Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Note
1. Basis of Financial Statements
In
the opinion of Greystone Logistics, Inc. (“Greystone”), the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements contain
all adjustments and reclassifications, which are of a normal recurring nature, necessary to present fairly its financial position as
of August 31, 2022 and the results of its operations and cash flows for the three months ended August 31, 2022 and 2021. These consolidated
financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the fiscal year ended
May 31, 2022 and the notes thereto included in the Form 10-K/A for such period. The results of operations for the three months ended
August 31, 2022 and 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full fiscal year.
The
consolidated financial statements of Greystone include its wholly owned subsidiaries, Greystone Manufacturing, L.L.C. (“GSM”)
and Plastic Pallet Production, Inc. (“PPP”), and the variable interest entity, Greystone Real Estate, L.L.C. (“GRE”)
for the period from June 1, 2022, through July 29, 2022. All material intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in
the consolidated financial statements.
GRE
owns the manufacturing facilities which are occupied by Greystone and is wholly owned by a member of Greystone’s Board of Directors.
Effective July 29, 2022, GRE paid off its mortgage note payable, and in conjunction with the Company’s refinancing described in
Note 6, GRE was removed from the cross-collateralization agreement. Following these transactions Greystone was no longer determined to
be the primary beneficiary of GRE. Accordingly, GRE was deconsolidated from the Greystone consolidated financial statements as of July
29, 2022, resulting in the recognition of a gain in the amount of $569,997. Subsequent to the deconsolidation, the Company entered into
a new lease agreement with the related party and recorded right of use assets and liabilities for the new lease, see Note 7.
Note
2. Earnings Per Share
Basic
earnings per share is based on the weighted-average effect of all common shares issued and outstanding and is calculated by dividing
net income attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share
is calculated by dividing net income attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares used in the
basic earnings per share calculation plus the number of common shares that would be issued assuming exercise or conversion of all potentially
dilutive common shares outstanding.
The
following tables set forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share for the three months ended August 31, 2022 and 2021:
Schedule of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share
| |
2022 | | |
2021 | |
Basic
earnings per share of common stock: | |
| | | |
| | |
Numerator - | |
| | | |
| | |
Net
income attributable to common stockholders | |
$ | 1,214,724 | | |
$ | 2,970,921 | |
Denominator - | |
| | | |
| | |
Weighted-average
shares outstanding - basic | |
| 28,279,701 | | |
| 28,385,114 | |
Income
per share of common stock - basic | |
$ | 0.04 | | |
$ | 0.10 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Diluted
earnings per share of common stock: | |
| | | |
| | |
Numerator - | |
| | | |
| | |
Net
income attributable to common stockholders | |
$ | 1,214,724 | | |
$ | 2,970,921 | |
Add:
Preferred stock dividends for assumed conversion | |
| 109,418 | | |
| 81,918 | |
Net
income allocated to common stockholders | |
$ | 1,324,142 | | |
$ | 3,052,839 | |
Denominator - | |
| | | |
| | |
Weighted-average
shares outstanding - basic | |
| 28,279,701 | | |
| 28,385,114 | |
Incremental
shares from assumed conversion of options, warrants and preferred stock, as appropriate | |
| 3,826,754 | | |
| 3,829,333 | |
Weighted
average common stock outstanding - diluted | |
| 32,106,455 | | |
| 32,214,447 | |
Income
per share of common stock - diluted | |
$ | 0.04 | | |
$ | 0.09 | |
Note
3. Inventory
Inventory
consists of the following:
Schedule of Inventory
| |
August
31, | | |
May
31, | |
| |
2022 | | |
2022 | |
Raw
materials | |
$ | 2,819,372 | | |
$ | 2,091,550 | |
Finished
goods | |
| 3,517,441 | | |
| 2,020,946 | |
Total
inventory | |
$ | 6,336,813 | | |
$ | 4,112,496 | |
Note
4. Property, Plant and Equipment
A
summary of property, plant and equipment for Greystone is as follows:
Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment
| |
August
31, 2022 | | |
May
31, 2022 | |
Production
machinery and equipment | |
$ | 58,754,890 | | |
$ | 57,341,906 | |
Plant
buildings and land | |
| 2,364,089 | | |
| 7,020,543 | |
Leasehold
improvements | |
| 1,487,398 | | |
| 1,487,398 | |
Furniture
and fixtures | |
| 542,057 | | |
| 542,057 | |
Property plant and equipment gross | |
| 63,148,434 | | |
| 66,391,904 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Less:
Accumulated depreciation and amortization | |
| (33,750,733 | ) | |
| (34,515,139 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Net
Property, Plant and Equipment | |
$ | 29,397,701 | | |
$ | 31,876,765 | |
Production
machinery includes deposits on equipment in the amount of $3,199,996 as of August 31, 2022, which has not been placed into service.
Depreciation
expense, including amortization expense related to financing leases, for the three months ended August 31, 2022 and 2021 was $1,369,312
and $1,373,089, respectively.
Note
5. Related Party Transactions/Activity
Yorktown
Management & Financial Services, LLC
Yorktown
Management & Financial Services, LLC (“Yorktown”), an entity wholly-owned by Greystone’s CEO and President, owns
and rents to Greystone (1) grinding equipment used to grind raw materials for Greystone’s pallet production and (2) extruders for
pelletizing recycled plastic into pellets for resale and for use as raw material in the manufacture of pallets. GSM pays weekly rental
fees to Yorktown of $27,500 for use of Yorktown’s grinding equipment and pelletizing equipment. Rental fees were $357,500 for each
of the three months ended August 31, 2022 and 2021.
Effective
January 1, 2017, Greystone and Yorktown entered into a five-year lease for office space at a monthly rental of $4,000 per month with
a one-year extension at $5,200 per month which was executed by Greystone. Total rent expense was $15,600 and $12,000 for the three months
ended August 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
TriEnda
Holdings, L.L.C.
TriEnda
Holdings, L.L.C. (“TriEnda”) is a manufacturer of plastic pallets, protective packaging and dunnage utilizing thermoform
processing for which Warren F. Kruger, Greystone’s President and CEO, serves TriEnda as the non-executive Chairman of the Board
and is a partner in a partnership which has a majority ownership interest in TriEnda. Greystone may purchase pallets from TriEnda for
resale or sell Greystone pallets to TriEnda. During the three months ended August 31, 2022 and 2021, Greystone purchases from TriEnda
totaled $-0- and $27,104, respectively and sales to TriEnda totaled $5,689 and $30,630, respectively. As of August 31, 2022, TriEnda
owed $157,841 to Greystone.
Green
Plastic Pallets
Greystone
sells plastic pallets to Green Plastic Pallets (“Green”), an entity that is owned by James Kruger, brother to Warren Kruger,
Greystone’s President and CEO. Greystone had sales to Green of $180,540 and $160,650 for the three months ended August 31, 2022
and 2021, respectively. The account receivable due from Green as of August 31, 2022 was $55,590.
Note
6. Long-term Debt
Debt
as of August 31, 2022 and May 31, 2022 is as follows:
Schedule of Long-Term Debt
| |
August
31, | | |
May
31, | |
| |
2022 | | |
2022 | |
Term
loan A dated July 29, 2022, payable to International Bank of Commerce, prime rate of interest plus 0.5% but not less than 4.50%,
maturing July 29, 2027 | |
$ | 7,762,822 | | |
$ | - | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Term
loan B dated July 29, 2022, payable to International Bank of Commerce, prime rate of interest plus 0.5% but not less than 4.50%,
maturing July 29, 2027 | |
| 2,406,700 | | |
| - | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Term
loans payable to International Bank of Commerce, prime rate of interest plus 0.5% with interest floors between 4.0% and 5.25%, maturing
between February 28, 2023 and April 30, 2024. These loans were refinanced by the IBC Restated Loan Agreement dated July 29, 2022,
and rolled into Term Loan A above. | |
| - | | |
| 2,870,169 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Revolving
loan payable to International Bank of Commerce, prime rate of interest plus 0.5% but not less than 4.50%, due July 29, 2024 | |
| 4,775,000 | | |
| 3,700,000 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Term
loan payable by GRE to International Bank of Commerce, interest rate of 5.5%, paid off July 27, 2022 | |
| - | | |
| 1,826,361 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Term
loan payable to First Interstate Bank, interest rate of 3.7%, monthly principal and interest payments of $27,593, due March 19, 2025,
secured by certain equipment | |
| 813,836 | | |
| 888,642 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Term
loan payable to First Interstate Bank, interest rate of 3.5%, monthly principal and interest payments of $5,997, due August 10, 2028,
secured by certain real estate | |
| 792,950 | | |
| 803,941 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Note
payable to Robert Rosene, 7.5% interest, paid off August 3, 2022 | |
| - | | |
| 3,295,704 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Other | |
| 101,974 | | |
| 111,374 | |
Total
long-term debt | |
| 16,653,282 | | |
| 13,496,191 | |
Debt
issuance costs, net of amortization | |
| (99,446 | ) | |
| (29,751 | ) |
Total
debt, net of debt issuance costs | |
| 16,553,836 | | |
| 13,466,440 | |
Less:
Current portion of long-term debt | |
| (2,604,380 | ) | |
| (4,160,403 | ) |
Long-term
debt, net of current portion | |
$ | 13,949,456 | | |
$ | 9,306,037 | |
The
prime rate of interest as of August 31, 2022 was 5.50%. Effective September 22, 2022, the prime rate of interest increased to 6.25%.
Debt
Issuance Costs consists of the amounts paid to third parties in connection with the issuance and modification of debt instruments. These
costs are shown on the consolidated balance sheet as a direct reduction to the related debt instrument. Amortization of these costs is
included in interest expense. Greystone recorded amortization of debt issuance costs of $1,459 and $1,291 for the three months ended
August 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Restated
and Amended Loan Agreement between Greystone and IBC
On
July 29, 2022, Greystone and GSM (collectively “Borrowers”) and IBC entered into an Amended and Restated Loan Agreement (“IBC
Restated Loan Agreement”) that provides for consolidation of certain term loans and a renewed revolver loan.
The
IBC term loans make equal monthly payments of principal and interest in such amounts sufficient to amortize the principal balance of
the loans over the remaining lives. The monthly payments of principal and interest on the IBC term loans may vary due to changes in the
prime rate of interest. Currently, the aggregate payments for the IBC term loans are approximately $251,000 per month.
The
IBC Restated Loan Agreement provides for IBC to make to Greystone (i) a term loan in the amount of $7,854,708, Term Loan A, to consolidate
all existing term loans in the aggregate amount of $2,669,892 with Lender, extend credit in the amount of $3,271,987 to pay off a note
payable to Robert B. Rosene, Jr. and extend additional credit to fund the purchase in the amount of $1,912,829 of the equipment subject
to the iGPS Logistics, LLC, leases and (ii) an advancing term loan facility, Term Loan B, whereby Greystone may obtain advances up to
the aggregate amount of $7,000,000 (items i and ii referred to as “Term Loans”) (iii) a renewal of the revolving loan with
an increase of $2,000,000 to an aggregate principal amount of $6,000,000 (the “Revolving Loan”), subject to borrowing base
limitations. As of August 31, 2022, Greystone’s available revolving loan borrowing capacity was $1,225,000.
The
IBC Restated Loan Agreement includes customary events of default, including events of default relating to non-payment of principal and
other amounts owing under the IBC Restated Loan Agreement from time to time, inaccuracy of representations, violation of covenants, defaults
under other agreements, bankruptcy and similar events, the death of a guarantor, certain material adverse changes relating to a Borrower
or guarantor, certain judgments or awards against a Borrower, or government action affecting a Borrower’s or guarantor’s
ability to perform under the IBC Restated Loan Agreement or the related loan documents. Among other things, a default under the IBC Restated
Loan Agreement would permit IBC to cease lending funds under the IBC Restated Loan Agreement and require immediate repayment of any outstanding
notes with interest and any unpaid accrued fees.
The
IBC Restated Loan Agreement is secured by a lien on substantially all assets of the Borrowers. Warren F. Kruger, President and CEO, and
Robert B. Rosene, Jr. have provided limited guaranties of the Borrowers’ obligations under the IBC Restated Loan Agreement. Mr.
Kruger’s guarantee is limited to 32.4% of all debt obligations to IBC. Mr. Rosene’s limited guaranty is the lesser of (i)
$3,500,000 less all amounts paid on the principal amount of the loans after the date of the agreement excluding payments on the revolver
and (ii) the amount owed to IBC of the loans outstanding from time to time including accrued interest and fees.
Loan
Agreement with First Interstate Bank, formerly Great Western Bank
On
August 23, 2021, Greystone entered into a loan agreement with First Interstate Bank (“FIB Loan Agreement”) to include prior
commercial loans and subsequent loans. GSM is a named guarantor under the FIB Loan Agreement.
The
FIB Loan Agreement includes customary events of default, including events of default relating to non-payment of principal and other amounts
owing under the FIB Loan Agreement from time to time, inaccuracy of representations, violation of covenants, defaults under other agreements,
bankruptcy and similar events, certain material adverse changes relating to a Borrower, certain judgments or awards against a Borrower,
or guarantor’s ability to perform under the FIB Loan Agreement. Among other things, a default under the FIB Loan Agreement would
permit FIB to cease lending funds under the FIB Loan Agreement and require immediate repayment of any outstanding notes with interest
and any unpaid accrued fees.
The
FIB Loan Agreement is secured by a mortgage on one of Greystone’s warehouses.
Maturities
Maturities
of Greystone’s long-term debt for the five years subsequent to August 31, 2022 are $2,604,380, $7,531,417, $1,611,635, $1,369,795
and $2,982,402 with $553,653 due thereafter.
Note
7. Leases
Financing
Leases
Financing
leases as of August 31, 2022 and May 31, 2022:
Schedule of Financing Lease
| |
August
31, 2022 | | |
May
31, 2022 | |
Non-cancellable
financing leases | |
$ | 1,743,923 | | |
$ | 2,163,043 | |
Less:
Current portion | |
| (1,492,365 | ) | |
| (1,630,895 | ) |
Non-cancellable
financing leases, net of current portion | |
$ | 251,558 | | |
$ | 532,148 | |
Greystone
and an unrelated private company entered into three lease agreements for certain production equipment with a total cost of approximately
$6.9 million which were effective February 24, 2018, August 2, 2018 and December 21, 2018, respectively, with five-year terms and a capitalized
interest rate of 7.4%. Each of the lease agreements include a bargain purchase option to acquire the production equipment at the end
of the lease term. The leased equipment is principally used to produce pallets for the private company. Lease payments are made as a
credit on the sales invoice at the rate of $3.32 for each pallet produced and shipped from the respective leased equipment. The estimated
aggregate monthly rental payments are approximately $155,000. The rent payments can vary each month depending on the quantity of pallets
produced from each machine. The lease agreements provide for minimum monthly lease rental payments based upon the total pallets sold
over a specified amount not to exceed the monthly productive capacity of the leased machines.
Effective
December 28, 2018, Yorktown purchased certain production equipment from Greystone at net book value of $968,168 and entered into a lease
agreement with Greystone for the equipment with a monthly rent of $27,915 for the initial thirty-six months and $7,695 for the following
twelve months and maturing December 27, 2022. The lease agreement has a $10,000 purchase option at the end of the lease.
The
production equipment under the non-cancelable financing leases as of August 31, 2022 and May 31, 2022 was as follows:
Schedule
of Non Cancelable Financing Lease
| |
August
31, 2022 | | |
May
31, 2022 | |
Production
equipment under financing leases | |
$ | 8,497,798 | | |
$ | 8,497,798 | |
Less:
Accumulated amortization | |
| (3,700,137 | ) | |
| (3,481,223 | ) |
Production
equipment under financing leases, net | |
$ | 4,797,661 | | |
$ | 5,016,575 | |
Amortization
of the carrying amount of $218,914
and $252,967
was included in depreciation and amortization expense for the three months ended August 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Operating
Leases
Greystone
recognized a lease liability for each lease based on the present value of remaining minimum fixed rental payments, using a discount rate
that approximates the rate of interest for a collateralized loan over a similar term. A right-of-use asset is recognized for each lease,
valued at the lease liability. Minimum fixed rental payments are recognized on a straight-line basis over the life of the lease as costs
and expenses on the consolidated statements of income. Variable and short-term rental payments are recognized as costs and expenses as
they are incurred.
Greystone
has three non-cancellable operating leases for (i) equipment with a fifty-two
month term and a forty-eight
month term and a discount rate of 5.40%
and (ii) office space on a sixty
month term and a discount rate of 5.0%.
All of these leases are single term with constant monthly rental rates. As discussed in Note 1, effective August 1, 2022, Greystone
and GRE entered into a non-cancellable ten-year lease agreement with a five-year extension for which Greystone recorded a right of
use asset and liability based on the present value of the properties in the amount of $5,516,006, using a term of one
hundred eighty (180) months and a discount
rate of 6.00%.
Lease
Summary Information
For
the periods ending August 31:
Summary of Lease Activity
| |
2022 | | |
2021 | |
Lease
Expense | |
| | | |
| | |
Financing
lease expense - | |
| | | |
| | |
Amortization
of right-of-use assets | |
$ | 218,914 | | |
$ | 252,967 | |
Interest
on lease liabilities | |
| 19,509 | | |
| 44,966 | |
Operating
lease expense | |
| 52,970 | | |
| 20,470 | |
Short-term
lease expense | |
| 395,810 | | |
| 364,285 | |
Total | |
$ | 687,203 | | |
$ | 682,688 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Other
Information | |
| | | |
| | |
Cash
paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities for finance leases - | |
| | | |
| | |
Operating
cash flows | |
$ | 19,509 | | |
$ | 44,966 | |
Financing
cash flows | |
$ | 419,120 | | |
$ | 389,204 | |
Cash
paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities for operating leases - | |
| | | |
| | |
Operating
cash flows | |
$ | 52,970 | | |
$ | 20,470 | |
Weighted-average
remaining lease term (in years) - | |
| | | |
| | |
Financing
leases | |
| 1.1 | | |
| 2.0 | |
Operating
leases | |
| 14.8 | | |
| 2.0 | |
Weighted-average
discount rate - | |
| | | |
| | |
Financing
leases | |
| 7.3 | % | |
| 7.4 | % |
Operating
leases | |
| 6.0 | % | |
| 5.3 | % |
Future
minimum lease payments under non-cancelable leases as of August 31, 2022, are approximately:
Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments
| |
Financing
Leases | | |
Operating
Leases | |
Twelve
months ended August 31, 2023 | |
$ | 1,586,050 | | |
$ | 568,915 | |
Twelve months ended
August 31, 2024 | |
| 239,373 | | |
| 550,160 | |
Twelve months ended
August 31, 2025 | |
| 13,953 | | |
| 534,000 | |
Twelve months ended
August 31, 2026 | |
| 3,007 | | |
| 534,000 | |
Twelve months ended
August 31, 2027 | |
| - | | |
| 536,230 | |
Thereafter | |
| - | | |
| 5,700,670 | |
Total
future minimum lease payments | |
| 1,842,383 | | |
| 8,423,975 | |
Present
value discount | |
| 68,770 | | |
| 2,903,642 | |
Present
value of minimum lease payments | |
$ | 1,743,923 | | |
$ | 5,520,333 | |
Note
8. Deferred Revenue
Advances
from customers pursuant to a contract for the sale of plastic pallets is recognized as deferred revenue. Revenue is recognized by Greystone
as pallets are shipped to the customer which totaled $5,015,520 and $1,184,725 during the three months ended August 31, 2022 and 2021,
respectively. Customer advances received during the three months ended August 31, 2022 and 2021 totaled $-0- and $60,500, respectively.
The unrecognized balance of deferred revenue as of August 31, 2022 and May 31, 2022, was $313,527 and $5,329,047, respectively.
Note
9. Revenue and Revenue Recognition
Greystone’s
principal product is plastic pallets produced from recycled plastic resin. Sales are primarily to customers in the continental United
States of America. International sales are made to customers in Canada and Mexico which totaled approximately $125,000 and $184,000 during
the three months ended August 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Greystone’s
customers include stocking and non-stocking distributors and direct sales to end-user customers. Sales to the following categories of
customers for the three months ended August 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, were as follows:
Schedule of Sale of Revenues for Customer Categories
Category | |
2022 | | |
2021 | |
End
user customers | |
| 77 | % | |
| 71 | % |
Distributors | |
| 23 | % | |
| 29 | % |
Note 10.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The following
methods and assumptions are used in estimating the fair-value disclosures for financial instruments:
Debt: The
carrying amount of notes with floating rates of interest approximate fair value. Fixed rate notes are valued based on cash flows using
estimated rates of comparable notes. The carrying amounts reported on the balance sheets approximate fair value.
Note 11.
Concentrations, Risks and Uncertainties
Greystone derived
approximately 77% and 71% of its total sales from three customers during the three months ended August 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
The loss of a material amount of business from one or more of these customers could have a material adverse effect on Greystone.
Greystone purchases
damaged pallets from its customers at a price based on the value of the raw material content in the pallet. A majority of these purchases,
totaling $226,232 and $158,365 during the three months ended August 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, is from one of its major customers.
Note 12.
Commitments
As of August
31, 2022, Greystone had commitments totaling $5,053,390 toward the purchase of production equipment.