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ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies  
ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Organization and Business

 

Overview

 

True Drinks Holdings, Inc. (the “Company,” “us” or “we”) was incorporated in the state of Nevada in January 2001 and is the holding company for True Drinks, Inc. (“True Drinks”), a company incorporated in the state of Delaware in January 2012 that specialized in all-natural, vitamin-enhanced drinks. Previously, our primary business was the development, marketing, sale and distribution of AquaBall® Naturally Flavored Water. We distributed AquaBall® nationally through select retail channels, such as grocery stores, mass merchandisers, drug stores and online. Although, as noted below, we have discontinued the production, distribution and sale of AquaBall®, we continue to market and distribute Bazi® All Natural Energy, a liquid nutritional supplement drink, which is currently distributed online and through our existing database of customers.

 

Our principal place of business is 2 Park Plaza, Suite 1200, Irvine, California 92614. Our telephone number is (949) 203-3500. Our corporate website address is http://www.truedrinks.com. Our common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”), is currently listed for quotation on the OTC Pink Marketplace under the symbol “TRUU.”

 

Recent Developments

 

Food Labs Promissory Note

 

On September 18, 2018, the Company and Food Labs, Inc. (“Food Labs”) entered into an agreement, pursuant to which the Company sold and issued to Food Labs a promissory note in the principal amount of $50,000 (the “Food Labs Note”). The Food Labs Note (i) accrues interest at a rate of 5% per annum, (ii) includes an additional lender’s fee equal to $500, or 1% of the principal amount, and (iii) matures on December 31, 2018. Food Labs is controlled by Red Beard Holdings, LLC (“Red Beard”), the Company’s largest stockholder and a related party.

  

The Company has reduced its staff to one employee, has taken other steps to minimize general, administrative and other operating costs, while maintaining only those costs and expenses necessary to maintain sales of Bazi® and otherwise continue operations while the Board of Directors and the Company’s principal stockholder explore corporate opportunities, as more particularly described below. Management has also worked to reduce accounts payable by negotiating settlements with creditors, including Disney, utilizing advances from Red Beard aggregating approximately $50,000 since September 30, 2018, and is currently negotiating with its remaining creditors to settle additional accounts payable.

  

Management is currently exploring, together with its largest shareholder, available options to maximize the value of AquaBall® as well as Bazi®. In addition, although no assurances can be given, management is actively exploring, together with its largest shareholder, opportunities to engage in one or more strategic or other transactions that would maximize the value of the Company as a fully reporting public operating company with a focus on developing consumer brands, as well as restructuring its preferred capital and indebtedness in order to position the Company as an attractive candidate for such transactions.

 

Termination of Bottling Agreement and Issuance of Notes

 

On April 5, 2018 (the “Effective Date”), True Drinks settled all amounts due the Bottler under the terms of the Bottling Agreement (the “Settlement”). As of the Effective Date, the damage amount claimed by the Bottler under the Bottling Agreement was $18,480,620, which amount consisted of amounts due to the Bottler for product as well as amounts due for True Drink’s failure to meet certain minimum requirements under the Bottling Agreement (the “Outstanding Amount”). Concurrently, an affiliate of Red Beard and the Bottler agreed to terminate a personal guaranty of Red Beard’s obligations under the Bottling Agreement in an amount not to exceed $10.0 million (the “Affiliate Guaranty”) (the Bottling Agreement and the Affiliate Guaranty are hereinafter referred to as the “2015 Agreements”).

 

Under the terms of the Settlement, in exchange for the termination of the 2015 Agreements, the Bottler agreed to accept, among other things: (i) a promissory note in the principal amount of $4,644,906 (the “Principal Amount”), with a 5% per annum interest rate, to be compounded, annually (“Note One”), (ii) a promissory note with a principal amount equal to the Outstanding Amount (“Note Two”), and (iii) a cash payment of $2,185,158 (the “Cash Payment”).

 

The Principal Amount and all interest payments due under Note One shall be due and payable to the Bottler in full on or before the December 31, 2019 (the “Note Payment”). True Drinks, the Company and Red Beard are each jointly and severally responsible for all amounts due under Note One; provided, however, that in the event of a Change in Control Transaction, as defined in Note One, Red Beard will be the sole obligor for any amounts due under Note One.

 

Note Two shall have no force or effect except under certain conditions and shall be reduced by any payments made to the Bottler under the terms of the Settlement. True Drinks and the Company shall be jointly and severally responsible for all amounts due, if any, under Note Two, which shall automatically expire and terminate on December 31, 2019.

 

In consideration for the guarantee of the Company’s obligations in connection with the Settlement, including as a joint and several obligor under the terms of Note One, the Company is obligated to issue Red Beard 348,367,950 shares of the Company’s Common Stock (the “Shares”), which Shares shall be issued at such time as the Company has amended its Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of Common Stock from 300.0 million to at least 2.0 billion (the “Amendment”), but in no event later than September 30, 2018. As a condition to the Company’s obligation to issue the Shares, Red Beard shall, and shall cause its affiliates to, execute a written consent of shareholders to approve the Amendment, and to take such other action as reasonably requested by the Company to effect the Amendment.

 

In connection with the Settlement, and in order to make the Cash Payment described above, the Company issued the Red Beard Note to Red Beard, which Red Beard Note accrues interest at a rate of 5% per annum. In May 2018, as a result of the sale to Red Beard of the Company’s remaining AquaBall® inventory, the principal amount of the Red Beard Note was reduced by the Purchase Price.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Red Beard Note, Red Beard shall have the right, at its sole option, to convert the outstanding balance due into that number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of the Company’s Common Stock equal to the outstanding balance divided by $0.005 (the “Conversion Option”); provided, however, that the Company shall have the right, at its sole option, to pay all or a portion of the accrued and unpaid interest due and payable to Red Beard upon its exercise of the Conversion Option in cash. Pursuant to the terms of the Red Beard Note, such Conversion Option shall not be exercisable unless and until such time as the Company has filed the Amendment with the Nevada Secretary of State, which the Company did on November 15, 2018.

 

All outstanding principal and interest due under the terms of the Red Beard Note shall be due and payable to Red Beard in full on or before December 31, 2019 and is secured by a continuing security interest in substantially all of the Company’s assets.

   

Basis of Presentation and Going Concern

 

The accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2017, which has been derived from audited financial statements included in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, and the accompanying interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by management pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for interim financial reporting. These interim condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited and, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments and accruals) necessary to fairly present the Company’s financial condition, results of operations and cash flows as of and for the periods presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). Operating results for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2018 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2018, or for any other interim period during such year. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been omitted in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC, although the Company believes that the disclosures made are adequate to make the information not misleading. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 filed with the SEC on June 26, 2018.

 

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with GAAP, which contemplates continuation of the Company as a going concern. As of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company had a net loss of $3,240,836, negative working capital of $5,551,538, and an accumulated deficit of $51,482,185. The Company had $23,254 in cash at September 30, 2018. The Company currently requires additional capital to execute its business plan, marketing and operating plan, and therefore sustain operations, which capital may not be available on favorable terms, if at all. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that will result if the Company is unable to secure the capital necessary to execute its business, marking or operating plan.

  

Cessation of Production of AquaBall®, and Management’s Plan  

During the first quarter of 2018, due to the weakness in the sale of the Company’s principal product, AquaBall® Naturally Flavored Water, and continued substantial operating losses, the Company’s Board of Directors determined to discontinue the production of AquaBall®, and, as set forth below, terminate the bottling agreement by and between Niagara Bottling LLC, the Company’s contract bottling manufacturer (“Bottler” or “Niagara”), and True Drinks (the “Bottling Agreement”). In addition, the Company notified Disney Consumer Products, Inc. (“Disney”) of the Company’s desire to terminate its licensing agreement with Disney (“Disney License”), pursuant to which the Company was able to feature various Disney characters on each AquaBall® bottle. As a result of these decisions and the Company’s failure to pay certain amounts due Disney under the terms of the Disney License, the Disney License terminated, and Disney claimed amounts due of approximately $178,000, net of $378,000 drawn from an irrevocable letter of credit posted in connection with the execution of the Disney License. In addition, Disney sought additional payments for minimum royalty amounts required to be paid Disney through the remainder of the term of the Disney License. On July 17, 2018 the Company and Disney entered into a settlement and release whereby in exchange for a payment to Disney of $42,000, the parties agreed to release each other from any and all claims related to the Disney License.

 

In April 2018, the Company sold its remaining AquaBall® inventory to Red Beard for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $1.44 million (the “Purchase Price”). As payment for the Purchase Price, the principal amount of the senior secured convertible promissory note issued to Red Beard by the Company in the principal amount of $2.25 million (the “Red Beard Note”) was reduced by the Purchase Price, resulting in approximately $814,000 owed to Red Beard under the terms of the Red Beard Note as of April 5, 2018.

 

Principles of Consolidation

 

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries True Drinks, Inc., Bazi, Inc. and GT Beverage Company, LLC. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in the preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expense during the reporting period. Significant estimates made by management include, among others, derivative liabilities, provision for losses on accounts receivable, allowances for obsolete and slow-moving inventory, stock compensation, deferred tax asset valuation allowances, and the realization of long-lived and intangible assets, including goodwill. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), (ASC 606). The underlying principle of ASC 606 is to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers at the amount expected to be collected. ASC 606 creates a five-step model that requires entities to exercise judgment when considering the terms of contract(s), which includes (1) identifying the contract(s) or agreement(s) with a customer, (2) identifying our performance obligations in the contract or agreement, (3) determining the transaction price, (4) allocating the transaction price to the separate performance obligations, and (5) recognizing revenue as each performance obligation is satisfied. The Company adopted ASC 606 effective January 1, 2018, and adoption of such standard had no effect on previously reported balances.

 

 Recognition of sales of the products sold by the Company since the adoption of the new standard has had no quantitative effect on the financial statements. However, the guidance requires additional disclosures to help users of financial statements better understand the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue that is recognized.

  

 The Company previously recognized and continues to recognize revenue when risk of loss transferred to our customers and collection of the receivable was reasonably assured, which generally occurs when the product is shipped. A product is not shipped without an order from the customer and credit acceptance procedures performed.

 

 Under the new guidance, revenue is recognized when control of promised goods or services is transferred to our customers, in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. The Company does not have any significant contracts with customers requiring performance beyond delivery. All orders have a written purchase order that is reviewed for credit worthiness, pricing and other terms before fulfillment begins. Shipping and handling activities are performed before the customer obtains control of the goods and therefore represent a fulfillment activity rather than a promised service to the customer. Revenue and costs of sales are recognized when placed under the customer’s control. Control of the products that we sell, transfers to the customer upon shipment from our facilities, and the Company’s performance obligations are satisfied at that time.

 

All products sold by the Company are beverage products. The products are offered for sale as finished goods only, and there are no performance obligations required post-shipment for customers to derive the expected value from them. Contracts with customers contain no incentives or discounts that could cause revenue to be allocated or adjusted over time.

 

 The Company does not allow for returns, although it does for damaged products, if support for the damage that occurs pre-fulfillment is provided, returns are permitted. Damage product returns have been insignificant. Due to the insignificant amount of historical returns as well as the standalone nature of the Company’s products and assessment of performance obligations and transaction pricing for its sales contracts, the Company does not currently maintain a contract asset or liability balance for obligations. The Company assess its contracts and the reasonableness of its conclusions on a quarterly basis

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, to be cash equivalents. The Company maintains cash with high credit quality financial institutions. At certain times, such amounts may exceed Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) insurance limits. The Company has not experienced any losses on these amounts.

 

Accounts Receivable

 

The Company records its trade accounts receivable at net realizable value. This value includes an appropriate allowance for estimated sales returns and allowances, and uncollectible accounts to reflect any losses anticipated and charged to the provision for doubtful accounts. Credit is extended to the Company' customers based on an evaluation of their financial condition; generally, collateral is not required. An estimate of uncollectible amounts is made by management based upon historical bad debts, current customer receivable balances, age of customer receivable balances, the customer’s financial condition and current economic trends, all of which are subject to change. Actual uncollected amounts have historically been consistent with the Company’s expectations. Receivables are charged off against the reserve for doubtful accounts when, in management’s estimation, further collection efforts would not result in a reasonable likelihood of receipt, or later as proscribed by statutory regulations.

 

Concentrations

 

The Company has no significant off-balance sheet concentrations of credit risk, such as foreign exchange contracts, options contracts or other foreign hedging arrangements. The Company maintains the majority of its cash balances with two financial institutions. There are funds in excess of the federally insured amount, or that are subject to credit risk, and the Company believes that the financial institutions are financially sound and the risk of loss is minimal.

 

Prior to the termination of the Bottling Agreement in early 2018, all production of AquaBall® was done by Niagara. Niagara handled all aspects of production, including the procurement of all raw materials necessary to produce AquaBall®. We utilized two facilities to handle any necessary repackaging of AquaBall® into six packs or 15-packs for club customers. 

  

During the third quarter of 2018, we relied significantly on one supplier for 100% of our purchases of certain raw materials for Bazi®. Bazi, Inc. has sourced these raw materials from this supplier since 2007 and does not anticipate any issues with the supply of these raw materials.

  

No customer made up more than 10% of accounts receivable at September 30, 2018 or December 31, 2017.

 

A significant portion of our revenue during the quarter ended September 30, 2017 came from sales of AquaBall® Naturally Flavored Water. For the three months ended September 30, 2017, sales of AquaBall® accounted for 92% of the Company’s total revenue. The Company discontinued its production and sales of AquaBall® prior to the beginning of the quarter ended September 30, 2018, and therefore did not generate any revenue from sales of AquaBall® during that period.

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, sales of AquaBall® accounted for 92% and 96% of the Company’s total revenue, respectively.

 

Inventory

 

As of September 30, 2018, the Company purchased for resale a liquid dietary supplement. Prior to the termination of the Bottling Agreement and the discontinued production of AquaBall® in the quarter ended June 30, 2018, the Company also purchased for resale a vitamin-enhanced flavored water beverage.

 

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (based on the first-in, first-out method) or net realizable value. Cost includes shipping and handling fees and costs, which are subsequently expensed to cost of sales. The Company provides for estimated losses from obsolete or slow-moving inventories and writes down the cost of inventory at the time such determinations are made. Reserves are estimated based on inventory on hand, historical sales activity, industry trends, the retail environment and the expected net realizable value. 

 

The Company maintained inventory reserves of $0 and $93,000 as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. The inventory reserve is related to our current inventory as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 against our forecasted inventory movement until such inventory must be retired due to aging.

  

Inventory is comprised of the following:

 

   

September 30,

  2018

   

December 31,

2017

 
Purchased materials   $ -     $ 29,012  
Finished goods     2,035       1,240,089  
Allowance for obsolescence reserve     -       (93,000 )
Total   $ 2,035     $ 1,176,101  

  

Long-Lived Assets

 

The Company reviews its long-lived assets for impairment whenever changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. For purposes of evaluating the recoverability of long-lived assets, the recoverability test is performed using undiscounted net cash flows estimated to be generated by the asset. No impairment was deemed necessary during the quarter ended September 30, 2018.

 

Goodwill and Identifiable Intangible Assets

 

As a result of acquisitions, we have goodwill and other identifiable intangible assets. In business combinations, goodwill is generally determined as the excess of the fair value of the consideration transferred, plus the fair value of any noncontrolling interests in the acquiree, over the fair value of the net assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date. Accounting for acquired goodwill in accordance with GAAP requires significant judgment with respect to the determination of the valuation of the acquired assets and liabilities assumed in order to determine the final amount of goodwill recorded in business combinations. Goodwill is not amortized, rather, it is evaluated for impairment on an annual basis, or more frequently when a triggering event occurs between annual tests that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of the reporting unit below its carrying value. Such impairment evaluations compare the reporting unit’s estimated fair value to its carrying value.

  

Identifiable intangible assets consist primarily of customer relationships recognized in business combinations. Identifiable intangible assets with finite lives are amortized over their estimated useful lives, which represent the period over which the asset is expected to contribute directly or indirectly to future cash flows. Identifiable intangible assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events and circumstances indicate the carrying value of such assets or liabilities may not be recoverable and exceed their fair value. If an impairment loss exists, the carrying amount of the identifiable intangible asset is adjusted to a new cost basis. The new cost basis is amortized over the remaining useful life of the asset. Tests for impairment or recoverability require significant management judgment, and future events affecting cash flows and market conditions could adversely impact the valuation of these assets and result in impairment losses.

 

Beneficial Conversion Feature of Convertible Debt

 

 The Company accounts for convertible debt in accordance with the guidelines established by FASB ASC 470-20, “Debt with Conversion and Other Options.” The Beneficial Conversion Feature (“BCF”) gives the debt holder the ability to convert debt into common stock at a price per share that is less than the trading price to the public on the date of the debt. The beneficial value is calculated as the intrinsic value (the market price of the stock at the commitment date in excess of the conversion rate) of the beneficial conversion feature of the debt, and is recorded as a discount to the related debt and an addition to additional paid in capital. The discount is amortized over the remaining outstanding period of related debt using the interest method.

 

Income Taxes

 

As the Company’s calculated provision (benefit) for income tax is based on annual expected tax rates, no income tax expense was recorded for the three-month or nine-month periods ended September 30, 2018 and 2017. At September 30, 2018, the Company had tax net operating loss carryforwards and a related deferred tax asset, which had a full valuation allowance.      

  

Stock-Based Compensation

 

For the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, general and administrative expense included stock based compensation expense of $277,915 and $480,043, respectively.

 

The Company uses a Black-Scholes option-pricing model (the “Black-Scholes Model”) to estimate the fair value of outstanding stock options and warrants not accounted for as derivatives. The use of a valuation model requires the Company to make certain assumptions with respect to selected model inputs. Expected volatility is calculated based on the historical volatility of the Company’s stock price over the contractual term of the option or warrant. The expected life is based on the contractual term of the option or warrant and expected exercise and, in the case of options, post-vesting employment termination behavior. Currently, our model inputs are based on the simplified approach provided by Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) 110. The risk-free interest rate is based on U.S. Treasury zero-coupon issues with a remaining term equal to the expected life assumed at the date of the grant.

 

The fair value for restricted stock awards is calculated based on the stock price on the date of grant.

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The Company’s financial instruments consist of cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expense, and debt. Management believes that the carrying amount of these financial instruments approximates their fair values, due to their relatively short-term nature. 

  

Derivative Instruments

 

A derivative is an instrument whose value is “derived” from an underlying instrument or index such as a future, forward, swap, option contract, or other financial instrument with similar characteristics, including certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts (“embedded derivatives”) and for hedging activities. As a matter of policy, the Company does not invest in financial derivatives or engage in hedging transactions. However, the Company has entered into complex financing transactions that involve financial instruments containing certain features that have resulted in the instruments being deemed derivatives or containing embedded derivatives. Derivatives and embedded derivatives, if applicable, are measured at fair value using the binomial lattice- (“Binomial Lattice”) pricing model and marked to market and reflected on our consolidated statement of operations as other (income) expense at each reporting period. 

 

Basic and Diluted Income (Loss) Per Share

 

Our computation of earnings per share (“EPS”) includes basic and diluted EPS. Basic EPS is measured as the income (loss) available to common stockholders divided by the weighted average common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted (loss) income per share reflects the potential dilution, using the treasury stock method, that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock that then shared in the income (loss) of the Company as if they had been converted at the beginning of the periods presented, or issuance date, if later. In computing diluted income (loss) per share, the treasury stock method assumes that outstanding options and warrants are exercised and the proceeds are used to purchase common stock at the average market price during the period. Options and warrants may have a dilutive effect under the treasury stock method only when the average market price of the common stock during the period exceeds the exercise price of the options and warrants. Potential common shares that have an antidilutive effect (i.e., those that increase income per share or decrease loss per share) are excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS.

 

Income (loss) per common share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the respective periods. Basic and diluted income (loss) per common share is the same for periods in which the Company reported an operating loss because all converted preferred shares, warrants and stock options outstanding are anti-dilutive. At September 30, 2018 and 2017, we excluded 116,674,110 and 119,187,105 shares of Common Stock equivalents, respectively, as their effect would have been anti-dilutive.

 

The following is a reconciliation of the shares used in the computation of basic and diluted EPS for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively:

 

   

Three months ended

September 30

   

Nine months ended

September 30

 
     2018      2017      2018     2017  
Basic EPS – weighted-average number of common shares outstanding     233,540,542       208,056,810       223,147,165       186,111,074  
Effect of dilutive potential shares     116,674,110       -       -       -  
Diluted EPS – weighted-average number of common shares and potential common shares outstanding     350,214,652       208,056,810       223,147,165       186,111,074  

    

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

Except as noted below, the Company has reviewed all recently issued, but not yet effective accounting pronouncements and has concluded that there are no recently issued, but not yet effective pronouncements that may have a material impact on the Company’s future financial statements.

  

On February 25, 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-2, “Leases” (Topic 842), which is intended to improve financial reporting for lease transactions. This ASU will require organizations that lease assets, such as real estate, airplanes and manufacturing equipment, to recognize on their balance sheet the assets and liabilities for the rights to use those assets for the lease term and obligations to make lease payments created by those leases that have terms of greater than 12 months. The recognition, measurement, and presentation of expense and cash flows arising from a lease by a lessee primarily will depend on its classification as finance or operating lease. This ASU will also require disclosures to help investors and other financial statement users better understand the amount and timing of cash flows arising from leases. These disclosures will include qualitative and quantitative requirements, providing additional information about the amounts recorded in the financial statements. The ASU is effective for the Company for the year ending December 31, 2019 and interim reporting periods within that year, and early adoption is permitted. Management has not yet determined the effect of this ASU on the Company’s financial statements. 

 

In August 2016, FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15, “Statement of Cash Flows: Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments” (“ASU 2016-15”), which eliminates the diversity in practice related to the classification of certain cash receipts and payments. ASU 2016-15 designates the appropriate cash flow classification, including requirements to allocate certain components of these cash receipts and payments among operating, investing and financing activities. The retrospective transition method, requiring adjustment to all comparative periods presented, is required unless it is impracticable for some of the amendments, in which case those amendments would be prospectively adopted as of the earliest date practicable. The new guidance was effective for us in the first quarter of 2018. The adoption of ASU 2016-15 did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

 

In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash (“ASU 2016-18”). ASU 2016-18 requires that a statement of cash flows explain the change during the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents, and amounts generally described as restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. ASU 2016-18 was effective for us as of January 1, 2018. The adoption of this update did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.