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Where Food Comes From Inc

For the period ended Mar 31, 2024. Filed May 2, 2024.

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Mar 31, 2024 · Filed May 2, 2024

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Item 1. Financial Statements

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)March 31, 2024December 31, 2023
(Unaudited)
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$1,882$2,641
Accounts receivable, net of allowance2,0752,128
Inventory1,1191,109
Prepaid expenses and other current assets375335
Total current assets5,4516,213
Property and equipment, net806844
Right-of-use assets, net2,2952,296
Equity investments1,1911,191
Intangible and other assets, net2,2222,303
Goodwill, net2,9462,946
Deferred tax assets, net482493
Total assets$15,393$16,286
Liabilities and Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable$677$567
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities889615
Deferred revenue1,4571,485
Current portion of finance lease obligations1414
Current portion of operating lease obligations321298
Total current liabilities3,3582,979
Finance lease obligations, net of current portion3741
Operating lease obligation, net of current portion2,4222,447
Total liabilities5,8175,467
Commitments and contingencies--
Equity:
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 5,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding--
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 95,000 shares authorized; 6,444 (2024) and 6,516 (2023) shares issued, and 5,395 (2024) and 5,503 (2023) shares outstanding77
Additional paid-in-capital11,33812,290
Treasury stock of 1,049 (2024) and 1,014 (2023) shares(11,688)(11,219)
Retained earnings9,9199,741
Total equity9,57610,819
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity$15,393$16,286

Consolidated Statements of Operations

Three months ended March 31,
(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)20242023
Revenues:
Verification and certification service revenue$4,434$3,806
Product sales733971
Professional services415490
Total revenues5,5825,267
Costs of revenues:
Costs of verification and certification services2,5152,196
Costs of products434568
Costs of professional services304360
Total costs of revenues3,2533,124
Gross profit2,3292,143
Selling, general and administrative expenses2,0681,988
Income from operations261155
Other income/(expense):
Dividend income from Progressive Beef-50
Other income, net79
Loss on foreign currency exchange(2)(2)
Interest expense(1)(1)
Income before income taxes265211
Income tax expense8790
Net income$178$121
Per share - net income:
Basic$0.03$0.02
Diluted$0.03$0.02
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic5,4805,730
Diluted5,5005,799

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Three months ended March 31,
(Amounts in thousands)20242023
Operating activities:
Net income$178$121
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization155172
Stock-based compensation expense1115
Deferred tax benefit11(3)
Bad debt expense413
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable4994
Inventory(10)(82)
Prepaid expenses and other assets(40)(25)
Accounts payable11027
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities266164
Deferred revenue(28)(22)
Right of use assets and liabilities, net(6)(1)
Net cash provided by operating activities700473
Investing activities:
Investment in BlueTrace-(200)
Purchases of property, equipment and software development costs(24)(7)
Net cash used in investing activities(24)(207)
Financing activities:
Repayments of finance lease obligations(3)(4)
Proceeds from stock option exercise64-
Private purchase of common shares(1,027)-
Stock repurchase under Stock Buyback Plan(469)(1,230)
Net cash used in financing activities(1,435)(1,234)
Net change in cash(759)(968)
Cash at beginning of period2,6414,368
Cash at end of period$1,882$3,400

Consolidated Statement of Equity

Common Stock · Additional Paid-in · Treasury · Retained
(Amounts in thousands)SharesAmountCapitalStockEarningsTotal
Balance at December 31, 20225,775$6$12,145$(7,263)$7,589$12,477
Stock-based compensation expense--15--15
Repurchase of common shares under Stock Buyback Plan(90)--(1,230)-(1,230)
Net income----121121
Balance at March 31, 20235,685$6$12,160$(8,493)$7,710$11,383
Balance at December 31, 20235,503$7$12,290$(11,219)$9,741$10,819
Stock-based compensation expense--11--11
Stock option exercised8-64--64
Private purchase of common shares(80)-(1,027)--(1,027)
Repurchase of common shares under Stock Buyback Plan(36)--(469)-(469)
Net income----178178
Balance at March 31, 20245,395$7$11,338$(11,688)$9,919$9,576

Note 1 -The Company and Basis of Presentation

Business Overview

Where Food Comes From, Inc. is a Colorado corporation based in Castle Rock, Colorado (“WFCF”, the “Company,” “our,” “we,” or “us”). We are an independent, third-party food verification company conducting both on-site and desk audits to verify that claims being made about livestock, food, other high-value specialty crops and agricultural and aquaculture products are accurate. We care about food and other agricultural and aquacultural products, how it is grown and raised, the quality of what we eat, what farmers and ranchers do, and authentically telling that story to the consumer. Our team visits farms and ranches and looks at their plants, animals, and records, and compares the information we collect to specific standards or claims that farms and ranches want to make about how they are producing food. We strive to ensure that everyone involved in the food business - from growers and farmers to retailers and shoppers – can count on WFCF to provide authentic and transparent information about the food we eat and how, where, and by whom it is produced.

We also provide a wide range of professional consulting services that generate incremental revenue specific to the food and agricultural industry and drive sustainable value creation. Finally, the Company’s Where Food Comes From Source Verified® retail and restaurant labeling program utilizes the verification of product attributes to connect consumers directly to the source of the food they purchase through product labeling and web-based information sharing and education.

Most of our customers are located throughout the United States.

Basis of Presentation

Our unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) andinclude the results of operations, financial position and cash flows of Where Food Comes From, Inc. and its subsidiaries, Where Food Comes From Organic, Inc. (“WFCFO”), Validus Verifications Services, LLC (“Validus”), SureHarvest Services, Inc. (“SureHarvest”), and Postelsia Holdings, Ltd. (“Postelsia”) (collectively referred to as “we,” “us,” and “our” throughout this Form 10-Q). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues, costs and expenses during the reporting period. All significant intercompany transactions and amounts have been eliminated. The results of businesses acquired are included in the consolidated financial statements from the date of the acquisition. Actual results could differ from the estimates.

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and should be read in conjunction with our audited financial statements and footnotes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2023, included in our Form 10-K filed on February 15, 2024. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. However, we believe that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to current year presentation. Net income and shareholders’ equity were not affected by these reclassifications. The financial statements reflect all adjustments (consisting primarily of normal recurring adjustments) that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of our financial position and results of operations. The consolidated operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any other interim period of any future year.

Seasonality

Our business is subject to seasonal fluctuations annually. Significant portions of our verification and certification service revenue are typically realized during late May through early October when the calf marketings and the growing seasons are at their peak.

Additionally, the cattle industry is cyclical by nature based on factors impacting current and future supplies such as drought-induced feedlot placements, higher cow and heifer slaughter, and lower auction receipts. The production lags inherent to this industry lead to long-lasting impacts of production decisions. For example, increased liquidation implies tighter supplies for next year. Similarly, times of herd expansion are typically a multi-year period. These cycles typically last roughly 10 years. The current cycle began in 2014, and we believe we are currently in the contraction phase of the cycle after peaking in 2018-2019. How long we continue to contract will be directly impacted by drought and pasture conditions.

Because of the seasonality of the business and cyclical nature of our industry, results for any quarter are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be achieved for any other quarter or for the full fiscal year.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification is the sole source of authoritative GAAP other than SEC issued rules and regulations that apply only to SEC registrants. The FASB issues an Accounting Standards Update (ASU) to communicate changes to the codification. The Company considers the applicability and impact of all ASU’s.

In March 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-01, Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718); Scope Application of Profits Interest and Similar Awards, to improve GAAP by adding an illustrative example to demonstrate how an entity should apply the scope guidance in paragraph 718-10-15-3 to determine whether profits interest and similar awards should be accounted for in accordance with Topic 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation. The Company will be required to adopt the changes effective January 1, 2025. The standard is not expected to impact the Company’s financial statements.

In March 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-02, Codification Improvements – Amendments to Remove References to the Concepts Statements. The FASB as a standing project on its agenda to facilitate Codification updates for technical corrections such as conforming amendments, clarifications to guidance, simplifications to working or the structure of guidance, and other minor improvements. The Company will be required to adopt the changes effective January 1, 2025. At this time, management is determining the extent of changes to the disclosures on its financial statements.

Note 2 –Basic and Diluted Net Income per Share

Basic net income per share was computed by dividing income available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net income per share is based on the assumption that all dilutive convertible shares and stock options were converted or exercised. Dilution is computed by applying the treasury stock method. Under this method, options are assumed to be exercised at the beginning of the period (or at the time of issuance, if later), and as if funds obtained thereby were used to purchase common stock at the average market price during the period.

The following is a reconciliation of the share data used in the basic and diluted income per share computations (amounts in thousands):

Three months ended March 31,
20242023
Basic:
Weighted average shares outstanding5,4805,730
Diluted:
Weighted average shares outstanding5,4805,730
Weighted average effects of dilutive securities2069
Total5,5005,799
Antidilutive securities:1717

The effect of the inclusion of the antidilutive shares would have resulted in an increase in earnings per share. Accordingly, the weighted average shares outstanding have not been adjusted for antidilutive shares.

Note 3 –Equity Investments

For the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company didnot receive dividend income from Progressive Beef. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company received dividend income from Progressive Beef of $50,000, representing a distribution of their earnings. The income is reflected within the “Other income/(expense)” section of the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023.

On March 29, 2023, the Company made an equity investment of $0.2 million in a private placement of ShellFish Solutions, Inc. dba BlueTrace, Inc. (“BlueTrace”) Series Seed 2 Preferred Stock. The Company will account for its investment in BlueTrace at cost, in accordance with Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) 2016-01:Financial Instruments – Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities.

Note 4 –Intangible and Other Assets

The following table summarizes our intangible and other assets (amounts in thousands, except useful life):

March 31,December 31,Estimated
20242023Useful Life
Intangible assets subject to amortization:
Tradenames and trademarks$417$4172.5 - 8.0 years
Accreditations75755.0 years
Customer relationships3,9373,9373.0 - 15.0 years
Patents9709704.0 years
Non-compete agreements1211215.0 years
Intangible and other assets, gross5,5205,520
Less accumulated amortization3,9063,821
Intangible and other assets, net1,6141,699
Cryptocurrency (not subject to amortization)116116
Tradenames/trademarks (not subject to amortization)465465
Intangible assets2,1952,280
Other assets2723
Intangible and other assets:$2,222$2,303

For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, we have not sold any digital assets and havenot recognized any impairment losses. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the carrying value of our digital assets held was $116,000.

Note 5 –Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities

The following table summarizes our accrued expenses and other current liabilities as of (amounts in thousands):

March 31,December 31,
20242023
Income and sales taxes payable$136$62
Payroll related accruals480341
Customer deposits17241
Professional fees and other expenses101171
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities$889$615

Note 6 –Notes Payable

Unison Revolving Line of Credit

The Company has a revolving line of credit (“LOC”) agreement which matures April 12, 2025. The LOC provides for $75,080 in working capital. The interest rate is at the Wall Street Journal prime rate plus 1.50% and is adjusted daily. Principal and interest are payable upon demand, but if demand is not made, then annual payments of accrued interest only are due, with the principal balance due onmaturity. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the effective interest rate was 10.0%. The LOC is collateralized by all the business assets of Where Food Comes From Organic, Inc. (“WFCFO”). As of March 31, 2024, and December 31, 2023, there wereno amounts outstanding under this LOC.

**Note 7 –Equity and Stock-Based Compensation **

In addition to cash compensation, the Company may compensate certain service providers, including employees, directors, consultants, and other advisors, with equity-based compensation in the form of stock options, stock awards and restricted stock awards. The Company recognizes all equity-based compensation as stock-based compensation expense based on the fair value of the compensation measured at the grant date. For stock options, fair value is calculated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model. For stock awards and restricted stock awards, fair value is the closing stock price for the Company’s common stock on the grant date. The expense is recognized over the vesting period of the grant. For the periods presented, all stock-based compensation expense was classified as a component within selling, general and administrative expense in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.

The amount of stock-based compensation expense recognized for the three month period ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 was $11,000 and $15,000, respectively. All compensation cost from unvested awards has been recognized as of March 31, 2024.

During the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, no stock options or common stock were awarded.

Equity Incentive Plans

Our 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2006 Plan”) and 2016 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2016 Plan,” and together with the 2006 Plan, the “Plans”) provide for the issuance of stock-based awards to employees, officers, directors and consultants. The Plans permit the granting of stock awards and stock options. The vesting of stock-based awards is generally subject to the passage of time and continued employment through the vesting period.

Stock Option Activity

Stock option activity under our Equity Incentive Plans is summarized as follows:

Weighted avg. · Weighted avg. · Weighted avg. remaining
Number of · exercise price · grant date fair · contractual life · Aggregate
awards · per share · value per share · (in years) · intrinsic value
Outstanding, December 31, 202373,469$8.84$7.975.07$346,125
Granted-$-$--
Exercised(8,500)$7.51$7.442.45
Expired/Forfeited-$-$--
Outstanding, March 31, 202464,969$9.02$8.045.15$355,269
Exercisable, March 31, 202459,296$8.58$7.774.95$355,269
Unvested, March 31, 20245,673$13.57$10.907.24$-

The aggregate intrinsic value represents the total pre-tax intrinsic value (the aggregate difference between the closing price of our common stock on March 31, 2024 and the exercise price for the in-the-money options) that would have been received by the option holders if all the in-the-money options had been exercised on March 31, 2024.

Private Purchase of Common Shares

During March 2024, the Company purchased 80,201 shares of its common stock from one shareholder for approximately $1.0 million. The purchase was limited to this single shareholder who approached the company; it was privately negotiated and involved no solicitation or advertising. No fees were paid in connection with the transaction, as it was a non-brokered placement. The shares were immediately retired upon purchase.

Note 8 –Income Taxes

Deferred tax assets and liabilities have been determined based upon the differences between the financial statement amounts and the tax bases of assets and liabilities as measured by enacted tax rates expected to be in effect when these differences are expected to reverse. In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

The provision or benefit for income taxes is recorded at the end of each interim period based on the Company’s best estimate of its effective income tax rate expected to be applicable for the full fiscal year. For the three months ended March 31, 2024 we recorded an income tax expense of approximately $87,000, compared to income tax expense of $90,000 for the same 2023 period.

Note 9 -Revenue Recognition

Disaggregation of Revenue

We have identified three material revenue categories in our business: (i) verification and certification service revenue, (ii) product sales, (iii) professional services revenue.

Revenue attributable to each of our identified revenue categories is disaggregated in the table below (amounts in thousands).

Three months ended March 31, 2024 · Three months ended March 31, 2023
Verification and Certification Segment · Professional Services Segment · Eliminations and Other · Consolidated Totals · Verification and Certification Segment · Professional Services Segment · Eliminations and Other · Consolidated Totals
Revenues:
Verification and certification service revenue$4,434$-$-$4,434$3,806$-$-$3,806
Product sales733--733971--971
Professional services-415-415-490-490
Total revenues$5,167$415$-$5,582$4,777$490$-$5,267

Contract Balances

As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, accounts receivable from contracts with customers, net of allowance for doubtful accounts, was approximately $2.1 million, in both periods.

As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, deferred revenue from contracts with customers was approximately $1.5 million, in both periods. The balance of the contract liabilities at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 are expected to be recognized as revenue within one year or less of the invoice date.

The following table reflects the changes in our contract liabilities during the three month period ended March 31, 2024 (amounts in thousands):

Deferred revenue:
Unearned revenue December 31, 2023$1,485
Unearned billings708
Revenue recognized(736)
Unearned revenue March 31, 2024$1,457

Note 10 –Leases

The components of lease expense were as follows (amounts in thousands):

Three months ended March 31,
20242023
Operating lease cost$116$123
Finance lease cost
Amortization of assets44
Interest on finance lease obligations11
Variable lease cost--
Total net lease cost$121$128

Included in the table above, for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, is $0.1 million of operating lease cost for our corporate headquarters. This space is being leased from The Move, LLC. Our CEO and President, each a related party to WFCF, have a 24.3% jointly-held ownership interest in The Move, LLC.

Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases was as follows (amounts in thousands):

March 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Operating leases:Related PartyOtherTotalRelated PartyOtherTotal
Operating lease ROU assets$2,104$144$2,248$2,158$87$2,245
Current operating lease liabilities$256$65$321$249$49$298
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities2,340822,4222,407402,447
Total operating lease liabilities$2,596$147$2,743$2,656$89$2,745
Finance leases:March 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Right of use asset, at cost$76$76
Accumulated amortization(29)(25)
Property and equipment, net$47$51
Current obligations of finance leases$14$14
Finance leases, net of current obligations3741
Total finance lease liabilities$51$55
Weighted average remaining lease term (in years):
Operating leases7.17.4
Finance leases3.43.7
Weighted average discount rate:
Operating leases5.8%5.8%
Finance leases8.3%8.3%

Supplemental cash flow and other information related to leases was as follows (amounts in thousands):

Three months ended March 31,
2024 · 2023
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases$120$128
Operating cash flows from finance leases$1$1
Financing cash flows from finance leases$3$3
ROU assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities:
Operating leases$80$-

Maturities of lease liabilities were as follows (amounts in thousands):

Years Ending December 31st,Operating LeasesFinance Leases
2024 (remaining nine months)$352$13
202547118
202645614
202743014
2028443-
Thereafter1,205-
Total lease payments3,35759
Less amount representing interest(614)(8)
Total lease obligations2,74351
Less current portion(321)(14)
Long-term lease obligations$2,422$37

Note 11 –Commitments and Contingencies

Legal proceedings

From time to time, we may become involved in various legal actions, administrative proceedings and claims in the ordinary course of business. We generally record losses for claims in excess of the limits of purchased insurance in earnings at the time and to the extent they are probable and estimable.

Note 12 -Segments

With each acquisition, we assess the need to disclose discrete information related to our operating segments. Because of the similarities of certain of our acquisitions that provide certification and verification services, we aggregate operations into one verification and certification reportable segment. The operating segments included in the aggregated verification and certification segment include IMI Global, WFCFO and Validus. The factors considered in determining this aggregated reporting segment include the economic similarity of the businesses, the nature of services provided, production processes, types of customers and distribution methods.

The Company also determined that it has a professional services reportable segment. SureHarvest, which includes Postelsia, is the sole operating segment. This segment includes consulting, data analysis and other reporting service revenues.

The Company’s chief operating decision maker (the Company’s CEO) allocates resources and assesses the performance of its operating segments. Segment management makes decisions, measures performance, and manages the business utilizing internal reporting operating segment information. Performance of operating segments are based on net sales, gross profit, selling, general and administrative expenses and most importantly, operating income.

The Company eliminates intercompany transfers between segments for management reporting purposes. The following table shows information for reportable operating segments (amounts in thousands):

Three months ended March 31, 2024 · Three months ended March 31, 2023
Verification and Certification Segment · Professional Services Segment · Eliminations and Other · Consolidated Totals · Verification and Certification Segment · Professional Services Segment · Eliminations and Other · Consolidated Totals
Assets:
Goodwill$1,947$999$-$2,946$1,947$999$-$2,946
All other assets, net9122,7658,77012,4477,1792,6094,56814,356
Total assets$2,859$3,764$8,770$15,393$9,126$3,608$4,568$17,302
Revenues:
Verification and certification service revenue$4,434$-$-$4,434$3,806$-$-$3,806
Product sales733--733971--971
Professional services-415-415-490-490
Total revenues$5,167$415$-$5,582$4,777$490$-$5,267
Costs of revenues:
Costs of verification and certification services2,515--2,5152,196--2,196
Costs of products434--434568--568
Costs of professional services-304-304-360-360
Total costs of revenues2,949304-3,2532,764360-3,124
Gross profit2,218111-2,3292,013130-2,143
Depreciation & amortization11342-15513042-172
Other operating expenses1,84370-1,9131,74670-1,816
Segment operating income/(loss)$262$(1)$-$261$137$18$-$155
Other items to reconcile segment operating income (loss) to net income/(loss):
Other income / (expense)6(2)-457(1)-56
Income tax expense--(87)(87)--(90)(90)
Net income/(loss)$268$(3)$(87)$178$194$17$(90)$121

Note 13 –Supplemental Cash Flow Information

Three months ended March 31,
(Amounts in thousands) · 2024 · 2023
Cash paid during the year:
Interest expense · $ · - · $ · -
Income taxes$-$3

Note 14 –Subsequent Events

The Company has had no material, significant or unusual transactions or events from the financial statement date through the issuance of the financial statements.

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