UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM10-Q
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2023
For the transition period from _____________ to ______________
Commission file number: 001-38420
VIRTRA, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (480) 968-1488
N/A
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large, accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large, accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☒
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
As of May 8, 2023, the registrant had 10,924,274 shares of common stock outstanding.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed financial statements.
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(Unaudited)
Additional
Paid-In
-
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
24,063
16,726
3,345
63,776
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies
Organization and Business Operations
VirTra, Inc. (the “Company,” “VirTra,” “we,” “us” or “our”), located in Chandler, Arizona, is a global provider of judgmental use of force training simulators, firearms training simulators and driving simulators for the law enforcement, military, educational and commercial markets. The Company’s patented technologies, software, and scenarios provide intense training for de-escalation, judgmental use-of-force, marksmanship and related training that mimics real-world situations. VirTra’s mission is to save and improve lives worldwide through practical and highly effective virtual reality and simulator technology. The Company sells its products worldwide through a direct sales force and international distribution partners. The original business started in 1993 as Ferris Productions, Inc. In September 2001, Ferris Productions, Inc. merged with GameCom, Inc. to ultimately become VirTra, Inc., a Nevada corporation.
The Russian-Ukraine conflict is a global concern. The Company does not have any significant direct exposure to Russia or Ukraine through its operations, employee base, investments, or sanctions. We have no basis to evaluate the possible risks of this conflict.
Basis of Presentation
The unaudited financial statements included herein have been prepared by us without audit pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and should be read in conjunction with our audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 filed with the SEC on March 31, 2023. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted as permitted by the SEC, although we believe the disclosures that are made are adequate to make the information presented herein not misleading.
The accompanying unaudited financial statements reflect, in our opinion, all normal recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly our financial position on March 31, 2023, and the results of our operations and cash flows for the periods presented. We derived the December 31, 2022, balance sheet data from audited financial statements; however, we did not include all disclosures required by GAAP.
Interim results are subject to seasonal variations, and the results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2023, are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates. Significant accounting estimates in these financial statements include valuation assumptions for share-based payments, allowance for doubtful accounts, inventory reserves, accrual for warranty reserves, the carrying value of long-lived assets and intangible assets, income tax valuation allowances, and the allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations in our contracts with customers.
Revenue Recognition
The Company adopted the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (the “FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customer (Topic 606) (“ASC 606”) on January 1, 2018, and the Company elected to use the modified retrospective transition method which requires application of ASC 606 to uncompleted contracts at the date of adoption. The adoption of ASC 606 did not have a material impact on the financial statements.
Under ASC 606, the Company must identify the contract with a customer, identify the performance obligations in the contract, determine the transaction price, allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract, and recognize revenue when (or as) the Company satisfies a performance obligation. Significant judgment is necessary when making these determinations.
The Company’s primary sources of revenue are derived from simulator and accessories sales, training and installation, the sale of customizable software and the sale of extended service-type warranties. The Company’s policy is to typically invoice upon completion of installation and/or training until such a time the performance obligations that have been satisfied are included in unbilled. Sales discounts are presented in the financial statements as reductions in determining net revenues. Credit sales are recorded as current assets (accounts receivable and unbilled revenue). Prepaid deposits received at the time of sale and extended warranties purchased are recorded as current and long-term liabilities (deferred revenue) until earned. The following briefly summarizes the nature of our performance obligations and method of revenue recognition:
The Company recognizes revenue upon transfer of control or upon completion of the services for the simulator and accessories; for the installation and training and customized software performance obligations as the customer has the right and ability to direct the use of these products and services and the customer obtains substantially all of the remaining benefit from these products and services at that time. Revenue from certain customized content contracts may be recognized over the period the services are performed based on the terms of the contract. For the sales-based royalty exchanged for license of intellectual property, the Company recognized revenue as the sales occur over time.
The Company recognizes revenue on a straight-line basis over the period of services being rendered for the extended service-type warranties as these warranties represent a performance obligation to “stand ready to perform” over the duration of the warranties. As such, the warranty service is performed continuously over the warranty period.
Each contract states the transaction price. The contracts do not include variable consideration, significant financing components or noncash consideration. The Company has elected to exclude sales and similar taxes from the measurement of the transaction price. The contract’s transaction price is allocated to the performance obligations based upon their stand-alone selling prices. Discounts on the stand-alone selling prices, if any, are allocated proportionately to each performance obligation.
Disaggregation of Revenue
Under ASC 606, disaggregated revenue from contracts with customers depicts the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows affected by economic factors. The Company has evaluated revenues recognized and the following table illustrates the disaggregation disclosure by customer’s location and performance obligation.
Schedule of Disaggregation of Revenue
For the three months ended March 31, 2023, governmental customers comprised $6,275,599, or 63% of total net sales, commercial customers comprised $553,215, or 5% of total net sales, and international customers comprised $3,198,121, or 32% of total net sales. By comparison, for the three months ended March 31, 2022, governmental customers comprised $4,054,186, or 60%, of total net sales, commercial customers comprised $1,623,544, or 24%, of total net sales, and international customers comprised $1,075,498, or 16%, of total net sales.
Customer Deposits
Customer deposits consist of prepaid deposits received for equipment purchase orders and for Subscription Training Equipment Partnership (“STEP”) operating agreements that expire annually. Customer deposits are considered a deferred liability until the completion of the customer’s contract performance obligation. When revenue is recognized, the deposit is applied to the customer’s receivable balance. Customer deposits are recorded as a current liability under deferred revenue on the accompanying balance sheet and totaled $2,409,433 and $2,719,108on March 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022, respectively. Changes in deferred revenue amounts related to customer deposits will fluctuate from year to year based upon the mix of customers required to prepay deposits under the Company’s credit policy.
Warranty
The Company warranties its products from manufacturing defects on a limited basis for a period of one year after purchase, but also sells separately priced extended service-type warranties for periods of up to four years after the expiration of the standard one-year warranty. During the term of the initial one-year warranty, if the device fails to operate properly from defects in materials and workmanship, the Company will fix or replace the defective product. Deferred revenue for separately priced extended warranties one year or less totaled $1,393,865 and $1,583,384 as of March 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022, respectively. Deferred revenue for separately priced extended warranties longer than one year totaled $2,220,316 and $1,601,472 as of March 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022, respectively. The accrual for the one-year manufacturer’s warranty liability totaled $358,000 and $358,000 as of March 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022, respectively, as there were no major warranty expenses that justified a change in accrual. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, and 2022, the Company recognized revenue of $581,975 and $669,510, respectively, related to the extended service-type warranties that was amortized from the deferred revenue balance at the beginning of each period. Changes in deferred revenue amounts related to extended service-type warranties will fluctuate from year to year based upon the average remaining life of the warranties at the beginning of the period and new extended service-type warranties sold during the period.
Concentration of Credit Risk and Major Customers and Suppliers
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of cash and cash equivalents, certificates of deposit, and accounts receivable.
The Company’s cash, cash equivalents and certificates of deposit are maintained with financial institutions with high credit standings and are FDIC insured deposits. The FDIC insures deposits according to the ownership category in which the funds are insured and how the accounts are titled. The standard deposit insurance coverage limit is $250,000 per depositor, per FDIC-insured bank, per ownership category. The Company had uninsured cash and cash equivalents of $13,757,735 and $12,983,597 as of March 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022, respectively.
Sales are typically made on credit and the Company generally does not require collateral. Management performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers’ financial condition and maintains an allowance for estimated losses. Historically, the Company has experienced minimal charges relative to doubtful accounts.
Historically, the Company primarily sells its products to U.S. federal and state agencies.
As of March 31, 2023, the Company had one customer that accounted for 26% of the total accounts receivable.
Net Income per Common Share
The net income per common share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average of common shares outstanding. Diluted net income per share reflects the potential dilution, using the treasury stock method, that would occur if outstanding stock options and warrants were exercised. Earnings per share computations are as follows:
Schedule of Earnings Per Share
Note 2. Inventory
Inventory consisted of the following as of:
Schedule of Inventory
Note 3. Property and Equipment
Property and equipment consisted of the following as of:
Schedule of Property and Equipment
Depreciation expenses, including STEP depreciation, were $223,781 and $195,031 for the three months ended March 31, 2023, and 2022, respectively.
Note 4. Intangible Assets
Intangible assets consisted of the following as of:
Schedule of Intangible Asset
Amortization expense was $5,626 and $20,564for the three months ended March 31, 2023, and 2022, respectively.
Note 5. Leases
The Company leases approximately 37,729 rentable square feet of office and warehouse space from an unaffiliated third party for our former corporate office, manufacturing, assembly, warehouse and shipping facility located at 7970 South Kyrene Road, Tempe, Arizona 85284. From 2016 through March 2019, the Company leased approximately 4,529 rentable square feet of office and industrial space from an unaffiliated third party for our machine shop at 2169 East 5th Street, Tempe, Arizona 85284. In April 2019, the Company relocated the machine shop from the 5th Street location to 7910 South Kyrene Road, located within the same business complex as our main office. The Company executed a lease amendment to add an additional 5,131 rentable square feet for the machine shop and extended its existing office lease through April 2024. On June 1, 2022, we entered into a new lease of approximately 9,350 square feet located at 12301 Challenger Parkway, Orlando, Florida, from an unaffiliate third party through May 2027.
On March 1,2023 the company entered into a sublease for its 7970 South Kyrene location for the last 13 months of the lease agreement.
The Company’s lease agreements do not contain any residual value guarantees, restrictive covenants or variable lease payments. The Company has not entered into any financing leases.
In addition to base rent, the Company’s lease generally provides for additional payments for other charges, such as rental tax. The lease includes fixed rent escalations. The Company’s lease does not include an option to renew.
The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Operating leases are recorded in operating lease right of use assets, net, operating lease liability – short-term, and operating lease liability – long-term on its balance sheets.
Operating lease assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent its obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease assets and liabilities are recognized at the commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. As the Company’s lease does not provide an implicit rate, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. The incremental borrowing rate used at adoption was 4.5%. Significant judgement is required when determining the Company’s incremental borrowing rate. The Company uses the implicit rate when readily determinable. Lease expense for lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
Effective June 1, 2022, the Company obtained a right-of-use asset in exchange for a new operating lease liability in the amount of $840,855. Effective January 1, 2019, the Company obtained a right-of-use asset in exchange for a new operating lease liability in the amount of $1,721,380and derecognized $46,523 deferred rent for an adjusted operating lease right-of-use asset in the net amount of $1,674,857.
Schedule of Balance Sheet Classification of Lease Assets and Liabilities
March 31, 2023
Future minimum lease payments as of March 31, 2023, under non-cancelable operating leases are as follows:
Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments
Rent expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2023, and 2022 were $108,230 and $81,651, respectively.
Note 6. Accrued Expenses
Accrued compensation and related costs consisted of the following as of:
Schedule of Accrued Compensation and Related Costs
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consisted of the following as of:
Schedule of Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities
Note 7. Note Payable
On August 25, 2021, the Company completed the purchase of real property located in Chandler, Arizona (the “Property”) for $10,800,000, paid with cash and proceeds from a mortgage loan from Arizona Bank & Trust in the amount of $8,600,000. The loan terms include interest to be accrued at a fixed rate of 3% per year, 119 regular monthly payments of $40,978, and one irregular payment of $5,956,538 due on the maturity date of August 23, 2031. The Company began making monthly payments on September 23, 2021. The payment and performance of the loan is secured by a security interest in the property acquired.
The note payable amounts consist of the following:
Schedule of Notes Payable
Note 8. Related Party Transactions
During the three months ended March 31, 2023, one Board member and the Company’s Co-CEO purchased 7,500 shares of common stock, $0.0001par value per share (the “Common Stock”), pursuant to the exercise of previously awarded stock options at the exercise price of $2.23 per share, for a total of $16,726.
During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company redeemed 8,750 previously awarded stock options nearing expiration from the Company’s Co-CEO and former COO. The redemption eliminated the stock options and resulted in a total of $24,150 in additional compensation expense in 2022. Also, during the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company issued 2,500 Common Stock to one member of the Board of Directors for previously awarded stock options at an exercise price of $7,975.
Note 9. Commitments and Contingencies
Litigation
From time to time, the Company is notified of litigation or that a claim is being made against it. The Company evaluates contingencies on an on-going basis and has established loss provisions for matters in which losses are probable and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. There is no pending litigation at this time.
Restricted Stock Unit Grants
On August 26, 2021, and April 11, 2022, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors issued a total of 392,223, and 288,889 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), respectively, pursuant to Section 9 of the 2017 Equity Incentive Plan to the co-Chief Executive Officers and the Chief Operating Officer, to be awarded based on achievement of certain performance goals over the next three years. During August 2022,168,090 Restricted Stock Units were forfeited upon the departure of the Chief Operating Officer.
On December 1, 2022, the Company issued a total of 15,000 RSUs to its Chief Financial Officer, which can be awarded based on achievement of performance goals over the next three years. On January 1, 2023, the Company issued 42,735 RSUs to a new member of the Board of Directors which can be awarded only upon a sale of the Company.
It is the Company’s policy to estimate the fair value of the RSU’s on the date of the grant and evaluate the probability of achieving the net profit (net income under GAAP) tranches quarterly. If the target is deemed probable, the expense is amortized on a straight-line basis over the remaining period. The Company determined based on the vesting terms described above that the net profit (net income under GAAP) for the twelve months ending June 30, 2022, was $2,720,015 and therefore awarded 5,747 (prior to deduction of1,840 shares to pay the tax withholding liability) and 7,407 shares of common stock to its Co-Chief Executive Officers. The Company determined based on the vesting terms described above that the net profit (net income under GAAP) for the twelve months ending June 30, 2023, of $3,000,000 is probable and recorded expenses of $24,063 and $26,250 related to the RSUs for the three months ending March 31, 2023, and 2022, respectively.
Profit Sharing
VirTra provides a discretionary profit-sharing program that pays out a percentage of Company profits each year as a cash bonus to eligible employees. The cash payment is typically split into two equal payments and distributed pro-rata in April and October of the following year to only active employees. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, and 2022, $150,000 and $75,000 was expensed to operations for profit sharing.
Note 10. Stockholders’ Equity
Stock Repurchase
On October 25, 2016, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $1 million of its common stock under Rule 10b-18 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Purchases made pursuant to this authorization will be made in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions, or pursuant to any trading plan that may be adopted in accordance with Rule 10b-18. The timing, manner, price and amount of any repurchases will be determined by the Company in its discretion and will be subject to economic and market conditions, stock price, applicable legal requirements and other factors. On January 9, 2019, VirTra’s Board of Directors authorized an additional $1 million be allocated for the repurchase of VirTra’s stock under the existing 10b-18 plan. The stock repurchase program was suspended as a result of interim rulings for public-company recipients of a PPP loan under the CARES Act. Although the Company’s PPP loan was forgiven on July 20, 2021, the suspension of the stock repurchase program continues to remain in effect.
Non-qualified Stock Options
The Company has periodically issued non-qualified stock options to key employees, officers and directors under a stock option compensation plan approved by the Board of Directors in 2009. Terms of option grants are at the discretion of the Board of Directors and are generally seven years. Upon the exercise of these options, the Company expects to issue new authorized shares of its common stock. The following table summarizes all non-qualified stock options as of:
Schedule of Non-qualified Stock Options
The Company did not have any non-vested stock options outstanding as of March 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022. The weighted average contractual term for options outstanding and exercisable on March 31, 2023, and 2022 was 7 years. The aggregate intrinsic value of the options outstanding and exercisable on March 31, 2023, and 2022 was $1,800 and $258,077, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, and 2022, the Company received payments related to the exercise of options in the amount of $16,726 and $7,975, respectively. The aggregate intrinsic value is calculated as the difference between the exercise price of the underlying options and the fair value of the Company’s common stock for those stock options that have an exercise price lower than the fair value of the Company’s common stock. Options with an exercise price above the fair value of the Company’s common stock are considered to have no intrinsic value.
2017 Equity Incentive Plan
Through March 31, 2023, 224,133 and 288,889 restricted stock awards and 14,057 and 10,543 restricted shares have been granted under the Equity Plan to the Company’s Co-CEO’s and former COO, respectively.
Common stock activity
Also, during the three months ended March 31, 2023, 5,331 shares valued at $25,000 and 10,684 shares valued at $50,000 were issued to an employee and a Board member, respectively, as signing bonuses. The shares will vest if the Board member remains in continuous service through June 30, 2024.
Note 11. Subsequent Events
None.
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our unaudited financial statements and related notes included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the audited financial statements and notes thereto as of and for the year ended December 31, 2022 and the related Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, both of which are contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 31, 2023.
Forward-Looking Statements
The information in this discussion contains forward-looking statements and information within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the “Exchange Act”), which are subject to the “safe harbor” created by those sections. The words “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “projects,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue,” “would” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. We may not actually achieve the plans, intentions or expectations disclosed in our forward-looking statements and you should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. Actual results or events could differ materially from the plans, intentions and expectations disclosed in the forward-looking statements that we make. The forward-looking statements are applicable only as of the date on which they are made, and we do not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are made based on our current expectations, forecasts, estimates and assumptions, and involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause results or events to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. In evaluating these statements, you should specifically consider various factors, uncertainties and risks that could affect our future results or operations. These factors, uncertainties and risks may cause our actual results to differ materially from any forward-looking statement set forth in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. You should carefully consider these risk and uncertainties described and other information contained in the reports we file with or furnish to the SEC before making any investment decision with respect to our securities. All forward-looking statements attributable to us or people acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.
Business Overview
VirTra, Inc. (the “Company,” “VirTra,” “we,” “us” and “our”) is a global provider of judgmental use of force training simulators, firearms training simulators and driving simulators for the law enforcement, military, educational and commercial markets. The Company’s patented technologies, software, and scenarios provide intense training for de-escalation, judgmental use-of-force, marksmanship and related training that mimics real-world situations. VirTra’s mission is to save and improve lives worldwide through practical and highly effective virtual reality and simulator technology.
The VirTra firearms training simulator allows marksmanship and realistic scenario-based training to take place daily without the need for a shooting range, protective equipment, role players, safety officers, or a scenario-based training site. We have developed a higher standard in simulation training including capabilities such as: multi-screen, video-based scenarios, unique scenario authoring ability, superior training scenarios, the patented Threat-Fire® shoot-back system, powerful gas-powered simulated recoil weapons, and more. The simulator also allows students to receive immediate feedback from the instructor without the potential for sustaining injuries by the instructor or the students. The instructor can teach and re-mediate critical issues, while placing realistic stress on the students due to the realism and safe training environment created by the VirTra simulator.
Business Strategy
We have two main customer groups, namely, law enforcement and military. These are very different markets and require different sales and marketing programs as well as personnel. Our focus is to expand the market share and scope of our training simulators sales to these identified customer groups by pursuing the following key growth strategies:
Product Offerings
Our simulator products include the following:
Results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2023, and March 31, 2022
Revenues.Net sales were $10,026,935 for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to $6,753,228 for the same period in 2022, an increase of $3,273,707 or 48%. The increase in revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2023, resulted from the delivery of 2 major government contracts and one large international contract.
Cost of Sales. Cost of sales were $3,077,997 for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to $3,066,138 for the same period in 2022, an increase of $11,859, or 4%. The increase was due to an increase in sales requiring more materials but comparatively we do have a decrease in cost of sales in relation to the net sales. This is due to our efforts to streamline our processes and our ordering efficiencies. The cost of sales on a dollar basis varies from quarter-to-quarter as a result of sales volume and product mix.
Gross Profit. Gross profit was $6,948,938 for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to $3,687,090 for the same period in 2022, an increase of $3,261,848, or 88%. The gross profit margin for the three months ended March 31, 2023, and 2022 was 69% and 55%, respectively. The increase in gross profit was due to the product mix of systems, accessories and services sold.
Operating Expenses. Net operating expense was $3,477,633 for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to $2,975,787 for the same period in 2022, an increase of $501,846, or 17%. The increase was primarily due to an increase in salaries and benefits due to additional staff, the expenses for the Orlando office and a $86,000 increase in research and development.
Operating Income. Operating income was $3,471,305 for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to an operating income of $711,303 for the same period in 2022, an increase of $2,760,002 or 388%.
Other Income. Other income net of other expense was $116,413 for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to net other expense of $10,229 for the same period in 2022, an increase of $126,642, or 1238%, primarily from the additional rental income from the sublet property and a gain on foreign exchange from international sales.
Provision (Benefit) for Income Tax. Provision for income tax was $641,345 for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to $124,000 for the same period in 2022, an increase of $517,345, or 417%. Provision (benefit) for income tax is estimated quarterly applying both federal and state tax rates.
Net Income (Loss). Net income was $2,946,373 for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to net income of $577,074 for the same period in 2022, an increase of $2,369,299 or 411%. The fluctuations in net income (loss) relate to each respective section discussed above.
Adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization. Explanation and Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures:
Earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization and before other non-operating costs and income (“EBITDA”) and adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP measures. Adjusted EBITDA also includes non-cash stock option expense. Other companies may calculate adjusted EBITDA differently. The Company calculates its adjusted EBITDA to eliminate the impact of certain items it does not consider to be indicative of its performance and its ongoing operations. Adjusted EBITDA is presented herein because management believes the presentation of adjusted EBITDA provides useful information to the Company’s investors regarding the Company’s financial condition and results of operations and because adjusted EBITDA is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies in the Company’s industry, several of which present EBITDA and a form of adjusted EBITDA when reporting their results. Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of the Company’s results as reported under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative for net income (loss), cash flows from operating activities and other income or cash flow statement data prepared in accordance with GAAP or as a measure of profitability or liquidity. A reconciliation of net loss to adjusted EBITDA is provided in the following table:
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Liquidity and Capital Resources. Liquidity is the ability of an enterprise to generate adequate amounts of cash to meet its needs for cash requirements. The Company had $14,257,735 and $13,483,597 of cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022, respectively. Working capital was $27,267,738 and $24,339,089 as of March 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022, respectively.
Net cash provided by operating activities was $978,603 and used in operating activities $3,116,254 for the three months ended March 31, 2023, and 2022, respectively. Net cash provided by operating activities resulted primarily from the net income for the 2023 period.
Net cash used in investing activities was $163,441 for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to net cash used in investing activities of $856,077 for the three months ended March 31, 2022. Investing activities in 2023 and 2022 consisted of purchases of intangible assets and purchases of property and equipment.
Net cash used in financing activities was $41,024 for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to $50,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2022. In both periods, cash was used primarily for principal payment of debt offset by the proceeds from the exercise of stock options.
Bookings and Backlog
The Company defines bookings as the total of newly signed contracts and purchase orders received in a defined time period. The Company received bookings totaling $4.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The Company defines backlog as the accumulation of bookings that have not started or are uncompleted performance objectives and cannot be recognized as revenue until delivered in a future quarter. Backlog also includes extended warranty agreements and STEP agreements that are deferred revenue recognized on a straight-line basis over the life of each respective agreement. As of March 31, 2023, the Company’s backlog was $18.9 million. The breakout of this backlog includes $10.3 million in capital, $6.5 million in service and warranties, and $2.1 million in STEP contracts. Warranties/Service and STEP backlog calculated in this number is revenue that will be recognized on a straight-line basis over the next 7 years. In addition, there is $6 million in renewable STEP contracts over the next 5 years. Management estimates the majority of the new bookings received in the first quarter of 2023 will be converted to revenue in 2023. Management estimates the conversion of backlog based on current contract delivery dates; however, contract terms and dates are subject to modification and are routinely changed at the request of the customer.
Cash Requirements
Our management believes that our current capital resources will be adequate to continue operating the company and maintaining our current business strategy for more than 12 months from the filing of this Quarterly Report. We are, however, open to raising additional funds from the capital markets, at a fair valuation, to expand our product and services offered, to enhance our sales and marketing efforts and effectiveness, and to aggressively take advantage of market opportunities. There can be no assurance, however, that additional financing will be available to us when needed or, if available, that it can be obtained on commercially reasonable terms. If we are not able to obtain the additional financing on a timely basis, if and when it is needed, we will be forced to scale down our plans for expanded marketing and sales efforts.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based on our unaudited financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of our unaudited financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to areas that require a significant level of judgment or are otherwise subject to an inherent degree of uncertainty. Significant accounting estimates in these financial statements include valuation assumptions for share-based payments, allowance for doubtful accounts and notes receivable, inventory reserves, accrual for warranty reserves, the carrying value of long-lived assets, income tax valuation allowances, the carrying value of cost basis investments, and the allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations in our contracts with customers. We base our estimates on historical experience, our observance of trends in particular areas, and information or valuations and various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances and which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that may not be readily apparent from other sources. Actual amounts could differ significantly from amounts previously estimated. For a discussion of our critical accounting policies, refer to Part I, Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021. Management believes that there have been no changes in our critical accounting policies during the three months ended March 31, 2023.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
See Note 1 to our financial statements, included in Part I, Item 1., Financial Information of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of March 31, 2023, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that are material to investors. The term “off-balance sheet arrangement” generally means any transaction, agreement or other contractual arrangement to which an entity unconsolidated with us is a party, under which we have any obligation arising under a guarantee contract, derivative instrument or variable interest or a retained or contingent interest in assets transferred to such entity or similar arrangement that serves as credit, liquidity or market risk support for such assets.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.
Not required for smaller reporting companies.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures
We maintain “disclosure controls and procedures,” as that term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e), promulgated by the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act. Disclosure controls and procedures include controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our company’s reports filed under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officers and principal financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Our management, with the participation of our principal executive officers and principal financial officer, evaluated our company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officers and principal financial officer concluded that as of March 31, 2023, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective. The ineffectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures was due to material weaknesses, which we identified in our report on internal control over financial reporting contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the SEC on March 31, 2023.
Change in internal control over financial reporting
There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarterly period ended March 31, 2023, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. However, during the quarter ended March 31, 2023, and continuing into 2023, we are implementing more formal review and documentation of workflow processes and increased our ERP training for our staff. We believe that a control system, no matter how well designed and operated, cannot provide absolute assurance that the objectives of the control system are met, and no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within any company have been detected.
PART II: OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
There is no material pending legal proceedings, other than ordinary routine litigation incidental to the business, to which we are a party or of which any of our property is the subject.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
Exhibit
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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, thereunto duly authorized.