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 March 31, 2025
or
☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR
15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from to
Commission file number: 001-33886
ACORN ENERGY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
22-2786081
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
1000 N West , Suite 1200 , Wilmington , Delaware
19801
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
770 - 209-0012
(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 May 6, 2025
Common Stock, $ 0.01 par value per share
2,491,130
ACORN ENERGY, INC.
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2025
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE
PART I Financial Information
Item 1. Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements:
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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2025 (unaudited) and December 31, 2024
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024
4
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity (Deficit) (unaudited) for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024
5
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
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Item 4. Controls and Procedures
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PART II Other Information
Item 5. Other Information
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Item 6. Exhibits
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Signatures
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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
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AND PER SHARE DATA)
As of
March 31, 2025
As of
December 31, 2024
(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash
$ 2,591
$ 2,326
Accounts receivable, net
2,060
1,933
Inventory
920
436
Other current assets
282
288
State income tax receivable
—
10
Deferred cost of goods sold (COGS)
316
406
Total current assets
6,169
5,399
Property and equipment, net
481
505
Right-of-use assets, net
57
84
Deferred COGS
25
70
Other assets
92
103
Deferred tax assets
4,310
4,435
Total assets
$ 11,134
$ 10,596
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
$ 684
$ 297
Accrued expenses
198
290
Deferred revenue
3,394
3,521
Current operating lease liabilities
66
98
Other current liabilities
62
59
State income tax payable
34
19
Total current liabilities
4,438
4,284
Long-term liabilities:
Deferred revenue
561
712
Other long-term liabilities
25
24
Total liabilities
5,024
5,020
Commitments and contingencies (Note 7)
-
-
Deficit:
Acorn Energy, Inc. stockholders
Common stock - $ 0.01 par value per share: Authorized - 42,000,000 shares; issued - 2,541,308 at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024; outstanding - 2,491,130 at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024
25
25
Additional paid-in capital
103,466
103,405
Accumulated stockholders’ deficit
( 94,390 )
( 94,854 )
Treasury stock, at cost – 50,178 shares at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024
( 3,036 )
( 3,036 )
Total Acorn Energy, Inc. stockholders’ equity
6,065
5,540
Non-controlling interests
45
36
Total equity
6,110
5,576
Total liabilities and equity
$ 11,134
$ 10,596
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)
2025
2024
Three months ended March 31,
2025
2024
Revenue
$ 3,098
$ 2,132
COGS
772
541
Gross profit
2,326
1,591
Operating expenses:
Research and development (R&D) expenses
291
238
Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses
1,431
1,275
Total operating expenses
1,722
1,513
Operating income
604
78
Interest income, net
24
15
Income before income taxes
628
93
Income tax expense
154
25
Net income
474
68
Non-controlling interest share of income
( 10 )
( 3 )
Net income attributable to Acorn Energy, Inc. stockholders
$ 464
$ 65
Basic and diluted net income per share attributable to Acorn Energy, Inc. stockholders:
Net income per share attributable to Acorn Energy, Inc. stockholders – basic and diluted
$ 0.19
$ 0.03
Weighted average number of shares outstanding attributable to Acorn Energy, Inc. stockholders – basic and diluted:
Basic
2,491
2,486
Diluted
2,498
2,494
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
EQUITY (DEFICIT)
(UNAUDITED) (IN THOUSANDS)
Common
APC
Accumulated
Treasury
Total
SHE
NCI
Total
Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
Number of
Shares Outstanding
Common Stock
Additional Paid-In Capital
Accumulated Deficit
Number of
Treasury
Shares
Treasury Stock
Total Acorn
Energy, Inc.
Stockholders’
Equity
Non- controlling interests
Total Equity
Balances as of December 31, 2024
2,491
$ 25
$ 103,405
$ ( 94,854 )
50
$ ( 3,036 )
$ 5,540
$ 36
$ 5,576
Net income
—
—
—
464
—
—
464
10
474
Accrued dividend in OmniMetrix preferred shares
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
( 1 )
( 1 )
Stock-based compensation
—
—
61
—
—
—
61
—
61
Balances as of March 31, 2025
2,491
$ 25
$ 103,466
$ ( 94,390 )
50
$ ( 3,036 )
$ 6,065
$ 45
$ 6,110
Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
Number of
Shares Outstanding
Common
Stock
Additional
Paid-In
Capital
Accumulated
Deficit
Number of
Treasury
Shares
Treasury
Stock
Total Acorn
Energy, Inc.
Stockholders’
Deficit
Non-
controlling
interests
Total
Deficit
Balances as of December 31, 2023
2,484
$ 25
$ 103,321
$ ( 101,148 )
50
$ ( 3,036 )
$ ( 838 )
$ 12
$ ( 826 )
Balances
2,484
$ 25
$ 103,321
$ ( 101,148 )
50
$ ( 3,036 )
$ ( 838 )
$ 12
$ ( 826 )
Net income
—
—
—
65
—
—
65
3
68
Proceeds from warrant exercise
3
- *
13
—
—
—
13
—
13
Accrued dividend in OmniMetrix preferred shares
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
( 1 )
( 1 )
Stock-based compensation
—
—
27
—
—
—
27
—
27
Balances as of March 31, 2024
2,487
$ 25
$ 103,361
$ ( 101,083 )
50
$ ( 3,036 )
$ ( 733 )
$ 14
$ ( 719 )
Balances
2,487
$ 25
$ 103,361
$ ( 101,083 )
50
$ ( 3,036 )
$ ( 733 )
$ 14
$ ( 719 )
* 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)
2025
2024
Three months ended March 31,
2025
2024
Cash flows provided by operating activities:
Net income
$ 474
$ 68
Depreciation and amortization
30
28
Deferred tax expense
125
—
Decrease in the provision for credit loss
( 1 )
( 7 )
Impairment of inventory
—
9
Non-cash lease expense
32
32
Stock-based compensation
61
27
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable
( 126 )
56
(Increase) decrease in inventory
( 484 )
165
Decrease in deferred COGS
135
235
Decrease in other current assets and other assets
17
27
Decrease in state income tax receivable
10
—
Decrease in deferred revenue
( 278 )
( 556 )
Decrease in operating lease liability
( 37 )
( 36 )
Increase in state income tax payable
15
—
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable, accrued expenses, other current liabilities and non-current liabilities
298
( 91 )
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
271
( 43 )
Cash flows used in investing activities:
Purchases of furniture and equipment
( 6 )
—
Investments in technology
—
( 2 )
Net cash used in investing activities
( 6 )
( 2 )
Cash flows provided by financing activities:
Stock option exercise proceeds
—
13
Net cash provided by financing activities
—
13
Net increase (decrease) in cash
265
( 32 )
Cash at the beginning of the period
2,326
1,449
Cash at the end of the period
$ 2,591
$ 1,417
Supplemental cash flow information:
Cash paid during the year for:
Interest
$ —
$ 1
Income taxes
$ 4
$ 2
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Accrued preferred dividends to former CEO of OmniMetrix
$ 1
$ 1
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. (“Acorn”) and its subsidiaries, OmniMetrix, LLC (“OmniMetrix”)
and OMX Holdings, Inc. (collectively, with Acorn and OmniMetrix, “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. The December 31, 2024 consolidated balance sheet data
were derived from audited financial statements but do not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States of America. 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 three-month periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 are
not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2025.
All dollar amounts, except per
share data, are rounded to the nearest thousand; thus, they 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, 2024, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 6, 2025.
NOTE 2— ACCOUNTING
POLICIES
Use of Estimates in Preparation of Financial Statements
The preparation of 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 consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts
of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods.
As applicable to these unaudited
consolidated financial statements, the most significant estimates and assumptions relate to uncertainties with respect to valuation allowance.
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 $ 2,591,000 at March 31, 2025. The Company does not believe there is a significant risk
of non-performance by its counterparties. For the three-month period ended March 31, 2025, there was one customer that represented 36 %
of the company’s total invoiced revenue. At March 31, 2025, the Company had one customer that represented 70 % of our total accounts
receivable due by June 30, 2025 based on the customer’s payment terms. The customer with this concentration of both invoiced revenue
and accounts receivable is the customer under a material contract that was executed in June 2024. Approximately 61 % of the accounts receivable
at December 31, 2024 was due from this customer which was subsequently collected in full. 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. Although we do not believe
there is significant risk of non-performance by these counterparties, any failures or defaults on their part could negatively impact the
value of our financial instruments and could have a material adverse effect on our business, operations or financial condition.
Inventory
Inventories are comprised of components
(raw materials) and finished goods, which are measured at the lower of cost or net realizable value.
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Raw materials inventory is generally
comprised of radios, cables, antennas, and electrical components. Finished goods inventory consists of fully assembled systems ready for
final shipment to the customer. Costs are determined at cost of acquisition on a weighted average basis and include all outside production
and applicable shipping costs.
All inventories are periodically
reviewed to identify slow-moving and obsolete inventory. Management conducts an assessment at the end of each reporting period of the
Company’s inventory reserve and writes off any inventory items that are deemed obsolete.
Management conducted an assessment
and determined there was no inventory write-off necessary for the three months ended March 31, 2025. Management wrote off inventory valued
at $ 9,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2024.
Revenue Recognition
The Company’s revenue recognition
policy is consistent with applicable revenue recognition guidance and interpretations. The core principle of ASC 606 is to recognize revenue
when promised goods or services are transferred to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration that is expected to be received
for those goods or services. ASC 606 defines a five-step process to achieve this core principle, which includes: (1) identifying contracts
with customers, (2) identifying performance obligations within those contracts, (3) determining the transaction price, (4) allocating
the transaction price to the performance obligation in the contract, which may include an estimate of variable consideration, and (5)
recognizing revenue when or as each performance obligation is satisfied. The Company assesses whether payment terms are customary or extended
in accordance with normal practice relative to the market in which the sale is occurring. The Company’s sales arrangements generally
include standard payment terms. These terms effectively relate to all customers, products, and arrangements regardless of customer type,
product mix or arrangement size. See Note 11, Revenue, for further discussion.
Revenue from sales of the hardware
products that are distinct products are recorded when shipped (with the exception of the hardware products under a material contract with
one customer for which revenue is recognized when the unit is accepted) while the revenue from sales of the hardware products (product
versions sold prior to September 1, 2023) that were not separable from the Company’s monitoring services was deferred and amortized
over the estimated unit life. Product revenues are recognized at the point in time when control of the product is transferred to the customer,
which typically occurs upon shipment or delivery to the one customer under a material contract. To determine when control has transferred,
the Company considers if there is a present right to payment and if legal title, physical possession, and the significant risks and rewards
of ownership of the asset has transferred to the customer. Revenue from the prepayment of monitoring fees (generally paid twelve months
in advance) are recorded as deferred revenue upon receipt of payment from the customer and then amortized to revenue over the monitoring
service period. This method provides a faithful depiction of the transfer of services as it aligns the recognition of revenue with the
period in which the monitoring services are provided. By deferring the revenue and recognizing it over the service period, the financial
statements accurately reflect the company’s performance and obligations to its customers. See Notes 10 and 11 for the disaggregation
of the Company’s revenue for the periods presented.
Any sales tax, value added tax,
and other tax the Company collects concurrent with revenue producing activities are excluded from revenue.
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes under the asset
and liability method, which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of
events that have been included in the consolidated financial statements. Under this method, the company determines deferred tax assets
and liabilities on the basis of the differences between the financial statement and the tax bases of assets and liabilities by using enacted
tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. The effect of a change in tax rates on deferred assets
and liabilities is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.
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The Company recognizes deferred
tax assets to the extent that it believes that these assets are more likely than not to be realized. In making such a determination, the
Company considers all available positive and negative evidence, include future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences, projected
future taxable income, tax-planning strategies, and results of recent operations. If the Company determines that it would be able to realize
its deferred tax assets in the future in excess of their net recorded amount, the company would make an adjustment to the deferred tax
asset valuation allowance, which would reduce the provision for incomes taxes. During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company recorded
a reduction in the valuation allowance of $ 4,686,000 that was previously recorded against our deferred tax assets. During the three months
ended March 31, 2025, there was no change in the valuation allowance. As of December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2025, we believe, based on
our projections, that a partial valuation allowance of $ 11,400,000 is necessary against our deferred tax assets. Management will continue
to assess the need for the valuation allowance and will make adjustments when appropriate. Management’s projections and beliefs
are based upon a variety of estimates and numerous assumptions made by our management with respect to, among other things, interest rates,
forecasted revenue of the hardware sales and monitoring revenue or revenue streams that could generate sufficient income so that the Company
can utilize our net operating loss (NOL) carryforwards and other matters, many of which are difficult to predict, are subject to significant
uncertainties and are beyond our control. As a result, there is inherently uncertainty that the estimates and assumptions upon which these
projections and beliefs are based will prove to be accurate, that the anticipated results will be realized or that the actual results
will not be substantially higher or lower than the Company projected.
The Company records uncertain
tax positions in accordance with ASC 740 on the basis of a two-step process in which (1) the Company determines whether it is more likely
than not that the tax positions will be sustained on the basis of the technical merits of the position and (2) for those tax positions
that meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold, the company recognizes the largest amount of tax benefit that more than 50 percent
likely to be realized upon ultimate settlement with the related tax authority.
The Company recognizes interest
and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits on the income tax expense line in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated
statements of operations. No accrued interest or penalties were required to be included in the related tax liability line in the unaudited
condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2025 and in the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2024.
Basic and Diluted Net Income Per Share
Basic net income per share is
computed by dividing the net income attributable to Acorn Energy, Inc. by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the
period, excluding treasury stock. Diluted net income per share is computed by dividing the net 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 income per share if doing so would be
antidilutive.
The combined weighted average
number of options that were excluded from the computation of diluted income per share, as they had an antidilutive effect, was 7,000 (which
have a weighted average exercise price of $ 17.51 ) and 34,000 (which had a weighted average exercise price of $ 7.77 ) for the three-month
periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
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The following data represents
the amounts used in computing earnings per share and the effect on net income and the weighted average number of shares of dilutive potential
common stock (in thousands, except per share data):
SCHEDULE
OF EFFECT ON NET INCOME LOSS AND WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES
2025
2024
Three months ended
March 31,
2025
2024
Net income attributable to common stockholders
$ 464
$ 65
Weighted average shares outstanding:
-Basic
2,491
2,486
Add: Stock options
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8
-Diluted
2,498
2,494
Basic and diluted net income per share
$ 0.19
$ 0.03
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In November 2024, the FASB issued
Accounting Standards Update No. 2024-03, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic
220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses (“ASU 2024-03”), and in January 2025, the FASB issued Accounting Standards
Update No. 2025-01, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Clarifying
the Effective Date (“ASU 2025-01”). ASU 2024-03 requires additional disclosure of the nature of expenses included in the income
statement as well as disclosures about specific types of expenses included in the expense captions presented in the income statement.
ASU 2024-03, as clarified by ASU 2025-01, is effective for us for our annual reporting for fiscal 2027 and for interim period reporting
beginning in fiscal 2028 on a prospective basis. Both early adoption and retrospective application are permitted. The Company is currently
evaluating the impact that the adoption of these standards will have on its consolidated financial statements and disclosures.
In December 2023, the FASB issued
ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which requires disaggregated information about a reporting
entity’s effective tax rate reconciliation, as well as information related to income taxes paid to enhance the transparency and
decision usefulness of income tax disclosures. This ASU will be effective for the annual period ending December 31, 2025. The Company
is currently evaluating the timing and impacts of adoption of this ASU.
NOTE 3— LIQUIDITY
As of March 31, 2025, the Company
had $ 2,591,000 of consolidated cash.
At March 31, 2025, the Company
had working capital of $ 1,731,000 . Its working capital includes $ 2,591,000 of cash and deferred revenue of $ 3,394,000 . Such deferred revenue
does not require a significant cash outlay for the revenue to be recognized. Total deferred revenue decreased by $ 278,000 , from $ 4,233,000
at December 31, 2024 to $ 3,955,000 at March 31, 2025, as a result of the sales mix of products sold. Based on the current products being
sold, the Company expects continued decreases in the deferred revenue balance in the foreseeable future (see Note 11, Revenue). The balance
of deferred hardware revenue at March 31, 2025 will continue to be amortized over the months remaining in the three-year period since
the hardware’s original date of shipment. Net cash increased during the three-month period ended March 31, 2025 by $ 265,000 , with
$ 271,000 provided by operating activities, $ 6,000 used in investing activities, and no cash provided by financing activities.
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As of May 6, 2025, the Company
had cash of $ 2,724,000 . The Company believes that such cash, plus the cash expected to be generated from operations, will provide sufficient
liquidity to finance the corporate activities of Acorn and operating activities of OmniMetrix at their current level of operations for
at least the twelve-month period from the issuance of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. 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. If the Company
decides to pursue additional financing in the future, it may be in the form of a bank line, a new loan or investment by others, an equity
raise by Acorn which could then facilitate a loan by Acorn to OmniMetrix, or any combination thereof. Whether alternative funds, such
as third-party loans or investments, will be available at the time and on terms acceptable to Acorn and OmniMetrix cannot be determined
at this time.
NOTE 4— ALLOWANCE
FOR CREDIT LOSSES
For the Company, ASC 326, “Financial
Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326)” applies to its contract assets
(deferred COGS and deferred sales commissions), lease receivables (sublease, see Note 6) and trade receivables. There are no expected
or estimated credit losses on the Company’s contract assets or its lease receivable based on the Company’s analysis of ASC
326.
The Company’s trade receivables
primarily arise from the sale of our products to independent residential dealers, industrial distributors and dealers, national and regional
retailers, equipment distributors, and certain end users with payment terms generally ranging from 30 to 90 days. The Company evaluates
the credit risk of a customer when extending credit based on a combination of various financial and qualitative factors that may affect
the customer’s ability to pay. These factors include the customer’s financial condition and past payment experience.
The Company maintains an allowance
for credit losses, which represents an estimate of expected losses over the remaining contractual life of its receivables considering
current market conditions and estimates for supportable forecasts when appropriate. The Company measures expected credit losses on its
trade receivables on an entity-by-entity basis. The estimate of expected credit losses considers a historical loss experience rate that
is adjusted for delinquency trends, collection experience, and/or economic risk where appropriate. Additionally, management develops a
specific allowance for trade receivables known to have a high risk of expected future credit loss.
The Company has historically experienced
immaterial write-offs given the nature of the customers that receive credit. As of March 31, 2025, the Company had gross receivables of
$ 2,064,000 and an allowance for credit losses of $ 3,000 .
SCHEDULE
OF ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
March 31,
2025
December 31, 2024
As of
March 31,
2025
December 31, 2024
(in thousands)
Accounts Receivable, net, beginning of period
$ 1,933
$ 536
Accounts Receivable, net, end of period
$ 2,060
$ 1,933
The following is a tabular reconciliation
of the Company’s allowance for credit losses:
SCHEDULE
OF ALLOWANCES FOR CREDIT LOSSES
March 31,
2025
December 31, 2024
As of
March 31,
2025
December 31, 2024
(in thousands)
Balance at beginning of period
$ 4
$ 10
Decrease in provision for credit losses
—
( 6 )
Net charge-offs
( 1 )
—
Balance at end of period
$ 3
$ 4
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NOTE 5— INVENTORY
SCHEDULE
OF INVENTORY
2025
2024
As of
March 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
(in thousands)
Raw materials
$ 802
$ 405
Finished goods
118
31
Inventory
net
$ 920
$ 436
At March 31, 2025 and December
31, 2024, the Company’s inventory reserve for obsolescence was $ 6,000 .
NOTE 6— 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 had a sixty-month term. This lease is currently month-to-month until the Company negotiates a
new term. Operating lease payments for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 was $ 32,000 . The present value of future
minimum lease payments on non-cancelable operating leases as of March 31, 2025 using a discount rate of 4.5 % is $ 66,000 . The 4.5 % discount
rate used is the incremental borrowing rate (established at the commencement of the lease), which, as defined in ASC 842: Leases ,
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
For the three months
ending March 31,
2025
2024
Cash paid for operating lease liabilities
$
32
$
32
Supplemental balance sheet information related to
leases consisted of the following:
SCHEDULE
OF SUPPLEMENTAL BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION RELATED TO LEASES
As of
March 31, 2025
Weighted average remaining lease terms for operating leases
.50
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 March 31, 2025 (in thousands):
SCHEDULE
OF FUTURE MINIMUM LEASE PAYMENTS
Year ended
March 31,
2026
$
67
Less: Imputed interest
( 1
)
Present value of operating lease liabilities
(a)
$
66
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(a)
One hundred percent of this amount represents the current portion 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 (plus an annual escalator each year of 3%) 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 is remitted to the
Company’s landlord less the allocation of any shared expenses and leasehold improvements specific to the sublease. As of March 31,
2025, after the offset of the investment in leasehold improvements and other expenses related to the sublease, the landlord’s allocation
of Company’s sublease receipts is $ 21,000 since the inception of the lease. The Company has paid a total of $ 16,000 for its share
of the sublease profit since the lease commencement. 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. Below are the future payments expected under the sublease, net of
the estimated service cost of $ 2,000 through September 30, 2025, which is the end of the current term of the sublease (gross of the estimated
amount expected to be remitted to our landlord):
SCHEDULE
OF SUBLEASES
Year ended
March 31,
2026
$
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NOTE 7— COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
The Company
has $ 66,000 in operating lease obligations payable through 2025 and $ 406,000 in other contractual obligations, which includes contractual
services and software license agreements. The contractual services include $ 234,000 payable through March 31, 2026 and $ 157,000 payable
through March 31, 2027. The software license agreements of $ 15,000 are all payable through March 31, 2026. The Company also has $ 1,457,000
in open purchase order commitments payable through March 31, 2026 of which $ 885,000 ( 61 %) is to one electronics vendor.
NOTE 8— STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(a) General
At March 31, 2025, Acorn had 2,541,308
shares issued and 2,491,130 shares outstanding 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 option holder 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
March 31, 2025, 63,906
options were available for grant under the Amended and Restated 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and no options
were available for grant under the 2006 Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors. The Plan was amended effective January 1, 2025 to extend the duration of
the Plan until December 31, 2034 unless sooner terminated. During
the three-month period ended March 31, 2025, 6,900
options were issued. The options were issued as follows: an aggregate of 2,500
to directors (excluding the CEO), 2,200
to the CEO and 2,200
to the CFO. In the three-month period ended March 31, 2025, there were no
grants to non-employees (other than the directors, CEO and CFO).
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During
the three-month period ended March 31, 2025, no options were exercised. 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):
SCHEDULE
OF BLACK-SCHOLES OPTION PRICING 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, 2024
70,149
$ 6.52
3.3 years
$ 806,000
Granted
6,900
17.77
Exercised
—
—
Forfeited or expired
—
—
Outstanding at March 31, 2025
77,049
$ 7.52
3.4 years
$ 631,000
Exercisable at March 31, 2025
68,714
$ 6.78
3.0 years
$ 604,000
The fair value of the options
granted during the three-month period ended March 31, 2025 was estimated to be $ 119,000 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
Risk-free interest rate
4.41 %
Expected term of options
5.6 years
Expected annual volatility
181.8 %
Expected dividend yield
— %
(c) Stock Option Compensation Expense
Stock option compensation expense
included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations
was $ 61,000 and $ 27,000 for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
The total compensation cost related
to non-vested awards not yet recognized was $ 76,000 as of March 31, 2025 which will be recognized over the next seven months.
NOTE 9— INCOME TAXES
The
Company’s quarterly provision for income taxes is measured using an annual effective tax rate, adjusted for discrete items within
the period presented. To determine the annual effective tax rate, the Company estimates both the total income (loss) before income taxes
for the full year and the jurisdictions in which that income (loss) is subject to tax. The actual effective tax rate for the full year
may differ from these estimates if income (loss) before income taxes is greater than or less than what was estimated or if the allocation
of income (loss) to jurisdictions in which it is taxed is different from the estimated allocations.
For
the three months ended March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2024 the Company recognized income tax expense of $ 154,000 and $ 25,000 , respectively.
The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2024 was 24.6 % and 26.7 %, respectively.
The
difference between the Company’s effective tax rate and the U.S. statutory tax rate of 21 % for the three months ended March 31,
2025 was primarily due to state income taxes where the Company operates. The difference between the Company’s effective tax rate
and the U.S. statutory tax rate of 21 % for the three months ended March 31, 2024 was primarily due to the Company’s valuation allowance
against its deferred tax assets. The Company evaluates the realizability of the deferred tax assets on a quarterly basis and establishes
a valuation allowance when it is more likely than not that all or a portion of a deferred tax asset may not be realized. The Company evaluates
its tax positions and recognizes tax benefits that, more-likely-than-not, will be sustained upon examination based on the technical merits
of the position. The Company did no t have any unrecognized tax benefits as of March 31, 2025 or December 31, 2024.
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The
Company files a consolidated U.S. income tax return and tax returns in certain state and local jurisdictions. As of March 31, 2025, the
Company is no longer subject to federal examination for years before 2021, or for years before 2020 for state income taxes. However, our
tax attribute carryforwards from closed tax years may be subject to examination to the extent utilized in an open tax year. The Company
does not expect that our unrecognized tax benefits will change within the next twelve months due to statute of limitation lapses.
NOTE 10— SEGMENT REPORTING
(a) General Information
As of March 31, 2025, the Company
operates in two reportable operating segments, both of which are performed through the Company’s OmniMetrix subsidiary:
●
Power Generation (“PG”). OmniMetrix’s PG services provide wireless remote monitoring and control systems and IoT applications for residential and commercial/industrial power generation equipment. This includes OmniMetrix’s TrueGuard power generator monitors and AIRGuard product, which remotely monitors and controls industrial air compressors, and its Smart Annunciator product, which is typically sold to commercial customers that require a visual representation of the generator’s status and has a touchscreen display that indicates the current state of that generator.
●
Cathodic Protection (“CP”). OmniMetrix’s CP services provide remote monitoring and control products for cathodic protection systems on gas pipelines serving the gas utilities market and pipeline operators. The CP product lineup includes solutions to remotely monitor and control rectifiers, test stations and bonds. OmniMetrix also offers the industry’s first RAD TM (Remote AC Mitigation Disconnect) that mounts onto existing Solid-state Decouplers in the field and can remotely disconnect/connect these AC mitigation tools, which can drastically reduce a company’s expense while increasing employee safety.
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 CODM is the Company’s
Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
(b) Information about profit or loss and assets
The accounting policies of all
the segments are those described in the summary of significant accounting policies. The Company evaluates performance by segment based
on revenue (driven by the number of connections), gross profit and net income or loss before taxes.
The Company does not systematically
allocate assets to the divisions of the subsidiaries constituting its consolidated group, unless the division constitutes a significant
operation. Accordingly, where a division of a subsidiary constitutes a segment that does not meet the quantitative thresholds of applicable
accounting principles, depreciation expense is recorded against the operations of such segment, without allocating the related depreciable
assets to that segment. However, where a division of a subsidiary constitutes a segment that does meet the quantitative thresholds, related
depreciable assets, along with other identifiable assets, are allocated to such division.
Segment expenses that are routinely
provided to the CODM are COGS and R&D expense. R&D expense may be allocated to each segment based on the percentage of segment
revenue to total revenue or based on estimated time on dedicated projects within the segment. SG&A expense and interest income is
allocated to each segment based on the percentage of segment revenue to total revenue instead of being specifically identified to each
segment since the Company’s resources have a high level of shared utilization between the segments. Further, the CODM does not review
the assets by segment.
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The following tables represent
segmented data for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands):
SUMMARY
OF SEGMENTED DATA
PG
CP
Total
Three months ended March 31, 2025:
Revenues from external customers
$ 2,887
$ 211
$ 3,098
COGS
697
75
772
Segment gross profit
2,190
136
2,326
R&D expense
271
20
291
SG&A expense
954
70
1,024
Segment operating income
965
46
1,011
Interest income, net
22
1
23
Segment income before income taxes
$ 987
$ 47
$ 1,034
Three months ended March 31, 2024:
Revenues from external customers
$ 1,794
$ 338
$ 2,132
COGS
396
145
541
Segment gross profit
1,398
193
1,591
R&D expense
179
59
238
SG&A expense
816
154
970
Segment operating income (loss)
403
( 20 )
383
Interest income, net
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2
15
Segment income (loss) before income taxes
$ 416
$ ( 18 )
$ 398
Reconciliation of Segment Net Income to Consolidated
Net Income Before Income Taxes
SCHEDULE
OF RECONCILIATION OF SEGMENT DATA TO CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
2025
2024
Three months ended
March 31,
2025
2024
(in thousands)
Total net income before income taxes for reportable segments
$ 1,034
$ 398
Unallocated cost of corporate headquarters
( 406 )
( 305 )
Consolidated net income before income taxes
$ 628
$ 93
NOTE 11— REVENUE
Prior to September 1, 2023, sales
of OmniMetrix equipment typically did not qualify as a separate unit of accounting. As a result, revenue (and related costs) associated
with sale of equipment was recorded to deferred revenue (and deferred cost of goods sold) upon shipment of PG and CP monitoring units.
Revenue and related costs with respect to the sale of equipment were recognized over the estimated life of the units which was estimated
to be three years. On September 1, 2023, OmniMetrix launched an updated version of its products that includes new functionality in its
TrueGuard, AIRGuard, Patriot and Hero products that allows its customers to have options as it relates to obtaining and utilizing the
data that is provided by its hardware devices. This new functionality allows for SIM card options, configuration options regarding IP
address endpoints and DNS routes, and access to OmniMetrix’s over-the-air data protocol. This product update allows customers to
have the option to purchase OmniMetrix’s monitoring service, monitor the products themselves if they have the ability in-house,
or choose another monitoring provider if they so desire. OmniMetrix’s prior hardware product version could not function as a distinct
product independent from its monitoring services. This new version’s functionality results in OmniMetrix’s hardware and monitoring
services being capable of being two distinct products and services. OmniMetrix recognizes revenue, COGS and commissions from the sale
of the new version of its hardware products when the product is shipped rather than over the estimated time that the unit is in service
for the customer. The remaining balance of deferred hardware revenue from the prior version of these products will continue to be amortized
each period until it is fully amortized. The modifications to the circuit boards and embedded firmware of hardware enclosures in inventory
as of August 31, 2023 were made such that only the new version of these products was sold subsequent to that date.
The following table disaggregates
the Company’s revenue for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands):
SCHEDULE OF DISAGGREGATES OF REVENUE
Hardware
Monitoring
Total
Three months ended March 31, 2025:
PG Segment
$ 1,681
$ 1,206
$ 2,887
CP Segment
148
63
211
Total Revenue
$ 1,829
$ 1,269
$ 3,098
Hardware
Monitoring
Total
Three months ended March 31, 2024:
PG Segment
$ 753
$ 1,041
$ 1,794
CP Segment
277
61
338
Total Revenue
$ 1,030
$ 1,102
$ 2,132
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Deferred revenue activity for
the three-month period ended March 31, 2025 can be seen in the table below (in thousands):
SCHEDULE OF DEFERRED REVENUE ACTIVITY
Hardware
Monitoring
Total
Balance at December 31, 2024
$ 1,124
$ 3,109
$ 4,233
Additions during the period
—
1,306
1,306
Recognized as revenue
( 315 )
( 1,269 )
( 1,584 )
Balance at March 31, 2025
$ 809
$ 3,146
$ 3,955
Amounts to be recognized as revenue in the twelve-month-period ending:
March 31, 2026
$ 751
$ 2,643
$ 3,394
March 31, 2027
58
500
558
March 31, 2028 and thereafter
—
3
3
Total
$ 809
$ 3,146
$ 3,955
The amount of hardware revenue
recognized during the three-month period ended March 31, 2025 that was included in deferred revenue at the beginning of the fiscal year
was $ 315,000 . The amount of monitoring revenue during the three-month period ended March 31, 2025 that was included in deferred revenue
at the beginning of the fiscal year was $ 1,100,000 .
The following table provides a
reconciliation of the Company’s hardware revenue for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands):
SCHEDULE
OF RECONCILIATION OF HARDWARE REVENUE
Reconciliation
of Hardware Revenue
2025
2024
Three months ended
March 31,
Reconciliation of Hardware Revenue
2025
2024
Amortization of deferred revenue
$ 315
$ 535
Sales of custom designed units and related accessories
58
—
Hardware sales (new product versions)
1,352
376
Other accessories, services, shipping and miscellaneous charges
104
119
Total hardware revenue
$ 1,829
$ 1,030
Deferred COGS relate only to the
sale of equipment. Deferred COGS activity for the three-month period ended March 31, 2025 can be seen in the table below (in thousands):
SCHEDULE
OF DEFERRED CHARGES ACTIVITY
Balance at December 31, 2024
$ 476
Additions, net of adjustments, during the period
—
Recognized as COGS
( 135 )
Balance at March 31, 2025
$ 341
Amounts to be recognized as COGS in the twelve-month-period ending:
March 31, 2026
$ 316
March 31, 2027
25
$ 341
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The following table provides
a reconciliation of the Company’s COGS expense for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands):
SCHEDULE
OF RECONCILIATION OF COGS EXPENSES
Reconciliation
of COGS Expense
2025
2024
Three months ended
March 31,
Reconciliation of COGS Expense
2025
2024
Amortization of deferred COGS
$ 135
$ 235
COGS of custom designed equipment sold with no monitoring
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—
COGS of hardware sales (new product versions)
469
163
Data costs for monitoring
74
62
Other COGS of accessories, services, shipping and miscellaneous charges
78
81
Total COGS expense
$ 772
$ 541
The following table provides
a reconciliation of the Company’s sales commissions contract assets for the three-month period ended March 31, 2025 (in thousands):
SCHEDULE
OF SALES COMMISSIONS CONTRACT ASSETS
Hardware
Monitoring
Total
Balance at December 31, 2024
$ 104
$ 124
$ 228
Additions during the period
—
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Amortization of sales commissions
( 29 )
( 13 )
( 42 )
Balance at March 31, 2025
$ 75
$ 125
$ 200
The capitalized sales commissions
are included in other current assets ($ 120,000 ) and other assets ($ 80,000 ) in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated balance
sheet at March 31, 2025. The capitalized sales commissions are included in other current assets ($ 137,000 ) and other assets ($ 91,000 )
in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2024.
Amounts to be recognized as sales
commission expense in the twelve-month-period ending (in thousands):
SCHEDULE
OF SALES COMMISSIONS EXPENSE
March 31, 2026
$ 120
March 31, 2027
45
March 31, 2028 and thereafter
35
Total
$ 200
NOTE 12— RELATED
PARTY BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS
Officer and
Director Fees
The
Company recorded consulting service fees to officers of $ 134,000 and $ 134,000 for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2024,
respectively, which is included in selling, general and administrative expenses.
The
Company recorded fees to di rectors of $ 18,500
and $ 18,000
for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, which is
included in selling, general and administrative expenses.
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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 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 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 tables
and discussion below are rounded to the nearest thousand, except per share data; thus, they are approximate.
FINANCIAL RESULTS BY COMPANY
The following tables show, for
the periods indicated, the financial results (dollar amounts in thousands) attributable to each of our consolidated companies.
Three months ended March 31, 2025
OmniMetrix
Acorn
Total
Revenue
$ 3,098
$ —
$ 3,098
Cost of sales
772
—
772
Gross profit
2,326
—
2,326
Gross profit margin
75 %
75 %
R&D expense
291
—
291
SG&A expense
1,024
407
1,431
Operating income (loss)
$ 1,011
$ (407 )
$ 604
Three months ended March 31, 2024
OmniMetrix
Acorn
Total
Revenue
$ 2,132
$ —
$ 2,132
Cost of sales
541
—
541
Gross profit
1,591
—
1,591
Gross profit margin
75 %
75 %
R&D expense
238
—
238
SG&A expense
970
305
1,275
Operating income (loss)
$ 383
$ (305 )
$ 78
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BACKLOG
As of March 31, 2025, OmniMetrix
had a backlog of $3,955,000, comprised of deferred revenue, of which $3,394,000 is expected to be recognized as revenue in the next twelve
months. This compares to a backlog of $5,028,000 at March 31, 2024. Now that we are selling hardware units that are capable of being distinct,
the hardware backlog will no longer continue to grow and will be fully amortized by August 31, 2026, while the monitoring backlog will
continue to be deferred and amortized over the period of service.
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
On June
1, 2024, we entered into a contract (the “Material Contract”) with one of the nation’s largest cell phone providers
to provide monitoring hardware and services. Under the contract, OmniMetrix will provide monitoring devices and related remote monitoring
and control services for between 5,000 to 10,000 cell tower backup generators in the U.S. The monitoring hardware and monitoring services,
which are being deployed over a one-to-two-year period. Shipping of hardware commenced in the third quarter of 2024 and installation and
monitoring services commenced in the fourth quarter of 2024. We recognized $876,000 in hardware revenue and $69,000 in monitoring revenue
from this contract in the three months ended March 31, 2025.
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”). OmniMetrix’s PG services provide wireless remote monitoring and control systems and IoT applications for residential and commercial/industrial power generation equipment. This includes OmniMetrix’s TrueGuard power generator monitors and AIRGuard product, which remotely monitors and controls industrial air compressors, and its Smart Annunciator product, which is typically sold to commercial customers that require a visual representation of the generator’s status and has a touchscreen display that indicates the current state of that generator.
●
Cathodic Protection (“CP”). OmniMetrix’s CP services provide remote monitoring and control products for cathodic protection systems on gas pipelines serving the gas utilities market and pipeline operators. The CP product lineup includes solutions to remotely monitor and control rectifiers, test stations and bonds. OmniMetrix also offers the industry’s first RAD TM (Remote AC Mitigation Disconnect) that mounts onto existing Solid-state Decouplers in the field and can remotely disconnect/connect these AC mitigation tools, which can drastically reduce a company’s expense while increasing employee safety.
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 10 and 11 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 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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OmniMetrix
sells monitoring hardware devices and data monitoring services. On September 1, 2023, we launched an updated version of our products
that includes new functionality in our TrueGuard, AIRGuard, Patriot and Hero products that allows our customers to have options as
it relates to obtaining and utilizing the data that is provided by our hardware devices. This new functionality allows for SIM card
options, configuration options regarding IP address endpoints and DNS routes, and access to our over-the-air data protocol. This
product update allows customers to have the option to purchase our monitoring service, monitor the products themselves if they have
the ability in-house, or choose another monitoring provider if they so desire, whereas, historically, our standard products only
functioned with our monitoring services. The modification to the circuit boards and embedded firmware of hardware enclosures in
stock as of August 31, 2023 were made such that only the new version of these products was sold subsequent to that date. Prior to
such product modification, revenue (and related costs) associated with sale of equipment was recorded to deferred revenue (and
deferred charges) upon shipment for PG and CP monitoring units. This deferred revenue and the deferred cost of the hardware with
respect to the sale of new equipment was recognized over the life of the units, which was estimated to be three years. Revenue from
hardware sales subsequent to August 31, 2023 is recognized upon shipment or upon acceptance (specific to the material contract),
instead of being deferred. Revenues from the prepayment of monitoring fees (generally paid 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
(typically twelve-month, renewable periods).
Critical Accounting Estimates
In preparing
the financial statements, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that have an impact on the asset, liability, revenue
and expense amounts reported. These estimates can also affect our supplemental information disclosures, including information about contingencies,
risk and financial condition. We believe, given current facts and circumstances, that our estimates and assumptions are reasonable, adhere
to U.S. GAAP, and are consistently applied. Inherent in the nature of an estimate or assumption is the fact that actual results may differ
from estimates and estimates may vary as new facts and circumstances arise. We make routine estimates and judgments in determining net
realizable value of accounts receivable, inventories, property and equipment, prepaid expenses, product warranties and other reserves
as well as the amortization period for deferred commissions payable. Management believes our most critical accounting estimates and assumptions
are in the area of revenue recognition and valuation allowance.
Valuation Allowance
We regularly review our deferred
tax assets for recoverability considering historically profitability, projected future taxable income, the expected timing of the reversals
of existing temporary differences and tax planning strategies. In assessing the need for a valuation allowance, we consider both positive
and negative evidence related to the likelihood of realization of the deferred tax assets. The weight given to the positive and negative
evidence is commensurate with the extent to which the evidence may be objectively verified.
We record a valuation
allowance to reduce our deferred tax assets to the net amount that we believe is more likely than not to be realized. The net
carrying amount of the Company’s deferred tax assets is based on the Company’s belief that it is more likely than not
that the Company will generate sufficient future taxable income in certain jurisdictions to realize these deferred tax assets. The
ultimate realization of the deferred tax assets depends upon our ability to generate sufficient taxable income in the future. In
forecasting future taxable income, management uses estimates and makes assumptions regarding significant future events, including
the timing and number of new hardware sales contracts and associated monitoring revenue. In evaluating our ability to recover our
deferred tax assets, we consider and weigh all available positive and negative evidence, including our past operating results, the
existence of cumulative losses in the most recent years and our forecast of future taxable income. When the likelihood of the
realization of existing deferred tax assets changes, adjustments to the valuation allowance are charged in the period in which the
determination is made. If our estimates and assumptions change in the future, the Company may be required to record additional
valuation allowances against its deferred tax assets, resulting in additional income tax expense in the Company’s Consolidated
Statements of Operations, or conversely to reduce the existing valuation allowance resulting in less income tax expense.
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The Company generated a three-year
cumulative positive income through December 31, 2024. Based on its earnings, the Company released a portion of its valuation allowance
on its deferred tax assets (other than as stated above) during the year ended December 31, 2024. As of March 31, 2025, we believe, based
on our projections, that a partial valuation allowance of $11,400,000 continues to be necessary against our deferred tax assets. Uncertainty
exists related to the generation of future hardware and monitoring revenue, nonetheless the Company believes sufficient positive evidence
exists which supports the partial reversal of the valuation allowance. In recent years, the Company executed new contracts, growing hardware
and monitoring revenue which resulted in cumulative pre-tax earnings over the prior three years which we believe is significant positive
evidence to support the reversal of valuation allowance during 2024. At this time, however, we cannot assure you that we will be successful
in doing so. Accordingly, our management will continue to assess the need for this valuation allowance and will make adjustments when
appropriate.
The utilization of the Company’s
federal and state net operating losses may be subject to a limitation due to the “change in ownership provisions” under Section
382 of the Internal Revenue Code, as well as similar state provisions. Such limitations may result in the expiration of net operating
loss (NOL) carryforwards before their utilization. The Company has not completed a study to assess whether an “ownership change”
as defined in Section 382 has occurred or whether there have been multiple ownership changes since the Company’s inception. Future
changes in the Company’s stock ownership, which may be outside of the Company’s control, may trigger an “ownership change.”
In addition, future equity offerings or acquisitions that have equity as a component of the purchase price could result in an “ownership
change.” The Company will complete a full analysis of the tax attribute carryforwards prior to any utilization of tax attributes
which may be subject to limitation.
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 three-month periods
ended March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2024, 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 10 and
11 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this quarterly report.
Three months ended March 31,
2025
2024
Change
from 2024
($000)
% of revenues
($000)
% of revenues
to
2025
Revenue
$
3,098
100
%
$
2,132
100
%
45
%
Cost of sales
772
25
%
541
25
%
43
%
Gross profit
2,326
75
%
1,591
75
%
46
%
R&D expenses
291
9
%
238
11
%
22
%
SG&A expenses
1,431
46
%
1,275
60
%
12
%
Operating income
604
19
%
78
4
%
674
%
Interest income, net
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1
%
15
1
%
60
%
Income before income taxes
628
20
%
93
4
%
575
%
Income tax expense
154
5
%
25
1
%
516
%
Net income
474
15
%
68
3
%
597
%
Non-controlling interests share of net income
(10
)
(*)
%
(3
)
(*)
%
233
%
Net income attributable to Acorn Energy, Inc.
$
464
15
%
$
65
3
%
614
%
*result is less than 1%
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Revenue.
Revenue in the first quarter of 2025 was $3,098,000 compared to $2,132,000 in the first quarter of 2024, which is an increase of $966,000,
or 45.3%. As discussed above, OmniMetrix has two reportable segments, PG and CP. The PG segment
includes our monitoring devices for generators, industrial air compressors and our annunciator products. The CP segment includes our monitoring
devices for cathodic protection systems on gas pipelines serving the gas utilities market and pipeline operators. Of the $3,098,000
in revenue recognized in the three-month period ended March 31, 2025, $2,887,000 was attributed to PG activities and $211,000 was attributed
to CP activities. As compared to the three-month period ended March 31, 2024, revenue from PG activities increased $1,093,000, or 60.9%,
and revenue from CP activities decreased $127,000, or 37.6%. As compared to the three-month period ended March 31, 2024, hardware revenue
increased $799,000, or 78%, while monitoring revenue increased $167,000, or 15%.
Hardware
revenue during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 is further detailed in the table below (in thousands):
Three months ended
March 31,
Reconciliation of Hardware Revenue
2025
2024
Amortization of deferred revenue
$ 315
$ 535
Sales of custom designed units and related accessories
58
—
Hardware sales (new product versions)
1,352
376
Other accessories, services, shipping and miscellaneous charges
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119
Total hardware revenue
$ 1,829
$ 1,030
PG hardware revenue
increased $928,000, or 123.2%, during the first three-month period ended March 31, 2025 to $1,681,000, as compared to $753,000
during the first three-month period ended March 31, 2024. The increase in PG revenue was due to sales under our material contract
described above under “Recent Developments , ” and sales of custom-designed units. PG monitoring revenue in the
first quarter of 2025 increased $165,000, or 15.9%, compared to the first quarter of 2024 due to an increase in the number of
connections being monitored and growth in our customer base.
Gross Profit. Gross profit
during the three-month period ended March 31, 2025 was $2,326,000, reflecting a gross margin of 75.1% on revenue, compared with a gross
profit during the three-month period ended March 31, 2024 of $1,591,000, also reflecting a gross margin of 74.6%.
R&D expense. During
the three-month periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, R&D expense was $291,000 and $238,000, respectively. The increase in R&D
expense in the three-month period ended March 31, 2025 of approximately $53,000 is related to salary increases granted to our engineering
personnel effective October 1, 2024, the hiring of another senior level engineer in November 2024 and the expenses and materials paid
to third-party consultants in the continued development of next-generation PG and CP products and exploration into potential new product
lines. We expect a moderate increase in R&D expense throughout 2025 for continued investment in work on certain initiatives to launch
the next generation of our products and expand product lines to increase our level of innovation ahead of our competitors.
Selling, general and administrative
expense. SG&A expense of the consolidated entities in the first three months of 2025 reflected an increase of $156,000, or 12.2%,
as compared to the first three months of 2024. OmniMetrix’s SG&A expense increased $54,000, or 5.6%, from $970,000 in the first
three months of 2024 to $1,024,000 in the first three months of 2025. This increase was primarily due to an increase of (i) $41,000 in
personnel expenses due to compensation increases and staff additions, (ii) $18,000 in technology expenses, primarily consulting fees,
(iii) $28,000 in sales commissions, offset by decreases of (iv) $23,000 in travel and trade show expenses and (v) a net decrease of $10,000
in other expenses in the aggregate. Corporate SG&A expense increased $102,000, or 33.4%, from $305,000 in the first three months of
2024 to $407,000 in the first three months of 2025. This increase was due to an increase of (i) $22,000 in audit fees incurred in the
first quarter of 2025 primarily related to the audit work on the release of the income tax valuation allowance at December 31, 2024, (ii)
$46,000 in tax professional fees from the preparation of the 2024 income tax provision and the calculations related to the release of
the income tax valuation allowance and (iii) $36,000 in stock compensation expense due to the increase in the Company’s stock price,
offset by a net decrease of $2,000 in other public company expenses.
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Net income attributable to
Acorn Energy. We recognized net income attributable to Acorn stockholders of $464,000 in the first three months of 2025 compared to
net income attributable to Acorn stockholders of $65,000 in the first three months of 2024. Our net income during the three-month period
ended March 31, 2025 is comprised of pre-tax net income at OmniMetrix of $1,034,000 less federal taxes of $131,000 and state taxes of
$23,000 on OmniMetrix income, corporate expenses, net of interest income, of $406,000, and $10,000 representing the non-controlling interest
share of our income from OmniMetrix. Our net income during the three-month period ended March 31, 2024 is comprised of pre-tax net income
at OmniMetrix of $364,000 less state taxes of $25,000 on OmniMetrix income, corporate expenses of $271,000, and $3,000 representing the
non-controlling interest share of our income from OmniMetrix.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
At March 31, 2025, we had working
capital of $1,731,000. Our working capital includes $2,591,000 of cash and deferred revenue of $3,394,000. Such deferred revenue does
not require a significant cash outlay for the revenue to be recognized.
During the three-month period
ended March 31, 2025, our OmniMetrix subsidiary provided cash flow from operations of $646,000, while our corporate headquarters used
$375,000 for operations during the same period.
During the three-month period
ended March 31, 2025, we invested $6,000 in technology. We did not have any cash flow from financing activities.
Liquidity
As of May 6, 2025, we had cash
of $2,724,000. We believe that such cash, plus the cash expected to be generated from operations, will provide sufficient liquidity to
finance the corporate activities of Acorn and the operating activities of OmniMetrix at their current level of operations for at least
the twelve-month period from the issuance of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contained in this Quarterly Report.
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.
If we decide to pursue additional financing in the future, it may be in the form of a bank line, a new loan or investment by others, an
equity raise by Acorn, which could then facilitate a loan by Acorn to OmniMetrix, or any combination thereof. Whether alternative funds,
such as third-party loans or investments, will be available at the time required and on terms acceptable to Acorn and OmniMetrix cannot
be determined at this time.
Contractual Obligations and Commitments
The table below provides information
concerning obligations under certain categories of our contractual obligations as of March 31, 2025.
CASH PAYMENTS DUE TO CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
Total
2026
2027-2028
Software agreements
$ 15
$ 15
$ —
Operating leases*
66
66
Contractual services
391
234
157
Purchase commitments**
1,457
1,457
—
Total contractual cash obligations
$ 1,929
$ 1,772
$ 157
*Reflects the gross amount
of the operating lease liabilities. Does not include rent amounts to be received under the sublease.
**Reflects open purchase
orders for components/parts to be delivered over the next twelve months as sales forecast requires.
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ITEM 3.
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Not applicable.
ITEM 4.
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management, with the participation
of our CEO and CFO, has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end
of the period covered by this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. Based on this evaluation, our CEO and CFO concluded that, due to the material
weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting as described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2024, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of March 31, 2025.
As noted in our Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, we employ a decentralized internal control methodology, coupled with management’s
oversight, whereby its 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
the Company’s external consolidated financial statements. Also, as the Company’s subsidiary is not large enough to effectively
mitigate certain risks by segregating incompatible duties, management must employ compensating mechanisms throughout the Company in a
manner that is feasible within the constraints it operates.
The material weaknesses management
identified were caused by an insufficient complement of resources at the Company’s OmniMetrix subsidiary and limited IT system capabilities,
such that individual control policies and procedures could not be implemented, maintained, or remediated when and where necessary. Management
identified the following material weaknesses set forth below in our internal control over financial reporting:
●
The Company had ineffective design and operation of information technology general controls (ITGCs) over logical access, program change management, and vendor management controls.
●
The Company had ineffective design and operation of internal controls over financial reporting related to segregation of duties and journal entries. The weakness related to segregation of duties arises due to insufficient segregation of duties within the Company’s ERP system. Specifically, two individuals currently have access to both the recording and approval of financial transactions, which increases the risk of unauthorized adjustments. The weakness related to journal entries stems from the ERP’s functionality that allows users to modify journal entries after they have been posted. This capability creates a risk of unauthorized changes to financial records.
●
The Company had ineffective design and operation of controls including management review controls, over the Company’s projected financial information within the Company’s deferred tax asset valuation allowance analysis.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
During
the latter six months of 2024, we implemented the following (i) provisioning/termination controls with signed and authenticated authorizations,
(ii) change controls for development processes that require authorizations, peer review, quality assurance documentation, ticket matching
of changes to work authorizations and overall change controls, and (iii) a more detailed review process of our valuation allowance analysis.
It is our belief that these added controls and related actions will effectively remediate the existing material weaknesses detailed in
bullets one and three above. The material weaknesses will not be considered remediated, however, until the applicable controls operate
for a sufficient period of time and management has concluded, through testing, that these controls are operating effectively.
Other
than the remediation actions described above, there were no other changes 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 5.
OTHER INFORMATION
During the first
quarter of fiscal year 2025, none of our directors or officers adopted or terminated a
“Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as those terms are defined in Regulation
S-K, Item 408.
ITEM 6.
EXHIBITS
10.1*
Consulting Agreement, dated January 6, 2025, by and between the Registrant and Jan H. Loeb (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 8, 2025).
10.2*
Change In Control Bonus Agreement, dated as of March 25, 2025, by and between the Registrant and Tracy Clifford (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 27, 2025).
#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 March 31, 2025, filed on May 8, 2025, 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.
#104.1
Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
*
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: May 8, 2025
By:
/s/ TRACY S. CLIFFORD
Tracy S. Clifford
Chief Financial Officer
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