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Related Parties
9 Months Ended
Oct. 30, 2021
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Parties

NOTE 12. Related Parties

Notes Payable to Related Parties:  Notes payable to related parties consisted of the following as of the dates presented (in thousands):

 

 

 

October 31, 2021

(unaudited)

 

 

January 30, 2021

 

18% promissory note due April 21, 2021

 

$

 

 

$

400

 

9% unsecured convertible note due January 6, 2022

 

 

1,000

 

 

 

 

9% unsecured convertible note due February 5, 2022

 

 

1,000

 

 

 

 

9% unsecured convertible note due April 14, 2022

 

 

750

 

 

 

 

 

9% unsecured convertible notes due April 21, 2022

 

 

750

 

 

 

 

Total face amount

 

 

3,500

 

 

 

400

 

Unamortized discount

 

 

(1,901

)

 

 

 

Total carrying value

 

 

1,599

 

 

 

400

 

Amount classified as current

 

 

1,599

 

 

 

400

 

Amount classified as long-term

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On January 21, 2021, the Company’s Simply Mac subsidiary issued a $400,000 unsecured short-term promissory note to Taylor Capital LLC that was outstanding at January 30, 2021.  The note was scheduled to mature, and become due and payable in full, on April 21, 2021 together with a one-time fee of $20,000 plus accrued interest at the rate of 18% per annum compounded monthly.  Taylor Capital is wholly owned by Kevin Taylor, the chairman of the Company’s board of directors.  In March 2021, the note and all accrued interest and fees were repaid in advance of its maturity.  Interest expense on the note for the 39 weeks ended October 30, 2021 was $9,000.

On July 6, 2021, the Company issued a $1,000,000, six-month, 9% unsecured convertible note and warrant to SOL Global Investments Corp. (“SOL Global”). SOL Global is an affiliate of the Company and owns greater than 10% of its outstanding common stock.  The principal and unpaid accrued interest is convertible at the option of the holder at any time into shares of common stock of the Company at $2.50 per share (the “Conversion Price”) and the warrant is exercisable for 400,000 shares of common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $2.75 per share (the “Exercise Price”).  The warrant is exercisable beginning six months after issuance and expires 42 months from the date of issuance.  The Company valued the warrants in accordance with ASC 470-20-25-2 using a binomial option pricing model.  The valuation assumed a 108% volatility rate of the Company’s common stock, an estimated life of 3.5 years and a risk-free interest rate of 0.52%.  The warrants were assigned a value of $743,000, which amount was recorded as a discount to the debt and a credit to additional paid in capital, resulting in an effective annual interest rate of approximately 324%.  The debt discount is being amortized to interest expense over the six-month life of the note on a straight-line basis, which approximates the effective interest method.  The balance of unamortized discount at October 30, 2021 amounted to $272,000.  Interest expense on the note for the 13 and 39 weeks ended October 30, 2021 was $392,000 and $500,000, respectively, including accretion of $369,000 and $471,000, respectively.

On August 5, 2021, the Company issued a $1,000,000, six-month, 9% unsecured convertible note and warrant to SOL Global.  The principal and unpaid accrued interest is convertible at the option of the holder at any time into shares of common stock of the Company at the Conversion Price and the warrant is exercisable for 400,000 shares of common stock of the Company at the Exercise Price.  The warrant is exercisable beginning six months after issuance and expires 42 months from the date of issuance.  The Company valued the warrants in accordance with ASC 470-20-25-2 using a binomial option pricing model.  The valuation assumed a 108% volatility rate of the Company’s common stock, an estimated life of 3.5 years and a risk-free interest rate of 0.46%.  The warrants were assigned a value of $593,000, which amount was recorded as a discount to the debt and a credit to additional paid in capital, resulting in an effective annual interest rate of approximately 168%.  The debt discount is being amortized to interest expense over the six-month life of the note on a straight-line basis, which approximates the effective interest method.  The balance of unamortized discount at October 30, 2021 amounted to $314,000.  Interest expense on the note for both the 13 and 39 weeks ended October 30, 2021 was $300,000, including accretion of $279,000.

On October 14, 2021, the Company issued a $750,000, six-month, 9% unsecured convertible note and warrant to SOL Global.  The principal and unpaid accrued interest is convertible at the option of the holder at any time into shares of common stock of the Company at the Conversion Price and the warrant is exercisable for 300,000 shares of common stock of the Company at the Exercise Price.  The warrant is exercisable beginning six months after issuance and expires 42 months from the date of issuance.  The Company valued the warrants in accordance with ASC 470-20-25-2 using a binomial option pricing model.  The valuation assumed a 108% volatility rate of the Company’s common stock, an estimated life of 3.5 years and a risk-free interest rate of 0.73%.  The warrants were assigned a value of $712,000, which amount was recorded as a discount to the debt and a credit to additional paid in capital, resulting in an effective annual interest rate of approximately 2052%.  The debt discount is being amortized to interest expense over the six-month life of the note on a straight-line basis, which approximates the effective interest method.  The balance of unamortized discount at October 30, 2021 amounted to $650,000.  Interest expense on the note for both the 13 and 39 weeks ended October 30, 2021 was $65,000, including accretion of $62,000.

On October 21, 2021, the Company issued a $750,000, six-month, 9% unsecured convertible note and warrant to SOL Global.  The principal and unpaid accrued interest is convertible at the option of the holder at any time into shares of common stock of the Company at the Conversion Price and the warrant is exercisable for 300,000 shares of common stock of the Company at the Exercise Price.  The warrant is exercisable beginning six months after issuance and expires 42 months from the date of issuance.  The Company valued the warrants in accordance with ASC 470-20-25-2 using a binomial option pricing model.  The valuation assumed a 108% volatility rate of the Company’s common stock, an estimated life of 3.5 years and a risk-free interest rate of 0.89%.  The warrants were assigned a value of $700,000, which amount was recorded as a discount to the debt and a credit to additional paid in capital, resulting in an effective annual interest rate of approximately 1530%.  The debt discount is being amortized to interest expense over the six-month life of the note on a straight-line basis, which approximates the effective interest method.  The balance of unamortized discount at October 30, 2021 amounted to $665,000.  Interest expense on the note for both the 13 and 39 weeks ended October 30, 2021 was $36,000, including accretion of $34,000.

Interest expense for related party notes payable for the 13 and 39 weeks ended October 30, 2021 was $793,000 and $910,000, respectively, including accretion of $744,000 and $846,000, respectively.

Other Related Party Transactions:  In October 2021, the Company opened a store in Miami, Florida under the SimplyEV brand to sell scooters and other all-electric products and accessories.  The Company licensed the Simply EV brand from its owner, EV Toys LLC (“EV Toys”), and purchases the products sold in the store from EV Toys.  The store premises are leased from LIVWRK SOL Wynwood LLC (“LIVWRK”) under a 3-year lease that calls for monthly rent of $5,250 plus operating costs.  In June 2021, the Company also began selling scooters purchased from EV Toys in its Simply Mac stores and on its eCommerce site.  Purchases of products from EV Toys during the 13 and 39 weeks ended October 30, 2021 amounted to $502,000 and $612,000, respectively, and the outstanding balance of accounts payable owed by the Company to EV Toys at October 30, 2021 was $471,000.  The Company also purchases accessory products sold in its Simply Mac stores and on its eCommerce site from Smash Technologies LLC (“Smash”).  Purchases of products from Smash during the 13 and 39 weeks ended October 30, 2021 amounted to $920,000 and $1,237,000, respectively, and the outstanding balance of accounts payable owed by the Company to Smash at October 30, 2021 was $1,233,000.  EV Toys, LIVWRK and Smash are indirectly partially owned by SOL Global.  Kevin Taylor, the Company’s Board Chairman, is also a member of the Board of Directors of SOL Global.