UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

 

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020
☐ 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 0-14938

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017
Commission file number 0-14938

 

HG HOLDINGS, INC. (formerly known as Stanley Furniture Company, Inc.)

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)

 

Delaware

54-1272589

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

2115 E. 7th Street, Suite 101, Charlotte, North Carolina 2821128204

(Address of principal executive offices, Zip Code)

 

Registrant’sRegistrant’s telephone number, including area code: (252) 355-4610

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Common Stock, par value $.02 per share, Preferred Stock Purchase Rights

 

Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act: Yes ( ) No (x)

 

Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act: Yes ( ) No (x)

 

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 (x) No ( )

 

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, if any, every Interactive Date File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (Section 232.504 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes (X) No ( )

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (Section 229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of Registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. ( )

 

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or 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, (check one):

 

Large accelerated filer ☐Accelerated filer ☐Non-accelerated filer ☐Smaller reporting company ☒Emerging growth company ☐

Large accelerated filer ( )                    Accelerated filer ( )                    Non-accelerated filer ( )                    Smaller reporting company (x)                    Emerging

If an emerging growth company, ( )

                           (Doindicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not check if a smaller reporting company)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 (x) No (

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.  ☐

 

Aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the Registrant based on the closing price on July 1, 2017: $132020: $13.6 million.

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the Registrant’sRegistrant’s classes of common stock as of March 20, 2018:February 26, 2021:

 

Common Stock, par value $.02 per share

                    14,783,317                     34,404,556 
 

(Class of Common StockStock)

Number of Shares 

 

Documents incorporated by reference: Portions of the Registrant’sRegistrant’s Proxy Statement for our 20182021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference into Part III.



 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

                                                

Part I    Page
    
    
 

Item 1

Business

  3

Item 11A

Risk Factors

Business3

   5

Item 1ARisk Factors6

Item 1B

Unresolved Staff Comments

  8

Item 2

Properties

  8

Item 3

Legal Proceedings

 9

Item 4

Mine Safety Disclosures

   9

 

Item 2

Properties

   9

Item 3

Legal Proceedings

  9

Item 4

Mine Safety Disclosures

  10

    
    
Part II
Item 5

Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

10

Item 6

Selected Financial Data

11

Item 7

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

11

Item 7A

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

16

Item 8

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

16

Item 9

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

16

Item 9A

Controls and Procedures

16

Item 9B

Other Information

17

    
    
Item 5Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities9
Item 6Selected Financial Data10
Item 7Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations10
Item 7AQuantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk16
Item 8Financial Statements and Supplementary Data16
Item 9Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure16
Item 9AControls and Procedures16
Item 9BOther Information17
Part III   
    
Part III
 

Item 10

Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

17

 

Item 11

Executive Compensation

17

Item 11Executive Compensation17
Item 12

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

17

 18

Item 13

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

18

 18

Item 14

Principal Accounting Fees and Services

18

    
    
Part IV   
 

Item 15

Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

18

Item 16

10-K Summary

20

Signatures21
    
Item 15 Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules18
Item 1610-K Summary21
Signatures22
Index to Consolidated Financial Statements and ScheduleF-1

 


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PART I

 

 

Item 1.     Business

 

General

 

We were incorporated in Delaware in 1984.1984. Until March 2, 2018, we were a leading design, marketing and distribution resource in the upscale segment of the wood residential furniture market.  We offered a diversified product line supported by an overseas sourcing model. We marketed our brands through a network of brick-and-mortar furniture retailers, online retailers and interior designers worldwide. On March 2, 2018, we sold substantially all our assets and changed our name to HG Holdings, Inc.  In this Annual Report of Form 10-K, we sometimes refer to HG Holdings, Inc. as the “Company.”  Our two executive officers are our only two employees and both part-time employees.  See Item. 1A Risk Factors for more information.

 

AssetAsset Sale

 

On March 2, 2018, we sold substantially all of our assets (the “Asset Sale”) to Stanley Furniture Company LLC, formerly Churchill Downs LLC (“Buyer”), pursuant to the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 20, 2017, as amended by the First Amendment thereto dated January 22, 2018 (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”).    We retained certain assets, which we refer to as excluded assets, including:

cash in the amount of approximately $0.8 million, including restricted cash in an amount equal to approximately $0.6 million;

the rights to and interest in any distributions after the closing date of monies collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection under the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act and to distributions of any prepaid legal expenses held by the Committee for Legal Trade relating thereto;

a split dollar life insurance policy for a former executive officer and related collateral assignment providing for repayment at death of premiums we paid;

the corporate seals, organizational documents, minute books, stock books, tax returns, books of account or other records having to do with our corporate organization;

all insurance policies and all rights to applicable claims and proceeds under our insurance policies with respect to the excluded assets or excluded liabilities;

certain of our agreements and contracts, including indemnification agreements between us and our directors, the services agreement with our registered accounting firm and the separation agreement between us and our former chief executive officer and the change in control protection agreement between us and our current principal financial officer;

certain of our employee benefit plans, including our incentive compensation plans and annual bonus plan;

all of our tax assets, including our net operating loss carryforwards and any tax refunds and prepayments;

all rights to any action, suit or claim of any nature with respect to any excluded asset or excluded liability;

all guarantees, warranties, indemnities and similar rights in favor of us with respect to any excluded asset or excluded liability;

all of our rights under the Asset Purchase Agreement and any related document; and

all records, correspondence and other materials prepared by or on behalf of us in connection with the Asset Sale Transaction.

 

As consideration for the Asset Sale, Buyer paid a purchase price consisting of cash in the amount of approximately $10.8$10.8 million (of which approximately $1.3 million was used to pay the outstanding amount under our credit agreement), a subordinated secured promissory note in the principal amount of approximately $7.4 million (the “Original Note”), and a 5% equity interest in Buyer’s post-closing ultimate parent company, Churchill Downs Holdings, Ltd., a British Virgin Islands business company. Buyer also assumed substantially all our liabilities; however, we retained certain liabilities, which we refer to as excluded liabilities, including:

liabilities or obligations with respect to an excluded asset including the separation agreement with our former President and Chief Executive Officer and certain worker’s compensation claims associated with our restricted cash;

dividends payable with respect to restricted shares of our common stock awarded under our incentive compensation plans and annual bonus plan; and
costs and expenses incurred by us in connection with the negotiation, preparation and performance of the Asset Purchase Agreement and any related agreements or documents.


We anticipate that our expenses relating to the Asset Sale followingAt the closing of the Asset Sale, will beBuyer acquired approximately $2.8$193,000 of cash that was on the Company’s balance sheet, resulting in the Company recording net cash received of approximately $10.6 million from the Asset Sale. The Buyer also assumed substantially all of our liabilities.

Pursuant to a stock purchase agreement dated February 7, 2019, Buyer’s British Virgin Island parent company repurchased 2,500 shares of its stock held by the Company. The Company no longer maintains an equity interest in Buyer’s British Virgin Island parent company.

Stone & Leigh Asset Sale

On September 6, 2018, the Buyer sold certain of its assets, including certain inventory and the Stone & Leigh tradename (the “S&L Asset Sale”) to Stone & Leigh, LLC (“S&L”), which is owned by a group which includes financial advisory fees, legal fees, amounts owed under our Change in Control Protection Agreement with our principal financial officer, amounts owedMatthew W. Smith, the Company’s former interim Chief Executive Officer.  As a part of the S&L Asset Sale, the Buyer assigned to our former chief executive officerS&L certain of its rights and obligations under the termsOriginal Note issued to the Company in March 2018 as partial consideration for the Asset Sale.  In connection with the assignment, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Subordinated Secured promissory note with the Buyer (the “A&R Note”) with a principal amount as of his separation agreement,the assignment date of $3.3 million and other feesa new Subordinated Secured Promissory Note with S&L (the “S&L Note”) with a principal amount of $4.4 million as of the assignment date.  For further information on the A&R Note and expenses.S&L Note, see Note 3 of the Notes to Financial Statements in Item 1.  

 

Acquisition of Equity Interest in HC Government Realty Trust, Inc.

The Company has acquired an equity interest in HC Government Realty Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation (“HC Realty”). HC Realty currently owns and operates a portfolio of 24 single-tenant properties leased entirely to the United States of America for occupancy by federal agencies including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Immigration & Customs Enforcement, the Social Security Administration and the Department of Transportation.

On March 19, 2019, we purchased 300,000 shares of HC Realty’s Common Stock (the “HC Common Stock”) for an aggregate purchase price of $3,000,000 and 200,000 shares of HC Realty’s 10.00% Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (the “HC Series B Stock”) for an aggregate purchase price of $2,000,000.  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.  As previously announced,a result of these purchases, we currently own 36.4% of the as-converted equity interest of HC Realty; however, we do not intend to liquidate following the closing of the Asset Sale.   We also previously indicated our board of directors would evaluate alternatives for use of the cash consideration, which were expected to include usingcontrol HC Realty as a portion of the cash to either repurchase our common stock or pay a special dividend to stockholders and also using a portion of the cash to acquire non-furniture related assets that will allow us to potentially derive a benefit from its net operating loss carryforwards. Our board of directors has determined not to pay a special dividend, but to use our existing authorization for stock repurchases to repurchase our common stock from time to time in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions, or otherwise, at prices we deem appropriate. Our board anticipates retaining the remaining cash for use in acquiring non-furniture related assets and to fund operating expenses until an acquisition.  Our board is also considering a rights offeringresult of our common stockcurrent ownership interest.

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Certain other investors, including certain investors affiliated with Hale Partnership Capital Management, LLC (“HPCM”), purchased an additional 850,000 shares of Series B Stock for an aggregate purchase price of $8,500,000 on March 19, 2019. 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 existing stockholders to raise additional cash for acquisition purposes which could provide us greater resources and flexibilitythese investors’ investment in acquiring non-furniture assets.      HC Realty’s Series B Stock.

 

Former Business

Products. UntilOn March 2, 2018, our products were marketed as fashionable wood residential home furnishings differentiated from19, 2019, we, together with certain other products through styling execution as well as wide selections forlenders, including certain entities affiliated with HPCM (collectively, the entire home including dining, bedroom, living room, home office, home entertainment, accent items and nursery and youth furniture. Our target consumer ranged from an affluent, discerning consumer utilizing“Lenders”), entered into a loan agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with HC Realty’s operating partnership, pursuant to which the talentsLenders provided HC Realty’s operating partnership with a $10,500,000 senior secured term loan (the “Initial Term Loan”), of an interior designer,which $2,000,000 was provided by us. On August 14, 2020, pursuant to a more practical consumer driven to purchase by convenience, immediate gratification from stock availability or a particular retail event.

We provided products in a variety of wood species and finishes. Our products were designed to appeal to a broad range of consumer tastes in the upscale segment and cover all major style categories.

We designed and developed new styles to replace those we discontinued and to expand our product lines. Our in-house product development process began with identifying customer preferences and marketplace trends and conceptualizing product ideas. Company designers produced a variety of sketches from which prototype furniture pieces were built for review prior to full-scale engineering and production. We consulted with our marketing and operations personnel, core suppliers, independent sales representatives and selected customers throughout this process and introduced our new product designs primarily at the international furniture market in High Point, North Carolina, which is held two times per year.

Marketing/Brands. Our products were marketed under the Stanley Furniture and Stone & Leigh brands, and also under a licensing agreement with Coastal Living® magazine. We marketed our brand through a series of efforts targeted both to the wholesale trade and directly to the consumer. Coastal Living® is a registered trademark of Time Inc. Lifestyle Group and was used under license. This licensing arrangement was not renewed at the end of 2017, but the terms of the license agreement permitted us to sell current designs underLoan Agreement, HC Realty’s operating partnership repaid the licensed brand name until the beginning of the fourth quarter of 2018.

Distribution. We had developed a broad domesticloan in full, including all accrued interest and international customer base. We sold our furniture mainly through independent sales representatives to a variety of wholesale customers such as owner-operated furniture stores, interior design & architecture professionals, decorators, smaller specialty retailers, regional furniture chains, buying clubs and e-commerce retailers. We offered tailored marketing programs to address each specific distribution channel. Our independent sales representatives along with our customer care managers sold and supported our products.make whole interest.


 

In 2017, we sold productconnection with the transactions discussed above, Steven A. Hale II, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, was appointed to approximately 2,800 customersserve as HC Realty’s Chairman and recorded approximately 9%Chief Executive Officer.  In addition, Mr. Hale, Brad G. Garner, our Principal Financial and Accounting Officer, and Matthew A. Hultquist, one of our sales from international customers. No single customer accounted for more than 10%former directors, were each appointed to serve as directors of our sales in 2017 and no partHC Realty.  HC Realty’s Board of the business was dependent upon a single customer, the lossDirectors is composed of which would have had a material effect on our business.five directors.

 

Overseas Sourcing. Our product was sourced from independently owned factories in Southeast Asia, primarily in VietnamAdditional information on HC Common Stock, HC Series B Stock, the Loan Agreement and Indonesia. We operated a support organization in each country to manage partner-vendor relationships, make sourcing decisions, as well as to provide engineering and quality control functions.

Generally, we entered into standard purchase arrangements for finished goods inventory with our overseas vendors. The terms of these arrangements were customary for our industry and did not contain any long-term purchase obligations. We generally negotiated firm pricing with our foreign suppliers in U.S. Dollars for a term of one year. We accepted exposure to exchange rate movement after that period and did not use any derivative instruments to manage or hedge currency risk. We generally expected to recover any substantial price increases from these suppliersHC Realty is disclosed in the price we charge our own customers for these goods.

Logistics. We warehoused our products primarily in domestic warehouses with some warehousing abroad. We considered our facilities to be generally modern, well equipped and well maintained. We used a small group of furniture specific transportation providers for delivery. While most of our products were delivered to retailers from our warehouses, we also shipped directly to wholesale customers from Asia. Our transportation vendor base included white-glove delivery services which deliver directly from our domestic warehouses to the retail consumer.

Products were ordered from overseas suppliers based upon both actual and forecasted demand. Because long lead times are generally associated with overseas operations, we strived to maintain inventory levels that would service most of our wholesale customers’ orders within a maximum of 30 days from receipt of their order. Our backlog of unshipped orders was $4.2 million at December 31, 2017 and $6.3 million at December 31, 2016.    

Competition. The furniture industry is highly competitive, fragmented, and includes a large number of competitors. The barriers to entry are very low, and there is little feasible intellectual property protection in this industry to prevent competitors from imitating furniture designs of another manufacturer. Very few of our competitors manufacture residential wood furnitureAnnex D in the United States.

We competedprospectus included in our Registration Statement (No. 333-235539) on Form S-1 as amended, filed with a host of varying business models within the industry including, but not limited to, former manufacturers who have adopted a strictly pass-through model from overseas vendor to wholesale customers; national lifestyle retailers who sell directly to the retail consumer through a vertical model;Securities and overseas vendors who sell directly to wholesale customers. Some competitors have greater financial resources and often offer extensively advertised, highly promoted product. 

Competitive factors in the upscale segment of the industry include design, quality, service, selection and price. We believe the flexibility and relative influence we maintained with overseas vendors, the continued diversification of our distribution strategy, our long-standing customer relationships, our responsiveness to customers, our consistent support of high-quality and diverse product lines, the heritage of our brand and our experienced management team were all competitive advantages.

Trademarks. Our former trade names represented many years of continued business, and we believe these names were well recognized and associated with excellent quality and styling in the furniture industry. We owned a number of trademarks and design patents, none ofExchange Commission (the “SEC”) on May 8, 2020, which were considered to be material.

Governmental Regulations. We were subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations in the areas of safety, health and environmental protection. We believe that we were in material compliance with applicable federal, state and local safety, health and environmental regulations.

Associates. At December 31, 2017, we employed 64 associates domestically and 45 associates overseas, all of which are full-time employees. None of our associates were or are representedAnnex D is incorporated herein by a labor union. Following the Asset Sale and the departure of our current principal financial and accounting officer on March 31, 2018, we will have two part-time employees.reference.


 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

Certain statements made in this report are not based on historical facts, but are forward-looking statements. These statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” or “anticipates,” or the negative thereof or other variations thereon or comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy. These statements reflect our reasonable judgment with respect to future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include the occurrence of events that negatively impact the Company’s liquidity in such a way as to limit or eliminate the Company’s ability to use proceeds from the Asset Sale to fund stock repurchases or asset acquisitions, or an inability on the part of the Company to identify a suitable business to acquire or develop with the proceeds of the Asset Sale, and the occurrence of events that negatively impact the business or assets of HC Realty and the value of our investment in HC Realty. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date of this filing and we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new developments or otherwise.

No assurance can be given that the actual future results will not differ materially from the forward looking statements that we make for a number of reasons including those described above and in Item IA. Risk Factors below.

 

Available Information

 

Our principal Internet address is www.hgholdingsinc.net.www.hgholdingsinc.net. We make available free of charge on this web site our annual, quarterly and current reports, and amendments to those reports, as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the Securities and Exchange Commission.SEC.

 

In addition, you may request a copy of these filings (excluding exhibits) at no cost by writing, telephoning or e-mailing us at the following address, telephone number or e-mail address:address:

 

HG Holdings,, Inc.

2115 E. 7th7th Street, Suite 101

Charlotte,, North Carolina 2821128204

Attention: Mr.Mr. Brad G. Garner

Telephone: 252-355-4610

 

Or e-mail your request to: investor@hgholdingsinc.net

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Item 1A. Risk Factors

 

An investment in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should consider carefully the specific risk factors described below in addition to the other information contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, including our consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, before making a decision to invest in our common stock. If any of these risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition, results of operations or prospects could be materially and adversely affected. This could cause the trading price of our common stock to decline and a loss of all or part of your investment.

 

Material risks of the Company

We have no materialrevenue-generating operations owned directly by the Company and have limited sources of revenueincome following the Asset Sale, which may negatively impact the value and liquidity of our common stock.

 

As a result of the Asset Sale, we havehad no materialrevenue-generating operations and no sources of revenueincome other than payments if any, of interest and principal under the subordinated secured promissory note we receivednotes from Buyer as part of the consideration for the Asset Sale, anyand S&L, then remaining payments to be made to us under the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act, refundable alternative minimum tax credits, and repayment at death of premiums we have paid for a split dollar life insurance policy for a former executive officer. Although the alternatives under evaluation byAs of March 19, 2019, our board for the usesources of the proceeds from the Asset Sale includes funding, at least in part, the acquisition of non-furniture related assets, thereincome also include dividends on HC Realty Common Stock and HC Realty Series B Stock. There can be no guarantee that suitable assets in addition to our investment in HC Realty will be available for us to purchase or that any assets acquired will generate the revenues anticipated or any revenue at all. A failure by us to secure additional sources of revenue following the closing of the Asset Sale could negatively impact the value and liquidity of our common stock.

 

We may not receive the amount owed us under the subordinated secured promissory note we received from Buyer as part of the consideration for the Asset Sale.S&L.

The subordinated secured promissory note we received from BuyerS&L Note, which had an outstanding principal amount of $3.3 million as part of the consideration for the Asset SaleDecember 31, 2020, will mature and the entire principal amount will be payable in March 2023. During 2020, we recorded an impairment loss of $833,000 on the date that is five years afterS&L Note as a result of concluding, based on current information and events, including the closingimpact of the Asset Sale. Buyer’s obligationsnovel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) on S&L’s business and its customers, that we did not believe we would be able to collect the entire amount due under the S&L Note.   S&L’s ability to make payments to us under the S&L Note may continue to be adversely impacted by the current pandemic health event resulting from COVID-19 as S&L’s operations may continue to be adversely impacted by disruptions to the supply chain and distribution channels for its products caused by this note, including its payment obligations, and our rights and remediespandemic. Consequently, we may have to record additional impairment charges with respect to the S&L Note. There is no guarantee that S&L will pay us the amounts owed under the S&L Note or that, in the event of default by S&L, the collateral pledgedsecuring the S&L Note will be sufficient to pay the S&L Note in full.

Our business may be adversely impacted as a result of the pandemic health event resulting from COVID-19.

The pandemic health event resulting from COVID-19 has adversely impacted, and may continue to adversely impact, economic activity nationally and globally.  These economic and market conditions and other effects resulting from COVID-19 may adversely affect us.  At this point, the extent to which COVID-19 may impact us is uncertain. S&L’s ability to make payments to us under the S&L Note may continue to be adversely impacted by Buyer underthe current pandemic health event resulting from COVID-19 as S&L’s operations may continue to be adversely impacted by disruptions to the supply chain and distribution channels for its products caused by this note is subordinatepandemic. Consequently, we may have to Buyer’s obligations under, and the lender’s rightsrecord additional impairment charges with respect to Buyer’s senior secured loan facility, including the lender’s rightsS&L Note. 

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We will also monitor the impact of this pandemic on our investment in HC Realty, but we are not currently anticipating a significant impact as HC Realty holds properties that are leased entirely to the collateral pledgedUnited States Government for occupancy by Buyerfederal agencies. Many of these federal agencies are deemed essential and continued operations amidst the various federal, state, and local restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19. It is possible, however, that a resurgence in connection with its senior secured loan facility. As a result, there can be no guarantee that Buyer will pay us any portionCOVID-19 cases resulting in tighter restrictions may have the effect of the interest or principal due under this note or that upon any default by Buyer we will have accessheightening adverse impacts to any of the collateral pledged by Buyer under this note.HC Realty’s operations.

An “ownership change” could limit the use of our net operating loss carryforwards and our potential to derive a benefit from our net operating loss carryforwards.

 

If an “ownership change” occurs pursuant to applicable statutory regulations, we are potentially subject to limitations on the use of our net operating loss carryforwards which in turn could adversely impact our potential to derive a benefit from our net operating loss carryforwards. While we have entered into a rights agreement designed to preserve and protect our net operating loss carryforwards, there is no guarantee that the rights agreement will prevent us from experiencing an ownership change and, therefore, having a limitation on our ability to use our net operating loss carryforwards. In general, an “ownership change” would occur if there is a cumulative change in the ownership of our common stock of more than 50% by one or more “5% shareholders” during a three-year test periodperiod.

 

We will continue to incur the expense of complying with public company reporting requirements following the closing of the Asset Sale.

After the Asset Sale, we continue to be required to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), even though compliance with such reporting requirements is economically burdensome.


Our common stock was delisted from the NASDAQ Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) following the Asset Sale, and there may be reduced ability to trade our common stock.

Because we will no longer have an operating business as a result of the Asset Sale, we were notified that, in Nasdaq’s view, we no longer satisfied the continued listing standards of the Nasdaq Stock Market, and our common stock was delisted from the Nasdaq Stock Market pursuant to Nasdaq’s authority under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5101. While trading of our common stock is currently conducted in the over-the-counter market on the OTCQB, such trading could substantially reduce the market liquidity of our common stock. As a result, an investor may find it more difficult to dispose of, or obtain accurate quotations for the price of, our common stock.

Failure to successfully identify,, acquire and, to the extent applicable, operate non-furniture related assets could cause our stock price to decline.

 

Following the closing of the Asset Sale, we arebegan evaluating alternatives for using cash proceeds from the Asset Sale to acquire non-furniture related assets. We have not identifiedacquired any assets for acquisitionother than the equity interest we acquired in HC Realty and we may not be able to identifyacquire other profitable assets. In addition, any assets or to operate acquired assets profitability.that we do acquire, including our equity interest in HC Realty, may not be profitable. If we are not successful in identifying, acquiring and, to the extent applicable, operating non-furniture related assets, our stock price may decline.

 

We will likely have no operating history in the business of non- furniture non-furniture related assets to be acquired, and therefore, with respect to certain assets, we will be subject to the risks inherent in establishing a new line of business.

 

WeOther than the equity interest we acquired in HC Realty, we have not identifiedacquired any additional assets to be acquired or theirthe line or lines of business to which any such assets may relate and, therefore, we cannot fully describe the specific risks presented by an acquisition of such business.assets. It is likely that we will have had no operating history in the line of business of any such assets to be acquired, and it is possible that any such assets that we may acquire will have a limited operating history in itstheir business. Accordingly, there can be no assurance thatto the extent we acquire any such assets, our future operations will generate operating or net income, and as such our success willmay in part be subject to the risks, expenses, problems and delays inherent in establishing a new line of business for us. Theand the ultimate success of such new business cannot be assured. In addition, prior to March 2019, our management did not have prior experience relating to the operations of a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) such as HC Realty and the ultimate success of our investment in HC Realty cannot be assured.

 

Resources willmay be expended in researching potential acquisitions that might not be consummated.

 

The investigation of non-furniture company assets for acquisitionto acquire and the negotiation, drafting and execution of relevant agreements and other documents will require substantial management time and attention in addition to costs for accountants, attorneyspotentially incurring legal and others.other professional expenses. If a decision is made not to complete a specific acquisition, the costs incurred up to that point for the proposed transaction likely would not be recoverable. As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, we had incurred $0 and $10,000, respectively, of such related expenses. Furthermore, even if an agreement is reached relating to a specific acquisition, we may fail to consummate the acquisition for any number of reasons including those beyond our control.

 

Ownership may become diluted if we conduct a rights offering.

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Our board is considering a rights offering to raise additional cash for acquisition purposes. If we conduct a rights offering and you do not participate, you will experience dilution in your ownership.

If we do not acquire sufficient assets by March 2019, weWe may be required to register under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

Under Section 3(a)(l)(C) of the Investment Company1940 Act, of 1940 (the "1940 Act"), an issuer is deemed to be an investment company if it is engaged in the business of investing, reinvesting, owning, holding, or trading in securities, and owns or proposes to acquire “investment securities” having a value exceeding 40% of the value of the issuer'sissuer’s total assets (exclusive of U.S. government securities and cash items) on an unconsolidated basis. The 1940 Act defines “investment securities” broadly to include virtually all securities except U.S. government securities and securities issued by majority-owned subsidiaries that are not themselves regulated or exempt investment companies. Consequently, the subordinated promissory noteA&R Note (while it was outstanding) and S&L Note, as well as the securities of HC Realty we received from Buyer as part of the consideration for the Asset Salehold, may be considered an investment securitysecurities and we may fall within the scope of Section 3(a)(1)(C) of the 1940 Act.

 

A company that falls within the scope of Section 3(a)(1)(C) of the 1940 Act can avoid being regulated as an investment company if it can rely on certain of the exclusions or exemptions under the 1940 Act. One such exclusion that we believe applies is Rule 3a-2 under the 1940 Act, which allowstemporarily relieves certain issuers that are in transition to a 3(a)(1)(C)non-investment company business from regulation under the1940 Act (a “transient investment company”). The rule provides a one-year safe harbor for a company (as a "transient investment company") a grace period of one year from the date of classification (in our case, the date of the Asset Sale, which was March 2, 2018) to avoid registrationcomply with another exemption or exclusion under the 1940 Act so long as it does not intendprovided that the company has a bona fide intent to engagebe primarily engaged in thea business other than that of investing, reinvesting, owning, holding or trading in securities. We do not intend to engage primarily inThe one-year grace period started on the business of investing, reinvesting, owning, holding or trading in securities within the meaningdate of the Asset Sale, which was March 2, 2018, and ended on March 2, 2019. We did not acquire sufficient assets within one year from closing the Asset Sale as contemplated by Rule 3a-2. There is no assurance that we will not be deemed subject to the 1940 Act.Act and be required to register as an investment company.

 

We are evaluatingWhile in transient investment company status, we actively pursued alternatives for using cash proceeds from the Asset Sale for the acquisition of non-furniture related assets. Ifassets and acquired an equity interest in HC Realty on March 19, 2019. On April 3, 2020, we do not acquire sufficient assets within one yearused $1.0 million of our cash to purchase an additional 100,000 shares of HC Realty Series B Stock. On April 29, 2020, we used an additional $2.5 million of our cash to purchase an additional 250,000 shares of HC Realty Series B Stock.  On June 29, 2020, we used $4.75 million of the cash proceeds from closing the Asset SaleRights Offering to causepurchase an additional 475,000 shares of HG Realty Series B Stock. As a result of these purchases, we now own approximately 37.0% of the as-converted equity interest in HC Realty. We believe that these additional purchases allow us to no longer be anrely on the exemption from investment company registration set forth in Rule 3a-1 of the 1940 Act because we could become subjectown (i) at least 25% of the HC Realty Common Stock on an as-converted basis, resulting in us being presumed to control HC Realty within the meaning of Section 2(a)(9) of the 1940 Act and be(ii) a sufficient number of shares of HC Realty Series B Stock so that we primarily control HC Realty within the meaning of Rule 3(a)-1 of the 1940 Act.

The Company has not sought or obtained an exemptive order, no-action letter or any other assurances from the SEC or its staff regarding the Company’s ability to rely on Rule 3a-2 or Rule 3a-1 of the 1940 Act, nor has the SEC or its staff provided any such order, no-action letter or other assurances. If we are required to register under the 1940 Act.Act, compliance with these additional regulatory burdens would significantly increase our operating expenses. Registered investment companies are subject to extensive, restrictive and potentially adverse regulation relating to, among other things, operating methods, management, capital structure, dividends and transactions with affiliates.

 

Other risks specific to our investment in HC Realty

Our investment in HC Realty may lose value.

In connection with using cash proceeds from the Asset Sale to acquire non-furniture related assets, we acquired an equity interest in HC Realty on March 19, 2019 by purchasing HC Common Stock and HC Series B Stock. We acquired additional HC Series B Stock on April 3, April 29, and June 29, 2020.  As a result of these stock purchases, we currently own 36.4% of the as-converted equity interest of HC Realty. There is no guarantee that HC Realty will be successful implementing its business strategy for the acquisition, management and disposition of GSA properties and as a result our HC Common Stock and HC Series B Stock may lose value.

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The value of our equity investment in HC Realty would be adversely affected if HC Realty failed to qualify as a REIT.

HC Realty has elected to be treated as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Its continued qualification as a REIT depends on its satisfaction of certain asset, income, organizational, distribution and stockholder ownership requirements on a continuing basis. Its ability to satisfy some of the asset tests depends upon the fair market values of its assets, some of which are not able to be precisely determined and for which HC Realty has indicated it will not obtain independent appraisals. If weHC Realty fails to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year, and certain statutory relief provisions are not available, HC Realty would be subject to U.S. federal income tax on its taxable income at regular corporate rates and distributions to stockholders would not be deductible by it in computing its taxable income. Any such corporate tax liability could be substantial and would reduce the amount of cash available for distribution. Unless entitled to relief under certain Internal Revenue Code provisions, HC Realty also would be disqualified from taxation as a REIT for the four taxable years following the year during which HC Realty ceased to qualify as a REIT. In addition, if HC Realty fails to qualify as a REIT, HC Realty will no longer be required to register undermake distributions. As a result of all these factors, HC Realty’s failure to qualify as a REIT could impair its ability to expand business and raise capital and could adversely affect the 1940 Act, compliance with these additional regulatory burdens would increasevalue of our operating expenses.HC Common Stock and HC Series B Stock.

 

Risks related to our common stock

Our common stock is listed on the OTCQB and there may be limited ability to trade our common stock.

Trading of our common stock is currently conducted in the over-the-counter market on the OTCQB, which is generally a less active, and therefore a less liquid, trading market than other types of markets such as stock exchanges. As a result, an investor may find it more difficult to dispose of, or obtain accurate quotations for the price of, our common stock than if our stock was traded on other markets.

Our common stock may be deemed a “penny stock.”

 

Our common stock may be considered a "penny stock"“penny stock” as defined in the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder, unless the price of our shares of common stock is at least $5.00. We expect that our share price will remain less than $5.00. Unless our common stock is otherwise excluded from the definition of “penny stock”, the penny stock rules apply. The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from the rules, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document that provides information about penny stocks and the nature and level of risks in the penny stock market. The broker-dealer also must provide the customer with current bid and offer quotations for the penny stock, the compensation of the broker dealer and its sales person in the transaction, and monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer'scustomer’s account. In addition, the penny stock rules require that the broker dealer, not otherwise exempt from such rules, must make a special written determination that the penny stock is suitable for the purchaser and receive the purchaser'spurchaser’s written agreement to the transaction. These disclosure rules have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity in the secondary market for a stock that becomes subject to the penny stock rules. So long as our common stock is subject to the penny stock rules, the level of trading activity could be limited and it may be difficult for investors to sell our common stock.

 

Risks related to our management

Our executive officers and some of our current and former directors may have potential or actual conflicts of interest because of their positions with HCPM and HC Realty

Steven A. Hale II, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, is sole manager of HPCM which serves as the investment adviser for the Hale Funds and two current holders of HC Realty Series B Stock.  The Hale Funds own approximately 33.8% of our outstanding common stock. We also own HC Realty Series B Stock and HC Realty Common Stock. Mr. Hale also serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and a director of HC Realty.  Bradley G Garner, our Principal Financial and Accounting Officer, also serves as a director of HC Realty and is chief compliance officer for HPCM.  Matthew A. Hultquist, one of our former directors, also serves as a director of HC Realty and is a part time employee of HC Realty serving as Senior Vice President - Acquisitions.

Mr. Hale and Mr. Garner owe fiduciary duties to us, as well as to HC Realty as a result of their positions with HC Realty and to the Hale Funds and two current holders of HC Realty Series B Stock as a result of their positions with HPCM, the investment adviser to these parties.  Mr. Hultquist used to owe fiduciary duties to us and currently owes such duties to HC Realty.  As a result, these executive officers and current and former directors may have potential or actual conflicts of interest when faced with decisions that could have different implications for us and HC Realty.  In addition, Mr. Hale and Mr. Garner may have potential or actual conflicts of interest when faced with decisions that could have different implications for us and the Hale Funds or the two holders of HC Realty Series B Stock advised by HPCM.  For example, these potential conflicts could arise over matters such as funding and capital matters.


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Following the closing of the Asset Sale, we became a “shell company” under the federal securities laws.

As a result of the Asset Sale, we no longer have an operating business, and accordingly, alter the closing of the Asset Sale, we became a shell company as defined by Rule 405 of the Securities Act and Exchange Act Rule 12b-2. Applicable securities rules prohibit shell companies from using a Form S-8 registration statement to register securities pursuant to employee compensation plans and from utilizing Form S-3 for the registration of securities for so long as we are a shell company and for 12 months thereafter.

Additionally, Form 8-K requires shell companies to provide more detailed disclosure upon completion of a transaction that causes it to cease being a shell company. To the extent that we acquire non-furniture related assets in the future, we would be required to file a current report on Form 8-K containing the financial and other information required in a registration statement on Form 10 within four business days following completion of such a transaction.

To assist the Securities and Exchange Commission in the identification of shell companies, we are required to check a box on our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and our annual reports on Form 10-K indicating that we are a shell company.

To the extent that we would be required to comply with additional disclosure because we are a shell company, we might be delayed in acquiring non-furniture assets that would cause us to cease being a shell company. In addition, under Rule 144 of the Securities Act, a holder of restricted securities of a “shell company” is not allowed to resell their securities in reliance upon Rule 144. The inability to utilize registration statements on Forms S-8 and S-3 would likely increase our costs to register securities in the future. Additionally, the loss of the use of Rule 144 and Form S-8 might make the offering and sale of our securities to employees, directors and others under compensatory arrangements more expensive and less attractive to recipients.

We have identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, and we cannot assure you that additional material weaknesses or significant deficiencies will not occur in the future. If our internal control over financial reporting or our disclosure controls and procedures are not effective, we may not be able to accurately report our financial results, which may cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information and may lead to a decline in our stock price.

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. A “material weakness” is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. A material weakness in internal controls over stock-based compensation expense was identified by management during the fourth quarter of 2017 relating to the design and effectiveness of internal controls related to the accounting with respect to modifications of share-based payment awards. If our remediation efforts for this material weakness is not successful, or if other material weaknesses arise in the future, our ability to properly manage the business may be impaired and we may be unable to accurately report our financial results. This could result in previously reported financial results being restated, which could result in a loss of investor confidence and may lead to a decline in our stock price.

Our executive officers, directors and 10% stockholders have significant voting power and may vote their shares in a manner that is not in the best interest of other stockholders.

Our current executive officers, directors and 10% stockholders control approximately 36%75.8% of the voting power represented by our outstanding common stock. If these stockholders act together, they may be able to exert significant control over our management and affairs requiring stockholder approval, such as the election of directors or the dissolution of the company. This concentration of ownership may have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control and might adversely affect the market price of our common stock. This concentration of ownership may not be in the best interests of all our stockholders.

 

Our management, is currently andwho will be employed on a part-time basis for the foreseeable future, and will havecurrently has outside business interests that will require their time and attention and may interfere with their ability to devote all of their time to our business, which may adversely affect our business and operations.

 

Since our business will be limited until we find a suitable non-furniture assets for acquisition, our only employees consist of our two executive officers, who will be employed for the foreseeable future on a part-time basis and willwho have outside business interests that could require substantial time and attention. Our executive officers are associated with Hale Partnership Capital Management LLC and devote significant time to its affairs. Our executive officers are also associated with HC Realty. On March 19, 2019, we acquired an equity interest in HC Realty and made a loan to HC Realty’s operating partnership. We cannot accurately predict the amount of time and attention that will be required of our officers to perform their ongoing duties related to outside business interests. The inability of our officers to devote sufficient time to managing our business could have a material adverse effect on our business and operations.

 

Item 1B.     Unresolved Staff Comments

 

None.

 

Item 2.      Properties

 

Set forth below is certain information with respect to our principal properties until March 2, 2018. We believe that all these properties were well maintained and in good condition. A majority of our distribution facilities were equipped with automatic sprinkler systems and modern fire protection equipment, which we believe were adequate. All facilities set forth below were active and operational.

Approximate

Owned

Facility Size

or

Location

Primary Use

(Square Feet)

Leased

Martinsville, VA

Distribution

300,000

Leased

Martinsville, VA

Distribution

140,000

Leased

High Point, NC

Showroom/Office

56,000

Leased

Vietnam

Distribution

5,000(1)

Leased

Mocksville, NC

Distribution

45,000(1)

Leased

(1)

Estimated space as of December 31, 2017. Leased footage is a function of amount of product held with no minimum space commitments.

Effective March 2, 2018, we moved ourOur corporate headquarters tois located in Charlotte, North Carolina where we lease approximately 1,0001,200 square feet of office space.


 

Item 3.     Legal Proceedings

 

Hollie Drive Litigation   

In November 2019, we received notice that the normal course of business, we are involvedCompany and the Buyer were defendants in claims and lawsuits none of which currently, in our opinion, will have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial statements.

On February 5, 2018, a putative class action was filedpending case in the United States DistrictCircuit Court for Henry County, Virginia.  The case, which had been instituted on September 18, 2019 by Hollie Drive Associates, LLC (“Hollie”), raises issues arising from the Middle Districtpurported breach of North Carolina against us, our directorsa lease for warehouse space in Henry County, Virginia, which is owned by Hollie and certain former directorswas previously rented by the Company.  The relevant lease was assigned to the Buyer in connection with the Asset Sale.  The lawsuit alleged, among other things,complaint asserts that we violated the Securities Exchange ActBuyer breached various provisions of 1934,the lease including failure to make certain rental payments and failure to pay for certain clean-up and reconstruction after the Buyer vacated the property. The complaint seeks damages in the amount of approximately $555,000 and attorney’s fees.  Hollie named the Company as amended,a party because the Company was the original tenant under the lease.   Under the Asset Purchase Agreement, the Buyer agreed to assume and indemnify the Company against post-closing liabilities arising under the lease including those asserted in the complaint.  The Buyer’s filings in the case do not dispute the obligation to indemnify the Company for any damages awarded in the case.  Based upon discussions with the Buyer and documents produced to date by omitting certainHollie, it appears Hollie has asserted damages greatly exceeding the likely recovery in the case.  Given the relatively low damages amount and the Buyer’s indemnity obligation, the Company believes it is not probable the case will result in a material information fromadverse effect on its financial statements.

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Graham County Property Litigation

As previously disclosed, on November 26, 2019, Graham County (the “County”), North Carolina filed a complaint against the proxy statement relatingCompany and the Buyer in the Superior Court for Graham County, North Carolina asserting claims arising out of a conveyance to the Asset Sale.County of approximately 36 acres (the “Property”) in November 2014.   The complaintComplaint sought, among other things, injunctive relief preventing the consummation(i) rescission of the Asset Sale until disclosureconveyance of the material information allegedly omitted fromProperty to the proxy statement, rescissionCounty, (ii) reimbursement of expenses incurred by the County in connection with the Property, (iii) to invalidate the indemnity agreements entered into in connection with the conveyance, (iv) and other damages, or (iv), in the alternative to rescinding the conveyance, expenses necessary to make the Property suitable and useable for a public park and outdoor recreation area. Pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement, the Buyer agreed to assume and indemnify the Company against certain pre-closing liabilities including those relating to the conveyance of the Property. After the filing of the complaint, the Company entered into an agreement with the Buyer providing that, if the Company reaches a settlement with the County resulting in transfer of the Property back to the Company, then the Company can retain the Property notwithstanding provisions of the Asset Purchase Agreement and will waive any right to indemnification from the Buyer with respect to the extent already implemented,claims by the County with respect to the Property. In January 2021, representatives of the Company and the award of attorneys’ and experts’ fees and certain other damages. While we believed the claims were without merit, we determined to provide additional disclosure in a supplement to the proxy statement in order to alleviate the costs, risks and uncertainties inherent with litigation.  WeCounty reached an agreement withto resolve all claims asserted by the plaintiff regarding our additional disclosuresCounty in the litigation.  Under the terms of the agreement, the County has agreed to transfer the Property back to the Company, lease a portion of the Property from the Company, and dismiss the lawsuit was dismissed on March 12, 2018. litigation in exchange for Company making cash payments to the County in a total amount that is immaterial to the Company’s financial performance.

 

Item 4.     Mine Safety Disclosures

 

Not Applicable.

 

Information about our Executive Officers of the Registrant

 

Our executive officers who are elected annually and their ages as of January 1, 20182021 are as follows:

 

Name

 

Age

 

Position

Steven A. Hale II

 34     

 37 

 

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director

     

Anita W. Wimmer Brad G. Garner

 54     

 38

 

Vice President - Finance/Corporate ControllerPrincipal Financial and Accounting Officer

Effective December 7, 2017, Glenn Prillaman resigned as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and as a member of the Board pursuant to a separation agreement entered into by Mr. Prillaman with the Company. The Board appointed Matthew W. Smith to serve as interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company until his successor was appointed and qualified or until his earlier removal or resignation. Mr. Smith serves as a managing director of The Finley Group, Inc., which provides advisory services to corporate executives, boards of directors, financial institutions, lawyers and private equity sponsors. In connection with the Asset Sale, Mr. Smith resigned as Interim Chief Executive Officer effective March 2, 2018. Effective as of March 2, 2018, Steven A. Hale II, Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors, was elected Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

 

Steven A. Hale II is the founder of Hale Partnership Capital Management, LLC, an asset management firm that serves as the investment manager to certain privately held investment partnerships. Mr. Hale has held his position since 2010. From 2007 to 2010, prior to founding Hale Partnership Capital Management, LLC, Mr. Hale was an associate director with Babson Capital Management, LLC, an asset management firm, where he had responsibility for coverage of distressed debt investments across a variety of industries. From 2005 to 2007, Mr. Hale was a leveraged finance analyst with Banc of America Securities. Mr. Hale has served as a director of the Company since February 2017, and as Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors since November 2017.2017 and an officer of the Company since March 2018.

 

Anita W. Wimmerhas been principal financialBrad G. Garner joined Hale Partnership Capital Management, LLC, an asset management firm that serves as the investment manager to certain privately held investment partnerships, in 2015 as Chief Financial Officer and accounting officer and Secretary since August 2014 and has alsoPartner.   Mr. Garner served as Vice President – Finance/Corporate ControllerChief Financial Officer of Best Bar Ever, Inc. while raising and structuring capital investments and successful exit to a strategic partner. Prior to taking on that role, he spent 10 years in public accounting at Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP.  Mr. Garner has served as an officer of the Company since April 2014 and Assistant Secretary from April 1999 until August 2014. She served as Vice President – Corporate Controller from April 2012 until April 2014 and as Vice President – Controller and Treasurer from April 2005 until April 2012. Prior to this, Mrs. Wimmer held various financial positions since her employment with Stanley began in March 1993.2018.

 

 

PART II

 

Item 5.Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Item 5.Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

 

Market Prices

 

Before March 15, 2018, ourOur common stock wasis traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol “STLY”.  As of March 15, 2018, our common stock was delisted from Nasdaq following the Asset Sale. On March 20, 2018, our common stock began trading in the over-the-counter market on the OTCQB under the symbol “STLY”.  The table below sets forth the highAny over-the-counter market quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission and low sales prices per share, for the periods indicated, as reported by Nasdaq.may not necessarily represent actual transactions.

  

2017

  

2016

 
                 
  

High

  

Low

  

High

  

Low

 

First Quarter

 $1.09  $0.76  $2.88  $2.25 

Second Quarter

  1.34   0.76   2.90   2.42 

Third Quarter

  1.39   1.04   3.65   1.66 

Fourth Quarter

  1.27   0.80   1.99   0.86 


 

As of February 5, 2018,1, 2021, we havehad approximately 1,799825 beneficial stockholders. In August 2016, our Board authorized the payment of two special dividends totaling up to $1.50 per share. The initial special dividend of $1.25 per share was paid on August 19, 2016. The second special dividend of $0.25 per share was paid on November 18, 2016. Until we terminated our revolving credit facility in connection with the Asset Sale, it prohibited the declaration or payment of additional dividends, other than those payable on restricted stock awards.

 

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

 

The following table summarizes the repurchases of our equity securities during the 12-month period ended December 31, 2017:None.

 

Period

 

Total

Number of

Shares

Purchased

  

Average

Price

Paid per

Share

  

Total Number

of Shares

Purchased as

Part of

Publicly

Announced

Plans or

Programs(1)

  

Approximate

Dollar Value

of Shares

that May Yet

be Purchased

under the

Plans or

Programs(1)

 

January 1 to April 1, 2017

  -       -   2,969,271 

April 2 to July 1, 2017

  -       -   2,969,271 

July 2 to September 30, 2017

  -       -   2,969,271 

Nine months ended September 30, 2017

  -       -     

October 1 to November 4, 2017

  -       -   2,969,271 

November 5 to December 2, 2017

  -       -   2,969,271 

December 3 to December 31, 2017

  163,214(2)  0.83   -   2,969,271 

Three months ended December 31, 2017

  163,214(2)      -     

Twelve months ended December 31, 2017

  163,214(2)            

(1)

In July 2012, the Board of Directors authorized the purchase of up to $5.0 million of our common stock. These repurchases may be made from time to time in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions, or otherwise, at prices the company deems appropriate.

(2)

Represents shares tendered by recipient of restricted stock awards on December 7, 2017 to satisfy tax withholding obligations on vested restricted stock.

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Equity Compensation Plan Information

 

The following table summarizes our equity compensation plans as of December 31, 2017:2020:

 

  

Number of shares

  

Weighted-average

  

Number of shares

 
  

to be issued upon

  

exercise price

  

remaining available

 
  

exercise of

  

of outstanding

  

for future issuance

 
  

outstanding options,

  

options, warrants

  

under equity

 
  

warrants and rights

  

and rights

  

compensation plans

 

Equity compensation plans approved by stockholders

  826,582  $5.35   1,384,694 

Number of shares

Weighted-average

Number of shares

to be issued upon

exercise price

remaining available

exercise of

of outstanding

for future issuance

outstanding options,

options, warrants

under equity

warrants and rights

and rights

compensation plans

Equity compensation plans approved by stockholders

-

-

1,186,429

 

 

Item 6. Selected Financial Data

 

Not required to be provided by a smaller reporting company.

 


 

Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

Overview

 

At the end of the first quarter of 2016, we had cash of $25.9 million on our balance sheet as a result of the surrender of corporate-owned life insurance policies and previously received distributions under the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act.  In January 2016, our Board established a special committee to consider potential strategic and capital allocation opportunities. In May 2016, our Board, in connection with the committee’s consideration of potential strategic and capital allocation opportunities, met with prospective financial advisors and in June 2016 engaged Stephens Inc. (Stephens) as its financial advisor in connection with the consideration of potential strategic and capital allocation opportunities. On July 26, 2016, our Board met with representatives of Stephens to discuss Stephens’ views on potential strategic and capital allocation opportunities and their recommendation that our Board consider a special dividend of surplus cash to our stockholders and pursue a potential sale of our company while leaving open a standalone strategy if our future results of operations indicated a superior return to stockholders than selling the business. In August 2016, we announced our Board’s intention to issue to stockholders two special dividends totaling $1.50 per share ($22.1 million in the aggregate) and representing cash in excess of the cash needed to execute our business plan.  The first dividend payment was made in August 2016 and the second payment was made in October 2016 after we obtained a credit facility to fund fluctuations in working capital.

During 2017, sales remained relatively stable, increasing approximately 1% as compared to prior year. During the first three quarters, we continued to sustain a period of poor service caused by past sourcing issues. However, in the third quarter 2017, our inventory availability position which previously hindered demand for our products were drastically improved, which resulted in increased sales during both the third and fourth quarters of 2017. As of September 30, 2017, we had negative cash flow from operations of $3.0 million, which was a direct result of abnormally high shipments over the last few months from our overseas suppliers to improve our inventory stock availability position. As a result, we utilized our revolving credit facility from time to time and, in November 2017, we obtained a waiver from our lender to eliminate the fixed charge coverage ratio requirement which removed any financial covenant requirements and allowed us to borrow on the revolver through October 2018. During the fourth quarter 2017, management has continued to reduce and/or delay operating expenses and utilize our line of credit availability as necessary in order to meet obligations as they become due.

On March 2, 2018, we sold substantially all of our assets to Churchill Downs LLC, pursuant to the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 20, 2017, as amended by the First Amendment thereto dated January 22, 2017.2018. As consideration for the Asset Sale, Buyer paid a purchase price consisting of cash in the amount of approximately $10.8 million (of which approximately $1.3 million was used to pay the outstanding amount under our credit agreement), a subordinated promissory note in the principal amount of approximately $7.4 million, and a 5% equity interest in Buyer’s post-closing ultimate parent company, Churchill Downs Holdings Ltd., a British Virgin Islands business company. Buyer also assumed substantially all of our liabilities.

 

We anticipate that our expenses relatingOn September 6, 2018, the Buyer sold certain of its assets, including certain inventory and the Stone & Leigh tradename (the “S&L Asset Sale”) to Stone & Leigh, LLC (“S&L”), which is owned by a group which included Matthew W. Smith, the Company’s former interim Chief Executive Officer. As a part of the S&L Asset Sale, the Buyer assigned to S&L certain of its rights and obligations under the original $7.4 million subordinated secured promissory note issued (the “Original Note”) to the Company in March 2018 as partial consideration for the Asset SaleSale. In connection with the assignment, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Subordinated Secured promissory note with the Buyer (the “A&R Note”) with a principal amount as of the assignment date of $3.3 million and a new Subordinated Secured Promissory Note with S&L (the “S&L Note”) a principal amount of $4.4 million as of the assignment date.

On February 7, 2019, the Company, Buyer and related parties entered into a Consent, Reaffirmation, and Joinder (the “Consent”) in connection with a new senior credit facility that Buyer expected to enter into with Alterna Capital Solutions, LLC (“Alterna”).  Pursuant to the Consent, Buyer paid $180,000 of principal and accrued interest under the A&R Note as provided in the Consent and Buyer delivered a Seconded Amended and Restated Subordinated Secured Promissory Note (the “Second A&R Note”) in favor of the Company. The Second A&R Note has a principal amount of $3,201,536 and remains payable no later than March 2, 2023, at which time the total principal amount is due. Interest on the principal balance of the note continues to accrue daily at an annual fixed rate of 6%. The other terms of the Second A&R Note are substantially the same as those of the A&R Note. The Second A&R Note also remains guaranteed by Stanley Intermediate Holdings LLC, formerly Churchill Downs Intermediate Holdings LLC. Pursuant to the Consent, Buyer’s British Virgin Island parent company has also guaranteed the Second A&R Note.

Pursuant to a stock purchase agreement dated February 7, 2019, Buyer’s British Virgin Island parent company repurchased 2,500 shares of its stock held by the Company. The Company no longer maintains an equity interest in Buyer’s British Virgin Island parent company. The Company recorded a gain on the sale of the stock of $120,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2019.

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The Company acquired an equity interest in HC Government Realty Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation (“HC Realty”).  HC Realty currently owns and operates a portfolio of 20 single-tenant properties leased entirely to the United States of America for occupancy by federal agencies including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Veterans affairs, the Drug Enforcement Administration, Immigration & Customs Enforcement, the Social Security Administration and the Department of Transportation. On March 19, 2019, we purchased 300,000 shares of HC Realty’s Common Stock (the “HC Common Stock”) for an aggregate purchase price of $3,000,000 and 200,000 shares of HC Realty’s 10.00% Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (the “HC Series B Stock”) for an aggregate purchase price of $2,000,000.  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. As a result of these purchases, we currently own approximately 36.4% of the as-converted equity interest of HC Realty.

On March 19, 2019, the Company, together with certain other Lenders, entered into a loan agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with HC Realty’s operating partnership, and HCM Agency, LLC, as collateral agent (the “Agent”), pursuant to which the Lenders provided HC Realty’s operating partnership with a $10,500,000 senior secured term loan (the “Initial Term Loan”), of which $2,000,000 was provided by the Company. On August 14, 2020, pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement, HC Realty’s operating partnership repaid the loan in full, including all accrued interest and make whole interest.

On October 31, 2019, the Company entered into a Forbearance Agreement (the “Forbearance Agreement”) with the Buyer pursuant to which the Company has agreed to forbear from exercising its rights and remedies under Second A&R Note until February 24, 2020 or earlier in the event of (i) a default or (ii) breach of the Forbearance Agreement by the Buyer. Under the Forbearance Agreement, the Buyer agreed to pay the Company $220,000 on November 1, 2019 (the “Effective Date”), $200,000 on or before the 30th day following the closingEffective Date, $150,000 on or before the 60th day following the Effective Date, and $130,000 on or before the 90th day following the Effective Date. As of December 31, 2019, the Buyer had made all scheduled payments under the Forbearance Agreement. The Company collected $750,000 of principal repayments on the Second A&R Note during the twelve months ended December 31, 2019.

On February 24, 2020, the Company and the Loan Parties entered into a letter agreement (the “Forbearance Extension Letter Agreement”) extending the outside termination date for the forbearance period under the Forbearance Agreement from February 24, 2020 to February 26, 2020. The other terms and conditions of the Asset Sale will be approximately $2.8 million, which includes financial advisory fees, legal fees, amounts owed under our Change in Control ProtectionForbearance Agreement with our principal financial officer, amounts owed to our former chief executive officerremained the same.  The forbearance period terminated on February 26, 2020 under the terms of his separationthe Forbearance Extension Letter Agreement and Forbearance Agreement.

The Company received prepayments on February 28, 2020 and March 4, 2020 of $200,000 and $350,000, respectively, of the principal amount on the Second A&R Note from the Buyer.

On March 6, 2020, the Company and the Loan Parties entered into a letter agreement (the “Second Forbearance Extension Letter Agreement”) extending, subject to certain conditions, the outside termination date from February 26, 2020 to March 17, 2020. The extension of the outside termination and the effectiveness of the Second Forbearance Extension Letter Agreement is conditioned on Buyer making payments to be applied to the outstanding principal balance of the Second A&R Note of $250,000 on or before March 12, 2020 and $750,000 on or before March 13, 2020.  The Second Forbearance Extension Letter Agreement also required Buyer to make an additional $391,970 payment on or before March 17, 2020 which would be applied to the outstanding principal balance of the Second A&R Note. The other feesterms and expenses.conditions of the Forbearance Agreement remained the same. 

On March 12 and 13, 2020, the Company received payments from Buyer of $250,000 and $750,000, respectively, pursuant to the Second Forbearance Extension Letter Agreement which payments were applied to the outstanding principal amount of the Second A&R Note. 

On March 16, 2020, the Company received payment of $392,000 from the Buyer resulting in satisfaction in full of the Second A&R Note pursuant to the terms of the Forbearance Agreement as amended.  As a result of the payments received from Buyer in January, February, and March of 2020 on the Second A&R Note, the Company recognized a gain of $1.3 million on the payoff of the Second A&R Note during the first quarter of 2020.

 

As previously announced, we do not intenda result of these actions taken on the subordinated secured promissory notes, during the year ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 the Company received approximately $2.1 million and $750,000, respectively, of principal repayments on the Second A&R Note.   The Company received principal repayments on the S&L note during the year ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 of approximately $58,000 and $1 million, respectively. 

On June 19, 2020, the Company raised $12,675,000, the maximum gross proceeds possible, through its rights offering (the “Rights Offering”) which concluded on June 19, 2020. Pursuant to liquidate following the closingRights Offering, the Company distributed non-transferable rights to purchase 19,500,000 shares of its common stock at a purchase price of $0.65 per share to stockholders of record as of May 18, 2020. As a result of the Asset Sale.   We also previously indicated our boardrights offering, the Company issued 19,500,000 new shares of directors would evaluate alternatives for use of the cash consideration,common stock.

The Company continues to pursue acquisition opportunities which were expected to include using a portion of the cash to either repurchase our common stock or pay a special dividend to stockholders and also using a portion of the cash to acquire non-furniture related assets that will allow us to potentially derive a benefit from itsthe Company’s net operating loss carryforwards. Our board of directors has determined not to pay a special dividend, but to use our existing authorization for stock repurchases to repurchase our common stock from time to time in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions, or otherwise, at prices we deem appropriate. Our board anticipates retaining the remaining cash for use in acquiring non-furniture related assets and to fund operating expenses until an acquisition.  Our board is also considering a rights offering of our common stock to existing stockholders to raise additional cash for acquisition purposes which could provide us greater resources and flexibility in acquiring non-furniture assets.

 

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Results of Operations

 

The following table sets forth the percentage relationship to net sales of certain items included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations:

  

For the Years Ended

 
  

December 31,

 
  

2017

  

2016

 

Net sales

  100.0%  100.0%

Cost of sales

  89.3   81.1 

Gross profit

  10.7   18.9 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

  28.9   31.4 

Operating loss

  (18.2)  (12.5)

CDSOA income, net

  1.0   2.4 

Other income, net

  .1   .1 

Interest expense, net

  -   .2 

Loss before income taxes

  (17.1)  (10.2)

Income tax expense

  (.1)  1.6 

Net loss

  (17.1)%  (11.8)%


20120720 Compared to 201620

Net sales increased $0.6 million, or 1.4%, in 2017 compared to 2016. An 8.2% increase in unit volume was mostly offset by a decrease in average selling prices.  Increase in unit volume and decrease in average selling prices was primarily the result of a large order on obsolete goods shipped to a buyer during the fourth quarter.  The Board, along with the Buyer in the Asset Sale, decided that they would like to sell as much obsolete inventory as possible before the closing of the Asset Sale, which had been previously written down to net realizable value.  The orders consisted of approximately 12,000 units with a net sales value of $1.2 million.  Excluding this order, net sales would have decreased 1.3% for the year.

Gross profit decreased to $4.8 million, or 10.7% of net sales, from $8.4 million, or 18.9% of net sales, in 2016. The decline in gross margin also resulted primarily from the large sale of obsolete goods mentioned above and additional inventory write-downs for newer product not retailing. Excluding these items, our gross margin would have been 17.8%. Margins were also negatively impacted by increased warehouse and shipping cost related to the increased volume of product received into our warehouses and quality issues related to finishing.

Selling, general and administrative expenses for 2017 were $13.0 million, or 28.9% of net sales, compared to $14.0 million, or 31.4% of net sales, in 2016.  Cost-cutting measures to lower salaries and benefits and reduced advertising and marketing costs were partially offset by an increase in one-time charges in legal and professional expenses related to the Asset Purchase Agreement and compensation costs related to a separation agreement with our former chief executive officer.19

 

As a result of December 31, 2020, our sources of income include dividends on HC Common Stock and HC Series B Stock, and interest paid on cash and the above, oursubordinated secured promissory note to S&L. The Company believes that the revenue generating from these sources in addition to the cash on hand is sufficient to fund operating loss was $8.2 million, or (18.2%)expenses for at least 12 months from the date of net sales, in 2017, compared to an operating loss of $5.6 million, or (12.5%) of net sales, in 2016. these financial statements.

 

During the current year we received $0.4The Company generated interest income of $0.6 million in funds under the CDSOA compared to $1.1 million in 2016.

Interest expense for 2017 decreased $98,000 from the comparable 2016 period. Interest expense in the prior year was composed of interest on loans against cash surrender value of insurance policies used to fund our legacy deferred compensation plan. The decrease in expense was due to paying off these outstanding loans with excess cash when we liquidated our corporate-owned life insurance policies in the first quarter of 2016.

Our 2017 effective tax rate was 0.5%, compared with negative 15.8% in 2016. As indicated above, we surrendered our corporate-owned life insurance policies during the first quarter of 2016, which resulted in taxable income. The premiums paid and the growth in surrender value of these policies were excludable from taxable income over the life of these polices when held until death of the covered lives, but this growth, net of premiums paid, became taxable when we surrendered the policies. The aggregate impact of the surrender of these policies in the first quarter of 2016 was $24.0 million in taxable income. Most of this income was offset by net operating loss carryforwards. The income tax expense associated with the surrender of the corporate-owned life insurance policies was largely recognized during the first quarter of 2016. The income tax expense recognized was the result of alternative minimum tax liability associated with the surrender of the corporate-owned life insurance policies and state income taxes. The alternative minimum tax limits our ability to offset all of our income with net operating loss carryforwards.

We have substantially completed our provisional analysis of the income tax effects of the Tax Act and recorded a reasonable estimate of such effects. However, the SEC staff issued guidance regarding application of Financial Accounting Standards Board income tax guidance in the reporting period that includes December 22, 2017 – the date on which the Tax Act was signed into law – to address situations when a company does not have the necessary information available, prepared, or analyzed (including computations) in reasonable detail to complete the accounting for certain income tax effects of the Tax Act. We have estimated the tax impacts related to the impact to deferred tax assets and liabilities and included these amounts in our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017, on2020 as compared to $1.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2019.  The decrease was primarily a provisional basis. In this regard,result of decreased interest income from the Tax Act repeals the corporate alternative minimum tax, or AMT, regime, including claiming a refund and full realization of remaining AMT credits. We have not been able to make a reasonable estimate with respectSecond A&R Note pursuant to the realizationForbearance Agreement and payoff of existing AMT credit carryforwards, and accordingly, continue to applythat note in March 2020, decreased interest income from the income tax-related accounting guidance that was in effect immediately prior to the enactment of the Tax Act. In order for us to complete the income tax effects of the Tax Act on the existing AMT deferred tax asset, we need to further analyze the nature, validity, and recoverability of the AMT-related deferred tax credit carryforwards prior to recording the underlying appropriate tax benefit. Accordingly, the ultimate impact related to the Tax Act may differ, possibly materially, due to, among other things, completing our analysis of the realization of available AMT credit refunds, further refinement of our calculations, changes in interpretations and assumptions that we made, additional guidance that may be issued by the U.S. Government, and actions and related accounting policy decisions that we may takeHC Realty Loan Agreement as a result of the Tax Act. We expect this analysispayoff of that note in August 2020, ceasing to be complete whenaccrete interest income on the S&L Note in September 2020, and lower interest rates on our 2017 U.S. corporatecash deposits.  Interest income for the year ended December 31, 2020 consisted of $26,000 of cash interest income on our cash deposits and income tax returnreceivable, $249,000 of interest on the S&L Note from S&L, $204,000 of cash interest on the Loan to Affiliate, $25,000 of paid in kind interest income on the Second A&R Note from Buyer and $104,000 of accreted interest income on the fair value adjustment to the S&L Note.  The Company generated dividend income of $684,000 for the year ended December 31, 2020 as compared to $157,000 for the prior year.  The increase resulted primarily from the April 3, April 29, and June 29, 2020 acquisitions of additional HC Realty Series B Stock.  During the three month period ended March 31, 2020, the Company received payments from Buyer of $2 million, in aggregate, pursuant to the Forbearance Agreement, the First Forbearance Extension Letter Agreement, and the Second Forbearance Extension Letter Agreement.  The payments were applied to the outstanding principal amount of the Second A&R Note resulting in satisfaction in full of the Second A&R Note pursuant to the terms of the Forbearance Agreement as amended.  As a result of the payments received on the Second A&R Note, the Company recognized a gain of $1.3 million on the payoff of the Second A&R Note during the year ended December 31, 2020. The Company recorded an impairment loss of $833,000 during the year ended December 31, 2020 on the S&L Note as a result of concluding, based on current information and events, including the impact of COVID-19 on S&L’s business and its customers, the Company did not believe it would be able to collect the amount due under the S&L Note and the note was other than temporarily impaired. The Company also recognized a Loss from Affiliate of $0.4 million during both 2020 and 2019 related to the Company’s investment in HC Realty’s common stock that is filedaccounted for under the equity method.

General and administrative expenses of $1.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 as compared to $1.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2019.  The increase was primarily due to an increase in 2018.legal and professional fees incurred in connection with the Company’s registration statement and amendments with respect to the Rights Offering.  General and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2020 consisted of $570,000 of professional fees, $265,000 of wages, $82,000 of other fees and expenses primarily related to proxy and annual meeting voting and the Company’s registration statement, $78,000 of insurance expense, $83,000 of stock based compensation expense, $40,000 of franchise tax expense, and $184,000 of other operating expenses.  Included in these expenses were one-time legal and professional, printing, and other administrative fees during the year ended December 31, 2020 of $372,000 specifically related to the Company’s registration statement and amendments with respect to the completed Rights Offering.

Our effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2020 was effectively 0% due to our net operating loss carryforwards.  Our 2019 effective tax rate was (97.6)% resulting from a tax benefit from unrecognized tax benefits position under FIN 48.

 

Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Sources of liquidity include cash on hand, and cash generated from operations. While we believe that our business strategy will be successful, we cannot predict with certainty the ultimate impactinterest earned on our revenues, operating costscash on hand and cash flowthe S&L Note and dividends from operations.our HC Realty common and Series B Stock. We expect cash on hand to be adequate for ongoing operational expenditures overfor at least 12 months from the next twelve months,date of these financial statements.  At December 31, 2020, we had $11.4 million in cash and $234,000 in restricted cash.  A portion of our unrestricted and restricted cash is currently held in savings accounts earning approximately 0.05%.  We also received quarterly dividends on our HC Realty common and Series B Stock at annual rates of 5.5% and 10%, respectively. See Note 11 of the Notes to the Financial Statements for a discussion of uncertainties related to COVID-19.

Cash provided by operations was $290,000 in 2020 as compared to $1.4 million in 2019. The decrease was primarily a directresult of decreased interest income from the Second A&R Note pursuant to the Forbearance Agreement and payoff of that note in March 2020, decreased interest income from the HC Realty Loan Agreement as a result of the cash proceedspayoff of that note in August 2020, and $1.2 million of one-time CDSOA escrow distributions received from the asset sale.   As of December 31, 2017, andin 2019. Cash provided by operations for the year ended December 31, 2017, we had approximately $1.02020 consisted of $479,000 of cash interest income received, $165,000 of dividends on our HC Realty common stock, $477,000 of dividends on our HC Realty Series B Stock, and $494,000 of income tax refund offset by $1.6 million in available cash, a net loss of $7.7 millionpayments to employees and negative cash flow from operationssuppliers. The payments to employees and suppliers primarily consisted of $2.7 million. As a result, during the fourth quarter we utilized our revolving credit facility from time$288,000 of wages and payroll expenses to time. In November 2017, we obtained a waiver from our lender to eliminate the fixed charge coverage ratio requirement which removed any financial covenant requirements through October 2018.

On December 7, 2017, we entered into a lettercurrent management, $715,000 of consent with our lender to waive any eventslegal and professional fees, $51,000 of default relating to our entry into the Asset Purchase Agreement. The lender also agreed to consent to Matthew Smith’s replacementproxy and Rights Offering printing and other fees, and $60,000 of Glenn Prillaman as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer on an interim basis. Pursuant to the terms of the consent above and an additional consent received on February 28, 2018, our borrowing capacity under our revolving credit facility was limited to $2 million (including the amount of any letters of credit) until March 15, 2018. On March 2, 2018, in connection with the Asset Sale discussed in Note 11 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, we terminated this credit agreement and the related security agreement.


Working capital, excluding cash on hand and restricted cash, decreased during 2017 to $14.2 million from $18.8 million at December 31, 2016.insurance premiums.

 

Cash used by operatinginvesting activities was $2.7in 2020 consisted of the Company’s investment in HC Series B Stock of approximately $8.3 million in 2017offset by cash principal payments received on the subordinated secured promissory notes of approximately $2.1 million and $2.6 million in 2016. The net amountprincipal payments on the Loan Agreement of cash received from customers and cash paid to suppliers and employees in 2017 was consistent with 2016.$2.0 million.

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Cash provided by investingfinancing activities in 2017 included proceeds from salefor year ended December 31, 2020 consisted of property, plant and equipment and the reduction in restricted cash, partially offset by purchases of property, plant and equipment. Cash generated from investing activities in 2016 was due to $28.1 million in proceeds from the surrenderissuance of corporate-owned life insurance policies.the Company’s common stock in the Rights Offering of approximately $12.7 million.

 

Net cash used by financing activities in 2017 was $619,000 compared to $27.8 million in 2016. We paid $483,000 in dividends on restricted stock that vested during 2017. During the prior year we used $21.3 million for a special dividend, $5.5 million to pay off the remaining outstanding life insurance policy loans in conjunction with our decision to surrender these corporate-owned life insurance policies and $1.0 million for the repurchase and retirement of 400,000 shares of our common stock.

 

Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act (“CDSOA”)

 

The CDSOA provides for distribution of monies collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“Customs”) for imports covered by antidumping duty orders entering the United States through September 30, 2007 to eligible domestic producers that supported a successful antidumping petition (“Supporting Producers”) for wooden bedroom furniture imported from China. Antidumping duties for merchandise entering the U.S. after September 30, 2007 have remained with the U.S. Treasury.

 

In November 2016 and 2017, Customs distributed $3.3 million and $1.2 million inThere were no distributions of collected duties that were available for distributionto the Company in 2016 and 2017, respectively. Our portion of these distributions were $1.1 million and 433,000, respectively, representing 33.5% of2020 or 2019.

As the balance available for distribution in 2016 and 37.1% of the balance available for distribution in 2017. As of October 1, 2017,CDSOA distributed monies collected by Customs reported that approximately $233,000 in cash deposits or other security paid at the time of import on subject entries remains in a clearing account balance, which potentially may become available for distribution under the CDSOA to eligible domestic manufacturers in connection with the case involving bedroom furniture imported from China. The final amounts available for distribution may be higher or lower than the preliminary amounts reported in the clearing account due to liquidations, reliquidations, protests, and other events affecting entries. Assumingproducers that our percentage allocation in the future is the same as it was for the 2017 distribution (approximately 37.1%supported a successful antidumping petition (“Supporting Producers”), a portion of the funds distributed), we could receive approximately $87,000proceeds were retained and held in CDSOA funds at some pointan escrow account in the future.

Dueorder to fund future expenses (such as professional fees) related to the uncertaintypetition. During the first quarter of 2019, the Supporting Producers group decided, based on the current facts and circumstances of the administrative processes,petition, to disburse the portion of those funds related to the 2013, 2014, and first half of 2015 distributions. The Company’s share of the escrow release was approximately $1.2 million, which we cannot provide assurances as to future amountsreceived on March 15, 2019. The group of additional CDSOASupporting Producers expect that any remaining funds that ultimatelyheld in escrow will be received, ifused for future expenses related to the petition. The Company does not expect any and we cannot predict when we may receive any additional CDSOAfuture disbursements related to these escrow funds.

 

New Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-07, Compensation – Retirement Benefits (Topic 715): Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost. Currently, net benefit cost is reported as an employee cost within operating income (or capitalized into assets where appropriate). The amendment requires the bifurcation of net benefit cost. The service cost component will be presented with the other employee compensation costs in operating income (or capitalized in assets). The other components will be reported separately outside of operations and will not be eligible for capitalization. The amendment is effective for public entities for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption will be permitted as of the beginning of an annual reporting period for which financial statements have not been issued or made available for issuance. The guidance is required to be applied on a retrospective basis for the presentation of the service cost component and the other components of net benefit cost (including gains and losses on curtailments and settlements, and termination benefits paid through plans), and on a prospective basis for the capitalization of only the service cost component of net benefit cost. Amounts capitalized into assets prior to the date of adoption should not be adjusted through a cumulative effect adjustment, but should continue to be recognized in the normal course, as for example, inventory is sold or fixed assets are depreciated. The Company has no service cost component in its net benefit cost. The impact of adopting this amendment will be the movement of approximately $340,000 of annual net benefit cost from within operating income to a separate expense outside of operations.


 

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (“ASU 2016-13”).  The amendments in ASU 2016-13 require the measurement of all expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts.  In addition, ASU 2016-13 amends the accounting for credit losses on available-for-sale debt securities and purchased financial assets with credit deterioration.  The amendment is effective for public entities for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019,2022, however early application is permitted for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018.  The Company does not anticipate the adoption of ASU 2016-13 to have a material impact to the consolidated financial statements.

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued its final lease accounting standard, FASB Accounting Standard Codification ("ASC"),Leases(Topic 842) (“ASU 2016-02”), which requires lessees to recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability for virtually all of their leases (other than leases that meet the definition of a short-term lease). The lease liability will be equal to the present value of lease payments and the right-of -use asset will be based on the lease liability, subject to adjustment such as for initial direct costs. For income statement purposes, the new standard retains a dual model similar to ASC 840, requiring leases to be classified as either operating or finance. For lessees, operating leases will result in straight-line expense (similar to current accounting by lessees for operating leases under ASC 840) while finance leases will result in a front-loaded expense pattern (similar to current accounting by lessees for capital leases under ASC 840). Our leases as of December 31, 2017 principally relate to real estate leases for corporate office, showrooms and warehousing. The new standard will be effective for the first quarter of our fiscal year ending December 31, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. We are evaluating the effect that ASU 2016-02 will have on the consolidated financial statements and related disclosures by reviewing all long-term leases and determining the potential impact. The standard is to be applied under the modified retrospective method, with elective reliefs, which requires application of the new guidance for all periods presented.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting (“ASU 2016-09”). The amendments in ASU 2016-09 simplify several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions. The new guidance requires that excess tax benefits (which represent the excess of actual tax benefits receive at the date of vesting or settlement over the benefits recognized over the vesting period or upon issuance of share-based payments) be recorded in the income statement as a reduction of income or income taxes when the awards vest or are settled. The new guidance also requires excess tax benefits to be classified as an operating activity in the statement of cash flows rather than as a financing activity. The adoption of these amendments in the first quarter of this year had no material impact on the Company’s financial statements. The Company has elected to maintain its practice of estimating forfeitures when recognizing expense for share-based payment awards.

In August 2016, FASB issued ASU 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230). The guidance is intended to reduce diversity in practice in how certain cash receipts and cash payments are presented and classified in the statement of cash flows. This standard will be effective for the first quarter of our fiscal year ending December 31, 2018. Early adoption is permitted, provided all amendments are adopted in the same period. In November 2016, FASB issued ASU 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows(Topic 230): Restricted Cash. We have reviewed the standard and determined that our statement of cash flows will include changes in restricted cash with related disclosures. The guidance requires application using a retrospective transition method. We do not anticipate ASU 2016-15 or ASU 2016-18 to have a material impact to our consolidated financial statements.


In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) which supersedes existing revenue recognition requirements in U.S. GAAP.  The updated guidance requires that an entity recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services.  To achieve that core principle, the guidance establishes a five-step approach for the recognition of revenue. In March, April, May and December 2016, the FASB issued further guidance to provide clarity regarding principal versus agent considerations, the identification of performance obligations and certain other matters.  The updates are currently effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period.  Financial statement disclosures required under the guidance will enable users to understand the nature, amount, timing, judgments and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows relating to contracts with customers.  We are substantially complete with the analysis of our contracts to support revenue recognition and corresponding disclosures on our consolidated financial statements from the adoption of the new standard.  Based on the analysis of our contracts with customers, the timing, measurement, and presentation of revenues based on Topic 606 is consistent with our revenues under Topic 605. We adopted the above standard utilizing the modified retrospective method beginning January 1, 2018, with no adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

We have chosen accounting policies that are necessary to accurately and fairly report our operational and financial position.  Below are the critical accounting policies that involve the most significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements.

 

Revenue RecognitionEquity Investments - SalesLong-term investments consist of investments in equity securities where our ownership is less than 50% and the Company has the ability to exercise significant influence, but not control, over the investee.  These investments are recognized when titleclassified in “Investment in affiliate” on the balance sheets.  Investments accounted for under the equity method of accounting are initially recorded at cost and risksubsequently increases or decreases the investment by its proportionate share of the net income or loss passand other comprehensive income or loss of the investee. For investments that do not have readily determinable fair values, the Company made an accounting policy election for a measurement alternative.  Upon adoption of ASU 2016-01, the Company carries these investments at cost minus impairment, if any, plus or minus any changes resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions for the identical or a similar investment of the same issuer. 

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If the Company believes a decline in market value below cost is other than temporary, a loss is charged to earnings, which establishes a new cost basis for the security.  The Company determination of whether an equity investment is other than temporarily impaired incorporates both quantitative and qualitative information.  The Company considers a number of factors including, but not limited to, the customer,length of time and the extent to which typically occurs at the fair value has been less than cost, the length of time of shipment. In some cases, however, title does not pass until the shipment is delivered to the customer. Revenue includes amounts billed to customersexpected for shipping. Provisions are made at the time revenue is recognized for estimated product returns and for incentives that may be offered to customers. Amounts collected in advance of shipment are reflected as deferred revenue on the consolidated balance sheet and then recognized as revenue as the risk of loss passes to the customer.

Allowance for doubtful accounts – We maintain an allowance for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the failure of our customers to make required payments. We perform ongoing credit evaluations of our customers and monitor their payment patterns. Shouldrecovery, the financial condition of our customers deteriorate, resultingthe investee, the reason for decline in an impairment of theirfair value, the ability and intent to make payments, additional allowances may be required which would reduce our earnings.hold the investment to maturity, and other factors specific to the individual investment.

 

Inventory valuationNote Receivable – Inventory is valued - In accordance with ASC 810-40-5, upon the sale of substantially all of the assets the Company recorded a gain on the deconsolidation of a group of assets based on the difference between the fair value of the consideration received and the carrying amount of the group of assets. As the Original Note was part of the consideration received, the Company recorded the Original Note at its fair value on March 2, 2018. The fair value of the Original Note was estimated using discounted cash flow analyses, using market rates at the loweracquisition date that reflect the credit and inherent rate-risk inherent in the Original Note. The discount resulting from the fair value adjustment was recorded as a direct reduction to the original principal balance and amortized to interest income using the effective interest method. As of costthe date of the assignment and transfer from the Buyer to S&L, it was determined that the Original Note was extinguished and therefore both the A&R Note and the S&L Note were measured based on their fair value in accordance with Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) – Creditors Accounting for Modification or net realizable value. CostExchange of Debt Instruments.  The discounts resulting from the fair value adjustments for all inventoriesthe A&R Note and the S&L Note were recorded as a direct reduction to the original principal balance and amortized to interest income using the effective interest method.  When impairment is determined usingto be probable, the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method. We evaluate our inventory to determine excess or slow-moving itemsmeasurement will be based on the fair value of the collateral securing the notes.  The determination of impairment involves management’s judgment and the use of market and third-party estimates regarding collateral values.

The Company concluded, based on current order activityinformation and projectionsevents, including the impact of future demand. For those items identified, we estimate our market valueCOVID-19 on S&L’s business and its customers, that the Company did not believe it would be able to collect the amount due under the S&L Note and determined that the note was other than temporarily impaired. The evaluation was generally based on current trends. Those items havingan assessment of the borrower’s financial condition and the adequacy of the collateral securing the S&L Note. Given the facts and circumstances, the Company recorded an impairment loss of $833,000 during the year ended December 31, 2020. The Company further ceased accruing interest and accreting interest income on the fair value discount of the S&L Note on the date in the third quarter of 2020 it determined the note was other than temporarily impaired

Variable Interest Entities (“VIE”) - As a market value less than cost are written downresult of both the Asset Sale and the S&L Asset Sale, we have a variable interest in two entities that have been determined to their market value.be variable interest entities ("VIE"). If we fail to forecast demand accurately,conclude that we could beare the primary beneficiary of a VIE, we are required to write off additional non-saleable inventory, which would also reduceconsolidate it. To determine if we are the primary beneficiary, we evaluate whether we have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the VIE's economic performance and the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits of the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE. Our evaluation includes identification of significant activities and an assessment of our earnings.ability to direct those activities based on governance provisions and arrangements to provide or receive product and process technology, product supply, operations services, equity funding, financing, and other applicable agreements and circumstances. Our assessments of whether we are the primary beneficiary of our VIE requires significant assumptions and judgments. We have concluded that we are not the primary beneficiary of the two VIEs as we do not have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the VIEs’ economic performance and therefore are not required to consolidate these entities.

Interest Income – Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis based on the effective interest rate method to the extent that we expect to collect such amounts.

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Deferred taxes - On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”) was enacted into law. The income tax effects of changes in tax laws are recognized in the period when enacted.  Among its numerous changes to the Internal Revenue Code, the Act reduces U.S. corporate rates from 35% to 21% for periods beginning on or after January 1, 2018.  We have remeasured our deferred tax assets at the lower corporate tax rate, however, this was offset by a corresponding adjustment to the Company’s full valuation allowance. Additional federal and state interpretive guidance is still forthcoming that could potentially affect the measurement of these balances or give rise to new deferred tax amounts.   As such, the remeasurement of our deferred tax balance is provisional pending future guidance.  We reasonably anticipate that any such guidance will be available prior to December 31, 2018.      

We recognize deferred tax assets and liabilities based on the estimated future tax effects of differences between the financial statements and the tax basis of assets and liabilities given the enacted tax laws.  We evaluate the need for a deferred tax asset valuation allowance by assessing whether it is more likely than not that the company will realize its deferred tax assets in the future.  The assessment of whether or not a valuation allowance is required often requires significant judgment, including the forecast of future taxable income. Adjustments to the deferred tax valuation allowance are made to earnings in the period when such assessment is made.


 

In preparation of our consolidated financial statements, we exercise judgment in estimating the potential exposure to unresolved tax matters and apply a more likely than not criteria approach for recording tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions. While actual results could vary, we believe we have adequate tax accruals with respect to the ultimate outcome of such unresolved tax matters.

 

Long-lived assets - Property, plant and equipment is reviewed for possible impairment when events indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Assumptions and estimates used in the evaluation of impairment may affect the carrying value of long-lived assets, which could result in impairment charges in future periods that would lower our earnings. Our depreciation policy reflects judgments on the estimated remaining useful lives of assets.

 

Accruals for self-insurance reserves -Accruals for self-insurance reserves (including workers’ compensation and employee medical) are determined based on a number of assumptions and factors, including historical payment trends and claims history, actuarial assumptions and current and estimated future economic conditions. These estimated liabilities are not discounted. If actual trends differ from these estimates, the financial results could be impacted. Historical trends have not differed materially from these estimates.

Actuarially valued benefit accruals and expenses We maintain three actuarially valued benefit plans. These are our deferred compensation plan, our supplemental employee retirement plan and our postretirement health care benefits program. The liability for these programs and the majority of their annual expense are developed from actuarial valuations. Inherent in these valuations are key assumptions, including discount rates and mortality projections, which are usually updated on an annual basis near the beginning of each year. We are required to consider current market conditions, including changes in interest rates in making these assumptions. Changes in projected liability and expense may occur in the future due to changes in these assumptions. The key assumptions used in developing the projected liabilities and expenses associated with the plans are outlined in Note 7 of the consolidated financial statements.

 

Stock-Based Compensation - We record share-based payment awards at fair value on the grant date of the awards, based on the estimated number of awards that are expected to vest, over the vesting period. The fair value of stock options was determined using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The fair value of the restricted stock awards was based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of the grant. For awards with performance conditions, we recognize compensation cost over the expected period to achieve the performance conditions, provided achievement of the performance conditions are deemed probable.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We do not have transactions or relationships with “special purpose” entities, and we do not have any off-balance sheet financing other than normal operating leases primarily for warehousing, showroom and office space, and certain technology equipment.space.

 

Item 7A.     Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

 

Not required to be provided by a smaller reporting company.

 

 

Item 8.     Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

 

The consolidated financial statements and schedule listed in itemsitem 15(a) (1) and (a) (2) hereof are incorporated herein by reference and are filed as part of this report.

 

 

Item 9.     Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

 

None.


 

Item 9A.     Controls and Procedures

 

Conclusion Regarding the Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures 

 

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined under Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act).  Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer concluded that due to the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting described below, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of December 31, 2017,2020, the end of the period covered by this Annual Report. 

 

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Management’s

Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f).  Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.  Based on our evaluation, we identified one material weakness as of December 31, 2017.

During the fourth quarter of 2017, we identified a material weakness in our internal controls over stock-based compensation expense. Specifically, we did not design and maintain effective controls related to the accounting with respect to modifications of share-based payment awards.  A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, inmanagement concluded that our internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatementwas effective as of our annual or interim financial statements could occur but will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.December 31, 2020.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

Other than the identification of the material weakness related to stock-based compensation expense, thereThere were no changes in the Company’sour internal controlscontrol over financial reporting that occurred during the fourth quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’sour internal controlscontrol over financial reporting during the year ended December 31, 2017. reporting.

 

 

Item 9B.     Other Information

 

None.

 

PART III

 

Item 10.     Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

 

Information related to our directors is set forth under the caption “Election of Directors” of our proxy statement (the “2018“2021 Proxy Statement”) for our 20182021 annual meeting of shareholders. Such information is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Information relating to compliance with section 16(a) of the Exchange Act is set forth under the caption “Section“Delinquent Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance”Reports” of our 20182021 Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Information relating to the Audit Committee and Board of DirectorsDirectors’ determinations concerning whether a member of the Audit Committee of the Board is a “financial expert” as that term is defined under Item 407(d) (5) of Regulation S-K is set forth under the caption “Board and Board Committee Information” of our 20182021 Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Information concerning our executive officers is included in Part I of this report under the caption “Executive Officers of the Registrant.“Information about our Executive Officers.

 

We have adopted a code of ethics that applies to our associates, including the principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. Our code of ethics is posted on our website at www.hgholdingsinc.net .www.hgholdingsinc.net. Amendments to and waivers from our code of ethics will be posted to our website when permitted by applicable SEC rules and regulations.


 

Item 11.    Executive Compensation

 

Information relating to our executive compensation is set forth under the caption “Executive Compensation” of our 20182021 Proxy Statement. Such information is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 12.     Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

 

Our information relating to this item is set forth under the caption “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management” of our 20182021 Proxy Statement. Such information is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Information concerning our equity compensation plan is included in Part II of this report under the caption “Equity Compensation Plan Information.”

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Item 13.     Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

 

Our information relating to this item is set forth under the captions “Corporate Governance – Review of Transactions with Related Persons” and “Corporate Governance - Board and Board Committee Information” of our 20182021 Proxy Statement. Such information is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 14.     Principal Accounting Fees and Services

 

Our information relating to this item is set forth under the caption “Independent Public Auditors” of our 20182021 Proxy Statement. Such information is incorporated herein by reference.

 

PART IV

 

Item 15.     Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

 

(a)        Documents filed as a part of this Report:

 

(1)

The following consolidated financial statements are included in this report on Form 10-K:

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 20172020 and 20162019

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 20172020

 

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss for each of the two years ended in the period ended December 31, 2017

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 20172020

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 20172020

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(2)

Financial Statement Schedule:

Schedule II – Valuation and Qualifying Accounts for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2017

  

(b)

Exhibits: 

  

2.13.1

Asset Purchase Agreement, dated asRestated Certificate of November 20, 2017, by and between Churchill Downs, LLC and Stanley Furniture Company, Inc.Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of3.1 to the Company’s Current Report onRegistrant’s Form 8-K filed on November 20, 2017)10-Q (Commission File No. 0-14939) for the quarter ended June 30, 2019). (1)

  

2.2

First Amendment to Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 22, 2018, by and between Churchill Downs, LLC and Stanley Furniture Company, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 23, 2018) (1)

3.1

The Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant. 


3.2

By-laws of the Registrant as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (Commission File No. 0-14938) filed November 20, 2017).

  

3.3

Certificate of Designation of Series A Participating Preferred Stock of Stanley Furniture Company, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (Commission File No. 0-14938) filed December 6, 2016).

  

4.1

The Certificate of Incorporation, By-laws andCertificate of Designation of Series A Participating Preferred Stock of the Registrant as currently in effect (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1, Exhibit 3.2 and Exhibit 3.3 hereto).

  

4.2

Rights Agreement, dated as of December 5, 2016, between Stanley Furniture Company, Inc. and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Rights Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (Commission File No. 0-14938) filed December 6, 2016).

  

4.3

Amendment No. 1, dated as of January 30, 2017, to the Rights Agreement, dated as of December 5, 2016, between Stanley Furniture Company, Inc. and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Rights Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (Commission Rule No. 0-14938) filed January 30, 2017).

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4.4

Amendment No. 2, dated as of December 5, 2019, to the Rights Agreement, dated as of December 5, 2016, between HG Holdings, Inc. and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Rights Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (Commission Rule No. 0-14938) filed December 5, 2019).

4.5

Description of the Company’s Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. (3)

  

10.1

Form of Indemnification Agreement between the Registrant and each of its Directors (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (Commission File No. 0-14938) filed on September 25, 2008).

  

10.2

Change in Control Protection Agreement, dated December 11, 2015, by and between Stanley Furniture Company, Inc. and Anita Wimmer (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (commission File No. 0-14938) filed on December 17, 2015). (2)

10.3

2008 Incentive Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit A to the Registrant’s Proxy Statement (Commission File No. 0-14938) for the annual meeting of stockholders held on April 15, 2008).(2)

  

10.4

Form of Stock Option Award under 2008 Incentive Plan (Officers) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K (Commission File No. 0-14938) for the year ended December 31, 2008).(2)

10.510.3

Form of Stock Option Award under 2008 Incentive Plan (Directors) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.22 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K (Commission File No. 0-14938) for the year ended December 31, 2008).(2)

 

10.6

Form of Restricted Stock Grant under 2008 Incentive Plan (Officers) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K (Commission File No. 0-14938) for the year ended December 31, 2011.(2)

10.710.4

2012 Incentive Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit A to the Registrant’s Proxy Statement (Commission File No. 0-14938) for the annual meeting of stockholders held on April 18, 2012). (2)

  

10.810.5

Amendment to 2012 Incentive Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (Commission Rule No. 0-14938) filed December 30, 2020).

10.6

Form of Stock Option Award under 2012 Incentive Plan (Officers) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.19 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K (Commission File No. 0-14938) for the year ended December 31, 2012). (1)

 

10.910.7

Form of Restricted Stock Award under 2012 Incentive Plan (Officers) (time vesting) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.20 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K (Commission File No. 0-14938) for the year ended December 31, 2012). (2)

  

10.1010.8

Form of Restricted Stock Award under 2012 Incentive Plan (Directors) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K (Commission File No. 0-14938) for year ended December 31, 2014). (2)


10.1110.9

Form of Restricted Stock Award under 2012 Incentive Plan (Officers) (time and performance vesting) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.22 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K (Commission File No. 0-14938) for year ended December 31, 2014).(2)

  

10.1210.10

Form of Restricted Stock Award under 2012 Incentive Plan (Officers) (performance vesting) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.23 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K (Commission File No. 0-14938) for year ended December 31, 2014).(2)

  

10.13

Agreement dated January 7, 2016 by and among Stanley Furniture Company, Inc. and the entities and natural persons listed on Exhibit A thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Form 8-K (Commission File No. 0-14938) filed January 8, 2016).

10.14

Credit Agreement, dated as of October 25, 2016, by and between Stanley Furniture Company, Inc. and Well Fargo Bank, National Association (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Form 10-Q (Commission File No. 0-14938) for the quarter ended October 1, 2016).

10.15

Security Agreement, dated as of October 25, 2016, by and among Stanley Furniture Company, Inc., Stanley Furniture Company 2.0, LLC and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Registrant’s Form 10-Q (Commission File No. 0-14938) for the quarter ended October 1, 2016).

10.16

Amendment effective as of November 30, 2016 to Employment Agreement between Stanley Furniture Company, Inc. and Glenn Prillaman dated July 22, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Form 8-K (Commission File No. 0-14938) filed December 2, 2016).(2)

10.17

Amendment effective as of November 30, 2016 to Change in Control Protection Agreement between Stanley Furniture Company, Inc. and Anita Wimmer effective as of December 11, 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Registrant’s Form 8-K (Commission File No. 0-14938) filed December 2, 2016).(2)

10.1810.11

Agreement, dated as of January 30, 2017, by and among Stanley Furniture Company, Inc. and the entities and natural persons listed on Exhibit A thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Form 8-K (Commission File No. 0-14938) filed January 30, 2017).

  

10.1910.12

Amendment No. 1, dated as of January 30, 2017, to theForbearance Extension Letter Agreement, dated as of January 7, 2016,February 24, 2020, by and among Stanley Furniture Company Inc. and the entities and natural persons listed on Exhibit A thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Registrant’s Form 8-K (Commission File No. 0-14938) filed January 30, 2017).

10.20

Employment Agreement dated July 22, 2016 betweenLLC, Stanley Intermediate Holdings LLC, Stanley Furniture Company Inc.2.0, LLC and Glenn Prillaman (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Form 10-Q (Commission File No. 0-14938) for the quarter ended July 2, 2016).(2)

10.21

Separation Agreement by and between Glenn Prillaman and Stanley Furniture Company, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Registrant’s Form 8-K (Commission File No. 0-14938) filed December 8, 2017) .(2)

10.22

Consent Agreement, dated December 7, 2017, between Stanley Furniture Company, Inc. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Form 8-K (Commission File No. 0-14938) filed December 8, 2017).

10.23

Engagement Letter, effective October 23, 2017, between Stanley Furniture Company, Inc. and The Finely Group, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Registrant’s Form 8-K (Commission File No. 0-14938) filed December 8, 2017).

10.24

Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2017, between Hale Partnership Fund, L.P., Talanta Fund, L.P. and the other entities and natural persons party thereto, including, for limited purposes, Stanley Furniture Company, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to Registrant’s Form 8-K (Commission File No. 0-14938) filed December 8, 2017.


10.25

Subordinated Promissory Note, dated March 2, 2018, of Churchill Downs LLC in favor of Stanley Furniture Company,Holdings Ltd., and HG Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Current Report onRegistrant’s Form 8-K (Commission File No. 0-14938) filed on March 8, 2018)February 25, 2020).

  

10.2610.13

Intercreditor and Debt SubordinationSecond Forbearance Extension Letter Agreement, dated as of March 2, 2018, between6, 2020, by and among Stanley Furniture Company Inc.LLC, Stanley Intermediate Holdings LLC, Stanley Furniture Company 2.0, LLC and North Mill Capital LLCChurchill Downs Holdings Ltd., and HG Holdings Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.210.1 of the Company’s Current Report onRegistrant’s Form 8-K (Commission File No. 0-14938) filed on March 8, 2018)12, 2020).

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10.14

Subscription Agreement, dated as of April 3, 2020, by and between HC Government Realty Trust, Inc. and HG Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant’s Form 8-K (Commission File No. 0-14938) filed April 9, 2020).

10.15

Subscription Agreement, dated as of April 9, 2020, by and between HC Government Realty Trust, Inc. and HG Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant’s Form 8-K (Commission File No. 0-14938) filed April 10, 2020).

10.16

Subscription Agreement, dated as of June 29, 2020, by and between HC Government Realty Trust, Inc. and HG Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant’s Form 8-K (Commission File No. 0-14938) filed June 30, 2020).

  

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List of Subsidiaries. (3)

  

23.1

Consent of BDO USA,Cherry Bekaert LLP. (3)

  

31.1

Certification by Steven A. Hale II, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. (3)

  

31.2

Certification by Anita W. Wimmer,Brad G. Garner, our Principal Financial and Accounting Officer, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. (3)

  

32.1

Certification by Steven A. Hale II, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.(4)

  

32.2

Certification by Anita W. Wimmer,Brad G. Garner, our Principal Financial and Accounting Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.(4)

  

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The following financial statements from the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017,2020, formatted in Extensible Business Reporting Language (“XBRL”): (i) consolidated balance sheets, (ii) consolidated statements of operations, (iii) condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss) income, (iv) condensed consolidated statements of cash flows, (v)(iv) the notes to the consolidated financial statements, and (vi)(v) document and entity information. (3)


(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Certain schedules to these agreements have been omitted in accordance with Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. A copy of any omitted schedules and/or exhibits will be furnished to the SEC upon request.

(2)

Management contract or compensatory plan

(3)Filed Herewith

(4)Furnished Herewith

 

 

Item 16.     10-K Summary

 

None.

  


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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.

 

 

HG HOLDINGS,, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

March 23, 2018 1, 2021

By:

/s/Steven A. Hale II

 

 

 

Steven A. Hale II

 

 

 

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

 

Title

 

Date

     

/s/Steven A. Hale II

(Steven A. Hale)Hale II)

 

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director

 

March 23, 20181, 2021

     

/s/John D. LapeyBrad G. Garner

(John D. “Ian” Lapey)Brad G. Garner)

 

DirectorPrincipal Financial and Accounting Officer

 

March 23, 20181, 2021

     

/s/Anita W. WimmerPeter M. Sherman

(Anita W. Wimmer)Peter M. Sherman)

 

Vice-President – Finance/Corporate Controller (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)Director

 

March 23, 20181, 2021

     

/s/Jeffrey S. Gilliam

(Jeffrey S. Gilliam)

 

Director

 

March 23, 20181, 2021

 


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HG HOLDINGS, INC. (FORMERLY STANLEY FURNITURE COMPANY, INC.)

ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 20172020

INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

 

Page

  

ReportReports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

F-2

  

Consolidated Financial Statements

 
  

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 20172020 and 20162019

F-3

  

Consolidated Statements of Operations for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 20172020 

F-4

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2017 

F-5

  

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 20172020

F-6F-5

  

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 20172020

F-7F-6

  

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

F-8

Financial Statement Schedule

Schedule II – Valuation and Qualifying Accounts for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2017

S-1F-7

 


F-1

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Directors and StockholdersShareholders

HG Holdings, Inc.

High Point,Charlotte, North Carolina

 

Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of HG Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) and subsidiaries as of December 31, 20172020 and 2016,2019, the related consolidated statements of operations, and comprehensive loss, stockholderschanges in stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years thenin the two-year period ended December 31, 2020, and the related notes and financial statement schedule listed in the accompanying index (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial“financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company atas of December 31, 20172020 and 2016,2019, and the results of theirits operations and theirits cash flows for the years thenin the two-year period ended, December 31, 2020, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’sCompany’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our auditsaudit, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’sCompany’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

 

Our auditsaudit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our auditsaudit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provideaudit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

Emphasis ofCritical Audit Matter

 

The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.

Valuation of S&L Note

Description of Matter

As describeddisclosed in Note 11,3 to the financial statements, the Company sold substantially allhas a reserve on its S&L Note of their assets$1.39 million against a gross balance of $3.27 million at December 31, 2020, which includes a $833,000 impairment recorded in 2020.  The reserve is recorded to Churchill Downs LLCreduce the outstanding note receivable to its net realizable value based on March 2, 2018.a review of the debtor’s economic performance and market conditions, after consideration of the fair value of the Company’s collateral rights (e.g., accounts receivable inventory, property and equipment) and any guarantees.   

Auditing the valuation of the reserve is challenging due to the judgment inherent in estimating the fair value of the Company’s collateral rights, which has a significant effect on the measurement of the reserve on the subordinated receivable. 

How We Addressed the Matter in Our opinion is not modified with respect to this matter.Audit

Our audit procedures included the following:

We obtained an understanding of the internal controls and processes in place over management’s valuation process for subordinated receivables.

We obtained support to evaluate the status of collection of scheduled payments on the outstanding S&L Note, analyzed financial reports to identify indicators of debtor’s financial health, and evaluated the estimates of the collateral value.

We confirmed the gross S&L Note balance and year-end financial reports directly with the debtor.

 

We have served as the Company’sCompany’s auditor since 2014.2019.

 

 

/s/ BDO USA,Cherry Bekaert, LLP

Raleigh, North CarolinaRichmond, Virginia

March 23, 20181, 2021                           

         


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HG HOLDINGS, INC. (FORMERLY STANLEY FURNITURE COMPANY, INC.)

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except share data)

 

 

December 31,

 
 

2017

  

2016

  

2020

  

2019

 

ASSETS

                

Current assets:

                

Cash

 $975  $4,212  $11,396  $2,567 

Restricted cash

  631   663   234   233 

Accounts receivable, less allowances of $203 and $272

  3,146   3,492 

Inventory, net

  23,231   22,951 

Interest and dividend receivables

  298   91 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

  545   729   139   176 

Income tax receivable

  488   735 
        

Total current assets

  28,528   32,047   12,555   3,802 
                

Property, plant and equipment, net

  1,449   1,606   7   7 

Investment in affiliate

  12,072   4,405 

Subordinated notes receivable

  1,883   3,379 

Loan to affiliate

  -   2,000 

Other assets

  2,593   2,868   509   494 

Deferred tax assets

  -   247 
        

Total assets

 $32,570  $36,521  $27,026  $14,334 
                

LIABILITIES

                

Current liabilities:

                

Accounts payable

 $9,252  $5,674  $3  $7 

Accrued salaries, wages and benefits

  1,781   1,371   2   5 

Deferred revenue

  500   759 

Other accrued expenses

  1,207   593   58   168 

Total current liabilities

  12,740   8,397   63   180 
                

Deferred compensation

  4,101   4,219 

Supplemental retirement plan

  1,701   1,724 

Other long-term liabilities

  1,793   2,199   243   255 

Total liabilities

  20,335   16,539   306   435 
                

Commitments and Contingencies (Footnote 9)

        
        

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

        

Common stock, $0.02 par value, 25,000,000 shares authorized, 14,920,117 and 14,730,805 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively

  298   275 

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

        

Common stock, $0.02 par value, 35,000,000 shares authorized, 34,404,556 and 14,946,839 shares issued and outstanding on each respective date

  684   294 

Capital in excess of par value

  17,104   16,840   29,738   17,370 

Retained (deficit) earnings

  (2,745)  5,129 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

  (2,422)  (2,262)

Total stockholders’ equity

  12,235   19,982 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 $32,570  $36,521 

Retained deficit

  (3,702)  (3,765)

Total stockholders’ equity

  26,720   13,899 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 $27,026  $14,334 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part

 of the consolidated financial statements.

 


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HG HOLDINGS, INC. (FORMERLY STANLEY FURNITURE COMPANY, INC.)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

  

For the Years Ended December 31,

 
  

2017

  

2016

 

Net sales

 $45,178  $44,574 
         

Cost of sales

  40,342   36,160 
         

Gross profit

  4,836   8,414 
         

Selling, general and administrative expenses

  13,042   13,982 
         

Operating loss

  (8,206)  (5,568)
         

Income from Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act, net

  433   1,103 

Other income, net

  32   26 

Interest expense, net

  3   101 
         

Loss before income taxes

  (7,744)  (4,540)
         

Income tax (benefit) expense

  (35)  718 
         

Net loss

 $(7,709) $(5,258)
         

Loss per share:

        

Basic

 $(.54) $(.37)

Diluted

 $(.54) $(.37)
         

Weighted average shares outstanding:

        

Basic

  14,236   14,139 

Diluted

  14,236   14,139 
         
Dividend per share:        

Special dividend

 $-  $1.50 

The accompanying notes are an integral part

of the consolidated financial statements.


HG HOLDINGS, INC. (FORMERLY STANLEY FURNITURE COMPANY, INC.)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

 (in thousands)

  

For the Years Ended December 31,

 
  

2017

  

2016

 
         

Net loss

 $(7,709) $(5,258)

Other comprehensive (loss) income:

        

Actuarial loss (gain)

  268   174 

Amortization of actuarial loss

  (108)  (87)

Adjustments to net periodic postretirement loss (benefit)

  160   87 

Comprehensive loss

 $(7,869) $(5,345)

The accompanying notes are an integral part

of the consolidated financial statements.


HG HOLDINGS, INC. (FORMERLY STANLEY FURNITURE COMPANY, INC.)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

For each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2017

(in thousands)

                  Accumulated     
          Capital in  Retained  Other     
  Common Stock  Excess of  Earnings  Comprehensive     
  Shares  Amount  Par Value  (Deficit)  (Loss) Income  Total 
                         

Balance at December 31, 2015

  14,907  $283  $17,521  $32,023  $(2,175) $47,652 
                         

Net loss

  -   -   -   (5,258)  -   (5,258)

Other comprehensive loss

  -   -   -   -   (87)  (87)

Special dividends declared

  -   -   -   (21,636)  -   (21,636)

Restricted stock grants

  231   -   -   -   -   - 

Stock purchase and retirement

  (400)  (8)  (1,004)  -   -   (1,012)

Stock purchase and retirement for tax withholdings on vesting of restricted awards

  (7)  -   (15)  -   -   (15)

Stock-based compensation

  -   -   338   -   -   338 
                         

Balance at December 31, 2016

  14,731  $275  $16,840  $5,129  $(2,262) $19,982 
                         

Net loss

  -   -   -   (7,709)  -   (7,709)

Other comprehensive loss

  -   -   -   -   (160)  (160)

Dividends

              (165)      (165)

Restricted stock grants

  458   -   -   -   -   - 

Restricted stock forfeited

  (106)  -   -   -   -   - 

Stock purchase and retirement for tax withholdings on vesting of restricted awards

  (163)  -   (136)  -   -   (136)

Other

      23   (23)  -   -   - 

Stock-based compensation

  -   -   423   -   -   423 
                         

Balance at December 31, 2017

  14,920  $298  $17,104  $(2,745) $(2,422) $12,235 

The accompanying notes are an integral part

of the consolidated financial statements.


HG HOLDINGS, INC. (FORMERLY STANLEY FURNITURE COMPANY, INC.)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

  

For the Years Ended

 
  

December 31,

 
  

2017

  

2016

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

        

Cash received from customers

 $45,227  $48,248 

Cash paid to suppliers and employees

  (48,328)  (51,243)

Cash from Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act, net

  433   1,103 

Interest paid, net

  (3)  (191)

Income tax payments

  19   (510)

Net cash used in operating activities

  (2,652)  (2,593)
         

Cash flows from investing activities:

        

Proceeds from surrender of corporate-owned life insurance policies

  -   28,139 

Decrease in restricted cash

  32   - 

Proceeds from sale of assets

  24   - 

Purchase of other assets

  (22)  (14)

Net cash provided by investing activities

  34   28,125 
         

Cash flows from financing activities:

        

Stock purchase and retirement for tax withholdings on vesting of restricted awards

  (136)  (15)

Payments on insurance policy loans

  -   (5,495)

Payment of dividends

  (483)  (21,282)

Purchase and retirement of common stock

  -   (1,012)

Net cash used in financing activities

  (619)  (27,804)
         

Cash flows from discontinued operations:

        

Cash used in operating activities

  -   (13)

Net cash used in discontinued operations

  -   (13)
         

Net decrease in cash

  (3,237)  (2,285)

Cash at beginning of year

  4,212   6,497 

Cash at end of year

 $975  $4,212 

Reconciliation of net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

Net loss

 $(7,709) $(5,258)

Depreciation

  171   181 

Amortization

  290   289 

Stock-based compensation

  423   338 

Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment

  (16)  - 

Changes in assets and liabilities:

        

Accounts receivable

  346   3,433 

Inventories

  (280)  (2,017)

Prepaid expenses and other assets

  169   (176)

Accounts payable

  3,578   233 

Accrued salaries, wages and benefits

  266   (250)

Other accrued expenses

  368   235 

Other long-term liabilities

  (258)  399 

Net cash used in operating activities

 $(2,652) $(2,593)
  

For the Years Ended

 
  

December 31,

 
  

2020

  

2019

 
         

Operating Expenses

        
         

General and administrative expenses

 $(1,304) $(1,133)
         

Total operating expenses

  (1,304)  (1,133)
         

Interest income

  608   1,039 

Dividend income

  684   157 

Gain on sale of closely held stock

  -   120 

Gain on extinguishment of subordinated note receivable

  1,326   - 

Loss from affiliate

  (418)  (430)

Income from Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act, net

  -   1,230 

Impairment loss

  (833)  (897)
         

Income from operations before income taxes

  63   86 
         

Income tax benefit

  -   84 
         

Net income

 $63  $170 
         

Basic and diluted income per share:

        

Net income

 $.00  $.01 
         

Weighted average shares outstanding:

        

Basic

  25,004   14,507 

Diluted

  25,421   14,937 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part

of the consolidatedfinancial statements.

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HG HOLDINGS, INC.

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

For each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2020

(in thousands)

          Capital in  Retained     
  Common Stock  Excess of  Earnings     
  Shares  Amount  Par Value  (Deficit)  Total 

Balance at December 31, 2018

  14,712  $294  $17,285  $(3,935) $13,644 
                     

Net income

  -   -   -   170   170 

Restricted stock forfeited or expired

  (182)  -   -   -   - 

Stock-based compensation

  417   -   85   -   85 
                     

Balance at December 31, 2019

  14,947  $294  $17,370  $(3,765) $13,899 
                     

Net income

  -   -   -   63   63 

Issuance of common stock

  19,500   390   12,285   -   12,675 

Options forfeited or expired

  (42)  -   -   -   - 

Stock-based compensation

  -   -   83   -   83 
                     

Balance at December 31, 2020

  34,405  $684  $29,738  $(3,702) $26,720 

The accompanying notes are an integral part

of the financial statements.

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HG HOLDINGS, INC.

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

  

For the Years Ended

December 31,

 
  

2020

  

2019

 
         

Income from continuing operations

 $63  $170 

Adjustments to reconcile net income from operations to net cash flows from operating activities:

        

Depreciation expense

  3   2 

Accretion income on notes receivable

  (104)  (217)

Stock compensation expense

  83   85 

Gain on extinguishment of subordinated note receivable

  (1,326)  - 

Gain on sale of closely held stock

  -   (120)

Paid in kind interest on subordinated note receivable

  (25)  - 

Impairment loss on subordinated note receivable

  833   897 

Dividends on HC Realty common stock

  165   124 

Loss from affiliate

  418   430 

Changes in assets and liabilities:

        

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

  37   47 

Interest and dividend receivables

  (207)  - 

Income tax receivables

  247   (247)

Deferred tax assets and other assets

  232   232 

Accounts payable

  (4)  (22)

Accrued salaries and other accrued expenses

  (113)  46 

Other long-term liabilities

  (12)  (32)

Net cash provided by continuing operations

  290   1,395 
         

Cash flows from investing activities:

        

Purchase of property, plant and equipment

  (3)  - 

Investment in affiliate

  (8,250)  (5,000)

New advances on loan receivable from affiliate

  -   (2,000)

Principal payments received on subordinated secured notes receivable

  2.118   1,824 

Principal repayments on loan receivable from affiliate

  2,000   - 

Proceeds from sale of closely held stock

  -   120 

Net cash used by investing activities

  (4,135)  (5,056)
         

Cash flows from financing activities:

        

Issuance of common stock

  12,675   - 

Net cash provided by financing activities

  12,675   - 
         

Net increase (decrease) in cash and restricted cash

  8,830   (3,661)

Cash and restricted cash at beginning of period

  2,800   6,461 

Cash and restricted cash at end of period

 $11,630  $2,800 
         

Cash

 $11,396  $2,567 

Restricted cash

  234   233 

Cash and restricted cash

 $11,630  $2,800 

Supplemental Non-Cash Disclosures:

        

Dividends on investment in affiliate

 $200  $150 

The accompanying notes are an integral part

of the financial statements

 


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HG HOLDINGS, INC. (FORMERLY STANLEY FURNITURE COMPANY, INC.)

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

1.       Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Organization and Basis of Presentation

The consolidatedHG Holdings, Inc.’s (the “Company”) financial statements include HG Holdings, Inc., formerly Stanley Furniture Company, Inc., and our wholly owned subsidiaries (the “Company”). All significant inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated. We were a leading design, marketing and sourcing resourceare prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the middle-to-upscale segment of the wood furniture residential market.

For financial reporting purposes, we operate in one reportable segment where substantially all revenues are from the sale of residential wood furniture products.U.S. (“GAAP”).  

  

On March 2, 2018, we sold substantially all of our assets (the “Asset Sale”) to Stanley Furniture Company LLC, formerly Churchill Downs LLC (“Buyer”), pursuant to the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 20, 2017, as amended by the First Amendment thereto dated January 22, 2017 (the(the “Asset Purchase Agreement”).  As consideration for the Asset Sale, Buyer paid a purchase price consisting of cash in the amount of approximately $10.8 million (of which approximately $1.3 million was used to pay the outstanding amount under our credit agreement), a subordinated promissory note in the principal amount of approximately $7.4 million, and a 5% equity interest in Buyer’s post-closing ultimate parent company, Churchill Downs Holdings Ltd., a British Virgin Islands business company.  Buyer also assumed substantially all of our liabilities.

As a result of the sale, on March 2, 2018, the Company’s Board of Directors approved an amendment to the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation to change the name of the Company to HG Holdings, Inc. The amendment became effective upon the filing of a Certificate of Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on March 2, 2018.

As a result of the Asset Sale, the Company had and continues to have no revenue-generating operations. On March 19, 2019, we purchased 300,000 shares of HC Realty’s Common Stock (the “HC Common Stock”) for an aggregate purchase price of $3,000,000 and 200,000 shares of HC Realty’s 10.00% Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (the “HC Series B Stock”) for an aggregate purchase price of $2,000,000. 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. As a result of these purchases, we currently own approximately 36.4% of the as-converted equity interest of HC Realty.

Also on March 19, 2019, we, together with certain other lenders, including certain entities affiliated with HPCM (collectively, the “Lenders”), entered into a loan agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with HC Realty’s operating partnership, and HCM Agency, LLC, as collateral agent (the “Agent”), pursuant to which the Lenders provided HC Realty’s operating partnership with a $10,500,000 senior secured term loan (the “Initial Term Loan”), of which $2,000,000 was provided by us. On August 14, 2020, pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement, HC Realty’s operating partnership repaid the loan in full, including all accrued interest and make whole interest.

As a result of these investments, our sources of income include dividends on HC Realty Series B Stock and interest paid on cash and subordinated secured promissory notes.  The Company believes that the revenue generating from these sources in addition to the cash on hand is sufficient to fund operating expenses for at least 12 months from the date of these financial statements.  On June 19, 2020, the Company raised $12,675,000, the maximum gross proceeds possible, through its rights offering (the “Rights Offering”) which concluded on June 19, 2020. Pursuant to the Rights Offering, the Company distributed non-transferable rights to purchase 19,500,000 shares of its common stock at a purchase price of $0.65 per share to stockholders of record as of May 18, 2020. As a result of the rights offering, the Company issued 19,500,000 new shares of common stock.  On June 29, 2020, the Company used $4.75 million of the proceeds of the rights offering to purchase additional HC Realty Series B Stock.  The Company intends to use the remaining proceeds of the Rights Offering to provide additional cash for acquisitions, which may include purchasing additional HC Series B Stock, HC Common Stock or debt of HC Realty.

 

Cash

We consider all highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. 

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Restricted Cash

Restricted cash includes collateral deposits required under the Company’s lineCompany’s letter of credit agreement, which expires in June 2021, to guarantee the Company’s workers compensation insurance policy. The restricted cash balance is expected to mature over the next twelvesix months. As of December 31, 2020, there was no outstanding balance on the letter of credit agreement.

 

AccountsConcentration of Credit Risk

The Company place its cash and restricted cash with financial institutions and, at times, cash held in depository accounts may exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insured limit.

Interest Income

Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis based on the effective interest rate method and includes the accretion of fair value adjustments/discounts. Fair value adjustments to par value are accreted/amortized into interest income over the life of the respective security using the effective yield method. The amortized cost of investments represents the original cost adjusted for the accretion of fair value adjustments, if any.

Other revenues are recognized when contractual obligations are fulfilled or as services are provided.

Payment-in-Kind Interest

The Company has subordinated secured notes receivables that may contain payment-in-kind (“PIK”) provisions. The PIK interest, computed at the contractual rate specified in the loan agreement, is added to the principal balance of the loan and recorded as interest income.

Variable Interest Entities

As a result of both the Asset Sale and the S&L Asset Sale, we have a variable interest in three entities that have been determined to be variable interest entities ("VIE"). If we conclude that we are the primary beneficiary of a VIE, we are required to consolidate it. To determine if we are the primary beneficiary, we evaluate whether we have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the VIE's economic performance and the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits of the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE. Our evaluation includes identification of significant activities and an assessment of our ability to direct those activities based on governance provisions and arrangements to provide or receive product and process technology, product supply, operations services, equity funding, financing, and other applicable agreements and circumstances. Our assessments of whether we are the primary beneficiary of our VIE requires significant assumptions and judgments. We have concluded that we are not the primary beneficiary of the three VIEs as we do not have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the VIEs’ economic performance and therefore are not required to consolidate these entities.

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Subordinated Notes Receivable

SubstantiallyIn accordance with ASC 810-40-5, upon the sale of substantially all of our accounts receivable are due from retailers and dealers that sell residential home furnishings, which consistthe assets the Company recorded a gain on the deconsolidation of a large numbergroup of entitiesassets based on the difference between the fair value of the consideration received and the carrying amount of the group of assets. As the Original Note was part of the consideration received, the Company recorded the Original Note at its fair value on March 2, 2018. The fair value of the Original Note was estimated using discounted cash flow analyses, using market rates at the acquisition date that reflect the credit and inherent rate-risk inherent in the Original Note. The discount resulting from the fair value adjustment was recorded as a direct reduction to the original principal balance and amortized to interest income using the effective interest method. As of the date of the assignment and transfer from the Buyer to S&L, it was determined that the Original Note was extinguished and therefore both the A&R Note and the S&L Note were measured based on their fair value in accordance with Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) – Creditors Accounting for Modification or Exchange of Debt Instruments.  The discounts resulting from the fair value adjustments for the A&R Note and the S&L Note were recorded as a broad geographic dispersion. We continually perform credit evaluations of our customersdirect reduction to the original principal balance and generally do not require collateral. Once we have determinedamortized to interest income using the receivable is uncollectible, it is charged against the allowance for doubtful accounts. In the event a receivableeffective interest method.  When impairment is determined to be potentially uncollectible, we engage collection agencies to attempt to collect amounts owed to us after all internal collection attempts have ended.

Revenue Recognition

Sales are recognized when title and risk of loss pass toprobable, the customer, which typically occurs at the time of shipment. In some cases, however, title does not pass until the shipment is delivered to the customer. Revenue includes amounts billed to customers for shipping. Provisions are made at the time revenue is recognized for estimated product returns and for incentives that may measurement will be offered to customers. Amounts collected in advance of shipment are reflected as deferred revenuebased on the consolidated balance sheet and then recognized as revenue as the risk of loss passes to the customer.

Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or Net realizable value. Cost is determined based solely on those charges incurred in the acquisition and productionfair value of the related inventory (i.e. material, freight, labor and overhead).  Management regularly examines inventory to determine if there are indicators thatcollateral securing the carrying value exceeds its net realizable value.  Experience has shown that the most significant indicatorsnotes.  The determination of the need for inventory markdowns are the age of the inventoryimpairment involves management’s judgment and the planned discontinuanceuse of certain items.  As a result, we provide inventory valuation write-downs based upon established percentages based on agemarket and third-party estimates regarding collateral values.  During 2020 management determined that S&L Note was other than temporarily impaired and recorded an impairment loss of the inventory and planned discontinuance of certain items.  As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, we had approximately $23.2 million and $23.0 million of finished goods, net of a valuation allowance of $2.5 million and $1.3 million, respectively.$833,000.

 

Property, Plant and Equipment

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment is computed using the straight-line method based upon the estimated useful lives. Depreciation expense is charged to cost of sales or selling, general and administrative expenses based on the nature of the asset.expenses. Gains and losses related to dispositions and retirements are included in income. Maintenance and repairs are charged to incomeexpense as incurred; renewals and betterments are capitalized. Assets are reviewed for possible impairment when events indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Assumptions and estimates used in the evaluation of impairment may affect the carrying value of property, plant and equipment, which could result in impairment charges in future periods. Our depreciation policy reflects judgments on the estimated useful lives of assets. Our long-lived assets were tested for impairment at December 31, 2017 2020 and determined that the long-lived assets were not impaired.


Capitalized Software Cost

We amortize purchased computer software costs using the straight-line method over the estimated economic lives of the related products. Unamortized cost at December 31, 2017 and 2016 was approximately $2.1 million and $2.4 million, respectively, and is included in other assets.

 

Cash Surrender ValueEquity Investments

Long-term investments consist of Life Insurance Policies

At December 31, 2015, we owned 27 life insurance policies asinvestments in equity securities where our ownership is less than 50% and the Company has the ability to exercise significant influence, but not control, over the investee.  These investments are classified in “Investment in affiliate” on the balance sheets.  Investments accounted for under the equity method of accounting are initially recorded at cost and subsequently increases or decreases the investment by its proportionate share of the net income or loss and other comprehensive income or loss of the investee. For investments that do not have a funding arrangementreadily determinable fair value, the Company made an accounting policy election for our deferred compensation plan discusseda measurement alternative.   Upon adoption of ASU 2016-01, the Company carries these investments at cost minus impairment, if any, plus or minus changes resulting from observable price changes in Note 7. These corporate-owned policies hadorderly transaction for the identical or a netsimilar investment of the same issuer. The Company reviews its equity securities without readily determinable fair values on a regular basis to determine if the investment is impaired. For purposes of this assessment, the Company considers the investee’s cash surrenderposition, liquidity, earnings and revenue outlook, equity position, and ownership, among other factors, in its review.  If management’s assessment indicates that an impairment exists, the Company estimates the fair value of $22.3 million. We had $5.5 millionthe equity investment and recognizes in loans and accrued interest outstanding againstcurrent earnings an impairment loss that is equal to the cash surrender value. The growth in cash surrenderdifference between the fair value of these corporate-owned policies, net of related premiumsthe equity investment and plan administrative costs, is included in operating income. Interest on the insurance policy loans is recorded as interest expense below operating income. In the first quarter of 2016, we liquidated the corporate-owned life insurance policies with cash surrender value of $28.1 million. We received $22.4 million in proceeds, net of outstanding loans and accrued interest.

Actuarially valued benefit accruals and expenses

We maintain three actuarially valued benefit plans. These are our deferred compensation plan, our supplemental employee retirement plan and our postretirement health care benefits program. The liability for these programs and the majority of their annual expense are developed from actuarial valuations. Inherent in these valuations are key assumptions, including discount rates and mortality projections, which are usually updated on an annual basis near the beginning of each year. We are required to consider current market conditions, including changes in interest rates in making these assumptions. Changes in projected liability and expense may occur in the future due to changes in these assumptions. The key assumptions used in developing the projected liabilities and expenses associated with the plans are outlined in Note 7 of the consolidated financial statements.its carrying amount.

 

Income Taxes

Deferred income taxes are determined based on the difference between the consolidated financial statement and income tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect in the years in which the differences are expected to reverse.  Deferred tax expense represents the change in the deferred tax asset/liability balance. Income tax credits are reported as a reduction of income tax expense in the year in which the credits are generated.  A valuation allowance is recorded when it is more likely than not that a deferred tax asset will not be realized.  Interest and penalties on uncertain tax positions are recorded as income tax expense.

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Accounting for fair value measurements requires disclosure of the level within the fair value hierarchy in which fair value measurements in their entirety fall, segregating fair value measurements using quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1)1), significant other observable inputs (Level 2)2), and significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)3). The fair value of receivables and payables approximate the carrying amount because of the short maturity of these instruments.

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Earnings per Common Share

Basic earnings per share is computed based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per share includes any dilutive effect of outstanding stock options and restricted stock calculated using the treasury stock method.

 

Stock-Based Compensation

We record share-based payment awards at fair value on the grant date of the awards, based on the estimated number of awards that are expected to vest,, over the vesting period. The fair value of stock options was determined using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The fair value of the restricted stock awards was based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of the grant. For awards with performance conditions, we recognize compensation cost over the expected period to achieve the performance conditions, provided achievement of the performance conditions are deemed probable.

 


Use of Estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principlesGAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes.  Changes in such estimates may affect amounts reported in future periods.

 

New Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2017, June 2016, the FASBFinancial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2017-07,Compensation – Retirement Benefits (Topic 715): Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost. Currently, net benefit cost is reported as an employee cost within operating income (or capitalized into assets where appropriate). The amendment requires the bifurcation of net benefit cost. The service cost component will be presented with the other employee compensation costs in operating income (or capitalized in assets). The other components will be reported separately outside of operations and will not be eligible for capitalization. The amendment is effective for public entities for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption will be permitted as of the beginning of an annual reporting period for which financial statements have not been issued or made available for issuance. The guidance is required to be applied on a retrospective basis for the presentation of the service cost component and the other components of net benefit cost (including gains and losses on curtailments and settlements, and termination benefits paid through plans), and on a prospective basis for the capitalization of only the service cost component of net benefit cost. Amounts capitalized into assets prior to the date of adoption should not be adjusted through a cumulative effect adjustment, but should continue to be recognized in the normal course, as for example, inventory is sold or fixed assets are depreciated. The Company has no service cost component in its net benefit cost. The impact of adopting this amendment will be the movement of approximately $340,000 of annual net benefit cost from within operating income to a separate expense outside of operations.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13,2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326)326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (“ASU 2016-13”2016-13”).  The amendments in ASU 2016-132016-13 require the measurement of all expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts.  In addition, ASU 2016-132016-13 amends the accounting for credit losses on available-for-sale debt securities and purchased financial assets with credit deterioration.  The amendment is effective for public entities for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019, 2022, however early application is permitted for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018.  The Company does not anticipate the adoption of ASU 2016-132016-13 to have a material impact to the consolidated financial statements.

2.     Property, Plant and Equipment

 

Depreciable

         
 

lives

  

(in thousands)

 
 

(in years)

  

2020

  

2019

 

Computers and equipment

3to7  $10  $7 

Furniture and fixtures

 5to7   3   3 

Property, plant and equipment, at cost

      13   10 

Less accumulated depreciation

      6   3 

Property, plant and equipment, net

     $7  $7 

3.     Subordinated Notes Receivable

 

The Company received a $7.4 million subordinated secured promissory note from the Buyer as partial consideration for the sale of substantially all of our assets during the first quarter of 2018. On September 6, 2018, the Buyer sold certain of its assets, including certain inventory and the Stone & Leigh tradename to S&L, which is owned by a group which includes Matthew W. Smith, the Company’s former interim Chief Executive Officer. As a part of the S&L Asset Sale, the Buyer assigned to S&L certain of its rights and obligations under the original $7.4 million subordinated secured promissory note. In February 2016, connection with the FASB issued its final lease accounting standard, FASB Accounting Standard Codification ("ASC"assignment, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Subordinated Secured promissory note with the Buyer (the “A&R Note”),Leases(Topic 842) (“ASU 2016-02”), which requires lessees to recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability for virtually all of their leases (other than leases that meet the definition of a short-term lease)new Subordinated Secured Promissory Note with S&L (the “S&L Note”). The lease liability will be equalA&R Note had a principal amount as of the assignment date of $3.3 million.

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A&R Note

On February 7, 2019, the Company, Buyer and related parties entered into a Consent, Reaffirmation, and Joinder (the “Consent”) in connection with a new senior credit facility that Buyer expected to enter into with Alterna Capital Solutions, LLC (“Alterna”).  Pursuant to the present valueConsent, Buyer delivered a Second Amended and Restated Subordinated Secured Promissory Note (the “Second A&R Note”) in favor of leasethe Company. The Second A&R Note had a principal amount of $3.2 million and remained payable no later than March 2, 2023, at which time the total principal amount was due. Interest on the principal balance of the note continued to accrue daily at an annual fixed rate of 6%. The other terms of the Second A&R Note were substantially the same as those of the A&R Note. The Second A&R Note was guaranteed by Stanley Intermediate Holdings LLC, formerly Churchill Downs Intermediate Holdings LLC. Pursuant to the Consent, Buyer’s British Virgin Island parent company also guaranteed the Second A&R Note.

On February 25, 2019, Buyer closed and funded its new senior credit facility with Alterna. Pursuant to the Consent, the Company entered into an Intercreditor and Debt Subordination Agreement, dated February 25, 2019 (the “Subordination Agreement”), with Alterna. The Subordination Agreement with Alterna was generally on the same terms as the subordination agreement the Company previously entered into with North Mill Capital, LLC in connection with the original subordinated secured promissory note dated March 2, 2018 from Buyer in favor of the Company, except that principal payments on the Second A&R Note, before satisfaction of the of indebtedness to Alterna and termination of the right-of -use asset will beSubordination Agreement, were conditioned upon (l) no event of default under the new senior credit facility existing or resulting from the payment,  (2) availability under the new senior credit facility to make the payment, (3) all tax and debt obligations of Buyer being current and within their terms, and (4) there being no delinquency in payables or other obligations of Buyer to specified critical vendors.

Despite Buyer paying interest quarterly in advance on the Second A&R Note, the Company concluded during the second quarter of 2019, based on the lease liability,then current information and events in the Buyer’s business, that the Company did not believe it would be able to collect the entire amount due according to the Second A&R Note and determined that the note was other than temporarily impaired. The evaluation was generally based on an assessment of the borrower’s financial condition and the adequacy of the collateral securing the Second A&R Note. Given the facts and circumstances present during the second quarter of 2019, the Company recorded an impairment loss of $897,000 in the second quarter of 2019 resulting in the carrying value of the A&R Note decreasing to $1.3 million as of June 30, 2019. On August 21, 2019, the Company delivered a notice of default to Buyer under the Second A&R Note. The Company delivered this notice after receiving information from Alterna that Buyer was then in default under its credit facility with Alterna.

On October 31, 2019, the Company entered into a Forbearance Agreement with the Buyer and certain affiliates (the “Loan Parties”) pursuant to which the Company agreed, subject to adjustment such as for initial direct costs. For income statement purposes,certain conditions, to forbear until February 24, 2020 from exercising its rights and remedies under the new standard retainsSecond A&R Note issued by Buyer to the Company. On February 24, 2020, the Company and the Loan Parties entered into a dual model similar to ASC 840, requiring leases to be classified as either operating or finance. For lessees, operating leases will result in straight-line expense (similar to current accounting by lessees for operating leases under ASC 840letter agreement (the “Forbearance Extension Letter Agreement”) while finance leases will result in a front-loaded expense pattern (similar to current accounting by lessees for capital leases under ASC 840). Our leases as of December 31, 2017 principally relate to real estate leases for corporate office, showrooms and warehousing. The new standard will be effectiveextended the outside termination date for the first quarterforbearance period under the Forbearance Agreement from February 24, 2020 to February 26, 2020. The other terms and conditions of our fiscal year ending Decemberthe Forbearance Agreement remained the same. The forbearance period terminated on February 26, 2020 under the terms of the Forbearance Extension Letter Agreement and Forbearance Agreement.

The Company received payments on January 31, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. We are evaluating2020, February 28, 2020, and March 4, 2020 of $130,000, $200,000 and $350,000, respectively, of the effect that ASU 2016-02 will haveprincipal amount on the consolidated financial statementsSecond A&R Note from the Buyer.

On March 6, 2020, the Company and related disclosures by reviewing all long-term leasesthe Loan Parties entered into a letter agreement (the “Second Forbearance Extension Letter Agreement”) extended, subject to certain conditions, the outside termination date from February 26, 2020 to March 17, 2020. The extension of the outside termination and determining the potential impact. The standard iseffectiveness of the Second Forbearance Extension Letter Agreement was conditioned on Buyer making payments to be applied underto the modified retrospective method, with elective reliefs, which requires applicationoutstanding principal balance of the new guidance for all periods presented.Second A&R Note of $250,000 on or before March 12, 2020 and $750,000 on or before March 13, 2020. The Second Forbearance Extension Letter Agreement also required the Buyer to make an additional $391,970 payment on or before March 17, 2020 to be applied to the outstanding principal balance of the Second A&R Note. The other terms and conditions of the Forbearance Agreement remained the same.

 


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In On March 2016, 12 and 13, 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09,ImprovementsCompany received payments from Buyer of $250,000 and $750,000, respectively, pursuant to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting (“ASU 2016-09”). The amendments in ASU 2016-09 simplify several aspectsthe Second Forbearance Extension Letter Agreement which payments were applied to the outstanding principal amount of the accounting for share-basedSecond A&R Note.

On March 16, 2020, the Company received payment transactions. The new guidance requires that excess tax benefits (which representof $392,000 from the excessBuyer resulting in satisfaction in full of actual tax benefits receive at the dateSecond A&R Note pursuant to the terms of vesting or settlement over the benefits recognized overForbearance Agreement as amended. As a result of the vesting period or upon issuance of share-based payments) be recordedpayments received from Buyer in the income statementfirst quarter of 2020 on the Second A&R Note, the Company recognized a gain of $1.3 million on the payoff of the Second A&R Note during the first quarter of 2020.

The Company did not receive any cash interest payments during the year ended December 31, 2020 as interest for the quarter was paid in advance on December 31, 2019 and recorded as a reductionprincipal payment.

A reconciliation of income or income taxes when the awards vest or are settled. The new guidance also requires excess tax benefits to be classified as an operating activity in the statementSecond A&R Note for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 is as follows (in thousands):

  

Principal

  

Discount

  

Balance

 

Balance at January 1, 2019

 $3,376  $(1,012) $2,364 

Principal payments

  (812)  -   (812)

Impairment

  -   (897)  (897)

Accretion of discount

  -   54   54 

Balance at December 31, 2019

 $2,564  $(1,855) $709 

Interest paid-in-kind

  25   -   25 

Gain on settlement of debt

  (529)  1,855   1,326 

Principal payments

  (2,060)  -   (2,060)

Balance at December 31, 2020

 $-  $-  $- 

S&L Note

The S&L Note had a principal amount of cash flows rather than$4.4 million as of the assignment date. The S&L Note matures on March 2, 2023, at which time the total principal amount is due. Interest on the S&L Note accrues at a financing activity.fixed rate of 10% per annum. Cash interest payments of $252,000 and $356,000 were accrued or received during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. During the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company received $58,000 and $1,011,000 of principal payments on the S&L Note, respectively.

At the assignment date, the Company evaluated the fair value of the S&L Note. The adoptionCompany recorded accreted interest income on the fair value adjustment of these amendmentsthe S&L Note of $104,000 and $163,000 for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

The Company recorded an impairment loss of $833,000 and $0 during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.  Accordingly, the Company ceased accruing interest and accreting interest income on the fair value discount of the S&L Note on the date in the firstthird quarter of this year had no material2020 the Company determined the note was other than temporarily impaired.  The Company recognized the interest payments of $58,000 received in the fourth quarter 2020 as reductions of the principal balance of the S&L Note.  

As of December 31, 2020, the Company concluded that the estimated fair market value of the S&L Note will provide adequate cash required to repay the $1.9 million carrying value of the S&L Note.  The Company’s estimated fair value of the S&L Note is based upon the estimated fair value of the collateral securing the note, namely cash, accounts receivables, and inventory.  The determination of fair value involves management’s judgment, including analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on S&L’s business and its customers, and the use of market and third-party estimates regarding collateral values.  These collateral value estimates are based on the Company’s financial statements. The Company has electedthree-level valuation hierarchy for fair value for fair value measurement and represent Level 1 and 2 inputs.  Level 1 inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.  Level 2 inputs are inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. 

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A reconciliation of the activity in the S&L Note for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 is as follows (in thousands):

  

Principal

  

Discount

  

Balance

 

Balance at January 1, 2019

 $4,340  $(822) $3,518 

Principal payments

  (1,011)  -   (1,011)

Accretion of discount

  -   163   163 

Balance at December 31, 2019

 $3,329  $(659) $2,670 

Principal payments

  (58)  -   (58)

Accretion of discount

  -   104   104 

Impairment

  -   (833)  (833)

Balance at December 31, 2020

 $3,271  $(1,388) $1,883 

4.      Loan to maintain its practice of estimating forfeitures when recognizing expense for share-based payment awards.Affiliate

 

In August 2016, FASB issued ASU 2016-15,Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230). The guidance is intended to reduce diversity in practice in howOn March 19, 2019, the Company, together with certain cash receiptsother Lenders, entered into a loan agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with HC Realty’s operating partnership, and cash payments are presented and classified in the statement of cash flows. This standard will be effective for the first quarter of our fiscal year ending December 31, 2018. Early adoption is permitted, provided all amendments are adopted in the same period. In November 2016, FASB issued ASU 2016-18,Statement of Cash Flows(Topic 230HCM Agency, LLC, as collateral agent (the “Agent”): Restricted Cash. We have reviewed the standard and determined that our statement of cash flows will include changes in restricted cash with related disclosures. The guidance requires application using a retrospective transition method. We do not anticipate ASU 2016-15 or ASU 2016-18 to have a material impact to our consolidated financial statements.

InMay 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) which supersedes existing revenue recognition requirements in U.S. GAAP.  The updated guidance requires that an entity recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration, pursuant to which the entity expectsLenders provided HC Realty’s operating partnership with a $10,500,000 senior secured term loan (the “Initial Term Loan”), of which $2,000,000 was provided by the Company.

The Loan Agreement was to be entitledmature on March 19, 2022.  Interest on the Loan Agreement accrued at a rate of 14% per annum. 

On August 14, 2020, pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement, HC Realty’s operating partnership repaid the loan in exchange for those goods or services.  To achieve that core principle, the guidance establishes a five-step approachfull, including all accrued interest and make whole interest. Interest earned for the recognition of revenue. In March, April, May years ended December 31, 2020 and December 2016, the FASB issued further guidance to provide clarity regarding principal versus agent considerations, the identification of performance obligations2019 was $204,000 and certain other matters.  The updates are currently effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period.  Financial statement disclosures required under the guidance will enable users to understand the nature, amount, timing, judgments and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows relating to contracts with customers.  We are substantially complete with the analysis of our contracts to support revenue recognition and corresponding disclosures on our consolidated financial statements from the adoption of the new standard.  Based on the analysis of our contracts with customers, the timing, measurement, and presentation of revenues based on Topic 606 is consistent with our revenues under Topic 605. We adopted the above standard utilizing the modified retrospective method beginning January 1, 2018, with no adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings.$223,000, respectively.

 

 

2.5.      Property, Plant and Equipment

  

Depreciable

        
  

lives

 

(in thousands)

 
  

(in years)

 

2017

  

2016

 

Machinery and equipment

  5to12 $2,632  $2,675 

Leasehold improvements

  9to15  1,842   1,833 

Property, plant and equipment, at cost

      4,474   4,508 

Less accumulated depreciation

      3,025   2,902 

Property, plant and equipment, net

     $1,449  $1,606 


3.       Debt

We have a secured $6.0 million revolving credit facility with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”) with an excess availability requirement of $2.0 million resultingInvestment in maximum borrowings of $4.0 million under the facility, subject to borrowing base eligibility requirements.  The credit facility matures in October 2018 and is secured by our accounts receivable, inventory and certain other assets. Borrowings under the credit facility bear interest at a variable per annum rate equal to the daily three-month London Bank Interbank Offered Rate plus 3.5%.

The credit facility contains covenants that, among other things limit our ability to incur certain types of debt or liens, pay dividends, enter into mergers and consolidations or use proceeds of borrowing for other than permitted usesAffiliate

 

On November 20, 2017, 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 assetaggregate purchase agreement to sell substantially allprice of its assets to Churchill Downs LLC.$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 December 7, 2017, April 3, April 9, and June 29, 2020, the Company entered into a letter of consent (the “Consent”)subscription agreements with Wells Fargo,HC Realty, pursuant to the debt agreement,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 which Wells Fargo consentedHC Realty and HPCM does not receive management fees, performance fees, or any other economic benefits with respect to and waived any events of default relating to, the Company’s entry into the asset purchase agreement. Wells Fargo acknowledgesthese investors’ investment in the Consent that the Company may close the Asset Sale if, prior to or concurrently with such closing, the Company terminates the credit facility in accordance with its terms and complies with all requirements of the credit facility necessary to cause Wells Fargo to release its security interest in the assets of the Company. Wells Fargo further agreed in the Consent to require up to three business days’ notice of the termination of the credit facility instead of the thirty days currently required. Wells Fargo also agreed to consent to the replacement of Glenn Prillaman as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer on an interim basis. HC Realty’s Series B Stock.

 

The credit facility also includes a covenant requiring usSeries B Stock is not deemed to maintain a minimum fixed charge ratiobe 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.

F-13

The following table summarizes the Company’s investment in HC Realty as of notthe 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 1.1 to 1.020% of the fully diluted shares outstanding. The Company determined that accounting for the trailing twelve months with an initial compliance date at December 31, 2017. We obtained a waiver on November 9, 2017 for compliance with this covenant as of December 31, 2017, as long as the aggregate principal outstandinginvestment in HC Realty common stock under the credit facility is not greater than $250,000 on December 31, 2017. At December 31, 2017,no borrowings were outstanding under this revolving credit facility.

On March 2, 2018, in connection withequity method was appropriate for the Asset Sale discussed in Note 11,portion of time the Company terminated its Credit Agreement, dated asowned less than 20% because the Company holds significant influence of October 25, 2016, as amended, with Wells Fargo and the related Security Agreement with Wells Fargo, dated as of October 25, 2016.HC Realty.

 

 

4.6.     Income Taxes

 

The provision for income tax (benefit) expense consists of (in thousands):

 

  

2017

  

2016

 

Current:

        

Federal

 $(10) $525 

State

  (25)  193 

Total current

  (35)  718 

Deferred:

        

Federal

  -   - 

State

  -   - 

Total deferred

  -   - 

Income tax (benefit) expense

 $(35) $718 


  

2020

  

2019

 

Current:

        

Federal

 $(247) $- 

State

  -   (84)

Total current

  (247)  (84)

Deferred:

        

Federal

  247   - 

State

  -   - 

Total deferred

  247   - 

Income tax (benefit) expense from continuing operations

 $-  $(84)

 

A reconciliation of the difference between the federal statutory income tax rate and the effective income tax rate follows:

 

2017

2016

Federal statutory rate

35.0%35.0%

State tax, net of federal benefit

(12.3)(6.1)

State tax credits and adjustments

(1.7)1.8

Change in federal tax rate

(54.6)-

Change in cash surrender value of life insurance policies

-(185.1)

Valuation allowance increase

38.8143.2

Other, net

(4.7)(4.6)

Effective income tax rate

0.5%(15.8)%
  

2020

  

2019

 

Federal statutory rate

  21.0%  21.0%

State tax, net of federal benefit

  (0.1)  3.8 
Deferred correction – State NOLs  (359.7)  (122.7)

Permanent differences

  2.3   - 

Valuation allowance increase

  360.4   (3.9)

Other, net

  (24.0)  4.3 

Effective income tax rate

  -%  (97.6)%

 

On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”) was enacted into law.  We have remeasured the below deferred tax assets at the lower corporate tax rate of 21% based on when we expect those balances to reverse, however, this was offset by a corresponding adjustment to the Company’s full valuation allowance.

We have substantially completed our provisional analysis of the income tax effects of the Tax Act and recorded a reasonable estimate of such effects. However, the SEC staff issued guidance regarding application of Financial Accounting Standards Board income tax guidance in the reporting period that includes December 22, 2017 – the date on which the Tax Act was signed into law – to address situations when a company does not have the necessary information available, prepared, or analyzed (including computations) in reasonable detail to complete the accounting for certain income tax effects of the Tax Act. We have estimated the tax impacts related to the impact to deferred tax assets and liabilities and included these amounts in our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017, on a provisional basis. In this regard, the Tax Act repeals the corporate alternative minimum tax, or AMT, regime, including claiming a refund and full realization of remaining AMT credits. We have not been able to make a reasonable estimate with respect to the realization of existing AMT credit carryforwards, and accordingly, continue to apply the income tax-related accounting guidance that was in effect immediately prior to the enactment of the Tax Act. In order for us to complete the income tax effects of the Tax Act on the existing AMT deferred tax asset, we need to further analyze the nature, validity, and recoverability of the AMT-related deferred tax credit carryforwards prior to recording the underlying appropriate tax benefit. Accordingly, the ultimate impact related to the Tax Act may differ, possibly materially, due to, among other things, completing our analysis of the realization of available AMT credit refunds, further refinement of our calculations, changes in interpretations and assumptions that we made, additional guidance that may be issued by the U.S. Government, and actions and related accounting policy decisions that we may take as a result of the Tax Act. We expect this analysis to be complete when our 2017 U.S. corporate income tax return is filed in 2018.

F-14

 

The income tax effects of temporary differences that comprise deferred tax assets and liabilities at December 31 follow (in thousands):

 

 

2017

  

2016

  

2020

  

2019

 

Noncurrent deferred tax assets (liabilities):

        

Accounts receivable

 $46  $99 

Noncurrent deferred tax assets:

        

Equity method investment

 $195  $99 

Other accrued expenses

  339   587   33   32 

Property, plant and equipment

  (659)  (1,190)

Notes receivable fair value adjustment

  319   578 

Employee benefits

  1,970   3,979   50   65 

Contribution carryforward

  -   181 

Capital loss carryforward

  11   - 

AMT credit

  1,192   1,205   -   247 

Net operating loss

  6,733   7,727   7,861   7,726 

Gross non-current deferred tax assets

  9,621   12,588   8,469   8,747 

Less valuation allowance

  (9,621)  (12,588)
      
Noncurrent deferred tax liabilities:      
Property, tax, and equipment $(1) $(1)
Non-taxable dividends (193) - 
Valuation allowance  (8,275)  (8,499)
Gross non-current deferred tax liabilities  (8,469)  (8,500)
      

Net noncurrent deferred tax assets

 $-  $-  $-  $247 

 

We have U.S. federal net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $29.2$35.3 million which are available to reduce future taxable income. The federal net operating loss will begin expiring in 2033. We have combined state net operating loss carryforwards of $22.3$22.5 million that will expire at various times beginning in 2027.

 

During 2017,2020, we recorded a non-cash credit to our valuation allowance of $3.0 millionapproximately $226,000 against our December 31, 2017 2020 deferred tax assets.  The primary assets which are covered by this valuation allowance are employee benefits and net operating losses in excess of the amounts which can be carried back to prior periods. The valuation allowance was calculated in accordance with the provisions of ASC 740, Income Taxes, which requires an assessment of both positive and negative evidence when measuring the need for a valuation allowance.  Our results over the most recent four-yearfour-year period were heavily affected by our business restructuring activities. Our cumulative loss represented sufficient negative evidence to require a valuation allowance.  We intend to maintain a valuation allowance until sufficient positive evidence exists to support its reversal, resulting in no deferred tax asset balance being recognized.  Should we determine that we will not be able to realize all or part of our deferred tax asset in the future, an adjustment to the deferred tax asset will be charged to income in the period such determination is made.

 

The unrecognized tax benefits activity for the year ended December 31 followsfollows (in thousands):

 

 

2017

  

2016

  

2020

  

2019

 

Unrecognized tax benefits balance at January 1

 $471  $307  $157  $241 

Gross (decrease) increases in tax positions of prior years

  (17)  164 

Gross decrease in tax positions of prior years

  -   (84)

Unrecognized tax benefits balance at December 31

 $454  $471  $157  $157 


As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, we had approximately $80,000 and $97,000 of accrued interest related to uncertain tax positions, respectively.

 

Total amount of unrecognized tax benefits that would affect our effective tax rate if recognized is $358,000$157,000 at December 31, 2017 2020 and $307,000 at December 31, 2016. 2019. The 20102013 through 20162019 tax years remain open to examination by major taxing jurisdictions.

 

 

 

5.7.       Stockholders’ Equity

 

In addition to common stock, authorized capital includes 1,000,000 shares of “blank check” preferred stock. None was outstanding during the two years ended December 31, 2017. 2020. The Board of Directors (“Board”) is authorized to issue such stock in series and to fix the designation, powers, preferences, rights, limitations and restrictions with respect to any series of such shares. Such “blank check” preferred stock may rank prior to common stock as to dividend rights, liquidation preferences or both, may have full or limited voting rights and may be convertible into shares of common stock.

Basic and diluted earnings per share are calculated using the following share data (in thousands):

2017

2016

Weighted average shares outstanding for basic calculation

14,23614,139

Dilutive effect of stock options

--

Weighted average shares outstanding for diluted calculation

14,23614,139
  

2020

  

2019

 

Weighted average shares outstanding for basic calculation

  25,004   14,507 

Dilutive effect of restricted stock

  417   430 

Weighted average shares outstanding for diluted calculation

  25,421   14,937 

F-15

 

In 2017 and 2016,For the dilutive effect ofyear ended December 31, 2020 there were no stock options and restricted shares was not recognized since we had a net loss.awards excluded from the diluted per share calculation. For the year ended December 31, 2019, approximately 42,000 stock awards were excluded from the diluted per share calculation as they would be anti-dilutive.

 

WeFrom time to time, we will repurchase common shares that are tendered by recipients of restricted stock awards to satisfy tax withholding obligations on vested restricted stock. During 2017 and 2016, we repurchased 163,214 shares for approximately $135,000 and 6,862 shares for approximately $15,000, respectively.There were no repurchases during 2020 or 2019.

 

In July 2012, the Board authorized the purchase of up to $5.0$5.0 million of our common stock. These repurchases may be made from time to time in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions, or otherwise, at prices the Company deems appropriate. No repurchases of our common stock were made in 2017. During 2016, we repurchased 400,0002020 or 2019. The Board does not intend to repurchase any additional shares of our common stock for approximately $1.0 million.  As of December 31, 2017, we have approximately $3.0 million remaining onunder this authorization to repurchase our common stock.

During 2016, the Board declared two special dividends totaling $1.50 per share.  The first special dividend of $1.25 per share was distributed to shareholders on August 19, 2016 and the second special dividend of $.25 per share was distributed to shareholders on November 18, 2016. Approximately $36,000 in dividends payable relate to unvested restricted shares as of December 31, 2017.authorization.

 

In the fourth quarter of 2016, the Board adopted a Rights Agreement designed to protect the Company’s substantial net operating loss carryforwards. Under the Rights Agreement, company stockholders of record as of December 15, 2016 received one preferred share purchase right for each share of common stock they owned on such date. If a person or group acquires beneficial ownership of 4.9% or more of the Company’s outstanding common stock (subject to certain specified exceptions), the rights will become exercisable. The rights will also become exercisable if a person or group that already owns 4.9% or more of the Company’s outstanding common stock acquires an additional 1% or more of the Company’s outstanding common stock.

The Company entered into Amendment No.1, dated January 30,2017, to the Rights Agreement. This amendment amends the definition of Acquiring Person in the Rights Agreement to exclude any member of the Hale Group (Hale Partnership Fund, LP and certain affiliates that are parties to the agreement (Hale Agreement) dated January 30,2017 with the Company), provided that any purchases made by members of the Hale Group after December 5,2016 are made in compliance with Section 1(h)1(h) of the Hale Agreement. The Company entered into Amendment No 2, dated December 5, 2019, to the Rights Agreement. This amendment amends the definition of “Expiration Time” to provide that, unless otherwise expiring under the terms of the existing definition, the Rights Agreement will expire (i) at the close of business on the day after the Company’s 2020 annual meeting of stockholders unless the Company’s stockholders approve the amendment to the definition of “Expiration Time” in this amendment or (ii) the close of business on December 5, 2022 (unless the Company’s NOLs are utilized prior to that date). At the Company’s 2020 annual meeting of stockholders, the Company’s stockholders approved the amendment to the definition of “Expiration Time” under Amendment No. 2.


 

If the rights become exercisable, all holders of rights, other than the person or group triggering the rights, will be entitled to purchase Company common stock at a 50% discount. Rights held by the person or group triggering the rights will become void and will not be exercisable. The rights have a de minimis fair value.

The rightsvalue and trade with the Company’sCompany’s common stock. The Rights Agreement and the rights will expire on December 5, 2019 (unless the Company’s NOLs are utilized prior to that date). The Board may amend the Rights Agreement in any way or redeem the rights at any time unless and until the rights are triggered.

 

The Rights Agreement includes a procedure for the Board to consider requests to exempt a particular transaction from triggering the exercisability of the rights under the Rights Agreement if the transaction (i) does not (x) (x) create a significant risk of the Company’sCompany’s NOLs being impaired or (y) constitute a default under the change-in-control covenant included in the Company’s credit facility or (ii) is otherwise in the best interests of the Company.

 

 

 

6.8.       Stock Based Compensation

 

The Stanley Furniture Company, Inc. 2012 Incentive Compensation Plan (Incentive Compensation Plan) provides for the granting of performance grants, performance shares, stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, and stock appreciation rights to employees and certain service providers. Under this plan, the aggregate number of common shares that may be issued through awards of any form is 1.6 million. In addition, shares authorized under the 2008 Incentive Compensation Plan are also available for issuance under the Incentive Compensation Plan if they are unissued or subsequently expire, are forfeited or terminate unexercised. As of December 2017, 2020, there are 1.41.2 million shares remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans.

F-16

 

Stock Options      

The options are issued at market value on the date of grant and have a term of 10 years from the grant date. In general, employee grants vest ratably over a four to five-yearfive-year period and Director grants vest after one year. The fair value of each option is amortized into compensation expense on a straight-line basis between the grant date for the option and each vesting date. We have estimated the fair value of all stock option awards as of the date of the grant by applying the Black-Scholes pricing valuation model.

 

The application of this valuation model involves assumptions that are judgmental and sensitive in the determination of compensation expense. No options were granted in 20172020 or 2016.2019.

 

Stock option activity for the two years ended December 31, 2017, 2020, follows:

 

  

Number
of shares

  

Weighted-

Average

Exercise

Price

  

Weighted-

Average

Remaining

Contractual

Term

(in years)

  

Aggregate

Intrinsic

Value

(in

thousands)

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2015

  1,166,192  $5.93   4.7     

Expired

  (36,610)  23.88         
                 

Outstanding at December 31, 2016

  1,129,582  $5.35   3.8     
                 

Cancelled/Forfeited

  (258,706)  4.10         

Expired

  (44,294)  12.51         
                 

Outstanding at December 31, 2017

  826,582  $5.35   2.8  $- 
                 

Exercisable at December 31, 2017

  826,582  $5.35   2.8  $- 
  

Number
of shares

  

Weighted-

Average

Exercise

Price

  

Weighted-

Average

Remaining Contractual

Term

(in years)

  

Aggregate

Intrinsic

Value

(in

thousands)

 

Outstanding at January 1, 2019

  63,197  $7.01   1.8     
Cancelled/Forfeited  (20,914) $8.64         
                 

Outstanding at December 31, 2019

  42,283  $6.20   .8     
                 

Cancelled/Forfeited

  (36,071) $5.54         

Expired

  (6,212) $10.01         
                 

Outstanding at December 31, 2020

  -  $-   -  $- 
                 

Exercisable at December 31, 2020

  -  $-   -  $- 

 

There were no stock options exercised in 2017 and 2016.2020 or 2019.


 

Restricted Stock      

The restricted stock awards are accounted for as “non-vested equity shares” until the awards vest or are forfeited. In general, restricted stock awards for employees are time vested or performance vested and for non-employee directors vest at the end of their current term on the Board. The fair value of each share of restricted stock is the market price of our stock on the grant date. The fair value of each time vested award is amortized into compensation expense on a straight-line basis between the award date and the vesting date. Performance based awards are amortized into stock compensation expense based on the probability of meeting the performance criteria. In 20172020 and 2016,569,2632019, 12,931 and 221,74530,354 of restricted stock awards vested and were released, respectively.  Included in the 2017 vesting was 491,607 shares related to the separation agreement with the former chief executive officer.

 

The following table summarizes information about restricted stock awards for the two years ended December 31, 2017:2020:

 

Number
of shares

  

Weighted-

Average

Grant Date

Fair Value

  

Number
of shares

  

Weighted-

Average

Grant Date

Fair Value

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2015

  534,933  $3.53 

Outstanding at January 1, 2019

  204,575  $0.83 

Vested

  (221,745)  4.01   (30,354)  1.81 

Granted

  230,836   2.52   416,666   0.60 

Cancelled/Forfeited/Expired

  (161,290)  0.62 
                

Outstanding at December 31, 2016

  544,024  $2.89 

Outstanding at December 31, 2019

  429,597  $0.61 

Vested

  (569,263)  2.20   (12,931)  1.16 

Granted

  458,081   1.26   -   - 

Cancelled/Forfeited

  (105,559)  2.83 

Cancelled/Forfeited/Expired

  -   - 
                

Outstanding at December 31, 2017

  327,283  $1.82 

Outstanding at December 31, 2020

  416,666  $0.60 

F-17

 

As of December 31, 2017,2020, there was $22,000$124,000 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested restricted stock awards, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average remaining vesting period of 1.31.5 years.

 

 

7.     Employee Benefits Plans

Defined Contribution Plan

We maintain a defined contribution plan covering substantially all of our employees and make discretionary matching and profit sharing contributions. The total plan cost, including employer contributions, was$40,000 in 2017 and $16,000 in 2016. Employer contributions were suspended to the plan beginning in 2015.

Deferred Compensation Plan

Effective January 1986, we established an unfunded, nonqualified deferred compensation plan for select key executives (the “Plan”). The Plan allowed participants to defer a portion of their compensation and, upon retirement, receive an annual payment for life with a minimum of 15 payments. The Plan was frozen to new participants in 1991 and there are no active employees in the plan. The Plan is accounted for in accordance with ASC 715,Pension Plans, which results in an accrued liability based on future benefit payments owed to each participant under the Plan, utilizing mortality assumptions and a high quality corporate bond discount rate.

Corporate-owned life insurance policies were purchased as a potential funding source for this Plan. The Company had the ability to borrow against these policies or cash them in at any time. The balance sheet reflected a cash surrender value asset of $22.3 million (net of $5.5 million in loans and accrued interest) at December 31, 2015. Interest was paid on the borrowings at a rate of 13.13%, offset by a fixed rate of return of 12.63% on the borrowed portion of the cash surrender value of these policies, resulting in a net borrowing cost of 0.50%. The fixed return on the non-borrowed cash surrender value of these policies is 4%. In the first quarter of 2016, we liquidated the corporate-owned life insurance policies with cash surrender value of $28.1 million. We received $22.4 million in proceeds, net of outstanding loans and accrued interest. The decision to liquidate was made after continued review of the financial stability of Genworth Life Insurance Company, the issuer of the policies.


The growth in the cash surrender value of these policies, net of related premiums and plan administrative costs, is included in operating income. Interest charges for policy loans are included in interest expenses below operating income. The growth in cash surrender value of these policies is not taxable unless the policies are cashed in, while the interest paid is deductible for tax purposes. The liquidation of these policies in 2016 created approximately $24.0 million in taxable income which was offset by net operating loss carryforwards.   

The impact of the deferred compensation plan and corporate owned life insurance policies impact on net income is as follows (in thousands):

  

2017

  

2016

 

Growth in cash surrender value of corporate-owned life insurance policies

 $-  $301 

Deferred compensation plan expenses

  232   352 

Operating loss impact

  (232)  (51)

Interest expense on loans against corporate-owned life insurance polices

  -   109 

Net loss impact

 $(232) $(160)

The financial status of the deferred compensation plan based on actuarially valued benefits at December 31 follows (in thousands):

  

2017

  

2016

 

Change in benefit obligation:

        

Beginning benefit obligation

 $4,669  $4,749 

Interest cost

  148   160 

Actuarial loss (gain)

  138   210 

Benefits paid

  (450)  (450)

Ending benefit obligation

 $4,505  $4,669 

Change in plan assets:

        

Beginning fair value of plan assets

  -   - 

Employer contributions

  450   450 

Benefits paid

  (450)  (450)

Ending fair value of plan assets

  -   - 

Funded status

 $(4,505) $(4,669)

Amount recognized in the consolidated balance sheet (in thousands):

  

2017

  

2016

 

Current liabilities

 $(404) $(450)

Noncurrent liabilities

  (4,101)  (4,219)

Total

 $(4,505) $(4,669)

Amount recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss (in thousands):

  

2017

  

2016

 

Net loss

 $1,806  $1,752 


Components of net periodic benefit cost and other amounts recognized in other comprehensive loss (in thousands):     

  

2017

  

2016

 

Net periodic benefit cost:

        

Interest cost

 $148  $160 

Amortization of net loss

  84   72 

Net periodic benefit cost

 $232  $232 

Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in other comprehensive (loss) income:

        

Net loss

 $138  $210 

Amortization of net loss

  (84)  (72)

Total recognized in other comprehensive loss

  54   138 

Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and other comprehensive loss

 $286  $370 

Approximately $95,000 in accumulated other comprehensive loss is expected to be recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost during 2018.

The assumptions used to determine the plan’s financial status and postretirement benefit cost:

2017

2016

Discount rate for funded status

3.15%3.50%

Discount rate for benefit cost

3.50%3.55%

Estimated future benefit payments are as follows (in thousands):

2018

  $404 

2019

   395 

2020

   384 

2021

   368 

2022

   355 
2023-2027  1,514 
       

Estimated contributions for 2018

 $404 

Supplemental retirement plan and other postretirement benefits

Benefits under the supplemental retirement ceased to accrue after 1995.Our postretirement health care benefits were terminated for current employees effective January 1, 2010. Prior to this termination, we provided health care benefits to eligible retired employees between the ages of 55 and 65 and provide life insurance benefits to eligible retired employees from age 55 until death.

The financial status of the plans at December 31 follows (in thousands):

  

Supplemental Retirement Plan

  

Other Postretirement Benefits

 
  

2017

  

2016

  

2017

  

2016

 

Change in benefit obligation:

                

Beginning benefit obligation

 $1,879  $1,952  $710  $827 

Interest cost

  64   68   23   23 

Plan participants’ contributions

  -   -   51   46 

Actuarial (gain) loss

  68   14   61   (51)

Benefits paid

  (156)  (155)  (152)  (135)

Ending benefit obligation

 $1,855  $1,879  $693  $710 

Change in plan assets:

                

Beginning fair value of plan assets

  -   -   -   - 

Employer contributions

  155   155   101   89 

Plan participants’ contributions

  -   -   51   46 

Benefits paid

  (155)  (155)  (152)  (135)

Ending fair value of plan assets

  -   -   -   - 

Funded status

 $(1,855) $(1,879) $(693) $(710)


Amount recognized in the consolidated balance sheet (in thousands):

  

Supplemental Retirement Plan

  

Other Postretirement

Benefits

 
  

2017

  

2016

  

2017

  

2016

 

Current liabilities

 $(154) $(155) $(88) $(88)

Noncurrent liabilities

  (1,701)  (1,724)  (605)  (622)

Total

 $(1,855) $(1,879) $(693) $(710)

Amount recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss (in thousands):

  

Supplemental Retirement Plan

  

Other Postretirement

Benefits

 
  

2017

  

2016

  

2017

  

2016

 

Net loss (gain)

 $721  $686  $(111) $(182)

Components of net periodic benefit cost and other amounts recognized in other comprehensive (loss) income (in thousands):               

  

Supplemental Retirement Plan

  

Other Postretirement

Benefits

 
  

2017

  

2016

  

2017

  

2016

 

Net periodic benefit cost:

                

Interest cost

 $64  $68  $22  $23 

Amortization of net loss (gain)

  33   32   (10)  (17)

Net periodic benefit cost

 $97  $100  $12  $6 

Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in other comprehensive income (loss):

                

Net loss (gain)

 $68  $14  $61  $(51)

Amortization of net (loss) gain

  (33)  (32)  10   17 

Total recognized in other comprehensive (loss) income

 $35  $(18) $71  $(34)

Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and other comprehensive (loss) income

 $132  $82  $83  $(28)

The amounts in accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income that are expected to be recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost during 2018 are as follows (in thousands):

  

Supplemental Retirement Plan

  

Other

Postretirement

Benefits

 

Net loss (gain)

 $38  $(7)

The assumptions used to determine the plan’s financial status and postretirement benefit cost:

Supplemental Retirement

Plan

Other Postretirement

Benefits

2017

2016

2017

2016

Discount rate for funded status

3.20%3.55%2.95%3.20%

Discount rate for benefit cost

3.55%3.65%3.20%3.20%

Health care cost assumed trend rate for next year

6.00%

Rate that the cost trend rate gradually declines to

5.50%

Year that the rate reaches the rate it is assumed to remain at

2018


An increase or decrease in the assumed health care cost trend rate of one percentage point in each future year would have no effect on the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation at December 31, 2017 or annual postretirement benefit cost.

Estimated future benefit payments are as follows (in thousands):

    

Supplemental

Retirement Plan

  

Other

Postretirement

Benefits

 

Estimated net future benefit payments:

        

2018

  $154  $88 

2019

   151   84 

2020

   147   79 

2021

   144   73 

2022

   140   67 
2023-2027  631   246 
           

Estimated contributions for 2018

 $154  $88 

The accrued liabilities relating to these plans are included in accrued salaries, wages and benefits and in long-term liabilities.

8.9.      Income for Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act (CDSOA)

 

The CDSOA provides for distribution of monies collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (Customs) for imports covered by antidumping duty orders entering the United States through September 30, 2007 to qualified domestic producers. In 20172020 and 2016,2019, we received $0.4 million$0 and $1.1$1.2 million, respectively, in distributions of funds collected on antidumping duty orders entering the United States prior to September 2007.

 

 

9.10.     Commitments and Contingencies

 

Our leased facilities include warehouse and distribution space, showroom andfacility includes our corporate office space. The lease for office space and certain technology equipment. These leases have varying terms upis month to ten years.month. Rental expense charged to operations was $2.4 million$29,000 and $3.0 million$29,000 in 20172020 and 2016,2019, respectively.

At December 31, 2017, the future minimum lease payments for our current operating leases were as follows (in thousands):

  

Total

 

2018

 $1,370 

2019

  1,273 

2020

  1,302 

2021

  1,332 

2022

  1,232 

Thereafter

  299 

Total minimum lease payments

 $6,808 

 

We currently have letters of credit to cover estimated exposures, most notably with workman’s compensation claims. This agreement requires us to maintain a compensating balance with the issuer for the amounts outstanding. We currently have letters of credit outstanding in the amount of $631,000.$230,000. The compensating balance amount is reflected as restricted cash on the consolidated balance sheet.


 

In the normal course of business, we are involved in claims and lawsuits, none of which currently, in management’smanagement’s opinion, will have a material adverse effect on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

10.Quarterly Results of Operations (Unaudited)

  (in thousands, except per share data) 

2017 Quarters:

 

First

  

Second

  

Third

  

Fourth

 

Net Sales

 $11,190  $11,615  $10,427  $11,946 

Gross profit

  2,237   2,732   2,333   (2,466)
                 

Net (loss) income

 $(416) $14  $(305) $(7,002) (1)
                 

 

Net loss per share (2):

                

Basic

 $(.03) $-  $(.02) $(.49)

Diluted

 $(.03) $-  $(.02) $(.49)

2016 Quarters:

 

First

  

Second

  

Third

  

Fourth

 
Net Sales $11,683  $12,053  $11,036  $9,802 
Gross profit  2,541   2,062   1,835   1,976 
                 

Net loss

 $(1,485) $(1,392) $(2,080) $(301) (1)

 

Net loss per share (2:

                

Basic

 $(.10) $(.10) $(.15) $(.02)

Diluted

 $(.10) $(.10) $(.15) $(.02)

(1)

Includes proceeds received from the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act, net of taxes, of $0.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2017 and $1.1 million in fourth quarter of 2016.

(2)

The sum of individual quarterly net loss per share may not agree to the total for the year due to each period’s computation being based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during each period.

 

 

 

11.       Subsequent Events11.     Uncertainties

 

On March 2, 2018, we sold substantially all of our assets (the “Asset Sale”)11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the current COVID-19 outbreak to Churchill Downs LLC (“Buyer”), pursuantbe a global pandemic. In response to the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 20, 2017, as amended by the First Amendment thereto dated January 22, 2017 (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”). As consideration for the Asset Sale, Buyer paid a purchase price consisting of cash in the amount of approximately $10.8 million (of which approximately $1.3 million was used to pay the outstanding amount under our credit agreement), a subordinated promissory note in the principal amount of approximately $7.4 million, and a 5% equity interest in Buyer’s post-closing ultimate parent company, Churchill Downs Holdings Ltd., a British Virgin Islands business company. Buyer also assumed substantially all of our liabilities.

On March 2, 2018, the Company’s Board of Directors approved an amendment to the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation to change the name of the Company to HG Holdings, Inc.  The amendment became effective upon the filing of a Certificate of Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on March 2, 2018.

On March 2, 2018, in connection with the Asset Sale, we terminated our credit agreement, dated as of October 25, 2016, as amended, with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”)this declaration and the related security agreement.

On February 5, 2018, a putative class action was filed inrapid spread of COVID-19 within the United States, District Courtfederal, state and local governments throughout the country imposed varying degrees of restrictions on social and commercial activity to promote social distancing in an effort to slow the spread of the illness. These measures have had a significant adverse impact upon many sectors of the economy.

As a result of these measures, many non-essential retail commerce across the country experienced significant disruption causing severely reduced sales volume.  Stone & Leigh, who distributes its products through these potentially impacted retail channels, has experienced and may continue to experience a reduction in sales volume as a result of these measures.  Whereas most state and local governments have begun to ease restrictions on commercial retail activity, it is possible that a resurgence in COVID-19 cases could prompt a return to tighter restrictions in certain areas of the country. Furthermore, the economic recession brought on by the pandemic may have a continuing adverse impact on consumer demand for Stone & Leigh’s products. Therefore, uncertainty remains regarding the Middle Districtongoing impact of North Carolina against us, our directorsthe COVID-19 outbreak upon the future results of operations of Stone & Leigh and certain former directors in connection with the Asset Sale. The lawsuit alleged, among other things, that we violated the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, by omitting certain material information from the proxy statement relatingits corresponding impact to the Asset Sale. The complaint sought, among other things, injunctive relief preventing the consummationcollectability of the Asset Sale until disclosureS&L Note.

Despite the restrictions and measures by federal, state, and local governments in response to COVID-19, many of the material information allegedly omittedU.S. Government tenant agencies of HC Realty’s properties were deemed essential.  All of HC Realty’s revenue is generated through the receipt of rental payments from U.S. Government tenant agencies.  The extent, however, of future COVID-19 disruption is highly uncertain and cannot be predicted. It is possible that with a resurgence in COVID-19 cases resulting in tighter restriction that risks to HC Realty’s operations become heightened. 

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The Company continues to evaluate the proxy statement, rescissionimpact of these measures on our operational and financial performance, specifically the impact on Stone & Leigh and HC Realty’s operations.  While, the Company has not experienced any adverse impacts with respect to the payment of interest on the S&L Note as of December 31, 2020, COVID-19 has significantly impacted S&L’s operations and its customers.  As a result of an assessment of the Asset Purchase Agreementborrower’s financial condition, including the impact of COVID-19 to its operations, and the adequacy of the collateral securing the S&L Note, the Company determined during third quarter of 2020 that the S&L Note was other than temporarily impaired.  The Company recorded an impairment loss of $833,000 on the S&L Note during the year ended December 31, 2020.

 As of December 31, 2020, the Company has not experienced any adverse impacts to the extent already implemented,payment of HC Realty’s common and the award of attorneys’ and experts’ fees and certain other damages. While we believed the claims were without merit, we determined to provide additional disclosure in a supplement to the proxy statement in order to alleviate the costs, risks and uncertainties inherent with litigation.  We reached an agreement with the plaintiff regarding our additional disclosures and the lawsuit was dismissed on March 12,2018.Series B Stock dividends.

 


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HG HOLDINGS, INC. (FORMERLY STANLEY FURNITURE COMPANY, INC.)

SCHEDULE II – VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

For each of the Two Years in the Period Ended December 31, 2017

(in thousands)

             

Column A

 

Column B

  

Column C

  

Column D

  

Column E

 
      

Charged

         
  

Balance at

  

(Credited)

      

Balance at

 
  

Beginning

  

to Costs &

      

End

 

Descriptions

 

of Period

  

Expenses

  

Deductions

  

of Period

 

2017

                
Doubtful receivables $117  $71  $92(a) $96 

Discounts, returns, and allowances

  155  

(48)

(b)  -   107 
  $272  $23  $92  $203 

Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets

 $12,588  $-  $2,857  $9,731 
                 

2016

                
Doubtful receivables $267  $91  $241(a) $117 

Discounts, returns, and allowances

  137  

18

(b)  -   155 
  $404  $109  $241  $272 

Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets

 $19,194  $-  $6,606  $12,588 

(a) Uncollectible receivables written-off, net of recoveries.

(b) Represents net increase (decrease) in the reserve.

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