Readers are advised to review the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations together with our consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto in our 2020 Annual Report. Some of the information contained in this discussion and analysis or set forth elsewhere in this Quarterly Report, including information with respect to our plans and strategy for our business, includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. See "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements". You should review the "Risk Factors" section of our 2020 Annual Report for a discussion of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results described in or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in the following discussion and analysis. Furthermore, certain disclosures and references made herein apply to Save Foods Ltd., the subsidiary of Save Foods, Inc. The primary business activities and operations discussed herein are performed by Save Foods Ltd., whereas Save Foods, Inc. operates as a holding company and is the Registrant for purposes of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

We develop eco-friendly "green" solutions for the food industry. Our solutions are developed to improve the food safety and shelf life of fresh produce. We do this by controlling human and plant pathogens, thereby reducing spoilage, and in turn, reducing food loss.

Our products are based on a proprietary blend of food acids which have a synergistic effect when combined with certain types of oxidizing agent-based sanitizers and fungicides at low concentrations. Our green products are capable of cleaning, sanitizing and controlling pathogens on fresh produce with the goal of making them safer for human consumption and extending their shelf life by reducing their decay. One of the main advantages of our products is that our active ingredients do not leave any toxicological residues on the fresh produce we treat. In contrary, by forming a temporary protective shield around the fresh produce we treat, our products make it difficult for pathogens to develop and potentially provide protection which also reduces cross-contamination.

Our Common Stock is listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol "SVFD."

As of the date of this report, we did not experience any material impact on our financial condition and results of operations due to COVID-19, and we do not expect to experience any material impact on our overall liquidity positions and outlook as a result of the outbreak. Nevertheless, it is not possible at this time to estimate the full impact that the COVID-19 pandemic, the continued spread of COVID-19, and any additional measures taken by governments, health officials or by us in response to such spread, could have on our business results of operations and financial condition.





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Results of Operations


Components of Results of Operation

Revenues and Cost of Revenues

Our total revenue consists of products and our cost of revenues consists of cost of products.

The following table discloses the breakdown of revenues and costs of revenues:





                                          Nine Months Ended               Three Months Ended
                                            September 30,                    September 30,
U.S. dollars in thousands, except
share and per share data                 2021           2020             2021              2020

Revenues                              $  248,840     $   63,566     $        71,363     $         -
Cost of revenues                        (67,931)       (25,686)            (53,644)
Gross (loss) profit                   $  180,909     $   37,880     $        17,719     $




Operating Expenses


Our current operating expenses consist of three components - research and development expenses, selling and marketing expenses and general and administrative expenses.

Research and Development Expenses, net

Our research and development expenses consist primarily of salaries and related personnel expenses, share base compensation, professional fees and other related research and development expenses such as field tests.





                                   Nine Months Ended          Three Months Ended
                                     September 30,               September 30,
U.S. dollars in thousands         2021          2020           2021          2020
Salaries and related expenses   $  60,327     $  38,643     $   42,400     $      -
Share based compensation           16,050        68,657        (15,294 )     35,021
Professional fees                 224,001       104,574         13,069       35,613
Laboratory and field tests         15,733        86,352          8,357        7,724
Depreciation                       21,871        27,222          7,972        9,107
Other expenses                     25,021        15,360          9,966            -
Total                           $ 363,003     $ 340,808     $   66,470     $ 87,465

We expect that our research and development expenses will increase as we continue to develop our products and services, field trials and recruit additional research and development employees.

Selling and Marketing Expenses

Selling and marketing expenses consist primarily of salaries and related expenses, share based compensation and other expenses.





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                                   Nine Months Ended          Three Months Ended
                                     September 30,               September 30,
U.S. dollars in thousands         2021          2020           2021          2020
Salaries and related expenses   $  15,931     $  30,152     $    12,517     $     -
Share based compensation            6,420       (21,583 )         5,629         783
Professional fees                  39,442        11,314          33,448         990
Commissions                        20,402             -          11,342           -
Transport and storage              15,268             -           4,929           -
Other expenses                      4,965        23,599           1,154       4,961
Total                           $ 102,428     $  43,482     $    69,019     $ 6,734

We expect that our selling and marketing expenses will increase as we continue to increase our selling and marketing efforts including commercial validation pilots and recruit additional employees or contractor to support our selling and marketing efforts in our targeted geographical areas.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses consist primarily of professional services, share based compensation and other non-personnel related expenses.





                                    Nine Months Ended            Three Months Ended
                                      September 30,                 September 30,
U.S. dollars in thousands          2021           2020           2021           2020
Salaries and related expenses   $   113,839     $       -     $    81,783     $       -
Professional services             2,134,281       319,640         801,087       140,994
Share based compensation            134,093       338,108          21,355       133,021
Legal expenses                      108,473        59,785          87,720        25,203
Insurance                           310,459        48,300         163,334        15,340
Other expenses                       46,299        85,429          19,458        23,328
Total                           $ 2,847,444     $ 851,262     $ 1,174,737     $ 337,886

Three months ended September 30, 2021 compared to three months ended September 30, 2020





Revenues.



Revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2021 were $71,363, compared to $0 during the three months ended September 30, 2020. The increase is mainly a result of sales of our products, which commenced in the fourth quarter of 2020.

We do not have backlogs or firm commitments from our customers for our products. Our sales might deteriorate if we fail to achieve commercial success or obtain regulatory approval of any of our products.





Cost of Sales


Cost of sales consists primarily of salaries, materials, transportation and overhead costs of manufacturing our products. Cost of revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2021 was $53,644, compared to total $0 cost of revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2020. The increase is mainly a result of sales of our products, which commenced in the fourth quarter of 2020.





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Gross Profit


Gross profit for the three months ended September 30, 2021 was $17,719, compared to $0 for the three months ended September 30, 2020. The increase is mainly a result of the increase in revenues as we commenced commercial sales, as detailed above.





Research and Development



Research and development expenses consist of salaries and related expenses, share base compensation, consulting fees, service providers' costs, related materials and overhead expenses. Research and development expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2021 were $66,470, a decrease of $20,995, or 24%, compared to total research and development expenses of $87,465 for the three months ended September 30, 2020. The decrease is mainly attributable to a decrease in professional fees and share based compensation expenses, offset by an increase in salary and related expenses.

Selling and Marketing Expenses

Selling and marketing expenses consist primarily of salaries and related costs for selling and marketing personnel, travel related expenses and services providers and commissions. Selling and marketing expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2021 were $69,019, an increase of $62,285, or 925%, compared to total selling and marketing expenses of $6,734 for the three months ended September 30, 2020. The increase is mainly attributable to the increase in salaries and related costs, service providers' commissions and delivery costs associated with our sales.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries and related expenses including share based compensation and other professional services as well as other non-personnel related expenses such as legal expenses and directors and insurance costs. General and administrative expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2021 were $1,174,737, an increase of $836,851, or 248%, compared to total general and administrative expenses of $337,886 for the three months ended September 30, 2020. The increase is mainly a result of the increase in professional services, insurance costs and compensation payable to directors following the listing of our Common Stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market, which occurred during the second quarter of 2021, offset partially by a decrease in expenses associated with share-based compensation to our employees and service providers.





Financing Expenses, Net



Financing income, net, for the three months ended September 30, 2021 were $7,776, an increase of $1,298, compared to total financing expenses of $6,478 for the three months ended September 30, 2020.





Total Comprehensive Loss


As a result of the foregoing, our total comprehensive loss for the three months ended September 30, 2021 was $1,287,081, compared to $433,900 for the three months ended September 30, 2020, an increase of $853,181, or 197%. The increase is mainly a result of the increase in general and administrative expenses following the listing of our Common Stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market, as described above offset partially by increase in gross profit.

Nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared to nine months ended September 30, 2020





Revenues



Revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 were $248,840, an increase of $195,274, or 307%, compared to total revenues of $63,566 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The increase is mainly a result of our sales of new products, which we commenced in the fourth quarter of 2020.

We do not have backlogs or firm commitments from our customers for our products. Our sales might deteriorate if we fail to achieve commercial success or obtain regulatory approval of any of our products.





Cost of Sales


Cost of sales consists primarily of salaries, materials, transportation and overhead costs of manufacturing our products. Cost of revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 was $67,931, an increase of $42,245, or 164%, compared to total cost of revenues of $25,686 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The increase is mainly a result of the increase in salaries and related expenses offset by a decrease in the overall cost of materials, due to our efforts to outsource production of our new products.





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Gross Profit


Gross profit for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 was $180,909, an increase of $143,029, or 378%, compared to gross profit of $37,880 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The increase is mainly the result of an increase in revenues and a decrease in cost of revenues, as detailed above.





Research and Development


Research and development expenses consist of salaries and related expenses, share base compensation, consulting fees, service providers' costs, related materials and overhead expenses. Research and development expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 were $363,003, an increase of $22,195, or 7%, compared to total research and development expenses of $340,808 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The increase is mainly attributable to the increase in professional fees and in payroll expenses partially offset by a decrease in share based compensation expenses and decrease in expenses associated with international travel and field trials, which were postponed due to COVID-19.

Selling and Marketing Expenses

Selling and marketing expenses consist primarily of salaries and related costs for selling and marketing personnel, travel related expenses and services providers. Selling and marketing expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 were $102,428, an increase of $58,946, or 136%, compared to total selling and marketing expenses of $43,482 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The increase is mainly attributable to the increase in service providers and commissions in relation to selling and marketing activities as well as share based compensation expenses mainly associated with the termination of the employment of our former vice president of sales in February 2020.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries and related expenses including share based compensation, professional fees and other non-personnel related expenses such as legal expenses and directors and insurance costs. General and administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 were $2,847,444, an increase of $1,996,182, or 234%, compared to total general and administrative expenses of $851,262 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The increase is mainly a result of the increase in professional services and compensation payable to directors following the listing of our Common Stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market, which occurred during the second quarter of 2021, increase in insurance costs and payroll and related expenses, offset partially by a decrease in share-based compensation to our employees and service providers.





Financing Expenses, Net


Financing expenses, net, for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 were $163,837, a decrease of $42,992, or 21%, compared to total financing expenses of $206,829 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The decrease is mainly a result of the decrease in compensation expenses related to the accrued interest and amortization expenses associated with our convertible loans which were fully converted during the three months ended June 30, 2021.





Total Comprehensive Loss


As a result of the foregoing, our total comprehensive loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 was $3,260,924, compared to $1,376,592 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, an increase of $1,884,332, or 137%. The increase is mainly a result of the increase in general and administrative expenses following the listing of our Common Stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market, as described above offset partially by increase in gross profit.





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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquidity is the ability of a company to generate funds to support its current and future operations, satisfy its obligations, and otherwise operate on an ongoing basis. Significant factors in the management of liquidity are funds generated by operations, levels of accounts receivable and accounts payable and capital expenditures. Since our inception through September 30, 2021, we have funded our operations, principally with approximately $23,463,738 (net of issuance expenses), from the issuance of shares of our Common Stock, options and loans.

On May 13, 2021, we completed an underwritten public offering of 1,090,909 shares of Common Stock at a price to the public of $11.00 per share. The gross proceeds we received from this offering were $12,000,000 (net proceeds of $10,457,862) (the "Underwritten Offering").

The table below presents our cash flows for the periods indicated:



                                                              Nine Months Ended
                                                                September 30,
                                                             2021            2020
Net cash used in operating activities                    $ (3,169,632 )   $  (619,397 )

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities           (23,760 )         1,809

Net cash provided by financing activities                  10,745,759         637,344

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash
equivalents and restricted cash                                 8,383               -

 Increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted
cash                                                     $  7,560,750     $    19,756

As of September 30, 2021, we had cash of $7,771,539, as compared to $242,900 as of December 31, 2020. As of September 30, 2021, we had a working capital of $7,652,779, as compared to a negative working capital of $290,062 as of December 31, 2020. The increase in our cash balance is mainly attributable to the Underwritten Offering offset by our cash used in operations.





Operating Activities


Net cash used in operating activities was $3,169,632 for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to $619,397 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020.





Investing Activities



Net cash used in investing activities was $23,760 for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to net cash used in investing activities of $1,809 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The increase is mainly attributable to the increase in funds in respect of employee rights upon retirement and the purchase of property and equipment.





Financing Activities


Net cash provided by financing activities was $10,713,367 for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to $637,344 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The increase is mainly the result of proceeds from to the Underwritten Offering described above.





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Financial Arrangements


Since our inception, we have financed our operation primarily through proceeds from sales of our shares of Common Stock, convertible loan agreements and grants from the Israeli Innovation Authority, or the IIA, formerly known as the Office of the Chief Scientist of the Ministry of Economy and Industry.

During January 2021, we entered into a series of convertible loan agreements with an aggregate principal amount of $274,000 that each bear interest at a rate of 5% per annum.

On May 11, 2021 and May 12, 2021, we issued an aggregate of 66,877 shares of Common Stock following the conversion of convertible promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of $499,000 and of aggregated accrued interest amount of $11,211, at a conversion price of $7.63 per share.

On May 18, 2021, we closed the Underwritten Offering pursuant to which we issued a total of 1,090,909 shares of our Common Stock at a purchase price of $11.00 per share. In connection with the Underwritten Offering, we agreed to grant ThinkEquity, a division of Fordham Financial Management, Inc. (the "Underwriter"), a 45-day option to purchase up to 163,636 additional shares of Common Stock at the public offering price of $11.00 per share, less the underwriting discounts and commissions solely to cover over-allotments, and to issue the Underwriter a five-year warrant to purchase up to 54,545 shares of Common Stock, at a per share exercise price equal to 125% of the Underwritten Offering price per share of Common Stock. The gross proceeds from the Underwritten Offering were approximately $12,000,000.





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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of September 30, 2021, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as defined in Item 303(a)(4) of Regulation S-K.

Changes to Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our critical accounting policies and estimates are set forth in our 2020 Annual Report.

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