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Better Choice Co Inc. - Quarter Report: 2020 September (Form 10-Q)

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2020
Or
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from          to
Commission File Number: 333-161943
Better Choice Company Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware83-4284557
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
164 Douglas Road East
Oldsmar, Florida 34677
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
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(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code): (813) 659-5921
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each ClassTrading Symbol(s)
Name of Each Exchange on which Registered
N/AN/AN/A
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act 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 ☒
*(As a voluntary filer, the registrant has not been subject to the filing requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act for the past 90 days. The registrant has filed all reports required under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding 12 months).
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 checkmark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a 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.
Large accelerated filerAccelerated filerNon-accelerated filerSmaller reporting companyEmerging growth company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by a 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 a check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).Yes ☐ No ☒
The number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock as of the latest practicable date was: 49,139,708 shares of $0.001 par value common stock outstanding as of November 12, 2020.


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PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL AND OTHER INFORMATION
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (“Quarterly Report”) is filed by Better Choice Company Inc. (“Better Choice Company” or the “Company”) and as discussed in more detail in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on May 4, 2020 (the “Annual Report”), the Company completed its acquisitions of TruPet LLC (“TruPet”) and Bona Vida, Inc. (“Bona Vida”) on May 6, 2019 (the “May Acquisitions”). The acquisition of TruPet is treated as a reverse merger with TruPet determined to be the accounting acquirer of the Company. As such, the historical financial statements of the registrant prior to the May Acquisitions are those of TruPet and TruPet’s equity has been re-cast to reflect shares of Better Choice Company common stock received in the May Acquisitions. The acquisition of Better Choice Company and Bona Vida were treated as asset acquisitions. On December 19, 2019, Better Choice Company acquired (the “Halo Acquisition,” and together with the May Acquisitions, the “Acquisitions”) 100% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Halo, Purely for Pets, Inc. (“Halo”). Unless otherwise stated or the context otherwise requires, the historical business information described in this Quarterly Report prior to consummation of the May Acquisitions is that of TruPet and, following consummation of the May Acquisitions through December 19, 2019, reflects business information of the Company, TruPet, and Bona Vida. From December 19, 2019 onward, the results of operations reflects business information of the Company and Halo as a combined business.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Quarterly Report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this Quarterly Report are “forward-looking statements” for purposes of federal and state securities laws, including statements regarding our expectations and projections regarding future developments, operations and financial conditions, and the anticipated impact of COVID-19 and our acquisitions, business strategy, and strategic priorities. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.
In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “could,” “intend,” “target,” “project,” “contemplate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,”or “continue,”or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. The forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report are only predictions and are based largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations. Forward-looking statements contained herein include, among others, statements concerning management's
expectations about future events and the Company’s operating plans and performance, the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak,
including levels of consumer, business and economic confidence generally, the regulatory environment, litigation, sales, and the
expected benefits of acquisitions, and such statements are based on the current beliefs and expectations of the Company’s
management, as applicable, and are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Quarterly Report and are subject to a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. Although we believe the expectations reflected in any of our forward-looking statements are reasonable, actual results could differ materially from those projected or assumed in any of our forward-looking statements. Our future financial condition and results of operations, as well as any forward-looking statements, are subject to change and inherent risks and uncertainties.
These forward-looking statements present our estimates and assumptions only as of the date of this Quarterly Report. Accordingly, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the dates on which they are made. Except as required by applicable law, we do not plan to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements contained herein, whether as a result of any new information, future events, changed circumstances, or otherwise. You should, however, consult further disclosures we make in future filings and public disclosures, including without limitation, our Annual Report, Transition Report on Form 10-KT, Quarterly Reports on Forms 10-Q, and Current Reports on Forms 8-K.
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PART I
ITEM 1.    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Better Choice Company Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019
(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

September 30, 2020December 31, 2019
UnauditedAudited
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents$563 $2,361 
Restricted cash1,518 173 
Accounts receivable, net5,629 5,824 
Inventories, net5,122 6,580 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets2,005 2,641 
Total Current Assets14,837 17,579 
Property and equipment, net305 417 
Right-of-use assets, operating leases718 951 
Intangible assets, net13,496 14,641 
Goodwill18,614 18,614 
Other assets1,876 1,330 
Total Assets$49,846 $53,532 
Liabilities & Stockholders’ Deficit
Current Liabilities
Short term loan, net$19,369 $16,061 
Line of credit, net— 4,819 
PPP loans458 — 
Other liabilities1,727 500 
Accounts payable4,090 4,049 
Accrued liabilities5,371 4,721 
Deferred revenue305 311 
Operating lease liability, current portion395 345 
Warrant derivative liability102 2,220 
Total Current Liabilities31,817 33,026 
Non-current Liabilities
Notes payable, net18,240 16,370 
Line of credit, net5,048 — 
PPP loans394 — 
Operating lease liability350 641 
Total Non-current Liabilities24,032 17,011 
Total Liabilities55,849 50,037 
Redeemable Series E Convertible Preferred Stock
Redeemable Series E preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 2,900,000 shares authorized, 1,387,378 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively
10,566 10,566 
Stockholders’ Deficit
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 200,000,000 and 88,000,000 shares authorized as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, and 49,139,708 and 47,977,390 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively
49 48 
Additional paid-in capital214,305 194,150 
Accumulated deficit(230,923)(201,269)
Total Stockholders’ Deficit(16,569)(7,071)
Total Liabilities, Redeemable Preferred Stock, and Stockholders’ Deficit$49,846 $53,532 
See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Better Choice Company Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss
(unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended September 30,
2020201920202019
Net sales$33,302 $11,567 $11,135 $3,932 
Cost of goods sold20,567 7,178 6,681 3,096 
Gross profit12,735 4,389 4,454 836 
Operating expenses:
General and administrative23,298 12,031 3,648 4,856 
Share-based compensation7,047 6,708 1,543 2,496 
Sales and marketing6,203 8,452 2,396 2,856 
Customer service and warehousing500 854 148 303 
Total operating expenses37,048 28,045 7,735 10,511 
Loss from operations(24,313)(23,656)(3,281)(9,675)
Other expense (income):
Interest expense, net7,268 165 2,537 41 
Loss on extinguishment of debt88 — 88 — 
Loss on acquisitions— 147,376 — (2,612)
Change in fair value of warrant derivative liability(2,118)(886)(4,213)(1,079)
Total other expense (income), net5,238 146,655 (1,588)(3,650)
Net and comprehensive loss(29,551)(170,311)(1,693)(6,025)
Preferred dividends103 70 35 43 
Net and comprehensive loss available to common stockholders$(29,654)$(170,381)$(1,728)$(6,068)
Weighted average number of shares outstanding, basic and diluted48,809,740 28,624,230 48,961,447 43,575,010 
Loss per share, basic and diluted$(0.61)$(5.95)$(0.04)$(0.14)
See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Better Choice Company Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Deficit
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
(unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands except shares)
Common StockRedeemable Series E
Convertible Preferred Stock
SharesAmountAdditional
Paid-In
Capital
Accumulated
Deficit
Total
Stockholders’
Deficit
SharesAmount
Balance as of December 31, 201947,977,390 $48 $194,150 $(201,269)$(7,071)1,387,378 $10,566 
Shares issued pursuant to a private placement308,642 — 500 — 500 — — 
Share-based compensation455,956 2,484 — 2,485 — — 
Shares and warrants issued to third
party for contract termination
72,720 — 198 — 198 — — 
Shares issued to third parties for services125,000 — 125 — 125 — — 
Warrants issued to third parties for services— — 2,594 — 2,594 — — 
Net and comprehensive loss available to common stockholders— — — (9,488)(9,488)— — 
Balance as of March 31, 202048,939,708 $49 $200,051 $(210,757)$(10,657)1,387,378 $10,566 
Warrants issued to third parties for services— — 7,390 — 7,390 — — 
Share-based compensation— — 3,020 — 3,020 — — 
Warrants issued in connection with June 2020 Notes— — 337 — 337 — — 
Beneficial conversion feature of June 2020 Notes— — 1,163 — 1,163 — — 
Modification of conversion feature
for November 2019 Notes, Seller Notes, and ABG Notes
— — 528 — 528 — — 
Modification of warrants— — 43 — 43 — — 
Net and comprehensive loss
available to common stockholders
— — — (18,438)(18,438)— — 
Balance as of June 30, 202048,939,708 $49 $212,532 $(229,195)$(16,614)1,387,378 $10,566 
Shares issued pursuant to warrant exercise200,000 — — — — — — 
Share-based compensation— — 1,543 — 1,543 — — 
Warrants issued in connection with ABL Facility— — 230 — 230 — — 
Net and comprehensive loss available to common stockholders— — — (1,728)(1,728)— — 
Balance as of September 30, 202049,139,708 $49 $214,305 $(230,923)$(16,569)1,387,378 $10,566 
See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Better Choice Company Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Deficit
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
(unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands except shares)
Common StockSeries A
Preferred Units
Redeemable Series E
Convertible Preferred
Stock
SharesAmountSharesAmountAdditional
paid-in
capital
Accumulated
deficit
Total Stockholders’DeficitSharesAmount
Balance as of December 31, 201811,661,485 $12 2,391,403 $2 $13,642 $(16,698)$(3,042) $ 
Shares issued pursuant to a private placement – net proceeds— — 69,115 — 150 — 150 
Share-based compensation18,964 — — — 206 — 206 — — 
Net and comprehensive loss available to common stockholders— — — — — (2,776)(2,776)— — 
Balance as of March 31, 201911,680,449 $12 2,460,518 $2 $13,998 $(19,474)$(5,462) $ 
Share-based compensation1,199,822 — — 4,006 — 4,008 — — 
Conversion of Series A shares to common stock2,460,518 (2,460,518)(2)— — — — — 
Acquisition of treasury shares(1,011,748)(1)— — (2,199)— (2,200)— — 
Acquisition of Better Choice3,915,856 — — 23,490 — 23,493 2,633,678 20,059 
Acquisition of Bona Vida18,003,273 18 — — 108,002 — 108,020 — — 
Shares and warrants issued pursuant to private issuance of public equity (PIPE) – net proceeds5,744,991 — — 15,670 — 15,676 — — 
Conversion of Series E Preferred Stock1,175,000 — — 7,050 — 7,051 (925,758)(7,052)
Net and comprehensive loss available to common stockholders— — — — — (161,533)(161,533)— — 
Balance as of June 30, 201943,168,161 $43  $ $170,017 $(181,007)$(10,947)1,707,920 $13,007 
Share-based compensation— — — — 2,496 — 2,496 — — 
Stock issued to third parties for services1,000,000 — — 3,439 — 3,440 — — 
Acquisition of treasury shares— — — — (3,870)— (3,870)— — 
Acquisition of Better Choice— — — — 69 — 69 — — 
Acquisition of Bona Vida— — — — 600 — 600 — — 
Private issuance of public equity ("PIPE") warrant exercise1,259,498 — — 4,006 — 4,007 — — 
Net and comprehensive loss available to common stockholders— — — — — (6,068)(6,068)— — 
Balance as of Balance as of September 30, 201945,427,659 $45  $ $176,757 $(187,075)$(10,273)1,707,920 $13,007 
See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Better Choice Company Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Dollars in thousands)
Nine Months Ended September 30,
20202019
Cash Flow from Operating Activities:
Net and comprehensive loss available to common stockholders$(29,654)$(170,381)
Adjustments to reconcile net and comprehensive loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Non-cash expenses:
Shares and warrants issued to third parties for services10,182 — 
Modification of warrants43 — 
Contract termination costs649 — 
Depreciation and amortization1,298 76 
Amortization of debt issuance costs and discounts3,723 — 
Share-based compensation7,047 6,708 
Lease expenses(8)39 
Change in fair value of warrant derivative liability(2,118)(886)
Payment In Kind (PIK) interest expense on notes payable1,465 — 
Loss on extinguishment of debt88 — 
Loss on acquisitions— 146,980 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of business acquisition:
Accounts receivable, net195 76 
Inventories, net1,458 (705)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets224 437 
Other assets(9)31 
Accounts payable41 889 
Accrued liabilities650 3,357 
Deferred revenue(6)172 
Other209 (17)
Cash Used in Operating Activities$(4,523)$(13,224)
Cash Flow from Investing Activities
Cash acquired in the May Acquisitions$— $416 
Acquisition of property and equipment(42)(52)
Cash (Used in) Provided by Investing Activities$(42)$364 
Cash Flow from Financing Activities
Proceeds from shares issued pursuant to private placement, net$— $15,826 
Payment of related party note payable— (1,600)
Proceeds from issuance of debt— 6,200 
Proceeds from revolving lines of credit6,624 — 
Payments on revolving lines of credit(6,297)(4,600)
Proceeds from PPP loans852 — 
Proceeds from June 2020 Notes1,500 — 
Cash advance, net— (1,898)
Proceeds from investor prepayment1,518 — 
PIPE warrant exercise— 4,007 
Debt issuance costs(85)(20)
Cash Provided by Financing Activities$4,112 $17,915 
Net (decrease) increase in Cash and cash equivalents and Restricted cash$(453)$5,055 
Total Cash and cash equivalents, Beginning of Period2,534 3,946 
Total Cash and cash equivalents and Restricted cash, End of Period$2,081 $9,001 
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Supplemental cash flow information
The following represent noncash financing and investing activities and other supplemental disclosures related to the statement of cash flows:
On January 1, 2019, the Company adopted ASC 842 which resulted in the acquisition of right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities as follows:
Right-of-use assets and operating lease liability acquired under operating leases
Right-of-use assets recorded upon adoption of ASC 842$421 
Operating lease liability recorded upon adoption of ASC 842$(429)
Noncash acquisition of right-of-use assets for leases entered into during period$607 
Noncash acquisition of operating lease liability for leases entered into during the period$(594)
The Company paid no income taxes during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019.
The Company paid interest of $1.7 million and $0.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
The Company issued warrants with a fair value of $0.2 million on July 20, 2020 in connection with a personal guarantee related to the ABL Facility (as defined herein).
See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Note 1 - Nature of business and summary of significant accounting policies
Nature of the Business
Better Choice Company Inc. is a growing animal health and wellness company committed to leading the industry shift toward pet products and services that help dogs and cats live healthier, happier and longer lives. The Company sells the majority of its dog food, cat food and treats under the Halo and TruDog brands, which are focused, respectively, on providing sustainably sourced kibble and canned food derived from real whole meat, and minimally processed raw-diet dog food and treats.
On May 6, 2019, the Company completed the reverse acquisition of TruPet LLC (“TruPet”) and Bona Vida Inc. (“Bona Vida”) in a pair of all stock transactions (together referred to as the “May Acquisitions”) through the issuance of shares of common stock. Following the completion of the May Acquisitions, the business conducted by the Company became primarily the businesses conducted by TruPet and Bona Vida. As a result, the condensed consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2019 are comprised of the results of TruPet for the period between January 1, 2019 and December 31, 2019 and the results of Bona Vida beginning May 6, 2019 through December 31, 2019. The Company completed the acquisition of Halo on December 19, 2019 (see "Note 2 - Acquisitions"). Accordingly, Halo’s operations are included in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements beginning on December 19, 2019.
Basis of Presentation
The condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all normal recurring adjustments which, in management’s opinion, are necessary for a fair statement of the results for interim periods. Results of operations for interim periods may not be representative of results to be expected for the full year.
These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).
Tables are presented in U.S. dollars (thousands) and percentage as rounded up or down. In the notes, the Company represents U.S. dollars (millions) and percentage as rounded up or down.
Consolidation
The Company’s interim condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP). The financial statements are presented on a condensed consolidated basis subsequent to acquisitions and include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.
Going Concern Considerations
The Company is subject to risks common in the pet wellness consumer market including, but not limited to, dependence on key personnel, competitive forces, successful marketing and sale of its products, the successful protection of its proprietary technologies, ability to grow into new markets, and compliance with government regulations. In December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus was reported to have surfaced in Wuhan, China. As of November 2020, the Company has not experienced a significant adverse impact to its business, financial condition or cash flows resulting from the pandemic. However, uncertainties regarding the continued economic impact of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, are likely to result in sustained market turmoil which could also negatively impact the Company’s business, financial condition, and cash flows in the future. The Company has continually incurred losses and has an accumulated deficit. The Company continues to rely on current investors and the public markets to finance these losses through debt and/or equity issuances. These operating losses and the outstanding debt create substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of twelve months from the date these interim condensed consolidated financial statements are issued. The Company is implementing plans to achieve cost savings and other strategic objectives to address these conditions. The Company expects cost savings from consolidation of third-party manufacturers, optimizing shipping and warehousing as well as overhead cost reductions. The business is focused on growing the most profitable channels while reducing investments in areas that are not expected to have long-term benefits. The accompanying interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and payments of liabilities in the ordinary course of business. Accordingly, the interim condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any
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adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of asset carrying amounts or the amount of and classification of liabilities that may result should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
Restricted cash
The Company was required to maintain a restricted cash balance of less than $0.1 million and $0.2 million as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, associated with a business credit card and credit card clearance operations.
During the third quarter of 2020, the Company received investor prepayment funds of $1.5 million related to the issuance of Series F Preferred Stock that was completed in October 2020 (see "Note 21 - Subsequent events").
Allowance for doubtful accounts
Accounts receivable consist of unpaid buyer invoices from the Company’s Retail customers and credit card payments receivable from third-party credit card processing companies. Accounts receivable is stated at the amount billed to customers, net of point of sale and cash discounts. The Company recorded a less than $0.1 million allowance for doubtful accounts as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.
Goodwill
Goodwill of $18.6 million was recognized as of December 31, 2019 in connection with the Halo Acquisition (see "Note 2 - Acquisitions"). No impairment was recognized as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.
Intangible assets
The Company acquired an intangible asset related to the Houndog license with the acquisition of Bona Vida on May 6, 2019. The Company fully impaired the asset as of December 31, 2019 as the Company terminated the contract on January 13, 2020. The Company also acquired intangible assets consisting of customer relationships and trade name with the acquisition of Halo on December 19, 2019. There were no interim indicators or impairment of intangible assets as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.
Leases
The Company’s leases relate to its corporate offices and warehouses. Effective January 1, 2019, the Company adopted the FASB guidance on leases (“Topic 842”), which requires leases with durations greater than twelve months to be recognized on the balance sheets. The Company adopted Topic 842 using the modified retrospective transition approach.
Redeemable convertible preferred stock
The Company’s Redeemable Series E Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series E”) contains redemption provisions that require it to be presented outside of stockholders’ deficit. Changes in the redemption value of the redeemable convertible preferred stock, if any, are recorded immediately in the period occurred as an adjustment to additional paid-in capital in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Income taxes
The Company was incorporated on May 6, 2019. Prior to this date, the Company operated as a flow through entity for state and United States federal tax purposes. The Company files a U.S. federal and state income tax return including its wholly owned subsidiaries. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company does not have any uncertain income tax positions.
Revenue
The Company recognizes revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods to the customer in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods in accordance with the provisions of ASC 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers”.
Fair value of financial instruments
The warrant derivative liability is remeasured at fair value each reporting period and represents a Level 3 financial instrument.
Reclassification of prior period presentation
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Certain reclassifications have been made to conform the prior period data to the current presentation. These reclassifications had no material effect on the reported results.
Recently issued accounting pronouncements
The Company has reviewed the Accounting Standards Update (ASU), accounting pronouncements and interpretations thereof issued by the FASB that have effective dates during the reporting period and in future periods.
Recently adopted:
ASU 2018-13 “Fair Value Measurement”
In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-13, “Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement.” This new guidance removes certain disclosure requirements related to the fair value hierarchy, modifies existing disclosure requirements related to measurement uncertainty and adds new disclosure requirements. The new disclosure requirements include disclosing the changes in unrealized gains and losses for the period included in other comprehensive income for recurring Level 3 fair value measurements held at the end of the reporting period and the range and weighted average of significant unobservable inputs used to develop Level 3 fair value measurements. This new guidance was effective for the Company beginning on January 1, 2020 and did not have a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.
ASU 2018-15 “Intangibles – Goodwill and Other – Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40)”
In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-15 “Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40)” to amend ASU 2015-5 in an effort to provide additional guidance on the accounting for costs implementation activities performed in a cloud computing arrangement that is a service contract. The amendments in this update align the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software (and hosting arrangements that include an internal use software license). The accounting for the service element of a hosting arrangement that is a service contract is not affected by the amendments in this update. The amendments in this update also require the entity to present the expense related to the capitalized implementation costs in the same line item in the statement of income as the fees associated with the hosting element (service) of the arrangement and classify payments for capitalizing implementation costs in the statement of cash flows in the same manner as payments made for fees associated with the hosting element. The entity is also required to present the capitalized implementation costs in the statement of financial position in the same line item that a prepayment for the fees of the associated hosting arrangement would be presented. The new standard was effective for the Company on January 1, 2020. The Company has no internal use software.
Issued but not Yet Adopted:
ASU 2016-13 “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments”
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, “Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326)” Codification Improvements to Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326). Subsequent updates were released in November 2018 (ASU No. 2018-19), November 2019 (ASU No. 2019-10 and 2019-11) and February 2020 (ASU No. 2020-2) that provided additional guidance on this Topic. This ASU introduces the current expected credit loss (CECL) model, which will require an entity to measure credit losses for certain financial instruments and financial assets, including trade receivables. Under this update, on initial recognition and at each reporting period, an entity will be required to recognize an allowance that reflects the entity’s current estimate of credit losses expected to be incurred over the life of the financial instrument. The standard is effective for the Company on January 1, 2023, and early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the new standard will have on its condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
ASU 2019-12 “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes”
In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes” (“ASU 2019-12”), which is intended to simplify various aspects related to accounting for income taxes. ASU 2019-12 removes certain exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740 and also clarifies and amends existing guidance to improve consistent application. This guidance is effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2021 with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this standard on its condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
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ASU 2020-04 “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848), Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting”
In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. This ASU provides optional expedient and exceptions for applying generally accepted accounting principles to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. In response to the concerns about structural risks of interbank offered rates (IBORs) and, particularly, the risk of cessation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), regulators in several jurisdictions around the world have undertaken reference rate reform initiatives to identify alternative reference rates that are more observable or transaction based and less susceptible to manipulation. The ASU provides companies with optional guidance to ease the potential accounting burden associated with transitioning away from reference rates that are expected to be discontinued. The ASU can be adopted no later than December 1, 2022 with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the standard will have on its condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
ASU 2020-03 “Codification Improvements to Financial Instruments”
In March 2020, FASB issued ASU 2020-03, Codification Improvement to Financial Instruments. This ASU improves and clarifies various financial instruments topics, including the current expected credit losses (CECL) standard issued in 2016. The ASU includes seven different issues that describe the areas of improvement and the related amendments to GAAP, intended to make the standards easier to understand and apply by eliminating inconsistencies and providing clarifications. The amendments have different effective dates. The Company is evaluating the impact the accounting guidance will have on its condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
ASU 2020-06 "Debt — Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging — Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40), Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity
In August 2020, FASB issued ASU 2020-06, Debt - Debt with Conversion and other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging - Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity's Own Equity. This ASU reduces the number of accounting models for convertible instruments, amends diluted EPS calculations for convertible instruments, and amends the requirements for a contract (or embedded derivative) that is potentially settled in an entity’s own shares to be classified in equity. This standard is effective for the Company beginning on January 1, 2024 with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this standard on its condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
The Company has carefully considered other new pronouncements that alter previous generally accepted accounting principles and does not believe that any new or modified principles will have a material impact on the Company’s reported balance sheets or operations.
Note 2 - Acquisitions
Acquisition of Halo
On October 15, 2019, the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) to acquire Halo and the acquisition (the “Halo Acquisition”) was completed on December 19, 2019 (“Halo Acquisition Date”) for $38.2 million. The consideration was subject to customary adjustments for Halo’s net working capital, cash, and indebtedness, and consisted of a combination of cash consideration ($20.5 million), shares of the Company’s common stock ($3.9 million), seller notes ($15.0 million), and seller warrants ($0.3 million).
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The Halo Acquisition was accounted for under the purchase method of accounting, and accordingly, the purchase price was allocated to the identifiable assets and liabilities based on their estimated fair values at the Halo Acquisition Date. The determination of the preliminary purchase price allocation to specific assets acquired and liabilities assumed is incomplete for Halo. The preliminary purchase price allocation may change in future periods as the fair value estimates of assets and liabilities and the valuation of the related tax assets and liabilities are completed. The preliminary purchase price allocation is summarized as follows:
Dollars in thousands
Total purchase price$38,244 
Assets
Property and equipment260 
Accounts receivable5,540 
Inventories5,160 
Intangible assets14,690 
Other assets329 
Total assets25,979 
Liabilities
Accounts payable4,628 
Accrued liabilities1,553 
Long term liability168 
Total liabilities6,349 
Net assets acquired19,630 
Goodwill$18,614 
The intangible assets acquired relate to customer relationships and trade name. Acquired customer relationships are finite-lived intangible assets and are amortized over their estimated life of 7 years using the straight-line method, which approximates the customer attrition rate, reflecting the pattern of economic benefits associated with these assets. The trade name is a finite-lived intangible asset and is being amortized over its estimated life of 15 years using the straight-line method, which reflects the pattern of economic benefits associated with this asset.
The excess of purchase price over the fair value amounts assigned to the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed represents goodwill from the acquisition. The Company believes the factors that contributed to goodwill include the acquisition of a talented workforce and administrative cost synergies. The Company does not expect any portion of this goodwill to be deductible for tax purposes. See "Note 9 - Intangible assets, royalties, and goodwill" for more information.
Reverse Acquisitions of Better Choice and Bona Vida by TruPet
On May 6, 2019, Better Choice Company completed the reverse acquisitions of TruPet and Bona Vida whereby TruPet is considered the acquirer for accounting and financial reporting purposes. The acquisitions were accounted for as asset acquisitions.
The purchase price for Better Choice Company was $37.9 million and has been allocated based on an estimate of the fair value of Better Choice Company’s assets acquired and liabilities assumed with the remainder recorded as an expense. The loss on acquisition of Better Choice Company’s net liabilities is $39.6 million.
The purchase price for Bona Vida was $108.6 million and the estimated purchase price has been allocated based on an estimate of the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The excess of the purchase price over the net assets acquired has been recorded as an expense. The loss on acquisition of Bona Vida’s net assets is $107.8 million.
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On May 6, 2019, the fair value of assets and liabilities acquired was:
Dollars in thousandsBetter Choice
Company
Bona VidaTotal
Total purchase price$37,949 $108,620 $146,569 
Net Assets (Liabilities) Acquired:
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents384 391 
Restricted cash— 25 25 
Accounts receivable— 69 69 
Inventories— 95 95 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets32 348 380 
Intangible assets986 — 986 
Other assets— 74 74 
Total assets1,025 995 2,020 
Liabilities
Warrant derivative liability(2,130)— (2,130)
Accounts payable & accrued liabilities(544)(153)(697)
Total liabilities(2,674)(153)(2,827)
Net assets (liabilities) acquired(1,649)842 (807)
Loss on acquisitions$(39,598)$(107,778)$(147,376)
In connection with the preparation of the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements for the period ended September 30, 2019, the Company identified an error in the condensed consolidated financial statements for the six month period ended June 30, 2019 related to the overstatement of loss on acquisitions of $2.6 million in the condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss. This was primarily due to a change in the estimated purchase price, which also resulted in errors in the statement of stockholders’ deficit and statement of cash flows. The errors were all corrected during the three-month period ended September 30, 2019. The Company believes the correction of these errors is not material to the condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the period ended September 30, 2019.
Note 3 - Revenue
The Company has two categories of revenue channels: retail-partner based (“Retail”), which includes the sale of product to e-commerce retailers, pet specialty chains, grocery, mass and distributors, and direct to consumer (“DTC”), which is focused on driving consumers to directly purchase product through its online web platform.
Retail-partner based channel
The Company’s Retail channel includes the sale of goods to customers for resale. The Company records revenue net of discounts. Discounts primarily consist of early pay discounts, general percentage allowances and contractual trade promotions such as auto-ship subscriptions, and cooperative agreements with third party distributors. Retail-partner based customers are not subject to sales tax. The Retail channel represents 76% and 75% of consolidated revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, and 9% and 10% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019.
Shipping costs associated with moving finished products to customers through third party carriers were less than $0.1 million and $0.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, and no shipping costs were recorded for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively. Such shipping costs are recorded as part of general and administrative expenses.
Direct to consumer channel
The Company’s DTC products are offered through online stores where customers place orders directly for delivery across the United States. The DTC channel represents 24% and 25% of consolidated revenue of the Company for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, and 91% and 90% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively.
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The Company excludes sales taxes collected from revenues. Revenue is deferred for orders that have been paid for, but not shipped. Based on historical experience, the Company records an estimated liability for returns. Product returns were $0.1 million and $0.3 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, and $0.1 million and $0.3 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019.
Shipping costs associated with moving finished products to customers were $0.3 million and $1.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, and $0.6 million and $1.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively. Such shipping costs are recorded as part of general and administrative expenses.
The Company’s DTC loyalty program enables customers to accumulate points based on spending. A portion of revenue is deferred at the time of the sale when points are earned and recognized when the loyalty points are redeemed. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, customers held unredeemed loyalty program awards of $0.3 million and $0.2 million, respectively. The Company recognized revenue of $0.1 million and $0.4 million from the loyalty program for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, and $0.1 million and $0.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively.
The amount included in net sales related to recoveries of shipping costs from customers for direct to consumer sales was $0.2 million and $0.4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, and $0.2 million and $0.5 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively.
Note 4 - Inventory
Inventories are summarized as follows:
Dollars in thousandsSeptember 30, 2020December 31, 2019
Food, treats and supplements$5,054 $6,425 
Inventory packaging and supplies564 504 
Other products and accessories12 73 
Total Inventories5,630 7,002 
Inventory reserve(508)(422)
Inventories, net$5,122 $6,580 
Note 5 - Prepaid expenses and other current assets
On August 28, 2019, the Company entered into a radio advertising agreement with iHeart and issued 1,000,000 shares of common stock valued at $3.4 million for future advertising to be provided to the Company from August 2019 to August 2021. The Company issued an additional 125,000 shares valued at $0.1 million on March 5, 2020 pursuant to the agreement. The agreement requires the Company to spend a minimum amount for talent and other direct iHeart costs. The Company committed to using $1.7 million of the media advertising inventory by August 28, 2020, with the remainder of the advertising available through August 28, 2021. On August 28, 2020 the contract was amended to extend the commitment dates by one year, whereas $1.7 million of the advertising media inventory will now be used by August 28, 2021, with the remainder available through August 28, 2022. Prepaid advertising was $3.0 million as of September 30, 2020 and $2.8 million as of December 31, 2019. Of the total prepaid advertising amount, $1.3 million and $1.7 million is recorded in prepaid expenses and other current assets and $1.7 million and $1.1 million in other non-current assets as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, $0.6 million of the $3.4 million of the prepaid advertising was incurred.
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Note 6 - Property and equipment
Property and equipment consist of the following:
Dollars in thousandsSeptember 30, 2020December 31, 2019
Equipment$216 $222 
Furniture and fixtures199 138 
Computer software111 115 
Computer equipment
Total property and equipment528 479 
Accumulated depreciation(223)(62)
Property and equipment, net$305 $417 
Depreciation expense was less than $0.1 million and less than $0.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, and less than $0.1 million for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019. Depreciation expense is included as a component of general and administrative expenses.
Note 7 - Accrued liabilities
Accrued liabilities consist of the following:
Dollars in thousandsSeptember 30, 2020December 31, 2019
Accrued professional fees$1,802 $1,695 
Accrued sales tax1,041 1,233 
Accrued payroll and benefits1,154 994 
Accrued trade promotions360 357 
Accrued dividends359 256 
Accrued interest359 109 
Other296 77 
Total accrued liabilities$5,371 $4,721 
Accrued dividends related to the Series E are $0.4 million and $0.3 million as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. In connection with the issuance of Series F Preferred Stock in October 2020, all accrued dividends were settled through the terms of the exchange agreement related to the Series E preferred stock. See "Note 21 - Subsequent events" for additional information.
Note 8 - Operating leases
The table below presents certain information related to the lease costs for operating leases for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019:
Dollars in thousands
For the Nine Months Ended
For the Three Months Ended
September 30,
2020
September 30,
2019
September 30,
2020
September 30,
2019
Operating lease costs$331 $219 $110 $95 
Variable lease costs27 24 11 
Total operating lease costs$358 $243 $121 $103 
As of September 30, 2020, the weighted-average remaining operating lease term was 1.9 years and the incremental borrowing rate was 12.5% for operating leases recognized on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets. Short term lease costs, excluding expenses relating to leases with a lease term of one month or less, were less than $0.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company recorded less than $0.1 million of short term lease costs, respectively.
Rent expense was $0.2 and $0.4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, and $0.2 million and $0.3 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively.
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Undiscounted cash flows
The table below reconciles the undiscounted cash flows for the remaining term of the operating lease liabilities recorded on the condensed consolidated balance sheets:
Dollars in thousandsOperating Leases
Remainder of 2020$114 
2021464 
2022246 
2023
Total minimum lease payments$831 
Less: amount of lease payments representing interest86 
Present value of future minimum lease payments$745 
Less: current obligations under leases395 
Long-term lease obligations$350 
Note 9 - Intangible assets, royalties, and goodwill
Intangible assets and royalties
The Company’s intangible assets as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 consist of customer relationships and trade name acquired in the Halo Acquisition. The customer relationships and trade name are amortized over their estimated useful lives of 7 and 15 years respectively, using the straight-line method.
In May 2019, the Company acquired a licensing agreement with Authentic Brands and Elvis Presley Enterprises (“ABG”) whereby Better Choice Company was to sell newly developed hemp-derived CBD products that were to be marketed under the Elvis Presley Houndog name. The license agreement required an upfront equity payment of $1.0 million worth of common stock and the license was recorded at its amortized cost which approximated fair value. The Company did not plan to use the license in the future and therefore terminated the agreement on January 13, 2020. The Company recognized an impairment charge for the net book value of the licensing agreement as of and for the year ended December 31, 2019.
As part of the termination, the Company: (1) paid ABG $0.1 million in cash upon the signing of the termination agreement on January 13, 2020, (2) issued ABG 72,720 shares of the Company’s common stock on January 13, 2020, (3) agreed to pay ABG $0.1 million in cash in four equal installments each month from July 31, 2020 through October 31, 2020, (4) issued ABG $0.6 million aggregate principal amount of Subordinated Promissory Notes (the “ABG Notes”) effective January 20, 2020, and (5) issued ABG a common stock purchase warrant (the “ABG Warrants”) equal to a fair value of $150,000 on January 20, 2020. The terms of the ABG Notes match those of the Seller Notes, including convertible features exercisable any time after the date of issuance, a 10% interest rate and maturity date of June 30, 2023. The ABG Warrants are exercisable for 24 months from the date of the consummation of an IPO (as defined in the ABG Warrants) and carried an initial exercise price equal to the greater of (i) $5.00 per share or (ii) the price at which the common stock was sold in the IPO. The fair values of the ABG Notes and ABG Warrants on their issuance dates were $0.6 million and less than $0.1 million, respectively. On June 24, 2020, the exercise price of the ABG Warrants was amended in connection with the issuance of the June 2020 Notes (defined below) to lower the maximum exercise price from $5.00 to $4.25 per share.
The total cost of the contract termination noted above is measured at its fair value of $1.1 million and is included in general and administrative expense.
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The Company’s intangible assets are as follows:

Dollars in thousandsEstimated Useful LifeSeptember 30, 2020
Gross
Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
Net Carrying
Amount
Customer relationships7$7,500 $(848)$6,652 
Trade name157,190 (346)6,844 
Total intangible assets$14,690 $(1,194)$13,496 

Dollars in thousandsEstimated Useful LifeDecember 31, 2019
Gross
Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
Net Carrying
Amount
Customer relationships7$7,500 $(35)$7,465 
Trade name157,190 (14)7,176 
Total intangible assets$14,690 $(49)$14,641 
The Company did not have intangible assets or amortization expense during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019.
The estimated future amortization of intangible assets over the weighted average remaining useful life of 10.3 is as follows:
Dollars in thousands
Remainder of 2020$357 
20211,551 
20221,551 
20231,551 
20241,551 
Thereafter6,935 
$13,496 
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Note 10 - Debt
The components of the Company’s debt consist of the following:
Dollars in thousandsSeptember 30, 2020December 31, 2019
AmountRateMaturity
Date
AmountRateMaturity
Date
Short term loan, net$19,369 (1)12/19/2020$16,061 (1)12/19/2020
Line of credit, net5,048 (2)7/5/20224,819 (1)12/19/2020
November 2019 notes payable, net (November 2019 Notes)2,736 10 %6/30/20232,769 10 %11/4/2021
December 2019 senior notes payable, net (Seller Notes)9,993 10 %6/30/20239,191 10 %6/30/2023
December 2019 junior notes payable, net (Seller Notes)4,797 10 %6/30/20234,410 10 %6/30/2023
ABG Notes674 10 %6/30/2023— — — 
June 2020 notes payable, net (June 2020 Notes)40 10 %6/30/2023— — — 
Halo PPP Loan431 %5/3/2022— — 
TruPet PPP Loan421 .98 %4/6/2022— — — 
Total debt43,509 37,250 
Less current portion19,827 20,880 
Total long term debt$23,682 $16,370 
(1)Interest at Bank of Montreal Prime plus 8.05%
(2)Interest at a variable rate of LIBOR plus 250 basis points with an interest rate floor of 3.25% per annum
Short term loan and line of credit
On the Halo Acquisition date, December 19, 2019, the Company entered into a Loan Facilities Agreement (the “Facilities Agreement”) by and among the Company, as the borrower, the several lenders from time to time parties thereto (collectively, the “Lenders”) and a private debt lender, as agent (the “Agent”). The Facilities Agreement provided for (i) a term loan facility of $20.5 million and (ii) a revolving demand loan facility not to exceed $7.5 million. The term loan is scheduled to mature on December 19, 2020 or such earlier date on which a demand is made by the Agent or any Lender. The remaining revolving credit facility balance of $5.1 million was repaid in full with a portion of the proceeds from the ABL Facility, discussed below, and resulted in a loss on debt extinguishment of $0.1 million.
As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the term loan outstanding was $19.4 million and $16.1 million, net of debt issuance costs and discounts of $1.1 million and $4.4 million, respectively, and the line of credit outstanding was $5.0 million and $4.8 million, respectively, net of debt issuance costs and discounts of $0.3 million and $0.2 million, respectively. The debt issuance costs and discounts are amortized using the effective interest method.
Certain directors and shareholders of the Company (“Shareholder Guarantors”) agreed to enter into a Continuing Guaranty (the “Shareholder Guaranties”) in the amount of $20.0 million and guarantee the Company’s obligations under the Facilities Agreement. As consideration for the Shareholder Guaranties, the Company issued common stock purchase warrants to the Shareholder Guarantors in an amount equal to 0.325 warrants for each dollar of debt under the agreement guaranteed by such Shareholder Guarantors (the “Guarantor Warrants”). The Guarantor Warrants are exercisable any time from the date of issuance for up to 24 months from the date of the consummation of an IPO (as defined therein) at an exercise price $1.82 per share. The Guarantor Warrants had a fair value of $4.2 million on the date of issuance.
On July 16, 2020, the Company entered into a revolving line of credit with Citizens Business Bank in the aggregate amount of $7.5 million (the “ABL Facility”). The proceeds of the ABL Facility were used (i) to repay all principal, interest and fees outstanding under the Company’s existing revolving credit facility and (ii) for general corporate purposes. Debt issuance costs of less than $0.1 million were incurred related to the Company entering into this revolving line of credit.
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The ABL Facility matures on July 5, 2022 and bears interest at a variable rate of LIBOR plus 250 basis points, with an interest rate floor of 3.25% per annum. Accrued interest on the ABL Facility is payable monthly commencing on August 5, 2020. The ABL Agreement provides for customary financial covenants, such as maintaining a specified adjusted EBITDA and a maximum senior debt leverage ratio, that commence on December 31, 2020 and customary events of default, including, among others, those relating to failure to make payment, bankruptcy, breaches of representations and material adverse effects. The Company may prepay the principal of the ABL Facility at any time without incurring any prepayment charges.
The ABL Facility is secured by a general security interest on the assets of the Company and is personally guaranteed by a member of the Company’s board of directors.
As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company was in compliance with its debt covenants.
Notes payable
On November 4, 2019, the Company issued $2.8 million of subordinated convertible notes (the “November 2019 Notes”) which carry a 10% interest rate and mature on November 4, 2021. The interest is payable in arrears on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year. Payment in kind (“PIK”) interest is payable by increasing the aggregate principal amount of the November 2019 Notes. The November 2019 Notes are exercisable any time from the date of issuance and carried an initial conversion price of the lower of (a) $4.00 per share or (b) the IPO Price. The IPO Price is the price at which the Company’s stock will be sold in a future IPO. The Company issued incremental warrants associated with the November 2019 Notes with a fair value of less than $0.1 million on the date of issuance.
The November 2019 Notes were amended on January 6, 2020. The amendment incorporates only the preferable terms of the Seller Notes as noted below, and all other terms and provisions of the November 2019 Notes remain in full force and effect. As amended, for so long as any event of default (as defined in the November 2019 Note) exists, interest shall accrue on the November 2019 Note principal at the default interest rate of 12.0% per annum, and such accrued interest shall be immediately due and payable.
The November 2019 Notes were amended for the second time on June 24, 2020 in connection with the issuance of the June 2020 Notes. The amendment lowers the maximum conversion price applicable to the conversion of these notes from $4.00 per share to $3.75 per share and extends the maturity date from November 4, 2021 to June 30, 2023. Under the applicable accounting guidance, the Company accounted for the change in conversion price as a modification of the debt instrument. The Company recognized the increase in the fair value of the conversion option of $0.3 million as a reduction to the carrying amount of the debt instrument by increasing the associated debt discount with a corresponding increase in additional paid-in capital.
As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the aggregate amount of November 2019 Notes outstanding was $2.7 million and $2.8 million, respectively, net of discounts of less than $0.3 million and less than $0.1 million, respectively. The discounts are being amortized over the life of the November 2019 Notes using the effective interest method.
On December 19, 2019, the Company issued $10.0 million and $5.0 million in senior subordinated convertible notes (the “Senior Seller Notes”) and junior subordinated convertible notes (the “Junior Seller Notes” and together with the Senior Seller Notes, the “Seller Notes”), respectively, to the sellers of Halo. The Seller Notes are exercisable any time from the date of issuance and carry a 10% interest rate and mature on June 30, 2023. Interest is payable in arrears on March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31 of each year. PIK interest is payable by increasing the aggregate principal amount of the Seller Notes. The Seller Notes carried an initial conversion price of the lower of (a) $4.00 per share or (b) the IPO Price.
The Seller Notes were amended on June 24, 2020 in connection with the issuance of the June 2020 Notes. The amendment lowers the maximum conversion price applicable to the conversion of these notes from $4.00 per share to $3.75 per share. The Company accounted for the change in the conversion price as a modification of the debt instrument. The Company recognized the increase in the fair value of the conversion option of less than of $0.3 million as a reduction to the carrying amounts of the debt instruments by increasing the associated debt discounts with a corresponding increase in additional paid-in capital.
As of September 30, 2020, the Senior Seller Notes outstanding were $10.0 million, net of discounts of less than $0.9 million, and the Junior Seller Notes outstanding were $4.8 million, net of discounts of less than $0.6 million. As of December 31, 2019, the Senior Seller Notes outstanding were $9.2 million, net of discounts of $0.9 million, and the Junior Seller Notes outstanding were $4.4 million, net of discounts of $0.5 million. The discounts are being amortized over the life of the Seller Notes using the effective interest method.
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On January 13, 2020, the Company issued $0.6 million in senior subordinated convertible notes to ABG. The ABG Notes are exercisable any time from the date of issuance and carry a 10% interest rate and mature on June 30, 2023. The interest is payable in arrears on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year. PIK interest is payable by increasing the aggregate principal amount of the ABG Notes. The ABG Notes carried an initial conversion price of the lower of (a) $4.00 per share or (b) the IPO Price.
The ABG Notes were amended on June 24, 2020 in connection with the issuance of the June 2020 Notes. The amendment lowers the maximum conversion price applicable to the conversion of these notes from $4.00 per share to $3.75 per share. The Company accounted for the change in the conversion price as a modification of the debt instrument. The Company recognized the increase in the fair value of the conversion option of less than $0.1 million as a reduction to the carrying amount of the debt instrument by decreasing the associated debt premium with a corresponding increase in additional paid-in capital.
As of September 30, 2020, the ABG Notes outstanding was $0.7 million, including a debt premium of less than $0.1 million. The debt premium is being amortized over the life of the ABG Notes using the effective interest method.
On June 24, 2020, the Company issued $1.5 million in subordinated convertible promissory notes (the “June 2020 Notes”) which carry a 10% interest rate and mature on June 30, 2023. The interest is payable quarterly in arrears on March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31 of each year. PIK interest is payable by increasing the aggregate principal amount of the June 2020 Notes. The June 2020 Notes are convertible any time from the date of issuance and carry a conversion price $0.75 per share. The June 2020 Notes are also convertible automatically upon the Company’s consummation of an initial public offering or change in control (each as defined in the June 2020 Notes).
The Company evaluated the conversion option within the June 2020 Notes to determine whether the conversion price was beneficial to the note holders. The Company recorded a beneficial conversion feature (“BCF”) related to the issuance of the June 2020 Notes. The BCF for the June 2020 Notes was recognized and measured by allocating a portion of the proceeds to the beneficial conversion feature, based on relative fair value, and as a reduction to the carrying amount of the convertible instrument equal to the intrinsic value of the conversion feature limited to the proceeds amount allocated to the instrument. The Company will accrete the discount recorded in connection with the BCF valuation as interest expense over the term of the June 2020 Notes, using the effective interest rate method.
As of September 30, 2020, the amount outstanding on the June 2020 Notes was $0.0 million, net of discounts of $1.5 million. The discounts are being amortized over the life of the June 2020 Notes using the effective interest method.
The exercise, conversion or exchange of convertible securities, including for other securities, will dilute the percentage ownership of the Company’s stockholders. The dilutive effect of the exercise or conversion of these securities may adversely affect the Company’s ability to obtain additional capital.
As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company was in compliance with all covenant requirements and there were no events of default. All notes payable are subordinated to the short term loan and line of credit.
PPP loans
On April 10, 2020, TruPet, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Better Choice Company Inc., was granted a loan from JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in the aggregate amount of $0.4 million, pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) under Division A, Title I of the CARES Act (the “TruPet PPP Loan”). The loan matures on April 6, 2022 and bears interest at a rate of 0.98% per annum, with interest and principal payable monthly, commencing on November 6, 2020. As of September 30, 2020, the TruPet PPP Loan outstanding was $0.4 million.
On May 7, 2020, Halo, Purely for Pets, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Better Choice Company Inc., was granted a loan from JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in the aggregate amount of $0.4 million, pursuant to the PPP (the “Halo PPP Loan”). The loan matures on May 3, 2022 and bears interest at a rate of 1.00% per annum, with interest and principal payable monthly, commencing on November 1, 2020. As of September 30, 2020, the Halo PPP Loan outstanding was $0.4 million.
Under the terms of the PPP, certain amounts of the loans may be forgiven if they are used for qualifying expenses as described in the CARES Act. The Company has used the entire loan amounts for qualifying expenses.
The Company recorded interest expense related to its outstanding indebtedness of $2.6 million and $7.3 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, and less than $0.1 million and $0.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively.
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The fair value of the November 2019, Senior Seller Notes and Junior Seller Notes, ABG Notes, June 2020 Notes and PPP loans were approximately $2.9 million, $10.4 million, $5.1 million, $0.6 million, $1.5 million, and $0.7 million, respectively, as of September 30, 2020. Fair value was determined by applying the income approach using a discounted cash flow model which primarily uses unobservable inputs (Level 3).
The carrying amount of the Company’s short term loan approximates fair value due to its short term nature. The carrying amount for the Company’s line of credit approximates fair value as the instrument has a variable interest rate that approximates market rates.
Note 11 - Warrant derivative liability
On December 12, 2018, the Company closed a private placement offering (the “December Offering”) of 1,425,641 units (the “Units”), each unit consisting of (i) one share of the Company’s common stock and (ii) a warrant (the "December 2018 Warrants") to purchase one half of a share of common stock. The Units were offered at a fixed price of $1.95 per Unit for gross proceeds of $2.8 million. Costs associated with the December Offering were $0.1 million, and net proceeds were $2.7 million. The December Offering generated $2.6 million of net proceeds that were received by the Company during the year ended December 31, 2018 for the sale of 1,400,000 Units, and $0.1 million of the net proceeds were received on January 8, 2019 for the sale of 25,641 Units. The warrants are exercisable anytime from the date of issuance over a two-year period and carried an initial exercise price of $3.90 per share.
The warrants include an option to settle in cash in the event of a change of control of the Company and a reset feature if the Company issues shares of common stock with a strike price below the exercise price of the warrants, which requires the Company to record the warrants as a derivative liability. The Company calculates the fair value of the derivative liability through a Monte Carlo Model that values the warrants based upon a probability weighted discounted cash flow model.
During January 2020, the Company issued shares below the exercise price of the warrants acquired on May 6, 2019. Pursuant to the warrant agreement, the Company issued an additional 1,003,232 warrants on March 17, 2020 to certain of its warrant holders at an exercise price of $1.62 and modified the exercise price of the existing warrants to $1.62.
During June 2020, the Company issued common stock equivalents below the exercise price of the warrants issued on March 17, 2020. Pursuant to the warrant agreement, the Company issued an additional 1,990,624 warrants to certain of its warrant holders at an exercise price of $0.75 and modified the exercise price of the existing warrants to $0.75.
During September 2020, the Company amended all of the common stock purchase warrants issued in connection with the December 2018 Warrants to eliminate certain anti-dilution rights, fix the number of shares of common stock purchasable under each of the outstanding December 2018 Warrants, and set the exercise price thereof at $0.65 per share. Pursuant to the warrant agreement, the Company issued an additional 570,258 warrants to certain of its warrant holders at an exercise price of $0.65.
The warrants are valued based on future assumptions and, as the reset triggers were known events on September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company included the triggers in the valuations performed as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.
The following schedule shows the fair value of the warrant derivative liability as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, and the change in fair value during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020:
Dollars in thousandsWarrant derivative liability
Balance as of December 31, 2019$2,220 
Change in fair value of derivative liability(1,379)
Balance as of March 31, 2020$841 
Change in fair value of derivative liability3,474 
Balance as of June 30, 2020$4,315 
Change in fair value of derivative liability(4,213)
Balance as of September 30, 2020$102 

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Warrant derivative liabilityMay 6,
2019
December 31, 2019September 30, 2020
Stock price$6.00 $2.70 $0.49 
Exercise price$3.90 $1.62 $0.65 
Expected remaining term (in years)
1.60 - 1.68
0.95 - 1.02
0.22 
Volatility64 %69 %75 %
Risk-free interest rate2.39 %1.60 %0.09 %
The valuation of the warrants is subject to uncertainty as a result of the unobservable inputs. If the volatility rate or risk-free interest rate were to change, the value of the warrants would be impacted.
As of September 30, 2020, the Company would be required to pay $0.2 million if all warrants were settled in cash or issue 4,276,937 shares if all warrants were settled in shares.
Note 12 - Other liabilities
As of September 30, 2020, other liabilities totaled $1.7 million consisting of $0.2 million related to a reserve for a potential customer dispute and $1.5 million of investor prepayment funds related to the issuance of Series F preferred stock. As of December 31, 2019, other liabilities consisted of a settlement of $0.5 million as a prepayment for the issuance of common stock.
Note 13 - Commitments and contingencies
In the normal course of business, the Company may be subject to various legal claims and contingencies that arise, including claims related to commercial transactions, product liability, health and safety, taxes, environmental matters, employee matters and other matters. Litigation is subject to numerous uncertainties and the outcome of individual claims and contingencies is not predictable. It is possible that some legal matters for which reserves have or have not been established could result in an unfavorable outcome for the Company and any such unfavorable outcome could be of a material nature or have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. Management is not aware of any claims or lawsuits that may have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position or results of operations of the Company.
The Company had no purchase obligations as of September 30, 2020 or December 31, 2019.
Note 14 - Stockholders’ deficit
As a result of the reverse acquisition of Better Choice Company and Bona Vida by TruPet in May 2019, the historical TruPet members’ equity (units and incentive units) have been re-cast to reflect the equivalent Better Choice common stock for all periods presented after the transaction. Prior to the transaction in May 2019, TruPet was a limited liability company and as such, the concept of authorized shares was not relevant.
A summary of equity transactions for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 is set forth below:
On February 12, 2019, the Company issued 69,115 Series A Preferred Units in a private placement at $2.17 per unit. The proceeds were approximately $0.2 million, net of share issuance costs. On May 6, 2019, all Series A Preferred Shares were converted to 2,460,518 shares of common stock.
On May 6, 2019, the Company acquired 1,011,748 shares of common stock valued at $6.1 million representing its initial 7% investment in TruPet. These shares are recorded as an acquisition of treasury shares.
On May 6, 2019, the Company issued 5,744,991 units for gross proceeds of $3.00 per unit in a PIPE transaction.  Each unit included one share of common stock of Better Choice Company stock and a warrant to purchase an additional share. The funds raised from the PIPE were used to fund the operations of the combined company. Net proceeds of $15.7 million were received in the private placement, allocable between shares of common stock and warrants.
On May 6, 2019, the Company acquired 2,633,678 outstanding shares of Series E, which represented an element of the purchase price and were recorded at fair value (on an as converted into common stock basis) based on the $6.00 per share closing price of Better Choice Company’s shares of common stock as they remained outstanding after the reverse acquisitions discussed in "Note 2 - Acquisitions" above. The Series E has a stated value of $0.99 per share; is convertible to common stock at a price of $0.78 per share.
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On May 10, 2019 and May 13, 2019, holders of the Company’s Series E converted 689,394 and 236,364 preferred shares into 875,000 and 300,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, respectively.
Pursuant to the employment agreement of an officer with Bona Vida dated October 29, 2018, the officer was entitled to a $500,000 change of control payment. The officer later agreed to receive 100,000 shares of Better Choice Company common stock. The 100,000 shares of common stock were valued at $6.00 per share, which was the market value as of the date of the May Acquisitions.
On August 28, 2019, the Company issued 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock valued at $3.4 million to iHeartMedia for future advertising to be incurred from August 2019 to August 2021. Refer to "Note 5 - Prepaid expenses and other current assets" for more information.
On January 2, 2020, the Company issued 308,642 shares of common stock to an investor for net proceeds of $0.5 million, net of issuance costs of less than $0.1 million.
On January 13, 2020, the Company issued 72,720 shares of common stock to ABG in connection with the termination of a licensing agreement discussed in "Note 9 - Intangible assets, royalties, and goodwill".
On March 3, 2020, the Company issued 450,000 shares of restricted common stock to three non-employee directors in return for services provided in their capacity as directors.
On March 5, 2020, the Company issued 125,000 shares of common stock for advertising services.
On March 30, 2020, the Company issued 5,956 restricted shares of common stock to an officer of the Company.
On September 22, 2020, the Company issued 200,000 shares of Common Stock in connection with a warrant exercise.
The Company has reserved common stock for future issuance as follows:
September 30, 2020December 31, 2019
Conversion of Series E1,760,903 1,760,903 
Exercise of options to purchase common stock7,241,942 7,791,833 
Warrants to purchase common stock19,898,859 16,981,854 
Notes payable7,346,568 4,437,500 
Total36,248,272 30,972,090 
Warrants
On May 6, 2019, in connection with the May Acquisitions, the Company acquired 712,823 warrants to purchase common stock with a weighted average exercise price of $3.90. The Company also issued 5,744,991 warrants with an exercise price of $4.25 on May 6, 2019 as part of the PIPE. Additionally, in connection with the PIPE transaction, the Company issued 220,539 warrants to brokers with an exercise price of $3.00. The warrants are exercisable on the date of issuance and expire 24 months from the date of the consummation of a future IPO.
On September 17, 2019, a Company advisor was issued 2,500,000 warrants with an exercise price of $0.10 and 1,500,000 warrants with an exercise price of $10.00. The warrants were exercisable as follows: 1,250,000 of the warrants with the $0.10 exercise price (the “Tranche 1 Warrants”) were exercisable on the earlier of the twelve-month anniversary of the issuance date or immediately prior to a change in control subject to the advisor’s continued service to the Company; the remaining 1,250,000 of the warrants with the $0.10 exercise price (the “Tranche 2 Warrants”) and the 1,500,000 warrants with the $10.00 exercise price (the Tranche 3 Warrants) were exercisable on the earlier of the eighteen-month anniversary of the issuance date or immediately prior to a change in control subject to the advisor’s continued service to the Company.
On June 1, 2020, the Company entered into a termination agreement (the “Termination Agreement”) with the advisor. Pursuant to the terms of the Termination Agreement, the Tranche 1 Warrants were amended to reduce the number of shares of common stock purchasable thereunder to 1,041,666 shares, and the Tranche 2 Warrants and Tranche 3 Warrants were cancelled. The Tranche 1 Warrants (as amended pursuant to the Termination Agreement) were fully vested as of the date of the termination of the agreement and will remain exercisable until September 17, 2029. Furthermore, if the Company engages in any restricted business line as defined in the Termination Agreement, the Company will issue to the former advisor additional shares of common stock based on formulas intended to compensate the former advisor for the warrants that were reduced or terminated.
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In connection with the Termination Agreement, the Company recorded expense of $5.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2020. This amount is included in general and administrative expense.
On November 4, 2019, the Company issued 11,000 warrants in connection with the November 2019 Notes. The warrants are exercisable on the date of issuance and expire 24 months from the date of the consummation of a future initial public offering (“IPO”). The warrants carried an initial exercise price equal to the greater of (i) $5.00 per share or (ii) the price at which the common stock of the Company was sold in the IPO.
On December 19, 2019, the Company issued 937,500 warrants in connection with the Seller Notes. The warrants are exercisable on the date of issuance and expire 24 months from the date of the consummation of a future initial public offering (“IPO”). The warrants carried an initial exercise price equal to the greater of (i) $5.00 per share or (ii) the price at which the common stock of the Company was sold in the IPO.
On June 24, 2020, the warrants related to the November 2019 Notes and Seller Notes were amended in connection with the issuance of the June 2020 Notes to lower the maximum exercise price applicable to these warrants from $5.00 to $4.25 per share. The decrease in the exercise price resulted in an increase to the fair value of the warrants of less than $0.2 million which the Company recognized in general and administrative expense.
On December 19, 2019 the Company issued 6,500,000 warrants with an exercise price of $1.82 in conjunction with the short term loan (the “Guarantor Warrants”). The warrants are exercisable on the date of issuance and expire 24 months from the date of the consummation of a future IPO.
On March 17, 2020, 1,003,232 warrants were issued to holders of warrants issued on May 6, 2019 due to the dilutive impact of subsequent issuances. The Company issued an additional 2,560,883 warrants to holders of these warrants due to the further dilutive impact of subsequent issuances.
On June 24, 2020, the Company issued common stock purchase warrants (the “June 2020 Warrants”) to purchase up to 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at $1.25 per share in connection with the June 2020 Notes. The June 2020 Warrants are exercisable on the date of issuance and expire on the earlier of (i) 84 months from the date of the consummation of an underwritten public offering or other up-list transaction or (ii) June 30, 2030.
On June 24, 2020, the Company issued warrants to purchase up to 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at $1.25 per share to two non-employee directors. The warrants are exercisable on the date of issuance and expire on the earlier of (i) 84 months from the date of the consummation of an underwritten public offering or other up-list transaction or (ii) June 30, 2030.
On July 20, 2020, the Company issued common stock purchase warrants to purchase up to 300,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at a price equal to $1.05 per share in consideration for a personal guarantee by a member of the Company's board of directors on the ABL Facility (the "July 2020 Guarantor Warrants"). Additionally, on July 20, 2020, the Company issued common stock purchase warrants to purchase up to 200,000 shares of the Company's common stock to two non-employee directors at a price of $1.05 per share (the "July 2020 Director Warrants" and together with the July 2020 Guarantor Warrants, the "July 2020 Warrants"). The July 2020 Warrants are exercisable on the date of issuance and expire on the earlier of (i) 84 months from the date of the consummation of an underwritten public offering or other up-list transaction or (ii) June 30, 2030.
WarrantsWeighted Average
Exercise Price
Warrants outstanding as of December 31, 201916,981,854 $3.23 
Issued6,125,339 0.91 
Exercised(250,000)(0.10)
Terminated(2,958,334)(5.12)
Warrants outstanding as of September 30, 202019,898,859 $2.13 
The intrinsic value of outstanding warrants was $0.3 million and $12.2 million as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.
Note 15 - Share-based compensation
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The Company recognizes compensation cost for stock option awards with only service conditions that have a graded vesting schedule on a straight-line basis over the service period for each separate vesting portion of the award as if the award was, in-substance, multiple awards. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company recognized $1.5 million and $7.0 million of share-based compensation expense, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 the Company recognized $2.5 million and $6.7 million of share-based compensation expense, respectively.
The Company acquired the Better Choice Company Inc. 2019 Incentive Award Plan (the “2019 Plan”) which became effective as of April 29, 2019. The 2019 Plan provides for the grant of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, other stock or cash-based awards or a dividend equivalent award (each an “Award”). On November 11, 2019, the Company received shareholder approval for the Amended and Restated 2019 Incentive Award Plan (the “Amended 2019 Plan”). Under the Amended 2019 Plan, the number of option awards available for issuance increased from 6,000,000 to 9,000,000 on December 19, 2019.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company granted 300,000 stock options. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company granted 160,000 and 5,993,000 stock options, respectively.
Note 16 - Related party transactions
Marketing services
A company controlled by a member of the board of directors provided online traffic acquisition marketing services for the Company. The Company incurred immaterial amounts for their services during the nine months ended September 30, 2020. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company incurred less than $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively. As of September 30, 2020, the Company had no outstanding balance and as of December 31, 2019 the outstanding balance was less than $0.1 million and was included in accounts payable in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Notes payable
The Company issued $1.4 million of subordinated convertible notes to a member of the board of directors during the year ended December 2019, and $0.8 million of subordinated convertible notes to the same director during June 2020. The notes remain outstanding as of September 30, 2020. Interest related to the subordinated convertible notes was less than $0.1 million and $0.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively.
Halo transaction bonus and notes payable
The Company issued $0.1 million of subordinated convertible notes to an executive in satisfaction of a transaction bonus as per his employment agreement upon the close of the Halo Acquisition in December 2019. These convertible notes are outstanding as of September 30, 2020.
Note 17- Income taxes
For the periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company recorded no current or deferred income tax expense.
The Company’s effective tax rate of 0% differs from the United States federal statutory rate of 21% primarily because the Company’s losses have been fully offset by a valuation allowance due to uncertainty of realizing the tax benefit of net operating losses (“NOLs”) for the periods ended September 30, 2020 and year ended December 31, 2019.
The Company’s deferred tax assets attributed to net operating loss carryforwards begin to expire in 2027.
On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”). 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. The Company continues to examine the impact that the CARES Act may have on its business but does not expect the impact to be material.
The ultimate realization of deferred taxes is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. On the basis of management’s assessment, a valuation allowance equal to the net deferred tax assets was recorded since it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will not be realized.
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The Company has no accrued interest and penalties related to uncertain income tax positions. The Company does not anticipate that the amount of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly increase or decrease within the next twelve months. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company does not have any significant uncertain tax positions. If incurred, the Company would classify interest and penalties on uncertain tax positions as income tax expense.
The Company’s income tax returns generally remain open for examination for three years from the date filed with each taxing jurisdiction.
For the period ended May 6, 2019, the Company was a limited liability company, taxed as a partnership. Thus, all of the Company’s income and losses flowed through to the owners. The company converted to a C-corporation, subject to income tax on May 6, 2019, the date of the May Acquisitions.
Note 18 - Major suppliers
The Company sourced approximately 78% of its inventory purchases from three vendors for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The Company sourced approximately 85% of its inventory purchases from one vendor for the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
Note 19 - Concentration of credit risk and off-balance sheet risk
Cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivable potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 the Company’s cash and cash equivalents were deposited in accounts at several financial institutions. The Company maintains its cash and cash equivalents with high-quality, accredited financial institutions and, accordingly, such funds are subject to minimal credit risk. The Company may maintain balances with financial institutions in excess of federally insured limits.
The Company has not experienced any losses historically in these accounts and believes it is not exposed to significant credit risk in its cash and cash equivalents. The Company has no significant off-balance sheet concentrations of credit risk, such as foreign currency exchange contracts, option contracts, or other hedging arrangements. Accounts receivable from three customers represented 70% of accounts receivable as of September 30, 2020. Accounts receivable from one customer represented 44% of accounts receivable as of December 31, 2019.
Two customers represented 35% of gross sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. None of the Company’s customers represented greater than 10% of gross sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
Note 20- Net loss per share
Basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders is presented using the treasury stock method. Under the treasury stock method, the amount the employee must pay for exercising stock options and the amount of compensation cost for future service that has not yet been recognized are collectively assumed to be used to repurchase shares.
Basic and diluted net loss per share is calculated by dividing net and comprehensive loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average shares outstanding during the period. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company’s basic and diluted net and comprehensive loss per share attributable to common stockholders are the same, because the Company has generated a net loss to common stockholders and common stock equivalents are excluded from diluted net loss per share as they have an antidilutive impact.
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The following table sets forth basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019:
Dollars in thousandsNine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended September 30,
Common stockholders2020201920202019
Numerator:
Net and comprehensive loss$(29,551)$(170,311)$(1,693)$(6,025)
Less: Preferred stock dividends103 70 35 43 
Net and comprehensive loss available to common stockholders$(29,654)$(170,381)$(1,728)$(6,068)
Denominator:
Weighted average shares used in computing net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted48,809,740 28,624,230 48,961,447 43,575,010 
Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted$(0.61)$(5.95)$(0.04)$(0.14)
Note 21 - Subsequent events

Issuance of Series F Preferred Stock and Exchange of Series E Preferred Stock

During October, 2020, the Company consummated an insider-led equity financing, including the transactions contemplated by a securities purchase agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) between the Company and certain accredited and sophisticated investors (the “Purchasers”) and an exchange agreement (the “Series E Exchange Agreement”) between the Company and Cavalry Fund LP ("Cavalry"), the holder of all of the Company’s outstanding Series E preferred stock.

Pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company, in a private placement (the “Series F Private Placement”), issued and sold units (the “Series F Units”) to the Purchasers for a purchase price of $1,000 per Unit. Each Unit consists of: (i) one share of the Company’s Series F convertible preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Series F Preferred Stock”), which is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, at a value per share of common stock of $0.50; and (ii) a warrant to purchase for a six year period such number of shares of common stock (the “Warrant Shares”) into which such share of Series F Preferred Stock is convertible at an exercise price per Warrant Share of $0.75. Pursuant to the Series F Private Placement, the Company raised approximately $21.7 million in gross cash proceeds, approximately $11.5 million of which was invested by certain officers and directors of the Company.

Concurrently with the execution of the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company and the Purchasers entered into a registration rights agreement, (the "Registration Rights Agreement") and as amended by a certain first amendment to the Registration Rights Agreement"), dated October 29,2020, pursuant to which the Company agreed to file a registration statement with the SEC by December 1, 2020 to register the Warrant Shares and the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Series F Preferred Stock.

In connection with the consummation of the Series F Private Placement, on October 1, 2020, the Company filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware a Certificate of Designations which authorizes a total of 30,000 shares of Series F Preferred Stock and sets forth the designations, preferences, and rights of the Company's Series F Preferred Stock.

Pursuant to the Series E Exchange Agreement, the Company issued 3,500 Series F Units to Cavalry in exchange for all of its outstanding Series E Preferred Stock (the “Exchange Transaction”).

In addition, on October 2, 2020, the Company entered into an amendment to its Facilities Agreement to permit the Company to use a portion of the net proceeds of the Series F Private Placement to make a partial repayment of the outstanding term loan thereunder.

Repricing of Stock Options

Effective October 1, 2020, outstanding stock option awards held by current employees as of October 1, 2020 were repriced concurrent with the closing of the Series F Private Placement. In total, 6,077,731 stock options were repriced. The exercise price was set at a 20% premium to the Series F Preferred Stock conversion price, or $0.60 per share.
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ITEM 2.    MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion includes forward-looking statements about our business, financial condition and results of operations, including discussions about management’s expectations for our business. The financial condition, results of operations and cash flows discussed in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations are those of Better Choice Company Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries, collectively, the “Company,” “Better Choice Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us”. These statements represent projections, beliefs, and expectations based on current circumstances and conditions and in light of recent events and trends, and you should not construe these statements either as assurances of performance or as promises of a given course of action. Instead, various known and unknown factors are likely to cause our actual performance and management’s actions to vary, and the results of these variances may be both material and adverse. Accordingly, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect management’s analysis only as of the date hereof. We undertake no obligation to publicly release the results of any revision to these forward-looking statements which may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
Overview and Outlook
We are a growing animal health and wellness company committed to leading the industry shift toward pet products and services that help dogs and cats live healthier, happier and longer lives. We take an alternative, nutrition-based approach to animal health relative to conventional dog and cat food offerings and position our portfolio of brands to benefit from the mainstream trends of growing pet humanization and consumer focus on health and wellness. We have a demonstrated, multi-decade track record of success selling trusted animal health and wellness products and leverage our established digital footprint to provide pet parents with the knowledge to make informed decision about their pet’s health. We sell the majority of our dog food, cat food and treats under the Halo and TruDog brands, which are focused, respectively, on providing sustainably sourced kibble and canned food derived from real whole meat, and minimally processed raw-diet dog food and treats.
Our diverse product offering has enabled us to penetrate multiple channels of trade, which we believe provides us with broad demographic exposure and appeal. We group these channels of trade into two distinct categories: retail- partner based (“Retail”), which includes the sale of product to e-commerce retailers, pet specialty chains, grocery, mass and distributors, and direct to consumer (“DTC”), which is focused on driving consumers to directly purchase product through our online web platform. With regard to our channels of trade, the online purchase of pet food continues to take market share from brick and mortar retail, with Packaged Facts reporting internet shopping growing from 7% of U.S. pet product sales in 2015 to 22% in 2019. We believe that the trend toward online shopping will continue, and we will continue to reach a growing base of diverse customers through our DTC and e- commerce partner channels. Because our DTC strategy leverages one-on-one customer relationships and utilizes a targeted, data-driven approach to reach customers, we can gather valuable market and consumer behavior data that will allow our brands to be more competitive in the Retail channel. Conversely, we believe Halo’s long-established relationships with key Retail customers will enable us to more effectively launch additional brands in the rapidly evolving retail environment. In addition, Halo has successfully launched into high growth markets in Asia. We intend to build on that success by expanding our products consumer reach through online marketplaces in these markets based on the DTC team experience.
Our marketing strategy is designed to educate consumers about the benefits of our portfolio and build awareness of our products. We deploy a broad set of marketing tools across media, mail and public relations to reach consumers through multiple touch points. Our marketing initiatives include the use of social marketing, social influence marketing, direct response marketing, inbound marketing, email marketing, Search Engine Optimization, Search Engine Marketing, radio, paid media (Facebook, Instagram & YouTube), affiliate marketing, and content marketing, among other proven strategies to generate and convert sales prospects into loyal, satisfied customers. In addition to directly targeting and educating consumers of our products, we partner with a number of online retailers such as Amazon, Chewy, PetSmart and Petco to develop joint sales and marketing initiatives to increase sales and acquire new customers.
Our established supply and distribution infrastructure allow us to develop, manufacture and commercialize new products generally in under 12 weeks. We will continue to deliver innovation to expand our product offerings and improve the health and well-being of pets. We leverage our proprietary behavioral database, customer feedback and analytics capabilities to derive valuable insights and launch new products. We recently launched a line extension of our Halo brand to offer vegan alternatives for our customers. In addition to our domestic capabilities, we have partnered with a leading Israeli research and development center, Cannasoul, to create a portfolio of indication- specific intellectual property focused on hemp-derived CBD formulations.
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Our experienced management and board members have an established track record across the retail, consumer packaged goods, pet health and wellness industries, and they share a common vision to build the premier provider of health and wellness pet products.
The impact that COVID-19 will have on our results of operations is uncertain. As of October 2020, we have not seen a material decline in sales. We will continue to evaluate the nature and extent of COVID-19’s impact to our business, results of operations, financial condition and liquidity. Our results presented herein are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for future periods in 2020 or the full fiscal year.
Management cannot predict the full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our sourcing, manufacturing and distribution of our products or to economic conditions generally, including the effects on consumer spending. The ultimate extent of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on us is highly uncertain and will depend on future developments, and such effects could exist for an extended period of time even after the pandemic might end.
Fiscal Year End
On May 21, 2019, our board of directors approved a change in fiscal year end from August 31 to December 31 to align with the TruPet fiscal year end. The fiscal year change became effective with our 2019 fiscal year, which begins January 1, 2019 and ends December 31, 2019. Following its acquisition by us, Halo has adopted the same fiscal year end.
Components of Our Results of Operations
Net sales
We sell pet food and related items, including private branded freeze dried and dehydrated raw foods, supplements, dental care products for dogs, and treats and accessories for dogs, cats, and pet parents. We sell our products through pet specialty retailers, online retailers, our online portal directly to our consumers and internationally through domestic distributors. We have a deep portfolio of premium animal health and wellness products for dogs and cats sold under the Halo, TruDog, TruGold, Rawgo! and Orapup brand names across multiple forms and classes, including foods, treats, toppers, dental products, chews, tinctures, grooming products and supplements.

Key factors that affect our future sales growth include: our continued expansion in Retail and other specialty channels, international expansion and our new product introduction. We recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods to the customer in an amount that reflects the consideration to which we expect to be entitled in exchange for those goods. We have two categories of revenue channels: Retail, which includes the sale of product to e-commerce retailers, pet specialty chains, grocery, mass and distributors, and DTC, which is focused on driving consumers to directly purchase product through our online web platform.
A significant portion of our revenue is derived from the DTC channel which represents 25% of consolidated revenue; the Retail channel represents 75% of consolidated revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The majority of these sales transactions are single performance obligations that are recorded when control is transferred to the customer. DTC revenue is recognized at the time the order is shipped to the DTC customers. For the majority of Retail customers, we recognize revenue when the product is shipped from our distribution centers, when control transfers. For the remaining customers, we defer revenue based on average shipping times to those customers. We record a revenue reserve based on past return rates to account for customer returns.
For our DTC loyalty program, a portion of revenue is deferred at the time of the sale as points are earned based on the relative stand-alone selling price, and not recognized until the redemption of the loyalty points, which do not expire. We have applied a redemption rate based on historical experience.
Cost of goods sold and Gross profit
Our products are manufactured to our specifications by contracted manufacturing plants using raw materials sourced by our contracted manufacturers. We design our packaging in-house for manufacture by third parties, and packaging is shipped directly to contracted manufacturing plants. We work with our co-manufacturers to secure a supply of raw materials that meet our specifications, such as USA farm-raised beef, GAP 2 certified cage-free whole chicken and associated broths, GAP 2 certified cage-free whole turkey and associated broths, MSC certified wild-caught salmon and MSC certified wild-caught whitefish and associated broths, and select non-GMO fruits and vegetables, such as peas, sweet potatoes and lentils. In addition to procuring raw materials that meet our formulation requirements, our contract manufacturers manufacture, test and package our products. In addition, we intend to directly source the hemp derived CBD oils used in our products from select suppliers to
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ensure product quality and traceability of the ingredient. CBD oils are shipped to our warehouse and forwarded to our contracted manufacturing partners as needed for production.
Cost of goods sold consists primarily of the cost of product obtained from third-party contract manufacturing plants, packaging materials, CBD oils directly sourced by us, inventory freight for shipping product from third-party contract manufacturing plants to our warehouse and third party fulfillment and royalties. We review inventory on hand periodically to identify damages, slow moving inventory, and/or aged inventory. Based on the analysis, we record inventories at the lower of cost or net realizable value, with any reduction in value expensed as cost of goods sold.
We calculate gross profit as net sales, including any shipping revenue collected from our customers, less cost of goods sold. Our gross profit has been and will continue to be affected by a variety of factors, primarily product sales mix including the addition of Halo branded products, volumes sold, discounts offered to Retail customers and our TLC club members, discounts offered to newly acquired and recurring customers, the cost of our manufactured products, and the cost of freight from the manufacturer to our warehouse. Changes in cost of goods sold and gross profit may be driven by the volume and price of our sales, including the extent of discounts offered, variations in the cost of raw materials and the price we pay for our manufactured products and variations in our freight costs.
Operating Expenses
General and administrative expenses include management and office personnel compensation and bonuses, warrant expense, corporate level information technology related costs, rent, travel, professional service fees, costs related to merchant credit card fees, insurance, product development costs, shipping DTC orders to customers and general corporate expenses.
Share-based compensation includes expenses related to stock options and warrants issued to non-employee directors.
Sales and marketing expenses include costs related to compensation for sales personnel, other costs related to the selling platform, as well as marketing, including paid media and content creation expenses. Marketing expenses consist primarily of Facebook and other media ads, and other advertising and marketing costs, all geared towards acquiring new customers and building brand awareness.
Customer service and warehousing costs include the cost of our customer service department, including our in-house call center, and costs associated with warehouse operations, including but not limited to payroll, rent, and warehouse management systems.
Interest expense, net
On November 4, 2019 and December 19, 2019, we issued $2.8 million and $15.0 million, respectively, in aggregate principal amount of subordinated convertible notes. These notes accrue interest payable in kind until maturity or conversion to equity.
On December 19, 2019, we entered into a loan facilities agreement with a private debt lender (the “Facilities Agreement”) that provided for a short term loan facility of $20.5 million and a revolving line of credit not to exceed $7.5 million. The short term loan is scheduled to mature on December 19, 2019 or such earlier date on which a demand is made by the agent or any lender. The revolving line of credit was paid in full with a portion of the proceeds of the ABL facility, discussed below.
On January 13, 2020, we issued $0.6 million in senior subordinated convertible notes to ABG. These notes accrue interest payable in kind until maturity or conversion to equity.
On June 24, 2020, we issued $1.5 million in subordinated convertible promissory notes. These notes accrue interest payable in kind until maturity or conversion to equity.
On July 16, 2020, we received a revolving line of credit in the aggregate amount of $7.5 million from Citizens Business Bank. The proceeds of this ABL Facility were used (i) to repay all principal, interest and fees outstanding under our existing revolving credit facility and (ii) for general corporate purposes. The ABL Facility matures on July 5, 2022 and bears interest at a variable rate of LIBOR plus 0.025 basis points, with an interest rate floor of 3.25% per annum. Accrued interest on the ABL Facility is payable monthly commencing on August 5, 2020.
Income Taxes
Our income tax provision consists of an estimate of federal and state income taxes based on enacted federal and state tax rates, as adjusted for any allowable credits, deductions and uncertain tax positions as they arise. We did not record income tax
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expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 due to the continued losses incurred by us. Prior to the May Acquisitions, TruPet was a limited liability company.
Results of Operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019

Dollars in thousands20202019Change%
Net sales$33,302 $11,567 $21,735 188 %
Cost of goods sold20,567 7,178 13,389 187 %
Gross profit12,735 4,389 8,346 190 %
Operating expenses:
General and administrative23,298 12,031 11,267 94 %
Share-based compensation7,047 6,708 339 %
Sales and marketing6,203 8,452 (2,249)(27)%
Customer service and warehousing500 854 (354)(41)%
Total operating expenses37,048 28,045 9,003 32 %
Loss from operations$(24,313)$(23,656)$(657)%
Net sales
Net sales increased $21.7 million, or 188%, to $33.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to $11.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. Net sales include $23.9 million from Halo for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 following the closing of the Halo Acquisition in December 2019. This was partially offset by a $2.2 million decrease for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 in net sales related to TruPet as compared to the comparable prior year period.
Cost of goods sold and Gross profit
Cost of goods sold increased $13.4 million, or 187%, to $20.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to $7.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. As a percentage of revenue, cost of goods sold remained consistent at 62% during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019, respectively. Cost of goods sold includes $16.3 million of Halo product costs for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 following the closing of the Halo Acquisition in December 2019. In addition, cost of goods sold during the first three quarters of 2020 included $0.9 million of non-cash expense related to the amortization of a purchase accounting adjustment to inventory recorded in connection with the Halo Acquisition. These increases were offset by a comparable decrease in cost of goods sold related to the decrease in TruPet sales.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, gross profit increased $8.3 million, or 190%, to $12.7 million compared to $4.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2019. Gross profit margin remained flat at 38% for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019, respectively. Gross profit includes $7.6 million from Halo for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, following the closing of the Halo Acquisition. The Halo line of products for the current period carried a gross profit margin of 32% compared to TruPet’s gross margin of 55%. TruPet products have higher margins as compared to the Halo product line as Halo’s food and pet food topper products have higher costs than the TruPet products. During the first three quarters of 2020, Halo also incurred storage and fulfillment center costs of $0.6 million, an inventory reserve of $0.2 million and product obsolescence costs of $0.2 million due to the nature of Halo’s products.
Operating Expenses
During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, general and administrative expenses increased $11.3 million, or 94%, to $23.3 million compared to $12.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. This increase includes expenses of $3.8 million incurred by Halo for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, following the closing of the Halo Acquisition. Halo general and administrative expenses include non-cash amortization of $1.2 million related to the trade name and customer relationship intangible assets acquired as part of the Halo acquisition, salaries and wages and related costs of $1.6 million, as well as other costs such as professional and consulting fees, charitable contributions, and other miscellaneous costs. Better Choice general and administrative expenses accounted for the remaining increase, primarily driven by higher warrant expense of $9.6 million, an increase in consulting and other professional fees of $0.5 million, and higher salaries and wages and related costs of $0.9 million as we continued building the infrastructure to support our status as a public company and the expansion of
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our corporate staff. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in TruPet general and administrative expenses of $3.5 million as compared to the prior year period driven by reductions in compensation costs, professional fees, and outbound shipping costs.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, share-based compensation increased $0.3 million, or 5%, to $7.0 million, as compared to share-based compensation of $6.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The increase was driven by $1.0 million related to a catch up of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense, $1.0 million of add-on warrant expense issued to two non-employee directors, and $0.5 million related to restricted shares issued to three non-employee directors, mostly offset by the acceleration of vesting of option awards in connection with the May Acquisitions in the prior year period.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, sales and marketing expenses, including paid media, decreased $2.3 million, or 27%, to $6.2 million from $8.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2019. Marketing expenses include $3.1 million incurred by Halo for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, following the closing of the Halo Acquisition in December 2019 and $0.4 million incurred by Bona Vida for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 related to the write off of a prepaid expense associated with a marketing contract that was terminated. TruPet’s sales and marketing expenses decreased from $8.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 to $2.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, customer service and warehousing decreased $0.4 million, or 41%, to $0.5 million, as compared to $0.9 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 due to a reduction in staff and related operating costs.
Interest expense, net
During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, interest expense increased $7.1 million to $7.3 million from $0.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. Interest expense relates primarily to existing and prior indebtedness including short term loans, lines of credit and subordinated convertible notes.
Income Taxes
No provision has been made for federal and state income taxes prior to the date of the May Acquisitions as the proportionate share of TruPet’s income or loss was included in the personal tax returns of its members as TruPet was a limited liability company. Subsequent to the Acquisitions, we, as a corporation are required to provide for income taxes.
The effective tax rate subsequent to the Acquisitions is 0%. The effective tax rate differs from the U.S. Federal statutory rate of 21% as our reported losses are offset by a valuation allowance due to uncertainty as to the realization of those losses.
Results of Operations for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019

Dollars in thousands20202019Change%
Net sales$11,135 $3,932 $7,203 183 %
Cost of goods sold6,681 3,096 3,585 116 %
Gross profit4,454 836 3,618 433 %
Operating expenses:
General and administrative3,648 4,856 (1,208)(25)%
Share-based compensation1,543 2,496 (953)(38)%
Sales and marketing2,396 2,856 (460)(16)%
Customer service and warehousing148 303 (155)(51)%
Total operating expenses7,735 10,511 (2,776)(26)%
Loss from operations$(3,281)$(9,675)$6,394 (66)%
Net sales
Net sales increased $7.2 million, or 183%, to $11.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020 compared to $3.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019. Net sales include $8.0 million from Halo for the three months ended
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September 30, 2020 following the closing of the Halo Acquisition in December 2019. This was partially offset by a $0.8 million decrease for the three months ended September 30, 2020 in net sales related to TruPet as compared to the comparable prior year period.
Cost of goods sold and Gross profit
Cost of goods sold increased $3.6 million, or 116%, to $6.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020 compared to $3.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019. As a percentage of revenue, cost of goods sold was 60% during the three months ended September 30, 2020 compared to 79% for the three months ended September 30, 2019. Cost of goods sold includes $5.3 million of Halo product costs for the three months ended September 30, 2020 following the closing of the Halo Acquisition in December 2019. These increases were offset by a comparable decrease in cost of goods sold related to the decrease in TruPet sales, a reduction in product costs, and lower inventory reserve charges.
During the three months ended September 30, 2020, gross profit increased $3.6 million, or 433%, to $4.5 million compared to $0.8 million during the three months ended September 30, 2019. Gross profit margin increased to 40% for the three months ended September 30, 2020 from 21% for the three months ended September 30, 2019. Gross profit includes $2.7 million from Halo for the three months ended September 30, 2020, following the closing of the Halo Acquisition. The Halo line of products for the current period carried a gross profit margin of 34% compared to TruPet’s margin of 54%. TruPet products have higher margins as compared to the Halo product line as Halo’s food and pet food topper products have higher costs than the TruPet products. Halo also incurred storage and fulfillment center costs of $0.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020 due to the nature of Halo’s products.
Operating Expenses
During the three months ended September 30, 2020, general and administrative expenses decreased $1.3 million, or 25%, to $3.6 million compared to $4.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019. The decrease is primarily driven by a reduction in TruPet general and administrative expenses of $1.1 million consisting primarily of decreases in sales tax expense, partially offset by an increase in professional fees. Better Choice general and administrative expenses accounted for the remaining decrease, driven by lower consulting and professional fees of $1.0 million and lower warrant compensation of $0.4 million. The decrease is offset by $1.2 million of general and administrative expenses incurred by Halo for the three months ended September 30, 2020, following the closing of the Halo Acquisition. Halo general and administrative expenses include non-cash amortization of $0.4 million related to the trade name and customer relationship intangible assets acquired as part of the Halo acquisition, salaries and wages and related costs of $0.5 million, as well as other costs such as professional and consulting fees, charitable contributions, and other miscellaneous costs.
During the three months ended September 30, 2020, share-based compensation decreased $1.0 million, or 38%, to $1.5 million, as compared to share-based compensation of $2.5 million during the three months ended September 30, 2019. The decrease was driven by the acceleration of vesting of option awards in connection with an executive termination in the prior year period.
During the three months ended September 30, 2020, sales and marketing expenses, including paid media, decreased $0.5 million, or 16%, to $2.4 million from $2.9 million during the three months ended September 30, 2019. Sales and marketing expenses include $1.1 million incurred by Halo for the three months ended September 30, 2020, following the closing of the Halo Acquisition in December 2019 and $0.4 million incurred by Bona Vida for the three months ended September 30, 2020 related to the write off of a prepaid expense associated with a marketing contract that was terminated. TruPet’s sales and marketing expenses decreased from $2.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 to $0.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020.
During the three months ended September 30, 2020, customer service and warehousing decreased $0.2 million, or 51%, to $0.1 million, as compared to $0.3 million during the three months ended September 30, 2019 due to a reduction in staff and related operating costs.
Interest expense, net
During the three months ended September 30, 2020, interest expense increased $2.5 million to $2.5 million from less than $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019. Interest expense relates primarily to existing and prior indebtedness including short term loans, lines of credit and subordinated convertible notes.
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Income Taxes
No provision has been made for federal and state income taxes prior to the date of the May Acquisitions as the proportionate share of TruPet’s income or loss was included in the personal tax returns of its members as TruPet was a limited liability company. Subsequent to the Acquisitions, we, as a corporation are required to provide for income taxes.
The effective tax rate subsequent to the Acquisitions is 0%. The effective tax rate differs from the U.S. Federal statutory rate of 21% as our reported losses are offset by a valuation allowance due to uncertainty as to the realization of those losses.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Since our founding, we have financed our operations primarily through sales of member units while a limited liability company, and since becoming a corporation, through the sales of shares of our common stock, warrants, preferred stock, and loans. On September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, we had cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash of $2.1 million and $2.5 million, respectively.
We are subject to risks common in the pet wellness consumer market including, but not limited to, dependence on key personnel, competitive forces, successful marketing and sale of its products, the successful protection of its proprietary technologies, ability to grow into new markets, and compliance with government regulations. In late 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus (“COVID-19”) began to spread globally. As of November 2020, we have not experienced a significant adverse impact to our business, financial condition or cash flows resulting from the pandemic. However, uncertainties regarding the continued economic impact of COVID-19 are likely to result in sustained market turmoil, which could negatively impact our business, financial condition, and cash flows in the future.

We have incurred losses over the last three years and have an accumulated deficit. We expect to continue to generate operating losses and consume significant cash resources for the foreseeable future. These conditions raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern, meaning that we may be unable to continue operations for the foreseeable future or realize assets and discharge liabilities in the ordinary course of operations. We have implemented and continue to implement plans to achieve cost savings and other strategic objectives to address these conditions. We expect cost savings from consolidation of third-party manufacturers, optimizing shipping and warehousing as well as overhead cost reductions. The business is focused on growing the most profitable channels while reducing investments in areas that are expected to have lower long-term benefits.
If we seek additional financing to fund our business activities in the future and there remains doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern, investors or other financing sources may be unwilling to provide additional funding on commercially reasonable terms or at all. If we are unable to raise the necessary funds when needed or achieve planned cost savings, or other strategic objectives are not achieved, we may not be able to continue our operations, or we could be required to modify our operations that could slow future growth. The accompanying interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming we will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and payments of liabilities in the ordinary course of business. Accordingly, the interim condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of asset carrying amounts or the amount of and classification of liabilities that may result should we be unable to continue as a going concern.
A summary of our cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 is as follows:
Dollars in thousandsNine Months Ended September 30,
20202019
Cash flows (used in) provided by:
Operating activities$(4,523)$(13,224)
Investing activities(42)364 
Financing activities4,112 17,915 
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash$(453)$5,055 
Cash flows from Operating Activities
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Cash used in operating activities decreased $8.7 million, or 66%, during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019. Net loss from operations adjusted for non-cash expenses was $7.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to $17.5 million for the comparable prior year period. The improvement was driven by an increase in revenue from the Halo Acquisition and a reduction in sales and marketing and customer services and warehouse expenses. While general and administrative costs increased $11.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to the comparable prior year period, a majority of the increase was related to non-cash expenses. As a percentage of revenue, cash expenses from general and administrative activity decreased year over year, reflecting continued optimization and leverage of operating costs as a combined company.
Cash flows from Investing Activities
Cash used in investing activities was less than $0.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2020. Cash provided by investing activities was $0.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.The cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 is related to the purchase of property and equipment. The cash flow from investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 is primarily due to cash acquired in the merger, partially offset by cash used to purchase property and equipment.
Cash flows from Financing Activities
Cash provided by financing activities was $4.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to cash provided by financing activities of $17.9 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The cash provided by financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was related to proceeds from the revolving line of credit of $0.3 million, proceeds from the PPP loans of $0.9 million, proceeds of $1.5 million from the June 2020 Notes and $1.5 million related to investor prepayments associated with the issuance of preferred stock, slightly offset by less than $0.1 million in debt issuance costs. Net cash provided by financing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was related to net proceeds from a private placement of $15.8 million and a PIPE warrant exercise of $4.0 million, offset by payments to eliminate the balance due under a cash advance agreement of $1.9 million. We refinanced debt acquired in the merger of $1.6 million with the proceeds from the issuance of new debt of $6.2 million. For details about the terms, covenants and restrictions contained in the Facilities Agreement and the subordinated convertible notes, see "Note 10 - Debt" to our interim condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements, as defined by applicable regulations of the SEC, that are reasonably likely to have a current or future material effect on our financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.
Critical Accounting Policies
We have identified significant accounting policies that, as a result of the judgments, uncertainties, uniqueness and complexities of the underlying accounting standards and operations involved could result in material changes to its financial condition or results of operations under different conditions or using different assumptions. Our most critical accounting policies are related to revenue recognition, valuation of long-lived and intangible assets, share-based compensation, and the accounting for convertible notes, warrants and business combinations. Details regarding our use of these policies and the related estimates are described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 4, 2020.
ITEM 3.    QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
The Company is a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and is not required to provide the information under this Item.
ITEM 4.    CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Management evaluated its internal control over financial reporting for the quarter ended September 30, 2020. Based upon that evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of September 30, 2020. Management anticipates that such disclosure controls and procedures will not be effective until the material weaknesses described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K are remediated.
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Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
As part of the Halo acquisition, the existing Halo finance team will support the process of bringing current outsourced processes in house. Additionally, the Company hired the Principal Financial and Accounting Officer of the Company, effective May 12, 2020, to help improve internal control over financial reporting. There were no other changes in internal control over financial reporting during the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2020 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II
ITEM 1.    LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
From time to time, we may become involved in various lawsuits and legal proceedings, which arise in the ordinary course of business. However, litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties, and an adverse result in these or other matters may arise from time to time that may harm our business. We are currently not aware of any such legal proceedings or claims that we believe will have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or operating results.
ITEM 1A.    RISK FACTORS
There have been no material changes from the risk factors disclosed in Item 1A. of Part 1 of our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019. While we believe there have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in such Form 10-K, you should carefully consider, in addition to the other information set forth in this report, the risk factors discussed in our Annual Report that could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results. The risks described in our Annual Report are not the only risks facing our Company. In addition to risks and uncertainties inherent in forward-looking statements contained in this Report on Form 10-Q, additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.
ITEM 2.    UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
We have previously disclosed all sales of securities without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
ITEM 3.    DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
ITEM 4.    MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
ITEM 5    OTHER INFORMATION
None.
ITEM 6.    EXHIBITS
The following exhibits are filed herewith.
EXHIBIT INDEX
ExhibitExhibit DescriptionFormFile
No.
ExhibitFiling
date
Filed /
Furnished
Herewith
8-K333-1619432.105/10/2019
8-K333-1619432.205/10/2019
8-K333-1619432.305/10/2019
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ExhibitExhibit DescriptionFormFile
No.
ExhibitFiling
date
Filed /
Furnished
Herewith
8-K333-1619432.405/10/2019
8-K333-1619432.112/26/2019
10-Q333-1619433.104/15/2019
10-Q333-1619433.204/15/2019
8-K333-1619433.103/20/2019
10-KT333-1619433.507/25/2019
8-K333-16194399.107/30/2020
10-Q333-1619433.404/15/2019
10-Q333-1619433.504/15/2019
8-K333-1619433.105/23/2019
8-K333-1619433.110/02/2020
8-K333-1619434.104/30/2019
8-K333-1619434.109/23/2019
8-K333-1619434.209/23/2019
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ExhibitExhibit DescriptionFormFile
No.
ExhibitFiling
date
Filed /
Furnished
Herewith
8-K333-1619434.309/23/2019
8-K333-1619434.111/15/2019
8-K333-1619434.211/15/2019
10-Q333-1619434.701/31/2020
10-Q333-1619434.801/31/2020
10-Q333-1619434.1001/31/2020
8-K333-1619434.112/13/2018
10-Q333-1619434.1106/25/2020
10-Q333-1619434.1206/25/2020
10-Q333-1619434.1306/25/2020
10-Q333-1619434.1406/25/2020
10-Q333-1619434.158/14/2020
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ExhibitExhibit DescriptionFormFile
No.
ExhibitFiling
date
Filed /
Furnished
Herewith
8-K333-16194310.507/21/2020
8-K333-1619434.110/02/2020
8-K333-16194310.105/10/2019
8-K333-16194310.205/10/2019
S-1333-23434910.1710/28/2019
8-K333-16194310.305/10/2019
S-1333-23434910.1610/28/2019
10-Q333-16194310.101/31/2020
10-Q333-16194310.201/31/2020
10-Q333-16194310.301/31/2020
10-Q333-16194310.601/31/2020
10-Q333-16194310.401/31/2020
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ExhibitExhibit DescriptionFormFile
No.
ExhibitFiling
date
Filed /
Furnished
Herewith
S-1333-23434910.210/28/2019
S-1333-23434910.310/28/2019
8-K333-16194310.104/30/2019
8-K333-1619434.105/10/2019
8-K333-1619434.205/10/2019
8-K333-1619434.311/15/2019
8-K333-16194310.111/15/2019
8-K333-16194310.107/21/2020
8-K333-16194310.207/21/2020
8-K333-16194310.307/21/2020
8-K333-16194310.407/21/2020
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ExhibitExhibit DescriptionFormFile
No.
ExhibitFiling
date
Filed /
Furnished
Herewith
10-K333-16194310.1905/04/2020
S-1333-23434910.710/28/2019
S-1333-23434910.810/28/2019
8-K333-16194310.109/23/2019
8-K333-16194310.102/07/2019
10-Q333-16194310.610/09/2019
8-K333-16194310.302/11/2020
8-K333-16194310.402/11/2020
10-Q333-16194310.710/09/2019
10-K333-16194310.2805/04/2020
S-1333-23434910.1110/28/2019
S-1333-23434910.1210/28/2019
8-K333-16194310.102/11/2020
8-K333-16194310.202/11/2020
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ExhibitExhibit DescriptionFormFile
No.
ExhibitFiling
date
Filed /
Furnished
Herewith
8-K333-16194310.110/2/2020
8-K333-16194310.210/2/2020
8-K333-16194310.310/2/2020
8-K333-16194310.410/2/2020
8-K*
10-K333-16194321.15/4/2020
*
*
*
101.INSiXBRL Instance Document*
101.SCHiXBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document*
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No.
ExhibitFiling
date
Filed /
Furnished
Herewith
101.CALiXBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Document*
101.DEFiXBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document*
101.LABiXBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document*
101.PREiXBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Link Document*
104Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document)*
†    Indicates a management contract or any compensatory plan, contract or arrangement.
#    Certain schedules and similar attachments to this agreement have been omitted in accordance with Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K. The Company will furnish copies of any schedules or similar attachments to the SEC upon request.
***    Certain information in this document has been excluded pursuant to Regulation S-K, Item 601(b)(10). Such excluded information is not material and would likely cause competitive harm to the registrant if publicly disclosed.
SIGNATURE
In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
BETTER CHOICE COMPANY INC.
Date: November 16, 2020By:
/s/ WERNER VON PEIN
Werner von Pein
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
Date: November 16, 2020By:/s/ SHARLA COOK
Sharla Cook
Principal Financial and Accounting Officer

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