Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2016 May (Form 10-Q)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

For the quarterly period ended May 31, 2016

For the transition period from ________to________

Commission file number: 001-36865

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

265 Turner Drive, Durango, CO 81303

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(970) 259-0554

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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On June 30, 2016, the registrant had outstanding 5,807,288 shares of its common stock, $.001 par value.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHOCOLATE FACTORY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

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ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHOCOLATE FACTORY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(unaudited)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (“Quarterly Report”) includes statements of our expectations, intentions, plans and beliefs that constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are intended to come within the safe harbor protection provided by those sections. These forward-looking statements involve various risks and uncertainties. The nature of our operations and the environment in which we operate subject us to changing economic, competitive, regulatory and technological conditions, risks and uncertainties. The statements, other than statements of historical fact, included in this Quarterly Report are forward-looking statements. Many of the forward-looking statements contained in this document may be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as "will," "intend," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "should," "plan," "estimate," "potential," or similar expressions. Factors which could cause results to differ include, but are not limited to: changes in the confectionery business environment, seasonality, consumer interest in our products, general economic conditions, the success of our frozen yogurt business, receptiveness of our products internationally, consumer and retail trends, costs and availability of raw materials, competition, the success of our co-branding strategy, the success of international expansion efforts and the effect of government regulations. Government regulations which we and our franchisees either are or may be subject to and which could cause results to differ from forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: local, state and federal laws regarding health, sanitation, safety, building and fire codes, franchising, employment, manufacturing, packaging and distribution of food products and motor carriers. For a detailed discussion of the risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results to differ from the forward-looking statements contained herein, please see the “Risk Factors” contained in Item 1A. of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 29, 2016. These forward-looking statements apply only as of the date of this Quarterly Report. As such they should not be unduly relied upon for more current circumstances. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to release publicly any revisions to these forward-looking statements that might reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this Quarterly Report or those that might reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

Unless otherwise specified, the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our” refers to Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc, a Delaware corporation, and its consolidated subsidiaries.

Overview

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its subsidiaries (including its operating subsidiary with the same name, Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc., a Colorado corporation) (collectively, the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is an international franchisor, confectionery manufacturer and retail operator. Founded in 1981, we are headquartered in Durango, Colorado and manufacture an extensive line of premium chocolate candies and other confectionery products. Our subsidiary, U-Swirl International, Inc. (“U-Swirl”), franchises and operates soft-serve frozen yogurt stores. Our revenues and profitability are derived principally from our franchised/license system of retail stores that feature chocolate, frozen yogurt and other confectionary products. We also sell our candy in selected locations outside of our system of retail stores and license the use of our brand with certain consumer products. As of March 31, 2016, there were three Company-owned, 96 licensee-owned and 272 franchised Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory stores operating in 40 states, Canada, Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. As of March 31, 2016, U-Swirl operated 8 Company-owned stores and 210 franchised stores located in 38 states, Canada, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates. U-Swirl operates self-serve frozen yogurt cafes under the names “U-Swirl,” “Yogurtini,” “CherryBerry,” “Josie’s Frozen Yogurt,” “Yogli Mogli Frozen Yogurt,” “Fuzzy Peach Frozen Yogurt,” “Let’s Yo!” and “Aspen Leaf Yogurt”.

Effective March 1, 2015, we reorganized to create a holding company structure. Our operating subsidiary with the same name, Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc., a Colorado corporation (“RMCF”), which was previously the public company, became a wholly-owned subsidiary of a newly formed entity, Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Newco”), and all of the outstanding shares of common stock of RMCF were exchanged on a one-for-one basis for shares of common stock of Newco. Our new holding company began trading on March 2, 2015 on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol “RMCF”, which was the same symbol used by RMCF prior to the holding company reorganization.

In January 2013, through our wholly-owned subsidiaries, including Aspen Leaf Yogurt, LLC (“ALY”), we entered into two agreements to sell all of the assets of our ALY frozen yogurt stores, along with our interest in the self-serve frozen yogurt franchises and retail units branded as “Yogurtini” which we also acquired in January 2013, to U-Swirl, Inc., a publicly traded company (OTCQB: SWRL) (“SWRL”), in exchange for a 60% controlling equity interest in SWRL, which was subsequently diluted down to 39% as of February 29, 2016 following various issuances of common stock of SWRL. At that time, U-Swirl International, Inc. was a wholly-owned subsidiary of SWRL, and was the operating subsidiary for all of SWRL’s operations. Upon completion of these transactions, we ceased to directly operate any Company-owned Aspen Leaf Yogurt locations or sell and support frozen yogurt franchise locations, which was being supported by SWRL.

In fiscal year (“FY”) 2014, SWRL acquired the franchise rights and certain other assets of self-serve frozen yogurt concepts under the names “CherryBerry,” “Yogli Mogli Frozen Yogurt” and “Fuzzy Peach Frozen Yogurt.” In connection with these acquisitions, the Company entered into a credit facility with Wells Fargo, N.A. used to finance the acquisitions of SWRL, and in turn, the Company entered into a loan and security agreement with SWRL to cover the purchase price and other costs associated with the acquisitions (the “SWRL Loan Agreement”). Borrowings under the SWRL Loan Agreement were secured by all of the assets of SWRL, including all of the outstanding stock of its wholly-owned subsidiary, U-Swirl International, Inc. Under the SWRL Loan Agreement, SWRL was subject to various financial covenants. SWRL was not compliant with the financial covenants during the year ended February 29, 2016 and the loan matured on January 16, 2016 without payment in full by SWRL. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an event of default, we were entitled to charge interest on all amounts due under the SWRL Loan Agreement at the default rate of 15% per annum, accelerate payment of all amounts due under the SWRL Loan Agreement, and foreclose on all or any portion of the security interest. As a result of the defaults, we issued a demand for payment of all obligations under the SWRL Loan Agreement. SWRL was unable to repay the obligations under the SWRL Loan Agreement, and as a result, we foreclosed on all of the outstanding stock of U-Swirl International, Inc. as of February 29, 2016 in full satisfaction of the amounts owed under the SWRL Loan Agreement. This resulted in U-Swirl International, Inc. becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company as of February 29, 2016 and concurrently the Company ceased to have financial control of SWRL as of February 29, 2016. As of February 29, 2016, SWRL had no operating assets. During FY 2016, SWRL acquired the franchise rights of “Let’s Yo!”.

Results of Operations

Three Months Ended May 31, 2016 Compared to the Three Months Ended May 31, 2015

Basic earnings per share was unchanged at $.13 per share during the three months ended May 31, 2015 and the three months ended May 31, 2016. Revenues decreased 9.5% during the three months ended May 31, 2016 compared to the three months ended May 31, 2015. This decrease in revenues was due primarily to a decrease in factory sales, franchise fees, retail sales and royalty and marketing fees. Operating income decreased 16.2% from $1.41 million for the three months ended May 31, 2015 to $1.18 million for the three months ended May 31, 2016. Net income decreased 4.1% from $763,000 in the three months ended May 31, 2015 to $732,000 in the three months ended May 31, 2016. The decrease in operating income and net income was due primarily to lower revenue in the three months ended May 31, 2016 compared to the three months ended May 31, 2015.

Factory Sales

The decrease in factory sales for the three months ended May 31, 2016 versus the three months ended May 31, 2015 was primarily due to a 20.4% decrease in shipments of product to customers outside our network of franchised retail stores and a 2.1% decrease in shipments of product to our network of franchised and licensed retail stores. During the three months ended May 31, 2016, the average number of domestic Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory franchised stores in operation decreased 3.5% and same-store pounds purchased by our network of franchise and license stores decreased 5.8%.

Retail Sales

The decrease in retail sales was primarily due to changes in retail units in operation resulting from the sale of certain Company-owned locations and the closure of a certain underperforming Company-owned location. Same store sales at all Company-owned stores and cafés increased 1.5% in the three months ended May 31, 2016 compared to the three months ended May 31, 2015. Same-store sales at U-Swirl cafés increased 2.1% in the three months ended May 31, 2016 compared to the three months ended May 31, 2015.

Royalties, Marketing Fees and Franchise Fees

The decrease in royalties and marketing fees from the three months ended May 31, 2015 to the three months ended May 31, 2016 resulted from an 11.5% decrease in franchise units. The average number of total franchise stores in operation decreased from 444 in the three months ended May 31, 2015 to 393 during the three months ended May 31, 2016. This decrease is the result of domestic store closures exceeding domestic store openings. Same store sales at total franchise stores and cafés in operation increased 0.3% during the three months ended May 31, 2016 compared to the three months ended May 31, 2015. Franchise fee revenues decreased as a result of the license fees associated with the license agreements for the development and franchising of CherryBerry stores in the Canadian province of Ontario being recognized in the three months ended May 31, 2015 and no international license fees being recognized in the three months ended May 31, 2016.

Adjusted gross margin and factory adjusted gross margin are non-GAAP measures. Adjusted gross margin is equal to the sum of our factory adjusted gross margin plus our retail gross margin calculated in accordance with GAAP. Factory adjusted gross margin is equal to factory gross margin minus depreciation and amortization expense. We believe adjusted gross margin and factory adjusted gross margin are helpful in understanding our past performance as a supplement to gross margin, factory gross margin and other performance measures calculated in conformity with GAAP. We believe that adjusted gross margin and factory adjusted gross margin are useful to investors because they provide a measure of operating performance and our ability to generate cash that is unaffected by non-cash accounting measures. Additionally, we use adjusted gross margin and factory adjusted gross margin rather than gross margin and factory gross margin to make incremental pricing decisions. Adjusted gross margin and factory adjusted gross margin have limitations as analytical tools because they exclude the impact of depreciation and amortization expense and you should not consider it in isolation or as a substitute for any measure reported under GAAP. Our use of capital assets makes depreciation and amortization expense a necessary element of our costs and our ability to generate income. Due to these limitations, we use adjusted gross margin and factory adjusted gross margin as measures of performance only in conjunction with GAAP measures of performance such as gross margin and factory gross margin. The following table provides a reconciliation of factory adjusted gross margin to factory gross margin, the most comparable performance measure under GAAP:

Cost of Sales

Factory margins increased 10 basis points in the three months ended May 31, 2016 compared to the three months ended May 31, 2015 due primarily to lower costs of certain materials mostly offset by increased costs of labor and overhead in the three months ended May 31, 2016 compared to the three months ended May 31, 2015. Company-owned store margins declined 90 basis in the three months ended May 31, 2016 compared to the same period in the prior year.

Franchise Costs

The decrease in franchise costs in the three months ended May 31, 2016 compared to the three months ended May 31, 2015 is due primarily to lower franchise costs associated with supporting U-Swirl franchise units. As a percentage of total royalty and marketing fees and franchise fee revenue, franchise costs increased to 23.3% in the three months ended May 31, 2016 from 23.0% in the three months ended May 31, 2015. This increase as a percentage of royalty, marketing and franchise fees is primarily a result of lower franchise costs more than offset by lower franchise and royalty revenues.

Sales and Marketing

The increase in sales and marketing costs for the three months ended May 31, 2016 compared to the three months ended May 31, 2015 is primarily due to higher marketing related compensation associated with additional sales staff partially offset by lower marketing-related costs associated with U-Swirl franchise locations.

General and Administrative

The decrease in general and administrative costs for the three months ended May 31, 2016 compared to the three months ended May 31, 2015 is due primarily to the foreclosure of U-Swirl in the prior year and the associated focus on reduction of duplicative general and administrative costs. For the three months ended May 31, 2016, approximately $164,000 of U-Swirl general and administrative costs were consolidated within our results, compared with $403,000 in the three months ended May 31, 2015. As a percentage of total revenues, general and administrative expenses increased to 13.2% in the three months ended May 31, 2016 compared to 12.8% in the three months ended May 31, 2015.

Retail Operating Expenses

The decrease in retail operating expenses for the three months ended May 31, 2016 compared to the three months ended May 31, 2015 was due primarily to changes in units in operation, resulting from the sale of certain Company-owned units and the closure of certain underperforming Company-owned units. Retail operating expenses, as a percentage of retail sales, decreased from 60.6% in the three months ended May 31, 2015 to 52.8% in the three months ended May 31, 2016.

Depreciation and Amortization

Depreciation and amortization of $325,000 in the three months ended May 31, 2016 decreased 10.9% from $365,000 incurred in the three months ended May 31, 2015. This decrease was the result of fewer Company-owned store assets.

Other Income

Net interest expense was $36,100 in the three months ended May 31, 2016 compared to net interest expense of $45,300 realized in the three months ended May 31, 2015. This change was the result of less interest expense incurred on lower average outstanding promissory note balances.

Income Tax Expense

Our effective income tax rate for the three months ended May 31, 2016 was 36.2%, compared to 31.7% for the three months ended May 31, 2015. The increase of 4.5% is primarily due to the tax consequences of a change in the controlling interest in U-Swirl and foreclosure upon the stock of U-Swirl International, Inc. For the three months ended May 31, 2015, the financial statements presented represent the consolidated statements of two separate consolidated groups for income tax purposes. RMCF has filed income tax returns consolidating the results of Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Aspen Leaf Yogurt, LLC. U-Swirl Inc. has filed a separate consolidated income tax return for the results of U-Swirl, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, U-Swirl International, Inc. RMCF and SWRL have filed separate income tax returns because RMCF owned only 39% of SWRL. Beginning on March 1, 2016, the results of U-Swirl, International, Inc. will be included in RMCF’s consolidated income tax return, and on the same date, will be removed from U-Swirl, Inc.’s consolidated tax return. This is a result of the foreclosure of RMCF on the outstanding stock of U-Swirl International, Inc. in satisfaction of debt between RMCF and SWRL. The consolidated tax return for RMCF for future periods will include all operating results of U-Swirl International, Inc. U-Swirl, Inc. will file separate income tax returns in future periods. However, there are no remaining operating assets held by U-Swirl, Inc.

U-Swirl has significant net operating loss carryovers. In accordance with section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code, deductibility of U-Swirl’s U.S. net operating loss carryovers may be subject to annual limitation in the event of a change in control. We have performed a preliminary evaluation as to whether a change in control has taken place, and have concluded that there was a change of control with respect to the net operating losses of U-Swirl when the Company acquired a 60% ownership interest in January 2013.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of May 31, 2016, working capital was $6.7 million, compared with $7.4 million as of February 29, 2016, a decrease of $700,000. The decrease in working capital was primarily due to positive operating results more than offset by the payment of dividends and repurchases of common stock.

Cash and cash equivalent balances decreased $100,000 from $6.2 million as of February 29, 2016 to $6.1 million as of May 31, 2016 as a result of cash flow generated by operating activities more than offset by the payment of dividends, the purchases of property and equipment and repurchases of common stock. Our current ratio was 1.8 to 1 at May 31, 2016 compared to 1.9 to 1 at February 29, 2016. We monitor current and anticipated future levels of cash and cash equivalents in relation to anticipated operating, financing and investing requirements.

For the three months ended May 31, 2016, we had net income of $731,834. Operating activities provided cash of $1,895,414, with the principal adjustment to reconcile the net income to net cash provided by operating activities being a change in accounts receivable of $728,721 and depreciation and amortization of $325,224. During the comparable 2015 period, we had net income of $933,359, and operating activities provided cash of $3,365,246. The principal adjustment to reconcile the net income to net cash provided by operating activities was the change in inventories of $1,111,144 and the change in accounts receivable of $766,824.

For the three months ended May 31, 2016, investing activities used cash of $832,555, primarily due to the purchases of property, equipment, goodwill and other intangible assets of $907,382. In comparison, investing activities used cash of $109,344 during the three months ended May 31, 2015 primarily due to the purchase of property, equipment, goodwill and other intangible assets of $200,386.

Financing activities used cash of $1,155,655 for the three months ended May 31, 2016 and used cash of $2,044,975 during the prior year period. This was primarily due to a decrease in cash used to repurchase common stock during the three months ended May 31, 2016.

The Company has a $5 million credit line, of which $5 million was available (subject to certain borrowing base limitations) as of May 31, 2016, secured by substantially all of the Company’s assets except retail store assets. Additionally, the line of credit is subject to various financial ratio and leverage covenants. At May 31, 2016, the Company was in compliance with all such covenants. The credit line is subject to renewal in September 2017.

The Company’s long-term debt is comprised of a promissory note used to finance business acquisitions of SWRL (unpaid balance as of May 31, 2016, $4.8 million). The note allowed the Company to borrow up to a maximum of $7.0 million to finance business acquisitions and bears interest at a fixed annual rate of 3.75%. Additionally, the promissory note is subject to various financial ratio and leverage covenants. As of May 31, 2016, we were in compliance with all such covenants.

As discussed above, in FY 2014, SWRL acquired the franchise rights and certain other assets of self-serve frozen yogurt concepts under the names “CherryBerry,” “Yogli Mogli Frozen Yogurt” and “Fuzzy Peach Frozen Yogurt.” In connection with these acquisitions, the Company entered into a credit facility with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. used to finance the acquisitions of SWRL, and in turn, the Company entered into the SWRL Loan Agreement with SWRL. Borrowings under the SWRL Loan Agreement were secured by all of the assets of SWRL, including all of the outstanding stock of its wholly-owned subsidiary, U-Swirl International, Inc. Under the SWRL Loan Agreement, SWRL was subject to various financial covenants. SWRL was not compliant with the financial covenants during the year ended February 29, 2016 and the loan matured on January 16, 2016 without payment in full by SWRL. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an event of default, we were entitled to charge interest on all amounts due under the SWRL Loan Agreement at the default rate of 15% per annum, accelerate payment of all amounts due under the SWRL Loan Agreement, and foreclose on all or any portion of the security interest. As a result of the defaults, we issued a demand for payment of all obligations under the SWRL Loan Agreement. SWRL was unable to repay the obligations under the SWRL Loan Agreement, and as a result, we foreclosed on all of the outstanding stock of U-Swirl as of February 29, 2016 in full satisfaction of the amounts owed under the SWRL Loan Agreement. This resulted in U-Swirl becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company as of February 29, 2016, and concurrently the Company ceased to have financial control of SWRL as of February 29, 2016. As of February 29, 2016, SWRL had no operating assets.

On July 15, 2014, the Company publicly announced a plan to repurchase up to $3.0 million of its common stock in the open market or in private transactions, whenever deemed appropriate by management. On January 13, 2015, the Company announced a plan to purchase up to an additional $2,058,000 of its common stock under the repurchase plan, and on May 21, 2015, the Company announced a further increase to the repurchase plan by authorizing the purchase of up to an additional $2,090,000 of its common stock under the repurchase plan. During the three months ended May 31, 2016, the Company repurchased 14,422 shares under the repurchase plan at an average price of $10.07 per share. As of May 31, 2016, approximately $844,000 remains available under the repurchase plan for further stock repurchases.

We believe cash flows generated by operating activities and available financing will be sufficient to fund our operations for at least the next twelve months. If necessary, the Company has an available bank line of credit to help meet these requirements.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of May 31, 2016, we had no off-balance sheet arrangements or obligations.

Impact of Inflation

Inflationary factors such as increases in the costs of ingredients and labor directly affect our operations. Most of our leases provide for cost-of-living adjustments and require us to pay taxes, insurance and maintenance expenses, all of which are subject to inflation. Additionally, our future lease costs for new facilities may include potentially escalating costs of real estate and construction. There is no assurance that we will be able to pass on increased costs to our customers.

Depreciation expense is based on the historical cost to us of fixed assets, and is therefore potentially less than it would be if it were based on current replacement cost. While property and equipment acquired in prior years will ultimately have to be replaced at higher prices, it is expected that replacement will be a gradual process over many years.

Seasonality

The Company is subject to seasonal fluctuations in sales, which cause fluctuations in quarterly results of operations. Historically, the strongest sales of the Company’s products have occurred during key holidays and the summer vacation season. In addition, quarterly results have been, and in the future are likely to be, affected by the timing of new store openings and sales of franchises. Because of the seasonality of the Company’s business and the impact of new store openings and sales of franchises, results for any quarter are not necessarily indicative of results that may be achieved in other quarters or for a full fiscal year.

The Company does not engage in commodity futures trading or hedging activities and does not enter into derivative financial instruments for trading or other speculative purposes. The Company also does not engage in transactions in foreign currencies or in interest rate swap transactions that could expose the Company to market risk. However, the Company is exposed to some commodity price and interest rate risks.

The Company frequently enters into purchase contracts of between six to eighteen months for chocolate and certain nuts. These contracts permit the Company to purchase the specified commodity at a fixed price on an as-needed basis during the term of the contract. Because prices for these products may fluctuate, the Company may benefit if prices rise during the terms of these contracts, but it may be required to pay above-market prices if prices fall and it is unable to renegotiate the terms of the contract. As of May 31, 2016, based on future contractual obligations for chocolate products, we estimate that a 10% increase or decrease in the prices of contracted ingredients would result in a $257,000 favorable or unfavorable price benefit or cost resulting from our commodity purchase contracts.

The Company has a $5 million bank line of credit that bears interest at a variable rate. As of May 31, 2016, no amount was outstanding under the line of credit. We do not believe that we are exposed to any material interest rate risk related to this line of credit.

The Company also entered into a $7.0 million promissory note with interest at a fixed rate of 3.75% annually to finance the previous acquisitions by SWRL. As of May 31, 2016, $4.8 million was outstanding under this promissory note. We do not believe that we are exposed to any material interest rate risk related to this promissory note.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”)) that are designed to ensure that material information relating to us is made known to the officers who certify as to our financial reports and to other members of senior management and the Board of Directors. These disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports that are filed or submitted under the Exchange Act, are recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective as of May 31, 2016.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended May 31, 2016 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

From time to time, we may become involved in legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of our business. Except as described below, we are not presently a party to any litigation that we believe to be material and we are not aware of any pending or threatened litigation against us that we believe could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results, financial condition or cash flows.

In January 2014, SWRL entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “CherryBerry Purchase Agreement”) with CherryBerry Enterprises LLC, CherryBerry Corporate LLC, CherryBerry LLC (collectively, the “CherryBerry Entities”), and their respective owners (together with the CherryBerry Entities, the “CherryBerry Selling Parties”), pursuant to which SWRL acquired the franchise rights of frozen yogurt stores branded as “CherryBerry” (the “CherryBerry Acquisition”). As a part of the consideration for the CherryBerry Acquisition, SWRL agreed to issue an aggregate of 4,000,000 shares of SWRL common stock (the “CB Shares”) to the CherryBerry Selling Parties. Pursuant to the CherryBerry Purchase Agreement, if the proceeds from the sale of any of the CB Shares on the open market was less than $0.50 per share and the CherryBerry Selling Parties complied with other terms of the CherryBerry Purchase Agreement, SWRL agreed to pay a shortfall payment equal to the difference of the sale price of the CB Shares and $0.50 per share, multiplied by the number of shares sold by the CherryBerry Selling Parties. In July and August 2015, the CherryBerry Selling Parties submitted to SWRL several requests for payment of approximately $205,000 of shortfall payments based on the sale of a portion of the CB Shares.

In August 2015, SWRL filed a lawsuit against the CherryBerry Selling Parties, a former officer and director of SWRL and unknown other parties, in the District Court for La Plata County, Colorado, alleging wrongful actions on their part to cause the price of SWRL’s common stock to decline and thereafter making an improper demand for the shortfall payment described above, and certain other actions in violation of various provisions of the CherryBerry Purchase Agreement. SWRL sought unspecified damages, attorney’s fees, other costs, and a determination that the shortfall payment arrangement is void. In September 2015, the CherryBerry Selling Parties filed an answer and counterclaim to the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, and moved the lawsuit to federal court in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado (the “Colorado District Court”). In addition, the CherryBerry Entities added RMCF to the lawsuit through a third-party complaint. The complaint alleged that SWRL materially breached the CherryBerry Purchase Agreement by not paying the shortfall payment, that SWRL is the alter ego of RMCF and RMCF is liable for any obligations of SWRL, and that the SWRL Loan Agreement should be recharacterized as equity. The CherryBerry Entities sought payment in full of the shortfall payment under the CherryBerry Purchase Agreement, declaratory judgements that SWRL is the alter ego of RMCF and the SWRL Loan Agreement should be recharacterized as equity, and interest, attorney’s fees, costs and other equitable relief.

On January 13, 2016, the CherryBerry Entities dismissed without prejudice their counterclaim and third-party complaint from the Colorado District Court, and thereafter on January 13, 2016, the CherryBerry Entities refiled the exact claims (the “Oklahoma Action”) in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma (the “Oklahoma Court”). Also on January 13, 2016, RMCF filed a lawsuit against the CherryBerry Entities in the Colorado District Court seeking a declaratory judgment that it is not the alter ego of SWRL and that the SWRL Loan Agreement should not be re-characterized as equity (the “Colorado Action”). On that same date, SWRL filed a complaint against the CherryBerry Selling Parties asserting the same claims as it had asserted previously. RMCF filed a motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction and improper venue and in the alternative a motion to transfer venue in response to the Oklahoma Action, and the CherryBerry Selling Parties subsequently filed a motion to dismiss the Colorado Action. In April 2016, the Colorado District Court granted in part the CherryBerry Selling Parties’ motion and administratively closed the case. In addition, in April 2016, the Oklahoma Court denied RMCF’s motion (and SWRL’s similar motion). On April 8, 2016, the CherryBerry Entities moved to add RMCF as a defendant on the alter ego and re-characterization claims in the Oklahoma Action. On May 9, 2016, the Oklahoma Court granted that application and we intend to file an answer or other responses to the action. We intend to vigorously assert and defend our rights in this lawsuit.

In addition to the other information set forth in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part 1, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 29, 2016. There have been no material changes in our risk factors from those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 29, 2016.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

(1)     On July 15, 2014, the Company publicly announced a plan to repurchase up to $3.0 million of its common stock in the open market or in private transactions, whenever deemed appropriate by management. On January 13, 2015, the Company announced a plan to purchase up to an additional $2,058,000 of its common stock under the repurchase plan, and on May 21, 2015, the Company announced a further increase to the repurchase plan by authorizing the purchase of up to an additional $2,090,000 of its common stock under the repurchase plan. The Company plans to continue the repurchase plan until it has been completed. The number, price, structure and timing of the repurchases, if any, will be at the Company’s sole discretion and future repurchases will be evaluated by the Company depending on market conditions, liquidity needs and other factors. The repurchase authorization does not have an expiration date and does not oblige the Company to acquire any particular amount of its common stock. The Board of Directors may suspend, modify or terminate the repurchase program at any time without prior notice.

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101.INS *XBRL Instance Document.

101.SCH *XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.

101.CAL *XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.

101.DEF *XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.

101.LAB *XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.

101.PRE *XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

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