UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
☒
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For
the quarterly period ended June 30, 2022
Commission
file number: 001-33886
ACORN
ENERGY, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in charter)
Delaware
22-2786081
(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
1000
N West Street , Suite 1200 , Wilmington ,
Delaware
19801
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(Zip
Code)
410 - 654-3315
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title
of each class
Trading
Symbol(s)
Name
of each exchange on which registered
None
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2)
has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule
405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).
Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting
company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,”
“smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large
accelerated filer ☐
Accelerated
filer ☐
Non-accelerated
filer ☒
Smaller
reporting company ☒
Emerging
growth company ☐
If
an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying
with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate
the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Class
Outstanding
at August 9, 2022
Common
Stock, $0.01 par value per share
39,687,589
ACORN
ENERGY, INC.
Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q
for
the Quarterly Period Ended June 30, 2022
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
PAGE
PART I Financial Information
Item 1. Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements:
3
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021
3
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021
4
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Deficit for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021
5
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021
6
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
7
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
16
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
23
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
24
PART II Other Information
Item 6. Exhibits
25
Signatures
26
Certain
statements contained in this report are forward-looking in nature. These statements are generally identified by the inclusion of phrases
such as “we expect”, “we anticipate”, “we believe”, “we estimate” and other phrases of
similar meaning. Whether such statements ultimately prove to be accurate depends upon a variety of factors that may affect our business
and operations. Many of these factors are described in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
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PART
I
ITEM
1.
UNAUDITED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
ACORN
ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
(IN
THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AND PER SHARE DATA)
As of
June 30, 2022
As of
December 31, 2021
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash
$ 1,259
$ 1,722
Accounts receivable, net
584
876
Inventory, net
915
617
Deferred cost of goods sold
858
799
Other current assets
221
229
Total current assets
3,837
4,243
Property and equipment, net
687
517
Right-of-use assets, net
349
399
Deferred cost of goods sold
772
714
Other assets
178
169
Total assets
$ 5,823
$ 6,042
LIABILITIES AND DEFICIT
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
$ 340
$ 457
Accrued expenses
156
164
Deferred revenue
3,642
3,541
Current operating lease liabilities
111
107
Other current liabilities
43
34
Total current liabilities
4,292
4,303
Long-term liabilities:
Deferred revenue
1,993
1,852
Long-term operating lease liabilities
279
336
Other long-term liabilities
14
12
Total long-term liabilities
2,286
2,200
Commitments and contingencies (Note 5)
-
-
Deficit:
Acorn Energy, Inc. shareholders
Common stock - $ 0.01 par value per share: Authorized – 42,000,000 shares; Issued – 39,687,589 shares at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021
397
397
Additional paid-in capital
102,857
102,804
Accumulated deficit
( 100,980 )
( 100,634 )
Treasury stock, at cost – 801,920 shares at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021
( 3,036 )
( 3,036 )
Total Acorn Energy, Inc. shareholders’ deficit
( 762 )
( 469 )
Non-controlling interest
7
8
Total deficit
( 755 )
( 461 )
Total liabilities and deficit
$ 5,823
$ 6,042
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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ACORN
ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
(IN
THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
2022
2021
2022
2021
Six months ended
June 30,
Three months ended
June 30,
2022
2021
2022
2021
Revenue
$ 3,372
$ 3,316
$ 1,621
$ 1,611
Cost of sales
868
884
375
389
Gross profit
2,504
2,432
1,246
1,222
Operating expenses:
Research and development expense
410
353
212
175
Selling, general and administrative expense
2,387
2,048
1,205
1,042
Impairment of software
51
—
51
—
Total operating expenses
2,848
2,401
1,468
1,217
Operating (loss) income
( 344 )
31
( 222 )
5
Finance expense, net
( 1 )
( 5 )
( 1 )
( 1 )
(Loss) income before income taxes
( 345 )
26
( 223 )
4
Income tax expense
—
—
—
—
Net (loss) income
( 345 )
26
( 223 )
4
Non-controlling interest share of net income
( 1 )
( 4 )
- *
( 2 )
Net (loss) income attributable to Acorn Energy, Inc. shareholders
$ ( 346 )
$ 22
$ ( 223 )
$ 2
Basic and diluted net (loss) income per share attributable to Acorn Energy, Inc. shareholders:
$ ( 0.01 )
$ 0.00
$ ( 0.01 )
$ 0.00
Weighted average number of shares outstanding attributable to Acorn Energy, Inc. shareholders – basic and diluted
Basic
39,688
39,688
39,688
39,688
Diluted
39,688
39,914
39,688
39,936
*
Less
than $1
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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ACORN
ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN DEFICIT (UNAUDITED)
(IN
THOUSANDS)
Number of Shares
Common Stock
Additional Paid-In Capital
Accumulated Deficit
Number of Treasury Shares
Treasury Stock
Total Acorn
Energy, Inc.
Shareholders’
Deficit
Non-
controlling interests
Total Deficit
Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2022
Number of Shares
Common Stock
Additional Paid-In Capital
Accumulated Deficit
Number of Treasury Shares
Treasury Stock
Total Acorn
Energy, Inc.
Shareholders’
Deficit
Non-
controlling interests
Total Deficit
Balances as of December 31, 2021
39,688
$ 397
$ 102,804
$ ( 100,634 )
802
$ ( 3,036 )
$ ( 469 )
$ 8
$ ( 461 )
Net loss
—
—
—
( 123 )
—
—
( 123 )
1
( 122 )
Accrued dividend in OmniMetrix preferred shares
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
( 1 )
( 1 )
Stock option compensation
—
—
31
—
—
—
31
—
31
Balances as of March 31, 2022
39,688
$ 397
$ 102,835
$ ( 100,757 )
802
$ ( 3,036 )
$ ( 561 )
$ 8
$ ( 553 )
Net loss
—
—
—
( 223 )
—
—
( 223 )
- *
( 223 )
Accrued dividend in OmniMetrix preferred shares
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
( 1 )
( 1 )
Stock option compensation
—
—
22
—
—
—
22
—
22
Balances as of June 30, 2022
39,688
$ 397
$ 102,857
$ ( 100,980 )
802
$ ( 3,036 )
$ ( 762 )
$ 7
$ ( 755 )
Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
Number of Shares
Common Stock
Additional Paid-In Capital
Accumulated Deficit
Number of Treasury Shares
Treasury Stock
Total Acorn
Energy, Inc.
Shareholders’
Deficit
Non-controlling interests
Total Deficit
Balances as of December 31, 2020
39,688
$ 397
$ 102,729
$ ( 100,613 )
802
$ ( 3,036 )
$ ( 523 )
$ 4
$ ( 519 )
Beginning balance
39,688
$ 397
$ 102,729
$ ( 100,613 )
802
$ ( 3,036 )
$ ( 523 )
$ 4
$ ( 519 )
Net income
—
—
—
20
—
—
20
2
22
Accrued dividend in OmniMetrix preferred shares
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
( 1 )
( 1 )
Stock option compensation
—
—
15
—
—
—
15
—
15
Balances as of March 31, 2021
39,688
$ 397
$ 102,744
$ ( 100,593 )
802
$ ( 3,036 )
$ ( 488 )
$ 5
$ ( 483 )
Net income
—
—
—
2
—
—
2
2
4
Net income (loss)
—
—
—
2
—
—
2
2
4
Accrued dividend in OmniMetrix preferred shares
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
( 1 )
( 1 )
Stock option compensation
—
—
21
—
—
—
21
—
21
Balances as of June 30, 2021
39,688
$ 397
$ 102,765
$ ( 100,591 )
802
$ ( 3,036 )
$ ( 465 )
$ 6
$ ( 459 )
Ending balance
39,688
$ 397
$ 102,765
$ ( 100,591 )
802
$ ( 3,036 )
$ ( 465 )
$ 6
$ ( 459 )
*
Less
than $1
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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ACORN
ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
(IN
THOUSANDS)
2022
2021
Six months ended June 30,
2022
2021
Cash flows (used in) provided by operating activities:
Net (loss) income
$ ( 345 )
$ 26
Depreciation and amortization
48
37
Impairment of software
51
—
Non-cash lease expense
59
59
Stock-based compensation
53
36
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable
292
( 98 )
Increase in inventory
( 298 )
( 127 )
Increase in deferred cost of goods sold
( 117 )
( 33 )
Increase in other current assets and other assets
( 1 )
( 18 )
Decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses
( 125 )
( 95 )
Increase in deferred revenue
242
165
Decrease in operating lease liability
( 62 )
( 60 )
Increase in other current liabilities and non-current liabilities
9
1
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
( 194 )
83
Cash flows used in investing activities:
Investments in technology
( 266 )
( 42 )
Other capital investments
( 3 )
—
Net cash used in investing activities
( 269 )
( 42 )
Cash flows used in financing activities:
Short-term credit, net
—
( 149 )
Net cash used in financing activities
—
( 149 )
Net decrease in cash
( 463 )
( 108 )
Cash at the beginning of the year
1,722
2,063
Cash at the end of the period
$ 1,259
$ 1,955
Supplemental cash flow information:
Cash paid during the year for:
Interest
$ 1
$ 4
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Accrued preferred dividends to former Acorn director and/or former OmniMetrix CEO
$ 2
$ 2
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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ACORN
ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE
1— BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The
accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Acorn Energy, Inc. and its subsidiaries, OmniMetrix, LLC and OMX
Holdings, Inc. (collectively, “Acorn” or “the Company”) have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and with the instructions to Article 8 of Regulation
S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America for complete consolidated financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of
normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the six- and three-month
periods ended June 30, 2022 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2022.
All dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest thousand and, thus, are approximate.
These
unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and footnotes
thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on March 31, 2022.
NOTE
2— ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Use
of Estimates in Preparation of Financial Statements
The
preparation of unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect
the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the unaudited
condensed unaudited consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods.
As
applicable to these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, the most significant estimates and assumptions relate to uncertainties
with respect to income taxes, inventories, account receivable allowances, contingencies, revenue recognition, management’s projections
and analyses of the possible impairments.
Concentrations
of Credit Risk
Financial
instruments, which potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk, consist principally of cash and trade accounts receivable.
The Company’s cash was deposited with a U.S. bank and amounted to $ 1,259,000 at June 30, 2022. The Company does not believe there
is significant risk of non-performance by these counterparties. For the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2022, there were
no customers that represented greater than 10 % of the Company’s total invoiced sales or of our accounts receivable at June 30,
2022. Credit risk with respect to the balance of trade receivables is generally diversified due to the number of entities comprising
the Company’s customer base.
Basic
and Diluted Net (Loss) Income Per Share
Basic
net (loss) income per share is computed by dividing the net (loss) income attributable to Acorn Energy, Inc. by the weighted average
number of shares outstanding during the year, excluding treasury stock. Diluted net (loss) income per share is computed by dividing the
net (loss) income by the weighted average number of shares outstanding plus the dilutive potential of common shares which would result
from the exercise of stock options and warrants. The dilutive effects of stock options and warrants are excluded from the computation
of diluted net (loss) income per share if doing so would be antidilutive. For both the six- and three-month periods ending June 30, 2022,
the number of options that were excluded from the computation of diluted net loss, as they had an antidilutive effect, was 979,000 (which
have a weighted average exercise price of $ 0.41 ) and the number of warrants that were excluded from the computation of diluted net loss,
as they had an antidilutive effect, was 35,000 (which had a weighted average exercise price of $ 0.13 ). For the six- and three-month periods
ending June 30, 2021, respectively, the number of options that were excluded from the computation of diluted net income per share, as
they had an antidilutive effect, was 286,000 (which had a weighted average exercise price of $ 0.79 ) and 321,000 (which had a weighted
average exercise price of $ 0.76 ); there were no antidilutive warrants.
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The
following data represents the amounts used in computing EPS and the effect on net income (loss) and the weighted average number of shares
of dilutive potential common stock (in thousands):
SCHEDULE OF EFFECT ON
NET INCOME LOSS AND WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES
2022
2021
2022
2021
Six months ended
June 30,
Three months ended
June 30,
2022
2021
2022
2021
Net (loss) income available to common stockholders
$ ( 346 )
$ 22
$ ( 223 )
$ 2
Weighted average share outstanding:
Basic
39,688
39,688
39,688
39,688
Add: Warrants
—
27
—
27
Add: Stock options
—
199
—
221
Diluted
39,688
39,914
39,688
39,936
Basic and diluted net (loss) income per share
$ ( 0.01 )
$ 0.00
$ ( 0.01 )
$ 0.00
Recently
Issued Accounting Principles
Other
than the pronouncement noted below, there have been no recent accounting pronouncements or changes in accounting pronouncements during
the six- and three-month periods ended June 30, 2022, that are of material significance, or have potential material significance, to
the Company.
In
June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (“ASC 326”), authoritative guidance amending
how entities will measure credit losses for most financial assets and certain other instruments that are not measured at fair value through
net income. The guidance requires the application of a current expected credit loss model, which is a new impairment model based on expected
losses. The new guidance is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2022. The Company is currently
evaluating the impact of the new guidance on its condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
NOTE
3— LIQUIDITY
At
June 30, 2022, the Company had negative working capital of $ 455,000 . The Company’s working capital includes $ 1,259,000 of cash
and deferred revenue of $ 3,642,000 . Such deferred revenue does not require significant cash outlay for the revenue to be recognized.
Net cash decreased during the six months ended June 30, 2022 by $ 463,000 , of which $ 194,000 was used in operating activities and $ 269,000
was used in investing activities
During
the first six months of 2022, the Company’s OmniMetrix, LLC subsidiary provided $ 371,000 from operations while the Company’s
corporate headquarters used $ 565,000 during the same period.
OmniMetrix
is considered an essential business because it provides infrastructure support to both government and commercial sectors and across key
industries. The Company has experienced minimal negative impacts due to the COVID-19 pandemic to date. Throughout the pandemic, the Company
continued to realize new equipment sales (although not at the anticipated growth rate due to travel and meeting restrictions which have
negatively impacted the sales closing timeline), has continued to collect its monthly recurring monitoring revenues and has retained
its customer base. While the impacts of COVID-19 in the future are uncertain, the Company believes that due to the need for backup power
and the desirability of remote monitoring services, it should continue to be positioned for stable financial performance. Business travel
has now started to resume and sales are returning to projected levels.
As
of August 9, 2022, the Company had cash of $ 1,143,000 . The Company believes that such cash, plus the cash generated from operations,
will provide sufficient liquidity to finance the operating activities of Acorn and OmniMetrix at their current level of operations for
the foreseeable future and for the twelve months from the issuance of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in
particular. The Company may, at some point, elect to obtain a new line of credit or other source of financing to fund additional investments
in the business.
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NOTE
4— LEASES
OmniMetrix
leases office space and office equipment under operating lease agreements. The office lease has an expiration date of September 30, 2025 .
The office equipment lease was entered into in April 2019 and has a sixty-month term . Operating lease payments for the six months ended
June 30, 2022 and 2021 were $ 62,000 and $ 60,000 , respectively. Operating lease payments for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and
2021 were $ 32,000 and $ 30,000 , respectively. The future minimum lease payments on non-cancellable operating leases as of June 30, 2022
using a discount rate of 4.5 % are $ 390,000 . The 4.5 % discount rate used is the incremental borrowing rate which, as defined in ASC 842,
is the rate of interest that a lessee would have to pay to borrow, on a collateralized basis, over a similar term and in a similar economic
environment, an amount equal to the lease payments.
Supplemental
cash flow information related to leases consisted of the following (in thousands):
SCHEDULE
OF SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION RELATED TO LEASES
June 30,
2022
2021
Cash paid for operating lease liabilities
$ 62
$ 60
Supplemental
balance sheet information related to leases consisted of the following:
SCHEDULE OF SUPPLEMENTAL BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION RELATED TO LEASES
2022
Weighted
average remaining lease terms for operating leases
3.23
years
The
table below reconciles the undiscounted future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable lease agreements having initial terms of more
than one year to the total operating lease liabilities recognized on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30,
2022 (in thousands):
SCHEDULE
OF FUTURE MINIMUM LEASE PAYMENTS
Twelve-month
period ended
June 30,
2023
$ 126
2024
129
2025
131
2026
33
Total undiscounted cash flows
419
Less: Imputed interest
( 29 )
Present value of operating lease liabilities (a)
$ 390
(a)
Includes
current portion of $ 111,000 for operating leases.
On
July 6, 2021, the Company entered into an agreement with King Industrial Realty, Inc., to sublease from the Company 1,900 square feet
of office space of the Company’s 21,000 square feet of office and production space in the Hamilton Mill Business Park located in
Buford, Georgia for a monthly sublease payment of $ 2,375 which includes the base rent plus a pro-rata share of utilities, property taxes
and insurance. Fifty percent of any excess rent received above the per square foot amount that the Company pays will be remitted to the
Company’s landlord less the allocation of any shared expenses and leasehold improvements specific to the sublease. The Company
invested $ 7,000 on leasehold improvements related to the sublease. Due to the offset of the capital expenditures, the Company has not
had any net rent due to its landlord to date related to the sublease. The estimated amount the Company expects to remit to the landlord
subsequent to the first twelve months is $ 6,700 per year. The sublease commenced on October 1, 2021 and will run through September 30,
2025 which is the end of the Company’s lease term with its landlord.
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SCHEDULE
OF SUBLEASE
Twelve-month
period ended June 30,
2023
$
26
2024
26
2025
26
2026
7
Total
undiscounted cash flows
$
85
NOTE
5— COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
On
August 19, 2019, OmniMetrix entered into an agreement with a software development partner to create and license to OmniMetrix a new software
platform and application. Pursuant to this agreement, OmniMetrix paid this partner equal monthly payments over the first seven months
of the term of the agreement equal to $ 200,000 in the aggregate. OmniMetrix will also pay the partner (i) a per-sensor monitoring fee
for each sensor connected to the developed technology, or (ii) a percentage of any revenue received above a specified amount per sensor
monitored per month in gas applications only. Commencing on January 1, 2021, OmniMetrix paid the partner a quarterly licensing fee of
$ 12,500 which was renegotiated to $ 4,450 effective October 1, 2021. The annual licensing fee moving forward will be $ 17,800 , which will
be paid in quarterly increments of $ 4,450 . The per-sensor monitoring fees have not yet commenced . The initial term of this agreement
ends on August 19, 2022 and would have automatically renewed for one-year periods but OmniMetrix delivered a written notice of termination
to the other party sixty days prior to the end of the respective term. OmniMetrix is currently working with the software development partner to negotiate more
favorable terms.
In
addition to the above, the Company has $ 419,000 in operating lease obligations payable through 2026 and $ 28,000 in other contractual
obligations. The Company also has $ 920,000 in open purchase order commitments payable through 2022.
NOTE
6— EQUITY
(a)
General
At
June 30, 2022 the Company had issued and outstanding 39,687,589 shares of its common stock, par value $ 0.01 per share. Holders of outstanding
common stock are entitled to receive dividends when and if declared by the Board and to share ratably in the assets of the Company legally
available for distribution in the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company.
The
Company is not authorized to issue preferred stock. Accordingly, no preferred stock is issued or outstanding.
(b)
Summary Employee Option Information
The
Company’s stock option plans provide for the grant to officers, directors and employees of options to purchase shares of common
stock. The purchase price may be paid in cash or, if the option is “in-the-money” at the end of the option term, it is automatically
exercised “net”. In a net exercise of an option, the Company does not require a payment of the exercise price of the option
from the optionee, but reduces the number of shares of common stock issued upon the exercise of the option by the smallest number of
whole shares that has an aggregate fair market value equal to or in excess of the aggregate exercise price for the option shares covered
by the option exercised. Each option is exercisable for one share of the Company’s common stock. Most options expire within five
to ten years from the date of the grant, and generally vest over a
three-year period from the date of the grant.
At
June 30, 2022, 1,434,850 options were available for grant under the Amended and Restated 2006 Stock Incentive Plan and no options were
available for grant under the 2006 Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors. During the three
months ended June 30, 2022, 50,000 options were issued to the Company’s CFO. During the six months ended June 30, 2022, 30,000
options were issued to directors, 35,000 options were issued to the Company’s CEO, 50,000 options were issued to the Company’s
CFO and 30,770 options were issued to other employees. In the six and three months ended June 30, 2022, there were no grants to non-employees
(other than the directors, CEO and CFO).
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No
options were exercised in the six and three months ended June 30, 2022. The intrinsic value of options outstanding and of options exercisable
at June 30, 2022 was $ 126,000 and $ 114,000 , respectively. The Company utilized the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to estimate fair
value, utilizing the following assumptions for the respective years (all in weighted averages):
SUMMARY
OF BLACK-SCHOLES OPTION PRICING TO ESTIMATE FAIR VALUE
Number
of Options
(in shares)
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price Per
Share
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual Life
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
Outstanding at December 31, 2021
833,020
$ 0.39
4.7 years
$ 291,000
Granted
145,770
0.55
Exercised
—
—
Forfeited or expired
—
—
Outstanding at June 30, 2022
978,790
$ 0.41
4.6 years
$ 126,000
Exercisable at June 30, 2022
737,579
$ 0.38
4.1 years
$ 114,000
The
fair value of the options granted of $54,000 was estimated on the grant date using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following
weighted average assumptions:
SCHEDULE
OF STOCK OPTIONS FAIR VALUE ASSUMPTIONS ESTIMATED USING BLACK-SCHOLES PRICING MODEL
Risk-free interest rate
1.8 %
Expected term of options
3.9 years
Expected annual volatility
93.6 %
Expected dividend yield
— %
(c)
Stock-based Compensation Expense
Stock-based
compensation expense included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated
statements of operations was $ 53,000 and $ 36,000 for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively and $ 22,000 and
$ 21,000 for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
The
total compensation cost related to non-vested awards not yet recognized was $ 59,000 as of June 30, 2022.
(d)
Warrants
The
Company previously issued warrants at exercise prices equal to or greater than market value of the Company’s common stock at the
date of issuance. A summary of warrant activity follows:
SUMMARY
OF WARRANT ACTIVITY
Number
of Warrants
(in shares)
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price Per
Share
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life
Outstanding at December 31, 2021
35,000
$ 0.13
14.5 months
Granted
—
—
Exercised
—
—
Forfeited or expired
—
—
Outstanding at June 30, 2022
35,000
$ 0.13
8.5 months
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NOTE
7— SEGMENT REPORTING
As
of June 30, 2022, the Company operates in two reportable operating segments, both of which are performed through the Company’s
OmniMetrix subsidiary:
●
The
PG (Power Generation) (“PG”) segment provides wireless remote monitoring and control systems and services for critical
assets as well as Internet of Things applications. The PG segment includes OmniMetrix’s monitoring device for industrial air
compressors and dryers, and a line of annunciators.
●
The
CP (Cathodic Protection) (“CP”) segment provides remote monitoring of cathodic protection systems on gas pipelines for
gas utilities and pipeline companies.
The
Company’s reportable segments are strategic business units, offering different products and services, and are managed separately
as each business requires different technology and marketing strategies.
The
following tables represent segmented data for the six-month and three-month periods ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 (in thousands):
SUMMARY
OF SEGMENTED DATA
PG
CP
Total
Six months ended June 30, 2022:
Revenues from external customers
$ 2,825
$ 547
$ 3,372
Segment gross profit
2,164
340
2,504
Depreciation and amortization
41
8
49
Segment income (loss) before income taxes* *
$ 262
$ ( 45 )
$ 217
Six months ended June 30, 2021:
Revenues from external customers
$ 2,837
$ 479
$ 3,316
Segment gross profit
2,150
282
2,432
Depreciation and amortization
32
5
37
Segment income (loss) before income taxes
$ 510
$ ( 17 )
$ 493
Three months ended June 30, 2022:
Revenues from external customers
$ 1,380
$ 241
$ 1,621
Segment gross profit
1,091
155
1,246
Depreciation and amortization
24
5
29
Segment income (loss) before income taxes* *
$ 73
$ ( 24 )
$ 49
Three months ended June 30, 2021:
Revenues from external customers
$ 1,379
$ 232
$ 1,611
Segment gross profit
1,082
140
1,222
Depreciation and amortization
19
3
22
Segment income (loss) before income taxes
$ 234
$ ( 4 )
$ 230
*
The
software impairment of $ 51,000 is
not related to a specific segment and, thus, is not included in the “Segment income (loss) before income taxes” for the
six and three months ended June 30, 2022.
The
Company does not currently break out total assets by reportable segment as there is a high level of shared utilization between the segments.
Further, the Chief Decision Maker does not review the assets by segment.
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Reconciliation
of Segment (Loss) Income to Consolidated Net (Loss) Income Before Income Taxes
SCHEDULE
OF RECONCILIATION OF SEGMENT DATA TO CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES
Six months ended
June 30,
Three months ended
June 30,
2022
2021
2022
2021
Total net income before income taxes for reportable segments* *
$ 217
$ 493
$ 49
$ 230
Unallocated cost of corporate headquarters
( 510 )
( 467 )
( 220 )
( 226 )
Consolidated net (loss) income before income taxes
$ ( 293 )
$ 26
$ ( 171 )
$ 4
*
The
software impairment of $ 51,000 is
not related to a specific segment and, thus, is not included in the “Total net income before income taxes for reportable
segments” for the six and three months ended June 30, 2022.
NOTE
8— REVENUE
The
following table disaggregates the Company’s revenue for the six-month and three-month periods ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 (in
thousands):
SCHEDULE
OF DISAGGREGATES OF REVENUE
Hardware
Monitoring
Total
Six months ended June 30, 2022:
PG Segment
$ 1,002
$ 1,823
$ 2,825
CP Segment
414
133
547
Total Revenue
$ 1,416
$ 1,956
$ 3,372
Hardware
Monitoring
Total
Six months ended June 30, 2021:
PG Segment
$ 942
$ 1,895
$ 2,837
CP Segment
349
130
479
Total Revenue
$ 1,291
$ 2,025
$ 3,316
Hardware
Monitoring
Total
Three months ended June 30, 2022:
PG Segment
$ 479
$ 901
$ 1,380
CP Segment
176
65
241
Total Revenue
$ 655
$ 966
$ 1,621
Hardware
Monitoring
Total
Three months ended June 30, 2021:
PG Segment
$ 425
$ 954
$ 1,379
CP Segment
169
63
232
Total Revenue
$ 594
$ 1,017
$ 1,611
13
Deferred
revenue activity for the six months ended June 30, 2022 can be seen in the table below (in thousands):
SCHEDULE
OF DEFERRED REVENUE ACTIVITY
Hardware
Monitoring
Total
Balance at December 31, 2021
$ 3,268
$ 2,125
$ 5,393
Additions during the period
1,282
1,943
3,225
Recognized as revenue
( 1,027 )
( 1,956 )
( 2,983 )
Balance at June 30, 2022
$ 3,523
$ 2,112
$ 5,635
Amounts to be recognized as revenue in the twelve-month-period ending:
June 30, 2023
$ 1,839
$ 1,803
$ 3,642
June 30, 2024
1,270
304
1,574
June 30, 2025 and thereafter
414
5
419
Total
$ 3,523
$ 2,112
$ 5,635
Other
revenue of $ 389,000 , is related to accessories, repairs, and other miscellaneous charges that are recognized to revenue when sold and
are not deferred.
Deferred
charges relate only to the sale of equipment. Deferred charges activity for the six months ended June 30, 2022 can be seen in the table
below (in thousands):
SCHEDULE
OF DEFERRED CHARGES ACTIVITY
Balance at December 31, 2021
$ 1,513
Additions, net of adjustments, during the period
601
Recognized as cost of sales
( 484 )
Balance at June 30, 2022
$ 1,630
Amounts to be recognized as cost of sales in the twelve-month-period ending:
June 30, 2023
$ 858
June 30, 2024
581 *
June 30, 2025 and thereafter
191 *
$ 1,630
Other
cost of goods sold (COGS) recognized of $ 227,000 is related to accessories, repairs, and other miscellaneous charges that are recognized
to revenue when sold and are not deferred, in addition to $ 157,000 in monitoring COGS which is not deferred.
The
following table provides a reconciliation of the Company’s sales commissions contract assets for the six-month period ended June
30, 2022 (in thousands):
SCHEDULE
OF SALES COMMISSIONS CONTRACT ASSETS
Hardware
Monitoring
Total
Balance at December 31, 2021
$ 242
$ 53
$ 295
Additions during the period
94
20
114
Amortization of sales commissions
( 71 )
( 13 )
( 84 )
Balance at June 30, 2022
$ 265
$ 60
$ 325
The
capitalized sales commissions are included in other current assets ($ 159,000 ) and other assets ($ 166,000 ) in the Company’s unaudited
condensed consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2022. The capitalized sales commissions are included in other current assets ($ 138,000 )
and other assets ($ 157,000 ) in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2021.
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NOTE
9— RELATED PARTY BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS
Officer
and Director Fees
The
Company recorded fees to officers of $ 261,000 and $ 256,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and $ 131,000
and $ 129,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, which is included in selling, general and administrative
expenses.
The
Company recorded fees to directors of $ 30,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, and $ 15,000 for the three months ended
June 30, 2022 and 2021, which is included in selling, general and administrative expenses.
Intercompany
The
related party balance due to Acorn from OmniMetrix for amounts loaned, accrued interest and expenses paid by Acorn on OmniMetrix’s
behalf was $ 3,661,000 as of June 30, 2022 as compared to $ 4,217,000 as of December 31, 2021. This balance is eliminated in consolidation.
During the six months ended June 30, 2022, the intercompany amount due to Acorn from OmniMetrix decreased by $ 556,000 . This included
repayments of $ 780,000 offset by interest of $ 89,000 , dividends of $ 38,000 due to Acorn and $ 97,000 in shared expenses paid by Acorn.
During the six months ended June 30, 2021, the intercompany amount due to Acorn from OmniMetrix decreased by $ 157,000 . This included
repayments of $ 345,000 offset by interest of $ 104,000 , dividends of $ 38,000 due to Acorn and $ 46,000 in shared expenses paid by Acorn.
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ACORN
ENERGY, INC.
ITEM
2.
MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
This
Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements” relating to the Company which represent the Company’s current expectations
or beliefs including, but not limited to, statements concerning the Company’s operations, performance, financial condition and
growth. For this purpose, any statements contained in this Form 10-Q that are not statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, words such as “may”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “could”,
“estimate” or “continue” or the negative or other comparable terminology are intended to identify forward-looking
statements. These statements by their nature involve substantial risks and uncertainties, such as credit losses, dependence on management
and key personnel, variability of quarterly results, and the ability of the Company to continue its growth strategy and the Company’s
competition, certain of which are beyond the Company’s control. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize
or should the underlying assumptions prove incorrect, or any of the other risks set out under the caption “Risk Factors”
in the Company’s 10-K report for the year ended December 31, 2021 occur, actual outcomes and results could differ materially from
those indicated in the forward-looking statements.
Any
forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update
any forward-looking statement or statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made or to reflect
the occurrence of unanticipated events. New factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible for management to predict all such
factors, nor can it assess the impact of each such factor on the business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors,
may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.
All
dollar amounts in the discussion below are rounded to the nearest thousand and, thus, are approximate.
FINANCIAL
RESULTS BY COMPANY
The
following table shows, for the periods indicated, the financial results (dollar amounts in thousands) attributable to each of our consolidated
companies. In the tables and discussion below, research and development expense is referred to as “R&D expense,” and
selling, general and administrative expense is referred to as “SG&A expense.”
Six months ended June 30, 2022
OmniMetrix
Acorn
Total
Revenue
$ 3,372
$ —
$ 3,372
Cost of sales
868
—
868
Gross profit
2,504
—
2,504
Gross profit margin
74 %
74 %
R&D expense
410
—
410
SG&A expense
1,877
510
2,387
Impairment of software
51
—
51
Operating income (loss)
$ 166
$ (510 )
$ (344 )
Six months ended June 30, 2021
OmniMetrix
Acorn
Total
Revenue
$ 3,316
$ —
$ 3,316
Cost of sales
884
—
884
Gross profit
2,432
—
2,432
Gross profit margin
73 %
73 %
R&D expense
353
—
353
SG&A expense
1,581
467
2,048
Operating income (loss)
$ 498
$ (467 )
$ 31
16
Three months ended June 30, 2022
OmniMetrix
Acorn
Total
Revenue
$ 1,621
$ —
$ 1,621
Cost of Sales
375
—
375
Gross profit
1,246
—
1,246
Gross profit margin
77 %
77 %
R&D expense
212
—
212
SG&A expense
985
220
1,205
Impairment of software
51
—
51
Operating loss
$ (2 )
$ (220 )
$ (222 )
Three months ended June 30, 2021
OmniMetrix
Acorn
Total
Revenue
$ 1,611
$ —
$ 1,611
Cost of Sales
389
—
389
Gross profit
1,222
—
1,222
Gross profit margin
76 %
76 %
R&D expense
175
—
175
SG&A expense
816
226
1,042
Operating income (loss)
$ 231
$ (226 )
$ 5
BACKLOG
As
of June 30, 2022, our backlog of work to be completed (primarily deferred revenue) at our OmniMetrix subsidiary totaled $5,635,000.
RECENT
DEVELOPMENTS
On
January 1, 2022, 30,000 options in the aggregate were issued to directors with an exercise price of $0.63 and that vest in equal increments
on January 1, 2022, April 1, 2022, July 1, 2022 and October 1, 2022, valued at $12,100 in the aggregate.
On
January 1, 2022, 35,000 options were issued to the CEO with an exercise price of $0.63 and that vest in equal increments on January 1,
2022, April 1, 2022, July 1, 2022 and October 1, 2022, valued at $14,100.
On
March 4, 2022, 30,770 options were issued to the Vice President of Sales with an exercise price of $0.55 and that vest in equal increments
over three years on the anniversary date of the grant. These options are valued at $11,400.
On
June 1, 2022, 50,000 options were issued to the CFO with an exercise price of $0.44 and that vest in equal increments on June 1, 2022,
September 1, 2022, December 1, 2022 and March 1, 2023, valued at $16,000.
During
June 2022, we conducted an evaluation of the status of an ERP software customization project that had been initiated in July 2019 and
was ongoing. As a result of this evaluation, we elected to terminate this project effective June 30, 2022 and recorded an impairment
against the capitalized investment in this project of $51,000.
In
July 2022, we announced a partnership between OmniMetrix, CPower Energy Management (“ CPower ”),
and Power Solutions Specialists TX (“PSS”) designed to help homeowners that install next-generation standby generators to
earn compensation for offering grid relief, known as “demand response,” to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (“ERCOT”).
CPower’s demand response solutions, combined with OmniMetrix’s remote control capabilities, allow the shifting of electricity
production to PSS’s best-in-class residential standby generators for a few hours each year when the grid is stressed or ERCOT energy
pricing is high, without the homeowner needing to take any action. Homeowners are compensated for signing up and possibly supplying grid
offload by running their generators for up to 12 hours per year. We do not expect this partnership to begin generating revenue until
2023.
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On
August 19, 2019, we entered into an agreement with a software development partner to create and license to us a new software platform
and application. Pursuant to this agreement, we paid this partner equal monthly payments over the first seven months of the term of the
agreement equal to $200,000 in the aggregate. We will also pay the partner (i) a per-sensor monitoring fee for each sensor connected
to the developed technology, or (ii) a percentage of any revenue received above a specified amount per sensor monitored per month, in
gas applications only. Commencing on January 1, 2021, we paid the partner a quarterly licensing fee of $12,500 which was renegotiated
to $4,450 effective October 1, 2021. The annual licensing fee moving forward will be $17,800, which will be paid in quarterly increments
of $4,450. The per-sensor monitoring fees have not yet commenced. The initial term of this agreement ends on August 19, 2022 and would
have automatically renewed for one-year periods but we delivered a written notice of termination to the other party sixty days prior
to the end of the respective term. We are currently working with the software development partner to negotiate more favorable terms.
We
entered into a new agreement effective May 1, 2020 for data hosting services, replacing an expiring agreement with the same vendor. The
agreement had a twelve-month term. In January 2021, we elected to renew this agreement for an additional twelve months under the same
terms, extending the agreement to April 30, 2022. We did not extend this agreement for an additional one-year term beyond the expiration
of the previous term on April 30, 2022 and are currently under a month-to-month arrangement which we intend to terminate by the end of
the third quarter of 2022. Under the applicable data hosting services agreements, we paid $38,000 and $42,000 for the three-month periods
ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and $80,000 and $79,000 for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
On
March 17, 2021, we entered into a master services agreement for the development of a new user interface for our customer data portal.
The cost of this project is $119,000 in design and development services ($14,000 was paid at the commencement of this project and three
equal installments of $23,000 were paid monthly starting in July 2021 with the fourth and final installment to be paid upon completion
and launch of the new interface). This project is substantially completed and the launch of the new customer portal is expected to occur
by the end of 2022. The cost of this project is capitalized, and amortization will begin once the new interface is completed and ready
to deploy.
The
master services agreement also covers the design, set-up and deployment of a new Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure to host our OmniView
data servers which replaces our existing Peak 10 datacenter hosting environment. The new infrastructure provides a more modern, agile
and cost-effective environment in which to grow our IoT connections and services. We invested $166,000 in this initiative during the
year ended December 31, 2021 and $260,000 in the six months ended June 30, 2022, of which $116,000 was invested in the three months ended
June 30, 2022. The new Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure environment was completed and launched on May 1, 2022. The cost of this project
is capitalized, and amortization over an estimated useful life of seven years began on May 1, 2022.
OVERVIEW
AND TREND INFORMATION
Acorn
Energy, Inc. (“Acorn” or “the Company”) is a holding company focused on technology-driven solutions for energy
infrastructure asset management. We provide the following services and products through our OmniMetrix TM , LLC (“OmniMetrix”)
subsidiary:
●
Power
Generation (“PG”) monitoring. OmniMetrix’s PG activities provide wireless remote monitoring and control systems
and services for critical assets as well as Internet of Things applications. The PG segment includes our monitoring device for industrial
air compressors and dryers, and a line of annunciators.
●
Cathodic
Protection (“CP”) monitoring. OmniMetrix’s CP segment provides remote monitoring of cathodic protection systems
on gas pipelines for gas utilities and pipeline companies.
Each
of our PG and CP activities represents a reportable segment. The following analysis should be read together with the segment and revenue
information provided in Notes 7 and 8 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this quarterly report.
OmniMetrix
OmniMetrix
is a Georgia limited liability company based in Buford, Georgia that develops and markets wireless remote monitoring and control systems
and services for multiple markets in the Internet of Things (“IoT”) ecosystem: critical assets (including stand-by power
generators, pumps, pumpjacks, light towers, turbines, compressors, and other industrial equipment) as well as cathodic protection for
the pipeline industry (gas utilities and pipeline companies). Acorn owns 99% of OmniMetrix with 1% owned by the former CEO of OmniMetrix.
Following
the emergence of machine-to-machine (M2M) and IoT applications, whereby companies aggregate multiple sensors and monitors into a simplified
dashboard for customers, OmniMetrix believes it plays a key role in this new economic ecosystem. In addition, OmniMetrix sees a rapidly
growing need for backup power infrastructure to secure critical military, government, and private sector assets against emergency events
including terrorist attacks, natural disasters, cybersecurity threats, and other issues related to the reliability of the electric power
grid. As residential and industrial standby generators, turbines, compressors, pumps, pumpjacks, light towers and other industrial equipment
are part of the critical infrastructure increasingly becoming monitored in IoT applications, and given that OmniMetrix monitors all major
brands of critical equipment, OmniMetrix believes it is well-positioned as a competitive participant in this market.
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Sales
of OmniMetrix monitoring systems include the sale of equipment and of monitoring services. Revenue (and related costs) associated with
sale of equipment are recorded to deferred revenue (and deferred charges) upon shipment for PG and CP monitoring units. Revenue and related
costs with respect to the sale of equipment are recognized over the estimated life of the units which are currently estimated to be three
years. Revenues from the prepayment of monitoring fees (generally paid twelve months in advance) are initially recorded as deferred revenue
upon receipt of payment from the customer and then amortized to revenue over the monitoring service period.
Results
of Operations
The
following table sets forth certain information with respect to the unaudited condensed consolidated results of operations of the Company
for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, including the percentage of total revenues during each period attributable to
selected components of the operations statement data and for the period-to-period percentage changes in such components. For segment
data, see Notes 7 and 8 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this quarterly report. The fluctuation
discussion that follows the tables contain dollar amounts that are rounded to the nearest thousand, thus, they are approximate.
Six
months ended June 30,
2022
2021
Change
($,000)
%
of revenues
($,000)
%
of revenues
from
2021 to 2022
Revenue
$ 3,372
100 %
$ 3,316
100 %
2 %
Cost of sales
868
26 %
884
27 %
(2 )%
Gross profit
2,504
74 %
2,432
73 %
3 %
R&D expense
410
12 %
353
11 %
16 %
SG&A expense
2,387
71 %
2,048
62 %
17 %
Impairment of software
51
2 %
—
— %
100 %
Operating (loss) income
(344 )
(10 )%
31
1 %
(1210 )%
Finance
expense, net
(1 )
*
%
(5 )
*
%
(80 )%
(Loss) income before income
taxes
(345 )
(10 )%
26
1 %
(1,427 )%
Income
tax expense
—
—
—
— %
—
Net (loss) income
(345 )
(10 )%
26
1 %
(1,427 )%
Non-controlling
interest share of net income
(1 )
* %
(4 )
* %
(125 )%
Net
(loss) income attributable to Acorn Energy, Inc.
$ (346 )
(10 )%
$ 22
1 %
( 1,673 )%
*result
is less than 1%.
The
following table sets forth certain information with respect to the unaudited consolidated results of operations of the Company for the
three-month periods ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, including the percentage of total revenues during each period attributable to selected
components of the operations statement data and for the period-to-period percentage changes in such components. For segment data, see
Notes 7 and 8 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this quarterly report.
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Three
months ended June 30,
2022
2021
Change
($,000)
%
of revenues
($,000)
%
of revenues
from
2021 to 2022
Revenue
$ 1,621
100 %
$ 1,611
100 %
1 %
Cost
of sales
375
23 %
389
24 %
(4 )%
Gross
profit
1,246
77 %
1,222
76 %
2 %
R&D
expense
212
13 %
175
11 %
21 %
SG&A
expense
1,205
74 %
1,042
65 %
16 %
Impairment
of software
51
3 %
—
— %
100 %
Operating
(loss) income
(222 )
(14 )%
5
* %
(4,540 )%
Finance
expense, net
(1 )
— %
(1 )
* %
— %
(Loss)
Income before income taxes
(223 )
(14 )%
4
* %
(5,675 )%
Income
tax expense
—
— %
—
— %
— %
Net
(loss) income
(223 )
(14 )%
4
* %
(5,675 )%
Non-controlling
interest share of net (loss) income
**
*
%
(2 )
* %
(100 )%
Net
(loss) income attributable to Acorn Energy, Inc.
$ (223 )
(14 )%
$ 2
* %
(11,450 )%
*result
is less than 1%.
**less
than $1
Revenue
for the six and three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021
In
the six months ended June 30, 2022, revenue increased by $56,000, or 2%, from $3,316,000 in the six months ended June 30, 2021 to $3,372,000
in the six months ended June 30, 2022. Hardware revenue increased by $125,000 from $1,291,000 in the six months ended June 30, 2021 to
$1,416,000 in the six months ended June 30, 2022. During the six months ended June 30, 2021, we
recorded $112,000 in revenue from the sale of custom TG Pro units that are designed to large customer specifications and monitored by
the customer and thus the revenue was not deferred. We did not have any custom unit orders in the first six months ended June 30, 2022.
The hardware revenue during the six months ended June 30, 2021, excluding the revenue from the sale of the custom units, was $1,179,000;
thus, the increase in hardware revenue excluding the custom units was 20%. This increase was attributed to Hero-2 and TG Pro revenue
increases as well as from service income realized offset by a decrease in revenue from the TG-2 product. Monitoring revenue decreased
by $69,000, or 3%, from $2,025,000 in the six months ended June 30, 2021 to $1,956,000 in the six months ended June 30, 2022. The decrease
in monitoring revenue was due to the impact of the connections for which monitoring was discontinued as a result of the sunsetting 3G
technology.
As
discussed above, OmniMetrix has two reportable segments, PG and CP. Of the $3,372,000 in revenue recognized in the six months ended June
30, 2022, $2,825,000 was generated by PG activities and $547,000 was generated by CP activities. This represents a decrease in revenue
from PG activities of $12,000, or 0.4%, from $2,837,000 in the six months ended June 30, 2021, and an increase in revenue from CP activities
of $68,000, or 14%, from $479,000 in the six months ended June 30, 2021. As noted above, the decrease in PG revenue was due to the impact
of the PG connections for which monitoring was discontinued in the six months ended June 30, 2022 as a result of sunsetting 3G technology.
Revenue
increased by $10,000, or 1%, from $1,611,000 in the three months ended June 30, 2021 to $1,621,000 in the three months ended June 30,
2022. Revenue was essentially flat period over period which we attribute to sales timing with significantly higher sales in first quarter
2022 that contributed to a slow down in purchasing in the second quarter 2022 in addition to concerns related to inflation and related
to rising interest rates and gas prices.
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Monitoring
revenue decreased by $51,000, or 5%, from $1,017,000 in the three months ended June 30, 2021 to $966,000 in the three months ended June
30, 2022. The decrease is due to the same drivers in the six-month period as previously discussed.
Of
the $1,621,000 in revenue recognized in the three months ended June 30, 2022, $1,380,000 was generated by PG activities and $241,000
was generated by CP activities. Revenue from PG activities was relatively flat period-over-period, only increasing $1,000 from $1,379,000
in the three months ended June 30, 2021. Revenue from CP activities increased $9,000, or 9%, from $232,000 in the three months ended
June 30, 2021.
Gross
profit for the six and three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021
Gross
profit for the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $2,504,000, reflecting a gross margin of 74%, compared with a gross profit of $2,432,000,
reflecting a 73% gross margin, for the six months ended June 30, 2021. Gross margin on hardware revenue for the six months ended June
30, 2022 was 50% compared to 46% for the six months ended June 30, 2021. Gross margin on monitoring revenue for the six months ended
June 30, 2022 was 92% compared to 91% for the six months ended June 30, 2021.
Gross
profit for the three months ended June 30, 2022 was $1,246,000, reflecting a gross margin of 77% on revenue, compared with a gross
profit for the three months ended June 30, 2021 of $1,222,000, reflecting a gross margin of 76% on revenue. Gross margin on hardware
revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2022 was 55% compared to 43% for the three months ended June 30, 2021. This was
attributed to revenue from custom engineering fees, accessory sales, product mix and certain price increases during the period.
Gross margin on monitoring revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2022 was 92% compared to 95% for the three months ended June
30, 2021.
Operating
expenses for the six and three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021
OmniMetrix
R&D expense. During the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, R&D expense was $410,000 and $353,000, respectively. During
the three months ended June 30, 2022, OmniMetrix recorded $212,000 of R&D expense as compared to $175,000 in the three months ended
June 30, 2021. The increase in R&D expense in the six months ended June 30, 2022 of $57,000 and the increase of $37,000 for the three
months ended June 30, 2022 are both related to salary increases of our engineering team effective September 1, 2021, the continued development
of next generation PG and CP products and exploration into new possible product lines. We expect a moderate increase in R&D expense
for the remainder of 2022 as we continue to work on certain initiatives to redesign products and expand product lines to increase the
level of innovation.
OmniMetrix
SG&A expense. During the six months ended June 30, 2022, OmniMetrix recorded SG&A expense of $1,877,000 compared to SG&A
costs of $1,581,000 in the six months ended June 30, 2021, an increase of $296,000, or 19%. During the three months ended June 30, 2022,
OmniMetrix recorded SG&A expense of $985,000 compared to SG&A costs of $816,000 in the three months ended June 30, 2021, an increase
of $169,000, or 21%. The increase in the six-month period was primarily due to an increase of (i)
$109,000 in personnel expenses which included partial year bonuses of $16,000 which were not paid in 2021, (ii) $23,000 in travel and
trade show expenses, (iii) $94,000 in technology consulting fees and software license fees, (iv) $24,000 in contractor expenses, (v)
$26,000 in amortization of sales commissions and (vi) $20,000 in aggregate increases across other expense categories. The increase in
the three-month period was primarily due to an increase of (i) $50,000 in personnel expenses which included the partial year bonuses
noted above of $16,000 that were not paid in the second quarter of 2021, (ii) $78,000 in technology consulting fees and software license
fees, and (iii) $41,000 in aggregate increases across other expense categories.
During
June 2022, we conducted an evaluation of the status of an ERP software customization project that had been initiated in July 2019 and
was ongoing. As a result of this evaluation, we elected to terminate this project effective June 30, 2022 and recorded an impairment
against the capitalized investment in this project of $51,000.
Corporate
SG&A expense . Corporate SG&A expense was $510,000 in the six months ended June 30, 2022, an increase of $43,000, or 9%, from
the $467,000 of corporate SG&A expense reported in the six months ended June 30, 2021. This increase is primarily due to increased
stock compensation expense, audit fees and insurance costs. Corporate SG&A expense for the three months ended June 30, 2022 decreased
$6,000, or 3%, to $220,000 from $226,000 in the three months ended June 30, 2021. Second quarter 2022 corporate SG&A expense of $220,000
was lower by $70,000 than first quarter 2022 corporate SG&A expense of $290,000, primarily due to expenses related to our annual
audit which were incurred in the first quarter 2022. We do not expect the quarterly corporate overhead to change materially except as
may be required to support the growth of our OmniMetrix subsidiary and typical annual increases in professional fees and insurance premiums.
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Net
(loss) income attributable to Acorn Energy. We recognized net loss attributable to Acorn shareholders of $346,000 in the six months
ended June 30, 2022 compared to net income attributable to Acorn shareholders of $22,000 in the six months ended June 30, 2021. Our net
income during the six months ended June 30, 2022 is comprised of net income at OmniMetrix of $167,000 offset by corporate expenses, including
net interest expense, of $512,000 and the non-controlling interest share of our income from OmniMetrix of $1,000. Our net income in the
six months ended June 30, 2021 was comprised of net income at OmniMetrix of $493,000 offset by corporate expenses of $467,000 and the
non-controlling interest share of our income from OmniMetrix of $4,000.
For
the three months ended June 30, 2022, we recognized net loss attributable to Acorn shareholders of $223,000 compared to net income attributable
to Acorn shareholders of $2,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2021. Our net loss in the three months ended June 30, 2022 is comprised
of net loss at OmniMetrix of $1,000 plus corporate expenses of $222,000. The non-controlling interest share of OmniMetrix during this
period rounded to zero. Our net income in the three months ended June 30, 2021 was comprised of net income at OmniMetrix of $230,000
offset by corporate expenses of $226,000 and less the $2,000 attributed to the non-controlling interest share of our income in OmniMetrix.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
At
June 30, 2022, we had negative working capital of $455,000. Our working capital includes $1,259,000 of cash and deferred revenue of $3,642,000.
The deferred revenue does not require significant cash outlay for the revenue to be recognized.
During
the six months ended June 30, 2022, our OmniMetrix subsidiary provided $371,000 from operations while our corporate headquarters used
$565,000 during the same period.
During
the six months ended June 30, 2022, we invested $266,000 in technology, primarily in the design of our new cloud server environment as
well as investments in new hardware and software upgrades. In addition, we had other capital expenditures of $3,000 related to patent
filings and minor leasehold improvements.
Other
Liquidity Matters
OmniMetrix
owes Acorn $3,660,000 for loans, accrued interest and expenses advanced to it by Acorn. OmniMetrix made repayments to Acorn of $780,000
in the first half of 2022 offset by interest, dividends and other advances of $224,000 in the aggregate.
As
of August 9, 2022, we had cash of $1,143,000. We believe that such cash, plus the cash generated from operations, will provide
sufficient liquidity to finance the operating activities of Acorn and OmniMetrix at their current level of operations for the foreseeable
future and for the twelve months from the issuance of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in particular. We may,
at some point, elect to obtain a new line of credit or other source of financing to fund additional investments in the business.
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Contractual
Obligations and Commitments
The
table below provides information concerning obligations under certain categories of our contractual obligations as of June 30, 2022.
CASH
PAYMENTS DUE TO CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
Twelve
Month Periods Ending June 30, (in thousands)
Total
2023
2024-2025
2026-2027
2028
and thereafter
Software
agreements
$ 17
$ 17
$ —
$ —
$ —
Operating
leases
419
126
260
33
—
Contractual
services
13
8
5
—
—
Total
contractual cash obligations
$ 449
$ 151
$ 265
$ 33
$ —
The
Company also has $920,000 in open purchase order commitments payable through 2022.
ITEM
3.
QUANTITATIVE
AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK
COVID-19
Risk
The
COVID-19 pandemic could negatively affect various aspects of our business, including our workforce and supply chain, and make it more
difficult and expensive to meet our obligations to our customers, and could result in reduced demand from our customers.
The
outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic caused governments around the world to implement quarantines of certain geographic areas and implement
significant restrictions on travel. Several governments also implemented work restrictions that prohibit many employees from going to
work, both around the world as well as in certain jurisdictions in the United States. At this time, it is unclear if foreign governments
or U.S. federal, state or local governments will further extend any of the current restrictions or if further restrictions will be put
into place. In addition, many countries, including the United States, have placed significant bans on international travel. It is possible
that restrictions or bans on domestic travel may be implemented by U.S. federal, state or local governments. As a result of the pandemic,
businesses can be shut down, supply chains can be interrupted, slowed, or rendered inoperable, and individuals can become ill, quarantined,
or otherwise unable to work and/or travel due to health reasons or governmental restrictions. OmniMetrix is considered an essential business
due to the fact that it provides infrastructure support to both government and commercial sectors and across key industries, so it has
not been forced to shut down to date.
Governmental
mandates may require forced shutdowns of our facilities for extended or indefinite periods. In addition, the pandemic could adversely
affect our workforce resulting in serious health issues and absenteeism. The pandemic could also substantially interfere with general
commercial activity related to our supply chain and customer base, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition,
results of operations, business, or prospects. Some of the electronic devices and hardware we purchase, like antennas, radios, and GPS
modules are very specific to our application; there are not likely to be practical alternatives. In some cases, our circuit boards were
designed around specific electronic hardware that met our specifications. We are working closely with our contract manufacturers and
suppliers in order to mitigate as much as possible the risks to our supply chain for these critical devices and hardware, including identifying
any lead-time issues and any potential alternate sources. We are also examining all currently open purchase orders in an effort to identify
whether we need to issue additional orders to secure product that is critical, already has questionable lead times and/or is unique to
our requirements.
Concentrations
of Credit Risk
Financial
instruments, which potentially subject us to concentrations of credit risk, consist principally of cash and trade accounts receivable.
Our cash was deposited with a U.S. bank and amounted to $1,259,000 at June 30, 2022. We do not believe there is significant risk of non-performance
by these counterparties. For the six- and three-month periods ended June 30, 2022, there were no customers that represented greater than
10% of our total invoiced sales or of our accounts receivable at June 30, 2022. Credit risk with respect to the balance of trade receivables
is generally diversified due to the number of entities comprising our customer base.
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Fair
Value of Financial Instruments
Fair
values of financial instruments included in current assets and current liabilities are estimated to approximate their book values due
to the short maturity of such investments.
ITEM
4.
CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES
As
of the end of the period covered by this report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our
management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, of the design and operation of our disclosure controls
and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”)). Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls
and procedures were not effective due to material weaknesses noted in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2021, to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is (i) accumulated
and communicated to our management (including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer) in a timely manner, and (ii) recorded,
processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.
As
noted in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, we employ a decentralized internal control methodology,
coupled with management’s oversight, whereby our OmniMetrix subsidiary is responsible for mitigating its risks to financial reporting
by implementing and maintaining effective control policies and procedures and subsequently translating that respective risk mitigation
up and through to the parent level and to our external financial statements. In addition, as our operating subsidiary is not large enough
to effectively mitigate certain risks by segregating incompatible duties, management must employ compensating mechanisms throughout our
company in a manner that is feasible within the constraints in which it operates.
The
material weaknesses management identified were caused by an insufficient complement of resources at our OmniMetrix subsidiary and limited
IT system capabilities, such that individual control policies and procedures at the subsidiary could not be implemented, maintained,
or remediated when and where necessary. As a result, a majority of the significant process areas management identified for our OmniMetrix
subsidiary had one or more material weaknesses present.
Changes
in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There
was no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during
the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over
financial reporting.
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PART
II
ITEM
6.
EXHIBITS.
10.1*
Amended and Restated Consulting Agreement, dated June 1, 2022, by and between the Registrant and Tracy Clifford Consulting, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 10-Q, filed June 1, 2022).
#31.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
#31.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
#32.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
#32.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
#101.1
The
following financial statements from Acorn Energy’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, filed on August 12, 2022,
formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Condensed Consolidated
Statements of Operations, (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity, (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of
Cash Flows and (v) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, tagged as blocks of text.
*
This
exhibit includes a management contract, compensatory plan or arrangement in which one or
more directors or executive officers of the Registrant participate.
#
This
exhibit is filed or 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
its principal financial officer thereunto duly authorized.
ACORN
ENERGY, INC.
Dated:
August 12, 2022
By:
/s/
TRACY S. CLIFFORD
Tracy
S. Clifford
Chief
Financial Officer
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