UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM10-Q
☒QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2024
OR
☐TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ___________to ____________
Commission File Number 001-37464
CEMTREX, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
631-756-9116
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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☒Yes ☐ No
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Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:
As of August 9, 2024, the issuer had 17,437,456 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.
Table of Contents
CEMTREX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
INDEX
Part I. Financial Information
Item 1. Financial Statements
Cemtrex, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity
Shares
Capital
-
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity (Continued)
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
11,942
46,000
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Continued)
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION AND PLAN OF OPERATIONS
Cemtrex was incorporated in 1998 in the state of Delaware and has evolved through strategic acquisitions and internal growth into a leading multi-industry company. Unless the context requires otherwise, all references to “we”, “our”, “us”, “Company”, “registrant”, “Cemtrex” or “management” refer to Cemtrex, Inc. and its subsidiaries.
The Company’s reporting segments consist of Security and Industrial Services. Additionally, the Company’s operational structure also reports unallocated corporate expenses.
Security
Cemtrex’s Security segment operates under the brand of its majority owned subsidiary, Vicon Industries, Inc. (“Vicon”), which provides end-to-end security solutions to meet the toughest corporate, industrial, and governmental security challenges. Vicon’s products include browser-based video monitoring systems and analytics-based recognition systems, cameras, servers, and access control systems for every aspect of security and surveillance in industrial and commercial facilities, federal prisons, hospitals, universities, schools, and federal and state government offices. Vicon provides innovative, mission critical security and video surveillance solutions utilizing Artificial Intelligence (AI) based data algorithms.
Industrial Services
Cemtrex’s Industrial Services segment operates under the brand, Advanced Industrial Services (“AIS”), which offers single-source expertise and services for rigging, millwrighting, in plant maintenance, equipment erection, relocation, and disassembly to diversified customers. AIS installs high precision equipment in a wide variety of industrial markets like automotive, printing & graphics, industrial automation, packaging, and chemicals, among others. AIS is a leading provider of reliability-driven maintenance and contracting solutions for machinery, packaging, printing, chemical, and other manufacturing markets. The focus is on customers seeking to achieve greater asset utilization and reliability to cut costs and increase production from existing assets, including small projects, sustaining capital, turnarounds, maintenance, specialty welding services, and high-quality scaffolding.
Acquisition of Heisey Mechanical
On July 1, 2023, the Company under AIS, completed the acquisition of a leading service contractor and steel fabricator that specializes in industrial and water treatment markets, Heisey Mechanical, Ltd. (“Heisey”) based in Columbia, Pennsylvania, for $2,400,000plus adjustments for the outstanding contract assets and liabilities of $393,291. The real estate of the business was purchased at fair market value on August 30, 2023, for $1,500,000 in a separate transaction.
Heisey provides the water treatment industry with a variety of fabricated vessels and equipment including ASME pressure vessels, heat exchangers, mix tanks, reactors, and other specialized fabricated equipment. Additionally, the contracting team assists with installation and service of fabricated items. The company has over 33,000 square feet of manufacturing floor space in its facility and an experienced staff of fabricators, welders, and field mechanics.
The purchase price allocation presented below compares the preliminary allocation which was developed based on an estimate of fair values of Heisey’s identifiable tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of July 1, 2023, compared to the final allocation.
The consideration transferred allocation of Heisey’s tangible and intangible assets and liabilities, are as follows:
SCHEDULE OF BUSINESS ACQUISITION OF TANGIBLE AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
The pro forma summary below presents the results of operations as if the Heisey acquisition occurred on October 1, 2022. Proforma adjustments for the three months ended June 30, 2023, includes $63,900 of depreciation expense from acquired fixed assets, $31,500 of interest expense on the debt used in the acquisition, and $20,739 of income tax benefit. Proforma adjustments for the nine months ended June 30, 2023, includes $191,700 of depreciation expense from acquired fixed assets, $97,359 of interest expense on the debt used in the acquisition, and $13,694 of income tax expense. The pro forma summary uses estimates and assumptions based on information available at the time. Management believes the estimates and assumptions to be reasonable; however, actual results may have differed significantly from this pro forma financial information. The pro forma information does not reflect any cost savings, operating synergies or revenue enhancements that might have been achieved from combining the operations. The unaudited pro forma summary is provided for illustrative purposes only and does not purport to represent the Company’s actual consolidated results of operations had the acquisition been completed as of the date presented, nor should it be considered indicative of the Company’s future consolidated results of operations.
SCHEDULE OF PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION
On August 30, 2023, the Company acquired a mortgage in the amount of $1,200,000 from Fulton Bank to finance the purchase of the properties formerly owned by Heisey Mechanical Ltd. The mortgage carries interest at the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) plus 2.8% and matures on September 30, 2043.
Nasdaq Notices for Listing Deficiencies
On July 29, 2022, the Company received a notification letter from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) notifying the Company that, because the closing bid price for the Company’s Series 1 Preferred Stock listed on Nasdaq was below $1.00 for 30 consecutive trading days, the Company no longer met the minimum bid price requirement for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market under Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5550(a)(2), requiring a minimum bid price of $1.00 per share (the “Minimum Bid Price Requirement”). On January 26, 2023, the Company received a notification letter from the Listing Qualifications Department of Nasdaq notifying the Company that, it had been granted an additional 180 days or until July 24, 2023, to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement based on the Company meeting the continued listing requirement for market value of publicly held shares and all other applicable requirements for initial listing on the Capital Market with the exception of the bid price requirement, and the Company’s written notice of its intention to cure the deficiency during the second compliance period by effecting a reverse stock split, if necessary. On September 8, 2023, the Company received a letter from the Nasdaq Hearings Panel (“Panel”) informing the Company that the Panel has granted the Company a temporary exception to regain compliance with The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC’s (“Nasdaq” or the “Exchange”) Listing Rule 5555(a)(1) (the “Bid Price Rule”) by no later than January 19, 2024. The Company has announced a special meeting of Series 1 Preferred Stock shareholders was scheduled for December 26, 2023, to approve the reverse stock split. On December 26, 2023, the meeting was adjourned to December 29, 2023, due to insufficient votes represented by proxy or virtually in person to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at the Special Meeting. On December 29, 2023, there were still insufficient votes represented by proxy or virtually in person to constitute a quorum thus the resolution did not pass.
On January 5, 2024, and January 12, 2024, the Company bought back an aggregate of 71,951 shares for $69,705 under the Share Repurchase Program approved on August 22, 2023, that allows the Company to repurchase shares of the Series 1 Preferred Stock through various means, including through privately negotiated transactions and through an open market program. On April 8, 2024, these shares were cancelled. The Company’s Series 1 Preferred Stock was delisted from the NASDAQ Capital Market on January 22, 2024. The Series 1 Preferred Stock is now quoted on the OTC Markets under the symbol “CETXP”. Nasdaq filed a Form 25 on March 21, 2024 and the deregistration of the Company’s Series 1 Preferred Stock under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act became effective for 90 days after filing of the Form 25.
On June 14, 2024, the Company received a notification letter from the Listing Qualifications Department of Nasdaq notifying the Company that, because the closing bid price for the Company’s common stock listed on Nasdaq was below $1.00 for 30 consecutive trading days, the Company no longer meets the minimum bid price requirement for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market under Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5550(a)(2), requiring a minimum bid price of $1.00 per share. The notification letter also disclosed that in the event the Company does not regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement by December 11, 2024, the Company may be eligible for additional time. To qualify for additional time, the Company would be required to meet the continued listing requirement for market value of publicly held shares and all other initial listing standards for The Nasdaq Capital Market, with the exception of the bid price requirement, and would need to provide written notice of its intention to cure the deficiency during the second compliance period, by effecting a reverse stock split, if necessary.
May 2024 Equity Financing
On May 1, 2024, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement with Aegis Capital Corp., in connection with a firm commitment underwritten public offering (the “Offering”), providing for the issuance of (i) 554,705 units (the “Common Units”), each consisting of one share of common stock of the Company (“Common Stock”), a warrant to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $0.85 per share, which warrant will expire on the two-and-a-half year anniversary of the original issuance date (the “Series A Warrants”), and a warrant to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $0.85 per share, which warrant will expire on the five-year anniversary of the original issuance date (the “Series B Warrants”); and (ii) 11,210,000 pre-funded units (the “Pre-funded Units”), each consisting of one pre-funded warrant to purchase one share of common stock (the “Pre-funded Warrants”), a Series A Warrant and a Series B Warrant. The purchase price of each Unit was $0.85, and the purchase price of each Pre-Funded Unit was $0.849. The Pre-Funded Warrants are immediately exercisable and may be exercised at any time until all of the Pre-Funded Warrants are exercised in full.
In addition, the Company granted the Underwriter a 45-day option to purchase additional 1,764,705 shares of common stock and/or Pre-Funded Warrants, representing up to 15% of the number of common stock and Pre-Funded Warrants sold in the Offering, and/or additional 1,764,705Series A Warrants representing up to 15% of the Series A Warrants sold in the Offering, and/or additional 1,764,705 Series B Warrants representing up to 15% of the Series B Warrants sold in the Offering to cover over-allotments, if any. The Offering closed on May 3, 2024. An aggregate of 11,764,705 Units (which includes 554,705 shares of common stock), 11,210,000 Pre-Funded Units (which includes 11,210,000 Pre-Funded Warrants), and a Series A Warrant and a Series B Warrant were sold in the Offering. On May 3, 2024, the Underwriter partially exercised its over-allotment option with respect to 1,764,705 Series A Warrants and 1,764,705 Series B Warrants. The aggregate gross proceeds to the Company were approximately $10,035,293, before deducting underwriting discounts and other issuance expenses of $995,333 recorded under the caption “Other(expense)/income, net” on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The underwriting discounts and other issuance expenses were expensed since the Series A, Series B, and Pre-Funded Warrants were each determined to be liabilities and recorded at their fair value.
May 2024 Warrants
The Company evaluated the Series A, Series B, and Prefunded Warrants (collectively, the “Warrants”) in accordance with the guidance at ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity and ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging, and determined that the Warrants are precluded from being considered indexed to the entity’s own stock, resulting in the Warrants being classified as a liability. The fair value of the Series A Warrants was determined based on the stock price on issuance of $0.277 multiplied by the total number of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Series A alternative cashless exercise. Under the alternative cashless exercise, the Holder is entitled to receive three times the normal number of shares issued in a cashless exercise. The Series A Holder may only execute the alternative cashless exercise after Stockholder Approval (and received June 17, 2024); at the time of issuance, Stockholder Approval was deemed perfunctory and almost certain to occur, and the most likely settlement option would be through the alternative cashless exercise. As such, upon issuance, the total fair value of the Series A Warrants was $11,242,940, which was based on 40,588,230 common shares issuable under the alternative cashless exercise. The measurement of fair value of the Series B Warrants were determined utilizing a Black-Scholes model considering all relevant assumptions current at the date of issuance (i.e., share price of $0.277 , exercise price of $0.85, term of five years, volatility of 132%, risk-free rate of 4.5%, and expected dividend rate of 0%). The grant date fair value of these Series B Warrants was estimated to be $2,942,711 on May 3, 2024, and such warrants were classified as liabilities. Due to the nominal exercise price, the fair value of the Prefunded Warrants was based on the intrinsic value of each Warrant on the grant date. The intrinsic value was calculated based on the May 3, 2024, stock price of $0.277 and the strike price of $0.001, resulting in a total fair value of $3,093,960. The total fair value of the Warrants upon issuance was $17,279,611. Given that the gross proceeds received of $10,024,083 was less than the total fair value of the liability classified Warrants, the Company recorded a loss on excess fair value of $7,255,527 at issuance.
Going Concern Considerations
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America. The going concern basis of presentation assumes that the Company will continue in operation one year after the date these financial statements are issued and will be able to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. Pursuant to the requirements of the ASC 205, management must evaluate whether there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, which raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for one year from the date these financial statements are issued.
This evaluation does not take into consideration the potential mitigating effect of management’s plans that have not been fully implemented or are not within control of the Company as of the date the financial statements are issued. When substantial doubt exists under this methodology, management evaluates whether the mitigating effect of its plans sufficiently alleviates substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The mitigating effect of management’s plans, however, is only considered if both (1) it is probable that the plans will be effectively implemented within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued, and (2) it is probable that the plans, when implemented, will mitigate the relevant conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued.
The Company has incurred substantial losses of $9,196,875and $13,020,958 for fiscal years 2023 and 2022, respectively, and has losses on continuing operations for the nine months ending June 30, 2024, of $12,043,882and has current liabilities of $14,004,886and working capital of $12,400,461 along with negative operating cash flows of $2,076,477 that raise substantial doubt with respect to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
The Company’s working capital may not be sufficient to cover operating costs which indicates a substantial doubt regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, the Company has historically, from time to time, satisfied and may continue to satisfy certain short-term liabilities through the issuance of common stock, thus reducing our cash requirement to meet our operating needs. The Company has $7,620,225 in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash as of June 30, 2024. Additionally, the Company has (i) secured a line of credit for its Vicon brand to fund operations, which as of June 30, 2024, has available capacity of $2,269,675, (ii) continually reevaluated its pricing model on our Vicon brand to improve margins on those products, (iii) entered into a Standstill Agreement with Streeterville Capital, LLC (“Streeterville”) in which Streeterville agreed not to seek to redeem any portion of its two outstanding notes with the Company for a period of one year expiring on April 30, 2025 in exchange, the Company agreed to pay to Streeterville the greater of $4,000,000 or fifty percent (50%) of the net proceeds the Company receives from the sale of any of its common stock or preferred stock during the Standstill Period. To date, the Company has paid Streeterville $4,588,897 under this agreement.
In the event additional capital is raised through equity offerings and/or debt is satisfied with equity, it may have a dilutive effect on our existing stockholders. While the Company believes these plans if successful, would be sufficient to meet the capital demands of our current operations for at least the next twelve months, there is no guarantee that we will succeed. Overall, there is no guarantee that cash flow from our existing or future operations and any external capital that we may be able to raise will be sufficient to meet our working capital needs. As of June 30, 2024, the Company may not have adequate cash or available liquidity/available capacity on our lines of credit to meet our operational needs.
The condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to this uncertainty.
NOTE 2 – INTERIM STATEMENT PRESENTATION
Basis of Presentation and Use of Estimates
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial information should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2023, of Cemtrex, Inc.
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the Unites States (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X pursuant to the requirements of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (‘SEC”). Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for the entire year.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities in the condensed consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes, and the reported amounts of revenues, expenses and cash flows during the periods presented. Actual amounts and results could differ from those estimates. The estimates and assumptions the Company makes are based on historical factors, current circumstances and the experience and judgment of the Company’s management. The Company evaluates its estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis.
Reclassifications
Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified for consistency with the current year presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on the reported results of operations. An adjustment has been made to the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet for September 30, 2023 and the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended June 30, 2023. The reclassification was to the caption “Short-term investments” which has been reclassified to “Prepaid expenses and other current assets” on the Consolidated Balance Sheet and “Gain/(loss) on marketable securities to “Prepaid expenses and other current assets” on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
Correction of an Immaterial Error in Previously Issued Financial Statements
Subsequent to the issuance of our financial statements for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, an immaterial error was identified and has been corrected in our historical information related to the calculation of earnings per share. The original calculation did not take into account the fair value of the Series 1 Preferred Stock dividends declared during the period.
The effects of the correction to the individual effected line items in our Consolidated Statement of Operations are as follows:
SCHEDULE OF ERROR CORRECTIONS AND PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENTS
Significant Accounting Policies
Note 2 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, included in the annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2023, includes a summary of the significant accounting policies used in the preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements.
Warrants
The Company accounts for warrants as either equity-classified or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the warrant’s specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance in ASC 480 (Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity) and ASC 815 (Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging). The assessment considers whether the warrants are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the warrants meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the warrants are indexed to our own common shares and whether the warrant holders could potentially require “net cash settlement” in a circumstance outside of our control, among other conditions for equity classification. This assessment, which requires the use of professional judgment, is conducted at the time of warrant issuance and as of each subsequent quarterly period end date while the warrants are outstanding.
For issued or modified warrants that meet all of the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded as a component of additional paid-in capital at the time of issuance. For issued or modified warrants that do not meet all the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded as a liability at their initial fair value on the date of issuance, and each balance sheet date thereafter. Changes in the estimated fair value of the warrants are recognized as a non-cash gain or loss in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations.
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In June 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (“Update 2016-13”). Update 2016-13 replaced the incurred loss model with an expected loss model, which is referred to as the current expected credit loss (“CECL”) model. The CECL model is applicable to the measurement of credit losses on financial assets measured at amortized cost, including but not limited to trade receivables. For public business entities, the new standard became effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within that reporting period. On October 1, 2023, the Company implemented this standard and there has been no material change to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
The following table illustrates the effect of implementation of Update 2016-13 on the current expected credit losses for the following line items on the condensed consolidated balance sheet:
SCHEDULE OF EFFECT IMPLEMENTATION ON CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
The Company estimates credit losses associated with our accounts receivable portfolio segment using an expected credit loss model, which utilizes an aging schedule methodology based on historical information and adjusted for asset-specific considerations, current economic conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts.
The Company will utilize the Probability-of-default method for financing receivables and loans. Expected credit losses are determined by multiplying the probability of default (i.e., the probability the asset will default within the given time frame) by the loss given default (the percentage of the asset not expected to be collected because of default). The Company considers sources of repayment associated with a financial asset when determining its credit losses, including collection against the collateral and certain embedded credit enhancements, such as guarantees or insurance. The allowance for credit losses was immaterial as of June 30, 2024.
The following table illustrates the current expected credit losses activity for the nine months ended June 30, 2024:
SCHEDULE OF EXPECTED CREDIT LOSSES ACTIVITY
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Effective
On June 30, 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-03 Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Fair Value Measurement of Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions (“ASU 2022-03”), which (1) clarifies the guidance in ASC 820 on the fair value measurement of an equity security that is subject to a contractual sale restriction and (2) requires specific disclosures related to such an equity security. Under current guidance, stakeholders have observed diversity in practice related to whether contractual sale restrictions should be considered in the measurement of the fair value of equity securities that are subject to such restrictions. On the basis of interpretations of existing guidance and the current illustrative example in ASC 820-10-55-52 of a restriction on the sale of an equity instrument, some entities use a discount for contractual sale restrictions when measuring fair value, while others view the application of such a discount to be inconsistent with the principles of ASC 820. To reduce the diversity in practice and increase the comparability of reported financial information, ASU 2022-03 clarifies this guidance and amends the illustrative example. ASU No. 2022-03 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this ASU on the condensed consolidated financial statements.
In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, “Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures” (“ASU 2023-07”), which enhances the disclosures required for operating segments in the Company’s annual and interim consolidated financial statements. ASU 2023-07 is effective for the Company for annual reporting for fiscal 2025 and for interim period reporting beginning in fiscal 2026 on a retrospective basis. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of our pending adoption of ASU 2023-07 on the condensed consolidated financial statements.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures,” which requires public entities to disclose consistent categories and greater disaggregation of information in the rate reconciliation and for income taxes paid. It also includes certain other amendments to improve the effectiveness of income tax disclosures. The guidance is effective for financial statements issued for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The Company is required to adopt this standard prospectively in fiscal year 2026 for the annual reporting period ending September 30, 2026. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact of adoption on the condensed consolidated financial statements.
The Company does not believe that any other recently issued but not yet effective accounting pronouncements, if adopted, would have a material effect on the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.
NOTE 3 – DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
On November 22, 2022, the Company entered into two Asset Purchase Agreements and one Simple Agreement for Future Equity (“SAFE”) with the Company’s CEO, Saagar Govil, to secure the sale of the subsidiaries Cemtrex Advanced Technologies, Inc, which include the brand SmartDesk, and Cemtrex XR, Inc., which include the brands Cemtrex XR, Virtual Driver Interactive, Bravo Strong, and good tech (formerly Cemtrex Labs), to Mr. Govil.
Due to the on-going losses and risk associated with the SmartDesk business the Company has valued the royalty and SAFE agreement associated with the SmartDesk sale at $0 and considers such consideration to be a gain contingency.
Based on sales projections for Cemtrex XR, Inc., the Company does not believe that it will exceed the sales levels required to exceed the $820,000royalties due and has not accounted for any additional royalties at this time. In accordance with ASC 310 – Receivables, the Company has discounted the royalties due and has recognized $13,282, and $14,724 during the three-month periods ended June 30, 2024, and 2023, respectively, and $39,845, and $33,875, during the nine-month periods ended June 30, 2024, and 2023, respectively, and will amortize the remaining amount over the period the royalties are due.
The following table summarizes the loss on the sale recorded during the three months ended December 31, 2022, included in Income/(loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax in the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of operations:
SUMMARY OF LOSS ON SALE INCLUDED IN INCOME/(LOSS) FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
As of June 30, 2024, and September 30, 2023, there were no assets or liabilities included within discontinued operations on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
During the first quarter of fiscal 2023, Vicon completed the closure of its discontinued operating entity Vicon Systems, Ltd. located in Israel. The Company received funds related to benefit obligations of $96,095, which at the time of operational closure were not guaranteed to be retrievable. The Company paid $7,010 in consulting fees for assistance in retrieving these funds. The net amount of $89,085 is recognized on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations as part of the Loss on Discontinued Operations.
Income/(loss)from discontinued operations, net of tax and the loss on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax, of Cemtrex Advanced Technologies, Inc. and Cemtrex XR, Inc., sold during the first quarter of fiscal year 2023, which are presented in total as discontinued operations, net of tax in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, are as follows:
SCHEDULE OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDED WITHIN DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
NOTE 4 – REVENUE
The following table illustrates the approximate disaggregation of the Company’s revenue based off timing of revenue recognition for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:
SCHEDULE OF DISAGGREGATION OF REVENUE RECOGNITION
NOTE 5 – LOSS PER COMMON SHARE
Basic net income (loss) per common share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted net income per common share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock and potentially dilutive outstanding shares of common stock during the period to reflect the potential dilution that could occur from common shares issuable through contingent share arrangements, stock options and warrants. For the three and nine months ended June 30, 2024, and 2023, the following items were excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per common share as their effect is anti-dilutive:
SCHEDULE OF COMPUTATION OF DILUTED NET LOSS PER COMMON SHARE AS ANTI-DILUTIVE EFFECT
For the three and nine months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, loss per share basic and diluted for continuing operations are calculated as follows:
SCHEDULE OF LOSS PER SHARE BASIC AND DILUTED FOR CONTINUING OPERATIONS
In accordance with ASC 260-45-13, the common shares underlying the Series A Warrants under the alternative cashless exercise have been included in the calculation of the weighted average shares.
NOTE 6 – SEGMENT INFORMATION
The Company reports and evaluates financial information for two reportable segments: the Security segment and the Industrial Services segment.
The following tables summarize the Company’s reportable segment information and unallocated corporate expenses:
SCHEDULE OF SEGMENT INFORMATION
Unallocated corporate expenses mainly relate to payroll and benefits for corporate officers, investor relation expenses, accounting expenses related audit and taxes, legal expenses related to corporate matters, and interest expense on notes payable.
NOTE 7 – RESTRICTED CASH
A subsidiary of the Company participates in a consortium in order to self-insure group care coverage for its employees. The plan is administrated by Benecon Group and the Company makes monthly deposits in a trust account to cover medical claims and any administrative costs associated with the plan. These funds, as required by the plan are restricted in nature and amounted to $1,052,028 at June 30, 2024, and $919,652at September 30, 2023. The Company has $100,000 in restricted cash held in escrow related to projects that are still bonded through Heisey as of June 30, 2024.
NOTE 8 – FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received upon sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. A three-level hierarchy is applied to prioritize the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements).
The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under the guidance for fair value measurements are described below:
Level 1 — Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity has the ability to access at the measurement date. Our Level 1 assets include cash equivalents, banker’s acceptances, trading securities investments and investment funds. The Company measures trading securities investments and investment funds at quoted market prices as they are traded in an active market with sufficient volume and frequency of transactions.
Level 2 — Level 2 inputs are inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. If the asset or liability has a specified contractual term, a Level 2 input must be observable for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.
Level 3 — Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability in which there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date. Level 3 assets and liabilities include cost method investments. Quantitative information for Level 3 assets and liabilities reviewed at each reporting period includes indicators of significant deterioration in the earnings performance, credit rating, asset quality, business prospects of the investee, and financial indicators of the investee’s ability to continue as a going concern.
The Company’s fair value liabilities at June 30, 2024, are as follows.
SCHEDULE OF FAIR VALUE OF LIABILITIES
At September 30, 2023, the Company had no fair value liabilities.
A summary of the warrant liabilities activity for the nine months ended June 30, 2024, is as follows:
SCHEDULE OF THE WARRANT LIABILITIES ACTIVITY
NOTE 9 – TRADE RECEIVABLES, NET
Trade receivables, net consist of the following:
SCHEDULE OF TRADE RECEIVABLES, NET
Trade receivables include amounts due for shipped products and services rendered.
Allowance for credit losses include estimated losses resulting from the inability of our customers to make the required payments.
NOTE 10 – PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS
Prepaid expenses and other current assets consist of the following:
SUMMARY OF PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS
NOTE 11 – INVENTORY, NET
Inventory, net consisted of the following:
SCHEDULE OF INVENTORY, NET
The Company maintained an allowance for obsolete inventories of $501,836 and $618,021 at June 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023, respectively.
NOTE 12 – PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property and equipment are summarized as follows:
SUMMARY OF PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Depreciation expense for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, was $325,451 and $998,641, and $249,881 and $698,269, respectively and is recorded in cost of revenues and general and administrative expenses on the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations.
NOTE 13 – GOODWILL
Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill, by segment, are as follows:
SCHEDULE OF GOODWILL BY SEGMENT
As of June 30, 2024, and September 30, 2023, accumulated impairment losses of $3,316,000 related to the Security segment have been recorded.
NOTE 14 – OTHER ASSETS
On November 13, 2020, Cemtrex made a $500,000 investment, on January 19, 2022, made an additional $500,000 investment, and on July 18, 2023, and October 5, 2023, made an additional $100,000 investment on each date via a simple agreement for future equity (“SAFE”) in MasterpieceVR. The SAFE provides that the Company will automatically receive shares of the entity based on the conversion rate of future equity rounds up to a valuation cap, as defined. MasterpieceVR is a software company that is developing software for content creation using virtual reality. The investment is recorded at cost and is included in other assets in the accompanying Condensed consolidated balance sheets. No impairment has been recorded for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2024.
Other assets consisted of the following:
SCHEDULE OF OTHER ASSETS
NOTE 15 – ACCRUED EXPENSES
Accrued expenses consisted of the following:
SCHEDULE OF ACCRUED EXPENSES
NOTE 16 – DEFERRED REVENUE
The Company’s deferred revenue as of and for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2024, and 2023, were as follows:
SCHEDULE OF DEFERRED REVENUE
For the three and nine months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company recognized revenue of $571,660, and $1,364,475, and $442,040 and $1,040,221, respectively, that was previously included in the beginning balance of deferred revenues.
NOTE 17 – CONTRACT ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
Project contracts typically provide for a schedule of billings on percentage of completion of specific tasks inherent in the fulfillment of the Company’s performance obligation(s). The schedules for such billings usually do not precisely match the schedule on which costs are incurred. As a result, contract revenue recognized in the statements of operations can and usually does differ from amounts that can be billed to the customer at any point during the contract. Amounts by which cumulative contract revenue recognized on a contract as of a given date exceeds cumulative billings and unbilled receivables to the customer under the contract are reflected as a current asset in the condensed consolidated balance sheets under the caption “Contract assets.” Amounts by which cumulative billings to the customer under a contract as of a given date exceed cumulative contract revenue recognized are reflected as a current liability in the condensed consolidated balance sheets under the caption “Contract liabilities.” Conditional retainage represents the portion of the contract price withheld until the work is substantially complete for assurance of the Company’s obligations to complete the job.
The following is a summary of the Company’s uncompleted contracts:
SCHEDULE OF CONTRACT ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
For the three and nine months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company recognized revenue of $18,625 and $0, and $905,319 and $369,835, respectively, that was previously included in the beginning balance of contract liabilities.
The following table summarizes the net activity of the contract assets and contract liabilities for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023.
SUMMARY OF CONTRACT ASSETS AND CONTACT LIABILITIES
NOTE 18 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
On August 31, 2019, the Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement for the sale of Griffin Filters, LLC to Ducon Technologies, Inc., which Aron Govil, the Company’s Founder, and former CFO, for total consideration of $550,000. On July 31, 2022, the Company negotiated a payment agreement surrounding the sale of Griffin Filters, LLC, and other liabilities due to the Company totaling $761,585. This agreement is in the form of a secured promissory note earning interest at a rate of 5% per annum and matures on July 31, 2024. As of June 30, 2024, the principle amount of $761,585 and $74,776 of accrued interest has been recorded as an allowance for expected credit loss against this note.
As of June 30, 2024, and September 30, 2023, there was $3,797 and $3,806 in payables due to Ducon Technologies, Pvt Ltd., which is also owned by Aron Govil, respectively.
As of June 30, 2024, and September 30, 2023, there was $0and $637,208in receivables due from Ducon Technologies, Pvt Ltd., respectively. During the three months ended June 30, 2024, the Company recorded an allowance for expected credit loss of $635,803 on the receivables due from Ducon Technologies, Pvt Ltd.
On November 22, 2022, the Company entered into two Asset Purchase Agreements and one Simple Agreement for Future Equity (“SAFE”) with the Company’s CEO, Saagar Govil, to secure the sale of the subsidiaries Cemtrex Advanced Technologies, Inc, and Cemtrex XR, Inc., which include the brands SmartDesk, Cemtrex XR, Virtual Driver Interactive, Bravo Strong, and good tech (formerly Cemtrex Labs), to Mr. Govil. Cemtrex XR, Inc. was purchased for $890,000 comprised of $75,000 in cash and 5% royalty of all revenues on the Business to be paid 90 days after the end of each calendar year for the next three years; and should the total sum of royalties due be less than $820,000 at the end of the three-year period, Mr. Govil shall be obligated to pay the difference between $820,000 and the royalties paid. Cemtrex Advanced Technologies, Inc. was purchased for $10,000 in cash, 5% royalty of all revenues on the Business to be paid 90 days after the end of each calendar year for the next 5 years, and $1,600,000 in SAFE (common equity) at any subsequent fundraising or exit above $5,000,000 with a $10,000,000 cap. Subsequent to the sale of Cemtrex Advanced Technologies, Inc. the business has ceased operations.The Company has recognized no gain in relation to the 5% royalties.
During the three and nine months ended June 30, 2024, the Company wrote off $94,027 in trade receivables, related party and $59,703 in trade payables, related party related to the Cemtrex Advanced Technologies, Inc. successor company, SmartDesk, Inc.
As of June 30, 2024, there was $755,198 in trade receivables due from the Cemtrex XR successor company, CXR, Inc. Of these receivables $60,444are related to costs paid by Cemtrex related to payroll during the transition of employees to the new company and subscription services that are set up on auto pay with a credit card. $235,408 is the remaining balance on the first-year royalties on CXR, Inc.’s revenues. The remaining $459,162 is related to services provided by Cemtrex Technologies Pvt. Ltd. in the normal course of business.
As of June 30, 2024, there were royalties receivable from the sale of Cemtrex, XR, Inc. of $688,738, of which $235,408 is considered short-term and is presented on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet under the caption “Trade receivables, net – related party”. On April 13, 2024, the Company and CXR, Inc. agreed to structured payments on the first-year royalties with full payment being made by December 31, 2024. The Company has taken a $10,000 allowance for expected credit losses against these royalties.
NOTE 19 – LEASES
The Company is party to contracts where we lease property from others under contracts classified as operating leases. The Company primarily leases office and operating facilities, vehicles, and office equipment. The weighted average remaining term of our operating leases was approximately 3.16 years at June 30, 2024, and 3 years at September 30, 2023. The weighted average discount rate used to measure lease liabilities was approximately 6.54% at June 30, 2024, and 5.66% at September 30, 2023. The Company used the rate implicit in the lease, where known, or its incremental borrowing rate as the rate used to discount the future lease payments.
The Company has elected not to recognize lease assets and liabilities for leases with a term of 12 months or less.
The Company’s corporate segment leases approximately 100 square feet of office space in Brooklyn, NY on a month-to-month lease at a rent of $600 per month. Short-term rent expense was $5,400 for the nine months ended June 30, 2024, and $2,400 for the nine months ended June 30, 2023.
The Company’s security segment leases approximately 1,037 square feet of office space in Clovis, CA on a month-to-month lease at a rent of $5,487 per month. Short-term rent expense was $43,941 for the nine months ended June 30, 2024.
A reconciliation of undiscounted cash flows to operating lease liabilities recognized in the condensed consolidated balance sheet at June 30, 2024, is set forth below:
SCHEDULE OF RECONCILIATION OF UNDISCOUNTED CASH FLOWS TO OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES
Lease costs for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2024, and 2023 are set forth below:
SCHEDULE OF LEASE COSTS
NOTE 20 – LINES OF CREDIT AND LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Revolving line of credit
On October 5, 2023, the Company obtained a revolving line of credit in the amount of $5,000,000 from Pathward, N.A. The interest rate will be a rate which is equal to three percentage points (3%) in excess of that rate shown in the Wall Street Journal as the prime rate (the “Effective Rate”) and matures twenty-four months from the closing date. This loan is secured by the Company’s eligible accounts receivable and eligible finished goods inventory. The Company’s ability to borrow against the line of credit is limited by the value of the eligible assets. As of June 30, 2024, the Company had enough eligible assets to access the full credit line. The Company was in compliance with all loan covenants as of June 30, 2024. The funds were used to pay the NIL Funding term loan and will fund operations of the Vicon entity. As of June 30, 2024, this loan had a balance of $2,730,325, with $18,133 of unamortized loan origination fees, which is included in “Prepaid expenses” on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. There were $2,269,675in available funds as of June 30, 2024.
Standstill Agreement
On August 31, 2023, the Company and Streeterville Capital, LLC (“Streeterville”) entered into a standstill agreement for the two notes held by Streeterville Capital, LLC. The terms of this agreement are the earlier of (a) the date that is ninety (90) days from the Effective Date, and (b) the date that the Company completes an equity offering on either Form S-1 or Form S-3 (the “Standstill Period”), Streeterville Capital, LLC will not seek to redeem any portion of the Notes, and (c) the Company agrees to prepay to Lender fifty percent (50%) of the net proceeds received by Borrower in connection with all equity financings until such time as Borrower has raised at least $5,000,000 in aggregate net proceeds.
On April 30, 2024, the Company entered into a Standstill Agreement with Streeterville Capital, LLC (“Streeterville”) in which Streeterville agreed not to seek to redeem any portion of its two outstanding notes with the Company for a period of one year expiring on April 30, 2025, with $239,813 classified as short-term, and in exchange, the Company agreed to pay to Streeterville the greater of $4,000,000 or fifty percent (50%) of the net proceeds the Company receives from the sale of any of its common stock or preferred stock during the Standstill Period. To date, the Company has paid Streeterville $4,588,897 under this agreement.
The following table outlines the Company’s secured liabilities:
SCHEDULE OF LINES OF CREDIT AND LIABILITIES
NOTE 21 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Series 1 Preferred Stock
The Company’s Series 1 Preferred Stock was suspended from the Nasdaq Capital Market on January 22, 2024. The Series 1 Preferred Stock is now quoted on the OTC Markets under the symbol “CETXP.”
Nasdaq filed a Form 25 on March 21, 2024. The deregistration of the Company’s Series 1 Preferred Stock under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act became effective 90 days after filing of the Form 25.
During the nine months ended June 30, 2024, 235,762 shares of Series 1 Preferred Stock were issued to pay dividends to holders of Series 1 Preferred Stock.
During the nine months ended June 30, 2024, the Company has bought back and later cancelled 71,951 shares into treasury for $69,705 under the Share Repurchase Program approved on August 22, 2023, that allows the Company to repurchase shares of the Series 1 Preferred Stock through various means, including through privately negotiated transactions and through an open market program.
As of June 30, 2024, and September 30, 2023, there were 2,456,827 and 2,293,016 shares of Series 1 Preferred Stock issued and 2,392,727and 2,228,916 shares of Series 1 Preferred Stock outstanding, respectively.
Common Stock
During the nine months ended June 30, 2024, 33,189 shares of the Company’s common stock have been issued in exchange for services valued at $129,000.
During the nine months ended June 30, 2023, 11,764,705shares of common stock were issued for the exercise of 11,210,000 prefunded warrants and 554,705shares of common stock as part of the May 2024 Equity Financing described below.
During the nine months ended June 30, 2024, 3,508,593 shares of common stock were issued for the exercise of 1,169,531 Series A Warrants under the Alternative Cashless Exercise option.
In addition, the Company granted the Underwriter a 45-day option to purchase additional 1,764,705 shares of common stock and/or Pre-Funded Warrants, representing up to 15% of the number of common stock and Pre-Funded Warrants sold in the Offering, and/or additional 1,764,705Series A Warrants representing up to 15% of the Series A Warrants sold in the Offering, and/or additional 1,764,705 Series B Warrants representing up to 15% of the Series B Warrants sold in the Offering to cover over-allotments, if any. The Offering closed on May 3, 2024. An aggregate of 11,764,705 Units (which includes 554,705 shares of common stock), 11,210,000 Pre-Funded Units (which includes 11,210,000 Pre-Funded Warrants), and a Series A Warrant and a Series B Warrant were sold in the Offering. On May 3, 2024, the Underwriter partially exercised its over-allotment option with respect to 1,764,705 Series A Warrants and 1,764,705 Series B Warrants. The aggregate gross proceeds to the Company were $10,035,293, before deducting underwriting discounts and other issuance expenses of $1,133,166. The underwriting discounts and other issuance expenses were expensed since the Series A, Series B, and Pre-Funded Warrants were each determined to be liabilities and recorded at their fair value.
The Company evaluated the Series A, Series B, and Prefunded Warrants (collectively, the “Warrants”) in accordance with the guidance at ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity and ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging, and determined that the Warrants are precluded from being considered indexed to the entity’s own stock, resulting in the Warrants being classified as a liability. The fair value of the Series A Warrants was determined based on the stock price on issuance of $0.277 multiplied by the total number of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Series A alternative cashless exercise. Under the alternative cashless exercise, the Holder is entitled to receive three times the normal amount of shares issued in a cashless exercise. The Series A Holder may only execute the alternative cashless exercise after Stockholder Approval (and received June 17, 2024); at the time of issuance, Stockholder Approval was deemed perfunctory and almost certain to occur, and the most likely settlement option would be through the alternative cashless exercise. As such, upon issuance, the total fair value of the Series A Warrants was $11,242,940, which was based on 40,588,230 units issued under the alternative cashless exercise. The measurement of fair value of the Series B Warrants were determined utilizing a Black-Scholes model considering all relevant assumptions current at the date of issuance (i.e., share price of $0.277 , exercise price of $0.85, term of five years, volatility of 132%, risk-free rate of 4.5%, and expected dividend rate of 0%). The grant date fair value of these Series B Warrants was estimated to be $2,942,711 on May 3, 2024, and such warrants were classified as liabilities. Due to the nominal exercise price, the fair value of the Prefunded Warrants was based on the intrinsic value of each Warrant on the grant date. The intrinsic value was calculated based on the May 3, 2024, stock price of $0.277 and the strike price of $0.001, resulting in a total fair value of $3,093,960. The total fair value of the Warrants upon issuance was $17,279,611. Given that the gross proceeds received of $10,024,083was less than the total fair value of the liability classified Warrants, the Company recorded a loss on excess fair value of $7,255,527at issuance.
The following table summarizes information about shares issuable under warrants outstanding as of June 30, 2024.
SCHEDULE SHARES ISSUABLE UNDER WARRANTS OUTSTANDING
NOTE 22 – SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
For the three and nine months ended June 30, 2024, and 2023, the Company recognized $7,559 and $22,675 and $26,736 and $93,313 of share-based compensation expense on its outstanding options, respectively. As of June 30, 2024, $40,630 of unrecognized share-based compensation expense is expected to be recognized over a period of two years. Future compensation amounts will be adjusted for any change in estimated forfeitures.
During the nine months ended June 30, 2024, no options were granted, cancelled, or forfeited.
NOTE 23 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
From time to time, the Company and its subsidiaries are involved in legal proceedings that are incidental to the operation of our business. The Company continues to defend vigorously against all claims. Although the ultimate outcome of any legal matter cannot be predicted with certainty, based on present information, including assessment of the merits of the particular claim, as well as current accruals and insurance coverage, the Corporation does not expect that such legal proceedings will have a material adverse impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements.
NOTE 24 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On August 2, 2024, we filed a Certificate of Amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of Delaware to increase our authorized shares of common stock from 50,000,000 shares to 70,000,000 shares, par value $0.001 per share.
On July 22, 2024, the Board of Directors of the Company approved, and the holders of an excess of a majority of the outstanding shares of our classes of voting stock of the Company have executed a written consent in lieu of a special meeting approving a Certificate of Amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation to authorize a reverse split of our outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, with a split ratio of between 1 for 10 and 1 for 20, which will be determined by the Board of Directors at any time or times for a period of 12 months after the date of the written consent. Pursuant to Rule 14c-2 under the Exchange Act, this corporate action will not be effected until at least twenty (20) calendar days after the mailing of the Information Statement to our stockholders.
The following table, which is for illustrative purposes only, illustrates the effects of Reverse Split at certain exchange ratios within the foregoing range, without giving effect to any adjustments for fractional shares of common stock, on our outstanding shares of common stock and authorized shares of capital stock as of the Balance Sheet date.
SCHEDULE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK AND AUTHORIZED SHARES OF CAPITAL STOCK
On July 11, 22, and 23, 2024, the Company issued an aggregate of 900,000 shares of common stock to satisfy the exercise of 300,000 Series A Warrants under the alternative cashless exercise.
On August 8, 2024, the Company issued 185,186 shares of common stock in exchange for services rendered.
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Except for historical information contained in this report, the matters discussed are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. When used in this report, words such as “anticipates”, “believes”, “could”, “estimates”, “expects”, “may”, “plans”, “potential” and “intends” and similar expressions, as they relate to the Company or its management, identify forward-looking statements. Our operations involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside our control, and any one of which, or a combination of which, could materially affect our results of operations and whether the forward-looking statements ultimately prove to be correct. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy, short-term and long-term business operations and objectives, and financial needs. Such forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs of the Company’s management, as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to the Company’s management. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are the following: the effect of business and economic conditions; the impact of competitive products and their pricing; unexpected manufacturing or supplier problems; the Company’s ability to maintain sufficient credit arrangements; changes in governmental standards by which our environmental control products are evaluated and the risk factors reported from time to time in the Company’s SEC reports, including its recent report on Form 10-K. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements as a result of future events or developments.
General Overview
Significant Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, expenses, and the related disclosures at the date of the financial statements and during the reporting period. Although these estimates are based on our knowledge of current events, our actual amounts and results could differ from those estimates. The estimates made are based on historical factors, current circumstances, and the experience and judgment of our management, who continually evaluate the judgments, estimates and assumptions and may employ outside experts to assist in the evaluations.
Certain of our accounting policies are deemed “significant”, as they are both most important to the financial statement presentation and require management’s most difficult, subjective, or complex judgments as a result of the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain. For a discussion of our significant accounting policies, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2023.
Results of Operations – For the three months ended June 30, 2024, and 2023
Revenues
Our Security segment revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2024, decreased by $2,821,792 or 31% to $6,193,487 from $9,015,279 for the three months ended June 30, 2023. This decrease is due to the delay of multiple projects for the Security segment’s products and services and overall worsening economic conditions in the industry.
Our Industrial Services segment revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2024, increased by $2,778,050 or 49%, to $8,492,911 from $5,714,861, for the three months ended June 30, 2023. This increase is mainly due to increased demand for the segment’s services and the additional business from the Heisey acquisition completed during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2023.
Gross Profit
Gross Profit for the three months ended June 30, 2024, was $5,877,147 or 40% of revenues as compared to gross profit of $6,480,643 or 44% of revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2023.
Gross profit in our Security segment was $3,223,091 or 52% of the segment’s revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2024, as compared to gross profit of $4,404,836 or 49% of the segment’s revenues for the period ended June 30, 2023. Gross profit percentage was down due to the mix of product sold in the three months ended June 30, 2024, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2023.
Gross profit in our Industrial Services segment was $2,654,056 or 31% of the segment’s revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2024, as compared to gross profit of $2,075,807 or 36% of the segment’s revenues for the period ended June 30, 2023. Gross profit as a percentage of revenues decreased due to lower margins related to Heisey acquisition related projects in the three months ended June 30, 2024, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2023.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2024, increased $2,815,220 or 52% to $8,192,180 from $5,376,960 for the three months ended June 30, 2023. The increase in general and administrative expenses is mainly related to increased sales and marketing activities including payroll, fringe benefits, legal expenses, insurance, travel as well as an increase in insurance, and repairs and maintenance expenses. Expenses related to the $1,397,388 write-off of related party note receivable are included here.
Research and Development Expenses
Research and Development expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2024, were $864,483 compared to $1,049,909 for the three months ended June 30, 2023, a decrease of $185,426 or 18%. Research and Development expenses are related to the Security Segment’s development of next generation solutions associated with security and surveillance systems software.
Other Income/Expense
Other expense for the three months ended June 30, 2024, was $5,902,493, as compared to $1,219,533 for the three months ended June 30, 2023. Other expense for the three months ended June 30, 2024, was mainly driven by the May 2024 Equity Financing expenses of $995,333, the loss on the excess fair value of the warrants issued in the May 2024 Equity Financing of $7,255,528, offset by the change in the fair value of the warrants of $2,807,890.
Provision for Income Taxes
During the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company had income tax expense from continuing operations of $67,294 and $19,461, respectively. The provision for income tax is based upon the current income tax from the Company’s various U.S. and international subsidiaries that are subject to their respective income tax jurisdictions and the Company’s current ability to utilize net loss carryforwards.
Results of Operations – For the nine months ended June 30, 2024, and 2023
Our Security segment revenues for the nine months ended June 30, 2024, decreased by $2,487,701 or 10% to $23,446,220 from $25,933,921 for the nine months ended June 30, 2023. This decrease is due to the delay of multiple projects for the Security segment’s products and services and weakening economic conditions in the industry.
Our Industrial Services segment revenues for the nine months ended June 30, 2024, increased by $8,438,081 or 50%, to $25,277,939 from $16,839,858 for the nine months ended June 30, 2023. This increase is mainly due to increased demand for the segment’s services and the additional business from the Heisey acquisition completed during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2023.
Gross Profit for the nine months ended June 30, 2024, was $19,898,962 or 41% of revenues as compared to gross profit of $18,859,530 or 44% of revenues for the nine months ended June 30, 2023.
Gross profit in our Security segment was $11,853,007 or 51% of the segment’s revenues for the nine months ended June 30, 2024, as compared to gross profit of $12,928,607 or 50% of the segment’s revenues for the nine-month period ended June 30, 2023. Gross profit was percentage down due to the mix of products sold in the nine months ended June 30, 2024, compared to the nine months ended June 30, 2023.
Gross profit in our Industrial Services segment was $8,045,955 or 32% of the segment’s revenues for the nine months ended June 30, 2024, as compared to gross profit of $5,930,923 or 35% of the segment’s revenues for the nine-month period ended June 30, 2023. Gross profit as a percentage of revenues decreased due to lower margins related to Heisey acquisition related projects in the nine months ended June 30, 2024, compared to the nine months ended June 30, 2023.
General and administrative expenses for the nine months ended June 30, 2024, increased $5,727,701 or 35% to $22,184,303 from $16,456,602 for the nine months ended June 30, 2023. The increase in general and administrative expenses is mainly related to increased payroll, fringe benefits, insurance, professional fees and travel. Increases in payroll include approximately $680,000 in severance and bonus payments. Legal expenses for the nine months ended June 30, 2024, include non-recurring expenses of $360,000. Expenses related to the $1,491,415 write-off of related party notes receivable are included here.
Research and Development expenses for the nine months ended June 30, 2024, were $2,664,688 compared to $3,895,717 for the nine months ended June 30, 2023, a decrease of $1,231,029 or 32%. Research and Development expenses are related to the Security Segment’s development of next generation solutions associated with security and surveillance systems software.
Other expense for the nine months ended June 30, 2024, was $6,855,804, as compared to $3,323,484 for the nine months ended June 30, 2023. Other expense for the nine months ended June 30, 2024, and 2023, was mainly driven by interest on the Company’s debt. Other expense for the nine months ended June 30, 2024, was mainly driven by the May 2024 Equity Financing expenses of $995,333, the loss on the excess fair value of the warrants issued in the May 2024 Equity Financing of $7,255,528, offset by the change in the fair value of the warrants of $2,807,890.
During the nine months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company had income tax expense from continuing operations of $238,049 and $19,641. The provision for income tax is based upon the current income tax from the Company’s various U.S. and international subsidiaries that are subject to their respective income tax jurisdictions and the Company’s current ability to utilize net loss carryforwards.
Effects of Inflation
The Company’s business and operations have been affected by inflation during the periods for which financial information is presented. In response, the Company has instituted price increases and initiated cost-saving measures to mitigate the effects of inflation on operations.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Working capital was $12,400,461 at June 30, 2024, compared to working capital of $1,948,923 at September 30, 2023. This includes cash and equivalents and restricted cash of $7,620,225 at June 30, 2024, and $6,349,562 at September 30, 2023. The increase in working capital was primarily due to the Company’s May 2024 Equity Financing and entry into a standstill agreement on two notes extending the maturity date and holding redemptions for a period of one year.
Cash used by operating activities for continuing operations for the nine months ended June 30, 2024, and 2023 was $2,076,477 and $5,394,048, respectively. Cash provided by operating activities for discontinued operations for the nine months ended June 30, 2023, was $2,474,863. Our negative operating cash flow was mainly the result of our net loss combined with operating changes in trade payables.
Trade receivables decreased by $1,408,812 or 15% to $7,800,883 at June 30, 2024, from $9,209,695 at September 30, 2023. The decrease in trade receivables is attributable to decreased sales in the Security segment.
Cash used by investing activities for continuing operations for the nine months ended June 30, 2024, was $406,224 compared to $735,265 used for the nine months ended June 30, 2023. Investing activities for the nine months ended June 30, 2024, were driven by the Company’s purchase of property and equipment and investment in Masterpiece VR. Investing activities for the nine months ended June 30, 2023, were driven by the Company’s purchase of property and equipment.
Cash provided by financing activities for the nine months ended June 30, 2024, was $3,867,544 compared to using cash of $1,280,991 for the nine months ended June 30, 2023. Financing activities for the nine months ended June 30, 2024, were primarily driven by the proceeds and expenses on the May 2024 Equity Financing, proceeds and payments on the Company’s revolving line of credit and payments on its secured debt. Financing activities for the nine months ended June 30, 2023, were primarily driven by payments on the Company’s debt.
The Company’s working capital may not be sufficient to cover operating costs which indicates substantial doubt regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, the Company has historically, from time to time, satisfied and may continue to satisfy certain short-term liabilities through the issuance of common stock, thus reducing our cash requirement to meet our operating needs. The Company has $7,620,225 in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash as of June 30, 2024. Additionally, the Company has (i) secured a line of credit for its Vicon brand to fund operations, which as of June 30, 2024, has available capacity of $2,269,675, (ii) continually reevaluated its pricing model on our Vicon brand to improve margins on those products, (iii) entered into a Standstill Agreement with Streeterville Capital, LLC (“Streeterville”) in which Streeterville agreed not to seek to redeem any portion of its two outstanding notes with the Company for a period of one year expiring on April 30, 2025 in exchange, the Company agreed to pay to Streeterville the greater of $4,000,000 or fifty percent (50%) of the net proceeds the Company receives from the sale of any of its common stock or preferred stock during the Standstill Period. To date, the company has paid Streeterville $4,588,897 under this agreement.
In the event additional capital is raised through equity offerings and/or debt is satisfied with equity, it may have a dilutive effect on our existing stockholders. While the Company believes these plans if successful, would be sufficient to meet the capital demands of our current operations for at least the next twelve months, there is no guarantee that we will succeed. Overall, there is no guarantee that cash flow from our existing or future operations and any external capital that we may be able to raise will be sufficient to meet our working capital needs. The Company currently does not have adequate cash or available liquidity/available capacity on our lines of credit to meet our short or long-term needs. Absent an ability to raise additional outside capital and restructure or refinance all or a portion of our debt, the Company will be unable to meet its obligations as they become due over the next twelve months beyond the issuance date.
Each segment of the Company’s operations has positioned itself for growth and the Company’s long-term objectives include, increasing marketing and sales for the Company’s products and services in each segment, increasing the Company’s presence through collaboration partnerships in each segment and through strategic acquisitions of complementary businesses for each segment. These long-term objectives will require sufficient cash to complete, and the Company expects to fund these objectives with cash on hand, issuance of debt, and from proceeds from the sale of the Company’s securities, which may not be sufficient to fully implement our growth initiatives.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Disclosure controls and procedures reporting as promulgated under the Exchange Act is defined as controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act are recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Our CEO and our CFO have evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2024. Based on their evaluation, our management has concluded that as of June 30, 2024, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) that occurred during the nine months ended June 30, 2024, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Limitations on the Effectiveness of Controls
Our management, including our CEO and CFO, does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal controls will prevent all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Due to the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within our company have been detected.
Part II Other Information
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
None.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
See Risk Factors included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on December 28, 2023.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
Such shares were issued pursuant to the exemption contained under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and/or Regulation D promulgated thereunder.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
N/A
Item 5. Other Information
Item 6. Exhibits
Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.