Basis of Presentation

9 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2023

Basis of Presentation [Abstract]

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

NOTE 1 – BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Description of Business

Unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires, references in this subsection to “we,” “us,”, “our,” “the Company,” and other similar terms refer to Digerati and its subsidiaries.  

Digerati Technologies, Inc., a Nevada corporation, through its operating subsidiaries in Texas, Florida, and California provides cloud services specializing in Unified Communications as a Service (“UCaaS”) and broadband connectivity solutions for the business market. Digerati’s product line includes a portfolio of Internet-based telephony products and services delivered through its cloud application platform and session-based communication network and network services including Internet broadband, fiber, mobile broadband, and cloud WAN solutions (SD WAN).

Digerati Technologies, Inc. currently has four (4) operating subsidiaries: (i) Verve Cloud, Inc., a Texas entity (this entity was formerly known as Shift8 Networks, Inc.); (ii) T3 Communications, Inc., a Florida entity; (iii) Nexogy, Inc., a Florida entity; and (iv) NextLevel Internet, Inc., a California entity. Each of these entities is a subsidiary of Verve Cloud, Inc., a Nevada entity (this entity was formerly known as T3 Communications, Inc.) formed on March 27, 2023. We expect the completion to be consolidated under one single entity during the quarter ending June 30, 2023.

Digerati provides enterprise-class, carrier-grade services to the small-to-medium-sized business (“SMB”) at cost-effective monthly rates. Digerati’s UCaaS or cloud communication services include fully hosted IP/PBX, video conferencing, mobile applications, Voice over Internet Protocol (“VoIP”) transport, SIP trunking, and customized VoIP services all delivered Only in the Cloud™. Digerati’s broadband connectivity solutions for the delivery of digital oxygen are designed for reliability, business continuity and to optimize bandwidth for businesses using Digerati’s cloud communication services and other cloud-based applications.

Basis of presentation and consolidation

The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of Digerati Technologies, Inc. have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and the rules of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. In the opinion of management, these interim financial statements contain all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of financial position and the results of operations for the interim periods presented. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. Notes to the consolidated financial statements, which would substantially duplicate the disclosure contained in the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended July 31, 2022, contained in the Company’s Form 10-K filed on October 31, 2022, have been omitted.

Reclassification

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified for consistency with the current year presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on the reported results of operations or net assets of the Company.

Earnings (Loss) Per Share

Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of Common Stock outstanding during the period. Basic earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing the net income (loss) available to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of shares of Common Stock outstanding during the respective period presented in the Company’s accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements. Fully-diluted earnings (loss) per share is computed similarly to basic income (loss) per share except that the denominator is increased to include the number of dilutive Common Stock equivalents using the treasury stock method for options and warrants and the if-converted method for convertible debt.

	Three months ended April 30,					Nine months ended April 30,
(in thousands, except per share data)	2023			2022		2023			2022
NUMERATOR:
NET INCOME (LOSS)	$	(2,244	)	$	3,902	$	(7,012	)	$	(4,726	)
DENOMINATOR:
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING - BASIC		153,785,787			139,751,107		148,462,169			139,285,833
LOSS PER COMMON SHARE - BASIC	$	(0.01	)	$	0.03	$	(0.05	)	$	(0.03	)

	Three months ended April 30,						Nine months ended April 30,
(in thousands, except per share data)	2023			2022			2023			2022
NUMERATOR:
NET INCOME (LOSS)	$	(2,244	)	$	3,902		$	(7,012	)	$	(4,726	)
Less: adjustments to net income	$	-		$	(6,759	)	$	-		$	-
NET INCOME (LOSS) -  DILUTED SHARES OUTSTANDING CALCULATION	$	(2,244	)	$	(2,857	)	$	(7,012	)	$	(4,726	)
DENOMINATOR:
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING - BASIC		153,785,787			139,751,107			148,462,169			139,285,833
Warrants and Options to purchase common stock		-			100,352,766			-			-
Convertible Debt		-			14,063,920			-			-
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING - DILUTED		153,785,787			254,167,793			148,462,169			139,285,833
LOSS PER COMMON SHARE - DILUTED	$	(0.01	)	$	(0.01	)	$	(0.05	)	$	(0.03	)

The Company excluded the following securities from the calculation of basic and diluted net loss per share as the effect would have been antidilutive

	Three months ended April 30,				Nine months ended April 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Convertible Preferred Shares		63,458,674		56,745,216		63,458,674		56,745,216
Convertible Debt		85,183,490		12,633,333		85,183,490		12,633,333
Total		148,642,164		69,378,549		148,642,164		69,378,549

Treasury Shares

As a result of entering into various convertible debt instruments which contained a variable conversion feature with no floor, warrants with fixed exercise price, and convertible notes with fixed conversion price or with a conversion price floor, we reserved 104,000,000 treasury shares for consideration for future conversions and exercise of warrants, for convertible notes with fixed conversion price, notes with variable conversion feature with a floor and warrants with a conversion price floor. The Company will evaluate the reserved treasury shares on a quarterly basis, and if necessary, reserve additional treasury shares. As of April 30, 2023, we believe that the treasury shares reserved are sufficient for any future conversions of these instruments. As a result, these debt instruments and warrants are excluded from derivative consideration.

Customers and Suppliers

We rely on various suppliers to provide services in connection with our VOIP and UCaaS offerings. Our customers include businesses in various industries including Healthcare, Banking, Financial Services, Legal, Real Estate, and Construction. We are not dependent upon any single supplier or customer.

During the nine months ended April 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company did not derive revenues of 10% or more from any single customer.

As of April 30, 2023 and July 31, 2022, the Company did not have outstanding accounts receivable of 10% or more from any single customer.

Sources of revenue:

The Company recognizes cloud-based hosted services revenue, mainly from subscription services for its cloud telephony applications that includes hosted IP/PBX services, SIP trunking, call center applications, auto attendant, voice, and web conferencing, call recording, messaging, voicemail to email conversion, integrated mobility applications that are device and location agnostic, and other customized applications. Other services include enterprise-class data and connectivity solutions through multiple broadband technologies including cloud WAN or SD-WAN (Software-defined Wide Area Network), fiber, and Ethernet over copper. We also offer remote network monitoring, data backup and disaster recovery services. The Company applies a five-step approach in determining the amount and timing of revenue to be recognized: (i) identifying the contract with a customer, (ii) identifying the performance obligations in the contract, (iii) determining the transaction price, (iv) allocating the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract and (v) recognizing revenue when the performance obligation is satisfied. Substantially all of the Company’s revenue is recognized at the time control of the products transfers to the customer.

Service Revenue

Service revenue from subscriptions to the Company’s cloud-based technology platform is recognized over time on a ratable basis over the contractual subscription term beginning on the date that the platform is made available to the customer. Payments received in advance of subscription services being rendered are recorded as deferred revenue. Usage fees, either bundled or not bundled, are recognized when the Company has a right to invoice. Professional services for configuration, system integration, optimization, customer training and/or education are primarily billed on a fixed-fee basis and are performed by the Company directly. Alternatively, customers may choose to perform these services themselves or engage their own third-party service providers. Professional services revenue is recognized over time, generally as services are activated for the customer.

Product Revenue

The Company recognizes product revenue for telephony equipment at a point-in-time, when transfer of control has occurred, which is generally upon delivery. Sales returns are recorded as a reduction to revenue estimated based on historical data.

Disaggregation of Cloud-based hosted revenues.

Summary of disaggregated revenue is as follows (in thousands):

	For the Three Months Ended April 30,				For the Nine Months  Ended April 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Cloud software and service revenue	$	7,777	$	8,092	$	23,694	$	15,677
Product revenue		60		71		214		282
Total operating revenues	$	7,837	$	8,163	$	23,908	$	15,959

Contract Assets

Contract assets are recorded for those parts of the contract consideration not yet invoiced but for which the performance obligations are completed. The revenue is recognized when the customer receives services or equipment for a reduced consideration at the onset of an arrangement; for example, when the initial month’s services or equipment are discounted. Contract assets are included in prepaid and other current assets in the consolidated balance sheets, depending on if their reduction is recognized during the succeeding 12-month period or beyond. Contract assets as of April 30, 2023 and July 31, 2022 was $0 and $6,701, respectively.

Deferred Income

Deferred income represents billings or payment received in advance of revenue recognition and is recognized upon transfer of control. Balances consist primarily of annual plan subscription services, for services not yet provided as of the balance sheet date. Deferred revenues that will be recognized during the succeeding 12-month period are recorded as current deferred revenues in the consolidated balance sheets, with the remainder recorded as other noncurrent liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets. Deferred income as of April 30, 2023 and July 31, 2022 was $425,130 and $66,167, respectively.

Customer deposits

The Company in some instances requires customers to make deposits for the last month of services, equipment, installation charges and training. As equipment is installed and training takes place, the deposits are then applied to revenue. The deposit for the last month of services is applied to any outstanding balances if services are cancelled. If the customer’s account is paid in full, the Company will refund the full deposit in the month following service termination. As of April 30, 2023 and July 31, 2022, Digerati’s customer deposits balance was $852,141 and $864,345, respectively. The customer deposit balance is included as part of deferred income on the consolidated balance sheets.

Costs to Obtain a Customer Contract

Direct incremental costs of obtaining a contract consisting of sales commissions are deferred and amortized over the estimated life of the customer, which currently averages 36 months. The Company calculates the estimated life of the customer on an annual basis. The Company classifies deferred commissions as prepaid expenses or other noncurrent assets based on the timing of when it expects to recognize the expense. As of April 30, 2023, the Company has $663,661 in deferred commissions/contract costs. Sales commissions expensed for the nine months ended April 30, 2023 and 2022 were $2,050,008 and 1,463,989, respectively. The costs to obtain customer contract balances are included as part of prepaid expenses and other assets on the consolidated balance sheets.

Direct Costs - Cloud software and service

We incur bandwidth and colocation charges in connection with our UCaaS or cloud communication services. The bandwidth charges are incurred as part of the connectivity between our customers to allow them access to our various services. We also incur costs from underlying providers for fiber, internet broadband, and telecommunication circuits in connection with our data and connectivity solutions.

Derivative financial instruments.

Digerati does not use derivative instruments to hedge exposures to cash flow, market, or foreign currency risks. However, Digerati evaluates its convertible instruments and free-standing instruments such as warrants for derivative liability accounting.

For derivative financial instruments that are accounted for as liabilities, the derivative instrument is initially recorded at its fair value and is then re-valued at each reporting date. Any changes in fair value are recorded as non-operating, non-cash income or expense for each reporting period. For derivative notes payable conversion options and warrants Digerati uses the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to value the derivative instruments.

The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is re-assessed at the end of each reporting period. Derivative instrument liabilities are classified in the balance sheet as current or non-current based on whether or not net-cash settlement of the derivative instrument is probable within the next 12 months from the balance sheet date.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments.

Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. A fair value hierarchy is used which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The fair value hierarchy based on the three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value are as follows:

Level 1 –  Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 – Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are financial instruments whose values are determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques, as well as instruments for which the determination of fair value requires significant judgment or estimation.

For certain of our financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses, the carrying amounts approximate fair value due to the short maturity of these instruments. The carrying value of our long-term debt approximates its fair value based on the quoted market prices for the same or similar issues or the current rates offered to us for debt of the same remaining maturities.

Our derivative liabilities as of April 30, 2023 and July 31, 2022 were $7,759,446 and $10,587,717, respectively.

The following table provides the fair value of the derivative financial instruments measured at fair value using significant unobservable inputs:

			Fair value measurements at reporting date using.
			Quoted prices in active markets for identical liabilities		Significant other observable inputs		Significant unobservable inputs
Description	Fair Value		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
Derivative liability at July 31, 2022	$	10,587,717		-		-	$	10,587,717
Derivative liability at April 30, 2023	$	7,759,446		-		-	$	7,759,446

The fair market value of all derivatives during the year ended July 31, 2022 was determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model which used the following assumptions:

Expected dividend yield	0.00	%
Expected stock price volatility	63.32% - 250.19	%
Risk-free interest rate	0.03% - 2.98	%
Expected term	0.05 - 9.50 years

The fair market value of all derivatives during the nine months ended April 30, 2023 was determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model which used the following assumptions:

Expected dividend yield	0.00%
Expected stock price volatility	93.12% - 198.87%
Risk-free interest rate	3.44% - 5.14%
Expected term	0.17 – 7.56 years

The following table provides a summary of the changes in fair value of the derivative financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs:

Balance at July 31, 2022	$	10,587,717
Derivative from new convertible promissory notes recorded as debt discount		63,805
Derivative gain		(2,892,076	)
Balance at April 30, 2023	$	7,759,446

Noncontrolling interest

The Company follows Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 810, Consolidation, which governs the accounting for and reporting of non-controlling interests (“NCIs”) in partially owned consolidated subsidiaries and the loss of control of subsidiaries. Certain provisions of this standard indicate, among other things, that NCIs be treated as a separate component of equity, not as a liability, that increases and decreases in the parent’s ownership interest that leave control intact be treated as equity transactions rather than as step acquisitions or dilution gains or losses, and that losses of a partially owned consolidated subsidiary be allocated to the NCI even when such allocation might result in a deficit balance. The net income (loss) attributed to the NCI is separately designated in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

On May 1, 2018, Verve Cloud, Inc. (f/k/a T3 Communications, Inc.) (“Verve Cloud”), a Nevada Corporation, entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (“SPA”), whereby in an exchange for $250,000, Verve Cloud agreed to sell to the buyers 199,900 shares of common stock equivalent to 19.99% of the issued and outstanding common shares of Verve Cloud. The $250,000 of the cash received under this transaction was recognized as an adjustment to the carrying amount of the noncontrolling interest and as an increase in additional paid-in capital in Verve Cloud. At the option of the Company, and for a period of five years following the date of the SPA, the 199,900 shares of common stock in Verve Cloud may be converted into Common Stock of Digerati at a ratio of 3.4 shares of DTGI Common stock for everyone (1) share of Verve Cloud at any time after the DTGI Common Stock has a current market price of $1.50 or more per share for 20 consecutive trading days.

For the nine months ended April 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company accounted for a noncontrolling interest of approximately $898,000 and $1,306,000, respectively. Additionally, one of the buyers serves as a Board Member of T3 Communications, Inc., a Florida Corporation, one of our operating subsidiaries.

Recently issued accounting pronouncements.

Recent accounting pronouncements, other than below, issued by the FASB (including its Emerging Issues Task Force), the AICPA and the SEC did not, or are not, believed by management to have a material effect on the Company’s present or future financial statements.

In August 2020, the FASB issued “ASU 2020-06, Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 47020) and Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40)” which simplifies the accounting for convertible instruments. The guidance removes certain accounting models which separate the embedded conversion features from the host contract for convertible instruments. Either a modified retrospective method of transition or a fully retrospective method of transition is permissible for the adoption of this standard. Update No. 2020-06 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of this ASU on its financial statements. 

In June 2016, the FASB issued “ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments.” The standard's main goal is to improve financial reporting by requiring earlier recognition of credit losses on financing receivables and other financial assets in scope. Update No. 2016-13 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of this ASU on its financial statements.