−Removed: MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
−Removed: following discussion should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes and other financial
−Removed: data included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
−Removed: Discussion and Analysis contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, such as statements relating to our
−Removed: liquidity, and our plans for our business focusing on providing products, services and solutions to the drone industry.
−Removed: Any statements
−Removed: that are not historical fact are forward-looking statements.
−Removed: When used, the words "believe," "plan," "intend,"
−Removed: "anticipate," "target," "estimate," "expect," and the like, and/or future-tense or conditional
−Removed: constructions ("will," "may," "could," "should," etc.), or similar expressions, identify certain
−Removed: of these forward-looking statements.
−Removed: These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
−Removed: results or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements in this Annual Report on
−Removed: The Company's actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking
−Removed: statements as a result of many factors.
−Removed: forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made.
−Removed: The Company does not undertake any obligation to update
−Removed: such forward-looking statements to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date of this Annual Report on
−Removed: Form 10-K except as required by federal securities law.
−Removed: developments during the two years ended April 31, 2023 include:
−Removed: May 4, 2021, the Company closed a firm commitment underwritten public offering (the "S-1 Offering") for the sale of 4,000,000
−Removed: shares of common stock, at a public offering price of $4.00 per share, to ThinkEquity, a division of Fordham Financial Management, Inc.,
−Removed: as representative of the underwriters ("ThinkEquity"), pursuant to an underwriting agreement with Think Equity.
−Removed: were sold pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No.
−Removed: 333-253491), filed with the SEC, which was
−Removed: declared effective by the Commission on April 29, 2021 (the "S-1 Registration Statement").
−Removed: The S-1 offering generated
−Removed: gross proceeds of $16 million and net proceeds of approximately $14.6 million.
−Removed: July 21, 2021 the Company closed a firm commitment underwritten public offering (the "S-3 Offering") for the sale of 13,333,334
−Removed: shares of common stock at a purchase price of $4.50 per share to ThinkEquity.
−Removed: The shares were sold pursuant to a registration statement
−Removed: on Form S-3, as amended (File No.
−Removed: 333-256216), filed with the SEC, which was declared effective by the SEC on June 14, 2021
−Removed: and a Supplement to the Prospectus contained in a registration statement filed with the SEC on July 19, 2021.
−Removed: The S-3 offering generated
−Removed: gross proceeds of $60 million and net proceeds of approximately $55.5 million.
−Removed: of Operations
−Removed: April 2016, the Company's primary business has been to provide products, services, and solutions to the drone industry which it presently
−Removed: does through its four wholly owned subsidiaries.
−Removed: Beginning in January 2020, the Company expanded the scope of its drone products and
−Removed: services through four acquisitions, including:
−Removed: In January 2020, the Company acquired Rotor
−Removed: Riot, a provider of First Person View (FPV) drones and equipment, primarily to the consumer marketplace.
−Removed: The purchase price was $1,995,114.
−Removed: In November 2020, the Company acquired Fat
−Removed: Shark Holdings, a provider of FPV video goggles to the drone industry.
+Added: DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
+Added: The following discussion
+Added: should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes and other financial data included
+Added: elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
+Added: In addition to our historical consolidated financial information, the following discussion
+Added: contains forward-looking statements that reflect our plans, estimates, and beliefs.
+Added: Our actual results could differ materially from those
+Added: discussed in the forward-looking statements.
+Added: For more information regarding forward-looking statements, please refer to the discussion
+Added: above under the heading “Forward-Looking Statements.”
+Added: Recent Developments
+Added: Corporate developments
+Added: during the two years ended April 30, 2024 include:
+Added: the first quarter of fiscal 2022, the Company completed two firm commitment underwritten public offerings with ThinkEquity, a division
+Added: of Fordham Financial Management.
+Added: The first offering, in May 2021, generated gross and net proceeds of $16 and $14.6 million, respectively.
+Added: The second offering, in July 2021, generated gross and net proceeds of $60 and $55.5 million, respectively.
+Added: December 11, 2023, the Company completed a firm commitment underwritten public offering with ThinkEquity of 18,400,000 shares of common
+Added: stock which generated gross and net proceeds of $9.2 and $8.4 million, respectively.
+Added: Plan of Operations
+Added: Since April 2016, the
+Added: Company's primary business has been to provide products, services, and solutions to the drone industry which it presently does through
+Added: its four wholly owned subsidiaries.
+Added: Beginning in January 2020, the Company expanded the scope of its drone products and services through
+Added: four acquisitions, including:
+Added: In January 2020, the Company acquired Rotor Riot, a provider of First
+Added: Person View (FPV) drones and equipment, primarily to the consumer marketplace.
The purchase price was $1,995,114.
−Removed: In May 2021, the Company acquired Skypersonic
−Removed: which provides hardware and software solutions that enable drones to complete inspection services in locations where GPS is not available,
−Removed: yet still record and transmit data even while being operated from thousands of miles away.
+Added: In November 2020, the Company acquired Fat Shark Holdings, a provider
+Added: of FPV video goggles to the drone industry.
The purchase price was $8,354,076.
−Removed: In August 2021, the Company acquired Teal
−Removed: Drones, a leader in commercial and government UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) technology.
+Added: In May 2021, the Company acquired Skypersonic which provides hardware
+Added: and software solutions that enable drones to complete inspection services in locations where GPS is not available, yet still record
+Added: and transmit data even while being operated from thousands of miles away.
The purchase price was $2,791,012.
−Removed: the Teal acquisition, we focused on integrating and organizing these businesses.
−Removed: Effective May 1, 2022, we established the Enterprise
−Removed: and Consumer segments in order to sharpen our focus on the unique opportunities in each sector.
−Removed: Enterprise's initial strategy was to
−Removed: provide UAV's, primarily drones, to commercial enterprises, including the military, to navigate dangerous military environments and confined
−Removed: industrial and commercial interior spaces.
−Removed: Subsequently, Enterprise narrowed its near term focus on the military and other government
−Removed: Skypersonic's technology has been re-focused on military applications and its operations consolidated into Teal.
−Removed: segment, which includes Fat Shark and Rotor Riot, is focused on hobbyists and enthusiasts which are expected to increase as drones become
−Removed: more visible in our daily lives.
−Removed: November 2022, we entered into an agreement to sell our Consumer segment to Unusual Machines.
−Removed: The adjusted sale price is $20 million,
−Removed: including $3 million in cash, at closing, and $17 million in securities of Unusual Machines.
−Removed: The agreement reflects the Company's decision
−Removed: to focus its efforts and capital on military and defense where it believes that there are more opportunities to create long term shareholder
−Removed: The closing of the transaction is contingent upon Unusual Machines completing (i) an initial public offering that raises sufficient
−Removed: capital to close the transaction, and (ii) a listing on a public stock exchange such as the NYSE or Nasdaq.
−Removed: of Operations
+Added: In August 2021,
+Added: the Company acquired Teal Drones, a leader in commercial and government UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) technology.
+Added: The purchase price
+Added: was $10,011,279.
+Added: Following the Teal
+Added: acquisition in August 2021, we concentrated on integrating and organizing these businesses.
+Added: Effective May 1, 2022, we established the
+Added: Enterprise segment and the Consumer segment to focus on the unique opportunities in each sector.
+Added: The Enterprise segment’s initial
+Added: strategy was to provide UAVs to commercial enterprises, and the military, to navigate dangerous military environments and confined industrial
+Added: and commercial interior spaces.
+Added: Subsequently, the segment narrowed its near-term attention on the military and other government agencies.
+Added: Skypersonic's technology has been redirected to military applications and its operations consolidated into Teal.
+Added: The Enterprise segment’s
+Added: current business strategy is focused on providing integrated robotic hardware and software for use across a variety of applications.
+Added: Its solutions provide critical situational awareness and actionable intelligence to on-the-ground warfighters and battlefield commanders
+Added: as well as firefighters and public safety officials.
+Added: Our Enterprise segment’s efforts are centered on developing and scaling an
+Added: American made family of systems.
+Added: We have since completed construction of a manufacturing facility in Salt Lake City and believe that
+Added: an increased focus by the United States government and American businesses on purchasing products that are “Made in America”
+Added: provide our Enterprise segment with a competitive advantage.
+Added: On February 16, 2024,
+Added: we closed the sale of our Consumer segment, consisting of Rotor Riot and Fat Shark, to Unusual Machines.
+Added: The sale reflects our decision
+Added: to focus our efforts and capital on defense where we believe there are more opportunities to create long term shareholder value.
+Added: Results of Operations
analysis of the Company's results of operations for the year ended April 30, 2024 ("Fiscal 2024") compared to the year ended
−Removed: April 30, 2022 ("Fiscal 2022") includes its wholly owned subsidiaries including Teal Drones, Rotor Riot, Fat Shark, and Skypersonic.
−Removed: The results for both periods is significantly impacted by the acquisition of Teal Drones on August 31, 2021.
−Removed: Teal is the Company’s
−Removed: largest operating subsidiary, and its operating results include 8 months for Fiscal 2022 and 12 months for Fiscal 2023.
−Removed: Since acquiring
−Removed: Teal, the Company has more than tripled the number of Teal employees and significantly expanded its facilities.
−Removed: As a result, the comparison
−Removed: of the year ended April 30, 2023 to the year ended April 30, 2022 yields more significant changes than might normally occur.
−Removed: the end of Fiscal 2023, the Company recognized an impairment loss of $2,826,918 related to Skypersonic goodwill which was written down
+Added: April 30, 2023 ("Fiscal 2023") includes only the Company’s Enterprise segment as our Consumer segment was divested in
+Added: February 2024.
+Added: At the end of Fiscal 2023, the Company recognized an impairment loss of $2,826,918 related to Skypersonic goodwill which
+Added: was written down to zero.
In addition, its operations were consolidated into Teal.
−Removed: Skypersonic's operating results represented 2% and 4% of consolidated
−Removed: revenues and operating loss for Fiscal 2023.
−Removed: Based on its immateriality, Skypersonic is not included in the operating analysis set forth
−Removed: A summary comparison
−Removed: of Fiscal 2023 operating results compared to Fiscal 2022 is as follows:
−Removed: Cost of Goods
+Added: Skypersonic's operating results represented 0% and
+Added: 2% of consolidated revenues and operating loss for Fiscal 2024.
+Added: Based on its immateriality, Skypersonic is not included in the operating
+Added: analysis set forth below.
+Added: Discussion and
+Added: Analysis of Fiscal 2024 compared to Fiscal 2023
+Added: revenues totaled $17,836,382 during the year ended April 30, 2024 (or the "2024 period") compared to $4,620,834 during the
+Added: year ended April 30, 2023 (or the "2023 period") representing an increase of $13,215,548, or 286%.
+Added: The increase primarily related
+Added: to higher product revenue related to the launch of the Teal 2 in April 2023.
+Added: Product revenue totaled $13,588,372 during the year
+Added: ended April 30, 2024 compared to $3,012,470 during the year ended April 30, 2023 representing an increase of $10,575,902, or 351%.
+Added: The increase in revenue also partially related to increased contract revenues during the 2024 period.
+Added: Contract revenues totaled $4,173,005
+Added: during the 2024 period compared to $1,312,427 during the 2023 period, representing an increase of $2,860,578, or 218%.
+Added: revenues are primarily sourced through government agencies and can fluctuate from period to period based on the timing of award deliverables
+Added: and amendments.
+Added: gross profit totaled $3,680,546 during the 2024 period compared to negative $834,311 during the 2023 period representing an increase
+Added: of $4,514,857, or 541%.
+Added: On a percentage basis, gross profit was 21% during the 2024 period compared to negative 18% during the 2023 period.
+Added: The percentage basis increase in gross profit in the 2024 period primarily related to obsolete inventory write-offs that occurred during
+Added: the 2023 period.
+Added: Additionally, lower manufacturing levels in the 2023 period resulted in higher relative overhead costs compared to the
+Added: Our manufacturing facility is presently producing drones at a lower level than it is designed for, and these lower production
+Added: levels, combined with higher overhead costs, continue to result in lower than targeted gross profits.
+Added: As production levels increase,
+Added: our fixed overhead costs, including labor, are expected to be allocated to a greater number of drones which is expected to drive our
+Added: per-drone production costs lower and increase gross profits.
Operating Expenses
−Removed: Operating Loss
−Removed: and Analysis of Fiscal 2023 compared to Fiscal 2022
−Removed: Consolidated revenues totaled
−Removed: $9,911,780 during the year ended April 30, 2023 ("Fiscal 2023") compared to $6,428,963 during the year ended April 30, 2022
−Removed: ("Fiscal 2022") representing an increase of $3,482,817, or 54%.
−Removed: Revenue growth for Teal and Rotor Riot represented $2,854,413
−Removed: and $1,345,972 of the dollar increase, or 82% and 39%, of the percentage increase, respectively, which was partially offset by Fat Shark’s
−Removed: decrease of $606,006 or 17%.
−Removed: Revenue growth for Teal benefitted from a full year of operations in Fiscal 2023 compared to only eight
−Removed: months in Fiscal 2023.
−Removed: Higher revenues for Rotor Riot were generated by a significant increase in digital marketing spending.
−Removed: Lower revenues
−Removed: for Fat Shark related to its newest product, the Dominator, which was launched at the beginning of Fiscal 2023, and while it generated
−Removed: strong initial sales in the first quarter, sales declined significantly over the remaining quarters in Fiscal 2023.
−Removed: Revenues for the Enterprise
−Removed: Segment totaled $4,620,834 in Fiscal 2023 compared to $1,877,983 for Fiscal 2022, representing an increase of $2,742,851, or greater than
−Removed: This revenue growth was entirely attributable to Teal which recognized product sales of $3,051,348 in Fiscal 2023 and $904,600 of
−Removed: revenue under the SRR Tranche II program.
−Removed: Revenues for the Consumer Segment totaled $5,290,946 in Fiscal 2023 compared to $4,550,980 for
−Removed: Fiscal 2022, representing an increase of $739,966, or 16%.
−Removed: This revenue growth was entirely attributable to Rotor Riot whose revenues
−Removed: increased by $1,345,972, more than offsetting a $606,006 decrease for Fat Shark.
−Removed: gross margin totaled negative $336,795 during Fiscal 2023 compared to $925,515 during Fiscal 2022 representing a decrease of $1,262,310,
−Removed: Gross margin dollar contribution for Teal, Rotor Riot, and Fat Shark totaled negative $857,721, positive $431,751, and positive
−Removed: $158,285, respectively.
−Removed: The reported gross margin of negative 19% for Teal was adversely impacted by a charge of $1,405,807 related to
−Removed: the write off of obsolete inventory related to its legacy drone, the Golden Eagle.
−Removed: Excluding this charge, core gross margin for Teal
−Removed: was 12% in Fiscal 2023 compared to 19% in Fiscal 2022.
−Removed: The lower core gross margin in Fiscal 2023 reflects a significant investment by
−Removed: the Company to build and scale a new manufacturing facility in Salt Lake City, Utah.
−Removed: Our manufacturing facility is presently producing
−Removed: drones at a lower level than it is designed for, and these lower production levels, combined with higher labor and overhead costs, are
−Removed: adversely impacting core gross margins at Teal.
−Removed: As production levels increase, our fixed overhead costs, including labor, will be allocated
−Removed: to a greater number of drones which will drive our per-drone production costs lower and increase gross margins.
−Removed: The core operating margin
−Removed: for Fat Shark was 15% in Fiscal 2023 compared to 2% in Fiscal 2022.
−Removed: The lower gross margin in Fiscal 2022 related to price reductions
−Removed: of the prior digital goggle as the Company prepared for the launch of the Dominator in early Fiscal 2023.
−Removed: Separately, Fat Shark recorded
−Removed: a charge of $182,845 related to the write-off of excess quantities of Dominator inventory based on sales volumes during the second half
−Removed: of Fiscal 2023.
−Removed: This charge reduced gross margin from 15% to 7%.
−Removed: The core operating margin for Rotor Riot was 13% in Fiscal 2023 compared
−Removed: to 21% in Fiscal 2022.
−Removed: The decrease related to higher product and shipping costs.
−Removed: expenses totaled $4,411,685 during the 2023 period compared to $1,353,904 during the 2022 period, resulting in an increase of $3,057,781,
−Removed: or greater than 100%.
−Removed: Higher costs for Teal represented $2,934,250 or 96% of the percentage increase.
−Removed: Since its acquisition, we have
−Removed: more than tripled Teal's headcount and doubled the size of its facilities.
−Removed: Approximately 49% of Teal's costs related to payroll, 21%
−Removed: to employee-related office expenses, and 9% to overhead expenses with the balance spread ratably across numerous categories including
−Removed: information technology, facilities, professional fees, and travel.
−Removed: and development expenses totaled $5,248,336 during the year ended April 30, 2023 compared to $2,606,141 during the year ended April 30,
−Removed: 2022, representing an increase of $2,642,195, or approximately 100%.
−Removed: The entire increase can be attributed to Teal, with approximately
−Removed: 43% of its expenses related to payroll, 33% related to office, 21% related to professional fees, and 3% related to information technology.
−Removed: and marketing costs totaled $4,028,007 during the 2023 period compared to $1,127,532 during the 2022 period, resulting in an increase
−Removed: of $2,900,475 or more than 100%.
−Removed: Higher costs for Teal and Rotor Riot represented $2,487,331 and $572,891 of the dollar increase and
−Removed: 86% and 20% of the percentage increase.
−Removed: Payroll costs, related to hiring at Teal, totaled $887,891 in the 2023 period compared to $24,428
−Removed: during the 2022 period, resulting in an increase of $863,463 which represented 30% of the total increase in sales and marketing costs.
−Removed: Travel and related costs totaled $567,307 in the 2023 period compared to $22,539 in the 2022 period resulting in an increase of $544,768
−Removed: which represented 19% of the total increase.
−Removed: In addition, higher advertising and show production costs represented 27% of the increase
−Removed: while professional fees accounted for 15% of the increase.
−Removed: and administrative expenses totaled $6,618,596 during the year ended April 30, 2023 compared to $5,548,589 during the year ended April
−Removed: 30, 2022, representing an increase of $1,070,007 or 19%.
−Removed: Higher costs at the Corporate level essentially represented 100% of the increase.
−Removed: Corporate includes executive compensation and other administrative costs associated with operating a publicly traded company including
−Removed: departments such as finance, human resources, and administration.
−Removed: Other significant costs include professional services fees (legal,
−Removed: audit, and board compensation), Nasdaq listing fees and filing costs, and corporate insurance.
−Removed: Specific increases in costs included payroll
−Removed: which totaled $2,283,639 in the 2023 period compared to $1,536,125 in the 2022 period resulting in an increase of $747,514 or 70% of
−Removed: the total increase in general and administrative expenses.
−Removed: Legal and lobbying services costs totaled $928,621 in Fiscal 2023 compared
−Removed: to $312,367, representing an increase of $616,254, or 58% of the total increase.
−Removed: These higher costs were partially offset by decreases
−Removed: in facilities costs of $140,634 and travel costs of $139,778.
−Removed: the year ended April 30, 2023, we incurred stock-based compensation costs of $3,656,724 compared to $3,291,635 in the 2022 period, resulting
−Removed: in an increase of $365,089 or 11%.
−Removed: During the 2023 period, the Company issued 1,503,500 additional options which resulted in incremental
−Removed: stock-based compensation costs of $322,215.
−Removed: income totaled $39,324 during the 2023 period compared to $1,313,158 during the 2022 period, representing a decrease of $1,273,834.
−Removed: decrease in other income was principally related to higher depreciation and amortization expense which totaled $966,072 during the 2023
−Removed: period compared to $264,803 during the 2022 period resulting in an increase of $701,269 and representing 55% of the total decrease in
−Removed: other income.
−Removed: Higher depreciation expense related to approximately $2.5 million in capital expenditures in Fiscal 2023, primarily related
−Removed: to the construction of the new manufacturing facility in Salt Lake City, Utah.
−Removed: Higher amortization expense related to a full year of
−Removed: amortization of intangible assets acquired through acquisitions, especially Teal.
−Removed: Loss totaled $27,087,737 during the year ended April 30, 2023, compared to $11,689,128 during the year ended April 30, 2022, representing
−Removed: an increase of $15,398,609, or greater than 100%.
−Removed: Net Loss for Teal, Rotor Riot and Fat Shark totaled $12,554,652, $1,204,175, and $526,211,
−Removed: or 46%, 4%, and 2% of the consolidated net loss.
−Removed: The acquisition of Teal Drones in August 2021 accounted for most of the increase.
−Removed: acquiring Teal, we have more than tripled its headcount and significantly expanded its facilities.
−Removed: Net loss for Teal during the 2023
−Removed: period totaled $12,554,652 compared to $2,198,232 for the 2022 period, representing an increase of $10,356,420, or almost 5 times.
−Removed: higher net loss for Teal represented 67% of the increase in the consolidated net loss.
−Removed: Corporate costs totaled $11,747,049 in the
−Removed: 2023 period compared to $6,978,663 in the 2022 period resulting in an increase of $4,768,386 or 68%.
−Removed: The increase represented 31%
−Removed: of the increase in the consolidated loss.
−Removed: cash used in operating activities was $29,199,420 during the year ended April 30, 2023, compared to net cash used in operating activities
−Removed: of $16,019,320 during the year ended April 30, 2022, representing an increase of $13,180,100 or 82%.
−Removed: Net cash used in operations, net
−Removed: of non-cash expenses, totaled $20,322,665 during the year ended April 30, 2023, compared to 8,924,419 during the year ended April 30,
−Removed: 2022, resulting in an increase of $11,398,246, or greater than 100%.
−Removed: The higher use of cash primarily related to the acquisition of Teal
−Removed: Drones in August 2021, and the subsequent expansion of its operations, as well the inclusion of a full year of operations in the 2023
−Removed: period compared to eight months of operations in the 2022 period.
−Removed: Net cash used related to changes in operating assets and liabilities
−Removed: totaled $8,876,755 during the year ended April 30, 2023, compared to $7,094,901 during the year ended April 30, 2022, representing an
−Removed: increase of $1,781,854 or 25%.
−Removed: Changes in operating assets and liabilities can fluctuate significantly from period to period depending
−Removed: upon the timing and level of multiple factors, including inventory purchases and vendor payments.
−Removed: Net inventory purchases, including
−Removed: deposits, totaled $8,805,110 and $3,457,633 in fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2022, respectively.
−Removed: cash provided by investing activities was $29,590,235 during the year ended April 30, 2023, compared to net cash used in investing activities
−Removed: of $46,603,486 during the year ended April 30, 2022 resulting in a decrease of $76,193,721 or greater than 100%.
+Added: Research and development
+Added: expenses totaled $5,896,037 during the 2024 period compared to $5,595,281 during the 2023 period, representing an increase of $300,756,
+Added: Supplies and materials expense totaled $2,017,979 in the 2024 period compared to $1,444,051 in the 2023 period.
+Added: This increase
+Added: of $573,928, or 40%, primarily related to increased efforts in developing new products and represented substantially all of the total
+Added: increase in research and development costs.
+Added: Sales and marketing
+Added: costs totaled $4,568,617 during the 2024 period compared to $3,731,776 during the 2023 period, representing an increase of $836,841 or
+Added: The increase was driven by higher payroll expenses to support increased sales efforts of the Teal 2.
+Added: General and administrative
+Added: expenses totaled $10,679,105 during the 2024 period compared to $12,383,470 during the 2023 period, representing a decrease of $1,704,365
+Added: The decrease primarily related to lower professional fees.
During the 2024 period,
−Removed: net proceeds of $32,290,448 from the maturities of marketable securities were used to fund operations, and $2,450,213 was used to purchase
−Removed: property and equipment, primarily related to the expansion of the manufacturing facilities for Teal.
−Removed: During the 2022 period, purchases
−Removed: of marketable securities, net of proceeds from sales of marketable securities, totaled $46,264,663.
−Removed: During Fiscal 2023, the Company was
−Removed: spending the proceeds from the Fiscal 2022 stock offerings to support operations for the full year, whereas in Fiscal 2022 the proceeds
−Removed: from the stock offerings were invested in marketable securities and also used to support operations for the second half of Fiscal 2022.
−Removed: cash used in financing activities totaled $1,215,325 during the year ended April 30, 2023, compared to net cash provided by financing
−Removed: activities of $66,430,274 during the year ended April 30, 2022.
−Removed: Financing activities can vary from period to period depending upon market
−Removed: conditions, both at a macro-level and specific to the Company.
−Removed: During the 2022 period, the Company received net proceeds of approximately
−Removed: $70 million in connection with two offerings of common stock and made payments under debt obligations totaling $2,900,709.
−Removed: Debt payments
−Removed: totaled $646,954 during the 2023 period.
−Removed: and Capital Resources
−Removed: April 30, 2023, the Company reported current assets totaling $32,175,012, current liabilities totaling $4,760,616 and net working capital
−Removed: of $27,414,396.
−Removed: Cash and marketable securities totaled $16,074,343 at April 30, 2023.
−Removed: Inventory related balances, including pre-paid
−Removed: inventory, totaled $14,408,065.
−Removed: We continue to maintain higher-than-normal inventory balances related to the global supply chain issues,
−Removed: including chip shortages, which continue to impact the timing of our purchase decisions.
−Removed: Company has never been profitable, and its net losses have been increasing related to acquisitions, as well as costs incurred to pursue
−Removed: its long-term growth strategy.
−Removed: During the year ended April 30, 2023, the Company incurred a net loss of $27,087,737 and used cash
−Removed: in operating activities of $29,199,420.
−Removed: As of April 30, 2023, the Company has working capital of $27,414,396.
−Removed: While the Company has historically
−Removed: been successful in raising capital to meet its working capital requirements, the ability to continue raising such capital to enable the
−Removed: Company to continue its growth is not guaranteed.
−Removed: Therefore, there is substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue
−Removed: as a going concern as the Company will require additional liquidity to continue its operations and meet its financial obligations for
−Removed: twelve months from the date these consolidated financial statements are issued.
−Removed: The Company is evaluating strategies to obtain
−Removed: the required funding and exploring opportunities to reduce expenses.
−Removed: the Company is unable to raise additional capital, there is a risk that the Company could default on its financial obligations and could
−Removed: be required to discontinue or significantly reduce the scope of its operations.
−Removed: The consolidated financial statements do not include
−Removed: any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts, or the amount and classification of liabilities
−Removed: or any other adjustment that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
−Removed: Accounting Policies and Estimates
−Removed: financial statements and accompanying notes have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis.
−Removed: The preparation
−Removed: of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts
−Removed: of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported
−Removed: amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods.
+Added: we incurred stock-based compensation costs of $3,609,267 compared to $3,656,724 in the 2023 period, resulting in a decrease of $47,457
+Added: Other expense totaled
+Added: $3,650,484 during the 2024 period compared to $1,004,887 during the 2023 period, representing a decrease of $2,645,597 or 263%.
+Added: the 2024 period, the divestiture of the Consumer segment resulted in a gain of $9,642,427, impairment of $11,353,875, and an equity method
+Added: loss of $503,625.
+Added: Additionally, during the 2024 period, the Company was awarded a manufacturing modernization grant from the State
+Added: of Utah for $750,000 of which $675,000 is attributable to the 2024 period.
+Added: Net Loss from Continuing
+Added: Net loss from continuing
+Added: operations totaled $21,526,696 for the 2024 period compared to $26,376,643 for the 2023 period, resulting in a decrease of $4,849,947
+Added: Total operating expenses totaled $21,556,758 for the 2024 period compared to $24,537,445 for the 2023 period.
+Added: The decrease in
+Added: operating expenses was offset by the increase in other expense.
+Added: Higher gross profit is attributable to the decrease in net loss from
+Added: continuing operations.
+Added: Results of Discontinued
+Added: Net loss from discontinued
+Added: operations totaled $2,525,933 for the 2024 period compared to $1,730,386 for the 2023 period, representing an increase of $795,547, or
+Added: Net loss for Fat Shark totaled $1,365,707 for the 2024 period, compared to $543,962 for the 2023 period, representing an increase
+Added: of $821,745 or 151%, and represents 103% of the total increase in net loss from discontinued operations.
+Added: Fat Shark’s results were
+Added: adversely impacted by a charge of $1,244,920 during the 2024 period related to the write-off of excess quantities of Dominator inventory
+Added: based on sales volumes.
+Added: Net loss for Rotor Riot totaled $1,160,226 for the 2024 period compared to $1,186,424 for the 2023 period, representing
+Added: a decrease of $26,198 or 2%.
+Added: Operating Activities
+Added: Net cash used in operating
+Added: activities was $17,687,063 during the 2024 period compared to net cash used in operating activities of $24,313,674 during the 2023 period,
+Added: representing a decrease of $6,626,611 or 27%.
+Added: The decreased use of cash primarily related to timing of accounts receivable receipts for
+Added: government customers.
+Added: Net cash used in operations, net of non-cash expenses, totaled $8,512,449 during the 2024 period, compared to $7,784,364
+Added: during the 2023 period, resulting in an increase of $728,085, or 9%.
+Added: Net cash used related to changes in operating assets and liabilities
+Added: totaled $4,672,816 during the 2024 period, compared to $5,721,395 during the 2023 period, representing a decrease of $1,048,579 or 18%.
+Added: Changes in operating assets and liabilities can fluctuate significantly from period to period depending upon the timing and level of
+Added: multiple factors, including inventory purchases, vendor payments, and customer collections.
+Added: Investing Activities
+Added: Net cash provided by investing activities was $13,567,078
+Added: during the 2024 period compared to net cash provided by investing activities of $29,590,235 during the 2023 period, resulting in a decrease
+Added: of $16,023,157 or 54%.
+Added: Proceeds of $12,826,217 and $32,290,448 from the sale of marketable securities were used to fund operations during
+Added: the 2024 period and the 2023 period, respectively.
+Added: Financing Activities
+Added: Net cash provided by
+Added: financing activities totaled $7,802,076 during the 2024 period compared to net cash used in financing activities of $1,215,325 during
+Added: the 2023 period.
+Added: Financing activities can vary from period to period depending upon market conditions, both at a macro-level and specific
+Added: to the Company.
+Added: During the fiscal 2024 period, the company received net proceeds from issuance of common stock of $8,395,600.
+Added: Liquidity and
+Added: Capital Resources
+Added: At April 30, 2024,
+Added: the Company reported current assets totaling $22,397,549, current liabilities totaling $3,651,130 and net working capital of $18,746,419.
+Added: Cash totaled $6,067,169 at April 30, 2024.
+Added: Inventory related balances, including pre-paid inventory, totaled
+Added: Going Concern
+Added: Company has never been profitable and has incurred net losses related to acquisitions, as well as costs incurred to pursue its long-term
+Added: growth strategy.
+Added: During the year ended April 30, 2024, the Company incurred a net loss from continuing operations of $21,526,696
+Added: and used cash in operating activities of continuing operations of $17,687,063 .
+Added: As of April 30, 2024, working capital for continuing operations totaled $18,746,419 .
+Added: financial results and our financial position at April 30, 2024 raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going
+Added: However, the Company has recently taken actions to strengthen its liquidity.
+Added: On December 11, 2023, we completed a public
+Added: offering of 18,400,000 shares of common stock which generated net proceeds of approximately $8,400,000.
+Added: Subsequent to year end, the Company
+Added: sold its equity method investment for $4,400,000.
+Added: In addition, the Company’s operating plan for the next twelve months has been
+Added: updated to reflect recent operating improvements.
+Added: Revenues have accelerated and are expected to continue growing.
+Added: The Company’s
+Added: manufacturing facility is scaling production and gross profits are projected to increase.
+Added: If necessary, the Company will seek to
+Added: obtain additional debt financing for which there can be no guarantee.
+Added: Management has concluded that these recent positive developments
+Added: alleviate any substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue its operations, and meet its financial obligations,
+Added: for twelve months from the date these consolidated financial statements are issued.
+Added: Critical Accounting
+Added: Policies and Estimates
+Added: Our financial statements
+Added: and accompanying notes have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis.
+Added: The preparation of financial statements
+Added: in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities,
+Added: the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and
+Added: expenses during the reporting periods.
regularly evaluate the accounting policies and estimates that we use to prepare our financial statements.
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Significant estimates reflected in these financial
−Removed: statements include those used to (i) determine stock-based compensation, (ii) complete purchase price accounting for acquisitions, (iii)
−Removed: accounting for derivatives, (iv) reserves and allowances related to accounts receivable and inventory, and (v) the evaluation of long
−Removed: term assets, including goodwill, for impairment.
+Added: statements include those used to (i) complete purchase price accounting for acquisitions, (ii) the evaluation of long-term assets, including
+Added: goodwill, for impairment, and (iii) the evaluation of other-than-temporary-impairment of equity method investments.
and Long-lived Assets – Goodwill represents the future economic benefit arising from other assets acquired in an acquisition that
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inherent in estimating the fair values include the estimated future cash flows, growth assumptions for future revenues (including gross
−Removed: margin, operating expenses, and capital expenditures), and a rate used to discount estimated future cash flow projections to their present
+Added: profit, operating expenses, and capital expenditures), and a rate used to discount estimated future cash flow projections to their present
value based on estimated weighted average cost of capital (i.e., the selected discount rate).
−Removed: Our assumptions our based on historical
+Added: Our assumptions are based on historical
data, supplemented by current and anticipated market conditions, estimated growth rates, and management’s plans.
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by little or no market data.
−Removed: Company's financial instruments mainly consist of cash, receivables, current assets, accounts payable, accrued expenses and debt.
−Removed: carrying amounts of cash, receivables, current assets, accounts payable, accrued expenses and current debt approximates fair value due
−Removed: to the short-term nature of these instruments.
−Removed: Company has financial instruments that are considered derivatives or contain embedded features subject to derivative accounting.
−Removed: derivatives are valued separately from the host instrument and are recognized as liabilities on the Company's balance sheet.
−Removed: measures these instruments at their estimated fair value and recognizes changes in their estimated fair value in results of operations
−Removed: during the period of change.
−Removed: October 2020 and January 2021, the Company entered into convertible note agreements which included provisions under which the conversion
−Removed: price was equal to the lesser of an initial stated amount or the conversion price of a future offering.
−Removed: This variable conversion feature
−Removed: was recognized as a derivative.
−Removed: Both financings included the issuance of warrants which contained similar variable conversion features.
−Removed: The Company values these convertible notes and warrants using the multinomial lattice method.
−Removed: The valuation is updated each reporting
−Removed: date with the change in the liability reflected as a change in derivative liability in the statement of operations.
+Added: Financial Instruments
+Added: The Company's financial
+Added: instruments mainly consist of cash, receivables, current assets, accounts payable, accrued expenses and debt.
+Added: The carrying amounts of
+Added: cash, receivables, current assets, accounts payable, accrued expenses and current debt approximates fair value due to the short-term
+Added: nature of these instruments.
+Added: Off-Balance Sheet
+Added: We have no off-balance
sheet arrangements.
−Removed: have no off-balance sheet arrangements.
−Removed: Issued Accounting Pronouncements
−Removed: Company has implemented all new accounting pronouncements that are in effect.
−Removed: These pronouncements did not have any material impact on
−Removed: the financial statements unless otherwise disclosed, and the Company does not believe that there are any other new accounting pronouncements
−Removed: that have been issued that might have a material impact on its financial position or results of operations.
−Removed: QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
−Removed: a smaller reporting company, we are not required to provide this information.
+Added: Recently Issued
+Added: Accounting Pronouncements
+Added: The Company has implemented
+Added: all new accounting pronouncements that are in effect.
+Added: These pronouncements did not have any material impact on the financial statements
+Added: unless otherwise disclosed, and the Company does not believe that there are any other new accounting pronouncements that have been issued
+Added: that might have a material impact on its financial position or results of operations.
+Added: AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
+Added: As a smaller reporting
+Added: company, we are not required to provide this information.
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