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Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
12 Months Ended
Sep. 28, 2021
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

1.Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:

Organization – Good Times Restaurants Inc. (Good Times or the Company) is a Nevada corporation. The Company operates through its wholly owned subsidiaries Good Times Drive Thru, Inc. (“Drive Thru”), BD of Colorado, LLC (“BD of Colo”), Bad Daddy’s Franchise Development, LLC (“BDFD”), and Bad Daddy’s International, LLC (“BDI”).

BD of Colo was formed by Good Times Restaurants Inc. in 2013 to develop Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar restaurants in the state of Colorado. Subsequently, BDI and BDFD were acquired by Good Times Restaurants Inc. on May 7, 2015. Combined, these entities compose our Bad Daddy’s operating segment, which as of September 28, 2021, operates thirty-four company-owned and five joint-venture full-service small-box casual dining restaurants under the name Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar, primarily located in the Southeast region of the United States and the state of Colorado, franchises one restaurant in South Carolina, licenses the Bad Daddy’s brand for use at an airport Bad Daddy’s restaurant under third-party operations and ownership, and operates one non-traditional location in a Denver-based brewery’s tap room.

Drive Thru commenced operations in 1986 and as of September 28, 2021, operates seventeen Company-owned and seven joint-venture drive-thru fast food hamburger restaurants under the name Good Times Burgers & Frozen Custard, all of which are located in Colorado. In addition, Drive Thru has eight franchisee-owned restaurants, with six operating in Colorado and two in Wyoming.

We follow accounting standards set by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, commonly referred to as the “FASB”. The FASB sets generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) that we follow to ensure we consistently report our financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.

COVID-19 Pandemic – The global crisis resulting from the spread of COVID-19 had a substantial impact on our restaurant operations for the fiscal years ended September 28, 2021 and September 29, 2020.

During portions of the month of March 2020 through late May 2020, all of the Company’s Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar restaurants were open only for delivery and carry-out service, with dining rooms closed by government orders. Although our dining rooms were re-opened in early June 2020, all continued to operate at some reduction of capacity, whether driven by explicit capacity reductions under government orders, or due to social distancing protocols that were either mandated by the same government orders or followed our own internal protocols designed to maintain a safe foodservice environment, both for our employees and for our customers, until May 2021.

During portions of the month of November 2020 through early January 2021, all of the Company’s Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar restaurants in Colorado were open only for limited outdoor dining, delivery and carry-out service, with indoor dining rooms once again closed by government orders. In early January 2021, we re-opened these dining rooms, with limited occupancy, as local regulations allowed. Our dining rooms in all other states in which Bad Daddy’s has operations were open, at reduced capacity, during this time. Presently, all of our Bad Daddy’s restaurants are allowed to operate at full capacity although staffing constraints throughout the year, primarily in the third and fourth fiscal quarters, and presently, have caused some restaurants to operate at less than full capacity.

Our operating results substantially depend upon our ability to drive traffic to our restaurants, and for our Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar restaurants, to serve guests in our dining rooms. We cannot currently estimate the duration of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, including the recent acceleration of the spread of various variants of COVID-19; neither are we able to predict how the pandemic will evolve nor how various government entities will respond to its evolution. Should additional dining room closures occur, our business would be adversely affected. Even without government orders, customers may choose to reduce or eliminate in-restaurant dining because of increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, or deaths. Furthermore, although certain available vaccines may reduce the risk of further government restrictions, there is no guarantee that the vaccine will be effective in eradicating the virus, additional mutations or variants of the virus may be resistant to any vaccine, and the length of the ongoing pandemic may change consumer behavior such that potential customers may still choose to reduce or eliminate in-restaurant dining. Customer and employee attitudes towards the vaccine, particularly in light of OSHA’s recently released Emergency Temporary Standard related to vaccination and testing, may impact our business, including reducing the pool of employees willing to work and, should vaccination be required by regulation for customers to visit our restaurants, customer traffic may be negatively affected.

Additionally, in connection with spread of COVID-19, there have been disruptions in various food supply chains in the United States. Our operating results substantially depend upon our ability to obtain sufficient quantities of products such as beef, bacon, and other products used in the production of items served and sold to our guests. Ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have resulted in product shortages and could result in future product shortages and in-turn could require us to serve a limited menu, restrict the number of items purchased per guest, or close some or all of our restaurants for an indeterminate period of time. Ongoing material adverse impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, including recent industry-wide labor shortages, the impact and duration of which are uncertain, could result in reduced revenue and cash flow and could affect our assessments of impairment of intangible assets, long-lived assets, or goodwill.

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We took extraordinary actions to increase our liquidity in response to COVID-19 during fiscal 2020, including temporarily reducing employee pay, reductions in workforce, and obtaining Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP”) loans. The PPP is sponsored by the Small Business Administration (the “SBA”). The PPP is part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”). We have since significantly increased employment levels and restored pay to employees. We applied for full forgiveness of our PPP loans, including those of our subsidiaries, on April 30, 2020 and received confirmation of full forgiveness of all such loans during June 2021.

We currently have a meaningful cash balance and generated significant cash flow from operations during fiscal 2021. We used a portion of this cash balance to repurchase Company stock by means of a tender offer. On August 13, 2021, the Company commenced a tender offer (the “Tender Offer”) to purchase up to 1,413,000 shares of its common stock at a price per share of $4.60. On September 10, 2021, at 11:59pm, the offer expired, and the Company subsequently accepted for payment, at a purchase price of $4.60 per share, a total of 333,241 shares properly tendered and not properly withdrawn before the expiration date, at an aggregate cost of approximately $1,532,908, excluding fees and expenses relating to the Tender Offer.

While we believe that we will continue to have adequate working capital to meet our current needs, should business decline significantly, we would not likely choose to, and we may not be able to, take some of the same actions as we took during fiscal 2020 to increase our liquidity as they would negatively impact the long-term performance of the business. Furthermore, the COVID-19 pandemic is adversely affecting the availability of liquidity generally in the credit markets, and there can be no guarantee that additional liquidity will be available on favorable terms, or at all, especially the longer various tangential impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic last.

Fiscal Year – The Company’s fiscal year is a 52/53-week year ending on the last Tuesday of September. In a 52-week fiscal year, each of the Company’s quarterly periods comprise 13 weeks. The additional week in a 53-week fiscal year is added to the first quarter, making such quarter consist of 14 weeks, which was the case in Fiscal 2020. Fiscal year 2021 began September 30, 2020 and ended September 28, 2021; fiscal year 2020 began September 25, 2019 and ended September 29, 2020.

Principles of Consolidation – The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Good Times, its subsidiaries, one limited partnership in which the Company exercises control as general partner, and five limited liability companies, in which the Company exercises control as managing member. The Company owns an approximate 54% interest in the Drive Thru limited partnership, is the sole general partner, and receives a management fee prior to any distributions to the limited partner. Because the Company owns an approximate 54% interest in the partnership and exercises complete management control over all decisions for the partnership, except for certain veto rights, the financial statements of the partnership are consolidated into the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The Company owns an approximate 50% to 75% interest in four of the Bad Daddy’s limited liability companies and an approximate 23% interest in one. The Company is the managing member and receives royalty and management fees prior to any distributions to the other members. Because the Company exercises complete management control over all decisions for the five companies, except for certain veto rights, the financial statements of the limited liability companies are consolidated into the Company’s financial statements. The equity interests of the unrelated limited partner and members are shown on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets in the shareholders’ equity section as a non-controlling interest and is adjusted each period to reflect the limited partners’ and members’ share of the net income or loss as well as any cash distributions to the limited partners and members for the period. The limited partners’ or members’ share of the net income or loss in the entities is shown as non-controlling interest income or expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. All inter-company accounts and transactions are eliminated in consolidation.

Advertising Costs – We utilize Advertising Funds to administer certain advertising programs for both the Bad Daddy’s and Good Times brands that benefit both us and our franchisees. We and our franchisees are required to contribute a percentage of gross sales to the fund. As such the contributions to these funds are designated and segregated for advertising. We consolidate the Advertising Funds into our financial statements whereby contributions from franchisees, when received, are recorded and included as a component of franchise revenues. We intend to utilize all of the advertising contributions towards advertising expenditures, however the timing of those expenditures may not occur in the year in which the advertising funds were collected. Historically we have returned to our franchisees excess advertising funds collected from them, however beginning in the current year have retained those funds to be used in future years and to better manage the cash flow of the advertising fund and recognized as a reduction of advertising expenses. Contributions to the Advertising Funds from our franchisees were $278,000 and $244,000 for the fiscal years ended September 28, 2021 and September 29, 2020, respectively.

Accounting Estimates – The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles requires management to make estimates of and assumptions related to the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, 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. Examples include valuation of reporting units for purposes of assessing goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment, valuation of asset groups for impairment testing, accruals for employee benefits, and certain contingencies. We base our estimates on historical experience, market participant fair value considerations, projected future cash flows, and various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Additionally, in the context of the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic, future facts and circumstances could change and impact our estimates.

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Reclassification – Certain prior year balances have been reclassified to conform to the current year’s presentation. Such reclassifications had no effect on the net income (loss). Notable reclassifications include the recategorization of paper goods costs from other restaurant operating costs to food and packaging costs for the Bad Daddy’s operating segment, and payroll and related expenses attributable to managers-in-training from general and administrative costs to payroll and other employee benefit costs.

Cash and Cash Equivalents – The Company considers all highly liquid debt instruments purchased with an initial maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The Company maintains cash and cash equivalents at financial institutions with balances that generally exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) insured limits of up to $250,000. The Company has not experienced any losses related to such accounts and management believes that the Company is not exposed to any significant risks on these accounts. Certain of the Company’s accounts exceeded the FDIC insured limits as of September 28, 2021 and September 29, 2020.

Accounts Receivable – Accounts receivable include uncollateralized receivables from our franchisees, due in the normal course of business, generally requiring payment within thirty days of the invoice date. Additionally, accounts receivable includes payments due from property landlords related to tenant improvement allowances. On a periodic basis the Company monitors all accounts for delinquency and provides for estimated losses of uncollectible accounts. There were no allowances for unrecoverable accounts receivable at September 28, 2021 or September 28, 2020.

Inventories – Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value, determined by the first-in first-out method, and consist of restaurant food items and related packaging supplies.

Property and Equipment – Property and equipment are stated at cost and are depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets, generally three to eight years. Leasehold improvements are amortized using the straight-line method over the shorter of the term of the lease or the estimated useful life of the asset.

Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred, and expenditures for major improvements are capitalized. When assets are retired, or otherwise disposed of, the property accounts are relieved of costs and accumulated depreciation with any resulting gain or loss credited or charged to income.

Trademarks – Trademarks have been determined to have an indefinite life. We evaluate our trademarks for impairment annually and on an interim basis as events and circumstances warrant by comparing the fair value of the trademarks with their carrying amount. No trademark impairment charges were recognized during the fiscal years ended September 28, 2021 or September 28, 2020.

Goodwill – Goodwill represents the excess of cost over fair value of the assets of businesses the Company acquired. Goodwill is not amortized; but rather, the Company is required to test goodwill for impairment on an annual basis or whenever indications of impairment arise. The Company considers its operations to be comprised of two reporting units: (1) Good Times restaurants and (2) Bad Daddy’s restaurants.

The following table presents goodwill associated with each reporting unit as of September 28, 2021 and September 29, 2020 (in thousands):

September 28, 2021

September 29, 2020

Good Times

$

96

$

96

Bad Daddy’s

5,054

5,054

Total

$

5,150

$

5,150

In March 2020, the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic prompted authorities in most jurisdictions where the Company operates to issue stay-at-home orders, leading to an unexpected significant disruption to the Company's business requiring the Company to close its restaurant dining rooms and operate its Bad Daddy’s restaurants under a delivery and carry-out model. As such, the consequences of the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic coupled with a sustained decline in the Company's stock price were determined to be indicators of impairment for its Bad Daddy’s reporting unit. As such, using Level 3 inputs, the Company performed a quantitative goodwill impairment assessment using both the discounted cash flow method and guideline public company method to determine the fair value of its reporting unit. Significant assumptions and estimates used in determining fair value include future revenues, operating costs, working capital changes, capital expenditures, and a discount rate that approximates the Company's weighted average cost of capital. Based on the quantitative assessment, the Company determined that the fair value of its reporting unit was less than its carrying value and recognized a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $10.0 million in the fiscal quarter ending March 31,2020, equal to the excess of the Bad Daddy’s reporting unit's carrying value above its fair value. No goodwill impairment charges were recognized related to goodwill attributable to its Good Times reporting unit in fiscal 2020 and no goodwill impairment charges were recognized for either reporting unit in fiscal 2021.

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Impairment of Long-Lived Assets – We review our long-lived assets including land, property and equipment for impairment when there are factors that indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. We assess recovery of assets at the individual restaurant level and typically include an analysis of historical cash flows, future operating plans, and cash flow projections in assessing whether there are indicators of impairment. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by comparing the net book value of the assets of an individual restaurant to the fair value of those assets. This impairment process involves judgment in the use of estimates and assumptions pertaining to future projections and operating results.

There were no impairments in the fiscal year ended September 28, 2021.

Given the results of our analyses at March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2020, we identified six restaurants where the expected future cash flows would not be sufficient to recover the carrying value of the associated assets.

The restaurants are all Bad Daddy’s restaurants, two each in North Carolina and Colorado, and one each in Tennessee and Georgia. We recorded non-cash charges of $5,291,000 related to the impairment of these restaurants during the fiscal year ended September 29, 2020.

Leases – On September 25, 2019, the first day of fiscal year 2020, the Company adopted the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2016-02, "Leases (Topic 842)." As a result, the Company updated its significant accounting policy for leases. For the impact of the adoption on the Company's consolidated financial statements see Note 6.

The Company determines if a contract contains a lease at inception. The Company currently has leases that are classified as operating leases. The Company's material long-term operating lease agreements are for the land and buildings for our restaurants as well as our corporate office. The lease term begins on the date that the Company takes possession under the lease, including the pre-opening period during construction, when in most cases the Company is not making rent payments.

Operating lease assets and liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date for material leases with a term of greater than 12 months. Operating lease liabilities represent the present value of future minimum lease payments. Since our leases do not provide an implicit rate, our operating lease liabilities are calculated using our estimated incremental borrowing rate based on a collateralized borrowing over the term of each individual lease. Minimum lease payments include only fixed lease components of the agreement, as well as variable rate payments that depend on an index, initially measured using the index at the lease commencement date.

Operating lease assets represent our right to use an underlying asset and are based upon the operating lease liabilities adjusted for prepaid or accrued lease payments, initial direct costs and lease incentives. Lease incentives are recognized when earned and reduce our operating lease asset related to the lease. They are amortized through the operating lease assets as reductions of rent expense over the lease term.

Operating lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. In certain situations, lease contracts are amended or otherwise changed. Based upon an analysis of those changes, specifically whether additional rights have been conveyed and additional lease payments are required, the Company will assess whether the original lease is remeasured, or whether an additional lease has been created. Certain of the Company’s operating leases contain clauses that provide for contingent rent based on a percentage of sales greater than certain specified target amounts. Variable lease payments that do not depend on a rate or index, escalation in the index subsequent to the initial measurement, payments associated with non-lease components such as common area maintenance, real estate taxes and insurance, and short-term lease payments (leases with a term with 12 months or less) are expensed as incurred or when the achievement of the specified target that triggers the contingent rent is considered probable. The Company has four subleases in which the sublessee generally pays the master landlord directly. We disclose details of sublease income and its impact on operating lease expense in Note 6.

Deferred Liabilities – As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and pursuant to the CARES Act, the Company deferred payment of applicable employment taxes from April through December 2020. The amount deferred as of September 29, 2020 was $1,200,000. Under the CARES Act, 50% of the total deferred employment tax was to be repaid on December 31, 2021, with the remaining amount due on December 31, 2022. As such, the Company recorded the entirety of the deferred employment tax as a long-term liability as of September 29, 2020. All deferred employment taxes were subsequently repaid during the fiscal year ended September 28, 2021.

Revenue Recognition – Revenues consist primarily of sales from restaurant operations and franchise revenue, which includes franchisee royalties and contributions to advertising funds. Revenues associated with gift card breakage are immaterial to our financials. The Company recognizes revenue, pursuant to ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), when it satisfies a performance obligation by transferring control over a product or service to a customer, typically a restaurant customer or a franchisee/licensee.

The Company recognizes revenues in the form of restaurant sales at the time of the sale when payment is made by the customer, as the Company has completed its performance obligation, namely the provision of food and beverage, and the accompanying customer service, during the customer’s visit to the restaurant. The Company sells gift cards to customers and recognizes revenue from the gift card when it is redeemed and the performance obligation is completed, primarily in the form of restaurant revenue. Gift Card breakage, which is recognized when the likelihood of a gift card being redeemed is remote, is determined based upon the Company’s historic redemption patterns, and is immaterial to our overall financial statements.

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Revenues we receive from our franchise and license agreements include sales-based royalties, and from our franchise agreements also may include advertising fund contributions, area development fees, and franchisee fees. We recognize sales-based royalties from franchisees and licensees as the underlying sales occur. We similarly recognize advertising fund contributions from franchisees as the underlying sales occur. The Company also provides its franchisees with services associated with opening new restaurants and operating them under franchise and development agreements in exchange for area development and franchise fees. The Company would capitalize these fees upon receipt from the franchisee and then would amortize those over the contracted franchise term as the services comprising the performance obligations are satisfied. We have not received material development or franchise fees in the years presented, and the primary performance obligations under existing franchise and development agreements have been satisfied prior to the earliest period presented in our financial statements.

Preopening Costs – Restaurant opening costs are expensed as incurred.

Income Taxes – We account for income taxes using the liability method, whereby deferred tax asset and liability account balances are determined based on differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. The Company provides a valuation allowance, if necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to their estimated realizable value. The deferred tax assets are reviewed periodically for recoverability and valuation allowances are adjusted as necessary.

Although the Company had net income during the fiscal year ended September 28, 2021, we have significant net operating loss carryforwards from prior years and incurred additional net operating losses during the fiscal year ended September 29, 2020. Full valuation allowances were made to reduce any deferred tax assets incurred to zero; therefore, no income tax provision or benefit was recognized for the fiscal years ended September 28, 2021 and September 29, 2020 resulting in an effective income tax rate of 0% for both periods.

The Company is subject to taxation in various jurisdictions within the U.S. The Company continues to remain subject to examination by U.S. federal authorities for the years 2018 through 2021. The Company believes that its income tax filing positions and deductions will be sustained on audit and does not anticipate any adjustments that will result in a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows. Therefore, no reserves for uncertain income tax positions have been recorded. The Company’s practice is to recognize interest and/or penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense. No accrual for interest and penalties was considered necessary as of September 28, 2021.

Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share – Our basic earnings per share calculation is computed based on the weightedaverage number of common shares outstanding. Our diluted earnings per share calculation is computed based on the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding adjusted by the number of additional shares that would have been outstanding had the potentially dilutive common shares been issued. Potentially dilutive securities for this calculation consist of in-the-money outstanding stock options, restricted stock units and warrants (which were assumed to have been exercised at the average market price of the common shares during the reporting period). The treasury stock method is used to measure the dilutive impact of in-the-money stock options.

The following table reconciles basic weighted-average shares outstanding to diluted weighted-average shares outstanding:

September 28, 2021

September 29, 2020

 

Weighted-average shares outstanding basic

12,677,652

12,594,952

Effect of potentially dilutive securities:

Stock options

88,576

-

Restricted stock units

61,952

-

Weighted-average shares outstanding diluted

12,828,180

12,594,952

Excluded from diluted weighted-average shares outstanding:

Antidilutive

75,641

722,871

Financial Instruments and Concentrations of Credit Risk – Credit risk represents the accounting loss that would be recognized at the reporting date if counterparties failed completely to perform as contracted. Concentrations of credit risk (whether on- or off-balance sheet) that arise from financial instruments exist for groups of customers or counterparties when they have similar economic characteristics that would cause their ability to meet contractual obligations to be similarly affected by changes in economic or other conditions. Financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risk to the Company include lease liabilities whereby the Company is contingently liable as a guarantor of certain leases that were assigned to third parties in connection with various sales of restaurants to franchisees.

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Financial instruments potentially subjecting the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of receivables. At September 28, 2021 and September 29, 2020, notes receivable totaled $0 and $13,000. Additionally, the Company has other current receivables totaling $644,000 as of September 28, 2021, which includes $142,000 of franchise receivables, $85,000 related to lease incentives, and $417,000 for miscellaneous receivables, primarily receivables from food vendors under rebate programs; and $656,000 as of September 29, 2020, which included $77,000 of franchise receivables, $338,000 related to lease incentives, and $241,000 for miscellaneous receivables. All are due in the normal course of business. The Company believes it will collect fully on all receivables.

The Company purchases most of its restaurant food and paper from two vendors. The Company believes a sufficient number of other suppliers exist from which food and paper could be purchased to prevent any long-term, adverse consequences.

The Company operates in two industry segments, quick service restaurants and casual dining restaurants. A geographic concentration exists because the Company’s customers are generally located in Colorado and the Southeast region of the U.S., most significantly in North Carolina.

Stock-Based Compensation – Stock-based compensation is measured at the grant date, based on the calculated fair value of the award, and is recognized as an expense over the requisite service period (generally the vesting period of the grant). See Note 8 for additional information.

Variable Interest Entities – Once an entity is determined to be a variable interest entity (VIE), the party with the controlling financial interest, the primary beneficiary, is required to consolidate it. The Company previously had three franchisees with notes payable to the Company. These franchisees were VIE’s; however, the owners of the franchise operations are the primary beneficiaries of the entities, not the Company. Therefore, they are not required to be consolidated. We no longer have notes receivables from any of our franchisees.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments – Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Valuation techniques used to measure fair value maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.

The following three levels of inputs may be used to measure fair value and require that the assets or liabilities carried at fair value are disclosed by the input level under which they were valued.

Level 1:

Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.

 

Level 2:

Observable inputs other than defined in Level 1, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

 

Level 3:

Unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by observable market data.

Non-controlling Interests – The equity interests of unrelated limited partners and members are shown on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets in the shareholders’ equity section as non-controlling interests and are adjusted each period to reflect the limited partners’ and members’ share of the net income or loss as well as any cash distributions or contributions to the limited partners and members for the period. The limited partners’ and members’ share of the net income or loss in the partnership is shown as non-controlling interest income or expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. All inter-company accounts and transactions are eliminated.

Our non-controlling interests currently consist of one joint venture partnership involving Good Times restaurants and five joint venture partnerships involving five Bad Daddy’s restaurants.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements – ASU No. 2019-12, Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes - In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, which removes certain exceptions for recognizing deferred taxes for investments, performing intra-period allocation and calculating income taxes in interim periods. The ASU also adds guidance to reduce complexity in certain areas, including recognizing deferred taxes for tax goodwill and allocating taxes to members of a consolidated group. The new guidance is effective for public entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, and interim periods within those fiscal years, which will require us to adopt these provisions in the first quarter of fiscal 2022. Early adoption is permitted. We anticipate adopting this update in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 and do not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

The Company reviewed all other recently issued accounting pronouncements and concluded that they were either not applicable or not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.