Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
1.
Business Organization and Nature of Operations
Intellinetics,
Inc., formerly known as GlobalWise Investments, Inc., is a Nevada corporation incorporated in 1997, with two wholly-owned subsidiaries:
Intellinetics, Inc., an Ohio corporation (“Intellinetics Ohio”), and Graphic Sciences, Inc., a Michigan corporation (“Graphic
Sciences”). Intellinetics Ohio was incorporated in 1996, and on February 10, 2012, Intellinetics Ohio became our sole operating
subsidiary as a result of a reverse merger and recapitalization. On March 2, 2020, we purchased all the outstanding capital stock of
Graphic Sciences.
Our
digital transformation products and services are provided through two reporting segments: Document Management and Document Conversion.
Our Document Management segment, which includes the Yellow Folder, LLC (“Yellow Folder”) asset acquisition in April 2022
and the CEO Imaging Systems, Inc. (“CEO Image”) asset acquisition in April 2020, consists primarily of solutions involving
our software platform, allowing customers to capture and manage their documents across operations such as scanned hard-copy documents
and digital documents including those from Microsoft Office 365, digital images, audio, video and emails. Our Document Conversion segment,
which includes and primarily consists of the Graphic Sciences acquisition, provides assistance to customers as a part of their overall
document strategy to convert documents from one medium to another, predominantly paper to digital, including migration to our software
solutions, as well as long-term storage and retrieval services. Our solutions create value for customers by making it easy to connect
business-critical documents to the people who need them by making those documents easy to find and access, while also being secure and
compliant with the customers’ audit requirements. Solutions are sold both directly to end-users and through resellers.
2.
Basis of Presentation
The
accompanying audited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting
principles (“GAAP”). We have evaluated subsequent events through the issuance of this Form 10-K.
3.
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Principles
of Consolidation
The
consolidated financial statements accompanying these notes include the accounts of Intellinetics and the accounts of all its subsidiaries
in which it holds a controlling interest. Under GAAP, consolidation is generally required for investments of more than 50% of the outstanding
voting stock of an investee, except when control is not held by the majority owner. We have two subsidiaries: Intellinetics Ohio and
Graphic Sciences. We consider the criteria established under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard
Codification (“ASC”) 810, “Consolidations” in the consolidation process. All significant intercompany balances
and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Use
of Estimates
The
preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions. Such
estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at
the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses. By their nature, these estimates
and assumptions are subject to an inherent degree of uncertainty. The impact of inflation, as well as COVID-19, has significantly increased
economic and demand uncertainty. Because future events and their effects cannot be determined with precision, actual results could differ
significantly from estimated amounts.
Significant
estimates and assumptions include valuation allowances related to receivables, accounts receivable -unbilled, the recoverability of
long-term assets, depreciable lives of property and equipment, purchase price allocations for acquisitions, fair value for goodwill
and intangibles, the right-of-use assets and lease liabilities, estimates of fair value deferred taxes and related valuation
allowances. Our management monitors these risks and assesses our business and financial risks on a quarterly basis.
Revenue
Recognition
In
accordance with ASC 606, “Revenue From Contracts With Customers,” we follow a five-step model to assess each contract of
a sale or service to a customer: identify the legally binding contract, identify the performance obligations, determine the transaction
price, allocate the transaction price, and determine whether revenue will be recognized at a point in time or over time. Revenue is recognized
when a performance obligation is satisfied and the customer obtains control of promised goods and services. The amount of revenue recognized
reflects the consideration to which we expect to be entitled to receive in exchange for these goods and services. In addition, ASC 606
requires disclosures of the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers.
We
categorize revenue as software, software as a service, software maintenance services, professional services, and storage and retrieval
services. We earn the majority of our revenue from the sale of professional services, followed by the sale of software maintenance services
and software as a service. We apply our revenue recognition policies as required in accordance with ASC 606 based on the facts and circumstances
of each category of revenue.
a)
Sale of software
Revenues
included in this classification typically include sales of licenses with professional services to new customers, additional software
licenses to existing customers, and sales of software with or without services to our resellers (See section j) - Reseller Agreements,
below. Our software licenses are functional intellectual property and typically provide customers with the right to use our software
in perpetuity as it exists when made available to the customer. We recognize revenue from software licenses at a point in time upon delivery,
provided all other revenue recognition criteria are met.
b)
Sale of software as a service
Sale
of software as a service (“SaaS”) consists of revenues from arrangements that provide customers the use of our software applications,
as a service, typically billed on a monthly or annual basis. Advance billings of these services are not recorded to the extent that the
term of the arrangement has not commenced and payment has not been received. Revenue on these services is recognized over the contract
period.
c)
Sale of software maintenance services
Software
maintenance services revenues consist of revenues derived from arrangements that provide post-contract support (“PCS”), including
software support and bug fixes, to our software license holders. Advance billings of PCS are not recorded to the extent that the term
of the PCS has not commenced and payment has not been received. PCS are considered distinct services. However, these distinct services
are considered a single performance obligation consisting of a series of services that are substantially the same and have the same pattern
of transfer to the customer. These revenues are recognized over the term of the maintenance contract.
d)
Sale of professional services
Professional
services revenues consist of revenues from document scanning and conversion services, consulting, discovery, training, and advisory services
to assist customers with document management needs, as well as repair and maintenance services for customer equipment. We recognize professional
services revenue over time as the services are delivered using an input or output method (e.g., labor hours incurred as a percentage
of total labor hours budgeted, images scanned, or similar milestones), as appropriate for the contract, provided all other revenue recognition
criteria are met.
e)
Sale of storage and retrieval services
Sale
of document storage and retrieval services consist principally of secured warehouse storage of customer documents, which are typically
retained for many years, as well as retrieval per agreement terms and certified destruction if desired. We recognize revenue from document
storage and retrieval services over the term of the contract for storage and for the retrieval and destructions components, as the services
are delivered. Customers are generally billed monthly based upon contractually agreed-upon terms.
f)
Arrangements with multiple performance obligations
In
addition to selling software licenses, software as a service, software maintenance services, professional services, and storage and retrieval
services on a stand-alone basis, a portion of our contracts include multiple performance obligations. For contracts with multiple performance
obligations, we allocate the transaction price of the contract to each distinct performance obligation, on a relative basis using its
standalone selling price. We determine the standalone selling price based on the price charged for the deliverable when sold separately.
g)
Contract balances
When
the timing of our delivery of goods or services is different from the timing of payments made by customers, we recognize either a contract
asset (performance precedes contractual due date) or a contract liability (customer payment precedes performance). Customers that prepay
are represented by deferred revenue until the performance obligation is satisfied. Contract assets represent arrangements in which the
good or service has been delivered but payment is not yet due. Our contract assets consisted of accounts receivable, unbilled, which
are disclosed on the consolidated balance sheets, as well as contract assets which are comprised of employee sales commissions
paid in advance of contract periods ending. Our contract liabilities consisted of deferred (unearned) revenue, which is generally related
to software as a service or software maintenance contracts. We classify deferred revenue as current based on the timing of when we expect
to recognize revenue, which are disclosed on the consolidated balance sheets.
The
following tables present changes in our accounts receivable and contract assets during the years ended December 31, 2022, and 2021:
Schedule of Changes in Contract Assets and Liabilities
| |
Balance at Beginning of Period | | |
Addition from acquisition (Note 5) | | |
Billings | | |
Payments Received | | |
Balance at End of Period | |
Year ended December 31, 2022 | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Accounts receivable | |
$ | 1,176,059 | | |
$ | 68,380 | | |
$ | 14,422,286 | | |
$ | (14,545,641 | ) | |
$ | 1,121,083 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Year ended December 31, 2021 | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Accounts receivable | |
$ | 792,380 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 11,871,874 | | |
$ | (11,488,195 | ) | |
$ | 1,176,059 | |
| |
Balance at Beginning of Period | | |
Revenue Recognized in Advance of Billings | | |
Billings | | |
Balance at End of Period | |
Year ended December 31, 2022 | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Accounts receivable, unbilled | |
$ | 444,782 | | |
$ | 3,776,612 | | |
$ | (3,624,984 | ) | |
$ | 596,410 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Year ended December 31, 2021 | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Accounts receivable, unbilled | |
$ | 523,522 | | |
$ | 4,213,550 | | |
$ | (4,292,290 | ) | |
$ | 444,782 | |
| |
Balance at Beginning of Period | | |
Commissions Paid | | |
Commissions Recognized | | |
Balance at End of Period | |
Year ended December 31, 2022 | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
Contract assets | |
$ | 78,556 | | |
$ | 120,966 | | |
$ | (119,144 | ) | |
$ | 80,378 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Year ended December 31, 2021 | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Contract assets | |
$ | 31,283 | | |
$ | 88,168 | | |
$ | (40,895 | ) | |
$ | 78,556 | |
h)
Deferred revenue
Amounts
that have been invoiced are recognized in accounts receivable, deferred revenue or revenue, depending on whether the revenue recognition
criteria have been met. Deferred revenue represents amounts billed for which revenue has not yet been recognized. Deferred revenues typically
relate to maintenance and software as a service agreements which have been paid for by customers prior to the performance of those services,
and payments received for professional services and license arrangements and software as a service performance obligations that have
been deferred until fulfilled under our revenue recognition policy.
Remaining
performance obligations represent the transaction price from contracts for which work has not been performed or goods and services have
not been delivered. We expect to recognize revenue on approximately 97% of the remaining performance obligations over the next 12 months,
with the remainder recognized thereafter. As of December 31, 2022, the aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to remaining
performance obligations for software as a service and software maintenance contracts with a duration greater than one year was $74,448.
As of December 31, 2021, the aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations for software as
a service and software maintenance contracts with a duration greater than one year was $16,835. This does not include revenue related
to performance obligations that are part of a contract whose original expected duration is one year or less.
i)
Rights of return and customer acceptance
We
do not generally offer variable consideration, financing components, rights of return or any other incentives such as concessions, product
rotation, or price protection and, therefore, does not provide for or make estimates of rights of return and similar incentives. Our
contracts with customers generally do not include customer acceptance clauses.
j)
Reseller agreements
We
execute certain sales contracts through resellers. We recognize revenues relating to sales through resellers when all the recognition
criteria have been met including passing of control. In addition, we assess the credit-worthiness of each reseller, and if the reseller
is undercapitalized or in financial difficulty, any revenues expected to emanate from such resellers are deferred and recognized only
when cash is received and all other revenue recognition criteria are met.
k)
Contract costs
We
capitalize the incremental costs of obtaining a contract with a customer. We have determined that certain sales commissions meet the
requirement to be capitalized, and we amortize these costs on a consistent basis with the pattern of transfer of the goods and services
in the contract. Total capitalized costs to obtain contracts are included in contract assets on our consolidated balance sheets.
l)
Sales taxes
Sales
taxes charged to and collected from customers as part of our sales transactions are excluded from revenues, as well as the determination
of transaction price for contracts with multiple performance obligations, and recorded as a liability to the applicable governmental
taxing authority.
m)
Disaggregation of revenue
We
provide disaggregation of revenue based on product groupings in our consolidated statements of operations as we believe this best depicts
how the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows are affected by economic factors. Revenues from contracts are
primarily within the United States. International revenues were not material to the consolidated financial statements for the years ended
December 31, 2022 and 2021.
n)
Significant financing component
Our
customers typically do not pay in advance for goods or services to be transferred in excess of one year. As such, it is not necessary
to determine if we benefit from the time value of money and should record a component of interest income related to the upfront payment
due to the practical expedient of ASC 606-10-32-18.
Concentrations
of Credit Risk
We
maintain our cash with high credit quality financial institutions. At times, our cash and cash equivalents may be uninsured or in deposit
accounts that exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance limit.
The
number of customers that comprise our customer base, along with the different industries, governmental entities and geographic regions,
in which our customers operate, limits concentrations of credit risk with respect to accounts receivable, with the exception of the State
of Michigan. In the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, our sales to the State of Michigan totaled approximately 38% and 47% of revenues,
respectively. We have not experienced any losses resulting from nonpayment by the State of Michigan.
We
do not generally require collateral or other security to support customer receivables; however, we may require customers to provide retainers,
up-front deposits or irrevocable letters-of-credit when considered necessary to mitigate credit risks. We have established an allowance
for doubtful accounts based upon facts surrounding the credit risk of specific customers and past collections history. Credit losses
have been within management’s expectations. At December 31, 2022 and 2021, our allowance for doubtful accounts was $88,331 and
$48,783, respectively.
Parts
and Supplies
Parts
and supplies are valued at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Costs are determined using the first-in, first-out method. Parts
and supplies are used for scanning and document conversion services. A provision for potentially obsolete or slow-moving parts and supplies
inventory is made based on parts and supplies levels, future sales forecasted and management’s judgment of potentially obsolete
parts and supplies. We recorded an allowance of $24,000 at December 31, 2022 and 2021.
Property
and Equipment
Property,
equipment and leasehold improvements are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization
is computed over the estimated useful lives of the related assets on a straight-line basis. Furniture and fixtures, computer hardware
and purchased software are depreciated over three to seven years. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the life of the lease or
the asset, whichever is shorter, generally seven to ten years. Upon retirement or other disposition of these assets, the cost and related
accumulated depreciation and amortization of these assets are removed from the accounts and the resulting gains and losses are reflected
in the results of operations.
Intangible
Assets
All
intangible assets have finite lives and are stated at cost, net of amortization. Amortization is computed over the useful life of the
related assets on a straight-line method.
Goodwill
The
carrying value of goodwill is not amortized, but is tested for impairment annually as of December 31, as well as on an interim basis
whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of a reporting unit may not be recoverable. An impairment
charge is recognized for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the recorded fair value.
Impairment
of Long-Lived Assets
We
account for the impairment and disposition of long-lived assets in accordance with ASC 360, “Property, Plant, and Equipment.”
We test long-lived assets or asset groups, such as property and equipment, for recoverability when events or changes in circumstances
indicate that their carrying amount may not be recoverable.
Circumstances
which could trigger a review include, but are not limited to: significant adverse changes in the business climate or legal factors; current
period cash flow or operating losses combined with a history of losses or a forecast of continuing losses associated with the use of
the asset; and a current expectation that the asset will more likely than not be sold or disposed of before the end of its estimated
useful life.
Recoverability
is assessed based on comparing the carrying amount of the asset to the aggregate pre-tax undiscounted cash flows expected to result from
the use and eventual disposal of the asset or asset group. Impairment is recognized when the carrying amount is not recoverable and exceeds
the fair value of the asset or asset group. The impairment loss, if any, is measured as the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds
fair value, which for this purpose is based upon the discounted projected future cash flows of the asset or asset group. There was no
impairment of long lived assets in the twelve month periods ended 2022 or 2021.
Purchase
Accounting Related Fair Value Measurements
We
allocate the purchase price, including contingent consideration, of our acquisitions to the assets and liabilities acquired, including
identifiable intangible assets, based on their respective fair values at the date of acquisition, with the exception of acquired contract
assets and contract liabilities, which are measured under ASC 606. Such fair market value assessments are primarily based on third-party
valuations using assumptions developed by management that require significant judgments and estimates that can change materially as additional
information becomes available. The purchase price allocated to intangibles is based on unobservable factors, including but not limited
to, projected revenues, expenses, customer attrition rates, a weighted average cost of capital, among others. The weighted average cost
of capital uses a market participant’s cost of equity and after-tax cost of debt and reflects the risks inherent in the cash flows.
The approach to valuing the initial contingent consideration associated with the purchase price also uses similar unobservable factors
such as projected revenues and expenses over the term of the contingent earn-out period, discounted for the period over which the initial
contingent consideration is measured, and volatility rates. We finalize the purchase price allocation once certain initial accounting
valuation estimates are finalized, and no later than 12 months following the acquisition date.
Leases
We
determine if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Operating leases in which we are the lessee are included in operating lease
right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and operating lease liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets. Finance leases in which
we are the lessee are included in finance lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and finance lease liabilities in the
consolidated balance sheets. We do not have any leases for which we are the lessor.
ROU
assets represent the right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent our obligation to make lease
payments arising from the lease. Operating lease ROU assets and liabilities are recognized at commencement date based on the present
value of lease payments over the reasonably certain lease term. As 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. We use the
implicit rate when readily determinable. The operating lease ROU asset also includes any lease payments made and reduced by lease incentives,
such as tenant improvement allowances. Our lease terms include options to extend or terminate the lease only when it is reasonably certain
that we will exercise that option. Lease expense for lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
Stock-Based
Compensation
We
account for stock-based payments in accordance with ASC 718, “Compensation - Stock Compensation,” which requires that such
equity instruments be measured at their fair values on the grant date. Stock-based payments to employees include grants of stock that
are recognized in the consolidated statement of operations based on their fair values at the date of grant.
The
grant date fair value of stock option awards is recognized in earnings as stock-based compensation cost over the requisite service period
of the award using the straight-line attribution method. We estimate the fair value of the stock option awards using the Black-Scholes-Merton
option pricing model. The exercise price of options is specified in the stock option agreements. The expected volatility is based on
the historical volatility of our stock for the previous period equal to the expected term of the options. The expected term of options
granted is based on the midpoint between the vesting date and the end of the contractual term. The risk-free interest rate is based upon
a U.S. Treasury instrument with a life that is similar to the expected term of the options. The expected dividend yield is based upon
the yield expected on date of grant to occur over the term of the option.
Software
Development Costs
We
design, develop, test, market, license, and support new software products and enhancements of current products. We continuously monitor
our software products and enhancements to remain compatible with standard platforms and file formats. In accordance with ASC 985-20 “Costs
of Software to be Sold, Leased or Otherwise Marketed,” we expense software development costs, including costs to develop software
products or the software component of products to be sold, leased, or marketed to external users, before technological feasibility is
reached. Once technological feasibility has been established, certain software development costs incurred during the application development
stage are eligible for capitalization. Based on our software development process, technical feasibility is established upon completion
of a working model. Technological feasibility is typically reached shortly before the release of such products. Such costs in the amount
of $43,771 were capitalized during the 2022. No such costs were capitalized during 2021.
In
accordance with ASC 350-40, “Internal-Use Software,” we capitalize purchase and implementation costs of internal use software.
Once an application has reached development stage, internal and external costs, if direct and incremental, are capitalized until the
software is substantially complete and ready for its intended use. Capitalization ceases upon completion of all substantial testing.
We also capitalize costs related to specific upgrades and enhancements when it is probable that the expenditure will result in additional
functionality. Such costs in the amount of $376,345 were capitalized during 2022. Such costs in the amount of $38,305 were capitalized
during 2021.
Capitalized
costs are stated at cost less accumulated amortization. Amortization is computed over the estimated useful lives of the related assets
on a straight-line basis, which is three years. At December 31, 2022 and 2021, our consolidated balance sheets included $402,673 and
$38,305, respectively, in other long-term assets.
For
the years ended December 31, 2022, and 2021, our expensed software development costs were $253,797 and $345,697, respectively.
Recently
Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Effective
Financial
Instruments – Credit Losses
In
June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326), which requires entities to measure
all expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable
and supportable forecasts. This replaces the existing incurred loss model and is applicable to the measurement of credit losses on financial
assets measured at amortized cost. ASC 2016-16 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2023, including
interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact
of the new guidance on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
In
October 2021, the FASB issued ASU No. 2021-08, Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers
(Topic 805). This ASU requires an acquirer in a business combination to recognize and measure contract assets and contract liabilities
(deferred revenue) from acquired contracts using the revenue recognition guidance in Topic 606. At the acquisition date, the acquirer
applies the revenue model as if it had originated the acquired contracts. The ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December
15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. Adoption of the ASU should be applied prospectively.
The Company elected to early adopt ASU 2021-08 on a prospective basis during the second quarter of 2022 in connection with the purchase
price allocation for the Yellow Folder acquisition (see Note 4).
No
other Accounting Standards Updates that have been issued but are not yet effective are expected to have a material effect on our future
consolidated financial statements.
Advertising
We
expense the cost of advertising as incurred. Advertising expense for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 amounted to $25,830 and
$10,237, respectively.
Earnings
Per Share
Basic
income or loss per share is computed by dividing net income or loss by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding
during the period. Diluted income or loss per share is computed by dividing net income or loss by the diluted weighted average number
of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. The diluted weighted average number of shares gives effect to all dilutive potential
common shares outstanding during the period using the treasury stock method. Diluted earnings per share exclude all diluted potential
shares if their effect is anti-dilutive, including warrants or options which are out-of-the-money and for those periods with a net loss.
The twelve months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 reported net income.
Income
Taxes
We
file a consolidated federal income tax return with our subsidiaries. The provision for income taxes is computed by applying statutory
rates to income before taxes.
Deferred
income taxes are recognized for the tax consequences in future years of temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax
bases of assets and liabilities as of each period-end based on enacted tax laws and statutory rates. Valuation allowances are established
when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. A 100% valuation allowance has been established on
deferred tax assets at December 31, 2022 and 2021, due to the uncertainty of our ability to realize future taxable income.
We
account for uncertainty in income taxes in our financial statements as required under ASC 740, “Income Taxes.” The standard
prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position
taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The standard also provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties,
accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition accounting. Management determined there were no material uncertain positions
taken by us in our tax returns.
Segment
Information
Operating
segments are defined in the criteria established under ASC 280, “Segment Reporting,” as components of public entities
that engage in business activities from which they may earn revenues and incur expenses for which separate financial information is available
and which is evaluated regularly by our chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) in deciding how to assess performance and
allocate resources. Our CODM assesses performance and allocates resources based on two operating segments: Document Management and Document
Conversion. These segments contain individual business components that have been combined on the basis of common management, customers,
solutions offered, service processes and other economic characteristics. We currently have immaterial intersegment sales. We evaluate
the performance of our segments based on gross profits.
The
Document Management Segment provides cloud-based and premise-based content services software. Its modular suite of solutions complements
existing operating and accounting systems to serve a mission-critical role for organizations to make content secure, compliant, and process-ready.
This segment conducts its primary operations in the United States. Markets served include highly regulated, risk and compliance-intensive
markets in healthcare, K-12 education, public safety, other public sector, risk management, financial services, and others. Solutions
are sold both directly to end-users and through resellers.
The
Document Conversion Segment provides services for scanning and indexing, converting images from paper to digital, paper to microfilm,
and microfiche to microfilm, as well as long-term physical document storage and retrieval. This segment conducts its primary operations
in the United States. Markets served include businesses and federal, county, and municipal governments. Solutions are sold both directly
to end-users and through a reseller distributor.
Information
by operating segment is as follows:
Schedule of Segment Information
| |
Year ended December 31, 2022 | | |
Year ended December 31, 2021 | |
Revenues | |
| | | |
| | |
Document Management | |
$ | 5,999,726 | | |
$ | 3,089,669 | |
Document Conversion | |
| 8,017,202 | | |
| 8,370,596 | |
Total revenues | |
$ | 14,016,928 | | |
$ | 11,460,265 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Gross profit | |
| | | |
| | |
Document Management | |
$ | 4,978,163 | | |
$ | 2,542,135 | |
Document Conversion | |
| 3,930,995 | | |
| 4,400,847 | |
Total gross profit | |
$ | 8,909,158 | | |
$ | 6,942,982 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Capital additions, net | |
| | | |
| | |
Document Management | |
$ | 434,654 | | |
$ | 44,052 | |
Document Conversion | |
| 186,442 | | |
| 546,433 | |
Total capital additions, net | |
$ | 621,096 | | |
$ | 590,485 | |
| |
December 31, 2022 | | |
December 31, 2021 | |
Goodwill | |
| | | |
| | |
Document Management | |
$ | 3,989,645 | | |
$ | 522,711 | |
Document Conversion | |
| 1,800,176 | | |
| 1,800,176 | |
Total goodwill | |
$ | 5,789,821 | | |
$ | 2,322,887 | |
| |
December 31, 2022 | | |
December 31, 2021 | |
Total assets | |
| | | |
| | |
Document Management | |
$ | 10,284,143 | | |
$ | 2,233,419 | |
Document Conversion | |
| 9,658,959 | | |
| 9,728,713 | |
Total assets | |
$ | 19,943,142 | | |
$ | 11,962,132 | |
Statement
of Cash Flows
For
purposes of reporting cash flows, cash includes cash on hand and demand deposits held by banks.
Reclassifications
Certain
amounts reported in prior filings of the consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to current presentation.
4.
Business Acquisitions
On
April 1, 2022, we entered into an asset purchase agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Yellow Folder. The acquisition
was accounted for in accordance with GAAP and was made to expand our market share in the digital transformation industry and due to synergies
of product lines and services between the Companies.
The
purchase price has been preliminarily allocated to assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on the estimated fair value of such
assets and liabilities at the date of acquisitions as follows:
Schedule of Fair Value of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed
| |
| | |
Assets acquired: | |
| | |
Accounts receivable | |
$ | 68,380 | |
Prepaid expenses | |
| 38,913 | |
Property and equipment | |
| 30,018 | |
Intangible assets (see Note 5) | |
| 3,888,000 | |
Assets | |
| 4,025,311 | |
Liabilities assumed: | |
| | |
Accounts payable | |
| 36,446 | |
Deferred revenue | |
| 1,072,530 | |
Liabilities | |
| 1,108,976 | |
| |
| | |
Total identifiable net assets | |
| 2,916,335 | |
| |
| | |
Purchase price | |
| 6,383,269 | |
| |
| | |
Goodwill - Excess of purchase price over fair value of net assets acquired | |
$ | 3,466,934 | |
The
purchase price of $6,383,269 was paid in cash. Goodwill in the amount of $3,466,934 was recognized in the acquisition of Yellow Folder
and is attributable to the cash flows of the business derived from our potential to outperform the market due to its existing relationship
and other synergies created within the Company.
Acquisition
costs which include legal and other professional fees of $355,281 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, were expensed as nonrecurring
transaction costs and are included in transaction costs in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
The
following unaudited pro forma information presents a summary of the consolidated results of operations for the Company as if the acquisition
of Yellow Folder had occurred on January 1, 2021.
Schedule of Pro Forma Information
| |
| | | |
| | |
| |
For the twelve months ended | |
| |
(unaudited) | | |
(unaudited) | |
| |
December 31, 2022 | | |
December 31, 2021 | |
Total revenues | |
$ | 14,794,780 | | |
$ | 14,273,739 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Net income | |
$ | 58,543 | | |
$ | 1,316,854 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Basic net income per share | |
$ | 0.01 | | |
$ | 0.32 | |
Diluted net income per share | |
$ | 0.01 | | |
$ | 0.29 | |
The
unaudited pro forma consolidated results are based on our historical financial statements and those of Yellow Folder and do not necessarily
indicate the results of operations that would have resulted had the acquisition actually been completed at the beginning of the applicable
period presented. The pro forma financial information assumes that the companies were combined as of January 1, 2021.
5.
Intangible Assets, Net
At
December 31, 2022, intangible assets consisted of the following:
Schedule of Intangible Assets
| |
Estimated | |
| | |
Accumulated | | |
| |
| |
Useful Life | |
Costs | | |
Amortization | | |
Net | |
Trade names | |
10 years | |
$ | 297,000 | | |
$ | (47,067 | ) | |
$ | 249,933 | |
Proprietary technology | |
10 years | |
| 861,000 | | |
| (64,575 | ) | |
| 796,425 | |
Customer relationships | |
5-15 years | |
| 4,091,000 | | |
| (717,712 | ) | |
| 3,373,288 | |
| |
| |
$ | 5,249,000 | | |
$ | (829,354 | ) | |
$ | 4,419,646 | |
At
December 31, 2021, intangible assets consisted of the following:
| |
Estimated | |
| | |
Accumulated | | |
| |
| |
Useful Life | |
Costs | | |
Amortization | | |
Net | |
Trade names | |
10 years | |
$ | 119,000 | | |
$ | (21,817 | ) | |
$ | 97,183 | |
Customer relationships | |
5-8 years | |
| 1,242,000 | | |
| (370,687 | ) | |
| 871,313 | |
| |
| |
$ | 1,361,000 | | |
$ | (392,504 | ) | |
$ | 968,496 | |
Amortization
expense for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, amounted to $436,850 and $216,475, respectively. The following table represents
future amortization expense for intangible assets subject to amortization.
Schedule of Amortization Expense for Intangible Assets
For the Years Ending December 31, | |
Amount | |
2023 | |
$ | 510,308 | |
2024 | |
| 510,308 | |
2025 | |
| 492,841 | |
2026 | |
| 352,441 | |
2027 | |
| 326,108 | |
Thereafter | |
| 2,227,640 | |
Intangible assets | |
$ | 4,419,646 | |
6.
Fair Value Measurements
Under
GAAP, fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction
between market participants at the measurement date. The fair value hierarchy consists of the following three levels. Level 1 inputs
are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 inputs consist of quoted prices for similar assets or
liabilities in an active market, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs
other than quoted prices that are observable and market-corroborated inputs which are derived principally from or corroborated by observable
market data. Level 3 inputs are derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or value drivers are unobservable.
The
carrying values of cash and equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and accrued expenses approximate fair value because of
its short maturity. Management believes that the carrying value of the 2020 Notes and 2022 Notes approximate fair value given that, while
there has been change in the overall economic environment, including a significant increase in interest rates, there has not been significant
net availability of credit to the Company.
We
have earnout liabilities related to our two 2020 acquisitions which are measured on a recurring basis and recorded at fair value, measured
using probability-weighted analysis and discounted using a rate that appropriately captures the risks associated with the obligation.
The inputs used to calculate the fair value of the earnout liabilities are considered to be Level 3 inputs due to the lack of relevant
market activity and significant management judgment. Key unobservable inputs include revenue growth rates, which ranged from 0% to 7%,
and volatility rates, which were 20% for gross profits. An increase in future revenues and gross profits may result in a higher estimated
fair value while a decrease in future revenues and gross profits may result in a lower estimated fair value of the earnout liabilities.
The
following table provides a summary of the changes in fair value of the earnout liabilities for the years ended December 31, 2022 and
2021:
Summary of Changes in Fair Value of Earnout Liabilities
| |
Year ended December 31, 2022 | |
Fair value at January 1, 2022 | |
$ | 1,630,681 | |
Fair value, beginning balance | |
$ | 1,630,681 | |
Payments | |
| (1,018,333 | ) |
Change in fair value | |
| 87,652 | |
Fair value at December 31, 2022 | |
$ | 700,000 | |
Fair value, ending balance | |
$ | 700,000 | |
| |
Year ended December 31, 2021 | |
Fair value at January 1, 2021 | |
$ | 2,444,000 | |
Fair value, beginning balance | |
$ | 2,444,000 | |
Payments | |
| (954,733 | ) |
| |
| | |
Change in fair value | |
| 141,414 | |
Fair value at December 31, 2021 | |
$ | 1,630,681 | |
Fair value, ending balance | |
$ | 1,630,681 | |
The
fair values of amounts owed are recorded in the current and long-term portions of earnout liabilities in our consolidated balance sheets.
Changes in fair value are recorded in change in fair value of earnout liabilities in our consolidated statements of operations.
7.
Property and Equipment
Property
and equipment are comprised of the following:
Schedule of Property and Equipment
| |
December 31, 2022 | | |
December 31, 2021 | |
Computer hardware and purchased software | |
$ | 1,595,652 | | |
$ | 1,494,918 | |
Leasehold improvements | |
| 395,918 | | |
| 295,230 | |
Furniture and fixtures | |
| 71,325 | | |
| 71,325 | |
Property and equipment, gross | |
| 2,062,895 | | |
| 1,861,473 | |
Less: accumulated depreciation | |
| (994,189 | ) | |
| (769,693 | ) |
Property and equipment, net | |
$ | 1,068,706 | | |
$ | 1,091,780 | |
Total
depreciation expense on our property and equipment for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 amounted to $229,599 and $197,457,
respectively.
8.
Notes Payable – Unrelated Parties
Summary
of Notes Payable to Unrelated Parties
The
table below summarizes all notes payable at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively with the exception of related party notes disclosed
in Note 9 “Notes Payable - Related Parties.”
Schedule of Notes Payable
| |
December 31, 2022 | | |
December 31, 2021 | |
2022 Unrelated Notes | |
$ | 2,364,500 | | |
$ | - | |
2020 Notes | |
| 980,450 | | |
| 2,000,000 | |
Total notes payable | |
$ | 3,344,950 | | |
$ | 2,000,000 | |
Less unamortized debt issuance costs | |
| (300,904 | ) | |
| (121,029 | ) |
Less unamortized debt discount | |
| (22,045 | ) | |
| (124,444 | ) |
Less current portion, net | |
| (936,966 | ) | |
| - | |
Long-term portion of notes payable | |
$ | 2,085,035 | | |
$ | 1,754,527 | |
Future
minimum principal payments of the Notes Payable to Unrelated Parties are as follows:
Schedule of Future Minimum Principal Payments of Notes Payable
As of December 31, | |
Amount | |
2023 | |
$ | 980,450 | |
2025 | |
| 2,364,500 | |
Total | |
$ | 3,344,950 | |
As
of December 31, 2022 and 2021, accrued interest for these notes payable with the exception of the related party notes in Note 9, “Notes
Payable - Related Parties,” was $0. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, unamortized debt issuance costs and unamortized debt discount
were reflected within short and long term liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets, netted with the corresponding notes payable
balance.
With
respect to all notes outstanding (other than the notes to related parties), interest expense, including the amortization of debt issuance
costs and debt discount for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 was $737,949 and $452,120, respectively.
2022
Unrelated Notes
On
April 1, 2022, we sold $2,364,500 in 12% Subordinated Notes (“2022 Unrelated Notes”) to unrelated accredited investors.
The entire outstanding principal and unpaid interest of the 2022 Notes are due and payable on March 30, 2025. Interest on the
2022 Unrelated Notes accrues at the rate of 12% per annum, payable quarterly in cash, beginning on September 30, 2022. Any accrued but
unpaid quarterly installment of interest will accrue interest at the rate of 14.0% per annum. Any overdue principal and accrued and unpaid
interest at the maturity date will accrue a mandatory default penalty of 20% of the outstanding principal balance and an interest rate
of 14% per annum from the maturity date until paid in full. We used a portion of the net proceeds from the private placement offering
to finance the acquisition of Yellow Folder and the remaining net proceeds for working capital and general corporate purposes.
2020
Notes
On
March 2, 2020, we sold
2,000 units, at an offering price of $1,000
per unit, to accredited investors in a private placement offering, with each unit consisting of $1,000
in 12% Subordinated Notes (“2020 Notes”) and 40
shares of our common stock, for aggregate gross proceeds of $2,000,000. The
entire outstanding principal and unpaid interest of the 2020 Notes were initially due and payable on February
28, 2023. On December 1, 2022, we paid the note holders an amount totaling $1,019,550 as a prepayment of principal.
In December 2022, a majority of the note holders signed an amendment to extend the maturity date for $717,500
of the remaining $980,450
in 2020 Notes to August 31, 2023. Interest on the 2020 Notes accrues at the rate of 12%
per annum, payable quarterly in cash, beginning on June 30, 2021. Any accrued but unpaid quarterly installment of interest will
accrue interest at the rate of 14.0%
per annum. Any overdue principal and accrued and unpaid interest at the maturity date will accrue a mandatory default penalty of 20%
of the outstanding principal balance and an interest rate of 14%
per annum from the maturity date until paid in full. We used a portion of the net proceeds from the private placement offering to
finance the acquisitions of Graphic Sciences and CEO Image and the remaining net proceeds for working capital and general corporate
purposes. We recognized a debt discount of $320,000
for the 80,000
shares issued in conjunction with the units. The amortization of the debt discount, which will be recognized over the life of the
2020 Notes as interest expense, for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 was $102,400
and $106,666,
respectively.
PPP
Note
On
April 15, 2020, we were issued an unsecured promissory note (“PPP Note”) under the Paycheck Protection Program through PNC
Bank with a principal amount of $838,700. The term of the PPP Note Payable was two years, with an interest rate of 1.0% per annum deferred
for the first six months. We received notice on January 20, 2021 that the Small Business Administration had forgiven the full amount
of principal and interest of the PPP Note, and we have recognized a gain on extinguishment of debt of $845,083 for the year ended December
31, 2021.
9.
Notes Payable - Related Parties
Summary
of Notes Payable to Related Parties
The
table below summarizes all notes payable to related parties at December 31, 2022 and 2021:
Schedule
of Notes Payable
| |
December 31, 2022 | | |
December 31, 2021 | |
Notes payable – “2022 Related Note” | |
$ | 600,000 | | |
$ | - | |
Notes payable | |
$ | 600,000 | | |
$ | - | |
Less unamortized debt issuance costs | |
| (70,916 | ) | |
| - | |
Long-term portion of notes payable | |
$ | 529,084 | | |
$ | - | |
Future
minimum principal payments of the 2022 Notes to related parties are as follows:
Schedule
of Future Minimum Principal Payments of Notes Payable
As of December 31, | |
Amount | |
2025 | |
$ | 600,000 | |
Total | |
$ | 600,000 | |
As
of December 31, 2022 and 2021, accrued interest for these notes payable – related parties was $0. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021,
unamortized deferred financing costs were reflected within long term liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets.
With
respect to all notes payable – related parties outstanding, interest expense, including the amortization of debt issuance costs,
for the years ended December 31, 2022 and was $77,638 and $0, respectively.
2022 Related Note
On
April 1, 2022, we issued a 12% Subordinated Note with a principal amount of $600,000
(the “2022 Related Note”) to Robert Taglich (holding more than 5% beneficial interest in the Company’s Shares).
The entire outstanding principal and unpaid interest of the 2022 Related Note is due and payable on March 30, 2025. Interest on
the 2022 Related Note accrues at the rate of 12%
per annum, payable quarterly in cash, beginning on September 30, 2022. Any accrued but unpaid quarterly installment of interest will
accrue interest at the rate of 14.0%
per annum. Any overdue principal and accrued and unpaid interest at the maturity date will accrue a mandatory default penalty of 20%
of the outstanding principal balance and an interest rate of 14%
per annum from the maturity date until paid in full. We used a portion of the net proceeds from the private placement offering to
finance the acquisition of Yellow Folder and the remaining net proceeds for working capital and general corporate
purposes.
10.
Deferred Compensation
Pursuant
to an employment agreement, we have accrued incentive compensation totaling $0 and $100,828 as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively,
for one of our founders. During the year ended December 31, 2022, we paid $100,828, in deferred incentive compensation, which amount
was reflected as a reduction in our deferred compensation liability. We made no deferred incentive compensation payments during 2021.
11.
Commitments and Contingencies
From
time to time we are involved in legal proceedings, claims and litigation related to employee claims, contractual disputes and taxes in
the ordinary course of business. Although we cannot predict the outcome of such matters, currently we have no reason to believe the disposition
of any current matter could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse impact on our financial position, results of operations
or the ability to carry on any of our business activities.
Employment
Agreements
We
have entered into employment agreements with three of our key executives, including one of our founders. Under their respective employment
agreements, the executives are employed on an “at-will” basis and are bound by typical confidentiality, non-solicitation
and non-competition provisions.
Leases
On
January 1, 2010, we entered into an agreement to lease 6,000 rentable square feet of office space in Columbus, Ohio, used for our corporate
headquarters, Document Conversion operations, and a small portion of our Document Management operations. The lease commenced on January
1, 2010 and, pursuant to a lease extension dated September 18, 2021, the lease expires on December 31, 2028. The monthly rental payment
is $4,950, with gradually higher annual increases each January up to $5,850 for the final year.
We
lease 36,000 square feet of space in Madison Heights, Michigan as the main facility for our Document Conversion operations. 20,000 square
feet is used for records storage services, with the remainder of the space used for production, sales, and administration. The monthly
rental payment is $43,185, with gradually higher annual increases each September up to $45,828 for the final year, and with a lease term
continuing until August 31, 2026.
We
also lease a separate 37,000 square foot building in Sterling Heights, Michigan for our Document Conversion operations, with most of
the space used for document storage, except approximately 5,000 square feet, which is used for production. The monthly rental payment
is $21,072, with gradually higher annual increases each May up to $24,171 for the final year, and with a lease term continuing to April
30, 2028.
We
lease office space in Traverse City, Michigan for Document Conversion production. The monthly rental payment is $4,500, with a lease
term continuing until January 31, 2024.
We
also lease and use vehicles for logistics pertaining to our Document Conversion segment, primarily pickup and delivery of client materials,
including storage and retrieval operations. The monthly rental payments for these vehicles total $4,789, with lease terms continuing
until September 30, 2028.
We
also lease and use an additional temporary office space in Madison Heights for our Document Conversion operations, with a monthly rental
payment of $1,605 and a lease term on a month-to-month basis. We have made an accounting policy election to not record a right-of-use
asset and lease liability for short-term leases, which are defined as leases with a lease term of 12 months or less. Instead, the lease
payments are recognized as rent expense in the general and administrative expenses on the statement of operations.
For
each of the above listed leases, management has determined it will utilize the base rental period and have not considered any renewal
periods.
The
following table sets forth the future minimum lease payments under our leases:
Schedule of Future Rental Payments for Operating Leases
For the Year Ending December 31, | |
Finance Lease | |
|
Operating Leases |
|
2023 | |
$ | 33,195 | |
|
$ |
940,923 |
|
2024 | |
| 33,195 | |
|
|
879,142 |
|
2025 | |
| 33,195 | |
|
|
880,254 |
|
2026 | |
| 33,195 | |
|
|
713,362 |
|
2027 | |
| 33,195 | |
|
|
355,972 |
|
Thereafter | |
| 24,896 | |
|
|
166,833 |
|
| |
$ | 190,871 | |
|
$ |
3,936,536 |
|
The
following table summarizes the components of lease expense:
Summary of Components of Lease Expense
For the Year Ending December 31, | |
2022 | | |
2021 | |
Finance lease expense: | |
| | | |
| | |
Amortization of ROU assets | |
$ | 6,708 | | |
$ | - | |
Interest on lease liabilities | |
| 2,933 | | |
| - | |
Operating lease expense | |
| 952,270 | | |
| 1,043,980 | |
Short-term lease expense | |
| 19,254 | | |
| 97,024 | |
The following tables set forth additional information
pertaining to our leases:
Schedule of Additional Information
Pertaining to Leases
For the Year Ending December 31, | |
2022 | | |
2021 | |
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities: | |
| | | |
| | |
Financing cash flows from finance lease (interest) | |
$ | 2,933 | | |
$ | - | |
Financing cash flows from finance lease (principal) | |
| 5,366 | | |
| - | |
Operating cash flows from operating leases | |
| 635,324 | | |
| 729,549 | |
ROU assets obtained in exchange for new finance lease liability | |
| 160,990 | | |
| - | |
Weighted average remaining lease term – finance lease | |
| 5.8 years | | |
| - | |
Weighted average remaining lease term – operating leases | |
| 4.5 years | | |
| 5.4 years | |
Discount rate – finance lease | |
| 7.50 | % | |
| - | |
Weighted average discount rate – operating leases | |
| 6.97 | % | |
| 7.02 | % |
Schedule
of Operating and finance Leases
| |
December 31, 2022 | | |
December 31, 2021 | |
Operating leases: | |
| | | |
| | |
Right-of-use assets, operating | |
$ | 3,200,191 | | |
$ | 3,841,612 | |
Lease liabilities, operating – current | |
| 692,074 | | |
| 616,070 | |
Lease liabilities, operating – net of current | |
| 2,624,608 | | |
| 3,316,682 | |
Total operating lease liabilities | |
$ | 3,316,682 | | |
$ | 3,932,752 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Finance leases: | |
| | | |
| | |
Right-of-use asset, finance | |
$ | 160,990 | | |
$ | - | |
Accumulated amortization | |
| 6,708 | | |
| - | |
Right-of-use asset, finance, net | |
| 154,282 | | |
| - | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Lease liability, finance – current | |
| 22,493 | | |
| - | |
Lease liability, finance – net of current | |
| 133,131 | | |
| - | |
Total finance lease liability | |
$ | 155,624 | | |
$ | - | |
12.
Stockholders’ Equity
Description
of Authorized Capital
We
are authorized to issue up to 25,000,000 shares of common stock with $0.001 par value. The holders of our common stock are entitled to
one vote per share. The holders of common stock are entitled to receive ratably such dividends, if any, as may be declared by the Board
of Directors out of legally available funds. However, the current policy of the Board of Directors is to retain earnings, if any, for
the operation and expansion of the business. Upon liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of Intellinetics, the holders of common stock
are entitled to share ratably in all assets legally available for distribution.
Common
Stock
As
of December 31, 2022, 4,073,757 shares of common stock were issued and outstanding, 255,958 shares of common stock were reserved for
issuance upon the exercise of outstanding warrants, and 497,330 shares of common stock were reserved for issuance under our 2015 Equity
Incentive Plan, as amended (the “2015 Plan”).
Private
Placement 2022
On
April 1, 2022, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with certain accredited investors, pursuant to which we issued and sold
(i) 1,242,588 shares of the Company’s Common Stock, at a price of $4.62 per share,
for aggregate gross proceeds of $5,740,756 and (ii) $2,964,500
in 12% Subordinated Notes, for aggregate gross proceeds of $8,705,256 for the combined private placement.
We used a portion of the net proceeds of the offering to finance the acquisition of Yellow Folder, and used the remaining
net proceeds for working capital and general corporate purposes, including debt reduction.
We
retained Taglich Brothers, Inc. as the exclusive placement agent for the private placement. In compensation, we paid the placement agent
a cash payment of 8% of the gross proceeds of the offering, along with warrants to purchase shares of Company common stock, an extension
of its existing warrants, and reimbursement for the placement agent’s reasonable out of pocket expenses, FINRA filing fees and
related legal fees. On April 1, 2022, the Company paid the placement agent cash in the amount of $696,420 and issued the placement agent
warrants to purchase 124,258 shares at an exercise price at $4.62 per share, which are exercisable for a period of five years after issuance,
contain customary cashless exercise provisions and anti-dilution protection and are entitled to limited piggyback registration rights.
In addition, we agreed to extend the expiration date of all currently outstanding warrants previously issued to the placement agent and/or
its assignees to March 30, 2027. Debt issuance costs of $165,406 were recorded for the issuance of the April 1, 2022 warrants, utilizing
the Black-Scholes valuation model. The fair value of warrants issued was determined to be $3.91. Debt issuance costs of $47,607 were
recorded for the extension of the exercise period for existing unexpired warrants to March 30, 2027, utilizing the Black-Scholes valuation
model. The fair value of warrants affected was determined to be from $3.30 to $3.97. Underwriting paid-in-capital charges of $492,181
and debt issuance costs of $254,160 was recorded for the placement agent cash fee and other related legal fees. Amortization of the debt
issuance costs for this private placement offering was recorded at $116,793, for the year ended December 31, 2022.
Private
Placement 2020
On
March 2, 2020, we sold 955,000 shares of our common stock and certain subordinated notes in a private placement to accredited investors
as follows:
|
● |
875,000 shares of our common
stock at a purchase price of $4.00 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of $3,500,000, and |
|
|
|
|
● |
2,000 units at a purchase
price of $1,000 per unit, with each unit consisting of $1,000 in 12% Subordinated Notes and 40 shares of our common stock, for aggregate
gross proceeds of $2,000,000. |
In
connection with the private placement offering, we paid the placement agent $440,000 in cash, equal to 8% of the gross proceeds of the
offering, along with 95,500 warrants to purchase shares of our common stock and reimbursement for the placement agent’s reasonable
out of pocket expenses, FINRA filing fees and related legal fees. The warrants are exercisable at an exercise price at $4.00 per share
for a period of five years after issuance, contain customary cashless exercise provisions and anti-dilution protection and are entitled
to limited piggyback registration rights. Underwriting expense of $236,761 and debt issuance costs of $135,291 were recorded for the
issuance of the March 2, 2020 warrants, utilizing the Black-Scholes valuation model. The fair value of warrants issued was determined
to be $3.90. Underwriting expense of $307,867 and debt issuance costs of $175,924 was recorded for the placement agent cash fee and other
related legal fees. Amortization of the debt issuance costs for this private placement offering was recorded at $99,589 and $103,739
for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021.
Warrants
The
following sets forth the warrants to purchase our common stock that were outstanding as of December 31, 2022:
|
● |
Warrants to purchase 3,000
shares of common stock at an exercise price of $15.00 per share exercisable until March 30, 2027, issued to certain 5% stockholders. |
|
|
|
|
● |
Warrants to purchase 17,200
shares of common stock at an exercise price of $12.50 per share exercisable until March 30, 2027, issued to the placement agent in
connection with private placements of our convertible promissory notes. |
|
|
|
|
● |
Warrants to purchase 16,000
shares of common stock at an exercise price of $9.00 per share exercisable until March 30, 2027, issued to the placement agent in
connection with private placements of our convertible promissory notes. |
|
|
|
|
● |
Warrants to purchase 95,500
shares of common stock at an exercise price of $4.00 per share exercisable until March 30, 2027, issued to the placement agent in
connection with private placements of our promissory notes. |
|
|
|
|
● |
Warrants to purchase 124,258
shares of common stock at an exercise price of $4.62 per share exercisable until March 30, 2027, issued to the placement agent in
connection with private placements of our promissory notes. |
Warrants
to purchase 124,258 shares of common stock were issued during the year ended December 31, 2022 at a fair value determined to be $3.91
per warrant utilizing the Black-Scholes valuation model. The estimated value of the warrants issued during the year ended December 31,
2022, as well as the assumptions that were used in calculating such values, were based on estimates at the issuance date in the table
below. No warrants were issued during 2021.
Schedule of Estimated Values of Warrants Valuation Assumptions
| |
Warrants Issued April 1, 2022 | |
Risk-free interest rate | |
| 2.55 | % |
Weighted average expected term | |
| 5 years | |
Expected volatility | |
| 116.32 | % |
Expected dividend yield | |
| 0.00 | % |
13.
Stock-Based Compensation
From
time to time, we issue stock options and restricted stock as compensation for services rendered by our directors and employees.
Restricted
Stock
On
January 6, 2022 and February 15, 2021, we issued 8,097 shares and 12,207 shares, respectively, of restricted common stock to our directors
as part of their annual compensation plan. The grants of restricted common stock were made outside the 2015 Plan and were not subject
to vesting. Stock compensation of $57,500 was recorded on this issuance of restricted common stock for the years ended December 31, 2022
and 2021.
Stock
Options
On
April 14, 2022, we granted employees stock options to purchase 220,587 shares at an exercise price of $6.08 per share in accordance with
the 2015 Plan, with vesting continuing until 2025. The total fair value of $1,152,470 for these stock options is being recognized over
the requisite service period. We did not make any stock option grants during 2021.
The
weighted-average grant date fair value of options granted during the year ended December 31, 2022 was $5.22. The weighted average assumptions
that were used in calculating such values during the year ended December 31, 2022, as well as the assumptions that were used in calculating
such values, were based on estimates at the grant date in the table as follows:
Schedule of Estimated Values of Stock Option Grants Valuation Assumptions
| |
Grant Date April 14, 2022 | |
Risk-free interest rate | |
| 2.82 | % |
Weighted average expected term | |
| 6 years | |
Expected volatility | |
| 116.60 | % |
Expected dividend yield | |
| 0.00 | % |
A
summary of stock option activity during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 is as follows: