Cautionary Statements
This Form 10-Q contains financial projections and other "forward-looking
statements," as that term is used in federal securities laws, about Grapefruit's
financial condition, results of operations and business. These statements
include, among others, statements concerning the potential for revenues and
expenses and other matters that are not historical facts. These statements may
be made expressly in this Form 10-K. You can find many of these statements by
looking for words such as "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "estimates," or
similar expressions used in this Form 10-K. These forward-looking statements are
subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties that may cause our
actual results to be materially different from any future results expressed or
implied by us in those statements. The most important facts that could prevent
us from achieving our stated goals include, but are not limited to, the
following:
(a) volatility or decline of our stock price;
(b) potential fluctuation in quarterly results;
(c) our failure to earn revenues or profits;
(d) inadequate capital to continue the business and barriers to raising the
additional capital or to obtaining the financing needed to implement our
business plans;
(e) failure to make sales;
(f) changes in demand for our products and services;
(g) rapid and significant changes in markets;
(h) litigation with or legal claims and allegations by outside parties, causing
us to incur substantial losses and expenses;
(i) insufficient revenues to cover operating costs;
(j) dilution in the ownership of the Company through the issuance by us of
additional securities and the conversion of outstanding warrants, notes and
other securities;
We cannot assure that we will be profitable. We may not be able to develop,
manage or market our products and services successfully. We may not be able to
attract or retain qualified executives and technology personnel. We may not be
able to obtain customers for our products or services. Our products and services
may become obsolete. Government regulation may hinder our business. Additional
dilution in outstanding stock ownership will be incurred due to the issuance or
exercise of more shares, warrants and other convertible securities.
Because the statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, actual results
may differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking
statements. We caution you not to place undue reliance on the statements, which
speak only as of the date of this Form 10-Q. The cautionary statements contained
or referred to in this section should be considered in connection with any
subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements that we or persons acting
on our behalf may make. We do not undertake any obligation to review or confirm
analysts' expectations or estimates or to release publicly any revisions to any
forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of
this Form 10-Q or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our financial
statements and notes to those statements. In addition to historical information,
the following discussion and other parts of this annual report contain
forward-looking information that involves risks and uncertainties.
Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2021 as compared
to the Three Months Ended September 30, 2020.
Three months ended Three months ended
September 30, 2021 September 30, 2020
Net revenues $ 153,476 $ 1,306,201
Cost of goods sold 346,073 1,123,717
Gross income (loss) (192,597 ) 182,484
Sales expense 3,800 67,479
Stock based compensation 25,980 -
Stock option expenses 32,877 -
General and administrative expense 352,462 289,767
Loss from operations (607,716 ) (174,762 )
Change in value of derivatives 13,877 (7,014,164 )
Interest and other income (expense) (388,273 ) (500,768 )
Net loss before income taxes (982,112 ) (7,689,694 )
Tax provision - -
Net loss (982,112 ) (7,689,694 )
Loss attributable to noncontrolling interest (270 ) -
Net loss attributable to Grapefruit USA, Inc. $ (981,842 ) $ (7,689,694 )
The following sets forth selected items from our statements of operations for
three months ended September 30, 2021 and for the three months ended September
30, 2020.
Revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2021 was $153,476 compared to
$1,306,201 for the corresponding period in 2020, a decrease of $1,152,725 or
88.3%. This decrease in revenue is primarily due to the fact that there was a
very strong cannabis crop in the last quarter of 2020, which drove down
wholesale cannabis prices significantly and limited the profitability of our
distribution and trading operations. The Company expects such cyclical revenue
deviations to be mitigated in 2021 and following years by a significant growth
of revenue from our HourGlass products, which will be unaffected by these
cyclical events.
Cost of goods sold for the three months ended September 30, 2021 was $346,073 as
compared to $1,123,717 for the corresponding period in 2020, a decrease of
$777,644, or 69.2%. Included in cost of goods sold the three months ended
September 30, 2021 and 2020 are plant operation and other direct overhead
expenses incurred to maintain our production facilities. Included in the cost of
goods sold is the markdown of the hemp investment of $85,000. These fixed
carrying costs affect our gross margin more significantly at lower revenues than
at our anticipated full operating activity levels. Consequently, we expect our
gross margins to significantly improve in future periods as sales increase.
Our resulting gross loss for the three months ended September 30, 2021 was
$192,597 as compared with the gross income of $182,484 for the corresponding
period in 2020, a decrease of $375,081, or 205.5%.
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Sales expense for the three months ended September 30, 2021 was $3,800 compared
to the $67,479 for 2020, a decrease of $63,679. The decrease was a result of all
sales being made in-house by management. Stock based compensation for the three
months ended September 30, 2021 was $25,980 compared to $0 for 2020, an increase
of $25,980. Stock option expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2021
were $32,877 compared to $0 for 2020, an increase of $32,877. General and
administrative expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2021 were
$352,462 compared to $289,767 for 2020, an increase of $62,695, or 21.6%.
Our resulting net loss from operations for the three months ended September 30,
2021 was $607,716 as compared to $174,762 for the corresponding period for 2020,
an increase of $432,954, or 247.7%.
Our resulting net loss attributable to Grapefruit USA, Inc. for the three months
ended September 30, 2021 was $982,112 as compared to $7,689,694 for the
corresponding period for 2020, a decrease of $6,707,582, or 87.2%. The decrease
is due largely to the $7,014,164 non-cash loss from the change in value of
derivative for the quarter ended September 30, 2020.
Results of Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 as compared
to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020.
Nine Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2021 September 30, 2020
Net revenues $ 586,780 $ 2,580,412
Cost of goods sold 926,671 2,385,804
Gross income (loss) (339,891 ) 194,608
Sales expense 5,760 106,594
Stock based compensation 265,024 -
Stock option expenses 65,754 -
General and administrative expense 1,011,199 974,925
Loss from operations (1,687,628 ) (886,911 )
Change in value of derivatives 91,210 (7,946,046 )
Interest and other income (expense) (2,149,021 ) (1,237,279 )
Net loss before income taxes (3,745,439 ) (10,070,236 )
Tax provision - -
Net loss (3,745,439 ) (10,070,236 )
Loss attributable to noncontrolling interest (270 ) -
Net loss attributable to Grapefruit USA, Inc. $ (3,745,169 ) $ (10,070,236 )
The following sets forth selected items from our statements of operations for
nine months ended September 30, 2021 and for the nine months ended September 30,
2020.
Revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 was $586,780 compared to
$2,580,412 for the corresponding period in 2020, a decrease of $1,993,632 or
77.3%. This decrease in revenue is primarily due to the fact that there was a
very strong cannabis crop in the last quarter of 2020, which drove down
wholesale cannabis prices significantly and limited the profitability of our
distribution and trading operations. The Company expects such cyclical revenue
deviations to be mitigated in 2021 and following years by a significant growth
of revenue from our HourGlass products, which will be unaffected by these
cyclical events.
Cost of goods sold for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 was $926,671 as
compared to $2,385,804 for the corresponding period in 2020, a decrease of
$1,459,133, or 61.2%. Included in cost of goods sold the nine months ended
September 30, 2021 and 2020 are plant operation and other direct overhead
expenses incurred to maintain our production facilities. These fixed carrying
costs affect our gross margin more significantly at lower revenues than at our
anticipated full operating activity levels. Consequently, we expect our gross
margins to significantly improve in future periods as sales increase.
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Our resulting gross loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 was
$339,891 as compared with the gross income of $194,608 for the corresponding
period in 2020, a decrease of $534,499.
Sales expense for the three months ended September 30, 2021 were $5,760 compared
to the $106,594 for 2020, a decrease of $100,834, or 94.6%. The decrease was a
result of the majority sales being made in-house by management. Stock based
compensation for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 were $265,024 compared
to $0 for 2020, an increase of $265,024. Stock option expenses for the nine
months ended September 30, 2021 were $65,754 compared to $0 for 2020, an
increase of $65,754. General and administrative expenses for the nine months
ended September 30, 2021 were $1,011,199 compared to $974,925 for 2020, an
increase of $36,274, or 3.7%.
Our resulting net loss from operations for the nine months ended September 30,
2021 was $1,687,628 as compared to $886,911 for the corresponding period for
2020, an increase of $800,717, or 90.3%.
As part of the reverse merger in July 2019, the Company recorded derivative
liabilities substantially in the form of convertible notes and related warrants
with variable conversion features. On April 15, 2021, the company renegotiated
the debt agreement with the lender modifying the convertible notes conversion
price from a variable rate to a fixed rate conversion price for $4,502,750 of
convertible notes, with an effective date of December 31, 2020. The change in
value of derivatives, a non-cash gain, for the nine months ended September 30,
2021, was $91,210 as compared to a non-cash expense of $7,946,046 for the
corresponding period for 2020.
Included in interest and other expense for the nine months ended September 30,
2021 is a non-cash expense of $513,267 related to shares issued as part of a
make-whole agreement (see Note 15 Commitments and contingencies) and $491,998
loss on extinguishment of debt for related parties.
Our resulting net loss attributable to Grapefruit USA, Inc. for the nine months
ended September 30, 2021 was $3,745,169 as compared to $10,070,236 for the
corresponding period for 2020, a decrease of $6,325,067, or 62.8%.
Development of hi-tech cultivation facility.
During 2018 we reviewed various facilities and identified a suitable, compliant
cannabis facility located in the city of Dessert Hot Springs, to build our
manufacturing and distribution facility. This commercial park is owned and
operated by Coachillin' Holding LLC and we purchased land rights from
Coachillin' Holding LLC on December 21, 2017 to secure our specific location
within their commercial park. As a result, we own approximately two acres of
real property located in the Coachillin' Industrial Cultivation and Ancillary
Canna-Business Park in Desert Hot Springs, located on the extension of North
Canyon Rd., approximately 10 miles north of the center of Palm Springs.
Grapefruit intends to build out its real property into a distribution,
manufacturing and high-tech cultivation facility in two phases to further its
goal to become a seed to sale, fully vertically integrated Cannabis and CBD
product Company. Grapefruit's plans include an indoor 40,000 square foot
multi-tiered canopy and adjoining tissue culture rooms divided into two separate
buildings on our Coachillin property. The development of the lot will take place
in two phases.
On July 29, 2021, Grapefruit obtained its development permit to construct phase
one. Phase one will be comprised of a 30,000 square foot facility containing a
10,000 square foot state-of-the-art indoor canopy, a separately licensed
Distribution facility and Manufacturing lab that will carry a Type 7 volatile
manufacturing license. The canopy is estimated to produce thousands of pounds of
the highest quality indoor cultivars of cannabis annually. We are in the process
of securing construction financing for Phase one.
In order for us to obtain California cannabis licensing from state and local
officials we entered into an operating lease with Coachillin' Holdings to
temporarily occupy an area near the location of our permanent location within
the Coachillin' commercial park.
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COVID-19 Impact
During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the company experienced severe
restrictions on consumers and the retail locations at which consumers purchase
our products. As a result of these restrictions, we believe demand for our
products was subdued during the period. During the comparable nine months in
2020, and as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, we saw an increase in demand for
our cannabis products driven by consumer pantry-loading and increased
consumption of our products due to concerns about future availability of
products and or concerns about whether retail locations that sell our products
would remain open. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, we have been able to keep up
with fluctuating consumer demand for our products and have continued to
introduce new products in the market.
The full extent to which COVID-19 may impact our business, including our
operations and the market for our securities and our financial condition, will
depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be
predicted at this time. These include the duration, severity and scope of the
pandemic, the development and availability of effective treatments and vaccines,
and further action taken by the government and other third parties in response
to the pandemic. In particular, COVID-19 and government efforts to curtail
COVID-19 could impede our production facilities, increase operating expenses,
result in loss of sales, affect our supply chains, impact performance of
contractual obligations and require additional expenditures to be incurred.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our cash position decreased to $37,317 as of September 30, 2021 from $299,895 as
of December 31, 2020. Our total current assets decreased to $847,939 as of
September 30, 2021, from $948,862 as of December 31, 2020.
Our total current liabilities increased to $4,786,109 as of September 30, 2021
from $4,379,581 as of December 31, 2020.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we used $998,581 of net cash
for operating activities, as compared to cash used by operations of $910,335
used during the nine months ended September 30, 2020. Net cash used in investing
activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 was $62,319, as
compared to $25,469 during the nine months ended September 30, 2020. Net cash
provided by financing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2021
was $798,253, as compared to $835,040 during the nine months ended September 30,
2020.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company converted $966,620
of principal and accrued interest for shares of common stock. We expect to
continue to exchange the long-term convertible notes to equity in the future.
We expect our working capital requirements in the next year to be met primarily
by the proceeds of issuance of debt, equity and other securities to our existing
creditors, shareholders, and other investors, as well as from cash flow from
operations. We also expect that, as in the past, significant amounts of our
convertible debt with a major lender will be converted into equity. We expect to
need additional working capital from outside sources to cover our anticipated
operating expenses. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to raise
sufficient additional capital or financing to continue in business or to
effectively execute its business plan.
Going Concern Qualification
Our consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern
basis which assumes we will be able to realize our assets and discharge our
liabilities in the normal course of business for the foreseeable future. During
the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we incurred a net loss of $3,745,439,
had a working capital deficit of $3,938,170 and had an accumulated deficit of
$15,066,663 at September 30, 2021. Our ability to continue as a going concern is
dependent upon our ability to generate profitable operations in the future and,
or, obtaining the necessary financing to meet our obligations and repay our
liabilities arising from normal business operations as they come due. There is
no assurance that these events will be satisfactorily completed. As a result,
there is doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern for one year
from the issuance date of these financial statements
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
None.
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