ETHEMA HEALTH Corp - Annual Report: 2021 (Form 10-K)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

☒  ANNUAL REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended: December 31, 2021

or

☐ TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from  to  

Commission file number: 000-15078

Ethema Health Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Colorado 84-1227328

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1590 S. Congress Avenue

West Palm Beach, Florida 33406

(Address of principal executive offices)

(561) 290-0239

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered under Section 12(g) of the Act:

Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share

(Title of class) 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes  ☐  No  ☒

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes  ☐  No  ☒ 

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, if any, every interactive data file required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (section 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ☒  No  ☐

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of issuer’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated file, a non-accelerated file, 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. (Check one):

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

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

The aggregate market value of the registrant’s common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of June 30, 2021, based on a closing share price of $0.0044 was approximately $12,207,271.

As of April 13, 2022, the registrant had 3,729,053,805 shares of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding.

ETHEMA HEALTH CORPORATION  

YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I

Item 1. Business.

Company History

Ethema Health Corporation (the “Company” or “Ethema”), a Colorado corporation was incorporated under the laws of the State of Colorado on April 1, 1993, and is the surviving company of a merger, effective February 1, 1995, between the Company and Nova Natural Resources Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Nova Delaware”). The merger was effectuated solely for the purpose of changing the Company’s domicile from Delaware to Colorado. At all times prior to 2001, the Company was engaged in the oil and gas exploration business. Nova Delaware was the successor entity to Nova Petroleum Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and Power Resources Corporation, a Delaware corporation, which merged in 1986 (“the 1986 Merger”). Prior to the 1986 Merger, Nova Petroleum Corporation and Power Resources Corporation had operated since 1979 and 1972, respectively. In 2001, the Company entered into the electronics business and this business was active in 2001 and 2002, as part of the Torita Group. After 2002, the Company continued with various stages of development in this business until 2010.

On April 1, 2010, the Company changed its principal operations from development stage electronics to healthcare services. On March 29, 2010, the Company entered into a one year consulting agreement with GreeneStone Clinic Inc., a Canadian corporation (“Greenestone Clinic”), whereby Greenestone Clinic provided consulting services for the Company’s development and operation of medical clinics in the province of Ontario, Canada. Specifically, Greenestone Clinic provided medical and business expertise in the initial startup of private clinics and technical assistance to ensure that the clinics were in compliance with governmental policy and procedure requirements as well as any operational requirements. At the time of entering into this consulting agreement, Greenestone Clinic operated a clinic at the Muskoka property housing its addiction treatment clinic and provided endoscopy services. The Company started offering medical services in June 2010, offering various medical services, including endoscopy, cardiology and executive medicals, which services were subsequently sold.

On May 15, 2010, the Company secured a sublease of space (which was previously the Rothbart Pain Clinic) of approximately 8,000 sq. ft. to be used as the Company’s executive offices and to run an endoscopy clinic. The Endoscopy clinic was subsequently sold. The Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary GreeneStone Clinic Muskoka Inc. (“GreeneStone Muskoka”), also entered into a lease with the owner of the Muskoka premises on April 1, 2011 and provided mental health and addiction treatment services and operated an in-patient addiction treatment center at this location.

During December 2016, the Company obtained a license to operate and provide addiction treatment healthcare services in Florida, USA. The company commenced operations under this license with effect from January 2017.

On February 14, 2017, the Company completed a series of transactions (referred to collectively as the “Restructuring Transactions”), including a Share Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”) whereby the Company acquired 100% of the stock of Cranberry Cove Holdings Ltd. (“CCH”), which held the real estate on which the Company’s GreeneStone Muskoka operated, an asset purchase agreement (the “APA”) and lease (the “Lease”) whereby the Company sold certain of the GreeneStone Muskoka business assets and leased the real estate to the buyer, and a real estate purchase agreement and asset purchase agreement whereby the Company purchased the real estate and business assets of Seastone Delray (the “Florida Purchase”).

The Share Purchase Agreement

Under the SPA, the Company acquired 100% of the stock of CCH from Leon Developments Ltd. (“Leon Developments”), a company wholly owned by Shawn E. Leon, who is the President, CEO, and CFO of the Company (“Mr. Leon”). CCH owns the real estate on which GreeneStone Muskoka is located. The total consideration paid by the Company was CDN$3,517,062, including the assumption of certain liabilities of CCH, which was funded by the assignment to Leon Developments of certain indebtedness owing to the Company in the amount of CDN$659,918, and the issuance of 60,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to Leon Developments, valued at US$0.0364 per share.

The Asset Purchase Agreement and Lease

Under the APA, the assets of GreeneStone Muskoka were sold by the Company, through its subsidiary, GreeneStone Muskoka, to Canadian Addiction Residential Treatment LP (the “Purchaser” or “CART”), for a total consideration of CDN$10,000,000. The proceeds of the GreeneStone Muskoka asset sale were used to pay down certain tax debts and operational costs of the Company and to fund the Florida Purchase, mentioned below.

Through the APA, substantially all of the assets of GreeneStone Muskoka were sold, leaving Ethema with only the underlying clinic real estate, which the Company, through its newly acquired subsidiary, CCH concurrently leased to the Purchaser. The Lease is a triple net lease and provides for a five (5) year primary term with three (3) five-year renewal options, annual base rent for the first year at CDN$420,000 with annual increases, an option to tenant to purchase the leased premises and certain first refusal rights.

The Florida Purchases and Business

Immediately after closing on the sale of the assets of GreeneStone Muskoka, the Company closed on the acquisition of the business and real estate assets of Seastone Delray pursuant to certain real estate and asset purchase agreements. This business is operated through its wholly owned subsidiary, Addiction Recovery Institute of America, LLC (“ARIA”). The purchase price for the ARIA assets was US$6,070,000 financed with a purchase money mortgage of US$3,000,000, and US$3,070,000 in cash.

On April 4, 2017 the Company changed its Corporate name from Greenestone Healthcare Corporation to Ethema Health Corporation.

On November 2, 2017, the Company entered into an Agreement to purchase from AREP 5400 East Avenue LLC (“the Landlord”) certain buildings in West Palm Beach, Florida, totaling approximately 80,000 square feet, on which the Company planned to operate a substance abuse treatment center. The purchase price of the Property was $20,530,000. The Company made a series of nonrefundable down payments totaling $2,940,546 in 2017 and 2018. The Company could not get the necessary financing to close on the deal.

On May 23, 2018, the Company converted the agreement to purchase the buildings from the Landlord into a real property lease agreement with a purchase option. The lease was for an initial 10 years and provided for two additional 10 year extensions.

In June 2018, the Company moved its ARIA operations into the West Palm Beach properties and in September 2018 received a license to operate in-patient detoxification and residential treatment services.

In June of 2019, the Company and the Landlord wished to proceed with marketing the property for sale and agreed to convert the long term lease into a month to month lease for a reduced amount of space.

The Company once again had an opportunity to purchase the property in October of 2019 but could not arrange for sufficient financing to complete the purchase and the Landlord subsequently entered into a conditional agreement with another purchaser and on December 20, 2019, the Company entered into an agreement with the landlord to terminate the lease agreement on January 31, 2020.

On June 30, 2020, the Company entered into an agreement (“the Stock Purchase Agreement”), whereby the Company agreed to acquire 51% of American Treatment Holdings, Inc. (“ATHI”) from The Q Global Trust (“Seller”) and Lawrence B Hawkins (“Hawkins”), which owned 100% of Evernia Health Services LLC. (“Evernia”), which operates drug rehabilitation facilities. The consideration for the acquisition was a loan to be provided by the Company to Evernia in the amount of $500,000.

The Company originally had a 180 day option, to purchase an additional 9% of ETHI for a purchase consideration of $50,000. On April 28, 2021, the Stock Purchase Agreement was amended whereby the option to purchase an additional 9% of ATHI for $50,000 was amended to purchase an additional 24%, an increase of 15% over the prior option, for 100,000,000 shares of common stock and $50,000. The remaining condition to closing, the receipt of approval for the change of ownership of the license from the Department of Children and Family Services of Florida, was satisfied by probationary approval, which was received on June 30, 2021. The Company exercised the option and issued the 100,000,000 shares of common stock, resulting in the Company owning 75% of ATHI..

Corporate Structure

The Company consists of the following entities:

Ethema is the publicly traded investment holding company, registered in Colorado, U.S.

CCH owns and leases the property on which CART operates an addiction treatment center.

ARIA operated a treatment center in Delray Beach, Florida out of premises which it had acquired in February 2017. The treatment center was relocated and was operated out of leased premises in West Palm Beach Florida.

DARE has remained dormant since inception.

Muskoka previously owned and operated the addiction treatment center in Canada which was sold to CART.

ATHI owns 100% of the members interest of Evernia. Ethema has been financing the operations of Evernia since June 2020.

Evernia operates a treatment center in West Palm Beach Florida and is a wholly owned subsidiary of ATHI which was acquired by Ethema effective July 1, 2021. The Company has been actively involved in the operation of this treatment center since June 30, 2020.

Employees

As of December 31, 2021, Ethema had 46 employees.

Marketing

The addiction treatment business in the USA operates as an insured healthcare service. Our marketing efforts are long-term processes of establishing relationships with relevant professionals and our treatment staff. We use industry specific conferences and functions to network with these professionals.

Through Evernia, the Company has an in-network relationship with a single large health care provider and the majority of the Company’s clients are sourced from this health care provider.

Competition

There are a significant amount of treatment facilities in the United States, we compete with these clinics for patients who are typically covered by insured healthcare services.

Environmental Regulations

The Company is not currently subject to any pending administrative or judicial enforcement proceedings arising under environmental laws or regulations. Environmental laws and regulations may be adopted in the future which may have an impact upon the Company’s operations.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

Not applicable because we are a smaller reporting company.

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments

None. 

Item 2. Properties.

Ethema Executive Offices

The Company’s executive offices are located at 1590 S. Congress Avenue, West Palm Beach, Florida, 33406.

West Palm Beach Treatment Operations

The Company, through its acquisition of ATHI, effectively acquired a 75% of the Evernia treatment facility located at 950 Evernia Street, West Palm Beach Florida. The Company has been actively involved in the operation of the Evernia treatment facility since June 2020.

Muskoka Treatment Facility

The Muskoka Treatment Facility is located in Bala, Ontario, 3571 Highway 169. The property is 43 acres and contains approximately 48,000 square feet of buildings. The property is wholly owned by CCH and has been leased to CART for an initial term of five years, which ended on February 28, 2022. The tenant exercised its option to extend the lease term for an additional five years. The lease gives the tenant an option to extend for two additional five (5) year terms, an option to purchase the property at any time for a purchase price of CDN$7,000,000 in the first thirty six (36) months of the term and thereafter at a purchase price increased by CDN$1,500,000 for each successive year up to a maximum of CDN$10,000,000, and a right of first refusal in the event of a sale to a third party.

Item 3. Legal Proceedings.

A suit, claiming past due rent was filed against the Company in March 2020 for rent of a storage warehouse, the warehouse was abandoned during March 2020. The rental expense was accrued in our records for $12,293 as of December 31, 2021.

Other than disclosed above, we are currently not involved in any litigation that we believe could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations. There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the executive officers of our company or any of our subsidiaries, threatened against or affecting our company, our common stock, any of our subsidiaries or of our companies or our subsidiaries’ officers or directors in their capacities as such, in which an adverse decision could have a material adverse effect.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

None.

PART II

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities .

The Company’s common stock is quoted on the Over-the-counter Market (the “OTC PINK”) under the symbol “GRST”. The Company was sponsored by the market maker Wilson Davis & Co. from Salt Lake City, Utah, which filed a Form 15c2-11 application with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) for the Company in 2011. This application was approved by FINRA in February 2012, and Wilson Davis & Co. first quoted the stock in March 2012.

From March 2012 to January 2020, our common stock had been traded on the OTCQB markets under the symbol “GRST”, in January 2020, the stock was downgraded to the OTC Pink Sheets market.

The last reported sale price of our common stock on the OTC Pink on April 13, 2022, was $0.0007 per share. As of April 13, 2022, there were approximately 155 holders of record of our common stock. 

Dividend Policy

We have not paid any cash dividends on our common stock to date, and we have no intention of paying cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Whether we declare and pay dividends is determined by our Board of Directors at their discretion, subject to certain limitations imposed under Colorado corporate law. The timing, amount and form of dividends, if any, will depend on, among other things, our results of operations, financial condition, cash requirements and other factors deemed relevant by our Board of Directors.

Equity Compensation Plan Information

See Item 11 - Executive Compensation for equity compensation plan information.

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

Other than as set forth below or as previously disclosed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, we did not sell any equity securities during the year ended December 31, 2021 in transactions that were not registered under the Securities Act.

On January 8, 2021, the Company issued 78,763,466 shares of common stock to Leonite Capital, LP (“Leonite”), in connection with a conversion notice received, converting principal and interest of $70,137.

On March 3, 2021, the Company issued 97,000,000 shares of common stock to Leonite in connection with a conversion notice received, converting principal and interest of $95,000.

On March 9, 2021, the Company received notification of exercise of warrants for 66,666,666 shares on a cashless basis from Auctus Fund, LLC (“Auctus”), resulting in the issuance of 59,999,999 shares of common stock valued on the date of issuance at $90,000.

On May 3, 2021, the Company issued 100,000,000 shares of common stock to Labrys Fund LP (“Labrys”) in connection with a conversion notice received, converting principal and interest of $90,000.

On May 13 2021, the Company received notification of exercise of warrants for 50,505,051 shares on a cashless basis from First Fire Global Opportunities Fund, resulting in the issuance of 42,353,038 shares of common stock valued on the date of issuance at $86,824.

 On June 1, 2021, the Company issued 30,000,000 shares of common stock to Leonite in connection with a conversion notice received, converting principal and interest of $29,250.

On June 8, 2021, the Company issued 106,313,288 shares of common stock to Joshua Bauman in connection with a conversion notice received, converting principal and interest of $105,563.

On June 10, 2021, the Company issued 60,000,000 shares of common stock to Leonite in connection with a conversion notice received, converting principal and interest of $59,250.

On July 1, 2021, in terms of the amendment to the stock Purchase Agreement entered into on June 30, 2020 between the Company, the Q Global Trust, LLC, and American Treatment Holdings, the Company issued 100,000,000 shares of common stock thereby closing the transaction and acquiring a 75% interest in ATHI.

On July 7, 2021, in terms of a conversion notice received by the Company, Labrys converted the aggregate principal sum of $100,800 into 112,000,000 shares of common stock.

On August 6, 2021, the Company received a cashless warrant exercise from Labrys, exercising warrants for 100,000,000 shares, resulting in the issuance of 86,333,333 shares of common stock valued on the date of issuance at $176,983.

On September 10, 2021, the Company issued 59,259,630 shares of common stock to Leonite in connection with a conversion notice received, converting principal and interest of $60,977.

On September 24, 2021, the company received a cashless warrant exercise from Labrys, exercising warrants for 91,666,666 shares, resulting in the issuance of 54,999,999 shares of common stock valued on the date of issuance at $242,000.

On September 24, 2021, the company received a cashless warrant exercise from Labrys, exercising warrants for 60,000,000 shares, resulting in the issuance of 36,939,393 shares of common stock valued on the date of issuance at $162,533.

On September 28, 2021, the Company issued 60,000,000 shares of common stock to Labrys in connection with a conversion notice received, converting principal of $54,000.

On October 8, 2021, in terms of a conversion notice received by the company, Labrys converted the aggregate principal sum of $55,800 into 62,000,000 shares of common stock.

On October 15, 2021, in terms of a conversion notice received by the company, Labrys converted the aggregate principal sum of $7,400 into 8,222,222 shares of common stock.

On October 19, 2021, the Company issued 50,496,728 shares of common stock to Leonite in connection with a conversion notice received, converting principal and interest of $49,747.

On October 25, 2021, the Company issued 39,405,310 shares of common stock to Joshua Bauman in connection with a conversion notice received, converting principal and interest of $38,655.

On October 29, 2021, the Company issued 83,771,947 shares of common stock to Leonite in connection with a conversion notice received, converting principal and interest of $83,022.

On November 22, 2021, the Company issued 58,427,091 shares of common stock to Leonite in connection with a conversion notice received, converting principal and interest of $57,677.

On November 23, 2021, in terms of a conversion notice received by the company, Labrys converted the aggregate principal sum of $6,329 and interest of $60,500 into 75,000,000 shares of common stock.

On December 13, 2021, in terms of a conversion notice received by the company, Leonite converted the aggregate principal and interest amount of $89,933 into 90,682,696 shares of common stock.

Penny Stock

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has adopted rules that regulate broker dealer practices in connection with transactions in penny stocks. Penny stocks are generally equity securities with a market price of less than $5.00, other than securities registered on certain national securities exchanges or quoted on the NASDAQ system, provided that current price and volume information with respect to transactions in such securities is provided by the exchange or system. The penny stock rules require a broker dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document prepared by the SEC, that: (a) contains a description of the nature and level of risk in the market for penny stocks in both public offerings and secondary trading; (b) contains a description of the broker’s or dealer’s duties to the customer and of the rights and remedies available to the customer with respect to a violation of such duties or other requirements of the securities laws. (c) contains a brief, clear, narrative description of a dealer market, including bid and ask prices for penny stocks and the significance of the spread between the bid and ask price; (d) contains a toll-free telephone number for inquiries on disciplinary actions; (e) defines significant terms in the disclosure document or in the conduct of trading in penny stocks; and (f) contains such other information and is in such form, including language, type size and format, as the SEC shall require by rule or regulation.

The broker dealer also must provide, prior to effecting any transaction in a penny stock, the customer with (a) bid and offer quotations for the penny stock; (b) the compensation of the broker dealer and its salesperson in the transaction; (c) the number of shares to which such bid and ask prices apply, or other comparable information relating to the depth and liquidity of the market for such stock; and (d) a monthly account statement showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer’s account.

In addition, the penny stock rules require that prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from those rules, the broker dealer must make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser’s written acknowledgment of the receipt of a risk disclosure statement, a written agreement as to transactions involving penny stocks, and a signed and dated copy of a written suitability statement.

These disclosure requirements may have the effect of reducing the trading activity for our common stock. Therefore, stockholders may have difficulty selling our securities.

Item 6. Reserved

Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements 

Many of the matters discussed within this Annual Report contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) on our current expectations and projections about future events. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “should,” “potential,” “continue,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” and similar expressions. These statements are based on our current beliefs, expectations, and assumptions and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and generally beyond our control, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed, projected or implied in or by the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include the risks noted under Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” but are also contained elsewhere. We do not undertake any obligation to update any forward looking statements. Unless the context requires otherwise, references to “we,” “us,” “our,” and “Ethema,” refer to Ethema Health Corporation and its subsidiaries.

Furthermore, if our forward-looking statements prove to be inaccurate, the inaccuracy may be material. In light of the significant uncertainties in these forward-looking statements, you should not regard these statements as a representation or warranty by us or any other person that we will achieve our objectives and plans in any specified time frame, or at all. We do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements.

Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. 

Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). These accounting principles require us to make certain estimates, judgments, and assumptions. We believe that the estimates, judgments and assumptions upon which we rely are reasonable based upon information available to us at the time that these estimates, judgments, and assumptions are made. These estimates, judgments, and assumptions can affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the consolidated financial statements as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the periods presented. Our consolidated financial statements would be affected to the extent there are material differences between these estimates. This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the company’s consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021.

Results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2021 and the year ended December 31, 2020.

Revenue

Revenue was $1,942,588 and $338,996 for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, an increase of $1,603,592 or 473.0%.

Revenue from patient treatment was $1,568,071 and $0 for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, an increase of $1,568,071 or 100.0%. The increase is due to the acquisition of Evernia, a West Palm Beach based treatment facility, on July 1, 2021.

Revenue from rental income was $374,517 and $338,996 for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, an increase of $35,521 or 10.5%, the increase is primarily due to the contractual increase in rental income..

Operating Expenses

Operating expenses was $1,940,483 and $502,340 for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, an increase of $1,438,143 or 286.3%. The increase in operating expenses is attributable to:

Operating profit (loss)

The operating profit was $2,105 and the operating loss was $(163,344) for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, an increase of $165,449 or 101.3%. The increase is attributable to the acquisition of Evernia on July 1, 2021, which resulted in increased revenue primarily due to patients obtained from the health care provider license which Evernia has secured.

Other income

Other income was $273,373 and $1,183 for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Other income includes; (i) the reversal of a $250,000 provision raised for rental expenses on a previous property leased by the Company which has, subsequently been disposed of by the Landlord, and (ii) a financial inducement granted to the Company by the Evernia landlord.

Forgiveness of government relief loan

Forgiveness of government relief loan was $156,782 and $0 for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, an increase of $156,782 or 100.0%. The company had met all requirements for forgiveness of one of its Covid-19 government relief loans and the loan forgiveness was recorded during the fourth quarter.

Gain on debt extinguishment

Gain on debt extinguishment was $0 and $12,601,823 for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. In the prior year, the company entered into several debt extinguishment agreements with convertible debt holders whereby the amounts payable and the payment terms under these convertible notes were renegotiated, this also resulted in the extinguishment of derivative liabilities related to these convertible notes.

Gain on sale of assets

The Gain on sale of assets was $0 and $36,470 for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The gain in the prior year represented an over-accrual for expenses relating to the disposal of the Delray Beach properties.

Loss on advance

Loss on advance was $120,000 and $0 for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, an increase of $120,000 or 100.0%. The company advanced funds to Local link wellness in the prior year, which were deemed to be uncollectible in 2021.

Warrants exercised

Warrant exercise was $0 and $95,868 for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, a decrease of $95,868 or 100.0%. In the prior year warrants were exercised for 184,000,000 shares of common stock

Fair value of warrants granted to convertible debt holders

Fair value of warrants granted to convertible debt holders was $854,140 and $0 for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, an increase of $854,140 or 100%. The Company granted warrants to certain convertible debt holders in terms of agreements entered into with them, whereby any debt issued subsequent to their debt on more favorable terms would result in the debt holders being entitled to the same terms as issued to the subsequent debt holders. The company issued warrants for a total of 195,963,598 shares of common stock which was valued using a Black Scholes valuation model.

Penalty on convertible notes

Penalty on convertible notes was $9,240 and $0 for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, an increase of $9,240. The penalty on convertible notes relates to a fee paid for the extension of repayment dates on the Labrys note.

Interest income 

Interest income was $0 and $629 for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 respectively, a decrease of $629 or 100.0%. The interest income is immaterial.

Interest expense

Interest expense was $829,525 and $676,634 for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, an increase of $152,891 or 22.6%, primarily due to the increase in convertible note funding during the current year.

Debt discount

Debt discount was $1,965,551 and $861,657 for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, an increase of $1,103,894 or 128.1%. The increase is primarily due to new convertible notes issued during the current year and the amortization of loans entered into during the second half of the prior year.

Derivative liability movement

The derivative liability movement during the current year represents the mark to market movements of variably priced convertible notes and warrants issued during the current and prior years. These securities are marked to market on a quarterly basis and the resultant gain or loss is recorded as a derivative liability movement in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.

Foreign exchange movements

Foreign exchange movements was $(34,301) and $(175,500) for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively and represents the realized exchange gains and (losses) on monetary assets and liabilities settled during the current year as well as mark to market adjustments on monetary assets and liabilities reflected on the balance sheet and denominated in Canadian Dollars.

Net (loss) income before taxation

Net loss was $(1,854,306) and net income was $3,084,992 for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, a decrease of $4,939,298 or 160.1%. The decrease is primarily due to the fair value of the warrants granted, the debt discount amortization, and the prior year gain on debt extinguishment, offset by the derivative liability movements, as discussed above.

Taxation

Taxation credit was $280,903 and $0 for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively an increase of $280,903 or 100.0%. the tax credit arose due to the reversal of prior years’ accrual for $250,000 in penalty tax for non-disclosure of foreign entities in the US tax return, a deferred tax movement of $37,588 on the amortization of licenses which arose on the acquisition of ATHI and Evernia, and a small tax provision on profits realized on the ATHI and Evernia results.

Net (loss) income

Net loss was $(1,573,403) and net income was $3,084,992 for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, a decrease of $4,658,395 or 151.0%. The decrease is primarily due to the reasons discussed above.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash used in operating activities was $85,567 and $101,970 for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively a decrease of $16,403 or 16.1%. The decrease is primarily due to the following:

Cash used in investing activities was $0.6 million and $0.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. We invested $0.5 million (2020 - $0.7 million) in the Evernia treatment facility based in West Palm Beach, prior to acquisition. We also purchased property and equipment of $0.1million, primarily to support the Evernia operation during the current year.

Cash generated by financing activities was $0.6 million and $0.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 200, respectively. During the current year we raised $1.2 million and repaid $0.5 million in convertible notes, primarily to fund the Evernia operations.

Over the next twelve months we estimate that the company will require approximately $6.5 million in funding to repay its obligations, if these obligations are not converted to equity and for funding working capital as we continue to seek opportunities for addiction treatment in the US markets. There is no assurance that the Company will be successful with future financing ventures, and the inability to secure such financing may have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition. In the opinion of management, the Company’s liquidity risk is assessed as high.

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

ETHEMA HEALTH CORPORATION

INDEX TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

(Expressed in US$ unless otherwise indicated)

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and

Stockholders of Ethema Health Corporation

West Palm Beach, Florida

Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Ethema Health Corporation (the “Company”) at December 31, 2021 and 2020, and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss), changes in stockholders’ deficit, and cash flows for each of the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the consolidated financial statements). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company at December 31, 2021 and 2020, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

The accompanying consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Going Concern

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As described in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company had accumulated deficit of approximately $44.7 million and negative working capital of approximately $13.2 million at December 31, 2021, which raises substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are described in Note 3. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Critical Audit Matter

The critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from the current period audit of the consolidated financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matters below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.

Accounting for Embedded Conversion Features on Convertible Notes – Refer to Notes 12 and 16 to the Financial Statements

The principal considerations for our determination that performing procedures relating to the valuation of derivatives is a critical audit matter are the significant judgment by management when developing the fair value of the derivative liabilities. This in turn led to a high degree of auditor judgment, subjectivity, and effort in performing procedures and evaluating management’s significant assumptions related to the valuation models used and related variable inputs used within those models.

Addressing the matter involved performing procedures and evaluating audit evidence in connection with forming our overall opinion on the consolidated financial statements. These procedures included testing management’s process for developing the fair value estimate; evaluating the appropriateness of the valuation techniques; testing the completeness and accuracy of underlying data used in the model; and evaluating the significant assumptions used by management, including the values of expected volatility and discount rate. Evaluating management’s assumptions related to the volatility amounts and discount rates involved evaluating whether the assumptions used by management were reasonable considering the current and historical performance, the consistency with external market and industry data, and whether these assumptions were consistent with evidence obtained in other areas of the audit.

ETHEMA HEALTH CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements

ETHEMA HEALTH CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS 

AND COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements

ETHEMA HEALTH CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statement

ETHEMA HEALTH CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements

ETHEMA HEALTH CORPORATION

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Since 2010, the Company has operated addiction treatment centers. Initially the Company operated an addiction treatment center in Ontario Canada under its Greenestone Muskoka clinic, which was sold on February 14, 2017. Simultaneously with this sale the Company purchased buildings and operated an addiction treatment center in Delray Beach Florida under its Addiction recovery Institute of America subsidiary with a license obtained in December 2016, initially though owned properties in Delray Beach and subsequently though leased properties in West Palm Beach, Florida. Since June 30, 2020, the Company has been actively involved in the management of a treatment center operated by Evernia in West Palm Beach Florida. On July 1, 2021, the Company closed on the acquisition of 75% of ATHI, which owns 100% of Evernia, once the probationary approval of a license was obtained from the Department of Children and Family Services of Florida. Evernia is the only active treatment center operated by the Company.

The Company also owns the real estate on which its Greenstone Muskoka clinic operated. The current tenant operates an addiction treatment center on these premises. The Company collects rent on this property, which is treated as a separate business segment. 

Financial Reporting

The Company prepares its consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”).

Management further acknowledges that it is solely responsible for adopting sound accounting practices, establishing and maintaining a system of internal accounting control and preventing and detecting fraud. The Company’s system of internal accounting control is designed to assure, among other items, that i) recorded transactions are valid; ii) valid transactions are recorded; and iii) transactions are recorded in the proper period in a timely manner to produce financial statements which present fairly the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Company for the respective periods being presented.

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and all of its subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated on consolidation.

Certain of the Company’s subsidiaries functional currency is the Canadian dollar, while the Company’s reporting currency is the U.S. dollar. All transactions initiated in Canadian dollars are translated into US dollars in accordance with ASC 830, “Foreign Currency Translation” as follows:

Adjustments arising from such translations are deferred until realization and are included as a separate component of stockholders’ deficit as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income or loss. Therefore, translation adjustments are not included in determining net income (loss) but reported as other comprehensive income (loss).

For foreign currency transactions, the Company translates these amounts to the Company’s functional currency at the exchange rate effective on the invoice date. If the exchange rate changes between the time of purchase and the time actual payment is made, a foreign exchange transaction gain or loss results which is included in determining net income for the year.

The relevant translation rates are as follows: For the year ended December 31, 2021, a closing rate of CDN$1 equals US$0.7888 and an average exchange rate of CDN$1 equals US$0.7977, for the year ended December 31, 2020, a closing rate of CDN$1.0000 equals US$0.7854 and an average exchange rate of CDN$1.0000 equals US$0.7455.

The Company allocates the fair value of purchase consideration to the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed for business combinations with third parties based on their estimated fair values. The excess of the fair value of purchase consideration over the fair values of these identifiable assets and liabilities is recorded as goodwill.

Such valuations require management to make significant estimates and assumptions, especially with respect to intangible assets. Significant estimates in valuing certain intangible assets include, but are not limited to, future expected cash flows from acquired users, acquired technology, and trade names from a market participant perspective, useful lives and discount rates. Management's estimates of fair value are based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable, but which are inherently uncertain and unpredictable and, as a result, actual results may differ from estimates.

For purposes of the statements of cash flows, the Company considers all highly liquid instruments purchased with a maturity of three months or less and money market accounts to be cash equivalents. The Company maintains cash and cash equivalents with several financial institution in the USA and Canada. There were no cash equivalents at December 31, 2021 and 2020.

The Company primarily places cash balances in the USA with high-credit quality financial institutions located in the United States which are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation up to a limit of $250,000 per institution, in Canada which are insured by the Canadian Deposit Insurance Corporation up to a limit of CDN$100,000 per institution.

Accounts receivable primarily consists of amounts due from third-party payors (non-governmental) and private pay patients and is recorded net of allowances for doubtful accounts and contractual discounts. The Company’s ability to collect outstanding receivables is critical to its results of operations and cash flows. Accordingly, accounts receivable reported in the Company’s consolidated financial statements is recorded at the net amount expected to be received. The Company’s primary collection risks are (i) the risk of overestimating net revenues at the time of billing that may result in the Company receiving less than the recorded receivable, (ii) the risk of non-payment as a result of commercial insurance companies denying claims, (iii) the risk that patients will fail to remit insurance payments to the Company when the commercial insurance company pays out-of-network claims directly to the patient, (iv) resource and capacity constraints that may prevent the Company from handling the volume of billing and collection issues in a timely manner, (v) the risk that patients do not pay the Company for their self-pay balances (including co-pays, deductibles and any portion of the claim not covered by insurance) and (vi) the risk of non-payment from uninsured patients.

The Company derives the majority of its revenues from commercial payors at in-network rates. Management estimates the allowance for contractual and other discounts based on its historical collection experience and contractual rates. The services authorized and provided and related reimbursement are often subject to interpretation and negotiation that could result in payments that differ from the Company’s estimates. The Company’s allowance for doubtful accounts is based on historical experience, but management also takes into consideration the age of accounts, creditworthiness and current economic trends when evaluating the adequacy of the allowance for doubtful accounts. An account is written off only after the Company has pursued collection efforts or otherwise determines an account to be uncollectible. Uncollectible balances are written-off against the allowance. Recoveries of previously written-off balances are credited to income when the recoveries are made.

Property and equipment is recorded at cost. Depreciation is calculated on the straight line basis over the estimated life of the asset.

Intangible assets are stated at acquisition cost less accumulated amortization, if applicable, less any adjustments for impairment losses.

Amortization is charged on a straight-line basis over the estimated remaining useful lives of the individual intangibles. Where intangibles are deemed to be impaired the Company recognizes an impairment loss measured as the difference between the estimated fair value of the intangible and its book value.

Licenses to provide substance abuse rehabilitation services are amortized over the expected life of the contract, including any anticipated renewals. The Company expects its licenses to remain in operation for a period of five years.

The Company accounts for leases in terms of AC 842 whereby leases are classified as either finance or operating leases. Leases that transfer substantially all of the benefits and inherent risks of ownership of property to the Company are accounted for as finance leases. At the time a finance lease is entered into, an asset is recorded together with its related long-term obligation to reflect the acquisition and financing. Property and equipment recorded under finance leases is amortized on the same basis as described above. Operating leases are recognized on the balance sheet as a lease liability with a corresponding right of use asset for all leases with a term that is more than twelve months. Payments under operating leases are expensed as incurred.

The Company evaluates embedded conversion features within convertible debt under ASC 815 “Derivatives and Hedging” to determine whether the embedded conversion feature should be bifurcated from the host instrument and accounted for as a derivative at fair value with changes in fair value recorded in earnings. The Company uses a Black Scholes Option Pricing model to estimate the fair value of convertible debt conversion features at the end of each applicable reporting period. Changes in the fair value of these derivatives during each reporting period are included in the statements of operations. Inputs into the Black Scholes Option Pricing model require estimates, including such items as estimated volatility of the Company’s stock, risk free interest rate and the estimated life of the financial instruments being fair valued.

If the conversion feature does not require derivative treatment under ASC 815, the instrument is evaluated under ASC 470-20 “Debt with Conversion and Other Options” for consideration of any beneficial conversion feature.

The Company initially measures its financial assets and liabilities at fair value, except for certain non-arm’s length transactions. The Company subsequently measures all its financial assets and financial liabilities at amortized cost.

Financial assets measured at amortized cost include cash and accounts receivable.

Financial liabilities measured at amortized cost include bank indebtedness, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, harmonized sales tax payable, withholding taxes payable, convertible notes payable, loans payable and related party notes.

Financial assets measured at cost are tested for impairment when there are indicators of impairment. The amount of the write-down is recognized in net income. The previously recognized impairment loss may be reversed to the extent of the improvement, directly or by adjusting the allowance account, provided it is no greater than the amount that would have been reported at the date of the reversal had the impairment not been recognized previously. The amount of the reversal is recognized in net income. The Company recognizes its transaction costs in net income in the period incurred. However, financial instruments that will not be subsequently measured at fair value are adjusted by the transaction costs that are directly attributable to their origination, issuance or assumption.

FASB ASC 820 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. ASC 820 establishes a three tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:

The Company measures its convertible debt and derivative liabilities associated therewith at fair value. These liabilities are revalued periodically and the resultant gain or loss is realized through the Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss.

Parties are considered to be related to the Company if the parties directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, control, are controlled by, or are under common control with the Company. Related parties also include principal owners of the Company, its management, members of the immediate families of principal owners of the Company and its management and other parties with which the Company may deal if one party controls or can significantly influence the management or operating policies of the other to an extent that one of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests. The Company discloses all related party transactions. All transactions are recorded at fair value of the goods or services exchanged.

ASC 606 requires companies to exercise more judgment and recognize revenue using a five-step process.

The Company’s provision for doubtful accounts are recorded as a direct reduction to revenue instead of being presented as a separate line item on the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.

As our performance obligations relate to contracts with a duration of one year or less, the Company elected the optional exemption in ASC 606-10-50-14(a). Therefore, the Company is not required to disclose the transaction price for the remaining performance obligations at the end of the reporting period or when the Company expects to recognize the revenue. The Company has minimal unsatisfied performance obligations at the end of the reporting period as our patients typically are under no obligation to remain admitted in our facilities.

The Company receives payments from the following sources for services rendered in our U.S. Facility: (i) commercial insurers; and (ii) individual patients and clients. As the period between the time of service and time of payment is typically one year or less, the Company elected the practical expedient under ASC 606-10-32-18 and does not adjust for the effects of a significant financing component.

The Company derives a significant portion of its revenue from other payors that receive discounts from established billing rates. The various managed care contracts under which these discounts must be calculated are complex, subject to interpretation and adjustment, and may include multiple reimbursement mechanisms for different types of services provided in the Company’s inpatient facilities and cost settlement provisions. Management estimates the transaction price on a payor-specific basis given its interpretation of the applicable regulations or contract terms. The services authorized and provided and related reimbursement are often subject to interpretation that could result in payments that differ from the Company’s estimates. Additionally, updated regulations and contract renegotiations occur frequently, necessitating regular review and assessment of the estimation process by management.

Settlements with third-party payors are estimated and recorded in the period in which the related services are rendered and are adjusted in future periods as final settlements are determined. In the opinion of management, adequate provision has been made for any adjustments and final settlements. However, there can be no assurance that any such adjustments and final settlements will not have a material effect on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations. The Company’s receivables were $176,011and $3,075 at December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. Management believes that these receivables are properly stated and are not likely to be settled for a significantly different amount.

The Company’s revenues are recognized when control of the promised goods or services are transferred to a customer, in an amount that reflects the consideration that the Company expects to receive in exchange for those services. The Company derives its revenues from the sale of its services. The Company applies the following five steps in order to determine the appropriate amount of revenue to be recognized as it fulfills its obligations under each of its revenue transactions:

The Company accounts for income taxes under the provisions of ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes”. Under ASC Topic 740, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the consolidated financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred income taxes are provided using the liability method. Under this method, deferred income taxes are recognized for the tax consequences of temporary differences by applying enacted statutory rates applicable to future years to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and the tax bases of existing assets and liabilities. The tax basis of an asset or liability is the amount attributed to that asset or liability for tax purposes. The effect on deferred taxes of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period of change. A valuation allowance is provided to reduce the amount of deferred tax assets if it is considered more likely than not that some portion of, or all of, the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

ASC Topic 740 contains a two-step approach to recognizing and measuring uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The first step is to determine if the weight of available evidence indicates that it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained in an audit, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes. The second step is to measure the tax benefit as the largest amount that is more than 50% likely to be realized upon ultimate settlement. The Company recognizes interest and penalties accrued on unrecognized tax benefits within general and administrative expense. To the extent that accrued interest and penalties do not ultimately become payable, amounts accrued will be reduced and reflected as a reduction in general and administrative expenses in the period that such determination is made. The tax returns for fiscal 2018, through 2020 are subject to audit or review by the US tax authorities, whereas fiscal 2010 through 2020 are subject to audit or review by the Canadian tax authority.