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Flow Capital Corp. — Interim / Quarterly Report 2021
May 25, 2021
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Interim / Quarterly Report
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Flow Capital Corp.
Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements For the three months ended March 31, 2021 (Unaudited)
Flow Capital Corp.
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
(Canadian dollars - Unaudited)
| Note March 31, 2021 December 31, 2020 |
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|---|---|
| Assets Current Assets Cash and cash equivalents 7 $ 7,258,753 $ 7,141,988 Accounts receivable and accrued income 1,482 1,420 Investments at fair value – current portion 9 10,391,292 5,925,359 Finance lease asset – current portion 10 219,629 325,097 Prepaid expenses and other receivables 8 464,206 524,697 |
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| Total Current Assets 18,335,362 13,918,561 |
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| Non-Current Assets Property and equipment 82,423 90,823 Investments at fair value – non-currentportion 9 19,391,970 23,847,928 |
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| Total Non-Current Assets 19,474,393 23,938,751 |
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| Total Assets $ 37,809,755 $ 37,857,312 |
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| Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity Current Liabilities Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ 1,561,683 $ 2,458,634 Income tax liability 499,277 398,374 Lease liability – current portion 10 254,366 365,694 Redeemable debt – currentportion 13 8,067,923 2,620,029 |
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| Total Current Liabilities 10,383,249 5,842,731 |
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| Non-Current Liabilities Provisions – non-current portion 12 375,440 375,440 Deferred tax liability 372,021 502,376 Lease liability – non-current portion 10 39,032 45,315 Redeemable debt – non-currentportion 13 7,672,077 13,119,971 |
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| Total Non-Current Liabilities 8,458,570 14,043,102 |
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| Shareholders’ Equity (Note 14) Share capital $ 52,311,805 $ 52,538,126 Warrants 486,624 486,624 Contributed surplus 630,415 656,612 Accumulated other comprehensive loss (550,101) (437,143) Accumulated deficit (33,910,807) (35,272,740) |
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| Total Shareholders’ Equity 18,967,936 17,971,479 |
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| Total Liability and Shareholders’ Equity $ 37,809,755 $ 37,857,312 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
Approved on behalf of the Board of Directors on May 25, 2021:
“Vernon Lobo”
Vernon Lobo, Director
“Alan Torrie” Alan Torrie, Director
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Flow Capital Corp.
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income/(Loss)
(Canadian dollars – Unaudited)
| (Canadian dollars – Unaudited) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three months | Three months | ||||
| ended | ended | ||||
| Note | March 31, 2021 | March 31, 2020 | |||
| Revenues | |||||
| Income from investments at fair value | |||||
| Royalty and loan payment income | 15 | $ | 1,610,068 |
$ | 930,333 |
| Foreign exchange (loss) gain | 15 | (143,924) | 846,201 | ||
| Realized gain (loss) from sale of investments | 15 | 344,362 | 225,970 | ||
| Adjustments to fair value | 15 | 525,750 | (970,792) | ||
| Income (loss) from investments at fair value | 2,336,256 | 1,031,712 | |||
| Other income | |||||
| Other interest income andgains(losses) | 15 | 4,314 | 61,225 | ||
| Total Revenues | 2,340,570 | 1,092,937 | |||
| Operating Expenses | |||||
| Salaries, benefits and staffing costs | 16 | $ | 390,992 |
$ | 413,905 |
| Share-based compensation | 17 | 27,780 | 34,005 | ||
| Depreciation | 8,401 | 42,007 | |||
| Professional fees | 78,365 | 341,186 | |||
| Office andgeneral administrative | 151,783 | 147,999 | |||
| Total Operating Expenses | 657,321 | 979,102 | |||
| Operating Profit | $ | 1,683,249 |
$ | 113,835 |
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| Financingexpense | 18 | 393,500 | 483,371 | ||
| Profit (loss) before income taxes | 1,289,749 | (369,536) | |||
| Income Taxes | |||||
| Current income tax expense (recovery) | $ | 106,108 |
$ | - |
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| Deferred tax expense(recovery) | (124,315) | - | |||
| Total Income Tax | $ | (18,207) | $ | - | |
| **Net Profit(Loss) ** | $ | 1,307,956 | $ | (369,536) | |
| Other comprehensive income | |||||
| Foreign currencytranslation | (112,958) | 457,509 | |||
| Total Comprehensive Income | $ | 1,194,998 | $ | 87,973 | |
| Earnings (loss) per share (Note 19) | |||||
| Earnings (loss) per share | |||||
| Basic earnings (loss) per share | $ | 0.0411 |
$ | (0.0096) | |
| Diluted earnings (loss) per share | $ | 0.0408 |
$ | (0.0096) |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Flow Capital Corp.
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity
(Canadian dollars - Unaudited)
| Accumulated other | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of | comprehensive | Contributed | Accumulated | |||||
| shares | Note | Share capital | income | Warrants | surplus | deficit | Total | |
| Balance, January 1, 2020 | 38,847,337 | $ 54,281,689 | $ (24,474) | $ 486,624 | $ 1,386,728 | $(38,528,585) | $ 17,601,982 | |
| Share-based compensation | - | 17 | - | - | - | (1,074,544) | 1,108,549 | 34,005 |
| Treasury shares | (769,250) | 14 | (198,872) | - | - | - | - | (198,872) |
| Share cancellation cost | - | 14 | (11,253) | - | - | - | - | (11,253) |
| Foreign currency translation | - | - | 457,509 | - | - | - | 457,509 | |
| Net loss for the period | - | - | - | - | - | (369,536) | (369,536) | |
| Balance, March 31, 2020 | 38,078,087 | $ 54,071,564 | $ 433,035 | $ 486,624 | $ 312,184 | $(37,789,572) | $ 17,513,835 | |
| Balance, January 1, 2021 | 32,155,077 | $ 52,538,126 | $ (437,143) | $ 486,624 | $ 656,612 | $(35,272,740) | $ 17,971,479 | |
| Share-based compensation | - | 17 | - | - | - | (26,197) | 53,977 | 27,780 |
| Treasury shares | (_5_43,500) | 14 | (224,915) | - | - | - | - | (224,915) |
| Share cancellation cost | - | 14 | (1,406) | - | - | - | - | (1,406) |
| Foreign currency translation | - | - | (112,958) | - | - | - | (112,958) | |
| Net profit for the period | - | - | - | - | - | 1,307,956 | 1,307,956 | |
| Balance, March 31, 2021 | 31,611,577 | $ 52,311,805 | $ (550,101) | $ 486,624 | $ 630,415 | $(33,910,807) | $ 18,967,936 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Flow Capital Corp. Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Canadian dollars -Unaudited)
| (Canadian dollars -Unaudited) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three months | Three months | ||||
| ended | ended | ||||
| Note | March 31, 2021 | March 31, 2020 | |||
| Cash flows from operating activities | |||||
| Profit (Loss) for the period | $ | 1,307,956 |
$ | (369,536) |
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| Adjustments for non-cash items | |||||
| Share-based compensation | 27,780 | 34,005 | |||
| Depreciation | 8,401 | 42,007 | |||
| Adjustments relating to investments at fair value | |||||
| Unrealized foreign exchange loss (gain) | 143,924 | (846,201) | |||
| Adjustments to fair value | (565,250) | 970,792 | |||
| Realized loss on sale of equity securities | 9,510 | - | |||
| Realized (gain) on sale of equity securities | (344,362) | (225,970) | |||
| Repayment of promissory note | - | 1,500,000 | |||
| Proceeds received on sale of shares | 578,874 | 225,970 | |||
| Realized gain on equity investments received on buyout | 39,500 | 162,500 | |||
| Other Adjustments | |||||
| Financing expense | 393,500 | 483,371 | |||
| Income tax recovery | (18,207) | 1,891 | |||
| Changes in workingcapital items | 21 | (492,697) | (48,345) | ||
| Net cash flowsgenerated from Operating Activities | 1,088,929 | 1,930,484 | |||
| Cash flows from financing activities | |||||
| Common shares repurchased for treasury | (226,321) | (210,125) | |||
| Lease liability payments | (457,811) | (322,145) | |||
| Interest paid | (393,500) | (239,833) | |||
| Redemption of redeemable debt | - | (1,000,000) | |||
| Net cash flows used in Financing Activities | (1,077,632) | (1,772,103) | |||
| Cash flows from investing activities | |||||
| Purchase of property and equipment | - | (1,050) | |||
| Finance lease assetpayments | 105,468 | 191,057 | |||
| Net cash flowsgenerated from Investing Activities | 105,468 | 190,007 | |||
| Net increase in cash during the period | 116,765 | 348,388 | |||
| Cash and cash equivalents,beginningofperiod | 7,141,988 | 10,324,694 | |||
| Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | 7 | $ | 7,258,753 |
$ | 10,673,082 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Flow Capital Corp.
Notes to the Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements In Canadian dollars, for the three months ended March 31, 2021
1. Corporate information and reporting entity
Flow Capital Corp. (“Flow Capital”, or “the Company”) is a company under the jurisdiction of the laws of the Province of British Columbia, Canada, and is domiciled in Canada. The common shares of the Company are traded on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol FW. The registered and records office of the Company is Suite 2600, Three Bentall Centre, 595 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V7X 1L3.
The following is a summary of the list of material subsidiaries:
| he following is a summary of the list of material subsidiaries: | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ownership | ||
| Legal name | Legal status | interest % |
| Flow Capital US Corp. | Subsidiary of Flow Capital, US | 100 |
| Flow Investment Services Corp. (formerly LOGiQ Asset Management Ltd.) | Subsidiary of Flow Capital, Canada | 100 |
| Flow Investment Holdings Corp. (formerly 2705535 Ontario Inc.) | Subsidiary of Flow Capital, Canada | 100 |
| LOGiQ Capital 2016 | Subsidiary of Flow Capital, Canada | 100 |
| Controlled by Flow through | ||
| Flow Priority Return Fund II LP | contractual arrangements, Canada | 20 |
| Tuscarora Capital Inc. | Subsidiary of Flow Capital, Canada | 100 |
| Flow Capital Partnership Holding Corp. (formerly 2535706 Ontario Inc.) | Subsidiary of Flow Capital, Canada | 100 |
On September 30, 2020, Flow Capital formed Flow Priority Return Fund II LP (the “Priority Return Fund II” or “PRF II”) and under the limited partnership agreement, Flow Investment Services Corp. the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary was appointed as the general partner. The Company has assessed that based on the terms of the limited partnership agreement, the Company has a substantial interest in the variable returns and has the current ability to direct the activities that most significantly affect these returns. Based upon this assessment, the Company has determined that the Priority Return Fund II is controlled by the Company and must be consolidated in the financial statements of Flow Capital.
2. Basis of presentation
The financial statements have been prepared on a historical cost basis, except for cash and cash equivalents, investments at fair value and redeemable debt that have been measured at fair value. The presentation currency for these financial statements is the Canadian dollar which is also the functional currency of the Company. The functional currency of the Company’s subsidiary Flow Capital US Corp. is United States dollar and the financial statements of the subsidiary are translated from its functional currency to Canadian dollars. Amounts are stated in and recorded to the nearest Canadian dollar except where otherwise indicated.
Statement of compliance
These unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared based on the principles of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and International Accounting Standard 34, “Interim Financial Reporting” as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), London, and the Interpretations of the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (IFRIC) and follows the same accounting policies and methods of application as the Company’s most recent annual financial statements. The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s 2020 audited annual consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes.
The financial statements were approved and authorized by the Board of Directors on May 25, 2021.
3. Significant accounting judgements, estimates, and assumptions
The preparation of the Company’s financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates, and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of revenues, expenses, assets, and liabilities, and the disclosure of contingent liabilities, at the end of the reporting periods. However, uncertainty about these assumptions and estimates could result in outcomes that require a material adjustment to the carrying amount of the asset or liability affected in future periods.
In the process of applying the Company’s accounting policies, management has made the following judgements, which have the most significant effect on the amounts recognized in the financial statements. Estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to estimates are recognized prospectively.
Royalty agreements acquired
The terms of the royalty agreements entered into by the Company provide that payments to be made by investee companies are fixed or determinable. In addition, each of the Company’s royalty agreements contains one or more of the following terms: (i) a right in favour of the investee company to buydown or buyout part or all of the Company’s royalty in exchange for a principal payment that, when combined with royalty payments made to the date of the buydown or buyout, exceed the value of the Company’s initial investment; and (ii) the payment of a minimum monthly royalty payment by the investee company, which provides the Company with certainty of payment over time.
For the royalty agreements acquired, the term of the agreement is normally perpetual, and the royalty amount received can be dependent on the revenues of the investee. The term of the royalty agreement can also be influenced by the termination of the royalty agreement subsequent to a contract buyout event. As a result, uncertainties exist as to how long the agreements will exist and the royalty payment income that will be received. The Company is primarily focused on building a portfolio of investments in companies that have carried on business for a number of years and have a demonstrable history of revenues. This enables the Company to use historical revenues as the starting base for estimating expected cash flows from an investment. Those royalty agreements that contain a provision requiring an
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Flow Capital Corp.
Notes to the Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements In Canadian dollars, for the three months ended March 31, 2020
investee company to make a minimum monthly royalty payment provide the Company with a strong indication of what expected cash flows under the royalty agreement should be over time. In addition to historical revenues of investee companies, the Company also considers other factors, such as external market factors, future performance and industry performance, in estimating expected cash flows from an investment.
Royalty agreements acquired and promissory notes receivable and measurement of fair values
A number of the Company’s accounting policies and disclosures require the measurement of fair values for financial assets and liabilities. The Company has established a control framework with respect to the measurement of fair values. This includes that all significant fair value measurements have been reviewed and approved by the Investment Committee of the Company. The Investment Committee reviews on a quarterly basis, significant unobservable inputs and valuation adjustments used in the fair value measurement of royalty agreements acquired and promissory notes. Fair values are categorized into different levels of a fair value hierarchy based on the inputs used in the valuation techniques as follows:
Level 1: quoted (unadjusted) prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2: other techniques for which all inputs which have a significant effect on the recorded fair value are observable, either directly or indirectly.
Level 3: techniques which use inputs which have a significant effect on the recorded fair value that are not based on observable market data.
Further information about the assumptions made in measuring fair values for financial instruments are included in Note 5.
Fair value of stock options and warrants
Determining the fair value of stock options and warrants requires judgement related to the choice of a pricing model, the estimation of stock price volatility, the expected forfeiture rate and the expected term of the underlying instruments.
Fair value of unquoted equity instruments
The fair value of unquoted instruments included in equity securities in investee companies that are not traded in an active market is determined using valuation techniques. The Company uses its judgement to select a variety of methods and make assumptions that are mainly based on transaction and market conditions existing at the end of each reporting period. For details of the key assumptions used and the impact of changes to these assumptions see note 7 b) below.
COVID-19 impact on fair values
The impact of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic requires significant judgements about the fair value of the royalty and loan investments. It is not possible to reliably estimate the length and severity of these developments and the ultimate impact on the financial results and condition of the Company in future period. The Company will continue to review the impact of COVID-19 in reporting periods.
4. Standards issued but not yet effective
At the date of authorization of these financial statements, certain new standards, amendments, and interpretations to existing IFRS standards have been published but are not yet effective and have not been adopted early by the Company.
Management anticipates that all the pronouncements will be adopted in the Company’s accounting policy for the first period beginning after the effective date of the pronouncement. The new standards and interpretations that have been issued are not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.
5. Fair values
a) Valuation Technique
The Company uses valuation techniques with the objective of determining a fair value measurement that reflects 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 fair value of the royalty agreements acquired by the Company are determined using discounted cash flow models with fair value estimated by applying a discount rate based on a weighted average cost of capital using variables from the industry in which each investee company operates as well as company specific variables. Future cash flows are weighted by the Company using a combination of a probability approach and a terminal value approach, as applicable, and the fair value for each investment is individually calculated. Some or all the inputs used in the cash flow model may not be observable in the market and are generally derived from published sources that are commonly used by market participants.
The fair value of equity securities in investee companies that are classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy are determined using the closing share price on the last business day of the reporting period provided that such securities have actively been traded. The fair value of the redeemable debt is evaluated by the change in fair values of the underlying royalty agreements in that significant changes in the fair value may have an impact on the valuation of the redeemable debt.
As a result of the significant use of unobservable inputs, a high degree of management judgement and estimation is required. Management judgement is required for the determination of the expected future cash flows on the financial instrument being measured, determination of the probability of the outcomes, adjustments to the discount rate for liquidity risk, model uncertainties and investee-
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Flow Capital Corp.
Notes to the Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements In Canadian dollars, for the three months ended March 31, 2020
specific risk factors. The extent of the adjustments to the discount rate is based on management’s assessment that a third-party market participant would take them into account in pricing the transaction.
b) Fair value hierarchy
The Company uses the following hierarchy for determining and disclosing the fair value of financial instruments by valuation technique: Level 1: quoted (unadjusted) prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2: other techniques for which all inputs which have a significant effect on the recorded fair value are observable, either directly or indirectly.
Level 3: techniques which use inputs which have a significant effect on the recorded fair value that are not based on observable market data.
i) Financial assets
Cash and cash equivalents, royalty agreements acquired, and equity securities in investee companies are measured at fair value. The financial assets measured at fair value by hierarchy are shown in the table below. The amounts shown are based on the amounts recognized in the statements of financial position. These financial assets are measured at fair value through profit and loss.
| March 31, 2021 Cash and cash equivalents Royalty agreements acquired Equity securities in investee companies December 31, 2020 Cash and cash equivalents Royalty agreements acquired Equity securities in investee companies |
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total $ 7,258,753 $ - $ - $ 7,258,753 - - 16,221,667 16,221,667 4,462,492 - 833,133 5,295,625 |
|---|---|
| $ $11,721,245 $ - $ 17,054,800 $ 28,776,045 |
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| Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total $ 7,141,988 $ - $ - $ 7,141,988 - - 17,109,057 17,109,057 3,637,271 - 691,428 4,328,699 |
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| $ 10,779,259 $ - $ 17,800,485 $ 28,579,744 |
Promissory notes receivable are recorded at amortized cost. The carrying amounts at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 are $8,265,970 and $8,335,531, respectively, and approximate the fair value.
The following table shows a reconciliation between the opening balances to the closing balances for fair value measurements for financial assets measured at fair value through profit and loss in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
| Royalty agreements acquired Equity securities in investee companies |
Balance at December 31, 2020 Total gains and (losses) recognized in profit or loss Buyouts and Redemptions Balance at March 31, 2021 |
|---|---|
| $ 17,109,057 $ (852,957) $ (34,433) $ 16,221,667 691,428 141,705 - 833,133 |
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| Total | $ 17,800,485 $(711,252) $(34,433) $ 17,054,800 |
The valuation technique used to determine the fair value of the royalty agreements acquired is a discounted cash flow model. The most significant unobservable inputs used in the valuation are the discount rate (range is between 12.8%-20.2%), growth rate of the revenues of the investee (range is between no growth and 20%). The low and high input values represent the actual highest and lowest level of values used over the portfolio and represent the range on an individual investment basis. The input ranges will therefore vary from period to period based on the characteristic of the underlying investment at each statement of financial position date.
For fair value measurements of the royalty agreements acquired and promissory notes receivable in Level 3, changing the most significant unobservable inputs by 1% would have the following impact on the fair value of these assets as at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 as follows:
| March 31, 2021 Discount rate Revenue growth rate $ 230,475 $ 230,475 |
December 31, 2020 |
|---|---|
| Discount rate Revenue growth rate |
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| $ 455,537 $ 325,935 |
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Flow Capital Corp.
Notes to the Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements In Canadian dollars, for the three months ended March 31, 2020
The unlisted equity instruments included in equity securities in investee companies are included in Level 3. The valuation technique used for unlisted equity instruments in general is the market approach (“Market Approach”). The Market Approach uses transaction prices paid for an identical or similar instrument of the investee or comparable company valuation multiples. The unobservable inputs used are prices used in recent transactions involving the investee and company valuation multiples using such measures as EBITDA, revenues, enterprise value and multiples taken from information available on similar types of companies. For March 31, 2021, any variances in the unobservable inputs were not material.
ii) Financial liabilities measured at fair value through profit and loss
The only financial liability measured at fair value is redeemable debt and as at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the fair value recognized was $15,740,000. Redeemable debt is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.
At March 31, 2021, the carrying value of the PRF II redeemable debt approximated fair value, as the carrying value of the pool of underlying securitised royalty investments was assessed to be higher than the face value of the outstanding senior units in PRFII.
c) Financial liabilities not measured at fair value
The below noted financial liabilities are measured at amortized cost. The table below is a comparison of the carrying amount and the fair value of the financial liabilities that are recognized in the statements of financial position:
| Carrying Amount | Carrying Amount | Fair Value | Carrying Amount | Carrying Amount | Fair Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, | March 31, | December 31, | December 31, | |||||
| 2021 | 2021 | 2020 | 2020 | |||||
| Financial liabilities | ||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ | 1,561,683 | $ | 1,561,683 | $ | 2,458,634 | $ | 2,458,634 |
| Total | $ | 1,561,683 | $ | 1,561,683 | $ | 2,458,634 | $ | 2,458,634 |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate their carrying amounts largely due to the short-term maturities of these instruments.
6. Financial risk management objectives and policies
The Company’s primary risk management objective is to protect the Company’s assets and cash flow. The Company is exposed to market risks including interest rate, equity price risk, credit, foreign exchange and liquidity risks. The Company’s management team oversees the management of these risks. It is the Company’s policy that no trading for speculative purposes shall be undertaken.
The Board of Directors reviews and agrees to policies for managing each of these risks, which are summarized below:
Market risk
Market risk is the risk that the fair value of future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in market prices. Market prices comprise several types of risk: interest rate risk, currency risk, commodity price risk, and other price risk, such as equity risk. The Company is not directly subject to commodity price risk and has exposure to equity price risk on the equity securities held in investee companies.
Interest rate risk
The Company invests surplus cash in bank deposits which, due to their short-term nature, do not expose the Company to any material interest rate risks. For royalty agreements acquired and promissory notes receivable, the income can vary on a monthly basis and is not a function of an underlying interest rate. The Company has no material interest rate exposure.
Equity price risk
In certain circumstances, the Company may exchange the royalty investments for equity instruments in the investee company. The Company held significant equity security interests in fourteen investees, of which four are actively traded as the securities are listed on a recognized exchange. The fair value of the listed equity securities, similar to any other Level 1 asset, were measured using the quoted price of the shares by the numbers of shares held. The shares in Medical Imaging Corp. and Crimson Energy Ltd., the warrants in Boardwalktech Software Corp., Stability Healthcare Inc., Spiridon Technologies Ltd., Echobox Inc., Wirkn Inc., DirecTech Labs, Inc., Wedge Networks and the Pyure Co., are not actively traded and were classified as Level 3 assets. These Level 3 investments were measured using commonly used valuation models. The equity price risk exposure at March 31, 2021 was $5,295,625 (December 31, 2020: $4,328,699) and a 1% change in the share price has an impact of $52,956 (December 31, 2020: $43,287) on the results.
Foreign currency risk
Foreign currency risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in foreign exchange rates. Starting in 2014, the Company has foreign currency exposures to receivables in United States dollars. The Company continually monitors its transaction and translation exposure and its related impact on reported results. The foreign exchange exposure at March 31, 2021 was $17,133,518 (December 31, 2020: $21,109,459) United States dollars and a 1% movement in the exchange rate has an impact of $171,335 (December 31, 2020: $211,095) on the Company’s results.
Credit risk
Credit risk is the risk that the counterparty will not meet its obligations under a financial instrument or customer contract, leading to a financial loss. The Company enters into royalty arrangements with investees in which a purchase price is advanced in return for participation in the investees’ revenue stream. This can take the form of a royalty or promissory note, without limitation. The carrying
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Flow Capital Corp.
Notes to the Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements In Canadian dollars, for the three months ended March 31, 2020
amount of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accrued income, investments at fair value and amortized cost, excluding equity securities in investee companies, represents the maximum exposure to credit risk. The maximum exposure at March 31, 2021 was $31,784,301 (December 31, 2020 was $32,589,514). The cash is held by a Canadian bank which is rated A+ and the cash is invested in short term liquid investments.
In monitoring credit risk, the Company considers industry, sales volume and aging trends, maturity, and other relevant factors. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers’ financial condition and limits the amount of credit extended when deemed necessary.
Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will not be able to meet its financial obligations as they fall due. The Company’s approach to managing liquidity is to ensure, as far as possible, that it will always have sufficient liquidity to meet its liabilities when due, under normal and stressed conditions. The Company manages liquidity risk by reviewing its capital requirements on an ongoing basis and by continuously reviewing both actual and forecasted cash flows to ensure that the Company has appropriate capital capacity and liquidity.
The following table summarizes the amount of contractual future cash flow requirements including all financial instruments as at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 respectively:
| Contractual obligations at March 31, | Expected more | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | < 1 year | 1-2 years | 3-5 years | than 1 year | Total |
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ 1,561,683 | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ 1,561,683 |
| Lease Liability | 254,366 | 24,411 | 14,621 | - | 293,398 |
| Redeemable debt | 8,067,923 | - | - | 7,672,077 | 15,740,000 |
| Total | $ 9,883,972 | $ 24,411 | $ 14,621 | $ 7,672,077 | $ 17,595,081 |
| Contractual obligations at December | Expected more | ||||
| 31, 2020 | < 1 year | 1-2 years | 3-5 years | than 1 year | Total |
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ 2,458,634 | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ 2,458,634 |
| Lease Liability | 365,694 | 24,734 | 20,581 | - | 411,009 |
| Redeemable debt | 2,620,029 | - | - | 13,119,971 | 15,740,000 |
| Total | $5,444,357 | $ 24,734 | $ 20,581 | $13,119,971 | $ 18,609,643 |
The repayment of the redeemable debt is determined by buyouts from the underlying royalty agreements (see Note 13 ) and as the timing of buyouts are uncertain, the Company is unable determine the repayment date of the $7,672,077.
Capital management
The Company manages its capital with the primary objective of safeguarding it while providing sufficient working capital to sustain day-today operations. An important source of capital for the Company will continue to be from royalty payment income, realized gains on contract buyouts and fee income.
On September 30, 2020, the Company launched Priority Return Fund II LP to raise capital from the issuance of class A, F and H units. As at March 31, 2021, the Company has raised $15,740,000 from the issuance of A and F units (December 31, 2020 was $15,740,000). As repayments to the limited partners must match payments received from the underlying royalty investments, the Company is able to manage the balance sheet obligations. This type of financing is expected to become an important source of capital for the Company as investments in the portfolio mature.
FISC is registered under the Ontario Securities Act as an investment fund manager, portfolio manager, and exempt market dealer. FISC is subject to externally imposed capital requirements and FISC is currently required to maintain minimum working capital of $100,000, plus $10,000 deductible under its bonding insurance policy. In the event of non-compliance, FISC is required to file additional financial information and to review its policies and procedures for compliance with securities law and to file a compliance report. At March 31, 2020, FISC is in compliance with all externally imposed restrictions on capital.
The Company will continually assess the adequacy of its capital structure and capacity and make adjustments within the context of the Company’s strategy, economic conditions, and the risk characteristics of the business.
7. Cash and cash equivalents
| 7. Cash and cash equivalents |
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|---|---|---|
| Cash held in bank accounts Guaranteed investment certificates cashable at any time |
March 31, 2021 $ 6,365,505 893,248 $ 7,258,753 |
December 31, 2020 |
| $ 6,263,740 878,248 |
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| $ 7,141,988 |
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Notes to the Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements In Canadian dollars, for the three months ended March 31, 2020
8. Prepaid expenses and other receivables
| Prepaid insurance, rent deposit and other prepaid expenses Other receivables Accrued interest on guaranteed investment certificates |
March 31, 2021 $ 408,938 50,000 5,268 $ 464,206 |
December 31, 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| $ 473,180 50,000 1,517 |
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| $ 524,697 |
9. Investments at fair value
a) At fair value through profit and loss
| a) At fair value through profit and loss |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royalty agreements acquired | March 31, 2021 |
December 31, 2020 |
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| Expected within 1 year | $ | 10,328,417 | $ | 5,448,105 |
| Expected after more than 1 year | 5,893,250 | 11,660,952 | ||
| Total | $ | 16,221,667 | $ | 17,109,057 |
| The term of the typical royalty agreement is normally perpetual and in certain cases the investee has a buyout and | buydown option. | |||
| Promissory notes receivable | March 31, 2021 |
December 31, 2020 |
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| Due within 1 year | $ | 62,875 | $ | 63,742 |
| Due after more than 1 year | 8,203,095 | 8,271,789 | ||
| Total | $ | 8,265,970 | $ | 8,335,531 |
| March 31, | December 31, | |||
| Equity securities in investee companies | 2021 | 2020 | ||
| Fair value of equity securities | $ | 5,295,625 | $ | 4,328,699 |
| Total carrying amount of investments at fair value | $ | 29,783,262 | $ | 29,773,287 |
For particular investments, the Company has in place a charge on the assets of the investees under General Security Agreements. The carrying value of these investments with such security in place was as follows:
| Royalty agreements Promissory notes receivable |
March 31, 2021 $ 4,447,848 8,200,021 $ 12,647,869 |
December 31, 2020 $ 4,659,904 8,271,791 $ 12,931,695 |
|---|---|---|
b) Equity securities in investee companies
| Fair Value | Cost | Carrying amount | Carrying amount | Cost | Carrying amount | Carrying amount | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hierarchy | March 31, | March 31, | December 31, | December 31, | |||||
| 2021 | 2021 | 2020 | 2020 | ||||||
| Common shares (publicly traded) | |||||||||
| Inner Spirit Holdings Ltd. | Level 1 | $ | 873,812 | $ | 3,333,700 | $ | 953,656 |
$ | 1,922,130 |
| Boardwalktech Software Corp. | Level 1 | - | - | 152,841 | 43,117 | ||||
| mCloud Technologies Corp. | Level 1 | 197,500 | 116,000 | 237,000 | 111,000 | ||||
| Pulse Oil Corp. | Level 1 | 27,071 | 21,055 | 27,071 | 9,024 | ||||
| Leveljump Healthcare Corp. | Level 1 | 1,365,122 | 991,737 | 1,495,403 | 1,552,000 | ||||
| Common shares (not publicly | |||||||||
| traded) | |||||||||
| Medical Imaging Corp. | Level 3 | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Crimson Energy Ltd. | Level 3 | 299,528 | - | 299,528 | - | ||||
| Warrants (not publicly traded) | |||||||||
| Boardwalktech Software Corp. | Level 3 | 1,365,572 | 134,226 | 1,365,572 | 72,476 | ||||
| Stability Healthcare Inc. | Level 3 | 90,395 | 149,986 | 90,395 | 149,986 | ||||
| First Crypto Inc. | Level 3 | - | - | - | - | ||||
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| Fair Value | Cost | Carrying amount | Carrying amount | Cost | Carrying amount | Carrying amount | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hierarchy | March 31, | March 31, | December 31, | December 31, | |||||
| 2021 | 2021 | 2020 | 2020 | ||||||
| DirecTech Labs Inc. | Level 3 | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Wedge Networks Inc. | Level 3 | - | 44,382 | - | - | ||||
| Spiridon Technologies Ltd. | Level 3 | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Echobox Ltd. | Level 3 | 80,181 | 228,603 | 80,181 | 228,603 | ||||
| Wirkn Inc. | Level 3 | 205,014 | 106,977 | 205,014 | 106,977 | ||||
| The Pyure Co. | Level 3 | 157,325 | 168,959 | 157,325 | 133,386 | ||||
| Total | $ | 4,661,520 | $ | 5,295,625 | $ | 5,063,986 |
$ | 4,328,699 |
c) Movement during the period
The changes in the carrying amount in investments at fair value during the reporting period were:
Three months ended March 31, 2021
| Three months ended March 31, 2021 | |
|---|---|
| Balance as at December 31, 2020 Proceeds received on sale of shares Gain recognized on sale of shares – net Redemptions and contract buydowns Royalty earned and payments received- net Foreign exchange movements Loan amortization income Adjustment to fair value Balance as at March 31, 2021 |
Royalty agreement acquired Equity securities in investee companies Promissory notes receivable Total |
| $ 17,109,057 $ 4,328,699 $ 8,335,531 $ 29,773,287 - (578,874) - (578,874) - 344,362 - 344,362 (34,433) - - (34,433) (22,543) - - (22,543) (154,726) - (92,163) (246,889) - - 22,602 22,602 (675,688) 1,201,438 - 525,750 |
|
| $ 16,221,667 $ 5,295,625 $ 8,265,970 $ 29,783,262 |
10. Finance lease receivables and lease liability
A continuity of the Company’s finance lease asset and lease liability are as follows:
| Balance as at December 31, 2020 Adjustment to lease payments Lease payments received / paid Interest recognized Balance as at March 31, 2021 |
Finance lease receivable $ 325,097 - (114,203) 8,735 $ 219,269 |
Lease liability |
|---|---|---|
| $ 411,009 (994) (127,711) 11,095 |
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| $ 293,398 |
In the three-month period ended March 31, 2021, the Company settled its obligations on another lease, prior to the expiry of its full term. Since the terms of early termination of this lease had been agreed in the previous quarter, it was recorded under accounts payable as at December 31, 2020 and hence excluded from this schedule.
11. Income taxes
The Company have tax losses available for carryforward of approximately $40,145,514 and based on a long-term financial plan prepared by management, the Company forecasts that the tax losses can be utilized before their expiry date. The derecognition of the deferred tax on loss carryforwards and deductible temporary differences reflects guidance from IFRS that because of recent tax losses, the Company can only recognize such assets if there is convincing evidence that it is probable that there will be future taxable profits against which the unused tax losses or deductible temporary differences can be utilized. In line the Company's accounting policy, the Company will recognize a related deferred tax asset when convincing evidence becomes available that future taxable profits are probable.
12. Provisions
| 12. Provisions |
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|---|---|
| Balance at December 31, 2020 Balance at March 31, 2021 |
Retail funds indemnity Other Total |
| $ 333,000 $ 42,440 $ 375,440 |
|
| $ 333,000 $ 42,440 $ 375,440 |
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Notes to the Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements In Canadian dollars, for the three months ended March 31, 2020
Retail funds indemnity
The Company assumed an indemnity to the buyer related to certain representations and warranties as part of the transaction prior to the reverse take-over on June 7, 2018. The indemnity assumed was recognized at the fair value of the liability assumed. There have been no claims made under the indemnity.
13. Redeemable debt
At fair value through profit and loss
| Balance at December 31, 2020 Issued Redeemed Balance at March 31, 2021 Current Non-current |
Class A Class F Total |
|---|---|
| Number of units Number of units |
|
| - $ - 15,740,000 $ 15,740,000 $ 15,740,000 - - - - - - - - - - |
|
| - - 15,740,000 15,740,000 15,740,000 |
|
| - - 8,067,923 8,067,923 8,067,923 |
|
| - - 7,672,077 7,672,077 7,672,077 |
On September 30, 2020, the Company launched Priority Return Fund II LP to raise capital up to $25,000,000 against the issuance of A, F and S Units. The Company will subscribe to subordinated S units equal to 25% of the total number of A and F units initially subscribed in each tranche of the financing, giving rise to a maximum raise of $20,000,000, excluding S units.
Under the LPA, A and F Unit investors will receive an amount equal to the lesser of the (i) sum of 9% per year, payable monthly, of the outstanding Investment Amount (the “Class A Return”) and 10% per year, payable monthly, of the outstanding Investment Amount (the “Class F Return”) or (ii) royalty payments received by Flow Capital from the Underlying Royalty Contracts. To date, the interest paid on the Class F units has been at the maximum rate of 10% per annum. The A and F Units are pari passu senior units ranking in priority over the subordinated S units and any cash buyout payments received by Flow Capital from the Underlying Royalty Contracts will be used to redeem senior A and F units of PRF II held by investors in priority to subordinated units as and when such buyout payments are received by Flow Capital, until the preferred units are fully redeemed. If by the fifth anniversary of the establishment of PRF II there has been less than 50% in redemptions of senior A and F units, the Company will redeem, at every quarterly period thereafter, such number of senior A and F units as is equal to 20% of the Adjusted Net Royalty Payments divided by the applicable unit redemption price, until such time as there have been 50% in redemptions of senior A and F units. The Priority Return Fund II does not have any additional obligation or liability to the Limited Partners beyond the payments under the Class A and Class F units detailed above and as a result, the Class A and Class F units are subject to asset-specific performance risk.
For accounting purposes, as the Underlying Royalty Contracts are measured at fair value through profit and loss, the Company has, to avoid an accounting mismatch and therefore provide more relevant information, elected to measure the Class A and Class F units at fair value through profit and loss. At September 30, 2020, the recognition of Underlying Royalty Contracts and the redeemable debt was concurrent and there were no gains or losses relating to fair value adjustments of the redeemable debt recognized in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income/(loss) for the nine months ended March 31, 2021.
The obligation to make the monthly payment to the Limited Partners was classified as an interest expense and was included as part of the financing expense. The amounts recognized in the statements of comprehensive income (loss) were made up as follows:
| Interest expense on PRF I Class A units Interest expense on PRF II Class F units |
Three months ended March 31, 2021 Three months ended March 31, 2020 |
|---|---|
| $ - $ 229,835 393,500 - |
14. Share capital and other components of equity
Common shares
The authorized share capital of the Company consists of an unlimited number of voting common shares without par value. The issued and outstanding common shares at March 31, 2021 were 31,611,577.
The Company announced on December 24, 2020, a normal course issuer bid (“Third Common Share NCIB”) through the facilities of the TSXV, permitting the Company to repurchase, for cancellation up to 2,548,000 common shares of the Company, representing approximately 7.92% of the Company’s pre-consolidation issued and outstanding common shares. The Third Common Share NCIB started on December 30, 2020 and will finish on December 29, 2021. Between December 30, 2020 and March 31, 2021, 543,500 common shares were repurchased at a weighted-average price per share of $0.4138 for a total cost of $224,915.
Share warrants
The details of the share warrants outstanding at March 31, 2021 were:
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Notes to the Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements In Canadian dollars, for the three months ended March 31, 2020
| Number of Warrants | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Exercise price | Expiry date | Remaining contractual life (years) |
| 2,516,345 | $0.44 | June 26, 2023 | 2.25 |
Stock Options
The Company maintains a 10% “rolling” stock option plain to develop the interest of and provide an incentive to eligible employees, directors and consultants of the corporation and its affiliates. The Plan provides for the issuance of a maximum of 10% of the issued and outstanding common shares. Options granted may vest over certain time periods within the option period, which will limit the number of options that may be exercised. Each stock option is exercisable into one common share of the Company at the price specified in the terms of the option.
| Original Issue Date | Number of Options Outstanding Number of Options Exercisable Exercise Price Expiry Date Remaining contractual life (years) |
|---|---|
| November 18, 2016 June 13, 2018 December 4, 2018 May 1, 2020 May 27, 2020 Total Weighted average exercise price |
52,083 52,083 $0.63 November 18, 2021 0.64 1,550,000 930,000 $0.36 June 13, 2023 2.20 1,000,000 500,000 $0.36 December 4, 2023 2.68 500,000 100,000 $0.36 April 30, 2027 6.08 100,000 20,000 $0.36 May 26, 2027 6.16 3,202,083 1,602,083 $0.3645 $0.3689 Weighted average remaining contractual life 3.06 |
During the three months ended March 31, 2021, 125,000 options were forfeited, and 186,484 options were cancelled.
15. Revenues
i) Income from investments at fair value
| Royalty and loan payment income Royalty payment income Loan interest income Promissory notes receivable income Total Foreign exchange gains (losses) Royalty agreements acquired Promissory notes receivable Total Unrealized foreign exchange (loss) gain Realized foreign exchange (loss) gain Total Realized gains (losses) from sale of investment Royalty agreements acquired Equity securities in investee companies - gain recognized on sale - loss recognized on sale Total |
Three months ended March 31, 2021 Three months ended March 31, 2020 |
|---|---|
| $ 1,256,494 $ 813,886 353,574 79,562 - 36,885 |
|
| $ 1,610,068 $ 930,333 |
|
| $ (143,924) $ 846,201 - - |
|
| $ (143,924) $ 846,201 |
|
| $ (147,161) $ 846,238 3,237 (37) |
|
| $ (143,924) $ 846,201 |
|
| $ - $ - 353,872 225,970 (9,510) - |
|
| $ 344,362 $ 225,970 |
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Notes to the Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements In Canadian dollars, for the three months ended March 31, 2020
| Realized gain on sale of equity investments Transfer of fair value adjustment upon sale of shares Total Adjustments to fair value Royalty agreements acquired Loans receivable Equity securities in investee companies Total ii) Other income Other investment income and gains Interest income on invested cash and cash equivalents Total 16. Employee benefit expense Wages and salaries Other benefits Employer related costs for insurance, health tax Salaries, benefits and other staffing costs Share-based compensation(Note 19) Total 17. Share-based compensation |
$ 304,862 $ 63,470 39,500 162,500 |
|---|---|
| $ 344,362 $ 225,970 |
|
| $ (675,688) $ (572,988) - - 1,201,438 (397,804) |
|
| $ 525,750 $ (970,792) |
|
| $ 4,314 $ 61,225 |
|
| $ 4,314 $ 61,225 |
|
| Three months ended March 31, 2021 Three months ended March 31, 2020 |
|
| $ 355,915 $ 360,667 11,732 14,371 23,345 38,867 |
|
| 390,992 413,905 27,780 34,005 |
|
| $ 418,772 $ 447,910 |
|
The amounts recognized in the statement of comprehensive income (loss) were made up as follows:
| Expense recognized for services provided based on vesting conditions of stock options 18. Financing expense Convertible debentures Redeemable debt(Note 13) Total |
Three months ended March 31, 2021 Three months ended March 31, 2020 |
|---|---|
| $ 27,780 $ 34,005 |
|
| Three months ended March 31, 2021 Three months ended March 31, 2020 |
|
| $ - $ 253,536 393,500 229,835 |
|
| $ 393,500 $ 483,371 |
19. Earnings/ (Loss) per share
The following reflects the profit, loss and unit data used in the basic and diluted earnings per share computations:
| Profit/(loss) attributable to ordinary equity holders for diluted earnings /(loss) per share Basic weighted average number of shares outstanding Diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding |
Three months ended March 31, 2021 Three months ended March 31, 2020 |
|---|---|
| $ 1,307,956 $(369,536) |
|
| 31,858,744 38,631,233 |
|
| 32,095,596 38,631,233 |
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Notes to the Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements In Canadian dollars, for the three months ended March 31, 2020
Due to the anti-dilutive impact, the same net loss attributable to ordinary equity holders and weighted average number of common shares have been used for both the basic and diluted earnings and loss calculations for the year ended March 31, 2020.
20. Operating segment information
Flow Capital operates as an investment firm providing revenue-linked capital and advisory services to emerging growth businesses. All of the Company’s reported revenue is from external customers. The breakdown of the recognized revenue by country was:
| Canada United States Total |
Three months ended March 31, 2021 Three months ended March 31, 2020 |
|---|---|
| $ 1,780,286 $ (182,940) 560,284 1,275,877 |
|
| $ 2,340,570 $ 1,092,937 |
For the three months ended March 31, 2021, the royalty and loan payment income and the interest income on promissory notes received for 3 (2020: 3) investees are greater than 10% of the total.
21. Changes in working capital items
| Royalty agreements acquired – current portion Accounts receivable and accrued income Prepaid royalty Prepaid expenses and other receivables Accounts payable and accrued liabilities Lease termination fee Total |
Three months ended March 31, 2021 Three months ended March 31, 2020 |
|---|---|
| $ 3,625 $ 177,003 (62) 2,907 - (78,000) 60,492 15,183 (896,952) (165,438) 340,200 - |
|
| $ (492,697) $ (48,345) |
Included in the changes in working capital was an amount of $340,200 payable as a fee towards the early termination of a lease obligation (refer Note 10). This amount has been included in the statement of cash flows as a financing activity.
22. Priority Return Fund
On September 30, 2020, FISC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Flow Capital, became the general partner of Priority Return Fund II (“PRF II”) and made a capital contribution of ten dollars for one GP unit. The purpose of the Priority Return Fund II was to raise capital of up to $25,000,000 for Flow Capital. Under the terms of the PRF II Limited Partnership Agreement (“PRF II LPA”), Pursuant to the terms of the PRF II LPA Flow Capital will subscribe for Class S units in the amount of 25% of the senior preferred units (A or F) issued in each tranche of funds raised. In exchange for the investment amount raised, Flow Capital will grant a royalty to the Priority Return Fund II, as detailed in Note 21 . On October 1, 2020, the Company closed a $13,660,000 financing from the issuance of senior units in the first tranche through PRF II. On December 1, 2020, the Company raised a second tranche of $2,080,000 from the issuance of senior units in PRF II. PRF II is considered a subsidiary of Flow Capital for the purposes of consolidation.
FISC controls all the relevant activities of the Priority Return Fund II through the PRF II LPA. The limited partners of the Priority Return Fund II appointed FISC as General Partner to administer all the activities of PRF II in accordance with the LPA. FISC has no contractual obligation to provide financial or other support to the Priority Return Fund II other than the services detailed in the LPA. FISC does not receive any consideration for the services provided to the Priority Return Fund II.
23. Events after the reporting period
The following events occurred after the end of the reporting period:
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On April 8, 2021 the Company announced that it had completed a buyout its royalty investment in Spiridon Technologies Ltd., for US$425,000 in cash proceeds.
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On April 28, 2021, the Company announced that it had completed a US$2,500,000 investment in the socially-responsible beauty services platform, MiniLuxe Inc.
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On May 5, 2021, Sundial Growers Inc. (NASDAQ: SNDL) ("Sundial") and Inner Spirit Holdings Ltd. (CSE: ISH) (OTCQB: INSHF) ("Inner Spirit") announced that they have entered into an arrangement agreement pursuant to which Sundial will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Inner Spirit for total consideration of approximately $131 million. Flow Capital owns approximately 12.6 million common shares of Inner Spirit.
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Notes to the Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements In Canadian dollars, for the three months ended March 31, 2020
- On May 24, 2021 the Company completed a buyout its royalty investment in Interiormark LLC., for US$1,925,000 in cash proceeds.
24. Contingencies
Under a share purchase agreement dated March 11, 2016 (the “SPA”) with Brant Securities Limited (“Brant”), the wholly owned subsidiary, Aston Hill Securities Inc. (“AHS”), was sold to Brant. Under the SPA, the Company agreed to indemnify Brant in respect of certain claims, limited to a maximum amount of $300,000. Two notices of claims have been received in respect of this indemnity arising from two third-party claims against Brant by a former AHS client. The Company, based upon the recourse terms relating to other agreements with Brant, believes that it is unlikely that the Company will have to make a $300,000 payment.
In January 2019, the Company was served with a statement of claim on behalf of a former employee of Front Street Capital 2004. The claim is for damages and wrongful dismissal and relates back to the period prior to December 2016. On January 31, 2019, the Company filed a Notice of Intent to Defend.
In June 2019, the Company was served with a statement of claim on behalf of an employee who was employed by the Global Partners business and who decided not to take up the employment offer by the buyer when the business was sold in April 2019. On March 18, 2021, the Company agreed to settle the claim for a nominal amount.
In November 2019, the Company undertook a commitment to complete a restructuring. This restructuring involves a contract payment to an employee who was a key management personnel during the year ended December 31, 2020. The final contract payment amount has not been finalized and the Company had recorded a payable of $293,750 on December 31, 2019. As of March 31, 2021, the Company has paid $235,000 and a further $58,750 is payable in 2021.
25. Related party disclosures
Key management personnel
The number of key management personnel as at March 31, 2021 was 7 (2020: 8) and are identified as the members of the board of directors and the officers of the Company. i) Compensation
| i) Compensation |
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|---|---|
| Short term employee benefits Share-based compensation Consultancy fees Total |
Three months ended March 31, 2021 Three months ended March 31, 2020 |
| $ 210,185 $ 223,225 27,780 34,005 - 82,604 |
|
| $ 237,965 $ **339,834 ** |
ii) Other transactions
On September 30, 2020, the Company launched Priority Return Fund II LP to raise capital up to $25,000,000 with a first close of $17,075,000 on October 1, 2020 and a second close of $2,600,000 on December 1, 2020. As at December 31, 2020, $1,775,000 of redeemable debt was held by key management personnel and interest of $44,375 was accrued and expensed on the redeemable debt held by the key management personnel. As at March 31, 2021, $1,775,000 of redeemable debt was held by key management personnel.
In 2019, the Company had made a royalty investment of US$500,000 in a company effectively jointly controlled by a member of the key management personnel. The terms of the investment were based on similar terms offered on other investments and other investees. The amounts payable under the investment are in accordance with normal payment terms. This investment was bought out in April 2021.
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