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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

 

QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2024

 

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 Number: 001-41701

 

SACKS PARENTE GOLF, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   82-4938288

(State

of incorporation)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

551 Calle San Pablo, Camarillo, California   93012
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(855) 774-7888

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, 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   SPGC   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ 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 (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ NO ☐

 

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

 

  Large, accelerated filer Accelerated filer
  Non-accelerated filer Smaller reporting company
      Emerging growth company

 

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

 

As of April 26, 2024, there were 14,595,870 shares of common stock outstanding.

 

 

 

 
 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION F-1
   
Item 1. Condensed Financial Statements F-1
   
Condensed Balance Sheets – March 31, 2024 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2023 F-1
   
Condensed Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 (Unaudited) F-2
   
Condensed Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Deficiency for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 (Unaudited) F-3
   
Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 (Unaudited) F-4
   
Notes to Condensed Financial Statements for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 (Unaudited) F-5
   
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 1
   
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 7
   
Item 4. Controls and Procedures 7
   
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION 8
   
Item 1. Legal Proceedings 8
   
Item 1A. Risk Factors 8
   
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 8
   
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities 8
   
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures 8
   
Item 5. Other Information 8
   
Item 6. Exhibits 8

 

i
 

 

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND INFORMATION

 

This Quarterly Report contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements are not historical facts but rather are plans and predictions based on current expectations, estimates, and projections about our industry, our beliefs, and assumptions.

 

We use words such as “may,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “intend,” “project,” “plan,” “believe,” “seek,” “assume,” and variations of these words and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties, and other factors, some of which are beyond our control, are difficult to predict and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or forecasted in the forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements because the matters they describe are subject to certain risks, uncertainties, and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Our forward-looking statements are based on the information currently available to us and speak only as of the date on which they were made. Over time, our actual results, performance, or achievements may differ from those expressed or implied by our forward-looking statements, and such difference might be significant and materially adverse to our security holders. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Factors that could materially affect these forward-looking statements and/or predictions include, among other things: (i) the development and protection of our brands and other intellectual property, (ii) the need to raise capital to meet business requirements, (iii) significant fluctuations in marketing expenses, (iv) the ability to achieve and expand significant levels of revenues, or recognize net income, from the sale of our products, (v) management’s ability to attract and maintain qualified personnel necessary for the development and commercialization of its planned products, (vi) the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, suppliers, consumers, customers, and employees or the overall economy, and (vii) other information that may be detailed from time to time in the Company’s filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Please consider our forward-looking statements in light of those risks as you read this Quarterly Report.

 

ii
 

 

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

SACKS PARENTE GOLF, INC.

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

(Amounts rounded to nearest thousands, except share amounts)

 

           
  

March 31,

2024

  

December 31,

2023

 
   (Unaudited)     
         
ASSETS          
Current Assets:          
Cash and cash equivalents  $4,083,000   $5,338,000 
Accounts receivable   30,000    53,000 
Inventory, net of reserve for obsolescence of $51,000 and $98,000, respectively   336,000    248,000 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   234,000    196,000 
Total Current Assets   4,683,000    5,835,000 
           
Property and equipment, net   441,000    379,000 
Right-of-use asset, net   58,000    65,000 
Software licensing agreement, net   102,000    110,000 
Deposits   5,000    5,000 
Total Assets  $5,289,000   $6,394,000 
           
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY          
Current Liabilities:          
Accounts payable and accrued expenses  $404,000   $401,000 
Lease liability, current   31,000    31,000 
Software licensing obligation   54,000    41,000 
Customer deposits   -    2,000 
Total Current Liabilities   489,000    475,000 
           
Software licensing fee obligation, net of current   77,000    95,000 
Lease liability, net of current   27,000    34,000 
Total Liabilities   593,000    604,000 
           
Commitments and Contingencies   -    - 
           
Stockholders’ Equity:          
Preferred stock $.01 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding   -    - 
Common stock, $.01 par value, 45,000,000 shares authorized, 14,595,870 and 14,595,870, shares issued and outstanding, respectively   146,000    146,000 
Additional paid-in-capital   16,060,000    15,961,000 
Accumulated deficit   (11,510,000)   (10,317,000)
Total Stockholders’ Equity   4,696,000    5,790,000 
           
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity  $5,289,000   $6,394,000 

 

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

 

F-1
 

 

SACKS PARENTE GOLF, INC.

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023

(Unaudited)

(Amounts rounded to nearest thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

           
  

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 
   2024   2023 
         
Net Sales  $350,000   $90,000 
Cost of goods sold   144,000    46,000 
Gross profit   206,000    44,000 
           
Operating expenses:          
Selling, general and administrative expense   1,271,000    916,000 
Research and development expense   190,000    25,000 
Total operating expenses   1,461,000    941,000 
           
Loss from operations   (1,255,000)   (897,000)
           
Interest income (expense), net   62,000    (20,000)
           
Net Loss  $(1,193,000)  $(917,000)
           
Loss per share – basic and diluted  $(0.08)  $(0.08)
           
Weighted average number of shares outstanding – basic and diluted   14,595,870    10,798,834 

 

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

 

F-2
 

 

SACKS PARENTE GOLF, INC.

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIENCY)

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023

(Unaudited)

(Amounts rounded to nearest thousands, except share amounts)

 

   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   Capital   Deficit   Equity 
   Common Stock  

Common Stock

Issuable

   Additional Paid In   Accumulated   Total
Stockholders’
 
   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   Capital   Deficit   Equity 
Balance, December 31, 2023   14,595,870   $146,000    -   $-   $15,961,000   $(10,317,000)  $     5,790,000 
Vesting of restricted stock   -    -    -    -    99,000         99,000 
Net Loss                            (1,193,000)   (1,193,000)
Balance, March 31, 2024 (Unaudited)   14,595,870   $146,000    -   $-   $16,060,000   $(11,510,000)  $4,696,000 

 

   Common Stock  

Common Stock

Issuable

   Additional Paid In   Accumulated   Total
Stockholders’
 
   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   Capital   Deficit   Deficiency 
Balance, December 31, 2022   10,784,495   $108,000    -   $-   $3,702,000   $(5,692,000)  $    (1,882,000)
Vesting of restricted stock   -    -    -    -    63,000         63,000 
Shares issued for services   -    -    50,000    225,000    -         225,000 
Net Loss                            (917,000)   (917,000)
Balance, March 31, 2023 (Unaudited)   10,784,495   $108,000    50,000   $225,000   $3,765,000   $(6,609,000)  $(2,511,000)

 

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

 

F-3
 

 

SACKS PARENTE GOLF, INC.

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023

(Unaudited)

(Amounts rounded to nearest thousands)

 

           
  

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 
   2024   2023 
         
Cash Flows from Operating Activities          
Net Loss  $(1,193,000)  $(917,000)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:          
Depreciation   21,000    5,000 
Amortization of deferred software licensing agreement   29,000    - 
Change in reserve for inventory obsolescence   (47,000)   24,000 
Vesting of options   99,000    63,000 
Shares issued for services   -    225,000 
Changes in ROU asset   7,000    7,000 
           
Accrued interest   -    20,000 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities          
Accounts receivable   23,000    (19,000)
Inventory   (41,000)   23,000 
Prepaids and other current assets   (38,000)   1,000 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses   3,000    53,000 
Accrued payroll to officers   -    358,000 
Lease liability   (7,000)   (8,000)
Software licensing obligation   (5,000)   - 
Customer deposits   (2,000)   (21,000)
Net cash used in operating activities   (1,151,000)   (186,000)
           
Cash Flows from Investing Activities          
Software licensing agreement   

(21,000

)     
Purchase of property and equipment   (83,000)   - 
Net cash used in investing activities   (104,000)   - 
           
Cash Flows from Financing Activities          
Payment of equipment purchase obligation   -    (15,000)
Proceeds from private sale of common stock subject to possible redemption   -    60,000 
Net cash provided by financing activities   -    45,000 
           
Net decrease in cash   (1,255,000)   (141,000)
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash beginning of period   5,338,000    171,000 
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash end of period  $4,083,000   $30,000 
           
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:          
Cash paid for interest  $-   $- 
Cash paid for income taxes  $-   $- 

 

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

 

F-4
 

 

SACKS PARENTE GOLF, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023
(Unaudited)

(Amounts rounded to nearest thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

NOTE 1 – OPERATIONS AND LIQUIDITY

 

Sacks Parente Golf, Inc. (“we,” the “Company” or “SPG”) was formed in 2018 as Sacks Parente Golf Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. On March 18, 2022 the Company converted into a Delaware corporation named Sacks Parente Golf, Inc. Pursuant to our Plan of Conversion, on March 18, 2022, all of the outstanding ownership interests in Sacks Parente Golf Company, LLC, and rights to receive such interest were converted into and exchanged for shares of capital stock of Sacks Parente Golf, Inc. The Company retroactively reflected the conversion as of the earliest periods presented herein.

 

Sacks Parente Golf, Inc. is a technology-forward golf company, with a growing portfolio of golf products, including putting instruments, golf shafts, golf grips, and other golf-related products. In consideration of its growth opportunities in shaft technologies, in April of 2022, the Company expanded its manufacturing business to include advanced premium golf shafts by opening a new shaft manufacturing facility in St. Joseph, MO. It is the Company’s intent to manufacture and assemble substantially all products in the United States. The Company anticipates expansion into golf apparel and other golf-related product lines to enhance its growth. The Company’s future expansions may include broadening its offerings through mergers, acquisitions or internal developments of product lines that are complementary to its premium brand.

 

The Company currently sells its products through resellers, the Company’s websites, and distributors in the United States, Japan, and South Korea.

 

Going Concern and Liquidity

 

The accompanying 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.

 

The accompanying 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 reflected in the accompanying financial statements, during the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company incurred a net loss of $1,193,000 and used cash in operations of $1,151,000. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date of the financial statements being issued.

 

At March 31, 2024, the Company had cash and cash equivalents on hand in the amount of $4,083,000. The Company expects its cash on hand on March 31, 2024, to last for at least the next 10 months.

 

The continuation of the Company as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to obtain necessary debt or equity financing to continue operations until it begins generating positive cash flow. No assurance can be given that any future financing will be available or, if available, that it will be on terms that are satisfactory to the Company. Even if the Company is able to obtain additional financing, it may contain undue restrictions on our operations, in the case of debt financing or cause substantial dilution for our stockholders, in case or equity financing.

 

Nasdaq Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard

 

On December 5, 2023, the Company received a written notice (the “Notice”) from the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) that the Company has not been in compliance with the minimum bid price requirement set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) for a period of 30 consecutive business days. Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) requires listed securities to maintain a minimum closing bid price of $1.00 per share, and Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A) provides that a failure to meet the minimum closing bid price requirement exists if the deficiency continues for a period of 30 consecutive business days. The Notice has no immediate effect on the listing of the Company’s common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market.

 

F-5
 

 

In accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), the Company is provided a compliance period of 180 calendar days from the date of the Notice, or until June 3, 2024, to regain compliance with the minimum closing bid price requirement. If the Company does not regain compliance during the compliance period ending June 3, 2024, the Company may be afforded a second 180 calendar day period to regain compliance. To qualify for the second compliance period, the Company must (i) meet the continued listing requirement for market value of publicly-held shares and all other initial listing standards for the Nasdaq Capital Market, with the exception of the minimum closing bid price requirement, and (ii) notify Nasdaq of its intent to cure the deficiency. The Company can achieve compliance with the minimum closing bid price requirement if, during either compliance period, the minimum closing bid price per share of the Company’s common stock is at least $1.00 for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days. The Company anticipates that its shares of common stock will continue to be listed and traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market during the compliance period(s).

 

The Company plans to carefully assess potential actions to regain compliance. However, the Company may be unable to regain compliance with the minimum closing bid price requirement during the compliance period(s), in which case the Company anticipates Nasdaq would provide a notice to the Company that its shares of common stock are subject to delisting, and the Company’s common shares would thereupon be delisted.

 

NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Those estimates and assumptions include estimates for reserves of uncollectible accounts receivables, assumptions used in valuing inventories at net realizable value, impairment testing of recorded long-term and tangible and intangible assets, the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets, accruals for potential liabilities, and assumptions made in valuing stock instruments issued for services.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

The Company’s cash consists of cash on deposit with banks. Cash equivalents represent money market funds or short-term investments with original maturities of three months or less from the date of purchase.

 

Accounts Receivable

 

Accounts receivable are generally recorded at the invoiced amounts net of an allowance for expected losses. The Company evaluates the collectability of its trade accounts receivable based on a number of factors. In circumstances where the Company becomes aware of a specific customer’s inability to meet its financial obligations to the Company, a specific reserve for bad debts is estimated and recorded, which reduces the recognized receivable to the estimated amount the Company believes will ultimately be collected. In addition to specific customer identification of potential bad debts, bad debt charges are recorded based on the Company’s historical losses and an overall assessment of past due trade accounts receivable outstanding. The allowance for accounts receivable is established through a provision reducing the carrying value of receivables. At March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, management determined that no allowance was necessary.

 

Inventory

 

Inventory is stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value, with cost determined on a first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) basis. We regularly review our inventory quantities on hand and record a provision for excess and obsolete inventory based primarily on our estimated forecast of product demand and our ability to sell the product(s) concerned. Demand for our products can fluctuate significantly. Factors that could affect demand for our products include unanticipated changes in consumer preferences, general market conditions or other factors, which may result in cancellations of advance orders or a reduction in the rate of reorders placed by customers. Additionally, our management’s estimates of future product demand may be inaccurate, which could result in an understated or overstated provision required for excess and obsolete inventory. At March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, management recorded a reserve for slow moving and potentially obsolete inventory of $51,000 and $98,000, respectively.

 

F-6
 

 

Revenue Recognition

 

The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”). The underlying principle of ASC 606 is to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers at the amount expected to be collected. ASC 606 creates a five-step model that requires entities to exercise judgment when considering the terms of contract(s), which include (1) identifying the contract or agreement 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.

 

Revenue and costs of sales are recognized when control of the products is transferred to our customer, which generally occurs upon shipment from our facilities. The Company’s performance obligations are satisfied at that time. The Company does not have any significant contracts with customers requiring performance beyond delivery, and contracts with customers contain no incentives or discounts that could cause revenue to be allocated or adjusted over time. Shipping and handling activities are performed before the customer obtains control of the goods and therefore represent a fulfillment activity rather than a promised service to the customer.

 

All of the Company’s products are offered for sale as finished goods only, and there are no performance obligations required post-shipment for customers to derive the expected value from them.

 

The Company does not allow for returns, except for damaged products when the damage occurred pre-fulfillment. Damaged product returns have historically been insignificant. Because of this, the stand-alone nature of our products, and our assessment of performance obligations and transaction pricing for our sales contracts, we do not currently maintain a contract asset or liability balance for obligations. We assess our contracts and the reasonableness of our conclusions on a quarterly basis.

 

The following table presents our net sales by revenue source, and the period-over-period percentage change, for the period presented:

 

   2024   2023     
  

Three Months Ended

March 31,

     
   2024   2023     
Net Sales Source  Revenue   Revenue   % Change 
Online sales  $320,000   $38,000    742%
Distributors and wholesalers   30,000    52,000    -42%
Net Sales  $350,000   $90,000    289%

 

The following table presents our net sales by product lines for the period presented:

 

   2024   2023     
  

Three Months Ended

March 31,

     
   2024   2023     
Net Sales by Product Line  Revenue   Revenue   % Change 
Newton Shafts  $290,000   $-    100%
Sacks Parente Putters   60,000    90,000    -33%
Net Sales  $350,000   $90,000    289%

 

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Loss per Common Share

 

Basic earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing the net income (loss) applicable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the year. Diluted earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing the net income applicable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding plus the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if all dilutive potential common shares had been issued, using the treasury stock method. Potential common shares are excluded from the computation when their effect is antidilutive.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, the calculations of basic and diluted loss per share are the same because potential dilutive securities would have had an anti-dilutive effect. The potentially dilutive securities consisted of the following:

 

  

March 31,

2024

  

March 31,

2023

 
Stock options   2,601,603    2,290,835 
Common stock subject to possible redemption   -    

561,375

 
Total   

2,601,603

    

2,852,210

 

 

Advertising Costs

 

Advertising costs are expensed as incurred and are included in selling, general and administrative expense. Advertising costs aggregated $381,000 and $38,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

 

Research and Development

 

Research and development expenses consist primarily of personnel costs, prototype expenses, and consulting services associated with research and development equipment. Research and development costs are expensed as incurred. Research and development costs were $190,000 and $25,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively,

 

Stock-Based Compensation

 

The Company periodically issues stock options to employees and non-employees in non-capital raising transactions for services and for financing costs. The Company accounts for such grants issued and vesting based on ASC 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation whereby the value of the award is measured on the date of grant and recognized for employees as compensation expense on the straight-line basis over the vesting period. The Company recognizes the fair value of stock-based compensation within its Statements of Operations with classification depending on the nature of the services rendered.

 

The fair value of each option is estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The Company was a private company through August 14, 2023, and lacks company-specific historical and implied volatility information. Therefore, it estimates its expected stock volatility based on the historical volatility of a publicly traded set of peer companies within the consumer products industry with characteristics similar to the Company. The expected term of the Company’s stock options has been determined utilizing the “simplified” method for awards that qualify as “plain-vanilla” options. The expected term of stock options granted to non-employees is equal to the contractual term of the option award. The risk-free interest rate is determined by reference to the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant of the award for time periods approximately equal to the expected term of the award. The expected dividend yield is zero, based on the fact that the Company has never paid cash dividends and does not expect to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future.

 

Prior to August 14, 2023, the common shares of the Company were not publicly traded. As such, during the period, the Company estimated the fair value of common stock using an appropriate valuation methodology, in accordance with the framework of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ Technical Practice Aid, Valuation of Privately-Held Company Equity Securities Issued as Compensation. Each valuation methodology includes estimates and assumptions that require the Company’s judgment. These estimates and assumptions include a number of objective and subjective factors, including external market conditions, guideline public company information, the prices at which the Company sold its common stock to third parties in arms’ length transactions, the rights and preferences of securities senior to the Company’s common stock at the time, and the likelihood of achieving a liquidity event such as an initial public offering or sale. Significant changes to the assumptions used in the valuations could result in different fair values of stock options at each valuation date, as applicable.

 

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The Company uses various inputs in determining the fair value of its financial assets and liabilities and measures these assets on a recurring basis. Financial assets recorded at fair value are categorized by the level of subjectivity associated with the inputs used to measure their fair value. Accounting Standards Codification Section 820 defines the following levels of subjectivity associated with the inputs:

 

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

Level 2—Inputs, other than the quoted prices in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly.

Level 3—Unobservable inputs based on the Company’s assumptions.

 

The carrying amounts of financial assets and liabilities, such as cash, accounts receivable, inventory, accounts payable, and other payables, approximate their fair values because of the short maturity of these instruments. The carrying values of long-term financing obligations approximate their fair values because interest rates on these obligations are based on prevailing market interest rates.

 

Concentrations of Risk

 

Cash Balances. The Company’s cash balances on deposits with banks are guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) up to $250,000. From time to time, however, the Company may be exposed to risk for the amounts of funds held in bank accounts in excess of the FDIC limit. To minimize the risk, the Company’s policy is to maintain cash balances with high quality financial institutions. All of the non-interest bearing cash balances were fully insured at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

 

Accounts Receivable. At March 31, 2024, no customer accounted for more than 10% of accounts receivable.

 

Net sales. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, no customers exceeded 10% of net sales. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, greater than 90% of the Company’s net sales were in the United States.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company’s two largest customers classified as distributors, accounted for 48% and 10% of net sales, respectively. No other customers exceeded 10% of net sales. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, 48% of the Company’s net sales were in South Korea, and 52% of the Company’s net sales were in the United States.

 

Segments

 

Under ASC 280, Segment Reporting, operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise where discrete financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. The Company has one component. Therefore, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, who is also the CODM, makes decisions and manages the Company’s operations as a single operating segment for the manufacture and distribution of its products.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

Other recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB, its Emerging Issues Task Force, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the Securities and Exchange Commission did not or are not believed by management to have a material impact on the Company’s present or future financial statements.

 

NOTE 3 – INVENTORY

 

Inventory is valued at the average cost or net realizable value, and net of reserves is comprised of the following:

 

  

March 31,

2024

  

December 31,

2023

 
Raw materials, net  $137,000   $74,000 
Finished goods, net   199,000    174,000 
Total  $336,000   $248,000 

 

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At March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, inventory presented above is net of a reserve for slow moving and potentially obsolete inventory of $51,000 and $98,000, respectively.

 

NOTE 4 – PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

 

Property and equipment are comprised of the following:

 

  

March 31,

2024

  

December 31,

2023

 
Machinery and Equipment  $371,000   $334,000 
Leasehold Improvements   92,000    46,000 
Automobile   42,000    42,000 
Accumulated depreciation   (64,000)   (43,000)
Property and equipment, net  $441,000   $379,000 

 

Depreciation expenses are included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying Condensed Statements of Operations. For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, depreciation expenses was $21,000 and $5,000, respectively.

 

NOTE 5 – SOFTWARE LICENSING OBLIGATION

 

In October 2023, the Company entered into a software licensing agreement with Oracle America, Inc (“Oracle”) for its NetSuite Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software (“NetSuite”). The Company agreed to license NetSuite for thirty-six (36) months and utilize Oracle’s professional services to assist in the implementation of NetSuite. The cost of the license fee was $102,000 and professional services were fixed at $34,000, for an aggregate cost of $136,000. Per the payment terms, no payments were due during the first six months, and thirty monthly payments of $4,513 are due from April 1, 2024 through September 1, 2026.

 

The Company recorded the $136,000 cost as a deferred software licensing asset and liability on the accompanying Balance Sheet. The deferred software licensing asset is being amortized over the license period. The deferred software licensing balance was $110,000 at December 31, 2023. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company recorded additional and final costs of $21,000 related to its ERP implementation, and recorded amortization expense of $29,000, resulting in a deferred software licensing balance of $102,000 at March 31, 2024.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company made no payments, leaving a software license obligation balance was $136,000, of which the current portion was $41,000, leaving a long-term software license obligation of $95,000 at December 31, 2023. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company made payments of $5,000, leaving a software license obligation balance was $131,000, of which the current portion was $54,000, leaving a long-term software license obligation of $77,000 at March 31, 2024.

 

Future payments under the software license obligation are as follows:

 

Years Ending December 31,  Amount 
2024 - remaining  $36,000 
2025   54,000 
2026   41,000 
Total payments   131,000 
Less: Current portion   (54,000)
Non-current portion  $77,000 

 

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NOTE 6 – LEASE LIABILITIES

 

The Company determines whether a contract is, or contains, a lease at inception. Right-of-use (“ROU”) assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset during the lease term, and lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized at lease commencement based upon the estimated present value of unpaid lease payments over the lease term. The Company leases its office and warehouse locations, and certain warehouse equipment. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not included on the balance sheets.

 

On April 1, 2022, the Company entered a facility lease for a 4,000 square foot facility in St. Joseph, Missouri, to expand its manufacturing business to include advanced premium golf shafts. The lease is for 24-months, and the monthly rent is approximately $1,500. On January 1, 2023, the Company amended its lease by adding an additional 5,000 square feet and extending the lease term to December 2024. The amended lease is for 24-months from January 1, 2023, and the monthly rent is approximately $3,000. On December 14, 2023, the Company again amended its lease by extending the lease term to December 2025 with the monthly rent remaining unchanged.

 

The Company’s ROU asset balance was $65,000 as of December 31, 2023. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company recorded a reduction of ROU assets of $7,000 related to its leases, resulting in an ROU asset balance of $58,000 as of March 31, 2024.

 

The Company’s lease liability balance was $65,000 as of December 31, 2023. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company made payments of $7,000 against its operating lease liability, resulting in a lease liability of $58,000, of which the current portion of lease liability was $31,000, leaving a long-term lease liabilities balance of $27,000.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, lease costs totaled approximately $25,000 and $25,000, respectively.

 

As of March 31, 2024, the weighted average remaining lease terms for operating lease is 1.75 years, and the weighted average discount rate for operating lease is 10.00%.

 

Future minimum lease payments under the leases are as follows:

 

 SCHEDULE OF FUTURE MINIMUM LEASE PAYMENTS

Years Ending December 31,  Amount 
2024  $27,000 
2025   36,000 
Total payments   63,000 
Less: Amount representing interest   (5,000)
Present value of net minimum lease payments   58,000 
Less: Current portion   (31,000)
Non-current portion  $27,000 

 

NOTE 7 – STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

 

Equity Incentive Plans

 

Summary of Options

 

A summary of stock options for the three months ended March 31, 2024 is as follows:

  

       Weighted 
   Number of   Average 
   Options   Exercise Price 
Balance outstanding, December 31, 2023   2,561,603   $1.00 
Options granted   40,000    0.69 
Options forfeited   -    1.00 
Balance outstanding, March 31, 2024   2,601,603   $0.92 
Balance exercisable, March 31, 2024   1,495,547   $1.00 

 

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Information relating to outstanding options at March 31, 2024, summarized by exercise price, is as follows:

  

    Outstanding   Exercisable 
            Weighted       Weighted 
Exercise Price       Life   Average       Average 
Per Share   Shares   (Years)   Exercise Price   Shares   Exercise Price 
$0.67    248,000    6.74   $0.67    20,667   $0.67 
$0.69    530,000    4.66    0.69    25,556    0.69 
$1.00    1,393,603    3.06    1.00    1,319,325    1.00 
$1.07    430,000    4.36    1.07    130,000   $1.07 
      2,601,603    4.06   $1.00    1,495,547   $1.00 

 

On January 1, 2024, the Company’s Board of Directors appointed Jane Casanta to the Company’s Board of Directors. The Board granted Ms. Casanta options to purchase 40,000 shares of common stock under the Company’s 2022 Equity Incentive Plan, at an exercise price of $0.69 per common share, vesting for a thirty-six (36) month period, and an expiration period of seven years. The grant of options was for board service to be rendered for the year ended December 31, 2024. The total fair value of these options at grant date was approximately $22,145, which was determined using a Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions: fair value of our stock price of $0.69 per share, the expected term of five years, volatility of 111%, dividend rate of 0%, and risk-free interest rate of 3.87%.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company recognized approximately $99,000 and $63,000 of compensation expense, respectively, relating to vested stock options. As of March 31, 2024, the aggregate amount of unvested compensation related to stock options was approximately $800,000 which will be recognized as an expense as the options vest in future periods through December 2026.

 

As of March 31, 2024, the outstanding and exercisable options had no intrinsic value. The aggregate intrinsic value was calculated as the difference between the estimated market value of $0.60 per share as of March 31, 2024, and the exercise price of the outstanding options.

 

NOTE 8 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

On August 12, 2023, the Company entered a non-binding letter of intent with Greater Asia Golf Promotions Limited as its non-exclusive distributor of the Company’s products in the territory of Asia excluding Japan and Korea for a one-year term. The Company plans to spend up to $2,500,000 to fund joint marketing expenses. On August 31, 2023, the Company transferred $500,000 to an escrow account as its first payment pending the negotiation and execution of a distribution agreement, which is ongoing.

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations is designed to provide a reader of the financial statements with a narrative report on our financial condition, results of operations, and liquidity. This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the attached unaudited Condensed Financial Statements and notes thereto and our Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2023, including the audited Financial Statements and notes thereto. The following discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, such as statements of our plans, objectives, expectations, and intentions. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Please also see the cautionary language at the beginning of this Quarterly Report regarding forward-looking statements.

 

Company Overview

 

We are a technology-forward golf company, with a growing portfolio of golf products, including putting instruments, golf shafts, golf grips, and other golf related products. In consideration of our growth opportunities in shaft technologies, in April of 2022, we expanded our manufacturing business to include advanced premium golf shafts by opening a new shaft manufacturing facility in St. Joseph, MO. It is our intent to manufacture and assemble substantially all products in the United States. We anticipate expansion into golf apparel and other golf related product lines to enhance our growth. Our future expansions may include broadening our offerings through mergers, acquisitions or internal developments of product lines that are complementary to our premium brand.

 

On August 14, 2023, we entered into an underwriting agreement with The Benchmark Company for the purchase of shares of the Company’s common stock, in an offering of securities registered under an effective registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In the offering, the Company sold 3,200,000 shares of common stock, at a price of $4.00 per share. The offering closed on August 17, 2023, and total proceeds received, net of fees, were $11,594,000 including an underwriting discount of 7% and a non-accountable expenses allowance of 1% based on the aggregate proceeds of the offering.

 

Recent Events

 

Newton Shafts

 

On November 20, 2023, we announced a significant expansion of our product portfolio. We introduced “Newton,” the Company’s latest business division and the Company’s first foray into the world of golf club shafts. The Newton Motion driver shaft, the first Newton shaft to debut in the market, is a carbon fiber shaft designed to enhance a golfer’s performance by promoting straighter and longer shots with reduced effort.

 

On April 4, 2024, we announced another expansion of our product portfolio, the Newton Motion fairway wood shaft, which like the Newton Motion driver shaft discussed above, is a carbon fiber shaft designed to enhance a golfer’s performance by promoting straighter and longer shots with reduced effort.

 

The Newton shafts are manufactured at our manufacturing and assembly facility in St. Joseph, Missouri

 

Nasdaq Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard

 

On December 5, 2023, the Company received a written notice (the “Notice”) from the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) that the Company has not been in compliance with the minimum bid price requirement set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) for a period of 30 consecutive business days. Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) requires listed securities to maintain a minimum closing bid price of $1.00 per share, and Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A) provides that a failure to meet the minimum closing bid price requirement exists if the deficiency continues for a period of 30 consecutive business days. The Notice has no immediate effect on the listing of the Company’s common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market.

 

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In accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), the Company is provided a compliance period of 180 calendar days from the date of the Notice, or until June 3, 2024, to regain compliance with the minimum closing bid price requirement. If the Company does not regain compliance during the compliance period ending June 3, 2024, the Company may be afforded a second 180 calendar day period to regain compliance. To qualify for the second compliance period, the Company must (i) meet the continued listing requirement for market value of publicly-held shares and all other initial listing standards for the Nasdaq Capital Market, with the exception of the minimum closing bid price requirement, and (ii) notify Nasdaq of its intent to cure the deficiency. The Company can achieve compliance with the minimum closing bid price requirement if, during either compliance period, the minimum closing bid price per share of the Company’s common stock is at least $1.00 for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days. The Company anticipates that its shares of common stock will continue to be listed and traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market during the compliance period(s).

 

The Company plans to carefully assess potential actions to regain compliance. However, the Company may be unable to regain compliance with the minimum closing bid price requirement during the compliance period(s), in which case the Company anticipates Nasdaq would provide a notice to the Company that its shares of common stock are subject to delisting, and the Company’s common shares would thereupon be delisted.

 

Key Factors Affecting Our Performance

 

Seasonality and General Trends in Golf Participation

 

Because golf is a seasonal sport, our sales are cyclical and unlikely to remain consistent from quarter to quarter. Further, if golf participation decreases or the number of rounds of golf played decreases generally, for any or no reason, sales of our products may be adversely affected. In the future, the overall dollar volume of the market for golf-related products may not grow or may decline. The recent COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a surge in golf participation and growth for our industry, but such a trend may not continue, and future trends are difficult to predict.

 

Public Company Costs

 

Effective August 17, 2023, our Common Stock was registered with the SEC and listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market, which requires us to hire additional personnel and implement public company procedures and processes. We incur additional annual expenses as a public company for internal controls compliance and public company reporting obligations, directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, director fees and additional internal and external accounting and legal and administrative resources, including increased audit and legal fees.

 

Impact of Inflation

 

Recent inflationary trends have led to a moderate increase in some of the component parts used to manufacture our products. To date, we have not passed the increase in cost to our consumers. Continued prolonged periods of inflationary pressure on some or all costs may result in increased costs to produce our products that could have an adverse effect on profits from sales of these products or require us to increase prices for our products that could adversely affect consumer demand for our products.

 

While we have not had significant other disruptions that materially impacted our financial results, we continue to seek and expand the number of qualified domestic vendors used to source materials.

 

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Comparison of the Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 Compared to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023

 

Our sales, cost of goods sold, operating expenses, and net loss from operations for the three months ended March 31, 2024 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2023 were as follows (amounts are rounded to nearest thousands):

 

   Three Months Ended
March 31, 2024
  

Three Months Ended

March 31, 2023

   % Change 
             
Net Sales  $350,000   $90,000    289%
Cost of goods sold   144,000    46,000    213%
Gross profit   206,000    44,000    368%
                
Operating expenses:               
Selling, general and administrative   1,271,000    916,000    39%
Research and development   190,000    25,000    660%
Total operating expenses   1,461,000    941,000    55%
                
Loss from operations   (1,255,000)   (897,000)   40%
                
Interest income (expense), net   62,000    (20,000)   -410%
                
Net loss  $(1,193,000)  $(917,000)   30%

 

Net Sales

 

Our net sales increased $260,000, or 289%, to $350,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2024, compared to $90,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2023. The increase in net sales was from the introduction of our Newton Motion driver shaft product line in November 2023. For the three months ended March 31, 2024, we generated through our websites $290,000 of net sales from the Newton Motion driver shaft.

 

Cost of goods sold

 

Cost of goods sold represents primarily our material, labor, components, and changes in inventory reserves for slow-moving or potentially obsolete products. Our cost of goods sold increased by $98,000 to $144,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2024, compared to $46,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2023 due to our increase in net sales. Our gross margin was 59% and 49% for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The increase in gross margin was due to the change in product mix sold and changes to our inventory reserves as compared to the prior year period.

 

Operating expenses

 

Operating expenses include selling, general and administrative expenses, and research and development costs.

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses include employee costs, legal and professional fees, sales and marketing expenses, stock based compensation, public company expenses, rent, depreciation and other general expenses. Our selling, general and administrative expenses increased approximately $355,000 to $1.3 million during the three months ended March 31, 2024, compared to $916,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2023. The increase in selling, general and administrative expenses was from increased employee related expenses, increased public company related costs, increased advertising expense, and from routine changes in our selling, general and administrative expenses accounts to support our operations, as compared to the prior year period.

 

Research and development costs include employee costs, consultants, licensing fees, and product design and development costs. Research and development expenses increased $165,000 to $190,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2024, compared to $25,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2023. The increase in research and development costs were due to costs incurred to test and refine prior to the commercialization of our Newton Motion fairway wood shaft product, which was launched in early April 2024. In addition, beginning in October 2023, the employment costs of our Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of Research & Development were recorded as a component of our research and development expenses, which we previously recorded to selling general and administrative expenses.

 

Loss from operations

 

Loss from operations increased to $1.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, compared to $897,000 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The increase in our loss from operations was due to our increased operating expenses, offset by increased gross profit, as discussed above.

 

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Interest income (expense), net

 

Interest income was $62,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2024, compared to interest expense of $20,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The decrease in interest expense was due to our paying off our debt with the proceeds received from our initial public offering in August 2023, and the interest earned on our bank balances, as compared to the prior year period.

 

Net loss

 

Net loss increased $276,000 to $1.2 million during the three months ended March 31, 2024, compared to $917,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The increase in net loss was due to increased operating expenses, offset by increased gross profit and decreased interest expense, as discussed above.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

The following table summarizes our cash flows for the periods indicated (amounts are rounded to nearest thousands):

 

  

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 
   2024   2023 
         
Net cash provided by (used in):          
Operating activities  $(1,151,000)  $(186,000)
Investing activities   (104,000)   - 
Financing activities   -    45,000 
Net decrease in cash  $(1,255,000)  $(141,000)

 

Operating Activities

 

Net cash used in operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2024 totaled $1,151,000, compared to net cash used in operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2023 of $186,000. The increase in net cash used in operations for the three months ended March 31, 2024, was primarily to fund our net loss adjusted by changes in stock based compensation expense, and routine changes to our working capital accounts.

 

Investing Activities

 

Net cash used in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2024 totaled $104,000, and was for the purchase of software licensing and property and equipment. We had no investing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2023.

 

Financing Activities

 

We had no financing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2024. Net cash provided by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2023 was $45,000, which included proceeds of $60,000 received in the private placement of common stock, and $15,000 repayment of our equipment purchase obligation.

 

The accompanying 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.

 

On August 14, 2023, we entered into an underwriting agreement with The Benchmark Company for the purchase of shares of the Company’s common stock, in an offering of securities registered under an effective registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In the offering, the Company sold 3,200,000 shares of common stock, at a price of $4.00 per share. The offering closed on August 17, 2023, and total proceeds received, net of fees, were $11,594,000 including an underwriting discount of 7% and a non-accountable expenses allowance of 1% based on the aggregate proceeds of the offering.

 

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The accompanying 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 reflected in the accompanying financial statements, during the three months ended March 31, 2024, we incurred a net loss of $1,193,000 and used cash in operations of $1,151,000. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date of the financial statements being issued.

 

At March 31, 2024, we had cash and cash equivalents on hand in the amount of $4,083,000. Management expects its cash on hand on March 31, 2024, to last for at least the next 10 months.

 

The continuation of the Company as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to obtain necessary debt or equity financing to continue operations until it begins generating positive cash flow. No assurance can be given that any future financing will be available or, if available, that it will be on terms that are satisfactory to the Company. Even if the Company is able to obtain additional financing, it may contain undue restrictions on our operations, in the case of debt financing or cause substantial dilution for our stockholders, in case or equity financing.

 

Emerging Growth Company

 

We are an “emerging growth company” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, which we refer to as the JOBS Act. We would cease to be an emerging growth company upon the earliest of: (i) the last day of the first fiscal year in which our annual gross revenues are $1.07 billion or more; (ii) the end of any fiscal year in which the market value of our common stock held by non-affiliates exceeded $700 million as of the end of the second quarter of that fiscal year; or (iii) the date on which we have, during the previous three-year period, issued more than $1.07 billion in non-convertible debt securities. An emerging growth company may take advantage of specified reduced reporting and other burdens that are otherwise applicable generally to public companies. We have elected to take advantage of these reduced disclosure obligations and may elect to take advantage of other reduced reporting obligations in the future.

 

For so long as we are an emerging growth company, we will not be required to:

 

  comply with any requirement that may be adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor’s report providing additional information about the audit and the financial statements (i.e., an auditor discussion and analysis);
     
  have an auditor report on our internal controls over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act;
     
  submit certain executive compensation matters to stockholder advisory votes, such as “say-on-pay,” “say-on-frequency” and pay ratio; and
     
  disclose certain executive compensation-related items such as the correlation between executive compensation and performance and comparisons of the CEO’s compensation to median employee compensation.

 

In addition, Section 107 of the JOBS Act also provides that an EGC can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards. As a result, the Company may adopt new or revised accounting standards by the date private companies are required to comply.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

At March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company did not have any transactions, obligations or relationships that could be considered off-balance sheet arrangements.

 

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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

Our discussion and analysis of our results of operations, financial condition and liquidity are based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared and audited in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, stockholders’ equity, revenues and expenses, as well as related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. We base our estimates on historical experience and various other assumptions that management believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may materially differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. On an ongoing basis, we review our estimates to ensure that the estimates appropriately reflect changes in our business and new information as it becomes available.

 

Management believes the critical accounting estimates discussed below affect its more significant estimates and assumptions used in the preparation of its consolidated financial statements.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

We account for revenue recognition in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers.”

 

The amount of revenue we recognize is based on the amount of consideration we expect to receive from customers. The amount of consideration is the sales price adjusted for estimates of variable consideration, including sales returns, discounts and allowances as well as sales programs, sales promotions and price concessions that we offer, as described further below. These estimates are based on amounts earned or expected to be claimed by customers on the related sales, and are therefore recorded to the respective net revenue, trade accounts receivable, and sales program liability accounts.

 

We may offer short-term sales program incentives, which include sell-through promotions and price concessions or price reductions. Sell-through promotions are generally offered throughout a product’s life cycle, which varies from two to three years but could be shorter or longer. Price concessions or price reductions are generally offered at the end of the product’s life cycle. The estimated variable consideration related to these potential programs will be based on a rate that includes historical and forecasted data. We may record a reduction to net revenues using this rate at the time of the sale. We will monitor this rate against actual results and forecasted estimates and adjusts the rate as necessary in order to reflect the amount of consideration it expects to receive from its customers.

 

We also may record an estimate for anticipated returns as a reduction of sales and cost of sales, and accounts receivable in the period that the related sales are recorded. The cost recovery of inventory associated with this reserve will be accounted for in other current assets. Sales returns will be estimated based upon historical returns, current economic trends, changes in customer demands and sell-through of products. We also may offer certain customers sales programs that would allow for specific returns. We may record a return reserve for anticipated returns related to these sales programs at the time of the sale based on the terms of the sales program.

 

Stock-Based Compensation

 

The Company periodically issues stock options to employees and non-employees in non-capital raising transactions for services and for financing costs. The Company accounts for such grants issued and vesting based on ASC 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation whereby the value of the award is measured on the date of grant and recognized for employees as compensation expense on the straight-line basis over the vesting period. The Company recognizes the fair value of stock-based compensation within its Statements of Operations with classification depending on the nature of the services rendered.

 

The fair value of each option or warrant grant is estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The Company was a private company through August 14, 2023, and lacks company-specific historical and implied volatility information. Therefore, it estimates its expected stock volatility based on the historical volatility of a publicly traded set of peer companies within the consumer products industry with characteristics similar to the Company. The expected term of the Company’s stock options has been determined utilizing the “simplified” method for awards that qualify as “plain-vanilla” options. The expected term of stock options granted to non-employees is equal to the contractual term of the option award. The risk-free interest rate is determined by reference to the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant of the award for time periods approximately equal to the expected term of the award. The expected dividend yield is zero, based on the fact that the Company has never paid cash dividends and does not expect to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future.

 

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Prior to August 14, 2023, the common shares of the Company were not publicly traded. As such, during the period, the Company estimated the fair value of common stock using an appropriate valuation methodology, in accordance with the framework of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ Technical Practice Aid, Valuation of Privately-Held Company Equity Securities Issued as Compensation. Each valuation methodology includes estimates and assumptions that require the Company’s judgment. These estimates and assumptions include a number of objective and subjective factors, including external market conditions, guideline public company information, the prices at which the Company sold its common stock to third parties in arms’ length transactions, the rights and preferences of securities senior to the Company’s common stock at the time, and the likelihood of achieving a liquidity event such as an initial public offering or sale. Significant changes to the assumptions used in the valuations could result in different fair values of stock options at each valuation date, as applicable.

 

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

 

See Note 2 of the Notes to Condensed Financial Statements for a discussion of recent accounting pronouncements.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

 

A smaller reporting company is not required to provide the information required by this Item.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

 

Evaluation of Disclosure control and Procedures

 

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, we conducted an evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Based on this evaluation, our Executive Chairman and our Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2024, to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit 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 Executive Chairman and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

 

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 2024, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s 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

 

There are no legal proceedings that are pending against the Company or that involve the Company that, in the opinion of management, could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business or financial condition.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

 

We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are not required to provide the information under this item.

 

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

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2024, none of our directors or officers (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) of the Exchange Act) adopted or terminated any contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of our securities that was intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c) of the Exchange Act or any non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement (as defined in the SEC rules).

 

Item 6. Exhibits

 

The following exhibits are filed herewith as a part of this report.

 

Exhibit No.   Description
     
31.1*   Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
     
31.2*   Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
     
32.1*   Certification of Chief 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 Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
     
101.SCH   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document*
     
101.CAL   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document*
     
101.DEF   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document*
     
101.LAB   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document*
     
101.PRE   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document*
     
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

* Filed herewith

 

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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.

 

  SACKS PARENTE GOLF, INC.
     
Date: April 30, 2024 By: /s/ Greg Campbell
    Executive Chairman and Principal Executive Officer

 

Date: April 30, 2024 By: /s/ Steve Handy
    Steve Handy
    Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer

 

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