Good Times Restaurants Inc. - Annual Report: 2020 (Form 10-K)

UNITED STATES

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WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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As of March 31, 2020 (the last business day of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter), the aggregate market value of the 9,805,344 shares of common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was $5,687,100.

As of December 11, 2020, the registrant had 12,629,400 shares of common stock outstanding.

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Certain information required by Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K is incorporated by reference herein from the registrant’s definitive proxy statement relating to our 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after the end of the registrant's fiscal year ended September 29, 2020.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I

Our Company

Good Times Restaurants Inc., a Nevada corporation formed on October 6, 1996, operates and franchises Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar restaurants (“BDBB” or “Bad Daddy’s”) and Good Times Burgers & Frozen Custard (“GTBFC” or “Good Times”) restaurants. Bad Daddy’s and Good Times are two distinctly different, yet complementary, restaurant concepts. Each is positioned as a premium brand within its respective segment of the industry. Bad Daddy’s operates in the full-service dining segment as a premium burger bar concept and Good Times operates in the quick-service restaurant segment as a high-quality drive-thru focused concept.

Through our subsidiaries, as of December 11, 2020, we own, operate, franchise, or license a total of thirty-nine Bad Daddy’s restaurants in seven states. We own and operate twelve Bad Daddy’s restaurants in Colorado, one Bad Daddy’s restaurant in Oklahoma, fifteen Bad Daddy’s restaurants in North Carolina, and ten Bad Daddy’s restaurants in three other states within the Southeast region of the United States. Of these restaurants, four restaurants are operated through joint-venture arrangements where we are the operating partner and own between 23% and 75% interest in the joint-venture entities. We license the Bad Daddy’s brand for the Bad Daddy’s restaurant located in the Charlotte Douglas International Airport which is owned and operated by a third-party licensee. One additional Bad Daddy’s restaurant in Greenville, S.C. is operated by a third-party franchisee.

We currently own and operate or franchise thirty-two total Good Times restaurants. Of these restaurants, thirty are in Colorado. Two of the restaurants are in Wyoming and are “dual brand” concept restaurants operated by a franchisee of both Good Times and Taco John’s.

The terms “we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company,” “Good Times” and similar terms refer to Good Times Restaurants Inc., a Nevada corporation, and its wholly-owned consolidated subsidiaries, including Bad Daddy’s Franchise Development, LLC; Bad Daddy’s International, LLC; Good Times Drive-Thru Inc. (“Drive Thru”); and BD of Colorado, LLC. Unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires, financial and operating data in this 10-K report reflect the consolidated business and operations of Good Times Restaurants Inc. and its subsidiaries.

The Company’s fiscal year is a 52/53-week year ending on the last Tuesday of September. In a 52-week fiscal year, each of the Company’s quarterly periods comprise 13 weeks. The additional week in a 53-week fiscal year is added to the first quarter, making such quarter consist of 14 weeks. Fiscal year 2020 had a quarter with 14 weeks. Our discussion for fiscal years 2020 and 2019, which ended on September 29, 2020 (“fiscal 2020”) and September 24, 2019 (“fiscal 2019”), respectively, cover periods of 53 full calendar weeks in fiscal 2020 and 52 full calendar weeks in fiscal 2019.

Fiscal 2020 Financial & Brand Highlights

Recent Developments

COVID-19 Pandemic: The global crisis resulting from the spread of COVID-19 had a substantial impact on our restaurant operations during the third and fourth fiscal quarters of 2020. During portions of the month of March 2020 through late May 2020, all of the Company’s Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar restaurants were open only for delivery and carry-out service, with dining rooms closed by government orders. Beginning in late May 2020, we began to re-open dining rooms at Bad Daddy’s as local regulations allowed. By early June, we had re-opened all the dining rooms at Bad Daddy’s, which remained open through the end of the fiscal year. Although our dining rooms were open, all were operating at some reduction of capacity, whether driven by explicit capacity reductions under government orders, or due to social distancing protocols that are either mandated by the same government orders, or which we abide by as under our own internal protocols designed to maintain a safe foodservice environment, both for our employees and for our customers.

Our operating results substantially depend upon our ability to drive traffic to our restaurants, and for our Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar restaurants, to serve guests in our dining rooms. We cannot currently estimate the duration of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business; neither are we able to predict how the pandemic will evolve nor how various government entities will respond to its evolution. In November 2020 all of our dining rooms in Colorado closed again due to government requirements, which we expect to result in lower average weekly sales for those restaurants. Should additional dining room closures occur, our business would be adversely affected. All of our Bad Daddy’s restaurants have outdoor seating options which are currently open for seating, including under current Colorado COVID-19 guidelines. Should outdoor seating be restricted similar to the way dining rooms have, our business would also be adversely affected. Even without government orders, customers may choose to reduce or eliminate in-restaurant dining because of increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, or deaths.

Additionally, in connection with spread of COVID-19, there have been disruptions in various food supply chains in the United States. Our operating results substantially depend upon our ability to obtain sufficient quantities of products such as beef, bacon, and other products used in the production of items served and sold to our guests. Ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic could result in product shortages and in turn could require us to serve a limited menu, restrict number of items purchased per guest, or close some or all of our restaurants for an indeterminate period of time. Ongoing material adverse impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic could result in reduced revenue and cash flow and could affect our assessments of impairment of intangible assets, long-lived assets, or goodwill.

We took extraordinary actions to increase our liquidity in response to COVID-19, including temporarily reducing employee pay, reductions in force, and obtaining Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP”) loans. The PPP is sponsored by the Small Business Administration (the “SBA”). The PPP is part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”). We have since significantly increased employment levels and restored pay to employees as of the date of this report. Although we currently have a meaningful cash balance and generated significant cash flow from operations during the fourth fiscal quarter, should business decline significantly as a result of the pandemic we would not likely be able to take some of the same actions without negatively impacting the long-term viability of the business. The COVID-19 pandemic is adversely affecting the availability of liquidity generally in the credit markets, and more specifically to those borrowers operating in the full-service dining segment, and there can be no guarantee that additional liquidity will be available on favorable terms, or at all, especially the longer the COVID-19 pandemic lasts or if it were to reoccur.

The impact on our operating results as well as the operational and financial measures we have implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have been included throughout this report.

Debt: We previously entered into a credit agreement with Cadence Bank (the “Cadence Credit Facility”) to provide the necessary capital to fund future Bad Daddy’s and Good Times locations as well as fund the continued remodel of existing Good Times locations and recurring capital expenditures. In October 2018, this agreement was amended to increase the borrowing capacity of the revolving line of credit to a total of $17,000,000. In February 2019, we entered into an amendment to the Cadence Credit Facility to provide consent for BDI to purchase all of the non-controlling equity interest of three joint-venture Bad Daddy’s entities in the Raleigh market. In December 2019, we entered into an additional amendment in connection with the separation of the Company’s former CEO, to amend the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA” for the purposes of financial covenants, to require certain installment payments, and to permit the company to make certain “Restricted Payments” (as defined in the Cadence Credit Facility).

On April 14, 2020, the Company entered into a Consent and Forbearance Agreement effective March 31, 2020 (the “Forbearance Agreement”) with respect to the Cadence Credit Facility. The Company informed Cadence that certain events of default may occur as a result of Company’s failure to comply with certain financial covenants for the fiscal quarter ended on or about March 31, 2020 (collectively, the “Potential Events of Default”). Pursuant to the terms of the Forbearance Agreement, from March 31, 2020 through 11:59 p.m. (Eastern time) on June 30, 2020 (the “Forbearance Period”), Cadence agreed to forbear from exercising any available rights and remedies under the Cadence Credit Facility to the extent such rights and remedies arise exclusively as a result of the Potential Events of Default. Further, Cadence agreed to consent to the Company’s request to defer the principal payment (the “Payment Deferral”) on the loans due on June 30, 2020 until the maturity date. The forbearance period (the “Forbearance Period”) expired at 11:59 p.m. (Eastern time) on June 30, 2020. The Company has been in compliance with all financial covenants since the expiration of the Forbearance Period.

On May 7, 2020 we entered into entered into unsecured loans (the “PPP Loans”)in the aggregate principal amount of $11,645,000 with Cadence Bank, N.A. (the “Lender”) pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP”), which is sponsored by the Small Business Administration (the “SBA”). The PPP is part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”). The PPP Loans are evidenced by individual promissory notes executed on May 7, 2020 (together, the “Notes”) in favor of the Lender which Notes bear interest at the rate of 1.00% per annum. All or a portion of the Loans may be forgiven by the SBA upon application by the borrowers accompanied by documentation of expenditures in accordance with SBA requirements under the PPP, which includes employees being kept on the payroll for eight weeks after the date of the PPP Loans and the proceeds of such PPP Loans being used for payroll, rent, mortgage interest or utilities. We believe we are in compliance with all such requirements but, in the absence of definitive guidance, cannot give assurance that the PPP Loans will indeed be forgiven. See “Item 1A Risk Factors”.

Concepts

Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar

Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar is a full-service, casual dining small box “better burger” concept. Bad Daddy’s currently operates all of its company-owned restaurants under a table service / full-bar service model.

There are three primary elements of the concept that we try and differentiate from our competition:

While clearly available for on-premises customers, all three of these elements are available for our off-premises guests as well, as we (1) offer the same customization on our off-premises ordering platforms as we offer in-restaurant, (2) where allowable by state or local regulation, we also provide our alcoholic beverages in an off-premises format for those customers who are ordering their meal for carryout or delivery, and (3) we offer the same level of hospitality to our carry-out guests and tightly manage our delivery service providers to a similar expectation of over-the-top service.

This brand positioning results in transactions that generate an average per person check of approximately $19. The lunch daypart (open until 2pm) represents approximately 36% and the happy hour and dinner dayparts (2pm until close) represent approximately 64% of restaurant sales. Off-premise sales, including take-out, delivery and curbside pickup, accounted for approximately 30% of all system-wide sales in Fiscal 2020, an increase of 19% over Fiscal 2019. This change in off- to on-premise sales was a result of COVID-19 closures and capacity reductions. Off-premise sales average $27 per transaction while on-premise sales average $30 per transaction.

A typical Bad Daddy’s restaurant is approximately 3,500-4,000 square feet with an enclosed patio, smaller than most other chain casual dining restaurants. Fiscal 2020 average restaurant sales were projected to be approximately $2.6 million based upon historical performance and planned new restaurant openings, which would have resulted in average sales per square foot of approximately $684. We believe this is a key metric indicating the strength and expansion potential of the concept. COVID-19 has affected our average unit volumes, however, resulting in actual Fiscal 2020 average annual restaurants sales of $2.0 million, generating average sales per square foot of approximately $556.

While sharing common design elements, each restaurant has unique features intended to create the impression that each Bad Daddy’s is local to its trade area and serves as a further point of differentiation from the larger casual dining chains. We believe Bad Daddy’s’ innovative menu and personalized service combined with a unique, fun restaurant design enhance our customers’ experience and differentiate Bad Daddy’s from its competitors.

In November 2020 the Company launched an all-new virtual brand, Bad Mama’s Chicken. This concept currently utilizes twenty-four existing Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar kitchens and staff and is available only on major third-party delivery platforms. The limited menu includes fresh jumbo chicken wings and hand-battered fresh chicken tenders with multiple unique dipping sauces and sides including crispy tater tots, housemade potato chips and creamy, scratch-made mac and cheese. The Company is assessing expanding the virtual concept beyond the select locations in Alabama, Colorado, Georgia and Oklahoma, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.

Good Times Burgers & Frozen Custard

Good Times is an upscale, quick-service restaurant concept offering fresh, 100% all-natural, hand-crafted products. We own and operate 24 Good Times restaurants, and franchise an additional eight, located primarily in the Denver market and along the front range of Colorado. We believe Good Times was the first quick-service chain in our region, and one of the first in the country to offer a menu of fresh all-natural Angus beef and all-natural chicken from animals that are humanely raised and vegetarian fed without the use of added hormones, steroids, or antibiotics.

We compete primarily on the quality of our products and consistently prompt service. We support our quality position by using only all-natural beef and chicken. Sandwiches and sides are made to order to assure they are fresh and hot. Our All Natural Frozen Custard is made fresh throughout the day. These quality commitments help Good Times challenge quick-serve restaurant norms and match quality found at fast casual restaurants. Our focus on speed of service keeps our customers happy as most of our sales come from the drive thru. With menu innovation, we strive to create flavor profiles unique to Good Times. We have rotating limited time menu items and custard flavors. Our customers appreciate that we support local causes and do not take ourselves too seriously. Good Times is able to communicate these advantages and promotions through the use of radio and digital advertising. 

Our average per person check is approximately $9.61, which we believe is lower than the average check at fast casual hamburger concepts such as Habit Burger, Five Guys, and Smashburger, but higher than the typical quick-service restaurant average check. We do not offer a low-priced value menu like most national quick-service chains, choosing to define our value proposition based on quality ingredients with a specific focus on all-natural beef and chicken and products spanning a range of price choices within each of our menu categories. We have shifted our focus to a blend of quality and speed while slightly reducing the number of items on the menu.

Good Times is primarily a drive-through concept, as all our restaurants have at least one drive-through lane and generally have a walk-up window where customers may additionally place orders. Many of our restaurants have no indoor seating and consist of one or two drive-through lanes and outdoor patio seating. Speed of service in this segment is critical for success and we average less than three-minute transaction times, as measured from the time the customer places their order until they leave the drive-through lane. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, even in our restaurants that feature dine-in seating, a majority of our sales were conducted through the drive-thru lane. All of our company-owned Good Times restaurants dining rooms are closed currently and have been since late March 2020. Customers are able to enter restaurants with dining rooms to place orders and are able to place orders at the walk-up windows in those locations without dining rooms. Our patios are currently open for outdoor dining as allowed under current Colorado COVID-19 restaurant guidelines.

The success of our strategy is evident in our long-term same-store sales growth (sales growth over the prior year period at restaurants open more than 18 months, also referred to as comparable sales). Fiscal 2020’s same store sales increased 7.9% preceded by a minimal same store sales decline of (0.4%) in fiscal 2019 and comparable sales growth of 4.2% in fiscal 2018 and 2.1% in fiscal 2017.Compound annual same store sales growth over the last five fiscal years was 3.9%.

Our Business Strengths

Our Brands Are Complementary.

While operating in different segments of the restaurant industry, our two brands complement each other in both their similarities and differences:

Each has a value proposition primarily driven by quality and higher-touch service that deliver an exceptional experience to each guest. The menu contains chef-inspired items with many made from scratch in our kitchens. Bad Daddy’s resonates with consumers by consistently executing high-quality menu items with bold flavors delivered in a high-energy environment with a slightly irreverent brand personality. The appeal of Bad Daddy’s supersedes a purely on-premise customer experience however, as the focus we place on bold, unique flavors; superior ingredients; and scratch cooking in each kitchen translates into significant off-premise adoption, both through traditional customer carry-out and delivery by third party delivery service providers.

We believe Good Times is the only quick-service chain in our region with an all-natural platform. We do not offer a low-priced menu as many national quick-service chains do, choosing to compete on a market position emphasizing quality with a specific focus on all-natural beef and chicken, and with a variety of price points across the menu with quick-service restaurant speed of service. The quick-service, and in particular, drive-thru format of our Good Times concept offers a balancing effect to business cycles that are common in the full-service segment of the restaurant industry.

Our Brands Have a Common Culture and Operating Philosophy.

While each of our brands is led by separate operating teams, each shares a commitment to four core values and four dimensions of our business:

Our Brands Have Growth Potential.

We believe both of our brands are well positioned to take advantage of consumers’ changing demands for restaurants, whether regarding the quality of the ingredients, the ability to customize their order exactly to their liking, or the ability to eat their food in a restaurant dining room, on a patio, in their car, or to either pick it up or have it delivered so they can eat it at their home or office. We believe Good Times and Bad Daddy’s are both well positioned to capitalize on those macro-trends.

Both of our brands currently operate with relatively small market penetration and overall development footprints, providing significant expansion potential. It is our goal to primarily grow our Bad Daddy’s brand and to do so relatively contiguously from our existing restaurants in order to maximize brand awareness and operating and distribution efficiencies.

Good Times and Bad Daddy’s operate with a common point-of-purchase system and we have implemented a common back office system for both brands. We are also continuing to invest in sophisticated digital training tools, making each brand’s restaurant level processes, systems, recipes and management tools available in one commonly accessible database.

We Have Assembled a Dedicated Senior Leadership Team with Significant Experience.

Each of the members of our senior leadership team have more than fifteen years of relevant experience in their field of expertise, and nearly all have more than fifteen years of industry experience, with many members having worked together for more than 20 years developing the Good Times concept. Upon adding the Bad Daddy’s concept to the business, we made strategic hires to complement our management team with individuals with depth of experience in operating and growing full-service concepts.

Each brand is operated with distinct operations teams led by its own operations leader, while utilizing shared support capabilities in administration, finance, accounting, human resources, development, marketing and information technology, each capability led by its own qualified leader with many years of functional and leadership experience. We believe we have people with the right expertise as well as capable processes and systems in place to support both concepts and targeted future growth of the Bad Daddy’s concept.

We Have Maintained Operating Momentum.

Same-store sales at Good Times have increased nine of the past ten years. Same-store sales increased for fiscal 2020 primarily due to an extra operating week in the first fiscal quarter of 2020 and price increases of approximately 4.0%. Our compound annual same-store sales growth rate was approximately 5.5% from fiscal 2014 to fiscal 2020. We believe this performance is largely the result of the evolution in our brand positioning, the re-imaging of several of our older restaurants, effective management of media mix, and consistent execution of the customer experience. We plan to continue to periodically re-image and remodel our restaurants, maintain a relevant menu with a laser focus on speed and accuracy in execution, in keeping with our brand strategy, and communicate our brand story to maintain our same-store sales growth.

The Bad Daddy’s concept was started in 2007 in Charlotte, North Carolina by a qualified chef and was initially expanded in partnership with a serial restaurant entrepreneur who remains a non-controlling partner in a five of our Bad Daddy’s restaurants. Sales of the Bad Daddy’s restaurants which were open for at least 18 months averaged $2.0 million for fiscal 2020, which was severely impacted by dining room closures and reduced dining room capacities resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. We opened two restaurants in fiscal 2020 and four in fiscal 2019. The magnitude of our sales returns in the third and fourth fiscal quarters upon reopening of dining rooms gives us confidence in the strength of the Bad Daddy’s concept and the ability for us to deliver upon our pre-pandemic model in a post-pandemic world, such that we expect significant expansion potential, both in our existing markets and in new markets.

Business Strategies

We are focused on continuing to grow same store sales and improve the profitability of the Good Times concept while continuing targeted unit growth of the Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar concept in domestic markets. We believe that there are significant opportunities to develop new units, grow customer traffic and increase awareness of our brands. The following sets forth the key elements of our growth strategy:

Expansion strategy and site selection

Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar

Our development of the Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar concept in company-owned restaurants has focused on urban and suburban upper income demographic areas with median household incomes over $60,000, with a high concentration of daytime employment, upscale retail and movie theaters.  We use specialized software to create a sales forecast for each site and have continued to update the data in that site forecasting software even as we have reduced growth during 2020. We expect to utilize this software as one component of decision making in the selection of site for future Bad Daddy’s restaurant locations.

Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar locations are primarily end-cap locations in new and existing shopping center developments using approximately 3,500 to 4,000 square feet.  While our Good Times restaurants are free standing and require extensive site development and entitlement processes, Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar restaurants can be developed much more quickly due to the requirement for only a building permit, signage approvals and liquor license without the need for extensive on- and off-site development or land and zoning submittals and modifications. We estimate that it will take approximately 115 to 135 days to develop a Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar from the time a building permit is issued. We expect that the majority of the Company’s unit growth will be through the development of additional Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar locations.

Good Times Burgers & Frozen Custard

We do not have explicit plans to develop additional Good Times restaurants, as we continue to refine the economic model of our primarily drive-thru business. However, we expect that any opportunistic development in Good Times locations would be through a lens of growth in Colorado and potentially surrounding states, which would preserve operating and marketing efficiencies created by the geographic concentration of our existing base of restaurants. Any development of new Good Times restaurants would involve a new prototype restaurant design focused primarily on drive-thru with an outside patio but without any enclosed dining room.

We currently lease either the land or the land and building for all of our Good Times restaurants.  If we were to develop additional sites, a lease/buy decision would be based upon the economics of the property and our long-term point of view on the underlying real estate and do not have an explicit preference for leasing in the case of future Good Times restaurants. Our primary site objective is to secure a suitable site, with the decision to buy or lease as a secondary objective.  Our site selection process includes evaluating several criteria, including a mix of substantial daily traffic, density of at least 30,000 people within a three-mile radius, strong daytime population and employment base, retail and entertainment traffic generators, good visibility and easy access.

Restaurant locations

As of December 11, 2020, we operate, franchise or license a total of thirty-nine Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar locations. The location in the Charlotte Douglas International Airport is operated pursuant to a License Agreement.

Additionally, we operate or franchise a total of thirty-two Good Times restaurants.

Company-Owned/Co-Developed/Joint-Venture

One company-owned Good Times restaurant closed, and the property was subleased during fiscal 2020. Additionally, one company-owned Good Times restaurant closed subsequent to September 29, 2020 that the Company intends to sublease to a non-affiliated entity.

We opened two company-owned Bad Daddy’s restaurants during the first fiscal quarter of 2020.

Franchise/License

Menu

Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar

The Bad Daddy's Burger Bar menu offers our guests a culinary-driven menu consisting of our own unique blend of high quality and handcrafted Angus beef burgers with creative, scratch-made toppings including buttermilk-fried bacon, housemade American cheese, creamy ale queso made in-house with our Bad Daddy’s Amber Ale, and our specialty signature Bad Daddy’s sauce.  The customizable menu options also include a variety of proteins including black bean, salmon, turkey, buffalo and chicken.  Additionally, we offer giant chopped salads, a full gluten-friendly menu, appetizers including hand-cut fries and housemade potato chips, hand-spun ice cream milk shakes and our scratch-made "southern-style" banana pudding.  We feature a variety of craft beers from local breweries and a full bar serving spirits, innovative cocktails, and wines including our signature Red and White pours.

Our signature recipes include the Bad Ass Burger; Sam I Am Burger and Emilio’s Chicken Sandwich.  Signature Chopped Salads include the Texican Chicken Salad and the Stella’s Greek Salad. The Bad Daddy’s Create Your Own menu allows full customization of burgers and salads offering over sixty topping options. We’ve partnered with Full Sail Brewing, Breckenridge Brewing, and Stone Brewery to make our Bad Daddy's draft brews including Bad Daddy’s Amber Ale, IPA, and Blonde. Our creative cocktail menu uses fresh-squeezed housemade sours and fresh garnishes in our signature Bad Ass Margaritas and features creative and timeless options including the Daddy’s Dragonberry and a Peanutbutter Old Fashioned.

Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar strives to provide proprietary flavors and recipes available nowhere else with fresh, handcrafted quality throughout the menu paired with genuine and warm hospitality. We also commit to making occasional changes to keep our menu fresh for our guests while still maintaining the spirited flavor profiles that distinguish us from others. In addition, we have rotating chef specials with flavor profiles unique to Bad Daddy's. At times we also feature a burger with local ingredients with a giveback to a local charity.

Good Times Burgers & Frozen Custard

The menu of each Good Times restaurant is focused primarily on hamburgers, cheeseburgers, chicken sandwiches and chicken tenders that are fresh, never frozen, and using only all-natural beef and chicken. This menu is supplemented by side selections including two types of french fries, jalapeno potato poppers, and onion rings. Beverages include typical soft drinks and fresh lemonades, with a selection of frozen custard products. We have a limited breakfast menu consisting of breakfast burritos, orange juice and coffee and a kid’s meal menu featuring a choice of main item, side, drink, and a wooden nickel that can be redeemed for a free kid’s cup or cone of custard.

Our hamburger patties are made with Meyer all-natural, all-Angus beef. Our chicken products are sourced from Springer Mountain Farms, which provides all-natural, antibiotic free, humanely-raised chicken. All-natural Angus beef and chicken are raised without the use of any hormones, antibiotics or animal byproducts that are normally used in the open market. We believe that all-natural beef and chicken deliver a better tasting product and, because of the rigorous protocols and testing that are a part of the Meyer all-natural, all-Angus Beef and Springer Mountain Farms Chicken processes, may also minimize the risk of any food-borne bacteria-related illnesses. We also believe that the use of premium, all-natural beef and chicken products help us to differentiate our concept in a crowded quick-service segment of the restaurant industry.

Our fresh frozen custard is a premium ice cream with a proprietary vanilla blend that is prepared from highly specialized equipment that minimizes the amount of air that is added to the mix and that creates smaller ice crystals than other frozen dairy desserts  The resulting product is smoother, creamier and thicker than typical soft serve or hard-packed ice cream products.  We serve the frozen custard as vanilla and a flavor of the month in cups and cones and Spoonbenders, a mix of custard and toppings.

The breakfast menu is centered around Hatch Valley Green Chile Burritos made with our own proprietary green chile recipe using roasted green chiles sourced exclusively from Hatch Valley, New Mexico, eggs, potatoes, and cheese offered with the choice of bacon, sausage or chorizo. We also offer a premium coffee made by Daz Bog, a Colorado-based coffee roaster, and pure 100% orange juice.

Marketing & Advertising

Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar

Our marketing strategy for Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar focuses on iconic, in-store merchandising materials and local store marketing to the surrounding trade area around each restaurant, including public relations and community-based events.  We generally do not focus on large media buys or “traditional” advertising, but on the in-store customer experience, building word-of-mouth reputation and recommendations and local public relations based on prior and recent awards and recognitions received by Bad Daddy’s. We have recently supplemented this with additional investments in social and digital media using third party resources who specialize in highly targeted advertisements on social media and digital platforms. We additionally use public relations, and trade area specific direct mail materials, particularly in support of new restaurant openings, to drive trial and initial awareness.

Good Times Burgers & Frozen Custard

Our marketing strategy for Good Times focuses on: 1) driving same store restaurant sales through attracting new customers and increasing the frequency of visits by current customers; 2) communicating specific product news and attributes to build strong points of difference from competitors; and 3) communicating a unique, strong and consistent brand personality.

Media is an important component of building our brand awareness and distinctiveness.  We spent most of our broadcast advertising dollars on radio advertising during fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2019.   We augment our broadcast advertising with a social media presence that affords us a higher level of engagement with current customers and an increased level of product giveaways to support high sales opportunity products. As with Bad Daddy’s, we have recently supplemented our legacy advertising approach with additional investments in social and digital media using third party resources who specialize in highly targeted advertisements on social media and digital platforms.

Operations

We maintain separate operating teams for each of our concepts and have extensive operating, training and quality control systems in place.

Restaurant Management

Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar was developed as a chef-driven concept and utilizes a team of three or four managers in our operations at most restaurants.  Managers are cross-trained in back of the house skills (prep, kitchen positions and line management), front of the house service positions (host, server and bar) and all management functions, however each manager is assigned one or more specific areas of responsibility over which they have “ownership” and direct accountability for results. Our managers at each restaurant participate in a bonus pool for each restaurant based on a combination of restaurant sales, income, and specific financial and operational objectives. As a full-service concept, our operating leadership structure for Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar operations is distinct and separate, including a separate operations leader, from our Good Times operations team as the experience, qualifications and compensation of team members are significantly different between the quick service and full service segments of the industry. Although this is the case, we have combined recruiting into a single shared services capability and believe that long-term our training capabilities for the brands will similarly be combined into single shared services capability

Each Good Times restaurant employs a general manager, generally one two three hourly assistant managers, up to four hourly shift managers and approximately 10 to 20 non-management team members, most of whom work part-time during three shifts. Most of our shift managers, assistant managers, and general managers are internally promoted from team member positions, and in order to become a shift manager, an eight- to ten-week program over which the team member becomes fully capable on all phases of the operation, is used to train a new shift manager. Ongoing training and development is provided as necessary. We believe that incentive compensation of our restaurant managers is essential to the success of our business. Accordingly, our general managers and assistant managers in each restaurant participate in a bonus program based upon meeting financial, customer service and quality performance objectives tied to a monthly scorecard of measures.

Operational and Management Systems and Processes

We have implemented highly-effective operating systems and processes relative to those in the industry for both of our concepts.  Detailed processes have been developed for all responsibilities that drive consistency across our system of restaurants and performance against our standards within different day parts.  We utilize a combination of industry-leading labor programs and proprietary algorithms to determine optimal staffing needs of each restaurant based on its actual customer flow and demand.  We also employ several additional operational tools to continuously monitor and improve speed of service, food waste, food quality, sanitation, financial performance and employee development.  The order system at each Good Times restaurant is equipped with an internal timing device that displays and records the time each order takes to prepare and deliver.

We use several sources of customer feedback to evaluate each restaurant’s service and quality performance, including an extensive secret shopper program, telephone surveys, website comments and a customer feedback tool that aggregates all social media comments as well as store by store surveys each week for each restaurant. We believe that information will assist us in evaluating opportunities for improved execution of the customer experience.

Training

We strive to maintain quality and consistency in each of our restaurants for both Good Times and Bad Daddy’s through the careful training and supervision of our restaurant leadership team members and the establishment of, and adherence to, high standards relating to personnel performance, food and beverage preparation and maintenance of our restaurants.  Each manager must complete an eight- to ten-week training program, be certified on several core processes and is then closely supervised to show both comprehension and capability before they are allowed to manage autonomously.   We have a defined weekly and monthly goal-setting process around service, employee development, financial management and store maintenance goals for every restaurant.  Additionally, we have a library of video training tools to drive training efficiencies and consistency at both brands.

Prior to opening a new restaurant, a training and opening team travels to the new restaurant location to prepare for an intensive training program for all team members hired for the new restaurant opening. Part of the training team remains on-site for a period after the opening of the restaurant while an additional team provides several weeks of support following opening.

Recruiting and Retention

At Bad Daddy’s we seek to seek to hire experienced restaurant managers and operating partners.  We support employees by offering competitive wages and benefits, including a 401(k) plan, medical insurance, and incentive plans at every level of management that are tied to performance against key goals and objectives.  We motivate and prepare our employees by providing them with opportunities for increased responsibilities and advancement.  We also provide various other incentives, including paid time off, car allowances, monthly performance bonuses and referral bonuses.  We have implemented an online screening and hiring tool that has proven to reduce hourly employee turnover.

Franchising

For Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar, we have prepared forms of area rights and franchise agreements, and presently have one existing franchise agreement in force. We anticipate that a franchisee will typically pay a royalty of 4% to 5% of net sales and will participate in an advertising fund and local advertising by contributing up to 2% of net sales.   Initial development and franchise fees are projected to be $35,000 per restaurant.  We estimate that it will cost a Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar franchisee $590,000 to $1,382,000 to open a 3,500 to 4,000 square foot restaurant in an in-line or end-cap retail center, based on our knowledge of the development costs of the existing Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar restaurants. We are not currently actively soliciting new franchisees but are assessing potential future growth through the development of franchised Bad Daddy’s restaurants.

For Good Times, we have previously prepared forms of area rights and franchise agreements and advertising material to be utilized in soliciting prospective franchisees. We have historically sought to attract franchisees that are experienced restaurant operators, are well capitalized and have demonstrated the ability to develop one to five restaurants.  We review sites selected for franchises and monitor performance of franchise units. Currently, we are not actively soliciting new franchisees but are assessing potential future growth through the development of franchised Good Times restaurants.

We currently have one Bad Daddy’s franchise agreement for one restaurant in South Carolina and a license agreement for a Bad Daddy’s location in the Charlotte Douglas International Airport. We currently have six Good Times franchise agreements in the greater Denver metropolitan area and two dual-branded franchised restaurants operate in Wyoming.  In addition, seven joint-venture restaurants are operating in the Denver metropolitan area media market.

We actively work with and monitor our franchisees to ensure successful franchise operations as well as compliance with our systems and procedures.   We advise the franchisee on menu, management training and marketing.  On an ongoing basis we conduct standards reviews of all franchise restaurants in key areas including product quality, service standards, restaurant cleanliness and sanitation and food safety.

Management Information Systems

The systems in our restaurants are designed in a manner to minimize the amount of time our managers spend on administrative tasks. We utilize up-to-date versions of a leading point-of-sale system in each of our company-owned restaurants that captures transaction-level data required to support information about sales, product mix, and average check. Configuration of restaurant point-of-sales systems is performed by our technology share service capability.

We use a cloud-based back-office solution across both brands that collects sales, labor and cash data from the restaurant point-of-sale system in near real-time and is the primary source of capture for inventory and supply chain management information.  This back-office solution interfaces with our primary financial accounting systems and provides all levels of management with relevant daily, weekly and monthly reports across substantially all store-level income and expense categories.

Food Preparation, Quality Control & Purchasing

We believe that we have excellent food quality standards relative to the industry.  Our systems are designed to protect our food supply throughout the preparation process.  We inspect specific qualified manufacturers and work together with those manufacturers to provide specifications and quality controls.  Our operations management teams are trained in a nationally recognized comprehensive safety and sanitation course specific to food service.  Minimum cook temperature requirements, periodic line checks throughout the day, and daily facilities checklists ensure the safety and quality of both burgers and other items we use in our restaurants.

We currently purchase 100% of the food and paper supplies for our Good Times restaurants and the majority of the food and paper supplies for our Bad Daddy’s restaurants from US Foods. In addition, we maintain multiple approved suppliers for all key components of our menu to mitigate risk and ensure supply.  Suppliers are chosen based upon their ability to provide (i) a continuous supply of product that meets all safety and quality specifications, (ii) logistics expertise and freight management, (iii) product innovation and differentiation, (iv) customer service, (v) transparency of business relationships and (vi) competitive pricing.  Specified products are distributed to all restaurants through US Foods under negotiated contracts directly to our restaurants two to four times per week depending on restaurant requirements.  We do not believe that the current reliance on these distributors will have any long-term material adverse effect since we believe that there are a sufficient number of other suppliers from which food and paper supplies could be purchased with little or no interruption in service.  We do not anticipate any difficulty in continuing to obtain an adequate quantity of food and paper supplies of acceptable quality and at acceptable prices. We monitor the primary commodities we purchase and extend contract positions when applicable in order to minimize the impact of fluctuations in price and availability. However, certain commodities, primarily ground beef, remain subject to market price fluctuations.

Employees

At September 29, 2020, we had approximately 2,318 employees of which 2,109 are hourly team members and 209 are salaried managers who working full time. Our set of values includes Respect and Care for people, including all of our employees, and one of the dimensions of our business is Individual Fulfillment. We strive to provide competitive salary and benefits, strong development opportunities, and a meaningful job or career for all of our employees and believe that this has translated into good employee relations. None of our employees are covered by a collective bargaining agreement.

COVID-19 Response

We took early action regarding employee well-being in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, implementing comprehensive protocols to protect the health and safety of our employees and guests. Remote work for corporate management and staff was adopted ahead of state and county requirements. We limited reductions in scheduled hours for employees in our company-operated restaurants. For employees of our company-operated restaurants, we also enhanced our benefits programs to offer expanded supplemental paid sick leave ahead of mandates in the majority of the state and county mandates and in counties where sick leave is not mandated, waived employee cost-sharing for COVID-19 testing and moved our tele-med offerings from telephone only to include virtual visits at the same copay cost. We believe that employee sentiment regarding our response to the pandemic is very favorable.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, staffing levels for each concept were adjusted to meet guest traffic determined by the then current state orders closing on-premise dining and/or limiting occupancy.

Competition

The restaurant industry, including both limited service and full-service segments, is highly competitive. Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar competes with both local, regional, and national gourmet, “better burger” concepts as well as more legacy grill and bar concepts.  As such, Bad Daddy’s competes with both full service and limited service better burger restaurants.  There are other burger-centric fast casual concepts that operate at a lower average customer check than Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar and others in both fast casual and full-service formats that operate with a higher average customer check. We believe that we offer sufficient price choice to be able to compete effectively in the full range of such concepts.  We believe that Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar has an advantage in the premium quality of our ingredients, unparalleled ability for guests to customize their order, distinctiveness of its atmosphere and the bold, unique flavors of our scratch-made, chef-inspired menu offerings.  Nevertheless, Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar may be at a competitive disadvantage to other restaurant chains with greater name recognition and operating mass.

Good Times competes with many other hamburger-oriented quick-service restaurants in the areas in which it operates. Many of these restaurants are owned and operated by regional and national restaurant chains, many of which have greater financial resources and experience than we do. In-N-Out, a California-based, burger-focused quick-service restaurant concept, has expanded into the Colorado market. Double drive-through restaurant chains such as Rally’s Hamburgers and Checker’s Drive-In Restaurants, which currently operate double drive-through restaurants in various markets in the United States, are not currently operating in Colorado. We are aware of only two significant competitors offering frozen custard as a primary menu item operating in the Colorado market and both have a significant presence in Midwestern markets that may be targeted for expansion. Additional “fast casual” hamburger restaurants are being developed in the Colorado market; however, these generally do not have drive-through service and generate an average per person check that is meaningfully higher than the average check at a Good Times restaurant.

We believe that Good Times may have a competitive advantage in terms of quality of product compared to traditional quick-service hamburger chains.  Early development of our double drive-through concept in Colorado has given us an advantage over other drive-through chains that may seek to expand into Colorado because of our brand awareness and present restaurant locations.  Nevertheless, we may be at a competitive disadvantage to other restaurant chains with greater name recognition and marketing capability.  Furthermore, most of our competitors in the fast-food business operate more restaurants, have been established longer, and have greater financial resources and name recognition than we do.  There is also active competition for management personnel, as well as for attractive commercial real estate sites suitable for restaurants.

Intellectual Property

We have registered our marks “Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar” and “Good Times” with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.  We received approval of our federal registration of “Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar” in 2011 and “Good Times” in 2003.  Additionally, we own trademarks or service marks that have been registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office including, but not limited to, “Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar EST. 2007”, “Big Daddy Bacon Cheeseburger,” “Chicken Dunkers,” and “Happiness Made To Order”.  The registration for our “Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar” mark will be renewed prior to September 2021. The registration for our “Good Times” mark will be renewed prior to August 2022. We intend to maintain our marks and renew registrations on a timely basis.

Government Regulation

Each of our restaurants is subject to the regulations of various health, sanitation, safety and fire agencies in the jurisdiction in which the restaurant is located.  Difficulties or failures in obtaining the required licenses or approvals could delay or prevent the opening of a new restaurant.  Federal and state environmental regulations have not had a material effect on our operations. More stringent and varied requirements of local governmental bodies with respect to zoning, land use and environmental factors could delay or prevent development of new restaurants in particular locations.  We are subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act, which governs such matters as minimum wages, overtime, and other working conditions.  In addition, we are subject to the Americans with Disabilities Act, which requires restaurants and other facilities open to the public to provide for access and use of facilities by the handicapped.  Management believes that we are in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Beginning in 2015, we became subject to the Affordable Care Act which requires us to have the required health insurance benefits for eligible employees.

We are also subject to federal and state laws regulating franchise operations, which vary from registration and disclosure requirements in the offer and sale of franchises to the application of statutory standards regulating franchise relationships. Many state franchise laws impose restrictions on the franchise agreements, including limitations on non-competition provisions and the termination or non-renewal of a franchise. Some states require that franchise materials be registered before franchises can be offered or sold in that state.

In addition, each Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar restaurant requires a liquor license and adherence to the attendant laws and requirements regulating the serving and consumption of alcohol.  Alcoholic beverage control regulations govern various aspects of these restaurants’ daily operations, including the minimum age of patrons and employees, hours of operation, advertising, wholesale purchasing and inventory control, handling and storage.  Typically, licenses to sell alcoholic beverages will require annual renewal and may be suspended or revoked at any time for cause, the definition of which varies by locality.

Segment Reporting

We operate as two reportable business segments: Good Times Burgers and Frozen Custard restaurants and Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar restaurants. Refer to Note 10, Segment Reporting, in the notes to our consolidated financial statements for more information.

Available Information

Our Internet website address is goodtimesburgers.com. We make available free of charge through our website’s investor relations information section our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and any amendments to those reports filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under applicable securities laws as soon as reasonably practical after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the SEC. Our website information is not part of or incorporated by reference into this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Special Note About Forward-Looking Statements

This Form 10-K may include “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of 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”), and such statements are subject to the safe harbors created thereby. A forward-looking statement is neither a prediction nor a guarantee of future events. We try, whenever possible, to identify these forward-looking statements by using words such as "anticipate," "assume," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "plan," "project," "may," "will," "would," and similar expressions. Certain forward-looking statements are included in this Form 10-K, principally in the sections captioned "Business," and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations." Forward-looking statements are related to, among other things:

Although we believe that the expectations reflected in our forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such expectations may prove to be materially incorrect due to known and unknown risks and uncertainties.

In some cases, information regarding certain important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from any forward-looking statements appears together with such statement. In addition, the factors described under Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates in Part II, Item 7, and Risk Factors in Part I, Item 1A, as well as other possible factors not listed, could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, the following: concentration of restaurants in certain markets and lack of market awareness in new markets; changes in disposable income; consumer spending trends and habits; increased competition in the quick-service restaurant market; costs and availability of food and beverage inventory; our ability to attract qualified managers, employees, and franchisees; changes in the availability of capital or credit facility borrowings; costs and other effects of legal claims by employees, franchisees, customers, vendors, Stockholders and others, including settlement of those claims; effectiveness of management strategies and decisions; weather conditions and related events in regions where our restaurants are operated; and changes in accounting standards, policies and practices or related interpretations by auditors or regulatory entities. Additionally, in the context of the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic, future facts and circumstances could change and impact assumptions relied upon in our forward-looking statements.

All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us, or persons acting on our behalf, are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which it is made or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances.

You should consider carefully the following risk factors before making an investment decision with respect to our securities. You are cautioned that the risk factors discussed below are not exhaustive.

Risks Related to Our Business

The outbreak of, and local, state and federal governmental responses to, the COVID-19 pandemic have significantly disrupted and will continue to disrupt our business, which has and could continue to materially affect our financial condition and operating results for an extended period of time.

The global crisis resulting from the spread of COVID-19 had a substantial impact on our restaurant operations in fiscal 2020. During portions of the month of March 2020 through late May 2020, all of the Company’s Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar restaurants were open only for delivery and carry-out service, with dining rooms closed by government orders. Beginning in late May 2020, we began to re-open dining rooms at Bad Daddy’s as local regulations allowed. By early June, we had re-opened all the dining rooms at Bad Daddy’s. Although our dining rooms were open, all operated at some reduction of capacity, whether driven by explicit capacity reductions under government orders, or due to social distancing protocols that were either mandated by the same government orders, or which we abide by under our own internal protocols designed to maintain a safe foodservice environment, both for our employees and for our customers. In November 2020, due to increased incidence and positivity rates in certain counties, all of our Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar restaurants in Colorado again closed dining rooms per government orders, and will remain closed for an indeterminate period of time, though at this time the outdoor patios at those restaurants remain open and available for customer seating.

Our operating results substantially depend upon our ability to drive traffic to our restaurants, and for our Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar restaurants, to serve guests in our dining rooms. We cannot currently estimate the duration of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business; neither are we able to predict how the pandemic will evolve nor how various government entities will respond to its evolution. Should governments choose to re-close additional dining rooms, our business would be adversely affected. Even without government orders, customers may choose to reduce or eliminate in-restaurant dining because of increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, or deaths.

Additionally, in connection with spread of COVID-19, there have been disruptions in various food supply chains in the United States. Our operating results substantially depend upon our ability to obtain sufficient quantities of products such as beef, bacon, and other products used in the production of items served and sold to our guests. Ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic could result in product shortages and in-turn could require us to serve a limited menu, restrict number of items purchased per guest, or close some or all of our restaurants for an indeterminate period of time. Ongoing material adverse impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic could result in reduced revenue and cash flow and could affect our assessments of impairment of intangible assets, long-lived assets, or goodwill.

We took extraordinary actions to manage our liquidity position in response to COVID-19, including temporarily reducing employee pay, reductions in force, and obtaining PPP loans under the CARES Act. We have since significantly increased employment levels and restored pay to employees. Although we currently have a meaningful cash balance and generated significant cash flow from operations during this quarter, should business decline significantly as a result of the pandemic we would not likely be able to take some of the same actions without negatively impacting the long-term viability of the business. The COVID-19 pandemic is adversely affecting the availability of liquidity generally in the credit markets, and there can be no guarantee that additional liquidity will be available on favorable terms, or at all, especially the longer the COVID-19 pandemic lasts or if it were to reoccur.

The equity markets in the United States have been extremely volatile due to the COVID-19 outbreak and our stock price has fluctuated.

We have incurred indebtedness under the CARES Act which may be subject to audit, may not be forgivable and may eventually have to be repaid.

The PPP Loans are subject to forgiveness under the PPP upon the Company’s request to the extent that the proceeds are used to pay expenses permitted by the PPP, including payroll costs, covered rent and mortgage obligations, and covered utility payments.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced that it will conduct audits for PPP loans that exceed $2 million. Should we be audited or reviewed by the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the SBA as a result of the PPP Loans or filing an application for forgiveness or otherwise, such audit or review could result in the diversion of management’s time and attention, generate negative publicity and cause us to incur legal and reputational costs. If we were to be audited and receive an adverse outcome in such an audit, we could be required to return the full amount of the PPP Loan and may potentially be subject to civil and criminal fines and penalties. We may not have the resources to repay the PPP Loans if required to do so by the federal government.

The Company cannot provide assurance that the principal and interest amounts under the PPP Loans will be forgiven. If all or substantially all of the PPP Loans are not forgiven or it is subsequently determined that they must be repaid, we may be required to repay the PPP Loans. Any such repayment of the PPP Loans will reduce the funds available to us for working capital and other corporate purposes and may limit our ability to obtain additional financing. Additionally, though we believe we are eligible for the PPP Loans under the PPP, our receipt of the PPP Loans could result in negative publicity, or expose us to liability under the federal False Claims Act, which prohibits the known filing of a false claim or the known use of false statements to obtain payment from the federal government, if it is determined that we were in fact not eligible to take the PPP Loans in the first instance.

We have accumulated losses and expect losses in the future.

We have incurred losses in 29 of our 33 years since inception.  As of September 29, 2020, we had an accumulated deficit of $44,467,000.  Especially in light of the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic, we cannot reasonably predict whether we will produce income or again generate a loss for the fiscal year ending September 28, 2021.

If we are unable to continue to increase same store sales at existing restaurants, our ability to attain profitability may be adversely affected.

We have increased same-store sales for nine of the past ten years at Good Times.  We have operated Bad Daddy’s for a shorter period of time and have had negative same store sales for that concept in the last two fiscal years. Same-store sales increases will depend in part on the success of our advertising and promotion of new and existing menu items and consumer acceptance and could be greatly impacted by future effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.  We cannot assure that our advertising and promotional efforts will in fact be successful, nor that sales volumes will be fully restored after COVID-19 subsides.  If our same-store sales decrease, and our other operating costs increase, our ability to attain profitability will be adversely affected.

New restaurants, when and if opened, may not be profitable, if at all, for several months.

We anticipate that our new restaurants, when and if opened, will generally take several months to reach normalized operating levels due to inefficiencies typically associated with new restaurants, including lack of market awareness, the need to hire and train a sufficient number of employees, operating costs which are often materially greater during the first several months of operation than thereafter, preopening costs and other factors.  In addition, restaurants opened in new markets may open at lower average weekly sales volumes than restaurants opened in existing markets and may have higher restaurant level operating expense ratios than in existing markets.  Sales at restaurants opened in new markets may take longer to reach average annual company-owned restaurant sales, if at all, thereby affecting the profitability of these restaurants. Lastly, the opening of any new restaurants has been significantly delayed because of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and it is unknown when development activities will be fully restored.

Our operations are susceptible to the cost of and changes in food availability which could adversely affect our operating results.

Our profitability depends in part on our ability to anticipate and react to changes in food costs.  Various factors beyond our control, including adverse weather conditions, governmental regulation, production, availability, recalls of food products, seasonality and COVID-19-related factors may affect our food costs or cause a disruption in our supply chain.  We enter into annual contracts with our chicken and other miscellaneous suppliers.  Our Good Times contracts for chicken are fixed price contracts.  Our Bad Daddy’s contracts for chicken and all contracts for beef are generally based on current market prices plus a processing fee.  Changes in the price or availability of our all-natural chicken or beef supply or other commodities could materially adversely affect our profitability.  We cannot predict whether we will be able to anticipate and react to changing food costs by adjusting our purchasing practices and menu prices, and a failure to do so could adversely affect our operating results.  In addition, we may not be able to pass along higher costs through price increases to our customers.

Macroeconomic conditions could affect our operating results.

General economic conditions, including economic downturns related to the COVID-19 pandemic, have adversely affected our results of operations and may continue to do so. If the economy experiences a more significant economic downturn or there are uncertainties regarding economic recovery, consumer spending and the unemployment rate may be affected, which may adversely affect our sales in the future.  A proliferation of heavy discounting by our major competitors may also negatively affect our sales and operating results.

Price increases may impact customer visits.

We may make price increases on selected menu items in order to offset increased operating expenses we believe will be recurring.  Although we have not experienced significant consumer resistance to our past price increases, future price increases may deter customers from visiting our restaurants or affect their purchasing decisions.

The hamburger restaurant market is highly competitive.

The hamburger restaurant market is highly competitive.  Our competitors in the quick-service restaurant segment include many recognized national and regional fast-food hamburger restaurant chains, such as McDonald’s, Burger King, Wendy’s, Carl’s Jr., Sonic, Jack in the Box, Freddy’s and Culver’s. In-N-Out has expanded into the state of Colorado, the primary state in which we operate, and is continuing to expand in the market. We also compete with small regional and local hamburger and other fast-food restaurants, many of which feature drive-through service. Most of our competitors have greater financial resources, marketing programs and name recognition than we do. Discounting by our quick-service restaurant competitors may adversely affect the revenues and profitability of our restaurants.

While Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar operates in the “better burger” restaurant segment, it offers a relatively broad menu and also competes with other full-service restaurants in the bar and grill segment.  Additionally, customers of both our Good Times restaurants and Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar restaurants are also customers of fast casual hamburger restaurants. Further, changes in customer taste preferences, dietary trends, and preference for delivery and/or carry-out options often affect the restaurant business. If we are unable to continue to compete effectively with other restaurant concepts, our traffic, sales, and restaurant-level profitability could be negatively affected.

Sites for new restaurants may be difficult to acquire.

Locating our restaurants in high-traffic and readily accessible areas is an important factor for our success.   We intend to continue to locate Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar restaurants in leased in-line and end-cap retail locations.  Since suitable locations are in great demand, in the future we may not be able to obtain optimal sites for either of our restaurant concepts at a reasonable cost or at all.  In addition, we cannot assure you that the sites we do obtain will be successful.

Our franchisees could take actions that could harm our business.

Franchisees are independent contractors and are not our employees.  We provide training and support to franchisees; however, franchisees operate their restaurants as independent businesses.  Consequently, the quality of franchised restaurant operations may be diminished by any number of factors beyond our control.  Moreover, franchisees may not successfully operate restaurants in a manner consistent with our standards and requirements or may not hire and train qualified managers and other restaurant personnel.  Our image and reputation, and the image and reputation of other franchisees, may suffer materially, and system-wide sales could significantly decline, if our franchisees do not operate successfully.

We depend on key management employees.

We believe our current operations and future success depend largely on the continued services of our management employees, in particular Ryan Zink, our President, Chief Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer; Susan Knutson, our Controller and Corporate Secretary and Scott LeFever, our Vice President of Operations Although we have entered into employment agreements with Messrs. Zink, LeFever and Ms. Knutson, they may voluntarily terminate their employment with us at any time. In addition, we do not currently maintain key-person insurance on the lives of Messrs. Zink, LeFever or Ms. Knutson. The loss of Messrs. Zink’s, LeFever’s and Ms. Knutson’s services, or other key management personnel, could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

Labor shortages could slow our growth or harm our business.

Our success depends in part upon our ability to attract, motivate and retain a sufficient number of qualified, high-energy employees.  Qualified individuals needed to fill these positions are in short supply in some areas.  The inability to recruit and retain these individuals may delay the planned openings of new restaurants or result in high employee turnover in existing restaurants, which could harm our business.  Additionally, competition for qualified employees could require us to pay higher wages to attract enough employees, which could result in higher labor costs.  Most of our employees are paid market wages on an hourly basis that are influenced by applicable minimum wage regulations.  Accordingly, any increase in the minimum wage, whether state or federal, could have a material adverse impact on our business.

Security breaches of confidential customer information in connection with our electronic processing of credit and debit card transactions may adversely affect our business.

The majority of our restaurant sales are by credit or debit cards. Other restaurants and retailers have experienced security breaches in which credit and debit card information of their customers has been stolen. We may in the future become subject to lawsuits or other proceedings for purportedly fraudulent transactions arising out of the actual or alleged theft of our customers’ credit or debit card information. In addition, most states have enacted legislation requiring notification of security breaches involving personal information, including credit and debit card information. Any such claim, proceeding, or mandatory notification could cause us to incur significant unplanned expenses, which could have an adverse impact on our financial condition and results of operations. Further, adverse publicity resulting from these allegations may have a material adverse effect on us and our restaurants.

We are subject to extensive government regulation that may adversely hinder or impact our ability to govern various aspects of our business including our ability to expand and develop our restaurants.

The restaurant industry is subject to various federal, state and local government regulations, including those relating to the sale of food. Our failure to maintain necessary governmental licenses, permits and approvals, including food licenses, could adversely affect our operating results.  Difficulties or failures in obtaining the required licenses and approvals could delay, or result in our decision to cancel, the opening of new restaurants.  Local authorities may suspend or deny renewal of our food licenses if they determine that our conduct does not meet applicable standards or if there are changes in regulations. In addition, any adverse food safety event could result in regulatory and other investigations, and/or fines and penalties, any of which could disrupt our operations, increase our costs, require us to respond to findings from regulatory agencies that may divert resources and assets, and result in potential fines and penalties as well as other gal action, any of which could materially adversely affect our financial performance.

Various federal, state and labor laws govern our relationship with our employees and affect operating costs.  These laws govern minimum wage requirements, overtime pay, meal and rest breaks, unemployment tax rates, workers’ compensation rates, citizenship or residency requirements, child labor regulations and sales taxes.  Additional government-imposed increases in minimum wages, overtime pay, paid leaves of absence and mandated health benefits may increase our operating costs. Several states and cities, including the city of Denver and the state of Colorado, where many of our restaurants are located, have legislation passed which provides for annual increases in their respective minimum wage. Additional states may raise their respective minimum wage in the future.  This could impact the profitability of existing restaurants as well as impact development opportunities in those states.

The federal Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in public accommodations and employment.  Although our restaurants are designed to be accessible to the disabled, we could be required to make modifications to our restaurants to provide service to, or make reasonable accommodations for, disabled persons.

We are also subject to federal and state laws that regulate the offer and sale of franchises and aspects of the licensor-licensee relationship.  Many state franchise laws impose restrictions on the franchise agreement, including limitations on non-competition provisions and the termination or non-renewal of a franchise.  Some states require that franchise materials be registered before franchises can be offered or sold in the state.

Our Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar restaurants are also subject to state and local laws that regulate the sale of alcoholic beverages.  Alcoholic beverage control regulations govern various aspects of these restaurants’ daily operations, including the minimum age of patrons and employees, hours of operation, advertising, wholesale purchasing and inventory control, handling and storage.  Typically, licenses to sell alcoholic beverages require annual renewal and may be suspended or revoked at any time for cause, the definition of which varies by locality.  The failure of any of our Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar restaurants to timely obtain and maintain any required licenses, permits or approvals to serve alcoholic beverages could delay or prevent the opening of a new restaurant or prevent regular day-to-day operations, including the sale of alcoholic beverages, at a restaurant that is already operating, any of which would adversely affect our business.

Concerns relating to food safety, food-borne illness, pandemics and other diseases could reduce customer traffic to our restaurants, or cause us to be the target of litigation, which could materially adversely affect our financial performance.

We face food safety risks, including the risk of food-borne illness and food contamination (including allergen cross contamination), which are common both in the restaurant industry and the food supply chain. While we dedicate substantial resources and provide training to ensure the safety and quality of the food we serve, these risks cannot be completely eliminated. Additionally, we rely on our network of suppliers to properly handle, store and transport our ingredients for delivery to our restaurants. Any failure by our suppliers, or their suppliers, could cause our ingredients to be contaminated, which could be difficult to detect and put the safety of our food in jeopardy.

In addition to the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, consumer preferences could be affected by health concerns about outbreaks of other viruses, including various strains of influenza; the consumption of beef, the key ingredient in many of our menu items; or negative publicity concerning food quality, illness and injury generally, such as negative publicity concerning E. coli, “mad cow” or “foot-and-mouth” disease, publication of government or industry findings concerning food products served by us, or other health concerns or operating issues stemming from one restaurant or a limited number of restaurants.  This negative publicity may adversely affect demand for our food and could result in a decrease in customer traffic to our restaurants.  If we react to the negative publicity by changing our concept or our menu, we may lose customers who do not prefer the new concept or menu, and we may not be able to attract a sufficient new customer base to produce the revenue needed to make our restaurants profitable.  In addition, we may have different or additional competitors for our intended customers as a result of a concept change and may not be able to compete successfully against those competitors.  A decrease in customer traffic to our restaurants as a result of these health concerns or negative publicity or as a result of a change in our menu or concept could materially harm our business. Additionally, if our customers or staff members become infected with a pathogen which was actually or claimed to be contracted at our restaurants, customers may avoid our restaurants and/or it may become difficult to adequately staff our restaurants. Any adverse food safety occurrence may result in litigation against us. The negative publicity associated with such an event could damage our reputation and materially adversely affect our financial performance.

If we are unable to protect our reputation, the value of our brands and sales at our restaurants may be negatively impacted, which may materially adversely affect our financial performance.

One of our largest assets is the value of our brands, which is directly linked to our reputation. We must protect our reputation in order to continue to be successful and to grow the value of our brands. Negative publicity directed at any of our brands, regardless of factual basis, such as, relating to food quality, restaurant facilities, customer complaints or litigation alleging injury or food-borne illnesses, food tampering or contamination or poor health inspection scores, sanitary or other issues with respect to food processing by us or our suppliers, the condition of our restaurants, labor relations, any failure to comply with applicable regulations or standards, allegations of harassment, or other negative publicity, could damage our reputation. Negative publicity about us could harm our reputation and damage the value of our brands, which could materially and adversely affect our financial performance.

Our ability to succeed with the Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar restaurant concept will require significant capital expenditures and management attention.

We believe that new openings of Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar restaurants are likely to serve as the primary contributor of our new unit growth and increased profitability over the longer term based on the unit economics of that concept.  Our ability to succeed with this concept will require significant capital expenditures and management attention and is subject to certain risks in addition to those of opening a new Good Times restaurant, including customer acceptance of and competition with the Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar concept.  If the “ramp-up” period for new Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar restaurants does not meet our expectations, our operating results may be adversely affected.  There can be no assurance that we will be able to successfully develop and grow the Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar concept to a point where it will become profitable or generate positive cash flow.  We may not be able to attract enough customers to meet targeted levels of performance at new Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar restaurants because potential customers may be unfamiliar with the concept or the atmosphere or menu might not be appealing to them.  If we cannot successfully execute our growth strategies for Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar, our business and results of operations may be adversely affected.

Our growth, including the development of Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar restaurants, may strain our management and infrastructure.

Any growth of our business would increase our operating complexity and place increased demands on our management and infrastructure, including our current restaurant management systems, financial and management controls, and information systems.  If our infrastructure is insufficient to support our growth, our ability to open new restaurants, including the development of the Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar concept, would be adversely affected.

Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar is subject to all of the risks of a relatively new business, including competition, and there is no guarantee of a return on our capital investment.

The Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar concept has been in existence for approximately twelve years. Existing restaurants are currently located in Colorado, Georgia, Oklahoma, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, and Tennessee.  Because of the small number of existing Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar restaurants and the relatively short period of time that they have been in operation, there is substantial uncertainty that additional restaurants in other locations will be successful.  There is no guarantee that we will be successful in offering Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar franchises throughout the U.S. or that, if and when such franchises are granted, the restaurants developed by franchisees will be successful.  There is also substantial uncertainty that the franchising business will be successful in view of the facts that we have sold only two Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar restaurant franchises to date and that the restaurant franchising business is very competitive.

Risks Related to the Ownership of Our Common Stock

Our business could be negatively affected as a result of significant stockholders or potential stockholders attempting to effect changes or acquire control over our company, which could cause us to incur significant expense, hinder execution of our business strategy and impact the trading value of our securities.

Stockholders may from time to time attempt to effect changes, engage in proxy solicitations or advance shareholder proposals. Responding to proxy contests and other actions by activist stockholders can be costly and time-consuming, disrupting our operations and diverting the attention of our board of directors and senior management from the pursuit of business strategies. Any of these impacts could materially and adversely affect our business and operating results. Further, the market price of our common stock could be subject to significant fluctuation or otherwise be adversely affected by the events, risks and uncertainties described above.

Future changes in financial accounting standards may cause adverse unexpected operating results and affect our reported results of operations.

Changes in accounting standards can have a significant effect on our reported results and may affect our reporting of transactions completed before the change is effective. See Note 1 to our Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion. New pronouncements and varying interpretations of pronouncements have occurred and may occur in the future. Changes to existing rules or differing interpretations with respect to our current practices may adversely affect our reported financial results.

Because we currently qualify as a “smaller reporting company,” our non-financial and financial information are less than is required by non-smaller reporting companies.

Currently we qualify as a “smaller reporting company” under SEC rules. A smaller reporting company prepares and files SEC reports and registration statements using the same forms as other SEC reporting companies, though the information required to be disclosed may differ and be less comprehensive.

We cannot predict whether investors will find our common stock less attractive because of our reliance on any of the reduced disclosure requirements available to smaller reporting companies. If some investors find our common stock less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our common stock and our stock price may be more volatile.

The price of our common stock may fluctuate significantly.

The trading price of our shares of common stock has from time-to-time fluctuated widely and, in the future may be subject to similar fluctuations. This volatility may affect the price at which you could sell your common stock. The market price of our common stock is likely to continue to be volatile and may fluctuate significantly in response to many factors, including:

Holders of our common stock will be subject to the risk of volatile and depressed market prices of our common stock. In addition, many of the factors listed above are beyond our control. These factors may cause the market price of our common stock to decline, regardless of our financial condition, results of operations, business or prospects. It is impossible to assure investors in our common stock that the market price of our common stock will not fall in the future.

Sales of a substantial number of shares of our common stock in the public market by our existing Stockholders could cause our stock price to fall.

Sales of a substantial number of shares of our common stock in the public market, or the perception that these sales might occur, could depress the market price of our common stock and could impair our ability to raise adequate capital through the sale of additional equity securities. We are unable to predict the effect that sales may have on the prevailing market price of our common stock.

There may be future sales or other dilution of our equity, which may adversely affect the market price of the shares of our common stock and/or dilute the value of shares of our common stock.

We are not restricted from issuing, and shareholder approval is not required in order to issue, additional shares of common stock, including securities that are convertible into or exchangeable for, or that represent the right to receive, shares of common stock, except any shareholder approval required by The NASDAQ Capital Markets. We have in the past, and may in the future, sell such equity and equity-linked securities. Sales of a substantial number of shares of our common stock or other equity-related securities in the public market could depress the market price of our shares of common stock. We cannot predict the effect that future sales of our common stock or other equity-related securities would have on the market price of our shares of common stock. The market price of our common stock may be adversely affected if we issue additional shares of our common stock.

Provisions in our articles of incorporation and bylaws and provisions of Nevada law may prevent or delay an acquisition of our company, which could decrease the trading price of our common stock.

We are subject to anti-takeover laws for Nevada corporations.  These anti-takeover laws prevent a Nevada corporation from engaging in a business combination with any shareholder, including all affiliates and associates of the shareholder, who is the beneficial owner of 10% or more of the corporation’s outstanding voting stock, for two years following the date that the shareholder first became the beneficial owner of 10% or more of the corporation’s voting stock, unless specified conditions are met.  If those conditions are not met, then after the expiration of the two-year period the corporation may not engage in a business combination with such shareholder unless certain other conditions are met.

Our articles of incorporation and our bylaws contain several provisions that may deter or impede takeovers or changes of control or management.  These provisions:

These provisions, alone or in combination with each other, may discourage transactions involving actual or potential changes of control, including transactions that otherwise could involve payment of a premium over prevailing market prices to stockholders for their common stock.

None.

We currently lease approximately 8,568 square feet of space for our executive offices in Lakewood, Colorado for approximately $191,000 per year under a lease agreement which expires in February 2021. We expect to enter a new lease, either at our existing office location or in a nearby office building prior to the expiration of our current office lease. Most of our existing Good Times restaurants are a combination of free-standing structures containing approximately 880 to 1,000 square feet for the double drive thru format and approximately 2,100 to 2,400 square feet for those locations with a 45 to 70 seat dining room. We do not own any of the land underlying these restaurants and either lease the land or the land and building. In addition, we have several restaurants that are conversions from other concepts in various sizes ranging from 1,700 square feet to 3,500 square feet. The buildings are situated on lots of approximately 18,000 to 50,000 square feet. Certain restaurants serve as collateral for the underlying debt financing arrangements as discussed in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report. We intend to acquire new sites both through ground leases and purchase agreements supported by mortgage and leasehold financing arrangements and through sale-leaseback agreements.

Our Bad Daddy’s restaurants are leased spaces of approximately 3,500 to 4,000 square feet in retail developments located in Alabama, Colorado, Georgia, Oklahoma, North Carolina, Tennessee and South Carolina. We intend to lease additional in-line and end-cap spaces in retail developments for new Bad Daddy’s locations.

All of the restaurants are regularly maintained by our repair and maintenance staff as well as by outside contractors, when necessary. We believe that all of our properties are in good condition and that there will be a need for periodic capital expenditures to maintain the operational and aesthetic integrity of our properties for the foreseeable future, including recurring maintenance and periodic capital improvements. All of our properties are covered up to replacement cost under our property and casualty insurance policies and in the opinion of management are adequately covered by insurance.

The Company is the defendant party to a lawsuit, White Winston Select Asset Funds, LLC and GT Acquisition Group, Inc. v. Good Times Restaurants, Inc., initially filed on September 24, 2019 in Delaware Chancery Court arising from the failed negotiations between plaintiffs and the Company for the sale of the Good Times Drive Thru division to plaintiffs. The Company removed the case to federal court in the District of Delaware on November 5, 2019. Plaintiffs assert claims for breach of contract and promissory estoppel claiming that the parties, in fact, had an enforceable agreement for the sale of the division to plaintiffs and seek specific performance of the unexecuted contract in connection with the failed transaction. In the alternative, Plaintiffs seek money damages of no less than $332,638.84 suffered from the alleged breach of the agreement. On November 12, 2019, the Company moved to dismiss the case, and the Court denied the motion on September 8, 2020, initiating discovery in the case. Trial is set for March 7, 2022. While the Company continues to believe that plaintiffs’ claims based on an unexecuted contract are meritless and that the probability of plaintiffs’ success and any material impact on the Company are extremely low, the Company, in consultation with counsel, has made an assessment that disclosure of the case is warranted in light of the commencement of fact discovery. Company intends to continue to vigorously defend the lawsuit. The Company has concluded that a loss, or range of loss, from this matter is not determinable, and therefore we have not recorded a liability related to the litigation. The Company will continue to evaluate this matter based on new information as it becomes available. We are otherwise subject, from time to time, to various lawsuits in the normal course of business. These lawsuits are not expected to have a material impact on us.

Not applicable.

PART II

Shares of our Common Stock are listed for trading on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “GTIM”. As of December 11, 2020, there were approximately 57 holders of record of our common stock. Because many shares of our common stock are held by brokers and other institutions on behalf of stockholders, we are unable to estimate the total number of stockholders represented by these holders of record.

Dividend Policy

We have never paid dividends on our common stock and do not anticipate paying dividends in the foreseeable future. In addition, we have obtained financing under loan agreements that restrict the payment of dividends. Our ability to pay future dividends will necessarily depend on our earnings and financial condition. However, since restaurant development is capital intensive, we currently intend to retain any earnings for that purpose.

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

None.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

None.

Not applicable.

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Overview

Please see “Item 1 Business-Recent Developments” for a discussion regarding the impact of, and the Company’s actions taken in response to, the COVID-19 pandemic on our business.

We operate as two reportable business segments: Good Times Burgers and Frozen Custard restaurants (“Good Times”) and Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar restaurants (“Bad Daddy’s”). All of our Good Times restaurants compete in the quick service drive-through segment of the restaurant industry while our Bad Daddy’s restaurants compete in the full-service casual dining segment of the restaurant industry. We believe that providing this additional financial information for each of our brands will provide a better understanding of our overall operating results. Refer to Note 10, Segment Reporting, in the notes to our consolidated financial statements for more information.

The Company’s fiscal year is a 52/53-week year ending on the last Tuesday of September. In a 52-week fiscal year, each of the Company’s quarterly periods comprise 13 weeks. The additional week in a 53-week fiscal year is added to the first quarter, making such quarter consist of 14 weeks. Fiscal 2020 had a quarter with 14 weeks. Our discussion for fiscal years 2020 and 2019, which ended on September 29, 2020 and September 24, 2019, respectively, cover periods of 53 full calendar weeks in fiscal 2020 and 52 full calendar weeks in fiscal 2019.

The following tables present information about our reportable segments for the respective periods, all dollar values are represented in thousands:

⁽¹⁾ Includes direct and allocated corporate general and administrative costs.

Restaurant operating costs are expressed as a percentage of restaurant sales

Bad Daddy’s Restaurants:

We currently operate thirty-seven company-owned and joint-venture Bad Daddy’s restaurants. We also license one restaurant in North Carolina and have a franchise restaurant in South Carolina. We expect to open no more than two additional Bad Daddy’s restaurants during fiscal 2021. We anticipate an approximate 2% to 3% blended price increase during fiscal 2021 at our Bad Daddy’s restaurants.

Good Times Burgers & Frozen Custard Restaurants:

We currently operate twenty-five company-owned and joint-venture Good Times restaurants all in the state of Colorado. In addition, we have eight Good Times franchise restaurants, six operating in Colorado and two in Wyoming.

We anticipate an approximate 4% price increase during fiscal 2021 at our Good Times restaurants. We are continuing to manage our marketing communications to balance growth in customer traffic and the average customer expenditure.

Results of Operations for Fiscal 2020 Compared to Fiscal 2019

Net Revenues: Net revenues for fiscal 2020 decreased $897,000 (-0.8%) to $109,858,000 from $110,755,000 for fiscal 2019. Bad Daddy’s concept revenues decreased $3,586,000 while our Good Times concept revenues increased $2,689,000.

Bad Daddy’s restaurant sales decreased $3,438,000 to $76,316,000 in fiscal 2020 from $79,753,000 in fiscal 2019. Sales were positively impacted by four new restaurants opened in fiscal 2019 and two new restaurants opened in the first fiscal quarter of 2020 and the impact of the 53^rd week of the fiscal year, offset by the negative impact of our dining room closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We estimate the impact of the extra week of sales in the first fiscal quarter of 2020 to be approximately $2,015,000. Bad Daddy’s same store restaurant sales decreased 17.7% during fiscal 2020 compared to fiscal 2019, substantially driven by decreases between March and May when dining rooms were closed, and to a lesser extent in June when dining rooms were open but at reduced capacity. Bad Daddy’s restaurants are included in same store sales after they have been open a full eighteen months. The average menu price increase was 4.0% in 2020 over 2019. There were thirty restaurants included in the same store sales base at the end of the fiscal year. Additionally, net revenues for fiscal 2020 were reduced by $148,000 in lower franchise royalties and license fees compared to the prior fiscal year, primarily related to the Charlotte Airport licensee. Fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2019 include franchise advertising contributions of $13,000 and $14,000, respectively.

Additional sales data related to Bad Daddy’s company-owned and joint-venture restaurants:

Good Times restaurant sales increased $2,716,000 to $32,763,000 in fiscal 2020 from $30,047,000 in fiscal 2019. Same store restaurant sales increased 7.9% during fiscal 2020 compared to fiscal 2019 and benefitted from an extra operating week in the first fiscal quarter of 2020 which we estimate contributed approximately $460,000. Restaurant sales increased $2,373,000 from the prior year due to the same store sales increase. One restaurant was not included in same store sales while closed for a major remodel in fiscal 2019. Sales increased $359,000 in fiscal 2020 from the prior year due to the closure. One restaurant closed during fiscal 2020 and was excluded from same store sales. Sales decreased $642,000 due to this closure. The average menu price increase in fiscal 2020 over fiscal 2019 was approximately 4.0%. Additionally, net revenues for fiscal 2020 were reduced by $26,000 in lower franchise revenues compared to fiscal 2019. Fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2019 include franchise advertising contributions of $231,000 and $295,000, respectively.

Average Good Times restaurant sales for company-operated restaurants open the entire fiscal year for fiscal 2020 and 2019 were as follows:

During fiscal 2020, company-operated Good Times restaurants’ sales for restaurants that had been open a full eighteen months ranged from a low of $846,000 to a high of $2,315,000.

Food and Packaging Costs: For fiscal 2020, food and packaging costs decreased $1,076,000 from $32,471,000 (29.6% of restaurant sales) in fiscal 2019 to $31,395,000 (28.8% of restaurant sales).

Bad Daddy’s food and packaging costs were $21,323,000 (27.9% of restaurant sales) in fiscal 2020, down from $23,006,000 (28.8% of restaurant sales) in fiscal 2019. This decrease is primarily attributable to lower restaurant sales during the current fiscal year versus prior fiscal year. The decrease as a percent of sales is attributable to menu mix shift from a limited menu during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, improved cost on soft beverage because refills are not available on off-premise sales, reduced discounting due to the reduction in on-premises sales, and increased pricing charged on sales through third-party delivery services, typically at a 10% to 20% premium to purchases made in-store or through our online ordering system. Purchase prices generally increased on beef and bacon but generally decreased on chicken, on a year-over-year basis.

Good Times food and packaging costs were $10,072,000 (30.7% of restaurant sales) in fiscal 2020, up from $9,465,000 (31.5% of restaurant sales) in fiscal 2019, the result of increased sales. This decrease as a percent of sales is due primarily to the impact of higher menu pricing and menu engineering, which offset purchase price increases on our primary ingredients.

Payroll and Other Employee Benefit Costs: For fiscal 2020, payroll and other employee benefit costs decreased $2,779,000 from $41,221,000 (37.5% of restaurant sales) in fiscal 2019 to $38,442,000 (35.2% of restaurant sales).

Bad Daddy’s payroll and other employee benefit costs were $27,465,000 (36.0% of restaurant sales) for fiscal 2020, down from $30,224,000 (37.9% of restaurant sales) in fiscal 2019. The $2,759,000 decrease was primarily attributable to lower restaurant sales during the current fiscal year versus the prior fiscal year. As a percent of sales, payroll and employee benefits costs decreased by 1.9% primarily attributable to staffing reductions associated with the full and partial closures of our dining rooms for much of the third and fourth fiscal quarters as well as reductions in management staffing.

Good Times payroll and other employee benefit costs were $10,977,000 (33.5% of restaurant sales) in fiscal 2020, consistent with $10,997,000 (36.6% of restaurant sales) in fiscal 2019. Payroll and other employee benefits decreased approximately $279,000 in fiscal 2020 due to one company-owned restaurant that was closed in December 2019. This was offset by a $259,000 increase in payroll and other employee benefit expenses primarily due to an increase in restaurant sales compared to the same prior year period. As a percent of sales, payroll and employee benefits costs decreased by 1.1% in fiscal 2020 compared to fiscal 2019. This decrease is primarily attributable to the leveraging impact of the significant sales increases in the third and fourth fiscal quarters of 2020. The average wage paid to our employees increased approximately 4.2% in fiscal 2020 compared to fiscal 2019. The 4.2% increase is attributable to a very competitive labor market in Colorado and state mandated increases in the minimum wage rate.

Occupancy Costs: Occupancy costs include rent, real and personal property taxes, common area maintenance expenses, licenses and insurance expense. For fiscal 2020, occupancy costs increased $524,000 from $8,353,000 (7.6% of restaurant sales) in fiscal 2019 to $8,877,000 (8.1% of restaurant sales).

Bad Daddy’s occupancy costs were $6,025,000 (7.9% of restaurant sales) for fiscal 2020, up from $5,413,000 (6.8% of restaurant sales) in fiscal 2019. The $612,000 increase was primarily attributable to the four new restaurants opened in fiscal 2019 and two new restaurants opened in the first fiscal quarter of 2020, offset by rent abatements of approximately $85,000 granted by various landlords due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The increase as a percentage of sales was due to general increases in our operating lease costs as well as the deleveraging effect of lower restaurant sales.

Good Times occupancy costs were $2,852,000 (8.7% of restaurant sales) in fiscal 2020, down from $2,940,000 (9.8% of restaurant sales) in fiscal 2019. The $88,000 decrease was primarily attributable to rent abatements of approximately $69,000 granted by various landlords in the third fiscal quarter of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as a $45,000 decrease related to the restaurant that closed in December 2019, offset by increases in our operating lease costs.

Other Operating Costs: For fiscal 2020, other operating costs increased $1,489,000 from $11,862,000 (10.8% of restaurant sales) in fiscal 2019 to $13,351,000 (12.2% of restaurant sales).

Bad Daddy’s other operating costs were $10,409,000 (13.6% of restaurant sales) for fiscal 2020, up from $9,161,000 (11.5% of restaurant sales) in fiscal 2019. The $1,248,000 increase was partially attributable to the four new restaurants opened in fiscal 2019 and two new restaurants opened in the first fiscal quarter of 2020. Generally speaking, other restaurant operating costs were significantly reduced due to the large decrease in sales in the third and fourth fiscal quarters compared to the same prior year quarters; however, the general decrease was fully offset by a $1,346,000 increase in commissions paid to delivery service providers in the current fiscal year compared to the prior fiscal year as well as increased paper and packaging costs associated with off-premise sales. The percentage increase was primarily attributable to the deleveraging impact of lower overall sales and a significant shift in delivery sales as a percentage of overall sales, as customers migrated to delivery during the first two months of the COVID-19 pandemic and dining rooms were generally closed.

Good Times other operating costs were $2,942,000 (9.0% of restaurant sales) in fiscal 2020, up from $2,701,000 (9.0% of restaurant sales) in fiscal 2019. The increase was primarily attributable to an approximate $284,000 increase in commissions paid to delivery service providers offset by decreases in other general restaurant supplies and expenses.

New Store Preopening Costs: For fiscal 2020, we incurred $1,031,000 of preopening costs compared to $1,774,000 in fiscal 2019. All of the preopening costs are related to our Bad Daddy’s restaurants.

Preopening costs in the current fiscal year are primarily attributable to four restaurants: two that opened late during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019, and two restaurants that opened during the first fiscal quarter of 2020. In addition, the current fiscal year includes approximately $157,000 of non-cash operating lease costs associated with two future Bad Daddy’s restaurants. In the prior fiscal year, pre-opening costs are related to the one Bad Daddy’s restaurant opened during the second fiscal quarter of 2019, and two that opened during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019. Preopening costs typically occur over a period of approximately five months. Although the exact timing varies by location, we typically spend approximately $275,000 to $350,000 per location.

Depreciation and Amortization Costs: Depreciation and amortization includes depreciation on capital expenditures for restaurants and corporate assets as well as amortization of acquired franchise rights and leasehold interests. For fiscal 2020, depreciation and amortization costs decreased $216,000 from $4,345,000 in fiscal 2019 to $4,129,000 in fiscal 2020.

Bad Daddy’s depreciation costs decreased $170,000 from $3,438,000 in fiscal 2019 to $3,268,000 in fiscal 2020. This decrease was attributable to reduced depreciation resulting from asset impairment charges recorded in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019 and the second quarter of fiscal 2020, offset by the four new restaurants opened in fiscal 2019 and two new restaurants opened in the first fiscal quarter of 2020.

Good Times depreciation costs decreased $46,000 from $907,000 in fiscal 2019 to $861,000 in fiscal 2020.

General and Administrative Costs: General and administrative costs include all corporate and administrative functions. Components of this category include corporate, regional and franchise support salaries and benefits; professional and consulting fees; travel; corporate information systems; training; board of directors’ expenses; office rent; and legal expenses. For fiscal 2020, general and administrative costs decreased $1,971,000 from $9,071,000 (8.2% of total revenues) in fiscal 2019 to $7,100,000 (6.5% of total revenue).

The $1,971,000 decrease in general and administrative expenses in fiscal 2020 is primarily attributable to:

We expect general and administrative costs to continue to increase slightly from fiscal 2020 to fiscal 2021 due to increased insurance and health costs, and as we make investments in new human resource and financial management systems.

Advertising Costs: For fiscal 2020, advertising costs decreased $356,000 from $2,349,000 (2.1% of restaurant sales) in fiscal 2019 to $1,993,000 (1.8% of restaurant sales).

Bad Daddy’s advertising costs increased $27,000 from $821,000 (1.0% of restaurant sales) in fiscal 2019 to $848,000 (1.1% of restaurant sales) in fiscal 2020. Bad Daddy’s advertising costs consist primarily of menu development, printing costs, local store marketing and social media. All restaurants contribute to an advertising materials fund based on a percentage of restaurant sales. The current and prior years include advertising costs of $13,000 and $14,000, respectively, associated with franchise advertising contributions.

We anticipate that in fiscal 2021 Bad Daddy’s advertising costs as a percentage of restaurant sales will remain consistent with fiscal 2020.

Good Times advertising costs decreased $383,000 from $1,528,000 (5.0% of restaurant sales) in fiscal 2019 to $1,145,000 (3.4% of restaurant sales) in fiscal 2020. This $383,000 decline is due primarily to reduced contributions made to the regional advertising cooperative, driven by the completion of a shift in media mix from cable TV to radio. The current and prior years include advertising costs of $231,000 and $295,000, respectively, associated with franchise advertising contributions.

Good Times advertising costs consists primarily of contributions made to the advertising materials fund and a regional advertising cooperative based on a percentage of restaurant sales which are used to provide television and radio advertising, social media, on-site and point-of-purchase. The percentage contribution paid to the regional advertising cooperative was reduced at the start of the current fiscal year associated with a change in expected media mix. Advertising costs are presented gross, with franchisee contributions to the fund being recognized as a component of franchise revenues. As a percentage of total revenue, we expect advertising costs to remain relatively stable, between approximately 3.0% and 3.5% of total revenue for the Good Times segment.

Franchise Costs: For fiscal 2020, franchise costs decreased $18,000 from $38,000 in fiscal 2019 to $20,000 in fiscal 2020. The costs are primarily related to the Good Times franchised restaurants.

Gain or Loss on Restaurant Asset Disposals: For fiscal 2020, the gain on restaurant asset disposals was $45,000 compared to a gain of $5,000 in fiscal 2019. The gain in fiscal 2019 was primarily comprised of a deferred gain on previous sale lease-back transactions related to two Good Times restaurants partially offset by a loss related to the retirement of unused assets. The gain in fiscal 2020 is primarily comprised of a deferred gain on previous sale lease-back transactions related to two Good Times restaurants and a gain of $8,000 related to the sale of miscellaneous restaurant equipment.

Long-lived Asset Impairment Charges: For fiscal 2020, asset impairment charges increased $2,835,000 from $2,771,000 in fiscal 2019 to $5,606,000 in fiscal 2020. We review long-lived assets and intangibles subject to amortization for impairment when there are factors that indicate the carrying value of such assets may not be recoverable.

Based upon the analysis we performed at September 24, 2019, we identified five restaurants where the expected future cash flows would not be sufficient to recover the carrying value of the associated assets.

Two of these restaurants are Good Times restaurants. We recorded a non-cash charge of $391,000, related to the impairment of these restaurants in the fiscal quarter ending September 24, 2019. In July of 2019, the Company entered into a sublease agreement for one of these two restaurants. The tenant took possession on January 1, 2020 and the sublease commenced in May 2020.

Three of these restaurants are Bad Daddy’s restaurants. We recorded non-cash charges of $2,380,000 related to the impairment of these restaurants during the fiscal quarter ending September 24, 2019.

Based upon the analysis we performed at March 31, 2020, we identified five additional restaurants where the expected future cash flows would not be sufficient to recover the carrying value of the associated assets. The restaurants are all Bad Daddy’s restaurants. We recorded non-cash charges of $4,359,000 related to the impairment of these restaurants during the quarter ended March 31, 2020.

Based upon the analysis we performed at June 30, 2020, we identified one additional Bad Daddy’s restaurant where the expected future cash flows would not be sufficient to recover the carrying value of the associated assets and recorded non-cash charges of $932,000 related to the impairment of this restaurant during the quarter ending June 30, 2020.

Given the results of our analysis at September 29, 2020, we identified one additional Good Times restaurant where the expected future cash flows would not be sufficient to recover the carrying value of the associated assets and recorded non-cash charges of $315,000 related to the impairment of this restaurant during the quarter ending September 29, 2020.

Goodwill Impairment Charges: We review goodwill for impairment on an annual basis or whenever indications of impairment arise. Prior to fiscal 2020, no goodwill impairment charges were deemed necessary. In the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2020, we recorded goodwill impairment of $10,000,000.

In March 2020, the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic prompted authorities in most jurisdictions where we operate to issue stay-at-home orders, leading to an unexpected significant disruption to our business requiring us to close restaurant dining rooms and operate Bad Daddy’s restaurants under a delivery and carry-out model. As such, the consequences of the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic coupled with a sustained decline in our stock price were determined to be indicators of impairment for our Bad Daddy’s reporting unit. As such, using Level 3 inputs, we performed a quantitative goodwill impairment assessment using both the discounted cash flow method and guideline public company method to determine the fair value of this reporting unit. Significant assumptions and estimates used in determining fair value include future revenues, operating costs, working capital changes, capital expenditures, and a discount rate that approximates the weighted average cost of capital. Based on the quantitative assessment, we determined that the fair value of this reporting unit was less than its carrying value and recognized a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $10.0 million, equal to the excess of the Bad Daddy’s reporting unit's carrying value above its fair value. No goodwill impairment charges were recognized related to goodwill attributable to the Good Times reporting unit.

Loss from Operations: Loss from operations was $12,041,000 in fiscal 2020 compared to a loss from operations of $3,495,000 in fiscal 2019.

The change from fiscal 2019 to fiscal 2020 was primarily attributable to the decrease in net revenues and an increase in asset and goodwill impairment costs and other matters discussed in the "Restaurant Operating Costs", “New Store Preopening Costs”, "General and Administrative Costs", “Advertising Costs”, “Franchise Costs”, and “Gain on Restaurant Asset Disposals” sections above.

Net Loss: The net loss was $12,794,000 for fiscal 2020 compared to a net loss of $4,248,000 in fiscal 2019. The change from fiscal 2019 to fiscal 2020 was primarily attributable to the matters discussed in the "Net Revenues", "Food and Packaging Costs", “Payroll and Other Employee Benefits Costs,” "General and Administrative Costs", "Long-lived Asset Impairment Charges” and “Goodwill Impairment Charges” sections above.

Income Attributable to Non-Controlling Interests: For fiscal 2020, the income attributable to non-controlling interests was $1,122,000 compared to $889,000 in fiscal 2019. The non-controlling interest represents the limited partner’s share of income in the Good Times and Bad Daddy’s joint-venture restaurants. $493,000 of the current year income is attributable to the Bad Daddy’s joint-venture restaurants, compared to $508,000 in the prior year. $629,000 of the current year income is attributable to the Good Times joint-venture restaurants, compared to $381,000 in the prior year.

On February 6, 2019, the Company concurrently entered into and closed on a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement with RGWP, LLC (the “RGWP Repurchase”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to acquire all of the remaining membership interests of three entities to which the Company was already a party and already owned a controlling interest: Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar of Seaboard LLC, Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar of Cary, LLC, and BDBB of Olive Park NC, LLC. The purchase price was approximately $3.0 million. These entities own and operate three Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar restaurants in the greater Raleigh, NC market.

The RGWP Repurchase resulted in a $788,000 reduction in non-controlling interests, an increase to non-compete agreements of $50,000 and a $2,171,000 reduction in additional paid in capital in fiscal 2019.

Adjusted EBITDA

EBITDA is defined as net income (loss) before interest, income taxes and depreciation and amortization.

Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBITDA, adjusted for non-cash stock-based compensation expense, preopening expense, non-recurring acquisition costs, U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) rent in excess of cash rent, non-cash disposal of assets and non-cash asset impairment charges. Adjusted EBITDA is intended as a supplemental measure of our performance that is not required by or presented in accordance with GAAP. We believe that EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA provide useful information to management and investors regarding certain financial and business trends relating to our financial condition and operating results. Our management uses EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA (i) as a factor in evaluating management's performance when determining incentive compensation and (ii) to evaluate the effectiveness of our business strategies.

We believe that the use of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA provides an additional tool for investors to use in evaluating ongoing operating results and trends and in comparing the Company's financial measures with other restaurants, which may present similar non-GAAP financial measures to investors. In addition, you should be aware when evaluating EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA that in the future we may incur expenses similar to those excluded when calculating these measures. Our presentation of these measures should not be construed as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items. Our computation of Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures computed by other companies, because all companies do not calculate Adjusted EBITDA in the same fashion.

Our management does not consider EBITDA or Adjusted EBITDA in isolation or as an alternative to financial measures determined in accordance with GAAP. The principal limitation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA is that they exclude significant expenses and income that are required by GAAP to be recorded in the Company's financial statements. Some of these limitations are:

Because of these limitations, Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for performance measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. We compensate for these limitations by relying primarily on our GAAP results and using Adjusted EBITDA only as a supplementary measure. You should review the reconciliation of net loss to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA below and not rely on any single financial measure to evaluate our business.

The following table reconciles net loss to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA (in thousands):

Depreciation and amortization, preopening expense, and asset impairment charge have been reduced by any amounts attributable to non-controlling interests.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Please see “Item 1 Business-Recent Developments” for a discussion of the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on our liquidity.

Cash and Working Capital: As of September 29, 2020, we had a working capital deficit of $5,145,000. Our working capital position benefits from the fact that we generally collect cash from sales to customers the same day, or in the case of credit or debit card transactions, within a few days of the related sale, and we typically have two to four weeks to pay our vendors. This benefit may increase when new Bad Daddy’s and Good Times restaurants are opened. We believe that we will have sufficient capital to meet our working capital, long term debt obligations and recurring capital expenditure needs in fiscal 2021. As of September 29, 2020, we had total commitments outstanding of $353,000 related to construction contracts for Bad Daddy’s restaurants currently under development. We anticipate these commitments will be funded out of existing cash or future borrowings against the Cadence Credit Facility.

Financing

Cadence Credit Facility: The Company maintains a credit agreement with Cadence Bank (“Cadence”) pursuant to which, as amended, Cadence agreed to loan the Company up to $17,000,000 with a maturity date of December 31, 2021 (the “Cadence Credit Facility”). On February 21, 2019 the Cadence Credit Facility was amended, in connection with the repurchase of minority interests related to three Bad Daddy’s restaurants, to retroactively attribute EBITDA previously attributed to non-controlling interests to the Company for purposes of certain financial covenants. On December 9, 2019 the Cadence Credit Facility was amended in connection with the separation of the Company’s former CEO, to amend the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA” for the purposes of financial covenants, to require certain installment payments, and to permit the company to make certain “Restricted Payments” (as defined in the Cadence Credit Facility). As amended by the various amendments, the Cadence Credit Facility accrues commitment fees on the daily unused balance of the facility at a rate of 0.25%. All borrowings under the Cadence Credit Facility, as amended, bear interest at a variable rate based upon the Company’s election of (i) 2.5% plus the base rate, which is the highest of the (a) Federal Funds Rate plus 0.5%, (b) the Cadence bank publicly-announced prime rate, and (c) LIBOR plus 1.0%, or (ii) LIBOR, with a 0.250% floor, plus 3.5%. Interest is due at the end of each calendar quarter if the Company selects to pay interest based on the base rate and at the end of each LIBOR period if it selects to pay interest based on LIBOR. As of September 29, 2020, the weighted average interest rate applicable to borrowings under the Cadence Credit Facility was 3.75%.

Principal payments on the Cadence Credit Facility are required beginning on March 31, 2020 in $250,000 installments on the last business day each of March, June, September, and December in each calendar year. The total loan commitment is permanently reduced by the corresponding amount of each such repayment on such date. New borrowings are permitted up to the amount of the loan commitment. The note matures and is due in its entirety on December 31, 2021.

The Cadence Credit Facility, as amended, contains certain affirmative and negative covenants and events of default that the Company considers customary for an agreement of this type, including covenants setting a maximum leverage ratio of 5.35:1, a minimum pre-distribution fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.25:1, a minimum post-distribution fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.10:1 and minimum liquidity of $2.0 million. As of September 29, 2020, the Company was in compliance with all covenants under the Cadence Credit Facility.

On April 14, 2020, the Company entered into a Consent and Forbearance Agreement effective March 31, 2020 (the “Forbearance Agreement”) with respect to the Cadence Credit Facility. The Company informed Cadence that certain events of default may occur as a result of Company’s failure to comply with certain financial covenants for the fiscal quarter ended on or about March 31, 2020 (collectively, the “Potential Events of Default”). Pursuant to the terms of the Forbearance Agreement, from March 31, 2020 through 11:59 p.m. (Eastern time) on June 30, 2020 (the “Forbearance Period”), Cadence agreed to forbear from exercising any available rights and remedies under the Cadence Credit Facility to the extent such rights and remedies arise exclusively as a result of the Potential Events of Default. Further, Cadence agreed to consent to the Company’s request to defer the principal payment (the “Payment Deferral”) on the loans due on June 30, 2020 until the maturity date. The forbearance period (the “Forbearance Period”) expired at 11:59 p.m. (Eastern time) on June 30, 2020. The company has been in compliance with all financial covenants since the expiration of the Forbearance Period.

As a result of entering into the Cadence Credit Facility and the various amendments, the Company paid loan origination costs including professional fees of approximately $292,000 and is amortizing these costs over the term of the credit agreement.

The obligations under the Cadence Credit Facility are collateralized by a first-priority lien on substantially all of the Company’s assets.

As of September 29, 2020, the outstanding balance on borrowings against the facility was $5,500,000. Availability of the Cadence Credit Facility for borrowings is reduced by the outstanding face value of any letters of credit issued under the facility. As of September 29, 2020, the outstanding face value of such letters of credit was $157,500.

Paycheck Protection Program Loans: On May 7, 2020, Good Times and three of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, BDI, Drive Thru, and BD Colo (each a “Borrower”), entered into unsecured loans in the aggregate principal amount of $11,645,000 (the “Loans”) with Cadence Bank, N.A. (the “Lender”) pursuant to the PPP.

The Loans are evidenced by individual promissory notes of each of the Borrowers dated April 29, 2020 executed by each Borrower on May 7, 2020 (together, the “Notes”) in favor of the Lender which Notes bear interest at the rate of 1.00% per annum. All or a portion of the Loans may be forgiven by the SBA upon application by the Borrowers accompanied by documentation of expenditures in accordance with SBA requirements under the PPP, which includes employees being kept on the payroll for twenty-four weeks after the date of the Loans and the proceeds of such Loans being used for payroll, rent, mortgage interest or utilities. Congress subsequently passed the PPP Flexibility Act which modified certain provisions of the PPP program, including expanding the original eight-week covered period to a period of twenty-four weeks (the “Covered Period”). The SBA and the Treasury continue to develop and issue new and updated guidance regarding the PPP loan application process, including guidance regarding required borrower certifications and requirements for forgiveness of loans made under the PPP. The Company continues to track the guidance as it is released and assess and re-assess various aspects of its application as necessary based on the guidance. The Company believes it qualifies for the PPP and is compliant in all aspects with its use of PPP funds, and expects to apply for forgiveness during 2021. However, in the absence of definitive guidance or regulations the Company cannot give any assurance that the Loans will be forgivable in whole or in part. See “Item 1A Risk Factors”.

In the event that any portion of the Loans are not forgiven in accordance with the PPP, the Company will be required to pay the Lender monthly payments of principal and interest in an aggregate amount of $489,000 to repay the PPP Loans in full on or before April 29, 2022. The SBA has deferred loan payments to either (1) the date the SBA remits our forgiveness to the lender, or (2) 10 months after the end of the Covered Period, which would be in August 2021. However, as of the date of this report we have not yet received a decision from the SBA regarding forgiveness of our PPP loans or communication regarding the official end date of our deferral period. The Loans may be prepaid by the Company at any time prior to maturity with no prepayment penalties. The Notes contain certifications and agreements related to the PPP, as well as customary default and other provisions. We reflect the full principal amount of the PPP loans as debt, accounting for such loans under ASC 470, with current maturities of approximately $5.2 million pursuant to the current payment amortization schedule. We intend to account for the forgiveness of such loans at the time such forgiveness is granted.

Cash Flows: Net cash provided by operating activities was $8,369,000 for fiscal 2020 compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $6,771,000 in fiscal 2019. The net cash provided by operating activities for fiscal 2020 was the result of a net loss of $12,794,000 and non-cash reconciling items totaling $21,163,000 (these reconciling items are comprised of 1) depreciation and amortization of general assets of $4,313,000, 2) amortization of operating lease assets of $4,025,000, 3) stock-based compensation expense of $283,000, 4) impairment costs of 15,606,000 5) an increase in receivables and other assets of $364,000, 6) an increase in deferred liabilities and accrued expenses of $782,000, 7) a decrease in accounts payable of $496,000 and 8) a net increase in amounts related to our operating leases of $3,714,000).

Net cash used in investing activities in fiscal 2020 was $2,604,000 compared to net cash used in investing activities of $11,059,000 in fiscal 2019. Fiscal 2020 activity primarily reflects the purchases of property and equipment of $2,596,000, as well as proceeds from the sale of fixed assets of $55,000 and the purchase of treasury stock of $75,000. Purchases of property and equipment were comprised of the following:

Net cash provided by financing activities in fiscal 2020 was $2,944,000 compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $3,556,000 in fiscal 2019. The fiscal 2020 activity is comprised of principal payments on notes payable and long-term debt of $12,650,000, borrowings on notes payable and long-term debt of $16,945,000, contributions from non-controlling interests of $22,000 and distributions to non-controlling interests of $1,373,000.

Contingencies and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements: We remain contingently liable on various land leases underlying restaurants that were previously sold to franchisees. We have never experienced any losses related to these contingent lease liabilities; however, if a franchisee defaults, on the payments under the leases, we would be liable for the lease payments as the assignor or sub-lessor of the lease. Currently we have not been notified nor are we aware of any leases in default under which we are contingently liable. However, there can be no assurance that there will not be defaults in the future, which could have a material adverse effect on our future operating results.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates: Our consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes are prepared in accordance with GAAP. Preparing consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses. These estimates and assumptions are affected by the application of our accounting policies. Our significant accounting policies are described in Note 1 to our Consolidated Financial Statements. Critical accounting estimates are those that require application of management’s most difficult, subjective or complex judgments, often as a result of matters that are inherently uncertain and may change in subsequent periods. While we apply our judgment based on assumptions believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, actual results could vary from these assumptions. Additionally, in the context of the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic, future facts and circumstances could change and impact our estimates and assumptions. It is possible that materially different amounts would be reported using different assumptions. The following is a description of what we consider to be our most significant accounting policies.

Leases: On September 25, 2019, the first day of fiscal year 2020, the Company adopted the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2016-02, "Leases (Topic 842)." As a result, the Company updated its significant accounting policy for leases.

The Company determines if a contract contains a lease at inception. The Company's material long-term operating lease agreements are for the land and buildings for our restaurants as well as our corporate office. The lease term begins on the date that the Company takes possession under the lease, including the pre-opening period during construction, when in most cases the Company is not making rent payments.

Operating lease assets and liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date for material leases with a term of greater than 12 months. Operating lease liabilities represent the present value of future minimum lease payments. Since our leases do not provide an implicit rate, our operating lease liabilities are calculated using our estimated incremental borrowing rate based on a collateralized borrowing over the term of each individual lease. Minimum lease payments include only fixed lease components of the agreement, as well as variable rate payments that depend on an index, initially measured using the index at the lease commencement date.

Operating lease assets represent our right to use an underlying asset and are based upon the operating lease liabilities adjusted for prepaid or accrued lease payments, initial direct costs and lease incentives. Lease incentives are recognized when earned and reduce our operating lease asset related to the lease. They are amortized through the operating lease assets as reductions of rent expense over the lease term.

Operating lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Certain of the Company’s operating leases contain clauses that provide for contingent rent based on a percentage of sales greater than certain specified target amounts. Variable lease payments that do not depend on a rate or index, escalation in the index subsequent to the initial measurement, payments associated with non-lease components such as common area maintenance, real estate taxes and insurance, and short-term lease payments (leases with a term with 12 months or less) are expensed as incurred or when the achievement of the specified target that triggers the contingent rent is considered probable.

Non-controlling Interests: Non-controlling interests, previously called minority interests, are presented as a separate item in the equity section of the consolidated balance sheet. Consolidated net income or loss attributable to non-controlling interests are presented on the face of the consolidated statement of operations. Additionally, changes in a parent’s ownership interest in a subsidiary that do not result in deconsolidation are equity transactions, and that deconsolidation of a subsidiary is recorded as a gain or loss based on the fair value on the deconsolidation date.

Income Taxes: We account for income taxes under the liability method whereby deferred tax asset and liability account balances are determined based on differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. We provide a valuation allowance, if necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to their estimated realizable value. We continually review the realizability of our deferred tax assets, including an analysis of factors such as future taxable income, reversal of existing taxable temporary differences, and tax planning strategies. We assessed whether a valuation allowance should be recorded against our deferred tax assets based on consideration of all available evidence, using a “more likely than not” standard. In assessing the need for a valuation allowance, we considered both positive and negative evidence related to the likelihood of realization of deferred tax assets. In making such assessment, more weight was given to evidence that could be objectively verified, including recent cumulative losses. Future sources of taxable income were also considered in determining the amount of the recorded valuation allowance. Based on our review of this evidence, we determined that a full valuation allowance against all of our deferred tax assets was appropriate. As we increase earnings and utilize deferred tax assets in the future, it is possible the valuation allowance could be reduced or eliminated.

The Company is subject to U.S. federal income tax and income tax in multiple U.S. state jurisdictions. The Company continues to remain subject to examination by federal authorities and state jurisdictions generally for fiscal years after 2015. The Company believes that its income tax filings positions and deductions will be sustained on audit and does not anticipate any adjustments that will result in a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows. Therefore, no reserves for uncertain income tax positions have been recorded. The Company’s practice is to recognize interest and/or penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense. We have accrued $0 for interest and penalties as of September 29, 2020.

Variable Interest Entities: Once an entity is determined to be a Variable Interest Entity (VIE), the party with the controlling financial interest, the primary beneficiary, is required to consolidate it. We have three franchisees with notes payable and after analysis we have determined that, while the franchisees are VIE’s, we are not the primary beneficiary of the entities, and therefore they are not required to be consolidated.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

The information contained in Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements included in this report concerning a description of recent accounting pronouncements, including our expected dates of adoption and the estimated effects on our results of operations and financial condition, is incorporated by reference herein.

Not applicable.

The report of the independent registered public accounting firm and financial statements listed in the accompanying index are included in Item 15 of this report. See index to the consolidated financial statements on page F-1 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Not applicable.

Conclusion Regarding the Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures: Based on an evaluation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act), the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, respectively) have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.

Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting: Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act). We maintain a system of internal controls that is designed to provide reasonable assurance in a cost-effective manner as to the fair and reliable preparation and presentation of the consolidated financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation.

Our management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of September 29, 2020. In making this evaluation, our management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”) in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013). This evaluation included a review of the documentation of controls, evaluation of the design effectiveness of controls and a conclusion on this evaluation. Based on this assessment, our management concluded that, as of September 29, 2020, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was effective based on these criteria.

This Annual Report does not include an attestation report of our registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting.  Management’s report was not subject to attestation by our registered public accounting firm pursuant to rules of the SEC that permit us to provide only management’s report in this Annual Report.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting: There have been no significant changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Company’s fourth quarter for the fiscal year ended September 29, 2020 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

Nothing to report.

PART III

We will file a definitive proxy statement for our 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders with the SEC, pursuant to Regulation 14A, not later than 120 days after the end of our fiscal year. Accordingly, those sections of our definitive Proxy Statement that specifically address the items set forth herein are incorporated by reference.

The information required by Item 10 is hereby incorporated by reference from our definitive proxy statement relating to our 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be filed with the SEC within 120 days following the end of our fiscal year covered by this Form 10-K.

The information required by Item 11 is hereby incorporated by reference from our definitive proxy statement relating to our 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be filed with the SEC within 120 days following the end of our fiscal year covered by this Form 10-K.

The information required by Item 12 is hereby incorporated by reference from our definitive proxy statement relating to our 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be filed with the SEC within 120 days following the end of our fiscal year covered by this Form 10-K.

The information required by Item 13 is hereby incorporated by reference from our definitive proxy statement relating to our 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be filed with the SEC within 120 days following the end of our fiscal year covered by this Form 10-K.

The information required by Item 14 is hereby incorporated by reference from our definitive proxy statement relating to our 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be filed with the SEC within 120 days following the end of our fiscal year covered by this Form 10-K.

PART IV

The Company’s consolidated financial statements are included beginning on page F-1.

All schedules have been omitted because the matter or conditions are not present, or the information required to be set forth therein is included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto.

The following exhibits are furnished as part of this report:

None.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	GOOD TIMES RESTAURANTS INC.
December 18, 2020
	Ryan M. Zink Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Stockholders and the Board of Directors of

Good Times Restaurants Inc. and Subsidiaries

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Good Times Restaurants Inc. and Subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of September 24, 2019 and September 29, 2020, the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the years then ended, 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 consolidated financial position of the Company as of September 24, 2019 and September 29, 2020, and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Change in Accounting Principle

As discussed in Notes 1 and 6 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company changed its method of accounting for leases in the year ended September 29, 2020 due to the adoption of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Update 2016-02, Leases.

Basis for Opinion

These 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 to 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 consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ Moss Adams LLP

Denver, Colorado

December 18, 2020

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2017.

Good Times Restaurants Inc. and Subsidiaries Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except share and per share data)

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

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Good Times Restaurants Inc. and Subsidiaries Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except share and per share data)

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Good Times Restaurants Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
For the Period from September 25, 2018 thru September 29, 2020
(In thousands, except share and per share data)

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Good Times Restaurants Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
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Good Times Restaurants Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial statements
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Organization – Good Times Restaurants Inc. (Good Times or the Company) is a Nevada corporation. The Company operates through its wholly owned subsidiaries Good Times Drive Thru, Inc. (“Drive Thru”), BD of Colorado, LLC (“BD of Colo”), Bad Daddy’s Franchise Development, LLC (“BDFD”), and Bad Daddy’s International, LLC (“BDI”).

BD of Colo was formed by Good Times Restaurants Inc. in 2013 to develop Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar restaurants in the state of Colorado. Subsequently, BDI and BDFD were acquired by Good Times Restaurants Inc. on May 7, 2015. Combined, these entities compose our Bad Daddy’s operating segment, which as of September 29, 2020, operates thirty-two company-owned and five joint-venture full-service small-box casual dining restaurants under the name Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar, primarily located in Colorado and in the Southeast region of the United States, franchises one restaurant in South Carolina, and licenses the Bad Daddy’s brand for use at an airport Bad Daddy’s restaurant under third-party operations and ownership.

Drive Thru commenced operations in 1986 and as of September 29, 2020, operates eighteen Company-owned and seven joint-venture drive-thru fast food hamburger restaurants under the name Good Times Burgers & Frozen Custard, all of which are located in Colorado. In addition, Drive Thru has eight franchisee-owned restaurants, with six operating in Colorado and two in Wyoming.

We follow accounting standards set by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, commonly referred to as the “FASB”. The FASB sets generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) that we follow to ensure we consistently report our financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.

COVID-19 Pandemic – The global crisis resulting from the spread of COVID-19 had a substantial impact on our restaurant operations during the third and fourth fiscal quarters of 2020. During portions of the month of March 2020 through late May 2020, all of the Company’s Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar restaurants were open only for delivery and carry-out service, with dining rooms closed by government orders. Beginning in late May 2020, we began to re-open dining rooms at Bad Daddy’s as local regulations allowed. By early June, we had re-opened all the dining rooms at Bad Daddy’s, which remained open through the end of the fiscal year. Although our dining rooms were open, all were operating at some reduction of capacity, whether driven by explicit capacity reductions under government orders, or due to social distancing protocols that are either mandated by the same government orders, or which we abide by under our own internal protocols designed to maintain a safe foodservice environment, both for our employees and for our customers.

Our operating results substantially depend upon our ability to drive traffic to our restaurants, and for our Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar restaurants, to serve guests in our dining rooms. We cannot currently estimate the duration of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business; neither are we able to predict how the pandemic will evolve nor how various government entities will respond to its evolution. In November 2020 several of our dining rooms in Colorado closed again due to government requirements, which we expect to result in lower average weekly sales for those restaurants. Should additional dining room closures occur, our business would be adversely affected. Even without government orders, customers may choose to reduce or eliminate in-restaurant dining because of increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, or deaths.

Additionally, in connection with spread of COVID-19, there have been disruptions in various food supply chains in the United States. Our operating results substantially depend upon our ability to obtain sufficient quantities of products such as beef, bacon, and other products used in the production of items served and sold to our guests. Ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic could result in product shortages and in turn could require us to serve a limited menu, restrict number of items purchased per guest, or close some or all of our restaurants for an indeterminate period of time. Ongoing material adverse impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic could result in reduced revenue and cash flow and could affect our assessments of impairment of intangible assets, long-lived assets, or goodwill.

We took extraordinary actions to increase our liquidity in response to COVID-19, including temporarily reducing employee pay, reductions in force, and obtaining Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP”) loans. The PPP is sponsored by the Small Business Administration (the “SBA”). The PPP is part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”). We have since significantly increased employment levels and restored pay to employees as of the date of this report. Although we currently have a meaningful cash balance and generated significant cash flow from operations during the fourth fiscal quarter, should business decline significantly as a result of the pandemic we would not likely be able to take some of the same actions without negatively impacting the long-term viability of the business. The COVID-19 pandemic is adversely affecting the availability of liquidity generally in the credit markets, and there can be no guarantee that additional liquidity will be available on favorable terms, or at all, especially the longer the COVID-19 pandemic lasts or if it were to reoccur.

Fiscal Year – The Company’s fiscal year is a 52/53-week year ending on the last Tuesday of September. In a 52-week fiscal year, each of the Company’s quarterly periods comprise 13 weeks. The additional week in a 53-week fiscal year is added to the first quarter, making such quarter consist of 14 weeks, which was the case in Fiscal 2020. Fiscal year 2020 began September 25, 2019 and ended September 29, 2020; Fiscal year 2019 began September 26, 2018 and ended September 24, 2019.

Principles of Consolidation – The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Good Times, its subsidiaries, one limited partnership in which the Company exercises control as general partner, and five limited liability companies, in which the Company exercises control as managing member. The Company owns an approximate 54% interest in the Drive Thru limited partnership, is the sole general partner, and receives a management fee prior to any distributions to the limited partner. Because the Company owns an approximate 54% interest in the partnership and exercises complete management control over all decisions for the partnership, except for certain veto rights, the financial statements of the partnership are consolidated into the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The Company owns an approximate 50% to 75% interest in four of the Bad Daddy’s limited liability companies and a 23% interest in one. The Company is the managing member and receives royalty and management fees prior to any distributions to the other members. Because the Company exercises complete management control over all decisions for the five companies, except for certain veto rights, the financial statements of the limited liability companies are consolidated into the Company’s financial statements. The equity interests of the unrelated limited partner and members are shown on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets in the stockholders’ equity section as a non-controlling interest and is adjusted each period to reflect the limited partners’ and members’ share of the net income or loss as well as any cash distributions to the limited partners and members for the period. The limited partners’ or members’ share of the net income or loss in the entities is shown as non-controlling interest income or expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. All inter-company accounts and transactions are eliminated in consolidation.

Advertising Costs – We utilize Advertising Funds to administer certain advertising programs for both the Bad Daddy’s and Good Times brands that benefit both us and our franchisees.   We and our franchisees are required to contribute a percentage of gross sales to the fund.  As such the contributions to these funds are designated and segregated for advertising. We consolidate the Advertising Funds into our financial statements whereby contributions from franchisees, when received, are recorded and included as a component of franchise revenues.  As we intend to utilize all of the advertising contributions towards advertising expenditures, we recognize costs equal to franchisee contributions to the advertising funds on an annual basis.  Contributions to the Advertising Funds from our franchisees were $244,000 and $310,000 for the fiscal years ended September 29, 2020 and September 24, 2019, respectively.

Accounting Estimates – The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles requires management to make estimates of and assumptions related to the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, 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 period. Examples include provisions for bad debts and inventory reserves, accounting for business combinations, valuation of reporting units for purposes of assessing goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment, valuation of asset groups for impairment testing, accruals for employee benefits, and certain contingencies. We base our estimates on historical experience, market participant fair value considerations, projected future cash flows, and various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Additionally, in the context of the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic, future facts and circumstances could change and impact our estimates.

Reclassification – Certain prior year balances have been reclassified to conform to the current year’s presentation. Such reclassifications had no effect on the net loss.

Cash and Cash Equivalents – The Company considers all highly liquid debt instruments purchased with an initial maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The Company maintains cash and cash equivalents at financial institutions with balances that generally exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) insured limits of up to $250,000.  The Company has not experienced any losses related to such accounts and management believes that the Company is not exposed to any significant risks on these accounts.  Certain of the Company’s accounts exceeded the FDIC insured limits as of September 29, 2020.

Accounts Receivable – Accounts receivable include uncollateralized receivables from our franchisees, due in the normal course of business, generally requiring payment within thirty days of the invoice date. Additionally, accounts receivable includes payments due from property landlords related to tenant improvement allowances. On a periodic basis the Company monitors all accounts for delinquency and provides for estimated losses of uncollectible accounts. There were no allowances for unrecoverable accounts receivable at September 29, 2020 or September 24, 2019.

Inventories – Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value, determined by the first-in first-out method, and consist of restaurant food items and related packaging supplies.

Property and Equipment – Property and equipment are stated at cost and are depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets, generally three to eight years. Leasehold improvements are amortized using the straight-line method over the shorter of the term of the lease or the estimated useful life of the asset.

Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred, and expenditures for major improvements are capitalized. When assets are retired, or otherwise disposed of, the property accounts are relieved of costs and accumulated depreciation with any resulting gain or loss credited or charged to income.

Trademarks – Trademarks have been determined to have an indefinite life. We evaluate our trademarks for impairment annually and on an interim basis as events and circumstances warrant by comparing the fair value of the trademarks with their carrying amount. No trademark impairment charges were recognized during 2020 or 2019.

Goodwill – Goodwill represents the excess of cost over fair value of the assets of businesses the Company acquired. Goodwill is not amortized; but rather, the Company is required to test goodwill for impairment on an annual basis or whenever indications of impairment arise. The Company considers its operations to be comprised of two reporting units: (1) Good Times restaurants and (2) Bad Daddy’s restaurants.

The following table presents goodwill associated with each reporting unit as of September 29, 2020 and September 24, 2019 (in thousands):

In March 2020, the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic prompted authorities in most jurisdictions where the Company operates to issue stay-at-home orders, leading to an unexpected significant disruption to the Company's business requiring the Company to close its restaurant dining rooms and operate its Bad Daddy’s restaurants under a delivery and carry-out model. As such, the consequences of the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic coupled with a sustained decline in the Company's stock price were determined to be indicators of impairment for its Bad Daddy’s reporting unit. As such, using Level 3 inputs, the Company performed a quantitative goodwill impairment assessment using both the discounted cash flow method and guideline public company method to determine the fair value of its reporting unit. Significant assumptions and estimates used in determining fair value include future revenues, operating costs, working capital changes, capital expenditures, and a discount rate that approximates the Company's weighted average cost of capital. Based on the quantitative assessment, the Company determined that the fair value of its reporting unit was less than its carrying value and recognized a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $10.0 million in the fiscal quarter ending March 31,2020, equal to the excess of the Bad Daddy’s reporting unit's carrying value above its fair value. No goodwill impairment charges were recognized related to goodwill attributable to its Good Times reporting unit.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets – We review our long-lived assets including land, property and equipment for impairment when there are factors that indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. We assess recovery of assets at the individual restaurant level and typically include an analysis of historical cash flows, future operating plans, and cash flow projections in assessing whether there are indicators of impairment. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by comparing the net book value of the assets of an individual restaurant to the fair value of those assets. This impairment process involves significant judgment in the use of estimates and assumptions pertaining to future projections and operating results.

Given the results of our analysis at September 24, 2019, we identified five restaurants where the expected future cash flows would not be sufficient to recover the carrying value of the associated assets.

Two of these restaurants are Good Times restaurants in Colorado. We recorded a non-cash charge of $391,000, related to the impairment of these restaurants in the fiscal quarter ending September 24, 2019. In July of 2019, the Company entered into a sublease agreement for one of the two restaurants and the tenant took possession on January 1, 2020 and the sublease commenced in May 2020.

Three of these restaurants are Bad Daddy’s restaurants, two in Colorado and one in South Carolina. We recorded non-cash charges of $2,380,000 related to the impairment of these restaurants during the fiscal quarter ending September 24, 2019.

Given the results of our analysis at March 31, 2020, we identified five additional restaurants where the expected future cash flows would not be sufficient to recover the carrying value of the associated assets.

The restaurants are all Bad Daddy’s restaurants, two in North Carolina and one each in Tennessee, Georgia and Colorado. We recorded non-cash charges of $4,359,000 related to the impairment of these restaurants during the quarter ending March 31, 2020.

Given the results of our analysis at June 30, 2020, we identified one additional Bad Daddy’s restaurant in Colorado where the expected future cash flows would not be sufficient to recover the carrying value of the associated assets and recorded non-cash charges of $932,000 related to the impairment of this restaurant during the quarter ending June 30, 2020.

Given the results of our analysis at September 29, 2020, we identified one additional Good Times restaurant where the expected future cash flows would not be sufficient to recover the carrying value of the associated assets and recorded non-cash charges of $315,000 related to the impairment of this restaurant during the quarter ending September 29, 2020.

Leases – On September 25, 2019, the first day of fiscal year 2020, the Company adopted the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2016-02, "Leases (Topic 842)." As a result, the Company updated its significant accounting policy for leases. For the impact of the adoption on the Company's consolidated financial statements see Note 6.

The Company determines if a contract contains a lease at inception. The Company's material long-term operating lease agreements are for the land and buildings for our restaurants as well as our corporate office. The lease term begins on the date that the Company takes possession under the lease, including the pre-opening period during construction, when in most cases the Company is not making rent payments.

Operating lease assets and liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date for material leases with a term of greater than 12 months. Operating lease liabilities represent the present value of future minimum lease payments. Since our leases do not provide an implicit rate, our operating lease liabilities are calculated using our estimated incremental borrowing rate based on a collateralized borrowing over the term of each individual lease. Minimum lease payments include only fixed lease components of the agreement, as well as variable rate payments that depend on an index, initially measured using the index at the lease commencement date.

Operating lease assets represent our right to use an underlying asset and are based upon the operating lease liabilities adjusted for prepaid or accrued lease payments, initial direct costs and lease incentives. Lease incentives are recognized when earned and reduce our operating lease asset related to the lease. They are amortized through the operating lease assets as reductions of rent expense over the lease term.

Operating lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Certain of the Company’s operating leases contain clauses that provide for contingent rent based on a percentage of sales greater than certain specified target amounts. Variable lease payments that do not depend on a rate or index, escalation in the index subsequent to the initial measurement, payments associated with non-lease components such as common area maintenance, real estate taxes and insurance, and short-term lease payments (leases with a term with 12 months or less) are expensed as incurred or when the achievement of the specified target that triggers the contingent rent is considered probable.

Deferred Liabilities – As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and pursuant to the CARES Act, the Company began deferring payment of applicable employment taxes in April 2020 and will continue to do so as allowed under the CARES Act until December 31, 2020. The amount deferred as of September 29, 2020 is $1.2M. Under the CARES Act, 50% of the total deferred employment tax is to be repaid on December 31, 2021, with the remaining amount due on December 31, 2022. As such, the Company has recorded the entirety of the deferred employment tax as a long-term liability.

Revenue Recognition - Revenues consist primarily of sales from restaurant operations and franchise revenue, which includes franchisee royalties and contributions to advertising funds. Revenues associated with gift card breakage are immaterial to our financials. The Company recognizes revenue, pursuant to ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), when it satisfies a performance obligation by transferring control over a product or service to a customer, typically a restaurant customer or a franchisee/licensee.

The Company recognizes revenues in the form of restaurant sales at the time of the sale when payment is made by the customer, as the Company has completed its performance obligation, namely the provision of food and beverage, and the accompanying customer service, during the customer’s visit to the restaurant. The Company sells gift cards to customers and recognizes revenue from the gift card when it is redeemed and the performance obligation is completed, primarily in the form of restaurant revenue. Gift Card breakage, which is recognized when the likelihood of a gift card being redeemed is remote, is determined based upon the Company’s historic redemption patterns, and is immaterial to our overall financial statements.

Revenues we receive from our franchise and license agreements include sales-based royalties, and from our franchise agreements also may include advertising fund contributions, area development fees, and franchisee fees. We recognize sales-based royalties from franchisees and licensees as the underlying sales occur. We similarly recognize advertising fund contributions from franchisees as the underlying sales occur. The Company also provides its franchisees with services associated with opening new restaurants and operating them under franchise and development agreements in exchange for area development and franchise fees. The Company would capitalize these fees upon receipt from the franchisee and then would amortize those over the contracted franchise term as the services comprising the performance obligations are satisfied. We have not received material development or franchise fees in the years presented, and the primary performance obligations under existing franchise and development agreements have been satisfied prior to the earliest period presented in our financial statements.

Preopening Costs – Restaurant opening costs are expensed as incurred.

Income Taxes – We account for income taxes under the liability method whereby deferred tax asset and liability account balances are determined based on differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. The Company provides a valuation allowance, if necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to their estimated realizable value. The deferred tax assets are reviewed periodically for recoverability, and valuation allowances are adjusted as necessary. We believe it is more likely than not that the recorded deferred tax assets will be realized.

The Company is subject to U.S. federal income tax and income tax in multiple U.S state jurisdictions. The Company continues to remain subject to examination by federal authorities and state jurisdictions generally for fiscal years after 2015. The Company believes that its income tax filing positions and deductions will be sustained on audit and does not anticipate any adjustments that will result in a material adverse effect on the Company's financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows. Therefore, no reserves for uncertain income tax positions have been recorded. The Company's practice is to recognize interest and/or penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense. No accrual for interest and penalties was considered necessary as of September 29, 2020.

Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share – Basic Earnings per Share is calculated by dividing the income (loss) available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock. Options and restricted stock units for 722,871 and 868,439 shares of common stock were not included in computing diluted EPS for the annual periods ending September 29, 2020 and September 24, 2019, respectively, because their effects were anti-dilutive.

Financial Instruments and Concentrations of Credit Risk – Credit risk represents the accounting loss that would be recognized at the reporting date if counterparties failed completely to perform as contracted. Concentrations of credit risk (whether on- or off-balance sheet) that arise from financial instruments exist for groups of customers or counterparties when they have similar economic characteristics that would cause their ability to meet contractual obligations to be similarly affected by changes in economic or other conditions. Financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risk to the Company include lease liabilities whereby the Company is contingently liable as a guarantor of certain leases that were assigned to third parties in connection with various sales of restaurants to franchisees. See Note 5 for additional information.

Financial instruments potentially subjecting the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of receivables. At September 29, 2020 notes receivable totaled $13,000 and is due from two entities. Additionally, the Company has other current receivables totaling $656,000, which includes $77,000 of franchise receivables, $338,000 related to lease incentives, and $241,000 for miscellaneous receivables which are all due in the normal course of business. The Company believes it will collect fully on all notes and receivables.

The Company purchases most of its restaurant food and paper from two vendors. The Company believes a sufficient number of other suppliers exist from which food and paper could be purchased to prevent any long-term, adverse consequences.

The Company operates in two industry segments, quick service restaurants and casual dining restaurants. A geographic concentration exists because the Company’s customers are generally located in Colorado and the Southeast region of the U.S., most significantly in North Carolina.

Stock-Based Compensation – Stock-based compensation is measured at the grant date, based on the calculated fair value of the award, and is recognized as an expense over the requisite service period (generally the vesting period of the grant). See Note 8 for additional information.

Variable Interest Entities – Once an entity is determined to be a variable interest entity (VIE), the party with the controlling financial interest, the primary beneficiary, is required to consolidate it. The Company has two franchisees with notes payable to the Company. These franchisees are VIE’s; however, the owners of the franchise operations are the primary beneficiaries of the entities, not the Company. Therefore, they are not required to be consolidated.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments –Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Valuation techniques used to measure fair value maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.

The following three levels of inputs may be used to measure fair value and require that the assets or liabilities carried at fair value are disclosed by the input level under which they were valued.

Non-controlling Interests - The equity interests of unrelated limited partners and members are shown on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets in the stockholders’ equity section as non-controlling interests and are adjusted each period to reflect the limited partners’ and members’ share of the net income or loss as well as any cash distributions or contributions to the limited partners and members for the period. The limited partners’ and members’ share of the net income or loss in the partnership is shown as non-controlling interest income or expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. All inter-company accounts and transactions are eliminated.

Our non-controlling interests currently consist of one joint venture partnership involving Good Times restaurants and five joint venture partnerships involving five Bad Daddy’s restaurants.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements - The Company adopted ASU 2016-02 Leases (Topic 842) on September 25, 2019, the first day of fiscal year 2020. This update requires a lessee to recognize on the balance sheet the right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for leases with a lease term of more than twelve months. This update also requires additional disclosures about the amount, timing, and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. This standard was effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018.

We elected the optional transition method option to apply the standard as of the effective date and therefore, we will not apply the standard to the comparative periods presented in our consolidated financial statements. The adoption of this standard had a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets as we recognized the right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for our operating leases. The adoption had an immaterial impact on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations, cash flows and overall liquidity.

We elected to utilize the three practical expedients permitted within the standard, which eliminates the requirement to reassess the conclusions about historical lease identifications, lease classifications, and initial direct costs. We did not elect the hindsight practical expedient, which permits the use of hindsight when determining lease terms and impairments of right-of-use assets. Additionally, we elected to utilize the short-term lease exception policy, which allows us to not apply the recognition requirements of this standard to leases with a term of 12 months or less.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04, “Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic 350) – Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment,” which eliminates Step 2 from the impairment test applied to goodwill. Under the new standard, goodwill impairment tests will compare the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount. An impairment charge will be recognized for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value, not to exceed the total amount of goodwill. This pronouncement is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2019 and should be applied on a prospective basis. We adopted this ASU effective as of the quarter-end March 26, 2019. The adoption of the new standard did not have a material impact on our financial position or results from operations.

The Company reviewed all other recently issued accounting pronouncements and concluded that they were either not applicable or not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

The following table presents goodwill and intangible assets as of September 29, 2020 and September 24, 2019 (in thousands):

As previously discussed in Note 1, the Company recorded a $10,000,000 impairment to goodwill in the second fiscal quarter of 2020 related to goodwill attributable to its Bad Daddy’s reporting unit.

There were no impairments to intangible assets during the fiscal year ended September 29, 2020. The aggregate amortization expense related to these intangible assets subject to amortization was $28,000 for the fiscal year ended September 29, 2020. The Company’s franchise rights were fully amortized at the end of the second fiscal quarter of 2020 and the intangible asset and the related accumulated amortization were written off in the third fiscal quarter of 2020.

The estimated aggregate future amortization expense as of September 29, 2020 is as follows (in thousands):

Cadence Credit Facility

The Company maintains a credit agreement with Cadence Bank (“Cadence”) pursuant to which, as amended, Cadence agreed to loan the Company up to $17,000,000 with a maturity date of December 31, 2021 (the “Cadence Credit Facility”).  On February 21, 2019 the Cadence Credit Facility was amended, in connection with the repurchase of minority interests related to three Bad Daddy’s restaurants, to retroactively attribute EBITDA previously attributed to non-controlling interests to the Company for purposes of certain financial covenants.  On December 9, 2019 the Cadence Credit Facility was amended in connection with the separation of the Company’s former CEO, to amend the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA” for the purposes of financial covenants, to require certain installment payments, and to permit the company to make certain “Restricted Payments” (as defined in the Cadence Credit Facility).   As amended by the various amendments, the Cadence Credit Facility accrues commitment fees on the daily unused balance of the facility at a rate of 0.25%.  All borrowings under the Cadence Credit Facility, as amended, bear interest at a variable rate based upon the Company’s election of (i) 2.5% plus the base rate, which is the highest of the (a) Federal Funds Rate plus 0.5%, (b) the Cadence bank publicly-announced prime rate, and (c) LIBOR plus 1.0%, or (ii) LIBOR, with a 0.250% floor, plus 3.5%.  Interest is due at the end of each calendar quarter if the Company selects to pay interest based on the base rate and at the end of each LIBOR period if it selects to pay interest based on LIBOR. As of September 29, 2020, the weighted average interest rate applicable to borrowings under the Cadence Credit Facility was 3.75%.

Principal payments on the Cadence Credit Facility are required beginning on March 31, 2020 in $250,000 installments on the last business day each of March, June, September, and December in each calendar year. The total loan commitment is permanently reduced by the corresponding amount of each such repayment on such date.  New borrowings are permitted up to the amount of the loan commitment.  The note matures and is due in its entirety on December 31, 2021.

The Cadence Credit Facility, as amended, contains certain affirmative and negative covenants and events of default that the Company considers customary for an agreement of this type, including covenants setting a maximum leverage ratio of 5.35:1, a minimum pre-distribution fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.25:1, a minimum post-distribution fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.10:1 and minimum liquidity of $2.0 million. As of September 29, 2020, the Company was in compliance with all covenants under the Cadence Credit Facility.

On April 14, 2020, the Company entered into a Consent and Forbearance Agreement effective March 31, 2020 (the “Forbearance Agreement”) with respect to the Cadence Credit Facility.  The Company informed Cadence that certain events of default may occur as a result of Company’s failure to comply with certain financial covenants for the fiscal quarter ended on or about March 31, 2020 (collectively, the “Potential Events of Default”).  Pursuant to the terms of the Forbearance Agreement, from March 31, 2020 through 11:59 p.m. (Eastern time) on June 30, 2020 (the “Forbearance Period”), Cadence agreed to forbear from exercising any available rights and remedies under the Cadence Credit Facility to the extent such rights and remedies arise exclusively as a result of the Potential Events of Default.  Further, Cadence agreed to consent to the Company’s request to defer the principal payment (the “Payment Deferral”) on the loans due on June 30, 2020 until the maturity date.  The forbearance period (the “Forbearance Period”) expired at 11:59 p.m. (Eastern time) on June 30, 2020.  The company has been in compliance with all financial covenants since the expiration of the Forbearance Period.

As a result of entering into the Cadence Credit Facility and the various amendments, the Company paid loan origination costs including professional fees of approximately $292,000 and is amortizing these costs over the term of the credit agreement.

The obligations under the Cadence Credit Facility are collateralized by a first-priority lien on substantially all of the Company’s assets.

As of September 29, 2020, the outstanding balance on borrowings against the facility was $5,500,000.  Availability of the Cadence Credit Facility for borrowings is reduced by the outstanding face value of any letters of credit issued under the facility.  As of September 29, 2020, the outstanding face value of such letters of credit was $157,500. 

Paycheck Protection Program Loans

On May 7, 2020, Good Times and three of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, BDI, Drive Thru, and BD Colo (each a “Borrower”), entered into unsecured loans in the aggregate principal amount of $11,645,000 (the “Loans”) with Cadence Bank, N.A. (the “Lender”) pursuant to the PPP.

The Loans are evidenced by individual promissory notes of each of the Borrowers dated April 29, 2020 executed by each Borrower on May 7, 2020 (together, the “Notes”) in favor of the Lender which Notes bear interest at the rate of 1.00% per annum. All or a portion of the Loans may be forgiven by the SBA upon application by the Borrowers accompanied by documentation of expenditures in accordance with SBA requirements under the PPP, which includes employees being kept on the payroll for twenty-four weeks after the date of the Loans and the proceeds of such Loans being used for payroll, rent, mortgage interest or utilities. Congress subsequently passed the PPP Flexibility Act which modified certain provisions of the PPP program, including expanding the original eight-week covered period to a period of twenty-four weeks (the “Covered Period”). The SBA and the Treasury continue to develop and issue new and updated guidance regarding the PPP loan application process, including guidance regarding required borrower certifications and requirements for forgiveness of loans made under the PPP. The Company continues to track the guidance as it is released and assess and re-assess various aspects of its application as necessary based on the guidance. The Company believes it qualifies for the PPP and is compliant in all aspects with its use of PPP funds, and expects to apply for forgiveness during 2021. However, in the absence of definitive guidance or regulations the Company cannot give any assurance that the Loans will be forgivable in whole or in part.

In the event that any portion of the Loans are not forgiven in accordance with the PPP, the Company will be required to pay the Lender monthly payments of principal and interest in an aggregate amount of $489,000 to repay the PPP Loans in full on or before April 29, 2022. The SBA has deferred loan payments to either (1) the date the SBA remits our forgiveness to the lender, or (2) 10 months after the end of the Covered Period, which would be in August 2021. However, as of the date of this report we have not yet received a decision from the SBA regarding forgiveness of our PPP loans or communication regarding the official end date of our deferral period. The Loans may be prepaid by the Company at any time prior to maturity with no prepayment penalties. The Notes contain certifications and agreements related to the PPP, as well as customary default and other provisions. We reflect the full principal amount of the PPP loans as debt, accounting for such loans under ASC 470, with current maturities of approximately $5.2 million pursuant to the current payment amortization schedule. We intend to account for the forgiveness of such loans at the time such forgiveness is granted.

Total interest expense on notes payable and capital leases was $754,000 and $755,000 for fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2019, respectively.

Components of Long-Term Debt

The components of long-term debt as reflected on our consolidated balance sheets are as follows (in thousands):

Other accrued liabilities consist of the following (in thousands):