Kaspien Holdings Inc. - Quarter Report: 2023 July (Form 10-Q)

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

For the quarterly period ended July 29, 2023

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Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Common Stock, $.01 par value,

4,969,738 shares outstanding as of September 10, 2023

Kaspien Holdings Inc.

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This quarterly report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, particularly in the discussion under the caption “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking. Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our ability to achieve profitability and meet future liquidity needs and capital requirements, future business, future results of operations or financial condition, and our business strategies. You can identify many forward-looking statements by words such as “may,” “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “expect,” “aim,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “predict,” “project,” “seek,” “potential,” “opportunities” and other similar expressions and the negatives of such expressions. However, not all forward-looking statements contain these words. Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements contained herein. Such risks and uncertainties include, among others, those risks discussed under the caption “Risk Factors” in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10‑K, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 28, 2023 (the “2022 Form 10-K”), and in our consolidated financial statements, related notes, and the other information appearing elsewhere in the 2022 Form 10‑K, this quarterly report on Form 10-Q and our other filings with the SEC. Given these risks and uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q are made only as of the date hereof, and we do not intend, and, except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained herein after the date of this report to reflect actual results or future events or circumstances.

KASPIEN HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

PART 1. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1 - Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except per share and share amounts)

(unaudited)

		July 29,				January 28,				July 30,
		2023				2023				2022
ASSETS		Unaudited								Unaudited
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents		$	282			$	1,130			$	1,309
Restricted cash			1,158				1,158				1,158
Accounts receivable			2,211				1,969				2,082
Merchandise inventory			26,055				26,704				29,363
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			620				999				618
Total current assets			30,326				31,960				34,530
Restricted cash			1,315				1,338				1,873
Fixed assets, net			1,769				1,999				2,357
Operating lease right-of-use assets			1,181				1,505				1,823
Cash Surrender Value			3,652				3,371				3,768
Other assets			566				566				777
TOTAL ASSETS		$	38,809			$	40,739			$	45,128
LIABILITIES
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable		$	8,196			$	7,044			$	8,012
Short-term borrowings			8,797				8,812				3,855
Short-term debt			11,082				-				-
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities			2,291				2,876				1,753
Current portion of operating lease liabilities			689				695				550
Total current liabilities			31,055				19,427				14,170
Operating lease liabilities			727				1,019				1,416
Long-term debt			-				9,790				8,548
Other long-term liabilities			11,308				11,604				13,788
TOTAL LIABILITIES			43,090				41,840				37,922
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
Preferred stock  ($0.01 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued)			-				-				-
Common stock ($0.01 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized; 5,432,072, 5,432,072 and 3,911,985 shares issued, respectively)			54				54				39
Additional paid-in capital			214,161				214,029				263,723
Treasury stock at cost (467,069, 467,069 and 1,410,378 shares, respectively)			(76,132	)			(76,132	)			(125,906	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss			886				886				(910	)
Accumulated deficit			(143,250	)			(139,938	)			(129,740	)
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)			(4,281	)			(1,101	)			7,206
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)		$	38,809			$	40,739			$	45,128

		Thirteen Weeks Ended								Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
		July 29,				July 30,				July 29,				July 30,
		2023				2022				2023				2022
Net revenue		$	33,136			$	33,907			$	66,068			$	65,697
Cost of sales			25,818				27,178				51,297				52,118
Gross profit			7,318				6,729				14,771				13,579
Selling, general and administrative expenses			8,251				10,201				16,961				20,719
Loss from operations			(933	)			(3,472	)			(2,190	)			(7,140	)
Interest expense			954				901				1,848				1,663
Other income			(777	)			-				(777	)			-
Loss before income tax expense			(1,110	)			(4,373	)			(3,261	)			(8,803	)
Income tax expense			51				43				51				43
Net loss			(1,161	)			(4,416	)			(3,312	)			(8,846	)
BASIC AND DILUTED LOSS PER SHARE:
Basic and diluted loss per common share		$	(0.23	)		$	(1.69	)		$	(0.67	)		$	(3.47	)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – basic and diluted			4,965				2,613				4,965				2,553

See Accompanying Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

KASPIEN HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(amounts in thousands)

(unaudited)

		Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
		July 29,				July 30,
		2023				2022
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net loss		$	(3,312	)		$	(8,846	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation of fixed assets			366				594
Amortization of intangible assets			-				-
Stock-based compensation			133				112
Amortization of ROU asset			325				321
Amortization of warrant interest			524				612
Interest on long term debt			768				389
Change in cash surrender value			(281	)			386
Changes in operating assets and liabilities that provide (use) cash:
Accounts receivable			(242	)			253
Merchandise inventory			649				(86	)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			379				32
Other long-term assets			-				188
Accounts payable			1,152				1,740
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities			(591	)			(999	)
Other long-term liabilities			(589	)			(589	)
Net cash used in operating activities			(719	)			(5,893	)
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of fixed assets			(137	)			(616	)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities			(137	)			(616	)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Payments of short term borrowings			(15	)			(6,111	)
Proceeds from long term borrowings			-				5,000
Proceeds from issuance of shares, net of expense			-				7,137
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities			(15	)			6,026
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash			(871	)			(483	)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of period			3,626				4,823
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period		$	2,755			$	4,340
Supplemental disclosures and non-cash investing and financing activities:
Interest paid		$	543			$	386
Warrants issued with debt		$	-			$	1,633

See Accompanying Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

KASPIEN HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)

July 29, 2023 and July 30, 2022

Note 1. Nature of Operations

Liquidity and Cash Flows:

The Company’s primary sources of liquidity are its borrowing capacity under its Credit Facility, available cash and cash equivalents, and to a lesser extent, cash generated from operations. Our cash requirements relate primarily to working capital needed to operate Kaspien, including funding operating expenses, the purchase of inventory and capital expenditures.

 

The Company incurred a net loss of $3.3 million and $8.8 million for the twenty-six weeks ended July 29, 2023 and July 30, 2022, respectively.  The decrease in the net loss was primarily attributable to a decrease in sales and gross margin. In addition, the Company has an accumulated deficit of $143.3 million as of July 29, 2023 and net cash used in operating activities for the twenty-six weeks ended July 29, 2023 was $0.7 million. Net cash used in operating activities for the twenty-six weeks ended July 30, 2022 was $5.9 million.

As disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed April 28, 2023, the Company experienced negative cash flows from operations during fiscal 2022 and 2021 and we expect to incur net losses in fiscal 2023.

Our ability to achieve profitability and meet future liquidity needs and capital requirements will depend upon numerous factors, including the timing and amount of our revenue; the timing and amount of our operating expenses; the timing and costs of working capital needs; and successful implementation of our strategy and planned activities. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in further implementing our business strategy or that the strategy, including the completed initiatives, will be successful in sustaining acceptable levels of sales growth and profitability. The condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of these uncertainties.

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the twenty-six weeks ended July 29, 2023 were prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The information furnished in these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflects all normal, recurring adjustments which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for the fair presentation of such financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The ability of the Company to meet its liabilities and to continue as a going concern is dependent on improved profitability, the strategic initiatives for Kaspien and the availability of future funding. Based on recurring losses from operations, negative cash flows from operations, the expectation of continuing operating losses for the foreseeable future, and uncertainty with respect to any available future funding, the Company has concluded that there is substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

As of July 29, 2023, we had cash and cash equivalents of $0.3 million, a net working deficit of $0.7 million, and $8.8 in borrowings on our revolving credit facility, as further discussed below.

As of January 28, 2023, the Company had borrowings of $8.8 million under the Credit Facility. As of April 29, 2023 and April 30, 2022, the Company had no outstanding letters of credit. The Company had $3.4 million and $7.7 million available for borrowing under the Credit Facility as of  July 29, 2023 and July 30, 2022, respectively.

Credit Facility

On February 20, 2020, Kaspien Inc. entered into a Loan and Security Agreement (as subsequently amended, the “Loan Agreement”) with Eclipse Business Capital LLC (f/k/a Encina Business Credit, LLC) (“Eclipse”), as administrative agent, under which the lenders party thereto committed to provide up to $25 million in loans under a four-year, secured revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”).

On March 30, 2020, the Company and Kaspien Inc. (the “Loan Parties”) entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Loan Agreement (the “Amendment”). Pursuant to the Amendment, among other things, (i) the Company was added as “Parent” under the Amended Loan Agreement, (ii) the Company granted a first priority security interest in substantially all of the assets of the Company, including inventory, accounts receivable, cash and cash equivalents and certain other collateral, and (iii) the Loan Agreement was amended to (a) permit the incurrence of certain subordinated indebtedness under the Subordinated Loan Agreement (as defined below) and (b) limit the Company’s ability to incur additional indebtedness, create liens, make investments, make restricted payments or specified payments and merge or acquire assets.

On March 30, 2020, the Loan Parties entered into a Subordinated Loan and Security Agreement (the “Subordinated Loan Agreement”) with the lenders party thereto from time to time (the “Lenders”) and TWEC Loan Collateral Agent, LLC (the “Collateral Agent”), as collateral agent for the Lenders, pursuant to which the Lenders made a $5.2 million secured term loan (the “Subordinated Loan”) to Kaspien with a scheduled maturity date of May 22, 2023. As of July 29, 2023, unamortized debt issuance costs of $0.1 million are included in “Long Term Debt” on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet.

Directors Jonathan Marcus, Thomas Simpson, and Michael Reickert are the chief executive officer of Alimco Re Ltd. (“Alimco”), the managing member of Kick-Start III, LLC and Kick-Start IV, LLC (“Kick-Start”), and a trustee of the Robert J. Higgins TWMC Trust (the “Trust”), an affiliate of RJHDC, LLC (“RJHDC” and together with Alimco and Kick-Start, “Related Party Entities”), respectively.  The Related Party Entities are parties to the Subordinated Loan Agreement.

Note 2. Basis of Presentation

The accompanying interim condensed consolidated financial statements consist of Kaspien Holdings Inc., its wholly owned subsidiaries, Kaspien NY, LLC (f/k/a Trans World NY Sub, Inc. (f/k/a Record Town, Inc.)) and its subsidiaries, and Kaspien, Inc. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

The interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The information furnished in these unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements reflects all normal, recurring adjustments which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for the fair presentation of such financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of net revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted pursuant to rules and regulations applicable to interim financial statements.

Note 3. Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments,” which introduced an expected credit loss model for the impairment of financial assets measured at amortized cost. The model replaces the probable, incurred loss model for those assets and instead, broadens the information an entity must consider in developing its expected credit loss estimate for assets measured at amortized cost. This standard will be effective for smaller reporting companies for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022. We have completed our evaluation and have determined that the update will not have a material impact on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-04, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting” (“ASU 2020-04”). ASU 2020-04 provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying U.S. GAAP to contract modifications and hedging relationships that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued because of reference rate reform. ASU 2020-04 provides, among other things, guidance that modifications of contracts within the scope of Topic 470, Debt, should be accounted for by prospectively adjusting the effective interest rate; modifications of contracts within the scope of Topic 840, Leases, should be accounted for as a continuation of the existing contract; and, changes in the critical terms of hedging relationships, caused by reference rate reform, should not result in the de-designation of the instrument, provided certain criteria are met. The Company’s exposure to LIBOR rates includes its credit facility. The amendments are effective as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. We have completed our evaluation and have determined that the update will not have a material impact on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

Recent accounting pronouncements pending adoption not discussed above are either not applicable or are not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

Note 4. Depreciation and Amortization

Depreciation and amortization included in selling, general and administrative expenses of the interim condensed consolidated statements of operations for the thirteen weeks ended July 29, 2023 and July 30, 2022 was $0.2 million and $0.3 million, respectively.

Depreciation and amortization included in selling, general and administrative expenses of the interim condensed consolidated statements of operations for the twenty-six weeks ended July 29, 2023 and July 30, 2022 was $0.4 million and $0.6 million, respectively.

Note 5. Restricted Cash

As a result of the death of its former Chairman, the Company holds $2.5 million in a rabbi trust, of which $1.2 million is classified as restricted cash in current assets and $1.3 million is classified as restricted cash in other assets on the accompanying interim condensed consolidated balance sheet as of July 29, 2023.

A summary of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash is as follows (amounts in thousands):

Note 6.  Debt

Credit Facility

On February 20, 2020, Kaspien Inc. entered into a Loan and Security Agreement (as subsequently amended, the “Loan Agreement”) with Eclipse Business Capital LLC (f/k/a Encina Business Credit, LLC) (“Eclipse”), as administrative agent, under which the lenders party thereto committed to provide up to $25 million in loans under a four-year, secured revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”).

The commitments by the lenders under the Credit Facility are subject to borrowing base and availability restrictions. Up to $5.0 million of the Credit Facility may be used for the making of swing line loans.

Interest under the Credit Facility accrues, subject to certain terms and conditions under the Loan Agreement, at a SOFR Rate or Base Rate, plus, in each case, an Applicable Margin, which is determined by reference to the level of Availability as defined in the Loan Agreement, with the Applicable Margin for SOFR Rate loans ranging from 4.00% to 4.50% and the Applicable Margin for Base Rate loans ranging from 3.00% to 3.50%.

The Credit Facility is secured by a first priority security interest in substantially all of the assets of Kaspien, including inventory, accounts receivable, cash and cash equivalents and certain other collateral of the borrowers and guarantors under the Credit Facility (collectively, the “Credit Facility Parties”) and by a first priority pledge by the Company of its equity interests in Kaspien. The Company will provide a limited guarantee of Kaspien’s obligations under the Credit Facility.

Among other things, the Loan Agreement limits Kaspien’s ability to incur additional indebtedness, create liens, make investments, make restricted payments or specified payments and merge or acquire assets. The Loan Agreement also requires Kaspien to comply with a financial maintenance covenant.

The Loan Agreement contains customary events of default, including, but not limited to, payment defaults, breaches of representations and warranties, covenant defaults, cross-defaults to other obligations, customary ERISA defaults, certain events of bankruptcy and insolvency, judgment defaults, the invalidity of liens on collateral, change in control, cessation of business or the liquidation of material assets of the Credit Facility Parties taken as a whole, the occurrence of an uninsured loss to a material portion of collateral and failure of the obligations under the Credit Facility to constitute senior indebtedness under any applicable subordination or intercreditor agreements.

Agreement (as defined below) and (b) limit the Company’s ability to incur additional indebtedness, create liens, make investments, make restricted payments or specified payments and merge or acquire assets.

 

On April 7, 2021, Loan Parties entered into Amendment No. 2 to the Loan Agreement (the “Second Amendment”. Pursuant to the Second Amendment, the In-Transit Inventory Sublimit (as defined in the Loan Agreement) was increased from $2,000,000 to $2,500,000.

On September 17, 2021, the Loan Parties entered into Amendment No. 3 to the Loan Agreement (the “Third Amendment”). Pursuant to the Third Amendment, among other things, (i) the maturity of the Credit Facility was extended to February 20, 2024, and the early termination fees were accordingly reset; (ii) the LIBOR floor was reduced to 1.00%; (iii) up to $4,000,000 of acquisitions are now allowed without Eclipse’s consent, subject to satisfaction of various conditions, including the Company having a trailing twelve month fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.20x and Excess Availability greater than the greater of (x) 20% of the average Borrowing Base for each 30 day period immediately prior to, and pro forma for, the purchase and (y) $1,500,000.

On March 2, 2022, the Loan Parties entered into Amendment No. 4 to the Loan Agreement (“Fourth Amendment”). Pursuant to the Fourth Amendment, among other things, the Credit Facility was amended to permit the incurrence of the Additional Subordinated Loan (as defined below) under the Subordinated Loan Agreement (as defined below).

On November 1, 2022, the Loan Parties entered into Amendment No. 5 to the Loan Agreement (the “Fifth Amendment”). Pursuant to the Fifth Amendment, the Credit Facility was amended to replace LIBOR with the Secured Overnight Funding Rate (“SOFR”).

As of July 29, 2023, the Company had borrowings of $8.8 million under the Credit Facility. The Company had borrowings of $3.9 million as of July 30, 2022. As of July 29, 2023, unamortized debt issuance costs of $0.1 million related to the Credit Facility are included in Other assets on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet.

The Company records short term borrowings at cost, in which the carrying value approximates fair value due to its short-term maturity.

Subordinated Loan Agreement

On March 30, 2020, the Loan Parties entered into a Subordinated Loan and Security Agreement (the “Subordinated Loan Agreement”) with the lenders party thereto from time to time (the “Lenders”) and TWEC Loan Collateral Agent, LLC (the “Collateral Agent”), as collateral agent for the Lenders, pursuant to which the Lenders made a $5.2 million secured term loan (the “Subordinated Loan”) to Kaspien. On September 17, 2021, the Loan Parties entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Subordinated Loan Agreement which extended the maturity of the loan to March 31, 2024. As of October 29, 2022, unamortized debt issuance costs of $0.1 million are included in “Long-Term Debt” on the consolidated balance sheet.

Interest on the Subordinated Loan accrues, subject to certain terms and conditions under the Subordinated Loan Agreement, at the rate of twelve percent (12.0%) per annum, compounded on the last day of each calendar quarter by becoming a part of the principal amount of the Subordinated Loan.

The Subordinated Loan is secured by a second priority security interest in substantially all of the assets of the Loan Parties, including inventory, accounts receivable, cash and cash equivalents and certain other collateral of the borrowers and guarantors under the Subordinated Loan Agreement (collectively, the “Second Lien Credit Facility Parties”). The Company will provide a limited guarantee of Kaspien ’s obligations under the Subordinated Loan.

Among other things, the Subordinated Loan Agreement limits the Loan Parties’ ability to incur additional indebtedness, create liens, make investments, make restricted payments or specified payments and merge or acquire assets.

 

The Subordinated Loan Agreement contains customary events of default, including, but not limited to, payment defaults, breaches of representations and warranties, covenant defaults, cross-defaults to other obligations, customary ERISA defaults, certain events of bankruptcy and insolvency, judgment defaults, the invalidity of liens on collateral, change in control, cessation of business or the liquidation of material assets of the Second Lien Credit Facility Parties taken as a whole and the occurrence of an uninsured loss to a material portion of collateral.

 

In conjunction with the Subordinated Debt Agreement, the Company issued warrants to purchase up to 244,532 shares of Common Stock to the Related Party Entities (127,208 shares for Alimco, 23,401 shares for Kick-Start, and 93,923 shares for RJHDC), subject to adjustment in accordance with the terms of the Warrants, at an exercise price of $0.01 per share. As of July 29, 2023, 5,126 warrants remain outstanding.

The value of the warrants of $0.8 million was allocated against the principal proceeds of the Subordinated Debt Agreement, $0.1 million of which was unamortized as of July 29, 2023.

Note 7. Stock Based Compensation

The Company has outstanding awards under four employee stock award plans: the 2005 Long Term Incentive and Share Award Plan; the Amended and Restated 2005 Long Term Incentive and Share Award Plan; the 2005 Long Term Incentive and Share Award Plan (as amended and restated April 5, 2017 (the “Old Plans”); and Kaspien Holdings Inc. 2005 Long Term Incentive and Share Award Plan (as amended and restated on August 2, 2022) (the “New Plan”). Collectively, these plans are referred to herein as the Stock Award Plans. The Company no longer issues stock options under the Old Plans.

Equity awards authorized for issuance under the New Plan total 500,000.  As of July 29, 2023, of the awards authorized for issuance under the Stock Award Plans, approximately 195,005 were granted and are outstanding, 35,042 of which were vested and exercisable. Shares available for future grants of options and other share-based awards under the New Plan as of January 28, 2023 were 391,137.

The following table summarizes stock award activity during the thirteen weeks ended July 29, 2023:

As of July 29, 2023, the intrinsic value of stock awards outstanding and stock awards exercisable was $0.

Note 9. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

Accumulated other comprehensive loss that the Company reports in the interim condensed consolidated balance sheets represents net loss, adjusted for the difference between the accrued pension liability and accrued benefit cost, net of taxes, associated with the Company’s defined benefit plan. Comprehensive loss consists of net loss for all periods presented.

		Thirteen Weeks Ended								Twenty-six Weeks Ended
(amounts in thousands)		July 29,				July 30,				July 29,				July 30,
		2023				2022				2023				2022
Interest cost		$	139			$	89			$	278			$	178
Net periodic pension cost		$	139			$	89			$	278			$	178

Note 11. Basic and Diluted Loss Per Share

Note 12. Income Taxes

In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.  The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent on the generation of future taxable income. Management considers the scheduled reversal of taxable temporary differences, projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies in making this assessment.  Based on available objective evidence, management concluded that a full valuation allowance should continue to be recorded against the Company’s deferred tax assets. Management will continue to assess the need for and amount of the valuation allowance against the deferred tax assets by considering all available evidence to the Company’s ability to generate future taxable income in its conclusion of the need for a full valuation allowance.  Any reversal of the Company’s valuation allowance will favorably impact its results of operations in the period of reversal.  The Company is currently unable to determine whether or when that reversal might occur, but it will continue to assess the realizability of its deferred tax assets and will adjust the valuation allowance if it is more likely than not that all or a portion of the deferred tax assets will become realizable in the future.  The Company has significant net operating loss carry forwards and other tax attributes that are available to offset projected taxable income and current taxes payable, if any, for the year ending January 28, 2023.  The deferred tax impact resulting from the utilization of the net operating loss carry forwards and other tax attributes will be offset by a reduction in the valuation allowance. As of January 28, 2023, the Company had a net operating loss carry forward of $369.1 million for federal income tax purposes and approximately $224.4 million for state income tax purposes that expire at various times through 2040 and are subject to certain limitations and statutory expiration periods.  The Company has not changed its overall conclusion with respect to the need for a valuation allowance against its net deferred tax assets, which remain fully reserved.

Note 13. Commitments and Contingencies

Legal Proceedings

The Company is subject to legal proceedings and claims that have arisen in the ordinary course of its business and have not been finally adjudicated.  Although there can be no assurance as to the ultimate disposition of these matters, it is management’s opinion, based upon the information available at this time, that the expected outcome of these matters, individually and in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on the results of operations and financial condition of the Company. As a result, the liability for the cases listed below is remote.

On June 18, 2021, Vijuve Inc. filed a lawsuit against Kaspien Inc. in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington (Case No. 2:21-cv-00192-SAB) concerning a Retailer Agreement that the parties entered into in September of 2020. Vijuve manufactures skin care products and face massagers. The parties agreed that Kaspien would sell Vijuve’s products on Amazon. The complaint alleged that Kaspien breached the Retailer Agreement when it declined to acquiesce to Vijuve’s demand that Kaspien purchase over $700,000 of products. In total, Vijuve sought $774,000 in damages. Kaspien denied that it breached the agreement and filed various counterclaims. Kaspien sought at least $229,000 from Vijuve for breach of contract and/or specific performance. On June 26, 2023, the Court granted our motion for summary judgment and dismissed Vijuve’s claim against Kaspien.

Contingent Value Rights

 

On March 30, 2020, the Company entered into the Contingent Value Rights Agreement (the “CVR Agreement”), pursuant to which the Related Party Entities received contingent value rights (“CVRs”) representing the contractual right to receive cash payments from the Company in an amount equal, in the aggregate, to 19.9% of the proceeds (10.35% for Alimco, 1.90% for Kick-Start, and 7.64% for RJHDC) received by the Company in respect of certain intercompany indebtedness owing to it by Kaspien and/or its equity interest in Kaspien. The Company does not anticipate these contingencies being met in Fiscal 2023.

On June 6, 2023, Kaspien entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which Kaspien sold substantially all of the assets of and certain of the liabilities relating to Kaspien’s agency business model through which Kaspien provides support services for account management, media planning, media analytics, search strategy, business planning, and data reporting to its partners (the “Business” and the transaction, the “Transaction”).  The Transaction closed on June 6, 2023.

The primary source of revenue is the Retail as a Service (“RaaS”) model, which represented 96.9% of net revenue in the thirteen weeks ended July 29, 2023. The Company generates revenue across a broad array of product lines primarily through the Amazon Marketplace. Categories include apparel, babycare, beauty, health & personal care, home/kitchen/grocery and pet supplies.

On June 6, 2023, Kaspien entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which Kaspien sold substantially all of the assets of and certain of the liabilities relating to Kaspien’s agency business model through which Kaspien provides support services for account management, media planning, media analytics, search strategy, business planning, and data reporting to its partners (the “Business” and the transaction, the “Transaction”).  The Transaction closed on June 6, 2023.

(c) Insider Trading Arrangements

During the quarter ended July 31, 2023, none of our directors or officers (as defined in Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), adopted or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or a “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” (each as defined in Item 408(a) and (c), respectively, of Regulation S-K).