CRYM CryoMass Technologies Inc (QB)

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. Nature of the Business

Cryomass Technologies Inc (“Cryomass Technologies” or the “Company”) designs, manufactures and is developing the strategy to commercialize patented cryo-mechanical systems for the harvesting and refinement of hemp, cannabis, and potentially other high value crops such as hops. The system exploits CryoMass’s U.S.-patented process for the controlled application of liquid nitrogen to stabilize and separate the structural elements of gross plant material. The device currently under development can be operated at a cultivation site or be installed at a processing facility and is being optimized for the collection of fully intact hemp and cannabis trichomes. The first functional “beta” machine has completed field testing. The Company is currently negotiating a license and lease arrangement with a third party to deploy multiple CryoMass trichome separation units at the prospective partner’s facility in California and other locations, with the intention of starting commercial operations shortly thereafter.

2. Variable Interest Entity

Pursuant to Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Section 810, Consolidation (“ASC 810”), the Company is required to include in its condensed consolidated financial statements, the financial statements of its variable interest entity (“VIE”). ASC 810 requires a VIE to be consolidated if that company is subject to a majority of the risk of loss for the VIE or is entitled to receive a majority of the VIE’s residual returns. VIEs are those entities in which a company, through contractual arrangements, bears the risk of, and enjoys the rewards normally associated with ownership of the entity, and therefore the company is the primary beneficiary of the entity.

Under ASC 810, a reporting entity has a controlling financial interest in a VIE, and must consolidate that VIE, if the total equity investment at risk is not sufficient to permit the legal entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support provided by any parties, including equity holders. Beginning July 15, 2019, the Company consolidated Critical Mass Industries LLC DBA Good Meds (“CMI” and/or “Good Meds”) as a VIE pursuant to certain intellectual property, administrative and consulting agreements in which the Company is deemed the primary beneficiary of CMI. Accordingly, the results of CMI were included in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.

Effective December 31, 2021, we entered into a restated and amended administrative services agreement, terminated our license and marketing agreements, and restated the asset purchase agreement with CMI and affiliates. As a result of these agreements, we disposed of all CMI-related assets and extinguished any and all related obligations. For clarity, we have no management or operations decision-making right or responsibility, nor any access to future economic benefits from operation of the assets. Therefore, upon commencing these agreements, we determined that CMI no longer qualifies as a variable interest entity as of December 31, 2021.

As a result of new agreements entered with CMI on December 31, 2021, we disposed of all CMI-related assets and extinguished any and all related obligations in exchange for a $3,600,000 promissory note due to us no later than December 31, 2023.

3. Restatement

During Q2 2021, the Company executed two tranches of convertible term note agreements in aggregate principal value of $3.0 million and $1.9 million, respectively that bear interest at a rate of 12% per annum. The notes had maturities of March 31, 2022 and September 30, 2022, respectively. In conjunction with the notes, the Company entered into certain warrant agreements to purchase common shares of the Company. The Company offered 24,500,000 of warrant shares in conjunction with the issuance of the notes with an exercise price of $0.40. The warrants from each tranche of convertible notes are exercisable from the issuance date through March 31, 2023 and April 30, 2023, respectively.

As part of year-end audit procedures, the Company discovered these warrant contracts would require an independent fair value calculation, as well as beneficial conversion value to be attributed to the convertible notes. The Company engaged an independent valuation firm to perform a fair value calculation of the warrants and associated beneficial conversion feature. As a result of the fair value analysis, additional paid-in capital was allocated to beneficial conversion feature and to warrants, resulting in debt discount and associated amortization expense as of and for the period ended September 30, 2021.

4. Going Concern Uncertainty, Financial Conditions and Management’s Plans

The Company believes it has sufficient cash available, in addition to cash expected to be available from lease payments and royalty payments in connection with future revenue generation, to fund its anticipated level of operations for at least the next twelve months. As of September 30, 2022, the Company had working capital of $2,031,369 and cash balance of $3,129,736. The Company estimates that it needs approximately $4,000,000 over the next twelve months. The Company has capital expenditure requirements ranging from zero to $6,600,000 depending on how many trichome separation units are ordered during the next twelve months, but upfront lease payments are expected to offset each unit ordered. However, if needed, the Company also has available to it a facility that can be used to put shares to an investment fund in return for cash. The dollar amount of each put is determined by a formula which is based on trading volumes and prices of our shares. Based on current trading volumes and prices, we estimate that approximately $100,000 could be available every two weeks until we reach the facility limit of $10,000,000 or the end of 2023, whichever comes first. We believe that the combination of available cash, lease payments and royalty payments from revenue generation and the facility described above will be sufficient to meet our anticipated costs going forward. 

While management believes the Company has sufficient cash available to support an anticipated level of operations for at least the next twelve months, the continuation of our company as a going concern is dependent upon the continued financial support from our shareholders, the ability of our company to obtain necessary equity or debt financing to continue operations, and ultimately the attainment of profitable operations. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, our company used $3,853,376 of cash for operating activities, incurred a net loss of $4,811,135 and has an accumulated deficit of $33,399,973 since inception.

On March 11, 2020, the 2019 novel coronavirus (“COVID-19) was characterized as a “pandemic.”  The Company’s operations were impacted during the year in the United States. The impact of COVID-19 developments and uncertainty with respect to the economic effects of the pandemic has introduced significant volatility in the financial markets.

The Company assessed certain accounting matters that require consideration of forecasted financial information, including, but not limited to, the carrying value of the Company’s goodwill, intangible assets, and other long-lived assets, and valuation allowances in context with the information reasonably available to the Company and the unknown future impacts of COVID-19 as of September 30, 2022 and through the date of this report. The Company’s future assessment of the magnitude and duration of COVID-19, as well as other factors, could result in material impacts to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in future reporting periods.

The COVID-19 pandemic and responses to this crisis, including actions taken by federal, state and local governments, have had an impact on the operations of the company, including, without limitation, the following: reduced staffing due to employee suspected conditions and social distancing measures; constraints on productivity; management and staff non-essential business-related travel was constrained due to stay-at-home orders; most employees have shifted to remote work resulting in loss of productivity; consumers visiting dispensaries operated under license impacted by stay-at-home orders. Management continues to monitor the COVID-19 pandemic situation and federal, state and local recommendations and will provide updates as appropriate.

5. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Cryomass Technologies Inc, Cryomass LLC, and CMI, a VIE for which the Company was deemed to be the primary beneficiary. CMI was no longer included in the condensed consolidated financial statements as of or for the period subsequent to December 31, 2021. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The Company operates as one segment from its corporate headquarters in Colorado.

Effective December 31, 2021, the Company entered into an asset purchase agreement involving its VIE with Critical Mass Industries, Inc. and John Knapp, the sole shareholder of Critical Mass Industries, Inc., to divest its discontinued operations, where the buyer assumes all assets and liabilities from the Company. Therefore, with regards to both criteria discussed above, the Company no longer has the power to direct activities, absorb losses, or receive benefits from the VIE and as such will no longer consolidate CMI’s financial results with its own.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates and assumptions reflected in these condensed consolidated financial statements include, but are not limited to determining the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in acquisition, determining the useful lives and potential impairment of long-lived assets and potential impairment of goodwill. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience, known trends and other market-specific or other relevant factors that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. On an ongoing basis, management evaluates its estimates when there are changes in circumstances, facts and experience. Changes in estimates are recorded in the period in which they become known. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Reclassifications

Certain items in the interim condensed consolidated financial statements were reclassified from prior periods for presentation purposes.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid instruments with maturities of three months or less at the time of issuance to be cash equivalents.

Concentrations of Credit Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash. Periodically, the Company maintains deposits in accredited financial institutions in excess of federally insured limits. The Company deposits its cash in financial institutions that it believes have high credit quality and has not experienced any losses on such accounts. Additionally, the company entered into a $3,600,000 loan receivable in conjunction with the disposal of discontinued operations at the end of 2021, which is backed by the assets of the discontinued operations, should the borrower default. Aside from these items, the Company does not believe it is exposed to any unusual credit risk.

Purchase Accounting for Acquisitions

We apply the acquisition method of accounting for a business combination. In general, this methodology requires us to record assets acquired and liabilities assumed at their respective fair values at the date of acquisition. Any amount of the purchase price paid that is in excess of the estimated fair value of the net assets acquired is recorded as goodwill. For certain acquisitions, we also record a liability for contingent consideration based on estimated future business performance. We monitor our assumptions surrounding these estimated future cash flows and, if there is a significant change, would record an adjustment to the contingent consideration liability and a corresponding adjustment to either income or expense. We determine fair value using widely accepted valuation techniques, primarily discounted cash flow and market multiple analyses. These types of analyses require us to make assumptions and estimates regarding industry and economic factors, the profitability of future business strategies, discount rates and cash flow.

If actual results are not consistent with our assumptions and estimates, or our assumptions and estimates change due to new information, we may be exposed to an impairment charge in the future.

Variable Interest Entities

The Company accounts for variable interest entities in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 810, Consolidation. Management evaluates the relationship between the Company and VIEs and the economic benefit flow of the contractual arrangement with the VIEs. Management determines if the Company is the primary beneficiary of a VIE through a qualitative analysis that identifies which variable interest holder has the controlling financial interest in the VIE. The variable interest holder who has both of the following has the controlling financial interest and is the primary beneficiary: (1) the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance and (2) the obligation to absorb losses of, or the right to receive benefits from, the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE. In performing our analysis, we consider all relevant facts and circumstances, including: the design and activities of the VIE, the terms of the contracts the VIE has entered into, the nature of the VIE’s variable interests issued and how they were negotiated with or marketed to potential investors, and which parties participated significantly in the design or redesign of the entity. As a result of such evaluation, management concluded that the Company was the primary beneficiary of CMI and therefore consolidated the financial results of the entity through December 31, 2021. Effective December 31, 2021, the Company entered into an asset purchase agreement involving its VIE with Critical Mass Industries, Inc. and John Knapp, the sole shareholder of Critical Mass Industries, Inc., to divest its discontinued operations in cannabis cultivation, where the buyer assumes all assets and liabilities from the Company. Therefore, with regards to both criteria discussed above, the Company no longer has the power to direct activities, absorb losses, or receive benefits from the VIE and as such will no longer consolidate with CMI.

Discontinued Operations

The Company had no revenues from discontinued operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, Company’s revenue consisted of sales of cannabis and ancillary products to both retail consumers and wholesale customers through its relationship with a VIE, CMI. Revenue for retail customers was recognized upon completion of the transaction in the point of sale system and satisfaction of the sale by providing the corresponding inventory at the retail location. Revenue for wholesale customers was recognized upon acceptance of the physical goods and confirmation by acceptance of the inventory in the regulatory marijuana enforcement tracking reporting compliance (“METRC”) system. Revenue was recognized upon transfer of control of promised products to customers, generally as risk of loss passes, in an amount that reflected the consideration CMI expected to receive in exchange for those products. Taxes collected from customers, which was subsequently remitted to governmental authorities, were excluded from revenue.

Retail customer loyalty liabilities were recognized in the period in which they were incurred and were often retired without being utilized. Shipping and handling costs were expensed as incurred and are included in cost of sales.

CMI operated in a highly regulated environment in which state regulatory approval was required prior to the customer being able to purchase the product, either through the Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division for wholesale clients or the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment for medical patients.

Expenses

Operating Expenses

Operating expenses encompass personnel costs, research and development expenses, general and administrative expenses, professional and legal fees and depreciation and amortization related to the property and equipment and intangibles acquired through the acquisition of Cryocann. Personnel costs consist primarily of consulting expense and administrative salaries and wages. General and administrative expenses are comprised of travel expenses, accounting expenses, stock-based compensation, and board fees. Professional services are principally comprised of outside legal and professional fees.

Other Expense, net

Other expense, net consisted of interest expense, other income and (loss) gain on foreign exchange.

Stock-Based Compensation

The fair value of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) granted are measured on the grant date using the closing price of the Company’s common shares on the grant date. For stock options, the Company engages a valuation firm to calculate the grant date fair value of the options issued. The Company accounts for forfeitures as they occur, rather than estimating expected forfeitures over the course of a vesting period. All stock-based compensation costs are recorded in general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations.

Property and Equipment, net

Purchase of property and equipment are recorded at cost. Improvements and replacements of property and equipment are capitalized. Maintenance and repairs that do not improve or extend the lives of property and equipment are charged to expense as incurred. When assets are sold or retired, their cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any gain or loss is reported in the consolidated statements of operations. Depreciation and amortization expense is recognized using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of each asset, as follows:

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price of an acquired entity over the fair value of identifiable tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination.

Indefinite-lived intangible assets established in connection with business combinations consist of in process research and development and internal-use software. Intangible assets with indefinite lives are recorded at their estimated fair value at the date of acquisition. Once in process research and development is placed in service, it will be amortized over the estimated useful life. Internal-use software costs recognized as an intangible asset relates to capitalizable costs of computer software obtained for internal-use as defined by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 350-40-30-1. All other internal-use software costs are expensed as incurred by the Company. Amortization will be recorded straight-line over the estimated useful life of the software once the software is ready for its intended use. As of September 30, 2022, our internal-use software was not ready for its intended use. The estimated useful life for internal-use software will be determined and periodically reassessed based on considerations for obsolescence, technology, competition, and other economic factors.

Intangible assets with finite lives are recorded at their estimated fair value at the date of acquisition and are amortized over their estimated useful lives using the straight-line method. Amortization of assets ceases upon designation as held for sale. The estimated useful lives of intangible assets are detailed in the table below:

Impairment of Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill

Goodwill is not amortized, but instead is tested annually at December 31 for impairment and upon the occurrence of certain events or substantive changes in circumstances.

We account for the impairment of goodwill under the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standard Update 2017-04 (“ASU 2017-04”), “Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment” and FASB Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 350-20-35, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other – Goodwill.

The Company performs impairment testing for goodwill by performing the following steps: 1) evaluate the relevant events or circumstances to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, 2) if yes to step 1, calculate the fair value of the reporting unit and compare it with its carrying amount, including goodwill, 3) recognize impairment, limited to the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit, equal to the excess of the carrying value of a reporting unit over its fair value.

Management concluded that there were no events indicative of goodwill impairment during the nine months ended September 30, 2022.

Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets and Intangible Assets Subject to Amortization

Indefinite-lived intangible assets and intangible assets subject to amortization are not amortized, but instead are tested annually at December 31 for impairment and upon the occurrence of certain events or substantive changes in circumstances.

We account for the impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets under the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 350-30-35, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other – General Intangibles Other Than Goodwill. Following this guidance, the Company compares the estimated fair value of the indefinite-lived intangible assets to its carrying value. If the carrying value exceeds the fair value, the Company recognizes impairment equal to that excess.

We account for the impairment of intangible assets subject to amortization under the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 360-10-35, Property, Plant, and Equipment. Following this guidance, the Company compares the estimated fair value of the intangible assets subject to amortization to its carrying value. If the carrying value exceeds the fair value, the Company recognizes impairment equal to that excess.

Management concluded that there were no events indicative of identifiable intangible asset impairment during the nine months ended September 30, 2022.

Income Taxes

The Company uses the liability method of accounting for income taxes as set forth in ASC 740, Income Taxes. Under the liability method, deferred taxes are determined based on the temporary differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities using tax rates expected to be in effect during the years in which the basis differences reverse. A valuation allowance is recorded when it is likely that the deferred tax assets will not be realized. We assess our income tax positions and record tax benefits for all years subject to examination based upon our evaluation of the facts, circumstances and information available at the reporting date. In accordance with ASC 740-10, for those tax positions where there is a greater than 50% likelihood that a tax benefit will be sustained, our policy will be to record the largest amount of tax benefit that is more likely than not to be realized upon ultimate settlement with a taxing authority that has full knowledge of all relevant information. For those income tax positions where there is less than 50% likelihood that a tax benefit will be sustained, no tax benefit will be recognized in the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Fair Value Measurements

Certain assets and liabilities of the Company are carried at fair value under GAAP. Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Valuation techniques used to measure fair value must maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. Financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value are to be classified and disclosed in one of the following three levels of the fair value hierarchy, of which the first two are considered observable and the last is considered unobservable:

The carrying values reported in the consolidated balance sheets for cash, prepaid expenses, inventories, accounts payable, and notes payable approximate fair values because of the immediate or short-term maturities of these financial instruments. There were no other assets or liabilities that require fair value to be recalculated on a recurring basis.  

The fair value of beneficial conversion features associated with convertible notes and the fair value of warrants are calculated utilizing level 2 inputs.

When multiple instruments are issued in a single transaction, the total proceeds from the transaction should be allocated among the individual freestanding instruments identified. The allocation occurs after identifying (1) all the freestanding instruments and (2) the subsequent measurement basis for those instruments. The subsequent measurement basis helps inform how the proceeds should be allocated. After the proceeds are allocated to the freestanding instruments, those instruments should be further evaluated for embedded features that may need to be bifurcated or separated.

If debt or stock is issued with detachable warrants, the guidance in ASC 470-20-25-2 (applied by analogy to stock) requires that the proceeds be allocated to the two instruments based on their relative fair values. This method is generally appropriate if debt or stock is issued with any other freestanding instrument that is classified in equity (such as a detachable forward contract) or as a liability but not subject to subsequent fair value accounting.

Given that our convertible notes and common stock that were issued with warrants are both not subject to subsequent fair value accounting treatment, Management determined the relative fair value method shall be used for allocating the proceeds of the transaction. Under the relative fair value method, the instrument being analyzed is allocated a portion of the proceeds based on its fair value to the sum of the fair value of all the instruments covered in the allocation. Management additionally evaluates the facts and circumstances to determine whether the principal balance of convertible notes approximate their fair value, which we have concluded for all convertible notes issued.

As a result of our fair value calculations, we recognized $928,779 and $515,763 of additional paid in capital associated with the value of the warrants and beneficial conversion, respectively, resulting in a total notes payable discount of $1,444,542. As such, no debt discount amortization was recognized during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022. $320,049 and $508,831 of debt discount amortization was recognized as interest expense during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021.

Net Loss per Share

The Company follows ASC 260, Earnings Per Share, which requires presentation of basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) on the face of the income statement for all entities with complex capital structures. Net earnings or loss per share is computed by dividing net income or loss by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period, excluding shares subject to redemption or forfeiture. The Company presents basic and diluted net earnings or loss per share. Diluted net earnings or loss per share reflect the actual weighted average of common shares issued and outstanding during the period, adjusted for potentially dilutive securities outstanding. Potentially dilutive securities are excluded from the computation of the diluted net loss per share if their inclusion would be anti-dilutive. There were 1,313,860 unvested RSU’s considered potentially dilutive securities outstanding as of September 30, 2022 and 2,185,003 unvested RSU’s considered potentially dilutive securities outstanding as of September 30, 2021. Diluted net loss per share is the same as basic net loss per share for each period.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In August 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2020-06, Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging— Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40). ASU 2020-06 reduces the number of accounting models for convertible debt instruments and convertible preferred stock. The accounting model for beneficial conversion features is removed. The ASU is effective for smaller reporting companies for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted, but no earlier than fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company determined that this update will impact its condensed consolidated financial statements, but has not yet determined the impact. 

6. Business Combination

On June 22, 2021, the Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Cryocann USA Corp, a California corporation (“Cryocann”), pursuant to which Company acquired substantially all the assets of Cryocann (the “Cryocann Acquisition”). The aggregate purchase price was $3,500,000 million in cash and 10,000,000 shares of Company common stock and a promissory note was issued for $1,252,316 payable by Company to Cryocann on October 15, 2021, which represents the remaining Purchase Price of $2,500,000 minus the amount owed by Cryocann under a Loan Agreement dated April 23, 2021 by and between Cryocann and the Company.

The Company concluded that the Cryocann Acquisition qualified as a business combination under ASC 805. The Company’s allocation of the purchase price was calculated as follows: