UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
(Mark One)
| QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended
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| TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from __________to__________
Commission File Number
YUNHONG CTI LTD.
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes
The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock, no par value per share, as of May 10, 2022 was
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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2022 (unaudited) and December 31, 2021 (audited) |
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) |
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
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Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures Regarding Market Risk |
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Exhibit 31.1 |
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Exhibit 31.2 |
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Exhibit 32 |
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
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Shareholders' Equity: | ||||||||
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Series A Preferred Stock -- par value, shares authorized, shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2021 December 31, 2020 (liquidation preference - $ million as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021) | ||||||||
Series B Preferred Stock -- par value, shares authorized, issued and outstanding at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 (liquidation preference - $ million at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021) | ||||||||
Series C Preferred Stock -- par value, shares authorized, issued and outstanding at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 (liquidation preference - $ million at March 31, 2022 and December 21, 2021 | ||||||||
Series D Preferred Stock -- par value, shares authorized, issued and outstanding at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 (liquidation preference - $ million at March 31, 2022 and December 21, 2021 | ||||||||
Common Stock – | par value, shares authorized, and shares issued and and shares outstanding at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively||||||||
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Less: Treasury stock, shares | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | $ | $ |
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated unaudited financial statements.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
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Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information and noncash investing and financing activities: |
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Issuance of Series C Preferred in exchange from advance from investor |
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Amortization of beneficial conversion feature and deemed dividend on Series C Preferred stock |
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See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated unaudited financial statements.
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity
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Balance December 31, 2020 |
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Balance March 31, 2021 |
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See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
Yunhong CTI Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 1 - Basis of Presentation
The accompanying condensed (a) consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2022 and (b) the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared and, in the opinion of management, contain all the adjustments (consisting of those of a normal recurring nature) considered necessary to present fairly the consolidated financial position and the consolidated statements of comprehensive income and consolidated cash flows for the periods presented in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles for interim consolidated financial information and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2022 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. It is suggested that these condensed consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, filed on April 15, 2022, which can be found on the Company's website (www.ctiindustries.com) or www.sec.gov.
Principles of consolidation and nature of operations:
Yunhong CTI Ltd and CTI Supply, Inc. (collectively, the “Company”) (i) design, manufacture and distribute metalized balloon products throughout the world, (ii) distribute purchased latex balloons products, and (iii) operate systems for the production, lamination, coating and printing of films used for food packaging and other commercial uses and for conversion of films to flexible packaging containers and other products. As discussed in Note 2 Discontinued Operations, effective in the third quarter of 2019, the Company determined that it was exiting the business formerly conducted by CTI Europe GmbH (“CTI Europe”). In addition, during October 2021, the Company sold its Mexican subsidiary (Flexo Universal, S. de R.L. de C.V.), a manufacturer of latex balloons. Accordingly, the operations of these entities are classified as discontinued operations in these financial statements.
The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Yunhong CTI Ltd., and CTI Supply, Inc. See Note 2.
The determination of whether or not to consolidate a variable interest entity under U.S. GAAP requires a significant amount of judgment concerning the degree of control over an entity by its holders of variable interest. To make these judgments, management has conducted an analysis of the relationship of the holders of variable interest to each other, the design of the entity, the expected operations of the entity, which holder of variable interests is most “closely associated” to the entity and which holder of variable interests is the primary beneficiary required to consolidate the entity. Upon the occurrence of certain events, management reviews and reconsiders its previous conclusion regarding the status of an entity as a variable interest entity.
Reclassification:
Certain amounts in the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements for prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. These reclassifications have not changed the results of operations of prior periods.
Use of estimates:
In preparing financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, management makes estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting period in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results may differ from those estimates. The Company’s significant estimates include valuation allowances for doubtful accounts and inventory valuation, preferred stock dividends and beneficial conversion features, and assumptions used as inputs in the Black-Scholes option-pricing model.
Segments:
The Company operates as a single segment, both in terms of geography and operations, particularly in light of the October 2021 sale of its Flexo Universal subsidiary. After that date, all manufacturing occurs in the United States.
Earnings per share:
Basic (loss) per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during each period.
Diluted (loss) per share is computed by dividing the net loss by the weighted average number of shares of common stock and equivalents (stock options and warrants), unless anti-dilutive, during each period.
As of March 31, 2022 and 2021, shares to be issued upon the exercise of options and warrants aggregated
Significant Accounting Policies:
The Company’s significant accounting policies are summarized in Note 2 of the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021. There were no significant changes to these accounting policies during the three months ended March 31, 2022.
Net sales include revenues from sales of products and shipping and handling charges, net of estimates for product returns. Revenue is measured at the amount of consideration the Company expects to receive in exchange for the transferred products. Revenue is recognized at the point in time when we transfer the promised products to the customer and the customer obtains control over the products. The Company recognizes revenue for shipping and handling charges at the time the goods are shipped to the customer, and the costs of outbound freight are included in cost of sales, as we have elected the practical expedient included in ASC 606.
The Company provides for product returns based on historical return rates. While we incur costs for sales commissions to our sales employees and outside agents, we recognize commission costs concurrent with the related revenue, as the amortization period is less than one year and we have elected the practical expedient included in ASC 606. We do not incur incremental costs to obtain contracts with our customers. Our product warranties are assurance-type warranties, which promise the customer that the products are as specified in the contract. Therefore, the product warranties are not a separate performance obligation and are accounted for as described herein. Sales taxes assessed by governmental authorities are accounted for on a net basis and are excluded from net sales.
Note 2 – Discontinued Operations
During October 2021, the Company sold its interest in Flexo Universal, S. de R.L. de C.V. (“Flexo”), a manufacturer of latex balloons based in Guadalajara, Mexico. The Company received $
In July 2019 management and the Board engaged in a review of CTI Balloons and CTI Europe and determined that they are not accretive to the Company overall, add complexity to the Company’s structure and utilize resources. Therefore, as of July 19, 2019, the board authorized management to divest of CTI Balloons and CTI Europe. These actions are being taken to focus our resources and efforts on our core business activities, particularly foil balloons and ancillary products based in North America. The Company determined that these entities met the held-for-sale and discontinued operations accounting criteria. Accordingly, the Company has reported the results of these operations as discontinued operations in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income and presented the related assets and liabilities as held-for-sale in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. These changes have been applied for all periods presented. The disposal of CTI Europe was delayed due to COVID issues but is expected to be completed in the next three months. The Company divested its CTI Balloons (United Kingdom) subsidiary in the fourth quarter 2019.
CTI Europe recorded a gain from discontinued operations, net of taxes of
Summarized Discontinued Operations Financial Information
The following table summarizes the major line items for the operations that are included in the income from discontinued operations, net of tax line item in the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months ended:
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The following table summarizes the carrying amounts of major classes of assets and liabilities of discontinued operations for each of the periods presented:
Yunhong CTI Ltd. |
Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheet |
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The cash flows related to discontinued operations have not been segregated and are included in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. The following table summarizes depreciation from discontinued operations for each of the periods presented:
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Note 3 – Liquidity and Going Concern
The Company’s financial statements are prepared using accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) applicable to a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company has a cumulative net loss from inception to March 31, 2022 of approximately $
The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent on the Company obtaining adequate capital to fund operating losses. Management’s plans to continue as a going concern include raising additional capital through sales of equity securities and borrowing, continuing to focus our Company on the most profitable elements, and exploring alternative funding sources on an as needed basis. However, management cannot provide any assurances that the Company will be successful in accomplishing any of its plans. The COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain challenges, and inflationary pressures have impacted the Company’s business operations to some extent and is expected to continue to do so and, these impacts may include reduced access to capital. The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern may be dependent upon its ability to successfully secure other sources of financing and attain profitable operations. There is substantial doubt about the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern for one year from the issuance of the accompanying consolidated financial statements. The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.
The Company’s primary sources of liquidity have traditionally been comprised of cash and cash equivalents as well as availability under the Credit Agreement in place at the time (see Note 4). We endured compliance failures with covenants until September 2021 when we refinanced our credit facility. We believe we have been in compliance with our new credit facility since that time.
On April 23, 2021, the Company entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement (“PSA”) with an unaffiliated purchaser (the “Purchaser”) pursuant to which the Company sold its facility in Lake Barrington, Illinois (the “Lake Barrington Facility”), in which our headquarters office, production and warehouse space are located, to the Purchaser. The sale price for the Lake Barrington Facility was $
In consideration for entering into the Loan Amendment, the Company agrees to pay the Former Lender a Forbearance Fee of $
Note 4 - Debt
On September 30, 2021 (the “Closing Date”), the Company entered into a loan and security agreement (the “Agreement”) with Line Financial (the “Lender”), which provides for a senior secured financing consisting of a revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility) in an aggregate principal amount of up to $
Interest on the Senior Facilities shall be the prime rate published from time to time published in the Wall Street Journal (
The Senior Facilities mature on September 30, 2023 and shall automatically be extended for successive periods of
The Senior Facilities require that the Company shall, commencing December 31, 2021, maintain Tangible Net Worth of at least $
The Senior Facilities contain certain affirmative and negative covenants that limit the ability of the Company, among other things and subject to certain significant exceptions, to incur debt or liens, make investments, enter into certain mergers, consolidations, and acquisitions, pay dividends and make other restricted payments, or make capital expenditures exceeding $
As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, the term loan balance amounted to $
As of January 1, 2019, the Company had a note payable to John H. Schwan, Director and former Chairman of the Board, for $
As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company had a note payable to Alex Feng for $
Note 5 - Shareholders' Equity
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
On January 3, 2020, the Company entered into a stock purchase agreement (as amended on February 24, 2020 and April 13, 2020 (the “LF Purchase Agreement”)), pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell, and LF International Pte. Ltd., a Singapore private limited company (“LF International”), which is controlled by Company director, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Yubao Li, agreed to purchase, up to
The issuance of the Series A Preferred generated a beneficial conversion feature (BCF), which arises when a debt or equity security is issued with an embedded conversion option that is beneficial to the investor or in the money at inception because the conversion option has an effective strike price that is less than the market price of the underlying stock at the commitment date. The fair value of the common stock into which the Series A Preferred was convertible exceeded the allocated purchase price fair value of the Series A Preferred Stock at the closing dates by approximately $
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock
In November 2020, we issued
Series C Convertible Preferred Stock
In January 2021 we entered into an agreement with a related party, LF International Pte. Ltd. which is controlled by Company director and Chairman, Mr. Yubao Li, to purchase shares of Series C Preferred stock. We issued
Series D Convertible Preferred Stock
In June 2021, the Company received $
Preferred Stock Rollforward | Balance as of December 31, 2021 | Accrued Deemed Dividends | Balance as of March 31, 2022 |
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Warrants
In connection with the Series A Offering, in 2020 the Company issued
The Company has applied the Black-Scholes model to value stock-based awards. That model incorporates various assumptions in the valuation of stock-based awards relating to the risk-free rate of interest to be applied, the estimated dividend yield and expected volatility of the Company’s Common Stock. The risk-free rate of interest is the U.S. Treasury yield curve for periods within the expected term of the option at the time of grant. The expected volatility is based on historical volatility of the Company’s Common Stock.
The valuation assumptions we have applied to determine the value of warrants granted in 2021 and 2020 were as follows:
- | Historical stock price volatility: The Company used the weekly closing price to calculate historical annual volatility which was a range from |
- | Risk-free interest rate: The Company bases the risk-free interest rate on the rate payable on US treasury securities with a similar maturity in effect at the time of the grant, which was a range from . |
- | Expected life: The expected life of the warrants represents the period of time warrants were expected to be outstanding. The Company used an expected life of |
- | Dividend yield: The estimate for dividend yield is |
- | Estimated forfeitures: When estimating forfeitures, the Company considers historical terminations as well as anticipated retirements. |
A summary of the Company’s stock warrant activity is as follows:
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As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 the Company reserved the following shares of its common stock for the exercise of warrants, and preferred stock:
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Series C Preferred Stock | ||||
Series D Preferred Stock | ||||
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Shares reserved as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 |
Effective January 2022, and in accordance with the Employment Agreement of Chief Executive Officer Frank Cesario, a grant of restricted stock was made in the amount of
• The restrictions on
• The restrictions on
• The restrictions on
• The restrictions on
The Audit Committee (as defined in the Plan) shall be responsible for determining when the conditions above have been satisfied. The Company records compensation expense with each vesting, and records a likelihood of vesting weighted analysis to the extent it has visibility to do so. Without such visibility, it considers such probability as de minimis until additional information is available.
Note 6 - Legal Proceedings
The Company may be party to certain lawsuits or claims arising in the normal course of business. The ultimate outcome of these matters is unknown but, in the opinion of management, we do not believe any of these proceedings will have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect upon our financial condition, cash flows or future results of operation.
Benchmark Investments, Inc. v. Yunhong CTI Ltd., Case No. 1:21-cv-02279, was filed a case in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on March 16, 2021 and served on the Company on March 31, 2021. The complaint seeks damages in excess of $
During February 2022, Engie Resources LLC filed a claim against the Company, seeking payment of $
Note 7 - Inventories, Net
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Total inventories | $ | $ |
Note 8 - Concentration of Credit Risk
Concentration of credit risk with respect to trade accounts receivable is generally limited due to the large number of entities comprising the Company's customer base. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations and provides an allowance for potential credit losses against the portion of accounts receivable which is estimated to be uncollectible. Such losses have historically been within management's expectations. During the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, there were
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As of March 31, 2022, the total amounts owed to the Company by these customers was approximately $
Note 9 - Related Party Transactions
John H. Schwan, who resigned as Chairman of the Board on June 1, 2020, has made loans to the Company which had outstanding balances of $
Note 10 - Derivative Instruments; Fair Value
The Company accounts for derivative instruments in accordance with U.S. GAAP, which requires that all derivative instruments be recognized on the balance sheet at fair value. We may enter into interest rate swaps to fix the interest rate on a portion of our variable interest rate debt to reduce the potential volatility in our interest expense that would otherwise result from changes in market interest rates. Our derivative instruments are recorded at fair value and are included in accrued liabilities of our consolidated balance sheet. Our accounting policies for these instruments are based on whether they meet our criteria for designation as hedging transactions, which include the instrument’s effectiveness, risk reduction and, in most cases, a one-to-one matching of the derivative instrument to our underlying transaction. As of March 31, 2022, we had no such instruments.
Note 11 - Leases
We adopted ASC Topic 842 (Leases) on January 1, 2019. In July 2020, the Company entered into a lease agreement for a building through June 2021 (with no extension options). The monthly lease payments were $
When this lease was extended during March 2022, the ROU (right of use) asset increased to $
Note 12 - Subsequent Events
The Company evaluated subsequent events through the date the financial statements were issued and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Other than a change in the Company's PCAOB-registered public accounting firm, to LJ Soldinger Associates, LLC as reported during April 2022, there were no subsequent events that required recognition or disclosure.
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Forward Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes both historical and “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future results. Words such as “may,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “continue,” or similar words are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. Although we believe that our opinions and expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements, and our actual results may differ substantially from the views and expectations set forth in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. We disclaim any intent or obligation to update any forward-looking statements after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to conform such statements to actual results or to changes in our opinions or expectations. These forward-looking statements are affected by factors, risks, uncertainties and assumptions that we make, including, without limitation, those discussed in Part I, Item 1A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 under the heading “Risk Factors.”
Overview
We produce film products for novelty, packaging and container applications. These products include foil balloons, latex balloons and related products, films for packaging and custom product applications, and flexible containers for packaging and consumer storage applications. We produce all of our film products for packaging, container applications and most of our foil balloons at our plant in Lake Barrington, Illinois. We used to produce our latex balloons and latex products at a majority-owned facility in Guadalajara, Mexico (Flexo Universal, or Flexo). This facility was sold during October 2021. Now the Company purchases latex balloons from an unrelated vendor and distributes in the United States, particularly to those customers that prefer a combined solution for foil and latex balloons.. Substantially all of our film products for packaging and custom product applications are sold to customers in the United States. We market and sell our novelty items, Candy Blossoms (balloons and candy arranged to look like a flower bouquet for gifting) and flexible containers for consumer use primarily in the United States.
Summary of Significant Events
On April 23, 2021, the Company entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement (“PSA”) with an unaffiliated purchaser (the “Purchaser”) pursuant to which the Company sold its facility in Lake Barrington, Illinois (the “Lake Barrington Facility”), in which our headquarters office, production and warehouse space are located, to the Purchaser. The sale price for the Lake Barrington Facility was $3,500,000, consisting of $2,000,000 in cash and a promissory note with a principal amount of $1,500,000, due and payable on May 3, 2021 (the “Purchaser Promissory Note”). Concurrently with the closing under the PSA, the Company and the Purchaser entered into a lease agreement pursuant to which the Company agreed to lease the Lake Barrington Facility from the Purchaser for a period of ten years. The annual base rent commences at $500,000 for the first year of the term and escalates annually to $652,386 during the last year of the term of the lease. As the decision to sell the lake Barrington Facility was made in April 2021, the facility is not classified as held for sale as of March 31, 2021. Concurrently with the entry into the PSA and the Lease, the Company entered into a Consent, Forbearance and Amendment No. 6 to Revolving Credit, Term Loan and Security Agreement (the “Amendment Agreement”) with its then-lender PNC for itself and for the other participant lenders thereunder (collectively, the “Prior Lender”). Prior to entering into the Amendment Agreement, PNC had notified the Company that various events of default had occurred under the Loan Agreement (the “Existing Defaults”) and were continuing. Pursuant to the Amendment Agreement, the Prior Lender consented to the transactions contemplated by the PSA and the Lease, as required under the Loan Agreement. As a condition to the Amendment Agreement, the Company agreed that the full $2,000,000 in cash proceeds from the sale of the Lake Barrington Facility would be applied to repay the $2,000,000 term loan owed to the Prior Lender pursuant to the Loan Agreement. The Company further agreed that $1,500,000 in proceeds from the Purchaser Promissory Note will be applied to amounts due and owing to the Prior Lender under revolving credit advances made pursuant to the Loan Agreement (the “Revolving Loans”). Pursuant to the Amendment Agreement, the Prior Lender agreed to forbear from exercising its rights and remedies with respect to the Existing Event of Defaults under the Loan Agreement for a period ending on the earlier of September 30, 2021, the occurrence of a new event of default under the Loan Agreement, or the occurrence of a Termination Event (as defined therein). Additionally, certain additions and amendments to the Loan Agreement were set forth in the Amendment Agreement, including:
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The Maximum Revolving Advance Amount was reduced from $18,000,0000 to $9,000,000; |
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The Termination Date of the Loan Agreement was revised from December 14, 2022 to December 31, 2021; |
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On or before June 30, 2021, or such later date as the Prior Lender agreed in its sole discretion, the Company shall receive an equity investment of at least $1,500,000 and apply 100% of the proceeds to a reduction of the Revolving Credit Advance under the Loan Agreement (the “Equity Investment”); |
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On or before August 15, 2021, or such later date as the Prior Lender agrees in its sole discretion, the Company shall deliver to Lender (i) a binding term sheet, in form and substance acceptable to Prior Lender, from a financing source that provides for the refinance and payment in full, in cash, of the obligations owing under the Loan Agreement on or before September 30, 2021, or (ii) evidence, in form and substance satisfactory to the Prior Lender, that certain equity holders of the Company have available and identifiable funds that are on deposit with a depository institution that are sufficient to pay in full, in cash, all of the Company obligations under the Loan Agreement on or before September 30, 2021; |
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On or before September 30, 2021, the Company will cause all of the amounts owing under the Loan Agreement to be paid in full in cash; |
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The Forbearance Reserve (as defined in Amendment No. 5 to the Loan Agreement) was increased from $1,025,000 to $2,525,000; |
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Effective August 1, 2021, accounts receivable from Wal-Mart Stores and its affiliates was no longer considered eligible receivables; |
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Modifications will be made to the budget, testing and variance provisions of the Loan Agreement. |
In consideration for entering into the Loan Amendment, the Company agreed to pay the Prior Lender a Forbearance Fee of $1,000,000. Provided, however, that, so long as no Event of Default under the Loan Agreement has occurred (including as a result of a failure of the Company to pay down the Revolving Loans by $1,500,000 with the proceeds of the Purchaser Promissory Note, (i) if the Company consummates the Equity Investment by June 30, 2021, the Forbearance Fee shall be reduced by $250,000, to $750,000, and (ii) if the Company causes all of the obligations under the Loan Agreement to be paid in full, in cash, on or before September 30, 2021, the Forbearance Fee shall be reduced by an additional $500,000, to $250,000. All commitments were accomplished by the required dates, resulting in a final Forbearance Fee of $250,000 paid during 2021.
September 30, 2021 financing
On September 30, 2021 (the “Closing Date”), the Company entered into a loan and security agreement (the “Agreement”) with Line Financial (the “Lender”), which provides for a senior secured financing consisting of a revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility) in an aggregate principal amount of up to $6 million (the “Maximum Revolver Amount”) and term loan facility (the “Term Loan Facility”) in an aggregate principal amount of $731,250 (“Term Loan Amount” and, together with the Revolving Credit Facility, the “Senior Facilities”). Proceeds of loans borrowed under the Senior Facilities were used to repay all amounts outstanding under the Company's PNC Agreements and for the Company’s working capital. The Senior Facilities are secured by substantially all assets of the Company.
Interest on the Senior Facilities shall be the prime rate published from time to time published in the Wall Street Journal (3.25% as of September 30, 2021), plus 1.95% per annum, accruing daily and payable monthly. Interest shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year for the actual number of days elapsed. The Term Loan Facility shall be repaid by the Company to Lender in 48 equal monthly installments of principal and interest, each in the amount of $15,234, commencing on November 1, 2021, and continuing on the first day of each month thereafter until the Term Loan Maturity Date (as defined in the Agreement). Also, the Company will pay the Lender collateral monitoring fees of 4.62% of the eligible accounts receivable, inventory, and equipment supporting the Revolving Credit Facility and the Term Loan. In addition, the Company paid the Lender a loan fee of 1.25% of the Maximum Revolver Amount and the Term Loan Amount upon the execution of the Agreement.
The Senior Facilities mature on September 30, 2023 and shall automatically be extended for successive periods of one year each, unless the Company or the Lender gives the other party written notice of termination not less than 90 days prior to the end of such term or renewal term, as applicable. If the Senior Facilities are renewed, the Company shall pay the Lender a renewal fee of 1.25% of the Maximum Revolver Amount and the Term Loan Amount upon each renewal on the anniversary of the Closing Date. The Company has the option to prepay the Term Loan Facility (together with all accrued but unpaid interest and a Term Loan Prepayment Fee (as defined the Agreement) in whole, but not in part, upon not less than 60 days prior written notice to the Lender.
The Senior Facilities require that the Company shall, commencing December 31, 2021, maintain Tangible Net Worth of at least $4,000,000 or greater (“Minimum Tangible Net Worth”). Minimum Tangible Net Worth may be adjusted downward by the Lender, from time to time, in its sole and absolute discretion, based on the effect of non-cash charges and other factors on the calculation of Tangible Net Worth. Other debt subordinated to Lender is not considered as a reduction of this calculation. The Company believes it was in compliance with this covenant as of December 31, 2021.
The Senior Facilities contain certain affirmative and negative covenants that limit the ability of the Company, among other things and subject to certain significant exceptions, to incur debt or liens, make investments, enter into certain mergers, consolidations, and acquisitions, pay dividends and make other restricted payments, or make capital expenditures exceeding $1 million in the aggregate in any fiscal year.
As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the term loan balance amounted to $0.6 million, which consisted of the principal and interest payable balance of $0.7 million and deferred financing costs of $155,000. The balance of the Revolving Line of Credit as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 amounted to $5.2 and $5.0 million, respectively.
Comparability
In July 2019, management and the Board engaged in a review of CTI Balloons and CTI Europe and determined that they are not accretive to the Company overall, add complexity to the Company’s structure and utilize resources. Therefore, as of July 19, 2019, the Board authorized management to divest these international subsidiaries. These actions were taken to focus our resources and efforts on our core business activities, particularly foil balloons and ancillary products based in North America. The Company determined that these entities met the held-for-sale and discontinued operations accounting criteria. Accordingly, the Company has reported the results of these International operations as discontinued operations in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income and presented the related assets and liabilities as held-for-sale in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. These changes have been applied for all periods presented. The Company divested its CTI Balloons (United Kingdom) subsidiary in the fourth quarter 2019, its Ziploc product line in the first quarter 2020, and its CTI Europe (Germany) subsidiary in 2021. Additionally, the Company sold its latex balloon manufacturer in Mexico (Flexo Universal) during October 2021.
Results of Operations
Net Sales. For the three month periods ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, net sales were $5,797,000 and $6,599,000, respectively.
For the three-month period ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, net sales by product category were as follows:
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Foil Balloons |
$ | 3,832 | 66 | % |
$ | 4,935 | 75 | % |
$ | (1,103 | ) | (22 | %) |
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Latex Balloons |
25 | 0 | % |
2 | 0 | % |
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Film Products |
828 | 14 | % |
306 | 5 | % |
522 | 171 | % |
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Other |
$ | 1,112 | 19 | % |
$ | 1,356 | 20 | % |
$ | (244 | ) | (18 | %) |
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$ | 5,797 | 100 | % |
$ | 6,599 | 100 | % |
$ | (802 | ) | (12 | %) |
Foil Balloons. Revenues from the sale of foil balloons decreased during the three-month period from $4,935,000 ending March 31, 2021 compared to $3,832,000 during the three month period of 2022. The timing of larger Mother’s Day and Graduation season shipments occurred during April of 2022, as compared to March of 2021. In addition, the Company implemented price increases to address the impact of additional material and labor costs. Certain low value, or no value, sales were discontinued when price increases were not successful.
Latex Balloons. Revenues from the sale of latex balloons increased during the three-month period from $2,000 during the three period ended March 31, 2021, to $25,000 during the same period of 2022. Sales of latex balloons are substantially reduced as we sold our latex balloon manufacturer during October 2021. After that time, latex balloon are resold on an as-needed basis for customers that require a combined foil and latex solution.
Films. Revenues from the sale of commercial films increased, from $306,000 during the three-month period ended March 31, 2021, compared to $828,000 during the same period of 2022. The Company's largest customer increased its demand for the line that the Company supplies.
Other Revenues. Revenues from the sale of other products were $1,356,000 during the three-month period ended March 31, 2021, compared to $1,112,000 during the same period of 2022. The revenues from the sale of other products during these periods include (i) sales of a line of “Candy Blossoms” and similar products consisting of candy and small inflated balloons sold in small containers and (ii) the sale of accessories and supply items related to balloon products.
Sales to a limited number of customers continue to represent a large percentage of our net sales. The table below illustrates the impact on sales of our top three and ten customers for the three month periods ended March 31, 2022 and 2021.
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During the three-month period ended March 31, 2022, there were two customers whose purchases represented more than 10% of the Company’s consolidated net sales. Sales to these customers for the three month period ended March 31, 2022 were $2,502,000 and $1,347,000, or 43% and 23%, respectively, of consolidated net sales. Sales to these customers for the three months ended March 31, 2021 were $3,991,000 and $1,294,000, or 60% and 19%, respectively of consolidated net sales. As of March 31, 2022, the total amount owed to the Company by these customers was approximately $696,000 and $1,669,000, or 20% and 48%, respectively of the Company’s consolidated net accounts receivable. The amount owed at March 31, 2021 by these customers was approximately $2,426,000 and $1,554,000, or 51% and 33%, respectively, of the Company’s consolidated net accounts receivable.
Cost of Sales. During the three month period ended March 31, 2022, the cost of sales was $4,758,000, compared to $5,313,000 for the same period of 2021 due to lower sales volume and partially offset by higher costs of materials and labor.
General and Administrative. During the three month period ended March 31, 2022, general and administrative expenses were $837,000 as compared to $849,000 for the same period in 2021 due mainly to 2021 payments related to lender covenant violations that did not continue in 2022. In addition, the Company's current lending structure carries relatively small interest payments but larger asset monitoring fees that are reflected in the 2022 general and administrative expense. If not for this, the reduction from the prior year would be larger.
Selling, Advertising and Marketing. During the three month period ended March 31, 2022, selling, advertising and marketing expenses were $221,000 as compared to $139,000 for the same period in 2021. With smaller customers continuing to increase their activity, the Company is making small investments in the marketing function.
Other Income (Expense). During the three month period ended March 31, 2022, the Company incurred interest expense of $96,000 as compared to interest expense of $200,000 during the same period of 2021. The Company's current lender, as of September 2021, charges a smaller rate of interest but adds an asset monitoring fee that is included in general and administrative expense.
Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources
Cash Flow Items.
Operating Activities. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, net cash provided by operations was $2,000, compared to net cash used in operations during the three months ended March 31, 2021 of $1,421,000.
Significant changes in working capital items during the three months ended March 31, 2022 included:
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A decrease in accounts receivable of $125,000 compared to an increase in accounts receivable of $1,860,000 in the same period of 2021. |
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An increase in inventory of $620,000 compared to a decrease in inventory of $16,000 in 2021. |
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A decrease in trade payables of $215,000 compared to a decrease in trade payables of $753,000 in 2021. |
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A decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets of $339,000 compared to an increase of $212,000 in 2021. |
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A decrease in accrued liabilities of $165,000 compared to an increase in accrued liabilities of $159,000 in 2021. |
Investing Activity. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, cash used in investing activity was $15,000, compared to cash used in investing activity for the same period of 2021 in the amount of $46,000.
Financing Activities. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, cash provided by financing activities was $155,000 compared to cash provided by financing activities for the same period of 2021 in the amount of $1,557,000. Financing activity during 2022 consisted principally of changes in the balances of revolving and long-term debt.
Discontinued Operations. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, cash provided by discontinued operations was $464,000 with related exchange rate impact of a cash use of $554,000.
Liquidity and Capital Resources.
At March 31, 2022, the Company had cash balances of $208,000 compared to cash balances of $66,000 for the same period of 2021. These amounts do not include cash related to discontinued operations of none and $20,000 as of March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent on the Company executing its business plan and, if unable to do so, in obtaining adequate capital on acceptable terms to fund any operating losses. Management’s plans to continue as a going concern include executing its business plan, continuing to focus our Company on the most profitable elements, and exploring alternative funding sources on an as needed basis. However, management cannot provide any assurances that the Company will be successful in accomplishing any of its plans. The COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain constraints and inflationary pressures have impacted the Company’s business operations to some extent and is expected to continue to do so and, these impacts may include reduced access to capital. The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to successfully generate or otherwise secure other sources of financing and attain profitable operations. There is substantial doubt about the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern for one year from the issuance of the accompanying consolidated financial statements. The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.
The Company’s primary sources of liquidity have traditionally been comprised of cash and cash equivalents as well as availability under the Credit Agreement with prior lender PNC (see Note 4) until September 30, 2021, at which time we refinanced with a new facility from Line Capital. Through September 2021, we entered into a series of forbearance agreements with PNC related to compliance failures with covenants. We believe that we have been in compliance with covenants since refinancing with Line Financial.
On April 23, 2021, the Company entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement (“PSA”) with an unaffiliated purchaser (the “Purchaser”) pursuant to which the Company sold its facility in Lake Barrington, Illinois (the “Lake Barrington Facility”), in which our headquarters office, production and warehouse space are located, to the Purchaser. The sale price for the Lake Barrington Facility was $3,500,000, consisting of $2,000,000 in cash and a promissory note with a principal amount of $1,500,000, due and payable on May 3, 2021 (the “Purchaser Promissory Note”). Concurrently with the closing under the PSA, the Company and the Purchaser entered into a lease agreement pursuant to which the Company agreed to lease the Lake Barrington Facility from the Purchaser for a period of ten years. The annual base rent commences at $500,000 for the first year of the term and escalates annually to $652,386 during the last year of the term of the lease. Concurrently with the entry into the PSA and the Lease, the Company entered into a Consent, Forbearance and Amendment No. 6 to Revolving Credit, Term Loan and Security Agreement (the “Amendment Agreement”) with PNC for itself and for the other participant lenders thereunder (collectively, the “Prior Lender”). Prior to entering into the Amendment Agreement, PNC had notified the Company that various events of default had occurred under the Loan Agreement (the “Existing Defaults”) and were continuing. Pursuant to the Amendment Agreement, the Prior Lender consented to the transactions contemplated by the PSA and the Lease, as required under the Loan Agreement. As a condition to the Amendment Agreement, the Company agreed that the full $2,000,000 in cash proceeds from the sale of the Lake Barrington Facility would be applied to repay the $2,000,000 term loan owed to the Prior Lender pursuant to the Loan Agreement. The Company further agreed that $1,500,000 in proceeds from the Purchaser Promissory Note would be applied to amounts due and owing to the Prior Lender under revolving credit advances made pursuant to the Loan Agreement (the “Revolving Loans”). Pursuant to the Amendment Agreement, the Prior Lender agreed to forbear from exercising its rights and remedies with respect to the Existing Event of Defaults under the Loan Agreement for a period ending on the earlier of September 30, 2021, the occurrence of a new event of default under the Loan Agreement, or the occurrence of a Termination Event (as defined therein). Additionally, certain additions and amendments to the Loan Agreement were set forth in the Amendment Agreement, including:
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The Maximum Revolving Advance Amount is reduced from $18,000,0000 to $9,000,000; |
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The Termination Date of the Loan Agreement is revised from December 14, 2022 to December 31, 2021; |
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On or before June 30, 2021, or such later date as the Lender agrees in its sole discretion, the Company shall receive an equity investment of at least $1,500,000 and apply 100% of the proceeds to a reduction of the Revolving Credit Advance under the Loan Agreement (the “Equity Investment”); |
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On or before August 15, 2021, or such later date as the Lender agrees in its sole discretion, the Company shall deliver to Lender (i) a binding term sheet, in form and substance acceptable to Lender, from a financing source that provides for the refinance and payment in full, in cash, of the obligations owing under the Loan Agreement on or before September 30, 2021, or (ii) evidence, in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender, that certain equity holders of the Company have available and identifiable funds that are on deposit with a depository institution that are sufficient to pay in full, in cash, all of the Company obligations under the Loan Agreement on or before September 30, 2021; |
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On or before September 30, 2021, the Company will cause all of the amounts owing under the Loan Agreement to be paid in full in cash; |
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The Forbearance Reserve (as defined in Amendment No. 5 to the Loan Agreement) shall be increased from $1,025,000 to $2,525,000; |
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Effective August 1, 2021, accounts receivable from Wal-Mart Stores and its affiliates no longer considered eligible receivables; |
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Modifications will be made to the budget, testing and variance provisions of the Loan Agreement. |
In consideration for entering into the Loan Amendment, the Company agreed to pay the Lender a Forbearance Fee of $1,000,000. Provided, however, that, so long as no Event of Default under the Loan Agreement has occurred (including as a result of a failure of the Company to pay down the Revolving Loans by $1,500,000 with the proceeds of the Purchaser Promissory Note, (i) if the Company consummates the Equity Investment by June 30, 2021, the Forbearance Fee shall be reduced by $250,000, to $750,000, and (ii) if the Company caused all of the obligations under the Loan Agreement to be paid in full, in cash, on or before September 30, 2021, the Forbearance Fee shall be reduced by an additional $500,000, to $250,000. As these requirements were met, the final Forbearance Fee was $250,000.
Seasonality
In the foil balloon product line, sales have historically been seasonal with approximately 40% occurring in the period from December through March of the succeeding year and 24% being generated in the period July through October in recent years.
Please see pages 12-20 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 for a description of policies that are critical to our business operations and the understanding of our results of operations. The impact and any associated risks related to these policies on our business operations is discussed throughout Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations where such policies affect our reported and expected financial results. No material changes to such information have occurred during the three months ended March 31, 2022.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures Regarding Market Risk
Not applicable.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
(a) Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified by the Commission's rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act are properly recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods required by the Commission's rules and forms.
We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) and Acting Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer), of the effectiveness of the design and operation of these disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e), as of March 31, 2021. Based on this evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) and Acting Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of March 31, 2022, the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q due to the material weaknesses described below.
(b) Management's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Management of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act.
Internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Management has assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2022. In making our assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, management used the criteria set forth in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission ("COSO").
A material weakness is a control deficiency, or combination of control deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the registrant's annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. As a result of our evaluation of our internal control over financial reporting, management identified the following material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting:
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We lacked a sufficient number of accounting professionals with the necessary knowledge, experience and training to adequately account for significant, unusual transactions that resulted in misapplications of GAAP, particularly with regard to the timing of recognition of certain non-cash charges, and |
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We are overly dependent upon our Acting Chief Financial Officer, who at present is our Chief Executive Officer, within an environment that is highly manual in nature. |
As a result of the material weaknesses, we have concluded that we did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2022.
The Company may be party to certain lawsuits or claims arising in the normal course of business. The ultimate outcome of these matters is unknown but, in the opinion of management, we do not believe any of these proceedings will have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect upon our financial condition, cash flows or future results of operation.
Benchmark Investments, Inc. v. Yunhong CTI Ltd., Case No. 1:21-cv-02279, was filed a case in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on March 16, 2021 and served on the Company on March 31, 2021. The complaint seeks damages in excess of $500,000. The Company has filed its Answer and Counterclaim to the complaint. The matter is currently still pending. The Company is currently unable to estimate the probability of any potential loss and thus no accrual has been recorded.
During February 2022, Engie Resources LLC filed a claim against the Company, seeking payment of $94,000 related to utilities provided during 2019. During March 2022, the parties agreed to settle all claims for a series of payments to be made by the Company during 2022 totaling $75,000. Of this amount, $60,000 remained to be paid as of March 31, 2022.
Not applicable.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Not applicable.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
On December 14, 2017, the Company entered into a Revolving Credit, Term Loan and Security Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with PNC Bank, National Association and the other participant lenders thereunder (collectively, “Prior Lender”). This was the Company’s primary source of liquidity until it refinanced this facility with Line Capital during September 2021.
On April 23, 2021, the Company entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement (“PSA”) with an unaffiliated purchaser (the “Purchaser”) pursuant to which the Company sold its facility in Lake Barrington, Illinois (the “Lake Barrington Facility”), in which our headquarters office, production and warehouse space are located, to the Purchaser. The sale price for the Lake Barrington Facility was $3,500,000, consisting of $2,000,000 in cash and a promissory note with a principal amount of $1,500,000, due and payable on May 3, 2021 (the “Purchaser Promissory Note”). Concurrently with the closing under the PSA, the Company and the Purchaser entered into a lease agreement pursuant to which the Company agreed to lease the Lake Barrington Facility from the Purchaser for a period of ten years. The annual base rent commences at $500,000 for the first year of the term and escalates annually to $652,386 during the last year of the term of the lease. Concurrently with the entry into the PSA and the Lease, the Company entered into a Consent, Forbearance and Amendment No. 6 to Revolving Credit, Term Loan and Security Agreement (the “Amendment Agreement”) with PNC for itself and for the other participant lenders thereunder (collectively, the “Prior Lender”). Prior to entering into the Amendment Agreement, PNC had notified the Company that various events of default had occurred under the Loan Agreement (the “Existing Defaults”) and were continuing. Pursuant to the Amendment Agreement, the Prior Lender consented to the transactions contemplated by the PSA and the Lease, as required under the Loan Agreement. As a condition to the Amendment Agreement, the Company agreed that the full $2,000,000 in cash proceeds from the sale of the Lake Barrington Facility would be applied to repay the $2,000,000 term loan owed to the Prior Lender pursuant to the Loan Agreement. The Company further agreed that $1,500,000 in proceeds from the Purchaser Promissory Note will be applied to amounts due and owing to the Prior Lender under revolving credit advances made pursuant to the Loan Agreement (the “Revolving Loans”). Pursuant to the Amendment Agreement, the Prior Lender agreed to forbear from exercising its rights and remedies with respect to the Existing Event of Defaults under the Loan Agreement for a period ending on the earlier of September 30, 2021, the occurrence of a new event of default under the Loan Agreement, or the occurrence of a Termination Event (as defined therein). Additionally, certain additions and amendments to the Loan Agreement were set forth in the Amendment Agreement, including:
In consideration for entering into the Loan Amendment, the Company agreed to pay the Prior Lender a Forbearance Fee of $1,000,000. Provided, however, that, so long as no Event of Default under the Loan Agreement has occurred (including as a result of a failure of the Company to pay down the Revolving Loans by $1,500,000 with the proceeds of the Purchaser Promissory Note, (i) if the Company consummates the Equity Investment by June 30, 2021, the Forbearance Fee shall be reduced by $250,000, to $750,000, and (ii) if the Company causes all of the obligations under the Loan Agreement to be paid in full, in cash, on or before September 30, 2021, the Forbearance Fee shall be reduced by an additional $500,000, to $250,000. These commitments were met and the final Forbearance Fee was $250,000.
The Company believes that it has been in compliance with the terms of the Line Capital financing since inception on September 30, 2021.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
None.
The following are being filed as exhibits to this report:
Exhibit Number |
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31.1* |
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31.2* |
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32** |
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101* |
Interactive Data Files, including the following materials from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, formatted in inline XBRL: (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Income, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (iv) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101). |
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Filed herewith |
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furnished herewith |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Date: May 16, 2022 |
Yunhong CTI Ltd. |
By: /s/ Frank J. Cesario Frank J. Cesario Chief Executive Officer
By: /s/ Frank J. Cesario Frank J. Cesario Acting Chief Financial Officer |