Falcon's Beyond Global, Inc 10-Q for FY2024 Q3
Falcon's Beyond Global, Inc. (FBYD)
About this 10-Q
Falcon's Beyond Global, Inc filed this 10-Q on November 14, 2024, covering the quarter ended September 30, 2024 (FY2024 Q3).
Headline figures
Quarter ended September 30, 2024, as reported in this filing, compared with the same period a year earlier where the filing states it.
- Revenue
- $2.07M
- up 30.9% from $1.58M a year earlier
- Net income
- $39.3M
- up 811.9% from net income of $4.31M a year earlier
- Diluted EPS
- $0.46
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FALCON’S BEYOND GLOBAL, INC.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Quarterly Report”) contains statements that the Company believes are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements relating to expectations for future financial performance, business strategies or expectations for our business. These statements are based on the beliefs and assumptions of the management of the Company. Although the Company believes that its plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot provide assurance that it will achieve or realize these plans, intentions or expectations. These statements constitute projections, forecasts and forward-looking statements, and are not guarantees of performance. Such statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. When used in this in this Quarterly Report, words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “can,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “should,” “target,” “will,” “would” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking.
You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Should one or more of a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties materialize, or should any of our assumptions prove incorrect, the Company’s actual results or performance may be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. The following important factors, risks, and uncertainties could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report:
| ● | We may not be able to sustain our growth, effectively manage our anticipated future growth, implement our business strategies or achieve the results we anticipate. |
| ● | The impairments of our intangible assets and equity method investment in our joint ventures, have materially and adversely impacted our business and results of operations and may do so again in the future. |
| ● | Our current liquidity resources raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern and holders of our securities could suffer a total loss of their investment. |
| ● | We will require additional capital, which additional financing may result in restrictions on our operations or substantial dilution to our stockholders, to support the growth of our business, and this capital might not be available on acceptable terms, if at all. |
| ● | Following the closure of Katmandu Park DR, our FBD business is in transition and the repositioning and rebranding of FBD projects will be subject to timing, budgeting and other risks which could have a material adverse effect on us. In addition, the ongoing need for capital expenditures to develop our FBD business could have a material adverse effect on us, including our financial condition, liquidity and results of operations. |
| ● | Our growth plans in FCG may take longer than anticipated or may not be successful. |
| ● | Our ability to execute on our strategy and business model is dependent on the quality of our services, and our failure to offer high quality services could have a material adverse effect on its sales and results of operations. |
| ● | Anticipated synergies across our three business lines may not create the diversified revenue streams that we believe they will. |
| ● | A significant portion of FCG’s and our revenue is derived from one large client of FCG and any loss of, or decrease in services to, that client could harm FCG’s and our results of operations. |
| ● | Following the completion of the Strategic Investment, the Company, Falcon’s Opco and FCG LLC are subject to contractual restrictions that may affect our ability to access the public markets and expand our business. |
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| ● | The significance of our operations and partnerships outside of the United States makes us susceptible to the risks of doing business internationally, which could lower our revenues, increase our costs, reduce our profits, disrupt our business, or damage our reputation. |
| ● | We are exposed to risks related to operating in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. |
| ● | Our indebtedness and liabilities could limit the cash flow available for our operations, which may adversely affect our financial condition and future financial results. The principal, premium, if any, and interest payment obligations of such debt may restrict our future operations and impair our ability to invest in our businesses. |
| ● | We may expand into new lines of business in our FBB division and may face risks associated with such expansion. |
| ● | We have entered and expect to continue to enter into joint venture, strategic collaborations, teaming and other business arrangements, and these activities involve risks and uncertainties. A failure of any such relationship could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations. |
| ● | In certain jurisdictions into which we are currently contemplating expanding, we will rely on strategic relationships with local partners in order to be able to offer and market our products and services. If we cannot establish and maintain these relationships, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected. |
| ● | We are dependent on the continued contributions of our senior management and other key employees, and the loss of any of whom could adversely affect our business, operating results, and financial condition. |
| ● | If we are unable to hire, retain, train and motivate qualified personnel and senior management for our businesses and deploy our personnel and resources to meet customer demand around the world, our business could suffer. |
| ● | Failures in, material damage to, or interruptions in our information technology systems, software or websites, and difficulties in updating our systems or software or implementing new systems or software could adversely affect our businesses or operations. |
| ● | Protection of electronically stored data and other cybersecurity is costly, and if our data or systems are materially compromised in spite of this protection, we may incur additional costs, lost opportunities, damage to our reputation, disruption of services or theft of our assets. |
| ● | Our insurance may not be adequate to cover the potential losses, liabilities and damages of our FBD division, the cost of insurance may continue to increase materially, including as a result of natural disasters, some of which may be related to climate change, and we may not be able to secure insurance to cover all of our risks, all of which could have a material adverse effect on us. |
| ● | Theft of our intellectual property, including unauthorized exhibition of our content, may decrease our licensing, franchising and programming revenue which may adversely affect our business and profitability. |
| ● | We are a holding company, and our only material assets are our interests in Falcon’s Opco and our other equity method investments. Accordingly, we will generally be dependent upon distributions from Falcon’s Opco and our other equity method investments to pay taxes, make payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement and pay dividends. |
| ● | Under the Tax Receivable Agreement, the Company is required to make payments to the Company’s initial or current unitholders for certain tax benefits to which the Company may become entitled, and those payments may be substantial. |
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| ● | In certain cases, payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement may be accelerated and/or significantly exceed the actual benefits the Company realizes in respect of the tax attributes subject to the Tax Receivable Agreement. |
| ● | If Falcon’s Opco were to become a publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Company and Falcon’s Opco might be subject to potentially significant tax inefficiencies, and the Company would not be able to recover payments previously made by it under the Tax Receivable Agreement even if the corresponding tax benefits were subsequently determined to have been unavailable due to such status. |
| ● | As a public reporting company, we are subject to rules and regulations established from time to time by the SEC and Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding our internal control over financial reporting. If we fail to establish and maintain effective internal control over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures, we may not be able to accurately report our financial results or report them in a timely manner. |
| ● | We have identified material weaknesses in our internal controls over financial reporting. If we are unable to remediate these material weaknesses, if management identifies additional material weaknesses in the future or if we otherwise fail to maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting, we may not be able to accurately or timely report our financial position or results of operations, which may adversely affect our business and stock price or cause our access to the capital markets to be impaired. |
| ● | The Demerau Family is expected to have significant influence over stockholder decisions because of its share ownership. |
| ● | Cecil D. Magpuri, our Chief Executive Officer, controls over twenty percent of our voting power and is able to exert significant influence over the direction of our business. |
| ● | There can be no assurance that we will be able to comply with the continued listing standards of Nasdaq. |
In addition, this Quarterly Report includes important information as to risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. See “Note 10 - Commitments and Contingencies” within Item 1 of this Quarterly Report and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” within Item 2 of this Quarterly Report. Additional important information as to these factors is included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 (“Annual Report”) in the sections titled Item 1, “Business”, Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” Item 3, “Legal Proceedings,” and Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”. The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Quarterly Report or, in the case of any document incorporated by reference, the date of that document. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law. Additional information as to factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements is disclosed from time to time in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.
FALCON’S BEYOND GLOBAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)
| As of September 30, 2024 | As of December 31, 2023 | |||||||
| Assets | ||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | ||||||
| Accounts receivable, net ($ | ||||||||
| Other current assets | ||||||||
| Total current assets | ||||||||
| Investments and advances to equity method investments | ||||||||
| Property and equipment, net | ||||||||
| Other non-current assets | ||||||||
| Total assets | $ | $ | ||||||
| Liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit) | ||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable ($ | $ | $ | ||||||
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities ($ | ||||||||
| Short-term debt ($ | ||||||||
| Current portion of long-term debt ($ | ||||||||
| Earnout liabilities – current portion | — | |||||||
| Total current liabilities | ||||||||
| Other long-term payables | ||||||||
| Long-term debt, net of current portion ($ | ||||||||
| Earnout liabilities, net of current portion | — | |||||||
| Warrant liabilities | ||||||||
| Total liabilities | ||||||||
| Commitments and contingencies – Note 10 | ||||||||
| Stockholders’ equity (deficit) | ||||||||
| Class A common stock ($ | ||||||||
| Class B common stock ($ | ||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | ||||||||
| Accumulated deficit | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Total equity attributable to common stockholders | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Non-controlling interests | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Total equity | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Total liabilities and equity | $ | $ | ||||||
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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FALCON’S BEYOND GLOBAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (UNAUDITED)
(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)
| For the three months ended | For the nine months ended | |||||||||||||||
| September 30, 2024 | September 30, 2023 | September 30, | September 30, 2023 | |||||||||||||
| Revenue ($ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
| Project design and build expense | ||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expense ($ | ||||||||||||||||
| Transaction expenses | ||||||||||||||||
| Credit loss expense – related party ($ | ||||||||||||||||
| Research and development expense ($ | ||||||||||||||||
| Intangible asset impairment loss | ||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization expense | ||||||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | ||||||||||||||||
| Loss from operations | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
| Share of gain (loss) from equity method investments | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
| Gain on deconsolidation of FCG | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense $( | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
| Interest income | ||||||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of warrant liabilities | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of earnout liabilities | ||||||||||||||||
| Foreign exchange transaction gain (loss) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) before taxes | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Income tax benefit | ||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||
| Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest | ||||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to common stockholders | ||||||||||||||||
| Net income per share | ||||||||||||||||
| Net income per share, basic | ||||||||||||||||
| Net income per share, diluted | ||||||||||||||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding, basic | ||||||||||||||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding, diluted | ||||||||||||||||
| Other Comprehensive income (loss): | ||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation income (loss) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Total other comprehensive income (loss) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest | ||||||||||||||||
| Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to common stockholders | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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FALCON’S BEYOND GLOBAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
(in thousands of U.S. dollars)
| For the nine months ended | ||||||||
| September 30, | September 30, | |||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities | ||||||||
| Net income (loss) | ( | ) | ||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | ||||||||
| Deferred loss on sales to equity method investments | ||||||||
| Foreign exchange transaction loss (gain) | ( | ) | ||||||
| Share of (gain) loss from equity method investments | ( | ) | ||||||
| Loss on sale of equipment | ||||||||
| Gain on deconsolidation of FCG | ( | ) | ||||||
| Change in deferred tax asset | ( | ) | ||||||
| Credit loss expense ($ | ||||||||
| Intangible asset impairment | ||||||||
| Change in fair value of earnouts | ( | ) | ||||||
| Change in fair value of warrants | ||||||||
| Share based compensation expense | ||||||||
| Changes in assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable, net ($ | ( | ) | ||||||
| Other current assets | ||||||||
| Inventories | ( | ) | ||||||
| Contract assets ($ | ||||||||
| Capitalization of ride media content | ( | ) | ||||||
| Deferred transaction costs | ||||||||
| Long term receivable – related party | ( | ) | ||||||
| Other non-current assets | ( | ) | ||||||
| Accounts payable ($ | ||||||||
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities ($ | ||||||||
| Contract liabilities ($ | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Cash flows from investing activities | ||||||||
| Purchase of property and equipment | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Proceeds from sale of equipment | ||||||||
| Cash inflow on deconsolidation of FCG | ||||||||
| Investments and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities | ( | ) | ||||||
| Cash flows from financing activities | ||||||||
| Short-term advances from affiliates ($2,287 related party for the nine months ended September 30, 2024) | ||||||||
| Principal payment on finance lease obligation | ( | ) | ||||||
| Proceeds from debt – related party | ||||||||
| Proceeds from debt – third-party | ||||||||
| Repayment of debt – related party | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Repayment of debt – third-party | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Proceeds from related party credit facilities | ||||||||
| Repayment of related party credit facilities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Equity contributions | ||||||||
| Proceeds from exercised warrants | ||||||||
| Proceeds from RSUs issued to affiliates | ||||||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | ||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | ( | ) | ||||||
| Foreign exchange impact on cash | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents – beginning of period | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | ||||||||
| Supplemental disclosures: | ||||||||
| Cash paid for interest | ||||||||
| Non-cash activities: | ||||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities (all operating lease assets and liabilities have been deconsolidated as of July 27, 2023) | ||||||||
| Finance lease right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new finance lease liabilities | ||||||||
| Conversion of warrants to common shares, Class A | ||||||||
| Conversion of Class B Common Stock to Class A Common Stock | ||||||||
| Release of earnout Common shares from escrow | ||||||||
| Accrued interest capitalized as debt principal | ||||||||
| Reclassification of earnout shares to equity | ||||||||
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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FALCON’S BEYOND GLOBAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)/MEMBERS’ EQUITY (UNAUDITED)
(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except unit and share data)
| Units | Members’ capital | Accumulated deficit | Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | Members’ equity | ||||||||||||||||
| December 31, 2022 | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||
| Net loss | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation gain | ||||||||||||||||||||
| March 31, 2023 | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||
| Net loss | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation loss | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Units issued | ||||||||||||||||||||
| June 30, 2023 | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||
| Net income | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation gain | ||||||||||||||||||||
| September 30, 2023 | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||
| Common Stock, Class A | Common Stock, Class B | Additional paid-in | Accumulated other comprehensive | Accumulated | Total equity attributable to common | Non- Controlling | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Capital | loss | deficit | stockholders | Interest | equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 31, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conversion of warrants to common shares | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conversion of Class B common stock to Class A common stock | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RSU Issuances | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation gain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| March 31, 2024 | $ | $ | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Release of earnout Common shares from escrow and other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RSU Issuances | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation loss | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| June 30, 2024 | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Forfeiture of earnout shares | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reclassification of stock price based earnout shares | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RSU Issuances | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation income | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| September 30, 2024 | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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FALCON’S BEYOND GLOBAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
(in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise stated)
| 1. | Description of business and basis of presentation |
Merger with FAST II
Falcon’s Beyond Global, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Pubco”, “FBG”, or the “Company”), entered into a Plan of Merger, dated as of January 31, 2023 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among Pubco, FAST Acquisition Corp. II, a Delaware corporation (“FAST II”), Falcon’s Beyond Global, LLC, a Florida limited liability company that has since redomesticated as a Delaware limited liability company (“Falcon’s Opco”), and Palm Merger Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pubco (“Merger Sub”).
On October 5, 2023 FAST II merged with and into Pubco (the “SPAC Merger”), with Pubco surviving as the sole owner of Merger Sub, followed by a contribution by Pubco of all of its cash (except for cash required to pay certain transaction expenses) to Merger Sub to effectuate the “UP-C” structure; and on October 6, 2023 Merger Sub merged with and into Falcon’s Opco (the “Acquisition Merger,” and collectively with the SPAC Merger, the “Business Combination”), with Falcon’s Opco as the surviving entity of such merger. Following the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (the “Closing”), the direct interests in Falcon’s Opco were held by Pubco and certain holders of the limited liability company units of Falcon’s Opco outstanding as of immediately prior to the Business Combination.
FAST II and Falcon’s Opco’s
transaction costs related to the Business Combination of $
Nature of Operations
The Company operates at the intersection of content, technology, and experiences. We aim to engage, inspire and entertain people through our creativity and innovation, and to connect people with brands, with each other, and with themselves through the combination of digital and physical experiences. At the core of our business is brand creation and optimization, facilitated by our multi-disciplinary creative teams. The Company has three business divisions, which are conducted through five operating segments. Our three business lines feed into each other to accelerate our growth strategy: (i) Falcon’s Creative Group, LLC (“FCG”) creates master plans, designs attractions and experiential entertainment, and produces content, interactives and software; (ii) Falcon’s Beyond Destinations develops a diverse range of entertainment experiences using both owned and third-party licensed intellectual property, consisting of Producciones de Parques, S.L. (“PDP”), Sierra Parima, S.A.S. (“Sierra Parima”) (Sierra Parima’s Katmandu Park in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (“Katmandu Park DR”) was closed to visitors on March 7, 2024), and Destination Operations, which develops a diverse range of entertainment experiences using both Company owned and third-party licensed intellectual property, spanning location-based entertainment, dining, and retail; and (iii) Falcon’s Beyond Brands brings brands and intellectual property to life through animation, movies, licensing and merchandising, gaming, as well as ride and technology sales.
Basis of presentation
The Business Combination was accounted for similar to a reverse recapitalization, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”). Following the closing of the Business Combination, Falcon’s Opco’s Executive Chairman, Mr. Scott Demerau, together with other members of the Demerau family, continued to collectively have a controlling interest of Pubco. As the Business Combination represents a common control transaction from an accounting perspective, the Business Combination was treated similar to a reverse recapitalization. As there was no change in control, Falcon’s Opco has been determined to be the accounting acquirer and Pubco was treated as the “acquired” company for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, for accounting purposes, the Business Combination was treated as the equivalent of Falcon’s Opco issuing stock for the net assets of Pubco, accompanied by a recapitalization. The net assets of Pubco were stated at historical cost, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded. Subsequently, results of operations presented for the period prior to the Business Combination are those of Falcon’s Opco.
Falcon’s Opco was formed on April 22,
2021, in the state of Florida, for the purpose of acquiring the outstanding membership units of Katmandu Group, LLC and its subsidiaries
(“Katmandu”), Falcon’s Treehouse, LLC and its subsidiaries (“Treehouse”) and Falcon’s Treehouse National,
LLC (“National”). On April 30, 2021, The Magpuri Revocable Trust, owner of Treehouse and National, and Katmandu Collections,
LLLP, (“Collections”) owner of Katmandu, entered into a Consolidation Agreement, whereby The Magpuri Revocable Trust contributed
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The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company are unaudited. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for a fair statement of results of operations, cash flows, and financial position have been made. Except as otherwise disclosed, all such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year. The year-end consolidated balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements but does not include all disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles.
The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes are presented in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and do not contain certain information included in the Company’s Annual Report. Therefore, these interim statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in the Company’s Annual Report.
The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its majority-owned subsidiaries for which it exercises control. Long-term investments in affiliated companies in which the Company exercises significant influence, but which it does not control, are accounted for using the equity method. The Company does not have any significant variable interest entities or special purpose entities whose financial results are not included in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
The financial statements of the Company’s operating foreign subsidiaries are measured using the local currency as the functional currency. Assets and liabilities are translated at exchange rates as of the balance sheet date. Revenues and expenses are translated at average monthly exchange rates prevailing during the period. Resulting translation adjustments are included in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).
Principles of Consolidation
The non-controlling interest represents the membership interest in Falcon’s Opco held by holders other than the Company.
The results of operations attributable to the non-controlling interests are included in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss), and the non-controlling interests are reported as a separate component of equity.
The Company consolidates the assets, liabilities, and operating results of Falcon’s Opco and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in the consolidation. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Liquidity
The Company has been engaged in expanding
its physical operations through its equity method investments, developing new product offerings, raising capital and recruiting personnel.
As a result, the Company has incurred a loss from operations of $11.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, accumulated
deficit attributable to common stockholders of $
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The Company has committed to fund its share of additional investment in its equity investment, Karnival TP-AQ Holdings Limited (“Karnival”), for the purpose of constructing the Vquarium Entertainment Centers in the People’s Republic of China. See Note 10 – Commitments and contingencies.
The Company’s development plans,
and investments have been funded by a combination of debt and committed equity contributions from its stockholders and third-parties,
and the Company is reliant upon its stockholders and third-parties for obtaining additional financing through debt or equity raises to
fund its working capital needs, contractual commitments, and expansion plans. As of September 30, 2024, the Company has accrued material
amounts of expenses in relation to its external advisors, accountants and legal costs in relation to its Form S-4 and other filings. The
Company has a working capital deficiency of ($
Deconsolidation of Falcon’s Creative Group, LLC
On July 27, 2023, pursuant to the Subscription
Agreement by and between FCG and QIC Delaware, Inc., (the “Subscription Agreement”), QIC Delaware, Inc., a Delaware corporation
and an affiliate of QIC, invested $
QIC is entitled to redeem its preferred
units on the earlier of (a) the five-year anniversary of the Strategic Investment or (b) any date on which a majority of key persons cease
to be employed by FCG. The LLCA contains contractual provisions regarding the distribution of FCG’s income or loss. Pursuant to
these provisions, QIC is entitled to a redemption amount of the initial $
QIC, as the holder of the preferred
units of FCG, has priority with respect to any distributions by FCG, to the extent there is cash available. Under the LLCA, such distributions
are payable (i) first, to QIC until the holders’ preferred return is reduced to zero, (ii) second, to QIC until the investment amount
is reduced to zero, (iii) third, to the Company until it has received an amount equal to the amount paid to QIC, and (iv) fourth, to QIC
and the Company on a pro-rata basis of
The LLCA grants QIC the right to block or participate in certain significant operating and capital decisions of FCG, including the approval of FCG’s budget and business plan, strategic investments, and incurring additional debt, among others. These rights allow QIC to effectively participate in significant financial and operating decisions of FCG that are made in FCG’s ordinary course of business. As such, as of July 27, 2023, the Company does not have a controlling financial interest since QIC has the substantive right to participate in FCG’s business decisions. Therefore, FCG was deconsolidated and accounted for as an equity method investment in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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After July 27, 2023, the assets and liabilities of FCG are no longer included within the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023.
See Note 4 – Investments and advances to equity method investments for the Company’s recognition of its retained investment in FCG. The Company’s retained interest in FCG will continue to be presented separately as a reportable segment in Note 11– Segment Information.
| 2. | Summary of significant accounting policies |
Concentration of credit risk
Financial instruments which potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of Cash and cash equivalents and Accounts receivable. The Company places its Cash and cash equivalents with financial institutions of high credit quality. At times, such amounts exceed federally insured limits. Management believes that no significant concentration of credit risk exists with respect to these cash balances because of its assessment of the creditworthiness and financial viability of the respective financial institutions.
The Company provides credit to its customers located both inside and outside the United States in its normal course of business. Receivables are presented net of an allowance for credit losses based on the Company’s assessment of the collectability of customer accounts. The Company maintains an allowance that provides for an adequate reserve to cover estimated losses on receivables as well as contract assets. The Company determines the adequacy of the allowance by estimating the probability of loss based on the Company’s historical credit loss experience and taking into consideration current market conditions and supportable forecasts that affect the collectability of the reported amount. The Company regularly evaluates receivable and contract asset balances considering factors such as the customer’s creditworthiness, historical payment experience and the age of the outstanding balance. Changes to expected credit losses during the period are included in Credit loss expense in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss). After concluding that a reserved accounts receivable is no longer collectible, the Company reduces both the gross receivable and the allowance for credit losses.
The Falcon’s Creative Group segment
has significant revenue concentration associated with a few customers. The Falcon’s Creative Group segment is now comprised of the
Company’s retained equity method investment in FCG. FCG revenue continues to depend on one customer, QIC. FCG had
The Company had two customers with
revenue greater than
The Company had one customer with revenues
greater than 10% of total revenue, approximately $
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Recently issued accounting standards
Recently issued accounting standards not yet adopted as of September 30, 2024
On November 27, 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-07, “Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures.” This ASU requires additional reportable segment disclosures, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses. In addition, the ASU enhances interim disclosure requirements effectively making the current annual requirements a requirement for interim reporting. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating these new disclosure requirements.
On December 14, 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2023-09 entitled Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (ASU 2023-09), which is primarily applicable to public companies and requires a significant expansion of the granularity of the income tax rate reconciliation as well as an expansion of other income tax disclosures. ASU 2023-09 requires a company to disclose specific income tax categories within the rate reconciliation table and provide additional information for reconciling items that meet a quantitative threshold (if the effect of those reconciling items is equal to or greater than 5 percent of the amount computed by multiplying pretax income (or loss) by the applicable statutory income tax rate. There are also additional disclosures related to income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdictions, and to income taxes paid. The ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. The guidance will be applied on a prospective basis with the option to apply the standard retrospectively. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adoption of ASU 2023-09 on its consolidated financial statements and disclosures.
In March 2024, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2024-01, “Scope Application of Profits Interest and Similar Awards”. This ASU demonstrates how an entity should apply the scope guidance in paragraph 718-10-15-3 to determine whether profits interest and similar awards should be accounted for in accordance with Topic 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation. The amendments in this update related to the scope application issue apply to all reporting entities that account for profits interest awards as compensation to employees or non-employees in return for goods or services. For public business entities, this ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024, and interim periods within those annual periods. For all other entities, the amendments are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2025, and interim periods within those annual periods. Early adoption is permitted for both interim and annual financial statements that have not yet been issued or made available for issuance. The Company evaluated the effect of this update on the Company’s financial statements and anticipates no material impact to the consolidated financial statements when adopted in the fiscal year beginning 2025.
In March 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-02, “Codification Improvements-Amendments to Remove References to the Concepts Statements”. The amendments in this Update affect a variety of Topics in the Codification. The amendments apply to all reporting entities within the scope of the affected accounting guidance. This update contains amendments to the Codification that remove references to various Concepts Statements. In most instances, the references are extraneous and not required to understand or apply the guidance. In other instances, the references were used in prior statements to provide guidance in certain topical areas. This ASU is effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. For all other entities, the amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2025. Early adoption is permitted for both interim and annual financial statements that have not yet been issued or made available for issuance. The Company evaluated the effect of this update on the Company’s financial statements and anticipates no material impact to the consolidated financial statements when adopted in the fiscal year beginning 2025.
| 3. | Revenue |
As of July 27, 2023, FCG was deconsolidated and accounted for as an equity method investment in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. The unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) therefore does not include activity related to FCG after deconsolidation during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, and includes approximately seven months of activity related to FCG prior to deconsolidation during the nine months ended September 30, 2023. Prior to deconsolidation, FCG’s operations generated a majority of the Company’s consolidated revenue and contract asset and liability balances. See total revenues of Falcon’s Creative Group, LLC under Note 4 – Investments and advances to equity method investments.
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| For the three months ended September 30 | For the nine months ended September 30 | |||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||
| Services transferred over time: | ||||||||||||||||
| Design and project management services | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Media production services | ||||||||||||||||
| Attraction hardware and turnkey sales | ||||||||||||||||
| Other | ||||||||||||||||
| Total revenue from services transferred over time | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Services transferred at a point in time: | ||||||||||||||||
| Digital media licenses | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Total revenue from services transferred at a point in time | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Total revenue | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
In March 2023, the Company licensed
the right to use Ride Media Content to Sierra Parima. See Note 7 – Related party transactions for further discussion. After the
deconsolidation of FCG, the Company recognizes related party revenue for corporate shared service support provided to FCG. Total related
party revenues from services provided to our equity method investments were $
| As of | ||||||||
| September 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |||||||
| Related party | $ | $ | ||||||
| Other | ||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | ||||||
Revenue recognized for the nine months
ended September 30, 2023, that was included in the contract liability balance as of December 31, 2022, was $
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Geographic information
The Company has contracts with customers
located in the United States and Spain in the fiscal year 2024 and 2023. The Company also had contracts with customers located in the
Caribbean, Hong Kong, and Saudi Arabia in the fiscal year 2023.
| For the three months ended September 30 | For the nine months ended September 30 | |||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Caribbean | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
| USA | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Hong Kong | ||||||||||||||||
| Other | ||||||||||||||||
| Total revenue | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Destinations Operations
The Company had $
| 4. | Investments and advances to equity method investments |
The Company accounts for its investments in unconsolidated joint ventures using the equity method of accounting. The Company’s joint ventures are as follows:
| i) | Falcon’s Creative Group |
As of July 27, 2023, FCG was deconsolidated
and accounted for as an equity method investment in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. As of July
27, 2023, the Company recorded the investment in FCG at fair value, which was determined to be $
As described in Note 1, the LLCA contains
contractual provisions regarding the distribution of FCG’s income or loss. Pursuant to these provisions, QIC is entitled to a redemption
amount of the initial $
| ii) | PDP |
PDP is an unconsolidated joint venture
with Meliá Hotels International, S.A. (“Meliá Group”) for the development and operation of hotel resorts and
theme parks. The Company has
| iii) | Sierra Parima |
Sierra Parima is an equity method investment
with Meliá Group focused on the development and operation of hotel resorts and theme parks. The Company has
Full Impairment of Investment in Sierra Parima
Katmandu Park DR completed construction and opened to visitors in early 2023. Although various operational challenges encountered upon opening were resolved, Katmandu Park DR visitor levels were below management’s expectations. Melia and the Company jointly decided to wind down operations and are evaluating avenues for potential liquidation or sale of the property. On March 7, 2024, Katmandu Park DR was closed to visitors.
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As of December 31, 2023, the Company’s equity investment in Sierra Parima was deemed to be other-than-temporarily impaired. The Company estimated the fair value of its investment in Sierra Parima utilizing a discounted cash flow analysis and supported by a market multiples approach. The impairment is the result of management’s estimates and assumptions regarding the likelihood of certain outcomes related to various liquidation and sale scenarios and pending legal matters, the timing of which remains uncertain. These estimates were determined primarily using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). The estimates that the Company makes with respect to its equity method investment are based upon assumptions that management believes are reasonable, and the impact of variations in these estimates or the underlying assumptions could be material.
Based on the estimated sale or liquidation proceeds from Sierra Parima, and Sierra Parima’s outstanding debts remaining to be settled, the fair value of the Company’s investment in Sierra Parima was determined to be . There are no other liquidity arrangements, guarantees or other financial commitments between the Company and Sierra Parima. The Company is not committed to provide any additional funding as of September 30, 2024. Any future capital fundings will be discretionary.
| iv) | Karnival |
On November 2, 2021, the Company entered
into a joint venture agreement to acquire a
| As of | ||||||||
| September 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |||||||
| FCG | $ | $ | ||||||
| PDP | ||||||||
| Karnival | ||||||||
| $ | $ | |||||||
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| For the three months ended September 30 | For the nine months ended September 30 | |||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||
| FCG(1) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||
| PDP | ||||||||||||||||
| Sierra Parima | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
| Karnival | ||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | |||||||||
| (1) |
| As of September 30, 2024 | ||||||||||||
| FCG | PDP | Karnival | ||||||||||
| Current assets | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Non-current assets | ||||||||||||
| Current liabilities | ||||||||||||
| Non-current liabilities | ||||||||||||
| As of December 31, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
| FCG | PDP | Sierra Parima | Karnival | |||||||||||||
| Current assets | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Non-current assets | ||||||||||||||||
| Current liabilities | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Non-current liabilities | ||||||||||||||||
| As of September 30, 2024 | ||||||||
| FCG | PDP | |||||||
| Assets | $ | $ | ||||||
| Liabilities | ||||||||
| As of December 31, 2023 | ||||||||||||
| PDP | FCG | Sierra Parima | ||||||||||
| Assets | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Liabilities | ||||||||||||
Assets comprise primarily of accounts receivable and other current assets. Liabilities comprise primarily of accounts payable and accrued expenses and other current liabilities.
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| For the three months ended September 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||
| FCG | PDP | FCG(1) | PDP | Sierra Parima | ||||||||||||||||
| Total revenues | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
| Income (loss) from operations | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
| For the nine months ended September 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||
| FCG | PDP | FCG(1) | PDP | Sierra Parima | ||||||||||||||||
| Total revenues | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
| Income (loss) from operations | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| (1) |
The results of operations for Karnival for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, and 2023 were not material for the periods presented and, as such, not included in the tables above. As of December 31, 2023, the equity investment in Sierra Parima was deemed to be other-than-temporarily impaired, and therefore, not included in the table above.
| For the three months ended September 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||
| FCG | PDP | FCG | PDP | Sierra Parima | ||||||||||||||||
| Total revenues | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
| Total expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||
The following table provides FCG, PDP and Sierra Parima’s summarized related party activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, and 2023:
| For the nine months ended September 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||
| FCG | PDP | FCG | PDP | Sierra Parima | ||||||||||||||||
| Total revenues | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
| Total expenses | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| (1) | The summarized results of FCG disclosed above are subsequent to FCG’s deconsolidation on July 27, 2023. |
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| 5. | Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
| As of | ||||||||
| September 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |||||||
| Audit and professional fees | $ | $ | ||||||
| Excise tax payable on FAST II stock redemptions | ||||||||
| Accrued payroll and related expenses | ||||||||
| Accrued interest | ||||||||
| Demand note payable | ||||||||
| Short-term advance from affiliate | ||||||||
| Other | ||||||||
| $ | $ | |||||||
Accrued expenses and other current
liabilities with related parties were $
| 6. | Long-term debt and borrowing arrangements |
| As of September 30, 2024 | Interest Rate | As of December 31, 2023 | Interest Rate | |||||||||||||
| $15 million revolving credit arrangement – related party (due September 30, 2034) | $ | % | $ | % | ||||||||||||
| €1.5 million term loan (due April 2026) | % | % | ||||||||||||||
| $12.785 million term loan – related party (due December 2026)(1) | % | |||||||||||||||
| €7 million term loan (due April 2027) | % | % | ||||||||||||||
| $7.25 million term loan – related party (due December 2027)(1) | % | |||||||||||||||
| $1.25 million term loan – (due March 31, 2025) | % | |||||||||||||||
| $14.765 Term Loan – related party (due September 30, 2034)(1) | % | |||||||||||||||
| $7.22 million term loan – related party (due March 31, 2025) | % | |||||||||||||||
| Less: Current portion of long-term debt and short-term debt | ||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Term loan modified on September 30, 2024. The outstanding principal and interest were refinanced into a new $14.765 million term loan. |
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| Available Capacity | ||||
| $15 million revolving credit arrangement (due September 30, 2034) | $ | |||
$15 million revolving credit arrangement
Effective as of September 30, 2024,
the Company amended and restated the revolving credit arrangement with Infinite Acquisitions. to increase the maximum capacity from $
€1.5 million term loan
In April 2020, the Company entered
into a six-year €
$12.785 million term loan
In December 2021, the Company
entered into a five-year $
The outstanding principal and interest
as of September 30, 2024, were refinanced into a new $
€7 million term loan
In March 2019, the Company entered
into an eight-year €
$7.25 million term loan
In December 2022, the Company
entered into a five-year $
The outstanding principal and interest
as of September 30, 2024, were refinanced into a new $
$1.25 million term loan
In March 2024, Falcon’s Opco
entered into a one-year $
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Following the amendment above, Universal Kat assigned the entire loan to FAST Sponsor II, LLC (“FAST II Sponsor”), in exchange for the sale by FAST II Sponsor to Universal Kat of Class A shares of Falcon’s Opco held by FAST II Sponsor. Falcon’s Opco provided written consent on the assignment. This transfer was between FAST II Sponsor and Universal Kat, and therefore there was no impact to the Company’s financial statements as a result of this transfer. There were no additional changes to the loan agreement terms due to this reassignment.
The repayment schedule of this loan was modified again on October 18, 2024. See Note 17 – Subsequent Events.
$7.221 million term loan
In March 2024, Falcon’s Opco
entered into a one-year $
Following the amendment above, Katmandu
Ventures assigned $
The repayment schedule of this loan was modified again on October 18, 2024. See Note 17 – Subsequent Events.
$14.765 million term loan
Effective as of September 30, 2024,
the Company entered into a ten-year $
| 7. | Related party transactions |
Related party notes
In January 2023, the Company loaned
$
Accounts Receivable
The Company has a receivable from PDP
for $
Accounts Payable
The Company has a payable to PDP for
$
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Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
The Company has a short-term advance
from FCG for $
Related party debt
The Company has various long-term debt
instruments with Infinite Acquisitions. These loans had no accrued interest as of September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, respectively.
Loans with Katmandu Ventures, LLC had accrued interest of $
Services provided to equity method investments
FCG has been contracted for various design, master planning, attraction design, hardware sales and commercial services for themed entertainment offerings by the Company’s equity method investments. As of July 27, 2023, FCG has been deconsolidated and is also now accounted for as an equity method investment. Destinations Operations recognizes management and incentive fees from the Company’s equity method investments. See Note 3 – Revenue.
Intercompany Services Agreement between FCG and the Company
In conjunction with the closing
of the Subscription Agreement described in Note 1 – Description of business and basis of presentation, the Intercompany
Services Agreement was established between FCG and the Company. There were no accounts receivable balances outstanding as of
September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 related to the Intercompany Services Agreement. The Company recognized $
FCG also provides marketing, R&D,
and other services to FBG. The Company owes FCG less than $
Digital media license revenue and related receivable with equity method investment
During March 2023, the Company licensed
the right to use digital ride media content to Sierra Parima. The Company recognized digital media license revenue of $
On March 7, 2024, Sierra Parima’s Katmandu Park DR was closed to visitors. Development plans for future parks, where this digital media license would have been deployed, have been deferred indefinitely, and the Company does not expect any future revenue from this digital media license in the near term.
Subscription agreement with Infinite Acquisitions
On October 4, 2023, in connection with
the Business Combination, Infinite Acquisitions irrevocably committed to invest approximately $
$7.221 million Term Loan
In March 2024, Falcon’s Opco
entered into a one-year $
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| 8. | Income taxes |
The tax provisions for the three and
nine months ended September 30, 2024, and 2023 were computed using the estimated effective tax rates applicable to the taxable jurisdictions
for the full year. The Company’s tax rate is subject to management’s quarterly review and revision, as necessary. The Company’s
effective tax rate was
The Company records a provision or
benefit for income taxes on pre-tax income or loss based on its estimated effective tax rate for the year. Given the Company’s uncertainty
regarding future taxable income, the Company maintains a full valuation allowance on its deferred tax assets. The Company did not record
any income tax benefit for the three months ended September 30, 2024, and it recorded an income tax benefit of less than $
| 9. | Tax Receivable Agreement |
On October 6, 2023, the partners
of Falcon’s Opco at the time of the Acquisition Merger (“Exchange TRA Holders”), along with the Company (collectively
the “TRA Holders”), entered into a Tax Receivable Agreement (“TRA Agreement”) with Falcon’s Opco that provides
for the payment by Falcon’s Opco to the TRA Holders of
During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company did not recognize an increase to its net deferred tax assets due to the full valuation allowance.
| 10. | Commitments and contingencies |
Litigation — The
Company is named from time to time as a party to lawsuits and other types of legal proceedings and claims in the normal course of business.
As previously disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report and its Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2024, and
further disclosed in Form 10-Q filed on May 16, 2024, and in Form 10-Q filed on August 13, 2024, a lawsuit was filed against the Company
by Guggenheim Securities, LLC (“Guggenheim”) on March 27, 2024 in which Guggenheim alleges that the Company owes certain fees
and expenses of $
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Indemnification — In the ordinary course of business, the Company enters into certain agreements that provide for indemnification by the Company of varying scope and terms to customers, vendors, directors, officers, employees, and other parties with respect to certain matters. Indemnification includes losses from breach of such agreements, services provided by the Company, or third-party intellectual property infringement claims. These indemnities may survive termination of the underlying agreement and the maximum potential amount of future indemnification payments, in some circumstances, are not subject to a cap. As of September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, there were no known events or circumstances that have resulted in a material indemnification liability.
Commitments — As
of January 1, 2024, the Company has entered into a commitment with The Hershey Licensing Company (“Hershey”) to develop venues
themed with Hershey’s licensed trademarks and intellectual property in at least four locations by 2028. For each location, the Company
is required to pay a one-time $
As of September 30, 2024, the Company
has unfunded commitments to its unconsolidated joint venture Karnival of $
| 11. | Segment information |
The Company has
Falcon’s Creative Group provides master planning, media, interactive and audio production, project management, experiential technology and attraction hardware development services and attraction hardware sales on a work-for-hire model. Pursuant to the Subscription Agreement, Falcon’s Creative Group is now deconsolidated effective July 27, 2023, and accounted for as an equity method investment in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. The operating segment still remains a reportable segment for the Company.
The Company’s equity method investments, PDP and Sierra Parima (before Katmandu Park DR was closed to visitors on March 7, 2024), develop, own and operate hotels, theme parks and retail, dining and entertainment venues. Destinations Operations provides development and management services for themed entertainment to PDP, Sierra Parima and new development opportunities, including our investment in Karnival. The Company collectively refers to the Destination Operations, PDP and Sierra Parima as Falcon’s Beyond Destinations.
Reportable segments’ measure
of profit and loss is earnings before interest, taxes, foreign exchange gain (loss), gain on deconsolidation of FCG, impairments, depreciation
and amortization and change in fair values in warrant and earnout liabilities.
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| Three months ended September 30, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Falcon’s | Falcon’s Beyond Destinations | Falcon’s | Unallocated | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Creative Group | Destination Operations | PDP | Beyond Brands | Intersegment eliminations | corporate overhead | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Share of gain or (loss) from equity method investments | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Segment income (loss) from operations | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization expense | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest income | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of warrant liabilities | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of earnout liabilities | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign exchange transaction gain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax benefit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Three months ended September 30, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Falcon’s | Falcon’s Beyond Destinations | Falcons | Unallocated | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Creative Group | Destination Operations | PDP | Sierra Parima | Beyond Brands | Intersegment eliminations | corporate overhead | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | (1) | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share of gain or (loss) from equity method investments | ( | (2) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Segment income (loss) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization expense | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gain on deconsolidation FCG | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Impairment of intangible assets | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest income | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign exchange transaction loss | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax benefit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1) | Revenue for the period ended July 27, 2023 (prior to FCG’s deconsolidation). |
| (2) | The Company’s share of its equity method investment in FCG subsequent to deconsolidation on July 27, 2023. |
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| Nine months ended September 30, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Falcon’s | Falcon’s Beyond Destinations | Falcons | Unallocated | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Creative Group | Destination Operations | PDP | Beyond Brands | Intersegment eliminations | corporate overhead | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Share of gain or (loss) from equity method investments | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Segment income (loss) from operations | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization expense | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share of equity method investee’s impairment of fixed assets | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest income | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of warrant liabilities | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of earnout liabilities | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign exchange transaction gain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax benefit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nine months ended September 30, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Falcon’s | Falcon’s Beyond Destinations | Falcons | Unallocated | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Creative Group | Destination Operations | PDP | Sierra Parima | Beyond Brands | Intersegment eliminations | corporate overhead | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | (1) | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Share of gain or (loss) from equity method investments | ( | (2) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Segment income (loss) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization expense | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gain on deconsolidation FCG | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Impairment of intangible assets | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other income | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign exchange transaction loss | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax benefit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1) | Revenue for the period ended July 27, 2023 (prior to FCG’s deconsolidation). |
| (2) | The Company’s share of its equity method investment in FCG subsequent to deconsolidation on July 27, 2023. |
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| 12. | Earnouts |
At the closing of the Business Combination,
the Company issued
Earnout Shares were deposited into
escrow at Closing to be earned, released, and delivered upon satisfaction of certain milestones related to the earnings before interest,
taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) and the gross revenue of the Company during periods between July 1, 2023 and
December 31, 2024, and the volume weighted average closing sale price of the Company’s shares of Class A Common Stock during the
five-year period beginning on the one-year anniversary of the Acquisition Merger and ending on the six-year anniversary of the Acquisition
Merger. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024,
Prior to September 30, 2024, the Earnout Shares were classified as
a liability and measured at fair value, with changes in fair value included in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations
and comprehensive income (loss). On September 30, 2024, earnout participants agreed to forfeit all remaining earnout shares held in escrow,
which were to be released and earned based on meeting EBITDA and revenue targets. An aggregate of
The forfeiture is treated as a modification of the original earnout agreement. The remaining earnout shares which are to be released and earned based on the Company’s stock price meet the requirements for equity classification after the modification. The Company adjusted the fair value of the earnout shares a final time on September 30, 2024, immediately prior to the modification. The total adjusted liability balance, including the amount associated with the forfeited earnout shares, was reclassified into equity as of September 30, 2024.
Prior to reclassification into equity,
the fair value of the earnout liability was $
| 13. | Stock warrants |
As of September 30, 2024, there are
The Company remeasures the fair value
of the warrants based on their quoted market price. The Company recognized a gain of $
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| Year of Issue | Number of Shares Issuable | Exercise Price | Expiration Date | Classification | ||||||||
| 2023 | ||||||||||||
| 14. | Share-Based Compensation |
The Company adopted a share-based compensation
plan (the “Plan”) under which
The RSUs do not provide the grantee
with an option to choose settlement in cash or stock. The holder of the RSU shall not be, nor have any of the rights or privileges of,
a shareholder of the Company, including, without limitation, voting rights and rights to dividends, in respect to the RSUs and any shares
underlying the RSUs and deliverable under the Plan unless and until such shares shall have been issued by the Company and held of record
by such holder.
| Restricted Stock Units | ||||
| Nonvested at January 1, 2024 | ||||
| Granted | ||||
| Forfeited | ||||
| Vested | ||||
| Nonvested at September 30, 2024 | ||||
| Vested at September 30, 2024 | ||||
The RSUs under the Plan will vest over
a -year period following the one-year anniversary of the date of grant. The grant dates of RSUs associated with the Plan is December
21, 2023, May 21, 2024, and June 25, 2024.
| Vesting Date for RSUs granted on December 21, 2023 | RSU Vested (% of total) | |||
| December 21, 2024 | % | |||
| December 21, 2025 | % | |||
| December 21, 2026 | % | |||
| December 21, 2027 | % | |||
| December 21, 2028 | % | |||
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| Vesting Date for RSUs granted on May 21, 2024 | RSU Vested (% of total) | |||
| May 21, 2025 | % | |||
| May 21, 2026 | % | |||
| May 21, 2027 | % | |||
| May 21, 2028 | % | |||
| May 21, 2029 | % | |||
| Vesting Date for RSUs granted on June 25, 2024 | RSU Vested (% of total) | |||
| June 25, 2025 | % | |||
| June 25, 2026 | % | |||
| June 25, 2027 | % | |||
| June 25, 2028 | % | |||
| June 25, 2029 | % | |||
The Company elected the straight-line attribution method to account for the compensation cost over the five-year requisite service period for the entire award, as long as the participant continues to provide service to the Company. Forfeitures are accounted for at the time the forfeiture occurs.
The Company recognized stock-based
compensation expense of $
| 15. | Equity and net loss per share |
Authorized Capitalization
The total amount of the Company’s
authorized capital stock consists of (a)
Common Stock
The rights of the holders of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock have various terms, as follows:
Each holder of common stock is entitled to one vote for each share of common stock held of record by such holder on all matters on which stockholders generally are entitled to vote. Shares of Class B Common Stock carry the same voting rights as shares of Class A Common Stock but have no economic terms. Class B Common Stock is exchangeable, along with common units of Falcon’s Opco, into Class A Common Stock.
Preferred Stock
There are no outstanding shares of preferred stock as of September 30, 2024, or December 31, 2023.
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| For three months ended | For nine months ended | |||||||
| (amounts in thousands, except number of shares and amount per share) | September 30, 2024 | September 30, 2024 | ||||||
| Numerator: | ||||||||
| Net income | ||||||||
| Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | ||||||||
| Net income available to Class A common stockholders | ||||||||
| Adjustment for dilutive RSUs | ||||||||
| Adjustment for dilutive earnout units at Falcon’s Beyond Global, LLC | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Dilutive net income attributable to Class A common stockholders | ||||||||
| Denominator: | ||||||||
| Weighted average Class A common stock outstanding – basic | ||||||||
| Adjustment for dilutive RSUs | ||||||||
| Adjustment for dilutive Class A earnout shares | ||||||||
| Weighted average Class A common stock outstanding – diluted | ||||||||
| Net income per Class A common share – basic: | ||||||||
| Net income per Class A common share – diluted: | ||||||||
The Company applies the treasury stock
method to the Warrants and restricted stock units (“RSUs”), the contingently issuable shares method to the Earnout shares,
and the if-converted method for the Exchangeable noncontrolling interests, if dilutive.
| For the three months ended | For the nine months ended | |||||||
| September 30, 2024 | September 30, 2024 | |||||||
| Class A earnout shares | ||||||||
| Class B earnout shares | ||||||||
| Warrants to purchase common stock | ||||||||
| RSUs | ||||||||
On September 30, 2024, the Company’s
board of directors declared a stock dividend of
| For the three months ended | For the nine months ended | |||||||||||||||
| Net income per share – Pro forma post Stock Dividend | September 30, 2024 | September 30, 2023 | September 30, | September 30, | ||||||||||||
| Net income per share, basic | ||||||||||||||||
| Net income per share, diluted | ||||||||||||||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding, basic | ||||||||||||||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding, diluted | ||||||||||||||||
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| 16. | Fair value measurement |
| September 30, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
| Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||
| Warrant liabilities | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Earnout liabilities | ||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||
| December 31, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
| Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||
| Warrant liabilities | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Earnout liabilities | ||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||
The warrant liability fair value is based on quoted market prices in active markets, and therefore is classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. The earnouts based on revenue and EBITDA as well as the earnouts based on the Company’s stock price have been classified within Level 3 of the hierarchy as the fair value is derived using a Monte Carlo simulation analysis in a risk neutral framework, which uses a combination of observable (Level 2) and unobservable (Level 3) inputs. Key estimates and assumptions impacting the fair value measurement include the Company’s revenue and EBITDA forecasts as well as the assumptions listed in the tables below.
The Company estimated the fair value per share of the underlying common stock based, in part, on the results of third-party valuations and additional factors deemed relevant. The risk-free interest rate was determined by reference to the U.S. Treasury yield curve for time periods approximately equal to the remaining contractual term of the earnouts. The Company has not paid cash dividends and does not intend to do so in the foreseeable future The payment of any dividends is within the discretion of the Company’s board of directors and will be dependent upon the Company’s revenue and earnings, if any, capital requirements, and general financial condition. Further, the Company’s ability to declare dividends may be limited by the terms of financing or other agreements entered into by us or our subsidiaries from time to time, including certain consent rights in connection with the Strategic Investment. Prior to the Business Combination, the Company was a private company and lacked company-specific historical and implied volatility information of its stock, and as such, the expected stock volatility was based on the historical volatility of publicly traded peer companies for a term equal to the remaining expected term of the warrants.
On September 30, 2024, following the earnout forfeiture, the Company adjusted the fair value of all earnout shares a final time, immediately before the modification and ignoring the effect of the modification. The total adjusted liability balance, including the amount associated with the forfeited earnout shares, was reclassified into equity as of September 30, 2024. After reclassification into equity, the earnout shares will not require subsequent fair value measurement. See Note 12 - Earnouts.
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| September 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |||||||
| Current stock price | ||||||||
| Earnout period – beginning | ||||||||
| Earnout period – end | ||||||||
| Equity volatility, EBITDA volatility | % | % | ||||||
| Operational leverage ratio | % | % | ||||||
| Revenue volatility | % | % | ||||||
| Revenue/stock price correlation | % | % | ||||||
| EBITDA/stock price correlation | % | % | ||||||
| Revenue discount rate | % | % | ||||||
| Dividend yield | % | % | ||||||
| September 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |||||||
| Term (years) | ||||||||
| Volatility | % | % | ||||||
| Risk-free rate | % | % | ||||||
| Dividend yield | % | % | ||||||
| Current stock price | ||||||||
| Earnout Liabilities | ||||
| Balance as of December 31, 2023 | $ | |||
| Issuances | ||||
| Change in fair value | ( | ) | ||
| Balance as of March 31, 2024 | $ | |||
| Release of earnout shares | ( | ) | ||
| Change in fair value | ( | ) | ||
| Balance as of June 30, 2024 | $ | |||
| Change in fair value | ( | ) | ||
| Forfeiture of earnout shares | ||||
| Reclassification of stock price based earnout shares | ||||
| Balance as of September 30, 2024 | $ | |||
There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2, nor into and out of Level 3, during the periods presented. As of September 30, 2024, all earnouts were adjusted to fair value and reclassified into equity.
| 17. | Subsequent events |
Subsequent to September 30, 2024, Infinite
Acquisitions has loaned an additional $
On October 18, 2024, the Company entered
into a second loan amendment with Universal Kat and FAST II Sponsor in regard to the $
The Company also entered into a second
loan amendment with Katmandu Ventures in regard to the $
On October 24, 2024, the Company and Exchange TRA Holders entered into an Amendment to the Tax Receivable Agreement to clarify the rights of a TRA Holder that transfers units but does not assign the transferee its rights under the TRA Agreement with respect to such transferred units.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
The following discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations of the Company is provided to supplement the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes of the Company as of and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, and 2023, included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report. We intend for this discussion to provide the reader with information to assist in understanding the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes, the changes in those financial statements and the accompanying notes from period to period along with the primary factors that accounted for those changes. Certain information contained in this management’s discussion and analysis includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of many factors. Please see “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements,” in this Quarterly Report.
Overview of Business
The Company operates at the intersection of three potential high-growth business opportunities: content, technology, and experiences. We create immersive entertainment experiences by designing theme parks, developing engaging content, and bringing brands to life through innovative storytelling and technology. We aim to engage, inspire, and entertain people through our creativity and innovation, and to connect people with brands, with each other, and with themselves through the combination of digital and physical experiences. At the core of our business is brand creation and optimization, facilitated by our multi-disciplinary creative teams. The Company has three business divisions, which are conducted through five operating segments.
Our business divisions complement each other as we pursue our growth strategy: (i) the Company’s Falcon’s Creative Group division (“FCG”) creates master plans, designs attractions and experiential entertainment, and produces content, interactives and software; (ii) the Company’s Falcon’s Beyond Destinations division (“FBD”), consisting of Producciones de Parques, S.L., a joint venture between Falcon’s and Meliá Hotels International, S.A. (“Meliá”) (“PDP”), Sierra Parima S.A.S., a joint venture between Falcon’s and Meliá (“Sierra Parima”) (Sierra Parima’s Katmandu Park DR was closed to visitors on March 7, 2024), and Destinations Operations, develops a diverse range of entertainment experiences using both Falcon’s owned and third party licensed intellectual property, spanning location-based entertainment, dining, and retail; and (iii) the Company’s Falcon’s Beyond Brands division (“FBB”) endeavors to bring brands and intellectual property to life through animation, movies, licensing and merchandising, gaming, as well as ride and technology sales.
We went public and listed our shares on Nasdaq on October 6, 2023, in connection with a Business Combination with FAST Acquisition Corp. II.
Our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“US GAAP”). All amounts are shown in thousands of U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated.
The following reflects our results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, and September 30, 2023.
Overview of FCG
Since July 27, 2023, FCG has been deconsolidated and accounted for as an equity method investment in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. FCG generated a majority of the Company’s consolidated revenue and contract asset and liability balances. Any discussions related to results, operations, and accounting policies associated with FCG are referring to the periods prior to deconsolidation. After deconsolidation, as of July 27, 2023, FCG’s results of operations are included in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income (loss) as a component of Share of gain (loss) from equity method investments.
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On July 27, 2023, pursuant to the Subscription Agreement (the “Subscription Agreement”) by and between FCG and QIC Delaware, Inc., a Delaware corporation and an affiliate of Qiddiya Investment Company (“QIC”), QIC agreed to invest $30.0 million in FCG (the “Strategic Investment”). On July 27, 2023, in connection with the Strategic Investment, FCG received a net closing payment from QIC of $17.5 million (net of $0.5 million in reimbursements). In addition, in March 2024, the Company established the Falcon’s Beyond Global, LLC Long-Term Incentive Plan, effective as of January 1, 2024 (the “Opco Incentive Plan”) to allow Falcon’s Opco to reward certain eligible employees of Falcon’s Opco and its subsidiaries, including FCG. As a result of establishing the Opco Incentive Plan, in April 2024, QIC released the remaining $12.0 million investment into FCG pursuant to the terms of the Subscription Agreement. These funds are to be used exclusively by FCG to fund its operations and growth and cannot be used to satisfy the commitments of other segments.
Liquidity and Going Concern
The Company has been engaged in expanding its operations through its equity method investments, developing new product offerings, raising capital and recruiting personnel. The Company has incurred a loss from operations, an accumulated deficit, and negative cash flows from operating activities for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024. Accordingly, as of August 13, 2024, the Company performed an evaluation of its ability to continue as a going concern through at least twelve months from the date of the issuance of the interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
The Company’s development plans, and investments have been funded by a combination of debt and committed equity contributions from its stockholders, and the Company is reliant upon distributions from equity method investments, its stockholders, and third parties for obtaining additional financing through debt or equity raises to fund its working capital needs, contractual commitments, and expansion plans. As of September 30, 2024, the Company has accrued material amounts of expenses in relation to its external advisors, accountants and legal costs in relation to the Business Combination. As of September 30, 2024, the Company has a working capital deficiency of $(27.0) million which excludes debt maturing in the next 12 months. Additionally, the Company has $10.3 million in debt that is maturing in the next 12 months. The Company does not currently have sufficient cash or liquidity to pay liabilities that are owed or are maturing at this time. There can be no assurance that additional capital or financing raises, if completed, will provide the necessary funding for the next twelve months from the date of this Quarterly Report. This Quarterly Report does not reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classifications of liabilities that may result from the possible inability of the Company to continue as a going concern.
In April 2024, Falcon’s Opco entered into a term loan agreement with Katmandu Ventures, LLC (“Katmandu Ventures”), a greater than 10% shareholder of the Company, pursuant to which Katmandu Ventures made a loan to Falcon’s Opco in the principal amount of approximately $7.2 million, and a term loan agreement with Universal Kat Holdings, LLC (“Universal Kat”) pursuant to which Universal Kat has made a loan to Falcon’s Opco in the principal amount of approximately $1.3 million. Such term loans bear interest at a rate of 8.88% per annum, payable quarterly in arrears, and will mature on March 31, 2025. Approximately $5.4 million of the proceeds of the term loans was used to repay a portion of the outstanding loans under the Infinite Acquisitions revolving credit arrangement.
On June 14, 2024, Falcon’s Opco entered into a loan amendment with Katmandu Ventures and Universal Kat to defer the first interest and principal payment from June 30, 2024 to the earlier of 1) September 30, 2024; 2) within five business days after the date upon which Falcon’s Opco receives a distribution of funds from Producciones De Parques, S.L. as result of an asset transaction; or 3) within five business days after the date upon which Falcon’s Opco receives cash proceeds as the result of a debt or equity fundraising transaction with a third party resulting in net proceeds of $20 million or more.
Following the amendment above, Universal Kat assigned its entire loan, and Katmandu Ventures assigned $6.3 million of its loan to FAST Sponsor II, LLC (“FAST II Sponsor”), in exchange for the sale of Class A shares of Falcon’s Opco held by FAST II Sponsor. Falcon’s Opco provided written consent of the assignment. This transfer was between FAST II Sponsor and Katmandu Ventures and Universal Kat, respectively. There were no additional changes to the loan agreement terms due to this reassignment. The repayment schedules of these two loans were modified again on October 18, 2024. See Note 17 – Subsequent Events in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Prior to September 30, 2024, the Earnout Shares were classified as a liability and measured at fair value, with changes in fair value included in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss). On September 30, 2024, earnout participants agreed to forfeit all remaining earnout shares held in escrow, which were to be to be released and earned based on meeting EBITDA and revenue targets. An aggregate of 437,500 shares of Class A common stock and 17,062,500 shares of Class B common stock and an equal number of Falcon’s Opco units were forfeited in connection with the earnout shares forfeiture.
The forfeiture is treated as a modification of the original earnout agreement. The remaining earnout shares which are to be released and earned based on the Company’s stock price meet the requirements for equity classification after the modification. The Company adjusted the fair value of the earnout shares a final time on September 30, 2024, immediately prior to the modification. The total adjusted liability balance, including the amount associated with the forfeited earnout shares, was reclassified into equity as of September 30, 2024.
Prior to reclassification into equity, the fair value of the earnout liability was $250.1 million and $488.6 million as of September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company recognized $(40.6) million and $(172.3) million of gain related to the change in fair value of earnout liabilities included in the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income (loss). After the reclassification to equity, the earnout shares will not require subsequent fair value measurement. See Note 16 – Fair value measurement in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the activity related to the earnout liability during the nine months ended September 30, 2024.
Results of Operations
The following comparisons are historical results and are not indicative of future results, which could differ materially from the historical financial information presented.
Three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to three months ended September 30, 2023
The results of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2023, include activity related to FCG prior to deconsolidation on July 27, 2023. Any discussions related to results, operations, and accounting policies associated with FCG are referring to the periods prior to deconsolidation. See Deconsolidation of Falcon’s Creative Group LLC under Note 1 – Description of business and basis of presentation and Note 4 – Investments and advances to equity method investments in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
The following table summarizes our results of operations for the following periods:
| Three months ended September 30, 2024 | Three months ended September 30, 2023 | |||||||
| Revenue | $ | 2,069 | $ | 1,581 | ||||
| Expenses: | ||||||||
| Project design and build expense | - | 722 | ||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expense | 4,490 | 4,330 | ||||||
| Transaction expenses | - | 8,918 | ||||||
| Credit loss expense | - | 5,230 | ||||||
| Research and development | 39 | 349 | ||||||
| Intangible asset impairment expense | - | 2,377 | ||||||
| Depreciation and amortization expense | 1 | 59 | ||||||
| Loss from operations | (2,461 | ) | (20,404 | ) | ||||
| Share of gain or (loss) from equity method investments | 38 | (1,555 | ) | |||||
| Gain on deconsolidation of FCG LLC | - | 27,402 | ||||||
| Interest expense | (421 | ) | (321 | ) | ||||
| Interest income | 4 | 47 | ||||||
| Change in fair value of warrant liabilities | 676 | - | ||||||
| Change in fair value of earnout liabilities | 40,649 | - | ||||||
| Foreign exchange transaction gain (loss) | 816 | (866 | ) | |||||
| Net income before taxes | $ | 39,301 | $ | 4,303 | ||||
| Income tax benefit | — | 7 | ||||||
| Net income | $ | 39,301 | $ | 4,310 | ||||
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Revenue
| Three months ended September 30, 2024 | Three months ended September 30, 2023 | |||||||
| Services transferred over time: | ||||||||
| Design and project management services | $ | 3 | $ | 1,070 | ||||
| Media production services | - | 196 | ||||||
| Attraction hardware and turnkey sales | - | 39 | ||||||
| Other | 2,066 | 276 | ||||||
| Total revenue | $ | 2,069 | $ | 1,581 | ||||
Revenue increased by $0.5 million to $2.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $1.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023. The increase was primarily attributable to a $1.8 million increase in revenue from services provided to the Company’s equity method investments during the three-month period ended September 30, 2024. This was partially offset by a decrease of $1.3 million during the three-month period ended September 30, 2024, as a result of the FCG deconsolidation.
Selling, general and administrative expense
Selling, general and administrative expense increased by $0.2 million to $4.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $4.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023. The increase was primarily related to a $0.4 million increase in audit fees and professional services fees and a $0.6 million increase in payroll, payroll taxes and benefits to support the expansion of the business and for public company related costs. This was partially offset by a $0.5 million decrease in sales and marketing expenses, and a $0.3 million decrease in office and administrative expenses due to the deconsolidation of FCG.
Transaction expense
The Company incurred zero and $8.9 million in transaction expenses related to the Business Combination in the three months ended September 30, 2024, and 2023, respectively.
Credit loss expense
The Company recognized zero and a $5.2 million credit loss expense related to receivables from Sierra Parima in the three months ended September 30, 2024, and 2023, respectively.
Research and Development
Research and development expense decreased by $0.3 million to less than $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $0.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023, due to completion of several major FBB division projects in 2023.
Depreciation and amortization expense
Depreciation and amortization expense decreased by $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, as a result of the FCG deconsolidation.
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Share of gain or (loss) from equity method investments
| Three months ended September 30, 2024 | Three months ended September 30, 2023 | |||||||
| PDP | $ | 1,619 | $ | 1,527 | ||||
| Sierra Parima | - | (1,616 | ) | |||||
| Karnival | 77 | 132 | ||||||
| FCG | (1,658 | ) | (1,598 | ) | ||||
| Total share of gain or (loss) from equity method investments | $ | 38 | $ | (1,555 | ) | |||
Share of gain from equity method investments increased by $1.6 million to less than $0.1 million gain for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to a ($1.6) million loss for the three months ended September 30, 2023. The change in gain or loss from equity method investments was driven by:
| ● | PDP: Share of net income from PDP increased by $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the corresponding period in 2023. PDP’s net income increased by $0.2 million driven by a $2.0 million increase in revenue driven by rate increases at the hotel properties. This was partially offset by unfavorable changes of ($0.2) million in hotel expenses, ($0.7) million in general and administrative expenses, ($0.6) million in derivative income and ($0.3) million in income taxes. The Company recognized its 50% share of PDP’s earnings. |
| ● | Sierra Parima: As of December 31, 2023, equity investment in Sierra Parima was deemed to be other-than-temporarily impaired and the fair value of the Company’s investment in Sierra Parima was determined to be zero. Therefore, there was no gain or loss recorded during the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to a $1.6 million share of net loss during the three months ended September 30, 2023. See Note 4 - Investments and advances to equity method investments in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. |
| ● | Karnival: A less than $0.1 million decrease in share of net income from Karnival for three months ended September 30, 2024. |
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FCG: Share of net loss from FCG was ($1.7) million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to ($1.6) million for the three months ended September 30, 2023, following the deconsolidation of FCG on July 27, 2023. Operating income of $0.1 million, and net loss of ($0.1) million were earned during the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to an operating loss of ($5.2) million and net loss of ($5.1) million for the corresponding period of 2023. The Company recognizes 100% of net income from FCG, less the 9% preferred return to QIC and the amortization of the basis difference on deconsolidation of FCG. FCG net loss of ($0.1) million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, was reduced by adjustments of ($1.6) million comprised of ($0.7) million in accretion of preference dividend and fees, and ($0.8) million in amortization of basis difference.
FCG recorded revenues of $13.2 million in the three-month period ended September 30, 2024, representing an increase of $8.6 million or 190% over the three-month period ended September 30, 2023. As previously announced on January 18, 2024, FCG entered into a consultancy agreement with QIC to provide a Dragon Ball theme park over the course of approximately two years. FCG recognized $7.9 million in revenue relating to this Dragon Ball consultancy agreement during the three months ended September 30, 2024. |
Gain on deconsolidation of FCG
The Company recognized a gain on deconsolidation of FCG of $27.4 million in the three months ended September 30, 2023. The gain recognized on deconsolidation is the difference between the estimated fair value of the Company’s retained investment in FCG LLC and the carrying value of FCG LLC’s net assets. See Deconsolidation of Falcon’s Creative Group LLC under Note 1 - Description of business and basis of presentation and Note 5 - Investments and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Change in fair value of warrant liability
Gain due to change in fair value of warrant liabilities was $0.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The warrant liability relates to the Business Combination which occurred after September 30, 2023, therefore there was no such loss during the three months ended September 30, 2023. Changes in the fair value of warrant liabilities are related primarily to changes in share market price.
Change in fair value of earnout liability
Gain due to change in fair value of earnout liability was $40.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The change was driven by a decrease in the market price of the Company’s stock between June 30, 2024, and September 30, 2024. The earnout liability relates to the Business Combination which occurred after September 30, 2023, therefore, there was no such loss during the three months ended September 30, 2023. As of September 30, 2024, all EBITDA and revenue based earnout shares have been earned or forfeited. The remaining earnout shares based on Company stock price targets have been reclassified to equity and will not require subsequent fair value measurement. See Note 12 – Earnouts in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
Foreign exchange transaction gain (loss)
Foreign exchange transaction gain was $0.8 million and ($0.9) million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, and 2023, respectively. Foreign exchange transaction gains and losses are primarily due to fluctuations between the Euro and dollar currency exchange rates in relation to US dollar advances to our European subsidiary.
Income tax
Income tax benefit was less than $0.1 million for both the three months ended September 30, 2024, and September 30, 2023.
Segment Reporting
The following table presents selected information about our segment’s results for the three months ended September 30, 2024, and 2023. Subsequent to FCG’s deconsolidation on July 27, 2023, FCG segment income or loss is comprised of only the Company’s equity method share of FCG’s income or loss:
| Three months ended September 30, 2024 | Three months ended September 30, 2023 | |||||||
| Revenues: | ||||||||
| Falcon’s Creative Group | $ | — | $ | 1,267 | ||||
| Destinations Operations | 347 | 274 | ||||||
| Falcon’s Beyond Brands | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Intersegment eliminations | — | 39 | ||||||
| Unallocated corporate revenue | 1,721 | — | ||||||
| Total revenue | 2,069 | 1,581 | ||||||
| Segment income (loss) from operations: | ||||||||
| Falcon’s Creative Group | (1,658 | ) | (4,868 | ) | ||||
| Destinations Operations | (91 | ) | (526 | ) | ||||
| PDP | 1,619 | 1,527 | ||||||
| Sierra Parima | — | (1,413 | ) | |||||
| Falcon’s Beyond Brands | (706 | ) | (2,356 | ) | ||||
| Intersegment eliminations | — | (671 | ) | |||||
| Total segment loss from operations | (836 | ) | (8,307 | ) | ||||
| Unallocated corporate overhead | (1,586 | ) | (11,216 | ) | ||||
| Depreciation and amortization expense | (1 | ) | (59 | ) | ||||
| Gain on deconsolidation of FCG LLC | — | 27,402 | ||||||
| Impairment of intangible assets | — | (2,377 | ) | |||||
| Interest expense | (421 | ) | (321 | ) | ||||
| Interest income | 4 | 47 | ||||||
| Change in fair value of warrant liabilities | 676 | — | ||||||
| Change in fair value of earnout liabilities | 40,649 | — | ||||||
| Foreign exchange transaction gain (loss) | 816 | (866 | ) | |||||
| Net income (loss) before taxes | $ | 39,301 | $ | (4,303 | ) | |||
| Income tax benefit | — | 7 | ||||||
| Net income | $ | 39,301 | $ | 4,310 | ||||
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Total revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2024, increased by $0.5 million to $2.1 million compared to $1.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023. Revenue related to services provided to equity method investees increased by $1.8 million, partially offset by $1.3 million decrease as a result of the FCG deconsolidation. See Deconsolidation of Falcon’s Creative Group LLC under Note 1 – Description of business and basis of presentation in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
Total segment loss from operations for the three months ended September 30, 2024, decreased by $7.5 million to ($0.8) million loss compared to ($8.3) million loss for the three months ended September 30, 2023, due to the following:
| ● | FCG segment loss for the three months ended September 30, 2024, decreased by $3.2 million to ($1.7) million loss as compared to loss of ($4.9) million in the three months ended September 30, 2023, primarily as a result of an increase in revenues and improved margins on new long-term contracts, offset by an increase in amortization of basis difference, intangible assets and deferred fees from three months compared with two months in the corresponding period. |
| ● | Destinations Operations segment loss from operations decreased $0.4 million to ($0.1) million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, as compared to loss of ($0.5) million in the three months ended September 30, 2023, due to $0.3 million of research and development expense incurred for the three months ended September 30, 2023, that was not incurred in the three months ended September 30, 2024. |
| ● | PDP segment income for the three months ended September 30, 2024, increased by $0.1 million to $1.6 million from $1.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023. PDP’s net income increased to $3.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $3.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023. The $0.2 million increase in PDP’s net income was driven by a $2.0 million increase in revenue, which resulted from increases in rates at the hotel properties. This was partially offset by unfavorable changes of ($0.2) million in hotel expenses, ($0.7) million in general and administrative expenses, ($0.6) million in derivative income and ($0.3) million in income taxes. The Company recognized its 50% share of net income within the PDP segment. |
| ● | The Sierra Parima Katmandu Park closed in March of 2024 following financial, operational, and infrastructure challenges, closing the segment going forward. The investment has been fully impaired as of December 31, 2023, and the Company has no further obligation to participate in losses of Sierra Parima. As a result, there were no segment operations to report for the Sierra Parima segment for the three months ended September 30, 2024. |
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| ● | FBB segment loss from operations for the three months ended September 30, 2024, decreased by $1.7 million to ($0.7) million compared to loss of ($2.4) million for the three months ended September 30, 2023. For the three months ended September 30, 2024, FBB recorded revenue of less than $0.1 million but incurred selling, general and administrative expenses of $0.7, resulting in segment loss of ($0.7) million. For the three months ended September 30, 2023, FBB recorded revenue of less than $0.1 million and recognized $2.1 million of selling, general and administrative expenses and $0.2 million of research and development expense, resulting in a loss of ($2.4) million for FBB for the quarter ended September 30, 2023. |
| ● | Loss from intersegment eliminations decreased by $0.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, due to the deconsolidation of FCG. There are no other intersegment eliminations. |
Reportable segment measures of profit and loss are earnings before interest, foreign exchange gains and losses, unallocated corporate expenses, impairments and depreciation and amortization expense. Results of operating segments include costs directly attributable to the segment including project costs, payroll and payroll-related expenses and overhead directly related to the business segment operations. Unallocated corporate overhead costs include costs related to accounting, audit, and corporate legal expenses. Unallocated corporate overhead costs are presented as a reconciling item between total income (losses) from reportable segments and the Company’s consolidated financial results. For more information about our Segment Reporting, see Note 11 – Segment information in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
Nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to nine months ended September 30, 2023
The results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, include activity related to FCG prior to deconsolidation on July 27, 2023. Any discussions related to results, operations, and accounting policies associated with FCG are referring to the periods prior to deconsolidation. See Deconsolidation of Falcon’s Creative Group LLC under Note 1 – Description of business and basis of presentation and Note 4 – Investments and advances to equity method investments in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
The following table summarizes our results of operations for the following periods:
| Nine months ended September 30, 2024 | Nine months ended September 30, 2023 | |||||||
| Revenue | $ | 5,383 | $ | 16,097 | ||||
| Expenses: | ||||||||
| Project design and build expense | — | 10,151 | ||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expense | 16,591 | 23,230 | ||||||
| Transaction expenses | 7 | 8,918 | ||||||
| Credit loss expense | 12 | 5,484 | ||||||
| Intangible asset impairment expense | — | 2,377 | ||||||
| Research and development | 65 | 1,251 | ||||||
| Depreciation and amortization expense | 4 | 1,575 | ||||||
| Loss from operations | (11,296 | ) | (36,889 | ) | ||||
| Share of gain or (loss) from equity method investments | 2,912 | (3,690 | ) | |||||
| Gain on deconsolidation of FCG LLC | — | 27,402 | ||||||
| Interest expense | (1,128 | ) | (887 | ) | ||||
| Interest income | 10 | 92 | ||||||
| Change in fair value of warrant liabilities | (1,715 | ) | — | |||||
| Change in fair value of earnout liabilities | 172,271 | — | ||||||
| Foreign exchange transaction gain (loss) | 298 | (396 | ) | |||||
| Net income (loss) before taxes | $ | 161,352 | $ | (14,368 | ) | |||
| Income tax benefit | 1 | 26 | ||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | 161,353 | $ | (14,342 | ) | |||
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Revenue
| Nine months ended September 30, 2024 | Nine months ended September 30, 2023 | |||||||
| Services transferred over time: | ||||||||
| Design and project management services | $ | 3 | $ | 10,555 | ||||
| Media production services | — | 1,773 | ||||||
| Attraction hardware and turnkey sales | — | 2,052 | ||||||
| Other | 5,380 | 386 | ||||||
| Total revenue from services transferred over time | 5,383 | 14,766 | ||||||
| Services transferred at a point in time: | ||||||||
| Digital media licenses | — | 1,331 | ||||||
| Total revenue from services transferred at a point in time | — | 1,331 | ||||||
| Total revenue | $ | 5,383 | $ | 16,097 | ||||
Revenue decreased by $10.7 million to $5.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $16.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The decrease was primarily attributable to a $14.4 million decrease due to the deconsolidation of FCG. This was partially offset by a $5.0 million increase in revenue for shares services provided by FBG to FCG during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2024.
Selling, general and administrative expense
Selling, general and administrative expense decreased by $6.6 million to $16.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $23.2 million for nine months ended September 30, 2023. The decrease was primarily related to a $5.1 million decrease in audit fees and professional services fees, a $1.5 million decrease in office and administrative expenses, and a $1.6 million decrease in sales and marketing expenses due to the deconsolidation of FCG. These decreases were partially offset by incremental shared-services headcount to support the expansion of the business and for public company related costs, representing a $1.6 million increase in payroll, payroll taxes, and benefits.
Transaction expense
The Company incurred less than $0.1 million and $8.9 million in transaction expenses related to the Business Combination in the nine months ended September 30, 2024, and 2023, respectively.
Credit loss expense
The Company recognized less than $0.1 million and $5.5 million in credit loss expense related to receivables from Sierra Parima in the nine months ended September 30, 2024, and 2023, respectively.
Research and Development
Research and development expense decreased $1.2 million to less than $0.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $1.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, due to completion of several major FBB division projects.
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Depreciation and amortization expense
Depreciation and amortization expense decreased $1.6 million to less than $0.1 million for nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $1.6 million for nine months ended September 30, 2023, due to the deconsolidation of FCG.
Share of gain or loss from equity method investments
| Nine months ended September 30, 2024 | Nine months ended September 30, 2023 | |||||||
| PDP | $ | 2,810 | $ | 1,902 | ||||
| Sierra Parima | — | (4,254 | ) | |||||
| Karnival | 239 | 260 | ||||||
| FCG | (137 | ) | (1,598 | ) | ||||
| Total share of gain or (loss) from equity method investments | $ | 2,912 | $ | (3,690 | ) | |||
Share of gain or loss from equity method investments increased by $6.6 million to a $2.9 million gain for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to a ($3.7) million loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The change in gain or loss from equity method investments was driven by:
| ● | PDP: Share of net income from PDP increased by $0.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the corresponding period in 2023, primarily driven by a $1.7 million increase in PDP’s net income. PDP’s increase in net income was driven by a $4.0 million increase in revenue partially offset by unfavorable changes of ($0.6) million in hotel expenses, ($0.8) million in general and administrative expenses and ($0.9) million in income taxes. The Company recognized its 50% share of PDP’s net income. |
| ● | Sierra Parima: As of December 31, 2023, equity investment in Sierra Parima was deemed to be other-than-temporarily impaired and the fair value of the Company’s investment in Sierra Parima was determined to be zero. Therefore, there was no gain or loss recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to a $4.3 million share of net loss during the nine months ended September 30, 2023. See Note 4 - Investments and advances to equity method investments in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. |
| ● | Karnival: A less than $0.1 million increase in share of net income from Karnival for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, primarily driven by interest income. |
| ● | FCG: Share of net loss from FCG was $0.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, which was consolidated by the Company until July 27, 2023, during the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The Company recognizes 100% of net income, 9% preferred return to QIC and amortization of the basis difference on deconsolidation of FCG. FCG net income of $4.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was reduced by adjustments of ($4.3) million comprised of ($1.8) million in accretion of preference dividend and fees, and ($2.5) million in amortization of basis difference. See Note 4 – Investments and advances to equity method investments in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. |
FCG recorded revenues of $43.8 million in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2024, representing an increase of $26.0 million or 146% over the corresponding period of 2023. As previously announced on January 18, 2024, FCG entered into a consultancy agreement with QIC to provide a Dragon Ball theme park over the course of approximately two years. FCG recognized $29.2 million in revenue relating to this Dragon Ball consultancy agreement during the nine months ended September 30, 2024. Operating income of $3.9 million, and net income of $4.2 million were earned during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to an operating loss of ($7.5) million and net loss of ($7.5) million for the corresponding period of 2023.
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Gain on deconsolidation of FCG
The Company recognized a gain on deconsolidation of FCG of $27.4 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The gain recognized on deconsolidation is the difference between the estimated fair value of the Company’s retained investment in FCG LLC and the carrying value of FCG LLC’s net assets. See Deconsolidation of Falcon’s Creative Group LLC under Note 1 – Description of business and basis of presentation and Note 5 – Investments and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
Interest expense
Interest expense increased by $0.2 million to $1.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $0.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
Change in fair value of warrant liability
Loss due to change in fair value of warrant liabilities was ($1.7) million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The warrant liability relates to the Business Combination which occurred after September 30, 2023, therefore there was no loss during the nine months ended September 30, 2023. Changes in the fair value of warrant liabilities are related primarily to changes in share market price.
Change in fair value of earnout liability
Gain due to change in fair value of earnout liability was $172.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, driven by a $20.6 million decrease in the market price of the Company’s stock between December 31, 2023 and April 29, 2024 when the 2023 performance based awards were remeasured prior to release of shares from escrow, a $9.4 million change in assumptions regarded performance expectations in Q4, 2024 due to timing of contracts, and a $142.3 million decrease in the remaining earnout liabilities due to a decrease in the market price of the Company’s stock between December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2024. The earnout liability relates to the Business Combination which occurred after September 30, 2023, therefore, there was no such loss during the nine months ended September 30, 2023. As of September 30, 2024, all EBITDA and revenue based earnout shares have been earned or forfeited. The remaining earnout shares based on Company stock price targets have been reclassified to equity and will not require subsequent fair value measurement. See Note 12 – Earnouts in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
Foreign exchange transaction gain (loss)
Foreign exchange transaction gain increased $0.7 million to $0.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to ($0.4) million loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The decrease was primarily attributable to the unrealized foreign exchange loss on U.S. denominated related party debt with a Spanish subsidiary as the U.S. dollar strengthened against the Euro during the nine months ended September 30, 2023, and weakened against the Euro during the nine months ended September 30, 2024.
Income tax
Income tax benefit was less than $0.1 million for both the nine months ended September 30, 2024, and September 30, 2023.
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Segment Reporting
The following table presents selected information about our segments’ results for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, and 2023. Subsequent to FCG’s deconsolidation on July 27, 2023, FCG segment income or loss is comprised of only the Company’s equity method share of FCG’s income or loss:
| Nine months ended September 30, 2024 | Nine months ended September 30, 2023 | |||||||
| Revenues: | ||||||||
| Falcon’s Creative Group | $ | — | $ | 14,514 | ||||
| Destinations Operations | 445 | 380 | ||||||
| Falcon’s Beyond Brands | 1 | 1,482 | ||||||
| Intersegment eliminations | — | (279 | ) | |||||
| Unallocated corporate revenue | 4,937 | — | ||||||
| Total revenue | 5,383 | 16,097 | ||||||
| Segment income (loss) from operations: | ||||||||
| Falcon’s Creative Group | (137 | ) | (5,596 | ) | ||||
| Destinations Operations | (846 | ) | (1,324 | ) | ||||
| PDP | 2,810 | 1,902 | ||||||
| Sierra Parima | — | (4,049 | ) | |||||
| Falcon’s Beyond Brands | (2,162 | ) | (3,450 | ) | ||||
| Intersegment eliminations | — | (913 | ) | |||||
| Total segment loss from operations | (335 | ) | (13,430 | ) | ||||
| Unallocated corporate overhead | (8,045 | ) | (23,197 | ) | ||||
| Depreciation and amortization expense | (4 | ) | (1,575 | ) | ||||
| Gain on deconsolidation of FCG LCC | — | 27,402 | ||||||
| Impairment of intangible assets | — | (2,377 | ) | |||||
| Interest expense | (1,128 | ) | (887 | ) | ||||
| Interest income | 10 | 92 | ||||||
| Change in fair value of warrant liabilities | (1,715 | ) | — | |||||
| Change in fair value of earnout liabilities | 172,271 | — | ||||||
| Foreign exchange transaction gain (loss) | 298 | (396 | ) | |||||
| Net income (loss) before taxes | $ | 161,352 | $ | (14,368 | ) | |||
| Income tax benefit | 1 | 26 | ||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | 161,353 | $ | (14,342 | ) | |||
Total revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 decreased $10.7 million to $5.4 million compared to $16.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, primarily driven by a decrease of $14.5 million due to the deconsolidation of FCG. This decrease is partially offset by an increase of $4.9 million for services provided to equity method investees. See Deconsolidation of Falcon’s Creative Group LLC under Note 1 – Description of business and basis of presentation in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Total segment loss from operations decreased $13.1 million to a ($0.3) million loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to ($13.4) million loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, due to the following:
| ● | FCG segment loss decreased $5.5 million from ($5.6) million segment loss in the nine months ended September 30, 2023, to ($0.1) million segment loss in the nine months ended September 30, 2024, primarily as a result of an increase in revenues and improved margins on new long-term contracts. These positive results were partially offset by adjustments of ($4.3) million comprised of ($1.8) million in accretion of preference dividend and fees, and ($2.5) million in incremental amortization on the intangible assets on the difference between the Company’s share of net assets measured at fair value and FCG’s carrying value. |
FCG recorded operating income of $3.9 million, and net income of $4.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to an operating loss of ($7.5) million and net loss of ($7.5) million for the corresponding period of 2023.
| ● | Destination Operations segment loss from operations decreased $0.5 million to (0.8) million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to loss of ($1.3) million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 due to a reduction in marketing and research and development spend for projects that were completed in 2023. |
| ● | PDP segment income for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, increased by $0.9 million to $2.8 million from $1.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. PDP’s net income increased to $5.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $3.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The $1.7 million increase in PDP’s net income was driven by a $4.0 million increase in revenue partially offset by unfavorable changes of ($0.6) million in hotel expenses, ($0.8) million in general and administrative expenses and ($0.9) million in income taxes. The Company recognized its 50% share of net income within the PDP segment. |
| ● | The Sierra Parima Katmandu Park closed in March of 2024 following financial, operational, and infrastructure challenges, closing the segment going forward. The investment has been fully impaired as of December 31, 2023, and the Company has no further obligation to participate in losses of Sierra Parima. As a result, there were no segment operations to report for Sierra Parima segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. |
| ● | FBB segment loss from operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, decreased by $1.3 million to ($2.2) million compared to ($3.4) million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, FBB recorded revenue of less than $0.1 million but incurred $2.1 million in selling, general and administrative expenses, and additional expenses of $0.1 million, resulting in segment loss of ($2.2) million. For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, FBB recorded revenue of $1.5 million, incurred $3.9 million of selling, general and administrative expenses, and incurred $1.0 million of research and development expenses, resulting in segment loss of ($3.4) million. |
| ● | Loss from intersegment eliminations for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, decreased by $0.9 million due to the deconsolidation of FCG. There are no other intersegment eliminations. |
Reportable segment measures of profit and loss are earnings before interest, foreign exchange gains and losses, unallocated corporate expenses, impairments and depreciation and amortization expense. Results of operating segments include costs directly attributable to the segment including project costs, payroll and payroll-related expenses and overhead directly related to the business segment operations. Unallocated corporate overhead costs include costs related to accounting, audit, and corporate legal expenses. Unallocated corporate overhead costs are presented as a reconciling item between total income (losses) from reportable segments and the Company’s consolidated financial results. For more information about our Segment Reporting, see Note 11 – Segment information in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
We prepare our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with US GAAP. In addition to disclosing financial results prepared in accordance with US GAAP, we disclose information regarding Adjusted EBITDA which is a non-GAAP measure. We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss), determined in accordance with US GAAP, for the period presented, before net interest and expense, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization, transaction expenses related to the business combination, credit loss expense, change in fair value of warrant liabilities, and change in fair value of earnout liabilities, intangible asset impairment loss, and gain on deconsolidation of FCG.
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We believe that Adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors as it eliminates the non-cash depreciation and amortization expense that results from our capital investments and intangible assets recognized in any business combination and improves comparability by eliminating the interest expense associated with our debt facilities and eliminating the change in fair value of warrant and earnout liabilities, which may not be comparable with other companies based on our structure.
Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider it in isolation, or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under US GAAP. Some of these limitations are (i) it does not reflect our cash expenditures, or future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments, (ii) it does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs, (iii) it does not reflect interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments, on our debt, (iv) although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized will often have to be replaced in the future, and Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect any cash requirements for such replacements, (v) it does not adjust for all non-cash income or expense items that are reflected in our statements of cash flows, and (vi) other companies in our industry may calculate these measures differently than we do, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures.
The following table sets forth reconciliations of net loss under US GAAP to Adjusted EBITDA for the following periods:
| Three months ended September 30, 2024 | Three months ended September 30, 2023 | |||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | 39,301 | $ | 4,310 | ||||
| Interest expense | 421 | 321 | ||||||
| Interest income | (4 | ) | (47 | ) | ||||
| Income tax benefit | — | (7 | ) | |||||
| Depreciation and amortization expense | 1 | 59 | ||||||
| EBITDA | 39,719 | 4,636 | ||||||
| Transaction expenses | — | 8,918 | ||||||
| Credit loss expense | — | 5,230 | ||||||
| Change in fair value of warrant liabilities | (676 | ) | — | |||||
| Change in fair value of earnout liabilities | (40,649 | ) | — | |||||
| Intangible asset impairment loss | — | 2,377 | ||||||
| Gain on deconsolidation | — | (27,402 | ) | |||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | (1,606 | ) | $ | (6,241 | ) | ||
| Nine months ended September 30, 2024 | Nine months ended September 30, 2023 | |||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | 161,353 | $ | (14,342 | ) | |||
| Interest expense | 1,128 | 887 | ||||||
| Interest income | (10 | ) | (92 | ) | ||||
| Income tax benefit | (1 | ) | (26 | ) | ||||
| Depreciation and amortization expense | 4 | 1,575 | ||||||
| EBITDA | 162,474 | (11,998 | ) | |||||
| Transaction expenses | 7 | 8,918 | ||||||
| Credit loss expense | 12 | 5,484 | ||||||
| Intangible asset impairment loss | — | 2,377 | ||||||
| Gain on deconsolidation | — | (27,402 | ) | |||||
| Change in fair value of warrant liabilities | 1,715 | — | ||||||
| Change in fair value of earnout liabilities | (172,271 | ) | — | |||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | (8,063 | ) | $ | (22,621 | ) | ||
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Net income increased by $35.0 million to $39.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $4.3 million net income for the three months ended September 30, 2023, primarily driven by a $40.6 million gain from change in fair value of earnout liabilities in 2024, a $17.9 million decrease in operating losses due to $8.9 million of transaction expenses, $5.2 million of credit reserves, non-recurring $2.4 million of impairment charges that occurred in 2023, and $1.4 million of operating losses from FCG, a $1.5 million increase in share of equity in earnings and a $1.6 million favorable movement in foreign exchange gain compared with the prior period; partially offset by a $27.4 million gain on deconsolidation of FCG in 2023. Net income increased by $175.7 million to $161.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to ($14.3) million losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, primarily driven by a $25.6 million increase in operating profit, due to $8.9 million of transaction expenses, $5.5 million of credit reserves, $2.4 million of impairment charges and $8.8 million of other operating loss of FBG and FCG; offset by a $27.4 million gain on deconsolidation of FCG in 2023, a $172.3 million gain from change in fair value of earnout liabilities in 2024, a $6.6 million increase in share of equity in earnings and a $1.7 million loss from change in fair value of warrant liability.
Adjusted EBITDA increased by $4.6 million from ($6.2) million loss to ($1.6) million loss for three months ended September 30, 2024, primarily due to an increase of $1.6 million in gain from equity method investments, an increase of $1.7 million in foreign exchange transaction gains, a decrease in project design and build expenses due to FCG’s deconsolidation of $0.7 million, a decrease in research and development expenses due to FCG’s deconsolidation of $0.3 million, and an increase in net sales of $0.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024. These increases were partially offset by increase in selling, general and administrative expenses of $0.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024. Adjusted EBITDA increased by $14.5 million from ($22.6) million loss to ($8.1) million loss for nine months ended September 30, 2024, primarily driven by a decrease of $6.5 million selling, general, and administrative expenses due to reduction in third party accounting, audit, and legal fees relating to public company readiness, an increase of $6.6 million in the share of gain from equity method investments, a decrease in project design and build expenses due to FCG’s deconsolidation of $10.2 million, a decrease in research and development expenses due to FCG’s deconsolidation of $1.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. These increases were partially offset by a $10.7 million decrease in net sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2024.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Sources and Uses of Liquidity
Liquidity describes the ability of a company to generate sufficient cash flows to meet the cash requirements of its business operations. Our primary short-term cash requirements are to fund working capital, short-term debt, acquisitions, contractual obligations and other commitments. Our medium-term to long-term cash requirements are to service and repay debt and to invest in facilities, equipment, technologies, location-based entertainment, media production, and research and development for growth initiatives. Our principal sources of liquidity are funds from borrowings, equity contributions from our existing investors, distributions from equity method investees and cash on hand.
As of September 30, 2024, our total indebtedness was approximately $35.9 million. We had approximately $0.8 million of unrestricted cash and $6.9 million available for borrowing under our lines of credit.
During the three months ended September 30, 2024, Infinite Acquisitions loaned an additional $1.0 million to the Company pursuant to the revolving credit arrangement. The revolving credit arrangement is subject to an annual fixed interest rate of 2.75% and matures in September 2034. Further, in April 2024, Falcon’s Opco entered into a one-year term loan agreement with Katmandu Ventures for $7.221 million and a one-year term loan agreement with Universal Kat for $1.25 million. The term loan with Katmandu Ventures and the term loan with Universal Kat both bear interest at a rate of 8.88% per annum, payable quarterly in arrears, and will mature on March 31, 2025. Approximately $5.4 million of the combined proceeds of the term loans from Katmandu Ventures and Universal Kat were used to repay a portion of the Infinite Acquisitions revolving credit arrangement.
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Falcon’s Opco entered into a loan amendment with Katmandu Ventures and Universal Kat, respectively, on June 14, 2024, to defer the first interest and principal payment from June 30, 2024 to the earlier of 1) September 30, 2024; 2) within five business days after the date upon which Falcon’s Opco receives a distribution of funds from Producciones De Parques, S.L. as result of asset sale transaction; or 3) within five business days after the date upon which Falcon’s Opco receives cash proceeds as the result of a debt or equity fundraising transaction with a third party resulting in net proceeds of $20 million or more.
Following the amendments to the loans above, Katmandu Ventures and Universal Kat assigned the loans (in part for Kat Ventures of $6.3 million and in full for Universal Kat) to FAST II Sponsor in exchange for the sale of Class A shares of the Company held by FAST II Sponsor. This transfer is solely between Universal Kat, Katmandu Ventures and FAST II Sponsor. Falcon’s Opco provided written consent on the assignment. There were no additional changes to the loan agreement terms due to this reassignment. For more detail, see Note 6 – Long-term debt and borrowing arrangements in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. The repayment schedules of these two loans were modified again on October 18, 2024, see Note 17 – Subsequent Events in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for further details.
We anticipate managing our operations to ensure that our existing cash on hand and unused capacity on our existing lines of credit, along with distributions from equity method investees, additional debt and equity capital raises, and reviewing our portfolio of assets to provide additional liquidity over the next twelve months to meet our short-term needs. Currently, we do not have sufficient cash from operations and unused capacity to meet the next twelve months of our operations.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, we have operational losses, accumulated deficits, and negative cash flows from operating activities that raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. As of September 30, 2024, we have $24.3 million of accrued expenses and other current liabilities, which include $18.2 million of transaction related professional fees, $2.2 million of excise tax payable on FAST II stock redemptions, $1.2 million of accrued payroll and related expenses, and approximately $2.7 million of other accrued expenses and current liabilities. The transaction expenses are actively being negotiated, and actual settlement may vary from the amounts recorded. Additionally, as of September 30, 2024, we have unfunded commitments to Karnival of $2.4 million (HKD 18.7 million), to be used for the purpose of constructing the Vquarium Entertainment Centers in Hong Kong which need to be paid in 2024. On July 27, 2023, FCG received a closing payment from QIC of $17.5 million (net of $0.5 million in reimbursements). On April 16, 2024, QIC released the remaining $12.0 million of the $30.0 million investment to Falcon’s Creative Group, LLC, a deconsolidated subsidiary which is 75% owned by Falcon’s Opco and 25% owned by QIC (“FCG LLC”) upon the establishment of the employee retention and attraction incentive program. These funds are to be used exclusively by the FCG segment to fund its operations and growth and cannot be used to satisfy the commitments of other segments. Until we can generate sufficient revenue from our five reportable segments to cover operating expenses, working capital and capital expenditures, we expect funds raised from additional debt and/or capital to fund our cash needs.
Our capital requirements will depend on many factors, including the timing and extent of spending to support our research and development efforts, investments in technology, the expansion of sales and marketing activities, and market adoption of new and enhanced products and features. In addition, we expect to incur additional costs as a result of operating as a public company. We expect our capital expenditures and working capital requirements to increase materially in the near future. Our ability to generate cash in the future depends on our financial results which are subject to general economic, financial, competitive, legislative and regulatory factors that may be outside of our control. Our future access to, and the availability of credit on acceptable terms and conditions, is impacted by many factors, including capital market liquidity and overall economic conditions. In the event that additional financing is required from outside sources, we cannot be sure that any additional financing will be available to us on acceptable terms if at all. If we are unable to raise additional capital when desired, our business, operating results, and financial condition could be adversely affected. See the section of our Annual Report titled “Risk Factors – We will require additional capital, which additional financing may result in restrictions on our operations or substantial dilution to our stockholders, to support the growth of our business, and this capital might not be available on acceptable terms, if at all.”
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Contractual and Other Obligations
Tax Receivable Agreement
In connection with the Closing of the Business Combination, the Company entered into the Tax Receivable Agreement with Falcon’s Opco, the TRA holder representative, certain members of Falcon’s Opco (the “TRA Holders”) and other persons from time-to-time party thereto. Pursuant to the Tax Receivable Agreement, among other things, the Company is required to pay to each TRA Holder 85% of certain tax benefits, if any, that it realizes (or in certain cases is deemed to realize) as a result of the increases in tax basis resulting from any exchange of new Falcon’s Opco units for Class A Common Stock or cash in the future and certain other tax benefits arising from payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement. In certain cases, the Company’s obligations under the Tax Receivable Agreement may accelerate and become due and payable, based on certain assumptions, upon a change in control and certain other termination events, as defined in the Tax Receivable Agreement. This agreement was amended on October 24, 2024. See Note 17 – Subsequent Events in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
Commitments
Partnership with Raging Power Limited
Pursuant to the terms of our joint venture agreement with Raging Power, Falcon’s and Raging Power are each required to provide funding to Karnival in the form of non-interest-bearing advances, which will be repaid based on a percentage of gross revenues from the operation of the themed virtual ocean adventure attraction we are developing at the new 11 SKIES complex adjacent to the Hong Kong Airport. Accordingly, the joint venture agreement provides that we receive 16.6% to 20.6% of gross revenue of such location. As of September 30, 2024, we have unfunded commitments to Karnival of $2.4 million (HKD 18.7 million).
Transaction costs
Pursuant to the Business Combination during the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company received net cash proceeds from the Business Combination totaling $0.9 million, net of $1.3 million of FAST II transaction costs and $1.6 million of Falcon’s Opco transaction costs paid at Closing. FAST II and Falcon’s Opco transaction costs related to the Business Combination of $6.3 million and $15.7 million, respectively, are not yet settled as of September 30, 2024, and the Company is actively negotiating to settle them over the next 24 months. These transaction costs are recorded in accrued expenses and long-term payables. Negotiations regarding the terms of the costs yet to be settled are still ongoing and may change materially from these amounts accrued.
The Company is named from time to time as a party to lawsuits and other types of legal proceedings and claims in the normal course of business. As previously disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report and its Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2024, and further disclosed in Form 10-Q filed on May 16, 2024 and in Form 10-Q filed on August 13, 2024, a lawsuit was filed against the Company by Guggenheim Securities, LLC (“Guggenheim”) on March 27, 2024 in which Guggenheim alleges that the Company owes certain fees and expenses of $11.1 million for services allegedly performed by Guggenheim in connection with the Business Combination consummated on October 6, 2023 (the “Guggenheim Complaint”). The Company has denied all liability in response to the Guggenheim Complaint. In addition, the Company has filed counterclaims against Guggenheim for fraudulent inducement, breach of contract, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, breach of fiduciary duty, negligence, fraudulent misrepresentation and negligent misrepresentation. Guggenheim has moved to dismiss the counterclaims. The case is in its early stages, discovery has commenced, and the Court has set a certificate of readiness for trial/note of issue date for June 28, 2025. As part of the Company’s accounting approach to transaction expenses related to the Business Combination, prior to the Company’s receipt of the Guggenheim Complaint, the Company accrued $11.1 million as of December 31, 2023, with respect to the alleged amended engagement agreement with Guggenheim. The Company intends to vigorously defend itself against the claims alleged in the Guggenheim Complaint and contest the amounts Guggenheim asserts are owed.
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Related Party Loans
The Company has entered into various financing agreements with Infinite Acquisitions. As of September 30, 2024, we have aggregate outstanding balances of $22.8 million under these financing agreements.
On June 14, 2024, Falcon’s Opco entered into a loan amendment with Katmandu Ventures to defer the first interest and principal payment from June 30, 2024 to the earlier of 1) September 30, 2024; 2) within five business days after the date upon which Falcon’s Opco receives a distribution of funds from Producciones De Parques, S.L. as result of asset transaction; or 3) within five business days after the date upon which Falcon’s Opco receives cash proceeds as the result of a debt or equity fundraising transaction with a third party resulting in net proceeds of $20 million or more.
Following the amendment above, Katmandu Ventures assigned $6.3 million of the loan to FAST II Sponsor, in exchange for the sale of Class A shares of Falcon’s Opco held by FAST II Sponsor. This transfer is solely between Katmandu Ventures and FAST II Sponsor. Falcon’s Opco provided written consent on the assignment. There were no additional changes to the loan agreement terms due to this reassignment. The repayment schedule of this loan was modified again on October 18, 2024. See Note 17 – Subsequent Events in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
For more information regarding our related party transactions, see Note 6 — Long-term debt and borrowing arrangements and Note 7 — Related party transactions in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
Cash Flows
The following table summarizes our cash flows for the period presented:
| Nine months ended September 30, 2024 | Nine months ended September 30, 2023 | |||||||
| Cash used in operating activities | $ | (8,758 | ) | $ | (16,421 | ) | ||
| Cash (used in) provided by investing activities | (7 | ) | 761 | |||||
| Cash provided by financing activities | 8,926 | 7,686 | ||||||
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Our cash flows used in operating activities are primarily driven by transaction, legal and professional fees associated with public company compliance costs and corporate overhead activities.
Cash used in operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, was ($8.8) million compared to ($16.4) million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, representing a $7.6 million decrease in cash used in operating activities due to a reduction in legal and professional fees, and the deconsolidation of FCG.
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Our primary investing activities consisted of the purchase of property, plant and equipment and changes in advances to unconsolidated joint ventures. Net cash used in investing activities was less than ($0.1) million during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $0.8 million net cash provided by investing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2023, primarily related to outflows of $0.3 million for purchases of computer equipment and $1.5 million in advances made to unconsolidated joint ventures, partially offset by cash inflows relating to deconsolidation of FCG of $2.6 million.
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities increased to $8.9 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $7.7 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The increase in cash provided by financing activities in the nine months ended September 30, 2024, consisted primarily of $2.3 million in advances from affiliates, $1.2 million in proceeds from third party term loans and $0.6 million in proceeds from RSUs issued by affiliates; partially offset by ($1.2) million net repayments from third party loans and ($1.8) million decrease in equity contributions. See Note 6 — Long-term debt and borrowing arrangements in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
This item is not applicable as we are a smaller reporting company.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”)) as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report. Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. Management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Based on such evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of September 30, 2024, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective due to the identification of material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting.
Material Weaknesses
A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
In connection with the preparation and audit of the 2023 consolidated financial statements, we identified the following material weaknesses in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting:
Risk Assessment – We did not design and implement an effective risk assessment based on the criteria established in the COSO framework. Specifically, these control deficiencies constitute material weaknesses, either individually or in the aggregate, relating to: (i) identifying, assessing, and communicating appropriate objectives, (ii) identifying and analyzing risks to achieve these objectives, (iii) contemplating fraud risks, and (iv) identifying and assessing changes in the business that could impact our system of internal controls.
Control Activities – We did not design and implement effective control activities based on the criteria established in the COSO framework. We have identified deficiencies in the principles associated with the control activities component of the COSO framework. Specifically, these control deficiencies constitute material weaknesses, either individually or in the aggregate, relating to: (i) selecting and developing control activities and information technology that contribute to the mitigation of risks and support achievement of objectives; and (ii) deploying control activities through policies that establish what is expected and procedures that put policies into action.
The following deficiencies, individually and in the aggregate, contributed to material weaknesses in control activities, including:
| ● | We did not have an adequate segregation of duties or appropriate level of review that is needed to comply with financial reporting requirements. |
| ● | We did not design or maintain controls over period end close procedures. |
| ● | We did not design or maintain effective controls over the period end financial reporting process and preparation of financial statements. Specifically, we did not design and implement a sufficient level of formal accounting policies and procedures that define how transactions across the business cycles should be initiated, recorded, processed and reported and appropriately authorized and approved. |
| ● | We did not design or maintain controls or document segregation of duties over information technology systems used to create or maintain financial reporting records. |
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Monitoring – We did not design and implement effective monitoring activities based on the criteria established in the COSO framework. We have identified deficiencies in the principles associated with the monitoring component of the COSO framework. Specifically, these control deficiencies constitute material weaknesses, either individually or in the aggregate, relating to: (i) selecting, developing, and performing ongoing evaluation to ascertain whether the components of internal controls are present and functioning; and (ii) evaluating and communicating internal control deficiencies in a timely manner to those parties responsible for taking corrective action.
Control Environment – We did not maintain an effective control environment based on the criteria established in the COSO framework. We have identified deficiencies in the principles associated with the control environment of the COSO framework. Specifically, these control deficiencies constitute material weaknesses, either individually or in the aggregate, relating to: (i) appropriate organizational structure, reporting lines, and authority and responsibilities in pursuit of objectives; (ii) our commitment to attract, develop, train, and retain an appropriate complement of accounting employees; and (iii) establishing a control environment and holding individuals accountable for their internal control related responsibilities.
We did not design or maintain an effective control environment to enable the identification and mitigation of risks of accounting errors based on the contributing factors to material weaknesses in the control environment, including:
| ● | The Company did not create the proper environment for effective internal control over financial reporting and to ensure that: (i) there were adequate processes for oversight; (ii) there was accountability for the performance of internal control over financial reporting responsibilities; (iii) personnel with key positions had the appropriate training and capacity to carry out their responsibilities. |
| ● | The Company did not maintain a sufficient complement of management, accounting, financial reporting personnel who had appropriate levels of knowledge, experience, and training in accounting and internal control matters commensurate with the nature, growth and complexity of our business. The lack of sufficient appropriately skilled and trained personnel contributed to our failure to: (i) adequately identify potential risks; (ii) include in the scope of our internal controls framework certain systems relevant to financial reporting and the preparation of our consolidated financial statements; and (iii) design and implement certain risk-mitigating internal controls. |
Information and Communication – We did not generate or provide adequate quality supporting information and communication based on the criteria established in the COSO framework. We have identified deficiencies in the principles associated with the information and communication component of the COSO framework. Specifically, these control deficiencies constitute material weaknesses, either individually or in the aggregate, relating to: (i) obtaining, generating, and using relevant quality information to support the function of internal control; and (ii) communicating accurate information internally and externally, including providing information pursuant to objectives, responsibilities, and functions of internal control.
Remediation Efforts
We are in the process of designing and implementing a plan to remediate the material weaknesses discussed above. Our remediation plans include strengthening our control environment with an immediate focus on hiring experienced personnel, designing and implementing risk assessment processes, implementing and enhancing our business processes and control activities, consistently generating and providing quality information and communication and re-designing and implementing monitoring controls.
Our detailed remediation plans, which are currently in process, include actions such as implementing systems and controls to enhance our review of significant accounting transactions and other new technical accounting and financial reporting issues and preparing and reviewing accounting memoranda addressing these issues, hiring experienced personnel, implementing controls to enable an effective and timely review period end close procedures, and implementing controls to enable an accurate and timely review of accounting records that support our accounting processes and maintain documents for internal accounting reviews.
We have also engaged a third-party consulting firm to assist us with our formal internal control plan and to provide accounting services related to complex accounting transactions. In addition, as we continue to evaluate and work to improve our internal control over financial reporting, management may determine to take additional measures to address control deficiencies or determine to modify our remediation plan.
In light of the material weaknesses discussed above, we performed additional procedures to ensure that our consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report were prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Following such additional procedures, our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has concluded that our consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented in this Quarterly Report, in conformity with U.S. GAAP.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Except as otherwise described herein, there was no change in our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by Rule 13a-15(d) and 15d-15(d) of the Exchange Act that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2024 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.
The Company is named from time to time as a party to lawsuits and other types of legal proceedings and claims in the normal course of business. As previously disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report and its Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2024, and further disclosed in Form 10-Q filed on May 16, 2024 and in Form 10-Q filed on August 13, 2024, a lawsuit was filed against the Company by Guggenheim Securities, LLC (“Guggenheim”) on March 27, 2024 in which Guggenheim alleges that the Company owes certain fees and expenses of $11.1 million for services allegedly performed by Guggenheim in connection with the Business Combination consummated on October 6, 2023 (the “Guggenheim Complaint”). The Company has denied all liability in response to the Guggenheim Complaint. In addition, the Company has filed counterclaims against Guggenheim for fraudulent inducement, breach of contract, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, breach of fiduciary duty, negligence, fraudulent misrepresentation and negligent misrepresentation. Guggenheim has moved to dismiss the counterclaims. The case is in its early stages, discovery has commenced, and the Court has set a certificate of readiness for trial/note of issue date for June 28, 2025. As part of the Company’s accounting approach to transaction expenses related to the Business Combination, prior to the Company’s receipt of the Guggenheim Complaint, the Company accrued $11.1 million as of December 31, 2023 with respect to the alleged amended engagement agreement with Guggenheim. The Company intends to vigorously defend itself against the claims alleged in the Guggenheim Complaint and contest the amounts Guggenheim asserts are owed.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in this Quarterly Report are any of the risks described in our Annual Report. Any of these factors could result in a significant or material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition. Additional risk factors not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business or results of operations. As of the date of this Quarterly Report, other than as set forth below, there have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in the Annual Report. We may disclose changes to such risk factors or disclose additional risk factors from time to time in our future filings with the SEC.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
None.
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Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information.
Item 6. Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this Quarterly Report:
| * | Filed herewith |
| ** | Furnished herewith |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| Date: November 14, 2024 | FALCON’S BEYOND GLOBAL, INC. | |
| (Registrant) | ||
| By | /s/ Joanne Merrill | |
| Joanne Merrill | ||
| Principal Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and Authorized Signatory | ||
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Exhibit 10.3
SECOND AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT
This SECOND AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT, dated as of October 18, 2024 (this “Second Amendment”) is entered into by and among Falcon’s Beyond Global, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), Katmandu Ventures, LLC, a Florida limited liability company (the “Lender”), and FAST Sponsor II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and the assignee of a portion of the principal and interest borrowed thereunder (“FAST Sponsor”). Unless otherwise indicated, all capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings provided such terms in the Loan Agreement referred to below.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Borrower and Lender entered into that certain Loan Agreement, dated March 28, 2024, which provided for a loan in the principal amount of approximately $7.2 million (the “Loan Agreement”);
WHEREAS, to Borrower and Lender entered into that certain Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated June 14, 2024, to make certain amendments to the Loan Agreement;
WHEREAS, Lender and FAST Sponsor entered into that certain Assignment of Indebtedness to assign all of Lender’s right, title, and interest in and to an amount of $6,676,890 outstanding under the Loan Agreement, representing $6,316,977 in principal and $359,913 in interest, pursuant to that certain Equity and Debt Exchange Agreement, dated June 14, 2024 by and between Lender and FAST Sponsor; and
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lender and FAST Sponsor make certain amendments to the Loan Agreement and Lender and FAST Sponsor have agreed to make such amendments, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, and the conditions set forth below, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
1. Amendments to the Loan Agreement. Effective as of the date hereof, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, and in reliance upon the representations and warranties set forth herein, the Loan Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
(a) Schedule A is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as attached to this Second Amendment.
The amendments to the Loan Agreement are limited to the extent specifically set forth in this Second Amendment and no other terms, covenants or provisions of the Loan Agreement are intended to be affected hereby.
2. Acknowledgement and Confirmation. Borrower hereby (a) consents to this Second Amendment and agrees that this Second Amendment shall not limit or diminish the obligations of Borrower under, or release Borrower from any obligations under the Loan Agreement (as amended pursuant to this Second Amendment), (b) confirms and reaffirms its obligation under the Loan Agreement(as amended pursuant to this Second Amendment), (c) agrees that the Loan Agreement (as amended pursuant to this Second Amendment) remains in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed.
3. Representations and Warranties. To induce the Lender and FAST Sponsor to enter into this Amendment, Borrower represents and warrants to the Lender and FAST Sponsor that:
(a) Organization; Powers. The Borrower is duly organized or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted and, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse effect, is qualified to do business in, and is in good standing in, every jurisdiction where such qualification is required.
(b) No Event of Default. No Event of Default will exist immediately after giving effect to this Second Amendment.
(c) Authorization; Enforceability. This Second Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Second Amendment to be duly executed and delivered as of the date and year first written above.
| FALCON’S BEYOND GLOBAL, LLC, | ||
| as the Borrower | ||
| By: | /s/ Cecil Magpuri | |
| Name: | Cecil D. Magpuri | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
[Signature Page to SECOND AMENDMENT TO Loan Agreement]
| KATMANDU VENTURES, LLC, | ||
| as the Lender | ||
| By: | /s/ Jill Markey | |
| Name: | Jill Markey | |
| Title: | Manager | |
| FAST SPONSOR II, LLC | ||
| By: FAST SPONSOR II MANAGER, LLC, | ||
| Its Manager | ||
| By: | /s/ Garrett Schreiber | |
| Name: | Garrett Schreiber | |
| Title: | Sole Member | |
[Signature Page to SECOND AMENDMENT TO Loan Agreement]
Exhibit 10.4
SECOND AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT
This SECOND AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT, dated as of October 18, 2024 (this “Second Amendment”) is entered into by and among Falcon’s Beyond Global, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), and FAST Sponsor II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Lender”). Unless otherwise indicated, all capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings provided such terms in the Loan Agreement referred to below.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Borrower and Universal Kat Holdings, LLC entered into that certain Loan Agreement, dated March 22, 2024, which provided for a one-year $1,250,000 term loan (the “Loan Agreement”);
WHEREAS, the Borrower and Universal Kat Holdings, LLC entered into that certain Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated June 14, 2024 to make certain amendments to the Loan Agreement;
WHEREAS, Universal Kat Holdings, LLC and Lender entered into that certain Equity and Debt Exchange Agreement, dated as of June 14, 2024, and that certain Assignment of Indebtedness, dated June 14, 2004 to assign all of Universal Kat Holdings LLC’s right, title, and interest in and to the Loan Agreement from Universal Kat Holdings, LLC to Lender; and,
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lender make certain amendments to the Loan Agreement and Lender has agreed to make such amendments, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, and the conditions set forth below, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
1. Amendments to the Loan Agreement. Effective as of the date hereof, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, and in reliance upon the representations and warranties set forth herein, the Loan Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
(a) Schedule A is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as attached to this Second Amendment.
The amendments to the Loan Agreement are limited to the extent specifically set forth in this Second Amendment and no other terms, covenants or provisions of the Loan Agreement are intended to be affected hereby.
2. Acknowledgement and Confirmation. Borrower hereby (a) consents to this Second Amendment and agrees that this Second Amendment shall not limit or diminish the obligations of Borrower under, or release Borrower from any obligations under the Loan Agreement (as amended pursuant to this Second Amendment), (b) confirms and reaffirms its obligation under the Loan Agreement(as amended pursuant to this Second Amendment), (c) agrees that the Loan Agreement (as amended pursuant to this Second Amendment) remains in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed.
3. Representations and Warranties. To induce the Lender to enter into this Second Amendment, Borrower represents and warrants to the Lender that:
(a) Organization; Powers. The Borrower is duly organized or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted and, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse effect, is qualified to do business in, and is in good standing in, every jurisdiction where such qualification is required.
(b) No Event of Default. No Event of Default will exist immediately after giving effect to this Second Amendment.
(c) Authorization; Enforceability. This Second Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Second Amendment to be duly executed and delivered as of the date and year first written above.
| FALCON’S BEYOND GLOBAL, LLC, | ||
| as the Borrower | ||
| By: | /s/ Cecil D. Magpuri | |
| Name: | Cecil D. Magpuri | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
[Signature Page to SECOND AMENDMENT TO Loan Agreement]
| FAST SPONSOR II, LLC, | ||
| as the Lender | ||
| By: | /s/ Garrett Schreiber | |
| Name: | Garrett Schreiber | |
| Title: | Sole Member | |
[Signature Page to SECOND AMENDMENT TO Loan Agreement]
Exhibit 10.5
AMENDMENT TO
TAX RECEIVABLE AGREEMENT
This Amendment to Tax Receivable Agreement (this “Amendment”), dated as of October 24, 2024, is by and among Falcon’s Beyond Global, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), Falcon’s Beyond Global, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “LLC”), each of the TRA Holders listed on the signature pages hereto, and Infinite Acquisitions Partners LLC as the representative of the TRA Holders (the “TRA Holder Representative”). The Corporation, LLC, TRA Holders, and TRA Holder Representative are each referred to herein as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties”.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Parties entered into that certain Tax Receivable Agreement, dated as of October 6, 2023 (the “TRA”), to provide for certain payments to the TRA Holders and to make certain arrangements with respect to certain tax benefits to be derived by the Corporation;
WHERAS, the Corporation wishes to amend the TRA to clarify the rights of a TRA Holder that transfers Units but does not assign to the transferee its rights under the TRA with respect to such transferred Units;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 7.6(b) of the TRA, amendments to the TRA require written approval by the Corporation and the TRA Holders who would be entitled to receive at least a majority of the Early Termination Payments payable to all TRA Holders in the event the Corporation exercised its rights pursuant to Section 4.1(a) of the TRA as of the later of the most recent Exchange Date (the “Majority Holders”), provided that no amendment that has a disproportionate adverse impact on the payments to any TRA Holder will be affective without the written consent of such TRA Holders;
WHEREAS, the TRA Holder Representative has the power under the TRA to receive and forward notices pursuant to the TRA and to give or agree to, on behalf of the TRA Holders, any and all consents, waivers, amendments or modifications deemed by the TRA Holder Representative, in its sole and absolute discretion, to be necessary or appropriate under the TRA and the execution or delivery of any documents that may be necessary or appropriate in connection therewith;
WHEREAS, the TRA Holders party hereto (whether acting individually or through the TRA Holder Representative acting on their behalf), constituting the Majority Holders, wish to approve this Amendment; and
WHEREAS, capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed thereto in the TRA.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the terms, conditions, and covenants set forth below, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows.
1. Amendment. The last sentence of Section 7.6(a) is amended and restated as follows:
“For the avoidance of doubt, if a TRA Holder transfers Units in accordance with the terms of the LLC Agreement but does not assign to the transferee of such Units its rights under this Agreement with respect to such transferred Units, such TRA Holder shall continue to be entitled to receive the Tax Benefit Payments arising in respect of a subsequent Exchange of such Units (and any such transferred Units shall be separately identified, so as to facilitate the determination of Tax Benefit Payments hereunder), and, in furtherance of the foregoing, (i) such transferring TRA Holder shall continue to be treated as an Exchange TRA Holder for purposes of Section 3.1(b) (notwithstanding the disposition of Units) and (ii) any Exchange of such transferred Units shall be treated as an Exchange made by such transferring TRA Holder (and not the transferee of such Units) to which the resultant Net Tax Benefits are Attributable.”
2. Valid Amendment. This Amendment is made in accordance with Section 7.6(b) of the TRA and was approved by the Corporation and the Majority Holders. The Parties agree that this Amendment does not have a disproportionate adverse impact on the payments under the TRA to any of the TRA Holders.
3. Confirmation, Ratification and Entire Agreement. Except as expressly amended herein, the TRA shall continue in full force and effect, and the Parties hereby ratify and confirm the TRA as hereby amended. All references to the TRA in any document, instrument, agreement or writing delivered pursuant to the TRA shall hereafter be deemed to refer to the TRA as amended hereby. The TRA (as amended hereby) and any other documents, instruments, and agreements among the Parties as contemplated by or referenced in the TRA comprise the complete and exclusive agreement between the Parties regarding the subject matter of this Amendment and supersede all oral and written communications, negotiations, representations or agreements in relation to that subject matter made or entered into before the date hereof.
4. Miscellaneous. Sections 7.1 (Notices), 7.2 (Counterparts), 7.4 (Governing Law), 7.5 (Severability), 7.7 (Captions), 7.8 (Consent to Jurisdiction), 7.15 (LLC Agreement), and 7.16 (TRA Holder Representative) are incorporated herein by reference, mutatis mutandis. Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, each reference in the TRA to “this Agreement,” “hereunder,” “herein,” “hereof” or words of like import referring to the TRA shall mean and refer to the TRA as amended by this Amendment.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Amendment as of the date first written above.
| CORPORATION: | ||
| FALCON’S BEYOND GLOBAL, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Cecil D. Magpuri | |
| Name: | Cecil D. Magpuri | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
| THE LLC: | ||
| FALCON’S BEYOND GLOBAL, LLC | ||
| By: | Falcon’s Beyond Global, Inc., its sole manager | |
| By: | /s/ Cecil D. Magpuri | |
| Name: | Cecil D. Magpuri | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
| TRA HOLDER REPRESENTATIVE: | ||
| Infinite Acquisitions Partners LLC | ||
| By: | Erudite Cria, Inc., its manager | |
| By: | /s/ Lucas Demerau | |
| Name: | Lucas Demerau | |
| Title: | President | |
| TRA HOLDER: | ||
| Infinite Acquisitions Partners LLC | ||
| By: | Erudite Cria, Inc., its manager | |
| By: | /s/ Lucas Demerau | |
| Name: | Lucas Demerau | |
| Title: | President | |
| CilMar Ventures, LLC Series A | ||
| By: | /s/ Cecil D. Magpuri | |
| Name: | Cecil D. Magpuri | |
| Title: | Manager | |
| By: | /s/ Marty Mathers Magpuri | |
| Name: | Marty Mathers Magpuri | |
| Title: | Manager | |
| Katmandu Ventures, LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Jill Markey | |
| Name: | Jill Markey | |
| Title: | Manager | |
Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-14(A) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Cecil D. Magpuri, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Falcon’s Beyond Global, 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 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 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, 2024 | By: | /s/ Cecil D. Magpuri |
| Name: Cecil D. Magpuri | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
| (Principal Executive Officer) |
Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-14(A) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Joanne Merrill, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Falcon’s Beyond Global, 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 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 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, 2024 | By: | /s/ Joanne Merrill |
| Name: Joanne Merrill | ||
| Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
| (Principal Financial and Principal Accounting Officer) |
Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of Falcon’s Beyond Global, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2024, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, Cecil D. Magpuri, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as added by §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
2. To my knowledge, the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of and for the period covered by the Report.
| Date: November 14, 2024 | By: | /s/ Cecil D. Magpuri |
| Name: Cecil D. Magpuri | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
| (Principal Executive Officer) |
Exhibit 32.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of Falcon’s Beyond Global, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2024, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, Joanne Merrill, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as added by §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
2. To my knowledge, the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of and for the period covered by the Report.
| Date: November 14, 2024 | By: | /s/ Joanne Merrill |
| Name: Joanne Merrill | ||
| Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
| (Principal Financial and Principal Accounting Officer) |