Item 1. Financial Statements
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AgileThought, Inc. Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets |
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(in thousands USD, except share data) | March 31, 2023 | | December 31, 2022 |
Assets | | | |
Current assets: | | | |
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | $ | 3,174 | | | $ | 8,691 | |
Accounts receivable, net | 29,968 | | | 29,061 | |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 10,082 | | | 9,860 | |
Embedded derivative asset | 1,372 | | | — | |
Current VAT receivables | 8,744 | | | 8,228 | |
Total current assets | 53,340 | | | 55,840 | |
Property and equipment, net | 3,257 | | | 3,244 | |
Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets | 69,740 | | | 87,661 | |
Finite-lived intangible assets, net | 61,076 | | | 61,355 | |
Operating lease right of use assets, net | 6,009 | | | 6,462 | |
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Other noncurrent assets | 591 | | | 677 | |
Total noncurrent assets | 140,673 | | | 159,399 | |
Total assets | $ | 194,013 | | | $ | 215,239 | |
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Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | | | |
Current liabilities: | | | |
Accounts payable | $ | 15,005 | | | $ | 11,427 | |
Accrued liabilities | 14,171 | | | 9,114 | |
Income taxes payable | 125 | | | 226 | |
Other taxes payable | 8,485 | | | 10,665 | |
Current portion of operating lease liabilities | 2,054 | | | 2,092 | |
Deferred revenue | 3,452 | | | 2,151 | |
Purchase price obligation note payable | 10,488 | | | 10,243 | |
Current portion of long-term debt and financing obligations | 84,594 | | | 37,194 | |
Embedded derivative liabilities | — | | | 7 | |
Other current liabilities | 3,452 | | | 3,452 | |
Total current liabilities | 141,826 | | | 86,571 | |
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Long-term debt and financing obligations, net of current portion | 348 | | | 39,395 | |
Deferred tax liabilities, net | 3,323 | | | 3,627 | |
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion | 3,044 | | | 3,470 | |
Warrant liability | 1,491 | | | 2,306 | |
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Other noncurrent liabilities | 7 | | | — | |
Total liabilities | 150,039 | | | 135,369 | |
Commitments and contingencies (Note 17) | | | |
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Stockholders' Equity | | | |
Class A common stock $0.0001 par value, 210,000,000 shares authorized, 50,032,843 and 48,402,534 shares issued as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively | 5 | | | 5 | |
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Treasury stock, 2,423,204 shares at cost as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 | — | | | — | |
Additional paid-in capital | 205,673 | | | 204,126 | |
Accumulated deficit | (144,490) | | | (106,431) | |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (17,145) | | | (17,776) | |
Total stockholders' equity attributable to the Company | 44,043 | | | 79,924 | |
Noncontrolling interests | (69) | | | (54) | |
Total stockholders' equity | 43,974 | | | 79,870 | |
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 194,013 | | | $ | 215,239 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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AgileThought, Inc. Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations |
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(in thousands USD, except share data) | | | | | 2023 | | 2022 |
Net revenues | | | | | $ | 41,844 | | | $ | 44,224 | |
Cost of revenue | | | | | 27,543 | | | 30,400 | |
Gross profit | | | | | 14,301 | | | 13,824 | |
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Operating expenses: | | | | | | | |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | | | | | 15,417 | | | 12,619 | |
Depreciation and amortization | | | | | 1,863 | | | 1,754 | |
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Change in fair value of embedded derivative | | | | | (1,379) | | | — | |
Change in fair value of warrant liability | | | | | (815) | | | 478 | |
Loss on debt extinguishment | | | | | 10,162 | | | 7,136 | |
Equity-based compensation expense | | | | | 1,547 | | | 518 | |
Impairment charges | | | | | 19,070 | | | — | |
Restructuring expense | | | | | 2,517 | | | 753 | |
Other operating expenses, net | | | | | 1,472 | | | 621 | |
Total operating expenses | | | | | 49,854 | | | 23,879 | |
Loss from operations | | | | | (35,553) | | | (10,055) | |
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Interest expense, net | | | | | (4,217) | | | (3,313) | |
Other income, net | | | | | 1,718 | | | 7,321 | |
Loss before income taxes | | | | | (38,052) | | | (6,047) | |
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Income tax expense | | | | | 19 | | | 251 | |
Net loss | | | | | (38,071) | | | (6,298) | |
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Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests | | | | | (12) | | | 49 | |
Net loss attributable to the Company | | | | | $ | (38,059) | | | $ | (6,347) | |
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Basic and Diluted Class A common stock | | | | | $ | (0.80) | | | $ | (0.14) | |
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Weighted average number of shares: | | | | | | | |
Basic and Diluted Class A common stock | | | | | 47,331,289 | | | 46,022,767 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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AgileThought, Inc. Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss |
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(in thousands USD) | | | | | 2023 | | 2022 |
Net loss | | | | | $ | (38,071) | | | $ | (6,298) | |
Actuarial loss | | | | | 95 | | | 4 | |
Foreign currency translation adjustments | | | | | 533 | | | 341 | |
Comprehensive loss | | | | | (37,443) | | | (5,953) | |
Less: Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests | | | | | (15) | | | 46 | |
Comprehensive loss attributable to the Company | | | | | $ | (37,428) | | | $ | (5,999) | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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AgileThought, Inc. Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity |
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| | Common Stock | | Treasury Stock | | Additional Paid-in Capital | | Accumulated Deficit | | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | | Noncontrolling Interests | | Total Stockholders' Equity |
(in thousands USD, except share data) | | Shares | | Amount | | Shares | | Amount | | | | | |
December 31, 2022 | | 48,402,534 | | | $ | 5 | | | 2,423,204 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 204,126 | | | $ | (106,431) | | | $ | (17,776) | | | $ | (54) | | | $ | 79,870 | |
Net loss | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (38,059) | | | — | | | (12) | | | (38,071) | |
Equity-based compensation | | 8,230 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 1,547 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 1,547 | |
Collateral shares issued to subordinated creditors | | 1,622,079 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
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Other comprehensive expense (income) | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 96 | | | (1) | | | 95 | |
Foreign currency translation adjustments | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 535 | | | (2) | | | 533 | |
March 31, 2023 | | 50,032,843 | | | $ | 5 | | | 2,423,204 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 205,673 | | | $ | (144,490) | | | $ | (17,145) | | | $ | (69) | | | $ | 43,974 | |
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| | Common Stock | | Treasury Stock | | Additional Paid-in Capital | | Accumulated Deficit | | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | | Noncontrolling Interests | | Total Stockholders' Equity |
(in thousands USD, except share data) | | Shares | | Amount | | Shares | | Amount | | | | | |
December 31, 2021 | | 50,402,763 | | | $ | 5 | | | 181,381 | | | $ | (294) | | | $ | 198,649 | | | $ | (86,251) | | | $ | (17,362) | | | $ | (99) | | | $ | 94,648 | |
Net (loss) income | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (6,347) | | | — | | | 49 | | | (6,298) | |
Equity-based compensation | | 87,999 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 518 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 518 | |
Employee withholding taxes paid related to net share settlements | | (17,359) | | | — | | | 17,359 | | | (97) | | | 97 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Redemption of public warrants | | 20 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Other comprehensive expense | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 4 | | | — | | | 4 | |
Foreign currency translation adjustments | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 344 | | | (3) | | | 341 | |
March 31, 2022 | | 50,473,423 | | | $ | 5 | | | 198,740 | | | $ | (391) | | | $ | 199,264 | | | $ | (92,598) | | | $ | (17,014) | | | $ | (53) | | | $ | 89,213 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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AgileThought, Inc. Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows |
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(in thousands USD) | 2023 | | 2022 |
Operating activities | | | |
Net loss | $ | (38,071) | | | $ | (6,298) | |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | | | |
Accretion of interest from convertible notes | 756 | | | — | |
Gain on forgiveness of debt | — | | | (7,280) | |
Loss on debt extinguishment | 10,162 | | | 7,136 | |
Provision for bad debt expense | 165 | | | 3 | |
Impairment of goodwill | 19,070 | | | — | |
Equity-based compensation | 1,547 | | | 518 | |
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Right of use asset amortization | 606 | | | 860 | |
Foreign currency remeasurement | (1,729) | | | (252) | |
Deferred income tax (benefit) | (482) | | | (63) | |
Obligations for purchase price | 245 | | | 235 | |
Embedded derivative | (1,379) | | | — | |
Warrant liability | (815) | | | 478 | |
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Amortization of debt issuance costs | 504 | | | 421 | |
Depreciation and amortization | 1,863 | | | 1,754 | |
Changes in assets and liabilities: | | | |
Accounts receivable | (35) | | | (6,377) | |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | (70) | | | (725) | |
Accounts payable | 3,590 | | | 2,231 | |
Accrued liabilities | 4,827 | | | 2,187 | |
Deferred revenue | 1,215 | | | 876 | |
Current VAT receivables and other taxes payable | (2,539) | | | 129 | |
Income taxes payable | (109) | | | (81) | |
Operating lease liabilities | (550) | | | (863) | |
Net cash used in operating activities | (1,229) | | | (5,111) | |
Investing activities | | | |
Purchase of property and equipment | (411) | | | (83) | |
Net cash used in investing activities | (411) | | | (83) | |
Financing activities | | | |
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Repayments of borrowings | (2,143) | | | (669) | |
Payment of debt issuance costs | (1,506) | | | — | |
Cash paid for shares withheld from a grantee to satisfy tax withholding | (18) | | | — | |
Payments for finance leases | (68) | | | — | |
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Net cash used in financing activities | (3,735) | | | (669) | |
Effect of exchange rates on cash | (142) | | | (64) | |
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents | (5,517) | | | (5,927) | |
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of the period | 8,691 | | | 8,640 | |
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of the period | $ | 3,174 | | | $ | 2,713 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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AgileThought, Inc. Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements |
Note 1 – Organization and Basis of Consolidation and Presentation
Organization
AgileThought, Inc. (“AgileThought”) is a global provider of agile-first, end-to-end digital transformation services in the North American market using on-shore and near-shore delivery. The Company’s headquarters is in Irving, Texas. AgileThought’s Class A common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market (“NASDAQ”) under the symbol “AGIL.”
On August 23, 2021 (the “Closing Date”), LIV Capital Acquisition Corp. (“LIVK”), a special purpose acquisition company, and AgileThought (“Legacy AgileThought”) consummated the transactions contemplated by the definitive agreement and plan of merger (“Merger Agreement”), dated May 9, 2021 (“Business Combination”). Pursuant to the terms, Legacy AgileThought merged with and into LIVK, whereupon the separate corporate existence of Legacy AgileThought ceased, with LIVK surviving such merger (the “Surviving Company”). On the Closing Date, the Surviving Company changed its name to AgileThought, Inc. (the “Company”, “AgileThought”, “we” or “us”).
Basis of Consolidation and Presentation
The Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with the U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“U.S. GAAP”) and in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). For interim financial reporting not all disclosures normally required in annual Consolidated Financial Statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP are required.
In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the financial information, which are of normal and recurring nature, have been made for the interim periods reported. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2023. The balance sheet as of December 31, 2022 has been derived from the audited Consolidated Financial Statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. The unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with our audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2022 that are included in our annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 13, 2023 (“Annual Report”). All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. The ownership interest of noncontrolling investors of the Company's subsidiaries are recorded as noncontrolling interest.
The Company evaluated subsequent events, if any, that would require an adjustment to the Company's Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements or require disclosure in the notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements through the date of issuance of the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Where applicable, the notes to these Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been updated to discuss all significant subsequent events which have occurred.
Liquidity and Going Concern
These Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. The going concern assumption contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. However, substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern exists.
As discussed in Note 7, Long-term Debt, the Company is currently in default with its Blue Torch Credit Facility. This default triggered cross-defaults under our Second Lien Facility, requiring a reclassification to our total current portion of long-term debt from $37.2 million as of December 31, 2022 to $84.6 million on March 31, 2023. The Company's current liabilities have been adversely impacted and resulted in a negative working capital of $88.5 million. The Blue Torch Credit Facility lenders have granted a forbearance limiting the immediate acceleration of the debt until May 19, 2023. As of April 30, 2023, the Company had available cash of $1.5 million and will require additional liquidity to satisfy its current debt obligations and to continue its operations over the next 12 months. In an effort to alleviate these conditions, the Company is evaluating strategies to obtain the required additional funding for future operations. These strategies may include, but are not limited to, seeking private equity financing, restructuring our debt, seeking for strategic merger and acquisition alternatives, and restructuring operations to increase revenues and decrease expenses. However, given the Company's performance in addition to the impact of the economic downturn on the U.S. and global financial markets, the Company may be unable to access further equity or debt financing when needed. As such, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to obtain additional liquidity when needed or under acceptable terms, if at all. The result of such inability, whether individually or in the aggregate, will adversely impact our financial condition and could cause us to curtail or cease operations or to pursue other strategic alternatives. The Unaudited Condensed Consolidated
Financial Statements do not include any adjustments to the carrying amounts and classification of assets, liabilities, and reported expenses that may be necessary if the Company were unable to continue as a going concern.
Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Refer to Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, within our annual Consolidated Financial Statements included in our 2022 Annual Report for the full listing of significant accounting policies.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions about future events that affect the amounts reported in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. We make significant estimates with respect to intangible assets, goodwill, depreciation, amortization, income taxes, equity-based compensation, contingencies, fair value of assets and liabilities acquired, purchase price obligations in connection with business combinations, fair value of embedded derivatives, and fair value of warrant liability. To the extent the actual results differ materially from these estimates and assumptions, the Company’s future financial statements could be materially affected.
Accounting Pronouncements
The authoritative bodies release standards and guidance, which are assessed by management for impact on the Company’s Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The Company did not adopt or identify any Accounting Standards Updates (“ASUs”) that have yet to be adopted for the three months ended March 31, 2023 in the Company’s Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Note 3 – Fair Value Measurements
The carrying amount of assets and liabilities including cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximated their fair value as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, due to the relative short maturity of these instruments.
Long-term Debt
Our debt is not actively traded and the fair value estimate is based on discounted estimated future cash flows or a fair value in-exchange assumption, which are significant unobservable inputs in the fair value hierarchy. As such, these estimates are classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.
The following table summarizes our instruments where fair value differs from carrying value:
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| Fair Value Hierarchy Level | | March 31, 2023 | | December 31, 2022 | | |
(in thousands USD) | | Carry Amount | | Fair Value | | Carry Amount | | Fair Value | | |
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Second Lien Facility | Level 3 | | $ | 21,038 | | | $ | 12,934 | | | $ | 19,409 | | | $ | 17,990 | | | |
Blue Torch Credit Facility | Level 3 | | 61,000 | | | 54,355 | | | 55,000 | | | 52,888 | | | |
Purchase Price Obligation Note Payable | Level 3 | | 10,488 | | | 9,074 | | | 10,243 | | | 8,837 | | | |
The above table excludes our revolving credit facility, subordinated promissory note payable, and subordinated zero-coupon loan as these balances approximate fair value due to the short-term nature of our borrowings. The above table also excludes our Paycheck Protection Program loans (“PPP loans”) as the carrying value of the Company’s PPP loans approximates fair value based on the current yield for debt instruments with similar terms. Refer to Note 7, Long-term Debt, for additional information.
Warrant Liability
As of March 31, 2023, the Company has private placement warrants, which are liability classified, as discussed in Note 13, Warrants. The Company's private placement warrants are classified as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy due to use of significant inputs that are unobservable in the market. Private placement warrants are fair valued using the Black-Scholes model, which require a risk-free rate assumption based upon constant-maturity treasury yields. Other significant inputs and assumptions in the model are the stock price, exercise price, volatility, and term or maturity. The volatility input was determined using the historical volatility of comparable publicly traded companies which operate in a similar industry or compete directly against the Company. The following table presents the changes in the fair value of the private warrant liability at March 31, 2023:
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(in thousands USD) | Private Placement Warrants |
Beginning balance, January 1, 2023 | $ | 2,306 | |
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Change in valuation inputs and other assumptions | (815) | |
Ending balance, March 31, 2023 | $ | 1,491 | |
Embedded Derivative Asset (Liability)
In connection with the amendment to the Second Lien Facility on August 10, 2022, the Company bifurcated embedded derivatives associated with conversion features for Mexican peso-denominated tranches. Embedded derivative assets (liabilities) are carried at fair value and classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Company determined the fair values of the bifurcated embedded derivatives by using a scenario-based analysis that estimated the fair value of each embedded derivative based on a probability-weighted present value of all possible outcomes related to the features.
The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value of the Company’s embedded derivative include the implied volatility, the period in which the outcomes are expected to be achieved and the discount rate.
The following table presents the changes in the fair value of the embedded derivative assets (liabilities) at March 31, 2023:
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(in thousands USD) | Embedded Derivative Asset (Liability) |
Beginning balance, January 1, 2023 | $ | (7) | |
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Change in valuation inputs and other assumptions | 1,379 | |
Ending balance, March 31, 2023 | $ | 1,372 | |
Less: Current Portion | 1,372 | |
Embedded derivative asset, net of current portion | $ | — | |
Note 4 – Balance Sheet Details
The following table provides detail of select balance sheet items:
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(in thousands USD) | March 31, 2023 | | December 31, 2022 |
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Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 2,949 | | | $ | 8,478 | |
Restricted cash | 225 | | | 213 | |
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | $ | 3,174 | | | $ | 8,691 | |
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(in thousands USD) | March 31, 2023 | | December 31, 2022 | | |
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Accounts receivables | $ | 14,483 | | | $ | 15,839 | | | |
Unbilled accounts receivables | 15,050 | | | 12,945 | | | |
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Other receivables | 766 | | | 435 | | | |
Allowance for doubtful accounts | (331) | | | (158) | | | |
Total accounts receivable, net | $ | 29,968 | | | $ | 29,061 | | | |
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(in thousands USD) | March 31, 2023 | | December 31, 2022 |
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Employee retention credit | $ | 4,775 | | | $ | 4,775 | |
Income tax receivables | 3,006 | | | 3,077 | |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 2,301 | | | 2,008 | |
Total prepaid expenses and other current assets | $ | 10,082 | | | $ | 9,860 | |
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(in thousands USD) | March 31, 2023 | | December 31, 2022 |
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Accrued wages, vacation & other employee related items | $ | 6,233 | | | $ | 3,362 | |
Accrued interest | 1,299 | | | 978 | |
Accrued incentive compensation | 1,282 | | | 712 | |
Accrued services | 4,678 | | | 3,426 | |
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Other accrued liabilities | 679 | | | 636 | |
Total accrued liabilities | $ | 14,171 | | | $ | 9,114 | |
The following table is a rollforward of the allowance for doubtful accounts:
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(in thousands USD) | 2023 | | 2022 |
Beginning balance, January 1 | $ | 158 | | | $ | 188 | |
Charges to expense | 165 | | | 3 | |
Foreign currency translation | 8 | | | 2 | |
Ending balance | $ | 331 | | | $ | 193 | |
The Company records any obligations for contingent purchase price at fair value. The Company recorded the 2019 acquisition-date fair value of a contingent liability based on the likelihood of contingent earn-out payments through the year ended December 31, 2021 subject to the underlying agreement terms. As of December 31, 2021, the obligation now relates to a known and fixed amount due and is no longer a contingent obligation recorded at fair value. The amount due accrues interest at 12%. On November 15, 2022, the Company entered into an amendment to change terms of the AN Extend portion of the purchase price obligation note payable. The amendment converted the note from Mexican pesos to U.S. dollars with capitalized interest added, set the applicable interest to 11% annually, set a maturity date of November 15, 2023, as well as added mandatory conversion. If the note is not paid in full prior to the maturity date, the total amount of principal and the interest will be converted within the following 30 calendar days counted from the maturity date with common shares of common stock, taking as value of the shares the value resulting from using the volume weighted moving average price. This amendment was determined to substantially alter the AN Extend portion of the purchase price obligation note payable such that extinguishment
accounting was applied. The Company recognized a loss on debt extinguishment of $0.7 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022. Payment of any and all of the purchase price obligation note payable is subordinate of all existing senior debt, including the Blue Torch Credit Facility and the Second Lien Facility. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution, or bankruptcy proceedings, all senior debt shall first be paid in full before any distribution shall be made to the purchase price obligation note payable creditors.
The following table provides a roll-forward of the obligation related to the 2019 acquisition due to the seller:
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(in thousands USD) | Purchase Price Obligation Note Payable |
Opening balance, January 1, 2023 | $ | 10,243 | |
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Accrued interest on the contingent consideration | 245 | |
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Ending balance, March 31, 2023 | 10,488 | |
Less: Current portion | 10,488 | |
Purchase price obligation note payable, net of current portion | $ | — | |
Note 5 – Property and Equipment, Net
Property and equipment, net consist of the following:
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(in thousands USD) | March 31, 2023 | | December 31, 2022 | | |
Computer equipment | $ | 4,299 | | | $ | 4,366 | | | |
Leasehold improvements | 1,450 | | | 1,352 | | | |
Furniture and equipment | 1,146 | | | 1,328 | | | |
Computer software | 3,742 | | | 3,264 | | | |
Transportation equipment | 25 | | | 24 | | | |
Finance lease right-of-use assets | 402 | | | 643 | | | |
| 11,064 | | | 10,977 | | | |
Less: accumulated depreciation | (7,807) | | | (7,733) | | | |
Property and equipment, net | $ | 3,257 | | | $ | 3,244 | | | |
Depreciation expense was $0.4 million and $0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The Company did not recognize any impairment expense related to property and equipment during the three months ended March 31, 2023 or 2022.
Note 6 – Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net
The Company performs an assessment each year to test goodwill for impairment, or more frequently in certain circumstances where impairment indicators arise. In the first quarter of 2023, the Company determined a triggering event had occurred requiring an interim impairment assessment resulting from the decline in our revenue forecast, existing debt defaults, limited liquidity and deteriorating market conditions. As a result, the Company recognized a $19.1 million non-cash impairment charge related to goodwill allocated within our Latin America ("LATAM") reporting unit which is included within Impairment charges in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2023.
The following table presents changes in the goodwill balances as of March 31, 2023:
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December 31, 2022 | $ | 40,490 | | | $ | 30,694 | | | $ | 71,184 | |
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Impairments charges | (19,070) | | | — | | | (19,070) | |
Foreign currency translation | 989 | | | — | | | 989 | |
March 31, 2023 | $ | 22,409 | | | $ | 30,694 | | | $ | 53,103 | |
Summary of our finite-lived intangible assets is as follows:
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(in thousands USD) | Gross Carrying Amount | | Currency Translation Adjustment | | Accumulated Amortization | | Net Carrying Amount | | Weighted Average Remaining Useful Life (Years) |
Customer relationships | $ | 89,915 | | | $ | 1,096 | | | $ | (30,682) | | | 60,329 | | | 10.6 |
Tradename | 1,234 | | | 67 | | | (554) | | | 747 | | | 2.7 |
Total | $ | 91,149 | | | $ | 1,163 | | | $ | (31,236) | | | $ | 61,076 | | | 10.5 |
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(in thousands USD) | Gross Carrying Amount | | Currency Translation Adjustment | | Accumulated Amortization | | Net Carrying Amount | | Weighted Average Remaining Useful Life (Years) |
Customer relationships | $ | 89,915 | | | $ | (72) | | | (29,250) | | | $ | 60,593 | | | 10.8 |
Tradename | 1,234 | | | 16 | | | (488) | | | 762 | | | 2.9 |
Total | $ | 91,149 | | | $ | (56) | | | $ | (29,738) | | | $ | 61,355 | | | 10.7 |
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In 2021, the Company changed the estimated life of a certain tradename from indefinite to finite-lived and began amortizing it over the average remaining economic life of five years. No impairment charges were recognized related to finite-lived intangible assets during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022.
The Company’s indefinite-lived intangible assets relate to tradenames acquired in connection with business combinations. The tradenames balance was $16.6 million and $16.5 million as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. No impairment charges were recognized related to infinite-lived intangible assets during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022.
Note 7 – Long-term Debt
Long-term debt as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 consists of the following:
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Borrowings under revolving credit agreement, principal due January 1, 2025 | $ | 3,000 | | | $ | 3,000 | | | |
Borrowings under term loan, principal due January 1, 2025 | 61,000 | | | 55,000 | | | |
Unamortized debt issuance costs and debt discount(a) | (1,748) | | | (4,817) | | | |
Blue Torch Credit Facility, net of unamortized debt issuance costs and debt discount | 62,252 | | | 53,183 | | | |
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Paycheck Protection Program loans, 1% interest, due May 2, 2025 | 211 | | | 234 | | | |
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Subordinated promissory note payable with a related party, 20% effective December 21, 2021, principal due March 31, 2023 | 776 | | | 673 | | | |
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Subordinated debt, guaranteed by a related party, principal due July 27, 2023 | 1,580 | | | 3,700 | | | |
Unamortized debt issuance costs(a) | (218) | | | (70) | | | |
Subordinated debt, guaranteed by a related party, net of unamortized debt issuance costs | 1,362 | | | 3,630 | | | |
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Borrowings under convertible note payable with a related party, 11% interest capitalized every three months, principal due September 15, 2026 | 45 | | | 44 | | | |
Borrowings under convertible note payable with a related party, 11% interest capitalized every three months, principal due July 1, 2025 | 3,458 | | | 3,365 | | | |
Borrowings under convertible note payable with a related party, 17.41% interest capitalized every three months, principal due July 1, 2025 | 8,290 | | | 7,423 | | | |
Borrowings under convertible note payable with a related party, 11% interest capitalized every three months, principal due June 15, 2023 | 3,826 | | | 3,724 | | | |
Borrowings under convertible note payable with a related party, 17.41% interest capitalized every three months, principal due June 15, 2023 | 5,419 | | | 4,853 | | | |
Unamortized debt premium and debt discount(a) | (1,116) | | | (1,073) | | | |
Second Lien Facility, net of unamortized debt premium and debt discount | 19,922 | | | 18,336 | | | |
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Total debt, net of unamortized debt issuance costs, debt premium, and debt discount | 84,523 | | | 76,056 | | | |
Total financing obligations | 419 | | | 533 | | | |
Less: current portion of debt and financing obligations | (84,594) | | | (37,194) | | | |
Long-term debt and financing obligations, net of unamortized debt issuance costs, debt premium and debt discount, and current portion | $ | 348 | | | $ | 39,395 | | | |
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(a)Debt issuance costs, premium, and discount are presented as a reduction, addition, and reduction to the Company’s debt, respectively in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. $0.5 million and $0.4 million of debt issuance cost and discount/premium amortization was charged to interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022.
Blue Torch Credit Facility
On May 27, 2022, the Company entered into a financing agreement (“Blue Torch Credit Facility”) by and among the Company, AN Global LLC, certain subsidiaries of the Company, as guarantors (the “Guarantors”), the financial institutions party thereto as lenders, and Blue Torch Finance LLC (“Blue Torch”), as the administrative agent and collateral agent. The Blue Torch Credit Facility is secured by substantially all of the Company’s and the Guarantors’ properties and assets and provides for a term loan of $55.0 million and revolving credit facility with an aggregate principal limit not to exceed $3.0 million at any time outstanding. On May 27, 2022, the Company borrowed the full $55.0 million under the term loan. On June 28, 2022, the Company borrowed $3.0 million under the revolving credit facility. The Company recognized $5.0 million in debt issuance costs.
On August 10, 2022, the Company entered into a waiver and amendment to the Blue Torch Credit Facility to provide for an extension of the period of time which the Company has to satisfy certain reporting and post-closing obligations under the Blue Torch Credit Facility. The Company recognized $0.6 million in debt issuance costs related to the wavier and amendment. On
November 1, 2022, the Company entered into an amendment to further extend the period of time which the Company has to satisfy certain reporting and post-closing obligations.
As of December 31, 2022, the Company was in default under the permitted factoring disposition and leverage ratio covenants. Subsequent to December 31, 2022, the Company was also in default under the leverage ratio, liquidity, aged accounts payables, permitted payments and other covenants under the Blue Torch Credit Facility. As a result of such defaults, the Company entered into a waiver and amendment on March 7, 2023 (“Amendment No. 4”) to revise significant terms of the Blue Torch Credit Facility as set forth below.
Pursuant to Amendment No. 4, the Company agreed to pay approximately $34.0 million of the Company’s total indebtedness and related obligations in 2023, including principal payments of $15.0 million by April 15, 2023, $20.0 million by June 15, 2023 (inclusive of the $15.0 million by April 15, 2023 if not paid by then) and $25.0 million by September 15, 2023 (inclusive of the $20.0 million by June 15, 2023 if not paid by then) to the Blue Torch Lenders. Thereafter, the Company covenanted to quarterly payments on the term loan of approximately $0.7 million starting December 31, 2023. The amendment also revised the maturity date of the Blue Torch Credit Facility from May 27, 2026 to January 1, 2025 and revised the interest provisions to remove the step-down in interest rate based on the Company’s total leverage ratio. Interest is paid monthly for both loans and is calculated based on the Adjusted Term SOFR (the three-month Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate, plus 0.26161%) plus a margin of 9.0% annually. Under default, the Company is required to pay interest monthly at a Reference Rate (as defined in the first lien agreement) plus a margin of 8% plus a 2% penalty fee. Interest on each loan is payable on the last day of the then effective interest period applicable to such loan and at maturity. The revolving credit facility will bear a 2.0% annual usage fee on any undrawn portion of the facility. In connection with Amendment No. 4, the Company agreed to pay the administrative agent a fee equal to $6.0 million, which was paid in kind by adding such capitalized amount to the outstanding principal of the term loan. In addition, if the Company fails to repay the respective aggregate principal amounts on or prior to April 15, 2023, June 15, 2023 and September 15, 2023, a failed payment fee equal to $4.0 million, $2.0 million and $3.0 million, respectively, would be paid in kind by adding such fee to the outstanding principal of the term loan. If we meet these payments when due. which have not been met for April 15, 2023 as noted below, then no fee would be added to the outstanding principal. Failure to make these payments would constitute an event of default but will not result in the ability of the administrative agent to accelerate indebtedness under the Blue Torch Facility. Amendment No. 4 also required the Company to engage both a financial advisor to support the Company’s capital raising needs and an operational advisor to conduct a formal assessment of the Company’s financial performance, in both cases on terms reasonable acceptable to Blue Torch. Lastly, the amendment granted a waiver for certain financial covenants as of December 31, 2022 and reset the covenant requirements for future periods. This amendment was determined to substantially alter the Blue Torch Credit Facility such that extinguishment accounting was applied. The Company recognized a $0.7 million debt discount and a loss on debt extinguishment of $10.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The Company recognized $1.1 million in debt issuance costs with the amendment.
The Company defaulted in making the March 31, 2023 interest payment and was not in compliance with our Liquidity and our Accounts Payable aging covenants, which constituted an event of default under the Blue Torch Credit Facility. On April 15, 2023, the Company did not pay the $15.0 million principal payment due by April 15, 2023 and thus $4.0 million in fees was added to the outstanding principal balance. On April 18, 2023, the Company entered into a forbearance agreement regarding the Blue Torch Credit Facility and Second Lien Facility. Pursuant to the forbearance terms, the lenders have agreed to forbear from accelerating their respective obligations and otherwise exercising any rights and remedies (other than certain limited remedies, such as continuing to accrue applicable default interest) under the loans until May 10, 2023 (which was subsequently extended to May 19, 2023), or earlier in the event of non-compliance with certain representations, covenants and other requirements, all subject to the terms and conditions thereof.
Furthermore, as contemplated in the forbearance agreements, on April 20, 2023, the Company entered into an amendment to the Blue Torch Credit Facility that increased the revolver capacity thereunder by $3.0 million. The Company also incurred an additional $1.5 million in lenders fees associated with the forbearance and revolver amendments, of which $1.0 million is refundable if the revolver is paid in full by an agreed upon future date. In addition, the Company capitalized $0.9 million of interest payments not paid by March 31, 2023.
Second Lien Facility
On November 22, 2021, the Company entered into a new Second Lien Facility (the “Second Lien Facility”) with Nexxus Capital and Credit Suisse (both of which are existing AgileThought shareholders and have representation on AgileThought’s Board of Directors), Manuel Senderos, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors, and Kevin Johnston, former Chief Operating Officer. The Second Lien Facility provides for a term loan facility in an initial aggregate principal amount of approximately $20.7 million, accruing interest at a rate per annum from 11.00% for the US denominated loan and
17.41% for the Mexican Peso denominated Loan. The Second Lien Facility had an original maturity date of March 15, 2023. The Company recognized $0.9 million in debt issuance costs with the issuance.
On August 10, 2022, the Company entered into an amendment to the Second Lien Facility to extend the maturity date of the Tranche A (Credit Suisse), Tranche C (Senderos), and Tranche E (Johnston) loans to September 15, 2026, and provide for potential increases, that step up over time from one percent to five percent, in the interest rate applicable to the Tranche A loans. The amendment also extended the maturity date of the Tranche B (Nexxus Capital) loans thereunder to June 15, 2023, and provides for a mandatory conversion of the Tranche B loans thereunder, including interest and fees, into equity securities of the Company upon the maturity of said loans at a conversion price equal to $4.64 per share, subject to regulatory approval. The amendment also provided for the covenants and certain other provisions of the Second Lien Facility to be made consistent with those in the Blue Torch Credit Facility (and in certain cases for those covenants to be made less restrictive than those in the Blue Torch Credit Facility). This amendment was determined to substantially alter the debt agreement such that extinguishment accounting was applied. The Company recognized a loss on debt extinguishment of $11.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022. As part of the reassessment of the debt instrument, the Company bifurcated the conversion option on the Mexican peso-dominated loans and recognized an embedded derivative liability of $9.0 million as of the amendment date. See Note 3, Fair Value Measurements, for additional information. On November 18, 2022, the Company entered into a letter agreement with Credit Suisse, as the Tranche A lenders. The letter agreement changed the conversion price at which the Credit Suisse lenders may convert their outstanding loans, interest, and fees into the Company’s common stock from a fixed conversion price of $4.64 per share to the closing price of one share of our common stock on the trading day immediately prior to the conversion date, subject to a floor price of $4.64 per share. This amendment was determined to substantially alter the Credit Suisse portion of the debt agreement such that extinguishment accounting was applied. The Company recognized a gain on debt extinguishment of $8.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022. The total loss on debt extinguishment related to the Second Lien Facility was $2.9 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022.
Each Second Lien Lender has the option to convert all or any portion of its outstanding loans, interest and fees into common stock of the Company at any time at the respective conversion prices. On December 27, 2021, Manuel Senderos and Kevin Johnston exercised the conversion options for their respective principal amounts of $4.5 million and $0.2 million, respectively, at the original conversion price of $10.19 per share. As noted above, on June 15, 2023, the outstanding principal, interest and fees related to the Nexxus Capital loans will convert into common stock of the Company at the conversion price of $4.64 per share. As of March 31, 2023, the outstanding principal, interest and fees related to the Nexxus Capital loans was $9.3 million.
On March 7, 2023, in connection with Amendment No. 4 to the Blue Torch Credit Facility, the Company entered into a sixth amendment to the Second Lien Facility (“Amendment No. 6”). Amendment No. 6 revised the maturity date of the Credit Suisse loans from September 15, 2026 to July 1, 2025. Amendment No. 6 also provided for the covenants and certain other provisions of the Second Lien Facility to be consistent with those in the Blue Torch Credit Facility, as amended by Amendment No. 4, except as set forth below in Financial Covenants.
The Company defaulted in making the March 31, 2023 interest payment and was not in compliance with our Liquidity and our Accounts Payable aging covenants, which constituted an event of default under the Blue Torch Credit Facility and triggered a cross-default on the Second Lien Facility. On April 18, 2023, the Company entered into a forbearance agreement regarding the Second Lien Facility. Pursuant to the forbearance terms, the lenders under the Second Lien Facility have agreed to forbear from accelerating their respective obligations and otherwise exercising any rights and remedies under their loans until May 10, 2023 (and are otherwise not permitted to accelerate the debt until the Blue Torch Credit Facility is paid in full).
AGS Subordinated Promissory Note
On June 24, 2021, the Company entered into a credit agreement with AGS Group LLC (“AGS Group”) for a principal amount of $0.7 million. The principal amount outstanding under this agreement matured on December 20, 2021 (“Original Maturity Date”) and was extended until May 19, 2022 (“Extended Maturity Date”). On August 4, 2022, the Company entered into an another amendment to further extend the maturity date of the AGS Subordinated Promissory Note to January 31, 2023 ("January 2023 Maturity Date"). Interest is due and payable in arrears on the Original Maturity Date at a 14.0% per annum until and including December 20, 2021 and at 20.0% per annum from the Original Maturity Date to the January 2023 Maturity Date calculated on the actual number of days elapsed.
On January 31, 2023, the AGS Subordinated Promissory Note was cancelled in full and restated for a principal amount of $0.8 million with accrued interest of $0.1 million. The outstanding principal and interest matured on March 31, 2023. In addition, the Company also agreed to the issuance of common stock with a value of approximately $1.8 million, equal to
approximately two times the current outstanding principal and interest. On February 10, 2023, the Company issued 414,367 shares to serve as collateral. Upon the earlier of the Extended Maturity Date or an event of default, AGS Group may sell those shares and apply 100% of the net proceeds therefrom to repay the AGS Subordinated Promissory Note. If the net proceeds from sales of the shares exceed the indebtedness owed by the Company, AGS Group shall remit such excess cash proceeds to the Company. Upon payment in full of the AGS Subordinated Promissory Note in cash by us or through sales of the shares by AGS Group, AGS Group shall return any of the unsold shares to the Company.
Under the terms of the Blue Torch Credit Facility and the Second Lien Facility, the Company may only repay the AGS Subordinated Promissory Note with the proceeds of an equity issuance, and then only if the total leverage ratio is 2.50 to 1.00 or less and the Company is in compliance with all financial covenants and no event of default has occurred and is continuing under the Blue Torch Credit Facility and the Second Lien Facility. The Company has entered into a letter agreement with AGS Group to provide that a failure to pay such indebtedness will not be deemed an event of default. As of March 31, 2023, the Company has not yet paid the AGS Promissory Note due to conditions of the Blue Torch Credit Facility.
Exitus Capital Subordinated Debt
On July 26, 2021, the Company agreed with existing lenders and Exitus Capital (“Subordinated Creditor”) to enter into a zero-coupon subordinated loan agreement with Exitus Capital in an aggregate principal amount equal to $3.7 million (“Subordinated Debt”). Net loan proceeds totaled $3.2 million, net of $0.5 million in debt discount. No periodic interest payments are currently required and the loan was due on January 26, 2022, with an option to extend up to two additional six month terms. On January 25, 2022 and July 26, 2022, the Company exercised its option to extend the loan an additional six months, recognizing an additional $0.5 million debt issuance costs related to each loan extension.
On January 26, 2023, the Company entered into an amendment to extend the maturity date of the Exitus Capital Subordinated Debt from January 26, 2023 to July 27, 2023. In addition, the Company paid approximately $1.1 million of the principal amount of the loan on January 27, 2023, plus a fee of approximately $0.4 million. On February 27, 2023 the Company paid an additional $1 million of the principal. The remaining principal of approximately $1.6 million will be due and payable on the new maturity date of July 27, 2023. In addition, on January 31, 2023, the Company agreed to the issuance of common stock with a value of approximately $5.2 million, equal to approximately two times the current outstanding principal and interest. On February 10, 2023, the Company issued 1,207,712 shares to serve as collateral. The Company is obligated to issue additional shares to Exitus Capital from time to time if the value of the shares held by them is less than two times the outstanding principal amount of the loan. Upon the earlier of July 27, 2023 or an event of default, Exitus Capital may sell those shares and apply 100% of the net proceeds therefrom to repay the Exitus Capital Subordinated Debt. If the net proceeds from sales of the shares exceed the indebtedness owed by the Company, Exitus Capital shall remit such excess cash proceeds to the Company. Upon payment in full of the Exitus Capital Subordinated Debt in cash or through sales of the shares by Exitus Capital, Exitus Capital shall return any of the unsold shares to the Company.
Under the terms of the Blue Torch Credit Facility and the Second Lien Facility, the Company may only repay the Exitus Capital Subordinated Debt if the Company has repaid Blue Torch $15.0 million and $5.0 million by April 15, 2023 and June 15, 2023, respectively. If the Company is unable to satisfy these conditions, the Company plans to further extend the maturity date or substitute the Exitus Capital Subordinated Debt as may be permitted under the Blue Torch Credit Facility and the Second Lien Facility. Any such modifications are also subject to the prior consent of Blue Torch and the Second Lien Lenders. A failure to pay the indebtedness due to Exitus Capital will be a payment default under its terms, which would allow Exitus Capital to accelerate the indebtedness. In addition, a failure to pay Exitus Capital will be a cross-default under both the Blue Torch Credit Facility and Second Lien Facility, but would not allow either of the Blue Torch or Second Lien Lenders to accelerate indebtedness due under their respective loans unless Exitus Capital accelerates the amounts due to it.
Due to the Company's default status on the Blue Torch Credit Facility, it also triggered a cross-default on the Exitus Capital Subordinated Debt.
Paycheck Protection Program Loans
On April 30, 2020 and May 1, 2020, the Company received PPP loans through four of its subsidiaries for a total amount of $9.3 million. The PPP loans bear a fixed interest rate of 1% over a two-year term, are guaranteed by the United States federal government, and do not require collateral. The loans may be forgiven, in part or whole, if the proceeds are used to retain and pay employees and for other qualifying expenditures. The Company submitted its forgiveness applications to the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) between November 2020 and January 2021. The monthly repayment terms were established in the notification letters with the amount of loan forgiveness. On December 25, 2020, $0.1 million of a $0.2 million PPP loan was forgiven. On March 9, 2021, $0.1 million of a $0.3 million PPP loan was forgiven. On June 13, 2021, $1.2 million of a $1.2 million PPP loan was forgiven. On January 19, 2022, $7.3 million of a $7.6 million PPP loan was forgiven resulting in a
remaining PPP Loan balance of $0.3 million of which $0.1 million is due within the next year. The remaining payments will be made quarterly until May 2, 2025. All loan forgiveness was recognized in Other income, net of the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Prior First Lien Facility
In 2018, the Company entered into a revolving credit agreement with Monroe Capital Management Advisors LLC that permitted the Company to borrow up to $1.5 million through November 10, 2023. In 2019, the agreement was amended to increase the borrowing limit to $5.0 million. Also in 2018, the Company entered into a term loan credit agreement with Monroe Capital Management Advisors LLC that permitted the Company to borrow up to $75.0 million through November 10, 2023. In 2019, the agreement was amended to increase the borrowing amount to $98.0 million. Interest on the revolving credit agreement and term loan agreement (“First Lien Facility”) were paid monthly and calculated as LIBOR plus a margin of 8.0% to 9.0%, based on the Total Leverage Ratio as calculated in the most recent Compliance Certificate. An additional 2.0% interest were incurred during periods of loan covenant default.
On March 22, 2021, the Company used $20.0 million from proceeds of issuance of preferred stock to partially pay the First Lien Facility.
On June 24, 2021, an amendment was signed to modify the debt covenants for the periods June 30, 2021 and thereafter. In addition to the covenant modifications, the amendment also established the deferral of the monthly $1.0 million principal payments previously due in April and May, along with the $1.0 million payments due in June and July to September 30, 2021. As a result, the regular quarterly principal installments resumed, and the First Lien lenders charged a $4.0 million fee paid upon the end of the term loan in exchange for the amended terms. The amendment resulted in a debt modification, thus the fees payable to the First Lien lenders were capitalized and were amortized over the remaining life of the First Lien Facility. From September 30, 2021 to October 29, 2021, the Company entered into various amendments to extend the due date of the $4.0 million in principal payments previously due September 30, 2021 to November 19, 2021.
On November 29, 2021, the Company made a $20.0 million principal prepayment, which included the $4.0 million principal payment that was originally due September 30, 2021. The Company paid with proceeds from the Second Lien Facility. Furthermore, on December 29, 2021, the Company issued 4,439,333 shares of common stock to the administrative agent for the First Lien Facility (the “First Lien Shares”), which subject to certain terms and regulatory restrictions, may sell the First Lien Shares upon the earlier of August 29, 2022 and an event of default and apply the proceeds to the outstanding balance of the loan. In addition, the Company agreed to issue warrants to the administrative agent to purchase $7 million worth of the Company’s common stock for nominal consideration. The warrants will be issued on the earlier of full repayment of outstanding deferred fees or August 29, 2023. In addition, the Company may be required to pay the First Lien lenders cash to the extent that we cannot issue some or all of the warrants due to regulatory restrictions. The First Lien lenders charged an additional $2.9 million fee paid upon the end of the term loan in exchange for the amended terms.
On November 22, 2021, the Company entered into an amendment that requires sixty percent (60%) of proceeds from future equity issuances be used to repay the outstanding balance on the First Lien Facility. On December 27, 2021, the Company closed a follow on stock offering resulting in $21.8 million of net proceeds, of which $13.7 million was used as payment of the outstanding principal and interest balances for the First Lien Facility.
On March 30, 2022, the Company entered into an amendment with the First Lien and Second Lien Facility Lenders to waive the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for March 31, 2022. In addition, the Total Leverage Ratio covenant for the quarterly period of March 31, 2022 was reset. As consideration for entering into this amendment, the Company agreed to pay the First Lien Facility’s administrative agent a fee equal to $0.5 million. The fee would be fully earned as of March 30, 2022 and due and payable upon the end of the term loan. However, the agreement provided that the fee shall be waived in its entirety if final payment in full occurred prior to or on May 30, 2022. This modification triggered by this new amendment was determined to be substantially different to the old instrument, therefore the modification was accounted for as an extinguishment and the debt instrument was adjusted to fair value as of the March 31, 2022. The Company recognized a loss on debt extinguishment of $7.1 million in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2022.
On May 27, 2022, the Company paid approximately $40.2 million to settle the outstanding principal, interest, and a portion of the $6.9 million deferred fees related to amendments on the First Lien Facility. The First Lien Lenders waived the $0.5 million fee related to the March 30, 2022 amendment and returned 2,423,204 First Lien Shares as part of the deferred fees settlement. Since August 29, 2022 the First Lien Lenders may sell the remaining First Lien Shares and apply 100% of the net proceeds to the outstanding fees obligation. The First Lien Lenders shall return any of the remaining unsold First Lien Shares upon full payment of the remaining fees. As of March 31, 2023, total deferred fees payable on or before May 25, 2023,
including fees recognized from prior amendments, totaled $3.5 million. These fees are recognized in Other current liabilities in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022.
Financial Covenants
The Blue Torch Credit Facility establishes the following financial covenants for the consolidated group:
Revenue. Requires the Company's trailing annual aggregate revenue to exceed $150.0 million as of the end of each computation period as described below.
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Liquidity. As a result of Amendment No. 4, the Company is required to maintain liquidity above $1.0 million through March 24, 2023, above $2.0 million through April 15, 2023, and above $7.0 million at any time thereafter. Liquidity is defined as the remaining capacity under the Blue Torch Credit Facility plus the total unrestricted cash on hand.
Leverage Ratio. The Leverage Ratio applies to the consolidated group and is determined in accordance with US GAAP. It is calculated as of the last day of any computation period as the ratio of (a) total debt (as defined in credit agreement) to (b) EBITDA for the computation period ending on such day. A computation period is any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters for which the last fiscal month ends on a date set forth below.
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March 31, 2023 | | | | 6.38:1.00 |
April 30, 2023 | | | | 6.60:1.00 |
May 31, 2023 | | | | 6.20:1.00 |
June 30, 2023 | | | | 6.00:1.00 |
July 31, 2023 | | | | 5.28:1.00 |
August 31, 2023 | | | | 4.51:1.00 |
September 30, 2023 | | | | 4.12:1.00 |
October 31, 2023 | | | | 3.50:1.00 |
November 30, 2023 | | | | 3.14:1.00 |
December 31, 2023 | | | | 4.63:1.00 |
January 31, 2024 and each fiscal month ending thereafter | | | | 3.50:1.00 |
EBITDA. The Company is subjected to an additional covenant as a result of the failure to make the $15.0 million payment under Amendment No. 4 of the Blue Torch Credit Facility by April 15, 2023, which is a covenant to maintain a minimum consolidated earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”). The Company will be required to maintain a 12-month trailing EBITDA of at least the following for each fiscal month end. | | | | | | | | | | |
Computation Period Ending | | | | EBITDA |
March 31, 2023 | | | | $ | 9,953,000 | |
April 30, 2023 | | | | 9,627,000 | |
May 31, 2023 | | | | 10,238,000 | |
June 30, 2023 | | | | 10,607,000 | |
July 31, 2023 | | | | 12,023,000 | |
August 31, 2023 | | | | 14,055,000 | |
September 30, 2023 | | | | 15,415,000 | |
October 31, 2023 | | | | 18,117,000 | |
November 30, 2023 | | | | 20,224,000 | |
December 31, 2023 and each fiscal month end thereafter | | | | 13,707,000 | |
The Second Lien Facility establishes the following financial covenants for the consolidated group:
Revenue. Requires the Company's trailing annual aggregate revenue to exceed as of the end of each computation period as described below.
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March 31, 2023 and each fiscal month ending thereafter | | | | $ | 120,000,000 | |
Liquidity. Requires the Company's liquidity to be (i) above $0.8 million at any time on or prior to March 24, 2023, (ii) above $1.6 million at any time from March 24, 2023 to April 15, 2023, and (iii) above $5.6 million at any time after April 15, 2023. Liquidity is defined as the remaining capacity under the Blue Torch Credit Facility plus the total unrestricted cash on hand.
Leverage Ratio. The Leverage Ratio applies to the consolidated group and is determined in accordance with US GAAP. It is calculated as of the last day of any computation period as the ratio of (a) total debt (as defined in credit agreement) to (b) EBITDA for the computation period ending on such day. A computation period is any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters for which the last fiscal month ends on a date set forth below. | | | | | | | | | | |
Computation Period Ending | | | | First Lien Leverage Ratio |
March 31, 2023 | | | | 7.65:1.00 |
April 30, 2023 | | | | 7.92:1.00 |
May 31, 2023 | | | | 7.44:1.00 |
June 30, 2023 | | | | 7.20:1.00 |
July 31, 2023 | | | | 6.34:1.00 |
August 31, 2023 | | | | 5.41:1.00 |
September 30, 2023 | | | | 4.94:1.00 |
October 31, 2023 | | | | 4.20:1.00 |
November 30, 2023 | | | | 3.77:1.00 |
December 31, 2023 | | | | 5.56:1.00 |
January 31, 2024 and each fiscal quarter ending thereafter | | | | 4.20:1.00 |
EBITDA. The Company is subjected to an additional covenant as a result of the failure to make the $15.0 million payment under Amendment No. 4 of the Blue Torch Credit Facility by April 15, 2023, which is a covenant to maintain a minimum consolidated earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”). The Company will be required to maintain a 12-month trailing EBITDA of at least the following for each fiscal month end. | | | | | | | | | | |
Computation Period Ending | | | | EBITDA |
March 31, 2023 | | | | $ | 7,962,400 | |
April 30, 2023 | | | | 7,701,600 | |
May 31, 2023 | | | | 8,190,400 | |
June 30, 2023 | | | | 8,485,600 | |
July 31, 2023 | | | | 9,618,400 | |
August 31, 2023 | | | | 11,244,000 | |
September 30, 2023 | | | | 12,332,000 | |
October 31, 2023 | | | | 14,493,600 | |
November 30, 2023 | | | | 16,179,200 | |
December 31, 2023 and each fiscal month end thereafter | | | | 10,965,600 | |
The Company was not compliant with all debt covenants as of March 31, 2023.
Note 8 – Other Income, net
Items included in other income, net in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations are as follows:
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(in thousands USD) | | | | | 2023 | | 2022 |
Foreign exchange gain | | | | | $ | 1,729 | | | $ | 252 | |
Forgiveness of PPP loans | | | | | — | | | 7,280 | |
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Other interest expense | | | | | — | | | (5) | |
Other non-operating expense | | | | | (11) | | | (206) | |
Total other income, net | | | | | $ | 1,718 | | | $ | 7,321 | |
Note 9 – Income Taxes
Income tax expense and effective income tax rate were as follows for the periods indicated:
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(in thousands USD) | | | | | 2023 | | 2022 |
Income tax expense | | | | | $ | 19 | | | $ | 251 | |
Effective tax rates | | | | | — | % | | (4.2 | %) |
The Company computes its year-to-date provision for income taxes by applying the estimated annual effective tax rate to year-to-date pretax income or loss and adjusts the provision for discrete tax items recorded in the period.
For the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company reported a nominal tax expense on a pretax loss of $38.1 million. The Company’s effective tax rate differs from the U.S. statutory rate of 21% due to losses incurred in jurisdictions for which no tax benefit is recognized.
For the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company reported a tax expense of less than $0.3 million on a pretax loss of $6.0 million, which resulted in a negative effective tax rate of 4.2%. The Company’s effective tax rate differs from the U.S. Statutory rate of 21% due to the mix of earnings in international jurisdictions with relatively higher tax rates and losses incurred in jurisdictions for which no tax benefit is recognized.
Note 10 – Net Revenues
Disaggregated revenues by contract type and the timing of revenue recognition are as follows:
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(in thousands USD) | Timing of Revenue Recognition | | | | Three Months Ended March 31, |
Revenues by Contract Type | | | | | | 2023 | | 2022 |
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Time and materials | over time | | | | | | $ | 28,117 | | | $ | 33,251 | |
Fixed price | over time | | | | | | 13,727 | | | 10,973 | |
Total | | | | | | | $ | 41,844 | | | $ | 44,224 | |
Liabilities by contract related to contracts with customers
As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, deferred revenues were $3.5 million and $2.2 million, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company recognized revenue of $1.1 million and $1.4 million, respectively, that was deferred in the previous period.
Major Customers
The Company derived 20% and 13% of its revenues from one significant customer for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
Note 11 – Segment Reporting and Geographic Information
The Company operates as a single operating segment. The Company's chief operating decision maker is the CEO, who reviews financial information presented on a consolidated basis, for purposes of making operating decisions, assessing financial performance and allocating resources.
The following table presents the Company's geographic net revenues based on the geographic market where revenues are accumulated, as determined by customer location:
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(in thousands USD) | | | | | 2023 | | 2022 |
United States | | | | | $ | 26,113 | | | $ | 28,998 | |
Latin America | | | | | 15,731 | | | 15,226 | |
Total | | | | | $ | 41,844 | | | $ | 44,224 | |
The following table presents certain of our long-lived assets by geographic area, which includes property and equipment, net and operating lease right of use assets, net:
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United States | $ | 3,759 | | | $ | 4,077 | | | |
Latin America | 5,507 | | | 5,629 | | | |
Total long-lived assets | $ | 9,266 | | | $ | 9,706 | | | |
Note 12 – Restructuring
Restructuring expenses consist of costs associated with the ongoing reorganization of our business operations and expense re-alignment efforts. During 2022, the Company incurred restructuring cost related to terminations and consolidations within our marketing department and various backoffice functions.
In March 2023, the Company initiated a plan to reduce operating costs and improve operating efficiency. As part of this initiative, there were terminations of nearly 250 employees. The Company recognized $2.5 million in charges during the three months ended March 31, 2023. Approximately $1.5 million of such expenses were unpaid as of March 31, 2023 and are expected to be paid during the second quarter of 2023. The Company may incur additional costs in connection with our plan to reduce operating costs and improve operating efficiency through the remainder of the year.
The following table summarizes the Company’s restructuring activities included in accrued liabilities:
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Balance as of December 31, 2022 | $ | 615 | | | | | |
Restructuring charges | 2,517 | | | | | |
Payments | (1,063) | | | | | |
Balance as of March 31, 2023 | $ | 2,069 | | | | | |
Note 13 - Warrants
In connection with the Business Combination, each public and private placement warrant of LIVK was assumed by the Company and represents the right to purchase one share of the Company's common stock upon exercise of such warrant. The Company reviewed the accounting for both its public warrants and private warrants and determined that its public warrants should be accounted for as equity while the private warrants should be accounted for as liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The fair value of private placement warrants is remeasured quarterly. Refer to Note 3, Fair Value Measurements, for additional information. As part of LIVK's initial public offering, 8,050,000 public warrants (“Public Warrants”) were sold. The Public Warrants entitle the holder to purchase one share of common stock at a price of $11.50 per share. Public Warrants may only be exercised for a whole number of shares. No fractional shares will be issued upon exercise of the Public Warrants. The Public Warrants
became exercisable when the Company completed an effective registration statement. The Public Warrants will expire five years from the completion of a Business Combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.
Following the closing of the merger between LIV Capital and AgileThought and the filing of the registration statement, the Company has one single class of voting common stock (Class A shares) and as such the Company would not be precluded from classifying the public warrants as equity as those warrants are indexed to the Company's own stock and a net cash settlement could only be triggered in circumstances in which the holders of the shares underlying the contract (Class A shares would also receive cash.
Additionally, LIVK consummated a private placement of 2,811,250 warrants (“Private Placement Warrants”). The Private Placement Warrants entitle the holder to purchase one share of common stock at a price of $11.50 per share. The Private Placement Warrants are identical to the Public Warrants, except that the Private Placement Warrants and the common stock issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants were not transferable, assignable or salable until 30 days after the completion of the Business Combination. Additionally, the Private Placement Warrants are exercisable on a cashless basis and are non-redeemable so long as they are held by the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees. If the Private Placement Warrants are held by someone other than the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees, the Private Placement Warrants are redeemable by the Company and exercisable by such holders on the same basis as the Public Warrants.
The Company will not be obligated to deliver any common stock pursuant to the exercise of a Public Warrant and will have no obligation to settle such Public Warrant exercise unless a registration statement under the Securities Act covering the issuance of the common stock issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants is then effective and a prospectus relating thereto is current, subject to the Company satisfying its obligations with respect to registration. The Company filed a Form S-1 to register the shares issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants which was declared effective on September 27, 2021. No Public Warrant will be exercisable for cash or on a cashless basis, and the Company will not be obligated to issue any shares to holders seeking to exercise their Public Warrants, unless the issuance of the shares upon such exercise is registered or qualified under the securities laws of the state of the exercising holder, or an exemption from registration is available.
Once the warrants become exercisable, the Company may redeem the Public Warrants:
•in whole and not in part;
•at a price of $0.01 per warrant;
•upon not less than 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption to each warrant holder and if, and only if, the reported last sale price of the common stock equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations and recapitalizations), for any 20 trading days within a 30 trading day period commencing after the warrants become exercisable and ending on the third business day prior to the notice of redemption to warrant holders; and
•if, and only if, there is a current registration statement in effect with respect to the common stock underlying such warrants.
If and when the Public Warrants become redeemable by the Company, the Company may exercise its redemption right even if it is unable to register or qualify the underlying securities for sale under all applicable state securities laws.
If the Company calls the Public Warrants for redemption, management will have the option to require all holders that wish to exercise the Public Warrants to do so on a “cashless basis,” as described in the warrant agreement. The exercise price and number of ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances including in the event of a share dividend, extraordinary dividend or recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation. However, the Public Warrants will not be adjusted for issuances of ordinary shares at a price below its exercise price. Additionally, in no event will the Company be required to net cash settle the Public Warrants.
As of March 31, 2023, there were 8,049,980 public warrants and 2,811,250 private placement warrants outstanding.
Note 14 – Stockholders’ Equity
As a result of the Business Combination, the Company authorized two classes of common stock: common stock and preferred stock.
Common Stock
As of March 31, 2023, the Company has 210,000,000 shares of common stock authorized, and 50,032,843 shares issued. Common stock has par value of $0.0001 per share. Holders of common stock are entitled to one vote per share.
On February 10, 2023, the Company issued 1,622,079 shares to its subordinated creditors to serve as collateral. The Company is obligated to issue additional shares to the creditors from time to time if the value of the shares held by them is less two times than the outstanding principal amount of the loan. See Note 7, Long-Term Debt, for further information. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company issued 245,959 Restricted Stock Units (“RSU”) to senior employees and directors under the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan that are subject to a service vesting condition. See Note 16, Equity-based Arrangements, for further information. Preferred Stock
Under the Company's certificate of incorporation, the Company is authorized to issue 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock having par value of $0.0001 per share. The Company's Board of Directors has the authority to issue shares of preferred stock in one or more series and to determine preferences, privileges, and restrictions, including voting rights, of those shares. As of March 31, 2023, no preferred stock shares were issued and outstanding.
Note 15 – Loss Per Share
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net loss per share, attributable to common stockholders:
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Net loss attributable to common stockholders | | | | | $ | (38,059) | | | $ | (6,347) | |
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Weighted average number of common stock - basic and diluted | | | | | 47,331,289 | | | 46,022,767 | |
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Basic | | | | | $ | (0.80) | | | $ | (0.14) | |
Diluted | | | | | (0.80) | | | (0.14) | |
The following table presents securities that are excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per common stock as of the periods presented because including them would have been antidilutive:
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Public and private warrants | 10,861,230 | | | 10,861,230 | |
Common stock held by administrative agent with restricted resale rights | 1,622,079 | | | 4,439,333 | |
Unvested 2021 Plan awards for common stock with a service condition | 1,054,089 | | | 130,001 | |
Unvested 2021 Plan awards for common stock with a market condition | 3,001,774 | | | 2,000,000 | |
Note 16 – Equity-based Arrangements
The Company has granted various equity-based awards to its employees and board members as described below. The Company issues authorized but unissued shares, for the settlement of equity-based awards.
2021 Equity Incentive Plan
In connection with the Business Combination, the Company adopted the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2021 Plan”) on August 18, 2021, which became effective immediately upon the Closing. The 2021 Plan provides the Company with flexibility to use various equity-based incentive awards as compensation tools to motivate and retain the Company’s workforce. The Company initially reserved 5,283,216 shares of common stock for the issuance of awards under the 2021 Plan. The number of shares of common stock available for issuance under the 2021 Plan automatically increases on the first day of each calendar year, beginning January 1, 2022 and ending on and including January 1, 2031, in an amount equal to 5% of the total number of shares of common stock outstanding on December 31 of the preceding year; provided that the Board may act prior to January 1 of a given year to provide that the increase of such year will be a lesser amount of shares of common stock.
Service Condition Awards
The Company issues awards subject to a service vesting requirement to employees and directors that will vest on a ratable basis over a period of 1-5 years. The fair value of service condition award is determined on the closing stock price of the grant date of the award and is amortized on a straight line basis over the vesting period of the award.
The Company recorded the following compensation costs related to service condition awards for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022. | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Service Condition Awards - Expense | $ | 1,003 | | | $ | 378 | | | |
As of March 31, 2023, there was $2.3 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested service condition awards that is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.5 years.
The following table summarizes the service condition awards activity for the years 2022, and provides information for service condition awards outstanding as of March 31, 2023: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Unvested shares at January 1 | 899,210 | | | $ | 4.46 | | | | | |
Granted | 245,959 | | | $ | 4.26 | | | | | |
Vested | (91,080) | | | $ | 4.45 | | | | | |
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Unvested shares at March 31 | 1,054,089 | | | $ | 4.43 | | | | | |
The fair value of the grants and vested awards for three months ended March 31, 2023 was $1.0 million and $0.5 million, respectively.
Market Condition Awards
The Company issues awards subject to a market condition vesting requirement to employees and directors that will vest if the volume-weighted average stock price reaches the specified stock price during the specified period. The awards subject to a market vesting condition will expire after 5-10 years. The fair value of the market condition awards are determined based on the closing stock price as of the grant date and input into a Monte Carlo simulation to project future stock prices. The estimated fair value is amortized on a straight line basis over the derived service period of the award. The derived service period represents the expected time to reach the stock price targets as output by the Monte Carlo Simulation. The market condition awards have a derived service period of 1-7 years.
The Company recorded the following compensation costs related to market condition awards for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022. | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Market Condition Awards - Expense | $ | 544 | | | $ | 140 | |
As of March 31, 2023, there was $5.0 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested market condition awards that is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average derived service period of 2.9 years.
The following table summarizes the market condition awards activity for the three months ended March 31, 2023, and provides information for market condition awards outstanding as of March 31, 2023: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Unvested shares at January 1 | 3,001,774 | | | $ | 2.49 | | | | | |
Granted | 55,530 | | | $ | — | | | | | |
Vested | — | | | $ | — | | | | | |
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Unvested shares at December 31 | 3,057,304 | | | $ | 2.49 | | | | | |
The fair value of the grants for the three months ended March 31, 2023 was $0.2 million. No market condition awards were vested.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
In connection with the Business Combination, on August 18, 2021, the Company adopted the 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”) for the issuance of up to a total of 1,056,643 shares of common stock. The number of shares reserved for issuance will automatically increase on January 1 of each calendar year, from January 1, 2022 through January 1, 2031, by the lesser of (i) 1% of the total number of shares of our capital stock outstanding on December 31 of the preceding calendar year, and (ii) the number of shares equal to 200% of the initial share reserve, unless a smaller number of shares may be determined by the Board. The purchase price of common stock will be 85% of the lesser of the fair market value of common stock on the first trading date or on the date of purchase. No purchases have been made under the ESPP during the three months ended March 31, 2023.
Note 17 – Commitments and Contingencies
The Company is, from time to time, involved in certain legal proceedings, inquiries, claims and disputes, which arise in the ordinary course of business. Although management cannot predict the outcomes of these matters, management does not believe these actions will have a material, adverse effect on the Company’s Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations or Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company had labor lawsuits in process, whose resolution is pending. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company has recorded liabilities for labor lawsuits and/or litigation of $0.7 million and $0.6 million, respectively.
Note 18 – Supplemental Cash Flows
The following table provides detail of non-cash activity and cash flow information:
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Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing activities & cash flow information | 2023 | | 2022 | | |
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Cash paid during the year for income tax | 316 | | | — | | | |
Forgiveness of PPP loans | — | | | 7,280 | | | |
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities | 21 | | | 77 | | | |
Assets obtained in exchange for a finance lease obligation | 29 | | | — | | | |
Cash paid during the period for interest | 2,148 | | | 932 | | | |
Fees due to creditor | 6,000 | | | 500 | | | |
Note 19 – Subsequent Events
Management has evaluated all subsequent events until May 15, 2023, when the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements were issued. Accordingly, where applicable, the notes to these Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been updated and adjustments to the Company's Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been reflected.
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes included in Part II, Item 8 "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" on our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 13, 2023. This discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties about our business and operations. Our actual results and the timing of selected events may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including those discussed below and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, particularly under the captions “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”
For purposes of this item only, “AgileThought”,“the Company,” “we,” “us” or “our” refer to AgileThought, Inc. and its subsidiaries, unless the context otherwise requires.
Overview
We are a leading provider of agile-first, end-to-end digital transformation services in the North American market using onshore and nearshore delivery. We offer client-centric, onshore and nearshore agile-first digital transformation services that help our clients transform by building, improving and running new solutions at scale. Our services enable our clients to leverage technology more effectively to focus on better business outcomes. From consulting to application development and cloud services to data management and automation, we strive to create a transparent, collaborative, and responsive experience for our clients.
For the three months ended March 31, 2023, we had 95 active clients and for the twelve months ended March 31, 2023, we had 133 active clients.
As of March 31, 2023 we had 5 delivery centers across the United States, Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina from which we deliver services to our clients. As of March 31, 2023, we had 1,957 billable employees providing services remotely, from our
talent centers or directly at client locations in the United States and Latin America. The breakdown of our employees by geography is as follows for the dates presented:
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Employees by Geography | | 2023 | | 2022 | | | | 2022 |
United States | | 211 | | | 310 | | | | | 249 | |
Latin America | | 2,044 | | | 2,320 | | | | | 2,255 | |
Total | | 2,255 | | | 2,630 | | | | | 2,504 | |
Total headcount decreased by 375 people from March 31, 2022 to March 31, 2023. The decrease is related mainly to the Company´s strategy to exit non-core projects which entails the exit of employees whose skill-set was not matching the purely-digital engagements the Company is actively pursuing. In addition, due the first quarter of 2023, the Company initiated a reduction in the Company’s workforce to reduce operating costs and improve operating efficiency. Our Latin America based headcount decreased by 276 people from March 31, 2022 to March 31, 2023 and our United States based headcount decreased by 99.
The following table presents our revenue by geography for the periods presented:
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Revenue by Geography (in thousands) | | | | | | 2023 | | 2022 |
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United States | | | | | | $ | 26,113 | | | $ | 28,998 | |
Latin America | | | | | | 15,731 | | | 15,226 | |
Total | | | | | | $ | 41,844 | | | $ | 44,224 | |
For the three months ended March 31, 2023, our revenue was $41.8 million as compared to $44.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. We generated 62.4% and 65.6% of our revenue from clients located in the United States and 37.6% and 34.4% of our revenue from clients located in Latin America for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
The following table presents our loss before income taxes for the periods presented:
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Loss before income taxes | | | | | | $ | (38,052) | | $ | (6,047) |
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Our loss before income taxes was $38.1 million and $6.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and for the same periods, our loss as percentage of revenue was 90.9% and 13.7%, respectively.
Factors Affecting Our Performance
We believe that the key factors affecting our performance and results of operations include our ability to:
Expand Our Client Footprint in the United States
We are focused on growing our client footprint in the United States and furthering the application of our proven business capabilities in the U.S. market. We are currently working towards gradually exiting non-core engagements to focus on a highly strategic client base, requiring purely next-gen digital services, which are more aligned with our ideal client profile which targets clients with an average annual revenue potential of +$10 million and consumes our highly specialized Guild delivery model. We acquired 4th Source in 2018 and AgileThought, LLC in 2019, both U.S. headquartered and operated companies. For the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, we had 49 and 55 active clients in the United States, respectively, and for the twelve month period ended March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2022 we had 65 and 80 active clients in the United States, respectively. We define an active client at a specific date as a client with whom we have recognized revenue for our services during the preceding 12-month period. As of March 31, 2023, we had 211 employees located in the United States. We believe we have a significant opportunity to penetrate the U.S. market further and expand our U.S. client base. Our ability to expand our footprint in the United States will depend on several factors, including the U.S. market perception of our services, our
ability to increase nearshore delivery successfully, our ability to successfully integrate acquisitions, as well as pricing, competition and overall economic conditions, and to a lesser extent our ability to complete future complementary acquisitions.
Expand Our Client Footprint in Latin America
We are also focused on growing our client footprint in Latin America and leveraging our local experience and network to capitalize on the region’s growth potential. The Latin America region is expected to experience the second strongest growth in digital transformation from 2022 to 2026 with a five year projected compounded annual growth rate of approximately 20%. Our business started in Mexico and we have established experience in the Latin America market since then, and we believe our experience allows us to tailor our offerings and naturally assertively approach our clients in that market. Our revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 revenues from Latin America clients were 37.6% and 34.4% of our total revenue, respectively.
Penetrate Existing Clients via Cross-Selling
We seek to strengthen our relationships with existing clients by cross-selling additional services. We have a proven track record of expanding our relationship with clients by offering a wide range of complementary services. Our ten largest active clients based on revenue accounted for $26.1 million, or 62.4%, and $27.2 million, or 61.5%, of our total revenue in the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The average revenue from our ten largest clients was $2.6 million and $2.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The following table shows the active client concentration from the top client to the top twenty clients, for the periods presented:
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Client Concentration | | 2023 | | 2022 | | | | |
Top client | | 20.2 | % | | 12.4 | % | | | | |
Top five clients | | 47.7 | % | | 42.4 | % | | | | |
Top ten clients | | 62.4 | % | | 61.5 | % | | | | |
Top twenty clients | | 80.0 | % | | 78.5 | % | | | | |
The following table shows the number of our active clients by revenue for the periods presented:
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Active Clients by Revenue | | 2023 | | 2022 | | | | | | 2023 | | 2022 |
>$5 Million | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | | | 9 | | | 9 | |
>$2 – $5 Million | | 4 | | | 5 | | | | | | | 11 | | | 9 | |
>$1 – $2 Million | | 5 | | | 5 | | | | | | | 13 | | | 11 | |
<$1 Million | | 85 | | | 97 | | | | | | | 100 | | | 151 | |
Total | | 95 | | | 108 | | | | | | | 133 | | | 180 | |
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Greater than $1 million | | 10 | | | 11 | | | | | | | 33 | | | 29 | |
The decrease in the total number of active clients from March 31, 2022 to March 31, 2023 is mainly related to our gradual efforts, starting during the third quarter of 2022, to de-emphasize non-core projects and to focus on strategic digital projects.
We believe we have the opportunity to further cross-sell our clients with additional services that we have enhanced through recent acquisitions. However, our ability to increase sales to existing clients will depend on several factors, including the level of client satisfaction with our services, changes in clients’ strategic priorities and changes in key client personnel or strategic transactions involving clients, as well as pricing, competition and overall economic conditions.
Attract, Develop, Retain and Utilize Highly Skilled Employees
We believe that attracting, training, retaining and utilizing highly skilled employees with capabilities in next-generation technologies will be key to our success. As of March 31, 2023, we had 2,255 employees. We continuously invest in training our
employees and offer regular technical and language training, as well as other professional advancement programs. These programs not only help ensure our employees are well trained and knowledgeable, but also help enhance employee retention.
Strengthen Onshore and Nearshore Delivery with Diversification in Regions
In order to drive digital transformation initiatives for our clients, we believe that we need to be near the regions in which our clients are located and in similar time zones. We have established a strong base for our onshore and nearshore delivery model across Mexico. We also have offices in Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica and the United States to source diverse talent and be responsive to clients in our core markets. Since January 1, 2018, we have added 4 offices, including one in the United States (Tampa, Florida) and three in Mexico (one in Mexico City and the other two in Merida and Colima as a result of the acquisitions). From December 31, 2022 to March 31, 2023, our delivery headcount decreased by 187 or 8.7%, mainly driven by the voluntary and involuntary attrition observed during the first quarter of 2023. As we continue to grow our relationships, we will expand our presence in other cities in Mexico and other countries in similar time zones, such as Argentina and Costa Rica. While we believe that we currently have sufficient delivery center capacity to address our near-term needs and opportunities, as the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic continues, and with our goal to expand our relationships with existing clients, attract new clients and expand our footprint in the United States, we will need to expand our teams through remote work opportunities and at existing and new delivery centers in nearshore locations with an abundance of technical talent. As we do so, we compete for talented individuals with other companies in our industry and companies in other industries.
Key Business Metrics
We regularly monitor several financial and operating metrics to evaluate our business, measure our performance, identify trends affecting our business, formulate financial projections and make strategic decisions. Our key non-GAAP and business metrics may be calculated in a different manner than similarly titled metrics used by other companies. See “Non-GAAP Measures” for additional information on non-GAAP financial measures and a reconciliation to the most comparable GAAP measures.
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| Three Months Ended March 31, | | |
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Gross Profit Margin | 34.2 | % | | 31.3 | % | | | | |
Loss from Operations (in thousands) | $ | (35,553) | | | $ | (10,055) | | | | | |
Adjusted Operating (Loss) Income (in thousands) | $ | (1,186) | | | $ | 1,147 | | | | | |
Net Loss (in thousands) | $ | (38,071) | | | $ | (6,298) | | | | | |
Adjusted Net Loss (in thousands) | $ | (4,162) | | | $ | (437) | | | | | |
Diluted EPS | $ | (0.80) | | | $ | (0.14) | | | | | |
Adjusted Diluted EPS | $ | (0.09) | | | $ | (0.01) | | | | | |
Number of large active clients (at or above $1.0 million of revenue in prior 12-month period) as of end of period | 33 | | | 29 | | | | | |
Revenue concentration with top 10 clients as of end of period | 62.4 | % | | 61.5 | % | | | | |
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Gross Profit Margin
We monitor gross profit margin to understand the profitability of the services we provide to our clients. Gross profit margin is calculated as net revenues for the period minus cost of revenue for the period, divided by net revenues.
Adjusted Operating (Loss) Income
We define and calculate Adjusted Operating (Loss) Income as Loss from operations adjusted to exclude the change in fair value of embedded derivative, plus the change in fair value of contingent consideration obligation, plus the change in fair value of warrant liability, plus equity-based compensation expense, plus impairment charges, plus restructuring expenses, plus (gain) loss on business dispositions, plus (gain) loss on debt extinguishment, plus intangible assets amortization, plus certain transaction costs and certain other operating expense (income), net.
Adjusted Net Loss
We define and calculate Adjusted Net Loss as Net loss adjusted to exclude the change in fair value of embedded derivative, plus the change in fair value of purchase price obligations, plus the change in fair value of warrant liability, plus equity-based
compensation expense, plus impairment charges, plus restructuring expenses, plus (gain) loss on business dispositions, plus foreign exchange loss (gain), plus (gain) loss on debt extinguishment and debt forgiveness, plus intangible assets amortization, plus certain transaction costs, plus paid in kind interest expenses and amortization of debt issuance cost and certain other expense, net.
Adjusted Diluted EPS
We define and calculate Adjusted EPS as Adjusted Net Loss, divided by the diluted weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period.
Number of Large Active Clients
We monitor our number of large active clients to better understand our progress in winning large contracts on a period-over-period basis. We define the number of large active clients as the number of active clients from whom we generated more than $1.0 million of revenue in the prior 12-month period. For comparability purposes, we include the clients of the acquired businesses that meet these criteria to properly evaluate total client spending evolution.
Revenue Concentration with Top 10 clients
We monitor our revenue concentration with top 10 clients to understand our dependence on large clients on a period-over-period basis and to monitor our success in diversifying our revenue base. We define revenue concentration as the percent of our total revenue derived from our ten largest active clients.
See “Non-GAAP Measures” for additional information and a reconciliation of Loss from operations to Adjusted Operating (Loss) Income and Net Loss to Adjusted Net Loss and Adjusted Diluted EPS.
Components of Results of Operations
Our business is organized into a single reportable segment. The Company's chief operating decision maker is the CEO, who reviews financial information presented on a consolidated basis for purposes of making operating decisions, assessing financial performance and allocating resources.
Net Revenues
Revenue is derived from the several types of integrated solutions we provide to our clients. Revenue is organized by contract type and geographic location. The type of revenue we generate from customers is classified based on: (i) time and materials, and (ii) fixed price contracts. Time and materials are transaction-based, or volume-based contracts based on input method such as labor hours incurred. Fixed price contracts are contracts where price is contractually predetermined. Revenue by geographic location is derived from revenue generated in the United States and Latin America, which includes Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, and Costa Rica.
Cost of Revenue
Cost of revenue consists primarily of employee-related costs associated with our personnel and fees from third-party vendors engaged in the delivery of our services, including: salaries, bonuses, benefits, project related travel costs, software licenses and any other costs that relate directly to the delivery of our services.
Gross Profit
Gross profit represents net revenues less cost of revenue.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses consists primarily of employee-related costs associated with our sales, marketing, legal, accounting and administrative personnel. Selling, general and administrative expenses also includes legal costs, external professional fees, brand marketing, provision for doubtful accounts, as well as expenses associated with our back-office facilities and office infrastructure, information technology, and other administrative expenses.
Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization consist of depreciation and amortization expenses related to customer relationships, computer equipment, leasehold improvements, furniture and equipment, and other assets.
Change in Fair Value of Embedded Derivative
Changes in fair value of embedded derivative consists of changes in the fair value of redemption and conversion features embedded within our debt.
Change in Fair Value of Warrant Liability
Changes in fair value of warrant liability consist of changes to the outstanding public and private placement warrants assumed upon the consummation of the Business Combination.
Loss on Debt Extinguishment
Loss on debt extinguishment represents the difference between the net carrying value of the old debt instrument and the fair value of the new debt instrument.
Equity-based Compensation Expense
Equity-based compensation expense consists of compensation expenses recognized in connection with performance incentive awards granted to our employees and board members.
Impairment Charges
Impairment charges relate to losses on impairment of goodwill, tradenames, and intangibles.
Restructuring Expense
Restructuring expense consists of costs associated with business realignment efforts and strategic transformation costs.
Other Operating Expenses, Net
Other operating expenses, net consists primarily of acquisition related costs and transaction costs related, including legal, accounting, valuation and investor relations advisors, and compensation consultant fees, as well as other operating expenses.
Interest Expense, net
Interest expense consists of interest incurred in connection with our debt obligations, and amortization of debt issuance costs.
Other Income, net
Other income, net consists of interest (expense) income on invested funds, impacts from foreign exchange transactions, gain on loan forgiveness and other non-operating expenses.
Income Tax Expense
Income tax expense represents expenses associated with our operations based on the tax laws of the jurisdictions in which we operate. Our calculation of income tax expense is based on tax rates and tax laws at the end of each applicable reporting period.
Results of Operations
The following table sets forth our unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations for the presented periods:
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| Three Months Ended March 31, | | |
(in thousands) | 2023 | | 2022 | | | | |
Net revenues | $ | 41,844 | | | $ | 44,224 | | | | | |
Cost of revenue | 27,543 | | | 30,400 | | | | | |
Gross profit | 14,301 | | | 13,824 | | | | | |
Operating expenses: | | | | | | | |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 15,417 | | | 12,619 | | | | | |
Depreciation and amortization | 1,863 | | | 1,754 | | | | | |
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Change in fair value of embedded derivative | (1,379) | | | — | | | | | |
Change in fair value of warrant liability | (815) | | | 478 | | | | | |
Loss on debt extinguishment | 10,162 | | | 7,136 | | | | | |
Equity-based compensation expense | 1,547 | | | 518 | | | | | |
Impairment charges | 19,070 | | | — | | | | | |
Restructuring expense | 2,517 | | | 753 | | | | | |
Other operating expenses, net | 1,472 | | | 621 | | | | | |
Total operating expenses | 49,854 | | | 23,879 | | | | | |
Loss from operations | (35,553) | | | (10,055) | | | | | |
Interest expense, net | (4,217) | | | (3,313) | | | | | |
Other income, net | 1,718 | | | 7,321 | | | | | |
Loss before income tax | (38,052) | | | (6,047) | | | | | |
Income tax expense | 19 | | | 251 | | | | | |
Net loss | (38,071) | | | (6,298) | | | | | |
Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests | (12) | | | 49 | | | | | |
Net loss attributable to the Company | $ | (38,059) | | | $ | (6,347) | | | | | |
The following table sets forth our unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations information expressed as a percentage of net revenues for the periods presented:
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| Three Months Ended March 31, | | |
| 2023 | | 2022 | | | | |
Net revenues | 100.0 | % | | 100.0 | % | | | | |
Cost of revenue | 65.8 | % | | 68.7 | % | | | | |
Gross profit | 34.2 | % | | 31.3 | % | | | | |
Operating expenses: | | | | | | | |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 36.8 | % | | 28.5 | % | | | | |
Depreciation and amortization | 4.5 | % | | 4.0 | % | | | | |
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Change in fair value of embedded derivative | (3.3) | % | | — | % | | | | |
Change in fair value of warrant liability | (1.9) | % | | 1.1 | % | | | | |
Loss on debt extinguishment | 24.3 | % | | 16.1 | % | | | | |
Equity-based compensation expense | 3.7 | % | | 1.2 | % | | | | |
Impairment charges | 45.6 | % | | — | % | | | | |
Restructuring expense | 6.0 | % | | 1.7 | % | | | | |
Other operating expenses, net | 3.5 | % | | 1.4 | % | | | | |
Total operating expenses | 119.1 | % | | 54.0 | % | | | | |
Loss from operations | (85.0) | % | | (22.7) | % | | | | |
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Interest expense, net | (10.1) | % | | (7.5) | % | | | | |
Other income, net | 4.1 | % | | 16.6 | % | | | | |
Loss before income tax | (90.9) | % | | (13.7) | % | | | | |
Income tax expense | — | % | | 0.6 | % | | | | |
Net loss | (91.0) | % | | (14.2) | % | | | | |
Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests | — | % | | 0.1 | % | | | | |
Net loss attributable to the Company | (91.0) | % | | (14.4) | % | | | | |
Comparison of the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
Net revenues
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| Three Months Ended March 31, | | % Change |
| 2023 | | 2022 | | 2023 vs. 2022 |
| (in thousands, except percentages) |
Net Revenues | $ | 41,844 | | | $ | 44,224 | | | (5.4) | % |
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Net revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2023 decreased $2.4 million, or 5.4%, to $41.8 million from $44.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The decrease was mainly due to decreased services and reduced scope in projects with existing clients.
Net Revenues by Geographic Location
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| Three Months Ended March 31, | | % Change |
| 2023 | | 2022 | | 2023 vs. 2022 |
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United States | $ | 26,113 | | | $ | 28,998 | | | (9.9) | % |
Latin America | 15,731 | | | 15,226 | | | 3.3 | % |
Total | $ | 41,844 | | | $ | 44,224 | | | (5.4) | % |
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Net revenues from our United States operations for the three months ended March 31, 2023 decreased $2.9 million, or 9.9%, to $26.1 million from $29.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The change was mainly driven by decreases in projects with new clients and reduced scope of work with existing clients.
Net revenues from our Latin America operations for the three months ended March 31, 2023 increased $0.5 million, or 3.3%, to $15.7 million from $15.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The change was driven by an increase in scope with a significant existing customer.
Revenues by Contract Type
The following table sets forth net revenues by contract type and as a percentage of our revenues for the periods indicated:
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| 2023 | | 2022 | | 2023 vs. 2022 |
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Time and materials | $ | 28,117 | | | $ | 33,251 | | | (15.4) | % |
Fixed price | 13,727 | | | 10,973 | | | 25.1 | % |
Total | $ | 41,844 | | | $ | 44,224 | | | (5.4) | % |
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Net revenues from our time and materials contracts for the three months ended March 31, 2023 decreased approximately $5.1 million, or 15.4%, to $28.1 million from $33.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The main driver of the net variation is related to the decrease in service volume with existing and new customers under the time and materials revenue model towards fixed-price engagements. Net revenues from our fixed price contracts for the three months ended March 31,
2023 increased $2.8 million, or 25.1%, to 13.7 million from $11.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The main driver of the net increase is related to the shift to fixed price core delivery teams with two major clients from the financial services industry in Latin America, combined with additional revenues coming from fixed price engagements with other major existing customers.
Cost of revenue
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| Three Months Ended March 31, | | % Change |
| 2023 | | 2022 | | 2023 vs. 2022 |
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Cost of revenue | $ | 27,543 | | | $ | 30,400 | | | (9.4) | % |
% of net revenues | 65.8 | % | | 68.7 | % | | |
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Cost of revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2023 decreased $2.9 million, or 9.4%, to $27.5 million from $30.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The decrease was primarily related to the reduction in revenues resulting in less costs for these periods in addition to realizing stronger margins on existing projects.
Selling, general and administrative expenses
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| 2023 | | 2022 | | 2023 vs. 2022 |
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Selling, general and administrative expenses | $ | 15,417 | | | $ | 12,619 | | | 22.2 | % |
% of net revenues | 36.8 | % | | 28.5 | % | | |
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Selling, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2023 increased $2.8 million, or 22.2%, to $15.4 million from $12.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The increase was primarily due to $3.4 million in employee costs mostly driven by new hires in the sales team in addition to the guild bench as a result of our adoption of a guild delivery model during 2022, offset by a decrease of $0.2 million from employee terminations and $0.4 million reduction in professional service fees.
Depreciation and amortization
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| 2023 | | 2022 | | 2023 vs. 2022 |
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Depreciation and amortization | $ | 1,863 | | | $ | 1,754 | | | 6.2 | % |
% of net revenues | 4.5 | % | | 4.0 | % | | |
Depreciation and amortization for three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, was $1.9 million and $1.8 million, respectively.
Change in fair value of embedded derivative
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| 2023 | | 2022 | | 2023 vs. 2022 |
| (in thousands, except percentages) |
Change in fair value of embedded derivative | $ | (1,379) | | | $ | — | | | 100.0 | % |
% of net revenues | (3.3) | % | | — | % | | |
Change in fair value of embedded derivative for the three months ended March 31, 2022 resulted in a gain of $1.4 million. The gain was driven by the decline in the Company stock price as of March 31, 2023, which provided a favorable conversion position for the Company.
Change in fair value of warrant liability | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 2023 | | 2022 | | 2023 vs. 2022 |
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Change in fair value of warrant liability | $ | (815) | | | $ | 478 | | | (270.5) | % |
% of net revenues | (1.9) | % | | 1.1 | % | | |
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Change in fair value of warrant liability for the three months ended March 31, 2023 increased $1.3 million or 270.5% to $0.8 million (gain) from a $0.5 million loss for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The gain was primarily driven by a decrease in the market price of our public warrants, changes in the risk-free rate of return and volatility used to estimate the fair value of our warrant liability from December 31, 2022 to March 31, 2023.
Loss on debt extinguishment | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Three Months Ended March 31, | | % Change |
| 2023 | | 2022 | | 2023 vs. 2022 |
| (in thousands, except percentages) |
Loss on debt extinguishment | $ | 10,162 | | | $ | 7,136 | | | 42.4 | % |
% of net revenues | 24.3 | % | | 16.1 | % | | |
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Loss on debt extinguishment for the three months ended March 31, 2023 increased $3.1 million due to the amendment signed on March 7, 2023 for the Blue Torch Credit Facility, refer to Note 7, Long-Term Debt, for further information. Equity-based compensation expense
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Equity-based compensation expense | $ | 1,547 | | | $ | 518 | | | 198.6 | % |
% of net revenues | 3.7 | % | | 1.2 | % | | |
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Equity-based compensation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2023 increased $1.0 million, or 198.6% to $1.5 million from $0.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The Company has made significant issuances under the 2021 equity plan to compensate employees since March 31, 2022, resulting in an increase in equity-based compensation expense. Refer to Note 16, Equity-based Arrangements, for further information. Impairment charges
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Impairment charges | $ | 19,070 | | | $ | — | | | 100.0 | % |
% of net revenues | 45.6 | % | | — | % | | |
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The Company recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2023 a $19.1 million non-cash impairment charge related to goodwill allocated within in our LATAM reporting unit.
Restructuring expense
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| Three Months Ended March 31, | | % Change |
| 2023 | | 2022 | | 2023 vs. 2022 |
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Restructuring expense | $ | 2,517 | | | $ | 753 | | | 234.3 | % |
% of net revenues | 6.0 | % | | 1.7 | % | | |
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Restructuring expense for the three months ended March 31, 2023 increased $1.7 million, or 234.3%, to $2.5 million from $0.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. During the first quarter of 2023, the Company initiated a reduction in the Company’s workforce to reduce operating costs and improve operating efficiency.
Other operating expenses, net
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Other operating expense, net | $ | 1,472 | | | $ | 621 | | | 137.0 | % |
% of net revenues | 3.5 | % | | 1.4 | % | | |
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Other operating expense, net for three months ended March 31, 2023 increased $0.9 million, or 137.0%, to $1.5 million from and $0.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. This was mainly driven by increased fees for legal services, tax audit consultants, and loss on asset disposals.
Interest expense, net
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| (in thousands, except percentages) |
Interest expense, net | $ | (4,217) | | | $ | (3,313) | | | 27.3 | % |
% of net revenues | (10.1) | % | | (7.5) | % | | |
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Interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2023 increased $0.9 million, or 27.3%, to $4.2 million from $3.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The increase was primarily due to the additional principal debt obligations incurred since March 31, 2022.
Other Income, net
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| 2023 | | 2022 | | 2023 vs. 2022 |
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Other income, net | $ | 1,718 | | | $ | 7,321 | | | (76.5) | % |
% of net revenues | 4.1 | % | | 16.6 | % | | |
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Other income, net for the three months ended March 31, 2023 decreased $5.6 million, or 76.5%, to $1.7 million from $7.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The change was primarily driven by a $7.3 million decrease in gain on debt forgiveness, recognized in March 31, 2022.
Income tax expense
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Income tax expense | $ | 19 | | | $ | 251 | | | (92.4) | % |
Effective income tax rate | 0.0 | % | | (4.2) | % | | |
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Income tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2023 decreased by $0.2 million, or (92.4)%, for the three months ended March 31, 2022 due to differences in losses incurred in jurisdictions for which no tax benefit is recognized. For additional information, see Note 10, Income Taxes, to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements appearing in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Non-GAAP Measures
To supplement our consolidated financial data presented on a basis consistent with U.S. GAAP, we present certain non-GAAP financial measures, including Adjusted Operating (Loss) Income, Adjusted Net Loss and Adjusted Diluted EPS. We have included the non-GAAP financial measures because they are financial measures used by our management to evaluate our core operating performance and trends, to make strategic decisions regarding the allocation of capital and new investments and are among the factors analyzed in making performance-based compensation decisions for key personnel. The measures exclude certain expenses that are required under U.S. GAAP. We exclude certain non-cash expenses and certain items that are not part of our core operations.
We believe these supplemental performance measurements are useful in evaluating operating performance, as they are similar to measures reported by our public industry peers and those regularly used by security analysts, investors and other interested parties in analyzing operating performance and prospects. The non-GAAP financial measures are not intended to be a substitute for any GAAP financial measures and, as calculated, may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of performance of other companies in other industries or within the same industry.
There are significant limitations associated with the use of non-GAAP financial measures. Further, these measures may differ from the non-GAAP information, even where similarly titled, used by other companies and therefore should not be used to compare our performance to that of other companies. We compensate for these limitations by providing investors and other users of our financial information a reconciliation of our non-GAAP measures to the related GAAP financial measure. We encourage investors and others to review our financial information in its entirety, not to rely on any single financial measure and to view our non-GAAP measures in conjunction with GAAP financial measures.
We define and calculate our non-GAAP financial measures as follows:
•Adjusted Operating (Loss) Income: Loss from operations adjusted to exclude the change in fair value of embedded derivative, plus the change in fair value of warrant liability, plus equity-based compensation expense, plus impairment charges,
plus restructuring expenses, plus (gain) loss on business dispositions, plus loss on debt extinguishment, plus intangible assets amortization, plus certain transaction costs and certain other operating expense, net.
The following table presents the reconciliation of our Adjusted Operating (Loss) Income to our Loss from operations, the most directly comparable GAAP measure, for the periods indicated:
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Loss from operations | $ | (35,553) | | | $ | (10,055) | | | | | |
Change in fair value of embedded derivative liability | (1,379) | | | — | | | | | |
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Change in fair value of warrant liability | (815) | | | 478 | | | | | |
Equity-based compensation expense | 1,547 | | | 518 | | | | | |
Impairment charges | 19,070 | | | — | | | | | |
Restructuring expenses1 | 2,517 | | | 753 | | | | | |
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Loss on debt extinguishment | 10,162 | | | 7,136 | | | | | |
Intangible assets amortization | 1,793 | | | 1,608 | | | | | |
Transaction costs | — | | | 9 | | | | | |
Other operating expense, net2 | 1,472 | | | 700 | | | | | |
Adjusted Operating (Loss) Income | $ | (1,186) | | | $ | 1,147 | | | | | |
1 - Represents restructuring expenses associated with the ongoing reorganization of our business operations and realignment efforts. Refer to Note 12, Restructuring, within our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. 2 - Represents professional service fees primarily comprised of legal fees in connection with debt modifications, tax consulting fees in connection with review advisory and corporate consolidation project assessments, as well as a non-recurring recruiting fee.
•Adjusted Net Loss: Net loss adjusted to exclude the change in fair value of embedded derivative, plus the change in fair value of warrant liability, plus equity-based compensation expense, plus impairment charges, plus restructuring expenses, plus (gain) loss on business dispositions, plus foreign exchange loss (gain), plus loss (gain) on debt extinguishment and debt forgiveness, plus intangible assets amortization, plus certain transaction costs, plus paid in kind interest and amortization of debt issuance cost and certain other expense, net.
•Adjusted Diluted EPS: Adjusted Net loss, divided by the diluted weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period.
The following table presents the reconciliation of our Adjusted Net Loss to our Net loss, the most directly comparable GAAP measure, for the periods indicated:
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Net loss | $ | (38,071) | | | $ | (6,298) | | | | | |
Change in fair value of embedded derivative liability | (1,379) | | | — | | | | | |
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Change in fair value of warrant liability | (815) | | | 478 | | | | | |
Equity-based compensation expense | 1,547 | | | 518 | | | | | |
Impairment charges | 19,070 | | | — | | | | | |
Restructuring expenses | 2,517 | | | 753 | | | | | |
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Foreign exchange gain1 | (1,729) | | | (252) | | | | | |
Loss (Gain) on debt extinguishment and debt forgiveness | 10,162 | | | (144) | | | | | |
Intangible assets amortization | 1,793 | | | 1,608 | | | | | |
Transaction costs | — | | | 9 | | | | | |
Paid in kind interests and amortization of debt issuance cost, premiums and discounts | 1,260 | | | 1,974 | | | | | |
Other expense, net2 | 1,483 | | | 917 | | | | | |
Adjusted Net Loss | $ | (4,162) | | | $ | (437) | | | | | |
Number of shares used in Adjusted Diluted EPS | 47,331,289 | | | 46,022,767 | | | | | |
Adjusted Diluted EPS | $ | (0.09) | | | $ | (0.01) | | | | | |
1 - Represents foreign exchange loss (gain) due to foreign currency transactions
2 - Represents professional service fees primarily comprised of legal fees in connection with debt modifications as well as other miscellaneous non-operating/ non-recurring items.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our main sources of liquidity have been our cash and cash equivalents, cash generated from operations, and proceeds from issuances of stock and debt. Our main uses of cash are funds to operate our business, make principal and interest payments on our outstanding debt, capital expenditures, and business acquisitions.
Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including our growth rate. Over the past several years, operating expenses have increased as we have invested in growing our business. Payments of principal and interest on our debt and earnout cash payments following our acquisitions have also been cash outflows. Our operating cash requirements may increase in the future as we continue to invest in the growth of our Company.
As discussed in Note 7, Long-term Debt, the Company is currently in default with its Blue Torch Credit Facility. This default triggered cross-defaults under our Second Lien Facility, requiring a reclassification to our total current portion of long-term debt from $37.2 million as of December 31, 2022 to $84.6 million on March 31, 2023. The Company's current liabilities have been adversely impacted and resulted in a negative working capital of $88.5 million. The Blue Torch Credit Facility lenders have granted a forbearance limiting the immediate acceleration of the debt until May 19, 2023. As of April 30, 2023, the Company had available cash of $1.5 million and will require additional liquidity to satisfy its current debt obligations and to continue its operations over the next 12 months. Based on the above, substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern exists. In an effort to alleviate these conditions, the Company is evaluating strategies to obtain the required additional funding for future operations. These strategies may include, but are not limited to, seeking private equity financing, restructuring our debt, seeking for strategic merger and acquisition alternatives, and restructuring operations to increase revenues and decrease expenses. However, given the Company's performance in addition to the impact of the economic downturn on the U.S. and global financial markets, the Company may be unable to access further equity or debt financing when needed. As such, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to obtain additional liquidity when needed or under acceptable terms, if at all. The result of such inability, whether individually or in the aggregate, will adversely impact our financial condition and could cause us to curtail or cease operations or to pursue other strategic alternatives. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to the carrying amounts and classification of assets, liabilities, and reported expenses that may be necessary if the Company were unable to continue as a going concern.
Debt
Blue Torch Credit Facility
On May 27, 2022, the Company entered into a financing agreement ("Blue Torch Credit Facility") by and among the Company, AN Global LLC, certain subsidiaries of the Company, as guarantors (the “Guarantors”), the financial institutions party thereto as lenders, and Blue Torch Finance LLC (“Blue Torch”), as the administrative agent and collateral agent. The Blue Torch Credit Facility is secured by substantially all of the Company’s and the Guarantors’ properties and assets and provides for a term loan of $55.0 million and a revolving credit facility with an aggregate principal limit not to exceed $3.0 million at any time outstanding, both of which were fully drawn as of June 28, 2022. We used approximately $40.2 million from the Blue Torch financing agreement to refinance the outstanding principal, interest, and a portion of the $6.9 million deferred fees related amendments on our Prior First Lien Credit Facility. The remaining $14.8 million from the Blue Torch Credit Facility was used to pay approximately $9.0 million of certain past-due accounts and approximately $5.8 million was used for operations and general corporate purposes.
The Company entered into a waiver and amendment on August 10, 2022 and an amendment on November 1, 2022, in each case to provide for an extension to satisfy certain post-closing obligations under the Blue Torch Credit Facility. The Company recognized $0.6 million in debt issuance costs related to the August waiver and amendment.
As of December 31, 2022, the Company was in default under the permitted factoring disposition and leverage ratio covenants. Subsequent to December 31, 2022, the Company was also in default under the leverage ratio, liquidity, aged accounts payable, permitted payments and other covenants under the Blue Torch Credit Facility. As a result of such defaults, the Company entered into a waiver and amendment on March 7, 2023 (“Amendment No. 4”) to revise significant terms of the Blue Torch Credit Facility as set forth below.
Pursuant to Amendment No. 4, the Company agreed to pay approximately $34.0 million of our total indebtedness and related obligations in 2023, including principal payments of $15.0 million by April 15, 2023, $20.0 million by June 15, 2023 (inclusive of the $15.0 million by April 15, 2023 if not paid by then) and $25.0 million by September 15, 2023 (inclusive of the $20.0 million by June 15, 2023 if not paid by then) to the Blue Torch Lenders. Thereafter, the Company will make quarterly payments on the term loan of approximately $0.7 million starting December 31, 2023. The amendment also revised the maturity date of the Blue Torch Credit Facility from May 27, 2026 to January 1, 2025 and revised the interest provisions to remove the step-down in interest rate based on the Company’s total leverage ratio. Interest is paid monthly for both loans, and is calculated based on the Adjusted Term SOFR (the three-month Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate, plus 0.26161%) plus a margin of 9.0% annually. Under default, the Company is required to pay interest monthly at a Reference Rate (as defined in the first lien agreement) plus a margin of 8% plus a 2% penalty fee. Interest on each loan is payable on the last day of the then effective interest period applicable to such loan and at maturity. The revolving credit facility will bear a 2.0% annual usage fee on any undrawn portion of the facility. In connection with Amendment No. 4, the Company agreed to pay the administrative agent a fee equal to $6.0 million, which was paid in kind by adding such capitalized amount to the outstanding principal of the term loan. In addition, if the Company fails to repay the respective aggregate principal amounts on or prior to April 15, 2023, June 15, 2023 and September 15, 2023, a failed payment fee equal to $4.0 million, $2.0 million and $3.0 million respectively would be paid in kind by adding such fee to the outstanding principal of the term loan. If we meet these payments when due, which we have not met for April 15, 2023 as noted below, then no fee would be incurred. Failure to make these payments would constitute an event of default but will not result in the ability of the administrative agent to accelerate indebtedness under the Blue Torch Facility. Amendment No. 4 also required the Company to engage both a financial advisor to support the Company’s capital raising needs and an operational advisor to conduct a formal assessment of the Company’s financial performance, in both cases on terms reasonable acceptable to Blue Torch. Lastly, Amendment No. 4 granted a waiver for the covenant breaches and reset the covenant requirements for future periods.
This amendment was determined to substantially alter the Blue Torch Credit Facility such that extinguishment accounting was applied. The Company recognized a $0.7 million debt discount and a loss on debt extinguishment of $10.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The Company recognized $1.1 million in debt issuance costs with the amendment.
The Company defaulted in making the March 31, 2023 interest payment and was not in compliance with our Liquidity and accounts payable covenants amongst others, which constituted an event of default under the Blue Torch Credit Facility. On April 15, 2023, the Company did not pay the $15.0 million principal payment due by April 15, 2023 and thus $4.0 million in fees was added to the outstanding principal balance. On April 18, 2023, the Company entered into a forbearance agreement regarding the Blue Torch Credit Facility and Second Lien Facility. Pursuant to the forbearance terms, the lenders have agreed to forbear from accelerating their respective obligations and otherwise exercising any rights and remedies (other than certain limited remedies, such as continuing to accrue applicable default interest) under the loans until May 10, 2023 (which was
subsequently extended to May 19, 2023), or earlier in the event of non-compliance with certain representations, covenants and other requirements, all subject to the terms and conditions thereof.
Furthermore, as contemplated in the forbearance agreements, on April 20, 2023, the Company entered into an amendment to the Blue Torch Credit Facility that increased the revolver thereunder by $3.0 million to a total of $6.0 million. The Company also incurred an additional $1.5 million in lenders fees associated with the forbearance and revolver amendments, of which $1.0 million is refundable if the revolver is paid in full by an agreed upon future date. In addition, the Company capitalized $0.9 million of interest payments not paid by March 31, 2023.
The covenants were amended as follows as part of Amendment No. 4:
Revenue. Requires the Company's trailing annual aggregate revenue to exceed $150.0 million as of the end of each computation period as described below.
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Liquidity. As a result of Amendment No. 4, the Company is required to maintain liquidity above $1.0 million through March 24, 2023, above $2.0 million through April 15, 2023, and above $7.0 million at any time thereafter. Liquidity is defined as the remaining capacity under the Blue Torch Credit Facility plus the total unrestricted cash on hand.
Leverage Ratio. The Leverage Ratio applies to the consolidated group and is determined in accordance with US GAAP. It is calculated as of the last day of any computation period as the ratio of (a) total debt (as defined in credit agreement) to (b) EBITDA for the computation period ending on such day. A computation period is any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters for which the last fiscal month ends on a date set forth below.
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Computation Period Ending | | | | Leverage Ratio |
March 31, 2023 | | | | 6.38:1.00 |
April 30, 2023 | | | | 6.60:1.00 |
May 31, 2023 | | | | 6.20:1.00 |
June 30, 2023 | | | | 6.00:1.00 |
July 31, 2023 | | | | 5.28:1.00 |
August 31, 2023 | | | | 4.51:1.00 |
September 30, 2023 | | | | 4.12:1.00 |
October 31, 2023 | | | | 3.50:1.00 |
November 30, 2023 | | | | 3.14:1.00 |
December 31, 2023 | | | | 4.63:1.00 |
January 31, 2024 and each fiscal month ending thereafter | | | | 3.50:1.00 |
EBITDA. The Company is subjected to an additional covenant as a result of the failure to make the $15.0 million payment under Amendment No. 4 of the Blue Torch Credit Facility by April 15, 2023 with respect to the Company's consolidated earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”). The Company will be required to maintain a 12-
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Computation Period Ending | | | | EBITDA |
March 31, 2023 | | | | $ | 9,953,000 | |
April 30, 2023 | | | | 9,627,000 | |
May 31, 2023 | | | | 10,238,000 | |
June 30, 2023 | | | | 10,607,000 | |
July 31, 2023 | | | | 12,023,000 | |
August 31, 2023 | | | | 14,055,000 | |
September 30, 2023 | | | | 15,415,000 | |
October 31, 2023 | | | | 18,117,000 | |
November 30, 2023 | | | | 20,224,000 | |
December 31, 2023 and each fiscal month end thereafter | | | | 13,707,000 | |
Second Lien Facility
On November 22, 2021, the Company entered into a new Second Lien Facility (the “Second Lien Facility”) with Nexxus Capital and Credit Suisse (both of which are existing AgileThought shareholders and have representation on AgileThought’s Board of Directors), Manuel Senderos, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors, and Kevin Johnston, Chief Operating Officer. The Second Lien Facility provides for a term loan facility in an initial aggregate principal amount of approximately $20.7 million, accruing interest at a rate per annum from 11.00% for the US denominated loan and 17.41% for the Mexican Peso denominated Loan. The Second Lien Facility had an original maturity date of March 15, 2023. The Company recognized $0.9 million in debt issuance costs with the issuance.
On August 10, 2022, the Company entered into an amendment to the Second Lien Facility to extend the maturity date of the Tranche A (Credit Suisse), Tranche C (Senderos), Tranche D (Senderos) and Tranche E (Johnston) loans to September 15, 2026, and provide for potential increases, that step up over time from one percent to five percent, in the interest rate applicable to the Tranche A loans. The amendment also extended the maturity date of the Tranche B (Nexxus Capital) loans thereunder to June 15, 2023, and provides for a mandatory conversion of the Tranche B loans thereunder, including interest and fees, into equity securities of the Company upon the maturity of said loans at a conversion price equal to $4.64 per share, subject to regulatory approval. The amendment also provided for the covenants and certain other provisions of the Second Lien Facility to be made consistent with those in the Blue Torch Credit Facility (and in certain cases for those covenants to be made less restrictive than those in the Blue Torch Credit Facility). This amendment was determined to substantially alter the debt agreement such that extinguishment accounting was applied. The Company recognized a loss on debt extinguishment of $11.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022. As part of the reassessment of the debt instrument, the Company bifurcated the conversion option on the Mexican peso-dominated loans and recognized an embedded derivative liability of $9.0 million as of the amendment date. See Note 3, Fair Value Measurements, for additional information.
On November 18, 2022, the Company entered into a letter agreement with Credit Suisse, as the Tranche A lenders. The letter agreement changed the conversion price at which the Credit Suisse lenders may convert their outstanding loans, interest, and fees into the Company’s common stock from a fixed conversion price of $4.64 per share to the closing price of one share of our common stock on the trading day immediately prior to the conversion date, subject to a floor price of $4.64 per share. This amendment was determined to substantially alter the Credit Suisse portion of the debt agreement such that extinguishment accounting was applied. The Company recognized a gain on debt extinguishment of $8.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022. The total loss on debt extinguishment related to the Second Lien Facility was $2.9 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022.
Each Second Lien Lender has the option to convert all or any portion of its outstanding loans, interest and fees into common stock of the Company at any time at the respective conversion prices. On December 27, 2021, Manuel Senderos and Kevin Johnston exercised the conversion options for their respective principal amounts of $4.5 million and $0.2 million, respectively, at the original conversion price of $10.19 per share. See Note 14, Stockholders’ Equity, for additional information. As noted above, on June 15, 2023, the outstanding principal, interest and fees related to the Nexxus Capital loans will convert into common stock of the Company at the conversion price of $4.64 per share. As of March 31, 2023, the outstanding principal, interest and fees related to the Nexxus Capital loans was $9.2 million.
On March 7, 2023, in connection with Amendment No. 4 to the Blue Torch Credit Facility, the Company entered into a sixth amendment to the Second Lien Facility (“Amendment No. 6”). Amendment No. 6 revised the maturity date of the Credit Suisse loans from September 15, 2026 to July 1, 2025. Amendment No. 6 also provided for the covenants and certain other provisions of the Second Lien Facility to be consistent with those in the Blue Torch Credit Facility, as amended by Amendment No. 4, except as set forth below:
Due to the Company's default status on the Blue Torch Credit Facility, it also triggered a cross-default on the Second Lien Facility. On April 18, 2023, the Company entered into a forbearance agreement regarding the Second Lien Facility. Pursuant to the forbearance terms, the lenders under the Second Lien Facility have agreed to forbear from accelerating their respective obligations and otherwise exercising any rights and remedies under their loans until May 10, 2023 (and are otherwise not permitted to accelerate the debt until the Blue Torch Credit Facility is paid in full).
Revenue. Requires the Company's trailing annual aggregate revenue to exceed as of the end of each computation period as described below.
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March 31, 2023 and each fiscal month ending thereafter | | | | $ | 120,000,000 | |
Liquidity. Requires the Company's liquidity to be (i) above $0.8 million at any time on or prior to March 24, 2023, (ii) above $1.6 million at any time from March 24, 2023 to April 15, 2023, (iii) and above $5.6 million after April 15, 2023 thereafter. Liquidity is defined as the remaining capacity under the Blue Torch Credit Facility plus the total unrestricted cash on hand.
Leverage Ratio. The Leverage Ratio applies to the consolidated group and is determined in accordance with US GAAP. It is calculated as of the last day of any computation period as the ratio of (a) total debt (as defined in credit agreement) to (b) EBITDA for the computation period ending on such day. A computation period is any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters for which the last fiscal month ends on a date set forth below. | | | | | | | | | | |
Computation Period Ending | | | | First Lien Leverage Ratio |
March 31, 2023 | | | | 7.65:1.00 |
April 30, 2023 | | | | 7.92:1.00 |
May 31, 2023 | | | | 7.44:1.00 |
June 30, 2023 | | | | 7.20:1.00 |
July 31, 2023 | | | | 6.34:1.00 |
August 31, 2023 | | | | 5.41:1.00 |
September 30, 2023 | | | | 4.94:1.00 |
October 31, 2023 | | | | 4.20:1.00 |
November 30, 2023 | | | | 3.77:1.00 |
December 31, 2023 | | | | 5.56:1.00 |
January 31, 2024 and each fiscal quarter ending thereafter | | | | 4.20:1.00 |
EBITDA. The Company is subjected to an additional covenant as a result of the failure to make the $15.0 million payment under Amendment No. 4 of the Blue Torch Credit Facility by April 15, 2023 with respect to the Company's consolidated earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”). The Company will be required to maintain a 12-
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March 31, 2023 | | | | $ | 7,962,400 | |
April 30, 2023 | | | | 7,701,600 | |
May 31, 2023 | | | | 8,190,400 | |
June 30, 2023 | | | | 8,485,600 | |
July 31, 2023 | | | | 9,618,400 | |
August 31, 2023 | | | | 11,244,000 | |
September 30, 2023 | | | | 12,332,000 | |
October 31, 2023 | | | | 14,493,600 | |
November 30, 2023 | | | | 16,179,200 | |
December 31, 2023 and each fiscal month end thereafter | | | | 10,965,600 | |
AGS Subordinated Promissory Note
On June 24, 2021, the Company entered into a credit agreement with AGS Group LLC (“AGS Group”) for a principal amount of $0.7 million (the “AGS Subordinated Promissory Note”). The principal amount outstanding under the AGS Subordinated Promissory Note matured on December 20, 2021 (“Original Maturity Date”) but was extended multiple times until March 31, 2023 (“Extended Maturity Date”). Interest is due and payable in arrears on the Original Maturity Date at a 14.0% per annum until and including December 20, 2021 and at 20% per annum from the Original Maturity Date to the Extended Maturity Date calculated on the actual number of days elapsed. In connection with an extension of the maturity date on January 31, 2023, the Company also agreed to issue shares of common stock with a value of approximately $1.8 million, equal to approximately two times the then outstanding principal and interest of the AGS Subordinated Promissory Note. We issued 414,367 shares on February 10, 2023 that are intended to serve as collateral. Upon the earlier of the Extended Maturity Date or an event of default, AGS Group may sell those shares and apply 100% of the net proceeds therefrom to repay the AGS Subordinated Promissory Note. If the net proceeds from sales of the shares exceed the indebtedness owed by the Company, AGS Group shall remit such excess cash proceeds to the Company. Upon payment in full of the AGS Subordinated Promissory Note in cash by us or through sales of the shares by AGS Group, AGS Group shall return any of the unsold shares to us.
Under the terms of the Blue Torch Credit Facility and the Second Lien Facility, we may only repay the AGS Subordinated Promissory Note with the proceeds of an equity issuance, and then only if our total leverage ratio is 2.50 to 1.00 or less and we are in compliance with all financial covenants and no event of default has occurred and is continuing under the Blue Torch Credit Facility and the Second Lien Facility. We do not expect to satisfy these conditions on or before the Extended Maturity Date and have entered into a letter agreement with AGS Group to provide that our failure to pay such indebtedness will not be deemed an event of default. We plan to further extend the maturity date or substitute the AGS Subordinated Promissory Note as may be permitted under the Blue Torch Credit Facility or the Second Lien Facility. Any such agreements could be subject to the prior consent of Blue Torch and the Second Lien Lenders. As of March 31, 2023, the Company has not yet paid the AGS Promissory Note due to conditions of the Blue Torch Credit Facility.
Exitus Capital Subordinated Debt
On July 26, 2021, the Company agreed with existing lenders and Exitus Capital, S.A.P.I. de C.V., SOFOM, E.N.R. (“Exitus Capital”) to enter into a zero-coupon subordinated loan agreement with Exitus Capital in an aggregate principal amount equal to $3.7 million (the “Exitus Capital Subordinated Debt”). Net loan proceeds totaled $3.2 million, net of $0.5 million in debt discount. No periodic interest payments are currently required and the loan was due on January 26, 2022, but was extended for three additional six month terms until July 27, 2023. With respect to each six month extension, the Company recognized approximately $0.4 million to $0.5 million in debt issuance costs. The loan is subject to a 36% annual interest moratorium if full payment is not made upon the maturity date. In addition, the Company paid approximately $1.1 million of the principal amount of the loan on January 27, 2023, plus a fee of approximately $0.5 million. On February 27, 2023 the Company paid an addition $1.0 million of the principal amount of the loan. The remaining principal amount of approximately $1.6 million will be due and payable on the new maturity date of July 27, 2023.
In addition, on January 31, 2023, the Company agreed to issue shares of Class A Common Stock with a value of approximately $5.2 million, equal to approximately two times the then outstanding principal and interest of the Exitus Capital Subordinated Debt. We issued 1,207,712 shares on February 10, 2023 that are intended to serve as collateral. The Company is
obligated to issue additional shares to Exitus Capital from time to time if the value of the shares held by them is less two times than the outstanding principal amount of the loan. Upon the earlier of the July 27, 2023 or an event of default, Exitus Capital may sell those shares and apply 100% of the net proceeds therefrom to repay the Exitus Capital Subordinated Debt. If the net proceeds from sales of the shares exceed the indebtedness owed by the Company, Exitus Capital shall remit such excess cash proceeds to the Company. Upon payment in full of the Exitus Capital Subordinated Debt in cash by us or through sales of the shares by Exitus Capital, Exitus Capital shall return any of the unsold shares to us.
Under the terms of the Blue Torch Credit Facility and the Second Lien Facility, we may only repay the Exitus Capital Subordinated Debt if we have repaid Blue Torch $15.0 million and $5.0 million by April 15, 2023 and June 15, 2023, respectively. If we are unable to satisfy these conditions, the Company plans to further extend the maturity date or substitute the Exitus Capital Subordinated Debt as may be permitted under the Blue Torch Credit Facility and the Second Lien Facility. Any such modifications are also subject to the prior consent of Blue Torch and the Second Lien Lenders. Our failure to pay the indebtedness due to Exitus Capital will be a payment default under its terms, which would allow Exitus Capital to accelerate the indebtedness. In addition, our failure to pay Exitus Capital will be a cross-default under both the Blue Torch Credit Facility and Second Lien Facility, but would not allow either of the Blue Torch or Second Lien Lenders to accelerate indebtedness due under their respective loans unless Exitus Capital accelerates the amounts due to it.
Due to the Company's default status on the Blue Torch Credit Facility, it also triggered a cross-default on the Exitus Capital Subordinated Debt.
Paycheck Protection Program Loans
On April 30, 2020 and May 1, 2020, the Company received Paycheck Protection Program Loans (“PPP Loans”) through four of its subsidiaries for a total amount of $9.3 million. The PPP loans bear a fixed interest rate of 1% over a two-year term, are guaranteed by the United States federal government, and do not require collateral. The loans may be forgiven, in part or whole, if the proceeds are used to retain and pay employees and for other qualifying expenditures. The Company submitted its forgiveness applications to the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) between November 2020 and January 2021. The monthly repayment terms were established in the notification letters with the amount of loan forgiveness. On December 25, 2020, $0.1 million of a $0.2 million PPP loan was forgiven. On March 9, 2021, $0.1 million of a $0.3 million PPP loan was forgiven. On June 13, 2021, $1.2 million of a $1.2 million PPP loan was forgiven. On January 19, 2022, $7.3 million of a $7.6 million PPP loan was forgiven resulting in a remaining PPP Loan balance of $0.3 million of which $0.1 million is due within the next year. The remaining payments will be made quarterly until May 2, 2025. All loan forgiveness was recognized in Other income (expense), net of the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Prior First Lien Facility
In 2018, the Company entered into a credit agreement with Monroe Capital Management Advisors LLC, or Monroe, as administrative agent and the financial institutions listed therein, as lenders (the “Prior First Lien Facility”). The Prior First Lien Facility provided for a $5.0 million revolving credit facility and $98.0 million term loan facility. We repaid approximately $68.9 million under the Monroe credit agreement during the year ended 2021, primarily using $20.0 million of proceeds from an offering of preferred stock, $20.0 million of proceeds from the Second Lien Facility, $13.7 million of proceeds from an offering of common Stock and $4.3 million received in connection with the closing of the business combination.
The remaining deferred fees of $3.5 million are due to Monroe on May 25, 2023 (the “Monroe Deferred Fees”). An affiliate of Monroe holds 2,016,129 shares of our common Stock and may sell those shares and apply 100% of the net proceeds therefrom to repay the Monroe Deferred Fees. If the net proceeds from sales of the shares exceed the Monroe Deferred Fees owed by the Company, the affiliate shall remit such excess cash proceeds to the Company. Upon payment in full of the Monroe Deferred Fees in cash by us or through sales of the shares by Monroe’s affiliate, the affiliate shall return any of the unsold shares to us.
Under the terms of the Blue Torch Credit Facility and the Second Lien Facility, we may only repay the Monroe Deferred Fees only if our total leverage ratio is 3.00 to 1.00 or less or 3.20 to 1.00 or less respectively, and we are in compliance with all financial covenants and no event of default has occurred and is continuing under the Blue Torch Credit Facility and the Second Lien Facility. If we are unable to satisfy these conditions, we will be unable to pay the Monroe Deferred Fees when due on May 25, 2023. Although Monroe may sell the Monroe Supporting Shares to repay the Monroe Deferred Fees, there is no assurance that they will be able to do so or that they will not enforce our obligation to repay the Monroe Deferred Fees.
Furthermore, we are required to issue a warrant to Monroe to purchase $7.0 million of our common stock for nominal consideration. We may be required to pay Monroe cash to the extent that we cannot issue some or all of the warrants due to regulatory restrictions.
Earnout Obligations
As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, outstanding cash earnouts were $10.5 million and $10.2 million, respectively. Outstanding balance accrues interest at an annual interest rate of 12%. The balance shown at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 includes the related accrued interest. As of March 31, 2023, the earnout obligation is related to two prior acquisitions of AN Extend and AgileThought LLC with a total liability of $2.7 million and $7.8 million respectively. The AN Extend and AgileThought LLC obligation accrues interest at a rate of 11% and 12% respectively. The contingent earnout liability accrued is measured to fair value by an independent third-party expert. In order for the Company to make payments for its contingent purchase price obligations, in addition to having sufficient cash resources to make the payments themselves, the Company must be in pro forma compliance after giving effect to the earnout payments with liquidity and other financial and other covenants included in the Blue Torch Credit Facility and the Second Lien Facility. The Company has not been able to satisfy those covenants to date in connection with the accrued earnout payments. Whether the Company is able to satisfy those covenants will depend on the Company’s overall operating and financial performance.
On November 15, 2022, the Company entered into an amendment to change terms of the AN Extend portion of the purchase price obligation note payable. The amendment converted the note from Mexican pesos to U.S. dollars with capitalized interest added, set the applicable interest to 11% annually, set a maturity date of November 15, 2023. If the note is not paid in full prior to the maturity date, the total amount of principal and the interest will be converted within the following 30 calendar days counted from the date of the maturity date with shares of common stock, taking as value of the shares the value resulting from using the Volume Weighted Moving Average Price.
There can be no assurance that we will have sufficient cash flows from operating activities, cash on hand or access to borrowed funds to be able to make any contingent purchase price payments when required to do so, and any failure to do so at such time could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.
Cash Flows
The following table summarizes our consolidated cash flows for the periods presented:
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Net cash used in operating activities | $ | (1,229) | | | $ | (5,111) | |
Net cash used in investing activities | (411) | | | (83) | |
Net cash used in financing activities | (3,735) | | | (669) | |
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Operating Activities
Net cash used in operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2023 decreased by approximately $3.9 million to $1.2 million from $5.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The decrease was mainly driven by an increase of $9.0 million resulting from changes in our operating assets and liabilities and an increase of $26.7 million in non-cash items offset by an increase of $31.8 million in net loss.
The increase of $9.0 million resulting from changes in our operating assets and liabilities was primarily driven by (i) a decrease of $6.3 million in accounts receivable, (ii) a decrease of $0.7 million in prepaid assets and guarantee deposits, (iii) an increase of $2.6 million in accrued liabilities, (iv) an increase of $0.3 in deferred revenues, (v) an increase of $1.4 million in accounts payable, and (vi) a $0.3 million reduction in operating lease payments offset by (i) an increase of $2.6 million in current VAT receivables and other taxes payable.
The increase of $26.7 million in non-cash items was driven by (i) a $3.0 million increase on loss on debt extinguishment, (ii) an increase of $19.1 million from impairment of goodwill iii) an increase of $0.1 million of amortization of debt issuance costs, (iv) an increase of $0.8 million in accretion of convertible notes, (v) a $7.3 million decrease on gain on the forgiveness of PPP loan, (vi) a $0.2 million increase on provision for bad debt expense, (vii) a $1.0 million increase on equity-based compensation expense and (vii) a $0.1 million increase in depreciation and amortization expense offset by (i) the increase on gain on embedded derivatives of $1.4 million, (ii) the decrease in right of use asset amortization of $0.3 million, (iii) a decrease
of $1.5 million in foreign currency remeasurement, (iv) a $0.4 million decrease in deferred taxes, and (v) an increase of $1.3 million on the change of warrant liabilities.
Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2023 increased approximately $0.3 million to $0.4 million from $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 as a result of an increase in capital expenditures.
Financing Activities
Net cash used in financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2023 increased $3.1 million to $3.7 million from $0.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The increase in net cash used was primarily driven by (i) an increase in repayment of borrowings of $1.5 million, (ii) an increase of $1.5 million in payments for debt issuance costs, and (iii) an increase of $0.1 million in finance lease payments.
Contractual Obligations and Commitments
The following table summarizes our contractual obligations as of March 31, 2023:
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Debt and Note Payable obligations | $ | 105,500 | | | $ | 97,556 | | | $ | 7,944 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
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Finance lease obligations | 478 | | | 232 | | | 246 | | | — | | | — | |
Operating lease obligations | 5,646 | | | 2,411 | | | 3,235 | | | — | | | — | |
Total | $ | 111,624 | | | $ | 100,199 | | | $ | 11,425 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
1 Includes the $4.0 million late fee that was incurred failure to make the $15.0 million payment due on April 15, 2023 under the Blue Torch Credit Facility.
The commitment amounts in the table above are associated with contracts that are enforceable and legally binding and that specify all significant terms, including fixed or minimum services to be used, fixed, minimum or variable price provisions, and the approximate timing of the actions under the contracts. The table does not include obligations under agreements that we can cancel without a significant penalty.
For additional information, see Note 7, Long-term Debt, to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements appearing in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
We believe that the following accounting policies involve a high degree of judgment and complexity. Accordingly, these are the policies we believe are the most critical to aid in fully understanding and evaluating our consolidated financial condition and results of our operations. See Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, to our audited consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, as well as unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for a description of our other significant accounting policies. The preparation of our consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the amounts reported in those financial statements and accompanying notes. Although we believe that the estimates we use are reasonable, due to the inherent uncertainty involved in making those estimates, actual results reported in future periods could differ from those estimates. Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) Account Standards Codification (“ASC”) 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers.
Revenue is recognized when or as control of promised products or services are transferred to the customer in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to receive in exchange for those products or services. In instances where revenue is recognized over time, the Company uses an appropriate input or output measurement method, typically based on the contract or labor volume.
The Company applies judgment in determining the customer’s ability and intention to pay based on a variety of factors, including the customer’s historical payment experience. If there is uncertainty about the receipt of payment for the services, revenue recognition is deferred until the uncertainty is sufficiently resolved. Our payment terms are based on customary business practices and can vary by region and customer type, but are generally 30-90 days. Since the term between satisfaction of the performance obligation and payment receipt is less than a year, we do not adjust the transaction price for the effects of a financing component.
The Company may enter into arrangements that consist of any combination of our deliverables. To the extent a contract includes multiple promised deliverables, the Company determines whether promised deliverables are distinct in the context of the contract. If these criteria are not met, the promised deliverables are accounted for as a single performance obligation. For arrangements with multiple distinct performance obligations, we allocate consideration among the performance obligations based on their relative standalone selling price. The standalone selling price is the price at which we would sell a promised good or service on an individual basis to a customer. When not directly observable, the Company generally estimates standalone selling price by using the expected cost plus a margin approach. The Company reassesses these estimates on a periodic basis or when facts and circumstances change.
Revenues related to software maintenance services are recognized over the period the services are provided using an output method that is consistent with the way in which value is delivered to the customer, generally straight lined on a monthly basis over the period of the contract term.
Revenues related to cloud hosting solutions, which include a combination of services including hosting and support services, and do not convey a license to the customer, are recognized over the period as the services are provided. These arrangements represent a single performance obligation.
Revenues related to consulting services (time-and-materials), transaction-based or volume-based contracts are recognized over the period the services are provided using an input method such as labor hours incurred. Revenues related to fixed fee consulting services are recognized as services are performed using a time elapsed measure of progress. Both time and materials and fixed fee consulting contracts have hourly rates defined based on the experience of personnel selected to perform the service. For fixed fee contracts, the fixed fee generally remains constant for the contracted project period unless the customer directs a change in scope of project work or requests additional personnel.
The Company may enter into arrangements with third party suppliers to resell products or services, such as software licenses and hosting services. In such cases, the Company evaluates whether the Company is the principal (i.e., report revenues on a gross basis) or agent (i.e., report revenues on a net basis). In doing so, the Company first evaluates whether it controls the good or service before it is transferred to the customer. In instances where the Company controls the good or service before it is transferred to the customer, the Company is the principal; otherwise, the Company is the agent. Determining whether we control the good or service before it is transferred to the customer may require judgment.
Some of our service arrangements are subject to customer acceptance clauses. In these instances, the Company must determine whether the customer acceptance clause is substantive. This determination depends on whether the Company can independently confirm the product meets the contractually agreed-upon specifications or if the contract requires customer review and approval. When a customer acceptance is considered substantive, the Company does not recognize revenue until customer acceptance is obtained.
Client contracts sometimes include incentive payments received for discrete benefits delivered to clients or service level agreements and volume rebates that could result in credits or refunds to the client. Such amounts are estimated at contract inception and are adjusted at the end of each reporting period as additional information becomes available only to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur.
Equity-Based Compensation
We recognize and measure compensation expense for all equity-based awards based on the grant date fair value.
For restricted stock units (“RSUs”), the Company issues awards that vest upon a service condition or market condition. Service condition awards are valued using the grant date stock price and is ratably amortized over the service period of the award. The market condition awards vest if the volume-weighted average stock price reaches the specified stock price during the specified period. The fair value of the market condition awards is determined by using a Monte Carlo simulation to model the expected amount of time to reach the specified stock price. The derived length of time is also used to amortize the total value of the awards.
For performance share units ("PSUs"), the amount recognized as an expense is adjusted to reflect the number of awards for which the related performance conditions are expected to be met, such that the amount ultimately recognized is based on the number of awards that meet the related performance conditions at the vesting date. Vesting is tied to performance conditions that include the achievement of EBITDA-based metrics and/or the occurrence of a liquidity event.
Prior to the Business Combination, the Company determined the fair value of shares by using an income approach, specifically a discounted cash flow method, and in consideration of a number of objective and subjective factors, including the Company’s actual operating and financial performance, expectations of future performance, market conditions and liquidation events, among other factors. Following the closing of the Business Combination, the grant date fair value is determined based on the fair market value of the Company’s shares on the grant date of such awards.
Prior to the Business Combination, since the Company’s shares were not publicly traded and its shares were rarely traded privately, expected volatility is estimated based on the average historical volatility of similar entities with publicly traded shares. Determining the fair value of equity-based awards requires estimates and assumptions, including estimates of the period the awards will be outstanding before they are exercised and future volatility in the price of our common shares. We periodically assess the reasonableness of our assumptions and update our estimates as required. If actual results differ significantly from our estimates, equity-based compensation expense and our results of operations could be materially affected. The Company’s accounting policy is to account for forfeitures of employee awards as they occur.
Warrants
We account for warrants as either equity-classified or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the warrant’s specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance in ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity and ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging.
For warrants that meet all of the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are recorded as a component of additional paid-in capital at the time of issuance. For warrants that do not meet all the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are recorded as liabilities. At the end of each reporting period, changes in fair value during the period are recognized as a component of results of operations. The Company will continue to adjust the warrant liability for changes in the fair value until the earlier of a) the exercise or expiration of the warrants or b) the redemption of the warrants.
Our public warrants meet the criteria for equity classification and accordingly, are reported as a component of stockholders’ equity while our private warrants do not meet the criteria for equity classification and are thus classified as a liability.
Goodwill
Goodwill represents the cost of acquired businesses in excess of the fair value of identifiable tangible and intangible net assets purchased and is allocated to a reporting unit when the acquired business is integrated into the Company. Goodwill is not amortized but is tested for impairment annually on October 1st. The Company will also perform an assessment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of a reporting unit may be more than its recoverable amount. Under FASB guidance, management may first assess certain qualitative factors to determine whether it is necessary to perform a quantitative goodwill impairment test.
When needed, the Company performs a quantitative assessment of goodwill impairment if it determines that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. In the quantitative test, we compare the fair value of the reporting unit with the respective carrying value. Management uses a combined income and public company market approach to estimate the fair value of each reporting unit. If the carrying value of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to the excess, limited to the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit.
This analysis requires significant assumptions, such as estimated future cash flows, long-term growth rate estimates, weighted average cost of capital, and market multiples. For the LATAM reporting unit, the analysis further applies additional estimated risk premiums related to forecast volatility and country risk to the discount rate. The estimates used to calculate the fair value of a reporting unit change from year to year based on operating results, market conditions, and other factors.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
appearing in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, for a description of recently issued accounting pronouncements that may potentially impact our financial position and results of operations.