UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
| QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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| TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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As of January 8, 2024, shares of common stock, $0.00001 par value, were outstanding.
Form 10-Q Quarterly Report
INDEX
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STAFFING 360 SOLUTIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(All amounts in thousands, except share, per share and par values)
| As of | As of | |||||||
| September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||
| (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| Current Assets: | ||||||||
| Cash | $ | $ | ||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | ||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | ||||||||
| Total Current Assets | ||||||||
| Property and equipment, net | ||||||||
| Goodwill | ||||||||
| Intangible assets, net | ||||||||
| Other assets | ||||||||
| Right of use asset | ||||||||
| Total Assets | $ | $ | ||||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ (DEFICIT) EQUITY | ||||||||
| Current Liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | $ | ||||||
| Accrued expenses - related party | ||||||||
| Current portion of debt | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable financing | ||||||||
| Leases - current liabilities | ||||||||
| Earnout liabilities | ||||||||
| Other current liabilities | ||||||||
| Total Current Liabilities | ||||||||
| Long-term debt | ||||||||
| Redeemable Series H preferred stock, net | ||||||||
| Leases - non current | ||||||||
| Other long-term liabilities | ||||||||
| Total Liabilities | ||||||||
| Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||
| Stockholders’ Equity: | ||||||||
| Preferred stock, $ par value, shares authorized; | ||||||||
| Series J Preferred Stock, designated, $ par value, and shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively | ||||||||
| Common stock, $ par value, shares authorized; and shares issued and outstanding, as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively | ||||||||
| Additional paid in capital | ||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Accumulated deficit | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Total Stockholders’ Equity | ||||||||
| Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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STAFFING 360 SOLUTIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(All amounts in thousands, except share, per share and per share values)
(UNAUDITED)
| THREE MONTHS ENDED | NINE MONTHS ENDED | |||||||||||||||
| September 30, 2023 | October 1, 2022 | September 30, 2023 | October 1, 2022 | |||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Cost of Revenue, excluding depreciation and amortization stated below | ||||||||||||||||
| Gross Profit | ||||||||||||||||
| Operating Expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | ||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Operating Expenses | ||||||||||||||||
| Loss From Operations | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||
| Other Expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
| Amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
| Re-measurement loss on intercompany note | ||||||||||||||||
| Other gain/(loss), net | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
| Total Other Expenses, net | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||
| Income (Loss) Before Benefit from Income Tax | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||
| Provision from Income taxes | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
| Net Income (Loss) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||
| Net Income (Loss) - Basic and Diluted | $ | ) | $ | $ | ) | $ | ) | |||||||||
| Weighted Average Shares Outstanding – Basic and Diluted | ||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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STAFFING 360 SOLUTIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(All amounts in thousands)
(UNAUDITED)
| QUARTERS ENDED | NINE MONTHS ENDED | |||||||||||||||
| September 30, 2023 | October 1, 2022 | September 30, 2023 | October 1, 2022 | |||||||||||||
| Net Income (Loss) | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||||
| Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | ||||||||||||||||
| Foreign exchange translation adjustment | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
| Comprehensive Loss Attributable to the Company | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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STAFFING 360 SOLUTIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
(All amounts in thousands, except share and par values)
(UNAUDITED)
| Shares | Par Value | Additional paid in | Accumulated other comprehensive | Accumulated | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
| Common Stock | capital | loss | Deficit | Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, July 2, 2022 | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||||||||
| Shares issued to/for: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Employees, directors and consultants | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sale of common stock and Warrants | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation loss | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, October 1, 2022 | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||||||||
| Shares | Par Value | Additional paid in | Accumulated other comprehensive | Accumulated | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
| Common Stock | capital | income (loss) | Deficit | Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, January 1, 2022 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shares issued to/for: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Employees, directors and consultants | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sale of common stock and warrants | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation loss | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, October 1, 2022 | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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STAFFING 360 SOLUTIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(All amounts in thousands, except share and par values)
(UNAUDITED)
| Shares | Par Value | Additional paid in | Accumulated other comprehensive | Accumulated | Total (Deficit) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Common Stock | capital | income (loss) | Deficit | Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, July 1, 2023 | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares issued to/for: | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Employees, directors and consultants | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Warrants Exercised | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares issued in connection with debt - related party | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Modification of Series H | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrants modification | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity issuance cost | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation gain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, September 30, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Par Value | Additional paid in | Accumulated other comprehensive | Accumulated | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
| Common Stock | capital | Income (loss) | Deficit | Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, January 1, 2023 | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares issued to/for: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Employees, directors and consultants | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sale of common stock and warrants | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Warrants Exercised | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares issued in connection with debt - related party | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Modification of Series H | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Warrants modification | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity issuance cost | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation gain | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, September 30, 2023 | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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STAFFING 360 SOLUTIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(All amounts in thousands)
(UNAUDITED)
For the Nine Months Ended, | ||||||||
| September 30, 2023 | October 1, 2022 | |||||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
| Net Loss | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | ||||||||
| Amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs | ||||||||
| Bad debt expense | ( | ) | ||||||
| Right of use assets depreciation | ||||||||
| Stock based compensation | ||||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Other assets | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | ( | ) | ||||||
| Accounts payable, related party | ||||||||
| Other current liabilities | ||||||||
| Other long-term liabilities and other | ||||||||
| NET CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
| Purchase of property and equipment | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired | ||||||||
| Collection of UK factoring facility deferred purchase price | ||||||||
| NET CASH PROVIDED BY INVESTING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
| Third party financing costs | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Proceeds from term loan - Related party | ||||||||
| Repayment of term loan | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Repayments on accounts receivable financing, net | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Warrant Inducement, net | ( | ) | ||||||
| Proceeds from sale of common stock | ||||||||
| NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES | ( | ) | ||||||
| NET DECREASE IN CASH | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Effect of exchange rates on cash | ( | ) | ||||||
| Cash - Beginning of period | ||||||||
| Cash - End of period | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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STAFFING 360 SOLUTIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts in thousands, except share, per share, par values and stated value per share)
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
Staffing 360 Solutions, Inc. (“we,” “us,” “our,” “Staffing 360,” or the “Company”) was incorporated in the State of Nevada on December 22, 2009, as Golden Fork Corporation, which changed its name to Staffing 360 Solutions, Inc., ticker symbol “STAF,” on March 16, 2012. On June 15, 2017, the Company reincorporated in the State of Delaware.
We are a high-growth international staffing company engaged in the acquisition of U.S. and U.K. based staffing companies. As part of our consolidation model, we pursue a broad spectrum of staffing companies supporting primarily the Professional and Commercial Business Streams. The model is based on finding and acquiring suitable, mature, profitable, operating, domestic and international staffing companies focused specifically on the accounting and finance, information technology (“IT”), engineering, administration (“Professional”) and light industrial (“Commercial”) disciplines. Our typical acquisition model is based on paying consideration in the form of cash, stock, earn-outs and/or promissory notes. In furthering our business model, we are regularly in discussions and negotiations with various suitable, mature acquisition targets. To date, we have completed 11 acquisitions since November 2013.
The
Company focuses on five strategic verticals that represent sub-segments of the staffing industry. These five strategic pillars, accounting
& finance, information technology, engineering, administration, and commercial are the basis for the Company’s sales and revenue
generation and its growth acquisition targets. The Headway Acquisition in May 2022 added
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STAFFING 360 SOLUTIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts in thousands, except share, per share, par values and stated value per share)
(UNAUDITED)
The Company has developed a centralized, sales and recruitment hub in both the U.S. and U.K. markets. The addition of Headway, with its single office in Raleigh, North Carolina, and nationwide coverage for operations, supports and accelerates the Company’s objective of driving efficiencies through the use of technology, deemphasizing bricks and mortar, supporting more efficient and cost-effective service delivery for all Brands.
The Company has a management team with significant operational and M&A experience. The combination of this management experience and the increased opportunity for expansion of its core Brands with EOR services and nationwide expansion, provide for the opportunity of significant organic growth, while plans to continue its business model, finding and acquiring suitable, mature, profitable, operating, U.S. and U.K. based staffing companies continues.
We
effected a
NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation
These condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes are presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”), expressed in U.S. dollars. All amounts are in thousands, except share, per share and par values, unless otherwise indicated.
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments including normal recurring adjustments, which, in the opinion of management, are necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented in accordance with GAAP. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Liquidity
The
accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments or classifications that may result from the possible
inability of the Company to continue as a going concern. The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on a basis which contemplates
the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. As shown in the accompanying financial
statements as of the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company has an accumulated deficit of $
The financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q have been prepared assuming that we will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the recoverability of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. Significant assumptions underlie this belief, including, among other things, that there will be no material adverse developments in our business, liquidity, capital requirements and that our credit facilities with our lenders will remain available to us.
Further, the notes issued to Jackson Investment Group LLC (“Jackson”) includes certain financial customary covenants and the Company has had instances of non-compliance. Management has historically been able to obtain from Jackson waivers of any non-compliance and management expects to continue to be able to obtain necessary waivers in the event of future non-compliance; however, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to obtain such waivers, and should Jackson refuse to provide a waiver in the future, the outstanding debt under the agreement could become due immediately, which exceeds our current cash balance.
As
of the date of the filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the entire outstanding principal balance of the Jackson Notes, which
was $
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STAFFING 360 SOLUTIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts in thousands, except share, per share, par values and stated value per share)
(UNAUDITED)
Going Concern
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with GAAP, which contemplate continuation of the Company as a going concern. Historically, the Company has funded such payments either through cash flow from operations or the raising of capital through additional debt or equity. If the Company is unable to obtain additional capital, such payments may not be made on time.
The Company’s negative working capital and liquidity position combined with the uncertainty generated by the economic reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
COVID-19
In May 2023, the World Health Organization determined that COVID-19 no longer fit the definition of a public health emergency and the U.S. government announced its plan to let the declaration of a public health emergency associated with COVID-19 expire on May 11, 2023. COVID-19 is expected to remain a serious endemic threat for an indefinite future period and may continue to adversely affect the global economy, and we are unable to predict the full extent of potential delays or impacts on our business, our clinical studies, our research programs, the recoverability of our assets, and our manufacturing. The effects of the COVID-19 endemic may continue to disrupt or delay our business operations, including but not limited to with respect to efforts relating to potential business development transactions and our ability to deploy staffing workforce effectively during social distancing and shelter-in-place directives and it could continue to disrupt the marketplace which could have an adverse effect on our operations. As such, it is uncertain as to the full magnitude that COVID-19 and its ongoing effects will have on the Company’s financial condition, liquidity, and future results of operations. Management is actively monitoring the impact of the global situation on its financial condition, liquidity, operations, industry, and workforce. The Company is not able to estimate the effects of the COVID-19 endemic on its results of operations, financial condition, or liquidity for fiscal year 2023.
The Company’s negative working capital and liquidity position combined with the uncertainty generated by the economic reaction to COVID-19 and its ongoing effects contribute to the substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses in the reporting period. The Company bases its estimates and assumptions on current facts, historical experience and various other factors that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities and the accrual of costs and expenses that are not readily apparent from other sources. The actual results experienced by the Company may differ materially and adversely from its estimates. To the extent there are material differences between estimates and the actual results, future results of operations will be affected. Significant estimates for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and October 1, 2022 include the valuation of intangible assets, including goodwill, liabilities associated with testing long-lived assets for impairment and valuation reserves against deferred tax assets.
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STAFFING 360 SOLUTIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts in thousands, except share, per share, par values and stated value per share)
(UNAUDITED)
Goodwill
Goodwill relates to amounts that arose in connection with various acquisitions and represents the difference between the purchase price and the fair value of the identifiable intangible and tangible net assets when accounted for using the purchase method of accounting. Goodwill is not amortized, but it is subject to periodic review for impairment. Events that would indicate impairment and trigger an interim impairment assessment include, but are not limited to, current economic and market conditions, a decline in the equity value of the business, a significant adverse change in certain agreements that would materially affect reported operating results, business climate or operational performance of the business and an adverse action or assessment by a regulator.
In accordance with ASU No. 2011-08, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other (Topic 350) Testing Goodwill for Impairment, the Company is required to review goodwill by reporting unit for impairment at least annually or more often if there are indicators of impairment present. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company changed its annual measurement date from the last day of the fiscal year end to the first day of the fiscal fourth quarter. A reporting unit is either the equivalent of, or one level below, an operating segment. The Company early adopted the provisions in ASU 2017-04, which eliminates the second step of the goodwill impairment test. As a result, the Company’s goodwill impairment tests include only one step, which is a comparison of the carrying value of each reporting unit to its fair value, and any excess carrying value, up to the amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit, is impaired.
The carrying value of each reporting unit is based on the assignment of the appropriate assets and liabilities to each reporting unit. Assets and liabilities were assigned to each reporting unit if the assets or liabilities are employed in the operations of the reporting unit and the asset and liability is considered in the determination of the reporting unit fair value.
The
Company recognized an impairment with respect to its Staffing UK reporting unit of $
Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with ASC 606, the core principle of which is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled to receive in exchange for those goods or services. To achieve this core principle, five basic criteria must be met before revenue can be recognized: (1) identify the contract with a customer; (2) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (3) determine the transaction price; (4) allocate the transaction price to performance obligations in the contract; and (5) recognize revenue when or as the Company satisfies a performance obligation.
The Company accounts for revenues when both parties to the contract have approved the contract, the rights and obligations of the parties are identified, payment terms are identified, and collectability of consideration is probable. Payment terms vary by client and the services offered.
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STAFFING 360 SOLUTIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts in thousands, except share, per share, par values and stated value per share)
(UNAUDITED)
The
Company has primarily two main forms of revenue – temporary contractor revenue and permanent placement revenue. Temporary contractor
revenue is accounted for as a single performance obligation satisfied over time because the customer simultaneously receives and consumes
the benefits of the Company’s performance on an hourly or daily basis. The contracts stipulate weekly or monthly billing, and the
Company has elected the “as invoiced” practical expedient to recognize revenue based on the hours incurred at the contractual
rate as we have the right to payment in an amount that corresponds directly with the value of performance completed to date. Permanent
placement revenue is recognized on the date the candidate’s full-time employment with the customer has commenced. The customer
is invoiced on the start date, and the contract stipulates payment due under varying terms, typically 30 days. The contract with the
customer stipulates a guarantee period whereby the customer may be refunded if the employee is terminated within a short period of time,
however this has historically been infrequent, and immaterial upon occurrence. As such, the Company’s performance obligations are
satisfied upon commencement of the employment, at which point control has transferred to the customer. Revenue for the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2023 was comprised of $
Income Taxes
The Company utilizes Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 740, “Accounting for Income Taxes,” which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements or tax returns. Under this method, deferred income taxes are recognized for the tax consequences in future years of differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts at each period end based on enacted tax laws and statutory tax rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
The Company applies the provisions of ASC 740-10-50, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes,” which provides clarification related to the process associated with accounting for uncertain tax positions recognized in the financial statements. Audit periods remain open for review until the statute of limitations has passed. The completion of review or the expiration of the statute of limitations for a given audit period could result in an adjustment to the Company’s liability for income taxes. Any such adjustment could be material to the Company’s results of operations for any given quarterly or annual period based, in part, upon the results of operations for the given period. As of the date of this filing, the Company is current on all corporate, federal and state tax returns. The Company’s policy is to record interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense.
The
effective income tax rate was (
Foreign Currency
The
Company recorded a non-cash foreign currency remeasurement loss of $
Warrants
The Company accounts for warrants as either equity-classified or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the warrant’s specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity” (“ASC 480”) and ASC 815, “Derivatives and Hedging” (“ASC 815”). The assessment considers whether the warrants are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the warrants meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the warrants are indexed to the Company’s own ordinary shares, among other conditions for equity classification. This assessment, which requires the use of professional judgment, is conducted at the time of warrant issuance and as of each subsequent quarterly period end date while the warrants are outstanding.
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STAFFING 360 SOLUTIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts in thousands, except share, per share, par values and stated value per share)
(UNAUDITED)
For issued or modified warrants that meet all of the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded as a component of additional paid-in capital at the time of issuance. For issued or modified warrants that do not meet all the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded at their initial fair value on the date of issuance, and each balance sheet date thereafter. Changes in the estimated fair value of the warrants are recognized as a non-cash gain or loss on the statements of operations. The fair value of the warrants placed were estimated using a Black Scholes model. Refer to Note 10 – Stockholders Equity for further details.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
On June 16, 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which introduced an expected credit loss model for the impairment of financial assets measured at amortized cost basis. This ASU replaces the probable, incurred loss model for those assets. On November 15, 2019, the FASB delayed the effective date of FASB ASC Topic 326 for certain small public companies and other private companies. As amended, the effective date of ASC Topic 326 was delayed until fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, for SEC filers that are smaller reporting companies under the SEC’s definition, as well as private companies and not-for-profit entities. The Company adopted this ASU on January 1, 2023. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.
The Company utilizes the guidance per ASC 260, “Earnings per Share”. Basic earnings per share are calculated by dividing income/loss available to stockholders by the weighted average number of common stock shares outstanding during each period.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts in thousands, except share, per share, par values and stated value per share)
(UNAUDITED)
Diluted earnings per share are computed using the weighted average number of common stock shares and dilutive common stock equivalents outstanding during the period. Dilutive common stock equivalents consist of shares of common stock issuable upon the conversion of preferred stock, convertible notes, unvested equity awards and the exercise of stock options and warrants (calculated using the modified treasury stock method). Such securities, shown below, presented on a common stock equivalent basis and outstanding as of September 30, 2023 and October 1, 2022 have not been included in the diluted earnings per share computations, as their inclusion would be anti-dilutive due to the Company’s net loss as of September 30, 2023 and October 1, 2022:
| September 30, 2023 | October 1, 2022 | |||||||
| Warrants | ||||||||
| Restricted shares – unvested | ||||||||
| Options | ||||||||
| Total | ||||||||
NOTE 4 – ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE FINANCING
Midcap Funding X Trust
Prior
to September 15, 2017, certain U.S. subsidiaries of the Company were party to a $
On October 26, 2020, the Company entered into Amendment No. 17 to that certain Credit and Security Agreement, dated April 8, 2017, by and among, the Company, as the parent, Monroe Staffing Services, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Faro Recruitment America, Inc., a New York corporation, Lighthouse Placement Services, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation, Staffing 360 Georgia, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company, and Key Resources, Inc., a North Carolina corporation, as borrowers (the “Credit Facility Borrowers”), MidCap Funding IV Trust as successor by assignment to MidCap (as agent for lenders), and other financial institutions or other entities from time to time parties thereto as lenders (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit and Security Agreement”) pursuant to which, among other things, the parties agreed to extend the maturity date of our outstanding asset based revolving loan until September 1, 2022. In addition, the Company also agreed to certain amendments to the financial covenants.
On
October 27, 2022, the Company and the Credit Facility Borrowers entered into Amendment No. 27 and Joinder Agreement to the Credit and
Security Agreement (“Amendment No. 27”) with MidCap Funding IV Trust as successor by assignment to MidCap and the lenders
party thereto. Amendment No. 27, among other things, (i) increases the revolving loan commitment amount from $
In
addition,
The facility provides events of default including: (i) failure to make payment of principal or interest on any Loans when required, (ii) failure to perform obligations under the facility and related documents, (iii) not paying its debts as such debts become due and similar insolvency matters, and (iv) material adverse changes in the financial condition of business prospectus of any Borrower (subject to a 10-day notice and cure period). Upon an event of default, the Company’s obligations under the credit facility may, or in the event of insolvency or bankruptcy will automatically, be accelerated. At the election of agent or required lenders (or automatically in case of bankruptcy or insolvency events of default), upon the occurrence of any event of default and for so long as it continues, the facility will bear interest at a rate equal to the lesser of: (i) 3.0% above the rate of interest applicable to such obligations immediately prior to the occurrence of the event of default; and (ii) the maximum rate allowable under law.
Under the terms of this agreement, the Company is subject to affirmative covenants which are customary for financings of this type, including covenants to: (i) maintain good standing and governmental authorizations, (ii) provide certain information and notices to MidCap, (iii) deliver monthly reports and quarterly financial statements to MidCap, (iv) maintain insurance, (v) discharge all taxes, (vi) protect its intellectual property, and (vii) generally protect the collateral granted to MidCap. The Company is also subject to negative covenants customary for financings of this type, including that it may not: (i) enter into a merger or consolidation or certain change of control events, (ii) incur liens on the collateral, (iii) except for certain permitted acquisitions, acquire any significant assets other than in the ordinary course of business, (iv) assume certain additional senior debt, or (v) amend any of its organizational documents.
On August 30, 2023,
In addition, pursuant Amendment No. 28, no later than
five (5) business days following the receipt of any cash proceeds from any equity issuance or other cash contribution from the Company’s
equity holders, the Company shall prepay the revolving loans by an amount equal to (i) the sum of $
In connection with Amendment No. 28, the Company shall
pay to MidCap (i) a modification fee of $
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts in thousands, except share, per share, par values and stated value per share)
(UNAUDITED)
The
balance of the MidCap facility as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 was $
HSBC Invoice Finance (UK) Ltd
On
February 8, 2018, CBS Butler Holdings Limited (“CBSbutler”), Staffing 360 Solutions Limited and The JM Group, entered into
a new arrangement with HSBC Invoice Finance (UK) Ltd (“HSBC”) which provides for HSBC to purchase the subsidiaries’
accounts receivable up to an aggregate amount of £
On
June 28, 2018, the Company’s subsidiary, Clement May Limited (“CML”) entered into a new agreement with a minimum term
of 12 months for purchase of debt (“APD”) with HSBC, joining CBS Butler, Staffing 360 Solutions Limited and The JM Group
(collectively, with CML, the “Borrowers”) as “Connected Clients” as defined in the APD. In 2021, the subsidiaries
were reorganized and are now Staffing 360 Solutions Limited and Clement May. The new Connected Client APDs carry an aggregate Facility
Limit of £
Under
ASU 2016-16, “Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230, Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments, a consensus of
the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force), the upfront portion of the sale of accounts receivable is classified within operating activities,
while the deferred purchase price portion (or beneficial interest), once collected, is classified within investing activities. For the
nine months ended September 30, 2023, and October 1, 2022, the collection of UK factoring facility deferred purchase price totaled $
NOTE 5 – INTANGIBLE ASSETS
The following provides a breakdown of intangible assets as of:
| September 30, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tradenames | Non-Compete | Customer Relationship | Total | |||||||||||||
| Intangible assets, gross | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Accumulated amortization | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
| Intangible assets, net | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tradenames | Non-Compete | Customer Relationship | Total | |||||||||||||
| Intangible assets, gross | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Accumulated amortization | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
| Intangible assets, net | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
On
April 18, 2022, the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Headway Purchase Agreement”) with Headway Workforce
Solutions (“Headway”), pursuant to which, among other things, the Company agreed to purchase all of the issued and outstanding
securities of Headway in exchange for (i) a cash payment of $
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts in thousands, except share, per share, par values and stated value per share)
(UNAUDITED)
As of September 30, 2023, estimated annual amortization expense for each of the next five fiscal years is as follows:
| Fiscal quarter ended September | Amount | |||
| 2023 | $ | |||
| 2024 | ||||
| 2025 | ||||
| 2026 | ||||
| 2027 | ||||
| Thereafter | ||||
| Total | $ | |||
Amortization
of intangible assets for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and October 1, 2022 was $
NOTE 6 – GOODWILL
The following table provides a roll forward of goodwill:
| September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||
| Beginning balance, gross | $ | $ | ||||||
| Acquisition | ||||||||
| Accumulated disposition | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Accumulated impairment losses | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Currency translation adjustment | ( | ) | ||||||
| Ending balance, net | $ | $ | ||||||
Goodwill by reportable segment is as follows:
| September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||
| Professional Staffing - US | $ | $ | ||||||
| Commercial Staffing - US | ||||||||
| Professional Staffing - UK | ||||||||
| Ending balance, net | $ | $ | ||||||
Goodwill
represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired in business combinations. ASC 350 requires that
goodwill be tested for impairment at the reporting unit level (operating segment or one level below an operating segment) on an annual
basis and between annual tests when circumstances indicate that the recoverability of the carrying amount of goodwill may be in doubt.
ASC 280-10-50-11 states that operating segments often exhibit similar long-term financial performance if they have similar economic characteristics.
In fiscal 2022, the Company identified a triggering event in response the COVID-19 pandemic. In accordance with ASC 350 the Company tested
its goodwill for impairment and the Company recognized an impairment with respect to its Staffing UK reporting unit of $
During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company changed its measurement date from the last day of the fiscal year end to the first day of the fiscal fourth quarter. The Company performed its annual goodwill impairment test and no impairment was recognized other than the charge recognized by the Staffing UK reporting unit. To estimate the fair value of the reporting units the Company employed a combination of market approach (valuations using comparable company multiples) and income approach (discounted cash flow analysis) to derive the fair value of the reporting unit when performing its annual impairment testing. Volatility in the Company’s stock price can result in the net book value of our reporting unit approximating, or even temporarily exceeding market capitalization, however, the fair value of our reporting unit is not driven solely by the market price of our stock. As described above, fair value of our reporting unit is derived using a combination of an asset approach, an income approach and a market approach. These valuation techniques consider several other factors beyond our market capitalization, such as the estimated future cash flows of our reporting units, the discount rate used to present value such cash flows and the market multiples of comparable companies. Changes to input assumptions used in the analysis could result in materially different evaluations of goodwill impairment.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts in thousands, except share, per share, par values and stated value per share)
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE 7 – ACQUISITION
In accordance with ASC 805, the Company accounts for acquisitions using the purchase method under which the acquisition purchase price is allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based upon their respective fair values. The Company utilizes management estimates and, in some instances, may retain the services of an independent third-party valuation firm to assist in determining the fair values of assets acquired, liabilities assumed and contingent consideration granted. Such estimates and valuations require the Company to make significant assumptions, including projections of future events and operating performance.
On
April 18, 2022, the Company entered into the Headway Purchase Agreement with Headway, pursuant to which, among other things, the Company
agreed to purchase all of the issued and outstanding securities of Headway in exchange for (i) a cash payment of $
The
purchase price in connection with the Headway Acquisition was $
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts in thousands, except share, per share, par values and stated value per share)
(UNAUDITED)
The following table summarizes the allocation of the purchase price of the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of the acquisition:
| Current assets | $ | |||
| Fixed assets | ||||
| Other non-current assets | ||||
| Intangible assets | ||||
| Goodwill | ||||
| Current liabilities | ( | ) | ||
| Other non-current liabilities | ( | ) | ||
| Consideration | $ |
In
connection with the acquisition of Headway, the Company recorded $
NOTE 8 – DEBT
| September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||
| Jackson Investment Group - related party | $ | $ | ||||||
| Redeemable Series H Preferred Stock | ||||||||
| HSBC Term Loan | ||||||||
| Total Debt, Gross | ||||||||
| Less: Debt Discount and Deferred Financing Costs, Net | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Total Debt, Net | ||||||||
| Less: Non-Current Portion - Related Party | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Less: Non-Current Portion | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Total Current Debt, Net | $ | $ | ||||||
Jackson Notes
The
entire outstanding principal balance of the Second Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement between the Company, Jackson and the
guarantor parties thereto was due and payable on September 30, 2022. On October 27, 2022, the Company entered into the Third Amended
and Restated Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement (the “Third A&R Agreement”) with Jackson, which amended and restated
the Second Amended Note Purchase Agreement, dated October 26, 2020, as amended, and issued to Jackson the Third Amended and Restated
Senior Secured
On June 30, 2023, the Company and Jackson entered into an amendment (“Amendment No. 1”) to the 2022 Jackson Note to amend the interest payment dates of September 30, 2023, August 1, 2023, and September 1, 2023 to October 1, 2023, November 1, 2023 and December 1, 2023, respectively.
On
August 30, 2023, the Company and the guarantor parties thereto (together with the Company, the “Obligors”) entered into that
certain First Omnibus Amendment and Reaffirmation Agreement to the Note Documents (the “First Omnibus Amendment Agreement”)
with Jackson, which First Omnibus Amendment Agreement, among other things: (i)
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts in thousands, except share, per share, par values and stated value per share)
(UNAUDITED)
In
addition, pursuant to the terms of the Third A&R Agreement, as amended by the First Omnibus Amendment Agreement, until all principal
interest and fees due pursuant to the Third A&R Agreement and the Jackson Notes are paid in full by the Company and are no longer
outstanding, Jackson shall have a first call over
HSBC Loan
On
February 8, 2018, CBS Butler, Staffing 360 Solutions Limited and The JM Group, entered into a new arrangement with HSBC which provides
for HSBC to purchase the subsidiaries’ accounts receivable up to an aggregate amount of £
Redeemable Series H Preferred Stock
On
May 18, 2022, the Company entered into the Headway Purchase Agreement with Headway. Consideration for the purchase of
In
accordance with ASC 480-10-15-3, the agreement includes certain rights and options including: redemption, dividend, voting, and conversion
which have characteristics akin to liability and equity. The Series H Preferred Stock is redeemable and has a defined maturity date upon
the third anniversary of the original issue date. As such and based on the authoritative guidance, the Series H Preferred Stock meets
the definition of a debt instrument. The Company obtained a third-party valuation report to calculate the fair value of Series H Preferred
Stock. As of May 18, 2022, the fair value of the Redemption Price was calculated as $
On July 31, 2023, the Company, Chapel Hill Partners, L.P. (“Chapel Hill”) and Jean-Pierre Sakey (“Sakey”) entered into an agreement in connection with the Headway Purchase Agreement.
Pursuant to the agreement, if on or prior to September
30, 2023, the Company pays an aggregate of $
Pursuant to the agreement, if on or prior to September
30, 2023, the Company does not redeem the Series H Preferred Stock and remit the Contingent Payment (as defined in the Headway Purchase
Agreement), then the Company shall make the Contingent Payment in the amount of $
Pursuant to the Letter Agreement, the Company shall also have no obligation to pay the Preferred Dividend (as defined in the Series H COD) on June 30, 2023, September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2023.
Sixth Amendment to Intercreditor Agreement with Jackson and MidCap
On August 30, 2023, in connection with the First Omnibus Amendment Agreement, the 2023 Jackson Note and Amendment No. 28, the Company, Jackson, the Lenders and MidCap entered into the Sixth Amendment to Intercreditor Agreement (the “Sixth Amendment”), which amended the Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of September 15, 2017 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Intercreditor Agreement”), by and between the Company, Jackson and MidCap. The Sixth Amendment, among other things, provides for (i) consent by the Lenders to the Amendment Agreement and (ii) consent by Jackson to Amendment No. 28.
NOTE 9 – LEASES
As
of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, we recorded a right of use (“ROU”) lease asset of approximately $
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts in thousands, except share, per share, par values and stated value per share)
(UNAUDITED)
On
May 18, 2022, the Company acquired Headway and assumed an office lease in North Carolina for a remaining term of six years and eight
months. This resulted in increases to right of use assets of $
Quantitative information regarding the Company’s leases for period ended September 30, 2023 is as follows:
| Lease Cost | Classification | September 30, 2023 | ||||
| Operating lease cost | SG&A Expenses | |||||
| Other information | ||||||
| Weighted average remaining lease term (years) | ||||||
| Weighted average discount rate | % | |||||
| Future Lease Payments | ||||||
| 2023 | $ | |||||
| 2024 | ||||||
| 2025 | ||||||
| 2026 | ||||||
| 2027 | ||||||
| Thereafter | ||||||
| $ | ||||||
| Less: Imputed Interest | ||||||
| $ | ||||||
| Leases - Current | $ | |||||
| Leases - Non current | $ | |||||
As most of the Company’s leases do not provide an implicit rate, we use the Company’s incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. This methodology was deemed to yield a measurement of the ROU lease asset and associated lease liability that was appropriately stated in all material respects.
NOTE 10 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
The Company issued the following shares of common stock during the quarter ended September 30, 2023:
| Number of | Fair Value | Fair Value at Issuance | ||||||||||||||
| Common Shares | of Shares | (minimum and maximum | ||||||||||||||
| Shares issued to/for: | Issued | Issued | per share) | |||||||||||||
| Equity raise | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||
| Employees | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Board and committee members | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Warrants exercised per inducement letter | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| $ | ||||||||||||||||
The Company issued the following shares of common stock during the quarter ended October 1, 2022:
| Number of | Fair Value | Fair Value at Issuance | ||||||||||||||
| Common Shares | of Shares | (minimum and maximum | ||||||||||||||
| Shares issued to/for: | Issued | Issued | per share) | |||||||||||||
| Equity raise | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Board and committee members | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||
| Consultant | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| $ | ||||||||||||||||
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts in thousands, except share, per share, par values and stated value per share)
(UNAUDITED)
Reverse Stock Split
On June 24, 2022, the Company effected the Reverse Stock Split. All share and per share information in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including the condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto, has, where applicable, been retroactively adjusted to reflect the Reverse Stock Split.
February 2023 Public Offering
On
February 7, 2023, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (“February 2023 Purchase Agreement”) with an institutional,
accredited investor (the “Investor”) for the issuance and sale, in a best efforts public offering (the “February 2023
Offering”), of (i)
In
connection with the February 2023 Offering, the Investor entered into a warrant amendment agreement (the “February 2023 Warrant
Amendment Agreement”) with the Company to amend the exercise price of certain existing warrants to purchase up to an aggregate
of
The Company utilized the net proceeds from the February 2023 Offering for general working capital purposes.
H.C.
Wainwright & Co., LLC (“Wainwright”) acted as the Company’s exclusive placement agent in connection with the February
2023 Offering, pursuant to that certain engagement letter, dated as of January 4, 2023, as amended (the “Wainwright Engagement
Letter”), between the Company and Wainwright. Pursuant to the Wainwright Engagement Letter, the Company paid Wainwright (i) a cash
fee equal to
The Units, the Pre-Funded Units, the shares of common stock included as part of the Units and Pre-Funded Units, the February 2023 Pre-Funded Warrants, the February 2023 Warrants, the shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of the February 2023 Pre-Funded Warrants and the February 2023 Warrants, the February 2023 Placement Agent Warrants and the shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise thereof were offered by the Company pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-269308), initially filed on January 20, 2023 with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and declared effective on February 7, 2023.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts in thousands, except share, per share, par values and stated value per share)
(UNAUDITED)
Series A Preferred Stock – Related Party
As
of September 30, 2023 and October 1, 2022, the Company had $
Restricted Shares
The Company has issued shares of restricted stock to employees and members of the Board under its 2015 Omnibus Incentive Plan, 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan, 2020 Omnibus Plan and 2021 Omnibus Inventive Plan. Under these plans, the shares are restricted for a period of three years from issuance. As of September 2023, the Company has issued a total of restricted shares of common stock to employees and Board members that remain restricted. In accordance with ASC 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation, the Company recognizes stock-based compensation from restricted stock based upon the fair value of the award at issuance over the vesting term on a straight-line basis. The fair value of the award is calculated by multiplying the number of restricted shares by the Company’s stock price on the date of issuance. The impact of forfeitures has historically been immaterial to the financial statements. In the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and October 1, 2022, the Company recorded compensation expense associated with these restricted shares of $ and $, respectively. The table below is a roll forward of unvested restricted shares issued to employees and board of directors.
| Weighted | ||||||||
| Average | ||||||||
| Restricted Shares | Price Per Share | |||||||
| Balance at January 1, 2022 | $ | |||||||
| Granted | ||||||||
| Vested/adjustments | ( | ) | ||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2022 | ||||||||
| Granted | ||||||||
| Vested/adjustments | ( | ) | ||||||
| Balance at September 30, 2023 | $ | |||||||
Warrants
In
connection with the private placement consummated in July 2022 (the “July 2022 Private Placement”), on July 7, 2022, the
Company entered into warrant amendment agreements (the “Warrant Amendment Agreements”) with each of the nine existing participating
investors, which amended warrants to purchase up to
In
connection with the Third A&R Agreement, the Company (i) issued to Jackson five year warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of
shares of common stock at an exercise price of $
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts in thousands, except share, per share, par values and stated value per share)
(UNAUDITED)
In
connection with the February 2023 Offering, the Company entered into the February 2023 Purchase Agreement with the Investor for the issuance
and sale, in a best efforts public offering, of (i) Units, each consisting of one share of the Company’s common stock,
and one February 2023 Warrant, and (ii)
On September 1, 2023, the Company entered into an
inducement offer letter agreement (the “Inducement Letter”) with a certain holder (the “Holder”) of certain of
its existing warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of
Pursuant to the Inducement Letter, the Holder agreed
to exercise for cash its Existing Warrants to purchase an aggregate of
The closing of the transactions contemplated pursuant
to the Inducement Letter occurred on September 6, 2023 (the “Closing Date”). The Company received aggregate gross proceeds
of approximately $
The Company engaged Wainwright to act as its exclusive
placement agent in connection with the transactions summarized above and paid Wainwright a cash fee equal to
Pursuant to the Engagement Letter, the Company agreed
to reimburse Wainwright for its expenses in connection with the exercise of the Existing Warrants and the issuance of the September 2023
Warrants of up to $
Transactions involving the Company’s warrant issuances are summarized as follows:
| Weighted | ||||||||
| Number of | Average | |||||||
| Shares | Exercise Price | |||||||
| Outstanding at January 1, 2022 | ||||||||
| Issued | ||||||||
| Exercised | ||||||||
| Expired or cancelled | ( | ) | ||||||
| Outstanding at December 31, 2022 | ||||||||
| Issued | ||||||||
| Exercised | ( | ) | ||||||
| Expired or cancelled | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Outstanding at September 30, 2023 | ||||||||
| Weighted Average | |||||||||||||
| Number | Remaining | Weighted | |||||||||||
| Outstanding | Contractual | Average | |||||||||||
| Exercise Price | and Exercisable | Life (years) | Exercise price | ||||||||||
| $ | |||||||||||||
Stock Options
| Weighted | ||||||||
| Average | ||||||||
| Options | Exercise Price | |||||||
| Outstanding at January 1, 2022 | ||||||||
| Granted | ||||||||
| Exercised | ||||||||
| Expired or cancelled | ||||||||
| Outstanding at December 31, 2022 | ||||||||
| Granted | ||||||||
| Exercised | ||||||||
| Expired or cancelled | ||||||||
| Outstanding at July 1, 2023 | ||||||||
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts in thousands, except share, per share, par values and stated value per share)
(UNAUDITED)
The Company recorded share-based payment expense of $, $,167, $ and $ for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2023 and October 1, 2022, respectively.
Limited Duration Stockholder Rights Agreement
On September 27, 2023, the board of directors (the “Board”) of the Company declared a dividend of one preferred share purchase right (a “Right”) for each outstanding share of common stock and .3889 Rights for each outstanding share of Series H Preferred Stock (collectively with the common stock, the “Voting Stock”). The dividend is was paid on October 21, 2023 to the stockholders of record at the close of business on October 21, 2023 (the “Record Date”). Each Right initially entitles the registered holder to purchase from the Company one one-thousandth of a share of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, par value $ per share, of the Company (the “Preferred Stock”) at a price of $ per one one-thousandth of a share of Preferred Stock (the “Purchase Price”), subject to adjustment. The description and terms of the Rights are set forth in a Rights Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2023, as the same may be amended from time to time (the “Rights Agreement”), between the Company and Securities Transfer Corporation, as Rights Agent.
Until the close of business on the earlier of (i) 10 business days following the first date of public announcement (which, for purposes of this definition, shall include, without limitation, a report filed pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) by the Company or an Acquiring Person (as defined below) that an Acquiring Person has become such, or such other date, as determined by the Board, on which a Person has become an Acquiring Person, or (ii) 10 business days (or such later date as may be determined by action of the Board prior to such time as any person or group of affiliated or associated persons becomes an Acquiring Person) after the date of the commencement of, or the first public announcement of an intention to commence, a tender or exchange offer the consummation of which would result in any person or group of affiliated or associated persons becoming an Acquiring Person (the earlier of such dates being called the “Distribution Date”), (x) the Rights will be evidenced by the certificates representing the Voting Stock registered in the names of the holders thereof (or by book entry shares in respect of such Voting Stock) and not by separate Right Certificates (as defined below), and (y) the Rights will be transferable only in connection with the transfer of Voting Stock.
Until the Distribution Date (or earlier expiration of the Rights), (i) new Voting Stock certificates issued after the Record Date upon transfer or new issuances of Voting Stock will contain a legend incorporating the terms of the Rights Agreement by reference, and (ii) the surrender for transfer of any certificates representing Voting Stock (or book entry shares of Voting Stock) outstanding as of the Record Date will also constitute the transfer of the Rights associated with the shares of Voting Stock represented thereby. As soon as practicable following the Distribution Date, separate certificates evidencing the Rights (“Right Certificates”) will be mailed to holders of record of the Voting Stock as of the close of business on the Distribution Date and such separate Right Certificates alone will evidence the Rights.
Except as otherwise provided in the Rights Agreement, the Rights are not exercisable until the Distribution Date. The Rights will expire on the earliest of (i) October 2, 2026 or such later date as may be established by the Board prior to the expiration of the Rights, (ii) the time at which the Rights are redeemed pursuant to the terms of the Rights Agreement, (iii) the closing of any merger or other acquisition transaction involving the Company pursuant to an agreement of the type described in the Rights Agreement at which time the Rights are terminated, or (iv) the time at which such Rights are exchanged pursuant to the terms of the Rights Agreement.
The Purchase Price payable, and the number of shares of Preferred Stock or other securities or property issuable, upon exercise of the Rights is subject to adjustment from time to time, among others, (i) in the event of a stock dividend on, or a subdivision, combination or reclassification of, the Preferred Stock, (ii) upon the grant to holders of the Preferred Stock of certain rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase Preferred Stock at a price, or securities convertible into Preferred Stock with a conversion price, less than the then-current market price of the Preferred Stock, or (iii) upon the distribution to holders of the Preferred Stock of evidences of indebtedness or assets (excluding regular periodic cash dividends or dividends payable in Preferred Stock) or of subscription rights or warrants (other than those referred to above).
The number of outstanding Rights is subject to adjustment in the event of a stock dividend on any class or series of Voting Stock payable in shares of a class or series of Voting Stock or subdivisions, consolidations or combinations of any class or series of Voting Stock occurring, in any such case, prior to the Distribution Date.
Shares of Preferred Stock purchasable upon exercise
of the Rights will not be redeemable. Each share of Preferred Stock will be entitled, when, as and if declared, to a minimum preferential
quarterly dividend payment of the greater of
In the event of any merger, consolidation, combination or other transaction in which outstanding shares of common stock are converted or exchanged, each share of Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive 1,000 times the aggregate amount of stock, securities, cash and/or any other property (payable in kind), as the case may be, into which or for which each share of common stock is changed or exchanged.
In the event that any person or group of affiliated or associated persons becomes an Acquiring Person (the first occurrence of such event, a “Flip-In Event”), each holder of a Right, other than Rights beneficially owned by the Acquiring Person (which will thereupon become void), will thereafter have the right to receive upon exercise of a Right that number of shares of common stock equal to the number of shares of common stock obtained by dividing the Purchase Price (subject to adjustments) by 50% of the current per share market price of the common stock on the date of the Flip-In Event. Except in certain situations, a person or group of affiliated or associated persons becomes an “Acquiring Person” upon acquiring beneficial ownership of 10% (20% in the case of a Passive Investor (as defined in the Rights Agreement)) or more in voting power of the shares of Voting Stock then outstanding, subject to certain exclusions. Under the Rights Agreement, a “Passive Investor” is generally a person who or which has reported or is required to report beneficial ownership of shares of Voting Stock on Schedule 13G under the Exchange Act. Certain synthetic interests in securities created by derivative positions are treated under the Rights Agreement as beneficial ownership of the number of shares of Voting Stock equivalent to the economic exposure created by the derivative security, to the extent actual shares of Voting Stock are directly or indirectly beneficially owned by a counterparty to such derivative security.
In the event that, after a Flip-In Event, the Company is acquired in a merger or other business combination transaction or 50% or more of its consolidated assets or earning power are sold, proper provisions will be made so that each holder of a Right (other than Rights beneficially owned by an Acquiring Person which will have become void) will thereafter have the right to receive upon the exercise of a Right that number of shares of common stock equal to the result obtained by dividing the Purchase Price (subject to adjustments) by 50% of the current per share market price of the common stock of such person(s) (or its parent) with whom the Company has engaged in the foregoing transaction.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts in thousands, except share, per share, par values and stated value per share)
(UNAUDITED)
With certain exceptions, no adjustment in the Purchase Price will be required unless such adjustment would require an increase or decrease of at least 1% in such Purchase Price. No fractional shares of Preferred Stock or common stock will be issued (other than fractions of Preferred Stock which are integral multiples of one one-thousandth of a share of Preferred Stock, which may, at the election of the Company, be evidenced by depositary receipts), and in lieu thereof an adjustment in cash will be made based on the current market price of the Preferred Stock or the common stock.
At any time prior to a Flip-In Event, the Board may redeem all but not less than the then outstanding Rights at a price of $ per Right, subject to adjustment (the “Redemption Price”) payable, at the option of the Company, in cash, shares of common stock or such other form of consideration as the Board shall determine. The redemption of the Rights may be made effective at such time, on such basis and with such conditions as the Board in its sole discretion may establish. Immediately upon any redemption of the Rights, the right to exercise the Rights will terminate and the only right of the holders of Rights will be to receive the Redemption Price.
For so long as the Rights are then redeemable, the Company may, in its sole discretion, except with respect to the Redemption Price, supplement or amend any provision in the Rights Agreement without the approval of any holders of the Rights. After the Rights are no longer redeemable, the Company may, except with respect to the Redemption Price, supplement or amend the Rights Agreement without the approval of any holders of Rights, provided that no such supplement or amendment may adversely affect the interests of holders of the Rights, cause the Rights Agreement to become amendable contrary to the provisions of the Rights Agreement, or cause the Rights to again to become redeemable.
Until a Right is exercised or exchanged, the holder thereof, as such, will have no rights as a stockholder of the Company, including, without limitation, the right to vote or to receive dividends.
NOTE 11 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Earn-out Liabilities
Pursuant
to the acquisition of Key Resources Inc. (“KRI”) on August 27, 2018, the purchase price includes earnout consideration payable
to the seller of $
Pursuant
to the Headway Acquisition that closed on May 18, 2022, the purchase price includes an earnout payment totaling up to $
The
Company performed an analysis over the contingent payment and prepared a forecast to determine the likelihood of the Adjusted EBITDA
payout. The adjusted EBITDA TTM forecast, as of July 2023, is above the $
Legal Proceedings
Whitaker v. Monroe Staffing Services, LLC & Staffing 360 Solutions, Inc.
On
December 5, 2019, former owner of KRI, Pamela D. Whitaker (“Whitaker” or “Plaintiff”), filed a complaint in Guilford
County, North Carolina (the “North Carolina Action”) asserting claims for breach of contract and declaratory judgment against
Monroe Staffing Services LLC (“Monroe”) and the Company (collectively, the “Defendants”) arising out of the alleged
non-payment of certain earn-out payments and interest purportedly due under a Share Purchase Agreement pursuant to which Whitaker sold
all issued and outstanding shares in her staffing agency, KRI, to Monroe in August 2018. Whitaker sought $
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts in thousands, except share, per share, par values and stated value per share)
(UNAUDITED)
Defendants removed the action to the Middle District of North Carolina on January 7, 2020, and Plaintiff moved to remand on February 4, 2020. Briefing on the motion to remand concluded on February 24, 2020. Separately, Defendants moved to dismiss the action on January 14, 2020, based on Plaintiff’s failure to state a claim, improper venue, and lack of personal jurisdiction as to defendant Staffing 360 Solutions, Inc. Alternatively, Defendants sought a transfer of the action to the Southern District of New York, based on the plain language of the Share Purchase Agreement’s forum selection clause. Briefing on Defendants’ motion to dismiss concluded on February 18, 2020. On February 28, 2020, Plaintiff moved for leave to file an amended complaint. Defendants filed their opposition to the motion for leave on March 19, 2020. Plaintiff has filed a reply.
On June 29, 2020, Magistrate Judge Webster issued a Report and Recommendation on the pending motions, recommending that Defendants’ motion to dismiss be granted with regard to Defendants’ request to transfer the matter to the Southern District of New York, and denied in all other regards without prejudice to Defendants raising those arguments again in the new forum. Magistrate Judge Webster also recommended that Plaintiff’s motion to remand be denied and motion to amend be left to the discretion of the Southern District of New York.
Plaintiff filed an objection to the Report and Recommendation on July 9, 2020. Defendants responded on July 23, 2020. On February 19, 2021, the District Court issued a decision that reversed the Magistrate Judge’s Order. The District Court granted Plaintiff’s motion to remand and denied Defendants’ motion to dismiss as moot. Defendants filed a Notice of Appeal to the Fourth Circuit on February 25, 2021, and filed their opening brief on April 21, 2021. Plaintiff filed her response brief on May 21, 2021, and Defendants replied on June 11, 2021. Oral argument was held on March 9, 2022. As of the date of this filing, a decision is pending.
Separately,
on February 26, 2020, the Company and Monroe filed an action against Whitaker in the United States District Court for the Southern District
of New York (Case No. 1:20-cv-01716) (the “New York Action”.) The New York Action concerns claims for breach of contract
and fraudulent inducement arising from various misrepresentations made by Whitaker to the Company and Monroe in advance of, and included
in, the share purchase agreement. The Company and Monroe are seeking damages in an amount to be determined at trial but in no event less
than $
On October 13, 2020, the Court denied Whitaker’s motion to dismiss, in part, and granted the motion, in part. The Court rejected Whitaker’s procedural arguments but granted the motion on substantive grounds. However, the Court ordered that Monroe and the Company may seek leave to amend the complaint by letter application by December 1, 2020. Monroe and the Company filed a letter of motion for leave to amend and a proposed Amended Complaint on December 1, 2020. On January 5, 2021, Whitaker filed an opposition to the letter motion. On January 25, 2021, Monroe and the Company filed a reply in further support of the letter motion. On March 9, 2021, the Court granted Monroe and the Company’s motion for leave to amend, in part, and denied the motion, in part. The Court rejected Monroe and the Company’s claim for fraudulent inducement but granted the motion for leave to amend their breach of contract claim. Monroe and the Company filed their amended complaint on March 12, 2021. On April 9, 2021, Whitaker renewed her motion to dismiss on procedural grounds, requesting dismissal of the action or, in the alternative, a stay of the proceeding pending adjudication on the merits of the North Carolina Action. On May 14, 2021, Monroe and the Company filed an opposition to the motion to dismiss. On June 21, 2021, Whitaker filed a reply in further support of the motion. The Court referred the case to Magistrate Judge Moses, who held oral argument on the motion on November 9, 2021.
On April 9, 2021, Whitaker renewed her motion to dismiss on procedural grounds, requesting dismissal of the action or, in the alternative, a stay of the proceeding pending adjudication on the merits of the North Carolina Action. On May 14, 2021, Monroe and the Company filed an opposition to the motion to dismiss. On June 21, 2021, Whitaker filed a reply in further support of the motion. The Court referred the case to Magistrate Judge Barbara Moses, who held oral argument on the motion on November 9, 2021. On March 8, 2022, Magistrate Judge Moses stayed the action pending a decision by the Fourth Circuit on the appeal filed by Monroe and the Company in the North Carolina Action.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts in thousands, except share, per share, par values and stated value per share)
(UNAUDITED)
In light of the Fourth Circuit’s issuance of its July 22, 2022, decision and order transferring the North Carolina Action to the Southern District of New York, on August 1, 2022, the parties to the New York Action wrote to the Magistrate overseeing the matter to request a conference to address, inter alia, the resumption of discovery in light of the Fourth Circuit’s Order issued on July 22, 2022. On August 3, 2022, Magistrate Judge Moses lifted the stay previously imposed in the matter and ordered the parties to appear at a teleconference held on August 16, 2022. At the teleconference, the parties agreed that the North Carolina Action would be dismissed following its transfer to the Southern District of New York without prejudice to Whitaker’s right to assert the same causes of action, based on substantially similar allegations, as counterclaims in the New York Action and that Whitaker would have until September 30, 2022, to do so. The Court ordered the parties to submit a stipulation to this effect by August 23, 2022. Per the Court’s Order, on August 22, 2022, the parties filed a stipulation and proposed order whereby the parties agreed that Whitaker would voluntarily dismiss the North Carolina Action, and would reassert the causes of action set forth in the Proposed Amended Complaint filed in the North Carolina Action as counterclaims in the New York Action; and set forth deadlines for the filing of Whitaker’s answer and counterclaims Plaintiffs’ response to such counterclaims. The Court so-ordered that stipulation on August 23, 2022.
On
September 30, 2022, Whitaker filed an answer and counterclaims, including (1) a cause of action for breach of contract, which was substantially
similar to Whitaker’s breach of contract in the North Carolina Action (the “Breach of Contract Counterclaim”), and
(2) a cause of action under New York and North Carolina consumer protection statutes, asserting that that Plaintiffs exhibited a pattern
and practice in the purchase of businesses similar to KRI by which they allegedly, “endeavor[ ] to acquire the purchased company
at a discount of the agreed-upon purchase price by making an initial down payment, then reneging on payment of deferred compensation
or earnouts and fabricating a pretextual reason for nonpayment at the time the deferred compensation or earnouts become due” (the
Consumer Protection Counterclaim”). For the Consumer Protection Counterclaim, Defendant seeks to recover the full amount of the
Earnout Payments ($
On November 11, 2022, Plaintiffs moved to dismiss the Consumer Protection Counterclaim. Briefing on Plaintiffs’ motion was completed on December 22, 2022. On June 9, 2023, Plaintiff’s motion to dismiss the Consumer Protection Counterclaim was granted.
On August 9, 2023, the Court issued a third revised case management order which set forth relevant deadlines, including the close of fact discovery on September 22, 2023, and the close of all discovery (including expert discovery) on December 8, 2023.
Monroe and the Company intend to pursue their claims vigorously.
As of the date of this filing, we are not aware of any other material legal proceedings to which we or any of our subsidiaries is a party or to which any of our property is subject, other than as disclosed above.
NOTE 12 – SEGMENT INFORMATION
The Company generated revenue and gross profit by segment as follows:
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts in thousands, except share, per share, par values and stated value per share)
(UNAUDITED)
| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
| September 30, 2023 | October 1, 2022 | September 30, 2023 | October 1, 2022 | |||||||||||||
| Commercial Staffing - US | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Professional Staffing - US | $ | |||||||||||||||
| Professional Staffing - UK | $ | |||||||||||||||
| Total Revenue | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Commercial Staffing - US | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Professional Staffing - US | ||||||||||||||||
| Professional Staffing - UK | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Gross Profit | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||
| Depreciation and amortization | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
| Interest expense and amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
| Re-measurement loss on intercompany note | ||||||||||||||||
| Other loss income, net | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
| Loss Before Provision for Income Tax | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||||
The following table disaggregates revenues by segments:
| Quarter Ended September 30, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
| Commercial Staffing - US | Professional Staffing - US | Professional Staffing - UK | Total | |||||||||||||
| Permanent Revenue | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Temporary Revenue | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Total Revenue | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Quarter Ended October 1, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
| Commercial Staffing - US | Professional Staffing - US | Professional Staffing - UK | Total | |||||||||||||
| Permanent Revenue | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Temporary Revenue | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Revenue | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
| Commercial Staffing - US | Professional Staffing - US | Professional Staffing - UK | Total | |||||||||||||
| Permanent Revenue | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Temporary Revenue | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Nine Months Ended October 1, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
| Commercial Staffing - US | Professional Staffing - US | Professional Staffing - UK | Total | |||||||||||||
| Permanent Revenue | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Temporary Revenue | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
As of April 1, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company has assets in the U.S. and the U.K. as follows:
| Total Assets | September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | ||||||
| United States | $ | $ | ||||||
| United Kingdom | ||||||||
| Total Assets | $ | $ | ||||||
| Goodwill | September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | ||||||
| United States | $ | $ | ||||||
| United Kingdom | ||||||||
| Total Goodwill | $ | $ | ||||||
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts in thousands, except share, per share, par values and stated value per share)
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE 13 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
In addition to the shares of Series A Preferred Stock and notes and warrants issued to Jackson, the following are other related party transactions:
Board and Committee Members
| Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cash Compensation | Shares Issued | Value of Shares Issued | Compensation Expense Recognized | |||||||||||||
| Dimitri Villard | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||
| Jeff Grout | | |||||||||||||||
| Nick Florio | ||||||||||||||||
| Vincent Cebula | ||||||||||||||||
| Alicia Barker | ||||||||||||||||
| Brendan Flood | ||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Nine Months Ended October 1, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cash Compensation | Shares Issued | Value of Shares Issued | Compensation Expense Recognized | |||||||||||||
| Dimitri Villard | $ | | $ | $ | | |||||||||||
| Jeff Grout | ||||||||||||||||
| Nick Florio | ||||||||||||||||
| Vincent Cebula | ||||||||||||||||
| Alicia Barker | ||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
NOTE 14 – SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION
| Nine Months Ended | ||||||||
| September 30, 2023 | October 1, 2022 | |||||||
| Cash paid for: | ||||||||
| Interest | $ | $ | ||||||
| Income taxes | ||||||||
| Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities: | ||||||||
| Deferred purchase price of UK factoring facility | ||||||||
| Modification of Series H | ||||||||
| Redeemable Series H preferred stock, net | ||||||||
| Debt discount | ||||||||
| Earnout liability | ||||||||
| Goodwill | ||||||||
| Intangible assets | ||||||||
| Warrant modification | ||||||||
NOTE 15 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Restricted Shares
On November 14, 2023, the Board approved an amendment to the 2021 Plan, subject to stockholder approval, to increase the number of shares of common stock available for issuance pursuant to awards under the 2021 by an additional , to a total of . This was approved by the stockholders on December 27, 2023.
Increase in Common Stock
Our Board has approved, subject to stockholder approval, an amendment to our Charter to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock, par value $, from to and to make a corresponding change to the number of authorized shares of capital stock. The form of the proposed Certificate of Amendment effecting the amendment is attached to this Proxy Statement as Annex C (the “Common Stock Increase Amendment”).
We currently have a total of shares of capital stock authorized under our Charter, consisting of shares of Common Stock and shares of preferred stock, par value $ per share (the “Preferred Stock”). If the Common Stock Increase Proposal is approved by our stockholders, our Board will be authorized, in its discretion, to file the Common Stock Increase Amendment with the office of the Delaware Secretary of State, which would have the effect of increasing the number of authorized shares of Common Stock from to and increase the number of authorized shares of all classes of stock from to . The number of shares of authorized Preferred Stock would remain unchanged. This was approved by the stockholders on December 27, 2023.
Professional Staffing – UK
On January 6,2024 Staffing 360 Solutions Limited, a UK Subsidiary, filed a Notice of Intent with the High Court of Justice in the UK, stating the company’s intention to appoint administrators in an attempt to save the business from liquidation. The moratorium period is ten business days initially while the company reviews its options.
Nasdaq Compliance
Minimum Bid Price Requirement
On
July 17, 2023, the Company received a letter from the Listing Qualifications Staff (the “Staff”) of the Nasdaq Stock Market
(“Nasdaq”) indicating that,
In order to regain compliance with Nasdaq’s minimum bid price requirement, the Company’s common stock must maintain a minimum closing bid price of $ for at least ten consecutive business days during the Compliance Period. In the event the Company does not regain compliance by the end of the Compliance Period, the Company may be eligible for additional time to regain compliance. To qualify, the Company will be required to meet the continued listing requirement for the market value of its publicly held shares and all other initial listing standards for the Nasdaq Capital Market, with the exception of the bid price requirement, and will need to provide written notice of its intention to cure the deficiency during the second compliance period, by effecting a reverse stock split if necessary. If the Company meets these requirements, the Company may be granted an additional 180 calendar days to regain compliance. However, if it appears to Nasdaq that the Company will be unable to cure the deficiency, or if the Company is not otherwise eligible for the additional cure period, Nasdaq will provide notice that the Company’s common stock will be subject to delisting.
The letter has no immediate impact on the listing of the Company’s common stock, which will continue to be listed and traded on Nasdaq, subject to the Company’s compliance with the other listing requirements of Nasdaq.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts in thousands, except share, per share, par values and stated value per share)
(UNAUDITED)
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q
On July 5, 2023, the Company received a notice from the Staff notifying the Company that it has been granted an exception to enable the Company to regain compliance with the Rule pursuant to the following terms: on or before October 16, 2023, the Company must file the Form 10-Q for the period ended April 1, 2023, as required by the Rule. In the event the Company does not satisfy the terms of the exception, the Staff will provide written notification that the Company’s common stock will be delisted.
On August 23, 2023, the Company received a notice from the Staff notifying the Company that as it has not yet filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2023, the Company no longer complies with the Rule for continued listing on Nasdaq. Pursuant to the July 5, 2023 notice described above, the Staff had granted the Company an exception until October 16, 2023 to file its delinquent Form 10-Q for the period ended April 1, 2023 (the “Initial Delinquent Filing”). As a result, any additional Staff exception to allow the Company to regain compliance with all delinquent filings, will be limited to a maximum of 180 calendar days from the due date of the Initial Delinquent Filing, or October 16, 2023. On October 16, 2023, the Company filed the Q1 Form 10-Q and on October 18, 2023, the Staff notified the Company that it had regained compliance with the Listing Rule with respect to the Q1 Form 10-Q.
On November 6, 2023, the Company received a notice from the Staff notifying the Company that it was not in compliance with Nasdaq’s continued listing requirements under the Rule as a result of its failure to file the Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2023 in a timely manner (the “Staff Determination”). Unless the Company requests an appeal of the Staff Determination pursuant to the procedures set forth in the Nasdaq Listing Rule 5800 Series, trading of the Company’s common stock will be suspended from Nasdaq at the opening of business on October 27, 2023, and a Form 25-NSE will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which will remove the Company’s securities from listing and registration on Nasdaq. The Company filed for an appeal regarding the removal of the Company’s securities from listing and registration on Nasdaq. This appeal is set for January 11, 2024. The Staff Determination has no immediate effect and will not immediately result in the suspension of trading or delisting of the Company’s shares of common stock.
The aforementioned notices have no immediate effect on the listing of the Company’s common stock. There can be no assurance that the Company will regain compliance with the Nasdaq’s rules or maintain compliance with any of the other Nasdaq continued listing requirements.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
The following discussion and analysis of our results of operations and financial condition should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. This section includes a number of forward-looking statements, within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, that reflect our current views with respect to future events and financial performance. All statements that address expectations or projections about the future, including, but not limited to, statements about our plans, strategies, adequacy of resources and future financial results (such as revenue, gross profit, operating profit, cash flow), are forward-looking statements. Some of the forward-looking statements can be identified by words like “anticipates,” “believes,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “can,” “could,” “should,” “intends,” “project,” “predict,” “plans,” “estimates,” “goal,” “target,” “possible,” “potential,” “would,” “seek,” and similar references to future periods. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Because these forward-looking statements are based on estimates and assumptions that are subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control or are subject to change, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in these forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: negative outcome of pending and future claims and litigation; our ability to access the capital markets by pursuing additional debt and equity financing to fund our business plan and expenses on terms acceptable to us or at all; our ability to regain and maintain compliance with the Nasdaq Capital Market’s (“Nasdaq”) listing standards; our ability to comply with our contractual covenants, including in respect of our debt; potential cost overruns and possible rejection of our business model and/or sales methods; weakness in general economic conditions and levels of capital spending by customers in the industries we serve; weakness or volatility in the financial and capital markets, which may result in the postponement or cancellation of our customers’ capital projects or the inability of our customers to pay our fees; delays or reductions in U.S. government spending; credit risks associated with our customers; competitive market pressures; the availability and cost of qualified labor; our level of success in attracting, training and retaining qualified management personnel and other staff employees; changes in tax laws and other government regulations; the possibility of incurring liability for our business activities, including, but not limited to, the activities of our temporary employees; our performance on customer contracts; and government policies, legislation or judicial decisions adverse to our businesses. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. We assume no obligation to update such statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. We recommend readers to carefully review the entirety of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including the risk factors set forth under the heading “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and under the same or similar headings in the other reports and documents we file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), particularly our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K.
Overview
We are incorporated in the state of Delaware. As a rapidly growing public company in the international staffing sector, our high-growth business model is based on finding and acquiring suitable, mature, profitable and operating U.S. and U.K. based staffing companies. Our targeted consolidation model is focused specifically on the accounting and finance, information technology, engineering, administration (“Professional”) and light industrial (“Commercial”) disciplines.
We effected a one-for-ten reverse stock split on June 24, 2022 (the “Reverse Stock Split”). All share and per share information in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including the condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto, has, where applicable, been retroactively adjusted to reflect the Reverse Stock Split.
Business Model, Operating History and Acquisitions
We are a high-growth international staffing company engaged in the acquisition of U.S. and U.K. based staffing companies. As part of our consolidation model, we pursue a broad spectrum of staffing companies supporting primarily the Professional and Commercial Business Streams. Our typical acquisition model is based on paying consideration in the form of cash, stock, earn-outs and/or promissory notes. In furthering our business model, the Company is regularly in discussions and negotiations with various suitable, mature acquisition targets. Since November 2013, the Company has completed 11 acquisitions.
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 and October 1, 2022
| Nine Months Ended | % of | Nine Months Ended | % of | |||||||||||||||||
| September 30, 2023 | Revenue | October 1, 2022 | Revenue | Growth | ||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 188,650 | 100.0 | % | $ | 175,066 | 100.0 | % | 7.8 | % | ||||||||||
| Cost of revenue | 160,929 | 85.3 | % | 143,709 | 82.1 | % | 12.0 | % | ||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 27,721 | 14.7 | % | 31,357 | 17.9 | % | -11.6 | % | ||||||||||||
| Operating expenses | 33,028 | 17.5 | % | 32,556 | 18.6 | % | 1.4 | % | ||||||||||||
| Loss from operations | (5,307 | ) | -2.8 | % | (1,199 | ) | -0.7 | % | 342.6 | % | ||||||||||
| Other expenses | (4,615 | ) | -2.4 | % | (2,292 | ) | -1.3 | % | 101.3 | % | ||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | (67 | ) | 0.0 | % | (65 | ) | 0.0 | % | 3.1 | % | ||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (9,989 | ) | -5.3 | % | $ | (3,556 | ) | -2.0 | % | 180.9 | % | ||||||||
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Revenue
For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, revenue increased by 7.8% to $188,650 as compared with $175,066 in revenue for the nine months ended October 1, 2022. Of that increase, $29,952 was attributable to the acquisition of Headway Workforce Solutions (“Headway” and such acquisition, the “Headway Acquisition”), which was completed in May of 2022. Organic revenue declined by $16,368 which consisted of a decline of $18,131 from operations offset by $1,763 of unfavorable foreign currency translation. The decline in revenue was more prevalent in Commercial Staffing as a result of a challenging U.S. operating environment fueled by high inflation and fear of recession, commercial orders have slowed from the prior year. The Headway Acquisition added $62,873 in temporary contractor revenue and $152 in permanent placement revenue. Within organic revenue, temporary contractor revenue declined by $14,605 and permanent placement revenue declined by $1,763.
Revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, was comprised of $185,886 of temporary contractor revenue and $2,763 of permanent placement revenue, compared with $170,962 and $4,374 of temporary contractor revenue and permanent placement revenue, respectively, for the nine months ended October 1, 2022.
Cost of revenue, Gross profit and Gross margin
Cost of revenue includes the variable cost of labor and various non-variable costs (e.g., workers’ compensation insurance) relating to employees (temporary and permanent) as well as sub-contractors and consultants. For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, cost of revenue was $160,929, an increase of 12.0% from $143,709 for nine months ended October 1, 2022, compared with revenue growth of 7.8%. The Headway Acquisition contributed $28,956 to the increase in cost of revenue, while organic cost of revenue declined $11,748, a decrease of 10.2%, compared with a 11.6% decline on organic cost of revenue, as a result of challenges in the U.S. Commercial staffing market resulting from rising inflation and recessionary concerns.
Gross profit for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, was $27,721, a decrease of 11.6% from $31,357 for the nine months ended October 1, 2022, representing gross margin of 14.7% and 17.5% for each period, respectively. Of the increase in gross profit, the Headway Acquisition added $995, representing gross margin of 9.6%. Organic gross profit declined by $4,620, representing gross margin of 17.6%.
Operating expenses
Total operating expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, were $33,028, an increase of 1.4% from $31,357 for the nine months ended October 1, 2022. The increase in operating expenses was driven primarily by the Headway Acquisition with $4,605 in operating expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. Organic operating expenses declined by $1,041 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to the nine months ended October 1, 2022.
Other expenses, net
Total other expenses, net for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 were $4,614, an increase of 101.07% from $2,292 for the nine months ended October 1, 2022. The decrease was driven by an increase of $1,079 in interest expense resulting from the issuance of Series H Preferred shares relating to the Headway acquisition. Amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 were $83 lower, In the prior year, we had a loss on re-measurement of an intercompany note of $1,009 as a result of unfavorable exchange rate changes. In addition, for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, we had other loss of $171 compared with a $20 prior year other loss.
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 and October 1, 2022
| Three Months Ended | % of | Three Months Ended | % of | |||||||||||||||||
| September 30, 2023 | Revenue | October 1, 2022 | Revenue | Growth | ||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 63,467 | 100.0 | % | $ | 66,120 | 100.0 | % | -4.0 | % | ||||||||||
| Cost of revenue | 54,095 | 85.2 | % | 53,795 | 81.4 | % | 0.6 | % | ||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 9,372 | 14.8 | % | 12,325 | 18.6 | % | -24.0 | % | ||||||||||||
| Operating expenses | 11,719 | 18.5 | % | 11,829 | 17.9 | % | -0.9 | % | ||||||||||||
| Loss from operations | (2,347 | ) | -2.5 | % | 496 | 0.8 | % | -423.8 | % | |||||||||||
| Other (expenses) income | (1,887 | ) | -3.0 | % | 599 | 0.9 | % | -415.0 | % | |||||||||||
| Benefit for income taxes | (22 | ) | 0.0 | % | (62 | ) | -0.1 | % | -64.5 | % | ||||||||||
| Net (loss) income | $ | (4,234 | ) | -5.5 | % | $ | 1,033 | 1.6 | % | -440.3 | % | |||||||||
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Revenue
For the three months ended September 30, 2023, revenue decreased by 4.0% to $63,467 as compared with $66,120 in revenue for the three months ended October 1, 2022. The year over year comparisons include Headway for the entire quarter in both periods.. The decline in revenue was more prevalent in Commercial staffing as a result of a challenging U.S. operating environment fueled by high inflation and fear of recession and, commercial orders have slowed from the prior year.
Revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2023, was comprised of $62,847 of temporary contractor revenue and $620 of permanent placement revenue, compared with $64,741 and $1,379 of temporary contractor revenue and permanent placement revenue, respectively, for the three months ended October 1, 2022.
Cost of revenue, Gross profit and Gross margin
Cost of revenue includes the variable cost of labor and various non-variable costs (e.g., workers’ compensation insurance) relating to employees (temporary and permanent) as well as sub-contractors and consultants. For the three months ended September 30, 2023, cost of revenue was $54,095 an increase of .6% from $53,795 for three months ended October 1, 2022. The cost of revenue increased despite a revenue decrease of 4%, as a result of challenges in the U.S. Commercial staffing market resulting from rising inflation and recessionary concerns.
Gross profit for the three months ended September 30, 2023, was $9,372, a decrease of 24.0% from $12,325 for the three months ended October 1, 2022, representing gross margin of 14.8% and 18.6% for each period, respectively. The reduction in gross profit was the result of higher costs of revenue while revenue decreased 4% compared with the three months ended October 1, 2022.
Operating expenses
Total operating expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2023, were $11,719, a decrease of 0.9% from $11,829 for the three months ended October 1, 2022.
Other expenses, net
Total other expenses, net for the three months ended September 30, 2023 were $1,887, an increase of 413.7% from ($599)for the three months ended October 1, 2022. The decrease was driven by an increase of $400 in interest expense resulting from the issuance of Series H Preferred shares relating to the Headway acquisition. Amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs for the three months ended September 30, 2023 were $104 compared with amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs for the three months ended October 1, 2022, which were $186, a decrease of 82. In the prior year, we had a loss on re-measurement of an intercompany note of $566 as a result of unfavorable exchange rate changes. In addition, for the three months ended September 30, 2023, we had other loss of $188 compared with a net loss for the three months ended October 1, 2022 of $79.
Non-GAAP Measures
To supplement our condensed consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP, we also use non-GAAP financial measures and key performance indicators (“KPIs”) in addition to our GAAP results. We believe non-GAAP financial measures and KPIs may provide useful information for evaluating our cash operating performance, ability to service debt, compliance with debt covenants and measurement against competitors. This information should be considered as supplemental in nature and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the related financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. In addition, these non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to similarly entitled measures reported by other companies.
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We present the following non-GAAP financial measure and KPIs in this report:
Revenue and Gross Profit by Business Streams. We use this KPI to measure our mix of revenue and respective profitability between our two main lines of business due to their differing margins.
The following table details revenue and gross profit by sector:
| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| September 30, 2023 | Mix | October 1, 2022 | Mix | September 30, 2023 | Mix | October 1, 2022 | Mix | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial Staffing - US | $ | 23,714 | 37 | % | $ | 25,940 | 39 | % | $ | 71,106 | 38 | % | $ | 83,350 | 48 | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Professional Staffing - US | 25,824 | 41 | % | 25,756 | 39 | % | 74,671 | 40 | % | 45,292 | 26 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Professional Staffing - UK | 13,929 | 22 | % | 14,424 | 22 | % | 42,873 | 23 | % | 46,424 | 27 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Service Revenue | $ | 63,467 | $ | 66,120 | $ | 188,650 | $ | 175,066 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross Profit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial Staffing - US | $ | 5,186 | 55 | % | $ | 5,034 | 41 | % | $ | 13,294 | 48 | % | $ | 15,197 | 48 | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Professional Staffing - US | 2,454 | 26 | % | 4,715 | 38 | % | 8,882 | 32 | % | 8,286 | 26 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Professional Staffing - UK | 1,732 | 18 | % | 2,576 | 21 | % | 5,545 | 20 | % | 7,874 | 25 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Gross Profit | $ | 9,372 | $ | 12,325 | $ | 27,721 | $ | 31,357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross Margin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial Staffing - US | 21.9 | % | 19.4 | % | 18.7 | % | 18.2 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Professional Staffing - US | 9.5 | % | 18.3 | % | 11.9 | % | 18.3 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Professional Staffing - UK | 12.4 | % | 17.9 | % | 12.9 | % | 17.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Gross Margin | 14.8 | % | 18.6 | % | 14.7 | % | 17.9 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA. This measure is defined as net income (loss) attributable to common stock before: interest expense, benefit from income taxes; depreciation and amortization; acquisition, capital raising and other non-recurring expenses; other non-cash charges; impairment of goodwill; re-measurement gain on intercompany note; other income (loss); and charges the Company considers to be non-recurring in nature such, as legal expenses associated with litigation, professional fees associated potential and completed acquisitions. We use this measure because we believe it provides a more meaningful understanding of our profit and cash flow generation.
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| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | Trailing Twelve Months | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| September 30, 2023 | October 1, 2022 | September 30, 2023 | October 1, 2022 | September 30, 2023 | October 1, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net (loss) income | $ | (4,256 | ) | $ | 1,032 | $ | (9,989 | ) | $ | (3,556 | ) | $ | (23,427 | ) | $ | (2,590 | ) | |||||||
| Interest expense | 1,530 | 891 | 4,229 | 2,512 | 5,598 | 3,224 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Expense (benefit) from income taxes | 22 | 62 | 67 | 65 | (220 | ) | (324 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 1,002 | 1,023 | 2,630 | 2,658 | 3,566 | 3,146 | ||||||||||||||||||
| EBITDA | $ | (1,702 | ) | $ | 3,008 | $ | (3,062 | ) | $ | 1,679 | $ | (14,482 | ) | $ | 3,456 | |||||||||
| Acquisition, capital raising and other non-recurring expenses (1) | 1,513 | 1,399 | 3,323 | 2,587 | 7,782 | 3,591 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other non-cash charges (2) | 39 | (16 | ) | 74 | - | 922 | 51 | |||||||||||||||||
| Impairment of Goodwill | - | - | - | - | 10,000 | 3,104 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Re-measurement gain on intercompany note | - | 566 | - | 1,009 | (1,009 | ) | 1,365 | |||||||||||||||||
| Other loss (income) | (182 | ) | (79 | ) | (166 | ) | (21 | ) | (871 | ) | (9,387 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | (332 | ) | $ | 4,878 | $ | 169 | $ | 5,254 | $ | 2,342 | $ | 2,180 | |||||||||||
| Adjusted Gross Profit | $ | 39,133 | $ | 35,866 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA as percentage of Adjusted Gross Profit | 6.0 | % | 6.1 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (1) | Acquisition, capital raising, and other non-recurring expenses primarily relate to capital raising expenses, acquisition and integration expenses, and legal expenses incurred in relation to matters outside the ordinary course of business. | |
| (2) | Other non-cash charges primarily relate to staff option and share compensation expense, expense for shares issued to directors for board services, and consideration paid for consulting services. |
Operating Leverage. This measure is calculated by dividing the growth in Adjusted EBITDA by the growth in adjusted gross profit, on a trailing 12-month basis. We use this KPI because we believe it provides a measure of our efficiency for converting incremental gross profit into Adjusted EBITDA.
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| September 30, 2023 | October 1, 2022 | |||||||
| Gross Profit - TTM (Current Period) | $ | 39,133 | $ | 35,866 | ||||
| Gross Profit - TTM (Prior Period) | 35,866 | 32,793 | ||||||
| Gross Profit – Growth (Decline) | $ | 3,267 | $ | 3,073 | ||||
| Adjusted EBITDA - TTM (Current Period) | $ | 2,342 | $ | 2,180 | ||||
| Adjusted EBITDA - TTM (Prior Period) | 2,180 | 5,432 | ||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA – Growth (Decline) | $ | 162 | $ | (3,252 | ) | |||
Leverage Ratio. Calculated as total debt, net, gross of any original issue discount, divided by pro forma Adjusted EBITDA for the trailing 12-months. We use this KPI as an indicator of our ability to service debt prospectively.
| September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||
| Total Term Debt, Net | $ | 17,347 | $ | 18,514 | ||||
| Addback: Total Debt Discount and Deferred Financing Costs | 1,769 | (783 | ) | |||||
| Total Debt | $ | 19,116 | $ | 17,731 | ||||
| TTM Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 2,342 | $ | 2,180 | ||||
| Pro Forma TTM Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 2,342 | $ | 2,180 | ||||
| Pro Forma Leverage Ratio | 8.16 | 8.13 | ||||||
Operating Cash Flow Including Proceeds from Accounts Receivable Financing. Calculated as net cash (used in) provided by operating activities plus net proceeds from accounts receivable financing. Because much of our temporary payroll expense is paid weekly and in advance of clients remitting payment for invoices, operating cash flow is often weaker in staffing companies where revenue and accounts receivable are growing. Accounts receivable financing is essentially an advance on client remittances and is primarily used to fund temporary payroll. As such, we believe this measure is helpful to investors as an indicator of our underlying operating cash flow.
On February 8, 2018, CBS Butler Holdings Limited (“CBS Butler”), Staffing 360 Solutions Limited and The JM Group, entered into a new arrangement with HSBC Invoice Finance (UK) Ltd (“HSBC”) which provides for HSBC to purchase the subsidiaries’ accounts receivable up to an aggregate amount of £11,500 across all three subsidiaries. The terms of the arrangement provide for HSBC to fund 90% of the purchased accounts receivable upfront and a secured borrowing line of 70% of unbilled receivables capped at £1,000 (within the overall aggregate total facility of £11,500). The arrangement has an initial term of 12 months, with an automatic rolling three-month extension and carries a service charge of 1.80%. Under ASU 2016-16, “Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230, Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments, a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force), the upfront portion of the sale of accounts receivable is classified within operating activities, while the deferred purchase price portion (or beneficial interest), once collected, is classified within investing activities. On April 20, 2020, the terms of the loan with HSBC was amended whereby no capital repayments will be made between April 2020 to September 2020, and only interest payments will be made during this time. On May 15, 2020, we entered into a three-year term loan with HSBC in the UK for £1,000. As of September 30, 2023, the balance for the HSBC loan is $0.
| Nine Months Ended | ||||||||
| September 30, 2023 | October 1, 2022 | |||||||
| Net cash flow used in operating activities | $ | (10,726 | ) | $ | (4,799 | ) | ||
| Collection of UK factoring facility deferred purchase price | 5,046 | 3,705 | ||||||
| Repayments on accounts receivable financing | (2,239 | ) | (2,351 | ) | ||||
| Net cash used in operating activities including proceeds from accounts receivable financing | $ | (7,919 | ) | $ | (3,445 | ) | ||
The Leverage Ratio and Operating Cash Flow Including Proceeds from Accounts Receivable Financing should be considered together with the information in the “Liquidity and Capital Resources” section, immediately below.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
Liquidity is the ability of a company to generate funds to support its current and future operations, satisfy its obligations, and otherwise operate on an ongoing basis. Historically, we have funded our operations through term loans, promissory notes, bonds, convertible notes, private placement offerings and sales of equity.
Our primary uses of cash have been for debt repayments, repayment of deferred consideration from acquisitions, professional fees related to our operations and financial reporting requirements and for the payment of compensation, benefits and consulting fees. The following trends may occur as we continue to execute on our strategy:
| ● | An increase in working capital requirements to finance organic growth; | |
| ● | Addition of administrative and sales personnel as the business grows; | |
| ● | Increases in advertising, public relations and sales promotions for existing and new brands as we expand within existing markets or enter new markets; | |
| ● | A continuation of the costs associated with being a public company; and | |
| ● | Capital expenditures to add technologies. |
Our liquidity may be negatively impacted by the significant costs associated with our public company reporting requirements, costs associated with newly applicable corporate governance requirements, including requirements under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, and other rules implemented by the SEC. We expect all of these applicable rules and regulations could significantly increase our legal and financial compliance costs and increase the use of resources.
As of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, we had a working capital deficiency of $20,276, accumulated deficit of $106,749, and a net loss of $5,734.
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with GAAP, which contemplate continuation as a going concern. We have an unsecured payment due in the next 12 months associated with a historical acquisition and secured current debt arrangements representing approximately $8,469 which are in excess of cash and cash equivalents on hand, in addition to funding operational growth requirements. Historically, we have funded such payments either through cash flow from operations or the raising of capital through additional debt or equity. If we are unable to obtain additional capital, such payments may not be made on time. These factors raise substantial doubt as to our ability to continue as a going concern. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments or classifications that may result from our possible inability to continue as a going concern.
In addition, as of July 2023, we have numerous contractual lease obligations representing an aggregate of approximately $12,129 related to current lease agreements. We intend to fund the majority of these obligations through a combination of cash flow from operations, as well as capital raised through additional debt or equity.
The condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q have been prepared assuming that we will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the recoverability of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. Significant assumptions underlie this belief, including, among other things, that there will be no material adverse developments in our business, liquidity, capital requirements and that our credit facilities with our lenders will remain available to us.
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Operating activities
For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, net cash used in operating activities of $8,285 was primarily attributable to net loss of $5,734 and changes in operating assets and liabilities totaling $5,739 offset by non-cash adjustments of $3,188. Changes in operating assets and liabilities primarily relates to an increase in accounts receivable of $6,285, increase in payables and accrued expense of $2,251, increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets of $369, increase in other assets of $976, increase in current liabilities of $131 and decrease in long term liabilities and other of $491. Total non-cash adjustments of $3,188 primarily includes depreciation and amortization of intangible assets of $1,426, stock-based compensation of $941, amortization of debt discounts and deferred financing of $202 and right of use assets depreciation of $598 and bad debt expense of $21.
For the nine months ended October 1, 2022, net cash used in operating activities of $4,799 was primarily attributable to net loss of $4,588 and changes in operating assets and liabilities totaling $3,806, offset by non-cash adjustments of $3,595. Changes in operating assets and liabilities primarily relate to a decrease in accounts receivable of $7,818, decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets of $1,657, decrease in other assets of $2,770, increase in other current liabilities of $583, increase in other long term liabilities of $3,195 and an increase in accounts payable and accrued expense of $4,661. Total non-cash adjustments of $3,595 primarily include foreign currency re-measurement gain on intercompany loan of $1,009, depreciation and amortization of intangible assets of $1,352, stock-based compensation of $83, amortization of debt discounts and deferred financing of $282, right of use assets depreciation of $884 and bad debt expense of $83.
Investing activities
For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, net cash provided by investing activities totaled $3,134, primarily due to $3,357 related to collection of UK factoring facility deferred purchase price offset by $223 purchase of property and equipment.
For the nine months ended October 1, 2022, net cash flows provided by investing activities totaled $4,787 primarily due to the acquisition of Headway, net of cash acquired, totaling $1,395 and $3,705 related to collection of UK factoring facility deferred purchase price, partially offset by purchase of property and equipment of $313.
Financing activities
For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, net cash provided by financing activities totaled $3,200, primarily due to repayments of $661 on accounts receivable financing, net, proceeds from the sale of common stock of $4,433, third party financing costs of $320 and repayment of term loan of $252.
For the nine months ended October 1, 2022, net cash flows used in financing activities totaled $2,153 primarily due to repayments of $2,351 on accounts receivable financing, net, repayment of term loan of $244, payment of $160 towards the Headway earnout, payments of $14 towards the Redeemable Series H Preferred Stock, dividends of $127 for Series H Preferred Stock offset by proceeds from term loan of $67.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have no off-balance sheet arrangements.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Refer to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on May 19, 2023 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022. There have been no changes to our critical accounting policies during the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
On June 16, 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which introduced an expected credit loss model for the impairment of financial assets measured at amortized cost basis. This ASU replaces the probable, incurred loss model for those assets. On November 15, 2019, the FASB delayed the effective date of FASB ASC Topic 326 for certain small public companies and other private companies. As amended, the effective date of ASC Topic 326 was delayed until fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, for SEC filers that are smaller reporting companies under the SEC’s definition, as well as private companies and not-for-profit entities. The Company adopted this ASU on January 1, 2023. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.
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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.
Not applicable.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As required by Rule 13a-15 of the Exchange Act, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our “disclosure controls and procedures” (each as defined in Rules) as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted to the SEC under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the SEC’s rules and forms, and that information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the principal executive and financial officer as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. Based on that evaluation, we identified a material weakness related to the lack of a sufficient complement of competent finance personnel to appropriately account for, review and disclose the completeness and accuracy of transactions we entered into. Our management has also identified a material weakness in our internal control over our goodwill assessment relating to the lack of a sufficient process for determining the valuation of goodwill assets.
Our principal executive officer and principal financial officer evaluated the effectiveness of disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (“Evaluation Date”), pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) under the Exchange Act. Based on that evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that, as of the Evaluation Date, our disclosure controls and procedures were ineffective, due to the material weakness in our control environment and financial reporting process discussed above.
Management believes that the condensed consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q fairly present, in all material respects, our financial condition as of the Evaluation Date, and results of our operations and cash flows for the Evaluation Date, in conformity with GAAP.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting, identified in connection with the evaluation of such internal control that occurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 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
Whitaker v. Monroe Staffing Services, LLC & Staffing 360 Solutions, Inc.
On December 5, 2019, former owner of Key Resources, Inc. (“KRI”), Pamela D. Whitaker (“Whitaker” or “Plaintiff”), filed a complaint in Guilford County, North Carolina (the “North Carolina Action”) asserting claims for breach of contract and declaratory judgment against Monroe Staffing Services LLC (“Monroe”) and the Company (collectively, the “Defendants”) arising out of the alleged non-payment of certain earn-out payments and interest purportedly due under a Share Purchase Agreement pursuant to which Whitaker sold all issued and outstanding shares in her staffing agency, KRI, to Monroe in August 2018. Whitaker sought $4,054 in alleged damages.
Defendants removed the action to the Middle District of North Carolina on January 7, 2020, and Plaintiff moved to remand on February 4, 2020. Briefing on the motion to remand concluded on February 24, 2020. Separately, Defendants moved to dismiss the action on January 14, 2020 based on Plaintiff’s failure to state a claim, improper venue, and lack of personal jurisdiction as to defendant Staffing 360 Solutions, Inc. Alternatively, Defendants sought a transfer of the action to the Southern District of New York, based on the plain language of the Share Purchase Agreement’s forum selection clause. Briefing on Defendants’ motion to dismiss concluded on February 18, 2020. On February 28, 2020, Plaintiff moved for leave to file an amended complaint. Defendants filed their opposition to the motion for leave on March 19, 2020. Plaintiff has filed a reply.
On June 29, 2020, Magistrate Judge Webster issued a Report and Recommendation on the pending motions, recommending that Defendants’ motion to dismiss be granted with regard to Defendants’ request to transfer the matter to the Southern District of New York, and denied in all other regards without prejudice to Defendants raising those arguments again in the new forum. Magistrate Judge Webster also recommended that Plaintiff’s motion to remand be denied and motion to amend be left to the discretion of the Southern District of New York.
Plaintiff filed an objection to the Report and Recommendation on July 9, 2020. Defendants responded on July 23, 2020. On February 19, 2021, the District Court issued a decision that reversed the Magistrate Judge’s Order. The District Court granted Plaintiff’s motion to remand and denied Defendants’ motion to dismiss as moot. Defendants filed a Notice of Appeal to the Fourth Circuit on February 25, 2021 and filed their opening brief on April 21, 2021. Plaintiff filed her response brief on May 21, 2021, and Defendants replied on June 11, 2021. Oral argument was held on March 9, 2022. As of the date of this filing, a decision is pending.
Separately, on February 26, 2020, the Company and Monroe filed an action against Whitaker in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Case No. 1:20-cv-01716) (the “New York Action”.) The New York Action concerns claims for breach of contract and fraudulent inducement arising from various misrepresentations made by Whitaker to the Company and Monroe in advance of, and included in, the share purchase agreement. The Company and Monroe are seeking damages in an amount to be determined at trial but in no event less than $6,000. On April 28, 2020, Whitaker filed a motion to dismiss the New York Action on both procedural and substantive grounds. On June 11, 2020, Monroe and the Company filed their opposition to Whitaker’s motion to dismiss. On July 9, 2020 Whitaker filed reply papers in further support of the motion.
On October 13, 2020, the Court denied Whitaker’s motion to dismiss, in part, and granted the motion, in part. The Court rejected Whitaker’s procedural arguments but granted the motion on substantive grounds. However, the Court ordered that Monroe and the Company may seek leave to amend the complaint by letter application by December 1, 2020. Monroe and the Company filed a letter of motion for leave to amend and a proposed Amended Complaint on December 1, 2020. On January 5, 2021, Whitaker filed an opposition to the letter motion. On January 25, 2021, Monroe and the Company filed a reply in further support of the letter motion. On March 9, 2021, the Court granted Monroe and the Company’s motion for leave to amend, in part, and denied the motion, in part. The Court rejected Monroe and the Company’s claim for fraudulent inducement but granted the motion for leave to amend their breach of contract claim. Monroe and the Company filed their amended complaint on March 12, 2021. On April 9, 2021, Whitaker renewed her motion to dismiss on procedural grounds, requesting dismissal of the action or, in the alternative, a stay of the proceeding pending adjudication on the merits of the North Carolina Action. On May 14, 2021, Monroe and the Company filed an opposition to the motion to dismiss. On June 21, 2021, Whitaker filed a reply in further support of the motion. The Court referred the case to Magistrate Judge Moses, who held oral argument on the motion on November 9, 2021. Whitaker’s renewed motion to dismiss remains pending.
On April 9, 2021, Whitaker renewed her motion to dismiss on procedural grounds, requesting dismissal of the action or, in the alternative, a stay of the proceeding pending adjudication on the merits of the North Carolina Action. On May 14, 2021, Monroe and the Company filed an opposition to the motion to dismiss. On June 21, 2021, Whitaker filed a reply in further support of the motion. The Court referred the case to Magistrate Judge Barbara Moses, who held oral argument on the motion on November 9, 2021. On March 8, 2022, Magistrate Judge Moses stayed the action pending a decision by the Fourth Circuit on the appeal filed by Monroe and the Company in the North Carolina Action.
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In light of the Fourth Circuit’s issuance of its July 22, 2022, decision and order transferring the North Carolina Action to the Southern District of New York, on August 1, 2022, the parties to the New York Action wrote to the Magistrate overseeing the matter to request a conference to address, inter alia, the resumption of discovery in light of the Fourth Circuit’s Order issued on July 22, 2022. On August 3, 2022, Magistrate Judge Moses lifted the stay previously imposed in the matter and ordered the parties to appear at a teleconference held on August 16, 2022. At the teleconference, the parties agreed that the North Carolina Action would be dismissed following its transfer to the Southern District of New York without prejudice to Whitaker’s right to assert the same causes of action, based on substantially similar allegations, as counterclaims in the New York Action and that Whitaker would have until September 30, 2022, to do so. The Court ordered the parties to submit a stipulation to this effect by August 23, 2022. Per the Court’s Order, on August 22, 2022, the parties filed a stipulation and proposed order whereby the parties agreed that Whitaker would voluntarily dismiss the North Carolina Action and would reassert the causes of action set forth in the Proposed Amended Complaint filed in the North Carolina Action as counterclaims in the New York Action; and set forth deadlines for the filing of Whitaker’s answer and counterclaims Plaintiffs’ response to such counterclaims. The Court so-ordered that stipulation on August 23, 2022.
On September 30, 2022, Whitaker filed an answer and counterclaims, including (1) a cause of action for breach of contract, which was substantially similar to Whitaker’s breach of contract in the North Carolina Action (the “Breach of Contract Counterclaim”), and (2) a cause of action under New York and North Carolina consumer protection statutes, asserting that that Plaintiffs exhibited a pattern and practice in the purchase of businesses similar to KRI by which they allegedly, “endeavor[ ] to acquire the purchased company at a discount of the agreed-upon purchase price by making an initial down payment, then reneging on payment of deferred compensation or earnouts and fabricating a pretextual reason for nonpayment at the time the deferred compensation or earnouts become due” (the Consumer Protection Counterclaim”). For the Consumer Protection Counterclaim, Defendant seeks to recover the full amount of the Earnout Payments ($4,054)—the very same damages sought by Defendant’s Contract Counterclaim—as well as trebled damages pursuant to the North Carolina statute, and interest.
On November 11, 2022, Plaintiffs moved to dismiss the Consumer Protection Counterclaim. Briefing on Plaintiffs’ motion was completed on December 22, 2022. On June 9, 2023, Plaintiff’s motion to dismiss the Consumer Protection Counterclaim was granted.
On August 9, 2023, the Court issued a third revised case management order which set forth relevant deadlines, including the close of fact discovery on September 22, 2023, and the close of all discovery (including expert discovery) on December 8, 2023.
Monroe and the Company intend to pursue their claims vigorously.
As of the date of this filing, we are not aware of any other material legal proceedings to which we or any of our subsidiaries is a party or to which any of our property is subject, other than as disclosed above.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
The following description of risk factors includes any material changes to risk factors associated with our business, financial condition and results of operations previously disclosed in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on May 19, 2023. Our business, financial condition and operating results can be affected by a number of factors, whether currently known or unknown, including but not limited to those described below, any one or more of which could, directly or indirectly, cause our actual financial condition and operating results to vary materially from past, or from anticipated future, financial condition and operating results. Any of these factors, in whole or in part, could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, operating results, and stock price.
The following discussion of risk factors contains forward-looking statements. These risk factors may be important to understanding other statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The following information should be read in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included in Part I, Item 1, “Financial Statements” and Part I, Item 2, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
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Risks Relating to Our Organization and Our Financial Condition
Our debt level could negatively impact our financial condition, results of operations and business prospects.
As of December 31, 2022, our total gross debt was approximately $18,265 and as of September 30, 2023, our total gross debt was approximately $19,116. Our level of debt could have significant consequences to our stockholders, including the following:
● requiring the dedication of a substantial portion of cash flow from operations to make payments on debt, thereby reducing the availability of cash flow for working capital, capital expenditures and other general business activities;
● requiring a substantial portion of our corporate cash reserves to be held as a reserve for debt service, limiting our ability to invest in new growth opportunities;
● limiting the ability to obtain additional financing in the future for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions and general corporate and other activities;
● limiting the flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in the business and industry in which we operate;
● increasing our vulnerability to both general and industry-specific adverse economic conditions including the continuing economic consequences of the COVID-19 endemic and its ongoing effects;
● putting us at a competitive disadvantage versus less leveraged competitors; and
● increasing vulnerability to changes in the prevailing interest rates.
Our ability to make payments of principal and interest, or to refinance our indebtedness, depends on our future performance, which is subject to economic, financial, competitive and other factors. We had negative cash flows from operations for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 and the period ended September 30, 2023, and we may not generate cash flow in the future sufficient to service our debt because of factors beyond our control, including but not limited to our ability to expand our operations. If we are unable to generate sufficient cash flows, we may be required to adopt one or more alternatives, such as restructuring debt or obtaining additional equity capital on terms that may be onerous or highly dilutive. Our ability to refinance our indebtedness will depend on the capital markets and our financial condition at such time. We may not be able to engage in any of these activities or engage in these activities on desirable terms, which could result in a default on our debt obligations. A default on our debt obligations could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations and may cause you to lose all or part of your investment.
Further, the outstanding Amended and Restated Senior Secured 12% Promissory Note (the “2022 Jackson Note”) and the 12% Senior Secured Promissory Note due October 14, 2024 (the “2023 Jackson Note” and together with the 2022 Jackson Note, the “Jackson Notes”) each issued to Jackson Investment Group LLC (“Jackson”) and due October 14, 2024 contain certain customary financial covenants, and we have had instances of non-compliance. Management has historically been able to obtain, from Jackson, waivers of any non-compliance and management expects to continue to be able to obtain necessary waivers in the event of future non-compliance; however, there can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain such waivers, and should Jackson refuse to provide a waiver in the future, the outstanding debt under the agreement could become due immediately. Our financing with MidCap Funding X Trust (“MidCap”) includes customary financial covenants and we have had instances of non-compliance. We have been able to obtain forbearance of any non-compliance from MidCap, and management expects to continue to be able to obtain necessary forbearance in the event of future non-compliance; however, there can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain such forbearance, and should MidCap refuse to provide a forbearance in the future, the outstanding debt under the agreement could become due immediately, which exceeds our current cash balance.
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Our debt instruments contain covenants that could limit our financing options and liquidity position, which would limit our ability to grow our business.
Covenants in our debt instruments impose operating and financial restrictions on us. These restrictions prohibit or limit our ability to, among other things:
● pay cash dividends to our stockholders, subject to certain limited exceptions;
● redeem or repurchase our common stock or other equity;
● incur additional indebtedness;
● permit liens on assets;
● make certain investments (including through the acquisition of stock, shares, partnership or limited liability company interests, any loan, advance or capital contribution);
● sell, lease, license, lend or otherwise convey an interest in a material portion of our assets;
● cease making public filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”); and
● sell or otherwise issue shares of our common stock or other capital stock subject to certain limited exceptions.
Our failure to comply with the restrictions in our debt instruments could result in events of default, which, if not cured or waived, could result in us being required to repay these borrowings before their due date. The holders of our debt may require fees and expenses to be paid or other changes to terms in connection with waivers or amendments. If we are forced to refinance these borrowings on less favorable terms, our results of operations and financial condition could be adversely affected by increased costs and rates. In addition, these restrictions may limit our ability to obtain additional financing, withstand downturns in our business or take advantage of business opportunities.
The Jackson Notes are secured by substantially all of our assets that are not secured by our revolving loan facility with MidCap and HSBC in the U.K., and the terms of the Jackson Notes may restrict our current and future operations. Additionally, Jackson may be able to exert significant influence over us as our senior secured lender.
The Jackson Notes contain a number of restrictive covenants that impose significant operating and financial restrictions on us and may limit our ability to engage in acts that we believe may be in our long-term best interests. The Jackson Notes include covenants limiting or restricting, among other things, our ability to:
● incur or guarantee additional indebtedness;
● pay distributions on, redeem or repurchase shares of our capital stock or redeem or repurchase any of our subordinated debt;
● make certain investments;
● sell assets;
● enter into agreements that restrict distributions or other payments from our restricted subsidiaries;
● incur or allow the existence of liens;
● consolidate, merge or transfer all or substantially all of our assets; and
● engage in transactions with affiliates.
In addition, the Jackson Notes contain financial covenants including, among other things, a fixed charge coverage ratio, minimum liquidity requirements and total leverage ratio. A breach of any of these financial covenants could result in a default under the Jackson Notes. If any such default occurs, Jackson may elect to declare all outstanding borrowings, together with accrued interest and other amounts payable thereunder, to be immediately due and payable. In addition, following an event of default under the Jackson Notes, Jackson will have the right to proceed against the collateral granted to it to secure the debt, which includes our available cash. If the debt under the Jackson Notes were to be accelerated, we cannot assure you that our assets would be sufficient to repay in full our debt.
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Risks Relating to our Common Stock
We may not meet the continued listing requirements of Nasdaq, which could result in a delisting of our common stock.
As previously reported, on May 18, 2023, we received a letter from the Listing Qualifications Staff (the “Staff”) of Nasdaq notifying us that as we had not yet filed its Form 10-Q for the period ended April 1, 2023 pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) (the “Rule”), such matter serves as a basis for delisting our securities from Nasdaq.
On July 5, 2023, we received a notice from the Staff notifying us that we have been granted an exception to enable us to regain compliance with the Rule pursuant to the following terms: on or before October 16, 2023, we must file the Form 10-Q for the period ended April 1, 2023, as required by the Rule. In the event we do not satisfy the terms of the exception, the Staff will provide written notification to us that our common stock will be delisted. On October 16, 2023, we filed the Form 10-Q for the period ended April 1, 2023 and on October 18, 2023, the Staff notified us that we had regained compliance with the Listing Rule with respect to the Form 10-Q for the period ended April 1, 2023.
On August 23, 2023, we received a notice from the Staff notifying us that as we had not yet filed our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2023, we no longer comply with the Rule for continued listing on Nasdaq. Pursuant to the July 5, 2023 notice described above, the Staff granted us an exception until October 16, 2023 to file our then-delinquent Form 10-Q for the period ended April 1, 2023 (the “Initial Delinquent Filing”). As a result, any additional Staff exception to allow us to regain compliance with all delinquent filings, will be limited to a maximum of 180 calendar days from the due date of the Initial Delinquent Filing, or October 16, 2023.
On October 18, 2023, we received a notice from the Staff notifying us that we are not in compliance with Nasdaq’s continued listing requirements under the Rule as a result of its failure to file the Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2023 in a timely manner (the “Staff Determination”). Unless we request an appeal of the Staff Determination pursuant to the procedures set forth in the Nasdaq Listing Rule 5800 Series, trading of our common stock will be suspended from Nasdaq at the opening of business on October 27, 2023, and a Form 25-NSE will be filed with the SEC, which will remove our securities from listing and registration on Nasdaq. The Company filed for an appeal regarding the removal of the Company’s securities from listing and registration on Nasdaq. This appeal is set for January 11, 2024.
Additionally, on July 17, 2023, we received a letter from the Staff indicating that, based upon the closing bid price of our common stock for the 30 consecutive business day period between June 1, 2023, through July 14, 2023, we did not meet the minimum bid price of $1.00 per share required for continued listing on Nasdaq pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) (the “Minimum Bid Price Requirement”). The letter also indicated that we will be provided with a compliance period of 180 calendar days, or until January 15, 2024 (the “Compliance Period”), in which to regain compliance pursuant to the Minimum Bid Price Requirement. In order to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement, our common stock must maintain a minimum closing bid price of $1.00 for at least ten consecutive business days during the Compliance Period. In the event we do not regain compliance by the end of the Compliance Period, we may be eligible for additional time to regain compliance. To qualify, we will be required to meet the continued listing requirement for the market value of our publicly held shares and all other initial listing standards for Nasdaq, with the exception of the Minimum Bid Price Requirement, and will need to provide written notice of its intention to cure the deficiency during the second compliance period, by effecting a reverse stock split if necessary. If we meet these requirements, we may be granted an additional 180 calendar days to regain compliance. However, if it appears to Nasdaq that we will be unable to cure the deficiency, or if we are not otherwise eligible for the additional cure period, Nasdaq will provide notice that our common stock will be subject to delisting.
Although we expect to take actions intended to restore our compliance with the listing requirements, we can provide no assurance that any action taken by us would be successful. If Nasdaq delists our common stock from trading on its exchange for failure to meet Nasdaq’s listing standards for continued listing, an investor would likely find it significantly more difficult to dispose of or obtain our shares, and our ability to raise future capital through the sale of our shares or issue our shares as consideration in acquisitions could be severely limited. Additionally, we may not be able to list our common stock on another national securities exchange, which could result in our securities being quoted on an over-the-counter market. If this were to occur, our stockholders could face significant material adverse consequences, including limited availability of market quotations for our common stock and reduced liquidity for the trading of our securities. Delisting could also have other negative results, including the potential loss of confidence by employees, the loss of institutional investor interest and fewer business development opportunities.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
There have been no unregistered sales of securities during the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that have not been previously reported in a Current Report on Form 8-K. We have not made any purchases of our own securities during the time period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
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Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities.
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information.
None.
Item 6. Exhibits.
| * | Filed herewith |
| ** | Furnished herewith |
| *** | Certain of the schedules (and similar attachments) to this exhibit have been omitted in accordance with Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, because they do not contain information material to an investment or voting decision and that information is not otherwise disclosed in the exhibit or the disclosure document. The registrant hereby agrees to furnish a copy of all omitted schedules (or similar attachments) to the SEC upon its request. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| STAFFING 360 SOLUTIONS, INC. | ||
| Date: January 9, 2024 | By: | /s/ Brendan Flood |
| Brendan Flood | ||
| Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | ||
| (Principal Executive Officer) | ||
| Date: January 9, 2024 | By: | /s/ Joe Yelenic |
Joe Yelenic Senior Vice President, Corporate Finance (Principal Financial Officer) | ||
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