Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Discontinued operation

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Discontinued operation
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]  
Discontinued operation

Note 3 – Discontinued operation

 

Acquisition

 

Waste Consolidators, Inc. (“WCI”) was a legacy investment that originated when the Company purchased 50% of the outstanding shares of WCI on October 1, 2003, in a stock for stock exchange that was originally valued at $1,000,000 and was later reduced to a cost basis of $79,200 on October 28, 2007, pursuant to a purchase price related addendum between WCI and the Company. Effective January 1, 2014, the Company purchased an additional 1% of the outstanding shares of WCI for $25,000, which resulted in the Company owning a 51% controlling interest in WCI and an amendment to our change in valuation of WCI due to our controlling interest. As a result, WCI was included in the consolidated financial statements since January 1, 2014, and the Company recognized a fair value of $1,250,000 of non-cash gain on the adjustment to the fair value of the investment in WCI. This resulted in a total of $1,275,000 investment in WCI in its audited financials for the year ended December 31, 2014. Additionally, the Company recognized a ($47,216) effect of consolidating our interest in WCI that was previously accounted for at cost prior to December 31, 2014.

 

Prior to acquiring a controlling interest in WCI on January 1, 2014, Mentor accounted for the investment in WCI using the equity method based on the ownership interest and the Company’s limited ability to exercise significant influence from December 31, 2003 to December 31, 2013. Accordingly, the investment was initially recorded at cost with adjustments to the carrying amount of the investment to recognize our share of the earnings or losses of the investee each reporting period. In accordance with ASC 810-10, “Consolidation – Overall,” Mentor remeasured its previously held equity interest in WCI at the acquisition-date fair value, which was reported at December 31, 2014 as follows:

 

         
Cash to acquire an additional 1% equity interest in WCI   $ 25,000  
Fair value of 50% interest (a)     1,250,000  
Investment under the equity method     -  
Total purchase price to be allocated   $ 1,275,000  

 

(a) The estimated fair value of Mentor’s previously held equity interest in WCI is valued at 1.25 times WCI’s projected 2014 revenue.

 

 

Mentor Capital, Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2023 and 2022

 

Purchase price allocation at 51% of WCI assets and liabilities:

 

       
WCI assets and liabilities:      
Current assets   $ 327,238  
Property and equipment     51,239  
Other assets     816,952  
Current liabilities     (112,810 )
Long-term debt     (1,178,977 )
Net deficit     (96,358 )
Mentor equity rate     51 %
Mentor portion of liabilities in excess of assets     (49,143 )
Goodwill     1,324,143  
Net assets acquired   $ 1,275,000  

 

Goodwill of $1,324,143 was derived from consolidating WCI effective January 1, 2014. The remaining $102,040 of goodwill is related to our first acquisition of a 50% interest in WCI. The Company accounted for its goodwill in accordance with ASC 350, “Intangibles – Goodwill and Other,” which required the Company to test goodwill for impairment annually or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable, rather than amortize. Goodwill impairment tests consisted of a comparison of each reporting unit’s fair value with its carrying value. Impairment exists when the carrying amount of goodwill exceeds the implied fair value for each reporting unit. To estimate the fair value, management used valuation techniques, which included the discounted value of estimated future cash flows. The evaluation of impairment requires the Company to make assumptions about future cash flows over the life of the asset being evaluated. These assumptions required significant judgment and were subject to change if future events and circumstances changed. Management determined that no impairment write-downs were required as of December 31, 2021 and 2022.

 

Disposal

 

On October 4, 2023, the Company sold the entirety of its interest in WCI by entering into a Stock Purchase Agreement whereby the shareholders of WCI sold all of the outstanding shares of stock to Ally Waste Services, LLC. Prior to the sale, the Company did not have any assurances that a sale of WCI was likely to occur. The Company’s policy is to not announce anything that is uncertain or unlikely to occur. Following the sale, the Company reported the results to the public in an October 5, 2023 press release and Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 10, 2023. In connection with the sale, the Company received net, after WCI debt payoff, $5,000,000 in cash and a one-year unsecured, subordinated, promissory note in the initial principal face amount of $1,000,000. The note accrues interest at 6% per annum. At December 31, 2023 we recognized a $4,805,389 gain on our sale of WCI as follows:

 

Cost basis of WCI      
Purchase price allocation at 51% WCI assets and liabilities     1,275,000  
Net investment in 51% earnings     326,735  
Net investment in distributions     (407,124 )

Total WCI Cost Basis

  $ 1,194,611  
         
Sale price of WCI        
Payment at Closing     5,000,000  
Promissory Note Receivable     1,000,000  
Total WCI Sale Price   $ 6,000,000  
         
Gain on sale of WCI        
WCI sale price     6,000,000  
Less WCI cost basis     (1,194,611 )
Total gain on sale of WCI   $ 4,805,389  

 

 

Mentor Capital, Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2023 and 2022

 

Effective October 4, 2023, on the date of the sale of WCI, we met the criteria outlined in ASC Topic 205-20 “Discontinued Operations,” for our $1,426,182 goodwill to be reduced to $0 and the results of operations and assets and liabilities for our facilities operations segment were excluded from our continuing operations and presented as a discontinued operation in our consolidated financial statements. As a result, goodwill in an aggregate amount of $1,426,182 was reduced to $0.

 

Consolidation and Deconsolidation

 

Consolidation

 

As a result of the acquisition of our 51% ownership interest in WCI on January 1, 2014, in accordance with ASC 810-10, “Consolidation – Overall,” we included WCI in our consolidated financial statements and eliminated all significant intercompany balances and transactions. Net income (loss) attributable to our 49% non-controlling interest in WCI was excluded from net income (loss) attributable to Mentor Capital, Inc. in prior annual reports on Form 10-K for and between the years ended December 31, 2014 to December 31, 2022.

 

Deconsolidation

 

In accordance with ASC Topic 810-10-40, “Consolidation — Overall – Derecognition - Deconsolidation of a Subsidiary or Derecognition of a Group of Assets,” a parent company must deconsolidate a subsidiary as of the date the parent ceases to have a controlling interest in that subsidiary and recognize a gain or loss in net income at that time. As a result, we deconsolidated WCI from our consolidated financial statements on October 4, 2023 and recognized a gain on the disposal of discontinued operations totaling $4,805,389. The $4,805,389 gain on disposal of discontinued operation represented the amount of our purchase price allocation at 51% WCI assets and liabilities, net investment in 51% of WCI earnings, and net investment in WCI distributions offset by the sale price as of the disposal date of October 4, 2023. We have eliminated WCI from our consolidated financials on October 4, 2023. Accordingly, WCI is excluded from the Company’s continuing operations as of December 31, 2023, and the prior period of comparison in this Form 10-K, and WCI’s financial results are presented as a discontinued operation in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

Discontinued Operation Financial Statement Presentation and Disclosures

 

Financial Statement Presentation

 

Due to the sale of our entire ownership interest in WCI on October 4, 2023, our facilities operation segment was eliminated. Following our sale of WCI, the Company received no new income from WCI and had no further involvement or continuing influence over its operations. Consequently, we determined that the results from operations and assets and liabilities associated with our facilities operation segment were to be excluded from our continuing operations and presented as a discontinued operation in our consolidated financial statements in accordance with ASC Topic 205-20-45, “Discontinued Operations.” As a result, we classified the results from operations of our facilities accessories segment separately in captions titled “discontinued operations” on our consolidated income statements for the current and prior year periods. Additionally, assets and liabilities associated with our facilities operations segment as of December 31, 2022, were reclassified from certain amounts reported in prior periods to present separately in captions titled “current assets of discontinued operations,” “property and equipment of discontinued operations,” “accumulated depreciation of discontinued operations,” “other assets of discontinued operations” and “current liabilities of discontinued operations,” and “long term liabilities of discontinued operations,” to conform to current year financial statement presentation.

 

 

Mentor Capital, Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2023 and 2022

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

The following is a summary of the assets and liabilities that were sold effective October 4, 2023, and a reconciliation of the assets and liabilities disclosed in the notes to financial statements that are presented as a discontinued operation on the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2022:

 

    October 4,     December 31,  
    2023(1)     2022  
ASSETS                
Current assets:                
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 369,387     $ 506,499  
Accounts receivable     786,617       686,870  
Other current assets     19,027       233,255  
Total current assets sold - discontinued operation     1,169,030       1,426,625  
Property and equipment     179,673       145,872  
Goodwill(2)     102,040       102,040  
Prepaid Admin Fee – Mentor     -       337,333  
Security deposit     22,477       25,575  
Right of use asset     1,884,632       1,265,486  
Total noncurrent assets sold - discontinued operation     2,009,149       1,730,434  
Total assets   $ 3,357,852     $ 3,302,931  
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS                
Current liabilities:                
Accounts -payable trade   $ 38,530     $ 24,557  
Finance lease liability - current     419,073       232,058  
Accrued expenses     597,217       639,373  
Total current liabilities sold - discontinued operation     1,054,820       895,988  
EIDL loan payable     51,797       161,060  
Note payable - Mentor     -       1,081,323  
Long term debt     -       83,876  
Finance lease liability – long-term     1,069,810       575,852  
Operating lease liability - long-term     256,071       370,164  
Total noncurrent liabilities sold - discontinued operation     1,377,677       2,272,274  
Total liabilities     2,432,497       3,168,262  
Total net assets of discontinued operation   $ 925,355     $ 134,669  

 

(1) Effective on the date of sale, October 4, 2023, we reported our discontinued operations financials as of September 30, 2023.

 

(2) Effective upon the date of sale, October 4, 2023, we deconsolidated our discontinued operation and goodwill of $102,040 previously reported on our consolidated financials.

 

 

Mentor Capital, Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2023 and 2022

 

Net income (loss) from discontinued operations before tax

 

The following is a reconciliation of the major classes of financial statement line items constituting net income (loss) from discontinued operations before tax from WCI, our discontinued operation, that is disclosed in the notes to the financial statements and presented in the consolidated statements of net (loss) income for fiscal years December 31, 2023 and 2022:

 

   

December 31,

2023

    December 31,
2022
 
Revenue   $ -     $ 35,074  
Cost of sales     -       -  
Gross profit     -       35,074  
                 
Selling, general and administrative expenses     1,775,210     495,400
                 
Operating income (loss)     (1,775,210 )     (460,326 )
                 
Total other income and (expense)(1)     4,863,129       (145,016 )
                 
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes   $ 3,087,919       (605,342 )
Provision for income taxes     (8,160 )     (6,768 )
Net income (loss) from continued operations     3,079,759       (612,110 )
                 
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations     77,899       245,185  
Net income (loss)     3,157,658       (366,925 )
                 
Gain (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest     -       (104,461 )
Net income (loss) attributable to Mentor     3,157,658       (471,386 )

 

(1) During fiscal year 2023, we recognized a $4,805,389 gain on the sale of our discontinued operations.

 

Cash Flow Disclosures

 

Prior to the October 4, 2023 sale date, on September 30, 2023 and on December 31, 2022, our discontinued operation had net cash used in operating activities totaling $333,207 and $506,499, accounts receivable of $728,657 and $633,178, other receivable of $20,374 and $230,322, prepaid expenses of $82,984 and $51,308, property and equipment of $392,838 and $309,777, operating lease assets of $323,875 and $370,164, finance lease assets of $1,560,757 and $895,323, accrued expenses of $523,178 and $639,373, finance lease liability of $1,488,883 and $807,910, an operating lease liability of $323,875 and $370,164, an EIDL loan liability of $58,031 and $161,060, and long term debt of $0 and $83,876, respectively.

 

At December 31, 2023 we reported a $4,805,389 gain on disposal of our discontinued operation, which is reported above in this Note 3, in our consolidated income statements, and our consolidated statement of cash flows.

 

Lease Commitment Disclosures

 

Our discontinued operation had entered into non-cancellable operating and finance leases for office and warehouse space, computers, furniture, fixtures, machinery, and vehicles. The following summarizes our discontinued operations’ lease liability maturities for operating and finance leases on the date of sale:

 

Maturity of lease liabilities

October 4, 2023(1)

  Finance leases     Operating leases  
2024     419,073       67,804  
2025     424,735       74,860  
2026     388,723       82,475  
2027     251,571       90,670  
2028     4,781       8,066  
Total     1,488,883       323,875  
                 
Less: Present value discount     (419,073 )     (67,804 )
Total lease liabilities   $ 1,069,810     $ 256,071  

 

(1) Effective on the date of sale, October 4, 2023, we reported our discontinued operations financials as of September 30, 2023.

 

Term Debt Disclosures

 

Our discontinued operation had no term debt on the date of the sale

 

 

Mentor Capital, Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2023 and 2022

 

Economic Injury Disaster Loan Disclosures

 

On July 9, 2020, our discontinued operation received an additional Economic Injury Disaster Loan in the amount of $149,900 through the SBA. The loan was secured by all tangible and intangible personal property of our discontinued operation, bore interest at 3.75% per annum, required monthly installment payments of $731 beginning July 2021, and matured July 2050. In March 2021, the SBA extended the deferment period for payments, which extended the initial payment until July 2022. The loan was collateralized by all tangible and intangible assets of our discontinued operation. Coincident with the sale, the Economic Injury Disaster Loan plus interest was paid in full.

 

Other Receivable Disclosures

 

Other receivable consisted of the following:

 

   

October 4,

2023

    December 31,
2022
 
Employee retention tax credits   $ -     $ -  
Accrued sales tax receivable from customers*     20,374       237,243  
Other     -       (6,921 )
                 
Total other receivable   $ 20,374     $ 230,322  

 

* At December 31, 2022, we estimated that our discontinued operation’s accrued sales tax receivable was $237,243 out of the remaining $285,128 that our discontinued operation was entitled to collect at year-end. As of September 30, 2023, our discontinued operation received $206,671 from its customers, and management estimated that an additional $20,374 in accrued sales tax would be received from our discontinued operation’s clients. Effective on the date of sale, October 4, 2023, we reported our discontinued operations financials as of September 30, 2023.

 

In 2022, our discontinued operation received an Employee Retention Tax Credit (“ERTC”) in the amount of $1,350,161, in conjunction with our discontinued operation’s professional employer organization’s receipt and application of the same to our discontinued operation’s leased employees. The ERTC was initially established by Section 2301 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act of 2020, as amended by Sections 206-207 of the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Relief Act and by Division EE of Consolidated Appropriation Act of 2021 and Section 9651 of American Rescue Plan Act of 2021; which is authorized by Section 3134 of the Internal Revenue Code. The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 and American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 amendments to the ERTC program provided eligible employers with a tax credit in an amount equal to 70% of qualified wages (including certain health care expenses) that eligible employers pay their employees after January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021, as amended by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021, which retroactively ended the ERTC program as of September 30, 2021 for all businesses with the exception of recovery startups. The maximum amount of qualified wages taken into account with respect to each employee for each calendar quarter is $10,000, so the maximum credit that an eligible employer may claim for qualified wages paid to any employee is $7,000 per quarter. The credit is taken against an employer’s share of social security tax reported by our discontinued operation’s professional employer organization on Form 941-X for each applicable quarter. The receipt of the tax credit was expected to improve our discontinued operation’s liquidity due to the effects of the credit. Although our discontinued operation’s professional employer organization received credits for wages paid in 2020 and the first three quarters of 2021, there were no assurances that our discontinued operation or our discontinued operation’s professional employer organization would continue to meet the requirements or that changes in the ERTC regulations including changes in guidance provided by the IRS with respect to the implementation and operation of the ERTC, will not be adopted that could reduce or eliminate the benefits that our discontinued operation and our discontinued operation’s professional employer organization may qualify for.

 

ERTC income of $0 and $1,350,161 was reflected in our discontinued operation’s other income for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, and the year ended December 31, 2022. Our discontinued operation received the ERTC based on qualitative information submitted. During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, and the year ended December 31, 2022, $0 and $1,350,161 were claimed against current payroll tax liabilities as they became due.

 

 

Mentor Capital, Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2023 and 2022

 

Property, Plan, and Equipment Disclosures

 

Property and equipment for our discontinued operation were comprised of the following on October 4, 2023, and December 31, 2022:

 

   

October 4,

2023 (1)

    December 31,
2022
 
Computers   $ -     $ -  
Furniture and fixtures     12,761       12,761  
Machinery and vehicles     380,077       297,016  
Gross Property and equipment     392,838       309,777  
Accumulated depreciation and amortization     (213,165 )     (163,905 )
                 
Net Property and equipment   $ 179,673     $ 145,872  

 

(1) Effective on the date of sale, October 4, 2023, we reported our discontinued operations financials as of September 30, 2023.

 

Depreciation and amortization expenses were $49,260 and $47,974 for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Of these amounts, depreciation on our discontinued operation’s vehicles used to service customer accounts included in the cost of goods sold and was $16,325 and $21,204 at October 4, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. All other depreciation was associated with our discontinued operation’s selling, general, and administrative expenses.

 

Lessee Leases Disclosures

 

Our discontinued operation’s operating leases were comprised of office space and office equipment leases. Fleet and vehicle leases were entered into prior to January 1, 2019, and under ASC 840 guidelines, they had 4-year terms and were classified as operating leases. Fleet leases entered into beginning January 1, 2019, under ASC 842 guidelines, were expected to be extended to 5-year terms and are classified as finance leases.

 

Gross right of use assets recorded under finance leases related to our discontinued operation’s vehicle fleet leases were $2,272,984 and $1,289,714 as of October 4, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. Accumulated amortization associated with our discontinued operation’s finance leases was $712,227 and $394,391 as of October 4, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

 

Our discontinued operation’s lease costs no longer recognized in our consolidated income statements were as follows:

 

    October 4,
2023
(1)
    December 31,
2022
 
Operating lease cost included in cost of goods   $ -     $ 13,054  
Operating lease cost included in operating costs     60,256       54,571  
Total operating lease cost (1)     60,256       67,625  
Finance lease cost, included in cost of goods:                
Amortization of lease assets     269,470       278,006  
Interest on lease liabilities     56,450       39,931  
Total finance lease cost     325,920       317,937  
Short-term lease cost     -       -  
Total lease cost   $ 386,176     $ 385,562  

 

(1) Effective on the date of sale, October 4, 2023, we reported our discontinued operations financials as of September 30, 2023.

 

 

Mentor Capital, Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2023 and 2022

 

Right of use asset amortization under our discontinued operations operating agreements were $46,289 and $223,151 at October 4, 2023 and December 31, 2022.

 

Lease amounts of our discontinued operations at October 4, 2023 were as follows:

 

    October 4,
2023
(1)
    December 31,
2022
 
Weighted-average remaining lease term – operating leases     4.01 years       4.75 years  
Weighted-average remaining lease term – finance leases     3.49 years       4.63 years  
Weighted-average discount rate – operating leases     6.0 %     6.0 %
Weighted-average discount rate – finance leases     7.5 %     5.5 %

 

(1) Effective on the date of sale, October 4, 2023, we reported our discontinued operations financials as of September 30, 2023.

 

Finance lease liabilities were as follows:

 

   

October 4,

2023 (1)

    December 31,
2022
 
Gross finance lease liabilities   $ 1,696,301     $ 897,849  
Less: imputed interest     (207,418 )     (89,939 )
Present value of finance lease liabilities     1,488,883       807,910  
Less: current portion     (419,073 )     (232,058 )
Long-term finance lease liabilities   $ 1,069,810     $ 575,852  

 

(1) Effective on the date of sale, October 4, 2023, we reported our discontinued operations financials as of September 30, 2023.

 

Operating lease liabilities were as follows:

 

   

October 4,

2023 (1)

    December 31,
2022
 
Gross operating lease liabilities   $ 366,918     $ 428,946  
Less: imputed interest     (43,043 )     (58,782 )
Present value of operating lease liabilities     323,875       370,164  
Less: current portion     (67,804 )     (62,861 )
Long-term operating lease liabilities   $ 256,071     $ 307,303  

 

(1) Effective on the date of sale, October 4, 2023, we reported our discontinued operations financials as of September 30, 2023.

 

Lease maturities of our discontinued operation were follows:

 

Maturity of lease liabilities

 

12 months ending October 4, 2023 (1)   Finance leases     Operating leases  
2024   $ 419,073     $ 67,804  
2025     424,735       74,860  
2026     388,723       82,475  
2027     251,571       90,670  
2028     4,781       8,066  
Total     1,488,883       323,875  
Less: Current maturities     (419,073 )     (67,804 )
Long-term liability   $ 1,069,810     $ 256,071  

 

(1) Effective on the date of sale, October 4, 2023, we reported our discontinued operations financials as of September 30, 2023.

 

 

Mentor Capital, Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2023 and 2022

 

Facilities Operations Segment Disclosures

 

We sold our entire ownership interest in WCI on October 4, 2023. Following the sale, the Company received no new income from WCI and had no further involvement or continuing influence over its operations. Consequently, our facilities operations segment was eliminated at the time of sale. Additionally, the results of operations associated with our facilities operations segment were excluded from our continuing operations and presented as a discontinued operation in our consolidated financial statements. WCI worked with business park owners, governmental centers, and apartment complexes to reduce their facility-related operating costs. The WCI segment is now reported as a discontinued operation. Following is our discontinued operations segment information before income taxes as of October 4, 2023 and December 31, 2022:

  

  Discontinued
Operation
 
October 4, 2023 (1)      
Net sales $ 6,432,907  
Operating income (loss)   178,854  
Interest income   1  
Interest expense   62,770  
Property additions   83,062  
Fixed asset depreciation and amortization   49,260  
Total Assets   3,357,852  
       
December 31, 2022      
Net sales $ 7,670,641  
Operating income (loss)   (830,098 )
Interest income   5  
Interest expense   46,321  
Property additions   63,089  
Fixed asset depreciation and amortization   69,176  
Total Assets   3,302,931  

  

   

October 4,

2023 (1)

   

December 31,

2022

 
Operating loss   $ 178,854     $ (830,098 )
Employee retention tax credit (WCI)     6,921       1,350,161  
Interest income     1       5  
Interest expense     (62,770 )     (46,321 )
Gain (loss) on equipment disposals     -       56,455  
Other income     13,139       57,473  
Income before income taxes   $ 136,145     $ 587,675  

 

(1) Effective on the date of sale, October 4, 2023, we reported our discontinued operations financials as of September 30, 2023.