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    Aspen Group Reports Positive Cash from Operations Fiscal Year-to-Date

    12/16/24 4:29:26 PM ET
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    Q2 Fiscal 2025 Highlights

    • Reports revenue of $11.5 Million
    • Gross margin increased to 71% from 63%
    • Net loss of $(4.2) million reflects $(4.9) million one-time non-cash lease related impairment charges for right-of-use assets and tenant leasehold improvements
    • Adjusted EBITDA improved by 42% year-over-year due to continued cost controls

    PHOENIX, Dec. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aspen Group, Inc. (OTC Markets: ASPU) ("AGI" or the "Company"), an education technology holding company, today announced financial results for its second quarter fiscal year 2025 ended October 31, 2024.

    Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2025 Summary Results

     Three Months Ended October 31, Six Months Ended October 31,
    $ in millions, except per share data  2024   2023   2024   2023 
    Revenue$11.5  $13.8  $ 22.8  $28.5 
    Gross Profit1$8.1  $8.7  $15.6  $18.5 
    Gross Margin (%)1 71%  63%  69%  65%
    Operating Income (Loss)$(4.8) $(0.5) $(5.5) $(0.2)
    Net Income (Loss) Available to Common Stockholders 2$(4.2) $(1.6) $(4.4) $(2.3)
    Earnings (Loss) per Share Available to Common Stockholders$(0.16) $(0.06) $(0.17) $(0.09)
    EBITDA3$(3.0) $0.4  $(1.9) $1.8 
    Adjusted EBITDA3$1.5  $1.1  $2.0  $3.0 

    _______________________                                                                                         

    1 GAAP gross profit calculation includes marketing and promotional costs, instructional costs and services, and amortization expense of $0.5 million and $0.5 million, and $0.9 million and $1.0 million for the three and six months ended October 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

    2 Net income (loss) in fiscal Q2 2025 and year-to-date fiscal 2025 includes a noncash impairment charge of $(4.9) million. Additionally, fiscal Q2 2025 and year-to-date fiscal 2025 contain a non-cash gain of $1.1 million and $1.9 million, respectively, related to the change in the fair value of put warrant liability. See further explanation on page 2.

    3 Non-GAAP financial measures. See reconciliations of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures under "Non-GAAP–Financial Measures" starting on page 5.

    "We made significant strides toward stabilizing our revenue in the second quarter of fiscal 2025 while achieving positive cash flow through disciplined cost management," said Michael Mathews, Chairman and CEO of AGI. "Despite maintaining a disciplined marketing spend, we achieved notable improvements in our financial performance, particularly gross margin. Our gross margin expanded primarily due to the lower instructional costs from completing the AU Pre-licensure BSN program teach-out and increased efficiencies in USU's instructional operations. Additionally, restructuring efforts reduced general and administrative expenses by 14% year-over-year. While our net loss was impacted by a one-time, noncash leasehold impairment charge, the lower instructional costs and expense reduction initiatives in the second quarter collectively drove a 42% year-over-year improvement in Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter and delivered modest year-to-date positive cash from operations."

    Mr. Mathews concluded, "As of the filing of our quarterly report for the first quarter fiscal year 2025 with OTC Market, AGI is now fully compliant with the QB listing requirements. We have recently begun the process to resume trading on the OTCQB."

    Fiscal Q2 2025 Financial and Operational Results (compared to Fiscal Q2 2024)

    Revenue decreased by 17% to $11.5 million compared to $13.8 million. The following table presents the Company's revenue, both per-subsidiary and total:

     Three Months Ended October 31,
      2024 $ Change % Change  2023
    AU$4,773,693 $(2,519,431) (35)% $7,293,124
    USU 6,686,086  150,363  2%  6,535,723
    Revenue$11,459,779 $(2,369,068) (17)% $13,828,847



    Aspen University's ("AU") revenue decline of $2.5 million, or 35%, reflects the completion of the teach-out of the pre-licensure program and lower post-licensure enrollments in prior quarters as a result of the decrease in marketing spend initiated in late Fiscal Q1 2023. The active student body at AU decreased by 33% year-over-year to 3,827 at October 31, 2024 from 5,679 at October 31, 2023.

    United States University ("USU") revenue was up 2% compared to the prior period. MSN-FNP program enrollments decreased in the quarter due to lower marketing spend initiated in late Fiscal Q1 2023. Lower enrollments were offset by higher revenue per student driven by more students entering their second year of the MSN-FNP program, which includes clinical rotations, and by tuition increases. The active student body at USU decreased by 6% to 2,560 at October 31, 2024 from 2,733 at October 31, 2023.

    GAAP gross profit decreased 7% to $8.1 million compared to $8.7 million primarily due to the overall student body decrease of 24%.   Gross margin was 71% compared to 63%. AU's gross margin was 67% versus 61%, and USU's gross margin was 74% versus 67%. The increase in gross margin is the result of lower instructional costs from completing the AU Pre-licensure BSN program teach-out, increased efficiencies in USU's instructional operations and lower marketing spend.

    AU instructional costs and services represented 26% of AU revenue, and USU instructional costs and services represented 23% of USU revenue. AU marketing and promotional costs represented 1% of AU revenue, and USU marketing and promotional costs represented 1% of USU revenue.

    In Fiscal Q2 2025 and year-to-date Fiscal 2025, our bottom line was materially impacted by a $4.9 million non-cash right-of-use assets and tenant leasehold improvements impairment charge. The charge is the result of the fact that AU is no longer able to utilize space for BSN Pre-licensure operations due to the completion of the teach-out. The charge represents the entirety of the remaining impairment exposure due to the teach-out. The impact of the charge to our operating expenses, net loss and EBITDA is presented in the following table:

     Three Months Ended October 31, Six Months Ended October 31,
      2024 $ Change % Change  2023  2024 $ Change % Change  2023
    Impairments of right-of-use assets and tenant leasehold improvements$4,937,154 $4,937,154 NM $— $4,937,154 $4,937,154 NM $—

    _____________________

    NM – Not meaningful

    The following tables present the Company's net income (loss), both per subsidiary and total:

     Three Months Ended October 31, 2024
     Consolidated AGI Corporate AU USU
    Net income (loss) available to common stockholders$(4,153,422) $(935,442) $(5,350,264) $2,132,284
    Net loss per share available to common stockholders$(0.16)      



     Three Months Ended October 31, 2023
     Consolidated AGI Corporate AU USU
    Net income (loss) available to common stockholders$        (1,611,813) $        (3,807,821) $        581,707         $1,614,301
    Net loss per share available to common stockholders$        (0.06)      



    The following tables present the Company's Non-GAAP Financial Measures, both per subsidiary and total. See reconciliations of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures under "Non-GAAP–Financial Measures" starting on page 5.

     Three Months Ended October 31, 2024
     Consolidated AGI Corporate AU USU
    EBITDA$(2,962,755) $(496,585) $(4,747,931) $2,281,761
    EBITDA Margin(26)% NM (99)% 34%
    Adjusted EBITDA$1,549,020 $(1,478,554) $515,798 $2,511,776
    Adjusted EBITDA Margin14% NM 11% 38%



     Three Months Ended October 31, 2023
     Consolidated AGI Corporate AU USU
    EBITDA$419,073 $(2,680,982) $1,339,102 $1,760,953
    EBITDA Margin3% NM 18% 27%
    Adjusted EBITDA$1,087,205 $(2,487,843) $1,585,674 $1,989,374
    Adjusted EBITDA Margin8% NM 22% 30%



    Adjusted EBITDA improved by $0.5 million due to the reduction in instructional costs and services related to the teach-out of the pre-licensure program, increased instructional efficiencies at USU and a decrease in general and administrative costs attributed to our restructurings.

    Operating Metrics

    New Student Enrollments

    Total enrollments for AGI decreased 30% from Fiscal Q2 2024 but increased 15% sequentially, despite the reduction in internet advertising spend across all programs to maintenance levels. The sequential increase in enrollments reflected an unusually strong month of August as prospective students enrolled prior to an annual tuition increase which took effect in September 2024.

    New student enrollments at AU decreased 37% year-over-year and at USU decreased 19% year-over-year. The new student enrollment decrease year-over-year was primarily impacted by our reduction in marketing spend. We anticipate the resumption of marketing spend in late Fiscal 2025 at a level necessary to provide enrollments needed to grow the student body and allow for the generation of positive operating cash flow.

    New student enrollments for the past five quarters are shown below:

     Q2'24 Q3'24 Q4'24 Q1'25 Q2'25
    Aspen University808 473 427 413 508
    USU548 325 370 410 442
    Total1,356 798 797 823 950

    Total Active Student Body

    AGI's active degree-seeking student body, including AU and USU, declined 24% year-over-year to 6,387 at October 31, 2024 from 8,412 at October 31, 2023. AU's total active student body decreased by 33% year-over-year to 3,827 at October 31, 2024 from 5,679 at October 31, 2023. On a year-over-year basis, USU's total active student body decreased by 6% to 2,560 at October 31, 2024 from 2,733 at October 31, 2023.

    Total active student body for the past five quarters is shown below:

     Q2'24 Q3'24 Q4'24 Q1'25 Q2'25
    Aspen University5,679 5,146 4,559 4,145 3,827
    USU2,733 2,503 2,489 2,477 2,560
    Total8,412 7,649 7,048 6,622 6,387

    Nursing Students

    Nursing student body for the past five quarters is shown below.

     Q2'24 Q3'24 Q4'24 Q1'25 Q2'25
    Aspen University4,470 4,032 3,526 3,198 2,948
    USU2,432 2,270 2,262 2,254 2,300
    Total6,902 6,302 5,788 5,452 5,248



    Liquidity

    The Fiscal Q2 2025 ending unrestricted cash balance was $0.8 million. The following three factors will help us continue to stabilize operating cash flow in the second half of Fiscal 2025. First, effective August 16, 2024, AU transitioned from the Heightened Cash Monitoring 2 (HCM2) to the Heightened Cash Monitoring 1 (HCM1) method of receiving student financial aid payments from the U.S Department of Education. This transition allows AU to disburse student financial aid using institutional funds and immediately draw down reimbursement by submitting disbursement records, eliminating payment delays and resulting in more consistent unrestricted cash balances. Second, we renegotiated the 15% Senior Secured Debentures in November 2024, reducing ongoing principal payments and changing the timing of principal payments from monthly to quarterly. Finally, the Company initiated a fourth restructuring late in the fourth quarter of calendar 2024, projected to reduce annual operating expenses by over $1.5 million.

    Cost reductions associated with the four restructuring plans and other corporate cost reductions were implemented to ensure that the company will have sufficient cash to meet its working capital needs for the next 12 months.

    Non-GAAP – Financial Measures

    This press release includes both financial measures in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, or GAAP, as well as non-GAAP financial measures. Generally, a non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of a company's performance, financial position or cash flows that either excludes or includes amounts that are not normally included or excluded in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed as supplemental to, and should not be considered as alternatives to net income (loss), operating income (loss), and cash flow from operating activities, liquidity or any other financial measures. They may not be indicative of the historical operating results of AGI nor are they intended to be predictive of potential future results. Investors should not consider non-GAAP financial measures in isolation or as substitutes for performance measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.

    Our management uses and relies on EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin, which are non-GAAP financial measures. We believe that management, analysts, and shareholders benefit from referring to the following non-GAAP financial measures to evaluate and assess our core operating results from period-to-period after removing the impact of items that affect comparability. Our management recognizes that the non-GAAP financial measures have inherent limitations because of the excluded items described below.

    We have included a reconciliation of our non-GAAP financial measures to the most comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. We believe that providing the non-GAAP financial measures, together with the reconciliation to GAAP, helps investors make comparisons between AGI and other companies. In making any comparisons to other companies, investors need to be aware that companies use different non-GAAP measures to evaluate their financial performance. Investors should pay close attention to the specific definition being used and to the reconciliation between such measure and the corresponding GAAP measure provided by each.

    AGI defines Adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA excluding: (1) bad debt expense; (2) stock-based compensation; (3) severance; (4) impairments of right-of-use assets and tenant leasehold improvements and (5) non-recurring (income) charges. The following table presents a reconciliation of net income (loss) to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA and of net income (loss) margin to the Adjusted EBITDA margin:

     Three Months Ended October 31, 
      2024   2023  
    Net loss$        (4,146,365) $        (1,611,813) 
    Interest expense, net 342,490   1,040,720  
    Taxes 46,225   40,076  
    Depreciation and amortization 794,895   950,090  
    EBITDA (2,962,755)  419,073  
    Bad debt expense 450,000   450,000  
    Stock-based compensation 98,245   218,132  
    Severance 35,522   —  
    Impairments of right-of-use assets and tenant leasehold improvements 4,937,154   —  
    Non-recurring income - Other (1,009,146)  —  
    Adjusted EBITDA$1,549,020  $1,087,205  
         
    Net income / loss Margin (36)%   (12)%  
    Adjusted EBITDA Margin 14%   8%  



    The following tables present a reconciliation of Net income (loss) to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA and of Net income (loss) margin to the Adjusted EBITDA margin by business unit:

     Three Months Ended October 31, 2024
     Consolidated AGI Corporate AU USU
    Net income (loss)$        (4,146,365) $        (928,386) $(5,350,264) $2,132,285
    Interest expense, net 342,490   342,490   —   —
    Taxes 46,225   15,479   25,900   4,846
    Depreciation and amortization 794,895   73,832   576,433   144,630
    EBITDA         (2,962,755)  (496,585)  (4,747,931)  2,281,761
    Bad debt expense 450,000   —   225,000   225,000
    Stock-based compensation 98,245   94,819   1,954   1,472
    Severance 35,522   8,357   23,622   3,543
    Impairments of right-of-use assets and tenant leasehold improvements 4,937,154   —   4,937,154   —
    Non-recurring (income) charges - Other (1,009,146)  (1,085,145)  75,999   —
    Adjusted EBITDA$1,549,020  $(1,478,554) $515,798  $2,511,776



    Net income (loss) Margin(36)% NM (112)% 32%
    Adjusted EBITDA Margin14% NM 11% 38%

    ___________________

    NM – Not meaningful

     Three Months Ended October 31, 2023
     Consolidated AGI Corporate AU USU
    Net income (loss)$(1,611,813) $(3,807,821) $581,707 $1,614,301
    Interest expense, net 1,040,720   1,040,720   —  —
    Taxes 40,076   7,997   18,601  13,478
    Depreciation and amortization 950,090   78,122   738,794  133,174
    EBITDA 419,073   (2,680,982)  1,339,102    1,760,953
    Bad debt expense 450,000   —   225,000  225,000
    Stock-based compensation 218,132   193,139   21,572  3,421
    Adjusted EBITDA$1,087,205  $        (2,487,843) $1,585,674 $1,989,374



    Net income (loss) Margin(12)% NM 8% 25%
    Adjusted EBITDA Margin8% NM 22% 30%



    Forward-Looking Statements

    This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 including the impact of our operating and debt restructurings, results of our resumption of marketing spend, and our liquidity. The words "believe," "may," "estimate," "continue," "anticipate," "intend," "should," "plan," "could," "target," "potential," "is likely," "will," "expect" and similar expressions, as they relate to us, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. The results anticipated by any or all of these forward-looking statements might not occur. Important factors, uncertainties and risks that may cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements include, without limitation, the impact from our fourth restructuring plan, the effectiveness of our future marketing, our ability to sublease our remaining leases other than our executive offices and necessary space used by AU and USU, the continued high demand for nurses for our new programs and in general, student attrition, national and local economic factors including the labor market shortages, and competition from other online universities including the competitive impact from the trend of major non-profit universities using online education. . We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as the result of new information, future events or otherwise.

    About Aspen Group, Inc.

    Aspen Group, Inc. is an education technology holding company that leverages its infrastructure and expertise to allow its two universities, Aspen University and United States University, to deliver on the vision of making college affordable again.

    Investor Relations Contact

    Kim Rogers

    Managing Director

    Hayden IR

    385-831-7337 

    [email protected]

    GAAP Financial Statements



    ASPEN GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

    CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS



     October 31, 2024 April 30, 2024
     (Unaudited)  
    Assets   
    Current assets:   
    Cash and cash equivalents$827,780  $1,531,425 
    Restricted cash 338,002   1,088,002 
    Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $5,436,207 and $4,560,378, respectively 18,463,099   19,686,527 
    Prepaid expenses 674,081   502,751 
    Other current assets 986,357   1,785,621 
    Total current assets 21,289,319   24,594,326 
        
    Property and equipment:   
    Computer equipment and hardware 888,566   886,152 
    Furniture and fixtures 1,974,271   1,974,271 
    Leasehold improvements 4,594,239   6,553,314 
    Instructional equipment 529,299   529,299 
    Software 9,347,651   8,784,996 
      17,334,026   18,728,032 
    Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization (10,348,986)  (9,542,520)
    Total property and equipment, net 6,985,040   9,185,512 
    Goodwill 5,011,432   5,011,432 
    Intangible assets, net 7,900,000   7,900,000 
    Courseware and accreditation, net 333,120   363,975 
    Long-term contractual accounts receivable 18,619,202   17,533,030 
    Operating lease right-of-use assets, net 5,512,553   10,639,838 
    Deposits and other assets 693,193   718,888 
    Total assets$66,343,859  $75,947,001 





    ASPEN GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

    CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (CONTINUED)



     October 31, 2024 April 30, 2024
     (Unaudited)  
    Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity   
    Liabilities:   
    Current liabilities:   
    Accounts payable$1,238,506  $2,311,360 
    Accrued expenses 3,311,273   2,880,478 
    Advances on tuition 2,166,683   2,030,501 
    Deferred tuition 3,780,213   4,881,546 
    Due to students 2,293,614   2,558,492 
    Current portion of long-term debt 2,000,000   2,284,264 
    Operating lease obligations, current portion 2,498,289   2,608,534 
    Other current liabilities 511,449   86,495 
    Total current liabilities 17,800,027   19,641,670 
        
    Long-term debt, net 6,184,328   6,776,506 
    Operating lease obligations, less current portion 13,760,114   14,999,687 
    Put warrants liabilities 58,461   1,964,593 
    Other long-term liabilities 287,930   287,930 
    Total liabilities 38,090,860   43,670,386 
        
    Commitments and contingencies   
        
    Stockholders' equity:   
    Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized,   
    10,000 issued and 10,000 outstanding at October 31, 2024 and April 30, 2024 10   10 
    Common stock, $0.001 par value; 85,000 shares authorized,   
    26,959,681 issued and 26,959,681 outstanding at October 31, 2024   
    25,701,603 issued and 25,701,603 outstanding at April 30, 2024 26,960   25,702 
    Additional paid-in capital 122,170,403   121,921,048 
    Accumulated deficit (93,944,374)  (89,670,145)
    Total stockholders' equity 28,252,999   32,276,615 
    Total liabilities and stockholders' equity$66,343,859  $75,947,001 



    ASPEN GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

    (Unaudited)



     Three Months Ended October 31, Six Months Ended October 31,
      2024   2023   2024   2023 
     (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited)
    Revenue$11,459,779  $13,828,847  $22,788,616  $28,468,719 
            
    Operating expenses:       
    Cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below) 2,885,895   4,584,193   6,233,120   8,977,048 
    General and administrative 7,237,555   8,371,546   14,564,889   16,842,424 
    Impairments of right-of-use assets and tenant leasehold improvements 4,937,154   —   4,937,154   — 
    Bad debt expense 450,000   450,000   900,000   900,000 
    Depreciation and amortization 794,895   950,090   1,614,899   1,913,302 
    Total operating expenses 16,305,499   14,355,829   28,250,062   28,632,774 
            
    Operating loss (4,845,720)  (526,982)  (5,461,446)  (164,055)
            
    Other income (expense):       
    Interest expense (342,490)  (1,040,720)  (689,660)  (1,977,201)
    Change in fair value of put warrant liability 1,085,145   —   1,906,132   — 
    Other income (expense), net 2,925   (4,035)  16,762   14,252 
    Total other income (expense), net 745,580   (1,044,755)  1,233,234   (1,962,949)
            
    Loss before income taxes (4,100,140)  (1,571,737)  (4,228,212)  (2,127,004)
            
    Income tax expense 46,225   40,076   46,017   124,247 
            
    Net loss (4,146,365)  (1,611,813)  (4,274,229)  (2,251,251)
            
    Dividends attributable to preferred stock (7,057)  —   (148,209)  — 
            
    Net loss available to common stockholders$(4,153,422) $(1,611,813) $(4,422,438) $(2,251,251)
            
    Net loss per share - basic and diluted available to common stockholders$(0.16) $(0.06) $(0.17) $(0.09)
            
    Weighted average number of common stock outstanding - basic and diluted 26,692,457   25,548,046   26,308,766   25,557,646 



    ASPEN GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

    (Unaudited)



     Six Months Ended October 31,
      2024   2023 
     (Unaudited) (Unaudited)
    Cash flows from operating activities:   
    Net loss$(4,274,229) $(2,251,251)
    Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:   
    Bad debt expense 900,000   900,000 
    Depreciation and amortization 1,614,899   1,913,302 
    Stock-based compensation 190,836   305,581 
    Change in fair value of put warrant liability (1,906,132)  — 
    Amortization of warrant-based cost 7,000   14,000 
    Amortization of debt issuance costs —   156,020 
    Amortization of debt discounts —   193,020 
    Non-cash lease benefit 107,696   (399,201)
    Impairments of right-of-use assets and tenant leasehold improvements 4,937,154   — 
    Changes in operating assets and liabilities:   
    Accounts receivable (762,744)  (5,763,185)
    Prepaid expenses (171,330)  (19,140)
    Other current assets 799,264   (1,852,817)
    Deposits and other assets 25,695   (384,030)
    Accounts payable (1,072,854)  665,283 
    Accrued expenses 430,795   565,915 
    Due to students (264,878)  (89,095)
    Advances on tuition and deferred tuition (965,151)  1,272,532 
    Other current liabilities 424,954   578,940 
    Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 20,975   (4,194,126)
        
    Cash flows from investing activities:   
    Purchases of courseware and accreditation (33,110)          (120,863)
    Purchases of property and equipment (565,068)          (558,565)
    Net cash used in investing activities (598,178)          (679,428)
        
    Cash flows from financing activities:   
    Repayment of portion of 15% Senior Secured Debentures (721,066)          (100,000)
    Proceeds from 15% Senior Secured Debentures, net of original issuance discount and fees —   10,451,080 
    Repayment of 2018 Credit Facility —   (5,000,000)
    Payments of debt issuance costs (155,376)  (195,661)
    Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities (876,442)  5,155,419 





    ASPEN GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (CONTINUED)

    (Unaudited)



     Six Months Ended October 31,
      2024   2023
     (Unaudited) (Unaudited)
    Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash$        (1,453,645) $  281,865
    Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period 2,619,427   5,724,467
    Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period$1,165,782  $6,006,332
        
    Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:   
    Cash paid for interest$689,660  $1,639,701
    Cash paid for income taxes$46,017  $24,525
        
    Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:   
    Accrued dividends$148,209  $—
    Relative fair value of warrants issued as part of the 15% Senior Secured Debentures$—   154,000



    The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within the accompanying consolidated balance sheet to the total amounts shown in the accompanying unaudited consolidated statements of cash flows:

     October 31,
      2024  2023
     (Unaudited) (Unaudited)
    Cash and cash equivalents$827,780 $1,906,332
    Restricted cash 338,002  4,100,000
    Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash$1,165,782 $6,006,332


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