UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q


[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTIONSSECTION 13 OR 15 (d)15(d) OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2023
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission file number: File Number: 001-34611

CELSIUS HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada20-2745790
Nevada20-2745790
(State or Other Jurisdictionother jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
Incorporation or Organization)2424 N Federal Highway, Suite 208, Boca Raton, FloridaIdentification No.)33431
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

2424 N Federal Highway, Suite 208. Boca Raton, Florida 33431 

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(561) 276-2239

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each ClassTrading Symbol(s)Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par valueCELHNasdaq 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 x No

o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (ss.232.405(§.232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No

o

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

Act:
Large Accelerated Filer ☐Accelerated Filer ☐
Large accelerated filerxAccelerated filero
Non-accelerated fileroSmaller reporting companyo
Emerging growth companyo

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. o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No

x

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock, $0.001 par value, as of November 8, 2017July 31, 2023 was 45,679,09376,891,227 shares.




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PART 1I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

Celsius Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets

  September 30,
2017
(Unaudited)
  December 31,
2016 (1)
 
ASSETS        
         
Current assets:        
Cash $19,418,583  $11,747,138 
Accounts receivable, net  7,071,888   2,787,732 
Inventories  4,316,596   2,211,370 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  3,068,290   937,349 
Total current assets  33,875,357   17,683,589 
         
Property and equipment, net  49,958   33,533 
Total Assets $33,925,315  $17,717,122 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY        
         
Current liabilities:        
Accounts payable and accrued expenses $8,410,985  $1,754,207 
Accrued preferred dividends  475,742   353,666 
Deferred revenue and other current liabilities  52,988   214,612 
Total current liabilities  8,939,715   2,322,485 
         
Long-term liabilities:        
Line of credit note payable-related party  3,500,000   4,500,000 
Total Liabilities  12,439,715   6,822,485 
         
Stockholders’ Equity:        
Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value; 2,500,000 shares authorized, 6,380 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016  6   6 
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 75,000,000 shares authorized, 45,679,093 and 39,999,784 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively  45,679   40,000 
Additional paid-in capital  78,100,761   64,208,963 
Accumulated deficit  (56,660,846)  (53,354,332)
Total Stockholders’ Equity  21,485,600   10,894,637 
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity $33,925,315  $17,717,122 

(1)Derived from Audited Financial Statements

(In thousands, except par value) (Unaudited)
June 30, 2023December 31, 2022
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$681,054 $614,159 
Restricted cash— 38,768 
Accounts receivable-net197,811 63,311 
Note receivable-current, net3,323 2,979 
Inventories-net152,545 173,289 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets23,398 11,341 
Deferred other costs-current14,124 14,124 
Total current assets1,072,255 917,971 
Note receivable-non-current— 3,574 
Property and equipment-net15,892 10,185 
Deferred tax asset28,373 501 
Right of use assets-operating leases756 972 
Right of use assets-finance leases171 208 
Other long-term assets254 263 
Deferred other costs-non-current255,400 262,462 
Intangibles-net12,211 12,254 
Goodwill13,937 13,679 
Total Assets$1,399,249 $1,222,069 
LIABILITIES, MEZZANINE EQUITY AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses$94,313 $106,147 
Income taxes payable58,798 1,193 
Accrued distributor termination fees— 3,986 
Accrued promotional allowance98,933 35,977 
Lease liability obligation-operating leases505 661 
Lease liability obligation-finance leases67 70 
Deferred revenue-current9,500 9,675 
Other current liabilities7,109 3,586 
Total current liabilities269,225 161,295 
Long-term liabilities:
Lease liability obligation-operating leases249 326 
Lease liability obligation-finance leases147 162 
Deferred tax liability2,333 15,919 
Deferred revenue-non-current171,745 179,788 
Total Liabilities443,699 357,490 
Commitments and contingencies (Note 19)
Mezzanine Equity:
Series A convertible preferred shares, $0.001 par value, 5% cumulative dividends; 1,467 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, aggregate liquidation preference of $550,000 as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively824,488 824,488 
Stockholders’ Equity:
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 100,000 shares authorized, 76,884 and 76,382 shares
issued and outstanding at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively
77 76 
Additional paid-in capital278,980 280,668 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(1,877)(1,881)
Accumulated deficit(146,118)(238,772)
Total Stockholders’ Equity131,062 40,091 
Total Liabilities, Mezzanine Equity and Stockholders’ Equity$1,399,249 $1,222,069 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements


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Celsius Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Operations

and Comprehensive Income

(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)

  For the three months
ended September 30,
  For the nine months
ended September 30,
 
  2017  2016  2017  2016 
Revenue $10,785,796  $6,657,700  $27,023,123  $16,508,097 
Cost of revenue  6,110,898   3,772,948   15,398,798   9,339,302 
Gross profit  4,674,898   2,884,752   11,624,325   7,168,795 
                 
Selling and marketing expenses  4,702,308   1,736,029   9,273,207   6,709,345 
General and administrative expenses  1,559,173   1,081,273   5,261,694   2,936,273 
Total operating expenses  6,261,481   2,817,302   14,534,901   9,645,618 
                 
Income (Loss) from operations  (1,586,583)  67,450   (2,910,576)  (2,476,823)
                 
Other Income (Expense):                
Interest expense  (35,661)  (57,500)  (122,195)  (171,250)
Total Other Income (Expense)  (35,661)  (57,500)  (122,195)  (171,250)
                 
Net Income (Loss)  (1,622,244)  9,950   (3,032,771)  (2,648,073)
Preferred stock dividend  (92,250)  (102,958)  (273,743)  (276,264)
Net income (Loss) available to common stockholders $(1,714,494) $(93,008) $(3,306,514) $(2,924,337)
                 
Income (Loss) per share:                
Basic $(0.04) $(0.00) $(0.08) $(0.08)
Diluted $(0.04) $(0.00) $(0.08) $(0.08)
Weighted average shares outstanding:                
Basic  45,487,908   38,666,451   43,990,367   38,530,195 
Diluted  45,487,908   38,666,451   43,990,367   38,530,195 

For The Three Months Ended June 30,For The Six Months Ended June 30,
2023202220232022
Revenue$325,883 $154,020 $585,822 $287,408 
Cost of revenue166,889 94,701 313,010 174,195 
Gross profit158,994 59,319 272,812 113,213 
Selling, general and administrative expenses94,181 46,889 163,086 90,667 
Income from operations64,813 12,430 109,726 22,546 
Other Income (Expense):
Interest income on note receivable28 55 73 133 
Interest income (expense), net5,545 (3)10,469 (4)
Foreign exchange loss(931)(514)(1,049)(676)
Total other income (expense)4,642 (462)9,493 (547)
Net income before income taxes69,455 11,968 119,219 21,999 
Income tax expense(17,946)(2,810)(26,483)(6,161)
Net income$51,509 $9,158 $92,736 $15,838 
Dividends on Series A convertible preferred shares(6,856)— (13,637)— 
Income allocated to participating preferred shares(3,796)— (6,727)— 
Net income attributable to common stockholders$40,857 $9,158 $72,372 $15,838 
Other comprehensive income:
Foreign currency translation (loss) gain, net of income tax(590)(2,296)(2,787)
Comprehensive income$40,267 $6,862 $72,376 $13,051 
Earnings per share:
Basic$0.53 $0.12 $0.94 $0.21 
Dilutive$0.52 $0.12 $0.92 $0.20 
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic76,84575,45176,75975,472
Dilutive78,94478,37278,85978,397
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements


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Celsius Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Changes in Stockholders’ Equity and Mezzanine Equity

(In thousands)
(Unaudited)

  For the nine months
ended
 
  September 30,
2017
  September 30,
2016
 
Cash flows from operating activities:        
Net Loss $(3,032,771) $(2,648,073)
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) to net cash used in operating activities:        
Depreciation and amortization  14,292   12,346 
Stock-based compensation expense for services  327,997    
Stock-based option compensation expense  1,635,458   1,361,398 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:        
Accounts receivable, net  (4,284,156)  (1,275,212)
Inventories net  (2,105,226)  216,575 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  (2,130,941)  (271,267)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses  6,656,778   (95,427)
Accrued preferred dividends  (151,667)  (152,197)
Deferred revenue and other current liabilities  (161,624)  511,479 
Net cash provided by (used in) in operating activities  (3,231,860)  (2,340,378)
         
Cash flows from investing activities:        
Purchase of property and equipment  (30,716)  (27,535)
         
Net cash (used in) investing activities  (30,716)  (27,535)
         
Cash flows from financing activities:        
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock  9,999,948    
Proceeds from exercise of stock options  934,073   5,300 
Net cash provided by financing activities  10,934,021   5,300 
Net increase (decrease) increase in cash  7,671,445   (2,362,613)
Cash at beginning of the period  11,747,138   10,128,320 
Cash at end of the period $19,418,583  $7,765,707 
Supplemental disclosures:        
Cash paid during period for:        
Interest $137,014  $113,750 
Income Taxes $  $ 
Non-cash investing and financing activities:        
Accrued preferred dividends $273,743  $276,238 
Conversion of convertible note to common stock, related-party  1,000,000    

Stockholders' Equity
Common StockMezzanine Equity
SharesAmountAdditional
Paid-In
Capital
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Accumulated
Deficit
Total Stockholders'
Equity
Preferred SharesAmount
Balance at December 31, 202276,382$76 $280,668 $(1,881)$(238,772)$40,091 1,467 $824,488 
Adoption of accounting standard— — — (82)(82)— — 
Stock-based compensation expense— 5,507 — — 5,507 — — 
Issuance of common stock pursuant to exercise of stock options and vested restricted stock units - Cashless251— — — — — 
Issuance of common stock pursuant to exercise of stock options - Cash149— 478 — — 478 — — 
Dividends paid to Series A convertible preferred shares— (6,781)— (6,781)—  
Foreign currency translation— — 594 — 594 — — 
Net income— — — 41,227 41,227 — — 
Balance at March 31, 202376,782$77 $279,872 $(1,287)$(197,627)$81,035 1,467 $824,488 
Stock-based compensation expense— — 5,735 — — 5,735 — — 
Issuance of common stock pursuant to exercise of stock options and vested restricted stock units - Cashless63 — — — — — — — 
Issuance of common stock pursuant to exercise of stock options - Cash39 — 229 — — 229 — — 
Dividends paid to Series A convertible preferred shares— — (6,856)— — (6,856)— — 
Foreign currency translation— — — (590)— (590)— — 
Net income— — — — 51,509 51,509 — — 
Balance at June 30, 202376,884$77 $278,980 $(1,877)$(146,118)$131,062 1,467 $824,488 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements


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Celsius Holdings, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity and Subsidiaries 

Mezzanine Equity

(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
Stockholders' Equity
Common StockMezzanine Equity
SharesAmountAdditional
Paid-In
Capital
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Accumulated
Deficit
Total Stockholders'
Equity
Preferred SharesAmount
Balance at December 31, 202174,909$75 $267,847 $614 $(51,490)$217,046  $ 
Stock-based compensation expense— 4,310 — — 4,310 — 
Issuance of common stock pursuant to exercise of stock options - Cashless248— — — — — — 
Issuance of common stock pursuant to exercise of stock options - Cash194— 810 — — 810 — 
Foreign currency translation— — (491)— (491)— 
Net income— — — 6,679 6,679 — 
Balance at March 31, 202275,351$75 $272,967 $123 $(44,811)$228,354  $ 
Stock-based compensation expense— 4,207 — — 4,207 — 
Issuance of common stock pursuant to exercise of stock options - Cashless99— — — — — — 
Issuance of common stock pursuant to exercise of stock options - Cash172449 — — 450 — 
Foreign currency translation— — (2,296)— (2,296)— 
Net income— — — 9,158 9,158 — 
Balance at June 30, 202275,622$76 $277,623 $(2,173)$(35,653)$239,873  $ 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements
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Celsius Holdings, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
For The Six Months Ended June 30,
20232022
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income$92,736 $15,838 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation953 556 
Amortization294 275 
Allowance for credit losses1,088 466 
Amortization of deferred other costs7,062 — 
Inventory excess and obsolescence(3,888)331 
Loss on disposal of property and equipment191 — 
Stock-based compensation expense11,242 8,517 
Deferred income taxes-net(41,044)1,072 
Foreign exchange loss206 602 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable-net(135,600)(27,920)
Inventories-net24,632 28,753 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets(12,058)1,257 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses(12,491)(7,176)
Income taxes payable57,605 — 
Accrued promotional allowance62,995 17,512 
Accrued distributor termination fees(3,986)— 
Other current liabilities3,523 1,820 
Change in right of use and lease obligation-net(38)(95)
Deferred revenue(8,219)— 
Other long-term liabilities— 488 
Other assets— 
Net cash provided by operating activities45,211 42,296 
Cash flows from investing activities:
Collections from note receivable3,233 2,592 
Purchase of property and equipment(6,810)(2,456)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities(3,577)136 
Cash flows from financing activities:
Principal payments on finance lease obligations(22)(37)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options707 1,260 
Dividends paid on preferred shares(13,637)— 
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities(12,952)1,223 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents(555)121 
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents28,127 43,776 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period652,927 16,255 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period$681,054 $60,031 
Supplemental disclosures:
Cash paid for:
Taxes$10,033 $2,100 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements
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Celsius Holdings, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

September

June 30, 2017

1.ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

2023

(Tabular dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
1.ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
BusinessCelsius Holdings, Inc. (the Company“Company” or Celsius Holdings“Celsius Holdings”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on April 26, 2005. On January 24, 2007, the Company entered into a merger agreement and plan of reorganization with Elite FX, Inc., a Florida corporation. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, Elite FX, Inc. was merged into the Company’s subsidiary, Celsius, Inc. and became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company on January 26, 2007. In addition, on March 28, 2007 the Company established Celsius Netshipments, Inc. a Florida corporation as two subsidiaries of the Company. On February 7, 2017, the Company established Celsius Asia Holdings Limited and Celsius China Holdings Limited, two Hong Kong corporations as wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company and on May 9, 2017, the Company established Celsius (Beijing) Beverage Limited, a China corporation as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.

Since the merger, the

The Company is engaged in the development, marketing, sale and distribution of functional“functional” calorie-burning fitness beveragesenergy drinks and liquid supplements under the Celsius® brand name.

2.BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

On August 1, 2022, the Company and PepsiCo Inc. ("Pepsi"), entered into multiple agreements, including a Securities Purchase Agreement (“Purchase Agreement”), Lock-Up Agreements, Registration Rights Agreement, a distribution agreement (“Distribution Agreement”), and a Channel Transition Agreement ("Transition Agreement"). The Securities Purchase Agreement, Lock-Up Agreements and Registration Rights Agreement pertain to the Company’s issuance of approximately 1.5 million shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series A” or “Series A Preferred Stock”) in exchange for cash proceeds of $550 million, excluding transaction costs. The Transition Agreement specifies payments to be made by Pepsi to Celsius for transitioning certain existing distribution rights to Pepsi. The Distribution Agreement resulted in Pepsi becoming the Company’s primary distribution supplier for the Company's products in the United States. See Note 13. Related Party Transactions and Note 14. Mezzanine Equity for more information.
In connection with the Distribution Agreement and Transition Agreement, the Company terminated agreements with existing suppliers to transition territory rights to Pepsi. These expenses were recognized by the Company upon delivery of termination notices to the other distributors, in accordance with ASC Topic 420 Exit or Disposal Cost Obligations. As of the six months ended June 30, 2023, projected payments less the payments received were refunded. See Note 13. Related Party Transactions for more information.
2.BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“US GAAPGAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8-03Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, the consolidated financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotesnotes required by US GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included and such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. The results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for any future period or the full year. These unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a basis that is substantially consistent with the accounting principles applied in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 and the Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K/A (collectively the "2022 Annual Report"). These unaudited consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2016 and notes thereto and other pertinent information contained in our General Form for Registration of Securities of Form 10 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”).2022 Annual Report. The consolidated financial statements of the Company include the Company and its wholly ownedwholly-owned subsidiaries. All material inter-companyintercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform with current period presentation in the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto. Accrued promotional allowance and income tax payable were reallocated from within Accounts payable and accrued expenses and are now reflected as standalone line items in the consolidated balance sheets and consolidated statements of cash flows, respectively.
Significant Estimates — The preparation of unaudited consolidated financial statements and accompanying disclosures in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of AmericaUS GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements. ActualAlthough these estimates are based on management's best knowledge of current events and actions that the Company may undertake in the future, actual results couldmay differ from those estimates. Significant estimates include the allowance for doubtful accounts, reservescurrent expected credit losses, allowance for inventory obsolescence and sales returns, the useful lives and values of property and equipment, impairment of goodwill and intangibles, deferred taxes and related valuation allowance, promotional allowance, and valuation of stock based compensation,stock-based compensation.
Segment Reporting — Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise that engage in business activities, have discrete financial information, and deferred tax asset valuation allowance.

Segment Reporting—Althoughwhose operating results are regularly reviewed by the chief operating decision maker ("CODM") to make decisions about allocating resources and to assess performance. Even though the Company has a number of operating divisions, separate segment data has not been presented, as they meet the criteria for aggregation as permitted by ASC Topic 280, Segment Reporting, (formerly Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 131,Disclosures About Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information.) Our chief operating decision-maker is considered to be our Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The CEO reviews financial information presented on a consolidated basis for purposes of making operating decisions and assessing financial performance. The financial information reviewed by the CEO is identical to the information presented in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations. Therefore, the Company has determined that it operates in a single operating segment. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 all material assets and revenues of the Company were in the United States except as disclosed in “Concentration of Risk” below.

operations

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Celsius Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

September

June 30, 2017

2.BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

2023

(Tabular dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
in several geographies, it operates as a single enterprise. The Company's operations and strategies are centrally designed and executed given that the geographical components are very similar. The CODM (the Chief Executive Officer) reviews operating results primarily from a consolidated perspective, and makes decisions and allocates resources based on that review. The reason the Company's CODM focuses on consolidated results in making decisions and allocating resources is because of the significant economic interdependencies between the Company's geographical operations and the Company’s U.S. entity.
Concentrations of Risk— Substantially all of the Company’s revenue derivesis derived from the sale of Celsius® beverages.

The Company uses single supplier relationshipsCelsius® functional energy drinks and liquid supplements.

Revenue from customers accounting for its raw materials purchasesmore than 10% of total revenue for the three and filling capacity, which potentially subjectssix months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 are as follows:
For The Three Months Ended June 30,For The Six Months Ended June 30,
2023202220232022
Pepsi56.7 %— %58.3 %— %
Costco13.0 %15.9 %12.9 %16.6 %
All others30.3 %84.1 %28.8 %83.4 %
Total100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
Accounts receivable from customers accounting for more than 10% of total accounts receivable for the Company to a concentration of business risk. If these suppliers had operational problems or ceased making product available tosix months ended June 30, 2023 and the Company, operations could be adversely affected.

year ended December 31, 2022 are as follows:

20232022
Pepsi68.4 %47.6 %
Amazon10.7 %11.8 %
All others20.9 %40.6 %
Total100.0 %100.0 %
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and note receivable. The Company places its cash and cash equivalents with high-quality financial institutions. At times, balances in the Company’s cash accounts may exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation limit. At SeptemberJune 30, 20172023 and December 31, 2022, the Company had approximately $19.2$680.6 million and $652.4 million in excess of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation limit but has incurred no losses with respect to these accounts.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, the Company had the following 10 percent or greater concentrations of revenue with its customers:

  2017  2016 
A*  32.9%  35.0%
B  7.9%  11.1%
All other  59.2%  53.9%
Total  100.0%  100.0%

At September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company had the following 10 percent or greater concentrations of accounts receivable with its customers:

  2017  2016 
A*  57.5%  53.8%
B  4.3%  11.5%
All other  38.2%  27.0%
Total  100.0%  100.0%

*Revenues and receivables from customer A are derived from a distributor located in Sweden.

limit.

Cash Equivalents — The Company considers all highly liquid instruments with original maturities of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. At SeptemberJune 30, 20172023 and December 31, 2016,2022, the Company did not have any investments with original maturities of three months or less.

Accounts Receivable

Restricted Cash Accounts receivable are reported at net realizable value. The Company establishes anreceived upfront payments from Pepsi during 2022, which were contractually restricted and could only be used to satisfy termination payments due to former distributors or must be repaid to Pepsi. These upfront payments received from Pepsi could not be used for general operating activities of the Company and were classified as restricted cash based on the terms of the Transition Agreement. See Note 4. Revenue for more information. At June 30, 2023, the Company did not have restricted cash. At December 31, 2022, the Company had $38.8 million of restricted cash.
Accounts Receivable and Current Expected Credit Losses — The Company is exposed to potential credit risks associated with its product sales and related accounts receivable, as it generally does not require collateral. The Company’s expected loss allowance methodology for doubtful accounts receivable is developed using historical collection experience, current and future economic and market conditions, a review of the current status of customers’ trade accounts receivables, and where available, a review of the financial strength and credit ratings of larger customers. Customers are pooled based uponon sharing specific risk factors pertainingand the Company reassesses these customer pools on a periodic basis. The receivables allowance is based on aging of the accounts receivable balances and forward-looking information. The Company uses the probability of default and forward-looking information to theassess credit risk of specific customers, historical trends, and other information. Delinquent accounts are written-off when it is determined thatestimate expected credit losses for its note receivable related to Qifeng Food Technology (Beijing) Co. Ltd ("Qifeng"). See Note 7. Note Receivable for more information on Qifeng and the amounts are uncollectible. At September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, there was an allowance for doubtful accounts of $48,800 and $72,300, respectively.

note receivable.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

September

June 30, 2017

2023
(Tabular dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
The Company determines expected credit losses using information such as its customers' credit history, financial condition, industry, credit reports, and current and future economic and market conditions. Allowances can be affected by changes in the industry, customer credit issues or customer bankruptcies when such events are reasonable and supportable. Historical information is used in addition to reasonable and supportable forecast periods.
2.BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
Allowance for Expected Credit Losses
Balance as of December 31, 2022$2,147 
Current period change for expected credit losses(118)
Balance as of June 30, 2023$2,029

Inventories— Inventories include only the purchase cost and are statedvalued at the lower of cost or market.net realizable value. Cost is determined using the FIFOfirst-in, first-out method. Inventories consist of raw materials and finished products purchased from third parties. The Company outsources its manufacturing process as a result has no work in process inventories. The Company reserves against inventory during the period in which such materials and products are no longer usable or marketable. At SeptemberJune 30, 20172023 and December 31, 2016, the Company recorded a reserve2022, there was an inventory allowance for excess and obsolete products of $115,529approximately $4.5 million and $200,805,$8.4 million, respectively. The changes in reservethe allowance are included in cost of revenue. Free samples are also recorded as cost of revenue.

Property and Equipment — Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation of property and equipment is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful liveslife of the assetsasset, generally ranging from three to seven years.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets— In accordance with ASC Topic 360, Property, Plant, and Equipment the Company reviews the carrying value of long-lived assets for impairment at least annually or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability ofAn impairment loss is determined regarding a long-lived assets is measured by comparison ofasset, if its carrying amount to the undiscounted cash flows that the asset or asset group is expected to generate. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the property, if any,not recoverable and exceeds its fair value. The carrying amount is not recoverable when it exceeds the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to result from use of the asset over its remaining useful life and final disposition. The Company did not recognizerecord any impairment expense at Septembercharges during the six months ended June 30, 20172023 and 2022.
Long-Lived Asset Geographic Data — The following table sets forth long-lived asset information, which includes property and equipment-net, right-of-use assets, and definite-lived intangibles and excludes goodwill and indefinite-lived intangibles, where individual countries represent a significant portion of the total:
June 30,
2023
December 31,
2022
United States$15,042 $9,750 
Finland12,165 12,171 
Sweden1,338 1,251 
Other29 
Long-lived assets related to foreign operations13,532 13,423 
Total long-lived assets-net$28,574 $23,173 
Goodwill — The Company records goodwill when the consideration paid for an acquisition exceeds the fair value of net tangible and intangible assets acquired, including related tax effects. Goodwill is not amortized; instead, goodwill is tested for impairment on an annual basis as of October 1st, or more frequently if the Company believes indicators of impairment exist. The Company first assesses qualitative factors such as macro-economic conditions, industry and market conditions, and cost factors as well as other relevant events, to determine whether it is more-likely-than-not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value. If the Company determines that the fair value is less than the carrying value, the Company will recognize an impairment charge based on the excess of a reporting unit’s carrying value over its fair value. At June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2016.

2022, there were no indicators of impairment.

Intangible Assets — Intangible assets are comprised of customer relationships and brands acquired in a business combination. In accordance with ASC Topic 350, Intangibles - Goodwill, and Other, the Company amortizes intangible assets with a definitive life over their respective useful lives. The Company tests intangible long-lived assets for impairment when events suggest that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. The test involves comparing the asset's carrying amount to its estimated undiscounted future cash flows. If the carrying amount exceeds these cash flows, an impairment loss, equal to the difference between the carrying amount and the fair value, is recognized. Assets with indefinite lives are tested for impairment
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
June 30, 2023
(Tabular dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
on an annual basis as of October 1st or more frequently if the Company believes impairment exists. At June 30, 2023, there were no indicators of impairment.
Revenue RecognitionThe Company recognizes revenue in accordance with ASC Topic 606 Revenue is derived from the sale of beverages.Contracts with Customers ("ASC 606"). Revenue is recognized when persuasive evidenceperformance obligations under the terms of an agreement exists, the products are delivered, sales price is fixed or determinable, and collectability is reasonably assured. Any discounts, slotting fees, sales incentives or similar arrangementsa contract with the customer are estimated at timesatisfied. Product sales occur once control is transferred based on the commercial terms of salethe customer. Revenue is measured as the amount of consideration the Company expects to receive in exchange for transferring goods. See Note 4. Revenue for more information.
Deferred Revenue — The Company receives payments from certain distributors in new territories as reimbursement for contract termination costs paid to the prior distributors in those territories. Amounts received pursuant to these new and/or amended distribution agreements entered into with certain distributors relating to the costs associated with terminating the Company’s prior distributors, are accounted for as deferred revenue and deducted from revenue.

Deferred Revenuerecognized ratably over the anticipated life of the respective new distribution agreements. As of June 30, 2023, the Company had approximately $181.2 million in deferred revenue, of which $171.7 million is classified as deferred revenue-non-current and $9.5 million is classified as deferred revenue-current in the consolidated balance sheets and are contract liabilities related to Pepsi which are recognized ratably over the twenty-year agreement. Refer to Note 13. Related Party Transactions for more information.

Accrued Distributor Termination Fees — Termination charges related to certain of the Company’s prior distributors are included in selling and marketing expenses upon termination. The Company did not have any accrued distributor termination fees as of June 30, 2023. Refer to Note 13. Related Party Transactions for more information.
Customer Advances— From time to time the Company requires prepayments for deposits in advance of delivery of products and/or production runs. Such amounts are initially recorded as customer advances liability within deferred revenue. The Company recognizes such revenue as it is earned in accordance with revenue recognition policies.

Shipping and Handling Costs— Shipping and handling costs are reported in cost of revenue in the accompanying consolidated statements of income. The Company incurred shipping and handling costshad no customer advances as of $2.4 and $1.5 million during the nine months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017 and 2016,2023 or December 31, 2022, respectively. Although our classification is consistent with many companies, our gross margin may not be comparable to many beverage companies that include shipping and handling costs in selling, general and administrative expenses.

Advertising Costs — Advertising costs are expensed as incurred.incurred and charged to selling, general and administrative expenses. The Company mainly uses mainly radio, local sampling events, sponsorships, endorsements, and digital advertising. The Company incurred marketing and advertising expenseexpenses of approximately $5.1$36.5 million and $3.4$14.8 million, respectively, during the ninethree months ending Septemberended June 30, 20172023 and 2016,2022. During the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company incurred marketing and advertising expenses of approximately $67.5 million and $29.3 million, respectively.

Research and Development— Research and development costs are charged to selling, general and administrative expenseexpenses as incurred and consist primarily of consulting fees, raw material usage and test productions of beverages. The Company incurred these expenses of $222,300approximately $0.2 million and $66,700$0.1 million, respectively, during the ninethree months ending Septemberended June 30, 20172023 and 2016,2022. During the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company incurred research and development expenses of approximately $0.5 million and $0.2 million, respectively.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments — The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued expenses, and notes payable approximate fair value due to their relative short-term maturity and market interest rates.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) 

September 30, 2017

2.BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

Fair Value Measurements - ASC 820 defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Additionally, ASC 820 requires the use of valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. These inputs are prioritized below:

Level 1:Observable inputs such as quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2:Observable market-based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data.
Level 3:Unobservable inputs for which there is little or no market data, which require the use of the reporting entity’s own assumptions.

The Company did not have any other assets or liabilities measured at fair value at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016.

Foreign Currency TranslationGain/Loss Generally, foreign Foreign subsidiaries’ functional currency is the local currency of operations and the net assets of foreign operations are translated into U.S. dollars using current exchange rates. The foreign subsidiaries perform re-measurements of their assets and liabilities denominated in non-functional currencies on a periodic basis and the gain or losses from these adjustments related to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates versus the U.S. dollar resultsare included in the Statements of Operations as foreign exchange gains or losses. For the three months ended June 30, 2023 exchange loss was approximately $0.9 million versus foreign exchange loss of approximately $0.5 million during the three months ended June 30, 2022. For the six months ended June 30, 2023, the foreign exchange loss was approximately $1.0 million versus approximately $0.7 million during the six months ended June 30, 2022.

Translation gains and losses that arise from suchthe translation of net assets from functional currency to the reporting currency, as well as exchange gains and losses on intercompany balances of long-term investment nature, are included in GeneralOther Comprehensive Income, net of tax. The Company incurred a foreign currency translation net loss during the three months ended June 30, 2023 of approximately $0.6 million and administrative expenses.a net loss of approximately $2.3 million during the three months ended June 30, 2022. The Company incurred foreign currency translation expensenet gains of less than $0.1 million during the six months ended June 30, 2023 and a net loss of approximately $2,200 and $0$2.8 million during the ninesix months ending Septemberended June 30, 20172022. The Company's primary operations in different countries required that it transacts in the following currencies:
Chinese-Yuan
Hong Kong-Hong Kong Dollar
Norwegian-Krone
Swedish-Krona
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Celsius Holdings, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
June 30, 2023
(Tabular dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Finland-Euro
United Kingdom-Pound Sterling
Fair Value of Financial Instruments — The carrying value of cash and 2016, respectively.

cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, other current liabilities, note receivable and accrued expenses approximate fair value due to their relative short-term maturity and market interest rates.

Income Taxes —The Company accounts for income taxes pursuant to the provisions of ASC Topic 740-10, “AccountingAccounting for Income Taxes ("ASC 740-10"), which requires, among other things, an asset and liability approach to calculating deferred income taxes. The asset and liability approach requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the carrying amounts and the tax bases of assets and liabilities. A valuation allowance is provided to offset any net deferred tax assets for which management believes it is more likely than notmore-likely-than-not that the net deferred asset will not be realized. The Company follows the provisions of the ASC 740 -10,740-10 related to Accounting for Uncertain Income Tax Positions. When tax returns are filed, it is highly certain that some positions taken would be sustained upon examination by the taxing authorities, while others are subject to uncertainty about the merits of the position taken or the amount of the position that would be ultimately sustained. In accordance with the guidance of ASC 740-10, the benefit of a tax position is recognized in the financial statements in the period during which, based on all available evidence, management believes it is more likely than notmore-likely-than-not that the position will be sustained upon examination, including the resolution of appeals or litigation processes, if any.


Celsius Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) 

September 30, 2017

2.BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

Income Taxes (continued) —Tax positions taken are not offset or aggregated with other positions. Tax positions that meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold are measured as the largest amount of tax benefit that is more than 50 percent50% likely of being realized upon settlement with the applicable taxing authority. The portion of the benefits associated with tax positions taken that exceeds the amount measured as described above should be reflected as a liability for uncertain tax benefits in the accompanying consolidated balance sheetsheets along with any associated interest and penalties that would be payable to the taxing authorities upon examination.

The Company believes its tax positions are all highly certain of being upheld upon examination. As such, the Company has not recorded a liability for uncertain tax benefits.

The Company has adopted ASC 740-10-25Definition of Settlement, which provides guidance on how an entity should determine whetheraffirms a tax position is effectively settled for the purpose of recognizing previously unrecognized tax benefits and provides that a tax position can beas effectively settled upon the completion of an examination by a taxing authority, without beingirrespective of whether the position has been legally extinguished. Forextinguished, as per ASC 740-10-25 Definition of Settlement. By doing so, the Company ensures the recognition of previously unrecognized tax positions considered effectively settled, an entity would recognizebenefits. This policy allows the Company to record the full amount of tax benefit related to each tax position, even ifin cases where, based solely on its technical merits, the tax position is not considered more likely than notseen as more-likely-than-not to be sustained based solely on the basis of its technical merits and the statute of limitations remains open.

The Company files its tax returns on a calendar year December 31 tax year.

The Company’s tax returns for tax years ended December 31, 2016, 2015, and 2014in 2020 through 2022 remain subject to potential examination by the taxing authorities.

Earnings per ShareBasicThe Company computes earnings per share are calculated by dividing net income (loss) available to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during each period. Dilutedin accordance with ASC Topic 260 Earnings per Share (“ASC 260”), which requires earnings per share are computed("EPS") for each class of stock (common stock and participating preferred stock) to be calculated using the weighted average numbertwo-class method. The two-class method is an allocation of earnings (distributed and undistributed) between the holders of common stock and dilutive common share equivalents outstanding duringa company’s participating preferred stockholders. Under the period. Dilutive common share equivalents consist of shares issuable upon conversion of convertible debt, exercise of stock options and warrants (calculated using the reverse treasury stock method). As of September 30, 2017, there were options outstanding to purchase 4.6 million shares, which exercise price averaged $1.80, Series C Preferred Stock warrants outstanding to convert to 4.6 million common shares at $0.52 price per share and Series D Preferred Stock warrants outstanding to convert to 4.7 million common shares at $0.86 price per share. There were no other dilutive common shares equivalents, including convertible notes and warrants, as no common share equivalents had an exercise price below the ending closing price of the year. The effects of dilutive instruments have been presentedtwo-class method, earnings for the three months ended September 30, 2017 but have not been presentedreporting period are allocated between common stockholders and other security holders based on their respective participation rights in undistributed earnings. See Note 3. Earnings per Share for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, as the effects would be anti-dilutive.

more information.

Celsius Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

September 30, 2017

2.BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

Share-Based PaymentsStock-Based Compensation—The Company has fully adoptedfollows the provisions of ASC Topic 718CompensationStock Compensationand related interpretations for employee and non-employee stock based compensation.interpretations. As such, compensation cost is measured on the date of grant at the fair value of the share-based payments.stock-based compensation. Such compensation amounts, if any, are amortized over the respective vesting periods of the grants.

On April 30, 2015, the Company adopted the 2015 Stock Incentive Plan (the "2015 Plan"). This 2015 Plan is intended to provide incentives which will attract and retain highly competent persons at all levels as employees of the Company, as well as independent contractors providing consulting or advisory services to the Company, by providing them opportunities to acquire the Company’s common stock. The 2015 Plan permits the grant of options and other stock-based awards for up to 5 million shares. In addition, there is a provision for an annual increase of 15% to the shares included under the plan, with the shares to be added on the first day of each calendar year, beginning on January 1, 2016. See Note 18. Stock-Based Compensation for more information.

Cost of Revenue — Cost of Revenue consists of the cost of concentrates and or liquid bases, the costs of raw materials utilized in the manufacturing of products, co-packing fees, repacking fees, in-bound & out-bound freight charges, as well as certain internal transfer costs, warehouse expenses incurred prior to the manufacturing of the Company’s finished products, inventory allowance for excess and obsolete products, and certain quality control costs. Raw materials account for the largest portion of the cost of revenue. Raw materials include cans, bottles, other containers, flavors, ingredients, and packaging materials.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
June 30, 2023
(Tabular dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Operating Expenses — Operating expenses include selling expenses such as warehousing expenses after manufacturing, as well as expenses for advertising, samplings and in-store demonstrations, costs for merchandise displays, point-of-sale materials and premium items, sponsorship expenses, other marketing expenses and design expenses. Operating expenses also includes costs such as payroll costs, travel costs, professional service fees (including legal fees), depreciation and other general and administrative costs. These expenses are included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.
Shipping and Handling Costs — Shipping and handling costs for freight expense on goods shipped are included in cost of revenue. Freight expense on goods shipped for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 was approximately $14.9 million and $8.5 million, respectively. Freight expense on goods shipped for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 was approximately $29.1 million and $11.4 million, respectively. These expenses are included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements

The Company adopts all applicable, new accounting pronouncements as of the specified effective dates.

In August 2015,

Effective January 1, 2023, the FASB issuedCompany adopted ASU No. 2015-15,Presentation and Subsequent2016-13 Financial Instruments — Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Debt Issuance Costs AssociatedCredit Losses on Financial Instruments ("CECL"), using a modified retrospective approach. ASU 2016-13 replaces the incurred loss impairment model with Line-of-Credit Arrangements (Amendmentsan expected credit loss impairment model for financial instruments, including trade receivables. The guidance requires entities to SEC Paragraphs Pursuantconsider forward-looking information to Staff Announcement at June 18, 2015 EITF Meeting) (“ASU 2015-15”). ASU 2015-15 allows debt issuance costs related to line-of-credit agreements to be presentedestimate expected credit losses, resulting in earlier recognition of losses for receivables that are current or not yet due. Upon adoption, changes in the balance sheet as an asset. ASU 2015-03 and ASU 2015-15 are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within, beginning after December 15, 2015. The Company has adopted ASU 2015-03 and ASU 2015-15 as of December 31, 2016; the adoption didallowance were not have a material impact on its consolidated financial position or results of operations.

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03,Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs (“ASU 2015-03”). ASU 2015-03 simplifies the presentation of debt issuance costs and requires that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability (consistent with debt discounts).

material.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

September

June 30, 2017

2.BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

Recent Accounting Pronouncements (continued)

In May 2014,2023

(Tabular dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
3.EARNINGS PER SHARE
Basic earnings per common share is computed by dividing income or loss attributable to common stockholders by the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenueweighted average number of shares of basic common stock outstanding. The Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock is classified as a participating security in accordance with ASC 260. Net income allocated to the holders of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock was calculated based on the stockholders’ proportionate share of weighted average shares of common stock outstanding on an if-converted basis.
For purposes of determining diluted earnings per common share, basic earnings per common share was further adjusted to include the effect of potential dilutive common shares outstanding, including unvested restricted stock and performance-based stock units, using the more dilutive of either the two-class method or the treasury stock method, and Series A Convertible Preferred Stock using the if-converted method. Stock options and warrants that were out-of-the-money were not included in the denominator for the calculation of diluted EPS. Under the two-class method of calculating diluted earnings per share, net income is reallocated to common stock, the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, and all dilutive securities based on the contractual participating rights of the security to share in the current earnings as if all of the earnings for the period had been distributed.
For The Three Months Ended June 30,For The Six Months Ended June 30,
2023202220232022
Numerator:
Net income$51,509 $9,158 $92,736 $15,838 
Less: dividends paid to Series A convertible preferred stockholders(6,856)— (13,637)— 
Undistributed income44,653 9,158 79,099 15,838 
Income allocated to participating preferred shares(3,796)— (6,727)— 
Net income attributable to common stockholders$40,857 $9,158 $72,372 $15,838 
Denominator:
Weighted average basic common shares outstanding76,84575,45176,75975,472
Dilutive effect of common shares2,0992,9212,1002,925
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding78,94478,37278,85978,397
Earnings per share:
Basic$0.53 $0.12 $0.94 $0.21 
Dilutive$0.52 $0.12 $0.92 $0.20 
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, 7.3 million of potentially dilutive securities were excluded from Contractsthe computation of diluted net income per share related to common stockholders as their effect was antidilutive.
4.REVENUE
The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with Customers (Topic 606)” which supersedes previous revenue recognition guidance. ASU No. 2014-09 requires thatASC 606.Revenue is recognized when performance obligations under the terms of a company recognize revenue at ancontract with the customer are satisfied. Product sales occur once control is transferred based on the commercial terms. Revenue is measured as the amount that reflectsof consideration the consideration to which the companyCompany expects to be entitledreceive in exchange for transferring goods or servicesgoods. Product sales are recorded net of variable consideration, such as provisions for returns, discounts and promotional allowances. Such provisions are calculated using historical averages and adjusted for any expected changes due to current business conditions. Consideration given to customers for cooperative advertising is recognized as a customer. In applying the new guidance, a company will (i) identify the contract(s) with a customer; (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (iii) determine the transaction price; (iv) allocate the transaction pricereduction of revenue except to the contract’s performance obligations;extent that there is a distinct good or service, in which case the expense is classified as selling or marketing expense. The amount of consideration the Company receives and (v) recognize revenue the Company recognizes varies with changes in customer incentives that the Company offers to its customers and their customers. Additionally, for any agreements which are one year or less, the practical expedient under ASC 340-40-25-4 is applied to expense contract acquisition costs when (or as)incurred if the entity satisfies a performance obligation. ASU No. 2014-09 was to be effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016. However, on July 9, 2015, the FASB voted to approve a one-year deferralamortization period of the effective date. This new guidance is effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2018.

 All new accounting pronouncements issued but not yet effective are not expected tocontract asset would have a material impact on our results of operations, cash flowsotherwise been recognized in one year or financial position. The Company adopts all applicable, new accounting pronouncements as of the specified effective dates. Management has considered all recent accounting pronouncements issued since the last audit of our consolidated financial statements. The Company’s management believes that these recent pronouncements will not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Liquidity— These financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will be able to continue as a going concern. At September 30, 2017, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $54,946,000 which includes a net loss available to common stockholders of approximately $1,592,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. While these factors alone may raise doubt as to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, the Company’s sale of an aggregate of approximately $10 million in capital through the sale of an aggregate of 3,333,329 shares of our common stock at a purchase price of $3.00 per share in a private offering to 13 accredited investors between January 1, 2017 and March 14, 2017 is deemed sufficient to alleviate substantial doubt regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of twelve months from the issuance date of this report.

3.INVENTORIES

Inventories consist of the following at:

  September 30,  December 31, 
  2017  2016 
       
Finished goods $2,941,925  $2,142,032 
Raw Materials  1,490,200   270,142 
Less: Inventory write-down  (115,529)  (200,804)
Inventories, net $4,316,596  $2,211,370 
less.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

September

June 30, 2017

4.PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS

2023

(Tabular dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Promotional (Billback) Allowance
The Company’s billback allowance programs with its distributors and/or retailers are executed through separate agreements in the ordinary course of business. These agreements generally provide for one or more of the arrangements described below and are of varying durations, typically ranging from one week to one year. The Company’s billbacks are calculated based on various programs with distributors and retail customers, and accruals are established for the Company’s anticipated liabilities. These accruals are based on agreed upon terms as well as the Company’s historical experience with similar programs and require management’s judgment with respect to estimating consumer participation and/or distributor and retail customer performance levels. Differences between such estimated expenses and actual expenses for promotional and other allowance costs have historically been insignificant and are recognized in earnings in the period such differences are determined.
Billbacks (variable consideration) recorded as a reduction to net sales primarily include consideration given to the Company’s distributors or retail customers including, but not limited to the following:
discounts granted off list prices to support price promotions to end-consumers by retailers;
reimbursements given to the Company’s distributors for agreed portions of their promotional spend with retailers, including slotting, shelf space allowances and other fees for both new and existing products;
the Company’s agreed share of fees given to distributors and/or directly to retailers for advertising, in-store marketing and promotional activities;
the Company’s agreed share of slotting, shelf space allowances and other fees given directly to retailers, club stores and/or wholesalers;
incentives given to the Company’s distributors and/or retailers for achieving or exceeding certain predetermined volume goals;
discounted products;
contractual fees given to the Company’s distributors related to sales made directly by the Company to certain customers that fall within the distributors’ sales territories; and
contractual fees given to distributors for items sold below defined pricing targets.
For the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, promotional allowance included as a reduction of revenue were $86.4 million and $37.9 million, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, promotional allowance included as a reduction of revenue were $151.9 million and $73.2 million, respectively.
Accrued promotional allowances were $98.9 million and $36.0 million as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.
Information about the Company’s net sales by geographical location for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 is as follows:
For The Three Months Ended June 30,For The Six Months Ended June 30,
2023202220232022
North America$310,815 $145,409 $559,367 $268,882 
Europe11,909 7,280 20,561 15,775 
Asia-Pacific1,606 883 2,864 1,849 
Other1,553 448 3,030 902 
Net sales$325,883 $154,020 $585,822 $287,408 
All of the Company’s North America revenue is derived from the United States, which is the Company’s country of domicile.
Sweden represented the largest foreign portion of total consolidated revenue of approximately $7.9 million and $5.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
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Celsius Holdings, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
June 30, 2023
(Tabular dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Sweden represented the largest foreign portion of total consolidated revenue of approximately $13.4 million and $10.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
Agreements with Pepsi
The Company executed multiple agreements with Pepsi on August 1, 2022, including a Distribution Agreement relating to the sale and distribution of certain of the Company’s beverage products in existing channels and distribution methods in the United States, excluding certain existing customer accounts, sales channels, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands (the “Territory”). Under the Distribution Agreement, the Company has granted Pepsi the right to sell and distribute its existing beverage products in existing channels and distribution methods and future beverage products that are added from time to time as licensed products under the Distribution Agreement in defined territories. The Distribution Agreement represents a master service agreement and can be cancelled by either party without cause in the nineteenth year of the term (i.e., 2041), the twenty-ninth year of the term (i.e., 2051) and each ten (10) year period thereafter (i.e., 2061, 2071, etc.) by providing twelve (12) months’ written notice on August 1st of each such year to the other party. Except for a termination by the Company “with cause” or a termination by Pepsi “without cause”, the Company is required to pay Pepsi certain compensation upon a termination as specified in the Distribution Agreement.
The Company agreed to provide Pepsi a right of first offer in the event the Company intends to (i) manufacture, distribute or sell products in certain additional countries as specified in the Distribution Agreement or (ii) distribute or sell products in any future channels and distribution methods during the term of the Agreement. Additionally, pursuant to the Distribution Agreement, the Company and Pepsi agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to negotiate and execute with Pepsi a distribution agreement reasonably consistent with the Distribution Agreement for the sale and distribution of the Products in Canada, and Pepsi agreed to meet and confer in good faith with the Company regarding the terms and conditions upon which Pepsi may be willing to sell or distribute the Products, either directly or through local sub-distributors in certain other additional countries. The Distribution Agreement includes other customary provisions, including non-competition covenants in favor of the Company, representations and warranties, indemnification provisions, insurance provisions and confidentiality provisions.
The Company and Pepsi also executed the Transition Agreement, providing for the Company’s transition of certain existing distribution rights in the Territory to Pepsi. Under the terms of the Transition Agreement, Pepsi would pay the Company up to $250 million in multiple tranches to facilitate the Company’s transition of certain distribution rights to Pepsi. Amounts received from Pepsi were contractually restricted to only be used to pay termination fees due to other distributors; any excess cash received over amounts due to other distributors is to be refunded back to Pepsi.
Accounting for the agreements executed with Pepsi.
The Company evaluated the Securities Purchase Agreement, Transition Agreement, Distribution Agreement, and other agreements executed with Pepsi on August 1, 2022, as one combined contract since the agreements were executed on the same day, with the same counterparty, in contemplation of one another and contractual terms are defined and referenced across the agreements. These agreements will be referred to as the “Pepsi Arrangement” herein. Management concluded the Pepsi Arrangement was partially in the scope of ASC 606 and partially in the scope of ASC 505, Equity (“ASC 505") and ASC 480, Distinguishing liabilities from equity ("ASC 480"). The Company first applied the measurement and classification criteria in ASC 505 and ASC 480 with respect to the Company’s issuance of approximately 1.5 million shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, as the substance of the issuance of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock was determined to be a financing transaction. See Note 14. Mezzanine Equity for more information.
After application of the measurement and classification principles in ASC 505, and ASC 480,the Company accounted for the residual revenue elements of the Pepsi Arrangement under ASC 606. The revenue elements of the Pepsi Arrangement consisted of (i) a $227.8 million upfront payment under the Transition agreement and (ii) a $282.5 million implicit payment made to Pepsi by Celsius, representing the excess fair value over issuance proceeds received for the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. See Note 13 . Related Party Transactions for more information on the upfront payment and implicit payment related to the excess in fair value over issuance proceeds.
The $282.5 million excess fair value over issuance proceeds of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock represents an implicit payment made to a customer. The Company concluded that this implicit payment meets the definition of an asset and has been recorded as a deferred other cost in the consolidated balance sheets, with a portion included as current representing current year amortization in the Company's consolidated balance sheets. The Company will amortize the asset balance as contra-revenues ratably over a twenty-year period consistent with the term of the Distribution Agreement. The Company will assess the deferred other cost asset for impairment at each reporting period.
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Celsius Holdings, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
June 30, 2023
(Tabular dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
For product sales under the Distribution Agreement, the Company will recognize revenues when control of the underlying goods are transferred to Pepsi based on the contractual terms of noncancellable purchase orders issued by Pepsi. The Company’s customary revenue recognition policy as explained above is applied with respect to rebates.
License Agreement
In January 2019, the Company entered into a license and repayment of investment agreement with Qifeng. Under the agreement, Qifeng was granted the exclusive license rights to manufacture, market and commercialize Celsius branded products in China. The term of the agreement is 50 years, with annual royalty fees due from Qifeng after the end of each calendar year. The royalty fees are based on a percentage of Qifeng’s sales of Celsius branded products; however, the fees are fixed for the first five years of the agreement, totaling approximately $6.9 million, and then are subject to annual guaranteed minimums over the remaining term of the agreement.
Under the agreement, the Company grants Qifeng exclusive license rights and provides ongoing support in product development, brand promotion and technical expertise. The ongoing support is integral to the exclusive license rights and, as such, both of these represent a combined, single performance obligation. The transaction price consists of the guaranteed minimums and the variable royalty fees, all of which are allocated to the single performance obligation.
The Company recognizes revenue from the agreement over time because Qifeng simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits from the services. The Company uses the passage of time to measure progress towards satisfying its performance obligation because of its ongoing efforts in providing the exclusive license rights including providing continuous access, updates and support. Total revenue recognized under the agreement was approximately $0.5 million and $0.5 million, respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, and approximately $1.1 million and $1.0 million, respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, which is reflected in revenues from Asia-Pacific.
5.INVENTORIES
Inventories, net consist of the following:
June 30,
2023
December 31,
2022
Finished goods$95,766 $119,229 
Raw materials61,322 62,491 
Less: Inventory reserve(4,543)(8,431)
Inventories-net$152,545 $173,289 
6.PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS
Prepaid expenses and other current assets total approximately $3,068,000$23.4 million and $937,000,$11.3 million at SeptemberJune 30, 20172023 and December 31, 2016,2022, respectively, and consistconsisting mainly of prepaid consulting agreement with D3M Licensing Group,advances to co-packers related to inventory production, advertising, prepaid insurance, prepaid slotting fees, value added tax payments and deposits on purchases.

5.PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

7.NOTE RECEIVABLE
Note receivable consists of the following:
June 30,
2023
December 31,
2022
Note receivable-current$3,392 $2,979 
Current period change for expected credit losses(1)
(69)— 
Note receivable-non-current— 3,574 
Total$3,323 $6,553 
(1) Upon adoption of CECL in Q1 2023, the Company recorded a reserve for estimated expected credit losses associated with the note receivable.
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Celsius Holdings, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
June 30, 2023
(Tabular dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Effective January 1, 2019, the Company restructured its China distribution efforts by entering into two separate economic agreements as it relates to the commercialization of its Celsius products (i.e., the license and repayment of investment agreement with Qifeng). See Note 4. Revenue for information regarding the license agreement with Qifeng. Under a separate economic agreement, Qifeng will repay the marketing investments made by Celsius into the China market through 2018, over a five-year period. The repayment, which was formalized via a note receivable from Qifeng (the "Note"), will need to be serviced even if the licensing agreement is cancelled or terminated. The Note is denominated in Chinese-Yuan.
Scheduled principal payments plus accrued interest for the Note are due annually on March 31 of each year starting in 2020. The note receivable is recorded at amortized cost and accrues interest at a rate per annum initially equal to the weighted average of 5% of the outstanding principal up to $5 million and 2% of the outstanding principal above $5 million. On June 12, 2020, it was agreed to fix the interest rate at 3.21% which reflected the weighted average interest rate for the 5-year period of the Note. For the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, interest income was immaterial and $0.1 million, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, interest income was approximately $0.1 million and $0.1 million, respectively.
The Company assesses the note receivable for impairment at each reporting period, by evaluating whether it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect all the contractual principal and interest payments as scheduled in the Note, based on historical experience of Qifeng’s ability to pay, the current economic environment, forward-looking information and other factors. If the Note is determined to be impaired, the impairment is measured based on the present value of the expected future cash flows under the Note, discounted at the Note’s effective interest rate. At June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Note was not deemed to be impaired. Payment in-full was received pertaining to the amounts due on March 31, 2023.
As evidence of solvency for the Note, a stock certificate in Celsius Holdings Inc. which amounts to 30,000 shares owned by an affiliate under common control of Qifeng is being held at a brokerage account. A letter of guarantee was executed with several restrictions regarding their shares. In particular, it was agreed that the stock would not be sold or transferred without the prior written consent from Celsius Holdings, Inc. There are other restrictions and agreements, which include that a statement of account will be provided to Celsius on a quarterly basis to confirm and validate the existence of the remaining shares. The shares serve as one component of management's consideration when evaluating impairment indicators.
8.LEASES
The Company’s leasing activities include operating leases for its corporate office space from a related party (see Note 13. Related Party Transactions) and other operating and finance leases of vehicles and office space for the Company’s European operations.
The future annual minimum lease payments required under the Company’s operating and finance lease liabilities as of June 30, 2023 are as follows:
Future minimum lease paymentsOperating
Leases
Finance
Leases
Total
2023$334 $52 $386 
2024369 40 409 
202554 68 122 
202631 65 96 
2027— — — 
Total future minimum lease payments788 225 1,013 
Less: Amount representing interest(34)(11)(60)
Present value of lease liabilities754 214 953 
Less: current portion(505)(67)(674)
Long-term portion$249 $147 $279 
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Celsius Holdings, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
June 30, 2023
(Tabular dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
9.PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property and equipment consistequipment-net consists of the following at:

  September 30,  December 31, 
  2017  2016 
       
Furniture and equipment $322,342  $291,626 
Less: accumulated depreciation  (272,384)  (258,093)
Total $49,958  $33,533 

following:

Estimated Useful Life in YearsJune 30,
2023
December 31,
2022
Merchandising equipment - coolers3-7$14,962 $9,885 
Office equipment3-71,286 1,124 
Vehicles52,596 1,257 
Less: accumulated depreciation(2,952)(2,081)
Total$15,892 $10,185 
Depreciation expense amounted to $14,292approximately $0.6 million and $12,346 during$0.4 million for the ninethree months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172023 and 2016,2022, respectively. Depreciation expense amounted to approximately $1.0 million and $0.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
10.GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLES
At June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, goodwill consists of approximately $13.9 million and $13.7 million, respectively,

6.ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES

resulting from the excess of the consideration paid over the fair value of net tangible and intangible assets acquired from the Func Food acquisition.

Intangible assets consist of acquired customer relationships and brands from the Func Food acquisition. The carrying amount and accumulated amortization of intangible assets as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, were as follows:
June 30,
2023
December 31,
2022
Definite-lived intangible assets
Customer relationships$13,670 $13,418 
Less: accumulated amortization(1,914)(1,610)
Definite-lived intangible assets, net$11,756 $11,808 
Indefinite-lived intangible assets
Brands$446 $2,984 
Less: impairment— (2,576)
Effect of exchange rate changes38 
Indefinite-lived intangible assets, net$455 $446 
Intangibles-net$12,211 $12,254 
Customer relationships are amortized over an estimated useful life of 25 years and brands have an indefinite life. Amortization expense for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 was approximately $0.1 million, and $0.1 million, respectively. Amortization expense for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 was approximately $0.3 million, and $0.3 million, respectively. Amortization expense is reflected in selling, general and administrative expenses. See Note 2. Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, for more information regarding the indefinite-lived intangible asset, Brands.
Other fluctuations in the amounts of goodwill and intangible assets are due to currency translation adjustments.
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Celsius Holdings, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
June 30, 2023
(Tabular dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
The following is the future estimated annualized amortization expense related to customer relationships:
2023$273 
2024547 
2025547 
2026547 
2027547 
Thereafter9,295 
Total$11,756 
11.ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES
Accounts payable and accrued expenses consist of the following:
June 30,
2023
December 31,
2022
Accounts payable$26,039 $36,248 
Due to Pepsi(1)
— 34,807 
Accrued freight4,472 8,532 
Accrued expenses31,514 7,425 
Accrued legal12,403 10,463 
Unbilled purchases19,885 8,672 
Total$94,313 $106,147 
(1) See Note 13. Related Party Transactions for more information related to Pepsi.
12.OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES
Other current liabilities consist of the following:
June 30,
2023
December 31,
2022
VAT payable$591 $198 
State Beverage Container Deposit6,518 3,388 
Total$7,109 $3,586 
13.RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Transactions with Pepsi
As further described in Note 14. Mezzanine Equity, on August 1, 2022, the Company issued approximately 1.5 million shares of non-voting Series A to Pepsi. On an as-converted basis, the Series A held by Pepsi accounted for approximately 8.5% of the Company’s outstanding common stock on the date of issuance. Also, as discussed in Note 14, the Purchase Agreement entered into on August 1, 2022 granted Pepsi the right to designate a nominee for election to the Company’s nine-member board of directors, so long as Pepsi meets certain ownership requirements with respect to the Company’s stock. During the year ended 2022, a Pepsi executive was nominated by Pepsi and elected to the Company’s board of directors.
Based on Pepsi’s contractual representation rights for a seat on the Company’s Board of Directors, the Company concluded that Pepsi represents a related party to the Company. The following at:

  September 30,  December 31, 
  2017  2016 
       
Accounts payable $5,716,824  $858,131 
Accrued expenses  2,694,161   896,076 
Total $8,410,985  $1,754,207 
transactions were recognized in the Company’s financial statements:

Net sales to Pepsi amounted to $184.9 million and $341.4 million, respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and are included in revenue on the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.

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Celsius Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

September

June 30, 2017

7.DEFERRED REVENUE AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

Deferred revenue2023

(Tabular dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Estimated promotional allowance related to Pepsi was $49.5 million at June 30, 2023 and other current liabilities consist ofis included in accrued promotional allowance in the following at:

  September 30,  December 31, 
  2017  2016 
       
Customer deposits $38,106  $201,652 
State bottle bill liability  14,882   12,960 
Total $52,988  $214,612 

8.LINE OF CREDIT NOTE PAYABLE - RELATED PARTIES

Line of credit note payable - related parties consists ofCompany's consolidated balance sheets.

Accounts receivable due from Pepsi on June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, were $138.0 million and $31.6 million, respectively, and are included in accounts receivable, net on the following as of:

  September 30,  December 31, 
  2017  2016 
Note Payable – line of credit        
In July 2010, the Company entered into a line of credit note payable with a related party principle shareholder which carries interest of five percent per annum and is due quarterly. The Company can borrow up to $4,500,000. The Company has pledged all of its assets as security for the line of credit. The notes mature in January 2020, at which time the principal amount is due. During April 2015, the Company issued $4,000,000 of convertible series D preferred series in exchange for cancellation of $4,000,000 of this line. In January 2017, the Company issued 333,333 of common stock at $3.00 per share the offering price in exchange for the cancellation of $1,000,000 of this line.        
Long-term portion $3,500,000  $4,500,000 
Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

Celsius Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

September 30, 2017

9.PREFERRED STOCK – RELATED PARTY

On August 26, 2013,Pepsi paid the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “2013 Purchase$227.8 million in cash under the Transition Agreement”) with CDS Ventures of South Florida, LLC (“CDS”) during the year ended 2022. This amount was used to pay termination fees owed by the Company to terminated distributors; any excess cash received from Pepsi was contractually restricted and CD Financial, LLC (“CD”). CDS and CD are limited liability companies which are affiliates of Carl DeSantis, the Company’s principal shareholder.due back to Pepsi. The Company issued 2,200 sharesrecorded deferred revenues (a contract liability) of its Series C Preferred Stock (the “Preferred C Shares”)$181.2 million, which is presented net of $2.3 million and $4.7 million, respectively, of revenue recognized in exchangethe consolidated statements of operations for the conversionthree and six months ended June 30, 2023. The Company recorded deferred revenues of a $550,000 short term loan from CDS$189.5 million, net of $4.2 million of revenue recognized as of December 31, 2022. The deferred revenues will be recognized by Celsius ratably over the twenty-year agreement term.

Amounts due to Pepsi of $34.8 million as of December 31, 2022, representing refund liabilities owed to Pepsi under the Transition Agreement, were recorded to accounts payable and accrued expenses on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. As of June 30, 2023, payments due to Pepsi were fully refunded, and the conversionCompany did not have a refund liability.
The issuance of $1,650,000 in indebtedness under the Company’s line of credit with CD (the “CD Line of Credit”). The Preferred C Shares are convertible into our common stockSeries A to Pepsi was recorded at the option of the holder thereof at a conversion price of $0.52 per share at any time until December 31, 2018, at which time they will automatically convert into shares of our common stockfair value, determined by dividing the liquidation preference of $1,000 per Preferred C Share by the conversion price then in effect. The conversion price is subject to adjustment in the event of stock dividends, stock splits and similar events. The Preferred C Shares accrue cumulative annual dividends at the rate of 6% per annum, payable bybe $832.5 million, on August 1, 2022. Cash proceeds from the issuance of additionalSeries A received from Pepsi were $550 million. See Note 14. Mezzanine Equity for more information.
The Company recorded a $282.5 million asset as deferred other costs in the consolidated balance sheets, representing the excess of the $832.5 million fair value of the Series A Preferred C Shares. The holderStock over the issuance proceeds of Preferred C Shares votes on an “as converted” basis, together with holders of common stock as a single class on all matters presented to shareholders for a vote, except as required by law. In April 2015, the Company issued 180 Preferred C Shares valued at $180,000 in settlement of $180,000 in accrued preferred C dividends.$550 million. As of SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2023 amounts representing the unamortized deferred other costs of $14.1 million and $255.4 million, respectively, are presented in deferred other costs-current and deferred other costs-non-current in the consolidated balance sheets. As of December 31, 2016, $424,6312022 amounts representing the unamortized deferred other costs of $14.1 million and $302,555 of dividends has been accrued, respectively. The Preferred C Shares mature on December 31, 2018$262.5 million, respectively, are presented in deferred other costs-current and are redeemable only in exchange for shares of Company common stock.

On April 16, 2015, the Company entered into an amendment to its existing Loan and Security Agreement (the “Amendment”) with CD, an affiliate of CDS Ventures and Mr. DeSantis. Pursuant to the Amendment, the outstanding principal amount of the CD Line of Credit was reduced by $4.0 million, which amount was converted into 4,000 shares of a newly-designated Series D Preferred Stock (the “Preferred D Shares”). This related party was given a conversion price of $0.86 per common share, whereasdeferred other investors purchased common shares at $0.89costs-non-current in the private placement, as discussed in note 12. The difference of $0.03 per share, which resulted in $139,535,consolidated balance sheets. Amortization for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, was $3.6 million and $7.1 million, respectively. This was recorded as a dividend in accordance with ASC 470-20-35, subsequent measurement for debt with conversion and other options. The Preferred D Shares are convertible into our common stock at the optionan offset of the holder thereof at a conversion price of $0.86 per share until the earlier of the January 2, 2020 due date of our line of credit with CD Financial or such earlier date as the line of credit is satisfied (the “Mandatory Redemption Date”). The conversion price is subject to adjustmentrevenue in the eventconsolidated statements of stock dividends, stock splitsoperations and similar events. The Preferred D Shares accrue cumulative annual cash dividends at the ratecomprehensive income.

See Notes 1. Organization and Description of 5% per annum, payable quarterly in cashBusiness, 2. Basis of Presentation and have a liquidation preferenceSummary of $1,000 per share. On the Mandatory Redemption Date, the Preferred D Shares automatically convert into shares of our common stock in a number determined by dividing the $1,000 per Preferred D Share liquidation preference plus any accrued but unpaid dividends, by the conversion price then in effect. The Preferred D Shares may also be redeemed by us at any time on or after December 31, 2016, at a redemption price equal to 104% of the liquidation preference. The holder of the Preferred D Shares votes on an “as converted” basis, together with holders of common stock as a single class on all matters presented to shareholders Significant Accounting Policies, 4. Revenue, 11. Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses, and 14.Mezzanine Equity for a vote, except as required by law. As of September 30, 2017, and December 31, 2016, $51,111 and $51,111 of dividends has been accrued regarding these shares, respectively.

more information.

Related Party Lease

Celsius Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) 

September 30, 2017

10.RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The Company’s office is rentedleased from a company affiliated with CD Financial, the line of credit note payable lender,LLC which is controlled by Carl DeSantis, a principal shareholder (see note 13). Currently, themajor stockholder. The lease expires on October 2020extends until December 2024 with a monthly rent of $8,809.$35 thousand.
Additionally, on May 17, 2023, the Company and CD Financial, LLC entered into an amendment to the lease that expands the leased space, commencing July 1, 2023. The rental fee is commensurateexpansion space extends until December 2024 with other properties availablea monthly rent of $8 thousand.
14.MEZZANINE EQUITY
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company designated and authorized approximately 1.5 million shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock with a par value of $0.001 per share and a stated value of $375 per share. The stated value per share may be increased from time to time in the market.

In April 2015,event dividends on the Series A are paid-in-kind (“PIK Dividends”) pursuant to the Series A Certification of Designation (the “Series A Certificate”). On August 1, 2022, pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company entered intoissued approximately 1.5 million shares of Series A, representing 100% of the authorized Series A shares, to Pepsi for stated cash consideration aggregating $550 million, excluding issuance costs. The Series A was issued concurrently with the execution of the Distribution Agreement and the Transition Agreement. The Company determined that the aggregate fair value of the Series A on the issuance date was $832.5 million, or approximately $568 per share. Accordingly, the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock was recorded at that amount, net of issuance costs of $8.0 million, in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

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Celsius Holdings, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
June 30, 2023
(Tabular dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Mezzanine Classification
The Series A Convertible Preferred Stock is redeemable in the event of a strategic marketing and advisory services agreement with All Def Digital. Tim Leissner,change in control as defined in the Series A Certificate. S99-3A(2) of the SEC's Accounting Series Release No. 268 ("ASR 268") requires preferred securities that are redeemable for cash or other assets to be classified outside of permanent equity if they are redeemable (i) at a former director and current shareholderfixed or determinable price on a fixed or determinable date, (ii) at the option of the holder, or (iii) upon the occurrence of an event that is not solely within the control of the issuer. Preferred securities that are mandatorily redeemable are required to be classified by the issuer as liabilities whereas under ASR 268, an issuer should classify a preferred security whose redemption is contingent on an event not entirely in control of the issuer as mezzanine equity. The Series A is not mandatorily redeemable, however, a change in control is not solely in control of the Company, and accordingly, the Company determined that mezzanine treatment is appropriate for the Series A and has presented it as such in the consolidated balance sheets and consolidated statements of changes in stockholders' equity and mezzanine equity as of and for the periods ending June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. The Series A is not considered mandatorily redeemable.
Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, Pepsi, together with its affiliates, has certain rights and is also a directorsubject to various restrictions with respect to the percentage of the Company’s outstanding common shares on an as-converted basis through purchases of the Company’s common stock in the open market and shareholder in All Def Digital. Asthe accumulation of September 30, 2017, and since inception,PIK Dividends. Additionally, pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, Pepsi has the right to designate one nominee for election to Company’s board of directors, so long as Pepsi (together with its affiliates) beneficially owns at least approximately 3.7 million shares of the Company’s outstanding common stock on an as-converted basis. In August 2022, the Company has paid All Def Digital $440,395, for services relatingexpanded the number of seats from eight to nine in connection with the election of a Pepsi representative to the strategic marketingCompany’s board of directors.
Liquidation Preference
The Series A ranks, with respect to distribution rights and advisory services agreement. Forrights on liquidation, winding-up and dissolution, (i) senior and in priority of payment to the nineCompany’s common stock, (ii) on parity with any class or series of capital stock of the Company expressly designated as ranking on parity with the Series A, and (iii) junior to any class or series of capital stock of the Company expressly designated as ranking senior to the Series A. The aggregate liquidation preference of the Series A is $550 million as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022.
Voting
The Series A confers no voting rights, except as otherwise required by applicable law, and with respect to matters that adversely change the powers, preferences, privileges, rights or restrictions given to the Series A or provided for its benefit, or would result in securities that would be senior to or pari passu with the Series A. As described above, Pepsi does have a contractual right to representation on the Company’s Board of Directors, subject to certain shareholdings thresholds.
Dividends
The Series A entitles the holder to cumulative dividends, which are payable quarterly in arrears either in cash, in-kind, or a combination thereof, at the Company’s election (“Regular Dividends”). Regular Dividends accrue on each share of Series A at the rate of 5.00% per annum, subject to adjustment as set forth in the Series A Certificate. In addition to such quarterly Regular Dividends, shares of Series A also entitle the holder to participate in any dividends paid on the Company’s common stock on an as-converted basis. The Company declared and paid $6.9 million and $13.6 million in Regular Dividends on the Series A, which amounted to $4.67 and $9.30, respectively, per share of Series A for the three and six months ending Septemberended June 30, 2017, services2023. There were performedno cumulative undeclared dividends on the Series A at June 30, 2023. In addition, there were no dividends issued to common shareholders as of the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022.
Redemption
Pursuant to certain conditions set forth in the Series A Certificate, Series A may be redeemed at a price per share of Series A equal to the sum of (i) the stated value of such share of Series A as of the applicable Redemption Date, plus (ii) without duplication, all accrued and unpaid dividends previously added to the stated value of such share of Series A, and all accrued and unpaid dividends per share of Series A through such Redemption Date (the “Redemption Price”).
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Celsius Holdings, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
June 30, 2023
(Tabular dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Company’s Optional Redemption
At any time from and after the earlier of (i) August 1, 2029, if the ten-day volume weighted average price of the Company’s common stock (the “Ten-Day VWAP”) does not exceed the conversion price on the date immediately prior to the date the Company delivers a redemption notice to the holders, and (ii) the cancellation of the Distribution Agreement by All Def Digital totaling $50,000 respectively.

Otherthe Company. The Company shall have the right to redeem all (and not less than all) of the then-outstanding shares of Series A at the Redemption Price. In the event of the Company's optional redemption, the Company shall affect such redemption by paying the entire Redemption Price on or before the date that is thirty days after the delivery of the Company’s redemption notice and by redeeming all the shares of Series A on such date.

Change in Control Redemption
In the event of (i) a sale or transfer, directly or indirectly, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company in any transaction or series of related party transactions (other than sales in the ordinary course of business); or (ii) any merger, consolidation or reorganization of the Company with or into any other entity or entities as a result of which the holders of the Company’s outstanding capital stock (on a fully-diluted basis) immediately prior to the merger, consolidation or reorganization no longer represent at least a majority of the voting power of the surviving or resulting Company or other entity; or (iii) any sale or series of sales, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, of shares of the Company’s capital stock by the holders thereof which results in any person or group of affiliated persons owning capital stock holding more than 50% of the voting power of the Company (a “Change in Control”), the Company (or its successor) shall redeem all (and not less than all) of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Series A. Upon such redemption, the Company will pay or deliver, as applicable, to each holder in respect of each share of Series A held by such holder, an amount equal to the greater of (A) cash in an amount equal to the Redemption Price, or (B) the amount of cash and/or other assets (including securities) such holder would have received had each share of Series A held by such holder as of the close of business on the business day immediately prior to the effective date of such transaction resulting in a Change of Control, converted into a number of shares of common stock equal to the then-applicable conversion ratio and participated in such transaction resulting in such Change of Control as a holder of shares of common stock (such greater amount, the “Change of Control Redemption Price”). If, in connection with a transaction resulting in a Change of Control, the Company or its successor shall not have sufficient funds legally available under the Nevada law governing distributions to stockholders to redeem all outstanding shares of Series A, then the Company shall (A) redeem, pro rata among the holders, a number of shares of Series A equal to the number of shares of Series A that can be redeemed with the maximum amount legally available for the redemption of such shares of Series A under the Nevada law governing distributions to stockholders, and (B) redeem all remaining shares of Series A not redeemed because of the foregoing limitations at the applicable Change of Control Redemption Price as soon as practicable after the Company (or its successor) is able to make such redemption out of assets legally available for the purchase of such share of Series A. The inability of the Company (or its successor) to make a redemption payment for any reason shall not relieve the Company (or its successor) from its obligation to affect any required redemption when, as and if permitted by applicable law.
Holder Right to Request Redemption
On each of August 1, 2029, August 1, 2032, and August 1, 2035, the majority holders shall have the right, upon no less than six months prior written notice to the Company, to request that the Company redeem all (and not less than all) of the then-outstanding shares of Series A, at the Redemption Price.
In the event of a holder optional redemption, the Redemption Price shall be payable, and the shares of Series A redeemed by the Company, in three equal installments, commencing on August 1, 2029, August 1, 2032, or August 1, 2035, as applicable, and in each case on the fifteenth- and thirtieth-month anniversary thereafter (each a "Redemption Date”). On each Redemption Date for a holder optional redemption, the Company shall redeem, on a pro rata basis in accordance with the number of shares of Series A owned by each holder, that number of outstanding shares of Series A determined by dividing (i) the total number of shares of Series A outstanding immediately prior to such Redemption Date by (ii) the number of remaining Redemption Dates (including the Redemption Date to which such calculation applies). If, on any Redemption Date, Nevada law governing distributions to stockholders or the terms of any indebtedness of the Company to banks and other financial institutions engaged in the business of lending money prevent the Company from redeeming all share of Series A to be redeemed, the Company shall ratably redeem the maximum number of shares that it may redeem consistent with such law, and shall redeem the remaining shares as soon as it may lawfully do so under such law.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
June 30, 2023
(Tabular dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
If any shares of Series A scheduled for redemption on a Redemption Date are discussednot redeemed for any reason on such Redemption Date, (x) from such Redemption Date until the fifteen-month anniversary of such Redemption Date, the dividend rate with respect to such unredeemed share of Series A shall automatically increase to 8% per annum, (y) from such fifteenth-month anniversary of such Redemption Date until the thirtieth-month anniversary of such Redemption Date, the dividend rate with respect to such unredeemed share of Series A shall automatically increase to 10% per annum and (z) from and after such thirtieth-month anniversary of such Redemption Date, the dividend rate with respect to any such unredeemed share of Series A shall automatically increase to 12% per annum, in notes 8 and 9.

11.STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Issuanceeach case until such share is duly redeemed or converted.

Conversion
The shares of Series A may be converted into shares of the Company’s common stock pursuant to services performed

In January 2017,the Series A Certificate either at the option of the Company or subject to an automatic conversion as discussed below. The Series A was issued 47,126with a conversion price of $75 which is potentially subject to adjustment pursuant to the Series A Certificate. The conversion ratio is calculated as the quotient of (a) the sum of (x) the stated value of such share of Series A as of the applicable conversion date, plus (y) of all accrued and unpaid dividends previously added to the stated value of such share of Series A, and without duplication, all accrued and unpaid dividends per share of Series A through the applicable conversion date; divided by (b) the conversion price as of the conversion date. As of June 30, 2023, the conversion ratio of the Series A into common was 1 to 5. At June 30, 2023, approximately 7.3 million shares of restricted” stock to each William H. Milmoe and Thomas E. Lynch in consideration for services previously rendered to Celsius. Total shares issued were 94,252 at a fair value of $328,000, or $3.48 per share representing the closing stock price on that date.

Issuance ofCompany’s common stock pursuantare issuable upon conversion of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock.

Company Optional Conversion
At any time from and after August 1, 2029, provided the Ten-Day VWAP immediately prior to private placement

Between January 1, 2017 and March 2017,the date the Company issueddelivers a totalconversion notice to the holders of 3,333,329Series A exceeds the Conversion Price, the Company may elect to convert all, but not less than all, of the outstanding shares of Series A into shares of the Company’s common stock.

As of June 30, 2023, the Series A was not probable of becoming redeemable as the most likely method of settlement is through conversion which is likely to occur before the holder's right to request redemption becomes exercisable.
Automatic Conversion
The Series A will convert automatically into shares of the Company’s common stock upon the occurrence of any of the following, each an “Automatic Conversion Event”:
Any date from and after the valid termination of the Distribution Agreement by the Company or Pepsi, if the Ten-Day VWAP immediately preceding such date exceeds the Conversion Price of such share as of such date.
Any date from and after August 1, 2028, on which (x) the Company’s products meet a market share requirement during a specified period (as defined in the Distribution Agreement) and (y) the Ten-Day VWAP immediately prior to such date exceeds the conversion price of such share as of such date. In the case of an automatic conversion, each share of Series A then outstanding shall be converted into the number of shares of common stock equal to the conversion ratio of such share in effect as of the automatic conversion date. The occurrence of an Automatic Conversion Event will terminate any right of the holder to receive a redemption at $3.00their request even if such request has already been submitted, provided that the Series A shares have not already been redeemed
Other Accounting Matters
The Company has adopted Accounting Standards Update 2020-06 (“ASU 2020-06”), effective January 1, 2022. The provisions of ASU 2020-06 prohibit the recognition of a beneficial conversion feature on preferred shares issued after the adoption of the ASU. The Company adopted ASU 2020-06 for the Preferred Series A for the year ended December 31, 2022.
FASB ASC 815 generally requires an analysis of embedded terms and features that have characteristics of derivatives to be evaluated for bifurcation and separate accounting in instances where their economic risks and characteristics are not clearly and closely related to the risks of the host contract. The Company performed an evaluation and determined the Series A and the host instrument is more akin to equity. The Company identified certain embedded redemption and conversion features which it evaluated for bifurcation and determined no bifurcation of these embedded or conversion features was required.
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Celsius Holdings, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
June 30, 2023
(Tabular dollars in thousands, except per share for net proceeds of approximately $10 million to 12 accredited investors.

In January 2017, the Company issued 333,333 unregistered common shares upon the conversion of $1,000,000 of the line of credit not payable debt valued at $3.00 per share.

amounts)

15.STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Issuance of common stock pursuant to exercise of stock options

and other awards

During the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2023, the Company issued an aggregate of 1,918,3950.5 million shares of its common stock pursuant to the exercise of stock options grantedgrants under the Company’s 2006 Stock Incentive2015 Plan. The Company received aggregate proceeds of $934,000approximately $0.7 million for 0.2 million options exercised for cash, with the balance of the options having been exercised on a “cashless” basis.


During the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company issued an aggregate of 0.7 million shares of its common stock pursuant to the exercise grants under the Company's 2015 Plan. The Company received aggregate proceeds of approximately $1.3 million for 0.4 million options exercised for cash, with the balance of the options having been exercised on a “cashless” basis.

16.FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
ASC 820 defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Additionally, ASC 820 requires the use of valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. These inputs are prioritized below:
Level 1:Observable inputs such as quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2:Observable market-based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data.
Level 3:Unobservable inputs for which there is little or no market data, which require the use of the reporting entity’s own assumptions.
The Company engaged a third-party valuation firm to assist in determining the fair value of the approximately 1.5 million shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock issued on August 1, 2022. The Series A Convertible Preferred Stock is classified in mezzanine equity, see Note 14. Mezzanine Equity for more information. Mezzanine equity and the valuation of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock represents a non-recurring fair value measurement. The Company used a Monte Carlo simulation model to determine the fair value of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock on August 1, 2022. The Monte Carlo simulation utilized multiple input variables to determine the value of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock including a volatility rate of 45%, risk free interest rate of 2.69%, 5.0% dividend rate, the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the issuance date of $98.87, a debt discount rate of 12.5% and a discount for lack of marketability attributed to the registration period of the underlying stock. The selected historical volatility was based on Celsius and a certain peer group. The risk-free interest rate was based on the US STRIPS Rate with a corresponding term as of issuance date. The 5.0% dividend rate is consistent with the provisions of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and with the Company’s past payments made in cash. The debt discount rate was based on estimated credit analysis and corresponding market yields as of the issuance date. The Company applied a nominal discount for lack of marketability with respect to the assumed registration period of the underlying shares.
The following is a tabular presentation of the non-recurring fair value measurement along with the level within the fair value hierarchy:
June 30, 2023
Level 1Level 2Level 3
Mezzanine equity:
Series A convertible preferred shares$— $824,488 $— 
Total$$824,488$
Other than those noted previously, the Company did not have any other assets or liabilities measured at fair value at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022.
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Celsius Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

September

June 30, 2017

12.STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

2023

(Tabular dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
17.INCOME TAXES
In general, the Company uses an estimated annual effective tax rate, which is based on expected annual income and statutory tax rates in the various jurisdictions in which the Company operates, to determine its quarterly provision for income taxes. Certain significant or unusual items are separately recognized in the quarter in which they occur and can be a source of variability on the effective tax rates from quarter to quarter. The Company’s effective tax rate may change from period to period based on recurring and non-recurring factors including the geographical mix of earnings, enacted tax legislation, and state and local income taxes.
The effective income tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2023 was 25.8%, and differed from the statutory federal income tax rate of 21.0% primarily due to disallowed stock-based compensation expense and state income taxes. The effective income tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2023 was 22.2%, and differed from the statutory federal income tax rate of 21.0% primarily due to windfall benefits on stock-based compensation awards, disallowed stock-based compensation expense, and state income taxes.
The effective income tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2022 was 23.5%, and differed from the statutory federal income tax rate of 21.0% primarily due to the impact of disallowed stock-based compensation expense, state income tax expense, and the release of certain state income tax reserves. The effective income tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2022 was 28.0%, and differed from the statutory federal income tax rate of 21.0% primarily due to the impact of disallowed stock-based compensation expense, state income tax expense, and the release of certain state income tax reserves.
The Company is subject to U.S. federal income tax as well as income tax in multiple state and foreign jurisdictions. The Company recognizes those tax positions that meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold and establishes tax reserves for uncertain tax positions that do not meet this threshold. Interest and penalties associated with income tax matters are included in the provision for income taxes in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.
18.STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
The Company adopted anthe 2006 Incentive Stock Plan on January 18, 2007. This plan was intended to provide incentives to attract and retain highly competent persons at all levels as employees of the Company, as well as independent contractors providing consulting or advisory services to the Company, by providing them opportunities to acquire the Company’s common stock. While the plan terminated 10 years after the adoption date, issued awards have their own schedule of terminations. The Company is no longer granting awards under this plan and there are no unvested awards as of June 30, 2023.
The Company adopted the 2015 Plan on April 30, 2015. The 2015 Plan is intended to provide incentives which will attract and retain highly competent persons at all levels as employees of the Company, as well as independent contractors providing consulting or advisory services to the Company, by providing them opportunities to acquire the Company’s common stock or to receive monetary payments based on the value of such shares pursuant to Awards issued. While the plan terminates 10 years after the adoption date, issued options have their own schedule of termination. During 2013 the majority of the shareholders approved to increase the total available shares in the plan from 2.5 million to 3.5 million shares of common stock. During May 2014, the majority of the shareholders approved to increase the total available shares in the plan from 3.5 million to 4.25 million shares of common stock, during February 2015, the majority of the shareholders approved to increase the total available shares in the plan from 4.25 million to 4.6 million shares of common stock and during April 2015, the majority of the shareholders approved to increase the total available shares in the plan from 4.6 million to 5.1 million shares of common stock. Until 2017, options to acquire shares of common stock may be granted at no less than fair market value on the date of grant. Upon exercise, shares of new common stock are issued by the Company.

The Company adopted the 2015 Stock Incentive Plan on April 30, 2015. This plan is intended to provide incentives which will attract and retain highly competent persons at all levels as employees of the Company, as well as independent contractors providing consulting or advisory services to the Company, by providing them opportunities to acquire the Company’s common stock or to receive monetary payments based on the value of such shares pursuant to Awardsawards issued. The 2015 Plan permits the grant of options and shares for up to 5,147,0005 million shares. In addition, there is a provision in the 2015 Plan for an annual increase to the maximum number of 15% of the issued shares authorized under the plan to the shares included under the plan, with the shares to2015 Plan. The increase shall be added on the first day of eachthe calendar year beginning on January 1, 2016. On January 1, 2017,2016, equal to 15% of the permitted number of available option grants increased to 5,999,968 shares.shares outstanding as of such date. As of SeptemberJune 30, 2017 there were 3,488,1362023, approximately 5.9 million shares are available for issuance under the Plan.

Cumulatively since inception of the 2015 Stock Incentive Plan, the Company has issued options to purchase 2,622,500 common shares. Plan. See Note 15 Stockholders' Equity for more information.

For the ninethree months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172023 and 2016,2022, the Company recognized an expense of $1,963,455approximately $5.7 million and $495,108,$4.2 million, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company recognized an expense of approximately $11.2 million and $8.5 million, respectively, of non-cash compensation expense (included in Generalselling, general and Administrativeadministrative expense in the accompanying Consolidated Statementconsolidated statements of Operations) determined by application of a Black Scholes option pricing model with the following inputs: exercise price, dividend yields, risk-free interest rate,operations and expected annual volatility. As of September 30, 2017, the Company had approximately $4,195,191 of unrecognized pre-tax non-cash compensation expense related to non-vested option-based compensation arrangements under the Plan. comprehensive income).
Stock Options
The Company expects to recognize this expense based on a weighted-average period of 3 years. The Company usesused straight-line amortization of compensation expense over the two to three yearthree-year requisite service or vesting period of the grant.

The maximum contractual term of the Company's stock options is 10 years. The Company recognizes forfeitures as they occur. There arewere options to purchase approximately 3.11.9 million shares that have vested as of SeptemberJune 30, 2017.


Celsius Holdings, Inc.2023 and Subsidiaries 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) 

September 30, 2017

12.STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (CONTINUED)

December 31, 2022.

The Company uses the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to estimate the fair value of its stock option awards and warrant issuances. issuances and recognizes forfeitures as they occur.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
June 30, 2023
(Tabular dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
The calculation of the fair value of the awards using the Black - ScholesBlack-Scholes option-pricing model is affected by the Company’s stock price on the date of grant as well as assumptions regarding the following:

  Nine months ended September 30, 
  2017  2016 
Expected volatility  133% - 140%   368% - 390% 
Expected term  4 Years   4 Years 
Risk-free interest rate  1.33% - 1.84%   1.36% - 1.61% 
Forfeiture Rate  0.00%   0.00% 
Expected dividend yield  0.00%   0.00% 

The expected volatility was determined with reference to

2023(1)
2022(1)
2021
Expected volatilityNANA69.18 - 81.11%
Expected termNANA4.49 - 5.00 Years
Risk-free interest rateNANA0.32% - 1.39%
Forfeiture RateNANA0.0%
(1) No stock options were issued for the historical volatility ofsix months ended June 30, 2023 and the Company’s stock. The Company uses historical data to estimate option exercise and employee termination within the valuation model. The expected term of options granted represents the period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding. The risk-free interest rate for periods within the contractual life of the option is based on the U.S. Treasury rate in effect at the time of grant.

year ended December 31, 2022.

A summary of the status of the Company’s outstanding stock options as of SeptemberJune 30, 20172023 and changes during the periodsix months ending on that date is as follows:

     Weighted
Average
  Aggregate  Average 
     Exercise  Intrinsic  Remaining 
  Shares (000’s)  Price  Value  Term (Yrs) 
Options                
Balance at December 31, 2016  5,636  $1.04  $14,847   5.06 
Granted  1,170  $3.80         
Exercised  (1,985) $0.83         
Forfeiture and cancelled  (217) $1.77         
At September 30, 2017  4,605  $1.80  $9,444,762   5.26 
                 
Exercisable at September 30, 2017  3,066  $1.15         

Weighted AverageAggregate
Intrinsic
Value
(000’s)
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Term (Yrs)
Shares
(000’s)
Exercise
Price
Grant Date
Fair
Value
At December 31, 20222,266$9.66 $213,914 5.43
Granted
Exercised(290)5.20 102.03 28,070 
Forfeiture and cancelled(1)18.17 
At June 30, 20231,975$10.31 $274,461 4.68
Exercisable at June 30, 20231,850$8.47 $260,268 4.49

Celsius Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) 

September 30, 2017

12.STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (CONTINUED)

The following table summarizes information about employee stock options outstanding at SeptemberJune 30, 2017:

  Outstanding Options  Vested Options 
  Number        Number       
  Outstanding  Weighted  Weighted  Exercisable  Weighted  Weighted 
Range of At  Averaged  Averaged  at  Averaged  Averaged 
Exercise September 30,  Remaining  Exercise  September 30,  Exercise  Remaining 
Price 2017 (000’s)  Life  Price  2017 (000’s)  Price  Life 
$0.20 - $0.53  1,155   3.98  $0.26   1,155  $0.26   3.98 
$0.65 - $1.80  1,063   2.86  $0.86   984  $0.84   2.74 
$1.83 - $2.84  1,229   5.04  $2.07   695  $2.10   4.77 
$3.20 - $6.20  1,150   7.07  $3.88   224   3.84   6.13 
$7.20 - $22.00  8   1.88  $10.36   8  $10.36   1.88 
Outstanding options  4,605   4.77  $1.80   3,066  $1.15   3.90 

2023:

 Outstanding OptionsVested Options
Range of Exercise PriceNumber Outstanding at June 30, 2023 (000's)Weighted Average Remaining LifeWeighted Average Exercise PriceNumber Exercisable at June 30, 2023 (000's)Weighted Average Exercise PriceWeighted Average Remaining Life
$0.34 - $1.05300.94$0.58 30$0.58 0.94
$1.97 - $2.9652.521.97 51.97 2.52
$3.23 - $4.851,3774.013.81 1,3783.81 4.01
$5.59 - $8.391884.765.78 1895.78 4.76
$14.53 - $21.80607.0914.53 4014.53 7.09
$21.80 - $32.70147.1721.80 821.80 7.04
$42.64 - $63.963017.5142.67 20042.67 7.51
Outstanding options1,9754.68$10.31 1,850$8.47 4.49
As of June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company had approximately $1.6 million and $5.5 million, respectively, of unrecognized pre-tax non-cash compensation expense related to options to purchase shares, which the Company expects to recognize, based on a weighted-average period of 0.5 years.
Restricted Stock Awards

Restricted stock awards are awards of common stock that are subject to restrictions on transfer and to a risk of forfeiture if the holder leaves the Company before the restrictions lapse. The holderholders of a restricted stock award isare generally entitled at all times on and after the date of issuance ofrelease to transact and obtain the restricted shares to exercisesame rights as the rights of a shareholder of the Company, including the right to vote the shares. The holders of unvested restricted stock awards do not have the same rights as shareholders including but not limited to any dividends which may be declared by the Company, and do not have the right to vote. The value of restricted stock awards
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Celsius Holdings, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
June 30, 2023
(Tabular dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
that vest over time is established by the market price on the date of its grant. The Company determines the fair value of restricted stock-based awards based on the market price on the date of grant.
A summary of the Company’s restricted stock award activity for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 is presented in the following table:
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023June 30, 2022
SharesWeighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
SharesWeighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
Unvested at beginning of period$— 0.2$14.72 
Transfers to restricted stock units— — 
Granted— — 
Vested— — 
Forfeited and cancelled— (0.2)$14.72 
Unvested at end of period$ $ 
There were no restricted stock awards granted, vested or outstanding during the six months ended June 30, 2023. Fair value of shares vested during the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 was immaterial.
There was no unrecognized compensation expense related to outstanding restricted stock awards to employees and directors for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022.
Restricted Stock Units
Restricted stock units are awards that give the holder the right to receive one share of common stock for each restricted stock unit upon meeting service-based vesting conditions (typically annual vesting in three equal annual installments, with a requirement that the holder remains in the continuous employment of the Company). The Company determines the fair value of restricted stock-based awards based on the market price on the date of grant. The holders of unvested units do not have the same rights as stockholders including but not limited to any dividends which may be declared by the Company, and do not have the right to vote. The value of restricted stock units that vest over time is established by the market price on the date of its grant. A summary of the Company’s restricted stock unit activity for the ninesix months endedSeptember June 30, 20172023 and 20162022 is presented in the following table:

  For the nine months ended 
  September 30, 2017  September 30, 2016 
     Weighted     Weighted 
     Average     Average 
     Grant Date     Grant Date 
  Shares  Fair Value  Shares  Fair Value 
Unvested at beginning of period    $       
Granted  100,000   3.64       
Vested  (16,667)          
Unvested at end of period  83,333  $3.64       

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023June 30, 2022
Shares (000's)Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
Shares (000's)Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
Unvested at beginning of period539$60.73 566$52.66 
Transfers to restricted stock awards
Granted136103.1920273.33
Vested(196)57.30(145)51.08
Forfeited and cancelled(42)67.72(42)61.17
Unvested at end of period437$74.79 581$59.62 
The total fair value of shares vested during the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 was approximately $20.5 million and $7.4 million, respectively. Unrecognized compensation expense related to outstanding restricted stock awardsunits to employees and directors as ofSeptember June 30, 20172023 and 2022 was $293,148$24.0 million and $25.8 million, respectively, and is expected to be recognizedexpensed over a weighted average period of 2.42the next 2.0 years.


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Celsius Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

September

June 30, 2017

13.COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

2023

(Tabular dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Performance-based Stock Awards
The Company issued stock-based awards to third-party consultants for providing marketing, sales, and general business development services related to Celsius products. The stock-based awards are in the form of restricted stock units with performance vesting conditions (“performance stock units” or “PSUs”). The holders of unvested PSUs do not have the same rights as stockholders including but not limited to any dividends which may be declared by the Company, and do not have the right to vote. Some of the PSU performance vesting conditions are linked to the consultants obtaining specified incremental earnings for the Company in a given year over the performance vesting period (typically five years) and some of the awards are linked to employees of the Company and have specific performance-based metrics to be met in year one and year two of the issuance. The fair value of PSUs is based on the market price of the underlying stock on the grant date. The Company recognizes compensation cost for performance stock awards issued to non-employees in the same manner and periods as though cash had been paid for services received.
In the third quarter of 2022, the Human Resources and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors approved the issuance of PSUs to certain employees which represented restricted share units with performance-based vesting. The aggregate grant date fair value of $7.5 million included an immediate vesting of 20% of the shares as well as specific performance-based metrics to be met in year one and year two of the issuance. The Company believes the performance-based metrics are probable of being achieved and will recognize expense for each tranche of the awards separately using the accelerated attribution method according to ASC 718.
A summary of the Company’s PSU activity for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 is presented in the following table:
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023June 30, 2022
Shares (000's)Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
Shares (000's)Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
Unvested at beginning of period76$91.48 15$64.65 
Granted— — 
Vested— — 
Forfeited and cancelled— — 
Unvested at end of period76$91.48 15$64.65 
Unrecognized compensation expense related to outstanding PSUs issued to employees and non-employee consultants as of June 30, 2023 and 2022 was approximately $2.1 million and $0.8 million, respectively, and is expected to be expensed over the next 1.1 years.
19.COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Legal
On January 8, 2021, the Company received a letter from the SEC Division of Enforcement seeking the production of documents in connection with a non-public fact-finding inquiry by the SEC to determine whether violations of the federal securities laws had occurred. The Company has subsequently, received subpoenas for the production of documents in connection with this matter. The investigation and requests from the SEC do not represent that the SEC has concluded that the Company or anyone else has violated the federal securities laws. The Company has cooperated and will continue to cooperate with the SEC staff in its investigation and requests. At this time, however, the Company cannot predict the length, scope, or results of the investigation or the impact, if any, of the investigation on the Company's results of operations.

On March 16, 2022, a class action lawsuit was filed against the Company in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Plaintiffs asserted the Company's delay in filing its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, caused a decline in the market value of the Company’s securities and as a result, class members suffered significant losses and damages. On June 6, 2022, Judge Middlebrooks appointed a lead class plaintiff and the Company filed its motion to dismiss on August 5, 2022. On March 22, 2023, the motion to dismiss was granted in part and denied in part, and discovery has commenced with anticipated summary judgment motions later this year. As the Company has previously disclosed in its periodic reports filed with the SEC, prior to filing an application for an automatic 15 day extension of the
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Celsius Holdings, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
June 30, 2023
(Tabular dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
original filing date, the Company experienced staffing limitations, unanticipated delays and identified material errors in previous filings. The Company does not believe it has committed any federal securities violations or made false and/or misleading statements and/or material omissions as alleged in the complaint and had strong defenses. However, to avoid the uncertainty of litigation, the Company decided to settle the lawsuit and reached a nationwide class settlement in principle with the plaintiffs on July 17, 2023 for $7.9 million. The full amount of the settlement has been accrued as of June 30, 2023, within accounts payable and accrued expenses, in the consolidated balance sheets.

On January 11, 2023, Doreen R. Lampert filed a derivative stockholder complaint against certain of the Company’s directors and a former officer and, nominally, against the Company, in the United States District Court of the District of Nevada. Plaintiff Lampert asserts that the same allegations giving rise to the class action lawsuit discussed in the preceding paragraph also supported claims for breach of fiduciary duty against the directors and former officer, among other claims. The deadline to respond to the complaint was to be April 20, 2023. The parties agreed to stay this action pending the close of discovery in the class action lawsuit. On May 19, 2023, a similar derivative stockholder complaint was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Florida, with substantially similar allegations to the derivative action filed in Nevada. The parties agreed to stay this action pending the close of discovery in the class action lawsuit. On July 10, 2023, another similar derivative stockholder complaint was filed in the Clark County District Court, State of Nevada, with substantially similar allegations to the derivative action filed in Nevada, and on July 12, 2023, a fourth similar derivative stockholder complaint was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Florida, with substantially similar allegations to the derivative action filed in Nevada. On July 17, 2023, the Company, along with the plaintiffs of the case being held in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, informed the court that they had reached a tentative agreement to resolve the action on a class-wide basis. The preliminary agreement entails a one-time cash payment of $7.9 million in return for dismissing all allegations leveled against the defendants. However, this agreement is still contingent on final documentation, judicial endorsement, and the fulfillment of other conditions.

On May 4, 2021, Plaintiffs Strong Arm Productions USA, Inc., Tramar Dillard p/k/a Flo Rida, and D3M Licensing Group, LLC filed a lawsuit against the Company in the Circuit Court of the 17th Judicial Circuit in and for Broward County, Florida. Plaintiffs asserted that the Company breached two endorsement and licensing agreements that were entered into, between Plaintiffs and the Company in 2014 and 2016. Plaintiffs alleged the Company had reached certain revenue and sales benchmarks set forth in the 2014 agreement that entitled them to receive 750,000 shares of the Company's common stock. In addition, Plaintiffs claimed they were entitled to receive unspecified royalties under the 2016 agreement.

A jury trial commenced on this matter on January 10, 2023. On January 18, 2023, the jury rendered a verdict against the Company for $82.6 million in compensatory damages. On April 27, 2023, the court denied the Company’s post-trial motions which sought (i) judgment in favor of the Company dismissing the case notwithstanding the verdict based on the plain language of the contracts at issue; (ii) in the alternative, granting a new trial due to the numerous errors at trial; or (iii) in the alternative, reducing the award of damages to $2.1 million, which reflects the Company’s stock price on the date that the jury found the relevant revenue and sales benchmarks at issue were met. The judgment will accrue post-judgement interest at 5.52% per year commencing February 13, 2023.

The Company believes that the jury verdict is not supported by the facts of the case or applicable law, is the result of significant trial error, and there are strong grounds for appeal. The Company filed a notice of appeal to the Fourth District Court of Appeal for the State of Florida on February 21, 2023, which is currently proceeding. The Company intends to vigorously challenge the judgment through the appeal processes.

As a result, the Company believes that the likelihood that the amount of the judgment will be affirmed is not probable. The Company has taken into consideration the events that have occurred after the reporting period and before the financial statements were issued. The Company currently estimates a range of possible outcomes between $2.1 million and $82.6 million plus interest, and the Company has accrued a liability as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, reflected in accounts payable and accrued expenses in the consolidated balance sheets, at the low end of the range. The ultimate loss to the Company of the litigation matter could be materially different from the amount the Company has accrued. The Company cannot predict or estimate the duration or ultimate outcome of this matter.

In addition to the foregoing, from time to time, the Company may become party to litigation or other legal proceedings that is considered to be a part of the ordinary course of business.
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Celsius Holdings, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
June 30, 2023
(Tabular dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Commitments
The Company has entered into distribution agreements with liquidated damages in case the Company cancels the distribution agreements without cause. Cause has been defined in various ways. ItIf management makes the decision to terminate an agreement without cause, an estimate of expected damages is management’s belief that no such agreement has created any liability asaccrued, and an expense is recorded within selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of Septemberoperations and comprehensive income during the period in which termination was initiated.
As of June 30, 2017.

2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company had contingent commitments to third parties of $75.4 million and $30.7 million, respectively. The Company's guarantees are primarily related to third party suppliers and have arisen through the normal course of business. The contingent commitments may have various terms, and none are individually significant.

The Company entered into an office lease with ahad contractual obligations aggregating approximately $3.9 million at June 30, 2023, which related party (see note 10) effective October 2015. primarily to sponsorships and other marketing activities.
20.SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The monthly rent amountsCompany evaluates subsequent events and transactions that occur after the balance sheet date up to $8,809 per monththe date the consolidated financial statements are issued. Except for the matters discussed in Note 19. Commitments and Contingencies, there were no other subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the lease terminates in October 2020. Future annual minimum payments required under operating lease obligations at September 30, 2017 are as follows:

Future Minimum Lease Payments

Year ending December 31,  
2017 $26,427 
2018  113,461 
2019  116,720 
2020  120,078 
Total $376,686 

14.SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

In October 2017, the Company issued 383 Preferred C Shares valued at $383,000 in settlement of $383,000 in accrued unpaid Preferred C dividends.

consolidated financial statements.

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

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
When used in this report, unless otherwise indicated, the terms the“the Company,,Celsius,“Celsius,we,“we,us“us,” and our“our” refer to Celsius Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

Note Regarding Forward LookingForward-Looking Statements

This report contains forward-looking statements that reflect our current views about future events. We use the words anticipate,“anticipate,assume,“assume,believe,“believe,estimate,“estimate,expect,“expect,will,“will,intend,“intend,may,“may,plan,“plan,project,“project,should,“should,could,“could,seek,“seek,designed,“designed,potential,“potential,forecast,“forecast,target,“target,objective,“objective,“goal, “goal,” or the negatives of such terms or other similar expressions. These statements relate to future events or our future financial performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

Our forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to, statements about:
our expectations relating to expansion into additional geographic markets and product lines;
our expectations relating to revenue, operating costs and profitability;
our expectations regarding our strategy and investments;
our expectations regarding our business, including market opportunity, consumer demand and our competitive advantage;
our expectations regarding supply chains and distribution networks;
the impact of future and existing food and drug laws and regulations on our business;
our expectations regarding cost and availability of materials and ingredients;
our expectations regarding our future growth prospects and our ability manage our growth and hire capable personnel to support our growth;
expected competition from the functional energy drink and supplement industries and other sources;
our expectations relating to marketing and advertising expense;
the timing of our receipt and recognition of revenues and other payments;
our expectations about our trademarks and trade secrets;
general economic and business conditions in particular industries, markets or geographic regions, as well the potential for a significant economic slowdown, stagflation or economic recession;
political unrest and military actions in foreign countries, particularly the armed conflict in Ukraine, as well as the impact on world markets and energy supplies resulting therefrom;
our critical accounting policies and related estimates or changes in accounting practices;
our liquidity and capital needs;
political, legislative, regulatory and legal challenges;
the merits or potential impact of any lawsuits filed against us or disputes we may be party to; and
other statements regarding our future operations, financial condition, prospects and business strategies.
These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including but not limited to: our ability to successfully make and integrate acquisitions; the impact on our operations from public health crises, and the performance, reliability and availability of our e-commerce platform and underlying network infrastructure.
Business Overview

We are engaged

Celsius is a fast-growing company in the functional energy drink and liquid supplement categories in the United States and internationally. We engage in the development, processing, marketing, sale, and distribution of functional” calorie-burning fitness beverages under the Celsius® brand name. According to multiple clinical studies we funded, a single serving of Celsius® burns 100 to 140 calories by increasing a consumer’s resting metabolism an average of 12% drinks and providing sustained energy for upliquid supplements to a three-hour period. broad range of consumers. We believe that we provide differentiated products that offer clinically proven and innovative formulas meant to change the lives of our consumers for the better. We also believe that our brand is attractive to a broad range of customers including fitness enthusiasts.
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Our flagship asset, Celsius, is a fitness supplement drink which with exercise, focused studies showaccelerates metabolism and burns calories and body fat while providing energy. This product line comes in two versions, a ready-to-drink supplement format and an on-the-go powder form. We also offer a Celsius delivers additional benefits when consumed priorHeat and a Branch Chain Amino Acids line, catered to exercise. The studies shows benefits such as increaseboth pre and post-workout consumer needs. Our products are currently offered in fat burn, increasemajor retail channels in lean musclethe US including conventional grocery, natural, convenience, fitness, mass market, vitamin specialty and increased endurance.

We seek to combine nutritional science with mainstream beverages by usinge-commerce.

An integral part of our value proposition is our focus on the functional energy drink and liquid supplement category, ensuring our products have clear and proven benefits. This is why we invest in research and development from the start and utilize our proprietary thermogenic (calorie-burning) MetaPlus®formulation while fostering the goalin our portfolio, a blend of healthier everyday refreshment by being as natural as possible without the artificial preservatives often found in many energy drinksginger root, guarana seed extract, chromium, vitamins, and sodas. Celsius® has no artificial preservatives, aspartame or high fructose corn syrup and is very low in sodium. Celsius® uses good-for-you ingredients and supplements such as green tea (EGCG), ginger, calcium, chromium, B vitamins and vitamin C. The main Celsius line of products are sweetened with sucralose, a sugar-derived sweetener that is found in Splenda®, which makes our beverages low-calorie and suitable for consumers whose sugar intake is restricted.

We have undertaken significant marketing efforts aimed at building brand awareness, including a wide variety of marketing vehicles such as television, radio, digital, social media, sponsorships, and magazine advertising. We also undertake various promotions at the retail level such as coupons and other discounts in addition to in-store sampling.

We do not directly manufacture our beverages, but instead outsource the manufacturing process to established third-party co-packers. We do, however, provide our co-packers with flavors, ingredient blends, cans and other raw materials for our beverages purchased by us from various suppliers.

extract.

Results of Operations

Three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172023 compared to three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016

2022

Revenue

For the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2023, revenue was approximately $10.79$325.9 million, an increase of $4.13$171.9 million or 62%112% from $6.66$154.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022. The total increase in revenue was largely driven by continued gains in distribution points and Club Channel growth. This growth was the result of increased revenues from North America, where second quarter 2023 revenues were $310.8 million, an increase of $165.4 million or 114% from the same period in 2022. North America was driven by increases in distribution points and increased sales and marketing investments.
European revenues for the prior year. The revenuethree months ended June 30, 2023 were $11.9 million, which increased by $4.6 million or 64% from the same period in 2022 due to timing of new product launches. Asia-Pacific revenues (which primarily consist of royalty revenues from our China licensee) contributed an additional $1.6 million, an increase of 62% was attributable$0.7 million or 82% for the same period in large part to 73% growth2022. Other international markets generated approximately $1.6 million in international revenue, mainlyrevenues during the three months ended June 30, 2023, an increase from our Swedish and Asian distribution partners, and a 54% growth$0.4 million for the same period in domestic revenues associated with blended growth rates of 47% in retail accounts (mainly from existing accounts), 67% in health and fitness accounts and 59% in internet retailer accounts. The increase in revenue from the 2016 period to the 2017 period was primarily attributable to increases in sales volume, as opposed to increases in product pricing.

2022.

The following table sets forth the amount of revenues by category and changes therein for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172023 and 2016: 

  Three months ended September 30, 
Revenue Source 2017  2016  Change 
          
Total Revenue $10,785,796  $6,657,700   62%
             
International Revenue $4,866,641  $2,808,777   73%
             
Domestic Revenue $5,919,155  $3,848,923   54%
             
Retail accounts $3,529,790  $2,397,750   47%
             
Health & Fitness accounts $1,677,376  $1,002,682   67%
             
Internet Retailer accounts $711,989  $448,491   59%

2022:

For The Three Months Ended June 30,
Revenue Source20232022
Total revenue$325,883 $154,020 
North America revenue$310,815 $145,409 
Europe revenue$11,909 $7,280 
Asia-Pacific revenue$1,606 $883 
Other revenue$1,553 $448 
Gross profit

Profit

For the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2023, gross profit increased by approximately $1.79$99.7 million or 62%168% to $4.68$159.0 million, from $2.89approximately $59.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022. Gross profit margins reflected an increase to 49% for the three months ended June 30, 2023 from 39% for the same period in 2016.2022. Gross profit margins remained consistent at 43.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2017improvements are attributed to lower package and September 30, 2016.

Salesraw material cost, reduced product waste/scrap, and marketing expenses

Salesimproved inbound and marketing expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2017 were approximately $4.70 million, an increase of $2.97 million or 171% from $1.74 million in the same period in 2016. The increase is due primarily to increases in marketing programs, investments in human resources and warehousing costs, particularly with respect to the launch of our products in China and Hong Kong, where we expended approximately $2.1 million during the 2017 quarter.

outbound freight efficiencies.

Selling, General and administrative expenses

GeneralAdministrative Expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172023 were approximately $1.56$94.2 million, an increase of $478,000, or 44%, from $1.08compared to $46.9 million for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016. The2022, an increase was primarily due to increases in option expense of $294,000, investments in human resources of $83,000, office related costs of $21,000 and research and development costs of $79,000.

Other expense

Total other expense decreased to approximately $35,700 for three months ended September 30, 2017 from $57,500 for the same period in 2016, as a result of a decrease in interest expense.

Net Income (Loss)

As a result of all of the above,$47.3 million or 101%. Marketing investment activities were increased by $21.7 million for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017, Celsius had net loss2023 in comparison to the same period in 2022. Storage and distribution costs increased by $3.0 million compared to the same period in 2022 as our sales volume continues to grow organically. Employee costs increased by $1.8 million as we continued to invest in this area to have the proper infrastructure to support our growth. Administrative expenses amounted to $21.8 million, or an increase of approximately $1.62$15.0 million when compared to the same period in the prior year. This variance is mainly related to

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an increase in audit costs, legal expenses, accrual of legal settlements, insurance costs and after giving effectoffice rent. Stock-based compensation for the three months ended June 30, 2022, was $5.7 million, an increase of $1.5 million from the same period in 2022. The change in stock-based compensation was mainly attributable to preferred stock dividendsnew awards to our growing employee base. Management deems it very important to motivate employees by providing them with ownership in the business in order to promote over-performance, which translates into the continued success of $92,250, a net loss availableour business based on key performance attributes. The remaining increases totaling $4.3 million were related to depreciation and amortization, research and development, use and excise taxes, and other selling expenses.
Other Income (Expense)
Total other income (expense) for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 is mainly related to interest income on cash and cash equivalents and foreign currency exchange loss.
Net Income Attributable to Common Stockholders
Net income attributable to common stockholders of $1.72for the three months ended June 30, 2023 was $40.9 million or $0.04$0.53 per share based on a weighted average of 45,487,908approximately 76.8 million shares outstanding. In comparison, for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016 we2022, the Company had a net income of $9,950, and after giving effect to preferred stock dividends of $102,958, a net loss availableattributable to common stockholders of $93,000approximately $9.2 million or $0.00$0.12 per share, based on a weighted average of 38,666,45175.5 million shares outstanding.


NineDiluted earnings per share was $0.52 and $0.12, respectively, for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172023 and 2022.

Six months ended June 30, 2023 compared to ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016

2022

Revenue

For the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2023, revenue was approximately $27.02$585.8 million, an increase of $10.52$298.4 million or 64%104% from $16.51$287.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022. The total increase in revenue for nine months ending September 30, 2016.was largely driven by continued gains in distribution points and Club Channel growth. This increase e revenuegrowth was the result of increased revenues from North America, where 2023 revenues were $559.4 million, an increase of 64% was attributable in large part to a 60% growth in international revenue, mainly from the Company’s Swedish and Asian distribution partners and a 66% growth in domestic revenues associated with blended growth rates of 42% in retail accounts (mainly from existing accounts, 136% in health and fitness accounts and 86% in internet retailer accounts,$290.5 million or 108% from the same period in 2016. The increase2022. North America was driven by increases in revenuedistribution points and increased sales and marketing investments.
European revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2023 were $20.6 million, which increased by $4.8 million or 30% from the 2016same period in 2022 due to timing of new product launches. Asia-Pacific revenues (which primarily consist of royalty revenues from our China licensee) contributed an additional $2.9 million, an increase of $1.0 million or 55% for the 2017same period was primarily attributable to increases in sales volume, as opposed to increases2022. Other international markets generated approximately $3.0 million in product pricing.

revenues during the six months ended June 30, 2023, an increase from $0.9 million for the same period in 2022.

The following table sets forth the amount of revenues by category and changes therein for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172023 and 2016: 

  Nine months Ended September 30, 
Revenue Source 2017  2016  Change 
          
Total Revenue $27,023,123  $16,508,097   64%
             
International Revenue $9,667,042  $6,050,830   60%
             
Domestic Revenue $17,356,081  $10,457,267   66%
             
Retail accounts $10,013,276  $7,076,139   42%
             
Health & Fitness accounts $4,994,440  $2,115,221   136%
             
Internet Retailer accounts $2,348,365  $1,265,907   86%

2022:

For The Six Months Ended June 30,
Revenue Source20232022
Total revenue$585,822 $287,408 
North America revenue559,367 268,882 
Europe revenue20,561 15,775 
Asia-Pacific revenue2,864 1,849 
Other revenue3,030 902 
Gross profit

Profit

For the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2023, gross profit increased by approximately $4.46$159.6 million or 62%141% to $11.62$272.8 million, from approximately $113.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022. Gross profit margins reflected an increase to 47% for the six months ended June 30, 2023 from 39% for the same period in 2022. Gross profit improvements are attributed to lower package and raw material cost, reduced product waste/scrap, and improved inbound and outbound freight efficiencies for the quarter ended June 30,2023.
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Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2023 were $163.1 million, compared to $7.17$90.7 million for 2016. Gross profit margins decreased 0.4%the six months ended June 30, 2022, an increase of $72.4 million. Marketing investment activities increased by $38.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 in comparison to 43.0%the same period in 2022. Employee costs increased by $5.4 million, as we continued to invest in this area to have the proper infrastructure to support our growth. Administrative expenses amounted to $32.4 million or an increase of $21.0 million, approximately 184%, when compared to the same period in the nineprior year. This variance is mainly related to an increase in audit costs, legal expenses, insurance costs and office rent. Stock-based compensation for the six months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172023, was $11.2 million, an increase of $2.7 million from the same period in 2016.2022. The increaseschange in gross profit and the decrease in gross profit margins from 2016 to 2017 are primarilystock-based compensation was mainly attributable to the increases in revenue and a reductionnew awards to our growing employee base. Management deems it very important to motivate employees by providing them with ownership in the cost of raw materials, off-set by increasesbusiness in promotional allowances.

Sales and marketing expenses

Sales and marketing expenses fororder to promote over-performance, which translates into the nine months ended September 30, 2017 were approximately $9.27 million, an increase of $2.56 million, or 38.0% from $6.71 million in the same period in 2016. The increase is due primarily to increases in marketing programs, investments in human resources and warehousing costs, particularly with respect to the launchcontinued success of our products in Chinabusiness based on key performance attributes. The remaining increases totaling $5.1 million were related to depreciation and Hong Kong, where we expended approximately $2.1 million during the third quarter of 2017.

General and administrative expenses

General and administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 were approximately $5.26 million, an increase of $2.33 million, or 79.2%, from $2.94 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016. The increase was primarily due to increases in option expense of $834,000, human resources of $162,000, professional fees of $115,000,amortization, research and development, costs of $155,000,use and employment recruiter costs $100,000, as well as one-time charges of $328,000excise taxes, and other selling expenses.

Other Income (Expense)
Total other income (expense) for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 is mainly related to issuance of restricted stockinterest income on cash and cash equivalents and foreign currency exchange loss.
Net Income Attributable to two board members in consideration for services previously rendered, $423,000 associated with CEO retirement compensation and office related costs of $79,000, offset by savings in travel of $65,000.

Common Stockholders

Other expense

Total other expense decreased to approximately $122,200 for nine months ended September 30, 2017 from $171,300 for the same period in 2016, as a result of $27,300 in savings in interest expense.

Net Loss

As a result of all of the above, for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, Celsius had a net loss of $3.03 million, and after giving effect to preferred stock dividends of $274,000, a net loss availableincome attributable to common stockholders of $3.31for the six months ended June 30, 2023 was $72.4 million or $0.07$0.94 per share based on a weighted average of 43,990,367approximately 76.8 million shares outstanding. In comparison, for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2016 we2022, the Company had a net loss of $2.65 million, and after giving effect to preferred stock dividends of $276,000, a net loss availableincome attributable to common stockholders of $2.92approximately $15.8 million or $0.08$0.21 per share, based on a weighted average of 38,530,19575.5 million shares outstanding.

Diluted earnings per share was $0.92 and $0.20, respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2023 and December 31, 2016,2022, we had cash of approximately $19.4$681.1 million and $11.8$652.9 million (including restricted cash of $38.8 million at December 31, 2022), respectively, and working capital of approximately $24.9$803.0 million and $15.4$756.7 million, respectively. Cash used in operations during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and the year ended December 31, 2016, totaled approximately $3.23 million and $2.36 million, respectively, reflecting capital investments in sales and marketing programs and human resources initiatives.

In addition to

We believe that cash flowavailable from operations, will be sufficient for our working capital needs, including purchase commitments for raw materials and inventory, increases in accounts receivable and other assets, and purchases of capital assets and equipment for the next twelve (12) months with respect to our current operating plan. Please refer to "Risk Factors" in Part 1, Item 1A, in our 2022 Annual Report for these and other factors that may have a material impact on our operations. Our primary sources of working capital have been private placementscash included cash from operations and proceeds from the issuance of our securities and our credit facility with CD Financial, LLC (“CD Financial”), an affiliateSeries A convertible preferred shares. These sources of Carl DeSantis, a principal shareholder of the Company.

We originally entered into a loan and security agreement with CD Financial in July 2010, which provided us with a line of creditcash are available to fund operations. As amended in connection with an April 2015 private investmentcash outflows that have both a short and related transactions, the loanlong-term component.

Purchases of inventories, and security agreement provides Celsius with a revolving line of credit pursuant to which Celsius can borrow up to an aggregate maximum of $4.5 million from time to time until maturity in January 2020. The credit facility requires quarterly cashother assets, property and equipment (including coolers), advances for our co-packers, payments of interest only at the rateaccounts payable, and income taxes payable are expected to remain our principal recurring uses of five percent (5%) per annum until maturity and is secured by a pledge of substantially all the Company’s assets. As of September 30, 2017, the principal amount outstanding under the credit facility with CD Financial was $3.5 million.

cash.

Our current operating plan for the next twelve (12) months plans on areflects sufficient financial resources.
Cash flows provided by operating activities
Cash flows provided by operating activities totaled approximately $45.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023, which compares to $42.3 million net cash provided by operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2022. The approximately $2.9 million increase in cash generation was primarily driven by our improved operating results and offset by the timing of cash receipts.
Cash flows (used in) provided by investing activities
Cash flows used in investing activities totaled approximately $3.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023, which compares to cash provided by investing activities of $0.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022. The decrease in the cash provided by investing activities when compared to the 2022 period was primarily due to increased cash expenditures for property and equipment in the current year.
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Cash flows (used in) provided by financing activities
Cash flows used in financing activities totaled approximately $13.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023, which compares to cash provided by financing activities of $1.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022. The decrease in the cash provided by financing activities was mainly due to the quarterly Pepsi dividend payments of $13.6 million in the 2023 period versus zero in the 2022 period.
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, we had no off balance sheet arrangements.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, which requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts in our consolidated financial statements. Critical accounting estimates are those that management believes are the most important to the portrayal of our financial condition and we do not contemplate obtaining additional financing. However, ifresults and require the most difficult, subjective or complex judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain and that have had, or are reasonably likely to have, a material impact on our sales volumes do not meetfinancial condition or results of operations. Judgments and uncertainties may result in materially different amounts being reported under different conditions or using different assumptions. There have been no material changes to our projections, expenses exceedcritical accounting policies or estimates from the information provided in Part II, Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and Part II, Item 8, "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" (Note 2), included in our expectations, or our plans change, we may be unable to generate enough cash flow from operations to cover our working capital requirements. In such case, we may be required to adjust our business plan, by reducing marketing and other expenses or seek additional financing. There can be no assurance that such financing, if required, will be available on commercially reasonable terms if at all.

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of September 30, 2017, and2022 Annual Report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, we had no off-balance sheet arrangements.

2022.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risks.

AsRisk.

In the normal course of business, our financial position is routinely subject to a smaller reporting company,variety of risks. The principal market risks (i.e., the risk of loss arising from adverse changes in market rates and prices) to which we are exposed are fluctuations in commodity and other input prices affecting the costs of our raw materials (including, but not requiredlimited to, provideincreases in the information requiredcosts of the price of aluminum cans, sucralose and other sweeteners, as well as other raw materials contained within our products). We generally do not use hedging agreements or alternative instruments to manage the risks associated with securing sufficient ingredients or raw materials. We are also subject to market risks with respect to the cost of commodities and other inputs because our ability to recover increased costs through higher pricing is limited by this Item.

the competitive environment in which we operate.

We do not use derivative financial instruments to protect ourselves from fluctuations in interest rates and generally do not hedge against fluctuations in commodity prices.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

Management’s Report on Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our Interim Chief Executive Officer (our principal executive officer) and our Chief Financial Officer (our principal financial and accounting officer), conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act, of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), as amended, as of SeptemberJune 30, 20172023, to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports filed or submitted by us under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the rules and forms adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC,”), including to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports filed or submitted by us under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Interim Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, (as our principal execute, financial and accounting officer), or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on that evaluation, our Interim
Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that as of September 30, 2017, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

Our Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer do not expect that our disclosure controls or internal controls will prevent all error and all fraud. Although our disclosure controls and procedures were designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and our principal executive officer has determined thatChief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer are evaluating whether our disclosure controls and procedures are effective at doing so, a control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the system 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 all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented if there exists in an individual a desire to do so. There can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.

Changes in Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting

There were no changes

We identified material weaknesses as of December 31, 2022 in our internal controls over financial reporting, which were not fully remedied as of June 30, 2023. A material weakness is a deficiency or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial
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reporting, such that occurred duringthere is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected and corrected on a timely basis. As a result of these material weaknesses, we concluded that internal controls over the period covered byfollowing areas were not effective as of December 31, 2022 and were not fully remedied as of June 30, 2023.
a)Management did not design effective information technology general controls (ITGCs) relating to appropriate segregation of duties over program change management for certain applications impacting the Company’s business processes that are relevant to the Company’s internal control over financial reporting; and
b)Management did not design and implement components of the COSO Framework to address all relevant risks of material misstatement, including elements of the control environment, information and communication, control activities and monitoring activities components, relating to the identification, design, implementation, and monitoring of sufficient business process controls related to the Company’s financial statement accounts to ascertain whether the components of internal control are present and functioning effectively.
Remediation Plan
As of the date of this report that has materially affected, orQuarterly Report on Form 10-Q, management is reasonably likelyreassessing the design of controls and modifying processes designed to materially affect,improve our internal control over financial reporting and remediate the control deficiencies that led to the material weaknesses, including but not limited to (a) improving consistency in change management supported by standard operating procedures to govern the authorization, testing and approval of changes to information technology systems supporting all of the Company’s internal control processes, (b) enhancing design and implementation of our control environment, including the expansion of formal accounting and IT policies and procedures and financial reporting controls, (c) continuing to identify, design and implement effective review and approval controls, and (d) implementing appropriate timely review and oversight responsibilities within the accounting and financial reporting functions.
Changes in Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting
During the six months ended June 30, 2023, we have been implementing and will aggressively continue to implement changes that are both organizational and process-focused to improve the control environment. We anticipate the actions to be taken, and resulting process improvements, to generally strengthen our internal controls over financial reporting and information technology general controls which will address the material weaknesses noted as of December 31, 2022. These remedial measures were considered changes to our internal control environment which had a material effect on internal control over financial reporting.

We will not be able to conclude whether the material weaknesses have been remediated until the completion of the December 31, 2023 annual report on Form 10-K.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.Legal Proceedings.

We know

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
The information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to Note 19. Commitments and Contingencies in the consolidated financial statements in Part I, Item 1, of no material, existing or pending legal proceedings against our company, nor are we involved as a plaintiff in any material proceeding or pending litigation. There are no proceedings in which any of our directors, officers or affiliates, or any registered or beneficial shareholder, is an adverse party or has a material interest adverse to our interest.

Item 1.A.Risk Factors.

See “Item 1.A. Risk Factors.” in our Annualthis Quarterly Report on Form 10-K, filed with10-Q.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.
We face a variety of risks that are inherent in our business and our industry, including operational, legal, regulatory and product risks. Such risks could cause our actual results to differ materially from our forward-looking statements, expectations and historical trends. Information about our most recent risk factors is disclosed in Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors” in our 2022 Annual Report for the SEC on Marchyear ended December 31, 2022. At June 30, 2017.

2023, there have been no material changes to the information.
Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

None.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
None, except as previously disclosed in filings with the SEC.
Item 3.Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
None.

Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.

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Item 5.Other Information.

None.

Item 5. Other Information.
From time to time, certain of our executive officers and directors have, and we expect they will in the future, enter into, amend and terminate written trading arrangements pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise. During the three months ended June 30, 2023, none of the Company’s directors or officers adopted or terminated any Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement or non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement (as such terms are defined in Item 408 of Regulation S-K).
Item 6. Exhibits.
Item 6.Exhibits.

Exhibit No.Description of Exhibit
101.INSInline XBRL Instance Document
101.SCHInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CALInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEFInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LABInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PREInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
104The cover page from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, formatted in Inline iXBRL and contained in Exhibit 101


*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.

CELSIUS HOLDINGS, INC.
Dated:  NovemberDate: August 8, 20172023By:/s/ John Fieldly
John Fieldly, Interim President and
Chief Executive Officer; Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
Date: August 8, 2023By:/s/ Jarrod Langhans
Jarrod Langhans,
Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Executive, Financial and Accounting Officer)

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