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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2019

 

OR

 

[  ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from                   to                  

 

Commission File No. 001-37707

 

THE PECK COMPANY HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   47-2150172

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

 

4050 Williston Road, #511

South Burlington, Vermont

 

 

05403

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(802) 658-3378

(Registrant’s telephone number)

 

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value   PECK   Nasdaq Capital Market

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such requirements for the past 90 days. YES [X] NO [  ]

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). YES [X] NO [  ]

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer [  ]   Accelerated filer [  ]
Non-accelerated filer [X]   Smaller reporting company [X]
      Emerging growth company [X]

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [  ]

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

YES [  ] NO [X]

 

The number of shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding as of November 18, 2019 was 5,555,958.

 

 

 

   
 

 

THE PECK COMPANY HOLDINGS, INC.

 

Form 10-Q

 

Table of Contents

 

Part I. Financial Information  
   
Item 1. Financial Statements 3
   
Condensed Balance Sheets (Unaudited) 3
   
Condensed Statements of Operations (Unaudited) 4
   
Condensed Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (Unaudited) 5
   
Condensed Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) 6
   
Notes to Condensed Financial Statements (Unaudited) 7
   
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 20
   
Forward Looking Statements 20
   
Overview 20
   
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates 21
   
Results of Operations 22
   
Liquidity and Capital Resources 26
   
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements; Commitments and Contractual Obligations 26
   
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk 26
   
Item 4. Controls and Procedures 27
   
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures 27
   
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting 27
   
Part II – Other Information  
   
Item 1. Legal Proceedings 27
   
Item 1A. Risk Factors 27
   
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 27
   
Item 3. Default Upon Senior Securities 27
   
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures 27
   
Item 5. Other Information 27
   
Item 6. Exhibits 28
   
SIGNATURES 29

 

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Part I. Financial Information

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

The Peck Company Holdings, Inc.

Condensed Balance Sheets (Unaudited)

September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018

 

  

September 30,

2019

  

December 31,

2018

 
Assets          
Current Assets:          
Cash  $28,700   $313,217 
Accounts receivable, net of allowance   7,157,760    2,054,413 
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings   3,427,990    718,984 
Due from stockholders   0    2,858 
Other current assets   210,852    0 
Total current assets   10,825,302    3,089,472 
           
Property and equipment:          
Building and improvements   672,727    666,157 
Vehicles   1,283,364    1,147,371 
Tools and equipment   517,601    493,760 
Solar arrays   6,386,025    6,386,025 
    8,859,717    8,693,313 
Less accumulated depreciation   (2,037,996)   (1,571,774)
    6,821,721    7,121,539 
Other Assets:          
Captive insurance investment   140,875    80,823 
Due from stockholders   0    250,000 
Cash surrender value - life insurance   279,219    224,530 
    420,094    555,353 
Total assets  $18,067,117   $10,766,364 
           
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity          
           
Current Liabilities:          
Accounts payable  $3,580,982   $1,495,785 
Accrued expenses   289,002    236,460 
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts   826,012    180,627 
Accrued losses on contract in progress   0    9,128 
Due to stockholders   442,489    33,463 
Line of credit   5,000,000    972,524 
Current portion of deferred compensation   27,057    27,057 
Current portion of long-term debt   443,453    410,686 
Total current liabilities   10,608,995    3,365,730 
           
Long-term liabilities:          
Deferred compensation, net of current portion   96,546    116,711 
Deferred tax liability   1,527,311    0 
Long-term debt, net of current portion   2,076,750    2,212,885 
    3,700,507    2,329,596 
Commitments and contingencies          
           
Stockholders’ equity:          
Preferred stock - $0.0001 par value 1,000,000 shares authorized, 0 issued and outstanding   0    0 
Common stock - $0.0001 par value 49,000,000 shares authorized, 5,474,695 shares issued and outstanding and 3,234,301 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018   547    323 
Additional paid-in capital   423,306    552,630 
Retained earnings   3,333,762    4,518,085 
    3,757,615    5,071,038 
   $18,067,117   $10,766,364 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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The Peck Company Holdings, Inc.

Condensed Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

For the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018

 

   Three Months ended   Nine Months ended 
   September 30,   September 30, 
   2019   2018   2019   2018 
                 
Earned revenue  $11,749,580   $3,991,209    21,878,170   $13,023,359 
Cost of earned revenue   10,308,936    2,885,146    17,846,681    9,882,268 
Gross profit   1,440,644    1,106,063    4,031,489    3,141,091 
                     
Warehousing and other operating expenses   294,154    182,193    1,034,965    534,279 
General and administrative expenses   967,196    380,153    1,980,886    1,225,948 
Total operating expenses   1,261,350    562,346    3,015,851    1,760,227 
Operating income   179,294    543,717    1,015,638    1,380,864 
                     
Other expenses                    
Interest expense   (54,671)   (49,785)   (158,217)   (91,639)
                     
Income before income taxes   124,623    496,932    857,421    1,289,225 
Provision for income taxes   48,468    0    1,555,330    250 
                     
Net income (loss)  $76,155   $496,932   $(697,909)  $1,288,975 
                     
Weighted average shares outstanding:                    
Basic   5,474,695    3,234,501    4,071,497    3,234,501 
Diluted   5,474,695    3,234,501    4,071,497    3,234,501 
                     
Income (loss) per common share:                    
Basic  $0.01   $0.15   $(0.17)  $0.40 
Diluted  $0.01   $0.15   $(0.17)  $0.40 
                     
PRO FORMA (C-corporation basis) (Note 1m)                    
Income tax expense  $48,468   $137,750   $237,677   $357,373 
Net Income   76,155    359,182    619,744    931,852 
                     
Weighted average shares outstanding                    
Basic   5,474,695    3,234,501    4,071,497    3,234,501 
Diluted   5,474,695    3,234,501    4,071,497    3,234,501 
                     
Income (loss) per common share:                    
Basic  $0.01   $0.11   $0.15   $0.29 
Diluted  $0.01   $0.11   $0.15   $0.29 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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The Peck Company Holdings, Inc.

Condensed Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (Unaudited)

September 30, 2019

 

          Additional              
    Common Stock     Paid-In     Retained        
    Shares     Amounts     Capital     Earnings     Total  
                               
Balance as of January 1, 2019     3,234,501      $ 323      $ 552,630      $ 4,518,085      $ 5,071,038  
                                         
Cash distributions to stockholders in 2019 prior to June 20     0       0       0       (486,414 )     (486,414 )
                                         
Conversion of Rights to common shares     420,712       42       0       0       42  
                                         
Combination with Peck Electric Co.     1,819,482       182       (182 )     0       0  
                                         
Recapitalization costs     0       0       (128,918 )     0       (128,918 )
                                         
Net (loss)     0       0       0       (774,064 )     (774,064 )
                                         
Ending Balance, June 30, 2019     5,474,695       547       423,530       3,257,607       3,681,684  
                                         
Recapitalization costs     0       0       (224 )                
                                         
Net Income                             76,155       76,155  
Ending Balance, September 30, 2019     5,474,695     $ 547     $ 423,306     $ 3,333,762     $ 3,757,615  

 

The Peck Company Holdings, Inc.

Condensed Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (Unaudited)

September 30, 2018

 

          Additional              
    Common Stock     Paid-In     Retained        
    Shares     Amounts     Capital     Earnings     Total  
                               
Balance as of January 1, 2018     200   $ 6,000      $ 546,953     3,955,942      $ 4,508,895  
                                         
Net income     0       0       0       787,793       793,793  
                                         
Ending Balance, June 30, 2018     200       6,000       546,953       4,743,735       5,296,688  
                                         
Net Income                             496,932       496,932  
Ending Balance, September 30, 2018     200     $ 6,000     $ 546,953     $ 5,240,667     $ 5,793,620  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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The Peck Company Holdings, Inc.

Condensed Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 and 2018

 

  

September 30,

2019

  

September 30,

2018

 
Cash flows from operating activities          
Net (loss) income  $(697,909)  $1,288,975 
           
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:          
Depreciation   466,222    296,125 
Provision for deferred income taxes   1,527,311    0  
           
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:          
Accounts receivable   (5,103,347)   391,852 
Prepaid expenses   (210,852)   (63,340)
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings   (2,709,006)   404,099 
Cash surrender value - life insurance   (54,689)   0 
Accounts payable   2,085,197    (1,290,484)
Accrued expenses   52,542    (176,957)
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts   645,385    (254,183)
Accrued losses on contract in progress   (9,128)   0 
Due to stockholders   438,070    0 
Deferred compensation   (20,165)   0 
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities   (3,590,369)   596,087 
           
Cash flows from investing activities:          
Purchase of solar arrays and equipment   (39,243)   (2,587,041)
Loan to stockholder   (43,000)   (250,000)
Investment in captive insurance   (60,063)   (43,340)
Net cash used in investing activities   (142,295)   (2,880,381)
           
Cash flows from financing activities:          
Net borrowings on line of credit   4,027,476    1,233,836 
Proceeds from long-term debt   0    645,525 
Payments of long-term debt   (230,629)   0 
Recapitalization costs paid   (129,100)   0 
Stockholder distributions paid   (219,600)   (137,494)
Net cash provided by financing activities   3,448,147    1,741,867 
Net decrease in cash   (284,517)   (542,427)
Cash, beginning of period   313,217    760,781 
Cash, end of period  $28,700   $218,354 
           
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information          
           
Cash paid during the year for:          
Interest  $158,217   $91,639 
Income taxes   5,859    250 
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities          
           
2019          
Four vehicles were purchased and financed for $127,161.          
The Company accrued S-corporation distributions which have not been paid of $266,814.          
           
2018          
One vehicle was purchased and financed for $39,790          

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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The Peck Company Holding, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

 

Note 1. SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

a) Organization

 

The Peck Company Holdings, Inc. is a solar engineering, construction and procurement contractor for commercial and industrial customers across the Northeastern United States. The Company also provides electrical contracting services and data and communication services. The work is performed under fixed-price and modified fixed-price contracts and time and materials contracts. The Company is incorporated in the State of Delaware and has its corporate headquarters in South Burlington, Vermont.

 

On February 26, 2019, Peck Electric Co. (also referred to herein as the “Former Peck Company Holdings, Inc.”), a privately held company, entered into a Share Exchange Agreement (the “Exchange Agreement”) with Jensyn Acquisition Corp. (“Jensyn”), a publicly held company whose primary business objective was to acquire, through a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or other similar business combination (the “Merger”), with one or more target businesses (a special purpose acquisition company or “SPAC”). On June 20, 2019, with the approval of the stockholders of each of Peck Electric Co. and Jensyn, the Merger was completed. In connection with the Merger, Jensyn issued 3,234,501 shares of Jensyn’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), to the stockholders of the Peck Electric Co. in exchange for all of the equity securities of Peck Electric Co., and Peck Electric Co. became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Jensyn. While Jensyn was the surviving legal entity, Former Peck Company Holdings, Inc. was deemed the acquiring entity for accounting purposes. Concurrent with the completion of the Merger, Jensyn changed its name from “Jensyn Acquisition Corp.” to “The Peck Company Holdings, Inc.” and the symbol for its common stock traded on Nasdaq became “PECK”. Unless the context otherwise requires, “we,” “us,” “our,” “Peck Company” and the “Company” refer to the combined company.

 

b) Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2019 or any other period. The accompanying financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements and related notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.

 

As a SPAC, Jensyn had substantially no business operations prior to June 20, 2019. For financial accounting and reporting purposes, the Merger was accounted for as a “reverse spinoff” in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Under this method of accounting, Jensyn was treated as the “acquired” company for financial reporting purposes. This determination was primarily based on Peck Electric Co. stockholders having a majority of the voting power of the combined company, Peck Electric Co. comprising the ongoing operations of the combined entity, Peck Electric Co. comprising a majority of the governing body of the combined company, and Peck Electric Co.’s senior management comprising the senior management of the combined company. Accordingly, for accounting purposes, the Merger was treated as the equivalent of the Peck Electric Co. issuing stock for the net assets and equity of Jensyn, consisting of $0 assets, accompanied by a Recapitalization. The net assets of Jensyn were stated at historical cost, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded. Operations prior to June 20, 2019, the date of completion of the Merger, are those of Peck Electric Co.

 

Prior to June 20, 2019, Peck Electric Co. was a “pass-through” (S-corporation) entity for income tax purposes and had no material income tax accounting reflected in its financial statements for financial reporting purposes, since taxable income and deductions were “passed through” to Peck Electric Co.’s stockholders. Jensyn is a taxable C-corporation for income tax purposes. As a result of the acquisition by Jensyn, the consolidated company is now a taxable C-corporation. The financial statements of the Company now account for income taxes in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 740, Income taxes.

 

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Since Jensyn had substantially no business operations as a SPAC, its limited accounting policies were not in conflict with those of Peck Electric Co. The consolidated Company uses the accounting policies of Peck Electric Co. as described in Note 1 to Peck Electric Co.’s audited financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2018. There have been no material changes to these accounting policies, except for the adoption of an accounting policy for income taxes in the second quarter of 2019 and an updated accounting policy for earnings per share.

 

c) Emerging Growth Company Status

 

The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”). Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, the Company, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard.

 

The Company would cease to be an “emerging growth company” upon the earliest to occur of: the last day of the fiscal year in which it has more than $1.07 billion in annual revenue; the date it qualifies as a “large accelerated filer,” with at least $700 million of equity securities held by non-affiliates; the issuance, in any three-year period, by it of more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt securities; or December 31, 2021.

 

d) Contract Revenue and Cost Recognition

 

The Company recognizes revenue using cost based input methods, which recognize revenue and gross profit as work is performed based on the relationship between actual costs incurred compared to the total estimated costs of the contract, after consideration of the customers’ commitment to perform their obligations under the contract, which is typically measured through receipt of cash deposits or other forms of financial security issued by creditworthy financial institutions. Cost based input methods of revenue recognition are considered a reasonable depiction of the Company’s efforts to satisfy long-term construction contracts with customers and therefore reflect the transfer of goods to a customer under such contracts. Costs incurred towards contract completion may include costs associated with materials, labor, subcontractors, and other indirect costs related to contract performance.

 

At the time a loss on a contract becomes apparent, a provision is made for the entire amount of the estimated loss in that period.

 

Revenue for time and materials contracts is recognized as the work is performed. Revenue from net metering credits is recorded as electricity is generated from the solar arrays and paid by the off-takers.

 

e) Accounts Receivable

 

Accounts receivable are recorded when invoices are issued and presented on the condensed balance sheet net of the allowance for doubtful accounts. The allowance, which was $15,000 at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, is estimated based on historical losses, the existing economic condition, and the financial stability of the Company’s customers. Accounts are written off against the reserve when they are determined to be uncollectible.

 

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f) Costs and Estimated Earnings on Uncompleted Contracts

 

The asset, “Costs and Estimated Earnings in Excess of Billings”, represents revenues recognized in excess of amounts billed. The liability “Billings in Excess of Costs and Estimated Earnings on Uncompleted Contracts,” represents billings in excess of revenues recognized.

 

g) Property and Equipment

 

Property and equipment greater than $1,000 are recorded at cost, less accumulated depreciation. Cost includes the price paid to acquire or construct the assets, required installation costs, and any expenditures that substantially add to the value or substantially extend the useful life of the assets.

 

The solar arrays represent project assets that the Company may temporarily own and operate after being placed into service. The Company reports solar arrays at cost, less accumulated depreciation. The Company begins depreciation on the solar arrays when they are placed in service.

 

Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. The estimated useful lives are as follows:

 

Buildings and improvements 39 years
Vehicles 3-5 years
Tools and equipment 3-7 years
Solar arrays 20 years

 

Total depreciation expense for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018 is $155,169 and $96,329, respectively. Total depreciation expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018 is $466,222 and $296,125, respectively.

 

The cost of assets sold, retired, or otherwise disposed of, and the related allowance for depreciation are eliminated from the accounts and any resulting gain or loss is included in operations. The cost of maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred, while significant renewals or betterments are capitalized.

 

h) Long-Lived Assets

 

The Company assesses long-lived assets, including property and equipment, for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances arise, including consideration of technological obsolescence, that may indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable. These events and changes in circumstances may include a significant decrease in the market price of a long-lived asset; a significant adverse change in the extent or manner in which a long-lived asset is being used or in its physical condition; a significant adverse change in the business climate that could affect the value of a long-lived asset; an accumulation of costs significantly in excess of the amount originally expected for the acquisition or construction of a long-lived asset; a current period operating or cash flow loss combined with a history of such losses or a projection of future losses associated with the use of a long-lived asset; or a current expectation that, more likely than not, a long-lived asset will be sold or otherwise disposed of significantly before the end of its previously estimated useful life. For purposes of recognition and measurement of an impairment loss, long-lived assets are grouped with other assets and liabilities at the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows are largely independent of the cash flows of other assets and liabilities.

 

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When impairment indicators are present, the Company compares undiscounted future cash flows, including the eventual disposition of the asset group at market value, to the asset group’s carrying value to determine if the asset group is recoverable. If the carrying value of the asset group exceeds the undiscounted future cash flows, the Company measures any impairment by comparing the fair value of the asset group to its carrying value. Fair value is generally determined by considering (i) internally developed discounted cash flows for the asset group, (ii) third-party valuations, and/or (iii) information available regarding the current market value for such assets.

 

If the fair value of an asset group is determined to be less than its carrying value, an impairment in the amount of the difference is recorded in the period that the impairment indicator occurs. Estimating future cash flows requires significant judgment, and such projections may vary from the cash flows eventually realized.

 

The Company considers a long-lived asset to be abandoned after the Company has ceased use of such asset and they have no intent to use or repurpose the asset in the future. Abandoned long-lived assets are recorded at their salvage value, if any.

 

i) Captive Insurance

 

The Company and other companies are members of an offshore heterogeneous group captive insurance holding company entitled Navigator Casualty, LTD. (“NCL”). NCL is located in the Cayman Islands and insures claims relating to workers’ compensation, general liability, and auto liability coverage.

 

Premiums are developed through the use of an actuarially determined loss forecast. The loss funding, derived from the actuarial forecast, is broken-out into two categories by the actuary known as the “A & B” Funds. The “A” Fund pays for the first $100,000 of any loss and the “B” Fund contributes to the remainder of the loss layer up to $300,000 total per occurrence.

 

Each shareholder of NCL has equal ownership and invests a one-time cash capitalization of $36,000. This is broken out into two categories, $35,900 of redeemable preference shares and $100 for a single common share. Each shareholder of NCL represents a single and equal vote on NCL’s board of directors.

 

Summary financial information on NCL as of September 30, 2018 is:

 

Total assets  $46,647,571 
Total liabilities  $22,762,283 
Comprehensive income  $3,991,828 

 

NCL’s fiscal year end is September 30, 2019. However, finalized financial information for the most recent fiscal year is not available at this time. Therefore amounts represent balances and activities through and for the years ending September 30, 2018.

 

As part of the investment in NCL, the Company provided $43,340 as cash security in 2018 and an additional $58,215 in 2019. The captive insurance equity of 140,875 consists of $36,000 of capital, $101,555 of cash security and $3,320 of investment income in excess of losses (incurred and reserves).

 

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j) Asset Retirement Obligations

 

The Company develops, constructs, and operates certain solar arrays with land lease agreements that include a requirement for the removal of the assets at the end of the term of the agreement. The Company recognizes such asset retirement obligations (“ARO”) in the period in which they are incurred based on the present value of estimated third-party recommissioning costs, and they capitalize the associated asset retirement costs as part of the carrying amount of the related assets. Once an asset is placed into service, the asset retirement cost is subsequently depreciated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of the asset. Changes in AROs resulting from the passage of time are recognized as an increase in the carrying amount of the liability and as accretion expense. The AROs were not deemed significant to the financial statements and were therefore not recorded as a liability at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

 

k) Concentration and Credit Risks

 

The Company occasionally has cash balances in a single financial institution during the year in excess of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation limit of up to $250,000 per financial institution. The differences between book and bank balances are outstanding checks and deposits in transit. At September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company’s uninsured balances were $0 and $457,422, respectively.

 

l) Defined Contribution Pension Plan

 

 

The Company has a union contract under which the union and administrative employees are covered by the union’s defined contribution pension plan which has no expiry date. Pension costs include current service costs, which are based on hours worked, or a percentage of gross wages. Total pension expense for the three months ending September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018 is $141,554 and $82,638, respectively. Total pension expense for the nine months ending September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 is $287,811 and $300,962, respectively.

 

m) Income Taxes

 

Through June 20, 2019 (the date of the completion of the Merger), the Former Peck Company Holdings, Inc. had elected to be taxed as an S-corporation under the Internal Revenue Code and similar codes in states in which the Company was subject to taxation. While this election was in effect, the income (whether distributed or not) was taxed for federal income tax purposes to Former Peck Company Holdings, Inc. stockholders. Accordingly, no provision for federal income tax was required. The provision for income taxes for Former Peck Company Holdings, Inc. was primarily for Vermont minimum taxes. As of the date of the completion of the Merger, the Company effectively became a C-corporation, which changed the level of taxation from the stockholders to the Company. The deferred tax assets and liabilities that arise out of the change of tax status have been recorded to account for the temporary differences that existed on the date of the change.

 

The Company accounts for income taxes under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to be applied to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. Deferred income tax expense represents the change during the period in the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are all classified as long-term as adopted under Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2015-17.

 

The Company also uses a more-likely-than-not measurement for all tax positions taken or expected to be taken on a tax return in order for those tax positions to be recognized in the financial statements. If the Company were to incur interest and penalties related to income taxes, these would be included in the provision for income taxes. Generally, the three tax years previously filed remain subject to examination by federal and state tax authorities.

 

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n) Sales Tax

 

The Company’s accounting policy is to exclude state sales tax collected and remitted from revenues and costs of sales, respectively.

 

o) Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and revenues and expenses during the reporting period. On an ongoing basis, the Company evaluates their estimates, including those related to inputs used to recognize revenue over time, specifically percentage-of-completion. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

p) Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

 

Prior to June 20, 2019, the Company was defined as a non-public entity for purposes of applying transition guidance related to new or revised accounting standards under GAAP, and was required to adopt new or revised accounting standards after the required adoption dates that applied to public companies. Subsequent to June 20, 2019 the company maintains its emerging growth company status until no later than December 31, 2021. The Company will maintain the election available to an emerging growth company to use any extended transition period applicable to non-public companies when complying with a new or revised accounting standard. The Company retains its emerging growth status and therefore elects to adopt new or revised accounting standards on the adoption date required for a private company.

 

In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing a right-of-use asset and a lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months. Leases will be classified as either operating or financing, with such classifications affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the income statement. ASU 2016-02 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and early adoption is permitted. This standard is effective for the Company’s annual reporting period beginning in 2020 and interim periods beginning first quarter of 2021. The Company is evaluating the impact that ASU 2016-02 will have on its financial statements and associated disclosures.

 

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), to clarify the principles of recognizing revenue and create common revenue recognition guidance between U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards. Under ASU 2014-09, revenue is recognized when a customer obtains control of promised goods or services and is recognized at an amount that reflects the consideration expected to be received in exchange for such goods or services. In addition, ASU 2014-09 requires disclosures of the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. ASU 2014-09 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. As an emerging growth company, the standard is effective for the Company’s 2019 annual reporting period and for interim periods after 2019. The standard allows the use of retrospective or modified retrospective transition method. The Company has not yet selected a transition method and is currently evaluating the impact that ASU 2014-09 will have on its financial statements and associated disclosures. We expect to utilize the modified retrospective transition method but our evaluation is still currently in process.

 

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In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments-Credit losses (Topic 326). This new guidance will change how entities account for credit impairment for trade and other receivables, as well as for certain financial assets and other instruments. The update will replace the current incurred loss model with an expected loss model. Under the incurred loss model, a loss (or allowance) is recognized only when an event has occurred (such as a payment delinquency) that causes the entity to believe that a loss is probable (that is has been “incurred”). Under the expected loss model, a loss (or allowance) is recognized upon initial recognitions of the asset that reflects all future events that leads to a loss being realized, regardless of whether it is probable that the future event will occur. The incurred loss model considers past events and conditions, while the expected loss model includes expectations for the future which have yet to occur. ASU 2018-19 was issued in November 2018 and excludes operating leases from the new guidance. The standard will require entities to record a cumulative-effect adjustment to the balance sheet as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is effective. As an emerging growth company, the standard is effective for the Company’s 2021 annual reporting period and interim periods beginning first quarter of 2022. The Company is evaluating the impact that ASU 2016-13 will have on its financial statements and associated disclosures.

 

In August 2016 the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230). This ASU represents a consensus of the FASB’s Emerging Issues Task Force on eight separate issues that each impact classification on the statement of cash flows. In particular, issue number three addresses the classification of contingent consideration payments made after a business combination, and issue number five addresses the classification of life insurance policy proceeds and premiums. Cash payments made soon after an acquisition’s consummation date (approximately 3 months or less) will be classified as cash outflows from investing activities. Payments made thereafter will be classified as cash outflows from financings activities up to the account of the original contingent consideration liability. Payments in excess of the amount of the original contingent consideration liability will be classified as cash outflows from operating activities. Cash proceeds received from the settlement of corporate-owned life insurance policies should be classified as cash flows from investing activities. Cash payments for premiums may be classified as cash outflows for investing activities, operating activities or a combination of investing and operating activities. As an emerging growth company, this standard is effective for the Company’s 2019 annual reporting period and interim periods beginning the first quarter of 2020. The Company is evaluating the effect this ASU will have on their statement of cash flows.

 

Note 2. STOCK EXCHANGE AGREEMENT/MERGER

 

As discussed in Note 1, on June 20, 2019, the Company consummated the Merger pursuant to the Exchange Agreement between Jensyn and Peck Electric Co. The materials actions arising from the agreement are outlined below:

 

a) Exchange of Shares

 

Upon the closing of the Merger, the stockholders of Peck Electric Co. exchanged their shares of capital stock in Peck Electric Co. for 3,234,501 shares of Jensyn’s Common Stock (the “Share Exchange”), representing approximately 59% of Jensyn’s outstanding shares after giving effect to the Merger. As a result of the Share Exchange, Peck Electric became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.

 

Upon the closing of the Merger and after giving effect to the issuances of Common Stock and the conversion of 4,194,500 rights to purchase Common Stock into 419,450 shares of Common Stock. In addition, 1,819,482 shares of the Company were issued to Jensyn shareholders upon the closing of the Merger.

 

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b) Earnout

 

In the event that the Company’s Adjusted EBITDA (as defined in the Exchange Agreement) for the twelve month period from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020 (the “Earnout Period”) is $5,000,000 or more (the “Adjusted EBITDA Target”) or the closing price of the Company’s Common Stock is $12.00 or more per share at any time during the Earnout Period (the “Stock Price Target”), then the Company shall issue 898,473 shares of the Company’s Common Stock to the original Peck Electric Co. stockholders and issue to certain of the initial stockholders of the Company a number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock equal to the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock forfeited by such stockholders to the extent that such shares are used to satisfy Company obligations or to induce investors to make an equity investment in the Company at or prior to the closing of the Merger, as described below under “Issuance of Additional Shares and Forfeiture of Sponsor Shares.”

 

c) Transaction Costs

 

Transaction costs of $129,100 have been recorded as a cost of equity for the accounting acquirer’s transactions costs and costs related to effectuating the reverse recapitalization which is an equity transaction.

 

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Note 3. ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

 

Accounts receivable consist of:

 

  

September 30,

2019

  

December 31,

2018

 
         
Accounts receivable - contracts in progress  $6,694,887   $1,672,900 
Accounts receivable - retainage   477,873    396,513 
    7,172,760    2,069,413 
Allowance for doubtful accounts   (15,000)   (15,000)
           
Total  $7,157,760   $2,054,413 

 

Bad debt expense was $0 for September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

Note 4. CONTRACTS IN PROGRESS

 

Information with respect to contracts in progress is as follows:

 

   September 30,
2019
   December 31,
2018
 
         
Expenditures to date on uncompleted contracts  $16,793,793   $5,870,664 
Estimated earnings thereon   3,657,106    1,760,940 
    20,450,899    7,631,604 
Less billings to date   (17,848,921)   (7,162,505)
    2,601,978    469,099 
Plus under billings remaining on contracts 100% complete   0    69,258 
           
Total  $2,601,978   $538,357 

 

Included in accompanying balance sheets under the following captions:

 

   September 30,
2019
   December 31,
2018
 
         
Cost and estimated earnings in excess of billings  $3,427,990   $718,984 
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts   (826,012)   (180,627)
           
   $2,601,978   $538,357 

 

Note 5. CASH SURRENDER VALUE - LIFE INSURANCE

 

The Company has purchased life insurance contracts on key employees as an investment. The cash surrender value of these contracts was $279,219 and $224,530 as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.

 

Note 6. LONG-TERM DEBT

 

A summary of long-term debt is as follows:

 

  

September 30,

2019

  

December 31,

2018

 
         
NBT Bank, National Association, 4.25% interest rate, secured by all business assets, payable in monthly installments of $5,869 through September 2026, with a balloon payment at maturity.  $732,997   $0 
           
NBT Bank, National Association, 4.00% interest rate, secured by all business assets, payable in monthly installments of $12,070 through January 2021.   187,683    0 
           
NBT Bank, National Association, 4.20% interest rate, secured by building, payable in monthly installments of $3,293 through September 2026, with a balloon payment at maturity.   281,391    0 
           
NBT Bank, National Association, 4.15% interest rate, secured by all business assets, payable in monthly installments of $3,677 through April 2026.   253,321    0 
           
NBT Bank, National Association, 4.20% interest rate, secured by all business assets, payable in monthly installments of $5,598 through October 2026, with a balloon payment at maturity.   486,137    0 
           
NBT Bank, National Association, 4.85% interest rate, secured by a piece of equipment, payable in monthly installments of $2,932 including interest, through May 2023.   117,792    139,416 
           
Various vehicle loans, interest ranging from 0% to 6.99%, total current monthly installments of approximately $8,150, secured by vehicles, with varying terms through September 2025.   356,752    389,575 
           
National Bank of Middlebury, 3.95% interest rate for the initial 5 years, after which the loan rate will adjust equal to the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston 5/20 – year Advance Rate plus 2.75%, loan is subject to a floor rate of 3.95%, secured by solar panels and related equipment, payable in monthly installments of $2,388 including interest, through December 2024.   104,030    120,131 
           
Community Bank, N.A. Loan paid in full through refinance   0    1,974,449 
           
    2,520,103    2,623,571 
Less current portion   (443,453)   (410,686)
           
   $2,076,650   $2,212,885 

 

Maturities of long-term debt are as follows:

 

Year ending September 30:  Amount 
     
Remainder of 2019  $122,602 
2020   426,254 
2021   305,890 
2022   303,825 
2023   236,946 
2024 and   1,124,586 
      
   $2,520,103 

 

Note 7. LINE OF CREDIT

 

The Company had a line of credit with Community Bank, N.A., with a limit of $2,100,000 and a variable interest rate of prime plus .5% (6.00% at June 30, 2019), which was paid in full on September 17, 2019. The balance outstanding at December 31, 2018 was $972,524. The line and former Community Bank, N.A. notes were personally guaranteed by the two majority stockholders and were subject to the provisions of an agreement containing the covenants that require the maintenance of certain financial ratios.

 

The Company has a working capital line of credit with NBT Bank with a limit of $3,000,000 and a variable interest rate based on the Wall Street Journal Prime rate, currently 5.50%. The maturity date is September 2020. The balance outstanding at September 30, 2019 was $3,000,000 which includes expected cash overdrafts of approximately $650,000. Borrowing is based on 80% of eligible accounts receivable. The line is secured by all business assets and it and is subject to certain financial covenants.

 

The Company has a line of credit with NBT Bank with a limit of $2,000,000 to fund the development of certain solar arrays. The line has a variable interest rate based on the Wall Street Journal Prime rate, currently 5.50%. The maturity date is September 2020. The balance outstanding at September 30, 2019 was $2,000,000. The line is secured by all business assets and is subject to certain financial covenants.

 

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Note 8. OPERATING LEASES

 

In 2015, the Company entered into two twenty-five-year non-cancelable lease agreements for land on which they constructed solar arrays. One lease has fixed annual rent of $2,500. The second lease has annual rent of $2,500 with an annual increase of 2%.

 

In 2017, the Company entered into a twenty-year non-cancelable lease agreement for land on which they constructed solar arrays. The lease has annual rent of $3,500 with an annual increase of 2%.

 

In 2018, the Company entered into a twenty-year non-cancelable lease agreement for land on which they constructed solar arrays. The lease has annual rent of $26,000.

 

The Company leases a vehicle under a non-cancelable operating lease. In addition, the Company occasionally pays rent for storage on a month-to-month basis.

 

In 2019 the Company entered into a two two-year non-cancelable lease agreement for equipment used in solar installations. The leases have a combined annual rent of $45,832.

 

The Company also rents equipment to be used on jobs under varying terms not exceeding one year. Total rent expense under these leases was $135,633 and $53,549 for the quarter ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

Future minimum lease payments required under all of the non-cancelable operating leases are as follows:

 

Year ending December 31:  Amount 
     
Remainder of 2019  $

59,561

 
2020  80,806 
2021   54,201 
2022   35,236 
2023   35,371 
2024   35,508 
Thereafter   483,777 
      
   $784,460 

 

Note 9. PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES

 

In connection with the closing of the Merger, the Company’s tax status changed from an S-corporation to a C-corporation. As a result, the Company is responsible for federal and state income taxes and must record deferred tax assets and liabilities for the tax effects of any temporary differences that exist on the date of the change. When push down accounting does not apply as part of a business combination, U.S. GAAP requires the effect of the change in tax status to be recognized in the financial statements and the effect is included in income (loss) from continuing operations. The Company recorded income tax expense and a deferred tax liability of $1,506,362 as a result of the change in tax status during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

 

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The Company’s unaudited statements of operations also present pro-forma income tax expense for periods prior to June 20, 2019 with an effective tax rate of 27.72%.

 

The Merger between Jensyn and Peck Electric Co. and the Company’s recapitalization on June 20, 2019 caused a stock ownership change for purposes of Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code. The Company is still preparing a detail analysis to determine if the potential ownership change will have any effect on any federal and state net operating losses and treatment of transaction costs.

 

The provision for income taxes at September 30, 2019 and 2018 consists of the following:

 

   2019   2018 
Current          
Federal  $21,660   $0 
State   6,359    250 
           
Total Current   28,019    250 
           
Deferred          
Federal   1,157,262    0 
State   370,049    0 
           
Total Deferred  $1,527,311    0 
           
Provision for Income Taxes  $1,555,330   $0 

 

The Company’s total deferred tax assets and liabilities at September 30, 2019 are as follows:

 

   2019 
Current deferred tax assets (liabilities)     
Accruals and reserves   4,157 
Property and equipment   (1,531,468)
      
Net deferred tax liabilities  $(1,527,311)

 

Note 10. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

In 2014, the minority stockholders of Peck Electric Co., who sold the building that the Company occupies, lent the proceeds to the majority stockholders of Peck Electric Co. who contributed $400,000 of the net proceeds as paid in capital. Debt service on this personal debt comes from the Company in the form of distributions of $4,000 per month to the majority stockholders through April 2022.

 

In May 2018, stockholders of the Company bought out a minority stockholder of Peck Electric Co. The Company advanced $250,000 for the stock purchase which is included in the “due from stockholders” value below at December 31, 2018. At September 30, 2019, the amount is included in the “due to stockholders” value below as there is a right to offset.

 

The Company’s majority stockholder loaned $438,070 to the Company to help with cash flow needs during the quarter ending September 30, 2019 which is included in the “due to stockholders” value below.

 

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The Company was an S-corporation through June 20, 2019 and as a result, the taxable income of the Company is reported on the owner’s tax returns and they are taxed individually. As a result, the Company has accrued a distribution for taxes of $266,814 to the owners of Peck Electric Co. for the period during which the Company was an S-corporation, which is included in the “due to stockholders” value below.

 

The Company performs an equalization of distributions each year based on total distributions to shareholders and their proportional share of those distributions. The amounts below include amounts due to/from stockholders related to the equalization of distributions as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018:

 

   2019   2018 
Due from stockholders consists of unsecured notes from stockholders with interest 2.18%.  $0   $252,858 
           
Due to stockholders consists of unsecured notes to stockholders with interest at the mid-term AFR rate (2.08% at September 30, 2019).  $442,489   $33,463 

 

Note 11. DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

 

In 2018, the Company adopted a deferred compensation agreement with a former minority stockholder. The agreement provides for deferred income benefits and is payable over the post-retirement period. The Company accrues the present value of the estimated future benefit payments over the period from the date of the agreement to the retirement date. The minimum commitment for future salaries under the agreement is $155,000, the net present value of which is $123,603. The Company will also pay the former stockholder a solar management fee of 24.5% of the available cash flow from the solar arrays put into service on or before December 31, 2017 over the life of the arrays.

 

Note 12. EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE

 

Basic earnings (loss) per share (“EPS”) is computed by dividing net income (loss) available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period, excluding the effects of any potentially dilutive securities. Diluted EPS gives effect to the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock.

 

As a result of the Merger, the Company has retrospectively adjusted the weighted average of shares of common stock outstanding prior to June 20, 2019 by multiplying them by the exchange ratio used to determine the number of shares of common stock into which they converted.

 

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   Three Months Ended September 30,   Nine Months Ended September 30, 
   2019   2018   2019   2018 
                 
Numerator:                    
Net Income (loss)  $76,155   $496,932   $(697,909)  $1,288,975 
                     
Denominator:                    
Weighted average shares outstanding:                    
Basic   5,474,695    3,234,501    4,071,497    3,234,501 
Diluted   5,474,695    3,234,501    4,071,497    3,234,501 
                     
Basic income (loss) per share   0.01    0.15    (0.17)   0.40 
Diluted income (loss) per share   0.01    0.15    (0.17)   0.40 
                     
Pro forma C-corporation Earnings per share:                    
                     
Numerator                    
Net Income  $76,155   $359,182   $619,744   $931,852 
                     
Denominator:                    
Weighted average shares outstanding:                    
Basic   5,474,695    3,234,501    4,071,497    3,234,501 
Diluted   5,474,695    3,234,501    4,071,497    3,234,501 
                     
Basic income per share   0.01    0.11    0.15    0.29 
Diluted income per share   0.01    0.11    0.15    0.29 

 

The Company has contingent share arrangements and warrants arising from the Merger and Jensyn’s IPO as discussed in Note 2. The potential issuance of additional stock from these arrangements were excluded from the diluted EPS calculation because the prevailing market and operating conditions at the present time do not indicate that any additional shares of stock will be issued. These instruments could result in dilution in future periods. Below is a schedule of the potential shares arising from these contingencies that were excluded from the calculations above:

 

   Three Months Ended September 30,   Nine Months Ended September 30, 
   2019   2018   2019   2018 
                 
Earnout provision, includes new shares of common stock to be issued to former Peck Electric Co. shareholders   898,473    0    898,473    0 
Warrants to purchase common stock, from Jensyn’s IPO   2,097,250    0    2,097,250    0 

 

Note 13. COMMITMENTS

 

On September 26, 2019, the Company entered into an agreement to issue 81,263 shares of Common Stock, valued at an aggregate of $400,000, as commitment shares in consideration for entering into a purchase agreement and registration rights agreement with Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC.

 

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Item 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

 

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018 and related notes included in Part 1, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The following discussion and analysis should also be read together with our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes for the year ended December 31, 2018.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements about our plans and expectations of what may happen in the future. Forward-looking statements are based on a number of assumptions and estimates that are inherently subject to significant risks and uncertainties, and our actual results could differ materially from the results anticipated by our forward-looking statements. Our future results and financial condition may also differ materially from those that we currently anticipate as a result of the factors described in the sections entitled “Risk Factors” in the filings that we make with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Throughout this section, unless otherwise noted, “we,” “us,” “our” and the “Company” refer to The Peck Company Holdings, Inc.

 

Business Introduction / Overview

 

The Peck Company Holdings, Inc., the principal office of which is located in Burlington, Vermont, is one of the largest commercial solar engineering, procurement and construction (“EPC”) companies in the country and is expanding across the Northeastern United States (“U.S.”). The Company is a second-generation family business founded under the name Peck Electric Co. (“Peck Electric”) in 1972 as a traditional electrical contractor. The Company’s core values are to align people, purpose, and profitability, and since taking leadership in 1994, Jeffrey Peck, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, has applied such core values to expand into the solar industry. Today, the Company is guided by the mission to facilitate the reduction of carbon emissions through the expansion of clean, renewable energy and we believe that leveraging such core values to deploy resources toward profitable business is the only sustainable strategy to achieve these objectives.

 

The world recognizes the need to transition to a reliable, renewable energy grid in the next 50 years. Vermont and Hawaii are leading the way in the U.S. with renewable energy goals of 75% by 2032 and 100% by 2045, respectively. California committed to 100% carbon-free energy by 2045. The majority of the other states in the U.S. also have renewable energy goals regardless of current Federal solar policy. We are a member of Renewable Energy Vermont, an organization that advocates for clean, practical and renewable solar energy. The Company intends to use near-term incentives to take advantage of long-term, sustainable energy transformation with a commitment to the environment and to its shareholders. Our triple bottom line, which is geared towards people, environment, and profit, has always been our guide since we began installing renewable energy and we intend that it remain our guide over the next 50 years as we construct our energy future.

 

After installing more than 125 megawatts of solar energy, we believe that we are well-positioned for what we believe to be the coming transformation to an all renewable energy economy. As a result of the completion of our business combination transaction with Jensyn Acquisition Corp. (“Jensyn”) on June 20, 2019, pursuant to which we acquired Peck Electric Co. (the “Merger”), we have now opened our family company to the public market as part of our strategic growth plan. We are expanding across the Northeastern U.S. to serve the fast-growing demand for clean renewable energy. We are open to partnering with others to accelerate our growth process, and we are expanding our portfolio of company-owned solar arrays to establish recurring revenue streams for many years to come. We have established a leading presence in the market after five decades of successfully serving our customers, and we are now ready for new opportunities and the next five decades of success.

 

We have a three-pronged growth strategy that includes (1) organic expansion across the Northeastern United States, (2) conducting accretive merger and acquisition transactions to expand geographically, and (3) investing into company-owned solar assets.

 

Equity and Ownership Structure

 

On June 20, 2019, Jensyn consummated the Recapitalization, which resulted in the acquisition of 100% of the issued and outstanding equity securities of Peck Electric by Jensyn, and in Peck Electric becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Jensyn. Jensyn was originally incorporated as a special purpose acquisition company, formed for the purpose of entering into a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or other similar Recapitalization. Simultaneously with the Merger, we changed our name to “The Peck Company Holdings, Inc.” We conduct all of our business operations exclusively through our wholly-owned subsidiary, Peck Electric. Unless the context otherwise requires, “we,” “us,” “our” and the “Company” refers to The Peck Company Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries after June 20, 2019, and “Peck Electric” refers to the business of Peck Electric before June 20, 2019.

 

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Critical Accounting Policies

 

The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations are based upon the Company’s financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The preparation of these financial statements requires the Company to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities.

 

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, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates include estimates used to review the Company’s, impairments and estimations of long-lived assets, revenue recognition on percentage of completion type contracts, allowances for uncollectible accounts, valuations of non-cash capital stock issuances and the valuation allowance on deferred tax assets. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable in the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

Revenue from fixed-price and modified fixed-price contracts is recognized on the basis of the Company’s estimates of the percentage of completion of individual contracts, measured by the percentage of costs incurred to date to estimated total costs for each contract. Revenue for individual contracts uncompleted at the end of any period is based on the Company’s estimate of the percentage-of-completion applied to total revenue estimated to be realized from the contract. At the time a loss on a contract becomes apparent, a provision is made for the entire amount of the estimated loss. Revenue for time and materials contracts is recognized currently as the work is performed.

 

Revisions in cost and profit estimates, during the course of the contract, are reflected in the accounting period in which the facts, which require the revision, become known. Provisions for estimated losses on uncompleted contracts are made in the period in which such losses are determined. Changes in job performance, job conditions, and estimated profitability, including those arising from contract penalty provisions, and final contract settlements may result in revisions to costs and income and are recognized in the period in which the revisions are determined.

 

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Contract assets represent revenues recognized in excess of amounts billed on contracts in progress. Contract liabilities represent billings in excess of revenues recognized on contracts in progress.

 

Union Labor

 

The Company uses union labor in order to construct and maintain the solar, electric and data work that comprise the core activities of its business. As such, contributions were made by Company to the National Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee, the National Electrical Benefit Funds, Union Pension Plans and a union Health and Welfare Fund. Each employee contributes monthly to the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, contract expires May 31, 2022.

 

The Company’s management believes that access to unionized labor provides a unique advantage for growth, because workforce resources can be scaled efficiently utilizing labor unions in other states to meet specific project needs in other states without substantially increasing fixed costs for the Company.

 

Business Insurance / Captive Insurance Group

 

In 2018, Peck Electric joined a captive insurance group. The Company’s management believes that belonging to a captive insurance group will stabilize business insurance expenses and will lock in lower rates that are not subject to change from year-to-year and instead are based on the Company’s favorable experience modification rate.

 

Revenue Drivers

 

The Company’s business includes the design and construction of solar arrays for its customers. Revenue is recognized for each construction project on a percentage of completion basis. From time to time, the Company constructs solar arrays for its own account or purchases a solar array that must still be constructed. In these instances, no revenue is recognized for the construction of the solar array. In instances where the Company owns the solar array, revenue is recognized for the sale of the electricity generated to third parties. As a result, depending on whether it is building for others or for its own account, the Company’s revenue is subject to significant variation.

 

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2019 COMPARED TO THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

 

REVENUE AND COST OF GOODS SOLD

 

Consolidated revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2019 increased 194% to $11.7 million, compared to $3.9 million in the corresponding period in 2018.

 

Gross profit increased 30.2% to $1.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019, compared to $1.1 million in the corresponding period in 2018. Gross margin as a percentage of sales was 12.30% for the three months ended September 30, 2019, compared to 27.7% in the corresponding period in 2018. Lower gross margin for the three months ended September 30, 2019 was the result of increased material costs driven by market demand in the quarter during the Company’s peak season.  

 

Total operating expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2019 were $1.26 million, or 10.7% of sales, compared to $0.6 million in the corresponding period in 2018, or 14.1% of sales. The increase in operating expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2019 was the result of higher depreciation relating to equipment and solar arrays, of which the majority was placed into service for the three months ended September 30, 2019.

 

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Income taxes for the three months ended September 30, 2019 were $48,468 compared to the corresponding period of $250 in 2018.

 

Backlog for the three months ended September 30, 2019 was $16 million, compared to the corresponding period in 2018 of $9.25 The Company expects to realize nearly all of the backlog within the next 12 months.

 

SELLING AND MARKETING EXPENSES

 

The Company relies on referrals from customers and on its industry reputation, and therefore has not historically budgeted for selling and marketing expenses.

 

GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

 

Total general and administrative (“G&A”) expenses were $967,196 for the three months ended September 30, 2019, compared to $380,153 for the three months ended September 30, 2018. As a percentage of revenue, G&A expenses decreased slightly to 8.2% of revenue in the three months ended September 30, 2019, compared to 9.5% in the three months ended September 30, 2018. In total dollars, G&A expense increased primarily due to activities related to administrative expenses costs of becoming a public company as well as supporting infrastructure expansion in the three months ended September 30, 2019, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2018.

 

DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION

 

Depreciation expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2019 were $155,169, compared to $96,329 for the three months ended September 30, 2018. Depreciation expenses increased primarily due to the purchase of additional equipment for the construction of the Company’s solar array assets compared to the three months ended September 30, 2018.

 

OTHER EXPENSES

 

Warehousing and other operating expenses were $294,154 for the three months ended September 30, 2019, compared to $182,193 for the three months ended September 30, 2018. Warehousing and other operating expenses include Company-owned solar array depreciation and salaries associated with Company-owned solar arrays, general warehousing costs, project-related travel and performance related expenses.

 

NET INCOME

 

The net income for the three months ended September 30, 2019 was $76,155, compared to a net profit of $496,932 for the three months ended September 30, 2018. The change was primarily due to a lower profit margin generated as a result of purchasing the development rights for several future projects.

 

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2019 COMPARED TO THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

 

REVENUE AND COST OF GOODS SOLD

 

Consolidated revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 increased 68% to $21.9 million, compared to $13.0 million in the corresponding period in 2018.

 

Gross profit increased 28% to $4.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, compared to $3.1 million in the corresponding period in 2018. Gross margin as a percentage of sales was 18.4%, compared to 24.1% in the corresponding period in 2018. Lower gross margin in the period was the result of increased material costs driven by market demand during the third quarter during the Company’s peak season.  

 

Total operating expenses in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 were $3.0 million, or 13.8% of sales, compared to $1.8 million in the corresponding period in 2018, or 13.5% of sales. The increase in operating expenses was the result of higher depreciation relating to equipment and solar arrays, of which the majority was placed into service in the second quarter of 2019.

 

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SELLING AND MARKETING EXPENSES

 

The Company relies on referrals from customers and on its industry reputation, and therefore has not historically budgeted for selling and marketing expenses.

 

GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

 

Total G&A expenses were $2.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, compared to $1.2 million in the corresponding period in 2018. As a percentage of revenue, G&A expenses decreased slightly to 9.1% of revenue in the nine months ended September 30, 2019, compared to 9.4% in the nine months ended September 30, 2018. In total dollars, G&A expense increased primarily due to activities related to administrative expenses and costs of becoming a public company as well as supporting infrastructure expansion in the nine months ended September 30, 2019, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2018.

 

DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION

 

Depreciation expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 were $466,222, compared to $296,125 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. Depreciation expenses increased primarily due to the purchase of additional equipment for the construction of the Company’s solar array assets compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2018.

 

OTHER EXPENSES

 

Warehousing and other operating expenses were $1.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, compared to $0.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. Warehousing and other operating expenses include Company-owned solar array depreciation and salaries associated with Company-owned solar arrays, general warehousing costs, project-related travel and performance related expenses.

 

NET INCOME

 

The net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was $0.7 million, compared to a net income of $1.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The change was primarily due to the provision for income taxes required after the Company’s change from an S-corporation to a C-corporation as part of the Merger. In addition, the Company has purchased the development rights for several future projects and continues to evaluate the use in alignment with its short and long term strategy.

 

Certain Non-GAAP Measures

 

We periodically review the following key non-GAAP measures to evaluate our business and trends, measure our performance, prepare financial projections and make strategic decisions.

 

EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Earnout Adjusted EBITDA

 

Included in this presentation are discussions and reconciliations of earnings before interest, income tax and depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) and EBITDA adjusted for certain non-cash, non-recurring or non-core expenses (“Adjusted EBITDA”) to net income in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA excludes certain non-cash and other expenses, certain legal services costs, professional and consulting fees and expenses, and one-time Merger expenses and certain adjustments. We believe that these non-GAAP measures illustrate the underlying financial and business trends relating to our results of operations and comparability between current and prior periods. We also use these non-GAAP measures to establish and monitor operational goals.

 

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These non-GAAP measures are not in accordance with, or an alternative to, GAAP and should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute or superior to, the other measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. Using only the non-GAAP financial measures, particularly Adjusted EBITDA, to analyze our performance would have material limitations because such calculations are based on a subjective determination regarding the nature and classification of events and circumstances that investors may find significant. We compensate for these limitations by presenting both the GAAP and non-GAAP measures of our operating results. Although other companies may report measures entitled “Adjusted EBITDA” or similar in nature, numerous methods may exist for calculating a company’s Adjusted EBITDA or similar measures. As a result, the methods that we use to calculate Adjusted EBITDA may differ from the methods used by other companies to calculate their non-GAAP measures.

 

The reconciliations of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA to net (loss) income, the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, are shown in the table below:

 

   Three months ended
September 30,
   Nine months ended
September 30,
 
   2019   2018   2019   2018 
Net income (loss)  $76,155   $496,932   $(697,909)  $1,288,975 
Depreciation and amortization   155,169    96,329    466,222    296,125 
Other (income) expense, net   54,671    46,785    158,217    91,639 
Income Tax   48,468    0    1,555,330    250 
EBITDA   334,643    640,046    1,481,860    1,676,989 
Other costs   78,388    0    243,819    0 
                     
Adjusted EBITDA   413,031    640,046    1,725,679    1,676,989 
                     
Weighted Average shares outstanding   5,474,695    3,234,501    4,071,497    3,234,501 
                     
Adjusted EPS   0.08    0.20    0.42    0.52 

 

Other costs consist of one-time expenses of financial audits and other legal and professional fees associated with the Merger.

 

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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

 

The Company had $28,700 in cash at September 30, 2019, as compared to $313,217 at December 31, 2018.

 

As of September 30, 2019, The Company’s working capital deficit was $76,693, compared to a working capital deficit of $276,258 at December 31, 2018. The Company believes that the aggregate of its existing cash and cash equivalents will be sufficient to meet its operating cash requirements for at least the next 12 months.

 

Certain of the Company’s loan agreements contain a clause requiring lender approval for changes to the guarantor under such agreements. If this clause is implicated, such lenders may require outstanding indebtedness to become immediately due.

 

Cash flow used in operating activities was $3,590,369 for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, compared to $596,087 of cash provided by operating activities in the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The decrease in cash provided by operating activities was primarily the result of the increase in accounts receivable of approximately $5.1 million and the increase in costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings of $2.7 million, offset by the net loss and increase in accounts payable.

 

Net cash used in investing activities was $142,295 for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, compared to $2,880,381 used in the nine months ended September 30, 2018. This decrease was primarily related to the decreased construction activity relating to Company-owned solar array assets. For the nine months ending September 30, 2018, there were two 500 kilowatt solar development projects which incurred costs. One of the projects began in 2017 and was completed in the first quarter of 2018, incurring $550,506 of development costs. The second 500 kilowatt solar development project began in the first quarter of 2018 and was completed in the second quarter of 2018 and incurred $875,000 of development costs in the first quarter of 2018. There were also $2,041 of small equipment purchases in the first quarter of 2018, for a total of $1,427,547 of capitalized solar development costs and equipment purchases. There were no capitalized solar development costs in the first three quarters of 2019, as there were no owned solar projects under construction. There were $39,243 of small equipment purchases in the first nine months of 2019.

 

Net cash provided by financing activities was $3,448,147 for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to $1,741,867 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. Cash provided by financing activities in the first three quarters of 2019 consisted of funds received as proceeds from line of credit increase and was partially offset by principal payments for equipment notes.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

The Company does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on its financial condition, revenues, results of operations, liquidity, or capital expenditures.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

 

As a smaller reporting company, as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), we are not required to provide the information required by this Item.

 

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2019, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act. Management has determined there is a lack of supervisory review of the financial statement closing process due to limited resources. This control deficiency constitutes a material weakness in internal control over financial reporting. As a result, our principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer have concluded that during the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective. We plan to take steps to remedy this material weakness in conjunction with a business combination that will provide additional resources.

 

Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that the information that is required to be disclosed by us in our Exchange Act report 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 principal financial and accounting officer or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

During the three months ended September 30, 2019, there were no changes in internal control over financial reporting.

 

PART II – Other Information

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

 

None.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

 

As a smaller reporting company, as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act, we are not required to provide the information required by this Item.

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

On September 26, 2019, the Company entered into an agreement to issue 81,263 shares of Common Stock, valued at an aggregate of $400,000, as commitment shares in consideration for entering into a purchase agreement and registration rights agreement with Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC. Such shares were not registered under the Securities Act in reliance upon the exemption provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.

 

Item 3. Default Upon Senior Securities

 

None.

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

 

None.

 

Item 5. Other Information

 

None.

 

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Item 6. Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.   Description
     
4.1   Promissory Note, dated September 17, 2019, issued to NBT Bank, National Association
     
10.1   Business Loan Agreement, dated September 17, 2019, between Peck Electric Co. and NBT Bank, National Association, as lender
     
10.2   Commercial Security Agreement, dated September 17 2019, between Peck Electric Co. and NBT Bank, National Association
     
10.3   Commercial Guaranty, dated September 17, 2019
     
31.1   Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
     
31.2   Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
     
32.1   Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
     
32.2  

Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

     
101.INS   XBRL Instance Document
     
101.SCH   XBRL Schema Document
     
101.CAL   XBRL Calculation Linkbase Document
     
101.DEF   XBRL Definition Linkbase Document
     
101.LAB   XBRL Label Linkbase Document
     
101.PRE   XBRL Presentation Linkbase Document

 

In accordance with SEC Release 33-8238, Exhibits 32.1 and 32.2 are being furnished and not filed.

 

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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 on the 18th day of November, 2019.

 

  THE PECK COMPANY HOLDINGS, INC.
   
  By: /s/ Jeffrey Peck
    Jeffrey Peck
    Chief Executive Officer
    (Principal Executive Officer)

 

  By: /s/ John Sullivan
    John Sullivan
    Chief Financial Officer
    (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.   Description
     
4.1   Promissory Note, dated September 17, 2019, issued to NBT Bank, National Association
     
10.1   Business Loan Agreement, dated September 17, 2019, between Peck Electric Co. and NBT Bank, National Association, as lender
     
10.2   Commercial Security Agreement, dated September 17 2019, between Peck Electric Co. and NBT Bank, National Association
     
10.3   Commercial Guaranty, dated September 17, 2019
     
31.1   Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
     
31.2   Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
     
32.1  

Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

     
32.2  

Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

     
101.INS   XBRL Instance Document
     
101.SCH   XBRL Schema Document
     
101.CAL   XBRL Calculation Linkbase Document
     
101.DEF   XBRL Definition Linkbase Document
     
101.LAB   XBRL Label Linkbase Document
     
101.PRE   XBRL Presentation Linkbase Document

 

In accordance with SEC Release 33-8238, Exhibits 32.1 and 32.2 are being furnished and not filed.

 

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