Note 15 - Segment Reporting

 

The Company operates as a single reportable segment, which is engaged in the production and sale of freeze-dried candy products. The Chief Operating Decision Maker ("CODM"), who is the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, evaluates the performance of the business and allocates resources based on a review of the Statement of Operations presented on a consolidated basis. The CODM does not review assets in evaluating the results of the freeze-dried candy segment, and therefore, such information is not presented. The accounting policies of the freeze-dried candy segment are the same as those described in Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.

 

The following table provides the operating financial results of our freeze-dried candy segment for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023:

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Revenues

 

$

31,992,511

 

 

$

16,070,924

 

 Less: Significant other segment expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of goods sold

 

 

19,017,498

 

 

 

12,795,754

 

Salaries and benefits

 

 

7,824,030

 

 

 

2,314,047

 

Professional services

 

 

1,589,287

 

 

 

688,023

 

Other general and administrative expenses

 

 

5,086,342

 

 

 

1,389,726

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

31,644

 

 

 

104,058

 

Interest expense, net

 

 

1,325,845

 

 

 

1,839,749

 

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

 

 

696,502

 

 

 

-

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

123,579

 

 

 

-

 

 Segment net income

 

$

(3,702,216

)

 

$

(3,060,433

)

About Segments Disclosures

Segment disclosures break a company into its reportable operating units, revealing revenue, profit, and asset allocation that consolidated financial statements obscure. Under ASC 280, segments must match how the chief operating decision maker views the business, providing a window into internal management structure and resource allocation priorities.

Key signals: compare segment margins to identify which units drive profitability and which destroy value. Watch for changes in the number of reportable segments — segment aggregation or disaggregation often coincides with strategic shifts or attempts to obscure declining performance. Intersegment elimination patterns reveal internal pricing practices. The reconciliation between segment totals and consolidated figures exposes corporate overhead allocation and unallocated items. Geographic revenue concentration highlights regulatory and currency exposure. Compare segment-level capital expenditure against segment revenue to assess where management is investing for future growth versus harvesting existing assets.