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| Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BACKGROUND AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION | NOTE 1. BACKGROUND AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Description of Business
Parks! America, Inc. (“Parks!” or the “Company”) owns and operates through wholly owned subsidiaries three regional safari parks and is in the business of acquiring, developing and operating local and regional entertainment assets and attractions in the United States. The Company’s wholly owned subsidiaries are Wild Animal Safari, Inc. a Georgia corporation (“Wild Animal – Georgia”), Wild Animal, Inc., a Missouri corporation (“Wild Animal – Missouri”), and Aggieland-Parks, Inc., a Texas corporation (“Aggieland Wild Animal – Texas”). Wild Animal – Georgia owns and operates the Wild Animal Safari Pine Mountain located in Pine Mountain, Georgia (the “Georgia Park”). Wild Animal – Missouri owns and operates the Wild Animal Safari Springfield located in Strafford, Missouri (the “Missouri Park”). Aggieland Wild Animal – Texas owns and operates the Aggieland Safari located near Bryan/College Station, Texas (the “Texas Park”).
Terms that are commonly used in the Company’s Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements are defined as follows:
In 2005, the Company entered its current business with the purchase of an animal attraction located in Pine Mountain, Georgia. Parks! America is domiciled in the state of Nevada and its headquarters is in Pine Mountain, Georgia. In 2008, the Company adopted its current name “Parks! America” and its current stock symbol “PRKA.”
Prior to and on May 1, 2025, the Company’s common stock traded on the OTC Pink Market. Effective May 2, 2025, the Company’s common stock began and continues to be traded on the OTCQX Market. As a result of the Reverse/Forward Stock Split, effective on April 30, 2025, the Company’s common stock was traded on a post-split basis under the symbol “PRKAD” for 20 trading days, including the effective date, after which it reverted to “PRKA.”
Basis of Presentation
The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Parks! America, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries (Wild Animal – Georgia, Wild Animal – Missouri and Aggieland Wild Animal – Texas). All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.
The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. In the opinion of management, all material adjustments are of a normal and recurring nature necessary for a fair presentation of the results have been reflected for the periods presented. In the opinion of management, all disclosures made are adequate to make the information presented not misleading.
Change in Capital Structure
As described fully in Note 7, Stockholders Equity, effective April 30, 2025, the Company effected a 1-for-500 reverse stock split of the shares of the Company’s common stock, followed immediately by a 5-for-1 forward stock split of the shares of the Company’s common stock, herein referred to as the Reverse/Forward Stock Split. All prior period share and per share amounts presented in the Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes, including, but not limited to, shares issued and outstanding, dollar amounts of common stock, capital in excess of par, and earnings/(loss) per share, have been retroactively adjusted for all periods presented in order to reflect this change in capital structure. There were no changes to the total number of authorized shares of common stock or their respective par values per share as a result of this change.
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