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Note 5 - Investment in Affiliate
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements  
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures Disclosure [Text Block]
5.
      
Investment in Affiliate
 
On
March 19, 2019,
the Company entered into subscription agreements with HC Realty, pursuant to which it purchased (i)
200,000
shares of HC Realty's
10.00%
Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series B Stock”) for an aggregate purchase price of
$2,000,000
and (ii)
300,000
shares of HC Realty's common stock for an aggregate purchase price of
$3,000,000.
Certain investors affiliated with HPCM purchased an additional
850,000
shares of Series B Stock for an aggregate purchase price of
$8,500,000.
On
April 3,
April 9,
and
June 29, 2020,
the Company entered into subscription agreements with HC Realty, pursuant to which we purchased
100,000,
250,000,
and
475,000
shares of Series B Stock, respectively, for an aggregate purchase price of
$8,250,000.
While some of these investors have other investments with HPCM, each of these investors made a separate and direct investment in HC Realty and HPCM does
not
receive management fees, performance fees, or any other economic benefits with respect to these investors' investment in HC Realty's Series B Stock.
 
The Series B Stock is
not
deemed to be in-substance common stock and is accounted for using the measurement alternative for equity investments with
no
readily determinable fair value. The Series B Stock will be reported at cost, adjusted for impairments or any observable price changes in ordinary transactions with identical or similar investments issued by HC Realty.
 
The following table summarizes the Company's investment in HC Realty as of the
two
years ended
December 31, 2020 (
in thousands):
 
   
Ownership %
   
Investment in Affiliate
Balance
   
Loss recorded in
the Consolidated
Statements of
Operations (b)
 
   
December
31, 2020
   
December
31, 2019
   
December
31, 2020
   
December
31, 2019
   
 
2020
   
 
2019
 
                                                 
HC Realty Series B Stock (a)
   
28.7
%    
7.9
%   $
10,250
    $
2,000
    $
-
    $
-
 
HC Realty common stock
   
7.7
%    
8.5
%    
1,822
     
2,405
     
(418
)    
(430
)
Total
 
 
36.4
%
   
16.4
%  
$
12,072
    $
4,405
   
$
(418
)
  $
(430
)
 
 
(a)
Represents investments in shares of HC Realty preferred stock with a basis of
$10.25
million. Each share of preferred stock can be converted into
one
share of HC Realty common stock at a conversion price equal to the lesser of
$9.10
per share or the fair market value per share of HC Realty common stock, subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events.
 
(b)
Loss from these investments is included in “Loss from affiliate” in the statements of operations. Since HC Realty is a Real Estate Investment Trust and
not
a taxable entity, the loss is
not
reported net of taxes.
 
The Company's investment in HC Realty common stock is accounted for under the equity method of accounting. For portions of the year ended
December 31, 2020,
the Company owned less than
20%
of the fully diluted shares outstanding. The Company determined that accounting for the investment in HC Realty common stock under the equity method was appropriate for the portion of time the Company owned less than
20%
because the Company holds significant influence of HC Realty.