. Alt Labs has its headquarters at 4070 S. Cleveland Ave. Fort Myers, FL 33907. The Identified Technologies Corporation headquarters are located at 6401 Penn Ave, Suite 211, Pittsburgh, PA 15206.
Business Strategy
What We Do:
Alexander Hamilton in his “Federalist paper #11”, said that our adventurous spirit distinguishes the commercial character of America. Hamilton knew that our freedom to be creative gave American businesses a competitive advantage over the rest of the world. We believe that Alpine 4 also exemplifies this spirit in our subsidiaries and that our greatest competitive advantage is our highly diverse business structure combined with a culture of collaboration.
It is our mandate to grow Alpine 4 into a leading, multi-faceted holding company with diverse subsidiary holdings with products and services that not only benefit from one another as a whole, but also have the benefit of independence. This type of corporate structure is about having our subsidiaries prosper through strong onsite leadership while working synergistically with other Alpine 4 holdings. The essence of our business model is based around acquiring B2B companies in a broad spectrum of industries via our acquisition strategy of DSF (Drivers, Stabilizer, Facilitator). Our DSF business model (which is discussed more below) offers our shareholders an opportunity to own small-cap businesses that hold defensible positions in their individual market space. Further, Alpine 4’s greatest opportunity for growth exists in the smaller to middle-market operating companies with revenues between $5 to $150 million annually. In this target-rich environment, businesses generally sell at more reasonable multiples, presenting greater opportunities for operational and strategic improvements that have greater potential to enhance profit.
Driver, Stabilizer, Facilitator (DSF)
Driver: A Driver is a company that is in an emerging market or technology, that has enormous upside potential for revenue and profits, with a significant market opportunity to access. These types of acquisitions are typically small, brand new companies that need a structure to support their growth.
Stabilizer: Stabilizers are companies that have sticky customers, consistent revenue and provide solid net profit returns to Alpine 4.
Facilitators: Facilitators are our “secret sauce”. Facilitators are companies that provide a product or service that an Alpine 4 sister company can use as leverage to create a competitive advantage.
When you blend these categories into a longer-term view of the business landscape, you can then begin to see the value-driving force that makes this a truly purposeful and powerful business model. As stated earlier, our greatest competitive advantage is our highly diversified business structure combined with a collaborative business culture, that helps drive out competition in our markets by bringing; resources, planning, technology and capacity that our competitors simply do not have. DSF reshapes the environment each subsidiary operates in by sharing and exploiting the resources each company has, thus giving them a competitive advantage that their peers do not have.
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How We Do It:
Optimization vs. Asset Producing
The process to purchase a perspective company can be long and arduous. During our due diligence period, we are validating and determining three major points, not just the historical record of the company we are buying. Those three major points are what we call the “What is, What Should Be and What Will Be”.
•“The What Is” (TWI). TWI is the defining point of where a company is holistically in a myriad of metrics; Sales, Finance, Ease of Operations, Ownership and Customer Relations to name a few. Subsequently, this is usually the point where most acquirers stop in their due diligence. We look to define this position not just from a number’s standpoint, but also how does this perspective map out to a larger picture of culture and business environment.
•“The What Should Be” (TWSB). TWSB is the validation point of inflection where we use many data inputs to assess if TWI is out of the norm with competitors, and does that data show the potential for improvement.
•“The What Will Be” (TWWB). TWWB is how we seek to identify the net results or what we call Kinetic Profit (KP) between the TWI and TWSB. The keywords are Kinetic Profit. KP is the profit waiting to be achieved by some form of action or as we call it, the Optimization Phase of acquiring a new company.
Optimization: During the Optimization Phase, we seek to root up employees with in-depth training on various topics. Usually, these training sessions include; Profit and Expense Control, Production Planning, Breakeven Analysis and Profit Engineering to name a few. But the end game is to guide these companies to: become net profitable with the new debt burden placed on them post-acquisition, mitigate the loss of sales due to acquisition attrition (we typically plan on 10% of our customers leaving simply due to old ownership not being involved in the company any longer), potential replacement of employees that No longer wish to be employed post-acquisition and other ancillary issues that may arise. The Optimization Phase usually takes 12-18 months post-acquisition and a company can fall back into Optimization if it is stagnant or regresses in its training.
Asset Producing: Asset Producing is the ideal point where we want our subsidiaries to be. To become Asset Producing, subsidiary management must have completed prescribed training formats, proven they understand the key performance indicators that run their respective departments and finally, the subsidiaries they manage must have posted a net profit for 3 consecutive months.
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Results of Operations
The following are the results of our operations for the three months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2020.
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30, 2021
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
|
|
$ Change
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
|
$
|
17,398,316
|
$
|
8,729,633
|
$
|
8,668,683
|
Cost of revenue
|
|
|
|
12,950,180
|
|
7,390,406
|
|
5,559,774
|
Gross Profit
|
|
|
|
4,448,136
|
|
1,339,227
|
|
3,108,909
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General and administrative expenses
|
|
5,539,465
|
|
1,911,278
|
|
3,628,187
|
|
Research and development
|
|
581,131
|
|
-
|
|
581,131
|
|
Total operating expenses
|
|
6,120,596
|
|
1,911,278
|
|
4,209,318
|
Loss from operations
|
|
|
(1,672,460)
|
|
(572,051)
|
|
(1,100,409)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other income (expenses)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
(537,882)
|
|
(1,139,462)
|
|
601,580
|
|
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt
|
|
-
|
|
253,063
|
|
(253,063)
|
|
Gain on forgiveness of debt
|
|
4,307,291
|
|
-
|
|
4,307,291
|
|
Bargain purchase gain
|
|
-
|
|
64,371
|
|
(64,371)
|
|
Other income
|
|
|
|
438,701
|
|
(5,783)
|
|
444,484
|
|
Total other income (expenses)
|
|
|
4,208,110
|
|
(827,811)
|
|
5,035,921
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) before income tax
|
|
|
2,535,650
|
|
(1,399,862)
|
|
3,935,512
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income tax expense
|
|
|
54,058
|
|
-
|
|
54,058
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
|
$
|
2,481,592
|
$
|
(1,399,862)
|
$
|
3,881,454
|
Revenue
Our revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2021, increased by $8,668,683 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2020. In 2021, the increase in revenue is related to the acquisition of TDI and Alt Labs. Revenue also increased due to additional jobs for QCA and Morris after the slowdown from COVID.
Cost of revenue
Our cost of revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2021, increased by $5,559,774 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2020. In 2021, the increase in cost of revenue is related to the acquisition of TDI and Alt Labs. Cost of revenue also increased related to increased revenues for QCA and Morris. The net result of the increase in our cost of revenue dollars in comparison to our revenue was an increase in our gross profit percentage from 15.34% in the third quarter 2020 to 25.56% in the third quarter 2021.
Operating expenses
Our operating expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2021, increased by $4,209,318 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2020. The increase is due to the acquisitions of TDI and Alt Labs. During 2021 the Company has been building its corporate infrastructure and adding additional executives and new staff in various areas, including accounting, software development, and engineering to handle future growth at the subsidiary level.
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Other income (expenses)
Other income for the three months ended September 30, 2021, increased by $5,035,921 as compared to the same period in 2020. This increase was primarily due to forgiveness of the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) Loans.
The following are the results of our operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2020.
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
|
|
$ Change
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
|
$
|
39,938,585
|
$
|
26,608,093
|
$
|
13,330,492
|
Cost of revenue
|
|
|
|
30,771,770
|
|
21,553,106
|
|
9,218,664
|
Gross Profit
|
|
|
|
9,166,815
|
|
5,054,987
|
|
4,111,828
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General and administrative expenses
|
|
17,719,228
|
|
7,225,280
|
|
10,493,948
|
|
Impairment loss of intangible assets
|
|
-
|
|
1,111,600
|
|
(1,111,600)
|
|
Research and development
|
|
1,096,333
|
|
-
|
|
1,096,333
|
|
Total operating expenses
|
|
18,815,561
|
|
8,336,880
|
|
10,478,681
|
Loss from operations
|
|
|
(9,648,746)
|
|
(3,281,893)
|
|
(6,366,853)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other income (expenses)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
(3,226,192)
|
|
(3,694,531)
|
|
468,339
|
|
Change in value of derivative liability
|
|
|
-
|
|
2,298,609
|
|
(2,298,609)
|
|
Gain on extinguishment of debt
|
|
803,079
|
|
344,704
|
|
458,375
|
|
Change in fair value of contingent consideration
|
|
-
|
|
500,000
|
|
(500,000)
|
|
Gain on forgiveness of debt
|
|
4,896,573
|
|
-
|
|
4,896,573
|
|
Bargain purchase gain
|
|
-
|
|
64,371
|
|
(64,371)
|
|
Other income
|
|
|
|
454,191
|
|
56,352
|
|
397,839
|
|
Total other income (expenses)
|
|
|
2,927,651
|
|
(430,495)
|
|
3,358,146
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss before income tax
|
|
|
(6,721,095)
|
|
(3,712,388)
|
|
(3,008,707)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income tax expense
|
|
|
54,058
|
|
-
|
|
54,058
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
|
$
|
(6,775,153)
|
$
|
(3,712,388)
|
$
|
(3,062,765)
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During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company had several one-time / non-recurring items included in the $6,775,153 net loss. These non-recurring items totaled $3,613,435, consisting of $350,000 in new acquisitions expenses captured in professional fees, and other costs, $1,827,383 for repurchase of RSUs, and $1,436,052 in amortization for note discounts.
Revenue
Our revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, increased by $13,330,492 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2020. In 2021, the increase in revenue is related to the acquisition of TDI and Alt Labs. Revenue also increased due to additional jobs for QCA and Morris after the slowdown from COVID.
Cost of revenue
Our cost of revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, increased by $9,218,664 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2020. In 2021, the increase in cost of revenue is related to the acquisition of TDI and Alt Labs. Cost of revenue also increased related to increased revenues for QCA and Morris. The net result of the increase in our cost of revenue dollars in comparison to our revenue was an increase in our gross profit percentage from 18.99% in the first nine months of 2020 to 22.95% in the first nine months of 2021.
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Operating expenses
Our operating expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, increased by $10,478,681 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The increase is due to the acquisitions of Vayu US, TDI, and Alt Labs; G&A expenses; and increased spending for infrastructure support at the corporate level of the Company. There were also one-time expenses for the repurchase of RSUs in connection with the acquisitions of Impossible Aerospace and Vayu of $1,100,451 and $726,932, respectively.
Other income (expenses)
Other income for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, increased by $3,358,146 as compared to the same period in 2020. This increase was primarily due to the forgiveness of PPP Loans.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We have financed our operations since inception from existing revenue, the sale of common stock, capital contributions from stockholders and from the issuance of notes payable and convertible notes payable. We expect to continue to finance our operations from our current operating cash flow and by the selling shares of our common stock and or debt instruments. In the first quarter of 2021, we raised approximately $54,000,000 through the sale of our common stock.
In April and May 2020, we received seven loans under the Paycheck Protection Program of the U.S. Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act totaling $3,896,107. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company also acquired four loans totaling $1,799,725 due to acquisitions. The loans have terms of 24 months and accrue interest at 1% per annum. We expect some or all of these loans to be forgiven as provided by in the CARES Act. nine loans totaling $4,896,573 were forgiven during the nine months ended September 30, 2021.
Management expects to have sufficient working capital for continuing operations from either the sale of its products or through the raising of additional capital through private offerings of our securities and improved cash flows from operations including the two acquisitions that closed in May 2021. The Company also secured bank lines of credit totaling $9.3 million in 2021. Additionally, the Company is monitoring additional businesses to acquire which management hopes will provide additional operating revenues to the Company. There can be no guarantee that the planned acquisitions will close or that they will produce the anticipated revenues on the schedule anticipated by management.
The Company also may elect to seek additional bank financing, engage in debt financing through a placement agent, or sell shares of its common stock in public or private offering transactions.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
The Company has not entered into any transactions with unconsolidated entities whereby the Company has financial guarantees, subordinated retained interests, derivative instruments, or other contingent arrangements that expose the Company to material continuing risks, contingent liabilities, or any other obligation under a variable interest in an unconsolidated entity that provides financing, liquidity, market risk, or credit risk support to the Company.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, or U.S. GAAP. Preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, costs and expenses and related disclosures. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable. In many instances, we could have reasonably used different accounting estimates and in other instances changes in the accounting estimates are reasonably likely to occur from period to period. This applies in particular to useful lives of non-current assets and valuation allowance for deferred tax assets. Actual results could differ significantly from our estimates. To the extent that there are material differences between these estimates and actual results, our future financial statement presentation, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows will be affected. Management believes that there have been no changes in our critical accounting policies during the nine months ended September 30, 2021.
For a summary of our critical accounting policies, refer to Note 2 of our consolidated financial statements included under Item 8 – Financial Statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on April 15, 2021.
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