NOTE 1 -NATURE OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Nature of Business

The Company offers retail consumers bottled alkaline water in 500-milliliter, 700-milliliter, 1-liter, 1.5 -liter, 2,-liter, 3-liter and 1-gallon sizes, all of which is produced through an electrolysis process that uses specialized electronic cells coated with a variety of rare earth minerals to produce 8.8 pH drinking water without the use of any manmade chemicals. The Company recently introduced and began selling hemp-derived CBD bottled water under the brand name "Alkaline88CBD™" and Alkaline88® Sports Drinks. Our hemp-derived CBD bottled water is produced and sold in compliance with the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (also known as the 2018 Farm Bill, Public Law 115-334).

Basis of presentation

The consolidated financial statements included herein, presented in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles and stated in U.S. dollars, have been prepared by the Company, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Principles of consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of The Alkaline Water Company Inc. (a Nevada Corporation) and its wholly owned subsidiary, Alkaline 88, LLC (an Arizona Limited Liability Company). All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. The Alkaline Water Company Inc. and Alkaline 88, LLC will be collectively referred herein to as the "Company". Any reference herein to "The Alkaline Water Company Inc.", the "Company", "we", "our" or "us" is intended to mean The Alkaline Water Company Inc., including its Alkaline 88, LLC subsidiary indicated above, unless otherwise indicated.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid instruments with an original maturity of three months or less to be considered cash equivalents. The carrying value of these investments approximates fair value. As of the balance sheet date and periodically throughout the period, the Company has maintained balances in various operating accounts in excess of federally insured limits. In addition, the Company has maintained balances in its attorney's client trust account in both C$ and US$. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts and periodically evaluates the credit worthiness of the financial institutions and has determined the credit exposure to be negligible. The Company had $2,945,924 and $1,531,062 in cash at June 30, 2022 and March 31, 2022, respectively.

Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

The Company generally does not require collateral, and the majority of its trade receivables are unsecured. The carrying amount for accounts receivable approximates fair value.

Accounts receivable consisted of the following as of June 30, 2022 and March 31, 2022:

		June 30, 2022			March 31, 2022
Trade receivables, net	$	8,912,415		$	8,397,065
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts		(490,000	)		(470,000	)
Net accounts receivable	$	8,422,415		$	7,927,065

Accounts receivable are periodically evaluated for collectability based on past credit history with clients. Provisions for losses on accounts receivable are determined on the basis of loss experience, known and inherent risk in the account balance and current economic conditions. The accounts receivable balance is pledged as collateral for the Company's revolving financing as disclosed in Note 3.

Inventory

Inventory represents raw materials and finished goods valued at the lower of cost or market with cost determined using the weight average method which approximates first-in first-out method, and with market defined as the lower of replacement cost or realizable value. The inventory balance is pledged as collateral for the Company's revolving financing as disclosed in Note 3.

As of June 30, 2022 and March 31, 2022, inventory consisted of the following:

		June 30, 2022		March 31, 2022
Raw materials	$	6,755,208	$	3,848,750
Finished goods		3,923,131		4,734,914
Total inventory	$	10,678,339	$	8,583,664

Property and Equipment

The Company records all property and equipment at cost less accumulated depreciation. Improvements are capitalized while repairs and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line (half-life convention) method over the estimated useful life of the assets or the lease term, whichever is shorter. The Company evaluated its property and equipment for impairment and concluded for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, there was no impairment.

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 718. Stock-based compensation is measured at the grant date, based on the fair value of the award, and is recognized as expense over the requisite service period. The Company estimates the fair value of stock-based payments using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model for common stock options and warrants and the closing price of the Company's common stock for common share issuances.

Revenue Recognition

We recognize revenue when our performance obligations are satisfied. Our primary performance obligation (the distribution and sale of beverage products) is satisfied upon the delivery of products to our customers, which is also when control is transferred. The Company does not accept returns due to the nature of the product. However, the Company will provide credit to our customers for damaged goods. The Company provides credit to its customers which typically requires payment within 30 days. As an incentive to pay early the Company also typically provides a 2% discount if the customer pays within 10 days. The Company estimates the amount of the discount that the customer is likely to take and records it as reduction in revenue. The amounts are not considered material. The Company's bottled water product represents substantially all revenue for all periods presented.

Revenue consists of the gross sales price, less variable consideration, including estimated allowances for which provisions are made at the time of sale, and less certain other discounts and allowances. Shipping and handling charges that are billed to customers are included as a component of revenue. Costs incurred by the Company for shipping and handling charges are included in selling expenses and amounted to $3,813,376 and $2,906,900 (which are not included in revenue) for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Promotional and other allowances (variable consideration) recorded as a reduction to net sales, primarily include consideration given to the Company's retail customers or distributors including, but not limited to the following: (a) discounts granted off list prices to support price promotions to end-consumers by retailers; (b) reimbursements given to the Company's distributors for agreed portions of their promotional spend with retailers, including slotting, shelf space allowances and other fees for both new and existing products; and (c) the Company's agreed share of slotting, shelf space allowances and other fees given directly to retailers, club stores and/or wholesalers; The Company's promotional allowance programs with its retailers or distributors are executed through separate agreements in the ordinary course of business. These agreements generally provide for one or more of the arrangements described above and are of varying durations, typically ranging from one week to one year. The Company's promotional and other allowances are calculated based on various programs with retailers and distributors, and accruals are established at the time of initial product sale for the Company's anticipated liabilities. The Company believes that adequate provision has been made for cash discounts, returns and spoilage based on the Company's historical experience.

Disaggregated Net Revenues

The following table reflects disaggregated net revenue by sales channel for the years ended June 30, 2022 and June 30, 2021 are as follows:

		June 30, 2022		June 30, 2021
Retailers	$	10,955,349	$	9,404,681
Distributors		5,634,443		4,536,003
Ecommerce/Other		304,611		172,914
Total Net Revenue	$	16,894,403	$	14,113,578

Concentration Risks

The Company has 2 major customers that account for 25% (13% and 12% respectively) of accounts receivable at June 30, 2022, and 2 customers that together account for 31% (18% and 13%, respectively) of the total revenues earned for the quarter ended June 30, 2022. The Company has 2 vendors that accounted for 48% (31%, and 17% respectively) of purchases for the quarter ended June 30, 2022.

The Company had 1 major customer that accounted for 12% of accounts receivable at June 30, 2021, and 2 customers that together accounted for 36% (20% and 16%, respectively) of the total revenues earned for the quarter ended June 30, 2021. The Company had 2 vendors that accounted for 43% (27%, and 16% respectively) of purchases for the quarter ended June 30, 2021.

Income Taxes

In accordance with ASC 740 "Accounting for Income Taxes", the provision for income taxes is computed using the asset and liability method. Under the asset and liability method, deferred income tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using the currently enacted tax rates and laws. A valuation allowance is provided for the amount of deferred tax assets that, based on available evidence, are not expected to be realized.

Basic and Diluted Loss Per Share

Basic and diluted earnings or loss per share ("EPS") amounts in the consolidated financial statements are computed in accordance ASC 260- 10 "Earnings per Share", which establishes the requirements for presenting EPS. Basic EPS is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted EPS is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding and dilutive common stock equivalents. Basic EPS is computed by dividing net income or loss available to common stockholders (numerator) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding (denominator) during the period. Potentially dilutive securities were excluded from the calculation of diluted loss per share because their effect would be anti-dilutive.

For the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, the Company had 4,518,132 and 3,897,897 shares relating to options, nil and 4,761,690 shares relating to warrants and nil and 2,227,030 convertible preferred shares that were not included in the diluted earnings per share calculation because they were antidilutive.

Business Segments

The Company operates on one segment in one geographic location - the United States of America and; therefore, segment information is not presented.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Standards Recently Adopted

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. ASU 2016-13 amends the guidance on the impairment of financial instruments. This update adds an impairment model (known as the current expected credit losses model) that is based on expected losses rather than incurred losses. Under the new guidance, an entity recognizes, as an allowance, its estimate of expected credit losses. The Company believes that the impact of adopting this standard will not have a material effect on its financial statements.

The Company has evaluated other recent accounting pronouncements through June 30, 2022 and believes that none of them will have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.