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GOING CONCERN
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
GOING CONCERN

3 – GOING CONCERN

 

The Trust’s objectives when managing its capital are to seek to ensure that there are adequate capital resources to safeguard the Trust’s ability to continue operating and maintain adequate levels of funding to support its ongoing operations and development such that it can continue to provide returns to shareholders. The Trust’s management evaluates whether there are conditions or events, considered in aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued.

 

The Trust’s cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash totaled $4,421,788 as of March 31, 2024, an increase of $316,904 from December 31, 2023. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the increase in cash was primarily due to the sale of properties.

 

The Trust’s current loan liabilities totaled approximately $15 million as of March 31, 2024. The current loan liabilities include approximately $14.4 million of a bank loan secured by the majority of the greenhouse portfolio (the “Greenhouse Loan”) and which is non-recourse to the Trust.

 

Of the total amount of cash, approximately $3.0 million is non-restricted cash available for general corporate purposes and $1.4 million is restricted cash related to the Greenhouse Loan.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Trust determined that there was substantial doubt as to its ability to continue as a going concern as a result of current liabilities that far exceed current assets, net losses incurred, expected reduced revenue and increased property expenses related to the greenhouse portfolio.

 

In early 2024, the Trust sold three properties which is expected to help with liquidity. The net proceeds from the sale of the Salisbury, MA property was approximately $662,000 of unrestricted cash and the approximately $456,000 loan was retired at closing and is eliminated from current liabilities. The sale of two greenhouse properties in Colorado produced approximately $53,000 of restricted cash and should generate cash flow from the seller financing provided that should provide cash to help service the Greenhouse Loan.

 

The Greenhouse Loan is in default and the subject of litigation (see Note 6 – LONG-TERM DEBT). Power REIT continues to try to work with the lender to establish a path forward. However, the Greenhouse Loan is non-recourse to Power REIT which means that in the event it cannot resolve issues with the lender and they foreclose on the properties, Power REIT should be able to continue as a going concern albeit with a smaller portfolio of assets. In addition, it is possible that the Greenhouse Loan will lead to distressed sales including possibly through foreclosures, which would have a negative impact on our prospects. A forbearance agreement with the lender for the Greenhouse Loan was effective on May 10, 2024, which provides additional time to retire the loan. The expiration date of the forbearance agreement is September 30, 2024. There can be no assurance that our efforts to sell, re-lease or recapitalize the assets secured by the Greenhouse Loan will ultimately retire the loan per the requirements of the forbearance agreement.

 

 

As of the filing date, The Trust’s current liabilities far exceed current assets. If the Trust’s plan to focus on selling properties, entering into new leases, improving cash collections from existing tenants and raising capital in the form of debt or equity is effectively implemented, the Trust’s plan could potentially provide enough liquidity. However, the Trust cannot predict, with certainty, the outcome of its actions to generate liquidity.

 

Power REIT’s cash outlays at the parent company level consist principally of professional fees, consultant fees, NYSE American listing fees, legal, insurance, shareholder service company fees, auditing costs, and general and administrative expenses. The Trust’s cash outlays related to our various property-owning subsidiaries consist principally of principal and interest expense on debts property maintenance, property taxes, insurance, legal as well as other property related expenses that are not covered by tenants. To the extent the Trust needs to raise additional capital to meet its obligations, there can be no assurance that financing on favorable terms will be available when needed. If Power REIT is unable to sell certain assets when anticipated at prices anticipated, we may not have sufficient cash to fund operations and commitments.