Want to see BACK full AI Analyst Report?
Imac Holdings (BACK) Risk Analysis
Risk Overview Q3, 2024
Source: the company's latest filing for the period ended Sep 30, 2024, filed Jan 17, 2025
Risk Change Over Time
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 1Our stock price is volatile and an investment could decline in value.
The market price of our common stock fluctuates substantially as a result of many factors, some of which are beyond our control. During the 52-week period ending August 16, 2024, the market price of our common stock ranged from a low of $1.2176 to a high of $7.75. These fluctuations could cause you to lose all or part of the value of your investment in our common stock and/or warrants. Factors that could cause fluctuations in the market price of our common stock include the following: - quarterly variations in our results of operations;- results of operations that vary from the expectations of securities analysts and investors;- results of operations that vary from those of our competitors;- changes in expectations as to our future financial performance, including financial estimates by securities analysts;- publication of research reports about us or the outpatient medical clinic business;- announcements by us or our competitors of significant contracts, acquisitions or capital commitments;- announcements by third parties of significant claims or proceedings against us;- changes affecting the availability of financing in the outpatient medical services market;- regulatory developments in the outpatient medical clinic business;- significant future sales of our common stock;- additions or departures of key personnel;- the realization of any of the other risk factors presented in this prospectus; and - general economic, market and currency factors and conditions unrelated to our performance. In addition, the stock market in general has experienced significant price and volume fluctuations that have often been unrelated or disproportionate to operating performance of individual companies. These broad market factors may seriously harm the market price of our common stock, regardless of our operating performance. In the past, following periods of volatility in the market price of a company's securities, securities class action litigation has often been instituted. A class action suit against us could result in significant liabilities and, regardless of the outcome, could result in substantial costs and the diversion of our management's attention and resources.
- Accounting & Financial Operations - Risk 2We are an "emerging growth company" and our election to delay adoption of new or revised accounting standards applicable to public companies may result in our consolidated financial statements not being comparable to those of some other public companies. As a result of this and other reduced disclosure requirements applicable to emerging growth companies, our securities may be less attractive to investors.
As a public reporting company with less than $1.235 billion in revenue during our last fiscal year, we qualify as an "emerging growth company" under the JOBS Act. An emerging growth company may take advantage of specified reduced reporting requirements that are otherwise generally applicable to public companies. In particular, as an emerging growth company, we: - are not required to obtain an attestation and report from our auditors on our management's assessment of our internal control over financial reporting pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act;- are not required to provide a detailed narrative disclosure discussing our compensation principles, objectives and elements and analyzing how those elements fit with our principles and objectives (commonly referred to as "compensation discussion and analysis");- are not required to obtain a non-binding advisory vote from our stockholders on executive compensation or golden parachute arrangements (commonly referred to as the "say-on-pay," "say-on-frequency" and "say-on-golden-parachute" votes);- are exempt from certain executive compensation disclosure provisions requiring a pay-for-performance graph and CEO pay ratio disclosure;- may present only two years of audited financial statements and only two years of related Management's Discussion & Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, or MD&A; and - are eligible to claim longer phase-in periods for the adoption of new or revised financial accounting standards under §107 of the JOBS Act. We intend to take advantage of all of these reduced reporting requirements and exemptions, including the longer phase-in periods for the adoption of new or revised financial accounting standards under §107 of the JOBS Act. Our election to use the phase-in periods may make it difficult to compare our consolidated financial statements to those of non-emerging growth companies and other emerging growth companies that have opted out of the phase-in periods under §107 of the JOBS Act. Certain of these reduced reporting requirements and exemptions were already available to us due to the fact that we also qualify as a "smaller reporting company" under SEC rules. For instance, smaller reporting companies are not required to obtain an auditor attestation and report regarding management's assessment of internal control over financial reporting, are not required to provide a compensation discussion and analysis, are not required to provide a pay-for-performance graph or CEO pay ratio disclosure, and may present only two years of audited financial statements and related MD&A disclosure. Under the JOBS Act, we may take advantage of the above-described reduced reporting requirements and exemptions for up to five years after our initial sale of common equity pursuant to a registration statement declared effective under the Securities Act, or such earlier time that we no longer meet the definition of an emerging growth company. In this regard, the JOBS Act provides that we would cease to be an "emerging growth company" if we have more than $1.235 billion in annual revenue, have more than $700 million in market value of our common stock held by non-affiliates, or issue more than $1.0 billion in principal amount of non-convertible debt over a three-year period. Under current SEC rules, however, we will continue to qualify as a "smaller reporting company" for so long as we have a public float (i.e., the market value of common equity held by non-affiliates) of less than $250 million as of the last business day of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter.
- Corporate Activity and Growth - Risk 3We may fail completely to implement key elements of our growth and expansion strategy, which could adversely affect our operations and financial performance.
On May 30, 2024, we formed a wholly-owned subsidiary, Ignite, to operate a medical lab, deliver services related to the assets we acquired from Theralink and collect fees for services rendered. Ignite is in the process of obtaining credentials for reimbursement for our Ignite test by Medicare and certain third-party payors. Until such time as Ignite is credentialed, we will accept payment from private insurers. Our Board has also approved the creation of the Ignite Compassionate Care program to enable those without private insurance or private funds to access our Ignite test when needed until we are credentialed and thereafter for those without access to any form of insurance. If we cannot implement one or more key elements of our growth and expansion strategy, including raising sufficient capital, hiring and retaining qualified staff, leasing and developing acceptable premises for our medical clinics, securing necessary service contracts on favorable or adequate terms, generating sufficient revenue and achieving numerous other objectives, our projected financial performance may be materially adversely affected. Even if all of the key elements of our growth and expansion strategy are successfully implemented, we may not achieve the favorable results, operations and financial performance that we anticipate.
Risk Highlights Q3, 2024
Risk Word Cloud
Risk Factors Full Breakdown - Total Risks 45
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 1We may issue additional shares of common stock, warrants or other securities to finance our growth.
We may finance the business development or generate additional working capital through additional equity financing. Therefore, subject to the rules of the Nasdaq, we may issue additional shares of our common stock, warrants and other equity securities of equal or senior rank, with or without stockholder approval, in a number of circumstances from time to time. The issuance by us of shares of our common stock, warrants or other equity securities of equal or senior rank will have the following effects: - the proportionate ownership interest in us held by our existing stockholders will decrease; - the relative voting strength of each previously outstanding share of common stock may be diminished; and - the market price of our common stock may decline. In addition, if we issue shares of our common stock and/or warrants in a future offering (or, in the case of our common stock, the exercise of outstanding warrants to purchase our common stock), it could be dilutive to our security holders.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 2We have 5,000,000 authorized and 4,995,450 unissued shares of preferred stock, and our board has the ability to designate the rights and preferences of this preferred stock without your vote.
Our certificate of incorporation authorizes our board of directors to issue "blank check" preferred stock and to fix the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions, including voting rights, of these shares, without further stockholder approval. The rights of the holders of common stock will be subject to and may be adversely affected by the rights of holders of any preferred stock that may be issued in the future. As indicated in the preceding risk factor, the ability to issue preferred stock without stockholder approval could have the effect of making it more difficult for a third party to acquire a majority of the voting stock of our company thereby discouraging, delaying or preventing a change in control of our company. We currently have 4,550 outstanding shares of preferred stock. On July 25, 2023, the Company entered into a definitive Securities Purchase Agreement with several institutional and accredited investors, including existing significant investors of Theralink Technologies, Inc., its previously announced merger partner ("Theralink"), and Theralink's Chairman, for the sale of its convertible preferred stock and warrants (the "Private Placement"). The Company sold an aggregate of 2,500 shares of its Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock, stated value $1,000 per share ("Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock"), 1,800 shares of its Series A-2 Convertible Preferred Stock, stated value $1,000 per share ("Series A-2 Convertible Preferred Stock"), and warrants ("Warrants") to purchase up to 2,075,702 shares of the Company's common stock for aggregate gross proceeds of $4,300,000, before deducting placement agent fees and other offering expenses. The shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock bear a 12% dividend and are initially convertible into an aggregate of 763,126 shares of common stock of the Company, and the shares of Series A-2 Convertible Preferred Stock are initially convertible into an aggregate of 549,451 shares of common stock of the Company, in each case, at a conversion price of $3.276 per share. The Series A-1 and Series A-2 Convertible Preferred Stock cannot be converted at the option of the holder into shares of the Company's common stock until shareholder approval is received in compliance with the applicable rules and regulations of The Nasdaq Stock Market. The Warrants have an exercise price of $3.276 per share, are exercisable on or after the date that shareholder approval of the Private Placement is received and will expire five years from the date such shareholder approval is received. It is expected that approximately $3.0 million of the proceeds of the Private Placement will be used to make a loan to Theralink for investment into sales and marketing efforts and general working capital purposes as the companies continue to take formal steps together in advancing their planned merger previously announced on May 23, 2023. * Retrospectively restated for the effect of 30-for-1 reverse stock split. The Company also entered into a Registration Rights Agreement, pursuant to which it agreed to file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") covering the resale of the shares of the Company's common stock underlying the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock, Series A-2 Convertible Preferred Stock and Warrants no later than 45 days following the closing of the planned merger. On July 27, 2023, the Company filed Certificates of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations establishing two series of preferred stock designated as the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock and the Series A-2 Convertible Preferred Stock with the Secretary of the State of Delaware. On December 20, 2023, the Company entered into a letter agreement with several institutional and accredited investors providing for the sale of an additional aggregate $250,000 of convertible preferred stock (the "Private Placement"). Pursuant to the letter agreement, the Company exchanged its Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock and Series A-2 Convertible Preferred stock for a corresponding number of shares of the Company's newly-created Series B-1 Convertible Preferred Stock and the Company's newly-created Series B-2 Convertible Preferred Stock, respectively. Shares of the Series B-1 Convertible Preferred Stock and Series B-2 Convertible Preferred Stock are convertible into shares of common stock of the Company at a conversion price of $1.84 per share, which is above the most recent closing price of the Company's common stock and represents a reduction in the conversion price from the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock and Series A-2 Convertible Preferred Stock. Therefore, the Series B-1 and B-2 preferred stock is convertible into 1,437,500 and 1,035,326 common shares, respectively. In addition, the exercise price of the Warrants was reduced to $1.84 pursuant to the letter agreement. The reduction in the conversion price and the exercise price was made in consideration of the additional purchase amount, therefore there was no accounting effect of this exchange. It is expected that the proceeds of the Private Placement will be used for general working capital and general corporate purposes. All terms other than the conversion price are the same as the Series A-1 and A-2.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 3Anti-takeover provisions in our charter documents could discourage, delay or prevent a change in control of our company and may affect the trading price of our common stock.
Our corporate documents and the Delaware General Corporation Law contain provisions that may enable our board of directors to resist a change in control of our company even if a change in control were to be considered favorable by you and other stockholders. These provisions: - authorize the issuance of "blank check" preferred stock that could be issued by our board of directors to help defend against a takeover attempt; - establish advance notice requirements for nominating directors and proposing matters to be voted on by stockholders at stockholder meetings; - provide that stockholders are only entitled to call a special meeting upon written request by 331/3% of the outstanding common stock; and - require supermajority stockholder voting to effect certain amendments to our certificate of incorporation and bylaws. In addition, Delaware law prohibits large stockholders, in particular those owning 15% or more of our outstanding voting stock, from merging or consolidating with us except under certain circumstances. These provisions and other provisions under Delaware law could discourage, delay or prevent a transaction involving a change in control of our company. These provisions could also discourage proxy contests and make it more difficult for you and other stockholders to elect directors of your choosing and cause us to take other corporate actions you desire.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 4If securities or industry analysts do not publish or cease publishing research or reports about us, our business or our market, or if they change their recommendations regarding our stock adversely, or if our actual results differ significantly from our guidance, our stock price and trading volume could decline.
The trading market for our common stock will be influenced by the research and reports that industry or securities analysts may publish about us, our business, our market or our competitors. If any of the analysts who may cover us change their recommendation regarding our stock adversely, or provide more favorable relative recommendations about our competitors, our stock price would likely decline. If any analyst who may cover us were to cease coverage of our company or fail to regularly publish reports on us, we could lose visibility in the financial markets, which in turn could cause our stock price or trading volume to decline. In addition, from time to time, we may release earnings guidance or other forward-looking statements in our earnings releases, earnings conference calls or otherwise regarding our future performance that represent our management's estimates as of the date of release. Some or all of the assumptions of any future guidance that we furnish may not materialize or may vary significantly from actual future results. Any failure to meet guidance or analysts' expectations could have a material adverse effect on the trading price or volume of our stock.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 5Our stockholders' equity is below $2,500,000, and if it continues, our common stock may be subject to delisting from The Nasdaq Capital Market.
On May 31, 2023, the Company received notice from Nasdaq that the Company has failed to maintain a required minimum of $2,500,000 in stockholders' equity for continued listing, as required under Listing Rule 5550(b)(1) (the "Minimum Equity Rule"). On August 3, 2023, the Company submitted a plan to Nasdaq to grant the Company an extension of time until November 27, 2023 to provide evidence of compliance with the Minimum Equity Rule, and by filing this Current Report on Form 8-K, which includes (1) disclosure of Nasdaq's deficiency letter and the specific deficiency or deficiencies cited; (2) a description of the completed transaction or event that enabled the Company to satisfy the stockholders' equity requirement for continued listing; (3) an affirmative statement that, as of the date of the report, the Company believes it has regained compliance with the stockholders' equity requirement based upon the specific transaction or event referenced in item (2) above; and (4) a disclosure stating that Nasdaq will continue to monitor the Company's ongoing compliance with the stockholders' equity requirement and, if at the time of its next periodic report the Company does not evidence compliance, that it may be subject to delisting. The Company attended a Nasdaq Listing Hearing on February 20, 2024. Nasdaq agreed to extend the Company's listing based on specific conditions for continued listing.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 6Our stock price was below $1.00 per share and was subject to delisting from The Nasdaq Capital Market.
Our common stock closed below the required minimum $1.00 per share for 30 consecutive business days and we received a deficiency notice from Nasdaq regarding our failure to comply with Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5550(a)(2) on September 21, 2022. When the notice was received, pursuant to Marketplace Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), we become subject to a period of 180 calendar days to regain compliance with Rule 5550(a)(2). If at any time the bid price of our common stock closes at $1.00 per share or more for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days, we will regain compliance with Rule 5550(a)(2). We did not regain compliance with Rule 5550(a)(2) prior to the expiration of the Nasdaq compliance period. We appealed the delisting determination to a Nasdaq hearing panel and the panel stayed the delisting. The Company received an extension through September 18, 2023. Effective September 7, 2023, the Company implemented a 30-for-1 stock split of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock. Under the reverse split, every thirty shares of outstanding shares issued and outstanding were automatically converted into one share of ordinary share, with a par value of $0.001 each.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 7Our stock price is volatile and an investment could decline in value.
The market price of our common stock fluctuates substantially as a result of many factors, some of which are beyond our control. During the 52-week period prior to the filing of this Annual Report, the market price of our common stock ranged from a low of $1.22 per share to a high of $10.62 per share, and as of April 11, 2024, was $3.27 per share. These fluctuations could cause you to lose all or part of the value of your investment in our common stock and/or warrants. Factors that could cause fluctuations in the market price of our common stock include the following: - quarterly variations in our results of operations; - results of operations that vary from the expectations of securities analysts and investors; - results of operations that vary from those of our competitors; - changes in expectations as to our future financial performance, including financial estimates by securities analysts;- publication of research reports about us or the outpatient medical clinic business; - announcements by us or our competitors of significant contracts, acquisitions or capital commitments; - announcements by third parties of significant claims or proceedings against us; - changes affecting the availability of financing in the outpatient medical services market; - regulatory developments in the outpatient medical clinic business; - significant future sales of our common stock; - additions or departures of key personnel; - the realization of any of the other risk factors presented in this prospectus; and - general economic, market and currency factors and conditions unrelated to our performance. In addition, the stock market in general has experienced significant price and volume fluctuations that have often been unrelated or disproportionate to operating performance of individual companies. These broad market factors may seriously harm the market price of our common stock, regardless of our operating performance. In the past, following periods of volatility in the market price of a company's securities, securities class action litigation has often been instituted. A class action suit against us could result in significant liabilities and, regardless of the outcome, could result in substantial costs and the diversion of our management's attention and resources.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 8Potential conflicts of interest exist with respect to the management services agreement that we have entered into concerning our clinics in Kentucky, and it is possible our interests and the affiliated owners of those clinics may diverge.
Our medical clinics in Kentucky are held by a professional service corporation that is owned by Matthew C. Wallis, DC, our President, a director and co-founder of our company, and Jason Brame, DC, a co-founding member of our company, in order to comply with the state's laws regulating the ownership of medical practices. The professional service corporation directs the provision of medical services to patients and employs the physicians and registered nurses at the clinics, we do not. Rather, pursuant to the terms of a long-term, exclusive management services agreement, we employ the non-medical provider staff for the clinics and provide comprehensive management and administrative services to help the professional service corporation operate the clinics. We believe that the service fees and other terms of our management services agreement are standard in the outpatient healthcare practice area. Nonetheless, the management services agreement presents the possibility of a conflict of interest in the event that issues arise with regard to the respective medical and non-medical services being provided at the clinics, including quality of care issues of which we become aware and billing and collection matters that we handle on behalf of the physician practices, where our interests may diverge from those of Drs. Wallis and Brame acting on behalf of the professional service corporation. No such issues, however, have occurred during this arrangement. The management services agreement provides that we will have the right to control the daily operations of the medical clinics subject, in the case of practicing medicine, to the direction of Drs. Wallis and Brame acting on behalf of the professional service corporation. Our interests with respect to such direction may be at odds with those of Drs. Wallis and Brame, requiring them to recuse themselves from our decisions relating to such matters, or even from further involvement with our company. We comply with applicable state law with respect to transactions (including business opportunities and management services agreements) involving potential conflicts. Applicable state corporate law requires that all transactions involving our company and any director or executive officer (or other entities with which they are affiliated) are subject to full disclosure and approval of the majority of the disinterested independent members of our Board of Directors, approval of the majority of our stockholders or the determination that the contract or transaction is intrinsically fair to us. More particularly, our policy is to have any related party transactions (i.e., transactions involving a director, an officer or an affiliate of our company) be approved solely by a majority of the disinterested independent directors serving on the Board of Directors. Drs. Wallis and Brame are significant holders of our outstanding shares of common stock and we anticipate they will continue to own a significant percentage of our outstanding shares. Dr. Wallis founded our original IMAC medical clinic in Paducah, Kentucky in August 2000 and, with Jeffrey S. Ervin, our Chief Executive Officer, founded our current company in March 2015. Dr. Wallis, working with Mr. Ervin, will be substantially responsible for selecting the business direction we take, the medical clinics we open in the future and the services we may provide. The management services agreement may present Drs. Wallis and Brame with conflicts of interest.
See a full breakdown of risk according to category and subcategory. The list starts with the category with the most risk. Click on subcategories to read relevant extracts from the most recent report.
