UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549



FORM 10-Q


(Mark One)

[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended December 31, 2018

OR

[  ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period year ended September 30, 2019

or

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ________to ______________________ to _____________

Commission file numberFile Number: 001-34719

S&W SEED COMPANY

(Exact nameName of Registrant as Specified in itsIts Charter)

 

Nevada

27-1275784

  (State

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)No.)

2101 Ken Pratt Blvd, Suite 201, Longmont, CO

80501

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)


106 K Street, Suite 300
Sacramento, California    95814
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

(559) 884-2535

(Registrant'sRegistrant’s Telephone Number, includingIncluding Area Code)

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of Each Class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered

Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

SANW

The Nasdaq Capital Market

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

None

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d)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.x

YES     ¨Yes NO   No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).     YES  x

NOYes ¨ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large“large accelerated filer," "accelerated” “accelerated filer," "smaller” “smaller reporting company"company” and "emerging“emerging growth company"company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer¨

Accelerated filer¨

Non-accelerated filerx

Smaller reporting companyx

Emerging growth company¨

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not 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   ¨ Yes        NO   x No

      AsThe number of February 12, 2019, 33,271,678 shares outstanding of common stock of the registrant's common stock were outstanding.



registrant as of November 13, 2019 was 33,290,803.


S&W SEED COMPANY
Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Page No.

Item 1.

Financial Statements (Unaudited):

3

Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2018September 30, 2019 and June 30, 20182019

4

3

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended December 31,September 30, 2019 and 2018 and 2017

5

4

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Three and Six Months Ended December 31,September 30, 2019 and 2018 and 2017

6

5

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders'Stockholders’ Equity for the SixThree Months Ended December 31,September 30, 2019 and 2018 and 2017

7

6

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the SixThree Months Ended December 31,September 30, 2019 and 2018 and 2017

8

7

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

9

8

Item 2. Management's

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

36

30

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

58

41

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

58

41

PART II.

OTHER INFORMATION

43

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

43

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

43

Item 1. Legal Proceedings
58
Item 1A. Risk Factors
58

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

60

43

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

60

43

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

60

43

Item 5.

Other Information

43

Item 5. Other Information
60

Item 6.

Exhibits

60

44

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"“Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"“Exchange Act”), which are subject to the "safe harbor"“safe harbor” created by those sections. These forward-looking statements include but are not limited to, any statements concerning projections of revenue, margins, expenses, tax provisions, earnings, cash flows and other financial items; any statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations; any statements regarding our ability to raise capital in the future; any statements concerning expected development, performance or market acceptance relating to our products or services or our ability to expand our grower or customer bases or to diversify our product offerings; any statements regarding future economic conditions or performance; any statements of expectation or belief; any statements regarding our ability to retain key employees; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. These forward-looking statements are often identified by the use of words such as, but not limited to, "anticipate," "believe," "can," "continue," "could," "designed," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "potential," "project," "seek," "should," "target," "will," "would,"“anticipate,” “believe,” “can,” “continue,” “could,” “designed,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “project,” “seek,” “should,” “target,” “will,” “would,” and similar expressions or variations intended to identify forward-looking statements,, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words.words. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations about future events. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause actual results and the timing of certain events to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Risks, uncertainties and assumptions include the following:

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You are urged to carefully review the disclosures made concerning risks and uncertainties that may affect our business or operating results, which include, among others, those listed in Part I, Item 1A. "Risk Factors"“Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018,2019, as updated in Part II, Item 1A. "Risks Factors"“Risks Factors” of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, level of activity, performance or achievements. Many factors discussed in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, some of which are beyond our control, will be important in determining our future performance. Consequently, these statements are inherently uncertain and actual results may differ materially from those that might be anticipated from the forward-looking statements. In light of these and other uncertainties, you should not regard the inclusion of a forward-looking statement in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as a representation by us that our plans and objectives will be achieved, and you should not place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements included herein are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this section. Furthermore, such forward-looking statements represent our views as of, and speak only as of, the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and such statements should not be read to indicate that we have conducted an exhaustive inquiry into, or review of, all potentially available relevant information. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons why actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

When used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the terms "we," "us," "our," "the“we,” “us,” “our,” “the Company," "S&W"” “S&W” and "S“S&W Seed"Seed” refer to S&W Seed Company and its subsidiaries or, as the context may require, S&W Seed Company only. Our fiscal year ends on June 30, and accordingly, the terms "fiscal 2019," "fiscal 2018"“fiscal 2020,” “fiscal 2019” and "fiscal 2017"“fiscal 2018” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q refer to the respective fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, 2019 2018 and 2017,2018, respectively, with corresponding meanings to any fiscal year reference beyond such dates. Trademarks, service marks and trade names of other companies appearing in this report are the property of their respective holders.

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PART I

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Part I

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

Financial Statements

S&W SEED COMPANY

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(UNAUDITED)

   December 31,  June 30,
   2018  2018
ASSETS      
       
CURRENT ASSETS      
     Cash and cash equivalents $2,471,381  $4,320,894 
     Accounts receivable, net  23,178,997   13,861,932 
     Unbilled accounts receivable, net  11,206,984   
     Inventories, net  88,455,980   60,419,276 
     Prepaid expenses and other current assets  1,158,738   1,279,794 
     Assets held for sale  1,930,400   
          TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS  128,402,480   79,881,896 
       
Property, plant and equipment, net  22,731,765   13,180,132 
Intangibles, net  39,823,195   33,109,780 
Goodwill  11,865,811   10,292,265 
Other assets  1,302,705   1,303,135 
          TOTAL ASSETS $204,125,956  $137,767,208 
       
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY      
       
CURRENT LIABILITIES      
     Accounts payable $31,594,475  $5,935,454 
     Deferred revenue  2,443,574   212,393 
     Accrued expenses and other current liabilities  3,471,881   3,114,799 
     Lines of credit, net  46,310,464   32,630,559 
     Current portion of long-term debt, net  991,140   503,012 
          TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES  84,811,534   42,396,217 
       
Long-term debt, net, less current portion  12,264,273   12,977,087 
Other non-current liabilities  656,994   651,780 
       
          TOTAL LIABILITIES  97,732,801   56,025,084 
       
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY      
     Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized;      
          no shares issued and outstanding    
     Common stock, $0.001 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized;      
          33,246,141 issued and 33,221,141 outstanding at December 31, 2018;      
          24,367,906 issued and 24,342,906 outstanding at June 30, 2018;  33,246   24,367 
     Treasury stock, at cost, 25,000 shares  (134,196)  (134,196)
     Additional paid-in capital  136,495,216   108,803,991 
     Accumulated deficit  (23,906,501)  (21,161,376)
     Accumulated other comprehensive loss  (6,116,283)  (5,790,662)
     Noncontrolling interests  21,673   
          TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY  106,393,155   81,742,124 
          TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY $204,125,956  $137,767,208 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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S&W SEED COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)

   Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended
   December 31,  December 31,
   2018  2017  2018  2017
Revenue $18,580,996  $20,532,796  $44,701,133  $31,244,512 
             
Cost of revenue  13,897,455   15,860,629   34,554,463   24,236,757 
             
Gross profit  4,683,541   4,672,167   10,146,670   7,007,755 
             
Operating expenses            
     Selling, general and administrative expenses  4,342,696   2,446,955   7,230,074   5,361,035 
     Research and development expenses  1,373,554   855,164   2,365,667   1,597,081 
     Depreciation and amortization  1,035,606   870,981   1,890,714   1,759,233 
     Disposal of property, plant and equipment loss (gain)   3,463   (15,413)  3,463   (81,776)
             
          Total operating expenses  6,755,319   4,157,687   11,489,918   8,635,573 
             
Income (loss) from operations  (2,071,778)  514,480   (1,343,248)  (1,627,818)
             
Other expense            
     Foreign currency (gain) loss  (32,987)  7,472   (58,430)  22,030 
     Change in derivative warrant liabilities    341,199     (431,300)
     Interest expense - amortization of debt discount  68,914   33,100   135,392   67,099 
     Interest expense   641,479   383,894   1,298,709   731,623 
             
Loss before income taxes  (2,749,184)  (251,185)  (2,718,919)  (2,017,270)
     Provision for income taxes  (4,801)  148,702   4,533   200,123 
Net loss including noncontrolling interests $(2,744,383) $(399,887) $(2,723,452) $(2,217,393)
             
     Net income attributed to noncontrolling interest  21,673     21,673   
Net loss attributed to S&W Seed Company $(2,766,056) $(399,887) $(2,745,125) $(2,217,393)
             
Net loss attributed to S&W Seed Company per common share:            
     Basic $(0.09) $(0.02) $(0.10) $(0.11)
     Diluted $(0.09) $(0.02) $(0.10) $(0.11)
             
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:            
     Basic  29,153,852   21,130,960   26,996,483   20,643,973 
     Diluted  29,153,852   21,130,960   26,996,483   20,643,973 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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S&W SEED COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(UNAUDITED)

   Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended
   December 31,  December 31,
   2018  2017  2018  2017
             
Net loss $(2,744,383) $(399,887) $(2,723,452) $(2,217,393)
             
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of income taxes  (143,198)  (41,223)  (325,621)  115,430 
             
Comprehensive loss $(2,887,581) $(441,110) $(3,049,073) $(2,101,963)
             
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests  21,673     21,673   
Comprehensive loss attributable to S&W Seed Company $(2,909,254) $(441,110) $(3,070,746) $(2,101,963)

 

ASSETS

 

September 30,

2019

 

 

June 30,

2019

 

CURRENT ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

1,066,993

 

 

$

3,431,802

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

 

14,213,687

 

 

 

13,380,464

 

Inventories, net

 

 

73,857,297

 

 

 

71,295,520

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

1,460,700

 

 

 

1,687,490

 

Assets held for sale

 

 

1,764,307

 

 

 

1,850,000

 

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS

 

 

92,362,984

 

 

 

91,645,276

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

 

20,362,017

 

 

 

20,634,949

 

Intangibles, net

 

 

34,634,596

 

 

 

32,714,484

 

Other assets

 

 

4,506,701

 

 

 

1,369,560

 

TOTAL ASSETS

 

$

151,866,298

 

 

$

146,364,269

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

14,020,264

 

 

$

6,930,829

 

Deferred revenue

 

 

11,731,582

 

 

 

9,054,549

 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

 

6,016,293

 

 

 

6,073,110

 

Lines of credit, net

 

 

9,809,349

 

 

 

10,755,548

 

Current portion of long-term debt, net

 

 

1,209,928

 

 

 

1,113,502

 

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES

 

 

42,787,416

 

 

 

33,927,538

 

Long-term debt, net, less current portion

 

 

12,028,451

 

 

 

12,158,095

 

Other non-current liabilities

 

 

2,169,064

 

 

 

280,424

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

 

 

56,984,931

 

 

 

46,366,057

 

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; no shares

   issued and outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.001 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized; 33,309,453

   issued and 33,284,453 outstanding at September 30, 2019; 33,303,218 issued and

   33,278,218 outstanding at June 30, 2019;

 

 

33,309

 

 

 

33,303

 

Treasury stock, at cost, 25,000 shares

 

 

(134,196

)

 

 

(134,196

)

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

136,903,468

 

 

 

136,751,875

 

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(35,392,108

)

 

 

(30,466,618

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

(6,382,532

)

 

 

(6,138,467

)

Noncontrolling interests

 

 

(146,574

)

 

 

(47,685

)

TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

94,881,367

 

 

 

99,998,212

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

$

151,866,298

 

 

$

146,364,269

 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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S&W SEED COMPANY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
OPERATIONS

(UNAUDITED)

                           Accumulated      
                     Additional     Other      
   Preferred Stock  Common Stock  Treasury Stock  Paid-In  Accumulated  Comprehensive  Noncontrolling  Total
   Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Capital  Deficit  Loss  Interests  Equity
                                  
Balance, June 30, 2017   $  18,004,681  $18,004   (25,000) $(134,196) $83,312,518  $(16,436,286) $(5,538,385) $ $61,221,655 
                                  
Stock-based compensation - options, restricted stock, and RSUs              451,033         451,033 
Net issuance to settle RSUs      88,619   89       (113,777)        (113,688)
Proceeds from sale of common stock, net of fees and expenses      6,260,000   6,260       22,512,956         22,519,216 
Reclassification of warrants upon expiration of repricing provisions              2,405,300         2,405,300 
Other comprehensive income                  115,430     115,430 
Net loss                (2,217,393)      (2,217,393)
Balance, December 31, 2017   $  24,353,300  $24,353   (25,000) $(134,196) $108,568,030  $(18,653,679) $(5,422,955) $ $84,381,553 
                                  
Balance, June 30, 2018   $  24,367,906  $24,367   (25,000) $(134,196) $108,803,991  $(21,161,376) $(5,790,662) $ $81,742,124 
                                  
Stock-based compensation - options, restricted stock, and RSUs              377,458         377,458 
Net issuance to settle RSUs      35,518   36       (25,534)        (25,498)
Proceeds from sale of preferred stock, net of fees and expenses  7,235             22,420,455         22,420,462 
Conversion of preferred stock to common stock  (7,235)  (7)  7,235,000   7,235       (7,228)        
Proceeds from sale of common stock, net of fees and expenses      1,607,717   1,608       4,926,074         4,927,682 
Other comprehensive loss                  (325,621)    (325,621)
Net income (loss)                (2,745,125)    21,673   (2,723,452)
Balance, December 31, 2018  -   $-    33,246,141  $33,246   (25,000) $(134,196) $136,495,216  $(23,906,501) $(6,116,283) $21,673  $106,393,155 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product and other

 

$

12,272,458

 

 

$

26,120,137

 

Total revenue

 

 

12,272,458

 

 

 

26,120,137

 

Cost of revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product and other

 

 

9,199,586

 

 

 

20,657,008

 

Total cost of revenue

 

 

9,199,586

 

 

 

20,657,008

 

Gross profit

 

 

3,072,872

 

 

 

5,463,129

 

Operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 

4,648,326

 

 

 

2,887,378

 

Research and development expenses

 

 

1,588,191

 

 

 

992,113

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

1,064,798

 

 

 

855,108

 

Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment

 

 

(11,575

)

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

7,289,740

 

 

 

4,734,599

 

Income (loss) from operations

 

 

(4,216,868

)

 

 

728,530

 

Other expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency loss (gain)

 

 

98,187

 

 

 

(25,443

)

Change in estimated value of assets held for sale

 

 

85,693

 

 

 

 

Interest expense - amortization of debt discount

 

 

185,903

 

 

 

66,478

 

Interest expense

 

 

436,497

 

 

 

657,230

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

 

(5,023,148

)

 

 

30,265

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

1,231

 

 

 

9,334

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

(5,024,379

)

 

$

20,931

 

Net loss attributed to noncontrolling interests

 

 

(98,889

)

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to S&W Seed Company

 

$

(4,925,490

)

 

$

20,931

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to S&W Seed Company per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

(0.15

)

 

$

0.00

 

Diluted

 

$

(0.15

)

 

$

0.00

 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

33,284,453

 

 

 

24,790,215

 

Diluted

 

 

33,284,453

 

 

 

24,791,437

 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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S&W SEED COMPANY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(UNAUDITED)

   Six Months Ended
   December 31,
   2018  2017
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES      
     Net loss $(2,723,452) $(2,217,393)
     Adjustments to reconcile net loss from operating activities to net       
          cash used in operating activities      
          Stock-based compensation  377,458   451,033 
          Change in allowance for doubtful accounts  (154,364)  20,547 
          Depreciation and amortization  1,890,715   1,759,233 
          Loss (gain) on disposal of property, plant and equipment  3,463   (81,776)
          Change in foreign exchange contracts  2,626   100,864 
          Change in derivative warrant liabilities  -    (431,300)
          Amortization of debt discount  135,392   67,099 
          Changes in:      
               Accounts receivable  (8,336,183)  (1,960,907)
               Unbilled accounts receivable  (11,206,984)  -  
               Inventories  (21,513,547)  (38,850,545)
               Prepaid expenses and other current assets  123,752   (377,920)
               Other non-current asset  -    (4,963)
               Accounts payable  23,698,244   25,606,471 
               Accounts payable - related parties  -    (216,112)
               Deferred revenue  1,458,655   (614,523)
               Accrued expenses and other current liabilities  384,628   (67,000)
               Other non-current liabilities  (40,855)  148,147 
                    Net cash used in operating activities  (15,900,452)  (16,669,045)
       
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES      
     Additions to property, plant and equipment  (336,623)  (815,063)
     Additions to internal use software  (43,000)  -  
     Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment  24,106   46,218 
     Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired  (26,354,951)  -  
                    Net cash used in investing activities  (26,710,468)  (768,845)
       
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES      
     Net proceeds from sale of common stock  4,927,682   22,519,216 
     Net proceeds from sale of preferred stock  22,420,462   -  
     Taxes paid related to net share settlements of stock-based compensation awards  (25,497)  (113,688)
     Borrowings and repayments on lines of credit, net  14,299,326   38,574 
     Payment of contingent consideration obligation  -    (2,500,000)
     Borrowings of long-term debt  2,369,071   12,500,000 
     Debt issuance costs  (354,589)  (257,964)
     Repayments of long-term debt  (2,682,056)  (10,113,415)
                    Net cash provided by financing activities  40,954,399   22,072,723 
       
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH  (192,992)  74,860 
       
NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH & CASH EQUIVALENTS  (1,849,513)  4,709,693 
       
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of the period $4,320,894  $745,001 
       
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period $2,471,381  $5,454,694 
       
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION      
       
     Cash paid during the period for:      
          Interest $1,106,256  $776,882 
          Income taxes  13,304   42,244 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

(5,024,379

)

 

$

20,931

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of income taxes

 

 

(244,065

)

 

 

(182,423

)

Comprehensive loss

 

$

(5,268,444

)

 

$

(161,492

)

Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

(98,889

)

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive loss attributable to S&W Seed Company

 

$

(5,169,555

)

 

$

(161,492

)

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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S&W SEED COMPANY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

Preferred Stock

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

Treasury Stock

 

 

Additional

Paid-In

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

Noncontrolling

 

 

Accumulated

Other

Comprehensive

 

 

Total

Stockholders'

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

Capital

 

 

Deficit

 

 

Interests

 

 

Loss

 

 

Equity

 

Balance, June 30, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24,367,906

 

 

$

24,367

 

 

 

(25,000

)

 

$

(134,196

)

 

$

108,803,991

 

 

$

(21,161,376

)

 

 

 

 

$

(5,790,662

)

 

$

81,742,124

 

Stock-based compensation -

   options, restricted stock,

   and RSUs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

155,305

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

155,305

 

Net issuance to settle RSUs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,629

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(6,645

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(6,639

)

Proceeds from sale of common

   stock, net of fees and expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,607,717

 

 

 

1,608

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,926,074

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,927,682

 

Other comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(182,423

)

 

 

(182,423

)

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,931

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,931

 

Balance, September 30, 2018

 

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

25,981,252

 

 

$

25,981

 

 

 

(25,000

)

 

$

(134,196

)

 

$

113,878,725

 

 

$

(21,140,445

)

 

$

 

 

$

(5,973,085

)

 

$

86,656,980

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, June 30, 2019

 

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

33,303,218

 

 

$

33,303

 

 

 

(25,000

)

 

$

(134,196

)

 

$

136,751,875

 

 

$

(30,466,618

)

 

$

(47,685

)

 

$

(6,138,467

)

 

$

99,998,212

 

Stock-based compensation -

   options, restricted stock,

   and RSUs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

158,837

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

158,837

 

Net issuance to settle RSUs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,235

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(7,244

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(7,238

)

Other comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(244,065

)

 

 

(244,065

)

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4,925,490

)

 

 

(98,889

)

 

 

 

 

 

(5,024,379

)

Balance, September 30, 2019

 

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

33,309,453

 

 

$

33,309

 

 

 

(25,000

)

 

$

(134,196

)

 

$

136,903,468

 

 

$

(35,392,108

)

 

$

(146,574

)

 

$

(6,382,532

)

 

$

94,881,367

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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S&W SEED COMPANY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

(5,024,379

)

 

$

20,931

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) from operating activities to net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cash provided by operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

158,837

 

 

 

155,305

 

Change in allowance for doubtful accounts

 

 

12,639

 

 

 

(154,896

)

Inventory write-down

 

 

347,566

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

1,064,798

 

 

 

855,108

 

Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment

 

 

(11,575

)

 

 

 

Change in foreign exchange contracts

 

 

43,863

 

 

 

39,177

 

Change in estimated value of assets held for sale

 

 

85,693

 

 

 

 

Amortization of debt discount

 

 

185,903

 

 

 

66,478

 

Changes in:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

(974,615

)

 

 

77,442

 

Unbilled accounts receivable

 

 

 

 

 

(9,530,970

)

Inventories

 

 

(3,330,136

)

 

 

(15,907,716

)

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

104,664

 

 

 

(2,274,959

)

Other non-current asset

 

 

24,212

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

 

7,282,377

 

 

 

31,100,128

 

Deferred revenue

 

 

2,677,388

 

 

 

(107,675

)

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

 

(89,253

)

 

 

(104,708

)

Other non-current liabilities

 

 

(414,033

)

 

 

(4,802

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

2,143,949

 

 

 

4,228,843

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additions to property, plant and equipment

 

 

(816,169

)

 

 

(199,027

)

Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment

 

 

20,075

 

 

 

 

Additions to internal use software

 

 

 

 

 

(36,000

)

Acquisition of wheat assets

 

 

(2,633,000

)

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(3,429,094

)

 

 

(235,027

)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net proceeds from sale of common stock

 

 

 

 

 

4,927,682

 

Taxes paid related to net share settlements of stock-based compensation awards

 

 

(7,238

)

 

 

(6,639

)

Borrowings and repayments on lines of credit, net

 

 

(706,865

)

 

 

(8,872,537

)

Borrowings of long-term debt

 

 

258,194

 

 

 

2,152,408

 

Debt issuance costs

 

 

(41,636

)

 

 

(38,727

)

Repayments of long-term debt

 

 

(342,304

)

 

 

(2,327,857

)

Net cash used in financing activities

 

 

(839,849

)

 

 

(4,165,670

)

EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH

 

 

(239,815

)

 

 

(114,913

)

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH & CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

 

(2,364,809

)

 

 

(286,767

)

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of the period

 

$

3,431,802

 

 

 

4,320,894

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period

 

$

1,066,993

 

 

$

4,034,127

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid during the period for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

$

385,023

 

 

$

667,854

 

Income taxes

 

 

 

 

 

49,480

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.


S&W SEED COMPANY

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

NOTE 1 - BACKGROUND AND ORGANIZATION

Organization

S&W Seed Company, a Nevada corporation (the "Company"“Company”), began as S&W Seed Company, a general partnership, in 1980 and was originally in the business of breeding, growing, processing and selling alfalfa seed. We then incorporated a corporation with the same name in Delaware in October 2009, which is the successor entity to Seed Holding, LLC, having purchased a majority interest in the general partnership between June 2008 and December 2009. Following the Company'sCompany’s initial public offering in May 2010, the Company purchased the remaining general partnership interests and became the sole owner of the general partnership'spartnership’s original business. Seed Holding, LLC remains a consolidated subsidiary of the Company.

In December 2011, the Company reincorporated in Nevada as a result of a statutory short-form merger of the Delaware corporation into its wholly-owned subsidiary, S&W Seed Company, a Nevada corporation.

On April 1, 2013, the Company, together with its wholly-owned subsidiary, S&W Holdings Australia Pty Ltd, an Australia corporation (f/k/a S&W Seed Australia Pty Ltd "S“S&W Holdings"Holdings”), consummated an acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Seed Genetics International Pty Ltd, an Australia corporation ("SGI"(“SGI”), from SGI'sSGI’s shareholders. In April 2018, SGI changed its name to S&W Seed Company Australia Pty Ltd ("(“S&W Australia"Australia”).

On September 19, 2018, the Company and AGT Foods Africa Proprietary Limited (“AGT”) formed a venture based in South Africa named SeedVision Proprietary Limited (“SeedVision”). SeedVision will leverage AGT's African-based production and processing facilities to produce S&W's hybrid sunflower, grain sorghum, and forage sorghum to be sold by SeedVision in the African continent, Middle East countries, and Europe.

Business Overview

Since its establishment, the Company, including its predecessor entities, has been principally engaged in breeding, growing, processing and selling agricultural seeds.seeds, primarily alfalfa seed. The Company owns seed cleaning and processing facilities, which are located in Five Points, California, Nampa, Idaho, Dumas, Texas, New Deal, Texas and Keith, South Australia. The Company'sCompany’s seed products are primarily grown under contract by farmers. The Company began its stevia initiative in fiscal year 2010 and is currently focused on breeding improved varieties of stevia and developing marketing and distribution programs for its stevia products.

The Company has also been actively engaged in expansion initiatives through a combination of organic growth and strategic acquisitions, including in December 31, 2014, when the Company purchased certain alfalfa research and production facilities and conventional (non-GMO) alfalfa germplasm assets and assumed certain related liabilities ("the Pioneer Acquisition"(the “Pioneer Acquisition”) of Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. ("DuPont Pioneer"(“Pioneer”).

The Company hashad a long-term distribution agreement with DuPont Pioneer regarding conventional (non-GMO) varieties, the term of which extends into 2024. The Company'sand a production agreement with DuPont Pioneer (relating to GMO-traited varieties) terminates. These agreements were terminated on May 31,20, 2019. Although the production agreement will terminate on May 31, 2019, the Company expects that the DuPont Pioneer distribution agreement will continue to be a significant source of the Company's annual revenue through December 2024.

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See Note 4 for further discussion.

In May 2016, the Company acquired the assets and business of SV Genetics, a private Australian company specializing in the breeding and licensing of proprietary hybrid sorghum and sunflower seed germplasm, which represented the Company'sCompany’s initial effort to diversify its product portfolio beyond alfalfa seed and stevia.

In October 2018, the Company acquired substantially all of the assets of Chromatin, Inc., a U.S.-based sorghum genetics and seed company, as part of the Company's efforts to expand its penetration into the hybrid sorghum market.

In August 2019, S&W Australia, a wholly owned subsidiary of S&W Seed Company, licensed certain wheat germplasm varieties and acquired certain equipment from affiliates of Corteva. In the transaction, S&W Australia paid a one-time license fee of $2.3 million and an equipment purchase price of $0.3 million. The Company'slicense has an initial term of 15 years.  

The Company’s operations span the world'sworld’s alfalfa seed production regions with operations in the San Joaquin and Imperial Valleys of California, Texas, five other U.S. states, Australia, and three provinces in Canada, and the Company sells its seed products in more than 30 countries around the globe.


NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of S&W Seed Company and its subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and include the assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses of all wholly-owned subsidiaries and majority-owned subsidiaries over which the Company's exercises control. Outside stockholders' interests in subsidiaries are shown on the condensed consolidated financial statements as Noncontrolling interests.

The Company owns 50.1% of SeedVision, which is a variable interest entity as defined in ASC 810-10, Consolidation, because no substantive equity contributions have been made to it, and SeedVision is being funded through advances, as needed, from its investorsThe Company has concluded that it is the primary beneficiary of SeedVision because it has the power, through a tie-breaking vote on the board of directors, to direct the sales and marketing activities of SeedVision, which are considered to be the activities that have the greatest impact on the future economic performance of SeedVision.

The Company owns 51.0% of Sorghum Solutions South Africa, which is a variable interest entity as defined in ASC 810-10, Consolidation, because no substantive equity contributions have been made to it, and Sorghum Solutions South Africa is being funded through advances, as needed, from its investorsThe Company has concluded that it is the primary beneficiary of Sorghum Solutions South Africa because it has the power, through a tie-breaking vote on the board of directors, to direct the sales and marketing activities of Sorghum Solutions South Africa, which are considered to be the activities that have the greatest impact on the future economic performance of Sorghum Solutions South Africa.

Because the Company is its primary beneficiary, SeedVision's and Sorghum Solutions South Africa’s financial results are included in these financial statements.  We have recorded a combined $0.5 million of current assets (restricted) and $0.1 million of current liabilities (nonrecourse) for these entities in our consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2019. We have recorded a combined $0.6 million of current assets (restricted) and $0.2 million of current liabilities (nonrecourse) for these entities in our consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2019.  

Unaudited Interim Financial Information

The Company has prepared the accompanying consolidated financial statements pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"(“SEC”) for interim financial reporting. These consolidated financial statements are unaudited and, in the Company'sCompany’s opinion, include all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments and accruals, necessary for a fair presentation of the Company'sCompany’s consolidated balance sheets, statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), cash flows and stockholders'stockholders’ equity for the periods presented. Operating results for the periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year ending June 30, 2019.2020. Certain information and disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been omitted in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in the Company'sCompany’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2018,2019, as filed with the SEC.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Estimates are adjusted to reflect actual experience when necessary. Significant estimates and assumptions affect many items in the financial statements. These include allowance for doubtful trade receivables, revenue recognition, inventory valuation, revenue recognition, asset impairments, provisions for income taxes, grower accruals (an estimate of amounts payable to farmers who grow seed for the Company), contingent consideration obligations, derivative

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liabilities, contingencies and litigation. Significant estimates and assumptions are also used to establish the fair value and useful lives of depreciable tangible and certain intangible assets, goodwill as well as valuing stock-based compensation. Actual results may differ from those estimates and assumptions, and such results may affect income, financial position or cash flows.

Certain Risks and Concentrations

The Company'sCompany’s revenue is principally derived from the sale of seed, the market for which is highly competitive. The Company depends on a core group of significant customers. One customer accounted for 52% and28% of its revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2019. One customer accounted for 75% of its revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. September 30, 2018.


One customer accounted for 65% and 58% of its revenue for the six months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

Three customers accounted for 28%14% of the Company'sCompany’s accounts receivable at December 31, 2018.September 30, 2019. One customer accounted for 35%19% of the Company'sCompany’s accounts receivable at June 30, 2018.2019.

In addition, theThe Company sells a substantial portion of its products to international customers. Sales to international markets represented 33%46% and 23%16% of revenue during the three months ended December 31,September 30, 2019 and 2018, and 2017, respectively. Sales to international markets represented 23% and 38% of revenue during the six months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The net book value of fixed assets located outside the United States was 12% and 11% of total fixed assets at December 31, 2018. The net book value of fixed assets located outside the United States was 20% atSeptember 30, 2019 and June 30, 2018.2019, respectively. Cash balances located outside of the United States may not be insured and totaled $286,823$228,962 and $369,803$236,822 at December 31, 2018September 30, 2019 and June 30, 2018,2019, respectively.

The following table shows revenue from external sources by destination country:

   Three Months Ended December 31,  Six Months Ended December 31,
   2018  2017  2018  2017
United States $12,464,626 67% $15,740,706 77% $34,204,005 77% $19,265,254 62%
Australia  1,040,480 6%  438,468 2%  1,370,150 3%  557,998 2%
Mexico  986,303 5%  1,664,618 8%  1,379,253 3%  4,380,626 14%
Saudi Arabia  863,982 5%  513,000 2%  1,570,275 4%  844,908 3%
Libya  800,375 4%  563,673 3%  1,798,750 4%  752,673 2%
Argentina  556,227 3%  1,183,423 6%  562,164 1%  2,742,619 9%
Pakistan  464,936 3%  0%  730,583 2%  0%
Peru  299,245 2%  313,688 2%  709,495 2%  608,413 2%
Other  1,104,822 5%  115,220 0%  2,376,458 4%  2,092,021 6%
Total $18,580,996 100% $20,532,796 100% $44,701,133 100% $31,244,512 100%

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

United States

 

$

6,665,581

 

 

 

54

%

 

$

22,043,217

 

 

 

84

%

Mexico

 

 

1,030,792

 

 

 

9

%

 

 

392,950

 

 

 

1

%

Sudan

 

 

823,148

 

 

 

8

%

 

 

479,772

 

 

 

2

%

Pakistan

 

 

778,929

 

 

 

6

%

 

 

265,647

 

 

 

1

%

Australia

 

 

765,978

 

 

 

6

%

 

 

329,670

 

 

 

1

%

Libya

 

 

629,980

 

 

 

5

%

 

 

998,375

 

 

 

4

%

Italy

 

 

313,708

 

 

 

3

%

 

 

 

 

 

0

%

Uruguay

 

 

167,700

 

 

 

1

%

 

 

 

 

 

0

%

China

 

 

166,103

 

 

 

1

%

 

 

169,027

 

 

 

1

%

Saudi Arabia

 

 

160,185

 

 

 

1

%

 

 

666,150

 

 

 

3

%

Other

 

 

770,354

 

 

 

6

%

 

 

775,329

 

 

 

3

%

Total

 

$

12,272,458

 

 

 

100

%

 

$

26,120,137

 

 

 

100

%

International Operations

The Company translates its foreign operations'operations’ assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies into U.S. dollars at the current rates of exchange as of the balance sheet date and income and expense items at the average exchange rate for the reporting period. Translation adjustments resulting from exchange rate fluctuations are recorded in the cumulative translation account, a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). Gains or losses from foreign currency transactions are included in the consolidated statement of operations.

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Revenue Recognition

The Company adopted the provisions of ASC Topic 606,Revenue from Contracts with Customers("Topic 606") as of July 1, 2018.  See Note 3 for further discussion.

Cost of Revenue

The Company records purchasing and receiving costs, inspection costs and warehousing costs in cost of revenue. When the Company is required to pay for outward freight and/or the costs incurred to deliver products to its customers, the costs are included in cost of revenue.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

For financial statement presentation purposes, the Company considers time deposits, certificates of deposit and all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less to be cash and cash equivalents. At times, cash and cash equivalents balances exceed amounts insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Accounts Receivable

The Company provides an allowance for doubtful trade receivables equal to the estimated uncollectible amounts. That estimate is based on historical collection experience, current economic and market conditions and a review of the current status of each customer'scustomer’s trade accounts receivable. The allowance for doubtful trade receivables was $430,964$1,778,971 and $584,202$1,742,887 at December 31, 2018September 30, 2019 and June 30, 2018,2019, respectively.


Inventories

Inventories consist of seed and packaging materials.

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value, and an inventory reserve permanently reduces the cost basis of inventory. Inventories are valued as follows: Actual cost is used to value raw materials such as packaging materials, as well as goods in process. Costs for substantially all finished goods, which include the cost of carryover crops from the previous year, are valued at actual cost. Actual cost for finished goods includes plant conditioning and packaging costs, direct labor and raw materials and manufacturing overhead costs based on normal capacity. The Company records abnormal amounts of idle facility expense, freight, handling costs and wasted material (spoilage) as current period charges and allocates fixed production overhead to the costs of finished goods based on the normal capacity of the production facilities.

The Company'sCompany’s subsidiary, S&W Australia, does not fix the final price for seed payable to its growers until the completion of a given year'syear’s sales cycle pursuant to its standard contract production agreement. S&W Australia records an estimated unit price; accordingly, inventory, cost of revenue and gross profits are based upon management'smanagement’s best estimate of the final purchase price to growers.

Inventory is periodically reviewed to determine if it is marketable, obsolete or impaired. Inventory that is determined to be obsolete or impaired is written off to expense at the time the impairment is identified. Inventory quality is a function of germination percentage.  AlfalfaOur experience has shown that our alfalfa seed quality is verytends to be stable under proper

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storage conditionsconditions; therefore, we do not view inventory obsolescence for alfalfa seed is notas a material concern.  Hybrid crops (sorghum and sunflower) seed quality may be affected by warehouse storage pests such as insects and rodents.  The Company maintains a strict pest control program to mitigate risk and maximize hybrid seed quality.

The Company sells its inventory to distributors, dealers and directly to growers.

Components of inventory are:

   December 31,  June 30,
   2018  2018
Raw materials and supplies $955,372  $344,620 
Work in progress  22,820,169   2,775,398 
Finished goods  64,680,439   57,299,258 
  $88,455,980  $60,419,276 

 

 

September 30,

2019

 

 

June 30,

2019

 

Raw materials and supplies

 

$

1,252,320

 

 

$

664,541

 

Work in progress

 

 

7,989,873

 

 

 

5,664,934

 

Finished goods

 

 

64,615,104

 

 

 

64,966,045

 

 

 

$

73,857,297

 

 

$

71,295,520

 

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment is depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the asset - periods of 5-35 years for buildings, 3-202-20 years for machinery and equipment, and 2-5 years for vehicles. 

Intangible Assets

Intangible assets acquired in business acquisitions are reported at their initial fair value less accumulated amortization. Intangible assets are amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the asset. Periods of 10-30 years for technology/IP/germplasm, 5-20 years for customer relationships and trade names and 3-20 for other intangible assets. The weighted average estimated useful lives are 2726 years for technology/IP/germplasm, 17 years for customer relationships, and 18 years for trade names, 15 years for license agreements and 19 years for other intangible assets.


Goodwill

Goodwill originated from acquisitions of Imperial Valley Seeds, Inc. (“IVS”) and S&W Australia in fiscal year 2013, the acquisition of the alfalfa business from Pioneer in fiscal year 2015, the acquisition of assets of SV Genetics in fiscal year 2016 and acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Chromatin, Inc. in fiscal year 2019.

Goodwill is assessed at least annually, or when certain triggering events occur, for impairment using fair value measurement techniques. These events could include a significant change in the business climate, legal factors, a decline in operating performance, competition, sale or disposition of a significant portion of the business, or other factors. The Company first assesses qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, including goodwill. If management concludes that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, management then developsconducts a detailed estimatequantitative goodwill impairment test. The goodwill impairment test is used to identify potential impairment by comparing the fair value of thea reporting unit's fair value.unit with its carrying amount, including goodwill. The Company uses market capitalization and an estimate of a control premium as well as a discounted cash flow analysis to estimate the fair value of its one reporting unit. Management then compares the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount, including goodwill.as well as discounted cash flow analysis. If the fair value of a reporting unit exceeds its carrying amount, goodwill of the reporting unit is considered not impaired. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to that excess.

The Company performed a qualitativequantitative assessment of goodwill at December 31, 2018June 30, 2019 and determined that goodwill was notfully impaired.  See Note 7 for further information.

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Investment in Bioceres S.A.

Equity Method Investments

Investee companies that are not consolidated, but over which theThe Company exercises significant influence, are accounted for under the equity methodowns less than 1% of accounting. Whether or not the Company exercises significant influence with respect to an investee depends on an evaluationBioceres, S.A., a provider of several factors including, among others, representation on the investee company's board of directors and ownership level, which is generally a 20% to 50% interestcrop productivity solutions headquartered in the voting securitiesArgentina.  The carrying value of the investee company. Underinvestment is $1.3 million at September 30, 2019 and June 30, 2019, and the equity method of accounting, an investee company's accounts are not reflected within the Company's consolidated balance sheets and statements of operations; however, the Company's share of the earnings or losses of the investee company is reflected in the caption "Loss on equity method investment" in the consolidated statements of operations. The Company's carrying value in an equity method investee companyinvestment is included in Other Assets on the Company's consolidated balance sheets. WhenConsolidated Balance Sheet.

The Company adopted ASU 2016-01, Financial Instruments – Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities beginning July 1, 2018.  As such, this investment is accounted for in accordance with ASC 321, Investments – Equity Securities. As the Company's carrying value in an equity method investee companystock is reduced to zero, no further losses are recorded in the Company's consolidated financial statements unlessnot publicly traded, the Company guaranteed obligationshas elected to account for its investment at cost, with adjustments to fair value when there are observable transactions that provide an indicator of fair value.  In addition, if qualitative factors indicate a potential impairment, fair value must be estimated and the investee companyinvestment written down to that fair value if it is lower than the carrying value.  

No adjustments for impairment or has committed additional funding. Whenobservable transactions were made for the investee company subsequently reports income, the Company will not record its share of such income until it equals the amount of its share of losses not previously recognized.

Cost Method Investments

Investee companies not accounted for under the consolidationthree months ended September 30, 2019 or the equity method of accounting are accounted for under the cost method of accounting. Under this method, the Company's share of the earnings or losses of such investee companies is not included in the consolidated balance sheet or statement of operations. However, impairment charges are recognized in the consolidated statement of operations. If circumstances suggest that the value of the investee company has subsequently recovered, such recovery is not recorded.September 30, 2018.  

Research and Development Costs

The Company is engaged in ongoing research and development ("(“R&D"&D”) of proprietary seed and stevia varieties. All R&D costs must be charged to expense as incurred. Accordingly, internal R&D costs are expensed as incurred. Third-party R&D costs are expensed when the contracted work has been performed or as milestone results have been achieved. The costs associated with equipment or facilities acquired or constructed for R&D activities that have alternative future uses are capitalized and depreciated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of the asset.

Income Taxes

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities, as well as a consideration of net operating loss and credit carry forwards, using enacted tax rates in effect for the period in which the differences are expected to impact taxable income. A valuation allowance is established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized. The Company'sCompany’s effective tax rate for the three and six months ended December 31,September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018 and 2017 has been affected by the valuation allowance on the Company'sCompany’s deferred tax assets.

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Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share Data

Basic net income (loss) per common share ("EPS"), is calculated by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. 

Diluted EPS is calculated by adjusting both the numerator (net income (loss)) and the denominator (weighted-average number of shares outstanding) for the dilutive effects of potentially dilutive securities, including convertible preferred stock, options, restricted stock awards and common stock warrants. 


The treasury stock method is used for common stock warrants, stock options, and restricted stock awards. Under this method, consideration that would be received upon exercise (as well as remaining compensation cost to be recognized for awards not yet vested) is assumed to be used to repurchase shares of stock in the market, with net number of shares assumed to be issued added to the denominator.

The calculation of Basic and Diluted EPS is shown in the table below. Classes

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Numerator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to S&W Seed Company

 

$

(4,925,490

)

 

$

20,931

 

Numerator for basis EPS

 

 

(4,925,490

)

 

 

20,931

 

Effect of dilutive securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warrants

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Numerator for diluted EPS

 

$

(4,925,490

)

 

$

20,931

 

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denominator for basic EPS-weighted- average

   shares

 

 

33,284,453

 

 

 

24,790,215

 

Effect of dilutive securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employee stock options

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employee restricted stock units

 

 

 

 

 

1,222

 

Warrants

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dilutive potential common shares

 

 

 

 

 

1,222

 

Denominator for diluted EPS - adjusted weighted

   average shares and assumed conversions

 

 

33,284,453

 

 

 

24,791,437

 

Basic EPS

 

$

(0.15

)

 

$

 

Diluted EPS

 

$

(0.15

)

 

$

 

The effects of securities identified inemployee stock options and stock units, and warrants are excluded because they would be anti-dilutive due to the table with no adjustments in the calculation of Diluted EPS were determined to be antidilutiveCompany’s net loss for the applicable periods. 

   Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended
   December 31,  December 31,
   2018  2017  2018  2017
             
Numerator:            
Net loss attributed to S&W Seed Company $(2,766,056) $(399,887) $(2,745,125) $(2,217,393)
             
Numerator for basis EPS  (2,766,056)  (399,887)  (2,745,125)  (2,217,393)
             
Effect of dilutive securities:            
     Warrants        
         
             
Numerator for diluted EPS $(2,766,056) $(399,887) $(2,745,125) $(2,217,393)
             
Denominator:            
Denominator for basic EPS -            
     weighted-average shares  29,153,852   21,130,960   26,996,483   20,643,973 
             
Effect of dilutive securities:            
     Employee stock options        
     Employee restricted stock units        
     Warrants        
Dilutive potential common shares        
Denominator for diluted EPS -            
     adjusted weighted average shares            
     and assumed conversions  29,153,852   21,130,960   26,996,483   20,643,973 
             
             
     Basic EPS $(0.09) $(0.02) $(0.10) $(0.11)
     Diluted EPS $(0.09) $(0.02) $(0.10) $(0.11)

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three months ended September 30, 2019.  

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

The Company evaluates its long-lived assets for impairment annually or more often if events and circumstances warrant. Events relating to recoverability may include significant unfavorable changes in business conditions, recurring losses or a forecasted inability to achieve break-even operating results over an extended period. The Company evaluates the recoverability of long-lived assets based upon forecasted undiscounted cash flows. Should impairment in value be indicated, the carrying value of long-lived assets will be adjusted, based on estimates of future discounted cash flows resulting from the use and ultimate disposition of the asset. Refer to Note 4 and Note 7 for impairment discussion.

Derivative Financial Instruments

Foreign Exchange Contracts

The Company'sCompany’s subsidiary, S&W Australia, is exposed to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations in the normal course of its business, which the Company at times manages through the use of foreign currency forward contracts.

The Company has entered into certain derivative financial instruments (specifically foreign currency forward contracts), and accounts for these instruments in accordance with ASC Topic 815, "Derivatives“Derivatives and Hedging"Hedging”, which establishes accounting and reporting standards requiring that derivative instruments be recorded on the balance sheet as either an asset or liability measured at fair value. The Company'sCompany’s foreign currency contracts are not designated as hedging instruments under ASC 815; accordingly, changes in the fair value are recorded in current period earnings.


Derivative Liabilities

The Company reviews the terms of the common stock, preferred stock, warrants and convertible debt it issues to determine whether there are embedded derivative instruments, including embedded conversion options and redemption options, which are required to be bifurcated and accounted for separately as derivative financial instruments.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company discloses assets and liabilities that are recognized and measured at fair value, presented in a three-tier fair value hierarchy, as follows:

The assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the Chromatin acquisition were valued at fair value on a non-recurring basis as of October 25, 2018. No

The assets oracquired and liabilities assumed in the Dow Wheat acquisition (see Note 7 below) were valued at fair value on a non-recurring basis as of December 31, 2018 or June 30, 2018.

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August 15, 2019.

The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, accounts payable, short-term and all long-term borrowings, as reflected in the consolidated balance sheets, approximate fair value because of the short-term maturity of these instruments or interest rates commensurate with market rates. There have been no changes in operations and/or credit characteristics since the date of issuance that could impact the relationship between interest rate and market rates.

Assets and liabilities that are recognized and measured at fair value on a recurring basis are categorized as follows:

Fair Value Measurements as of December 31, 2018 Using:
Level 1Level 2Level 3
Foreign exchange contract liability$-  $98,071 $-  
     Total$-  $98,071 $-  
Fair Value Measurements as of June 30, 2018 Using:
Level 1Level 2Level 3
Foreign exchange contract liability$-  $100,138 $-  
     Total$-  $100,138 $-  

 

 

Fair Value Measurements as of

September 30, 2019 Using:

 

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

Foreign exchange contract liability

 

$

 

 

$

83,834

 

 

$

 

Total

 

$

 

 

$

83,834

 

 

$

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements as of

June 30, 2019 Using:

 

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

Foreign exchange contract liability

 

$

 

 

$

42,255

 

 

$

 

Total

 

$

 

 

$

42,255

 

 

$

 

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

The Company adopted Accounting Standards Update No. 2017-04,Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment ("2016-02: Leases (“ASU 2017-04"2016-02”)effective July 1, 2018. This standard eliminates Step 2 from2019. ASC 842 superseded previously existing guidance on accounting for leases and generally requires all leases to be recognized in the goodwill impairment test. Instead, an entity should perform its annual or interim goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair valuestatement of a reporting unit with its carrying amount and recognize an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit's fair value, not to exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to the reporting unit. financial position.

The adoption did not have a material impact onof ASC 842 resulted in the consolidated financial statements.

The Company adopted Accounting Standards Codification Topic 606,Revenue from Contracts with Customers,recognition of $2.6 million of right-of-use assets ("Topic 606"ROU assets") and $4.3 million related lease liabilities as of July 1, 2018.  This ASC topic outlines a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts2019, with customers and supersedes most previously existing revenue recognition guidance under U.S. GAAP. The core principle of Topic 606 is that an entity should recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services.

The Company adopted Topic 606 using the modified retrospective approach, in which the cumulative effect of applying the new standards to open contracts as of July 1, 2018 was to be recognized as ano cumulative effect adjustment. The adoption of ASC 842 had no impact on the Company’s consolidated statement of operations and consolidated statement of cash flows.

The Company adopted ASC 842 on a modified retrospective approach at the effective date and, therefore, did not result in a cumulative effect adjustment as of July 1, 2018.

The adoption of Topic 606 had a significant effect on the Company's accounting for its distribution and production agreements with Pioneer for the three and six months ended December 31, 2018. There were no other changes in the Company's accounting as a result of the adoption of Topic 606.

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The change in the accounting for the distribution and production agreements with Pioneer arises from the provisions of Topic 606 regarding the determination of whether a performance obligation is satisfied at a point in timerevise comparative period information or over time. Under those provisions, a performance obligation is considered to be satisfied over time if the company's performance creates an asset that the customer controls as the asset is created or enhanced; or the work to satisfy the performance obligation does not create an asset with alternative future use to the vendor and the customer has an obligation to pay for work completed. Under the agreements, Pioneer submits a demand plan to the Company in advance of the growing season specifying the amount of seed that it intends to order for the upcoming sales year. Once the demand plan is submitted, Pioneer cannot cancel or reduce the amount of seed that it is obligated to purchase under the agreements.disclosure. In addition, the Company is notelected the package of practical expedients permitted to sell products producedunder ASC 842.

See "Note 3—Leases" for Pioneer under the agreements to other customers. Therefore, under Topic 606, the performance obligation is satisfied, and revenue is recognized, over time, as the Company takes delivery of, processes, and packages the seed.

The Company has concluded that cost is the best measure of progress under the Pioneer contracts because no other measure adequately reflects the value added to the product by each of the Company's major tasks - having the crop grown, processing, and packaging. As the Company contracts out the growing of seed to third parties, the vast majority of the Company's costs under these agreements are incurred, and therefore the vast majority of the revenue from such agreements is recognized, when the raw seed is purchased from the third-party contract growers. The rest of the costs are incurred, and therefore the rest of the revenue is recognized, as the Company processes and packages the product. Because revenue is recognized as costs are incurred, no inventory costs related to performance under the Pioneer contract are capitalized as inventory - instead, they are recognized as expenses as they are incurred.

Prior toadditional information on the adoption of Topic 606, revenue related to the Pioneer agreement was recognized when seed was delivered to Pioneer. Costs incurred to purchase and process seed were capitalized as inventory until the product was delivered. As the Company adopted Topic 606 using the modified retrospective approach, figures for fiscal 2018 have not been adjusted and continue to reflect the prior accounting policies.ASC 842.


The change in accounting for the Pioneer contract did not result in a cumulative effect adjustment, because all seed produced for Pioneer in previous growing seasons had been delivered, and revenue recognized, prior to July 1, 2018, and no seed had been received prior to July 1, 2018 related to the current growing season. However, the change materially affected the amount of revenue and costs recognized during the three and six months ended December 31, 2018. The effects of the new accounting for the Pioneer contracts on the Company's financial statements are shown below:

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   Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended
   December 31, 2018  December 31, 2018
         Balances Without        Balances Without
   As Reported  Adjustments  Adoption of ASC 606  As Reported  Adjustments  Adoption of ASC 606
Revenue $18,580,996  $6,288,847  $24,869,843  $44,701,133  $(11,050,488) $33,650,645 
                   
Cost of revenue  13,897,455   5,927,174   19,824,629   34,554,463   (7,158,038)  27,396,425 
                   
Gross profit  4,683,541   361,673   5,045,214   10,146,670   (3,892,450)  6,254,220 
                   
Operating expenses                  
     Selling, general and administrative expenses  4,342,696     4,342,696   7,230,074     7,230,074 
     Research and development expenses  1,373,554     1,373,554   2,365,667     2,365,667 
     Depreciation and amortization  1,035,606     1,035,606   1,890,714     1,890,714 
     Disposal of property, plant and equipment gain  3,463     3,463   3,463     3,463 
                   
          Total operating expenses  6,755,319     6,755,319   11,489,918     11,489,918 
                   
Income (loss) from operations  (2,071,778)  361,673   (1,710,105)  (1,343,248)  (3,892,450)  (5,235,698)
                   
Other expense                  
     Foreign currency (gain) loss  (32,987)    (32,987)  (58,430)    (58,430)
     Change in derivative warrant liabilities            
     Interest expense - amortization of debt discount  68,914     68,914   135,392     135,392 
     Interest expense   641,479     641,479   1,298,709     1,298,709 
                   
Income (loss) before income taxes  (2,749,184)  361,673   (2,387,511)  (2,718,919)  (3,892,450)  (6,611,369)
     Provision for income taxes  (4,801)  15,944   11,143   4,533   (51,091)  (46,558)
Net income (loss) before noncontrolling interests $(2,744,383) $345,729  $(2,398,654) $(2,723,452) $(3,841,359) $(6,564,811)
                   
     Net income attributed to noncontrolling interest  21,673     21,673   21,673     21,673 
Net loss attributed to S&W Seed Company $(2,766,056) $345,729  $(2,420,327) $(2,745,125) $(3,841,359) $(6,586,484)
                   
Net income (loss) per common share:                  
     Basic $(0.09) $0.01  $(0.08) $(0.10) $(0.14) $(0.24)
     Diluted $(0.09) $0.01  $(0.08) $(0.10) $(0.14) $(0.24)
                   
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:                  
     Basic  29,153,852     29,153,852   26,996,483     26,996,483 
     Diluted  29,153,852     29,153,852   26,996,483     26,996,483 

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   December 31, 2018
         Balances Without
   As Reported  Adjustments  Adoption of ASC 606
ASSETS         
          
CURRENT ASSETS         
     Cash and cash equivalents $2,471,381  $ $2,471,381 
     Accounts receivable, net  23,178,997     23,178,997 
     Unbilled accounts receivable, net  11,206,984   (11,206,984)  
     Inventories, net  88,455,980   7,158,038   95,614,018 
     Prepaid expenses and other current assets  1,158,738     1,158,738 
     Assets held for sale  1,930,400     1,930,400 
          TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS  128,402,480   (4,048,946)  124,353,534 
          
Property, plant and equipment, net  22,731,765     22,731,765 
Intangibles, net  39,823,195     39,823,195 
Goodwill  11,865,811     11,865,811 
Other assets  1,302,705     1,302,705 
          TOTAL ASSETS $204,125,956  $(4,048,946) $200,077,010 
          
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY         
          
CURRENT LIABILITIES         
     Accounts payable $31,594,475  $ $31,594,475 
     Deferred revenue  2,443,574     2,443,574 
     Accrued expenses and other current liabilities  3,471,881   (156,496)  3,315,385 
     Lines of credit, net  46,310,464     46,310,464 
     Current portion of long-term debt, net  991,140     991,140 
          TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES  84,811,534   (156,496)  84,655,038 
          
Long-term debt, net, less current portion  12,264,273     12,264,273 
Other non-current liabilities  656,994   (51,091)  605,903 
          
          TOTAL LIABILITIES  97,732,801   (207,587)  97,525,214 
          
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY         
     Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized;         
          no shares issued and outstanding      
     Common stock, $0.001 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized;         
          33,246,141 issued and 33,221,141 outstanding at December 31, 2018;         
          24,367,906 issued and 24,342,906 outstanding at June 30, 2018;  33,246     33,246 
     Treasury stock, at cost, 25,000 shares  (134,196)    (134,196)
     Additional paid-in capital  136,495,216     136,495,216 
     Accumulated deficit  (23,906,501)  (3,841,359)  (27,747,860)
     Accumulated other comprehensive loss  (6,116,283)    (6,116,283)
     Noncontrolling interest  21,673     21,673 
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY  106,393,155   (3,841,359)  102,551,796 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY $204,125,956  $(4,048,946) $200,077,010 

Topic 606 also requires enhanced disclosures about the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenues and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. Those disclosures can also be found in Note 3.

Recently Issued, but Not Yet Adopted, Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2016,August 2018, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-02:Leases("ASU 2016-02").authoritative guidance intended to address a customer’s accounting for implementation costs incurred in a cloud computing arrangement that is a service contract. This standard amends various aspectsguidance aligns the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software. The guidance also requires presentation of existing accounting guidance for leases, including the recognition of a right-of-use asset and a lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months. Leases will be classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognitioncapitalized implementation costs in the statement of operations.financial position and in the statement of cash flows in the same line item that a prepayment for the fees of the associated hosting arrangement would be presented, and the expense related to the capitalized implementation costs to be presented in the same line item in the statement of operations as the fees associated with the hosting element (service) of the arrangement. This standard also introduces new disclosure requirements for leasing arrangements. For public business entities, ASU 2016-02guidance is effective for fiscal yearsannual periods beginning after December 15, 2018,2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Earlyannual periods, with early adoption is permitted. The new standard must be adopted using a modified retrospective approach, and provides for certain practical expedients. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of ASU 2016-02Subtopic 350-40 on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

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NOTE 3 - LEASES

S&W leases office and laboratory space, research plots and equipment used in connection with its operations under various operating and finance leases.

ROU assets represent the Company’s right to use the underlying assets for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the net present value of the Company’s obligation to make payments arising from these leases. The lease liabilities are based on the present value of fixed lease payments over the lease term using the implicit lease interest rate or, when unknown, the Company's incremental borrowing rate on the lease commencement date or July 1, 2019 for leases that commenced prior to that date. If the lease includes one or more options to extend the term of the lease, the renewal option is considered in the lease term if it is reasonably certain the Company will exercise the option(s). Operating lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. As permitted by ASC 842, leases with an initial term of twelve months or less ("short-term leases") are not recorded on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

The Company has lease agreements with lease and non-lease components, which are accounted for as a single lease component under the practical expedient provisions of the standard. The Company has lease agreements with terms less than one year. For the qualifying short-term leases, the Company elected the short-term lease recognition exemption in which the Company will not recognize ROU assets or lease liabilities, including the ROU assets or lease liabilities for existing short-term leases of those assets in upon adoption.

Variable lease payments consist primarily of common area maintenance, utilities and taxes, which are not included in the recognition of ROU assets and related lease liabilities.  Variable lease payments and short-term lease expenses were immaterial to the Company’s financial statements for the three months ended September 30, 2019. The Company’s lease agreements do not contain material restrictive covenants.

The components of lease assets and liabilities are as follows:

Leases

 

Balance Sheet Classification

 

September 30, 2019

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Right of use assets - operating leases

 

Other assets

 

$

2,482,551

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Right of use assets - finance leases

 

Other assets

 

 

698,347

 

Accumulated amortization - finance leases

 

Other assets

 

 

(59,751

)

Right of use assets - finance leases, net

 

Other assets

 

 

638,596

 

Total lease assets

 

 

 

$

3,121,147

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current portion of long-term debt, net

 

Current portion of long-term debt, net

 

 

570,782

 

Current lease liabilities

 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

 

680,891

 

Long-term debt, net

 

Long-term debt, net

 

 

1,600,702

 

Long-term lease liabilities

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

2,095,806

 

Total lease liabilities

 

 

 

$

4,948,181

 


The components of lease cost are as follows:

Leases

 

Income Statement Classification

 

Three Months

Ended

September 30,

2019

 

Operating lease cost

 

Cost of revenue

 

$

71,294

 

Operating lease cost

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 

198,046

 

Operating lease cost

 

Research and development expenses

 

 

52,228

 

Finance lease cost

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

93,308

 

Total lease costs

 

 

 

$

414,876

 

Maturities of lease liabilities as of September 30, 2019 are as follows:

 

 

 

 

Operating Leases

 

Finance Leases

 

Remainder of 2020

 

 

 

$

654,213

 

$

528,029

 

2021

 

 

 

 

796,502

 

 

721,579

 

2022

 

 

 

 

585,082

 

 

635,034

 

2023

 

 

 

 

401,202

 

 

557,702

 

2024

 

 

 

 

356,957

 

 

41,287

 

After 2024

 

 

 

 

300,274

 

 

 

Total lease payments

 

 

 

 

3,094,230

 

 

2,483,631

 

Less: Interest

 

 

 

 

317,533

 

 

312,147

 

Present value of lease liabilities

 

 

 

$

2,776,697

 

$

2,171,484

 

Future minimum lease payments for operating leases accounted for under ASC 840, “Leases” in excess of one year at June 30, 2019 are as follows:

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

2020

 

 

 

$

640,135

 

2021

 

 

 

 

634,422

 

2022

 

 

 

 

352,730

 

2023

 

 

 

 

201,800

 

2024

 

 

 

 

235,776

 

After 2024

 

 

 

 

366,581

 

Total

 

 

 

$

2,431,444

 

The following are the weighted average assumptions used for lease term and discount rate and supplemental cash flow information related to leases as of September 30, 2019:

Operating lease remaining lease term

 

4.8 years

 

Operating lease discount rate

 

 

5.40

%

Finance lease remaining lease term

 

3.8 years

 

Finance lease discount rate

 

 

5.93

%

Cash paid for operating leases

 

$

121,689

 

Cash paid for finance leases

 

$

186,646

 

NOTE 4 – PIONEER RELATIONSHIP

Distribution and Production Agreements with Pioneer

In 2014, the Company purchased from Pioneer certain assets related to alfalfa and entered into a long-term contract to sell alfalfa seed to Pioneer under a production agreement (“GMO varieties”) and a distribution agreement (conventional varieties). Under the production and distribution agreements with Pioneer, the Company grew, processed, and delivered alfalfa seed for and to Pioneer.  See Note 5 for a discussion of the recognition of revenue under these agreements.  


On May 22, 2019, the Company and Pioneer terminated the production and distribution agreements.  As part of the termination, Pioneer’s parent company, Corteva, agreed to purchase from the Company certain quantities of seed held by the Company as of that date that Pioneer was not previously obligated to purchase.  Those quantities of seed will be delivered to Corteva periodically through February 2021.  

The Company does not expect to sell any other products to Pioneer or Corteva beyond those quantities of seed.  

In conjunction with the termination of the Pioneer production and distribution agreements, the Company recorded a $6.0 million impairment charge on its intangible assets related to the Pioneer distribution agreements for the year ended June 30, 2019. In addition, the termination of this relationship was a significant factor leading to the $11.9 million impairment of goodwill during the year ended June 30, 2019.

License Agreement with Corteva

Contemporaneously with the termination, the Company entered into a license with Corteva, under which Corteva received a fully pre-paid, exclusive license to produce and distribute certain of the Company's alfalfa seed varieties world-wide (except South America). The licensed seed varieties include certain of the Company's existing commercial conventional (non-GMO) alfalfa varieties and six pre-commercial dormant alfalfa varieties. The Company also assigned to Corteva grower production contract rights, and Corteva assumed grower production contract obligations, related to the licensed and certain other alfalfa varieties.  Corteva received no license to the Company's other commercial alfalfa varieties or pre-commercial alfalfa pipeline products and no rights to any future products developed by the Company.

Payments Due from Corteva and Pioneer

The Company received payments of $45.0 million in May 2019 and $5.55 million in September 2019 from Pioneer/Corteva, and will receive additional quarterly payments through February 2021, which total approximately $19.45 million.  Approximately $34.2 million of these amounts referenced above has been allocated to the license to the Company’s alfalfa varieties. The $34.2 million was reported as licensing revenue in the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended June 30, 2019.  

The remaining amounts will be recognized as revenue as the seed is delivered to Corteva through February 2021.  The amount allocated to the seed represents the estimated standalone selling price of those quantities of seed, determined based on the Company’s normal profit margin on the quantities and varieties of seed that Corteva agreed to purchase.  The Company allocated approximately $1.8 million to an unbilled receivable related to revenue recognition at contract termination and the remainder of the payments was allocated to the license using a residual method approach.

NOTE 35 - REVENUE RECOGNITION

The Company adopted the provisions of Topic 606 as of July 1, 2018. As the Company adopted Topic 606 using the modified retrospective approach, comparative figures have not been revised and are still reported under prior accounting standards.

The Company derives its revenue from 1) the sale of seed, 2) milling and packaging services and 3) research and development services.services and 4) product licensing agreements.

The following table disaggregates the Company'sCompany’s revenue by type of contract1:contract:

   Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended
   December 31,  December 31,
   2018  2017  2018  2017
   ASC 606  ASC 605  ASC 605  ASC 606  ASC 605  ASC 605
Distribution and production agreements - Pioneer $9,677,988  $15,966,835  $15,313,310  $29,185,614  $18,135,126  $18,101,800 
Other product sales  8,761,172   8,761,172   5,033,204   15,336,201   15,336,201   12,767,630 
Services  141,836   141,836   186,282   179,318   179,318   375,082 
  $18,580,996  $24,869,843  $20,532,796  $44,701,133  $33,650,645  $31,244,512 

12018 information provided under ASC 605 to provide for comparison to 2017.

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Distribution and production agreements - Pioneer

 

$

3,476,868

 

 

$

19,507,626

 

Other product sales

 

 

8,439,326

 

 

 

6,575,029

 

Services

 

 

356,264

 

 

 

37,482

 

 

 

$

12,272,458

 

 

$

26,120,137

 

Distribution and Production Agreements with Pioneer

Under the production and distribution agreements with Pioneer, the Company grows, processes,grew, processed, and deliversdelivered alfalfa seed for and to Pioneer. The Company has concluded that none of the individual activities performed under these contracts arewere distinct, as the customer iswas contracting for processed and packaged product.

Until those contracts were terminated in May 2019 (see Note 4), Pioneer submitssubmitted a demand plan to the Company in advance of the growing season specifying the amount of seed that it intends to order for the upcoming sales year. The Company iswas required to use commercially reasonable efforts to arrange for the requisite amount of seed to be grown, processed and to process and package the product as provided for in the contract.packaged. Once the demand plan iswas submitted, Pioneer cannot cancel or reduce thewas committed to at least that amount of seed that it is obligated to purchase under the agreements.seed. In addition, the Company iswas not permitted to sell


products produced for Pioneer under the agreements to other customers. Therefore, as provided in Topic 606, the Company recognizesrecognized revenue from these agreements over time in 2019, as it incursincurred costs to fulfill its obligations.

To the extent the Company producesproduced more product than Pioneer has specified in its demand plan, the Company mustwas required to first offer such product to Pioneer. If Pioneer doesdid not purchase such excess product, the Company maywas permitted to sell suchthe excess product to other customers subject to certain limitations. Revenue from such excess product is recognized as other product revenue, as discussed below.

The agreements specifyspecified prices per finished unit which arewere adjusted each year, up or down, based on current market conditions, by a maximum of 4% per year. The prices for a given crop year arewere determined one year in advance of the beginning of the sales season.

The Company believesconcluded that cost iswas the best measure of progress under these contracts because no other measure adequately reflectsreflected the value added to the product by each of the Company's major tasks - having the crop grown, processing, and packaging. As the Company typically contractscontracted out the growing of seed to third parties, the vast majority of the Company's costs under these agreements arewere incurred, and therefore the vast majority of the revenue from such agreements iswas recognized, when the raw seed iswas purchased from the third-party contract growers. The rest of the costs arewere incurred, and therefore the rest of the revenue iswas recognized, as the Company processesprocessed and packagespackaged the product.  PriorAs of the date of the termination of the production and distribution agreements with Pioneer (see Note 4), all seed covered by the active demand plan had been grown, processed and packaged.

Licensing

Contemporaneously with the termination in Note 4, the Company entered into a license with Corteva, under which Corteva received a fully pre-paid, exclusive license to produce and distribute certain of the adoptionCompany's alfalfa seed varieties world-wide (except South America). The licensed seed varieties include certain of Topic 606, revenue from these agreements was recognized when riskthe Company's existing commercial conventional (non-GMO) alfalfa varieties and title to the product was transferred, which generally occurs upon shipment.

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six pre-commercial dormant alfalfa varieties.

Other Product Sales

Revenue from other product sales is recognized at the point in time at which control of the product is transferred to the customer. Generally, this occurs upon shipment of the product. Pricing for such transactions is negotiated and determined at the time the contracts are signed. We have elected the practical expedient that allows us to account for shipping and handling activities as a fulfillment cost, and we accrue those costs when the related revenue is recognized.

The Company has certain contracts with customers that offer a limited right of return on certain branded products. The products must be in an unopened and undamaged state and must be resalable in the sole opinion of the Company to qualityqualify for refund.  Returns are only accepted on product received by August 31st of the current sales year.  The Company uses the three-year historical returns percentage to estimate the refund liability and records a reduction of revenue in the period in which revenue is recognized.

Services

Revenue from milling and packaging services, which are performed on the customer's product, is recognized as services are completed and the milled product is delivered to the customer.

Revenue from research and development services is recognized over time as the services are performed. R&D services are generally paid for in advance. In fiscalDuring the three months ended September 30, 2019, R&D revenue relates to a single contract in which the customer may decide annually whether to continue the arrangement. Revenue is recognized straight-line over time, as services are expected to be provided roughly evenly throughout the year.

Payment Terms and Related Balance Sheet Accounts

Accounts receivable represent amounts that are payable to the Company by its customers subject only to the passage of time. Payment terms on invoices are generally 30 to 120 days. As the period between the transfer of goods and/or services to the customer and receipt of payment is less than onone year, the Company does not separately account for a financing component in its contracts with customers.

Unbilled receivables represent contract assets that arise when the Company has partially performed under a contract, but is not yet able to invoice the customer until the Company has made additional progress. Unbilled receivables arisearose from the distribution and production agreements with Pioneer for which the Company recognizesrecognized revenue over time, as the Company bills for these arrangements upon product delivery, while revenue iswas recognized, as described above, as costs arewere incurred. Unbilled receivables may arise as much as three months before billing is expected to occur. Unbilled receivables are generally expected to be generated in the first and second fiscal quarters, and to be billed in the second, third and fourth fiscal quarters


Losses on accounts receivable and unbilled receivables are recognized if and when it becomes probable that amounts will not be paid. These losses are reversed in subsequent periods if these amounts are paid. During the sixthree months ended December 31, 2018,September 30, 2019, the Company recognized a gainbad debt expense of $211,200 from collection of a previously$12,639 associated with impaired accounts receivable.

Deferred revenue represents payments received from customers in advance of completion of the Company's performance obligation.

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Transaction Price Allocated to Remaining Performance Obligations

Total estimated revenue remaining on uncompleted contracts is $86.8 million. This is comprised of $1.9 million remaining on the Pioneer distribution and production agreements which is expected to be recognized in fiscal 2019, an estimated $84.9 million related to fiscal years 2020 - 2023 based on the minimum purchase requirements in the Pioneer distribution agreement and $0.1 million remaining on a research and development services agreement expected to be recognized in fiscal 2019.

NOTE 46 - BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

On October 25, 2018, the Company completed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Chromatin, Inc. (together with certain of its subsidiaries and affiliates in receivership, "Chromatin"), as well as the assumption of certain contracts and limited specified liabilities of Chromatin, for an aggregate cash purchase price of approximately $26.5 million (the "Acquisition"), pursuant to the terms of its Asset Purchase Agreement, dated September 14, 2018, with Novo Advisors, solely in its capacity as the receiver for, and on behalf of, Chromatin ("Novo").

The acquisition expanded the Company's sorghum production capabilities, diversified its product offerings and provided access to new distribution channels.

The Acquisition has been accounted for as a business combination, and the Company valued and recorded all assets acquired and liabilities assumed at their estimated fair values on the date of the Acquisition.

Management has not yet finalized the fair value of assets held for sale and certain other intangible assets. The following table summarizes the preliminary estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date of October 25, 2018:

October 25,
2018
Cash$95,049 
Accounts receivable947,015 
Inventory6,959,936 
Prepaid expenses16,501 
Property, plant and equipment10,193,620 
Assets held for sale1,930,400 
In-process research and development380,000 
Technology/IP - germplasm7,200,000 
Trade names150,000 
Goodwill1,573,546 
Current liabilities(2,881,198)
Noncurrent liabilities(114,869)
     Total acquisition cost allocated$(26,450,000)

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October 25, 2018

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

 

$

95,049

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

 

 

947,015

 

Inventories

 

 

 

 

6,959,936

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

 

 

16,501

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

 

 

 

10,193,620

 

Assets held for sale

 

 

 

 

1,930,400

 

In-process research and development

 

 

 

 

380,000

 

Technology/IP - germplasm

 

 

 

 

7,200,000

 

Trade names

 

 

 

 

150,000

 

Goodwill

 

 

 

 

1,573,546

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

(2,881,198

)

Noncurrent liabilities

 

 

 

 

(114,869

)

Total acquisition cost allocated

 

 

 

$

(26,450,000

)

Management determined that one of the facilities acquired as part of the Chromatin acquisition would not be operated and is being held for sale. The components of that facility are:

Land and improvements$320,000 
Buildings and improvements1,380,000 
Machinery and equipment332,000 
Less: Costs to sell(101,600)
     Assets held for sale$1,930,400 

Land and improvements

 

 

 

 

320,000

 

Buildings and improvements

 

 

 

 

1,380,000

 

Machinery and equipment

 

 

 

 

332,000

 

Less: Costs to sell

 

 

 

 

(101,600

)

Less: Fair value adjustment subsequently recorded

 

 

 

 

(1,230,400

)

Assets held for sale

 

 

 

$

700,000

 

Management expectsexpected the sale to be completed within 12 months and plansplanned to settlepay down a portion of the Company's short-term debt with the proceeds, accordingly, these held for sale assets arewere presented as current assets.

The estimated fair value of accounts receivable acquired iswas $947,015, with the gross contractual amount totaling $2,164,476, less $1,217,461 expected to be uncollectible. The current liabilities assumed relate to inventory acquired in the acquisition as well as customer deposits. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net assets acquired, amounting to $1,573,546, was recorded as goodwill on the consolidated balance sheet. The primary item that generated goodwill was the premium paid by the Company for the ability to control the acquired business, technology, and the distribution channels. Goodwill is not amortized for financial reporting purposes, but is amortized for tax purposes.


Management assigned fair values to the identifiable intangible assets through a combination of the relief from royalty method, the multi-period excess earnings method, and the replacement cost method. In-process research and development costs are being accounted for as an indefinite lived intangible asset subject to impairment testing until completion or abandonment of research and development efforts associated with the in-process projects. Upon successful completion of each project, the Company will make a determination about the then remaining useful life of the intangible asset and begin amortization.

The values and useful lives of the acquired intangibles are as follows:

   Estimated
Useful Life
(Years)
  Estimated
Fair Value
       
In-process research and development  3 $380,000 
Technology/IP - germplasm  30  7,200,000 
Trade names  5  150,000 
     Total identifiable intangible assets    $7,730,000 

 

 

Estimated Useful

Life (Years)

 

Estimated Fair

Value

 

In-process research and development

 

n/a

 

$

380,000

 

Technology/IP - germplasm

 

30

 

 

7,200,000

 

Trade names

 

5

 

 

150,000

 

Total identifiable intangible assets

 

 

 

$

7,730,000

 

The Company incurred acquisitions costs of $586,800 and $995,316$1,196,476 during the three and six monthsyear ended December 31, 2018June 30, 2019 that have been recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses on the consolidated statement of operations. The results of the Chromatin acquisition are included in our consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition through September 30, 2019.

The following unaudited pro forma financial information presents results as if the Acquisition occurred on July 1, 2017.

   Six Months Ended
   December 31,
(unaudited)  2018  2017
Revenue $46,374,310  $39,910,879 
Net loss $(4,889,152) $(7,784,946)

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2018.

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

2019

 

 

September 30,

2018

 

Revenue

 

$

12,272,458

 

 

$

27,793,314

 

Net loss

 

$

(5,024,379

)

 

$

(2,479,401

)

For purposes of the pro forma disclosures above, there are no adjustments for the three months ended September 30, 2019.

For purposes of the pro forma disclosures above, the primary adjustments for the sixthree months ended December 31,September 30, 2018 include: (i)include the  elimination of acquisition chargesexpenses of $995,316; (ii) amortization of acquired intangibles of $132,222; and iii) depreciation of acquired property, plant and equipment of $358,273.$408,516.

For purposes of the pro forma disclosures above, the primary adjustments for the six months ended December 31, 2017 include: (i) amortization of acquired intangibles of $198,333; and ii) depreciation of acquired property, plant and equipment of $537,410.

NOTE 5 -7 – GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

During the fourth quarter of the year ended June 30, 2019, the Company terminated its production and distribution agreements with Pioneer, thereby triggering a potential indicator of goodwill impairment. As a result, the Company initiated a goodwill impairment test for the year ended June 30, 2019.

The Company compared the carrying value of its invested capital to its estimated fair values at June 30, 2019. The Company estimated the fair value based on the income approach. The discounted cash flows served as the primary basis for the income approach and were based on discrete financial forecasts developed by management. Cash flows beyond the discrete forecast period of ten years were estimated using the perpetuity growth method calculation. The income approach valuation included estimated weighted average cost of capital, which was 10.6%.

Upon completing the impairment test, the Company determined that the fair value of invested capital was less than the carrying value by approximately 10%, thus indicating an impairment. The Company recognized a goodwill impairment charge of $11.9 million for the year ended June 30, 2019, which represented the entire goodwill balance prior to the impairment charge.

The following table summarizes the activity of goodwill for the sixthree months ended December 31, 2018September 30, 2019 and the year ended June 30, 2018,2019, respectively.

   Balance at     Balance at
   July 1, 2018  Additions  December 31, 2018
Goodwill  $10,292,265  $1,573,546  $11,865,811 

 

   Balance at     Balance at
   July 1, 2017  Additions  June 30, 2018
Goodwill  $10,292,265  $ $10,292,265 

Balance at

July 1, 2019

Additions

Impairment

Balance at

September 30, 2019

Goodwill

$

$

$

$

 

 

Balance at

July 1, 2018

 

 

Additions

 

 

Impairment

 

 

Balance at

June 30, 2019

 

Goodwill

 

$

10,292,265

 

 

$

1,573,546

 

 

$

(11,865,811

)

 

$

 


For the year ended June 30, 2019, the Company recorded an impairment charge on its intangible assets of $6.0 million.  Refer to Note 4 for further information.

Intangible assets consist of the following:

   Balance at        Balance at
   July 1, 2018  Additions  Amortization  December 31, 2018
Trade name $1,159,826  $150,000  $(47,240) $1,262,586 
Customer relationships  1,156,955     (50,604)  1,106,351 
Non-compete  62,720     (18,871)  43,849 
GI customer list  71,639     (3,582)  68,057 
Supply agreement  1,077,783     (37,816)  1,039,967 
Distribution agreement  6,344,253     (192,251)  6,152,002 
Grower relationships  1,753,208     (52,704)  1,700,504 
Intellectual property  20,873,393   7,200,000   (601,518)  27,471,875 
In process research and development    380,000   (21,111)  358,889 
Internal use software  610,003   43,000   (33,888)  619,115 
  $33,109,780  $7,773,000  $(1,059,585) $39,823,195 

 

 Balance at     Balance at
 July 1, 2017 Additions Amortization June 30, 2018

 

Balance at

July 1, 2019

 

 

Additions

 

 

Impairment

 

 

Amortization

 

 

Currency Translation Adjustment

 

 

Balance at

September 30, 2019

 

Trade name $1,244,306  $ $(84,480) $1,159,826 

 

$

1,205,346

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

(28,611

)

 

$

 

 

$

1,176,735

 

Customer relationships 1,258,163   (101,208) 1,156,955 

 

 

1,055,747

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(27,893

)

 

 

 

 

 

1,027,854

 

Non-compete 102,035   (39,315) 62,720 

 

 

30,267

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4,201

)

 

 

 

 

 

26,066

 

GI customer list 78,803   (7,164) 71,639 

 

 

64,475

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,791

)

 

 

 

 

 

62,684

 

Supply agreement 1,153,415   (75,632) 1,077,783 

 

 

1,002,154

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(18,908

)

 

 

 

 

 

983,246

 

Distribution agreement 6,728,753   (384,500) 6,344,253 
Production agreement 111,670   (111,670) 
Grower relationships 1,858,616   (105,408) 1,753,208 

 

 

1,647,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(26,352

)

 

 

 

 

 

1,621,448

 

Intellectual property 21,725,539  295,034  (1,147,180) 20,873,393 

 

 

26,786,468

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(342,713

)

 

 

 

 

 

26,443,755

 

In process research and development

 

 

380,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

380,000

 

License agreement

 

 

 

 

 

2,400,863

 

 

 

 

 

 

(13,542

)

 

 

204

 

 

 

2,387,525

 

Internal use software 677,779   (67,776) 610,003 

 

 

542,227

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(16,944

)

 

 

 

 

 

525,283

 

 $34,939,079  $295,034  $(2,124,333) $33,109,780 

 

$

32,714,484

 

 

$

2,400,863

 

 

$

 

 

$

(480,955

)

 

$

204

 

 

$

34,634,596

 

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Balance at

July 1, 2018

 

 

Additions

 

 

Impairment

 

 

Amortization

 

 

Currency Translation Adjustment

 

 

Balance at

June 30, 2019

 

Trade name

 

$

1,159,826

 

 

$

150,000

 

 

$

 

 

$

(104,480

)

 

$

 

 

$

1,205,346

 

Customer relationships

 

 

1,156,955

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(101,208

)

 

 

 

 

 

1,055,747

 

Non-compete

 

 

62,720

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(32,453

)

 

 

 

 

 

30,267

 

GI customer list

 

 

71,639

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(7,164

)

 

 

 

 

 

64,475

 

Supply agreement

 

 

1,077,783

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(75,629

)

 

 

 

 

 

1,002,154

 

Distribution agreement

 

 

6,344,253

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5,991,792

)

 

 

(352,461

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grower relationships

 

 

1,753,208

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(105,408

)

 

 

 

 

 

1,647,800

 

Intellectual property

 

 

20,873,393

 

 

 

7,200,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,286,925

)

 

 

 

 

 

26,786,468

 

In process research and development

 

 

 

 

 

380,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

380,000

 

Internal use software

 

 

610,003

 

 

 

43,000

 

 

 

(43,000

)

 

 

(67,776

)

 

 

 

 

 

542,227

 

 

 

$

33,109,780

 

 

$

7,773,000

 

 

$

(6,034,792

)

 

$

(2,133,504

)

 

$

 

 

$

32,714,484

 

Amortization expense totaled $552,967$480,955 and $555,471$506,618 for the three months ended December 31,September 30, 2019 and 2018, and 2017, respectively. Amortization expense totaled $1,059,585 and $1,128,392 for the six months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Estimated aggregate remaining amortization is as follows:

   2019  2020  2021  2022  2023  Thereafter
Amortization expense $1,178,739  $2,355,136  $2,336,313  $2,252,980  $2,204,355  28,795,672 

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2023

 

 

2024

 

 

Thereafter

 

Amortization expense

 

$

1,383,895

 

 

$

1,833,655

 

 

$

1,878,903

 

 

$

1,801,163

 

 

$

1,778,628

 

 

$

25,958,350

 

Acquisition of Wheat Assets

On August 15, 2019, the Company entered into several agreements to effectuate the purchase of a wheat breeding program in Australia (“Wheat Acquisition”) from Dow AgroScience (“Dow”).  In the transaction, the Company acquired:

A 15 year prepaid license of germplasm.  The license includes commercial, pre-commercial and experimental proprietary wheat populations.

The right, during the term of the license, to develop future varieties.  The license does not transfer ownership of the existing varieties licensed, but the Company will own any future varieties developed.

An option to renew the license for five additional years.

Tangible fixed assets used in the wheat breeding program.

A contract with a service provider to promote existing commercialized wheat varieties covered by the license.


The wheat market in Australia operates under an End Point Royalty (“EPR”) System in which the wheat variety owner earns a fixed royalty on every metric ton of grain produced.  With the Wheat Acquisition, the Company has the right to collect EPR on commercialized wheat varieties included in its license.

The purchase price was approximately $2.6 million, which was paid in cash.  The purchase price was allocated to the assets acquired based on the relative fair values of the license and fixed assets.  $2.4 million was allocated to the license, which will be amortized over 15 years in accordance with the term of the agreement.  The fair value of the license was determined using a discounted cash flow analysis.  $0.2 million was allocated to the fixed assets, which have useful lives of 3 - 5 years.  

The acquired assets did not meet the definition of a business in the Accounting Standards Codification.

NOTE 68 - PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Components of property, plant and equipment were as follows:

   December 31,  June 30,
   2018  2018
       
Land and improvements $2,532,053  $2,068,742 
Buildings and improvements  11,291,516   8,888,196 
Machinery and equipment  12,656,650   5,731,293 
Vehicles  1,580,518   1,130,276 
Construction in progress  313,852   220,089 
Total property, plant and equipment  28,374,589   18,038,596 
       
Less: accumulated depreciation  (5,642,824)  (4,858,464)
       
Property, plant and equipment, net $22,731,765  $13,180,132 

 

 

September 30,

2019

 

 

June 30,

2019

 

Land and improvements

 

$

2,135,726

 

 

$

2,150,085

 

Buildings and improvements

 

 

9,986,572

 

 

 

10,018,108

 

Machinery and equipment

 

 

12,501,290

 

 

 

12,579,698

 

Vehicles

 

 

1,445,546

 

 

 

2,099,814

 

Construction in progress

 

 

710,044

 

 

 

66,921

 

Total property, plant and equipment

 

 

26,779,178

 

 

 

26,914,626

 

Less: accumulated depreciation

 

 

(6,417,161

)

 

 

(6,279,677

)

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

$

20,362,017

 

 

$

20,634,949

 

Depreciation expense totaled $482,639$524,093 and $315,510$348,490 for the three months ended December 31,September 30, 2019 and 2018, and 2017, respectively. Depreciation expense totaled $831,130 and $630,842 for the six months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.


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NOTE 79 - DEBT

Total debt outstanding is presented on the consolidated balance sheet as follows:

   December 31,  June 30,
   2018  2018
Working capital lines of credit      
     KeyBank $38,836,070  $25,050,464 
     National Australia Bank Limited  7,870,247   7,697,040 
     Debt issuance costs  (395,853)  (116,945)
          Total working capital lines of credit, net $46,310,464  $32,630,559 
       
Current portion of long-term debt      
     Capital leases $451,089  $27,241 
     Keith facility (building loan) - National Australia Bank Limited  77,649   3,701 
     Keith facility (machinery & equipment loans) - National Australia Bank Limited  212,852   198,251 
     Unsecured subordinate promissory note  100,000   100,000 
     Secured real estate note - Conterra  238,693   229,789 
     Secured equipment note - Conterra    37,824 
     Debt issuance costs  (89,143)  (93,794)
          Total current portion, net  991,140   503,012 
       
Long-term debt, less current portion      
     Capital leases  1,623,504   
     Keith facility (building loan) - National Australia Bank Limited  254,124   421,857 
     Keith facility (machinery & equipment loans) - National Australia Bank Limited  420,550   431,754 
     Secured real estate note - Conterra  10,048,597   10,170,211 
     Secured equipment note - Conterra    2,062,176 
     Debt issuance costs  (82,502)  (108,911)
          Total long-term portion, net  12,264,273   12,977,087 
          Total debt, net $13,255,413  $13,480,099 

On

 

 

September 30,

2019

 

 

June 30,

2019

 

Working capital lines of credit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KeyBank

 

$

 

 

$

2,350,000

 

National Australia Bank Limited

 

 

8,777,600

 

 

 

8,426,400

 

National Australia Bank Limited Overdraft Facility

 

 

1,276,715

 

 

 

351,544

 

Debt issuance costs

 

 

(244,966

)

 

 

(372,396

)

Total working capital lines of credit, net

 

$

9,809,349

 

 

$

10,755,548

 

Current portion of long-term debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital lease

 

$

570,782

 

 

$

563,087

 

Debt issuance costs

 

 

(10,356

)

 

$

(11,070

)

Keith facility (building loan) - National Australia

   Bank Limited

 

 

70,896

 

 

 

73,731

 

Keith facility (machinery & equipment loans) -

   National Australia Bank Limited

 

 

290,196

 

 

 

215,519

 

Unsecured subordinate promissory note

 

 

100,000

 

 

 

100,000

 

Secured real estate note - Conterra

 

 

257,551

 

 

 

247,942

 

Debt issuance costs

 

 

(69,141

)

 

 

(75,707

)

Total current portion, net

 

 

1,209,928

 

 

 

1,113,502

 

Long-term debt, less current portion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital lease

 

 

1,600,702

 

 

 

1,709,481

 

Debt issuance costs

 

 

(12,759

)

 

 

(15,078

)

Keith facility (building loan) - National Australia

   Bank Limited

 

 

313,968

 

 

 

256,303

 

Keith facility (machinery & equipment loans) -

   National Australia Bank Limited

 

 

347,938

 

 

 

309,988

 

Secured real estate note - Conterra

 

 

9,791,045

 

 

 

9,922,269

 

Debt issuance costs

 

 

(12,443

)

 

 

(24,869

)

Total long-term portion, net

 

 

12,028,451

 

 

 

12,158,095

 

Total debt, net

 

$

13,238,379

 

 

$

13,271,596

 

In September 22, 2015, the Company entered into a credit and security agreement (the "KeyBank“KeyBank Credit Facility"Facility”) with KeyBank. Key provisions of the KeyBank Credit Facility, as amended, include:


Loans may be based on a Base Rate or Eurodollar Rate (which is increased by an applicable margin of 2.9% per annum for Eurodollar Loans and 1.0% for Base Rate Loans) (both as defined in the KeyBank Credit Facility), generally at the Company’s option. In the event of a default, at the option of KeyBank, the interest rate on all obligations owing will increase by 3% per annum over the rate otherwise applicable.

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On December 31, 2014, the Company issued a three-year secured promissory note to DuPont Pioneer in the initial principal amount of $10,000,000 (the "Pioneer Note"), with a maturity date of December 31, 2017. The Pioneer Note accrued interest at 3% per annum. Interest was payable in three annual installments, in arrears, commencing on December 31, 2015. On December 31, 2014, the Company also issued contingent consideration to DuPont Pioneer which required the Company to increase the principal amount of the Pioneer Note by up to an additional $5,000,000 if the Company met certain performance metrics during the three-year period following December 31, 2014. The earn out payment to DuPont Pioneer was finalized in October 2017 and this amount of $2,500,000 was added to the Pioneer Note in October 2017. On December 1, 2017, the Company repaid the Pioneer Note. The repayment amount included the $2.5 million earn-out payment related to the Pioneer Acquisition that was added to the principal amount of the Pioneer Note in October 2017.

OnIn November 30, 2017, the Company entered into a secured note financing transaction (the "Loan Transaction") with Conterra Agricultural Capital, LLC ("Conterra") for $12.5 million in gross proceeds. Pursuant to the Loan Transaction, the Company issued two secured promissory notes (the "Notes") to Conterra as follows:

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August 2018.

On August 15, 2018, the Company completed a sale and leaseback transaction with American AgCredit involving certain equipment located at the Company's Five Points, California and Nampa, Idaho production facilities. Due to its terms, the sale and leaseback transaction iswas required to be accounted for as a financing arrangement. Accordingly, the proceeds received from American AgCredit were accounted for as proceeds from a debt financing. Under the terms of the transaction:

S&W Australia finances the purchase of most of its seed inventory from growers pursuant to a seasonal credit facilities with National Australia Bank Ltd ("NAB"(“NAB”). The current facilities (the "2016 NAB Facilities"“NAB Facilities”) were amended as of April 13, 2018July 9, 2019 and expire on March 30, 2020.31, 2021. As of December 31, 2018,September 30, 2019, AUD $11,149,237$14,890,869 (USD $7,870,247)$10,054,315) was outstanding under the 2016 NAB Facilities.

The 2016 NAB Facilities, as currently in effect,recently amended, comprise two distinct facility lines: (i) an overdraft facility (the "Overdraft Facility"“Overdraft Facility”), having a credit limit of AUD $1,000,000$2,000,000 (USD $705,900 at December 31, 2018)$1,350,400) and a borrowing base facility (the "Borrowing“Borrowing Base Facility"Facility”), having a credit limit of AUD $12,000,000$13,000,000 (USD $8,470,800 at December 31, 2018)$8,777,600).

The Borrowing Base Facility permits S&W Australia to borrow funds for periods of up to 180 days, at S&W Australia'sAustralia’s discretion, provided that the term is consistent with its trading terms. Interest for each drawdown is set at the time of the drawdown as follows: (i) for Australian dollar drawings, based on the Australian Trade Refinance Rate plus 1.5% per annum and (ii) for foreign currency drawings, based on the British Bankers'Bankers’ Association Interest Settlement Rate for the relevant foreign currency for the relevant period, or if such rate is not available, the rate reasonably determined by NAB to be the appropriate equivalent rate, plus 1.5% per annum. As of December 31, 2018,June 30, 2019, the Borrowing Base Facility accrued interest on Australian dollar drawings at approximately 5.53% per annum4.75% calculated daily. The Borrowing Base Facility is secured by a lien on all the present and future rights, property and undertakings of S&W Australia, the mortgage on S&W Australia'sAustralia’s Keith, South Australia property and the Company'sCompany’s corporate guarantee (up to a maximum of AUD $15,000,000).


The Overdraft Facility permits S&W Australia to borrow funds on a revolving line of credit up to the credit limit. Interest accrues daily and is calculated by applying the daily interest rate to the balance owing at the end of the day and is payable monthly in arrears. As of December 31, 2018,September 30, 2019, the Overdraft Facility accrued interest at approximately 6.77% per annum calculated daily.

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For both the Overdraft Facility and the Borrowing Base Facility, interest is payable each month in arrears. In the event of a default, as defined in the NAB Facility agreements,Agreement, the principal balance due under the facilities will thereafter bear interest at an increased rate per annum above the interest rate that would otherwise have been in effect from time to time under the terms of each facility (i.e., the interest rate increases by 4.5% per annum under the Borrowing Base Facility and the Overdraft Facility rate increases to 13.92% per annum upon the occurrence of an event of default).

Both facilities constituting the 2016 NAB Facilities are secured by a fixed and floating lien over all the present and future rights, property and undertakings of S&W Australia and are guaranteed by the Company as noted above. The 2016 NAB Facilities contain customary representations and warranties, affirmative and negative covenants and customary events of default that permit NAB to accelerate S&W Australia'sAustralia’s outstanding obligations, all as set forth in the NAB facility agreements. S&W Australia was in compliance with all NAB debt covenants at December 31, 2018.September 30, 2019.

In January 2015, NAB and S&W Australia entered into a new business markets - flexible rate loan (the "Keith“Keith Building Loan"Loan”) and a separate machinery and equipment facility (the "Keith“Keith Machinery and Equipment Facility"Facility”). In February 2016, NAB and S&W Australia also entered into a master asset finance facility (the "Master“Master Assets Facility"Facility”).  The Master Asset Facility has various maturity dates through 20212025 and have interest rates ranging from 4.86%3.99% to 5.31%. The credit limit under the facility is AUD $1,200,000 (USD $810,240) at September 30, 2019.

The Keith Building Loan and Keith Machinery and Equipment Facility are used for the construction of a building on S&W Australia'sAustralia’s Keith, South Australia property, purchase of adjoining land and for the machinery and equipment for use in the operations of the building. The Keith Building Loan matures on November 30, 2024. The interest rate on the Keith Building Loan varies from pricing period to pricing period (each such period approximately 30 days), based on the weighted average of a specified basket of interest rates (6.45%(5.62% as of December 31, 2018)September 30, 2019). Interest is payable each month in arrears. The Keith Machinery and Equipment Facility bears interest, payable in arrears, based on the Australian Trade Refinance Rate quoted by NAB at the time of the drawdown, plus 2.9%. The Keith Credit Facilities contain customary representations and warranties, affirmative and negative covenants and customary events of default that permit NAB to accelerate S&W Australia'sAustralia’s outstanding obligations, all as set forth in the facility agreement. They are secured by a lien on all the present and future rights, property and undertakings of S&W Australia, the Company'sCompany’s corporate guarantee and a mortgage on S&W Australia'sAustralia’s Keith, South Australia property. As of September 30, 2019, USD $384,864 and USD $638,134 was outstanding under the Keith Building Loan and the Keith Machinery and Equipment Facility, respectively.

The annual maturities of short-term and long-term debt are as follows:

Fiscal Year  Amount
     2019 $576,583
     2020  1,011,523
     2021  10,628,888
     2022  607,263
     2023  466,531
Thereafter  136,270 
Total $13,427,058

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Fiscal Year

 

Amount

 

2020

 

$

1,082,771

 

2021

 

 

10,805,985

 

2022

 

 

741,199

 

2023

 

 

661,443

 

2024

 

 

40,122

 

Thereafter

 

 

11,558

 

Total

 

$

13,343,078

 

NOTE 810 - WARRANTS

The following table summarizes the total warrants outstanding at December 31, 2018:September 30, 2019:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercise Price

 

 

Expiration

 

 

Outstanding as

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding as

 

 

 

Issue Date

 

 

Per Share

 

 

Date

 

 

of June 30, 2018

 

 

New Issuances

 

 

Expired

 

 

of December 31, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warrants

 

 

Dec 2014

 

$

4.32 

 

 

June 2020

 

 

2,699,999 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,699,999 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,699,999 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,699,999 

 

 

Issue Date

 

Exercise Price

Per Share

 

 

Expiration

Date

 

Outstanding

as of

June 30, 2019

 

 

New

Issuances

 

 

Expired

 

 

Outstanding

as of

September 30, 2019

 

Warrants

 

Dec 2014

 

$

4.32

 

 

June 2020

 

 

2,699,999

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,699,999

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,699,999

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,699,999

 

The following table summarizes the total warrants outstanding at June 30, 2018:2019:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercise Price

 

 

Expiration

 

 

Outstanding as

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding as

 

 

 

Issue Date

 

 

Per Share

 

 

Date

 

 

of June 30, 2017

 

 

New Issuances

 

 

Expired

 

 

of June 30, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warrants

 

 

Dec 2014

 

$

4.32 

 

 

June 2020

 

 

2,699,999 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,699,999 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,699,999 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,699,999 

 

 

Issue Date

 

Exercise Price

Per Share

 

 

Expiration

Date

 

Outstanding

as of

June 30, 2018

 

 

New

Issuances

 

 

Expired

 

 

Outstanding

as of

June 30, 2019

 

Warrants

 

Dec 2014

 

$

4.32

 

 

June 2020

 

 

2,699,999

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,699,999

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,699,999

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,699,999

 


NOTE 911 - EQUITY

On September 5, 2018, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the "Securities Purchase Agreement") with MFP Partners, L.P. ("MFP"), pursuant to which the Company sold to MFP 1,607,717 shares of common stock of the Company (the "Common Shares") at a purchase price of $3.11 per share at an initial closing, and agreed to sell, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, 7,235 shares of newly designated Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company ("Preferred Shares") to MFP at a purchase price of $3,110 per share at a second closing (the "Second Closing").

The Second Closing was completed on October 23, 2018, for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $22.5 million, which was used primarily to fund the Chromatin Acquisition. The Preferred Shares carried no voting rights and were automatically convertible into shares of common stock at the rate of 1,000 shares of common stock per Preferred Share upon the approval of the Company's stockholders for the issuance of the requisite shares of common stock. Pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company agreed to use its reasonable best efforts to solicit the approval of its shareholders for the issuance of stock upon the conversion of the Preferred Shares at a special meeting of shareholders, and at each annual meeting of shareholders thereafter, if necessary.  Approval was obtained at a Special Meeting of Stockholders held on November 20, 2018, and the Preferred Shares automatically converted into 7,235,000 shares of common stock on that same day.

NOTE 1012 - FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS

The Company'sCompany’s subsidiary, S&W Australia, is exposed to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations in the normal course of its business, which the Company manages through the use of foreign currency forward contracts. These foreign currency contracts are not designated as hedging instruments; accordingly, changes in the fair value are recorded in current period earnings. These foreign currency contracts had a notional value of $3,218,800$1,769,605 at December 31, 2018 and their maturities range from JanuarySeptember 30, 2019, to Juneall maturing in October 2019.

The Company records an asset or liability on the consolidated balance sheet for the fair value of the foreign currency forward contracts. The foreign currency contract liabilities totaled $98,071$83,834 at December 31, 2018September 30, 2019 and $100,138foreign currency contract liabilities totaled $42,255 at June 30, 2018.2019. The Company recorded a gainloss on foreign exchange contracts of $35,836$43,863 and a loss of $61,560,$39,177, which is reflected in cost of revenue for the three months ended December 31,September 30, 2019 and 2018, and 2017, respectively. The Company recorded a loss on foreign exchange contracts of $2,626 and $100,864, which is reflected in cost of revenue for the six months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

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NOTE 1113 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Contingencies

Based on information currently available, management is not aware of any other matters that would have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Legal Matters

The Company may be subject to various legal proceedings from time to time. The results of any future litigation cannot be predicted with certainty, and regardless of the outcome, litigation can have an adverse impact on the Company because of defense and settlement costs, diversion of management resources, and other factors.  Any current litigation is considered immaterial and counter claims have been assessed as remote.

NOTE 1214 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

On July 19, 2017, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with certain purchasers, including MFP Partners, L.P. ("MFP"), a stockholder of the Company, and certain entities related to Wynnefield Capital Management LLC (collectively, "Wynnefield"), pursuant to which MFP purchased approximately $3.7 million of shares of its common stock and Wynnefield purchased approximately $3.0 million of shares of its common stock. Each of MFP and Wynnefield is a beneficial owner of more than 5% of the Company's common stock. Alexander C. Matina, a member of the Company's Board, is Vice President, Investments of MFP. Robert D. Straus, a member of the Company's Board since January 9, 2018, is a Portfolio Manager at Wynnefield.

On October 11, 2017, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Mark W. Wong, the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to which the Company sold and issued an aggregate of 75,000 shares of its Common Stock at a purchase price of $3.50 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of $262,500.

On December 22, 2017, the Company completed the closing of its previously announced rights offering. At the closing, the Company sold and issued an aggregate of 2,594,923 shares of its Common Stock at a subscription price of $3.50 per share pursuant to the exercise of subscriptions and oversubscriptions in the rights offering from its existing stockholders. Pursuant to an Investment Agreement, dated October 3, 2017, between the Company and MFP, MFP agreed to purchase, at the subscription price, all of the shares not purchased in the Rights Offering (the "Backstop Commitment"). Accordingly, on December 22, 2017, the Company and MFP completed the closing of the Backstop Commitment, in which the Company sold and issued 905,077 shares of its Common Stock to MFP. Combined, the Company sold and issued an aggregate of 3,500,000 shares of its common stock for aggregate gross proceeds of $12.25 million.

On September 5, 2018, the Company entered into the Securities Purchase Agreement with MFP, pursuant to which the Company sold the Common Shares at the Initial Closing and the Preferred Shares at the Second Closing. The Initial Closing was completed on September 5, 2018 and the Second Closing was completed on October 23, 2018. See Note 911 for further discussion on the Second Closing.

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On December 18, 2018, the Company entered into a Loan and Security Agreement (the "MFP Loan Agreement") with MFP, pursuant to which the Company maywas able to borrow up to $5,000,000, in minimum increments of $1,000,000, from MFP during the period beginning on December 18, 2018 and ending on the earlier to occur of (i) March 18, 2019 and (ii) certain specified events of default. Pursuant to the MFP Loan Agreement, interest will accrueaccrued on outstanding principal at a fixed per annum rate of 6.0%. In addition, the Company iswas obligated to pay to MFP a fee equal to 2.0% of each advance under the MFP Loan Agreement. Concurrently with the execution of the MFP Loan Agreement, the Company drew down $1,000,000 under the MFP Loan Agreement, which was disbursed to the Company on December 21, 2018. On December 31, 2018, the Company repaid in full the $1,000,000 disbursed to the Company. As of December 31, 2018,September 30, 2019, no amounts remainremained outstanding under the MFP Loan Agreement.


NOTE 1315 - EQUITY-BASED COMPENSATION

Equity Incentive Plans

In October 2009 and January 2010, the Company's Board of Directors and stockholders, respectively, approved the 2009 Equity Incentive Plan (as amended and/or restated from time to time, the "2009 Plan"). The plan authorized the grant and issuance of options, restricted shares and other equity compensation to the Company's directors, employees, officers and consultants, and those of the Company's subsidiaries and parent, if any. In October 2012 and December 2012, the Company's Board of Directors and stockholders, respectively, approved the amendment and restatement of the 2009 Plan, including an increase in the number of shares available for issuance as grants and awards under the Plan to 1,250,000 shares. In September 2013 and December 2013, the Company's Board of Directors and stockholders, respectively, approved anthe amendment and restatement of the 2009 Plan, toincluding an increase in the number of shares available for issuance as grants and awards under the Plan to 1,700,000 shares. In September 2015 and December 2015, the Company's Board of Directors and stockholders, respectively, approved anthe amendment and restatement of the 2009 Plan, toincluding an increase in the number of shares available for issuance as grants and awards under the Plan to 2,450,000 shares.

In January 2019, the Company's Board of Directors and stockholders approved the 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2019 Plan") as a successor to and continuation of the 2009 Plan. Subject to adjustment for certain changes in the Company's capitalization, the aggregate number of shares of the Company's common stock that may be issued under the 2019 Plan will not exceed 4,243,790 shares, which is the sum of (i) 2,750,000 new shares, plus (ii) 350,343 shares that remained available for grant under the 2009 Plan as of January 16, 2019, plus (iii) 1,143,447 shares subject to outstanding stock awards granted under the 2009 Plan.

The term of incentive stock options granted under the 2009 PlanCompany’s equity incentive plans may not exceed ten years, or five years for incentive stock options granted to an optionee owning more than 10% of the Company's voting stock. The exercise price of options granted under the 2009 PlanCompany’s equity incentive plans must be equal to or greater than the fair market value of the shares of the common stock on the date the option is granted. An incentive stock option granted to an optionee owning more than 10% of voting stock must have an exercise price equal to or greater than 110% of the fair market value of the common stock on the date the option is granted.

The Company measures the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value of the award. Stock options issued to non- employeesnon-employees are accounted for at their estimated fair value. The fair value of options granted to non-employees is re-measured as they vest. The Company amortizes stock-based compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period.

The Company utilizes a Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model, which includes assumptions regarding the risk-free interest rate, dividend yield, life of the award, and the volatility of the Company's common stock to estimate the fair value of employee options grants.

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Weighted average assumptions used in the Black-Scholes-Merton model for awards granted during the period are set forth below:

  December 31,
  2018 2017
     
Risk free rate 2.72% - 2.99% 1.72% - 1.91%
Dividend yield 0% 0%
Volatility 40.36% - 45.47% 45.3% - 45.5%
Average forfeiture assumptions 1.4% 1.4%

 

 

September 30,

 

 

2019

 

2018

Risk free rate

 

N/A

 

2.7%

Dividend yield

 

N/A

 

0%

Volatility

 

N/A

 

45.5%

Average forfeiture assumptions

 

N/A

 

1.3%

During the sixthree months ended December 31, 2018,September 30, 2019, the Company granteddid not grant options to purchase 353,822 shares of its common stock todirectors, certain of its Directors, members of the executive management team and other employees at exercise prices ranging from $2.79 - $3.30. These options vest in either quarterly or annual periods over one to three years, and expire ten years from the date of grant.employees.


A summary of stock option activity for the sixthree months ended December 31, 2018September 30, 2019 and the year ended June 30, 20182019 is presented below:

        Weighted-   
      Weighted - Average   
      Average Remaining  Aggregate
   Number  Exercise Price Contractual  Intrinsic
   Outstanding  Per Share Life (Years)  Value
Outstanding at June 30, 2017  990,528  $5.12  4.3  $100,344 
     Granted  103,283   3.45  -    
     Exercised  (49,000)  3.95  -    
     Canceled/forfeited/expired  (252,737)  6.46  -    
Outstanding at June 30, 2018  792,074   4.55  6.3   10,413 
     Granted  353,822   2.98  -    
     Exercised    -   -    
     Canceled/forfeited/expired  (96,500)  6.12  -    
Outstanding at December 31, 2018  1,049,396   3.87  7.7   
Options vested and exercisable at December 31, 2018  544,288   4.46  6.1   
Options vested and expected to vest as of December 31, 2018  1,048,087  $3.87  7.7  $

The weighted average grant date fair value of

 

 

Number

Outstanding

 

 

Weighted -

Average

Exercise

Price

Per Share

 

 

Weighted-

Average

Remaining

Contractual

Life (Years)

 

 

Aggregate

Intrinsic

Value

 

Outstanding at June 30, 2018

 

 

792,074

 

 

$

4.55

 

 

 

6.3

 

 

$

10,413

 

Granted

 

 

497,178

 

 

 

2.85

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canceled/forfeited/expired

 

 

(166,500

)

 

 

6.17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at June 30, 2019

 

 

1,122,752

 

 

 

3.55

 

 

 

8.0

 

 

 

34,135

 

Granted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canceled/forfeited/expired

 

 

(110,284

)

 

 

3.95

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at September 30, 2019

 

 

1,012,468

 

 

 

3.44

 

 

 

8.0

 

 

 

15,930

 

Options vested and exercisable at September 30, 2019

 

 

565,393

 

 

 

3.86

 

 

 

7.2

 

 

 

 

Options vested and expected to vest as of

   September 30, 2019

 

 

1,010,828

 

 

$

3.44

 

 

 

8.0

 

 

$

15,877

 

There were no options granted and outstanding at December 31, 2018 was $1.08.for the three months ended September 30, 2019. At December 31, 2018,September 30, 2019, the Company had $528,553$375,038 of unrecognized stock compensation expense, net of estimated forfeitures, related to the options under the 2009 Plan, which will be recognized over the weighted average remaining service period of 2.21.7 years. The Company settles employee stock option exercises with newly issued shares of common stock.

During the sixthree months ended December 31,September 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company issued 99,9020 and 61,917 restricted stock units to its directors, certain members of the executive management team, and other employees. The restricted stock units vest immediately, inhave varying vesting periods ranging from immediate vesting to quarterly or annual installments over one-year or quarterly periods overone to three-years. The fair value of the awards granted during the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 totaled $306,047$0 and $198,549, respectively, and was based on the closing stock price on the date of grants.

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The Company recorded $222,431$78,823 and $311,067$87,178 of stock-based compensation expense associated with grants of restricted stock units during the sixthree months ended December 31,September 30, 2019 and 2018, and 2017, respectively. A summary of activity related to non-vested restricted stock units is presented below:

Six Months Ended December 31, 2018
         Weighted -
   Number of  Weighted-  Average
   Nonvested  Average  Remaining
   Restricted  Grant Date  Contractual
   Stock Units  Fair Value  Life (Years)
Beginning nonvested restricted units outstanding  89,193  $3.98   1.1 
     Granted  99,902   3.06   2.8 
     Vested  (44,507)  3.72   -  
     Forfeited    -    -  
Ending nonvested restricted units outstanding  144,588  $3.43   2.1 

 

 

Number of Nonvested

Restricted Stock Units

 

 

Weighted-Average

Grant Date Fair Value

 

 

Weighted-Average

Remaining Contractual

Life (Years)

 

Nonvested restricted units outstanding at June 30, 2018

 

 

89,193

 

 

$

3.98

 

 

 

1.1

 

Granted

 

 

175,758

 

 

 

2.69

 

 

 

2.8

 

Vested

 

 

(107,747

)

 

 

3.75

 

 

 

 

Forfeited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nonvested restricted units outstanding at June 30, 2019

 

 

157,204

 

 

 

2.69

 

 

 

1.4

 

Granted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vested

 

 

(8,949

)

 

 

3.30

 

 

 

 

Forfeited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nonvested restricted units outstanding at September 30, 2019

 

 

148,255

 

 

$

2.65

 

 

 

1.3

 

At December 31, 2018,September 30, 2019, the Company had $288,327$218,847 of unrecognized stock compensation expense related to the restricted stock units, which will be recognized over the weighted average remaining service period of 2.111.3 years.

At December 31, 2018,September 30, 2019, there were 350,3433,067,578 shares available under the 20092019 Plan for future grants and awards.

Stock-based compensation expense recorded for stock options, restricted stock grants and restricted stock units for the three months ended December 31,September 30, 2019 and 2018, totaled $158,837 and 2017, totaled $222,153 and $193,571,$155,305, respectively. Stock-based compensation expense recorded for stock options, restricted stock grants and restricted stock units for the six months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, totaled $377,458 and $451,033, respectively.


NOTE 1416 - NON-CASH ACTIVITIES FOR STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

The below table represents supplemental information to the Company's consolidated statements of cash flows for non-cash activities during the sixthree months ended December 31,September 30, 2019 and 2018, and 2017, respectively.

   Six Months Ended
   December 31,
   2018  2017
Fair value of assets acquired $29,446,067 $-
Cash paid for the acquisition  (26,450,000)  -
Liabilities assumed  (2,996,067)  -

 

 

Three Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Purchases of equipment classified as finance lease

 

$

(41,795

)

 

$

 

NOTE 1517 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

AtIn October 2019, the Annual Meeting of StockholdersCompany completed the sale of the land and buildings for one its research facilities located in Arlington, Wisconsin.    These assets were recorded as Assets Held for Sale on the consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2019.   The Company held on January 16, 2019 (the "Annual Meeting"),received net proceeds of $1,150,000 from the Company's stockholders approved the S&W Seed Company 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2019 Plan") as a successor tosale and continuationused $753,120 of the Company's Amendedproceeds to pay-down the Secured Real Estate Note.

In November 2019, the Company completed the sale of land and Restated 2009 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2009 Plan"). Subject to adjustmentbuildings for certain changesone of its production storage facilities located in Plainview, Texas.   These assets were recorded as Assets Held for Sale on the Company's capitalization, the aggregate numberconsolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2019. The Company received net proceeds of shares of the Company's common stock that may be issued under the 2019 Plan will not exceed 4,246,878 shares, which is the sum of (i) 2,750,000 new shares, plus (ii) 353,431 shares that remained available for grant under the 2009 Plan as of January 16, 2019, plus (iii) 1,143,447 shares subject to outstanding stock awards granted under the 2009 Plan.$614,307.

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Item 2. Management'sManagement’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

You should read the following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the related notes included in Part I, Item 1, "Financial Statements"“Financial Statements” of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. In addition to our historical consolidated financial information, the following discussion contains forward-looking statements that reflect our plans, estimates, and beliefs. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements as referred to on page 2 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Factors that could cause or contribute to these differences include those discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018,2019, particularly in Part I, Item 1A, "Risk Factors"“Risk Factors”, as updated in Part II, Item 1A. "Risks Factors"“Risks Factors” of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Executive Overview

Founded in 1980 and headquartered in Sacramento, California, weWe are a global multi-crop, middle-market agricultural company. Grounded in our historical expertise and what we believe is our present leading positionWe are market leaders in the breeding, production and sale of alfalfa seed we continue to build towards our goal of being recognized as the world's preferred proprietary forage, grain and specialty crop seed company. In addition to our primary activities in alfalfa seed, we have recently expanded our product portfolio by adding hybrid sorghum and sunflower seed, which complement our alfalfa seed offerings by allowing us to leverage our infrastructure, research and development expertise and our distribution channels, as we begin to diversify into what we believe are higher margin opportunities.seed. We also continuehave a growing commercial market presence in sunflower and maintain an active stevia development program.

Our seed platform develops and supplies high quality germplasm designed to conduct our stevia breeding program, having been granted four patents by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (the "USPTO").

Following our initial public offering in fiscal year 2010, we expanded certain pre-existing business initiatives and added new ones, including:

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We years we have accomplished these expansion initiativesbuilt a diversified, global agricultural platform through a combination of organic growth and strategic acquisitions, foremost among them:including:

We believereceived $45.0 million in May 2019, $5.55 million in September 2019, and are entitled to receive an aggregate of $19.45 million in additional payments on the dates and in the amounts as set forth below.


Date

 

Payment

Amount

 

January 15, 2020

 

$

5,551,372

 

February 15, 2020

 

$

5,551,372

 

September 15, 2020

 

$

3,750,927

 

January 15, 2021

 

$

2,500,618

 

February 15, 2021

 

$

2,100,519

 

Total:

 

$

19,454,808

 

Corteva received a fully pre-paid, exclusive license to produce and distribute certain of our 2013 combinationalfalfa varieties world-wide (except South America). The licensed varieties include certain of our existing commercial conventional (non-GMO) alfalfa varieties and six pre-commercial dormant alfalfa varieties. Corteva received no license to our other commercial alfalfa varieties or pre-commercial alfalfa pipeline products and no rights to any future products developed by us.

We assigned to Corteva grower production contract rights, and Corteva assumed grower production contract obligations, related to the licensed and certain other alfalfa varieties.

Our prior Distribution Agreement, related to conventional (non-GMO) alfalfa varieties, and Contract Alfalfa Production Services Agreement, related to GMO-traited alfalfa varieties, with S&W Australia createdCorteva both terminated.  Under the world's largest non-dormant alfalfa seed company and gave us the competitive advantages of year-round production in that market. With the completionDistribution Agreement, Corteva was obligated to make minimum annual purchases from us.

As a result of the acquisitionMay 2019 transactions with Corteva, we recognized licensing revenue of dormant alfalfa seed$34.2 million and wrote-off $6.0 million of intangible assets from DuPont Pioneer in December 2014, we believe we have becomeduring the largest alfalfa seed company worldwide (by volume), with industry-leading research and development, as well asyear ended June 30, 2019.  We also attributed our $11.9 million goodwill impairment charge recorded during the fourth quarter of the year ended June 30, 2019 largely to the termination of the production and distribution capabilities in both hemispheres and the ability to supply proprietary dormant and non-dormant alfalfa seed. Our operations span the world's alfalfa seed production regions,agreements with operations in the San Joaquin and Imperial Valleys of California, five additional Western states, Australia and three provinces in Canada.Corteva.  

Our May 2016 acquisition of the hybrid sorghum and sunflower germplasm business and assets of SV Genetics, our April 2018 acquisition of a portfolio of sorghum germplasm, and our October 2018 acquisition of the assets and business of Chromatin signal management's commitment to our strategy of identifying opportunities to diversify our product lines and improve our gross margins.

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We continue to have a long-term distribution agreement with DuPont Pioneer regarding conventional (non GMO) varieties, the term of which extends into 2024. Our production agreement with DuPont Pioneer (relating to GMO-traited varieties) terminates on May 31, 2019. As a result DuPont Pioneer's minimum purchase commitments from us will be reduced by approximately $6 million annually, commencingof the 2018 Chromatin acquisition and the 2019 restructuring of our relationship with our Fiscal Year 2020. Although the production agreement will terminate on May 31, 2019,Corteva, we expect that the DuPont Pioneer distribution agreementour results of operations for fiscal 2020 and future periods will continue to be a significant source of the Company's annual revenue through December 2024.

We are in discussions with DuPont Pioneer regarding the orderly transition of activities previously conducted by us under the production and research agreements (relating to GMO-traited varieties), as welldiffer significantly from prior periods as the possibilitymix of certain ongoing commercial relationships between us relatingour product portfolio rebalances away from a reliance on alfalfa sales (sales of alfalfa seed to GMO-traited varieties, amongCorteva totaled $37.6 million during the year ended June 30, 2019) to a more diverse product mix. We expect to generate alfalfa seed revenue of approximately $34 million to Corteva over the fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2021 combined periods as the seed is delivered to Corteva through February 2021.  We do not expect any other things.significant revenue from sales to Corteva in the future.

Components of Our Statements of Operations Data

Revenue and Cost of Revenue

Product and Other Revenue

We derive most of our revenue from the sale of our proprietary alfalfa seed varieties.varieties and hybrids. We expect that over the next several years, a substantial majority of our revenue will continue to be generated from the sale of alfalfa, sorghum, and sunflower seed, although we are continually assessing other possible product offerings or means to increase revenue, including expanding into other, higher margin crops. In late fiscal year 2016, we began that expansion with the acquisition of the hybrid sorghum and sunflower business and assets of SV Genetics. In October 2018, we continued this expansion with our acquisition of the assets and business of Chromatin. Revenue from the SV Genetics germplasm will be primarily derived from the sale of sorghum and sunflower seed as well as royalty-based payments set forth in various licensing agreements. Revenue from the Chromatin transaction is expected to be derived from the sale of hybrid sorghum seed.

Fiscal year 2016 was the first full fiscal year in which we had a full range of non-dormant and dormant alfalfa seed varieties. This is expected to enable us to significantly expand the geographic reach of our sales efforts. The mix of our product offerings will continue to change over time with the introduction of new alfalfa seed varieties and hybrids resulting from our robust research and development efforts, including our potential expansion into gene edited varietiesgene-edited products in future periods. Currently, we have a long-term distribution agreement with DuPont Pioneer, which we expect will be the source of a significant portion of our annual revenue through December 2024.

Our revenue will fluctuate depending on the timing of orders from our customers and distributors. Because some of our large customers and distributors order in bulk only one or two times per year, our product revenue may fluctuate significantly from period to period. However, some of this fluctuation is offset by having operations in both the northern and southern hemispheres.

Our stevia breeding program has yet to generate any meaningful revenue. However, management continues to evaluate this portion of our business and assess various means to monetize the results of our effort to breed new, better tasting stevia varieties. Such potential opportunities include possible licensing agreements and royalty-based agreements.

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Licensing Revenue

During the year ended June 30, 2019, the Company entered into a license with Corteva, under which Corteva received a fully pre-paid, exclusive license to produce and distribute certain of the Company's alfalfa seed varieties world-wide (except South America). The


licensed seed varieties include certain of the Company's existing commercial conventional (non-GMO) alfalfa varieties and six pre-commercial dormant alfalfa varieties.

Cost of Revenue

Cost of revenue relates to sale of our seed varietiesproducts and consists of the cost of procuring seed, plant conditioning and packaging costs, direct labor and raw materials and overhead costs.

Operating Expenses

Research and Development Expenses

Seed and stevia research and development expenses consist of costs incurred in the discovery, development, breeding and testing of new products incorporating the traits we have specifically selected. These expenses consist primarily of employee salaries and benefits, consultant services, land leased for field trials, chemicals and supplies and other external expenses. With the acquisition of the assets of Chromatin in October 2018, additional costs are now being incurred as we continue the research and development efforts in the development of new sorghum hybrids. Because we have been in the alfalfa seed breeding business since our inception in 1980, we have expended far more resources in development of our proprietary alfalfa seed varieties throughout our history than on our stevia breeding program, which we commenced in fiscal year 2010.

In fiscal year 2013, we made the decision to shift the focus of our stevia program away from commercial production and towards the breeding of improved varieties of stevia. We have continued that effort, which has resulted in the granting by the USPTO of four patents covering stevia plant varieties SW 107, SW 201, SW 129 and SW 227.

Our research and development expenses increased significantly with the acquisition of the alfalfa research and development assets of DuPont Pioneer in December 2014. We also have expanded our genetics research both internally and in collaboration with third parties. In addition, we acquired additional research and development operations in connection with our October 2018 acquisition of the assets of Chromatin that we expect will factor into an overall increase in R&D expense. Overall, we have been focused on controlling research and development expenses, while balancing that objective against the recognition that continued advancement in product development is an important part of our strategic planning. We intend to focus our resources on high value activities.  For alfalfa seed, we plan to invest in further development of differentiating forage quality traits.  For sorghum, we plan to invest in higher value grain products as well as development of proprietary herbicide tolerance traits. We expect our research and development expenses will increase in 2020 and fluctuate from period to period as a result of the timing of various research and development projects.

Our internal research and development costs are expensed as incurred, while third party research and developments costs are expensed when the contracted work has been performed or as milestone results have been achieved. The costs associated with equipment or facilities acquired or construed for research and development activities that have alternative future uses are capitalized and depreciated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of the asset.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Selling, general, and administrative expenses consist primarily of employee costs, including salaries, employee benefits and share-based compensation, as well as professional service fees, insurance, marketing, travel and entertainment expense, public company expense and other overhead costs. We proactively take steps on an ongoing basis to control selling, general and administrative expense as much as is reasonably possible.

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Depreciation and Amortization

Most of the depreciation and amortization expense on our statement of operations consists of amortization expense. We amortize intangible assets, including those acquired from DuPont PioneerChromatin in December 2014,2018 and from SV Genetics in May 2016, and Chromatin in October 2018 using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the asset, consisting of periods of 10-30 years for technology/IP/germplasm, 5-20 years for customer relationships and trade names and 3-20 years for other intangible assets. Property, plant and equipment is depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the asset, consisting of periods of 5-35 years for buildings, 3-202-20 years for machinery and equipment and 2-5 years for vehicles.

Other Expense

Other expense consists primarily of foreign currency gains and losses, changes in the estimated fair value of derivative liabilities related to our warrants, changes in the fair value of our contingent consideration obligationsassets held for sale and interest expense in connection with amortization of debt discount. In addition, interestInterest expense primarily consists of interest costs related to outstanding borrowings on our credit facilities, including our current KeyBank revolving line of credit and on S&W Australia'sAustralia’s credit facilities, our three-year secured promissory note issued in December 2014 in connection with the DuPont Pioneer Acquisition which was paid off on December 1, 2017, and our secured promissory notefinancing with Conterra Agricultural Capital, LLC ("Conterra").

Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes

Our effective tax rate is based on income, statutory tax rates, differences in the deductibility of certain expenses and inclusion of certain income items between financial statement and tax return purposes, and tax planning opportunities available to us in the various jurisdictions in which we operate. Under U.S. GAAP, if we determine that a tax position is more likely than not of being sustained upon audit, based solely on the technical merits of the position, we recognize the benefit. Tax regulations require certain items to be included in the tax return at different times than when those items are required to be recorded in the consolidated financial statements. As a result, our effective tax rate reflected in our consolidated financial statements is different from that reported in our tax returns.


Some of these differences are permanent, such as meals and entertainment expenses that are not fully deductible on our tax return, and some are temporary differences, such as depreciation expense. Temporary differences create deferred tax assets and liabilities. Deferred tax assets generally represent items that can be used as a tax deduction or credit in our tax return in future years for which we have already recorded the tax benefit in our consolidated statements of operations. In the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2017, we recorded a valuation allowance against all of our deferred tax assets. The full valuation allowance was recorded during the fiscal year 2017 as a result of changes to our operating results and future projections, resulting from a recent decline in export sales to Saudi Arabia. In addition, our available tax planning strategies are currently not expected to overcome the uncertainty of the Saudi Arabian market. As a result, of these factors, we don'tdon’t believe that it is more likely than not that our deferred tax assets will be realized.

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Results of Operations

Three Months Ended December 31, 2018September 30, 2019 Compared to the Three Months Ended December 31, 2017September 30, 2018

Revenue and Cost of Revenue

Revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2018September 30, 2019 was $18.6$12.3 million compared to $20.5$26.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2017. September 30, 2018. The $1.9$13.8 million decrease in revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2018September 30, 2019 was primarily due to revenue from Pioneer.  In May 2019, we terminated the production and distribution agreements with Pioneer, and entered into a $5.6new license agreement.  

As part of the termination, Pioneer’s parent company, Corteva, agreed to purchase from us certain quantities of seed held by us as of that date that Pioneer was not previously obligated to purchase.  Those quantities of seed will be delivered to Corteva periodically through February 2021.  Contemporaneously with the termination, we entered into a license with Corteva, under which Corteva received a fully pre-paid, exclusive license to produce and distribute certain of the Company's alfalfa seed varieties world-wide (except South America). The licensed seed varieties include certain of the Company's existing commercial conventional (non-GMO) alfalfa varieties and six pre-commercial dormant alfalfa varieties.  We received a payment of $45.0 million in May 2019 and $5.6 million in September 2019, and are entitled to receive an aggregate of $19.5 million in additional payments through February 2021. During the three months ended September 30, 2019 we recorded sales of $3.3 million to Pioneer, which was a decrease of $16.2 million from the three months ended September 30, 2018 amount of $19.5 million.

The $16.2 million decrease in revenues from DuPont Pioneer primarily attributable to timing of revenue recognition pursuant to our adoption Topic 606. The decrease in revenues to Pioneer was partially offset by increases of other$2.4 million in Core Revenue.  Core Revenue (excluding product revenue attributable to Pioneer) for the three months ended September 30, 2019 was $9.0 million compared to Core Revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2018 of $3.6 million; including $1.5$6.6 million, representing an increase of 36%.  Due to the revised agreements with Pioneer in May 2019, S&W plans to provide Core Revenue as a metric to track performance of our business.

The increase in Core Revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2019 can be attributed to $1.4 million of sorghum revenue from the recently acquired sorghum operations coupled with increases in Australia and Pakistan. We expect full year revenues from DuPont Pioneer in fiscal 2019 to be down compared to fiscal year 2018.

We recorded sales of approximately $9.7 million from our distribution and production agreements with DuPont Pioneer during the three months ended December 31, 2018, which was a decrease of $5.6 million from the comparable period in the prior year amount of $15.3 million. Our production agreement with DuPont Pioneer (relating to GMO-traited varieties) terminates on May 31, 2019. As a result, DuPont Pioneer's minimum purchase commitments from us will be reduced by approximately $6.0 million annually, commencing with our Fiscal Year 2020. Although the production agreement will terminate on May 31, 2019, we expect sales to DuPont Pioneer under our distribution agreement will continue to represent a significant portion of our domestic sales, as well as overall sales, through December 2024.

The following table disaggregates our revenue by type of contract. The current period information is presented under both ASC 606 and ASC 605 to provide comparisonan increase in alfalfa revenues to the second quarter of fiscal 2018.MENA region.

   Three Months Ended December 31,
   2018  2017
   ASC 606  ASC 605  ASC 605
Distribution and production agreements - Pioneer $9,677,988  $15,966,835  $15,313,310 
Other product sales  8,761,172   8,761,172   5,033,204 
Services  141,836   141,836   186,282 
  $18,580,996  $24,869,843  $20,532,796 

Sales into international markets represented 33%46% and 23%16% of our total revenue during the three months ended December 31,September 30, 2019 and 2018, and 2017, respectively. Domestic revenue accounted for 67%54% and 77%84% of our total revenue for the three months ended December 31,September 30, 2019 and 2018, and 2017, respectively. The decrease in domestic revenue as a percentage of total revenue is primarily attributable to timingthe termination of revenue recognition associated withthe Pioneer/Corteva agreement mentioned above. As a result, we anticipate that international sales will increase as a percentage of our distribution and production agreements with DuPont Pioneer.

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total sales in fiscal 2020.

The following table shows revenue from external sources by destination country:

   Three Months Ended December 31,
   2018  2017
United States $12,464,626 67% $15,740,706 77%
Australia  1,040,480 6%  438,468 2%
Mexico  986,303 5%  1,664,618 8%
Saudi Arabia  863,982 5%  513,000 2%
Libya  800,375 4%  563,673 3%
Argentina  556,227 3%  1,183,423 6%
Pakistan  464,936 3%  0%
Peru  299,245 2%  313,688 2%
Other  1,104,822 5%  115,220 0%
Total $18,580,996 100% $20,532,796 100%

 

 

Three Months Ended September

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

United States

 

$

6,665,581

 

 

 

54

%

 

$

22,043,217

 

 

 

84

%

Mexico

 

 

1,030,792

 

 

 

9

%

 

 

392,950

 

 

 

1

%

Sudan

 

 

823,148

 

 

 

8

%

 

 

479,772

 

 

 

2

%

Pakistan

 

 

778,929

 

 

 

6

%

 

 

265,647

 

 

 

1

%

Australia

 

 

765,978

 

 

 

6

%

 

 

329,670

 

 

 

1

%

Libya

 

 

629,980

 

 

 

5

%

 

 

998,375

 

 

 

4

%

Italy

 

 

313,708

 

 

 

3

%

 

 

 

 

 

0

%

Uruguay

 

 

167,700

 

 

 

1

%

 

 

 

 

 

0

%

China

 

 

166,103

 

 

 

1

%

 

 

169,027

 

 

 

1

%

Saudi Arabia

 

 

160,185

 

 

 

1

%

 

 

666,150

 

 

 

3

%

Other

 

 

770,354

 

 

 

6

%

 

 

775,329

 

 

 

3

%

Total

 

$

12,272,458

 

 

 

100

%

 

$

26,120,137

 

 

 

100

%


Cost of revenue of $13,897,455$9.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2018September 30, 2019 was 74.8%equal to 74.9% of total revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2019, while the cost of revenue of $15,860,629$20.7 million for the three months ended December 31, 2017September 30, 2018 was 77.2%equal to 79.1% of revenue. Cost oftotal revenue decreased on a dollar basis primarily due tofor the decrease in revenue discussed above.three months ended September 30, 2018.

Total gross profit margin for the three months ended December 31, 2018September 30, 2019 was 25.2%25.1% compared to 22.8%20.9% in the three months ended December 31, 2017.September 30, 2018. The increase in gross profit margins was primarily due to productour hybrid sorghum sales mix during the current period where we hadwhich carry a higher concentration of higher margin products including hybrids and dormantprofile coupled within improved gross margins in alfalfa seed.seed sales.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Selling, General and Administrative ("(“SG&A"&A”) expense for the three months ended December 31, 2018September 30, 2019 totaled $4,342,696$4.6 million compared to $2,446,955$2.9 million for the three months ended December 31, 2017. We incurred non-recurring transactions expenses of $586,800 during the three months ended December 31, 2018 related to the acquisition of Chromatin. Excluding transaction costs from the three months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017,September 30, 2018. The $1.7 million increase in SG&A expenses increased $1,314,725 fromexpense versus the comparable period of the prior year. The increase in SG&A expenseyear was primarily due to a $463,000 increase from the recent$0.6 million in SG&A expenses following our October 2018 acquisition of Chromatin, acquisition$0.3 million in additional compensation and benefits costs associated with sales and management personnel, $0.2 million for executive leadership personnel, as well as other increases in sales and management personnel and related costs as we focus onexpense increases. As a percentage of revenue, SG&A expenses were 37.3% for the anticipated growth in operations inthree months ended September 30, 2019, compared to 11.1% for the United States and Australia.three months ended September 30, 2018.

Research and Development Expenses

Research and development expenses for the three months ended December 31, 2018September 30, 2019 totaled $1,373,554$1.6 million compared to $855,164$1.0 million for the three monthsyear ended December 31, 2017.June 30, 2018. The $518,390$0.6 million increase in research and development expense versus the comparable period of the prior year is driven by additional research and development activities incurred in connection with the recent Chromatin business following our October 2018 acquisition, coupled withas well as additional investment in our hybrid sunflower programs.  We expect our research and development spend for fiscal 20192020 to increase as we expand our hybrid sorghum and sunflower programs.

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Depreciation and Amortization

Depreciation and amortization expense for the three months ended December 31, 2018September 30, 2019 was $1,035,606$1.1 million compared to $870,981$0.9 million for the three months ended December 31, 2017.September 30, 2018. Included in the amount was amortization expense for intangible assets, which totaled $552,967$0.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2018September 30, 2019 and $555,471$0.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2017.September 30, 2018. The $164,625$0.1 million increase in depreciation and amortization expense over the comparable period of the prior year is primarily driven by $0.35 million of additional depreciation and amortization of assets acquired from the recent Chromatin acquisition.expenses following our October 2018 acquisition partially offset by fully depreciated assets.

Foreign Currency Loss (Gain) Loss

We incurredrecorded a foreign currency gainloss of $32,987$0.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2018September 30, 2019 compared to a lossgain of $7,472$25,443 for the three months ended December 31, 2017.September 30, 2018. The foreign currency gains and losses are primarily associated with S&W Australia and S&W Hungary, our wholly-owned subsidiarysubsidiaries.

Change in Australia.Estimated Value of Assets Held for Sale

The Company recorded $0.1 million and $0 of expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018, respectively. The expense in the current fiscal quarter relates to our estimated change in value of certain properties held for sale.

Interest Expense - Amortization of Debt Discount

Non-cash amortization of debt discount expense for the three months ended December 31, 2018September 30, 2019 was $68,914$0.2 million compared to $33,100$0.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2017.September 30, 2018. The expense in the current periodboth periods represents the amortization of the debt issuance costs associated with our KeyBank working capital facility,facilities, our secured property note, and our equipment capital lease. The expense in the comparable period in the prior year represents the amortization of the debt issuance costs associated with our KeyBank working capital facility and our secured property note.leases.


Interest Expense

Interest expense for the three months ended December 31, 2018September 30, 2019 totaled $641,479$0.4 million compared to $383,894$0.7 million for the three months ended December 31, 2017.September 30, 2018. Interest expense for the three months ended December 31,September 30, 2019 primarily consisted of interest incurred on the working capital credit facilities with KeyBank and NAB, the secured property loan entered into in November 2017, and equipment capital leases. Interest expense for the three months ended September 30, 2018 primarily consisted of interest incurred on the working capital credit facilities with KeyBank and NAB, and the secured property loan entered into in November 2017. Interest expense for the three months ended December 31, 2017, primarily consisted of interest incurred on the workingand equipment capital credit facilities with KeyBank and NAB and the secured property loan entered into in November 2017.leases. The $257,585 increase$0.3 million decrease in interest expense for the three months ended December 31, 2018September 30, 2019 is primarily driven by interest on the secured property and equipment loans as well as additionallower interest on the working capital credit facilities due to increaseddecreased levels of borrowings and interest rates.borrowings.

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Provision for Income Taxes

Income tax benefitexpense totaled $4,801$1,231 for the three months ended December 31, 2018September 30, 2019 compared to income tax expense of $148,702$9,334 for the three months ended December 31, 2017.September 30, 2018. Our effective tax rate was 0.2%0.0% for the three months ended December 31, 2018September 30, 2019 compared to (59.1%)1.6% for the three months ended December 31, 2017. The increase in ourSeptember 30, 2018. Our effective tax rate for the three months ended December 31, 2018 over the comparable period of the prior year is attributableSeptember 30, 2019 was 0.0% due to the full valuation allowance established against our deferred tax assets which was recorded during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2017. Due to the valuation allowance, we do not record the income tax expense or benefit related to the vast majoritysubstantially all of our current year operating results, as such results are generally incorporated in our net operating loss deferred tax asset position, which has a full valuation allowance against it.  However, in prior years, we did record tax expense related to certain other factors occurring throughout the year.   For example, we have certain intangible assets with indefinite lives for financial reporting purposes. All net operating losses generated in fiscal year 2019 and forward are now indefinite lived as well. Due to this, we have reduced the deferred tax liability balance on the indefinite lived intangibles. Our effective tax rate is a function of the projected benefit from the decrease in our deferred tax liability over projected pre-tax book losses for the year. In addition, we are expecting a small tax provision related to our new joint ventures in South Africa. We have recorded a benefit for our pre-tax losses in the US for the three months ending December 31, 2018, which is offset partially by the income tax expense we have recorded related to our operations in South Africa.

On December 22, 2017, President Trump signed into law the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the "Tax Act"). We applied the guidance in SAB 118 when accounting for the enactment-date effects of the Tax Act in 2018. At June 30, 2018, we had not yet completed our accounting for all of the enactment-date income tax effects of the Act under ACS 740, Income Taxes, including the accounting for the following aspects: remeasurement of deferred tax assets and liabilities and the one-time transition tax. As of December 31, 2018, we have now completed our accounting for all of the enactment-date income tax effects of the Act, with no net changes to our net deferred tax balances or income tax provision.

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Six Months Ended December 31, 2018 Compared to the Six Months Ended December 31, 2017

Revenue and Cost of Revenue

Revenue for six months ended December 31, 2018 was $44,701,133 compared to $31,244,512 for the six months ended December 31, 2018. The $13.5 million increase in revenue is primarily attributable to timing of revenue recognition on our distribution and production agreements with DuPont Pioneer pursuant to our adoption Topic 606.

The following table disaggregates our revenue by type of contract. The current period information is presented under both ASC 606 and ASC 605 to provide comparison to the six months ended December 31, 2107.

   Six Months Ended December 31,
   2018  2017
   ASC 606  ASC 605  ASC 605
Distribution and production agreements - Pioneer $29,185,614  $18,135,126  $18,101,800 
Other product sales  15,336,201   15,336,201   12,767,630 
Services  179,318   179,318   375,082 
  $44,701,133  $33,650,645  $31,244,512 

We recorded sales of approximately $29.2 million from our distribution and production agreements with DuPont Pioneer during the six months ended December 31, 2018, which was an increase of $11.1 million from the prior year amount of $18.1 million. We expect DuPont Pioneer to represent a significant portion of our domestic sales, as well as overall sales, for the foreseeable future.

The remaining increase in revenue from the comparable period in the prior year is attributable to $1.5 million of revenue from the recently acquired sorghum operations as well as increases in the MENA region.

Sales into international markets represented 23% and 38% of revenue during the six months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Domestic revenue accounted for 77% and 62% of our total revenue for the six months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

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The following table shows revenue from external sources by destination country:

   Six Months Ended December 31,
   2018  2017
United States $34,204,005 77% $19,265,254 62%
Australia  1,370,150 3%  557,998 2%
Mexico  1,379,253 3%  4,380,626 14%
Saudi Arabia  1,570,275 4%  844,908 3%
Libya  1,798,750 4%  752,673 2%
Argentina  562,164 1%  2,742,619 9%
Pakistan  730,583 2%  0%
Peru  709,495 2%  608,413 2%
Other  2,376,458 4%  2,092,021 6%
Total $44,701,133 100% $31,244,512 100%

Cost of revenue of $34,554,463 for the six months ended December 31, 2018 was 74.8% of revenue, while the cost of revenue of $15,860,629 for the six months ended December 31, 2017 was 77.3% of revenue. Cost of revenue increased on a dollar basis primarily due to the decrease in revenue discussed above.

Total gross profit margin for the six months ended December 31, 2018 was 22.7% compared to 22.4% in the six months ended December 31, 2017. The increase in gross profit margins was primarily due to product sales mix during the current period where we had a higher concentration of higher margin products including hybrids and dormant alfalfa seed.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Selling, General and Administrative ("SG&A") expense for the six months ended December 31, 2018 totaled $7,230,074 compared to $5,361,035 for the six months ended December 31, 2017. We incurred non-recurring transactions expenses of $995,316 during the six months ended December 31, 2018 related to the acquisition of Chromatin. Excluding transaction costs from the six months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, SG&A expenses increased $908,670 from the comparable period of the prior year. The increase in SG&A expense was primarily due to a $463,000 increase from the recent Chromatin acquisition as well as other increases in sales and management personnel and related costs as we focus on the anticipated growth in operations in the United States and Australia.

Research and Development Expenses

Research and development expenses for the six months ended December 31, 2018 totaled $2,365,667 compared to $1,597,081 for the six months ended December 31, 2017. The $768,586 increase in research and development expense versus the comparable period of the prior year is driven by additional research and development activities in connection with the recent Chromatin acquisition coupled with additional investment in our programs. We expect our research and development spend for fiscal 2019 to increase as we expand our hybrid sorghum and sunflower programs.

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Depreciation and Amortization

Depreciation and amortization expense for the six months ended December 31, 2018 was $1,890,714 compared to $1,759,233 for the six months ended December 31, 2017. Included in the amount was amortization expense for intangible assets, which totaled $1,059,585 for the six months ended December 31, 2018 and $1,128,392 for the six months ended December 31, 2017. The $131,481 increase in depreciation and amortization expense over the prior year is primarily driven by additional depreciation and amortization of assets acquired from the recent Chromatin acquisition.

Foreign Currency (Gain) Loss

We incurred a foreign currency gain of $58,430 for the six months ended December 31, 2018 compared to a loss of $22,030 for the six months ended December 31, 2017. The foreign currency gains and losses are associated with S&W Australia, our wholly-owned subsidiary in Australia.

Interest Expense - Amortization of Debt Discount

Non-cash amortization of debt discount expense for the six months ended December 31, 2018 was $135,392 compared to $67,099 for the six months ended December 31, 2017. The expense in the current period represents the amortization of the debt issuance costs associated with our KeyBank working capital facility, our secured property note, and our equipment capital lease. The expense in the comparable period in the prior year primarily represents the amortization of the debt issuance costs associated with our KeyBank working capital facility and our secured property note.

Interest Expense

Interest expense for the six months ended December 31, 2018 totaled $1,298,709 compared to $731,623 for the six months ended December 31, 2017. Interest expense for the six months ended December 31, 2018 primarily consisted of interest incurred on the working capital credit facilities with KeyBank and NAB, the secured property loan entered into in November 2017, and equipment capital leases. Interest expense for the six months ended December 31, 2017 primarily consisted of interest incurred on the working capital credit facilities with KeyBank and NAB, interest on the note payable issued to DuPont Pioneer which was paid off in November 2017, the secured property loan entered into in November 2017 and equipment capital leases. The $567,086 increase in interest expense for the six months ended December 31, 2018 is primarily driven by interest on the secured property and equipment loans as well as additional interest on the working capital credit facilities due to increased levels of borrowings and interest rates.

Provision for Income Taxes

The Company's tax provision or benefit is determined using an estimate of its annual effective tax rate, which is adjusted for discrete items that are taken into account in the relevant period. Income tax expense totaled $4,533 for the six months ended December 31, 2018 compared to income tax expense of $200,123 for the six months ended December 31, 2017. Our effective tax rate was (0.2%) for the six months ended December 31, 2018 compared to (9.9%) for the six months ended December 31, 2017. The change in our effective tax rate for the six months ended December 31, 2018 is attributable to the full valuation allowance established against our deferred tax assets which was recorded during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017. Due to the valuation allowance, we do not record the income tax expense or benefit related to the vast majority of our current year operating results, as such results are generally incorporated in our net operating loss deferred tax asset position, which has a full valuation allowance against it. However, in prior years we did record tax expense related to certain other factors occurring

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throughout the year. For example, we have certain intangible assets with indefinite lives for financial reporting purposes. All net operating losses generated in fiscal year 2019 and forward are now indefinite lived as well. Due to this, we have reduced the deferred tax liability balance on the indefinite lived intangibles. Our effective tax rate is a function of the projected benefit from the decrease in our deferred tax liability over projected pre-tax book losses for the year. In addition, we are expecting a small tax provision related to our new joint ventures in South Africa. We have recorded a benefit for our pre-tax losses in the US for the second quarter of the current fiscal year, which is offset by the income tax expense we have recorded related to our operations in South Africa, resulting in a small year to date provision expense for the six months ended December 31, 2018.

On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the "Tax Act") was enacted. The Tax Act significantly revises the U.S. corporate income tax by, among other things, lowering the statutory corporate income tax rate ("federal tax rate") from 35% to 21% effective January 1, 2018, implementing a modified territorial tax system, and imposing a mandatory one-time transition tax on accumulated earnings of foreign subsidiaries.

In December 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission staff issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118, which addresses how a company recognizes provisional estimates when a company does not have the necessary information available, prepared or analyzed (including computations) in reasonable detail to complete its accounting for the effect of the changes in the Tax Act. The measurement period ends when a company has obtained, prepared, and analyzed the information necessary to finalize its accounting, but cannot extend beyond one year. The final impact of the Tax Act may differ from the above provisional estimates due to changes in interpretations of the Tax Act, any legislative action to address questions that arise because of the Tax Act, by changes in accounting standard for income taxes and related interpretations in response to the Tax Act, and any updates or changes to estimates used in the provisional amounts. We had previously calculated a provisional income inclusion of approximately $2.1 million related to the transition tax on accumulated foreign earnings. As of December 31, 2018, we have concluded our analysis with respect to the transition tax accounting, recording an income inclusion of approximately $2.0 million. However, due to the Company's valuation allowance, there is no impact to the Company's net deferred tax balance or income tax expense. There was no net impact to our tax balances for the re-measurement of our deferred tax balances from the provisional estimates to the final calculations.

The Tax Act includes a Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income ("GILTI") provision that imposes U.S. tax on certain foreign subsidiary income in the year it is earned. Our accounting policy is to treat tax on GILTI as a current period cost included in tax expense in the year incurred.minimal state taxes.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our working capital and working capital requirements fluctuate from quarter to quarter depending on the phase of the growing and sales cycle that falls during a particular quarter. Our need for cash has historically been highest in the second and third fiscal quarters (October through March) because we historically have paid our North American contracted growers progressively, starting in the second fiscal quarter. In fiscal year 2018,2019, we paid our North American growers approximately 50% of amounts owed to themdue in October 20172018 and the balance was paid in February 2018.2019. This payment cycle is expected to beour growers was similar in fiscal year 2019.2018, and we expect it to be similar for fiscal year 2020.  S&W Australia, our Australian-based subsidiary, has a production cycle that is counter-cyclical to North America; however, this also puts a greater demand on our working capital and working capital requirements during the second, third and fourth fiscal quarters based on timing of payments to growers in the second through fourth quarters.

Historically, due to the concentration of sales to certain distributors, our month-to-month and quarter-to-quarter sales and associated cash receipts are highly dependent upon the timing of deliveries to and payments from these distributors, which varies significantly from year to year. The timing of collection of receivables from DuPont Pioneer, which is our largest customer, is defined in the distribution agreement with DuPont Pioneer and consists of three installment payments, the first on September 15th, the second on January 15th, and the third payment on February 15th. Our future revenue and cash collections pertaining to the distribution agreement with DuPont Pioneer is expected to provide us with greater predictability.

We continuously monitor and evaluate our credit policies with all of our customers based on historical collection experience, current economic and market conditions and a review of the current status of the respective trade accounts receivable balance. Our principal working capital components include cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, inventory, prepaid expense and other current assets, accounts payable and our working capital lines of credit.

In addition to funding our business with cash from operations, we have historically relied upon occasional sales of our debt and equity securities and credit facilities from financial institutions, both in the United States and South Australia.

In recent periods, we have consummated the following equity and debt financings:

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Outstanding Debt Financings

KeyBank Credit Facility

On December 31, 2014, in connection with the Pioneer Acquisition, we issued a secured promissory note (the "Pioneer Note") payable by us to DuPont Pioneer in the initial principal amount of $10,000,000 (issued at closing), and a potential earn-out payment (payable as an increase in the principal amount of the Pioneer Note) of up to $5,000,000 based on our sales under the distribution and production agreements entered into in connection with the Pioneer Acquisition, as well as other sales of products we consummate containing the acquired germplasm in the three-year period following the closing. The earn-out payment of $2,500,000 to DuPont Pioneer was finalized in October 2017 and this amount was added to the Pioneer Note in October 2017. The Pioneer Note accrued interest at 3% per annum. Interest was payable in three annual installments, in arrears, commencing on December 31, 2015. On December 1, 2017, we repaid the Pioneer Note. The repayment amount included the $2.5 million earn-out payment related to the Pioneer Acquisition that was added to the principal amount of the Pioneer Note in October 2017.

On November 30, 2017, we entered into a secured note financing transaction (the "Loan Transaction") with Conterra for $12.5 million in gross proceeds. Pursuant to the Loan Transaction, we issued two secured promissory notes (the "Notes") to Conterra as follows:

On December 1, 2017, we used the proceeds from the Loan Transaction to repay the Pioneer Note.

On August 15, 2018, we closed on a sale and leaseback transaction with American AgCredit involving certain equipment located at our Five Points, California and Nampa, Idaho production facilities. Under the terms of the transaction:

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OnIn September 22, 2015, we entered into a credit and security agreement (the "KeyBank“KeyBank Credit Facility"Facility”) with KeyBank. Key provisions of the KeyBank Credit Facility, as amended, include:

Conterra Transaction

In November 2017, we entered into a secured note financing transaction with Conterra for $12.5 million in gross proceeds. In the transaction, we issued two secured promissory notes to Conterra.  One promissory note in the principal amount of $10.4 million (the "Secured Real Estate Note") is secured by a first priority security interest in the property, plant and fixtures located at our Five Points, California and Nampa, Idaho production facilities and our Nampa, Idaho and Arlington, Wisconsin research facilities. The note matures on November 30, 2020, which, subject to Conterra's approval, may be extended to November 30, 2022. The note bears interest of 7.75% per annum. We have agreed to make semi-annual payments of interest and amortized principal on a 20-year amortization schedule, for a combined payment of $0.5 million, starting July 1, 2018, in addition to a one-time interest only payment on January 1, 2018. We may prepay the note, in whole or in part, at any time.  

A second promissory note, in the principal amount of $2.1 million and secured by certain of our equipment, was repaid in full in August 2018.

Equipment Sale-Leaseback

In August 2018, we closed on a sale-leaseback transaction with American AgCredit involving certain equipment located at our Five Points, California and Nampa, Idaho production facilities. Under the terms of the sale-leaseback transaction:

We sold the equipment to American AgCredit for $2.1 million in proceeds. The proceeds were used to pay off in full the Conterra promissory note mentioned above.


We entered into a lease agreement with American AgCredit relating to the equipment. The lease agreement has a five-year term and provides for monthly lease payments of $40,023 (representing an annual interest rate of 5.6%). At the end of the lease term, we will repurchase the equipment for $1.

S&W Australia Facilities

S&W Australia has a series of debt facilities with National Australia Bank Ltd (“NAB”), all of which are guaranteed by us.  The NAB facilities and their key terms are as follows:

S&W Australia finances the purchase of most of its seed inventory from growers pursuant to a seasonal credit facility with National Australia Bank Ltd ("NAB"). The current facility, referred to as the 2016 NAB Facilities, was amended ascomprised of April 13, 2018 and expires on March 30, 2020. As of December 31, 2018, AUD $11,149,237 (USD $7,870,247) was outstanding under the 2016 NAB Facilities.

The 2016 NAB Facilities, as currently in effect, comprises two distinct facility lines: (i) an overdraft facility (the "Overdraft Facility"),line having a credit limit of AUD $1,000,0002,000,000 (USD $705,900$1,350,400 at December 31, 2018)September 30, 2019) and a borrowing base facility (the "Borrowing Base Facility"),line having a credit limit of AUD $12,000,00013,000,000 (USD $8,470,800$8,777,600 at DecemberSeptember 30, 2019). The seasonal credit facility expires on March 31, 2018).

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The Borrowing Base Facility permits S&W Australia to borrow funds for periods of up to 180 days, at S&W Australia's discretion, provided that the term is consistent with its trading terms. Interest for each drawdown is set at the time of the drawdown as follows: (i) for Australian dollar drawings, based on the Australian Trade Refinance Rate plus 1.5% per annum and (ii) for foreign currency drawings, based on the British Bankers' Association Interest Settlement Rate for the relevant foreign currency for the relevant period, or if such rate is not available, the rate reasonably determined by NAB to be the appropriate equivalent rate, plus 1.5% per annum.2021. As of December 31, 2018, the Borrowing Base Facility accrued interest on Australian dollar drawingsat approximately 5.53% per annum calculated daily.September 30, 2019, AUD 14,890,869 (USD $10,054,315) was outstanding under S&W Australia’s seasonal credit facility with NAB.  The Borrowing Base Facilityseasonal credit facility is secured by a lien on all the present and future rights, property and undertakings of S&W Australia, the mortgage on S&W Australia's Keith, South Australia property and the Company's corporate guarantee (up to a maximum of AUD $15,000,000).

The Overdraft Facility permits S&W Australia to borrow funds on a revolving line of credit up to the credit limit. Interest accrues daily and is calculated by applying the daily interest rate to the balance owing at the end of the day and is payable monthly in arrears. As of December 31, 2018, the Overdraft Facility accrued interest at approximately 6.77% per annum calculated daily.

For both the Overdraft Facility and the Borrowing Base Facility, interest is payable each month in arrears. In the event of a default, as defined in the NAB Facility agreements, the principal balance due under the facilities will thereafter bear interest at an increased rate per annum above the interest rate that would otherwise have been in effect from time to time under the terms of each facility (i.e., the interest rate increases by 4.5% per annum under the Borrowing Base Facility and the Overdraft Facility rate increases to 13.92% per annum upon the occurrence of an event of default).

Both facilities constituting the 2016 NAB Facilities are secured by a fixed and floating lien over all the present and future rights, property and undertakings of S&W Australia and are guaranteed by the Company as noted above. The 2016 NAB Facilities contain customary representations and warranties, affirmative and negative covenants and customary events of default that permit NAB to accelerate S&W Australia's outstanding obligations, all as set forth in the NAB facility agreements.Australia.  S&W Australia was in compliance with all NAB debt covenants under the seasonal credit facility at December 31, 2018.September 30, 2019.

In January 2015, NAB and S&W Australia entered into a new business markets - flexible rate loan (the "Keith Building Loan") and a separate machinery and equipment facility (the "Keith Machinery and Equipment Facility"). In February 2016, NAB and S&W Australia also entered into a master asset finance facility (the "Master Assets Facility"). The Master Asset Facility has various maturity dates through 2021 and have interest rates ranging from 4.86% to 5.31%.


The Keith Building Loan and Keith Machinery and Equipment Facility are used forfinanced the construction of a building on S&W Australia'sAustralia’s Keith, South Australia property, purchase of adjoining land and for the machinery and equipment for use in the operations of the building.building through two additional debt facilities with NAB:  a business markets – flexible rate loan (the “Keith Building Loan”) and a separate machinery and equipment facility (the “Keith Machinery and Equipment Facility”).  The Keith Building Loan matures on November 30, 2024. The interest rate on the Keith Building Loan varies from pricing period to pricing period (each such period approximately 30 days), based on the weighted average of a specified basket of interest rates (6.45%(5.619% as of December 31, 2018)September 30, 2019). Interest is payable each month in arrears. The Keith Machinery and Equipment Facility bears interest, payable in arrears, based on the Australian Trade Refinance Rate quoted by NAB at the time of the drawdown, plus 2.9%.  The Keith Credit Facilities contain customary representationsBuilding Loan and warranties, affirmativeKeith Machinery and negative covenants and customary events of default that permit NAB to accelerate S&W Australia's outstanding obligations, all as set forth in the facility agreement. TheyEquipment Facility are secured by a lien on all the present and future rights, property and undertakings of S&W Australia the Company's corporate guarantee and a mortgage on S&W Australia'sAustralia’s Keith, South Australia property. As of September 30, 2019, USD $384,864 and USD $638,134 was outstanding under the Keith Building Loan and the Keith Machinery and Equipment Facility, respectively.

S&W finances certain equipment purchases under a master asset finance facility with NAB.  The master asset finance facility has various maturity dates through 2023 and have interest rates ranging from 3.99% to 5.31%.  The credit limit under the facility is AUD 1,200,000 (USD $810,240) at September 30, 2019.

S&W Australia was in compliance with all debt covenants under its debt facilities with NAB at September 30, 2019.

OnEquity Issuances

In July 19, 2017, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with certain purchasers, pursuant to which we sold and issued to certain investors an aggregate of 2,685,000 shares of our Common Stock at a purchase price of $4.00 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of $10.74approximately $10.7 million.

OnIn October 11, 2017, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement withsold and issued to Mark W. Wong, our President and Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to which we sold and issued an aggregate of 75,000 shares of our Common Stock at a purchase price of $3.50 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of $262,500.approximately $0.3 million.

OnIn December 22, 2017, we completed the closing of oura rights offering of 3,500,000 shares of our Common Stock. At the closing, we sold and issued an aggregate of 2,594,923 shares of our Common Stock at a subscription price of $3.50 per share (the "Subscription Price").share. Pursuant to a backstop commitment with MFP Partners, L.P. ("MFP"(“MFP”), concurrently with the closing of rights offering, we sold and issued the remaining 905,077 shares of our Common Stock not purchased in the rights offering to MFP at the subscription price of $3.50 per share. Combined, we sold and issued an aggregate of 3,500,000 shares of our common stock for aggregate gross proceeds of $12.25approximately $12.3 million.

OnIn September 5, 2018, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the "2018 Securities Purchase Agreement") withMFP, pursuant to which we sold 1,607,717 shares of our common stock to MFP at a purchase price of $3.11 per share, at an initial closing held on September 5, 2018, for gross proceeds of approximately $5.0 million.


OnIn October 23, 2018, we completed the second closing under the 2018 Securities Purchase Agreement with MFP. At the second closing, we issued to MFP 7,235 shares of a newly designated Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the "Preferred Shares") at a purchase price of $3,110 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $22.5 million. The Preferred Sharespreferred shares carried no voting rights and were automatically convertible into shares of our common stock at the rate of 1,000 shares of common stock per Preferred Sharepreferred share upon the approval of the Company'sour stockholders for the issuance of the requisite shares of common stock. Pursuant to the 2018 Securities Purchase Agreement,purchase agreement for the preferred shares, we agreed to use reasonable best efforts to solicit the approval of our shareholders for the issuance of stock upon the conversion of the Preferred Shares at a special meeting of shareholders, and at each annual meeting of shareholders thereafter, if necessary.preferred shares.  Approval was obtained at a Special Meeting of Stockholders onin November 20, 2018 and the shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Shares wereStock converted tointo 7,235,000 shares of our common stock on that same day.

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stock.

Summary of Cash Flows

The following table shows a summary of our cash flows for the sixthree months ended December 31, 2018September 30, 2019 and 2017:2018:

   Six Months Ended
   December 31,
   2018  2017
Cash flows from operating activities $(15,900,452) $(16,669,045)
Cash flows from investing activities  (26,710,468)  (768,845)
Cash flows from financing activities  40,954,399   22,072,723 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash  (192,992)  74,860 
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents  (1,849,513)  4,709,693 
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period  4,320,894   745,001 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $2,471,381  $5,454,694 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Cash flows from operating activities

 

$

2,143,949

 

 

$

4,228,843

 

Cash flows from investing activities

 

 

(3,429,094

)

 

 

(235,027

)

Cash flows from financing activities

 

 

(839,849

)

 

 

(4,165,670

)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

 

 

(239,815

)

 

 

(114,913

)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

(2,364,809

)

 

 

(286,767

)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

 

3,431,802

 

 

 

4,320,894

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

1,066,993

 

 

$

4,034,127

 

OperatingActivities

For the sixthree months ended December 31, 2018,September 30, 2019, operating activities used $15,900,452provided $2.1 million in cash. Net loss plus and minus the adjustments for non-cash items as detailed on the statement of cash flows used $468,162$3.1 million in cash, and changes in operating assets and liabilities as detailed on the statement of cash flows used $15,432,290provided $5.3 million in cash. The decreaseincrease in cash from changes in operating assets and liabilities was primarily driven by increases in inventories of $21,525,192, increases in unbilled accounts receivable of $11,206,984, and an increase in accounts receivablepayable of $8,336,183,$7.3 million and deferred revenue of $2.7 mllion partially offset by an increase in inventory of $3.3 million and accounts payablereceivable of $23,698,244.$1.0 million.

For the sixthree months ended December 31, 2017,September 30, 2018, operating activities used $16,669,045provided $4.2 million in cash. Net loss plus and minus the adjustments for non-cash items as detailed on the statement of cash flows used $471,624provided $1.0 million in cash, and changes in operating assets and liabilities as detailed on the statement of cash flows used $16,197,421provided $3.2 million in cash. The decreaseincrease in cash from changes in operating assets and liabilities was primarily driven by increases in inventoryaccounts payable of $38,850,545 due to timing of the US harvest,$31.1 million, partially offset by a corresponding increaseincreases in inventories of $15.9 million and unbilled accounts payablereceivable of $25,606,471.$9.5 million.

Investing Activities

Investing activities during the sixthree months ended December 31, 2018September 30, 2019 used $26,710,468$3.4 million in cash. The ChromatinDow Wheat Acquisition accounted for $26,354,951$2.6 million of the cash used in investing activities. We also had additions to property, plant and equipment of $336,623$0.8 million consisting primarily of equipment purchases for our facility in Keith, Australia and leasehold improvements to our new corporate headquarters in the US.

Investing activities during the three months ended September 30, 2018 used $0.2 million in cash. These activities consisted primarily of equipment purchases for our facility in Keith, Australia.

Investing activities during the six months ended December 31, 2017 used $768,845 in cash. These activities consisted primarily of additions to a build out of a new research and development facility in Nampa, Idaho.

Financing Activities


Financing activities during the sixthree months ended December 31, 2018 provided $40,954,399September 30, 2019 used $0.8 million in cash. During the sixthree months ended December 31, 2018,September 30, 2019, we completed a private placement of common stock which raised net proceeds of $4,927,682 in cash and a private placement of preferred stock which raised net proceeds of $22,420,462. During the six months ended December 31, 2018, we also had net borrowingsrepayments on the working capital lines of credit of $13,983,464.$0.7 million and net repayments of long-term debt of $0.1 million.

Financing activities during the three months ended September 30, 2018 used $4.2 million in cash. We completed a private placement of common stock during the three months ended September 30, 2018 which raised net proceeds of $4.9 million in cash. On August 15, 2018, we closed on a sale and leaseback transaction involving certain equipment located at our Five Points, California and Nampa, Idaho production facilities. Under the terms of the transaction, we sold the equipment for $2,106,395$2.1 million in proceeds. The proceeds were used to pay off in full the Secured Equipment Note mentioned above.

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Financing activities during  During the sixthree months ended December 31, 2017 provided $22,072,723 in cash. We completed two separate private placements of common stock during the six months ended December 31, 2017 which raised net proceeds of $10.7 million in cash. In December 2017,September 30, 2018, we also completedmade net repayments on the closingworking capital lines of our rights offering and backstop commitment with MFP. Pursuant to the rights offering and backstop commitment with MFP, we sold and issued an aggregatecredit of 3,500,000 shares of our common stock in December 2017 for aggregate net proceeds of $11.8$8.9 million. On November 30, 2017, we entered into a secured note financing transaction for $12.5 million in proceeds. The proceeds from the secured note financing were used to repay the Pioneer Note. The repayment amount included the $2.5 million earn-out payment related to the Pioneer Acquisition that was added to the principal amount of the Pioneer Note in October 2017.

Inflation Risk

We do not believe that inflation has had a material effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations, including our revenue and income from continuing operations. However, if our costs were to become subject to significant inflationary pressures, we may not be able to fully offset such higher costs through price increases. Our inability or failure to do so could harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

We did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements during the three and six months ended December 31, 2018.September 30, 2019.

Capital Resources and Requirements

Our future liquidity and capital requirements will be influenced by numerous factors, including:

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Critical Accounting Policies

The accounting policies and the use of accounting estimates are set forth in the footnotes to our consolidated financial statements.

In preparing our financial statements, we must select and apply various accounting policies. Our most significant policies are described in Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies of the footnotes to the consolidated financial statements. In order to apply our accounting policies, we often need to make estimates based on judgments about future events. In making such estimates, we rely on historical experience, market and other conditions, and on assumptions that we believe to be reasonable. However, the estimation process is by its nature uncertain given that estimates depend on events over which we may not have control. If market and other conditions change from those that we anticipate, our results of operations, financial condition and changes in financial condition may be materially affected. In addition, if our assumptions change, we may need to revise our estimates, or to take other corrective actions, either of which may also have a material effect on our results of operations, financial condition or changes in financial condition. Members of our senior management have discussed the development and selection of our critical accounting estimates, and our disclosure regarding them, with the audit committee of our board of directors, and do so on a regular basis.

We believe that the following estimates have a higher degree of inherent uncertainty and require our most significant judgments. In addition, had we used estimates different from any of these, our results of operations, financial condition or changes in financial condition for the current period could have been materially different from those presented.

Revenue Recognition

WeGoodwill

Goodwill is assessed annually for impairment or more frequently if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit.  The Company adopted Accounting Standards Update No. 2017-04, Simplifying the provisions of ASC Topic 606,Revenue from Contracts with Customers("Topic 606"Test for Goodwill Impairment ("ASU 2017-04") as ofeffective July 1, 2018. PriorThis standard eliminates Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test. Instead, the Company performs its annual or interim goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with


its carrying amount and recognize an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit's fair value, not to exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to the adoption of Topic 606, we had recognized revenue from product sales primarily when product was shipped.  However, Topic 606 requires that companies evaluate their contracts with customers to determine whether any of three criteria is met with relation to an obligation to transfer goods or services toreporting unit.

During the customer.  If so, revenue is recognized over time, generally during performancefourth quarter of the service or production of the goods, rather than only upon completion of the service or delivery of the goods.  One criterion that requires recognition of revenue over time is met if i) the vendor's performance does not create an asset with an alternative use to the vendor, and ii) the customer does not have the ability to cancel its order without payment to the vendor for all work performed. 

We have determined thatyear ended June 30, 2019, we terminated our production and distribution agreements with Pioneer, meet this criterion.    Once Pioneer submitsthereby triggering a demand plan forpotential indicator of goodwill impairment. As a particular growing season,result, we are required to use commercially reasonable efforts to arrangeinitiated a goodwill impairment test for the requested quantityyear ended June 30, 2019.

We compared the carrying value of seedour invested capital to be produced, and we are not permitted to sellestimated fair values at June 30, 2019. We estimated the ordered seed to other customers.  In addition, once Pioneer submits a demand plan, Pioneer cannot cancel or reducefair value based on the amount of seed that it is obligated to purchase underincome approach. The discounted cash flows served as the contracts and must pay usprimary basis for the requested quantity as long asincome approach and were based on discrete financial forecasts developed by management. Cash flows beyond the discrete forecast period of ten years were estimated using the perpetuity growth method calculation. The income approach valuation included estimated weighted average cost of capital, which was 10.6%.

Upon completing the impairment test, we comply withdetermined that the contracts.  Therefore,fair value of invested capital was less than the seed produced to meet Pioneer's demand plan has no alternative use to us, and Pioneer hascarrying value by approximately 10%, thus indicating an obligation to pay usimpairment. We recognized a goodwill impairment charge of $11.9 million for all seed ordered.  As such, we began recognizing revenue under the Pioneer agreement over time as of July 1, 2018.  This requires us to estimate our progress toward satisfying our obligation to produce and deliver seed to Pioneer.  We have concluded that cost isyear ended June 30, 2019, which represented the best measure of progress under the Pioneer contract because no other measure adequately reflects the value addedentire goodwill balance prior to the product by each of our major tasks - having the crop grown, processing, and packaging.  Asimpairment charge.

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we contract out the growing of seed to third parties, the vast majority of our costs under these agreements are incurred, and therefore the vast majority of the revenue from such agreements is recognized, when the raw seed is purchased from the third-party contract growers.  The rest of the costs are incurred, and therefore the rest of the revenue is recognized, as we process and package the product.  Changes in estimates of costs to process and package seed, as well as changes in the timing of purchase of raw seed from third-party growers, could result in significant changes to the timing of revenue recognition, although they will not alter the total amount of revenue recognized under the contract in a growing season. 

Intangible Assets

All amortizable intangible assets are assessed for impairment whenever events indicate a possible loss. Such an assessment involves estimating undiscounted cash flows over the remaining useful life of the intangible. If the review indicates that undiscounted cash flows are less than the recorded value of the intangible asset, the carrying amount of the intangible is reduced bycompared to its fair value, with an impairment loss recognized if the fair value is below carrying value. Fair values are typically estimated cash-flow shortfall on ausing discounted basis, and a corresponding loss is charged to the consolidated statement of operations.cash flow techniques. Significant changes in key assumptions about the business, market conditions and prospects for which the intangible asset is currently utilized or expected to be utilized could result in an impairment charge.

In conjunction with the termination of the Pioneer production and distribution agreements, we recorded a $6.0 million impairment charge of intangible assets related to the Pioneer distribution agreements for the year ended June 30, 2019.

Stock-Based Compensation

We account for stock-based compensation in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718 Stock Compensation, which establishes accounting for equity instruments exchanged for employee services. Under such provisions, stock-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date, based on the calculated fair value of the award, and is recognized as an expense, under the straight-line method, over the employee'semployee’s requisite service period (generally the vesting period of the equity grant).

We account for equity instruments, including stock options issued to non-employees, in accordance with authoritative guidance for equity-based payments to non-employees (FASB ASC 505-50). Stock options issued to non-employees are accounted for at their estimated fair value. The fair value of options granted to non-employees is re-measured as they vest.

We utilize the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model to estimate the fair value of options granted under share-based compensation plans. The Black-Scholes-Merton model requires us to estimate a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the expected term of the award, stock price volatility, dividend rate, risk-free interest rate. The input factors to use in the valuation model are based on subjective future expectations combined with management judgment. The expected term used represents the weighted-average period that the stock options are expected to be outstanding. We have used the historical volatility for our stock for the expected volatility assumption required in the model, as it is more representative of future stock price trends. We use a risk-free interest rate that is based on the implied yield available on U.S. Treasury issued with an equivalent remaining term at the time of grant. We have not paid dividends in the past and currently do not plan to pay any dividends in the foreseeable future, and as such, dividend yield is assumed to be zero for the purposes of valuing the stock options granted. We evaluate the assumptions used to value stock awards on a quarterly basis. If factors change, and we employ different assumptions, share-based compensation expense may differ significantly from what we have recorded in the past. When there are any modifications or cancellations of the underlying unvested securities, we may be required to accelerate, increase or cancel any remaining unearned share-based compensation expense. To the extent that we grant additional equity securities to employees, our share-based compensation expense will be increased by the additional unearned compensation resulting from those additional grants.

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Income Taxes

We regularly assess the likelihood that deferred tax assets will be recovered from future taxable income. To the extent management believes that it is more likely than not that a deferred tax asset will not be realized, a valuation allowance is established. When a valuation allowance is established or increased, an income tax charge is included in the consolidated financial statements and net


deferred tax assets are adjusted accordingly. Changes in tax laws, statutory tax rates and estimates of our future taxable income levels could result in actual realization of the deferred tax assets being materially different from the amounts provided for in the consolidated financial statements. If the actual recovery amount of the deferred tax asset is less than anticipated, we would be required to write-off the remaining deferred tax asset and increase the tax provision, resulting in a reduction of earnings and stockholders'stockholders’ equity.

Inventories

All inventories are accounted for on a lower of cost or net realizable value. Inventories consist of raw materials and finished goods. Depending on market conditions, the actual amount received on sale could differ from our estimated value of inventory. In order to determine the value of inventory at the balance sheet date, we evaluate a number of factors to determine the adequacy of provisions for inventory. The factors include the age of inventory, the amount of inventory held by type, future demand for products and the expected future selling price we expect to realize by selling the inventory. Our estimates are judgmental in nature and are made at a point in time, using available information, expected business plans and expected market conditions. We perform a review of our inventory by product line on a quarterly basis.

Our subsidiary, S&W Australia, does not fix the final price for seed payable to its growers until the completion of a given year'syear’s sales cycle pursuant to its standard contract production agreement. We record an estimated unit price accordingly, inventory, cost of revenue and gross profits are based upon management'smanagement’s best estimate of the final purchase price to our S&W Australia growers. To the extent the estimated purchase price varies from the final purchase price for seed, the adjustment to actual could materially impact the results in the period when the difference between estimates and actuals are identified. If the actual purchase price is in excess of our estimated purchase price, this would negatively impact our financial results including a reduction in gross profits and earnings.

During the fourth quarter of the year ended June 30, 2019, we recognized a write-down of inventory in the amount of $8.8 million, which is included in Cost of Revenue in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.  $4.8 million of this write-down related to dormant alfalfa seed products. The termination of the distribution and production agreements with Pioneer altered our planned consumption of these varieties and as a result we determined this particular dormant seed inventory will need to be sold to alternative sales channels at lower selling prices.  The remaining inventory write-down primarily relates to changes in our assessment of the future market prices for non-dormant alfalfa seed varieties.  The changes in our assessment occurred as we updated our business plans taking into account activity during the fourth quarter, which is the height of the sales season for non-dormant varieties.  

During the three months ended September 30, 2019, we recognized a write-down of inventory in the amount of $334,259 which is included in Cost of Revenue in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.   The write-down of inventory during the three months ended September 30, 2019 related to certain inventory lots that deteriorated in quality / germination rates during the quarter.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts 

We regularly assess the collectability of receivables and provide an allowance for doubtful trade receivables equal to the estimated uncollectible amounts. That estimate is based on historical collection experience, current economic and market conditions and a review of the current status of each customer'scustomer’s trade accounts receivable.Ourreceivable. Our estimates are judgmental in nature and are made at a point in time. Management believes the allowance for doubtful accounts is appropriate to cover anticipated losses in our accounts receivable under current conditions; however, unexpected, significant deterioration in any of the factors mentioned above or in general economic conditions could materially change these expectations.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

We are a smaller reporting company and, therefore, we are not required to provide information required by this item of Form 10-Q.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

Controls and Procedures.

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of our Principal Executive Officer and our Principal Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2018September 30, 2019 (the "Evaluation Date"“Evaluation Date”). The term "disclosure“disclosure controls and procedures," as defined in Rules 13a-15(e)13a‑15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC'sSEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the company'scompany’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and


operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Based on the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2018,September 30, 2019, our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer concluded that, as of such date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) or in other factors that occurred during the period of our evaluation that have significantly affected, or are reasonably likely to significantly affect, our internal control over financial reporting.


Part II

OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings.

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.None.

None.

Item 1A.

Risk Factors.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

You should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A. "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018, which could materially affect our business, financial condition, cash flows or future results. Except for the risk factors set forth below, there have been no material changes in our risk factors included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018.

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The risks described in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-QWe are a smaller reporting company, and, in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018as such, we are not required to provide the only risks facing our company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or future results.

We may be unable to successfully integrate the businesses we have recently acquired and may acquire in the future with our current management and structure.

As partinformation under this Item of our growth strategy, we have acquired and may continue to acquire additional businesses, product lines or other assets. We may not be able to locate or make suitable acquisitions on acceptable terms, and future acquisitions may not be effectively and profitably integrated into our business. Our failure to successfully complete the integration of the businesses we acquire could have an adverse effect on our prospects, business activities, cash flow, financial condition, results of operations and stock price. Integration challenges may include the following:Form 10-Q.

In connection with any such transactions, we may also issue equity securities, incur additional debt, assume contractual obligations or liabilities or expend significant cash. Such transactions could harm our operating results and cash position and negatively affect the price of our stock.

For example, on October 25, 2018, we completed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Chromatin, Inc. (together with certain of its subsidiaries and affiliates in receivership, "Chromatin"), as well as the assumption of certain contracts and limited specified liabilities of Chromatin, for an aggregate cash purchase price of approximately $26.5 million (the "Acquisition"), pursuant to the terms of our previously disclosed Asset Purchase Agreement, dated September 14, 2018, with Novo Advisors (f/k/a Turnaround Advisory Group Inc.), solely in its capacity as the receiver for, and on behalf of, Chromatin ("Novo"). To fund the Chromatin Acquisition, cover transaction expenses and provide additional working capital, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the "September SPA") with MFP Partners, L.P. ("MFP"), pursuant to which we agreed to sell and issue to MFP 1,607,717 shares of our common stock (the "Common Shares") for approximate gross proceeds of $5.0 million at an initial closing (the "Initial Closing") and, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, 7,235 shares of newly designated Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company ("Preferred Shares") for aggregate gross proceeds of $22.5 million at a second closing (the "Second Closing"), each in a private placement. The Initial Closing was completed on September 5, 2018 and the Second Closing was completed on October 23, 2018.

We cannot guarantee that the Chromatin Acquisition will yield the results we have anticipated. In addition, there can be no assurance that we will achieve the revenues, growth prospects and synergies expected from this acquisition, our prior acquisitions or any future acquisitions, or that we will achieve such revenue, growth prospects and synergies in a manner consistent with our expectations. Our failure to do so could adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition.

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Raising additional capital may cause dilution to our stockholders or restrict our operations.

From time to time, we expect to finance our cash needs through a combination of equity and debt financings, as well as potentially entering into collaborations, strategic alliances and licensing arrangements. To the extent that we raise additional capital through the sale of equity or convertible debt securities, your ownership interest could be diluted and the terms of these securities may include liquidation or other preferences that adversely affect your rights as a common stockholder. Debt financing may involve agreements that include covenants limiting or restricting our ability to take specific actions, such as incurring additional debt, making capital expenditures or declaring dividends and may be secured by all or a portion of our assets.

For example, on September 5, 2018, we entered into the September SPA with MFP, pursuant to which we have issued the Common Shares and Preferred Shares for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $27.5 million. As a result of these issuances, our investors other than MFP experienced substantial dilution of their ownership interests.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

None.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

Mine Safety Disclosures.

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information.

Other Information.

None.

Item 6. Exhibits.


Item 6.

Exhibits.

Exhibit No.

Description

3.1(1)(1)

Registrant's Articles of Incorporation.

3.2(2)(2)

Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series A Convertible Preferred StockStock.

3.3(3)(3)

Registrant'sRegistrant’s Amended and Restated Bylaws, together with Amendments One, Two and Three theretothereto.

4.1

Reference is made to Exhibits 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3.

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4.2(4)(4)

Form of Common Stock Certificate.

4.3(5)(5)

Form of Common Stock Purchase WarrantWarrant.

10.1(6) +

Seventh Amendment Agreement, dated December 18, 2018, by and between the Company and KeyBank National Association.

10.2(7)

Loan and Security Agreement, dated December 18, 2018, by and between the Company and MFP Partners, L.P.

10.3(8)

Eighth Amendment Agreement, dated December 27, 2018, by and between the Company and KeyBank National Association.

31.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 20022002.

31.2

Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 20022002.

32.1**

Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 20022002.

32.2**

Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 20022002.

101.INS

XBRL Instance Document

101.SCH

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101.CAL

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

101.LAB

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

101.PRE

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

101.DEF

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

(1)

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 19, 2011 (File No. 001-34719).

(2)

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on October 25, 2018 (File No. 001-34719).

(3)

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on September 28, 2015 (File No. 001-34719).

(4)

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3, filed on August 4, 2017 (File No. 333-219726).

(5)

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 31, 2014 (File No. 001-34719).

**

This certification accompanies the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to which it relates, is not deemed filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (whether made before or after the date of the Form 10-Q), irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.


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(1)    Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 19, 2011 (File No. 001-34719).
(2)    Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on October 25, 2018 (File No. 001-34719).
(3)    Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on September 28, 2015 (File No. 001-34719).
(4)    Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3, filed on August 4, 2017 (File No. 333-219726).

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(5)    Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 31, 2014 (File No. 001-34719).
(6)    Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 26, 2018 (File No. 001-34719).
(7)    Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 26, 2018 (File No. 001-34719).
(8)    Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 28, 2018 (File No. 001-34719).

+ Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to an Order Granting Confidential Treatment under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

** This certification accompanies the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to which it relates, is not deemed filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (whether made before or after the date of the Form 10-Q), irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.

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SIGNATURESSIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements 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.

 

S&W SEED COMPANY

 

 

Date: February 12,November 13, 2019

By:

/s/ Matthew K. Szot

 

 

Matthew K. Szot

Executive Vice President of Finance and

Administration and Chief Financial Officer
           (On

(On behalf of the registrant in his capacity
as

Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

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