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SIGNING DAY SPORTS, INC.
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
Period Ended March 31, 2025
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| PART I | ||||
| FINANCIAL INFORMATION | ||||
| Item 1. | Financial Statements | 1 | ||
| Item 2. | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 29 | ||
| Item 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | 50 | ||
| Item 4. | Controls and Procedures | 50 | ||
| PART II | ||||
| OTHER INFORMATION | ||||
| Item 1. | Legal Proceedings | 51 | ||
| Item 1A. | Risk Factors | 51 | ||
| Item 2. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | 51 | ||
| Item 3. | Defaults Upon Senior Securities | 51 | ||
| Item 4. | Mine Safety Disclosures | 51 | ||
| Item 5. | Other Information | 51 | ||
| Item 6. | Exhibits | 51 | ||
| Signatures | 52 |
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PART I
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
| ITEM 1. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. |
SIGNING DAY SPORTS, INC.
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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SIGNING DAY SPORTS, INC.
Balance Sheets
| March 31, | ||||||||
| 2025 | December 31, | |||||||
| (Unaudited) | 2024 | |||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| Current assets | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | ||||||
| Accounts receivable | ||||||||
| Prepaid expense | ||||||||
| Total current assets | ||||||||
| Property and equipment, net | ||||||||
| Internally developed software, net | ||||||||
| Operating lease right of use asset, net | ||||||||
| Intangible assets, net | ||||||||
| Other assets | ||||||||
| Total assets | $ | $ | ||||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT) | ||||||||
| Current liabilities | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | $ | ||||||
| Accrued liabilities | ||||||||
| Deferred revenue | ||||||||
| Current operating lease right of use liability | ||||||||
| Warrant Liability | ||||||||
| Loans payable | ||||||||
| Total current liabilities | ||||||||
| Non-current liabilities | ||||||||
| Noncurrent operating lease liability | ||||||||
| Total liabilities | $ | $ | ||||||
| Stockholders’ equity (deficit) | ||||||||
| Common stock: par value $ | ||||||||
| Preferred Stock: | ||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | ||||||||
| Subscription receivable | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Accumulated deficit | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Total stockholders’ equity (deficit) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit) | $ | |||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited financial statements.
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SIGNING DAY SPORTS, INC.
Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
For
the Three Months Ended | ||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Revenues, net | $ | $ | ||||||
| Cost of revenues | ||||||||
| Gross profit | ||||||||
| Operating cost and expenses | ||||||||
| Advertising and marketing | ||||||||
| General and administrative | ||||||||
| Total operating expenses | ||||||||
| Net loss from operations | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Other income (expense) | ||||||||
| Interest expense | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Interest income | ||||||||
| Deferred tax income, net | ||||||||
| Change in fair value of derivative and gain on warrant exercise | ||||||||
| Other income (expense), net | ( | ) | ||||||
| Total other income (expense) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Net loss | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic | ||||||||
| Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted | ||||||||
| Net loss per common share - basic | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Net loss per common share - diluted | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited financial statements.
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SIGNING DAY SPORTS, INC.
Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
(Unaudited)
| Additional | Accumulated | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Stock | Paid-in | Subscription | Equity | Stockholders’ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Capital | Receivable | (Deficit) | Equity | |||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | |||||||||||||
| ATM Agreement Issuance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FirstFire Warrants Exercised | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | |||||||||||||
| Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Additional | Stockholders’ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Stock | Paid-in | Subscription | Accumulated | Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Capital | Receivable | Deficit | (Deficit) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2023 | $ | | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | | |||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of commitment fee pursuant to equity line of credit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock pursuant to equity line of credit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| March 31, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited financial statements.
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SIGNING DAY SPORTS, INC.
Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
For
the Three Months Ended | ||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities | ||||||||
| Net loss | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities: | - | |||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | ||||||||
| Gain on change in fair value of warrants | ( | ) | ||||||
| Stock-based compensation | ||||||||
| (Increase) decrease in assets: | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable | ( | ) | ||||||
| Prepaid and other assets | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Operating lease right of use asset | ||||||||
| Deferred tax asset | ( | ) | ||||||
| Increase (decrease) in liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | ( | ) | ||||||
| Accrued liabilities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Deferred revenue | ( | ) | ||||||
| Deferred rent | ||||||||
| Lease liabilities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Cash flows from investing activities | ||||||||
| Proceeds from investments | ( | ) | ||||||
| Purchase of property and equipment | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | ( | ) | ||||||
| Cash flows from financing activities | ||||||||
| Proceeds from revolving line of credit | ||||||||
| Payments on debt borrowings | ( | ) | ||||||
| Proceeds from issuance of common stock pursuant to equity line of credit | ||||||||
| Payment of commitment fee for equity line of credit by issuance of common stock | ||||||||
| Proceeds from the issuance of common stock pursuant to ATM agreement | ||||||||
| Proceeds from exercise of warrants | ||||||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | ||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | ( | ) | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited financial statements.
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SIGNING DAY SPORTS, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Note 1 - Principal Business Activity and Significant Accounting Policies
Principal Business Activity
Signing Day Sports, Inc. (formerly known as Signing Day Sports, LLC) (“Company”) was formed and began operations in January 2019 and provides a digital ecosystem to help high school athletes get discovered and recruited by college coaches across the United States of America.
The Company’s website and mobile phone application provides an opportunity for athletes to create a personal profile by uploading measurables, videos of key drills, testing stats, academics and demographic information. Coaches can evaluate a prospect’s video, watch two separate prospects side by side simultaneously, and perform other actions with the video to visually evaluate talent. Intangible assets consist of development software, customer lists, trademarks, software IP, and customer data in the form of verifiable video uploads, player statistics, and academic records.
Initial Public Offering
On November 14, 2023, the Company’s shares
of common stock were listed and commenced trading on NYSE American LLC (“NYSE American”), and on November 16, 2023, the Company
completed its initial public offering (“IPO”). The Company sold IPO Shares for total gross proceeds of $
The IPO Shares were offered and sold, and the
Representative’s Warrant was issued, pursuant to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-271951),
as amended (the “IPO Registration Statement”), initially filed with the SEC on May 15, 2023, and declared effective by the
SEC on November 13, 2023 (the “IPO Registration Statement”); pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form
S-1 (File No. 333-275532), which was filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
“Securities Act”), which was effective immediately upon filing on November 13, 2023 (the “462(b) Registration
Statement”); and by means of the Final IPO Prospectus, dated November 13, 2023, filed with the SEC on November 15, 2023 pursuant
to Rule 424(b)(4) of the Securities Act. The IPO Registration Statement registered for sale shares of common stock with a maximum
aggregate offering price of $
The IPO Registration Statement included the registration
for sale of an additional
In addition, a maximum of
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Segment Disclosure
The Company
determined that there is
Going Concern Considerations
Our financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis,
which contemplates the realization of assets and the settlement of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. We sustained
significant losses and negative cash flows from operations and are dependent on debt and equity financing to fund operations. We incurred
a net loss of approximately $
The Company is continuing its path to profitability through increased business development, marketing and sales of the Company’s multiple lines of subscriptions.
Failure to successfully continue to grow operational revenues could harm our profitability and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations. We face all of the risks inherent in a new business, including the need for significant additional capital, management’s potential underestimation of initial and ongoing costs, and potential delays and other problems in connection with establishing sales channels.
We are continuing our plan to further grow and expand operations and seek sources of capital to pay our contractual obligations as they come due. Management believes that its current operating strategy will provide the opportunity for us to continue as a going concern as long as we are able to obtain additional financing; however, there is no assurance this will occur. The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if we are unable to continue as a going concern.
Basis of Presentation
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).
Estimates
The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all short-term, highly liquid investments, including certificates of deposit (“CDs”) purchased with an original maturity of three months or less at the date of purchase, to be cash equivalents. Cash deposits are held with financial institutions with investment-grade ratings in the United States of America, or U.S. Cash deposits typically exceed federally insured limits. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, cash and cash equivalents consisted of cash on deposit with banks denominated in U.S. dollars and investments in money market funds.
Short-term Investments
The Company classifies its certificates of deposit as short-term investments and reassesses the appropriateness of the classification of its investments at the end of each reporting period. Certificates of deposit held for investment with an original maturity greater than three months are carried at amortized cost and reported as short-term investments on the balance sheets. The type of certificates of deposit that the Company invests in are not considered debt securities under Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 320, Investments - Debt Securities.
The Company did not have any certificates of deposit as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
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Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Credit Losses
Accounts Receivable are recorded at the invoiced amount. The Company
may maintain an allowance for credit losses which represents the portion of accounts receivable that is not expected to be collected over
the duration of its contractual life. Credit losses are recorded if the Company believes a customer may not be able to meet their financial
obligations. A considerable amount of judgment is required in determining expected credit losses. Relevant factors include prior collection
history of the customer, the related aging of past due balances, projections of credit losses based on past events or historical trends,
and the consideration of forecasts of future economic conditions. Allowance for credit losses are based on facts available and are re-evaluated
and adjusted on a regular basis. There were $
Payment Terms
Users may access the Company’s website and application on either a free-trial or paid basis. During 2022, certain organizations were also permitted to access the Company’s website and application under a separate free use arrangement. This free use arrangement was discontinued as of December 31, 2022. Users that are not eligible or no longer eligible for free-trial access are required to have subscriptions by making payment to the Company prior to access to the Company’s website and application, except that user organizations may have subscriptions by agreeing to make payment on a monthly installment basis. If a required payment is not made, access to the Company’s website and application is suspended until the required payment is received.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment is recorded at cost. Expenditures for renewals and improvements that significantly add to the productive capacity or extend the useful life of an asset are capitalized. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to expense. When equipment is retired or sold, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are eliminated from the accounts and the resultant gain or loss is reflected in income.
Depreciation is provided using the
straight-line method, based on useful lives of the assets which range from
The Company reviews the carrying value of property and equipment for impairment whenever events and circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable from the estimated future cash flows expected to result from its use and eventual disposition. In cases where undiscounted expected future cash flows are less than the carrying value, an impairment loss is recognized equal to an amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair value of assets. The factors considered by management in performing this assessment include current operating results, trends and prospects, the manner in which the property is used, and the effects of obsolescence, demand, competition, and other economic factors. Based on this assessment there was impairment at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
Internally Developed Software
Software consists of an internally
developed information system for use by the Company in matching athletes with qualified coaches. The Company has capitalized costs incurred
with development and upgrades of the information systems in accordance with applicable accounting standards. Costs incurred up to and
including the feasibility stage of development as well as maintenance costs are expensed as incurred. The Company amortizes these capitalized
costs on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of the asset of
The Company periodically performs reviews of the recoverability of such capitalized technology costs. At the time a determination is made that capitalized amounts are not recoverable based on estimated cash flows to be generated from technology; any remaining capitalized amounts are written off. During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company did have an impairment charge.
Intangible Assets
Intangible assets consist of purchased development software, customer lists, trademarks, software IP, and customer data in the form of verifiable video uploads, player statistics, and academic records. Intangible assets are stated at cost less accumulated amortization. For intangible assets that have finite lives, the assets are amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets. For intangible assets with indefinite lives, the assets are tested periodically for impairment whenever events and circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable from the estimated future cash flows expected to result from its use and eventual disposition.
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Stock Subscription Revenue
The Company records stock issuances at the effective date. If the subscription is not funded upon issuance, the Company records a stock subscription receivable as an asset on the balance sheet. When stock subscription receivables are not received prior to the issuance of financial statements at a reporting date in satisfaction of the requirements under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”), 505-10-45-2, the stock subscription receivable is reclassified as a contra account to stockholder’s equity (deficit) on the balance sheet.
Concentrations of Credit Risk
Financial instruments which potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments consisting of CDs. Total cash balances exceeded insured balances by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024. The company has cash equivalents that are invested in highly rated money market funds invested only in obligations of the U.S. government and its agencies.
Warrant Liability
Warrants for shares that are not deemed to be indexed the Company’s shares are classified as liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets. At initial recognition, the Company classified these warrants as liabilities on the balance sheets at their estimated fair value. The liability classified warrants are subject to remeasurement at each balance sheet date, with changes in fair value recognized in gain or loss on fair value adjustment of stock warrant liabilities in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
Fair Value Measurements
The Company uses the fair value framework that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques for recognizing financial assets and liabilities measured on a recurring basis and for non-financial assets and liabilities when these items are re-measured. Fair value is considered to be the exchange price in an orderly transaction between market participants, to sell an asset or transfer a liability at the measurement date. The hierarchy below lists three levels of fair value based on the extent to which inputs used in measuring fair value are observable in the market. The Company categorizes each of its fair value measurements in one of these three levels based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.
These levels are:
Level 1 – This level consists of valuation techniques in which all significant inputs are unadjusted quoted prices from active markets for assets or liabilities that are identical to the assets or liabilities being measured.
Level 2 – This level consists of valuation techniques in which significant inputs include quoted prices from active markets for assets or liabilities that are similar to the assets or liabilities being measured and/or quoted prices for assets or liabilities that are identical or similar to the assets or liabilities being measured from markets that are not active. Also, model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets are Level 2 valuation techniques.
Level 3 – This level consists of valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable. Unobservable inputs are valuation technique inputs that reflect assumptions about inputs that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability.
The Company’s financial instruments also include accounts and receivable, accounts payable, and accrued liabilities. Due to the short-term nature of these instruments, their fair values approximate their carrying values on the balance sheet.
ASC 825-10, Financial Instruments (“ASC 825-10”), allows entities to voluntarily choose to measure certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value (fair value option). The fair value option may be elected on an instrument-by-instrument basis and is irrevocable unless a new election date occurs. If the fair value option is elected for an instrument, unrealized gains and losses for that instrument should be reported in earnings at each subsequent reporting date.
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The Company identified certain warrant instruments that are required to be presented on the balance sheets at fair value in accordance with ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement.
Due to the short-term nature of all financial assets and liabilities, their carrying value approximates their fair value as of the balance sheet dates.
Income Taxes
Income taxes are provided for the tax effects of transactions reported in the financial statements and consist of taxes currently due plus deferred taxes related primarily to differences between the basis of internally developed software and net operating loss and research and development tax credit carry forwards for financial and income tax reporting. The deferred tax assets and liabilities represent the future tax return consequences of those differences, which will either be taxable or deductible when the assets and liabilities are recovered or settled. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.
The Company converted to a C corporation in August of 2021. As a limited liability company for the 2020 year and through the date of conversion in 2021, the Company’s taxable loss was allocated to members in accordance with their respective percentage of ownership. Therefore, no provision for income taxes has been included in the financial statements for the period prior to the Company’s conversion to a corporation.
The Company evaluates its tax positions
that have been taken or are expected to be taken on income tax returns to determine if an accrual is necessary for uncertain tax positions.
As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 the unrecognized tax benefits accrual was
Deferred Revenue
Deferred revenues are contract liabilities for collections on subscription agreements in excess of revenue recognized.
Revenue Recognition
The Company accounts for revenue under the guidance of ASC 606, “Revenue from Contracts from Customers” (“ASC 606”).
ASC 606 prescribes a five-step model that focuses on transfer of control and entitlement to payment when determining the amount of revenue to be recognized. Under the ASC 606 guidance, an entity is required to perform the following five steps:
(1) identify the contract(s) with a customer; (2) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (3) determine the transaction price; (4) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and (5) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation.
Revenue from performance obligations satisfied at a point in time consist of sales to individuals representing a one-month subscription and are recognized at the end of the subscription.
Revenue from performance obligations satisfied over time consists of the sale of subscription agreements to individual organizations or customers that are more than one month in duration and are recognized on a monthly basis over the life of the subscription agreement.
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Debt Issuance Costs
Debt issuance costs are amortized over the period the related obligation is outstanding using the straight-line method. The straight-line method is a reasonable estimate of the effective interest method due to the relatively short maturities of the related debt. Debt issuance costs are included within long-term debt on the balance sheet. Amortization of debt issuance costs is included in interest expense in the accompanying financial statements. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, unamortized debt issuance costs are .
Advertising Costs
Advertising and marketing costs are expensed
as incurred. Such costs amounted to $
Contract Costs
Incremental costs of obtaining a contract are expensed as incurred as the amortization period of the asset that otherwise would have been recognized is estimated to be one year or less.
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company accounts for stock-based compensation costs under the provisions of ASC 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation (“ASC 718”), which requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense related to the fair value of stock-based compensation awards that are ultimately expected to vest. Stock-based compensation expense recognized includes the compensation cost for all stock-based payments granted to employees, officers, and directors based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of ASC 718. ASC 718 is also applied to awards modified, repurchased, or cancelled during the periods reported. Stock-based compensation is recognized as expense over the employee’s requisite vesting period and over the nonemployee’s period of providing goods or services.
Basic and Diluted Net Loss per Common Share
Basic loss per common share is computed by dividing
the net loss by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for each period. Diluted loss per share is computed
by dividing the net loss by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding plus the dilutive effect of shares issuable
through the common stock equivalents. The weighted-average number of common shares outstanding excludes common stock equivalents because
their inclusion would be anti-dilutive. As of March 31, 2025,
Three
Months Ended | ||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Numerator: | ||||||||
| Net loss | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Denominator: | ||||||||
| Weighted-average common shares outstanding - basic | ||||||||
| Effect of potentially dilutive securities: | ||||||||
| Restricted Stock Awards | ||||||||
| Weighted-average common shares outstanding - diluted | ||||||||
| Net loss per share - basic | $ | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||
| Net loss per share - diluted | $ | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||
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The following potentially dilutive shares were excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share for the periods presented because including them would have been antidilutive:
Three
Months Ended | ||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Stock options | ||||||||
| Warrants | ||||||||
Leases
At the inception or modification of a contract, the Company determines whether a lease exists and classifies its leases as an operating or finance lease at commencement. Right-of-use (“ROU”) assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent their obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease.
As most of the Company’s leases do not provide an implicit interest rate, the lease liability is calculated at lease commencement as the present value of unpaid lease payments using the Company’s estimated incremental borrowing rate. The incremental borrowing rate represents the rate of interest that the Company would have to pay to borrow an amount equal to the lease payments on a collateralized basis over a similar term and is determined using a portfolio approach based on information available at the commencement date of the lease.
The lease asset also reflects any prepaid rent, initial direct costs incurred and lease incentives received. The Company’s lease terms may include optional extension periods when it is reasonably certain that those options will be exercised.
Leases with an initial expected term of 12 months or less are not recorded in the Balance Sheet and the related lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. For certain classes of underlying assets, the Company has elected to not separate fixed lease components from the fixed non-lease components.
Deferred Offering Costs
The Company capitalizes certain legal, accounting, and other third-party fees that are directly related to the Company’s equity financings, including the IPO, until such financings are consummated. After consummation of an equity financing, these costs are then recorded as a reduction of the proceeds received as a result of the financing. Should a planned equity financing be abandoned, terminated, or significantly delayed, the deferred offering costs would be immediately written off to operating expenses. Upon the closing of the IPO in November 2023, all deferred offering costs in the accompanying balance sheets were reclassified from prepaid expenses and other current assets and recorded against the IPO proceeds as a reduction to additional paid-in capital. There were deferred offering costs capitalized as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
On January 1, 2023, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-13 Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (“ASC 326”). This standard replaced the incurred loss methodology with an expected loss methodology that is referred to as the current expected credit loss (“CECL”) methodology. CECL requires an estimate of credit losses for the remaining estimated life of the financial asset using historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts and generally applies to financial assets measured at amortized cost, such as accounts receivable. The adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.
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In August 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2020-06, Debt- Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging-Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40) (“ASU 2020-06”) to simplify accounting for certain financial instruments. ASU 2020-06 eliminates the current models that require separation of beneficial conversion and cash conversion features from convertible instruments and simplifies the derivative scope exception guidance pertaining to equity classification of contracts in an entity’s own equity. The new standard also introduces additional disclosures for convertible debt and freestanding instruments that are indexed to and settled in an entity’s own equity. ASU 2020-06 amends the diluted earnings per share guidance, including the requirement to use the if-converted method for all convertible instruments. The amendments are effective for smaller reporting companies for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company adopted ASU 2020-06 on January 1, 2024 and accounts for its convertible debt that does not meet the criteria for equity treatment in accordance with ASU 2020-06. Accordingly, the Company elected to classify the convertible debt as a liability at amortized cost using the effective interest method. The Company classifies convertible debt based on the re-payment terms and conditions. Any discounts on the convertible debt and costs incurred upon issuance of the convertible debt are amortized to interest expense over the terms of the related convertible debt. Convertible debt is also analyzed for the existence of embedded derivatives, which may require bifurcation from the convertible debt and separate accounting treatment. Refer to Note 7 for information regarding convertible debt.
In November 2023, FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, requiring public entities to disclose information about their reportable segments’ significant expenses and other segment items on an interim and annual basis. Public entities with a single reportable segment are required to apply the disclosure requirements in ASU 2023-07, as well as all existing segment disclosures and reconciliation requirements in ASC 280 on an interim and annual basis. The Company adopted ASU 2023-07 during the year ended December 31, 2024. See Note 15 Segment Information in the accompanying notes to the financial statements for further detail.
New Accounting Pronouncements
The Company has reviewed recently issued accounting pronouncements and plans to adopt those that are applicable to it which are listed below:
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures”, which requires public entities, on an annual basis, to provide disclosure of specific categories in the rate reconciliation table, as well as disclosure of income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction. For public business entities, the amendments in this update are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. The amendments in this update should be applied on a prospective basis and retrospective application is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating this ASU to determine its impact on the Company’s disclosures.
In March 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-02, “Codification Improvements - Amendments to Remove References to the Concepts Statements”. This ASU contains amendments to the Codification that remove references to various FASB Concepts Statements. The effort facilitates Codification updates for technical corrections such as conforming amendments, clarifications to guidance, simplifications to wording or the structure of guidance, and other minor improvements. This ASU will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this ASU on its financial statements and disclosures.
On November 4, 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, “Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses,” that improves financial reporting by requiring public companies to disclose additional information about certain expenses in the notes to the financial statements. The amendments in the ASU are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2023-07 and intends to adopt and report on this topic as required by this ASU.
Reclassifications
Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on reported results of operations.
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Note 2 - Revenue
The following table disaggregates the Company’s revenue based on the timing of satisfaction of performance obligations as of:
For
the Three Months Ended | ||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Revenue recognized over time | $ | $ | ||||||
| Revenue recognized at a point in time | ||||||||
| Total revenue from contracts with customers | $ | $ | ||||||
The following table presents our contract liabilities (deferred revenue) and certain information related to these balances as of:
| March 31, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Contract liabilities (deferred revenue) | $ | $ | ||||||
For the Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
| Revenue recognized in the period from: | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||
| Amounts included in contract liabilities at the beginning of the period | $ | $ | ||||||
The Company recognized revenue of $
Revenue Concentration
Apple
For the three months ended March 31, 2025,
Shopify
For the three months ended March 31, 2025,
Note 3 - Property and Equipment, net
The Company’s property and equipment include the following:
March
31, | December 31,
| |||||||
| Office Furniture | $ | $ | ||||||
| Less: accumulated depreciation | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Property and equipment, net | $ | $ | ||||||
Depreciation expense of property and equipment was $
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Note 4 - Internally Developed Software
Internally developed software asset consists of the following:
| Accumulated | ||||||||||||||||
| Cost Basis | Amortization | Impairment | Net | |||||||||||||
| March 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||
| Internally developed software | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ||||||||||
| December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||
| Internally developed software | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ||||||||||
Amortization expense for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and
2024 was $
Note 5 - Intangible Assets
The Company’s intangible assets include the following:
| Accumulated | ||||||||||||
| Cost Basis | Amortization | Net | ||||||||||
| March 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||
| Intellectual property | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||
| Proprietary technology | ( | ) | ||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||
| December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||
| Intellectual property | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||
| Proprietary technology | ( | ) | ||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||
Amortization expense for the three months ended March 31, 2025
and March 2024 was $
Estimated amortization for intangible assets with definitive lives for the remaining nine months of 2025 is as follows:
| Amount | ||||
| Years ending December 31, | ||||
| 2025 (remaining nine months) | ||||
| Total | $ | |||
Note 6 - Accrued Liabilities
March
31, | December
31, | |||||||
| Accrued Expenses | $ | $ | | |||||
| Accrued Payroll | ||||||||
| Accrued Interest | ||||||||
| Total Accrued Expenses | $ | $ | ||||||
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Note 7 - Notes Payable
The Company’s notes payable consists of the following:
March
31, | December
31, | |||||||
| Daniel Nelson Promissory Notes | $ | $ | ||||||
| October 2024 Note | ||||||||
| $ | $ | |||||||
| Less unamortized debt issuance costs | ||||||||
| Debt, less unamortized debt issuance costs | $ | $ | ||||||
8% Nonconvertible Unsecured Promissory Notes
During the year ended December 31, 2023, the
Company entered into 11 unsecured nonconvertible notes payable, for $
In connection with the closing of the Company’s
initial public offering, warrants to purchase a total of
Secured Revolving Line of Credit
Under a Business Loan
Agreement, dated October 6, 2023, between the Company and Commerce Bank of Arizona (“CBAZ”) (the “First CBAZ Loan Agreement”),
the Company and CBAZ entered into a $
On December 11, 2023, the Company entered into a
Revolving Line of Credit with Commerce Bank of Arizona secured with a 12-month certificate of deposit of $
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Daniel Nelson Promissory Note
On April 11, 2024, Daniel Nelson, the Chief Executive
Officer, Chairman and a director of the Company, advanced $
On September 16, 2024, the Company
issued a promissory note to Mr. Nelson, dated September 16, 2024, in the principal amount of $
The outstanding balance at December 31, 2024
was $
FirstFire Convertible Note
On May 16, 2024, the Company entered into a Securities
Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 16, 2024, between the Company and FirstFire, as amended (as amended, the “May 2024 FF Purchase
Agreement”) by that certain Amendment to the Transaction Documents, dated as of June 18, 2024, between the Company and FirstFire
(the “Amendment to May 2024 FF Transaction Documents”), pursuant to which, as a private placement transaction, the Company
was required to issue FirstFire a senior secured promissory note, as amended by that certain Amendment to Senior Secured Promissory Note
and Warrants, dated as of May 20, 2024, between the Company and FirstFire (the “Amendment to May 2024 FF Note and May 2024 FF Warrants”),
in the principal amount of $
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The Company also entered into a Security Agreement,
dated as of May 16, 2024, between the Company and FirstFire (the “May 2024 FF Security Agreement”), under which the Company
agreed to grant FirstFire a security interest to secure the Company’s obligations under the May 2024 FF Note in all assets of the
Company except for a certificate of deposit account with Commerce Bank of Arizona (“CBAZ”) with an approximate balance of
$
The closing of the initial transaction contemplated
by the May 2024 FF Purchase Agreement, including FirstFire’s payment of the purchase price of $
The total proceeds from the debt issuance were
allocated between the debt instrument, common stock, and the warrants based on their fair values at the issuance date. The portion of
the proceeds allocated to the warrants of $
On July 26, 2024, the Company fully repaid the
Second CBAZ Promissory Note. The certificate of deposit account underlying the CBAZ Collateral was closed and redeemed with an early
withdrawal penalty of $
On August 23, 2024, FirstFire converted $
FirstFire Convertible Note
On June 18, 2024, the Company entered into the
Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 18, 2024 (the “June 2024 FF Purchase Agreement”), between the Company and
FirstFire, pursuant to which, as a private placement transaction, the Company was required to issue FirstFire a senior secured promissory
note on June 18, 2024, in the principal amount of $
The Company also entered into a Security Agreement, dated as of June 18, 2024, between the Company and FirstFire (the “June 2024 FF Security Agreement”), under which the Company agreed to grant FirstFire a security interest to secure the Company’s obligations under the June 2024 FF Note in all assets of the Company except for the CBAZ Collateral, until the full repayment of the Second CBAZ Promissory Note, pursuant to the Second CBAZ Loan Agreement.
The closing of the transaction contemplated by
the June 2024 FF Purchase Agreement, including FirstFire’s payment of the purchase price of $
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The total proceeds from the debt issuance were
allocated between the debt instrument, common stock, and the warrants based on their fair values at the issuance date. The portion of
the proceeds allocated to the warrants of $
On September 19, 2024, FirstFire converted the entire balance under
the June 2024 FF Note of $
January 29, 2025 Voluntary Temporary Offer of Reduced Exercise Price of Warrants Issued to FirstFire Global Opportunities Fund, LLC
On January 29, 2025, the Company delivered a
letter (the “January 2025 Reduced Exercise Price Offer”) to FirstFire containing an offer to voluntarily temporarily reduce
the Exercise Price from the current applicable exercise price of $
Exercise to Purchase Remaining Shares under First May 2024 FF Warrant
On January 30, 2025, the First May 2024 FF Warrant
was exercised to purchase all of the remaining
DRCR Convertible Promissory Note
On October 7, 2024, the Company issued a Convertible
Promissory Note to DRCR, dated October 7, 2024, in the principal amount of $
In addition, the October 2024 Note provides that
at any time after an event of default, the holder of the October 2024 Note may convert the outstanding principal amount plus accrued
and unpaid interest into shares of common stock at a conversion price of $
The outstanding balance at March 31, 2025 is
$
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Note 8 - Fair value of financial instruments
The determination of fair value measurements is based on the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.
The carrying amount of the Company’s First May 2024 Warrants and First June 2024 Warrants approximates fair value as the warrants are marked to market (see Note 7). The Company used the option pricing model to value the Company’s derivative liability (see Note 7). The significant unobservable input used in the fair value measurement of the Company’s Level 3 liabilities is the volatility, which was developed using historical data with limited market data. A significant increase (decrease) in these inputs could result in a significantly higher (lower) fair value measurement.
There were no transfers between levels during the three months ended March 31, 2025.
The following table provides the fair value of the Company’s financial liabilities carried at fair value and measured on a recurring basis:
Level | March
31, | December
31, | ||||||||
| Warrant liability | 3 | | ||||||||
The following table presents a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of items measured at fair value on a recurring basis that use significant unobservable inputs (level 3) and the related gains and losses recorded in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss during the period:
| Derivative liability | ||||
| Balance at December 31, 2024 | $ | |||
| Extinguishment of warrant liability upon exercise | ( | ) | ||
| Gain on change in fair value of warrant liability | ( | ) | ||
| Balance at March 31, 2025 | $ | |||
Note 9 - Leases
The Company leased office space under
a long-term operating lease from a third party through May 31, 2023. Monthly rent was $
In November 2022, the company signed
a
Leases with an initial expected term of
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Total lease assets and liabilities were as follows:
March
31, | December
31, | |||||||
| Operating lease right of use asset | $ | $ | | |||||
| Less: operating asset lease accumulated depreciation | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Net operating lease right of use asset | $ | |||||||
| Current operating lease liability | $ | $ | ||||||
| Noncurrent operating lease liability | ||||||||
| Total operating lease liability | $ | $ | ||||||
Future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable leases as of March 31, 2025 were as follows:
| Amount | ||||
| Years ending December 31, | ||||
| 2025 (remaining nine months) | $ | |||
| 2026 | ||||
| Total future minimum lease payments | $ | |||
| Less: interest | ||||
| Total lease liability | $ | |||
Note 10 - Income Taxes
There was no deferred tax income and no current
tax expense for the three months ended March, 31, 2025. Deferred tax income was $
Deferred tax assets consist of the following components as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024:
March
31, | December
31, | |||||||
| Deferred Tax Asset | ||||||||
| Net operating loss carryforwards | $ | $ | | |||||
| Internally developed software / Intangibles | ||||||||
| Furniture and fixtures | ( | ) | ||||||
| Charitable Contribution Carryforward | ||||||||
| R&D Tax Credit Carryforwards | ||||||||
| AZ Refundable R&D Tax Credit | ||||||||
| Net deferred tax assets before valuation allowance | $ | $ | ||||||
| Less valuation allowance | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Net deferred tax assets | $ | $ | ||||||
The Company has a valuation allowance against most of the amount of its net deferred tax assets due to the uncertainty of realization of the deferred tax assets due to the operating loss history of the Company. The Company currently provides a valuation allowance against deferred taxes when it is more likely than not that some portion, or all of its deferred tax assets will not be realized. The valuation allowance could be reduced or eliminated based on future earnings and future estimates of taxable income.
The Company’s effective income tax rate is lower than what would be expected if the federal statutory rate were applied to income from continuing operations primarily because of expenses deductible for financial reporting purposes that are not deductible for tax purposes and tax-exempt income.
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As of March 31, 2025 and December
31, 2024, the Company had approximately $
Note 11 - Recapitalization
At inception, the Company was organized as a limited liability company (LLC). During 2020, The LLC formed two wholly- owned subsidiaries, Signing Day Sports Football, LLC (SDSF LLC) and Signing Day Sports Baseball, LLC (SDSB LLC).
Signing Day Sports, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company (SDS LLC – AZ), was formed on January 21, 2019. SDS LLC – AZ formed two wholly-owned subsidiaries, Signing Day Sports Football, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company (“SDSF LLC”), and Signing Day Sports Baseball, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company (“SDSB LLC”), on September 29, 2020 and November 25, 2020, respectively.
On June 5, 2020, a process to change SDS LLC – AZ into a Delaware corporation was initiated. On September 9, 2021, a certificate of incorporation of Signing Day Sports, Inc., a Delaware corporation (SDS Inc. – DE), was filed. From September 9, 2021 to July 11, 2022, SDS Inc. – DE operated as the successor entity to SDS LLC – AZ, and SDS LLC – AZ continued to be registered as an active entity with the Arizona Corporation Commission while its conversion into SDS LLC – DE pended.
On July 11, 2022, an Agreement and Plan of Merger
was entered into between SDS LLC – AZ, SDSF LLC, SDSB LLC, and SDS Inc. – DE (the Merger Agreement). On such date, SDS Inc.
– DE had
On July 11, 2022, an Agreement and Plan of Merger was entered into between SDS LLC – AZ, SDSF LLC, SDSB LLC, and SDS Inc. – DE (the “Merger Agreement”). On the same date, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, a certificate of merger was filed with the Delaware Secretary of State and a statement of merger was filed with the Arizona Secretary of State effecting the merger of SDS LLC – AZ, SDSF LLC, and SDSB LLC with and into SDS Inc. – DE, and SDS Inc. – DE succeeded to the rights, property, obligations, and liabilities of each of SDS LLC – AZ, SDSF LLC, and SDSB LLC. In anticipation of the Merger Agreement and its consummation, in April 2022 and May 2022, SDS LLC – AZ, SDS Inc. – DE, and each of the members or stockholders of SDS LLC – AZ, SDSF LLC, SDSB LLC, and SDS Inc. – DE, entered into Settlement Agreement and Releases (collectively, the “Settlement Agreements”), which provided, among other things, for the mutual general release of all claims by the parties against and relating to SDS LLC – AZ, SDSF LLC, SDSB LLC, and SDS Inc. – DE, and confirmed the owners and related amounts of all outstanding shares of common stock of SDS Inc. represented by the capitalization table exhibit to the Settlement Agreements.
Note 12 - Stockholder’s Deficit
Equity Incentive Plan
In August 2022, the Board of Directors
adopted the Company’s 2022 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2022 Plan”), effective as of August 31, 2022. Awards that may
be granted under the 2022 Plan include: (a) Incentive Stock Options, (b) Non-qualified Stock Options, (c) Stock Appreciation Rights,
(d) Restricted Awards, (e) Performance Share Awards, and (f) Performance Compensation Awards. The persons eligible to receive Awards
are the Employees, Consultants and Directors of the Company and its Affiliates and such other individuals designated by the Committee
who are reasonably expected to become Employees, Consultants and Directors after the receipt of Awards. The purpose of the 2022 Plan
is to attract and retain the types of Employees, Consultants and Directors who will contribute to the Company’s long-term success;
(b) provide incentives that align the interests of Employees, Consultants and Directors with those of the stockholders of the Company;
and (c) promote the success of the Company’s business. The 2022 Plan shall be administered by the Committee or, in the Board’s
sole discretion, by the Board. Subject to the terms of the Plan and the provisions of Section 409A of the Code (if applicable), the Committee’s
charter and Applicable Laws, and in addition to other express powers and authorization conferred by the Plan. The Board initially reserved
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As
of March 31, 2025, there were
Initial Public Offering and Underwriting Agreement
On November 13, 2023, we entered into an Underwriting
Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”), with Boustead Securities, LLC, a registered broker-dealer (“Boustead”),
as representative of the underwriters named on Schedule 1 thereto, relating to the Company’s initial public offering of
On November 14, 2023, the IPO Shares were listed and commenced trading on NYSE American LLC (“NYSE American”).
Common Stock
The Company is authorized to issue
Preferred Stock
The Company is authorized to issue up to
Reverse Stock Split
On April 14, 2023 (the
“Effective Date”), the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. Upon
the filing and effectiveness, April 14, 2023, pursuant to the Delaware General Corporation Law of this Certificate of Amendment
to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, each five (
The Certificate of Amendment
effected a
On November 14, 2024
(the “Effective Date”), the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment with the Secretary of State of Delaware. Upon the filing
and effectiveness, November 16, 2024, pursuant to the Delaware General Corporation Law of this Certificate of Amendment to the Second
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, each forty-eight (
The Certificate of Amendment
effected a
Stock Repurchase and Retirement
On March 31, 2023, under the terms of a Repurchase
and Resignation Agreement, dated March 21, 2023, the Company paid an aggregate purchase price of $
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At The Market Offering Agreement
On December 2, 2024,
the Company entered into the At The Market Offering Agreement, dated December 2, 2024 (the “ATM Agreement”), by and between
the Company and H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC, as sales agent (“Wainwright”). Pursuant to the ATM Agreement, the Company
may offer and sell, from time to time, shares of common stock, through or to Wainwright as the Company’s sales agent or as principal,
subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the ATM Agreement. As of March 31, 2025, the Company has registered the sale, at its
discretion, of shares of common stock in an aggregate offering amount up to $
The offer and sale of shares of common stock under the ATM Agreement is registered and being conducted pursuant to the Company’s shelf registration statement on Form S-3, which was filed with the SEC on December 2, 2024 (File No. 333-283559) (the “Shelf Registration Statement”), and the related prospectus, as supplemented by prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act. The Shelf Registration Statement was declared effective by the SEC on December 5, 2024. The Company is not obligated to make any sales of shares of common stock under the ATM Agreement and no assurance can be given that the Company will sell any shares of common stock under the ATM Agreement, or, if the Company does, as to the price or amount of shares of common stock that the Company will sell, or the dates on which any such sales will take place.
The Company or Wainwright,
under certain circumstances and upon notice to the other, may suspend the offering of shares of common stock under the ATM Agreement.
As of March 31, 2025, the offering of shares of common stock pursuant to the ATM Agreement will terminate upon the sale of shares of common
stock in an aggregate offering amount equal to $
The Company will pay
Wainwright a cash commission equal to
The Company made certain customary representations, warranties and covenants in the ATM Agreement concerning the Company and the Shelf Registration Statement, prospectus, prospectus supplement and other documents and filings relating to the offering of the shares of common stock. In addition, the Company has agreed to indemnify Wainwright against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.
During the three months
ended March 31, 2025, a total of
Share-Based Payment Valuation
The grant date fair value of stock options granted containing service-based vesting conditions and generally vesting in certain increments over time is determined using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. Prior to the start of trading of the Company’s common stock on November 14, 2023 on the NYSE American LLC stock exchange, the grant-date fair value of the underlying common stock was calculated utilizing a probability-weighted expected return valuation model as of the date the awards are granted. Beginning November 14, 2023, the grant-date fair value of the underlying common stock is calculated utilizing the daily closing price as reported by NYSE American LLC.
There was no stock option or restricted stock award activity for the three months ended March 31, 2025.
The following table presents, on a weighted average basis, the assumptions used in the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to determine the grant-date fair value of stock options granted. No stock options were exercised during the current year and thus, only continued vesting of awards granted in the prior year are reflective of the below assumptions:
| Year Ended | ||||
| December 31, | ||||
| 2023 | ||||
| Risk-free interest rate | | % | ||
| Expected term (in years) | ||||
| Expected volatility | % | |||
| Expected dividend yield | $ | |||
The total grant-date fair value of the restricted
stock granted during the three months ended March 31, 2024, was $
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Private Placement
In March 2023 and April 2023 the Company conducted
one private placement, and in May 2023 the Company completed a subsequent private placement in which we entered into subscription agreements
with a number of accredited investors, pursuant to which we issued
Boustead has acted as placement agent in these
private placements. Pursuant to our engagement letter agreement with Boustead, in addition to a commission equal to
Under the subscription agreements with the investors
in the first of these two private placements, the Company was required to use the first $
Note 13 - Commitments and Contingencies
Legal
The Company may be a party to various legal actions arising from the normal course of business. In management’s opinion, the Company has adequate legal defenses and/or insurance coverage and does not believe the outcome of such legal actions will materially affect the Company’s operation and/or financial position.
Amendment to Midwestern Settlement Agreement
On April 11, 2024, under an Amendment
No. 1 to Settlement Agreement and Release (the “Amendment to Midwestern Release Agreement”), dated as of April 11, 2024,
between the Company and Midwestern Interactive, LLC, a Missouri limited liability company (“Midwestern”), the Company and
Midwestern agreed to amend the Settlement Agreement and Release, dated as of December 12, 2023, between the Company and Midwestern (the
“Midwestern Release Agreement”). Pursuant to the Midwestern Release Agreement, the Company was required to pay Midwestern
a total of $
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In addition, the Company agreed to execute an Amended Stipulation to Final Judgment and Confessed Judgment (the “Midwestern Stipulation”) and an Amended Affidavit of Verified Confession of Judgment in favor of Midwestern as to the obligations to pay the Midwestern Release Amount plus interest accruing on the unpaid portion of the Midwestern Release Amount from and including April 13, 2024 plus any costs or expenses, including, but not limited to, attorney’s fees and costs expended to pursue the matter to judgment, and to enforce and collect the judgment, if necessary, if the terms and conditions of the Midwestern Settlement Agreement, as amended, and the Midwestern Stipulation are not fully adhered to.
The Company and Midwestern entered into the Midwestern Release Agreement, as amended, to resolve a dispute between them involving allegations, on the one hand, by Midwestern that it performed work on behalf of the Company for which Midwestern had not been paid pursuant to a Work for Hire – Acknowledgement and Assignment, dated December 21, 2022 (the “Work For Hire Agreement”), and, on the other hand, by the Company that Midwestern did not perform as required by the Work For Hire Agreement.
As of March 31, 2025, the Company had paid the Second Midwestern Release Tranche in full.
Collaborative Arrangements
The company has entered into collaborative arrangements with various parties for the cross promotion of technologies and services within certain geographical areas. These arrangements do not commit the Company or the counterpart to any financial obligation. If these arrangements result in a formal project, the Company and the counterparties will receive certain equity consideration in the project or be given first right of refusal to provide their products or services to the projects, as defined by the respective agreements. To date, these arrangements have not resulted in any formal projects.
Note 14 - Related Party Transactions
On April 10, 2023, the Company issued
Richard Symington, the Company’s President, Chief Technology Officer, Chief Marketing Officer, and director, an
Under a lease agreement dated as of
October 7, 2021 and an addendum dated the same date, we leased our former corporate offices consisting of approximately
September 2023 Daniel Nelson Promissory Note
On September 20, 2023, a promissory note was issued to Daniel Nelson, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and a director of the Company,
in the principal amount of $
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April 2024 Promissory Note
On April 11, 2024, Daniel Nelson, the
Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and a director of the Company, advanced $
September 2024 Promissory Note
On September 16, 2024, the Company
issued a promissory note to Daniel Nelson, the Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and a director of the Company, dated September 16, 2024,
in the principal amount of $
Employment Agreement with Craig Smith
On April 22, 2024, the Compensation
Committee approved an Executive Employment Agreement with Craig Smith, which was dated as of and entered into by the Company and Mr.
Smith on April 23, 2024 (the “Smith Employment Agreement”). Under the Smith Employment Agreement, Mr. Smith was employed
as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Smith’s annual base salary will be $
On March 12, 2024, the Compensation
Committee granted an award of
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Employment Agreement with Jeffry Hecklinski
On April 9, 2024, the Compensation
Committee approved an Executive Employment Agreement with Jeffry Hecklinski, the President of the Company, which was dated and entered
into by the Company and Mr. Hecklinski on the same date (the “Hecklinski Employment Agreement”). Prior to April 9, 2024,
Mr. Hecklinski was employed as the Company’s General Manager under an employment offer letter, dated March 7, 2023, between Mr.
Hecklinski and the Company (the “Former Hecklinski Employment Agreement”). Mr. Hecklinski’s annual base salary was
$
Under the Hecklinski Employment Agreement,
Mr. Hecklinski is employed as the Company’s President. Mr. Hecklinski’s annual base salary is $
On March 12, 2024, the Compensation
Committee granted an award of
Note 15 - Segment Information
The Company has
Note 16 - Subsequent Events
Non-binding Letter of Intent Signed to Acquire All Equity of blockchAIn Digital Infrastructure
On April 14, 2025, the
Company announced the signing of a non-binding letter of intent (“LOI”) to acquire
The transaction between blockchAIn Digital Infrastructure and Signing Day Sports is intended to result in the combined company being traded on the NYSE American. blockchAIn Digital Infrastructure will continue to operate under blockchAIn DI’s management team, and it is intended that blockchAIn Digital Infrastructure will merge with and into a newly-formed subsidiary of Signing Day Sports with blockchAIn Digital Infrastructure, surviving the merger and become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Signing Day Sports.
We have evaluated subsequent events through May 13, 2025, the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Based on our evaluation, no additional events than listed above have occurred that would require adjustment to or disclosure in the financial statements.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
The following management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations provides information that management believes is relevant to an assessment and understanding of our plans and financial condition. The following financial information is derived from our financial statements and should be read in conjunction with such condensed financial statements and notes thereto set forth elsewhere herein.
Use of Terms
Except as otherwise indicated by the context and for the purposes of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q only, references in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to “we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company,” “Signing Day Sports,” and “our company” refer to the operations of Signing Day Sports, Inc., a Delaware corporation. “Common stock” refers to the Company’s Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share. Unless otherwise noted, the share and per share information in this report have been adjusted to give effect to the one-for-five (1-for-5) reverse stock split of the outstanding common stock which became effective on April 14, 2023 and the one-for-forty-eight (1-for-48) reverse stock split of the outstanding common stock which became effective on November 16, 2024.
Note Regarding Trademarks, Trade Names and Service Marks
We use various trademarks, trade names and service marks in our business. For convenience, we may not include the ℠, ® or ™ symbols, but such omission is not meant to indicate that we would not protect our intellectual property rights to the fullest extent allowed by law. Any other trademarks, trade names or service marks referred to in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are the property of their respective owners.
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements that are based on our management’s beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to us. All statements other than statements of historical facts are forward-looking statements. These statements relate to future events or to our future financial performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about:
| ● | our ability to identify and execute value-enhancing merger, acquisition or other strategic transactions; |
| ● | anticipated benefits from strategic alliances, sponsorships, and collaborations with certain sports organizations or celebrity professional sports consultants; |
| ● | our ability to implement certain desired artificial intelligence features into our platform; |
| ● | our anticipated ability to obtain sufficient funding to maintain operations and offer additional services and offerings; |
| ● | expected market acceptance of existing and planned offerings; |
| ● | anticipated competition from existing or new offerings that may emerge; |
| ● | anticipated favorable impacts from strategic changes to our business on our net sales, revenues, income from continuing operations, or other results of operations; |
| ● | our expected ability to attract new users and customers; |
| ● | our expected ability to increase the rate of subscription renewals; |
| ● | our expected ability to slow the rate of user attrition; |
| ● | our expected ability and third parties’ abilities to retain or obtain intellectual property rights; |
| ● | our expected ability to adequately support future growth; |
| ● | our expected ability to comply with user data privacy laws and other current or anticipated legal requirements; |
| ● | anticipated legal and regulatory requirements and our ability to comply with such requirements; and |
| ● | our expected ability to attract and retain key personnel to manage our business effectively. |
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In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “may,” “could,” “will,” “should,” “would,” “expect,” “plan,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “project” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements because they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which are, in some cases, beyond our control and which could materially affect results. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, among other things, those listed under Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 11, 2025 (the “2024 Annual Report”), and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. If one or more of these risks or uncertainties occur, or if our underlying assumptions prove to be incorrect, actual events or results may vary significantly from those implied or projected by the forward-looking statements. No forward-looking statement is a guarantee of future performance.
In addition, statements that “we believe” and similar statements reflect our beliefs and opinions on the relevant subject. These statements are based upon information available to us as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and while we believe such information forms a reasonable basis for such statements, such information may be limited or incomplete, and our statements should not be read to indicate that we have conducted an exhaustive inquiry into, or review of, all potentially available relevant information. These statements are inherently uncertain and investors are cautioned not to unduly rely upon these statements.
The forward-looking statements made in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q relate only to events or information as of the date on which the statements are made in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Except as expressly required by the federal securities laws, there is no undertaking to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances or any other reason.
Overview
We are a technology company developing and operating a platform to give significantly more student-athletes the opportunity to go to college and continue playing sports. Our platform, Signing Day Sports, is a digital ecosystem to help student-athletes get discovered and recruited by coaches and recruiters across the country. We fully support football, baseball, softball, and men’s and women’s soccer, and we plan to expand the Signing Day Sports platform to include additional sports. Each sport is led by former professional athletes and coaches who know what it takes to get to the big leagues.
Signing Day Sports launched in 2019. During the first nine months of 2024, 6,762 aspiring high school athletes and groups throughout the United States subscribed to the Signing Day Sports platform. Colleges in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I, Division II, and Division III, and the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), have utilized our platform for recruitment purposes.
In short, we offer a comprehensive solution that services the needs of all participants in the sports recruitment process. Our goal is to change the way sports recruitment is done for the betterment of everyone.
Our Historical Performance
The Company’s independent registered public accounting firm has expressed substantial doubt as to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. We have incurred losses for each period from our inception and a significant accumulated deficit. For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, our net loss was approximately $0.8 million and approximately $2.5 million, respectively, and our net cash used in operating activities was approximately $1.8 million and approximately $1.8 million, respectively. For the fiscal years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, our net loss was approximately $8.7 million and approximately $5.5 million, respectively, and our cash used in operating activities was approximately $3.1 million and approximately $4.8 million, respectively. As of March 31, 2025 and 2024, we had an accumulated deficit of approximately $26.5 million and approximately $25.7 million, respectively. As of March 31, 2025, we had total current liabilities of approximately $1.9 million, compared to approximately $0.5 million in cash and cash equivalents.
As a result of our critical financial condition, we are actively seeking multiple means to raise funds, primarily to pay off existing indebtedness and accounts payable to avoid loan defaults, lawsuits, bankruptcy, and liquidation, rather than for growth or expansion. If we are successful in these regards, we believe that we will be able to fund our planned operations and growth until March 31, 2026 and for at least 12 months beyond that period in order to transition to profitable operations and finance operations primarily from profits. Such acquisition and funding, if obtained, is expected to mitigate the factors which raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. However, there can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in these regards, or that its financial resources will be sufficient to remain in operation or that necessary financing will be available on satisfactory terms, if at all. The Company may be forced to significantly reduce its spending, delay or cancel its planned activities, sell off substantial assets, or substantially change its business plans or corporate or capital structure. There can also be no assurance that the Company will ever succeed in generating sufficient revenues to continue its operations as a going concern. For further discussion, see “We will need to obtain additional funding to continue operations. If we fail to obtain the necessary financing or fail to become profitable or are unable to sustain profitability on a continuing basis, then we may be unable to continue our operations and be forced to significantly delay, scale back or discontinue our operations or explore other strategies.” in Part II. Item 1A. “Risk Factors” of the 2024 Annual Report.
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Emerging Growth Company and Smaller Reporting Company
We qualify as an “emerging growth company” under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”). As a result, we are permitted to, and intend to, rely on exemptions from certain disclosure requirements. For so long as we are an emerging growth company, we will not be required to:
| ● | have an auditor report on our internal control over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”); |
| ● | present three years, and may instead present only two years, of audited financial statements, with correspondingly reduced “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” disclosure in certain filings with the SEC; |
| ● | comply with any requirement that may be adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor’s report providing additional information about the audit and the financial statements (i.e., an auditor discussion and analysis); |
| ● | comply with certain greenhouse gas emissions disclosure and related third-party assurance requirements; |
| ● | submit certain executive compensation matters to stockholder advisory votes, such as “say-on-pay” and “say-on-frequency;” and |
| ● | disclose certain executive compensation related items such as the correlation between executive compensation and performance and comparisons of the chief executive officer’s compensation to median employee compensation. |
In addition, Section 107 of the JOBS Act also provides that an emerging growth company can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), for complying with new or revised accounting standards. In other words, an emerging growth company can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. We have elected to take advantage of the benefits of this extended transition period. Our financial statements may therefore not be comparable to those of companies that comply with such new or revised accounting standards.
We will remain an emerging growth company for up to five years, or until the earliest of (i) the last day of the first fiscal year in which our total annual gross revenues exceed $1,235,000,000; (ii) the date that we become a “large accelerated filer” as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), which would occur if the market value of our common stock that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the last business day of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter; or (iii) the date on which we have issued more than $1 billion in non-convertible debt during the preceding three year period.
To the extent that we continue to qualify as a “smaller reporting company,” as such term is defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act, after we cease to qualify as an emerging growth company, certain of the exemptions available to us as an emerging growth company may continue to be available to us as a smaller reporting company, including as to: (i) the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act; (ii) scaled executive compensation disclosures; (iii) presenting two years of audited financial statements, instead of three years; and (iv) compliance with certain greenhouse gas emissions disclosure and related third-party assurance requirements.
Principal Factors Affecting Our Financial Performance
Our operating results are primarily affected by the following factors:
| ● | our anticipated ability to obtain sufficient funding to maintain operations and offer additional services and offerings |
| ● | our ability to acquire new customers and users or retain existing customers and users; |
| ● | our ability to offer competitive product pricing; |
| ● | our ability to broaden product offerings; |
| ● | our ability to leverage technology and use and develop efficient processes; |
| ● | our ability to attract and retain talented employees; |
| ● | industry demand and competition; and |
| ● | market conditions and our market position. |
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Results of Operations
Comparison of Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 and 2024
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | $ Change | % Change | |||||||||||||
| Revenues, net | $ | 148,358 | $ | 234,627 | $ | (86,269 | ) | (36.8 | )% | |||||||
| Cost of revenues | 14,301 | 69,034 | (54,733 | ) | (79.3 | )% | ||||||||||
| Gross profit (loss) | $ | 134,057 | $ | 165,593 | $ | (31,536 | ) | (19.0 | )% | |||||||
| Operating cost and expenses | ||||||||||||||||
| Advertising and marketing | 536 | 92,725 | (92,189 | ) | (99.4 | )% | ||||||||||
| General and administrative | 969,869 | 2,042,969 | (1,073,100 | ) | (52.5 | )% | ||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | $ | 970,405 | $ | 2,135,694 | $ | (1,165,289 | ) | (54.6 | )% | |||||||
| Net loss from operations | $ | (836,348 | ) | $ | (1,970,101 | ) | $ | 1,133,753 | (57.5 | )% | ||||||
| Other Income (expense) | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | (20,994 | ) | (38,073 | ) | 17,079 | (44.9 | )% | |||||||||
| Interest income | 3,584 | - | 3,584 | 100.0 | % | |||||||||||
| Deferred tax income | - | 16,000 | (16,000 | ) | (100.0 | )% | ||||||||||
| Change in fair value of derivative and gain on warrant exercise | 10,764 | - | 10,764 | 100.0 | % | |||||||||||
| Other income (expense), net | - | (505,712 | ) | 505,712 | (100.0 | )% | ||||||||||
| Total other income (expense), net | $ | (6,646 | ) | $ | (527,785 | ) | $ | 521,139 | (98.7 | )% | ||||||
| Net loss | $ | (842,994 | ) | $ | (2,497,886 | ) | $ | 1,654,892 | (66.3 | )% | ||||||
Revenues, Net
Net revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 were approximately $0.15 million and approximately $0.23 million, respectively. Net revenues decreased approximately $0.08 million, or 36.8%, due to a decrease in event fee payments of approximately $0.07 million and a decrease in subscription revenue of approximately $0.01 million.
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The following table presents information about the number of users of our platform under subscriptions by type of subscription plan for each of the three-month periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2024. Subscriptions to our platform require full payment following a seven-day trial for platform access, with the exception of group subscriptions that may make payments on a monthly installment basis.
| Users with Subscriptions | ||||||||
| Subscription Type | Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 | Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 | ||||||
| Monthly | 1,760 | 2,144 | ||||||
| Annual | 11 | 13 | ||||||
| Total: | 1,771 | 2,157 | ||||||
Cost of Revenues
Cost of revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 was approximately $0.01 million and approximately $0.07 million, respectively. Cost of revenue decreased approximately $0.06 million, or 79.3%, primarily due to a decrease in cost of ecommerce apparel of approximately $0.01 million and a decrease in cost of development labor of approximately $0.05 million.
Advertising and Marketing
Advertising and marketing expenses were approximately $0.001 million and approximately $0.092 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The decrease of approximately $0.091 million, or 99.4%, was primarily attributable to a shift in marketing strategy during the three months ended March 31, 2025, which emphasized the use of cost-effective methods such as social media campaigns. Additionally, the higher expenses during the three months ended March 31, 2024 included approximately $0.04 million in advertising costs related to activities in support of a financing initiative.
General and Administrative
General and administrative expenses were approximately $0.97 million and approximately $2.04 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The decrease of approximately $1.07 million, or 52.5%, was primarily due to a decrease in legal expenses of approximately $0.40 million, a decrease in stock-based compensation expense of approximately $0.43 million, a decrease in insurance expense of approximately $0.09 million, a decrease in travel expenses of approximately $0.05 million, and a decrease in salaries and wages expense of approximately $0.29 million, offset by an increase in non-legal professional fees of approximately $0.19 million.
Interest Expense
Interest expense was approximately $0.02 million and approximately $0.04 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Interest expense decreased due to the discharge of certain debt obligations of the Company during the three months ended March 31, 2025.
Deferred Tax Income
Deferred tax income was $0 and approximately $0.02 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The decrease was due to the fact that the Company did not qualify for the Arizona refundable research and development tax credit in the three months ended March 31, 2025.
Change in Fair Value of Warrant Liability and Gain on Warrant Exercise
The Company recorded a change in fair value of warrant and gain on warrant exercise of $10,764 for the quarter ended March 31, 2025.
Other Income (Expense), Net
Other income (expense), net was approximately $0 and approximately $0.51 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The change was primarily due to the non-recurrence of a payment of a commitment fee expense during the three months ended March 31, 2024.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of March 31, 2025, we had cash and cash equivalents of $487,384. As of March 31, 2025, we also had total current liabilities of $1,878,529. As of March 31, 2025, we have financed our operations primarily through sales of securities.
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Our levels of cash will only be sufficient to meet our anticipated cash needs for our operations and other cash requirements until March 31, 2026 and for at least 12 months beyond that period, including our costs associated with being a public reporting company, if we receive additional financing. We may also in the future require additional or alternative cash resources due to changing business conditions, pursuit of rapid product development, significant expansion or introduction of major marketing campaigns, or to fund significant business investments or acquisitions. Since our own financial resources may be insufficient to satisfy our capital requirements, we may seek to sell additional equity or debt securities in public offerings, private placements or credit facilities. The sale of additional equity securities could result in dilution to our stockholders. The incurrence of indebtedness would result in increased debt service obligations and could require us to agree to operating and financial covenants that would restrict our operations. Financing may not be available in amounts or on terms acceptable to us, if at all. Any failure by us to raise additional funds on terms favorable to us, or at all, could limit our ability to expand our business operations and could harm our overall business prospects.
Going Concern
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. Our auditor’s opinion included in our audited financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 contain an explanatory paragraph regarding substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. In recent years, we have suffered recurring losses from operations, negative working capital and cash outflows from operating activities, and therefore have been dependent upon external sources for financing our operations.
As a result of our critical financial condition, we are actively seeking multiple means to raise funds, primarily to pay off existing indebtedness and accounts payable to avoid loan defaults, lawsuits, bankruptcy, and liquidation, rather than for growth or expansion. If we are successful in these regards, we believe that we will be able to fund our planned operations and growth until March 31, 2026 and for at least 12 months beyond that period in order to transition to profitable operations and finance operations primarily from profits. Such acquisition and funding, if obtained, is expected to mitigate the factors which raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. However, there can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in these regards, or that its financial resources will be sufficient to remain in operation or that necessary financing will be available on satisfactory terms, if at all. The Company may be forced to significantly reduce its spending, delay or cancel its planned activities, sell off substantial assets, or substantially change its business plans or corporate or capital structure. There can also be no assurance that the Company will ever succeed in generating sufficient revenues to continue its operations as a going concern. For further discussion, see “We will need to obtain additional funding to continue operations. If we fail to obtain the necessary financing or fail to become profitable or are unable to sustain profitability on a continuing basis, then we may be unable to continue our operations and be forced to significantly delay, scale back or discontinue our operations or explore other strategies.” in Part II. Item 1A. “Risk Factors” of the 2024 Annual Report.
The financial statements that accompany this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that may result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Signing Day Sports, Inc. Amended and Restated 2022 Equity Incentive Plan
On August 31, 2022, the Company adopted the Signing Day Sports, Inc. 2022 Equity Incentive Plan (as amended, the “Plan”) for the purpose of granting restricted stock, stock options, and other forms of incentive compensation to officers, employees, directors, and consultants of the Company. On February 27, 2024, the stockholders of the Company approved Amendment No. 1 to the Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the Plan. On September 18, 2024, the stockholders of the Company approved the Signing Day Sports, Inc. Amended and Restated 2022 Equity Incentive Plan, which further increased the number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the Plan to 93,750 shares of common stock. As of March 31, 2025, stock options have been granted under the Plan to certain officers, directors, employees, and consultants that may be exercised to purchase a total of 6,024 shares of common stock, not including stock options that terminated without exercise. In addition, as of March 31, 2025, a total of 72,318 shares of restricted stock have been granted under the Plan, not including restricted stock that had been forfeited or returned for tax withholding purposes. See Item 11. “Executive Compensation – Signing Day Sports, Inc. 2022 Equity Incentive Plan” of the 2024 Annual Report for a summary of the principal features of the Plan.
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Summary of Cash Flow
The following table provides detailed information about our net cash flow for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | $ | (1,775,497) | $ | (1,847,277 | ) | |||
| Net cash used in investing activities | - | (32,349 | ) | |||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 2,081,610 | 1,015,861 | ||||||
| Net change in cash and cash equivalents | 306,113 | (863,764 | ) | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | 181,271 | 1,123,529 | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | $ | 487,384 | $ | 259,765 | ||||
Net cash used in operating activities was approximately $1.78 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to net cash used in operating activities of approximately $1.85 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The change was primarily due to a decrease of net loss of approximately $1.6 million, offset primarily by an aggregate decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities of approximately $0.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 as compared to an aggregate increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities of approximately $0.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, and the non-recurrence in stock-based compensation expense of approximately $0.4 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025.
Net cash used in investing activities was $0 for the three months ended March 31, 2025, while net cash used in investing activities was approximately $0.03 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The change was primarily due to the non-recurrence of a decrease in proceeds from investments of approximately $0.03 million in the prior period.
Net cash provided by financing activities was approximately $2.08 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, while net cash provided by financing activities was approximately $1.02 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The change was primarily due to an aggregate increase of proceeds from issuance of common stock and exercise of warrants of approximately $2.46 million, offset by the non-recurrence of the payment of a commitment fee for a former equity line of credit by issuance of common stock valued at approximately $0.51 million in the prior period, the non-recurrence of proceeds from the Company’s former revolving line of credit of approximately $0.46 million in the prior period, and payments on debt borrowings of approximately $0.43 million that were not incurred in the prior period .
Contractual Obligations
Summary of Future Contractual Financial Obligations
The following table outlines our future contractual financial obligations by period in which payment is expected, as of March 31, 2025:
| Total | Short-Term | Long-Term | ||||||||||
| Operating lease obligations | $ | 122,709 | $ | 90,914 | $ | 31,795 | ||||||
| Loans payable | - | - | - | |||||||||
| Total contractual obligations | $ | 122,709 | $ | 90,914 | $ | 31,795 | ||||||
Sponsorship Agreement
On January 30, 2025, the Company, entered into a Sponsorship Agreement, dated as of January 30, 2025 (the “Sponsorship Agreement”), between Goat Farm Sports, LLC, a New Jersey limited liability company (“GFS”), and the Company. The Sponsorship Agreement provides that GFS is the producer of the annual football event referenced as the U.S. Army Bowl, the All-American Bowl, and/or the Military Appreciation Bowl (the “Bowl”), along with a branded national combine event (the “National Combine”), the events known as “Bowl Week” (“Bowl Week”), and other football events including regional football combine events and academies throughout each year from 2024 through 2026 (the “Bowl Events”). Under the Sponsorship Agreement, the Company will be the exclusive National Recruiting Partner to the Bowl and the Events for the years 2024, 2025, and 2026.
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Under the Sponsorship Agreement, the Company is granted activation rights at the Bowl and all of the Events. The Company’s will have promotional and branding rights during the Bowl Week in Frisco, Texas, and national and international marketing opportunities wherever GFS owns and operates the Events. The Company is authorized to use GFS’s trademarks, logos, and other indicia to promote the Bowl and the Events. The Company may construct promotional booths, distribute materials, and engage directly with athletes, parents, and coaches at the Bowl and the Events. Additionally, the Company will have access to athlete databases and significant speaking opportunities to educate and promote its services to participants and their families. The Company will pay any and all activation expenses except as otherwise provided by the Sponsorship Agreement.
The Sponsorship Agreement provides that GFS will grant the Company the ability to publish, use, and display Bowl-related media, including footage, images, and promotional materials, across digital and social media platforms globally. The Company will have rights to a media package for any “Selection Tour” events, the Bowl, the Events, and the Bowl television show. The Bowl television show will include at least six 30-second TV spots, two billboard ads, and in-game b-roll segments showcasing the Company. Both parties will collaborate on a Bowl website and a detailed promotional schedule promoting the Company during the year and leading up to the Bowl. If GFS sells a college announcement package, GFS will provide SDS activation or secondary rights to the announcement platform.
The Sponsorship Agreement provides that the Company will make payments totaling $450,000 to support the Events, by making a payment (“Sponsorship Payment”) of $150,000 on or before each of January 30, 2025, January 1, 2026, and December 31, 2026. The Company may also sponsor the Ladies Ball basketball series if it elects, subject to separate agreement and payment of $7,500 to GFS by October 1, 2025. If the Company declines to sponsor such event, GFS may sell the recruiting category to another party.
The Company will provide all testing for all athletes at the National Combine, including physical measurements and performance evaluations. GFS will pay the Company a $60 stipend for each athlete that participates in and pays the full registration fee for attending the National Combine, with provisions for additional regional and middle school combines (the “Athlete Stipend”). GFS will deliver payments for the Athlete Stipend within five business days after the Sponsorship Payment for the respective year is made. The Sponsorship Agreement also provides for a 50/50 revenue-sharing arrangement for co-branded consumer products sold in connection with the website for the National Combine and the Bowl.
Under the Sponsorship Agreement, GFS will allow the Company to manage certain regional combines each year as agreed to in writing by January 31 of such year during the term of the Sponsorship Agreement (the “Selected Regional Combines”). The Company will be responsible for all venues, staffing, equipment, insurance, and other expenses associated with managing the Selected Regional Combines, and for all sales for any Selected Regional Combines, and will receive any revenues from any Selected Regional Combines. GFS will have final approval, unless unreasonably withheld, on all communication to athletes and parents with respect to Selected Regional Combines. In addition, any GFS-organized academy at the Selected Regional Combines will feature a one-day combine managed and operated by the Company, and will not otherwise interfere with the Selected Regional Combines. GFS will be responsible for the portion of any costs relating to such academies, including rent and other facilities expenses. GFS will also apportion $135 of any academy fee to the Company for any participation by the athletes in the combine portion of Selected Regional Combines, subject to change by the agreement of the parties. The Company will also support sales for any GFS-organized academy and receive the standard commission based on the rate received by the academy’s regional directors.
The Sponsorship Agreement provides that the Company and GFS will jointly provide up to ten official Bowl scholarships annually for athletes in need. The Company will cover all scholarship management costs, while GFS will reimburse the Company for half of the costs for up to five scholarships. Any additional scholarships awarded by either party beyond the agreed number or to athletes that do not meet agreed-to need-based criteria will be solely funded by the awarding party.
The Company will participate in the Bowl Selection Team to evaluate athletes for the Bowl, subject to GFS’s final authority on all Bowl selectees. The Company may present a Bowl jersey to each selected athlete on site before the end of the applicable Event, if there is no Bowl representative on site.
Both parties will indemnify each other against claims arising from the Bowl or the Events. GFS will indemnify the Company for any third-party claims that the Events infringe upon such third party’s intellectual property rights. The Sponsorship Agreement prohibits GFS from engaging other companies in the football recruiting space as partners during the term and restricts the Company from affiliating with competitors’ football combines.
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The term of the Sponsorship Agreement began on January 30, 2025, and will automatically terminate on December 31, 2026, subject to good-faith renewal discussions beginning 60 days prior to termination. The Sponsorship Agreement may also be terminated immediately upon breach by the other party, if such breach is not cured within 20 business days of written notice of such breach.
Stock Purchase Agreement with Dear Cashmere Group Holding Company; Termination
On January 28, 2025, the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), dated as of January 28, 2025 (the “Effective Date”), by and among the Company, Dear Cashmere Group Holding Company, a Nevada corporation (“DRCR”), James Gibbons (“Gibbons”), and Nicholas Link (together with Gibbons, the “Sellers”). The Purchase Agreement provided that, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement, the Company will consummate the transactions (the “Transactions”) contemplated by the Purchase Agreement at the date (the “Closing Date”) of the closing of the Transactions (the “Closing”). The Transactions were contemplated to include (a) the Company’s issuance to the Sellers of (i) shares of common stock constituting 19.99% of its outstanding shares of common stock; and (ii) an aggregate of 19,782.720 shares of a Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company, which would automatically convert, upon and subject to certain conditions, into 19,782,720 shares of common stock; and (b) the Sellers’ sale and transfer to the Company of the number of shares of common stock and preferred stock of DRCR that represent in the aggregate 99.13% of the issued and outstanding capital stock and aggregate voting power of DRCR.
The Purchase Agreement contemplated that: (a) the Company may enter into agreements with additional stockholders of DRCR to purchase their shares of DRCR, pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the respective purchase agreements (the “Additional Agreements”); (b) upon the Closing, DRCR would function as an operating subsidiary of the Company, and the Company would consolidate the financial results and information of DRCR with its own; (c) the Company had obtained an opinion of a financial advisor to the board of directors of the Company to the effect that, as of the date of such opinion, and based on and subject to the assumptions, limitations, qualifications and other matters set forth in such opinion, the Transactions were fair, from a financial point of view, to the stockholders of the Company, and had provided a copy of the written opinion to DRCR, solely for informational purposes; and (d) subsequent to the Closing, subject to receipt of any necessary stockholder, regulatory, and stock exchange consents or approvals, the Company would acquire the remaining outstanding equity ownership of the Company through a merger of DRCR into the Company or a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Merger”).
In anticipation of the Closing, on February 20, 2025, the Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K with the SEC that included, among other things, audited consolidated financial statements of DRCR as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022; unaudited consolidated financial statements of DRCR as of September 30, 2024 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023; and unaudited pro forma combined condensed financial statements of the Company and DRCR as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 giving effect to the Transactions, the Additional Agreements, and the Merger.
The Purchase Agreement provided that it may be terminated by any of the parties at any time before the end of the Restricted Period (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), by written notice, if the Closing has not occurred on or before the 30th day following the Effective Date, except if the party seeking termination is in material breach of the Purchase Agreement and such breach proximately caused the failure to consummate the Transactions on or before the date of the termination (the “Termination Right”).
The Purchase Agreement provided that the consummation of the Transactions was subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions to the Closing. The conditions to the Closing included the condition that the parties to the Purchase Agreement obtain all approvals required for the initial listing of the Company’s common stock on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) and the transfer of the Company’s listing from the NYSE American to Nasdaq (the “Nasdaq Listing Requirement”).
On March 4, 2025, the Company exercised the Termination Right and delivered a notice of such exercise to DRCR and the Sellers terminating the Purchase Agreement, effective as of March 4, 2025. The Company’s notice stated that the Company, in consultation with its legal counsel, had determined that the parties to the Purchase Agreement would not be able to satisfy or waive the Nasdaq Listing Requirement within the foreseeable future, and that the termination was effected in consequence of this determination.
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Termination Agreement with Boustead Securities, LLC
On September 18, 2024, the Company entered into the Termination Agreement, dated as of September 18, 2024 (the “Boustead Termination Agreement”), between the Company and Boustead Securities, LLC, a California limited liability company and registered broker-dealer (“Boustead”). The parties entered into the Boustead Termination Agreement in order to terminate the engagement letter, dated as of August 9, 2021, as amended by letter agreements entered into by Boustead and the Company dated as of November 4, 2023, November 8, 2023, and November 13, 2023 (as amended, the “Boustead Engagement Letter”), pursuant to which Boustead had certain rights to act as a financial advisor to the Company. The Boustead Termination Agreement also provides for the termination of the right of first refusal (the “Boustead Right of First Refusal”) provided under the Underwriting Agreement, dated as of November 13, 2023, between the Company and Boustead, as representative of the underwriters in connection with the Company’s firm commitment underwritten initial public offering (the “Underwriting Agreement”), in exchange for the issuance of the Termination Shares (as defined below).
The Boustead Termination Agreement provides that the Company will issue to Boustead 62,500 shares (the “Initial Termination Shares”) of the Company’s common stock by the later of the date that is (i) five business days after the date of the Boustead Termination Agreement and (ii) the date that the NYSE American authorizes the issuance of the Initial Termination Shares (the “Termination Date”). On the Termination Date, the Boustead Engagement Letter and the Boustead Right of First Refusal and rights and obligations pursuant to the Boustead Engagement Letter and the Boustead Right of First Refusal will be terminated except with respect to certain customary surviving provisions.
The Boustead Termination Agreement provides that upon issuance of common stock or other securities that are exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible into, common stock of the Company to any third party (other than Boustead or any affiliate of Boustead), the Company will issue to Boustead a number of shares of common stock equal to 10.35% of the shares of common stock (or other securities) so issued by the Company in any such transaction other than a Change in Control (as defined in the Boustead Termination Agreement) (the “Additional Termination Shares,” and, together with the Initial Termination Shares, the “Termination Shares”), by the later of (i) five business days after the date of such issuance and (ii) the date that the NYSE American authorizes the issuance of the Additional Termination Shares. The Company’s obligation to issue Additional Termination Shares will cease immediately prior to the effective date of a Change in Control and, for the avoidance of doubt, Boustead will not be entitled to any percentage of the securities issued by the Company in connection with the Change in Control.
The Termination Shares have piggyback registration rights. The Boustead Termination Agreement provides that Boustead will not sell more than 10% of the total trading volume on any trading day, provided that the Termination Shares are registered for resale under an effective registration statement. Boustead will also agree to any leak-out provisions requested by the Company, which will be consistent with any leak-out agreement signed by other parties in connection with a Change in Control.
In addition, the Boustead Termination Agreement requires that if the Company raises at least $1 million in gross proceeds from a financing, the Company will pay Boustead $100,000 as partial consideration under the Boustead Termination Agreement and $68,467.43 to pay an existing account payable owed by the Company to Boustead. See “—Recent Developments – Payment of Boustead Securities, LLC under Termination Agreement”.
On October 15, 2024, the Company entered into a letter agreement, dated as of October 15, 2024 (the “Termination Agreement Amendment”), between the Company and Boustead. The Termination Agreement Amendment amends and supplements the Boustead Termination Agreement to provide that notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the aggregate number of shares of common stock issuable to Boustead pursuant to the Boustead Termination Agreement will be limited to no more than 19.99% of the aggregate number of shares issued and outstanding shares of common stock immediately prior to the execution of the Boustead Termination Agreement, or 75,452 shares of common stock, which number of shares shall be reduced, on a share-for-share basis, by the number of shares of common stock issued or issuable pursuant to any transaction or series of transactions that may be aggregated with the transactions contemplated by the Boustead Termination Agreement under applicable rules of the NYSE American (the “Termination Shares Exchange Cap”), unless the Company’s stockholders have approved the issuance of common stock pursuant to the Boustead Termination Agreement in excess of that amount in accordance with the applicable rules of the NYSE American (the “Exchange Cap Stockholder Approval”).
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The Termination Agreement Amendment states that the Company will be required to file a registration statement on Form S-4 that includes a joint proxy statement/prospectus relating to a stockholders meeting of the Company (the “DRCR Transaction Stockholders Meeting”) pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. The Termination Agreement Amendment provides that the Company will solicit proxies to vote for the Exchange Cap Stockholder Approval at the DRCR Transaction Stockholders Meeting and to include all necessary information to obtain the Exchange Cap Stockholder Approval in the related proxy statement. If the Company files a proxy statement in connection with any other meeting of stockholders, or an information statement in connection with a written consent of stockholders in lieu of a stockholders meeting, prior to the DRCR Transaction Stockholders Meeting, it will include a proposal to obtain the Exchange Cap Stockholder Approval in such proxy statement and solicit proxies for such Exchange Cap Stockholder Approval, or include disclosure of the Exchange Cap Stockholder Approval in such information statement, in each case in accordance with applicable rules of the SEC to obtain the Exchange Cap Stockholder Approval.
The Termination Agreement Amendment provides that if the Company fails to obtain the Exchange Cap Stockholder Approval by the Extended Meeting Deadline (as defined in the Termination Agreement Amendment), then the Company will promptly, and in any event within 15 days of the Extended Meeting Deadline, make a true up cash payment to Boustead in an amount equal to the product of (i) the number of additional shares of common stock that Boustead would have received pursuant to the Boustead Termination Agreement, but for the Termination Shares Exchange Cap, multiplied by (ii) the value weighted average price of the common stock for the 30-day period ending on the day of the Extended Meeting Deadline.
The execution of the Termination Agreement Amendment was determined to be necessary in order for the Company and Boustead to effectuate the Termination Agreement.
On October 17, 2024, the Company issued the Initial Termination Shares to Boustead, resulting in the termination of the Boustead Engagement Letter and the Boustead Right of First Refusal.
On February 6, 2025, the Company paid Boustead Securities, LLC, a California limited liability company and registered broker-dealer (“Boustead”), $168,467.43 pursuant to the Termination Agreement, dated as of September 18, 2024 (the “Boustead Termination Agreement”), between the Company and Boustead. See “Contractual Obligations – Termination Agreement with Boustead Securities, LLC”.
Management Employment Agreements
Employment Agreement with Daniel Nelson
Under the Executive Employment Agreement, dated as of November 22, 2023, between the Company and Daniel Nelson, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and a director (the “Original CEO Employment Agreement”), Mr. Nelson was employed in his current capacity as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Nelson’s annual base salary was $425,000 from November 22, 2023 to February 29, 2024, subject to modification upon execution of an amendment or addendum to the Original CEO Employment Agreement.
Under the Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2024, between the Company and Mr. Nelson (the “Amended and Restated CEO Employment Agreement”), the Original CEO Employment Agreement was amended and restated to reduce Mr. Nelson’s annual base salary from $425,000 to $200,000, effective March 1, 2024.
The Company will pay or reimburse Mr. Nelson for all reasonable and necessary expenses actually incurred or paid by Mr. Nelson during his employment in the performance of his duties. Mr. Nelson will be eligible to participate in comprehensive benefits plans of the Company, including medical, dental and life insurance options, and will be entitled to paid time off and holiday pay in accordance with the Company’s policies in effect from time to time.
The Amended and Restated CEO Employment Agreement originally provided that if the Company terminates Mr. Nelson without cause, Mr. Nelson will be entitled to the following severance payments: (i) cash in the amount of base salary in effect on the date of such termination payable in 12 monthly installments; and (ii) all previously earned, accrued, and unpaid benefits from the Company and its employee benefit plans. The payment of severance may be conditioned on receiving a release of any and all claims that Mr. Nelson may have against the Company.
On July 9, 2024, the Company entered into Amendment No. 1 to Executive Employment Agreement, dated as of July 9, 2024, between the Company and Mr. Nelson (the “Amendment to CEO Agreement”). The Amendment to CEO Agreement amended and restated the severance provisions of the Amended and Restated CEO Employment Agreement. As amended, the Amended and Restated CEO Employment Agreement provides that if the Company terminates Mr. Nelson without cause, Mr. Nelson will be entitled to severance payments in cash in the amount of base salary in effect on the date of such termination payable in 12 monthly installments. If the Company terminates Mr. Nelson upon a Change of Control (as defined in the Amendment to CEO Agreement), Mr. Nelson will be entitled to severance payments in cash in the amount of one-half of base salary in effect on the date of such termination payable in six monthly installments. The payment of severance may be conditioned on receiving a release of any and all claims that Mr. Nelson may have against the Company.
Employment Agreement with Jeffry Hecklinski
Under the employment offer letter, dated March 7, 2023, between Jeffry Hecklinski and the Company (the “Former Hecklinski Employment Agreement”), Mr. Hecklinski was employed as the General Manager of the Company. Mr. Hecklinski’s annual base salary was $200,000. Under the Former Hecklinski Employment Agreement, Mr. Hecklinski was eligible to participate in standard benefits plans of the Company, including medical, dental and life insurance options, and was entitled to ten public holidays, ten vacation days, and five sick days per year, subject to the Company’s leave policies. Mr. Hecklinski’s employment was at-will.
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The Executive Employment Agreement, dated as of April 9, 2024, between the Company and Mr. Hecklinski (the “Hecklinski Employment Agreement”), amended, restated and superseded the Former Hecklinski Employment Agreement. Under the Hecklinski Employment Agreement, Mr. Hecklinski was employed as the Company’s President. Mr. Hecklinski’s annual base salary will remain $200,000. The Company agreed to pay or reimburse Mr. Hecklinski for all reasonable and necessary expenses actually incurred or paid by Mr. Hecklinski during his employment in the performance of his duties under the Hecklinski Employment Agreement. Mr. Hecklinski will be eligible to participate in comprehensive benefits plans of the Company, including medical, dental and life insurance options, and will be entitled to ten public holidays, ten vacation days, and five sick days per year, subject to the Company’s leave policies.
On July 9, 2024, the Company entered into Amendment No. 1 to Executive Employment Agreement, dated as of July 9, 2024, between the Company and Mr. Hecklinski (the “Amendment to Hecklinski Agreement”). The Amendment to Hecklinski Agreement amended and restated the severance provisions of the Hecklinski Employment Agreement. As amended, the Hecklinski Employment Agreement provides that if the Company terminates Mr. Hecklinski upon a Change of Control (as defined in the Amendment to Hecklinski Agreement), Mr. Hecklinski will be entitled to severance payments in cash in the amount of one-half of base salary in effect on the date of such termination payable in six monthly installments. The payment of severance may be conditioned on receiving a release of any and all claims that Mr. Hecklinski may have against the Company.
Employment Agreement with Craig Smith
Under the Executive Employment Agreement, dated as of April 22, 2024, between the Company and Craig Smith (the “Smith Employment Agreement”), Mr. Smith was employed as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Smith’s annual base salary will be $150,000. The Company agreed to pay or reimburse Mr. Smith for all reasonable and necessary expenses actually incurred or paid by Mr. Smith during his employment in the performance of his duties under the Smith Employment Agreement. Mr. Smith will be eligible to participate in comprehensive benefits plans of the Company, including medical, dental and life insurance options, and will be entitled to ten public holidays, ten vacation days, and five sick days per year, subject to the Company’s leave policies.
On July 9, 2024, the Company entered into Amendment No. 1 to Executive Employment Agreement, dated as of July 9, 2024, between the Company and Craig Smith, the Company’s President and director (the “Amendment to Smith Agreement”). The Amendment to Smith Agreement amended and restated the severance provisions of the Smith Employment Agreement. As amended, the Smith Employment Agreement provides that if the Company terminates Mr. Smith upon a Change of Control (as defined in the Amendment to Smith Agreement), Mr. Smith will be entitled to severance payments in cash in the amount of one-half of base salary in effect on the date of such termination payable in six monthly installments. The payment of severance may be conditioned on receiving a release of any and all claims that Mr. Smith may have against the Company.
Management Indemnification Agreements and Insurance
We have separately entered into an indemnification agreement with each of our directors and executive officers. Each indemnification agreement provides for indemnification to the fullest extent permitted by law, including: (i) all expenses, judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by an executive officer, or on their behalf, in connection with any proceeding other than proceedings by or in the right of the Company or any claim, issue or matter therein, if the executive officer acted in good faith and in a manner the executive officer reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, and with respect to any criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the executive officer’s conduct was unlawful; (ii) all expenses actually and reasonably incurred by an executive officer, or on their behalf, in connection with a proceedings by or in the right of the Company if the executive officer acted in good faith and in a manner the executive officer reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, provided that if applicable law so provides, no indemnification against such expenses shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter in such proceeding as to which the executive officer shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Company unless and to the extent that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware shall determine that such indemnification may be made; (iii) to the extent that an executive officer is, by reason of the executive officer’s executive officer status, a party to and is successful, on the merits or otherwise, in any proceeding, including by dismissal of such proceeding with or without prejudice, then the executive officer shall be indemnified to the maximum extent permitted by law, as such may be amended from time to time, against all expenses actually and reasonably incurred by the executive officer or on the executive officer’s behalf in connection therewith; and (iv) all expenses, judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by an executive officer or on an executive officer’s behalf if, by reason of the executive officer’s status as an executive officer, the executive officer is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or participant in any proceeding (including a proceeding by or in the right of the Company), including, without limitation, all liability arising out of the negligence or active or passive wrongdoing of the executive officer, except where the payment is finally determined (under the procedures, and subject to the presumptions, set forth in the indemnification agreements) to be unlawful. The Company shall also advance all such expenses incurred by or on behalf of each executive officer in connection with any of the above proceedings by reason of the executive officer’s executive officer status within 30 days after the receipt by the Company of a statement or statements from the executive officer requesting such advance or advances from time to time, whether prior to or after final disposition of such proceeding. Such statement or statements shall reasonably evidence the expenses incurred by the executive officer and shall include or be preceded or accompanied by a written undertaking by or on behalf of the executive officer to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the executive officer is not entitled to be indemnified against such expenses. Any advances and undertakings to repay shall be unsecured and interest-free. The indemnification agreements also provide for payments by the Company for the entire amount of any judgment or settlement of any action, suit or proceeding in which it is liable or would be liable if joined in such action, subject to the other terms and provisions of the indemnification agreements, and certain other indemnification and payment obligations. The indemnification agreements also provide that if we maintain a directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy, that each director and executive officer will be covered by the policy to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any of the Company’s directors or executive officers.
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We have obtained standard directors and officers liability insurance under which coverage is provided (a) to our directors and officers against loss rising from claims made by reason of breach of duty or other wrongful act, and (b) to us with respect to payments which we may make to such officers and directors pursuant to the indemnification agreements described above or otherwise as a matter of law.
Debt
October 2024 Convertible Promissory Note
On October 7, 2024, the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note to DRCR, dated October 7, 2024, in the principal amount of $150,000 (the “October 2024 Note”). The principal under the October 2024 Note accrued interest at an annual rate of 35%. The principal and accrued interest became payable on the date of written demand any time after the closing of the Company’s next financing transaction (the “Payment Date”). The Company was required to make full payment of the balance of all principal and accrued interest on the Payment Date. The Company was permitted to prepay the principal and any interest then due without penalty. If any amount was not paid when due, such overdue amount accrued default interest at a rate of 37%. In addition, the October 2024 Note provided that at any time after an event of default, the holder of the October 2024 Note was permitted to convert the outstanding principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest into shares of the Company’s common stock, at a conversion price of $14.40 per share, subject to adjustment for stock splits and similar transactions. The conversion right was subject to prior authorization (“Exchange Authorization”) of the NYSE American, and the October 2024 Note would be amended to incorporate any modifications requested by the NYSE American in order to provide the Exchange Authorization. The October 2024 Note also contained customary representations, warranties, and events of default provisions. As of December 31, 2024, the outstanding balance under the October 2024 Note was $150,000.
On March 4, 2025, the Company made full payment of the balance of all principal and accrued interest in the amount of $171,310 under the October 2024 Note (as defined in “—Debt – October 2024 Convertible Promissory Note”).
September 2024 Promissory Note
On September 16, 2024, the Company issued a promissory note to Daniel Nelson, the Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and a director of the Company, dated September 16, 2024, in the principal amount of $100,000 (the “September 2024 Note”). The September 2024 Note permitted Mr. Nelson to make additional advances under the September 2024 Note of up to $100,000. The principal and any advances under the September 2024 Note accrued interest at a monthly rate of 20%, compounded monthly, from the 30th day following the date of issuance of the September 2024 Note to the 150th day following the date of issuance of the September 2024 Note, such that total interest of $20,000 accrued as of the end of the first month, $24,000 as of the end of the second month, and so on. The principal, any advances, and accrued interest became payable on the earlier of December 16, 2024 or upon the Company receiving any funding of $1,000,000 (the “September 2024 Note Maturity Date”). The Company was required to make full payment of the balance of all principal, advances, and accrued interest within two business days of receiving a written demand from Mr. Nelson on or after the September 2024 Note Maturity Date.
On January 8, 2025, the Company made full payment of the balance of all principal and accrued interest in the amount of $197,745 under the September 2024 Note.
April 2024 Promissory Note
On April 11, 2024, Daniel Nelson, the Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and a director of the Company, advanced $100,000 to the Company, without repayment terms. On April 25, 2024, the Company issued a promissory note to Mr. Nelson, dated April 25, 2024, in the base principal amount of $100,000 (the “April 2024 Note”). The April 2024 Note provided for Mr. Nelson to make additional advances under the April 2024 Note of up to $100,000 in addition to the $100,000 base principal amount. On May 1, 2024, Mr. Nelson advanced $75,000 subject to the terms of the April 2024 Note. On June 14, 2024, Mr. Nelson advanced $2,500 subject to the terms of the April 2024 Note. The base principal and all advances under the April 2024 Note accrued interest at a monthly rate of 3.5%, compounded monthly, while such funds are outstanding, from the 30th day following the date of issuance of the April 2024 Note to the 150th day following the date of issuance of the April 2024 Note, such that total interest of $3,500 will accrue as of the end of the first month, $3,622.50 as of the end of the second month, and so on, with respect to the base principal, assuming that it is not prepaid. The base principal, any advances, and accrued interest become payable on the earlier of June 25, 2024 or upon the Company receiving any funding of $1,000,000 (the “April 2024 Note Maturity Date”). The Company is required to make full repayment of the balance of the base principal, advances, and accrued interest within two business days of receiving a written demand from Mr. Nelson on or after the April 2024 Note Maturity Date. The Company may prepay the base principal, any advances, and any interest then due without penalty.
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On January 10, 2025 and January 13, 2025, the Company made full payment of the balance of all principal and accrued interest in the amount of $239,662 under the April 2024 Note.
Revolving Lines of Credit with Commerce Bank of Arizona
Under a Business Loan Agreement, dated October 6, 2023, between the Company and Commerce Bank of Arizona (“CBAZ”) (the “First CBAZ Loan Agreement”), the Company and CBAZ entered into a $350,000 secured revolving line of credit (the “First CBAZ LOC”). In connection with the First CBAZ LOC, CBAZ issued a promissory note to the Company, dated October 6, 2023 (the “First CBAZ Promissory Note”), with an initial principal amount of $350,000. The Company paid loan origination and other fees totaling $4,124. The principal balance under the First CBAZ Promissory Note bore interest at a variable rate per annum equal to one percentage point above The Wall Street Journal Prime Rate, initially 9.5% per annum, and was to mature on April 6, 2024. There was no penalty for prepayment of the First CBAZ Promissory Note. The First CBAZ LOC was required to be guaranteed by Daniel Nelson, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and a director of the Company, Jodi B. Nelson, who is Mr. Nelson’s wife, and The Nelson Revocable Living Trust, an Arizona trust provided for by the Nelson Revocable Living Trust Agreement established on March 9, 1999 and amended and restated on November 21, 2005 (the “Nelson Trust”), and secured by the property of the Company, Daniel Nelson, Jodi B. Nelson, and the Nelson Trust. The First CBAZ LOC had been further conditioned on the issuance of Employee Retention Credit payroll tax refunds that the Company expected to be received by April 2024, and was subject to certain other terms and conditions.
Under a Business Loan Agreement, dated December 11, 2023, between the Company and CBAZ (the “Second CBAZ Loan Agreement”), the Company and CBAZ entered into a $2,000,000 secured revolving line of credit (the “Second CBAZ LOC”). In connection with the Second CBAZ LOC, CBAZ issued a promissory note to the Company, dated December 11, 2023 (the “Second CBAZ Promissory Note”), with principal of $2,000,000. The Company paid loan origination and other fees totaling $5,500 and CBAZ immediately disbursed $334,625 of the funds in connection with the Second CBAZ LOC for crediting the full prepayment of the balance in that amount outstanding in connection with the First CBAZ LOC. The principal balance under the Second CBAZ Promissory Note incurred interest at a fixed rate per annum of 7.21% per annum, and would have matured on December 11, 2024. There was no penalty for prepayment of the Second CBAZ Promissory Note. The Second CBAZ LOC was required to be secured by a 12-month certificate of deposit account held with CBAZ with a minimum balance of $2,100,000 (the “CD Collateral”) under the Assignment of Deposit Account, dated December 11, 2023, between the Company and CBAZ (the “Assignment of Deposit Account”).
In connection with the Second CBAZ LOC, the Company agreed to the following negative covenants: (i) incurring any other indebtedness; (ii) permitting other liens on its property; (iii) selling any of its accounts receivable with recourse to any third party; (iv) engaging in substantially different business activities; (v) ceasing operations, engaging in certain corporate transactions, or selling the CD Collateral; or (vi) paying cash dividends on its stock except to pay certain income taxes of stockholders or repurchasing or retiring any of the Company’s outstanding common stock. The following events would have constituted a default under the Second CBAZ LOC: (i) failing to comply with the negative covenants described above; (ii) any change in ownership of 25% or more of the common stock of the Company; (iii) a material adverse change in the Company’s financial condition or CBAZ believing the prospect of payment or performance under any loans under the Second CBAZ LOZ is impaired; and (iv) other customary events of default including insolvency, foreclosure or forfeiture proceedings, and failure to make payment when due. Any late payments due would have been charged 5% of the regularly scheduled payments. Upon an event of default, the interest rate on the Second CBAZ Promissory Note would have increased to 13.21%; all indebtedness under the Second CBAZ Promissory Note would have become due at the option of CBAZ, except that if an event of default occurred due to an insolvency or certain similar events, the indebtedness would have become due immediately automatically; all of CBAZ’s obligations under the Second CBAZ Loan Agreement would have terminated; and CBAZ could have taken any actions permitted under the Assignment of Deposit Account, including application of account proceeds under the CD Collateral to outstanding indebtedness, and use of all rights and remedies of a secured creditor under the Arizona Uniform Commercial Code. The Second CBAZ LOC was also subject to certain other terms and conditions.
On July 26, 2024, the Company fully repaid the Second CBAZ Promissory Note. The certificate of deposit account underlying the CBAZ Collateral was closed and redeemed with an early withdrawal penalty of $54,747, and the CBAZ Assignment of Deposit and the Second CBAZ Loan Agreement are no longer in effect.
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Nonconvertible 8% Unsecured Promissory Notes
In connection with the closing of the Company’s initial public offering, warrants to purchase a total of 940,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.50 per share were automatically exercised and the proceeds were automatically used to repay the outstanding principal underlying the 8% nonconvertible promissory notes consisting of $2,350,000. On the same date, a total of $113,304 in accrued interest under these promissory notes became due. As of March 31, 2024, $113,304 of accrued interest under these promissory notes remained due.
September 2023 Loan
On September 20, 2023, Daniel Nelson Financial Services Inc. Inc. (“Daniel Nelson Financial Services”) made a loan to the Company of $14,000 (the “September 2023 Loan”). Daniel Nelson is the Chief Executive Officer and sole owner of Daniel Nelson Financial Services and the Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and director of the Company. The September 2023 Loan was non-interest bearing and had no fixed maturity date. The Company repaid $10,470 of the September 2023 Loan on December 29, 2023. The balance of $3,530 was outstanding as of December 31, 2024. On March 7, 2025, the Company made full payment of the balance of all principal remaining in the amount of $3,530 under the September 2023 Loan.
Leases
The Company leases its corporate offices consisting of approximately 3,154 square feet under a lease agreement dated November 1, 2022, as amended by an addendum dated November 2, 2022 (the “Amendment to Office Lease”), and as further amended under a first amendment to lease dated April 1, 2023 (as amended, the “Office Lease”). The Office Lease’s initial term from November 1, 2022 to April 30, 2023 was extended for a 39-month term beginning on May 4, 2023 and ending on August 3, 2026. Under the Office Lease, rent for the first month was $6,742 and was $7,491 for each subsequent month through April 2023, plus applicable rental taxes, sales taxes, and operating expenses. Monthly rent was $7,359 from May 4, 2023 to May 3, 2024, abated for the first three months of this period; and will be $7,580 from May 4, 2024 to May 3, 2025; $7,808 from May 4, 2025 to May 3, 2026; and $8,042 from May 4, 2026 to August 3, 2026, plus applicable rental taxes. Parking fees were $290.50 for the first month and will be $325.00 for each subsequent month. The Company also paid an initial security deposit of $8,000 in November 2022 and a second security deposit of $16,000 in May 2023. The initial security deposit will be refunded and credited toward monthly rent for the months beginning May 4, 2024 and May 4, 2025 if the Company has performed all obligations under the Office Lease, including making all rent payments when due. The Company may exercise a one-time option to extend the Office Lease for an additional three-year term upon 9-12 months’ notice for the fair market rent at the time of the extension, as determined in accordance with the Office Lease, and which will not be less than 103% of the final rent amount under the current term. Under the Office Lease, the Company must pay for any tenant improvements above the allowance provided for such improvements of $37,848 or that are not in compliance with the terms of the amended lease agreement.
The Company also leased office space under a lease agreement that expired on May 31, 2023. Monthly rent was $12,075 and included annual escalations. In December 2021, the Company entered into an agreement to sublease its office space. The sublease ended on May 31, 2023 and included fixed rent of $9,894 per month.
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At The Market Offering Agreement
On December 2, 2024, the Company entered into the At The Market Offering Agreement, dated December 2, 2024 (the “ATM Agreement”), by and between the Company and H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC, as sales agent (“Wainwright”). Pursuant to the ATM Agreement, the Company may offer and sell, from time to time, shares of common stock, through or to Wainwright as the Company’s sales agent or as principal, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the ATM Agreement. As of March 31, 2025, the Company has registered the sale, at its discretion, of shares of common stock in an aggregate offering amount up to $5,072,010 under the ATM Agreement. Wainwright will use commercially reasonable efforts consistent with its normal trading and sales practices to sell shares of common stock from time to time based upon the Company’s instructions, including any price, time or size limits specified by the Company. Upon delivery of a placement notice, and subject to the Company’s instructions in that notice, and the terms and conditions of the ATM Agreement generally, Wainwright may sell shares of common stock by any method permitted by law deemed to be an “at the market offering” as defined by Rule 415(a)(4) promulgated under the Securities Act.
The offer and sale of shares of common stock under the ATM Agreement is registered and being conducted pursuant to the Company’s shelf registration statement on Form S-3, which was filed with the SEC on December 2, 2024 (File No. 333-283559) (the “Shelf Registration Statement”), and the related prospectus, as supplemented by prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act. The Shelf Registration Statement was declared effective by the SEC on December 5, 2024. The Company is not obligated to make any sales of shares of common stock under the ATM Agreement and no assurance can be given that the Company will sell any shares of common stock under the ATM Agreement, or, if the Company does, as to the price or amount of shares of common stock that the Company will sell, or the dates on which any such sales will take place.
The Company or Wainwright, under certain circumstances and upon notice to the other, may suspend the offering of shares of common stock under the ATM Agreement. As of March 31, 2025, the offering of shares of common stock pursuant to the ATM Agreement will terminate upon the sale of shares of common stock in an aggregate offering amount equal to $5,072,010, or sooner if either the Company or Wainwright terminates the ATM Agreement.
The Company will pay Wainwright a cash commission equal to 3.0% of the gross proceeds from each sale of shares of common stock sold pursuant to the ATM Agreement, and will reimburse Wainwright for certain specified expenses, including the documented fees and costs of its legal counsel reasonably incurred in connection with entering into the transactions contemplated by the ATM Agreement in an amount up to $50,000 and up to $2,500 per due diligence update session.
The Company made certain customary representations, warranties and covenants in the ATM Agreement concerning the Company and the Shelf Registration Statement, prospectus, prospectus supplement and other documents and filings relating to the offering of the shares of common stock. In addition, the Company has agreed to indemnify Wainwright against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, a total of 1,060,698 shares were sold through Wainwright under the ATM Agreement, for gross proceeds of $2,489,331, or net proceeds of $2,406,650, after paying fees and expenses of $82,681 to Wainwright with respect to such sales of shares pursuant to the ATM Agreement. As of March 31, 2025, $2,111,235 of the maximum aggregate offering amount of $5,072,010 under the ATM Agreement had not been sold.
Common Stock Purchase Agreement
Under a Common Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 5, 2024 (the “Tumim Purchase Agreement”), and a Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of January 5, 2024 (the “Tumim Registration Rights Agreement”), each between the Company and Tumim Stone Capital LLC (“Tumim”), Tumim had committed to purchase, upon the terms and conditions specified in the Tumim Purchase Agreement and the Tumim Registration Rights Agreement, up to $25 million of the Company’s common stock. Under the Tumim Purchase Agreement, we sold a total of 114,496 shares of common stock to Tumim at an average price per share of approximately $0.44 for aggregate gross proceeds of $50,627.
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As consideration for Tumim’s commitment to purchase shares of common stock upon the terms of and subject to satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the Tumim Purchase Agreement, on the date of the initial filing with the SEC of the registration statement to register under the Securities Act the offer and resale by Tumim of all of the shares of common stock that may be issued and sold by the Company to Tumim from time to time under the Tumim Purchase Agreement pursuant to the Tumim Registration Rights Agreement (the “Tumim Registration Statement”), the Company was required to pay $500,000 in cash or issue to Tumim shares of common stock as consideration for its commitment to purchase shares of our common stock from time to time at our direction under the Tumim Purchase Agreement (the “Tumim Commitment Shares”) in an amount valued at $500,000 in the aggregate, subject to a beneficial ownership limitation of 4.99% of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock beneficially owned by Tumim and its affiliates (as calculated pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, and Rule 13d-3 promulgated thereunder) (the “Tumim Beneficial Ownership Limitation”). The per share value of the Tumim Commitment Shares was required to be calculated by dividing (i) a $500,000 commitment fee (the “Tumim Commitment Fee”), by (ii) the average of the daily volume-weighted average prices (“VWAPs”) during the five consecutive trading day period ending on (and including) the trading day immediately prior to the date of the initial filing of the Tumim Registration Statement. If any shares that were otherwise required to be issued as Tumim Commitment Shares were not permitted to be issued due to the Tumim Beneficial Ownership Limitation, the Company was required to pay to Tumim in cash the amount equal to the product of (i) the number of shares that may not be issued as Tumim Commitment Shares due to the Tumim Beneficial Ownership Limitation and (ii) the average of the daily VWAPs during the five consecutive trading day period ending on (and including) the trading day immediately prior to the date of the initial filing of the Tumim Registration Statement. Accordingly, on the date of the initial filing with the SEC of the Tumim Registration Statement, the Company issued 661,102 shares of common stock as the Tumim Commitment Shares to Tumim, which were valued at $470,360.45 in the aggregate, based on the average of the daily VWAPs during the five consecutive trading day period ending on (and including) the trading day immediately prior to the date of the initial filing of the Tumim Registration Statement, which constituted approximately 4.99% of the outstanding shares of common stock, and, due to the Tumim Beneficial Ownership Limitation and pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Tumim Purchase Agreement summarized above, we paid Tumim $29,639.55 in cash, which equaled the value of the Tumim Commitment Shares that would have been issued but for the application of the Tumim Beneficial Ownership Limitation. In addition, as required under the Tumim Purchase Agreement, the Company reimbursed Tumim for the reasonable legal fees and disbursements of Tumim’s legal counsel in the amount of $75,000.
On May 16, 2024, the Company and Tumim agreed by mutual written consent and pursuant to its terms to terminate the Tumim Purchase Agreement, effective immediately.
In connection with this termination, Tumim also waived the prohibition under the Tumim Purchase Agreement on the Company entering into a transaction defined as a “Variable Rate Transaction” under the Tumim Purchase Agreement, which otherwise would have survived termination of the Tumim Purchase Agreement for a six-month period.
Under the Boustead Engagement Letter, Boustead acted as the placement agent in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Tumim Purchase Agreement. We agreed to issue Boustead 49,193 shares of common stock in connection with our issuance of the Tumim Commitment Shares to Tumim on January 26, 2024, equal to 7% of the number of Tumim Commitment Shares that would have been issued but for the application of the Tumim Beneficial Ownership Limitation, as a fee pursuant to the Boustead Engagement Letter. Under the Boustead Engagement Letter, the Company was also required to pay Boustead cash in the amount of 8% in aggregate of the amount actually paid by Tumim to the Company pursuant to the Tumim Purchase Agreement. The Company was also required to issue to Boustead warrants to purchase a number of shares equal to 7% of the shares of common stock issued to Tumim pursuant to purchases under the Tumim Purchase Agreement, with an exercise price equal to the applicable purchase price per share. In March 2024, we therefore issued Boustead warrants to purchase up to 8,014 shares of common stock in aggregate with a weighted-average exercise price of approximately $0.44 per share. The warrants that were required to be issued to Boustead will be exercisable for a period of five years from the date of issuance and contain cashless exercise provisions. Boustead also has certain registration rights with respect to these warrants. Boustead and its affiliates are not in any manner related to Tumim or any of Tumim’s affiliates. Boustead’s compensation under the Boustead Engagement Letter in connection with the Tumim Purchase Agreement is subject to reduction or adjustment to the extent that such compensation is determined to be in excess of or otherwise noncompliant with applicable rules of FINRA.
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Critical Accounting Estimates
We prepare our financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The preparation of financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, costs and expenses, and related disclosures. We evaluate our estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could differ significantly from the estimates made by our management. To the extent that there are differences between our estimates and actual results, our future financial statements presentation, financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows will be affected.
See Note 1 – Principal Business Activity and Significant Accounting Policies in the financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, for a description of our other significant accounting policies. We believe the following critical accounting policies involve the most significant estimates and judgments used in the preparation of our financial statements:
Income Taxes
Income taxes are provided for the tax effects of transactions reported in the financial statements and consist of taxes currently due plus deferred taxes related primarily to differences between the basis of internally developed software and net operating loss and research and development tax credit carry forwards for financial and income tax reporting. The deferred tax assets and liabilities represent the future tax return consequences of those differences, which will either be taxable or deductible when the assets and liabilities are recovered or settled. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.
The Company converted to a C corporation in September 2021. As a limited liability company for the 2020 year and through the date of conversion in 2021, the Company’s taxable loss was allocated to members in accordance with their respective percentage of ownership. Therefore, no provision for income taxes has been included in the financial statements for the period prior to the Company’s conversion to a C corporation.
The Company evaluates its tax positions that have been taken or are expected to be taken on income tax returns to determine if an accrual is necessary for uncertain tax positions. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the unrecognized tax benefits accrual was zero. The Company will recognize future accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense if incurred. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the 2020 through 2024 tax years generally remain subject to examination by federal and state authorities.
Internally Developed Software
Software consists of an internally developed information system for use by the Company in matching student-athletes with qualified coaches. The Company has capitalized costs incurred with development and upgrades of the information systems in accordance with applicable accounting standards. Costs incurred up to and including the feasibility stage of development as well as maintenance costs are expensed as incurred. The Company amortizes these capitalized costs on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of the asset of five years.
In accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 350-40, “Internal-Use Software,” amortization of internal-use software should begin when the software is ready for its intended use. Software is ready for its intended use after all substantial testing is completed. On January 1, 2023, all substantial testing of the Company’s platform for purposes of football recruitment was completed. Amortization of the platform’s capitalized costs for purposes of football recruitment therefore started on January 1, 2023, due to its ready-for-use status.
In accordance with ASC Subtopic 350-40-25, during the application development stage, some costs are capitalized while other costs are expensed as incurred. In general, costs that are directly attributable to the development of the software are capitalized. The Company’s platform remained in the application development stage for soccer, baseball, and softball recruitment and additional feature development and enhancements for purposes of football recruitment during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024. Capitalized costs associated with the platform during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 consisted of fees paid to third parties for services provided to develop the software during the application development stage, costs incurred to obtain computer software from third parties, and payroll and payroll-related costs for employees who are directly associated with and who devote time to the internal-use computer software project, to the extent of the time spent directly on the project. The following other costs during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 were incurred as expenses and were not capitalized: Training costs, data conversion costs except for costs to develop or obtain software that allows for access or conversion of old data by new systems, and general and administrative costs and overhead costs.
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Revenue Recognition
The Company accounts for revenue under the guidance of ASC Topic 606, “Revenue from Contracts from Customers” (“ASC 606”).
ASC 606 prescribes a five-step model that focuses on transfer of control and entitlement to payment when determining the amount of revenue to be recognized. Under the ASC 606 guidance, an entity is required to perform the following five steps:
(1) identify the contract(s) with a customer; (2) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (3) determine the transaction price; (4) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and (5) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation.
Revenue from performance obligations satisfied at a point in time consist of sales to individuals representing a one-month subscription and are recognized at the end of the subscription.
Revenue from performance obligations satisfied over time consists of the sale of subscription agreements to individual organizations or customers that are more than one month in duration and are recognized on a monthly basis over the life of the subscription agreement.
In accordance with ASC 606, contracts may be amended to account for changes in contract specifications and requirements. Contract modifications exist when the amendment either creates new, or changes existing, enforceable rights and obligations. When contract modifications create new performance obligations and the increase in consideration approximates the standalone selling price for goods and services related to such new performance obligations as adjusted for specific facts and circumstances of the contract, the modification is considered to be a separate contract and revenue is recognized prospectively. If a contract modification is not accounted for as a separate contract, the Company accounts for the promised goods or services not yet transferred at the date of the contract modification (the remaining promised goods or services) prospectively, as if it were a termination of the existing contract and the creation of a new contract, if the remaining goods or services are distinct from the goods or services transferred on or before the date of the contract modification. The Company accounts for a contract modification as if it were a part of the existing contract if the remaining goods or services are not distinct and, therefore, form part of a single performance obligation that is partially satisfied at the date of the contract modification. In such case the effect that the contract modification has on the transaction price, and on the entity’s measure of progress toward complete satisfaction of the performance obligation, is recognized as an adjustment to revenue (either as an increase in or a reduction of revenue) at the date of the contract modification (the adjustment to revenue is made on a cumulative catch-up basis).
Warrant Liability
Warrants for shares that are not deemed to be indexed the Company’s shares are classified as liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets. At initial recognition, the Company classified these warrants as liabilities on the balance sheets at their estimated fair value. The liability classified warrants are subject to remeasurement at each balance sheet date, with changes in fair value recognized in gain or loss on fair value adjustment of stock warrant liabilities in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
Fair Value Measurements
The Company uses the fair value framework that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques for recognizing financial assets and liabilities measured on a recurring basis and for non-financial assets and liabilities when these items are re-measured. Fair value is considered to be the exchange price in an orderly transaction between market participants, to sell an asset or transfer a liability at the measurement date. The hierarchy below lists three levels of fair value based on the extent to which inputs used in measuring fair value are observable in the market. The Company categorizes each of its fair value measurements in one of these three levels based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.
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These levels are:
Level 1 – This level consists of valuation techniques in which all significant inputs are unadjusted quoted prices from active markets for assets or liabilities that are identical to the assets or liabilities being measured.
Level 2 – This level consists of valuation techniques in which significant inputs include quoted prices from active markets for assets or liabilities that are similar to the assets or liabilities being measured and/or quoted prices for assets or liabilities that are identical or similar to the assets or liabilities being measured from markets that are not active. Also, model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets are Level 2 valuation techniques.
Level 3 – This level consists of valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable. Unobservable inputs are valuation technique inputs that reflect assumptions about inputs that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability.
The Company’s financial instruments also include accounts and receivable, accounts payable, and accrued liabilities. Due to the short-term nature of these instruments, their fair values approximate their carrying values on the balance sheet.
ASC 825-10, Financial Instruments (“ASC 825-10”), allows entities to voluntarily choose to measure certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value (fair value option). The fair value option may be elected on an instrument-by-instrument basis and is irrevocable unless a new election date occurs. If the fair value option is elected for an instrument, unrealized gains and losses for that instrument should be reported in earnings at each subsequent reporting date.
The Company identified certain warrant instruments that are required to be presented on the balance sheets at fair value in accordance with ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement.
Due to the short-term nature of all financial assets and liabilities, their carrying value approximates their fair value as of the balance sheet dates.
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company accounts for stock-based compensation costs under the provisions of ASC Topic 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation (“ASC Topic 718”), which requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense related to the fair value of stock-based compensation awards that are ultimately expected to vest. Stock-based compensation expense recognized includes the compensation cost for all stock-based payments granted to employees, consultants, officers, and directors based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of ASC Topic 718. ASC Topic 718 is also applied to awards modified, repurchased, or cancelled during the periods reported. Stock-based compensation is recognized as expense over the employee’s requisite vesting period and over the nonemployee’s period of providing goods or services. The Company measures and recognizes compensation expense for the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant date fair value of the award.
The fair value of options on the grant date is estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, which requires the use of certain subjective assumptions including expected term, volatility, risk-free interest rate and the fair value of our common stock. These assumptions generally require significant judgment. The resulting costs are recognized over the period during which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the award, usually the vesting period. The Company amortizes the fair value of stock-based compensation on a straight-line basis over the requisite service periods. The Company recognizes forfeitures as they occur as a reduction to stock-based compensation expense and to additional paid-in-capital.
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Expected term. Using the simplified method, the expected term is estimated as the midpoint of the expected time to vest and the contractual term, as permitted by the SEC. For out-of-the-money option grants, we estimate the expected lives based on the midpoint of the expected time to a liquidity event and the contractual term.
Volatility. With respect to grants of equity awards made prior to the listing of our common stock on the NYSE American on November 14, 2023, given the absence of an active market for our common stock, the Company’s expected volatility was derived from the historical volatilities of several unrelated public companies in the digital media and social platform industries because we had little information on the volatility of the price of our common stock because we had no trading history. When making the selections of our industry peer companies to be used in the volatility calculation, we consider operational area, size, business model, industry and the business of potential comparable companies. These historical volatilities are weighted based on certain qualitative factors and combined to produce a single volatility factor. With respect to grants of equity awards made after the listing, the Company determines the expected volatility by weighing the historical average volatilities of publicly traded industry peers and its own trading history. The Company intends to continue to consistently apply this methodology using the same or similar public companies until a sufficient amount of historical information regarding the volatility of the Company’s own common stock price becomes available, unless circumstances change such that the identified companies are no longer similar to the Company, in which case more suitable companies whose stock prices are publicly available would be utilized in the calculation.
Risk free rate. The risk free interest rate is based on the yields of U.S. Treasury securities with maturities similar to the expected term of the options for each option group.
Dividend yield. The Company has never declared or paid any cash dividends and does not presently plan to pay cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Consequently, we use an expected dividend yield of zero.
Fair Value of Common Stock. With respect to equity grants made before the listing of our common stock on the NYSE American on November 14, 2023, given the absence of an active market for our common stock, the estimated fair value of restricted stock grants and common stock underlying grants of stock options was determined using a modified probability-weighted expected return methodology (“PWERM”). For valuations after our listing on November 14, 2023, the fair value of restricted stock grants and common stock underlying grants of stock options is calculated utilizing the daily closing price as reported by the NYSE American.
If in the future the Company determines that another method is more reasonable, or if another method for calculating these input assumptions is prescribed by authoritative guidance, and, therefore, should be used to estimate volatility or expected life, the fair value calculated for our stock options could change significantly. Higher volatility and longer expected lives result in an increase to stock-based compensation expense determined at the date of grant. Stock-based compensation expenses affect our general and administrative expenses.
No stock options were granted during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.
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Recent Accounting Pronouncements
See the sections titled “Principal Business Activity and Significant Accounting Policies — Adopted Accounting Pronouncements” and “—New Accounting Pronouncements” in Note 1 to our financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
| ITEM 3. | QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK. |
Not applicable.
| ITEM 4. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. |
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) prior to the filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, our disclosure controls and procedures were, in design and operation, effective at a reasonable assurance level.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 2025 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II
OTHER INFORMATION
| ITEM 1. | LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. |
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, there were no material pending legal proceedings or material developments in pending legal proceedings, other than ordinary routine litigation incidental to the business, to which the Company is a party or of which any of their property is the subject.
| ITEM 1A. | RISK FACTORS. |
There are no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in Item 1A “Risk Factors” of the 2024 Annual Report.
| ITEM 2. | UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS. |
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, we did not sell any equity securities that were not registered under the Securities Act and that were not previously disclosed in a Current Report on Form 8-K.
Purchases of Equity Securities
No repurchases of our common stock were made during the three months ended March 31, 2025.
| ITEM 3. | DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES. |
None.
| ITEM 4. | MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES. |
Not applicable.
| ITEM 5. | OTHER INFORMATION. |
No information was required to be disclosed in a Current Report on Form 8-K during the three months ended September 30, 2024 but was not reported.
| ITEM 6. | EXHIBITS. |
| † | Executive compensation plan or arrangement |
| * | Filed herewith |
| ** | Furnished herewith |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| Date: May 15, 2025 | SIGNING DAY SPORTS, INC. | |
| /s/ Daniel Nelson | ||
| Name: | Daniel Nelson | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
| (Principal Executive Officer) | ||
| /s/ Damon Rich | ||
| Name: | Damon Rich | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
| (Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer) | ||
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