Description of the Company

Saleen Automotive, Inc. (the “Company”) is an original equipment manufacturer (“OEM”) of high-performance vehicles (“Saleen Original”) that are built from the ground up. The Company also designs, develops, manufactures, and sells high-performance vehicles built from base chassis of major American automobile manufacturers (“Saleen Signature Cars”). The Company also provides engineering, development, and design consulting services on a project basis for automotive manufacturers worldwide. The Company currently has customers worldwide, including muscle and high-performance car enthusiasts, collectors, automotive dealers, exotic car retail dealers, television and motion picture productions, and consumers in the luxury supercar and motorsports markets.

Saleen Automotive, Inc. was incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on June 24, 2011. On May 23, 2013, the Company entered into a merger agreement with Saleen California Merger Corporation, Saleen Florida Merger Corporation, Saleen Automotive, Inc., and SMS Signature Cars (“SMS”) (collectively, the “Saleen Entities”), and Steve Saleen (“Saleen”). The merger closed on June 26, 2013, and the Saleen Entities merged with the Company and approximately 93% of the Company’s common stock was owned, collectively, by Saleen and the former holders of the outstanding capital stock of Saleen Automotive. The transaction was accounted for as a recapitalization with the Saleen Entities deemed the acquiring companies for accounting purposes, and the Company deemed the legal acquirer. In June 2013, the Company amended its articles of incorporation to change its name to Saleen Automotive, Inc.

On December 19, 2017, the Company effected a 1-for-2,000 reverse stock split of its common stock (“reverse stock split”) following approval by the Company’s Board of Directors and stockholders. All common stock share and per-share amounts for all periods presented in these condensed consolidated financial statements have been adjusted retroactively to reflect the reverse stock split.

The Company’s common stock is not currently quoted or traded on any market. Prior to deregistration on October 13, 2017, the Company’s common stock traded on the OTC Pink Sheets under the symbol “SLNN.” We intend to apply for quotation of our common stock on the OTCQB, although there is no assurance that our application will be accepted. 

Saleen OEM

The Company manufacturers the Saleen S7 supercar (“S7”), a limited production supercar with a 1,500-horsepower engine, in the Company’s production facility in Corona, California. The S7 was previously produced under a joint venture agreement with S7 Supercars, LLC (“S7 Supercars”), a related party owned by a significant shareholder, which owned the “S7” name and related intellectual property and assets. Under the agreement, S7 Supercars provided the chassis and all other costs to build the vehicle, and the Company was entitled to a fee for engineering and manufacturing services, plus an additional markup for these services. Separately, upon the sale of the vehicle to the end-users, the Company became entitled to a fee of approximately 33% of the net profit from the sale of the vehicle by S7 Supercars. On May 31, 2019, the Company entered into an asset purchase agreement with S7 Supercars, LLC pursuant to which S7 Supercars sold all of its assets, chassis and other automotive parts relating to the manufacture of the S7 supercar, and related intellectual property, to the Company for an initial purchase price of $1,165,000 comprised of a cash payment of $800,000, and the elimination of an accounts receivable balance of $365,000 owed to us by S7 Supercars. Furthermore, the amount of accounts receivable balance eliminated increased by $317,304 to $682,304 increasing the final purchase price to $1,482,304. Given that the purchase assets did not qualify as a business under the definition of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) ASC 805 Business Combinations, the Company recognized this transaction as the purchase of an intangible asset consisting of the “S7” tradename. In the previous quarter, the Company had classified the purchased assets as fixed assets and subsequently reclassified these assets as an intangible asset on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet. In addition, the Company is required to pay S7 Supercars, LLC up to four additional payments of $50,000 each, upon sales by the Company of S7 supercars within the two-year period following the closing, subject to the conditions provided for in the purchase agreement. Pursuant to the purchase agreement, the joint venture agreement between the Company and S7 Supercars was terminated, except for indemnification obligations of the Company thereunder. However, the Company does not intend to sell S7s to customers but instead will manufacture S7s for promotional purposes to build its brand. See Note 7 for more details.

The Company is also in the process of completing the engineering, design, and certification of a new high-performance sports car, the Saleen 1 (or “S1”), under an engineering development and design contract with Jiangsu Saleen Automotive Technology Co. (“JSAT”), an unaffiliated corporation located in China which holds the intellectual property rights related to the S1 developed under the agreement and licenses the Saleen name from Saleen Motors International, an un-related third-party.

Saleen Signature Cars

The Company’s Saleen Signature Cars are built from base chassis of major American automobile manufacturers, including Ford Mustangs, Tesla Model S vehicles, and Ford trucks. The Company is a specialist in vehicle design, engineering and manufacturing focusing on the mass customization (the process of customizing automobiles that are mass produced by manufacturers) of American sports and electric vehicles and the production of high-performance USA-engineered sports cars. Saleen-branded products include a line of high performance and upgraded muscle and electric cars, automotive aftermarket specialty parts and lifestyle accessories.

Consolidation Policy

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Saleen Signature Cars, a California corporation, and Saleen Sales Corporation, a California corporation. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

Revenue recognition

The Company recognizes revenue using ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”). ASC 606 creates a five-step model that requires entities to exercise judgment when considering the terms of contracts, which includes

(1) identifying the contracts or agreements with a customer,

(2) identifying performance obligations in the contract or agreement,

(3) determining the transaction price,

(4) allocating the transaction price to the separate performance obligations, and

(5) recognizing revenue as each performance obligation is satisfied.

The Company only applies the five-step model to contracts when it is probable that the Company will collect the consideration it is entitled to in exchange for the services it transfers to its clients.

The Company’s revenue consists of primarily from the sale of its Signature Cars and services provided under its engineering and design, and development consulting services contracts. See Note 2 for further discussion of Revenues.

Accounts Receivable

The Company evaluates the collectability of its accounts receivable based on a number of factors. In circumstances where the Company becomes aware of a specific customer’s inability to meet its financial obligations to the Company, a specific reserve for bad debts is estimated and recorded, which reduces the recognized receivable to the estimated amount the Company believes will ultimately be collected. In addition to specific customer identification of potential bad debts, bad debt charges are recorded based on the Company’s historical losses and an overall assessment of past due trade accounts receivable outstanding.

The Company recognizes an allowance for doubtful accounts to ensure trade receivables are not overstated due to collectability. For the most part, the Company generally requires advance payments for its Signature Cars and credit card payments for parts and merchandise. As of September 30, 2019 and March 31, 2019, the Company deemed an allowance for doubtful accounts was not required against its receivables. 

Property and Equipment, net

Property and equipment are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization. Expenditures for major renewals and improvements that extend the useful lives of property and equipment or increase production capacity are capitalized, and expenditures for repairs and maintenance are charged to expense as incurred. The cost of property and equipment is depreciated or amortized on a straight-line basis over the following estimated useful lives:

Management assesses the carrying value of property and equipment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. If there is an indication of impairment, management prepares an estimate of future cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition. If these cash flows are less than the carrying amount of the asset, an impairment loss is recognized to write down the asset to its estimated fair value. The Company did not record an impairment loss for the three and six months ended September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018.

The Company’s museum collection of automobiles held for exhibition purposes is not depreciated, as the estimated useful life of the museum collection is so long so that depreciation would not be necessary, and the residual value of such vehicles may exceed their acquisition cost. The Company’s museum collection is currently being exhibited in automobile museums around the country to further market the Company’s brand.

Warranty Policy

The Company provides a three-year or 36,000 miles New Vehicle Limited Warranty for its Signature Cars. The vehicle limited warranty applies to installed parts and/or assemblies in new Saleen high performance cars. All of the unaltered parts are covered under the original full warranty of the OEM manufacturer of the base vehicles.

Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes using an asset and liability approach which allows for the recognition and measurement of deferred tax assets based upon the likelihood of realization of tax benefits in future years. Under the asset and liability approach, deferred taxes are provided for the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. A valuation allowance is provided for deferred tax assets if it is more likely than not these items will either expire before the Company is able to realize their benefits or that future deductibility is uncertain.

Changes in circumstances, such as the Company generating taxable income, could cause a change in judgment about the realizability of the related deferred tax asset. Any change in the valuation allowance will be included in income in the year of the change in estimate.

Net Income per Share

Basic income per common share is computed by dividing income attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted net income per common share is computed by dividing net income attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares that would have been outstanding during the period assuming the issuance of common stock for all potential dilutive common shares outstanding. Potential common shares consist of shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options and warrants and the conversion of convertible notes payable.

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net income per common share for the three-months and six months ended:

The following table sets forth the number of potential common shares excluded from the calculations of net loss per diluted share because their inclusion would be anti-dilutive:

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

In February 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2016-02, Leases, which was subsequently amended in 2018 by ASU 2018-10, ASU 2018-11, and ASU 2018-20 (collectively, Topic 842). Topic 842 will require the recognition of a right-of-use asset and a corresponding lease liability, initially measured at the present value of the lease payments, for all leases with terms longer than 12 months. For operating leases, the asset and liability will be expensed over the lease term on a straight-line basis, with all cash flows included in the operating section of the statement of cash flows. For finance leases, interest on the lease liability will be recognized separately from the amortization of the right-of-use asset in the statement of comprehensive income and the repayment of the principal portion of the lease liability will be classified as a financing activity while the interest component will be included in the operating section of the statement of cash flows. Topic 842 is effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted. Topic 842 allows for a cumulative-effect adjustment in the period the new lease standard is adopted and will not require restatement of prior periods. The Company adopted Topic 842 using the modified retrospective approach, using a date of initial application of April 1, 2019. The adoption of this standard on April 1, 2019 resulted in the Company recording right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities on its condensed consolidated balance sheets as of that date in the amounts of $4,059,492 each. The adoption of this standard did not have a significant effect on the amount of lease expense recognized by the Company.

Operating lease assets are included within operating lease right-of-use assets, and the corresponding operating lease liabilities are on our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2019.

We have elected not to present short-term leases on the condensed consolidated balance sheet as these leases have a lease term of 12 months or less at lease inception and do not contain purchase options or renewal terms that we are reasonably certain to exercise. All other lease assets and lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term at commencement date. Because our leases do not provide an implicit rate of return, we used our incremental borrowing rate of 10% based on the information available at adoption date in determining the present value of lease payments.

The cumulative effect of the changes made to our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of January 1, 2019 for the adoption of the new lease standard was as follows:

See Note 11 for details regarding the Company’s operating leases.

Recent accounting pronouncements are not believed by management to have a material impact on the Company’s present or future condensed consolidated financial statements. During the three-months ended September 30, 2019, there have been no other changes to the Company’s significant accounting policies as described in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019.