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RAVE RESTAURANT GROUP, INC. - Annual Report: 2019 (Form 10-K)


SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C.  20549

FORM 10-K
(Mark One)
 
Annual Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019.
Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
For the transition period from _____ to _____.

Commission File Number 0-12919

RAVE RESTAURANT GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Missouri
 
45-3189287
(State or jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     
3551 Plano Parkway
   
The Colony, Texas
 
75056
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (469) 384-5000

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value
RAVE
Nasdaq Capital Market

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:    None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. ☐

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☑ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer ☐ Accelerated filer ☐ Non-accelerated filer ☑ Smaller reporting company ☑
Emerging growth company ☐

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

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

As of December 23, 2018, the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates was approximately $7.1 million computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold on the NASDAQ Capital Market.

As of September 18, 2019, there were 15,122,877 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the registrant’s definitive proxy statement, to be filed pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act in connection with the registrant’s annual meeting of shareholders scheduled for December 10, 2019, have been incorporated by reference in Part III of this report.



Forward-Looking Statements

This Form 10-K contains certain forward-looking statements, within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which are intended to be covered by the safe harbors created thereby.  Forward-looking statements include statements which are predictive in nature, which depend upon or refer to future events or conditions, or which include words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “estimate” or similar expressions.  These statements include the plans and objectives of management for future operations, including plans and objectives relating to future growth of our business activities and availability of funds.  Statements that address business and growth strategies, performance goals, projected financial condition and operating results, our understanding of our competition, industry and market trends, and any other statements or assumptions that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements.

The forward-looking statements included in this Form 10-K are based on current expectations that involve numerous risks and uncertainties.  Assumptions relating to these forward-looking statements involve judgments with respect to, among other things, future economic, competitive and market conditions, regulatory framework and future business decisions, all of which are difficult or impossible to predict accurately and many of which are beyond our control.  Although we believe that the assumptions underlying these forward-looking statements are reasonable, any of the assumptions could be inaccurate and, therefore, there can be no assurance that the forward-looking statements included in this Form 10-K will prove to be accurate.  In light of the significant uncertainties inherent in these forward-looking statements, the inclusion of such information should not be regarded as a representation that our objectives and plans will be achieved.

PART I

ITEM 1.
BUSINESS.

General

Rave Restaurant Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company” or “we,” “us” or “our”) operates and franchises pizza buffet (“Buffet Units”), delivery/carry-out (“Delco Units”) and express (“Express Units”) restaurants under the trademark “Pizza Inn” and operates and franchises fast casual pizza restaurants (“Pie Five Units”) under the trademarks “Pie Five Pizza Company” or “Pie Five”. The Company also licenses Pizza Inn Express, or PIE, kiosks (“PIE Units”) under the trademark “Pizza Inn”. We facilitate food, equipment and supply distribution to our domestic and international system of restaurants through agreements with third party distributors.

As of June 30, 2019, we owned and operated one Pie Five Unit.  As of that date, we also had 57 franchised Pie Five Units, 194 franchised Pizza Inn restaurants and nine licensed PIE Units.  The 146 domestic franchised Pizza Inn restaurants were comprised of 87 Buffet Units, nine Delco Units and 50 Express Units.  As of June 30, 2019, there were 48 international franchised Pizza Inn restaurants.  Domestic Pizza Inn restaurants and kiosks were located predominantly in the southern half of the United States, with Texas, Arkansas, North Carolina and Mississippi accounting for approximately 25%, 18%, 17% and 8%, respectively, of the total number of domestic units.

Our History

The Company has offered consumers affordable, high quality pizza since 1958, when the first Pizza Inn restaurant opened in Dallas, Texas.  We awarded our first franchise in 1963 and opened our first buffet restaurant in 1969.  We began franchising the Pizza Inn brand internationally in the late 1970s.  In 1993, our stock began trading on the NASDAQ Stock Market, and presently trades on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the ticker symbol “RAVE.”  In June 2011, we opened the first Pie Five restaurant in Ft. Worth, Texas.  In November 2012, we signed our first franchise development agreement for Pie Five.  In 2018, we launched the PIE kiosk and convenience store solution to meet the consumer demand for tasty and high-quality pizzas within a grab-and-go delivery model.

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Our Concepts

We operate and franchise restaurant concepts and license PIE kiosks under two distinct brands: Pizza Inn and Pie Five.

Pizza Inn

We franchise Buffet Units, Delco Units and Express Units under the Pizza Inn brand.  Additionally, we license PIE Units under the Pizza Inn brand.  Buffet Units and Delco Units feature crusts that are hand-made from dough made fresh in the restaurant each day.  Our pizzas are made with a proprietary all-in-one flour mixture, real mozzarella cheese and a proprietary mix of classic pizza spices.  In international markets, the menu mix of toppings and side items is occasionally adapted to local tastes.

Buffet Units offer dine-in, carryout and catering service and, in many cases, also offer delivery service.  Buffet Units offer a variety of pizza crusts with standard toppings and special combinations of toppings in addition to pasta, salad, sandwiches, appetizers, desserts and beverages, including beer and wine in some locations, in an informal, family-oriented atmosphere.  We occasionally offer other items on a limited promotional basis.  Buffet Units are generally located in free standing buildings or strip center locations in retail developments near offices, shopping centers and residential areas.  The current standard Buffet Units are between 2,100 and 4,500 square feet in size and seat 120 to 185 customers.  The interior decor is designed to promote a casual, lively, contemporary, family-style atmosphere.  Some Buffet Units feature game rooms that offer a range of electronic game entertainment for the entire family.

Delco Units offer delivery and carryout service only and are typically located in shopping centers or other in-line retail developments.  Delco Units typically offer a variety of crusts and some combination of side items.  Delco Units occupy approximately 1,200 square feet, are primarily production facilities and, in most instances, do not offer seating.    The decor of the Delco Unit is designed to be bright and highly visible and feature neon lighted displays and awnings.  We have attempted to locate Delco Units strategically to facilitate timely delivery service and to provide easy access for carryout service.

Express Units serve our customers through a variety of non-traditional points of sale.  Express Units are typically located in a convenience store, food court, college campus, airport terminal, travel plaza, athletic facility or other commercial facility.  They have limited or no seating and solely offer quick carryout service of a limited menu of pizza and other foods and beverages.  An Express Unit typically occupies approximately 200 to 400 square feet and is commonly operated by the operator or food service licensee of the commercial host facility.  We have developed a high-quality pre-prepared crust that is topped and cooked on-site, allowing this concept to offer a lower initial investment and reduced labor and operating costs while maintaining product quality and consistency.  Like Delco Units, Express Units are primarily production-oriented facilities and, therefore, do not require all of the equipment, labor or square footage of the Buffet Unit.

PIE Units serve customers through a non-traditional, licensed pizza-only model called Pizza Inn Express.  PIE Units provide a nimble and streamlined pizza preparation and sales model at a minimal investment.  PIE Units provide customers with a fast, seamless experience when picking up their favorite hot pizza.  Geared towards convenience stores, but also an airport or entertainment venue option, PIE Units allow customers to order and pay at a kiosk for grab-and-go or pick up their food at a designated spot.  A PIE Unit typically occupies approximately 52 square feet and is simple to configure and move to meet licensee retail sales traffic needs.  For PIE Units, we have developed a high-quality pre-prepared crust that is topped and cooked on-site, allowing this concept to offer a lower initial investment and reduced labor and operating costs while maintaining product quality and consistency.  Like Delco Units and Express Units, PIE Units are primarily production-oriented facilities and, therefore, do not require all of the equipment, labor or square footage of the Buffet Unit.

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Pie Five

Pie Five is a fast-casual pizza concept that creates individualized pizzas which are baked in 140 seconds in our specially designed oven.  Pizzas are created at the direction of our customers who choose from a variety of freshly prepared and displayed proprietary and non-proprietary toppings, cheeses, sauces and doughs and complete their purchase process in less than five minutes.  Customers can also get freshly prepared side salads, also made to order from our recipes or at the customer's direction.  They can also choose from several baked daily desserts like brownies, cookie pies, and cakes.  A variety of soft beverages are available, as well as beer and wine in some locations.

Traditional Pie Five restaurants typically occupy leased, in-line or end-cap space of between 1,800 and 2,400 square feet in retail strip or multi-unit retail space.  With seating for 65 to 85 customers in most units, and patio seating where available, Pie Five restaurants primarily serve lunch and dinner to families, adults and kids of all ages.  During fiscal 2018, an alternative prototype Pie Five was developed to minimize retail space needs with only 1,400 square feet and seating for 20 to 25 customers.  Pie Five restaurants typically are in high traffic, high visibility urban or suburban sites in mid to large-size metropolitan areas.  Sales are predominantly on-premise though carry out and delivery are offered as well. The majority of Pie Five restaurants also sell salads, calzones, and desserts. Due to the relatively compact footprint of the restaurants, and other operating advantages, we believe Pie Five is also well suited for non-traditional locations such as airports.

Site Selection

We consider the restaurant site selection process critical to a restaurant’s long-term success and devote significant resources to the investigation and evaluation of potential sites. The site selection process includes a review of trade area demographics using a third party customer and site selection tool, as well as a proprietary evaluation process.  We may also rely on a franchisee’s knowledge of the trade area and market characteristics when selecting a location for a franchised restaurant. A member of our development team visits each potential domestic restaurant location.

Development and Operations

New Unit Development

We intend to expand the Pizza Inn system domestically and internationally in markets with significant long-term growth potential and where we believe we can use our competitive strengths to establish brand recognition and gain local market share.  We plan to expand our Pizza Inn branded domestic restaurant base primarily through opening new franchised restaurants with new and existing franchisees.  We also plan to seek new domestic licensees for PIE kiosks.  We expect to evaluate the continued development of new Pizza Inn Buffet and Delco Units in international markets in fiscal 2020, particularly in the Middle East.

In appropriate circumstances, we may grant area developer rights for Pizza Inn restaurants in new and existing domestic markets.  A Pizza Inn area developer typically pays a negotiated fee to purchase the right to operate or develop restaurants within a defined territory and, typically, agrees to a multi-restaurant development schedule. The area developer assists us in local franchise service and quality control in exchange for half of the franchise fees and royalties from all restaurants within the territory during the term of the agreement.

In fiscal 2020, we intend to continue developing franchised Pie Five Units domestically and internationally.  As of June 30, 2019, we had 57 franchised units open.  The rate at which we will be able to continue to expand the Pie Five concept through franchise development is determined in part by our success at selecting qualified franchisees, by our ability to identify satisfactory sites in appropriate markets and by our ability to continue training and monitoring our franchisees.  We intend to continue to focus on franchise development opportunities with experienced, well-capitalized, restaurant operators.  In addition, we intend to take the brand into international markets, starting with Panama.

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Domestic Franchise Operations

Franchise and development agreements. We discontinued offering new Delco Unit franchises during fiscal 2014.  Our current standard forms of franchise agreements provide for the following basic terms:

   
Pizza Inn
       
   
Hometown
Buffet Unit
   
Neighborhood
Buffet Unit
   
Express Unit
   
Pie Five Unit
 
Development fee per unit
 
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
5,000
 
Franchise fee per unit
 
$
30,000
   
$
15,000
   
$
5,000
   
$
20,000
 
Initial franchise term
 
20 years
   
10 years
   
5 years
   
10 years
 
Renewal period
 
10 years
   
5 years
   
5 years
   
5 years
 
Royalty rate % of sales
   
4
%
   
5
%
   
5
%
   
6
%
National ad fund % of sales
   
1
%
   
1
%
   
2
%
   
2
%
Required total ad spending % of sales
   
5
%
   
5
%
   
2
%
   
5
%

Since the Pizza Inn concept was first franchised in 1963, industry franchising concepts and development strategies have evolved, and our present franchise relationships are evidenced by a variety of contractual forms.  Common to those forms are provisions that: (i) require the franchisee to follow the Pizza Inn system of restaurant operation and management, (ii) require the franchisee to pay a franchise fee and continuing royalties, and (iii) except for Express Units, prohibit the development of one restaurant within a specified distance from another.

We launched the franchise program for Pie Five in fiscal 2013.  Our Pie Five franchise agreement requires that the franchisees: (i) follow the Pie Five system of restaurant operation and management, (ii) pay a franchise fee and continuing royalties, (iii) contribute a specified percentage of sales to a marketing fund managed by the Company, and (iv) only open restaurants that comply with site and design standards determined by the Company.

Training.  We offer numerous training programs for the benefit of franchisees and their restaurant crew managers.  The training programs, taught by experienced Company employees, focus on food preparation, service, cost control, sanitation, safety, local store marketing, personnel management and other aspects of restaurant operation.  The training programs include group classes, supervised work in restaurants and special field seminars.  Initial and certain supplemental training programs are offered free of charge to franchisees, who pay their own travel and lodging expenses.  New franchisees also receive on-site training from Company employees to assist with their first two restaurant openings under their development agreements.  Restaurant managers train their staff through on-the-job training, utilizing video and printed materials produced by us.

Standards.  We require franchisee adherence to a variety of standards designed to ensure proper operations and to protect and enhance the Pizza Inn and Pie Five brands.  All franchisees are required to operate their restaurants in compliance with these written policies, standards and specifications, which include matters such as menu items, ingredients, materials, supplies, services, furnishings, decor and signs.  Our efforts to maintain consistent operations may result, from time to time, in the closing of certain restaurants that have not achieved and maintained a consistent standard of quality or operations. We also maintain adherence to our standards through ongoing support and education of our franchisees by our franchise business consultants, who are deployed locally in markets where our franchisees are located.

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Domestic Kiosk License Agreements

Kiosk license agreements. Our PIE Units are typically offered for five year initial license periods with options for additional five year renewals.  PIE Unit licensees are not charged development fees, license fees, royalties, or advertising assessments.  PIE Unit license agreements require that the licensee comply with standards of the Pizza Inn brand, including marketing, kiosk system configuration, and sales and sourcing of authorized products and services. The mandated products and sourcing provisions within the PIE Unit licensing agreement result in supplier rebates for the Company.

Training.  New licensees and their PIE Unit employees must attend and successfully complete our training program, which consists of a single day of training at the licensed location.  PIE Unit managers train their staff through on-the-job training, utilizing video and printed materials produced by us.

Standards.  We require licensee adherence to a variety of standards designed to ensure proper operations and to protect and enhance the Pizza Inn brand.  All licensees are required to operate their kiosks in compliance with these written policies, standards and specifications, which include matters such as menu items, ingredients, materials, supplies, services, furnishings, decor and signs.  Our efforts to maintain consistent operations may result, from time to time, in the closing of certain kiosks that have not achieved and maintained a consistent standard of quality or operations. We also maintain adherence to our standards through ongoing support and education of our licensees by our franchise business consultants, who are deployed locally in markets where our licensees are located.

Company-Owned Restaurant Operations

As of June 30, 2019, we operated one Pie Five Unit in the Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan area. We do not presently intend to open or operate additional Company-owned restaurants during fiscal 2020.

International Franchise Operations

We also offer master license rights to develop Pizza Inn and Pie Five restaurants in certain foreign countries, with negotiated fees, development schedules and ongoing royalties.  A master licensee for a foreign country pays a negotiated fee to purchase the right to develop and operate restaurants within a defined territory, typically for a term of 20 years, plus a ten-year renewal option.  The master licensee agrees to a multi-restaurant development schedule and we train the master licensee to monitor and assist franchisees in their territory with local service and quality control, with support from us.  In return, the master licensee typically retains half the franchise fees and half the royalties on all restaurants within the territory during the term of the agreement.  Master licensees may open restaurants that they own and operate, or they may open sub-franchised restaurants owned and operated by third parties through agreements with the master licensee, but subject to our approval.

Our first franchised Pizza Inn restaurant outside of the United States opened in the late 1970s.  As of June 30, 2019, there were 48 Pizza Inn restaurants operating internationally. Except for two restaurants in Honduras, all of the Pizza Inn restaurants operated or sub-licensed by our international master licensees are in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and adjoining countries. Our ability to continue to develop select international markets is affected by a number of factors, including our ability to locate experienced, well-capitalized developers who can commit to an aggressive multi-restaurant development schedule and achieve maximum initial market penetration with minimal supervision by us.  We expect the first international franchised Pie Five Unit to open in fiscal 2020 in Panama.

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Food and Supply Distribution

During the fiscal quarter ended December 24, 2017, the Company discontinued its Norco distribution division and revised its arrangements with third party suppliers and distributors of food, equipment and supplies.    The discontinuation of the Norco food and supply distribution entity was a strategic shift for the Company, releasing the Company from the credit risk, overhead expense, and delivery responsibilities of directly supplying franchised restaurants and PIE kiosks.  As a result of the revised arrangements, franchisees and licensees began purchasing food and supplies directly from authorized, reputable and experienced supply and distribution companies.  As a result, we no longer receive revenue from the sale of food, equipment and supplies.

Prior to the discontinuation of the Norco distribution division, supplier incentive funds were included in the margin of the Norco business unit.  As a result of the Norco strategic shift, the Company reports incentive revenues received from third party suppliers and distributors as revenue.

The Company provides sourcing, quality assurance, and research and development for both the Pizza Inn and Pie Five systems.  The authorized distributors make deliveries to all domestic units from several distribution centers, with delivery territories and responsibilities for each determined according to geographical region.  As a franchisor, the Company is able to leverage the advantages of direct vendor negotiations and volume purchasing of food, equipment and supplies for the franchisees’ and licensees’ benefit in the form of a concentrated, one-truck delivery system, competitive pricing and product consistency.  Franchisees and licensees are able to source all products and ingredients from authorized distributors.  In order to assure product quality and consistency, our franchisees and licensees are required to purchase from authorized distributors certain food products that are proprietary to the Pizza Inn and Pie Five systems, including cheese, pizza sauce, flour mixture, certain meats and spice blend.  Franchisees and licensees may purchase other non-proprietary food products and supplies either from authorized distributors or from other suppliers who meet our requirements for quality and reliability.

Non-proprietary food and ingredients, equipment and other supplies are generally available from several qualified sources.  With the exception of several proprietary food products, such as cheese and dough flour, we are not dependent upon any one supplier or a limited group of suppliers.  We contract with established food processors for the production of our proprietary products according to our specifications.

We have not experienced any significant shortages of supplies or any delays in receiving our food or beverage inventories, restaurant supplies or products, and do not anticipate any difficulty in obtaining inventories or supplies in the foreseeable future.  Prices charged by our suppliers are subject to fluctuation, and franchisees and licensees bear increased costs or benefit from savings through changes in product pricing.  We do not engage in commodity hedging but enter into pricing arrangements for up to a year in advance for certain high volume products.

Marketing and Advertising

By communicating a common brand message at the regional, local market and restaurant levels, we believe we can create and reinforce a strong, consistent marketing message to consumers and increase our market share.  We offer or facilitate several ways for the brand image and message to be promoted at the local and regional levels.

The Pizza Inn Advertising Plan Cooperative (“PIAP Cooperative”) is a cooperative association that is responsible for creating and producing various marketing programs and materials, which may include print and digital advertisements, direct mail materials, social media and e-mail marketing, television and radio commercials, in-store promotional materials, and related marketing and public relations services.  Each operator of a domestic Buffet Unit or Delco Unit is entitled to membership in PIAP Cooperative.  Nearly all of our existing Pizza Inn franchise agreements for Buffet Units and Delco Units require the franchisees to become members of PIAP Cooperative.  Members contribute 1% of their sales to PIAP Cooperative.  PIAP Cooperative is managed by a board of trustees comprised of franchisee representatives who are elected by the members each year.  We do not have any ownership interest in PIAP Cooperative.  We provide certain administrative, marketing and other services to PIAP Cooperative and are paid by PIAP Cooperative for such services.  As of June 30, 2019, substantially all of our domestic Buffet Unit and Delco Unit franchisees were members of PIAP Cooperative.  Operators of Express Units do not participate in PIAP Cooperative.  However, they contribute directly to a Pizza Inn Express Fund (“PIEF”) to help fund purchases of Express Unit marketing materials and similar expenditures. International franchisees and PIE Unit licensees do not participate in the PIAP Cooperative or the PIEF.

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Pie Five franchisees contribute a specified percentage of their sales to the Company to fund the creation and production of various marketing and advertising programs and materials, which may include print and digital advertisements, direct mail materials, customer satisfaction systems, social media and e-mail marketing, television and radio commercials, in-store promotional materials, and related marketing and public relations services.  We anticipate continuing to optimize Pie Five marketing activities commensurate with the contributions of the Pie Five system.

Pizza Inn and Pie Five franchisees are required to conduct independent marketing efforts in addition to their participation in the national marketing programs for each brand.  We provide Company-owned and franchised restaurants with access to an assortment of local store marketing materials, including pre-approved print, radio, and digital media marketing materials.  We also provide local store marketing materials and programs specifically to support new restaurant openings.

Trademarks and Quality Control

We own various trademarks, including the names “Pizza Inn” and “Pie Five,” that are used in connection with the restaurants and have been registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.  The duration of our trademarks is unlimited, subject to periodic renewal and continued use.  In addition, we have obtained trademark registrations for our marks in several foreign countries and have periodically re-filed and applied for registration in others.  We believe that we hold the necessary rights for protection of the trademarks essential to our business.

Government Regulation

We and our franchisees are subject to various federal, state and local laws affecting the operation of our restaurants.  Each restaurant is subject to licensing and regulation by several governmental authorities, which include health, safety, sanitation, wage and hour, alcoholic beverage, building and fire agencies in the state and municipality in which the restaurant is located.  Difficulties in obtaining, or the failure to obtain, required licenses or approvals could delay or prevent the opening of a new restaurant or require the temporary or permanent closing of an existing restaurant in a particular area.

We are subject to Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) regulation and to various state laws regulating the offer and sale of franchises.  The FTC requires us to furnish to prospective franchisees a franchise disclosure document containing prescribed information.  Substantive state laws that regulate the franchisor-franchisee relationship presently exist in a number of states, and bills have been introduced in Congress from time to time that would provide for further federal regulation of the franchisor-franchisee relationship in certain respects.  Some foreign countries also have disclosure requirements and other laws regulating franchising and the franchisor-franchisee relationship.

Employees

As of June 30, 2019, we had 45 employees, including 33 in our corporate office and two full-time and 10 part-time employees at the Company-owned restaurant.  None of our employees are currently covered by collective bargaining agreements.

Industry and Competition

The restaurant industry is intensely competitive with respect to price, service, location and food quality, and there are many well-established competitors with substantially greater brand recognition and financial and other resources than the Company.  Competitors include a number of international, national and regional restaurant and pizza chains, as well as local restaurants and pizza operators.  Some of our competitors may be better established in the markets where our restaurants are or may be located.  Within the pizza segment of the restaurant industry, we believe that our primary competitors are national pizza chains and several regional chains, including chains executing a “take and bake” concept.  We also compete against the frozen pizza products available at grocery stores and large superstore retailers.  In recent years, several competitors have developed fast-casual pizza concepts that compete with Pie Five in certain metropolitan areas.  A change in the pricing or other market strategies of one or more of our competitors could have an adverse impact on our sales and earnings.

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With respect to the sale of franchises and licenses, we compete with many franchisors of restaurants and other business concepts.  We believe that the principal competitive factors affecting the sale of franchises are product quality, price, value, consumer acceptance, franchisor experience and support, and the quality of the relationship maintained between the franchisor and its franchisees.  In general, there is also active competition for management personnel and attractive commercial real estate sites suitable for our restaurants.

ITEM 1A.
RISK FACTORS.

Not required for a smaller reporting company.

ITEM 1B.
UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS.

Not applicable.

ITEM 2.
PROPERTIES.

The company leases its 19,576 square foot corporate office facility with average annual lease payments of approximately $17.50 per square foot.  This lease began on January 2, 2017 and has a ten year term.

As of June 30, 2019, the Company also operated one Pie Five Unit from a leased location.  The operating lease covers 2,400 square feet and has an initial term of ten years at a base rental rate of $40.00 per square foot in the first five years and $44.00 per square foot in the last five years.  The lease contains provisions permitting renewal for an additional term of five years.

As of June 30, 2019, the Company had contingent and direct lease obligations for 18 additional locations.  Two of the lease obligations have been subleased, 11 of the lease obligations have been assigned to franchisees, and five of the lease obligations are direct lease obligations for non-operating locations.  These leased properties range in size from 2,021 to 2,850 square feet, have annual rental rates ranging from approximately $28.00 to $44.00 per square foot and expire between 2022 and 2028.  The Company has settled one of the non-operating leases and is currently pursuing alternatives for subleasing or terminating the remaining four non-operating unexpired leases.

ITEM 3.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

The Company is subject to claims and legal actions in the ordinary course of its business.  The Company believes that all such claims and actions currently pending against it are either adequately covered by insurance or would not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s annual results of operations, cash flows or financial condition if decided in a manner that is unfavorable to the Company.

ITEM 4.
MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.

Not applicable.

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PART II

ITEM 5.
MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES.

As of September 12, 2019, there were approximately 1,984 stockholders of record of the Company's common stock.

The Company had no sales of unregistered securities during fiscal 2019 or 2018.

The Company's common stock is listed on the Capital Market of the NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC (“NASDAQ”) under the symbol “RAVE”. The following table shows the highest and lowest price per share of the common stock during each quarterly period within the two most recent fiscal years, as reported by NASDAQ.  Such prices reflect inter-dealer quotations, without adjustment for any retail markup, markdown or commission.

   
High
   
Low
 
Fiscal 2019:
           
Fourth Quarter Ended 6/30/2019
 
$
3.60
   
$
1.05
 
Third Quarter Ended 3/24/2019
   
2.05
     
0.64
 
Second Quarter Ended 12/23/2018
   
1.74
     
0.91
 
First Quarter Ended 9/23/2018
   
1.60
     
1.20
 
                 
Fiscal 2018:
               
Fourth Quarter Ended 6/24/2018
 
$
1.50
   
$
1.09
 
Third Quarter Ended 3/25/2018
   
2.33
     
1.20
 
Second Quarter Ended 12/24/2017
   
1.95
     
1.36
 
First Quarter Ended 9/24/2017
   
2.31
     
1.27
 

The Company did not pay any dividends on its common stock during the fiscal years ended June 30, 2019 or June 24, 2018.  Any determination to pay cash dividends in the future will be at the discretion of the Company’s board of directors and will be dependent upon the Company’s results of operations, financial condition, capital requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors deemed relevant.  Currently, there is no intention to pay any dividends on our common stock.

2007 Stock Purchase Plan

On May 23, 2007, the Company’s board of directors approved a stock purchase plan (the “2007 Stock Purchase Plan”) authorizing the purchase on our behalf of up to 1,016,000 shares of our common stock in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions.  On June 2, 2008, the Company’s board of directors amended the 2007 Stock Purchase Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock the Company may repurchase by 1,000,000 shares to a total of 2,016,000 shares. On April 22, 2009 the Company’s board of directors amended the 2007 Stock Purchase Plan again to increase the number of shares of common stock the Company may repurchase by 1,000,000 shares to a total of 3,016,000 shares. The 2007 Stock Purchase Plan does not have an expiration date. There were no stock purchases in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019.

The Company’s ability to purchase shares of our common stock is subject to various laws, regulations and policies as well as the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).   Subsequent to June 30, 2019, the Company has not repurchased any outstanding shares but may make further purchases under the 2007 Stock Purchase Plan.  The Company may also purchase shares of our common stock other than pursuant to the 2007 Stock Purchase Plan or other publicly announced plans or programs.

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Equity Compensation Plan Information

The following table furnishes information with respect to the Company’s stock option equity compensation plans as of June 30, 2019:

Plan
Category
 
Number of securities to
be issued upon exercise
of outstanding options,
warrants, and rights
   
Weighted-average
exercise price of
outstanding options,
warrants, and rights
   
Number of securities
remaining available for
future issuance under
equity compensation plans¹
 
Stock option compensation plans approved by security holders
   
216,550
   
$
4.82
     
2,693,055
 
                         
Stock option compensation plans not approved by security holders
   
-
     
-
     
-
 
                         
Total
   
216,550
   
$
4.82
     
2,693,055
 

1
Securities remaining available for future issuance are net of a maximum of 232,659 shares of common stock issuable pursuant to outstanding restricted stock units, subject to applicable vesting requirements and performance criteria. See Note H to the audited consolidated financial statements included in this report.

ITEM 6.
SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

Not required for a smaller reporting company.

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ITEM 7.
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

Results of Operations

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and may contain certain forward-looking statements.  See “Forward-Looking Statements.”

Overview

The Company franchises pizza buffet (“Buffet Units”), delivery/carry-out (“Delco Units”) and express (“Express Units”) restaurants under the trademark “Pizza Inn” and operates and franchises fast casual pizza restaurants (“Pie Five Units”) under the trademarks “Pie Five Pizza Company” or “Pie Five”. The Company also licenses Pizza Inn Express kiosks (“PIE Units”) under the trademark “Pizza Inn”.  We facilitate food, equipment and supply distribution to our domestic and international system of restaurants through agreements with third party distributors.  At June 30, 2019, Company-owned and franchised restaurants consisted of the following (in thousands, except unit data):

Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2019
                                   
 (in thousands, except unit data)
                                   
   
Pizza Inn
   
Pie Five
   
All Concepts
 
   
Ending
Units
   
Retail
Sales
   
Ending
Units
   
Retail
Sales
   
Ending
Units
   
Retail
Sales
 
                                     
Domestic Franchised/Licensed
   
155
   
$
90,135
     
57
   
$
40,681
     
212
   
$
130,816
 
Company-Owned
   
-
     
-
     
1
     
887
     
1
     
887
 
Total Domestic Units
   
155
   
$
90,135
     
58
   
$
41,568
     
213
   
$
131,703
 
                                                 
International Franchised
   
48
             
-
             
48
         

The domestic units were located in 21 states predominately situated in the southern half of the United States.  The international restaurants were located in seven foreign countries.

The following table summarizes domestic comparable store retail sales for the Company.

   
53 Weeks Ended
 
   
June 30,
2019
   
July 1,
2018
 
   
(in thousands)
 
             
Pizza Inn Domestic Comparable Store Retail Sales
 
$
85,504
   
$
83,330
 
Pie Five Domestic Comparable Store Retail Sales
   
33,866
     
35,408
 
Total Rave Comparable Store Retail Sales
 
$
119,370
   
$
118,738
 

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Basic net income per common share decreased $0.19 to a net loss of $0.05 per share for fiscal 2019 compared to net income of $0.14 per share in the prior fiscal year.  Net income decreased $2.7 million to a net loss of $0.8 million for fiscal 2019 compared to net income of $1.9 million for the prior fiscal year on revenues of $12.3 million for fiscal 2019 as compared to $15.1 million in fiscal 2018.

Diluted net income per common share decreased $0.18 to a net loss of $0.05 per share for fiscal 2019 compared to net income of $0.13 per share in the prior fiscal year.

Adjusted EBITDA for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019, improved to $1.2 million compared to $0.6 million for the comparable period of the prior fiscal year.  The following table sets forth a reconciliation of net income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA for the periods shown (in thousands):

   
Fiscal Year Ended
 
   
June 30,
2019
   
June 24,
2018
 
Net income / (loss)
 
$
(750
)
 
$
1,912
 
Interest expense
   
104
     
183
 
Income taxes
   
(51
)
   
(3,322
)
Income taxes - discontinued ops
   
-
     
(60
)
Depreciation and amortization
   
466
     
874
 
EBITDA
 
$
(231
)
 
$
(413
)
Stock compensation expense
   
36
     
115
 
Pre-opening costs
   
-
     
114
 
(Gain) / loss on sale/disposal of assets
   
(551
)
   
(144
)
Impairment of long-lived assets and other lease charges
   
1,664
     
894
 
Discontinued operations, excluding taxes
   
-
     
422
 
Closed and non-operating store costs
   
238
     
(369
)
Adjusted EBITDA
 
$
1,156
   
$
619
 

Results of operations for the fiscal years 2019 and 2018 included 53 weeks and 52 weeks, respectively.

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Pizza Inn Brand Summary

The following tables summarize certain key indicators for the Pizza Inn franchised and licensed domestic restaurants that management believes are useful in evaluating performance.

   
53 Weeks Ended
 
   
June 30,
2019
   
July 1,
2018
 
Pizza Inn Retail Sales - Total Domestic Units
 
(in thousands, except unit data)
 
Domestic Units
           
Buffet Units - Franchised
 
$
82,950
   
$
81,725
 
Delco/Express Units - Franchised
   
6,981
     
6,812
 
PIE Units - Licensed
   
204
     
26
 
Total Domestic Retail Sales
 
$
90,135
   
$
88,563
 
                 
Pizza Inn Comparable Store Retail Sales - Total Domestic
   
85,504
     
83,330
 
                 
Pizza Inn Average Units Open in Period
               
Domestic Units
               
Buffet Units - Franchised
   
88
     
90
 
Delco/Express Units - Franchised
   
60
     
65
 
PIE Units - Licensed
   
6
     
-
 
Total Domestic Units
   
154
     
155
 

Pizza Inn total domestic retail sales increased $1.6 million, or 1.8% compared to the prior year.  The increase in domestic retail sales was primarily due to an increase in domestic comparable store retail sales.  Pizza Inn domestic comparable store retail sales increased by 2.6%.

The following chart summarizes Pizza Inn restaurant activity for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019:

   
Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2019
 
   
Beginning
Units
   
Opened
   
Concept
Change
   
Closed
   
Ending
Units
 
Domestic Units
                             
Buffet Units - Franchised
   
90
     
4
     
-
     
7
     
87
 
Delco/Express Units - Franchised
   
60
     
2
     
-
     
3
     
59
 
PIE Units - Licensed
   
3
     
6
     
-
     
-
     
9
 
Total Domestic Units
   
153
     
12
     
-
     
10
     
155
 
                                         
International Units (all types)
   
58
     
2
     
-
     
12
     
48
 
                                         
Total Units
   
211
     
14
     
-
     
22
     
203
 

The net increase of two domestic units is primarily due to new PIE units partially offset by modest declines in Buffet and Delco units.  The net decrease of ten international Pizza Inn units is due to closure of underperforming units in the Middle East. We believe that this represents a stabilizing of international unit count.

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Pie Five Brand Summary

The following tables summarize certain key indicators for the Pie Five franchised and Company-owned restaurants that management believes are useful in evaluating performance.

   
53 Weeks Ended
 
   
June 30,
2019
   
July 1,
2018
 
   
(in thousands, except unit data)
 
Pie Five Retail Sales - Total Units
           
Domestic Units - Franchised
 
$
40,681
   
$
44,407
 
Domestic Units - Company-owned
   
887
     
4,254
 
Total Domestic Retail Sales
 
$
41,568
   
$
48,661
 
                 
Pie Five Comparable Store Retail Sales - Total
   
33,866
     
35,408
 
                 
Pie Five Average Units Open in Period
               
Domestic Units - Franchised
   
65
     
74
 
Domestic Units - Company-owned
   
2
     
7
 
Total Domestic Units
   
67
     
81
 

Pie Five total domestic retail sales decreased $7.1 million, or 14.6%, compared to the prior year.  Average units open in the period decreased to 67 from 81 the prior year.  Comparable store retail sales decreased by 4.4% during fiscal 2019 compared to the prior year.

The following chart summarizes Pie Five restaurant activity for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019:

   
Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2019
 
   
Beginning
Units
   
Opened
   
Transfer
   
Closed
   
Ending
Units
 
                               
Domestic - Franchised
   
72
     
6
     
-
     
21
     
57
 
Domestic - Company-owned
   
1
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
1
 
Total Domestic Units
   
73
     
6
     
-
     
21
     
58
 

The net decrease of 15 Pie Five units during fiscal 2019 was primarily the result of the closure of poor-performing units, which we believe provides us a stronger foundation for future brand growth.  We believe that this trend of net store closures will moderate and then reverse in future periods. One franchised Pie Five unit was acquired by the Company during fiscal 2019 but was refranchised by the end of the fiscal year.

Pie Five - Company-Owned Restaurants
 
Fiscal Year Ended
 
(in thousands, except store weeks and average data)
 
June 30,
   
June 24,
 
   
2019
   
2018
 
Store weeks (excluding partial weeks)
   
79
     
358
 
Average weekly sales
   
11,253
     
11,707
 
Average number of units
   
2
     
7
 
                 
Restaurant sales (excluding partial weeks)
   
887
     
4,191
 
Restaurant sales
   
887
     
4,254
 
                 
Loss from continuing operations before taxes
   
(2,001
)
   
(1,763
)
Allocated marketing and advertising expenses
   
44
     
214
 
Depreciation/amortization expense
   
123
     
459
 
Pre-opening costs
   
-
     
114
 
Operations management and extraordinary expenses
   
-
     
96
 
Impairment, other lease charges and non-operating store costs
   
1,135
     
526
 
Restaurant operating cash flow
   
(699
)
   
(354
)

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Total retail sales of Company-owned Pie Five restaurants decreased $3.4 million, or 79.1%, to $0.9 million for fiscal 2019 compared to $4.3 million for fiscal 2018 primarily as a result of decreased store count.  Average weekly sales for Company-owned Pie Five restaurants also decreased $454, or 3.9%, to $11,253 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019 compared to $11,707 for the prior year.  The decrease in average weekly sales was primarily attributable to a similar decline in comparable store retail sales.

Loss from continuing operations before taxes for Company-owned Pie Five stores increased $0.2 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019 compared to the same period of the prior year primarily as a result of increased impairment of long-lived assets and other lease charges.  Similarly, operating cash flow from Company-owned Pie Five restaurants declined by $0.3 million to $0.7 million cash used in fiscal 2019 compared to $0.4 million cash used in fiscal 2018.

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Other Terms

The Company’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). However, the Company also presents and discusses certain non-GAAP financial measures that it believes are useful to investors as measures of operating performance. Management may also use such non-GAAP financial measures in evaluating the effectiveness of business strategies and for planning and budgeting purposes. However, these non-GAAP financial measures should not be viewed as an alternative or substitute for the results reflected in the Company’s GAAP financial statements.

We consider EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to be important supplemental measures of operating performance that are commonly used by securities analysts, investors and other parties interested in our industry. We believe that EBITDA is helpful to investors in evaluating our results of operations without the impact of expenses affected by financing methods, accounting methods and the tax environment. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA provides additional useful information to investors by excluding non-operational or non-recurring expenses to provide a measure of operating performance that is more comparable from period to period. We believe that restaurant operating cash flow is a useful metric to investors in evaluating the ongoing operating performance of Company-owned restaurants and comparing such store operating performance from period to period. Management also uses these non-GAAP financial measures for evaluating operating performance, assessing the effectiveness of business strategies, projecting future capital needs, budgeting and other planning purposes.

The following key performance indicators presented herein, some of which represent non-GAAP financial measures, have the meaning and are calculated as follows:


“EBITDA” represents earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.

“Adjusted EBITDA” represents earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, stock compensation expense, pre-opening expense, gain/loss on sale of assets, costs related to impairment, discontinued operations and closed and non-operating store costs.

“Retail sales” represents the restaurant sales reported by our franchisees and Company-owned restaurants, which may be segmented by brand or domestic/international locations.

“Comparable store retail sales” includes the retail sales for restaurants that have been open for at least 18 months as of the end of the reporting period. The sales results for a restaurant that was closed temporarily for remodeling or relocation within the same trade area are included in the calculation only for the days that the restaurant was open in both periods being compared.

“Store weeks” represent the total number of full weeks that specified restaurants were open during the period.

“Average units open” reflects the number of restaurants open during a reporting period weighted by the percentage of the weeks in a reporting period that each restaurant was open.

“Average weekly sales” for a specified period is calculated as total retail sales (excluding partial weeks) divided by store weeks in the period.

“Restaurant operating cash flow” represents the pre-tax income earned by Company-owned restaurants before (1) allocated marketing and advertising expenses, (2) depreciation and amortization, (3) pre-opening expenses, (4) operations management and extraordinary expenses, (5) impairment and other lease charges, and (6) non-operating store costs.

“Non-operating store costs” represent gain or loss on asset disposal, store closure expenses, lease termination expenses and expenses related to abandoned store sites.

“Pre-opening expenses” consist primarily of certain costs incurred prior to the opening of a Company-owned restaurant, including: (1) marketing and promotional expenses, (2) accrued rent, and (3) manager salaries, employee payroll and related training costs.
 
Fiscal years 2019 and 2018 included 53 weeks and 52 weeks, respectively.  In order to reflect comparable 53 week periods, the first week of fiscal 2019 has been included in both periods in the presentation of retail sales, average units open and comparable store retail sales.

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Financial Results

   
Pizza Inn
Franchising
   
Pie Five
Franchising
   
Company-Owned
Stores
   
Corporate
   
Total
 
   
Fiscal Year-to-Date
   
Fiscal Year-to-Date
   
Fiscal Year-to-Date
   
Fiscal Year-to-Date
   
Fiscal Year-to-Date
 
   
June 30,
2019
   
June 24,
2018
   
June 30,
2019
   
June 24,
2018
   
June 30,
2019
   
June 24,
2018
   
June 30,
2019
   
June 24,
2018
   
June 30,
2019
   
June 24,
2018
 
REVENUES:
                                                           
Franchise and license revenues
 
$
7,192
   
$
6,892
   
$
4,191
   
$
3,970
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
11,383
   
$
10,862
 
Restaurant sales
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
889
     
4,254
     
-
     
-
     
889
     
4,254
 
Interest income and other
   
-
     
-
     
1
     
-
     
(2
)
   
-
     
48
     
4
     
47
     
4
 
Total revenues
   
7,192
     
6,892
     
4,192
     
3,970
     
887
     
4,254
     
48
     
4
     
12,319
     
15,120
 
                                                                                 
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
                                                                               
Cost of sales
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
1,120
     
3,654
     
-
     
-
     
1,120
     
3,654
 
General and administrative expenses
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
196
     
772
     
5,078
     
6,825
     
5,274
     
7,597
 
Franchise expenses
   
1,680
     
1,298
     
2,098
     
1,347
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
3,778
     
2,645
 
Pre-opening expenses
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
114
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
114
 
(Gain)/loss on sale of assets
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
(551
)
   
(144
)
   
(551
)
   
(144
)
Impairment of long-lived assets
                                                                               
   and other lease charges
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
1,449
     
894
     
215
     
-
     
1,664
     
894
 
Bad debt
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
124
     
1,265
     
227
     
1,265
     
351
 
Interest expense
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
104
     
183
     
104
     
183
 
Amortization and depreciation expense
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
123
     
459
     
343
     
415
     
466
     
874
 
Total costs and expenses
   
1,680
     
1,298
     
2,098
     
1,347
     
2,888
     
6,017
     
6,454
     
7,506
     
13,120
     
16,168
 
                                                                                 
INCOME/(LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE TAXES
 
$
5,512
   
$
5,594
   
$
2,094
   
$
2,623
   
$
(2,001
)
 
$
(1,763
)
 
$
(6,406
)
 
$
(7,502
)
 
$
(801
)
 
$
(1,048
)

Revenues:

Revenues are derived from (1) franchise royalties, franchise fees and supplier incentives, (2) sales by Company-owned restaurants, and (3) interest income. The volume of supplier incentive revenues is dependent on the level of chain-wide retail sales, which are impacted by changes in comparable store sales and restaurant count, and the products sold to franchisees through third-party food distributors.  Total revenues for fiscal 2019 and fiscal 2018 were $12.3 million and $15.1 million, respectively.

Pizza Inn Franchise and License Revenues

Pizza Inn franchise revenues increased by $0.3 million to $7.2 million in fiscal 2019 compared to $6.9 million in fiscal 2018. The 4.4% increase was primarily the result of increased retail sales, largely attributable to domestic comparable stores.

Pie Five Franchise and License Revenues

Pie Five franchise revenues increased by $0.2 million to $4.2 million for fiscal 2019 compared to $4.0 million for fiscal 2018. The 5.6% increase was primarily driven by accelerated revenue recognition of fees attributable to defaulted area developments and closed stores and contributions to advertising and convention funds by franchisees and suppliers partially offset by decreased franchise royalties from decreased franchised store count.

Restaurant Sales

Restaurant sales, which consist of revenue generated by Company-owned restaurants, decreased 79.1%, or $3.4 million, to $0.9 million for fiscal 2019 compared to $4.3 million for fiscal 2018.  The decrease in restaurant sales was primarily a result of decreased Company-owned store count.

Costs and Expenses:

Cost of Sales

Cost of sales primarily includes food and supply costs and labor directly related to Company-owned restaurant sales. These costs decreased 69.3%, or $2.5 million, to $1.1 million for fiscal 2019 compared to fiscal 2018.  The decrease was primarily the result of decreased Company-owned store count.

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General and Administrative Expenses

Total general and administrative expenses decreased $2.3 million to $5.3 million for fiscal 2019 compared to $7.6 million for the prior fiscal year. General and administrative expenses for Company-owned restaurants decreased $0.6 million to $0.2 million for fiscal 2019 compared to $0.8 million for the prior fiscal year primarily as a result of lower store count.  General and administrative expenses for corporate decreased $1.8 million to $5.0 million for fiscal 2019 compared to $6.8 million for the prior year primarily as a result of reduced general and administrative employees.

Franchise Expenses

Franchise expenses include general and administrative expenses directly related to the sale and continuing service of domestic and international franchises.  Total franchise expenses increased $1.1 million to $3.8 million in fiscal 2019 from $2.6 million in the prior fiscal year. Pizza Inn franchise expenses increased $0.4 million to $1.7 million in fiscal 2019 compared to $1.3 million in the prior fiscal year primarily as a result of the change in treatment of convention fund contributions due to adoption of Topic 606.  Pie Five franchise expenses increased by $0.8 million to $2.1 million in fiscal 2019 compared to $1.3 million in the prior fiscal year primarily as a result of the change in treatment of advertising fund contributions due to adoption of Topic 606.

Pre-Opening Expense

Pre-opening expenses are directly related to the number of new corporate store openings. There were no pre-opening expenses for fiscal 2019 compared to $0.1 million in fiscal 2018. The decrease was due to a reduction in openings of Company-owned restaurants.

(Gain)/Loss on sale of assets

The Company’s (gain) / loss on sale of assets reflects the net difference between the sale price of assets and the net carrying value of the assets at the time of sale.  (Gain) / loss on sale of assets improved to a gain of $0.6 million in fiscal 2019 compared to a gain of $0.1 million in the prior year due to the sale of two Pie Five units that we acquired at no cost basis.

Impairment Expenses

Impairment of long-lived assets and other lease charges were $1.7 million for fiscal 2019 compared to $0.9 million for fiscal 2018. Impairment of long-lived assets and other lease charges among Company-owned restaurants of $1.4 million consisted primarily of impairments of leasehold improvements and equipment and lease charges for closed stores.

Bad Debt Expense

The Company monitors franchisee receivable balances and adjusts credit terms when necessary to minimize the Company’s exposure to high risk accounts receivable. Bad debt expense increased by $0.9 million to $1.3 million in fiscal 2019 compared to $0.4 million in fiscal 2018 related to uncollectible domestic and international accounts receivable.

Interest Expense

Interest expense decreased $0.1 million for fiscal 2019 to $0.1 million compared to $0.2 million in the prior year due to a decrease in outstanding principal balance of senior convertible notes as a result of conversions during the third quarter of fiscal 2018.

Amortization and Depreciation Expense

Amortization and depreciation expense decreased $0.4 million to $0.5 million in fiscal 2019 compared to $0.9 million in fiscal 2018 primarily as a result of lower depreciation attributable to fewer Company-owned restaurants.

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Provision for Income Tax

The Company continually reviews the realizability of its deferred tax assets, including an analysis of factors such as future taxable income, reversal of existing taxable temporary differences, and tax planning strategies. The Company has assessed whether the valuation allowance should be maintained against its deferred tax assets based on consideration of all available evidence, using a “more likely than not” standard. In assessing the need for the valuation allowance, the Company considered both positive and negative evidence related to the likelihood of realization of deferred tax assets. Future sources of taxable income were also considered in determining the amount of the recorded valuation allowance.  Based on the Company's review of this evidence, management determined it was appropriate to maintain the existing valuation allowance against the Company's deferred tax assets.

Income tax benefit of $0.1 million for fiscal 2019 represents $0.1 million in state and foreign tax expense and a $0.2 million benefit on other deferred taxes. At the end of tax year ended June 30, 2019, the Company had net operating loss carryforwards totaling $23.9 million that are available to reduce future taxable income and will begin to expire in 2032.

Discontinued Operations

Net losses from the Norco food and supply distribution division are included within discontinued operations. The discontinuation of the Norco food and supply distribution entity was a strategic shift for the Company during the second quarter of fiscal 2018, releasing the Company from added credit risk, overhead expense, and direct supply and delivery responsibilities. Discontinued operations also include losses from leased buildings and operating losses associated with Company-owned restaurants closed in prior years.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Sources and Uses of Funds

Our primary sources of liquidity are cash flows from operating activities and proceeds from the sale of securities.

Cash flows from operating activities generally reflect net income adjusted for certain non-cash items including depreciation and amortization, changes in deferred taxes, share based compensation, and changes in working capital.  Cash provided by operations was $0.7 million in fiscal 2019 compared to cash used of $3.9 million in fiscal year 2018.

Cash flows from investing activities reflect net proceeds from sale of assets and capital expenditures for the purchase of Company assets.  Cash provided by investing activities during fiscal 2019 of $0.1 million was primarily attributable to sales of assets of Company-owned Pie Five restaurants including notes receivable issued for fixed asset sales partially offset by capital expenditures for computers and other miscellaneous assets.  This compares to cash provided by investing activities of $0.7 million during the fiscal 2018 primarily attributable to sales of assets of closed Company-owned Pie Five restaurants partially offset by capital expenditures for a new Pie Five unit, computers and other miscellaneous assets.

Cash flows from financing activities generally reflect changes in the Company's borrowings and securities activity during the period.  Net cash provided by financing activities was $0.1 million and $4.1 million for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2019 and  June 24, 2018, respectively.  Cash flows from financing activities for fiscal 2019 were primarily the result of sales of stock in an at-the-market offering. Cash flows from financing activities for fiscal 2018 were primarily the result of the sale of stock in connection with a shareholder rights offering that closed in September 2017, plus stock sales in the at-the-market offering, partially offset by the repayment of a $1.0 million short-term promissory note.

 ATM Offering

On December 5, 2017, the Company entered into an At Market Issuance Sales Agreement with B. Riley FBR, Inc. (“B. Riley FBR”) pursuant to which the Company may offer and sell shares of its common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $5,000,000 from time to time through B. Riley FBR acting as agent (the “2017 ATM Offering”).  The 2017 ATM Offering is being undertaken pursuant to Rule 415 and a shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 which was declared effective by the SEC on November 6, 2017. Through June 30, 2019, the Company had sold an aggregate of 191,478 shares in the 2017 ATM Offering, realizing aggregate gross proceeds of $0.3 million.

Short Term Loan

On December 22, 2016, the Company obtained a $1.0 million loan from its largest shareholder, Newcastle Partners, LP (“Newcastle”), evidenced by a Promissory Note.  The loan bore interest at 10% per annum and was originally due and payable on April 30, 2017.  On May 8, 2017, the Company executed an Extended and Restated Promissory Note in favor of Newcastle extending the due date of the short term loan until the earlier of September 1, 2017, or the Company’s receipt of at least $2.0 million in additional debt or equity capital.  The short term loan was paid in full during fiscal 2018.  Newcastle is an affiliate of the Company’s Chairman, Mark E. Schwarz.

Convertible Notes

On March 3, 2017, the Company completed a registered shareholder rights offering of its 4% Convertible Senior Notes due 2022 (“Notes”).  Shareholders exercised subscription rights to purchase all 30,000 of the Notes at the par value of $100 per Note, resulting in gross offering proceeds to the Company of $3.0 million.

The Notes bear interest at the rate of 4% per annum on the principal or par value of $100 per note, payable annually in arrears on February 15 of each year, commencing February 15, 2018.  Interest is payable in cash or, at the Company’s discretion, in shares of Company common stock.  The Notes mature on February 15, 2022, at which time all principal and unpaid interest will be payable in cash or, at the Company’s discretion, in shares of Company common stock.  The Notes are secured by a pledge of all outstanding equity securities of our two primary direct operating subsidiaries.

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Noteholders may convert their notes to common stock as of the 15th day of any calendar month, unless the Company sooner elects to redeem the notes.  The conversion price is $2.00 per share of common stock.  Accrued interest will be paid through the effective date of the conversion in cash or, at the Company’s sole discretion, in shares of Company common stock.

The Company determined that the Notes contained a beneficial conversion feature of $0.1 million since the market price of the Company’s common stock was higher than the effective conversion price of the notes when issued.  The beneficial conversion feature and the issuance costs of the notes aggregated $0.2 million and were considered a debt discount and are accreted into interest expense using the effective interest method over the debt maturity period.

During fiscal 2019, $4 thousand in par value of the Notes were converted to common shares.  At the end of fiscal 2019, $1.7 million in par value of the Notes were outstanding, offset by $0.1 million of unamortized debt issue costs and unamortized debt discounts.

Liquidity

We expect to fund continuing operations and planned capital expenditures for the next fiscal year primarily from cash on hand, operating cash flow and sales of securities.  Based on budgeted and year-to-date cash flow information, we believe that we have sufficient liquidity to satisfy our cash requirements for the 2020 fiscal year.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the Company’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect our reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and related disclosure of contingent liabilities.  The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and various other assumptions that it believes are reasonable under the circumstances.  Estimates and assumptions are reviewed periodically.  Actual results could differ materially from estimates.

The Company believes the following critical accounting policies require estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain, are susceptible to change, and therefore require subjective judgments.  Changes in the estimates and judgments could significantly impact the Company’s results of operations and financial condition in future periods.

Accounts receivable consist primarily of receivables generated from franchise royalties and supplier concessions. The Company records a provision for doubtful receivables to allow for any amounts which may be unrecoverable based upon an analysis of the Company’s prior collection experience, customer creditworthiness and current economic trends. Actual realization of accounts receivable could differ materially from the Company’s estimates.

The Company reviews long-lived assets for impairment when events or circumstances indicate that the carrying value of such assets may not be fully recoverable. Impairment is evaluated based on the sum of undiscounted estimated future cash flows expected to result from use and eventual disposition of the assets compared to their carrying value. If impairment is indicated, the carrying value of an impaired asset is reduced to its fair value, based on discounted estimated future cash flows. During fiscal year 2019, the Company tested its long-lived assets for impairment and recognized pre-tax, non-cash impairment charges of $0.8 million primarily related to the carrying value of one Pie Five unit. The Company also had lease charges related to closed units of $0.9 million.

Franchise revenue consists of income from license fees, royalties, area development and foreign master license agreements, advertising fund revenues, supplier incentive and convention contribution revenues. Franchise fees, area development and foreign master license agreement fees are amortized into revenue on a straight-line basis over the term of the related contract agreement. Royalties and advertising fund revenues, which are based on a percentage of franchise retail sales, are recognized as income as retail sales occur. Supplier incentive revenues are recognized as earned, typically as the underlying commodities are shipped.  For periods prior to adoption of Topic 606, franchise fees, area development and foreign master license agreement fees were recognized when we performed our obligations related to such fees, primarily the store opening date.

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The Company continually reviews the realizability of its deferred tax assets, including an analysis of factors such as future taxable income, reversal of existing taxable temporary differences, and tax planning strategies. The Company assesses whether a valuation allowance should be established against its 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, the Company considers both positive and negative evidence related to the likelihood of realization of deferred tax assets. In making such assessment, more weight is given to evidence that can be objectively verified, including recent losses. Future sources of taxable income are also considered in determining the amount of the recorded valuation allowance.

The Company accounts for uncertain tax positions in accordance with ASC 740-10, which prescribes a comprehensive model for how a company should recognize, measure, present, and disclose in its financial statements uncertain tax positions that it has taken or expects to take on a tax return.  ASC 740-10 requires that a company recognize in its financial statements the impact of tax positions that meet a “more likely than not” threshold, based on the technical merits of the position.  The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such a position should be measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than fifty percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement.  As of June 30, 2019 and June 24, 2018, the Company had no uncertain tax positions.

The Company assesses its exposures to loss contingencies from legal matters based upon factors such as the current status of the cases and consultations with external counsel and provides for the exposure by accruing an amount if it is judged to be probable and can be reasonably estimated. If the actual loss from a contingency differs from management’s estimate, operating results could be adversely impacted.

Accounting Standards Adopted

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (“Topic 606”), which supersedes nearly all existing revenue recognition guidance under GAAP, including industry-specific requirements, and provides companies with a single framework for recognizing revenue from contracts with customers. This update and subsequently issued amendments require companies to recognize revenue at amounts that reflect the consideration to which the companies expect to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services at the time of transfer. Topic 606 requires that we assess contracts to determine each separate and distinct performance obligation. If a contract has multiple performance obligations, we allocate the transaction price using our best estimate of the standalone selling price to each distinct good or service in the contract.

The Company adopted Topic 606 using the modified retrospective transition method effective June 25, 2018. Results for reporting periods beginning June 25, 2018 and after are presented in accordance with Topic 606, while prior period amounts are not adjusted and continue to be reported in accordance with our historical accounting under Topic 605, Revenue Recognition.

A cumulative effect opening adjustment of $1.6 million was recorded as a reduction to retained earnings as of June 25, 2018 to reflect the impact of adopting Topic 606. A tax adjustment of $0.4 million was recorded as an increase to retained earnings as of March 25, 2019 to reflect the impact of adopting Topic 606. The impact of applying Topic 606 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019 was an increase in revenues of $1.4 million and an increase in pre-tax income of $0.5 million.

The adoption of Topic 606 did not impact the recognition and reporting of our two largest sources of revenue: franchise royalties and supplier and distributor incentives. The items impacted by the adoption include the timing of franchise and development revenue recognition and the presentation of advertising funds and supplier convention contributions.

As noted above, an after-tax reduction of $1.6 million was recorded to retained earnings to reflect the cumulative impact of adopting Topic 606. This is comprised of $1.3 million related to domestic franchise and renewal fees, $0.2 million related to domestic area development fees and $0.3 million related to international development and franchise master license fees partially offset by $0.2 million in deferral of contract-related expenses.

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The following chart presents the specific line items impacted by the cumulative adjustment to opening retained earnings:

(In thousands, except share amounts)
 
As Reported
June 24,
2018
   
Total
Adjustment
   
Adjusted
Balance Sheet
June 25, 2018
 
                   
ASSETS
                 
CURRENT ASSETS
                 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
1,386
   
$
-
   
$
1,386
 
Accounts receivable, less allowance for bad debts of $158
   
1,518
     
-
     
1,518
 
Other receivable
   
300
     
-
     
300
 
Notes receivable
   
712
     
-
     
712
 
Inventories
   
6
     
-
     
6
 
Income tax receivable
   
5
     
-
     
5
 
Property held for sale
   
539
     
-
     
539
 
Deferred contract charges
   
-
     
10
     
10
 
Prepaid expenses and other
   
273
     
-
     
273
 
Total current assets
   
4,739
     
10
     
4,749
 
                         
LONG-TERM ASSETS
                       
Property, plant and equipment, net
   
1,510
     
-
     
1,510
 
Intangible assets definite-lived, net
   
212
     
-
     
212
 
Long-term notes receivable
   
803
     
-
     
803
 
Deferred tax asset, net
   
3,479
     
-
     
3,479
 
Long term deferred contract charges
   
-
     
182
     
182
 
Deposits and other
   
243
     
-
     
243
 
Total assets
 
$
10,986
   
$
192
   
$
11,178
 
                         
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
                       
CURRENT LIABILITIES
                       
Accounts payable - trade
 
$
421
   
$
-
   
$
421
 
Accounts payable - lease termination impairments
   
353
     
-
     
353
 
Accrued expenses
   
1,109
     
(4
)
   
1,105
 
Deferred rent
   
32
     
-
     
32
 
Deferred revenues
   
65
     
243
     
308
 
Total current liabilities
   
1,980
     
239
     
2,219
 
                         
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
                       
Convertible notes
   
1,562
     
-
     
1,562
 
Deferred rent, net of current portion
   
433
     
-
     
433
 
Deferred revenues, net of current portion
   
670
     
1,575
     
2,245
 
Other long-term liabilities
   
42
     
-
     
42
 
Total liabilities
   
4,687
     
1,814
     
6,501
 
                         
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (SEE NOTE 3)
                       
                         
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
                       
Common stock, $.01 par value; authorized 26,000,000 shares; issued  22,166,674 shares outstanding 15,047,470 shares
   
222
     
-
     
222
 
Additional paid-in capital
   
33,206
     
-
     
33,206
 
Accumulated deficit
   
(2,493
)
   
(1,622
)
   
(4,115
)
Treasury stock at cost
                       
Shares in treasury: 7,119,204
   
(24,636
)
   
-
     
(24,636
)
Total shareholders' equity
   
6,299
     
(1,622
)
   
4,677
 
                         
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
 
$
10,986
   
$
192
   
$
11,178
 

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The following charts present the specific line items impacted by the application of Topic 606 in fiscal 2019.

(In thousands, except share amounts)
 
As Reported
June 30,
2019
   
Total
Adjustment
   
Balance Sheet
Without Adoption
of Topic 606
 
ASSETS
                 
                   
CURRENT ASSETS
                 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
2,264
   
$
-
   
$
2,264
 
Accounts receivable, less allowance for bad debts of $209
   
1,191
     
-
     
1,191
 
Other receivable
   
-
     
-
     
-
 
Notes receivable, less allowance of bad debt of $916
   
389
     
-
     
389
 
Inventories
   
7
     
-
     
7
 
Income tax receivable
   
4
     
-
     
4
 
Property held for sale
   
231
     
-
     
231
 
Deferred contract charges
   
38
     
(38
)
   
-
 
Prepaid expenses and other
   
346
     
-
     
346
 
Total current assets
   
4,470
     
(38
)
   
4,432
 
                         
LONG-TERM ASSETS
                       
Property, plant and equipment, net
   
500
     
-
     
500
 
Intangible assets definite-lived, net
   
196
     
-
     
196
 
Long-term notes receivable
   
735
     
-
     
735
 
Deferred tax asset, net
   
4,060
     
-
     
4,060
 
Long term deferred contract charges
   
232
     
(232
)
   
-
 
Deposits and other
   
233
     
-
     
233
 
Total assets
 
$
10,426
   
$
(270
)
 
$
10,156
 
                         
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
                       
CURRENT LIABILITIES
                       
Accounts payable - trade
 
$
400
   
$
-
   
$
400
 
Accounts payable - lease termination impairments
   
832
     
-
     
832
 
Accrued expenses
   
834
     
4
     
838
 
Deferred rent
   
37
     
-
     
37
 
Deferred revenues
   
275
     
(275
)
   
-
 
Total current liabilities
   
2,378
     
(271
)
   
2,107
 
                         
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
                       
Convertible notes
   
1,584
     
-
     
1,584
 
Deferred rent, net of current portion
   
397
     
-
     
397
 
Deferred revenues, net of current portion
   
1,561
     
(1,124
)
   
437
 
Other long-term liabilities
   
72
     
-
     
72
 
Total liabilities
   
5,992
     
(1,395
)
   
4,597
 
                         
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (SEE NOTE 3)
                       
                         
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
                       
Common stock, $.01 par value; authorized 26,000,000 shares; issued 22,208,141 outstanding 15,090,837
   
222
     
-
     
222
 
Additional paid-in capital
   
33,327
     
-
     
33,327
 
Accumulated deficit
   
(4,483
)
   
1,125
     
(3,358
)
Treasury stock at cost
                       
Shares in treasury: 7,117,304
   
(24,632
)
   
-
     
(24,632
)
Total shareholders' equity
   
4,434
     
1,125
     
5,559
 
 
                       
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
 
$
10,426
   
$
(270
)
 
$
10,156
 

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As Reported
Fiscal Year Ended
June 30,
2019
   
Total
Adjustments
   
Income Statement
Without Adoption
of
Topic 606
 
                   
                   
REVENUES:
 
$
12,319
   
$
(1,398
)
 
$
10,921
 
                         
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
                       
Cost of sales
   
1,120
     
-
     
1,120
 
General and administrative expenses
   
5,274
     
-
     
5,274
 
Franchise expenses
   
3,778
     
(901
)
   
2,877
 
Gain on sale of assets
   
(551
)
   
-
     
(551
)
Impairment of long-lived assets and other lease charges
   
1,664
     
-
     
1,664
 
Bad debt
   
1,265
     
-
     
1,265
 
Interest expense
   
104
     
-
     
104
 
Depreciation and amortization expense
   
466
     
-
     
466
 
Total costs and expenses
   
13,120
     
(901
)
   
12,219
 
                         
LOSS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE TAXES
   
(801
)
   
(497
)
   
(1,298
)
Income tax benefit
   
(51
)
   
-
     
(51
)
LOSS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
   
(750
)
   
(497
)
   
(1,247
)
                         
Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes
   
-
     
-
     
-
 
NET LOSS
 
$
(750
)
 
$
(497
)
 
$
(1,247
)
                         
INCOME PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK - BASIC:
                       
Loss from continuing operations
 
$
(0.05
)
 
$
(0.03
)
 
$
(0.08
)
Loss from discontinued operations
   
-
     
-
     
-
 
Net loss
 
$
(0.05
)
 
$
(0.03
)
 
$
(0.08
)
                         
INCOME PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK - DILUTED:
                       
                         
Loss from continuing operations
 
$
(0.05
)
 
$
(0.03
)
 
$
(0.08
)
Loss from discontinued operations
   
-
     
-
     
-
 
Net loss
 
$
(0.05
)
 
$
(0.03
)
 
$
(0.08
)
                         
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic
   
15,070
     
15,070
     
15,070
 
                         
Weighted average common and potential dilutive common shares outstanding
   
15,070
     
15,070
     
15,070
 

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases. ASU 2016-02 amends the existing accounting standards for lease accounting, including requiring lessees to recognize most leases on their balance sheets. The new lease standard is effective for public companies for fiscal years, (including interim periods therein), beginning after December 15, 2018. Application of ASU 2016-02 will be required beginning in the first quarter of our fiscal 2020. Early adoption of ASU 2016-02 as of its issuance is permitted. This new guidance requires a modified retrospective transition approach for all leases existing at, or entered into after, the date of initial application, with an option to use certain transition relief. The Company believes this will have a material impact on the financial statements as it relates to its corporate office lease and various lease obligations for store locations.

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ITEM 7A.
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

Not required for a smaller reporting company.

ITEM 8.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

See information set forth on Index to Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data appearing on page F-1 of this report on Form 10-K.

ITEM 9.
CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.

None.

ITEM 9A.
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
 
The Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, the principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report, were effective in assuring that the information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is (i) accumulated and communicated to management, including the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding disclosure, and (ii) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.
 
Management Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

The Company’s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate “internal control over financial reporting” (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).  Under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, the Company has conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting. The Company’s management based its evaluation on criteria set forth in the framework in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.  Based upon that evaluation, management has concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of June 30, 2019.

ITEM 9B.
OTHER INFORMATION.

On September 26, 2019, the board of directors of the Company appointed Mark E. Schwarz to serve as the Company’s principal financial officer on an interim basis.  Mr. Schwarz, age 59, has served as a director and the Chairman of the Board of the Company since 2004.  Mr. Schwarz is the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Portfolio Manager of Newcastle Capital Management, L.P. (“NCM”), a private investment management firm he founded in 1993.  NCM is the general partner of Newcastle Partners, L.P., which is the largest shareholder of the Company.  Mr. Schwarz is Chairman of the boards of directors of Hallmark Financial Services, Inc., a specialty property and casualty insurance company, and Wilhelmina International, Inc., a model management and talent representation company.  Within the past five years, he has also served as a director of SL Industries, Inc., a developer of power systems used in a variety of aerospace, computer, datacom, industrial, medical, telecom, transportation and utility equipment applications.  He also serves as a director of various privately held companies.

Mr. Schwarz will serve as principal financial officer of the Company at the will of the board of directors pending the appointment of a permanent replacement.  He will not receive any fixed compensation from the Company for his service as principal financial officer.  However, the board of directors may award him a discretionary bonus at the conclusion of his tenure.  Mr. Schwarz has no family relationship with any other director or other executive officer of the Company.  There are no transactions in which Mr. Schwarz has an interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

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PART III

ITEM 10.
DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE.

The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference from the Company’s definitive proxy statement to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 14A not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this report.

ITEM 11.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.

The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference from the Company’s definitive proxy statement to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 14A not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this report.

ITEM 12.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS.

The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference from the Company’s definitive proxy statement to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 14A not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this report.

ITEM 13.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE.

The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference from the Company’s definitive proxy statement to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 14A not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this report.

ITEM 14.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES.

The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference from the Company’s definitive proxy statement to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 14A not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this report.

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PART IV

ITEM 15.
EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES.

 
1.
The financial statements filed as part of this report are listed in the Index to Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data appearing on page F-1 of this report on Form 10-K.
       
 
2.
Any financial statement schedule filed as part of this report is listed in the Index to Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data appearing on page F-1 of this report on Form 10-K.
       
 
3.
Exhibits:
 
       
   
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Rave Restaurant Group, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 8, 2015).
       
   
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Rave Restaurant Group, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 8, 2015).
       
   
Indenture for 4% Convertible Senior Notes due 2022 (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to Form S-3/A filed January 6, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference).
       
   
Pledge Agreement (filed as Exhibit 4.2 to Form S-3/A filed January 6, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference).
       
   
Supplemental Indenture Number 1 dated as of October 31, 2017, between Rave Restaurant Group, Inc. and Securities Transfer Corporation (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K filed November 9, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference).
       
   
2015 Long Term Incentive Plan of the Company (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed November 20, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference).*
       
   
Form of Stock Option Grant Agreement under the Company’s 2015 Long Term Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K filed November 20, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference).*
       
   
Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under the Company’s 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended December 27, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference).*
       
   
Lease Agreement dated November 1, 2016, between A&H Properties Partnership and Rave Restaurant Group, Inc.
       
   
First Amendment to Lease and Expansion dated July 1, 2017, between A&H Properties Partnership and Rave Restaurant Group, Inc.
       
   
At Market Issuance Sales Agreement between the Company and B. Riley FBR, Inc. (filed as Exhibit 1.01 to Form 8-K filed December 5, 2017).*
       
   
List of Subsidiaries.
       
   
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
       
   
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Executive Officer.
       
   
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Financial Officer.
       
   
Section 1350 Certification of Principal Executive Officer.
       
   
Section 1350 Certification of Principal Financial Officer.
       
   
101
Interactive data files pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T.

*Management contract or compensatory plan or agreement.

ITEM 16.
FORM 10-K SUMMARY.

None.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 
Rave Restaurant Group, Inc.
Date: September 30, 2019
By: /s/ Robert W. Bafundo
   
Robert W. Bafundo
   
President

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Name and Position
 
Date
 
/s/ Robert W. Bafundo
 
September 30, 2019
 
Robert W. Bafundo
     
President
(Principal Executive Officer)
     
       
/s/Mark E. Schwarz
     
Mark E. Schwarz
     
Director and Chairman of the Board
(Principal Financial Officer)
 
September 30, 2019
 
       
/s/Ramon D. Phillips
     
Ramon D. Phillips
     
Director and Vice Chairman of the Board
 
September 30, 2019
 
       
/s/ Brian T. Bares
     
Brian T. Bares
     
Director
 
September 30, 2019
 
       
/s/Robert B. Page
     
Robert B. Page
     
Director
 
September 30, 2019
 
       
/s/ William C. Hammett, Jr.
     
William C. Hammett, Jr.
     
Director
 
September 30, 2019
 
       
/s/ Clinton J. Coleman
     
Clinton J. Coleman
     
Director
 
September 30, 2019
 

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RAVE RESTAURANT GROUP, INC.
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

Description
Page No.
   
F-2
   
F-3
   
F-4
   
F-5
   
F-6
   
F-6
   
F-7

F-1

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of
Rave Restaurant Group, Inc.
The Colony, Texas
 
Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements
 
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Rave Restaurant Group, Inc. (the Company) as of June 30, 2019 and June 24, 2018, and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the fiscal years ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the financial statements). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of June 30, 2019 and June 24, 2018, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the fiscal years ended June 30, 2019 and June 24, 2018, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
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 financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
 
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
 
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2010.
 
/s/ Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP
Plano, Texas
September 30, 2019

F-2

RAVE RESTAURANT GROUP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share amounts)

   
Fiscal Year Ended
 
   
June 30,
2019
 
June 24,
2018
 
             
             
REVENUES:
 
$
12,319
   
$
15,120
 
                 
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
               
Cost of sales
   
1,120
     
3,654
 
General and administrative expenses
   
5,274
     
7,597
 
Franchise expenses
   
3,778
     
2,645
 
Pre-opening expenses
   
-
     
114
 
Loss/(gain) on sale of assets
   
(551
)
   
(144
)
Impairment of long-lived assets and other lease charges
   
1,664
     
894
 
Bad debt
   
1,265
     
351
 
Interest expense
   
104
     
183
 
Depreciation and amortization expense
   
466
     
874
 
Total costs and expenses
   
13,120
     
16,168
 
                 
LOSS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE TAXES
   
(801
)
   
(1,048
)
Income tax benefit
   
(51
)
   
(3,322
)
INCOME / (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
   
(750
)
   
2,274
 
                 
Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes
   
-
     
(362
)
NET INCOME / (LOSS)
 
$
(750
)
 
$
1,912
 
                 
INCOME / (LOSS) PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK - BASIC:
               
Income / (loss) from continuing operations
 
$
(0.05
)
 
$
0.17
 
Loss from discontinued operations
   
-
     
(0.03
)
Net income / (loss)
 
$
(0.05
)
 
$
0.14
 
                 
INCOME / (LOSS) PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK - DILUTED:
               
                 
Income / (loss) from continuing operations
 
$
(0.05
)
 
$
0.16
 
Loss from discontinued operations
   
-
     
(0.03
)
Net income / (loss)
 
$
(0.05
)
 
$
0.13
 
                 
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic
   
15,070
     
13,854
 
                 
Weighted average common and potential dilutive common shares outstanding
   
15,070
     
14,983
 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

F-3

RAVE RESTAURANT GROUP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share amounts)

   
June 30,
2019
   
June 24,
2018
 
             
ASSETS
           
             
CURRENT ASSETS
           
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
2,264
   
$
1,386
 
Accounts receivable, less allowance for bad debts of $209 and $158, respectively
   
1,191
     
1,518
 
Other receivable
   
-
     
300
 
Notes receivable, less allowance of bad debt of $916 and $0, respectively
   
389
     
712
 
Inventories
   
7
     
6
 
Income tax receivable
   
4
     
5
 
Property held for sale
   
231
     
539
 
Deferred contract charges
   
38
     
-
 
Prepaid expenses and other
   
346
     
273
 
Total current assets
   
4,470
     
4,739
 
                 
LONG-TERM ASSETS
               
Property, plant and equipment, net
   
500
     
1,510
 
Intangible assets definite-lived, net
   
196
     
212
 
Long-term notes receivable
   
735
     
803
 
Deferred tax asset, net
   
4,060
     
3,479
 
Long-term deferred contract charges
   
232
     
-
 
Deposits and other
   
233
     
243
 
Total assets
 
$
10,426
   
$
10,986
 
                 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
               
CURRENT LIABILITIES
               
Accounts payable - trade
 
$
400
   
$
421
 
Accounts payable - lease termination impairments
   
832
     
353
 
Accrued expenses
   
834
     
1,109
 
Deferred rent
   
37
     
32
 
Deferred revenues
   
275
     
65
 
Total current liabilities
   
2,378
     
1,980
 
                 
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
               
Convertible notes
   
1,584
     
1,562
 
Deferred rent, net of current portion
   
397
     
433
 
Deferred revenues, net of current portion
   
1,561
     
670
 
Other long-term liabilities
   
72
     
42
 
Total liabilities
   
5,992
     
4,687
 
                 
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (SEE NOTE J)
               
                 
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
               
Common stock, $.01 par value; authorized 26,000,000 shares; issued 22,208,141 and 22,166,674 shares, respectively; outstanding 15,090,837 and 15,047,470 shares, respectively
   
222
     
222
 
Additional paid-in capital
   
33,327
     
33,206
 
Accumulated deficit
   
(4,483
)
   
(2,493
)
Treasury stock at cost
               
Shares in treasury: 7,117,304 and 7,119,204, respectively
   
(24,632
)
   
(24,636
)
Total shareholders' equity
   
4,434
     
6,299
 
                 
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
 
$
10,426
   
$
10,986
 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

F-4

RAVE RESTAURANT GROUP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
(In thousands)



Common Stock


Additional
Paid-in
Capital


Accumulated
Deficit


Treasury Stock


Total
   
 
   
Shares
   
Amount
   
Shares
   
Amount
                                           
BALANCE, JUNE 25, 2017
   
10,667
   
$
178
   
$
26,784
   
$
(4,405
)
   
(7,119
)
 
$
(24,636
)
 
$
(2,079
)
                                                         
Stock compensation expense
   
-
     
-
     
115
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
115
 
Conversion of senior notes, net
   
614
     
6
     
1,308
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
1,314
 
Sale of shares
   
3,766
     
38
     
5,140
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
5,178
 
Equity issue costs - Sr conv notes
   
-
     
-
     
(92
)
                           
(92
)
Equity issue costs - ATM offering
   
-
     
-
     
(49
)
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
(49
)
Net income
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
1,912
             
-
     
1,912
 
                                                         
BALANCE, JUNE 24, 2018
   
15,047
   
$
222
   
$
33,206
   
$
(2,493
)
   
(7,119
)
 
$
(24,636
)
 
$
6,299
 
                                                         
ASC 606 cumulative opening adjustment
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
(1,622
)
   
-
     
-
     
(1,622
)
ASC 606 Q4 tax adjustment
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
382
     
-
     
-
     
382
 
Stock compensation expense
   
-
     
-
     
36
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
36
 
Conversion of senior notes, net
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
2
     
4
     
4
 
Issuance of common stock
   
44
     
-
     
88
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
88
 
Equity issue costs - ATM Offering
   
-
     
-
     
(3
)
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
(3
)
Net loss
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
(750
)
   
-
     
-
     
(750
)
                                                         
BALANCE, JUNE 30, 2019
   
15,091
   
$
222
   
$
33,327
   
$
(4,483
)
   
(7,117
)
 
$
(24,632
)
 
$
4,434
 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

F-5

RAVE RESTAURANT GROUP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)

   
Fiscal Year Ended
 
   
June 30,
2019
   
June 24,
2018
 
             
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
           
Net income / (loss)
 
$
(750
)
 
$
1,912
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income/(loss) to cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
               
Impairment of fixed assets and other assets
   
1,664
     
894
 
Stock compensation expense
   
36
     
115
 
Depreciation and amortization
   
423
     
835
 
Amortization of intangible assets definite-lived
   
43
     
39
 
Amortization of debt issue costs
   
22
     
35
 
Gain on the sale of assets
   
(551
)
   
(144
)
Provision for bad debt (accounts receivable)
   
349
     
351
 
Provision for bad debt (notes receivable)
   
916
     
-
 
Deferred tax benefit
   
(198
)
   
(3,479
)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
Accounts receivable
   
226
     
908
 
Operating notes receivable
   
50
     
-
 
Inventories
   
(1
)
   
73
 
Prepaid expenses, deposits and other, net
   
(446
)
   
25
 
Deferred contract charges
   
(270
)
   
-
 
Deferred revenue
   
(139
)
   
(767
)
Accounts payable - trade
   
(21
)
   
(4,241
)
Accounts payable - lease termination impairments
   
(418
)
   
-
 
Accrued expenses, deferred rent and other
   
(276
)
   
(458
)
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities
   
659
     
(3,902
)
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
               
Payments received on notes receivable issued for fixed asset sales
   
201
     
-
 
Proceeds from sale of assets
   
11
     
1,789
 
Capital expenditures
   
(81
)
   
(1,081
)
Cash provided by investing activities
   
131
     
708
 
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
               
Proceeds from sale of stock
   
88
     
5,129
 
Net change in other debt
   
-
     
(1,000
)
Cash provided by financing activities
   
88
     
4,129
 
                 
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
   
878
     
935
 
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
   
1,386
     
451
 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
 
$
2,264
   
$
1,386
 
                 
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
               
                 
CASH PAID FOR:
               
Interest
 
$
72
   
$
187
 
Income taxes
 
$
168
   
$
64
 
                 
Non-cash activities:
               
Conversion of note to common shares
 
$
4
   
$
1,314
 
Notes receivable issued for sales of fixed assets
 
$
654
   
$
-
 
Capital expenditures included in accounts payable
 
$
-
   
$
49
 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

F-6

RAVE RESTAURANT GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE A - ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:

Description of Business:

Rave Restaurant Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as the “Company”, or in the first person notations of “we”, “us” and “our”) franchise pizza buffet, delivery/carry-out and express restaurants domestically and internationally under the trademark “Pizza Inn” and operate and franchise domestic fast casual restaurants under the trademarks “Pie Five Pizza Company” or “Pie Five”.  We facilitate the procurement and distribution of food, equipment and supplies to our domestic and international system of restaurants through agreements with third party distributors.

As of June 30, 2019, we owned and operated one Pie Five restaurant (“Pie Five Units”).  As of that date, we also had 57 franchised Pie Five Units, 194 franchised Pizza Inn restaurants, and nine licensed Pizza Inn Express, or PIE, kiosks (“PIE Units”).  The 146 domestic franchised Pizza Inn restaurants were comprised of 87 pizza buffet restaurants (“Buffet Units”), nine delivery/carry-out restaurants (“Delco Units”), and 50 express restaurants (“Express Units”).  As of June 30, 2019, there were 48 international franchised Pizza Inn restaurants.  Domestic Pizza Inn restaurants and kiosks were located predominantly in the southern half of the United States, with Texas, Arkansas, North Carolina and Mississippi accounting for approximately 25%, 18%, 17% and 8%, respectively, of the total number of domestic units.

Principles of Consolidation:

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Rave Restaurant Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries, all of which are wholly owned.  All appropriate inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated.

Cash and Cash Equivalents:

The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.  Restricted cash of $0.2 million at June 30, 2019 and June 24, 2018 is omitted from cash and cash equivalents and is included in other long term assets.  The restricted cash is held in an interest-bearing money market account and is restricted pursuant to a letter of credit for an insurance claim dating back to the mid-1980’s.

F-7

Concentration of Credit Risk:

Financial instruments, which potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk, consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents.  At June 30, 2019 and June 24, 2018, and at various times during the fiscal years then ended, cash and cash equivalents were in excess of Federal Depository Insurance Corporation insured limits.  We do not believe we are exposed to any significant credit risk on cash and cash equivalents.

Notes receivable, which potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk, consist primarily of structured Company-financed sales of assets.  At June 30, 2019 and June 24, 2018, and at various times during the fiscal years then ended, the Company had concentrations of credit risk with five franchisees on notes receivables with both short and long term maturities.  As of June 30, 2019, the Company had one short term note receivable with one franchisee with a balloon payment of $0.2 million due during the third quarter of fiscal 2020.  At June 30, 2019, the Company had two additional notes receivable with one franchisee totaling $0.9 million with an allowance reserve of $0.9 million. In addition, the Company had five notes receivable with four franchisees totaling $0.9 million. Each of the financed asset sales was executed with a 4.0-5.0% stated interest rate, principal and interest payments due monthly and a balloon payment due after 24 months.

Inventories:

Inventory consists primarily of food, paper products and supplies stored in and used by Company restaurants and was stated at lower of first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) or market.

Closed Restaurants and Discontinued Operations:

In April, 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-08, Presentation of Financial Statements (Topic 205) and Property, Plant, and Equipment (Topic 360): Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity, which modifies the definition of discontinued operations to include only disposals of an entity that represent strategic shifts that have or will have a major effect on an entity’s operation and requires entities to disclose information about disposals of individually significant components that do not meet the definition of discontinued operations.  The standard was effective prospectively for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2014, with early adoption permitted.  This pronouncement did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

The authoritative guidance on “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets,” requires that discontinued operations that meet certain criteria be reflected in the statement of operations after results of continuing operations as a net amount.  This guidance also requires that the operations of closed restaurants, including any impairment charges, be reclassified to discontinued operations for all periods presented.

The authoritative guidance on “Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities,” requires that a liability for a cost associated with an exit or disposal activity be recognized when the liability is incurred.  This authoritative guidance also establishes that fair value is the objective for initial measurement of the liability.

Discontinued operations include losses attributable to the discontinued Norco distribution and supply division, leased buildings associated with Company-owned restaurants closed in prior years, and Company-owned restaurants closed in the reported period.

F-8

Property, Plant and Equipment:

Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization.  Repairs and maintenance are charged to operations as incurred while major renewals and betterments are capitalized.  Upon the sale or disposition of a fixed asset, the asset and the related accumulated depreciation or amortization are removed from the accounts and the gain or loss is included in operations.  The Company capitalizes interest on borrowings during the active construction period of major capital projects.  Capitalized interest is added to the cost of the underlying asset and amortized over the estimated useful life of the asset.

Depreciation and amortization are computed on the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets or, in the case of leasehold improvements, over the term of the lease including any reasonably assured renewal periods, if shorter.  The useful lives of the assets range from three to ten years.

Impairment of Long-Lived Asset and other Lease Charges:

The Company reviews long-lived assets for impairment when events or circumstances indicate that the carrying value of such assets may not be fully recoverable. Impairment is evaluated based on the sum of undiscounted estimated future cash flows expected to result from use and eventual disposition of the assets compared to their carrying value. If impairment is recognized, the carrying value of an impaired asset is reduced to its fair value, based on discounted estimated future cash flows. During fiscal year 2019, the Company tested its long-lived assets for impairment and recognized pre-tax, non-cash impairment charges of $0.8 million primarily related to the carrying value of one Pie Five unit. The Company also had lease charges related to closed units of $0.9 million.

Accounts Receivable:

Accounts receivable consist primarily of receivables generated from franchise royalties.  The Company records a provision for doubtful receivables to allow for any amounts that may be unrecoverable based upon an analysis of the Company's prior collection experience, customer creditworthiness and current economic trends.  After all attempts to collect a receivable have failed, the receivable is written off against the allowance.  Finance charges may be accrued at a rate of 18% per year, or up to the maximum amount allowed by law, on past due receivables.  The interest income recorded from finance charges is immaterial.

F-9

Notes Receivable:

Notes receivable primarily consist of promissory notes arising from franchisee agreements.  The majority of amounts and terms are evidenced by formal promissory notes and personal guarantees.  All notes allow for early payment without penalty.  Fixed principle and interest payments are due monthly.  Interest income is recognized monthly. Notes receivable mature at various dates through 2022 and bear interest at a weighted average rate of 4.8% at June 30, 2019.

Management evaluates the creditworthiness of franchisees by considering credit history and sales to evaluate credit risk. Management determines interest rates based on credit risk of the underlining franchisee.  The Company monitors payment history to determine whether or not a loan should be placed on a nonaccrual status or impaired.  The Company charges off notes receivable based on an account-by-account analysis of the borrower’s current economic conditions, monthly payments history and historical loss experience. The allowance for doubtful notes receivable is netted within notes receivable.

The principal balance outstanding on the notes receivable and expected principal collections for the next three years were as follows as of June 30, 2019 (in thousands):

   
Notes Receivable
 
2020
 
$
389
 
2021
   
542
 
2022
   
193
 
   
$
1,124
 

Income Taxes:

Income taxes are accounted for using the asset and liability method pursuant to the authoritative guidance on Accounting for Income Taxes.  Deferred taxes are recognized for the tax consequences of "temporary differences" by applying enacted statutory tax rates applicable to future years to differences between the financial statement and carrying amounts and the tax bases of existing assets and liabilities.  The effect on deferred taxes for a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.  The Company recognizes future tax benefits to the extent that realization of such benefits is more likely than not.

The Company continually reviews the realizability of its deferred tax assets, including an analysis of factors such as future taxable income, reversal of existing taxable temporary differences, and tax planning strategies. The Company has assessed whether the valuation allowance should be maintained against its deferred tax assets based on consideration of all available evidence, using a “more likely than not” standard. In assessing the need for the valuation allowance, the Company considered both positive and negative evidence related to the likelihood of realization of deferred tax assets. Future sources of taxable income were also considered in determining the amount of the recorded valuation allowance.  Based on the Company's review of this evidence, management determined it was appropriate to maintain the existing partial valuation allowance against the Company's deferred tax assets.

Income tax benefit of $0.1 million for fiscal 2019 represents $0.1 million in state and foreign tax expense and a $0.2 million benefit on other deferred taxes. At the end of tax year ended June 30, 2019, the Company had net operating loss carryforwards totaling $23.9 million that are available to reduce future taxable income and will begin to expire in 2032. Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, approximately $0.3 million of the loss carryforwards are limited to 80% and do not expire.

Under ASC 740, we recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such a position are measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate resolution. From time to time, the Company may be assessed interest and penalties by taxing authorities.  In those cases, the charges are recorded as income tax expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.  There were no such charges or accruals for the years ended June 30, 2019 and June 24, 2018.

F-10

Pre-Opening Expense:

The Company's pre-opening costs are expensed as incurred and generally include payroll and other direct costs associated with training new managers and employees prior to opening a new restaurant, rent and other unit operating expenses incurred prior to opening, and promotional costs associated with the opening.

Related Party Transactions:

On December 22, 2016, the Company obtained a $1.0 million loan from its largest shareholder, Newcastle Partners, LP ("Newcastle"), evidenced by a promissory note.  The loan bore interest at 10% per annum and was originally due and payable on April 30, 2017.  On May 8, 2017, the Company renewed and extended the promissory note on the same terms until the earlier of September 1, 2017, or the Company’s receipt of at least $2.0 million in additional debt or equity capital. The note was paid in full in fiscal 2018.  Newcastle is an affiliate of the Company's Chairman, Mark E. Schwarz.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases. ASU 2016-02 amends the existing accounting standards for lease accounting, including requiring lessees to recognize most leases on their balance sheets. The new lease standard is effective for public companies for fiscal years, (including interim periods therein), beginning after December 15, 2018. Application of ASU 2016-02 will be required beginning in the first quarter of our fiscal 2020. Early adoption of ASU 2016-02 as of its issuance is permitted. This new guidance requires a modified retrospective transition approach for all leases existing at, or entered into after, the date of initial application, with an option to use certain transition relief. The Company believes this will have a material impact on the financial statements as it relates to its corporate office lease and various lease obligations for store locations.

Revenue Recognition:

Revenue is measured based on consideration specified in contracts with customers and excludes incentives and amounts collected on behalf of third parties, primarily sales tax. The Company recognizes revenue when it satisfies a performance obligation by transferring control over a product or service to a customer. Taxes assessed by a governmental authority that are both imposed on and concurrent with a specific revenue-producing transaction, that are collected by the Company from a customer, are excluded from revenue.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (“ASU 2014-09”), which supersedes nearly all existing revenue recognition guidance under GAAP, including industry-specific requirements, and provides companies with a single framework for recognizing revenue from contracts with customers. This update and subsequently issued amendments require companies to recognize revenue at amounts that reflect the consideration to which the companies expect to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services at the time of transfer. Topic 606 requires that we assess contracts to determine each separate and distinct performance obligation. If a contract has multiple performance obligations, we allocate the transaction price using our best estimate of the standalone selling price to each distinct good or service in the contract.

The Company adopted ASU 2014-09 and Topic 606 using the modified retrospective transition method effective June 25, 2018. Results for reporting periods beginning after June 25, 2018 are presented in accordance with Topic 606, while prior period amounts are not adjusted and continue to be reported in accordance with our historical accounting under Topic 605, Revenue Recognition.

The adoption of Topic 606 did not impact the recognition and reporting of our two largest sources of revenue: franchise royalties and supplier and distributor incentives. The items impacted by the adoption include the timing of franchise and development revenue recognition and the presentation of advertising funds and supplier convention contributions.

The following describes principal activities, separated by major product or service, from which the Company generates its revenues:

F-11

Restaurant Sales

Revenue from restaurant sales is recognized when food and beverage products are sold in Company-owned restaurants. The Company reports revenue net of sales taxes collected from customers and remitted to governmental taxing authorities.

Franchise Revenues

Franchise revenues consist of 1) franchise royalties, 2) supplier and distributor incentive revenues, 3) franchise license fees, 4) area development exclusivity fees and foreign master license fees, 5) advertising funds, and 6) supplier convention funds.

Franchise royalties, which are based on a percentage of franchise restaurant sales, are recognized as sales occur.

Supplier and distributor incentive revenues are recognized when title to the underlying commodities transfer.

Franchise license fees are typically billed upon execution of the franchise agreement and amortized over the term of the franchise agreement which can range from five to 20 years. Fees received for renewal periods are amortized over the life of the renewal period.

Area development exclusivity fees and foreign master license fees are typically billed upon execution of the area development and foreign master license agreements. Area development exclusivity fees are included in deferred revenue in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and allocated on a pro rata basis to all stores opened under that specific development agreement. Area development exclusivity fees that include rights to subfranchise are amortized as revenue over the term of the contract.

For periods prior to adoption of Topic 606, revenue was recognized when we performed our obligations related to such fees, primarily the store opening date for initial franchise fees and area development fees, or the date the renewal option was effective for renewal fees.

Advertising fund contributions for Pie Five units represent contributions collected where we have control over the activities of the fund. Contributions are based on a percentage of net retail sales. The adoption of Topic 606 revises the determination of whether these arrangements are considered principal versus agent. For Pie Five, we have determined that we are the principal in these arrangements, and advertising fund contributions and expenditures are, therefore, reported on a gross basis in the Consolidated Statements of Income. In general, we expect such advertising fund contributions and expenditures to be largely offsetting and, therefore, do not expect a significant impact on our reported income before income taxes. Our obligation related to these funds is to develop and conduct advertising activities. Pie Five marketing fund contributions are billed and collected weekly.

Supplier convention funds are deferred until the obligations of the agreement are met and the event takes place.

Total revenues consist of the following (in thousands):

   
Fiscal Year Ended
 
   
June 30,
2019
   
June 24,
2018
 
             
Restaurant Sales
 
$
889
   
$
4,254
 
Franchise Royalties
   
4,814
     
4,997
 
Supplier and Distributor Incentive Revenues
   
4,519
     
4,752
 
Franchise License Fees
   
1,031
     
278
 
Area Development Fees and Foreign Master License Fees
   
41
     
835
 
Advertising Funds
   
684
     
-
 
Supplier Convention Funds
   
294
     
-
 
Other
   
47
     
4
 
   
$
12,319
   
$
15,120
 

F-12

The following chart presents the specific line items impacted by the cumulative adjustment to opening retained earnings:

(In thousands, except share amounts)
 
As Reported
June 24,
2018
   
Total
Adjustment
   
Adjusted
Balance Sheet
June 25, 2018
 
                   
ASSETS
                 
CURRENT ASSETS
                 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
1,386
   
$
-
   
$
1,386
 
Accounts receivable, less allowance for bad debts of $158
   
1,518
     
-
     
1,518
 
Other receivable
   
300
     
-
     
300
 
Notes receivable
   
712
     
-
     
712
 
Inventories
   
6
     
-
     
6
 
Income tax receivable
   
5
     
-
     
5
 
Property held for sale
   
539
     
-
     
539
 
Deferred contract charges
   
-
     
10
     
10
 
Prepaid expenses and other
   
273
     
-
     
273
 
Total current assets
   
4,739
     
10
     
4,749
 
                         
LONG-TERM ASSETS
                       
Property, plant and equipment, net
   
1,510
     
-
     
1,510
 
Intangible assets definite-lived, net
   
212
     
-
     
212
 
Long-term notes receivable
   
803
     
-
     
803
 
Deferred tax asset, net
   
3,479
     
-
     
3,479
 
Long term deferred contract charges
   
-
     
182
     
182
 
Deposits and other
   
243
     
-
     
243
 
Total assets
 
$
10,986
   
$
192
   
$
11,178
 
                         
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
                       
CURRENT LIABILITIES
                       
Accounts payable - trade
 
$
421
   
$
-
   
$
421
 
Accounts payable - lease termination impairments
   
353
     
-
     
353
 
Accrued expenses
   
1,109
     
(4
)
   
1,105
 
Deferred rent
   
32
     
-
     
32
 
Deferred revenues
   
65
     
243
     
308
 
Total current liabilities
   
1,980
     
239
     
2,219
 
                         
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
                       
Convertible notes
   
1,562
     
-
     
1,562
 
Deferred rent, net of current portion
   
433
     
-
     
433
 
Deferred revenues, net of current portion
   
670
     
1,575
     
2,245
 
Other long-term liabilities
   
42
     
-
     
42
 
Total liabilities
   
4,687
     
1,814
     
6,501
 
                         
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (SEE NOTE 3)
                       
                         
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
                       
Common stock, $.01 par value; authorized 26,000,000 shares; issued  22,166,674 shares outstanding 15,047,470 shares
   
222
     
-
     
222
 
Additional paid-in capital
   
33,206
     
-
     
33,206
 
Accumulated deficit
   
(2,493
)
   
(1,622
)
   
(4,115
)
Treasury stock at cost
                       
Shares in treasury: 7,119,204
   
(24,636
)
   
-
     
(24,636
)
Total shareholders' equity
   
6,299
     
(1,622
)
   
4,677
 
                         
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
 
$
10,986
   
$
192
   
$
11,178
 

F-13

The following charts present the specific line items impacted by the application of Topic 606 in fiscal 2019.

(In thousands, except share amounts)
 
As Reported
June 30,
2019
   
Total
Adjustment
   
Balance Sheet
Without Adoption
of Topic 606
 
ASSETS
                 
                   
CURRENT ASSETS
                 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
2,264
   
$
-
   
$
2,264
 
Accounts receivable, less allowance for bad debts of $209
   
1,191
     
-
     
1,191
 
Other receivable
   
-
     
-
     
-
 
Notes receivable, less allowance of bad debt of $916
   
389
     
-
     
389
 
Inventories
   
7
     
-
     
7
 
Income tax receivable
   
4
     
-
     
4
 
Property held for sale
   
231
     
-
     
231
 
Deferred contract charges
   
38
     
(38
)
   
-
 
Prepaid expenses and other
   
346
     
-
     
346
 
Total current assets
   
4,470
     
(38
)
   
4,432
 
                         
LONG-TERM ASSETS
                       
Property, plant and equipment, net
   
500
     
-
     
500
 
Intangible assets definite-lived, net
   
196
     
-
     
196
 
Long-term notes receivable
   
735
     
-
     
735
 
Deferred tax asset, net
   
4,060
     
-
     
4,060
 
Long term deferred contract charges
   
232
     
(232
)
   
-
 
Deposits and other
   
233
     
-
     
233
 
Total assets
 
$
10,426
   
$
(270
)
 
$
10,156
 
                         
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
                       
CURRENT LIABILITIES
                       
Accounts payable - trade
 
$
400
   
$
-
   
$
400
 
Accounts payable - lease termination impairments
   
832
     
-
     
832
 
Accrued expenses
   
834
     
4
     
838
 
Deferred rent
   
37
     
-
     
37
 
Deferred revenues
   
275
     
(275
)
   
-
 
Total current liabilities
   
2,378
     
(271
)
   
2,107
 
                         
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
                       
Convertible notes
   
1,584
     
-
     
1,584
 
Deferred rent, net of current portion
   
397
     
-
     
397
 
Deferred revenues, net of current portion
   
1,561
     
(1,124
)
   
437
 
Other long-term liabilities
   
72
     
-
     
72
 
Total liabilities
   
5,992
     
(1,395
)
   
4,597
 
                         
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (SEE NOTE 3)
                       
                         
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
                       
Common stock, $.01 par value; authorized 26,000,000 shares; issued 22,208,141 outstanding 15,090,837
   
222
     
-
     
222
 
Additional paid-in capital
   
33,327
     
-
     
33,327
 
Accumulated deficit
   
(4,483
)
   
1,125
     
(3,358
)
Treasury stock at cost
                       
Shares in treasury: 7,117,304
   
(24,632
)
   
-
     
(24,632
)
Total shareholders' equity
   
4,434
     
1,125
     
5,559
 
                         
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
 
$
10,426
   
$
(270
)
 
$
10,156
 

F-14

   
As Reported
Fiscal Year Ended
June 30,
2019
   
Total
Adjustments
   
Income Statement
Without Adoption
of
Topic 606
 
                   
REVENUES:
 
$
12,319
   
$
(1,398
)
 
$
10,921
 
                         
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
                       
Cost of sales
   
1,120
     
-
     
1,120
 
General and administrative expenses
   
5,274
     
-
     
5,274
 
Franchise expenses
   
3,778
     
(901
)
   
2,877
 
Gain on sale of assets
   
(551
)
   
-
     
(551
)
Impairment of long-lived assets and other lease charges
   
1,664
     
-
     
1,664
 
Bad debt
   
1,265
     
-
     
1,265
 
Interest expense
   
104
     
-
     
104
 
Depreciation and amortization expense
   
466
     
-
     
466
 
Total costs and expenses
   
13,120
     
(901
)
   
12,219
 
                         
LOSS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE TAXES
   
(801
)
   
(497
)
   
(1,298
)
Income tax benefit
   
(51
)
   
-
     
(51
)
LOSS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
   
(750
)
   
(497
)
   
(1,247
)
                         
Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes
   
-
     
-
     
-
 
NET LOSS
 
$
(750
)
 
$
(497
)
 
$
(1,247
)
                         
INCOME PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK - BASIC:
                       
Loss from continuing operations
 
$
(0.05
)
 
$
(0.03
)
 
$
(0.08
)
Loss from discontinued operations
   
-
     
-
     
-
 
Net loss
 
$
(0.05
)
 
$
(0.03
)
 
$
(0.08
)
                         
INCOME PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK - DILUTED:
                       
                         
Loss from continuing operations
 
$
(0.05
)
 
$
(0.03
)
 
$
(0.08
)
Loss from discontinued operations
   
-
     
-
     
-
 
Net loss
 
$
(0.05
)
 
$
(0.03
)
 
$
(0.08
)
                         
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic
   
15,070
     
15,070
     
15,070
 
                         
Weighted average common and potential dilutive common shares outstanding
   
15,070
     
15,070
     
15,070
 

F-15

Stock-Based Compensation:

The Company accounts for stock options using the fair value recognition provisions of the authoritative guidance on share-based payments. The Company uses the Black-Scholes formula to estimate the value of stock-based compensation for options granted to employees and directors and expects to continue to use this acceptable option valuation model in the future. The authoritative guidance also requires the benefits of tax deductions in excess of recognized compensation cost to be reported as a financing cash flow.

Restricted stock units (“RSU’s”) represent the right to receive shares of common stock upon the satisfaction of vesting requirements, performance criteria and other terms and conditions. Compensation cost for RSU’s is measured as an amount equal to the fair value of the RSU’s on the date of grant and is expensed over the vesting period if achievement of the performance criteria is deemed probable, with the amount of the expense recognized based on the best estimate of the ultimate achievement level.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments:

The carrying amounts of accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate fair value because of the short maturity of these instruments.

Contingencies:

Provisions for legal settlements are accrued when payment is considered probable and the amount of loss is reasonably estimable in accordance with the authoritative guidance on Accounting for Contingencies.  If the best estimate of cost can only be identified within a range and no specific amount within that range can be determined more likely than any other amount within the range, and the loss is considered probable, the minimum of the range is accrued.  Legal and related professional services costs to defend litigation are expensed as incurred.

Use of Management Estimates:

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires the Company’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect its reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and related disclosure of contingent liabilities.  The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and other various assumptions that it believes are reasonable under the circumstances.  Estimates and assumptions are reviewed periodically.  Actual results could differ materially from estimates.

Fiscal Year:

The Company's fiscal year ends on the last Sunday in June.  The fiscal year ended June 30, 2019 contained 53 weeks and the fiscal year ended June 24, 2018 contained 52 weeks.

Discontinuation of Norco Distribution Division:

During the fiscal quarter ended December 24, 2017, the Company discontinued its Norco distribution division and revised its arrangements with third party suppliers and distributors of food, equipment and supplies. As a result, sale of food, equipment and supplies is no longer recognized as revenue and the cost of such items is no longer included in cost of sales. The Company now recognizes incentives received from third party suppliers and distributors as revenue.

F-16

NOTE B – PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS:

Property, and plant and equipment consist of the following (in thousands):


Estimated Useful
Lives
 
June 30,
2019
   
June 24,
2018
 
               
Equipment, furniture and fixtures
3 - 7 yrs
 
$
867
   
$
1,090
 
Software
5 yrs
   
810
     
778
 
Leasehold improvements
10 yrs or lease term, if shorter
   
434
     
1,033
 
       
2,111
     
2,901
 
Less:  accumulated depreciation/amortization
     
(1,611
)
   
(1,391
)
      
$
500
   
$
1,510
 

Depreciation and amortization expense was approximately $0.5 million and $0.9 million for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2019 and June 24, 2018, respectively.

Intangible assets consist of the following (in thousands):


   
June 30,
2019
   
June 24,
2018
 

Estimated Useful
Lives
 
Acquisition
Cost
   
Accumulated
Amortization
   
Net
Value
   
Acquisition
Cost
   
Accumulated
Amortization
   
Net
Value
 
                                       
Trademarks and tradenames
10 years
 
$
278
   
$
(153
)
 
$
125
   
$
264
   
$
(127
)
 
$
137
 
Name change
15 years
   
70
     
(21
)
   
49
     
70
     
(16
)
   
54
 
Prototypes
5 years
   
230
     
(208
)
   
22
     
218
     
(197
)
   
21
 
      
$
578
   
$
(382
)
 
$
196
   
$
552
   
$
(340
)
 
$
212
 

Amortization expense for intangible assets was approximately $43 thousand and $39 thousand for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2019 and June 24, 2018, respectively.

NOTE C - ACCRUED EXPENSES:

Accrued expenses consist of the following (in thousands):


 
June 30,
2019
   
June 24,
2018
 
Compensation
 
$
265
   
$
654
 
Other
   
478
     
404
 
Professional fees
   
83
     
43
 
Insurance loss reserves
   
8
     
8
 
                 
   
$
834
   
$
1,109
 

NOTE D - CONVERTIBLE NOTES:

On March 3, 2017, the Company completed a registered shareholder rights offering of its 4% Convertible Senior Notes due 2022 (“Notes”).  Shareholders exercised subscription rights to purchase all 30,000 of the Notes at the par value of $100 per Note, resulting in gross offering proceeds to the Company of $3.0 million.

The Notes bear interest at the rate of 4% per annum on the principal or par value of $100 per note, payable annually in arrears on February 15 of each year, commencing February 15, 2018.  Interest is payable in cash or, at the Company’s discretion, in shares of Company common stock.  The Notes mature on February 15, 2022, at which time all principal and unpaid interest will be payable in cash or, at the Company’s discretion, in shares of Company common stock.  The Notes are secured by a pledge of all outstanding equity securities of our two primary direct operating subsidiaries.

F-17

Noteholders may convert their notes to common stock as of the 15th day of any calendar month, unless the Company sooner elects to redeem the notes.  The conversion price is $2.00 per share of common stock.  Accrued interest will be paid through the effective date of the conversion in cash or, at the Company’s sole discretion, in shares of Company common stock.

The Company determined that the Notes contained a beneficial conversion feature of $0.1 million since the market price of the Company’s common stock was higher than the effective conversion price of the notes when issued.  The beneficial conversion feature and the issuance costs of the notes aggregated $0.2 million and were considered a debt discount and are accreted into interest expense using the effective interest method over the debt maturity period.

During fiscal 2019, $4 thousand in par value of the Notes were converted to common shares.  At the end of fiscal 2019, $1.7 million in par value of the Notes were outstanding, offset by $0.1 million of unamortized debt issue costs and unamortized debt discounts.

NOTE E - INCOME TAXES:

Provision for income taxes from continuing operations consists of the following (in thousands):

   
Fiscal Year Ended
 

 
June 30,
2019
   
June 24,
2018
 
Current - Federal
 
$
-
   
$
(33
)
Current - Foreign
   
131
     
51
 
Current - State
   
15
     
30
 
Deferred - Federal
   
(189
)
   
(3,370
)
Deferred - State
   
(8
)
   
-
 
Provision for income taxes
 
$
(51
)
 
$
(3,322
)

The effective income tax rate varied from the statutory rate for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2019 and June 24, 2018 as reflected below (in thousands):

   
June 30,
2019
   
June 24,
2018
 
Federal income taxes based on a statutory rate of 21.0% and 27.6%, repectively of pre-tax loss
 
$
(168
)
 
$
(291
)
State income tax, net of federal effect
   
93
     
51
 
Foreign taxes
   
15
     
30
 
Permanent adjustments
   
8
     
35
 
Rate change
   
-
     
3,416
 
Change in valuation allowance
   
-
     
(6,597
)
Other
   
1
     
34
 
   
$
(51
)
 
$
(3,322
)

F-18

The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to the net deferred tax assets consisted of the following (in thousands):

   
June 30,
2019
   
June 24,
2018
 
             
Current
           
Reserve for bad debt
 
$
48
   
$
36
 
Deferred fees
   
17
     
15
 
Other reserves and accruals
   
795
     
562
 
     
860
     
613
 
Non Current
               
Credit carryforwards
   
156
     
152
 
Net operating loss carryforwards
   
5,206
     
5,122
 
Depreciable assets
   
263
     
17
 
                 
Total gross deferred tax asset
   
6,485
     
5,904
 
                 
Valuation allowance
   
(2,425
)
   
(2,425
)
                 
Net deferred tax asset
 
$
4,060
   
$
3,479
 

At the end of tax year ended June 30, 2019, the Company had net operating loss carryforwards totaling $23.9 million that are available to reduce future taxable income and will begin to expire in 2032. Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, approximately $0.3 million of the loss carryforwards are limited to 80% and do not expire.

As discussed in Note A above, the Company continually reviews the realizability of its deferred tax assets, including an analysis of factors such as future taxable income, reversal of existing taxable temporary differences, and tax planning strategies. Following the Company’s exit from substantially all Company-owned restaurants in 2017 and 2018, the Company assessed whether the valuation allowance should be maintained against its deferred tax assets based on consideration of all available evidence, using a “more likely than not” standard. In assessing the need for the valuation allowance, the Company considered both positive and negative evidence related to the likelihood of realization of deferred tax assets, including an evaluation of negative evidence consisting of the Company’s recent history of cumulative losses in recent years together with the Company’s historically profitable Pizza Inn Franchising and Pie Five Franchising operations.  Based on the Company’s review of this evidence, management determined that the historical profitability of its franchising operations together with its exit from its unprofitable Company-owned restaurant operations and forecasts of future income provided sufficient basis for the Company to reverse a portion of the valuation allowance against deferred taxes during the year ended June 24, 2018.   The Company will continue to monitor the realization of its tax assets each reporting period.

On December 22, 2017 H.R. 1, originally known as the Tax Act was enacted. Among the significant changes to the U.S. Internal Revenue Code, the Tax Act lowers the U.S. federal corporate income tax rate (“Federal Tax Rate”) from 35% to 21% effective January 1, 2018. In December 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission staff issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 (SAB 118), which addresses how a company recognizes provisional amounts when a company does not have the necessary information available, prepared or analyzed (including computations) in reasonable detail to complete its accounting for the effect of the changes in the Tax Act. The measurement period ends when a company has obtained, prepared and analyzed the information necessary to finalize its accounting, but cannot extend beyond one year. Accounting for the income tax effects of the Tax Act was completed by the Company during the year ended June 24, 2018.   The remeasurement of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities resulted in a $3.4 million discrete tax expense which increased the effective tax rate by 1,173% in the year ended June 24, 2018.

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NOTE F - LEASES:

Premises occupied by Company-owned restaurants are leased for initial terms of five to ten years, and each has multiple renewal terms.  Certain lease agreements contain either a provision requiring additional rent if sales exceed specified amounts or an escalation clause based upon a predetermined multiple.

The Company leases its 19,576 square foot corporate office facility with average annual lease payments of approximately $17.50 per square foot.  This lease began on January 2, 2017 and has a ten year term.

Future minimum rental payments under active non-cancelable leases with initial or remaining terms of one year or more at June 30, 2019 were as follows (in thousands):


 
Operating
Leases
 
       
2020
 
$
1,862
 
2021
   
1,927
 
2022
   
1,865
 
2023
   
1,659
 
2024
   
856
 
Thereafter
   
2,348
 
   
$
10,517
 

Future minimum sublease rental income under active non-cancelable leases with initial or remaining terms of one year or more at June 30, 2019 were as follows (in thousands):


 
Sublease Rental
Income
 
       
2020
 
$
168
 
2021
   
174
 
2022
   
175
 
2023
   
177
 
2024
   
128
 
Thereafter
   
53
 
   
$
875
 

Rental expense consisted of the following (in thousands):

   
Fiscal Year Ended
 
   
June 30,
2019
   
June 24,
2018
 
             
Minimum rentals
   
757
   
$
1,114
 
Sublease rentals
   
(149
)
   
(161
)
     
608
   
$
953
 

F-20

NOTE G - EMPLOYEE BENEFITS:

The Company has a tax advantaged savings plan that is designed to meet the requirements of Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”).  The current plan is a modified continuation of a similar savings plan established by the Company in 1985.  Employees who have completed six months of service and are at least 21 years of age are eligible to participate in the plan. The plan provides that participating employees may elect to have between 1% and 15% of their compensation deferred and contributed to the plan subject to certain IRS limitations.  Effective June 27, 2005, the Company has a discretionary matching contribution.  For calendar years 2018 and 2019, the Company contributed on behalf of each participating employee an amount equal to 50% of the employee’s contributions up to 4% of compensation.  Separate accounts are maintained with respect to contributions made on behalf of each participating employee. Employer matching contributions and earnings thereon are invested in the same investments as each participant’s employee deferral.  The plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, as amended, and is a profit sharing plan as defined in Section 401(k) of the Code.

For the fiscal years ended June 30, 2019 and June 24, 2018, total matching contributions to the tax advantaged savings plan by the Company on behalf of participating employees were approximately $39,000 and $44,000, respectively.

NOTE H - STOCK BASED COMPENSATION PLANS:

In June 2005, the 2005 Employee Incentive Stock Option Award Plan (the “2005 Employee Plan”) was approved by the Company’s shareholders with a plan effective date of June 23, 2005.  Under the 2005 Employee Plan, officers and employees of the Company were eligible to receive options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock.  Options were granted at market value of the stock on the date of grant, were subject to various vesting and exercise periods as determined by the Compensation Committee of the board of directors and could be designated as non-qualified or incentive stock options.  A total of 1,000,000 shares of common stock were authorized for issuance under the 2005 Employee Plan.  The 2005 Employee Plan expired by its terms on June 23, 2015.

The shareholders also approved the 2005 Non-Employee Directors Stock Award Plan (the “2005 Directors Plan”) in June 2005, to be effective as of June 23, 2005.  Directors not employed by the Company were eligible to receive stock options under the 2005 Directors Plan.  Options for common stock equal to twice the number of shares of common stock acquired during the previous fiscal year, up to 40,000 shares per year, were automatically granted to each non-employee director on the first day of each fiscal year.  Options were granted at market value of the stock on the first day of each fiscal year, with vesting periods beginning at a minimum of six months and with exercise periods up to ten years.  A total of 650,000 shares of Company common stock were authorized for issuance pursuant to the 2005 Directors Plan.  The 2005 Directors Plan expired by its terms on June 23, 2015.

The 2015 Long Term Incentive Plan (the “2015 LTIP”) was approved by the Company’s shareholders on November 18, 2014 and became effective June 1, 2015.  Officers, employees and non-employee directors of the Company are eligible to receive awards under the 2015 LTIP.  A total of 1,200,000 shares of common stock are authorized for issuance under the 2015 LTIP.  Awards authorized under the 2015 LTIP include incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options, restricted shares, restricted stock units and rights (either with or without accompanying options).  The 2015 LTIP provides for options to be granted at market value of the stock on the date of grant and have exercise periods determined by the Compensation Committee of the board of directors.  The Compensation Committee may also determine the vesting periods, performance criteria and other terms and conditions of all awards under the 2015 LTIP.  The Compensation Committee has adopted resolutions under the 2015 LTIP automatically granting to each non-employee director on the first day of each fiscal year options to purchase twice the number of shares of common stock acquired during the previous fiscal year, up to a maximum of 40,000 shares.  Such options are exercisable at the market value of the stock on the first day of the fiscal year, vest six months from the date of grant and expire 10 years from the date of grant.

Share based compensation expense is included in general and administrative expense in the statement of operations.

F-21

Stock Options:

A summary of stock option transactions under all of the Company’s stock option plans and information about fixed-price stock options is as follows:

   
Fiscal Year Ended
 
   
June 30,
2019
   
June 24,
2018
 
   
Shares
   
Shares
 
Outstanding at beginning of year
   
478,056
     
478,056
 
                 
Granted
   
-
     
-
 
Exercised
   
-
     
-
 
Forfeited/Canceled/Expired
   
(261,506
)
   
-
 
                 
Outstanding at end of period
   
216,550
     
478,056
 
                 
Exercisable at end of period
   
216,550
     
478,056
 

   
Fiscal Year Ended
 
   
June 30,
2019
   
June 24,
2018
 
   
Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
   
Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
 
Outstanding at beginning of year
 
$
4.16
   
$
4.16
 
                 
Granted
   
-
     
-
 
Exercised
   
-
     
-
 
Forfeited/Canceled/Expired
   
4.27
     
-
 
                 
Outstanding at end of period
 
$
4.82
     
4.16
 
                 
Exercisable at end of year
 
$
4.82
     
4.16
 

At June 30, 2019, the intrinsic value of options outstanding was $0.1 million.

F-22

The following table provides information on options outstanding and options exercisable as of June 30, 2019:

     
Options Outstanding
   
Options Exercisable
 
Range of
Exercise Prices
   
Options
Outstanding
at June 30, 2019
   
Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life (Years)
   
Weighted-
Average
Exercise Price
   
Shares
Exercisable
at June 30, 2019
   
Weighted-
Average
Exercise Price
 
                                 
$1.55 - 1.95
     
9,800
     
1.0
   
$
1.87
     
9,800
   
$
1.87
 
$2.36 - 2.75
     
40,000
     
2.0
   
$
2.71
     
40,000
   
$
2.71
 
$2.76 - 3.30
     
55,000
     
3.0
   
$
3.11
     
55,000
   
$
3.11
 
$3.31 - 3.95
     
50,000
     
7.0
   
$
3.95
     
50,000
   
$
3.95
 
$5.51 - 5.74
     
8,664
     
4.0
   
$
5.74
     
8,664
   
$
5.74
 
$5.95 - 6.25
     
28,800
     
5.0
   
$
6.23
     
28,800
   
$
6.23
 
$6.26 - 13.11
     
24,286
     
6.0
   
$
13.11
     
24,286
   
$
13.11
 
       
216,550
     
4.3
   
$
4.82
     
216,550
   
$
4.09
 

We determine fair value following the authoritative guidance as follows:

Valuation and Amortization Method.  We estimate the fair value of share-based awards granted using the Black-Scholes option valuation model.  We amortize the fair value of all awards on a straight-line basis over the requisite service periods, which are generally the vesting periods.

Expected Life.  The expected life of awards granted represents the period of time that they are expected to be outstanding.  Unless a life is specifically stated, we determine the expected life using the “simplified method” in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 110 since we do not have sufficient historical share option exercise experience.

Expected Volatility.  Using the Black-Scholes option valuation model, we estimate the volatility of our common stock at the date of grant based on the historical volatility of our common stock.

Risk-Free Interest Rate.  We base the risk-free interest rate used in the Black-Scholes option valuation model on the implied yield currently available on U.S. Treasury zero-coupon issues with an equivalent remaining term equal to the expected life of the award.

Expected Dividend Yield.  We have not paid any cash dividends on our common stock in the last ten years and we do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future.  Consequently, we use an expected dividend yield of zero in the Black-Scholes option valuation model.

Expected Forfeitures.  We use historical data to estimate pre-vesting option forfeitures.  We record stock-based compensation only for those awards that are expected to vest.

At June 30, 2019, the Company had no unvested options.  Stock compensation expense related to stock options of zero and $35 thousand was recognized in fiscal years 2019 and 2018, respectively.

F-23

Restricted Stock Units:

Restricted stock units awarded under the 2015 LTIP represent the right to receive shares of common stock upon the satisfaction of vesting requirements, performance criteria and other terms and conditions.  During fiscal 2019, there were no grants of performance-based restricted stock units. During fiscal 2018, an aggregate of 488,723 performance-based restricted stock units were granted to certain employees.

The restricted stock units granted to each recipient are allocated among performance criteria pertaining to various aspects of the Company’s business, as well as its overall operations, measured based on the second fiscal year following the date of grant.  Achievement of the various performance criteria entitles the recipient to receive shares of common stock in amounts ranging from 50% to 150% of the number of restricted stock units granted.  Grantees of restricted stock units do not have any rights of a stockholder, and do not participate in any distributions on our common stock, until the award fully vests upon satisfaction of the vesting schedule, performance criteria and other conditions set forth in their award agreement.  Therefore, unvested restricted stock units are not considered participating securities under ASC 260, “Earnings Per Share,” and are not included in the calculation of basic or diluted earnings per share.

Compensation cost is measured as an amount equal to the fair value of the restricted stock units on the date of grant and is expensed over the vesting period if achievement of the performance criteria is deemed probable, with the amount of the expense recognized based on the best estimate of the ultimate achievement level.

A summary of the status of restricted stock units as of June 30, 2019 and June 24, 2018, and changes during the fiscal years then ended is presented below:

   
June 30,
2019
   
June 24,
2018
 
Outstanding at beginning of year
   
908,293
     
487,950
 
Granted during the year
   
-
     
488,723
 
Forfeited during the year
   
(753,187
)
   
(68,380
)
Outstanding at end of year
   
155,106
     
908,293
 
                 
Vested at beginning of year
   
-
     
-
 
Vested during the year
   
-
     
-
 
Vested at end of year
   
-
     
-
 
                 
Unvested at end of year
   
155,106
     
908,293
 

NOTE I - SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

On April 22, 2009, the board of directors of the Company amended the stock repurchase plan first authorized on May 23, 2007, and previously amended on June 2, 2008, by increasing the aggregate number of shares of common stock the Company may repurchase under the plan to a total of 3,016,000 shares.  No shares were repurchased during fiscal 2019 and, as of June 30, 2019, there were 848,425 shares available to repurchase under the plan.

On December 5, 2017, the Company entered into an At Market Issuance Sales Agreement with B. Riley FBR, Inc. (“B. Riley FBR”) pursuant to which the Company may offer and sell shares of its common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $5,000,000 from time to time through B. Riley FBR acting as agent (the “2017 ATM Offering”).  The 2017 ATM Offering is being undertaken pursuant to Rule 415 and a shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 which was declared effective by the SEC on November 6, 2017. Through June 30, 2019, the Company had sold an aggregate of 191,478 shares in the 2017 ATM Offering, realizing aggregate gross proceeds of $0.3 million.

The Company pays to B. Riley FBR a fee equal to 3% of the gross sales price in addition to reimbursing certain costs.  The Company had $4 thousand in expenses associated with the 2017 ATM Offering in fiscal 2019.

F-24

NOTE J - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES:

The Company is subject to various claims and contingencies related to employment agreements, franchise disputes, lawsuits, taxes, food product purchase contracts and other matters arising out of the normal course of business.  Management believes that any such claims and actions currently pending are either covered by insurance or would not have a material adverse effect on the Company's annual results of operations or financial condition if decided in a manner that is unfavorable to us.

NOTE K - EARNINGS PER SHARE:

The Company computes and presents earnings per share (“EPS”) in accordance with the authoritative guidance on Earnings Per Share.  Basic EPS excludes the effect of potentially dilutive securities while diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that would occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised, converted or resulted in the issuance of common stock that then shared in the earnings of the Company.

The following table shows the reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of the basic EPS calculation to the numerator and denominator of the diluted EPS calculation (in thousands, except per share amounts).

   
Fiscal Year Ended
 
   
June 30,
2019
   
June 24,
2018
 
Income/(loss) from continuing operations
 
$
(750
)
 
$
2,274
 
Loss from discontinued operations
   
-
     
(362
)
Net income/(loss) available to common stockholders
 
$
(750
)
 
$
1,912
 
Interest saved on convertible notes of $1,584 at 4%
 
$
63
   
$
90
 
Adjusted net income/(loss)
 
$
(687
)
 
$
2,002
 
                 
BASIC:
               
Weighted average common shares
   
15,070
     
13,854
 
                 
Income/(loss) from continuing operations per common share
 
$
(0.05
)
 
$
0.17
 
Loss from discontinued operations per common share
   
-
     
(0.03
)
Net income/(loss) per common share
 
$
(0.05
)
 
$
0.14
 
                 
DILUTED:
               
Weighted average common shares
   
15,070
     
13,854
 
Convertible notes
   
-
     
1,129
 
Dilutive stock options
   
-
     
-
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding
   
15,070
     
14,983
 
                 
Income/(loss) from continuing operations per common share
 
$
(0.05
)
 
$
0.16
 
Loss from discontinued operations per common share
   
-
     
(0.03
)
Net income/(loss) per common share
 
$
(0.05
)
 
$
0.13
 

We had 216,550 and 478,056 shares of common stock potentially issuable upon exercise of employee stock options for years ended June 30, 2019 and June 24, 2018, respectively, that were excluded from the weighted average number of shares outstanding on a diluted basis because the effect of such options would be anti-dilutive. These instruments expire at varying times from fiscal 2020 through fiscal 2026.

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NOTE L– SEGMENT REPORTING:

The Company has three reportable operating segments as determined by management using the “management approach” as defined by the authoritative guidance on Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information:  (1) Pizza Inn Franchising, (2) Pie Five Franchising and (3) Company-Owned Restaurants.  These segments are a result of differences in the nature of the products and services sold.  Corporate administration costs, which include, but are not limited to, general accounting, human resources, legal and credit and collections, are partially allocated to the three operating segments.  Other revenue consists of nonrecurring items.

The Pizza Inn and Pie Five Franchising segments establish franchisees, licensees and territorial rights. Revenue for this segment is derived from franchise royalties, franchise fees, sale of area development and foreign master license rights and incentive payments from third party suppliers and distributors. Assets for this segment include equipment, furniture and fixtures.

The Company-Owned Restaurants segment includes sales and operating results for all Company-owned restaurants.  Assets for this segment include equipment, furniture and fixtures for the Company-owned restaurants.

Corporate administration and other assets primarily include cash and short-term investments, as well as furniture and fixtures located at the corporate office and trademarks and other intangible assets.  All assets are located within the United States.

F-26

Summarized in the following tables are net sales and operating revenues, depreciation and amortization expense, income from continuing operations before taxes, capital expenditures and assets for the Company's reportable segments as of and for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2019 and June 24, 2018 (in thousands):

   
Fiscal Year Ended
 
   
June 30,
2019
   
June 24,
2018
 
Net sales and operating revenues:
           
Pizza Inn Franchising
 
$
7,192
   
$
6,892
 
Pie Five Franchising
   
4,192
     
3,970
 
Company-Owned Restaurants (1)
   
887
     
4,254
 
Corporate administration and other
   
48
     
4
 
Consolidated revenues
 
$
12,319
   
$
15,120
 
                 
Depreciation and amortization:
               
Pizza Inn Franchising
 
$
-
   
$
-
 
Pie Five Franchising
   
-
     
-
 
Company-Owned Restaurants (1)
   
123
     
459
 
Combined
   
123
     
459
 
Corporate administration and other (2)
   
343
     
415
 
Depreciation and amortization
 
$
466
   
$
874
 
                 
Income/(Loss) from continuing operations before taxes:
               
Pizza Inn Franchising
 
$
5,512
   
$
5,594
 
Pie Five Franchising
   
2,094
     
2,623
 
Company-Owned Restaurants (1)
   
(2,001
)
   
(1,763
)
Combined
   
5,605
     
6,454
 
Corporate administration and other
   
(6,406
)
   
(7,502
)
Income/(loss) from continuing operations before taxes
 
$
(801
)
 
$
(1,048
)

Notes:
 
(1)
Company stores that were closed are included in discontinued operations in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.
 
(2)
Portions of corporate administration and other have been allocated to segments.

The following table provides information on our foreign and domestic revenues:

Geographic information (revenues):
           
United States
 
$
12,086
   
$
14,566
 
Foreign countries
   
233
     
554
 
Consolidated total
 
$
12,319
   
$
15,120
 


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