UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(X(X))QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2021March 31, 2022

OR

( )TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

For the transition period ___________________ to _____________________.

Commission file number 1-13810

SOCKET MOBILE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware94-3155066
(State of incorporation)(IRS Employer Identification No.)

39700 Eureka Drive, Newark, CA 94560

(Address of principal executive offices including zip code)

(510) 933-3000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, $0.001 Par Value per ShareSCKTNASDAQ

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filedfiled by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to filefile such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES [ X ] NO [ ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). YES [ X ] NO [ ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer [ ] Accelerated filer [ ] Non-accelerated filer [X]

Smaller reporting company [X] Emerging growth company [ ]

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [ ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). YES [ ] NO [X]

The number of shares of Common Stock ($0.001 par value) outstanding as of August 10, 2021May 9, 2022 was 7,174,2137,200,451 shares.

 

 

INDEX

  PAGE NO.
Part I.  Financial Information  
   
Item 1.  Financial Statements (Unaudited):  
   

Condensed Statements of Operations – Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 (Unaudited)

 1
   
     Condensed Balance Sheets - June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 (Unaudited) and December 31, 20202021 2
   

Condensed Statements of Stockholders’ Equity – Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 (Unaudited)

 3
   

Condensed Statements of Cash Flows - SixThree Months Ended June 30,March 31, 2022 and 2021 and 2020 (Unaudited)

 4
   
     Notes to Condensed Financial Statements (Unaudited) 5
   

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations

 15
   
Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk 21
   
Item 4.  Controls and Procedures 22
   
Part II.  Other Information  
   
Item 1A.  Risk Factors 23
   
Item 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 34
   
Item 6.  Exhibits 34
   
Signatures 35

 

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PART I

Item 1. Financial Statements


SOCKET MOBILE, INC.

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)

 

                     
 

Three Months Ended

June 30,

 

Six Months Ended

June 30,

 Three Months Ended March 31,
 2021 2020 2021 2020 2022 2021
            
Revenues $5,952,890  $2,715,024  $10,765,869  $6,935,710  $6,293,002  $4,812,979 
                        
Cost of revenues  2,697,747   1,353,498   4,936,683   3,350,469   3,165,340   2,238,936 
                        
Gross profit  3,255,143   1,361,526   5,829,186   3,585,241   3,127,662   2,574,043 
                        
Operating expenses:                        
Research and development  972,292   859,510   1,903,326   1,740,148   1,053,606   931,034 
Sales and marketing  734,026   722,160   1,394,488   1,489,956   899,880   660,462 
General and administrative  734,490   589,730   1,475,027   1,255,846   710,472   740,537 
Total operating expenses  2,440,808   2,171,400   4,772,841   4,485,950   2,663,958   2,332,033 
                        
Operating income (loss)  814,335   (809,874)  1,056,345   (900,709)
Operating income  463,704   242,010 
                        
Interest expense, net  (51,428)  (8,149)  (100,129)  (27,641)  (45,606)  (48,701)
Other income       50,000   10,082   70,000        10,082 
                        
Net income (loss) before income taxes  762,907   (768,023)  966,298   (858,350)
Net income before income taxes  418,098   203,391 
Income tax expense  76,165   489 
                        
Current income tax expense  (5,800)       (6,289)     
Deferred income tax benefit  1,870,000        1,870,000      
Net income $341,933 $202,902
                        
Net income (loss) $2,627,107 $(768,023) $2,830,009 $(858,350)
                
Net income (loss) per share:                
Net income per share:        
                        
Basic $0.34 $(0.13) $0.38 $(0.14) $0.04 $0.03
Diluted $0.27 $(0.13) $0.31$(0.14) $0.04 $0.03
                        
Weighted average shares outstanding:                        
                        
Basic  7,128,768   6,009,383   6,808,339   6,011,695   7,234,163  6,484,391
Diluted  8,907,352   6,009,383   8,593,630   6,011,695   7,724,357  7,305,988

See accompanying notes to condensed financial statements.

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SOCKET MOBILE, INC.

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

         
  March 31,
2022
(Unaudited)
 December 31, 2021
ASSETS
Current assets:        
   Cash and cash equivalents $5,423,086  $6,095,886 
   Accounts receivable, net  3,446,417   2,576,240 
   Inventories, net  5,213,573   5,154,524 
   Prepaid expenses and other current assets  488,606   395,161 
   Deferred cost on shipments to distributors  152,418   158,977 
      Total current assets  14,724,100   14,380,788 
         
Property and equipment:        
   Machinery and office equipment  2,440,287   2,436,897 
   Computer equipment  1,996,488   1,909,895 
 Property, plant, and equipment, gross  4,436,775   4,346,792 
   Accumulated depreciation  (3,392,065)  (3,277,979)
      Property and equipment, net  1,044,710   1,068,813 
         
Intangible assets, net  1,782,137   1,813,961 
Other long-term assets  351,637   140,281 
Deferred tax assets  7,884,254   7,960,419 
Operating lease right-of-use asset  106,417   210,839 
      Total assets $25,893,255 $25,575,101
         
         
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:        
   Accounts payable and accrued expenses $2,205,189  $2,169,055 
   Accrued payroll and related expenses  755,925   692,994 
   Deferred revenue on shipments to distributors  370,768   407,235 
   Short term portion of deferred service revenue  21,390   17,128 
   Note Payable – current portion  500,000   500,000 
   Subordinated convertible notes payable, net of discount  144,487   143,514 
   Subordinated convertible notes payable, net of discount-related party  1,208,634   1,201,334 
   Operating lease – current portion  130,047   258,097 
      Total current liabilities  5,336,440   5,389,357 
         
Long-term portion of deferred service revenue  20,656   14,281 
Long-term portion of note payable       125,000 
   Total liabilities  5,357,096   5,528,638 
         
Commitments and contingencies
          
Stockholders’ equity:        
 Common stock, $0.001 par value: Authorized – 20,000,000 shares, Issued and outstanding – 7,273,051 shares at March 31, 2022 and 7,183,874 shares at December 31, 2021  7,273   7,184 
   Additional paid-in capital  66,287,304   66,139,630 
   Accumulated deficit  (45,758,418)  (46,100,351)
      Total stockholders’ equity  20,536,159   20,046,463 
         Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $25,893,255 $25,575,101

See accompanying notes to condensed financial statements.

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SOCKET MOBILE, INC.

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Unaudited)

                    
    Additional   Total
  Common Stock Paid-In Accumulated Stockholders’
  Shares Amount Capital Deficit Equity
Balance at December 31, 2021  7,183,874  $7,184  $66,139,630  $(46,100,351) $20,046,463 
Vesting of restricted stocks  91,134   91   (91)          
Restricted stock retired for tax withholding  (26,157)  (26)  (115,189)       (115,215)
Exercise of stock option  24,200   24   39,508        39,532 
Stock-based compensation  —          223,446        223,446 
Net income  —               341,933   341,933 
Balance at March 31, 2022  7,273,051  $7,273  $66,287,304  $(45,758,418) $20,536,159 

SOCKET MOBILE, INC.

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Unaudited)

                     
    Additional   Total
  Common Stock Paid-In Accumulated Stockholders’
  Shares Amount Capital Deficit Equity
Balance at December 31, 2020  6,102,630  $6,103  $61,733,522  $(51,117,364) $10,622,261 
Vesting of restricted stocks  38,775   39   (39)          
Cancellation of restricted stock  (2,755)  (3)  3           
Exercise of stock option  713,349   713   1,710,945        1,711,658 
Issuance of common stock for intangible assets  184,332   184   1,686,956        1,687,140 
Conversion of convertible note  89,040   89   129,911        130,000 
Stock-based compensation  —          148,772        148,772 
Net income  —               202,902   202,902 
Balance at March 31, 2021  7,125,371  $7,125  $65,410,070  $(50,914,462) $14,502,733 

See accompanying notes to condensed financial statements.

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SOCKET MOBILE, INC.

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

     
  Three Months Ended March 31,
  2022 2021
Operating activities        
  Net income $341,933  $202,902 
  Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:        
      Stock-based compensation  223,446   148,772 
      Depreciation and amortization  201,739   164,017 
      Amortization of debt discount  8,273   8,273 
      Deferred tax benefits  76,165      
         
  Changes in operating assets and liabilities:        
      Accounts receivable  (870,177)  (294,799)
      Inventories  (59,049)  (529,074)
      Prepaid expenses and other current assets  (93,445)  (52,770)
      Other assets  (222,249)     
      Accounts payable and accrued expenses  36,134   436,940 
      Accrued payroll and related expenses  (52,284)  167,238 
      Net deferred revenue on shipments to distributors  (29,908)  65,463 
      Deferred service revenue  10,637   (6,976)
      Net change in operating lease  (23,628)  (18,750)
         Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities  (452,413)  291,236 
         
Investing activities        
  Purchases of equipment  (134,919)  (163,379)
       Net cash used in investing activities  (134,919)  (163,379)
         
Financing activities        
  Proceeds from note payable       1,000,000 
  Repayments of note payable  (125,000)     
  Proceeds from stock options exercised  39,532   1,711,658 
       Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities  (85,468)  2,711,658 
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents  (672,800)  2,839,515 
         
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period  6,095,886   2,121,763 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $5,423,086  $4,961,278 
         
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information        
Cash paid for interest $49,460  $39,327 
Non-cash investing and financing activities        
  Conversion of note payable      $130,000 
  Acquisition of intangible assets      $1,909,433 
  Payroll tax liability for retired restricted stock $115,215      

 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed financial statements.

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SOCKET MOBILE, INC.

SOCKET MOBILE, INC.

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

     
  

June 30,
2021

(Unaudited)

 December 31, 2020
ASSETS
Current assets:        
   Cash and cash equivalents $4,919,968  $2,121,763 
   Accounts receivable, net  2,468,281   2,112,514 
   Inventories, net  4,019,510   3,195,842 
   Prepaid expenses and other current assets  775,392   335,386 
   Deferred cost on shipments to distributors  179,267   170,016 
      Total current assets  12,362,418   7,935,521 
         
Property and equipment:        
   Machinery and office equipment  2,395,518   2,286,268 
   Computer equipment  1,597,771   1,412,030 
 Property and equipment, gross  3,993,289   3,698,298 
   Accumulated depreciation  (3,138,075)  (2,850,635)
      Property and equipment, net  855,214   847,663 
         
Intangible assets, net  1,877,609      
Other long-term assets  135,076   159,039 
Deferred tax assets  7,376,934   5,506,934 
Operating lease right-of-use asset  413,810   609,331 
      Total assets $23,021,061 $15,058,488
         
         
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:        
   Accounts payable and accrued expenses $1,722,750  $1,372,701 
   Accrued payroll and related expenses  648,352   375,511 
   Deferred revenue on shipments to distributors  529,973   450,591 
Short term portion of deferred service revenue  20,344   25,522 
Note Payable – current portion  500,000      
Subordinated convertible notes payable, net of discount  141,566   169,619 
Subordinated convertible notes payable, net of discount-related party  1,186,737   1,272,138 
Operating lease – current portion  508,328   483,254 
Total current liabilities  5,258,050   4,149,336 
         
Long-term portion of deferred service revenue  20,450   28,794 
Long-term portion of note payable  375,000      
Long-term portion of operating lease       258,097 
   Total liabilities  5,653,500   4,436,227 
         

Commitments and contingencies

          
Stockholders’ equity:        
        
Common stock, $0.001 par value: Authorized – 20,000,000 shares,  Issued and outstanding – 7,139,084 shares at June 30, 2021 and 6,102,630 shares at December 31, 2020  7,139   6,103 
   Additional paid-in capital  65,647,777   61,733,522 
   Accumulated deficit  (48,287,355)  (51,117,364)
      Total stockholders’ equity  17,367,561   10,622,261 
         Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $23,021,061 $15,058,488

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

March 31, 2022

 

 

 

 See accompanying notes to condensed financial statements.

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SOCKET MOBILE, INC.
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Unaudited)

                    
   Additional   Total
 Common Stock Paid-In Accumulated Stockholders’
 Shares Amount Capital Deficit Equity
Balance at December 31, 2020 6,102,630  $6,103  $61,733,522  $(51,117,364) $10,622,261 
Vesting of restricted stock 38,775   39   (39)          
Cancellation of restricted stock (2,755)  (3)  3           
Exercise of stock options 713,349   713   1,710,945        1,711,658 
Issuance of common stock for intangible assets 184,332   184   1,686,956        1,687,140 
Conversion of convertible note 89,040   89   129,911        130,000 
Stock-based compensation —          148,772        148,772 
Net income (loss) —               202,902   202,902 
Balance at March 31, 2021 7,125,371  $7,125  $65,410,070  $(50,914,462) $14,502,733 
Vesting of restricted stock 900   1   (1)          
Repurchase and retirement of common stock —          (1,176)       (1,176)
Cancellation of restricted stock (3,250)  (3)  3           
Exercise of stock options 16,063   16   66,873        66,889 
Stock-based compensation —          172,008        172,008 
Net income (loss) —               2,627,107   2,627,107 
Balance at June 30, 2021 7,139,084  $7,139  $65,647,777  $(48,287,355) $17,367,561 

                    
   Additional   Total
 Common Stock Paid-In Accumulated Stockholders’
 Shares Amount Capital Deficit Equity
Balance at December 31, 2019 6,017,674  $6,018  $61,066,971  $(47,838,763) $13,234,226 
Repurchase and retirement of common stock (4,967)  (5)  (8,491)       (8,496)
Cancellation of restricted stock (3,200)  (3)  3           
Stock-based compensation —          132,065        132,065 
Net income (loss) —               (90,327)  (90,327 
Balance at March 31, 2020 6,009,507  $6,010  $61,190,548  $(47,929,090) $13,267,468 
Cancellation of restricted stock (398)  (1)  472        471 
Stock-based compensation —          131,369        131,369 
Net income (loss) —               (768,023)  (768,023)
Balance at June 30, 2020 6,009,109  $6,009  $61,322,389  $(48,697,113) $12,631,285 

 See accompanying notes to condensed financial statements.

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 SOCKET MOBILE, INC.

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

       
  Six Months Ended June 30,
  2021 2020
Operating activities        
  Net income (loss) $2,830,009  $(858,350)
  Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:        
      Stock-based compensation  320,780   263,434 
      Depreciation and amortization  352,849   290,498 
      Amortization of debt discount  16,546      
      Deferred tax benefits  (1,870,000)     
         
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:        
      Accounts receivable  (355,767)  1,066,894 
      Inventories  (823,668)  (74,801)
      Prepaid expenses and other current assets  (440,006)  56,788 
      Accounts payable and accrued expenses  127,756   (253,163)
      Accrued payroll and related expenses  272,841   (108,172)
      Net deferred revenue on shipments to distributors  70,131   (98,493)
      Deferred service revenue  (13,522)  (12,143)
      Net change in operating lease  (37,502)  (28,121)
         Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities  450,447   244,371 
         
Investing activities        
  Purchases of equipment  (304,613)  (256,183)
       Net cash used in investing activities  (304,613)  (256,183)
         
Financing activities        
  Payments on finance leases       (8,291)
  Repurchase and retirement of common stock  (1,176)  (8,025)
  Proceeds from borrowings under bank line of credit agreement       4,630,000 
  Repayments of borrowings under bank line of credit agreement       (5,592,449)
  Proceeds from note payable  1,000,000   1,208,700 
  Repayments of note payable  (125,000)  (250,000) 
  Stock options exercised  1,778,547      
       Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities  2,652,371   (20,065)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents  2,798,205   (31,877)
         
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period  2,121,763   958,860 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $4,919,968 $926,983
         
         
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information        
Cash paid for interest $90,933  $30,640 
Non-cash investing and financing activities        
  Conversion of note payable $130,000  $   
  Acquisition of intangible assets $1,909,433  $   

 See accompanying notes to condensed financial statements.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

June 30, 2021 

NOTE 1Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements of Socket Mobile, Inc. (the “Company”) have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring accruals considered necessary for fair presentation have been included. The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full fiscal year or any future period. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.2021.

We continue to monitor developments of the COVID-19 pandemic. The extent of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic to our business, operating results, cash flows, liquidity and financial condition will be primarily driven by the severity and duration of the pandemic, the impact of new strains and variants of the coronavirus, the pandemic’s impact on the global economy and the administration and effectiveness of vaccines. Those primary drivers are beyond our knowledge and control, and as a result, it is difficult to predict the cumulative impact that the pandemic will have on our future sales, operating results, cash flows and financial condition. Furthermore, the impact to our business, operating results, cash flows, liquidity and financial condition may be further adversely impacted if the COVID-19 global pandemic continues to exist or worsens for a prolonged period of time.

NOTE 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates, and such differences may be material to the financial statements.

Cash Equivalents and Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with a maturity date of 90 days or less at date of purchase to be cash equivalents. At June 30, 2021On March 31, 2022, and December 31, 2020,2021, all of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents consisted of amounts held in demand deposit accounts in banks. The aggregate cash balance on deposit in these accounts are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation up to $250,000. The Company’s cash balance on deposit in these accounts may, at times, exceed the federally insured limits. The Company has never experienced any losses in such accounts.

The carrying value of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, debt and foreign exchange contracts approximate fair value due to the relatively short period of time to maturity.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

June 30, 2021

Revenue Recognition and Deferred Revenue

With the adoption of ASC 606 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” in January 2017, the Company recognizes revenue on sales to distributors when shipping of product is completed and title transfers to distributor, less a reserve for estimated product returns (sales and cost of sales). The reserves are based on estimates of future returns calculated from actual return history, primarily from stock rotations, plus knowledge of pending returns outside of the norm. At June 30, 2021,On March 31, 2022, the deferred revenue and deferred cost on shipments to distributors were $529,973370,768 and $179,267152,418, respectively, compared to $450,591407,235 and $170,016158,977, respectively, aton December 31, 2020.2021.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

March 31, 2022

The Company also earns revenue from its SocketCare extended warranty program, which provides extended warranty and accidental breakage coverage for selected products. For the quarters ended June 30,March 31, 2022 and 2021, and 2020, SocketCare revenue was approximately $6,7005,400 and $8,6007,400, respectively. A SocketCare warranty purchased at the time of product purchase provides for coverage in either a three-year or a five-year term. The Company additionally offers comprehensive coverage and warranty term extensions. Revenues from SocketCare services are recognized ratably over the life of the extended warranty contract. The amount of unrecognized SocketCare service revenue is classified as deferred service revenue and presented on the Company’s balance sheet in its short- and long-term components. At June 30, 2021,On March 31, 2022, the balance of unrecognized SocketCare service revenue was approximately $40,80042,000.

Cost of Sales and Gross Margins

 Cost of sales primarily consists of the costs to manufacture our products, including the costs of materials, contract manufacturing, shipping costs, personnel and related expenses including stock-based compensation, equipment and facility expenses, warranty costs and inventory excess and obsolete provisions. The factors that impact our gross margins are the cost of materials, the mix of products and the extent to which we are able to efficiently utilize our manufacturing capacity.

Leases

In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), which requires a lessee to recognize a liability representing future lease payments and a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term. For operating leases, a lessee is required to recognize at inception a right-of-use asset and a lease liability equal to the net present value of the lease payments, with lease expense recognized over the lease term on a straight-line basis. For leases with a term of twelve months or less, ASU 2016-02 allows a reporting entity to make an accounting policy election to not recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability, and to recognize lease expense on a straight-line basis. The Company adopted ASU 2016-02 effective January 1, 2019. At June 30, 2021,On March 31, 2022, the balances of right-of-use assets and liabilities for the operating lease were$were $413,810106,417 and $508,328130,047, respectively, compared to $609,331210,839 and $741,351258,097, respectively, aton December 31, 2020.2021.

 

Goodwill

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment. The amendments in this update eliminate Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test. The annual, or interim, goodwill impairment test is performed by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount. An impairment charge should be recognized for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value; however, the loss recognized should not exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. In addition, income tax effects from any tax-deductible goodwill on the carrying amount of the reporting unit should be considered when measuring the goodwill impairment loss, if applicable.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

June 30, 2021

The Company tests its goodwill for impairment annually as of September 30th or more frequently when events or circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the Company’s single reporting unit more likely than not exceeds its fair value.

NaN impairment of goodwill was recorded in the quarter ended June 30, 2021.

Recently Issued Financial Accounting Standards

From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the FASB or other standards setting bodies and adopted by the Company as of the specified effective date. Unless otherwise discussed, management believes that the impact of recently issued standards that are not yet effective will not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows upon adoption.

 

NOTE 3 — Acquisition of Intangible Assets

On February 26, 2021, the Company entered into the 2021 Technology Transfer Agreement with SpringCard SAS (“SpringCard”). SpringCard is a market leader at the forefront of innovative electronic design and development. Its contactless and wireless solutions support a wide range of customers, from large international corporations to locally focused companies.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

March 31, 2022

Under the 2021 Technology Transfer Agreement, the Company acquired an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, worldwide, unlimited, unrestricted, royalty-free, fully paid-up right and license to SpringCard’s Contactless Technology Package for use in the Company’s Contactless Reader/Writer products, D600 and S550. SpringCard received 184,332 shares of the Company’s common stock, subject to a collar, and a 10-year warrant to purchase up to an aggregate of 50,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at the price of $10.85 per share in four equal lots of 12,500 shares each, with each lot exercisable on or after January 1st of 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, respectively, until the expiration date of warrant. The common stock was issued on March 29, 2021. The fair value of intangible assets acquired is based on the closing stock price of $7.65 on March 29, 2021. On April 20, 2021, the Company agreed to pay SpringCard the sum of $192,293$192,293 to resolve all issues that have arisen due to clerical issues in the implementation of the 2021 Technology Transfer Agreement. The Company and SpringCard both agreed that, with this payment, the Company shall have no further financial obligation to SpringCard under the 2021 Technology Transfer Agreement.

The Unaudited Condensed Balance Sheets include the intangible assets of the acquired technology at the initial valuecarrying amount, net of amortization of $1,877,6091,782,137. as of March 31, 2022.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

June 30, 2021

The SpringCard intangible assets will be amortized over their estimated useful lives of fifteen years on a straight-line basis, which commenced on April 1, 2021. The estimated future amortization of intangible assets is as follows:

Fiscal YearFiscal YearAmount  Amount
2021 (July 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021) $63,648 
2022  127,296 
2022 (April 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022) $95,472 
2023  127,296   127,296 
2024  127,296   127,296 
2025  127,296   127,296 
2026  127,296 
Thereafter  1,304,777   1,177,481 
Total $1,877,609 $1,782,137

NOTE 4 — Inventories

Inventories consist principally of raw materials and sub-assemblies, which are stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or market. Inventories at June 30, 2021on March 31, 2022 and December 31, 20202021 were as follows:

     
  March 31, December 31,
  2022 2021
Raw materials and sub-assemblies $5,774,323  $5,757,869 
Finished goods  320,193   277,598 
Inventory reserves  (880,943)  (880,943)
Inventory, net $5,213,573 $5,154,524

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  June 30, December 31,
  2021 2020
Raw materials and sub-assemblies $4,429,107  $3,642,377 
Finished goods  396,346   281,104 
Inventory reserves  805,943  727,639
Inventory, net $4,019,510 $3,195,842

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

March 31, 2022

NOTE 5 — Bank Financing Arrangements

The Company initially entered into a Business Financing Agreement with Western Alliance Bank (the “Bank”), an Arizona corporation, on February 27, 2014, and this agreement has been amended and extended through the years.

Seventh Financing Agreement

On January 8, 2020, the Company entered into the Seventh Amended and Restated Business Financing Agreement with the Bank which extends the maturity date of the Company’s revolving line of credit to January 31, 2022.

Eighth Financing Agreement

On August 28, 2020, the Company entered into the Eighth Amended and Restated Business Financing Modification Agreement and Consent with the Bank. The Bank consented to the issuance of subordinated debt in the amount less than $2,000,000, at thean annual interest rate of less than 10% and, such debt maturing in no sooner than 3 years.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

June 30, 2021

Amended and Restated Business Financing Agreement

On January 29, 2021, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Business Financing Agreement (the “Financing Agreement”) with the Bank. The agreementFinancing Agreement increased the Company’s Domestic Line of Credit to $3,000,000,$3.0 million, including a $2,000,0002.0 million revolving facility and a $1,000,0001.0 million nonformula loan. The $1,000,000$1.0 million nonformula loan was enrolled in the CalCap Collateral Support Program (the “CalCap Loan”) and advanced on February 16, 2021. The Company will make a principal reduction payment of $125,000, plus all accrued but unpaid interest on the 30th day of each of April, July, October and January. The Financing Agreement also extended the maturity date of both the Domestic Line of Credit and EXIM Line of Credit to January 31, 2023.

First Financing Agreement

On February 9, 2022, the Company entered into the First Business Financing Modification Agreement with the Bank. The Bank consented to the share repurchase program of up to $1.8 million. Future audit of accounts receivables will be performed once every twelve months. The Bank increased the credit limit for business credit cards to $250,000.

Amounts outstanding under the CalCap loan at June 30, 2021Loan as of March 31, 2022 are as follows:

   
  March 31, 2022
Current portion of CalCap Loan $500,000 
Long-term portion of CalCap Loan     
CalCap Loan $500,000

   
  June 30, 2021
Current portion of CalCap loan $500,000 
Long-term portion of CalCap loan  375,000 
CalCap loan $875,000

During the six months ended June 30, 2020, total repayment of the term loan, initiated in March 2018, was $250,000. Total amount borrowed under the domestic and international lines was $4,630,000 and the total repayment was $5,592.449.

Interest expense on the CalCap loanLoan for the three and six months ended June 30,March 31, 2022 and 2021 was $11,5806,667 and $17,5525,972, respectively. Accrued interest payable related to the amounts outstanding under the CalCap loanLoan at June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 was $2,4311,493. Interest expense on the term loan for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 was $1,896 and $5,922, respectively. Interest expense on the amounts drawn under the Company’s bank credit lines during the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 was $3,783 and $19,384, respectively.

NOTE 6 — Secured Subordinated Convertible Notes Payable

On August 31, 2020, the Company completed a secured subordinated convertible note financing of $1,530,000,$1,530,000, including $1,350,000 from officers, directors, and their family members. Because the financing involved such parties related to the Company, a special committee of the Board comprising the Board’s disinterested directors approved the financing.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

March 31, 2022

The funds raised are used to increase the Company’s working capital balances. The secured subordinated convertible notes (the “Notes”) have a three-year term that accrue interest at 10% per annum and mature on August 30, 2023. The interest on the notesNotes is payable quarterly in cash. The holder of each noteNote may require the Company to repay the principal amount of the noteNote plus accrued interest at any time after August 31, 2021. The principal amount of each note is convertible at any time, at the option of the holder, into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price of $1.46 per share, which was the market closing price of the common stock on August 28, 2020. The notesNotes did not contain a beneficial conversion feature because the conversion price is higher than the market closing price on the date of issuance of the notes payable.Notes. The notesNotes are secured by the assets of the Company and are subordinated to amounts outstanding under the Company’s working capital bank line of credit with Western Alliance Bank.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

June 30, 2021

Total issuance costs associated with the financing are $96,515, and the costs are presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the original notes payable balance of $1,530,000 as a contra-liability. The issuance costs are amortized over three years, the term of the notes payable,Notes, and the amortization expense is reported as interest expense. The amortization of debt discount for sixthree months ended June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 was $16,5468,273. The remaining debt discount of $71,69746,879 will be amortized through August 30,31, 2023.

During the six months ended June 30, 2021, two noteholders elected to convert note principal of $130,000 into shares of the Company’s common stock at the conversion price.

Total interest expense recognized related to the convertible notesNotes for the three and six months ended June 30,March 31, 2022 and 2021 was $43,17742,793.29 and $87,72144,543.97, respectively.

NOTE 7 — Segment Information and Concentrations

 

Segment Information

The Company operates in the mobile barcode scanning and RFID/NFC data capture market. Mobile scanning typically consists of mobile devices such as smartphones or tablets, with mobile scanning or NFC peripherals for data collection, and third-party vertical applications software. The Company distributes its products in the United States and foreign countries primarily through distributors and resellers. The Company markets its products primarily through application developers whose applications are designed to work with the Company’s products.

Revenues by geographic areas for the three and six months ended June 30,March 31, 2022 and 2021 and 2020 were as follows:

                 
  Three Months Ended
June 30,
 Six Months Ended
June 30,
  2021 2020 2021 2020
Revenues:        
   Americas $4,753,436  $2,242,225  $8,316,490  $5,385,634 
   Europe  875,945   200,012   1,653,526   815,541 
   Asia Pacific  323,509   272,787   795,853   734,535 
      Total revenues $5,952,890 $2,715,024 $10,765,869 $6,935,710

         
  Three Months Ended March 31,
Revenues: 2022 2021
   United States $4,882,773  $3,563,055 
   Europe  697,971   777,580 
   Asia and rest of world  712,258   472,344 
      Total revenues $6,293,002 $4,812,979

Export revenues are attributable to countries based on the location of the Company’s customers. The Company does not hold long-lived assets in foreign locations.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

June 30, 2021March 31, 2022

 

Major Customers

Customers who accounted for at least 10% of the Company’s total revenues for the three and six months ended June 30,March 31, 2022 and 2021 and 2020 were as follows:

              
 Three Months Ended
June 30,
 Six Months Ended
June 30,
 Three Months Ended March 31,
 2021 2020 2021 2020 2022 2021
Ingram Micro Inc.  27%  29%  26%  33%
Ingram Micro, Inc.  27%  25%
BlueStar, Inc.  32%  25%  31%  20%  20%  29%
ScanSource, Inc.   12%  14%  10%  10%  19%  * 

 

*Customer accounted for less than 10% of the Company’s total revenue

Concentration of Credit Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to significant concentrations of credit risk include cash, cash equivalents and accounts receivable. The Company invests its cash in demand deposit accounts in banks and the Company has not experienced losses on the investments. The Company’s trade accounts receivables are primarily with distributors. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers’ financial condition, but the Company generally requires no collateral. Reserves are maintained for potential credit losses, and such losses have been within management’s expectations. Customers who accounted for at least 10% of the Company’s accounts receivable balances at June 30, 2021on March 31, 2022 and December 31, 20202021 were as follows:

               
 June 30, December 31, March 31, December 31,
 2021 2020 2022 2021
BlueStar, Inc.  33%  29%
Ingram Micro Inc.Ingram Micro Inc.  26%  34%  22%  28%
ScanSource, Inc.ScanSource, Inc.  26%  13%  33%  24%
Bluestar Europe Distribution BV  *  11%
*Customer accounted for less than 10% of the Company accounts receivable balances 
BlueStar, Inc.  22%  21%

 

Concentration of Suppliers

Several of the Company’s component parts are produced by a sole or limited number of suppliers. Shortages could occur in these essential materials due to increased demand, or due to an interruption of supply. Suppliers may choose to restrict credit terms or require advance payments causing delays in the procurement of essential materials. The Company’s inability to procure certain materials could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results. For the three months ended June 30,March 31, 2022 and 2021, and 2020, the top twothree suppliers accounted for 4653% and 54%, respectively, of inventory purchases. As of June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2020,2021, 1927% and 1520%, respectively, of the Company’s accounts payable balances were concentrated with a single supplier.top two suppliers.

NOTE 8 — Stock-Based Compensation

The Company recognizes the compensation cost in the financial statements for all stock-based awards to employees, including grants of stock options and restricted stock, based on the fair value of the awards as of the date that the awards are issued. Compensation cost for stock-based awards is recognized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

March 31, 2022

The fair values of stock options are generally determined using a binomial lattice valuation model which incorporates assumptions about expected volatility, risk-free interest rate, dividend yield, and expected life. There were 182,000no stock options granted duringfor the sixthree months ended June 30, 2021, compared to 37,000 stock options for the six months ended June 30, 2020.March 31, 2022 and 2021.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

June 30, 2021

The shares of restricted stock are issued to employees and consultants and are held in escrow by the Company until the shares vest on the schedule of 15% after year one, 20% after year two, 25% after year three and 40% after year four, subject to the employees and consultants being a continuing service provider on each of the vesting dates. If the service or employment is terminated, unvested shares revert to the Company. Shares are registered at grant, so share owners may vote at the annual stockholder meeting. Shares of restricted stock are granted at zero cost basis. Compensation cost of the restricted stock is recognized on a straight-line basis over the 4-year vesting period. For the sixthree months ended June 30,March 31, 2022 and 2021, and 2020, the Company awarded 302,425233,800 and 293,000285,950 shares of restricted stock, respectively. As of June 30, 2021,March 31, 2022, there were 742,131755,703 shares of restricted stock outstanding. Due to the existence of restrictions on sale or transfer until the shares vest, the Company does not count the shares of restricted stock as issued and outstanding shares until they vest. In Q1 2022, 109,222 shares of restricted stock were issued to employees through vesting. Market value of the vested shares is subject to tax withholding. To cover payroll taxes, 26,157 vested shares were retired, and market value of the retired shares, $115,215 was recorded as a tax liability and an adjustment to additional paid-in capital as of March 31, 2022.

Total stock-based compensation expense for the three and six months ended June 30,March 31, 2022 and 2021, was $172,008223,446 and $320,780148,772, respectively, compared to expense of $131,369 and $263,434 in the corresponding periods a year ago.respectively.

NOTE 9 — Net Income (Loss) Per Share

The following table sets forth the reconciliation of basic shares to diluted shares and the computation of basic and diluted net income (loss) per share:

                 
  

Three Months Ended

June 30,

 

Six Months Ended

June 30,

  2021 2020 2021 2020
Numerator:        
Net income (loss) $2,627,107 $(768,023) $2,830,009 $(858,350)
   Net income (loss) allocated to restricted stock award  226,630   (45,890)  243,205   (40,262)
   Adjusted net income (loss) for basic earnings per share $2,400,477 $(722,133) $2,586,804 $(818,088)
   Convertible note interest  43,177        88,755      
   Adjusted net income (loss) for diluted earnings per share $2,443,654 $(722,133) $2,675,559 $(818,088)
                 

Denominator:: Weighted average shares outstanding used in computing net income (loss) per share:

                
Basic  7,128,768  6,009,383  6,808,339  6,011,695
Effect of dilutive stock options  819,680        826,387      
Effect of convertible note weighted shares  958,904        958,904      
                 
Diluted  8,907,352  6,009,383  8,593,630  6,011,695
                 
Net income (loss) per share applicable to common stockholders:                
Basic $0.34 $(0.13) $0.38 $(0.14)
Diluted $0.27 $(0.13) $0.31 $(0.14)

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(Unaudited)

June 30, 2021March 31, 2022

         
  Three Months Ended March 31,
  2022 2021
Numerator:    
   Net income $341,933 $202,902
   Net income allocated to restricted stock award  31,752   17,365 
   Adjusted net income before interest for diluted earnings per share $310,181  185,537
        
Denominator: Weighted average shares outstanding used in computing net income per share:        
          Basic  7,234,163  6,484,391
 Effect of dilutive stock options  490,194   821,597 
          Diluted  7,724,357  7,305,988
Net income per share applicable to common stockholders:        
          Basic $0.04 $0.03
          Diluted $0.04 $0.03

In the three and six months ended June 30, 2021,March 31, 2022, the shares used in computing diluted net loss per share do not include 45,000287,928 stock options, 50,000 warrants and 50,000958,904 warrants were excluded in the calculation of diluted net income per shareshares related to convertible notes payable as their effect would have beenbe anti-dilutive.

In the three and six months ended June 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, 2,259,93750,000 stock optionswarrants and 394,5061,007,081 shares of restricted stockrelated to convertible notes payable were excluded in the calculation of diluted net loss per share because their effect would have beenbe anti-dilutive.

NOTE 10 — Income Taxes

In the first half of 2021,Q1 2022, the differences between the financial income and taxable income included aexcess tax deductionbenefits of $7.97369,526 million resulting fromdue to the disqualified dispositiondifferences between restricted stock expenses recognized throughout the compensation period and actual tax benefit calculated based on the fair value of incentive stock optionsthe award when restricted stocks vested, and stock-based compensation of $320,780223,446, which resulted in a taxable lossincome of $6.69272,018 million.. The Company recorded a netan income tax benefitexpense of approximately $1.9 million for the first half of 2021 with the expectation of full utilization of its net operating loss carryforwards.$76,165 in Q1 2022 compared to $489 in Q1 2021.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The Company recorded no deferred tax benefit for the losses in the six months ended June 30, 2020.(Unaudited)

March 31, 2022

NOTE 11 — Commitments and Contingencies

Operating Lease Obligations

The Company leases office space under a non-cancelable operating lease that provides the Company approximately 37,100 square feet in Newark, California. The lease agreement expires on June 30, 2022. Monthly base rent increases four percent per year annually on JulyIn February 2022, the Company entered into an 87-month lease agreement in Fremont, CA effective May 1,st of each year. 2022. The new space is approximately 35,913 square feet and will serve as the location for the Company’s new Corporate Headquarters, including office space and manufacturing. The Company will account for this lease as an operating lease under ASC 842.

In June 2020, the Company also signed a two-year equipment operating lease agreement. The Company will pay $1,519 in monthly installments starting in September of 2020 through June 2022.

The operating lease expense under existing agreement was allocated in cost of goods sold and operating costs based on department headcount and amounted to $In January 2019,107,218 and $107,765 for the Company adopted ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842)three-month periods ended March 31, 2022 and recognized a right-to-use asset and a lease liability using a discount rate of 6.25% per annum. 2021, respectively.

On June 30, 2021,March 31, 2022, the balances of right-of-use assets and liabilities for the operating lease were approximately $0.11$413,810 million and $508,3280.13, million, respectively, compared to approximately $609,3310.21 million and $741,3510.26, million, respectively, aton December 31, 2020.

The Newark office space lease expense was $107,218 and $214,437 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, respectively.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

June 30, 20212021.

 

Cash payments included in the measurement of the Company’s operating lease liabilities were $126,516132,010 and $253,032126,516 for the three and six months ended June 30,March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, compared to $117,268 and $234,537, respectively, for the corresponding prior year periods.respectively.

Future minimum lease payments under the operating lease at June 30, 2021on March 31, 2022 are shown below:

     
Annual minimum payments: Amount
2021 (July 1 to December 31, 2021)262,789
2022 (through June 30, 2022)  262,789131,395 
Total minimum payments  525,578131,395 
Less: Present value factor  (17,2501,348)
Total operating lease liabilities  508,328130,047 
Less: Current portion of operating lease  (508,328130,047)
Long-term portion of operating lease     

Purchase Commitments

As of June 30, 2021,March 31, 2022, the Company has non-cancelable purchase commitments for inventory to be used in the ordinary course of business of approximately $10,858,00013,137,000.

 

Legal Matters

The Company is subject to disputes, claims, requests for indemnification and lawsuits arising in the ordinary course of business. Under the indemnification provisions of the Company’s customer agreements, the Company routinely agrees to indemnify and defend its customers against infringement of any patent, trademark, copyright, trade secrets, or other intellectual property rights arising from customers’ legal use of the Company’s products or services. The exposure to the Company under these indemnification provisions is generally limited to the total amount paid for the indemnified products. However, certain indemnification provisions potentially expose the Company to losses in excess of the aggregate amount received from the customer. To date, there have been no claims against the Company by its customers pertaining to such indemnification provisions, and no amounts have been recorded. The Company is currently not a party to any material legal proceedings.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

March 31, 2022

NOTE 12 — Subsequent Events

The Company evaluated subsequent events and transactions that occurred between JulyApril 1, 20212022 through the date of this report, the date that the unaudited condensed financial statements were issued. Other than described below, the Company did not identify any subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the unaudited condensed financial statements.

90,913 shares of common stock were repurchased from the market at the average price of $4.11.

The Company issued 17,500 shares of common stock upon the exercise of stock options.

4,00090,000 shares of restricted stock were granted from the 2004 Equity Incentive Plan.

The Company issued 35,129 shares of common stock upon the exercise of stock options.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

This Quarterly Report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements include statements forecasting our future financial condition and results, our future operating activities, market acceptance of our products, expectations for general market growth of mobile computing devices, growth in demand for our data capture products, expansion of the markets that we serve, expansion of the distribution channels for our products, and the timing of the introduction and availability of new products, as well as other forecasts discussed under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” Words such as “may,” “will,” “predicts,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” variations of such words, and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about our industry, and management’s beliefs and assumptions. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks and uncertainties; therefore, actual results and outcomes may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in any such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results and outcomes to differ materially include,1include, but are not limited to: volatility in the world economy generally and in the markets we serve in particular, including the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic;pandemic and Russia’s military action against Ukraine; the risk of delays in the availability of our products due to technological, market or financial factors including the availability of product components and necessary working capital; our ability to successfully develop, introduce and market future products; our ability to effectively manage and contain our operating costs; the availability of third-party hardware and software that our products are intended to work with; product delays associated with new model introductions and product changeovers by the makers of products that our products are intended to work with; continued growth in demand for barcode scanners; market acceptance of emerging standards such as RFID/Near Field Communications and of our related data capture products; the ability of our strategic relationships to benefit our business as expected; our ability to enter into additional distribution relationships; and other factors described in this Form 10-Q including under “Risk Factors” and those discussed in other documents we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We assume no obligation to update such forward-looking statements or to update the reasons why actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements.

 

You should read the following discussion in conjunction with the interim condensed financial statements and notes included elsewhere in this report, the Company’s annual financial statements included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K, and other information contained in other reports and documents filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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The Company and its productsProducts

We are a leading innovatorprovider of data capture and delivery solutions for enhanced productivity in workforce mobilization. Our products are incorporated into mobile applications used in point of sale (POS), commercial services (field workers), asset tracking, manufacturing process and quality control, transportation and logistics (goods tracking and movement), event management (ticketing, entry, access control, and identification), medical and education. Our primary products are cordless data capture devices incorporating barcode scanning or RFID/Near Field Communications (NFC) technologies that connect over Bluetooth. All products work with applications running on smartphones, mobile computers and tablets using operating systems from Apple® (iOS), Google™ (Android™) and Microsoft® (Windows®). We offer an easy-to-use software developer kit (Capture SDK)(CaptureSDK) to application developers,providers, which enables them to provide their users with our advanced barcode scanning features. Our products are integrated in their application solutions and are marketed by the application developersproviders or the resellers of their applications. The number of our registered developersapplication providers for data capture applications continues to grow.

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Companion SocketScan family. Our Companion SocketScan family consists of the ergonomic and independent 700 series, including 1D Linear Imaging (S700), 1D Laser (S730), and 1D/2D Universal Barcode (S740), available in multiple vivid colors: blue, green, red, white, yellow and black.

 

Companion DuraScan Family. Our DuraScan® 700 Series Linear Barcode Scanner (D700), Laser Barcode Scanner (D730) and Universal Barcode Scanner (D740, D745, D750, D755, D760), are designed to be durable barcode scanners with IP54-rated outer casing to withstand tougher environments. Universal Barcode Scanners (D740, D745, D750, D755, D760) read all common 1D, stacked, 2D and postal codes. D740 is priced competitively with a 1D barcode scanner, making D740 the affordable 2D option available in the market. D760 includes MRZ (machine-readable zone) support, making it capable of scanning passports, visas and other travel documents. D745 and D755 are medical-grade, universal scanners.

Attachable Family. Our attachable scanners include DuraSled and SocketScan 800 Series scanners. DuraSled is a barcode scanning sled designed for durability. It combines a phone with a scanner to create a one-handed solution. DuraSled protects phones from impact damage and provides a robust charging solution for all environments. It is easy-to-use and ideal for delivery services, stock counting, ticketing and other application-driven mobile solutions.  The DuraSled series are compatible with Apple, Samsung and Windows devices.

SocketScan 800 Series cordless barcode scanners, 1D linear imaging (S800) and 2D (S840, S860) are attachable to smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices with an easily detachable clip or DuraCase, creating a one-handed solution. S860 includes MRZ (machine-readable zone) support, making it capable of scanning passports, visas and other travel documents in addition to barcodes. SocketScan 800 Series scanners may be used stand-alone as well.

Contactless RFID/NFC reader writer.  Our contactless product line includes D600 and S550. The D600, an ergonomically handheld model with IP54-rated outer casing, can read and write many different types of electronic SmartTags or transfer data with near field communication. The S550, a contactless membership card reader/writer, is designed to facilitate tap-and-go smart card and NFC applications. It combines the latest 13.56 MHz contactless technology with Bluetooth LE connectivity.

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Software Developer Kit (Capture SDK). Our Software Developer Kit (Capture SDK) supports all our data capture devices with a single integration, making it easier for a developerapplication providers to integrate our data capture capabilities into their application. With the installation of our data capture software, the developers’application providers’ customers can choose any of our products that work best for them. Our Capture SDK enables the developerapplication providers to modify captured data, control the placement of the barcoded or RFID data in their application, and control the feedback to the user that the transaction and transmission was successfully completed. Our Capture SDK also supports the built-in camera in a customer’s smartphone or tablet to be used for occasional or lower volume data collection requirements. The Capture SDK uses tools integrated with software building environments such as CocoaPods, Maven and NuGet, adds support for high level frameworks such as Xamarin, Cordova and Java, and adds other features to make it easier for developers to integrate our data capture software into their applications.

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SocketCam family. In Q1 2022, we announced our SocketCam product, C820, a software-based barcode scanner, which offers a free, flexible, quick, and reliable data capture solution to our application partners who can include the C820 in their applications to provide free scanning to their end-users. The SocketCam C820 is the first member of the SocketCam family and turns any mobile device into a high-performance barcode scanner. Application developers are challenged to service a wide range of customers with various data capture requirements, from the price-sensitive to the performance-sensitive, and even multiple data types. The addition of the C820 seamlessly enables these diverse requirements. End-users whose data capture requirements exceed the capabilities of the free camera-based scanners will have the choice of purchasing a Socket Scanner or using an advanced version of the camera-based scanner which is expected to be available in the second half of 2022.

We design our own products and are responsible for all associated test equipment. We use third party contract manufacturers to make many components. We perform final product assembly, test and packaging at, and distribute our products from our Newark, California facility. We offer our products worldwide through two-tier distribution enabling customers to purchase from large numbers of on-line resellers around the world including application developers who resell their own solutions along with our data capture products. We believe growth in mobile applications and the mobile workforce are resulting from technical advances in mobile technologies, cost reductions in mobile devices and the growing adoption by businesses of mobile applications for smartphones and tablets, building a growing demand for our products. Our data capture products address the need for speed and accuracy by today’s mobile workers and by the systems supporting those workers, thereby enhancing their productivity and allowing them to exploit time sensitive opportunities and improve customer satisfaction.

Results of Operations

Revenues

Total revenues for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, werefirst quarter of 2022, was approximately $6.0$6.3 million, and $10.8 million, respectively, an increase of 119% and 55%, respectively, from revenues31% compared to the revenue of approximately $2.7$4.8 million and $6.9 million, respectively, infor the comparable periods onesame quarter year ago. The key driver ofincreases in revenues were from both the revenue increase forrun rate business through the threedistribution channel and six months ended June 30, 2021, wasthe large customers, driven by the deployment of business applications, particularly in retail as the economy re-opens following the easing of COVID-19 restrictions.re-opens.

Gross Margins

Our gross profit margins on sales for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 were 55% and 54%, respectively, compared to gross margins of 50% and 52% for the corresponding periods a year ago. The improvement in margins was primarily attributed to higher revenues and the absorption of fixed manufacturing overhead.

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Gross Margins

Our gross profit margins on sales decreased slightly to 49.7% for the first quarter of 2022 compared to 53.5% for the same period a year ago. The margin decrease in the first quarter of 2022 compared with the same period last year was primarily due to rising component costs and higher freight costs.

Research and Development Expense

Research and development expenseEngineering expenses in the three and six months ended June 30, 2021first quarter of 2022 were approximately $972,000 and $1,903,000, respectively,$1,054,000, an increase of 13% and 9% compared to expensesexpense of approximately $860,000 and $1,741,000$931,000 in the corresponding periods a year ago.Q1 2021. The increase was primarily due to variable compensation related to improved overall company performance and the amortization and depreciation expenses of newly acquired intangible asset and equipment. We believeincreases were mainly driven by hiring, as a continued commitment to research and development activities iswhich are essential to maintain or achieve a leadership position for our existing products, provide innovative new product offerings, andto provide engineering support for key customers.customers, and to maintain our existing products. In addition, we consider our ability to accelerate time to market for new products to be critical to our revenue growth. Therefore, we expect to continue to make significant research and development investments as our revenue grows.

Sales and Marketing Expense

Sales and marketing expenseexpenses in the three and six months ended June 30, 2021first quarter of 2022 were approximately $734,000 and $1,395,000, respectively,$900,000, an increase of 2% and a decrease of 6%36% compared to expense of approximately $722,000 and $1,490,000$660,000 in the corresponding periodssame quarter a year ago. The increase in expense quarter over quarter was primarily attributeddue to the developmenthiring of a new RMA portal. The decrease of expense during the first half of 2021 was primarily due to lower personnel costs reflecting the department change of severaladditional employees. We expect that sales and marketing expenses will increasestay at the similar level for the rest of the year as we continue improving our website and increasing brand and product awareness and customer base outside retail.year.

General and Administrative Expense

General and administrative expense in the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 werefirst quarter of 2022 was approximately $734,000 and $1,475,000, respectively, an increase$710,000, a decrease of 25% and 18%4% compared to expense of approximately $590,000 and $1,256,000$741,000 in the corresponding periods a year ago.first quarter of 2021. The increasedecrease was primarily due to variablelower employee incentive-based compensation related to improved overall companyexpense associated with financial performance and higher professional fees associated with the filing of a shelf registration statement.temporary lower headcount.

Interest Expense, Net of Interest Income

Interest expense and other, net of interest income and other, was approximately $46,000 in the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 was approximately $51,000 and $100,000, respectively,first quarter of 2022 compared to approximately $8,100 and $27,600, respectively,$49,000 in the same periods one year ago.first quarter of 2021. Interest expense in the three and six months ended June 30, 2021first quarter of 2022 was primarily related to interest on the secured subordinated convertible notes payable (see “NOTE 6 — Secured Subordinated Convertible Notes Payable” of the notes to consolidated financial statements for more information). There were no outstanding balances of our bank term loan and credit lines during the first three months of 2022. Interest expense in 2021 was primarily related to interest on secured subordinated convertible notes payable and on the CalCap loan.Loan. Our credit lines had no outstanding balances during the three and six months ended June 30, 2021. Interest expense in 2020 was primarily related to interest on bank term loan and credit line facilities.March 31, 2022.

Interest income reflects interest earned on cash balances. Interest income was nominal in each of the comparable first quarters, reflecting low average rates of return.

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Income Taxes

In the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, weWe recorded a net income tax benefitexpense of $1.86 million primarily attributed to the tax deduction of $7.97 million resulting from the disqualified disposition of incentive stock options as of June 30, 2021. We recorded no deferred tax benefit$76,165 and $489 for the loss in the threefirst quarter of 2022 and six months ended June 30, 2020.2021, respectively. Our deferred tax asset, primarily representing future income tax savings from the application of net operating loss carry forwards, was valued at $7.38 million as of June 30, 2021.$7,884,254 on March 31, 2022.

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 We have determined that utilization of existing net operating losses against future taxable income is not limited by Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code. Future ownership changes, however, may limit our ability to fully utilize the existing net operating loss carryforwards against any future taxable income. We will continue to monitor the likelihood to realize the value of deferred tax assets in the future.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As reflected in our Condensed Statements of Cash Flows, net cash provided byused in operating activities was approximately $450,000$452,413 in the first half of 2021,quarter 2022, compared to net cash provided by operating activities of approximately $244,000$291,236 in the comparable period a year ago. We calculate net cash used in or provided by (used in) operating activities by increasing our net income (approximately $2,830,000($341,933 and $202,902 in the first halfquarter of 2021) or2022 and 2021, respectively) by decreasing our net loss (approximately $858,000 in the first half of 2020) by thethose expenses such as stock-based compensation expense, depreciation, amortization and deferred tax expense, that did not require the use of cash. These items consist of stock-based compensation expense, depreciation and amortization, amortization of debt discount, and deferred tax expenses and benefits. These amounts totaled approximately ($1,180,000)$509,623 and $554,000$321,062 in the first halfquarters of 20212022 and 2020,2021, respectively. In addition, we report increases in assets and reductions in liabilities as uses of cash and decreases in assets and increases in liabilities as sources of cash, together referred to as changes in operating assets and liabilities.

In the first halfquarter of 2022, changes in operating assets and liabilities resulted in a net use of cash of $1,303,969 and were primarily from increases in accounts receivables driven by higher shipment levels and from the security deposit for the lease of our new office building. In the first quarter of 2021, changes in operating assets and liabilities resulted in a net use of cash used in operating activities of approximately $1.2 million which$232,728 and were primarily from increasing ourincreased inventory levels in order tolevel with which we cope with supply issues and component longer component lead times for the remainder of 2021,time, and increased accounts receivable driven by higher shipment levels in the second quarter of 2021 and increased prepaid expenses.receivables. The uses of cash were partially offset by increases in accrued payroll and related expenses related to an improvement in overall profitability, and by increases in accounts payable, driven primarily by increased inventory purchases.

In the first halfquarters of 2020, changes in operating assets2022 and liabilities resulted in net cash provided by operating activities of approximately $549,000 which was primarily due to decreases in accounts receivable resulting from the lower shipments in the second quarter of 2020.

In the first half of 2021, and 2020, we invested approximately $305,000$134,919 and $256,000,$163,379, respectively, in manufacturing tooling costs and computer software development costs.

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Net cash used in financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $85,468, compared to net cash provided by financing activities was approximately $2.65 million in the first half of 2021, compared to net cash used in financing activities of approximately $20,000$2,711,658 in the comparable period a year ago. Financing activities in 2022 consisted primarily of $125,000 repayment of our term loan, partially offset by the proceeds of employee stock options in the amount of $39,532. Financing activities in 2021 consisted primarily of $1.78 million in$1,711,658 of proceeds from the exercise of employee stock options exercised and of a net borrowing of $875,000$1,000,000 borrowed on the CalCap loan. Financing activities

Critical Accounting Estimates

Our significant accounting policies are described in “Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in the first halfnotes to condensed financial statements. The application of 2020 consistedthese policies requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amount of proceedsassets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. We base our estimates on a loancombination of $1.06 million underhistorical experience and reasonable judgment applied to other facts. Actual results may differ from these estimates, and such differences may be material to the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”)financial statements. In addition, the use of different assumptions or judgments may result in different estimates. We believe our critical accounting policies that are subject to these estimates are: Revenue Recognition and Accounts Receivable Reserves, Inventory Valuation, Stock-Based Compensation, Income Taxes and Valuation of Goodwill.

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A complete description of our critical accounting policies and estimates is contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Coronavirus Aid, Relief,fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 filed with the Securities and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) and a loan of $150,000 from the SBA under its Economic Injury Disaster (“EIDL”) assistance program, offset by repayments of borrowings under our bank lines of credit and by $250,000 repayment on our term loan.Exchange Commission.

Contractual Obligations

 

Our contractual cash obligations at June 30, 2021on March 31, 2022 are outlined in the table below:

 

 Payments Due by Period
Contractual ObligationsTotal Less than
1 year
 1 to 3
years
 4 to 5
years
 More than
5 years
          
  Unconditional purchase obligations with contract manufacturers$10,858,000  $10,625,000  $233,000  $—    $—   
  Operating lease 526,000   526,000   —     —     —   
  Total contractual obligations$11,384,000 $11,151,000 $233,000 $—   $—  

 Payments Due by Period
Contractual ObligationsTotal Less than
1 year
 1 to 3
years
 4 to 5
years
 More than
5 years
          
  Unconditional purchase obligations with contract manufacturers$13,137,000  $12,456,000  $681,000  $—    $—   
  Operating lease 131,000   131,000   —     —     —   
  Total contractual obligations$13,268,000 $12,587,000 $681,000 $—   $—  

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of June 30, 2021,March 31, 2022, we had no off-balance sheet arrangements as defined in Item 303 of Regulation S-K.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Interest Rate Risk

Our exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relates primarily to our bank term loan and credit line facilities. Amounts outstanding under the term loan bear interest at the lender's prime rate (minimum of 4.25%) plus 1.75%. Our bank credit line facilities of up to $3.5 million have variable interest rates based upon the lender's prime rate (minimum of 4.25%) plus 0.75%, for the $1.0 million nonformula loan, domestic linerevolving facility (up to $2.0 million), and the international lineEXIM Line of Credit (up to $0.5 million). Accordingly, interest rate increases could increase our interest expense on outstanding term loan and credit line balances.

Foreign Currency Risk

A substantial majority of our revenue, expense and purchasing activities are transacted in U.S. dollars. However, we require our European distributors to purchase our products in Euros and we pay the expenses of our European employees in Euros and British pounds. We may enter into selected future purchase commitments with foreign suppliers that may be paid in the local currency of the supplier. We hedge a significant portion of our European receivables balance denominated in Euros to reduce the foreign currency risk associated with these assets, and we have not been subject to significant losses from material foreign currency fluctuations. Based on a sensitivity analysis of our net foreign currency denominated assets at the end of the quarter ended June 30, 2021,March 31, 2022, an adverse change of 10% in exchange rates would have resulted in a decrease in our net income for the secondfirst quarter of 20212022 of approximately $37,000$34,000 if left unprotected. For the secondfirst quarter of 2021,2022, the total net adjustment for the effects of changes in foreign currency on cash balances, collections, payables, and derivatives used to hedge foreign currency risks, was approximately $1,000.$4,000. We will continue to monitor, assess, and mitigate through hedging activities, our risks related to foreign currency fluctuations.

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Item 4. Controls and ProceduresProcedures.

Conclusion Regarding the Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management evaluated, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms, and (ii) accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended June 30, 2021,March 31, 2022, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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PART II

Item 1A. Risk FactorsFactors.

Ownership of the Company’s securities involves a number of risks and uncertainties. Potential investors should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described below and the other information in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and our other public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission before deciding whether to invest in the Company’s securities. The Company’s business, financial condition or results of operations could be materially adversely affected by any of these risks. The risks described below are not the only ones facing the Company. Additional risks that are currently unknown to the Company or that the Company currently considers immaterial may also impair its business or adversely affect its financial condition or results of operations.

 

We could be materially adversely affected by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic for which we are unable to predict the ultimate impact as the extent and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic is uncertain.

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in widespread impacts on the global economy, and the unfavorable impacts we may experience include:

·Reductions or volatility in demand for one or more of our products which may be caused by the temporary inability of consumers to purchase our products due to illness, business closures, or financial hardship; and shifts in demand away from one or more of our higher-priced products to lower-priced products. If prolonged, such impacts can further increase the difficulty in planning our operations, which may adversely impact our results, liquidity and financial condition.
·Inability to meet our customers’ needs due to disruptions in our manufacturing operations.
·Failure of third parties on which we rely, including our suppliers, contract manufacturers, and distributors, to meet their obligations to the Company, or significant disruptions in their ability to do so, which may be caused by their own financial or operational difficulties, which may adversely impact our operations, liquidity and financial condition.

Despite our efforts to manage and remedy these impacts to the Company, there is considerable uncertainty regarding the extent to which COVID-19 will spread and the extent and duration of measures to try to contain the virus. The ultimate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic depends on factors beyond our knowledge or control. Moreover, aAdditionally, other new Delta variantvariants of COVID-19 which appears to becould emerge in the most transmissible variant to date, has begun to spread across the globe.future. The potential impact of the Delta variantpossible future variants cannot be predicted at this time, and we cannot predict with any certainty the degree to, or the time period over, which our liquidity, financial position, results of operations and cash flows will be affected by this pandemic.

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A deterioration in global economic conditions may have adverse impacts on our business and financial condition in ways that we currently cannot predict and may limit our ability to raise additional funds.

If global economic conditions deteriorate, it may have a negative impact on our business and our financial condition. We may face significant challenges if conditions in the financial markets worsen. The impact of such future developments on our business, including as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s military action against Ukraine, is highly uncertain and cannot be predicted. If the overall economy is negatively impacted for an extended period, our results of operations, financial position and cash flows may be materially adversely affected. In addition, a severe prolonged economic downturn could result in a variety of risks to the business, including weakening our ability to develop potential businesses and a decreased ability to raise additional capital when needed on acceptable terms, if at all.

We may not maintain ongoing profitability.

To maintain ongoing profitability, we must accomplish numerous objectives, including achieving continued growth in our business, providing ongoing support to registered developers whose applications support the use of our data capture products, and developing successful new products. We cannot foresee with any certainty whether we will be able to achieve these objectives in the future. Accordingly, we may not generate sufficient revenue or control our expenses enough to maintain ongoing profitability. If we cannot maintain ongoing profitability, we will not be able to support our operations from positive cash flows, and we would be required to use our existing cash to support operating losses. If we are unable to secure the necessary capital to replace that cash, we may need to suspend some or all of our current operations.

We may require additional capital in the future, but that capital may not be available on reasonable terms, if at all, or on terms that would not cause substantial dilution to investors’ stock holdings.

We may need to raise capital to fund our growth or operating losses in future periods. Our forecasts are highly dependent on factors beyond our control, including market acceptance of our products and delays in deployments by businesses of applications that use our data capture products. Even if we maintain profitable operating levels, we may need to raise capital to provide sufficient working capital to fund our growth. If capital requirements vary materially from those currently planned, we may require additional capital sooner than expected. There can be no assurance that such capital will be available in sufficient amounts or on terms acceptable to us, if at all.

If application developers are not successful in their efforts to develop, market and sell their applications into which our software and products are incorporated, we may not achieve our sales projections.

We are dependent upon application developers to integrate our scanning and software products into their applications designed for mobile workers using smartphones, tablets and mobile computers, and to successfully market and sell those application products and solutions into the marketplace. We focus on serving the needs of application developers as sales of our data capture products are application driven. However, these developers may take considerable time to complete development of their applications, may experience delays in their development timelines, may develop competing applications, may be unsuccessful in marketing and selling their application products and solutions to customers, or may experience delays in customer deployments and implementations, which would adversely affect our ability to achieve our revenue projections.

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Failure to maintain effective internal controls could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and stock price.

We have evaluated and will continue to evaluate our internal control procedures in order to satisfy the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which requires an annual management assessment of the design and effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. If we fail to maintain the adequacy of our internal controls, as such standards are modified, supplemented or amended from time to time, we may not be able to ensure that we can conclude on an ongoing basis that we have effective internal control over financial reporting in accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Moreover, effective internal controls, particularly those related to revenue recognition and access to assets, are necessary for us to produce reliable financial reports and are important to helping prevent financial fraud. If we cannot provide reliable financial reports or prevent fraud, our business and operating results could be harmed, investors could lose confidence in our reported financial information, and the trading price of our stock could drop significantly.

Despite security protections, our business records and information could be hacked by unauthorized personnel.

We protect our business records and information from access by unauthorized personnel and are not aware of any instances where such data has been compromised. We maintain adequate segregation of duties in safeguarding our assets and related records and monitor our systems to detect any attempts to bypass our controls and procedures which we evaluate and update from time to time. We are aware that unauthorized efforts to access our business records and information with sophisticated tools could bypass our controls and procedures and we remain alert to that possibility.

Our quarterly operating results may fluctuate in future periods, which could cause our stock price to decline.

We expect to experience quarterly fluctuations in operating results in the future. We generally ship orders as received, and as a result we may have little backlog. Quarterly revenues and operating results therefore depend on the volume and timing of orders received during the quarter, which are difficult to forecast. Historically, we have often recognized a substantial portion of our revenue in the last month of the quarter. This subjects us to the risk that even modest delays in orders or in the manufacture of products relating to orders received, may adversely affect our quarterly operating results. Our operating results may also fluctuate due to factors such as:

·the demand for our products;
·the size and timing of customer orders;
·unanticipated delays or problems in our introduction of new products and product enhancements;
·the introduction of new products and product enhancements by our competitors;
·the timing of the introduction and deployments of new applications that work with our products;
·changes in the revenues attributable to royalties and engineering development services;
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·product mix;
·timing of software enhancements;
·changes in the level of operating expenses;
·competitive conditions in the industry including competitive pressures resulting in lower average selling prices;
·timing of distributors’ shipments to their customers;
·delays in supplies of key components used in the manufacturing of our products; and
·general economic conditions and conditions specific to our customers’ industries.

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Because we base our staffing and other operating expenses on anticipated revenues, unanticipated declines or delays in the receipt of orders can cause significant variations in operating results from quarter to quarter. As a result of any of the foregoing factors, or a combination, our results of operations in any given quarter may be below the expectations of public market analysts or investors, in which case the market price of our common stock would be adversely affected.

In order to maintain the availability of our bank lines of credit we must remain in compliance with the covenants as specified under the terms of the credit agreements and the bank may exercise discretion in making advances to us.

Our credit agreements with our bank requires us to remain in compliance with the covenants specified under the terms of the agreement. The agreementagreements also containscontain customary affirmative and negative covenants, including covenants that limit or restrict our ability to, among other things, grant liens, make investments, incur indebtedness, merge or consolidate, dispose of assets, make acquisitions, pay dividends or make distributions, repurchase stock, enter into transactions with affiliates and enter into restrictive agreements, in each case subject to customary exceptions for a credit facility of this size and type. The agreementagreements also containscontain customary events of default including, among others, payment defaults, breaches of covenants, bankruptcy and insolvency events, cross defaults with certain material indebtedness, judgment defaults, and breaches of representations and warranties. Upon an event of default, our bank may declare all or a portion of our outstanding obligations payable to be immediately due and payable and exercise other rights and remedies provided for under the agreement. During the existence of an event of default, interest on the obligations could be increased. The agreementagreements may be terminated by us or by our bank at any time. Upon such termination, our bank would no longer make advances under the credit agreement and outstanding advances would be repaid as receivables are collected. All advances are at our bank’s discretion and our bank is not obligated to make advances.

Deferred tax assets comprise a significant portion of our assets and are dependent upon future tax profitability to realize the benefits.

We have recorded deferred tax assets on our balance sheet because we believe that it is more likely than not that we will generate sufficient tax profitability in the future to realize the tax savings that our deferred tax assets represent. If we do not achieve and maintain sufficient profitability, the tax savings represented by our deferred tax assets may never be realized and we would need to recognize a loss for those deferred tax assets.

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We may be unable to manufacture our products because we are dependent on a limited number of qualified suppliers for our components.

Several of our component parts are produced by one or a limited number of suppliers. Shortages or delays could occur in these essential components due to an interruption of supply or increased demand in the industry. Suppliers may choose to restrict credit terms or require advance payment causing delays in the procurement of essential materials. If we are unable to procure certain component parts, we could be required to reduce our operations while we seek alternative sources for these components, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial results. To the extent that we acquire extra inventory stocks to protect against possible shortages, we would be exposed to additional risks associated with holding inventory, such as obsolescence, excess quantities, or loss.

If we fail to develop and introduce new products rapidly and successfully, we will not be able to compete effectively, and our ability to generate sufficient revenues will be negatively affected.

The market for our products is prone to rapidly changing technology, evolving industry standards and short product life cycles. If we are unsuccessful at developing and introducing new products and services on a timely basis that include the latest technologies, conform to the newest standards, and that are appealing to end users, we will not be able to compete effectively, and our ability to generate significant revenues will be seriously harmed.

The development of new products and services can be very difficult and requires high levels of innovation. The development process is also lengthy and costly. Short product life cycles for smartphones and tablets expose our products to the risk of obsolescence and require frequent new product upgrades and introductions. We will be unable to introduce new products and services into the market on a timely basis and compete successfully if we fail to:

·invest significant resources in research and development, sales and marketing, and customer support;
·identify emerging trends, demands and standards in the field of mobile computing products;
·enhance our products by adding additional features;
·maintain superior or competitive performance in our products; and
·anticipate our end users’ needs and technological trends accurately.

We cannot be sure that we will have sufficient resources to make adequate investments in research and development or that we will be able to identify trends or make the technological advances necessary to be competitive.

We may not be able to collect receivables from customers who experience financial difficulties.

Our accounts receivables are derived primarily from distributors. We perform ongoing credit evaluations of our customers’ financial conditions but generally require no collateral from our customers. Reserves are maintained for potential credit losses, and such losses have historically been within such reserves. However, many of our customers may be thinly capitalized and may be prone to failure in adverse market conditions. Although our collection history has been good, from time to time a customer may not pay us because of financial difficulty, bankruptcy or liquidation. If global financial conditions have an impact on our customers’ ability to pay us in a timely manner, and consequently, we may experience increased difficulty in collecting our accounts receivable, and we may have to increase our reserves in anticipation of increased uncollectible accounts.

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We could face increased competition in the future, which would adversely affect our financial performance.

The market in which we operate is very competitive. Our future financial performance is contingent on a number of unpredictable factors, including that:

·some of our competitors have greater financial, marketing, and technical resources than we do;
·we periodically face intense price competition, particularly when our competitors have excess inventories and discount their prices to clear their inventories; and
·certain manufacturers of tablets and mobile phones offer products with built-in functions, such as Bluetooth wireless technology or barcode scanning, that compete with our products.

Increased competition could result in price reductions, fewer customer orders, reduced margins, and loss of market share. Our failure to compete successfully against current or future competitors could harm our business, operating results and financial condition.

If we do not correctly anticipate demand for our products, our operating results will suffer.

The demand for our products depends on many factors and is difficult to forecast as we introduce and support more products, and as competition in the markets for our products intensifies. If demand is lower than forecasted levels, we could have excess production resulting in higher inventories of finished products and components, which could lead to write-downs or write-offs of some or all of the excess inventories, and reductions in our cash balances. Lower than forecasted demand could also result in excess manufacturing capacity at our third-party manufacturers and in our failure to meet minimum purchase commitments, each of which may lower our operating results.

If demand increases beyond forecasted levels, we would have to rapidly increase production at our third-party manufacturers. We depend on suppliers to provide additional volumes of components, and suppliers might not be able to increase production rapidly enough to meet unexpected demand. Even if we were able to procure enough components, our third-party manufacturers might not be able to produce enough of our devices to meet our customer demand. In addition, rapid increases in production levels to meet unanticipated demand could result in higher costs for manufacturing and supply of components and other expenses. These higher costs could lower our profit margins. Further, if production is increased rapidly, manufacturing yields could decline, which may also lower operating results.

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We rely primarily on distributors to distribute our products, and our sales would suffer if any of these distributors stops distributing our products effectively.

Because we distribute and fulfill resellers’ orders for our products primarily through distributors, we are subject to risks associated with channel distribution, such as risks related to their inventory levels and support for our products. Our distribution channels may build up inventories in anticipation of growth in their sales. If such growth in their sales does not occur as anticipated, the inventory build-up could contribute to higher levels of product returns. The lack of sales by any one significant participant in our distribution channels could result in excess inventories and adversely affect our operating results and working capital liquidity. During the sixthree months ended June 30,March 31, 2022 and 2021, and 2020, Ingram Micro® and BlueStar together represented approximately 57%47% and 53%54%, respectively, of our worldwide sales. We expect that a significant portion of our sales will continue to depend on sales to a limited number of distributors.

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Our agreements with distributors are generally nonexclusive and may be terminated on short notice by them without cause. Our distributors are not within our control, are not obligated to purchase products from us, and may offer competitive lines of products simultaneously. Sales growth is contingent in part on our ability to enter into additional distribution relationships and expand our sales channels. We cannot predict whether we will be successful in establishing new distribution relationships, expanding our sales channels or maintaining our existing relationships. A failure to enter into new distribution relationships, to expand our sales channels, or to maintain our existing relationships could adversely impact our ability to grow our sales.

We allow our distribution channels to return a portion of their inventory to us for full credit against other purchases. In addition, in the event we reduce our prices, we credit our distributors for the difference between the purchase price of products remaining in their inventory and our reduced price for such products. Actual returns and price protection may adversely affect future operating results and working capital liquidity by reducing our accounts receivable and increasing our inventory balances, particularly since we seek to continually introduce new and enhanced products and are likely to face increasing price competition.

We depend on alliances and other business relationships with third parties, and a disruption in these relationships would hinder our ability to develop and sell our products.

We depend on strategic alliances and business relationships with leading participants in various segments of the mobile applications market to help us develop and market our products. Our strategic partners may revoke their commitment to our products or services at any time in the future or may develop their own competitive products or services. Accordingly, our strategic relationships may not result in sustained business alliances, successful product or service offerings, or the generation of significant revenues. Failure of one or more of such alliances could result in delay or termination of product development projects, failure to win new customers, or loss of confidence by current or potential customers.

We have devoted significant research and development resources to design products to work with a number of operating systems used in mobile devices including Apple® (iOS), Google™ (Android™) and Microsoft® (Windows®). Such design activities have diverted financial and personnel resources from other development projects. These design activities are not undertaken pursuant to any agreement under which Apple, Google or Microsoft is obligated to collaborate or to support the products produced from such collaboration. Consequently, these organizations may terminate their collaborations with us for a variety of reasons, including our failure to meet agreed-upon standards or for reasons beyond our control, such as changing market conditions, increased competition, discontinued product lines, and product obsolescence.

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Our intellectual property and proprietary rights may be insufficient to protect our competitive position.

Our business depends on our ability to protect our intellectual property. We rely primarily on patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret laws, and other restrictions on disclosure to protect our proprietary technologies. We cannot be sure that these measures will provide meaningful protection for our proprietary technologies and processes. We cannot be sure that any patent issued to us will be sufficient to protect our technology. The failure of any patents to provide protection to our technology would make it easier for our competitors to offer similar products. In connection with our participation in the development of various industry standards, we may be required to license certain of our patents to other parties, including our competitors that develop products based upon the adopted standards.

We also generally enter into confidentiality agreements with our employees, distributors, and strategic partners, and generally control access to our documentation and other proprietary information. Despite these precautions, it may be possible for a third-party to copy or otherwise obtain and use our products, services, or technology without authorization, develop similar technology independently, or design around our patents.

Additionally, effective copyright, trademark, and trade secret protection may be unavailable or limited in certain foreign countries.

We may become subject to claims of intellectual property rights infringement, which could result in substantial liability.

In the course of operating our business, we may receive claims of intellectual property infringement or otherwise become aware of potentially relevant patents or other intellectual property rights held by other parties. Many of our competitors have large intellectual property portfolios, including patents that may cover technologies that are relevant to our business. In addition, many smaller companies, universities, and individuals have obtained or applied for patents in areas of technology that may relate to our business. The industry is moving towards aggressive assertion, licensing, and litigation of patents and other intellectual property rights.

If we are unable to obtain and maintain licenses on favorable terms for intellectual property rights required for the manufacture, sale, and use of our products, particularly those products which must comply with industry standard protocols and specifications to be commercially viable, our results of operations or financial condition could be adversely impacted.

In addition to disputes relating to the validity or alleged infringement of other parties’ rights, we may become involved in disputes relating to our assertion of our own intellectual property rights. Whether we are defending the assertion of intellectual property rights against us or asserting our intellectual property rights against others, intellectual property litigation can be complex, costly, protracted, and highly disruptive to business operations by diverting the attention and energies of management and key technical personnel. Plaintiffs in intellectual property cases often seek injunctive relief, and the measures of damages in intellectual property litigation are complex and often subjective or uncertain. Thus, any adverse determinations in this type of litigation could subject us to significant liabilities and costs.

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New industry standards may require us to redesign our products, which could substantially increase our operating expenses.

Standards for the form and functionality of our products are established by standards committees. These independent committees establish standards, which evolve and change over time, for different categories of our products. We must continue to identify and ensure compliance with evolving industry standards so that our products are interoperable and we remain competitive. Unanticipated changes in industry standards could render our products incompatible with products developed by major hardware manufacturers and software developers. Should any major changes, even if anticipated, occur, we would be required to invest significant time and resources to redesign our products to ensure compliance with relevant standards. If our products are not in compliance with prevailing industry standards for a significant period of time, we would miss opportunities to sell our products for use with new hardware components from mobile computer manufacturers and OEMs, thus affecting our business.

Undetected flaws and defects in our products may disrupt product sales and result in expensive and time-consuming remedial action.

Our hardware and software products may contain undetected flaws, which may not be discovered until customers have used the products. From time to time, we may temporarily suspend or delay shipments or divert development resources from other projects to correct a particular product deficiency. Efforts to identify and correct errors and make design changes may be expensive and time consuming. Failure to discover product deficiencies in the future could delay product introductions or shipments, require us to recall previously shipped products to make design modifications, or cause unfavorable publicity, any of which could adversely affect our business and operating results.

The loss of one or more of our senior personnel could harm our existing business.

A number of our officers and senior managers have been employed for more than twenty years by us, including our President, Chief Financial Officer, Vice President of Operations and Vice President of Engineering/Chief Technical Officer. Our future success will depend upon the continued service of key officers and senior managers. Competition for officers and senior managers is intense, and there can be no assurance that we will be able to retain our existing senior personnel. The loss of one or more of our officers or key senior managers could adversely affect our ability to compete.

The expensing of options and restricted stocks will continue to reduce our operating results such that we may find it necessary to change our business practices to attract and retain employees.

We have been using stock options and restricted stocks as a key component of our employee compensation packages. We believe that stock options and restricted stocks provide an incentive to our employees to maximize long-term stockholder value and, through the use of vesting, encourage valued employees to remain with us. The expensing of employee stock options and restricted stocks adversely affects our net income and earnings per share, will continue to adversely affect future quarters, and will make profitability harder to achieve. In addition, we may decide in response to the effects of expensing stock optionsoption and restricted stock on our operating results to reduce the number of stock options or restricted stocks granted to employees or to grant to fewer employees. This could adversely affect our ability to retain existing employees andor attract qualified candidates, and also could increase the cash compensation we would have to pay to them.

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If we are unable to attract and retain highly skilled sales and marketing and product development personnel, our ability to develop and market new products and product enhancements will be adversely affected.

We believe our ability to achieve increased revenues and to develop successful new products and product enhancements will depend in part upon our ability to attract and retain highly skilled sales and marketing and product development personnel. Our products involve a number of new and evolving technologies, and we frequently need to apply these technologies to the unique requirements of mobile products. Our personnel must be familiar with both the technologies we support and the unique requirements of the products to which our products connect. Competition for such personnel is intense, and we may not be able to attract and retain such key personnel. In addition, our ability to hire and retain such key personnel will depend upon our ability to raise capital or achieve increased revenue levels to fund the costs associated with such key personnel. Failure to attract and retain such key personnel will adversely affect our ability to develop and market new products and product enhancements.

Our operating results could be harmed by economic, political, regulatory and other risks associated with export sales.

Our operating results are subject to the risks inherent in export sales, including:

·longer payment cycles;
·unexpected changes in regulatory requirements, import and export restrictions and tariffs;
·difficulties in managing foreign operations;
·the burdens of complying with a variety of foreign laws;
·greater difficulty or delay in accounts receivable collection;
·potentially adverse tax consequences; and
·political and economic instability.instability (such as Russia’s military action against Ukraine).

Our export sales are primarily denominated in Euros for our sales to European distributors and in British pounds for our sales to UK distributors. Accordingly, an increase in the value of the United States dollar relative to Euro or British pound could make our products more expensive and therefore potentially less competitive in European markets. Declines in the value of the Euro or pound relative to the United States dollar may result in foreign currency losses relating to collection of receivables denominated if left unhedged.

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Our facilities or operations could be adversely affected by events outside outour control, such as natural disasters or health epidemics.

Our corporate headquarters is located in a seismically active region in Northern California. If major disasters such as earthquakes occur, or our information system or communications network breaks down or operates improperly, our headquarters and production facilities may be seriously damaged, or we may have to stop or delay production and shipment of our products. In addition, we may be affected by health epidemic or pandemics, such as the current health epidemic, COVID-19 ifpandemic, , or geopolitical instability, such an epidemic persists for an extended period of time.as Russia’s military action against Ukraine. We may incur expenses or delays relating to such events outside of our control, which could have a material adverse impact on our business, operating results and financial condition.

The sale of a substantial number of shares of our common stock could cause the market price of our common stock to decline.

Sales of a substantial number of shares of our common stock in the public market could adversely affect the market price for our common stock. The market price of our common stock could also decline if one or more of our significant stockholders decided for any reason to sell substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market.

As of August 10, 2021,May 9, 2022, we had 7,174,2137,200,451 shares of common stock outstanding. Substantially all of these shares are freely tradable in the public market, either without restriction or subject, in some cases, only to S-3 prospectus delivery requirements and, in other cases, only to manner of sale, volume, and notice requirements of Rule 144 under the Securities Act.

As of August 10, 2021,May 9 2022, we had 1,397,3391,333,672 shares of common stock subject to outstanding options under our stock option plans, 675,258844,503 shares of restricted stock outstanding, and 179,312216,530 shares of common stock available for future issuance under the plans. We have registered the shares of common stock subject to outstanding options and restricted stock and reserved for issuance under our stock option plans. Accordingly, the shares of common stock underlying vested options and unvested restricted stock will be eligible for resale in the public market as soon as the options are exercised or the restricted stock vests, as applicable.

Volatility in the trading price of our common stock could negatively impact the price of our common stock.

During the period from January 1, 20202021 through the date of the report, our common stock price fluctuated between a high of $35.00 and a low of $0.76. We have experienced low trading volumes in our stock, and thus relatively small purchases and sales can have a significant effect on our stock price. The trading price of our common stock could be subject to wide fluctuations in response to many factors, some of which are beyond our control, including general economic conditions and the outlook of securities analysts and investors on our industry. In addition, the stock markets in general, and the markets for high technology stocks in particular, have experienced high volatility that has often been unrelated to the operating performance of particular companies. These broad market fluctuations may adversely affect the trading price of our common stock.

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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

None

Item 6. Exhibits

   

Exhibit Number

 

Exhibit Description

31.1*Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2*Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1**Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101 XBRL Document

*       Filed herewith.

**       Furnished herewith.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

SOCKET MOBILE, INC.

Registrant

Registrant

 
 Date: August 13, 2021May 16, 2022 /s/ Kevin J. Mills
 Kevin J. Mills
 President and Chief Executive Officer
 (Duly Authorized Officer and Principal Executive Officer)

 
 Date: August 13, 2021May 16, 2022 /s/ Lynn Zhao
 Lynn Zhao
 Vice President of Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer (Duly Authorized Officer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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