Note 8 - Fair Value Measurements

12 Months Ended

Jan. 01, 2023

NOTE 8 — FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The Company's cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash balances were $19.2 million and $19.6 million, including amounts in money market funds, as of January 1, 2023 and January 2, 2022, respectively. The money market funds are collateral for the company's credit card debt and had a balance of $0.1 million at January 1, 2023 and January 2, 2022. Interest in these funds is earned at a 0.01% annual percentage rate ( "APR"). Due to the short-term nature of the money market funds, the Company believes that carrying value approximates fair value.

In the third quarter of 2021, in connection with a revenue contract with a non-affiliated customer, the Company received shares of the customer's common stock. The full transaction price under the revenue contract was cash plus a non-cash consideration which consisted of a certain amount of the customer's equity. The Company considered the non-cash consideration to be an investment in the customer. The full transaction price was the amount of consideration which the Company received under the contract in exchange for transferring the promised goods and services to the customer. Since the non-cash consideration were shares of common stock that were not publicly traded, the fair value was not readily determinable. The Company considered various valuation methods such as market multiples, guideline public company method, and the Black-Scholes Option Pricing model. Due to limited data for the valuation, the Company ultimately selected the Black Scholes method using back-solve techniques as that was determined to be the most suitable with the available data. The Black Scholes Option Pricing model is a valuation approach that can be used to determine the value of common shares for companies in which there are no, or infrequent, transactions involving common shares. The Company believed that its valuation method for the non-public equity under this arrangement fell under Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy because the value method relied on unobservable market inputs. The initial fair value of the non-cash consideration is listed below:

	*Fair Value at Valuation Date Using:*
	*Total*		*Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level I)*		*Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)*		*Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)*
Non-marketable equity investment	$	300	$	—	$	—	$	300

In arriving at the estimated value for the non-cash consideration, the Company utilized inputs relying on significant judgment in accordance with the AICPA Accounting and Valuation Guide, Valuation of Privately Held Company Equity Securities Issued as Compensation (2013). The key assumptions below were utilized:  

• Discount for lack of marketability: 34% - 41%.

• Expected Term: 4 - 5 Years.

• Risk Free Interest Rate: 0.75% - 0.92%.

• Dividend: 0.00.

• Volatility: 63% - 78%.

Volatility was estimated by utilizing a selected peer group of companies within the customers’ industry with a valuation date as of October 2021.

After initial recognition fair value of the non-cash consideration, the Company elected to utilize the practical expedient under ASC 321 by which entities can elect to measure equity securities without readily determinable fair values at “cost minus impairment,” basis for periods subsequent to the acquisition date. Under the “cost minus impairment” methods, when the investment is determined to be impaired on the basis of a qualitative assessment, or there is an observable price change in an orderly transaction, entities that have made the election in ASC 321 must remeasure such equity securities at fair value in accordance with ASC8 20. ASC 321 indicates that the adjustments to the carrying value of an equity security without a readily determinable fair value should reflect the fair value of the security as of the date that the observable transaction for the similar security took place.

Subsequent to the valuation date and through January 2, 2022, there were no observable indicators of impairment for the non-marketable equity investment. During Fiscal 2022, there were no observable indicators of impairment for the non-marketable equity investment. There was no change to the carrying value of the non-marketable equity investment as of January 1, 2023 and January 2, 2022.

The carrying amount of the non-marketable equity investment was $0.3 million as of as of January 1, 2023 and January 2, 2022.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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