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: January 31,April 30, 2023

 

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: 001-32491

 

Coffee Holding Co., Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada 11-2238111

(State or other jurisdiction of


incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer


Identification No.)

 

3475 Victory Boulevard, Staten Island, New York 10314
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(718) 832-0800

(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)

 

N/A

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

 

Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share JVA The Nasdaq Capital Market

 

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 period that the registrant was required to submit such files). 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 emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company, and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer☐Accelerated 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 in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock as of the latest practicable date.

 

5,708,599 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, are outstanding at April 24,June 12, 2023.

 

 

 

  

 

  

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

  Page
PART I 3
   
ITEM 1FINANCIAL STATEMENTS3
   
ITEM 2MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS1617
   
ITEM 3QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK2022
   
ITEM 4CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES2022
   
PART II23
  21
 
ITEM 1LEGAL PROCEEDINGS2123
   
ITEM 1ARISK FACTORS2223
   
ITEM 2UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS2224
   
ITEM 3DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES2224
   
ITEM 4MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES2224
   
ITEM 5OTHER INFORMATION2224
   
ITEM 6EXHIBITSEXHIBITS2224

 

 -2-2 

 

 

PART I

 

ITEM 1 – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

JANUARY 31,APRIL 30, 2023 AND OCTOBER 31, 2022

 

 January 31, 2023  October 31, 2022  April 30, 2023 October 31, 2022 
 (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)    
- ASSETS -             
CURRENT ASSETS:                
Cash and cash equivalents $4,254,628  $2,515,873  $1,468,012  $2,515,873 
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $144,000 for 2023 and 2022  6,900,864   7,816,473   6,604,418   7,816,473 
Inventories  16,696,781   19,252,214   15,823,297   19,252,214 
Due from broker  699,854   818,892   773,196   818,892 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  320,490   432,126   282,006   432,126 
Prepaid and refundable income taxes  866,155   866,155   866,155   866,155 
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS  29,738,772   31,701,733   25,817,084   31,701,733 
                
Building, machinery and equipment, net  3,269,245   3,199,790   3,540,586   3,199,790 
Customer list and relationships, net of accumulated amortization of $287,508 and $279,883 for 2023 and 2022, respectively  207,625   215,250 
Customer list and relationships, net of accumulated amortization of $295,133 and $279,883 for 2023 and 2022, respectively  200,000   215,250 
Trademarks and tradenames  327,000   327,000   327,000   327,000 
Equity method investments  349,427   354,444   345,141   354,444 
Investment - other  2,500,000   2,500,000   2,500,000   2,500,000 
Right of use asset  2,832,907   2,871,773   2,858,346   2,871,773 
Deferred income tax assets - net  1,240,437   1,073,187   1,388,437   1,073,187 
Deposits and other assets  382,184   449,348   350,500   449,348 
TOTAL ASSETS $40,847,597  $42,692,525  $37,327,094  $42,692,525 
                
- LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY -                
CURRENT LIABILITIES:                
Accounts payable and accrued expenses $4,349,903  $3,814,864  $2,084,620  $3,814,864 
Cash overdrafts  -   876,148   -   876,148 
Due to broker  632,504   1,523,563   541,391   1,523,563 
Note payable – current portion  4,200   4,200   4,200   4,200 
Lease liability – current portion  186,879   220,734   137,222   220,734 
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES  5,173,486   6,439,509   2,767,433   6,439,509 
                
Line of credit  8,328,782   8,314,000   7,520,000   8,314,000 
Lease liabilities  3,142,959   3,136,006   3,230,204   3,136,006 
Note payable – long term  7,732   9,105   6,343   9,105 
Deferred compensation payable  176,074   243,238   144,390   243,238 
TOTAL LIABILITIES  16,829,033   18,141,858   13,668,370   18,141,858 
Commitments and Contingencies  -   -   -    -  
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:                
Coffee Holding Co., Inc. stockholders’ equity:                
Preferred stock, par value $.001 per share; 10,000,000 shares authorized; none issued  -   -   -   - 
Common stock, par value $.001 per share; 30,000,000 shares authorized, 6,633,930 shares issued for 2023 and 2022; 5,708,599 shares outstanding for 2023 and 2022  6,634   6,634   6,634   6,634 
Additional paid-in capital  19,094,618   19,094,618   19,094,618   19,094,618 
Retained earnings  9,795,334   10,327,437   9,435,494   10,327,437 
Less: Treasury stock, 925,331 common shares, at cost for 2023 and 2022  (4,633,560)  (4,633,560)  (4,633,560)  (4,633,560)
Total Coffee Holding Co., Inc. Stockholders’ Equity  24,263,026   24,795,129   23,903,186   24,795,129 
Noncontrolling interest  (244,462)  (244,462)  (244,462)  (244,462)
TOTAL EQUITY  24,018,564   24,550,667   23,658,724   24,550,667 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY $40,847,597  $42,692,525  $37,327,094  $42,692,525 

 

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 -3-3 

 

  

COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

SIX AND THREE MONTHS ENDED JANUARY 31,APRIL 30, 2023 AND 2022

(Unaudited)

 

 2023  2022  2023  2022 
 

Six Months Ended

April 30,

 

Three Months Ended

April 30,

 
 2023  2022  2023  2022  2023  2022 
NET SALES $18,326,114  $16,704,860  $33,646,818  $33,203,029  $15,320,703  $16,498,169 
                        
COST OF SALES  16,005,814   12,433,252   28,494,333   26,938,669   12,488,522   14,505,415 
                        
GROSS PROFIT  2,320,300   4,271,608   5,152,485   6,264,360   2,832,181   1,992,754 
                        
OPERATING EXPENSES:                        
Selling and administrative  2,941,437   3,569,740   6,013,188   6,784,824   3,071,747   3,215,085 
Officers’ salaries  179,888   151,138   324,775   302,275   144,888   151,138 
TOTAL  3,121,325   3,720,878   6,337,963   7,087,099   3,216,635   3,366,223 
                        
(LOSS) INCOME FROM OPERATIONS  (801,025)  550,730 
LOSS FROM OPERATIONS  (1,185,478)  (822,739)  (384,454)  (1,373,469)
                        
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):        
OTHER (EXPENSE) INCOME                
Interest income  3,107   1,537   3,113   4,094   6   2,556 
Loss from equity method investments  (5,017)  (31,725)
Loss from equity method investment  (9,303)  (35,801)  (4,286)  (4,075)
Other income  234,041   -   234,041   -   -   - 
Interest expense  (130,459)  (40,610)  (249,566)  (90,293)  (119,106)  (49,683)
TOTAL  101,672   (70,798)  (21,715)  (122,000)  (123,386)  (51,202)
                        
(LOSS) INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX (BENEFIT) PROVISION AND NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST IN SUBSIDIARY  (699,353)  479,932 
LOSS BEFORE BENEFIT FOR INCOME TAXES AND NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST IN SUBSIDIARY  (1,207,193)  (944,739)  (507,840)  (1,424,671)
                        
Income Tax (benefit) provision  (167,250)  137,406 
Benefit for income taxes  (315,250)  (248,275)  (148,000)  (385,681)
                        
NET (LOSS) INCOME BEFORE ADJUSTMENT FOR NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST IN SUBSIDIARY  (532,103)  342,526 
Less: Net income attributable to the non-controlling interest in subsidiary  -   (61,663)
NET (LOSS) INCOME BEFORE NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST IN SUBSIDIARY  (891,943)  (696,464)  (359,840)  (1,038,990)
Less: Net loss attributable to the non-controlling interest  -   609,231   -   670,894 
                        
NET (LOSS) INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC. $(532,103) $280,863 
NET LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC. $(891,943) $(87,233) $(359,840) $(368,096)
                        
Basic and diluted (loss) earnings earnings per share $(0.09) $0.05 
Basic and diluted (loss) earnings per share $(.16) $(.02) $(.06) $(.06)
                        
Weighted average common shares outstanding:                        
Basic and diluted  5,708,599   5,708,599   5,708,599   5,708,599   5,708,599   5,708,599 

 

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 -4-4 

 

COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JANUARY 31,APRIL 30, 2023 AND 2022

(Unaudited)

 

 Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Capital  Earnings  Interest  Total  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Capital  Earnings  Interest  Total 
 Common Stock  Treasury Stock  Additional Paid-in  Retained  Non- Controlling     Common Stock  Treasury Stock  Additional Paid-in  Retained  Non- controlling    
 Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Capital  Earnings  Interest  Total  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Capital  Earnings  Interest  Total 
                                  
Balance, October 31, 2021  5,708,599  $6,634   925,331  $(4,633,560) $18,688,797  $14,471,222  $837,226  $29,370,319   5,708,599  $6,634   925,331  $(4,633,560) $18,688,797  $14,471,222  $837,226  $29,370,319 
                                                                
Net income  -    -    -    -    -    280,863   -    280,863 
                                
Stock Compensation  -   -   -   -   189,768           187,768                   189,768           189,768 
                                                                
Net income                      280,863       280,863 
Dividend to common shareholders                      (399,000)      (399,000)
                                                                
Dividend to common shareholders                      (399,000)      (399,000)
Non-Controlling Interest                          61,663   61,663 
Non-controlling Interest                          61,663   61,663 
                                                                
Balance, January 31, 2022  5,708,599  $6,634   925,331  $(4,633,560) $18,878,565  $14,353,085  $898,889  $29,503,613   5,708,599  $6,634   925,331  $(4,633,560) $18,878,565  $14,353,085  $898,889  $29,503,613 
                                
Stock Compensation                  174,241           174,241 
                                
Distribution to non-controlling interest                          (220,043)  (220,043)
Non-controlling Interest                          (670,894)  (670,894)
                                
Net loss  -    -    -    -    -    (368,096)  -    (368,096)
                                
Balance, April 30, 2022  5,708,599  $6,634   925,331  $(4,633,560) $19,052,806  $13,984,989  $7,952  $28,418,821 
Ending balance,value  5,708,599  $6,634   925,331  $(4,633,560) $19,052,806  $13,984,989  $7,952  $28,418,821 
                                                                
Balance, October 31, 2022  5,708,599  $6,634   925,331  $(4,633,560) $19,094,618  $10,327,437  $(244,462) $24,550,667   5,708,599  $6,634   925,331  $(4,633,560) $19,094,618  $10,327,437  $(244,462) $24,550,667 
                                                                
Net loss  -   -   -   -   -   (532,103)  -   (532,103)  -    -    -    -    -    (532,103)  -    (532,103)
                                
Balance, January 31, 2023  5,708,599  $6,634   925,331  $(4,633,560) $19,094,618  $9,795,334  $(244,462) $24,018,564 
Beginning balance, value  5,708,599  $6,634   925,331  $(4,633,560) $19,094,618  $9,795,334  $(244,462) $24,018,564 
                                
Net loss  -    -    -    -    -    (359,840)   -   (359,840)
Net income (loss)  -    -    -    -    -    (532,103)  -    (532,103)  -    -    -    -    -    (359,840)   -   (359,840)
                                                                
Balance, January 3l, 2023  5,708,599  $6,634   925,331  $(4,633,560) $19,094,618  $9,795,334  $(244,462) $24,018,564 
Balance, April 30, 2023  5,708,599  $6,634   925,331  $(4,633,560) $19,094,618  $9,435,494  $(244,462) $23,658,724 
Ending, balance value  5,708,599  $6,634   925,331  $(4,633,560) $19,094,618  $9,435,494  $(244,462) $23,658,724 

  

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 -5-5 

 

  

COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

THREESIX MONTHS ENDED JANUARY 31,APRIL 30, 2023 AND 2022

(Unaudited)

 

 2023  2022  2023  2022 
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:                
                
Net (loss) income $(532,103) $342,526 
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:        
Net (loss) $(891,943) $(696,464)
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:        
Depreciation and amortization  140,188   155,759   283,585   280,594 
Stock-based compensation  -   189,768   -   364,009 
Unrealized loss (gain) on commodities  (772,021)  66,767   (936,476)  (112,446)
Loss on equity method investments  5,017   31,726   9,303   35,801 
Write-off of accounts receivable      415,096 
Write-down of obsolete inventory      718,353 
Amortization of right to use asset  79,663   102,681   159,843   179,949 
Deferred income taxes  (167,250)  (15,792)  (315,250)  (37,567)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:                
Accounts receivable  915,609   757,812   1,212,055   1,548,935 
Inventories  2,555,433   (854,374)  3,428,917   (949,058)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  111,636   (107,069)  150,120   111,286 
Prepaid and refundable income taxes  -   3,750   -   (299,465)
Lease liability  (67,699)  (89,071)  (135,730)  (152,934)
Deposits and other assets  -   (68,757)  -   (68,757)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses  535,039   (1,897,340)  (1,730,244)  (2,423,835)
Income taxes payable  -   148,150   -   (410,235)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities  2,803,512   (1,233,464)  1,234,180   (1,496,738)
                
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:                
Purchases of machinery and equipment  (202,018)  (44,729)  (609,131)  (871,919)
Net cash used in investing activities  (202,018)  (44,729)  (609,131)  (871,919)
                
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:                
Advances under bank line of credit  914,782   1,600,000   934,783   2,500,000 
Cash overdraft  (876,148)      (876,148)  - 
Principal payments on note payable  (1,373)  (1,307)  (2,762)  (2,631)
Payment of dividend      (399,000)
Principal payments under bank line of credit  (900,000)  -   (1,728,783)  (400,850)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities  (862,739)  1,598,693   (1,672,910)  1,697,519 
                
NET INCREASE IN CASH  1,738,755   320,500 
NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH  (1,047,861)  (671,138)
                
CASH, BEGINNING OF PERIOD  2,515,873   3,696,275   2,515,873   3,696,275 
                
CASH, END OF PERIOD $4,254,628  $4,016,775  $1,468,012  $3,025,137 

 

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 -6-6 

 

  

COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

THREESIX MONTHS ENDED JANUARY 31,APRIL 30, 2023 AND 2022

(Unaudited)

 

  2023  2022 
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW DATA:        
Interest paid $121,019  $36,853 
Income taxes paid $-  $1,298 
         
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:        
         
Initial recognition of operating lease right of use asset $40,797     

  2023  2022 
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW DATA:        
Interest paid $243,100  $84,967 
Income taxes paid $-  $498,992 
         
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:        
         
 Purchase of inventory by non-controlling interest     $220,043 
Initial recognition of operating lease right of use asset $146,416     

 

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 -7-7 

 

 

COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

JANUARY 31,APRIL 30, 2023

(UNAUDITED)

 

NOTE 1 - BUSINESS ACTIVITIES:

 

Coffee Holding Co., Inc. (the “Company”) conducts wholesale coffee operations, including manufacturing, roasting, packaging, marketing and distributing roasted and blended coffees for private labeled accounts and its own brands, and it sells green coffee. The Company also manufactures and sells coffee roasters. The Company’s core product, coffee, can be summarized and divided into three product categories (“product lines”) as follows:

 

Wholesale Green Coffee: unroasted raw beans imported from around the world and sold to large and small roasters and coffee shop operators;

 

Private Label Coffee: coffee roasted, blended, packaged and sold under the specifications and names of others, including supermarkets that want to have their own brand name on coffee to compete with national brands; and

 

Branded Coffee: coffee roasted and blended to the Company’s own specifications and packaged and sold under the Company’s eight proprietary and licensed brand names in different segments of the market.

 

The Company’s private label and branded coffee sales are primarily to customers that are located throughout the United States with limited sales in Canada and certain countries in Asia. Such customers include supermarkets, wholesalers, and individually-owned and multi-unit retailers. The Company’s unprocessed green coffee, which includes over 90 specialty coffee offerings, is sold primarily to specialty gourmet roasters and to coffee shop operators in the United States with limited sales in Australia, Canada, England and China.

 

The Company’s wholesale green, private label, and branded coffee product categories generate revenues and cost of sales individually but incur selling, general and administrative expenses in the aggregate. There are no individual product managers and discrete financial information is not available for any of the product lines. The Company’s product portfolio is used in one business and it operates and competes in one business activity and economic environment. In addition, the three product lines share customers, manufacturing resources, sales channels, and marketing support. Thus, the Company considers the three product lines to be one single reporting segment.

 

On September 29, 2022, the Company entered into a Merger and Share Exchange Agreement (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among the Company, Delta Corp Holdings Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“Pubco”), Delta Corp Holdings Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales (“Delta”), CHC Merger Sub Inc., a Nevada corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Pubco (“Merger Sub”), and each of the holders of ordinary shares of Delta as named therein (the “Sellers”). Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company, with the Company surviving as a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Pubco (the “Merger”). As a result of the Merger, each issued and outstanding share of the Company common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), will be cancelled and converted for the right of the holder thereof to receive one ordinary share, par value $0.0001 of Pubco (the “Pubco Ordinary Shares”).

 

 -8-8 

 

COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

JANUARY 31,APRIL 30, 2023

(UNAUDITED)

 

NOTE 2 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICY:

 

The Company’s fiscal year ends on October 31, of each calendar year. The accompanying interim condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited and have been prepared on substantially the same basis as our annual consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2022. In the opinion of the Company’s management, these interim condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair statement of our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from these estimates. The October 31, 2022 year-end condensed consolidated balance sheet data in this document was derived from audited consolidated financial statements. These condensed consolidated financial statements and notes included in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q does not include all disclosures required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended October 31, 2022 and notes thereto included in the Company’s fiscal 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 29, 2023 (the “2022 10-K”). The results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods included in these condensed consolidated financial statements are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any future period or the entire fiscal year.

 

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, the Company’s subsidiaries, Organic Products Trading Company, LLC (“OPTCO”), Sonofresco, LLC (“SONO”), Comfort Foods, Inc. (“CFI”) and Generations Coffee Company, LLC (“GCC”), the entity formed as a result of the Company’s joint venture with Caruso’s Coffee, Inc. The Company owns a 60% equity interest in GCC. All significant inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

Significant Accounting Policies

 

The significant accounting policies used in the preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements are disclosed in our 2022 10-K, and there have been no changes to the Company’s significant accounting policies during the three and six months ended January 31,April 30, 2023.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with the five-step model as prescribed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Codification (“ASC”) Topic 606 (“ASC 606”) in which the Company evaluates the transfer of promised goods or services and recognizes revenue when its customer obtains control of promised goods or services in an amount that reflects the consideration which the Company expects to be entitled to receive in exchange for those goods or services. To determine revenue recognition for the arrangements that the Company determines are within the scope of ASC 606, the Company performs the following five steps: (1) identify the contract(s) with a customer, (2) identify the performance obligations in the contract, (3) determine the transaction price, (4) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract and (5) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation.

 

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COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

JANUARY 31,APRIL 30, 2023

(UNAUDITED)

 

NOTE 2 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICY (cont’d):

 

The following table presents revenues by product line instream for the six and three months ended January 31,April 30, 2023 and 20222022.

 SCHEDULE OF REVENUE

 January 31, 2023  January 31, 2022  

Six Months

Ended

April 30, 2023

 

Three Months

Ended

April 30, 2023

 

Six Months

Ended

April 30, 2022

 

Three Months

Ended

April 30, 2022

 
Green $7,658,947  $6,951,573  $14,432,796  $6,773,848  $14,148,853  $7,197,280 
Packaged $10,667,167  $9,753,287  $19,214,022  $8,546,855  $19,054,176  $9,300,889 
Totals $18,326,114  $16,704,860  $33,646,818  $15,320,703  $33,203,029  $16,498,169 
Revenues $18,326,114  $16,704,860  $33,646,818  $15,320,703  $33,203,029  $16,498,169 

 

NOTE 3 - INVENTORIES:

 

Inventories at January 31,April 30, 2023 and October 31, 2022 consisted of the following:

 SCHEDULE OF INVENTORIES

 January 31, 2023  October 31, 2022  April 30,
2023		  October 31,
2022		 
Packed coffee $2,933,996  $2,677,617  $3,164,089  $2,677,617 
Green coffee  11,954,062   14,847,708   10,582,615   14,847,708 
Roasters and parts  553,863   576,778   539,175   576,778 
Packaging supplies  1,254,860   1,150,111   1,537,418   1,150,111 
Totals $16,696,781  $19,252,214  $15,823,297  $19,252,214 
Inventories $16,696,781  $19,252,214  $15,823,297  $19,252,214 

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COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

JANUARY 31,APRIL 30, 2023

(UNAUDITED)

 

NOTE 4 - COMMODITIES HELD BY BROKER:

 

The Company has used, and intends to continue to use in a limited capacity, short term coffee futures and options contracts primarily for the purpose of partially hedging and minimizing the effects of changing green coffee prices and to reduce cost of sales. The commodities held atby broker represent the market value of the Company’s trading account, which consists of options and futurefutures contracts for coffee held with a brokerage firm. The Company uses options and futures contracts, which are not designated or qualifying as hedging instruments, to partially hedge the effects of fluctuations in the price of green coffee beans. Options and futures contracts are recognized at fair value in the condensed consolidated financial statements with current recognition of gains and losses on such positions. The Company’s accounting for options and futures contracts may increase earnings volatility in any particular period. We record all open contract positions on our consolidated balance sheets at fair value in the due from and due to broker line items and typically do not offset these assets and liabilities.

 

The Company classifies its options and future contracts as trading securities and accordingly, unrealized holding gains and losses are included in earnings and not reflected as a net amount as a separate component of stockholders’ equity.

 

The Company recorded realized and unrealized gains and losses respectively, on these contracts as follows:

 SCHEDULE OF REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS AND LOSSES ON CONTRACTS

 2023  2022  2023  2022 
 Three Months Ended January 31,  Three Months Ended April 30, 
 2023  2022  2023  2022 
Gross realized gains $128,925  $322,140  $247,983  $1,000,908 
Gross realized losses  (666,050)  (378,919)  (626,311)  (878,440)
Unrealized gain (loss)  772,021   (66,766)
Unrealized gain  164,455   179,213 
Total $234,896  $(123,545) $(213,873) $301,681 
Gain (Loss) on Investments $234,896  $(123,545) $(213,873) $301,681 

 

  2023  2022 
  Six Months Ended April 30, 
  2023  2022 
Gross realized gains $376,908  $1,323,048 
Gross realized losses  (1,292,361)  (1,257,359)
Unrealized gain  936,476   112,446 
Total $21,023  $178,135 
Gain (Loss) on Investments $21,023  $178,135 

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COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

JANUARY 31,APRIL 30, 2023

(UNAUDITED)

 

NOTE 5 - LINE OF CREDIT:

 

On April 25, 2017 the Company and OPTCO (together with the Company, collectively referred to herein as the “Borrowers”) entered into an Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement (the “A&R Loan Agreement”) and Amended and Restated Loan Facility (the “A&R Loan Facility”) with Sterling National Bank (“Sterling”) (later acquired by Webster Bank N.A.)Financial Corp. (“Sterling”Webster”), which consolidated (i) the financing agreement between the Company and Sterling, dated February 17, 2009, as modified, (the “Company Financing Agreement”) and (ii) the financing agreement between Company, as guarantor, OPTCO and Sterling, dated March 10, 2015 (the “OPTCO Financing Agreement”), amongst other things.

 

On March 17, 2022, the Company reached an agreement for a new loan modification agreement and credit facility which extended the maturity date to June 29, 2022. The facility was then approved for a two-year extension. All other terms of the A&R Loan Agreement and A&R Loan Facility remained the same.

 

On June 28, 2022, the Company reached an agreement for a new loan modification agreement and credit facility with Webster Bank.Webster. The terms of the new agreement, among other things: (i) provided for a new maturity date of June 30, 2024, and (ii) changed the interest rate per annum to SOFR plus 1.75%1.75% (with such interest rate not to be lower than 3.50%3.50%). All other terms of the A&R Loan Agreement and A&R Loan Facility remained the same.

 

The Company is subject to certain covenants with respect to its line of credit agreement. The Company was not in compliance with the net profit and non-borrower affiliate covenants as of October 31, 2022. The Company requested a waiver from the lender and the waiver was granted and received on March 15, 2023. The lender also extended the due date of the October 31, 2022 financial statements until April 15, 2023. The loan agreement was also modified on March 15, 2023 to, among other things: (i) providesprovide for a requirement for subordination agreements if necessary, and (ii) changeschange the terms of transactions with affiliates from a dollar limitation to allowable in the ordinary course of business, (iii) establishesestablishe a new covenant for a fixed charge coverage ratio.

 

Each of the A&R Loan Facility and A&R Loan Agreement contains covenants, subject to certain exceptions, that place annual restrictions on the Borrowers’ operations, including covenants relating to debt restrictions, capital expenditures, indebtedness, minimum deposit restrictions, tangible net worth, net profit, leverage, employee loan restrictions, dividend and repurchase restrictions (common stock and preferred stock), and restrictions on intercompany transactions. The outstanding balance on the Company’s lines of credit were $8,328,7827,520,000 and $8,314,000 as of January 31,April 30, 2023 and October 31, 2022, respectively.

 

NOTE 6 - INCOME TAXES:

 

The Company accounts for income taxes pursuant to the asset and liability method which requires deferred income tax assets and liabilities to be computed for temporary differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities that will result in taxable or deductible amounts in the future based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. The income tax provision or benefit is the tax incurred for the period plus or minus the change during the period in deferred tax assets and liabilities.

 

As of January 31,April 30, 2023 and October 31, 2022, the Company did not have any unrecognized tax benefits or open tax positions. The Company’s practice is to recognize interest and/or penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense. As of January 31,April 30, 2023 and October 31, 2022, the Company had no accrued interest or penalties related to income taxes. The Company currently has no federal or state tax examinations in progress.

 

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COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

JANUARY 31,APRIL 30, 2023

(UNAUDITED)

 

NOTE 6 - INCOME TAXES (cont’d):

 

The Company files a U.S. federal income tax return and California, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Kansas, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, New York City, Virginia, Texas, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Oregon state tax returns.

 

The Company’s federal income tax return is no longer subject to examination by the federal taxing authority for years before fiscal 2019. The Company’s California, Colorado and New Jersey and Texas income tax returns are no longer subject to examination by their respective taxing authorities for the years before fiscal 2019. The Company’s Oregon, New York, Kansas, South Carolina, Rhode Island, Connecticut and Michigan income tax returns are no longer subject to examination by their respective taxing authorities for the years before fiscal 2019.

 

NOTE 7 - EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE:

 

The Company presents “basic” and “diluted” earnings per common share pursuant to the provisions included in the authoritative guidance issued by FASB, “Earnings per Share,” and certain other financial accounting pronouncements. Basic earnings per common share were computed by dividing net (loss) income by the sum of the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per common share is computed by dividing the net (loss) income by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding plus the dilutive effect of common shares issuable upon exercise of potential sources of dilution.

 

The weighted average common shares outstanding used in the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share were 5,708,599 for the six and three months ended January 31,April 30, 2023 and 2022. The Company had granted 1,000,000 options in the second quarter of 2019, which have not been included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share due to their anti-dilutive nature.

 

NOTE 8 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES:

 

CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT

The Company was named as a defendant in a putative class action lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (the “Court”) on or about December 21, 2020. The plaintiffs, Eileen Brodsky and Rhonda Diamond, purported to represent a class of individuals who purchased coffee products at one of the Company’sour supermarket customers, generally allege that such client sold private label coffee products manufactured by the Company and one of its partners, which falsely described the number of cups of coffee that could be made from the amount of product purchased. These parties were also named as defendants in the action. The complaint asserted a variety of claims under New York and California consumer protection laws, and sought unspecified monetary damages, including disgorgement and restitution, as well as other forms of relief including class certification, declaratory and injunctive relief, attorneys’ fees, and interest. On September 28, 2021, the Court entered an order granting the Company’s motion to dismiss with prejudice (the “Dismissal Order”). In the Dismissal Order, the Court stated that no reasonable coffee drinker would be deceived by the Company’s packaging. The plaintiffs filed an appeal with the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals (the “Appeal”). After the Appeal was filed, the Company settled the matter during mediation in late January 2022 and the Appeal was dismissed.

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COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

JANUARY 31,APRIL 30, 2023

(UNAUDITED)

 

NOTE 8 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (cont’d):

A significant customer of the Company was named as a defendant in a putative class action lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts on or about February 2, 2021, concerning the labeling on private label coffee productions the Company sold to the customer. The plaintiff, David Cohen, purportingpurported to represent a class of individuals who purchased coffee products from the Company’s customer, generally alleged that the customer sold private label coffee products manufactured by the Company which falsely described the number of cups of coffee that could be made from the amount of product purchased. The Company iswas not named as a defendant in the action, but the Company agreed to indemnify the customer for the costs and expenses incurred in defending the lawsuit and for any liability the customer may suffersuffered as a result. The complaint assertsasserted a variety of claims under Massachusetts consumer protection laws, and seekssought unspecified monetary damages as well as other forms of relief including class certification, declaratory and injunctive relief, attorneys’ fees, and interest. The parties have finalized the details of a settlement agreement. Theagreement and the final settlement amount was immaterial to the Company’s operations and results of operations.

 

The Company has a 401(k) Retirement Plan, which covers all the full time employees who have completed one year of service and have reached their 21st21st birthday. The Company matches 100% of the aggregate salary reduction contribution up to the first 3% of compensation and 50% of aggregate contribution of the next 2% of compensation.compensation.

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COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

APRIL 30, 2023

(UNAUDITED)

 

NOTE 9 - LEASES:

 

The following summarizes the Company’s operating leases:

 SCHEDULE OF OPERATING LEASES

 2023  2022  2023  2022 
Right-of-use operating lease assets $2,832,907  $2,871,773  $2,858,346  $2,871,773 
                
Current lease liability  186,879   220,734   137,222   220,734 
Non-current lease liability  3,142,959   3,136,006   3,230,204   3,136,006 
Total lease liability $3,329,838  $3,356,740  $3,367,426  $3,356,740 

 

The amortization of the right-of-use asset for the three months ended January 31,April 30, 2023 and 2022 was $79,66380,180 and $102,68177,268, respectively. The amortization of the right-of-use asset for the six months ended April 30, 2023 and 2022 was $159,843 and $179,949, respectively.

 

Weighted average remaining lease term11.110.8
Weighted average discount rate4.94.9%

 

Maturities of lease liabilities by year for our operating leases are as follows:

SCHEDULE OF MINIMUM FUTURE LEASE PAYMENTS 

       
2023 $558,758  $473,033 
2024  481,670  519,304 
2025  354,528  393,668 
2026  360,108  376,683 
2027  367,788  367,788 
Thereafter  2,333,300   2,333,300 
Total lease payments $4,456,152  $4,463,776 
Less: imputed interest  (1,126,314)  (1,096,350)
Present value of operating lease liabilities $3,329,838  $3,367,426 

 

In June 2021, the Company purchased a facility in Colorado for $900,321 that it was previously leasing. On the date of purchase, the Company wrote off the carrying value of the right-of-use asset and lease liability associated with this facility of $242,888.

 

In December 2022, the Company extended its lease at its subsidiary Sonofresco in Washington through December 2023. As a result, on the date of the modification the Company increased its right-of-use asset and lease liability by $40,97940,797 as of January 31, 2023.

In March 2023, the Company extended its lease at its subsidiary Organics Products Trading Company in Washington through March 2026. As a result, on the date of the modification the Company increased its right-of-use asset and lease liability by $105,619 as of April 30, 2023.

 

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COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

JANUARY 31,APRIL 30, 2023

(UNAUDITED)

 

NOTE 10 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS:

 

The Company has engaged its 40%40% former partner in GCCGeneration Coffee Company LLC (“GCC”) as an outside contractor (the “Partner”). Included in contract labor expense are expenses incurred fromby the Partner during the three and six months ended January 31,April 30, 2023 and 2022 of $0 and $94,037 and $56,851 and $58,434152,471, respectively, for the processing of finished goods.

 

In January 2005, the Company established the “Coffee Holding Co., Inc. Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan.” Currently, there is only one participant in the plan: the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. Within the plan guidelines, this employee is deferring a portion of his current salary and bonus. The assets are held in a separate trust. The deferred compensation payable represents the liability due to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. The assets were $176,074144,390 and $243,238 at January 31,April 30, 2023 and October 31, 2022, respectively, and are included in the Deposits and other assets in the accompanying balance sheets. The deferred compensation liability at January 31,April 30, 2023 and October 31, 2022 were $176,074144,390 and $243,238, respectively.

 

NOTE 11 - STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

 

a.Treasury Stock. The Company utilizes the cost method of accounting for treasury stock. The cost of reissued shares is determined under the last-in, first-out method. The Company did not purchase any shares during the three and six months ended January 31,April 30, 2023 and the year ended October 31, 2022.
   
 b.Stock Options. The Company has an incentive stock plan, the 2013 Equity Compensation Plan (the “2013 Plan”), and on April 19, 2019, has granted 1,000,000 stock options to employees, officers and non-employee directors from the 2013 Plan each with an exercise price of $5.43. Options granted under the 2013 Plan may be Incentive Stock Options or Nonqualified Stock Options, as determined by the Administrator at the time of grant. No options were granted, forfeited or expired during the three and six months ended January 31,April 30, 2023 or for the year ended October 31, 2022.
   
  The Company recorded $0 and $189,768 of stock-based compensation for the three and six months ended January 31,April 30, 2023 and $174,241 and $364,009 for the three and six months ended April 30, 2022.

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Cautionary Note on Forward-Looking Statements

 

Some of the matters discussed under the caption “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation,” “Business,” “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this annual report include forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We have based these forward-looking statements upon information available to management as of the date of this Form 10-Q and management’s expectations and projections about future events, including, among other things:

 

 ●our dependency on a single commodity could affect our revenues and profitability;
 ●our success in expanding our market presence in new geographic regions;
 ●the effectiveness of our hedging policy may impact our profitability;
 ●the success of our joint ventures;
 ●our success in implementing our business strategy or introducing new products;
 ●our ability to attract and retain customers;
 ●our ability to obtain additional financing;
 ●our ability to comply with the restrictive covenants we are subject to under our current financing;
 ●the effects of competition from other coffee manufacturers and other beverage alternatives;
 ●the impact to the operations of our Colorado facility;
 ●general economic conditions and conditions which affect the market for coffee;
 ●the potential adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our operations and results;
 ●our expectations regarding, and the stability of, our supply chain, including potential shortages or interruptions in the supply or delivery of green coffee;
 ●the macro global economic environment;
 ●our ability to maintain and develop our brand recognition;
 ●the impact of rapid or persistent fluctuations in the price of coffee beans;
 ●fluctuations in the supply of coffee beans;
 ●the volatility of our common stock; and
 ●other risks which we identify in future filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

 

In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “should,” “could,” “predict,” “potential,” “continue,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “future,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “estimate” and similar expressions (or the negative of such expressions). Any or all of our forward looking statements in this quarterly report and in any other public statements we make may turn out to be wrong. They can be affected by inaccurate assumptions we might make or by known or unknown risks and uncertainties. Consequently, no forward-looking statement can be guaranteed. In addition we undertake no responsibility to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances that occur after the date of this quarterly report.

 

Overview

 

We are an integrated wholesale coffee roaster and dealer in the United States and one of the few coffee companies that offers a broad array of coffee products across the entire spectrum of consumer tastes, preferences and price points. As a result, we believe that we are well-positioned to increase our profitability and endure potential coffee price volatility throughout varying cycles of the coffee market and economic conditions.

 

Our operations have primarily focused on the following areas of the coffee industry:

 

 ●the sale of wholesale specialty green coffee;
 ●the roasting, blending, packaging and sale of private label coffee;
 ●the roasting, blending, packaging and sale of our eight brands of coffee; and
 ●sales of our tabletop coffee roasting equipment.

  

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Our operating results are affected by a number of factors including:

 

 ●the level of marketing and pricing competition from existing or new competitors in the coffee industry;
 ●our ability to retain existing customers and attract new customers;
 ●our hedging policy;
 ●fluctuations in purchase prices and supply of green coffee and in the selling prices of our products; and
 ●our ability to manage inventory and fulfillment operations and maintain gross margins.

 

Our net sales are driven primarily by the success of our sales and marketing efforts and our ability to retain existing customers and attract new customers. For this reason, we have made, and will continue to evaluate, strategic decisions to acquire and invest in measures that are expected to increase net sales.

 

Our sales are affected by the price of green coffee. We purchase our green coffee from dealers located primarily within the United States. The dealers supply us with coffee beans from many countries, including Colombia, Mexico, Kenya, Indonesia, Brazil and Uganda. The supply and price of coffee beans are subject to volatility and are influenced by numerous factors which are beyond our control. For example, in Brazil, which produces approximately 40% of the world’s green coffee, the coffee crops are historically susceptible to frost in June and July and drought in September, October and November. However, because we purchase coffee from a number of countries and are able to freely substitute one country’s coffee for another in our products, price fluctuations in one country generally have not had a material impact on the price we pay for coffee. Accordingly, price fluctuations in one country generally have not had a material effect on our results of operations, liquidity and capital resources. Historically, because we generally have been able to pass green coffee price increases through to customers, increased prices of green coffee generally result in increased net sales, irrespective of sales volume.

 

The supply and price of coffee beans are subject to volatility and are influenced by numerous factors which are beyond our control. Historically, we have used, and intend to continue to use in a limited capacity, short-term coffee futures and options contracts primarily for the purpose of partially hedging the effects of changing green coffee prices. In addition, we acquired, and expect to continue to acquire, futures contracts with longer terms, generally three to four months, primarily for the purpose of guaranteeing an adequate supply of green coffee. Realized and unrealized gains or losses on options and futures contracts are reflected in our cost of sales. Gains on options and futures contracts reduce our cost of sales and losses on options and futures contracts increase our cost of sales. The use of these derivative financial instruments has generally enabled us to mitigate the effect of changing prices. We believe that, in normal economic times, our hedging policies remain a vital element to our business model not only in controlling our cost of sales, but also giving us the flexibility to obtain the inventory necessary to continue to grow our sales while trying to minimize margin compression during a time of historically high coffee prices.

 

However, no strategy can entirely eliminate pricing risks and we generally remain exposed to losses on futures contracts when prices decline significantly in a short period of time, and we would generally remain exposed to supply risk in the event of non-performance by the counterparties to any of our futures contracts. Although we have had net gains on options and futures contracts in the past, we have incurred significant losses on options and futures contracts during some recent reporting periods. In these cases, our cost of sales has increased, resulting in a decrease in our profitability or increase our losses. Such losses have and could in the future materially increase our cost of sales and materially decrease our profitability and adversely affect our stock price. If our hedging policy is not effective, we may not be able to control our coffee costs, we may be forced to pay greater than market value for green coffee and our profitability may be reduced. Failure to properly design and implement an effective hedging strategy may materially adversely affect our business and operating results. If the hedges that we enter do not adequately offset the risks of coffee bean price volatility or our hedges result in losses, our cost of sales may increase, resulting in a decrease in profitability or increased losses. As previously announced, as a result of the volatile nature of the commodities markets, we have and are continuing to scale back our use of hedging and short-term trading of coffee futures and options contracts, and intend to continue to use these practices in a limited capacity going forward.

 

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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

There have been no changes to our critical accounting policies during the three and six months ended January 31,April 30, 2023. Critical accounting policies and the significant estimates in accordance with such policies are regularly discussed with our Audit Committee. Those policies are discussed under “Critical Accounting Policies” in “Part II. Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” as well as in our consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto, each included in our annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 29, 2023 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2022.

 

Three Months Ended January 31,April 30, 2023 Compared to the Three Months Ended January 31,April 30, 2022

 

Net Sales. Net sales totaled $18,326,114$15,320,703 for the three months ended January 31,April 30, 2023, an increasea decrease of $1,621,254,$1,177,466, or 10%7.1%, from $16,704,860$16,498,169 for the three months ended January 31,April 30, 2022. The increasedecrease in net sales was mostly due to organic growth with existingan increase of sales to our legacy customers for our private label and branded products, partially offset by lower selling prices toa decrease in sales from our green coffee customers due to a significant decline in the green coffee market.Generations/Steep N Brew subsidiary.

 

Cost of Sales. Cost of sales for the three months ended January 31,April 30, 2023 was $16,005,814,$12,488,522, or 87%81.5% of net sales, as compared to $12,433,252,$14,505,415, or 74%87.9% of net sales, for the three months January 31,April 30, 2022. Cost of sales consists primarily of the cost of green coffee and packaging materials and realized and unrealized gains or losses on hedging activity. The decrease in cost of sales was due to our decreased sales.

Gross Profit. Gross profit for the three months ended April 30, 2023 amounted to $2,832,181 or 18.5% of net sales, as compared to $1,992,754 or 12.1% of net sales, for the three months ended April 30, 2022. The increase in gross profits on a percentage basis was attributable to the factors listed above.

Operating Expenses. Total operating expenses decreased by $149,588 to $3,216,635 for the three months ended April 30, 2023 from $3,366,223 for the three months ended April 30, 2022. Selling and administrative expenses decreased by $143,338 and officers’ salaries decreased by $6,250.

Other Income (Expense). Other expense for the three months ended April 30, 2023 was $123,386, an increase of $72,184 from $51,202 for the three months ended April 30, 2022. The increase in other expense was attributable to an increase in interest expense of $69,423, an increase in our loss from our equity investments of $211 and a decrease in our interest income of $2,550, during the three months ended April 30, 2023.

Income Taxes. Our benefit for income taxes for the three months ended April 30, 2023 totaled $148,000 compared to a benefit of $385,681 for the three months ended April 30, 2022. The change was primarily attributable to the difference in the loss for the quarter ended April 30, 2023 versus the income in the quarter ended April 30, 2022.

Net (Loss) Income. We had a net loss of $359,840 or $(0.06) per share basic and diluted, for the three months ended April 30, 2023 compared to a net loss of $368,096, or $(0.06) per share basic and diluted for the three months ended April 30, 2022.

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Six Months Ended April 30, 2023 Compared to the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022

Net Sales. Net sales totaled $33,646,818 for the six months ended April 30, 2023, an increase of $443,789, or 1.3%, from $33,203,029 for the six months ended April 30, 2022. The increase in net sales was due to an increase of sales to our legacy customers partially offset by a decrease in sales from our Generations/Steep N Brew subsidiary.

Cost of Sales. Cost of sales for the six months ended April 30, 2023 was $28,494,333, or 84.7% of net sales, as compared to $26,938,669, or 81.1% of net sales, for the six months April 30, 2022. Cost of sales consists primarily of the cost of green coffee and packaging materials and realized and unrealized gains or losses on hedging activity. The increase in cost of sales was due to our increased sales and the higher costs of packaging of $904,390, freight of $156,190 and labor of $565,376.packaging.

 

Gross Profit. Gross profit for the threesix months ended January 31,April 30, 2023 amounted to $2,320,300$5,152,485 or 13%15.3% of net sales, as compared to $4,271,608$6,264,360 or 25%18.9% of net sales, for the threesix months ended January 31,April 30, 2022. The decrease in gross profits on a percentage basis was attributable to the factors listed above.

 

Operating Expenses. Total operating expenses decreased by $599,553$749,136 to $3,121,325$6,337,963 for the threesix months ended January 31,April 30, 2023 from $3,720,878$7,087,099 for the threesix months ended January 31,April 30, 2022. Selling and administrative expenses decreased by $628,303$771,636 and officers’ salaries increased by $28,750.$22,500. Operating expenses decreased primarily due to our Generations joint venture not generating expenses this quarter asfor the six months ended April 2023 compared to January 31,the six months ended April 30, 2022, when expenses were $800,393, partially offset by increase in various other categories.

 

Other Income (Expense). Other incomeexpense for the threesix months ended January 31,April 30, 2023 was $101,672, an increase$21,715, a decrease of $172,470$100,285 from other expense $70,798$122,000 for the threesix months ended January 31,April 30, 2022. The increasedecrease was attributable to an increase in other income of $234,041 due to an insurance claim, an increase in interest income of $1,570, a decrease in our loss from our equity investments of $26,708,$26,498, partially offset by an increase in our interest expense of $89,849,$159,273 and a decrease in our interest income of $981, during the threesix months ended January 31,April 30, 2023.

 

Income Taxes. Our benefit for income taxes for the threesix months ended January 31,April 30, 2023 totaled $167,250$315,250 compared to a provisionbenefit of $137,406$248,275 for the threesix months ended January 31,April 30, 2022. The change was primarily attributable to the difference in the income for the quartersix months ended January 31,April 30, 2023 versus the income in the quartersix months ended January 31,April 30, 2022.

 

Net (Loss) Income. We had a net loss of $532,103$891,433 or $0.09($0.16) per share basic and diluted, for the threesix months ended January 31,April 30, 2023 compared to a net incomeloss of $280,863,$87,233, or $0.05($0.02) per share basic and diluted for the threesix months ended January 31,April 30, 2022. The decrease in net income was due primarily to the reasons described above.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

As of January 31,April 30, 2023, we had working capital of $24,565,286,$23,049,651, which represented a $696,938$2,212,573 decrease from our working capital of $25,262,224 as of October 31, 2022. Our working capital decreased primarily due to decreases of $915,609$1,047,861 in cash and cash equivalents, $1,212,055 in accounts receivable, $2,555,433$3,428,917 in inventories, $119,038$45,696 in due from broker $111,636and $150,120 in prepaid expenses and other current assets, increasespartially offset by decreases of $535,039$1,730,244 in accounts payable and accrued expenses, partially offset by increases of $1,738,755 in cash, decreases of $876,148 in cash overdrafts, $891,059$982,172 in due to broker $33,855and $83,512 in lease liability – current portion. As of January 31,April 30, 2023, the outstanding balance on our line of credit was $8,328,782$7,520,000 compared to $8,314,000 as of October 31, 2022.

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On April 25, 2017 the Company and OPTCO (together with the Company, collectively referred to herein as the “Borrowers”) entered into an Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement (the “A&R Loan Agreement”) and Amended and Restated Loan Facility (the “A&R Loan Facility”) with Sterling National Bank (“Sterling”), which was later acquired by Webster Financial Corp. (“Webster”), which consolidated (i) the financing agreement between the Company and Sterling, dated February 17, 2009, as modified, (the “Company Financing Agreement”) and (ii) the financing agreement between Company, as guarantor, OPTCO and Sterling, dated March 10, 2015 (the “OPTCO Financing Agreement”), amongst other things.

 

On March 17, 2022, the Companywe reached an agreement for a new loan modification agreement and credit facility which extended the maturity date to June 29, 2022. The facility was then approved for a two-year extension. All other terms of the A&R Loan Agreement and A&R Loan Facility remained the same.

 

On June 28, 2022, the Companywe reached an agreement for a new loan modification agreement and credit facility with Webster Bank.Webster. The terms of the new agreement, among other things: (i) provided for a new maturity date of June 30, 2024, and (ii) changed the interest rate per annum to SOFR plus 1.75% (with such interest rate not to be lower than 3.50%). All other terms of the A&R Loan Agreement and A&R Loan Facility remained the same.

 

As further explained in Note 5 to the unaudited financial statements, the Company is subject to certain covenants with respect to its line of credit agreement. The Company wasWe were not in compliance with the net profit and non-borrower affiliate covenants as of October 31, 2022. The CompanyWe requested a waiver from the lender and the waiver was granted and received on March 15, 2023. The lender also extended the due date of the October 31, 2022 financial statements until April 15, 2023. On March 15, 2023, the A&R Loan Agreement was also modified to, among other things: (i) provide for a requirement for subordination agreements if necessary, (ii) change the terms of transactions with affiliates from a dollar limitation to allowable in the ordinary course of business, and (iii) establish a new covenant for a fixed charge coverage ratio.

 

Each of the A&R Loan Facility and A&R Loan Agreement contains covenants, subject to certain exceptions, that place annual restrictions on the Borrowers’ operations, including covenants relating to debt restrictions, capital expenditures, indebtedness, minimum deposit restrictions, tangible net worth, net profit, leverage, employee loan restrictions, dividend and repurchase restrictions (common stock and preferred stock), and restrictions on intercompany transactions. The outstanding balance on the Company’sour lines of credit were $8,328,782$7,520,000 and $8,314,000 as of January 31,April 30, 2023 and October 31, 2022, respectively.

 

For the threesix months ended January 31,April 30, 2023, our operating activities provided net cash of $1,927,364$1,234,180 as compared to the threesix months ended January 31,April 30, 2022 when operating activities used net cash of $1,233,464.$1,496,738. The increased cash flow from operations for the threesix months ended January 31,April 30, 2023 was primarily due to our inventory position.

 

For the threesix months ended January 31,April 30, 2023, our investing activities used net cash of $202,018$609,131 as compared to the threesix months ended January 31,April 30, 2022 when net cash used by investing activities was $44,729.$871,919. The increasedecrease in our uses of cash in investing activities was due to our increaseddecreased purchases of machinery and equipment during the threesix months ended January 31,April 30, 2023.

 

For the threesix months ended January 31,April 30, 2023, our financing activities providedused net cash of $13,409$1,672,910 compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $1,598,693$1,697,519 for the threesix months ended January 31,April 30, 2022. The change in cash flow from financing activities for the threesix months ended January 31,April 30, 2023 was due to our credit line activity.

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We expect to fund our operations, including paying our liabilities, funding capital expenditures and making required payments on our indebtedness, through at least the next twelve months from the date these consolidated financial statements are issued, with cash provided by operating activities and the use of our credit facility. In addition, an increase in eligible accounts receivable and inventory would permit us to make additional borrowings under our line of credit.

 

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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to investors.

 

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Not Applicable.

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Management, which includes our President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, our President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures were not effective due to the existence of material weaknesses in our internal controls over financial reporting.

 

Material Weakness Over Financial Reporting

 

During the year ended October 31, 2020, our controls were inadequate to prevent and detect misstatements of stock basedstock-based compensation awards and quantities of inventory at one of our subsidiaries. Accordingly, management determined that this control deficiency constituted a material weakness.

 

During the year ended October 31, 2021, we identified inappropriate system access controls over our financial reporting system. These controls were not designed to prevent or detect unauthorized changes to source information, or implement an appropriate level of segregation of duties. During this same period, we determined that we lacked adequate controls with respect to identifying and accounting for material contracts. This was evidenced by our failure to properly identify and account for a material lease amendment.

Further, during the year ended October 31, 2021, we determined that we lacked adequate controls with respect to physical custody of certain hardware, electronic and hard copy records of Generations Coffee and its component operation known as Steep andn’ Brew following the Company’s relocation or vacating of certain premises used in the operations of that business unit. Accordingly, management determined that the foregoing were control deficiencies that constituted material weaknesses.

 

Additionally, on January 24, 2023, we concluded, after discussion with management, that our financial statements inaccurately accounted for certain intercompany eliminations in our consolidated statements of operations for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2020. As a result, we determined that there was an overstatement of net sales and cost of sales in the consolidated statement of operations of approximately $8.3 million in our financial statements during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2020 which required a restatement of the previously issued financial statements for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2020. This was due to inadequate design and implementation of controls to evaluate and monitor the presentation and compliance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America related to the statement of operations. Accordingly, management has determined that this control deficiency constituted a material weakness.

 

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Notwithstanding such material weaknesses, we believe the financial information presented herein is materially correct and fairly presents the financial position and operating results of the quarterthree and six months ended January 31,April 30, 2023 in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC.

 

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Remediation Plan for the Material Weaknesses

As previously disclosed in Item 9A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2022, management has identified material weaknesses as of that date. A “material weakness” is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. To remediate the material weaknesses identified above, we are initiating controls and procedures in order to:

 

 ●educating control owners concerning the principles and requirements of each control, with a focus on those related to user access to our financial reporting systems impacting financial reporting;
 ●developing and maintaining documentation to promote knowledge transfer upon personnel and function changes;
 ●developing enhanced controls and reviews related to our financial reporting systems; and
 ●performing an in-depth analysis of who should have access to perform key functions within our financial reporting system that impact financial reporting and redesigning aspects of the system to better allow the access rights to be implemented.
●cross referencing analysis to be completed on a quarterly basis; and
●implementing additional levels of internal review of financial statements and any adjustments made thereto.

 

The material weaknesses identified above will not be considered remediated until our remediation efforts have been fully implemented and we have concluded that these controls are operating effectively.

 

Management does not expect that our internal control over financial reporting will prevent or detect all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control systems are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, no evaluation of internal control over financial reporting can provide absolute assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, have been or will be detected.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

Other than the changes intended to remediate the material weakness as discussed above and in Part II, Item 9A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2022, there was no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2023 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

 

We were named as a defendant in a putative class action lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (the “Court”) on or about December 21, 2020. The plaintiffs, Eileen Brodsky and Rhonda Diamond, purported to represent a class of individuals who purchased coffee products at one of our supermarket customers, generally allege that such client sold private label coffee products manufactured by us and one of our partners, which falsely described the number of cups of coffee that could be made from the amount of product purchased. These parties were also named as defendants in the action. The complaint asserted a variety of claims under New York and California consumer protection laws, and seeks unspecified monetary damages, including disgorgement and restitution, as well as other forms of relief including class certification, declaratory and injunctive relief, attorneys’ fees, and interest. On September 28, 2021, the Court entered an order granting our motion to dismiss with prejudice (the “Dismissal Order”). In the Dismissal Order, the Court stated that no reasonable coffee drinker would be deceived by our packaging. The plaintiffs filed an appeal with the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals (the “Appeal”). After the Appeal was filed, we settled the matter during mediation in late January 2022 and the Appeal was dismissed.None.

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A significant customer of ours was named as a defendant in a putative class action lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts on or about February 2, 2021, concerning the labeling on private label coffee productions we sold to the customer. The plaintiff, David Cohen, purporting to represent a class of individuals who purchased coffee products from our customer, generally alleged that the customer sold private label coffee products manufactured by us which falsely described the number of cups of coffee that could be made from the amount of product purchased. We were not named as a defendant in the action, but agreed to indemnify the customer for the costs and expenses incurred in defending the lawsuit and for any liability the customer may suffer as a result. The complaint asserted a variety of claims under Massachusetts consumer protection laws, and seeks unspecified monetary damages as well as other forms of relief including class certification, declaratory and injunctive relief, attorneys’ fees, and interest. The parties have finalized the details of a settlement agreement. The final settlement amount was immaterial to the Company’s operations and results of operations.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.

 

Our operations and financial results are subject to various risks and uncertainties, including those described in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2022 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 29, 2023. There have been no material changes to our risk factors since the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2022.

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ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.

 

None.

 

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.

 

None.

 

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.

 

None.

 

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION.

 

None.

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS.

 

31.1 Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer’s Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
   
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* Filed herewith

** Furnished herewith

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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.

 

 Coffee Holding Co., Inc.
   
Date: April 28,June 15, 2023By:/s/ Andrew Gordon
  Andrew Gordon President
  Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer

 

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