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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

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

 

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2022

 

or

 

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

 

For the transition period from _________ to _________

 

Commission File Number 001-33169

 

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Creative Realities, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Minnesota   41-1967918

State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization

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

 

(502) 791-8800

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code

 

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

 

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

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share   CREX   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Warrants to purchase Common Stock   CREXW   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒   No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒   No ☐

 

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

 

  Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer
  Non-accelerated filer Smaller reporting company
    Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ☐   No ☒

 

APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS

 

As of May 16, 2022, the registrant had 21,674,986 shares of common stock outstanding.

 

 

 

 


 

PART 1. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

CREATIVE REALITIES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 

    March 31,     December 31,  
    2022     2021  
    (unaudited)        
ASSETS            
CURRENT ASSETS            
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 5,988     $ 2,883  
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $808 and $620, respectively     8,806       3,006  
Unbilled receivables    
-
      369  
Work-in-process and inventories, net     2,024       1,880  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets     2,325       1,634  
Total current assets   $ 19,143     $ 9,772  
Operating lease right-of-use assets     1,073       654  
Property and equipment, net     154       75  
Intangibles, net     26,445       4,850  
Goodwill     16,012       7,525  
Other assets     52       5  
TOTAL ASSETS   $ 62,879     $ 22,881  
                 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY                
CURRENT LIABILITIES                
Short-term seller note payable   $ 2,396     $
-
 
Accounts payable     4,881       2,517  
Accrued expenses     2,459       2,110  
Deferred revenues     3,586       426  
Customer deposits     2,973       1,525  
Current maturities of operating and finance leases     560       281  
Total current liabilities     16,855       6,859  
Long-term Related Party Acquisition Term Loan, net of $2,010 and $0 discount, respectively     7,990       -  
Long-term Related Party Consolidation Term Loan, net of $2,146 and $143 discount, respectively     5,039       4,624  
Long-term related party convertible loans payable, at fair value    
-
      2,251  
Warrant liability, at fair value     7,796      
-
 
Contingent acquisition consideration, at fair value     5,600      
-
 
Long-term obligations under operating leases     513       373  
Other liabilities     26       45  
TOTAL LIABILITIES     43,819       14,152  
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY                
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 200,000 shares authorized; 21,675 and 12,009 shares issued and outstanding, respectively     217       120  
Additional paid-in capital     68,626       60,863  
Accumulated deficit     (49,783 )     (52,254 )
Total shareholders’ equity     19,060       8,729  
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY   $ 62,879     $ 22,881  

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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CREATIVE REALITIES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

    For the
Three Months Ended
 
    March 31,  
    2022     2021  
Sales            
Hardware   $ 6,459     $ 2,816  
Services and other     4,298       2,188  
Total sales     10,757       5,004  
Cost of sales                
Hardware     5,382       1,914  
Services and other     1,483       856  
Total cost of sales     6,865       2,770  
Gross profit     3,892       2,234  
Operating expenses:                
Sales and marketing     707       335  
Research and development     241       171  
General and administrative     2,754       2,109  
Bad debt (recovery)/expense     106       (512 )
Depreciation and amortization     707       344  
Deal and transaction expenses     391      
-
 
Total operating expenses     4,906       2,447  
Operating loss     (1,014 )     (213 )
                 
Other income/(expenses):                
Interest expense     (449 )     (249 )
Gain/(loss) on extinguishment/settlement of obligations     (295 )     1,565  
Change in fair value of special loan    
-
      166  
Change in fair value of warrant liability     5,469      
-
 
Loss on debt waiver consent     (1,212 )        
Other income     6       4  
Total other income     3,519       1,486  
Income before income taxes     2,505       1,273  
Benefit from/(provision for) income taxes     (3 )     (1 )
Net income   $ 2,502     $ 1,272  
Basic earnings per common share   $ 0.17     $ 0.11  
Diluted earnings per common share   $ 0.17     $ 0.11  
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic     14,618       11,325  
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted     14,618       11,325  

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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CREATIVE REALITIES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,  
    2022     2021  
Operating Activities:            
Net income   $ 2,502     $ 1,272  
Adjustments to reconcile net income/(loss) to net cash used in operating activities                
Depreciation and amortization     707       344  
Amortization of debt discount     181       72  
Stock-based compensation     551       539  
Gain on forgiveness of Paycheck Protection Program    
-
      (1,552 )
Employee Retention and other Government Credits     16      
-
 
Change in fair value of Convertible Loan    
-
      (166 )
Loss on extinguishment of debt     295      
-
 
Loss on debt waiver consent     1,212      
-
 
Allowance for doubtful accounts     116       6  
Increase in notes due to in-kind interest    
-
      158  
Gain on change in fair value of warrants     (5,469 )    
-
 
Gain on settlement of obligations    
-
      (13 )
Changes to operating assets and liabilities:                
Accounts receivable and unbilled receivables     (3,724 )     (1,491 )
Inventories     52       225  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets     855       (156 )
Vendor deposits     (78 )    
-
 
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net     75       82  
Other assets     (11 )     (1 )
Accounts payable     2,292       (101 )
Deferred revenue     1,901       661  
Accrued expenses     35       40  
Deposits     (213 )     150  
Operating lease liabilities, net     (75 )     (90 )
Other liabilities     (19 )    
-
 
Net cash used in operating activities     1,201       (21 )
Investing activities                
Purchases of property and equipment     (10 )     (3 )
Acquisition of a business, net of cash acquired     (17,184 )    
-
 
Capitalization of intern and external labor for software development     (775 )     (112 )
Net cash used in investing activities     (17,969 )     (115 )
Financing activities                
Principal payments on finance leases    
-
      (4 )
Proceeds from sale of common stock in PIPE, net of offering expenses     1,814      
-
 
Proceeds from sale and exercise of pre-funded warrants in PIPE, net of offering expenses     8,295      
-
 
Proceeds from Acquisition Loan, net of offering expenses     9,868      
-
 
Repayment of Seller Note     (104 )    
-
 
Proceeds from sale of shares via registered direct offering, net    
-
      1,849  
Net cash provided by / (used in) financing activities     19,873       1,845  
Increase/(decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents     3,105       1,709  
Cash and Cash Equivalents, beginning of period     2,883       1,826  
Cash and Cash Equivalents, end of period   $ 5,988     $ 3,535  

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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CREATIVE REALITIES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(in thousands, except shares)

 

                Additional              
    Common Stock     paid in     Accumulated        
    Shares     Amount     capital     (Deficit)     Total  
Balance as of December 31, 2021     12,008,519     $ 120     $ 60,863     $ (52,254 )   $ 8,729  
Stock-based compensation     -      
-
      551      
-
      551  
Shares issued and warrants exercised in private investment in public entity (“PIPE”)     7,166,505       72       2,206      
-
      2,278  
Shares issued in Reflect Systems, Inc. Merger     2,500,001       25       4,975      
-
      5,000  
Warrant repricing events     -      
-
      31       (31 )    
-
 
Net income     -      
-
     
-
      2,502       2,502  
Balance as of March 31, 2022     21,675,025     $ 217     $ 68,626     $ (49,783 )   $ 19,060  

 

                Additional              
    Common Stock     paid in     Accumulated        
    Shares     Amount     capital     (Deficit)     Total  
Balance as of December 31, 2020     10,924,287     $ 109     $ 56,712     $ (52,486 )   $ 4,335  
Stock-based compensation     -      
-
      514      
-
      514  
Shares issued to directors as compensation     19,380      
-
      25      
-
      25  
Conversion of Disbursed Escrow Loan     97,144       1       263      
-
      264  
Gain on Extinguishment of Special Loan     -      
-
      26      
-
      26  
Sales of Shares via registered direct offering, net of offering cost     800,000       8       1,841      
-
      1,849  
Net income     -      
-
     
-
      1,272       1,272  
Balance as of March 31, 2021     11,840,811     $ 118     $ 59,381     $ (51,214 )   $ 8,285  

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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CREATIVE REALITIES, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(all currency in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

 

NOTE 1: NATURE OF ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS

 

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

 

Nature of the Company’s Business

 

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

 

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

 

Acquisition of Reflect

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Retention Bonus Plan

 

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

 

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

 

Equity Financing

 

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

 

Debt Financing

 

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

 

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

 

See Note 8 Loans Payable to the Consolidated Financial Statements for an additional discussion of the Company’s debt obligations and further discussion of the Company’s refinancing activities subsequent to December 31, 2021.

 

Liquidity and Financial Condition

 

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

 

We produced positive net income for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and for the year ended December 31, 2021 and had positive cash flows from operating activities for both periods. As of March 31, 2022, we had cash and cash equivalents of $5,988 and a working capital surplus of $2,288.

 

Management believes that, based on (i) the execution of the Equity Financing, (ii) the refinancing of our debt as part of the Debt Financing, including extension of the maturity date on our term loans, and (iii) our operational forecast through 2022 following completion of the Merger, that we can continue as a going concern through at least March 31, 2023. However, given our historical net losses and cash used in operating activities, we obtained a continued support letter from Slipstream through May 16, 2023. We can provide no assurance that our ongoing operational efforts will be successful which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and cash flows.

 

NOTE 2: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

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

 

1. Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with the applicable instructions to Form 10-Q and Regulation S-X and include all of the information and disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial reporting. These unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company and related footnotes for the year ended December 31, 2021, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 22, 2022.

 

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

 

2. Revenue Recognition

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

3. Inventories

 

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

 

    March 31,     December 31,  
    2022     2021  
Raw materials, including those on consignment, net of reserve of $628 and $502, respectively   $ 1,765     $ 1,583  
Work-in-process     259       297  
Total inventories   $ 2,024     $ 1,880  

 

4. Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

 

We review the carrying value of all long-lived assets, including property and equipment, for impairment in accordance with ASC 360, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets. Under ASC 360, impairment losses are recorded whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable. We evaluated whether there were any triggering events for consideration of impairment of our long-lived assets as of March 31, 2022 and concluded there were none.

 

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

 

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

 

Basic and diluted earnings/(loss) per common share for all periods presented is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Basic weighted average shares outstanding includes only outstanding common shares. Diluted weighted average shares outstanding includes outstanding common shares and potential dilutive common shares outstanding in accordance with the treasury stock method. Shares reserved for outstanding stock options and warrants totaling 20,732,886 at March 31, 2022 were excluded from the computation of income/(loss) per share as no stock options or warrants were in-the-money as of March 31, 2022. Shares reserved for outstanding stock options and warrants totaling 7,032,375 at March 31, 2021 were excluded from the computation of income/(loss) per share as no stock options or warrants were in-the-money as of March 31, 2021. In calculating diluted earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2021, in accordance with ASC 260 Earnings per share, we excluded the dilutive effect of the potential issuance of common stock upon an assumed conversion of the Convertible Loan as we had the intent and ability to settle the debt in cash.

 

6. Income Taxes

 

Deferred income taxes are recognized in the financial statements for the tax consequences in future years of differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts based on enacted tax laws and statutory tax rates. Temporary differences arise from net operating losses, differences in basis of intangibles, stock-based compensation, reserves for uncollectible accounts receivable and inventory, differences in depreciation methods, and accrued expenses. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. The Company accounts for uncertain tax positions utilizing an established recognition threshold and measurement attributes for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. We had no uncertain tax positions as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021.

 

7. Goodwill and Definite-Lived Intangible Assets

 

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

 

Definite-lived intangible assets are amortized straight-line in accordance with their identified useful lives. Pursuant to ASC 350, these intangible assets are evaluated for impairment at least annually, or as indicators of impairment are identified.

 

8. Use of Estimates

 

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

 

9. Leases

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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10. Business Combinations

 

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

 

NOTE 3: RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

Recently adopted

 

On January 1, 2022, we early adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2021-08, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers (ASU 2021-08), which clarifies that an acquirer of a business should recognize and measure contract assets and contract liabilities in a business combination in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). The adoption of this new standard did not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

Not yet adopted

 

In August 2020, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2020-06, Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity (ASU 2020-06), which simplifies the accounting for convertible instruments by reducing the number of accounting models available for convertible debt instruments. This guidance also eliminates the treasury stock method to calculate diluted earnings per share for convertible instruments and requires the use of the if-converted method. This guidance will be effective for us in the first quarter of 2024 on a full or modified retrospective basis, with early adoption permitted. We are currently evaluating the disclosure requirements and potential impact on our consolidated financial statements.

 

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

 

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NOTE 4: REVENUE RECOGNITION

 

The Company applies ASC 606 for revenue recognition. The following table disaggregates the Company’s revenue by major source for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021:

 

(in thousands)   Three Months Ended
March 31,
2022
    Three Months Ended
March 31,
2021
 
Hardware   $ 6,459     $ 2,816  
                 
Services:                
Installation Services     1,339       575  
Software Development Services     191       274  
Media Sales     65      
-
 
Managed Services     2,703       1,339  
Total Services     4,298       2,188  
                 
Total Hardware and Services   $ 10,757     $ 5,004  

 

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

 

System hardware sales

 

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

 

Installation services

 

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

 

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

 

The aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to installation service performance obligations that are partially unsatisfied as of March 31, 2022 and 2021 were $301 and $0, respectively.

 

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Software design and development services

 

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

 

Software as a service

 

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

 

Maintenance and support services

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Media Sales

 

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

 

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NOTE 5: BUSINESS COMBINATION

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Retention Bonus Plan

 

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

 

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

 

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Secured Promissory Note

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(in thousands)   Consideration  
Cash consideration for Reflect stock   $ 16,664 (1)
Cash consideration for Retention Bonus Plan     1,333 (2)
Common stock issued to Reflect shareholders     4,667 (3)
Common stock issued to Retention Bonus Plan     333 (4)
Secured Promissory Note     2,500 (5)
Earnout liability     5,600 (6)
Total consideration     31,097  
Cash acquired     (813 )(7)
Net consideration transferred   $ 30,284  

 

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

 

(5) The Secured Promissory Note accrues interest at 0.59% (the applicable federal rate) and requires the Company and Reflect to pay equal monthly principal installments of $104 on the fifteenth (15th) day of each month, commencing on March 15, 2022. Any remaining or unpaid principal shall be due and payable on February 17, 2023.
   
(6) Represents an estimate of the fair value of the Guaranteed Consideration as of the Merger, which, if any, is payable on or after the three-year anniversary of the effective time of the Merger (subject to the Extension Option), in an amount by which the value of the CREX Shares on such anniversary is less than $6.40 per share, or if certain customers of Reflect collectively achieve over 85,000 billable devices online at any time on or before December 31, 2022, is less than $7.20 per share (such applicable amount, the “Guaranteed Price”), multiplied by the amount of CREX Shares held by the Reflect stockholders on the Guarantee Date (subject to the Extension Option), subject to the terms of the Merger Agreement.
   
(7) Represents the Reflect cash balance acquired at Closing.

 

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The Company incurred $391 of direct transaction costs for the three months ended March 31, 2022. These costs are included in deal and transaction expense in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.

 

The Company accounted for the Merger using the acquisition method of accounting. The preliminary allocation of the purchase price is based on estimates of the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of February 17, 2022. The Company is continuing to obtain information to determine the acquired assets and liabilities, including tax assets, liabilities and other attributes. The components of the preliminary purchase price allocation are as follows:

 

(in thousands)   Total  
Accounts receivable   $ 1,823  
Inventory     196  
Prepaid expenses & other current assets     1,484  
Property and equipment     96  
Operating right of use assets     493  
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance    
-
 
Other assets     36  
Identified intangible assets:        
Definite-lived trade names     4,000  
Definite-lived Developed technology     12,000  
Definite-lived Customer relationships     5,000  
Definite-lived Noncompete agreements     500  
Goodwill     8,487  
Accounts payable     (104 )
Accrued expenses     (314 )
Customer deposits     (1,661 )
Deferred revenues     (1,259 )
Current maturities of operating leases     (277 )
Long-term obligations under operating leases     (216 )
Net consideration transferred   $ 30,284  

 

The Company has engaged a third party valuation specialist to assist in the identification and calculation of the fair value of those separately identifiable intangible assets. The valuation procedures are not complete as of the time of this filing and, as such, preliminary valuations have been assigned based on internal financial models, cash projects, and historic retention information. The Company anticipates adjusting the values of these intangible assets, if any change is identified, through a measurement period to goodwill. Any adjustments to amortization expense will be recorded as an adjustment to the second quarter amortization expense.

 

The Company anticipates completing the following valuation approaches by asset:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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The Company is amortizing the identifiable intangible assets on a straight-line basis over the weighted average lives ranging from 5 to 10 years as outlined below.

 

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

 

(in thousands)   Preliminary Valuation     Amortization Period  
Identifiable definite-lived intangible assets:            
Trade names   $ 4,000     5 years  
Developed technology     12,000     7 years  
Noncompete     500     2 years  
Customer relationships     5,000     10 years  
Total   $ 21,500                   

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

  

The information above does not include the pro forma adjustments that would be required under Regulation S-X for pro forma financial information and does not reflect future events that may occur after December 31, 2021 or any operating efficiencies or inefficiencies that may result from the Merger and related financings. Therefore, the information is not necessarily indicative of results that would have been achieved had the businesses been combined during the periods presented or the results that the Company will experience going forward.

 

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NOTE 6: FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

As discussed in Note 5 Business Combinations, the calculation of the fair value of the Guaranteed Consideration contains inputs which are unobservable and involve management judgment and are considered Level 3 estimates. Additionally, the separately identifiable intangible assets rely on a discounted cash flow model which utilizes inputs including the calculation of the weighted average cost of capital and management’s forecast of future financial performance which are unobservable and involve management judgment and are considered Level 3 estimates.

 

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

 

As discussed in Note 9 Loans Payable, the Convertible Loan was reported at fair value. This liability is deemed to be a Level 3 valuation. Certain unobservable inputs into the calculation of the fair value of this liability include an estimate of the fair value of the Company at a future date using a discounted cash flow model, discount rate assumptions, and an estimation of the likelihood of conversion of the Convertible Loan. The Convertible Loan was refinanced into the Consolidation Term Loan in February 2022.

 

As discussed in Note 13 Warrants, the calculation of the fair value of the warranty liability contains valuation inputs which are based on observable inputs (other than Level 1 prices) and are considered Level 2 estimates.

 

NOTE 7: SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW STATEMENT INFORMATION

 

    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,  
    2022     2021  
Supplemental Cash Flow Information                
Cash paid during the period for:                
Interest   $ 321     $
       -
 
Income taxes, net   $
-
    $
-
 

 

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NOTE 8: INTANGIBLE ASSETS, INCLUDING GOODWILL

 

Intangible Assets

 

Intangible assets consisted of the following at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021:

 

    March 31,     December 31,  
    2022     2021  
    Gross           Gross        
    Carrying     Accumulated     Carrying     Accumulated  
    Amount     Amortization     Amount     Amortization  
Technology platform   $ 16,635       3,930     $ 4,635       3,652  
Purchased and developed software     3,725       2,874       3,488       2,713  
In-Process internally developed software platform     1,362      
-
      824      
-
 
Customer relationships     8,960       1,802       3,960       1,692  
Non-compete     500       31      
-
     
-
 
Trademarks and trade names     4,640       740       640       640  
      35,822       9,377       13,547       8,697  
Accumulated amortization     9,377               8,697          
Net book value of amortizable intangible assets   $ 26,445             $ 4,850          

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company added intangible assets as a result of accounting for the Merger in accordance with ASC 805 Business Combinations, as outlined in Note 5: Business Combinations. For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2021, amortization of intangible assets charged to operations was $680 and $140, respectively.

 

Both the intangible assets and the related amortization expense related to the Merger which were recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2022 represent estimates. The Company has engaged a third party valuation specialist to value the separately identifiable intangible assets. Any differences between the values initially recorded for the intangible assets as of the Merger and those as a result of the valuation report will be recorded as a measurement period adjustment through goodwill, including adjusting year-to-date amortization expense as a period expense, if applicable.

 

Goodwill

 

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired. Goodwill is subject to an impairment review at a reporting unit level, on an annual basis as of the end of September of each fiscal year, or when an event occurs, or circumstances change that would indicate potential impairment. Following the Merger, the Company evaluated its reporting units in accordance with ASC 280 Segment Reporting and concluded that the Company has only one reporting unit. Therefore, the entire goodwill is allocated to that reporting unit. There were no indicators of impairment as of or during the three months ended March 31, 2022.

 

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NOTE 9: LOANS PAYABLE

 

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

 

As of March 31, 2022  
Debt Type   Issuance
Date
  Principal     Maturity
Date
  Warrants     Interest Rate Information  
A   2/17/2022    $ 10,000     2/15/2025     2,500,000     8.0% interest(1)  
B   2/17/2022     2,396     2/17/2023    
-
    0.59% interest (2)  
C   2/17/2022     7,185     2/15/2025     2,694,495     10.0% interest(3)  
    Total debt, gross     19,581           5,194,495        
    Debt discount     (4,156 )                  
    Total debt, net   $ 15,425                    
    Less current maturities     (2,396 )                  
    Long term debt   $ 13,029                    

 

As of December 31, 2021  
Debt Type   Issuance
Date
  Principal     Maturity
Date
  Warrants     Interest Rate Information  
D   8/17/2016    $ 4,767     2/17/2025     588,236     8.0% interest(4)  
E   12/30/2019     2,418     2/17/2025    
-
    10.0% interest(4)  
    Total debt, gross     7,185           588,236        
    Fair value (B)     (166 )                  
    Total debt, gross     7,019                    
    Debt discount     (144 )                  
    Total debt, net   $ 6,875                    
    Less current maturities    
-
                   
    Long term debt    $ 6,875                    

 

A – Acquisition Loan

B – Reflect Seller Secured Promissory Note

C – Consolidation Term Loan

D – Term Loan with related party

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

 

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

 

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SBA Paycheck Protection Program Loan

 

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

 

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

 

Secured Promissory Note

 

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

 

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

 

Second Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement

 

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

 

The Credit Agreement also provides that the Company’s outstanding loans from Slipstream at December 31, 2021, consisting of its pre-existing $4,767 senior secured term loan and $2,418 secured convertible loan, with an aggregate of $7,185 in outstanding principal and accrued and unpaid interest under such loans, were consolidated into a term loan (the “Consolidation Term Loan”). The Consolidation Term Loan has an interest rate of 10.0%, with 75.0% warrant coverage (or 2,694,495 warrants). On the first day of each month, commencing March 1, 2022 through February 1, 2025, the Borrowers will make interest-only payments on the Consolidation Term Loan (estimated to be $60 per monthly payment). Commencing on September 1, 2023, and on the first day of each month thereafter until the Maturity Date, the Borrowers will make a payment on the Consolidation Term Loan, in an equal monthly installment of principal sufficient to fully amortize the Consolidation Term Loan in eighteen equal installments (estimated to be $399 per monthly installment). The Company assessed the combination of the pre-existing senior secured term loan and secured convertible loan in accordance with ASC 470 Debt and determined the transaction should be accounted for as an extinguishment, in part as the Consolidation Term Loan eliminated a substantive conversion feature. In aggregate the Company recorded a loss on extinguishment of $295, primarily associated with the write-off of pre-existing debt discounts.

 

In addition to refinancing the existing debt with Slipstream, the Company issued to Slipstream a $10,000, 36-month senior secured term loan (the “Acquisition Loan”) resulting in $10,000 in gross proceeds, or $9,950 in net proceeds. The Acquisition Loan matures on February 17, 2025 (the “Maturity Date”)and has an interest rate of 8.0%, with 50.0% warrant coverage (or 2,500,000 warrants). On the first day of each month, commencing March 1, 2022 through February 1, 2025, the Borrowers will make interest-only payments on the Acquisition Loan (estimated to be $67 per monthly payment). No principal payments on the Acquisition Loan are payable until the Maturity Date.

 

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In connection with the Acquisition Loan and Consolidation Term Loan warrant coverage, the Company issued to Slipstream a warrant to purchase an aggregate of 5,194,495 shares of Company common stock (the “Lender Warrant”). The Lender Warrant has a five-year term, an initial exercise price of $2.00 per share, subject to adjustments in the Lender Warrant, and is not exercisable until August 17, 2022. The warrants were assessed in accordance with ASC 470 and ASC 815 Derivatives and were deemed to represent bifurcated derivative instruments that should be recorded as liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company performed a Black-Scholes valuation of the warrants as of the issuance date, resulting in a fair value of $0.8129 per warrant. In recording the warrant liability, the Company recorded a debt discount associated with each of the Acquisition and Consolidation Term Loans in an amount of $2,032 and $2,190, respectively. These amounts are being amortized straight-line through interest expense over the life of the loans, resulting in incremental interest expense of $162 during the three months ended March 31, 2022.

 

In certain circumstances, upon a fundamental transaction of the Company (e.g., a disposal or sale of all or the greater part of the assets or undertaking of the Company, an amalgamation or merger with another company, or implementation of a scheme of arrangement), the holder of the Lender Warrant will have the right to require the Company to repurchase the Lender Warrant at its fair value using a Black Scholes option pricing formula; provided that such holder may not require the Company or its successor entity to repurchase the Lender Warrant for the Black Scholes value in connection with a fundamental transaction that is not approved by the Company’s Board of Directors, and therefore not within the Company’s control.

 

Loan and Security Agreement History

 

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

 

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

 

Secured Disbursed Escrow Promissory Note

 

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

 

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NOTE 10: COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Litigation

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

NOTE 11: RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

We had no related party transactions beyond those financing transactions with Slipstream, a related party, discussed in Note 8 Loans Payable.

 

NOTE 12: INCOME TAXES

 

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

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2022, we reported tax liability of $0. As of March 31, 2022, the net deferred tax assets totaled $0 after valuation allowance, consistent with December 31, 2021.

 

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NOTE 13: WARRANTS

 

A summary of outstanding warrants is included below:

 

    Warrants (Equity)  
    Amount     Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
    Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life
 
Balance January 1, 2022     4,103,211     $ 4.48       1.73  
Warrants issued     5,851,505       1.535       5.00  
Warrants exercised     (5,851,505 )     1.535       4.86  
Balance March 31, 2022     4,103,211     $ 4.15       1.48  

 

    Warrants (Liability)  
    Amount     Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
    Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life
 
Balance January 1, 2022    
-
    $
-
     
-
 
Warrants issued     13,761,000       1.63       5.00  
Warrants expired    
-
     
-
     
-
 
Balance March 31, 2022     13,761,000     $ 1.63       4.86  

 

On February 17, 2022, in connection with obtaining a waiver of certain restrictions in investment documents between an investor and the Company in order to consummate the financing contemplated by the Credit Agreement, the Company paid consideration to such investor in the form of a warrant (the “Purchaser Warrant”) to purchase 1,400,000 shares of Company common stock in an at-the-market offering under Nasdaq rules. The number of shares of Company common stock subject to the Purchaser Warrant is equal to the waiver fee ($175) divided by $0.125 per share. The exercise price of the Purchaser Warrant is $1.41 per share, and the Purchaser Warrant is not exercisable until August 17, 2022. The Purchaser Warrant expires five years from the date of issuance. The Company evaluated the Purchaser Warrant and concluded that it does not meet the criteria to be classified within stockholders’ equity. The Purchaser Warrant includes provisions which could result in a different settlement value, for the Purchaser Warrant depending on the registration status of the underlying shares. Because these conditions are not an input into the pricing of a fixed-for-fixed option on the Company’s ordinary shares, the Purchaser Warrant is not considered to be indexed to the Company’s own stock. The Company recorded these warrants as liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets at fair value, with subsequent changes in their respective fair values recognized in the consolidated statements of operations at each reporting date. At the date of issuance, the Company performed a Black-Scholes valuation of the Purchaser Warrant, resulting in a fair value of $0.8656 per warrant. In recording the warrant liability, the Company recorded an expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations associated with the issuance of the Purchaser Warrant of $1,211. At March 31, 2022, the Company reassessed the fair value of the Purchase Warrant via Black Scholes valuation methodology and determined that the fair value of the Purchaser Warrant was $0.5815 per warrant, resulting in the Company recording a gain on the fair value of the Purchaser Warrant of $398 in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2022.

 

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On February 3, 2022, the Company, entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with a purchaser (the “Purchaser”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell to the Purchaser, in a private placement priced at-the-market under Nasdaq rules, (i) 1,315,000 shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”) and accompanying warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1,315,000 shares of Common Stock, and (ii) pre-funded warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 5,851,505 shares of Common Stock (the “Pre-Funded Warrants”) and accompanying warrants to purchase an aggregate of 5,851,505 shares of Common Stock (collectively, the “Private Placement”). The accompanying warrants to purchase Common Stock are referred to herein collectively as the “Common Stock Warrants.” Under the Securities Purchase Agreement, each Share and accompanying warrants to purchase Common Stock were sold together at a combined price of $1.535, and each Pre-Funded Warrant and accompanying warrants to purchase Common Stock were sold together at a combined price of $1.5349, for gross proceeds of approximately $11,000, before deducting placement agent fees and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, each of the Pre-Funded Warrants were exercised. The Common Stock Warrants expire five years from the date of issuance, The Company evaluated the Pre-Funded Warrants and concluded that they met the criteria to be classified within stockholders’ equity, with proceeds recorded as common stock and additional paid-in-capital. The Company evaluated the Common Stock Warrant and concluded they do not meet the criteria to be classified within stockholders’ equity. The Common Stock Warrant include provisions which could result in a different settlement value, for the Common Stock Warrant depending on the registration status of the underlying shares. Because these conditions are not an input into the pricing of a fixed-for-fixed option on the Company’s ordinary shares, the Common Stock Warrant is not considered to be indexed to the Company’s own stock. The Company recorded these warrants as liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets at fair value, with subsequent changes in their respective fair values recognized in the consolidated statements of operations at each reporting date. At the date of issuance, the Company performed a Black-Scholes valuation of the warrants, resulting in a fair value of $1.0927 per warrant. At March 31, 2022, the Company reassessed the fair value of these warrants via Black Scholes valuation methodology and determined that the fair value of these warrants was $0.5815 per warrant, resulting in the Company recording a gain on the fair value of these warrants of $3,664 in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2022.

 

On February 17, 2022, in connection with the restructured Credit Agreement with Slipstream, the Company issued 5,194,495 warrants with an exercise price of $2.00 per share which expire five years from the date of issuance (the “Lender Warrant”). These warrants are not exercisable until 180 days after the issuance date. The common shares underlying these warrants have not yet been registered for resale under the Securities Act of 1933, which provides Slipstream with an option for cashless exercise once the warrant becomes exercisable until such time as such registration occurs. The warrants issued to Slipstream expire five years from the date of issuance. The Company evaluated the Lender Warrant and concluded that it does not meet the criteria to be classified within stockholders’ equity. The Lender Warrant includes provisions which could result in a different settlement value, for the Lender Warrant depending on the registration status of the underlying shares. Because these conditions are not an input into the pricing of a fixed-for-fixed option on the Company’s ordinary shares, the Lender Warrant is not considered to be indexed to the Company’s own stock. The Company recorded these warrants as liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets at fair value, with subsequent changes in their respective fair values recognized in the consolidated statements of operations at each reporting date. At the date of issuance, the Company performed a Black-Scholes valuation of the warrants, resulting in a fair value of $0.8129 per warrant. In recording the warrant liability, the Company recorded an increased in debt discount in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet associated with the issuance of the warrants of $4,223, which is being amortized through interest expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations over the life of the Acquisition and Consolidation Term Loans. At March 31, 2022, the Company reassessed the fair value of these warrants via Black Scholes valuation methodology and determined that the fair value of these warrants was $0.5420 per warrant, resulting in the Company recording a gain on the fair value of these warrants of $1,408 in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2022.

 

As of March 31, 2022, there remained outstanding 597,678 warrants which contain weighted average anti-dilution protection. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, those warrants were subject to a downward adjustment in their strike price following completion of the Company’s issuance of common stock and warrants in (1) the Merger, (2) the Debt Offering, and (3) the Equity Offering – each in February 2022. The strike prices prior to adjustment ranged from $5.61 and $5.76 and were adjusted to between $3.41 and $3.48. The remaining weighted-average contractual life of warrants subject to weighted average anti-dilution protection is 0.67 years as of March 31, 2022. The repricing resulted in a reclassification of $31 between retained earnings and additional paid in capital during the three months ended March 31, 2022.

 

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NOTE 14: STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

 

A summary of outstanding options is included below:

 

Time Vesting Options

 

        Weighted                    
          Average     Weighted           Weighted  
          Remaining     Average           Average  
Range of Exercise   Number     Contractual     Exercise     Options     Exercise  
Prices between   Outstanding     Life     Price     Exercisable     Price  
$0.01 - $3.00     1,780,000       8.74     $ 2.59       628,333     $ 3.44  
$3.01 - $7.50     184,830       4.10     $ 6.72       176,497     $ 6.69  
$7.51+     103,979       3.20       11.55       103,845     $ 11.55  
      2,068,675       7.43     $ 3.51       908,675          

 

Performance Vesting Options

 

        Weighted                    
          Average     Weighted           Weighted  
          Remaining     Average           Average  
Range of Exercise   Number     Contractual     Exercise     Options     Exercise  
Prices between   Outstanding     Life     Price     Exercisable     Price  
$0.01 - $3.00     800,000       8.18     $ 2.53       266,667     $ 2.53  
      800,000       8.18     $ 2.53       266,667          

 

    Time Vesting Options     Performance Vesting Options  
          Weighted           Weighted  
          Average           Average  
    Options     Exercise     Options     Exercise  

Date/Activity

  Outstanding     Price     Outstanding     Price  
Balance, December 31, 2021     2,068,809     $ 3.48       800,000     $ 2.53  
Granted    
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Exercised    
-
     
 
     
-
     
-
 
Forfeited or expired     (134 )     160.50      
-
     
-
 
Balance, March 31, 2022     1,813,809       3.48       800,000     $ 2.53  

 

The weighted average remaining contractual life for options exercisable is 7.26 years as of March 31, 2022.

 

Valuation Information for Stock-Based Compensation

 

For purposes of determining estimated fair value under FASB ASC 718-10, Stock Compensation, the Company computed the estimated fair values of stock options using the Black-Scholes model. On June 1, 2020 the Board of Directors of the Company granted 10-year options to purchase an aggregate of 2,380,000 shares of its common stock to employees of the Company. Of the 2,380,000 options awarded, 1,580,000 vest over 3 years and have an exercise price of $2.53, the market value of the Company’s common stock on the grant date. The fair value of the options on the grant date was $1.87 and was determined using the Black-Scholes model.

 

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

 

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These performance options include a catch-up provision, where any options that did not vest during a prior year due to the Company’s failure to meet a prior revenue or EBITDA target may vest in a subsequent vesting year if the revenue or EBITDA target, as applicable, is met in the future year. The revenue and EBITDA targets for the three years are as follows:

 

Calendar Year     Revenue Target   EBITDA Target
2020     $32 million   $2.2 million
2021     $35 million   $3.1 million
2022     $38 million   $3.5 million

 

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

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company deemed it probable that the Company would achieve both the Revenue and EBITDA targets for Calendar Year 2022 and recorded catch-up compensation expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations with respect to these awards of $112 during the three months ended March 31, 2022, specifically related to the Revenue Target. These awards have not yet vested and are subject to actual results for the full fiscal year 2022. Should this target not be achieved, amounts recorded as expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations would be reversed. The Company anticipates recording approximately $225 during each subsequent quarter of 2022 related to the Revenue target for Calendar Year 2020 and 2021 portion of these awards. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company deemed it probable that the Company would achieve the EBITDA target for Calendar Year 2021 and recorded catch-up compensation expense in the Consolidated Statement of Operations with respect to these awards of $263 during the three months ended March 31, 2021.

 

Stock Compensation Expense Information

 

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

 

In October 2014, the Company’s shareholders approved the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan, under which 7,390,355 shares were reserved for purchase by the Company’s employees. In August 2018, a special meeting of shareholders was held in which the shareholders voted to amend the Company’s 2014 Stock Incentive Plan to increase the reserve of shares authorized for issuance thereunder, from 7,390,355 shares to 18,000,000 shares. Following a 1-for-30 reverse stock split, the shares authorized for issuance under the Company’s 2014 Stock Incentive Plan was reduced to 600,000. On July 10, 2020, the Company’s shareholders approved an amendment to the Company’s 2014 Stock Incentive Plan to increase the reserve of authorized for issuance thereunder to 6,000,000. There are 2,696, 674 options outstanding under the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan, including those Performance Awards.

 

Compensation expense recognized for the issuance of stock options, including those options awarded to our Board, for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 of $646 and $539, respectively, was included in general and administrative expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. Amounts recorded include stock compensation expense for awards granted to directors of the Company in exchange for services at fair value of $82 and $27 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

 

As of March 31, 2022, there was approximately $1,420 and $674 of total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested share-based awards with time vesting and performance vesting criteria, respectively. As of March 31, 2021, there was approximately $2,113 and $1,236 of total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested share-based awards with time vesting and performance vesting criteria, respectively. Generally, expense related to the time vesting options will be recognized over the next two- and one-half years and will be adjusted for any future forfeitures as they occur. Compensation expense related to performance vesting options will be recognized if it becomes probable that the Company will achieve the identified performance metrics.

 

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NOTE 15: SIGNIFICANT CUSTOMERS/VENDORS

 

Significant Customers

 

We had three (3) and two (2) customers that in the aggregate accounted for 62.5% and 41.1% of accounts receivable as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.

 

We had three (3) and two (2) customers that accounted for 70% and 40% of revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

 

Significant Vendors

 

We had two (2) and three (3) vendors that accounted for 57.9% and 69.1% of outstanding accounts payable at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.

 

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NOTE 16: LEASES

 

We have entered into various non-cancelable operating lease agreements for certain of our offices and office equipment. Our leases have original lease periods expiring between 2021 and 2025. Many leases include one or more options to renew. We do not assume renewals in our determination of the lease term unless the renewals are deemed to be reasonably assured at lease commencement. Our lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants.

 

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

 

(in thousands)   Three Months Ended
March 31,
2022
    Three Months Ended
March 31,
2021
 
Finance lease cost            
Amortization of right-of-use assets   $
-
    $ 4  
Interest    
-
     
-
 
Operating lease cost     99       84  
Total lease cost   $ 99     $ 88  
                 
Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term                
Operating leases     2.24 years     3.4 years  
                 
Weighted Average Discount Rate                
Operating leases     10.0 %     10.0 %

 

The following is a schedule, by years, of maturities of lease liabilities as of March 31, 2022:

 

(in thousands)   Operating
Leases
 
The remainder of 2022   $ 442  
2023     594  
2024     85  
2025     78  
Thereafter    
-
 
Total undiscounted cash flows     1,199  
Less imputed interest   $ (126 )
Present value of lease liabilities   $ 1,073  

  

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases are as follows:

 

(in thousands)   Three
Months
Ended
March 31,
2022
    Three
Months
Ended
March 31,
2021
 
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:                
Operating cash flows from operating leases   $     75     $     90  
Operating cash flows from finance leases    
-
      4  
Financing cash flows from finance leases    
-
      (4 )

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Overview

 

Creative Realities, Inc. (“Creative Realities,” “we,” “us,” or the “Company”) transforms environments through digital solutions by providing innovative digital signage solutions for key market segments and use cases, including:

 

Retail

 

Entertainment and Sports Venues

 

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

 

Convenience Stores

 

Financial Services

 

Automotive

 

Medical and Healthcare Facilities

 

Mixed Use Developments

 

Corporate Communications, Employee Experience

 

Digital out of Home (DOOH) Advertising Networks

 

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

 

Increased brand awareness

 

Improved customer support

 

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Enhanced employee productivity and satisfaction

 

Increased revenue and profitability

 

Improved guest experience

 

Increased customer/guest engagement

 

Improved patient outcomes

 

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

 

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

 

  Breadth of solutions – Creative Realities is one of only a few companies in the industry capable of providing the full portfolio of products and services required to implement and run an effective digital signage network. We leverage a ‘single vendor’ approach, providing clients with a one-stop-shop for sourcing digital signage solutions from design through day two services.
     
  Managed labor pool – Unlike most companies in our industry, we have a curated labor pool including thousands of qualified and vetted field technicians available to service clients quickly nationwide. We can meet tight schedules even in exceptionally large deployments and still ensure quality and consistency.
     
  In-house creative resources – We assist clients in repurposing existing content for digital signage experiences or creating new content, an activity for which the Company has won several design awards in recent years. In each instance, our services can be essential in helping clients develop an effective content program.
     
  Network scalability and reliability – Our software as a service (“SaaS”) content management platforms power some of the largest and most complex digital signage networks in North America evidencing our ability to manage enterprise scale projects. This also provides us purchasing power to source products and services for our customers, enabling us to deliver cost effective, reliable and powerful solutions to small and medium size business clients.
     
  Ad management platform – Our customers are increasingly interested in monetizing their digital signage networks through advertising content. However, efficiently scheduling advertising content into digital signage playlists to meet campaign objectives can be a challenging and labor-intensive process. AdLogic, our home-grown, content management-agnostic platform, automates this process, allowing network owners to capture more revenue with less expense.
     
  Media sales – Few, if any other digital signage solution providers, can offer their clients media sales as a service. We have in-house media sales expertise to elevate conversations with clients interested in better understanding network monetization. We believe this meaningful differentiation in the sales process provides an additional revenue stream to Creative Realities compared to our competitors.
     
  Market sector expertise – Creative Realities has in-house experts in key market segments such as automotive, retail, quick-serve restaurants (QSR), convenience stores, and Digital Out of Home (DOOH) advertising. Our expertise in these business segments enables our teams to provide meaningful business conversations and offer tailored solutions with prospects and customers to their unique business objectives. These experts build industry relationships and create thought leadership that drives lead flow and new opportunities for our business.

 

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

 

The three primary sources of revenue for the Company are:

 

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

 

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

 

Hardware system design/engineering

 

  Hardware installation

 

  Content development

 

  Content scheduling

 

  Post-deployment network and field support

 

  Media sales, as a result of our acquisition of Reflect

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

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

level

 

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

 

While hardware sales and support services revenues can fluctuate more significantly year over year based on new, large-scale network deployments, the Company expects to see continuous growth in recurring SaaS revenue for the foreseeable future as digital signage adoption/utilization continues to expand across the vertical markets we serve.

 

Recent Developments

 

Please see Note 1 Nature of Organization and Operations to the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements contained in this report for a description of recent developments of the Company that occurred during the three months ended March 31, 2022.

 

Our Sources of Revenue

 

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

 

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

 

Our Expenses

 

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

 

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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

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

 

Results of Operations

 

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

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2021

 

The tables presented below compare our results of operations and present the results for each period and the change in those results from one period to another in both dollars and percentage change. We acquired Reflect via the Merger during the three months ended March 31, 2022, on February 17, 2022. As a result, our consolidated financial results for such period include the operations of Reflect for 44 days, between February 17, 2022 and March 31, 2022.

 

    Three months ended
March 31,
    Change  
    2022     2021     $     %  
Sales   $ 10,757     $ 5,004     $ 5,753       115 %
Cost of sales     6,865       2,770       4,095       148 %
Gross profit     3,892       2,234       1,658       74 %
Sales and marketing expenses     707       335       372       111 %
Research and development expenses     241       171       70       41 %
General and administrative expenses     2,754       2,109       645       31 %
Bad debt expense/(recovery)     106       (512 )     618       -121 %
Depreciation and amortization expense     707       344       363       106 %
Deal and Transaction expenses     391       0       391       100 %
Total operating expenses     4,906       2,447       2,459       100 %
Operating income/(loss)     (1,014 )     (213 )     (801 )     376 %
Other income/(expenses):                                
Interest expense     (449 )     (249 )     (200 )     80 %
Change in fair value of Special Loan     -       166       (166 )     -100 %
Gain on settlement of debt     (295 )     1,565       (1,860 )     -119 %
Change in Fair Value of Warrant Liability     5,469       -       5,469       100 %
Other income/(expense)     (1,206 )     4       (1,210 )     -30,250 %
Total other income/(expense)     3,519       1,486       2,033       137 %
Net income/(loss) before income taxes     2,505       1,273       1,232       97 %
Provision from income taxes     (3 )     (1 )     (2 )     -200 %
Net income/(loss)   $ 2,502     $ 1,272       1,230       97 %

 

Sales

 

Revenues were $10,757, representing an increase of $5,753, or 115%, as compared to the same period in 2021 despite a reduction in revenues generated from the sale of our Safe Space Solutions products and services of $894. Revenues generated from our core digital signage products and services increased $6,647, or 133% in 2022 as compared to 2021, despite continued supply chain disruptions related to semiconductor chips delaying the delivery of digital displays and media players to the Company.

 

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The Company acquired Reflect on February 17, 2022, and the Company’s consolidated results for the three months ended March 31, 2022 include 44 days of Reflect’s operations.

 

Hardware revenues were $6,459 in 2022, an increase of $3,643, or 129%, as compared to the prior year, driven primarily delivering Phase I of our previously announced a large customer transaction expected to exceed $10,000 in revenues. The Company began providing services and deliverables on the customer transaction in February 2022 and is anticipated to complete the project by the end of the first quarter of 2023, subject to the customer’s capacity to receive such products and services. Excluding Safe Space Solutions hardware, which reduced $768 year-over-year, core digital signage hardware sales increased $4,411 million, or 158%.

 

Services and other revenues were $4,298 in the three months ended March 31,2022, an increase of $2,110, or 96%, with the inclusion of 44 days of Reflect’s operations in the Company’s consolidated results for such period. Managed services revenue, which includes both software-as-a-service (“SaaS”) and help desk technical subscription services, were $2,703 in the three months ended March 31, 2022 as compared to $1,339 in the same period in 2021, with the inclusion of 44 days of Reflect’s operations in the Company’s consolidated results for such period.

 

Gross Profit

 

Gross profit increased by $1,658, or 74% driven by an increase in revenue but offset by a reduction in gross profit margin. Gross profit margin decreased to 36.2% from 44.6% driven by a shift in revenue mix to 60% hardware in the first quarter of 2022 related to a material customer rollout underway. We expect this contraction in gross profit margin to be less severe as we move into the second quarter of 2022 and beyond, with significant pressure in the current quarter driving by a single, large-scale/hardware-heavy deployment.

 

Sales and Marketing Expenses

 

Sales and marketing expenses increased by $372, or 111%, driven by the acquisition of Reflect during the three months ended March 31, 2022period. Immediately following the acquisition of Reflect, the Company integrated the sales and marketing functions and does not disaggregate these expenses between the two legacy companies. Following the Merger and through integration activities, the Company has adopted certain tools, technology, and processes – particularly with respect to lead generation and brand marketing – that were minimally invested in historically by the Company. Additionally, the Company engaged an Investor Relations firm and has increased investor relations activities, including conferences and presentations. As a result, we expect the sales and marketing expenses of the Company to continue at the current pace for future periods.

 

Research and Development Expenses

 

Research and development expenses increased $70, or 41% in 2022, driven primarily by the acquisition of Reflect. Through the acquisition of Reflect, we acquired a fully staffed, experienced software development team and elected to keep that team in-tact, in full, particularly given employment market conditions with respect to talented software engineers. We have integrated the pre-existing CRI development team with the acquired team and have experienced enhanced speed to market on new feature and functionality development activities from increasing this resource pool. We expect this elevated level of expense to continue into the future as we continue to develop our current and future product set.

 

General and Administrative Expenses

 

General and administrative expenses – excluding bad debt expense – increased $645, or 31%, driven by the acquisition of Reflect. While the Company anticipates carrying higher G&A expenses moving forward as a result of the acquisition, the integration activities include several projects (including but not limited to consolidation of CMS tools, cloud hosting environments, IT tools, and rightsizing leases for office space) that we expect will be realized by the end of 2022. Bad debt expense returned to a more normalized rate of $106 during the first quarter of 2022, representing an increase of $618 as compared to the comparable period in 2021 as the result of a bankruptcy recovery in 2021.

 

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Bad Debt

 

Expenses related to the Company’s allowance for bad debts increased by $618, or 121%, in 2022 compared to 2021. This return to expense is the result of standard operations. The prior year included a cash recovery of $555 related to a customer bankruptcy for which the Company previously recorded a reserve.

 

Depreciation and Amortization Expenses

 

Depreciation and amortization expenses increased by $363, or 106%, in 2022 compared to 2021. This was driven by the addition of $21,500 in amortizing intangible assets as a result of the Merger.

 

Interest Expense, Change in fair value of warrant liability, Other expense

 

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

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company recorded a gain of $5,469 as the result of assessing the fair value of warrant liabilities associated with the Company’s issuance of warrants in its debt and equity offerings completed in February 2022 to finance the Merger. These warrants were initially assessed at fair value through Black Scholes calculation and were subsequently re-assessed at March 31, 2022, resulting in the gain.

 

Supplemental Operating Results on a Non-GAAP Basis

 

The following non-GAAP data, which adjusts for the categories of expenses described below, is a non-GAAP financial measure. Our management believes that this non-GAAP financial measure is useful information for investors, shareholders and other stakeholders of our company in gauging our results of operations on an ongoing basis. We believe that EBITDA is a performance measure and not a liquidity measure, and therefore a reconciliation between net loss/income and EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA has been provided. EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to net loss/income as an indicator of performance or as an alternative to cash flows from operating activities as an indicator of cash flows, in each case as determined in accordance with GAAP, or as a measure of liquidity. In addition, EBITDA does not take into account changes in certain assets and liabilities as well as interest and income taxes that can affect cash flows. We do not intend the presentation of these non-GAAP measures to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for results prepared in accordance with GAAP. These non-GAAP measures should be read only in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP.

 

    Quarters Ended  
    March 31     December 31,     September 30,     June 30     March 31,  
Quarters ended   2022     2021     2021     2021     2021  
GAAP net income (loss)   $ 2,502     $ (1,722 )   $ (343 )   $ 1,025     $ 1,272  
Interest expense:                                        
Amortization of debt discount     181       29       29       29       72  
Other interest, net     268       160       158       153       177  
Depreciation/amortization:                                        
Amortization of intangible assets     680       302       320       317       312  
Amortization of finance lease assets     -       -       -       -       4  
Amortization of employee share-based awards     469       324       329       329       512  
Depreciation of property, equipment     27       27       27       27       28  
Income tax expense/(benefit)     3       13       1       7       1  
EBITDA   $ 4,130       (867 )   $ 521       1,887       2,378  
Adjustments                                        
(Gain)/loss on fair value of debt     -       -       -       -       (166 )
(Gain)/loss on fair value of warrant liability     (5,469 )     -       -       -       -  
(Gain)/loss on settlement of obligations     295       -       (256 )     (1,628 )     (1,565 )
(Gain)/loss on debt waiver consent     1,212       -       -       -       -  
Deal and transaction expenses     391       518       -       -       -  
Other income     (6 )     -       -       -       -  
Stock-based compensation – Director grants     82       318       27       27       27  
Adjusted EBITDA   $ 635       (31 )   $ 292       286       674  

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

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

 

We produced net income for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and for the year ended December 31, 2021 and had positive cash flows from operating activities for both periods. As of March 31, 2022, we had cash and cash equivalents of $5,988 and a working capital surplus of $2,288.

 

Management believes that, based on (i) the execution of the Equity Financing, (ii) the refinancing of our debt as part of the Debt Financing, including extension of the maturity date on our term loans, and (iii) our operational forecast through 2022 following completion of the Merger, that we can continue as a going concern through at least June 30, 2023. However, given our historical net losses and cash used in operating activities, we obtained a continued support letter from Slipstream through May 16, 2023. We can provide no assurance that our ongoing operational efforts will be successful which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and cash flows. 

 

Operating Activities

 

The cash flows provided by operating activities were $1,201 for the period ended March 31, 2022 as compared to cash flows used in operating activities of $21 for the period ended March 31, 2021. We produced net income of $2,502. Following the Merger, our business has significantly expanded, particularly with respect to managed services revenue. Other than net income, cash provided by operating activities was driven by growth of $1,901 of deferred revenue and $2,292 of accounts payable, partially offset by an expansion of accounts receivable of $3,724.

 

Investing Activities

 

Net cash used in investing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $17,969 compared to $115 during the same period in 2021. The use of cash in the current year was driven by (1) completion of the Merger and (2) continued investments in our software platforms. We currently do not have any material commitments for capital expenditures as of March 31, 2022; however, we anticipate continued elevated capital expenditures in excess of historical trends through as a result of the Merger, which included acquisition of a software development team.

 

Financing Activities

 

Net cash provided by financing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $19,873 compared to $1,845 for the same period in 2021. The increase is the result of the Company’s completion of the Equity Financing and the Debt Financing (each as described in “Recent Developments” above) in the period to facilitate the Merger, which provided net cash of $10,109 and $9,868, respectively. 

 

Contractual Obligations

 

We have no material commitments for capital expenditures, and we do not anticipate any significant capital expenditures for the remainder of 2022.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

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

 

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

An evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer), of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2022, and designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended March 31, 2022 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

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

 

None.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

 

As a smaller reporting company, we are not required to provide the information required by this Item; however, the discussion of our business and operations should be read together with the Risk Factors set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 22, 2022. Such risks and uncertainties have the potential to affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flow, strategies or prospects in a material and adverse manner.

 

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

 

None.

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

None.

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Other Information

 

Reflect Financial Statements

 

On February 17, 2022, Creative Realities, Inc. consummated its acquisition of Reflect Systems, Inc. (“Reflect”). Attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report are the audited financial statements of Reflect for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020.

 

Earnings Release

 

On May 16, 2022, the Company issued a press release announcing its financial condition and results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2022. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 5 in lieu of separately furnishing such press release under Item 2.02 of Form 8-K. This disclosure, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any of the Company’s filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

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Item 6. Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.   Description
1.1   Placement Agency Agreement dated February 3, 2022 by and between Creative Realities, Inc. and A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 4, 2022)
2.1   Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 12, 2021, by and between the registrant, CRI Acquisition Corporation, Reflect Systems, Inc., and RSI Exit Corporation  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 15, 2021)
2.2   Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 8, 2022, by and among the registrant, CRI Acquisition Corporation, Reflect Systems, Inc., and RSI Exit Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 9, 2022)
4.1   Form of Pre-Funded Warrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 4, 2022)
4.2   Form of Common Stock Warrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 4, 2022)
4.3   Lender Warrant dated February 17, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 18, 2022)
4.4   Purchaser Warrant dated February 17, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 18, 2022)
10.1   Form of Securities Purchase Agreement dated February 3, 2022 by and between Creative Realities, Inc. and the Investors (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 4, 2022)
10.2   Form of Registration Rights Agreement dated February 3, 2022 by and between Creative Realities, Inc. and the Investors (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 4, 2022)
10.3   Second Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 18, 2022)
10.4   $10,000,000 Acquisition Term Note (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 18, 2022)
10.5   $7,185,319.06 Consolidation Term Note (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 18, 2022)
10.6   Secured Promissory Note (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 18, 2022)
10.7   Retention Bonus Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 18, 2022)
10.8   Form of Retention Bonus Plan Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 18, 2022)
23.1   Consent of Baker Tilly US, LLP*
31.1   Chief Executive Officer Certification pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a).*
31.2   Chief Financial Officer Certification pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a).*
32.1   Chief Executive Officer Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.*
32.2   Chief Financial Officer Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.*
99.1   Reflect Systems, Inc. 2021 audited financial statements*
99.2   Press release dated May 16, 2022+*
101.INS   Inline XBRL Instance Document*
101.SCH   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema*
101.CAL   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase*
101.DEF   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase*
101.LAB   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase*
101.PRE   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase*
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)*

 

*   Filed herewith
     
+   This exhibit shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any of the Company’s filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

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

 

  By /s/ Will Logan
    Will Logan
    Chief Financial Officer

 

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