UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2021    

OR

For the transition period from                      to                     

Commission File Number: 001-13458

 

SCOTT’S LIQUID GOLD-INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (303) 373-4860

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act.

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  ☒    No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).    Yes  ☒    No  ☐

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

 

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

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

 

As of May 10, 2021, the registrant had 12,617,924 shares of its common stock, $0.10 par value per share, outstanding.  

 

 

 

 

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CAUTIONARY NOTE ON FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Report”) contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, in addition to historical information. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in this Report that address activities, events, or developments with respect to our financial condition, results of operations, or economic performance that we expect, believe, or anticipate will or may occur in the future, or that address plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. You can typically identify forward-looking statements by the use of words, such as “may,” “could,” “should,” “assume,” “project,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “estimate,” “potential,” “plan,” and other similar words. These statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

The forward-looking statements contained in this Report are based on management’s current expectations and are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. We cannot assure you that future developments affecting us will be those that we have anticipated. Forward-looking statements and our performance inherently involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Factors that would cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to:

We caution you that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and that actual results or performance may be materially different from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements in this Report speak as of the filing date of this Report. Although we may from time to time voluntarily update our prior forward-looking statements, we undertake no obligation to revise any forward-looking statements in order to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this Report.

 

 

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

 

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PART I

 

SCOTT’S LIQUID GOLD-INC. & SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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SCOTT’S LIQUID GOLD-INC. & SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except par value amounts)

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

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SCOTT’S LIQUID GOLD-INC. & SUBSIDIARIES

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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SCOTT’S LIQUID GOLD-INC. & SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

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SCOTT’S LIQUID GOLD-INC. & SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

Scott’s Liquid Gold-Inc., a Colorado corporation was incorporated on February 15, 1954. Scott’s Liquid Gold-Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) develop, market and sell quality household and personal care products. We are also a distributor in the United States of personal care products manufactured by another company. Our business is comprised of two segments: household products and personal care products.

Our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include our accounts and those of our wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

The unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, and Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows included in this Report have been prepared by the Company. In our opinion, all adjustments (which include only normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the financial position at March 31, 2021 and results of operations and cash flows for all periods have been made.

Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. The results of operations for the period ended March 31, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full year and are unaudited.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts in our financial statements of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates include, but are not limited to, the realization of deferred tax assets, reserves for slow moving and obsolete inventory, customer returns and allowances, intangible asset useful lives and amortization method, fair value of assets acquired in business combinations, operating lease right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities, and stock-based compensation. Actual results could differ from our estimates.

We consider all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less at the date of acquisition to be cash equivalents.

(f)Inventories Valuation and Reserves

Inventories consist of raw materials and finished goods and are stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out method) or net realizable value, which is defined as the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal, and transportation. We estimate an inventory reserve, which is generally not material to our financial statements, for slow moving and obsolete products and raw materials based upon, among other things, an assessment of historical and anticipated sales of our products. In the event that actual results differ from our estimates, the results of future periods may be impacted.

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Inventories were comprised of the following at:

 

Our remaining raw materials balance is to be sold to contract manufacturing partners based on production demand.

Property and equipment are recorded at historical cost. Depreciation is provided using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets ranging from three to 20 years. Office furniture and office machines are estimated to have useful lives of 10 to 20 years and three to five years, respectively. Maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred. Improvements that extend the useful lives of the asset or provide improved efficiency are capitalized.

Lease assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the commencement of an arrangement where it is determined at inception that a lease exists. Lease assets represent the right to use an underlying asset for the lease term, and lease liabilities represent the obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. These assets and liabilities are initially recognized based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term calculated using our incremental borrowing rate generally applicable to the location of the lease asset, unless the implicit rate is readily determinable. Lease terms include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that those options will be exercised.

Certain nonlease components, such as maintenance and other services provided by the lessor, are included in the valuation of the lease. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less, which are not material to our financial statements, are not recorded on the balance sheet, and the expense for these short-term leases and for operating leases is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Lease agreements with lease and nonlease components are combined as a single lease component.

The Company evaluates reimbursable leasehold improvements based on whether improvements are indicative of a lessor or lessee asset. The Company concluded that all of its reimbursable leasehold improvement payments have qualified as lessor assets and, as such, have accounted for leasehold improvement payments as prepaid rent included in prepaid expenses on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Intangible assets consist of customer relationships, trade names, formulas, batching processes, internal-use software and a non-compete agreement.  The fair value of the intangible assets is amortized over their estimated useful lives and range from a period of five to 25 years. Goodwill consists of the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired.

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 over the estimated useful life of the software once the software is ready for its intended use and placed into service. As of March 31, 2021, 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.

Goodwill and intangible assets deemed to have indefinite lives are not amortized but are subject to annual impairment tests, and in certain circumstances these assets are written down to fair value if impaired.

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Financial instruments which potentially subject us to concentrations of credit risk include cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivable. We maintain our cash balances in the form of bank demand deposits with financial institutions that we believe are creditworthy. Historically, we have maintained balances in various operating accounts in excess of federally insured limits. We establish an allowance for doubtful accounts, which is generally not material to our financial statements, based upon factors surrounding the credit risk of specific customers, historical trends and other information. We have no significant financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk of accounting loss, such as foreign exchange contracts, option contracts or other foreign currency hedging arrangements.

The recorded amounts for cash and cash equivalents, receivables, other current assets, accounts payable, and accrued expenses approximate fair value due to the short-term nature of these financial instruments.

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. If the contingent consideration paid for any of our acquisitions differs from the amount initially recorded, we would record either income or expense associated with the change in liability.

Income taxes reflect the tax effects of transactions reported in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and consist of taxes currently payable plus deferred income taxes related to certain income and expenses recognized in different periods for financial and income tax reporting purposes. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future income tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective income tax bases. A valuation allowance is established when it is more-likely-than-not that some portion or all of a deferred tax asset will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the period in which related temporary differences become deductible. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled.

Taxes are reported based on tax positions that meet a more-likely-than-not standard and that are measured at the amount that is more-likely-than-not to be realized. Differences between financial and tax reporting which do not meet this threshold are required to be recorded as unrecognized tax benefits or expense. We classify penalty and interest expense related to income tax liabilities as an income tax expense. There are no significant interest and penalties recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income or accrued on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 was 24.7% and (12.1)% respectively, which can differ from the statutory income tax rate due to permanent book-to-tax differences.

On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed into U.S. federal law the CARES Act, which is aimed at providing emergency assistance and health care for individuals, families, and businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and generally supporting the U.S. economy. The CARES Act, among other things, includes provisions relating to refundable payroll tax credits, deferment of employer side social security payments, net operating loss carryback periods, alternative minimum tax credit refunds, modifications to the net interest deduction limitations and technical corrections to tax depreciation methods for qualified improvement property. In particular, under the CARES Act, NOLs arising in 2018, 2019, and 2020 taxable years may be carried back to each of the preceding five years to generate a refund. The tax impact of the carryback of 2019 losses was recorded in the first quarter income tax provision. We elected to defer our portion of employee social security taxes, of which 50% is payable by December 31, 2021 and the remaining is payable by December 31, 2022.

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Our revenue recognition policy is significant because the amount and timing of revenue is a key component of our results of operations. Certain criteria are required to be met in order to recognize revenue. If these criteria are not met, then the associated revenue is deferred until it is met. When consideration is received in advance of the delivery of goods or services, a contract liability is recorded. Our revenue contracts are identified when purchase orders are received and accepted from customers and represent a single performance obligation to sell our products to a customer.

Net sales reflect the transaction prices for contracts, which include products shipped at selling list prices reduced by variable consideration. Variable consideration includes estimates for expected customer allowances, promotional programs for consumers, and sales returns. Based on our customer-by-customer history, our variable consideration estimates are generally accurate and subsequent adjustments are generally immaterial.

Variable consideration is primarily comprised of customer allowances. Customer allowances primarily include reserves for trade promotions to support price features, displays, slotting fees, and other merchandising of our products to our customers. Promotional programs for consumers primarily include coupons, rebates, and certain other promotional programs, and do not represent a significant portion of variable consideration. The costs of both customer allowances and promotional programs for consumers are estimated using either the expected value or most likely amount approach, depending on the nature of the allowance, using all reasonably available information, including our historical experience and current expectations. Customer allowances and promotional programs for consumers are reflected in the transaction price when sales are recorded. We may adjust our estimates based on actual results and consideration of other factors that cause allowances. In the event that actual results differ from our estimates, the results of future periods may be impacted.

Sales returns are generally not material to our financial statements, and do not comprise a significant portion of variable consideration. Estimates for sales returns are based on, among other things, an assessment of historical trends, information from customers, and anticipated returns related to current sales activity. These estimates are established in the period of sale and reduce our revenue in that period.

Sales are recorded at the time that control of the products is transferred to customers. In evaluating the timing of the transfer of control of products to customers, we consider several indicators, including significant risks and rewards of products, our right to payment, and the legal title of the products. Based on the assessment of control indicators, sales are generally recognized when products are delivered to customers.

We have also established an allowance for doubtful accounts. We estimate this allowance based upon, among other things, an assessment of the credit risk of specific customers and historical trends. We believe our allowance for doubtful accounts is adequate to absorb any losses which may arise. In the event that actual losses differ from our estimates, the results of future periods may be impacted.

Customer allowances for trade promotions and allowance for doubtful accounts are included in net accounts receivable on the condensed consolidated balance sheets and were as follows:

 

 

We expense advertising costs as incurred.

We account for share based payments by recognizing compensation expense based upon the estimated fair value of the awards on the date of grant. We determine the estimated grant-date fair value of stock options with only service conditions using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. In order to calculate the fair value of the options, certain assumptions are made regarding the

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components of the model, including the estimated fair value of underlying common stock, risk-free interest rate, volatility, expected dividend yield and expected option life. Changes to the assumptions could cause significant adjustments to the valuation. We recognize compensation costs ratably over the vesting period using the straight-line method, which approximates the service period.

The Company issues restricted stock unit ("RSUs") awards with restrictions that lapse upon the passage of time (service vesting) and satisfaction of market conditions targeted to our Company’s stock price. For those restricted stock unit awards with only service vesting, the Company recognizes compensation cost on a straight-line basis over the service period. For awards with both market and service conditions, the Company starts recognizing compensation cost over the requisite service period, with the effect of the market conditions reflected in the calculation of the award's fair value at grant date. The Company values awards with only service vesting requirements based on the grant date share price. The Company values awards with market and service conditions using a Monte Carlo simulation. The Company determines the requisite service period for awards with both market and service conditions based on the longer of the explicit service period and the derived service period. Stock awards that contain market vesting conditions are included in the computations of diluted EPS reflecting the average number of shares that would be issued based on the highest 30-day average market price during the reporting periods, if their effect is dilutive. If the condition is based on an average of market prices over some period of time, the corresponding average for the period is used.

Cost of sales includes costs associated with manufacturing and distribution including labor, materials, freight-in, purchasing and receiving, quality control, repairs, maintenance, and other indirect costs, as well as warehousing and distribution costs. We classify freight-out as selling expenses. Other selling expenses consist primarily of costs for sales and sales support personnel, brokerage commissions, and promotional costs. Freight-out costs included in selling expenses totaled $1,057 and $687 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

General and administrative expenses consist primarily of wages and benefits associated with management and administrative support departments, business insurance costs, professional fees, office facility related expenses, and other general support costs.

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes” (“ASU 2019-12”). The new guidance simplifies the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740. The amendments also improve consistent application of and simplify GAAP for other areas of Topic 740 by clarifying and amending existing guidance. For public companies, the amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2021, with early adoption permitted. An entity that elects to early adopt the amendments in an interim period should reflect any adjustments as of the beginning of the annual period that includes that interim period. We continue to assess the impact of this guidance.

In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-04, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting” (“ASU 2020-04”). The purpose of ASU 2020-04 is to provide optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. This guidance primarily provides temporary optional expedients which simplify the accounting for contract modifications to existing debt agreements expected to arise from the market transition from LIBOR to alternative reference rates. The amendments in ASU 2020-04 are effective for all entities as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. An entity may elect to apply amendments prospectively through December 31, 2022. The optional expedients were available to be used upon issuance of this guidance but we have not yet applied the guidance because we have not yet modified any of our existing contracts for reference rate reform. The Company is currently assessing the impact of ASU 2020-04 on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

Compensation cost related to stock options totaled $16 and $21 in the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Approximately $70 of total unrecognized compensation costs related to non-vested stock options is expected to be recognized over the next two years, depending on the vesting provisions of the options. There was no tax benefit from recording the non-cash expense as it relates to the options granted to employees, as these were qualified stock options which are not normally tax deductible.

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Compensation cost related to RSUs totaled $53 and $15 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020, respectively. Approximately $318 of total unrecognized compensation costs related to non-vested RSUs is expected to be recognized over the next three years.

 

Per share data is determined by using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Common equivalent shares are considered only for diluted earnings per share, unless considered anti-dilutive. Common equivalent shares, determined using the treasury stock method, result from stock options with exercise prices that are below the average market price of the common stock.

Basic earnings per share include no dilution and are computed by dividing income available to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share reflect the potential of securities that could share in our earnings.

A reconciliation of the weighted average number of common shares outstanding (in thousands) is as follows. The dilutive effect of stock options and RSUs are excluded for periods in which the Company has a net loss because the impact is anti-dilutive.

 

 

Common stock equivalents (in thousands) that have been excluded from the calculation of earnings per share because they would have been anti-dilutive:

 

 

 

We operate in two different segments: household products and personal care products. We have chosen to organize our business around these segments based on differences in the products sold. Accounting policies for our segments are the same as those described in Note 1. We evaluate segment performance based on segment income or loss from operations.

The following provides information on our segments for the three months ended March 31:

 

 

 

 

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On June 25, 2020, we entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “CR Brands Purchase Agreement”) with CR Brands, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“CR Brands”), and Sweep Acquisition Company, a Delaware corporation (“Sweep” and together with CR Brands, “Sellers”), pursuant to which we agreed to purchase from Sellers substantially all of the assets, properties, rights and interests of Sellers primarily used in the business of designing, formulating, marketing and selling laundry care products to retail and wholesale customers under the Biz® and Dryel® brand names. The transactions contemplated by the CR Brands Purchase Agreement were consummated on July 1, 2020 (the “CR Brands Acquisition”).  The Company concluded that the CR Brands Acquisition qualified as a business combination under ASC 805. The total cash consideration paid for the CR Brands Acquisition was $10,529. The CR Brands Acquisition included contingent consideration we valued at $35.

 

Financial information associated with the CR Brands Acquisition is part of our household segment.

 

 

The following summarizes the aggregate fair values of the assets acquired as part of the CR Brands Acquisition:

 

 

Intangible assets for the CR Brands Acquisition consist of the following:

 

 

In addition to the assets described above, the Company recorded a $35 liability associated with contingent consideration for the CR Brands Acquisition, which is presented in other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets.

 

The estimates of the fair value of the assets acquired assumed at the date of the CR Brands Acquisition are subject to adjustment during the measurement period (up to one year from each acquisition date). The primary areas of the accounting for the CR Brands Acquisition that are not yet finalized relate to the fair value of intangible assets acquired, residual goodwill and any related tax impact. The fair value of these net assets acquired is based on management’s estimates and assumptions, as well as other information compiled by management, including valuations that utilize customary valuation procedures and techniques. While the Company believes that such preliminary estimates provide a reasonable basis for estimating the fair value of assets acquired, it evaluates any necessary information prior to finalization of the fair value. During the measurement period, the Company will adjust assets if new information is obtained about facts and circumstances that existed as of the date of the CR Brands Acquisition that, if known, would have resulted in the revised estimated values of those assets as of that date. The impact of all changes that do not qualify as measurement period adjustments are included in current period earnings. If the actual results differ from the estimates and judgments used in these fair values, the amounts recorded in the consolidated financial statements could be subject to a possible impairment of the intangible assets or goodwill, or require acceleration of the amortization expense of intangible assets in subsequent periods. 

 

 

The following table summarizes selected unaudited pro forma consolidated statements of operations data for the three months ended March 31, 2020, as if the CR Brands Acquisition had been completed on January 1, 2020.

 

 

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This selected unaudited pro forma consolidated financial data is included only for the purpose of illustration and does not necessarily indicate what the operating results would have been if the CR Brands Acquisition had been completed on that date. Moreover, this information does not indicate what our future operating results will be. The information for 2020 prior to the CR Brands Acquisition is based on prior accounting records maintained by CR Brands. In some cases, CR Brands’ accounting policies may differ materially from accounting policies adopted by the Company following the CR Brands Acquisition.

 

The pro forma amounts above reflect the application of accounting policies and adjustment of the results of the CR Brands Acquisition to reflect: (1) the additional amortization that would have been charged to the acquired intangible assets; (2) additional interest expense relating to the borrowings on our Chase line of credit and UMB term loan and revolving credit facility, respectively; and (3) the tax impacts.

 

Goodwill and intangible assets, which are related to our acquisition of our Prell^®, Denorex^®, and Kids N Pets^® brands, consisted of the following:

 

 

Amortization expense for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 was $401 and $224, respectively.

Estimated amortization expense for 2021 and subsequent years is as follows:

 

 

 

On July 1, 2020, we entered into a Loan and Security Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with UMB Bank, N.A. (“UMB”) and we terminated our Credit Agreement, dated June 30, 2016, with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., (as amended, the “Prior Credit Agreement”). Under the Loan Agreement we obtained a $3,000 term loan, with equal monthly payments fully amortized over three years, and interest at the LIBOR Rate + 4.50% with a floor of 5.50%, and a revolving credit facility, with a maximum commitment of $7,000 with interest at the LIBOR Rate + 3.75%, with a floor of 4.75%. The revolving credit facility will terminate on July 1, 2023, unless terminated earlier pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement. The loans are secured by all of the assets of the Company and all of its subsidiaries.

 

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The Loan Agreement requires, among other affirmative, negative and financial covenants, that we maintain a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of no less than 1.20 to 1.0, determined on a monthly basis. The Loan Agreement also contains covenants typical of transactions of this type, including among others, limitations on the our ability to: create, incur or assume any indebtedness or lien on our assets; pay dividends or make other distributions; redeem, retire or acquire outstanding common stock, options, warrants or other rights; make fundamental changes to our corporate structure or business; make investments or sell assets; or engage in certain other activities as set forth in the Loan Agreement.

 

On March 26, 2021, we amended our Loan Agreement with UMB with the First Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement (“First Amendment”) to provide additional covenant flexibility as a result of pandemic related supply chain issues. The First Amendment became effective as of December 31, 2020. The Company’s fixed charge coverage ratio, applicable for the months ending August 31, 2021 through December 31, 2021, on a trailing 12-month basis, and net equity covenant targets were modified and the interest rate for both our revolving credit facility and term loan will increase by 2.0%. The interest rate increase will remain until we have a consecutive three-month period of no defaults or events of default and our fixed charge coverage ratio is greater than or equal to 1.20 to 1.00. Finally, the First Amendment provided minimum cumulative cash flow after debt service amounts for each monthly year-to-date period from January 1, 2021 through July 31, 2021. The First Amendment did not result in a modification to our accounting treatment for our term loan or revolving credit facility.

 

The Company was in compliance with the Loan Agreement financial covenants as of March 31, 2021.

 

As of March 31, 2021, our revolving credit facility and term loan had an outstanding balance of $3,322 and $2,333, respectively, with an all-in interest rate of 6.75% and 7.50%, respectively. Unamortized loan costs were $435 as of March 31, 2021.

 

As of March 31, 2021, the total principal payments due on our outstanding debt were as follows:

 

 

 

We have entered into leases for our corporate headquarters and office equipment with remaining lease terms up to 10 years. Some of these leases include both lease and nonlease components, which are accounted for as a single lease component as we have elected the practical expedient to combine these components for all leases. As most of the leases do not provide an implicit rate, we calculated the right-of-use assets and lease liabilities using our secured incremental borrowing rate at the lease commencement date. We currently do not have any finance leases outstanding.

 

Information related to leases was as follows:

 

 

 

 

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Future minimum annual lease payments are as follows:

 

 

 

 

Mark E. Goldstein, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and a member of the Board of Directors, retired effective as of April 26, 2021. In connection with Mr. Goldstein’s retirement, the Company and Mr. Goldstein entered into a Separation Agreement, Waiver and Release (the “Separation Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company will pay Mr. Goldstein $720,000 in severance payments (equal to 18 months base salary) over a period of 30 months and reimbursement for the costs of continuing health benefits for a period of 18 months. In exchange, Mr. Goldstein provided a broad release of the Company, agreed to assist with transitional matters and agreed to vote at the Annual Meeting of the Company’s Shareholders as recommended by the Company. Following Mr. Goldstein’s retirement, the Employment Agreement, dated as of March 26, 2014, by and between the Company and Mr. Goldstein is terminated and no longer in effect, except for those provisions that are intended to survive Mr. Goldstein’s separation from service, including non-disclosure, non-solicitation and non-competition provisions. Effective as of April 26, 2021, Kevin Paprzycki and Tisha Pedrazzini were appointed as Interim Co-Presidents.

Our severance payment obligations under the Separation Agreement may result in the need to amend our ongoing covenant requirements under our Credit Agreement with UMB in the future.

On May 14, 2021, we entered into an Employee at Will, Non-Disclosure, and Development Assignment Agreement with Tisha Pedrazzini, pursuant to which we engaged Ms. Pedrazzini for 12 months, with compensation set at $20 per month.

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. This Item 2 contains forward-looking statements. The matters discussed in these forward-looking statements are subject to risk, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those made, projected or implied in the forward-looking statements. Please refer to "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in this Report and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 for a discussion of the uncertainties, risks and assumptions associated with these statements.

Executive Overview

Our Business

Scott’s Liquid Gold-Inc. exists to positively impact consumers’ lives in the markets we serve while creating shareholder value. We develop, market, and sell high-quality, high-value household and personal care products nationally and internationally to mass merchandisers, drugstores, supermarkets, hardware stores, e-commerce retailers, other retail outlets, and to wholesale distributors.

 

COVID-19 Pandemic

During the first quarter of 2020, the global economy began experiencing a downturn related to the impacts of the COVID-19 global pandemic. Such impacts have included significant volatility in the global stock markets, a significant reduction in the target federal funds rate, the enactment of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the American Rescue Plan Act, and a variety of local, state and federal restrictions, measures and guidance. While many businesses resumed operations towards the end of the second quarter of 2020, the duration of the impact still remains uncertain. We expect to see continued volatility in the economic markets and government responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. These changing conditions and governmental responses could have impacts on our operating results during future periods.

Supply Chain and Outsourcing Partners

As a result of COVID-19, we have encountered various supply chain disruptions impacting the availability and lead times of certain raw materials for our finished goods products. We have been proactively identifying alternative sources for delayed raw materials and our highest demand products remain unaffected. All of our outsourcing partners, including contract manufacturing plants and third-party logistics warehouses, have remained open during the entirety of COVID-19, however, they have had difficulties with staffing their workforce to keep production lines running.

Health and Safety

We have taken proactive, aggressive action to protect the health and safety of our employees, customers, partners and other counterparties. We have provided the opportunity for employees to continue to work from home and have strict requirements for employees who enter our corporate office, such as body temperature documentation, mask requirements, and scheduling that limits physical employee interaction. We have continued workspace disinfection. We expect to continue to implement these and other measures as appropriate.

Customer Demand

At the onset of the pandemic, as a result of government-mandated stay-at-home orders, some of our customers were impacted and forced to cease operations. Customer closings primarily impacted revenue for our Batiste Dry Shampoo distributed products during the last part of March 2020. Shipments to our major Batiste Dry Shampoo customers resumed in May 2020, but at lower levels than preceded the pandemic due to lower foot traffic. Any future customer closures, customer restrictions, or continued foot traffic decrease would negatively impact our business.

Liquidity

COVID-19 has impacted our ability to meet customer demand, has delayed our ability to quickly repay debt, and has resulted in increased financing costs. Although there is uncertainty related to the anticipated impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on our future results, we believe our business model, available COVID-19 relief programs and our new debt agreement with UMB leave us well-positioned to manage our business through this crisis as it continues to develop and will be sufficient to meet our operational cash needs during the next twelve months.

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We continue to monitor the rapidly evolving situation and guidance from international and domestic authorities, including federal, state and local public health authorities and may take additional actions based on their recommendations. In these circumstances, there may be developments outside our control requiring us to adjust our operating plan. Given the dynamic nature of this situation, we cannot reasonably estimate the impacts of COVID-19 on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows in the future.

 

Results of Operations

Three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to three months ended March 31, 2020

 

Change in net loss was primarily due to the following:

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Segment Results

Household Products

The following table shows comparative net sales, gross margin, gross profit, income (loss) from operations, volume and percentage changes for household products between periods:

 

Personal Care Products

The following table shows comparative net sales, gross margin, gross profit, income (loss) from operations, volume and percentage changes for personal care products between periods:

 

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Financing Agreements

Please see Note 7 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for information on our Loan Agreement (defined below) with UMB, which replaced our Prior Credit Agreement with Chase on July 1, 2020.

Liquidity and Changes in Cash Flows

At March 31, 2021, we had $4,000 available on our revolving credit facility with UMB, and approximately $1 in cash on hand, a decrease of $4 when compared to the balance as of December 31, 2020.

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The following is a summary of cash provided by or (used in) each of the indicated types of activities:

 

Beginning in April 2021, we began incurring capital expenditures associated with our ERP system implementation. While we have already paid for our ERP software, we will continue to incur capital expenditures, including fixed and recurring $38 monthly payments for implementation services.

We anticipate that our existing cash and our anticipated future cash flow from operations, together with our Loan Facility, will be sufficient to meet our cash requirements for the 12 months following the filing date of this Report.

 

Subsequent Events

 

Mark E. Goldstein, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and a member of the Board of Directors, retired effective as of April 26, 2021. In connection with Mr. Goldstein’s retirement, the Company and Mr. Goldstein entered into a Separation Agreement, pursuant to which the Company will pay Mr. Goldstein $720,000 in severance payments (equal to 18 months base salary) over a period of 30 months and reimbursement for the costs of continuing health benefits for a period of 18 months. In exchange, Mr. Goldstein provided a broad release of the Company, agreed to assist with transitional matters and agreed to vote at the Annual Meeting of the Company’s Shareholders as recommended by the Company. Following Mr. Goldstein’s retirement, the Employment Agreement, dated as of March 26, 2014, by and between the Company and Mr. Goldstein is terminated and no longer in effect, except for those provisions that are intended to survive Mr. Goldstein’s separation from service, including non-disclosure, non-solicitation and non-competition provisions. Effective as of April 26, 2021, Kevin Paprzycki and Tisha Pedrazzini have been appointed as Interim Co-Presidents.  

Our severance payment obligations under the Separation Agreement may result in the need to amend our ongoing covenant requirements under our Credit Agreement with UMB in the future.

On May 14, 2021, we entered into an Employee at Will, Non-Disclosure, and Development Assignment Agreement with Tisha Pedrazzini, pursuant to which we engaged Ms. Pedrazzini for 12 months, with compensation set at $20 per month.

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Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As of March 31, 2021, we conducted an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our interim co-presidents of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended). Based on that evaluation, our interim co-presidents concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective as of March 31, 2021.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended March 31, 2021 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

 

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PART II

 

In addition to the other information set forth in this Report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 and subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results.

 

 

 

 

 

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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.

 

Date: May 14, 2021

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