−Removed: MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND
−Removed: ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
−Removed: Forward Looking Statements
−Removed: This Report contains forward-looking statements
−Removed: within the meaning of the federal securities laws.
−Removed: Statements other than statements of historical fact included in this Report, including
−Removed: the statements under the heading “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,”
−Removed: regarding future events or prospects are forward-looking statements.
−Removed: The words “approximates,” “believes,” “forecasts,”
−Removed: “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “intends,” “plans” “would,”
−Removed: “could,” “should,” “seek,” “may,” or other similar expressions in this Report, as well
−Removed: as other statements regarding matters that are not historical fact, constitute forward-looking statements.
−Removed: We caution investors that
−Removed: any forward-looking statements presented in this Report are based on the beliefs of, assumptions made by, and information currently available
−Removed: Such statements are based on assumptions and the actual outcome will be affected by known and unknown risks, trends, uncertainties
−Removed: and factors that are beyond our control or ability to predict.
−Removed: Although we believe that our assumptions are reasonable, they are not
−Removed: guarantees of future performance and some will inevitably prove to be incorrect.
−Removed: As a result, our actual future results may differ from
−Removed: our expectations, and those differences may be material.
−Removed: Accordingly, investors should use caution in relying on forward-looking statements
−Removed: to anticipate future results or trends.
−Removed: Some of the risks and uncertainties that may
−Removed: cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements
−Removed: include the following:
+Added: MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
+Added: (Amounts in thousands,
+Added: except share and per share amounts)
+Added: Forward Looking
+Added: This Report contains
+Added: forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws.
+Added: Statements other than statements of historical fact included
+Added: in this Report, including the statements under the heading “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
+Added: Results of Operations,” regarding future events or prospects are forward-looking statements.
+Added: The words “approximates,”
+Added: “believes,” “forecasts,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “intends,”
+Added: “plans” “would,” “could,” “should,” “seek,” “may,” or other similar
+Added: expressions in this Report, as well as other statements regarding matters that are not historical fact, constitute forward-looking statements.
+Added: We caution investors that any forward-looking statements presented in this Report are based on the beliefs of, assumptions made by, and
+Added: information currently available to, us.
+Added: Such statements are based on assumptions and the actual outcome will be affected by known and
+Added: unknown risks, trends, uncertainties and factors that are beyond our control or ability to predict.
+Added: Although we believe that our assumptions
+Added: are reasonable, they are not guarantees of future performance and some will inevitably prove to be incorrect.
+Added: As a result, our actual
+Added: future results may differ from our expectations, and those differences may be material.
+Added: Accordingly, investors should use caution in
+Added: relying on forward-looking statements to anticipate future results or trends.
+Added: Some of the risks
+Added: and uncertainties that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied
+Added: by forward-looking statements include the following:
Our ability to generate
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in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those risks discussed under the caption “Risk Factors”
−Removed: in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended February 28, 2022, issued on June 21, 2022 (as the same may be updated from
−Removed: time to time in subsequent quarterly reports), which discussion is incorporated herein by this reference.
−Removed: We do not intend to update or revise any forward-looking
−Removed: statements, whether because of new information, future events or otherwise except to the extent required by law.
−Removed: You should interpret
−Removed: all subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf as being expressly qualified
−Removed: by the cautionary statements in this Report.
−Removed: As a result, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.
−Removed: Our business is based on the exploitation of
−Removed: our Axial Flux Induction solution known as the AuraGen ® for commercial and industrial applications and the VIPER for military
−Removed: applications.
+Added: in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended February 28, 2023, issued on May 26, 2023 (as the same may be updated from time
+Added: to time in subsequent quarterly reports), which discussion is incorporated herein by this reference.
+Added: We do not intend
+Added: to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether because of new information, future events or otherwise except to the extent
+Added: required by law.
+Added: You should interpret all subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting
+Added: on our behalf as being expressly qualified by the cautionary statements in this Report.
+Added: As a result, you should not place undue reliance
+Added: on these forward-looking statements.
+Added: Our business is
+Added: based on the exploitation of our Axial Flux Induction solution known as the AuraGen ® for commercial and industrial applications
+Added: and the VIPER for military applications.
Our business model consists of two major components:
−Removed: (i) sales and marketing, (ii) design and engineering.
−Removed: Our sales and
−Removed: marketing approaches are composed of direct sales in North America and the use of agents and distributors in other areas.
−Removed: In North America,
−Removed: our primary focus is in (a) mobile exportable power applications, (b) EV applications, (c) U.S.
−Removed: Military applications and (d) industrial
−Removed: applications.
−Removed: The second component of our business model is focused on the design of new products and engineering support for the sales
−Removed: activities described above.
−Removed: The engineering support consists of the introduction of new features for our AuraGen ® /VIPER solution
−Removed: such as higher power/torque solutions, and different input and output voltages (DC and AC input and output versions).
−Removed: In Fiscal 2020 stockholders of the Company successfully
−Removed: removed Ronald Buschur, William Anderson and Si Ryong Yu from the Company’s Board of Directors and elected Ms.
+Added: (i) sales and marketing, (ii) design and
+Added: Our sales and marketing approaches are composed of direct sales in North America and the use of agents and distributors
+Added: in other areas.
+Added: In North America, our primary focus is in (a) mobile exportable power applications, (b) EV applications, (c) U.S.
+Added: applications and (d) industrial applications.
+Added: The second component of our business model is focused on the design of new products and
+Added: engineering support for the sales activities described above.
+Added: The engineering support consists of the introduction of new features for
+Added: our AuraGen ® /VIPER solution such as higher power/torque solutions, and different input and output voltages
+Added: (DC and AC input and output versions).
+Added: In Fiscal 2020
+Added: stockholders of the Company successfully removed Ronald Buschur, William Anderson and Si Ryong Yu from the Company’s Board of Directors
+Added: and elected Ms.
Cipora Lavut, Mr.
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Robert Lempert as directors of the Company in their stead.
−Removed: See Item 3, Legal Proceedings for more information.
−Removed: in Fiscal 2020, Melvin Gagerman –– Aura’s CEO and CFO since 2006 –– was replaced.
+Added: See Item 3, Legal Proceedings
+Added: for more information.
+Added: Also, in Fiscal 2020, Melvin Gagerman –– Aura’s CEO and CFO since 2006 –– was replaced.
In July 2019 Ms.
−Removed: succeeded Mr.
+Added: Lavut succeeded Mr.
Gagerman as President and Mr.
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Gagerman as CFO.
−Removed: Lempert was appointed as Secretary of the Company
−Removed: by the Board of Directors also in July 2019.
−Removed: In the second half of Fiscal 2020, the Company began significantly increasing its engineering,
−Removed: manufacturing and marketing activities.
−Removed: From July 8, 2019 through the end of Fiscal year 2022 (February 28, 2022), we shipped more than
−Removed: 140 units to customers (more than a ten-fold increase over Fiscal 2019).
−Removed: Although our operations were impacted in Fiscal 2022 and Fiscal
−Removed: 2021 by the COVID-19 pandemic, during these periods we continued to expand our engineering and manufacturing capabilities.
−Removed: Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for Fiscal 2022 for information regarding
−Removed: the impact of COVID-19 on our operations.
−Removed: Our engineering, research and development costs for the three months ended November 30, 2022
−Removed: and the three months ended November 30, 2021 were approximately $229,000 and $208,000, respectively.
−Removed: Engineering, research and development
−Removed: costs for the nine months ended November 30, 2022 and the nine months ended November 30, 2021 were approximately $640,000 and $371,000,
−Removed: respectively.
−Removed: During the nine months ended November 30, 2021, we relocated all administrative offices and operations to a new state-of-the-art
−Removed: facility consisting of approximately 18,000 square feet in Lake Forest, California.
+Added: Lempert was appointed as Secretary
+Added: of the Company by the Board of Directors also in July 2019.
+Added: In the second half of Fiscal 2020, the Company began significantly increasing
+Added: its engineering, manufacturing and marketing activities.
+Added: From July 8, 2019 through the end of Fiscal year 2022 (February 28, 2022), we
+Added: shipped more than 140 units to customers (more than a ten-fold increase over Fiscal 2019).
+Added: Although our operations were impacted in Fiscal
+Added: 2022 and Fiscal 2021 by the COVID-19 pandemic, during these periods we continued to expand our engineering and manufacturing capabilities.
+Added: Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal 2022 for information
+Added: regarding the impact of COVID-19 on our operations.
+Added: Our engineering, research and development costs for the three months ended May 31,
+Added: 2022 and the three months ended May 31, 2021 were approximately $155,000 and $81,000, respectively.
+Added: During the three months ended May
+Added: 31, 2021, we relocated all administrative offices and operations to a new state-of-the-art facility consisting of approximately 18,000
+Added: square feet in Lake Forest, California.
This new facility is wholly occupied by Aura.
−Removed: During Fiscal 2018 and Fiscal 2019, the Company’s
−Removed: engineering, manufacturing, sales, and marketing activities were reduced while we focused on renegotiating numerous financial obligations.
−Removed: During this time, the Company’s agreements with numerous customers, third party vendors, and organizations and entities material
−Removed: to the operation of the Company business were canceled, delayed or terminated.
−Removed: During Fiscal 2018, the Company successfully restructured
−Removed: in excess of $30 million of debt.
−Removed: Robert Kopple, our former Vice Chairman of the Board, was the only significant unsecured note holder
−Removed: that did not execute formal agreements regarding the restructure of his debt.
−Removed: Legal Proceedings” included in
−Removed: our Annual Report on Form 10-K for Fiscal 2022 filed with the SEC on June 21, 2022 and Part II, Other Information Item 1, contained in
−Removed: this Quarterly Report for information regarding the dispute and settlement with Mr.
+Added: During Fiscal 2018
+Added: and Fiscal 2019, the Company’s engineering, manufacturing, sales, and marketing activities were reduced while we focused on renegotiating
+Added: numerous financial obligations.
+Added: During this time, the Company’s agreements with numerous customers, third party vendors, and organizations
+Added: and entities material to the operation of the Company business were canceled, delayed or terminated.
+Added: During Fiscal 2018, the Company
+Added: successfully restructured in excess of $30 million of debt.
+Added: Robert Kopple, our former Vice Chairman of the Board, was the only significant
+Added: unsecured note holder that did not executed formal agreements regarding the restructure of his debt.
+Added: Legal Proceedings”
+Added: included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for Fiscal 2022 filed with the SEC on June 21, 2022 and Part II, Other Information Item 1,
+Added: contained in this Quarterly Report for information regarding the dispute and settlement with Mr.
Kopple regarding these transactions.
−Removed: In March 2022,
−Removed: the Company reached a settlement that resolves the various claims asserted against us by Mr.
−Removed: Kopple and his affiliated entities (collectively
−Removed: the “Kopple Parties”).
−Removed: Under the terms of the settlement, we have agreed to pay an aggregate amount of $10 million over a
−Removed: period of seven years;
−Removed: $3 million of which is to be paid within approximately four months of the settlement date, after which, interest
−Removed: will accrue on the unpaid balance at a rate of 6%, compounded annually.
−Removed: A partial payment of $150,000 has been made towards the initial
−Removed: $3 million payment and the due date for the remainder of the initial payment was extended to January 2023 in exchange for $105,000 in
−Removed: extension fees paid through the date of this filing and an additional $230,000 in forbearance fees which are to be paid with the final
−Removed: installment of all accrued interest in approximately March 2030.
−Removed: The extension and forbearance fees have been classified as additional
−Removed: interest in the accompanying financial statements.
−Removed: All amounts, including all accrued interest, are to be paid no later than eight years
−Removed: from the date of the initial payment.
−Removed: The Kopple Parties have also received seven-year warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of approximately
−Removed: 3.3 million shares of our common stock at a price of $0.85 per share.
−Removed: The settlement also provides for standard mutual general release
−Removed: provisions and includes customary representations, warranties, and covenants, including certain increases in the amount payable to the
−Removed: Kopple Parties and the right of such parties to enter judgment against the Company if the Company remains in uncured default in its payment
−Removed: obligations under the settlement.
−Removed: In Fiscal 2019, we effectuated a one-for-seven
−Removed: reverse stock split and began increasing our engineering and manufacturing activities.
−Removed: Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
−Removed: Our management’s discussion and analysis
−Removed: of our financial conditions and results of operations are based upon our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance
−Removed: with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
−Removed: The preparation of financial statements requires management
−Removed: to make estimates and disclosures on the date of the financial statements.
−Removed: In preparing our financial statements, we have made our best
−Removed: estimates and judgments of certain amounts included in the financial statements.
−Removed: We use authoritative pronouncements, historical experience
−Removed: and other assumptions as the basis for making judgments.
−Removed: The full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is unknown and cannot be reasonably
−Removed: estimated for these key estimates and assumptions.
−Removed: However, we made appropriate accounting estimates based on the facts and circumstances
−Removed: available as of the reporting date.
−Removed: To the extent that there are differences between these estimates and actual results, our financial
−Removed: statements may be materially affected.
+Added: In March 2022, the Company reached a settlement that resolves the various claims asserted against us by Mr.
+Added: Kopple and his affiliated
+Added: entities (collectively the “Kopple Parties”).
+Added: Under the terms of the settlement, we have agreed to pay an aggregate amount
+Added: of $10,000 over a period of seven years;
+Added: $3,000 of which is to be paid within approximately four months of the settlement date, after
+Added: which, interest will accrue on the unpaid balance at a rate of 6%, compounded annually.
+Added: All amounts, including all accrued interest,
+Added: are to be paid no later than eight years from the date of the initial payment.
+Added: The Kopple Parties have also received seven-year warrants
+Added: to purchase up to an aggregate of 3,331,664 shares of our common stock at a price of $0.85 per share.
+Added: The settlement also provides for
+Added: standard mutual general release provisions and includes customary representations, warranties, and covenants, including certain increases
+Added: in the amount payable to the Kopple Parties and the right of such parties to enter judgment against the Company if the Company remains
+Added: in uncured default in its payment obligations under the settlement.
+Added: Critical Accounting Policies and
+Added: Our management’s
+Added: discussion and analysis of our financial conditions and results of operations are based upon our financial statements, which have been
+Added: prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
+Added: The preparation of financial statements
+Added: requires management to make estimates and disclosures on the date of the financial statements.
+Added: In preparing our financial statements,
+Added: we have made our best estimates and judgments of certain amounts included in the financial statements.
+Added: We use authoritative pronouncements,
+Added: historical experience and other assumptions as the basis for making judgments.
+Added: For these key estimates and assumptions, we made appropriate
+Added: accounting estimates based on the facts and circumstances available as of the reporting date.
+Added: To the extent that there are significant
+Added: differences between these estimates and actual results, our financial statements may be materially affected.
Revenue Recognition
−Removed: The Company recognizes revenue in accordance
−Removed: with Financial Accounting Standard Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 606,
−Removed: Revenue from Contracts with Customers.
−Removed: In accordance with ASC 606, we recognize revenue, net of discounts, for our generator sets at
−Removed: time of product delivery to the domestic distributor (i.e.
−Removed: point-in-time), which also corresponds to the passage of legal title to the
−Removed: customer and the satisfaction of our performance obligations to the customer.
−Removed: Inventories are valued at the lower of cost (first-in,
−Removed: first-out) or net realizable value, on an average cost basis.
−Removed: We review the components of inventory on a regular basis for excess or
−Removed: obsolete inventory based on estimated future usage and sales.
−Removed: When evidence exists that the net realizable value of inventory is lower
−Removed: than its cost, the difference is recognized as a loss in the period in which it occurs.
−Removed: Once inventory has been written down, it creates
−Removed: a new cost basis for inventory that may not be subsequently written up.
−Removed: The Company determines whether a contract is,
−Removed: or contains, a lease at inception.
−Removed: Right-of-use assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset during the lease
−Removed: term, and lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease.
−Removed: Right-of-use assets
−Removed: and lease liabilities are recognized at lease commencement based upon the estimated present value of unpaid lease payments over the lease
−Removed: The Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at lease commencement in determining the present
−Removed: value of unpaid lease payments.
−Removed: Share-Based Compensation
−Removed: The Company periodically issues stock options
−Removed: and warrants, and shares of common stock to employees and non-employees in non-capital raising transactions for services and for financing
−Removed: Share-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date, based on the estimated fair value of the award, and is recognized
−Removed: as expense over the requisite service period.
−Removed: Recognition of compensation expense for non-employees is in the same period and manner
−Removed: as if the Company had paid cash for services.
−Removed: The Company periodically issues stock options and warrants, and shares of common stock
−Removed: to employees and non-employees in non-capital raising transactions for services and for financing costs.
−Removed: Share-based compensation cost
−Removed: is measured at the grant date, based on the estimated fair value of the award, and is recognized as expense over the requisite service
−Removed: Recognition of compensation expense for non-employees is in the same period and manner as if the Company had paid cash for services.
−Removed: Derivative Financial Instruments
−Removed: The Company evaluates its financial instruments
−Removed: to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives.
−Removed: For derivative financial instruments
−Removed: that are accounted for as liabilities, the derivative instrument is initially recorded at its fair value and is then re-valued at each
−Removed: reporting date, with changes in the fair value reported in the statements of operations.
−Removed: The classification of derivative instruments,
−Removed: including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is evaluated at the end of each reporting period.
−Removed: Derivative instrument liabilities are classified in the balance sheet as current or non-current based on whether or not net-cash settlement
−Removed: of the derivative instrument could be required within 12 months of the balance sheet date.
−Removed: The Company uses Level 2 inputs for its valuation
−Removed: methodology for the derivative liabilities as their fair values were determined by using a Binomial pricing model.
−Removed: The Company’s
−Removed: derivative liabilities are adjusted to reflect fair value at each period end, with any increase or decrease in the fair value being recorded
−Removed: in the statement of operations.
+Added: The Company recognizes
+Added: revenue in accordance with Financial Accounting Standard Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”)
+Added: Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers.
+Added: In accordance with ASC 606, we recognize revenue, net of discounts, for our generator
+Added: sets at time of product delivery to the domestic distributor (i.e.
+Added: point-in-time), which also corresponds to the passage of legal title
+Added: to the customer and the satisfaction of our performance obligations to the customer.
+Added: Inventories are
+Added: valued at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or net realizable value, on an average cost basis.
+Added: We review the components of inventory
+Added: on a regular basis for excess or obsolete inventory based on estimated future usage and sales.
+Added: When evidence exists that the net realizable
+Added: value of inventory is lower than its cost, the difference is recognized as a loss in the period in which it occurs.
+Added: Once inventory has
+Added: been written down, it creates a new cost basis for inventory that may not be subsequently written up.
+Added: The Company determines
+Added: whether a contract is, or contains, a lease at inception.
+Added: Right-of-use assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying
+Added: asset during the lease term, and lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease.
+Added: Right-of-use assets and lease liabilities are recognized at lease commencement based upon the estimated present value of unpaid lease
+Added: payments over the lease term.
+Added: The Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at lease commencement
+Added: in determining the present value of unpaid lease payments.
+Added: The Company periodically
+Added: issues stock options and warrants, and shares of common stock to employees and non-employees in non-capital raising transactions for
+Added: services and for financing costs.
+Added: Share-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date, based on the estimated fair value of the
+Added: award, and is recognized as expense over the requisite service period.
+Added: Recognition of compensation expense for non-employees is in the
+Added: same period and manner as if the Company had paid cash for services.
+Added: The Company periodically issues stock options and warrants, and
+Added: shares of common stock to employees and non-employees in non-capital raising transactions for services and for financing costs.
+Added: compensation cost is measured at the grant date, based on the estimated fair value of the award, and is recognized as expense over the
+Added: requisite service period.
+Added: Recognition of compensation expense for non-employees is in the same period and manner as if the Company had
+Added: paid cash for services.
+Added: Financial Instruments
+Added: The Company evaluates
+Added: its financial instruments to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives.
+Added: For derivative financial instruments that are accounted for as liabilities, the derivative instrument is initially recorded at its fair
+Added: value and is then re-valued at each reporting date, with changes in the fair value reported in the statements of operations.
+Added: The classification
+Added: of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is evaluated at the end
+Added: of each reporting period.
+Added: Derivative instrument liabilities are classified in the balance sheet as current or non-current based on whether
+Added: or not net-cash settlement of the derivative instrument could be required within 12 months of the balance sheet date.
+Added: The Company uses
+Added: Level 3 inputs for its valuation methodology for the derivative liabilities as their fair values were determined by using a Binomial
+Added: pricing model.
+Added: The Company’s derivative liabilities are adjusted to reflect fair value at each period end, with any increase or
+Added: decrease in the fair value being recorded in the statement of operations.
Impact of COVID-19
−Removed: The COVID-19 global pandemic has negatively affected
−Removed: the global economy, disrupted global supply chains, and created extreme volatility and disruptions to capital and credit markets in the
−Removed: global financial markets.
−Removed: We began to see the impact of COVID-19 during our fourth quarter of Fiscal 2020 with our Chinese joint venture’s
−Removed: manufacturing facilities being required to close and many of our customers suspending their own operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
−Removed: As a result, net sales and production levels during the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2020, the entirety of Fiscal 2021, Fiscal 2022 and the
−Removed: first three quarters of Fiscal 2023 were significantly reduced, thus impacting our results of operations during these quarters.
−Removed: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and business
−Removed: disruption, we implemented certain measures to manage costs, preserve liquidity and enhance employee safety.
−Removed: These measures included
−Removed: the following:
−Removed: Reduction of payroll costs
−Removed: through temporary furloughs;
−Removed: Enhanced cleaning and disinfection
−Removed: procedures at our facilities, temperature checks for our workers, promotion of social distancing at our facilities and requirements
−Removed: for employees to work from home where possible;
−Removed: Reduction of capital expenditures;
−Removed: Deferral of discretionary
−Removed: The extent of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
−Removed: on our business, financial results and liquidity will depend largely on future developments, including the duration of the spread of
−Removed: the COVID-19 outbreak within the U.S.
−Removed: and globally, the impact on capital and financial markets and the related impact on our customers,
−Removed: especially in the commercial vehicle markets.
−Removed: These future developments are outside of our control, are highly uncertain, and cannot
−Removed: be predicted.
−Removed: If the impact is prolonged, then it can further increase the difficulty of planning for operations and may require us to
−Removed: take further actions as it relates to costs and liquidity.
−Removed: These and other potential impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have adversely
−Removed: impacted our results for the entirety of Fiscal 2021 and Fiscal 2022, the first three quarters of fiscal year 2023, and could be impactful
−Removed: for the balance of Fiscal 2023.
+Added: The COVID-19 global
+Added: pandemic has negatively affected the global economy, disrupted global supply chains, and created extreme volatility and disruptions to
+Added: capital and credit markets in the global financial markets.
+Added: We began to see the impact of COVID-19 during our fourth quarter of Fiscal
+Added: 2020 with our Chinese joint venture’s manufacturing facilities being required to close and many of our customers suspending their
+Added: own operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
+Added: As a result, net sales and production levels during the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2020, the
+Added: entirety of Fiscal 2021, Fiscal 2022, Fiscal 2023 and the first quarter of Fiscal 2024 were significantly reduced, thus impacting our
+Added: results of operations during these quarters.
+Added: Despite the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic was officially declared to have ended in May
+Added: 2023, the Company is still experiencing some of its negative effects.
+Added: In response to
+Added: the COVID-19 pandemic and business disruption, we implemented certain measures to manage costs, preserve liquidity and enhance employee
+Added: The extent of the
+Added: impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, financial results and liquidity have been dependent upon a number of factors, including
+Added: the duration of the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak within the U.S.
+Added: and globally, the impact on capital and financial markets and the
+Added: related impact on our customers, especially in the commercial vehicle markets.
+Added: These factors continue to be outside of our control, are
+Added: highly uncertain, and cannot be predicted.
+Added: If the impact continues to linger, then it can further increase the difficulty of planning
+Added: for operations and may require us to take further actions as it relates to costs and liquidity.
+Added: These and other potential impacts of
+Added: the COVID-19 pandemic have adversely impacted our results for the entirety of Fiscal 2021, Fiscal 2022 and Fiscal 2023, the first quarter
+Added: of fiscal year 2024, and could be impactful for the balance of Fiscal 2024.
Going Concern
−Removed: During the nine-month period ended November 30, 2022, the Company reported
−Removed: a net loss of approximately $2,582,000, and used cash in operating activities of approximately $2,254,000, and at November 30, 2022, had
−Removed: a stockholders’ deficit of approximately $20.2 million.
−Removed: These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability
−Removed: to continue as a going concern within one year of the date that the financial statements are issued.
−Removed: In addition, the Company’s
−Removed: independent registered public accounting firm, in its report on the Company’s February 28, 2022, financial statements, raised substantial
−Removed: doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
−Removed: The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might
−Removed: be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.
−Removed: In the event the Company is unable to generate
−Removed: profits and is unable to obtain financing for its working capital requirements, it may have to curtail its business further or cease
−Removed: business altogether.
−Removed: Substantial additional capital resources will be required to fund continuing expenditures related to our research,
−Removed: development, manufacturing and business development activities.
−Removed: The Company’s continuation as a going concern is dependent upon
−Removed: its ability to generate sufficient cash flow to meet its obligations on a timely basis, to retain its current financing, to obtain additional
−Removed: financing, and ultimately to attain profitability.
−Removed: During the next twelve months we intend to continue
−Removed: to attempt to increase the Company’s operations and focus on the sale of our AuraGen®®/VIPER products both domestically
−Removed: and internationally and to add to our existing management team.
−Removed: In addition, we plan to source new suppliers for manufacturing operations,
−Removed: rebuild the engineering and sales teams, and to the extent appropriate, utilize third party contractors to support the operation.
−Removed: anticipate being able to obtain new sources of funding to support these actions in the fourth fiscal quarter of Fiscal 2023 and in the
−Removed: upcoming fiscal year.
+Added: During the three-month
+Added: period ended May 31, 2023, the Company reported a net loss of approximately $1,141 and used cash in operating activities of approximately
+Added: These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year of the date
+Added: that the financial statements are issued.
+Added: In addition, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, in its report
+Added: on the Company’s February 28, 2023, financial statements, raised substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue
+Added: as a going concern.
+Added: The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue
+Added: as a going concern.
+Added: In the event the
+Added: Company is unable to generate profits and is unable to obtain financing for its working capital requirements, it may have to curtail
+Added: its business further or cease business altogether.
+Added: Substantial additional capital resources will be required to fund continuing expenditures
+Added: related to our research, development, manufacturing and business development activities.
+Added: The Company’s continuation as a going
+Added: concern is dependent upon its ability to generate sufficient cash flow to meet its obligations on a timely basis, to retain its current
+Added: financing, to obtain additional financing, and ultimately to attain profitability.
+Added: During the next
+Added: twelve months we intend to continue to attempt to increase the Company’s operations and focus on the sale of our AuraGen®®/VIPER
+Added: products both domestically and internationally and to add to our existing management team.
+Added: In addition, we plan to source new suppliers
+Added: for manufacturing operations, rebuild the engineering and sales teams, and to the extent appropriate, utilize third party contractors
+Added: to support the operation.
+Added: We anticipate being able to obtain new sources of funding to support these actions in the upcoming fiscal year.
Results of Operations
−Removed: Three months ended November 30, 2022 compared
−Removed: to three months ended November 30, 2021
−Removed: Net revenue was approximately $53,800 for the
−Removed: three-months ended November 30, 2022 (“Fiscal Q3 2023”) compared to approximately $58,400 for the three-months ended November
−Removed: 30, 2021 (“Fiscal Q3 2022”).
−Removed: During Fiscal Q3 2023, we delivered 7 generator units and 2 other ECU units as compared to 3
−Removed: generator/ECU systems delivered in the same quarter in the prior year.
−Removed: Revenues continue to be negatively impacted by both the COVID-19
+Added: ended May 31, 2023 compared to three months ended May 31, 2022
+Added: Net revenue was
+Added: approximately $10 for the three-months ended May 31, 2023 (“Fiscal Q1 2024”) compared to approximately $6 for the three-months
+Added: ended May 31, 2022 (“Fiscal Q1 2023”).
+Added: Revenues continue to be negatively impacted by both the lingering effects of the COVID-19
pandemic, as well as a generally low level of resources.
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prevent executing the increased selling efforts in the near term.
−Removed: Cost of goods sold was approximately $26,000
−Removed: in Fiscal Q3 2023 compared to approximately $58,000 in Fiscal Q3 2022.
−Removed: This resulted in a gross profit of approximately $27,700, or a
−Removed: gross margin of 52%, and approximately $300 gross profit or essentially breakeven, in Fiscal Q3 2023 and Fiscal Q3 2022, respectively.
−Removed: The almost zero gross profit and breakeven margin in the Fiscal Q3 2022 period was largely influenced by the low volume of shipments
−Removed: which reduced our ability to fully absorb fixed operating costs including higher operating costs related to the new facility.
−Removed: Q3 2023 period showed improvement in gross profit as the production volume has started to increase somewhat and the non-production time
−Removed: of the operations team was redirected to research and development related activities.
−Removed: Engineering, research and development expenses
−Removed: were approximately $229,000 in Fiscal Q3 2023, compared to approximately $208,000 in the Fiscal Q3 2022 period, or an increase of 10%.
−Removed: Fiscal Q3 2023 reflects an augmented development program as compared to Fiscal Q3 2022 for the engineering of several new product designs,
−Removed: as well as increased testing, including increased staffing costs of approximately $44,000 and software costs licensing costs of approximately
−Removed: These increases were partially offset by a reduction in recruiting expenses, as Fiscal Q3 2022 included the acquisition cost
−Removed: of the new Chief Scientist.
−Removed: Selling, general and administration (“SG&A”)
−Removed: expense decreased by approximately $122,700 or 16% to approximately $622,300 in the Fiscal Q3 2023 period from approximately $745,100
−Removed: in the Fiscal Q3 2022 period.
−Removed: The decrease during Fiscal Q3 2023 was principally associated with the reduction of approximately $163,200
−Removed: in share-based compensation costs related to the vesting options granted in Fiscal 2021, reduction of public relations marketing expense
−Removed: of approximately $73,500 and a reduction of approximately $44,400 in legal expenses.
−Removed: These decreases in expenses were partially offset
−Removed: by a (i) increased salary and fringe benefit expenses of approximately $92,000, including the addition of the Company’s Chief Financial
−Removed: Officer, (ii) higher expenses of approximately $49,000 occupancy and equipment related expenses, (iii) higher accounting fees of approximately
−Removed: $10,700 related to the review of the Company’s financial statements for filing the 10-Q for Fiscal Q2 2023, and (iv) an overall
−Removed: net increase of approximately $6,100 in all other selling and administrative expenses as compared to the Fiscal Q3 2022 period.
−Removed: Interest expense in Fiscal Q3 2023 decreased
−Removed: approximately $10,600 or 4%, to approximately $260,300 from approximately $270,900 in the Fiscal Q3 2022 period.
−Removed: The reduction in interest
−Removed: expense in Fiscal Q3 2022 principally reflects a change in the interest amount recorded due to the settlement of the Kopple litigation.
−Removed: Fiscal Q3 2022 included approximately $205,200 in interest expense on the Kopple notes that were being disputed.
−Removed: The settlement of the
−Removed: Kopple litigation resulted in the conversion of the Kopple notes payable into a new note, which does not begin to accrue interest until
−Removed: payment of the initial $3.0 installment.
−Removed: The payment date was extended and is to be paid by November 2022.
−Removed: The extension fee of $30,000
−Removed: paid in Fiscal Q3 2022 and the accrued but unpaid forbearance fee of $130,000 were classified as additional interest, resulting in approximately
−Removed: $45,200 lower interest expense related to the Kopple notes as compared to Fiscal Q3 2022.
−Removed: (See Note 15 and Part II- Item 3 – Legal
−Removed: Proceedings ).
−Removed: The overall reduction in interest was partially offset by approximately $41,700 of interest recorded for overdue accounts
−Removed: payable and equipment loans.
−Removed: Other expense in the Fiscal Q3 2023 period was
−Removed: approximately $180,500 which represents the unfavorable change in the fair value of the derivative warrant liability for the three-months,
−Removed: measured as of November 30, 2022.
−Removed: Comparatively, the revaluation of the derivative warrant liability in Fiscal Q3 2022, measured as of
−Removed: November 30, 2021, resulted in an unfavorable change in the fair value of approximately $734,100 for the three-month period.
−Removed: Net loss for the three-month period of Fiscal
−Removed: Q3 2023 decreased by approximately $693,400, to a loss of approximately $1,264,200 from a restated net loss of approximately $1,957,400
+Added: Cost of goods sold
+Added: was approximately $15 in Fiscal Q1 2024 compared to approximately $13 in Fiscal Q1 2023.
+Added: This resulted in a gross loss of approximately
+Added: $5 or a gross margin loss of 49%, and approximately $7 gross loss and a gross margin loss of 113%, in Fiscal Q1 2024 and Fiscal Q1 2023,
+Added: respectively.
+Added: The gross loss and related gross margin loss for both the three-month periods were largely influenced by the low volume
+Added: of shipments in each quarter which reduced our ability to fully absorb fixed operating costs.
+Added: Engineering, research
+Added: and development expenses were approximately $207 in Fiscal Q1 2024, compared to approximately $167 in the Fiscal Q1 2023, or an increase
+Added: Fiscal Q1 2024 includes a higher engineering staff level and a concentrated effort to optimize the Company’s several new
+Added: designs of its generators and motors.
+Added: Fiscal Q1 2023 reflects the Company’s initial efforts to increase its development program,
+Added: including costs for engineering several new designs, as well as increased testing of its new electronic control unit (“ECU”).
+Added: Selling, general
+Added: and administration (“SG&A”) expenses decreased by approximately $342 or 40% to approximately $508 in the Fiscal Q1 2024
+Added: period from approximately $850 in the Fiscal Q1 2023 period.
+Added: The decrease during Fiscal Q1 2024 was principally attributed to lower legal
+Added: costs of $332 almost exclusively related to the settlement of the Kopple litigation in the FQ1 2023 period.
+Added: Interest expense
+Added: in Fiscal Q1 2024 increased approximately $347 or 427%, to approximately $428 from approximately $81 in the Fiscal Q1 2023 period due
+Added: principally to the settlement of the Kopple litigation which resulted in the conversion of the Kopple notes payable into a new note.
+Added: The new note did not accrue interest until January 2023, so FQ1 2023 included no Kopple-based interest.
+Added: In Fiscal Q1 2024, $87 of interest
+Added: was accrued on the unpaid balance of the restructured Kopple note, and in addition, the Company recorded $260 of extension and forbearance
+Added: fees, which are being categorized as interest.
+Added: Other income in
+Added: the Fiscal Q1 2024 period was approximately $7 which represents the favorable change in the fair value of the derivative warrant liability
+Added: for the three-months, measured as of May 31, 2023.
+Added: Comparatively, the revaluation of the derivative warrant liability in Fiscal Q1 2023,
+Added: measured as of May 31, 2022, resulted in a favorable change in the fair value of approximately $553 for the three-month period.
+Added: Net loss for the
+Added: three-month period of Fiscal Q1 2024 increased by approximately $589, to a loss of approximately $1,141 from a net loss of approximately
$552 in the three-month period of Fiscal Q1 2023.
−Removed: This was attributed to (i) reduction of the net loss related to derivative liability valuation
−Removed: of approximately $553,600, (ii) less interest expense of approximately $10,600, and (iii) the decreased operating loss of approximately
−Removed: Nine months ended November 30, 2022 compared
−Removed: to nine months ended November 30, 2021
−Removed: Net revenue was approximately $70,400 for the
−Removed: nine-months ended November 30, 2022 (“Fiscal YTD 2023”) compared to approximately $84,500 for the nine-months ended November
−Removed: 30, 2021 (“Fiscal YTD 2022”).
−Removed: During Fiscal YTD 2023, we delivered 7 generator units and 3 other ECU units as compared to
−Removed: 4 generator/ECU systems delivered and 2 other ECU units in the same nine-month period in the prior year.
−Removed: Revenues continue to be negatively
−Removed: impacted by both the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as a generally low level of resources.
−Removed: We cannot project with confidence the timing or
−Removed: amount of revenue that we can expect despite improvements in the pandemic being under more control globally including a successful rollout
−Removed: of the vaccine programs.
−Removed: To increase revenues which were impacted by the economic effects of the pandemic, the Company needs to augment
−Removed: its marketing and sales efforts substantially.
−Removed: As the Company’s focus has been on new product engineering and development, the
−Removed: current limited resources prevent executing the increased selling efforts in the near term.
−Removed: Cost of goods sold was approximately $55,800
−Removed: in Fiscal YTD 2023 compared to approximately $154,300 in Fiscal YTD 2022.
−Removed: This resulted in a gross profit of approximately $14,600, or
−Removed: a gross margin of 21%, and approximately $69,700 gross loss and a gross margin loss of 83%, in Fiscal YTD 2023 and Fiscal YTD 2022, respectively.
−Removed: The gross loss and related gross margin loss for Fiscal YTD 2022 was largely influenced by the low volume of shipments in each quarter
−Removed: which reduced our ability to fully absorb fixed operating costs including higher operating costs related to the new facility.
−Removed: YTD 2023 period showed improvement resulting in a modest gross profit as the production volume has started to increase somewhat and more
−Removed: importantly, the non-production time of the operations team was redirected to research and development related activities as the Company
−Removed: has focused more on the development and testing of new designs in Fiscal YTD 2023.
−Removed: Engineering, research and development expenses
−Removed: were approximately $639,700 in Fiscal YTD 2023, compared to approximately $370,600 in the Fiscal YTD 2022, or an increase of 73%.
−Removed: Fiscal 2022, the Company began to see higher level of R&D expenses than several of the prior years as the Company restarted its new
−Removed: product development program beginning with the development of a new electronic control unit (“ECU”).
−Removed: Fiscal YTD 2023 reflects
−Removed: the continuation of the increased development program, including additional staffing costs for the engineering team, analytical software
−Removed: program costs for engineering several new designs as well as increased testing.
−Removed: Selling, general and administration (“SG&A”)
−Removed: expense increased by approximately $76,300 or 4% to approximately $2,028,500 in the Fiscal YTD 2023 period from approximately $1,952,200
−Removed: in the Fiscal YTD 2022 period.
−Removed: The modest increase during Fiscal YTD 2023 was due to several offsetting factors, including (i) higher
−Removed: legal costs of $134,700 primarily related to the settlement of the Kopple litigation and a complaint related to the Company’s former
−Removed: Chief Executive Officer, Mel Gagerman, (ii) additional salary other wage-related expenses of approximately $329,600, including the addition
−Removed: of the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, (iii) higher accounting fees of approximately $67,500 related to the audit and review
−Removed: of the Company’s financial statements for filing the 10-K for Fiscal 2022 and the 10-Q reports for Fiscal Q1and Q2 2023, (iv) occupancy
−Removed: costs and amortization of newly acquired equipment and related software expenses of $67,200, and (v) an overall net increase of approximately
−Removed: $40,400 in all other selling and administrative expenses as compared to the Fiscal YTD 2022 period.
−Removed: These increased expenses were partially
−Removed: offset by a reduction of approximately $489,600 in share-based compensation costs related to the vesting options granted in Fiscal 2021
−Removed: and a reduction of public relations marketing expense of approximately $73,500.
−Removed: Interest expense in Fiscal YTD 2023 decreased
−Removed: approximately $443,800 or 48%, to approximately $489,100 from approximately $932,900 in the Fiscal YTD 2022 period principally due to
−Removed: (i) Fiscal YTD 2022 including an approximately $56,700 interest accrual related to the settlement with a former employee (See Note 15),
−Removed: (ii) Fiscal YTD 2022 including an approximately $68,000 interest accrual for unpaid accounts payable to a related party, and (iii) the
−Removed: settlement of the Kopple litigation which resulted in the conversion of the Kopple notes payable into a new note.
−Removed: The new note does not
−Removed: begin to accrue interest until payment of the initial $3.0 installment, which was extended and to be paid by November 2022.
−Removed: The extension
−Removed: fees of $75,000 paid through November 30, 2022 and the accrued but unpaid forbearance fee of $130,000 were classified as additional interest,
−Removed: resulting in approximately $414,900 lower interest expense related to the Kopple notes as compared to Fiscal YTD 2022 (See Note 15 and
−Removed: Part II- Item 3 – Legal Proceedings ).
−Removed: Partially offsetting those reductions in expense, Fiscal YTD 2023 included approximately
−Removed: $95,800 of interest expense on outstanding accounts payable and equipment loans.
−Removed: Other income in the Fiscal YTD 2023 period was
−Removed: approximately $560,300 which represents the favorable change in the fair value of the derivative warrant liability for the nine-months,
−Removed: measured as of November 30, 2022.
−Removed: Comparatively, the revaluation of the derivative warrant liability in Fiscal YTD 2022, measured as
−Removed: of November 30, 2021, resulted in an unfavorable change in the fair value of approximately $594,700 for the nine-month period.
−Removed: YTD 2022 also included a gain on the extinguishment of derivative liability of $44,620 associated with warrants that expired during the
−Removed: nine-month period.
−Removed: In addition, Fiscal YTD 2022 included an approximately $75,100 gain on extinguishment of debt in connection with the
−Removed: forgiveness of 100% of the principal and accrued interest related to the initial PPP loan obtained by the Company in April 2020.
−Removed: Net loss for the nine-month period of Fiscal
−Removed: YTD 2023 decreased by approximately $1,213,700, to a loss of approximately $2,582,400 from a restated net loss of approximately $3,796,000
−Removed: in the nine-month period of Fiscal YTD 2022.
−Removed: This was attributed to (i) additional net gain related to derivative liability valuation
−Removed: of approximately $1,155,000 and (ii) less interest expense of approximately $443,800, which were partially offset by (i) increased operating
−Removed: loss of $261,100 and (ii) a $75,100 gain on forgiveness of debt, and (iii) an approximately $4,300 gain on debt settlement.
−Removed: Liquidity and Capital Resources
−Removed: During the nine-month period ended November 30, 2022, the Company reported
−Removed: a net loss of approximately $2,582,400, and used cash in operating activities of approximately $2,254,000, and at November 30, 2022, had
−Removed: a stockholders’ deficit of approximately $20.2 million.
−Removed: These conditions raise substantial doubt regarding our ability to continue
−Removed: as a going concern for a period of at least one year from the date of issuance of these financial statements.
−Removed: In addition, the Company’s
−Removed: independent registered public accounting firm, in their report on the Company’s February 28, 2022, audited financial statements,
−Removed: raised substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
−Removed: The net loss of approximately $2,582,400 in the
−Removed: nine-month period ended November 30, 2022 as compared to the nine-month period ended November 30, 2021 restated net loss of approximately
−Removed: $3,796,000 was due to the first nine months of Fiscal 2023 having a significantly higher non-cash benefit from the change in fair value
−Removed: of the derivative warrant liability and substantially lower interest expense, partially offset by an increased operating loss, as noted
−Removed: A significant factor in both periods contributing to the negative operating cash flows is the low level of operating activities
−Removed: caused principally by the COVID-19 pandemic.
+Added: This was attributed to (i) a significantly lower net gain related to derivative liability
+Added: valuation of approximately $546 and (ii) higher interest expense of approximately $347, which were partially offset by (i) a decreased
+Added: operating loss of $304 principally attributable to the lower legal expenses related to the Kopple settlement.
+Added: Liquidity and
+Added: Capital Resources
+Added: For the three-month
+Added: period ended May 31, 2023, we recorded a net loss of approximately $1,141 and used cash in operations of approximately $797 and at May
+Added: 31, 2023, had a stockholders’ deficit of approximately $20.5 million.
+Added: These conditions raise substantial doubt regarding our ability
+Added: to continue as a going concern for a period of at least one year from the date of issuance of these financial statements.
+Added: the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, in their report on the Company’s February 28, 2023, audited
+Added: financial statements, raised substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
+Added: The net loss of
+Added: approximately $1,141 in Fiscal Q1 2024 as compared to the Fiscal Q1 2023 net loss of approximately $552 was due to Fiscal Q1 2023 having
+Added: a significantly higher non-cash benefit from the change in fair value of the derivative warrant liability and Fiscal Q1 2024 having substantially
+Added: higher interest expense related to the Kopple restructured note, partially offset by a decreased operating loss, as noted above.
+Added: A significant
+Added: factor in both periods contributing to the negative operating cash flows is the low level of operating activities caused principally
+Added: by the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
As a result of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, we may be required to raise additional
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financing markets, the availability of sufficient amounts of financing, and our future prospects.
−Removed: At November 30, 2022, we had cash of approximately
−Removed: $220,300, compared to cash of approximately $150,200 at February 28, 2022.
−Removed: Subsequent to November 30, 2022, the Company issued 442,424
−Removed: shares of common stock in exchange for cash proceeds of approximately $146,000.
−Removed: Working capital deficit at November 30, 2022 was a $12.6
−Removed: million deficit as compared to an $21.7 million deficit at February 28, 2022.
−Removed: The primary reason for the decrease in the deficit was
−Removed: the reclassification of approximately $8.1 million in notes payable-related party, including accrued interest, related to Kopple from
−Removed: current liabilities to long-term.
−Removed: The reclassification resulted from the Company reaching an agreement with Mr.
−Removed: Robert Kopple, a related
−Removed: party note holder, to resolve all litigation between the parties related to notes payable and accrued interest carried at a value of
−Removed: $12.1 million as of February 28, 2022.
−Removed: At November 30, 2022 and February 28, 2022, we had no accounts receivable.
−Removed: Prior to Fiscal 2020, in order to maintain liquidity,
−Removed: we relied upon external sources of financing, principally equity financing and private indebtedness.
−Removed: We have no bank line of credit and
−Removed: will require additional debt or equity financing to fund ongoing operations.
−Removed: Based on a cash flow analysis performed by management, we
−Removed: estimate that we will need an additional $5 million to maintain existing operations for Fiscal 2023 and increase the volume of shipments
−Removed: to customers.
−Removed: We cannot assure the reader that additional financing will be available nor that the commercial targets will be met in
−Removed: the amounts required to keep the business operating.
−Removed: The issuance of additional shares of equity in connection with such financing could
−Removed: dilute the interests of our existing stockholders, and such dilution could be substantial.
−Removed: If we cannot raise the needed funds, we would
−Removed: also be forced to make further substantial reductions in our operating expenses, which could adversely affect our ability to implement
−Removed: our current business plan and ultimately our viability as a company.
−Removed: In March 2022, the Company reached a settlement
−Removed: with the Kopple Parties that resolves all claims asserted against the Company without any admission, concession or finding of any fault,
−Removed: liability or wrongdoing on the part of the Company.
−Removed: Under the terms of the settlement, we have agreed to pay an aggregate amount of $10
−Removed: million over a period of seven years;
−Removed: $3 million of which was originally to be paid in June 2022, and subsequently extended to January
−Removed: 2023, after which, interest will accrue on the unpaid balance at a rate of 6%, compounded annually.
−Removed: All amounts, including all accrued
−Removed: interest, are to be paid no later than eight years from the date of the initial payment.
−Removed: The Kopple Parties have also received seven-year
−Removed: warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of approximately 3.3 million shares of our common stock at a price of $0.85 per share.
+Added: At May 31, 2023,
+Added: we had cash of approximately $50, compared to cash of approximately $15 at February 28, 2023.
+Added: Subsequent to May 31, 2023, the Company
+Added: issued 787,880 shares of common stock in exchange for cash proceeds of approximately $260.
+Added: Working capital deficit at May 21, 2023 was
+Added: a $14.1 million deficit as compared to an $13.7 million deficit at February 28, 2023.
+Added: At May 31, 2023 and February 28, 2023, we had no
+Added: accounts receivable.
+Added: Prior to Fiscal
+Added: 2020, in order to maintain liquidity, we relied upon external sources of financing, principally equity financing and private indebtedness.
+Added: We have no bank line of credit and will require additional debt or equity financing to fund ongoing operations.
+Added: Based on a cash flow
+Added: analysis performed by management, we estimate that we will need an additional $6 million to maintain existing operations for Fiscal 2024
+Added: and increase the volume of shipments to customers.
+Added: We cannot assure the reader that additional financing will be available nor that the
+Added: commercial targets will be met in the amounts required to keep the business operating.
+Added: The issuance of additional shares of equity in
+Added: connection with such financing could dilute the interests of our existing stockholders, and such dilution could be substantial.
+Added: cannot raise the needed funds, we will also be forced to make further substantial reductions in our operating expenses, which could adversely
+Added: affect our ability to implement our current business plan and ultimately our viability as a company.
+Added: In March 2022,
+Added: the Company reached a settlement with the Kopple Parties that resolves all claims asserted against the Company without any admission,
+Added: concession or finding of any fault, liability or wrongdoing on the part of the Company.
+Added: Under the terms of the settlement, we have agreed
+Added: to pay an aggregate amount of $10,000 over a period of seven years;
+Added: $3,000 of which was originally to be paid in June 2022, and subsequently
+Added: extended to August 1, 2023, Beginning in January 2023, interest began to accrue on the unpaid balance at a rate of 6%, compounded annually.
+Added: All amounts, including all accrued interest and deferred forbearance fees, are to be paid no later than eight years from the date of
+Added: the initial payment.
+Added: The Kopple Parties have also received seven-year warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 3,331,664 shares of
+Added: our common stock at a price of $0.85 per share.
+Added: The settlement also provides for standard mutual general release provisions and includes
+Added: customary representations, warranties, and covenants, including certain increases in the amount payable to the Kopple Parties and the
+Added: right of such parties to enter judgment against the Company if the Company remains in uncured default in its payment obligations under
the settlement.
−Removed: also provides for standard mutual general release provisions and includes customary representations, warranties, and covenants, including
−Removed: certain increases in the amount payable to the Kopple Parties and the right of such parties to enter judgment against the Company if
−Removed: the Company remains in uncured default in its payment obligations under the settlement.
−Removed: As of the date of this report, the Company has
−Removed: not yet paid the full $3,000,000 installment due to Kopple;
−Removed: having only made a partial payment of $150,000 in June 2022.
−Removed: We consider the transactions described above with Mr.
−Removed: related party transactions.
−Removed: Legal Proceedings” and
−Removed: “Part IV, Item 15, Note 19 to the Financial Statements” included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed
−Removed: with the SEC on June 21,2022 for information regarding the dispute and settlement with Mr.
−Removed: Kopple regarding these transactions.
−Removed: Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures
−Removed: About Market Risk
−Removed: As a smaller reporting company, we are not required
−Removed: to provide disclosure under this Item 3.
+Added: As of the date of this report, the Company has not yet paid the full $3,000 installment due to Kopple;
+Added: having only made
+Added: a partial payment of $150 in June 2022.
+Added: We consider the transactions described
+Added: above with Mr.
+Added: Kopple to be related party transactions.
+Added: Legal Proceedings” and “Part IV, Item 15, Notes 9 and 17 to the Financial Statements” included in the Company’s
+Added: Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on May 26, 2023 for information regarding the dispute and settlement with Mr.
+Added: Kopple regarding
+Added: these transactions.
+Added: Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
+Added: As a smaller reporting
+Added: company, we are not required to provide disclosure under this Item 3.
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