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| (1) | The Company’s unexercised publicly-traded warrants under the symbol VERBW expired pursuant to their original terms and as such Nasdaq suspended trading on all outstanding warrants at the close of business on April 5, 2024 and the trading symbol VERBW has been delisted from Nasdaq. |
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As of May 9, 2024, there were shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, outstanding.
VERB TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, INC.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2024 (this “Quarterly Report”), includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), which statements are subject to considerable risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements are intended to qualify for the safe harbor from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not statements of historical facts and can be identified by words such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “potential,” “predicts,” “projects,” “seeks,” “should,” “will,” “would” or similar expressions and the negatives of those expressions. Forward-looking statements also include the assumptions underlying or relating to such statements.
Our forward-looking statements are based on our management’s current beliefs, assumptions and expectations about future events and trends, which affect or may affect our business, strategy, operations, financial performance or liquidity. Although we believe these forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, they are subject to numerous known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are made in light of information currently available to us. Some of the risks and uncertainties that may impact our forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following factors:
● our incursion of significant net losses and uncertainty whether we will achieve or maintain profitable operations;
● our ability to grow and compete in the future, and to execute our business strategy;
● our ability to maintain and expand our customer base and to convince our customers to increase the use of our services and/or platform;
● the competitive market in which we operate;
● our ability to increase the number of our strategic relationships or grow the revenues received from our current strategic relationships;
● our ability to develop enhancements and new features to our existing service or acceptable new services that keep pace with technological developments;
● our ability to successfully launch new product platforms, including MARKET.live, the rate of adoption of these platforms and the revenue generated from these platforms;
● our ability to deliver our services, as we depend on third party Internet providers;
● our ability to attract and retain qualified management personnel;
● our susceptibility to security breaches and other disruptions;
● our ability to maintain compliance with the listing requirements of the Nasdaq Capital Market; and
● the impact of, and our ability to operate our business and effectively manage our growth under evolving and uncertain global economic, political, and social trends, including legislation banning or otherwise hampering our strategic relationships such as TikTok, inflation, rising interest rates, and recessionary concerns.
The foregoing list may not include all of the risk factors that impact the forward-looking statements made in this Quarterly Report. Our actual financial condition and results could differ materially from those expressed or implied by our forward-looking statements as a result of various additional factors, including those discussed in the sections entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Risk Factors” in this Quarterly Report and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 (our “Annual Report”), as well as in the other reports we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). You should read this Quarterly Report, and the other documents we file with the SEC, with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from the results expressed or implied by our forward-looking statements.
We operate in an evolving environment. New risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time and it is not possible for our management to predict all risks and uncertainties, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual future results to be materially different from those expressed or implied by any forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they were made, and, except to the extent required by law or the rules of the Nasdaq Capital Market, we undertake no obligation to update or review any forward-looking statement because of new information, future events or other factors.
We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements.
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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1 – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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VERB TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
| March 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |||||||
| (unaudited) | ||||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| Current assets | ||||||||
| Cash | $ | $ | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | ||||||||
| Total current assets | ||||||||
| Capitalized software development costs, net | ||||||||
| ERC receivable | ||||||||
| Property and equipment, net | ||||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | ||||||||
| Intangible assets, net | ||||||||
| Other assets | ||||||||
| Total assets | $ | $ | ||||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
| Current liabilities | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | $ | ||||||
| Accrued expenses | ||||||||
| Accrued payroll | ||||||||
| Accrued officers’ salary | ||||||||
| Notes payable, current | ||||||||
| Accrued interest | ||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities, current | ||||||||
| Preferred dividend payable | ||||||||
| Derivative liability | ||||||||
| Total current liabilities | ||||||||
| Long-term liabilities | ||||||||
| Notes payable, non-current | ||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities, non-current | ||||||||
| Total liabilities | ||||||||
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 12) | ||||||||
| Stockholders’ equity | ||||||||
| Series C Preferred Stock, $ par value, shares authorized, and shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 | ||||||||
| Class A units, shares issued and authorized as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 | ||||||||
| Common stock, $ par value, shares authorized, and shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 | ||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | ||||||||
| Accumulated deficit | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Total stockholders’ equity | ||||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | $ | ||||||
See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements
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VERB TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
(unaudited)
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||||
| Revenue | $ | $ | ||||||
| Costs and expenses | ||||||||
| Cost of revenue, exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | ||||||||
| General and administrative | ||||||||
| Total costs and expenses | ||||||||
| Operating loss from continuing operations | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Other income (expense), net | ||||||||
| Interest expense | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Other income (expense), net | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Change in fair value of derivative liability | ( | ) | ||||||
| Total other income (expense), net | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Net loss from continuing operations | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net loss | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Series C Preferred Stock dividend payable | ( | ) | ||||||
| Deemed dividend due to warrant reset | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net loss to common stockholders | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Loss per share from continuing operations– basic and diluted | $ | ) | $ | ) | ||||
| Loss per share from discontinued operations– basic and diluted | $ | $ | ) | |||||
| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – basic and diluted | ||||||||
See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements
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VERB TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
(unaudited)
For the three months ended March 31, 2024
| Preferred Stock | Class A Units | Common Stock | Additional Paid-in | Accumulated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Capital | Deficit | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sale of common stock from public offerings | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fair value of vested restricted stock awards, stock options and warrants | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fair value of common shares issued as payment on notes payable | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series C Preferred Stock dividends payable | - | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the three months ended March 31, 2023
| Preferred Stock | Class A Units | Common Stock | Additional Paid-in | Accumulated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Capital | Deficit | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2022 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sale of common stock from public offering | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fair value of vested restricted stock awards, stock options and warrants | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deemed dividend due to warrant reset | - | - | - | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of shares for fractional adjustments related to Reverse Stock Split | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements
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VERB TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||||
| Operating Activities: | ||||||||
| Net loss | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax | ||||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss used in operating activities, net of discontinued operations: | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | ||||||||
| Share-based compensation | ||||||||
| Amortization of debt discount | ||||||||
| Amortization of debt issuance costs | ||||||||
| Change in fair value of derivative liability | ( | ) | ||||||
| Effect of changes in assets and liabilities, net of discontinued operations: | ||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | ||||||||
| Accounts payable, accrued expenses, and accrued interest | ||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Net cash used in operating activities attributable to continuing operations | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Net cash used in operating activities attributable to discontinued operations | ( | ) | ||||||
| Investing Activities: | ||||||||
| Capitalized software development costs | ( | ) | ||||||
| Purchases of property and equipment | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Purchases of intangible assets | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities attributable to continuing operations | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities attributable to discontinued operations | ||||||||
| Financing Activities: | ||||||||
| Proceeds from sale of common stock offerings | ||||||||
| Payments for accrued offering costs related to common stock offerings | ( | ) | ||||||
| Proceeds from (payments for) sale of preferred stock offerings | ( | ) | ||||||
| Payment of notes payable | ( | ) | ||||||
| Payment for convertible notes payable | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities attributable to continuing operations | ||||||||
| Net cash used in financing activities attributable to discontinued operations | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net change in cash | ||||||||
| Cash - beginning of period | ||||||||
| Cash - end of period | $ | $ | ||||||
See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements
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VERB TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, INC.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
(unaudited)
1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
Our Business
References in this document to the “Company,” “Verb,” “we,” “us,” or “our” are intended to mean Verb Technology Company, Inc., individually, or as the context requires, collectively with its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.
On October 18, 2021, the Company established verbMarketplace, LLC dba MARKET.live, a Nevada limited liability company. verbMarketplace LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company established for the MARKET.live platform.
Through June 13, 2023, the Company was a Software-as-a-Service (“SaaS”) applications platform developer that offered a SaaS platform for the direct sales industry comprised of a suite of interactive video-based sales enablement business software products marketed on a subscription basis, (the “SaaS Assets”).
On
June 13, 2023, the Company disposed of all of its operating SaaS Assets pursuant to an asset purchase agreement in consideration of the
sum of $
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the settlement of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business.
As
of March 31, 2024, the Company had cash of $
Equity financing:
During
December 2023, the Company entered into an agreement with Ascendiant Capital Markets LLC (“Ascendiant Sales Agreement”)
to sell shares of its common stock pursuant to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-264038). For the
three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company has issued shares
of the Company’s common stock pursuant to the Ascendiant Sales Agreement and received net proceeds of $
Subsequent
to March 31, 2024, the Company issued shares of its common stock pursuant to the Ascendiant Sales Agreement and received $
Pursuant
to a Regulation A offering, the Company entered into subscription agreements with certain accredited investors, pursuant to which
the Company agreed to issue and sell to the investors shares of its Common Stock, par value $ per share of the Company
at a price of $ per share for net proceeds to the Company of $
The shares that were issued in the offering were offered at-the-market under Nasdaq rules and pursuant to the Company’s Form 1-A, initially filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on February 14, 2024 and qualified on March 11, 2024.
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Economic Disruption
Our business is dependent in part on general economic conditions. Many jurisdictions in which our customers are located and our products are sold have experienced and could continue to experience unfavorable general economic conditions, such as inflation, increased interest rates and recessionary concerns, which could negatively affect demand for our products. Under difficult economic conditions, customers may seek to cease spending on our current products or fail to adopt our new products, which could negatively affect our financial performance. We cannot predict the timing or magnitude of an economic slowdown or the timing or strength of any economic recovery. These and other economic factors could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited. These unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) regarding interim financial reporting. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in the financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. Accordingly, these interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 filed with the SEC on April 1, 2024 (the “2023 Annual Report”). The consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2023 included herein was derived from the audited consolidated financial statements as of that date.
On
June 10, 2023, the board of directors approved the sale of the SaaS Assets to an unrelated third party, SW Direct Sales LLC (“SW
Sales” or the “buyer”), for $
Accordingly, the Company’s consolidated financial statements are being presented pursuant to ASC 360-10-45-9 which requires that a disposal group be classified as held for sale in the period in which all of the held for sale criteria are met. In addition to held for sale accounting, the Company had also met the criterion pursuant to ASC 205-20, Discontinued Operations, as a strategic shift from operating and managing a SaaS business to operating and managing a live streaming shopping platform has occurred because of the sale. The Company’s consolidated results of operations and statements of cash flows have been reclassified to reflect the presentation of discontinued operations. See Note 5 for details of the assets and liabilities related to the SaaS sale and discontinued operations.
In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments necessary to fairly present the Company’s financial position and results of operations for the interim periods reflected. Except as noted, all adjustments contained herein are of a normal recurring nature. Results of operations for the fiscal periods presented herein are not necessarily indicative of fiscal year-end results.
Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and include the accounts of Verb, Verb Direct, LLC, Verb Acquisition Co., LLC, and verbMarketplace, LLC. All intercompany accounts have been eliminated in the consolidation.
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Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reported periods. Significant estimates include assumptions made in analysis of assumptions made in purchase price allocations, impairment testing of long-term assets, realization of deferred tax assets, determining fair value of derivative liabilities, and valuation of equity instruments issued for services. Some of those assumptions can be subjective and complex, and therefore, actual results could differ materially from those estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with Financial Accounting Standard Board’s (“FASB”) ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”). Revenue through June 13, 2023 was derived primarily from providing application services through the SaaS application, digital marketing and sales support services. During that period, the Company also derived revenue from the sale of customized print products and training materials, branded apparel, and digital tools, as demanded by its customers. As a result of the sale of the SaaS business, revenue that was recorded historically from the SaaS business has been reclassified as part of discontinued operations. See Note 5 for revenue disclosures related to the SaaS business.
A description of our principal revenue generating activities is as follows:
MARKET.live generates revenue through several sources as follows:
| a. | ||
| b. | Produced events. MARKET.live offers fee-based services that range from full production of livestream events, to providing professional hosts and event consulting. | |
| c. | Drop Ship and Creator programs. MARKET.live is expected to generate recurring fee revenue from soon to be launched new drop ship programs for entrepreneurs and its Creator program. | |
| d. | The Company’s TikTok Shop store and affiliate program. | |
| e. | The MARKET.live site is designed to incorporate sponsorships and other advertising based on typical industry rates. | |
| f. | The Company’s recently announced partnership with TikTok Shop. Pursuant to the terms of the partnership, MARKET.live has become a service provider for TikTok Shop and is officially designated as a TikTok Shop Partner (TSP). Under the terms of the partnership, TikTok Shop refers consumer brands, retailers, influencers and affiliates leads to MARKET.live for a menu of paid services that include, among other things, assistance in onboarding to TikTok Shop and establishing a TikTok Shop store, hosting training sessions and webinars for prospective TikTok Shop sellers, MARKET.live studio space rental in both the West Coast and East Coast MARKET.live studios, content creation and production services, and TikTok Shop maintenance, including enhancements to existing TikTok Shop seller stores. The partnership also contemplates TikTok Shop sponsored studio rentals, as well as a paid-for “day pass” for use of MARKET.live studio services by TikTok creators, influencers and affiliates. It is expected that MARKET.live will generate revenue through fees, including monthly recurring fees, paid directly to MARKET.live by the brands, retailers, influencers and affiliates referred to MARKET.live by TikTok. In addition, it is contemplated that MARKET.live will receive a percentage of monthly revenue generated through the TikTok Shop stores MARKET.live establishes for the brands, retailers, influencers and affiliates that TikTok Shop refers to MARKET.live. | |
| The partnership also contemplates the use of MARKET.live studios as TikTok “Sample Centers” where TikTok creators will have access to product samples for use in their TikTok Shop videos produced at MARKET.live studios. In addition to the compensation referenced above, TikTok will compensate MARKET.live directly for the attainment of certain pre-established performance goals and objectives agreed-to between the parties. |
A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct product. Performance obligations promised in a contract are identified based on the goods that will be transferred that are both capable of being distinct and are distinct in the context of the contract, whereby the transfer of the goods is separately identifiable from other promises in the contract. Performance obligations include establishing and maintaining customer online stores, providing access to the Company’s e-commerce platform and customer service support.
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The Company’s revenue is comprised of commission fees derived from contractually committed gross revenue processed by customers on the Company’s e-commerce platform as well as from services it provides as referenced above in sub-paragraph (f) of the Revenue Recognition section concerning the TikTok Shop partnership. Customers do not have the contractual right to take possession of the Company’s software. Revenue is recognized in an amount that reflects the consideration that the Company expects to ultimately receive in exchange for those promised goods, net of expected discounts for sales promotions and customary allowances, and its services.
Revenue is recognized on a net basis from maintaining e-commerce platforms and online orders, as the Company is engaged primarily in an agency relationship with its customers and earns defined amounts based on the individual contractual terms for the customer and the Company does not take possession of the customers’ inventory or any credit risks relating to the products sold.
Sales taxes collected from customers and remitted to governmental authorities are accounted for on a net basis and, therefore, are excluded from net sales in the consolidated statements of operations. Revenues during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, were substantially all generated from clients and customers located within the United States of America.
Cost of Revenue
Cost of revenue primarily consists of processing fees associated with the MARKET.live platform.
Capitalized Software Development Costs
The Company capitalizes internal and external costs directly associated with developing internal-use software, and hosting arrangements that include an internal-use software license, during the application development stage of its projects. The Company’s internal-use software is reported at cost less accumulated amortization. Amortization begins once the project has been completed and is ready for its intended use. The Company will amortize the asset on a straight-line basis over a period of three years, which is the estimated useful life. Software maintenance activities or minor upgrades are expensed in the period performed.
Amortization expense related to capitalized software development costs is recorded in depreciation and amortization in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.
Preferred Stock
The Company applies the accounting standards for distinguishing liabilities from equity when determining the classification and measurement of its preferred stock. Preferred shares subject to mandatory redemption are classified as liability instruments and are measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable preferred shares (including preferred shares that feature redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control) are classified as temporary equity. At all other times, preferred shares are classified as part of stockholders’ equity. Accordingly, the Series C Preferred Stock offering on December 29, 2023 is classified as part of stockholders’ equity as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Company follows the guidance of FASB ASC 820 and ASC 825 for disclosure and measurement of the fair value of its financial instruments. FASB ASC 820 establishes a framework for measuring fair value under GAAP and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. To increase consistency and comparability in fair value measurements and related disclosures, ASC 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three (3) broad levels. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs.
The three (3) levels of fair value hierarchy defined by ASC 820 are described below:
| Level 1: | Quoted market prices available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reporting date. | |
| Level 2: | Pricing inputs other than quoted prices in active markets included in Level 1, which are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reporting date. | |
| Level 3: | Pricing inputs that are generally observable inputs and not corroborated by market data. |
The carrying amount of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities, such as cash and cash equivalents, prepaid expenses, and accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate their fair value due to their short-term nature. The carrying amount of notes payable approximates the fair value due to the fact that the interest rates on these obligations are based on prevailing market interest rates. The Company uses Level 2 inputs for its valuation methodology for the derivative liabilities.
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Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company evaluates its financial instruments to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives. 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, with changes in the fair value reported in the consolidated statements of operations. The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is evaluated 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 could be required within 12 months of the balance sheet date.
The Company uses Level 2 inputs for its valuation methodology for the derivative liabilities as their fair values were determined by using a Binomial pricing model. The Company’s derivative liabilities are adjusted to reflect fair value at each period end, with any increase or decrease in the fair value being recorded in results of operations as adjusted to fair value of derivatives.
The Company issues stock options and warrants, shares of common stock and restricted stock units as share-based compensation to employees and non-employees. The Company accounts for its share-based compensation in accordance with FASB ASC 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation. Share-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date, based on the estimated fair value of the award, and is recognized as expense over the requisite service period. The fair value of restricted stock units is determined based on the number of shares granted and the quoted price of our common stock and is recognized as expense over the service period. Forfeitures are accounted for as they occur. Recognition of compensation expense for non-employees is in the same period and manner as if the Company had paid cash for services.
Basic net loss per share is computed by using the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per share is computed giving effect to all dilutive potential shares of common stock that were outstanding during the period. Dilutive potential shares of common stock consist of incremental shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options. No dilutive potential shares of common stock were included in the computation of diluted net loss per share because their impact was anti-dilutive.
As
of March 31, 2024, and 2023, the Company had total outstanding options of and , respectively, and warrants of
and , respectively, and outstanding restricted stock awards of and , respectively, and convertible notes issued
to a related party that were convertible into and shares at $
At the close of business on April 5, 2024, the Company’s unexercised publicly traded warrants under the symbol VERBW expired pursuant to their original terms and as such Nasdaq suspended trading the remaining warrants and the trading symbol VERBW was delisted from Nasdaq.
Concentration of Credit and Other Risks
Financial
instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of cash and accounts receivable. Cash is deposited
with a limited number of financial institutions. The balances held at any one financial institution at times may be in excess of Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) insurance limits of up to $
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The Company’s concentration of credit risk includes its concentrations from key customers and vendors. The details of these significant customers and vendors are presented in the following table for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||
| The Company’s largest customers are presented below as a percentage of the aggregate | ||||
| Revenues and Accounts receivable | No customers individually over | No customers individually over | ||
| The Company’s largest vendors are presented below as a percentage of the aggregate | ||||
| Purchases | One vendor that accounted for | One vendor that accounted for | ||
During
the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, we had no customers that accounted for
Supplemental Cash Flow Information
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||||
| Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information: | ||||||||
| Cash paid for interest | $ | $ | ||||||
| Cash paid for income taxes | $ | $ | ||||||
| Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities attributable to continuing operations: | ||||||||
| Unpaid offering costs related to common stock offerings | $ | $ | ||||||
| Fair value of common shares issued as payment on notes payable | ||||||||
| Accrued software development costs | ||||||||
| Accrued share-based compensation | ||||||||
| Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities attributable to discontinued operations: | ||||||||
| Discount recognized from advances on future receipts | $ | $ | ||||||
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Credit Losses - Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (“ASC 326”). The standard significantly changes how entities will measure credit losses for most financial assets, including accounts and notes receivables. The standard will replace today’s “incurred loss” approach with an “expected loss” model, under which companies will recognize allowances based on expected rather than incurred losses. Entities will apply the standard’s provisions as a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is effective. The adoption of this standard did not have any material impact on the Company’s financial statements.
Other recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB, including its Emerging Issues Task Force, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) did not or are not believed by management to have a material impact on the Company’s present or future consolidated financial statements.
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3. CAPITALIZED SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT COSTS
In
2020, the Company began developing MARKET.live, a livestream ecommerce platform, and has capitalized $
For
the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company amortized $
Capitalized software development costs, net consisted of the following:
| March 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |||||||
| Beginning balance | $ | $ | ||||||
| Additions | ||||||||
| Amortization | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Ending balance | $ | $ | ||||||
The expected future amortization expense for capitalized software development costs as of March 31, 2024, is as follows:
| Year ending | Amortization | |||
| 2024 remaining | $ | |||
| 2025 | ||||
| 2026 | ||||
| 2027 | ||||
| 2028 and thereafter | ||||
| Total amortization | $ | |||
Option to Acquire Primary Contractor
In
August 2021, the Company entered into a term sheet that provided the Company the option to purchase the Primary Contractor provided certain
conditions are met. In November 2021, the Company exercised this option. The Company and the Primary Contractor subsequently reached
an agreement-in-principle on the terms for the Company’s acquisition of the Primary Contractor, the final consummation of which
is subject to the execution of a share purchase agreement (the “SPA”) and the completion of an audit of the Primary Contractor
that is satisfactory to the Company (the “Primary Contractor Audit”), as well as the fulfillment by the Primary Contractor
of certain other conditions set forth in the term sheet. The term sheet stipulates that if the Company had entered into the SPA and the
Primary Contractor had the Primary Contractor Audit successfully completed prior to May 15, 2022 (or a subsequent mutually agreed upon
date) and the Company thereafter determines not to consummate the acquisition of the Primary Contractor, the Company would have been
liable for a $
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4. OPERATING LEASES
The components of lease expense and supplemental cash flow information related to leases for the period are as follows:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||||
| Lease cost | ||||||||
| Operating lease cost (included in general and administrative expenses in the Company’s statement of operations) | $ | $ | ||||||
| Other information | ||||||||
| Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities | $ | $ | ||||||
| Weighted average remaining lease term – operating leases (in years) | ||||||||
| Weighted average discount rate – operating leases | % | % | ||||||
| March 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |||||||
| Operating leases | ||||||||
| Right-of-use assets | $ | $ | ||||||
| Short-term operating lease liabilities | $ | $ | ||||||
| Long-term operating lease liabilities | ||||||||
| Total operating lease liabilities | $ | $ | ||||||
| Year ending | Operating Leases | |||
| 2024 remaining | $ | |||
| 2025 | ||||
| 2026 | ||||
| 2027 | ||||
| 2028 and thereafter | ||||
| Total lease payments | ||||
| Less: Imputed interest/present value discount | ( | ) | ||
| Present value of lease liabilities | $ | |||
5. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
On
June 13, 2023, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to sell all of its SaaS operating assets and liabilities to SW Sales for
$
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The following information presents the net revenues and net loss of the SaaS business for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||||
| Net revenues | $ | $ | ||||||
| Net loss | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||
6. NOTES PAYABLE
The Company has the following outstanding notes payable as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023:
| Note | Issuance Date | Maturity Date | Interest Rate | Original Borrowing | Balance at March 31, 2024 | Balance at December 31, 2023 | ||||||||||||||
| Note payable (A) | | | % | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Promissory note payable (B) | | | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Promissory note payable (C) | | | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Debt discount | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Debt issuance costs | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total notes payable | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-current | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Current | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| (A) | ||
| (B) |
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| In
connection with the November Note Offering, the Company incurred $ | ||
During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company issued shares
of its common stock pursuant to an exchange agreement in exchange for a reduction of $
On March 18, 2024, the Company paid the November Notes in full. | ||
| (C) |
As
of March 31, 2024, the outstanding balance of the Note amounted to $
Subsequent
to March 31, 2024, the Company issued shares of its common stock pursuant to an exchange
agreement in exchange for a reduction of $
On May 3, 2024, the Note was repaid in full. |
The following table provides a breakdown of interest expense:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||||
| Interest expense – amortization of debt discount | $ | $ | ||||||
| Interest expense – amortization of debt issuance costs | ||||||||
| Interest expense – other | ||||||||
| Total interest expense | $ | $ | ||||||
7. DERIVATIVE LIABILITY
Under authoritative guidance used by the FASB on determining whether an instrument (or embedded feature) is indexed to an entity’s own stock, instruments that do not have fixed settlement provisions are deemed to be derivative instruments. In prior years, the Company granted certain warrants that included a fundamental transaction provision that could give rise to an obligation to pay cash to the warrant holder. As a result, the fundamental transaction clause of these warrants are accounted for as a derivative liability in accordance with ASC 815 and are being re-measured every reporting period with the change in value reported in the statement of operations.
The derivative liabilities were valued using a Binomial pricing model with the following average assumptions:
| March 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |||||||
| Stock Price | $ | $ | ||||||
| Exercise Price | $ | $ | ||||||
| Expected Life | ||||||||
| Volatility | % | % | ||||||
| Dividend Yield | % | % | ||||||
| Risk-Free Interest Rate | % | % | ||||||
| Total Fair Value | $ | $ | ||||||
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The expected life of the warrants was based on the remaining contractual term of the instruments. The Company uses the historical volatility of its common stock to estimate the future volatility for its common stock. The expected dividend yield was based on the fact that the Company has not paid dividends in the past and does not expect to pay dividends in the future. The risk-free interest rate was based on rates established by the Federal Reserve Bank.
During
the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company recorded expense of $
During
the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company recorded income of $
8. COMMON STOCK
The Company’s common stock activity for the three months ended March 31, 2024 is as follows:
Common Stock
Shares Issued as Part of ATM Offerings
During
the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company issued
shares of its common stock and received net proceeds of $
Regulation A Public Offering
During
the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company issued
shares of its common stock and received net proceeds of $
Shares Issued as Payment on Notes Payable
During
the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company issued shares of its common stock to Streeterville in exchange for a reduction
of $
Shares Issued for Services
During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company issued shares of common stock to Rory Cutaia, CEO, associated with the vesting of Restricted Stock Units.
Preferred Stock
The Company’s preferred stock activity for the three months ended March 31, 2024 was as follows:
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Series C
On December 28, 2023, the Company filed a certificate of designation of preferences and rights (the “Certificate of Designation”) of Series C Preferred Stock (the “Series C Preferred Stock”), with the Secretary of State of Nevada, designating shares of preferred stock, par value $ of the Company, as Series C Preferred Stock. Each share of Series C Preferred Stock shall have a stated face value of $ (“Stated Value”). The Series C Preferred Stock is not convertible into common shares of capital stock of the Company and as such is non-dilutive to current stockholders.
Each
share of Series C Preferred Stock shall accrue a rate of return on the Stated Value at the rate of
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Certificate of Designation, at any time the Company may elect, in the sole discretion of the Board of Directors, to redeem all, but not less than all, of the Series C Preferred Stock then issued and outstanding from all of the Series C Preferred Stock Holders (a “Corporation Optional Redemption”) by paying to the applicable Series C Preferred Stock Holders an amount in cash equal to the Series C Preferred Liquidation Amount (as defined in the Certificate of Designation) then applicable to such shares of Series C Preferred Stock being redeemed in the Corporation Optional Conversion (the “Redemption Price”).
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The Series C Preferred Stock confers no voting rights on holders, except with respect to matters that materially and adversely affect the voting powers, rights or preferences of the Series C Preferred Stock or as otherwise required by applicable law.
On
December 29, 2023, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Streeterville, pursuant to which the Company sold
and Streeterville purchased
shares of the Company’s newly designated non-convertible Series C Preferred Stock (the “Series C Shares”) for a
total purchase price of $
9. RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS
| Weighted- | ||||||||
| Average | ||||||||
| Grant Date | ||||||||
| Shares | Fair Value | |||||||
| Non-vested at January 1, 2024 | $ | |||||||
| Granted | ||||||||
| Vested/deemed vested | ( | ) | ||||||
| Forfeited | ||||||||
| Non-vested at March 31, 2024 | $ | |||||||
The total fair value of restricted stock units that vested or deemed vested during the three months ended March 31, 2024 was $. The total stock compensation expense recognized relating to the vesting of restricted stock units for the three months ended March 31, 2024 amounted to $. As of March 31, 2024, the amount of unvested compensation related to issuances of restricted stock units was $ which will be recognized as an expense in future periods as the shares vest.
| Weighted- | ||||||||||||||||
| Weighted- | Average | |||||||||||||||
| Average | Remaining | Aggregate | ||||||||||||||
| Exercise | Contractual | Intrinsic | ||||||||||||||
| Options | Price | Life (Years) | Value | |||||||||||||
| Outstanding at January 1, 2024 | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Granted | - | - | ||||||||||||||
| Forfeited | ( | ) | - | - | ||||||||||||
| Exercised | - | - | ||||||||||||||
| Outstanding at March 31, 2024 | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Vested March 31, 2024 | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||||||||
| Exercisable at March 31, 2024 | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||||||||
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At March 31, 2024, the intrinsic value of the outstanding options was $.
The
total stock compensation expense recognized relating to the vesting of stock options for the three months ended March 31, 2024 amounted
to $
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||||
| Risk-free interest rate | % | % - | % | |||||
| Average expected term | years | years | ||||||
| Expected volatility | % | % | ||||||
| Expected dividend yield | ||||||||
The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of measurement corresponding with the expected term of the share option award; the expected term represents the weighted-average period of time that share option awards granted are expected to be outstanding giving consideration to vesting schedules and historical participant exercise behavior; the expected volatility is based upon historical volatility of the Company’s common stock; and the expected dividend yield is based on the fact that the Company has not paid dividends in the past and does not expect to pay dividends in the future.
11. STOCK WARRANTS
The Company has the following warrants outstanding as of March 31, 2024, all of which are exercisable:
| Warrants | Weighted- Average Exercise Price | Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years) | Aggregate Intrinsic Value | |||||||||||||
| Outstanding at January 1, 2024 | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Granted | - | - | ||||||||||||||
| Forfeited | ( | ) | - | - | ||||||||||||
| Exercised | - | - | ||||||||||||||
| Outstanding at March 31, 2024, all vested | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
At March 31, 2024 the intrinsic value of the outstanding warrants was $.
On
January 24, 2023, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement with Aegis relating to the January 2023 offering, issuance and sale
of shares of the Company’s common stock at a public offering price of $ per share. As a result of this transaction,
certain warrants which previously had an exercise price of $
At the close of business on April 5, 2024, the Company’s unexercised publicly traded warrants under the symbol VERBW expired pursuant to their original terms and as such Nasdaq suspended trading the remaining warrants and the trading symbol VERBW was delisted from Nasdaq.
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12. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Litigation
The
Company is currently in a dispute with a former employee of its predecessor bBooth, Inc. who has interposed a breach of contract claim
in which he alleges that in 2015 he was entitled to approximately $300 in unpaid bonus compensation. This former employee filed his complaint
in the Superior Court of California for the County of Los Angeles on November 20, 2019, styled Meyerson v. Verb Technology Company, Inc.,
et al. (Case No. 19STCV41816). The Company disputed the former employee’s claims and interposed several affirmative defenses, including
that the claims are contradicted by documentary evidence, barred by the applicable statute of limitations, and barred by a written, executed
release. On February 9, 2021, the former employee’s counsel filed a motion for summary judgment, or in the alternative, summary
adjudication against the Company. On October 13, 2021, the California court issued an order (i) denying the former employee’s motion
for summary judgment on his claims against the Company, but (ii) granting the former employee’s motion to dismiss the Company’s
affirmative defenses, which ruling the Company contends was in error. Under the rules, the Company is precluded from appealing the dismissal
of its affirmative defenses until after a trial. On August 29, 2023, after a bench trial at which the Company was precluded from introducing
evidence of its affirmative defenses, the court found in favor of Plaintiff Meyerson; and judgment was entered in Meyerson’s favor
in the amount of $
The Company knows of no material proceedings in which any of its directors, officers, or affiliates, or any registered or beneficial stockholder is a party adverse to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or has a material interest adverse to the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
The Company believes it has adequately reserved for all litigation within its financial statements.
Board of Directors
The
Company has committed an aggregate of $
Board fees are accrued and paid monthly. The members will serve on the board until the annual meeting for the year in which their term expires or until their successors have been elected and qualified.
Total
board fees expensed during the three months ended March 31, 2024 was $
13. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Company has evaluated subsequent events through May 10, 2024, the date these financial statements are available to be issued. The Company believes there were no material events or transactions discovered during this evaluation that requires recognition or disclosure in the financial statements other than the items discussed below.
Equity financing
ATM Offering
Subsequent
to March 31, 2024, the Company issued
shares of its common stock and received $
On May 10, 2024, the Ascendiant Sales Agreement was amended to increase
the amount available from $
Debt financing
Issuance of common shares as payment on notes payable
Subsequent
to March 31, 2024, the Company issued
shares of its common stock pursuant to an exchange agreement in exchange for a reduction of $
Publicly-traded warrants
At the close of business on April 5, 2024, the Company’s unexercised publicly traded warrants under the symbol VERBW expired pursuant to their original terms and as such Nasdaq suspended trading the remaining warrants and the trading symbol VERBW was delisted from Nasdaq.
Series C Preferred Shares Redeemed in Exchange for Common Shares
On
December 29, 2023, the Company issued Series C Preferred Shares to an institutional investor pursuant to a securities purchase
agreement and certificate of designation previously filed. The Series C Preferred Shares carried a
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ITEM 2 – MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Forward-Looking Statements
The following discussion and analysis of the results of operations and financial condition of our company for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and related notes and the other financial information that are included elsewhere this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. This discussion includes forward-looking statements based upon current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties, such as our plans, objectives, expectations, and intentions. Forward-looking statements are statements not based on historical fact and which relate to future operations, strategies, financial results, or other developments. Forward-looking statements are based upon estimates, forecasts, and assumptions that are inherently subject to significant business, economic, and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond our control and many of which, with respect to business decisions, are subject to change. These uncertainties and contingencies can cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by us, or on our behalf. We disclaim any obligation to update forward-looking statements. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors. We use words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “continuing,” “ongoing,” “expect,” “believe,” “intend,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements.
As used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the terms “we,” “us,” “our,” and “Verb” refer to Verb Technology Company, Inc., a Nevada corporation, individually, or as the context requires, collectively with its subsidiaries, Verb Direct, LLC, or Verb Direct, Verb Acquisition Co., Inc., or Solofire, and verbMarketplace, LLC, dba MARKET.live, on a consolidated basis, unless otherwise specified.
Overview
Through June 13, 2023, we operated three distinct lines of business through separate wholly owned subsidiaries. Verb Direct, LLC, a sales Software-as-a-Service (“SaaS”) platform for the direct sales industry; Verb Acquisition Co., LLC, which was a sales SaaS platform for the Life Sciences industry and sports teams (collectively the ‘SaaS Assets”); and verbMarketplace, LLC dba MARKET.live, which is a multi-vendor, multi-presenter, livestream social shopping platform that combines ecommerce and entertainment.
We determined that by focusing all of our resources solely on the development and operation of MARKET.live, our livestream shopping platform, over time we expect to generate greater shareholder value than we could through the continued operation of our SaaS Assets. Accordingly, after an extensive, thorough seven-month process to identify a buyer willing to pay the highest price on the most favorable terms for the SaaS Assets, managed by a prominent M&A advisory firm, on June 13, 2023 we disposed of all of the operating SaaS Assets pursuant to an asset purchase agreement in consideration of the sum of $6.5 million, $4.75 million of which was paid in cash by the buyer at the closing of the transaction.
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Additional payments in the aggregate of $1.75 million will be paid by the buyer if certain profitability and revenue targets are met within each of the two-year periods following the closing date as set forth more particularly in the asset purchase agreement.
Our MARKET.live Business
The Company’s MARKET.live platform is a multi-vendor, multi-presenter, livestream social shopping destination the leverages the current convergence of ecommerce and entertainment, where hundreds of retailers, brands, creators and influencers can monetize their base of fans and followers across social media channels. Brands, retailers and creators that join MARKET.live have the ability to broadcast livestream shopping events simultaneously on numerous social media channels, including TikTok, as well as on MARKET.live, reaching exponentially larger audiences. The Company’s recent technological integrations with META, created a seamless, native, friction-free checkout process for Facebook and Instagram users to purchase MARKET.live vendors’ products within each of those popular apps. This integration allows Facebook and Instagram users to browse products featured in MARKET.live shoppable videos, place products in a native shopping cart and checkout – all without leaving Facebook or Instagram.
On September 5, 2023, the Company completed development work on a new MARKET.live capability that facilitated a deeper integration into the TikTok social media platform, which could expose MARKET.live shoppable programming to tens of millions of potential viewers/purchasers. This new capability allows shoppers watching a MARKET.live stream on TikTok to stay on that site and check out through that site, eliminating the friction or reluctance of TikTok users to leave their TikTok feed in order to complete their purchase on MARKET.live. Our technology integration allows the purchase data to flow back through MARKET.live and to the individual vendors and stores on MARKET.live seamlessly for fulfillment of the orders.
On March 27, 2024, the Company announced that it expanded its strategic relationship with TikTok and entered into a formal partnership with TikTok Shop pursuant to which MARKET.live became a service provider for TikTok Shop and officially designated as a TikTok Shop Partner (TSP) . Under the terms of the partnership, TikTok Shop refers consumer brands, retailers, influencers and affiliates leads to MARKET.live for a menu of MARKET.live paid services that include, among other things, assistance in onboarding to TikTok and establishing a TikTok store, hosting training sessions and webinars for prospective TikTok Shop sellers, studio space rental in both the West Coast and East Coast MARKET.live studios, content creation and production services, and TikTok Shop maintenance and enhancements for existing TikTok clients’ stores. The partnership also contemplates TikTok Shop sponsored studio rentals, as well as a paid-for “day pass” for use of MARKET.live studio services by TikTok creators, influencers and affiliates. MARKET.live is expected to generate revenue through fees, including monthly recurring fees, paid directly to MARKET.live by the brands, retailers, influencers and affiliates referred to MARKET.live by TikTok. In addition, it is contemplated that MARKET.live will receive a percentage of monthly revenue generated through the TikTok stores MARKET.live establishes for the brands, retailers, influencers and affiliates that TikTok Shop refers to MARKET.live.
The partnership also contemplates the use of MARKET.live studios as TikTok “Sample Centers” where TikTok creators will have access to product samples for use in their TikTok Shop videos produced at MARKET.live studios. In addition to the compensation referenced above, TikTok will compensate MARKET.live directly for the attainment of certain pre-established performance goals and objectives agreed-to between the parties.
The Company’s recent drop ship and affiliate programs are currently being revised to incorporate the benefits and implications of the recent META integrations as well as the new TikTok partnership. The Company is actively engaged in completing development on integrations into additional large social media platforms, as well as developing partnerships and strategic alliances that it believes will help foster the growth of the Company’s business.
Economic Disruption
Our business is dependent in part on general economic conditions. Many jurisdictions in which our customers are located and our products are sold have experienced and could continue to experience unfavorable general economic conditions, such as inflation, increased interest rates and recessionary concerns, which could negatively affect demand for our products. Under difficult economic conditions, customers may seek to cease spending on our current products or fail to adopt our new products. We cannot predict the timing or impact of an economic slowdown, or the timing or strength of any economic recovery. These and other economic factors could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
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Recent Developments
Nasdaq Deficiency Notices
August 18, 2023 Notice
On August 18, 2023, the Company received a notice from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“NASDAQ”) indicating that it did not meet the minimum of $2.5 million in stockholders’ equity required by NASDAQ Listing Rule 5550(b)(1) (the “Listing Rule”) for continued listing, or the alternatives of market value of listed securities or net income from continuing operations. The notice was based upon the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2023, which reported that the Company’s total stockholders’ equity as of June 30, 2023 was ($1.818 million).On October 9, 2023, the Company submitted a plan to regain compliance with the Listing Rule and was given an extension until February 14, 2024 to evidence compliance through a public filing.
On February 5, 2024, the Company reported in a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Form 8-K Filing”) that based on its unaudited balance sheet as of December 31, 2023, it believed it had regained compliance with the stockholders’ equity requirement of NASDAQ Listing Rule 5550(b)(1) for continued listing. On February 5, 2024, the Company was informed that based upon the Form 8-K Filing, the Staff determined that the Company is in compliance with Listing Rule 550(b)(1).
November 2, 2023 Notice
On November 2, 2023, the Company received a letter from The NASDAQ Stock Market advising that the Company did not meet the minimum $1.00 per share bid price requirement for continued inclusion on The NASDAQ Capital Market pursuant to NASDAQ Marketplace Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) because the closing bid price per share for the Company’s common stock had closed below $1.00 for the previous 30 consecutive business days (the “Bid Price Rule”). The Company was given until April 30, 2024, to regain compliance with the Bid Price Rule.
May 1, 2024 Notice
On May 1, 2024, the Company received notice from Nasdaq that the Company has been granted an additional 180-day grace period, or until October 28, 2024, to regain compliance with the Bid Price Rule. To regain compliance with the Bid Price Rule and qualify for continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market, the minimum bid price per share of the Company’s common stock must be at least $1.00 for at least 10 consecutive business days on or prior to October 28, 2024. If the Company fails to regain compliance during the additional compliance period, then Nasdaq will notify the Company of its determination to delist the Company’s common stock, at which point the Company would have an opportunity to appeal the delisting determination to a Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel.
Series C Preferred Stock Offering
On December 29, 2023, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with Streeterville Capital, LLC (the “Streeterville Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company sold 3,000 shares of the Company’s newly designated non-convertible Series C Preferred Stock for proceeds of $3.0 million. The Series C Preferred Stock receives a 10% stated annual dividend, has no voting rights and has a face value of $1,300 per share. The sale of the Series C Preferred Stock was consummated on December 29, 2023.
ATM Offerings
On December 15, 2023, the Company entered into an At-the-Market Issuance Sales Agreement (the “Ascendiant Sales Agreement”) with Ascendiant Capital Markets, LLC, as sales agent, to sell, from time to time, shares of its common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $960 thousand, through an “at the market” offering pursuant to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-264038), as supplemented by a prospectus supplement. On March 19, 2024, the Ascendiant Sales Agreement was amended to increase the amount available from $960 thousand to approximately $6.3 million. On March 29, 2024, the Ascendiant Sales Agreement was amended to increase the amount available from approximately $6.3 million to approximately $9.0 million. From December 15, 2023 to April 11, 2024, the Company issued 32,768,996 shares of its common stock and received $8.7 million of aggregate net proceeds in “at the market” offerings under the Ascendiant Sales Agreement.
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Public Offering of Common Stock – Regulation A
During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company entered into subscription agreements with certain accredited investors, pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell to the investors 27,397,258 shares of its Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share of the Company at a price of $0.24 per share for gross proceeds to the Company of $6.6 million.
The Shares to be issued in the offering were offered at-the-market under Nasdaq rules and pursuant to the Company’s Form 1-A, initially filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on February 14, 2024 and qualified on March 11, 2024.
Debt Financing
On October 11, 2023, the Company entered into a note purchase agreement with Streeterville Capital, LLC, pursuant to which the Company sold a promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of $1.0 million (the “Note”). The Note bears interest at 9.0% per annum compounded daily. The maturity date of the Note is 18 months from the date of its issuance. In connection with the sale of the Note, verbMarketplace, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a Guaranty, dated October 11, 2023, pursuant to which it guaranteed the obligations of the Company under the Note in exchange for receiving a portion of the proceeds.
Subsequent to March 31, 2024, the Company issued 7,630,271 shares of its common stock in exchange for a reduction of $1.1 million on the outstanding balance of the Note. On May 3, 2024, the Company repaid the Note in full.
Issuance of common shares as payment on notes payable
During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company issued 11,484,403 shares of its common stock in exchange for a reduction of $1.7 million on the outstanding balance of the November Notes. On March 18, 2024, the November Notes were paid in full.
Results of Operations
Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 as Compared to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023
The following is a comparison of our results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | Change | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 7 | $ | 2 | $ | 5 | ||||||
| Costs and expenses | ||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue, exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below | 5 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 256 | 583 | (327 | ) | ||||||||
| General and administrative | 2,963 | 3,545 | (582 | ) | ||||||||
| Total costs and expenses | 3,224 | 4,129 | (905 | ) | ||||||||
| Operating loss from continuing operations | (3,217 | ) | (4,127 | ) | 910 | |||||||
| Other income (expense), net | ||||||||||||
| Interest expense | (225 | ) | (470 | ) | 245 | |||||||
| Other income (expense), net | (2 | ) | (51 | ) | 49 | |||||||
| Change in fair value of derivative liability | (1 | ) | 8 | (9 | ) | |||||||
| Total other income (expense), net | (228 | ) | (513 | ) | 285 | |||||||
| Net loss from continuing operations | $ | (3,445 | ) | $ | (4,640 | ) | $ | 1,195 | ||||
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Revenue
Our primary focus is on the growth of our MARKET.live business. Currently, the business is generating minimal revenues.
Operating Expenses
Depreciation and amortization expenses were $0.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, as compared to $0.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023.
General and administrative expenses including stock compensation expense were $3.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, as compared to $3.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The decrease of $0.6 million or 16%, in general and administrative expenses including stock compensation expense is primarily due to decreased personnel expense associated with headcount reduction.
Other Expense, net
Other expense, net, for the three months ended March 31, 2024 was $0.2 million, which was primarily attributable to interest expense.
Use of Non-GAAP Measures – Modified EBITDA
In addition to our results under generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), we present Modified EBITDA as a supplemental measure of our performance. However, Modified EBITDA is not a recognized measurement under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to net income, income from operations or any other performance measure derived in accordance with GAAP or as an alternative to cash flow from operating activities as a measure of liquidity. We define Modified EBITDA as net income (loss), plus depreciation and amortization, share-based compensation, interest expense, financing costs, change in fair value of derivative liability, other (income) expense, loss from discontinued operations, net of tax, and other non-recurring charges.
Management considers our core operating performance to be that which our managers can affect in any particular period through their management of the resources that affect our underlying revenue and profit generating operations that period. Non-GAAP adjustments to our results prepared in accordance with GAAP are itemized below. You are encouraged to evaluate these adjustments and the reasons we consider them appropriate for supplemental analysis. In evaluating Modified EBITDA, you should be aware that in the future we may incur expenses that are the same as or similar to some of the adjustments in this presentation. Our presentation of Modified EBITDA should not be construed as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items.
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
| (in thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||
| Net loss | $ | (3,445 | ) | $ | (5,514 | ) | ||
| Adjustments | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 256 | 583 | ||||||
| Share-based compensation | 378 | 971 | ||||||
| Interest expense | 225 | 470 | ||||||
| Change in fair value of derivative liability | 1 | (8 | ) | |||||
| Other (income) expense, net | 2 | 51 | ||||||
| Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax | - | 874 | ||||||
| Other costs (a) | 84 | 185 | ||||||
| Total EBITDA adjustments | 946 | 3,126 | ||||||
| Modified EBITDA | $ | (2,499 | ) | $ | (2,388 | ) | ||
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(a) Represents a litigation accrual in 2024 and severance costs in 2023.
We present Modified EBITDA because we believe it assists investors and analysts in comparing our performance across reporting periods on a consistent basis by excluding items that we do not believe are indicative of our core operating performance. In addition, we use Modified EBITDA in developing our internal budgets, forecasts and strategic plan; in analyzing the effectiveness of our business strategies in evaluating potential acquisitions; and in making compensation decisions and in communications with our board of directors concerning our financial performance. Modified EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, which includes, among others, the following:
| ● | Modified EBITDA does not reflect our cash expenditures, or future requirements, for capital expenditures or contractual commitments; | |
| ● | Modified EBITDA does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs; | |
| ● | Modified EBITDA does not reflect future interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments, on our debts; and | |
| ● | Although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized will often have to be replaced in the future, and Modified EBITDA does not reflect any cash requirements for such replacements. |
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Overview
As of March 31, 2024, we had cash of $14.2 million.
The following is a summary of our cash flows from operating, investing, and financing activities for the quarters ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||||
| Cash used in operating activities – continuing operations | $ | (2,209 | ) | $ | (2,765 | ) | ||
| Cash used in operating activities – discontinued operations | - | (153 | ) | |||||
| Cash used in investing activities – continuing operations | (41 | ) | (131 | ) | ||||
| Cash provided by financing activities – continuing operations | 12,079 | 5,233 | ||||||
| Cash used in financing activities – discontinued operations | - | (823 | ) | |||||
| Increase in cash | $ | 9,829 | $ | 1,361 | ||||
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Cash Flows – Operating
For the three months ended March 31, 2024, our cash used in operating activities from continuing operations amounted to $2.2 million, compared to cash used for the three months ended March 31, 2023 of $2.8 million. We generated $0.6 million additional cash from operations primarily due to cost savings in personnel expenses resulting from headcount reduction.
Cash Flows – Investing
For the three months ended March 31, 2024, our cash flows used in investing activities amounted to $41 thousand, primarily due to our investment in long-lived assets.
Cash Flows – Financing
Our cash provided by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2024 amounted to $12.1 million, which represented $12.3 million of net proceeds from the issuance of shares of our common stock, offset primarily by $0.2 million in offering costs paid in January 2024 related to our preferred stock offering in December 2023.
Notes Payable
We have the following outstanding notes payable as of March 31, 2024 (in thousands):
| Note | Issuance Date | Maturity Date | Interest Rate | Original Borrowing | Balance at March 31, 2024 | |||||||||||
| Note payable (A) | May 15, 2020 | May 15, 2050 | 3.75 | % | $ | 150 | $ | 132 | ||||||||
| Promissory note payable (B) | October 11, 2023 | April 11, 2025 | 9.0 | % | 1,005 | 1,005 | ||||||||||
| Total notes payable | 1,137 | |||||||||||||||
| Non-current | (113 | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Current | $ | 1,024 | ||||||||||||||
| (A) | On May 15, 2020, we executed an unsecured loan with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Economic Injury Disaster Loan program in the amount of $0.15 million. Installment payments, including principal and interest, began October 26, 2022. As of March 31, 2024, the outstanding balance of the note amounted to $0.13 million. | |
| (B) | On October 11, 2023, the Company entered into a note purchase agreement with Streeterville pursuant to which Streeterville purchased the Note in the aggregate principal amount of $1.0 million. The Note bears interest at 9.0% per annum compounded daily. The maturity date of the Note is April 11, 2025.
At March 31, 2024, the outstanding balance of the Note amounted to $1.0 million.
Subsequent to March 31, 2024, the Company issued 7,630,271 shares of its common stock pursuant to an exchange agreement in exchange for a reduction of $1.1 million on the outstanding balance of the Note. On May 3, 2024, the Note was repaid in full.
As a result of this payment, with the exception of a low interest SBA loan of $132, the Company is now debt-free. |
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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, which require that we make certain assumptions and estimates that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of net revenue and expenses during each reporting period.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reported periods. Significant estimates include assumptions made for assumptions made in valuing assets acquired in business combinations, impairment testing of long-lived assets, the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets, assumptions used in valuing derivative liabilities, assumptions used in valuing share-based compensation, and accruals for contingent liabilities. Amounts could materially change in the future.
Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with Financial Accounting Standard Board’s (“FASB”) ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”). ASC 606 creates a five-step model that requires entities to exercise judgment when considering the terms of contract(s), which includes (1) identifying the contract(s) or agreement(s) with a customer, (2) identifying our performance obligations in the contract or agreement, (3) determining the transaction price, (4) allocating the transaction price to the separate performance obligations, and (5) recognizing revenue as each performance obligation is satisfied.
A description of our principal revenue generating activities is as follows:
MARKET.live generates revenue through several sources as follows:
| a. | All sales run through our ecommerce facility on MARKET.live from which we deduct a platform fee that ranges from 10% to 20% of gross sales, with an average of approximately 15%, depending upon the pricing package the vendors select as well as the product category and profit margins associated with such categories. The revenue is derived from sales generated during livestream events, from sales realized through views of previously recorded live events available in each vendor’s store, as well as from sales of product and merchandise displayed in the vendors’ online stores, all of which are shoppable 24/7. | |
| b. | Produced events. MARKET.live offers fee-based services that range from full production of livestream events, to providing professional hosts and event consulting. | |
| c. | Drop Ship and Creator programs. MARKET.live is expected to generate recurring fee revenue from soon to be launched new drop ship programs for entrepreneurs and its Creator program. | |
| d. | The Company’s TikTok Shop store and affiliate program. | |
| e. | The MARKET.live site is designed to incorporate sponsorships and other advertising based on typical industry rates. | |
| f. | The Company’s recently announced partnership with TikTok Shop. Pursuant to the terms of the partnership, MARKET.live has become a service provider for TikTok Shop and is officially designated as a TikTok Shop Partner (TSP). Under the terms of the partnership, TikTok Shop refers consumer brands, retailers, influencers and affiliates leads to MARKET.live for a menu of paid services that include, among other things, assistance in onboarding to TikTok Shop and establishing a TikTok Shop store, hosting training sessions and webinars for prospective TikTok Shop sellers, MARKET.live studio space rental in both the West Coast and East Coast MARKET.live studios, content creation and production services, and TikTok Shop maintenance, including enhancements to existing TikTok Shop seller stores. The partnership also contemplates TikTok Shop sponsored studio rentals, as well as a paid-for “day pass” for use of MARKET.live studio services by TikTok creators, influencers and affiliates. It is expected that MARKET.live will generate revenue through fees, including monthly recurring fees, paid directly to MARKET.live by the brands, retailers, influencers and affiliates referred to MARKET.live by TikTok. In addition, it is contemplated that MARKET.live will receive a percentage of monthly revenue generated through the TikTok Shop stores MARKET.live establishes for the brands, retailers, influencers and affiliates that TikTok Shop refers to MARKET.live. | |
| The partnership also contemplates the use of MARKET.live studios as TikTok “Sample Centers” where TikTok creators will have access to product samples for use in their TikTok Shop videos produced at MARKET.live studios. In addition to the compensation referenced above, TikTok will compensate MARKET.live directly for the attainment of certain pre-established performance goals and objectives agreed-to between the parties. |
A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct product. Performance obligations promised in a contract are identified based on the goods that will be transferred that are both capable of being distinct and are distinct in the context of the contract, whereby the transfer of the goods is separately identifiable from other promises in the contract. Performance obligations include establishing and maintaining customer online stores, providing access to the Company’s e-commerce platform and customer service support.
The Company’s revenue is comprised of commission fees derived from contractually committed gross revenue processed by customers on the Company’s e-commerce platform as well as from services it provides as referenced above in sub-paragraph (f) of the Revenue Recognition section concerning the TikTok Shop partnership. Customers do not have the contractual right to take possession of the Company’s software. Revenue is recognized in an amount that reflects the consideration that the Company expects to ultimately receive in exchange for those promised goods, net of expected discounts for sales promotions and customary allowances, and its services.
Revenue is recognized on a net basis from maintaining e-commerce platforms and online orders, as the Company is engaged primarily in an agency relationship with its customers and earns defined amounts based on the individual contractual terms for the customer and the Company does not take possession of the customers’ inventory or any credit risks relating to the products sold.
Sales taxes collected from customers and remitted to governmental authorities are accounted for on a net basis and, therefore, are excluded from net sales in the consolidated statements of operations.
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Derivative Financial Instruments
We evaluate our financial instruments to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives. 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, with changes in the fair value reported in the consolidated statements of operations. The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is evaluated 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 could be required within 12 months of the balance sheet date.
We use Level 2 inputs for our valuation methodology for the derivative liabilities as their fair values were determined by using a Binomial pricing model. Our derivative liabilities are adjusted to reflect fair value at each period end, with any increase or decrease in the fair value being recorded in the results of operations as adjustments to fair value of derivatives.
Share-Based Compensation
The Company issues stock options and warrants, shares of common stock and restricted stock units as share-based compensation to employees and non-employees. The Company accounts for its share-based compensation in accordance with FASB ASC 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation. Share-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date, based on the estimated fair value of the award, and is recognized as expense over the requisite service period. The fair value of restricted stock units is determined based on the number of shares granted and the quoted price of our common stock and is recognized as expense over the service period. Forfeitures are accounted for as they occur. Recognition of compensation expense for non-employees is in the same period and manner as if the Company had paid cash for services.
Intangible Assets
We have certain intangible assets that were initially recorded at their fair value at the time of acquisition. The finite-lived intangible assets consist of developed technology and customer contracts. Indefinite-lived intangible assets consist of domain names. Intangible assets with finite useful lives are amortized using the straight-line method over their estimated useful life of five years.
We review all finite lived intangible assets for impairment when circumstances indicate that their carrying values may not be recoverable. If the carrying value of an asset group is not recoverable, we recognize an impairment loss for the excess carrying value over the fair value in our consolidated statements of operations.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
For a summary of our recent accounting policies, refer to Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, of our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included under Item 1 – Financial Statements in this Form 10-Q.
ITEM 3 - QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information required under this item.
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ITEM 4 - CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports under the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
We carried out an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d- 15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of March 31, 2024. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2024.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There were no additional changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the three months ended March 31, 2024 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Inherent Limitations on the Effectiveness of Controls
Management does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal control over financial reporting will prevent or detect all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control systems are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, no evaluation of internal control over financial reporting can provide absolute assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, have been or will be detected.
These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of a simple error or mistake. Controls can also be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls is based in part on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Projections of any evaluation of controls effectiveness to future periods are subject to risks. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or deterioration in the degree of compliance with policies or procedures.
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1 - LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
For information regarding legal proceedings, refer to Note 12 - Commitments and Contingencies of the Notes to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, which is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
Our business, results of operations, and financial condition are subject to various risks. These risks are described elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and our other filings with the SEC, including the 2023 Form 10-K filed on April 1, 2024. The risk factors identified in our 2023 Form 10-K have not changed in any material respect.
ITEM 2 - UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
None.
ITEM 3 - DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
ITEM 4 - MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
ITEM 5 - OTHER INFORMATION
Rule 10b5-1 Trading Arrangement
During the three months ended March 31, 2024, no director or officer of the Company adopted or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as each term is defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K.
ITEM 6 - EXHIBITS
Reference is made to the exhibits listed on the Index to Exhibits.
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| * | Filed herewith. |
| ** | The certifications attached as Exhibit 32.1 and 32.2 that accompany this Quarterly Report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and shall not be deemed “filed” by the registrant for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act and are not to be incorporated by reference into any of the registrant’s filings under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in any such filing. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| VERB TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, INC. | ||
| Date: May 10, 2024 | By: | /s/ Rory J. Cutaia |
| Rory J. Cutaia | ||
| President, Chief Executive Officer, | ||
| Secretary, Treasurer and Director | ||
| (Principal Executive Officer) | ||
| Date: May 10, 2024 | By: | /s/ Bill J. Rivard |
| Bill J. Rivard | ||
| Interim Chief Financial Officer | ||
| (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) | ||
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