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Non-Controlling Interest In Versus LLC

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Non-Controlling Interest In Versus LLC
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Non-Controlling Interest In Versus LLC [Abstract]  
NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST IN VERSUS LLC
7. NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST IN VERSUS LLC

 

As of December 31, 2018, the Company held a 41.3% ownership interest in Versus LLC, a privately held limited liability company organized under the laws of the state of Nevada. The Company consolidates Versus LLC as a result of having full control over the voting shares. Versus LLC is a technology company that is developing a business-to-business software platform that allows video game publishers and developers to offer prize-based matches of their games to their players.

 

During 2019, the Company increased its ownership by 25.2% in a series of transactions through the issuance of common shares and warrants.

 

On March 1, 2022, the Company acquired an additional 15.1% interest in Versus LLC in exchange for 715 common shares of the Company. The common shares were determined to have a fair value of $186,294. As a result, the Company increased its ownership interest to 81.9% and recorded the excess purchase price over net identifiable assets of $4,562,631 against additional-paid-in-capital. The effect on non-controlling interest was a reduction of $4,376,337.

 

The following table presents summarized financial information before intragroup eliminations for the non-wholly owned subsidiary as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023.

 

    March 31,
2024
    March 31,
2023
 
Non-controlling interest percentage   18.1%     18.1%  
    ($)     ($)  
Assets            
Current     2,026,403       296,337  
Non-current     1,169       2,491,634  
      2,207,572       2,787,971  
                 
Liabilities                
Current     26,087       151,311  
Non-current     45,936,326       40,803,631  
      45,962,413       40,954,942  
Net liabilities     (43,754,841 )     (38,166,971 )
Non-controlling interest     (7,560,839 )     (6,515,823 )
Net loss     (1,501,683 )     (733,116 )
Net loss attributed to non-controlling interest     (173,292 )     (132,694 )