Taronis Fuels, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2020 June (Form 10-Q)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 205

FORM 10-Q

OR

For the transition period from ______________ to _______________.

Commission File Number: 000-56101

TARONIS FUELS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(866) 370-3835

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

None.

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

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

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As of August 18, 2020 there were 164,686,404 shares of the issuer’s $0.000001 par value common stock issued and outstanding.

TARONIS FUELS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

TABLE OF CONTENTS

FORM 10-Q REPORT

June 30, 2020

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

Taronis Fuels, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In Thousands, except share and per share amounts)

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited)

Taronis Fuels, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(In Thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statement (unaudited)

Taronis Fuels, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss

(In Thousands)

(Unaudited)

Taronis Fuels, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity

For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 and 2019

(In Thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

Taronis Fuels, Inc. and Subsidiaries 

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity

For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 and 2019

(In Thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited)

Taronis Fuels, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 and 2019

(Unaudited)

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited)

Taronis Fuels, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

June 30, 2020

NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Taronis Fuels, Inc. (the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is a renewable fuel and power generation company. Our primary business objective is the production of sustainable, socially responsible alternatives to existing fossil fuel and industrial gas products. Our first commercially viable product is a metal cutting fuel called “MagneGas”. MagneGas is a proprietary synthetic gas comprised primarily of hydrogen that is produced by the Company from its patented Venturi® Flow Submerged Plasma Arc Gasification Units (“Gasification Units”). The Gasification Units are patent protected, and the technology has been licensed to the Company through an exclusive worldwide license.

The Company is also a holding company of various gas and welding supply companies doing business as “MagneGas Welding Supply”, including MagneGas Welding Supply-Southeast, LLC, MagneGas Welding Supply-South, LLC, MagneGas Welding Supply–West, LLC, MagneGas Limited (United Kingdom), MagneGas Ireland Limited (Republic of Ireland). The Company manufactures, sells and distributes its Gasification Units, MagneGas as a metal cutting fuel, and a full line of industrial gases, welding equipment and services to the retail and wholesale metalworking and manufacturing industries. “MagneGas” is produced by our wholly owned subsidiary, MagneGas Production, LLC. The Company also specializes in and supplies the wholesale H.V.A.C. and plumbing supply distributor markets with various gases through its wholly owned subsidiaries Taronis-TGS, LLC and Tech-Gas Solutions, LLC, which we acquired in May 2020.

We were initially organized as a Delaware limited liability company on February 1, 2017, under the name MagneGas Welding Supply, LLC, to be a holding company for our various subsidiary level welding supply companies. On April 9, 2019, we converted MagneGas Welding Supply, LLC into Taronis Fuels, Inc., a Delaware corporation. On July 15, 2019, BBHC, f/ka as Taronis Technologies, Inc., the Company’s former parent, announced that its Board of Directors approved a plan to pursue a separation of its gas and welding supply retail business through a spin-off transaction. On December 5, 2019, we became an independent, publicly traded company and the spin-off was not tax-free to either BBHC, our former parent, or our stakeholders.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for interim financial information. The interim financial statements were prepared on a stand-alone basis for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and were derived from the consolidated financial statements and accounting records of BBHC, the Company’s former parent, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All material intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. In the opinion of the Company’s management, the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal, recurring adjustments, considered necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods ended June 30, 2020 and 2019. As this is an interim period financial statement, certain adjustments are not necessary as with a financial period of a full year. Although management believes that the disclosures in these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are adequate to make the information presented not misleading, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements that have been prepared in accordance U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC.

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2019, which contains the audited financial statements and notes thereto, for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 included within the Company’s Form 10-K filed with the SEC on May 22, 2020. The interim results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ended December 31, 2020 or for any future interim periods.

Carve-Out Assumptions and Allocations

The condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, include Taronis Fuels, Inc.’s corporate expenses and administrative expenses allocated from BBHC, the Company’s former parent. These costs have been allocated based on direct usage when identifiable, with the remainder allocated on a pro-rata basis of expenses, headcount or other systematic measures that reflect utilization of services provided to or benefits received by us. Management considers the expense allocation methodology and results to be reasonable.

Impact of COVID-19

During the first quarter of 2020, the outbreak of COVID-19 evolved into a global pandemic, which caused a significant downturn in the global economy. The Company continues to operate its business through the COVID-19 pandemic and has taken additional precautions to ensure the safety of its employees, customers, vendors, and the communities in which it operates. As part of the Company’s efforts to safeguard its employees and promote business continuity, management has implemented a work from home policy for all its employees where possible.

There are various uncertainties that have arisen from the COVID-19 pandemic. While management is continuing to monitor the impact of the pandemic on the Company, including the impact on its employees, customers, vendors, stockholders, and other business partners and stakeholders, it is difficult to predict the impact that the pandemic will have on future results of its operations, financial position, and liquidity, if any, as this is outside of the Company’s control. The scope, duration and magnitude of the direct and indirect effects of COVID-19 are evolving and in ways that are difficult or impossible to anticipate. This has caused some uncertainties around various accounting estimates. Due to these uncertainties, our accounting estimates may change, as management’s assessment of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve. In addition, our results in the first and second quarters of 2020 may not be indicative of the impact COVID-19 could have on the Company’s results for the remainder of 2020.

NOTE 2 - GOING CONCERN AND MANAGEMENTS’ PLAN

Our unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that we will continue as a going concern, which contemplates continuity of operations, realization of assets, and liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business. As of June 30, 2020, the Company had cash of approximately $0.2 million and reported net income for the second quarter of $1.2 million. However, the Company reported a year to date net loss of approximately $2.3 million and has used cash in operations of approximately $3.4 million for the period ended June 30, 2020. In addition, as of June 30, 2020, the Company had working capital of approximately $0.7 million. The Company utilizes cash in its operations of approximately $0.7 million per month. These factors indicate that there is substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year from the issuance date of these financial statements.

The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to further implement its business plan and generate sufficient revenue from operations, and its ability to raise additional funds by way of a public or private offering. Historically, the Company has financed its operations through equity and debt financing transactions, but we reasonably believe we have a clear path to future profitability, despite the likelihood we will incur operating losses in the foreseeable future. The Company’s plans and expectations for the next 12 months include raising additional capital to help fund expansion of its commercial operations or through the use of indebtedness. The condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of asset amounts or the classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern. If these sources do not provide the capital necessary to fund the Company’s operations during the next twelve months from the date of this Report, the Company may need to curtail certain aspects of its operations or expansion activities, consider the sale of its assets, or consider other means of financing. The Company can give no assurance that it will be successful in implementing its business plan and obtaining financing on terms advantageous to the Company or that any such additional financing would be available to the Company. These consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments from this uncertainty. The Company’s management has determined the foregoing factors regarding its liquidity raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

NOTE 3 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Revised Financial Statements

During the preparation of the first quarter ended March 31, 2020 Form 10-Q, the Company determined that it unintentionally attributed and recorded in its annual report on Form 10-K land and building fixed assets, a promissory note and two future revenue payable agreements that were assets and obligations of the Company’s former Parent, BBHC. The effect of this error resulted in an overstatement of property and equipment, notes payable, and depreciation and interest expense and an understatement of stockholders’ equity for the year ended December 31, 2019. The Company assessed the materiality of this misstatement in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108 – “Quantifying Misstatements” and concluded this error was not qualitatively material as there was no material impact on net loss, or any other balance sheet item and cash flows, among other considerations.  As such, the correction of the error was revised in the March 31, 2020 condensed consolidated balance sheet and condensed consolidated statements of operations.  Disclosure of the revised amounts will also be reflected in future filings containing the applicable periods.

The effect of this revision on the line items within the condensed consolidated balance sheet and condensed consolidated statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2019 was as follows:

The Company had determined that this error is a material weakness in internal control over financial reporting. See Part I, Item 4 – “Controls and Procedures” elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further discussion.

Use of Estimates

The Company prepares its financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP. These principles require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported financial statement balances and disclosures. Management believes the estimates to be reasonable; however, actual results could differ from the stated estimates. The consolidated financial statements presented include estimates associated with intangible assets, goodwill, the collection of receivables, and the useful lives of property, plant and equipment.

Cash and Restricted Cash

Cash consists of cash, checking accounts, money market accounts and temporary investments with original maturities of three months or less when purchased.

Restricted cash consists of cash deposited with a foreign financial institution for approximately $0.9 million = as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and restricted cash reported in the consolidated balance sheets that sum to the total of the same amounts show in the statement of cash flows. The restricted deposit was a deposit required for an international grant.

Marketable Securities

ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC 820”), requires the Company disclose estimated fair values for its financial instruments, including marketable securities. The estimated fair value of a financial instrument is the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability. Because the fair value is estimated as of the presented financial statement dates using observable inputs, the amounts that will be realized or paid at settlement or maturity of the instruments in the future could be significantly different.

ASC 820 also establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels. The highest priority is given to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority given to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The three levels are described as:

Level 1 Inputs – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that are accessible by the Company.

Level 2 Inputs – Quoted prices in markets that are not active or financial instruments for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly.

Level 3 Inputs – Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability including significant assumptions of the Company and other market participants.

Marketable securities recorded as of the quarter ended June 30, 2020 consist solely of Level 1 investments. Fair market value of the marketable securities is determined using a publicly quoted market price with any respective gains and losses being recorded within the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income. As of June 30, 2020, the Company does not hold any Level 2 or Level 3 investments.

Long-lived assets

Long-lived assets such as property, equipment and identifiable intangibles are reviewed for impairment whenever facts and circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. When required, impairment losses on assets to be held and used are recognized based on the fair value of the asset. The fair value is determined based on estimates of future cash flows, market value of similar assets, if available, or independent appraisals, if required. If the carrying amount of the long-lived asset is not recoverable from its undiscounted cash flows, an impairment loss is recognized for the difference between the carrying amount and fair value of the asset. When fair values are not available, we estimate fair value using the expected future cash flows discounted at a rate commensurate with the risk associated with the recovery of the assets.

The Company recorded intangible assets consisting of non-compete agreements. Applicable long-lived assets are amortized or depreciated over the shorter of their estimated useful lives, the estimated period the assets will generate revenue, or the statutory or contractual term. Non-compete agreements are amortized using a straight-line method over the length of the applicable agreement. Estimates of useful lives and periods of expected revenue generation are reviewed periodically for appropriateness and are based on management’s judgment.

Goodwill and Indefinite-lived Assets

We have recorded goodwill and other indefinite-lived assets in connection with acquisitions. Goodwill represents the difference between the consideration transferred and the fair value of the net assets acquired, and liabilities assumed under the acquisition method of accounting for push-down accounting. Goodwill is not amortized but is evaluated for impairment within the Company’s single reporting unit on an annual basis during the fourth quarter, or more frequently if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of the Company’s reporting unit below its carrying amount. When performing the impairment assessment, the accounting standard for testing goodwill for impairment permits a company to first assess the qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events and circumstances indicates that it is more likely than not that the goodwill is impaired. If the Company believes, as a result of the qualitative assessment, that it is more likely than not that the fair value of goodwill is impaired, the Company then must perform a quantitative analysis to determine if the carrying value of the reporting entity exceeds its fair value.

The potential for impairment is measured during the fourth quarter of each fiscal year and when a triggering event occurs The impact of the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and its potential to be a triggering event was considered in the Company’s qualitative assessment. Currently, there has not been a significant impact on the carrying value of the Company, but this factor will continue to be evaluated. The Company notes there were no triggering events or impairment recognized for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 or June 30, 2019.

Revenue Recognition

The Company generates revenue through four processes: (1) the sale of MagneGas fuel for metal cutting and through the sales of other industrial and specialty gases and related products through our wholly owned subsidiaries, (2) through the sales of our Gasification Units, (3) through sales related to H.V.A.C gas supply and (4) by providing consulting services. Our revenue recognition policy is as follows:

The following table represents sales revenue disaggregated by product category for the six months ended June 30:

Other revenue consists of equipment repairs, hazmat services, freight & shipping, and consulting income.

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation costs under the provisions of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 718, “Compensation—Stock Compensation” (“ASC 718”), which requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense related to the fair value of stock-based compensation awards that are ultimately expected to vest. Stock based compensation expense recognized includes the compensation cost for all stock-based payments granted to employees, officers, and directors based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of ASC 718. ASC 718 is also applied to awards modified, repurchased, or cancelled during the periods reported.

The Company recorded total stock-based compensation to employees, officers, directors and in exchange for other services of $0.02 and $0.7 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively. No stock-based compensation was recorded during the six months ended June 30, 2019.

Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted

In December 2019, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU) No. 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes. The new guidance simplifies the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to the general principles, as well as improving consistent application in Topic 740 by clarifying and amending existing guidance. The update is effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, with early adoption permitted for which financial statements have not yet been made available for issuance. The Company is evaluating the potential impact of adopting this standard will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In January 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-01 – Investments – Equity Securities (Topic 321), Investments – Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323), and Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815) – Clarifying the Interactions between Topic 321, Topic 323, and Topic 815. The new guidance addresses accounting for the transition into and out of the equity method and measuring certain purchased options and forward contracts to acquire investments. The new standard is effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, with early adoption permitted. The Company is evaluating the potential impact of adopting this standard will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

The Company reviewed all other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements and do not expect the future adoption of any such pronouncements will have a material impact on our interim consolidated financial statements.

Recent Accounting Standards

In August 2018, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2018-13, Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. ASU 2018-13 modifies the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements by removing, modifying, or adding certain disclosures. The amendments in ASU 2018-13 will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. An entity is permitted to early adopt any removed or modified disclosures upon issuance of ASU No. 2018-13 and delay adoption of the additional disclosures until their effective date. The adoption of this accounting standard did not have a material impact to the consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment. This amendment eliminates Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test. Step 2 measures a goodwill impairment loss by comparing the implied fair value of a reporting unit’s goodwill with the carrying amount of that goodwill. The amendments in ASU 2017-04 will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. The adoption of this accounting standard did not have a material impact to the consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In May 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-05, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Targeted Transition Relief. ASU 2019-05 is an update to ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. The amendments in ASU 2019-05 will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted in any interim period after the issuance of this Update as long as an entity has adopted the amendments in Update 2016-13. The adoption of this accounting standard did not have a material impact to the consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In November 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-08, Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718) and Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Codification Improvements – Share-Based Consideration Payable to a Customer. ASU 2019-08 requires entities to measure and classify share-based payments to a customer by applying the guidance in Topic 718. The amount recorded as a reduction in revenue is to be measured on the basis of the grant-date fair value of the share-based payment in accordance with Topic 718. The classification and subsequent measurement of the award is subject to Topic 718 unless share-based payment award is subsequently modified and the grantee is no longer a customer. The amendments in Update 2018-07 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within. The adoption of this accounting standard did not have a material impact to the consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

NOTE 4 – ACQUISITIONS

May 2020 Membership Interest Purchase and Sale Agreement

On May 26, 2020, the Company entered into a Membership Interest Purchase and Sale Agreement (“Agreement”) for the purchase of all of the issued and outstanding membership interests owned by the Sellers in Tech-Gas Solutions, LLC, a privately owned independent specialty gas distribution business. Under the terms of the Agreement, the Company purchased one hundred percent (100%) of the Sellers’ business for the gross purchase price of $8 million. The Company paid the Sellers $4 million at closing, with the $4 million Purchase Price balance to be paid pursuant to a multi-year Seller debt financing arrangement structured as a promissory note with a principal amount of $4 million, a term of 24 months, an interest rate of 8% per annum, and secured by Membership Interest Pledge Agreement pledging the membership interests purchased in the Acquisition (“Promissory Note”) as security for the repayment of the Promissory Note.

The preliminary allocation of the consideration transferred is as follows (dollar amounts in thousands):

With respect to Goodwill acquired, the Company believes the Goodwill will be tax deductible. 

The following unaudited proforma financial information presents the consolidated results of operations of the Company with Tyler Welders Supply, Cylinder Solutions, Complete Cutting and Welding Supplies and Tech-Gas Solutions, LLC for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 Tech-Gas Solutions, LLC for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, as if the above discussed acquisitions had occurred on January 1 2019 instead of January 16, 2019, February 15, 2019, February 22, 2019, May 31, 2019, and January 1, 2020 instead of May 26, 2020, respectively. The proforma information does not necessarily reflect the results of operations that would have occurred had the entities been a single company during those periods (dollar amounts in thousands).

NOTE 5 – INVENTORY

Inventory, consisting of production material consumables, hard goods, spare components and work in process, was approximately $6.5 million and $3.6 million at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

NOTE 6 – INVESTMENT IN JOINT VENTURES

As of June 30, 2020, the Company’s investments in joint ventures consisted of the following:

On March 19, 2019, the Company entered into a Transfer and Assignment Agreement with Taronis Fuels Gas Technology Energy (the “Taronis Turkey Joint Venture” or “TTJV”) whereby the Company agreed to transfer and assign that certain Gasifier Purchase Agreement (“GPA”) entered into on July 17, 2019 with TA Group Media Industry Trade Joint Stock Company (“TA”), a third party, to TTJV. The purpose of the GPA is to create and sell MagnaGas by selling to TA up to 30 300 KW gasification units at a purchase price of $3,750,000 per unit. The venture will also earn an annual service fee for each unit sold, along with a royalty payment as specified in the agreement. The business purpose of the venture is to operate Units and sell the gas produced for use in welding and metal cutting for construction and manufacturing. The Company has a 49% equity ownership interest in TTJV and accounts for the interest as an equity method investment. As the Company does not control TTJV and is not involved in the decision-making, the Company does not consolidate TTJV under ASC 810 – Consolidation. The venture’s operations to date have consisted primarily of licensing and permitting and have not been material. The venture’s assets approximate the advances as recorded on the consolidated balance sheet on June 30, 2020.

NOTE 7 – INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET

The Company’s intangible assets consisted of the following:

The Company recorded amortization expense of $0.084 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020.

The following table outlines estimated future annual amortization expense for the next five years and thereafter:

NOTE 8 – GOODWILL

Goodwill outstanding as of December 31, 2019 and June 30, 2020 is as follows:

NOTE 9 – LEASES

The Company leases facilities located in various states in the United States for its office and operations under non-cancellable operating leases that expire at various times through 2029. The Company recorded right-of-use assets of approximately $8.5 million and lease liabilities of approximately $7.9 million as of June 30, 2020. The total amount of rent expense under the leases is recognized as payments that are made over the term of the leases.

Supplemental lease expense (unaudited) related to leases was as follows:

Other information related to leases where the Company is the lessee is as follows:

Maturities of lease liabilities were as follows:

NOTE 10 – NOTES PAYABLE

The Company’s notes payable consisted of the following:

Trico Notes Payable Assumed

On April 3, 2018, in conjunction with the acquisition, the Company assumed approximately $0.3 million in promissory notes payable by Trico Welding Supplies, Inc. (“Trico”), when the Company completed the acquisition of Trico. Trico is obligated under seven promissory notes with interest rates ranging between 4.75-6.75%. As of June 30, 2020, and December 31, 2019, the total principal balance payable by Trico was approximately $0.1 million and $0.1 million, respectively.

Tech-Gas Acquisition Promissory Note

As discussed in “Note 4 – Acquisitions,” the Company purchased all of the issued and outstanding membership interests in Tech-Gas Solutions, LLC for the Purchase Price. At closing, the Company paid the Sellers $4 million in cash, with the remaining $4 million Purchase Price balance to be paid pursuant to a multi-year Seller debt financing arrangement structured as a promissory note with a principal amount of $4 million, a term of 24 months, an interest rate of 8% per annum, and secured by Membership Interest Pledge Agreement pledging the membership interests purchased in the Acquisition as security for the repayment of the Promissory Note. As of June 30, 2020, the total principal balance was approximately $3.9 million.

Tech-Gas Acquisition Non-Competition Note

In conjunction with the Tech-Gas Acquisition, the Company entered into a Membership Interest Purchase and Sale Agreement with the owners of Tech-Gas Solutions, LLC for the purchase of all of the issued and outstanding membership interests owned by the Sellers in Tech-Gas Solutions, LLC. In addition to the acquisition, confidentiality, non-solicitation and non-competition agreements were entered into between the Company and the Sellers of Tech-Gas Solutions, LLC on May 26, 2020. Total consideration for the non-compete agreements was $4.2 million and will be paid over the contractual term of the agreement, which is 5 years.

Paycheck Protection Program Promissory Note and Agreement

On May 8, 2020, we entered into a Paycheck Protection Program Promissory Note and Agreement with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. in the principal amount of $2 million with a fixed interest rate of 1.00% and a term of 2 years. The Loan was provided to the Company pursuant to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”). The Loan is forgivable if the Company provides to the Lender, in Lender’s sole discretion, sufficient documentation that (i) the Company used all of the Loan proceeds for the forgivable purposes set forth in Paragraph 7 of the Loan and (ii) employee and compensation levels are maintained. The Loan contains such other terms as are common in commercial promissory note and loan agreements.

Power Up Lending Convertible Promissory Note

On June 4, 2020, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement for the sale of a convertible promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of approximately $0.2 million to Power Up Lending Group Ltd.. The Note has an interest rate of 8% per annum and a term of 12 months. The Lender has the right to convert the Note into shares of the Company’s common stock beginning on the date that is 180 days from the issuance date of the Note. The Note may be converted at a 25% discount to the average of the three lowest trading prices of the Company’s common stock during the ten (10) trading day period immediately prior to the conversion date. The Company has the right to prepay the Note at any time within the first 180 days from the issuance date of the Note. As of June 30, 2020, the total principal balance remaining on the note is $0.2 million.

At June 30, 2020, minimum future payments under the notes payable are as follows:

NOTE 11 – FUTURE REVENUE PAYABLES 

On May 22, 2020, the Company entered into a non-recourse agreement for the purchase and sale of future receipts with Apex Funding Source. The Company received net cash proceeds of $0.5 million for the future receipts of revenues in the amount of approximately $0.7. The Company recorded a liability of approximately $0.7 million and a debt discount for approximately $0.4 million, which represents the original issue discount and the fees paid in association with the financing. The debt discount will be amortized to interest expense over the life of the agreement. Under the terms of the agreement the Company is required to make minimum weekly payments in the aggregate of approximately $0.05 million. The Company made a total of five payments during the three months ended June 30, 2020 for approximately $0.2 million. As of June 30, 2020, the payable amount for this financing agreement was approximately $0.5 million ($0.3 million net of discount).

On May 22, 2020, the Company entered into a non-recourse agreement for the purchase and sale of future receipts with BMF Capital. The Company received net cash proceeds of approximately $0.9 million for the future receipts of revenues in the amount of approximately $1.5 million. The Company recorded a liability of approximately $1.5 million and a debt discount for approximately $0.6 million, which represents the original issue discount and the fees paid in association with the financing. Under the terms of the agreement the Company is required to make minimum weekly payments in the aggregate of approximately $0.1 million. The Company made a total of five payments during the three months ended June 30, 2020 for approximately $0.5 million. As of June 30, 2020, the payable amount for this financing agreement was approximately $1 million ($0.6 million net of discount).

On May 27, 2020, the Company entered into a non-recourse agreement for the purchase and sale of future receipts with Reserve Funding Group, LLC. The Company received net cash proceeds of $0.5 million for the future receipts of revenues in the amount of approximately $0.7 million. The Company recorded a liability of approximately $0.7 million and a debt discount for approximately $0.3 million, which represents the original issue discount and the fees paid in association with the financing. Under the terms of the agreement the Company is required to make minimum weekly payments in the aggregate of approximately $0.05 million. The Company made a total of five payments during the three months ended June 30, 2020 for approximately $0.2 million. As of June 30, 2020, the payable amount for this financing agreement was approximately $0.6 million ($0.3 million net of discount).

On May 28, 2020, the Company entered into a non-recourse agreement for the purchase and sale of future receipts with Velocity Capital Group. The Company received net cash proceeds of approximately $0.1 million for the future receipts of revenues in the amount of approximately $0.2 million. The Company recorded a liability of approximately $0.3 million and a debt discount for approximately $0.1 million, which represents the original issue discount and the fees paid in association with the financing. Under the terms of the agreement the Company is required to make daily payments in the aggregate of approximately $0.003 million. The Company made a total of eighteen payments during the three months ended June 30, 2020 for approximately $0.1 million. As of June 30, 2020, the payable amount for this financing agreement was approximately $0.2 million ($0.2 million net of discount).

On June 2, 2020, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary Tech-Gas Solutions, LLC, entered into a non-recourse agreement for the purchase and sale of future receipts with Velocity Capital Group. The Company received net cash proceeds of approximately $0.2 million for the future receipts of revenues in the amount of approximately $0.3 million. The Company recorded a liability of approximately $0.3 million and a debt discount for approximately $0.1 million, which represents the original issue discount and the fees paid in association with the financing. Under the terms of the agreement the Company is required to make daily payments in the aggregate of approximately $0.003 million. The Company made a total of eighteen payments during the three months ended June 30, 2020 for approximately $0.1 million. As of June 30, 2020, the payable amount for this financing agreement was approximately $0.2 million ($0.1 million net of discount).

In conjunction with the Tech-Gas Acquisition as described in Note 4 - Acquisitions, the Company entered into an Accounts Receivable Letter Agreement with the owners of Tech-Gas Solutions, LLC for the payment of accounts receivable owed to the Sellers in the amount of approximately $1.6 million. As such, the obligation outstanding is to the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Tech-Gas Solutions, LLC. The Company will pay to the Sellers a total of $0.03 million per week until the accounts receivables balance outstanding on May 26, 2020 is paid in full. As of June 30, 2020, the Company had made one payment of $0.03 million. As of June 30, 2020, the amount remaining was approximately $1.6 million.

NOTE 12 - STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Common Shares Issued for Cash

On March 30, 2020, the Company received total proceeds of approximately $0.1 million and an assignment of shares from a private placement of restricted common stock offered to the Company’s officers and directors. In connection with the offering, the directors purchased an aggregate of 1,358,697 shares of restricted common stock at a total fair value of approximately $0.1 million.

Common Shares Issued for Marketable Securities

On March 30, 2020, the Company received 7,000,000 shares of common stock valued at approximately $0.3 million from a publicly traded company for a private placement of restricted common stock offered to the Company’s officers and directors. In connection with the offering, the CEO purchased an aggregate of 3,043,479 shares of restricted common stock at a total fair value of approximately $0.3 million. As of June 30, 2020, the marketable securities had declined in value. As a result, an additional $0.07 million loss was recorded in the current quarter. The cumulative year-to-date unrealized loss is $0.14 million.

Common Shares Issued for Services

On January 1, 2020, the Company issued a member of our Board of Directors 1,472,535 shares of restricted common stock as board compensation. The total fair value of the shares on the date of issuance was approximately $0.21 million. The shares were fully vested on the date of issuance and were charged to the statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2020.

On January 10, 2020, the Company issued an aggregate of 200,000 shares of restricted common stock to three individuals. The total fair value of the shares on the date of issuance was approximately $0.03 million. The shares were fully vested on the date of issuance and were charged to the statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2020.

On February 3, 2020, the Company issued an aggregate of 445,000 shares of restricted common stock to nine employees for services rendered. The total fair value of the shares on the date of issuance was approximately $0.06 million. The shares were fully vested on the date of issuance and were charged to the statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2020.

On March 24, 2020, the Company issued an aggregate of 5,000,000 shares of restricted common stock to three consultants for services to be rendered pursuant to their consulting agreements. The total fair value of the shares on the date of issuance was approximately $0.43 million. The shares were fully vested on the date of issuance and were charged to the statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2020.

On May 6, 2020, the Company issued 138,000 shares of restricted common stock as compensation for consulting services. The total fair value of the shares on the date of issuance was approximately $0.02 million. The shares were fully vested on the date of issuance and were charged to the statement of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2020. The shares were not issued from the Company’s equity compensation plan.

Common Shares Issued for Settlement

On January 15, 2020, the Company entered into a Settlement Agreement with YA II PA, Ltd. and in connection with the settlement of litigation the Company issued YA II PN, Ltd. a total of 2,375,000 shares of unrestricted stock, valued at a total fair value of approximately $0.3 million. The shares were issued as a settlement for a previously accrued liability for the year ended December 31, 2019

Common Shares Issued as Partial Corporate Lease Deposit

On June 3, 2020, the Company issued 1,667,667 shares of restricted common stock to the landlord of its corporate headquarters in Peoria, Arizona in lieu of cash for partial payment of the Company’s lease deposit. The Company issued shares with a fair value of approximately $0.3 million. The approved book value of the shares was $0.2 million, which resulted in a loss upon issuance of the shares in the amount of $0.1 million and was recorded as an operating expense. The shares were fully vested on the date of issuance and were charged to the statement of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2020. The shares were not issued from the Company’s equity compensation plan.

Common Shares Issued as a Private Offering

On June 15, 2020, the Company closed a private placement of restricted common stock offered to accredited investors. In connection with the private placement, the Company entered into subscription agreements with seven accredited investors. Pursuant to the terms of the Subscription Agreement(s), the Company sold, in the aggregate, 9,000,000 shares of restricted common stock. Total gross proceeds amounted to $0.9 million.

Capital Contributions from Former Parent

On March 31, 2020, Taronis Fuels, Inc. and BBHC, entered into a Memorandum of Understanding for the purpose of settling certain indemnity obligations of BBHC owed to the Company per the Section 3.03 of the Master Distribution Agreement entered into by and between Taronis Fuels, Inc. and BBHC on December 2, 2019. The capital contributions made by BBHC during the first and second quarters of fiscal year 2020 of approximately $5 million and $0 million, respectively. The payments were meant to indemnify the Company for liabilities and other costs incurred after the spin-off.

NOTE 13 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Litigation

Certain conditions may exist as of the date the consolidated financial statements are issued which may result in a loss to the Company, but which will only be resolved when one or more future events occur or fail to occur. The Company assesses such contingent liabilities, and such assessment inherently involves an exercise of judgment. In assessing loss contingencies related to legal proceedings that are pending against the Company, or unasserted claims that may result in such proceedings, the Company evaluates the perceived merits of any legal proceedings or unasserted claims, as well as the perceived merits of the amount of relief sought or expected to be sought therein.

If the assessment of a contingency indicates that it is probable that a material loss has been incurred and the amount of the liability can be estimated, then the estimated liability would be accrued in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. If the assessment indicates that a potentially material loss contingency is not probable, but is reasonably possible, or is probable but cannot be estimated, then the nature of the contingent liability and an estimate of the range of possible losses, if determinable and material, would be disclosed.

Loss contingencies considered remote are generally not disclosed, unless they involve guarantees, in which case the guarantees would be disclosed. There can be no assurance that such matters will not materially and adversely affect the Company’s business, financial position, and results of operations or cash flows.

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

License Agreement

On April 17, 2020, we entered into an Amended and Restated License Agreement (“License Agreement”) with BBHC, the Company’s former parent. The License Agreement amends and restates in its entirety, with retroactive effect, that certain Distribution and License Agreement entered into with BBHC on July 16, 2019. The License Agreement expands BBHC’s intellectual property protections throughout the world, including locations where the Company intends to operate, but for which BBHC may not have intellectual property protection. The fundamental terms of the License Agreement remain and include: (a) the Company’s exclusive worldwide rights to manufacture and distribute the proprietary metal cutting fuel MagneGas® as well as any other gases created using the equipment and methods claimed by BBHC’s patents, (b) certain other rights related to the Company’s use of BBHC’s trademarks, patents, software and other intellectual property and (c) the Company’s ability to commercially manufacture and sell the Venturi® Flow Submerged Plasma Arc Gasification Units for the creation of gases. The Company will pay to BBHC, on a monthly basis, a seven percent (7%) royalty on any net cash proceeds received by the Company in relation to the use of any intellectual property comprising the Licensing Agreement. The License Agreement does not convey use of BBHC’s intellectual property portfolio for any use related to water sterilization/decontamination technology applications. As of June 30, 2020, and 2019, the Company did not incur a license expense.

NOTE 14 - NATURE OF SALE OF GASIFICATION EQUIPMENT TO FORMER PARENT

During the second quarter of fiscal year 2020, the Company sold a 300 KW gasification unit to its former parent, BBHC, Inc. for $3 million. The $3 million transaction price was determined by using a pre-existing contract associated with the Taronis Turkey Joint Venture “TTJV” as a proxy for fair market value for an arm’s length transaction. Refer to Note 6 – Investment in Joint Ventures for additional details regarding the TTJV. The TTJV’s contract’s rate was stated at $3.75 million, however a discount of $0.75 million was applied to the gasification unit sale to reflect the used nature of the unit sold and the fact the unit had been in operation for several years, but was not greater than 20% into its estimated useful life. Both the Company’s and BBHC’s Board of Directors approved the transaction. No further performance obligations were required, as the unit was sold “as-is” with no obligations for technical support or maintenance as the unit was fully operational at the time of sale. The sale was finalized in April 2020 and was fully paid for during the same month.

In accordance with the Company’s revenue recognition policy, all three performance obligations were satisfied (i.e. the unit was delivered and all services were provided) during the second quarter. As such, all $3 million in revenue associated with the unit sale was recognized during the second quarter.

NOTE 15 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Acquisitions

On August 3, 2020, the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, Taronis-TAS, LLC, entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Tech Air of South Florida, Inc., a Florida corporation, for the purchase of substantially all of the Seller’s tangible and intangible business assets. The total purchase price for the assets was $2 million. At closing, the Company paid total cash consideration of $1.5 million and executed a secured promissory note for the benefit of the Seller in the amount of $0.5 million. The promissory note has a term of 12 months and an interest rate of 5% per annum and is secured by a pledge of all of the membership interests of Taronis-TAS, LLC.

Future Revenues Payables

On July 2, 2020, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, entered into a non-recourse agreement for the purchase and sale of future receipts with Reserve Funding Group, LLC. The Company received net cash proceeds of $0.9 million for the future receipts of revenues in the amount of approximately $1.3 million. Under the terms of the agreement the Company is required to make minimum weekly payments in the aggregate of approximately $0.09 million.

On August 3, 2020, the Company entered into a second non-recourse agreement for the purchase and sale of future receipts with Reserve Funding Group, LLC. The Company received net cash proceeds of $1.3 million for the future receipts of revenues in the amount of approximately $1.95 million. Under the terms of the agreement the Company is required to make minimum weekly payments in the aggregate of approximately $0.06 million.

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

As previously reported, on June 15, 2020, the Company closed a private placement of restricted common stock offered to certain accredited investors. On July 6, 2020, the Company reopened, on a limited basis, the private placement and entered into a subscription agreement with one additional accredited investor (“Subscription Agreement”). Pursuant to the terms of the Subscription Agreement, the Company sold 1,000,000 shares of restricted common stock at a price of $0.10 per share for gross proceeds of $0.1 million.

On August 7, 2020, the Company closed a private placement of Debentures and Warrants (defined below) (the “Offering”). In connection with the Offering the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with several accredited investors (each a “Purchaser”, and collectively the “Purchasers”). Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company agreed to sell to the Purchasers (i) 12.5% original issue discount senior subordinated secured convertible debentures in the aggregate principal amount of $6,665,625 (the “Debentures”), and (ii) common stock purchase warrants for the purchase of 74,062,500 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Warrants”) (collectively, the “Transaction”). The Company received a total of $5,925,000 in gross proceeds from the Offering, taking into account the 12.5% original issue discount, before deducting offering expenses and commissions, including the placement agent’s commission of $605,376, reimbursement of the placement agent’s and lead investor’s legal fees in the aggregate amount of $38,325 and escrow agent fees of $4,000. The Company also agreed to issue to the placement agent, as additional compensation, a common stock purchase warrant for the purchase of 7,406,250 shares of the Company’s common stock, in the same form as the Warrants. The Company has the discretion to re-open the Offering on a limited basis until September 15, 2020 to maximize the gross proceeds of $6,500,000 authorized under the Offering, which if maximized, would increase the total face amount of Debentures sold to $7,312,500 with corresponding increases in the number of Warrants granted and fees incurred, all in accordance with the Transaction documents.

On August 13, 2020, the Company issued 200,000 shares of common stock to the previous owners of Tech-Gas Solutions, LLC as acquisition compensation. On the date of issuance, each share had a fair value of $0.12.

New Subsidiary Formation

On July 28, 2020, the Company formed a new wholly owned subsidiary named Taronis-TAH, LLC. The new subsidiary was formed under the laws of the State of Florida.

On July 31, 2020, the Company formed a new wholly owns subsidiary named Taronis-TAS, LLC. The new subsidiary was formed under the laws of the State of Florida.

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

The following is a “safe harbor” statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements contained in this document that are not based on historical facts are “forward-looking statements.” This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and other sections of this Form 10-Q contain forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance and underlying assumptions that are not statements of historical facts. This document and any other written or oral statements made by us or on our behalf may include forward-looking statements, which reflect our current views with respect to future events and financial performance. We may, in some cases, use words such as “project,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “expect,” “estimate,” “intend,” “continue,” “should,” “would,” “could,” “potentially,” “will,” “may” or similar words and expressions that convey uncertainty of future events or outcomes to identify these forward-looking statements.

The forward-looking statements in this document are based upon various assumptions, many of which are based on management’s discussion and analysis or plan of operations and elsewhere in this Report. Although we believe that these assumptions were reasonable when made, these statements do not guarantee future performance and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, some of which are beyond our control, and are difficult to predict. Actual results could differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements as a result of the risk factors we describe in our filings with the SEC, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K and this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. There also may be other risks that are currently unknown to us or that we are unable to predict at this time. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which reflect management’s view only as of the date of this Report. We do not have any intention or obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information or future events, after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, except as required by applicable law.

Impact of COVID-19

During the first quarter of 2020, the outbreak of COVID-19 evolved into a global pandemic, which caused a significant downturn in the global economy. The COVID-19 global pandemic continued into the second quarter of 2020. There are various uncertainties that have arisen from the COVID-19 pandemic. While management is continuing to monitor the impact of the pandemic on the Company, including its employees, customers, stockholders, and other business partners and stakeholders, it is difficult to predict the impact that the pandemic will have on future results of its operations, financial position, and liquidity, if any. This has caused some uncertainties around various accounting estimates. Due to these uncertainties, our accounting estimates may change, as management’s assessment of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve.

During the first two quarters of 2020, the outbreak of COVID-19 evolved into a global pandemic, which caused a significant downturn in the global economy. The Company continues to operate its business through the COVID-19 pandemic and has taken additional precautions to ensure the safety of its employees, customers, vendors, and the communities in which it operates. As part of the Company’s efforts to safeguard its employees and promote business continuity, management has implemented a work from home policy for all its employees where possible.

There are various uncertainties that have arisen from the COVID-19 pandemic. While management is continuing to monitor the impact of the pandemic on the Company, including the impact on its employees, customers, vendors, stockholders, and other business partners and stakeholders, it is difficult to predict the impact that the pandemic will have on future results of its operations, financial position, and liquidity, if any, as this is outside of the Company’s control. The scope, duration and magnitude of the direct and indirect effects of COVID-19 are evolving and in ways that are difficult or impossible to anticipate. This has caused some uncertainties around various accounting estimates. Due to these uncertainties, our accounting estimates may change, as management’s assessment of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve. In addition, our results in the first and second quarters of 2020 may not be indicative of the impact COVID-19 could have on the Company’s results for the remainder of 2020.

Overview

Taronis Fuels, Inc. (the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is a renewable fuel and power generation company. Our primary business objective is the production of sustainable, socially responsible alternatives to existing fossil fuel and industrial gas products. Our first commercially viable product is a metal cutting fuel called “MagneGas”. MagneGas is a proprietary synthetic gas comprised primarily of hydrogen that is produced by the Company from its patented Venturi® Flow Submerged Plasma Arc Gasification Units (“Gasification Units”). The Gasification Units are patent protected, and the technology has been licensed to the Company through an exclusive worldwide license.

Subsequent Events

Included in Note 1 to Financial Statements.

Results of Operations

Comparison for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019

Revenues

For the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 we generated revenues of approximately $8.9 million and approximately $5.9 million, respectively. The approximate $3 million (50.6%) increase was largely attributable to the sale of a 300KW Venturi arc gasification unit to BBHC. The Company also generated approximately $1.4 million in specialty gas sales as a wholesale gas supplier of the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (“HVAC”) to markets in Georgia, Florida and Texas through its subsidiary, Taronis-TGS, LLC. Taronis-TGS, LLC is a subsidiary newly formed during the second quarter, which enabled Taronis Fuels, Inc. to acquire an established HVAC wholesale gas supply company on May 26, 2020. Growth in the wholesale gas segment offset the negative impact of COVID-19 on existing retail sales through the Company’s MagneGas Welding Supply industrial gas and welding supply retail network.

For the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 we generated revenues of approximately $13.8 million and approximately $10.8 million, respectively. The $3 million increase in sales was largely attributable to the sale of a 300KW Venturi arc gasification unit. As noted above, the added wholesale gas revenues under TGS offset the negative impact of COVID-19 on retail industrial gas and welding supply sales.

Gross income for the three months ended June 30, 2020 was approximately $7.2 million, representing an approximate $4.4 million increase as compared to $2.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019. The 157.4% increase was due in part to the $2.7 million in gross income generated from the 300KW Venturi plasma arc gasification unit sale. The remaining $1.8 million in increased gross profits was due in part to an in increase in industrial gas sales and cylinder sales in the HVAC wholesale market as a component of overall revenues, as well an improvement in industrial gas margins, which improved to 80.7% in the second quarter, as compared to 47.2% in the second quarter of 2019. The improvement was in part due to installation of an industrial gas fill plant to service the Company’s Florida market, as well as improved pricing power with suppliers.

Gross income for the six months ended June 30, 2020 was approximately $9.6 million, representing an approximate $4.6 million increase as compared to $5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019. Of the $4.6 million increase, approximately $2.7 million of the improvement was due to the sale of a 300KW Venturi plasma arc gasification unit sale. The remaining improvement in gross income was largely due to overall improved margins on industrial gas sales, which were 63.16% for the six months ended June 30, 2020, as compared to 45.9% for the same period in 2019. The improvement was in part due to installation of an industrial gas fill plant to service the Company’s Florida market, as well as improved pricing power with suppliers.

Operating Expenses

Operating expenses were approximately $5.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020 as compared to approximately $4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019. The increase of approximately $1.5 million was largely due to an increase in payroll. The Company recorded approximately $3.1 million in total payroll and benefits expense during the second quarter of 2020, as compared to approximately $2.1 million for the second quarter of 2019. The $1 million increase was largely due to the increased headcount for personnel added in research and engineering, gasification unit manufacturing staffing in Arizona, sales personnel for the MagneGas Welding Supply sales team, and the new corporate headquarters in Peoria, Arizona. The increase also included approximately $0.3 million in non-cash stock compensation paid as a one-time incentive to a newly added independent director. Outside of payroll, all other operating expenses were $2.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020, as compared to $1.9 million for the same period in 2019. The $0.5 million increase was primarily due to a $0.2 million increase in amortization and depreciation expenses, as well as the launch of the new corporate headquarters and manufacturing facility in Arizona.

Operating expenses were approximately $11.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 as compared to approximately $7.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019. Of the overall $3.7 million increase, payroll was the largest single increase. Payroll for the six months ended June 30, 2020 was $6.2 million as compared to $3.6 million. The $2.6 million increase was primarily due to the added staffing in the second half of 2019 in preparation for the Company’s relocation to Arizona, including new hires for internal accounting, external reporting, procurement, marketing and administration personnel. During the first six months of 2020, the research and engineering team added a director of manufacturing for the mass production of Units, a director of MagneGas production for domestic national gas production, as well as procurement and supply chain personnel for the international shipping of Units. Overall staffing expenses are expected to remain at or below these levels for the remainder of 2020.

Net Loss

Our operating results for the three months ended June 30, 2020 have recognized gains in the amount of approximately $1.2 million compared to losses of approximately $1.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019. The $2.4 million improvement in profitability was primarily due to the increased level of sales, the improvement in gross margins, and proportional expense control relative to sales growth.

Our operating results for the six months ended June 30, 2020 have recognized losses in the amount of approximately $2.3 million compared to approximately $2.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019. The $0.2 million net improvement was due to increased level of sales, the improvement in gross margins, and proportional expense control relative to sales growth.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of June 30, 2020, the Company had cash of approximately $0.2 million and has reported net income of approximately $1.2 million during the three months ended June 30, 2020 and a net loss of $2.3 million year to date. The Company has used cash in operations of approximately $4.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020. Partly offsetting our negative cash flows, as of June 30, 2020, the Company had a positive working capital position of approximately $0.7 million, and a stockholder’s equity balance of approximately $38.5 million. Our primary source of capital has historically come from equity and debt financing transactions.

The significant improvement in profitability is expected to largely continue, as the impact of the TGS acquisition has increased sales from the combined wholesale and retail sales channels in the United States by 80%. Domestic sales averaged $1.6 million in the first five months of 2020 and improved to over $2.8 million in June. The sharp increase was almost entirely due to the added wholes gas sales from TGS, which has historically grown rapidly using an organic sales model. TGS has historically generated high gross margins and significant profitability. TGS is also benefitting from the COVID-19 pandemic, as the work-from-home and stay-at-home initiatives in Georgia, Florida and Texas have generated increased demand for air conditioning maintenance and repair, which positively impacts demand for TGS’ industrial gas products.

Overall, the Company anticipates a continued improvement in demand for its retail products sold through its MagneGas Welding Supply retail network. The Company also anticipates that TGS revenues and profitability will continue to grow as the Company expands TGS into the California and Arizona markets in the second half of 2020. The expected growth in revenues and gross income is expected to outpace the growth in operating expenses. As a result, the Company believes that its ability to independently fund its operations going forward have significantly improved and will continue to improve in coming quarters.

Our primary source of capital has historically come from equity and debt financing transactions, including a $6.8 million convertible note closed on August 7, 2020. The Company actively utilized debt and credit financings, including approximately $0.8 million in short term debt, $8 million in seller financing for the TGS acquisition, and $2 million for Payroll Protection Plan (“PPP”) loan. While the PPP loan is expected to be forgiven before year end, the Company has significant debt service obligations and a limited track record of recent profitability.

The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to further implement its business plan, continue to scale revenue from operations, and its ability to raise additional funds by way of public or private equity offerings or through the use of indebtedness. As a result, there is still substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year from the issuance date of the financial statements.

Our plans and expectations for the balance of the fiscal year from the date of filing this quarterly report may include raising debt capital to help fund commercial operations, acquisitions and organic growth. The Company may also evaluate the opportunity to raise equity capital in order to reduce its indebtedness. We utilized cash in our operations of approximately $0.7 million per month for the first six months of 2020, but this has improved significantly recently, and our reliance on outside capital is decreasing rapidly.

If these sources do not provide the capital necessary to fund our operations during the next twelve months from the date of this report, we may need to curtail certain aspects of our operations or expansion activities, consider the sale of our assets or consider other means of financing. We can give no assurance that we will be successful in implementing our business plan and obtaining financing on terms advantageous to us or that any such additional financing would be available to us.

Cash Flows from Operations

Cash flows from continuing operations for operating, financing and investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 are summarized in the following table:

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, we used cash of approximately $4.1 million in operations in 2020, equating to approximately $0.7 million used per month. Our cash use for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 was primarily attributable to cash used to reduce vendor balances, accrued expenses and other short-term liabilities. During the six months ended June 30, 2020, cash used by investing activities consisted of approximately $5.6 million. During the six months ended June 30, 2019, cash used by investing activities consisted of approximately $9 million primarily due to the acquisition of all of the stock of two companies and the assets of another company and purchases of property and equipment. Cash provided by financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2020 was approximately $9.7 million as compared to cash provided by financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2019 of approximately $10.7 million. The net increase in cash during the six months ended June 30, 2020 and June 30, 2019 was approximately $0.05 million.

Recent Accounting Standards

Included in the Note 3 to Financial Statements.

Critical Accounting Policies

Included in the Note 3 to Financial Statements.

Off-balance Sheet Arrangements

We have no off-balance sheet arrangements.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

The Company is a “Smaller Reporting Company” as defined by § 229.10(f)(1) and is not required to provide the information required by this Item.