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We believe our company has been an innovator in the recreational and commercial power catamaran
−Removed: We currently have 16 gas-powered models in production ranging in size from our 24-foot, dual engine, center console to our newly
−Removed: designed 40-foot offshore 400 GFX.
−Removed: Our twin-hull catamaran running surface, known as a symmetrical catamaran hull design, adds to the
−Removed: Twin Vee ride quality by reducing drag, increasing fuel efficiency, and offering users a stable riding boat.
−Removed: We have additionally, launched
−Removed: the LFG Marine line of monohull boats which are expected to appeal to first-time boat buyers, the freshwater market, and consumers that
−Removed: prefer a monohull boat, increasing our potential customer base significantly across the nation and moving us outside on the niche catamaran
−Removed: Twin Vee’s home base operations in Fort Pierce Florida is a 7.5-acre facility with several buildings totaling over 75,000
−Removed: We currently employe approximately 170 employees, 2022, some of whom have been with our company for over twenty years.
−Removed: We have organized our business into three operating
−Removed: (i) our gas-powered boat segment which manufactures and distributes gas-powered boats;
−Removed: (ii) our electric-powered boat segment
−Removed: which is developing fully electric boats, through our majority held subsidiary, Forza and (iii) our franchise segment which is developing
−Removed: a standard product offering and will be selling franchises across the United States through our wholly owned subsidiary, Fix My Boat,
−Removed: Inc., a Delaware corporation.
+Added: We currently have 19 gas-powered models in production ranging in size from our 22-foot monohull to our newly designed 40-foot
+Added: offshore 400 GFX.
+Added: Our twin-hull catamaran running surface, known as a symmetrical catamaran hull design, adds to the Twin Vee ride quality
+Added: by reducing drag, increasing fuel efficiency, and offering users a stable riding boat.
+Added: We have additionally, launched the AquaSport line
+Added: of monohull boats which are expected to appeal to first-time boat buyers,
+Added: the freshwater market, and consumers that prefer a monohull
+Added: boat, increasing our potential customer base across the nation and moving us outside on the niche catamaran market.
+Added: Twin Vee’s home
+Added: base operations in Fort Pierce Florida is a 7.5-acre facility with several buildings totaling over 75,000 square feet.
+Added: We currently employe
+Added: approximately 90 employees.
+Added: We have organized our business into three operating segments:
+Added: (i) our gas-powered
+Added: boat segment which manufactures and distributes gas-powered boats;
+Added: (ii) our electric-powered boat segment which is developing fully electric
+Added: boats, through our controlling interest subsidiary, Forza and (iii) our franchise segment which is developing a standard product offering
+Added: and will be selling franchises across the United States through our wholly owned subsidiary, Fix My Boat, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
Our gas-powered boats allow consumers to use them
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We currently primarily sell our boats through a
−Removed: current network of 20 independent boat dealers in 27 locations across North America and the Caribbean who resell our boats to the end
−Removed: user Twin Vee customers.
−Removed: We continue recruiting efforts for high quality boat dealers and seek to establish new dealers and distributors
−Removed: domestically and internationally to distribute our boats as we grow our production and introduce new models.
−Removed: Our gas-powered boats are
−Removed: currently outfitted with gas-powered outboard combustion engines.
−Removed: We believe that the boating industry will follow in
−Removed: the footsteps of the electrification of the automotive industry by creating electric boats that meet or exceed the traditional boating
−Removed: consumer’s expectations of price, value and run times.
−Removed: In other words, electric boats must offer a similar experience when compared
−Removed: to traditional gas-powered boats in terms of size, capability, and price point.
−Removed: To date, we have completed the design of the 25-foot
−Removed: FX dual console model, including hull, deck and small parts.
−Removed: This design has gone from an intellectual concept in CAD to fiberglass and
−Removed: foam plugs, fiberglass molds and, finally, working boat parts in just over one year.
−Removed: On October 28, 2022, the running surface of the boat
−Removed: and all major components were tested successfully for several hours on the Indian River Lagoon in Fort Pierce, Florida.
−Removed: While the motor
−Removed: and control systems have been successfully trialed previously, this was the first voyage including all major components, production batteries,
−Removed: fully functioning “alpha” engine design, control system - including 22” Garmin screen, and Osmosis telematics unit.
−Removed: The performance of the boat exceeded all expectations and will provide a great baseline for improvements, iterations, and design enhancements.
−Removed: We ultimately reached over thirty miles per hour.
−Removed: Subsequent to the initial prototype boat, we have
−Removed: built four more prototypes:
−Removed: two more FX-style catamarans, one deck boat and one 22-foot center console monohull.
+Added: current network of 43 independent boat dealers in locations across North America and the Caribbean who resell our boats to the end user
+Added: Twin Vee customers.
+Added: We continue recruiting efforts for high quality boat dealers and seek to establish new dealers and distributors domestically
+Added: and internationally to distribute our boats as we grow our production and introduce new models.
+Added: Our gas-powered boats are currently outfitted
+Added: with gas-powered outboard combustion engines.
+Added: Due to the growing demand for sustainable, environmentally
+Added: friendly electric and alternative fuel commercial and recreational vehicles, Forza, is designing and developing a line of electric-powered
+Added: Forza’s electric boats are being designed as fully integrated electric boats including the hull, outboard motor and control
+Added: To date, Forza X1 has built-out and tested multiple Forza company units, including:
+Added: three offshore-style catamarans, two bay boat-style
+Added: catamarans, one deck boat and three 22-foot center console (F22) monohulls.
+Added: In addition, Forza has also electrified a pontoon boat for
+Added: a major national pontoon manufacturer.
+Added: Forza is in the process of an additional pontoon electrification project and are building an additional
+Added: five monohulls.
+Added: Each build cycle includes improvements and involves extensive duration and performance testing.
The engine design and
−Removed: lower units and the control system cabling have been revamped and improved in each iteration.
−Removed: The monohull will feature a single battery
−Removed: and the deck boat will, like the FX, utilize a two-battery system.
−Removed: The batteries and engines are liquid-cooled and unique improvements
−Removed: to the heat exchanges have improved performance.
−Removed: We have now completed our telematics unit design and we have a beta app on the Apple
−Removed: This will allow for remote monitoring of all of the parameters of the battery and engine for both the end user and the factory.
−Removed: Additionally, we have improved our user interface through the Garmin control screen to provide well-designed pages showing operating characteristics
−Removed: and conformance to control parameters.
−Removed: We continue to anticipate revenues from the sale of
−Removed: these fully integrated electric boats and motors to commence in late 2023.
−Removed: Forza will continue to build prototype engines and boats for
−Removed: the next six to nine months.
−Removed: In September of 2021 launched our wholly owned subsidiary,
−Removed: Fix My Boat Inc.
−Removed: Fix My Boat, will be the first nationally branded, mobile marine service company utilizing a franchise model for marine
−Removed: mechanics across the country.
−Removed: We have not experienced material adverse effects on
−Removed: our business due to increasing inflation, it has raised operating costs for many businesses and, in the future, could impact demand for
−Removed: our products, foreign exchange rates or employee wages.
−Removed: Inflation rates, particularly in the United States, have increased recently
−Removed: to levels not seen in years, and increased inflation may result in increases in our operating costs (including our labor costs), reduced
−Removed: liquidity and limits on our ability to access credit or otherwise raise capital.
−Removed: In addition, the Federal Reserve has raised, and may
−Removed: again raise, interest rates in response to concerns about inflation, which coupled with reduced government spending and volatility in
−Removed: financial markets may have the effect of further increasing economic uncertainty may impact consumer spending for products like our.
+Added: lower units and the control systems are continuously improved with each iteration.
+Added: Cooling system improvements have also been prioritized
+Added: and have yielded a myriad of benefits to runtime, speed, and range.
+Added: Forza continues to iterate the engine design, including value engineering
+Added: of parts and lightweighting of engine components.
+Added: Forza is experimenting with our first 300 HP stacked motor design.
+Added: Forza is uncertain
+Added: as to when it will obtain revenues from the sale of these fully integrated electric boats.
+Added: Forza will continue to build and test prototype
+Added: engines and boats for the next six to nine months.
+Added: During the year ended December31, 2023, we saw a small
+Added: increase in revenue.
+Added: Our Company’s objectives have been to add new, larger boat models to our GFX lineup, expand our dealers and
+Added: distribution network, and increase unit production to fulfill our customer and dealer orders.
+Added: The average selling price of our units did
+Added: decrease by 16%, for the year ended December 31, 2023, to approximately $137,692.
+Added: This is due to the inclusion of our monohull boats which
+Added: have an average selling price of approximately $62,000 per unit.
+Added: The addition of the monohull boat accounted for 18% of our total sales
+Added: for the year ended December 31, 2023.
+Added: Recent Developments
+Added: On April 20, 2023 we incorporated AquaSport Co., a
+Added: wholly owned subsidiary, in the state of Florida in connection with our plan to lease the AQUASPORT™ boat brand and manufacturing
+Added: facility in White Bluff, TN.
+Added: On May 5, 2023, we and AquaSport Co.
+Added: entered into an agreement with Ebbtide Corporation (“Ebbtide”)
+Added: providing AquaSport Co.
+Added: with the right to acquire assets, AQUASPORT™ boat brand, trademarks, 150,000-square-foot manufacturing facility
+Added: situated on 18.5 acres in White Bluff, TN, related tooling, molds, and equipment to build five AquaSport models ranging in size from 21
+Added: to 25-foot boats (the “AquaSport Assets”).
+Added: Under the agreement, AquaSport Co.
+Added: has the right to
+Added: purchase the AquaSport assets from Ebbtide for $3,100,000 during the five-year term of the Agreement (or extension period), less credit
+Added: for a $300,000 security deposit paid by us and $16,000 a month for any rent paid under the Agreement by AquaSport Co.
+Added: will lease the AquaSport assets from Ebbtide under the agreement at a monthly rent of $22,000 pending AquaSport Co.’s acquisition
+Added: of the AquaSport assets.
+Added: The lease is for a term of five years, commencing June 1, 2023, with one option to renew the lease for an additional
+Added: The White Bluff, TN, AquaSport facility was opened
+Added: to produce the AquaSport legacy line of monohull boats.
+Added: While there was interest in the legacy models, we’ve seen light demand for
+Added: these models from our dealer network and customers.
+Added: We’ve seen much higher demand for the newly designed AquaSport models currently
+Added: manufactured in our Fort Pierce, FL, facility.
+Added: Lower demand for these legacy models, coupled with
+Added: the current economic headwinds in the boating industry, led us to close the Tennessee facility in November 2023, and to consolidate its
+Added: manufacturing operations in our Florida facility.
+Added: We remain dedicated to the AquaSport brand and will continue to design and produce new
+Added: models, including the 240 CC which is now available for sale, and the 280 CC, which will be available over the next quarter.
+Added: In late December 2023, One Water informed us that they were going to discontinue some of their relationships with
+Added: manufactures, and Twin Vee was one of those relationships.
+Added: We have found that One Water struggled to achieve sales of our Twin Vee production
+Added: line due to their unfamiliarity with powered catamarans.
+Added: We continue to work with OneWater to help them connect and sell units to end
+Added: We have also started working with dealers that are experienced with our products and have proven to be successful in understanding
+Added: the benefits of our products and how to achieve sales.
Financial Condition
−Removed: Our consolidated balance sheet indicates a strong
−Removed: financial position as of December 31, 2022.
We finished the year with revenue up 4% over the prior year.
−Removed: Our cash, cash equivalents
−Removed: and marketable securities were $26.4 million at December 31, 2022.
+Added: Our cash, cash equivalents, restricted
+Added: cash and marketable securities were $21 million at December 31, 2023.
Our property, plant, and equipment along with prepaid expenses went
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improvements to improve the quality of our products.
−Removed: While we have largely returned to normal operations,
−Removed: the COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause challenges.
−Removed: During fiscal 2022, we experienced supply chain disruptions and an overall increase
−Removed: in the price of raw materials and other components used in our production.
−Removed: We also incurred higher labor costs and challenges to fill
−Removed: open positions due to a highly competitive job market.
−Removed: Additionally, we experienced periodic operational disruptions as our employees
−Removed: contracted or were potentially exposed to COVID-19 pandemic, we are unable to predict the impact the pandemic may have on our future results
−Removed: of operations or financial condition.
Results of Operations
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$ (9,782,196 )
−Removed: Basic and dilutive loss per share of common stock
−Removed: Weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding
+Added: $ (5,793,414 )
+Added: $ (3,988,782 )
+Added: Basic and dilutive income per share of
+Added: Weighted average number of shares of
+Added: common stock outstanding
Net Sales and Cost Sales
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for the year ended December 31, 2023 from $31,987,724 for the year ended December 31, 2022.
−Removed: We attribute the large increase in net sales
−Removed: to a continued strong economy during 2022, along with our investment in the growth of our sales and marketing assets throughout 2022.
−Removed: That paired with our ability to increase our production capacity by over 100% year over year.
The number of boats sold during fiscal year
ended December 31, 2023 increased 21% over the number of our boats sold during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.
−Removed: Additionally,
−Removed: we have increased our sale prices to help offset the increases in operating expenses, which includes increased labor cost, in addition
−Removed: to increased inventory levels due to the additional models we now produce and to protect against supply chain shortages.
−Removed: Our average revenue
−Removed: per unit for the year ended December 31, 2022 is up approximately 31% over revenue per unit for the year ended December 31, 2021.
−Removed: average revenue per unit increase, is not only due to our increase in sales prices, but we also attribute this increase to a shift in
−Removed: our model mix.
−Removed: In 2021 our sales were spread evenly across our 26 and 31 Classics and our 24 and 28 GFX models.
−Removed: In 2022, we discontinued
−Removed: the remaining Twin Vee Classic lines and made the 260 and 340 GFX models available.
−Removed: We saw sales across all models increase in 2022.
−Removed: did see a shift back to sales on our smallest unit, the 240 GFX, which accounted for approximately 40% of our total sales, compared to
−Removed: The 260 GFX, went from approximately 27% of our total sales, down to 18% in 2022.
−Removed: The 280 GFX remained consistent with 2021,
−Removed: while the 340 GFX increased from 3% in 2021 to 12% in 2022.
−Removed: Gross profits increased by $4,381,020, or 70% to $10,656,806
−Removed: for the year ended December 31, 2022 from $6,275,786 for the year ended December 31, 2021.
−Removed: Gross profit as a percentage of sales, for
−Removed: the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 was 33% and 40% respectively.
−Removed: We attribute the 7% decline in gross profit percentage to increased
−Removed: cost of raw materials and purchased components, as well as a onetime cycle count adjustment in the fourth quarter of 2022.
−Removed: As we prepared
−Removed: to go live on our new ERP system, we have been reviewing on hand inventory, and making corrections.
−Removed: As we have brought all new models
−Removed: to the market over the last 2 years, we had been left with noncurrent inventory.
−Removed: The cycle count adjustment for the year ended December
−Removed: 31,2022 was approximately $1,459,650, compared to $608,728 for the prior year, accounting for 3% of the overall decline.
−Removed: We anticipate
−Removed: continued pressure on our gross profit percentage due to price increases on raw materials and purchased components.
+Added: However, our average
+Added: cost per unit decreased approximately $26,000.
+Added: In 2023, we introduced our monohull line of boats.
+Added: These are low-cost entry-level boats,
+Added: in a very competitive sector.
+Added: We believe that adding a full line up of monohull boats will allow us to continue to increase our net sales
+Added: year over year.
+Added: In 2023, 40% of our sales or approximately $6,000,000, were attributed to our 220 monohull,
+Added: Gross profits decreased by $933,779, or 9% to $9,723,027 for the year ended December
+Added: 31, 2023 from $10,656,806 for the year ended December 31, 2022.
+Added: Gross profit as a percentage of sales, for the year ended December 31,
+Added: 2023 and 2022 was 29% and 33% respectively.
+Added: We attribute the 4% decline in gross profit percentage to decreased demand in the marine sector.
Total Operating Expenses
−Removed: Our total operating expenses for the year ended December
−Removed: 31, 2022 and 2021 were $16,678,514 and $7,906,507 respectively.
−Removed: Operating expenses as a percentage of sales were 52% compared to 50% in
−Removed: the prior year.
−Removed: Selling, general and administrative expenses increased
−Removed: by approximately 60%, or $1,033,279 to $2,759,624 for the year ended December 31, 2022, compared to $1,726,345 for the year ended December
−Removed: The large portion of the increase resulted from expenses totaling $422,776, incurred from being publicly traded company, which
−Removed: Twin Vee only incurred for a portion of 2021, and we did not incur in 2021 for Forza, directors and officers insurance, filing fees, legal
−Removed: expenses and investor relations costs.
−Removed: We also incurred significant increases to our liability insurance and workers compensation insurance
−Removed: totaling $275,416, due to our increased revenue levels and increased wages.
−Removed: Travel and meals expense increased $115,277, many of Forza’s
−Removed: employees work remotely and those employees needed to be on site to build our prototypes.
−Removed: Our Delaware state tax attributed to $95,122
−Removed: of the increase.
−Removed: Numerous other items make up the remaining $124,689 of increased selling, general and administrative expense increase.
+Added: Our total operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022
+Added: were $21,710,326 and $16,678,514 respectively.
+Added: Operating expenses as a percentage of sales were 65% compared to 52% in the prior year.
+Added: Selling, general and administrative expenses increased by approximately 35%, or
+Added: $974,781 to $3,734,406 for the year ended December 31, 2023, compared to $2,759,625 for the year ended December 31, 2022.
+Added: Our advertising
+Added: and marketing expenses increased 296%, from $112,319 for the year ended December 31, 2022, to $331,911 for the year ended December 31,
+Added: This is due to increased expenses associated with our new AquaSport line and the Forza Electrafication event.
+Added: Our rent expense increased
+Added: 31%, or $134,456 to $567,602 for the year ended December 31, 2023.
+Added: The increase was due to Forza Tech Center being rent for a full year
+Added: compared to only 3 months in 2022, resulting in an increase of $118,900;
+Added: along with a 5% increase for our rent in Fort Pierce.
+Added: expense increased $77,889, due to Forza utilizing Recruiting firs to hire two Engineers.
+Added: Filing fee and investor relations fees increased
+Added: $85,286, due to Forza being public for an entire year in 2023, compared to only a partial year in 2022.
+Added: Dues and subscriptions increased
+Added: $163,812 for the year ended December 31, 2023, this is due to subscriptions related to our new ERP system, training and safety, marketing
+Added: related subscriptions, option tracking and engineering related subscriptions.
+Added: Expenses related to travel increased by $202,619, for the
+Added: year ended December 31, 2023, this was due to required travel for staff to go to our three different facilities as well as international
+Added: travel related to Forza.
+Added: We also saw an increase of $60,341 for the year ended December 31, 2023, for our workers compensation expense
+Added: due to our increased employment levels.
+Added: Numerous other items make up the remaining increase approximately $24,000 of increased selling,
+Added: general and administrative expense increase.
Salaries and wage related expenses increased by approximately
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Our cost of benefits,
−Removed: primarily health insurance and 401K, increased by approximately $235,144, due to our increase in headcount.
−Removed: Expenses for board fees increased
−Removed: by $95,792 in 2022, during the year ended December 31, 2021 we only incurred board fees for a portion of the year for Twin Vee, and we
−Removed: did not incur any board fees for Forza.
−Removed: The remaining increase of salaries and wages during the year ended December 31, 2021 was associated
−Removed: with payroll taxes and benefits.
−Removed: Professional fees increased by 154%, or $585,108
−Removed: to $966,037 for the year ended December 31, 2022, compared to $380,928 for the year ended December 31, 2021.
−Removed: This increase was
−Removed: primarily due to the additional costs we incurred associated with being a public company and included an increase in audit, legal
−Removed: and related consulting fees to fulfill our public company SEC reporting obligations, as well as preparation for our merger with Twin
−Removed: Vee PowerCats, Inc.
+Added: primarily health insurance, holiday pay and 401K, increased by approximately $178,996, due to our increase in headcount.
+Added: board fees increased by $60,375 in 2023, during the year ended December 31, 2022 we only incurred board fees for a portion of the year
+Added: During the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, we incurred $123,048 and $0 in commission expense.
+Added: The remaining
+Added: increase of salaries and wages during the year ended December 31, 2021 was associated with payroll taxes and benefits.
+Added: Professional fees increased by 29%, or $283,351 to $1,249,388 for the year ended December
+Added: 31, 2023, compared to $966,037 for the year ended 2022.
+Added: Professional fees related to Forza increased $194,692 for the year ended December
+Added: 31, 2023, as we carried the costs of audit and legal fees of a public organization for an entire year compared to only a partial year
+Added: The remaining increase was due to consulting services to install and manage our new ERP
Depreciation expense for the year ended December 31,
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our depreciation expense.
−Removed: Research and design expenses for the year ended December
−Removed: 31, 2022, was $941,533 compared to $211,111, for the year ended December 31, 2021.
−Removed: These expenses are associated with our development
−Removed: of our electric propulsion system for Forza.
−Removed: We anticipate further increases in our research and design expense in 2023.
−Removed: Other income decreased by 63%, or $391,418 to $228,294 for the year ended December
+Added: Research and design expenses for the year ended December 31, 2023, was $1,443,569
compared to $941,533, for the year ended December 31, 2022.
−Removed: The decrease in other income is primarily the result of $608,224
−Removed: in government grant income associated with our PPP loan that was recognized in 2021, this was partially offset in 2022, by the ERC credit
−Removed: of $355,987 we received.
−Removed: In 2021 we recorded a net gain from insurance recovery of $180,124, which we did not have in 2022.
−Removed: an increase in net loss in fair value of our marketable securities of $133,988, due to the poor financial market.
−Removed: For the year ended December
−Removed: 31, 2022 we received $165,877 in dividend income, compared to $0 in 2021, and we received interest income of $85,939 compared to $146
−Removed: in 2021, and increase of $85,793 as a result of increased interest rates on our cash and marketable securities.
+Added: These expenses are associated with our development of our electric propulsion
+Added: system for Forza.
+Added: Other income increased by 866%, or $1,976,809 to
+Added: $2,205,103 for the year ended December 31, 2023, compared to $228,294 for the year ended, 2022.
+Added: The increase in other income is
+Added: primarily the result of $1,267,055 in Employee Retention Credit income.
+Added: We incurred an increase in net gain in fair value of our
+Added: marketable securities of $191,722, compared to a net loss in fair value of our marketable securities of $133,988 in 2022, due to
+Added: improved financial market.
+Added: Additionally, we recorded $909,215 in dividend income during 2023, compared to $0, in 2022.
+Added: ended December 31, 2023 we did see an increase in interest expense of $57,002.
+Added: Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2023, was $9,479,511, compared to
$5,793,414 for the year ended December 31, 2022.
−Removed: 31, 2022 we did see an increase in interest expense of $27,446.
−Removed: Our interest expense also includes finance fees, that we pay third-party
−Removed: finance companies on behalf of our dealers, increase sales to dealers that utilize finance companies naturally drove these fees up during
−Removed: Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2022, was
−Removed: $5,793,414, compared to $1,011,009 for the year ended December 31, 2021.
−Removed: We have spent much of the last two years assembling the tools
−Removed: and people necessary to increase production levels.
+Added: We have spent much of the last two year assembling the tools and people necessary to
+Added: increase production levels.
While our revenue levels increased, our expenses also increased.
−Removed: That coupled with
−Removed: the additional expenses associated with being a public company and our research and development efforts for our electric boat division,
−Removed: resulted in a net loss for 2022.
−Removed: With these investments, we are building the foundation for our future, not only for our gas powered boats,
−Removed: but also for our electric boat division.
−Removed: We continue to deal with the fallout of the global pandemic, as well as the impact of additional
−Removed: costs of growth, but are encouraged by our continued increase in revenue.
−Removed: Basic and dilutive loss per share of common stock increased
−Removed: for the year ended December 31, 2022,to ($0.76) compared to ($0.19) for the year ended December 31, 2021.
+Added: Toward the end of 2023, market condition
+Added: worsened, forcing us to close the Tennessee facility and consolidate operation in Fort Pierce.
+Added: That coupled with the additional expenses
+Added: associated with being a public company and our research and development efforts for our electric boat division, resulted in a net loss
+Added: With these investments, we are building the foundation for our future, not only for our gas powered boats, but also for our
+Added: electric boat division.
+Added: We have decreased our head count significantly and work to right size the business for the current state of the
+Added: economy, while keep our core strengths intact.
+Added: Basic and dilutive loss per share of common stock increased for the year ended December
+Added: 31, 2023 to ($0.76) compared to ($0.67) for the year ended December 31, 2022.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
−Removed: A primary source of funds for the year ended December
−Removed: 31, 2022 was net cash received from our secondary offering, as well as Forza’s initial public offering and revenue generated from
−Removed: Our primary use of cash was related to funding the expansion of our operations through capital improvements, adding staff
−Removed: and increasing inventory levels to meet the increase in demand for our products.
−Removed: With uncertainty on component availability, prolonged
−Removed: lead time and rising prices, we have been adding to our inventory far earlier than previous years.
+Added: A primary source of funds for the year ended December 31, 2023 was net cash
+Added: received from our secondary offering, as well as Forza’s initial public and secondary offering and revenue generated from operations.
+Added: Our primary use of cash was related to funding the expansion of our operations through capital improvements, adding staff, and increasing
+Added: inventory levels.
+Added: Our priority over the next several months is to minimize new purchase orders and to deploy as much of this inventory
+Added: as possible into new production.
The following table provide selected financial data
about us as of December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022.
−Removed: Cash and cash equivalents
+Added: Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
Marketable securities
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As of December 31, 2023, we had $21,218,175
−Removed: of cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities, total current assets of $29,887,529, and total assets of $38,231,480.
−Removed: Our total liabilities
−Removed: were $5,210,591.
−Removed: Our total liabilities were comprised of current liabilities of $3,791,063 which included accounts payable of $2,065,680
−Removed: and accrued liabilities of $1,240,769, contract liability of $5,300 due to affiliated companies of $0 and current portion of operating
−Removed: lease right of use liability of $479,314, and long-term liabilities of $1,419,528.
−Removed: As of December 31, 2021, we had $6,975,302 of cash
−Removed: and cash equivalents, marketable securities of $6,064,097, total current assets of $13,073,346 and total assets of $20,599,184.
−Removed: current liabilities were $2,155,420 and total liabilities of $3,899,484 which included long-term operating lease liabilities for the lease
−Removed: of our facility.
−Removed: We believe that our cash and cash equivalents
−Removed: will provide sufficient resources to finance operations for the next 12 months.
−Removed: In addition to cash, cash equivalents and marketable
−Removed: securities, we anticipate that we will be able to rely, in part, on cash flows from operations in order to meet our liquidity and
−Removed: capital expenditure needs in the next year.
−Removed: We do anticipate Forza’s expenses to increase during the next two years as it
−Removed: constructs its planned manufacturing facility in McDowell, North Carolina, the cost of which we expect will be paid for through the
−Removed: proceeds of Forza’s initial public offering, and certain grant funding, provided the conditions to receipt of the grant
−Removed: funding are met, of which there can be no assurance.
−Removed: Cash used in operating activities
−Removed: $ (4,146,030 )
+Added: of cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and marketable securities, total current assets of $26,646,318, and total assets of $39,846,713.
+Added: Our total liabilities were $7,797,098.
+Added: Our total liabilities were comprised of current liabilities of $4,216,345 which included accounts
+Added: payable and accrued liabilities of $3,474,538, contract liability of $44,195, finance lease liability of $214,715 and current portion
+Added: of operating lease right of use liability of $482,897, and long-term liabilities of $3,580,753.
+Added: As of December 31, 2022, we had $23,501,007
+Added: of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, marketable securities of $2,927,518, total current assets of $29,887,529 and total assets
+Added: of $38,231,480.
+Added: Our total current liabilities were $3,791,063 and total liabilities of $5,210,591 which included long-term operating lease
+Added: liabilities for the lease of our facility.
+Added: We believe that our cash and cash equivalents will provide sufficient resources
+Added: to finance operations for the next 12 months.
+Added: In addition to cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and marketable securities, we anticipate
+Added: that we will be able to rely, in part, on cash flows from operations in order to meet our liquidity and capital expenditure needs in the
+Added: We do anticipate Forza’s expenses to increase during the next year as it constructs its planned manufacturing facility
+Added: in McDowell, North Carolina, the cost of which we expect will be paid for through the proceeds of Forza’s initial public offering,
+Added: its secondary offering and certain grant funding, provided the conditions to receipt of the grant funding are met, of which there can
+Added: be no assurance.
+Added: Cash used in operating
$ (6,934,773 )
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$ (6,629,021 )
−Removed: Cash provided by financing activities
+Added: Cash provided by financing
+Added: (14,049,320 )
Cash at end of year
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We have increased inventory levels by $1,296,045, due to
−Removed: supply chain delays that continue to impact lead time and parts availability, and due to our increased product offerings.
−Removed: from operation was $5,793,414, was decreased by non-cash expenses of approximately $2,593,713, primarily due to stock-based compensation
−Removed: of $1,448,751, depreciation of $553,750, change of right-of-use asset and lease liabilities of $397,136, net change in fair value of marketable
−Removed: securities of $133,988 and a loss on the disposal of assets of $60,088.
−Removed: For the year ended December 31, 2022, our accounts payable and
−Removed: accrued liabilities increased $1,648,774, due to our increase in inventory.
−Removed: For the year ended December 31, 2022, our operating lease
−Removed: liabilities decreased $390,050.
−Removed: Prepaid expenses decreased by $21,339 and contract liabilities decreased by $8,800.
−Removed: Accounts receivable
−Removed: increased by $9,030.
+Added: having three different manufactures for engines and to bringing inventory in for the Tennessee facility, and due to our increased product
+Added: Our net loss was $9,782,196, was decreased by non-cash expenses of approximately $4,062,597 primarily due to stock-based compensation
+Added: of $1,902,749, depreciation of $1,353,383, change of right-of-use asset and lease liabilities of $474,630, change in inventory reserve
+Added: of $419,616 and net change in fair value of marketable securities of $87,781.
+Added: For the year ended December 31, 2023, our accounts payable
+Added: increased $333,346, due to our increase in inventory, prepaid expenses and other current assets decreases by $419,195, due to not being
+Added: required to prepay for incoming engines, as we were in 2022.
+Added: For the year ended December 31, 2023, our operating lease liabilities decreased
+Added: $479,315 and our accrued liabilities decreased by $165,257.
+Added: Contract liabilities increased by $38,895.
+Added: Accounts receivable increased by $65,993.
Cash Flow from Investing Activities
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We increased our property and equipment
−Removed: by $3,365,679, this was funded through the sales of investments of $3,002,591.
−Removed: The majority of the property and equipment purchased were
−Removed: molds for our boat production, for both Forza and Twin Vee, investing an additional $2,229,674.
−Removed: We also spent approximately $531,858 on
−Removed: machinery and equipment, these improvements include a new CNC machine, infusion equipment, cranes, hoists, production carts and other
−Removed: We spend an additional $193,350 to complete the upgrade the wiring in the building so it would support our new production levels,
−Removed: we installed new lighting and ventilation to improve the overall quality of our product and we built of breakroom for our employees.
−Removed: additionally spent approximately $284,509 on computer hardware and software.
−Removed: We sold a thermoform machine for $175,000, in order to free
−Removed: up space for our manufacturing processes.
+Added: by $5,162,478, we invested in marketable securities of $1,343,702 and we realized a gain on the sale of marketable securities, available
+Added: for sale of $103,941.
+Added: The majority of the property and equipment purchased were molds for our boat production, for AquaSport and Twin
+Added: Vee, investing and additional $3,593,709.
+Added: We further spent $1,119,758 on the land in Tennessee and in North Carolina.
+Added: We also spent approximately
+Added: $714,991 on machinery and equipment.
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
For the year ended December 31, 2023, net cash provided by financing activities
−Removed: was $20,867,340, compared to $16,068,289 during the year ended December 31, 2021.
−Removed: Net cash provided by financing activities primarily
−Removed: came from net proceeds from Forza’s initial public offering of $14,934,989 which included the noncontrolling interest of $5,241,317
−Removed: and net proceeds from our secondary offering of $6,001,836.
−Removed: We had repayments of debt and advancements from Twin Vee Inc., which was a
−Removed: $69,485 net payment associated with.
+Added: was approximately $6,818,021 compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $20,867,340 for the year ended December 31, 2022.
+Added: cash flow from financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2023 included proceeds of $6,996,015 and deferred offering cost of
+Added: $66,463 from a follow on underwritten public offering for Forza in June 2023.
+Added: Additional cash
+Added: used for financing activities of $90,153 was related to equipment financing, and $21,379 was used for a Forza buy back of
+Added: The cash provided by financing activities for the year ended December 31,2022, included $20,936,825 in net proceeds from the Forza offering.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES
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On an ongoing basis,
−Removed: we evaluate our estimates based on historical experience and make various assumptions, which management believes to be reasonable under
+Added: we evaluate our estimates based on historical experience and make various assumptions,
+Added: which management believes to be reasonable under
the circumstances, which form the basis for judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent
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to retained earnings upon adoption as the effect was immaterial.
−Removed: Payment received for the future sale of a boat to
−Removed: a customer is recognized as a customer deposit, which is included in contract liabilities on the balance sheet.
−Removed: Customer deposits are
−Removed: recognized as revenue when control over promised goods is transferred to the customer.
+Added: Payment received for the future sale of a boat to a customer is recognized as a
+Added: customer deposit, which is included in contract liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets.
+Added: Customer deposits are recognized as revenue
+Added: when control over promised goods is transferred to the customer.
Use of Estimates
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Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
−Removed: Management assesses the recoverability of its long-lived
−Removed: assets when indicators of impairment are present.
−Removed: If such indicators are present, recoverability of these assets is determined by comparing
−Removed: the undiscounted net cash flows estimated to result from those assets over the remaining life to the assets’ net carrying amounts.
−Removed: If the estimated undiscounted net cash flows are less than the net carrying amount, the assets would be adjusted to their fair value,
−Removed: based on appraisal or the present value of the undiscounted net cash flows.
+Added: Management assesses the recoverability of its long-lived assets when indicators of
+Added: impairment are present.
+Added: If such indicators are present, the recoverability of these assets is determined by comparing the undiscounted
+Added: net cash flows estimated to result from those assets over the remaining life to the assets’ net carrying amounts.
+Added: If the estimated
+Added: undiscounted net cash flows are less than the net carrying amount, the assets would be adjusted to their fair value, based on appraisal
+Added: or the present value of the undiscounted net cash flows.
Product Warranty Costs
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Lease classification is evaluated at the inception of the lease agreement.
−Removed: Paycheck Protection Program
−Removed: GAAP does not contain authoritative accounting
−Removed: standards for forgivable loans provided by governmental entities to a for-profit entity.
−Removed: Absent authoritative accounting standards, interpretative
−Removed: guidance issued and commonly applied by financial statement preparers allows for the selection of accounting policies amongst acceptable
−Removed: alternatives.
−Removed: Based on the facts and circumstances, the Company determined it most appropriate to account for the Paycheck Protection
−Removed: Program (“PPP”) loan proceeds as an in-substance government grant by analogy to International Accounting Standards 20 “(IAS
−Removed: 20)”, Accounting for Government Grants and Disclosure of Government Assistance .
−Removed: Under the provisions of IAS 20, “a
−Removed: forgivable loan from government is treated as a government grant when there is reasonable assurance that the entity will meet the terms
−Removed: for forgiveness of the loan.” IAS 20 does not define “reasonable assurance”;
−Removed: however, based on certain interpretations,
−Removed: it is analogous to “probable” as defined in FASB ASC Subtopic 450-20-20 under U.S.
−Removed: GAAP, which is the definition the Company
−Removed: has applied to its expectations of PPP loan forgiveness.
−Removed: Under IAS 20, government grants are recognized in earnings on a systematic basis
−Removed: over the periods in which the Company recognizes costs for which the grant is intended to compensate (i.e., qualified expenses).
−Removed: IAS 20 permits for the recognition in earnings either (1) separately under a general heading such as other income, or (2) as a reduction
−Removed: of the related expenses.
−Removed: The Company has elected to recognize government grant income separately within other income to present a clearer
−Removed: distinction in its financial statements between its operating income and the amount of net income resulting from the PPP loan and forgiveness.
Deferred Income Taxes and Valuation Allowance
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