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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-Q
 
[x] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Quarterly period ended June 30, 2016

[] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
Commission File No. 333-193725

NEW AGE BEVERAGES CORPORATION
(Formerly, American Brewing Company, Inc.) 
(Exact Name of Small Business Issuer as specified in its charter)
 
              Washington              
              27-2432263             
(State or other jurisdiction
incorporation or organization)
(IRS Employer File Number)
 
 
1700 E. 68th Avenue
 
                      Denver, CO                     
     80229    
 (Address of principal executive offices)  
   (zip code)
 
 
                                  (303)-289-8655                                
 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports); and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes [X]  No [ ]

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," and "small reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer []
Accelerated filer []
Non-accelerated filer   [] (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
 Smaller reporting company  [X]

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

As of August 22, 2016, there were 21,900,106 shares of registrant's common stock outstanding. 
 
 



 
 
NEW AGE BEVERAGES COMPANY
FORM 10-Q
FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016

TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
 
Page
 
 
PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
 
 
 
ITEM 1
Financial Statements
3
 
 
 
 
Condensed Consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2016 (unaudited) and December 31, 2015
3
 
 
 
 
Condensed Consolidated unaudited statements of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2016 (Successor) and June 30, 2015 (Successor), and the six months ended June 30, 2016 (Successor) and the three months ended June 30, 2015 (Successor) and the three months ended March 31, 2015 (Predecessor)
4
 
 
 
 
Condensed Consolidated unaudited statements of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2016 (Successor) and the three months ended June 30, 2015 (Successor) and the three months ended March 31, 2015 (Predecessor)
5
 
 
 
 
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated unaudited interim financial statements
6
 
 
 
ITEM 2.
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
18
 
 
 
ITEM 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
25
 
 
 
ITEM 4.
Controls and Procedures
25
 
 
 
PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION
26
 
 
 
ITEM 1.
Legal Proceedings
26
 
 
 
ITEM 1A.
Risk Factors
26
 
 
 
ITEM 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
27
 
 
 
ITEM 3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
27
 
 
 
ITEM 4.
Mine Safety Disclosures
27
 
 
 
ITEM 5.
Other Information
27
 
 
 
ITEM 6.
Exhibits
28
 
 
 
SIGNATURES
29
 
 
 
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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
ITEM 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
  
NEW AGE BEVERAGES CORPORATION
 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 

 
 
June 30,
   
December, 31
 
 
 
2016
   
2015
 
ASSETS
 
(unaudited)
     
CURRENT ASSETS:
       
Cash
 
$
5,810
   
$
43,856
 
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts
   
5,979,594
     
259,619
 
Inventories
   
5,083,061
     
196,220
 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
   
504,667
     
26,264
 
Total current assets
   
11,573,132
     
525,959
 
 
               
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation
   
7,477,470
     
66,336
 
Goodwill
   
7,335,529
     
187,500
 
Customer relationships, net of accumulated amortization
   
145,833
     
389,014
 
Total assets
 
$
26,531,964
   
$
1,168,809
 
 
               
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
               
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
               
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities
 
$
6,922,217
   
$
460,434
 
Factoring payable
   
104,651
     
110,663
 
Current portion of notes payable
   
4,500,000
     
-
 
Total current liabilities
   
11,526,868
     
571,097
 
 
               
Convertible note payable, net of unamortized discount
   
183,526
     
-
 
Notes payable, net of unamortized discounts and current portion
   
8,593,174
     
78,931
 
Related party debt, net of unamortized discount
   
27,944
     
23,669
 
Total liabilities
   
20,331,512
     
673,697
 
 
               
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 8)
   
 
     
 
 
 
               
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
               
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized; 21,900,106 and 15,435,461
    shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively
   
21,900
     
15,436
 
Series A Preferred stock, $0.001 par value: 250,000 shares
   authorized, 250,000 shares issued and outstanding
   
250
     
250
 
Series B Preferred stock, $0.001 par value: 300,000 shares
   authorized, 254,807 shares issued and outstanding
   
255
     
255
 
Additional paid-in capital
   
11,795,335
     
3,811,049
 
Accumulated deficit
   
(5,617,288
)
   
(3,331,878
)
Total stockholders' equity
   
6,200,452
     
495,112
 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
 
$
26,531,964
   
$
1,168,809
 
 
 

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
 

 
 
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NEW AGE BEVERAGES CORPORATION
 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
 
(UNAUDITED)
 
 
 
 
Three months
ended
June 30,
2016
   
Three months
ended
June 30,
2015
   
Six months
ended
June 30,
2016
   
Three months
ended
June 30,
2015
   
Three months
ended
March 31,
2015
 
 
 
Successor
   
Successor
   
Successor
   
Successor
   
Predecessor
 
 
                   
REVENUES
 
$
686,740
   
$
691,985
   
$
1,275,540
   
$
691,985
   
$
576,863
 
COST OF GOODS SOLD
   
600,648
     
450,414
     
1,100,129
     
450,414
     
413,582
 
 
                                       
GROSS PROFIT
   
86,092
     
241,571
     
175,411
     
241,571
     
163,281
 
 
                                       
OPERATING EXPENSES:
                                       
Advertising, promotion and selling
   
101,614
     
88,281
     
197,835
     
88,281
     
51,516
 
General and administrative
   
850,818
     
537,963
     
1,020,428
     
537,963
     
134,124
 
Gain on forgiveness of accrued payroll
   
-
     
(500,000
)
   
-
     
(500,000
)
   
-
 
Legal and professional
   
1,093,755
     
107,974
     
1,175,400
     
107,974
     
47,369
 
Total operating expenses
   
2,046,187
     
234,218
     
2,393,663
     
234,218
     
233,009
 
 
                                       
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS
   
(1,960,095
)
   
7,353
     
(2,218,252
)
   
7,353
     
(69,728
)
 
                                       
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
                                       
Interest expense
   
(36,590
)
   
(71,308
)
   
(66,224
)
   
(71,308
)
   
(2,294
)
Other income (expense)
   
(934
)
   
-
     
(934
)
   
-
     
-
 
Total other income (expense)
   
(37,524
)
   
(71,308
)
   
(67,158
)
   
(71,308
)
   
(2,294
)
 
                                       
LOSS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
   
(1,997,619
)
   
(63,955
)
   
(2,285,410
)
   
(63,955
)
   
(72,022
)
                                         
INCOME FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
   
-
     
83,172
     
-
     
83,172
     
-
 
                                         
NET INCOME (LOSS)
 
$
(1,997,619
)
 
$
19,217
   
$
(2,285,410
)
 
$
19,217
   
$
(72,022
)
 
                                       
NET (LOSS) INCOME PER SHARE – BASIC AND DILUTED
                                       
Continuing operations
 
$
(0.12
)
 
$
(0.00
)
 
$
(0.14
)
 
$
(0.00
)
       
Discontinued operations
   
0.00
     
0.00
     
0.00
     
0.00
         
   
$
(0.12
)
 
$
0.00
   
$
(0.14
)
 
$
0.00
         
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING – BASIC AND DILUTED
   
16,256,403
     
14,763,091
     
15,846,027
     
14,763,091
         
 
 

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
 
 
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NEW AGE BEVERAGES CORPORATION
 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
(UNAUDITED)
 

 
 
Six months
 ended
June 30,
2016
   
Three months ended
June 30,
2015
   
Three months ended
March 31,
2015
 
 
 
Successor
   
Successor
   
Predecessor
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
           
Net income (loss)
 
$
(2,285,410
)
 
$
19,217
   
$
(72,022
)
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash (used in)
   provided by operating activities:
                       
Depreciation and amortization
   
49,322
     
60,631
     
5,100
 
Amortization of debt discount
   
20,198
     
47,699
     
-
 
Gain on forgiveness of accrued payroll
   
-
     
(500,000
)
   
-
 
Accrued acquisition costs
   
753,857
     
-
     
-
 
Common stock issued for services
   
956,596
     
298,080
     
-
 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                       
Accounts receivable
   
(92,306
)
   
(280,118
)
   
(23,277
)
Inventories
   
(39,424
)
   
(188,963
)
   
105,419
 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
   
14,569
     
41,595
     
5,695
 
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities
   
369,564
     
197,019
     
(1,685
)
Reserve for legal settlement
   
-
     
-
     
5,100
 
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
   
(253,034
)
   
(304,840
)
   
24,330
 
 
                       
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
                       
Purchases of property and equipment
   
-
     
(15,320
)
   
(11,688
)
Cash paid to acquire the combined assets of Xing
   
(8,500,000
)
   
-
     
-
 
Repayment of note issued for acquisition of assets of B&R Liquid Adventure
   
-
     
(140,000
)
   
-
 
Acquisition of assets of B&R Liquid Adventure
   
-
     
(260,000
)
   
-
 
Net cash used in investment activities
   
(8,500,000
)
   
(415,320
)
   
(11,688
)
 
                       
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
                       
Proceeds from notes payable
   
8,500,000
     
288,320
     
-
 
Proceeds from convertible note payable
   
200,000
     
-
     
-
 
Net factoring advances
   
(6,012
)
   
115,420
     
-
 
Exercise of stock warrants
   
21,000
     
-
     
-
 
Issuance of common stock for cash
   
-
     
61,200
     
-
 
Issuance of Series B Preferred stock for cash
   
-
     
25,000
     
-
 
Payments on convertible notes payable to related parties
   
-
     
-
     
(69,000
)
Repayment of notes payable to related party
   
-
     
(50,750
)
   
-
 
Repayment of notes payable and capital lease obligations
   
-
     
(110,712
)
   
(1,874
)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
   
8,714,988
     
328,478
     
(70,874
)
 
                       
NET CHANGE IN CASH
   
(38,046
)
   
(391,682
)
   
(58,232
)
CASH AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD
   
43,856
     
458,135
     
125,312
 
CASH AT END OF PERIOD
 
$
5,810
   
$
66,453
   
$
67,080
 
 

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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NEW AGE BEVERAGES CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
 
(UNAUDITED)


NOTE 1 - NATURE OF OPERATIONS, BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES


New Age Beverages Corporation (the "Company") was formed under the laws of the State of Washington on April 26, 2010 under the name American Brewing Company, Inc.  On April 1, 2015, the Company acquired the assets of B&R Liquid Adventure, which included the brand Búcha® Live Kombucha. On June 30, 2016, the Company acquired the combined assets of New Age Beverages, LLC, Aspen Pure, LLC, New Age Properties, LLC and Xing Beverage, LLC (see Note 3) and changed the integrated company's name to New Age Beverages Corporation.  The Company manufactures, markets and sells a portfolio of Healthy Functional Beverages including XingTea®, an all-natural, non-GMO, non-HFCS premium Ready to Drink (RTD) Tea, Aspen Pure®, an artesian-well, naturally-high PH balanced, source water from the Colorado Rocky Mountains, XingEnergy®, an all-natural, vitamin-enriched, non-GMO, Non-HFCS Energy Drink, and Búcha® Live Kombucha, an organic, all natural, fermented kombucha tea.  The portfolio of brands is distributed through the Company's own Direct Store Distribution (DSD) network in Colorado and surrounding states, throughout the United States both direct to major retailers and through its network of DSD partners, and in 10 countries around the world.  The brands are sold in all channels of distribution including Hypermarkets, Supermarkets, Pharmacies, Convenience, Gas and other outlets.

Prior to acquiring the Búcha Live Kombucha® brand and business, the Company was a craft brewery operation.  On October 1, 2015, American Brewing agreed to sell their brewery, brewery assets and its related liabilities to focus exclusively on the healthy functional beverage category and the Búcha® brand.  The assets sold consisted of accounts receivable, inventories, prepaid assets and property and equipment.  The Company recognized the sale of its brewery and micro-brewing operations as a discontinued operation beginning in the third quarter of 2015 (see Note 11). That transaction ultimately concluded in May 2016.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2016 of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") and the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), and should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto contained in the Company's Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 7, 2016.  In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of financial position and the results of operations for the interim periods presented have been reflected herein.  The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for future quarters or for the full year.  Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements which substantially duplicate the disclosure contained in the audited financial statements for fiscal 2015 as reported in the Form 10-K have been omitted.

The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been presented on a comparative basis.  For periods after the acquisition of the búcha® Live Kombucha brand (since April 1, 2015), our operating results are referred to as Successor.  For periods prior to the acquisition of the búcha® Live Kombucha brand, our operating results are referred to as Predecessor.  Where applicable, a black line separates the Successor and Predecessor financial information to highlight the lack of comparability between the periods.

Our operating results for the three months ended June 30, 2015 (Successor) incorporate certain reclassifications necessary to remove our prior micro-brewing operations and brewery from our continuing operations and report them as discontinued operations.  Further, our net (loss) income per share has been changed accordingly to report per-share amounts from continuing and discontinued operations.  For all periods presented, we are reporting a net loss from continuing operations, and as a result our diluted (loss) earnings per share are the same as our basic (loss) income per share.
 
 
 

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NEW AGE BEVERAGES CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)


Concentrations
 
As of December 31, 2015, three customers represented approximately 92.7% (59.9%, 22.9% and 10.9%) of accounts receivable.  For the three months ended June 30, 2016 (Successor), three customers represented approximately 59.5% (24.4%, 22.4% and 12.7%) of revenue.  For the three months ended June 30, 2015 (Successor), three customers represented approximately 80.8% (33.1%, 30.4% and 17.3%) of revenue.  For the six months ended June 30, 2016 (Successor), three customers represented approximately 18.5% (9.8%, 5.7%, and 3.0%) of revenue.  For the three months ended March 31, 2015 (Predecessor), three customers represented approximately 85.6% (30.2%, 29.4% and 26.0%) of revenue.

Accounts Receivable Factoring Arrangement with Recourse

On April 2, 2015, the Company entered into a factoring agreement to sell, with recourse, certain receivables to an unrelated third-party financial institution.  Under the terms of the factoring agreement, the Company receives an advance of 80% of qualified receivables and maximum amount of outstanding advances at any one time will not exceed $500,000.  During the six months ended June 30, 2016 (Successor), the Company repaid net advances from the factoring of accounts receivable of $6,012.  The outstanding factoring payable as of June 30, 2016 was $104,651 compared to $110,663 as of December 31, 2015.  The Company pays factoring interest and fees associated with the sale of receivables at the rate of 0.67% of the gross face value of the receivable for every ten-day period or fraction thereof from the date of the advance until the receivable is paid in full.  Factoring interest and fees for the periods presented were as follows:

 
Three months
ended
June 30,
2016
 
Three months
ended
June 30,
2015
 
Six Months
ended
June 30, 2016
 
Three months
ended
June 30, 2015
   
Three months
ended
March 31, 2015
 
 
Successor
 
Successor
 
Successor
 
Successor
   
Predecessor
 
 
           
Factoring interest and fees
 
$
14,825
   
$
5,647
   
$
28,482
   
$
5,647
     
$
-
 

Goodwill and Customer Relationships
 
Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price of acquired businesses over the estimated fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired.  Goodwill and other intangibles with indefinite useful lives are not amortized but tested for impairment annually or more frequently when events or circumstances indicates that the carrying value of a reporting unit more likely than not exceeds its fair value.  The goodwill impairment test is applied by performing a qualitative assessment before calculating the fair value of the reporting unit.  If, on the basis of qualitative factors, it is considered not more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than the carrying amount, further testing of goodwill for impairment would not be required.  Otherwise, goodwill impairment is tested using a two-step approach.

Customer relationships are recorded at acquisition cost less accumulated amortization and impairment.  Definite lived intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful life using the straight-line method, which is determined by identifying the period over which the cash flows from the asset are expected to be generated.  As of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, accumulated amortization was $104,167 and $62,500, respectively.  Amortization expense was $20,834 and $41,667 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 (Successor), respectively.  There was no amortization expense for customer relationships in 2015 for the periods presented.  Amortization expense is classified as cost of goods sold in the statements of operations.
 
 
 
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NEW AGE BEVERAGES CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)



Long-lived Assets

Our long-lived assets consisted of property and equipment and customer relationships and are reviewed for impairment in accordance with the guidance for Property, Plant, and Equipment. The Company tests for impairment losses on long-lived assets used in operations whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable. Through June 30, 2016, the Company had not experienced impairment losses on its long-lived assets as management determined that there were no indicators that a carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable.

Cash Flows

Supplemental Disclosures
 
 
 
Six months
ended
June 30,
2016
   
Three months
ended
June 30,
2015
   
Three months
ended
March 31,
2015
 
 
 
Successor
   
Successor
   
Predecessor
 
CASH PAID DURING THE PERIODS FOR:
           
Interest
 
$
400,735
   
$
204,080
   
$
1,861
 
Income taxes
 
$
-
   
$
-
     
-
 
                         
NONCASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
                       
Debt issued for acquisition of B&R Liquid Adventure
 
$
-
   
$
140,000
     
-
 
Common stock issued for acquisition of B&R Liquid Adventure
 
$
-
   
$
500,000
     
-
 
Warrants issued with convertible debt
 
$
18,154
   
$
-
     
-
 
Common stock issued for acquisition of Xing Beverage, LLC
 
$
6,995,000
   
$
-
     
-
 
Promissory note issued for acquisition of Xing Beverage, LLC
 
$
4,500,000
   
$
-
     
-
 
 
 
NOTE 2 – GOING CONCERN AND MANAGEMENT'S LIQUIDITY PLANS
 
The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates, among other things, the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business.  Since inception, the Company has financed its operations primarily through equity and debt financings.  As of June 30, 2016, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $5,617,288 and for the six months then ended incurred operating losses of $2,285,410 and used cash in operating activities of $253,034. 
 
 


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NEW AGE BEVERAGES CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
 


 

NOTE 3 – ACQUISITION OF XING BEVERAGE, LLC



On June 30, 2016, the Company acquired the assets of New Age Beverage, LLC, New Age Properties, LLC, Aspen Pure, LLC, and Xing Beverage, LLC (collectively, Xing). Xing is engaged in the manufacturing and sale of various teas and beverages, which will help the Company expand its capabilities and product offering.  The operating results of Xing will be condensed consolidated with those of the Company beginning July 1, 2016.  Total purchase consideration paid was $19,995,000, which consisted of $8,500,000 of cash, a note payable for $4,500,000 and 4,353,915 shares of common stock.  The common stock issued was valued at $1.61 per share, which was the volume weighted average closing stock for the thirty days preceding the acquisition.


The purchase price was allocated to the net assets acquired based on their estimated fair values as follows:
     
Accounts receivable
 
$
5,627,669
 
Inventories
   
4,847,417
 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
   
492,972
 
Property and equipment, net
   
7,418,789
 
Other intangible assets acquired
   
-
 
Assumption of accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities
   
(5,338,362
)
 
   
13,048,485
 
 Goodwill
   
6,946,515
 
Total Inventory
 
$
19,995,000
 
 
       

The above allocation is preliminary and is subject to change.  Because the acquisition was consummated on June 30, 2016, the Company has begun to assess the fair value of the various net assets acquired, but has not yet completed this assessment.  The Company is also in the process of identifying other intangible assets, such as customer relationships and recipes that may need to be recognized apart from goodwill.  Once identified, these other intangible assets, if any, will be recorded at their fair values.  The Company is working to finalize the allocations as quickly as possible, and anticipates that the allocation will not be final for approximately 6 months.  Any adjustments necessary may be material to the condensed consolidated balance sheet and the amount of goodwill recognized.  Any resulting adjustments would have no impact to the June 30, 2016 reported operating results.
 
 


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NEW AGE BEVERAGES CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)



Goodwill is the excess of the purchase price over the preliminary fair value of the underlying net tangible and identifiable intangible assets.  In accordance with applicable accounting standards, goodwill is not amortized but instead is tested for impairment at least annually or more frequently if certain indicators are present.

In connection with the acquisition, the Company incurred transactional costs totaling $1,412,111, which has been recognized as expense as of June 30, 2016 (Successor).  Of these costs, $1,023,756 was included in legal and professional fee expense and $388,355 was included in general and administrative expenses.  Legal and professional fee expense was due to the Company issuing a total of 167,994 shares of common stock to several consultants for transactional services provided.  The shares were fair valued at $1.61 per share.  Legal and professional fees also include accrued transactional costs of $753,857 as of June 30, 2016, which is to be paid in cash.  The general and administrative expense of $388,355 was pursuant to an employment agreement entered into during the first quarter of 2016, whereby an officer earned 1,078,763 shares of common stock upon the consummation of the Xing acquisition.  These shares were fair valued at $0.36 per share, which is the Company's traded stock price when entering into the employment agreement.

The following unaudited pro forma reflects the historical operating results of the Company, including the Predecessor for the six months ended June 30, 2015, and those of Xing, as if Xing was acquired on January 1, 2015.  The unaudited pro forma financial information includes an adjustment to remove $1,412,111 of one-time transactional costs that were expensed during the three months ended June 30, 2016 (Successor).  These one-time costs were removed for pro forma purposes as the costs were non-recurring.  No adjustments have been made for synergies that may result from the acquisition.  These combined results are not necessarily indicative of the results that may have been achieved had the companies been combined as of such dates or periods, or of the Company's future operating results.
 
 
 
 
Six months Ended
June 30, 2016
   
Year Ended
December 31, 2015
 
 
 
(unaudited)
   
(unaudited)
 
 
 
   
 
Revenues
 
$
24,038,350
   
$
52,120,203
 
Net income (loss) from continuing operations
   
(560,499
)
   
(407,156
)
Net loss from discontinued operations
   
--
     
(130,619
)
Net income (loss)
 
$
(560,499
)
 
$
(537,775
)
Income (loss) per share – Basic
               
Continuing operations
 
$
(0.03
)
 
$
(0.03
)
Discontinued operations
 
$
--
   
$
(0.01
)
Net income (loss)
 
$
(0.03
)
 
$
(0.04
)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – Dilutive
   
21,900,106
     
12,435,461
 
 
 
 

 
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NEW AGE BEVERAGES CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)



Adjustments to the fair values of the assets acquired, which are subject to change, could have a material impact on these pro forma combined results.


NOTE 4 – INVENTORIES

Inventories consist of brewing materials, tea ingredients, bulk packaging and finished goods.  The cost elements of work in process and finished goods inventory consist of raw materials and direct labor.  Provisions for excess inventory are included in cost of goods sold and have historically been immaterial but adequate to provide for losses on its raw materials.   Inventories are stated at the lower of cost, determined on the first-in, first-out basis, or market.  When acquiring Xing, our inventory balance increased by $4,847,417. 

 
Inventories consisted of the following as of:
 
 
 
June 30, 2016
   
December 31, 2015
 
Finished goods
 
$
4,517,006
   
$
3,590,145
 
Raw materials
   
513,861
     
611,482
 
Work-in-process
   
52,194
     
50,798
 
Total Inventory
 
$
5,083,061
   
$
4,252,425
 


 
NOTE 5 – PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
 
When acquiring Xing, our property and equipment balance increased by $7,418,789.  Our property and equipment consisted of the following as of:
 
 
 
June 30, 2016
   
December 31, 2015
 
Land and building
 
$
6,270,000
   
$
-
 
Trucks and coolers
   
630,000
     
-
 
Other property and equipment
   
595,340
     
76,551
 
Less: accumulated depreciation
   
(17,870
)
   
(10,215
)
 
 
$
7,477,470
   
$
66,336
 

Depreciation expense, computed on the basis of three to five year useful lives for all property and equipment, was $3,796, 3,239 and $5,100 for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 (Successor) and March 31, 2015 (Predecessor).  For the six months ended June 30, 2016 (Successor), depreciation expense was $7,655.  Depreciation expense is classified as cost of goods sold in the statements of operations.

The Company is still assessing the depreciable lives of those assets acquired from Xing.  However, because Xing was acquired on June 30, 2016, the operating results do not include any depreciation from Xing's acquired property and equipment.
 
 
 
 
 
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NEW AGE BEVERAGES CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)



NOTE 6 – NOTES PAYABLE AND CONVERTIBLE NOTE PAYABLE

Notes payable consisted of the following as of:

 
 
June 30, 2016
   
December 31, 2015
 
Note payable due to bank
 
$
8,500,000
   
$
-
 
Seller's note payable
   
4,500,000
     
-
 
Note payable, net of unamortized discount of $106,825 and $121,069
   
93,174
     
78,931
 
Convertible promissory note, net of unamortized discounts of $16,474
   
183,526
     
-
 
     
13,276,700
     
78,931
 
Less: current portion
   
(4,500,000
)
   
-
 
Long-term portion, net of unamortized discounts
 
$
8,776,700
   
$
78,931
 

In connection with the Acquisition of Xing, the Company entered into an $8.5 million note payable with a bank.

The Company also issued a $4.5 million note payable to the selling shareholders of Xing.  This seller's note bears interest, payable monthly, at 1% per year, beginning after December 31, 2016.  The loan matures on June 30, 2017.

On March 19, 2016, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with an unaffiliated third party, whereby the Company sold a Convertible Promissory Note in an amount of $200,000.  The purchaser also received a three-year Warrant to purchase 100,000 shares at an exercise price of $0.40 per share.  The Convertible Promissory Note is convertible after 180 days into shares of the Company's common stock at a twenty-five percent (25%) discount to the Volume Weighted Average Price for the five (5) trading days prior to the date of conversion.  The Company has allocated the loan proceeds among the debt and the warrant based upon relative fair values.  The relative fair value of the warrant was determined to be $18,154 and was recorded as a debt discount.  The discount will be amortized over the life of the loan to interest expense.  As of June 30, 2016, no principal payments have been made on this note.
 
 
 
 
 

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NEW AGE BEVERAGES CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)

 

 

NOTE 7 – RELATED PARTY DEBT

Related Party debt consisted of the following as of:
 
 
 
June 30, 2016
   
December 31, 2015
 
Related party debt, net of unamortized discount of $32,056 and $36,331
 
$
27,944
   
$
23,669
 
Less: current portion
   
-
     
-
 
Long-term portion, net of unamortized discount
 
$
27,944
   
$
23,669
 

In March 2015, the Company borrowed $60,000 from a member of management.  The note bears interest at 10% per annum and is due and payable beginning June 30, 2015 maturing on March 31, 2020.  Payments of interest are required quarterly.  Should the Company be successful in raising $2,000,000 or more in funding the entire balance of the note will be due immediately.  The note was issued in conjunction with an equity payment totaling 53,073 shares of Series B preferred stock that was issued with the debt.  The Company has allocated the loan proceeds among the debt and the stock based upon relative fair values.  The relative fair value of the stock was determined to be $42,742 and was recorded as a debt discount.  The discount will be amortized over the life of the loan to interest expense.  As of June 30, 2016, no principal payment has been made on this note.

 

NOTE 8 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Operating Lease Commitments

In April 2015, the Company assumed a facilities lease with a third party for the manufacture of its búcha® Live Kombucha tea, which expired February 29, 2016.  In September 2015, the Company extended the facilities lease for 39 months effective March 1, 2016 and expiring May 31, 2019.  The monthly base rent is $2,795 for first 12 months, $2,879 for next 12 months, $2,965 for next 12 months, and $3,054 for the balance of the term.  Monthly rent payments also include common area maintenance charges, taxes, and other charges. In June 30, 2016 the Company assumed the lease commitments for the New Age Beverage, LLC (nab) and Xing Beverage, LLC (Xing) when they acquired those companies. The Denver property, previously leased by NAB, has a base rent of $33,000 per month plus common area expenses, with escalation clauses over time. The Colorado Springs property, previously leased by Xing, has a base rent of $14,000 per month plus common area expenses, with escalation clauses over time.
 


Future minimum lease payments under this facilities lease are approximately as follows:

2016
 
$
298,770
 
2017
   
604,349
 
2018
   
611,410
 
2019
   
597,093
 
2020
   
588,000
 
 
 
$
2,699,622
 
 
Rent expense was $4,819, $8,019 and $6,435 for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 (Successor) and for the three months ended March 31, 2015 (Predecessor), respectively.  Rent expense was $12,408 for the six months ended June 30, 2016 (Successor).
 
 
 

 
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NEW AGE BEVERAGES CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)



Legal


In the normal course of business, the Company may be involved in legal proceedings, claims and assessments arising in the ordinary course of business.  Such matters are subject to many uncertainties, and outcomes are not predictable with assurance.  There are no such matters that are deemed material to the condensed consolidated unaudited interim financial statements as of June 30, 2016.


NOTE 9 – STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Preferred Stock

The Company is authorized to issue 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, each having a par value of $0.001, with voting, distribution, dividend and redemption rights, and liquidation preferences and conversions as designated by the board of directors.  The board of directors has designated 250,000 shares as Series A Preferred stock, par value $.001 per share ("Series A Preferred").  Each share of Series A Preferred shall have 500 votes for any election or other vote placed before the shareholders of the Company.  As of June 30, 2016, 250,000 shares of Series A Preferred are issued and outstanding.  The board of directors has designated 300,000 shares as Series B Preferred stock, par value $.001 per shares ("Series B Preferred").  The Series B Preferred is non-voting, not eligible for dividends and ranks equal to common stock and below Series A preferred stock.  Each share of Series B Preferred has a conversion rate into eight shares of common stock.  As of June 30, 2016, 254,807 shares of Series B Preferred are issued and outstanding.

Common Stock

During the three months ended June 30, 2016, the Company issued 50,000 shares of fully vested common stock to a consultant as partial consideration for professional services to be rendered.  The shares were fair valued at $0.41 per share, which was the traded stock price of the Company's common stock at the time of grant.  The Company (Successor) recognized legal and professional fees of $20,500 related to this grant.  The Company also issued 42,000 shares of common stock in connection with a warrant being exercised (see Note 10).

In connection with the acquisition of Xing, the Company issued a total of 5,600,672 shares of common stock as either purchase consideration or payment of transactional services that were provided (see Note 3).

 
 



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NEW AGE BEVERAGES CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)



 
NOTE 10 – COMMON STOCK WARRANTS

As of June 30, 2016, the Company had warrants to purchase 1,185,000 shares of common stock outstanding, with exercise prices between $0.40 and $1.00 and expiration dates between July 2016 and October 2019.  A summary of common stock warrants activity for the six months ended June 30, 2016 is as follows:
 
 
     
Weighted
Average
 
 
 
Number
   
Exercise
Price
 
 
       
Warrants outstanding December 31, 2015
   
1,127,000
   
$
0.94
 
Granted
   
100,000
   
$
0.40
 
Exercised
   
(42,000
)
 
$
0.50
 
Forfeited
   
-
   
$
-
 
Warrants outstanding June 30, 2016
   
1,185,000
   
$
0.91
 
Warrants exercisable as of June 30, 2016
   
1,185,000
   
$
0.91
 
 
 
During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company issued a three-year warrant to purchase 100,000 shares at an exercise price of $0.40 per share in connection with a $200,000 Convertible Promissory Note (see Note 6).  During the three months ended June 30, 2016, warrants totaling 42,000 shares of common stock were exercised at $0.50 per share.  The Company received $21,000 when the warrant shares were exercised.

 
 
11 – DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS – BREWERY AND MICRO-BREWING OPERATIONS

On October 1, 2015 (the "Closing Date"), the Company entered into an asset purchase agreement ("APA") whereby it sold its assets and various liabilities related to its brewery and micro-brewing operations to AMBREW (the "Sale".)  Under the terms of the APA, the assets sold consisted of accounts receivable, inventories, prepaid assets and property and equipment.  The liabilities consisted of brewing-related contracts held by the Company, liabilities related to inventory as well as lease obligations. 

The Company recognized the sale of its brewery and micro-brewing operations as a discontinued operation, in accordance with Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2014-08, "Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity."
 
 
 

 

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NEW AGE BEVERAGES CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)



The following table provides income and expense of discontinued operations for the three months ended June 30, 2015 (Successor):
 
 
 
June 30,
2015
 
 
 
Successor
 
 
   
Revenues
 
$
248,022
 
Cost of goods sold
   
162,965
 
Gross profit
   
85,057
 
Operating expenses
   
-
 
Income from operations
   
85,057
 
Interest expense
   
(1,885
)
Income from discontinued operations
 
$
83,172
 


 
NOTE 12 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On August 3, 2016, the Company approved and implemented the New Age Beverages Corporation 2016-2017 Long Term Incentive Plan (the "Plan") pursuant to which the maximum number of shares that can be granted is 1,600,000 shares.  Grants under the Plan may include options and restricted stock, as well as many other equity-type awards. The purpose of the Plan is to attract able persons to enter the employ or to serve as directors or as consultants of the Company and its affiliates. A further purpose of the Plan is to provide such individuals with additional incentive and reward opportunities designed to enhance the profitable growth of the Company and its affiliates.  The shares of our common stock to be issued in connection with the Plan will not be registered under the Securities Act.
 
 

 


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


Cautionary Notice Regarding Forward Looking Statements

This Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations includes a number of forward-looking statements that reflect management's current views with respect to future events and financial performance.  Forward-looking statements are projections in respect of future events or our future financial performance.  In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may," "should," "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "potential" or "continue" or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology.  Those statements include statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of us and members of our management team as well as the assumptions on which such statements are based.  Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risk and uncertainties, and that actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements.  Forward-looking statements made in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes statements about:
 
·
our plans to identify and acquire products that we believe will be prospective for acquisition and development;
·
concentration of our customer base and fulfillment of existing customer contracts;
·
our ability to maintain pricing;
·
the cyclical nature of the beer and beverage industry;
·
deterioration of the credit markets;
·
our ability to raise additional capital to fund future capital expenditures;
·
increased vulnerability to adverse economic conditions due to indebtedness;
·
our identifying, making and integrating acquisitions;
·
our ability to obtain raw materials and specialized equipment;
·
technological developments or enhancements;
·
loss of key executives;
·
the ability to employ skilled and qualified workers;
·
costs and liabilities associated with environmental, health and safety laws, including any changes in the interpretation or enforcement thereof;
·
our beliefs regarding the future of our competitors;
·
our expectation that the demand for our products will eventually increase; and
·
our expectation that we will be able to raise capital when we need it.
 
These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including the risks in the section entitled "Risk Factors" set forth in our Annual Report Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on April 7, 2016, any of which may cause our Company's or our industry's actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

Readers are urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made by us in this report and in our other reports filed with the SEC.  The following Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of the Company should be read in conjunction with the unaudited interim financial statements and notes related thereto included in this Form 10-Q.  We undertake no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes in the future operating results over time except as required by law.  We believe that our assumptions are based upon reasonable data derived from and known about our business and operations.  No assurances are made that actual results of operations or the results of our future activities will not differ materially from our assumptions.
 
As used in this Form 10-Q and unless otherwise indicated, the terms "we," "us," "our," or the "Company" refer to New Age Beverages Corporation.  Unless otherwise specified, all dollar amounts are expressed in United States dollars.
 
 
 

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Overview
 
New Age Beverages Corporation, formerly American Brewing Company, Inc., (the "Company") was formed under the laws of the State of Washington on April 26, 2010.  Through September 2015, we were a craft brewing company and also manufactured and sold Búcha® Live Kombucha, a certified organic, all natural, probiotic, fermented kombucha tea.  We acquired the Búcha® Live Kombucha brand and the assets related to its production and sale on April, 1 2015.  The Búcha® Live Kombucha brand is distributed nationally in major grocery and natural food retailers throughout North America.

On October 1, 2015, we sold the assets and various liabilities related to our brewery and craft brewing operations.  The assets sold consisted of accounts receivable, inventories, prepaid assets and property and equipment.  The liabilities consisted of brewing-related contracts we held, liabilities related to inventory as well as lease obligations.  We recognized the sale of the brewery and craft brewing operations as a discontinued operation in the year ended December 31, 2015, in accordance with accounting guidelines.

Since October 1, 2015, we have been focusing on integrating the Búcha® Live Kombucha business, strengthening the businesses foundation and processes, improving efficiency, reducing costs, and positioning the Company as a standalone healthy functional beverage company.  Our Búcha® Live Kombucha is a certified organic, all natural, probiotic, fermented kombucha tea.  Our kombucha tea is brewed at our co-packaging facility located in Montebello, California.

On June 30, 2016, we acquired the combined assets of New Age Beverages, LLC, New Age Properties, LLC, Aspen Pure, LLC, and Xing Beverage, LLC (collectively, Xing).  Xing is engaged in the manufacturing and sale of various teas, waters, and other healthy functional beverages.  This acquisition will help us expand our capabilities and product offerings, and has significantly increased our assets as well as our liabilities.  We acquired Xing's assets for $19,995,000. The purchase consideration paid consisted of $8,500,000 of cash, a note payable of $4,500,000 and 4,353,915 shares of common stock.  The common stock issued was valued at $1.61 per share.  To consummate this acquisition, we borrowed $8,500,000 from a bank.  The operating results of Xing will be consolidated with those of the Company beginning July 1, 2016.  Xing is located in Denver Colorado.

Our fiscal year end is December 31st.

Successor and Predecessor Financial Presentation

Throughout the financial statements and in this MD&A, we refer to Successor and Predecessor.  For periods after the acquisition of the Búcha® Live Kombucha brand (since April 1, 2015), our operating results and cash flows are referred to as Successor.  For periods prior to the acquisition of the búcha® Live Kombucha brand, our operating results and cash flows are referred to as Predecessor.  Where tables are presented in this MD&A, a black line separates the Successor and Predecessor financial information to highlight the lack of comparability between the periods.

Revenue Model and Distribution Methods of our Products and Services

Our revenue model is based on selling and marketing consumer preferred healthy-functional beverages sold primarily at food, drug, mass, convenience and specialty health retail outlets in the United States.  We develop, market and sell a current portfolio of products, continually innovate with new flavors and products, distribute those products and actively engage in customer relationship development, and market to connect with end consumers.  Currently, our Búcha® Live Kombucha consists of ten flavors including Blood Orange, Grapefruit Sage, Guava Mango, Lemongrass Ginger, Raspberry Pomegranate, Verbena Rose, Yuzu Lemon, and the newest flavors of Elderflower Green Tea, Lemon-Lime/Ginger and Tropical Honey Blossom/Ginger.   We plan to continually innovate and lead the category with new consumer-preferred and trending flavor combinations.
 
Our Búcha® Live Kombucha is currently distributed into approximately 2,400 stores, consisting of specialty health food stores and food, drug and mass chains including Whole Foods, Kroger, Safeway, PCC, Vons and Ralph's among others.  In the past three months, distribution has expanded to approximately 400 new outlets, with no losses in distribution.
 
 

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Búcha® Live Kombucha products are 100% certified organic, all natural, probiotic, fermented black teas made with purified water, organic cane juice, and kombucha culture.  Kombucha products contain a colony of bacteria and yeast with more than 2 billion microorganisms.  The product end result is rich in probiotics, B-Vitamins and other nutritional ingredients.  Health benefits are mostly anecdotal but reputed to support digestion, detoxification, and boosting of overall immunity.  We believe that our Búcha® Live Kombucha flavor combinations and proprietary production process contribute to an industry leading flavor profile that meets core kombucha-user needs, but also has broad-based mainstream consumer appeal without the typical vinegar aftertaste associated with competitive kombucha products.

Results of Operations

The remainder of this MD&A discusses our continuing operations of the Búcha® Live Kombucha tea business.  As discussed previously, where tables are presented, a black line separates the Successor and Predecessor financial information to highlight the lack of comparability between the periods.  See further discussion under "Successor and Predecessor Financial Presentation" above.

For the three months ended June 30, 2016 (Successor) compared to the three months ended June 30, 2015 (Successor).

 
 
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2016
   
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2015
 
 
 
Successor
   
Successor
 
 
       
Revenues
 
$
686,740
   
$
691,985
 
Cost of goods sold
   
600,648
     
450,414
 
Gross profit
   
86,092
     
241,571
 
Operating expenses
   
2,046,187
     
234,218
 
Other expenses
   
37,524
     
71,308
 
Net loss from continuing operations
   
(1,997,619
)
   
(63,955
)
Income from Discontinued operations
   
-
     
83,172
 
Net income (loss)
 
$
(1,997,619
)
 
$
19,217
 

Revenues

Net revenues from the sale of our product (sales less discounts and chargebacks) were consistent for both periods.  For the three months ended June 30, 2016 (Successor), revenues were $686,740, as compared to $691,985 for the three months ended June 30, 2015 (Successor).   Our gross sales have increased; however this increase has been offset by an increase in discounts and other chargebacks taken by our customers.   For the three months ended June 30, 2016 (Successor), total discounts and chargebacks taken by our customers increased 103.3% to $124,830 compared to $61,400 for the three months ended June 30, 2015 (Successor).

Cost of Goods Sold

 
 
Three months ended
June 30, 2016
Successor
   
Three months ended
June 30, 2015
Successor
 
Production costs/labor/freight
 
$
576,018
   
$
447,175
 
Depreciation
   
3,796
     
3,239
 
Amortization of customer relationships
   
20,834
     
-
 
  Cost of goods sold
 
$
600,648
   
$
450,414
 

Cost of goods sold is comprised of production costs, manufacturing labor, freight and depreciation and amortization.  Total cost of goods sold for the three months ended June 30, 2016 (Successor) was $600,648 as compared to $450,414 for the three months ended June 30, 2015 (Successor), an increase of $150,234, or 33.4%.  As a percentage of sales, total cost of goods sold was 87.5% for the three months ended June 30, 2016 (gross margin of 12.5%) compared to 65.1% for the three months ended June 30, 2015 (gross margin of 34.9%).  Production costs, excluding depreciation and amortization, were $576,018 for the three months ended June 30, 2016 (Successor), as compared to $447,175 for the three months ended June 30, 2015 (Successor), an increase of $128,843, or 28.8%.  As a percentage of sales, production costs, excluding depreciation and amortization, were 83.9% for the three months ended June 30, 2016 (Successor), as compared to 64.6% for the three months ended June 30, 2015 (Successor).
 
 
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The decrease in the gross margin was due to several factors, including (1) an increase in gross sales before taking into consideration higher discounts and chargebacks, (2) increased freight costs and manufacturing labor, (3) an increase in raw material and packaging supply cost without a corresponding increase in sale prices, and (4) amortization of customer relationships.  For the three months ended June 30, 2016 (Successor), freight costs and manufacturing labor increased 47.1% to $154,158 compared to $104,825 for the three months ended June 30, 2015 (Successor).

Acquisition accounting rules require the evaluation of the tangible and intangible assets acquired in an acquisition with such identifiable assets to be recorded at their fair market value.  Customer relationships were evaluated as part of our acquisition of the búcha® Live Kombucha brand and were determined to have a fair market value of $250,000.  Amortization expense is computed on a straight-line basis of three years determined to be the useful life.  Amortization expense was $20,834 for the three months ended June 30, 2016 (Successor) and is classified as cost of goods sold in the statements of operations.


One of our goals for 2016 and beyond continues to be to identify opportunities to improve gross margins.  Our Búcha® Live Kombucha product is currently produced via a third-party manufacturer in one location in Southern California.  Our glass bottles, raw ingredients and other materials are shipped from the Midwest and other locations.  Finished goods are produced and shipped nationally from the manufacturing location.  We believe that there are significant opportunities to improve gross margins by reducing supply chain expenses, improving raw and packaging material costs and formulations.  Plans have been implemented in each of these areas, and more are underway, but take time to execute.

Operating Expenses

 
 
Three months ended
June 30, 2016
Successor
   
Three months ended
June 30, 2015
Successor
 
Advertising, promotion and selling
 
$
101,614
   
$
88,281
 
General and administrative
   
850,818
     
537,963
 
Forgiveness of accrued payroll
   
-
     
(500,000
)
Legal and professional
   
1,093,755
     
107,974
 
  Total operating expenses
 
$
2,046,187
   
$
234,218
 

Total operating expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2016 (Successor) was $2,046,187, as compared to $234,218 for the three months ended June 30, 2015 (Successor), an increase of $1,811,969, or 773.6%.   The increase was attributable to (1) transactional costs recognized when acquiring Xing, and (2) the gain recognized last year upon the forgiveness of accrued payroll.  General and administrative costs include stock-based compensation expense of $388,355 that pertained to a grant of shares of common stock that was earned by an executive upon the consummation of the Xing acquisition.  Legal and professional fees include $1,023,756 that was incurred when acquiring Xing, and comprised of $269,899 related to the issuance of shares of common stock and $753,857 to be paid in cash.  Although a non-cash expense, the value of issuing shares of common stock as payment for services has had a material impact on our operating expenses for the current period.

The forgiveness of accrued payroll was a result of the Company and two officers that agreed to forgive $500,000 of accrued officer compensation in April 2015. 

Operating Expenses and Income from Discontinued Operations

Other expenses consist of interest and factoring expenses as well as amortization of debt discounts.  For the three months ended June 30, 2016, our notes payable carried higher effective interest rates when compared to the three months ended June 30, 2015.  This increase in borrowing cost was in the form of increased debt discounts and the amortization thereof.  For the three months ended June 30, 2016 (Successor), our amortization expense on debt discounts was $47,699 compared to $10,772 for the same quarter last year (Successor).

On October 1, 2015, we sold our brewery and micro-brew operations, which has been classified as a discontinued operation.  These discontinued operations generated net income of $83,172 for the three months ended June 30, 2015 (Predecessor).  During 2016, we did not have any discontinued operations.
 
 
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For the six months ended June 30, 2016 (Successor) compared to the three months ended June 30, 2015 (Successor) and the three months ended March 31, 2015 (Predecessor)

 
 
Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2016
   
Three Months Ended
June 30,
2015
   
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2015
 
 
 
Successor
   
Successor
   
Predecessor
 
 
           
Revenue
 
$
1,275,540
   
$
691,985
   
$
576,863
 
Cost of goods sold
   
1,100,129
     
450,414
     
413,582
 
Gross profit
   
175,411
     
241,571
     
163,281
 
Operating expenses
   
2,393,663
     
234,218
     
233,009
 
Other expenses
   
67,158
     
71,308
     
2,294
 
Loss from continued operations
   
(2,285,410
)
   
(63,955
)
   
(72,022
)
Income for discontinued operations
   
-
     
83,172
     
-
 
Net income (loss)
 
$
(2,285,410
)
 
$
19,217
   
$
(72,022
)

Revenues

Net revenues from the sale of our product (sales less discounts and chargebacks) were consistent when comparing the six-month period ended June 30, 2016 (Successor) to the three-month periods ended June 30, 2015 (Successor) and March 31, 2015 (Predecessor). Our gross sales continue to increase compared to the prior periods; however this increase has been offset by increases in discounts and other chargebacks taken by our customers.   For the six months ended June 30, 2016 (Successor), total discounts and chargebacks taken by our customers was $236,245 compared to approximately $68,000 for each quarter ended June 30, 2015 (Successor) and the three months ended March 31, 2015 (Predecessor).

Cost of Goods Sold
 
 
Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2016
 
Three
Months
Ended
June 30,
2015
   
Three
Months
Ended
March 31,
2015
 
 
Successor
 
Successor
   
Predecessor
 
 
       
Production costs/labor/freight
 
$
1,050,807
   
$
447,176
     
$
408,482
 
Depreciation
   
7,655
     
3,239
       
5,100
 
Amortization of customer relationships
   
41,667
     
-
       
-
 
Cost of goods sold
 
$
1,100,129
   
$
450,415
     
$
413,582
 

Cost of goods sold is comprised of production costs, manufacturing labor, freight, and depreciation and amortization.  Total cost of goods sold for the six months ended June 30, 2016 (Successor) was $1,100,129, which was 27.3% more than the prior periods combined.  The increase is attributable to an increase in production costs/labor/freight and amortization of customer relationships.   This increase in cost of sales is consistent with the current quarter and is due to the same contributing factors.  Our gross margins for the six and three months ended June 30, 2016 (Successor) was 13.8% and 12.5%, respectively, compared to gross margins of 31.9% and 34.9% for comparable periods last year.
 
 

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Operating Expenses

 
 
Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2016
   
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2015
   
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2015
 
 
 
Successor
   
Successor
   
Predecessor
 
 
           
Advertising, promotion and selling
 
$
197,835
   
$
88,281
   
$
51,516
 
General and administrative
   
1,020,428
     
537,963
     
134,124
 
Gain on forgiveness of accrued payroll
   
-
     
(500,000
)
   
-
 
Legal and professional
   
1,175,400
     
107,974
     
47,369
 
  Total operating expenses
 
$
2,393,663
   
$
234,218
   
$
233,009
 

Total operating expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2016 (Successor) was $2,393,663, as compared to $234,218 for the three months ended June 30, 2015 (Successor) and $233,009 for the three months ended March 31, 2015 (Predecessor).   The increase was attributable to (1) transactional costs totaling $1,412,111, of which $388,355 was included in general administrative expense and $1,023,756 was included in legal and professional fees, and (2) the gain recognized last year upon the forgiveness of accrued payroll. Adjusting for these transactional costs and last year's gain on forgiveness of accrued payroll, total operating expenses was comparable between periods.

Going Concern
 
In its audited consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2015, the Company was issued an opinion by its auditors that raised substantial doubt about the ability to continue as a going concern based on the Company's current financial position. Our ability to achieve and maintain profitability and positive cash flow is dependent upon our ability to successfully develop and market our products and our ability to generate revenues. The acquisition of Xing in the end of the period significantly changed the Company's going concern assessment.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of June 30, 2016, we had cash of $5,810 compared to cash as of December 31, 2015 of $43,856.

On a standalone basis, we believe that cash flow from operations will not meet our present and near-term cash needs.  The acquisition of Xing substantially improved the Company's resources. With the profitability of the new acquisition, we believe we have sufficient cash and generate sufficient profitability to meet the needs of the combined operation.  We estimate that our capital needs over the next twelve-month period to be $500,000, which can be funded from the profits of the combined Xing, Búcha operations. During the six months ended June 30, 2016, the Company borrowed $200,000 in the form of a Convertible Promissory Note, which included warrants, from an unaffiliated third party. If our own combined financial resources and current cash-flows from operations are insufficient to satisfy our capital requirements, we may seek to sell additional equity or debt securities or obtain additional credit facilities.  Any sale of additional equity securities will result in dilution to our stockholders. The incurrence of indebtedness will result in increased debt service obligations and could require us to agree to operating and financial covenants that could restrict our operations or modify our plans to grow the business. Financing may not be available in amounts or on terms acceptable to us, if at all.  Any failure by us to raise additional funds on terms favorable to us, or at all, will limit our ability to expand our business operations and could harm our overall business prospects.

Working Capital

 
June 30, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
 
 
   
Current assets
 
$
11,573,132
   
$
525,959
 
Less: current liabilities
   
11,526,868
     
571,097
 
  Working capital (deficiency)
 
$
46,264
   
$
(45,138
)

 
 

 
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Current assets is primarily comprised of accounts receivable and inventories, which accounts for 95.6% and 86.7% of our current assets as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.

Current liabilities are comprised of accounts payable and accrued expenses, factoring payables and, as of June 30, 2016, a current portion ($4,500,000) of a note payable, which is due on June 30, 2017.
 
Increases in our reported assets and liabilities are attributable to our June 30, 2016 acquisition of Xing's net assets for $19,995,000.   The purchase price was allocated to the net assets acquired as follows:
     
Accounts receivable
 
$
5,627,669
 
Inventories
   
4,847,417
 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
   
492,972
 
Property and equipment, net
   
7,418,789
 
Other intangible assets acquired
   
-
 
Goodwill
   
6,946,515
 
 Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities
   
(5,338,362
)
 Purchase price
 
$
19,995,000
 
 
       
The above allocation is preliminary and is subject to change.  Because the acquisition was consummated on June 30, 2016, the Company has begun to assess the fair value of the various net assets acquired but has not yet completed this assessment.  The Company is also in the process of identifying other intangible assets, such as customer relationships and recipes that may need to be recognized apart from goodwill.  Once identified, these other intangible assets, if any, will be recorded at their fair values.  The Company is working to finalize the allocations as quickly as possible, and anticipates that the allocation will not be final for approximately 6 months.  Any adjustments necessary may be material to the consolidated balance sheet and the amount of goodwill recognized.  Any resulting adjustments would have no impact to the June 30, 2016 reported operating results or cash flows.

Cash Flows
 
 
 
Six months
ended
June 30,
2015
 
Three months ended
June 30,
2015
   
Three months ended
March 31, 2015
 
 
 
Successor
 
Successor
   
Predecessor
 
           
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
 
$
(253,034
)
 
$
(304,840
)
   
$
24,330
 
Net cash used in investing activities
   
(8,500,000
)
   
(415,320
)
     
(11,688
)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
   
8,714,988
     
328,478
       
(70,874
)
Net change in cash
 
$
(38,046
)
 
$
(391,682
)
   
$
(58,232
)

Operating Activities

Net cash used in operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2016 (Successor) was $253,034, which is slightly less than the net cash used in the comparable periods last year.

Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities is primarily driven by our acquisition of Xing on June 30, 2016 (Successor), whereby we paid $8,500,000, and the acquisition of B&R Liquid Adventure on April 1, 2015 (Successor), whereby we paid $400,000.

Financing Activities

For the six months ended June 30, 2016 (Successor), net cash provided by financing activities of $8,714,988 was due to us borrowing (i) $8,500,000 from a bank to finance the Xing acquisition and (ii) $200,000 from an unrelated party pursuant to a convertible note payable.   For the three months ended June 30, 2015 (Successor), net cash provided by financing activities of $328,478 was attributable to net proceeds from factoring of accounts receivable ($115,420), net increases in notes payable ($126,858) and sales of our common stock and preferred stock for cash ($86,200).  For the three months ended March 31, 2015 (Predecessor), the net cash used in financing activities of $70,874 was related to payments made on our notes payable.
 
 
 
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Future Financing

We may require additional funds to implement our growth strategy.  Therefore, we may need to raise additional capital to sufficiently support its supply chain and support the distribution of our products in the marketplace.  These funds may be raised through equity financing, debt financing, or other sources, which may result in further dilution in the equity ownership of our shares.  There can be no assurance that additional financing will be available to the company when needed or, if available, that it can be obtained on commercially reasonable terms.  If we are not able to obtain the additional financing on a timely basis should it be required, or generate significant material revenues from operations, we will not be able to meet our other obligations as they become due and we may be forced to scale down or perhaps even cease operations.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We have no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to stockholders.

Effects of Inflation

We do not believe that inflation has had a material impact on our business, revenues or operating results during the periods presented.
 
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our significant accounting policies are more fully described in the notes to our condolidated financial statements included herein for the quarter ended June 30, 2016.

Newly Issued Accounting Pronouncements

We do not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective accounting pronouncements, if adopted, would have a material effect on our financial statements.


ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

As a "smaller reporting company" as defined by Item 10 of Regulation S-K, the Company is not required to provide information required by this Item.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our interim president and chief executive officer (who is the Company's principal executive officer) and our chief financial officer, treasurer, and secretary (who is the Company's principal financial officer and principal accounting officer) to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure.  In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.  The ineffectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures was due to material weaknesses identified in our internal control over financial reporting, described below.
 
 
 

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Management's Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over the Company's financial reporting.  In order to evaluate the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, as required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.  Our management, with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer has conducted an assessment, including testing, using the criteria in Internal Control – Integrated Framework, issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission ("COSO") (2013).  Our system of internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.  Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements.  This assessment included review of the documentation of controls, evaluation of the design effectiveness of controls, testing of the operating effectiveness of controls and a conclusion on this evaluation.  Based on this evaluation, management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of June 30, 2016.  The ineffectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting was due to the following material weaknesses, which are indicative of many small companies with small staff:
        
 
(i)
inadequate segregation of duties consistent with control objectives; and
 
 
(ii)
ineffective controls over period end financial disclosure and reporting processes including a
lack of multiple levels of supervision and review.
 
We believe that the weaknesses identified above have not had any material affect on our financial results.  However, we are currently reviewing our disclosure controls and procedures related to these material weaknesses and expect to implement changes in the next calendar year, including identifying specific areas within our governance, accounting and financial reporting processes to add adequate resources to potentially mitigate these material weaknesses.

Our management will continue to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of our internal controls and procedures and our internal controls over financial reporting on an ongoing basis and is committed to taking further action and implementing additional enhancements or improvements, as necessary and as funds allow.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal controls over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements.  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.  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.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Other than the additional accounting consultants we hired in the year ended December 31, 2015 to assist with our internal controls and financial reporting, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended June 30, 2016 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.  We believe that a control system, no matter how well designed and operated, cannot provide absolute assurance that the objectives of the control system are met, and no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within any company have been detected.
 
 
 

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
 
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

The Company is not currently subject to any legal proceedings.  From time to time, the Company may become subject to litigation or proceedings in connection with its business, as either a plaintiff or defendant.  There are no such pending legal proceedings to which the Company is a party that, in the opinion of management, is likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition or results of operations.

 
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

An investment in the Company's common stock involves a number of very significant risks.  You should carefully consider the risk factors included in the "Risk Factors" section of the Annual Report Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 filed with the SEC on April 7, 2016, in addition to other information contained in those reports and in this Form 10-Q in evaluating the Company and its business before purchasing shares of its common stock.  The Company's business, operating results and financial condition could be adversely affected due to any of those risks.


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

March 19, 2016, the Company sold a Convertible Promissory Note in an amount of $200,000 to an unaffiliated third party.  The purchaser also received a three-year Warrant to purchase 100,000 shares at an exercise price of $0.40 per share.  The Convertible Promissory Note is convertible after 180 days into shares of the Company's common stock at a twenty-five percent (25%) discount to the Volume Weighted Average Price for the five (5) trading days prior to the date of conversion.

On April 1, 2016, the Company issued 50,000 shares of fully vested common stock to a consultant as partial consideration for professional services to be rendered.

On May 27, 2016, warrants totaling 42,000 shares of common stock were exercised at $0.50 per share.  The Company received $21,000 when the warrant shares were exercised.


On June 30, 2016 and in connection with the acquisition of Xing, the Company issued the selling shareholders 4,353,915 shares of common stock as part of the purchase consideration.  The Company also issued 167,994 shares of common stock to several consultants for transactional services and another 1,078,763 shares of common stock to an executive in connection with his employment agreement.

 
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

EXHIBITS. The following exhibits required by Item 601 to be filed herewith are incorporated by reference to previously filed documents:
 
Exhibit
Number
 
Description
 
 
 
31.1
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302
 
 
 
31.2
 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302
 
 
 
32.1
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906
 
 
 
32.2
 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906
     
101*   Interactive Data Files
 
 

* In accordance with Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, these interactive data files are deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise are not subject to liability under those sections.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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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.


 
NEW AGE BEVERAGES CORPORATION
 
 
Date:  August 22, 2016
By:  /s/ Brent David Willis
 
Brent David Willis
 
Chief Executive Officer and Director
 
(Principal Executive Officer)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date:  August 22, 2016
By:  /s/ Robert J. Miranda
 
Robert J. Miranda
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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