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SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
6 Months Ended
Mar. 29, 2026
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

NOTE 2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Fiscal Year End

 

The Company’s fiscal year-end is the Sunday closest to September 30. This fiscal calendar aligns the Company’s fiscal periods closely with the seasonality of its business. The period from October through early March is geared towards maintenance and preparation for the next busy season, which typically begins in the latter half of March through early September. The high season typically ends after the Labor Day holiday weekend. The fiscal periods in this report are presented as follows, unless the context otherwise requires:

 

Fiscal Year   Ended   Weeks
2026   September 27, 2026   52
2025   September 28, 2025   52

 

Seasonality

 

The Company’s operations are seasonal. Our parks are open year-round, and we experience increased seasonal attendance, typically beginning in the latter half of March through early September, and historically have realized a significant portion of our annual park revenue during our third and fourth fiscal quarters. We generated approximately 64.0% and 61.4% of our annual park revenue in the third and fourth fiscal quarters of Fiscal 2025 and Fiscal 2024, respectively.

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries (Wild Animal – Georgia, Wild Animal – Missouri and Aggieland Wild Animal – Texas). All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in the consolidation.

 

The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) are presented in accordance with GAAP for interim information and with instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. The Company believes that the disclosures made are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. The information reflects all adjustments that, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position and results of operations for the periods set forth herein. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of the results for a full fiscal year. These Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Audited Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 28, 2025 filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on December 12, 2025.

 

Accounting Method

 

The Company recognizes income and expenses based on the accrual method of accounting.

 

 

PARKS! AMERICA, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

NOTE 2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

Use of Estimates

 

Management uses estimates and assumptions in preparing financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Those estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of the assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, and the reported revenue and expenses. Actual results could vary from the estimates that were assumed in preparing these financial statements.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

The Company maintains its cash and cash equivalents with high credit quality financial institutions. The Company considers all highly liquid financial instruments with maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents consisted of cash on deposit and money market accounts as of March 29, 2026 and September 28, 2025, respectively.

 

Short-term Investments

 

The Company periodically invests in certificates of deposit and classifies its certificates of deposit as cash and cash equivalents or short-term investments and reassesses the appropriateness of the classification of its investments at the end of each reporting period. Certificates of deposit held for investment with an original maturity date greater than three months are carried at amortized cost and reported as short-term investments on the consolidated balance sheets. As of March 29, 2026 and September 28, 2025, the Company had no short-term investments.

 

Financial and Concentrations Risk

 

The Company does not have any concentration or related financial credit risks. The Company maintains its cash and cash equivalents in bank deposit accounts, which at times may exceed federally insured limits.

 

Accounts Receivable

 

The parks are primarily a payment upfront business, therefore, the Company typically carries limited accounts receivable balances. The Company had accounts receivable of $2,020, $18,293 and $63,784 as of March 29, 2026, September 28, 2025 and September 29, 2024, respectively. The accounts receivable balance as of September 29, 2024 includes a receivable in the amount of $50,000 for insurance proceeds from directors and officers insurance as more fully described in Note 3, Contested Proxy and Related Matters.

 

Inventory

 

Inventory consists of gift shop items, animal food, and concession and park supplies, and is stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Cost is determined based on the first-in, first-out method. The Company maintains an inventory obsolescence reserve to reduce the carrying value of inventory for items that are slow-moving, excess, or obsolete. The reserve is based on management’s assessment of current inventory levels and historical usage. Adjustments to the reserve are recorded in cost of goods sold in the period identified. The Company recorded an inventory reserve for obsolescence in the amount of $49,000 as of March 29, 2026 and September 28, 2025, respectively.

 

Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets

 

The Company prepays certain expenses primarily due to contractual requirements. Prepaid expenses and other current assets consisted of the following:

 

   March 29, 2026   September 28, 2025 
Prepaid insurance  $125,257   $145,144 
Prepaid income & sales taxes   56,837    33,796 
Prepaid advertising and marketing   29,191    24,108 
Prepaid other & other current assets   49,332    28,630 
Total prepaid expenses and other current assets  $260,617   $231,678 

 

 

PARKS! AMERICA, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

NOTE 2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

Property and Equipment

 

Property and equipment are recorded at cost, less accumulated depreciation. Additions and substantial improvements are capitalized and include expenditures that materially extend the useful lives of the existing facilities and equipment. Maintenance and repairs that do not materially improve or extend the useful lives of the respective assets are expensed as incurred. As of the balance sheet dates, Property and equipment, net consisted of the following:

  

   March 29, 2026   September 28, 2025   Depreciable Lives
Land  $6,260,506   $6,260,506   not applicable
Mineral rights   276,000    276,000   25 years
Ground improvements   3,639,803    3,433,711   7-25 years
Buildings and structures   5,059,663    4,938,115   10-39 years
Animal shelters and habitats   3,845,909    3,766,540   10-39 years
Park animals   1,123,596    1,100,472   5-25 years
Equipment - concession and related   508,285    513,616   3-15 years
Equipment and vehicles - yard and field   721,518    713,974   3-15 years
Vehicles - buses and rental   360,195    355,177   3-5 years
Rides and entertainment   152,156    152,156   5-7 years
Furniture and fixtures   41,634    27,160   5-10 years
Construction in progress   47,516    87,319    
Property and equipment, cost   22,036,781    21,624,746    
Less: Accumulated depreciation   (6,996,607)   (6,601,516)   
Property and equipment, net  $15,040,174   $15,023,230    

 

Depreciation is recorded using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which range from three to thirty-nine years. Depreciation expense was $213,573 and $217,312 for the 13 weeks ended March 29, 2026 and March 30, 2025, respectively, and for the 26 weeks ended March 29, 2026 and March 30, 2025 was $422,051 and $422,857, respectively.

 

Intangible Assets

 

Intangible assets consist primarily of a site master plan, website domains and tradename registrations, which are recorded at cost of $68,803 and amortized over their estimated useful lives ranging from three years to ten years. Amortization expense was $2,598 and $3,003 for the 13 weeks ended March 29, 2026 and March 30, 2025, respectively, and for the 26 weeks ended March 29, 2026 and March 30, 2025 was $5,201 and $6,006, respectively. Accumulated amortization was $51,389 and $46,188 as of March 29, 2026 and September 28, 2025, respectively.

 

Scheduled future amortization of intangible assets is as follows as of March 29, 2026:

 

SCHEDULE OF FUTURE AMORTIZATION OF INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Fiscal years ending    
2026 remaining  $5,195 
2027   2,405 
2028   2,405 
2029   2,405 
2030   2,405 
Thereafter   2,599 
Total  $17,414 

 

Impairment of Property and Equipment

 

Property and equipment are subject to a review for impairment if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Impairment is assessed at the individual park level which is the lowest level of identifiable cash flows and the Company considers the estimated undiscounted cash flows over the asset’s remaining life. If estimated undiscounted cash flows are insufficient to recover the investment, an impairment loss is recognized equal to the difference between the estimated fair value of the asset and its carrying value, net of salvage and any costs of disposition. The Company recognized no impairment for property and equipment of the individual park locations during the 13 and 26 weeks ended March 29, 2026 and March 30, 2025, respectively.

 

 

PARKS! AMERICA, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

NOTE 2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

Fair Value

 

Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants, or an exit price. Inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value may be observable or unobservable, and valuation techniques used to measure fair value should maximize the use of relevant observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The fair value hierarchy consists of three broad levels based on the ranks of the quality and reliability of inputs used to determine the fair values. Level 1 inputs consist of quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 inputs consist of quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable and market-corroborated inputs which are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data. Level 3 inputs are derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or value drivers are unobservable. A financial instrument’s categorization within the valuation hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

 

Assets and liabilities recognized or disclosed at fair value on a recurring basis include our term debt. As of March 29, 2026 and September 28, 2025, the fair value of the Company’s long-term debt was $3.05 million and $3.24 million, respectively. The measurement of the fair value of long-term debt is based upon inquiries of the financial institutions holding the respective loans and is considered a Level 2 fair value measurement. The respective carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and accrued liabilities approximate fair value because of the short maturity of these instruments.

 

Other Current Liabilities

 

Other current liabilities consisted of the following:

   March 29, 2026   September 28, 2025 
Deferred revenue  $162,532   $149,286 
Accrued compensation   111,176    178,128 
Accrued professional fees   107,310    155,800 
Accrued property & income taxes   78,863    106,688 
Accrued sales taxes   59,126    42,115 
Accrued interest   12,261    13,360 
Other   14,144    21,866 
Other current liabilities  $545,412   $667,243 

 

Revenue Recognition

 

Revenue from park admission fees is recognized at the point in time control transfers to the customer, which is generally when the customer accepts access to the park and the Company is entitled to payment. Park admission revenue for annual season passes is deferred and recognized as revenue on a pro-rata basis over the term of the season pass. Park admission fee revenue from advance online ticket purchases is deferred until the customers visit the park.

 

Prior to January 2026, online tickets purchased in advance could generally be used anytime during the one-year period from the date of purchase. In January 2026, the Company changed its online ticket redemption policy. The new policy only allows online tickets purchased in advance to be used on or before the date scheduled to attend the park. This new policy will reduce the amount of deferred revenue for unredeemed online ticket purchases. The balance of unredeemed online tickets purchased prior to January 2026 will be recognized in revenue during the month when the one-year period expires from the date of purchase.

 

Revenue from retail and concession sales is generally recognized upon the concurrent receipt of payment and delivery of goods to the customer. The Company excludes taxes assessed by governmental agencies from revenue, including sales-related taxes, that are imposed on and concurrent with revenue-producing activities.

 

Animal sales are reported as a separate revenue line item. The Company periodically sells surplus animals created from the natural breeding process that occurs within the parks. Animal sales are recognized at a point in time when control transfers to the customer, which is generally determined when title, ownership and risk of loss pass to the customer, all of which generally occurs upon delivery of the animal. Based on the Company’s assessment of control indicators, sales are recognized when animals are delivered to the customer.

 

 

PARKS! AMERICA, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

NOTE 2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

Contract Liabilities

 

Contract liabilities consist of payments received in advance of the transfer of control to the customer. Deferred revenue consists of advance online admission tickets and annual season passes paid by customers prior to performance of these services or transfer of control of the product.

 

The following table summarizes the deferred revenue associated with payments received in advance of the transfer of control to the customer reported in Other current liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) and amounts recognized through Park revenue for each period presented.

 

All deferred revenue as of March 29, 2026 is expected to be recognized in Park revenue during the remainder of Fiscal 2026 and in the first fiscal quarter of Fiscal 2027 when customers redeem their online tickets purchased in advance during their visit at the parks or for unredeemed online tickets purchased prior to January, 2026 when the one-year period expires from the date of purchase.

 

   March 29, 2026   March 30, 2025   March 29, 2026   March 30, 2025 
   For the 13 weeks ended   For the 26 weeks ended 
   March 29, 2026   March 30, 2025   March 29, 2026   March 30, 2025 
Deferred revenue beginning of period  $152,571   $110,378   $149,286   $115,950 
Deferred revenue recognized in period   (78,214)   (59,422)   (149,386)   (122,838)
Revenue deferred in period   88,175    78,081    162,632    135,925 
Deferred revenue end of period  $162,532   $129,037   $162,532   $129,037 

 

The Company provides disaggregation of revenue based on geography in Note 10, Business Segments as it believes this best depicts how the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows are affected by economic factors.

 

Cost of Sales

 

Cost of sales are comprised principally of cost of animal food sold for resale to customers to feed the animals in the drive-through safari and cost of non-resale animal food, cost of gift shop merchandise, food service and concessions, freight and delivery costs and selling expenses associated with the sale of animals.

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses are comprised principally of payroll and benefit costs, advertising and marketing costs, insurance, professional fees, transaction processing fees, utilities, outside services, vehicle expenses, park maintenance expenses, animal expenses and other administrative expenses.

 

Advertising and Marketing Expenses

 

Production costs for outdoor billboards are expensed in the month they are completed. All other advertising, promotion and marketing programs are expensed as incurred. Certain prepaid costs incurred through fiscal quarter end for the following fiscal quarter advertising programs are included within “Prepaid expenses and other current assets” in the Consolidated Balance Sheet (Unaudited).

 

Advertising and marketing expenses, inclusive of segment and corporate expenses, were $243,864 and $227,605 for the 13 weeks ended March 29, 2026 and March 30, 2025, respectively and $492,761 and $366,523 for the 26 weeks ended March 29, 2026 and March 30, 2025, respectively, are reported in Selling, general and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statement of Operations (Unaudited).

 

Stock-Based Compensation

 

The Company recognizes stock-based compensation costs on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period associated with the grant. The Company previously awarded shares to its Board of Directors for service on the Board which vested immediately. The shares issued to the Board were “restricted” and were not to be re-sold unless an exemption is available, such as the exemption afforded by Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Company recognizes the expense based on the fair market value at time of the grant. The Company typically awarded its annual Director compensation at the end of each calendar year. There were no outstanding awards as of March 29, 2026 and March 30, 2025, respectively.

 

Transactions with Related Parties

 

The Company’s Board of Directors closely monitors and approves transactions with related parties.

 

A portion of the Company’s long-term debt is secured by a cash collateral reserve of $2.5 million established by Focused Compounding Fund L.P. See Note 4, Long-term Debt. As of March 29, 2026, Focused Compounding Fund L.P. owned 41.27% of the outstanding common stock of the Company. Focused Compounding Fund L.P. is controlled by Geoffrey Gannon and Andrew Kuhn, who are each on the Company’s Board of Directors and Mr. Gannon serves as the Company’s President.

 

Income Taxes

 

The Company utilizes the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes, which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the differences between the financial reporting basis and the tax basis of the assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws. Management periodically reviews the Company’s deferred tax assets to determine whether their value can be realized based on available evidence. A valuation allowance is established when management believes it is more likely than not that such tax benefits will not be realized. Changes in valuation allowances from period to period are included in the Company’s income tax provision in the period of change.

 

 

PARKS! AMERICA, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

NOTE 2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

The Company follows the guidance in FASB ASC 740 with respect to accounting for uncertainty in income taxes. A tax position is recognized as a benefit only if it is “more-likely-than-not” that the tax position would be sustained in a tax examination, with a tax examination being presumed to occur. The amount recognized is the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized on examination. For tax positions not meeting the “more-likely-than-not” test, no tax benefit is recorded. The Company has no unrecognized tax benefits under guidance related to tax uncertainties. Any tax penalties or interest expense will be recognized in income tax expense. No interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits were accrued as of March 29, 2026 or September 28, 2025.

 

Earnings (Loss) per share

 

The numerator for both basic and diluted EPS is net income (loss) attributable to the Company. The denominator for basic EPS is based upon the number of weighted average shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding during the reporting periods. The denominator for diluted EPS is based upon the number of weighted average shares of the Company’s common stock and common shares equivalent outstanding during the reporting periods using the treasury stock method in accordance with ASC 260, Earnings per Share.

 

The following table summarizes the components of basic and diluted EPS:

 

   March 29, 2026   March 30, 2025   March 29, 2026   March 30, 2025 
   For the 13 weeks ended   For the 26 weeks ended 
   March 29, 2026   March 30, 2025   March 29, 2026   March 30, 2025 
Net income (loss)  $29,545   $(247,762)  $(6,516)  $(54,721)
Basic weighted average shares outstanding   752,621    757,270    752,849    757,270 
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding   752,621    757,270    752,849    757,270 
Earnings (loss) per share                    
Basic  $0.04   $(0.33)  $(0.01)  $(0.07)
Diluted  $0.04   $(0.33)  $(0.01)  $(0.07)

 

Repurchases of Common Stock

 

Shares of the Company’s common stock may be repurchased by the Company through open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, or other methods in compliance with all of the conditions of Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. When the shares are retired, the par value of the shares retired will be charged against common stock and the remaining charged to retained earnings.

 

Dividend Policy

 

The Company has not yet adopted a policy regarding payment of dividends.

 

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

 

In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures (“ASU 2023-07”). ASU 2023-07 requires enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker that are included within each reported measure of segment profit or loss, and requires all annual disclosures currently required by Topic 280 to be included in interim periods. ASU No. 2023-07 is to be applied retrospectively for all periods presented in the financial statements and is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. The Company adopted ASU 2023-07 for the fiscal year ended September 28, 2025. See Note 10, Business Segments.

 

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

 

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (“ASU 2023-09”), which includes requirements that an entity disclose specific categories in the rate reconciliation and provide additional information for reconciling items that are greater than five percent of the amount computed by multiplying pretax income (or loss) by the applicable statutory income rate. The standard also requires that entities disclose income (or loss) from continuing operations before income tax expense (or benefit) and income tax expense (or benefit) each disaggregated between domestic and foreign. ASU 2023-09 is effective for the Company’s annual fiscal period ending September 27, 2026. The Company is currently assessing the impact of ASU 2023-09 on the Company’s consolidated financial statement disclosures for adoption in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending September 27, 2026.

 

In March 2024, FASB issued ASU 2024-02, Codification Improvements—Amendments to Remove References to the Concepts Statements (“ASU 2024-02”), which is intended to simplify the Codification and draw a distinction between authoritative and non-authoritative literature. ASU 2024-02 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted and can be applied on either a prospective or retroactive basis. ASU 2024-02 is effective for the Company’s annual fiscal period ending September 27, 2026. The Company is currently assessing the impact of ASU 2024-02 on the Company’s consolidated financial statement disclosures for adoption in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending September 27, 2026.

 

In November 2024, FASB issued ASU 2024-03 Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses (“ASU 2024-03”). Under ASU 2024-03, a public entity would be required to disclose information about purchases of inventory, employee compensation, depreciation, intangible asset amortization, and depletion for each income statement line item that contains those expenses. ASU 2024-03 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026 and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. ASU 2024-03 allows for early adoption and requires either prospective adoption to financial statements issued for reporting periods after the effective date of ASU 2024-03 or retrospectively to any or all prior periods presented in the financial statements. The Company is currently assessing the impact of ASU 2024-03 on the Company’s consolidated financial statement disclosures.

 

In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-11, Interim Reporting (Topic 270): Narrow-Scope Improvements. ASU 2025-11 clarifies when ASC 270 applies, specifies the form and content of interim financial statements and notes, and establishes a principle requiring disclosure of events occurring since the end of the most recent annual period that have a material impact on the entity. ASU 2025-11 is effective for interim reporting periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently assessing the impact of ASU 2025-11 on the Company’s consolidated financial statement disclosures.

 

Except as noted, the Company does not expect recently issued accounting standards or interpretations to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, cash flows or financial statement disclosures.

 

 

PARKS! AMERICA, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)