UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
| PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION | ||
| Item 1. | Financial Statements | 1 |
| Item 2. | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 25 |
| Item 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk | 35 |
| Item 4. | Controls and Procedures | 36 |
| PART II – OTHER INFORMATION | ||
| Item 1. | Legal Proceedings | 37 |
| Item 1A. | Risk Factors | 37 |
| Item 2. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | 37 |
| Item 3. | Defaults Upon Senior Securities | 37 |
| Item 4. | Mine Safety Disclosures | 37 |
| Item 5. | Other Information | 37 |
| Item 6. | Exhibits | 38 |
| SIGNATURES | 39 |
PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.
DUOS TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
| June 30, | December 31, | ||||||||
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| 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||
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| ASSETS | |||||||||
| CURRENT ASSETS: | |||||||||
| Cash | $ | $ | |||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | |||||||||
| Contract assets | |||||||||
| Inventory | |||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | |||||||||
| Total Current Assets | |||||||||
| Property and equipment, net | |||||||||
| Operating lease right of use asset | |||||||||
| Security deposit | |||||||||
| Convertible note receivable, net | |||||||||
| Patents and trademarks, net | |||||||||
| Software development costs, net | |||||||||
| TOTAL ASSETS | $ | $ | |||||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | |||||||||
| CURRENT LIABILITIES: | |||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | $ | |||||||
| Notes payable - financing agreements | |||||||||
| Accrued expenses | |||||||||
| Equipment financing payable-current portion | |||||||||
| Operating lease obligations-current portion | |||||||||
| Contract liabilities | |||||||||
| Total Current Liabilities | |||||||||
| Operating lease obligations, less current portion | |||||||||
| Total Liabilities | |||||||||
| Commitments and Contingencies (Note 4) | |||||||||
| STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY: | |||||||||
| Preferred stock: $ par value, authorized, shares available to be designated | |||||||||
| Series A redeemable convertible preferred stock, $stated value per share, shares designated; and issued and outstanding at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, convertible into common stock at $per share | |||||||||
| Series B convertible preferred stock, $ stated value per share, shares designated; and issued and outstanding at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, convertible into common stock at $ per share | |||||||||
| Series C convertible preferred stock, $ stated value per share, shares designated; and issued and outstanding at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, convertible into common stock at $ per share | |||||||||
| Series D convertible preferred stock, $ stated value per share, shares designated; and issued and outstanding at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, convertible into common stock at $ per share | |||||||||
| Series E convertible preferred stock, $ stated value per share, shares designated; and issued and outstanding at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, convertible into common stock at $ per share | |||||||||
| Common stock: $ par value; shares authorized, and shares issued, and shares outstanding at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively | |||||||||
| Additional paid-in-capital | |||||||||
| Accumulated deficit | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||
| Sub-total | |||||||||
| Less: Treasury stock ( shares of common stock at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022) | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||
| Total Stockholders' Equity | |||||||||
| Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | $ | $ | |||||||
See accompanying condensed notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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DUOS TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
| For the Three Months Ended | For the Three Months Ended | For the Six Months Ended | For the Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||
| June 30, | June 30, | June 30, | June 30, | |||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||
| REVENUES: | ||||||||||||||||
| Technology systems | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Services and consulting | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Revenues | ||||||||||||||||
| COST OF REVENUES: | ||||||||||||||||
| Technology systems | ||||||||||||||||
| Services and consulting | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Cost of Revenues | ||||||||||||||||
| GROSS MARGIN | ||||||||||||||||
| OPERATING EXPENSES: | ||||||||||||||||
| Sales and marketing | ||||||||||||||||
| Research and development | ||||||||||||||||
| General and Administration | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Operating Expenses | ||||||||||||||||
| LOSS FROM OPERATIONS | ( |
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| OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES): | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | ( |
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) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
| Other income, net | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Other Income (Expenses) | ||||||||||||||||
| NET LOSS | ( |
) | ( |
) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||||
| Basic and Diluted Net Loss Per Share | ) | ) | $ | ) | $ | ) | ||||||||||
| Weighted Average Shares-Basic and Diluted | ||||||||||||||||
See accompanying condensed notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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DUOS TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 and 2022
(Unaudited)
Preferred Stock B | Preferred Stock C | Preferred Stock D | Preferred Stock E | Common Stock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| # of Shares | Amount | # of Shares | Amount | # of Shares | Amount | # of Shares | Amount | # of Shares | Amount | Additional Paid-in-Capital | Accumulated Deficit | Treasury Stock | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance December 31, 2022 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series E preferred stock issued | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock options compensation | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock issuance cost | — | — | — | — | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock issued for services | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance March 31, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock options compensation | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock issuance cost | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock issued for services | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock issued under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan for cash and compensation | — | — | — | — | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance June 30, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance December 31, 2021 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock options compensation | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock issued | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series C preferred stock converted to common stock | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | — | — | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock issuance cost | — | — | — | — | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock issued for services | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance March 31, 2022 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock options compensation | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock issued for services | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance June 30, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See accompanying condensed notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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DUOS TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
| For the Six Months Ended | ||||||||
| June 30 | ||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
| Cash from operating activities: | ||||||||
| Net loss | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( |
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| Depreciation and amortization | ||||||||
| Stock based compensation | ||||||||
| Stock issued for services | ||||||||
| Amortization of operating lease right of use asset | ||||||||
| Changes in assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable | ||||||||
| Note receivable | ( | ) | ||||||
| Contract assets | ( | ) | ( |
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| Inventory | ( | ) | ( |
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| Security deposit | ||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | ( |
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| Accounts payable | ( | ) | ||||||
| Accrued expenses | ( | ) | ( |
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| Operating lease obligation | ( | ) | ||||||
| Contract liabilities | ||||||||
| Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities | ( | ) | ||||||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||
| Purchase of patents/trademarks | ( | ) | ( |
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| Purchase of software development | ( | ) | ( |
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| Purchase of fixed assets | ( | ) | ( |
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| Net cash used in investing activities | ( | ) | ( |
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| Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||
| Repayments of insurance and equipment financing | ( | ) | ( |
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| Repayment of finance lease | ( | ) | ( |
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| Proceeds from common stock issued | ||||||||
| Issuance cost | ( | ) | ( |
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| Proceeds from shares issued under Employee Stock Purchase Plan | ||||||||
| Proceeds from preferred stock issued | ||||||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | ||||||||
| Net increase in cash | ||||||||
| Cash, beginning of period | ||||||||
| Cash, end of period | $ | $ | ||||||
| Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information: | ||||||||
| Interest paid | $ | $ | ||||||
| Taxes paid | $ | $ | ||||||
| Supplemental Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities: | ||||||||
| Notes issued for financing of insurance premiums | $ | $ | ||||||
See accompanying condensed notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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DUOS TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2023
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1 – NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Nature of Operations
Duos Technologies Group, Inc. (the “Company”), through its operating subsidiaries, Duos Technologies, Inc. (“Duos”) and TrueVue360, Inc. (“TrueVue360”) (collectively the “Company”), is a company that specializes in machine vision and artificial intelligence to analyze fast moving objects such as trains, trucks, automobiles, and aircraft. This technology can help improve safety, maintenance, and operating metrics.
The Company is the inventor of the Railcar Inspection Portal (RIP) and is currently the rail industry leader for machine vision/camera wayside detection systems that include the use of Artificial Intelligence at speeds up to 125 mph. The RIP inspects a train at full speed from the top, sides, and bottom looking at FRA/AAR mandated safety inspection points. The system also detects illegal riders that assists law enforcement agencies. Each rail car is scanned with machine vision cameras and other sensors from the top, sides, and bottom and images are produced within minutes of passing that can be used by the customer to help prevent derailments, improve maintenance operations, and assist with security. The Company self-performs all aspects of hardware, software, IT, and Artificial Intelligence development and engineering and holds several patents and maintains significant intellectual property. The Company also has a proprietary portfolio of over 40 Artificial Intelligence “Use Cases” that automatically flag defects. The Company has deployed this system with several Class 1 and passenger customers and anticipates an increased demand in the future from rail operators, car owners, shippers, and law enforcement agencies.
The Company has also developed the Automated Logistics Information System (ALIS) which automates gatehouse operations where trucks enter and exit large logistics and intermodal facilities. This solution also incorporates sensors and data points as necessary for each operation and directly interconnects with backend logistics databases and processes to streamline operations and significantly improve operations and security and importantly dramatically improves the vehicle throughput on each lane on which the technology is deployed. The Company will deploy an upgraded Truck Inspection Portal (TIP) which uses the same technology and lessons learned from the ALIS and RIP systems.
The Company’s strategy is to expand our existing customer base in the Class 1, short line, and passenger space in North America; expand our subscription offering to car owners and shippers; and expand operations to meet the demand from international customers. The Company has prepared to respond and scale if necessary to respond to increased demand from potential regulations that may be imposed around wayside detection technology. In the near future the Company will put more emphasis on the trucking and intermodal sector with an updated Truck Inspection Portal solution. The Company continues to focus on operational and technical excellence, customer satisfaction, and maintaining a highly skilled and performance-based work force.
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DUOS TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) |
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (all of which are of a normal recurring nature) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the six months ended June 30, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2023 or for any other future period. These unaudited consolidated financial statements and the unaudited condensed notes thereto should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included 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.
Principles of Consolidation
The unaudited consolidated financial statements include Duos Technologies Group, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Duos Technologies, Inc and TrueVue360 Inc. All inter-company transactions and balances are eliminated in consolidation.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from these estimates. The most significant estimates in the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include the allowance on accounts receivable and notes receivable, valuation of common stock warrants received in exchange for an asset sale, valuation of deferred tax assets, valuation of intangible and other long-lived assets, estimates of net contract revenues and the total estimated costs to determine progress towards contract completion, valuation of inventory, estimates of the valuation of right of use assets and corresponding lease liabilities, valuation of warrants issued with debt and valuation of stock-based awards. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
Concentrations
Cash Concentrations
Cash is maintained at financial institutions and at
times, balances may exceed federally insured limits. We have not experienced any losses related to these balances. As of June 30, 2023,
the balance in one financial institution exceeded federally insured limits by approximately $
Significant Customers and Concentration of Credit Risk
The Company had certain customers whose revenue individually represented 10% or more of the Company’s total revenue, or whose accounts receivable balances individually represented 10% or more of the Company’s total accounts receivable, as follows:
For the six months ended June 30, 2023, two customers
accounted for
At June 30, 2023, four customers accounted for
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DUOS TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)
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Geographic Concentration
For the six months ended June 30, 2023, approximately
Significant Vendors and Concentration of Credit Risk
In some instances, the Company relies on a limited pool of vendors for key components related to the manufacturing of its subsystems. These vendors are primarily focused on camera, server and lighting technologies integral to the Company’s solution. Where possible, the Company seeks multiple vendors for key components to mitigate vendor concentration risk.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements
The Company follows Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” (“ASC 820”), for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis. ASC 820 establishes a common definition for fair value to be applied to existing generally accepted accounting principles that requires the use of fair value measurements, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosure about such fair value measurements.
ASC 820 defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Additionally, ASC 820 requires the use of valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.
These inputs are prioritized below:
| Level 1: | Observable inputs such as quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. |
| Level 2: | Observable market-based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data. |
| Level 3: | Unobservable inputs for which there is little or no market data, which require the use of the reporting entity’s own assumptions that the market participants would use in the valuation of the asset or liability based on the best available information. |
The Company analyzes all financial instruments with features of both liabilities and equity under the Financial Accounting Standard Board’s (“FASB”) accounting standard for such instruments. Under this standard, financial assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
The estimated fair value of certain financial instruments, including accounts receivable, prepaid expense, accounts payable, accrued expenses and notes payable are carried at historical cost basis, which approximates their fair values because of the short-term nature of these instruments.
Accounts Receivable
On January 1, 2023, the Company adopted ASC 326, “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses”. In accordance with ASC 326, an allowance is maintained for estimated forward-looking losses resulting from the possible inability of customers to make required payments (current expected losses). The amount of the allowance is determined principally on the basis of past collection experience and known financial factors regarding specific customers.
Accounts receivable are stated at estimated net realizable value. Accounts receivable are comprised of balances due from customers net of estimated allowances for uncollectible accounts. In determining the collections on the account, historical trends are evaluated, and specific customer issues are reviewed to arrive at appropriate allowances. The Company reviews its accounts to estimate losses resulting from the inability of its customers to make required payments. Any required allowance is based on specific analysis of past due accounts and also considers historical trends of write-offs. Past due status is based on how recently payments have been received from customers.
Inventory
Inventory consists primarily of spare parts and consumables and long lead time components to be used in the production of our technology systems or in connection with maintenance agreements with customers. Inventory is stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Inventory cost is primarily determined using the weighted average cost method.
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DUOS TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)
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Software Development Costs
Software development costs incurred prior to establishing technological feasibility are charged to operations and included in research and development costs. The technological feasibility of a software product is established when the Company has completed all planning, designing, coding, and testing activities that are necessary to establish that the product meets its design specifications, including functionality, features, and technical performance requirements. Software development costs incurred after establishing technological feasibility for software sold as a perpetual license, as defined within ASC 985-20 (Software – Costs of Software to be Sold, Leased, or Marketed), are capitalized and amortized on a product-by-product basis when the product is available for general release to customers.
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company accounts for employee stock-based compensation in accordance with ASC 718-10, “Share-Based Payment,” which requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense for all share-based payment awards made to employees and directors including employee stock options, restricted stock units, and employee stock purchases based on estimated fair values.
The Company estimates the fair value of stock options granted using the Black-Scholes option-pricing formula. This fair value is then amortized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service periods of the awards, which is generally the vesting period. The Company’s determination of fair value using an option-pricing model is affected by the stock price as well as assumptions regarding a number of highly subjective variables.
The Company estimates volatility based upon the historical stock price of the Company and estimates the expected term for stock options using the simplified method for employees and directors and the contractual term for non-employees. The risk-free rate is determined based upon the prevailing rate of United States Treasury securities with similar maturities.
Revenue Recognition
The Company follows Accounting Standards Codification 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”), that affects the timing of when certain types of revenues will be recognized. The basic principles in ASC 606 include the following: a contract with a customer creates distinct contract assets and performance obligations, satisfaction of a performance obligation creates revenue, and a performance obligation is satisfied upon transfer of control to a good or service to a customer.
Revenue is recognized by evaluating our revenue contracts with customers based on the five-step model under ASC 606:
| 1. | Identify the contract with the customer; |
| 2. | Identify the performance obligations in the contract; |
| 3. | Determine the transaction price; |
| 4. | Allocate the transaction price to separate performance obligations; and |
| 5. | Recognize revenue when (or as) each performance obligation is satisfied. |
The Company generates revenue from four sources:
(1) Technology Systems
(2) AI Technologies
(3) Technical Support
(4) Consulting Services
Technology Systems
For revenues related to technology systems, the Company recognizes revenue over time using a cost-based input methodology in which significant judgment is required to estimate costs to complete projects. These estimated costs are then used to determine the progress towards contract completion and the corresponding amount of revenue to recognize.
Accordingly, the Company bases its revenue recognition on ASC 606-10-25-27, where control of a good or service transfers over time if the entity’s performance does not create an asset with an alternative use to the entity and the entity has an enforceable right to payment for performance completed to date including a profit margin or reasonable return on capital. Control is deemed to pass to the customer instantaneously as the goods are manufactured and revenue is recognized accordingly.
In addition, the Company has adopted ASC 606-10-55-21 such that if the cost incurred is not proportionate to the progress in satisfying the performance obligation, we adjust the input method to recognize revenue only to the extent of the cost incurred. Therefore, the Company will recognize revenue at an equal amount to the cost of the goods to satisfy the performance obligation. To accurately reflect revenue recognition based on the input method, the Company has adopted the implementation guidance as set out in ASC-606-10-55-187 through 192.
Under this method, contract revenues are recognized over the performance period of the contract in direct proportion to the costs incurred. Costs include direct material, direct labor, subcontract labor and other allocable indirect costs. All un-allocable indirect costs and corporate general and administrative costs are also charged to the periods as incurred. Any recognized revenues that have not been billed to a customer are recorded as an asset in “contract assets”. Any billings of customers more than recognized revenues are recorded as a liability in “contract liabilities”. However, in the event a loss on a contract is foreseen, the Company will recognize the loss when such loss is determined.
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DUOS TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)
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AI Technologies
The Company has revenue from applications that incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) in the form of predetermined algorithms which provide important operating information to the users of our systems. The revenue generated from these applications of AI consists of a fixed fee related to the design, development, testing and incorporation of new algorithms into the system, which is recognized as revenue at a point in time upon acceptance, as well as an annual application maintenance fee, which is recognized as revenue ratably over the contracted maintenance term.
Technical Support
Technical support services are provided on both an as-needed and extended-term basis and may include providing both parts and labor. Maintenance and technical support provided outside of a maintenance contract are on an “as-requested” basis, and revenue is recognized over time as the services are provided. Revenue for maintenance and technical support provided on an extended-term basis is recognized over time ratably over the term of the contract.
Consulting Services
The Company’s consulting services business generates revenues under contracts with customers from four sources: (1) Professional Services (consulting and auditing); (2) Software licensing with optional hardware sales; (3) Customer service training and (4) Maintenance/support.
(1) Revenues for professional services, which are of short-term duration, are recognized when services are completed;
(2) For all periods reflected in this report, software license sales have been one-time sales of a perpetual license to use our software product and the customer also has the option to purchase third-party manufactured handheld devices from us if they purchase our software license. Accordingly, the revenue is recognized upon delivery of the software and delivery of the hardware, as applicable, to the customer;
(3) Training sales are one-time upfront short-term training sessions and are recognized after the service has been performed; and
(4) Maintenance/support is an optional product sold to our software license customers under one-year contracts. Accordingly, maintenance payments received upfront are deferred and recognized over the contract term.
Multiple Performance Obligations and Allocation of Transaction Price
Arrangements with customers may involve multiple performance obligations including project revenue and maintenance services in our Technology Systems business. Maintenance will occur after the project is completed and may be provided on an extended-term basis or on an as-needed basis. In our consulting services business, multiple performance obligations may include any of the above four sources. Training and maintenance on software products may occur after the software product sale while other services may occur before or after the software product sale and may not relate to the software product. Revenue recognition for a multiple performance obligations arrangement is as follows:
Each performance obligation is accounted for separately when each has value to the customer on a standalone basis and there is Company specific objective evidence of selling price of each deliverable. For revenue arrangements with multiple deliverables, the Company allocates the total customer arrangement to the separate units of accounting based on their relative selling prices as determined by the price of the items when sold separately. Once the selling price is allocated, the revenue for each performance obligation is recognized using the applicable criteria under GAAP as discussed above for performance obligations sold in single performance obligation arrangements. A delivered item or items that do not qualify as a separate unit of accounting within the arrangement are combined with the other applicable undelivered items within the arrangement. The allocation of arrangement consideration and the recognition of revenue is then determined for those combined deliverables as a single unit of accounting. The Company sells its various services and software and hardware products at established prices on a standalone basis which provides Company specific objective evidence of selling price for purposes of performance obligations relative selling price allocation. The Company only sells maintenance services or spare parts based on its established rates after it has completed a system integration project for a customer. The customer is not required to purchase maintenance services. All elements in multiple performance obligations arrangements with Company customers qualify as separate units of account for revenue recognition purposes.
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Leases
The Company follows ASC 842 “Leases”. This guidance requires lessees to recognize right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and lease liabilities for most operating leases. In addition, this guidance requires that lessors separate lease and non-lease components in a contract in accordance with the revenue guidance in ASC 606.
The Company made an accounting policy election to not recognize short-term leases with terms of twelve months or less on the balance sheet and instead recognize the lease payments in expense as incurred. The Company has also elected to account for real estate leases that contain both lease and non-lease components as a single lease component.
At the inception of a contract the Company assesses whether the contract is, or contains, a lease. The Company’s assessment is based on: (1) whether the contract involves the use of a distinct identified asset, (2) whether we obtain the right to substantially all the economic benefit from the use of the asset throughout the period, and (3) whether we have the right to direct the use of the asset.
Operating ROU assets represent the right to use the leased asset for the lease term and operating lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of minimum lease payments over the lease term at commencement date. As most leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company uses an incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the lease commencement date to determine the present value of future payments. The lease term includes all periods covered by renewal and termination options where the Company is reasonably certain to exercise the renewal options or not to exercise the termination options. Operating lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term and is included in general and administration expenses in the consolidated statements of operations.
Basic earnings per share (EPS) are computed by dividing net loss applicable to common stock by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted net loss per common share is computed by dividing the net loss applicable to common stock by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period and, if dilutive, potential common shares outstanding during the period. Potential common shares consist of the incremental common shares issuable upon the exercise or conversion of stock options, stock warrants, convertible debt instruments, convertible preferred stock or other common stock equivalents. Potentially dilutive securities are excluded from the computation if their effect is anti-dilutive.
At June 30, 2023, there were (i) an aggregate of
At June 30, 2022, there were (i) an aggregate of
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
From time to time, the FASB or other standards setting bodies will issue new accounting pronouncements. Updates to the FASB ASC are communicated through issuance of an Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”).
In August 2020, the FASB issued an accounting pronouncement (ASU 2020-06) related to the measurement and disclosure requirements for convertible instruments and contracts in an entity's own equity. The pronouncement simplifies and adds disclosure requirements for the accounting and measurement of convertible instruments and the settlement assessment for contracts in an entity's own equity. This pronouncement is effective for fiscal years, and for interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2023. The Company early adopted this pronouncement for our fiscal year beginning January 1, 2022, and it did not have a material effect on our audited consolidated financial statements.
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In May 2021, the FASB issued an accounting pronouncement (ASU 2021-04) related to modifications or exchanges of freestanding equity-classified written call options (such as warrants) that remain equity classified after modification or exchange. The pronouncement states that an entity should treat the modification as an exchange of the original instrument for a new instrument, and the effect of the modification should be calculated as the difference between the fair value of the modified instrument and the fair value of that instrument immediately before modification. An entity should then recognize the effect of the modification on the basis of the substance of the transaction, in the same manner as if cash had been paid as consideration. This pronouncement is effective for fiscal years, and for interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2021. The pronouncement is applied prospectively to all modifications that occur after the initial date of adoption. We adopted this pronouncement for our fiscal year beginning January 1, 2022, and it did not have a material effect on our audited consolidated financial statements.
Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective accounting pronouncements, if adopted, would have a material effect on the accompanying financial statements.
NOTE 2 – LIQUIDITY
As reflected in the accompanying consolidated financial
statements, the Company had a net loss of $
The Company was successful during 2022 in raising gross proceeds of over $10,100,000 from the sale of both common shares and Series D Preferred Stock. Additionally, late in the second quarter of 2023, the Company raised gross proceeds of $4,000,000 from the issuance of Series E Preferred Stock. In August 2023, the Company was successful in raising gross proceeds of $5,000,000 from the sale of Series F Convertible Preferred Stock. Additionally, during the second quarter of 2023, the Company renewed its S-3 “shelf registration” statement allowing the Company to sell additional common shares. At the time of this filing, the Company estimates that it has available capacity on its shelf registration which it can utilize to bolster working capital and growth of the business. Although additional investment is not assured, the Company is comfortable that it would be able to raise sufficient capital to support expanded operations based on an anticipated increase in business activity. In the long run, the continuation of the Company as a going concern is dependent upon the ability of the Company to continue executing its business plan, generate enough revenue, and attain consistently profitable operations. Although the lingering effects of the global pandemic related to the coronavirus (Covid-19) continue to affect our operations, particularly in our supply chain, we now believe that this is expected to be an ongoing issue and our working capital assumptions reflect this new reality. The Company cannot currently quantify the uncertainty related to the ongoing supply chain delays or inflationary increases and their effects on our customers in the coming quarters. We have analyzed our cash flow under “stress test” conditions and have determined that we have sufficient liquid assets on hand or available via the capital markets to maintain operations for at least twelve months from the date of this report.
In addition, management has been taking and continues to take actions including, but not limited to, elimination of certain costs that do not contribute to short term revenue, and re-aligning both management and staffing with a focus on improving certain skill sets necessary to build growth and profitability and focusing product strategy on opportunities that are likely to bear results in the relatively short term. The Company believes that, as described above, it will have sufficient sources of working capital to meet its obligations over the following twelve months. In the last twelve months the Company has seen growth in its contracted backlog as well as positive signs from new commercial engagements that indicate improvements in future commercial opportunities for both one-time capital and recurring services revenues.
Management believes that, at this time, the conditions in our market space with ongoing contract delays, the consequent need to procure certain materials in advance of a binding contract and the additional time needed to execute on new contracts previously reported have put a strain on our cash reserves. However, recent common stock offerings and private placements as well as the availability to raise capital via its shelf registration indicate there is no substantial doubt for the Company to continue as a going concern for a period of twelve months. We continue executing the plan to grow our business and achieve profitability. The Company may selectively look at opportunities for fund raising in the future. Management has extensively evaluated our requirements for the next 12 months and has determined that the Company currently has sufficient cash and access to capital to operate for at least that period.
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While no assurance can be provided, management believes that these actions provide the opportunity for the Company to continue as a going concern and to grow its business and achieve profitability with access to additional capital funding. Ultimately the continuation of the Company as a going concern is dependent upon the ability of the Company to continue executing the plan described above which was put in place in late 2022 and will continue in 2023 and beyond. As a result, we expect to generate sufficient revenue and to attain profitable operations with less net cash used in operating activities in the next 12 months. These consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments related to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
NOTE 3 – DEBT
Notes Payable - Financing Agreements
The Company’s notes payable relating to financing agreements classified as current liabilities consist of the following as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022:
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| Third Party - Insurance Note 1 | $ | % | $ | — | ||||||||||||
| Third Party - Insurance Note 2 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Third Party - Insurance Note 3 | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Third Party - Insurance Note 4 | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
The Company entered into an agreement on December
23, 2022 with its insurance provider by issuing a $
The Company entered into an agreement on April
15, 2022 with its insurance provider by issuing a note payable (Insurance Note 2) for the purchase of an insurance policy in the
amount of $
The Company entered into an agreement on September
15, 2022 with its insurance provider by issuing a note payable (Insurance Note 3) for the purchase of an insurance policy in the amount
of $
The Company entered into an agreement on
February 3, 2022 with its insurance provider by issuing a note payable for the purchase of an insurance policy in the amount of
$
Equipment Financing
The Company entered into an agreement on May 22,
2020 with an equipment financing company by issuing a $
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NOTE 4 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Operating Lease Obligations
On July 26, 2021, the Company entered into a new
operating lease agreement for office and warehouse combination space of
As of June 30, 2023, the office and warehouse lease is the Company’s only lease with a term greater than twelve months. The office and warehouse lease has a remaining term of approximately 9.0 years and includes an option to extend for two renewal terms of five years each. The renewal options are not reasonably certain to be exercised, and therefore, they are not included when determining the lease term used to establish the right of use asset and lease liability. The Company also has several short-term leases, primarily related to equipment. The Company made an accounting policy election to not recognize short-term leases with terms of twelve months or less on the consolidated balance sheet and instead recognize the lease payments in expense as incurred. The Company has also elected to account for real estate leases that contain both lease and non-lease components (such as common area maintenance) as a single lease component.
The following table shows supplemental information related to leases:
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As of June 30, 2023, future minimum lease payments due under our operating leases are as follows:
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| Less: Impact of discounting | ( |
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| Total present value of operating lease obligations | ||||
| Current portion | ( |
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| Operating lease obligations, less current portion | $ | |||
Executive Severance Agreement
Pursuant to a separation agreement with Gianni Arcaini,
our former Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board (the “Separation Agreement”), Mr. Arcaini’s employment
with the Company ended on September 1, 2020 (“Separation Date”). The Separation Agreement provides that he will receive separation
payments over a 36-month period equal to his base salary plus $
In accordance with the Separation Agreement, the Company
will pay to Mr. Arcaini the total sum of $
NOTE 5 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock
The following summary of certain terms and provisions of our Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series B Convertible Preferred Stock”) is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the terms and provisions set forth in our certificate of designation of preferences, rights and limitations of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series B Convertible Preferred Certificate of Designation”) as previously filed. Subject to the limitations prescribed by our articles of incorporation, our board of directors is authorized to establish the number of shares constituting each series of preferred stock and to fix the designations, powers, preferences, and rights of the shares of each of those series and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions of each of those series, all without any further vote or action by our stockholders. Our board of directors designated of the authorized shares of preferred stock as Series B Convertible Preferred Stock with a stated value of $ per share. The shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock were validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
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Each share of Series B Convertible
Preferred Stock was convertible at any time at the holder’s option into a number of shares of common stock equal to $
Series C Convertible Preferred Stock
The Company’s Board of Directors designated
shares as the Series C Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series C Convertible Preferred Stock”). Each share of the Series
C Convertible Preferred Stock has a stated value of $. The holders of the Series C Convertible Preferred Stock, the holders of the
common stock and the holders of any other class or series of shares entitled to vote with the common stock shall vote together as one
class on all matters submitted to a vote of shareholders of the Company.
On February 26, 2021, the Company entered into a
Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with certain existing investors in the Company (the
“Purchasers”). Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Purchasers purchased 4,500 shares of a newly authorized Series C
Convertible Preferred Stock, and the Company received proceeds of $
In connection with the Purchase Agreement, the Company also entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with the Purchasers. Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company filed with the SEC a registration statement covering the resale by the Purchasers of the shares of common stock into which the shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock were convertible. The Registration Rights Agreement contains customary representations, warranties, agreements and indemnification rights and obligations of the parties.
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Series D Convertible Preferred Stock
On September 28, 2022, the Company amended its articles
of incorporation to designate shares as the Series D Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series D Convertible Preferred Stock”).
Each share of the Series D Convertible Preferred Stock has a stated value of $. The holders of the Series D Convertible Preferred
Stock, the holders of the common stock and the holders of any other class or series of shares entitled to vote with the common stock shall
vote together as one class on all matters submitted to a vote of shareholders of the Company.
On September 30, 2022, the Company entered into a
Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with certain existing investors in the Company (the “Purchasers”).
Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Purchasers purchased shares of the newly authorized Series D Convertible Preferred Stock (the
“Series D Convertible Preferred Stock”), and the Company received proceeds of $
On October 29, 2022, the Company entered into a Securities
Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with a certain existing investor in the Company (the “Purchaser”).
Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Purchaser purchased shares of the newly authorized Series D Convertible Preferred Stock,
and the Company received proceeds of $
In connection with such Purchase Agreements, the Company also entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with the Purchasers. Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company filed with the SEC a registration statement covering the resale by the Purchasers of the shares of common stock into which the shares of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock are convertible. The Registration Rights Agreement contains customary representations, warranties, agreements and indemnification rights and obligations of the parties.
As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, there were and shares of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock issued and outstanding.
Series E Convertible Preferred Stock
The Company’s Board of Directors has designated
shares as the Series E Convertible Preferred Stock, (the Series E Convertible Preferred Stock). Each share of the Series E Convertible
Preferred Stock has a stated value of $.
The holders of the Series E Convertible Preferred Stock, the holders of the common stock and the holders of any other class or series
of shares entitled to vote with the common stock shall vote as one class on all matters submitted to a vote of shareholders of the Company.
The Company on March 27, 2023 entered into a
Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with an existing investor in the Company (the “Purchaser”).
Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Purchaser purchased shares of a newly authorized Series E Convertible Preferred Stock at
a price of $ per share, and the Company received proceeds of $
The existing investors Purchase Agreement also provides that the Company will not, with certain exceptions, sell or issue common stock or Common Stock Equivalents (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) on or prior to December 31, 2023 that entitles any person to acquire shares of common stock at an effective price per share less than the then conversion price of the Series E Preferred Stock without the consent of the Purchaser.
In connection with the Series E Preferred
Stock issuances, the Company accrued estimated costs and charged additional paid-in capital of $
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Common stock issued
Six Months Ended June 30, 2022
During the six months ended June 30, 2022, shareholders converted and shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock collectively with a stated value of $2.5 million owned by two entities related to each other with a conversion price of $5.50 per common share resulting in the issuance of 129,091 and 325,455 shares of the Company’s common stock.
On February 3, 2022, the Company closed an offering
of shares of common stock in the amount of $
On February 21, 2022, the Company closed on an “over-allotment”
offering of shares of common stock in the amount of $
On March 31, 2022, the Company issued shares
of common stock for payment of board fees to four directors in the amount of $
On June 30, 2022, the Company issued shares
of common stock for payment of board fees to four directors in the amount of $
Six Months Ended June 30, 2023
During the three months ended March 31, 2023,
the Company issued
shares of common stock for payment of board fees to three directors for a value of $
During the three months ended June 30, 2023, the
Company issued
shares of common stock for payment of board fees to three directors for a value of $
On June 30, 2023, the Company issued
shares of common stock to employees participating in the Company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan at the end of a six-month
offering period. The employee contributions totaled $
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
In the fourth quarter of 2022, the board of
directors adopted an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”) which, was effective as of January 1, 2023 with a term of 10
years. The ESPP allows eligible employees to purchase shares of the Company's common stock at a discounted price, through payroll
deductions from a minimum of 1% and up to 25% of their eligible compensation up to a maximum of $
or the IRS allowable limit per calendar year. The Company’s Chief Financial Officer administers the ESPP in conjunction with
approvals from the Company’s Compensation Committee, including with respect to the frequency and duration of offering periods,
the maximum number of shares that an eligible employee may purchase during an offering period, and, subject to certain limitations
set forth in the ESPP, the per-share purchase price. Currently, the maximum number of shares that can be purchased by an eligible
employee under the ESPP is 10,000 shares per offering period and there are two six-month offering periods that begin in the first
and third quarters of each fiscal year. The purchase price for one share of Common Stock under the ESPP is currently equal to
Under ASC 718-50 “Employee Share Purchase Plans” the plan is considered a compensatory plan and the compensation for each six-month offering period is computed based upon the grant date fair value of the estimated shares to be purchased based on the estimated payroll deduction withholdings. The grant date fair value was computed as the sum of (a) % purchase discount off of the grant date quoted trading price of the Company’s common stock (b) the fair value of the look-back feature of the Company’s common stock on the grant date which consists of a call option on % of a share of common stock and a put option on % of a share of common stock.
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The Company computed the fair value of the look-back feature call and put options for January 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023 using a Black Scholes option pricing model using the following assumptions:
June 30, 2023 | ||||
| Grant date share price | $ | |||
| Grant date exercise price | $ | |||
| Expected term | years | |||
| Expected volatility | % | |||
| Risk-free rate | % | |||
| Expected dividend rate | % | |||
During the offer period, the Company records stock-based compensation pro rata as expense and a credit to additional paid-in capital. The Company issued common shares on the option exercise date of June 30, 2023 as follows:
| For the six months ended | ||||
June 30, 2023 | ||||
| Cash payment received from employee withholdings | $ | |||
| Stock based compensation expense | ||||
| Total charges related to the Employee Stock Purchase Plan | ||||
Stock-Based Compensation
Stock-based compensation expense recognized under
ASC 718-10 for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, was $ and $, respectively, for stock options granted to employees.
This expense is included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the unaudited consolidated statements of operations. Stock-based
compensation expense recognized during the period is based on the grant-date fair value of the portion of share-based payment awards that
are ultimately expected to vest during the period. At June 30, 2023, the total compensation cost for stock options not yet recognized
was $
On May 12, 2021, the Board adopted, with shareholder approval, the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2021 Plan”) providing for the issuance of up to shares of our common stock. The purpose of the 2021 Plan is to assist the Company in attracting and retaining key employees, directors and consultants and to provide incentives to such individuals to align their interests with those of our shareholders. During the third quarter of 2021, the shareholders approved the issuance of up to one million shares or share equivalents pursuant to the 2021 Plan. The Company filed an S-8 registration statement in concert with the 2021 Plan which was deemed effective on August 5, 2021. The plan covers a period of ten years.
On January 1, 2022, the Company awarded certain senior
management and key employees non-qualified stock options under the 2021 Plan. Specifically, a total of options were awarded
by the Company’s Compensation Committee and approved by the Board, with a strike price of $
On April 1, 2023, the Board granted to certain key
employees an aggregate of non-qualified stock options with a strike price of $
As of June 30, 2023, and December 31, 2022, options to purchase a total of (net of forfeitures discussed below) shares of common stock and shares of common stock were outstanding, respectively. At June 30, 2023, 581,325 options were exercisable. Of the total options issued, and options were outstanding under the 2016 Equity Incentive Plan, and were outstanding under the 2021 Plan and a further and non-plan options to purchase common stock were outstanding as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. The non-plan options were granted to four executives as hiring incentives, including the Company’s CEO in the fourth quarter of 2020.
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| Forfeited | ( | ) | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||||||
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| Exercised/Forfeited/Expired | ( | ) | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||||||
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Warrants
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| Warrants expired, forfeited, cancelled or exercised | ( | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Warrants issued | — | — | ||||||||||||||
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| Warrants expired, forfeited, cancelled or exercised | ( | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Warrants issued | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Outstanding at June 30, 2023 | $ | |||||||||||||||
| Exercisable at June 30, 2023 | $ | |||||||||||||||
NOTE 6 - REVENUE AND CONTRACT ACCOUNTING
Revenue Recognition and Contract Accounting
The Company generates revenue from four sources: (1) Technology Systems; (2) AI Technology which is included in the consolidated statements of operations line-item Technology Systems; (3) Technical Support; and (4) Consulting Services which is included in the consolidated statements of operations line-item Services and Consulting.
Contract assets and contract liabilities on uncompleted contracts for revenues recognized over time are as follows:
Contract Assets
Contract assets on uncompleted contracts represent cumulative revenues recognized in excess of billings and/or cash received on uncompleted contracts accounted for under the cost-to-cost input method, which recognizes revenue based on the ratio of cost incurred to total estimated costs.
At June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, contract assets on uncompleted contracts consisted of the following:
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| Cumulative revenues recognized | $ | $ | ||||||
| Less: Billings or cash received | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Contract assets | $ | $ | ||||||
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Contract Liabilities
Contract liabilities on uncompleted contracts represent billings and/or cash received that exceed cumulative revenues recognized on uncompleted contracts accounted for under the cost-to-cost input method, which recognizes revenues based on the ratio of the cost incurred to total estimated costs.
Contract liabilities on services and consulting revenues represent billings and/or cash received in excess of revenue recognized on service agreements that are not accounted for under the cost-to-cost input method.
At June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, contract liabilities on uncompleted contracts and contract liabilities on services and consulting consisted of the following:
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| Billings and/or cash receipts on uncompleted contracts | $ | $ | ||||||
| Less: Cumulative revenues recognized | ( | ) | ||||||
| Contract liabilities, technology systems | ||||||||
| Contract liabilities, services and consulting | ||||||||
| Total contract liabilities | $ | $ | ||||||
Contract liabilities at December 31, 2022 were $
The Company expects to recognize all contract liabilities within 12 months from the respective consolidated balance sheet date.
Disaggregation of Revenue
The Company is following the guidance of ASC 606-10-55-296 and 297 for disaggregation of revenue. Accordingly, revenue has been disaggregated according to the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows. We are providing qualitative and quantitative disclosures.
Qualitative:
| 1. | We have four distinct revenue sources: |
| a. | Technology Systems (Turnkey, engineered projects); |
| b. | AI Technology (Associated maintenance and support services); |
| c. | Technical Support (Licensing and professional services related to auditing of data center assets); and |
| d. | Consulting Services (Predetermined algorithms to provide important operating information to the users of our systems). |
| 2. | We currently operate in North America including the USA, Mexico and Canada. |
| 3. | Our customers include rail transportation, commercial, government, banking and IT suppliers. |
| 4. | Our services & maintenance contracts are fixed price and fall into two duration types: |
| a. | Turnkey engineered projects and professional service contracts that are less than one year in duration and are typically one to two quarters in length; and |
| b. | Maintenance and support contracts ranging from one to five years in length |
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For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2023
| Segments | Rail | Commercial | Government | Artificial Intelligence | Total | |||||||||||||||
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| North America | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
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| Goods transferred over time | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
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| $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||
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| Segments | Rail | Commercial | Government | Artificial Intelligence | Total | |||||||||||||||
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| North America | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
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For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023
| Segments | Rail | Commercial | Government | Artificial Intelligence | Total | |||||||||||||||
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| North America | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
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| Goods transferred over time | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
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For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022
| Segments | Rail | Commercial | Government | Artificial Intelligence | Total | |||||||||||||||
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| North America | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
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| Turnkey Projects | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||
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| Goods transferred over time | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||
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NOTE 7 – DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN
The Company has a 401(k)-retirement savings plan
(the “401(k) Plan”) covering all eligible employees. The 401(k) Plan allows employees to defer a portion of their annual
compensation, and the Company may match a portion of the employees’ contributions generally after the first six months of
service. During the three months ended June 30, 2023, the Company matched 100% of the first 4% of eligible employee compensation
that was contributed to the 401(k) Plan. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, the Company recognized expense for
matching cash contributions to the 401(k) Plan totaling $
NOTE 8 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
There were
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NOTE 9 – SALE OF ASSETS
On June 29, 2023, the Company completed a transaction whereby it sold assets related to its Integrated Correctional Automation System (iCAS) business with a single customer. In the fourth quarter of 2022, the Company elected to not renew a support contract due to the limited nature of the business. The transaction was completed with a third-party buyer of which the Company’s former Chief Financial Officer is a director. Said director did not participate in the transaction on behalf of the Company.
The assets of the iCAS business were sold for a non-interest
bearing convertible promissory note with a principal amount of $
The Common stock purchase warrants are for a total
of
The Company recognized a gain on sale of assets of
$
The discount is being accrued into interest income over the term of the note.
The note receivable was recorded as follows on June 30, 2023:
June 30, 2023 | ||||
| Convertible note receivable | $ | |||
| Unamortized discount | ( | ) | ||
| Convertible note receivable, net | $ | |||
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NOTE 10 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Stock Options Granted
On July 1, 2023, the Company awarded an employee non-qualified stock options which The exercise price of these non-qualified stock options was based on the closing price of the common stock on the last trading day prior to grant.
Securities Purchase Agreement
On August 2, 2023, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase
Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with an existing, accredited investor in the Company (the “Purchaser”).
In connection with the Purchase Agreement, the Company also entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with the Purchasers. Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company shall file with the SEC a registration statement covering the resale by the Purchasers of the shares of common stock into which the shares of Series F Preferred Stock are convertible. Subject to certain conditions, the Company must cause the registration statement to be declared effective by 90 days after closing (or in the event of a full review by the SEC, by 120 days). The Registration Rights Agreement contains customary representations, warranties, agreements and indemnification rights and obligations of the parties.
In July 2023, the Company's Board of
Directors designated
shares as the Series F Convertible Preferred Stock. Each share of the Series F Convertible Preferred Stock has a stated value of
$.
Each share of Series F Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible, at any time and from time to time, at the option of the holder,
into that number of shares of common stock (subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) determined by dividing the stated value
of such share ($1,000) by the conversion price, which is $
The holder of the Series F Convertible Preferred Stock, the holders of the common stock and the holders of any other class or series of shares entitled to vote with the common stock shall vote together as one class on all matters submitted to a vote of shareholders of the Company. Each share of Series F Convertible Preferred Stock has 161 votes (subject to adjustment); provided that in no event may a holder of Series F Convertible Preferred Stock be entitled to vote a number of shares in excess of such holder’s Beneficial Ownership Limitation.
The Purchase Agreement also provides that the Company will not, with certain exceptions, sell or issue common stock or Common Stock Equivalents (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) on or prior to December 31, 2023 that entitles any person to acquire shares of common stock at an effective price per share less than the then conversion price of the Series F Convertible Preferred Stock without the consent of the Purchaser
The Registration Rights Agreement contains provisions for liquidated damages equal to 1% multiplied by the aggregate subscription amount paid, paid each month, in the event certain deadlines are missed.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation.
This quarterly report on Form 10-Q and other reports filed by Duos Technologies Group, Inc. (the “Company”), and its operating subsidiaries, Duos Technologies, Inc. (“Duos”) and TrueVue360, Inc (“TrueVue360”, Duos Technologies Group, Inc. and Duos, collectively the “Company” “we”, “our”, and “us”) from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) contain or may contain forward-looking statements and information that are based upon beliefs of, and information currently available to, the Company’s management as well as estimates and assumptions made by Company’s management. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are only predictions and speak only as of the date hereof. When used in the filings, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “future,” “intend,” “plan,” “aim,” “project,” “target,” “will,” “may,” “should,” “forecast” or the negative of these terms and similar expressions as they relate to the Company or the Company’s management identify forward-looking statements. Such statements typically address the Company’s expected future business and financial performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions, and other factors, including the risks contained in the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, relating to the Company’s industry, the Company’s operations and results of operations, and any businesses that the Company may acquire. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should the underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may differ materially from those anticipated, believed, estimated, expected, intended, or planned.
These factors include, but are not limited to, risks related to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, the Company’s ability to generate sufficient cash to continue and expand operations, the competitive environment generally and in the Company’s specific market areas, changes in technology, the availability of and the terms of financing, changes in costs and availability of goods and services, economic conditions in general and in the Company’s specific market areas, changes in federal, state and/or local government laws and regulations potentially affecting the use of the Company’s technology, changes in operating strategy or development plans and the ability to attract and retain qualified personnel. The Company cautions that the foregoing list of risks, uncertainties and factors is not exclusive. Additional information concerning these and other risk factors is contained in the Company’s most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K, subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, recent Current Reports on Form 8-K, and other filings filed by the Company with the SEC, which are available at the SEC’s website, http://www.sec.gov. The Company believes its plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions. No assurance, however, can be given that the Company will achieve or realize these plans, intentions or expectations. Indeed, it is likely that some of the Company’s assumptions may prove to be incorrect. The Company’s actual results and financial position may vary from those projected or implied in the forward-looking statements and the variances may be material. Each forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date of the particular statement. We do not undertake or accept any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect any change in our expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any forward-looking statement is based, except as required by law. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements concerning the Company or other matters attributable to the Company or any person acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements above.
Our financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). These accounting principles require us to make certain estimates, judgments and assumptions. We believe that the estimates, judgments and assumptions upon which we rely are reasonable based upon information available to us at the time that these estimates, judgments and assumptions are made. These estimates, judgments and assumptions can affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the periods presented. Our financial statements would be affected to the extent there are material differences between these estimates and actual results. In many cases, the accounting treatment of a particular transaction is specifically dictated by GAAP and does not require management’s judgment in its application. There are also areas in which management’s judgment in selecting any available alternative would not produce a materially different result. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this report.
Overview
Duos Technologies Group, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated in Florida on May 31, 1994 under the original name of Information Systems Associates, Inc. Initially, our business operations consisted of consulting services for asset management of large corporate data centers and the development and licensing of information technology (“IT”) asset management software. In late 2014, the Company entered negotiations with Duos Technologies, Inc. (“Duos”), for the purposes of executing a reverse triangular merger. This transaction was completed on April 1, 2015, whereby Duos became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. Duos was incorporated under the laws of Florida on November 30, 1990 for design, development and deployment of proprietary technology applications and turn-key engineered systems. The Company, based in Jacksonville, Florida, has a current staff of 76 people of which 69 are full-time, and is a technology and software applications company with a strong portfolio of intellectual property. The Company’s core competencies, including advanced intelligent technologies, are delivered through its proprietary integrated enterprise command and control platform, Centraco®.
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The Company has developed the Rail Inspection Portal (“RIP”) which provides both freight and transit railroad customers and select government agencies the ability to conduct fully remote railcar inspections of trains while they are in transit. The system, which incorporates a variety of sophisticated optical technologies, illumination and other sensors, scans each passing railcar to create a high-resolution image set from a variety of angles including the undercarriage. These images are then processed through various methods of artificial intelligence algorithms to identify specific defects and/or areas of interest on each railcar. This is all accomplished within seconds of a railcar passing through our portal. We believe this solution has the potential to transform the railroad industry by increasing safety, improving efficiency and reducing costs. The Company has deployed this system with several Class 1 railroad customers and anticipates increased demand from transit and other railroad customers along with selected government agencies that operate and/or manage rail traffic in the future based upon both commercial interest and potential regulatory Government agencies can conduct digital inspections combined with the incorporated artificial intelligence (“AI”) to improve rail traffic flow across borders which also directly benefits the Class 1 railroads through increasing their velocity. The Company’s subscription offering will facilitate safety and efficiency data to other railcar owners and lessors who do not currently benefit from such information.
The Company has also developed the Automated Logistics Information System (“ALIS”) which automates gatehouse operations where transport trucks enter and exit large logistics and intermodal facilities. This solution also incorporates sensors and data points as necessary for each operation and directly interconnects with backend logistics databases and processes to streamline operations, and significantly improve operations and security and significantly improves the vehicle throughput on each lane on which the technology is deployed. In the future, the Company will expand this offering into a Truck Inspection Portal (TIP) leveraging the same technologies and lessons learned from the implementation of the RIP and ALIS solutions.
The Company has built a portfolio of IP and patented solutions that creates “actionable intelligence” using two core native platforms called Centraco and Praesidium™. All solutions provided include a variant of both applications. Centraco is designed primarily as the user interface for all our systems as well as the backend connection to third-party applications and databases through both Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) and Software Development Kits (SDKs). This interface is browser based and hosted within each one of our systems and solutions. It is typically also customized for each unique customer and application. Praesidium typically resides as middleware in our systems and manages the various image capture devices and some sensors for input into the Centraco software.
The Company also developed a proprietary Artificial Intelligence software platform, Truevue360™ with the objective of focusing the Company’s advanced intelligent technologies in the areas of AI, deep machine learning and advanced multi-layered algorithms to further support our solutions. This platform is in use with a number of Class 1 railroads and the Company maintains a growing catalog of Artificial Intelligence “Use Case” detections.
The Company previously provided professional and consulting services for large data centers and had developed a system for the automation of asset information marketed as DcVue™. The Company deployed its DcVue software at one beta site. This software was used by Duos’ consulting auditing teams. DcVue was based upon the Company’s OSPI patent which was awarded in 2010. The Company offered DcVue available for license to our customers as a licensed software product. The Company ceased offering this product in 2021.
The Company’s strategy is to deliver operational and technical excellence to our customers; expand our RIP and ALIS solutions into current and new customers focused in the Rail, Logistics and U.S. Government Sectors; offer both CAPEX and subscription pricing models to customers that increases recurring revenue, grows backlog and improves profitability; responsibly grow the business both organically and through selective acquisitions; and promote a performance-based work force where employees enjoy their work and are incentivized to excel and remain with the Company.
In late 2022, the Company announced it will pursue a subscription platform for the RIPS. Under this new model, the Company will build, own and operate its RIP product and offer the data access for each portal to potential customers. This expansion of the RIP offering would potentially expand the addressable market to other railroads, railcar owners, and car lessors. This shift increases the pool of potential customers by lowering the entry point for the RIP and would reshape the Company’s working capital needs to invest in the construction of a RIP ahead of customer revenue inflows.
Prospects and Outlook
The Company’s focus is to improve operational and technical execution which, we believe, will in turn enable the commercial side of the business to expand RIP and ALIS delivery into existing customers and to expand and diversify our current customer base. Even though the lingering supply chain effects of COVID-19 is expected to still be an issue during the remainder of 2023, the Company’s primary customers have indicated readiness to order more equipment and services should the Company execute as expected on key deliverables. With the Company working toward a subscription platform approach, this will also open up additional commercial avenues to the Company. Historically, the Company has been focused on large, one-time sales with the subscription opportunities representing an expanded addressable market.
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Additionally, the Company is making engineering and software upgrades to the RIP to meet anticipated Federal Railroad Association (FRA) and Association of American Railroad (AAR) standards. Similar upgrades are also being developed to improve the ALIS system. These upgrades will continue to be released throughout 2023 and are expected to drive revenue growth this year and beyond.
The Company is expanding its focus in the rail industry to encompass passenger transportation and was awarded a large, multi-year contract with a national rail carrier. The Company anticipates that it will manufacture a two-RIP solution for the carrier in 2023 or early 2024, with a long-term services agreement commencing upon delivery of the system.
Although the Company’s prospects and outlook are anticipated to be favorable for the remainder of 2023, investing in our securities involves risk and careful consideration should be made before deciding to purchase our securities. There are many risks that affect our business and results of operations, some of which are beyond our control and unexpected macro events can have a severe impact on the business. Please see the risk factors identified in “Item 1A – Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 31, 2023.
Results of Operations
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the unaudited financial statements included in this report.
Comparison for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2023 Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2022
The following table sets forth a summary of our unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations and is used in the following discussions of our results of operations:
| For the Three Months Ended | ||||||||
| June 30, | ||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
| Revenues | $ | 1,770,059 | $ | 3,617,142 | ||||
| Cost of revenues | 1,528,722 | 2,334,528 | ||||||
| Gross margin | 241,337 | 1,282,614 | ||||||
| Operating expenses | 3,389,587 | 2,677,089 | ||||||
| Loss from operations | (3,148,250 | ) | (1,394,475 | ) | ||||
| Other income (expense) | 158,850 | 51,803 | ||||||
| Net loss | $ | (2,989,400 | ) | $ | (1,342,672 | ) | ||
Revenues
| For the Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||
| June 30, | ||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | % Change | ||||||||||
| Revenues: | ||||||||||||
| Technology systems | $ | 870,494 | $ | 2,780,045 | -69 | % | ||||||
| Services and consulting | 899,565 | 837,097 | 7 | % | ||||||||
| Total revenues | $ | 1,770,059 | $ | 3,617,142 | -51 | % | ||||||
The decrease in overall revenues for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, compared to the quarter ended June 30, 2022, is primarily attributed to the delays outside of the Company’s control with ongoing production and manufacturing of our two high-speed Rail Inspection Portals for a passenger transit client, which are recorded in the technology systems portion of our business. During the second quarter of 2022, when these same two high-speed Rail Inspection Portals had only just been awarded and were in the early procurement and design phase, we were also in the advanced stages of manufacturing and installing two additional Rail Inspection Portals for freight railroad customers. Given recent attention and renewed focus around railway safety, the Company remains optimistic about its long-term outlook. We believe the focus on rail safety will prompt additional government oversight on railroads for the implementation of safety systems such as the Company’s RIP product. Additionally, the Company sees opportunities to continue to expand its programs with existing customers during the current year and beyond. In spite of a positive outlook, the noted slowing of the supply chain coupled with a longer commercial cycles or customer delays may result in revenue recognition pushing into 2024. The Company remains focused on revenue and margins performance impacts from inflation and continued supply chain challenges and proactively works to address these issues via customer pricing.
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The growth of the services portion of revenues is driven by the successful completion and implementation of artificial intelligence detections and represents services and support for those detections. The growth in services revenue is also bolstered by the phasing in of services and maintenance agreements related to new portals that came online during early 2023. The Company expects growth with new revenue from existing customers, including services revenue as the result of new maintenance contracts being established on installations coming on-line during 2023. The Company also anticipates renewals of existing and backlog contracts and a shift to the next generation of technology systems which are currently being manufactured and expected to be completed during 2023.
Cost of Revenues
| For the Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||
| June 30, | ||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | % Change | ||||||||||
| Cost of revenues: | ||||||||||||
| Technology systems | $ | 1,072,106 | $ | 1,974,302 | -46 | % | ||||||
| Services and consulting | 456,616 | 360,226 | 27 | % | ||||||||
| Total cost of revenues | $ | 1,528,722 | $ | 2,334,528 | -35 | % | ||||||
Cost of revenues largely comprises equipment and labor necessary to support the implementation of new systems and support and maintenance of existing systems and software projects.
During the three months ended June 30, 2023, the cost of revenues on technology systems decreased compared to the equivalent period in 2022, in line with the decrease in revenues. This decline in cost is mainly attributed to the Company being in the production and manufacturing phase of our two high-speed Rail Inspection Portals. In contrast, during the second quarter of 2022, the Company had just been awarded the two high-speed Rail Inspection Portals for its passenger transit client and was in the early stages of procuring and allocating material costs to these more expensive and robust transit-oriented RIPs. Additionally, during that time, the Company was still incurring costs related to the manufacturing and installation of additional Rail Inspection Portals for two other Class 1 customers, thereby contributing to the decrease in cost of revenues year-over-year. The Company also continues to face headwinds with supply disruption and cost. While we expect that macro-economic factors will continue to drive prices, the Company continues to manage its costs and, where possible, pass through increased costs to customers in the form of higher prices, although this is not assured.
Cost of revenues on services and consulting slightly increased in the three months ended June 30, 2023 compared to the prior year period. The rise in cost can be attributed to higher labor costs as well as costs associated with new portals coming online during early 2023, as opposed to the corresponding period in 2022.
Gross Margin
| For the Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||
| June 30, | ||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | % Change | ||||||||||
| Revenues | $ | 1,770,059 | $ | 3,617,142 | -51 | % | ||||||
| Cost of revenues | 1,528,722 | 2,334,528 | -35 | % | ||||||||
| Gross margin | $ | 241,337 | $ | 1,282,614 | -81 | % | ||||||
Gross margin decreased for the second quarter of 2023 as compared to the same period in 2022. As noted above, the decrease in margin was a direct result of the timing of business activity in the second quarter of 2023 related to the manufacturing of two high-speed, transit-focused Rail Inspection Portals for one customer. During the second quarter of 2022, these same two high-speed Rail Inspection Portals had just been awarded and were in the early procurement and design phase contributing little in terms of revenue or gross margin. Additionally, during the second quarter of 2022, we were in the advanced stages of manufacturing and installing two freight-oriented Rail Inspection Portals for two customers. The additional freight RIP activity during the second quarter of 2022 resulted in additional revenue and margin compared to the same period in 2023. It should be noted that when comparing the results between two periods, the stage of completion for manufacturing and installation can factor into those comparisons and should be taken into account when analyzing those periods.
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Operating Expenses
| For the Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||
| June 30, | ||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | % Change | ||||||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||
| Sales and marketing | $ | 301,077 | $ | 375,986 | -20 | % | ||||||
| Research and development | 537,801 | 530,339 | 1 | % | ||||||||
| General and administration | 2,550,709 | 1,770,764 | 44 | % | ||||||||
| Total operating expenses | $ | 3,389,587 | $ | 2,677,089 | 27 | % | ||||||
During the three months ended June 30, 2023, the Company experienced a slight increase in overall operating expenses compared to the same period in 2022. Sales and marketing costs saw only marginal decreases, while research and development expenses increased slightly. The largest increase was observed in general and administration costs, which can be primarily attributed to the timing of the Company's awarding of discretionary performance-based compensation that took effect in April 2023. Overall, the Company continues to focus on stabilizing operating expenses while meeting the increased needs of our customers. It should be noted that when comparing the results between two periods, the stage of completion for manufacturing and installation can factor into those comparisons and should be taken into account when analyzing those periods.
Loss from Operations
The loss from operations for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 was $3,148,250 and $1,394,475, respectively. The increase in loss from operations was primarily the result of lower revenues recorded in the quarter as a consequence of delays in going to field for the two high-speed Rail Inspection Portals for a passenger transit client, offset by continued increase in services and consulting revenue.
Other Income/Expense
Other income for the three months ended June 30, 2023 was $162,080 and $54,509 for the comparative period in 2022. Interest expense for the three months ended June 30, 2023 was $3,230 and $2,706 for the comparative period in 2022.
Net Loss
The net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 was $2,989,400 and $1,342,672, respectively. The 123% increase in net loss was mostly attributed to the decrease in revenues as described above from timing delays along with growing expenses. Net loss per common share was $0.42 and $0.22 for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
Comparison for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2022
The following table sets forth a summary of our unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations and is used in the following discussions of our results of operations:
| For the Six Months Ended | ||||||||
| June 30, | ||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
| Revenues | $ | 4,414,347 | $ | 5,056,458 | ||||
| Cost of revenues | 3,635,838 | 3,551,778 | ||||||
| Gross margin | 778,509 | 1,504,680 | ||||||
| Operating expenses | 6,073,557 | 5,540,773 | ||||||
| Loss from operations | (5,295,048 | ) | (4,036,093 | ) | ||||
| Other income (expense) | 161,965 | 48,805 | ||||||
| Net loss | $ | (5,133,083 | ) | $ | (3,987,288 | ) | ||
Revenues
| For the Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||
| June 30, | ||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | % Change | ||||||||||
| Revenues: | ||||||||||||
| Technology systems | $ | 2,698,258 | $ | 3,563,314 | -24 | % | ||||||
| Services and consulting | 1,716,089 | 1,493,144 | 15 | % | ||||||||
| Total revenues | $ | 4,414,347 | $ | 5,056,458 | -13 | % | ||||||
The decrease in overall revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2023 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022, is primarily attributed to delays outside of the Company’s control with ongoing production and manufacturing of our two high-speed Rail Inspection Portals for a passenger transit client, which are recorded in the technology systems portion of our business. During the second quarter of 2022, when these same two high-speed Rail Inspection Portals had only just been awarded and were in the early procurement and design phase, we were also in the advanced stages of manufacturing and installing two additional Rail Inspection Portals. We expect timing to continue to be a challenge through 2023, although supply chain issues have continued to extend deadlines for shipment of key components used in our technology systems and continue to pose a risk to the timing of revenue recognition. Given recent attention and renewed focus around railway safety, the Company remains optimistic about its long-term outlook. We believe the focus on rail safety will prompt additional government oversight on railroads for the implementation of safety systems such as the Company’s RIP product. Additionally, the Company sees opportunities to continue to expand its programs with existing customers during the current year and beyond. In spite of a positive outlook, the noted slowing of the supply chain coupled with a longer commercial cycle may result in revenue recognition pushing into 2024. The Company remains focused on revenue and margins performance impacts from inflation and continued supply chain challenges and proactively works to address these issues via customer pricing.
The growth of the services portion of revenues is driven by the successful completion and implementation of artificial intelligence detections and represents services and support for those detections. The growth in services revenue is also bolstered by the phasing in of services and maintenance agreements related to new portals coming online during early 2023. The Company expects growth with new revenue from existing customers, including services revenue as the result of new maintenance contracts being established on installations coming on-line during 2023. The Company also anticipates renewals of existing and backlog contracts and a shift to the next generation of technology systems which are currently being manufactured and completed during 2023.
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Cost of Revenues
| For the Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||
| June 30, | ||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | % Change | ||||||||||
| Cost of revenues: | ||||||||||||
| Technology systems | $ | 2,839,315 | $ | 2,839,790 | 0 | % | ||||||
| Services and consulting | 796,523 | 711,988 | 12 | % | ||||||||
| Total cost of revenues | $ | 3,635,838 | $ | 3,551,778 | 2 | % | ||||||
Cost of revenues largely comprises equipment and labor necessary to support the implementation of new systems and support and maintenance of existing systems and software projects.
Cost of revenues on technology systems remained flat during the six months ended June 30, 2023 over the equivalent period in 2022. In the second quarter of 2022, the Company was awarded two high-speed Rail Inspection Portals for its passenger transit client and by the second quarter of 2023 has phased into the manufacture of these two more expensive and more robust transit-oriented RIPs. By comparison, during the second quarter ended June 30, 2022, the Company had only begun to procure the components for, and the manufacturing of, these two transit-oriented RIPs, but were also in the advanced stages of manufacturing and installing two additional freight-oriented RIPS, thereby resulting in flat year-over-year cost of revenues. The Company also continues to face headwinds with supply disruption and cost. While we expect that macro-economic factors will continue to drive prices, the Company continues to manage its costs and, where possible, pass through increased costs to customers in the form of higher prices, although this is not assured. It should be noted that when comparing the results between two periods, the stage of completion for manufacturing and installation can factor into those comparisons and should be taken into account when analyzing those periods.
Cost of revenues on services and consulting slightly increased in the six months ended June 30, 2023 compared to the prior year period. The marginal rise in cost can be attributed to higher labor costs as well as costs associated with new portals that came online during early 2023, as opposed to the corresponding period in 2022.
Gross Margin
| For the Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||
| June 30, | ||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | % Change | ||||||||||
| Revenues | $ | 4,414,347 | $ | 5,056,458 | -13 | % | ||||||
| Cost of revenues | 3,635,838 | 3,551,778 | 2 | % | ||||||||
| Gross margin | $ | 778,509 | $ | 1,504,680 | -48 | % | ||||||
Gross margin decreased for the six months ended on June 30, 2023 as compared to the same period in 2022. As noted above, the decrease in margin was a direct result of the timing of business activity in the second quarter of 2023 related to the manufacturing of two high-speed, transit-focused Rail Inspection Portals for one customer. During the second quarter of 2022, these same two high-speed Rail Inspection Portals had just been awarded and were in the early procurement and design phase, we were also in the advanced stages of manufacturing and installing two additional freight-oriented Rail Inspection Portals for two customers resulting in additional revenue and margin compared to the same period in 2023. It should be noted that when comparing the results between two periods, the stage of completion for manufacturing and installation can factor into those comparisons and should be taken into account when analyzing those periods.
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Operating Expenses
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| 2023 | 2022 | % Change | ||||||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||
| Sales and marketing | $ | 608,654 | $ | 659,880 | -8 | % | ||||||
| Research and development | 942,686 | 967,056 | -3 | % | ||||||||
| General and administration | 4,522,217 | 3,913,837 | 16 | % | ||||||||
| Total operating expenses | $ | 6,073,557 | $ | 5,540,773 | 10 | % | ||||||
During the six months ended June 30, 2023, overall operating expenses experienced a slight increase compared to the equivalent period in 2022. The Company managed to maintain its costs for sales and marketing, and research and development at a consistent level, while observing a slight rise in general and administration costs. This increase can be primarily attributed to the timing of performance-based bonuses awarded in 2023 compared to the same period in 2022. Despite these changes, the Company remains committed to stabilizing operating expenses while meeting the increased needs of our customers.
Loss from Operations
The loss from operations for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 was $5,295,048 and $4,036,093, respectively. The increase in loss from operations was primarily the result of lower revenues recorded in the six months as a consequence of delays in going to field for the two high-speed Rail Inspection Portals for a passenger transit client, offset by continued increase in services and consulting revenue.
Other Income/Expense
Other income for the six months ended June 30, 2023 was $166,375 and $54,691 for the comparative period in 2022. Interest expense for the six months ended June 30, 2023 was $4,410 and $5,886 for the comparative period in 2022.
Net Loss
The net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 was $5,133,083 and $3,987,288, respectively. The 29% increase in net loss was mostly attributed to the decrease in revenues as described above along with growing expenses. Net loss per common share was $0.72 and $0.70 for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of June 30, 2023, the Company has a working capital surplus of $1,256,808 and the Company had a net loss of $5,133,083 for the six months ended June 30, 2023.
Cash Flows
The following table sets forth the major components of our statements of cash flows data for the periods presented:
For the Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
| Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities | $ | (1,923,071 | ) | $ | 287,784 | |||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (548,360 | ) | (169,209 | ) | ||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 3,802,587 | 5,256,134 | ||||||
| Net increase in cash | $ | 1,331,156 | $ | 5,374,709 | ||||
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 was $(1,923,071) and $287,784, respectively. The increase in net cash used in operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2023 was the result of cash outflows to procure necessary materials and overall sales, general and administrative expenses offset by cash inflows from milestone payments related to current projects. In addition, there are several changes in assets and liabilities compared to the previous period that increase the use of cash in operating activities, notably the change in contract liabilities due to the timing of project invoicing milestones and cash receipts.
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Net cash used in investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 was $548,360 and $169,209, respectively, representing an increase in the purchase of various fixed assets for computer equipment and product and software development.
Net cash provided by financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2023, and 2022 was $3,802,587 and $5,256,134, respectively. Cash flows provided by financing activities during the first six months of 2023 were primarily attributable to net proceeds of approximately $4,000,000 from issuances of Series E Convertible Preferred Stock. Cash flows from financing activities during the first six months of 2022 were primarily attributable to the issuance of common stock for $6,095,000 of gross proceeds.
On a long-term basis, our liquidity is dependent on the continuation and expansion of operations and receipt of revenues. We believe our current capital and revenues are sufficient to fund such expansion and our operations over the next twelve months, although we are dependent on timely payments from our customers for projects and work in process. However, we expect such timely payments to continue. Material cash requirements will be satisfied within the normal course of business including substantial upfront payments from our customers prior to starting projects. The Company may elect to purchase materials and supplies in advance of contract award but where there is a high probability of that award.
Demand for our products and services will be dependent on, among other things, market acceptance of our products and services, the technology market in general, and general economic conditions, which are cyclical in nature. Because a major portion of our activities is the receipt of revenues from the sales of our products and services, our business operations may continue to be challenged by our competitors and prolonged recession periods.
Liquidity
As reflected in the accompanying consolidated financial statements, the Company had a net loss of $5,133,083 for the six months ended June 30, 2023. During the same period, cash used in operating activities was $1,923,071. The working capital surplus and accumulated deficit as of June 30, 2023, were $1,256,808 and $57,494,917, respectively. In previous financial reports, the Company had raised substantial doubt about continuing as a going concern. This was principally due to a lack of working capital prior to an underwritten offering and private placements which were completed during the second, third and fourth quarters of 2022 as well as the first and third quarters of 2023.
The Company was successful during 2022 in raising gross proceeds of over $10,100,000 from the sale of both common shares and Series D Preferred Stock. Additionally, late in the second quarter of 2023, the Company raised gross proceeds of $4,000,000 from the issuance of Series E Preferred Stock. In August 2023, the Company was successful in raising gross proceeds of $5,000,000 from the sale of Series F Convertible Preferred Stock. Additionally, during the second quarter of 2023, the Company renewed its S-3 “shelf registration” statement allowing the Company to sell additional common shares. At the time of this filing, the Company estimates that it has available capacity on its shelf registration which it can utilize to bolster working capital and growth of the business. Although additional investment is not assured, the Company is comfortable that it would be able to raise sufficient capital to support expanded operations based on an anticipated increase in business activity. In the long run, the continuation of the Company as a going concern is dependent upon the ability of the Company to continue executing its business plan, generate enough revenue, and attain consistently profitable operations. Although the lingering effects of the global pandemic related to the coronavirus (Covid-19) continue to affect our operations, particularly in our supply chain, we now believe that this is expected to be an ongoing issue and our working capital assumptions reflect this new reality. The Company cannot currently quantify the uncertainty related to the ongoing supply chain delays or inflationary increases and their effects on our customers in the coming quarters. We have analyzed our cash flow under “stress test” conditions and have determined that we have sufficient liquid assets on hand or available via the capital markets to maintain operations for at least twelve months from the date of this report.
In addition, management has been taking and continues to take actions including, but not limited to, elimination of certain costs that do not contribute to short term revenue, and re-aligning both management and staffing with a focus on improving certain skill sets necessary to build growth and profitability and focusing product strategy on opportunities that are likely to bear results in the relatively short term. The Company believes that, as described above, it will have sufficient sources of working capital to meet its obligations over the following twelve months. In the last twelve months the Company has seen growth in its contracted backlog as well as positive signs from new commercial engagements that indicate improvements in future commercial opportunities for both one-time capital and recurring services revenues.
Management believes that, at this time, the conditions in our market space with ongoing contract delays, the consequent need to procure certain materials in advance of a binding contract and the additional time needed to execute on new contracts previously reported have put a strain on our cash reserves. However, recent common stock offerings and private placements as well as the availability to raise capital via its shelf registration indicate there is no substantial doubt for the Company to continue as a going concern for a period of twelve months. We continue executing the plan to grow our business and achieve profitability. The Company may selectively look at opportunities for fund raising in the future. Management has extensively evaluated our requirements for the next 12 months and has determined that the Company currently has sufficient cash and access to capital to operate for at least that period.
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While no assurance can be provided, management believes that these actions provide the opportunity for the Company to continue as a going concern and to grow its business and achieve profitability with access to additional capital funding. Ultimately the continuation of the Company as a going concern is dependent upon the ability of the Company to continue executing the plan described above which was put in place in late 2022 and will continue in 2023 and beyond. As a result, we expect to generate sufficient revenue and to attain profitable operations with less net cash used in operating activities in the next 12 months. These consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments related to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
We have identified the accounting policies below as critical to our business operations and the understanding of our results of operations.
Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivable are stated at estimated net realizable value. Accounts receivable are comprised of balances due from customers net of estimated allowances for uncollectible accounts. In determining the collections on the account, historical trends are evaluated, and specific customer issues are reviewed to arrive at appropriate allowances. The Company reviews its accounts to estimate losses resulting from the inability of its customers to make required payments. Any required allowance is based on specific analysis of past due accounts and also considers historical trends of write-offs. Past due status is based on how recently payments have been received from customers.
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company accounts for employee stock-based compensation in accordance with ASC 718-10, “Share-Based Payment,” which requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense for all share-based payment awards made to employees and directors including employee stock options, restricted stock units, and employee stock purchases based on estimated fair values.
The Company estimates the fair value of stock options granted using the Black-Scholes option-pricing formula. This fair value is then amortized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service periods of the awards, which is generally the vesting period. The Company’s determination of fair value using an option-pricing model is affected by the stock price as well as assumptions regarding a number of highly subjective variables.
The Company estimates volatility based upon the historical stock price of the Company and estimates the expected term for stock options using the simplified method for employees and directors and the contractual term for non-employees. The risk-free rate is determined based upon the prevailing rate of United States Treasury securities with similar maturities.
Revenue Recognition
The Company follows Accounting Standards Codification 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”), that affects the timing of when certain types of revenues will be recognized. The basic principles in ASC 606 include the following: a contract with a customer creates distinct contract assets and performance obligations, satisfaction of a performance obligation creates revenue, and a performance obligation is satisfied upon transfer of control to a good or service to a customer.
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Revenue is recognized by evaluating our revenue contracts with customers based on the five-step model under ASC 606:
| 1. | Identify the contract with the customer; | |
| 2. | Identify the performance obligations in the contract; | |
| 3. | Determine the transaction price; | |
| 4. | Allocate the transaction price to separate performance obligations; and | |
| 5. | Recognize revenue when (or as) each performance obligation is satisfied. |
The Company generates revenue from four sources: (1) Technology Systems; (2) AI Technologies; (3) Technical Support and (4) Consulting Services.
For revenues related to technology systems, the Company recognizes revenue over time using a cost-based input methodology in which significant judgment is required to estimate costs to complete projects. These estimated costs are then used to determine the progress towards contract completion and the corresponding amount of revenue to recognize.
Accordingly, the Company now bases its revenue recognition on ASC 606-10-25-27, where control of a good or service transfers over time if the entity’s performance does not create an asset with an alternative use to the entity and the entity has an enforceable right to payment for performance completed to date including a profit margin or reasonable return on capital. Control is deemed to pass to the customer instantaneously as the goods are manufactured and revenue is recognized accordingly.
In addition, the Company has adopted ASC 606-10-55-21 such that if the cost incurred is not proportionate to the progress in satisfying the performance obligation, we adjust the input method to recognize revenue only to the extent of the cost incurred. Therefore, the Company will recognize revenue at an equal amount to the cost of the goods to satisfy the performance obligation. To accurately reflect revenue recognition based on the input method, the Company has adopted the implementation guidance as set out in ASC-606-10-55-187 through 192.
Under this method, contract revenues are recognized over the performance period of the contract in direct proportion to the costs incurred. Costs include direct material, direct labor, subcontract labor and other allocable indirect costs. All un-allocable indirect costs and corporate general and administrative costs are also charged to the periods as incurred. Any recognized revenues that have not been billed to a customer are recorded as an asset in “contract assets”. Any billings of customers more than recognized revenues are recorded as a liability in “contract liabilities”. However, in the event a loss on a contract is foreseen, the Company will recognize the loss when such loss is determined.
The Company has revenue from applications that incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) in the form of predetermined algorithms which provide important operating information to the users of our systems. The revenue generated from these applications of AI consists of a fixed fee related to the design, development, testing and incorporation of new algorithms into the system, which is recognized as revenue at a point in time upon acceptance, as well as an annual application maintenance fee, which is recognized as revenue ratably over the contracted maintenance term.
Technical support services are provided on both an as-needed and extended-term basis and may include providing both parts and labor. Maintenance and technical support provided outside of a maintenance contract are on an “as-requested” basis, and revenue is recognized over time as the services are provided. Revenue for maintenance and technical support provided on an extended-term basis is recognized over time ratably over the term of the contract.
The Company’s consulting services business generates revenues under contracts with customers from four sources: (1) Professional Services (consulting and auditing); (2) Software licensing with optional hardware sales; (3) Customer service training and (4) Maintenance support.
| (1) | Revenues for professional services, which are of short-term duration, are recognized when services are completed; | |
| (2) | For all periods reflected in this report, software license sales have been one-time sales of a perpetual license to use our software product and the customer also has the option to purchase third-party manufactured handheld devices from us if they purchase our software license. Accordingly, the revenue is recognized upon delivery of the software and delivery of the hardware, as applicable, to the customer; | |
| (3) | Training sales are one-time upfront short-term training sessions and are recognized after the service has been performed; and | |
| (4) | Maintenance/support is an optional product sold to our software license customers under one-year contracts. Accordingly, maintenance payments received upfront are deferred and recognized over the contract term. |
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Multiple Performance Obligations and Allocation of Transaction Price
Arrangements with customers may involve multiple performance obligations including project revenue and maintenance services in our Technology Systems business. Maintenance will occur after the project is completed and may be provided on an extended-term basis or on an as-needed basis. In our consulting services business, multiple performance obligations may include any of the above four sources. Training and maintenance on software products may occur after the software product sale while other services may occur before or after the software product sale and may not relate to the software product. Revenue recognition for a multiple performance obligations arrangement is as follows:
Each performance obligation is accounted for separately when each has value to the customer on a standalone basis and there is Company specific objective evidence of selling price of each deliverable. For revenue arrangements with multiple deliverables, the Company allocates the total customer arrangement to the separate units of accounting based on their relative selling prices as determined by the price of the items when sold separately. Once the selling price is allocated, the revenue for each performance obligations is recognized using the applicable criteria under GAAP as discussed above for performance obligations sold in single performance obligation arrangements. A delivered item or items that do not qualify as a separate unit of accounting within the arrangement are combined with the other applicable undelivered items within the arrangement. The allocation of arrangement consideration and the recognition of revenue is then determined for those combined deliverables as a single unit of accounting. The Company sells its various services and software and hardware products at established prices on a standalone basis which provides Company specific objective evidence of selling price for purposes of performance obligations relative selling price allocation. The Company only sells maintenance services or spare parts based on its established rates after it has completed a system integration project for a customer. The customer is not required to purchase maintenance services. All elements in multiple performance obligations arrangements with Company customers qualify as separate units of account for revenue recognition purposes.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from these estimates. The most significant estimates in the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include the allowance on accounts receivable, and notes receivable, valuation common stock warrants received in exchange for an asset sale, valuation of deferred tax assets, valuation of intangible and other long-lived assets, estimates of net contract revenues and the total estimated costs to determine progress towards contract completion, valuation of inventory, estimates of the valuation of right of use assets and corresponding lease liabilities, valuation of warrants issued with debt, and valuation of stock-based awards. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
Not applicable.
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Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we evaluated the effectiveness of disclosure controls and procedures (as that term is defined in Rules 13a15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of June 30, 2023, which is the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report. Based on this evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is (i) recorded, processed, summarized, evaluated and reported, as applicable, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and (ii) accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures were not effective as of June 30, 2023 due to the material weakness in internal control over financial reporting described in Part II, Item 9A of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 filed with the SEC on March 31, 2023.
Notwithstanding our material weakness, we have concluded that the financial statements and other financial information included in this Quarterly Report fairly present in all material respects our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
Planned Remediation Activities
Our planned remediation efforts related to the above identified material weakness include:
| · | Reassess the existing IT infrastructure to improve automation and transparency of revenue recognition process; | |
| · | Determine if additional investments are needed to upgrade existing enterprise software; | |
| · | Contractually instill change management approval process for all out-of-scope works with all customers; | |
| · | Perform ongoing trainings with financial team to improve documentation that supports effective control activities; | |
| · | Augment staff to improve review and segregation of duties |
Subsequent Actions Taken in Planned Remediation Activities
At the date of this filing, the Company has undertaken several actions to address the remediation efforts noted above. The Company will continue to monitor and action resources on the planned remediation activities across the remainder of 2023. Key activities undertaken to date include:
| · | Retained an outside technical accounting consultant to review, document and assess internal processes and policies and advise on best practices; | |
| · | Hired additional accounting resources to bolster review and segregation of duties focused primarily on cash management, payables and improved account reconciliation processes; | |
| · | Paired internal IT resources with external subject matter experts to improve functionality and reporting from existing enterprise software; and | |
| ·· | Instituted a workflow process with operational teams to appropriately capture contract modifications and subsequent impact to revenues. |
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Except for actions taken under the Remediation Plan described above in this Part I, Item 4,there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) during the quarter ended June 30, 2023 that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.
During 2023, the Company continued to act on initiatives to improve the internal control environment. We have been working to identify and implement specific remediation plans for these control deficiencies across the organization.
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PART II OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
From time to time, we may be involved in litigation relating to claims arising out of our operations in the normal course of business. We are currently not involved in any litigation that we believe could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations. There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the executive officers of our Company or any of our subsidiaries, threatened against or affecting our Company, our common stock, any of our subsidiaries or our Company’s or our subsidiaries’ officers or directors in their capacities as such, in which an adverse decision could have a material adverse effect.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
We believe there are no changes that constitute material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2023.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
None
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
There has been no default in the payment of principal, interest, sinking or purchase fund installment, or any other material default, with respect to any indebtedness of the Company.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable
Item 5. Other Information.
None
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Item 6. Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 31.1* | Certification by the Principal Executive Officer of Registrant pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a)). | |
| 31.2* | Certification by the Principal Financial Officer of Registrant pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a)). | |
| 32.1** | Certification by the Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
| 32.2** | Certification by the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
| 101.INS* | Inline XBRL Instance Document (the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |
| 101.SCH* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | |
| 101.CAL* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document | |
| 101.DEF* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document | |
| 101.LAB* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document | |
| 101.PRE* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document | |
| 104* | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) |
* Filed herewith
** Furnished herewith
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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.
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DUOS TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC.
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| Date: August 14, 2023 | By: | /s/ Charles P. Ferry |
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Charles P. Ferry Chief Executive Officer | ||
| Date: August 14, 2023 | By: | /s/ Andrew W. Murphy |
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Andrew W. Murphy Chief Financial Officer | ||
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