Falcon's Beyond Global, Inc.
For the period ended Dec 31, 2024. Filed Apr 3, 2025.
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FY2024 · Filed Apr 3, 2025
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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND RISK FACTOR SUMMARY
This Annual Report on Form 10-K (this “Annual Report”) contains statements that the Company believes are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements relating to expectations for future financial performance, business strategies or expectations for our business. These statements are based on the beliefs and assumptions of the management of the Company. Although the Company believes that its plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot provide assurance that it will achieve or realize these plans, intentions or expectations. These statements constitute projections, forecasts and forward-looking statements, and are not guarantees of performance. Such statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. When used in this in this Annual Report, words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “can,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “seek,” “should,” “strive,” “target,” “will,” “would” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking.
You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Should one or more of a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties materialize, or should any of our assumptions prove incorrect, the Company’s actual results or performance may be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. The following important factors, risks, and uncertainties could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements:
We may not be able to sustain our growth, effectively manage our anticipated future growth, implement our business strategies or achieve the results we anticipate.
The impairments of our intangible assets and equity method investment in our joint ventures, have materially and adversely impacted our business and results of operations and may do so again in the future.
Our current liquidity resources raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern and holders of our securities could suffer a total loss of their investment.
We will require additional capital, which additional financing may result in restrictions on our operations or substantial dilution to our stockholders, to support the growth of our business, and this capital might not be available on acceptable terms, if at all.
Our FBD business is in transition, and the repositioning and rebranding of FBD projects will be subject to timing, budgeting and other risks which could have a material adverse effect on us. In addition, the ongoing need for capital expenditures to develop our FBD business could have a material adverse effect on us, including our financial condition, liquidity and results of operations.
Our growth plans in FCG may take longer than anticipated or may not be successful.
Our ability to execute on our strategy and business model is dependent on the quality of our services, and our failure to offer high quality services could have a material adverse effect on its sales and results of operations.
Anticipated synergies across our three business lines may not create the diversified revenue streams that we believe they will.
A significant portion of FCG’s and our revenue is derived from one large client of FCG and any loss of, or decrease in services to, that client could harm FCG’s and our results of operations.
Following the completion of the Strategic Investment (as defined below), the Company, Falcon’s Opco and FCG LLC are subject to contractual restrictions that may affect our ability to access the public markets and expand our business.
The significance of our operations and partnerships outside of the United States makes us susceptible to the risks of doing business internationally, which could lower our revenues, increase our costs, reduce our profits, disrupt our business, or damage our reputation.
We are exposed to risks related to operating in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Our indebtedness and liabilities could limit the cash flow available for our operations, which may adversely affect our financial condition and future financial results. The principal, premium, if any, and interest payment obligations of such debt may restrict our future operations and impair our ability to invest in our businesses.
We may expand into new lines of business in our FBB division and may face risks associated with such expansion.
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We have entered and expect to continue to enter into joint venture, strategic collaborations, teaming and other business arrangements, and these activities involve risks and uncertainties. A failure of any such relationship could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.
In certain jurisdictions into which we are currently contemplating expanding, we will rely on strategic relationships with local partners in order to be able to offer and market our products and services. If we cannot establish and maintain these relationships, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.
We are dependent on the continued contributions of our senior management and other key employees, and the loss of any of whom could adversely affect our business, operating results, and financial condition.
If we are unable to hire, retain, train and motivate qualified personnel and senior management for our businesses and deploy our personnel and resources to meet customer demand around the world, our business could suffer.
Failures in, material damage to, or interruptions in our information technology systems, software or websites, and difficulties in updating our systems or software or implementing new systems or software could adversely affect our businesses or operations.
Protection of electronically stored data and other cybersecurity is costly, and if our data or systems are materially compromised in spite of this protection, we may incur additional costs, lost opportunities, damage to our reputation, disruption of services or theft of our assets.
Our insurance may not be adequate to cover the potential losses, liabilities and damages of our FBD division, the cost of insurance may continue to increase materially, including as a result of natural disasters, some of which may be related to climate change, and we may not be able to secure insurance to cover all of our risks, all of which could have a material adverse effect on us.
Theft of our intellectual property, including unauthorized exhibition of our content, may decrease our licensing, franchising and programming revenue which may adversely affect our business and profitability.
We are a holding company and our only material assets are our interests in Falcon’s Opco and our other equity method investments. Accordingly, we are generally dependent upon distributions from Falcon’s Opco and our other equity method investments to pay taxes, make payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement and pay dividends.
Under the Tax Receivable Agreement, the Company is required to make payments to the Company’s initial or current unitholders for certain tax benefits to which the Company may become entitled, and those payments may be substantial.
In certain cases, payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement may be accelerated and/or significantly exceed the actual benefits the Company realizes in respect of the tax attributes subject to the Tax Receivable Agreement.
If Falcon’s Opco were to become a publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Company and Falcon’s Opco might be subject to potentially significant tax inefficiencies, and the Company would not be able to recover payments previously made by it under the Tax Receivable Agreement even if the corresponding tax benefits were subsequently determined to have been unavailable due to such status.
As a public reporting company, we are subject to rules and regulations established from time to time by the SEC and Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding our internal control over financial reporting. If we fail to establish and maintain effective internal control over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures, we may not be able to accurately report our financial results or report them in a timely manner.
We have identified material weaknesses in our internal controls over financial reporting. If we are unable to remediate these material weaknesses, if management identifies additional material weaknesses in the future or if we otherwise fail to maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting, we may not be able to accurately or timely report our financial position or results of operations, which may adversely affect our business and stock price or cause our access to the capital markets to be impaired.
The Warrant Exchange may result in the delisting of the Warrants from Nasdaq.
The Demerau family controls over 65% of our voting power and is able to exert significant influence over stockholder decisions because of its share ownership.
Cecil D. Magpuri, our Chief Executive Officer, controls over twenty percent of our voting power and is able to exert significant influence over the direction of our business.
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Glossary of Terms
The following are definitions of certain terms used in this Annual Report on Form 10-K:
| we, us, our, the Company or Falcon’s | Falcon’s Beyond Global, Inc. and its subsidiaries |
|---|---|
| Class A Common Stock | The Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share |
| Class B Common Stock | The Company’s Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share |
| Exchange Act | The Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended |
| Falcon’s Opco | Falcon’s Beyond Global, LLC |
| FBB | The Company’s Falcon’s Beyond Brands division |
| FBD | The Company’s Falcon’s Beyond Destinations division |
| FC | Falcon’s Central |
| FCG | The Company’s Falcon’s Creative Group division |
| FCG LLC | Falcon’s Creative Group, LLC, a deconsolidated subsidiary which is 75% owned byFalcon’s Opco and 25% owned by QIC |
| Fun Stuff | Fun Stuff, S.L., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Falcon’s Opco |
| Hershey | The Hershey Company |
| Karnival | Karnival TP-AQ Holdings Limited |
| Katmandu Park DR | Katmandu Park in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic |
| LBE | location-based entertainment |
| Meliá | Meliá Hotels International, S.A. |
| PDP | Producciones de Parques, S.L., a joint venture between Falcon’s and Meliá |
| QIC | Qiddiya Investment Company |
| Raging Power | Raging Power Limited, a subsidiary of New World Development Company Limited |
| Series A Preferred Stock | The Company’s Series A preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, whichautomatically converted into shares of Class A Common Stock on November 6, 2023 |
| Sierra Parima | Sierra Parima S.A.S., a joint venture between Falcon’s and Melia |
| Warrants | The Company’s warrants to purchase Class A Common Stock |
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