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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2023
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES | NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES: BASIS OF PRESENTATION: The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, Organic Products Trading Company, LLC (“OPTCO”), Sonofresco LLC (“SONO”), Comfort Foods, Inc. (“CFI”) and Generations Coffee Company, LLC (“GCC”). All inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. USE OF ESTIMATES: The preparation of the Company’s financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect certain reported amounts and disclosures. Significant estimates include, depreciable lives for long-lived assets, and valuation of goodwill and indefinitely lived intangible assets impairment testing. These estimates may be adjusted as more current information becomes available, and any adjustment could have a significant impact on recorded amounts. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS: Cash and cash equivalents consists primarily of unrestricted cash on deposit and securities with an original maturity of 3 months or less at financial institutions and brokerage firms. COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OCTOBER 31, 2023 AND 2022 NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont’d): ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE: Trade accounts receivable are stated at the amount the Company expects to collect. The Company maintains allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of its customers to make required payments. Management considers the following factors when determining the collectability of specific customer accounts: customer credit-worthiness, past transaction history with the customer, current economic industry trends, and changes in customer payment terms. Past due balances over 60 days and other higher risk amounts are reviewed individually for collectability. If the financial condition of the Company’s customers were to deteriorate, adversely affecting their ability to make payments, additional allowances would be required. Based on management’s assessment, the Company provides for estimated uncollectible amounts through a charge to earnings and a credit to a valuation allowance. Balances that remain outstanding after the Company has used reasonable collection efforts are written off through a charge to the valuation allowance and a credit to accounts receivable. The reserve for sales discounts represents the estimated discount that customers will take upon payment. The reserve for other allowances represents the estimated amount of returns, slotting fees and volume based discounts estimated to be incurred by the Company from its customers. The allowances are summarized as follows: SCHEDULE OF ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
|  | 2023 |  |  | 2022 |
Allowance for doubtful accounts |  | $ | 65,000 |  |  | $ | 65,000 |
Reserve for other allowances |  |  | 35,000 |  |  |  | 35,000 |
Reserve for sales discounts |  |  | 44,000 |  |  |  | 44,000 |
Totals |  | $ | 144,000 |  |  | $ | 144,000 |
INVENTORIES: Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (first in, first out basis) or net realizable value, including provisions for obsolescence commensurate with known or estimated exposures. There are no reserves for obsolescence as of October 31, 2023 and 2022. BUILDING, MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT: Building, machinery and equipment are recorded at cost and depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Purchases of buildings, machinery and equipment and additions and betterments which substantially extend the useful life of an asset are capitalized at cost. Expenditures which do not materially prolong the normal useful life of an asset are charged to operations as incurred. The Company also provides for amortization of leasehold improvements which are depreciated over the shorter of the useful life of the improvement or the lease term. COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OCTOBER 31, 2023 AND 2022 NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont’d): COMMODITIES HELD BY BROKER: The commodities held at broker represent the market value of the Company’s trading account, which consists of option and future contracts for coffee held with a brokerage firm. The Company uses options and futures contracts, which are not designated or qualifying as hedging instruments, to partially hedge the effects of fluctuations in the price of green coffee beans. Options and futures contracts are level 1 investments recognized at fair value in the consolidated financial statements with current recognition of gains and losses on such positions. The Company’s accounting for options and futures contracts may impact earnings volatility in any particular period. We record all open contract positions on our consolidated balance sheets at fair value in the due from and due to broker line items and typically do not offset these assets and liabilities. The Company classifies its options and future contracts as trading securities and accordingly, unrealized holding gains and losses are included in the statement of operations as a component of cost of sales. The Company recorded realized and unrealized gains and losses on these contracts as follows: SCHEDULE OF REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS AND LOSSES ON CONTRACTS
|  | 2023 |  |  | 2022 |
|  | Year Ended October 31, |
|  | 2023 |  |  | 2022 |
Gross realized gains |  | $ | 1,034,966 |  |  | $ | 2,307,714 |
Gross realized (losses) |  |  | (1,603,746 | ) |  |  | (1,683,401 | )
Unrealized gains (losses) |  |  | 758,024 |  |  |  | (721,350 | )
Total |  | $ | 189,244 |  |  | $ | (97,037 | )
CUSTOMER LIST AND RELATIONSHIPS: Customer list and relationships consist of a specific customer lists and customer contracts obtained by the Company in the acquisition of OPTCO, Comfort Foods and Sonofresco which are being amortized on the straight-line method over their estimated useful life of twenty years. Amortization expense for the years ended October 31, 2023 and 2022 was $30,500 and $62,552, respectively. TRADEMARKS: The Company has determined that its trademarks, which consist of product lines, trade names and packaging designs have indefinite useful lives. Trademarks are tested for impairment at least annually or when circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the trademarks exceed fair value.. The Company performs its annual impairment test on October 31 of each year by first performing a qualitative assessment to determine if it is more likely than not that the carrying amounts exceed the fair values. Depending on the outcome of our qualitative assessment, we may perform a quantitative assessment to determine if the carrying amounts exceed the fair values on the COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OCTOBER 31, 2023 AND 2022 NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont’d): assessment date. The Company quantitatively assessed the carrying amount of its goodwill in 2022 due to its declining stock price. The most significant assumptions used in these impairment tests include the royalty rates using the relief from royalty method of testing trademarks, forecasted revenues and expenses , income tax rates and discounts and premiums built into our weighted average cost of capital to estimate future cash flows using an income approach. Due to the sustained decline in the price of the Company stock through the fourth quarter of 2022 and after the proposed Delta merger announcement, the Company determined that an impairment charge was necessary and recorded an impairment charge of $2,569,785, which consisted of $2,488,785 of goodwill and $81,000 of trademarks and tradenames and for the year ended October 31, 2022. SCHEDULE OF CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME
Trademarks and tradenames |  | Total |
Balance at October 31, 2021 |  | $ | 408,000 |
Impairment charge |  |  | (81,000 | )
Impairment charge |  |  | (81,000 | )
Balance at October 31, 2022 |  | $ | 327,000 |
Balance at October 31, 2022 |  | $ | 327,000 |
Impairment charge |  |  | 0 |
Impairment charge |  |  | 0 |
Balance at October 31, 2023 |  | $ | 327,000 |
IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED ASSETS: The Company assesses the impairment of long-lived assets used in operations, primarily buildings, machinery and equipment as well as intangible assets subject to amortization, when events and circumstances indicate that the carrying value amounts of these assets might not be recoverable. For purposes of evaluating the recoverability of buildings, machinery and equipment and amortizable intangible assets, the undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated by those assets are compared to the carrying amounts of those assets. If and when the carrying amounts of the assets exceed the undiscounted cashflows, then the related assets will be written down to fair value, if less. During the years ended October 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company recorded $0 and $199,767, respectively of impairment charges of its amortizable intangible assets. No impairment charges were recorded against buildings, machinery and equipment. ADVERTISING: The Company expenses the cost of advertising and promotion as incurred. Advertising costs charged to operations totaled $35,369 and $42,001 for the years ended October 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. INCOME TAXES: The Company accounts for income taxes pursuant to the asset and liability method which requires deferred income tax assets and liabilities to be computed for temporary differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities that will result in taxable or deductible amounts in the future based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. The income tax provision or benefit is the tax incurred for the period plus or minus the change during the period in deferred tax assets and liabilities. COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OCTOBER 31, 2023 AND 2022 NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont’d): (LOSS) EARNINGS PER SHARE: Basic (loss) earnings per common share was computed by dividing net (loss) income by the sum of the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted (loss) earnings per common share is computed by dividing the net (loss) income by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding plus the dilutive effect of common shares issuable upon exercise of potential sources of dilution. The Company has issued 1,000,000 options that are outstanding which have not been included in the calculation of diluted (loss) earnings per share because they are anti-dilutive. The weighted average common shares outstanding used in the computation of basic and diluted (loss) earnings per share were 5,708,599 for the years ended October 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS: The carrying amounts of cash, accounts receivable, notes due to/(from) broker and accounts payable approximate fair value because of the short-term nature of these instruments. The carrying amount of the bank line of credit approximates fair value because the debt is based on current rates at which the Company could borrow funds with similar remaining maturities. Fair value estimates are made at a specific point in time, based on relevant market information about the financial instruments when available. These estimates are subjective in nature and involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment and therefore, cannot be determined with precision. Changes in assumptions could significantly affect the estimates. The Company measures fair value as required by Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 820 “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” (“ASC Topic 820”). ASC Topic 820 defines fair value, establishes a framework and gives guidance regarding the methods used for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. ASC Topic 820 clarifies that fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. As a basis for considering such assumptions, there exists a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:
| A) | Level 1 – unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access as of the measurement date.
| B) | Level 2 – inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are directly observable for the asset or liability or indirectly observable through corroboration with observable market data.
| C) | Level 3 – unobservable inputs for the asset or liability only used when there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date.
The hierarchy requires the Company to use observable market data, when available, and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs when determining fair value. COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OCTOBER 31, 2023 AND 2022 NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont’d): REVENUE RECOGNITION: The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with the five-step model as prescribed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Codification (“ASC”) Topic 606 (“ASC 606”) in which the Company evaluates the transfer of promised goods or services and recognizes revenue when its customer obtains control of promised goods or services in an amount that reflects the consideration which the Company expects to be entitled to receive in exchange for those goods or services. To determine revenue recognition for the arrangements that the Company determines are within the scope of ASC 606, the Company performs the following five steps: (1) identify the contract(s) with a customer, (2) identify the performance obligations in the contract, (3) determine the transaction price, (4) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract and (5) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. The following table presents revenues by product line for the years ended October 31, 2023 and 2022. SCHEDULE OF REVENUE
|  | 2023 |  |  | 2022 |
Green |  | $ | 30,582,179 |  |  | $ | 27,210,883 |
Packaged |  |  | 37,591,225 |  |  |  | 38,495,996 |
Totals |  | $ | 68,173,404 |  |  | $ | 65,706,879 |
Revenues |  | $ | 68,173,404 |  |  | $ | 65,706,879 |
Revenue for these product lines is recognized upon shipment to the customer. SHIPPING AND HANDLING FEES AND COSTS: Revenue earned from shipping and handling fees is reflected in net sales. Costs associated with shipping product to customers aggregating approximately $2,539,000 and $2,964,000 for the years ended October 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, is included in selling and administrative expenses. STOCK- BASED COMPENSATION: Stock-based awards are accounted for as required by ASC Topic 718 “Compensation-Stock Compensation” (“ASC 718”). Under ASC 718 stock-based awards are valued at fair value on the date of grant, and that fair value is recognized over requisite service period. The Company accounts for forfeitures when they occur. CONCENTRATION OF RISK: Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash deposits at financial institutions and brokerage firms. Accounts at each institution are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) up to certain limits. At October 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company had approximately $2,092,000 and $625,000 in excess of FDIC insured limits, respectively. The accounts at the brokerage firm contain cash and securities. Balances are insured up to $500,000, with a limit of $100,000 for cash, by the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC). At October 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company had approximately $373,000 and $1,560,000 in excess of SIPC insured limits, respectively. COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OCTOBER 31, 2023 AND 2022 NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont’d): EQUITY METHOD OF ACCOUNTING: Investee companies that are not consolidated, but over which the Company exercises significant influence, are accounted for under the equity method of accounting. Whether or not the Company exercises significant influence with respect to an Investee depends on an evaluation of several factors including, among others, representation on the Investee company’s board of directors and ownership level, which is generally a 20% to 50% interest in the voting securities of the Investee company. Under the equity method of accounting, an Investee company’s accounts are not reflected within the Company’s consolidated Balance Sheets and consolidated Statements of Operations; however, the Company’s share of the earnings or losses of the Investee company is reflected in the caption “Loss from equity method investments” in the consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company’s carrying value in an equity method Investee company is reflected in the caption “Equity method investments” in the Company’s consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company’s equity method investments consist of the following:
| (1) | 20% interest in Healthwise Gourmet Coffees, LLC, a distributor of low acidity coffees. The initial investment in this company amounted to $100,000. The loss recognized amounted to $16,925 and $15,178 for the years ended October 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The carrying amount of this investment as presented on the consolidated balance sheet at October 31, 2023 and 2022 was $39,676 and $56,601, respectively.
| (2) | On October 15, 2020 the Company acquired a 49% interest in Jordre Well LLC, a company that will produce CBD infused products. The investment was made in 139,250 shares of the Company’s common stock. The price of the stock on October 15, 2020 was $3.45 for an initial investment of $480,413. An additional 139,250 shares of the Company’s common stock will be transferred if Jordre Well LLC generates $500,000 in revenue from the sale of its newly created brands. However due to a lack of performance, the Company in 2023 abandoned its equity investment and will no longer fund its operations. The Company recognized a loss in the amount of $297,843 and $32,622 for the years ended October 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The Company in 2023, also wrote off a loan receivable in the amount of $197,110, which was deemed as uncollectible. The net value of this investment as presented on the consolidated balance sheet at October 31, 2023 and 2022 was $0 and $297,843.
INVESTMENTS - OTHER: Investment – other represent investments made by the Company that do not qualify as equity method investments as the Company cannot exercise significant influence over the target. The Company accounts for these investments in accordance with ASC Topic 321 “Investments – Equity Securities” (“ASC 321”). In August 2021, the Company made an investment of $2,500,000 in an entity that hold investments in the plant-based protein drink manufacturing industry. The Company has determined they do not have significant influence over the investee. Pursuant to ASC 321, the Company has elected an alternate measurement to account for this investment at cost less any impairment with adjustments to fair value if there are observable price changes. This investment was sold in October 2023. The sale price was $3,150,000, which is presented as a receivable on our balance sheet. We also reported the gain of $650,000 on our statement of operations. COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OCTOBER 31, 2023 AND 2022 NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont’d): LEASES: Leases are accounted for under ASC 842. The Company determines if an arrangement is or contains a lease at inception. The Company’s operating lease arrangement are comprised of real estate and facility leases. Right of use assets represent the Company’s right to use the underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Right of use assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the commencement date based on the present value of the lease payments over the lease term. As the Company’s leases do not provide an implicit rate and the implicit rate is not readily determinable, the Company estimates its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the measurement date in determining the present value of the lease payments. The present value of the lease payments was determined to be 5.00% for new leases and lease amendments that occurred during fiscal year 2023 and 2022. Right of use assets also exclude lease incentives. ACCOUNTING PRONOUCEMENTS NOT YET ADOPTED: Credit Loss on Financial Instruments The Company follows the FASB Accounting Standard Update (ASU) 2016-13 Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326). This guidance requires entities to use a current expected credit loss impairment model rather than incurred losses. The Company considers factors such as credit quality, age of balances, historical experience and current and future economic conditions that may affect the Company’s expectation of collectability in determining allowance for credit losses. The Company will adopt the provisions of Topic 326 effective beginning November 1, 2023. Management believes its risk of loss on currently recorded receivables is minimal and accordingly the adoption of this pronouncement will not have any material effect on the financial statements.

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