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Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
12 Months Ended
Feb. 01, 2020
Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Note 1.  Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Nature of Operations: Trans World Entertainment Corporation and subsidiaries (“the Company”) operates in two reportable segments: fye and etailz.  The fye segment is a specialty retailer of entertainment products, including trend, video, music, electronics and related products in the United States.  The fye segment operates a chain of retail entertainment stores and e-commerce sites, www.fye.com and www.secondspin.com.  As of February 1, 2020, the fye segment operated 200 stores totaling approximately 1.1 million square feet in the United States, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.  The etailz segment is a digital marketplace retailer and generates substantially all of its revenue through Amazon Marketplace.

Recent Developments: On February 20, 2020, the Company consummated the sale of substantially all of the assets of and certain of the liabilities relating to fye to a subsidiary of 2428391 Ontario Inc. o/a Sunrise Records (“Sunrise Records”)  pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement (as amended by the Amendment, the “Asset Purchase Agreement”) dated January 23, 2020, by and among Trans World Entertainment Corporation, Record Town, Inc., Record Town USA LLC, Record Town Utah LLC, Trans World FL LLC, Trans World New York, LLC, 2428392 Inc., and Sunrise Records. (the “FYE Transaction”).

All of our financial information for fiscal 2019 includes the fye segment.  For pro forma information, see Note 13 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

In addition, as referenced herein, subsequent to year end, the Company restructured its debt, including the paydown of its existing credit facility with Wells Fargo, entered into a new credit facility with Encina, as well as a new subordinated debt agreement.

Also, as a direct result of COVID-19, most of our employees are working remotely. The full extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic will directly or indirectly impact our business, results of operations and financial condition, including expenses, reserves and allowances, and employee-related amounts, will depend on future developments that are highly uncertain, including as a result of new information that may emerge concerning COVID-19 and the actions taken to contain or treat it, as well as the economic impact on local, regional, national and international customers and markets, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted at this time. Management is actively monitoring this situation and the possible effects on its financial condition, liquidity, operations, industry, and workforce. Given the daily evolution of the COVID-19 outbreak and the response to curb its spread, currently we are not able to estimate the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak to our results of operations, financial condition, or liquidity.

Liquidity:  The Company’s primary sources of liquidity are borrowing capacity under its revolving credit facility, available cash and cash equivalents, and to a lesser extent, cash generated from operations.  Our cash requirements relate primarily to working capital needed to operate and grow our business, including funding operating expenses and the purchase of inventory and capital expenditures. Our ability to achieve profitability and meet future liquidity needs and capital requirements will depend upon numerous factors, including the timing and amount of our revenue; the timing and amount of our operating expenses; the timing and costs of working capital needs; successful implementation of our strategy and planned activities; and our ability to overcome the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Company incurred net losses of $58.7 million and $97.4 million for the years ended February 1, 2020 and February 2, 2019, respectively, and has an accumulated deficit of $109.0 million at February 1, 2020.  In addition, net cash used in operating activities for the year ended February 1, 2020 was $15.8 million.

The Company experienced negative cash flows from operations during fiscal 2019 and 2018 and we expect to incur net losses in 2020.

The ability of the Company to meet its liabilities and to continue as a going concern is dependent on improved profitability, the continued implementation of the strategic initiative to reposition etailz as a platform of software and services, the availability of future funding, implementation of one or more corporate initiatives to reduce costs at the parent company level (which could include a voluntary delisting from NASDAQ and deregistering of our Common Stock in order to substantially eliminate the costs associated with being a public company), satisfying all unassumed liabilities of the fye segment and other strategic alternatives, including selling all or part of the remaining business or assets of the Company, and overcoming the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

There can be no assurance that we will be successful in further implementing our business strategy or that the strategy, including the completed initiatives, will be successful in sustaining acceptable levels of sales growth and profitability.  As a result, the Company has concluded that there is substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of one year after the date of filing of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.   In addition, the proceeds from the PPP Loan are subject to audit and there is a risk of repayment.

At February 1, 2020, we had cash and cash equivalents of $3.0 million, net working capital of $22.1 million, and outstanding borrowings of $13.1 million on our revolving credit facility, as further discussed below. This compares to $4.4 million in cash and cash equivalents and net working capital of $65.9 million and no outstanding borrowings on our revolving credit facility at February 2, 2019.

In January 2017, the Company amended and restated its revolving credit facility (“Credit Facility”).  As of February 1, 2020, the Company had borrowings of $13.1 million under the Credit Facility and as of February 2, 2019 the Company did not have any borrowings under the Credit Facility.  Peak borrowings under the Credit Facility during fiscal 2019 and fiscal 2018 were $35.9 million and $35.7 million, respectively.  As of February 1, 2020 and February 2, 2019, the Company had no outstanding letters of credit. The Company had $12 million and $41 million available for borrowing under the Credit Facility as of February 1, 2020 and February 2, 2019, respectively.

On February 20, 2020, in conjunction with the FYE Transaction, the Company fully satisfied its obligations under the Credit Facility through proceeds received from the sale of the fye business and borrowings under the New Credit Facility, as further discussed below, and the Credit Facility is no longer available to the Company.

New Credit Facility
On February 20, 2020, etailz Inc. entered into a Loan and Security Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with Encina Business Credit, LLC (“Encina”),, as administrative agent, under which the lenders party thereto committed to provide up to $25 million in loans under a three-year, secured revolving credit facility (the “ New Credit Facility”).  Concurrent with the FYE Transaction, the Company borrowed $3.3 million under the New Credit Facility in order to satisfy the remaining obligations of the Company under the aforementioned Credit Facility.

The commitments by the lenders under the New Credit Facility are subject to borrowing base and availability restrictions. Up to $5.0 million of the New Credit Facility may be used for the making of swing line loans.

Subordinated Debt Agreement

On March 30, 2020, the Company and etailz (the “Loan Parties”) entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Loan Agreement (the “Amendment”). Pursuant to the Amendment, among other things, (i) the Company was added as “Parent” under the Amended Loan Agreement, (ii) the Company granted a first priority security interest in substantially all of the assets of the Company, including inventory, accounts receivable, cash and cash equivalents and certain other collateral, and (iii) the Loan Agreement was amended to (a) permit the incurrence of certain subordinated indebtedness under the Subordinated Loan Agreement (as defined below) and (b) limit the Company’s ability to incur additional indebtedness, create liens, make investments, make restricted payments or specified payments and merge or acquire assets.

On March 30, 2020, the Loan Parties entered into a Subordinated Loan and Security Agreement (the “Subordinated Loan Agreement”) with the lenders party thereto from time to time (the “Lenders”) and TWEC Loan Collateral Agent, LLC (“Collateral Agent”), as collateral agent for the Lenders, pursuant to which the Lenders made a $5.2 million secured term loan (the “Subordinated Loan”) to etailz with a scheduled maturity date of May 22, 2023.

Paycheck Protection Program
On April 17, 2020, etailz received loan proceeds of $2.0 million (the “PPP Loan”) pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”). The PPP Loan, which was in the form of a promissory note (the “Note”), dated April 10, 2020, between etailz and First Interstate Bank, as the lender, matures on April 17, 2022, bears interest at a fixed rate of 1% per annum, and is payable in monthly installments of $112,975.55 commencing on November 10, 2020. While under the terms of the PPP, some or all of the PPP Loan amount may be forgiven if the PPP Loan proceeds are used for qualifying expenses as described in the CARES Act and the Note, such as payroll costs, benefits, rent, and utilities, there is no assurance that the Company will be successful in qualifying for and receiving forgiveness on the PPP Loan amount.

In addition to the aforementioned current sources of existing working capital, the Company may explore certain other strategic alternatives that may become available to the Company, as well continuing our efforts to generate additional sales and increase margins.  However, at this time the Company has no commitments to obtain any additional funds, and there can be no assurance such funds will be available on acceptable terms or at all, should we require such additional funds.  If the Company is unable to improve its operations, it may be required to obtain additional funding, and the Company’s financial condition and results of operations may be materially adversely affected.

Furthermore, broad market and industry factors may seriously harm the market price of our common stock, regardless of our operating performance, and may adversely impact our ability to raise additional funds, should we require such additional funds. Similarly, if our Common Stock is delisted from the NASDAQ Capital Market, it may also limit our ability to raise additional funds.

The consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended February 1, 2020 were prepared on the basis of a going concern which contemplates that the Company will be able to realize assets and discharge liabilities in the normal course of business. The ability of the Company to meet its liabilities and to continue as a going concern is dependent on improved profitability, the performance improvement plan implemented for the etailz segment and the availability of future funding.  The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of these uncertainties.

Basis of Presentation: The consolidated financial statements consist of Trans World Entertainment Corporation, its wholly owned subsidiaries, Trans World NY Sub, Inc. (f/k/a Record Town, Inc.) and its subsidiaries, and etailz, Inc.  All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.  The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions, including those related to merchandise inventory and return costs; valuation of goodwill and long-lived assets,  income taxes, accounting for gift card liabilities, retirement plan obligation, and other long-term liabilities that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Items Affecting Comparability:  The Company’s fiscal year is a 52 or 53-week period ending the Saturday nearest to January 31.  Fiscal 2019 and fiscal 2018 ended February 1, 2020 and February 2, 2019, respectively. Both fiscal years were 52 week periods.

Concentration of Business Risks: The fye segment purchases inventory from approximately 460 suppliers.  In fiscal 2019, 38% of fye purchases were made from ten suppliers including Universal Studio Home Entertainment, Paramount Video , Buena Vista Home Video, SONY Music, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Warner/Elektra/Atlantic, Universal Music Group Distribution, Funko LLC, Warner Home Video, and Alliance Entertainment.

The etailz segment purchases various inventory from numerous suppliers and does not have material long-term purchase contracts; rather, it purchases products from its suppliers on an order-by-order basis.  Historically, the etailz segment has not experienced difficulty in obtaining satisfactory sources of supply and management believes that it will continue to have access to adequate sources of supply.

etailz generates substantially all its revenue through the Amazon Marketplace.  Therefore, the segment depends in large part on its relationship with Amazon for its continued growth. In particular, the etailz segment depends on its ability to offer products on the Amazon Marketplace and on its timely delivery of products to customers.

Cash and Cash Equivalents: The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

Restricted Cash: Cash and cash equivalents that are restricted as to withdrawal or use under the terms of certain contractual agreements are recorded in Restricted Cash on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.

Concentration of Credit Risks: The Company maintains centralized cash management and investment programs whereby excess cash balances are invested in short-term money market funds.  The Company limits the amount of credit exposure with any one financial institution and believes that no significant concentration of credit risk exists with respect to cash investments.

Accounts Receivable: Accounts receivable for the fye segment are primarily comprised of receivables from commissions due from third parties. For the etailz segment, accounts receivable are comprised of receivables due from Amazon. There are no provisions for uncollectible amounts from retail sales of merchandise inventory since payment is received at the time of sale.

Merchandise Inventory and Return Costs: Merchandise inventory is stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value under the average cost method. In the current year, the Company recorded an inventory adjustment to net realizable value based on the sale of its fye inventory after the balance street date, which was for $12.7 million. Inventory valuation requires significant judgment and estimates, including obsolescence, shrink and any adjustments to net realizable value, if market value is lower than cost. The Company records obsolescence and any adjustments to net realizable value (if lower than cost) based on current and anticipated demand, customer preferences and market conditions. The provision for inventory shrink is estimated as a percentage of store sales for the period from the last date a physical inventory was performed to the end of the fiscal year.  Such estimates are based on historical results and trends, and the shrink results from the last physical inventory.  Physical inventories are taken at least annually for all stores and the distribution center throughout the year, and inventory records are adjusted accordingly.

The Company is generally entitled to return merchandise purchased from major music vendors for credit against other purchases from these vendors.   Certain vendors reduce the credit with a merchandise return charge which varies depending on the type of merchandise being returned.  Certain other vendors charge a handling fee based on units returned.  The Company records all merchandise return charges in cost of sales.

Fixed Assets and Depreciation: Fixed assets are recorded at cost and depreciated or amortized over the estimated useful life of the asset using the straight-line method.  The estimated useful lives are as follows:

Leasehold improvements
Lesser of estimated useful life of the asset or the lease term
Fixtures and equipment
3-7 years

Major improvements and betterments to existing facilities and equipment are capitalized.  Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred.

Goodwill: The Company’s goodwill resulted from the acquisition of etailz and represented the excess purchase price over the net identifiable assets acquired. All of the goodwill is associated with etailz, a separate reporting unit, and there is no goodwill associated with the other reporting unit, fye. Goodwill is not amortized and the Company is required to evaluate goodwill for impairment at least annually or whenever indicators of impairment are present.
 
As a result of the annual impairment review, the Company performed its impairment test over goodwill.  During fiscal 2018, based on the Company’s annual impairment test, it was determined that the goodwill balance was fully impaired, and the Company recognized an impairment loss of $39.2 million.
 
Long-Lived Assets other than Goodwill: Long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable.  Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to undiscounted future net cash flows expected to be generated by the asset over its remaining useful life.  If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its estimated future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized by the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets.  Fair value is generally measured based on discounted estimated future cash flows. Assets to be disposed of would be separately presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less disposition costs.  For the purpose of the asset impairment test, the fye segment has two asset groupings – corporate and store level assets. For the purposes of the asset impairment test, the etailz segment has one asset grouping, which is the same as the etailz reporting unit level.

During fiscal 2019 and fiscal 2018, the Company concluded, based on continued operating losses within the fye segment driven by lower than expected sales that triggering events had occurred in each respective fiscal year, and pursuant to FASB ASC 360, Property, Plant, and Equipment, an evaluation of the fye long-lived assets for impairment was required.  Long-lived assets, primarily at the Company’s retail store locations, as well as certain fixed assets at the corporate location, consisting of the home office and the Albany distribution center, where impairment was determined to exist were written down to their estimated fair values as of the end of fiscal 2019 and fiscal 2018, resulting in the recording of asset impairment charges of $23.2 million and $1.9 million, respectively. Based on the fair value as determined attributable to the fixed assets and operating lease right-of-use assets in contemplation of the sale of the fye segment, it was determined that the fixed assets and operating lease right-of-use assets were fully impaired, as of February 1, 2020.

During fiscal 2019 and fiscal 2018, the Company concluded, based on continued operating losses for the etailz segment that a triggering event had occurred, and pursuant to FASB ASC 360, Property, Plant, and Equipment, an evaluation of the etailz fixed assets and intangible assets for impairment was required.  For fiscal 2019, intangible assets related to vendor relationships were fully impaired resulting in the recognition of asset impairment charges of $0.8 million. For fiscal 2018, fixed assets related to internally developed technology at etailz were written down to their estimated fair values resulting in the recognition of asset impairment charges of $2.1 million and  intangible assets related to technology and vendor relationships were written down to their estimated fair values resulting in the recognition of asset impairment charges of $16.4 million.

Conditional Asset Retirement Obligations: The Company records the fair value of an asset retirement obligation (“ARO”) as a liability in the period in which it incurs a legal obligation associated with the retirement of tangible long-lived assets that result from the acquisition, construction, development, and/or normal use of the asset. The Company also records a corresponding asset that is depreciated over the life of the asset. Subsequent to its initial measurement, the ARO is adjusted at the end of each period to reflect the passage of time and changes in the estimated future cash flows underlying the obligation.

Commitments and Contingencies: The Company is subject to legal proceedings and claims that have arisen in the ordinary course of its business.  Although there can be no assurance as to the ultimate disposition of these matters, it is management’s opinion, based upon the information available at this time, that the expected outcome of these matters, individually or in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on the results of operations and financial condition of the Company.  During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019, the Company recognized a charge of $0.4 million related to litigation (see Note 12).

Revenue Recognition:

Retail Sales
The Company recognizes sales revenue, net of sales taxes and estimated sales returns, at the time it sells merchandise to the customer (point of sale). Internet sales include shipping revenue and are recorded upon shipment to the customer. The Company records shipping and handling costs in cost of sales.  Additionally, estimated sales returns are calculated based on expected returns.

Membership Fee Revenue
The Company recognizes membership fee revenue over the term of the membership, which is typically 12 months for the Company’s Platinum Backstage Pass membership, and 24 months for the Company’s Backstage Pass VIP membership. For the Company’s Platinum Backstage Pass program, the contractual term of the program is 12 months, in which revenue is recognized over that service period. For the Company’s Backstage Pass VIP program, the term of the program is indefinite until a customer cancels the membership. The Company estimates 24 months as the service period based on historical cancellation patterns and recognizes revenue over that service period. Membership in each program provides customers with merchandise discounts and exclusive member-only offers. Total membership fees related to the loyalty programs collected in advance, net of estimated refunds, were as follows: cash received from customers during fiscal 2019 and 2018 was $13.0 million and $13.7 million, respectively. Membership fee revenue recognized was $13.3 million and $15.0 million during fiscal 2019 and 2018, respectively, and recognized on a straight-line basis over the service period. The remaining performance obligation associated with the membership programs was $4.6 million and $4.8 million as of the end of fiscal 2019 and fiscal 2018, respectively. Membership fee revenue is included in Net Sales in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations. Deferred membership revenue is included in Deferred Revenue in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Other Revenue
The Company recognizes revenue related to commissions earned from third parties. The Company assesses the principal versus agent considerations depending on control of the good or service before it is transferred to the customer. As the Company is the agent and does not have control of the specified good or service, the Company recognizes the fee or commission to which the Company expects to be entitled for the agency service. Commissions earned from third parties were $3.7 million and $5.0 million during fiscal 2019 and fiscal 2018, respectively, and are included in Other Revenue in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Gift Cards
The Company offers gift cards for sale, which is included in deferred revenue in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. When gift cards are redeemed at the store level, revenue is recorded, and the related liability is reduced.  Breakage is estimated based on proportion to the pattern of rights exercised by the customer. The Company has the ability to reasonably and reliably estimate the gift card liability based on historical experience with redemption rates associated with a large volume of homogeneous transactions. The Company issued $1.5 million and $1.9 million in gift cards for fiscal 2019 and fiscal 2018, respectively. The Company recognized in revenue for redeemed gift cards of $1.4 million and $1.9 million for fiscal 2019 and fiscal 2018, respectively. The Company recorded breakage on its gift cards for both fiscal 2019 and fiscal 2018 in the amount of $0.2 million.  Gift card breakage is recorded as Other Revenue in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations. The remaining performance obligation associated with our gift cards was $1.9 million and $2.0 million as of the end of fiscal 2019 and fiscal 2018, respectively.

Cost of Sales: In addition to the cost of product, the Company includes in cost of sales those costs associated with purchasing, receiving, shipping, online marketplace fulfillment fees, inspecting and warehousing product, and depreciation related to distribution operations.  Also included are costs associated with the return of product to vendors.  Cost of sales further includes the cost of inventory shrink losses and obsolescence and the benefit of vendor allowances and discounts.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (SG&A): Included in SG&A expenses are payroll and related costs, store operating costs, occupancy charges, Amazon fees, professional and service fees, general operating and overhead expenses and depreciation charges (excluding those related to distribution operations).  Selling, general and administrative expenses also include fixed asset write offs associated with store closures, if any, and miscellaneous income and expense items, other than interest.

Advertising Costs and Vendor Allowances: The fye segment often receives allowances from its vendors to fund in-store displays, print and radio advertising, and other promotional events.  Vendor advertising allowances which exceed specific, incremental and identifiable costs incurred in relation to the advertising and promotions offered by the Company to its vendors are classified as a reduction in the purchase price of merchandise inventory.  Accordingly, advertising and sales promotion costs are charged to operations, offset by direct vendor reimbursements, as incurred. Total advertising expense, excluding vendor allowances, was $1.7 million and $2.2 million in fiscal 2019 and fiscal 2018, respectively. In the aggregate, vendor allowances supporting the fye segment’s advertising and promotion are included as a reduction of SG&A expenses, and reimbursements of such costs were $1.7 million and $2.1 million in fiscal 2019 and 2018, respectively.  Advertising costs for the etailz segment primarily consist of Amazon marketing expenses which were $0.9 million and $1.7 million in fiscal 2019 and fiscal 2018, respectively.

Lease Accounting: Operating lease liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the present value of the fixed lease payments using the Company’s incremental borrowing rates for its population of leases. Related operating ROU assets are recognized based on the initial present value of the fixed lease payments, reduced by contributions from landlords, plus any prepaid rent and direct costs from executing the leases. ROU assets are tested for impairment in the same manner as long-lived assets. Lease terms include the non-cancellable portion of the underlying leases along with any reasonably certain lease periods associated with available renewal periods, termination options and purchase options.  Lease agreements with lease and non-lease components are combined as a single lease component for all classes of underlying assets.

Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet; the Company recognizes lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Variable lease payments are recognized as lease expense as they are incurred.

Prior to February 3, 2019, leases were accounted for under Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Subtopic 840, Leases. The Company’s calculation of straight-line rent expense includes the impact of escalating rents for the lease period and includes any period during which the Company is not obligated to pay rent while the store is being constructed (“rent holiday”). The Company accounts for step rent provisions, escalation clauses and other lease concessions by recognizing these amounts on a straight-line basis over the initial lease term. The Company capitalizes leasehold improvements funded by tenant improvement allowances, depreciating them over the term of the related leases. The tenant improvement allowances are recorded as deferred rent within other long-term liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and are amortized as a reduction in rent expense over the life of the related leases.

Income Taxes: Income taxes are accounted for 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 bases and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply 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 tax assets are subject to valuation allowances based upon management’s estimates of realizability.

The Company recognizes the effect of income tax positions only if those positions are more likely than not of being sustained. Recognized income tax positions are measured at the largest amount that is greater than 50% likely of being realized. Changes in recognition or measurement are reflected in the period in which the change in judgment occurs.  It is the Company’s practice to recognize interest and penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense (benefit) in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Comprehensive Loss: Comprehensive loss consists of net loss and a pension actuarial income (loss) adjustment that is recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) (see Note 9).

Stock-Based Compensation: Stock-based compensation represents the cost related to stock-based awards granted to employees and directors. The Company measures stock-based compensation cost at grant date, based on the estimated fair value of the award, and recognizes the cost as expense on a straight-line basis (net of estimated forfeitures) over the option’s requisite service period.  The Company recognizes compensation expense based on estimated grant date fair value using the Black‑Scholes option‑pricing model.  Tax benefits, if any, resulting from tax deductions in excess of the compensation cost recognized for those options are to be classified and reported as both an operating cash outflow and financing cash inflow.

Reverse Stock Split: On August 15, 2019, the Company effected a reverse stock split of its outstanding shares of common stock at a ratio of one-for-twenty pursuant to a Certificate of Amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York. The reverse stock split was reflected on the Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”) beginning with the opening of trading on August 15, 2019. The primary purpose of the reverse stock split, which was approved by the Company’s stockholders at the Company’s Annual Stockholders Meeting on June 27, 2019, was to enable the Company to regain compliance with the $1.00 minimum bid price requirement for continued listing on Nasdaq.  Pursuant to the reverse stock split, every twenty shares of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock were automatically combined into one issued and outstanding share of common stock, without any change in the par value per share of the common stock. Unless otherwise indicated, all share and per share amounts of the common stock included in the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements have been retrospectively adjusted to give effect to the reverse stock split for all periods presented, including reclassifying an amount equal to the reduction in par value to additional paid-in capital. Amounts of common stock resulting from the reverse stock split were rounded up to the nearest whole share.  The reverse stock split affected all issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock, and the respective numbers of shares of common stock underlying outstanding stock options, and the Company’s equity incentive plans were proportionately adjusted.

Loss Per Share: Basic and diluted loss per share is calculated by dividing net loss by the weighted average common shares outstanding for the period.  During fiscal 2019 and fiscal 2018, the impact of all outstanding stock awards was not considered because the Company reported a net loss and such impact would be anti-dilutive.  Accordingly, basic and diluted loss per share for fiscal 2019 and fiscal 2018 was the same.  Total anti-dilutive stock awards for both fiscal 2019 and fiscal 2018 were approximately 100 thousand.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments: Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.

In determining fair value, the accounting standards establish a three-level hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value, as follows:

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

Level 2 — Significant observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for similar assets and liabilities, such as quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.

Level 3 — Significant unobservable inputs reflecting our own assumptions, consistent with reasonably available assumptions made by other market participants.

The carrying amounts reported in the Consolidated Balance Sheets for cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and other current liabilities approximate fair value because of the immediate or short-term maturity of these financial instruments. The carrying value of life insurance policies included in other assets approximates fair value based on estimates received from insurance companies and are classified as Level 2 measurements within the hierarchy as defined by applicable accounting standards. The Company had no Level 3 financial assets or liabilities at February 1, 2020 or at February 2, 2019.

Segment Information: The Company operates in two reportable segments: fye and etailz.   Operating loss by operating segment, is defined as loss from operations, excluding interest expense, other (loss) income, and income taxes.   The following balances by reportable segment were as follows:

(amounts in thousands)
 
Fiscal Year
Ended
February 2,
2019
  
Fiscal Year
Ended
February 2,
2019
 
Total Revenue
      
fye
 
$
192,719
  
$
231,290
 
etailz
  
133,216
   
186,900
 
Total Company
 
$
325,935
  
$
418,190
 
         
Gross Profit
        
fye
 
$
65,706
  
$
89,259
 
etailz
  
30,393
   
38,815
 
Total Company
 
$
96,099
  
$
128,074
 
         
Depreciation and amortization
        
fye
 
$
9,166
  
$
4,627
 
etailz
  
2,297
   
4,489
 
Total Company
 
$
11,463
  
$
9,116
 
         
Asset impairment charges
        
fye
 
$
23,218
  
$
1,946
 
etailz
  
765
   
57,712
 
Total Company
 
$
23,983
  
$
59,658
 
         
Loss From Operations
        
fye
 
$
(50,770
)
 
$
(24,455
)
etailz
  
(6,405
)
  
(72,351
)
Total Company
 
$
(57,175
)
 
$
(96,806
)
         
Merchandise Inventory
        
fye
 
$
50,122
  
$
69,785
 
etailz
  
17,836
   
25,057
 
Total Company
 
$
67,958
  
$
94,842
 
         
Total Assets
        
fye
 
$
69,395
  
$
101,785
 
etailz
  
28,411
   
36,228
 
Total Company
 
$
97,806
  
$
138,013
 
         
Accounts Payable
        
fye
 
$
18,292
  
$
28,545
 
etailz
  
5,828
   
5,784
 
Total Company
 
$
24,120
  
$
34,329
 
         
Other Long Term Liabilities
        
fye
 
$
22,089
  
$
24,789
 
etailz
  
-
   
78
 
Total Company
 
$
22,089
  
$
24,867
 
         
Capital Expenditures
        
fye
 
$
1,222
  
$
1,242
 
etailz
  
1,601
   
2,447
 
Total Company
 
$
2,823
  
$
3,689