STLY Stanley Furniture Company Inc (QB)

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). In our opinion, these statements include all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the results of all interim periods reported herein. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. Certain information and footnote disclosures prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States have been either condensed or omitted pursuant to SEC rules and regulations. However, we believe that the disclosures made are adequate for a fair presentation of our results of operations and financial position. Operating results for the interim periods reported herein may not be indicative of the results expected for the year. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and accompanying notes included in our latest Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 29, 2022.

All prior period share numbers, stock option numbers, exercise prices and per share data appearing in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q has been retroactively adjusted to reflect the 1 for 12 reverse stock split of our outstanding shares of common stock, $0.02 par value per share (the “Common Stock”) effective July 15, 2021 (the “Reverse Split”), unless otherwise indicated or unless context suggests otherwise. The Reverse Split did not affect the par value of our Common Stock, which remained $0.02 per share. As a result, upon effectiveness of the Reverse Split, the stated capital on our balance sheet attributable to the common stock was reduced in proportion to the fraction by which the number of shares of Common Stock was reduced, and the additional paid-in capital account was credited with the amount by which the stated capital was reduced. The per share net income or loss and net book value of our Common Stock will be increased because there will be fewer shares of our Common Stock outstanding.

HG Holdings, Inc, together with its consolidated subsidiaries (the “Company”), operates through its wholly owned subsidiaries National Consumer Title Insurance Company (“NCTIC”), National Consumer Title Group, LLC (“NCTG”), Title Agency Ventures, LLC (“TAV”), HG Managing Agency, LLC (“HGMA”), and Omega National Title Agency, LLC (“Omega”) and through an affiliated investment in HC Government Realty Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation (“HC Realty”).

Description of the Business

Title Insurance

The Company engages in issuing title insurance through our subsidiary NCTIC and providing title agency services through our subsidiaries NCTG, TAV, and Omega. Through NCTIC, the Company underwrites land title insurance for owners and mortgagees as the primary insurer. The Company currently only provides title insurance services in the state of Florida.

Title insurance protects against loss or damage resulting from title defects that affect real property. When real property is conveyed from one party to another, occasionally there is an undisclosed defect in the title or a mistake or omission in a prior deed, will or mortgage that may give a third party a legal claim against such property.  If a covered claim is made against real property, title insurance provides indemnification against insured defects. There are two basic types of title insurance policies – one for the mortgage lender and one for the real property owner.  A lender often requires the property owner to purchase a lender’s title insurance policy to protect its position as a holder of a mortgage loan, but the lender’s title insurance policy does not protect the property owner.  The property owner has to purchase a separate owner’s title insurance policy to protect its investment.

NCTIC issues title insurance policies in Florida through its home office and through a network of affiliated and independent title agents.  Issuing agents, in the state of Florida, are independent agents or subsidiaries of community and regional mortgage lending institutions, depending on local customs and regulations.  The ability to attract and retain issuing agents is a key determinant of the Company’s growth in title insurance premiums written.

Revenues for the title insurance segment primarily result from purchases of new and existing residential and commercial real estate, refinance activity and certain other types of mortgage lending such as home equity lines of credit. Title insurance premiums vary from state to state and are subject to extensive regulation. Statutes generally provide that rates must not be excessive, inadequate or unfairly discriminatory. The process of implementing a rate change in most states involves pre-approval by the applicable state insurance regulator.

Volume is a factor in the Company’s title insurance operation’s profitability due to fixed operating costs that are incurred regardless of title insurance premium volume.  The resulting operating leverage tends to amplify the impact of changes in volume on profitability.  The Company’s title insurance profitability also depends, in part, upon its ability to manage its investment portfolio to maximize investment returns and to minimize risks such as interest rate changes, defaults and impairments of assets.

The Company’s volume of title insurance premiums is affected by the overall level of residential and commercial real estate activity, which includes property sales, mortgage financing and mortgage refinancing.  Real estate activity, home sales and mortgage lending are cyclical in nature. Real estate activity is affected by a number of factors, including the availability of mortgage credit, the cost of real estate, consumer confidence, employment and family income levels, and general United States economic conditions.  Interest rate volatility is also an important factor in the level of residential and commercial real estate activity.

The Company’s title insurance premiums in future periods are likely to fluctuate due to these and other factors which are beyond management’s control.

Historically, the title insurance business tends to be seasonal as well as cyclical. Because home sales are typically strongest in periods of favorable weather, the first calendar quarter tends to have the lowest activity levels, while the spring and summer quarters tend to be more active. Mortgage refinance activity tends to be influenced less by seasonality and more by economic cycles, with activity levels increasing during times of falling interest rates.

Real Estate Related

The Company engages in rental real estate through our equity investment in HC Realty. HC Realty is an internally-managed REIT formed to grow the business of acquiring, developing, financing, owning and managing build-to-suit or improved-to-suit, single-tenant properties leased primarily to the United States of America and administered by the General Services Administration (“GSA”) or directly by the federal government agencies or departments occupying such properties (referred to as “GSA Properties”). HC Realty invests primarily in GSA Properties in sizes that range from 5,000 to 50,000 rentable square feet that are in their first lease term after original construction or renovation-to-suit date. HC Realty further emphasizes GSA Properties that fulfill mission critical or direct citizen service functions. Leases associated with the GSA Properties in which HC Realty invests are full faith and credit obligations of the United States of America. HC Realty intends to grow its portfolio primarily through acquisitions of single-tenanted, federal government-leased properties in such markets; although, at some point in the future HC Realty may elect to develop, or joint venture with others in the development of, competitively bid, built-to-suit, single-tenant, federal government-leased properties, or buy facilities that are leased to credit-worthy state or municipal tenants.

For information about our reportable segments refer to Note 8 Segment Information.

Developments Impacting Comparison of the Three Month Periods ended March 31, 2022 and 2021

The following previously disclosed events occurred subsequent to March 31, 2021 that impacted the comparison on the three-month periods ended March 21, 2022 and 2021. On July 20, 2021, the Company completed the acquisition (the “Acquisition”) pursuant to that certain Equity Purchase Agreement (the “First Purchase Agreement”) dated April 20, 2021 with NCTIC, a Florida corporation, NCTG, a Florida limited liability company, Southern Fidelity Insurance Company, a Florida corporation (“SFIC”), Southern Fidelity Managing Agency, LLC, a Florida limited liability company (“SFMA”), and Preferred Managing Agency, LLC, a Florida limited liability company (“PMA” and together with SFIC and SFMA, each, a “Seller” and collectively, the “Sellers”). On such date, pursuant to the First Purchase Agreement, the Company purchased 100% of the stock of NCTIC and 100% of the membership interest in NCTG for $5.463 million, adjusted for a customary post-closing working capital adjustment (the “Purchase Price”). Pursuant to the mechanics in the First Purchase Agreement, the Purchase Price was determined at closing by taking the $5.5 million purchase price originally agreed to under the First Purchase Agreement, subtracting the debt of NCTIC and NCTG, adding payment for $75,000 of the transaction expenses of the Sellers and, adding a closing related working capital adjustment. The Company funded the Purchase Price from cash on hand. Also at closing, the Company and Sellers agreed that the economic benefits and burdens of the ownership of the equity, including for accounting and tax purposes, be transferred as of 12:01 am on July 1, 2021. For all other purposes, the effective time of the transfer remained July 20, 2021.

Pursuant to the Acquisition, the Company effectively purchased (i) 100% of the stock of NCTIC, a Florida title insurer formed in 2017, and (ii) a 100% membership interest in NCTG, which owns a 50% non-controlling membership interest in TAV, and by virtue thereof, owns 50% of the membership interest in Omega, also a Florida based title agency. NCTIC provides title insurance, closing and/or escrow services and similar or related services in the state of Florida in connection with residential real estate transactions. Omega operates 10 title agency locations in Florida providing title agency services for residential and commercial real estate transactions.

On September 1, 2021, the Company entered into a Membership Interests Purchase Agreement (the “Second Purchase Agreement”) with TAV and Fidelis US Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Second Agreement Seller”). On such date, pursuant to the Second Purchase Agreement and in an immediate sign-and-close transaction, the Company purchased 50% of the membership interests of TAV from Second Agreement Seller (the “Second Acquisition”) for $2.2 million (the “Second Acquisition Purchase Price”).

Combined with the Acquisition by the Company in July 2021 of a 100% membership interest in NCTG, which owns a 50% membership interest in TAV, the Company now is the sole owner of TAV, and by virtue thereof, owns all of the membership interests in Omega.

As of March 31, 2022, HC Realty owned and operated a portfolio of 27 single-tenant properties leased entirely to the United States of America for occupancy by federal agencies including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Social Security Administration and the Department of Transportation. The Company owns approximately 33.9% of the as converted equity interest of HC Realty as of March 31, 2022.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (“ASU 2016-13”). The amendments in ASU 2016-13 require the measurement of all expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. In addition, ASU 2016-13 amends the accounting for credit losses on available-for-sale debt securities and purchased financial assets with credit deterioration. The amendment is effective for public entities for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2022. Early application is permitted for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, although the Company has not opted to do so. The Company does not anticipate the adoption of ASU 2016-13 to have a material impact to the consolidated financial statements.

The Company received a $7.4 million subordinated secured promissory note (the “Original Note”) from Stanley Furniture Company, LLC, formerly known as Churchill Downs, LLC (the “Buyer”) as partial consideration for the sale of substantially all of our assets during the first quarter of 2018 (the “Asset Sale”). On September 6, 2018, the Buyer sold certain of its assets (the “S&L Asset Sale”), including certain inventory and the Stone & Leigh tradename to Stone & Leigh, LLC (“S&L”), which is owned by a group which includes Matthew W. Smith, the Company’s former interim Chief Executive Officer. As a part of the S&L Asset Sale, the Buyer assigned to S&L certain of its rights and obligations under the Original Note. In connection with the assignment, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Subordinated Secured promissory note with the Buyer (the “A&R Note”) and a new Subordinated Secured Promissory Note with S&L (the “S&L Note”). The A&R Note had a principal amount as of the assignment date of $3.3 million. The A&R Note was paid in full in 2020 pursuant to the terms of a forbearance agreement reached with the Buyer

S&L Note

The S&L Note had a principal amount of $4.4 million as of the assignment date. The S&L Note matures on March 2, 2023, at which time the total principal amount is due. Interest on the S&L Note accrues at a fixed rate of 10% per annum. No cash interest payments were accrued or received during the three months ending March 31, 2022 and 2021.

As a result of the Company’s recording of impairment losses in prior quarters, based on current information and events, including the impact of COVID-19 on S&L’s business and its customers, the Company ceased accreting interest income on the fair value discount of the S&L Note on the date in the third quarter of 2020 it determined the note was other than temporarily impaired. The Company did not receive any interest payments which were recognized as principal reductions during the three months ending March 31, 2022. In the three months ending March 31, 2021, the Company recognized $107,000 of interest payments as reductions of the principal balance of the S&L Note.

As of March 31, 2022, the Company concluded that S&L would have adequate cash required to repay the carrying value of the S&L Note. Given the facts and circumstances, the Company determined no additional impairment loss was required for the three months ending March 31, 2022. The Company’s estimated fair value of the S&L Note is based upon the estimated fair value of the collateral securing the note, namely cash, accounts receivables, and inventory. The determination of fair value involves management’s judgment, including analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on S&L’s business and its customers, and the use of market and third-party estimates regarding collateral values. These collateral value estimates are based on the three-level valuation hierarchy for fair value measurement and represent Level 1 and 2 inputs. Level 1 inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 inputs are inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.

HC Realty’s 10.00% Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series B Stock”) is not deemed to be in-substance common stock and is accounted for using the measurement alternative for equity investments with no readily determinable fair value. The Series B Stock will be reported at cost, adjusted for impairments or any observable price changes in ordinary transactions with identical or similar investments issued by HC Realty.

The following table summarizes the Company’s investment in HC Realty as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 (in thousands):

The Company’s investment in HC Realty common stock is accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

On May 7, 2020, prior to the Company’s acquisitions of NCTIC, NCTG, TAV and Omega, Omega entered into a loan agreement with Wells Fargo, N.A. in the aggregate amount of $544,842 (the “Loan”), pursuant to the PPP under the CARES Act. The Loan was necessary to support ongoing operations due to the economic uncertainty resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and lack of access to alternative sources of liquidity.

The Loan was scheduled to mature five years from the date on which Omega applies for loan forgiveness under the CARES Act, bears interest at a rate of 1% per annum and is subject to the terms and conditions applicable to loans administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) under the CARES Act. The PPP provides that the use of the Loan amount shall be limited to certain qualifying expenses and may be partially or wholly forgiven in accordance with the requirements set forth in the CARES Act. ONTA used all of the PPP proceeds toward qualifying expenses.

On September 16, 2021, Omega received notice from the SBA that the full amount of the loan was forgiven. The forgiveness of the loan is included as gain on extinguishment of debt on the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended September 30, 2021.

NCTIC’s reserves for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses are established using estimated amounts required to settle claims for which notice has been received (reported) and the amount estimated to be required to satisfy claims that have been incurred but not yet reported (“IBNR”). Despite the variability of such estimates, management believes that the total reserve for claims is adequate to cover claim losses which might result from pending and future claims under title insurance policies issued through March 31, 2022. We continually update loss reserve estimates as new information becomes known, new loss patterns emerge or as other contributing factors are considered and incorporated into the analysis of reserve for claim losses. Due to the uncertainty inherent in the process and to the judgment used by management, the ultimate liability may be greater or less than our current reserves. If actual claims loss development varies from what is currently expected and is not offset by other factors, it is possible that additional reserve adjustments may be required in future periods in order to maintain our recorded reserve within a reasonable range of our actuary's central estimate.

A reconciliation of the activity in the reserves account for the three month period ending March 31, 2022 is as follows (in thousands):

At March 31, 2022, there were no reinsurance recoverables on paid claims or unpaid reserves.

For the three months ended March 31, 2022, there was no development of the net provision for claims attributable to insured events of the prior year as a result of estimation of the reserve for claims. Original estimates are decreased or increased as additional information becomes known regarding individual claims.

A summary of the Company’s loss reserves at March 31, 2022 is as follows (in thousands):

Certain premiums and benefits at NCTIC are ceded to other insurance companies under various reinsurance agreements. The reinsurance agreements provide NCTIC with increased capacity to write more risk and maintain its exposure to loss within its capital resources. For the three month period ended March 31, 2022, NCTIC's reinsurance program consisted of excess of loss reinsurance treaties. The following is a summary of the reinsurance coverage.

Effective January 1, 2022, NCTIC entered into a per risk excess of loss reinsurance agreement that provides coverage of $4,000,000 in excess of $1,000,000 on each and every risk. The contract allows for one full reinstatement at 100% additional premium as to time and pro rata as to amount. This per risk agreement is shared with other non-affiliated companies. Each company pays its share of the reinsurance cost based on separate company earned premiums. The agreement expires December 31, 2022.

Effective January 1, 2022, NCTIC entered into a reinstatement premium protection reinsurance agreement to reinsure the reinstatement premium payment obligations of NCTIC under the shared per risk excess of loss agreement. The coverage is limited to 100% of the original contracted reinsurance placement. This agreement is shared with the other nonaffiliated companies. Each company pays its share of the reinsurance cost based on separate company earned premiums. The agreement expires December 31, 2022.

NCTIC’s reinsured risks are treated, to the extent of reinsurance, as though they are risks for which the Company is not liable. However, NCTIC remains contingently liable in the event the reinsuring companies do not meet their obligations under these reinsurance contracts. NCTIC uses a broker to place its reinsurance through Lloyd’s syndicates. Chaucer Ltd (“Chaucer”) and Beazley Syndicate (“Beazley”) are each 50% participants in the Lloyd’s syndicate. As such, NCTIC has a concentration of reinsurance risk with these third party reinsurers that could have a material impact on NCTIC’s financial position in the event that either of these reinsurers fail to perform their obligations under the reinsurance treaty. As of March 31, 2022, both reinsurers had an A-issuer credit rating from AM Best, an AA- from Fitch, and an A+ from S&P. The Company monitors both the financial condition of individual reinsurers and risk concentration arising from similar activities and economic characteristics of reinsurers to attempt to reduce the risk of default by such reinsurers. Given the quality of the reinsurers, management believes this possibility to be remote. See Note 5 for recoveries due from reinsurers relating to paid and unpaid claims under these treaties.

The effects of reinsurance on premiums written and earned at NCTIC are as follows:

NCTIC's assets, liabilities, and results of operations have been reported in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which varies from statutory accounting practices (SAP) prescribed or permitted by insurance regulatory authorities. Prescribed SAP are found in a variety of publications of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), state laws and regulations, as well as through general practices. The principal differences between SAP and GAAP are that under SAP: (1) certain assets that are not admitted assets are eliminated from the balance sheet, (2) a supplemental reserve for claims is charged directly to unassigned surplus rather than provision for claims under GAAP, and (3) differences may arise in the computation of deferred income taxes. The Company must file with applicable state insurance regulatory authorities an “Annual Statement” which reports, among other items, net income (loss) and stockholders' equity (called “surplus as regards policyholders” in statutory reporting).

The Company has two reportable segments, title insurance services and real estate. The remaining immaterial segments have been combined into a group called “Corporate and Other.” The title insurance segment issues title insurance policies, which insures titles to real estate, and provides title agency services for residential and commercial real estate transactions. The real estate segment, through an affiliate investment in HC Realty, owns and operates a portfolio of single-tenant properties leased entirely to the United States of America for occupancy by federal agencies.

Provided below is selected financial information about the Company’s operations by segment for the three months ending March 31, 2022 (in thousands):

Provided below is selected financial information about the Company’s operations by segment for the three months ending March 31, 2021 (in thousands):

During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company recorded a non-cash credit to its valuation allowance of $121,000 increasing its valuation allowance against deferred tax assets to $7.9 million as of March 31, 2022.  The primary assets covered by this valuation allowance are net operating losses, which are approximately $37.2 million at March 31, 2022.  The Company did not make any cash payments for income tax in the three month period ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 due to its net operating loss carryforwards.

The Company maintains a valuation allowance against deferred tax assets that currently exceed our deferred tax liabilities. The primary assets covered by this valuation allowance are net operating loss carry-forwards. The valuation allowance was calculated in accordance with the provisions of ASC 740, Income Taxes, which requires an assessment of both positive and negative evidence when measuring the need for a valuation allowance. The Company’s results over the most recent four-year period were heavily affected by business restructuring activities. The Company’s cumulative loss represented sufficient negative evidence to require a valuation allowance. The Company intends to maintain a valuation allowance until sufficient positive evidence exists to support its reversal, resulting in no deferred tax asset balance being recognized. Should the Company determine that it will not be able to realize all or part of its deferred tax asset in the future, an adjustment to the deferred tax asset will be charged to income in the period such determination is made.

As of March 31, 2022, the Company has no deferred tax assets not covered by a valuation allowance.

The Company’s effective tax rate for the current and prior year three month periods were effectively 0% due to the change in the valuation allowance.

Basic earnings per share of Common Stock are based upon the weighted average shares outstanding. Outstanding stock options and restricted stock are treated as potential common stock for purposes of computing diluted earnings per share. Basic and diluted earnings per share are calculated using the following share data (in thousands):

For the three month periods ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, the dilutive effect of stock options and restricted awards was not recognized since we had a net loss. For both the three month periods ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, approximately 35,000 stock awards were excluded from the diluted per share calculation as they would be anti-dilutive.

The Company will repurchase shares of Common Stock from time to time that are tendered by recipients of restricted stock awards to satisfy tax withholding obligations on vested restricted stock. There were no such repurchased shares during the current or prior year three month periods.
 
              On the close of business on July 15, 2021, the Company effectuated Reverse Split. In connection with the Reverse Split, the amendment to the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation approved by the Company’s stockholders was effective as of July 15, 2021.

No fractional shares of Common Stock were issued as a result of the Reverse Stock Split. Instead, in lieu of any fractional shares to which a stockholder of record would otherwise be entitled as a result of the Reverse Stock Split, the Company paid cash (without interest) equal to such fractional share multiplied by $0.70 which was the 90-day Volume Weighted Average Price (“VWAP”) of our Common Stock on the OTCQB for the period immediately preceding the Effective Time (with such average closing sales prices being adjusted to give effect to the Reverse Stock Split). After the Reverse Split, a stockholder otherwise entitled to a fractional interest will not have any voting, dividend or other rights with respect to such fractional interest except to receive payment as described above. Stockholders owning fractional shares were paid out in cash for such fractional shares.

A reconciliation of the activity in Stockholders’ Equity accounts for the three months ended March 31, 2022 is as follows (in thousands):

A reconciliation of the activity in Stockholders’ Equity accounts for the three months ended March 31, 2021 is as follows (in thousands):

Right-of-use assets and lease liabilities related to operating leases under ASC Topic 842 are recorded when the Company and its subsidiaries are party to a contract, which conveys the right for it to control an asset for a specified period of time. Substantially all of our operating lease arrangements relate to rented office space and real estate for our title operations. We generally are not a party to any material contracts considered finance leases. Right-of-use assets and lease liabilities under ASC Topic 842 are recorded as Lease assets and Lease liabilities, respectively, on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Our operating leases range in term from one to three years. As of March 31, 2022, the weighted-average remaining lease term of our operating leases was 1.26 years.

Our lease agreements do not contain material variable lease payments, buyout options, residual value guarantees or restrictive covenants.

Most of our leases include one or more options to renew, with renewal terms that can extend the lease term by varying amounts. The exercise of lease renewal options is at our sole discretion. We do not include options to renew in our measurement of lease assets and lease liabilities as they are not considered reasonably assured of exercise.

The lease liability is determined by discounting future lease payments using a discount rate based on our incremental borrowing rate for similar collateralized borrowing. The discount rate is calculated using estimates of capitalization rates and borrowing rates. As of March 31, 2022 the weighted-average discount rate used to determine our operating lease liability was 6.0%.

Lease expense included in general and administrative expense on the Consolidated Statements of Operations was $154,000 and $7,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Future payments under operating lease arrangements accounted for under ASC Topic 842 as of March 31, 2022 are as follows (in thousands):

ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers requires that an entity recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. This guidance does not apply to revenue associated with insurance contracts (including title insurance policies), financial instruments and lease contracts; and therefore is primarily applicable to the following Company revenue categories.

Escrow and other title-related fees – The Company’s title insurance segment recognizes commission revenue and fees related to items such as searches, settlements, commitments and other ancillary services. Escrow and other title-related fees are recognized as revenue at the time of the related transactions as the earnings process, or performance obligation, is then considered to be complete.

Non-title services –All non-title service fees, such as management fees, are recognized as revenue as performance obligations are completed.

On July 20, 2021, the Company completed the Acquisition of NCTIC and NCTG by purchasing 100% of the stock of NCTIC and 100% of the membership interest in NCTG for the Purchase Price. NCTG owns a 50% non-controlling membership interest in TAV, and by virtue thereof, owns 50% of the membership interest in Omega. The 50% non-controlling membership interest in TAV was accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

The purchase price allocation for NCTIC and NCTG is as follows (in thousands):

A bargain purchase gain is recognized in current earnings when the aggregate fair value of the consideration transferred and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree is less than the fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired. The bargain purchase gain was primarily driven by differences in NCTIC’s statutory surplus and GAAP surplus at the date of acquisition. The Company believes that the Sellers wanted to exit the business relatively quickly and there were a limited number of potential buyers due to factors inherent to the property and casualty market, which resulted in a bargain purchase gain. The bargain purchase gain is was recorded in other income on the Consolidated Statement of Operations during the three months ended September 30, 2021.

On September 1, 2021, the Company acquired the remaining 50% membership interests of TAV for $2.2 million. This acquisition, combined with the July 2021 Acquisition of a 100% membership interest in NCTG, which owns a 50% membership interest in TAV, the Company now is the sole owner of TAV.

The operating results of TAV are included in the title insurance segment.

The final purchase price allocation for TAV at fair value is as follows (in thousands):

The acquisition date fair value of the Company’s previously held equity interest in TAV was $3.6 million with a fair value primarily estimated through an income approach valuation. The Company recorded a gain of $3.3 million on the fair value remeasurement of our previously held equity interest in TAV on the unaudited consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021.

The acquisition of the remaining equity interest was accounted for as a step-transaction in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 805, Business Combinations ("Topic 805"). The Second Purchase Price has been allocated to TAV's assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on our best estimates of the fair values as of the acquisition date. The fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed represent a preliminary allocation as our evaluation of facts and circumstances available as of March 31, 2022 is ongoing. Goodwill has been recorded based on the amount that the purchase price exceeds the fair value of the net assets acquired. Goodwill consists primarily of intangible assets that do not qualify for separate recognition.

Pursuant to Topic 805, the financial statements will not be retrospectively adjusted for any provisional amount changes that occur in subsequent periods. Rather, we will recognize any provisional adjustments as we obtain information not available as of the completion of this preliminary fair value calculation as determined within the measurement period. We will also be required to record, in the same period as the financial statements, the effects to any income statement captions, if any, as a result of any change to the provisional amounts, calculated as if the accounting had been completed at the acquisition date. We expect to finalize the purchase price allocation as soon as practicable, but no later than one year from the acquisition date.

The following table presents unaudited pro forma financial information as if NCTIC, NCTG, and TAV had been included in the Company’s financial results as of January 1, 2021, through the date of acquisition:

As of March 31, 2022, the Company recognized $4.5 million in goodwill as the result of the acquisition of 50% of TAV on September 1, 2021.  The fair value of goodwill as of the date of acquisition, a Level 3 input, was principally based on values obtained from public and private market comps. In accordance with ASC 350, management determined that no events or changes in circumstances occurred during the three months ending March 31, 2022 that would indicate the carrying amounts may not be recoverable, and therefore determined that there were no goodwill impairments.

On  March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the current coronavirus (“COVID-19”) outbreak to be a global pandemic. In response to this declaration and the rapid spread of COVID-19 within the United States, federal, state and local governments throughout the country imposed varying degrees of restrictions on social and commercial activity to promote social distancing in an effort to slow the spread of the illness. These measures have had a significant adverse impact upon many sectors of the economy.

As a result of these measures, many non-essential retail commerce across the country experienced significant disruption causing severely reduced sales volume. S&L, who distributes its products through these potentially impacted retail channels, has experienced and may continue to experience a reduction in sales volume as a result of these measures. Whereas most state and local governments have begun to ease restrictions on commercial retail activity, it is possible that a resurgence in COVID-19 cases could prompt a return to tighter restrictions in certain areas of the country. Furthermore, the economic recession brought on by the pandemic  may have a continuing adverse impact on consumer demand for S&L’s products. Therefore, uncertainty remains regarding the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 outbreak upon the future results of operations of S&L and its corresponding impact to the collectability of the S&L Note.

Despite the restrictions and measures by federal, state, and local governments in response to COVID-19, many of the U.S. Government tenant agencies of HC Realty’s properties were deemed essential. All of HC Realty’s revenue is generated through the receipt of rental payments from U.S. Government tenant agencies. The extent, however, of future COVID-19 disruption is highly uncertain and cannot be predicted. It is possible that with a resurgence in COVID-19 cases resulting in tighter restriction that risks to HC Realty’s operations become heightened.

The COVID-19 pandemic caused the Company’s title operations at NCTIC and Omega to modify its business practices (including employee travel, employee work locations and cancellation of physical participation in meetings, events and conferences). The COVID-19 pandemic and any of its variants could continue to affect the Company in a number of ways including, but not limited to, the impact on employees becoming ill, quarantined, or otherwise unable to work or travel due to illness or governmental restriction, potential decreases in net premiums written in the future, and future fluctuations in the Company's investment portfolio due to the pandemic and the economic disruption it is causing. Because of the inherent uncertainty regarding the duration and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic (including any of its variants) and its effects on the economy, as well as uncertainty regarding the effects of government measures already taken, and which may be taken or continued in the future, to combat the spread of the virus and any of its variants, and/or provide additional economic stimulus, the Company is currently unable to predict the ultimate impact of the pandemic on the title operations.

The Company continues to evaluate the impact of these measures on our operational and financial performance, specifically the impact on S&L, HC Realty, and NCTIC and Omega’s operations.  During the first quarter of 2022, the Company did not receive its contractual payments on the S&L Note largely as a result of the impacts that COVID-19 had to S&L’s operations and its customers.  Management used these facts in our analysis of the impairment of the S&L note during the period ended March 31, 2022. 

As of March 31, 2022, the Company has not experienced any adverse impacts to the payment of HC Realty’s common stock and Series B Stock dividends.