Rafael Holdings, Inc 10-Q for FY2023 Q1
Rafael Holdings, Inc. (RFL)
About this 10-Q
Rafael Holdings, Inc filed this 10-Q on December 13, 2022, covering the quarter ended October 31, 2022 (FY2023 Q1).
Headline figures
Quarter ended October 31, 2022, as reported in this filing, compared with the same period a year earlier where the filing states it.
- Revenue
- $70K
- down 63.4% from $191K a year earlier
- Net loss
- $5.21M
- compared with a net loss of $128.87M a year earlier
- Diluted EPS
- $0.07
- compared with -$5.91 a year earlier
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RAFAEL HOLDINGS, INC.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
RAFAEL HOLDINGS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(unaudited, in thousands, except share and per share data)
| October 31, 2022 | July 31, 2022 | |||||||
| ASSETS | Note 2 | |||||||
| CURRENT ASSETS | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | ||||||
| Restricted cash | ||||||||
| Available-for-sale securities | ||||||||
| Interest receivable | ||||||||
| Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $ | ||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | ||||||||
| Assets held-for-sale | ||||||||
| Total current assets | ||||||||
| Property and equipment, net | ||||||||
| Investments – Other Pharmaceuticals | ||||||||
| Investments – Hedge Funds | ||||||||
| In-process research and development and patents | ||||||||
| Other assets | ||||||||
| TOTAL ASSETS | $ | $ | ||||||
| LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | ||||||||
| CURRENT LIABILITIES | ||||||||
| Trade accounts payable | $ | $ | ||||||
| Accrued expenses | ||||||||
| Other current liabilities | ||||||||
| Due to related parties | ||||||||
| Note payable, net of debt issuance costs, held-for-sale | ||||||||
| Total current liabilities | ||||||||
| Other liabilities | ||||||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES | ||||||||
| COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES | ||||||||
| EQUITY | ||||||||
| Class A common stock, $ | ||||||||
| Class B common stock, $ | ||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | ||||||||
| Accumulated deficit | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive gain (loss) related to unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities | ( | ) | ||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income related to foreign currency translation adjustment | ||||||||
| Total equity attributable to Rafael Holdings, Inc. | ||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| TOTAL EQUITY | ||||||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | $ | $ | ||||||
See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated interim financial statements.
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RAFAEL HOLDINGS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(unaudited, in thousands, except share and per share data)
| Three Months Ended October 31, | ||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | |||||||
| REVENUE | Note 2 | |||||||
| Rental – Third Party | $ | $ | ||||||
| Rental – Related Party | ||||||||
| Other – Related Party | ||||||||
| Total revenue | ||||||||
| COSTS AND EXPENSES | ||||||||
| General and administrative | ||||||||
| Research and development | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | ||||||||
| Provision for loss on receivable from Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals pursuant to line of credit | ||||||||
| Provision for losses on related party receivables | ||||||||
| Loss from operations | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Interest expense | ( | ) | ||||||
| Interest income | ||||||||
| Impairment of investments - Other Pharmaceuticals | ( | ) | ||||||
| Impairment of cost method investment - Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals | ( | ) | ||||||
| Realized gain on available-for-sale securities | ||||||||
| Unrealized (loss) gain on investments - Hedge Funds | ( | ) | ||||||
| Loss from continuing operations before income taxes | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Provision for income taxes | ( | ) | ||||||
| Equity in loss of RP Finance | ( | ) | ||||||
| Consolidated net loss from continuing operations | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Discontinued Operations (Note 3) | ||||||||
| Loss from discontinued operations related to 520 Property | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Gain on disposal of 520 Property | ||||||||
| Income (loss) from discontinued operations | ( | ) | ||||||
| Consolidated net income (loss) | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Net income (loss) attributable to Rafael Holdings, Inc. | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||
| OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) | ||||||||
| Consolidated net income (loss) | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||
| Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities | ||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | ( | ) | ||||||
| Total comprehensive income (loss) | ( | ) | ||||||
| Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests | ( | ) | ||||||
| Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Rafael Holdings, Inc. | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||
| Earnings (loss) per share attributable to common shareholders | ||||||||
| Basic and diluted: | ||||||||
| $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | |||
| ( | ) | |||||||
| $ | $ | ( | ) | |||||
| Weighted average number of shares used in calculation of earnings (loss) per share | ||||||||
See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated interim financial statements.
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RAFAEL HOLDINGS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY
(unaudited, in thousands, except share data)
| Three Months Ended October 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Stock, Series A | Common Stock, Series B | Additional paid-in- | Accumulated | Accumulated other comprehensive | Noncontrolling | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | capital | deficit | income | interests | Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at August 1, 2022 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income for the three months ended October 31, 2022 | — | — | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares withheld for payroll taxes | — | — | ( | ) | — | ( | ) | — | — | — | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | — | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at October 31, 2022 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended October 31, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Stock, Series A | Common Stock, Series B | Additional paid-in- | Accumulated | Accumulated other comprehensive | Noncontrolling | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | capital | deficit | income | interests | Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at August 1, 2021 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss for the three months ended October 31, 2021 | — | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock sold to investors | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transaction costs incurred in connection with sale of common stock | — | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock sold to related party | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares withheld for payroll taxes | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at October 31, 2021 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated interim financial statements.
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RAFAEL HOLDINGS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited, in thousands)
| Three Months Ended October 31, | ||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | |||||||
| Operating activities | ||||||||
| Consolidated net income (loss) | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||
| Less: Income (loss) from discontinued operations | ( | ) | ||||||
| Loss from continuing operations | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | ||||||||
| Net unrealized loss (gain) on investments - Hedge Funds | ( | ) | ||||||
| Realized gain on available-for-sale securities | ( | ) | ||||||
| Impairment of investments - Other Pharmaceuticals | ||||||||
| Impairment of cost method investment - Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals | ||||||||
| Provision for loss on receivable from Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals pursuant to line of credit | ||||||||
| Interest income | ( | ) | ||||||
| Equity in loss of RP Finance | ||||||||
| Provision for losses on related party receivables | ||||||||
| Provision for doubtful accounts | ||||||||
| Stock-based compensation, net | ||||||||
| Amortization of debt issuance costs | ||||||||
| Change in assets and liabilities, net of effects from discontinued operations: | ||||||||
| Trade accounts receivable | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | ||||||||
| Other assets | ( | ) | ||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | ||||||||
| Other current liabilities | ( | ) | ||||||
| Due to related parties | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Due from Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals | ( | ) | ||||||
| Other liabilities | ||||||||
| Net cash used in continuing operations | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Net cash used in discontinued operations | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Investing activities | ||||||||
| Interest receivable | ( | ) | ||||||
| Payment to Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals pursuant to Line of Credit | ( | ) | ||||||
| Payment to fund RP Finance Line of Credit | ( | ) | ||||||
| Purchases of available-for-sale securities | ( | ) | ||||||
| Proceeds from maturities of available-for-sale securities | ||||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities of continuing operations | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Proceeds from sale of 520 Property - discontinued operations | ||||||||
| Payment of transaction costs for sale of 520 Property - discontinued operations | ( | ) | ||||||
| Purchases of property and equipment - discontinued operations | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities of discontinued operations | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | ( | ) | ||||||
| Financing activities | ||||||||
| Proceeds from issuance of common stock | ||||||||
| Payment of transaction costs incurred in connection with sale of common stock | ( | ) | ||||||
| Payments for taxes related to shares withheld for employee taxes | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Net cash (used in) provided by continuing operations | ( | ) | ||||||
| Payment of Note Payable in connection with sale of 520 Property - discontinued operations | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | ( | ) | ||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash | ( | ) | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of period | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period | $ | $ | ||||||
| Reconciliation of cash and restricted cash | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | ||||||
| Restricted cash | ||||||||
| Total cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in statement of cash flows | $ | $ | ||||||
| Non-cash supplemental disclosure | ||||||||
| Transaction costs related to sale of 520 Property included in accounts payable | $ | $ | ||||||
See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated interim financial statements.
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RAFAEL HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1 – DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
Description of Business
Rafael Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:RFL), (“Rafael Holdings”, “we” or the “Company”), a Delaware corporation, is a holding company with interests in clinical and early-stage pharmaceutical companies (the “Pharmaceutical Companies”), including an investment in Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals, Inc., formerly known as Rafael Pharmaceuticals Inc., a cancer metabolism-based therapeutics company, a majority equity interest in LipoMedix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (“LipoMedix”), a clinical stage pharmaceutical company, the activities of the Barer Institute Inc. (“Barer”), a wholly-owned preclinical cancer metabolism research operation, and Rafael Medical Devices, Inc. (“Rafael Medical Devices” and together with the Pharmaceutical Companies, the “Healthcare Companies”), a wholly-owned orthopedic-focused medical device company developing instruments to advance minimally invasive surgeries. In November 2022, the Company resolved to curtail its early-stage development efforts, including pre-clinical research at Barer. The decision was taken to reduce spending as the Company focuses on exploring strategic opportunities. The Company’s primary focus to date has been to invest in and fund, discover and develop novel cancer therapies, and we further seek to expand our portfolio through opportunistic investments in therapeutics which address high unmet medical needs including through acquisitions, strategic investments, or in-licensing assets.
Historically, the Company owned multiple real estate assets. In 2020, the Company sold an office building located in Piscataway, New Jersey and, on August 22, 2022, the Company sold the building at 520 Broad Street in Newark, New Jersey that serves as headquarters for the Company and several tenants and an associated public garage (the “520 Property”). Refer to Note 3 for further details. Currently, the Company holds a portion of a commercial building in Jerusalem, Israel as its remaining real estate asset.
The Company has debt and equity investments in Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals, formerly known as Rafael Pharmaceuticals Inc., or Rafael Pharmaceuticals, that includes preferred and common equity interests and a warrant to purchase additional equity. On June 17, 2021, the Company entered into a merger agreement to acquire full ownership of Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals in exchange for issuing Company Class B common stock to the other stockholders of Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals. On October 28, 2021, the Company announced that the AVENGER 500 Phase 3 clinical trial for CPI-613® (devimistat), Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals’ lead product candidate, did not meet its primary endpoint of significant improvement in overall survival in patients with metastatic adenocarcinoma of the pancreas. In addition, following a pre-specified interim analysis, the independent data monitoring committee for the ARMADA 2000 Phase 3 study for devimistat recommended the trial to be stopped due to a determination that it was unlikely to achieve the primary endpoint (the “Data Events”). In connection with the preparation of the Company’s first quarter financial statements, accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) required that the Company assess the impact of the Data Events and determine whether the carrying values of the Company’s assets were impaired based upon the Company’s expectations to realize future value. In light of the Data Events, the Company concluded that the likelihood of further development of and prospects for CPI-613 is uncertain and fully impaired in the first quarter ended October 31, 2021 the value of its loans, receivables, and investment in Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals based upon its valuation of Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals. On February 2, 2022, the Company terminated the Merger Agreement with Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals, effective immediately, in accordance with its terms. Subsequently, on February 2, 2022, the Company withdrew its Registration Statement on Form S-4 related to the proposed Merger.
In 2019, the Company established Barer, a preclinical cancer metabolism research operation, to focus on developing a pipeline of novel therapeutic compounds, including compounds to regulate cancer metabolism with potentially broader application in other indications beyond cancer. Barer has been comprised of scientists and academic advisors that are experts in cancer metabolism, chemistry, and drug development. In addition to its own internal discovery efforts, Barer pursued collaborative research agreements and in-licensing opportunities with leading scientists from top academic institutions. Barer’s subsidiary, Farber Partners, LLC (“Farber”), was formed around one such agreement with Princeton University’s Office of Technology Licensing for technology from the laboratory of Professor Joshua Rabinowitz, in the Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, for an exclusive worldwide license to its SHMT (serine hydroxymethyltransferase) inhibitor program. In November 2022, the Company resolved to curtail its early-stage development efforts, including pre-clinical research at the Barer Institute.
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RAFAEL HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
The “Company” in these consolidated financial statements refers to Rafael Holdings and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The accompanying consolidated financial statements reflect the activity related to the 520 Property as discontinued operations.
All majority-owned subsidiaries are consolidated with all intercompany transactions and balances eliminated in consolidation. In addition to Rafael Holdings, Inc., the subsidiaries included in these consolidated financial statements are as follows:
| Company | Country of Incorporation | Percentage Owned | ||||
| Rafael Holdings, Inc. | % | |||||
| Broad Atlantic Associates, LLC | % | |||||
| IDT R.E. Holdings Ltd. | % | |||||
| Rafael Holdings Realty, Inc. | % | |||||
| Barer Institute, Inc. | %* | |||||
| The Barer Institute, LLC | %* | |||||
| Hillview Avenue Realty, JV | % | |||||
| Hillview Avenue Realty, LLC | % | |||||
| Rafael Medical Devices, LLC | % | |||||
| Levco Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | %*** | |||||
| Farber Partners, LLC | % | |||||
| Pharma Holdings, LLC | % | |||||
| LipoMedix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | % | |||||
| Altira Capital & Consulting, LLC | % | |||||
| CS Pharma Holdings, LLC | %** | |||||
| * |
| ** |
| *** |
On March 15, 2022, the Company dissolved IDT 225 Old NB Road, LLC.
NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments, considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included.
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RAFAEL HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
The Company’s fiscal year ends on July 31 of each calendar year. Each reference below to a fiscal year refers to the fiscal year ending in the calendar year indicated (e.g., fiscal year 2022 refers to the fiscal year ended July 31, 2022).
Operating results for the three months ended October 31, 2022 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2023. The balance sheet at July 31, 2022 has been derived from the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. Therefore, these financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended July 31, 2022, or the 2022 Form 10-K, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the balance sheet and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.
Liquidity
As of October 31, 2022, the Company had cash
and cash equivalents of $
Risks and Uncertainties - COVID-19, War in Ukraine
In late 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus, SARS-CoV, which causes COVID-19, was identified and has proved to be highly contagious. It has since spread extensively throughout the world, including the United States, and was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization in March 2020. The Company actively monitors the outbreak, including the spread of new variants of interest, and its potential impact on the Company’s operations and those of the Company’s holdings.
Even with growing availability of testing and vaccines and the relaxation of public health measures that were implemented to limit the spread of the pandemic, there continues to be uncertainty around the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact.
The Company had implemented a number of measures to protect the health and safety of the Company’s workforce including a voluntary work-from-home policy for the Company’s workforce who can perform their jobs from home as well as restrictions on discretionary business travel. Most of our employees have returned to working from the office on a part-time basis.
The full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company will depend on factors such as the length of time of the pandemic; the responses of federal, state and local governments; the impact of future variants that may emerge; vaccination rates among the population; the efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccines; the longer-term impact of the pandemic on the economy and consumer behavior; and the effect on our employees, vendors, and other partners.
The short and long-term implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are difficult to predict at this time. The imposition of sanctions and counter sanctions may have an adverse effect on the economic markets generally and could impact our business and the companies in which we have investments, financial condition, and results of operations. Because of the highly uncertain and dynamic nature of these events, it is not currently possible to estimate the impact of the Russian – Ukraine war on our business and the companies in which we have invested.
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RAFAEL HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Concentration of Credit Risk and Significant Customers
The Company routinely assesses the financial strength
of its customers. As a result, the Company believes that its accounts receivable credit risk exposure is limited. For the three months
ended October 31, 2022, including revenue from discontinued operations, related parties represented
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents.
Restricted Cash
Restricted cash represented escrow funds held in bank accounts owned by the Company to be used to secure a letter of credit for a tenant in connection with the sale of the 520 Property. The Company did not have the right to use this cash balance for any other purpose.
Reserve for Receivables
The Company evaluates accounts receivable, loans, interest and fees receivable for impairment under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 310, Receivables. The Company also evaluates the reserve for losses and estimates collectability of accounts receivable, loans, interest and fees receivable based on historical bad debt experience, management’s assessment of the financial condition of individual companies with which the Company conducts business, current market conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts of future economic conditions.
Investments
The method of accounting applied to long-term
Investments in businesses that the Company does not control, but in which the Company has the ability to exercise significant influence over operating and financial matters, are accounted for using the equity method. Investments in which the Company does not have the ability to exercise significant influence over operating and financial matters are accounted for in accordance with ASC 321, Investments - Equity Securities. Investments without readily determinable fair values are accounted for using the measurement alternative which is at cost minus impairment, if any, plus or minus changes resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions for the identical or a similar investment of the same issuer. The Company periodically evaluates its investments for impairment due to declines considered to be other than temporary. If the Company determines that a decline in fair value is other than temporary, then a charge to earnings is recorded in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss), and a new basis in the investment is established.
Investments - Hedge Funds
The Company accounts for its investments in hedge funds in accordance with ASC 321, Investments – Equity Securities. Unrealized gains and losses resulting from the change in fair value of these securities is included in unrealized (loss) gain on investments – Hedge Funds in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss).
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RAFAEL HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Corporate Bonds and US Treasury Bills
The Company’s marketable securities are considered to be available-for-sale as defined under ASC 320, Investments - Debt and Equity Securities, and are recorded at fair value. Unrealized gains or losses are included in accumulated other comprehensive income. Realized gains or losses are released from accumulated other comprehensive income and into earnings on the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss).
Variable Interest Entities
In accordance with ASC 810, Consolidation, the Company assesses whether it has a variable interest in legal entities in which it has a financial relationship and, if so, whether or not those entities are variable interest entities (“VIEs”). For those entities that qualify as VIEs, ASC 810 requires the Company to determine if the Company is the primary beneficiary of the VIE, and if so, to consolidate the VIE.
If an entity is determined to be a VIE, the Company evaluates whether the Company is the primary beneficiary. The primary beneficiary analysis is a qualitative analysis based on power and economics. The Company consolidates a VIE if both power and benefits belong to the Company – that is, the Company (i) has the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly influence the VIE’s economic performance (power), and (ii) has the obligation to absorb losses of, or the right to receive benefits from, the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE (benefits). The Company consolidates VIEs whenever it is determined that the Company is the primary beneficiary.
Cost Method Investments - The Company has determined that Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals (see Note 4) is a VIE; however, the Company has determined that it is not the primary beneficiary as the Company does not have the power to direct the activities of Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals that most significantly impact Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals’ economic performance. Due to the Data Events on October 28, 2021, the Company recorded an impairment related to the cost method investment in Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals during the three months ended October 31, 2021, and did not report a balance in this investment as of October 31, 2022.
Equity Method Investments - The Company has determined that RP Finance, LLC (“RP Finance”), (see Note 5), is a VIE; however, the Company has determined that it is not the primary beneficiary as the Company does not have the power to direct the activities of RP Finance that most significantly impact RP Finance’s economic performance and, therefore, is not required to consolidate RP Finance. The Company accounts for its investment in RP Finance using the equity method of accounting.
Assets Held-for-Sale and Discontinued Operations
The Company classifies assets as held-for-sale if all held-for-sale criteria is met pursuant to ASC 360-10, Property, Plant and Equipment. Criteria include management commitment to sell the disposal group in its present condition and the sale being deemed probable of being completed within one year. Assets classified as held-for-sale are not depreciated and are measured at the lower of their carrying amount or fair value less cost to sell. The Company assesses the fair value of a disposal group, less any costs to sell, each reporting period it remains classified as held-for-sale and reports any subsequent changes as an adjustment to the carrying value of the disposal group, as long as the new carrying value does not exceed the initial carrying value of the disposal group.
Strategic changes in the Company’s operations can be considered a discontinued operation if both the operations and cash flows of the discontinued component have been (or will be) eliminated from the ongoing operations of the Company and the Company will not have any significant continuing involvement in the operations of the discontinued component after the disposal transaction. The results of the discontinued operations shall be reflected as a discontinued operation on the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) and prior periods shall be recast to reflect the earnings from discontinued operations. As a result of the agreement to sell the 520 Property, the accompanying consolidated financial statements reflect the activity related to the sale of the 520 Property as discontinued operations. The Company determined that the 520 Property met the held-for-sale and discontinued operations criteria as of July 1, 2022, and was disposed of during the three months ended October 31, 2022. See Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements for additional information regarding the results, major classes of assets and liabilities, significant non-cash operating items, and capital expenditures of discontinued operations.
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(Unaudited)
Revenue Recognition
The Company applies the five-step approach as described in ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which consists of the following: (i) identifying the contract with a customer, (ii) identifying the performance obligations in the contract, (iii) determining the transaction price, (iv) allocating the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract and (v) recognizing revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation.
The Company disaggregates its revenue by source within its consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss). As an owner and operator of real estate, the Company derives the majority of its revenue from leasing office and parking space to tenants at its properties. In addition, the Company earns revenue from recoveries from tenants, consisting of amounts due from tenants for common area maintenance, real estate taxes and other recoverable costs. Revenue from recoveries from tenants is recorded together with rental income on the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) which is also consistent with the guidance under ASC 842, Leases.
The revenue derived from the 520 Property, which included leasing office and parking space to the tenants, is presented within discontinued operations in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss).
Contractual rental revenue is reported on a straight-line basis over the terms of the respective leases. Accrued rental income, included within other assets on the consolidated balance sheets, represents cumulative rental income earned in excess of rent payments received pursuant to the terms of the individual lease agreements.
The Company also earned revenue from parking which was derived primarily from monthly and transient daily parking. The monthly and transient daily parking revenue falls within the scope of ASC 606 and was accounted for at the point in time when control of the goods or services transfers to the customer and the Company’s performance obligation is satisfied, consistent with the Company’s previous accounting.
The Company maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of tenants to make required rent payments or parking customers to pay amounts due.
Research and Development Costs
Research and development costs and expenses incurred by consolidated entities consist primarily of salaries and related personnel expenses, stock-based compensation, fees paid to external service providers, laboratory supplies, costs for facilities and equipment, license costs, and other costs for research and development activities. Research and development expenses are recorded in operating expenses in the period in which they are incurred. Estimates have been used in determining the liability for certain costs where services have been performed but not yet invoiced. The Company monitors levels of performance under each significant contract for external service providers, including the extent of patient enrollment and other activities through communications with the service providers to reflect the actual amount expended.
Contingent milestone payments associated with acquiring rights to intellectual property are recognized when probable and estimable. These amounts are expensed to research and development when there is no alternative future use associated with the intellectual property.
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company accounts for stock-based compensation using the provisions of ASC 718, Stock-Based Compensation, which requires the recognition of the fair value of stock-based compensation. Stock-based compensation is estimated at the grant date based on the fair value of the awards. The Company accounts for forfeitures as they occur. Compensation cost for awards is recognized using the straight-line method over the vesting period. Stock-based compensation is included in general and administrative expense and research and development expense in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss).
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(Unaudited)
Contingencies
The Company accrues for loss contingencies when both (a) information available prior to issuance of the financial statements indicates that it is probable that a liability had been incurred at the date of the financial statements and (b) the amount of loss can reasonably be estimated. When the Company accrues for loss contingencies and the reasonable estimate of the loss is within a range, the Company records its best estimate within the range. When no amount within the range is a better estimate than any other amount, the Company accrues the minimum amount in the range. The Company discloses an estimated possible loss or a range of loss when it is at least reasonably possible that a loss may have been incurred.
Fair Value Measurements
Fair value of financial and non-financial assets and liabilities is defined as an exit price, which is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The three-tier hierarchy for inputs used to measure fair value, which prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value, is as follows:
| ● | Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities; |
| ● | Level 2 - quoted prices in active markets for similar assets and liabilities and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability; or |
| ● | Level 3 - unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, such as discounted cash flow models or valuations. |
A financial asset’s or liability’s classification within the hierarchy is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment and may affect the valuation of the assets and liabilities being measured and their placement within the fair value hierarchy.
Earnings (Loss) Per Share
Basic loss per share is computed by dividing net loss attributable to all classes of common stockholders of the Company by the weighted average number of shares of all classes of common stock outstanding during the applicable period. Diluted loss per share is determined in the same manner as basic loss per share, except that the number of shares is increased to include restricted stock still subject to risk of forfeiture and to assume exercise of potentially dilutive stock options using the treasury stock method, unless the effect of such increase would be anti-dilutive. The Company uses income from continuing operations as the “control number” or benchmark to determine whether potential common shares are dilutive or anti-dilutive for purposes of reporting earnings (loss) per share for discontinued operations.
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(Unaudited)
Recently Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted
From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) or other standard setting bodies and are adopted by the Company as of the specified effective date. The Company believes that the impact of recently issued standards that are not yet effective will not have a material impact on its financial position or results of operations upon adoption.
In June 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which changes the impairment model for most financial assets and certain other instruments. For receivables, loans and other instruments, entities will be required to use a new forward-looking “expected loss” model that generally will result in the earlier recognition of allowance for losses. For available-for-sale debt securities with unrealized losses, entities will measure credit losses in a manner similar to current practice, except the losses will be recognized as allowances instead of reductions in the amortized cost of the securities. In addition, an entity will have to disclose significantly more information about allowances, credit quality indicators and past due securities. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years, and will be applied as a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the pending adoption of the new standard on its consolidated financial statements and intends to adopt the standard on August 1, 2023.
In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-06, Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity (“ASU 2020-06”), which simplifies an issuer’s accounting for convertible instruments by reducing the number of accounting models that require separate accounting for embedded conversion features. ASU 2020-06 also simplifies the settlement assessment that entities are required to perform to determine whether a contract qualifies for equity classification and makes targeted improvements to the disclosures for convertible instruments and earnings-per-share (“EPS”) guidance. This update will be effective for the Company’s fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted, but no earlier than fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Entities can elect to adopt the new guidance through either a modified retrospective method of transition or a fully retrospective method of transition. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the pending adoption of the new standard on its financial statements and intends to adopt the standard as of August 1, 2024.
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NOTE 3 – DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
On July 1, 2022, the Company determined that the 520 Property met the held-for-sale criteria and the Company has therefore classified the 520 Property as held-for-sale in the consolidated balance sheets at July 31, 2022. The sale of the 520 Property also represents a significant strategic shift that will have a major effect on the Company’s operations and financial results. Therefore, the Company has classified the results of operations related to the 520 Property as discontinued operations in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss). Depreciation on the 520 Property ceased on July 1, 2022, as a result of the 520 Property being classified as held-for-sale.
On August 22, 2022, Broad Atlantic Associates,
LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, completed the sale of the 520 Property for an aggregate purchase price of $
The 520 Property was encumbered by a mortgage
securing a $
The carrying value of major classes of assets and liabilities related to discontinued operations at July 31, 2022 was as follows ($ in thousands):
| As of July 31, 2022 | ||||
| Current assets held-for-sale | ||||
| Building and Improvements | $ | |||
| Land | ||||
| Furniture and Fixtures | ||||
| Other | ||||
| Property and equipment | ||||
| Less Accumulated Depreciation | ( | ) | ||
| Property and equipment, net | ||||
| Total current assets held-for-sale | ||||
| Total assets held-for-sale | $ | |||
| Current liabilities held-for-sale | ||||
| Total current liabilities | $ | |||
The current portion of deferred rental income
included in Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets was approximately $
Discontinued operations includes (i) rental and parking revenues, (ii) payroll, benefits, facility costs, real estate taxes, consulting and professional fees dedicated to the 520 Property, (iii) depreciation and amortization expenses and (iv) interest (including amortization of debt issuance costs) on the note payable on the 520 Property. The operating results of these items are presented in our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) as discontinued operations for all periods presented.
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The following table details the components comprising net loss from our discontinued operations ($ in thousands):
| Three Months Ended October 31, | ||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | |||||||
| Revenue from discontinued operations: | ||||||||
| Rental – Third Party | $ | $ | ||||||
| Rental – Related Party | ||||||||
| Parking | ||||||||
| Total revenue from discontinued operations | ||||||||
| Costs and expenses from discontinued operations: | ||||||||
| General and administrative | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | — | |||||||
| Income (loss) from discontinued operations | ( | ) | ||||||
| Interest expense | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Loss from discontinued operations | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Gain on disposal of discontinued operations | — | |||||||
| Income (loss) from discontinued operations | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||
The gain on disposal of discontinued operations
of approximately $
NOTE 4 – INVESTMENT IN CORNERSTONE PHARMACEUTICALS
Equity Investment in Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals and Impairment of Cost Method Investment
Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals is a clinical stage, cancer metabolism-based therapeutics company focused on the development and commercialization of therapies that exploit the metabolic differences between normal cells and cancer cells.
The Company owns debt and equity interests and
rights in Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals through a
Pharma Holdings owns
A trust for the benefit
of the children of Howard Jonas (Chairman of the Board and Executive Chairman and former Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Member
of the Board of Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals) holds a financial instrument (the “Instrument”) that owns
Pharma Holdings holds 44.0 million shares of Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals’ Series D Convertible Preferred Stock and a warrant to increase the combined ownership of Pharma Holdings and CS Pharma to up to 56% of the fully diluted equity interests in Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals (the “Warrant”). The exercise price of the Warrant is the lower of 70% of the price sold in an equity financing, or $1.25 per share, subject to certain adjustments.
On March 25, 2020, the Board of Directors of Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals extended the expiration date of the Warrant held by Pharma Holdings to purchase shares of the Warrant from December 31, 2020 to June 30, 2021, and on August 31, 2020 the Board of Directors of Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals further extended the expiration date of the Warrant held by Pharma Holdings, LLC to purchase shares of the Warrant to August 15, 2021. In connection with the Merger Agreement, the Warrant expiration was extended to April 1, 2022. The Company has asserted that it may be entitled to a further extension of the Warrant. At this time, the Company does not intend to exercise the Warrant.
Pharma Holdings also holds certain governance rights in Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals including appointment of directors. Pharma Holdings is not the primary beneficiary of Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals as it does not control or direct the activities of Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals that most significantly impact Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals’ economic performance.
CS Pharma holds
The Company and its subsidiaries collectively
own securities representing
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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The Series D Convertible Preferred Stock has a stated value of $1.25 per share (subject to appropriate adjustment to reflect any stock split, combination, reclassification or reorganization of the Series D Preferred Stock or any dilutive issuances, as described below). Holders of Series D Stock are entitled to receive non-cumulative dividends when, as and if declared by the Board of Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals, prior to any dividends to any other class of capital stock of Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals, or in the event of any deemed liquidation, proceeds from such liquidation, dissolution or winding up shall be distributed first to the holders of Series D Stock. Except with respect to certain major decisions, or as required by law, holders of Series D Stock vote together with the holders of the other preferred stock and common stock and not as a separate class.
The Company serves as the managing member of Pharma
Holdings, and Pharma Holdings serves as the managing member of CS Pharma, with broad authority to make all key decisions regarding their
respective holdings. Any distributions that are made to CS Pharma from Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals that are in turn distributed by CS
Pharma, will need to be made pro rata to all members, which would entitle Pharma Holdings to
The Company evaluated its investments in Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals in accordance with ASC 323, Investments - Equity Method and Joint Ventures, to establish the appropriate accounting treatment for its investment and has concluded that its investment did not meet the criteria for the equity method of accounting or consolidation and is carried at cost.
The Company has determined that Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals is a VIE; however, the Company has determined that it is not the primary beneficiary as it does not have the power to direct the activities of Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals that most significantly impact Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals’ economic performance. In addition, the interests held in Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals are Series D Convertible Preferred Stock and do not represent in-substance common stock.
The Instrument holds a contractual right to receive
additional shares of Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals capital stock equal to
Pharma Holdings holds the Warrant as well as other
equity and governance rights in Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals.
On January 28, 2021, Pharma Holdings partially exercised the Warrant to maintain the 51% ownership percentage and purchased 7.3 million shares of Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals’ Series D Preferred Stock for $9.1 million, of which $0.9 million was contributed by the holder of a minority interest in Pharma Holdings.
Due to the Data Events, on October 28, 2021, the
Company recorded an impairment charge of approximately $
Approximately $
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Line of Credit to Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals and Impairment of Related Receivable
On September 24, 2021, the Company entered into
a Line of Credit Loan Agreement (the “Line of Credit Agreement”) with Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals under which Cornerstone
Pharmaceuticals borrowed $
Due to the Data Events, the Company recorded a
full reserve on the amounts due the Company from Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals related to the Line of Credit Agreement for $
The Company also recorded a loss on related party
receivables of approximately $
NOTE 5 – INVESTMENT IN RP FINANCE, LLC
On February 3, 2020, Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals
entered into a Line of Credit Loan Agreement (“RPF Line of Credit”) with RP Finance which provides a revolving commitment
of up to $
The Company owns 37.5% of the equity interests in RP Finance and is required to fund 37.5% of funding requests from Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals under the RPF Line of Credit. The Instrument owns 37.5% of the equity interests in RP Finance, and is required to fund 37.5% of funding requests from Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals under the RPF Line of Credit. The remaining 25% equity interests in RP Finance are owned by other shareholders of Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals.
Under the RPF Line of Credit, all funds borrowed will bear interest at the mid-term Applicable Federal Rate published by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. The maturity date is the earliest of February 3, 2025, upon a change of control of Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals or a sale of Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals or its assets. Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals can draw on the facility on 60 days’ notice. The funds borrowed under the RPF Line of Credit must be repaid out of certain proceeds from equity sales by Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals.
In connection with entering into the Line of Credit
Agreement, Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals agreed to issue to RP Finance shares of its common stock representing
The Company has determined that RP Finance is
a VIE; however, the Company has determined that it is not the primary beneficiary as the Company does not have the power to direct the
activities of RP Finance that most significantly impact RP Finance’s economic performance and, therefore, is not required to consolidate
RP Finance. Therefore, the Company will use the equity method of accounting to record its investment in RP Finance. The Company has recognized
$
In August 2020, Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals called
for a $
As of October 31, 2022, the Company has funded a cumulative total of $9.375 million in accordance with its 37.5% ownership interests in RP Finance.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Impairment of Equity Method Investment
Due to the Data Events, during the three months
ended October 31, 2021, the Company recorded equity in the loss of RP Finance of $
NOTE 6 – INVESTMENT IN LIPOMEDIX PHARMACEUTICALS LTD.
LipoMedix is a development-stage, privately held Israeli company focused on the development of an innovative, safe and effective cancer therapy based on liposome delivery.
As of October 31, 2022, the Company held
On November 15, 2021, the Company entered into
a share purchase agreement with LipoMedix to purchase up to
As of the date of the Share Purchase Agreement,
there was an outstanding loan balance including principal of $
NOTE 7 – INVESTMENTS IN MARKETABLE SECURITIES
The Company has classified its investments in corporate bonds and U.S. treasury bills as available-for-sale securities. These securities are carried at estimated fair value with unrealized holding gains and losses included in accumulated other comprehensive loss in stockholders’ equity until realized. Investment transactions are recorded on their trade date. Gains and losses on marketable security transactions are reported on the specific-identification method. Interest income is accrued daily and adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts on the corporate bonds and U.S. treasury bills.
The amortized cost, gross unrealized holding gains, gross unrealized holding losses, and fair value for available-for-sale securities as of October 31, 2022 and July 31, 2022 are as follows:
| October 31, 2022 | Amortized cost | Gross unrealized gains | Gross unrealized (losses) | Fair value | ||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
| Available-for-sale securities: | ||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Treasury Bills | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Corporate bonds | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Total available-for-sale securities | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
| July 31, 2022 | Amortized cost | Gross unrealized gains | Gross unrealized (losses) | Fair value | ||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
| Available-for-sale securities: | ||||||||||||||||
| Corporate bonds | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||
| Total available-for-sale securities | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||
During the three months ended October 31, 2022,
the Company reclassified approximately $
Maturities of corporate bonds and U.S. Treasury Bills held as of October 31, 2022 were all due within one year.
Marketable securities in an unrealized loss position as of October 31, 2022 were not deemed impaired at acquisition and subsequent declines in fair value are not deemed attributed to declines in credit quality. The Company believes that it is more likely than not that it will receive a full recovery of par value on the securities, although there can be no assurance that such recovery will occur.
NOTE 8 – FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. To increase the comparability of fair value measures, the following hierarchy prioritizes the inputs to valuation methodologies used to measure fair value:
| ● | Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities; |
| ● | Level 2 - quoted prices in active markets for similar assets and liabilities and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability; or |
| ● | Level 3 - unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, such as discounted cash flow models or valuations. |
The determination of where assets and liabilities fall within this hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
The following is a listing of the Company’s assets required to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis and where they are classified within the fair value hierarchy as of October 31, 2022 and July 31, 2022:
| October 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
| Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
| Available-for-sale securities - Corporate Bonds | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Available-for-sale securities - U.S. Treasury Bills | ||||||||||||||||
| Hedge funds | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
| July 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
| Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
| Available-for-sale securities | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Hedge funds | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
As of October 31, 2022 and July 31, 2022, the Company did not have any liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis.
The following table summarizes the changes in the fair value of the assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3):
| Three Months Ended October 31, | ||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | |||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||
| Balance, beginning of period | $ | $ | ||||||
| Total (loss) gain included in earnings | ( | ) | ||||||
| Balance, end of period | $ | $ | ||||||
Hedge funds classified as Level 3 include investments and securities which may not be based on readily observable data inputs. The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of security, whether the security is new and not yet established in the marketplace, the liquidity of markets, and other characteristics particular to the security. The fair value of these assets is estimated based on information provided by the fund managers or the general partners. Therefore, these assets are classified as Level 3.
The Company holds $
Fair Value of Other Financial Instruments
The estimated fair value of the Company’s other financial instruments was determined using available market information or other appropriate valuation methodologies. However, considerable judgment is required in interpreting these data to develop estimates of fair value. Consequently, the estimates are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that could be realized or would be paid in a current market exchange.
Marketable securities. The Company’s available-for-sale securities are comprised of investments in fixed income corporate bonds and U.S. treasury bills which are recorded in available-for-sale securities on the consolidated balance sheet. These securities are recorded at fair value using market prices at October 31, 2022. The fair value estimates for corporate bonds and U.S treasury bills were classified as Level 2 and Level 1, respectively.
Other assets and other liabilities. At October 31, 2022 and July 31, 2022, the carrying amount of these assets and liabilities approximated fair value. The fair values were estimated based on the Company’s assumptions, which were classified as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
The Company’s financial instruments include trade accounts receivable, trade accounts payable, and due from related parties. The recorded carrying amounts of trade accounts receivable, trade accounts payable and due from related parties approximate their fair value due to their short-term nature.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
NOTE 9 – TRADE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
Trade Accounts Receivable consisted of the following:
| October 31, 2022 | July 31, 2022 | |||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||
| Trade Accounts Receivable | $ | $ | ||||||
| Accounts Receivable - Related Party | ||||||||
| Less Allowance for Doubtful Accounts | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Trade Accounts Receivable, net | $ | $ | ||||||
NOTE 10 – PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property and equipment consisted of the following:
| October 31, | July 31, | |||||||
| 2022 | 2022 | |||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||
| Building and Improvements | $ | $ | ||||||
| Other | ||||||||
| Less Accumulated Depreciation | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Total | $ | $ | ||||||
Other property and equipment consist of other equipment and miscellaneous computer hardware.
Depreciation expense pertaining to property and
equipment was approximately $
The Company’s headquarters are located at 520 Broad Street in Newark, New Jersey, where it occupies office space and which was previously owned by the Company. The table above exclude the assets of the 520 Property which were classified as held-for-sale as of July 31, 2022 and subsequently sold on August 22, 2022. Refer to Note 3 for further information on the 520 Property.
NOTE 11 – EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE
Basic earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) attributable to all classes of common stockholders of the Company by the weighted average number of shares of all classes of common stock outstanding during the applicable period. Diluted earnings (loss) per share includes potentially dilutive securities such as stock options, unvested restricted stock, warrants to purchase common stock, and other convertible instruments unless the result of inclusion would be anti-dilutive.
The securities set forth below have been excluded from the calculation of diluted net loss per share for the three months ended October 31, 2022 and 2021 because inclusion of all such securities would have been anti-dilutive for all periods presented.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
The following table summarizes the Company’s potentially dilutive securities, in common share equivalents, which have been excluded from the calculation of dilutive loss per share as their effect would be anti-dilutive:
| Three Months Ended October 31, | ||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | |||||||
| Shares issuable upon exercise of stock options | ||||||||
| Shares issuable upon vesting of restricted stock | ||||||||
| Shares issuable upon exercise of warrants to purchase Class B common stock | ||||||||
The diluted earnings (loss) per share computation equals basic loss per share for the three months ended October 31, 2022 and 2021 because the Company had a net loss from continuing operations in all such periods and the impact of the assumed exercise of non-vested restricted shares, stock options, and warrants would have been anti-dilutive.
The following table summarized the basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share calculations:
| Three Months Ended October 31, | ||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | |||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||
| Numerator: | ||||||||
| Net loss from continuing operations | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Numerator for net loss from continuing operations | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Numerator for discontinued operations | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net income (loss) attributable to Rafael Holdings, Inc. | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||
| Denominator: | ||||||||
| Earnings (loss) per share attributable to common shareholders | ||||||||
| Basic and diluted: | ||||||||
| $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | |||
| ( | ) | |||||||
| $ | $ | ( | ) | |||||
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NOTE 12 – NOTE PAYABLE, HELD-FOR-SALE
On July 9, 2021, the Company, as guarantor, Rafael
Holdings Realty, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Realty”), as pledgor, and Broad-Atlantic Associates, LLC,
a wholly-owned subsidiary of Realty (the “Borrower,” and together with the Company and Realty, the “Borrower Parties”),
as borrower, entered into a loan agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with 520 Broad Street LLC, a third-party lender (the “Lender”).
The Loan Agreement provided for a loan in the amount of $
The Note Payable bore interest at a rate per annum equal to seven and one-quarter percent (7.25%) from July 9, 2021 through July 31, 2021 and thereafter at an interest rate per annum equal to the 30-day LIBOR Rate, as published in The Wall Street Journal, plus 6.90% per annum, but in no event less than seven and one-quarter percent (7.25%) per annum. The Note Payable was due on August 1, 2022, subject to the Company’s option to extend the maturity date until August 1, 2023 for a fee equal to three-quarters of one percent (0.75%) of the Note Payable.
The Loan
Agreement contained customary affirmative covenants, negative covenants and events of default, as defined in the Loan Agreement, including
covenants and restrictions that, among other things, restricted the Borrower’s ability to incur liens, or transfer, lease or sell
the collateral as defined in the Loan Agreement. A failure to comply with these covenants would have permitted the Lender to declare the
Borrower’s obligations under the Loan Agreement, together with accrued interest and fees, to be immediately due and payable. The
Company was in compliance with the covenants in the Loan Agreement as of July 31, 2022. The Company extended the maturity date
to
In connection with the sale of the 520 Property,
on August 22, 2022, the Company paid off the outstanding principal balance of $
Interest
expense under the Note Payable, which is recognized in loss on discontinued operations, amounted to $
Unamortized debt issuance costs on the Note Payable
totaled approximately $
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RAFAEL HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
NOTE 13 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
IDT Corporation
The Company has historically maintained an intercompany
balance due to/from related parties that relates to cash advances for investments, loan repayments, charges for services provided to the
Company by IDT Corporation, or IDT, and payroll costs for the Company’s personnel that were paid by IDT. The Company also receives
rental income from various companies under common control to IDT. The Company recorded expense of approximately $
IDT leased approximately
Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals
The Company had provided Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals
with administrative, finance, accounting, tax and legal services. Howard S. Jonas currently serves on the Board of Directors of Cornerstone
Pharmaceuticals and owns an equity interest in Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals. The Company billed Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals $
Due to the Data Events, in the three months ended
October 31, 2021, the balance owed to the Company by Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals was fully reserved, resulting in a loss on related party
receivable of $
Related Party Rental Income
The Company leased space to related parties (including IDT Corporation - see above) which represented approximately 44% and 63% for the three months ended October 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The portion of related party rental income pertaining to the 520 Property has been classified in discontinued operations on the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) for the three months ended October 31, 2022 and 2021.
RP Finance
For the three months ended October 31, 2022 and
2021, respectively, the Company recognized a loss of $
Howard Jonas, Chairman of the Board and Former Chief Executive Officer
In December 2020, two entities, on whose Boards
of Directors Howard Jonas, the Company’s Chairman of the Board and Executive Chairman and former Chief Executive Officer serves,
each purchased
On June 22, 2022, the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “I9 SPA”) with I9 Plus, LLC. On July 6, 2022, pursuant to the I9 SPA, the Company sold 3,225,806 shares of the Company’s Class B common stock to I9 Plus, LLC at a price per share of $1.86 and an aggregate sale price of $6 million.
LipoMedix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.
As of the date of the Share Purchase Agreement,
on November 15, 2021, there was an outstanding loan balance including principal of $
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RAFAEL HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
NOTE 14 – INCOME TAXES
During the three months ended October 31, 2022
and 2021, the Company recognized an income tax provision of $
The Company anticipates that its assumptions and estimates may change as a result of future guidance and interpretation from the Internal Revenue Service, the SEC, the FASB, and various other taxing jurisdictions. In particular, the Company anticipates that the U.S. state jurisdictions will continue to determine and announce their conformity with or decoupling from the Tax Act, either in its entirety or with respect to specific provisions. Legislative and interpretive actions could result in adjustments to the Company’s balances.
NOTE 15 – BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION
The Company conducts business as
The accounting policies of the segments are the same as the accounting policies of the Company as a whole. The Company evaluates the performance of its Healthcare segment based primarily on research and development efforts and results of clinical trials and the Real Estate segment based primarily on results of operations. All investments in Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals and assets and expenses associated with LipoMedix, Barer, Farber, and Rafael Medical Devices are tracked separately in the Healthcare segment.
The Healthcare segment is comprised of preferred and common equity interests and the Warrant to purchase equity interests in Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals, a majority equity interest in LipoMedix, Barer, Farber, and Rafael Medical Devices. To date, the Healthcare segment has not generated any revenues.
The Real Estate segment consists of the Company’s real estate holdings, comprised of a portion of a commercial building in Israel.
Operating results for the business segments of the Company are as follows:
| (in thousands) | Healthcare | Real Estate | Total | |||||||||
| Three Months Ended October 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||
| Revenues | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
| (Loss) income from operations | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
| (Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
| Three Months Ended October 31, 2021 | ||||||||||||
| Revenues | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
| (Loss) income from operations | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
| (Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Geographic Information
Revenues from tenants located outside of the United States were generated entirely from related parties located in Israel. Revenues from these non-United States customers as a percentage of total revenues were as follows (revenues by country are determined based on the location of the related facility):
| Three Months Ended October 31, | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||
| Revenue from tenants located in Israel | % | % | ||||||
Net long-lived assets and total assets held outside of the United States, which are located in Israel, were as follows:
| (in thousands) | United States | Israel | Total | |||||||||
| October 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||
| Long-lived assets, net | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Total assets | ||||||||||||
| July 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||
| Long-lived assets, net | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Total assets | ||||||||||||
NOTE 16 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Legal Proceedings
The Company may from time to time be subject to legal proceedings that may arise in the ordinary course of business. Although there can be no assurance in this regard, the Company does not expect any of those legal proceedings to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations, cash flows or financial condition.
NOTE 17 – EQUITY
Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock
The rights of holders of Class A common stock and Class B common stock are identical except for certain voting and conversion rights and restrictions on transferability. The holders of Class A common stock and Class B common stock receive identical dividends per share when and if declared by the Company’s Board of Directors. In addition, the holders of Class A common stock and Class B common stock have identical and equal priority rights per share in liquidation. The Class A common stock and Class B common stock do not have any other contractual participation rights. The holders of Class A common stock are entitled to three votes per share and the holders of Class B common stock are entitled to one-tenth of a vote per share. Each share of Class A common stock may be converted into one share of Class B common stock, at any time, at the option of the holder. Shares of Class A common stock are subject to certain limitations on transferability that do not apply to shares of Class B common stock.
On May 27, 2021, the Company filed a Registration
Statement on Form S-3, whereby the Company may sell up to $
On June 1, 2021, the Company filed a Registration
Statement on Form S-3 to issue
On August 19, 2021, the Company entered into a
Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Institutional Purchase Agreement”) with Institutional Investors and a Securities Purchase
Agreement with I9Plus, LLC, (the “Jonas Purchase Agreement”), an entity affiliated with Howard S. Jonas, the Chairman of the
Board of Directors of the Company. On August 24, 2021,
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RAFAEL HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
On August 19, 2021, in connection with the Institutional Purchase Agreement, the Company entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with the Institutional Investors whereby the Company agreed to prepare and file a registration statement with the SEC within 30 days after the earlier of (i) the date of the closing of the Merger Agreement, and (ii) the date the Merger Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms, for purposes of registering the resale of the Institutional Shares and any shares of Class B common stock issued as a dividend or other distribution with respect to the Institutional Shares.
On January 19, 2022, the Company’s stockholders
approved the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2021 Plan”). The 2018 Equity Incentive Plan was suspended and replaced by the
2021 Plan, and, following January 19, 2022, no new grants are to be awarded under the 2018 Equity Incentive Plan. Existing grants under
the 2018 Equity Incentive Plan will not be impacted by the adoption of the 2021 Plan. Any of the Company’s employees, directors,
consultants, and other service providers, and those of the Company’s affiliates, are eligible to participate in the 2021 Plan. In
accordance with applicable tax rules, only employees (and the employees of parent or subsidiary corporations) are eligible to be granted
incentive stock options. The 2021 Plan authorizes stock options (both incentive stock options or non-qualified stock options), stock appreciation
rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, and cash or other stock-based awards. The maximum number of shares of Class B common
stock that may be issued under the 2021 Plan is
On February 15, 2022, the Company filed a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (as amended on March 2, 2022) registering the resale by institutional investors (the “Institutional Investors”) of the shares purchased by them. The Registration Statement was declared effective on March 7, 2022.
Stock Options
A summary of stock option activity for the Company is as follows:
| Number of Options | Weighted Average Exercise Price | Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years) | Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands) | |||||||||||||
| Outstanding at July 31, 2022 | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Granted | ||||||||||||||||
| Cancelled / Forfeited | ||||||||||||||||
| Outstanding at October 31, 2022 | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Exercisable at October 31, 2022 | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
At October 31, 2022, there are unrecognized
compensation costs related to non-vested stock options of $
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RAFAEL HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
The value of option grants is calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions for options granted during the three months ended October 31, 2021:
| October 31, 2021 | ||||
| Risk-free interest rate | % | |||
| Expected term (in years) | ||||
| Expected volatility | % | |||
| Expected dividend yield | — | % | ||
Rafael Medical Devices, Inc. Stock Options
The Rafael Medical Devices, Inc. 2022 Equity Incentive
Plan (the “RMD 2022 Plan”) was created and adopted by the Company in May 2022. The RMD 2022 Plan allows for the issuance of
up to
A summary of stock option activity for Rafael Medical Devices, Inc. is as follows:
Number of Options | Weighted Average Exercise Price | Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years) | Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands) | |||||||||||||
| Outstanding at July 31, 2022 | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Granted | ||||||||||||||||
| Outstanding at October 31, 2022 | $ | |||||||||||||||
| Exercisable at October 31, 2022 | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
At October 31, 2022, there are unrecognized
compensation costs related to non-vested stock options of $
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RAFAEL HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Restricted Stock
The fair value of restricted shares of the Company’s Class B common stock is determined based on the closing price of the Company’s Class B common stock on the grant date. Share awards generally vest on a graded basis over three years of service.
In January 2021, the Company granted a total of
In January 2022, the Company granted
On February 1, 2022, the Company issued
On June 14, 2022, the Company issued
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RAFAEL HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
A summary of the status of the Company’s grants of restricted shares of Class B common stock is presented below:
Number
of | Weighted | |||||||
| Outstanding at July 31, 2022 | $ | |||||||
| Granted | ||||||||
| Vested | ( | ) | ||||||
| Cancelled / Forfeited | ||||||||
| Non-vested shares at October 31, 2022 | $ | |||||||
At October 31, 2022, there was $
A summary of the stock-based compensation expense for the Company’s equity incentive plans is presented below:
| Three Months Ended October 31, | ||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | |||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||
| General and administrative | $ | $ | ||||||
| Research and development | ||||||||
| Net stock-based compensation expense | $ | $ | ||||||
NOTE 18 – LEASES
The future contractual minimum lease payments to be received (excluding operating expense reimbursements) by the Company as of October 31, 2022, under non-cancellable operating leases which expire on various dates through 2028 are as follows:
| Year ending July 31, | Related Parties | Other | Total | |||||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||||||
| 2023 (remaining) | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
| 2024 | ||||||||||||
| 2025 | ||||||||||||
| Total Minimum Future Rental Income | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
A related party has the right to terminate the Israeli lease upon four months’ notice. The minimum future rental income pertaining to the 520 Property has been excluded from the table above as it has been classified as discontinued operations for the three months ended October 31, 2022 and 2021.
NOTE 19 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
In November 2022, the Company resolved to curtail its early-stage development efforts, including pre-clinical research at the Barer Institute. The decision was taken to reduce spending as the Company focuses on exploring strategic opportunities.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Overview
Rafael Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:RFL), (“Rafael Holdings,” “we” or the “Company”), a Delaware corporation, is a holding company with interests in clinical and early-stage pharmaceutical companies (the “Pharmaceutical Companies”), including an investment in Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals, Inc., formerly known as Rafael Pharmaceuticals Inc., a cancer metabolism-based therapeutics company, a majority equity interest in LipoMedix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (“LipoMedix”), a clinical stage pharmaceutical company, the activities of the Barer Institute Inc. (“Barer”), a wholly-owned preclinical cancer metabolism research operation, and Rafael Medical Devices, Inc. (“Rafael Medical Devices” and together with the Pharmaceutical Companies, the “Healthcare Companies”), a wholly-owned orthopedic-focused medical device company developing instruments to advance minimally invasive surgeries. In November 2022, we resolved to curtail our early-stage development efforts, including pre-clinical research at the Barer Institute. The decision was taken to reduce spending as we focus on exploring strategic opportunities. The Company’s primary focus to date has been to invest in and fund, discover and develop novel cancer therapies, and we further seek to expand our portfolio through opportunistic investments in therapeutics which address high unmet medical needs including through acquisitions, strategic investments, or in-licensing assets. We are currently evaluating external opportunities to acquire, in-license or invest in later stage assets which have the potential to achieve meaningful clinical milestones, improve the lives of patients and increase our shareholder value.
Historically, the Company owned real estate assets. In 2020, the Company sold an office building located in Piscataway, New Jersey and on August 22, 2022, the Company sold the building at 520 Broad Street in Newark, New Jersey and an associated public garage. Currently, the Company holds a portion of a commercial building in Jerusalem, Israel as its remaining real estate asset.
The Company has debt and equity investments in Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals, Inc., or Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals, that include preferred and common equity interests and a warrant to purchase additional equity. On June 17, 2021, the Company entered into a merger agreement to acquire full ownership of Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals in exchange for issuing Company Class B common stock to the other stockholders of Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals. On October 28, 2021, the Company announced that the AVENGER 500 Phase 3 clinical trial for CPI-613® (devimistat), Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals’ lead product candidate, did not meet its primary endpoint of significant improvement in overall survival in patients with metastatic adenocarcinoma of the pancreas. In addition, following a pre-specified interim analysis, the independent data monitoring committee for the ARMADA 2000 Phase 3 study for devimistat recommended the trial to be stopped due to a determination that it was unlikely to achieve the primary endpoint (the “Data Events”). In light of the Data Events, the Company concluded that the prospects for CPI-613 were uncertain and fully impaired in its financial statements for the year ended July 31, 2022, the value of its loans, receivables, and investment in Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals based upon its valuation of Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals.
On September 24, 2021, the Company entered into a Line of Credit Loan Agreement (the “Line of Credit Agreement”) with Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals under which Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals borrowed $25 million from the Company. Due to the Data Events, the Company recorded a full reserve on the $25 million due the Company from Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals.
On February 2, 2022, the Company terminated the Merger Agreement with Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals, effective immediately, in accordance with its terms. Subsequently, on February 2, 2022, the Company withdrew its Registration Statement on Form S-4 related to the proposed Merger.
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In 2019, the Company established the Barer Institute Inc., an early-stage small molecule research operation focused on developing a pipeline of novel therapeutic compounds, including compounds to regulate cancer metabolism with potentially broader application in other indications beyond cancer. Barer was led by a team of scientists and academic advisors considered to be among the leading experts in cancer metabolism, chemistry, and drug development. In addition to its own internal discovery efforts, Barer pursued collaborative research agreements and in-licensing opportunities with leading scientists from top academic institutions. Farber Partners, LLC (“Farber”) was formed to support agreements with Princeton University’s Office of Technology Licensing for technology from the laboratory of Professor Joshua Rabinowitz, in the Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, including an exclusive worldwide license to its SHMT (serine hydroxymethyltransferase) inhibitor program. The Company also holds a majority equity interest in LipoMedix Pharmaceuticals Ltd., a clinical stage oncological pharmaceutical company based in Israel. In addition, the Company has invested in other early-stage pharmaceutical ventures.
As of October 31, 2022, the Company’s commercial real estate holdings consisted of a portion of a commercial building in Israel. On August 22, 2022, the Company completed the sale of the building at 520 Broad Street in Newark, New Jersey that serves as headquarters for the Company for a purchase price of approximately $49.4 million and realized net proceeds of approximately $33 million.
On July 1, 2022, the Company determined that the 520 Property met the held-for-sale criteria and the Company has therefore classified the 520 Property as held-for-sale in the consolidated balance sheets at July 31, 2022 and 2021. The sale of the 520 Property also represents a significant strategic shift that will have a major effect on the Company’s operations and financial results. Therefore, the Company has classified the results of operations related to the 520 Property as discontinued operations in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss). Depreciation on the 520 Property has ceased on July 1, 2022, as a result of the 520 Property being classified as held-for-sale. See Note 3 to our accompanying consolidated financial statements for further information regarding discontinued operations.
Business Update - COVID-19, War in Ukraine
In late 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus, SARS-CoV, which causes COVID-19, was identified and has proved to be highly contagious. It has since spread extensively throughout the world, including the United States, and was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization in March 2020. The Company actively monitors the outbreak, including the spread of new variants of interest, and its potential impact on the Company’s operations and those of the Company’s holdings.
Even with growing availability of testing and vaccines and the relaxation of public health measures that were implemented to limit the spread of the pandemic, there continues to be uncertainty around the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact.
The Company had implemented a number of measures to protect the health and safety of the Company’s workforce including a voluntary work-from-home policy for the Company’s workforce who can perform their jobs from home as well as restrictions on discretionary business travel. Most of our employees have returned to working from the office on a part-time basis.
The full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company will depend on factors such as the length of time of the pandemic; the responses of federal, state and local governments; the impact of future variants that may emerge; vaccination rates among the population; the efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccines; the longer-term impact of the pandemic on the economy and consumer behavior; and the effect on our employees, vendors, and other partners.
The short and long-term implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are difficult to predict at this time. The imposition of sanctions and counter-sanctions may have an adverse effect on the economic markets generally and could impact our business and the companies in which we have investments, financial condition, and results of operations. Because of the highly uncertain and dynamic nature of these events, it is not currently possible to estimate the impact of the Russian - Ukraine War on our business and the companies in which we have invested.
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Results of Operations
Our business consists of two reportable segments - Healthcare and Real Estate. We evaluate the performance of our Healthcare segment based primarily on research and development efforts and results of clinical trials, and our Real Estate segment based primarily on results of operations. Accordingly, the income and expense line items below loss from operations are only included in the discussion of consolidated results of operations.
Healthcare Segment
Our consolidated expenses for our Healthcare segment were as follows:
| Three Months Ended October 31, | Change | |||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | $ | % | |||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative | $ | (3,077 | ) | $ | (12,222 | ) | 9,145 | 75 | % | |||||||
| Research and development | (2,081 | ) | (2,153 | ) | 72 | 3 | % | |||||||||
| Depreciation | (6 | ) | (1 | ) | (5 | ) | — | % | ||||||||
| Provision for loss on receivable from Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals pursuant to line of credit | — | (25,000 | ) | 25,000 | (100 | )% | ||||||||||
| Provision for losses on related party receivables | — | (10,283 | ) | 10,283 | (100 | )% | ||||||||||
| Loss from continuing operations | $ | (5,164 | ) | $ | (49,659 | ) | 44,495 | 90 | % | |||||||
To date, the Healthcare segment has not generated any revenues. The entirety of the expenses in the Healthcare segment relate to the activities of LipoMedix, Barer, Farber, and Rafael Medical Devices. As of October 31, 2022 we held a 100% interest in Barer, an 84% interest in LipoMedix, a 93% interest in Farber, and a 100% interest in Rafael Medical Devices.
General and administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses consist mainly of payroll, stock-based compensation expense, benefits, facilities, consulting and professional fees. The decrease in general and administrative expenses during the three months ended October 31, 2022 compared to the three months ended October 31, 2021 is primarily due to relatively high general and administrative expenses during the three months ended October 31, 2021, to ramp up for the Data Events. As a result of the Data Events, in the three months ended October 31, 2022, there was a decrease in stock-based compensation expense of approximately $6.8 million, a decrease in salary expenses of approximately $1.0 million, a decrease in professional fees of approximately $0.7 million, a decrease in legal expense of approximately $0.6 million, and a decrease in other general and administrative expenses of approximately $0.3 million, partially offset by an increase in bonus pay of approximately $0.3 million.
Research and development expenses. Research and development expenses decreased slightly for the three months ended October 31, 2022 as compared to the three months ended October 31, 2021. Research and development expenses are derived from activity at Barer, LipoMedix, Farber, and Rafael Medical Devices. In November 2022, the Company resolved to curtail its early-stage development efforts, including pre-clinical research at the Barer Institute. The decision was taken to reduce spending as the Company focuses on exploring strategic opportunities.
Loss on line of credit. Due to the Data Events, in the three months ended October 31, 2021, the Company recorded a full reserve on the $25 million due to the Company from Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals related to the Line of Credit Agreement.
Loss on related party receivables. Due to the Data Events, in the three months ended October 31, 2021, the Company recorded a loss of approximately $10.1 million related to the full reserve recorded on the RP Finance receivable of $9.375 million, and a full reserve recorded on the Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals receivable of $720 thousand.
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Real Estate Segment
The revenue and expenses of the 520 Property have been excluded from the real estate segment in the figures below due to its classification of held-for-sale and discontinued operations, and the sale of the 520 Property during the three months ended October 31, 2022. The Real Estate segment consists of a portion of a commercial building in Israel. Our consolidated income and expenses for our Real Estate segment were as follows:
| Three Months Ended October 31, | Change | |||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | $ | % | |||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
| Rental – Third Party | $ | 43 | $ | 44 | (1 | ) | (2 | )% | ||||||||
| Rental – Related Party | 27 | 27 | — | — | % | |||||||||||
| Other – Related Party | — | 120 | (120 | ) | (100 | )% | ||||||||||
| General and administrative | (32 | ) | (52 | ) | 20 | 38 | % | |||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | (16 | ) | (18 | ) | 2 | 11 | % | |||||||||
| Income from continuing operations | $ | 22 | $ | 121 | (99 | ) | 82 | % | ||||||||
Other - Related Party. Other – related party revenues decreased by approximately $120 thousand during the three months ended October 31, 2022, compared to the three months ended October 31, 2021. During the year ended July 31, 2022, the Company only billed Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals $120 thousand for the first quarter of 2022 for administrative, finance, accounting, tax, and legal services. As of July 31, 2022, Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals owed the Company $720 thousand, for which a full allowance for uncollectibility has been recorded.
General and administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses consist mainly of payroll, benefits, facilities, consulting and professional fees. The decrease in general and administrative expenses of approximately $20 thousand during the three months ended October 31, 2022 compared to the three months ended October 31, 2021 is primarily due to a decrease in professional fees of $20 thousand.
Consolidated Operations
Our consolidated income and expense line items below income from operations were as follows:
| For the Three Months Ended October 31, | Change | |||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | $ | % | |||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
| Loss from continuing operations | $ | (5,142 | ) | $ | (49,538 | ) | 44,396 | 90 | % | |||||||
| Interest expense | — | (13 | ) | 13 | 100 | % | ||||||||||
| Interest income | 208 | 188 | 20 | (11 | )% | |||||||||||
| Impairment of investments - Other Pharmaceuticals | (156 | ) | — | (156 | ) | (100 | )% | |||||||||
| Impairment of cost method investment - Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals | — | (79,141 | ) | 79,141 | (100 | )% | ||||||||||
| Realized gain on available-for-sale securities | 15 | — | 15 | (100 | )% | |||||||||||
| Unrealized (loss) gain on investments - Hedge Funds | (127 | ) | 211 | (338 | ) | (160 | )% | |||||||||
| Loss from continuing operations before income taxes | (5,202 | ) | (128,293 | ) | 123,091 | 96 | % | |||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | (5 | ) | — | (5 | ) | (100 | )% | |||||||||
| Equity in loss of RP Finance | — | (575 | ) | 575 | (100 | )% | ||||||||||
| Consolidated net loss from continuing operations | (5,207 | ) | (128,868 | ) | 123,661 | 96 | % | |||||||||
| Income (loss) from discontinued operations related to 520 Property | 6,700 | (543 | ) | 7,243 | 1,334 | % | ||||||||||
| Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | (99 | ) | (17,387 | ) | 17,288 | 99 | % | |||||||||
| Net income (loss) attributable to Rafael Holdings, Inc. | $ | 1,592 | $ | (112,024 | ) | 113,616 | 101 | % | ||||||||
Interest income. Interest income was $208 thousand and $188 thousand for the three months ended October 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The increase is primarily due to the interest income earned on our investments in available-for-sale securities.
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Impairment of investments - Other Pharmaceuticals. We recorded an impairment loss of $156 thousand related to our investment in Nanovibronix using the measurement alternative for the three months ended October 31, 2022.
Impairment of cost method investment - Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals. In connection with the Data Events, during the three months ended October 31, 2021, we recorded a full impairment charge to our cost method investment in Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals in the amount of $79.1 million.
Realized gain on available-for-sale securities. We recorded a realized gain of approximately $15 thousand related to maturities of available-for-sale securities for the three months ended October 31, 2022.
Unrealized (loss) gain on investments - Hedge Funds. We recorded unrealized losses of approximately $127 thousand and gains of $211 thousand for the three months ended October 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Equity in (loss) earnings of RP Finance. We recognized a loss of $575 thousand from our ownership interest in RP Finance for the three months ended October 31, 2021. As of July 31, 2022, the equity method investment in RP Finance on our balance sheet was $0, and no additional equity loss of RP Finance was recorded subsequent to the year ended July 31, 2022.
Income (loss) from discontinued operations related to 520 Property. Discontinued operations includes (i) rental and parking revenues, (ii) payroll, benefits, facilities, consulting and professional fees dedicated to 520 Property, (iii) depreciation and amortization expenses, (iv) interest (including amortization of debt issuance costs) on the note payable on the Property, and (v) gain on the disposal of the building. The operating results of these items are presented in our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) as discontinued operations for all periods presented. The increase in the net income attributable to discontinued operations was due to a gain on the sale of the 520 Property of $6.8 million, an approximate $310 thousand decrease in interest expense, partially offset by a $586 thousand decrease in rental revenue, a $372 thousand decrease in general and administrative expenses (which is primarily comprised of a decrease in real estate taxes, utilities other building related repairs and maintenance expenses totaling approximately $492 thousand, slightly offset by a $129 thousand increase in expense related to the write-off of deferred rental income), and a $363 thousand decrease in depreciation and amortization expense due to no depreciation expense during the three months ended October 31, 2022 as depreciation stopped as of July 1, 2022 when the 520 Property was classified as held-for-sale.
See Note 3 to our accompanying consolidated financial statements for further information regarding discontinued operations.
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests. The change in the net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests was due to an approximate $17.3 million loss related to the Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals impairment loss (the total impairment loss was approximately $79 million) which was applicable to noncontrolling interests in certain of the Company’s subsidiaries and was allocated to the holders of interests in CS Pharma and Pharma Holdings in the approximate amounts of $10.4 million and $6.9 million, respectively, for the three months ended October 31, 2021.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
| October 31, | July 31, | Change | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 2022 | $ | % | |||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
| Balance Sheet Data: | ||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 22,173 | $ | 26,537 | (4,364 | ) | (16 | )% | ||||||||
| Restricted cash | 660 | — | 660 | 100 | % | |||||||||||
| Working capital | 91,715 | 87,321 | 4,394 | 5 | % | |||||||||||
| Total assets | 103,216 | 118,320 | (15,104 | ) | (13 | )% | ||||||||||
| Note payable, net of debt issuance costs, held-for-sale | — | 15,000 | (15,000 | ) | (100 | )% | ||||||||||
| Total equity attributable to Rafael Holdings, Inc. | 103,374 | 100,515 | 2,859 | 3 | % | |||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests | (3,408 | ) | (3,309 | ) | (99 | ) | 3 | % | ||||||||
| Total equity | 99,966 | 97,206 | 2,760 | 3 | % | |||||||||||
| For the three months ended October 31, | Change | |||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | $ | % | |||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
| Cash flows (used in) provided by | ||||||||||||||||
| Operating activities from continuing operations | $ | (2,128 | ) | $ | (6,294 | ) | 4,166 | (66 | )% | |||||||
| Investing activities from continuing operations | (34,228 | ) | (26,875 | ) | (7,353 | ) | 27 | % | ||||||||
| Financing activities from continuing operations | (6 | ) | 97,909 | (97,915 | ) | (100 | )% | |||||||||
| Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents | (92 | ) | 2 | (94 | ) | (4,692 | )% | |||||||||
| Operating, investing, and financing activities from discontinued operations | 32,750 | (209 | ) | 32,959 | (15,770 | )% | ||||||||||
| (Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | $ | (3,704 | ) | $ | 64,533 | (68,237 | ) | |||||||||
Capital Resources
As of October 31, 2022, we held cash and cash equivalents of approximately $22.2 million, available-for-sale securities valued at approximately $71.0 million, and investment in hedge funds valued at approximately $4.6 million. On August 22, 2022, the Company received net proceeds of approximately $33 million in connection with the sale of the 520 Property (see Note 3 for further details). The Company expects the balance of cash and cash equivalents, available-for-sale-securities, and investment in hedge funds to be sufficient to meet our obligations for at least the next 12 months from the issuance of these consolidated financial statements.
Operating Activities
The decrease in cash used in operating activities for the three months ended October 31, 2022 as compared to the three months ended October 31, 2021 was primarily related to lower net loss from continuing operations of $5.2 million in fiscal 2023 as compared to the corresponding period in fiscal 2022, and the impact from non-cash items, primarily stock-based compensation of $1.2 million, an impairment loss of $0.2 million on our investment in Nanovibronix, and a net unrealized loss on investments - Hedge Funds of $0.1 million. This is coupled with an increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $1.0 million, a decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets of $0.6 million, a decrease in other current liabilities of $0.1 million, as well as other changes in assets and liabilities.
Cash used in operating activities for the three months ended October 31, 2021 was primarily related to the net loss from continuing operations of $128.9, offset by the impact from non-cash items, primarily the impairment of cost method investment in Rafael Pharmaceuticals of $79 million, the reserve on the amounts due to the Company from Rafael Pharmaceuticals related to the Line of Credit Agreement for $25 million, the reserve on receivables due from Rafael Pharmaceuticals totaling $10.3 million, and stock-based compensation of $7.9 million as well as other changes in assets and liabilities.
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Investing Activities
Cash used in investing activities for the three months ended October 31, 2022 was primarily due to purchases of available-for-sale securities of approximately $57.1 million, partially offset by proceeds of $22.9 million from the maturities of available-for-sale securities.
Cash used in investing activities for the three months ended October 31, 2021 was primarily related to amounts loaned to Rafael Pharmaceuticals of approximately $25 million pursuant to the Line of Credit Agreement and the payments to fund our portion of advances under the line of credit between RP Finance and Rafael Pharmaceuticals in the amount of approximately $1.9 million.
Financing Activities
Cash used in financing activities for the three months ended October 31, 2022 was primarily related to payments for taxes related to shares withheld for employee taxes.
Cash provided by financing activities for the three months ended October 31, 2021 was primarily related to proceeds of approximately $104.2 million related to the sale of our common stock to investors and a related party, partially offset by payment of transaction costs of $6.2 million.
We do not anticipate paying dividends on our common stock until we achieve sustainable profitability and retain certain minimum cash reserves. The payment of dividends in any specific period will be at the sole discretion of our Board of Directors.
Operating, Financing, and Investing Activities from Discontinued Operations
The cash flows from discontinued operations - 520 Property represents the net income excluding non-cash depreciation and amortization, as well as the proceeds from the sale of the 520 Property. For the three months ended October 31, 2022, net cash used in operating activities totaled $0.4 million. Net cash provided in investing activities of $48.2 million related to proceeds from sale of the 520 Property of $49.4 million, slightly offset by payment of transaction costs of $1.2 million. Net cash used in financing activities of $15.0 million related to the payment of the Note Payable in connection with sale of the 520 Property. For the three months ended October 31, 2021, net cash used in operating activities totaled $0.2 million. Net cash used in investing activities totaled $29 thousand.
We don’t anticipate a material impact on future liquidity and capital resources due to discontinued operations. For further information see Note 3.
Trends and Uncertainties – COVID-19, War in Ukraine
In late 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus, SARS-CoV, which causes COVID-19, was identified and has proved to be highly contagious. It has since spread extensively throughout the world, including the United States, and was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization in March 2020. The Company actively monitors the outbreak, including the spread of new variants of interest, and its potential impact on the Company’s operations and those of the Company’s holdings.
Even with growing availability of testing and vaccines and the relaxation of public health measures that were implemented to limit the spread of the pandemic, there continues to be uncertainty around the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact.
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The Company had implemented a number of measures to protect the health and safety of the Company’s workforce including a voluntary work-from-home policy for the Company’s workforce who can perform their jobs from home as well as restrictions on discretionary business travel. Most of our employees have returned to working from the office on a part-time basis.
The full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company will depend on factors such as the length of time of the pandemic; the responses of federal, state and local governments; the impact of future variants that may emerge; vaccination rates among the population; the efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccines; the longer-term impact of the pandemic on the economy and consumer behavior; and the effect on our employees, vendors, and other partners.
The short and long-term implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are difficult to predict at this time. The imposition of sanctions and counter sanctions may have an adverse effect on the economic markets generally and could impact our business and the companies in which we have investments, financial condition, and results of operations. Because of the highly uncertain and dynamic nature of these events, it is not currently possible to estimate the impact of the Russian – Ukraine war on our business and the companies in which we have investments.
Critical Accounting Estimates
We have chosen accounting policies that we believe are appropriate to accurately and fairly report our operating results and financial condition in conformity with U.S. GAAP. We apply these accounting policies in a consistent manner. Our significant accounting policies are discussed in Note 1, “Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,” in our consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, for fiscal 2022 (“2022 Form 10-K”).
The application of critical accounting policies requires that we make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosures. These estimates and assumptions are based on historical and other factors believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. We evaluate these estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis and may retain outside consultants to assist in our evaluation. If actual results ultimately differ from previous estimates, the revisions are included in results of operations in the period in which the actual amounts become known. The critical accounting policies that involve the most significant management judgments and estimates used in preparation of our consolidated financial statements, or are the most sensitive to change from outside factors, are discussed in “Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of the Company’s 2022 Form 10-K. There have been no material changes in our critical accounting policies and procedures during the three months ended October 31, 2022 and 2021.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any “off-balance sheet arrangements,” as defined in relevant SEC regulations that are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.
Discontinued Operations
In accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board, ASC 205-20, Presentation of Financial Statements - Discontinued Operations, the results of operations of a component of an entity or a group or component of an entity that represents a strategic shift that has, or will have, a major effect on the reporting company’s operations that has either been disposed of or is classified as held-for-sale are required to be reported as discontinued operations in a company’s consolidated financial statements. In order to be considered a discontinued operation, both the operations and cash flows of the discontinued component must have been (or will be) eliminated from the ongoing operations of the company and the company will not have any significant continuing involvement in the operations of the discontinued component after the disposal transaction. As a result of the agreement to sell the 520 Property, the accompanying consolidated financial statements reflect the activity related to the sale of the 520 Property as discontinued operations. See Note 3 to our consolidated financial statements for additional information regarding the results, major classes of assets and liabilities, significant non-cash operating items, and capital expenditures of discontinued operations.
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
There have been no significant changes in our market risk exposures from those described in Item 7A of our 2022 Form 10-K.
We are monitoring the potential impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine on our business and the companies in which we have investments. While the potential economic impact brought by, and the duration of, the COVID-19 pandemic is difficult to assess or predict, the impact on the global financial markets may reduce our ability to access capital, which could negatively impact our long-term liquidity.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of October 31, 2022.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting. There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended October 31, 2022 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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Part II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
Legal proceedings in which we are involved are more fully described in Note 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 1 to Part I of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
There were no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in Item 1A to Part I of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal 2022.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
None.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information
None.
Item 6. Exhibits
|
Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 31.1* | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | |
| 31.2* | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | |
| 32.1* | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | |
| 32.2* | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | |
| 101.INS* | Inline XBRL Instance Document | |
| 101.SCH* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | |
| 101.CAL* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document | |
| 101.LAB* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document | |
| 101.PRE* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document | |
| 101.DEF* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document | |
| 104* | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101). |
| * | Filed or 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: December 13, 2022 |
Rafael Holdings, Inc. | |
| By: | /s/ William Conkling | |
|
William
Conkling | ||
| By: | /s/ Patrick Fabbio | |
|
Patrick Fabbio | ||
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EXHIBIT 31.1
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO EXCHANGE ACT RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, William Conkling, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Rafael Holdings, Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this Report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
| Date: December 13, 2022 | |
| /s/ William Conkling | |
| William Conkling | |
| Chief Executive Officer |
EXHIBIT 31.2
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO EXCHANGE ACT RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Patrick Fabbio, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Rafael Holdings, Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this Report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
| Date: December 13, 2022 | |
| /s/ Patrick Fabbio | |
| Patrick Fabbio | |
| Chief Financial 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 Rafael Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 31, 2022 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, William Conkling, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:
1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
| Date: December 13, 2022 | |
| /s/ William Conkling | |
| William Conkling | |
| Chief Executive Officer |
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to Rafael Holdings, Inc. and will be retained by Rafael Holdings, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
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 Rafael Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 31, 2022 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, Patrick Fabbio, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:
1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
| Date: December 13, 2022 | |
| /s/ Patrick Fabbio | |
| Patrick Fabbio | |
| Chief Financial Officer |
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to Rafael Holdings, Inc. and will be retained by Rafael Holdings, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.