Company: FORA
Filing Date: 2025-11-14
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0001140361-25-042313
Chunk: 39

Company: Forian Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-11-14
Form: 10-Q
Item: Item 8
Chunk 39
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 specific period may not directly correlate to the underlying performance of business operations and (ii) such expenses can vary significantly between periods as a result of the timing of grants of new stock-based awards, including grants in connection with acquisitions. Management believes that excluding stock-based compensation from Adjusted EBITDA assists management and investors in making meaningful comparisons between the Company’s operating performance and the operating performance of other companies that may use different forms of employee compensation or different valuation methodologies for their stock-based compensation. Investors should note that stock-based compensation is a key incentive offered to employees whose efforts contributed to the operating results in the periods presented and are expected to contribute to operating results in future periods. Investors should also note that such expenses will recur in the future.

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     Interest Expense. Interest expense is associated with the convertible notes entered into on September 1, 2021 in the amount of $24,000,000 (the “Notes”). The Notes matured on September 1, 2025, and had accrued interest at an annual rate of 3.5%. Management excludes interest expense from Adjusted EBITDA (i) because it is not directly attributable to the performance of business operations and, accordingly, its exclusion assists management and investors in making period-to-period comparisons of operating performance and (ii) to assist management and investors in making comparisons to companies with different capital structures.

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     Interest and Investment Income. Interest and Investment income is associated with the level of marketable debt securities and other interest-bearing accounts in which the Company invests. Interest and investment income can vary over time due to changes in interest rates and level of investments. Management excludes interest and investment income from Adjusted EBITDA (i) because these items are not directly attributable to the performance of business operations and, accordingly, their exclusion assists management and investors in making period-to-period comparisons of operating performance and (ii) to assist management and investors in making comparisons to companies with different capital structures. Investors should note that interest and investment income will recur in future periods.

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     Other Items. The Company engages in other activities and transactions that can impact net loss. In the periods reported, these other items included (i) gain on sale of investment relating to the sale of a minority equity interest and (ii) gain on debt redemption which relates to a gain on the early retirement of a portion of the Notes (for further discussion, refer to “Note 11 – Convertible Notes” to the financial statements). Management excludes these other items from Adjust