UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)
ýQUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended May 30, 2020
February 27, 2021
OR
oTRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ________ to ________

Commission File Number: 001-38115
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Simply Good Foods Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware82-1038121
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1225 17th Street, Suite 1000
Denver,, CO80202
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(303) (303) 633-2840
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)


Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading symbolName of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per shareSMPLNasdaq
 

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 ý No☐No ☐
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Date File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ý No ☐  
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filerýAccelerated filer
Non-accelerated filerSmaller reporting company
Emerging growth company






If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.☐

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

As of July 6, 2020,April 5, 2021, there were 95,379,68995,762,832 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, issued and outstanding.




THE SIMPLY GOOD FOODS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
FORM 10-Q
FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MAY 30, 2020FEBRUARY 27, 2021




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PART I. Financial Information

Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)

The Simply Good Foods Company and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited, dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)

 May 30, 2020 August 31, 2019February 27, 2021August 29, 2020
Assets    Assets
Current assets:    Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $111,134
 $266,341
Cash and cash equivalents$91,307 $95,847 
Accounts receivable, net 64,440
 44,240
Accounts receivable, net97,329 89,740
Inventories 84,517
 38,085
Inventories82,771 59,085
Prepaid expenses 4,662
 2,882
Prepaid expenses4,894 3,644
Other current assets 16,387
 6,059
Other current assets12,833 11,947
Total current assets 281,140
 357,607
Total current assets289,134 260,263

    
Long-term assets:    Long-term assets:
Property and equipment, net 11,916
 2,456
Property and equipment, net11,092 11,850
Intangible assets, net 1,145,516
 306,139
Intangible assets, net1,146,039 1,158,768
Goodwill 567,658
 471,427
Goodwill543,134 544,774
Other long-term assets 33,914
 4,021
Other long-term assets32,119 32,790
Total assets $2,040,144
 $1,141,650
Total assets$2,021,518 $2,008,445 

    
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity    Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Current liabilities:    Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $29,301
 $15,730
Accounts payable$43,585 $32,240 
Accrued interest 1,287
 1,693
Accrued interest384 960
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 31,914
 29,933
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities36,313 38,007
Current maturities of long-term debt 25,268
 676
Current maturities of long-term debt278 271
Total current liabilities 87,770
 48,032
Total current liabilities80,560 71,478

    
Long-term liabilities:    Long-term liabilities:
Long-term debt, less current maturities 624,752
 190,259
Long-term debt, less current maturities548,884 596,879
Deferred income taxes 87,758
 65,383
Deferred income taxes92,536 84,352
Other long-term liabilities 24,215
 532
Other long-term liabilities20,880 22,765 
Total liabilities 824,495
 304,206
Total liabilities742,860 775,474 
See commitments and contingencies (Note 10) 


 


See commitments and contingencies (Note 10)00

    
Stockholders’ equity:    Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, none issued 
 
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, none issued
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 600,000,000 shares authorized, 95,476,860 and 81,973,284 issued at May 30, 2020 and August 31, 2019, respectively 955
 820
Treasury stock, 98,234 and 98,234 shares at cost at May 30, 2020 and August 31, 2019, respectively (2,145) (2,145)
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 600,000,000 shares authorized, 95,856,715 and 95,751,845 shares issued at February 27, 2021 and August 29, 2020, respectivelyCommon stock, $0.01 par value, 600,000,000 shares authorized, 95,856,715 and 95,751,845 shares issued at February 27, 2021 and August 29, 2020, respectively959 958 
Treasury stock, 98,234 and 98,234 shares at cost at February 27, 2021 and August 29, 2020, respectivelyTreasury stock, 98,234 and 98,234 shares at cost at February 27, 2021 and August 29, 2020, respectively(2,145)(2,145)
Additional paid-in-capital 1,089,652
 733,775
Additional paid-in-capital1,098,375 1,094,507
Retained earnings 128,103
 105,830
Retained earnings182,150 140,530 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (916) (836)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(681)(879)
Total stockholders’ equity 1,215,649
 837,444
Total stockholders’ equity1,278,658 1,232,971
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $2,040,144
 $1,141,650
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity$2,021,518 $2,008,445 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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The Simply Good Foods Company and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income
(Unaudited, dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)

 Thirteen Weeks Ended Thirty-Nine Weeks EndedThirteen Weeks EndedTwenty-Six Weeks Ended
 May 30, 2020 May 25, 2019 May 30, 2020 May 25, 2019February 27, 2021February 29, 2020February 27, 2021February 29, 2020
Net sales $215,101
 $139,468
 $594,355
 $384,199
Net sales$230,607 $227,101 $461,759 $379,254 
Cost of goods sold 126,475
 82,811
 358,129
 225,967
Cost of goods sold140,342 141,707 277,453 231,654 
Gross profit 88,626
 56,657
 236,226
 158,232
Gross profit90,265 85,394 184,306 147,600 
        
Operating expenses:        Operating expenses:
Selling and marketing 24,510
 17,550
 69,985
 47,598
Selling and marketing26,150 27,041 51,345 45,475 
General and administrative 28,713
 15,947
 74,961
 41,677
General and administrative26,562 28,103 51,977 46,248 
Depreciation and amortization 4,248
 1,892
 10,988
 5,643
Depreciation and amortization4,212 4,287 8,456 6,740 
Business transaction costs 47
 758
 26,900
 2,087
Business transaction costs694 26,853 
Loss in fair value change of contingent consideration - TRA liability 
 
 
 533
Total operating expenses 57,518
 36,147
 182,834
 97,538
Total operating expenses56,924 60,125 111,778 125,316 
        
Income from operations 31,108
 20,510
 53,392
 60,694
Income from operations33,341 25,269 72,528 22,284 
        
Other (expense) income:        
Other income (expense):Other income (expense):
Interest income 29
 1,066
 1,493
 2,731
Interest income85 1,464 
Interest expense (8,324) (3,428) (23,882) (10,033)Interest expense(7,995)(10,589)(16,367)(15,558)
Gain on settlement of TRA liability 
 
 
 1,534
Loss on foreign currency transactions (418) (153) (596) (421)
Gain (loss) on foreign currency transactionsGain (loss) on foreign currency transactions975 (194)984 (178)
Other income 59
 55
 104
 176
Other income112 159 45 
Total other expense (8,654) (2,460) (22,881) (6,013)Total other expense(6,908)(10,690)(15,221)(14,227)
        
Income before income taxes 22,454
 18,050
 30,511
 54,681
Income before income taxes26,433 14,579 57,307 8,057 
Income tax expense 6,045
 4,584
 8,238
 13,236
Income tax expense7,313 3,922 15,687 2,193 
Net income $16,409
 $13,466
 $22,273
 $41,445
Net income$19,120 $10,657 $41,620 $5,864 
        
Other comprehensive income:        Other comprehensive income:
Foreign currency translation adjustments 61
 (254) (80) (291)Foreign currency translation adjustments243 (141)198 (141)
Comprehensive income $16,470
 $13,212
 $22,193
 $41,154
Comprehensive income$19,363 $10,516 $41,818 $5,723 
        
Earnings per share from net income:        Earnings per share from net income:
Basic $0.17
 $0.16
 $0.24
 $0.52
Basic$0.20 $0.11 $0.43 $0.06 
Diluted $0.17
 $0.16
 $0.23
 $0.49
Diluted$0.19 $0.11 $0.41 $0.06 
Weighted average shares outstanding:        Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic 95,378,495
 81,898,276
 93,475,539
 80,362,978
Basic95,734,591 95,339,489 95,712,057 92,524,061 
Diluted 98,322,316
 85,962,151
 97,933,550
 84,695,703
Diluted101,152,896 100,336,571 100,604,137 97,597,614 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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The Simply Good Foods Company and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited, dollars in thousands)
  Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
  May 30, 2020 May 25, 2019
Operating activities    
Net income $22,273
 $41,445
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:    
Depreciation and amortization 11,607
 5,754
Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discount 2,312
 1,001
Stock compensation expense 5,945
 3,922
Loss on fair value change of contingent consideration - TRA liability 
 533
Gain on settlement of TRA liability 
 (1,534)
Unrealized (gain) loss on foreign currency transactions 596
 421
Deferred income taxes 8,055
 9,841
Loss on disposal of property and equipment 
 6
Amortization of operating lease right-of-use asset 2,702
 
Other 229
 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisition:    
Accounts receivable, net 6,407
 (6,388)
Inventories (2,636) (11,700)
Prepaid expenses (351) (1,258)
Other current assets (7,865) (253)
Accounts payable (11,561) 6,284
Accrued interest (406) 896
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities (10,496) 3,698
Other assets and liabilities (2,711) (39)
Net cash provided by operating activities 24,100
 52,629
     
Investing activities    
Purchases of property and equipment (766) (777)
Issuance of note receivable (1,250) 
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired (982,084) 
Investments in intangible assets (206) 
Net cash used in investing activities (984,306) (777)
     
Financing activities    
Proceeds from option exercises 931
 518
Tax payments related to issuance of restricted stock units (84) (9)
Payments on finance lease obligations (272) 
Cash received from warrant exercises 
 113,464
Repurchase of common stock 
 (1,664)
Settlement of TRA liability 
 (26,468)
Principal payments of long-term debt (21,000) (1,500)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock 352,542
 
Equity issuance costs (3,323) 
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt 460,000
 
Proceeds from Revolving Credit Facility 25,000
 
Deferred financing costs (8,208) 
Net cash provided by financing activities 805,586
 84,341
     
Cash and cash equivalents    
Net (decrease) increase in cash (154,620) 136,193
Effect of exchange rate on cash (587) (546)
Cash at beginning of period 266,341
 111,971
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $111,134
 $247,618


Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
February 27, 2021February 29, 2020
Operating activities
Net income$41,620 $5,864 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization9,021 7,119 
Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discount2,108 1,569 
Stock compensation expense3,594 3,795 
Unrealized loss (gain) on foreign currency transactions(985)178 
Deferred income taxes8,119 2,485 
Amortization of operating lease right-of-use asset2,253 1,652 
Loss on operating lease right-of-use asset impairment681 
Gain on lease termination(154)
Other216 789 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisition:
Accounts receivable, net(7,015)(19,062)
Inventories(24,502)768 
Prepaid expenses(1,191)(873)
Other current assets(674)(5,808)
Accounts payable10,275 (2,953)
Accrued interest(577)175 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities(1,881)(8,760)
Other assets and liabilities(1,144)(1,824)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities39,764 (14,886)
Investing activities
Purchases of property and equipment(449)(481)
Issuance of note receivable(1,250)
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired(984,201)
Proceeds from sale of business5,800 
Investments in intangible assets(114)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities5,237 (985,932)
Financing activities
Proceeds from option exercises527931
Tax payments related to issuance of restricted stock units(252)(80)
Payments on finance lease obligations(168)(157)
Principal payments of long-term debt(50,000)(21,000)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock352,542 
Equity issuance costs(3,323)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt460,000 
Deferred financing costs(8,208)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities(49,893)780,705 
Cash and cash equivalents
Net decrease in cash(4,892)(220,113)
Effect of exchange rate on cash352 (113)
Cash at beginning of period95,847 266,341 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period$91,307 $46,115 

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Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
February 27, 2021February 29, 2020
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information
Cash paid for interest$14,835 $13,814 
Cash paid for taxes$10,023 $4,345 
Non-cash investing and financing transactions
Non-cash proceeds from sale of business$3,000 $
Operating lease right-of-use assets recognized at ASU No 2016-02 transition$$5,102 
Finance lease right-of-use assets recognized at ASU No 2016-02 transition$$1,185 
Operating lease right-of-use assets recognized after ASU No 2016-02 transition$316 $2,733 
  Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
  May 30, 2020 May 25, 2019
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information    
Cash paid for interest $21,976
 $8,136
Cash paid for taxes $4,647
 $3,759
Non-cash investing and financing transactions    
Operating lease right-of-use assets recognized at ASU No 2016-02 transition $5,102
 $
Finance lease right-of-use assets recognized at ASU No 2016-02 transition $1,185
 $
Operating lease right-of-use assets recognized after ASU No 2016-02 transition $3,745
 $
Non-cash additions to property and equipment $374
 $

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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The Simply Good Foods Company and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity
(Unaudited, dollars in thousands, except share data)

Common StockTreasury StockAdditional Paid-In CapitalRetained EarningsAccumulated Other Comprehensive LossTotal
SharesAmountSharesAmount
Balance at August 29, 202095,751,845 $958 98,234 $(2,145)$1,094,507 $140,530 $(879)$1,232,971 
Net income— — — — — 22,500 — 22,500 
Stock-based compensation— — — — 1,110 — — 1,110 
Foreign currency translation adjustments— — — — — — (45)(45)
Shares issued upon vesting of restricted stock units53,908 — — (201)— — (201)
Exercise of options to purchase common stock13,118 — — 157 — — 157 
Balance at November 28, 202095,818,871 $958 98,234 $(2,145)$1,095,573 $163,030 $(924)$1,256,492 
Net income— — — — — 19,120 — 19,120 
Stock-based compensation— — — — 2,484 — — 2,484 
Foreign currency translation adjustments— — — — — — 243 243 
Shares issued upon vesting of restricted stock units7,034 — — (51)— — (51)
Exercise of options to purchase common stock30,810 — — 369 — — 370 
Balance at February 27, 202195,856,715 $959 98,234 $(2,145)$1,098,375 $182,150 $(681)$1,278,658 
  Common Stock Treasury Stock Additional Paid-In Capital Retained Earnings Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Total
  Shares Amount Shares Amount    
Balance at August 31, 2019 81,973,284
 $820
 98,234
 $(2,145) $733,775
 $105,830
 $(836) $837,444
Net loss 
 
 
 
 
 (4,793) 
 (4,793)
Stock-based compensation 
 
 
 
 1,673
 
 
 1,673
Public equity offering 13,379,205
 134
 
 
 349,085
 
 
 349,219
Shares issued upon vesting of restricted stock units 46,911
 
 
 
 (70) 
 
 (70)
Exercise of options to purchase common stock 17,372
 
 
 
 208
 
 
 208
Balance at November 30, 2019 95,416,772
 $954
 98,234
 $(2,145) $1,084,671
 $101,037
 $(836) $1,183,681
Net income 
 
 
 
 
 10,657
 
 10,657
Stock-based compensation 
 
 
 
 2,122
 
 
 2,122
Foreign currency translation adjustments 
 
 
 
 
 
 (141) (141)
Shares issued upon vesting of restricted stock units 771
 
 
 
 (10) 
 
 (10)
Exercise of options to purchase common stock 58,994
 1
 
 
 723
 
 
 724
Balance at February 29, 2020 95,476,537
 $955
 98,234
 $(2,145) $1,087,506
 $111,694
 $(977) $1,197,033
Net income 
 
 
 
 
 16,409
 
 16,409
Stock-based compensation 
 
 
 
 2,150
 
 
 2,150
Foreign currency translation adjustments 
 
 
 
 
 
 61
 61
Shares issued upon vesting of restricted stock units 323
 
 
 
 (4) 
 
 (4)
Balance at May 30, 2020 95,476,860
 $955
 98,234
 $(2,145) $1,089,652
 $128,103
 $(916) $1,215,649


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Common StockTreasury StockAdditional Paid-In CapitalRetained EarningsAccumulated Other Comprehensive LossTotal
SharesAmountSharesAmount
Balance at August 31, 2019Balance at August 31, 201981,973,284 $820 98,234 $(2,145)$733,775 $105,830 $(836)$837,444 
Net lossNet loss— — — — — (4,793)— (4,793)
Stock-based compensationStock-based compensation— — — — 1,673 — — 1,673 
Public equity offeringPublic equity offering13,379,205 134 — — 349,085 — — 349,219 
Shares issued upon vesting of restricted stock unitsShares issued upon vesting of restricted stock units46,911 — — (70)— — (70)
Exercise of options to purchase common stockExercise of options to purchase common stock17,372 — — 208 — — 208 
Balance at November 30, 2019Balance at November 30, 201995,416,772 $954 98,234 $(2,145)$1,084,671 $101,037 $(836)$1,183,681 
Net incomeNet income— — — — — 10,657 — 10,657 
Stock-based compensationStock-based compensation— — — — 2,122 — — 2,122 
Foreign currency translation adjustmentsForeign currency translation adjustments— — — — — — (141)(141)
Shares issued upon vesting of restricted stock unitsShares issued upon vesting of restricted stock units771 — — (10)— — (10)
Exercise of options to purchase common stockExercise of options to purchase common stock58,994 — — 723 — — 724 
Balance at February 29, 2020Balance at February 29, 202095,476,537 $955 98,234 $(2,145)$1,087,506 $111,694 $(977)$1,197,033 
 Common Stock Treasury Stock Additional Paid-In Capital Retained Earnings Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Total
 Shares Amount Shares Amount 
Balance at August 25, 2018 70,605,675
 $706
 
 $
 $614,399
 $58,294
 $(798) $672,601
Net income 
 
 
 
 
 15,257
 
 15,257
Stock-based compensation 
 
 
 
 1,061
 
 
 1,061
Foreign currency translation adjustments 
 
 
 
 
 
 142
 142
Shares issued upon vesting of restricted stock units 67,500
 1
 
 
 (1) 
 
 
Exercise of options to purchase common stock 4,444
 
 
 
 53
 
 
 53
Warrant conversion 11,200,299
 112
 
 
 113,352
 
 
 113,464
Balance at November 24, 2018 81,877,918
 $819
 
 $
 $728,864
 $73,551
 $(656) $802,578
Net income 
 
 
 
 
 12,722
 
 12,722
Stock-based compensation 
 
 
 
 1,417
 
 
 1,417
Repurchase of common stock 
 
 6,729
 (127) 
 
 
 (127)
Foreign currency translation adjustments 
 
 
 
 
 
 (179) (179)
Shares issued upon vesting of restricted stock units 505
 
 
 
 (5) 
 
 (5)
Exercise of options to purchase common stock 36,790
 
 
 
 308
 
 
 308
Balance at February 23, 2019 81,915,213
 $819
 6,729
 $(127) $730,584
 $86,273
 $(835) $816,714
Net income 
 
 
 
 
 13,466
 
 13,466
Stock-based compensation 
 
 
 
 1,444
 
 
 1,444
Repurchase of common stock 
 
 69,260
 (1,537) 
 
 
 (1,537)
Foreign currency translation adjustments 
 
 
 
 
 
 (254) (254)
Shares issued upon vesting of restricted stock units 210
 
 
 
 (4) 
 
 (4)
Exercise of options to purchase common stock 13,117
 
 
 
 157
 
 
 157
Balance at May 25, 2019 81,928,540
 $819
 75,989
 $(1,664) $732,181
 $99,739
 $(1,089) $829,986
See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.


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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited, dollars in thousands, except for share and per share data)

1. Nature of Operations and Principles of Consolidation

Description of Business

The Simply Good Foods Company (“Simply Good Foods” or the "Company") was formed by Conyers Park Acquisition Corp. (“Conyers Park”) on March 30, 2017. On April 10, 2017, Conyers Parkis a consumer-packaged food and NCP-ATK Holdings, Inc., among others, entered intobeverage company that aims to lead the nutritious snacking movement with trusted brands that offer a definitive merger agreement (the “Merger Agreement”), pursuantvariety of convenient, innovative, great-tasting, better-for-you snacks and meal replacements. The Company’s nutritious snacking platform consists of the following core brands that specialize in providing products for consumers that follow certain nutritional philosophies, dietary approaches and/or health-and-wellness trends: Atkins® for those following a low-carb lifestyle; and Quest® for consumers seeking to partner with a brand that makes the foods they crave work for them, not against them, through a variety of protein-rich foods and beverages that also limit sugars and simple carbs. The Company distributes its products in major retail channels, primarily in North America, including grocery, club and mass merchandise, as well as through e-commerce, convenience, specialty and other channels. The Company's portfolio of nutritious snacking brands gives it a strong platform with which on July 7, 2017, Conyers Park merged into Simply Good Foodsto introduce new products, expand distribution, and as a result acquiredattract new consumers to its products. The Company's platform also positions it to continue to selectively pursue acquisition opportunities of brands in the companies which conducted the Atkins® brand business (the “Acquisition of Atkins”).nutritious snacking category.

    The common stock of Simply Good Foods is listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “SMPL.”

On August 21, 2019, our wholly-owned subsidiary Atkins Nutritionals, Inc. (“Atkins”) entered into a Stock and Unit Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") to acquire Quest Nutrition, LLC ("Quest"), a healthy lifestyle food company (the "Acquisition of Quest"). On November 7, 2019, pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, Atkins completed the Acquisition of Quest, via Atkins’ direct or indirect acquisition of 100% of the equity interests of Voyage Holdings, LLC (“Voyage Holdings”), and VMG Quest Blocker, Inc. (“Voyage Blocker” and, together with Voyage Holdings, the “Target Companies”) for a cash purchase price of approximately $1.0 billion (subject to customary adjustments for the Target Companies’ levels of cash, indebtedness, net working capital and transaction expenses as of the closing date).Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Simply Good Foods and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. Unless the context otherwise requires, “we,” “us,” “our” and the “Company” refer to Simply Good Foods and its subsidiaries.

The Company maintains its accounting records on a 52/53-week fiscal year, ending on the last Saturday in August of each year.

Description of Business

The Simply Good Foods Company is a consumer packaged food and beverage company that aims to lead the nutritious snacking movement with trusted brands that offer a variety of convenient, innovative, great-tasting, better-for-you snacks and meal replacements. The Company’s nutritious snacking platform consists of brands that specialize in providing products for consumers that follow certain nutritional philosophies, dietary approaches and/or health-and-wellness trends: Atkins® for those following a low-carb lifestyle; Quest® for consumers seeking to partner with a brand that makes the foods they crave work for them, not against them, through a variety of protein-rich foods and beverages that also limit sugars and simple carbs; and SimplyProtein® for consumers looking for protein-enhanced snacks made with fewer, simple ingredients. We distribute our products in major retail channels, primarily in North America, including grocery, club and mass merchandise, as well as through e-commerce, convenience, specialty and other channels. Our portfolio of nutritious snacking brands gives us a strong platform with which to introduce new products, expand distribution, and attract new consumers to our products. Our platform also positions us to continue to selectively pursue acquisition opportunities of brands in the nutritious snacking and broader health-and-wellness food space.

Reclassification of Prior Year Amounts

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation including (i) Selling expenses and Marketing expenses, which have been combined as Selling and marketing on the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income and (ii) Other operating expense, which has been combined with General and administrative expense on the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.


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Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

The interim condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes of the Company and its subsidiaries are unaudited. The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments and disclosures which are, in ourthe Company's opinion, necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations, financial position and cash flows for the indicated periods. All such adjustments were of a normal and recurring nature unless otherwise disclosed. The year-end balance sheet data was derived from the audited financial statements and, in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q, certain information and footnote disclosures required by GAAP have been condensed or omitted. The results reported in these unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be reported for the entire fiscal year and should be read in conjunction with ourthe Company's consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019,29, 2020, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K(“ (“Annual Report”), filed with the SEC on October 30, 2019. A28, 2020.

dditionally, based on the duration and severity of economic effects from the novel coronavirus ("COVID-19") pandemic, including but not limited to stock market volatility, the potential for (i) a return to increased rates of reported cases of COVID-19 (which has been referred to as a second wave), (ii) unexpected supply chain disruptions, (iii) changes to customer operations, (iv) consumer purchasing and consumption behavior, and (v) the closure of retailing establishments, the    The Company remains uncertain of the ultimate effect COVID-19 could have on its business.business notwithstanding the distribution of several U.S. government approved vaccines and various federal, state and local governments having begun to ease the movement restrictions and public health initiatives while continuing to adhere to enhanced safety measures, such as physical distancing and face mask protocols. This uncertainty as to the duration and severity of economic effects from the COVID-19 pandemic stems from the potential for, among other things, (i) continued rates of reported cases of COVID-19 and the potential for mutations of COVID-19 to result in increased rates of reported cases for which currently approved vaccines are not effective, (ii) unexpected supply chain disruptions, (iii) changes to customer operations, (iv) continued or additional changes in consumer purchasing and consumption behavior beyond those evidenced to date, and (v) the closure of customer establishments.

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies


Refer to Note 2,3, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, to ourthe consolidated financial statements included in ourthe Company's Annual Report for a description of significant accounting policies.

Change in Accounting Principle

During the fourth quarter ended August 31, 2019, the Company changed its accounting principle related to the presentation of third-party delivery costs associated with shipping and handling activities previously included as operating expenses in Distribution in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income. The Company now presents these expenses within Cost of goods sold in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income. In connection with the change in accounting principle, the Company also changed its definition of shipping and handling costs to include costs paid to third-party warehouse operators associated with delivering product to a customer, previously included in General and administrative, and Depreciation and amortization of the assets at the third-party warehouse, previously included in Depreciation and amortization. Under the previous definition of shipping and handling costs, the Company only included delivery costs in Distribution. The effect of the adjustment is as follows:
Thirteen Weeks Ended May 25, 2019 As Reported Change in Accounting Principle and Presentation Other Operating Expense As Adjusted
Cost of goods sold $74,204
 8,607
 
 $82,811
Distribution $6,246
 (6,246) 
 $
General and administrative $18,271
 (2,324) 
 $15,947
Depreciation and amortization $1,929
 (37) 
 $1,892
         
Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended May 25, 2019 As Reported Change in Accounting Principle and Presentation Other Operating Expense As Adjusted
Cost of goods sold $202,190
 23,777
 
 $225,967
Distribution $17,327
 (17,327) 
 $
General and administrative $47,994
 (6,339) 22
 $41,677
Depreciation and amortization $5,754
 (111) 
 $5,643


Recently Issued and Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

In June 2016,December 2019, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 326),740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes, which modifies disclosure requirementsamends the existing guidance relating to the accounting for fair value measurementsincome taxes. This ASU is intended to simplify the accounting for income taxes by removing modifying or adding certain disclosures.exceptions to the
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general principles of accounting for income taxes and to improve the consistent application of U.S. GAAP for other areas of accounting for income taxes by clarifying and amending existing guidance. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019,2021, with early adoption permitted. The amendments of this ASU should be applied on a retrospective basis to all periods presented. The Company is currently evaluating the effects adoption of this guidance will have on the consolidated financial statements.


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In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820), which modifies disclosure requirements on fair value measurements of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820. This ASU is effective for all entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods therein. Early adoption is permitted including in any interim period for which financial statements have not yet been issued. Entities are permitted to early adopt the eliminated or modified disclosure requirements and delay the adoption new disclosure requirements until their effective date. The Company is currently evaluating the effects adoption of this guidance will have on the consolidated financial statements and does not anticipateexpect that the adoption of this ASU will be material to its consolidated financial statements.

In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848), Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting, which provides optional guidance for a limited period of time to ease the potential burden in accounting for reference rate reform on financial reporting. The amendments in this ASU are effective for all entities as ofand can be applied to contract modifications due to rate reform and eligible existing and new hedging relationships entered into between March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. The amendments of this ASU should be applied on a prospective basis. The Company will continue to monitor the effects of rate reform, if any, on its contracts and the effects of adoption of this ASU through December 31, 2022. The Company does not anticipate the amendments in this ASU to be material to its consolidated financial statements.

    In October 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-10, Codification Improvements, which provides updates for technical corrections, clarifications to guidance, simplifications to wording or structure of guidance, and other minor improvements across various areas of accounting within U.S. GAAP. This ASU is effective for all entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, with early adoption permitted. The amendments of this ASU should be applied retrospectively. The Company is currently evaluating the effects adoption of this guidance will have on the consolidated financial statements and does not anticipate the adoption of this ASU will be material to its consolidated financial statements.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In FebruaryJune 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 842). The standard requires lessees to recognize326), which modified the assets and liabilities that arise from leases on the balance sheet. A lessee should recognize in the statementmeasurement of expected credit losses of certain financial position a liability to make lease payments (the lease liability) and a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term. In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-11, Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements. ASU 2018-11 provides entities another option for transition, allowing entities to not apply the new standard in the comparative periods they present in their financial statements in the year of adoption. The amendments provide the option for the ASU to be applied at the beginning of the period adopted using a modified retrospective approach with earlier application permitted as of the beginning of an interim or annual reporting period.

On September 1, 2019, the Company adopted ASU No. 2016-02 using the alternative transition method under ASU No. 2018-11, which permits application of the new lease guidance at the beginning of the period of adoption, with comparative periods continuing to be reporting under Topic 840. Upon adoption, the Company recorded the following within the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet: operating lease right-of-use assets of$5.1 million included within Other long-term assets, current operating lease liabilities of $2.0 million included within Accrued expenses and other current liabilities, long-term operating lease liabilities of $3.8 million included within Other long-term liabilities, finance lease right-of-use assets of $1.2 million included within Property and equipment, net, current finance lease liabilities of $0.2 million included within Current maturities of long term debt, and long-term finance lease liabilities of $1.0 million included within Long-term debt less current maturities. Following the Acquisition of Quest, the Company recorded the following amounts in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of the closing date on November 7, 2019: operating lease right-of-use assets of $21.1 million included within Other long-term assets, current operating lease liabilities of $2.0 million included within Accrued expenses and other current liabilities, and long-term operating lease liabilities of $18.9 million included within Other long-term liabilities. The adoption of these ASUs did not result in a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings.

The guidance provided a number of optional practical expedients in adoption. The Company elected to adopt the package of practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance within the standard, which among other things, permits it to not reassess prior conclusions about lease identification, lease classification and initial direct costs under the new standard. The Company did not elect the use-of-hindsight practical expedient or the practical expedient pertaining to land easements, the latter not being applicable. Additionally, the Company elected to include both lease and non-lease components as a single component for all asset classes in which the Company is the lessee. For additional information regarding leases, refer to Note 9.

In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-07, Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718), Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting. This ASU simplifies aspects of share-based compensation issued to non-employees by aligning the guidance with accounting for employee share-based compensation.instruments. The Company adopted this ASU as of the first day of fiscal 2020. 2021. As a result of adopting this ASU, the Company changed its method of estimating its allowance for doubtful accounts for trade receivables to be based upon the Company's historical credit loss experience adjusted for asset-specific risk characteristics, current economic conditions, and reasonable forecasts. The change in estimating the allowance for doubtful accounts did not have a material effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

    In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820), which modified disclosure requirements on fair value measurements of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820. The Company adopted this ASU as of the first day of fiscal 2021. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements.statements or the related disclosures.


In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-15, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other-Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40), Customer's Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement that is a Service Contract, which aligns the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software. The Company adopted this ASU as of the first day of fiscal 2020. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements.


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3. Business Combination

On August 21, 2019, the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary Simply Good Foods USA, Inc., formerly known as Atkins Nutritionals, Inc., (“Simply Good USA”) entered into thea Stock and Unit Purchase Agreement with the Target Companies, VMG Voyage Holdings,(the "Purchase Agreement") to acquire Quest Nutrition, LLC VMG Tax-Exempt II, L.P.("Quest"), Voyage Employee Holdings, LLC, and other sellers defined in the Purchase Agreement.a healthy lifestyle food company (the "Acquisition of Quest"). On November 7, 2019, pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, AtkinsSimply Good USA completed the Acquisition of Quest, via Simply Good USA’s direct or indirect acquisition of 100% of the equity interests of Voyage Holdings, LLC and VMG Quest Blocker, Inc. (the “Target Companies”) for a cash purchase price at closing of $988.9 million subject to customary post-closing adjustments.adjustments for the Target Companies’ levels of cash, indebtedness, net working capital and transaction expenses as of the closing date.

Atkins    Simply Good USA acquired Quest as a part of the Company's vision to lead the nutritious snacking movement with trusted brands that offer a variety of convenient, innovative, great-tasting, better-for-you snacks and meal replacements. Quest is a healthy lifestyle food company offering a variety of bars, cookies, chips, ready-to-drink shakes and pizzas that compete in many of the attractive, fast growing sub-segments within the nutritional snacking category.

The Acquisition of Quest was accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with ASC 805, Business Combinations (“ASC 805”), whereby the results of operations, including the revenues and earnings of Quest, are included in the financial statements from the date of acquisition. ASC 805 requires, among other things, that assets acquired and liabilities assumed be recognized at their fair values, as determined in accordance with ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements, as of the closing date. ASC 805 establishes a measurement period to provide the Company with a reasonable amount of time to obtain the information necessary to identify and measure various items in a business combination and cannot extend beyond one year from the acquisition date.

The Acquisition of Quest was funded by the Company through a combination of cash, equity and debt financing. Total consideration paid on the closing date was $988.9 million. Cash sources of funding included $195.3 million of cash on hand, net proceeds of approximately $350.0 million from an underwritten public offering of common stock, and $443.6 million in new term loan debt. In the thirteen weeks ended May 30,third fiscal quarter of 2020, the Company received a post-closing release from escrow of approximately $2.1 million related to net working capital adjustments, resulting in a total net consideration paid of $986.8 million as of May 30, 2020.February 27, 2021.

    For the twenty-six weeks ended February 29, 2020, Business transaction costs within the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the thirty-nine weeks ended May 30, 2020 waswere $26.9 million, which included $14.5 million of transaction advisory fees related to the Acquisition of Quest, $3.2 million of banker commitment fees, $6.1 million of non-deferrable debt issuance costs related to the incremental term loan, and $3.1 million of other costs, including legal, due diligence, and accounting fees.

Included in the transaction advisory fees paid for the Acquisition of Quest iswas $12.0 million paid to Centerview Partners LLC, an investment banking firm that served as the lead financial advisor to the Company for this transaction. Three members of the Company’s Board of Directors, Messrs. Kilts, West, and Ratzan, have business relationships with certain partners of Centerview Partners LLC (including relating to Centerview Capital Consumer, a private equity firm and affiliate of Conyers Park Sponsor
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LLC), but they are not themselves partners, executives or employees of Centerview Partners LLC, and Centerview Partners LLC is not a related party of the Company pursuant to applicable rules and policies. The advisory fee paid to Centerview Partners LLC representsrepresented approximately 1.2% of the total cash purchase price paid by the Company on the closing date of the Acquisition of Quest. All transaction advisory fees relating to the Acquisition of Quest were approved by the Company’s Audit Committee.


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The following table sets forth the preliminaryfinal purchase price allocation of the Acquisition of Quest to the estimated fair value of the net assets acquired at the date of acquisition, subject to finalization per the terms of the Purchase Agreement. The preliminary purchase price allocation may be adjusted as a result of the finalization of our purchase price allocation procedures related to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The preliminary November 7, 2019 fair value is as follows:in thousands:
Assets acquired:
Cash and cash equivalents$4,745 
Accounts receivable, net25,359 
Inventories44,032 
Prepaid assets1,214 
Other current assets3,812 
Property and equipment, net(1)
9,843 
Intangible assets, net(2)
868,375 
Other long-term assets20,997 
Liabilities assumed:
Accounts payable25,200 
Other current liabilities11,237 
Deferred income taxes(3)
10,754 
Other long-term liabilities18,891 
Total identifiable net assets912,295 
Goodwill(4)
74,525 
Total assets acquired and liabilities assumed$986,820 
(In thousands)  
Assets acquired:  
Cash and cash equivalents $4,745
Accounts receivable, net 26,537
Inventories 44,032
Prepaid assets 1,214
Other current assets 3,821
Property and equipment, net(1)
 10,363
Intangible assets, net(2)
 848,375
Other long-term assets 20,997
Liabilities assumed:  
Accounts payable 25,200
Other current liabilities 11,237
Deferred income taxes(3)
 14,158
Other long-term liabilities 18,891
Total identifiable net assets 890,598
Goodwill(4)
 96,231
Total assets acquired and liabilities assumed $986,829


(1) Property and equipment, net primarily consistsconsisted of leasehold improvements for the Quest headquarters of $6.9 million, furniture and fixtures of $2.2 million, and equipment of $1.3$0.7 million. The Quest headquarters lease ends in April 2029. The useful lives of the leasehold improvements, furniture and fixtures, and equipment isare consistent with the Company's accounting policies.
(2) Intangible assets were recorded at fair value consistent with ASC 820 as a result of the Acquisition of Quest. Intangible assets consistconsisted of $730.0$750.0 million of indefinite brands and trademarks, $115.0 million of amortizable customer relationships, and $3.4 million of internally developed software. The useful lives of the intangible assets are disclosed in Note 5 of the consolidated financial statements. The fair value measurement of the assets and liabilities was based on significant inputs not observable in the market and thus represent Level 3 measurements within the fair value measurement hierarchy. Level 3 fair market values were determined using a variety of information, including estimated future cash flows and market comparable data and companies.
(3) As a result The fair values of the increaseintangible assets were estimated using inputs primarily from the income approach and the with/without method, which estimates the value using the cash flow impact in a hypothetical scenario where the customer relationships are not in place. The significant assumptions used in estimating the fair value of the intangible assets include the estimated life the asset will contribute to cash flows, profitability, and the estimated discount rate.
(3) Primarily as a result of the fair value attributable to the identifiable intangible asset,assets, the deferred income tax liability was increased by $14.2$10.8 million.
(4) Goodwill was recorded at fair value consistent with ASC 820 as a result of the Acquisition of Quest. Amounts recorded for goodwill created in an acquisition structured as a stock purchase for tax are generally not expected to be deductible for tax purposes. Amounts recorded for goodwill resulting in a tax basis step-up are generally expected to be deductible for tax purposes. Tax deductible Goodwill iswas estimated to be $76.9$67.7 million. Goodwill represents the future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired that could not be individually identified and separately recognized.

The Company completed its final assessment of purchase price is pending finalization perallocation for the termsAcquisition of Quest to the Purchase Agreement. The final determination of theestimated fair value of the net assets acquired and liabilities assumed is expected to be completed as soon as practicable after completionat the date of acquisition during the Acquisitionfirst quarter of Quest, including a period of time to finalize working capital adjustments and tax attributes, not to exceed one year from the acquisition date.fiscal 2021. Since the initial preliminary estimates reported in the first fiscal quarter of 2020, the Company has updated certain amounts reflected in the preliminaryfinal purchase price allocation, as summarized in the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed as set forth above. Specifically, the carrying amount of the intangible assets, net were increased by $20.0 million as a result of valuation adjustments related to the Company's finalization of tax attributes, which also resulted in a decrease to deferred income taxes of $3.2 million. Additionally, accounts receivable, net decreased $3.1$4.3 million and inventories increased $0.9 million due to fair value measurement period adjustments.adjustments, and the carrying amount of property and equipment, net decreased by $0.5 million to reflect its estimated fair value. As a result of these adjustments and the change in total net consideration paid of approximately $2.1 million related to net working capital adjustments discussed above, goodwill decreased $21.5 million. Measurement period adjustments arewere recognized in the reporting period in which the adjustments arewere determined and calculated as if the accounting had been completed at the acquisition date. The final fair value determination

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The results of Quest's operations have been included in the Simply Good Foods'Company's Consolidated Financial Statements since November 7, 2019, the date of acquisition. The following table provides net sales from the acquired Quest business included in the Company's results:

  Thirteen Weeks Ended Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
  May 30, 2020 May 30, 2020
Net sales $87,234
 $192,621


Thirteen Weeks EndedTwenty-Six Weeks Ended
(in thousands)February 27, 2021February 29, 2020February 27, 2021February 29, 2020
Net sales(1)
$105,025 $88,305 $200,794 $105,387 

(1) Net sales for the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended February 27, 2021 excludes immaterial international net sales.
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Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information

Pro forma financial information is not intended to represent or be indicative of the actual results of operations of the combined business that would have been reported had the Acquisition of Quest been completed at the beginning of the fiscal year 2019, nor is it representative of future operating results of the Company.

This unaudited pro forma combined financial information is prepared based on Article 11 of Regulation S-X period end guidance. The Company and the legacy Quest entity have different fiscal year ends, with Simply Good Foods’ fiscal year being the last Saturday of August while the legacy Quest business fiscal year end was December 31. Because the year ends differ by more than 93 days, Quest's financial information is required to be adjusted to a period within 93 days of Simply Good Foods’ fiscal period end. For the purposes of preparing the unaudited pro forma combined financial information for the thirteen weeks ended May 25, 2019, the Company used Quest’s unaudited consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019. For the purposes of preparing the unaudited pro forma combined financial information for the thirty-nine weeks ended May 25, 2019, the Company added Quest’s unaudited consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019 to Quest's unaudited consolidated statement of operations for the six months ended December 31, 2018, which was derived by deducting the historical unaudited consolidated statement of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2018, from the unaudited consolidated statement of operations for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018.

In addition to the above period end adjustments, the pro forma results include certain adjustments, as required under ASC 805, which are different than Article 11 pro forma requirements. ASC 805 requires pro forma adjustments to reflect the effects of fair value adjustments, transaction costs, capital structure changes, the tax effects of such adjustments, and also requires nonrecurring adjustments be prepared as though the Acquisition of Quest had occurred as of the beginning of the earliest period presented. The adjustments to the historical Quest financial results include the exclusion of legacy derivatives and interest expense that were settled in the execution of the Acquisition of Quest. Additional adjustments include non-recurring transaction costs and the portion of the inventory fair value adjustment recorded by the Company during the thirteen weeks ended and thirty-nine weeks ended May 30, 2020. Both periods were further adjusted to reflect a full period of (a) fair value adjustments related to inventory and incremental customer relationship amortization, (b) interest expense with the higher principal and interest rates associated with the Company's new term loan debt incurred to finance, in part, the Acquisition of Quest, and (c) the effects of the adjustments on income taxes and net income.

The following unaudited pro forma combined financial information presents the combined results of the Company and Quest as if the Acquisition of Quest has occurred at the beginning of fiscal 2019:
Thirteen Weeks EndedTwenty-Six Weeks Ended
(in thousands)February 29, 2020February 29, 2020
Revenue$227,101 $447,657 
Gross profit$90,479 $178,667 
Net income$15,049 $30,697 
  Thirteen Weeks Ended Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
  May 30, 2020 May 25, 2019 May 30, 2020
 May 25, 2019
Revenue $215,101
 $212,885
 $662,758
 $605,632
Gross profit $88,626
 $81,451
 $267,293
 $218,399
Net income (loss) $15,337
 $10,925
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4. Revenue Recognition


A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct good or service to the customer. A contract’s transaction price is allocated to each distinct performance obligation and recognized as revenue when, or as, the performance obligation is satisfied. The singular performance obligation of our customer contracts is determined by each individual purchase order and the products ordered, with revenue being recognized at a point-in-time when the obligation under the terms of the agreement is satisfied and product control is transferred to the customer. Specifically, control transfers to our customers when the product is delivered to or picked up by our customers based on applicable shipping terms. The performance obligations of our customer contracts are generally satisfied within 30 days.

Revenue is measured as the amount of consideration we expect to receive in exchange for fulfilled product orders, including estimates of variable consideration. The most common forms of variable consideration include trade programs, consumer incentives, coupon redemptions, allowances for unsaleable products, and any additional amounts where a distinct good or service cannot be identified or the value cannot be reasonably estimated. Estimates of variable consideration are made using various information including historical data on performance of similar trade promotional activities, as well as the Company’s best estimate of current activity. We review these estimates regularly and make revisions as necessary. Revisions can include changes for consideration paid to customers that lack sufficient evidence to support a distinct good or service assertion, or for which a reasonably estimable fair value cannot be determined, primarily related to our assessments of cooperative advertising programs. Uncertainties related to the estimate of variable consideration are resolved in a short time frame and do not require any additional constraint on variable consideration. Adjustments to variable consideration are recognized in the period the adjustments are identified and have historically been insignificant. Revenue is recognized net of any taxes collected from customers and subsequently remitted to governmental authorities.
We provide standard assurance type warranties that our products will comply with all agreed-upon specifications. No services beyond an assurance type warranty are provided to our customers. While customers generally have a right to return defective or non-conforming products, past experience has demonstrated that product returns have been immaterial. Customer remedies for defective or non-conforming products may include a refund or exchange. As a result, the right of return is estimated and recorded as a reduction in revenue, if necessary.

Our customer contracts identify product quantity, price and payment terms. Payment terms are granted consistent with industry standards. Although some payment terms may be more extended, the majority of our payment terms are less than 60 days. As a result, we do not adjust our revenues for the effects of a significant financing component. Amounts billed and due from our customers are classified as accounts receivable on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The Company utilizes third-party contract manufacturers for the manufacture of its products. The Company has evaluated whether the Company is the principal or agent in these relationships. The Company has determined that it is the principal in all cases, as it maintains the responsibility for fulfillment, risk of loss and establishes the price.

The Company has elected the following practical expedients in accordance with ASC Topic 606:

Shipping and handling costs—We have elected to account for shipping and handling costs incurred to deliver products to customers as fulfillment activities, rather than a promised service. As such, fulfillment costs are included in Cost of goods sold in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.

Costs of obtaining a contract—We have elected to expense costs of obtaining a contract because the amortization period would be less than one year.

Revenues from transactions with external customers for each of Simply Good Foods’the Company’s products would be impracticable to disclose and management does not view its business by product line. The following table presents ouris a summary of revenue disaggregated by geographic area and brand.core brands:
Thirteen Weeks EndedTwenty-Six Weeks Ended
(In thousands)February 27, 2021February 29, 2020February 27, 2021February 29, 2020
North America
Atkins$114,155 $131,435 $236,916 $259,247 
Quest(2)
105,025 88,305 200,794 105,387 
Total North America(1)
219,180 219,740 437,710 364,634 
International11,427 7,361 24,049 14,620 
Total net sales$230,607 $227,101 $461,759 $379,254 
  Thirteen Weeks Ended Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
(In thousands) May 30, 2020 May 25, 2019 May 30, 2020 May 25, 2019
Net sales        
North America $121,937
 $133,873
 $381,184
 $366,425
International 5,930
 5,595
 20,550
 17,774
Total Atkins 127,867
 139,468
 401,734
 384,199
         
Quest(1)
 87,234
 
 192,621
 
         
Total $215,101
 $139,468
 $594,355
 $384,199
(1) Revenue within the North America geographic area substantially relates to the United States and includes the divested SimplyProtein brand.
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    Charges related to credit loss on accounts receivables from transactions with external customers were nominal for each of the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended February 27, 2021 and were approximately $0.1 million for each of the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended February 29, 2020. As of February 27, 2021 and August 29, 2020, the allowance for doubtful accounts related to these accounts receivable was $0.6 million and $0.5 million, respectively.

5. Goodwill and Intangibles


Changes to goodwillGoodwill during the thirty-nine weeksthirteen week period ended May 30, 2020February 27, 2021 were as follows:
(in thousands)Goodwill
Balance as of August 29, 2020$544,774 
Acquisition of business, measurement period adjustment1,178 
Sale of business(2,818)
Balance as of February 27, 2021$543,134 
  Total
Balance as of August 31, 2019 $471,427
Acquisition of business 96,231
Balance as of May 30, 2020 $567,658


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The change in the Company's Goodwill from August 31, 2019attributed to May 30, 2020 isthe acquisition of a business during the twenty-six weeks ended February 27, 2021 was the result of measurement period adjustments made to finalize the acquisition method of accounting related tofor the Acquisition of Quest as described in Note 3. Additionally, effective September 24, 2020, the Company sold the assets exclusively related to its SimplyProtein® brand of products for approximately $8.8 million of consideration, including cash of $5.8 million and a note receivable for $3.0 million, to a newly formed entity led by the Company’s former Canadian-based management team who had been responsible for this brand prior to the sale transaction (the "SimplyProtein Sale"). In addition to purchasing these assets, the buyer assumed certain liabilities related to the SimplyProtein brand’s business. There was 0 gain or loss recognized as a result of the SimplyProtein Sale. In conjunction with the SimplyProtein Sale, the Company disposed of $2.8 million of goodwill associated with the SimplyProtein business.

There were 0 impairment charges related to goodwill or intangible assets during this periodthe thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended February 27, 2021 or since the inception of the Company.


Intangible assets, net in our Condensedthe Consolidated Balance Sheets consist of the following:
February 27, 2021
(In thousands)Useful lifeGross carrying amountAccumulated amortizationNet carrying amount
Intangible assets with indefinite life:
Brands and trademarksIndefinite life$974,000 $— $974,000 
Intangible assets with finite lives:
Customer relationships15 years174,000 24,303 149,697 
Proprietary recipes and formulas7 years7,000 3,631 3,369 
Licensing agreements14 years22,000 5,706 16,294 
Software and website development costs3-5 years5,302 2,678 2,624 
Intangible assets in progress3-5 years55 55 
$1,182,357 $36,318 $1,146,039 
 May 30, 2020August 29, 2020
(In thousands) Useful life Gross carrying amount Accumulated amortization Net carrying amount(In thousands)Useful lifeGross carrying amountAccumulated amortizationNet carrying amount
Intangible assets with indefinite life:      Intangible assets with indefinite life:
Brands and trademarks Indefinite life $962,000
 $
 $962,000
Brands and trademarksIndefinite life$979,000 $— $979,000 
Intangible assets with finite lives:      Intangible assets with finite lives:
Customer relationships 15 years 174,000
 15,603
 158,397
Customer relationships15 years174,000 18,503 155,497 
Proprietary recipes and formulas 7 years 7,000
 2,881
 4,119
Proprietary recipes and formulas7 years7,000 3,131 3,869 
Licensing agreements 14 years 22,000
 4,527
 17,473
Licensing agreements14 years22,000 4,920 17,080 
Software and website development costs 3-5 years 5,612
 2,291
 3,321
Software and website development costs3-5 years5,967 2,645 3,322 
Intangible assets in progress 3-5 years 206
 
 206
 $1,170,818
 $25,302
 $1,145,516
$1,187,967 $29,199 $1,158,768 

    August 31, 2019
(In thousands) Useful life Gross carrying amount Accumulated amortization Net carrying amount
Intangible assets with indefinite life:        
Brands and trademarks Indefinite life $232,000
 $
 $232,000
Intangible assets with finite lives:        
Customer relationships 15 years 59,000
 8,382
 50,618
Proprietary recipes and formulas 7 years 7,000
 2,131
 4,869
Licensing agreements 14 years 22,000
 3,348
 18,652
    $320,000
 $13,861
 $306,139

    Changes in Intangible assets, net changed dueduring the twenty-six weeks ended February 27, 2021 were primarily related to the SimplyProtein Sale and recurring amortization expense andexpense. In conjunction with the AcquisitionSimplyProtein Sale, the Company sold its SimplyProtein brand intangible asset, which had a carrying value of Quest.approximately $5.0 million as of the date of the sale. Amortization expense related to intangible assets during each of the thirteen weeks ended May 30,February 27, 2021 and February 29, 2020 and May 25, 2019 werewas $3.9 million and $1.6 million, respectively. Amortization expense related to intangible assets during the thirty-ninetwenty-six weeks ended May 30,February 27, 2021 and February 29, 2020 and May 25, 2019 were $10.1was $7.7 million and $4.9$6.2 million, respectively. There were 0 impairment charges related to intangible assets during the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended February 27, 2021 and February 29, 2020.
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Estimated future amortization for each of the next five fiscal years and thereafter is as follows:
(In thousands)Amortization
Remainder of 2021$7,674 
202215,224 
202314,938 
202414,257 
202513,171 
2026 and thereafter106,720 
Total$171,984 
(In thousands by fiscal year)  
Remainder of 2020 $3,888
2021 15,327
2022 15,094
2023 14,829
2024 14,281
2025 and thereafter 119,891
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6. Long-Term Debt and Line of Credit


On July 7, 2017, the Company entered into a credit agreement with Barclays Bank PLC and other parties (as amended to date, the “Credit Agreement”). The Credit Agreement provides for (i) a term facility of $200.0 million (“Term Facility”) with a seven year maturity and (ii) a revolving credit facility of up to $75.0 million (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) with a five year maturity. Substantially concurrent with the consummation of the Acquisition of Atkins, the full $200.0 million of the Term Facility (the “Term Loan”) was drawn. The interest rate per annum wasis based on either (i) a base rate equaling the higher of (a) the “prime rate”, (b) the federal funds effective rate plus 0.50% and (c) the Euro-currency rate applicable for an interest period of one month plus 1.00% plus (x) 3.00% margin for the Term Loan or (y) 2.00% margin for the Revolving Credit Facility, or (ii) London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) adjusted for statutory reserve requirements, plus (x) 4.00% margin for the Term Loan subject to a floor of 1.00% or (y) 3.00% margin for the Revolving Credit Facility. As security for the payment or performance of its debt, the Company has pledged certain equity interests in its subsidiaries.

On March 16, 2018 (the “Amendment Date”), the Company entered into an amendment (the “Repricing Amendment”) to the Credit Agreement. As a result of the Repricing Amendment, the interest rate on the Term Loan was reduced and, as of the Amendment Date, such loans had an interest rate equal to, at the Company’sCompany's option, either LIBOR plus an applicable margin of 3.50% or a base rate plus an applicable margin of 2.50%. The Repricing Amendment did not change the interest rate on the Revolving Credit Facility. The Revolving Credit Facility continued to bear interest based upon the Company's consolidated net leverage ratio as of the last financial statements delivered to the administrative agent. No additional debt was incurred, or any proceeds received, by the Company in connection with the Repricing Amendment. The incremental fees paid to the administrative agent are reflected as additional debt discount and are amortized over the terms of the long-term financing agreements using the effective-interest method.

On November 7, 2019, the Company entered into an amendment (the “Incremental Facility Amendment”) to the Credit Agreement to increase the principal borrowed on the Term Facility by $460.0 million. The Term Facility together with the incremental borrowing make up the Initial Term Loans (as defined in the Incremental Facility Amendment) and as of the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date (as defined in the Incremental Facility Amendment), the Initial Term Loans bear interest at a rate equal to, at the Company's option, either LIBOR plus an applicable margin of 3.75% or a base rate plus an applicable margin of 2.75%. The Incremental Facility Amendment was executed to partially finance the Acquisition of Quest. No amounts under the Term Facility were repaid as a result of the execution of the Incremental Facility Amendment.

During the thirteen weeks ended May 30, 2020, the Company borrowed $25.0 million under the Revolving Credit Facility. This was a precautionary measure to preserve financial flexibility and to maintain liquidity in response to the spread of COVID-19 and uncertainty around consumer behavior. The Company used the proceeds of the Revolving Credit Facility to meet initial elevated customer orders in response to COVID-19, build finished goods inventory of some of its high velocity items, support working capital and support general corporate purposes. Subsequent to the end of the third quarter 2020, the Company repaid the $25.0 million borrowing under the Revolving Credit Facility. The Company may repay borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility at any time without penalty.

The Credit Agreement contains certain financial and other covenants that limit our ability to, among other things, incur and/or undertake asset sales and other dispositions, liens, indebtedness, certain acquisitions and investments, consolidations, mergers, reorganizations and other fundamental changes, payment of dividends and other distributions to equity and warrant holders, and prepayments of material subordinated debt, in each case, subject to customary exceptions materially consistent with credit facilities of such type and size. The Revolving Credit Facility has a maximum total net leverage ratio equal to or less than 6.25:1.00 (with a reduction to 6.00:1.00 on and after the third anniversary of the closing date of the Credit Agreement) contingent on credit extensions in excess of 30% of the total amount of commitments available under the Revolving Credit Facility. Any failure to comply with the restrictions of the Credit Agreementcredit facilities may result in an event of default. The Company was in compliance with all financial covenants under the Credit Agreement as of May 30, 2020February 27, 2021 and August 31, 2019.29, 2020, respectively.

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Long-term debt consists of the following:
(In thousands)February 27, 2021August 29, 2020
Term Facility (effective rate of 4.8% at February 27, 2021)$556,500$606,500
Finance lease liabilities (effective rate of 5.6% at February 27, 2021)826922
Less: Deferred financing fees8,164 10,272 
Total debt549,162597,150
Less: Current finance lease liabilities278271
Long-term debt, net of deferred financing fees$548,884$596,879
(In thousands) May 30, 2020 August 31, 2019
Term Facility (effective rate of 4.8% at May 30, 2020) $635,500
 $196,500
Revolving Credit Facility (effective rate of 4.2% at May 30, 2020) 25,000
 
Finance lease liabilities (effective rate of 5.6% at May 30, 2020) 987
 
Less: Deferred financing fees 11,467
 5,565
Total debt 650,020
 190,935
Less: Current maturities, net of deferred financing fees of $0.0 million at May 30, 2020 and $1.3 million at August 31, 2019 25,000
 676
Less: Current finance lease liabilities 268
 
Long-term debt, net of deferred financing fees $624,752
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The Company is 0t required to make principal payments on the Term Facility over the twelve months following the period ended May 30, 2020.February 27, 2021. The outstanding balance of the Term Facility is due upon its maturity in July 2024. Additionally, as of February 27, 2021 and August 29, 2020, there were 0 amounts drawn against the Revolving Credit Facility.

As of May 30, 2020,February 27, 2021, the Company had letters of credit in the amount of $5.0$4.2 million outstanding. OurThese letters of credit offset against the availability of the Revolving Credit Facility. These letters of creditFacility and exist to support twothree of the Company's leased buildings and insurance programs relating to workers' compensation. No amounts were drawn against these letters of credit at May 30, 2020.February 27, 2021.

The Company utilizes market approaches to estimate the fair value of certain outstanding borrowings by discounting anticipated future cash flows derived from the contractual terms of the obligations and observable market interest and foreign exchange rates. The Company carries debt at historical cost and discloses fair value. As of May 30, 2020February 27, 2021 and August 31, 2019,29, 2020, the book value of the Company’s debt approximated fair value. The estimated fair value of the Term Loan is valued based on observable inputs and classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. The amount outstanding on the Revolving Credit Facility approximates fair value due to its short maturity and was repaid subsequent to period end.


7. Fair Value of Financial Instruments


Fair value is defined 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. To increase the comparability of fair value measurements, a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in the valuation methodologies, is as follows:

Level 1 – Valuations based on quoted prices for identical assets and liabilities in active markets.

Level 2 – Valuations based on observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.

Level 3 – Valuations based on unobservable inputs reflecting the Company’s own assumptions, consistent with reasonably available assumptions made by other market participants. These valuations require significant judgment.

A loss of $0.5 million was charged to theLoss in fair value change of contingent consideration - TRA liability for the thirty-nine weeks ended May 25, 2019. The Company settled the Income Tax Receivable Agreement (the “TRA”) during the thirty-nine weeks ended May 25, 2019, which resulted in a $1.5 million gain. Following the settlement of the TRA liability, the Company did not have any Level 3 financial assets or liabilities.

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximated fair value as of May 30,February 27, 2021 and August 29, 2020 and August 31, 2019 due to the relatively short maturity of these instruments.


8. Income Taxes


Effective Tax Rate

The following table shows the tax expense and the effective tax rate for the thirty-nine weeks ended May 30, 2020 and May 25, 2019 resulting from operations:operations were as follows:
Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
(In thousands)February 27, 2021February 29, 2020
Income before income taxes$57,307 $8,057 
Income tax expense$15,687 $2,193 
Effective tax rate27.4 %27.2 %
  Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
(In thousands) May 30, 2020 May 25, 2019
Income before income taxes $30,511
 $54,681
Provision for income taxes $8,238
 $13,236
Effective tax rate 27.0% 24.2%


The effective tax rate for the thirty-nine week periodtwenty-six weeks ended May 30, 2020 is higherFebruary 27, 2021 was 0.2% greater than the effective tax rate for the thirty-nine week periodtwenty-six weeks ended May 25, 2019 by 2.8%,February 29, 2020, which iswas primarily driven by non-deductible transaction costs, the one-time tax impact of the settlement of the TRA liability during the thirty-nine week period ended May 25, 2019, and other permanent differences.


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9. Leases

On September 1, 2019, we adopted ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (“Topic 842”) using the modified retrospective approach under ASU No. 2018-11, which permits application of the new guidance at the beginning of the period of adoption, with comparative periods continuing to be reported under Topic 840.

Leases are classified as either finance leases or operating leases based on criteria in ASC 842. The Company’s operating leases are generally comprised of real estate and certain equipment used in warehousing our products. The Company’s finance leases are generally comprised of warehouse equipment.

Right-of-use assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. The majority of the Company's leases do not provide an implicit rate; therefore, the Company uses its secured incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the lease commencement date in determining the present value of future payments for those leases. Our incremental borrowing rate for a lease is the rate of interest we would pay to borrow on a collateralized basis over a similar term to the lease in a similar economic environment. The Company applied incremental borrowing rates using a portfolio approach. Right-of-use assets also include any lease payments made and exclude lease incentives. Lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise that option. The Company has elected not to recognize right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for short-term operating leases that have a term of 1 year or less.

The components of lease expense were as follows:
Thirteen Weeks EndedTwenty-Six Weeks Ended
(In thousands)Statement of Operations CaptionFebruary 27, 2021February 29, 2020February 27, 2021February 29, 2020
Operating lease cost:
Lease costCost of goods sold and General and administrative$1,496 $1,441 $2,994 $2,247 
Variable lease cost (1)
Cost of goods sold and General and administrative378 426 776 736 
Operating lease cost1,874 1,867 3,770 2,983 
Short term lease costGeneral and administrative18 24 
Finance lease cost:
Amortization of right-of-use assetsCost of goods sold68 66 136 136 
Interest on lease liabilitiesInterest expense12 16 25 32 
Total finance lease cost80 82 161 168 
Total lease cost$1,954 $1,967 $3,931 $3,175 
    Thirteen Weeks Ended Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
(in thousands) Statement of Operations Caption May 30, 2020 May 30, 2020
Operating lease cost:      
Lease cost Cost of goods sold and General and administrative $1,479
 $3,726
Variable lease cost (1)
 Cost of goods sold and General and administrative 448
 1,184
Operating lease cost   1,927
 4,910
       
Short term lease cost General and administrative 6
 30
       
Finance lease cost:      
Amortization of right-of use assets Cost of goods sold 69
 205
Interest on lease liabilities Interest expense 14
 46
Total finance lease cost   83
 251
       
Total lease cost   $2,016
 $5,191
(1) Variable lease cost primarily consists of common area maintenance, such as cleaning and repairs.

    In conjunction with the Company's restructuring activities as discussed in Note 14, the Company incurred impairment charges of $0.3 million and $0.7 million in the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended February 27, 2021, respectively, related to its operating lease right-of-use assets for leases in Toronto, Ontario and the Netherlands. Additionally, the Company terminated the lease in Toronto, Ontario, which resulted in a gain on lease termination of $0.2 million in the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended February 27, 2021. The effect of these restructuring activities has been included within General and administrative on the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income. Refer to Note 14, Restructuring and Related Charges, for additional information regarding restructuring activities.

The gross amounts of assets and liabilities related to both operating and finance leases are as follows:
(In thousands)Balance Sheet CaptionFebruary 27, 2021August 29, 2020
Assets
Operating lease right-of-use assetsOther long-term assets$23,089 $25,703 
Finance lease right-of-use assetsProperty and equipment, net776 912 
Total lease assets$23,865 $26,615 
Liabilities
Current:
Operating lease liabilitiesAccrued expenses and other current liabilities$4,235 $4,329 
Finance lease liabilitiesCurrent maturities of long-term debt278 271 
Long-term:
Operating lease liabilitiesOther long-term liabilities20,880 22,764 
Finance lease liabilitiesLong-term debt, less current maturities548 651 
Total lease liabilities$25,941 $28,015 
(in thousands) Balance Sheet Caption May 30, 2020
Assets    
Operating lease right of use assets Other long-term assets $26,998
Finance lease right of use assets Property and equipment, net 980
Total lease assets   $27,978
     
Liabilities    
Current:    
Operating lease liabilities Accrued expenses and other current liabilities $3,566
Finance lease liabilities Current maturities of long-term debt 268
Long-term:    
Operating lease liabilities Other long-term liabilities 24,216
Finance lease liabilities Long-term debt, less current maturities 719
Total lease liabilities   $28,769
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Future maturities of lease liabilities as of February 27, 2021 were as follows:
(In thousands)Operating LeasesFinance Leases
Fiscal year ending:
Remainder of 2021$2,935 $157 
20224,607 313 
20234,071 278 
20244,232 145 
20253,838 
Thereafter11,050 
Total lease payments30,733 893 
Less: Interest(5,618)(67)
Present value of lease liabilities$25,115 $826 
  Operating Leases Finance Leases
Fiscal year ending:    
Remainder of 2020 $844
 $78
2021 5,664
 313
2022 5,118
 313
2023 4,196
 278
2024 4,102
 145
Thereafter 14,686
 
Total lease payments 34,610
 1,127
Less: Interest (6,828) (140)
Present value of lease liabilities $27,782
 $987


    As of February 27, 2021, the Company had entered into a lease with estimated total minimum future lease payments of $32.2 million over a 10.0-year minimum lease term that had not yet commenced, and as a result it is not recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company expects the lease to commence in fiscal year 2021, and the Company has the option to renew the lease for an additional 5.0 years or 10.0 years after the minimum lease term.

The weighted-average remaining lease term and weighted-average discount rate for operating and finance leases at May 30, 2020 iswere as follows:
February 27, 2021August 29, 2020
Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years)
Operating leases6.766.97
Finance leases2.923.41
Weighted-average discount rate
Operating leases5.8 %5.7 %
Finance leases5.6 %5.6 %
  Operating Leases Finance Leases
Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years) 7.03
 3.66
Weighted-average discount rate 5.7% 5.6%


Supplemental and other information related to leases was as follows:
Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
(In thousands)February 27, 2021February 29, 2020
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities
Operating cash flows from operating leases$3,689 $2,817 
Operating cash flows from finance leases12 
Financing cash flows from finance leases$157 $157 
  Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
  May 30, 2020
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities  
Operating cash flows from operating leases $4,655
Operating cash flows from finance leases 8
Financing cash flows from finance leases 247


Comparative Information as Reported Under Previous Accounting Standards

The following comparative information is reported based upon previous accounting standards in effect for the periods presented.

Future minimum payments under lease arrangements with a remaining term in excess of one year were as follows as of August 31, 2019:
(in thousands) August 31, 2019
2020 $2,546
2021 1,947
2022 1,677
2023 1,093
2024 87
Thereafter 56
Total $7,406


For the thirteen weeks ended May 25, 2019 rent expenses for operating leases were $0.5 million. For the thirty-nine weeks ended May 25, 2019 rent expenses for operating leases were $1.6 million.


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10. Commitments and Contingencies

Litigation

The Company is a party to certain litigation and claims that are considered normal to the operations of the business. From time to time, we havethe Company has been and may again become involved in legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of our business. We areThe Company is not presently a party to any litigation that we believeit believes to be material, and we arethe Company is not aware of any pending or threatened litigation against usit that we believeits management believes could have a material adverse effect of ouron its business, operating result, financial condition or cash flows.

During the fifty-three week periodfiscal year ended August 31, 2019, the Company reserved $3.5 million for the potential settlement of class action litigation concerning certain product label claims. During the thirty-ninetwenty-six weeks ended May 30,February 29, 2020, the Company reserved an additional $0.3 million. The reserve iswas included within General and administrative in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income, and the reserve was fully paid into escrow and settled during the thirty-nine weeksfiscal year ended May 30,August 29, 2020. The action was settled subsequent to period end.

    As of February 27, 2021 and August 29, 2020, the Company had $0.7 million and $1.3 million reserved for potential settlements, respectively.
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Other

The Company has entered into endorsement contracts with certain celebrity figures and social media influencers to promote and endorse the Atkins and Quest brands and product lines. These contracts contain endorsement fees, which are expensed ratably over the life of the contract, and performance fees, that are recognized at the time of achievement. Based on the terms of the contracts in place and achievement of performance conditions as of May 30, 2020,February 27, 2021, the Company will be required to make payments of $2.9$2.8 million over the next twelve months.year.

11. Stockholders’ Equity

Public Equity Offering

On October 9, 2019, wethe Company completed an underwritten public offering of 13,379,205 shares of our common stock at a price to the public of $26.35 per share. The Company paid underwriting discounts and commissions of $0.19 per share resulting in net proceeds to usthe Company of $26.16 per share, or approximately $350.0 million (the “Offering”). The Company paid $0.8 million for legal, accounting and registrations fees related to the Offering. The net proceeds were used to pay a portion of the purchase price and related fees and expenses for the Acquisition of Quest.

Equity Warrants

Prior to the Acquisition of Atkins, Conyers Park issued 6,700,000 private placement warrants. The Company assumed these private placement warrants in connection with the Acquisition of Atkins. As a result of the Acquisition of Atkins, the warrants issued by Conyers Park were no longer exercisable for shares of Conyers Park common stock, but were instead exercisable for common stock of the Company. All other features of the warrants were unchanged. TheAs of February 27, 2021, the private placement warrants to purchase 6,700,000 shares of the Company’s common stock remain outstanding.

Stock Repurchase Program

On November 13, 2018, the Company announced that its Board of Directors had adopted a $50.0$50.0 million stock repurchase program. Under the stock repurchase program, the Company may repurchase shares from time to time in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. The stock repurchase program does not obligate the Company to acquire any specific number of shares or acquire shares over any specific period of time. The stock repurchase program may be suspended or discontinued at any time by the Company and does not have an expiration date.


During the thirty-ninetwenty-six weeks ended May 30,February 27, 2021 and February 29, 2020, the Company did 0t repurchase any shares of common stock. As of May 30, 2020,February 27, 2021, approximately $47.9 million remained available under the stock repurchase program.


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12. Earnings Per Share


Basic earnings per share is based on the weighted average number of common shares issued and outstanding. In periods in which the Company has net income, diluted earnings per share is based on the weighted average number of common shares issued and outstanding and the effect of all dilutive common stock equivalents outstanding during each period.

In periods in which the Company has a net loss, diluted earnings per share is based on the weighted average number of common shares issued and outstanding. Theoutstanding as the effect of including common stock equivalents outstanding is consideredwould be anti-dilutive.

The following table reconciles the numerators and denominators used in the computations of both basic and diluted earnings per share:
 Thirteen Weeks EndedTwenty-Six Weeks Ended
(In thousands, except per share data)February 27, 2021February 29, 2020February 27, 2021February 29, 2020
Basic earnings per share computation:
Numerator:
Net income$19,120 $10,657 $41,620 $5,864 
Denominator:
Weighted average common shares - basic95,734,591 95,339,489 95,712,057 92,524,061 
Basic earnings per share from net income$0.20 $0.11 $0.43 $0.06 
Diluted earnings per share computation:
Numerator:
Net income$19,120 $10,657 $41,620 $5,864 
Denominator:
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic95,734,591 95,339,489 95,712,057 92,524,061 
Public and Private Warrants3,928,303 3,706,986 3,607,125 3,766,141 
Employee stock options1,205,376 1,173,631 1,056,707 1,194,968 
Non-vested shares284,626 116,465 228,248 112,444 
Weighted average common shares - diluted101,152,896 100,336,571 100,604,137 97,597,614 
Diluted earnings per share from net income$0.19 $0.11 $0.41 $0.06 
  Thirteen Weeks Ended Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
(In thousands, except per share data) May 30, 2020 May 25, 2019 May 30, 2020
 May 25, 2019
Basic earnings per share computation:        
Numerator:        
Net income $16,409
 $13,466
 $22,273
 $41,445
Denominator:        
Weighted average common shares - basic 95,378,495
 81,898,276
 93,475,539
 80,362,978
Basic earnings per share from net income $0.17
 $0.16
 $0.24
 $0.52
Diluted earnings per share computation:        
Numerator:        
Net income $16,409
 $13,466
 $22,273
 $41,445
Denominator:        
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic 95,378,495
 81,898,276
 93,475,539
 80,362,978
Public and Private Warrants 2,285,110
 3,110,645
 3,392,317
 3,582,795
Employee stock options 630,408
 844,937
 1,028,218
 689,849
Non-vested shares 28,303
 108,293
 37,476
 60,081
Weighted average common shares - diluted 98,322,316
 85,962,151
 97,933,550
 84,695,703
Diluted earnings per share from net income $0.17
 $0.16
 $0.23
 $0.49


Earnings per share calculations for the thirteen weeks ended May 30,February 27, 2021 and February 29, 2020 and May 25, 2019 excluded 0.80.2 million and 0.30.4 million shares ofunderlying stock options issuable upon exercise, respectively, that would have been anti-dilutive. Earnings per share calculations for the thirteen weeks ended May 30, 2020February 27, 2021 excluded 0.1 millionan immaterial number of non-vested shares that would have been anti-dilutive. An immaterial number of non-vested shares were excluded from earnings per share calculation for the thirteen weeks ended May 25, 2019.

Earnings per share calculations for the thirty-ninetwenty-six weeks ended May 30,February 27, 2021 and February 29, 2020 and May 25, 2019 excluded 0.6 million and 0.3 million shares ofunderlying stock options issuable upon exercise, respectively, that would have been anti-dilutive. AnEarnings per share for the twenty-six weeks ended February 27, 2021 excluded an immaterial number of non-vested shares were excluded from earnings per share calculations for the thirty-nine weeks ended May 30, 2020 and May 25, 2019.

that would have been anti-dilutive.

13. Omnibus Incentive Plan


Stock-based compensation includes stock options, restricted stock unit,units, performance stock unit awards and stock appreciation rights, which are awarded to employees, directors, and consultants of the Company. Stock-based compensation expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the award based on their grant date fair value. Stock-based compensation expense is included within General and administrative expense, which is the same financial statement caption where the recipient’s other compensation is reported.

The Company recorded $2.2stock-based compensation expense of $2.5 million and $1.4$2.1 million of stock-based compensation expense in the thirteen weeks ended May 30,February 27, 2021 and February 29, 2020, respectively, and May 25, 2019, respectively. The Company recorded $5.9$3.6 million and $3.9$3.8 million of stock-based compensation expense in the thirty-ninetwenty-six weeks ended May 30,February 27, 2021 and February 29, 2020, and May 25, 2019, respectively.

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Stock Options

The following table summarizes stock option activity for the thirty-ninetwenty-six weeks ended May 30, 2020:February 27, 2021:
Shares Underlying OptionsWeighted Average
Exercise Price
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)
Outstanding as of August 29, 20202,615,899 $14.33 
Granted289,555 20.47 
Exercised(43,928)12.00 
Forfeited(39,575)23.08 
Outstanding as of February 27, 20212,821,951 $14.88 7.11
Vested and expected to vest as of February 27, 20212,821,951 $14.88 7.11
Exercisable as of February 27, 20212,197,655 $13.24 6.61
  Shares Underlying Options Weighted average
exercise price
 Weighted average remaining contractual life (in years)
Outstanding as of August 31, 2019 2,748,735
 $13.35
  
Granted 194,014
 24.20
  
Exercised (76,366) 12.20
  
Forfeited 
 
  
Outstanding as of May 30, 2020 2,866,383
 $14.12
 7.52
       
Vested and expected to vest as of May 30, 2020 2,866,383
 $14.12
 7.52
       
Exercisable as of May 30, 2020 1,551,838
 $12.70
 7.27


As of May 30, 2020,February 27, 2021, the Company had $3.2$3.5 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to stock option plans that will be recognized over a weighted average period of 0.821.9 years. During the thirty-nine week periodtwenty-six weeks ended May 30,February 27, 2021 and February 29, 2020, the Company received $0.5 million and $0.9 million in cash from stock option exercises.exercises, respectively.

Restricted Stock Units

The following table summarizes restricted stock unit activity for the thirty-ninetwenty-six weeks ended May 30, 2020:February 27, 2021:
Restricted Stock UnitsWeighted average
grant-date fair value
Non-vested as of August 29, 2020208,023 $22.82 
Granted311,873 21.57 
Vested(72,568)25.89 
Forfeited(15,706)22.99 
Non-vested as of February 27, 2021431,622 $21.39 
  Restricted Stock Units Weighted average
grant-date fair value
Non-vested as of August 31, 2019 92,400
 $17.50
Granted 158,512
 24.01
Vested (51,518) 18.17
Forfeited (4,923) 16.36
Non-vested as of May 30, 2020 194,471
 $22.66


As of May 30, 2020,February 27, 2021, the Company had $3.0$7.6 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to restricted stock units that will be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.872.2 years.

Performance Stock Units

During the thirty-ninetwenty-six weeks ended May 30, 2020,February 27, 2021, the Board of Directors granted performance stock units under the Company’s equity compensation plan. Performance stock units vest in a range between 0% and 200% based upon certain performance criteria in a three-yearthree-year period. Performance stock units were valued using a Monte-Carlo simulation.

The following table summarizes performance stock unit activity for the thirty-ninetwenty-six weeks ended May 30, 2020:February 27, 2021:
Performance Stock UnitsWeighted average
grant-date fair value
Non-vested as of August 29, 2020295,256 $17.93 
Granted116,309 23.59 
Vested
Forfeited(26,400)22.06 
Non-vested as of February 27, 2021385,165 $19.35 
  Performance Stock Units Weighted average
grant-date fair value
Non-vested as of August 31, 2019 192,389
 $11.93
Granted 121,288
 27.39
Vested 
 
Forfeited (3,142) 16.67
Non-vested as of May 30, 2020 310,535
 $17.92


As of May 30, 2020,February 27, 2021, the Company had $3.8$4.4 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to performance stock units that will be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.831.6 years.


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Stock Appreciation Rights

Stock appreciation rights ("SARs") permit the holder to participate in the appreciation of the Company's common stock price. The Company's SARs settle in shares of its common stock once the applicable vesting criteria has been met. SARs cliff vest 3 years from the date of grant and must be exercised within 10 years.

The following table summarizes SARs activity for the thirty-ninetwenty-six weeks ended May 30, 2020:February 27, 2021:
Shares Underlying SARsWeighted average
exercise price
Weighted average remaining contractual life (in years)
Outstanding as of August 29, 2020150,000 $24.20 
Granted
Exercised
Forfeited
Outstanding as of February 27, 2021150,000 $24.20 8.68
Vested and expected to vest as of February 27, 2021150,000 $24.20 8.68
Exercisable as of February 27, 2021$0.00
  Shares Underlying SARs Weighted average
exercise price
 Weighted average remaining contractual life (in years)
Outstanding as of August 31, 2019 
 $
  
Granted 150,000
 24.20
  
Exercised 
 
  
Forfeited 
 
  
Outstanding as of May 30, 2020 150,000
 $24.20
 9.42
       
Vested and expected to vest as of May 30, 2020 150,000
 $24.20
 9.42
       
Exercisable as of May 30, 2020 
 $
 0.00


As of May 30, 2020,February 27, 2021, the Company had $0.3$0.2 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to its SARs that will be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.421.7 years.

14. Segment and Customer Information

Following the Acquisition of Quest, the Company's operations are organized into two operating segments; Atkins and Quest, which are aggregated into 1 reporting segment, due to similar financial, economic and operating characteristics. The operating segments are also similar in the following areas: (a) the nature of the products; (b) the nature of the production processes; (c) the methods used to distribute products to customers, (d) the type of customer for the products, and (e) the nature of the regulatory environment.

15. Restructuring and Related Charges

In May 2020, the Company announced certain restructuring activities in conjunction with the implementation of the Company’s future-state organization design, which createscreated a fully integrated organization with its completed Acquisition of Quest. The new organization design becomesbecame effective on August 31, 2020. These restructuring plans primarily include workforce reductions, and changes in management structure.structure, and the relocation of business activities from one location to another.

The one-time termination benefits and employee severance costs to be incurred in relation to these restructuring activities are accounted for in accordance with ASC Topic 420, Exit or Disposal Cost Obligations, and ASC Topic 712, Compensation-Nonretirement Postemployment Benefits, respectively. The Company recognizes a liability and the related expense for these restructuring costs when the liability is incurred and can be measured. Restructuring accruals are based upon management estimates at the time and can change depending upon changes in facts and circumstances subsequent to the date the original liability was recorded.

    Changes to the restructuring liability during the twenty-six weeks ended February 27, 2021 were as follows:
(in thousands)Termination benefits and severanceOtherRestructuring Liability
Balance as of August 29, 2020$4,139 $$4,139 
Charges3,118 144 3,262 
Cash payments(6,146)(144)(6,290)
Non-cash settlements or adjustments
Balance as of February 27, 2021$1,111 $$1,111 
For
    In addition to the restructuring costs shown above, the Company incurred impairment charges of $0.3 million and $0.7 million in the thirteen and thirty-ninetwenty-six weeks ended May 30, 2020,February 27, 2021, respectively, related to its operating lease right-of-use assets for leases in Toronto, Ontario and the Netherlands. Additionally, the Company terminated the lease in Toronto, Ontario, which resulted in a gain on lease termination of $0.2 million in the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended February 27, 2021. As a result, for the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended February 27, 2021, the Company incurred $1.4a total of $1.3 million ofand $3.8 million in restructuring and restructuring related costs, for these restructuring activitiesrespectively, which have been included within General and administrative on the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.

    As of February 27, 2021, the Company has incurred aggregate restructuring and restructuring-related costs of $9.3 million since May 2020. Overall, the Company expects to incur a total of approximately $6.3$10.0 million (including the $1.4 million referenced above) in one-time termination benefitsrestructuring and employee severancerestructuring related costs, which are to be paid throughout fiscal 2021 and the first quarter of fiscal 2022.

Changes to the restructuring liability during the thirty-nine weeks ended May 30, 2020 were as follows:
(in thousands) Restructuring Liability
Balance as of August 31, 2019    $
Charges 1,386
Cash payments 
Non-cash settlements or adjustments 
Balance as of May 30, 2020 $1,386


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


This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Report”) contains forward-looking statements. When used anywhere in this Report, the words “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements relate to future events or our future financial or operational performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These statements include, but are not limited to, the effect of the novel coronavirus ("COVID-19")COVID-19 pandemic on our business, financial condition and results of operations. We disclaim any undertaking to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in our expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based. These statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are based on assumptions subject to risks and uncertainties. Such risks and uncertainties include those related to our ability to sell our products.

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 31, 201929, 2020 (“Annual Report”) and our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the related notes appearing elsewhere in this Report. In addition to historical information, the following discussion contains forward-looking statements, such asincluding but not limited to, statements regarding the Company’s expectation for future performance, liquidity and capital resources that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company’s expectations. The Company’s actual results may differ materially from those contained in or implied by any forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause such differences include those identified in Item 1A. “Risk Factors” of this Report and in Item 1A. “Risk Factors” of our Annual Report. The Company assumes no obligation to update any of these forward-looking statements.

Unless the context requires otherwise in this Report, the terms “we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company” and “Simply Good Foods” refer to The Simply Good Foods Company and its subsidiaries.

Overview

The Simply Good Foods Company is a consumer packagedconsumer-packaged food and beverage company that aims to lead the nutritious snacking movement with trusted brands that offer a variety of convenient, innovative, great-tasting, better-for-you snacks and meal replacements. The Company’sOur nutritious snacking platform consists of the following core brands that specialize in providing products for consumers that follow certain nutritional philosophies, dietary approaches and/or health-and-wellness trends: Atkins® for those following a low-carb lifestyle; and Quest® for consumers seeking to partner with a brand that makes the foods they crave work for them, not against them, through a variety of protein-rich foods and beverages that also limit sugars and simple carbs; and SimplyProtein® for consumers looking for protein-enhanced snacks made with fewer, simple ingredients.carbs. We distribute our products in major retail channels, primarily in North America, including grocery, club and mass merchandise, as well as through e-commerce, convenience, specialty and other channels. Our portfolio of nutritious snacking brands gives us a strong platform with which to introduce new products, expand distribution, and attract new consumers to our products. Our platform also positions us to continue to selectively pursue acquisition opportunities of brands in the nutritious snacking.snacking category.

To that end, in November 2019, we completed the acquisition of Quest Nutrition, LLC (“Quest”), a healthy lifestyle food company, for a cash purchase price of approximately $1.0 billion (subject to customary adjustments) (the “Acquisition of Quest”). For more information, please see “Liquidity and Capital Resources-AcquisitionResources - Acquisition of Quest.”

Effects of COVID-19

In December 2019, a novel coronavirus disease, (“COVID-19”)or COVID-19, was reported and in January 2020, the World Health Organization, (“WHO”)or WHO, declared it a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. On February 28, 2020, the WHO raised its assessment of the COVID-19 threat from high to very high at a global level due to the continued increase in the number of cases and affected countries, and on March 11, 2020, the WHO characterized COVID-19 as a pandemic. On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act was signed into law. The CARES Act providesprovided a substantial stimulus and assistance package intended to address the impacteffect of the COVID-19 pandemic, including tax relief and government loans, grants and investments. Additionally, various federal, state and local government-imposed movement restrictions and initiatives have been implemented to reduce the global transmission of COVID-19, including reduced or eliminated food services, the closure of retailing establishments, the promotion of social distancing and the adoption of remote working policies.

During    Beginning in the third quarter of 2020, we actively engaged with the various elements of our value chain, including our customers, contract manufacturers, and logistics and transportation providers, to meet demand for our products and to remain informed of any challenges within our value chain. Given the unpredictable nature of the COVID-19 pandemic and the initial surge in consumption, we increased finished goods inventory of some of our high velocitykey products. In the fourth quarter of 2020 and continuing into the second quarter of 2021, consumer consumption habits became more steady and inventory levels normalized. Based on information available to us as of the date of this Report, we believe we will be able to deliver our products to meet customer orders on a timely basis, and therefore, we expect our products will continue to be available for

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We continue to monitor customer and consumer demand, and intend to adapt our plans as needed to continue to drive our business and meet our obligations during the evolving COVID-19 situation.

Additionally, in March 2020, we borrowed $25.0 million under our $75.0 million revolving credit facility, as a precautionary measure to ensure ample financial flexibility in light of the spread of COVID-19 and the initial surge in consumption. The Company used the proceeds of the Revolving Credit Facility to meet initial elevated customer orders, build finished goods inventory of some of our high velocity items, to support working capital and to support general corporate purposes. With approximately $111.1 million of cash and cash equivalents as of May 30, 2020, including the $25.0 million of proceeds from the revolving credit facility borrowing, realized strong cash flow from operations in the third quarter and no material collectability concerns regarding our customers' ability to pay, we believe our sources of liquidity and capital will be sufficient to finance our continued operations, growth strategy and additional expenses we expect to incur for at least the next twelve months. Based on that assessment of our source of liquidity and capital, the $25.0 million borrowing under the revolving credit facility was fully repaid in June 2020.

We implemented remote work arrangements and restricted business travel in mid-March,March 2020, and to date, these arrangements have not materially affected our ability to maintain our business operations, including the operation of financial reporting systems, internal control over financial reporting, and disclosure controls and procedures.

We believe our lean infrastructure, which allows for significant flexibility, speed-to-market and minimal capital investment, has enabled us to adjust our expenditures to maintain cash flow until the more fulsome reopening of the U.S. economy and the associated return of shopping behavior to more normal patterns occurs. We also believe the return of these shopping patterns along with our brand benefits of active nutrition and weight management will drive more better-for-you snacking and meal replacement usage occasions.

    During the fiscal second quarter of 2021, several vaccines were first authorized for use against COVID-19 in the United States and internationally. As a result of distribution of the vaccines, various federal, state and local government have begun to ease the movement restrictions and initiatives while continuing to adhere to enhanced safety measures, such as physical distancing and face mask protocols. However, the uncertainty continues to exist regarding the severity and duration of the pandemic, the speed and effectiveness of vaccine and treatment developments and deployment, potential mutations of COVID-19, and the effect of actions taken and that will be taken to contain COVID-19 or treat its effect, among others.

Our consolidated results of operations for the thirteen week periodand twenty-six weeks ended May 30, 2020 was significantly effectedFebruary 27, 2021 continued to be affected by changes in consumer shopping and consumption behavior due to COVID-19. AtThe nutritional snacking category has experienced a marked decrease in shopping trips (particularly in the beginningmass channel) and fewer usage occasions. There is still uncertainty related to the duration of reduced consumer mobility and when shopping trips will return to pre-pandemic levels, particularly in the mass market retail channel. This has affected our portable and convenient on-the-go products, especially the nutrition and protein bar portion of our business for both our Atkins and Quest brands. While our Quest brand has outperformed its portion of the third quarternutritious snaking segment, the performance of 2020, retail takeawayour Atkins brand, which is part of the weight management portion of the market, has remained slower due to what we believe is the temporary softer interest in weight management for consumers, fewer on-the-go usage occasions and weakness in the mass channel that has experienced reduced shopper traffic during the pandemic.

    We remain uncertain of the ultimate effect COVID-19 could have on our products increased significantly in connection with a surge in consumer demand for shelf stable food products. Following a three week periodbusiness notwithstanding the distribution of pantry loading by consumers in early March, subsequentseveral U.S. government approved vaccines and various federal, state and local governments having begun to ease the movement restrictions and public health initiatives while continuing to stay-at-home orders resulted in fewer on-the-goadhere to enhanced safety measures, such as physical distancing and away-from-home usage occasions for some of our products. Atkins brand third quarter net sales declined 8.3%face mask protocols. This uncertainty as solid e-commerce growth was more than offset by softness in measured channels. However, lower trade promotions and management's decision to reduce marketing, advertising and general and administrative spend resulted in Atkins brand margin expansion and Adjusted EBITDA growth.
Based on the duration and severity of economic effects from severity of economic effects from the COVID-19 pandemic including but not limited to stock market volatility,stems from the potential for, among other things, (i) a return to increasedcontinued rates of reported cases of COVID-19 (which has been referredand the potential for mutations of COVID-19 to as a "second wave"),result in increased rates of reported cases for which currently approved vaccines are not effective, (ii) unexpected supply chain disruptions, (iii) changes to customer operations, (iv) continued or additional changes in consumer purchasing and consumption behavior beyond those evidenced to date, and (v) the closure of retail establishments, we remain uncertain of the ultimate effect COVID-19 could have on our business. We believe the severity and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic is uncertain and such uncertainty will likely continue through the end of our fiscal year. We also believe there will likely continue to be volatility in third party reported retail takeaway data for our products due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. Refer to Item 1A. “Risk Factors” of this Report for additional information regarding the risks of the pandemics, such as COVID-19.customer establishments.

Restructuring and Related Charges

In May 2020, we announced certain restructuring activities in conjunction with the implementation of our future-state organization design, which createscreated a fully integrated organization with our completed Acquisition of Quest. The new organization design becomesbecame effective on August 31, 2020. These restructuring plans primarily include workforce reductions, and changes in management structure.

structure, and the relocation of business activities from one location to another.

For the thirteen and thirty-ninetwenty-six weeks ended May 30, 2020,February 27, 2021, we incurred $1.4a total of $1.3 million ofand $3.8 million in restructuring and restructuring related costs, for these restructuring activitiesrespectively, which have been included within General and administrative on the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income. As of February 27, 2021, we have incurred aggregate restructuring and restructuring related costs of $9.3 million since May 2020. Overall, we expect to incur a total of approximately $6.3$10.0 million (including the $1.4 million referenced above) in one-time termination benefitsrestructuring and employee severancerestructuring-related costs, which are to be paid throughout fiscal 2021 and the first quarter of fiscal 2022. As of May 30, 2020, the outstanding restructuring liability was $1.4 million. Refer to Note 15,14, Restructuring and Related Charged,Charges, of our Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in this Report for additional information regarding restructuring activities.

SimplyProtein Sale
Our Reportable Segment

Following    Effective September 24, 2020, we sold the Acquisitionassets exclusively related to our SimplyProtein® brand of Quest,products for approximately $8.8 million of consideration, including cash of $5.8 million and a note receivable for $3.0 million, to a newly formed entity led by the Company's operations are organized into two operating segments; Atkins and Quest, which are aggregated into one reporting segment, dueCompany’s former Canadian-based management team who had been responsible for this brand prior to similar financial, economic and operating characteristics. The operating segments are also similar in the following areas: (a)sale transaction (the "SimplyProtein Sale"). In addition to purchasing these assets, the naturebuyer assumed certain liabilities related to the SimplyProtein brand’s business. There was no gain or loss recognized as a result of the products; (b) the nature of the production processes; (c) the methods usedSimplyProtein Sale. The transaction enables our management to distribute products to customers, (d) the type of customer for the products,focus its full time and (e) the nature of the regulatory environment. The recently announced restructuringour resources on our core Atkins® and new organization design will create an efficientQuest® branded businesses and fully integrated organization that will continue to support and build multi-category nutritional snacking brands.other strategic initiatives.


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Key Financial Definitions

Net sales. Net sales consistsconsist primarily of product sales less the cost of promotional activities, slotting fees and other sales credits and adjustments, including product returns. We also include licensing revenue from the frozen meals business in net sales.

Cost of goods sold. Cost of goods sold consists primarily of the costs we pay to our contract manufacturing partners to produce the products sold. These costs include the purchase of raw ingredients, packaging, shipping and handling, warehousing, depreciation of warehouse equipment, and a tolling charge for the contract manufacturer. Cost of goods sold includes products provided at no charge as part of promotions and the non-food materials provided with customer orders.

Operating expenses. Operating expenses consist primarily of selling and marketing, general and administrative, depreciation and amortization, and business transaction costs. The following is a brief description of the components of operating expenses:

Selling and marketing. Selling and marketing expenses are comprised of broker commissions, customer marketing, media and other marketing costs.

General and administrative. General and administrative expenses are comprised of expenses associated with corporate and administrative functions that support our business, including fees for employee salaries, professional services, integration costs, restructuring costs, insurance and other general corporate expenses.

Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization costs consist of costs associated with the depreciation of fixed assets and capitalized leasehold improvements and amortization of intangible assets.

Business transaction costs. Business transaction costs are comprised of legal, due diligence, consulting and accounting firm expenses associated with the process of actively pursuing potential and completed business combinations, including the Acquisition of Quest.

Loss in fair value change of contingent consideration - TRA liability. Loss in fair value change of contingent consideration - TRA liability charges relate to fair value adjustments of the Income Tax Receivable Agreement (the “TRA”) liability.

Selling and marketing. Selling and marketing expenses are comprised of broker commissions, customer marketing, media and other marketing costs.

General and administrative. General and administrative expenses are comprised of expenses associated with corporate and administrative functions that support our business, including employee salaries, professional services, integration costs, restructuring costs, insurance and other general corporate expenses.

Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization costs consist of costs associated with the depreciation of fixed assets and capitalized leasehold improvements and amortization of intangible assets.

Business transaction costs. Business transaction costs are comprised of legal, due diligence, consulting and accounting firm expenses associated with the process of actively pursuing potential and completed business combinations, including the Acquisition of Quest.

Results of Operations

The effect    In the second quarter of COVID-19 during our fiscal third quarter was unprecedented. Third quarter performance was significantly effected by COVID-19 factors that resulted in changes in consumer shopping and consumption behavior. Following a three week period of pantry loading by consumers in early March, subsequent movement restrictions resulted in lower on-the-go and away-from-home usage occasions for some of our products. Consolidated Simply Good Foods third quarter2021, we were able to continue to drive net sales increased by 54.2% driven byand earnings growth in a challenging operating environment. The strong performance of the Acquisition of Quest. AtkinsQuest brand third quarterdrove the increases in net sales declined 8.3% as solid e-commerce growth, an increase of 125% asand net income for the thirteen weeks ended February 27, 2021 compared to the same priorthirteen weeks ended February 29, 2020. We are encouraged by our business's performance in the first half of fiscal year period, was offset by softness in measured channels. Net income improved by $2.9 million compared to2021, including the same prior year period. Adjusted EBITDA increased 74.2% primarily due to the Acquisition of Quest. Atkins brand third quarter profitability improved as compared to the same prior year period as a result of a reduction in trade promotion, favorable supply chain costs, and lower Selling and marketing and lower incentive compensation.

The marketplace trends of our products have improved sequentially as movement restrictions eased during our fiscal third quarter and into the early partmomentum of the fiscal fourth quarter of 2020. We believeQuest brand and the increase inprogress made against our strategic initiatives, however there is still uncertainty related to when customer mobility, consumption is due to increasing brand relevance among consumers, increasedbehavior and shopping trips and more on-the-go consumption. As retail takeaway trends improve, we are increasing marketing and merchandising investments in our brands in anticipation that the benefits of our products will become increasingly more relevant to our target consumers. We believe that as home confinement continues to ease in the United States, snacking and meal replacement usage occasions will increase, our brand benefits of weight management and active nutrition will grow, and consumer shopping behavior will return to more normal patterns.

Overall, the resultspre-COVID-19 levels. However, we anticipate there will be overall marketplace trend improvements in the first-halfsecond half of fiscal 2020 exceeded our expectations with strong performance from both the Atkins2021 as consumer mobility and Quest brands, however the COVID-19 situation effected consumer demand for nutritional snacking category products in the fiscal third quarter of 2020. Over the remainder of the fiscal fourth quarter and into fiscal 2021, we intend to position our business for long-term growth.on-the-go consumption increases.

In assessing the performance of our business, we consider a number of key performance indicators used by management and typically used by our competitors, including the non-GAAP measures ofmeasure Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share.EBITDA. Because not all companies use identical calculations, this presentation of Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies. See “Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA” below for a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income for each applicable period. See “Reconciliation of Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share” below for a reconciliation of Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share to diluted earnings per share for each applicable period.


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Comparison of Unaudited Results for the Thirteen Weeks Ended May 30, 2020February 27, 2021 and the Thirteen Weeks Ended May 25, 2019February 29, 2020

The following unaudited table presents, for the periods indicated, selected information from our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income, including information presented as a percentage of net sales:
Thirteen Weeks EndedThirteen Weeks Ended
(In thousands)February 27, 2021% of SalesFebruary 29, 2020% of Sales
Net sales$230,607 100.0 %$227,101 100.0 %
Cost of goods sold140,342 60.9 %141,707 62.4 %
Gross profit90,265 39.1 %85,394 37.6 %
Operating expenses:
Selling and marketing26,150 11.3 %27,041 11.9 %
General and administrative26,562 11.5 %28,103 12.4 %
Depreciation and amortization4,212 1.8 %4,287 1.9 %
Business transaction costs— — %694 0.3 %
Total operating expenses56,924 24.7 %60,125 26.5 %
Income from operations33,341 14.5 %25,269 11.1 %
Other income (expense):
Interest income— — %85 — %
Interest expense(7,995)(3.5)%(10,589)(4.7)%
Gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions975 0.4 %(194)(0.1)%
Other income112 — %— %
Total other expense(6,908)(3.0)%(10,690)(4.7)%
Income before income taxes26,433 11.5 %14,579 6.4 %
Income tax expense7,313 3.2 %3,922 1.7 %
Net income$19,120 8.3 %$10,657 4.7 %
Other financial data:
Adjusted EBITDA(1)
$42,644 18.5 %$41,731 18.4 %
  Thirteen Weeks Ended   Thirteen Weeks Ended  
(In thousands) May 30, 2020 % of Sales May 25, 2019 % of Sales
Net sales $215,101
 100.0 % $139,468
 100.0 %
Cost of goods sold 126,475
 58.8 % 82,811
 59.4 %
Gross profit 88,626
 41.2 % 56,657
 40.6 %
         
Operating expenses:        
Selling and marketing 24,510
 11.4 % 17,550
 12.6 %
General and administrative 28,713
 13.3 % 15,947
 11.4 %
Depreciation and amortization 4,248
 2.0 % 1,892
 1.4 %
Business transaction costs 47
  % 758
 0.5 %
Total operating expenses 57,518
 26.7 % 36,147
 25.9 %
         
Income from operations 31,108
 14.5 % 20,510
 14.7 %
         
Other (expense) income:        
Interest income 29
  % 1,066
 0.8 %
Interest expense (8,324) (3.9)% (3,428) (2.5)%
Loss on foreign currency transactions (418) (0.2)% (153) (0.1)%
Other income 59
  % 55
  %
Total other expense (8,654) (4.0)% (2,460) (1.8)%
         
Income before income taxes 22,454
 10.4 % 18,050
 12.9 %
Income tax expense 6,045
 2.8 % 4,584
 3.3 %
Net income $16,409
 7.6 % $13,466
 9.7 %
         
Other financial data:        
Adjusted EBITDA(1)
 $43,363
 20.2 % $24,893
 17.8 %


(1) Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial metric. See “Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA” below for a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income for each applicable period.

Net sales.
    Net sales. Net sales of $215.1$230.6 million represented an increase of $75.6$3.5 million, or 54.2%1.5%, for the thirteen weeks ended May 30, 2020February 27, 2021 compared to the thirteen weeks ended May 25, 2019.February 29, 2020. The net sales increase of 54.2%1.5% was primarily attributable to the Acquisition ofdriven by Quest which drove 62.5% of the increase. Atkins brand net sales decreased 8.3% primarilygrowth and solid e-commerce growth across both the Atkins brand and Quest brand. The increase was partially offset by a 1.2% decrease in net sales due to COVID-19the SimplyProtein Sale and the restructuring related movement restrictions and stay-at-home orders which resultedbusiness activities in lower on-the-go and away-from-home usage occasions for our products. The Atkins brand benefited from solid e-commerceEurope in fiscal year 2021. Additionally, net sales growth and lower levelsin the thirteen weeks ended February 27, 2021 were negatively affected by the timing of seasonal inventory shipments as well as higher trade promotion during the quarter.promotions.

Cost of goods sold. Cost of goods sold increased $43.7decreased $1.4 million, or 52.7%1.0%, for the thirteen weeks ended May 30, 2020February 27, 2021 compared to the thirteen weeks ended May 25, 2019.February 29, 2020. The cost of goods sold increasedecrease was driven by the effect of the $5.1 million non-cash inventory step-up related to the Acquisition of Quest in fiscal year 2020, partially offset by sales volume growth primarily attributable to the Acquisition of Quest.Quest brand as discussed above.

Gross profit. Gross profit increased $32.0$4.9 million, or 56.4%5.7%, for the thirteen weeks ended May 30, 2020February 27, 2021 compared to the thirteen weeks ended May 25, 2019.February 29, 2020. Gross profit of $88.6$90.3 million, or 41.2%39.1% of net sales, for the thirteen weeks ended May 30, 2020February 27, 2021 increased 60150 basis points from 40.6%37.6% of net sales for the thirteen weeks ended May 25, 2019.February 29, 2020. The increase in gross profit margin was primarily the result of the Acquisition of Quest,a $5.1 million non-cash inventory purchase accounting step-up adjustment which resulted in a 220 basis point headwind in fiscal year 2020. This increase was partially offset by the decreasehigher trade promotions in Atkins brand sales.fiscal year 2021.


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Operating expenses. Operating expenses increased $21.4decreased $3.2 million, or 59.1%5.3%, for the thirteen weeks ended May 30, 2020February 27, 2021 compared to the thirteen weeks ended May 25, 2019February 29, 2020 due to the following:

Selling and marketing. Selling and marketingexpenses increased $7.0 million, or 39.7%, for the thirteen weeks ended May 30, 2020 compared to the thirteen weeks ended May 25, 2019. The increase was primarily related to the Acquisition of Quest of $8.2 million. This increase was partially offset by the Company's actions to reduce television media and marketing spend for Atkins brand due to the effects of COVID-19.

General and administrative. General and administrative expenses increased $12.8 million, or 80.1%, for the thirteen weeks ended May 30, 2020 compared to the thirteen weeks ended May 25, 2019. The increase was primarily attributable to the Acquisition of Quest of $10.2 million, Quest integration related costs of $4.1 million, restructuring charges of $1.4 million, and increased stock based compensation expense of $0.7 million. These increases were partially offset by reduced Atkins General and administrative costs primarily due to lower incentive compensation.

Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization expenses increased $2.4 million, or 124.5%, for the thirteen weeks ended May 30, 2020 compared to the thirteen weeks ended May 25, 2019. The increase was primarily due to amortization for the intangible assets recognized in the Acquisition of Quest of $2.1 million.

Business transaction costs. Business transaction costs decreased $0.7 million for the thirteen weeks ended May 30, 2020 compared to the thirteen weeks ended May 25, 2019. Business transaction costs incurred in the thirteen weeks ended May 30, 2020 were comprised of expenses related to the Acquisition of Quest, and the business transaction costs incurred within the thirteen weeks ended May 25, 2019 were related to business development activities.

Selling and marketing. Selling and marketingexpenses decreased $0.9 million, or 3.3%, for the thirteen weeks ended February 27, 2021 compared to the thirteen weeks ended February 29, 2020. The decrease was primarily related to the SimplyProtein Sale and the restructuring related business activities in Europe in fiscal year 2021.

General and administrative. General and administrative expenses decreased $1.5 million, or 5.5%, for the thirteen weeks ended February 27, 2021 compared to the thirteen weeks ended February 29, 2020. The decrease was primarily attributable to a $2.9 million reduction in costs related to the integration of Quest, partially offset by an increase in restructuring charges of $1.3 million in the thirteen weeks ended February 27, 2021.

Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization expenses decreased slightly to $4.2 million for the thirteen weeks ended February 27, 2021 compared to $4.3 million for the thirteen weeks ended February 29, 2020.

Business transaction costs. Business transaction costs were $0.7 million for the thirteen weeks ended February 29, 2020 and was comprised of expenses related to the Acquisition of Quest.

Interest income. Interest income decreased $1.0 millionwas nominal for each of the thirteen weeks ended May 30, 2020 compared to the thirteen weeks ended May 25, 2019 primarily due to $195.3 million of cash on hand being utilized for the Acquisition of Quest in the first quarter.February 27, 2021 and February 29, 2020.

Interest expense. Interest expense increased $4.9decreased $2.6 million for the thirteen weeks ended May 30, 2020February 27, 2021 compared to the thirteen weeks ended May 25, 2019February 29, 2020 primarily due to principal payments reducing the first quarter term loan fundingoutstanding balance of $460.0the Term Facility (as defined below) to $556.5 million to partially finance the Acquisitionas of Quest,February 27, 2021 from $635.5 million as well as the $25.0 million draw on the revolving credit facility in the third quarter.of February 29, 2020.

LossGain (loss) on foreign currency transactions.transactions. A lossgain of $0.4$1.0 million in foreign currency transactions was recorded for the thirteen weeks ended May 30, 2020February 27, 2021 compared to a foreign currency loss of $0.2 million for the thirteen weeks ended May 25, 2019.February 29, 2020. The change relatedrelates to changes in foreign currency rates related to international operations.

Income tax expense.expense. Income tax expense increased $1.5$3.4 million, for the thirteen weeks ended May 30, 2020February 27, 2021 compared to the thirteen weeks ended May 25, 2019.February 29, 2020. The increase in our income tax expense is primarily driven by higher pre-tax book income offset by non-deductible transaction costs, and other permanent differences.

Net income. Net income was $19.1 million for the thirteen weeks ended February 27, 2021, an increase of $8.5 million compared to net income of $10.7 million for the thirteen weeks ended February 29, 2020. The increase was primarily related to increased gross profit as well as reductions to operating expenses and interest expense as discussed above.

Adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted EBITDA increased $18.5$0.9 million, or 74.2%2.2%, for the thirteen weeks ended May 30, 2020February 27, 2021 compared to the thirteen weeks ended May 25, 2019. The increase was primarily due to the Acquisition of Quest as well as cost efficiencies from reduced Atkins brand operating expenses, levels of trade promotion during the quarter, reduced marketing spend, and lower incentive compensation, partially offset by decreases in Atkins brand sales related to the effects of COVID-19.February 29, 2020. For a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to its most directly comparable GAAP measure, see “Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA” below.


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Comparison of Unaudited Results for the Thirty-NineTwenty-Six Weeks Ended May 30, 2020February 27, 2021 and the Thirty-NineTwenty-Six Weeks Ended May 25, 2019February 29, 2020

The following unaudited table presents, for the periods indicated, selected information from our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income, including information presented as a percentage of net sales:
Twenty-Six Weeks EndedTwenty-Six Weeks Ended
(In thousands)February 27, 2021% of SalesFebruary 29, 2020% of Sales
Net sales$461,759 100.0 %$379,254 100.0 %
Cost of goods sold277,453 60.1 %231,654 61.1 %
Gross profit184,306 39.9 %147,600 38.9 %
Operating expenses:
Selling and marketing51,345 11.1 %45,475 12.0 %
General and administrative51,977 11.3 %46,248 12.2 %
Depreciation and amortization8,456 1.8 %6,740 1.8 %
Business transaction costs— — %26,853 7.1 %
Total operating expenses111,778 24.2 %125,316 33.0 %
Income from operations72,528 15.7 %22,284 5.9 %
Other income (expense):
Interest income— %1,464 0.4 %
Interest expense(16,367)(3.5)%(15,558)(4.1)%
Gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions984 0.2 %(178)— %
Other income159 — %45 — %
Total other expense(15,221)(3.3)%(14,227)(3.8)%
Income before income taxes57,307 12.4 %8,057 2.1 %
Income tax expense15,687 3.4 %2,193 0.6 %
Net income$41,620 9.0 %$5,864 1.5 %
Other financial data:
Adjusted EBITDA(1)
$91,341 19.8 %$73,526 19.4 %
  Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended   Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended  
(In thousands) May 30, 2020 % of Sales May 25, 2019 % of Sales
Net sales $594,355
 100.0 % $384,199
 100.0 %
Cost of goods sold 358,129
 60.3 % 225,967
 58.8 %
Gross profit 236,226
 39.7 % 158,232
 41.2 %
         
Operating expenses:        
Selling and marketing 69,985
 11.8 % 47,598
 12.4 %
General and administrative 74,961
 12.6 % 41,677
 10.8 %
Depreciation and amortization 10,988
 1.8 % 5,643
 1.5 %
Business transaction costs 26,900
 4.5 % 2,087
 0.5 %
Loss in fair value change of contingent consideration - TRA liability 
  % 533
 0.1 %
Total operating expenses 182,834
 30.8 % 97,538
 25.4 %
         
Income from operations 53,392
 9.0 % 60,694
 15.8 %
         
Other (expense) income:        
Interest income 1,493
 0.3 % 2,731
 0.7 %
Interest expense (23,882) (4.0)% (10,033) (2.6)%
Gain on settlement of TRA liability 
  % 1,534
 0.4 %
Loss on foreign currency transactions (596) (0.1)% (421) (0.1)%
Other income 104
  % 176
  %
Total other expense (22,881) (3.8)% (6,013) (1.6)%
         
Income before income taxes 30,511
 5.1 % 54,681
 14.2 %
Income tax expense 8,238
 1.4 % 13,236
 3.4 %
Net income $22,273
 3.7 % $41,445
 10.8 %
         
Other financial data:        
Adjusted EBITDA(1)
 $116,889
 19.7 % $74,556
 19.4 %


(1) Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial metric. See “Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA” below for a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income for each applicable period.


Net sales. Net sales of $594.4$461.8 million represented an increase of $210.2$82.5 million, or 54.7%21.8%, for the thirty-ninetwenty-six weeks ended May 30, 2020February 27, 2021 compared to the thirty-ninetwenty-six weeks ended May 25, 2019.February 29, 2020. The net sales increase of 54.7%21.8% was primarily attributable to the Acquisition of Quest brand, which drove 50.1% of the increase. Atkins brandincreased net sales increased 4.6% driven by strong e-commerce25.2%, due to Quest's partial inclusion in our results of operations in fiscal year 2020 as compared to fiscal year 2021 as well as post-acquisition Quest brand sales volume growth. These increases in net sales were partially offset by decreased sales volume of approximately 1.4% related to the SimplyProtein Sale and the restructuring related business activities in Europe in fiscal year 2021. Additionally, the continued effects of COVID-19 related movement restrictions as well as higher trade promotions.promotions partially offset the overall increase in net sales.

Cost of goods sold. Cost of goods sold increased $132.2$45.8 million, or 58.5%19.8%, for the thirty-ninetwenty-six weeks ended May 30, 2020February 27, 2021 compared to the thirty-ninetwenty-six weeks ended May 25, 2019.February 29, 2020. The cost of goods sold increase was driven by sales volume growth primarily attributable to the Acquisition of Quest andbrand as discussed above, which was partially offset by the effect of the non-cash $7.5 million non-cash inventory step-up related to the Acquisition of Quest.

Gross profit. Gross profit increased $78.0$36.7 million, or 49.3%24.9%, for the thirty-ninetwenty-six weeks ended May 30, 2020February 27, 2021 compared to the thirty-ninetwenty-six weeks ended May 25, 2019.February 29, 2020. Gross profit of $236.2$184.3 million, or 39.7%39.9% of net sales, for the thirty-ninetwenty-six weeks ended May 30, 2020 decreased 150February 27, 2021 increased 100 basis points from 41.2%38.9% of net sales for the thirty-ninetwenty-six weeks ended May 25, 2019.February 29, 2020. The decreaseincrease in gross margin was primarily the result of the non-cash $7.5 million non-cash inventory step-up and slightly lower gross profit marginsrelated to the Acquisition of the Quest business.in fiscal year 2020 offset by higher trade promotions in fiscal year 2021.


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Operating expenses. Operating expenses increased $85.3decreased $13.5 million, or 87.4%10.8%, for the thirty-ninetwenty-six weeks ended May 30, 2020February 27, 2021 compared to the thirty-ninetwenty-six weeks ended May 25, 2019February 29, 2020 due to the following:

Selling and marketing. Selling and marketingexpenses increased $22.4 million, or 47.0%, for the thirty-nine weeks ended May 30, 2020 compared to the thirty-nine weeks ended May 25, 2019. The increase was primarily related to the Acquisition of Quest of $18.5 million and an increase in e-commerce and television media marketing investments of $1.8 million.

General and administrative. General and administrative expenses increased $33.3 million, or 79.9%, for the thirty-nine weeks ended May 30, 2020 compared to the thirty-nine weeks ended May 25, 2019. The increase was primarily attributable to the Acquisition of Quest of $23.7 million, Quest integration related costs of $9.4 million, restructuring charges of $1.4 million, and an increase in stock-based compensation expense of $2.0 million. These increases were partially offset by reduced Atkins brand general and administrative costs primarily due to lower incentive compensation.

Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization expenses increased $5.3 million, or 94.7%, for the thirty-nine weeks ended May 30, 2020 compared to the thirty-nine weeks ended May 25, 2019. The increase was primarily due to amortization for the intangible assets recognized in the Acquisition of Quest of $4.8 million.

Business transaction costs. Business transaction costs increased $24.8 million for the thirty-nine weeks ended May 30, 2020 compared to the thirty-nine weeks ended May 25, 2019. The $26.9 million incurred in the thirty-nine weeks ended May 30, 2020 was comprised of expenses related to the Acquisition of Quest. The $2.1 million recorded in the prior year is primarily comprised of expenses relating to business development activities.

Loss in fair value change of contingent consideration - TRA liability. The thirty-nine weeks ended May 25, 2019 included a loss in fair value change of contingent consideration of $0.5 million. The Income Tax Receivable Agreement (the “TRA”) liability was settled in the first quarter of fiscal 2019.

Selling and marketing. Selling and marketingexpenses increased $5.9 million, or 12.9%, for the twenty-six weeks ended February 27, 2021 compared to the twenty-six weeks ended February 29, 2020. The increase was primarily related to Quest's partial inclusion in our results of operations in fiscal year 2020 as compared to fiscal year 2021, which was partially offset by decreased selling and marketing expenses related to the SimplyProtein Sale and the restructuring related business activities in Europe.

General and administrative. General and administrative expenses increased $5.7 million, or 12.4%, for the twenty-six weeks ended February 27, 2021 compared to the twenty-six weeks ended February 29, 2020. The increase was primarily attributable to Quest's partial inclusion in our results of operations in fiscal year 2020 as compared to fiscal year 2021 as well as restructuring charges of $3.8 million in fiscal year 2021. These increases were partially offset by the reductions in costs related to the integration of Quest and stock-based compensation.

Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization expenses increased $1.7 million, or 25.5%, for the twenty-six weeks ended February 27, 2021 compared to the twenty-six weeks ended February 29, 2020. The increase was primarily due to the partial inclusion amortization expense related to intangible assets recognized in the Acquisition of Quest in fiscal year 2020 as compared to fiscal year 2021.

Business transaction costs. Business transaction costs were $26.9 million for the twenty-six weeks ended February 29, 2020 and was comprised of expenses related to the Acquisition of Quest.

Interest income. Interest income decreased $1.2$1.5 million for the thirty-ninetwenty-six weeks ended May 30, 2020February 27, 2021 compared to the thirty-ninetwenty-six weeks ended May 25, 2019February 29, 2020, primarily due to $195.3 million of cash on hand being utilized for the Acquisition of Quest in the first quarter.quarter of fiscal year 2020 and lower market rates.

Interest expense. Interest expense increased $13.8$0.8 million for the thirty-ninetwenty-six weeks ended May 30, 2020February 27, 2021 compared to the thirty-ninetwenty-six weeks ended May 25, 2019February 29, 2020, primarily due to the first quarter term loan funding of the Term Facility in the amount of $460.0 million to partially finance the Acquisition of Quest as well as the $25.0 million draw on the revolving credit facility in the third quarter.first quarter of fiscal 2020.

Gain on settlement of TRA liability. The Company recorded a $1.5 million gain in connection with the settlement of the TRA liability in the thirty-nine weeks ended May 25, 2019.

Loss(loss) on foreign currency transactions.transactions. A lossgain of $0.6$1.0 million in foreign currency transactions was recorded for the thirty-ninetwenty-six weeks ended May 30, 2020February 27, 2021 compared to a foreign currency loss of $0.4$0.2 million for the thirty-ninetwenty-six weeks ended May 25, 2019.February 29, 2020. The change relates to changes in foreign currency rates related to international operations.

Income tax expense.expense. Income tax expense decreased $5.0increased $13.5 million, for the thirty-ninetwenty-six weeks ended May 30, 2020February 27, 2021 compared to the thirty-ninetwenty-six weeks ended May 25, 2019.February 29, 2020. The decreaseincrease in our income tax expense was primarily driven by lowerhigher pre-tax book income offset by non-deductiblepermanent difference.

Net income. Net income was $41.6 million for the twenty-six weeks ended February 27, 2021 an increase of $35.8 million compared to net income of $5.9 million for the twenty-six weeks ended February 29, 2020. The increase was primarily related to increased gross profit as discussed above and decreased transaction costs related to the one-time tax impactAcquisition of the settlement of the TRA liability during the thirty-nine week period ended May 25, 2019, and other permanent differences.Quest in fiscal year 2020.

Adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted EBITDA increased $42.3$17.8 million, or 56.8%24.2%, for the thirty-ninetwenty-six weeks ended May 30, 2020February 27, 2021 compared to the thirty-ninetwenty-six weeks ended May 25, 2019. The increase wasFebruary 29, 2020, driven primarily dueby the Acquisition of Quest and lower incentive compensation, partially offset by higher trade promotion, and an increase in e-commerce and television media marketing investments.Quest. For a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to its most directly comparable GAAP measure, see “Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA” below.


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Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA


Adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure commonly used in our industry and should not be construed as an alternative to net income as an indicator of operating performance or as an alternative to cash flow provided by operating activities as a measure of liquidity (each as determined in accordance with GAAP). Simply Good Foods defines Adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization) as net income before interest income, interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization with further adjustments to exclude the following items: business transaction costs, stock-based compensation expense, inventory step-up, integration costs, restructuring costs, non-core legal costs, loss in fair value change of contingent consideration - TRA liability, gain on settlement of TRA liability and other non-core expenses. The Company believes that the inclusion of these supplementary adjustments in presenting Adjusted EBITDA, when used in conjunction with net income, are appropriateuseful to provide additional information to investors, and management of the Company uses Adjusted EBITDA to supplement net income because it reflects more accurately operating results of the on-going operations, enhances the overall understanding of past financial performance and future prospects and allows for greater transparency with respect to the key metrics the Company uses in its financial and operational decision making. The Company also believes that Adjusted EBITDA is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies in its industry. Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to other similarly titled captions of other companies due to differences in the non-GAAP calculation.

The following unaudited tables below provide a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to its most directly comparable GAAP measure, which is net income, for the thirteen and thirty-ninetwenty-six weeks ended May 30, 2020February 27, 2021 and May 25, 2019:February 29, 2020:
Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation:
(in thousands)
 Thirteen Weeks Ended Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
May 30, 2020 May 25, 2019 May 30, 2020 May 25, 2019
(In thousands)(In thousands)Thirteen Weeks EndedTwenty-Six Weeks Ended
February 27, 2021February 29, 2020February 27, 2021February 29, 2020
Net income $16,409
 $13,466
 $22,273
 $41,445
Net income$19,120 $10,657 $41,620 $5,864 
Interest income (29) (1,066) (1,493) (2,731)Interest income— (85)(3)(1,464)
Interest expense 8,324
 3,428
 23,882
 10,033
Interest expense7,995 10,589 16,367 15,558 
Income tax expense 6,045
 4,584
 8,238
 13,236
Income tax expense7,313 3,922 15,687 2,193 
Depreciation and amortization 4,488
 1,929
 11,607
 5,754
Depreciation and amortization4,508 4,594 9,021 7,119 
EBITDA 35,237
 22,341
 64,507
 67,737
EBITDA38,936 29,677 82,692 29,270 
Business transaction costs 47
 758
 26,900
 2,087
Business transaction costs— 694 — 26,853 
Stock-based compensation expense 2,150
 1,444
 5,945
 3,922
Stock-based compensation expense2,484 2,122 3,594 3,795 
Inventory step-up 
 
 7,522
 
Inventory step-up— 5,085 — 7,522 
Integration of Quest 4,094
 
 9,435
 
Integration of Quest968 3,903 2,214 5,341 
Restructuring 1,386
 
 1,386
 22
Restructuring1,267 — 3,786 — 
Non-core legal costs 48
 179
 603
 1,330
Non-core legal costs— 76 — 555 
Loss in fair value change of contingent consideration - TRA liability 
 
 
 533
Gain on settlement of TRA liability 
 
 
 (1,534)
Other (1)
 401
 171
 591
 459
Other (1)
(1,011)174 (945)190 
Adjusted EBITDA $43,363
 $24,893
 $116,889
 $74,556
Adjusted EBITDA$42,644 $41,731 $91,341 $73,526 
(1) Other items consist principally of exchange impact of foreign currency transactions and other expenses.


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Reconciliation of Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share

Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share. Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share is a non-GAAP financial measure commonly used in our industry and should not be construed as an alternative to diluted earnings per share as an indicator of operating performance. Simply Good Foods defines Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share as diluted earnings per share before depreciation and amortization, business transaction costs, stock-based compensation expense, inventory step-up, integration costs, restructuring costs, non-core legal costs, change in fair value of contingent consideration - TRA liability, gain on settlement of TRA liability and other non-core expenses, on a theoretical tax effected basis of such adjustments at an assumed statutory rate. The Company believes that the inclusion of these supplementary adjustments in presenting Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share, when used in conjunction with diluted earnings per share, are appropriate to provide additional information to investors, and management of the Company uses Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share to supplement diluted earnings per shares because it reflects more accurately operating results of the on-going operations, enhances the overall understanding of past financial performance and future prospects and allows for greater transparency with respect to the key metrics the Company uses in its financial and operational decision making. The Company also believes that Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies in its industry. Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share may not be comparable to other similarly titled captions of other companies due to differences in the non-GAAP calculation.

The following unaudited tables below provide a reconciliation of Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share to its most directly comparable GAAP measure, which is diluted earnings per share, for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended May 30, 2020 and May 25, 2019:
  Thirteen Weeks Ended Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
  May 30, 2020 May 25, 2019 May 30, 2020 May 25, 2019
Diluted earnings per share $0.17
 $0.16
 $0.23
 $0.49
         
Depreciation and amortization 0.03
 0.02
 0.09
 0.05
Business transaction costs 
 0.01
 0.20
 0.02
Stock-based compensation expense 0.02
 0.01
 0.04
 0.04
Inventory step-up 
 
 0.06
 
Integration of Quest 0.03
 
 0.07
 
Restructuring 0.01
 
 0.01
 
Non-core legal costs 
 
 
 0.01
Gain on settlement of TRA liability 
 
 
 (0.01)
Other (1)
 
 
 
 
Rounding (2)
 
 
 0.01
 
Adjusted diluted earnings per share $0.26
 $0.20
 $0.71
 $0.60
(1) Other items consist principally of exchange impact of foreign currency transactions and other expenses.
(2) Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share amounts are computed independently for each quarter. Therefore, the sum of the quarterly Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share amounts may not equal the year to date Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share amounts due to rounding.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Overview

We have historically funded our operations with cash flow from operations and, when needed, with borrowings under our credit facilities. Our principal uses of cash have been debt service, working capital and the Acquisition of Quest.

We had $111.1$91.3 million in cash and cash equivalents as of May 30, 2020.February 27, 2021. We believe our sources of liquidity and capital will be sufficient to finance our continued operations, growth strategy and additional expenses we expect to incur for at least the next twelve months. As circumstances warrant, we may issue debt and/or equity securities from time to time on an opportunistic basis, dependent upon market conditions and available pricing. We make no assurance that we can issue and sell such securities on acceptable terms or at all.


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Debt and Credit Facilities

On July 7, 2017, the Companywe entered into a credit agreement with Barclays Bank PLC and other parties (as amended to date, the “Credit Agreement”). The Credit Agreement provides for (i) a term facility of $200.0 million (“Term Facility”) with a seven year maturity and (ii) a revolving credit facility of up to $75.0 million (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) with a five year maturity. Substantially concurrent with the consummation of the Acquisition of Atkins, the full $200.0 million of the Term Facility (the “Term Loan”) was drawn. The interest rate per annum wasis based on either (i) a base rate equaling the higher of (a) the “prime rate”, (b) the federal funds effective rate plus 0.50% and (c) the Euro-currency rate applicable for an interest period of one month plus 1.00% plus (x) 3.00% margin for the Term Loan or (y) 2.00% margin for the Revolving Credit Facility, or (ii) London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) adjusted for statutory reserve requirements, plus (x) 4.00% margin for the Term Loan subject to a floor of 1.00% or (y) 3.00% margin for the Revolving Credit Facility. As security for the payment or performance of its debt, the Company haswe have pledged certain equity interests in its subsidiaries.

On March 16, 2018 (the “Amendment Date”), the Companywe entered into an amendment (the “Repricing Amendment”) to the Credit Agreement. As a result of the Repricing Amendment, the interest rate on the Term Loan was reduced and, as of the Amendment Date, such loans had an interest rate equal to, at the Company’sour option, either LIBOR plus an applicable margin of 3.50% or a base rate plus an applicable margin of 2.50%. The Repricing Amendment did not change the interest rate on the Revolving Credit Facility. The Revolving Credit Facility continued to bear interest based upon the Company’sour consolidated net leverage ratio as of the last financial statements delivered to the administrative agent. No additional debt was incurred, or any proceeds received, by the Companyus in connection with the Repricing Amendment. The incremental fees paid to the administrative agent are reflected as additional debt discount and are amortized over the terms of the long-term financing agreements using the effective-interest method.

On November 7, 2019, the Companywe entered into an amendment (the “Incremental Facility Amendment”) to the Credit Agreement to increase the principal borrowed on the Term LoanFacility by $460.0 million. The Term LoanFacility together with the incremental borrowing make up the Initial Term Loans (as defined in the Incremental Facility Amendment) and as of the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date (as defined in the Incremental Facility Amendment), the Initial Term Loans bear interest at a rate equal to, at the Company'sour option, either LIBOR plus an applicable margin of 3.75% or a base rate plus an applicable margin of 2.75%. The Incremental Facility Amendment was executed to partially finance in part, the Acquisition of Quest. No amounts under the Term LoanFacility were repaid as a result of the execution of the Incremental Facility Amendment.

The Applicable Rate per annum applicable to the loans under the Credit Agreement Amendment is, with respect to any Initial Term Loan that is an ABR Loan (as defined in the Credit Agreement), 2.75% per annum, and with respect to any Initial Term Loan that is a Eurodollar Loan, 3.75% per annum. The incremental term loans will mature on the maturity date applicable to the Initial Term Loans, which date is July 7, 2024.

The Credit Agreement contains certain financial and other covenants that limit our ability to, among other things, incur and/or undertake asset sales and other dispositions, liens, indebtedness, certain acquisitions and investments, consolidations, mergers, reorganizations and other fundamental changes, payment of dividends and other distributions to equity and warrant holders, and prepayments of material subordinated debt, in each case, subject to customary exceptions materially consistent with credit facilities of such type and size. The Revolving Credit Facility has a maximum total net leverage ratio equal to or less than 6.25:1.00 (with a reduction to 6.00:1.00 on and after the third anniversary of the closing date of the Credit Agreement) contingent on credit extensions in excess of 30% of the total amount of commitments available under the Revolving Credit Facility. Any failure to comply with the restrictions of the Credit Agreementcredit facilities may result in an event of default. The Company wasWe were in compliance with all financial covenants under the Credit Agreement as of May 30, 2020February 27, 2021 and August 31, 2019.29, 2020, respectively.

At May 30, 2020,February 27, 2021, the outstanding balancesbalance of the Term Facility and Revolving Credit Facility were $635.5 million and $25.0 million, respectively. During the thirteen weeks ended May 30, 2020, the Company borrowed $25.0 million under the Revolving Credit Facility. This was a precautionary measure to preserve financial flexibility and to maintain liquidity in response to the spread of COVID-19 and uncertainty around consumer behavior. The Company used the proceeds of the Revolving Credit Facility to meet initial elevated customer orders in response to COVID-19, to build finished goods inventory of some of its high velocity items, support working capital and support general corporate purposes. Subsequent to the end of the third quarter 2020, the Company fully repaid the $25.0 million borrowing under the Revolving Credit Facility. The Company may repay borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility at any time without penalty. The Company is$556.5 million. We are not required to make principal payments on the Term Facility over the twelve months following the period ended May 30, 2020.February 27, 2021. The outstanding balance of the Term Facility is due upon its maturity in July 2024. As of February 27, 2021, there were no amounts drawn against the Revolving Credit Facility.

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Public Equity Offering

On October 9, 2019, we completed an underwritten public offering of 13,379,205 shares of our common stock at a price to the public of $26.35 per share. We paid underwriting discounts and commissions of $0.19 per share resulting in net proceeds to us of $26.16 per share, or approximately $350.0 million (the “Offering”). The CompanyWe paid $0.8 million for legal, accounting and registrations fees related to the Offering. The net proceeds were used to pay a portion of the purchase price and related fees and expenses for the Acquisition of Quest.


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Acquisition of Quest

On August 21, 2019, Atkinsour wholly-owned subsidiary Simply Good USA entered into the Purchase Agreement with the Target Companies, VMG Voyage Holdings, LLC, VMG Tax-Exempt II, L.P., Voyage Employee Holdings, LLC, and other sellers, as defined in the Purchase Agreement.Agreement, to acquire Quest, a healthy lifestyle food company. On November 7, 2019, pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, AtkinsSimply Good USA completed the Acquisition of Quest, for a cash purchase price at closing of approximately $1.0 billion, subject to customary post-closing adjustments.


The Acquisition of Quest was funded by the Company through a combination of cash, equity and debt financing. Total consideration paid on the closing date was $988.9 million. Cash sources of funding included $195.3 million of cash on hand, net proceeds of approximately $350.0 million from the Offering,an underwritten public offering of common stock, and $443.6 million of new term loan debt from borrowings under the Incremental Facility Amendment.debt. In the thirty-nine weeks ended May 30,third fiscal quarter of 2020, the Companywe received a post-closing release from escrow of approximately $2.1 million related to net working capital adjustments, resulting in a total net consideration paid of $986.8 million as of May 30, 2020.February 27, 2021. For the thirty-ninethirteen and twenty-six weeks ended May 30,February 29, 2020, the Companywe incurred business transaction costs $0.7 million and $26.9 million, including $14.5 million of transaction advisory fees related to the Acquisition of Quest, $3.2 million of unused banker commitment fees, $6.1 million of non-deferrable debt issuance costs for the Incremental Facility Amendment, and $3.1 million of other costs including legal, due diligence, and accounting fees.respectively.

Equity Warrants

The Company’s private placement warrants to purchase 6,700,000 shares of common stock remain outstanding.

Cash Flows

The following table sets forth the major sources and uses of cash for each of the periods set forth below (in thousands):

  Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
  May 30, 2020 May 25, 2019
Net cash provided by operating activities $24,100
 $52,629
Net cash used in investing activities $(984,306) $(777)
Net cash provided by financing activities $805,586
 $84,341
Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
February 27, 2021February 29, 2020
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities$39,764 $(14,886)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities$5,237 $(985,932)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities$(49,893)$780,705 

Operating activities. Our net cash provided by operating activities decreased $28.5increased $54.7 million to $24.1$39.8 million for the periodtwenty-six weeks ended May 30, 2020February 27, 2021 compared to $52.6cash used in operating activities of $14.9 million for the periodtwenty-six weeks ended May 25, 2019.February 29, 2020. The decreaseincrease in cash provided by operating activities was primarily caused by higher income before taxes, which was driven by (i) the Quest brand sales volume growth, which increased net sales by 25.2%, due to Quest's partial inclusion in our results of operations in fiscal year 2020 as compared to fiscal year 2021 as well as post-acquisition Quest brand sales volume growth and (ii) significant reductions in cash outlays and changes in working capital related to the first quarter 2020 Acquisition of Quest, including decreases in business transaction costs of $26.9 million and integration costs as well as changesof $3.1 million. These increases in working capital. The decrease wascash provided by operations were partially offset by $6.3 million of cash payments made for restructuring related costs, predominately composed of termination benefits and severance payments, during the twenty-six weeks ended February 27, 2021. Additionally, cash paid for taxes increased cash from operations related$5.7 million for the twenty-six weeks ended February 27, 2021 compared to the Acquisition of Quest.twenty-six weeks ended February 29, 2020.

Investing activities. Our net cash used inprovided by investing activities increased to $984.3was $5.2 million for the periodtwenty-six weeks ended May 30, 2020 comparedFebruary 27, 2021, which was primarily related to $0.8the $5.8 million of cash proceeds received from the SimplyProtein Sale. The net cash used in investing activities of $985.9 million for the periodtwenty-six weeks ended May 25, 2019. The increaseFebruary 29, 2020 was primarily duerelated to the cash paid for the Acquisition of Quest, of $982.1 million, net of cash acquired.acquired, of $984.2 million.

Financing activities.activities. Our net cash used in financing activities was $49.9 million for the twenty-six weeks ended February 27, 2021 compared to net cash provided by financing activities was $805.6of $780.7 million for the periodtwenty-six weeks ended May 30, 2020 compared to $84.3 millionFebruary 29, 2020. Net cash used in financing activities for the periodtwenty-six weeks ended May 25, 2019. NetFebruary 27, 2021 primarily consisted of a $50.0 million principal payment on the Term Facility. For the twenty-six weeks ended February 29, 2020, net cash provided by financing activities for the period ended May 30, 2020 includesincluded gross proceeds of $352.5 million from the Offering offset by issuance costs of $3.3 million, proceeds of $460.0 million from the Term Facility borrowing related to the Incremental Facility Amendment offset by issuance costs of $8.2 million, and $25.0 million of proceeds from the borrowing under the Revolving Credit Facility. The cash provided by financing activities for the period ended May 30, 2020 was offset bya $21.0 million of principal payments on the Term Facility, an increase of $19.5 million compared to the prior year. Our net cash provided by financing activities for the period ended May 25, 2019 also includes $113.5 million of cash received from warrant exercises, and is partially offset by the payment of the TRA liability of $26.5 million and debt principal payments of $1.5 million on the Term Facility.

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Contractual Obligations

The Company's    Our contractual obligations are related to itsour Credit Agreement and itsour finance and operating leases. On November 7, 2019, the Company entered the Incremental Facility AmendmentThere have been no material changes to increase the principal borrowed under the Term Facility by $460.0 million. As a result of the Acquisition of Quest, the Company obtained additional lease obligations.

During the third quarter of 2020, the Company borrowed $25.0 million under the Revolving Credit Facility to meet initial elevated customer orders in response to COVID-19, to build finished goods inventory of some of its high velocity items, and as a precautionary measure to ensure it maintains ample financial flexibility in light of the spread of COVID-19. Subsequent to the end of the third quarter 2020, the Company fully repaid the $25.0 million borrowing under the Revolving Credit Facility.

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The Company'sour contractual obligations relating to debt and leases at May 30, 2020 are included in the table below.from our Annual Report.

  Payments due by period
(in thousands) Total Year 1 Years 2-3 Years 4-5 Thereafter
Long-term debt obligations $660,500
 $25,000
 $1,794
 $633,706
 $
Interest payments 145,490
 35,470
 70,791
 39,229
 
Operating leases 34,610
 5,010
 9,784
 7,986
 11,830
Finance leases 1,127
 313
 609
 205
 
Total $841,727
 $65,793
 $82,978
 $681,126
 $11,830

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of May 30, 2020,February 27, 2021, we had no material off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future material effect on itsour financial condition, changes in financial condition, income or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.

New Accounting Pronouncements

    For a description of critical accounting policies that affect our significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements, refer to our Annual Report. The adoption of ASC Topic 842 resulted in a change to our lease accounting policy, as discussed in Note 9 of our unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements in this Report. There have been no other significant changes to our critical accounting policies since August 31, 2019.29, 2020. Refer to Note 2 of our unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements in this Report for further information regarding recently issued accounting standards.

Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

There were no material changes in our market risk exposure during the thirteen week period ended May 30, 2020, other thanFebruary 27, 2021. While the risk associated with COVID-19 described in Part II, Item 1A. “Risk Factors”Company’s input costs are not expected to have a meaningful negative effect on results of this Report.operations and financial condition for fiscal year 2021, the Company is seeing some inflationary pressure as it analyzes its fiscal year 2022 input requirements. As a result, the Company is assessing available alternatives to mitigate potential input cost inflation for fiscal year 2022. For additionala discussion of our market risks, see “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” in Part II, Item 7A of our Annual Report.


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Item 4.    Controls and Procedures

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required financial disclosures.

Management, including the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, conducted an evaluation (pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) under the Exchange Act) of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Report. Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of May 30, 2020,February 27, 2021, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

As discussed above, on November 7, 2019, we completed the Acquisition of Quest. As such, the scope of our assessment of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures did not include the internal control over financial reporting of Quest and its affiliated entities. These exclusions are consistent with the SEC Staff’s guidance that an assessment of a recently acquired business may be omitted from the scope of our assessment of the effectiveness of disclosure controls and procedures that are also part of internal control over financial reporting in the 12 months following the acquisition. Quest and its affiliated entities accounted for 45.6% of our total assets and 32.4% of our net sales as of and for the thirty-nine weeks ended May 30, 2020.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

As a result of the Acquisition of Quest, we have commenced a project to evaluate the processes and procedures of Quest’s internal control over financial reporting and incorporate Quest’s internal control over financial reporting into our internal control over financial reporting framework. In addition, as a result of the Acquisition of Quest, we have implemented new processes and controls over accounting for an acquisition, including determining the fair value of the assets acquired, liabilities assumed and adjustments to the fair value of contingent consideration.

There were no changes in our internal controlcontrols over financial reporting during the quarter ended May 30, 2020February 27, 2021 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controlcontrols over financial reporting.
Inherent Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation. Additionally, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

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PART II. Other Information

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

From time to time, we have been and may again become involved in legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of our business. We are not presently a party to any litigation that we believe to be material and we are not aware of any pending or threatened litigation against us that we believe could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results, financial condition or cash flows.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Readers should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report, which could materially affect our business, financial condition, cash flows or future results. Except as set forth below, thereThere have been no material changes in our risk factors included in our Annual Report. The risks described in our Annual Report are not the only risks facing our company.Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or future results.

Pandemics, epidemics or disease outbreaks, such as the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”), may disrupt our business, including, among other things, consumption and trade patterns, our supply chain and production processes, each of which could materially affect our operations, liquidity, financial condition and results of operations.

The actual or perceived effects of a disease outbreak, epidemic, pandemic or similar widespread public health concern, such as COVID-19, could negatively affect our operations, liquidity, financial condition and results of operations. The current COVID-19 outbreak situation remains dynamic and subject to rapid and possibly material change, including but not limited to changes that may materially affect the operations of our customers and supply chain partners, which ultimately could result in material negative effects on our business and results of operations.

Pandemics, epidemics or disease outbreaks may affect demand for our products because quarantines or other government restrictions on movements may cause erratic consumer purchase behavior. Governmental or societal impositions of restrictions on public gatherings, especially if prolonged in nature, may have adverse effects on in-person traffic to retail stores and, in turn, our business. Even the perceived risk of infection or health risk may adversely affect traffic to our store-based retail customers and, in turn, our business, liquidity, financial condition and results of operations, particularly if any self-imposed or government-imposed restrictions are in place for a significant amount of time. We believe consumer demand for our products has been affected by the quarantines and government restrictions on movements implemented to address the COVID-19 outbreak, and this may continue in the future.

The spread of pandemics, epidemics or disease outbreaks such as COVID-19 may also disrupt our third party business partners’ ability to meet their obligations to us, which may negatively affect our operations. These third parties include those who supply our ingredients, packaging, and other necessary operating materials, contract manufacturers, distributors, and logistics and transportation services providers. Ports and other channels of entry may be closed or operate at only a portion of capacity, as workers may be prohibited or otherwise unable to report to work, and means of transporting products within regions or countries may be limited for the same reason. As a result of the current COVID-19 outbreak, transport restrictions related to quarantines or travel bans have been put in place and global supply may become constrained, each of which may cause the price of certain ingredients and raw materials used in our products to increase and/or we may experience disruptions to our operations. Further, our contract manufacturers’ ability to manufacture our products may be impaired by any material disruption to their procurement, manufacturing, or warehousing capabilities as a result of COVID-19 or similar outbreaks.

Our results of operations depend on, among other things, our ability to maintain and increase sales volume with our existing customers, to attract new consumers and to provide products that appeal to consumers at prices they are willing and able to pay. Our ability to implement our innovation, advertising, display and promotion activities that are designed to maintain and increase our sales volumes on a timely basis may be negatively affected as a result of modifications to retailer shelf reset timing or retailer pullback on in-store display and promotional activities during the COVID-19 outbreak or similar situations. Retailers may also alter their normal inventory receiving and product restocking practices during pandemics, epidemics or disease outbreaks such as COVID-19, which may negatively impact our business

Workforce limitations and travel restrictions resulting from pandemics, epidemics or disease outbreaks such as COVID-19 and related government actions may affect many aspects of our business. If a significant percentage of our workforce is unable to work, including because of illness or travel or government restrictions in connection with pandemics or disease outbreaks, our operations may be negatively affected. In addition, pandemics or disease outbreaks could result in a widespread health crisis that could adversely affect the economies and financial markets of many countries, resulting in an economic downturn that could affect customers’ demand for our products.

Adverse and uncertain economic conditions, such as decreases in per capita income and level of disposable income, increased unemployment or a decline in consumer confidence as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak or similar situations, could have an adverse effect on distributor, retailer and consumer demand for our products. Consumers may shift purchases to lower-priced or other perceived

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value offerings during economic downturns. Prolonged unfavorable economic conditions, including as a result of COVID-19 or similar outbreaks, and any resulting recession or slowed economic growth, may have an adverse effect on our sales and profitability.

Our efforts to manage and mitigate these factors may be unsuccessful, and the effectiveness of these efforts depends on factors beyond our control, including the duration and severity of any pandemic, epidemic or disease outbreak, as well as third party actions taken to contain its spread and mitigate public health effects.

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

None.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not Applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

None.


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Item 6. Exhibits
Exhibit No.Document
101.INSXBRL Instance Document
101.SCHXBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CALXBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEFXBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LABXBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PREXBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
104Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document and contained in Exhibit 101).


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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.

 By:
THE SIMPLY GOOD FOODS COMPANY

/s/ Timothy A. Matthews
Date:July 9, 2020April 7, 2021Name:Timothy A. Matthews
Title:Vice President, Controller, and Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)

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