UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

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

 

For the quarterly period ended November 4, 20183, 2019

 

or

 

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

 

For the transition period from                      to                     

 

Commission File Number: 001-38555

 

THE LOVESAC COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware 16-1685692

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

 

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

   

Two Landmark Square, Suite 300

Stamford, Connecticut

 06901
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:(888) 636-1223

 

Not applicable

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.00001 par value per shareLOVEThe Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. ☒ Yes ☐ 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 filesfiles) ☒ Yes ☐ 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 accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer”,filer,” “smaller reporting company”,company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filerAccelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer  Smaller reporting company
  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 by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐  YesNo ☒  No

 

As of December 17, 2018,16, 2019, there were 13,535,26814,538,586 shares of common stock, $0.00001 par value per share, outstanding.

 

 

 

 

 

THE LOVESAC COMPANY

FORM 10-Q

INDEX TO QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

NOVEMBER 4, 20183, 2019

 

  Page
   
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION1
   
Item 1.Financial Statements1
   
 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of November 4, 20183, 2019 (unaudited) and February 4, 20183, 20191
  
 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the thirteen weeks and thirty-nine weeks ended November 3, 2019 and November 4, 2018 and October 29, 2017 (unaudited)2
   
 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended November 3, 2019 and November 4, 2018 (unaudited)3
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the thirty-nine weeks ended November 3, 2019 and November 4, 2018 and October 29, 2017 (unaudited)34
   
 Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)45
   
Item 2.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations1518
   
Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk2635
   
Item 4.Controls and Procedures2635
  
Part II. OTHER INFORMATION2736
   
Item 1.Legal Proceedings2736
   
Item 1A.Risk Factors2736
   
Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds2736
   
Item 3.Defaults Upon Senior Securities2736
   
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures2736
   
Item 5.Other Information2736
   
Item 6.Exhibits2836

 

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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, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which statements involve substantial risk and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events or our future financial or operating performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “could,” “intends,” “target,” “projects,” “contemplates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” or “continue” or the negative of these words or other similar terms or expressions that concern our expectations, strategy, plans, or intentions. Forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q include, but are not limited to, statements about:

 

our ability to sustain recent growth rates;

 

our ability to manage the growth of our operations over time;

 

our ability to maintain, grow and enforce our brand and trademark rights;

 

our ability to improve our products and develop new products;

 

our ability to obtain, grow and enforce intellectual property related to our business and avoid infringement or other violation of the intellectual property rights of others;

 

our ability to successfully open and operate new showrooms;

 

our ability to increase our Internet sales; and

 

our ability to compete and succeed in a highly competitive and evolving industry.

 

We caution you that the foregoing list may not contain all the forward-looking statements made in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. We have based the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q primarily on our current expectations and projections about future events and trends that we believe may affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, and prospects. The outcome of the events described in these forward-looking statements is subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors described in the section titled “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all risks and uncertainties that could have an impact on the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. We cannot assure you that the results, events, and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will be achieved or occur, and actual results, events, or circumstances could differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements.

 

The forward-looking statements made in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q relate only to events as of the date on which the statements are made. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements made in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or to reflect new information or the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law. We may not actually achieve the plans, intentions, or expectations disclosed in our forward-looking statements, and you should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. Our forward-looking statements do not reflect the potential impact of any future acquisitions, mergers, dispositions, joint ventures, or investments we may make.

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEMItem 1.   CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.Financial Statements.

 

THE LOVESAC COMPANY

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

  November 4,
2018
  February 4,
2018
 
  (unaudited)    
       
Assets      
       
Current Assets      
Cash and cash equivalents $44,683,851  $9,175,951 
Trade accounts receivable  2,913,322   2,805,186 
Merchandise inventories  24,618,738   11,641,482 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  6,253,866   6,062,946 
         
Total Current Assets  78,469,777   29,685,565 
         
Property and Equipment, Net  17,092,936   11,037,289 
         
Other Assets        
Goodwill  143,562   143,562 
Intangible assets, net  828,289   526,370 
Deferred financing costs, net  237,327   48,149 
         
Total Other Assets  1,209,178   718,081 
         
Total Assets $96,771,891  $41,440,935 
         
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity        
         
Current Liabilities        
Accounts payable $16,869,229  $12,695,954 
Accrued expenses  2,864,069   784,340 
Payroll payable  2,151,332   1,454,193 
Customer deposits  2,525,034   909,236 
Sales taxes payable  663,021   894,882 
Line of credit  -   405 
         
Total Current Liabilities  25,072,685   16,739,010 
         
Deferred Rent  1,445,825   1,063,472 
         
Total Liabilities  26,518,510   17,802,482 
         
Stockholders’ Equity        
Preferred Stock $.00001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued as of November 4, 2018 and 1,018,600 shares issued as of February 4, 2018.  -   26 
Common Stock $.00001 par value, 40,000,000 shares authorized and 13,535,268 shares issued as of November 4, 2018, and 6,064,500 shares issued as of February 4, 2018, respectively.  135   61 
Additional paid-in capital  141,650,165   79,891,819 
Accumulated deficit  (71,396,919)  (56,253,453)
         
Stockholders’ Equity  70,253,381   23,638,453 
         
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity $96,771,891  $41,440,935 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.


THE LOVESAC COMPANY

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

  Thirteen weeks ended  Thirty-nine weeks ended 
  November 4,
2018
  October 29,
2017
  November 4,
2018
  October 29,
2017
 
             
Net sales $41,685,929  $24,391,450  $101,703,739  $62,769,038 
                 
Cost of merchandise sold  18,799,108   10,724,293   46,331,175   28,481,985 
                 
Gross profit  22,886,821   13,667,157   55,372,564   34,287,053 
                 
Operating expenses                
Selling, general and administrative expenses  19,329,422   12,095,035   54,978,109   34,574,771 
Marketing  5,164,699   2,798,467   13,167,354   5,775,512 
Depreciation and amortization  1,084,180   835,819   2,513,009   1,521,461 
                 
Total operating expenses  25,578,301   15,729,321   70,658,472   41,871,744 
                 
Operating loss  (2,691,480)  (2,062,164)  (15,285,908)  (7,584,691)
                 
Interest income (expense), net  200,862   (114,667)  142,442   (343,755)
                 
Net loss before taxes  (2,490,618)  (2,176,831)  (15,143,466)  (7,928,446)
                 
Provision for income taxes  -   -   -   - 
                 
Net loss $(2,490,618) $(2,176,831) $(15,143,466) $(7,928,446)
                 
Net loss per common share:                
Basic and diluted $(0.22) $(0.43) $(4.51) $(1.43)
                 
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:                
Basic and diluted  13,465,882   6,000,000   9,536,164   6,000,000 
  November 3,
2019
  February 3,
2019
 
  (unaudited)    
       
Assets      
Current Assets      
Cash and cash equivalents $27,896,406  $49,070,952 
Trade accounts receivable  8,581,102   3,955,124 
Merchandise inventories  50,206,326   26,154,314 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  8,715,638   5,933,872 
Total Current Assets  95,399,472   85,114,262 
Property and Equipment, Net  21,838,589   18,595,079 
         
Other Assets        
Goodwill  143,562   143,562 
Intangible assets, net  1,200,274   942,331 
Deferred financing costs, net  164,303   219,071 
Total Other Assets  1,508,139   1,304,964 
Total Assets $118,746,200  $105,014,305 
         
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity        
Current Liabilities        
Accounts payable $18,971,289  $16,836,816 
Accrued expenses  5,120,624   3,701,090 
Payroll payable  3,385,340   2,269,834 
Customer deposits  3,427,184   1,059,957 
Sales taxes payable  893,917   750,922 
Total Current Liabilities  31,798,354   24,618,619 
Deferred Rent  2,498,124   1,594,179 
Line of credit  -   31,373 
Total Liabilities  34,296,478   26,244,171 
         
Stockholders’ Equity        
Preferred Stock $0.00001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding as of November 3, 2019 and February 3, 2019, respectively.  -   - 
Common Stock $0.00001 par value, 40,000,000 shares authorized and 14,538,586 shares issued and outstanding as of November 3, 2019, and 13,588,568 shares issued and outstanding as of February 3, 2019, respectively.  145   136 
Additional paid-in capital  168,028,472   141,727,807 
Accumulated deficit  (83,578,895)  (62,957,809)
Stockholders’ Equity  84,449,722   78,770,134 
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity $118,746,200  $105,014,305 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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THE LOVESAC COMPANY

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTSTATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWSOPERATIONS

(unaudited)

 

  Thirty-nine weeks ended 
  November 4,
2018
  October 29,
2017
 
       
Cash Flows from Operating Activities      
Net loss $(15,143,466) $(7,928,446)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:        
Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment  2,374,743   1,343,519 
Amortization of other intangible assets  138,266   177,942 
Amortization of deferred financing fees  102,917   108,660 
Loss on disposal of property and equipment  6,139   -- 
Equity based compensation  2,849,842   15,209 
Deferred rent  382,353   241,928 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:        
Accounts receivable  (108,136)  (1,048,799)
Merchandise inventories  (12,977,256)  (2,048,493)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  (190,920)  (2,166,290)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses  6,726,184   1,463,510 
Customer deposits  1,615,798   343,253 
         
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities  (14,223,536)  (9,498,007)
         
Cash Flows from Investing Activities        
Purchase of property and equipment  (8,436,529)  (5,340,484)
Payments for patents and trademarks  (440,185)  (70,852)
         
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities  (8,876,714)  (5,411,336)
         
Cash Flows from Financing Activities        
Proceeds from initial public offering, net  59,168,596   - 
Payments of initial public offering issuance costs  (260,044)  - 
Taxes paid for net share settlement of equity awards  (7,902)  - 
Proceeds from sale of preferred stock and warrants, net of issuance costs  -   18,919,419 
Principal payments on note payable  -   (194,530)
Principal (paydowns of) proceeds from the line of credit, net  (405)  1,015,708 
Payments of deferred financing costs  (292,095)  (75,266)
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities  58,608,150   19,665,331 
         
Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents  35,507,900   4,755,988 
         
Cash and Cash Equivalents - Beginning  9,175,951   878,696 
         
Cash and Cash Equivalents - End $44,683,851  $5,634,684 
         
Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosures        
Cash paid for interest $48,256  $254,593 
  Thirteen weeks ended  Thirty-nine weeks ended 
  November 3,
2019
  November 4,
2018
  November 3,
2019
  November 4,
2018
 
             
Net sales $52,097,232  $41,685,929  $141,202,010  $101,703,739 
Cost of merchandise sold  25,843,532   18,799,108   69,670,642   46,331,175 
Gross profit  26,253,700   22,886,821   71,531,368   55,372,564 
Operating expenses                
Selling, general and administrative expenses  24,484,791   19,329,422   70,302,779   54,978,109 
Advertising and marketing  7,258,284   5,164,699   18,717,517   13,167,354 
Depreciation and amortization  1,377,659   1,084,180   3,649,072   2,513,009 
Total operating expenses  33,120,734   25,578,301   92,669,368   70,658,472 
                 
Operating loss  (6,867,034)  (2,691,480)  (21,138,000)  (15,285,908)
Interest income, net  134,416   200,862   538,306   142,442 
Net loss before taxes  (6,732,618)  (2,490,618)  (20,599,694)  (15,143,466)
Provision for income taxes  (15,692)  -   (21,392)  - 
Net loss $(6,748,310) $(2,490,618) $(20,621,086) $(15,143,466)
                 
Net loss per common share:                
Basic and diluted $(0.46) $(0.22) $(1.45) $(4.51)
                 
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:                
Basic and diluted  14,538,586   13,465,882   14,179,995   9,536,164 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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THE LOVESAC COMPANY

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE THIRTEEN AND THIRTY-NINE WEEKS ENDED NOVEMBER 3, 2019 AND NOVEMBER 4, 2018

  Common  Preferred  Additional Paid-in  Accumulated    
  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Capital  Deficit  Total 
                      
Balance - February 4, 2018  6,064,500  $61   1,018,600  $10  $79,891,835  $(56,253,453) $23,638,453 
                             
Net loss  -   -   -   -   -   (5,683,248)  (5,683,248)
Equity based compensation  -   -   -   -   295,239   -   295,239 
Vested restricted stock units  13,126   -   -   -   -   -   - 
Balance – May 6, 2018  6,077,626  $61   1,018,600  $10  $80,187,074  $(61,936,701) $18,250,444 
                             
Net loss  -   -   -   -   -   (6,969,600)  (6,969,600)
Equity based compensation  -   -   -   -   2,038,864   -   2,038,864 
Preferred stock conversion  3,287,441   33   (1,018,600)  (10)  (23)  -   - 
Initial public offering, net  4,025,000   40   -   -   58,908,512   -   58,908,552 
Vested restricted stock units  61,577   1   -   -   (1)  -   - 
Balance – August 5, 2018  13,451,644  $135   -  $-  $141,134,426  $(68,906,301) $72,228,260 
                             
Net loss  -   -   -   -   -   (2,490,618)  (2,490,618)
Equity based compensation  50,000   -   -   -   515,739   -   515,739 
Preferred stock conversion  -   -   -   -   -   -   - 
Exercise of warrants  31,580   -   -   -   -   -   - 
Vested restricted stock units  2,044   -   -   -   -   -   - 
Balance – November 4, 2018  13,535,268  $135   -  $-  $141,650,165  $(71,396,919) $70,253,381 
                             
Balance - February 3, 2019  13,588,568  $136   -  $-  $141,727,807  $(62,957,809) $78,770,134 
                             
Net loss  -   -   -   -   -   (9,101,777)  (9,101,777)
Equity based compensation  -   -   -   -   3,222,563   -   3,222,563 
Vested restricted stock units  158,329   2   -   -   (3,164,134)  -   (3,164,132)
Exercise of warrants  5,138   -   -   -   4,000   -   4,000 
Balance - May 5, 2019  13,752,035  $138   -  $-  $141,790,236  $(72,059,586) $69,730,788 
                             
Net loss  -   -   -   -   -   (4,770,999)  (4,770,999)
Equity based compensation  -   -   -   -   170,536   -   170,536 
Vested restricted stock units  14,443       -   -   (179,086)  -   (179,086)
Issuance of common shares, net  750,000   7   -   -   25,609,993   -   25,610,000 
Exercise of warrants  22,108   -   -   -   8,000   -   8,000 
Balance – August 4, 2019  14,538,586  $145   -  $-  $167,399,679  $(76,830,585) $90,569,239 
                             
Net loss  -   -   -   -   -   (6,748,310)  (6,748,310)
Equity based compensation  -   -   -   -   627,879   -   627,879 
Tax payments received on vested restricted stock units                  914       914 
Balance – November 3, 2019  14,538,586  $145   -   -  $168,028,472  $(83,578,895) $84,449,722 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.


THE LOVESAC COMPANY

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

  Thirty-nine weeks ended 
  November 3,
2019
  November 4,
2018
 
       
Cash Flows from Operating Activities      
Net loss $(20,621,086) $(15,143,466)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:        
Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment  3,457,737   2,374,743 
Amortization of other intangible assets  191,335   138,266 
Amortization of deferred financing fees  54,768   102,917 
Net (gain) loss on disposal of property and equipment  (166,865)  6,139 
Equity based compensation  4,020,978   2,849,842 
Deferred rent  903,945   382,353 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:        
Accounts receivable  (4,625,978)  (108,136)
Merchandise inventories  (24,052,012)  (12,977,256)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  (2,781,766)  (190,920)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses  4,812,508   6,726,184 
Customer deposits  2,367,227   1,615,798 
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities  (36,439,209)  (14,223,536)
Cash Flows from Investing Activities        
Purchase of property and equipment  (6,834,382)  (8,436,529)
Payments for patents and trademarks  (449,278)  (440,185)
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment  300,000   - 
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities  (6,983,660)  (8,876,714)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities        
Proceeds from issuance of common shares, net  25,610,000   59,168,596 
Payments of initial public offering issuance costs  -   (260,044)
Taxes paid for net share settlement of equity awards  (3,342,304)  (7,902)
Proceeds from sale of preferred stock and warrants, net of issuance costs  12,000   - 
Paydowns of borrowings on the line of credit, net  (31,373)  (405)
Payments of deferred financing costs  -   (292,095)
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities  22,248,323   58,608,150 
Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents  (21,174,546)  35,507,900 
Cash and Cash Equivalents- Beginning  49,070,952   9,175,951 
Cash and Cash Equivalents - End $27,896,406  $44,683,851 
Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosures        
Cash paid for interest $38,632  $48,256 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.


THE LOVESAC COMPANY

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

FOR THE THIRTEEN AND THIRTY-NINE WEEKS ENDED NOVEMBER 3, 2019 AND NOVEMBER 4, 2018 AND OCTOBER 29, 2017

(Unaudited)

 

NoteNOTE 1 – Basis of Presentation, Operations and Liquidity- BASIS OF PRESENTATION, OPERATIONS AND LIQUIDITY

 

The condensed consolidated balance sheet of The Lovesac Company (the “Company”) as of February 4, 2018,3, 2019, which has been derived from our audited financial statements as of and for the 53 week52-week year ended February 4, 2018,3, 2019, and the accompanying interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for interim financial reporting. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in annual financial statements, prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”), have been condensed or omitted pursuant to those rules and regulations. The financial information presented herein, which is not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full current fiscal year, reflects all adjustments which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of the interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. Such adjustments are of a normal, recurring nature. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in our audited condensed consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended February 4, 2018.3, 2019.

 

Due to the seasonality of the Company’s business, with the majority of our activity occurring in the second halffourth quarter of theeach fiscal year, the results of operations for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended November 3, 2019 and November 4, 2018 and October 29, 2017 are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full fiscal year.

 

The Company was formed in the State ofas a Delaware corporation on January 3, 2017, in connection with a corporate reorganization with SAC Acquisition LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, the predecessor entity to the Company and currently the largest shareholderstockholder of the Company. Pursuant to the terms of the reorganization, which was completed on March 22, 2017, SAC Acquisition LLC assigned, and the Company assumed all rights, title and interest to all assets and liabilities of SAC Acquisition LLC, including the intellectual property that is currently owned by the Company, in exchange for 6,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company.

 


The Company designs and sells foam filled furniture, sectional couches, and related accessories throughout the world. As of November 4, 2018,3, 2019, the Company operated 77 leased84leased retail showrooms located throughout the United States. In addition, the Company operates a retail internetInternet website and does business to business transactions through its wholesale operations principally with Costco.operations.

 

The Company has incurred significant operating losses and used cash in its operating activities since inception. Operating losses have resulted from inadequate sales levels for the cost structure and expenses as a result of expanding into new markets.markets, opening new showrooms, and investments into advertising, marketing and infrastructure to support increases in revenues. The Company continues to enter intoopen new retail showrooms in larger markets to increase sales levels and invest in advertising and marketing initiatives to increase brand awareness. Of course, there can be no assurance that the anticipated sales levels will be achieved.

 

On June 22, 2018, the board of directors of the Company approved a 1-for-2.5 reverse stock split of its’the Company’s shares of common stock. The reverse stock split became effective immediately prior to the closing of its initial public offering (“IPO”). All stock amounts included in these financial statements have been adjusted to reflect this reverse stock split.

 

On June 27, 2018, the Company heldcompleted its IPO, selling 4,025,000 shares of common stock at a price of $16.00 per share. Net proceeds to the Company from the offering waswere approximately $59.2$58.9 million after legal and underwriting expenses. The Company believes that based on its current sales and expense levels, in fiscal 2019 to date and projections for the next twelve months, that cash from operations, along with the addition of the new credit facility with Wells Fargo Bank, see Note 7, and the proceeds from the IPO, as well as the follow-on offering that was completed on May 21, 2019 in which the Company received approximately $25.6 million (see below), the Company will have sufficient working capital to cover operating cash needs through the twelve monthtwelve-month period from the financial statement issuance date.

 

On October 29, 2018, certain selling stockholders conducted a secondary offering of 2,300,0002,220,000 shares of common stock of the Company. The Company did not sell any shares or receive any proceeds from the sale of the common stock by the selling stockholders.


Note 1 – Basis

On May 21, 2019, the Company and certain of Presentation, Operationsthe Company’s stockholders completed a primary and Liquidity(Continued)secondary public offering of an aggregate of 2,500,000 shares of common stock, which included 750,000 shares offered by the Company and 1,750,000 shares offered by certain selling stockholders of the Company, at a public offering price of $36.00 per share. Net proceeds to the Company from the offering were approximately $25.6 million after legal and underwriting expenses. On May 29, 2019, the underwriters also exercised an option to purchase up to an additional 375,000 shares of common stock from the selling stockholders. The Company did not receive any proceeds from the sale of the common stock by the selling stockholders.

 

Immediately prior to the secondary offering,follow-on offerings in October 2018 and May 2019, Mistral SAC Holdings, LLC (“Mistral”), and its affiliated entitiesaffiliates owned approximately 56% and 41% of our common stock.stock, respectively. Immediately after the completion of the offering,follow-on offerings, such entities ownowned approximately 44%41% and 28.8% of our common stock. Accordingly,stock, respectively. As a result, we now cease to beare no longer a “controlled company” within the meaning of the corporate governance standards of Nasdaq and we will, subject to certain transition periods permitted by Nasdaq rules, no longer rely on exemptions from corporate governance requirements that are available to controlled companies.

Reclassifications:Certain reclassifications of prior period amounts have been made to conform to the current period presentation. In the second quarter of fiscal 2019, franchise taxes were included in the provision for income taxes line on the condensed consolidated interim statement of operations and in the current period, franchise taxes are included in selling, general and administrative expenses.

 

NoteNOTE 2 – Recent Accounting Pronouncements- RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

Except as described below, the Company has considered all other recently issued accounting pronouncements and does not believe the adoption of such pronouncements will have a material impact on its financial statements. The Company, as an emerging growth company, has elected to use the extended transition period for complying with new or revised financial accounting standards.


The following new accounting pronouncements were adopted in fiscal 2020:

 

In August 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) No. 2015-14, which defers the effective date of ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) by one year. ASU 2014-09 is a comprehensive new revenue recognition model requiring a company to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to a customer at an amount reflecting the consideration it expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. As a result, ASU 2015-14 is now effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2018, which for the Company is fiscal 2020. EarlierWe reviewed substantially all our contracts and other revenue streams and determined that while the application is permitted. The Company isof the new standard did not have a material change in the processamount of determining how this update willor timing for recognizing revenue, it did have a significant impact the Company’s consolidatedon our financial statements and the notes thereto going forward.statement disclosures which are further discussed in Note 12 - Revenue Recognition.

 

In February 2016, FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02,Leases (Topic 842)amending lease guidance to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. ASU No. 2016-02 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, which for the Company is fiscal 2021, with early adoption permitted. Management is currently evaluating the impact ASU No. 2016-02 will have on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto going forward.

In March 2016, FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09,Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718). ASU 2016-09 simplifies several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and classification on the statement of cash flows. Some of the simplified areas apply only to nonpublic entities. ASU 2016-09 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted in any interim or annual period. If an entity early adopts ASU 2016-09 in an interim period, any adjustments should be reflected as of the beginning of the fiscal year that includes that interim period. Methods of adoption vary according to each of the amendment provisions. Management has early adopted this standard in fiscal 2018 and applied its provisions as they relate to the restricted stock units, see Note 8.

In August 2016, FASB issued ASU 2016-15,Statement of Cash Flows: Clarification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments,, which eliminates the diversity in practice related to classification of certain cash receipts and payments in the statement of cash flows, by adding or clarifying guidance on eight specific cash flow issues. ASU 2016-15 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, which for the Company is, fiscal 2020.2019. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. The Company hasadopted the guidance retrospectively effective February 4, 2019, which did not yet determined thehave a material effect of the adoption of ASU 2016-15 on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statementsposition and results of operations.

The following new accounting pronouncements, and related impacts on adoption are being evaluated by the notes thereto going forward.Company:

In February 2016, FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) amending lease guidance to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. ASU No. 2019-10 extended the effective date to fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, with early adoption permitted. We will adopt this standard beginning with our fiscal 2021. Management has evaluated the impact ASU No. 2016-02 will have on these condensed consolidated financial statements. Based on the initial evaluation, we have determined that adopting this standard will have a material impact on our condensed consolidated balance sheet as we have a significant number of operating leases.

 

In July 2017,June 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2017-11, “2018-07,Earnings Per ShareImprovements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting (Topic 260) Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (Topic 480) Derivatives718). ASU 2018-07 eliminates the separate accounting model for nonemployee share-based payment awards and Hedging (Topic 815),” which addresses the complexity of accountinggenerally requires companies to account for certain financial instrumentsshare-based payment transactions with down round features. Down round features are features of certain equity-linked instruments (or embedded features) that resultnonemployees in the strike price being reduced onsame way as share-based payment transactions with employees. The accounting remains different for attribution, which represents how the basis ofequity-based payment cost is recognized over the pricing of futurevesting period, and a contractual term election for valuing nonemployee equity offerings. Current accounting guidance creates cost and complexity for entities that issue financial instruments (such as warrants and convertible instruments) with down round features that require fair value measurement of the entire instrument or conversion option. The amendments in Part I of this Update areshare options. ASU 2018-07 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. Early adoption is permitted, for all entities, includingbut no earlier than an entity’s adoption in an interim period. The Company early adopted thisof Topic 606. Management is currently evaluating the impact ASU in fiscal 2018 and applied its provisions which allowed the Company to account for the warrants issued along with the issuance of preferred shares in fiscal 2018 as equity versus a liability, see Note 8.


Note 3 – Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net2018-07 will have on these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

In accordance with US GAAP, goodwill is not amortized, but rather tested for impairment at least annually by comparing the estimated fair values to their carrying values. There were no triggering events that occurred during the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended November 4, 2018 or October 29, 2017 that required the Company to test for impairment.

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NOTE 3 - INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET

 

A summary of other intangible assets follows:

 

     November 4, 2018 
   Estimated Gross Carrying  Accumulated  Net Carrying 
   Life Amount  Amortization  Amount 
             
 Patents 10 Years $1,370,409  $(724,424) $645,985 
 Trademarks 3 Years  730,188   (563,987)  166,201 
 Other Intangibles 5 Years  839,737   (823,634)  16,103 
 Total   $2,940,334  $(2,112,045) $828,289 
    November 3, 2019 
  Estimated
Life
 Gross Carrying Amount  Accumulated Amortization  Net Carrying Amount 
            
Patents 10 Years $1,753,196  $(814,741) $938,455 
Trademarks 3 Years  971,004   (709,185)  261,819 
Other Intangibles 5 Years  839,737   (839,737)  - 
Total   $3,563,937  $(2,363,663) $1,200,274 

 

     February 4, 2018 
   Estimated Gross Carrying  Accumulated  Net Carrying 
   Life Amount  Amortization  Amount 
             
 Patents 10 Years $1,056,604  $(674,660) $381,944 
 Trademarks 3 Years  603,807   (500,763)  103,044 
 Other Intangibles 5 Years  839,738   (798,356)  41,382 
 Total   $2,500,149  $(1,973,779) $526,370 
    February 3, 2019 
  Estimated
Life
 Gross Carrying Amount  Accumulated Amortization  Net Carrying Amount 
            
Patents 10 Years $1,406,336  $(744,715) $661,621 
Trademarks 3 Years  868,586   (589,248)  279,338 
Other Intangibles 5 Years  839,737   (838,365)  1,372 
Total   $3,114,659  $(2,172,328) $942,331 

 

Amortization expense associated with intangible assets subject to amortization is included in depreciation and amortization expense on the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations. Amortization expense on other intangible assets was $67,665 and $59,930 and $65,311$191,335 and $138,266 for the thirteen weeks and $138,266 and $177,942 for the thirty-nine weeks ended November 3, 2019 and November 4, 2018 and October 29, 2017, respectively.

 

As of November 4, 2018,3, 2019, estimated future amortization expense associated with intangible assets subject to amortization is as follows:

 

 Remainder of Fiscal 2019 $53,125 
 2020  147,235 
 2021  126,964 
 2022  92,999 
 2023  71,874 
 Thereafter  336,092 
      
   $828,289 
Remainder of Fiscal 2020 $68,455 
2021  257,416 
2022  216,417 
2023  115,419 
2024  111,702 
2025  111,646 
Thereafter  319,219 
  $1,200,274 


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NoteNOTE 4 – Income Taxes- INCOME TAXES

 

The Company continues to provide a full valuation allowance against its net deferred tax assets due to the uncertainty as to when business conditions will improve sufficiently to enable it to utilize its deferred tax assets. As a result, the Company did not record a federal or state tax benefit on its operating losses for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended November 3, 2019 and November 4, 2018 and October 29, 2017.2018.

 

During the quarter ended November 4, 2019, the Company received a favorable ruling from the IRS regarding it’s NOL’s which had been considered an uncertain tax position in the amount of approximately $10.8 million as disclosed in the February 2, 2019 10-K. Since there is a full valuation reserve against the NOL’s, this resolution has no impact on the Company’s financial position or financial results. The Company does not anticipate any material adjustments relating to unrecognized tax benefits within the next twelve months; however, the ultimate outcome of tax matters is uncertain and unforeseen results can occur. We had no material interest or penalties during the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended November 3, 2019 and November 4, 2018, and October 29, 2017, respectively, and we do not anticipate any such items during the next twelve months. Our policy is to record interest and penalties directly related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

NoteNOTE 5 – Basic and Diluted Net Loss Per Common Share- BASIC AND DILUTED NET LOSS PER COMMON SHARE

 

The following table presents the calculation of loss per share for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended November 3, 2019 and November 4, 2018 and October 29,2017:2018:

 

   For the thirteen weeks ended 
   November 4,
2018
  October 29,
2017
 
 Numerator:      
 Net loss - Basic and diluted $(2,490,618) $(2,176,831)
 Preferred dividends and deemed dividends  (408,919)  (382,573)
 Net loss attributable to common shares  (2,899,537)  (2,559,404)
 Denominator:        
 Weighted average number of common shares for basic and diluted net loss per share  13,465,882   6,000,000 
 Basic and diluted net loss per share $(0.22) $(0.43)
  For the thirteen weeks ended 
  November 3,
2019
  November 4,
2018
 
Numerator:      
Net loss - Basic and diluted $(6,748,310) $(2,490,618)
Preferred dividends and deemed dividends  -   (408,919)
Net loss attributable to common shares  (6,748,310)  (2,899,537)
Denominator:        
Weighted average number of common shares for basic and diluted net loss per share  14,538,586   13,465,882 
Basic and diluted net loss per share $(0.46) $(0.22)

 

   For the thirty-nine weeks ended 
   November 4,
2018
  October 29,
2017
 
 Numerator:      
 Net loss - Basic and diluted $(15,143,466) $(7,928,446)
 Preferred dividends and deemed dividends  (27,832,998)  (669,605)
 Net loss attributable to common shares  (42,976,464)  (8,598,051)
 Denominator:        
 Weighted average number of common shares for basic and diluted net loss per share  9,536,164   6,000,000 
 Basic and diluted net loss per share $(4.51) $(1.43)
  For the thirty-nine weeks ended 
  November 3,
2019
  November 4,
2018
 
Numerator:      
Net loss - Basic and diluted $(20,621,086) $(15,143,466)
Preferred dividends and deemed dividends  -   (27,832,998)
Net loss attributable to common shares  (20,621,086)  (42,976,464)
Denominator:        
Weighted average number of common shares for basic and diluted net loss per share  14,179,995   9,536,164 
Basic and diluted net loss per share $(1.45) $(4.51)

 

Diluted net loss per common share includes, in periods in which they are dilutive, the effect of those potentially dilutive securities where the average market price of the common stock exceeds the exercise prices for the respective periods.

 


As of November 3, 2019, there were 1,729,331 of potentially dilutive shares which may be issued in the future, including 194,845 shares of common stock related to restricted stock units, 495,366 stock options and warrants to purchase 1,039,120 shares of common stock. As of November 4, 2018, there were 1,513,627 of potentially dilutive shares which may be issued in the future, including 432,902 shares of common stock related to restricted stock units of 432,902 and warrants of 1,080,725. As of October 29, 2017, there were no potentially dilutive shares relating to restricted stock units or warrants.and warrants to purchase 1,080,725 shares of common stock. These were excluded from the diluted loss per share calculation because the effect of including these potentially dilutive shares was antidilutive.


NoteNOTE 6 – Commitments, Contingency And Related Parties- COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCY AND RELATED PARTIES

Operating Lease Commitments

OPERATING LEASE COMMITMENTS

The Company leases its office, warehouse facilities and retail showrooms under operating lease agreements which expire at various dates through November 2027.2029. Monthly payments related to these leases range from $2,500 to $24,600.$45,600.

 

Expected future annual minimum rental payments under these leases follow:

 

 Remaining 2019  $2,250,086 
 2020   8,399,684 
 2021   7,602,977 
 2022   6,951,426 
 2023   6,698,435 
 Thereafter   30,924,303 
       
    $62,826,911 
Remainder 2020 $2,706,162 
2021  9,989,613 
2022  9,461,399 
2023  9,127,538 
2024  9,413,991 
2025  7,743,625 
Thereafter  17,303,641 
Total $65,745,969 

 

Legal Contingency

 

The Company is involved in various legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business. Management cannot presently predict the outcome of these matters, although management believes, based in part on the advice of counsel, that the ultimate resolution of these matters will not have a materially adverse effect on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Related Parties

 

Mistral aCapital Management, LLC (“Mistral”), an affiliate of the largest stockholder of the Company, performs management services for the Company under a contractual agreement. Management fees totaled approximately $100,000 and $300,000 for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended November 3, 2019 and November 4, 2018 respectively, and $100,000 and $300,000 for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 29, 2017 respectively, and are included in selling, general and administrative expenses. TransactionThere were $11,494 and $0 amounts payable to Mistral as of November 3, 2019 and February 3, 2019, respectively. In addition, the Company reimbursed Mistral for expenses incurred in the amount of $55,113 and $0 for out of pocket expenses for the thirty-nine weeks ended November 3, 2019 and November 4, 2018, respectively. The Company reimbursed Mistral for out of pocket expenses incurred in the amount of $16,113 and $0 during the thirteen weeks ended November 3, 2019 and November 4, 2018, respectively. Management fees related to the IPO were $0 and $500,000 for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended November 4, 2018 respectively, and are included in selling, general and administrative expenses. No transactionThere were no such management fees were incurred during the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 29, 2017. Amounts payable to Mistral as of November 4, 2018 and February 4, 2018 were $30,145 and $121,103, respectively, and are included in accounts payable in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

During the second half of fiscal 2017, the Company engaged Blueport Commerce (“Blueport”), a company in which investment vehicles affiliated with Mistral own equity, to evaluate a transition plan to convertrelated to the Blueport Commerce platform. The Company launched the Blueport Platform in February 2018. There were $262,349 and $813,892 of fees incurred with Blueport on the conversion of and sales transacted through the Commerce platform duringIPO for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended November 4, 2018, respectively. Transition plan fees of $0 and $82,500 were incurred with Blueport during the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 29, 2017. Amounts payable to Blueport as of November 4, 2018 and February 4, 2018 were $84,407 and $15,235, respectively, and are included in accounts payable and accrued expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.3, 2019.

 


Satori Capital, LLC (“Satori”), a stockholderan affiliate of two stockholders of the Company since April 2017, performs management services for the Company under a contractual agreement. Management fees totaled approximately $25,000 and $75,000 for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks respectively, for the period ended November 3, 2019 and November 4, 2018 respectively, and $25,000are included in selling, general and $59,000 for the thirteenadministrative expenses. There were no amounts payable to Satori as of November 3, 2019 and thirty-nine weeks ended October 29, 2017, respectively. TransactionFebruary 3, 2019. Management fees related to the IPO were $0 and $125,000 for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended November 4, 2018 respectively, and there were no structuring fees in the prior year’s periods. A one-time stock bonus of 50,000 shares of common stock at $14.83, or $741,500, is included in equity-based compensation on the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of cashflows and issued on June 22, 2018. The bonus was issued to Satori in three installments; two equal installments of 5,000 shares of common stock in August 2018 and September 2018 and the remainder of the shares were issued in October 2018. All fees and the stock bonus are included in selling, general and administrative expenses. There were no such management fees for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended November 3, 2019.

The Company engaged Blueport Commerce (“Blueport”), a company owned in part by investment vehicles affiliated with Mistral and an affiliate of Schottenstein Stores Corporation, an indirect investor in SAC Acquisition LLC, our largest shareholder, to evaluate a transition plan to convert to the Blueport platform. Certain directors are members and principals of Mistral or employees of Schottenstein Stores Corporation. The Company launched the Blueport platform in February 2018. There were $435,000 and $262,349 of fees incurred with Blueport sales transacted through the Commerce platform and on the conversion of the Commerce platform during the thirteen weeks ended November 3, 2019 and November 4, 2018 and $1,202,831 and $813,892 during the thirty-nine weeks ended November 3, 2019 and November 4, 2018, respectively. Amounts payable to Blueport as of November 3, 2019 and February 3, 2019 were $137,500 and $93,210, respectively, and are included in accrued expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations. There were no amounts payable to Satori as of November 4, 2018 and February 4, 2018, respectively.balance sheets.

 

NoteNOTE 7 – Financing Arrangements

Note Payable

The Company had a one year Note Payable arrangement for $500,000 with American Express Merchant Financing (Amex) that bore interest at 3.5%. Principal and interest payments on this note were made by Amex withholding 6% of the Company’s Amex credit card remittances. The note expired on June 29, 2017 and was paid in full in fiscal 2018.

Credit Line- FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS

 

The Company had a line of credit with Siena Lending Group, LLC to borrow up to $7.0 million, which matured on May 14, 2018. Borrowings were limited to the lesser of 75% of inventory or 85% of the net orderly liquidation value of inventory and may be reduced by certain liabilities of the Company. All amounts outstanding bore interest at the base rate, defined as the greatest of (i) Prime Rate published by The Wall Street Journal, (ii) Federal Funds Rate plus 0.5% or (iii) 3.25%, plus 3% (7.00% at February 4, 2018). The line was subject to a monthly unused line fee of .75%0.75%. The agreement was secured by the first lien on substantially all assets of the Company. In February 2018, the Company paid the outstanding loan balance of $405, an early termination fee of $70,000 and fully amortized the remaining deferred financing fees of $48,149 on its line of credit with Siena Lending Group, LLC.

  


Note 7 – Financing Arrangements (Continued)

Credit Line (Continued)

On February 6, 2018, the Company established a line of credit with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells”). The line of credit with Wells allows the Company to borrow up to $25.0 million and will mature in February 2023. Borrowings are limited to 90% of eligible credit card receivables plus 85% of eligible wholesale receivables plus 85% of the net recovery percentage for the eligible inventory multiplied by the value of such eligible inventory of the Company for the period from December 16 of each year until October 14 of the immediately following year, with a seasonal increase to 90% of the net recovery percentage for the period from October 15 of each year until December 15 of such year, seasonal advance rate, minus applicable reserves established by Wells. As of November 3, 2019, and November 4, 2018, the Company’s borrowing availability under the line of credit with Wells Fargo was $13.5 million and $11.3 million.million, respectively. As of November 4, 2018,3, 2019, there were no borrowings outstanding on this line of credit.

TheUnder the line of credit with Wells, the Company may elect that revolving loans bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the base rate plus the applicable margin or the LIBOR rate plus the applicable margin. The applicable margin is based on tier’s relating to the quarterly average excess availability. The tiers range from 2.00% to 2.25%. The loan agreement calls for certain covenants including a timing of the financial statementsstatement's threshold and a minimum excess availability threshold. On May 3, 2018, the Company elected a one-month revolving loan with a maturity date of June 4, 2018, that bears interest at the LIBOR rate plus the applicable margin for an all-in-rate of 3.1875%. The one-month revolving loan matured and was paid in full on June 4, 2018.


NoteNOTE 8 – Stockholders’ Equity

Preferred Stock- STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

In fiscal 2018, the Company completed financing transactions with funds and investment vehicles advised by Mistral, Satori, executive management and third-party investors. As part of the transactions, the Company received $21,139,845 in cash (net of issuance costs of $1,325,156) in exchange for a total of 2,247 Series A, A-1 and A-2 Preferred Units (preferred stock equivalent of 2,247,000) and warrants to purchase 798,975 shares of common stock, subject to adjustments in the exercise price. The preferred stock carried an annual dividend of 8% compounded and conversion rights dependent upon certain events occurring. The adjustment to exercise price and conversion rights are explained in detail in the Company’s final prospectus (the “Prospectus”), dated June 26, 2018 and filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).

In order to eliminate all outstanding preferred stock upon completion of the IPO, on April 19, 2018, the Company and the majority holders of each of the Series A Preferred Stock, the Series A-1 Preferred Stock and the Series A-2 Preferred Stock agreed to amend and restate each series of preferred stock to, among other things, revise the conversion features of the preferred stock to provide that, immediately prior to the closing of an initial public offering, the preferred stock:

(1)will accrue an additional amount of dividends equal to the amount of dividends that would have accrued and accumulated through and including the one-year anniversary of the completion of the initial public offering,

(2)will, along with the aggregate accrued or accumulated and unpaid dividends thereon, automatically convert into shares of common stock at a price per share equal to the lesser of (a) 70% of the offering price, or (b) the applicable calculation set forth pursuant to the terms of their respective certificates of designation.

All outstanding preferred stock totaling $25,645,000, including the additional year of dividends of $2,037,200 and accumulated dividends at 8% through June 29, 2018 of $2,495,704 was converted into 3,287,441 shares of common stock upon completion of the Company’s IPO on June 29, 2018. The preferred stock converted to common stock at $9.13 per share resulting in a deemed dividend of $22,601,161 related to the conversion.

Common Stock Warrants

 

In fiscal 2018, as noted above, the Company completed financing transactions with funds and investment vehicles advised by Mistral, Satori, and executive management in which the Company originally issued 930,054 warrants to purchase an aggregate total of 15,979,500 shares of common stock subject to adjustments in the exercise price as defined below. See specific details in the Company’s Prospectus.

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Note 8 – Stockholders’ Equity (Continued)

Common Stock Warrants (Continued)

In consideration for agreeing to amend the outstanding preferred stock to automatically convert immediately prior to the completion of the IPO, on April 19, 2018, the Company and a majority of the holders of the warrants issued along with the preferred stock, agreed to amend and restate the warrants to replace the aggregate dollar value of each warrant with a fixed number of warrant shares. In order to prevent dilution of the purchase rights granted under the warrants, the exercise price shall bewas calculated as follows:based on certain factors described in the amendment.

 

I.If, prior to the exercise of the warrant, the Company completes its initial public offering of Common Stock (“Qualified IPO”), the exercise price per warrant share shall, subject to certain provisions, be equal to the purchase price per share of Common Stock in the Qualified IPO;

II.If, prior to the exercise of the warrant and prior to a Qualified IPO, the Company completes a third party equity or equity-linked financing with an institutional investor resulting in aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of at least $15,000,000 (a “Qualified Financing”), the exercise price per warrant share shall be equal to the purchase price per share of Common Stock in the Qualified Financing (subject to adjustment); provided, however, that following completion of a Qualified IPO, the exercise price per Warrant Share shall be the lower of the exercise price (the “Qualified Exercise Price”);

III.If, prior to exercise of the warrant, the Company has not completed a Qualified IPO or Qualified Financing, the exercise price per warrant share shall be determined based on a valuation of the Company prior to such exercise of $80 million (the “Valuation Exercise Price,” and together with the IPO Exercise Price or the Qualified Exercise Price, as the case may be, the “Exercise Price”); or

IV.If there is Qualified Financing subsequent to a previous Qualified Financing and prior to a Qualified IPO, the Exercise Price per warrant share shall be equal to the lesser of the then current Exercise Price immediately prior to such subsequent Qualified Financing and the purchase price or deemed purchase price per share of Common Stock in the subsequent Qualified Financing.

As a result of the modification, onOn April 19, 2018, the above warrants were modified, and the Company updated the fair value of the warrants using the assumptions detailed below using a probability-weighted expected return. As the total fair value of the modified warrants was less than the total fair value of the original warrants, there was no financial statement impact duringon April 19, 2018. The modification resulted in the thirteen weeks ended May 6, 2018. cancellation of the 930,054 warrants and the reissuance of 798,975 warrants.

On June 29, 2018, the Company completed a Qualified IPO and the exercise price was adjusted to equal the purchase price per share of common stock of $16.00. The Company computed the value of the warrants with the updated assumptions using the Black-Scholes Model, as described below, and recorded the difference between the fair value of the new warrants compared to the old warrants as a deemed dividend of $1,498,079.

 

There were 281,750 warrants, with a five-year term, issued to Roth Capital Partners, LLC as part of the underwriting agreement in connection with the Company’s IPO. These warrants were valued using the Black-Scholes model.model, and remain outstanding as of November 3, 2019.

 

In the third quarter of fiscal 2019, the Company amended and restated warrants totaling 56,077 with a three-year term, valued using the Black-Scholes model. The Company recorded the difference between the fair value of the new warrants compared to the old warrants as a deemed dividend of $408,919.


Note 8 – Stockholders’ Equity (Continued)

Common Stock Warrants (Continued) These warrants were exercised in September 2018.

 

In fiscal 2020, the Company issued 18,166 warrants to a third party in connection with previous equity raise. These warrants were valued using the Black-Scholes model, with similar assumptions to the June 2018 warrants. The warrants had a fair value of approximately $130,000. Of these warrants, 17,396 were exercised on May 14, 2019.

The warrants may be exercised at any time following the date of issuance during the period prior to their expiration date. The fair value of each warrant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes model. Expected volatilities are based on comparable Companies’ historical volatility, with consideration of the Company’s volatility, which management believes represents the most accurate basis for estimating expected future volatility under the current circumstances. The risk-free rate is based on the U.S. treasury yield in effect at the time of the grant. The Black-Scholes model assumptions are noted in the following table:

 

   April 19,
2018
  June 29,
2018
  June 29,
2018
  September 26,
2018
 
 Warrants  798,795   798,795   281,750   56,077 
 Expected volatility  41.4% - 43.7%  42.0%  41.3%  43.8%
 Expected dividend yield  0%  0%  0%  0%
 Expected term (in years)  3.10   3.00   5.00   3.00 
 Risk-free interest rate  1.7% - 2.0%  2.6%  2.7%  2.6%
 Exercise price $14.80  $16.00  $19.20  $9.13 
 Calculated fair value of warrant $3.12  $5.00  $8.84  $12.87 

Total warrants outstanding as ofThe following represents warrant activity during the thirty-nine weeks ended November 3, 2019 and November 4, 2018, were as follows:2018:

 

   Average Exercise Price  Number of Warrants  Weighted Average Remaining Life 
 Outstanding at February 4, 2018 $17.18   930,054   3.24 
              
 Warrants issued  18.56   1,136,802   3.65 
              
 Expired and canceled  17.18   (930,054)  (3.20)
              
 Exercised  9.13   (56,077)  2.68 
              
 Warrants Outstanding at November 4, 2018 $16.83   1,080,725   3.17 
  Average Exercise
Price
  Number of Warrants  Weighted Average Remaining Life 
Warrants Outstanding at February 4, 2018 $17.18   930,054   3.24 
Warrants issued  18.56   1,136,802   3.65 
Expired and canceled  17.18   (930,054)  (3.20)
Exercised  9.13   (56,077)  2.68 
Warrants Outstanding at November 4, 2018 $16.83   1,080,725   3.17 
Warrants Outstanding at February 3, 2019 $16.83   1,067,475   2.93 
Warrants issued  16.00   18,166   2.40 
Expired and canceled  -   -   - 
Exercised  16.00   (46,521)  (2.15)
Warrants Outstanding at November 3, 2019 $16.83   1,039,120   2.18 

 

The majority of the 46,521 warrants exercised in fiscal 2020 were cashless, whereby the holders received less shares of common stock in lieu of a cash payment the Company, early adopted ASU 2017-11, which addresses the accounting for warrants with down round features that resultresulted in the strike price being reduced on the basisissuance of the pricing of future equity offerings, which allowed the Company to account for the warrants issued along with the preferred raise in fiscal 2018 as equity versus a liability.27,246 common shares.

 

Equity Incentive PlanPlans

In October 2017, theThe Company adopted the 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) which provides for Awards in the form of Options, Stock Appreciation rights, Restricted Stock Awards, Restricted Stock Units, Performance shares, Performance Units, Cash-Based Awards and Other Stock-Based Awards. All awards shall be granted within 10 years from the effective date of the Plan.

In April 2018, the board of directors of the Company approved an increase in shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the Plan from 420,000 to 604,612 shares of common stock.

 

On May 10, 2018, the Board of Directors approved an increase in shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the Plan from 604,612 to 615,066 shares of common stock.

 

All awards shall be granted within 10 years fromOn June 5, 2019, the effective dateshareholders approved an amendment and restatement of the Plan. Other thanPlan that among other things increased the activity disclosed below relating to Restricted Stock Units, there was no other activitynumber of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the Plan for the thirteen weeks ended November 4, 2018 and October 29, 2017.from 615,066 to 1,414,889 share of common stock.

 


Note 8 – Stockholders’ Equity (Continued)

Equity Incentive Plan (Continued)

In October 2017,June 2019, the Company granted 258,000 Restricted495,366 Non statutory Stock Unitsoptions to certain officers of the Company with a fair valuean option price of $2,792,849. As of November 4, 2018, there were 193,500 unvested units outstanding related to this grant. The unit vesting was based on both time and performance. The time vesting units vest twenty-five percent on January 31, 2018, and twenty-five percent on each$38.10 per share. 100% of the next three anniversaries of that initialstock options are subject to vesting date. The performance vesting units vest annually uponon the achievement of certain benchmarks. There were no Restricted Stock Units cancelled, forfeited, or expired duringfirst trading day after the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended November 4, 2018 related to these grants.

In March 2018,date on which the Company granted 52,504 Restricted Stock Units to certain executive employeesclosing price of the Company withCompany’s stock price has been at least $75 for 60 consecutive trading days so long as this goal has been attained by June 5, 2022 or the options will terminate. These options were valued using a fair value of $568,356. As of November 4, 2018, there were 39,378 unvested units outstanding relatedMonte Carlo simulation model to this grant. The unit vesting was based on both timeaccount for the path dependent market conditions that stipulate when and performance. The time vesting units vest twenty-five percent on May 1, 2018, and twenty-five percent on January 31st ofwhether or not the following three years. The performance vesting units vest annually upon the achievement of certain benchmarks. There were no Restricted Stock Units cancelled, forfeited, or expired during the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended November 4, 2018 related to these grants.

On May 10, 2018, the Company granted 188,917 Restricted Stock Units to certain officers of the Company with a fair value of $2,800,695. As of November 4, 2018, there were 141,688 unvested units outstanding related to this grant. The vesting of the restricted stock units is based on both time and performance. The time vesting units vest twenty-five percent on the closing of the offering, and twenty-five percent on January 31, 2019, 2020 and 2021. The performance vesting units vest annually upon the achievement of certain benchmarks. There were no Restricted Stock Units cancelled, forfeited, or expired during the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended November 4, 2018 related to these grants.

On June 20, 2018, the Company granted to certain executive and non-executive employees of the Company an aggregate of 68,378 Restricted Stock Units, with a fair value of $1,014,046 of which between fifteen and twenty-five percent of the total grant or 14,625 Restricted Stock Units, immediately vested. The vesting of the unvested Restricted Stock Units is based on both time and performance. The time and performance vesting units will vest twenty-five percent on July 1, 2019, and July 2020 and between twenty-five to thirty-five percent on July 1, 2021. The performance vesting units will only vest upon the achievement of certain benchmarks. As of November 4, 2018, there were 50,461 unvested units outstanding related to this grant. There were 3,292 and 3,569 units forfeited from this grant during the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended November 4, 2018.

In September 2018, the Company granted a certain executive employee of the Company 10,500 Restricted Stock Units with a fair value of $250,950. As of November 4, 2018, there were 7,875 unvested units outstanding related to this grant. The unit vesting was based on both time and performance. The time vesting units vest twenty-five percent on October 4, 2018, and twenty-five percent on January 31st of the following three years. The performance vesting units vest annually upon the achievement of certain benchmarks. There were no Restricted Stock Units cancelled, forfeited, or expired during the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended November 4, 2018 related to these grants.


Note 8 – Stockholders’ Equity (Continued)

Equity Incentive Plan (Continued)options shall vest.  

 

A summary of the status of our unvested Restricted Stock Unitsstock options as of November 4, 2018,3, 2019, and the changes during the thirty-nine weeks ended November 3, 2019 is presented below:

  Thirty-nine weeks ended Nov 3, 2019 
  Number of
Options
  Weighted
average
exercise price
  Weighted average
remaining
contractual life
(in years)
  Aggregate
intrinsic value
 
Outstanding at February 3, 2019  -  $-             
Granted  495,366   38.10         
Exercised  -   -         
Canceled and forfeited  -   -         
Expired  -   -         
Vested  -   -         
Outstanding at November 3, 2019  495,366  $38.10   2.59  $- 
Exercisable at the end of the period  -  $-   -  $- 


A summary of the status of our unvested restricted stock units as of November 3, 2019, and changes during the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks then ended, is presented below:

 

   Number of shares  Weighted average grant date fair value 
 Unvested at February 4, 2018  193,500  $10.83 
          
 Granted  52,504   10.83 
          
 Forfeited  -             - 
          
 Vested  (13,126)  10.83 
          
 Unvested at May 6, 2018  232,878   10.83 
          
 Granted  257,295   14.83 
          
 Forfeited  (277)  14.83 
          
 Vested  (61,577)  14.83 
          
 Unvested at August 5, 2018  428,319   12.69 
          
 Granted  10,500   23.99 
          
 Forfeited  (3,292)  14.83 
          
 Vested  (2,625)  23.99 
          
 Unvested at November 4, 2018  432,902  $12.84 
  Number of shares  Weighted Average grant date fair value 
Unvested at February 3, 2019  377,286  $11.16 
Granted  130,898   23.63 
Forfeited  (19,154)  16.93 
Vested  (294,185)  12.59 
Unvested at November 3, 2019  194,845  $20.94 

 

StockEquity based compensation expense related towas approximately $0.6 million and $4.0 million and for the above Restricted Stock Units was $515,739thirteen and $2,108,342thirty-nine weeks ended November 3, 2019 and $0.5 million and $2.1 million and for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended November 4, 2018, respectively. In the thirteen and is includedthirty-nine weeks ended November 3, 2019, all the unvested restricted stock units for certain senior executives of the Company vested according to the accelerated vesting trigger in selling, generaltheir restricted stock unit agreements. The triggering event was the market capitalization of the Company post IPO, exceeding $300 million for 60 consecutive trading days and administrative expensesthe expiration of the lockup- period. This accelerated vesting resulted in equity-based compensation in the accompanying condensed consolidated statementsamount of operations. There were no Restricted Stock Units granted prior to October 29, 2017.

$2.9 million.

 

The total unrecognized restricted stock unit compensation cost related to non-vested awards was $2,533,468$4,966,401 as of November 4, 20183, 2019 and will be recognized in operations over a weighted average period of 1.27 years.2.57years.

 

NoteNOTE 9 – Employee Benefit Plan- EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN

 

In February 2017, the Company established The Lovesac Companythe TLC 401(k) Plan (the “401(k) Plan”) with Elective Deferrals beginning May 1, 2017. The Plan calls for Elective Deferral Contributions, Safe Harbor Matching Contributions and Profit SharingProfit-Sharing Contributions. All employees of The Lovesac Company (except for union employees and nonresident aliens) will be eligible to participate in the 401(k) Plan as of the day of the month which is coincident with or next follows the date on which they attain age 21 and complete one month of service. Participants will be able to contribute up to 100% of their eligible compensation to the 401(k) Plan subject to limitations with the IRS. The employer contributions to the 401(k) Plan were $89,708 and $65,566 for the thirteen weeks ended November 3, 2019 and November 4, 2018 and $280,820 and $215,790 for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended November 3, 2019 and November 4, 2018, respectively, and $53,319 and $83,974 for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 29, 2017.respectively.

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NoteNOTE 10 – Segment Information- SEGMENT INFORMATION

 

We have determined that we operate within a single reporting segment. The chief operating decision maker of the Company is the Chief Executive Officer and President. The Company’s operating segments are aggregated for financial reporting purposes because they are similar in each of the following areas including economic characteristics, class of consumer, nature of products and distribution method and products are a singular group of products which make up over 95% of net sales.

 

   Thirteen weeks ended  Thirty-Nine weeks ended 
   November 4,
2018
  October 29,
2017
  November 4,
2018
  October 29,
2017
 
              
 Sactionals $34,129,363  $18,685,496  $77,344,128  $46,819,581 
 Sacs  6,625,190   5,282,860   21,697,490   14,806,137 
 Other  931,376   423,094   2,662,121   1,143,320 
                  
    41,685,929   24,391,450   101,703,739   62,769,038 
  Thirteen weeks ended  Thirty-nine weeks ended 
  November 3,
2019
  November 4,
2018
  November 3,
2019
  November 4,
2018
 
             
Sactionals $43,118,496  $34,129,363  $114,290,733  $77,344,128 
Sacs  7,808,417   6,625,190   23,357,660   21,697,490 
Other  1,170,319   931,376   3,553,617   2,662,121 
                 
  $52,097,232  $41,685,929  $141,202,010  $101,703,739 

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NoteNOTE 11 – Barter Arrangements- BARTER ARRANGEMENTS

 

In fiscal 2018, theThe Company entered into a bartering arrangement with Icon International, Inc., a vendor, whereas the Company provided inventory in exchange for media credits. During fiscal 2018, the Company exchanged $577,326 of inventory plus the cost of freight for certain media credits. To account for the exchange, the Company recorded the transfer of the inventory asset as a reduction of inventory and an increase to a prepaid media asset of $534,407 which $0 as of November 4, 2018 and $307,417 as of February 4, 2018, remained and is included in “Prepaid and other current assets” on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet. The Company had $307,417 of unused media credits remaining as of February 4, 2018 that were used in full during fiscal 2019. During the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ending November 3, 2019, the Company exchanged inventory with an estimated fair value of $173,088 and $698,260 plus the cost of freight for certain media credits. To account for the exchange, the Company recorded the transfer of the inventory asset as a reduction of inventory and an increase to a prepaid media asset of $698,260 which is included in “Prepaid and other current assets” on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet. The Company has no$511,617 of unused media credits remaining as of November 4, 2018. There were no such arrangements in the thirteen or thirty-nine weeks ended October 29, 2017.3, 2019.

 

The Company accounts for barter transactions under ASC Topic No. 845 “Nonmonetary Transactions.” Barter transactions with commercial substance are recorded at the estimated fair value of the products exchanged, unless the products received have a more readily determinable estimated fair value. Revenue associated with barter transactions is recorded at the time of the exchange of the related assets.

 

TheNOTE 12 - REVENUE RECOGNITION

We implemented ASU 2015-04, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Accounting Standards Codification Topic 606, “ASC 606”), in the first quarter of fiscal 2020 using modified retrospective method, which required the company to apply the new guidance retrospectively to revenue transactions completed on or after the effective date. Adopting this new standard had no material financial impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements but did result in enhanced presentation and disclosures.

Our revenue consists substantially of product sales. We report product sales net of discounts and recognize them at the point in time when control transfers to the customer, which occurs upon shipment is confirmed.

Estimated refunds for returns and allowances are recorded using our historical return patterns, adjusting for any changes in returns policies. We record estimated refunds for net sales returns on a monthly basis as a reduction of net sales and cost of sales on the statement of operations and an increase in inventory and customers returns liability on the balance sheet. As of November 3, 2019, there was a returns allowance recorded on the balance sheet in the amount $581,109, which was in accrued expenses and $165,052 associated with sales returns in merchandise inventories.

In some cases, deposits are received before the company transfers control, resulting in contract liabilities. These contract’s liabilities are reported as deposits on the Company’s balance sheet. As of November 3, 2019, and February 3, 2019, the Company did not enter into any additional bartering arrangements duringrecorded under customer deposit liabilities the amount of $3,427,184 and $1,059,957 respectively. During the thirty-nine weeks ended November 4, 2018.3, 2019, we recognized $1,059,957 related to our customer deposits from fiscal 2019.


Upon adoption of ASC 606, we have elected the following accounting policies and practical expedients:

We recognize shipping and handling expense as fulfillment activities (rather than as a promised good or service) when the activities are performed even if those activities are performed after the control of the good has been transferred. Accordingly, we record the expenses for shipping and handling activities at the same time we recognize revenue.

We exclude from the measurement of the transaction price all taxes imposed on and concurrent with a specific revenue-producing transaction and collected by the entity from a customer, including sales, use, excise, value-added, and franchise taxes (collectively referred to as sales taxes).

The Company does not adjust revenue for the effects of any financing components if the contract has a duration of one year or less, as the Company receives payment from the customer within one year from when it transferred control of the related goods.

The Company offers its products through an inventory lean omni-channel platform that provides a seamless and meaningful experience to its customers in showrooms and through the internet. The other channel predominantly represents sales through the use of pop-up shops that typically average ten days at a time and are staffed with associates trained to demonstrate and sell our product. The following represents sales disaggregated by channel:

  Thirteen weeks ended  Thirty-nine weeks ended 
  November 3,
2019
  November 4,
2018
  November 3,
2019
  November 4,
2018
 
Showrooms $32,473,878  $28,043,376  $90,660,653  $69,616,376 
Internet  11,415,819   7,728,765   29,331,302   17,810,765 
Other  8,207,535   5,913,788   21,210,055   14,276,598 
  $52,097,232  $41,685,929  $141,202,010  $101,703,739 

See Note 10 for sales disaggregated by product.

 

Note 12 – Subsequent EventsNOTE 13 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

The Company has evaluated events and transactions subsequent to November 4, 20183, 2019 through the date the condensed consolidated condensed financial statements were issued.

On December 18, 2019, in connection with the distribution of the shares of common stock held by SAC Acquisition LLC (“SAC”), certain individuals that held options to acquire common units in SAC, which included officers of the Company, completed an offer to exchange those options for shares the Company’s common stock that SAC held prior to the exchange. As part of this exchange, SAC transferred to the Company 175,390 shares of common stock of the Company, which constituted the shares to be received by the option holders pursuant to the exchange. Subsequently, the Company issued to the former option holders who elected to participate in the exchange those shares and withheld 73,507 shares which will be treated as treasury stock in exchange for the Company paying the former option holders’ payroll taxes associated with the issuance. 

 

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ITEMItem 2.MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

 

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and our Prospectus.10-Q. As discussed in the section titled “Note About Forward-Looking Statements,” the following discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, as well as assumptions that, if they never materialize or prove incorrect, could cause our results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to these differences include, but are not limited to, those identified below and those discussed in the section titled “Risk Factors” under Part II, Item 1A in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in the Prospectus.10-Q.

We operate on a 52- or 53-week fiscal year that ends on the Sunday closest to February 1. Each fiscal year generally is comprised of four 13-week fiscal quarters, although in the years with 53 weeks, the fourth quarter represents a 14-week period.

 

Overview

 

We are a technology driven, omni-channel company that designs, manufactures and sells unique, high quality furniture comprised of modular couches called Sactionals and premium foam beanbag chairs called Sacs. We market and sell our products through modern and efficient showrooms and, increasingly, through online sales. We believe that our ecommerce centric approach, coupled with our ability to deliver our large upholstered products through nationwide express couriers, areis unique to the furniture industry.

 

The name “Lovesac” was derived from our original innovative product, a premium foam beanbag chair, the Sac. The Sac was developed in 1995 and provided the foundation for the Company. Sales of this product increased to $21.7 million for the thirty-nine weeks ended November 4, 2018, as compared to $14.8 million for the thirty-nine weeks ended October 29, 2017. We believe that the large size, comfortable foam filling and irreverent branding of our Sacs products have been instrumental in growing a loyal customer base and our positive, fun image. Sales of this product have been increasing on an annual basis, representing $7.8 million and $23.4 million in the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended November 3, 2019, as compared to $6.6 million and $21.7 million for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended November 4, 2018. We are currently reviewing our allocation methodology of the application of product discounts to each product segment of our business which we believe will provide a more comparative view of product category growth on a go forward basis.

 

Our Sactionals product line currently represents a majority of our sales. Sales of this product increased to $77.3 million for the thirty-nine weeks ended November 4, 2018, as compared to $46.8 million for the thirty-nine weeks ended October 29, 2017.  Sactionals are a couch system that consists of two components, “seats”seats and “sides”,sides, which can be arranged, rearranged and expanded into thousands of configurations easily and without tools. Our Sactional products include a number of patented features relating to their geometry and modularity, coupling mechanisms and other features. We believe that these high quality premium priced products enhance our brand image and customer loyalty and expect them to continue to garner a significant share of our sales. Our Sactionals represented 82.8% and 80.9% of our sales for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended November 3, 2019, respectively or $43.1 million and $114.3 million as compared to 81.9% and 76.0% of sales for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended November 4, 2018 or $34.1 million and $77.3 million, respectively. We are currently reviewing our allocation methodology of the application of product discounts to each product segment of our business which we believe will provide a more comparative view of product category growth on a go forward basis.

 

Sacs and Sactionals come in a wide variety of colors and fabrics that allow consumers to customize their purchases in numerous configurations and styles. We provide lifetime warranties on our Sactionals frames and the proprietary foam used in both product lines, and three-year3-year warranties on our covers. Our Designed for Life trademark reflects our dynamic product line that is built to last and evolve throughout a customer’s life. Customers can continually update their Sacs and Sactionals with new covers, additions and configurations to accommodate the changes in their family and housing situations.

 

We believe the strength of our brand is reflected in the number of customers who routinely share their purchases of Lovesac products with their friends through social media, often displaying our logos or company name in their posts. Our customers include celebrities and other influencers who support our brand through postings made on an uncompensated and unsolicited basis. As of November 3, 2019, we had approximately 832,000 followers on Facebook and 409,000 followers on Instagram.


We currently market and sell our products through 7784 showrooms at top tier malls, lifestyle centers and street locations in 3032 states in the U.S. Our modern, efficient showrooms are designed to appeal to millennials and other purchasers looking for comfortable, enduring, premium furniture. They showcase the different sizes of our Sacs, the myriad forms into which our Sactionals can be configured, and the large variety of fabrics that can be used to cover our products. Our retail showrooms are technology driven and focused on educating prospective customers about the many benefits of our unique products, enabling us to require just 498 to 1,350 square feet for each showroom.

 

As part of our direct to consumer sales approach, we also sell our products through our ecommerce platform. We believe our products are uniquely suited to this channel. Our foam-based Sacs can be reduced to one-eighth of their normal size and each of our Sactionals components weighs less than 4050 pounds upon shipping. With furniture especially suited to ecommerce applications, our sales completed through this channel accounted for 21.9% and 20.8% of our total sales for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended November 3, 2019 and November 4, 2018, respectively, up from 18.5% and 17.5% for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended November 3, 2019 and November 4, 2018, respectively. Our showrooms and other direct advertising and marketing efforts work in concert to drive customer conversion in ecommerce.

15Despite the increase in sales of both our Sacs and Sactionals, net losses were $6.7 million and $20.6 million for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended November 3, 2019 respectively, and $2.5 million and $15.1 million for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended November 4, 2018 respectively; primarily due to increased spending on showrooms, advertising, marketing and financing related costs.

 

Product Overview

 

We challenge the notion that a piece of furniture is static by offering a dynamic product line built to last and evolve throughout a customer’s life. Our products serve as a set of building blocks that can be rearranged, restyled and re-upholstered with any new setting, mitigating constant changes in fashion and style.

 

Sactionals. We believe our Sactionals platform is unlike competing products in its adaptability yet is comparable aesthetically to similarly priced premium couches and sectionals. Our Sactional products include a number of patented features relating to its geometry and modularity, coupling mechanisms and other features. Utilizing only two, standardized pieces, “seats” and “sides,” and over 300 high quality, tight-fitting covers that are removable, washable, and changeable, customers can create numerous permutations of a sectional couch with minimal effort. Customization is further enhanced with our specialty-shaped modular offerings, such as our wedge seat and roll arm side. Our custom features and accessories can be added easily and quickly to a Sactional to meet endless design, style and utility preferences, reflecting our Designed for Life philosophy. Sactionals are built to meet the highest durability and structural standards applicable to fixed couches. Sactionals are comprised of standardized units and we guarantee their compatibility over time, which we believe is a major pillar of their value proposition to the consumer.

Sactionals. We believe our Sactionals platform is unlike competing products in its adaptability yet is comparable aesthetically to similarly priced premium couches and sectionals. Our Sactional products include a number of patented features relating to their geometry and modularity, coupling mechanisms and other features. Utilizing only two, standardized pieces, “seats” and “sides,” and over 250 high quality, tight-fitting covers that are removable, washable, and changeable, customers can create numerous permutations of a sectional couch with minimal effort. Customization is further enhanced with our specialty-shaped modular offerings, such as our wedge seat and roll arm side. Our custom features and accessories can be added easily and quickly to a Sactional to meet endless design, style and utility preferences, reflecting our Designed for Life philosophy. Sactionals are built to meet the highest durability and structural standards applicable to fixed couches. Sactionals are comprised of standardized units and we guarantee their compatibility over time, which we believe is a major pillar of their value proposition to the consumer.

 

Sacs. We believe that our Sacs product line is a category leader in oversized beanbags. The Sac product line offers 6 different sizes ranging from 22 pounds to 95 pounds with capacity to seat 3+ people on the larger model Sacs. Filled with Durafoam, a proprietary blend of shredded foam, Sacs provide serene comfort and guaranteed durability. Their removable covers are machine washable and may be easily replaced with a wide selection of cover offerings.

Sacs. We believe that our Sacs product line is a category leader in oversized beanbags. The Sac product line offers 6 different sizes ranging from 22 pounds to 95 pounds with capacity to seat 3+ people on the larger model Sacs. Filled with Durafoam, a blend of shredded foam, Sacs provide serene comfort and guaranteed durability. Their removable covers are machine washable and may be easily replaced with a wide selection of cover offerings.

 

Accessories. Our accessories complement our Sacs and Sactionals by increasing their adaptability to meet evolving consumer demands and preferences. Our current product line offers Sactional-specific drink holders, footsac blankets, decorative pillows, fitted seat tables and ottomans in varying styles and finishes, providing our customers with the flexibility to customize their furnishings with decorative and practical add-ons to meet evolving style preferences. We are in the process of developing additional accessories for the tech-savvy consumer.

Accessories. Our accessories complement our Sacs and Sactionals by increasing their adaptability to meet evolving consumer demands and preferences. Our current product line offers Sactional-specific drink holders, footsac blankets, decorative pillows, fitted seat tables and ottomans in varying styles and finishes, providing our customers with the flexibility to customize their furnishings with decorative and practical add-ons to meet evolving style preferences. We are in the process of developing additional accessories for the tech-savvy consumer.

 


Sales Channels

 

Lovesac offers itsWe offer our products through an inventory lean omni-channel platform that provides a seamless and meaningful experience to our customers inonline and in-store. Compared to traditional retailers, our showrooms and online. In recent periods, we have increased our focus on providing a platform for the transaction of business online through digital and mobile applications. As consumers increasingly transact via various ecommerce channels, we believe our robust and user-friendly technological platform is well positioned to benefit from this growth. Additionally, our products’ compact packaging facilitates production scheduling, lower shipping costs and the outsourcingrequire significantly less square footage because of our shipping functionneed to nationwide express couriers, allowinghave only a few in-store sample configurations for display and our ability to stack our inventory for immediate sale. Our retail showrooms are technology driven and focused on educating prospective customers about the many benefits of our unique products, enabling us to quicklyrequire just 498 to 1,794 square feet for each showroom. The small footprint requirement provides a cost advantage and cost-effectively deliver online orders.

Weflexibility in locating our showrooms strategically in A-rated malls and street locations in our target markets. These logistical advantages underlie our broader tech-driven, Internet-based business model, where we leverage our showroomshowrooms as both a traditional retail channel to purchase our products and an educational center for prospective online customers to learn about and interact with our products in real time. Compared

Through our fast growing mobile and ecommerce channel, we are able to traditional retailers,significantly enhance the consumer shopping experience for home furnishings, driving deeper brand engagement and loyalty, while simultaneously driving favorable margin expansion. Our technology capabilities are robust, and we are well positioned to benefit from the growing consumer preference to transact via mobile devices. We leverage our strong social media presence and showroom footprint to drive traffic toward our ecommerce platform, where product testimonials and inspirational stories from our Lovesac community create a more engaging consumer experience for our customers. Additionally, our products’ compact packaging facilitates consistent production scheduling, outsourcing of delivery and lower shipping costs, allowing us to quickly and cost-effectively deliver online orders.

We have also enhanced our sales through the use of pop-up shops and shop in shops. The pop-up shop showrooms display select Sacs and Sactionals and are staffed with associates trained to demonstrate and sell our products. Unlike the pop-up shops which are 10-day shows, and pop-up locations, shop in shops are designed to be in permanent locations carrying the same digital technology of our showrooms require significantly less square footage because we need to maintain only a few sample seats, sides and Sacswill be staffed with associates trained to demonstrate numerous configurations. Warehouse space is minimized byand sell our ability to stack our inventory for immediate sale. In addition to providing a compelling customer experience, we believe that our showroom model provides a more efficient use of capital and logistical advantages over our competitors.

products. We have an ongoing working relationship with Costco to operate “roadshows”pop-up shop showrooms that typically average ten days at a time. Due to the success of our pop-up shops, we worked with Costco to bring an eighteen-day Internet pop-up shops to Costco.com, in Costco’s stores, which our products were offered for purchase through the Costco.com website. The Costco.com Internet pop-up shops generated nearly $600,000 in the eighteen days and due to the success, we referhave scheduled an additional Internet pop-up shop to asoccur before the end of fiscal 2020. In the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended November 3, 2019, we hosted over 192 and 560 pop-up shop showrooms at Costco locations respectively; up from 155 and 412 Costco pop-up shops hosted in the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended November 4, 2018, respectively. We continue to explore other shop in shops, throughout fiscal 2019. Our shop and pop-up shop partnerships and opportunities to promote our products and facilitate customers interacting with our products in shops display select Sacsthe real world. Other sales which includes pop-up shop sales accounted for 15.8% and Sactionals15.0% of our total sales for the thirteen and are staffed similarly to our more traditional showrooms with associates trained to demonstratethirty-nine weeks ended November 3, 2019, up from 14.2% and sell14.0% for the product.thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended November 4, 2018, respectively.


SELECTED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

The following tables present our summary condensed consolidated financial and other data as of and for the periods indicated. The condensed consolidated statement of operations data and the condensed consolidated statement of cash flow data for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended November 4, 2018 and October 29, 20173, 2019 and the summary condensed consolidated balance sheet data as of November 4, 2018,3, 2019, are derived from our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report filed on Form 10-Q and have been prepared on the same basis as the audited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

The summarized financial information presented below is derived from and should be read in conjunction with our audited condensed consolidated financial statements including the notes to those financial statements and our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements including the notes to those financial statements both of which are included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report filed on Form 10-Q along with the section entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” Our historical results are not necessarily indicative of our future results.

 

 Thirteen weeks ended Thirty - nine weeks ended  Thirteen weeks ended Thirty-Nine weeks ended 
 November 4,
2018
 October 29,
2017
 November 4,
2018
 October 29,
2017
  November 3,
2019
 November 4,
2018
 November 3,
2019
 November 4,
2018
 
Consolidated Statement of Operations Data:         
(dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)         
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations Data:         
Net Sales                         
Showrooms $28,043  $19,042  $69,616  $49,277  $32,474  $28,043  $90,661  $69,616 
Internet  7,729   3,986   17,811   10,259   11,416   7,729   29,331   17,811 
Other  5,914   1,363   14,277   3,233   8,208   5,914   21,210   14,277 
Total net sales  41,686   24,391   101,704   62,769   52,098   41,686   141,202   101,704 
                
Cost of merchandise sold  18,799   10,724   46,331   28,482   25,844   18,799   69,671   46,331 
                
Gross profit  22,887   13,667   55,373   34,287   26,254   22,887   71,531   55,373 
Operating Expenses                
Selling, general and administrative expenses  24,485   19,329   70,303   54,978 
Advertising and marketing  7,258   5,165   18,718   13,167 
Depreciation and amortization  1,377   1,084   3,648   2,513 
                                
Selling, general and administrative expenses  19,329   12,095   54,978   34,575 
Marketing  5,165   2,798   13,167   5,775 
Depreciation and amortization  1,084   836   2,513   1,521 
Total operating expenses  33,120   25,578   92,669   70,658 
                
Operating loss  (2,691)  (2,062)  (15,285)  (7,584)  (6,866)  (2,691)  (21,138)  (15,285)
Other                
Interest expense  201   (115)  142   (344)
Income taxes  -   -   -   - 
                
Interest income, net  134   201   538   142 
                
Net loss before taxes  (6,732)  (2,490)  (20,600)  (15,143)
                
Provision for income taxes  (16)  -   (21)  - 
                
Net Loss $(2,490) $(2,177) $(15,143) $(7,928) $(6,748) $(2,490) $(20,621) $(15,143)
Net Loss Attributable to Common Stockholders (a) $(2,899) $(2,559) $(42,976) $(8,598) $(6,748) $(2,899) $(20,621) $(42,976)
                
(dollars in thousands except per share data)                
                
Numerator: (a)                                
Net loss - Basic and diluted $(2,490) $(2,177) $(15,143) $(7,928)
Net loss- Basic and diluted $(6,748) $(2,490) $(20,621) $(15,143)
Preferred dividends and deemed dividends  (409)  (382)  (27,833)  (670)  -   (409)  -   (27,833)
Net loss attributable to common shares  (2,899)  (2,559)  (42,976)  (8,598) $(6,748) $(2,899) $(20,621) $(42,976)
Denominator:                
                
Net Loss per Common Share:                
Net loss per common share (basic and diluted) (1)(2) $(0.46) $(.22) $(1.45) $(4.51)
                
Weighted average number of common shares for basic and diluted net loss per share  13,465,882   6,000,000   9,536,164   6,000,000   14,538,586   13,465,882   14,179,995   9,536,164 
Basic and diluted net loss per share $(0.22) $(0.43) $(4.51) $(1.43)

 

  Thirty-nine weeks ended 
  November 4,
2018
  October 29,
2017
 
Consolidated Statement of Cash flow Data:      
Net cash used in operating activities $(14,223) $(9,498)
Net cash used in investing activities  (8,877)  (5,411)
Net cash provided by financing activities  58,608   19,665 
Net change in cash and cash equivalents  35,508   4,756 
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period  44,684   5,635 

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ended
  Thirteen weeks
ended
  Thirty-nine weeks
ended
  Thirty-nine weeks
ended
 
(dollars in thousands) November 3,
2019
  November 4,
2018
  November 3,
2019
  November 4,
2018
 
EBITDA (3)(4) $(5,488) $(1,607) $(17,489) $(12,488)
Adjusted EBITDA (3)(4) $(3,729) $(391) $(11,695) $(6,276)

 

(dollars in thousands) As of November 4,
2018
  As of February 4,
2018
 
Balance Sheet Data:      
Cash and Cash Equivalents $44,684  $9,176 
Working capital  53,397   12,946 
Total assets  96,772   41,441 
Total liabilities  26,519   17,802 
Total stockholders’ equity  70,253   23,638 
  Thirty-nine weeks ended 
(dollar in thousands) November 3,
2019
  November 4,
2018
 
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash flow Data:      
Net cash used in operating activities $(36,438) $(14,223)
Net cash used in investing activities  (6,984)  (8,877)
Net cash provided by financing activities  22,247   58,608 
Net change in cash and cash equivalents  (21,175)  35,508 
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period  27,896   44,684 

(1)For the calculation of basic and diluted net loss per share, see Note 5 and Note 8 to our condensed consolidated financial statements. The weighted average number of common shares used in computing net loss per common share gives the effect of the 1-for-2.5 reverse stock split of our common stock that occurred immediately prior to the closing of our IPO.
(2)For the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended November 4, 2018, our net loss per common share increased as a result of the inducement offer made to preferred stockholders.

(3)EBITDA (as defined below) and Adjusted EBITDA, our “Non-GAAP Measures”, are supplemental measures of financial performance that are not required by, or presented in accordance with, GAAP. We believe that EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are useful measures of operating performance, as they eliminate expenses that are not reflective of the underlying business performance, facilitate a comparison of our operating performance on a consistent basis from period-to-period and provide for a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting our business. Additionally, EBITDA is frequently used by analysts, investors and other interested parties to evaluate companies in our industry. We use EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, alongside GAAP measures such as gross profit, operating income (loss) and net income (loss), to measure and evaluate our operating performance and we believe these measures are useful to investors in evaluating our operating performance. We expect to continue to experience positive Adjusted EBITDA dollars for fiscal 2020.


EBITDA (as defined below), Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, and Average Unit Volume (collectively, our “Non-GAAP Measures”) are supplemental measures of financial performance that are not required by, or presented in accordance with, GAAP. We believe that EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are useful measures of operating performance, as they eliminate expenses that are not reflective of the underlying business performance, facilitate a comparison of our operating performance on a consistent basis from period-to-period and provide for a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting our business. Additionally, EBITDA is frequently used by analysts, investors and other interested parties to evaluate companies in our industry. We use EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, alongside GAAP measures such as gross profit, operating income (loss) and net income (loss), to measure and evaluate our operating performance and we believe these measures are useful to investors in evaluating our operating performance. We expect to continue to experience positive Adjusted EBITDA on an annual basis and we believe we will continue to improve positive Adjusted EBITDA dollars for fiscal 2019 and going forward.

Our Non-GAAP Measures are not GAAP measures of our financial performance or liquidity and should not be considered as alternatives to net income (loss) or net income (loss) per share as a measure of financial performance, cash flows from operating activities as a measure of liquidity, or any other performance measure derived in accordance with GAAP. They should not be construed as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items. Additionally, our Non-GAAP Measures are not intended to be measures of free cash flow for management’s discretionary use, as they do not consider certain cash requirements such as tax payments and debt service requirements and certain other cash costs that may recur in the future. Our Non-GAAP Measures contain certain other limitations, including the failure to reflect our cash expenditures, cash requirements for working capital needs and cash costs to replace assets being depreciated and amortized. In addition, our Non-GAAP Measures exclude certain non-recurring and other charges.

 

You should be aware that in the future we may incur expenses that are the same as or similar to some of the adjustments in our Non-GAAP Measures. Our presentation of our Non-GAAP Measures should not be construed to imply that our future results will be unaffected by any such adjustments. Management compensates for these limitations by relying primarily on our GAAP results and by using our Non-GAAP Measures as supplemental information. Our Non-GAAP Measures are not necessarily comparable to other similarly titled captions of other companies due to different methods of calculation.

  

We define “EBITDA” as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. We define “Adjusted EBITDA” as EBITDA adjusted for the impact of certain non-cash and other items that we do not consider in our evaluation of ongoing operating performance. These items include sponsor fees, equity-based compensation expense, write-offs of property and equipment, deferred rent, financing expenses and certain other charges and gains that we do not believe reflect our underlying business performance. The following provides a reconciliation of net loss to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA for the periods presented:

(4)We define “EBITDA” as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. We define “Adjusted EBITDA” as EBITDA adjusted for the impact of certain non-cash and other items that we do not consider in our evaluation of ongoing operating performance. These items include management fees, equity-based compensation expense, write-offs of property and equipment, deferred rent, financing expenses and certain other charges and gains that we do not believe reflect our underlying business performance. The following provides a reconciliation of net loss to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA for the periods presented:

 

 Thirteen weeks ended Thirteen weeks ended Thirty-nine weeks ended Thirty-nine weeks ended  Thirteen weeks
ended
 Thirteen weeks
ended
 Thirty-nine weeks
ended
 Thirty-nine weeks
ended
 
(dollars in thousands) November 4,
2018
 October 29,
2017
 November 4,
2018
 October 29,
2017
  November 3,
2019
 November 4, 2018 November 3, 2019 November 4, 2018 
Net loss $(2,490) $(2,177) $(15,143) $(7,928) $(6,748) $(2,490) $(20,621) $(15,143)
Interest (income) expense  (201)  115   142   344 
Taxes  -   -   -   - 
Interest income, net  (134)  (201)  (538)  142 
Provision for income taxes  16   -   21   - 
Depreciation and amortization  1,084   836   2,513   1,521   1,378   1,084   3,649   2,513 
EBITDA  (1,607)  (1,226)  (12,488)  (6,063)  (5,488)  (1,607)  (17,489)  (12,488)
Sponsor fees (a)  125   125   992   359 
Deferred Rent (b)  131   103   383   242 
Equity-based compensation (c)  516   15   2,850   15 
Write-off of property and equipment (d)  -   -   6   - 
Management fees (a)(b)  141   125   438   992 
Deferred rent (c)  816   131   904   382 
Equity based compensation (d)  628   516   4,021   2,850 
Net (gain) loss on the disposal of property and equipment (e)  -   -   (167)  6 
Other non-recurring expenses (f)(g)  444   205   1,982   693   174   444   598   1,982 
Adjusted EBITDA $(392) $(778) $(6,275) $(4,754) $(3,729) $(391) $(11,695) $(6,276)

 

(a)Represents managementManagement fees charged by our equity sponsors.in the thirteen weeks ended November 3, 2019 are made up of $141 monitoring fees.  Management fees in the thirteen weeks ended November 4, 2018 are made up of monitoring fess of $125.


(b)Management fees in the thirty-nine weeks ended November 4, 2019 are made up of $438 monitoring fees.  Management fees in the thirty-nine weeks ended November 4, 2018 are made up of monitoring fees of $367 and one time payments of $625 relating to the IPO.

 

(b)(c)Represents the difference between rent expense recorded and the amount paid by the Company. In accordance with GAAP, the Company records monthly rent expense equal to the total of the payments due over the lease term, divided by the number of months of the lease terms.

 

(c)(d)Represents expenses associated with stock options and restricted stock units granted to our management and equity sponsors.

 

(d)(e)Represents the net (gain) loss on the disposal of fixed assets.property and equipment.

 


(e)(f)Other expenses in the thirteen weeks ended November 3, 2019 are made up of: (1) $76 in financing fees associated with our primary and secondary offering and (2) $98 in executive recruitment fees. Other expenses in the thirteen weeks ended November 4, 2018 are made up of: (1) $110 in fees and costs associated with our fundraising and reorganizing activities including the legal and professional services incurred in connectionconnections with such activities; (2) $261 in legal fees related to the secondary offering (3) $29 in fees paid for investor relations and public relations relating to the IPO; (3)IPO and (4) $44 in executive recruitment fees to build executive management team; and (4) $261 in secondary offering legal fees.   Other expenses in the thirteen weeks ended October 29, 2017 are made up of: (1) $163 in fees and costs associated with our fundraising and reorganizing activities including the legal and professional services incurred in connection with such activities; (2) $42 in other professional fees,team.

 

(f)(g)Other expenses in the thirty-nine weeks ended November 4, 20183, 2019 are made up of: (1) $247 in recruitment fees to build executive management team and Board of Directors; (2) $268 in fees associated with our primary and secondary shares offerings and (3) $83 in financing fees associated with out secondary offering. Other expenses in the thirty-nine weeks ended November 4, 2018 are made up of: (1) $341 in fees and costs associated with our fundraising and reorganizing activities including the legal and professional services incurred in connection with such activities; (2) $84 in travel and logistical costs associated with the offering; (3) $198 in accounting fees related to the offering; (4) $450 in IPO bonuses paid to executives; (5) $508 in fees paid for investor relations and public relations relating to the IPO; (3)IPO (6) $140 in executive recruitment fees to build executive management team; (4)team and (7) $261 in secondary offering legal fees; (5) $84 in travel and logistical costs associated with the offering; (6) $198 in accounting fees relatedrelating to the offering; and (7) $450 in IPO bonuses paid to executives. Other expenses in the thirty-nine weeks ended October 29, 2017 are made up of: (1) $567 in fees and costs associated with our fundraising and reorganizing activities including the legal and professional services incurred in connection with such activities; (2) $25 in travel and logistical costs associated with the offering; and (3) $59 in accounting fees related to the offering; (4) $42 in other professional fees,secondary offering.

 

How We Assess the Performance of Our Business

 

In assessing the performance of our business, we consider a variety of financial and operating measures, including the following:

 

Net Sales

 

Net sales reflect our sale of merchandise plus shipping and handling revenue collected from our customers, less returns and discounts. Sales made at Company operated showrooms, including shop inpop-up shops, are recognized at the point of sale when payment is tendered, and ownership is transferred to the customer, which may occur after the sale. Sales of merchandise via the Internet are recognized upon receipt and verification of payment and shipment of the merchandise to the customer. We expect to continue to experience healthy growth in net sales and Internet sales to increase as a percentage ofto total sales.sales, with fiscal 2020 growth to be between 40% and 42% over fiscal 2019.

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Gross Profit

Gross profit is equal to our net sales less cost of merchandise sold. Gross profit as a percentage of our net sales is referred to asgross margin. Fiscal 2019 gross profit margin will be slightly, but not materially, lower than fiscal 2018 gross profit margin. Looking ahead, weWe expect fiscal 2020 gross profit margin to be lower than fiscal 2019 gross profit margin relating to the continued impact of product and margin shift, tariffs and investment into warehousing and distribution infrastructure to support growth. The 10%25% tariff is being mitigated in total dollars but will have impact on margin percent.

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses include all operating costs, other than advertising and marketing expense, not included in cost of merchandise sold. These expenses include all payroll and payroll-related expenses; showroom expenses, including occupancy costs related to showroom operations, such as rent and common area maintenance; occupancy and expenses related to many of our operations at our headquarters, including utilities;utilities, equity based compensation, financing related expense and public company expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of net sales is usually higher in lower volume quarters and lower in higher volume quarters because a significant portion of the costs are relatively fixed.

 

Our recent revenue growth has been accompanied by increased selling, general and administrative expenses. The most significant components of these increases are payroll and rent costs. We expect these expenses, as well as rent expense associated with the opening of new showrooms, to increase as we grow our business. We expect to leverage total selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of sales as sales volumes continue to grow. We expect to invest in infrastructure over the next 18 months to support the Company’s growth. These investments will lessen the impact of expense leveraging during the period of investment with the greater impact of expense leveraging happening after the period of investment.

 

As a result of our IPO, we incurred additional legal, accounting and other expenses that we did not incur as a private company, including costs associated with public company reporting and corporate governance requirements. These requirements include compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, other rules implemented by the SEC and applicable Nasdaq stock exchange rules. These rules and regulations have substantially increased our legal and financial compliance costs, made certain financial reporting and other activities more time-consuming and costly,costlier, and have required our management and other personnel to devote substantial time to these requirements. In this regard, we have hired additional accounting and financial staff with appropriate public company experience and technical accounting knowledge.

 

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Marketing

Advertising and marketing

 

MarketingAdvertising and marketing expense includesinclude digital, social, and traditional advertising and marketing initiatives that cover all of our business channels. MarketingAdvertising and marketing expense will continue to increase as a percentage to sales as we continue to invest in advertising and marketing which has accelerated sales growth. We expect to continue to maintain our advertising and marketing investments at 10%-12% on an annual basis.basis for this fiscal year. The investment by quarter may vary greatly.

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Basis of Presentation and Results of Operations

 

The following table sets forth, for the periods presented, our condensed consolidated statement of operations data as a percentage of total revenues:

 

 Thirteen Weeks Ended Thirty-nine Weeks Ended  Thirteen Weeks Ended Thirty-nine Weeks Ended 
 November 4,
2018
 October 29,
2017
 November 4,
2018
 October 29,
2017
  November 3,
2019
 November 4,
2018
 November 3,
2019
 November 4,
2018
 
Statement of Operations Data:                  
Net Sales  100%  100%  100%  100%  100%  100%  100%  100%
Cost of merchandise sold  45%  44%  46%  45%  50%  45%  49%  46%
Gross margin  55%  56%  54%  55%
Gross profit  50%  55%  51%  54%
Selling, general and administrative expenses  46%  50%  54%  55%  47%  46%  50%  54%
Marketing  12%  11%  13%  9%
Advertising and marketing  14%  12%  13%  13%
Depreciation and amortization  3%  3%  2%  2%  2%  3%  3%  2%
Loss from operations  -6%  -8%  -15%  -12%
Interest income (expense)  0%  0%  0%  -1%
Loss before income taxes  -6%  -9%  -15%  -13%
Income tax expense (benefit)  0%  0%  0%  0%
Operating loss  -13%  -6%  -15%  -15%
Interest income, net  0%  0%  0%  0%
Net loss before taxes  -13%  -6%  -15%  -15%
Provision for income taxes  0%  0%  0%  0%
Net loss  -6%  -9%  -15%  -13%  -13%  -6%  -15%  -15%

 

Thirteen Weeksweeks ended November 4, 20183, 2019 Compared to the Thirteen Weeksweeks ended October 29, 2017November 4, 2018

 

Net sales

 

Net sales increased $17.3$10.4 million, or 70.9%25.0%, to $52.1 million in the thirteen weeks ended November 3, 2019 compared to $41.7 million in the thirteen weeks ended November 4, 2018 compared to $24.4 million in the thirteen weeks ended October 29, 2017.2018. The increase in net sales is primarily due to an increase in new customers, which grew by 36.8% in the thirteen weeks ended November 4, 2018 as compared to 55.5% in the thirteen weeks ended October 29, 2017 and was accompanied by an increase in the total number of units sold by approximately 79,211,35,158, which reflects a higher average order volume per customer. We had 77customer and 64 showrooms openwas accompanied by an increase in new customers, which grew by 12.1% in the thirteen weeks ended November 3, 2019 as of November 4, 2018 and October 29, 2017, respectively. We opened 5 additional showrooms and did not close any showroomscompared to 58.9% in the thirteen weeks ended November 4, 2018. We had 84 and 77 showrooms open as of November 3, 2019 and November 4, 2018, respectively. We opened four additional showrooms and closed zero showrooms in the thirteen weeks ended November 3, 2019. Showrooms sales increased $9.0$4.4 million, or 47.3%15.8%, to $28.0$32.5 million in the thirteen weeks ended November 4, 20183, 2019 as compared to $19.0$28.0 million in thirteen weeks ended October 29, 2017.November 4, 2018. This increase was due in large part to our comparable showroom sales demand increase of $6.6$6.2 million, or 40.5%27.1%, to $23.0$29.1 million in the thirteen weeks ended November 4, 20183, 2019 compared to $16.3$22.9 million in thirteen weeks ended October 29, 2017.November 4, 2018. Demand sales represent orders placed through our showroomswhich does not always reflect the point at which when control transfers to the customer, which occurs upon shipment being confirmed. See Note 12 to the condensed consolidated financial statements. We believe sales demand is a more accurate way to measure showroom performance and how our showroom associates are incentivized. Retail sales per selling square foot increased $90,$60, or 28%14.8%, to $466 in the thirteen weeks ended November 3, 2019 compared to $406 in the thirteen weeks ended November 4, 2018 compared to $316 in the thirteen weeks ended October 29, 2017.2018. Internet sales (sales made directly to customers through our ecommerce channel) increased $3.7 million, or 93.9 %,47.7%, to $7.7$11.4 million in the thirteen weeks ended November 4, 20183, 2019 compared to $4.0$7.7 million for the thirteen weeks ended October 29, 2017.November 4, 2018. We believe that the increase in both showroom and Internet sales was due primarily to our customers’ favorable reaction to our Sactionals products, the opening of additional showrooms, the redesign of our showrooms and our increased advertising and marketing initiatives. Other sales, which include pop-up shop sales and shop in shop sales, increased $4.6$2.3 million, or 333.9%38.8%, to $8.2 million in the thirteen weeks ended November 3, 2019 as compared to $5.9 million in the thirteen weeks ended November 4, 2018 as compared to $1.4 million in the thirteen weeks ended October 29, 2017.2018. This increase was due in large part to our increase in the use of pop-up shops and the addition of shop in shops. We expect to continue to experience healthy growth in net sales and Internet sales to increase as a percentage of total sales.

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Gross profit

Gross profit increased $9.2$3.4 million, or 67.5%14.7%, to $26.3 million in the thirteen weeks ended November 3, 2019 from $22.9 million in the thirteen weeks ended November 4, 2018 from $13.7 million2018. Gross margin decreased to 50.4% of net sales in the thirteen weeks ended October 29, 2017. Gross margin decreased toNovember 3, 2019 from 54.9% of net sales in the thirteen weeks ended November 4, 2018 from 56.0% of net sales in the thirteen weeks ended October 29, 2017.2018. The decrease in gross margin percentage of 1.1%4.5% was driven primarily asby the resultimpact of channel and product mix with shop in shop sales and sactional sales increasing as a percent to total sales. Both carry a lower margin than our other channels and products. Although shop in shop sales carry a lower gross margin, these sales are media amplifiers and create brand awareness which have an overall positive impact to the Company. Our sactional products continue to be the largest growing product category for Lovesac. Freight costs are slightly higher as a percentage of net sales due to increased selling activities through our ecommerce and our other channel.25% China tariffs. The decrease in gross margin was partially offset by reduced costs of our Sactionals and Sacs products. The decrease in costs of our Sactionals and Sacs products was primarily related to cost savings from a change in the sourcing of our Lovesoft and down blend fills.fills in addition to an ongoing shift of manufacturing to Vietnam.

 

Fiscal 2019 gross profit margin will be slightly, but not materially, lower than fiscal 2018 gross profit margin. Looking ahead, weWe expect fiscal 2020 gross profit margin to be lower than fiscal 2019 gross profit margin relating to the continued impact of product and margin shift, tariffs and investment into warehousing and distribution infrastructure to support growth. There will be little or noIn fiscal 2020, the effect of the25% tariffs on fiscal 2019 gross margin. Going into Fiscal 2020, the 10% tariff isare being mitigated in total dollars but will have impact on margin percent.


Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $7.2$5.2 million, or 59.8%26.7%, to $24.5 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2020 compared to $19.3 million in the thirteen weeks ended November 4, 2018 compared to $12.1 million in the thirteen weeks ended October 29, 2017.prior year period. The increase in selling, general and administrative expenses was primarily related to an increase in employment costs of $0.8$1.6 million, $1.1$0.9 million of increased rent associated with our net addition of 11four showrooms $3.1offset by a reduction of $0.1 million of expenses related to the increase in sales such as $0.8an increase of $0.4 million of credit card fees, $0.6offset by a reduction of $0.5 million of showroom and web related selling expenses, $0.3 million of web affiliate program and web platform hosting commissions and $1.4 million of shop inpop-up shop sales agent fees. Overhead expenses increased $1.3$2.8 million to support company initiatives and public company expenses, stock-basedconsisting of an increase of $2.3 million in infrastructure improvements, increase in equity-based compensation increased $0.5of $0.1 million, and $0.2an increase of $0.4 million of expenses were related to capital raises.operating costs of the business such as insurance.

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses were 47.0% of net sales in the thirteen weeks ended November 3, 2019 compared to 46.4% of net sales in the thirteen weeks ended November 4, 2018 compared to 49.6% of net sales in the thirteen weeks ended October 29, 2017.2018. The decreaseincrease in selling, general and administrative expenses of 3.2%0.6% of net sales and was driven largely by leverageincreases in infrastructure improvements, employment costs and rent expense. The leverage in these expenses wasinsurance costs, partially offset by increases in stock compensation, public company costs, infrastructure investments and IPO and other financing initiative costs.selling related expenses.

 

We expect to leverage total selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of sales as sales volumes continue to grow. We expect to invest in infrastructure over the next 18 months to support the Company’s growth. TheseWe believe these investments will lessen the impact of expense leveraging during the period of investment with the greater impact of expense leveraging happeningoccurring after the period of investment.

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MarketingAdvertising and marketing

MarketingAdvertising and marketing expenses increased $2.4$2.1 million, or 84.6%40.5%, to $7.3 million in the thirteen weeks ended November 3, 2019 compared to $5.2 million in the thirteen weeks ended November 4, 2018 compared to $2.8 million in the thirteen weeks ended October 29, 2017.2018. The increase in advertising and marketing costs relates to increased media and direct to consumer programs which are expected to drive revenue beyond the period of the expense. We expect to continue to maintain our advertising and marketing investments at 10%-12% to 12% on an annual basis.basis for fiscal 2020. The investment by quarter may vary greatly. MarketingAdvertising and marketing expenses were 13.9% of net sales in the thirteen weeks ended November 3, 2019 compared to 12.4% of net sales in the thirteen weeks ended November 4, 2018 compared to 11.5% of net sales in the thirteen weeks ended October 29, 2017.2018. The increase in marketing expenses of 0.9% of net sales was drivenmedia percentage is largely by the investment in Labor Day nationaldue to additional media tests and running both 15 and 30 second spots into our television - advertising this fiscal year.mix.

Depreciation and amortization expenses

 

Depreciation and amortization expenses increased $0.3 million or 29.7%27.1% in the thirteen weeks ended November 3, 2019 to $1.4 million compared to $1.1 million in the thirteen weeks ended November 4, 2018 to $1.1 million compared to $0.8 million in the thirteen weeks ended October 29, 2017.2018. The increase in depreciation and amortization expense relatedprincipally relates to capital investments for new and remodeled showrooms.

 

Interest income, (expense), net

 

Interest income, (expense), net reflects $0.2$0.13 million of earnings related to the net proceeds from the IPO partially offset by an immaterial amount of interest expense related to unused line fees on the Company’s line of credit for the thirteen weeks ended November 4, 2018.3, 2019. The decreaseincrease in interest expenseincome (expense) from prior year was the result of no borrowings under the line of credit and interest income earned on the net proceeds from both the secondary and initial public offering.

 

Income tax expenseBenefit (provision) for income taxes

 

ThereIncome tax provision was no income tax expense related toless than 0.01% of sales for the thirteen weeks ended November 3, 2019 and November 4, 2018, and October 29, 2017.respectively.


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First Thirty-Nine Weeks of FiscalThirty-nine weeks ended November 3, 2019 Compared to the First Thirty-Nine of FiscalThirty-nine weeks ended November 4, 2018

 

Net sales

 

Net sales increased $38.9$39.5 million, or 62.0 %,38.8%, to $141.2 million in the thirty-nine ended November 3, 2019 compared to $101.7 million in the thirty-nine weeks ended November 4, 2018 compared to $62.8 million in the thirty-nine weeks ended October 29, 2017.2018. The increase in net sales is primarily due to an increase in new customers, which grew by 34.2% in the thirty-nine weeks ended November 4, 2018 as compared to 52.7% in the thirty-nine weeks ended October 29, 2017 and was accompanied by an increase in the total number of units sold by approximately 192,633,158,464, which reflects a higher average order volume per customer.customer and was accompanied by an increase in new customers, which grew by 15.6% in the thirty-nine weeks ended November 3, 2019 as compared to 28.9% in the thirty-nine weeks ended November 4, 2018. We had 7784 and 6477 showrooms open as of November 3, 2019 and November 4, 2018, and October 29, 2017, respectively. We opened 13eleven additional showrooms and closed two showrooms in the thirty-nine weeks ended November 4, 2018.3, 2019. Showrooms sales increased $20.3$21.0 million, or 41.3%30.2%, to $69.6$90.7 million in the thirty-nine weeks ended November 4, 20183, 2019 as compared to $49.3$69.6 million in thirty-nine weeks ended October 29, 2017.November 4, 2018. This increase was due in large part to our comparable showroom sales demand increase of $14.6$17.3 million, or 33.2%29.5%, to $75.8 million in the thirty-nine weeks ended November 3, 2019 compared to $58.6 million in the thirty-nine weeks ended November 4, 2018 compared to $44.0 million in thirty-nine weeks ended October 29, 2017.2018. Retail sales per selling square foot increased $187,$314, or 23%31.1%, to $1,323 in the thirty-nine weeks ended November 3, 2019 compared to $1,009 in the thirty-nine weeks ended November 4, 2018 compared to $822 in the thirty-nine weeks ended October 29, 2017.2018. Internet sales (sales made directly to customers through our ecommerce channel) increased $7.6$11.5 million, or 73.6%64.7%, to $17.8$29.3 million in the thirty-nine weeks ended November 4, 20183, 2019 compared to $10.3$17.8 million for the thirty-nine weeks ended October 29, 2017.November 4, 2018. We believe that the increase in both showroom and Internet sales was due primarily to our customers’ favorable reaction to our Sactionals products, the opening of additional showrooms, the redesign of our showrooms and our increased advertising and marketing initiatives. Other sales, which include pop-up shop and shop in shop sales, increased $11.0$6.9 million, or 341.6%48.6%, to $21.2 million in the thirty-nine weeks ended November 3, 2019 as compared to $14.3 million in the thirty-nine weeks ended November 4, 2018 as compared to $3.2 million in the thirty-nine weeks ended October 29, 2017.2018. This increase was due in large part to our increase in the use of pop-up shops and the addition of shop in shops. We expect to continue to experience healthy growth in net sales and Internet sales to increase as a percentage of total sales.

Gross profit

Gross profit increased $21.1$16.2 million, or 61.5%29.2%, to $71.5 million in the thirty-nine weeks ended November 3, 2019 from $55.4 million in the thirty-nine weeks ended November 4, 2018 from $34.3 million2018. Gross margin decreased to 50.7% of net sales in the thirty-nine weeks ended October 29, 2017. Gross margin slightly decreased toNovember 3, 2019 from 54.4% of net sales in the thirty-nine weeks ended November 4, 2018 from 54.6% of net sales in the thirty-nine weeks ended October 29, 2017.2018. The decrease in gross margin percentage of 0.2%3.8% was driven primarily asby the resultimpact of channel and product mix with shop in shop sales and sactional sales increasing as a percent to total sales. Both carry a lower margin than our other channels and products. Although shop in shop sales carry a lower gross margin, these sales are media amplifiers and create brand awareness which have an overall positive impact to the Company. Our sactional products continue to be the largest growing product category for Lovesac. Freight costs are slightly higher as a percentage of net sales due to increased selling activities through our ecommerce and our other channel. partially due to the channel mix shop in shop sales increasing as a percentage to total sales.25% China tariffs. The decrease in gross margin was partially offset by reduced costs of our Sactionals and Sacs products. The decrease in costs of our Sactionals and Sacs products was primarily related to cost savings from a change in the sourcing of our Lovesoft and down blend fills.fills in addition to an ongoing shift of manufacturing to Vietnam.

 

Fiscal 2019 gross profit margin will be slightly, but not materially, lower than fiscal 2018 gross profit margin. Looking ahead, weWe expect fiscal 2020 gross profit margin to be lower than fiscal 2019 gross profit margin relating to the continued impact of product and margin shift, tariffs and investment into warehousing and distribution infrastructure to support growth. There will be little or no effect of the tariffs onIn fiscal 2019 gross margin. Going into Fiscal 2020, the 10%25% tariff is being mitigated in total dollars but will have impact on margin percent.


Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $20.4$15.3 million, or 59.0%27.9%, to $70.3 million in the fiscal 2020 year-to-date period compared to $55.0 million in the thirty-nine weeks ended November 4, 2018 compared to $34.6 million in the thirty-nine weeks ended October 29, 2017.prior year period. The increase in selling, general and administrative expenses was primarily related to an increase in employment costs of $2.7$5.1 million, $3.0$2.2 million of increased rent associated with our net addition of 119 showrooms, and $8.3$2.2 million of expenses related to the increase in sales such as $1.1 million of credit card fees and $1.1 million of $1.7 million, web affiliate program and web hosting program commissions of $0.7 million, shop inpop-up shop sales agent feesfees. Overhead expenses increased $5.8 million consisting of $4.6an increase of $6.1 million and $1.3 million of utility and repairs expenses, $1.1 millionin infrastructure investments, an increase in overheadinsurance expense of $0.8 million related to support overhead initiativesthe growth of the Company and public company expenses, stock based compensation of $2.3 million, sponsor fees of $1.3 million, equity raise expensesan increase of $1.2 million in stock compensation offset by a decrease in IPO and $0.5 millionfinancing related expense of secondary offering expenses.$2.3 million.

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses were 49.8% of net sales in the thirty-nine weeks ended November 3, 2019 compared to 54.1% of net sales in the thirty-nine weeks ended November 4, 2018 compared to 55.1% of net sales in the thirty-nine weeks ended October 29, 2017.2018. The decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses of 1.0%4.3% of net sales and was driven primarilylargely by leveragedecreases in employment costsequity-based compensation, IPO related expenses, rent and rent expense. The leverage in these expenses waslabor, partially offset by increases in stock compensation, public company costs, infrastructure investmentswarranty and IPO and other financing initiative costs.professional services.

 

We expect to leverage total selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of sales as sales volumes continue to grow. We expect to invest in infrastructure over the next 18 months to support the Company’s growth. TheseWe believe these investments will lessen the impact of expense leveraging during the period of investment with the greater impact of expense leveraging happeningoccurring after the period of investment.

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MarketingAdvertising and marketing

 

MarketingAdvertising and marketing expenses increased $7.4$5.6 million, or 128%42.2%, to $18.7 million in the thirty-nine weeks ended November 3, 2019 compared to $13.2 million in the thirty-nine weeks ended November 4, 2018 compared to $5.8 million in the thirty-nine weeks ended October 29, 2017.2018. The increase in advertising and marketing costs relates to increased media and direct to consumer programs which are expected to drive revenue beyond the period of the expense. We expect to continue to maintain our advertising and marketing investments at 10%-12% to 12% on an annual basis.basis for fiscal 2020. The investment by quarter may vary greatly.

Marketing Advertising and marketing expenses were 13.3% of net sales in the thirty-nine weeks ended November 3, 2019 compared to 12.9% of net sales in the thirteenthirty-nine weeks ended November 4, 2018 compared to 9.2% of net sales in the thirteen weeks ended October 29, 2017.2018. The increase in marketing expenses of 3.7% of net sales was drivenmedia percentage is largely by the investment in marketing initiatives this fiscal including Labor Day national advertising.due to a shift to buying media nationally as well as introducing 15 second spots into our television - advertising mix.


Depreciation and amortization expenses

Depreciation and amortization expenses increased $1.0$1.1 million or 65.2%%45.2% in the thirty-nine weeks ended November 3, 2019 to $3.6 million compared to $2.5 million in the thirty-nine weeks ended November 4, 2018 to $2.5 million compared to $1.5 million in the thirty-nine weeks ended October 29, 2017.2018. The increase in depreciation and amortization expense relatedprincipally relates to capital investments for new and remodeled showrooms.

 

Interest income, (expense), net

 

Interest income, (expense), net of $0.1reflects $0.54 million reflectsof earnings related to the net proceeds from the IPO of $0.3 million partially offset by a decreasean immaterial amount of $0.2 million in interest expense related to unused line fees on the Company’s line of credit for the thirty-nine weeks ended November 4, 2018.3, 2019. The decreaseincrease in interest expenseincome, net from prior year was the result of no borrowings under the line of credit and interest income earned on the net proceeds from both the secondary and initial public offering.

 

Income tax expenseProvision for income taxes

 

ThereIncome tax provision was no income tax expense related toless than 0.01% of sales for the thirty-nine weeks ended November 3, 2019 and November 4, 2018, and October 29, 2017.respectively.

 


Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

General

 

Our business relies on cash flows from operations, our revolving line of credit (see “Revolving Line of Credit” below) and securities issuances as our primary sources of liquidity. Our primary cash needs are for Advertising and marketing and advertising, inventory, payroll, showroom rent, capital expenditures associated with opening new showrooms and updating existing showrooms, as well as infrastructure and information technology. The most significant components of our working capital are cash and cash equivalents, inventory, accounts receivable, accounts payable and other current liabilities and customer deposits. When borrowing, our borrowings generally increase in our third fiscal quarter as we prepare for the holiday selling season, which is in our fourth fiscal quarter. We believe that cash expected to be generated from operations and cash generated from the IPO and our May 2019 public offering are sufficient to meet working capital requirements and anticipated capital expenditures for at least the next 12 months.

 

Cash Flow Analysis

 

A summary of operating, investing, and financing activities during the periods indicated are shown in the following table:

 

 Thirty-nine weeks ended  Thirty-nine weeks ended 
 November 4,
2018
 October 29,
2017
  November 3,
2019
 November 4,
2018
 
Consolidated Statement of Cash flow Data:          
Net cash used in operating activities $(14,223) $(9,498) $(36,438) $(14,223)
Net cash used in investing activities  (8,877)  (5,411)  (6,984)  (8,877)
Net cash provided by financing activities  58,608   19,665   22,247   58,608 
Net change in cash and cash equivalents  35,508   4,756   (21,175)  35,508 
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period  44,684   5,635   27,896   44,684 

 

Net Cash Used In Operating Activities

 

Cash from operating activities consists primarily of net loss adjusted for certain non-cash items, including depreciation and amortization, loss on disposal of property and equipment, stock-basedequity based compensation, deferred rent, and non-cash interest expense and the effect of changes in working capital and other activities.

In the thirty-nine weeks ended November 3, 2019, net cash used by operating activities was $36.4 million and consisted of changes in operating assets and liabilities of $24.3 million, a net loss of $20.6 million, and adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash used in operating activities of $8.5 million. Working capital and other activities consisted primarily of increases in inventory of $24.1 million, prepaid expenses of $2.8 million and accounts receivable of $4.6 million, partially offset by an increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $4.8 million, and customer deposits of $2.4 million.

 

In the thirty-nine weeks ended November 4, 2018, net cash used by operating activities was $14.2 million and consisted of changes in operating assets and liabilities of $4.9 million, a net loss of $15.1 million, and non-cash itemsadjustments to reconcile net loss to cash used in operating activities of $5.8 million. Working capital and other activities consisted primarily of increases in inventory of $13.0 million prepaid expenses of $0.2 million and accounts receivable of $0.1 million, partially offset by an increasea decrease in prepaid expense of $0.2 million and increases in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $6.6 million and customer deposits of $1.6 million.


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In the thirty-nine weeks ended October 29, 2017, net cash used by operating activities was $9.5 million and consisted of changes in operating assets and liabilities of $3.5 million, a net loss of $7.9 million, and non-cash items of $1.9 million. Working capital and other activities consisted primarily of increases in prepaid expenses of $2.2 million, inventory of $2.0 million and accounts receivable of $1.0 million, partially offset by an increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $1.4 million and customer deposits of $0.3 million.

 

Net Cash Used In Investing Activities

 

Investing activities consist primarily of investment in supply chain and systems infrastructure and capital expenditures related to new showroom openings and the remodeling of existing showrooms.

 

For the thirty-nine weeks ended November 4, 2018,3, 2019, capital expenditures were $8.9$7.0 million as a result of investments in new and remodeled showrooms and intangibles such as patents and trademarks.trademarks offset by proceeds from disposal of property and equipment.

 

For the thirty-nine weeks ended October 29, 2017,November 4, 2018, capital expenditures were $5.4$8.9 million as a result of investments in new and remodeled showrooms and intangibles such as patents and trademarks.

 

Net Cash Provided By Financing Activities

 

Financing activities consist primarily of the net proceeds from our IPO, borrowingsstock offerings and repayments related totaxes paid for the existing revolving linenet settlement of credit and capital contributions from securities issuances.equity awards.

 

For the thirty-nine weeks ended November 3, 2019, net cash provided by financing activities was $22.2 million.

For the thirty-nine weeks ended November 4, 2018, net cash provided by financing activities was $58.6 million, primarily due to $58.9 million net proceeds from the IPO net of $0.3 million for the payment of financing costs on the revolving credit facility with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells”).

For the thirty-nine weeks ended October 29, 2017, net cash provided by financing activities was $19.7 million primarily due to investments in our Series A and A-1 preferred stock. The above change is inclusive of net debt proceeds of $0.8 million.

 

Revolving Line of Credit

 

On February 6, 2018, we entered a four-year,five-year, secured revolving credit facility with Wells. The credit facility with Wells Fargo permits borrowings of up to $25.0 million, subject to borrowing base and availability restrictions. For additional information regarding our line of credit with Wells, see Note 7 to our condensed consolidated financial statements. As of November 4, 2018,3, 2019, the Company’s borrowing availability under the line of credit with Wells was $11.3$13.5 million. As of November 4,2018,3, 2019, there were no borrowings outstanding on this line of credit.

 

Contractual Obligations

 

We generally enter into long-termlong term contractual obligations and commitments in the normal course of business, primarily debt obligations and non-cancelable operating leases. As of November 4, 2018,3, 2019, our contractual cash obligations over the next several periods arewere as follows:

 

 Payments due by period  Payments due by period 
 Total Less than
1 year
 1-3 years 3-5 years�� More than
5 years
  Total Less than
1 year
 1-3 years 3-5 years More than
5 years
 
Revolving line of credit $-  $-  $-  $-  $- 
Employment agreements  2,705,640   2,705,640   -   -   - 
Employment agreement $3,670,533  $3,670,533  $-  $-  $- 
Operating leases  62,826,911   9,535,104   16,369,483   14,985,353   21,936,971   65,745,969   2,706,162   28,578,552   17,157,615   17,303,640 
Total $65,532,551  $12,240,744  $16,369,483  $14,985,353  $21,936,971  $69,416,502  $6,376,695  $28,578,552  $17,157,615  $17,303,640 


Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We have no material off balance sheet arrangements as of November 4, 2018,3, 2019, except for operating leases and employment agreements entered in the ordinary course of business.

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

The discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations is based upon our condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in conformity with GAAP. Certain accounting policies and estimates are particularly important to the understanding of our financial position and results of operations and require the application of significant judgment by our management or can be materially affected by changes from period to period in economic factors or conditions that are outside of our control. As a result, they are subject to an inherent degree of uncertainty. In applying these policies, management uses their judgment to determine the appropriate assumptions to be used in the determination of certain estimates. Those estimates are based on our historical operations, our future business plans and projected financial results, the terms of existing contracts, observance of trends in the industry, information provided by our customers and information available from other outside sources, as appropriate. Please see Note 1 to our audited condensed consolidated financial statements included in the Prospectus, dated June 26, 2018, andAnnual Report on Form 10-K filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act,on May 3, 2019 for a complete description of our significant accounting policies. There have been no material changes to the significant accounting policies during the thirty-nine weeks ended November 4, 2018.3, 2019.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In August 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) No. 2015-14, which defers the effective date of ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) by one year. ASU 2014-09 is a comprehensive new revenue recognition model requiring a company to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to a customer at an amount reflecting the consideration it expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. As a result, ASU 2015-14 is now effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2018, which for the Company is fiscal 2020. Earlier application is permitted. The Company isadopted the guidance beginning in the processfirst quarter of determining how this update willfiscal 2020 using the modified retrospective method. Except for the required financial statement disclosures, there was no impact to the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto going forward.

In February 2016, FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) amending lease guidance to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. ASU No. 2016-02 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, which for the Company is fiscal 2021, with early adoption permitted. Management is currently evaluating the impact ASU No. 2016-02 will have on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto going forward.

In March 2016, FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09, Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718). ASU 2016-09 simplifies several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and classification on the statement of cash flows. Some of the simplified areas apply only to nonpublic entities. ASU 2016-09 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted in any interim or annual period. If an entity early adopts ASU 2016-09 in an interim period, any adjustments should be reflected as of the beginning of the fiscal year that includes that interim period. Methods of adoption vary according to each of the amendment provisions. Management has early adopted this standard in fiscal 2018 and applied its provisions as they relate to the restricted stock units, see Note 8.statements.

 

In August 2016, FASB issued ASU 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows: Clarification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments, which eliminates the diversity in practice related to classification of certain cash receipts and payments in the statement of cash flows, by adding or clarifying guidance on eight specific cash flow issues. ASU 2016-15 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, which for the Company is, fiscal 2020. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. The Company hasadopted the guidance retrospectively effective February 4, 2019, which did not yet determined thehave a material effect of the adoption of ASU 2016-15 on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statementsposition and results of operations.


In February 2016, FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) amending lease guidance to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the notes thereto going forward.balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. ASU No. 2019-10 extended the effective date to fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, with early adoption permitted. We will adopt this standard beginning with our fiscal 2021. Management has evaluated the impact ASU No. 2016-02 will have on these condensed consolidated financial statements. Based on the initial evaluation, we have determined that adopting this standard will have a material impact on our condensed consolidated balance sheet as we have a significant number of operating leases.

 

In July 2017,June 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2017-11, “Earnings Per Share2018-07,Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting (Topic 260) Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (Topic 480) Derivatives718). ASU 2018-07 eliminates the separate accounting model for nonemployee share-based payment awards and Hedging (Topic 815),” which addresses the complexity of accountinggenerally requires companies to account for certain financial instrumentsshare-based payment transactions with down round features. Down round features are features of certain equity-linked instruments (or embedded features) that resultnonemployees in the strike price being reduced onsame way as share-based payment transactions with employees. The accounting remains different for attribution, which represents how the basis ofequity-based payment cost is recognized over the pricing of futurevesting period, and a contractual term election for valuing nonemployee equity offerings. Current accounting guidance creates cost and complexity for entities that issue financial instruments (such as warrants and convertible instruments) with down round features that require fair value measurement of the entire instrument or conversion option. The amendments in Part I of this Update areshare options. ASU 2018-07 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. Early adoption is permitted, for all entities, includingbut no earlier than an entity’s adoption in an interim period. The Company early adopted thisof Topic 606. Management is currently evaluating the impact ASU in fiscal 2018 and applied its provisions which allowed the Company to account for the warrants issued along with the preferred raise in fiscal 2018 as equity versus a liability, see Note 8.2018-07 will have on these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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ITEMItem 3.QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.

 

Not Applicable.

 

ITEMItem 4.CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES Controls and Procedures.

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Our management, with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Based on such evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have 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

 

On February 4, 2019, we adopted ASC 606 by using the modified-retrospective method and we implemented new controls which enabled us to prepare our financial statements under ASC 606. An adjustment was not required and a change to the prior revenue recognition process and policy to adopt the new standard was not necessary. There were no other changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended November 4, 20183, 2019 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.reporting


PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.Legal Proceedings

 

From time to time we may become involved in legal proceedings or be subject to claims arising in the ordinary course of our business. We are not presently a party to any legal proceedings that, if determined adversely to us, would individually or taken together have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results, financial condition or cash flows. Regardless of the outcome, litigation can have an adverse impact on us because of defense and settlement costs, diversion of management resources and other factors.

 

Item 1A.Risk Factors

 

There have been no material changes to the risk factors previously disclosed in the Company’s Prospectus.Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 3, 2019.

 

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

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

 

Not Applicable.

Use of Proceeds

On June 26, 2018, our Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-224358) was declared effective by the SEC for our IPO pursuant to which we registered an aggregate of 3,500,000 shares of common stock (including 525,000 shares subject to the underwriters’ over-allotment option) and the aggregate price of the offering amount registered was $64,400,000. Pursuant to our IPO, we sold 4,025,000 shares at a price of $16.00 per share and the aggregate offering price of the shares sold is $64,400,000. Roth Capital Partners, LLC acted as sole book-running manager for our IPO. Craig-Hallum Capital Group acted as co-manager. The offering commenced on June 26, 2018 and the offering closed on June 29, 2018, resulting in net proceeds of $59.2 million after deducting underwriters’ discounts and commissions of $4.5 million and deducting estimated offering expenses incurred of approximately $0.7 million. No payments were made by us to directors, officers or persons owning 10% or more of our common stock or to their associates, or to our affiliates in connection with the IPO. There has been no material change in the use of proceeds as described in the Prospectus.

 

Item 3.DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES Defaults upon Senior Securities.

 

Not Applicable.

 

Item 4.MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES Mine Safety Disclosures.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 5.OTHER INFORMATION Other Information.

 

None.


 We are providing the following disclosure in lieu of filing a Current Report on Form 8-K relating to Items 1.01 and 5.02. 

On December 18, 2019, in connection with the distribution of the shares of common stock held by SAC Acquisition LLC (“SAC”), certain individuals that held options to acquire common units in SAC, which included officers of the Company, completed an offer to exchange those options for shares the Company’s common stock that SAC held prior to the exchange. As part of this exchange, SAC transferred to the Company 175,390 shares of common stock of the Company, which constituted the shares to be received by the option holders pursuant to the exchange. Subsequently, the Company issued to the former option holders who elected to participate in the exchange those shares and withheld 73,507 shares which will be treated as treasury stock in exchange for the Company paying the former option holders’ payroll taxes associated with the issuance. 

Item 6.Exhibits

 

Exhibit No. Description
   
31.1 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended.**
   
31.2 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended.**
   
32.1 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended.***
   
32.2 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended.***
   
101.INS XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

 

**Filed herewith.

***Furnished herewith.


SIGNATURES

 

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.

 

 The Lovesac Company
   
Date: December 18, 2019By:/s/ Shawn Nelson
  Shawn Nelson
Date: December 19, 2018 Chief Executive Officer
  
The Lovesac Company
Date: December 18, 2019By:/s/ Donna Dellomo
  Donna Dellomo
Date: December 19, 2018 

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

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