Bonk, Inc 10-Q for FY2022 Q3
Bonk, Inc. (BNKK)
About this 10-Q
Bonk, Inc filed this 10-Q on November 14, 2022, covering the quarter ended September 30, 2022 (FY2022 Q3).
Headline figures
Quarter ended September 30, 2022, as reported in this filing, compared with the same period a year earlier where the filing states it.
- Revenue
- $1.57M
- up 128.2% from $687.93K a year earlier
- Net loss
- $2.33M
- compared with a net loss of $4.81M a year earlier
- Diluted EPS
- -$0.10
- compared with -$0.24 a year earlier
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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| FORM 10-Q | ||
| TABLE OF CONTENTS | ||
| PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION | ||
| Item 1. | Financial Statements | F-1 |
| Item 2. | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 2 |
| Item 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | 11 |
| Item 4. | Controls and Procedures | 11 |
| PART II - OTHER INFORMATION | ||
| Item 1. | Legal Proceedings | 12 |
| Item 1A. | Risk Factors | 13 |
| Item 2. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | 13 |
| Item 3. | Defaults Upon Senior Securities | 13 |
| Item 4. | Mine Safety Disclosures | 13 |
| Item 5. | Other Information | 13 |
| Item 6. | Exhibits | 13 |
| SIGNATURES | 14 | |
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes the accounts of Jupiter Wellness, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Jupiter Wellness”). References in this Report to “we”, “our”, “us” or the “Company” refer to Jupiter Wellness, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries unless the context dictates otherwise.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements in this report, including information incorporated by reference, are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. Forward-looking statements reflect current views about future events and financial performance based on certain assumptions. They include opinions, forecasts, intentions, plans, goals, projections, guidance, expectations, beliefs or other statements that are not statements of historical fact. Words such as “will,” “may,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “expects,” “plans,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “estimates,” “approximates,” “predicts,” “forecasts,” “potential,” “continue,” or “projects,” or the negative or other variation of such words, and similar expressions may identify a statement as a forward-looking statement. Any statements that refer to projections of our future financial performance, our anticipated growth and trends in our businesses, our goals, strategies, focus and plans, and other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including statements expressing general optimism about future operating results and the development of our products, are forward-looking statements.
Although forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q reflect the good faith judgment of our management, such statements can only be based on facts and factors currently known by us. Consequently, forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties and actual results and outcomes may differ materially from the results and outcomes discussed in or anticipated by the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences in results and outcomes include, without limitation, those specifically addressed under the heading “Risk Factors” below, as well as those discussed elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Readers are urged not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. We file reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The public can read and copy any materials we file with the SEC at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. You can obtain additional information about the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. In addition, the SEC maintains an Internet site (www.sec.gov) that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC, including us.
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| F-1 |
Jupiter Wellness, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021
| Nine Months ended | Year ended | |||||||
| September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | |||||||
| (Unaudited) | (audited) | |||||||
| Assets | ||||||||
| Cash | $ | $ | ||||||
| Inventory | ||||||||
| Account receivable | ||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and deposits | ||||||||
| Promissory Note from Affiliate | ||||||||
| Total current assets | ||||||||
| Right of use assets | ||||||||
| Intangible assets, net | ||||||||
| Intellectual property | ||||||||
| Prepaid Clinical research agreement costs, net | ||||||||
| Goodwill | ||||||||
| Fixed assets, net | ||||||||
| Total assets | $ | $ | ||||||
| Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity | ||||||||
| Accounts Payable | $ | $ | ||||||
| Convertible notes, net of discounts | ||||||||
| Current portion of lease liability | ||||||||
| Accrued liabilities | ||||||||
| Covid - 19 SBA Loan | ||||||||
| Total current Liabilities | ||||||||
| Long-term portion lease liability | ||||||||
| Total liabilities | ||||||||
| Preferred stock, $ par value, shares authorized of which are issued and outstanding Treasury Stock, $ par value, shares repurchased | ( | ) | ||||||
| Common Stock, $ par value, shares authorized, of which and shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 | ||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | ||||||||
| Common stock payable | ||||||||
| Accumulated deficits | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Total Shareholders’ Equity | ||||||||
| Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited financial statements
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Jupiter Wellness, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations
For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 and 2021
(Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | |||||||||||||
| Revenue | ||||||||||||||||
| Sales | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Cost of Sales | ||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | ||||||||||||||||
| Operating expense | ||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative expenses | ||||||||||||||||
| Impairment of Promissory Note | ||||||||||||||||
| Operating expense | ||||||||||||||||
| Other income / (expense) | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest income | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
| Other income / (expense) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Total other income (expense) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
| Net (loss) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||
| Net (loss) per share: | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||
| Weighted average number of shares | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic | ||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited financial statements
| F-3 |
Jupiter Wellness, Inc.
Condensed Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 (Unaudited) and
Year Ended December 31, 2021 (Audited)
| Common | Additional | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Treasury Shares | Common Stock | Stock | Paid-In | Accumulated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount |
Payable |
Capital | Deficits | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, December 31, 2020 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock issued in public offering | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Stock issued for intellectual property | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock issued upon conversion of notes | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock issued for services | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock issued upon exercise of cashless options | - | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Contributed capital | - | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fair value of Stock options granted to Officers and Directors | - | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fair value of warrants and beneficial conversion feature in connection with convertible promissory Notes | - | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Loss | - | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, December 31, 2021 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares issued for services | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Treasury shares purchased | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Treasury shares cancelled | ( | ) | - | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares issued in connection with convertible promissory note | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fair value of warrants issued and issue discounts with convertible note | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock options issued for services | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Management common shares cancelled | - | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock to be issued for services | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Loss | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, September 30, 2022 | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
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Jupiter Wellness, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 and 2021
(Unaudited)
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | |||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||
| Net (loss) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Stock Based compensation | ||||||||
| Depreciation & Amortization | ||||||||
| Impairment of note receivable | ||||||||
| Fair value of options issued for services | ||||||||
| Amortization of debt discount | ||||||||
| Amortization Clinical research agreement | ||||||||
| Gain on Settlement | ( | ) | ||||||
| Gain on sale of asset | ( | ) | ||||||
| Bad bed expense | ||||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | ||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and deposits | ( | ) | ||||||
| Right of Entry asset | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable | ( | ) | ||||||
| Inventory | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Accounts payable | ( | ) | ||||||
| Accrued liabilities | ||||||||
Legal fees | ||||||||
| Lease liability | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Net cash (used in) operating activities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||
| Purchase of assets | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Cash paid for research agreement | ( | ) | ||||||
| Cash paid for third party note | ( | ) | ||||||
| Proceeds from sale of assets | ||||||||
| Net cash paid in acquisition | ( | ) | ||||||
| Cash paid for intellectual property | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net cash (used in) financing activities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||
| Cash paid for treasury stock | ( | ) | ||||||
| Proceeds from convertible debt, net of offering costs | ||||||||
| Borrowings on debt | ||||||||
| Payments on debt | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Proceeds from Public offering | ||||||||
| Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | ( | ) | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period | $ | $ | ||||||
| SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION: | ||||||||
| Cash paid for interest | $ | $ | ||||||
| Cash paid for income taxes | $ | $ | ||||||
| Non-cash items: | ||||||||
| Common stock issued in conversion of promissory notes | $ | $ | ||||||
| Fair value of Warrants issued and beneficial conversion | ||||||||
| Feature in connection with convertible notes | $ | $ | ||||||
| Common stock issued in connection with promissory notes | $ | |||||||
| Treasury shares cancelled | $ | $ | ||||||
| Cashless exercise of options | $ | $ | ||||||
| Initial ROU asset and lease liability | $ | $ | ||||||
| Fair value of shares issued for intellectual property | $ | $ | ||||||
| Cancellation of shares issued to management | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited financial statements
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JUPITER WELLNESS, INC.
Notes to Financial Statements
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 and
Year Ended December 31, 2021
Note 1 - Organization and Business Operations
Jupiter Wellness, Inc. (the “Company”) was formed on October 24, 2018 under the laws of the State of Delaware, and is headquartered in Jupiter, Florida. Jupiter Wellness started as a CBD/sun care company developing SPF products with the potential to protect users from the sun while making them healthier. Those products were founded on science and the belief the Company could create research-backed solutions to enhance the well-being of their customers. Today the Company is focusing its scientific approach on developing prescription and/or over-the-counter, or OTC, topical CBD products that have potential therapeutic and medical applications.
On November 30, 2020 the Company acquired SRM Entertainment, Limited, a Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China limited company (“SRM”). SRM has relationships with and supplies the amusement park industry with exclusive products that are often only available to consumers inside the relevant amusement park, entertainment venues and theme hotels in Orlando Florida, Beijing China, Japan, and other places throughout the worldwide theme park industry.
Note 2 - Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements are presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Jupiter Wellness, Inc., a Florida corporation, Magical Beasts, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company and SRM Entertainment, Limited, a Hong Kong private limited company. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
Emerging Growth Company Status
The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the “Securities Act”), as modified by the Jumpstart our Business Startups Act of 2012, (the “JOBS Act”), and it may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.
Further, Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, the Company, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of the Company’s financial statements with another public company which is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.
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Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The
Company considers all short-term investments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash and equivalents for purposes
of the statement of cash flows. There were $
Inventory
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. The Company periodically reviews the value of items in inventory and provides write-downs or write-offs of inventory based on its assessment of market conditions. Write-downs and write-offs are charged to cost of goods sold. Inventory is based upon the average cost method of accounting.
Investments Held-to-Maturity
Investments that the Company’s management has the “positive intent and ability” to hold through maturity are classified and accounted for as hold-to-maturity investments (“HTM”). HTM investments are carried at amortized cost in the financial statements. For investments classified as HTM, no unrealized gains and losses will be recognized in financial statements.
Segment Reporting
The Company has two reportable segments: (i) sales and development of cannabidiol based skin care and therapeutic products and (ii) sales of merchandise sold to theme parks.
Net income (loss) per common share is computed pursuant to section 260-10-45 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification. Basic net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. If applicable, diluted earnings per share assume the conversion, exercise or issuance of all common stock instruments such as options, warrants, convertible securities and preferred stock, unless the effect is to reduce a loss or increase earnings per share. As such, options, warrants, convertible securities, and preferred stock are not considered in the calculations, as the impact of the potential common shares would be to decrease the loss per share.
For the Three Months Ended September 30, | For the Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | |||||||||||||
| Numerator: | ||||||||||||||||
| Net (loss) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||
| Denominator: | ||||||||||||||||
| Denominator for basic earnings per share - Weighted- average common shares issued and outstanding during the period | ||||||||||||||||
| Denominator for diluted earnings per share | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic (loss) per share | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||
| Diluted (loss) per share | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||
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Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the accompanying balance sheet, primarily due to their short-term nature.
Revenue Recognition
The Company generates its revenue from the sale of its products directly to the end user or through a distributor (collectively the “customer”).
The Company recognizes revenues by applying the following steps in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Codification 606 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (“ASC 606”). Under ASC 606, revenues are recognized when control of the promised goods or services are transferred to a customer, in an amount that reflects the consideration that the Company expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. The Company applies the following five steps in order to determine the appropriate amount of revenue to be recognized as it fulfills its obligations under each of its agreements:
| ● | identify the contract with a customer; | |
| ● | identify the performance obligations in the contract; | |
| ● | determine the transaction price; | |
| ● | allocate the transaction price to performance obligations in the contract; and | |
| ● | recognize revenue as the performance obligation is satisfied. |
The Company’s performance obligations are satisfied when goods or products are shipped on a FOB shipping point basis as title passes when shipped. Our products are generally paid in advance of shipment or standard net 30 days and we offer no specific right of return, refund or warranty related to our products except for cases of defective products of which there have been none to date.
Accounts Receivable and Credit Risk
Accounts
receivable are generated from sales of the Company’s products. The Company provides an allowance for doubtful collections, which
is based upon a review of outstanding receivables, historical collection information, and existing economic conditions. During the year
ended December 31, 2021, the Company had recorded an allowance of $
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
We evaluate long-lived assets (including intangible assets) for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of a long-lived asset may not be recoverable. An asset is considered impaired if its carrying amount exceeds the undiscounted future net cash flow the asset is expected to generate.
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Goodwill and Intangible Assets
Goodwill is tested for impairment at a minimum on an annual basis. Goodwill is tested for impairment at the reporting unit level by first performing a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying value. If the reporting unit does not pass the qualitative assessment, then the reporting unit’s carrying value is compared to its fair value. The fair values of the reporting units are estimated using market and discounted cash flow approaches. Goodwill is considered impaired if the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value. The discounted cash flow approach uses expected future operating results. Failure to achieve these expected results may cause a future impairment of goodwill at the reporting unit.
We
conducted our annual impairment tests of goodwill as of December 31, 2021 and 2020. As a result of these tests, we recorded an impairment
to the carrying value of Goodwill in the amount of $
Intangible assets consist of patents and trademarks, purchased customer contracts, purchased customer and merchant relationships, purchased trade names, purchased technology, and non-compete agreements. Intangible assets are amortized over the period of estimated benefit using the straight-line method and estimated useful lives ranging from one to twenty years. No significant residual value is estimated for intangible assets. We evaluate long-lived assets (including intangible assets) for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of a long-lived asset may not be recoverable. An asset is considered impaired if its carrying amount exceeds the undiscounted future net cash flow the asset is expected to generate.
The
Company’s evaluation of its long-lived assets resulted in $
Foreign Currency Translation
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated using the exchange rate at the balance sheet date, while revenue and expense accounts are translated at the average exchange rates prevailing during the period. Equity accounts are translated at historical exchange rates. Cumulative gains and losses from foreign currency transactions and translation for the Nine-months ended September 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021 were not material.
Research and Development
The
Company accounts for research and development costs in accordance with the Accounting Standards Codification subtopic 730-10, Research
and Development (“ASC 730-10”). Under ASC 730-10, all research and development costs must be charged to expense as incurred.
Accordingly, internal research and development costs are expensed as incurred. Third-party research and developments costs are expensed
when the contracted work has been performed or as milestone results have been achieved. Company-sponsored research and development costs
related to both present and future products are expensed in the period incurred. The Company incurred research and development expenses
of $
Stock based compensation
The Company recognizes compensation costs to employees under FASB Accounting Standards Codification 718 “Compensation - Stock Compensation” (“ASC 718”). Under ASC 718, companies are required to measure the compensation costs of share-based compensation arrangements based on the grant-date fair value and recognize the costs in the financial statements over the period during which employees are required to provide services. Share based compensation arrangements include stock options and warrants. As such, compensation cost is measured on the date of grant at their fair value. Such compensation amounts, if any, are amortized over the respective vesting periods of the option grant.
On October 24, 2018, the inception date, the Company adopted ASU No. 2018-07 “Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting.” These amendments expand the scope of Topic 718, Compensation - Stock Compensation (which currently only includes share-based payments to employees) to include share-based payments issued to nonemployees for goods or services. Consequently, the accounting for share-based payments to nonemployees and employees will be substantially aligned.
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Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes under ASC 740 Income Taxes (“ASC 740”). ASC 740 requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for both the expected impact of differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities and for the expected future tax benefit to be derived from tax loss and tax credit carry forwards. ASC 740 additionally requires a valuation allowance to be established when it is more likely than not that all or a portion of deferred tax assets will not be realized.
ASC 740 also clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement process for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. ASC 740 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim period, disclosure and transition. Based on the Company’s evaluation, it has been concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions requiring recognition in the Company’s financial statements. Since the Company was incorporated on October 24, 2018, the evaluation was performed for 2018 tax year which would be the only period subject to examination. The Company believes that its income tax positions and deductions would be sustained on audit and does not anticipate any adjustments that would result in a material change to its financial position. The Company’s policy for recording interest and penalties associated with audits is to record such items as a component of income tax expense.
The
Company’s deferred tax asset at December 31, 2021 consists of net operating loss carry forwards calculated using federal and state
effective tax rates equating to approximately $
Related parties
The Company follows subtopic 850-10 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification for the identification of related parties and disclosure of related party transactions.
Pursuant to Section 850-10-20 the related parties include a. affiliates of the Company; b. entities for which investments in their equity securities would be required, absent the election of the fair value option under the Fair Value Option Subsection of Section 825–10–15, to be accounted for by the equity method by the investing entity; c. trusts for the benefit of employees, such as pension and profit-sharing trusts that are managed by or under the trusteeship of management; d. principal owners of the Company; e. management of the Company; f. other parties with which the Company may deal if one party controls or can significantly influence the management or operating policies of the other to an extent that one of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests; and g. other parties that can significantly influence the management or operating policies of the transacting parties or that have an ownership interest in one of the transacting parties and can significantly influence the other to an extent that one or more of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests.
The consolidated financial statements shall include disclosures of material related party transactions, other than compensation arrangements, expense allowances, and other similar items in the ordinary course of business. However, disclosure of transactions that are eliminated in the preparation of consolidated or combined financial statements is not required in those statements. The disclosures shall include: a. the nature of the relationship(s) involved; b. a description of the transactions, including transactions to which no amounts or nominal amounts were ascribed, for each of the periods for which income statements are presented, and such other information deemed necessary to an understanding of the effects of the transactions on the financial statements; c. the dollar amounts of transactions for each of the periods for which income statements are presented and the effects of any change in the method of establishing the terms from that used in the preceding period; and d. amounts due from or to related parties as of the date of each balance sheet presented and, if not otherwise apparent, the terms and manner of settlement.
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Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-07, which simplifies the accounting for non-employee share-based payment transactions. The amendments specify that Topic 718 applies to all share-based payment transactions in which a grantor acquires goods or services to be used or consumed in a grantor’s own operations by issuing share-based payment awards. The standard will be effective for us in the first quarter of our fiscal year 2020, although early adoption is permitted (but no sooner than the adoption of Topic 606). The Company has adopted this standard beginning January 1, 2019. The adoption of this standard has not had a significant impact on the Company’s results of operations, financial condition, cash flows, and financial statement disclosures.
In February 2016, Topic 842, “Leases” was issued to replace the leases requirements in Topic 840, “Leases”. The main difference between previous GAAP and Topic 842 is the recognition of lease assets and lease liabilities by lessees for those leases classified as operating leases under previous GAAP. A lessee should recognize in the balance sheet a liability to make lease payments (the lease liability) and a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term. For leases with a term of 12 months or less, a lessee is permitted to make an accounting policy election by class of underlying asset not to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities. If a lessee makes this election, it should recognize lease expense for such leases generally on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The accounting applied by a lessor is largely unchanged from that applied under previous GAAP. Topic 842 will be effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those annual periods and is to be retrospectively applied. The Company has adopted this standard beginning January 1, 2019. The adoption of this standard has not had a significant impact on the Company’s results of operations, financial condition, cash flows, and financial statement disclosures.
Note 3 - Accounts Receivable
At
September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company had accounts receivable of $
Note 4 - Prepaid Expenses and Deposits
At
September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company had prepaid expenses and deposits of $
Note 5 - Inventory
At
September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company had inventory of $
Note 6 – Investment in Affiliate
At September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company had purchased Founders shares and Private Placement Units of Wellness Acquisition Corp. (“JWAC”), a special purpose acquisition company (“SPAC”), for $. The Investment is being accounted for as a Hold-to-Maturity Investment.
On
November 3, 2021, JWAC filed a registration statement (“IPO”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission with an initial
funding of $
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Note 7 – Note Receivable
On
December 8, 2021, the Company issued a Secured Promissory Note (the “Note”) in the amount of $
In
February 2022, NFP terminated the SPA and in March 2022, the Company issued a Notice of Default on the NFP Note (see Subsequent Event
Footnote 19). As a result, the Company has determined that the Notes have been impaired and has taken an impairment charge of $
Note 8 - Intangible Assets
Magical Beasts
In connection with the acquisition of Magical Beasts (see Note 15 below), the Company allocated the purchase price to intangible assets as follows:
Schedule of Purchase Price to Intangible Assets
| Tradenames & trademarks | $ | |||
| Customer base | ||||
| Non-compete | ||||
| Goodwill | ||||
| Total | $ |
The
Non-compete has an estimated life of
During
the first two quarters of 2021, the Company amortized $
SRM Entertainment
In connection with the acquisition of SRM Entertainment, Limited (see Note 16 below), the Company allocated the purchase price to intangible assets as follows:
| Distribution Agreements | $ | |||
| Goodwill | ||||
| Total | $ |
The Distribution Agreements have an estimated life of six years and Goodwill has an indefinite life and will be reviewed at each subsequent reporting period to determine if the assets have been impaired.
Amortization
for the nine-months ended September 30, 2022 was $
Licensing agreements
During
the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company entered into two licensing agreements for the rights to use certain patented technologies.
The Company paid a total of $
Clinical Research Agreement
During
the Nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company entered into a Clinical Research Agreement to research new treatments for post
COVID-19 syndrome and symptoms and other projects which include treatments for respiratory diseases (such as influenza), herpes, eczema,
and other skin indications. As of September 30, 2022, the Company had paid $
Note 9 – Financed Insurance Premiums
During
the nine-months ended September 30, 2022, the Company financed a total of $
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Note 10 - Convertible Notes Payable
At
December 31, 2020, the Company had a total of $
The 2021 Notes:
In
May 2021, the Company issued three Convertible Promissory Notes totaling $
Schedule of Assumptions for Black-Scholes Valuation Model
| Reporting Date | Relative Fair Value | Term (Years) | Exercise Price | Market Price on Grant Date | Volatility Percentage | Risk-free Rate | ||||||||||||||||||
| 05/10/2021 | $ | $ | $ | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/05/2021 | $ | $ | $ | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 05/19/2021 | $ | $ | $ | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
During the year ended December 31, 2021, the 2021 Notes were paid in full in cash.
Total
interest expense for the Company was $
The
Company recorded $
The 2022 Notes:
On
April 20, 2022, the Company entered into a $
The
2022 Notes have an original issuance discount of five percent (
The
fair value of origination shares and warrants issued in connection with the 2022 Note totals $
The fair value of these warrants was measured using the Black-Scholes valuation model at the grant date. The table below sets forth the assumptions for Black-Scholes valuation model on the respective reporting date as follows:
| Reporting Date | Fair Value | Term (Years) | Exercise Price | Market Price on Grant Date | Volatility Percentage | Risk-free Rate | ||||||||||||||||||
| 04/20/2022 | $ | $ | $ | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
The following table sets forth a summary of the principal balances of the Company’s convertible promissory notes activity for the year and Nine-months ended September 30, 2022:
Schedule of Convertible Promissory Notes
| Balance, December 31, 2020 | $ | |||
| Conversions of Notes | ( | ) | ||
| 2021 Notes | ||||
| Cash payments on Notes | ( | |||
| Principal Balance, December 31, 2021 | ||||
| 2022 Notes | ||||
| Principal Balance, September 30, 2022 | $ |
Interest
expense for the nine-months ended September 30, 2022 totaled $
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Note 11 - Note payable issued in acquisition
In
connection with the Acquisition of Magical Beasts, LLC (see Note 15), the Company issued a non-interest bearing $
In
August 2020, a Nevada court imputed a judgement of
In
January 2021, the Company entered into an Omnibus Amendment to the original Purchase Agreement (see Note 15) which satisfied the Company’s
obligation on the Note. As a result, the Company recognized gain of $
Note 12 – Covid-19 SBA Loans
During
the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company applied for and received $
Note 13 - Capital Structure
Common Stock - The Company is authorized to issue a total of shares of common stock with par value of $ and shares of preferred stock with par value of $. As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, there were shares of common stock (net of repurchased by the Company) and shares of common stock issued and outstanding, respectively, and shares of preferred stock were issued and outstanding.
Year ended December 31, 2021 issuances:
Conversion of Convertible Promissory Notes:
During
the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company converted $
Exercise of Cashless Stock Options
During the year ended December 31, 2021, a former Director of the Company exercised a portion of his stock options under the cashless provisions and was issued shares of the Company’s stock, an officer of the Company exercised a portion of his stock options under the cashless provisions and was issued shares of the Company’s stock and Ms. Whitley (see Note 14) exercised her stock options under the cashless provisions and was issued shares of the Company’s stock.
Shares issued for services
During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company entered into twelve Consulting Agreements under the terms of which the Company issued shares of its common stock. The shares were issued at their respective fair value based on the Company’s Nasdaq closing price of the shares on the date of the agreements. Additionally, the Company issued shares of its common stock to employees. The Company recognized a total of $ as stock-based compensation in the year ended December 31, 2021.
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Shares issued for Intellectual Property
During
the year ended December 31, 2021, 2021, the Company entered into two license agreements for the use of certain patented technology under
the terms of which the Company issued a total of shares of its common stock valued at a total of $
Shares issued in Public Offering
In
July 2021, the company closed an underwritten public offering (the “Offering”) of shares (the “Company Offering
Shares”) of common stock, par value $ per share and warrants (the “Company Warrants”) to purchase up to
shares of Common Stock. The Warrants will be exercisable immediately upon issuance with an exercise price of $
Nine Months ended September 30, 2022 issuances and cancellations:
Shares issued for services
During
the nine-months ended September 30, 2022, the Company entered into three Investor Relations Consulting Agreement under the terms of which
the Company agreed to issue shares of its common stock. The shares were valued at their respective fair value based on the Company’s
Nasdaq closing price of the shares on the date of the agreements. The Company recognized a total of $ as stock-based compensation
during the nine-months ended September 30, 2022 for these issuances. As of September 30, 2022, the Company had not issued
Treasury Shares
In
November 2021, the Company engaged Oppenheimer & Co. to repurchase shares of the Company’s common stock from the public market.
At December 31, 2021, Oppenheimer had not repurchased any of the Company’s securities and as of September 30, 2022 Oppenheimer
had purchased shares of the Company’s common stock at a total costs of $
Shares issued in connection with Convertible Promissory Note
On
April 20, 2022, the Company entered into a $
Management Return and Cancellation of Shares
On
September 28, 2022 the Company received a letter from Nasdaq stating that, because the Company made certain share issuances outside of
a shareholder approved equity compensation plan, Nasdaq had determined that the Company did not comply with Listing Rule 5635(c). On
July 26, 2022,
The following table sets forth the issuances of the Company’s shares of common stock for the year and nine-months ended September 30, 2022 as follows:
Schedule of Stock Holders
| Balance December 31, 2020 | ||||
| Conversion of Promissory Notes | ||||
| Exercise of stock options | ||||
| Stock based compensation | ||||
| Consulting Services Shares | ||||
| Intellectual property | ||||
| Public offering | ||||
| Balance December 31, 2021 | ||||
| Shares issued for services | ||||
| Loan origination shares for promissory note | ||||
| Shares repurchased from the market | ( | ) | ||
| Management shares cancelled | ( | ) | ||
| Balance September 30, 2022 |
Common Stock Payable
During
the year ended 2021, the Company entered into two consulting agreement which call for a cash component and a stock component. At December
31, 2021 the Company had accrued $
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Convertible
Note Warrants: During the nine-months ended September 30, 2022, the Company issued
| Relative | Term | Exercise | Market Price on Grant | Volatility | Risk-free | |||||||||||||||||||
| Reporting Date | Fair Value | (Years) | Price | Date | Percentage | Rate | ||||||||||||||||||
| - | $ | $ | $ | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
Public
Offering Warrants: In connections with the Company’s public offering (see Note 13), the Company issued
| Relative | Term | Exercise | Market Price on Grant | Volatility | Risk-free | |||||||||||||||||||
| Reporting Date | Fair Value | (Years) | Price | Date | Percentage | Rate | ||||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
The following tables summarize all warrants outstanding as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, and the related changes during the period.
Exercise price is the weighted average for the respective warrants and end of period.
Summary of Warrant Outstanding
| Number of | Exercise | |||||||
| Warrants | Price | |||||||
| Stock Warrants | ||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2020 | $ | |||||||
| Warrants issued in connection with Convertible Notes (see note 10) | ||||||||
| Warrants issued in connection with the Public offering (see note 13) | ||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2021 | $ | |||||||
| Warrants issued in connection with Convertible Notes (see note 10) | ||||||||
| Balance at September 30, 2022 | $ | |||||||
| Warrants Exercisable at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 | $ | |||||||
Options
During the nine-months ended September 30, 2022 the Company entered into an Investor Relations Consulting Agreement under the terms of which the Company issued two-year options with an exercise price of $.
During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company issued a total of options with an exercise price between $ and $ each with a three-year term to its Officers and Directors.
Schedule of Fair Value of Warrants Using Black Scholes Method
| Market | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | Price on | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| of | Term | Exercise | Grant | Volatility | Fair | |||||||||||||||||||
| Reporting Date | Options | (Years) | Price | Date | Percentage | Value | ||||||||||||||||||
| – | $ - | $ - | % - % | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| - | $ | $ | % | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| – | $ | $ | % | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | % | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
During the nine-months ended September 30, 2022, the Company cancelled a total of options to management and reallocated these to cover shares of the Company’s stock to be issued under the Company’s Incentive Stock Plan.
During the nine-months ended September 30, 2022, the Company recognized $ as compensation expense. The Company recognized $ as compensation expense in the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021. At September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company had and options outstanding, respectively.
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Note 15 - Acquisition of Magical Beasts, LLC
Effective February 21, 2020, Jupiter Wellness Inc., a Florida corporation (“Jupiter Sub”), our wholly-owned subsidiary, entered into a membership interest purchase agreement with Magical Beasts LLC (“Magical Beasts”), a Nevada limited liability corporation, and Krista Whitley, its sole interest holder, pursuant to which Jupiter Sub acquired all of the membership interests in Magical Beasts (the “Magical Beasts Acquisition”) in exchange for the following consideration:
| ● | $ |
| ● | A
$ |
| ● | an
option to purchase restricted shares of our common stock at an exercise price of
$ per share valued at $ |
Schedule of Fair Value of Warrants
| Number of | Market | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Options | Term | Exercise | Price on | Volatility | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Reporting Date | Granted | (Years) | Price | Grant Date | Percentage | Fair Value | ||||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | % | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
In
connection with the Magical Beasts Acquisition, Jupiter Sub shall enter into an executive employment agreement with Krista Whitley to
act as our Director of Marketing, however, until such agreement is entered into, Jupiter Sub shall pay Krista Whitley an annual salary
of $
Valuation and Purchase Price Allocation
According to ASC 805, the standard of value to be used in the application of purchase accounting rules is fair value. The Company utilized fair value defined in Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 820–10–35–37 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures. The determination of the fair value of the consideration and related allocation of the purchase price was determined by management of the Company with the assistance of a qualified professional valuation firm.
The fair value of the consideration is as follows:
Schedule of Fair Value Consideration
| Cash | $ | |||
| Promissory Note, net of discount | ||||
| Stock Options | ||||
| Total Consideration paid | $ | |||
| The purchase price allocation is as follows: | ||||
| Tangible assets | ||||
| Cash | $ | |||
| Inventory | ||||
| Total tangible assets | ||||
| Intangible assets | ||||
| Tradename-Trademarks | ||||
| Customer base | ||||
| Non-compete | ||||
| Total Intangibles | ||||
| Goodwill | ||||
| Total intangible net | $ |
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On
July 6, 2020, Brian Menke (the “Plaintiff”) in Nevada court seeking to enforce a judgement that he had obtained in 2012 against
Krista Whitley, the former owner and manager of Magical Beasts LLC., in the amount of $
On
January 25, 2021, the Company entered into an Omnibus Amendment to: (1) the Confidential Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated
February 21, 2020; (2) the Sales Distributor Agreement, dated February 21, 2020; and (3) the Executive Employment Agreement, dated March
31, 2020 (the “Agreements”). Pursuant to the Omnibus Amendment, the parties (i) acknowledge that the Company has fully satisfied
its obligation of $
As
a result of the above, the Company recognized a gain of $
In February 2021, Ms. Whitley exercised her options (see Omnibus Agreement above) using the cashless option feature and was issued shares of the Company’s restricted common stock in full satisfaction of the option agreement.
Note 16 – Acquisition of SRM Entertainment
On
November 30, 2020, Jupiter Wellness, Inc. (the “Company”), entered into and closed on a share exchange agreement (the “Exchange
Agreement”) with SRM Entertainment, LTD, a Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China limited
company (“SRM”) and wholly owned subsidiary of Vinco Ventures, Inc., a Nevada corporation formerly known as Edison Nation,
Inc. (“Vinco”), and the shareholders of SRM set forth in the Exchange Agreement (the “SRM Shareholders”), pursuant
to which the Company acquired % of the shares of SRM’s common stock (the “SRM Common Stock”) from the SRM Shareholders
in exchange for shares of the Company’s common stock, valued at $, subject to a leak out provision and escrow
of shares of the Company’s common stock. Upon closing, and pursuant to the Exchange Agreement, the Company delivered
shares of its common stock to SRM and placed shares in escrow (“Escrow Shares”). Pursuant to the Exchange Agreement,
the Company shall release the Escrow Shares upon SRM generating $
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Valuation and Purchase Price Allocation:
According to ASC 805, the standard of value to be used in the application of purchase accounting rules is fair value. The Company utilized fair value defined in Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 820–10–35–37 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures. The determination of the fair value of the consideration and related allocation of the purchase price was determined by management of the Company.
The fair value of the consideration is as follows:
Schedule of Fair Value Consideration
| Shares of the Company’s common stock issued | ||||
| Market value of Company’s common stock (11/30/20 Nasdaq closing price) | $ | |||
| Consideration paid | $ | |||
| Net tangible liabilities assumed | ||||
| Total consideration | $ |
Schedule of Purchase Price Allocation
| The purchase price allocation is as follows: | ||||
| Distribution Agreements | $ | |||
| Goodwill | ||||
| Total purchase price allocation | $ |
Note 17 - Commitments and Contingencies
The Company entered into a new office lease Effective July 1, 2021. The primary term of the lease is five years with one renewal option for an additional three years. Minimum annual lease payments for the primary term and one renewal are as follows:
Schedule of Minimum Annual Lease Payments
| Primary Period | Amount | Amount During Renewal Period | Amount | |||||||
| July 1 to June 30, 2022 | $ | July 1 to June 30, 2027 | $ | |||||||
| July 1 to June 30, 2023 | $ | July 1 to June 30, 2028 | $ | |||||||
| July 1 to June 30, 2024 | $ | July 1 to June 30, 2029 | $ | |||||||
| July 1 to June 30, 2025 | $ | |||||||||
| July 1 to June 30, 2026 | $ | |||||||||
Under
the new standard for lease reporting, the Company recorded a Right of Use Asset (“ROU”) and an offsetting lease liability
of $
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Legal Proceedings
On
August 6, 2020, the Company, Messrs. John and Miller and certain affiliated entities filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court,
Southern District of New York against Robert Koch, Bedford Investment Partners, LLC, Kaizen Advisors, LLC and certain other unnamed defendants.
The lawsuit alleges that Mr. Koch and the other defendants are attempting to extort the Company and Messrs. John and Miller to issue
the defendants shares of the Company’s common stock which they claim are owed to them. The Company asserts that they have no oral
or written agreement with Mr. Koch or any of his affiliates that entitle him to shares of the Company’s common stock. The Company’s
complaint seeks actual damages in the amount of $
The Company may be subject to legal proceedings and claims arising from contracts or other matters from time to time in the ordinary course of business. Management is not aware of any pending or threatened litigation where the ultimate disposition or resolution could have a material adverse effect on its financial position, results of operations or liquidity.
Note 18 – Segment Reporting
The Company has two reportable segments: (i) sales and development of cannabidiol based skin and wellness care and therapeutic products and (ii) sales of merchandise sold to theme parks. Sales of the theme park merchandise are made through the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary SRM Entertainment, Inc. Condensed financial information for the Nine-months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 follow;
Schedule of Business Combination Segment Allocation
| 2022 | 2021 | |||||||||
| Jupiter Wellness | Revenue | $ | $ | |||||||
| Cost of Sales | ||||||||||
| Gross Profit (Loss) | $ | $ | ||||||||
| SRM Entertainment | Revenue | $ | $ | |||||||
| Cost of Sales | ||||||||||
| Gross Profit (Loss) | $ | $ | * | |||||||
| Combined | Revenue | $ | $ | |||||||
| Cost of Sales | ||||||||||
| Gross Profit (Loss) | $ | $ | ||||||||
Note 19 - Subsequent Events
Subsequent to September 30, 2022, the Company entered into two Investor relations agreements and issued a total of shares of its common stock pursuant to the terms of the agreements.
In accordance with ASC Topic 855-10, the Company has analyzed its operations subsequent to September 30, 2022 to the date these financial statements were issued and has determined that it does not have any additional material subsequent events to disclose in these financial statements.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This quarterly report contains forward-looking statements. These statements relate to future events or our future financial performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may”, “should”, “expects”, “plans”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “estimates”, “predicts”, “potential” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our or our industry’s 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. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Except as required by applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States, we do not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual results.
Our unaudited financial statements are stated in United States Dollars (US$) and are prepared in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the related notes that appear elsewhere in this quarterly report. The following discussion contains forward-looking statements that reflect our plans, estimates and beliefs. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed below and elsewhere in this quarterly report.
In this quarterly report, unless otherwise specified, all dollar amounts are expressed in United States dollars and all references to “common shares” refer to the common shares in our capital stock.
As used in this quarterly report and unless otherwise indicated, the terms “we”, “us”, “our”, “JUPW” and the “Company” mean Jupiter Wellness, Inc.
General Overview
Jupiter Wellness, Inc. (“Company,” “Jupiter Wellness” “we,” “us,” and “our”) was originally incorporated in the State of Delaware on October 24, 2018. Our principal business address is 1061 E. Indiantown Rd #110, Jupiter, FL 33477.
Jupiter Wellness started as a CBD/sun care company developing SPF products with the potential to protect users from the sun while making them healthier. Those products were founded on science and the belief the Company could create research-backed solutions to enhance the well-being of their customers. Today the Company is focusing its scientific approach on developing prescription and/or over-the-counter, or OTC, topical CBD products that have potential therapeutic and medical applications.
Specifically, the Company is exploring the use of topical CBD solutions for the treatment of atopic dermatitis (eczema) (JW-100), first-degree burns and sun exposure (JW-300), and herpes labialis (cold sores) (JW-400).
In February 2021, the Company announced the results of its novel Cannabidiol-Aspartame combination treatment JW-100 clinical trial which has shown it significantly Reduces ISGA Score in Eczema patients. A double-blinded placebo-controlled interventional study was conducted. Subjects were assigned to apply, at home, one of three treatments: JW-100 (a CBD and aspartame combination topical formulation), a CBD-only topical formulation, or a placebo topical formulation. After 14 days, the average reduction in the Investigator’s Static Global Assessment (ISGA) score was calculated for each group. Additionally, the proportion of subjects achieving (ISGA) score 0 (clear) or 1 (almost clear) with at least 2-grade improvement from baseline was recorded for each arm of the study. 50% of subjects in the JW-100 arm achieved ISGA clear or almost clear (1 or 2) with at least a 2-grade improvement from baseline after treatment versus 20% and 15% in the CBD-only and placebo arms, respectively. The percentage of subjects achieving clear or almost clear with at least a 2-grade improvement from baseline was found to be statistically significant (p=0.028). JW-100, a novel topical formulation containing CBD and aspartame, was shown to significantly reduce the ISGA score in atopic dermatitis patients after two weeks of use. The combination of CBD and aspartame was more effective at reducing ISGA scores than CBD alone.
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In November 2021, Jupiter Wellness received an official written response from a Type B pre-Investigational New Drug (IND) meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for JW-100, a topical drug for the treatment of eczema. The main purpose of the pre-IND meeting was to evaluate the drug development plan for JW-100. Jupiter Wellness believes that the written response from the FDA supports the Company’s approach and its overall drug development strategy to enable the filing of an IND for its clinical studies on JW-100.
On November 16, 2021, Jupiter Wellness announced the results of a double-blinded placebo-controlled clinical trial on JW-300 showing efficacy for the treatment of developing burns (sunburn).
The endocannabinoid system, which is a body system affected by CBD, plays a pivotal role in maintaining healthy skin by modulating pain sensation, cell proliferation, and inflammation. The Company’s strategy for the treatment of skin indications is, therefore, to focus on the use of CBD-containing topical formulations and to explore potential combinations of CBD and other agents that may augment and act synergistically with CBD. The Company will explore this strategy by conducting controlled clinical trials to try to ultimately gain FDA approval for specific indications.
In addition to CBD-containing products, the Company is advancing several non-CBD formulations to address psoriasis and vitiligo (Photocil), increase the effectiveness of minoxidil to treat hair loss (Minoxidil Booster), COVID-19 induced tinnitus (JW-600), women’s sexual wellness (JW-500), and jellyfish sting prevention sunscreen (NoStingz).
RJ-101 was born out of clinical trials designed to establish a topical treatment for the restoration of nipple sensitivity for breast augmentation patients, in addition to patients who had undergone chemotherapy or lumpectomy surgery following a cancer diagnosis. During early studies, women reported not only increased sensitivity but also increased libido. The Company plans to file for a pre-IND meeting with the US FDA within the next 12 months and intends to seek Orphan Drug Designation. An expedited 505(b)(2) regulatory pathway for development is anticipated as the current formulation contains an already approved drug.
The Company is also positioning itself to generate revenues through the licensing of its intellectual property (IP). Jupiter Wellness signed agreements to license their minoxidil booster to Taisho, a $2.6 billion revenue company and Japan’s leading seller of minoxidil products. Taisho plans on launching the product commercially in 2023. In India, the Company inked a deal with Cosmofix Technovation Pvt Ltd and Sanpellegrino Cosmetics to license the minoxidil booster and Photocil products. Additional licensing opportunities for these products are being pursued primarily in overseas markets.
In Q2 and Q3 2022, the Company established itself as a Contract Research Organization (CRO) through the acquisition of Ascent Clinical Research (ACR) and Applied Biology (AB) assets. Additional contract research opportunities are being pursued and the Company hopes to expand on this line of business in 2023.
On November 30, 2020, the Company acquired SRM Entertainment, Limited, a Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China limited company (“SRM”). SRM has relationships with and supplies the amusement park industry with exclusive products that are often only available to consumers inside the relevant amusement park, entertainment venues, and theme hotels in Orlando Florida, Beijing China, Japan, and other places throughout the worldwide theme park industry.
Market Opportunity
The market for hemp, and products based on extracts of hemp, is expected to grow substantially over the coming years. It is estimated by BDS Analytics and Arcview Market Research that the collective market for CBD sales in the U.S. will surpass $20 billion by 2024 and that there will be a compound annual growth rate of 49 percent by 2024 across all distribution channels.
While CBD is an integral part of the Company’s operations, a pivot is underway moving away from consumer CBD products toward scientifically-backed products that show promise as potential OTC and prescription products to address a wide range of conditions including hair loss, eczema, burns, and sexual wellness. Specifically, each of the Company’s core products addresses a large market with unmet needs.
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According to Grand View Research, the U.S. sun care market size was estimated at $1.95 billion in 2016. The growing consumer awareness regarding the ill-effects of over exposure to ultraviolet, or UV, rays on the undefended skin is expected to propel growth. The sun care market is a highly competitive market and product differentiation in the sun care market is low. Given the relatively low amount of product differentiation, we see an opportunity to carve out a unique market share with our CBD-infused sun care products. We cannot make any claims as to such benefits prior to performing certain testing. We see an opportunity, although there can be no assurance that we will be successful, to become the leading manufacturer of CBD-infused sun care products, marketing the CaniSun brand through an extensive digital and social media awareness campaign. We announced the launch of our CaniSun sun care line of SPF 30, SPF 50 and SPF 55 face lotion on June 6, 2019. We also sell our CBD-infused lip balm and CBD-infused SPF 30 sunscreen spray on our website Canisun.com.
Market Strategy
The Company plans to seek acquisition opportunities including but not limited to other CBD, non-CBD, and OTC therapeutic brands and companies. The Company may market such products as they are currently comprised or may seek to add CBD to the product. In the event the Company decides to add CBD to such products, they intend to first conduct FDA-regulated clinical trials for safety and efficacy testing.
Jupiter Wellness also intends to continue selling its consumer products online directly to consumers through its own website, and other third-party marketplaces as these sites permit. Business-to-business sales (B2B) are being pursued for all the Company’s products.
Focusing on B2B and business-to-consumer (B2C) sales/distribution will generally be accomplished through mass merchandise retail (MMR), wholesale, e-commerce, and strategic licensing of intellectual property (IP). The Company has in place a sales team working to develop and maintain relationships with MMR as well as smaller specialty retailers. Wholesale sales are primarily developed through contracted brokers to assist in saturating independent retailers like smaller pharmacies, doctor offices, and drug stores. E-commerce initiatives focus heavily on brand awareness and creating analytics-driven marketing campaigns to drive conversions and develop customer loyalty. Lastly, the Company is actively engaged in the strategic licensing of IP, including formulations and know-how, to companies and partners around the world.
Website
The Company expects to continually update and expand upon its corporate website and consumer-facing retail websites and further refine its online retail strategies on an ongoing basis. JupiterWellness.com is the Company’s primary corporate website, which will serve as the primary source of information about Jupiter Wellness for investors and contain press releases, product development pipeline, lab reports, media coverage, and additional information about each of the Company’s product candidates. The Company anticipates that each brand will have a front-facing website dedicated to retail sales and brand-specific information. For example, the Company’s line of sun care products, NoStingz, has a website at NoStingzSPF.com and allows for the online retail purchase of the entire product line. As the Company expands its brands they anticipate utilizing the same strategy and dedicating a new e-commerce website to each brand moving forward. The Company is also building websites dedicated to servicing wholesale and larger distributor clients.
SRM Acquisition
On November 30, 2020, Jupiter Wellness entered into and closed the Exchange Agreement with SRM, a Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China limited company and wholly owned subsidiary of Vinco, and SRM Shareholders, under which Jupiter Wellness acquired 100% of the SRM Common Stock from the SRM Shareholders in exchange for 200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. Pursuant to the Exchange Agreement, the Company assumed all of the financial obligations of SRM, as well as its employees and offices. As a result of the Exchange Agreement, SRM became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.,
SRM has relationships with and supplies the amusement park industry with exclusive products such as toys, lights, fans, and other items that are sold in amusement parks. SRM has developed, manufactured, and supplied the amusement park industry with exclusive products that are often only available to consumers inside the relevant amusement park, entertainment venues, and theme hotels in Orlando Florida, Beijing China, Japan, and other places throughout the worldwide theme park industry. SRM has developed unique products in conjunction with suppliers of products for core licensed items for major well-known brands, themes, characters, and movies.
Products developed by SRM are generally shipped directly to the theme park without warehousing at the Company’s facilities. SRM does not have long-term agreements with its customers, and instead develops products on an item-by-item basis subject to purchase orders from its customers.
Through SRM, the Company additionally intends to seek to sell its sun care products in amusement parks and related beach-adjacent properties such as cruise lines and ocean resorts. Jupiter Wellness is currently pursuing the sale of its jellyfish protection sun care products for sale in these locations.
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Recent Developments
In July 2021, the Company closed an underwritten public offering (the “Offering”) of 11,066,258 shares (the “Company Offering Shares”) of common stock, par value $0.001 per share and warrants (the “Company Warrants”) to purchase up to 11,607,142 shares of Common Stock. The Warrants will be exercisable immediately upon issuance with an exercise price of $2.79 per share and will expire on the fifth anniversary of the original issuance date. The net proceeds from the Offering, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and Offering expenses, were $28,318,314, which includes net proceeds from partial exercise of the underwriter’s option to purchase 1,741,071 Company Warrants, representing 15% of the Company Warrants sold in the base offering.
On November 3, 2021, the Company filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission to sponsor Jupiter Wellness Acquisition Corporation (“JWAC”) a SPAC, dedicated to investing in AI based therapeutics and diagnostics. On December 9, 2021, JWAC consummated the initial public offering (“IPO”) of 13,800,000 at a price of $10.00 per unit, generating gross proceeds of $138,000,000. Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, JWAC consummated the sale of 629,000 placement units at a price of $10.00 per placement unit in a private placement generating gross proceeds of $6,290,000. As of September 30, 2022, the Company had invested $2,908,300 in Jupiter Wellness Sponsor LLC (“JWSL”), an affiliate, which in turn invested the funds to JWAC
On January 20, 2022 the Company received a letter from Nasdaq stating that, because the Company made the Share Grants not pursuant to the 2021 Equity Plan despite them considered to be S-8 eligible, Nasdaq had determined that the Company did not comply with Listing Rule 5635(c). It was brought to our attention that 180,000 shares of common stock, out of the total 1,020,000 shares of common stock to consultants (the “Consulting Share Awards”) that were issued to three consultants, Greentree Financial (100,000 shares), Inc., L&H Inc. (20,000 shares), and Tee 2 Green Enterprises, Ltd. (60,000 shares), during the relevant period (the “Share Grants”), should have been issued pursuant to the 2021 Equity Plan because the Share Grants were considered to be S-8 eligible. As a result, the inadvertent issuance of the Share Grants to the mentioned-above three consultants was not made in compliance with Listing Rule 5635(c). The Company subsequently notified Nasdaq that the Board has approved the reallocation of the Share Grants to be accounted for as if they were originally issued under the 2021 Equity Plan, and has made the corresponding change to the Company’s books and records. However, since the 2021 Equity Plan has previously been exercised in full, to allow for the reallocation of the Share Grants under the 2021 Equity Plan, on January 17, 2022, the Board determined that 100,000 options that have previously been issued under the 2021 Equity Plan to Brian John, and 100,000 options issued to Dr. Glynn Wilson be cancelled, a revocation to which Messrs. John and Wilson have agreed. Following the remedial measures the Company was informed that the Company has regained compliance with the Rule and that this matter is now closed.
On June 28, 2022 the Company received a letter from Nasdaq stating that, because the Company made certain share issuances outside of a shareholder approved equity compensation plan, Nasdaq had determined that the Company did not comply with Listing Rule 5635(c). On July 26, 2022, the Company submitted a final compliance plan to Nasdaq consisting of the following corrective actions: (1) on July 20, 2022, the Company’s four executive officers (Messrs. John, Miller, and McKinnon and Dr. Wilson), all of whom are on the Company’s Board of Directors except for Mr. McKinnon, each cancelled 2,750 options issued to them in August 2021 pursuant to an Incentive Stock Option Forfeiture Agreement. The cancellation of the 11,000 options in total enabled the issuance of 11,000 shares to a non-executive employee that took place in 2021 to be reallocated to be accounted for as if it was originally issued under the 2020 Equity Incentive Plan. The Company’s Board of Directors passed a resolution on July 25, 2022, making the corresponding change to the Company’s books and records with regard to the 11,000 shares; and (2) on July 26, 2022, the same four executive officers, returned, and the Company cancelled, a total of 56,496 shares of common stock issued to them in 2021 outside of a shareholder approved equity compensation plan. Following the remedial measures, the Company was informed that the Company has regained compliance with the Rule and that this matter is now closed.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements are presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Jupiter Wellness, Inc., a Florida corporation, Magical Beasts, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company, SRM Entertainment, Limited, a Hong Kong private limited company, and Jupiter Wellness Investments, Inc., a Florida corporation. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
Significant Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based on our unaudited financial statements for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 audited financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles, or U.S. GAAP, and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The preparation of the financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements as well as the reported revenue generated, and expenses incurred during the reporting periods. Our estimates are based on our historical experience and on various other factors that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions and any such differences may be material. We believe that the accounting policies discussed below are critical to understanding our historical and future performance, as these policies relate to the more significant areas involving management’s judgments and estimates.
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Emerging Growth Company Status
We are an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the “Securities Act”), as modified by the Jumpstart our Business Startups Act of 2012, (the “JOBS Act”), and we may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.
Further, Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such election to opt out is irrevocable. We have elected not to opt out of such extended transition period which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, we, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of our financial statements with another public company which is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) and are expressed in United States Dollars. Significant accounting policies are summarized below:
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all short-term investments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash and equivalents for purposes of the statement of cash flows. There were no cash equivalents as of September 30, 2022 or December 31, 2021.
Net Loss per Common Share
Net income (loss) per common share is computed pursuant to section 260-10-45 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification. Basic net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. If applicable, diluted earnings per share assume the conversion, exercise or issuance of all common stock instruments such as options, warrants, convertible securities and preferred stock, unless the effect is to reduce a loss or increase earnings per share. As such, options, warrants, convertible securities and preferred stock are not considered in the calculations, as the impact of the potential common shares would be to decrease the loss per share.
| For the Nine Months | For the Year | |||||||||||||||
| Ended September 30, | Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||||||||||
| Numerator: | ||||||||||||||||
| Net (loss) | $ | (6,692,957 | ) | $ | (11,155,267 | ) | $ | (28,100,245 | ) | $ | (6,289,205 | ) | ||||
| Denominator: | ||||||||||||||||
| Denominator for basic earnings per share - Weighted- | ||||||||||||||||
| average common shares issued and outstanding during the period | 22,191,644 | 14,151,337 | 16,603,788 | 7,325,708 | ||||||||||||
| Denominator for diluted earnings per share | 22,191,644 | 14,151,337 | 16,603,788 | 7,325,708 | ||||||||||||
| Basic (loss) per share | $ | (0.30 | ) | $ | (0.79 | ) | $ | (1.69 | ) | $ | (0.86 | ) | ||||
| Diluted (loss) per share | $ | (0.30 | ) | $ | (0.79 | ) | $ | (1.69 | ) | $ | (0.86 | ) | ||||
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Revenue Recognition
The Company generates its revenue from the sale of its products directly to the end user or distributor (collectively the “customer”).
The Company recognizes revenues by applying the following steps in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Codification 606 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (“ASC 606”). Under ASC 606, revenues are recognized when control of the promised goods or services are transferred to a customer, in an amount that reflects the consideration that the Company expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. The Company applies the following five steps in order to determine the appropriate amount of revenue to be recognized as it fulfills its obligations under each of its agreements:
| ● | identify the contract with a customer; | |
| ● | identify the performance obligations in the contract; | |
| ● | determine the transaction price; | |
| ● | allocate the transaction price to performance obligations in the contract; and | |
| ● | recognize revenue as the performance obligation is satisfied. |
The Company’s performance obligations are satisfied when goods or products are shipped on an FOB shipping point basis as title passes when shipped. Our product is generally paid in advance of shipment or standard net 30 days and we offer no specific right of return, refund or warranty related to our products except for cases of defective products of which there have been none to date.
Accounts Receivable and Credit Risk
Accounts receivable are generated from sales of the Company’s products. The Company provides an allowance for doubtful collections, which is based upon a review of outstanding receivables, historical collection information, and existing economic conditions. As of December 31, 2021, the Company recorded an allowance of $104,851 against accounts receivable acquired in connection with the acquisition of SRM Entertainment and as of September 30, 2022, the Company had recognized no additional allowance for doubtful collections.
Foreign Currency Translation
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated using the exchange rate at the balance sheet date, while revenue and expense accounts are translated at the average exchange rates prevailing during the period. Equity accounts are translated at historical exchange rates. Gains and losses from foreign currency transactions and translation for the Nine-months ended September 30, 2022 and year ended December 31, 2021 and the cumulative translation gains and losses as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 were not material.
Inventory
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. The Company periodically reviews the value of items in inventory and provides write-downs or write-offs of inventory based on its assessment of market conditions. Write-downs and write-offs are charged to cost of goods sold. Inventory is based upon the average cost method of accounting.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The fair value of our assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the accompanying balance sheet, primarily due to their short-term nature.
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Income Taxes
We account for income taxes under ASC 740 Income Taxes (“ASC 740”). ASC 740 requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for both the expected impact of differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities and for the expected future tax benefit to be derived from tax loss and tax credit carry forwards. ASC 740 additionally requires a valuation allowance to be established when it is more likely than not that all or a portion of deferred tax assets will not be realized.
ASC 740 also clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement process for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. ASC 740 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim period, disclosure and transition. Based on our evaluation, it has been concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions requiring recognition in our financial statements. Since we were incorporated on October 24, 2018, the evaluation was performed for 2018 tax year, which would be the only period subject to examination. We believe that our income tax positions and deductions would be sustained on audit and does not anticipate any adjustments that would result in a material changes to our financial position. Our policy for recording interest and penalties associated with audits is to record such items as a component of income tax expense.
The Company’s deferred tax asset at December 31, 2021 consists of net operating loss carry forwards calculated using federal and state effective tax rates equating to approximately $4,865,890 less a valuation allowance in the amount of approximately $4,865,890. Because of the Company’s lack of earnings history, the deferred tax asset has been fully offset by a valuation allowance in the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020.
Research and Development
The Company accounts for research and development costs in accordance with the Accounting Standards Codification subtopic 730-10, Research and Development (“ASC 730-10”). Under ASC 730-10, all research and development costs must be charged to expense as incurred. Accordingly, internal research and development costs are expensed as incurred. Third-party research and developments costs are expensed when the contracted work has been performed or as milestone results have been achieved. Company-sponsored research and development costs related to both present and future products are expensed in the period incurred. The Company incurred research and development expenses of $132,117 and $917,714 for the Nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Stock Based Compensation
We recognize compensation costs to employees under FASB Accounting Standards Codification 718 “Compensation - Stock Compensation” (“ASC 718”). Under ASC 718, companies are required to measure the compensation costs of share-based compensation arrangements based on the grant-date fair value and recognize the costs in the financial statements over the period during which employees are required to provide services. Share based compensation arrangements include stock options and warrants. As such, compensation cost is measured on the date of grant at their fair value. Such compensation amounts, if any, are amortized over the respective vesting periods of the option grant.
On October 24, 2018, the inception date (“Inception”), we adopted ASU No. 2018-07 “Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting.” These amendments expand the scope of Topic 718, Compensation - Stock Compensation (which currently only includes share-based payments to employees) to include share-based payments issued to nonemployees for goods or services. Consequently, the accounting for share-based payments to nonemployees and employees will be substantially aligned.
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Related parties
The Company follows subtopic 850-10 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification for the identification of related parties and disclosure of related party transactions.
Pursuant to Section 850-10-20 the related parties include a) affiliates of the Company; b) Entities for which investments in their equity securities would be required, absent the election of the fair value option under the Fair Value Option Subsection of Section 825–10–15, to be accounted for by the equity method by the investing entity; c) trusts for the benefit of employees, such as pension and profit-sharing trusts that are managed by or under the trusteeship of management; d) principal owners of the Company; e) management of the Company; f) other parties with which the Company may deal if one party controls or can significantly influence the management or operating policies of the other to an extent that one of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests; and g) Other parties that can significantly influence the management or operating policies of the transacting parties or that have an ownership interest in one of the transacting parties and can significantly influence the other to an extent that one or more of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests.
The consolidated financial statements shall include disclosures of material related party transactions, other than compensation arrangements, expense allowances, and other similar items in the ordinary course of business. However, disclosure of transactions that are eliminated in the preparation of consolidated or combined financial statements is not required in those statements. The disclosures shall include: a. the nature of the relationship(s) involved; b. a description of the transactions, including transactions to which no amounts or nominal amounts were ascribed, for each of the periods for which income statements are presented, and such other information deemed necessary to an understanding of the effects of the transactions on the financial statements; c. the dollar amounts of transactions for each of the periods for which income statements are presented and the effects of any change in the method of establishing the terms from that used in the preceding period; and d. amounts due from or to related parties as of the date of each balance sheet presented and, if not otherwise apparent, the terms and manner of settlement.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In September 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-07, which simplifies the accounting for nonemployee share-based payment transactions. The amendments specify that Topic 718 applies to all share-based payment transactions in which a grantor acquires goods or services to be used or consumed in a grantor’s own operations by issuing share-based payment awards. The Company has adopted this standard beginning January 1, 2019. The adoption of this standard did not have a significant impact on our results of operations, financial condition, cash flows, and financial statement disclosures.
In February 2016, Topic 842, “Leases” was issued to replace the leases requirements in Topic 840, “Leases”. The main difference between previous GAAP and Topic 842 is the recognition of lease assets and lease liabilities by lessees for those leases classified as operating leases under previous GAAP. A lessee should recognize in the balance sheet a liability to make lease payments (the lease liability) and a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term. For leases with a term of 12 months or less, a lessee is permitted to make an accounting policy election by class of underlying asset not to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities. If a lessee makes this election, it should recognize lease expense for such leases generally on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The accounting applied by a lessor is largely unchanged from that applied under previous GAAP. Topic 842 will be effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those annual periods and is to be retrospectively applied. The Company has adopted this standard beginning January 1, 2019. The adoption of this standard did not have a significant impact on our results of operations, financial condition, cash flows, and financial statement disclosures.
Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on our financial statements.
Results of Operations
For the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021
The following table provides selected financial data about us for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
| September 30, 2022 | September 30, 2021 | |||||||
| Sales | $ | 1,569,925 | $ | 687,928 | ||||
| Cost of Sales | 1,155,617 | 685,769 | ||||||
| Gross Profit (Loss) | 413,308 | 2,159 | ||||||
| Total expenses | (2,745,734 | ) | (4,810,589 | ) | ||||
| Net Loss | $ | (2,232,426 | ) | $ | (4,808,430 | ) | ||
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Revenues
We generated $1,569,925 in revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared to $687,928 revenues in the three months ended September 30, 2021. As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, revenues were depressed in 2021 and we are now experiencing a greater demand for our products.
Operating Expenses and Other Income (Expense)
We had total operating expenses and other income and expense of $2,745,734 for the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared to $4,810,589 for the three months ended September 30, 2021.
Operating expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2022 were in connection with our daily operations as follows: (i) marketing expenses of $9,575; (ii) research and development of $3,876; (iii) legal and professional expenses of $942,618, consisting of corporate advisory services, annual report preparation fees and general corporate governance fees; (iv) rent and utilities of $49,022; (v) depreciation and amortization of $23,186; (vi) general and administrative expenses of $872,365, consisting of payroll and related taxes, travel, meals and entertainment, office supplies and expense, compensation related to management transition agreements and other normal office and administration expenses; (vii) stock based compensation of $295,860; (viii) and net interest expense of $549,232.
Operating expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2021 were in connection with our daily operations as follows: (i) marketing expenses of $13,996; (ii) research and development of $721,998; (iii) legal and professional expenses of $554,553, consisting of corporate advisory services, annual report preparation fees and general corporate governance fees; (iv) rent and utilities of $7,565; (v) depreciation and amortization of $27,839; (vi) general and administrative expenses of $407,801, consisting of payroll and related taxes, travel, meals and entertainment, office supplies and expense and other normal office and administration expenses; (vii) stock based compensation of $1,875,471; (viii) net interest expense of $1,196,261 (which includes $1,145,182 of amortization of original issue discount and Warrant discount on convertible promissory notes); and (ix) other loss of $5,105.
Income/Losses
Net losses were $2,332,426 and $4,808,430 for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
For the Nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021
The following table provides selected financial data about us for the Nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
| Nine Months Ended | ||||||||
| September 30, 2022 | September 30, 2021 | |||||||
| Sales | $ | 5,291,136 | $ | 1,331,862 | ||||
| Cost of Sales | 4,255,374 | 1,123,134 | ||||||
| Gross Profit (Loss) | 1,035,762 | 208,728 | ||||||
| Total expenses | (7,728,719 | ) | (11,363,995 | ) | ||||
| Net Loss | $ | (6,692,957 | ) | $ | (11,155,267 | ) | ||
Revenues
We generated $5,291,136 in revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to $1,331,862 revenues in the Nine months ended September 30, 2021. As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, revenues were depressed in 2021 and we are now experiencing a greater demand for our products.
Operating Expenses
We had total operating expenses of $7,728,719 for the Nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to $11,363,995 for the Nine months ended September 30, 2021.
Operating expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 were in connection with our daily operations as follows: (i) marketing expenses of $78,719; (ii) research and development of $132,117; (iii) legal and professional expenses of $1,753,640, consisting of corporate advisory services, annual report preparation fees, investor relations, and general corporate governance fees; (iv) rent and utilities of $130,974; (v) depreciation and amortization of $72,617; (vi) general and administrative expenses of $2,899,489, consisting of payroll and related taxes, travel, meals and entertainment, office supplies and expense and other normal office and administration expenses; (vii) stock based compensation of $543,029; (viii) net interest expense of $1,118,134 (which includes $876,926 of amortization of original issue discount and Warrant discount on convertible promissory notes) and (ix) a $1,000,000 impairment of a promissory note.
Operating expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 were in connection with our daily operations as follows: (i) marketing expenses of $386,228; (ii) research and development of $917,714; (iii) legal and professional expenses of $1,567,022, consisting of corporate advisory services, annual report preparation fees and general corporate governance fees; (iv) rent and utilities of $60,318; (v) depreciation and amortization of $71,045; (vi) general and administrative expenses of $1,795,686, consisting of payroll and related taxes, travel, meals and entertainment, office supplies and expense and other normal office and administration expenses; (vii) stock based compensation of $5,538,820; (viii) net interest expense of $1,691,257 (which includes $1,560,334 of amortization of original issue discount and Warrant discount on convertible promissory notes) and (ix) a net gain of $664,095 (which includes a gain of $669,200 on settlement of note payable in connection with the Magical Beast Omnibus Agreement and $5,105 other loss).
Income/Losses
Net losses were $6,692,957 and $11,155,267 for the Nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
As a “smaller reporting company”, we are not required to provide the information required by this Item.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management, with the participation of our CEO and CFO, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of September 30, 2022 (the “Evaluation Date”). Based upon that evaluation, the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer concluded that, as of the Evaluation Date, our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act (i) are recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and (ii) are accumulated and communicated to our management, including our CEO and CFO, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
During the past three months and previous fiscal year, we implemented significant measures to remediate the previously disclosed ineffectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, which included an insufficient degree of segregation of duties amongst our accounting and financial reporting personnel, and the lack of a formalized and complete set of policy and procedure documentation evidencing our system of internal controls over financial reporting. The remediation measures consisted of the hiring of individuals with appropriate experience in internal controls over financial reporting, and the modification of our accounting processes and enhancement to our financial controls, including the testing of such controls.
Other than as described above, there was no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) or 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) identified in connection with the evaluation required by Rules 13a-15(d) or 15d-15(d) that occurred during the Nine months ended September 30, 2022 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
On August 6, 2020, the Company, Messrs. John and Miller and certain affiliated entities filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court, Southern District of New York against Robert Koch, Bedford Investment Partners, LLC, Kaizen Advisors, LLC and certain other unnamed defendants. The lawsuit alleges that Mr. Koch and the other defendants are attempting to extort the Company and Messrs. John and Miller to issue the defendants shares of the Company’s common stock which they claim are owed to them. The Company asserts that they have no oral or written agreement with Mr. Koch or any of his affiliates that entitle him to shares of the Company’s common stock. The Company’s complaint seeks actual damages in the amount of $5,000,000 and punitive damages in the amount of $5,000,000. In response, Mr. Koch and Bedford Investment Partners, LLC (together, the “Koch Parties”) filed their answer and counterclaim, repeating the same claims that caused the Company to file the lawsuit. On October 6, 2020, the Company moved for judgment on the pleadings to dismiss the defendants’ counterclaim in its entirety. On April 24, 2021, the Company’s motion was granted and all counterclaims were dismissed with prejudice, except the breach-of-contract and unjust enrichment claims. On June 04, 2021 the Koch Parties filed a Second Amended Counterclaim, re-alleging their previous breach-of-contract and unjust enrichment counterclaims. On June 25, 2021, the Company filed a motion to dismiss defendants’ Second Amended Counterclaim, which the parties briefed in summer 2021. On February 14, 2022, the court dismissed all of the Koch Parties’ counterclaims except to the extent that they alleged unjust enrichment against Jupiter and Mr. John. On March 22, 2022, the Parties engaged in a Settlement Conference before The Honorable Sarah L. Cave, which did not resolve the case. On March 25, 2022, The Honorable Lewis J. Liman granted Jupiter and Mr. John permission to move for summary judgment dismissing the Koch Parties’ unjust enrichment counterclaim, which the parties briefed in spring 2022. Because the Court has not yet ruled on Jupiter and Mr. John’s motion for summary judgment, the Court rescheduled this case’s jury trial from November 14, 2022 to March 27, 2023.
On July 6 , 2020, Brian Menke (the “Plaintiff”) filled a lawsuit in Nevada court seeking to enforce a judgement that he had obtained in 2012 against Krista Whitley, the former owner and manager of Magical Beasts LLC., in the amount of $250,000. In July 2020, the Plaintiff brought a claim in Nevada State Court to impute such judgement to the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Magical Beasts, LLC. On August 6, 2020, the court imputed the judgement to Magical Beasts and advised the Company that before paying any funds to Ms. Whitley, they must first satisfy the judgement to the Plaintiff. On October 12, 2020, the Company, Ms. Whitley and the Plaintiff reached a settlement agreement whereby the Company agreed that of the $1,000,000 payable to Ms. Whitley, the first $334,000 be paid to the Plaintiff. Ms. Whitley in turn agreed that such payments would be applied to the $1,000,000 owed to Ms. Whitley that was to be paid from the proceeds of the offering and the Plaintiff agreed to withdraw the case against Magical Beasts without prejudice.
On January 25, 2021, the Company entered into an Omnibus Amendment to: (1) the Confidential Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated February 21, 2020; (2) the Sales Distributor Agreement, dated February 21, 2020; and (3) the Executive Employment Agreement, dated March 31, 2020 (the “Agreements”). Pursuant to the Omnibus Amendment, the parties (i) acknowledge that the Company has fully satisfied its obligation of $334,000 to the Plaintiff as Ms. Whitley’s judgment creditors; (ii) agree that in satisfaction of the remaining balance due to Ms. Whitley under the Agreements, she is to be paid $150,000 in cash; (iii) agree that starting April 1, 2020, shall be entitled to individually market and sell the Bella line of products remaining in the Company’s inventory, as identified in the Omnibus Amendment, and the Company will relinquish its rights to the Bella brand; (iv) agree that the number of shares issuable upon exercise of the common stock purchase options granted to Ms. Whitley under the Agreements shall be reduced from 250,000 to 185,000, Ms. Whitely may utilize a cashless exercise feature to exercise such options, subject to a six (6) month holding period on the shares, and Ms. Whitley shall not be permitted to sell an amount of shares in any week which exceeds 10% of the Company’s total weekly trading volume in the prior week; (v) agree that Ms. Whitley’s Employment Agreement shall terminate on March 31, 2021 and shall not renew; and (vi) acknowledge that Ms. Whitley has been paid $5,541 for unreimbursed expenses on or about December 30, 2020; and (vii) the balance of the note due Whitley be forgiven.
As a result of the above, the Company recognized a gain of $669,200 in 2021, comprised of the forgiveness of debt of $691,500 and the write-off of the unamortized portion of Whitley’s non-compete agreement of $22,300.
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Item 1A. Risk Factors
As a “smaller reporting company”, we are not required to provide the information required by this Item.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
During the nine-months ended September 30, 2022, the Company entered into two Investor Relations Consulting Agreement under the terms of which the Company issued 250,000 shares of its common stock. The shares were issued at their respective fair value based on the Company’s Nasdaq closing price of the shares on the date of the agreements. The Company recognized a total of $208,860 as stock-based compensation during the nine-months ended September 30, 2022 for these issuances.
On April 20, 2022, Jupiter Wellness, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a $1,500,000 Loan Agreement (the “Greentree Loan”). Pursuant to the Greentree Loan the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the principal amount of $1,500,000 (the “Greentree Note”), the issuance of 187,500 shares of the Company’s common stock as origination shares and the issuance of a Common Stock Purchase Warrant for 1,100,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Greentree Warrant”).
On April 20, 2022, the Company entered into a $500,000 Loan Agreement (the “L&H Loan,” collectively with Greentree Loan referred to as the “Loan Agreements”). Pursuant to the L&H Loan the Company issued a Convertible Promissory Note in the principal amount of $500,000 (the “L&H Note,” collectively with Greentree Note as the “Notes”) “), the issuance of 62,500 shares of the Company’s common stock as origination shares and the issuance of a Common Stock Purchase Warrant for 360,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “L&H Warrant,” collectively with Greentree Warrant as the “Warrants”).
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information
None
Item 6. Exhibits
Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| (31) | Rule 13a-14 (d)/15d-14d) Certifications | |
| 31.1 Section | 302 Certification by the Principal Executive Officer | |
| 31.2 Section | 302 Certification by the Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer | |
| (32) | Section 1350 Certifications | |
| 32.1* | Section 906 Certification by the Principal Executive Officer | |
| 32.2 | Section 906 Certification by the Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer | |
| 101* | Interactive Data File | |
| 101.INS | Inline XBRL Instance Document | |
| 101.SCH | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | |
| 101.CAL | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document | |
| 101.DEF | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document | |
| 101.LAB | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document | |
| 101.PRE | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) |
* The certifications attached as Exhibits 32.1 and 32.2 accompany this quarterly report on Form 10-Q pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and shall not be deemed “filed” by the Registrant for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended..
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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.
| Jupiter Wellness, INC. | |
| Dated: November 14, 2022 | /s/ Brian S. John |
| Brian S. John | |
| Chief Executive Officer | |
| (Principal Executive Officer Officer) |
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EXHIBIT 31.1
CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. ss 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Brian S. John, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Jupiter Wellness, Inc.; |
| 2 | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
| 3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
| 4. | The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: |
| (a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; | |
| (b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; | |
| (c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and | |
| (d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
| 5. | The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
| (a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and | |
| (b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
| Date: November 14, 2022 | |
| /s/ Brian S. John | |
| Brian S. John | |
| Chief Executive Officer | |
| (Principal Executive Officer) |
EXHIBIT 31.2
CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. ss 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Douglas O. McKinnon, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Jupiter Wellness, Inc.; |
| 2 | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
| 3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
| 4. | The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: |
| (a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
| (b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
| (c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
| (d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
| 5. | The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
| (a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and | |
| (b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
| Date: November 14, 2022 | |
| /s/ Douglas O. McKinnon | |
| Douglas O. McKinnon | |
| Chief Financial Officer | |
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) |
EXHIBIT 32.1
CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Brian S. John, hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
| (1) | the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Jupiter Wellness, Inc. for the period ended September 30, 2022 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
| (2) | the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Jupiter Wellness, Inc. |
| Dated: November 14, 2022 | /s/ Brian S. John |
| Brian S. John | |
| Chief Executive Officer | |
| (Principal Executive Officer Officer) | |
| Jupiter Wellness, Inc. |
EXHIBIT 32.2
CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Douglas O. McKinnon, hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
| (1) | the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Jupiter Wellness, Inc. for the period ended September 30, 2022 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
| (2) | the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Jupiter Wellness, Inc. |
| Dated: November 14, 2022 | /s/ Douglas O. McKinnon |
| Douglas O. McKinnon | |
| Chief Financial Officer | |
| (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) | |
| Jupiter Wellness, Inc. |