Exhibit 99.2
JJANGA LLC
HJH LLC
Ramen Aku LLC
Combined Financial Statements
As of and for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022
with Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Table of Contents
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Directors and
Members of Jjanga LLC, HJH LLC, Ramen Aku LLC
Opinion on the Combined Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying combined balance sheets of Jjanga LLC, HJH LLC and Ramen Aku LLC (collectively, the “Company”) as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the related combined statements of operations, member’s equity, and cash flows, and the related notes and schedules (referred to as the “combined financial statements”) for years then ended. In our opinion, the combined financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These combined financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s combined financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the combined financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the combined financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matters
Critical audit matters are matters arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. Communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements taken as a whole and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matters, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate. We determined that there are no critical audit matters.
/S/ BCRG Group
BCRG Group (PCAOB ID 7158)
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2024.
Irvine, CA
July 2, 2024
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HJH LLC, Kanji LLC, and Ramen Aku LLC
Combined Balance Sheets
December 31, | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
Current Assets: | ||||||||
Cash | $ | 45,632 | $ | 441,903 | ||||
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for bad debt of $0 | 80,749 | 76,067 | ||||||
Inventories, net | 23,424 | 22,689 | ||||||
Total current assets | 149,805 | 540,659 | ||||||
Non-Current Assets: | ||||||||
Property and equipment, net | 1,145,500 | 1,196,892 | ||||||
Other assets | 1,200 | 1,200 | ||||||
Operating lease right-of-use asset, net | 1,483,632 | 1,129,163 | ||||||
Total non-current assets | 2,630,332 | 2,327,255 | ||||||
Total assets | $ | 2,780,137 | $ | 2,867,914 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND MEMBER’S EQUITY | ||||||||
Current Liabilities: | ||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | 338,673 | $ | 277,306 | ||||
Bank overdrafts | 85,899 | - | ||||||
Current portion of operating lease liabilities | 225,993 | 276,604 | ||||||
Current portion of loan payable, EIDL | 47,431 | 74,203 | ||||||
Total current liabilities | 697,996 | 628,113 | ||||||
Operating lease liabilities, less current portion | 1,283,542 | 874,194 | ||||||
Loan payable, EIDL, less current portion | 2,678,366 | 2,725,797 | ||||||
Total liabilities | 4,659,904 | 4,228,104 | ||||||
Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||
Member’s equity | 3,045,691 | 720,045 | ||||||
Accumulated deficit | (4,925,458 | ) | (2,080,235 | ) | ||||
Total liabilities and member’s deficit | $ | 2,780,137 | $ | 2,867,914 |
See Notes to the Combined Financial Statements.
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HJH LLC, Kanji LLC, and Ramen Aku LLC
Combined Statements of Operations
Years ended December 31, | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||
Revenue: | ||||||||
Food and beverage | $ | 5,729,219 | $ | 5,427,584 | ||||
Total revenue | 5,729,219 | 5,427,584 | ||||||
Restaurant operating expenses: | ||||||||
Food, beverages and supplies | 1,688,054 | 1,624,214 | ||||||
Labor | 2,316,591 | 2,068,422 | ||||||
Rent and utilities | 573,070 | 343,488 | ||||||
Delivery and service fees | 115,580 | 149,713 | ||||||
Depreciation | 193,580 | 147,567 | ||||||
Total restaurant operating expenses | 4,886,875 | 4,333,404 | ||||||
Net restaurant operating income | 842,344 | 1,094,180 | ||||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||
General and administrative | 457,201 | 177,203 | ||||||
Advertising and marketing | 12,434 | 8,500 | ||||||
Total operating expenses | 469,635 | 185,703 | ||||||
Income from operations | 372,709 | 908,477 | ||||||
Other expense: | ||||||||
Interest | (74,093 | ) | (51,490 | ) | ||||
Total other income | (74,093 | ) | (51,490 | ) | ||||
Income before income taxes | 298,616 | 856,987 | ||||||
Income tax provision | - | - | ||||||
Net income | $ | 298,616 | $ | 856,987 |
See Notes to the Combined Financial Statements
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HJH LLC, Kanji LLC, and Ramen Aku LLC
Combined Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
Member Contribution | Retained earnings/ (distributions) | Total Member’s Equity (Deficit) | ||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2021 (audited) | $ | 134,696 | $ | 1,216,167 | $ | 1,350,863 | ||||||
Contributions | 585,349 | - | 585,349 | |||||||||
Distributions | - | (4,153,389 | ) | (4,153,389 | ) | |||||||
Net income | - | 856,987 | 856,987 | |||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2022 (audited) | $ | 720,045 | $ | (2,080,235 | ) | $ | (1,360,190 | ) | ||||
Contributions | 2,325,646 | - | 2,325,646 | |||||||||
Distributions | - | (3,143,839 | ) | (3,143,839 | ) | |||||||
Net income | - | 298,616 | 298,616 | |||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2023 (audited) | $ | 2,325,646 | $ | (2,845,223 | ) | $ | (519,577 | ) |
See Notes to the Combined Financial Statements.
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HJH LLC, Kanji LLC, and Ramen Aku LLC
Combined Statements of Cash Flows
(audited) | ||||||||
For the twelve months ended December 31 | ||||||||
2023 | 2022 | |||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||
Net income | $ | 298,616 | $ | 856,987 | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||||
Depreciation | 193,580 | 84,010 | ||||||
Changes in assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
Accounts receivable | (4,682 | ) | (31,612 | ) | ||||
Inventory | (735 | ) | (8,874 | ) | ||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 65,635 | 16,394 | ||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | 552,414 | 916,905 | ||||||
Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||
Purchases of property and equipment | (142,188 | ) | (370,290 | ) | ||||
Net cash used in investing activities | (142,188 | ) | (370,290 | ) | ||||
Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||
Bank overdrafts | 85,899 | - | ||||||
Member’s contribution | 2,325,646 | 585,349 | ||||||
Member’s distribution | (3,143,839 | ) | (4,153,389 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from EIDL loan | - | 2,800,000 | ||||||
Repayment of EIDL loan | (74,203 | ) | - | |||||
Net cash used in financing activities | (806,497 | ) | (768,040 | ) | ||||
Net (decrease) increase in cash | (396,271 | ) | (221,425 | ) | ||||
Cash – beginning of period | 441,903 | 663,328 | ||||||
Cash – end of period | $ | 45,632 | $ | 441,903 | ||||
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information | ||||||||
Cash paid during the periods for: | ||||||||
Interest | ||||||||
Income taxes | $ | - | $ | - |
See Notes to the Combined Financial Statements.
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HJH LLC, Kanji LLC, and Ramen Aku LLC
Notes to Combined Financial Statements
1. | NATURE OF OPERATIONS |
Jjanga LLC, HJH LLC, and Ramen Aku LLC (collectively, the “Company”) was incorporated in the State of Nevada on April 9, 2012, May 9, 2019 and July 20, 2022, respectively.
Name | Date of Formation | Description of Business | ||
Jjanga LLC (“Jjanga”) | April 9, 2013 | Sushi and Steak store located in Las Vegas, Nevada. | ||
HJH LLC (“HJH”) | May 9, 2019 | All-You-Can-Eat Sushi store located in Las Vegas, Nevada. | ||
Ramen Aku LLC (“Aku”) | July 20, 2022 | Ramen store located in Las Vegas, Nevada. |
The Company operates three distinctive dining establishments in Las Vegas, NV: Jjanga, dba Jjanga Steak & Sushi, in Southwest Vegas, is known for its sushi and hibachi dishes, perfect for events and group dining. HJH, dba Jjanga Sushi & Oyster Bar, located near the Strip, offers all-you-can-eat sushi and innovative sushi creations, and Ramen Aku, located on N Decatur Blvd., specializes in authentic Japanese ramen with rich broths and handmade noodles. Together, these restaurants provide a diverse range of Japanese culinary experiences to locals and visitors alike.
The Company is owned, operated, and managed by one Member.
2. | SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
Reporting
The combined financial statements include legal entities listed above as of and for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.
Basis of Presentation and Combining Financial Statements
The accompanying combined financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) as promulgated in the United States of America. The Combined financial statements include Jjanga LLC, HJH LLC, and Ramen Aku LLC. All intercompany accounts, transactions, and profits have been eliminated upon combining. There were no intercompany accounts or transactions amongst Jjanga, HJH, and Aku as of and for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.
Use of Estimates and Assumptions
The preparation of Combined financial statements in conformity with the GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates.
Marketing
Marketing costs are charged to expense as incurred. Marketing costs were $12,434 and $8,500 for the years ended December 31, 2023, and 2022, respectively, and are included in operating expenses in the accompanying Combined statements of income.
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HJH LLC, Kanji LLC, and Ramen Aku LLC
Notes to Combined Financial Statements
2. | SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) |
Delivery Fees Charged by Delivery Service Providers
The Company’s customers may order online through third party service providers such as Uber Eats, Door Dash, and others. These third-party service providers charge delivery and order fees to the Company. Such fees are expensed when incurred. Delivery fees are included in delivery and service fees in the accompanying combined statements of operations.
Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The Company’s net revenue primarily consists of revenues from food and beverage sales. Revenues from the sale of food items by Company-owned restaurants are recognized as Company sales when a customer purchases the food, which is when our obligation to perform is satisfied. The timing and amount of revenue recognized related to Company sales was not impacted by the adoption of Topic 606.
Inventories
Inventories, which are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value, consist primarily of perishable food items and supplies. Cost is determined using the first-in, first out method.
Segment Reporting
Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 280, “Segment Reporting,” requires public companies to report financial and descriptive information about their reportable operating segments. The Company identifies its operating segments based on how executive decision makers internally evaluates separate financial information, business activities and management responsibility. Accordingly, the Company has one reportable segment, consisting of operating its stores.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Major improvements are capitalized, and minor replacements, maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. Depreciation and amortization are calculated on the straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the estimated useful life or the lease term of the related asset. The estimated useful lives are as follows:
Furniture and equipment | 5 to 7 years | |
Leasehold improvements | Shorter of estimated useful life or term of lease | |
Vehicle | 5 years |
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HJH LLC, Kanji LLC, and Ramen Aku LLC
Notes to Combined Financial Statements
2. | SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) |
Income Taxes
The Company is a limited liability company registered under the state of Nevada and files a partnership tax return with the federal jurisdictions. The Company is not subject to state tax under the state of Nevada. Therefore, each member of the Company is taxed on its own share of the Company’s taxable income.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
When circumstances, such as adverse market conditions, indicate that the carrying value of a long-lived asset may be impaired, the Company performs an analysis to review the recoverability of the asset’s carrying value, which includes estimating the undiscounted cash flows (excluding interest charges) from the expected future operations of the asset. These estimates consider factors such as expected future operating income, operating trends and prospects, as well as the effects of demand, competition and other factors. If the analysis indicates that the carrying value is not recoverable from future cash flows, an impairment loss is recognized to the extent that the carrying value exceeds the estimated fair value. Any impairment losses are recorded as operating expenses, which reduce net income. The Company did not have any impairment of long-lived assets as of December 31, 2023 and 2022.
Concentrations of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk are accounts receivable and other receivables arising from its normal business activities. The Company has a diversified customer base. The Company controls credit risk related to accounts receivable through credit approvals, credit limits and monitoring procedures. The Company routinely assesses the financial strength of its customers and, based upon factors surrounding the credit risk, establishes an allowance, if required, for un-collectible accounts and, as a consequence, believes that its accounts receivable related credit risk exposure beyond such allowance is limited.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Company utilizes ASC 820-10, Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure, for valuing financial assets and liabilities measured on a recurring basis. Fair value is defined as the exit price, or the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants as of the measurement date. The guidance also establishes a hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are inputs market participants would use in valuing the asset or liability and are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Company. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the Company’s assumptions about the factors market participants would use in valuing the asset or liability. The guidance establishes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:
Level 1. Observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets;
Level 2. Inputs, other than the quoted prices in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly; and
Level 3. Unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which require the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions.
The Company’s financial instruments consisted of cash, operating lease right-of-use assets, net, accounts payable and accrued expenses, notes payables, and operating lease liabilities. The estimated fair value of cash, operating lease right-of-use assets, net, and notes payables approximate its carrying amount due to the short maturity of these instruments.
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Notes to Combined Financial Statements
2. | SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) |
Leases
In accordance with ASC 842, Leases, the Company determines whether an arrangement contains a lease at inception. A lease is a contract that provides the right to control an identified asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration. For identified leases, the Company determines whether it should be classified as an operating or finance lease. Operating leases are recorded in the balance sheet as: right-of-use asset (“ROU asset”) and operating lease liability. ROU asset represents the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liability represents the Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. ROU assets and operating lease liabilities are recognized at the commencement date of the lease and measured based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. The ROU asset also includes deferred rent liabilities. The Company’s lease arrangement generally do not provide an implicit interest rate. As a result, in such situations the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. The Company includes options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that it will exercise that option in the measurement of its ROU asset and liability. Lease expense for the operating lease is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The Company has a lease agreement with lease and non-lease components, which are accounted for as a single lease component.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-13, “Financial Instruments—Credit Losses,” which will require the measurement of all expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. Subsequently, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-19, Codification Improvements to Topic 326, to clarify that receivables arising from operating leases are within the scope of lease accounting standards. Further, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-04, ASU 2019-05, ASU 2019-10, ASU 2019-11, and ASU 2020-02 to provide additional guidance on the credit losses standard. For the Company as an emerging growth company, the amendments for ASU 2016-13 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Adoption of the ASUs is on a modified retrospective basis. The Company has adopted this ASU since April 1, 2023. The Company considers the impact on its combined financial statements and related disclosures to be immaterial.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures,” which modifies the rules on income tax disclosures to require disaggregated information about a reporting entity’s effective tax rate reconciliation as well as information on income taxes paid. The standard is intended to benefit investors by providing more detailed income tax disclosures that would be useful in making capital allocation decisions. The guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. ASU 2023-09 should be applied on a prospective basis, but retrospective application is permitted. The adopting this new guidance on its combined financial statements and related disclosures will have no impact on the Company.
In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, “Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures,” which is intended to improve reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses. The purpose of the amendment is to enable investors to better understand an entity’s overall performance and assess potential future cash flows. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The guidance is to be applied retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the financial statements. Based on management’s assessment, the Company has determined that it has only one operating segment as defined by ASC 280.
Except for the above-mentioned pronouncements, there are no new recently issued accounting standards that will have a material impact on the consolidated financial position, statements of operations, and cash flows.
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HJH LLC, Kanji LLC, and Ramen Aku LLC
Notes to Combined Financial Statements
2. | SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) |
COVID-19 Impact on Concentration of Risk
The novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic has significantly impacted health and economic conditions throughout the United States and globally, as public concern about becoming ill with the virus has led to the issuance of recommendations and/or mandates from federal, state and local authorities to practice social distancing or self-quarantine. The Company is continually monitoring the outbreak of COVID-19 and the related business and travel restrictions and changes to behavior intended to reduce its spread, and its impact on operations, financial position, cash flows, inventory, supply chains, purchasing trends, customer payments, and the industry in general, in addition to the impact on its employees. We have experienced significant disruptions to our business due to the COVID-19 pandemic and related suggested and mandated social distancing and shelter-in-place orders.
3. | PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET |
December 31 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||
Leasehold Improvement | $ | 865,662 | $ | 728,229 | ||||
Furniture and equipment | 842,876 | 838,121 | ||||||
Total property and equipment | 1,708,538 | 1,566,350 | ||||||
Accumulated depreciation | (563,038 | ) | (369,458 | ) | ||||
Total property and equipment, net | $ | 1,145,500 | $ | 1,196,892 |
Total depreciation was $193,580 and $147,567 for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
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HJH LLC, Kanji LLC, and Ramen Aku LLC
Notes to Combined Financial Statements
4. | LOAN PAYABLES, EIDL |
December 31, | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||
April 21, 2022 ($2,000,000) - Jjanga | $ | 1,950,517 | $ | 2,000,000 | ||||
February 9, 2022 ($800,000) - HJH | 775,280 | 800,000 | ||||||
Total loan payables, EIDL | 2,725,797 | 2,800,000 | ||||||
Less - current portion | (47,431 | ) | (74,203 | ) | ||||
Total loan payables, EIDL, less current portion | 2,678,366 | 2,725,797 |
The following table provides future minimum payments as of December 31, 2023:
For the years ended | Amount | |||
2024 | $ | 47,731 | ||
2025 | 49,980 | |||
2026 | 52,336 | |||
2027 | 54,803 | |||
2028 | 57,386 | |||
Thereafter | 2,463,561 | |||
Total | $ | 2,725,797 |
April 21, 2022 – $2,000,000 – Jjanga
On April 21, 2022, Jjanga LLC (the “Jjanga”) executed the standard loan documents required for securing a loan (the “EIDL Loan”) from the SBA under its Economic Injury Disaster Loan (“EIDL”) assistance program in light of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Jjanga’s business.
Pursuant to that certain Loan Authorization and Agreement (the “SBA Loan Agreement”), Jjanga borrowed an aggregate principal amount of the EIDL Loan of $2,000,000, with proceeds to be used for working capital purposes. Interest accrues at the rate of 4.75% per annum and will accrue only on funds actually advanced from the date of each advance. Installment payments, including principal and interest, are due monthly beginning May 2023 (twelve months from the date of the SBA Loan) in the amount of $10,298. The balance of principal and interest is payable thirty years from the date of the SBA Loan.
In connection therewith, Jjanga executed (i) a loan for the benefit of the SBA (the “SBA Loan”), which contains customary events of default and (ii) a Security Agreement, granting the SBA a security interest in all tangible and intangible personal property of Jjanga, which also contains customary events of default (the “SBA Security Agreement”).
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Notes to Combined Financial Statements
4. | LOAN PAYABLES, EIDL (continued) |
February 9, 2022 – $800,000 – HJH LLC
On February 9, 2022, HJH LLC (the “HJH”) executed the standard loan documents required for securing a loan (the “EIDL Loan”) from the SBA under its Economic Injury Disaster Loan (“EIDL”) assistance program in light of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the HJH’s business.
Pursuant to that certain Loan Authorization and Agreement (the “SBA Loan Agreement”), HJH borrowed an aggregate principal amount of the EIDL Loan of $800,000, with proceeds to be used for working capital purposes. Interest accrues at the rate of 4.75% per annum and will accrue only on funds actually advanced from the date of each advance. Installment payments, including principal and interest, are due monthly beginning March 2023 (twelve months from the date of the SBA Loan) in the amount of $4,120. The balance of principal and interest is payable thirty years from the date of the SBA Loan.
In connection therewith, HJH executed (i) a loan for the benefit of the SBA (the “SBA Loan”), which contains customary events of default and (ii) a Security Agreement, granting the SBA a security interest in all tangible and intangible personal property of HJH, which also contains customary events of default (the “SBA Security Agreement”).
5. | COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES |
Commitments
Operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and liabilities are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. ROU assets represent our right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent our obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Generally, the implicit rate of interest in arrangements is not readily determinable and the Company utilizes its incremental borrowing rate in determining the present value of lease payments. The Company’s incremental borrowing rate is a hypothetical rate based on its understanding of what its credit rating would be. The operating lease ROU asset includes any lease payments made and excludes lease incentives. Our variable lease payments primarily consist of maintenance and other operating expenses from our real estate leases. Variable lease payments are excluded from the ROU assets and lease liabilities and are recognized in the period in which the obligation for those payments is incurred. Our lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that we will exercise that option. Lease expense for minimum lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
The Company has lease agreements with lease and non-lease components. The Company has elected to account for these lease and non-lease components as a single lease component.
In accordance with ASC 842, the components of lease expense were as follows:
Year ended December 31, | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||
Operating lease expense | $ | 389,345 | $ | 331,370 | ||||
Total lease expense | $ | 389,345 | $ | 331,370 |
In accordance with ASC 842, other information related to leases was as follows:
Year ended December 31, | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||
Operating cash flows from operating leases | $ | 385,401 | $ | 337,123 | ||||
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities | $ | 385,401 | $ | 337,123 | ||||
Weighted-average remaining lease term—operating leases | 6.5 Years | |||||||
Weighted-average discount rate—operating leases | 7 | % |
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Notes to Combined Financial Statements
In accordance with ASC 842, maturities of operating lease liabilities as of December 31, 2023 were as follows:
Operating | ||||
Year ending: | Lease | |||
2024 | $ | 323,529 | ||
2025 | 280,047 | |||
2026 | 286,320 | |||
2027 | 292,781 | |||
2028 | 257,485 | |||
Thereafter | 582,699 | |||
Total undiscounted cash flows | $ | 2,022,861 | ||
Reconciliation of lease liabilities: | ||||
Weighted-average remaining lease terms | 6.5 Years | |||
Weighted-average discount rate | 7 | % | ||
Present values | $ | 1,509,534 | ||
Lease liabilities—current | 225,993 | |||
Lease liabilities—long-term | 1,283,542 | |||
Lease liabilities—total | $ | 1,509,535 | ||
Difference between undiscounted and discounted cash flows | $ | 513,326 |
Contingencies
From time to time, the Company may be involved in certain legal actions and claims arising in the normal course of business. Management is of the opinion that such matters will be resolved without material effect on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.
6. | SUBSEQUENT EVENTS |
The Company evaluated all events or transactions that occurred after December 31, 2023. During this period, the Company did not have any material recognizable subsequent events required to be disclosed other than the following:
● | On June 12, 2024, the Company executed an amended asset purchase agreement with Yoshiharu Global Co, updating the original agreement from November 21, 2023. This amendment allows separate closings for restaurants, effective April 20, 2024. Yoshiharu Global Co. will acquire assets from three restaurants: Jjanga, HJH, and Aku, for $1,800,000 in cash, a $600,000 promissory note, and a $1,200,000 convertible note. Mr. Hwang, the sole member of the three restaurants, will serve as Managing Director under an employment agreement. |
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Combining Balance Sheets
As of December 31, 2023 and 2022
As of December 31, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
Jjanga | HJH | AKU | Combined | |||||||||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
Current Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
Cash | $ | 3,000 | $ | 3,000 | $ | 39,632 | $ | 45,632 | ||||||||
Accounts receivable | 48,832 | 18,250 | 13,667 | 80,749 | ||||||||||||
Inventories | 11,796 | 5,393 | 6,235 | 23,424 | ||||||||||||
Total current assets | 63,628 | 26,643 | 59,534 | 149,805 | ||||||||||||
Non-Current Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
Property and equipment, net | 843,081 | 89,612 | 212,807 | 1,145,500 | ||||||||||||
Other assets | 1,200 | - | - | 1,200 | ||||||||||||
Operating lease right-of-use asset, net | 633,736 | 46,257 | 803,639 | 1,483,632 | ||||||||||||
Total non-current assets | 1,478,017 | 135,869 | 1,016,446 | 2,630,332 | ||||||||||||
Total assets | $ | 1,541,645 | $ | 162,512 | $ | 1,075,980 | $ | 2,780,137 | ||||||||
LIABILITIES AND MEMBER’S EQUITY | ||||||||||||||||
Current Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | 176,599 | $ | 92,933 | $ | 69,141 | $ | 338,673 | ||||||||
Bank overdrafts | 49,913 | 35,986 | - | 85,899 | ||||||||||||
Current portion of operating lease liabilities | 111,075 | 48,717 | 66,201 | 225,993 | ||||||||||||
Current portion of loan payable, EIDL | 33,267 | 14,164 | - | 47,431 | ||||||||||||
Total current liabilities | 370,854 | 191,800 | 135,342 | 697,996 | ||||||||||||
Operating lease liabilities, less current portion | 524,265 | - | 759,277 | 1,283,542 | ||||||||||||
Loan payable, EIDL, less current portion | 1,917,250 | 761,116 | - | 2,678,366 | ||||||||||||
Total liabilities | 2,812,369 | 952,916 | 894,619 | 4,659,904 | ||||||||||||
Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||||||||||
Member’s equity | 2,171,233 | 469,851 | 404,607 | 3,045,691 | ||||||||||||
Retained earnings | (3,441,957 | ) | (1,260,255 | ) | (223,246 | ) | (4,925,458 | ) | ||||||||
Total liabilities and member’s equity | $ | 1,541,645 | $ | 162,512 | $ | 1,075,980 | $ | 2,780,137 |
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Supplementary Schedule I
Combining Balance Sheets
As of December 31, 2023 and 2022
As of December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
Jjanga | HJH | AKU | Combined | |||||||||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
Current Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
Cash | $ | 211,099 | $ | 166,155 | $ | 64,649 | $ | 441,903 | ||||||||
Accounts receivable | 47,212 | 19,421 | 9,434 | 76,067 | ||||||||||||
Inventories | 8,578 | 6,681 | 7,430 | 22,689 | ||||||||||||
Total current assets | 266,889 | 192,257 | 81,513 | 540,659 | ||||||||||||
Non-Current Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
Property and equipment, net | 839,646 | 117,246 | 240,000 | 1,196,892 | ||||||||||||
Other assets | 1,200 | - | - | 1,200 | ||||||||||||
Operating lease right-of-use asset, net | 103,294 | 151,675 | 874,194 | 1,129,163 | ||||||||||||
Total non-current assets | 944,140 | 268,921 | 1,114,194 | 2,327,255 | ||||||||||||
Total assets | $ | 1,211,029 | $ | 461,178 | $ | 1,195,707 | $ | 2,867,914 | ||||||||
LIABILITIES AND MEMBER’S EQUITY | ||||||||||||||||
Current Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | 189,264 | $ | 65,982 | $ | 22,060 | $ | 277,306 | ||||||||
Current portion of operating lease liabilities | 107,571 | 110,055 | 58,978 | 276,604 | ||||||||||||
Current portion of loan payable, EIDL | 49,483 | 24,720 | - | 74,203 | ||||||||||||
Total current liabilities | 346,318 | 200,757 | 81,038 | 628,113 | ||||||||||||
Operating lease liabilities, less current portion | - | 48,717 | 825,477 | 874,194 | ||||||||||||
Loan payable, EIDL, less current portion | 1,950,517 | 775,280 | - | 2,725,797 | ||||||||||||
Total liabilities | 2,296,835 | 1,024,754 | 906,515 | 4,228,104 | ||||||||||||
Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||||||||||
Member’s equity | 257,949 | 147,246 | 314,850 | 720,045 | ||||||||||||
Retained earnings | (1,343,755 | ) | (710,822 | ) | (25,658 | ) | (2,080,235 | ) | ||||||||
Total liabilities and member’s equity | $ | 1,211,029 | $ | 461,178 | $ | 1,195,707 | $ | 2,867,914 |
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Combining Statements of Operations
Years Ended December 31, 2023 and 2022
Year Ended December 31, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
Jjanga | HJH | AKU | Combined | |||||||||||||
Revenue: | ||||||||||||||||
Food and beverage | $ | 3,066,322 | $ | 1,345,157 | $ | 1,317,740 | $ | 5,729,219 | ||||||||
Total revenue | 3,066,322 | 1,345,157 | 1,317,740 | 5,729,219 | ||||||||||||
Restaurant operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
Food, beverages and supplies | 1,120,392 | 259,031 | 308,631 | 1,688,054 | ||||||||||||
Labor | 1,315,548 | 666,390 | 334,653 | 2,316,591 | ||||||||||||
Rent and utilities | 210,609 | 188,225 | 174,236 | 573,070 | ||||||||||||
Delivery and service fees | 70,956 | 44,559 | 65 | 115,580 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation | 138,753 | 27,634 | 27,193 | 193,580 | ||||||||||||
Total restaurant operating expenses | 2,856,258 | 1,185,839 | 844,778 | 4,886,875 | ||||||||||||
Net restaurant operating income | 210,064 | 159,318 | 472,962 | 842,344 | ||||||||||||
7 | % | |||||||||||||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
General and administrative | 196,144 | 54,740 | 206,317 | 457,201 | ||||||||||||
Advertising and marketing | 11,516 | - | 918 | 12,434 | ||||||||||||
Total operating expenses | 207,660 | 54,740 | 207,235 | 469,635 | ||||||||||||
Income from operations | 2,404 | 104,578 | 265,727 | 372,709 | ||||||||||||
Other expense: | ||||||||||||||||
Interest | (74,093 | ) | - | - | (74,093 | ) | ||||||||||
Total other expenses | (74,093 | ) | - | - | ||||||||||||
Income (loss) before income taxes | (71,689 | ) | 104,578 | 265,727 | 298,616 | |||||||||||
Income tax provision | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | (71,689 | ) | $ | 104,578 | $ | 265,727 | $ | 298,616 |
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Combining Statements of Operations
Years Ended December 31, 2023 and 2022
Year Ended December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
Jjanga | HJH | AKU | Combined | |||||||||||||
Revenue: | ||||||||||||||||
Food and beverage | $ | 3,778,464 | $ | 1,626,496 | $ | 22,624 | $ | 5,427,584 | ||||||||
Total revenue | 3,778,464 | 1,626,496 | 22,624 | 5,427,584 | ||||||||||||
Restaurant operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
Food, beverages and supplies | 1,238,542 | 380,790 | 4,882 | 1,624,214 | ||||||||||||
Labor | 1,407,608 | 653,661 | 7,153 | 2,068,422 | ||||||||||||
Rent and utilities | 176,865 | 156,118 | 10,505 | 343,488 | ||||||||||||
Delivery and service fees | 81,948 | 67,765 | - | 149,713 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation | 125,957 | 21,610 | - | 147,567 | ||||||||||||
Total restaurant operating expenses | 3,030,920 | 1,279,944 | 22,540 | 4,333,404 | ||||||||||||
Net restaurant operating income | 747,544 | 346,552 | 84 | 1,094,180 | ||||||||||||
20 | % | |||||||||||||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
General and administrative | 109,933 | 48,028 | 19,242 | 177,203 | ||||||||||||
Advertising and marketing | 2,000 | - | 6,500 | 8,500 | ||||||||||||
Total operating expenses | 111,933 | 48,028 | 25,742 | 185,703 | ||||||||||||
Income (loss) from operations | 635,611 | 298,524 | (25,658 | ) | 908,477 | |||||||||||
Other expense: | ||||||||||||||||
Interest | (51,490 | ) | - | - | (51,490 | ) | ||||||||||
Total other expenses | (51,490 | ) | - | - | ||||||||||||
Income (loss) before income taxes | 584,121 | 298,524 | (25,658 | ) | 856,987 | |||||||||||
Income tax provision | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | 584,121 | $ | 298,524 | $ | (25,658 | ) | $ | 856,987 |
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Combining Statements of Cash Flows
Years Ended December 31, 2023 and 2022
Year Ended December 31, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
Jjanga | HJH | AKU | Combined | |||||||||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | (71,689 | ) | $ | 104,578 | $ | 265,727 | $ | 298,616 | |||||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||||||||||||
Depreciation | 138,753 | 27,634 | 27,193 | 193,580 | ||||||||||||
Changes in assets and liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||
Accounts receivable | (1,620 | ) | 1,171 | (4,233 | ) | (4,682 | ) | |||||||||
Inventory | (3,218 | ) | 1,288 | 1,195 | (735 | ) | ||||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | (15,338 | ) | 22,314 | 58,659 | 65,635 | |||||||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | 46,888 | 156,985 | 348,541 | 552,414 | ||||||||||||
Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||||||||||
Purchases of property and equipment | (142,188 | ) | - | - | (142,188 | ) | ||||||||||
Net cash used in investing activities | (142,188 | ) | - | - | (142,188 | ) | ||||||||||
Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||||||||||
Bank overdrafts | 49,913 | 35,986 | - | 85,899 | ||||||||||||
Member’s contribution | 1,913,284 | 322,605 | 89,757 | 2,325,646 | ||||||||||||
Member’s distribution | (2,026,513 | ) | (654,011 | ) | (463,315 | ) | (3,143,839 | ) | ||||||||
Repayment of EIDL loan | (49,483 | ) | (24,720 | ) | - | (74,203 | ) | |||||||||
Net cash used in financing activities | (112,799 | ) | (320,140 | ) | (373,558 | ) | (806,497 | ) | ||||||||
Net decrease in cash | (208,099 | ) | (163,155 | ) | (25,017 | ) | (396,271 | ) | ||||||||
Cash – beginning of period | - | 166,155 | 64,649 | 230,804 | ||||||||||||
Cash – end of period | $ | (208,099 | ) | $ | 3,000 | $ | 39,632 | $ | (165,467 | ) | ||||||
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information | ||||||||||||||||
Cash paid during the periods for: | ||||||||||||||||
Interest | $ | 74,093 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 74,093 | ||||||||
Income taxes | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - |
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Supplementary Schedule III
Combining Statements of Cash Flows
Years Ended December 31, 2023 and 2022
Year Ended December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
Jjanga | HJH | AKU | Combined | |||||||||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | 584,121 | $ | 298,524 | $ | (25,658 | ) | $ | 856,987 | |||||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||||||||||||
Depreciation | 50,524 | 33,486 | - | 84,010 | ||||||||||||
Changes in assets and liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||
Accounts receivable | (14,046 | ) | (8,132 | ) | (9,434 | ) | (31,612 | ) | ||||||||
Inventory | 3,797 | (5,241 | ) | (7,430 | ) | (8,874 | ) | |||||||||
Other assets | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 16,066 | 164 | 164 | 16,394 | ||||||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 640,462 | 318,801 | (42,358 | ) | 916,905 | |||||||||||
Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||||||||||
Purchases of property and equipment | (70,050 | ) | (60,240 | ) | (240,000 | ) | (370,290 | ) | ||||||||
Net cash used in investing activities | (70,050 | ) | (60,240 | ) | (240,000 | ) | (370,290 | ) | ||||||||
Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||||||||||
Member’s contribution | 265,728 | 4,771 | 314,850 | 585,349 | ||||||||||||
Member’s distribution | (3,100,701 | ) | (1,052,688 | ) | - | (4,153,389 | ) | |||||||||
Proceeds from EIDL loan | 2,000,000 | 800,000 | - | 2,800,000 | ||||||||||||
Net cash provided (used in) financing activities | (834,973 | ) | (247,917 | ) | 314,850 | (768,040 | ) | |||||||||
Net (decrease) increase in cash | (264,561 | ) | 10,644 | 32,492 | (221,425 | ) | ||||||||||
Cash – beginning of period | - | 155,511 | 32,157 | 187,668 | ||||||||||||
Cash – end of period | $ | (264,561 | ) | $ | 166,155 | $ | 64,649 | $ | (33,757 | ) | ||||||
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information | ||||||||||||||||
Cash paid during the periods for: | ||||||||||||||||
Interest | $ | 51,490 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 51,490 | ||||||||
Income taxes | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - |
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