SEC Comment Letter for Xponential Fitness, Inc. (XPOF) (CIK 0001802156) (XPOF) — Mar 12, 2020
Xponential Fitness, Inc. (XPOF) (CIK 0001802156)
Date: March 12, 2020 · CIK: 0001802156 · Accession: 0000000000-20-002246
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March 12, 2020
John Meloun
Chief Financial Officer
Xponential Fitness, Inc.
17877 Von Karman Ave, Suite 100
Irvine, CA 92614
Re:Xponential Fitness, Inc.
Draft Registration Statement on Form S-1
Submitted February 13, 2020
CIK 0001802156
Dear Mr. Meloun:
We have reviewed your draft registration statement and have the following comments. In
some of our comments, we may ask you to provide us with information so we may better
understand your disclosure.
Please respond to this letter by providing the requested information and either submitting
an amended draft registration statement or publicly filing your registration statement on
EDGAR. If you do not believe our comments apply to your facts and circumstances or do not
believe an amendment is appropriate, please tell us why in your response.
After reviewing the information you provide in response to these comments and your
amended draft registration statement or filed registration statement, we may have additional
comments.
Draft Registration Statement on Form S-1
Prospectus Summary, page 3
1.We note your statement that "[b]ased on our internal and third-party analyses, we estimate
that we have the opportunity to increase our franchised studio base to more than
_____ additional studios in the United States alone." Please give additional context for
this statement so that readers can appreciate by when you would achieve this estimation
and the resources you would need in order to do so.
Our Competitive Strengths, page 5
2.We note your statement on page 6 that your members ". . . spent in excess of $___ in
[y]our franchised studios." Clarify the nature of the revenues you are referring to when
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you refer to your consumer's spend rate.
Summary Consolidated Financial and Other Data, page 20
3.Please disclose the amounts payable under settlement agreements in note (3) on page 21
and where the obligations are classified in the consolidated balance sheet. Please
similarly revise the disclosure in note (2) on page 77.
Risk Factors
The number of new studios that actually open in the future may differ materially from the
number of studio licenses sold . . ., page 25
4.We note you disclose that “[h]istorically, a portion of [y]our licenses sold have not
ultimately resulted in new studios.” Please provide context for the disclosure by
quantifying the portion of your licenses sold that have not ultimately resulted in new
studios. In this regard, throughout your prospectus, you make reference to the number of
studios your franchisees are contractually obligated to open, however, it is not clear to
what extent your franchisees fulfill such obligations or not. Please revise your disclosure,
here or on page 113, where you discuss your Franchise Agreements.
We are controlled by the Pre-IPO LLC Members whose interests in our business may be
different than yours., page 51
5.We note your disclosure that following completion of the offering you will be controlled
by the Pre-IPO LLC Members. Please revise your risk factor to discuss the associated
risks to investors, such as their inability to elect board members or approve corporate
actions.
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Overview
Key Performance Indicators, page 81
6.Since system-wide sales include sales by franchisees that are not your revenues, please
provide disclosure that adequately defines system-wide sales and clearly states this is an
operating measure not in accordance with GAAP. Your disclosure should be balanced
with relevant GAAP information by providing details of what proportion represents your
revenues versus franchisees´ revenues. In addition, please include statements indicating
the reasons why the metric provides useful information to investors, and how management
uses the metric in managing or monitoring performance of the business.
7.Where you discuss and quantify "Licenses Sold," please provide additional information to
put this KPI in context. Specifically, revise to disclose how an investor should interpret
the amount you disclose as it relates to when a new studio will open and expected future
franchise revenues.
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Key Components of Results of Operations, page 83
8.Enhance your disclosure to provide additional information about how you determine the
initial franchise fee your franchisees incur upon execution of a franchise agreement.
Consolidated Statements of Operations, page F-7
9.Please provide earnings per unit data in accordance with ASC 260. Please refer to ASC
260-10-15-2. In addition, please provide pro forma income tax and earnings per share
data for the latest fiscal year. Please note that this comment also applies to Summary
Consolidated Financial and Other Data on page 20 and Selected Consolidated Financial
Data on page 77.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Segment information, page F-10
10.We note from your disclosure that you determined you operate in one operating segment.
Considering your management structure includes Brand Presidents as key members of
your leadership team and that your portfolio includes eight leading brands, please explain
to us why you believe franchise operations represents one reportable segment under the
guidance in ASC 280-10-50, and why each of your brands do not represent separate
operating segments. In your response, please provide us the following information:
•Describe the role of the CODM and each of the individuals that report to the CODM;
•Describe the role of each Brand President;
•Tell us how often the CODM meets with his direct reports, the financial information
the CODM reviews to prepare for those meetings, the financial information discussed
in those meetings, and who else attends meetings;
•Tell us who is held accountable for each of the brands and the title and role of the
person this individual(s) reports to in the organization;
•Describe the information regularly provided to the CODM and how frequently it is
prepared; and
•If your brands are considered operating segments, please tell us your basis for
aggregating operating segments into a single reportable segment and why aggregation
is consistent with the objective and basic principles of ASC 280.
Note 7. Debt, page F-25
11.We note your disclosure in the first risk factor on page 49 that the credit facility restricts
your ability to make payments or distributions to your affiliates or equity holders. Please
tell us your consideration of disclosing the restrictions on the payment of distributions
and their pertinent provisions.
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Note 10. Equity Compensation, page F-30
12.Please tell us your consideration of disclosing the following information in accordance
with ASC 718-10-50.
•The method of estimating the fair value of the phantom stock units and profit interest
units;
•Weighted average exercise (or purchase) prices for units outstanding at the beginning
and end of the year, exercisable at the end of the year and those granted, vested and
forfeited during the year;
•The weighted average exercise price and remaining contractual term of units
outstanding and units exercisable; and
•A description of the method used to estimate the fair value of awards under the share-
based payment arrangements and a description of of the significant assumptions used
to estimate fair value of share-based awards.
13.Once you have an estimated offering price or range, please explain to us the reasons for
any differences between the recent valuations of your common stock leading up to the
IPO and the estimated offering price. This information will help facilitate our review of
your accounting for equity issuances including stock compensation.
Part II
Item 17. Undertakings, page II-4
14.Please revise to include the undertakings required by Item 512(a)(6) of Regulation S-K.
General
15.Please supplementally provide us with copies of all written communications, as defined in
Rule 405 under the Securities Act, that you, or anyone authorized to do so on your behalf,
present to potential investors in reliance on Section 5(d) of the Securities Act, whether or
not they retain copies of the communications.
16.Please tell us how you have arrived at your estimation that "in 2019, boutique fitness was
a $___ billion industry and was the fastest growing segment of the U.S. health and fitness
club industry" and the related statistics you provide on page 10.
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You may contact Blaise Rhodes at 202-551-3774 or Bill Thompson at 202-551-3344 if
you have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters. Please
contact Jacqueline Kaufman at 202-551-3797 or Mara Ransom at 202-551-3264 with any other
questions.
Sincerely,
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Trade & Services