Falcon's Beyond Global, Inc. (FBYD) FY 2023 MD&A
This page reproduces the company's own Item 7 MD&A text from the linked SEC filing. It is filer text, not grepcent analysis, scoring, or investment advice.
Results
of Operations
The
following comparisons are historical results and are not indicative of future results, which could differ materially from the historical
financial information presented.
Any
discussions related to results, operations, and accounting policies associated with FCG are referring to the periods prior to deconsolidation.
The results of operations includes approximately seven months of activity related to FCG LLC prior to deconsolidation in the year ended
December 31, 2023. See Deconsolidation of Falcon’s Creative Group LLC under Note 1 – Description of business and basis
of presentation and Note 8 – Investments and advances to equity method investments in the Company’s audited consolidated
financial statements.
The
following table summarizes our results of operations for the following periods:
| Year ended December 31, 2023 | Year ended December 31, 2022 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $ | 18,244 | $ | 15,950 | ||||
| Expenses: | ||||||||
| Project design and build expense | 10,151 | 11,344 | ||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expense | 28,064 | 18,439 | ||||||
| Transaction expenses | 26,021 | — | ||||||
| Credit loss expense | 5,965 | — | ||||||
| Research and development | 1,248 | 2,771 | ||||||
| Intangible assets impairment expense | 2,377 | — | ||||||
| Depreciation and amortization expense | 1,576 | 737 | ||||||
| Loss from operations | (57,158 | ) | (17,341 | ) | ||||
| Share of gain or (loss) from equity method investments | (52,452 | ) | 1,513 | |||||
| Gain on deconsolidation of FCG | 27,402 | — | ||||||
| Interest expense | (1,124 | ) | (1,113 | ) | ||||
| Interest income | 95 | — | ||||||
| Loss on disposal of assets | — | (9 | ) | |||||
| Change in fair value of warrant liabilities | (2,972 | ) | — | |||||
| Change in fair value of earnout liabilities | (345,413 | ) | — | |||||
| Foreign exchange transaction gain (loss) | 367 | (478 | ) | |||||
| Net loss | $ | (431,255 | ) | $ | (17,428 | ) | ||
| Income tax benefit | 325 | — | ||||||
| Net loss | $ | (430,930 | ) | $ | (17,428 | ) |
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Revenue
| Year ended December 31, 2023 | Year ended December 31, 2022 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Services transferred over time: | |||||||
| Design and project management services | $ | 10,555 | $ | 10,963 | |||
| Media production services | 1,773 | 392 | |||||
| Attraction hardware and turnkey sales | 2,052 | 4,302 | |||||
| Other | 2,533 | 293 | |||||
| Total revenue from services transferred over time | 16,913 | 15,950 | |||||
| Services transferred at a point in time: | |||||||
| Digital media licenses | 1,331 | — | |||||
| Total revenue from services transferred at a point in time | 1,331 | — | |||||
| Total revenue | $ | 18,244 | $ | 15,950 |
Revenue
increased $2.2 million to $18.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, compared to $16.0 million for the year ended December 31,
2022. The increase was primarily attributable to:
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | $2.1 million increase in revenue relating to shared services provided by the Company to FCG during the five-month period subsequent to the deconsolidation of this subsidiary. |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | $2.2 million increase in revenue associated with all long-term contracts with QIC |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | $0.1 million increase in revenue related to contracts with unconsolidated joint ventures PDP and K-11 |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | $1.3 million increase in digital media license revenue relating to Ride Media contract with unconsolidated joint venture Sierra Parima |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | $0.4 million increase in revenue from Fun Stuff management and incentive fees |
These
above increases were offset by the following decreases to revenue:
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | $2.8 million decrease in revenue related to Sierra Parima contracts which were completed or are nearing completion |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | $0.9 million decrease in revenue related to all other contracts. |
The
Company’s investment in FCG is accounted for under the equity method and, as such, FCG project management and design revenue is
no longer included in the results of operations subsequent to the deconsolidation of FCG on July 27, 2023.
Project
design and build expense
Project
design and build expense decreased $1.1 million to $10.2 million for the seven-month period ended December 31, 2023, compared to $11.3 million
for the year ended December 31, 2022, which represents 15.5% decrease as a percent of revenue driven primarily by an increase in sales
with higher margin projects within FCG compared to the year ended December 31, 2022.
During
the year ended December 31, 2023, we continued to work on long-term higher margin contracts for design and project management services,
most of which are higher dollar value jobs due to their increased length, scale, and complexity, offset by lower margin attraction hardware
and turnkey sales services.
Selling,
general and administrative expense
Selling, general and administrative expense increased $9.5 million
to $28.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, compared to $18.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2022. The increase was
primarily related to audit fees and professional services fees along with incremental headcount for public company readiness. Audit and
professional services fees increased $5.4 million from $8.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 to $13.7 million for the year
ended December 31, 2023.
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Transaction
expenses
Transaction expenses were $26.0 million for the
year ended December 31, 2023. There were no such expenses for the year ended December 31, 2022. The increase was primarily driven by legal
fees, consulting fees, banking fees, printer and transfer agent fees, and excise tax on stock redemptions. These expenses represent costs
incurred in excess of funds received in connection with the Business Combination completed in the fourth quarter of 2023.
Credit loss expense
Credit loss expenses were $6.0 million for the
year ended December 31, 2023. There were no such expenses for the year ended December 31, 2022. Based on an evaluation of Sierra Parima’s
credit characteristics, the expected credit loss reserve was increased by $6.0 million during the year ended December 31, 2023 which represents
the Company’s estimate of expected credit losses over the contractual life of each receivable. This loss reserve now offsets all
receivables from Sierra Parima as of December 31, 2023. A portion of these reserved receivables was removed from the Company’s balance
sheet with the deconsolidation of FCG.
Research
and Development
Research
and development expense decreased $1.6 million to $1.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, compared to $2.8 million for the
year ended December 31, 2022. The expense in both periods relates to the development of new FBB products.
Intangible
asset impairment expense
Intangible
asset impairment expense was $2.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. There was no impairment expense for the year ended December
31, 2022. The Company assessed impairment indicators and determined that there has been a significant decrease in the amount of expected
ultimate revenue to be recognized from the ride media content asset. Development plans for future parks, where this asset would have
been deployed, have been put on hold as the Company evaluates the funding required to develop these parks. These circumstances indicate
that the fair value may be less than the unamortized cost of the asset. As significant uncertainty exists as to when capital may be available
to commit to these future projects, the Company could not reasonably project any future cash flows from the ride media content, and its
value has been fully impaired as of December 31, 2023.
Depreciation
and amortization expense
Depreciation and amortization expense increased $0.9 million to $1.6
million for year ended December 31, 2023, compared to $0.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2022, relating primarily to the
amortization of the digital ride media asset of $1.1 million recognized in the first quarter of 2023 when the asset was licensed for use
by Sierra Parima. This increase was partially offset by $0.2 million decrease in depreciation and amortization for all other long-lived
assets. Additionally, increase in year over year depreciation expense would have been larger, however FCG was deconsolidated on July 27,
2023, resulting in only seven months of depreciation expense in the year ended December 31, 2023.
Share
of gain or (loss) from equity method investments
| Year ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | Change | ||||||||||
| PDP | $ | (1,522 | ) | $ | 3,229 | (4,751 | ) | |||||
| Sierra Parima | (43,073 | ) | (1,719 | ) | (41,354 | ) | ||||||
| Karnival | 288 | 3 | 285 | |||||||||
| FCG | (8,145 | ) | — | (8,145 | ) | |||||||
| Total Share of gain or (loss) from equity method investments | $ | (52,452 | ) | $ | 1,513 | (53,965 | ) |
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Share of loss from equity method investments increased $53.9 million
to ($52.4) million for the year ended December 31, 2023, compared to a $1.5 million gain for the year ended December 31, 2022. The change
in gain or loss from equity method investments was driven by:
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | $41.4 million higher share of net loss from Sierra Parima in the year ended December 31, 2023 which sustained operating losses since opening in 2023. $23.4 million of the loss was related to impairment of long-lived assets by Sierra Parima. The $14.1 million remaining investment balance was fully impaired by the Company. See Note 8 – Investments and advances to equity method investments in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | Share of net income from PDP decreased by $4.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, primarily driven by an increase in loss from derivatives, tax expense, and impairment of the loan from Sierra Parima and receivable balance from FBG, partially offset by increase in hotel income. $2.7 million of PDP’s loss was related to impairment of long-lived assets by PDP. |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | Share of loss from FCG was $8.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 which was consolidated by the Company until July 27, 2023. |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | The above losses were partially offset by a $0.3 million increase in share of net income from Karnival for the year ended December 31, 2023, primarily driven by interest income. |
Gain
on deconsolidation of FCG
Gain
on deconsolidation of FCG was $27.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. There were no gains on deconsolidation for the year
ended December 31, 2022. The gain recognized on deconsolidation is the difference between the estimated fair value of the Company’s
retained investment in FCG and the carrying value of FCG’s net assets. See Deconsolidation of Falcon’s Creative Group
LLC under Note 1 – Description of business and basis of presentation and Note 8 – Investments and advances to equity
method investments in the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements.
Interest
expense
Interest
expense stayed consistent at ($1.1) million for the years ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2023. Interest expense was generated
from our related party and third-party loans and lines of credit used primarily during fiscal 2022 and 2023 to fund the development,
acquisition and construction of Katmandu Park in Punta Cana through our investment in the Sierra Parima joint venture and to fund working
capital required in preparation for becoming a public company.
Interest
income
Interest
income of $0.1 million was recognized during the year ended December 31, 2023 from interest income on the long term financing receivable
due from Sierra Parima.
Change
in fair value of warrant liabilities
Loss
due to change in fair value of warrant liabilities increased to ($3.0) million for year ended December 31, 2023, compared to $0 million
for the year ended December 31, 2022 driven by the non-cash increase in the market value of the Warrants between closing of the Business
Combination and December 31, 2023.
Change
in fair value of earnout liability
Loss
due to change in fair value of earnout liability was $345.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, driven by the non-cash increase
in the market value of the Company’s stock between closing of the Business Combination and December 31, 2023. There was no such
loss during for the year ended December 31, 2022.
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Foreign
exchange transaction loss
Foreign
exchange transaction gain increased $0.9 million to a $0.4 million gain for the year ended December 31, 2023, compared to a ($0.5) million
loss for the year ended December 31, 2022. The decrease was primarily attributable to the unrealized foreign exchange gain (loss) on
U.S. denominated related party debt with a Spanish subsidiary as the U.S. dollar strengthened against the Euro during the year ended
December 31, 2022 and weakened against the Euro during the year ended December 31, 2023.
Income
tax
Income tax benefit increased by $0.3 million for the year ended December
31, 2023 compared to the year ended December 31, 2022 primarily due to the tax loss post-Merger.
Segment
Reporting
The
following table presents selected information about our segment’s results for the years ended December 31, 2023, and 2022. The
segment results include approximately seven months of FCG’s consolidated activity prior to July 27, 2023. Subsequent to FCG’s
deconsolidation on July 27, 2023 FCG segment income or loss is comprised of only of the Company’s equity method share of FCG’s
income or loss:
| Year ended December 31, 2023 | Year ended December 31, 2022 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues: | ||||||||
| Falcon’s Creative Group | $ | 14,514 | $ | 17,460 | ||||
| Destinations Operations | 481 | 293 | ||||||
| Falcon’s Beyond Brands | 1,482 | — | ||||||
| Intersegment eliminations | (279 | ) | (1,803 | ) | ||||
| Unallocated corporate revenue | 2,046 | — | ||||||
| Total revenue | 18,244 | 15,950 | ||||||
| Segment income (loss) from operations: | ||||||||
| Falcon’s Creative Group | (10,577 | ) | 698 | |||||
| Destinations Operations | (1,807 | ) | (1,195 | ) | ||||
| PDP | 1,192 | 3,229 | ||||||
| Sierra Parima | (5,614 | ) | (1,719 | ) | ||||
| Falcon’s Beyond Brands | (4,015 | ) | (3,699 | ) | ||||
| Intersegment eliminations | (2,341 | ) | (553 | ) | ||||
| Total segment loss from operations | (23,162 | ) | (3,239 | ) | ||||
| Unallocated corporate overhead | (42,342 | ) | (11,861 | ) | ||||
| Depreciation and amortization expense | (1,576 | ) | (737 | ) | ||||
| Gain on deconsolidation of FCG | 27,402 | — | ||||||
| Impairment of intangible assets | (2,377 | ) | — | |||||
| Share of equity method investee’s Impairment of fixed assets | (26,085 | ) | — | |||||
| Impairment of equity method investments | (14,069 | ) | ||||||
| Interest expense | (1,124 | ) | (1,113 | ) | ||||
| Interest income | 95 | — | ||||||
| Change in fair value of warrant liabilities | (2,972 | ) | ||||||
| Change in fair value of earnout liabilities | (345,413 | ) | ||||||
| Foreign exchange transaction gain (loss) | 367 | (478 | ) | |||||
| Net loss before income taxes | $ | (431,255 | ) | $ | (17,428 | ) | ||
| Income tax benefit | 325 | — | ||||||
| Net loss | $ | (430,930 | ) | $ | (17,428 | ) |
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Total
revenue for the year ended December 31, 2023, increased $2.2 million to $18.2 million compared to $16.0 million for the year ended December
31, 2022, primarily driven by an increase in revenue generated within the FCG and FBB segments, which was primarily due to new long-term
contracts for design and project management services at higher contract values, continuation of design and project management projects
with high contract values, and FBB’s digital media contract with Sierra Parima as discussed above.
Additionally,
unallocated corporate revenue related to shared services provided by the Company to FCG also drove revenue increase for the year ended
December 31, 2023. See Deconsolidation of Falcon’s Creative Group LLC under Note 1 – Description of business and basis
of presentation.
Total
segment loss from operations for the year ended December 31, 2023, increased $20.0 million to ($23.2) million compared to ($3.2) million
for the year ended December 31, 2022, due to the following:
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | FCG segment loss from operations for the year ended December 31, 2023, increased $11.3 to ($10.6) million loss as compared to income of $0.7 million in the year ended December 31, 2022, primarily as a result of a credit loss expense on receivables from Sierra Parima and corporate overhead costs being allocated to segments in 2023 to support expansion of the business at the segment level including opening of the Philippines office that will support the execution of design services for FCG customers. This cost increase is partially offset by an increase in revenues and improved margins on new long-term contracts. |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | Destinations Operations segment loss from operations for the year ended December 31, 2023, increased $0.6 million to ($1.8) million loss compared to loss of ($1.2) million for the year ended December 31, 2022, primarily due to more corporate overhead costs allocated to the segment in 2023 to support the growth of the business. |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | PDP segment income for the year ended December 31, 2023, decreased $2.0 million to $1.2 million compared to $3.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2022, primarily driven by a $7.3 million increase in revenue and a decrease of $0.5 million in operating lease expenses, offset by a $2.9 million increase in hotel and administrative expenses, an unfavorable change of $1.3 million in allowance for doubtful accounts, a $1.0 million impairment loss on disposal of financial instruments and a $5.8 million unfavorable change in derivatives, which changed from income to loss, driven by interest rate swaps within the hotel group. |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | Sierra Parima segment loss for the year ended December 31, 2023, increased $3.9 million to ($5.6) million compared to ($1.7) million for the year ended December 31, 2022, experienced losses in 2023 as a result of the challenges encountered at the Katmandu Park DR following its opening in April 2023, and as a result, Sierra Parima determined that the fair value of its long-lived fixed assets was less than carrying value as of December 31, 2023 and recorded a fixed asset impairment. The park closed in March of 2024 following financial, operational, and infrastructure challenges. Additionally, there were increases in costs due to park operating costs during the year ended December 31, 2023. |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | FBB segment loss from operations for the year ended December 31, 2023 increased $0.3 million to ($4.0) million compared to ($3.7) million for the year ended December 31, 2022. For the year ended December 31, 2023 revenue increased $1.5 million related to a digital media licensing contract with Sierra Parima and research and development costs decreased $1.4 million due to completed projects and less emphasis on developing new products while shifting to marketing projects. This was offset by a $3.2 million increase in selling, general and administrative expense. |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| ● | Intersegment eliminations for the year ended December 31, 2023, increased $1.9 million to $(2.4) million compared to $(0.5) million for the year ended December 31, 2022, primarily driven by changes in contracts between FCG and the other segments. As a result of FCG’s deconsolidation, intercompany revenue which was eliminated in 2022 is only eliminated for 7 months for the year ended December 31, 2023. |
Reportable
segments measures of profit and loss are earnings before interest, foreign exchange gains and losses, unallocated corporate expenses,
impairments and depreciation and amortization expense. Results of operating segments include costs directly attributable to the segment
including project costs, payroll and payroll-related expenses and overhead directly related to the business segment operations. Unallocated
corporate overhead costs include costs related to accounting, audit, and corporate legal expenses. Transaction expenses were $26.0 million
for the year ended December 31, 2023 which were particularly high for this period due to the Business Combination. Unallocated corporate
overhead costs are presented as a reconciling item between total income (losses) from reportable segments and the Company’s consolidated
financial results. For more information about our Segment Reporting, see Note 16 – Segment information in the Company’s
audited consolidated financial statements.
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Non-GAAP
Financial Measures
We prepare our consolidated financial statements
in accordance with US GAAP. In addition to disclosing financial results prepared in accordance with US GAAP, we disclose information
regarding Adjusted EBITDA which is a non-GAAP measure. We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss), determined in accordance with US
GAAP, for the period presented, before interest expense, net, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization, transaction expenses
related to the business combination, credit loss expense, share of equity method investee’s impairment of fixed assets, impairment
of equity method investments, change in fair value of warrant liabilities, change in fair value of earnout liabilities, intangible asset
impairment loss, and gain on deconsolidation of FCG.
We
believe that Adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors as it eliminates the non-cash depreciation and amortization expense that results
from our capital investments and intangible assets recognized in any business combination and improves comparability by eliminating the
interest expense associated with our debt facilities, which may not be comparable with other companies based on our structure.
Adjusted
EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider it in isolation, or as a substitute for analysis of our results
as reported under US GAAP. Some of these limitations are (i) it does not reflect our cash expenditures, or future requirements for capital
expenditures or contractual commitments, (ii) it does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs, (iii)
it does not reflect interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments, on our debt, (iv)
although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized will often have to be replaced
in the future, and Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect any cash requirements for such replacements, (v) it does not adjust for all non-cash
income or expense items that are reflected in our statements of cash flows, and (vi) other companies in our industry may calculate these
measures differently than we do, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures.
The
following table sets forth reconciliations of net loss under US GAAP to Adjusted EBITDA for the following periods:
| Year ended December 31, 2023 | Year ended December 31, 2022 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net loss | $ | (430,930 | ) | $ | (17,428 | ) | ||
| Interest expense | (1,124 | ) | (1,113 | ) | ||||
| Interest income | 95 | — | ||||||
| Income tax benefit | 325 | — | ||||||
| Depreciation and amortization expense | 1,576 | 737 | ||||||
| EBITDA | (430,058 | ) | (17,804 | ) | ||||
| Transaction expenses | 26,021 | — | ||||||
| Credit loss expense | 5,965 | — | ||||||
| Share of equity method investee’s impairment of fixed assets | 26,085 | — | ||||||
| Impairment of equity method investments | 14,069 | — | ||||||
| Change in fair value of warrant liabilities | 2,972 | — | ||||||
| Change in fair value of earnout liabilities | 345,413 | — | ||||||
| Intangible asset impairment loss | 2,377 | — | ||||||
| Gain on deconsolidation of FCG | (27,402 | ) | — | |||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | (34,559 | ) | $ | (17,804 | ) |
Net loss increased $(413.5) million to $(430.9) million for the year
ended December 31, 2023, compared to $(17.4) million for the year ended December 31, 2022, primarily driven by a $(345.4) million change
in fair value of earnout liabilities. Adjusted EBITDA loss increased $16.8 million to $(34.6) million for year ended December 31, 2023,
compared to ($17.8) million for the year ended December 31, 2022 primarily driven by higher SG&A which was partially offset by higher
gross margin.
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Liquidity
and Capital Resources
Sources
and Uses of Liquidity
Liquidity
describes the ability of a company to generate sufficient cash flows to meet the cash requirements of its business operations. Our primary
short-term cash requirements are to fund working capital, short-term debt, acquisitions, contractual obligations and other commitments.
Our medium-term to long-term cash requirements are to service and repay debt and to invest in facilities, equipment, technologies, and
research and development for growth initiatives. Our principal sources of liquidity are funds from borrowings, equity contributions from
our existing investors and cash on hand.
As of December 31, 2023, our total indebtedness was approximately $29.6
million. We had approximately $0.7 million of unrestricted cash and $3.2 million available for borrowing under our lines of credit. Such
amounts reflect the conversion of $7.3 million owed to Infinite Acquisitions into 727,500 units of the Predecessor and the exchange of
an additional $4.8 million owed to Infinite Acquisitions into 475,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, each in connection with the
Closing of the Business Combination.
Prior
to the Closing of the Business Combination, an aggregate of approximately $67.3 million in financing was provided to the Predecessor
by Infinite Acquisitions including through the debt-to-equity conversions. On October 4, 2023, Infinite Acquisitions irrevocably committed
to fund an additional approximately $12.8 million to the Company by December 31, 2023, for a total financing from Infinite Acquisitions
of $80.0 million. As of December 31, 2023, Infinite Acquisitions loaned an additional $6.8 million to the Company through its existing
line of credit. See Note 22 – Subsequent events in the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements. As of December
31, 2023, Infinite Acquisitions had not funded such commitment.
As of December 31, 2023, Infinite Acquisitions loaned an additional
$6.8 million to the Company through its existing revolving credit arrangement. Subsequent to December 31, 2023, Infinite Acquisitions
loaned an additional $4.8 million to the Company pursuant to the revolving credit arrangement through April 26, 2024. The revolving credit
arrangement is subject to an annual fixed interest rate of 2.75% and matures in December 2026. Further, in April 2024, the Predecessor
entered into term loan agreements with Katmandu Ventures and Universal Kat in the combined principal amount of approximately $8.5 million.
Such term loans bear interest at a rate of 8.88% per annum, payable quarterly in arrears, and will mature on March 31, 2025. Approximately
$5.4 million of the proceeds of the term loans was used to repay a portion of the Infinite Acquisitions revolving credit arrangement.
See Note 22 – Subsequent events in the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements.
On
March 10, 2023, in connection with stockholder votes to approve the extension of the date by which FAST II was required to
complete an initial business combination, public stockholders of FAST II elected to redeem an aggregate of 15,098,178 shares
of FAST II Class A Common Stock for cash, at a redemption price of approximately $10.1498 per share for an aggregate redemption
amount of approximately $153.2 million. In addition, in connection with the Business Combination, 6,772,844 holders of FAST II
Class A Common Stock exercised their right to redeem those shares for a pro rata portion of the cash in the FAST II trust account,
which equaled approximately $10.63 per share, for an aggregate of approximately $72.0 million. As a result, an aggregate of approximately
$225.2 million was paid to such redeeming stockholders at or prior to the closing of the Business Combination out of the trust account
established by FAST II upon the closing of the FAST II IPO.
We received net cash proceeds from the Business Combination totaling
$1.0 million net of FAST II transaction cost of $2.9 million paid at Closing. FAST II and the Predecessor transaction costs related to
the Business Combination of $6.4 million and $15.7 million, respectively, are not yet settled and the Company expects to settle them over
the next 24 months. Costs incurred in excess of the gross proceeds were recorded in profit or loss.
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We anticipate managing our operations to ensure
that our existing cash on hand and unused capacity on our existing lines of credit, provide us with liquidity to fund our operations for
the next twelve months. For the year ended December 31, 2023, we have losses and negative cash flows from operating activities that
raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. As of December 31, 2023, we have $20.8 million of accrued expenses
and other current liabilities, which include $17.6 million of audit and professional fees relating to the Business Combination, $2.2 million
of excise tax payable on FAST II stock redemptions which is not payable until forthcoming treasury regulations are finalized, $0.6 million
of accrued payroll and related expenses, and approximately $0.4 million of other accrued expenses and current liabilities. Additionally,
as of December 31, 2023, we have unfunded commitments to Karnival of $2.4 million (HKD 18.7 million), to be used for the purpose of constructing
the VAquarium Entertainment Centers in China which need to be paid in 2024. On July 27, 2023, FCG received a closing payment from QIC
of $17.5 million (net of $500,000 in reimbursements). On April 16, 2024, QIC released the remaining $12.0 million of the $30.0 million
investment to FCG LLC upon the establishment of the employee retention and attraction incentive program. These funds are to be used exclusively
by the FCG segment to fund its operations and growth and cannot be used to satisfy the commitments of other segments. Until we can generate
sufficient revenue from our five reportable segments to cover operating expenses, working capital and capital expenditures, we expect
funds raised from additional capital and debt raises to fund our cash needs.
Our
capital requirements will depend on many factors, including the timing and extent of spending to support our research and development
efforts, investments in technology, the expansion of sales and marketing activities, and market adoption of new and enhanced products
and features. In addition, we expect to incur additional costs as a result of operating as a public company. See “Factors that
May Influence Future Results of Operations” above. We expect our capital expenditures and working capital requirements to increase
materially in the near future. Our ability to generate cash in the future depends on our financial results which are subject to general
economic, financial, competitive, legislative and regulatory factors that may be outside of our control. Our future access to, and the
availability of credit on acceptable terms and conditions, is impacted by many factors, including capital market liquidity and overall
economic conditions. In the event that additional financing is required from outside sources, we cannot be sure that any additional financing
will be available to us on acceptable terms if at all. If we are unable to raise additional capital when desired, our business, operating
results, and financial condition could be adversely affected.
Contractual
and Other Obligations
Tax
Receivable Agreement
In connection with the Closing if the Business Combination, the Company
entered into the Tax Receivable Agreement with the Predecessor, the TRA holder representative, certain members of the Predecessor (the
“TRA Holders”) and other persons from time-to-time party thereto. Pursuant to the Tax Receivable Agreement, among other things,
the Company is required to pay to each TRA Holder 85% of certain tax benefits, if any, that it realizes (or in certain cases is deemed
to realize) as a result of the increases in tax basis resulting from any exchange of new the Predecessor units for Class A Common
Stock or cash in the future and certain other tax benefits arising from payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement. In certain cases,
the Company’s obligations under the Tax Receivable Agreement may accelerate and become due and payable, based on certain assumptions,
upon a change in control and certain other termination events, as defined in the Tax Receivable Agreement.
Commitments
Partnership
with Raging Power Limited
Pursuant
to the terms of our joint venture agreement with Raging Power, Falcon’s and Raging Power are each required to provide funding to
Karnival in the form of non-interest-bearing advances, which will be repaid based on a percentage of gross revenues from the operation
of the LBE at 11 SKIES. Accordingly, the joint venture agreement provides that we receive 16.6% to 20.6% of gross revenue of the
LBE at 11 SKIES. As of December 31, 2023, we have unfunded commitments to Karnival of $2.4 million (HKD 18.7 million).
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Transaction
costs
Pursuant
to the Business Combination, the Company received net cash proceeds from the Business Combination totaling $1.0 million, net of $1.3
million FAST II transaction costs and $1.6 million of Predecessor transaction costs paid at Closing. FAST II and Predecessor’s
transaction costs related to the Business Combination of $6.4 million and $15.7 million, respectively, are not yet settled at December
31, 2023 and the Company expects to settle them over the next 24 months. These transaction costs are recorded in accrued expenses and
long-term payables. Negotiations regarding the terms of the costs yet to be settled are still ongoing and may change materially from
these amounts accrued. All transaction costs incurred in connection with the Business Combination are recorded in profit or loss.
Related
Party Loans
We
have entered into various financing agreements with Infinite Acquisitions. A portion of the outstanding debt under such financing agreements
was exchanged for shares of Series A Preferred Stock in connection with the Business Combination. As of December 31, 2023, we have aggregate
outstanding balances of $29.6 million under these financing agreements. See “—Infinite Acquisitions Subscription Agreement;
Transferred Debt” above.
For more information regarding our related party
transactions, see Note 10 — Long-term debt and borrowing arrangements and Note 11 — Related party transactions included
in the notes to the Company’s audited financial statements.
Leases
We
no longer have lease liabilities on our consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2023. The finance and operating leases for our
corporate headquarters and warehouse space located in Orlando, Florida were deconsolidated with FCG.
For more information regarding our leases, see
Note 6 — Leases included in the notes to the Company’s audited financial statements.
Cash
Flows
The
following table summarizes our cash flows for the period presented:
| For the year ended December 31, 2023 | For the year ended December 31, 2022 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash used in operating activities | $ | (23,422 | ) | $ | (19,290 | ) | ||
| Cash used in investing activities | 282 | (26,261 | ) | |||||
| Cash provided by financing activities | 15,132 | 50,881 |
Cash
Flows from Operating Activities
Our
cash flows from operating activities are primarily driven by the activities associated with our FCG segment, FBB segment beginning in
2022 and corporate overhead activities. Project cyclicality and seasonality may impact cash flows from operating activities on a sequential
quarterly basis during the year.
Cash
used in operating activities increased $4.1 million to ($23.4) million in the year ended December 31, 2023, compared to ($19.3) million
for the year ended December 31, 2022. The most significant adjustments to net income for the year ended December 31, 2023 included adding
back the $52.5 million share of loss from equity method investments, $6.0 million related party credit loss expense, $345.4 million change
in fair value of earnouts, and $2.4 million impairment of the ride media receivable. These add-backs were partially offset by a $27.4
million gain on deconsolidation of FCG. The remaining increase in cash uses in operating activities came from offsetting changes in working
capital assets and liabilities.
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Cash
Flows from Investing Activities
Our
primary investing activities have consisted of investments in and advances to our unconsolidated joint ventures for the development of
our Katmandu Park located in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, purchases of property, equipment, and capitalization of RMC.
Net
cash provided by investing activities increased $26.6 million to $0.3 million during the year ended December 31, 2023, compared to ($26.3)
million net cash used by investing activities during the year ended December 31, 2022. The cash provided by investing activities during
the year ended December 31, 2023 consisted primarily of (i) $23.8 million decrease in investments and advances to our unconsolidated
joint ventures. Contributions to fund our share of the construction of Katmandu Park, Punta Cana were lower in the year ended December
31, 2023 as major construction work wrapped up in early 2023, and (ii) $2.6 million increase cash inflow on deconsolidation of FCG during
the fourth quarter of 2023.
Cash
Flows from Financing Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities decreased $35.8 million to
$15.1 million in the year ended December 31, 2023, compared to $50.9 million in the year ended December 31, 2022. The cash provided by
financing activities in the year ended December 31, 2023 consisted primarily of (i) $18.4 million in proceeds from the $10.0 million related
party revolving credit arrangement with Infinite Acquisitions, (ii) $3.3 million repayment of related party term loans with Infinite Acquisitions,
(iii) $4.1 million repayment on the $10.0 million related party revolving credit arrangement with Infinite Acquisitions, (iv) $4.2 million
proceeds from exercised Warrants. See Note 10 — Long-term debt and borrowing arrangements.
The
cash provided by financing activities in the year ended December 31, 2022 consisted primarily of $38.2 million equity contributions from
the Predecessor’s members and $14.5 million proceeds from related party debt and credit facilities. This was partially offset by
$1.5 million repayment of third-party debt and $0.2 million principal payment on finance lease obligations.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
We
do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have, or are reasonably likely to have, a material current or future effect on our
financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues, expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital
resources.
Critical
Accounting Estimates
The
discussion under “Company’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and results of operations”
is based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with US GAAP. The preparation of these
financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue,
and expenses as well as the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. We regularly review our estimates and assumptions. These
estimates and assumptions, which are based upon historical experience and on various other factors believed to be reasonable under the
circumstances, form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent
from other sources. Reported amounts and disclosures may have been different had management used different estimates and assumptions
or if different conditions had occurred in the periods presented. Below is a discussion of the policies that we believe may involve a
high degree of judgment and complexity.
We
believe that the accounting policies disclosed below include estimates and assumptions critical to our business and their application
could have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. In addition to these critical policies, our significant accounting
policies are included within Note 2 – Summary of significant accounting policies in our audited consolidated financial statements.
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Revenue
We
recognize revenue in accordance with the provisions of FASB ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”),
which requires the recognition of revenue when promised goods or services are transferred to customers in an amount that reflects the
consideration to which an entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services.
Falcon’s
Creative Group
Accounting
policies associated with FCG are referring to the periods prior to deconsolidation.
We
account for a contract once it has approval and commitment from all parties, the rights and payment terms of the parties can be identified,
the contract has commercial substance and the collectability of the consideration, or transaction price, is probable. Contracts are often
subsequently modified to include changes in specifications or requirements, these changes are not accounted for until they meet the requirements
noted above.
A
significant portion of the FCG’s revenue is derived from master planning and design contracts, media production contracts and turnkey
attraction contracts. The Company accounts for a contract once it has approval and commitment from all parties, the rights and payment
terms of the parties can be identified, the contract has commercial substance and the collectability of the consideration, or transaction
price, is probable. Contracts are often subsequently modified to include changes in specifications or requirements. These changes are
not accounted for until they meet the requirements noted above. Each promised good or service within a contract is accounted for separately
under the guidance of ASC 606, if they are distinct. Promised goods or services not meeting the criteria for being a distinct performance
obligation are bundled into a single performance obligation with other goods or services that together meet the criteria for being distinct.
The appropriate allocation of the transaction price and recognition of revenue is then applied for the bundled performance obligation.
The Company has concluded that its service contracts generally contain a single performance obligation given the interrelated nature
of the activities which are significantly customized and not distinct within the context of the contract.
Once
the Company identifies the performance obligations, the Company determines the transaction price, which includes estimating the amount
of variable consideration to be included in the transaction price, if any. The Company’s contracts generally do not contain credits, price concessions, or other types of potential variable consideration. Prices are fixed at contract inception and are not contingent
on performance or any other criteria.
The
Company engages in long-term contracts for production and service activities and recognizes revenue for performance obligations over
time. These long-term contracts involve the planning, design, and development of attractions. Revenue is recognized over time (versus
point in time recognition), as the Company’s performance creates an asset with no alternative use to the Company and the Company
has an enforceable right to payment for performance completed to date, and the customer receives the benefit as the Company builds the
asset. The Company considers the nature of these contracts and the types of products and services provided when determining the proper
accounting for a particular contract. These are primarily fixed-price contracts.
For
long-term contracts, the Company typically recognizes revenue using the input method, using a cost-to-cost measure of progress. The Company
believes that this method represents the most faithful depiction of the Company’s performance because it directly measures value
transferred to the customer. Contract estimates are based on various assumptions to project the outcome of future events that may span
several years. These assumptions include, but are not limited to, the amount of time to complete the contract, including the assessment
of the nature and complexity of the work to be performed; the cost and availability of materials; the availability of subcontractor services
and materials; and the availability and timing of funding from the customer. The Company bears the risk of changes in estimates to complete
on a fixed-price contract, which may cause profit levels to vary from period to period. For over time contracts, the Company recognizes
anticipated contract losses as soon as they become known and estimable.
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Accounting
for long-term contracts requires significant judgment relative to estimating total costs, in particular, assumptions relative to the
amount of time to complete the contract, including the assessment of the nature and complexity of the work to be performed. The Company’s
estimates are based upon the professional knowledge and experience of its engineers, program managers and other personnel, who review
each long-term contract monthly to assess the contract’s schedule, performance, technical matters and estimated cost at completion.
Changes in estimates are applied retrospectively and when adjustments in estimated contract costs are identified, such revisions may
result in current period adjustments to earnings applicable to performance in prior periods.
On
long-term contracts, the portion of the payments retained by the customer is not considered a significant financing component. At contract
inception, the Company also expects that the lag period between the transfer of a promised good or service to a customer and when the
customer pays for that good or service will not constitute a significant financing component. Many of the Company’s long-term contracts
have milestone payments, which align the payment schedule with the progress towards completion on the performance obligation. On some
contracts, the Company may be entitled to receive an advance payment, which is not considered a significant financing component because
it is used to facilitate inventory demands at the onset of a contract and to safeguard the Company from the failure of the other party
to abide by some or all their obligations under the contract.
Contract
balances result from the timing of revenue recognized, billings and cash collections, and the generation of Contract assets and liabilities.
Contract assets represent revenue recognized in excess of amounts invoiced to the customer and the right to payment is not subject to
the passage of time. Contract liabilities are presented on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets and consist of billings in
excess of revenues. Billings in excess of revenues represent milestone billing contracts where the billings of the contract exceed recognized
revenues.
Destinations
Operations
The
principal sources of revenues for the Destinations Operations segment are resort and theme park management and incentive fees. Resort
and theme park management and incentive fees are based on a percentage of revenues and profits, respectively earned by the theme parks
during the corresponding period.
Investments
in unconsolidated joint ventures
We
use the equity method to account for investments in corporate joint ventures when we have the ability to exercise significant influence
over the operating decisions of the joint venture. Such investments are initially recorded at cost and subsequently adjusted for our
proportionate share of the net earnings or loss of the investee, which is reported in Equity in losses of unconsolidated joint ventures
in the results of operations. The dividends received, if any, from these joint ventures reduce the carrying amount of our investment.
Goodwill
and Intangible assets
The
Company reviews definite lived intangible assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying
amount of such assets may not be recoverable. The recoverability of these amortizing intangible assets is determined by comparing the
forecasted undiscounted net cash flows of the operation to which the assets relate to the carrying amount. If the operation is determined
to be unable to recover the carrying amount of its assets, then the assets are written down to fair value. Fair value is determined based
on discounted cash flows or appraised values, depending on the nature of the assets.
Estimating
the fair value of reporting units is a subjective process that involves the use of significant estimates by management. The FCG reporting
unit has significant revenue concentration associated with a few customers. Although we believe that we have strong relationships with
each customer, if any of these customers were to move their business elsewhere it would have an adverse effect on our profitability,
particularly the profitability of FCG. In addition, unanticipated changes in business performance market declines or other events impacting
the fair value of these businesses, including changes in market multiples, discount rates, interest rates and growth rates assumptions,
could result in goodwill impairment charges in future periods. The Company did not identify any goodwill impairment for the years ended
December 31, 2023, and 2022.
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Ride
Media Content
RMC
consists of themed audio and visual content following a storyline that is displayed to guests while in the queue and during the ride.
The same RMC can be deployed on rides of a similar nature. The Company earns a fixed annual fee for licensing the right to use the RMC
to customers.
In
accordance with ASC 926-20, the Company capitalizes costs to produce the RMC, including direct production costs and production overhead.
The RMC is expected to be predominantly monetized individually, as the RMC is not expected to be monetized with other films or license
agreements. The predominant monetization strategy is determined when capitalization of production costs commences and is reassessed if
there is a significant change to the expected future monetization strategy.
For
RMC that is predominantly monetized on an individual basis, the Company uses a computation method to amortize capitalized production
costs on the ratio of the RMC’s current period revenues to its estimated remaining ultimate revenue (i.e., the total revenue to
be earned in the RMC’s remaining life cycle.) The RMC is typically licensed for a 10-year period with a fixed annual fee. Amortization
begins when the RMC is first deployed and starts generating revenue.
Unamortized
RMC costs are tested for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the fair value of the RMC may be less than
its unamortized costs. If the carrying value of an individual RMC exceeds the estimated fair value, an impairment charge will be recorded
in the amount of the difference. For content that is predominately monetized individually, the Company utilizes estimates including ultimate
revenues and additional costs to be incurred (including marketing and distribution costs), in order to determine whether the carrying
value of the RMC is impaired.
Owned
RMC is presented as a noncurrent asset within Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization and impairment. Amortization of RMC
assets is primarily included in Depreciation and amortization expense in Income (Loss) from operations.
The
unamortized cost balance of RMC was fully impaired as of December 31, 2023. See results of operations.
Fair
Value
Fair
value focuses on an exit price and 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. When determining the fair value measurements for assets and
liabilities which are required to be recorded at fair value, the Company considers the principal or most advantageous market in which
the Company would transact and the market-based risk measurements or assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset
or liability, such as risk inherent in valuation techniques, transfer restrictions and credit risks. The inputs or methodology used for
valuing financial instruments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those financial instruments.
The
carrying amounts of Cash and cash equivalents, Accounts receivables, Accounts payable and Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
approximate fair value due to the short-term maturities of these assets and liabilities. The carrying amounts of finance leases are discounted
to approximate fair value.
Warrant
Liabilities
The Company accounts for Warrants assumed in connection with the Business
Combination in accordance with the guidance contained in ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging, under which the Warrants do not meet the criteria
for equity treatment and must be recorded as liabilities. The Company remeasures the fair value of the Warrants based on the quoted market
price of the Warrants. Accordingly, the Company classifies the Warrants as liabilities at their fair value and adjusts the Warrants to
fair value at the end of each reporting period. The liability is subject to re-measurement at each balance sheet date until exercised,
and any change in fair value is recognized in the results of operations.
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Earnout
Liabilities
At the closing of the Business Combination, pursuant to the Merger
Agreement, certain holders were entitled to receive up to a total of 1,937,500 and 75,562,500 contingent Earnout Shares in the form of
Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock of the Company, respectively. The Earnout Shares were deposited into escrow at the Closing
and are to be earned, released and delivered upon satisfaction of, or forfeited and canceled up on the failure of certain milestones.
The Earnout Shares are classified as a liability and measured at fair value, with changes in fair value included in the results of operations.
Business
combinations
We
account for our acquisitions in accordance with ASC 805, Business Combinations. We initially allocate the purchase price
of an acquisition to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values, with any excess of consideration
recorded as goodwill. The results of operations of acquisitions are included in the consolidated financial statements from the date of
acquisition. Costs incurred to complete the business combination, such as legal and other professional fees, are not considered part
of the transaction consideration and are expensed as incurred.
Full
impairment of Investment in Sierra Parima
As
Sierra Parima recorded a fixed asset impairment under ASC 360, the Company further evaluated its remaining equity investment in Sierra
Parima for impairment as of December 31, 2023, and determined that it was other-than-temporarily impaired. The Company estimated the
fair value of its investment in Sierra Parima using probability weighted scenarios assigned to discounted future cash flows. The impairment
is the result of management’s estimates and assumptions regarding the likelihood of certain outcomes related to various liquidation
and sale scenarios and pending legal matters, the timing of which remains uncertain. These estimates were determined primarily using
significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). The estimates that the Company makes with respect to its equity method investment are based
upon assumptions that management believes are reasonable, and the impact of variations in these estimates or the underlying assumptions
could be material.
Based
on the estimated sale or liquidation proceeds from Sierra Parima, and Sierra Parima’s outstanding debts remaining to be settled,
the fair value of the company’s investment in Sierra Parima was determined to be zero. As of December 31, 2023, the Company recognized
an other-than-temporary impairment charge of $14.1 million, which is recorded in Share of gain (loss) from equity method investments
in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss.
New
and Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
See
Note 2 – Summary of significant accounting policies to our audited consolidated financial statements for more information
about recent accounting pronouncements, the timing of their adoption and our assessment, to the extent we made one, of their potential
impact on our financial condition and results of operations.
JOBS
Act Accounting Election
The
Company is an “emerging growth company” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart
Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”). Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies
from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not
had a registration statement under the Securities Act declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act)
are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards.
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Section 107
of the JOBS Act allows emerging growth companies to take advantage of the extended transition period for complying with new or revised
accounting standards. Under Section 107, an emerging growth company can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until
those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. Any decision to opt out of the extended transition period for complying with
new or revised accounting standards is irrevocable. The Company has elected to use the extended transition period available under the
JOBS Act, which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies,
the Company, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised
standard. This may make comparison of the Company’s consolidated financial statements with another public company which is neither
an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible
because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.
The
Company will remain an emerging growth company until the earlier of: (1) the last day of the fiscal year (a) following
the fifth anniversary of the effectiveness of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-4 in connection with the Business
Combination, (b) in which the Company has total annual revenue of at least $1,235,000,000, or (c) in which the Company is deemed
to be a large accelerated filer, which means the market value of its common equity that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700.0 million
as of the end of the prior fiscal year’s second fiscal quarter; and (2) the date on which the Company has issued more than
$1.0 billion in non-convertible debt securities during the prior three-year period.
Smaller
Reporting Company
Additionally,
the Company is a “smaller reporting company” as defined in Item 10(f)(1) of Regulation S-K. Smaller reporting
companies may take advantage of certain reduced disclosure obligations, including, among other things, providing only two years
of audited financial statements. The Company will remain a smaller reporting company until the last day of the fiscal year in which
(i) the market value of the shares of Class A Common Stock held by non-affiliates exceeds $250.0 million as of the prior
June 30, and (ii) the Company’s annual revenue exceeds $100.0 million during such completed fiscal year and the
market value of the shares of Class A Common Stock held by non-affiliates exceeds $700.0 million as of the prior June 30.
To the extent the Company takes advantage of such reduced disclosure obligations, it may also make comparison of the Company’s
financial statements with other public companies difficult or impossible.