UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
| [X] | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period endedJune 30, 20182019.
or
| [ ] | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from ___________________ to __________.
Commission File Number:001-33899
Digital Ally, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Nevada | 20-0064269 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
9705 Loiret Blvd, Lenexa, KS 66219
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(913) 814-7774
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of exchange on which registered | ||
| Common stock, $0.001 par value | DGLY | Nasdaq Capital Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted 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 and post such files).
Yes [X] No [ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”filer,” “accelerated filer”filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “smaller reporting“emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of Exchange Act.
| Large accelerated filer [ ] | Accelerated filer [ ] | |
| Non-accelerated filer [ ] | 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]
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:
| Class | Outstanding at August | 14, 2019 | |
| Common Stock, $0.001 par value | 11,613,442 |
FORM 10-Q
DIGITAL ALLY, INC.
JUNE 30, 20182019
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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1 – Financial Statements.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
JUNE 30, 20182019 AND DECEMBER 31, 20172018
| June 30, 2018 | December 31, 2017 | (Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||
| (Unaudited) | June 30, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | ||||||||||||||
| Assets | ||||||||||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 471,840 | $ | 54,712 | $ | 331,665 | $ | 3,598,807 | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable-trade, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $70,000 – 2018 and 2017 | 2,058,511 | 1,978,936 | ||||||||||||||
| Accounts receivable-trade, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $90,000 – 2019 and $70,000 - 2018 | 1,612,046 | 1,847,886 | ||||||||||||||
| Accounts receivable-other | 457,079 | 338,618 | 500,968 | 382,412 | ||||||||||||
| Inventories, net | 7,844,806 | 8,750,713 | 6,792,049 | 6,999,060 | ||||||||||||
| Restricted cash | — | 500,000 | ||||||||||||||
| Income tax refund receivable, current | 44,603 | 44,603 | ||||||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses | 189,967 | 209,163 | 429,268 | 429,403 | ||||||||||||
| Total current assets | 11,022,203 | 11,832,142 | 9,710,599 | 13,302,171 | ||||||||||||
| Furniture, fixtures and equipment, net | 449,213 | 638,169 | 182,975 | 247,541 | ||||||||||||
| Intangible assets, net | 494,645 | 497,180 | 444,982 | 486,797 | ||||||||||||
| Operating lease right of use assets | 276,338 | — | ||||||||||||||
| Income tax refund receivable | 90,000 | 90,000 | 45,397 | 45,397 | ||||||||||||
| Other assets | 169,987 | 115,043 | 389,749 | 256,749 | ||||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 12,226,048 | $ | 13,172,534 | $ | 11,050,040 | $ | 14,338,655 | ||||||||
| Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) | ||||||||||||||||
| Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit | ||||||||||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 3,025,152 | $ | 3,193,269 | $ | 1,857,620 | $ | 784,599 | ||||||||
| Accrued expenses | 1,097,312 | 1,240,429 | 1,062,234 | 2,080,667 | ||||||||||||
| Derivative liabilities | 287,522 | 16,816 | ||||||||||||||
| Capital lease obligation-current | — | 8,492 | ||||||||||||||
| Current portion of operating lease obligations | 357,498 | — | ||||||||||||||
| Contract liabilities-current | 1,541,915 | 1,409,683 | 1,794,457 | 1,748,789 | ||||||||||||
| Subordinated and secured notes payable | 250,000 | 1,008,500 | ||||||||||||||
| Secured convertible debentures, at fair value | 5,354,803 | 3,262,807 | ||||||||||||||
| Income taxes payable | 3,756 | 10,141 | 3,933 | 3,689 | ||||||||||||
| Total current liabilities | 11,560,460 | 10,150,137 | 5,075,742 | 4,617,744 | ||||||||||||
| Long-term liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||
| Proceeds investment agreement, at fair value- less current portion | 6,240,000 | 9,142,000 | ||||||||||||||
| Contract liabilities-long term | 2,227,176 | 2,158,649 | 1,864,989 | 1,991,091 | ||||||||||||
| Total liabilities | 13,787,636 | 12,308,786 | 13,180,731 | 15,750,835 | ||||||||||||
| Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||||||||||
| Stockholder’s Equity (Deficit): | ||||||||||||||||
| Common stock, $0.001 par value; 25,000,000 shares authorized; shares issued: 7,286,175 – 2018 and 7,037,799 – 2017 | 7,286 | 7,038 | ||||||||||||||
| Stockholder’s Deficit | ||||||||||||||||
| Common stock, $0.001 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized; shares issued: 11,494,055 – 2019 and 10,445,445 – 2018 | 11,494 | 10,445 | ||||||||||||||
| Additional paid in capital | 67,977,829 | 64,923,735 | 80,990,851 | 78,117,507 | ||||||||||||
| Treasury stock, at cost (63,518 shares) | (2,157,226 | ) | (2,157,226 | ) | (2,157,226 | ) | (2,157,226 | ) | ||||||||
| Accumulated deficit | (67,389,477 | ) | (61,909,799 | ) | (80,975,810 | ) | (77,382,906 | ) | ||||||||
| Total stockholders’ equity (deficit) | (1,561,588 | ) | 863,748 | |||||||||||||
| Total stockholders’ deficit | (2,130,691 | ) | (1,412,180 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit) | $ | 12,226,048 | $ | 13,172,534 | ||||||||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit | $ | 11,050,040 | $ | 14,338,655 | ||||||||||||
See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30, 20182019 AND 20172018
(Unaudited)
| Three months ended June 30, | Six months ended June 30, | Three months ended June 30, | Six months ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Product | $ | 2,993,700 | $ | 3,056,810 | $ | 4,984,813 | $ | 7,742,170 | $ | 1,945,724 | $ | 2,993,700 | $ | 3,866,188 | $ | 4,984,813 | ||||||||||||||||
| Service and other | 569,850 | 429,692 | 1,050,250 | 974,192 | 601,259 | 569,850 | 1,231,591 | 1,050,250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenue | 3,563,550 | 3,486,502 | 6,035,063 | 8,716,362 | 2,546,983 | 3,563,550 | 5,097,779 | 6,035,063 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Product | $ | 1,831,615 | $ | 1,959,274 | $ | 3,080,360 | $ | 4,733,311 | $ | 1,468,828 | $ | 1,831,615 | $ | 2,731,899 | $ | 3,080,360 | ||||||||||||||||
| Service and other | 113,468 | 354,012 | 226,842 | 532,986 | 127,343 | 113,468 | 233,328 | 226,842 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total cost of revenue | 1,945,083 | 2,313,286 | 3,307,202 | 5,266,297 | 1,596,171 | 1,945,083 | 2,965,227 | 3,307,202 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 1,618,467 | 1,173,216 | 2,727,861 | 3,450,065 | 950,812 | 1,618,467 | 2,132,552 | 2,727,861 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Research and development expense | 333,760 | 846,460 | 773,880 | 1,664,351 | 582,905 | 333,760 | 1,045,076 | 773,880 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selling, advertising and promotional expense | 712,008 | 952,312 | 1,386,413 | 1,987,834 | 1,237,947 | 712,008 | 1,993,936 | 1,386,413 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | 594,228 | 115,756 | 1,087,746 | 502,789 | 585,195 | 594,228 | 1,310,393 | 1,087,746 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative expense | 1,415,780 | 1,751,285 | 2,890,447 | 3,589,901 | 1,977,123 | 1,415,780 | 4,301,663 | 2,890,447 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Patent litigation settlement | (6,000,000 | ) | — | (6,000,000 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total selling, general and administrative expenses | 3,055,776 | 3,665,813 | 6,138,486 | 7,744,875 | (1,616,830 | ) | 3,055,776 | 2,651,068 | 6,138,486 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating loss | (1,437,309 | ) | (2,492,597 | ) | (3,410,625 | ) | (4,294,810 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income (loss) | 2,567,642 | (1,437,309 | ) | (518,516 | ) | (3,410,625 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other income (expense) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest income | 684 | 3,797 | 2,300 | 8,858 | 5,628 | 684 | 23,612 | 2,300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | (152,975 | ) | (80,436 | ) | (283,203 | ) | (160,987 | ) | — | (152,975 | ) | — | (283,203 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Change in warrant derivative liabilities | (310,195 | ) | 13,114 | (309,306 | ) | 13,719 | — | (310,195 | ) | — | (309,306 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Secured convertible debentures issuance expense | (220,312 | ) | — | (220,312 | ) | — | — | (220,312 | ) | — | (220,312 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss on the extinguishment of secured convertible debentures | — | — | (500,000 | ) | — | — | — | — | (500,000 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of proceeds investment agreement | (2,961,000 | ) | — | (3,098,000 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of secured convertible debentures | (842,783 | ) | 229,599 | (829,976 | ) | 73,742 | — | (842,783 | ) | — | (829,976 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss before income tax expense | (2,962,890 | ) | (2,326,523 | ) | (5,551,122 | ) | (4,359,478 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax (expense) benefit | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss before income tax benefit | (387,730 | ) | (2,962,890 | ) | (3,592,904 | ) | (5,551,122 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax benefit | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (2,962,890 | ) | $ | (2,326,523 | ) | $ | (5,551,122 | ) | $ | (4,359,478 | ) | $ | (387,730 | ) | $ | (2,962,890 | ) | $ | (3,592,904 | ) | $ | (5,551,122 | ) | ||||||||
| Net loss per share information: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | (0.42 | ) | $ | (0.41 | ) | $ | (0.78 | ) | $ | (0.77 | ) | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | (0.42 | ) | $ | (0.32 | ) | $ | (0.78 | ) | ||||||||
| Diluted | $ | (0.42 | ) | $ | (0.41 | ) | $ | (0.78 | ) | $ | (0.77 | ) | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | (0.42 | ) | $ | (0.32 | ) | $ | (0.78 | ) | ||||||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | 7,129,260 | 5,679,731 | 7,153,219 | 5,654,755 | 11,305,248 | 7,129,260 | 11,124,222 | 7,153,219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted | 7,129,260 | 5,679,731 | 7,153,219 | 5,654,755 | 11,305,248 | 7,129,260 | 11,124,222 | 7,153,219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2019 AND 2018
(Unaudited)
| Common Stock | Additional Paid in | Treasury | Accumulated | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Capital | stock | deficit | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, December 31, 2018 | 10,445,445 | $ | 10,445 | $ | 78,117,507 | $ | (2,157,226 | ) | $ | (77,382,906 | ) | $ | (1,412,180 | ) | ||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | — | — | 725,198 | — | — | 725,198 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Restricted common stock grant | 522,110 | 522 | (522 | ) | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Restricted common stock forfeitures | (2,500 | ) | (2 | ) | 2 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock upon exercise of common stock purchase warrants | 161,000 | 161 | 515,839 | — | — | 516,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | — | — | — | — | (3,205,174 | ) | (3,205,174 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Balance March 31, 2019 | 11,126,055 | $ | 11,126 | $ | 79,358,024 | $ | (2,157,226 | ) | $ | (80,588,080 | ) | $ | (3,376,156 | ) | ||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | — | — | 585,195 | — | — | 585,195 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock upon exercise of common stock purchase warrants | 368,000 | 368 | 1,047,632 | — | — | 1,048,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | — | — | — | — | (387,730 | ) | (387,730 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Balance, June 30, 2019 | $ | 11,494,055 | $ | 11,494 | $ | 80,990,851 | $ | (2,157,226 | ) | $ | (80,975,810 | ) | $ | (2,130,691 | ) | |||||||||
| Balance, December 31, 2017 | 7,037,799 | $ | 7,038 | $ | 64,923,735 | $ | (2,157,226 | ) | $ | (61,909,799 | ) | $ | 863,748 | |||||||||||
| Cumulative effects of adjustment for adoption of ASC 606 | — | — | — | — | 71,444 | 71,444 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | — | — | 493,519 | — | — | 493,519 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Restricted common stock grant | 84,500 | 84 | (84 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| Restricted common stock forfeitures | (26,450 | ) | (26 | ) | 26 | — | — | —— | ||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock purchase warrants in connection with the issuance of subordinated notes payable | — | — | 47,657 | — | — | 47,657 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | — | — | — | — | (2,588,232 | ) | (2,588,232 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Balance, March 31, 2018 | 7,095,849 | $ | 7,096 | $ | 65,464,853 | $ | (2,157,226 | ) | $ | (64,426,587 | ) | $ | (1,111,864 | ) | ||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | — | — | 594,227 | — | — | 594,227 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Restricted common stock grant | 100,000 | 100 | (100 | ) | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Restricted common stock forfeitures | (3,950) | (4 | ) | 4 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock purchase warrants in connection with the issuance of secured convertible debentures | — | — | 1,684,251 | — | — | 1,684,251 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock upon conversion of secured convertible debentures and accrued interest | 74,276 | 74 | 185,614 | — | — | 185,688 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock upon exercise of common stock purchase warrants | 20,000 | 20 | 48,980 | — | — | 49,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | — | — | — | — | (2,962,890 | ) | (2,962,890 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Balance, June 30, 2018 | 7,286,175 | $ | 7,286 | $ | 67,977,829 | $ | (2,157,226 | ) | $ | (67,389,477 | ) | $ | (1,561,588) | |||||||||||
See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2019 AND 2018
(Unaudited)
| Common Stock | Additional Paid in | Treasury | Accumulated | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Capital | stock | deficit | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, December 31, 2017 | 7,037,799 | $ | 7,038 | $ | 64,923,735 | $ | (2,157,226 | ) | $ | (61,909,799 | ) | $ | 863,748 | |||||||||||
| Cumulative effects adjustment for adoption of ASC 606 (Note 1) | — | — | — | — | 71,444 | 71,444 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | — | — | 1,087,746 | — | — | 1,087,746 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Restricted common stock grant | 184,500 | 184 | (184 | ) | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Restricted common stock forfeitures | (30,400 | ) | (30 | ) | 30 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock purchase warrants in connection with issuance of subordinated notes payable | — | — | 47,657 | — | — | 47,657 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock purchase warrants in connection with issuance of secured convertible debentures | — | — | 1,684,251 | — | — | 1,684,251 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock upon conversion of secured convertible debentures and accrued interest | 74,276 | 74 | 185,614 | — | — | 185,688 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock upon exercise of common stock purchase warrants | 20,000 | 20 | 48,980 | — | — | 49,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | — | — | — | — | (5,551,122 | ) | (5,551,122 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Balance, June 30, 2018 | 7,286,175 | $ | 7,286 | $ | 67,977,829 | $ | (2,157,226 | ) | $ | (67,389,477 | ) | $ | (1,561,588 | ) | ||||||||||
| 2019 | 2018 | |||||||
| Cash Flows from Operating Activities: | ||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (3,592,904 | ) | $ | (5,551,122 | ) | ||
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash flows used in operating activities: | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 206,969 | 275,392 | ||||||
| Change in fair value of warrant derivative liabilities | — | 309,306 | ||||||
| Loss on extinguishment of secured convertible debentures | — | 500,000 | ||||||
| Secured convertible debentures issuance expense | — | 220,312 | ||||||
| Change in fair value of secured convertible note payable | — | 829,976 | ||||||
| Change in fair value of proceeds investment agreement | 3,098,000 | — | ||||||
| Interest expense added to debenture | — | 121,271 | ||||||
| Amortization of discount on subordinated note payable | — | 47,657 | ||||||
| Stock based compensation | 1,310,393 | 1,087,746 | ||||||
| Provision for inventory obsolescence | 371,494 | (437,538 | ) | |||||
| Provision for doubtful accounts receivable | 20,000 | — | ||||||
| Change in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
| (Increase) decrease in: | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable - trade | 215,840 | (79,575 | ) | |||||
| Accounts receivable - other | (118,556 | ) | (118,461 | ) | ||||
| Operating lease right of use asset | 224,413 | — | ||||||
| Inventories | (164,483 | ) | 1,343,445 | |||||
| Prepaid expenses | 135 | 90,640 | ||||||
| Other assets | (133,000 | ) | (54,944 | ) | ||||
| Increase (decrease) in: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | 1,073,021 | (168,117 | ) | |||||
| Accrued expenses | (1,018,433 | ) | (132,429 | ) | ||||
| Lease obligation with right of use asset | (143,252 | ) | — | |||||
| Income taxes payable | 244 | (6,385 | ) | |||||
| Contract liabilities | (80,434 | ) | 200,759 | |||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 1,269,447 | (1,522,067 | ) | |||||
| Cash Flows from Investing Activities: | ||||||||
| Purchases of furniture, fixtures and equipment | (73,705 | ) | (28,846 | ) | ||||
| Additions to intangible assets | (26,884 | ) | (55,055 | ) | ||||
| Release of cash in accordance with secured convertible note | — | 500,000 | ||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | (100,589 | ) | 416,099 | |||||
| Cash Flows from Financing Activities: | ||||||||
| Proceeds from subordinated notes payable | — | 250,000 | ||||||
| Proceeds from exercise of warrants | 1,564,000 | — | ||||||
| Proceeds from secured convertible debentures and detachable common stock purchase warrants | — | 6,250,000 | ||||||
| Principal payment on secured convertible debentures | — | (3,250,000 | ) | |||||
| Principal payment on subordinated notes payable | — | (1,008,500 | ) | |||||
| Principal payment on proceeds investment agreement | (6,000,000 | ) | — | |||||
| Proceeds from issuance of common stock and warrants | — | 10,400 | ||||||
| Loss on extinguishment of secured convertible debentures | — | (500,000 | ) | |||||
| Secured convertible debentures issuance expense | — | (220,312 | ) | |||||
| Principal payments on capital lease obligation | — | (8,492 | ) | |||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | (4,436,000 | ) | 1,523,096 | |||||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | (3,267,142 | ) | 417,128 | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | 3,598,807 | 54,712 | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | $ | 331,655 | $ | 471,840 | ||||
| Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information: | ||||||||
| Cash payments for interest | $ | — | $ | 172,283 | ||||
| Cash payments for income taxes | $ | 5,756 | $ | 6,385 | ||||
| Supplemental disclosures of non-cash investing and financing activities: | ||||||||
| Restricted common stock grant | $ | 522 | $ | 184 | ||||
| Restricted common stock forfeitures | $ | 2 | $ | 30 | ||||
| Obtaining right of use asset for lease liability | $ | 500,751 | $ | — | ||||
| Amounts allocated to common stock purchase warrants in connection with proceeds from secured convertible debentures | $ | — | $ | 1,684,251 | ||||
| Issuance of common stock upon conversion of secured convertible debentures and payment of accrued interest | $ | — | $ | 185,688 | ||||
| Issuance of common stock upon exercise of common stock purchase warrants accounted for as warrant liabilities | $ | — | $ | 38,600 | ||||
| Amounts allocated to common stock purchase warrants in connection with proceeds from subordinated notes payable | $ | — | $ | 47,657 | ||||
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
DIGITAL ALLY, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2018 AND 2017(Unaudited)
| 2018 | 2017 | |||||||
| Cash Flows from Operating Activities: | ||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (5,551,122 | ) | $ | (4,359,478 | ) | ||
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash flows used in operating activities: | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 275,392 | 325,617 | ||||||
| Change in fair value of warrant derivative liabilities | 309,306 | (13,719 | ) | |||||
| Loss on extinguishment of secured convertible debentures | 500,000 | — | ||||||
| Secured convertible debentures issuance expense | 220,312 | — | ||||||
| Change in fair value of secured convertible note payable | 829,976 | (73,742 | ) | |||||
| Interest expense added to debenture | 121,271 | — | ||||||
| Amortization of debt discount | 47,657 | — | ||||||
| Stock based compensation | 1,087,746 | 502,789 | ||||||
| Provision for inventory obsolescence | (437,538 | ) | 326,284 | |||||
| Change in assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
| (Increase) decrease in: | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable - trade | (79,575 | ) | 395,507 | |||||
| Accounts receivable - other | (118,461 | ) | (102,707 | ) | ||||
| Inventories | 1,343,445 | (1,055,452 | ) | |||||
| Prepaid expenses | 90,640 | (244,682 | ) | |||||
| Other assets | (54,944 | ) | 83,330 | |||||
| Increase (decrease) in: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | (168,117 | ) | 863,442 | |||||
| Accrued expenses | (132,429 | ) | (495,489 | ) | ||||
| Income taxes payable | (6,385 | ) | 947 | |||||
| Contract liabilities | 200,759 | 472,801 | ||||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | (1,522,067 | ) | (3,374,552 | ) | ||||
| Cash Flows from Investing Activities: | ||||||||
| Purchases of furniture, fixtures and equipment | (28,846 | ) | (304,596 | ) | ||||
| Additions to intangible assets | (55,055 | ) | (62,723 | ) | ||||
| Release of cash in accordance with secured convertible note | 500,000 | — | ||||||
| Net cash provided by (used) in investing activities | 416,099 | (367,319 | ) | |||||
| Cash Flows from Financing Activities: | ||||||||
| Proceeds from subordinated notes payable | 250,000 | 700,000 | ||||||
| Proceeds from secured convertible debentures and detachable common stock purchase warrants | 6,250,000 | — | ||||||
| Principal payment on secured convertible debentures | (3,250,000 | ) | — | |||||
| Principal payment on subordinated notes payable | (1,008,500 | ) | — | |||||
| Proceeds from issuance of common stock and warrants | 10,400 | — | ||||||
| Paymenton extinguishment of secured convertible debentures | (500,000 | ) | — | |||||
| Secured convertible debentures issuance expense | (220,312 | ) | — | |||||
| Principal payments on capital lease obligation | (8,492 | ) | (16,163 | ) | ||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 1,523,096 | 683,837 | ||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 417,128 | (3,058,034 | ) | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | 54,712 | 3,883,124 | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | $ | 471,840 | $ | 825,090 | ||||
| Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information: | ||||||||
| Cash payments for interest | $ | 172,283 | $ | 80,986 | ||||
| Cash payments for income taxes | $ | 6,385 | $ | 9,053 | ||||
| Supplemental disclosures of non-cash investing and financing activities: | ||||||||
| Restricted common stock grant | $ | 184 | $ | 200 | ||||
| Restricted common stock forfeitures | $ | 30 | $ | 9 | ||||
| Amounts allocated to common stock purchase warrants in connection with proceeds from secured convertible debentures | $ | 1,684,251 | $ | — | ||||
| Issuance of common stock upon conversion of secured convertible debentures and payment of accrued interest | $ | 185,688 | $ | — | ||||
| Issuance of common stock upon exercise of common stock purchase warrants accounted for as warrant liabilities | $ | 38,600 | $ | — | ||||
| Amounts allocated to common stock purchase warrants in connection with proceeds from subordinated notes payable | $ | 47,657 | $ | — | ||||
See Notes toUnaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS(Unaudited)
NOTE 1. NATURE OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Nature of Business:
Digital Ally, Inc. and subsidiariessubsidiary (collectively, “Digital Ally,” “Digital,” “Company,” “we”, “ours” and “us”,”the “Company”) produces digital video imaging and storage products for use in law enforcement, security and commercial applications. Its current products are an in-car digital video/audio recorder contained in a rear-view mirror for use in law enforcement and commercial fleets,fleets; a system that provides its law enforcement customers with audio/video surveillance from multiple vantage points and hands-free automatic activation of body-worn cameras and in-car video systems; a miniature digital video system designed to be worn on an individual’s body; and cloud storage solutions including cloud-based fleet management and driver monitoring/training applications.solutions. The Company has active research and development programs to adapt ourits technologies to other applications. It can integrate electronic, radio, computer, mechanical, and multi-media technologies to create unique solutions to address needs in a variety of other industries and markets, including mass transit, school bus, taxi cabtaxicab and the military. The Company sells its products to law enforcement agencies and other security organizations and consumer and commercial fleet operators through direct sales domestically and third-party distributors internationally.
The Company was originally incorporated in Nevada on December 13, 2000 as Vegas Petra, Inc. and had no operations until 2004. On November 30, 2004, Vegas Petra, Inc. entered into a Plan of Merger with Digital Ally, Inc., at which time the merged entity was renamed Digital Ally, Inc.
Accounting Changes:Recently Adopted Pronouncements
ExceptIn February 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) 2016-02,Leases(“Topic 842”). The guidance requires lessees to put most leases on their balance sheets but recognize expenses on their income statements in a manner similar to today’s accounting. Lessees initially recognize a lease liability for the changes discussed below,obligation to make lease payments and a right-of-use asset for the right to use the underlying asset for the lease term. The lease liability is measured at the present value of the lease payments over the lease term. The right-of-use asset is measured at the lease liability amount, adjusted for lease prepayments, lease incentives received and the lessee’s initial direct costs. The standard is effective for public business entities for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within that reporting period, which is the first quarter of 2019 for the Company.
The Company adopted the new guidance on January 1, 2019 using the optional transitional method and elected to use the package of three practical expedients which allows the Company not to reassess whether contracts are or contain leases, lease classification and whether initial direct costs qualify for capitalization. The Company has consistently applied the accounting policies to all periods presented in these unaudited consolidated financial statements.
Effective January 1, 2018 the Company adopted FASB ASC Topic 606,Revenue from Contracts with Customers, the Company changed certain characteristicscompleted its assessment of the revenue recognition accounting policy as described below. ASC 606 was applied using the modified retrospective approach, where the cumulative effect of the initial application is recognized as an adjustment to opening retained earnings at January 1, 2018. Therefore, comparative prior periods have not been adjusted and continue to be reported under FASB ASC Topic 605,Revenue Recognition, or ASC 605. The following table summarizes the impact of the adoption of ASC 606 on revenue, operating expensesstandard and operating profit fordetermined that the six months ended June 30, 2018 (in thousands):
| As Reported | Adjustments | Amounts without the Adoption of ASC 606 | ||||||||||
| Revenue | 6,035 | — | 6,035 | |||||||||
| Operating Expenses | 6,138 | 10 | 6,128 | |||||||||
| Operating Profit (Loss) | (3,411 | ) | (10 | ) | (3,401 | ) | ||||||
The impact of the adoption of ASC 606 on net (loss) foronly lease that the Company held was not materialan operating lease for its office and the impact of the adoption of ASC 606 on the unaudited consolidated financial statements at June 30, 2018 and the unaudited consolidated statements of operations, equity (deficit) and cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2018 was not material.
warehouse space. Upon adoption of ASC 606,the standard, the Company changed our accounting policy forrecorded Right of Use (ROU) assets of approximately $501,000 and lease liabilities of approximately $582,000 related to it office and warehouse space operating leases. The Company also removed deferred rent of approximately $81,000 when adopting the capitalization of costs to obtain contracts. Prior to the adoption of ASC 606, all commissions paid to the salesforce was recognized as commission expense including any commissions earned for future revenues. Under ASC 606, the Company is required to capitalize commissions paid to the salesforce for future revenues and recognize as commission expense as the respective revenues are earned. This change was the principal adjustment to the Company’s reported revenue and operating expenses included in the above table.
new guidance.
Management’s Liquidity Plan
The Company incurred substantial operating losses in the six months ended June 30, 20182019 and substantial operating losses for the year ended December 31, 20172018 primarily due to reduced revenues and gross margins caused by specific product quality issues resulting in significant delays in customer orders and product rework expenditures and introduction by competitors of newer products with more features than those of the Company. In addition, the Company’s revenues and gross margins have been significantly and negatively impacted by its competitors’ willful infringement of the Company’sits patents, specifically the auto-activation of body-worn and in-car video systems, and itsby competitors’ introduction of newer products with more advanced features together with significant price cutting of their products. The Company incurred net losses of approximately $5.6$3.6 million duringfor the six months ended June 30, 20182019 and $12.3$15.5 million induring the year ended December 31, 20172018 and it had an accumulated deficit of $67.4$81.0 million as of June 30, 2018.2019. During the six months ended June 30, 2019, the Company settled one of its patent infringement cases and received a lump sum payment of $6.0 million which was used to pay its obligations under its Proceeds Investment Agreement (the “PIA”), as more fully described in Note 11. In recent years the Company has accessed the public and private capital markets to raise funding through the issuance of debt and equity. In that regard, the Company raised $1,564,000 in the six months ended June 30, 2019 from the exercise of warrants. Additionally, the Company raised funding in the form of subordinated anddebt, secured debt and proceeds investment agreements totaling $6,500,000$16,500,000, and net proceeds of $7,324,900 from an underwritten public offering of common stock during the six monthsyear ended June 30, 2018December 31, 2018. The Company issued common stock with detachable common stock purchase warrants for $2,776,332 and raised funding from subordinated and secured debt totaling $1,608,500 and the issuance of common stock and warrants totaling $2,776,332 during the year ended December 31, 2017. During 2016, the Company raised $4.0 million of funding in the form of convertible debentures and common stock purchase warrants. These debt and equity raises were utilized to fund its operations and management expects to continue this pattern until it achieves positive cash flows from operations, although it can offer no assurance in this regard.
The Company hadretired all interest-bearing debt outstanding $1,258,500 principal amountduring the year ended December 31, 2018. The only long-term obligations outstanding as of subordinated and secured notes payable which were to mature prior to or on June 30, 2018. Additionally,2019 are associated with the $3,250,000 million principal amount of 8% Secured Convertible Debentures (the “2016 Debentures”) issued in December 2016 matured on March 30, 2018. The notes and 2016 Debentures represent current liabilities and requiredPIA that the Company to negotiate extensions and/or raise substantialentered into during July 2018, as more fully described in Note 6. On August 5, 2019, the Company raised funds throughfrom the issuance of new debt and/or equity to liquidate such notes and Debentures. As part of the Company’s strategic alternatives process which commenced in November 2017, the Board of Directors approved a private placement (the “2018 Private Placement”) of $6.05$2.78 million principal amountbalance of 8% Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Notes (the “Notes”) andconvertible debentures with detachable warrants exercisable to purchase 916,667571,248 shares of common stock of the Company. This 2018 Private Placement closed on April 3, 2018 and is described in Footnote 6. A portion of the proceeds were used to repay in full the 2016 Debentures and approximately $1,008,500 principal amount and accrued interest on the subordinated and secured notes that were due to mature. The Company negotiated an extension of the maturity date of the remaining $250,000 subordinated note that became due on June 7, 2018 to September 30, 2018. The balance ofwith the net proceeds will bebeing used for working capital and general corporate purposes. The Company believes that this financing has addressed its near-term liquidity needs.purposes, as more fully described in Note 15.
The Company is also negotiatingsettled its lawsuit with Web.com golf tournament officials to terminatethe PGA Tour and the case was dismissed by the Plaintiff with prejudice on April 17, 2019. See Note 11, “Contingencies” for the details respecting the settlement. Additionally, the Company settled its sponsorship fee commitment of $500,000 annuallylawsuit with WatchGuard on May 13, 2019 and the case was dismissed. See Note 11, “Contingencies” for 2018 and 2019 tournaments. There can be no assurance that it will be successful in negotiating the termination of this sponsorship agreement or that if successful,details respecting the termination will be on terms acceptable or favorable to the Company.settlement.
The Company will have to restore positive operating cash flows and profitability over the next twelve monthsyear and/or raise additional capital to fund its operational plans, meet its customary payment obligations and otherwise execute its business plan. There can be no assurance that it will be successful in restoring positive cash flows and profitability, or that it can raise additional financing when needed, and obtain it on terms acceptable or favorable to the Company.
The Company has implemented an enhanced quality control program to detect and correct product issues before they result in significant rework expenditures affecting the Company’sits gross margins and has seen progress in that regard. In addition, the Company has undertakenundertook a number of cost reduction initiatives in 2018, including a reduction of its workforce by approximately 40%, restructuring its direct sales force and cutting other selling, general and administrative costs. In 2017 the Company introduced a new full high definition in-car video system (DVM-800 HD), which is intended to help it regain market share and improve revenues in its law enforcement division. The Company has increased its addressable market to non-law enforcement customers and obtained new non-law enforcement contracts in 2017 and the first half of 2018, which contracts include recurring revenue during the period 20182019 to 2020. The Company believes that its quality control, headcount reduction and cost cutting initiatives, introduction of the DVM-800 HD for law enforcement and expansion to non-law enforcement sales channels and new product introduction will eventually restore positive operating cash flows and profitability, during the next year, although it can offer no assurances in this regard.
In addition to the initiatives described above, the Board of Directors is conducting acontinues to conduct its review of a full range of strategic alternatives to best position the Company for the future, including, but not limited to, monetizing its patent portfolio and related patent infringement litigation against Axon Enterprise, Inc. (“Axon”Axon,” formerly Taser International, Inc.) and Enforcement Video, LLC d/b/a WatchGuard Video (“WatchGuard”), the sale of all or certain assets, properties or groups of properties or individual businesses or merger or combination with another company. The result of this review may also include the continued implementation of the Company’s business plan. The Company has retained Roth Capital Partners (“Roth”) to assist in this process. The funding completed on April 3, 2018 and discussed in Note 14, “Subsequent Events,” belowAugust 5, 2019 issuance of $2.78 million principal balance of convertible notes was a part of this strategic alternatives review. While such funding addressed the Company’s near-term liquidity needs, it continues to consider strategic alternatives to address longer-term liquidity needs and operational issues. There can be no assurance that any additional transactions or financings will result from this process.
Based on the uncertainties described above, the Company believes its business plan does not alleviate the existence of substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern within one year from the date of the issuance of these condensed consolidated condensed interim financial statements.
The following is a summary of the Company’s Significant Accounting Policies:
Basis of Consolidation:
The accompanying financial statements include the consolidated accounts of Digital Ally and its wholly-owned subsidiaries,subsidiary, Digital Ally International, Inc., MP Ally, LLC, Medical Devices Ally, LLC and Digitaldeck, LLC. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated during consolidation.
The Company formed Digital Ally International, Inc. during August 2009 to facilitate the export sales of its products. In addition, it formed Medical Devices Ally, LLC in July 2014, MP Ally, LLC in July 2015, and Digitaldeck, LLC in June 2017, all of which have been inactive since formation.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments:
The carrying amounts of financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable accounts payable and subordinated notesaccounts payable approximate fair value because of the short-term nature of these items. The Company accounts for its derivative liabilities and its secured convertible debenturesproceeds investment agreement on a fair value basis.
Revenue Recognition:
The Company applies the provisions of Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 606-10,Revenue from Contracts with Customers, and all related appropriate guidance. The Company recognizes revenue under the core principle to depict the transfer of control to the Company’sits customers in an amount reflecting the consideration the Companyto which it expects to be entitled. In order to achieve that core principle, the Company applies the following five-step approach: (1) identify the contract with a customer, (2) identify the performance obligations in the contract, (3) determine the transaction price, (4) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract, and (5) recognize revenue when a performance obligation is satisfied.
The Company considers customer purchase orders, which in some cases are governed by master sales agreements, to be the contracts with the customer. In situation where sales are to a distributor, the Company had concluded its contracts are with the distributor as the Company holds a contract bearing enforceable rights and obligations only with the distributor. As part of part of its consideration for the contract, the Company evaluates certain factors including the customers’ ability to pay (or credit risk). For each contract, the Company considers the promise to transfer products, each of which is distinct, to be the identified performance obligations. In determining the transaction price, the Company evaluates whether the price is subject to refund or adjustment to determine the net consideration to which the Companyit expects to be entitled. As the Company’s standard payment terms are less than one year, the Companyit has elected the practical expedient under ASC 606-10-32-18 to not assess whether a contract has a significant financing component. The Company allocates the transaction price to each distinct product based on theirits relative standalone selling price. The product price as specified on the purchase order is considered the standalone selling price as it is an observable input which depicts the price as if sold to a similar customer in similar circumstances. Revenue is recognized when control of the product is transferred to the customer (i.e. when the Company’s performance obligations is satisfied), which typically occurs at shipment. Further in determining whether control has been transferred, the Company considers if there is a present right to payment and legal title, along with risks and rewards of ownership having transferred to the customer. Customers do not have a right to return the product other than for warranty reasons for which they would only receive repair services or replacement product. The Company has also elected the practical expedient under ASC 340-40-25-4 to expense commissions for product sales when incurred as the amortization period of the commission asset the Company would have otherwise recognized is less than one year.
The Company sells its products and services to law enforcement and commercial customers in the following manner:
| ● | Sales to domestic customers are made direct to the end customer (typically a law enforcement agency or a commercial customer) through its sales force, which is composed of its employees. Revenue is recorded when the product is shipped to the end customer. | |
| ● | Sales to international customers are made through independent distributors who purchase products from the Company at a wholesale price and sell to the end user (typically law enforcement agencies or a commercial customer) at a retail price. The distributor retains the margin as its compensation for its role in the transaction. The distributor generally maintains product inventory, customer receivables and all related risks and rewards of ownership. Accordingly, upon application of steps one through five above, revenue is recorded when the product is shipped to the distributor consistent with the terms of the distribution agreement. | |
| ● | Repair parts and services for domestic and international customers are generally handled by its inside customer service employees. Revenue is recognized upon shipment of the repair parts and acceptance of the service or materials by the end customer. |
Sales taxes collected on products sold are excluded from revenues and are reported as an accrued expenseexpenses in the accompanying balance sheets until payments are remitted.
Service and other revenue is comprised of revenues from extended warranties, repair services, cloud revenue and software revenue. Revenue is recognized upon shipment of the product and acceptance of the service or materials by the end customer for repair services. Revenue for extended warranty, cloud service or other software-based products is over the term of the contract warranty or service period. A time-elapsed method is used to measure progress because the Company transfers control evenly over the contractual period. Accordingly, the fixed consideration related to these revenues is generally recognized on a straight-line basis over the contract term, as long as the other revenue recognition criteria have been met.
Contracts with some of the Company’s customers contain multiple performance obligations that are distinct and accounted for separately. The transaction price is allocated to the separate performance obligations on a relative standalone selling price (“SSP”). The Company determined SSP for all the performance obligations using observable inputs, such as standalone sales and historical pricing. SSP is consistent with the Company’s overall pricing objectives, taking into consideration the type of service being provided. SSP also reflects the amount the Company would charge for the performance obligation if it were sold separately in a standalone sale. Multiple performance obligations consist of product, software, cloud subscriptions and extended warranties.
The Company’s multiple performance obligations may include future in-car or body-worn camera devices to be delivered at defined points within a multi-year contract, and in those arrangements, the Company allocates total arrangement consideration over the life of the multi-year contract to future deliverables using management’s best estimate of selling price.
Contract liabilities consist of deferred revenue and include payments received in advance of performance under the contract.contract and are reported separately as current liabilities and non-current liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Such amounts consist of extended warranty contracts, prepaid cloud services and prepaid installation services and are generally recognized as revenue over the contractual period.respective performance obligations are satisfied. Total contract liabilities consist of the following:
| June 30, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | |||||||
| Contract liabilities, current | $ | 1,794,457 | $ | 1,748,789 | ||||
| Contract liabilities, non-current | 1,864,989 | 1,991,091 | ||||||
| Total contract liabilities | $ | 3,659,446 | $ | 3,739,880 | ||||
Sales returns and allowances aggregated $34,227$37,978 and $13,736$34,227 for the three months ended June 30, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively, and $54,246$112,237 and $(27,585)$54,246 for the six months ended June 30, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively. Obligations for estimated sales returns and allowances are recognized at the time of sales on an accrual basis. The accrual is determined based upon historical return rates adjusted for known changes in key variables affecting these return rates. A customer paid under a sales transaction in March 2017 that had been accrued to be returned at December 31, 2016, which then caused the negative sales returns for the six months ended June 30, 2017.rates
Revenues for six month ended June 30, 20182019 and 20172018 were derived from the following sources
| Six months ended June 30, | Six months ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2018 | 2017 | 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||||||
| DVM-800 | $ | 2,860,907 | $ | 4,181,151 | $ | 1,979,681 | $ | 2,860,907 | ||||||||
| DVM-250 Plus | 366,351 | 1,022,160 | 427,343 | 366,351 | ||||||||||||
| FirstVu HD | 642,665 | 1,014,465 | 735,222 | 642,665 | ||||||||||||
| EVO | 62,942 | — | ||||||||||||||
| DVM-100 & DVM-400 | 64,401 | 145,964 | 6,765 | 64,401 | ||||||||||||
| DVM-750 | 213,935 | 163,840 | 72,549 | 213,935 | ||||||||||||
| VuLink | 133,001 | 170,542 | 73,919 | 133,001 | ||||||||||||
| Repair and service | 627,874 | 279,513 | 734,332 | 627,874 | ||||||||||||
| Cloud service revenue | 326,741 | 141,946 | 349,337 | 326,741 | ||||||||||||
| Other service revenue | 95,635 | 552,733 | 94,430 | 95,635 | ||||||||||||
| Laser Ally | 22,530 | 20,938 | 19,130 | 22,530 | ||||||||||||
| Accessories and other revenues | 681,023 | 1,023,110 | 542,129 | 681,023 | ||||||||||||
| $ | 6,035,063 | $ | 8,716,362 | $ | 5,097,779 | $ | 6,035,063 | |||||||||
Use of Estimates:
The preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash and cash equivalents include funds on hand, in bank and short-term investments with original maturities of ninety (90) days or less.
Cash and cash equivalents that are restricted as to withdrawal or use under the terms of the secured convertible debentures are presented as restricted cash separate from cash and cash equivalents on the accompanying balance sheet.
Accounts Receivable:
Accounts receivable are carried at original invoice amount less an estimate made for doubtful receivables based on a review of all outstanding amounts on a weekly basis. The Company determines the allowance for doubtful accounts by regularly evaluating individual customer receivables and considering a customer’s financial condition, credit history, and current economic conditions. Trade receivables are written off when deemed uncollectible. Recoveries of trade receivables previously written off are recorded when received.
A trade receivable is considered to be past due if any portion of the receivable balance is outstanding for more than thirty (30) days beyond terms. No interest is charged on overdue trade receivables.
Inventories:
Inventories consist of electronic parts, circuitry boards, camera parts and ancillary parts (collectively, “components”), work-in-process and finished goods, and are carried at the lower of cost (First-in, First-out Method) or market value. The Company determines the estimate for the reserve for slow moving or obsolete inventories by regularly evaluating individual inventory levels, projected sales and current economic conditions.
Furniture, fixtures and equipment:
Furniture, fixtures and equipment is stated at cost net of accumulated depreciation. Additions and improvements are capitalized while ordinary maintenance and repair expenditures are charged to expense as incurred. Depreciation is recorded by the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the asset, which ranges from three to ten years. Amortization expense on capitalized leases is included with depreciation expense.
Intangible assets:
Intangible assets include deferred patent costs and license agreements. Legal expenses incurred in preparation of patent application have been deferred and will be amortized over the useful life of granted patents. Costs incurred in preparation of applications that are not granted will be charged to expense at that time. The Company has entered into several sublicense agreements under which it has been assigned the exclusive rights to certain licensed materials used in its products. These sublicense agreements generally require upfront payments to obtain the exclusive rights to such material. The Company capitalizes the upfront payments as intangible assets and amortizes such costs over their estimated useful life on a straight-line method.
Secured convertible debentures:Leases:
The Company determines if an arrangement contains a lease at inception. For arrangements where the Company is the lessee, the Company will evaluate whether to account for the lease as an operating or finance lease. Operating leases are included in the right of use assets (ROU) and operating lease liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2019. Finance leases would be included in furniture, fixtures and equipment, net and long-term debt and finance lease obligations on the condensed balance sheet. The Company had an operating lease for office and warehouse space at June 30, 2019 but no financing leases.
ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of the future minimum lease payments over the lease term at commencement date. The Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the commencement date in determining the operating lease liabilities if the operating lease does not provide an implicit rate. Lease terms may include the option to extend when Company is reasonably certain that the option will be exercised. Lease expense for operating leases is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term
The Company elected to apply the short-term lease measurement and recognition exemption in which ROU assets and lease liabilities are not recognized for short term leases.
Proceeds investment agreement:
The Company has elected to record its Debenturesproceeds investment agreement at theirits fair value. Accordingly, the Debenturesproceeds investment agreement will be marked-to-market at each reporting date with the change in fair value reported as a gain (loss) in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. All issuance costs related to the Debenturesproceeds investment agreement were expensed as incurred in the statementCondensed Consolidated Statement of operations.Operations.
Long-Lived Assets:
Long-lived assets such as property, plantfurniture, fixtures and equipment and purchased intangible assets subject to amortization are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. If circumstances require a long-lived asset or asset group be tested for possible impairment, the Company first compares undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by that asset or asset group to its carrying value. If the carrying value of the long-lived asset or asset group is not recoverable on an undiscounted cash flow basis, an impairment is recognized to the extent that the carrying value exceeds its fair value. Fair value is determined through various valuation techniques, including discounted cash flow models, quoted market values and third-party appraisals, as considered necessary.
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Warranties:
The Company’s products carry explicit product warranties that extend up to two years from the date of shipment. The Company records a provision for estimated warranty costs based upon historical warranty loss experience and periodically adjusts these provisions to reflect actual experience. Accrued warranty costs are included in accrued expenses. Extended warranties are offered on selected products and when a customer purchases an extended warranty the associated proceeds are treated as deferred revenuecontract liabilities and recognized over the term of the extended warranty.
Shipping and Handling Costs:
Shipping and handling costs for outbound sales orders totaled $20,317$13,158 and $19,661$20,317 for the three months ended June 30, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively, and $34,284$31,578 and $40,091$34,284 for the six months ended June 30, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively. Such costs are included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Advertising Costs:
Advertising expense includes costs related to trade shows and conventions, promotional material and supplies, and media costs. Advertising costs are expensed in the period in which they are incurred. The Company incurred total advertising expense of approximately $111,677$510,792 and $143,053$111,677 for the three months ended June 30, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively, and $191,246$634,807 and $270,329$191,246 for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The increase was primarily attributable to our sponsorship of a NASCAR race in May 2019 and 2017, respectively.other related sponsorship opportunities. Such costs are included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Income Taxes:
Deferred taxes are provided for by the liability method in which deferred tax assets are recognized for deductible temporary differences and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards and deferred tax liabilities are recognized for taxable temporary differences. Temporary differences are the differences between the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and their tax basis. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for the effects of changes in tax laws and rates on the date of enactment.
The Company applies the provisions of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) No. 740 - Income Taxes that provides a framework for accounting for uncertainty in income taxes and provided a comprehensive model to recognize, measure, present, and disclose in its financial statements uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken on a tax return. It initially recognizes tax positions in the financial statements when it is more likely than not the position will be sustained upon examination by the tax authorities. Such tax positions are initially and subsequently measured as the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement with the tax authority assuming full knowledge of the position and all relevant facts. Application requires numerous estimates based on available information. The Company considers many factors when evaluating and estimating its tax positions and tax benefits, and it recognized tax positions and tax benefits may not accurately anticipate actual outcomes. As it obtains additional information, the Company may need to periodically adjust its recognized tax positions and tax benefits. These periodic adjustments may have a material impact on its ConsolidatedCondensed consolidated Statements of Operations.
The Company’s policy is to record estimated interest and penalties related to the underpayment of income taxes as income tax expense in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. There was no interest expense related to the underpayment of estimated taxes during the six months ended June 30, 20182019 and 2017.2018. There have beenwere no penalties in the six months ended June 30, 20182019 and 2017.2018.
The Company is subject to taxation in the United States and various states. As of June 30, 2018,2019, the Company’s tax returns filed for 2014, 2015, 2016, and 20162017 and to be filed for 20172018 are subject to examination by the relevant taxing authorities. With few exceptions, as of June 30, 2018,2019, the Company is no longer subject to Federal, state, or local examinations by tax authorities for years before 2014.2015.
Research and Development Expenses:
The Company expenses all research and development costs as incurred. Development costs of computer software to be sold, leased, or otherwise marketed are subject to capitalization beginning when a product’s technological feasibility has been established and ending when a product is available for general release to customers. In most instances, the Company’s products are released soon after technological feasibility has been established. Costs incurred subsequent to achievement of technological feasibility were not significant, and software development costs were expensed as incurred during the six months ended June 30, 20182019 and 2017.2018.
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Common Stock Purchase Warrants:
The Company has common stock purchase warrants that are accounted for as liabilities under the caption of derivative liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheet and recorded at fair value due to the warrant agreements containing anti-dilution provisions. The change in fair value is being recorded in the condensed consolidated statement of operations.
The Company has common stock purchase warrants that are accounted for as equity based on their relative fair value and are not subject to re-measurement.
Stock-Based Compensation:
The Company grants stock-based compensation to its employees, board of directors and certain third-party contractors. Share-based compensation arrangements may include the issuance of options to purchase common stock in the future or the issuance of restricted stock, which generally are subject to vesting requirements. The Company records stock-based compensation expense for all stock-based compensation granted based on the grant-date fair value. The Company recognizes these compensation costs on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the award.
The Company estimates the grant-date fair value of stock-based compensation using the Black-Scholes valuation model. Assumptions used to estimate compensation expense are determined as follows:
| ● | Expected term is determined using the contractual term and vesting period of the award; | |
| ● | Expected volatility of award grants made in the Company’s plan is measured using the weighted average of historical daily changes in the market price of the Company’s common stock over the period equal to the expected term of the award; | |
| ● | Expected dividend rate is determined based on expected dividends to be declared; | |
| ● | Risk-free interest rate is equivalent to the implied yield on zero-coupon U.S. Treasury bonds with a maturity equal to the expected term of the awards; and | |
| ● | Forfeitures are accounted for as they occur. |
Segments of Business:
Management has determined that its operations are comprised of one reportable segment: the sale of digital audio and video recording and speed detection devices. For the three and six months ended June 30, 20182019 and 2017,2018, sales by geographic area were as follows:
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales by geographic area: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States of America | $ | 3,386,146 | $ | 3,426,461 | $ | 5,824,934 | $ | 8,626,515 | $ | 2,477,717 | $ | 3,386,146 | $ | 4,992,059 | $ | 5,824,934 | ||||||||||||||||
| Foreign | 177,404 | 60,041 | 210,129 | 89,847 | 69,266 | 177,404 | 105,720 | 210,129 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | 3,563,550 | $ | 3,486,502 | $ | 6,035,063 | $ | 8,716,362 | $ | 2,546,983 | $ | 3,563,550 | $ | 5,097,779 | $ | 6,035,063 | |||||||||||||||||
Sales to customers outside of the United States are denominated in U.S. dollars. All Company assets are physically located within the United States.
Adoption of NewRecent Accounting Pronouncement:Pronouncements
In February 2016,There were no new material accounting pronouncements that were applicable to the FASB issued ASU 2016-2,Leases (Topic 842), in order to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet for those leases classified as operating leases under existing GAAP guidance. ASU 2016-02 requires a lessee to recognize a liability to make lease payments (the lease liability) and a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying assetCompany for the lease term on the balance sheet. ASU 2016-02 is effective for the fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2018 (including interim periods within that year) using a modified retrospective approach and early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact of adoption of this ASU on its consolidated financial statements, but expects that the adoption of ASU 2016-02 will not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.six months ended June 30, 2019.
In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15,Clarification on Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments on the Statement of Cash Flows, to create consistency in the classification of eight specific cash flow items. This standard is effective for calendar-year SEC registrants beginning in 2018. The adoption of this guidance had no effect on our consolidated condensed financial statements.
In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-18,Statement of Cash Flows - Restricted Cash (Topic 230), which amends the existing guidance relating to the disclosure of restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents on the statement of cash flows. ASU 2016-18 is effective for the fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within that fiscal year, and early adoption is permitted. The adoption of ASU 2016-18 had no effect on our Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows.
In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-09,Stock Compensation (Topic 718)-Scope of Modification Accounting, to provide guidance on determining which changes to terms and conditions of share-based payment awards require an entity to apply modification accounting under Topic 718. The ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those annual periods. The adoption of this guidance had no effect on our consolidated condensed financial statements.
NOTE 2. BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 108 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three and six-month period ended June 30, 20182019 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2018.2019.
The balance sheet at December 31, 20172018 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but does not include all the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States for complete financial statements.
For further information, refer to the financial statements and footnotes included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.2018.
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NOTE 3. CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK AND MAJOR CUSTOMERS
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of accounts receivable. Sales to domestic customers are typically made on credit and the Company generally does not require collateral while sales to international customers require payment before shipment or backing by an irrevocable letter or credit. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers’ financial condition and maintains an allowance for estimated losses. Accounts are written off when deemed uncollectible and accounts receivable are presented net of an allowance for doubtful accounts. The allowance for doubtful accounts totaled $70,000$90,000 as of June 30, 20182019 and $70,000 as of December 31, 2017.2018.
The Company uses primarily a network of unaffiliated distributors for international sales and employee-based direct sales force for domestic sales. No international distributor individually exceeded 10% of total revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017. No individualno customer receivable balance exceeded 10% of total accounts receivable as offor the six months ended June 30, 2018. One individual customer receivable balance exceeded 10% of total accounts receivable at June 30, 2017,2019 and totaled $289,499.2018
The Company purchases finished circuit boards and other proprietary component parts from suppliers located in the United States and on a limited basis from Asia. Although the Company obtains certain of these components from single source suppliers, it generally owns all tooling and management has located alternative suppliers to reduce the risk in most cases to supplier problems that could result in significant production delays. The Company has not historically experienced significant supply disruptions from any of its principal vendors and does not anticipate future supply disruptions. The Company acquires most of its components on a purchase order basis and does not have long-term contracts with its suppliers.
NOTE 4. INVENTORIES
Inventories consisted of the following at June 30, 20182019 and December 31, 2017:2018:
| June 30, 2018 | December 31, 2017 | June 30, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | |||||||||||||
| Raw material and component parts | $ | 4,377,264 | $ | 4,621,704 | $ | 4,903,170 | $ | 4,969,786 | ||||||||
| Work-in-process | 287,311 | 155,087 | 256,910 | 351,451 | ||||||||||||
| Finished goods | 5,733,395 | 6,964,624 | 5,291,233 | 4,965,594 | ||||||||||||
| Subtotal | 10,397,970 | 11,741,415 | 10,451,313 | 10,286,831 | ||||||||||||
| Reserve for excess and obsolete inventory | (2,553,164 | ) | (2,990,702 | ) | (3,659,264 | ) | (3,287,771 | ) | ||||||||
| Total | $ | 7,844,806 | $ | 8,750,713 | $ | 6,792,049 | $ | 6,990,060 | ||||||||
Finished goods inventory includes units held by potential customers and sales agents for test and evaluation purposes. The cost of such units totaled $369,715$141,609 and $680,805$115,456 as of June 30, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, respectively.
NOTE 5. FURNITURE, FIXTURES AND EQUIPMENT
Furniture, fixtures and equipment consisted of the following at June 30, 20182019 and December 31, 2017:2018:
| Estimated Useful Life | June 30, 2018 | December 31, 2017 | Estimated Useful Life | June 30, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||
| Office furniture, fixtures and equipment | 3-10 years | $ | 882,676 | $ | 881,306 | 3-10 years | $ | 821,453 | $ | 802,681 | |||||||||||
| Warehouse and production equipment | 3-5 years | 519,167 | 515,368 | 3-5 years | 537,471 | 526,932 | |||||||||||||||
| Demonstration and tradeshow equipment | 2-5 years | 426,582 | 426,582 | 2-5 years | 466,394 | 426,582 | |||||||||||||||
| Leasehold improvements | 2-5 years | 160,198 | 160,198 | 2-5 years | 163,171 | 160,198 | |||||||||||||||
| Rental equipment | 1-3 years | 117,269 | 93,592 | 1-3 years | 126,163 | 124,553 | |||||||||||||||
| Total cost | 2,105,892 | 2,077,046 | 2,114,652 | 2,040,946 | |||||||||||||||||
| Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization | (1,656,679 | ) | (1,438,877 | ) | (1,931,677 | ) | (1,793,405 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Net furniture, fixtures and equipment | $ | 449,213 | $ | 638,169 | $ | 182,975 | $ | 247,541 | |||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization of furniture, fixtures and equipment aggregated $217,802$63,506 and $261,938$101,252 for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $138,272 and $217,802 for the six months ended June 30, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively.
Secured convertible debenturesNOTE 6. DEBT OBLIGATIONS
Proceeds investment agreement is comprised of the following:
| June 30, 2018 | December 31, 2017 | |||||||
| 2016 Secured convertible debentures, at fair value | $ | — | $ | 3,262,807 | ||||
| 2018 Secured convertible debentures, at fair value | 5,354,803 | — | ||||||
| Secured convertible debentures, at fair value | $ | 5,354,803 | $ | 3,262,807 | ||||
| June 30, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | |||||||
| 2018 Proceeds Investment Agreement, at fair value | $ | 6,240,000 | $ | 9,142,000 | ||||
| Less: Current portion | - | - | ||||||
| 2018 Proceeds investment agreement at fair value-less current portion | $ | 6,240,000 | $ | 9,142,000 | ||||
2016 Secured Convertible Debentures2018 Proceeds Investment Agreement.
On December 30, 2016,July 31, 2018, the Company entered into a Proceeds Investment Agreement (the “PIA”) with Brickell Key Investments LP (“BKI”), pursuant to which BKI funded an aggregate of $500,000 (the “First Tranche”) to be used (i) to fund the Company’s litigation proceedings relating to the infringement of certain patent assets listed in the PIA and (ii) to repay the Company’s existing debt obligations and for certain working capital purposes set forth in the PIA. Pursuant to the PIA, BKI was granted an option to provide the Company with an additional $9.5 million, at BKI’s sole discretion (the “Second Tranche”). On August 21, 2018, BKI exercised its option on the Second Tranche for $9.5 million which completed the $10 million funding.
Pursuant to the PIA and in consideration for the $10.0 million in funding, the Company agreed to assign to BKI (i) 100% of all gross, pre-tax monetary recoveries paid by any defendant(s) to the Company or its affiliates agreed to in a private placementsettlement or awarded in judgment in connection with the patent assets, plus any interest paid in connection therewith by such defendant(s) (the “2016 Private Placement”“Patent Assets Proceeds”), up to the minimum return (as defined in the Agreement) and (ii) if BKI has not received its minimum return by the earlier of a liquidity event (as defined in the Agreement) and July 31, 2020, then the Company agreed to assign to BKI 100% of the Patent Asset Proceeds until BKI has received an amount equal to the minimum return on $4.0 million.
Pursuant to the PIA, the Company granted BKI (i) a senior security interest in the Patent Assets, the claims (as defined in the Agreement) and the Patent Assets Proceeds until such time as the minimum return is paid, in which case, the security interest on the patent assets, the claims and the Patent Assets Proceeds will be released, and (ii) a senior security interest in all other assets of the Company until such time as the minimum return is paid on $4.0 million, in principalwhich case, the security interest on such other assets will be released.
The security interest is enforceable by BKI if the Company is in default under the PIA which would occur if (i) the Company fails, after five (5) days’ written notice, to pay any due amount payable to BKI under the PIA, (ii) the Company fails to comply with any provision of the PIA Agreement or any other agreement or document contemplated under the PIA, (iii) the Company becomes insolvent or insolvency proceedings are commenced (and not subsequently discharged) with respect to the Company, (iv) the Company’s creditors commence actions against the Company (which are not subsequently discharged) that affect material assets of the Company, (v) the Company, without BKI’s consent, incurs indebtedness other than immaterial ordinary course indebtedness up to $500,000, (vi) the Company fails, within five (5) business days following the closing of the second tranche, to fully satisfy its obligations to certain holders of the Company’s senior secured convertible debentures (the “2016 Debentures”)promissory notes listed in the PIA Agreement and fails to obtain unconditional releases from such holders as to the Company’s obligations to such holders and the security interests in the Company held by such holders or (vii) there is an uncured non-compliance of the Company’s obligations or misrepresentations by the Company under the PIA.
Under the PIA, the Company issued BKI a warrant to purchase up to 465,712 shares of the Company’s common stock, warrantspar value $0.001 per share (the “2016 Warrants”“PIA Warrant”), at an exercise price of $2.60 per share provided that the holder of the PIA Warrant will be prohibited from exercising the PIA Warrant if, as a result of such exercise, such holder, together with its affiliates, would own more than 4.99% of the total number of shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to two institutional investors.such exercise. However, such holder may increase or decrease such percentage to any other percentage not in excess of 9.99%, provided that any increase in such percentage shall not be effective until 61 days after such notice to the Company. The 2016 DebenturesPIA Warrant is exercisable for five years from the date of issuance and 2016 Warrantsis exercisable on a cashless exercise basis if there is no effective registration statement. No contractual registration rights were issued pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement between the Company and the purchasers’ signatory thereto. The 2016 Private Placement resulted in gross proceeds of $4.0 million before placement agent fees and other expenses associated with the transaction totaling $281,570, which was expensed as incurred.given.
The Company elected to account for the 2016 DebenturesPIA on the fair value basis. Therefore, the Company determined the fair value of the 2016 Debentures utilizing Monte Carlo simulation models which yielded an estimated fair value of $4.0 million for the Debentures including their embedded derivatives as of the origination date. No value was allocated to the detachable 2016 Warrants as of the origination date because of the relative fair value of the convertible debentures including their embedded derivative features approximated the gross proceeds of the financing transaction. The Company made principal payments of $750,000 on August 24, 2017 on the 2016 Debentures.
The Company paid the remaining balances of the 2016 Debentures on April 3, 2018 from proceeds of the 2018 secured convertible debentures described below. The Company recorded debt extinguishment costs of $500,000 during the six months ended June 30, 2018 related to the repaymentPIA and extinguishment of these 2016 Debentures.
The change in fair value of the 2016 Debentures was $0 and $(12,807) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
2018 Secured Convertible Debentures.
On April 3, 2018, and May 11, 2018, the Company completed a private placement (the “2018 Private Placement”) of $6.875 million in principal amount of senior secured convertible promissory notes (the “2018 Debentures”) and warrants to purchase 916,667 shares of common stock of the Company (the “2018 Warrants”) to institutional investors. The 2018 Debentures and 2018 Warrants were issued pursuant to a securities purchase agreement between the Company and the purchasers’ signatory thereto. Additionally, a portion of the 2018 Debentures and 2018 Warrants were issued to two institutional investors pursuant to their respective participation rights under a securities purchase agreement, dated August 21, 2017. One of the institutional investors that participated pursuant to the 2017 common stock issuance closed its tranche with the Company on May 11, 2018. The 2018 Private Placement resulted in gross cash proceeds of $6.25 million ($6.875 million par value) before placement agent fees and other expenses associated with the transaction. The proceeds were used primarily for full repayment of the 2016 Debentures described above, other outstanding subordinated debt of the Company, working capital, and general corporate purposes.
The Company elected to account for the 2018 Debentures on the fair value basis. Therefore, the Company determined the fair value of the 2018 Debentures and 2018PIA Warrants which yielded estimated fair values of the 2018 DebenturesPIA including their embedded derivatives and the detachable 2018PIA Warrants as follows:
| Secured convertible debentures | $ | 4,565,749 | ||||||
| Proceeds investment agreement | $ | 9,067,513 | ||||||
| Common stock purchase warrants | 1,684,251 | 932,487 | ||||||
| Gross cash proceeds | $ | 6,250,000 | $ | 10,000,000 | ||||
During the six months ended June 30, 2019, the Company settled its patent infringement litigation with WatchGuard and it received a lump-sum payment of $6.0 million as further described in Note 11. In accordance with the terms of the PIA, the Company remitted the $6.0 as a principal payment toward its minimum return payment obligations under the PIA. The Company recorded the receipt of the $6,000,000 settlement as Patent litigation settlement income in the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of operations.
The following represents activity in the 2018 DebenturesPIA during the six months ended June 30, 2018:2019:
| Beginning balance as of January 1, 2018 | $ | - | ||
| Origination date at fair value of the Debentures | 4,565,749 | |||
| Conversions exercised during the period | (175,000 | ) | ||
| Interest accrued and added to principal balance | 121,271 | |||
| Change in the fair value during the period | 842,783 | |||
| Ending balance as of June 30, 2018 | $ | 5,354,803 |
Prior to the maturity date, the 2018 Debentures bear interest at 8% per annum, which twelve (12) months’ interest amounts are guaranteed; provided, however, that if a cash prepayment or amortization is made respecting the 2018 Debentures, then the Company will only be required to pay an amount equal to the annualized additional interest due on their then outstanding principal balance. Interest can be paid at the Company’s discretion in cash, or subject to the equity conditions contained in the 2018 Debentures, in shares of the Company’s common stock. The 2018 Debentures rank senior to the Company’s existing and future indebtedness and are secured to the extent and as provided in the security agreement.
The 2018 Debentures are convertible at any time after their date of issue at the option of the holders into shares of common stock at a conversion price of $2.50 per share. The 2018 Debentures mature on May 3, 2019. Commencing on July 1, 2018, and continuing for each fiscal month thereafter through the maturity date, the Company will make payments of principal and interest to the holders in order to fully amortize the 2018 Debentures. The conversion price is subject to adjustment upon stock splits, reverse stock splits, and similar capital changes.
At any time after issuance of the 2018 Debentures, so long as there is no event of default under the 2018 Debentures, the Company may deliver to the holders a notice of prepayment with respect to any portion of the principal amount of the 2018 Debentures, any accrued and unpaid (including, without limitation, guaranteed interest on any outstanding principal), and any other amounts due under the 2018 Debentures. If the Company exercises its right to prepay the 2018 Debentures, it will pay the holders an amount in cash equal to the sum of the then outstanding principal amount of the 2018 Debentures and guaranteed interest as follows: (i) from the initial issuance date of the Debentures to August 1, 2018, a 0% premium; (ii) from August 2, 2018 to December 1, 2018, a 10% premium; and (iii) from December 2, 2018 to the Maturity Date, a 15% premium.
At any time after issuance of the 2018 Debentures, if the Company (i) consummates any public or private offering or other financing or capital-raising transaction of any kind (each a “Subsequent Offering”), in which the Company receives, in one or more contemporaneous transactions, gross proceeds of $10,000,000, (ii) receives cash, in the aggregate, of at least $10,000,000 from any action (as defined in the 2018 Purchase Agreement), at any time upon ten (10) days written notice to the holders, but subject to the holders’ conversion rights set forth in the 2018 Debentures, the Company must make a mandatory redemption in full of the 2018 Debentures to the holders. The required redemption of the 2018 Debentures would be at an amount equal to the outstanding principal amount of the 2018 Debentures, any accrued and unpaid interest (including, without limitation, guaranteed interest), and any other amounts due under the 2018 Debentures at the same premium described above with respect to prepayments.
| Beginning balance as of January 1, 2019 | $ | 9,142,000 | ||
| Repayment of obligation | (6,000,000 | ) | ||
| Change in the fair value during the period | 3,098,000 | |||
| Ending balance as of June 30, 2019 | $ | 6,240,000 |
The 2018 Debentures also provide for mandatory conversion by the holders ifat any time (x) the volume weighted average price (VWAP- as defined in the 2018 Debentures) of the common stock listed on the NASDAQ exceeds $4.50 for twenty (20) consecutive trading days, and (y) no failure of the equity conditions (as defined in the 2018 Debentures) then exists, the Company shall have the right to require the holders to convert all, or any part, of the then outstanding principal and accrued interest amount into fully paid, validly issued and nonassessable shares of common stock in accordance with 2018 Debentures at the conversion price.NOTE 7. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT
So long as the 2018 Debentures are outstanding, the Company is prohibited from entering into any variable rate transactions (as defined in the 2018 Debentures).
Upon the occurrence of an event of default under the 2018 Debentures, the Company must repay to the holders, in cash or in shares of common stock at the greater of (i) a 135% premium of the outstanding principal amount of the 2018 Debentures and accrued and unpaid interest hereon, in addition to the payment of all other amounts, costs, expenses and liquidated damages due in respect of the 2018 Debentures; and (ii) the outstanding principal amount of the 2018 Debentures and accrued and unpaid interest hereon, in addition to the payment of all other amounts, costs, expenses and liquidated damages due in respect of the 2018 Debentures, divided by the conversion price, multiplied by (b) the highest closing price for the common stock on the NASDAQ during the period beginning on the date of first occurrence of the event of fault and ending one (1) day prior to the mandatory prepayment date in the prepayment section of the 2018 Debentures.
The 2018 Warrants issued in conjunction with the 2018 Debentures are exercisable to purchase up to an aggregate of 916,667 shares of common stock commencing on the date of issuance at an exercise price of $3.00 per share. The 2018 Warrants will expire on the fifth (5th) anniversary of their date of issuance. The exercise price is subject to adjustment upon stock splits, reverse stock splits, and similar capital changes. The holders have no right to convert the 2018 Debentures or exercise the 2018 Warrant to the extent that such conversion or exercise would result in the holder being the beneficial owner in excess of 4.99% (or, upon election of purchaser, 9.99%), which beneficial ownership limitation may be increased or decreased up to 9.99% upon notice to the Company, provided that any increase in such limitation will not be effective until 61 days following notice to the Company.
Subordinated and Secured Notes Payable. Subordinated and secured notes payable is comprised of the following:
| June 30, 2018 | December 31, 2017 | |||||||
| Subordinated and secured notes payable, at par | $ | 250,000 | $ | 1,008,500 | ||||
On June 30, 2017, the Company, in two separate transactions, borrowed an aggregate of $700,000 under two unsecured notes payable to private, third-party lenders. The loans were funded on June 30, 2017 and both were represented by promissory notes (the “June Notes”) that bore interest at the rate of 8% per annum with principal and accrued interest payable on or before their maturity date of September 30, 2017. The June Notes were unsecured and subordinated to all existing and future senior indebtedness, as such term was defined in the June Notes. The Company granted the lenders warrants (the “Warrants”) exercisable to purchase a total of 200,000 shares of its common stock at an exercise price of $3.65 per share until June 29, 2022. The Company allocated $288,895 of the proceeds of the Notes to additional paid-in-capital, which represented the grant date relative fair value of the Warrants issued to the lenders. The discount was amortized to interest expense ratably over the terms of the Note. On September 30, 2017, the Company obtained an extension of the maturity date of one of the June Notes to December 31, 2017 and then an extension to March 31, 2018. In connection with the initial extension, the Company issued warrants to purchase 100,000 shares of stock at $2.60 per share until November 15, 2022. On March 16, 2018, the Company issued warrants to purchase 60,000 shares of stock at $3.25 per share until March 15, 2029 for the subsequent extension. The Company treated the initial extension of this debt as an extinguishment for financial accounting purposes. Accordingly, the estimated fair value of the warrants granted totaled $180,148, which was recorded as additional paid-in-capital and a loss on extinguishment of subordinated notes payable. The Company allocated $32,370 of the proceeds of the Notes to additional paid-in-capital, which represented the grant date relative fair value of the Warrants for the subsequent extension. The discount was amortized to interest expense ratably over the terms of the Note. The Company paid the second June Note in full in August 2017.
On September 29, 2017, the Company borrowed $300,000 under an unsecured note payable with a private, third party lender. Such note bore interest at 8% per annum and was due and payable in full on November 30, 2017. The note was unsecured and subordinated to all existing and future senior indebtedness, as such term was defined in the note. The Company issued warrants to the lender exercisable to purchase 100,000 shares of common stock for $2.75 per share until September 30, 2022. The Company allocated $117,000 of the proceeds of the note to additional paid-in-capital, which represented the grant date relative fair value of the warrants issued to the lender. The discount was amortized to interest expense ratably over the terms of the note. On December 29, 2017 the Company borrowed an additional $350,000 with the same private, third party lender and combined the existing note payable plus accrued interest into a new note (the “Secured Note”) for $658,500 that was due and payable in full on March 1, 2018 and may be prepaid without penalty. The Secured Note is secured by the Company’s intellectual property portfolio, as such term is defined in the security agreement relating to the Secured Note. In connection with issuance of the Secured Note the Company issued warrants to the lender exercisable to purchase 120,000 shares of common stock for $3.25 per share until December 28, 2022. The Company treated the issuance and extension of this debt as an extinguishment for financial accounting purposes. Accordingly, the estimated fair value of the warrants granted totaled $244,379, which was recorded as additional paid-in-capital and a loss on extinguishment of subordinated notes payable.
The Company paid the remaining balances of the Secured Note and subordinated note with an aggregate principal balance of $1,008,500 on April 3, 2018. The maturity date of the remaining subordinated note with an outstanding principal balance of $250,000 was extended to September 30, 2018, as described below.
On March 7, 2018 the Company borrowed $250,000 under a secured note payable with a private, third party lender (the “March Note”). The March Note bears interest at 12% per annum and contained an original maturity date of June 7, 2018. The Company negotiated an extension of the maturity date to September 30, 2018. The March Note is secured by the inventory of the Company and junior to senior liens held by the holders of the 2018 Debentures and subordinated to all existing and future senior indebtedness, as such term was defined in the March Note. Such Note is convertible at any time after its date of issue at the option of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price of $3.25 per share. The conversion price and exercise price are subject to adjustment upon stock splits, reverse stock splits, and similar capital changes. The Company issued warrants to the lender exercisable to purchase 36,000 shares of common stock for $3.50 per share until March 7, 2019. The Company allocated $15,287 of the proceeds of the note to additional paid-in-capital, which represented the grant date relative fair value of the warrants issued to the lender. The discount was amortized to interest expense ratably over the terms of the note.
The discount amortized to interest expense totaled $47,657 and $-0- for the six months ended June 30, 2018, and 2017, respectively.
In accordance with ASC Topic 820 —Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC 820”), the Company utilizes the market approach to measure fair value for its financial assets and liabilities. The market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets, liabilities or a group of assets or liabilities, such as a business.
ASC 820 utilizes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels. The following is a brief description of those three levels:
| ● | Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities | |
| ● | Level 2 — Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities) | |
| ● | Level 3 — Significant unobservable inputs (including the Company’s own assumptions in determining the fair value) |
The following table represents the Company’s hierarchy for its financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 20182019 and December 31, 2017.2018.
| June 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
| Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||
| Secured convertible debentures | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 5,354,803 | $ | 5,354,803 | ||||||||
| Warrant derivative liability | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 287,522 | $ | 287,522 | ||||||||
| $ | — | $ | — | $ | 5,642,325 | $ | 5,642,325 | |||||||||
| June 30, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
| Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||
| Proceeds Investment Agreement | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 6,240,000 | $ | 6,240,000 | ||||||||
| December 31, 2017 | ||||||||||||||||
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
| Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||
| Secured convertible debentures | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 3,262,807 | $ | 3,262,807 | ||||||||
| Warrant derivative liability | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 16,816 | $ | 16,816 | ||||||||
| $ | — | $ | — | $ | 3,279,623 | $ | 3,279,623 | |||||||||
| December 31, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
| Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||
| Proceeds Investment Agreement | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 9,142,000 | $ | 9,142,000 | ||||||||
The following table represents the change in Level 3 tier value measurements:
| Proceeds Investment Agreement | ||||
| December 31, 2018 | $ | 9,142,000 | ||
| Repayment of obligation | (6,000,000 | ) | ||
| Change in fair value | 3,098,000 | |||
| June 30, 2019 | $ | 6,240,000 | ||
| 2016 | 2018 | |||||||||||||||
| Warrant | Secured | Secured | ||||||||||||||
| derivative | Convertible | Convertible | ||||||||||||||
| liability | Debentures | Debentures | Total | |||||||||||||
| Balance, December 31, 2017 | $ | 16,816 | $ | 3,262,807 | $ | — | $ | 3,279,623 | ||||||||
| Principal payments made on debentures | — | (3,250,000 | ) | — | (3,250,000 | ) | ||||||||||
| New secured convertible debentures | — | — | 4,565,749 | 4,565,749 | ||||||||||||
| Conversion of secured convertible debentures | — | — | (175,000 | ) | (175,000 | ) | ||||||||||
| Interest | — | — | 121,271 | 121,271 | ||||||||||||
| Common stock purchase warrants exercised | (38,600 | ) | — | — | (38,600 | ) | ||||||||||
| Change in fair value of secured convertible debentures | — | (12,807 | ) | 842,783 | 829,976 | |||||||||||
| Change in fair value of warrant derivative | 309,306 | — | — | 309,306 | ||||||||||||
| Balance, June 30, 2018 | $ | 287,522 | $ | — | $ | 5,354,803 | $ | 5,642,325 | ||||||||
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NOTE 8. ACCRUED EXPENSES
Accrued expenses consisted of the following at June 30, 20182019 and December 31, 2017:2018:
| June 30, 2018 | December 31, 2017 | June 30, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | |||||||||||||
| Accrued warranty expense | $ | 235,908 | $ | 325,001 | $ | 102,955 | $ | 195,135 | ||||||||
| Accrued litigation costs | 363,508 | 1,119,445 | ||||||||||||||
| Accrued sales commissions | 32,638 | 19,500 | 26,553 | 25,750 | ||||||||||||
| Accrued payroll and related fringes | 198,903 | 242,508 | 265,258 | 186,456 | ||||||||||||
| Accrued insurance | 33,926 | 53,888 | 39,112 | 71,053 | ||||||||||||
| Accrued rent | 108,429 | 134,684 | ||||||||||||||
| Accrued sales returns and allowances | 35,500 | 17,936 | 28,714 | 13,674 | ||||||||||||
| Other | 452,008 | 446,912 | 236,134 | 469,154 | ||||||||||||
| $ | 1,097,312 | $ | 1,240,429 | $ | 1,062,234 | $ | 2,080,667 | |||||||||
Accrued warranty expense was comprised of the following for the six months ended June 30, 2018:2019:
| 2018 | 2019 | |||||||
| Beginning balance | $ | 325,001 | $ | 195,135 | ||||
| Provision for warranty expense | 92,509 | 25,341 | ||||||
| Charges applied to warranty reserve | (181,602 | ) | (117,521 | ) | ||||
| Ending balance | $ | 235,908 | $ | 102,955 | ||||
NOTE 9. INCOME TAXES
The effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 20182019 and 20172018 varied from the expected statutory rate due to the Company continuing to provide a 100% valuation allowance on net deferred tax assets. The Company determined that it was appropriate to continue the full valuation allowance on net deferred tax assets as of June 30, 20182019 primarily because of the Company’s history of operating losses.
Operating Leases.The Company has incurred operating losses in recent years and it continues to be in a non-cancelable long-termthree-year cumulative loss position at June 30, 2019. Accordingly, the Company determined there was not sufficient positive evidence regarding its potential for future profits to outweigh the negative evidence of our three-year cumulative loss position under the guidance provided in ASC 740. Therefore, it determined to continue to provide a 100% valuation allowance on its net deferred tax assets. The Company expects to continue to maintain a full valuation allowance until it determines that it can sustain a level of profitability that demonstrates its ability to realize these assets. To the extent the Company determines that the realization of some or all of these benefits is more likely than not based upon expected future taxable income, a portion or all of the valuation allowance will be reversed.
NOTE 10. OPERATING LEASE
The Company entered into an operating lease agreementwith a third party in September 2012 for office and warehouse space that expires duringin Lenexa, Kansas. The terms of the lease include monthly payments ranging from $38,026 to $38,533 with a maturity date of April 2020. ItThe Company has also entered into month-to-month leasesthe option to renew for equipmentan additional three years beyond the original expiration date, which may be exercised at the Company’s sole discretion. The Company evaluated the renewal option at the lease commencement date to determine if it is reasonably certain the exercise the option and facilities. Rent expense was $99,431 and $99,431concluded that it is not reasonably certain that any options will be exercised. The weighted average remaining lease term for the three months endedCompany’s operating lease as of June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and $198,862 and $198,862,2019 was .83 years.
Expense related to the office space operating lease was recorded on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Lease expense under the operating lease was approximately $198,861 for the six months ended June 30, 20182019.
The discount rate implicit within the Company’s operating lease was not generally determinable and 2017, respectively. therefore the Company determined the discount rate based on its incremental borrowing rate on the information available at commencement date. As of June 30, 2019, the operating lease liabilities reflect a weighted average discount rate of 8%.
The following sets forth the operating lease right of use assets and liabilities as of June 30, 2019:
| Assets: | ||||
| Operating lease right of use assets | $ | 276,338 | ||
| Liabilities: | ||||
| Operating lease obligations-current portion | $ | 357,498 | ||
| Operating lease obligations-less current portion | $ | — | ||
| Total operating lease obligations | $ | 357,498 | ||
Following are theour minimum lease payments for each year and in total.
| Year ending December 31: | |||||||||
| 2018 (period from July 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018) | $ | 226,131 | |||||||
| 2019 | 457,327 | ||||||||
| 2019 (period from July 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019) | $ | 229,170 | |||||||
| 2020 | 154,131 | 154,131 | |||||||
| Total undiscounted minimum future lease payments | 383,301 | ||||||||
| Imputed interest | (25,803 | ) | |||||||
| $ | 357,498 | ||||||||
| $ | 837,589 | ||||||||
NOTE 11. CONTINGENCIES
Litigation.
License agreements.The Company had several license agreements under which it had been assigned the rights to certain licensed materials used in its products. Certain of these agreements required the Company to pay ongoing royalties based on the number of products shipped containing the licensed material on a quarterly basis. Royalty expense related to these agreements aggregated $0 and $6,250 for the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and $2,083 and $8,688 for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
Litigation.The CompanyFrom time to time, we are notified that we may be a party to a lawsuit or that a claim is subjectbeing made against us. It is our policy to various legal proceedings arising from normal business operations. Althoughnot disclose the specifics of any claim or threatened lawsuit until the summons and complaint are actually served on us. After carefully assessing the claim, and assuming we determine that we are not at fault or we disagree with the damages or relief demanded, we vigorously defend any lawsuit filed against us. We record a liability when losses are deemed probable and reasonably estimable. When losses are deemed reasonably possible but not probable, we determine whether it is possible to provide an estimate of the amount of the loss or range of possible losses for the claim, if material for disclosure. In evaluating matters for accrual and disclosure purposes, we take into consideration factors such as our historical experience with matters of a similar nature, the specific facts and circumstances asserted, the likelihood of our prevailing, the availability of insurance, and the severity of any potential loss. We reevaluate and update accruals as matters progress over time.
While the ultimate resolution is unknown we do not expect that these lawsuits will individually, or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect to our results of operations, financial condition or cash flows. However, the outcome of any litigation is inherently uncertain and there can be no assurances, based onassurance that any expense, liability or damages that may ultimately result from the information currently available, management believes that it is probable that the ultimate outcomeresolution of eachthese matters will be covered by our insurance or will not be in excess of the actionsamounts recognized or provided by insurance coverage and will not have a material adverse effect on the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company. However, an adverse outcome in certain of the actions could have a material adverse effect on theour operating results, financial results of the Company in the period in which it is recorded.condition or cash flows.
Axon
The Company owns U.S. Patent No. 9,253,452 (the “ ‘452 Patent”), which generally covers the automatic activation and coordination of multiple recording devices in response to a triggering event, such as a law enforcement officer activating the light bar on the vehicle.
The Company filed suit on January 15, 2016 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas (Case No: 2:16-cv-02032) against Axon, alleging willful patent infringement against Axon’s body camera product line and Signal auto-activation product. The Company is seeking both monetary damages and a permanent injunction against Axon for infringement of the ‘452 Patent.
In addition to the infringement claims, the Company brought claims alleging that Axon conspired to keep the Company out of the marketplace by engaging in improper, unethical, and unfair competition. The amended lawsuit alleges Axon bribed officials and otherwise conspired to secure no-bid contracts for its products in violation of both state law and federal antitrust law. The Company’s lawsuit also seeks monetary and injunctive relief, including treble damages, for these alleged violations.
Axon filed an answer, which denied the patent infringement allegations on April 1, 2016. In addition, Axon filed a motion to dismiss all allegations in the complaint on March 4, 2016 for which the Company filed an amended complaint on March 18, 2016 to address certain technical deficiencies in the pleadings. Digital amended its complaint and Axon renewed its motion to seek dismissal of the allegations that it had bribed officials and otherwise conspired to secure no-bid contracts for its products in violation of both state law and federal antitrust law on April 1, 2016. Formal discovery commenced on April 12, 2016 with respect to the patent related claims. In January 2017, the Court granted Axon’s motion to dismiss the portion of the lawsuit regarding claims that it had bribed officials and otherwise conspired to secure no-bid contracts for its products in violation of both state law and federal antitrust law. On May 2, 2018, the Federal Circuit affirmed the District Court’s ruling and on October 1, 2018 the Company is appealing this decision to the United States Supreme Court.
Court denied Digital Ally’s petition for review.
In December 2016 and January 2017, Axon filed two petitions forInter Partes Review (“IPR”) against the ‘452 Patent. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) rejected both of Axon’s petitions. Axon is now statutorily precluded from filing any more IPR petitions against the ‘452 Patent.
The District Court litigation in Kansas was temporarily stayed following the filing of the petitions for IPR. However, on November 17, 2017, the Federal District Court of Kansas rejected Axon’s request to maintain the stay. With this significant ruling, the parties will now proceed towards trial. Since litigation has resumed, the Court has issued a claim construction order (also called aMarkmanOrder) where it sided with the Company on all disputes and denied Axon’s attempts to limit the scope of the claims. Following theMarkman Order, the Court set all remaining deadlines in the case. Fact discovery will now closeclosed on September 17,October 8, 2018, and thea Final Pretrial Conference has been set fortook place on January 16, 2019. The parties filed motions for summary judgment on January 31, 2019.
On June 17, 2019, the Court granted Axon’s motion for summary judgment that Axon did not infringe on the Company’s patent and dismissed the case. Importantly, the Court’s ruling did not find that Digital’s ‘452 Patent was invalid. It also did not address any other issue, such as whether Digital’s requested damages were appropriate, and it does not impact the Company’s ability to file additional lawsuits to hold other competitors accountable for patent infringement. This ruling solely related to an interpretation of the claims as they relate to Axon and was unrelated to the supplemental briefing Digital recently filed on its damages claim and the WatchGuard settlement. Those issues are separate and the judge’s ruling on summary judgment had nothing to do with Digital’s damages request. The Company has filed an appeal to this ruling and has asked the appellate court to reverse this decision.
WatchGuard
On May 27, 2016 the Company filed suit against WatchGuard, (Case No. 2:16-cv-02349-JTM-JPO) alleging patent infringement based on WatchGuard’s VISTA Wifi and 4RE In-Car product lines.
On May 13, 2019, the parties resolved the dispute and executed a settlement agreement in the form of a Release and License Agreement. The USPTOlitigation has granted multiple patents to the Company with claims covering numerous features, suchbeen dismissed as automatically activating all deployed cameras in response to the activationa result of just one camera. Additionally, Digital Ally’s patent claims cover automatic coordination as well as digital synchronization between multiple recording devices. It also has patent coverage directed to the coordination between a multi-camera system and an officer’s smartphone, which allows an officer to more readily assess an event on the scene while an event is taking place or immediately after it has occurred.this settlement.
The Company’s lawsuit alleges that WatchGuard incorporated this patented technology into its VISTA WifiRelease and 4RE In-Car product lines without its permission. Specifically, Digital Ally is accusing License Agreement encompasses the following key terms:
| ● | WatchGuard paid Digital Ally a one-time, lump settlement payment of $6,000,000. | |
| ● | Digital Ally has granted WatchGuard a perpetual covenant not to sue if WatchGuard’s products incorporate agreed-upon modified recording functionality. Digital Ally has also granted WatchGuard a license to the ‘292 Patent and the ‘452 Patent (and related patents, now existing and yet-to-issue) through December 31, 2023. The parties have agreed to negotiate in good faith to attempt to resolve any alleged infringement that occurs after the license period expires. | |
| ● | The parties have further agreed to release each other from all claims or liabilities pre-existing the settlement. | |
| ● | As part of the settlement, the parties agreed that WatchGuard is making no admission that it has infringed any of Digital Ally’s patents. |
Upon receipt of infringing three patents: the U.S Patent No. 8,781,292 (the “ ‘292 Patent”) and ‘452 Patents and U.S. Patent No. 9,325,950$6,000,000 the (“ ‘950 Patent”). The Company is aggressively challenging WatchGuard’s infringing conduct, seeking both monetary damages, as well as seeking a permanent injunction preventing WatchGuard from continuing to sell its VISTA Wifi and 4RE In-Car product lines using Digital Ally’s own technology to compete against it. On May 8, 2017, WatchGuardparties filed a petition seeking IPR ofjoint motion to dismiss the ‘950 Patent. The Company opposed that petition and on December 4, 2017, The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) rejectedlawsuit which the request of WatchGuard Video to institute an IPR on the ‘950 Patent. The lawsuit also involves the ‘292 Patent and the ‘452 Patent, the same two patents asserted against Axon. The ‘292 Patent previously was subject to the IPR process with the USPTO, but in June 2018 the PTO found the ‘292 Patent valid and rejected Axon’s arguments. WatchGuard had previously agreed to be bound by TASER’s IPRs and, as such, WatchGuard is now statutorily barred from any further IPR’s challenges with respect to the ‘950, ‘452, and ‘292 Patents. Since the defeat of Axon’s ‘292 Patent IPR, the Court has lifted the stay and set a schedule moving the case towards trial. Discovery will close on December 17, 2018, and the Final Pretrial Conference will take place on April 9, 2019.Judge granted.
Utility Associates,PGA Tour, Inc.
On October 25, 2013,January 22, 2019 the PGA Tour, Inc. (the “PGA”) filed suit against the Company filed a complaint in the United StatesFederal District Court for the District of Kansas (2:13-cv-02550-SAC) to eliminate threats by a competitor, Utility Associates, Inc. (“Utility”),(Case No. 2:19-cv-0033-CM-KGG) alleging breach of alleged patent infringement regarding U.S. Patent No. 6,831,556 (the “ ‘556 Patent”). Specifically, the lawsuit seeks a declaration that the Company’s mobile video surveillance systems do not infringe any claimcontract and breach of the ‘556 Patent. The Company became aware that Utility had mailed letters to currentimplied covenant of good faith and prospective purchasers of its mobile video surveillance systems threatening that the use of such systems purchased from third parties not licensedfair dealing relative to the ‘556 Patent would create liability for them for patent infringement.
In addition, the Company began proceedings to invalidate the ‘556 Patent through a request for IPR of the ‘556 patent at the USPTO. On July 27, 2015, the USPTO invalidated key claims in Utility’s ‘556 Patent.Web.com Tour Title Sponsor Agreement (the “Agreement”). The Final Decision from the USPTO significantly curtailed Utility’s ability to threaten law enforcement agencies, municipalities, and others with infringement of the ‘556 Patent. Utility appealed this decision to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal affirmed the ruling of the USPTO summarily thus concluding the matter.
On June 6, 2014 the Company filed a separate Unfair Competition lawsuit against Utility in the United States District Court for the District of Kansas. In that lawsuit it contended that Utility has disparaged the Company and illegally interfered with its contracts, customer relationships and business expectancies by falsely asserting to its customers and others that its products violate the ‘556 Patent, of which Utility claims to be the holder. In addition to damages, the Company sought permanent injunctive relief, prohibiting Utility from continuing to threated or otherwise interfere with the Company’s customers. On March 4, 2015, an initial hearingcontract was held upon the Company’s request for injunctive relief.
Based upon facts revealed at a March 4, 2015 injunction hearing,executed on March 16, 2015, the Company sought leave to amend its Complaint in the unfair competition suit to assert additional claims against Utility. Those new claims included claims of actual or attempted monopolization, in violation of § 2 of the Sherman Act, claims arising under a new Georgia statute that prohibits threats of patent infringement in “bad faith,” and additional claims of unfair competition/false advertising in violation of § 63(a) of the Lanham Act. The Court concluded its injunction hearing on April 22, 2015, and allowed the Company leave to add these claims, but denied its preliminary injunction. Subsequent to the injunction hearing, Utility withdrew from the market the in-car video recording device that it had sold in competition with the Company’s own products of similar function and which Utility had attempted to market using threats of patent infringement. After discovery closed, Utility filed a Motion for Summary Judgment and the Company filed a Motion for Partial Summary Judgment. On March 30, 2017, the Court entered its order granting Utility’s motion and denying the Company’s motion for summary judgment. The Company believed the District Court had made several errors when ruling on the motions for summary judgment, and filed an appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (10th Circuit”). While the appeal was pending, Utility filed a motion for the recovery from the Company of some $800,000 in alleged attorney’s fees as provided, purportedly, under the Lanham Patent and Uniform Trade Secrets Act. That motion was denied in its entirety by final judgement entered February 14, 2018. On February 16, 2018, the 10th Circuit issued its decision affirming the decision of the District Court. The Company filed a petition for rehearing by the panel and en banc, which has also been denied. Utility has filed its own motion for the recovery of attorney fees, on appeal in the alleged amount of $125,000. That motion has not yet been fully briefed, but will be opposed by the Company on substantially the same grounds up which Utility’s prior motion for attorney’s fees was denied by the District Court.
The Company is also involved as a plaintiff and defendant in ordinary, routine litigation and administrative proceedings incidental to its business from time to time, including customer collections, vendor and employment-related matters. The Company believes the likely outcome of any other pending cases and proceedings will not be material to its business or its financial condition.
Sponsorship.On April 16, 2015 by and between the Company entered intoparties. Under the Agreement, Digital Ally would be a Title Sponsorship Agreement (the “Agreement”) under which it became the title sponsor for a Web.com Tour golf tournament (the “Tournament”) held annually in the Kansas City Metropolitan area. The Agreement provides the Company withof and receive certain naming and other rights and other benefits for the 2015 through 2019 annual Tournament in exchange for the following sponsorship fee:
| Year | Sponsorship fee | |||||
| 2015 | $ | 375,000 | ||||
| 2016 | $ | 475,000 | ||||
| 2017 | $ | 475,000 | ||||
| 2018 | $ | 500,000 | ||||
| 2019 | $ | 500,000 | ||||
The Company has the right to sell and retain the proceeds from the sale of additional sponsorships, including but not limited to a presenting sponsorship, a concert sponsorship and founding partnerships for the Tournament. The Company recorded a net sponsorship expense of $0 and $6,595 for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017. The Company is negotiatingassociated with the Web.com Tour golf tournament officialsfor 2015 through 2019 in exchange for Digital Ally’s payment to terminate the AgreementTour of annual sponsorship fees. The suit has been resolved and the sponsorship fee commitments for the 2018 and 2019 Tournaments. There can be no assurance that it will be successful in negotiating the termination of this sponsorship agreement or that if successful in such negotiations,case has been dismissed by Plaintiff with prejudice on terms acceptable or favorable to the Company.April 17, 2019.
401 (k) Plan.In July 2008, theThe Company amended and restated itssponsors a 401(k) retirement savings plan.plan for the benefit of its employees. The plan, as amended, plan requires the Companyit to provide 100% matching contributions for employees, who elect to contribute up to 3% of their compensation to the plan and 50% matching contributions for employee’s elective deferrals on the next 2% of their contributions. The Company has made matching contributions totaling $28,973$26,968 and $47,055$28,973 for the three months ended June 30, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively, and $58,348$53,410 and $94,326$58,348 for the six months ended June 30, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively. Each participant is 100% vested at all times in employee and employer matching contributions.
Consulting and Distributor Agreements.The Company entered into an agreement that required it to make monthly payments that will be applied to future commissions and/or consulting fees to be earned by the provider. The agreement is with a limited liability company (“LLC”) that is minority owned by a relative of the Company’s chief financial officer. Under the agreement, dated January 15, 2016 and as amended on February 13, 2017, the LLC provides consulting services for developing a new distribution channel outside of law enforcement for its body-worn camera and related cloud storage products to customers in the United States. The Company paidadvanced amounts to the LLC as advances against commissions ranging from $5,000 to $6,000 per month plus necessary and reasonable expenses for the period through June 30, 2017, which can be automatically extended based on the LLC achieving minimum sales quotas. The agreement was renewed in January 2017 for a period of three years, subject to yearly minimum sales thresholds that would allow the Company to terminate the contract if such minimums are not met. As of June 30, 2018,2019, the Company had advanced a total of $280,807$277,151 pursuant to this agreement and established an allowance reserve of $85,835$129,140 for a net advance of $194,972.$148,011. The minimum sales threshold has not been met and the Company has discontinued all advances, although the contract has not been formally terminated. However, the exclusivity provisions of the agreement have been terminated.
On June 1, 2018 the Company entered into an agreement with an individual that required it to make monthly payments that will be applied to future commissions and/or consulting fees to be earned by the provider. Under the agreement, the individual provides consulting services for developing new distribution channels both inside and outside of law enforcement for its in-car and body-worn camera systems and related cloud storage products to customers within and outside the United States. The Company iswas required to advance amounts to the individual as an advance against commissions of $7,000 per month plus necessary and reasonable expenses for the period through August 31, 2018, which can bewas extended to December 31, 2018 by mutual agreement of the parties at $6,000 per month. The parties have mutually agreed to further extend the arrangement on a monthly basis at $5,000 per month. As of June 30, 2018,2019, the Company had advanced a total of $5,720$96,242 pursuant to this agreement.
NOTE 12. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
The Company recorded pretax compensation expense related to the grant of stock options and restricted stock issued of $594,228$585,195 and $115,756$594,228 for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 and 2017$1,310,393 and $1,087,747 and $502,789$1,087,746 for the six months ended June 30, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively.
As of June 30, 2018,2019, the Company had adopted seven separate stock option and restricted stock plans: (i) the 2005 Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan (the “2005 Plan”), (ii) the 2006 Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan (the “2006 Plan”), (iii) the 2007 Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan (the “2007 Plan”), (iv) the 2008 Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan (the “2008 Plan”), (v) the 2011 Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan (the “2011 Plan”), (vi) the 2013 Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan (the “2013 Plan”) and, (vii) the 2015 Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan (the “2015 Plan”) and (vii) the 2018 Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan (the “2018 Plan”). The 2005 Plan, 2006 Plan, 2007 Plan, 2008 Plan, 2011 Plan, 2013 Plan, 2015 Plan and 20152018 Plan are referred to as the “Plans.”
These Plans permit the grant of stock options or restricted stock to its employees, non-employee directors and others for up to a total of 2,425,0003,425,000 shares of common stock. The 2005 Plan terminated during 2015 with 4,61614,616 shares not awarded or underlying options, which shares are now unavailable for issuance. Stock options granted under the 2005 Plan that remain unexercised and outstanding as of June 30, 20182019 total 23,125.13,125. The 2006 Plan terminated during 2016 with 20,58723,399 shares not awarded or underlying options, which shares are now unavailable for issuance. Stock options granted under the 2006 Plan that remain unexercised and outstanding as of June 30, 20182019 total 46,387.44,075. The 2007 Plan terminated during 2017 with 82,15187,776 shares not awarded or underlying options, which shares are now unavailable for issuance. Stock options granted under the 2007 Plan that remain unexercised and outstanding as of June 30, 20182019 total 12,500.6,875. The 2008 Plan terminated during 2018 with 3,1248,249 shares not awarded or underlying options, which shares are now unavailable for issuance. Stock options granted under the 2008 Plan that remain unexercised and outstanding as of June 30, 20182019 total 32,875.32,250.
The Company believes that such awards better align the interests of our employees with those of its stockholders. Option awards have been granted with an exercise price equal to the market price of its stock at the date of grant with such option awards generally vesting based on the completion of continuous service and having ten-year contractual terms. These option awards typically provide for accelerated vesting if there is a change in control (as defined in the Plans). The Company has registered all shares of common stock that are issuable under its Plans with the SEC. A total of 8,926626,316 shares remained available for awards under the various Plans as of June 30, 2018.2019.
The fair value of each option award is estimated on the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option valuation model. There were no stock options issued during the six months ended June 30, 2018.
Activity in the various Plans during the six months ended June 30, 20182019 is reflected in the following table:
| Options | Number of Shares | Weighted Average Exercise Price | ||||||
| Outstanding at January 1, 2018 | 350,269 | $ | 13.44 | |||||
| Granted | — | — | ||||||
| Exercised | — | — | ||||||
| Forfeited | (75,632 | ) | (45.67 | ) | ||||
| Outstanding at June 30, 2018 | 274,637 | $ | 4.55 | |||||
| Exercisable at June 30, 2018 | 274,637 | $ | 4.55 | |||||
| Options | Number of Shares | Weighted Average Exercise Price | ||||||
| Outstanding at January 1, 2019 | 434,012 | $ | 4.62 | |||||
| Granted | 180,000 | 3.01 | ||||||
| Exercised | — | — | ||||||
| Forfeited | (17,937 | ) | (12.43 | ) | ||||
| Outstanding at June 30, 2019 | 596,075 | $ | 3.90 | |||||
| Exercisable at June 30, 2019 | 416,075 | $ | 4.28 | |||||
The fair value of each option award is estimated on the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option valuation model. There were noUtilizing the following assumptions: risk free rate - 2.23%, estimated term - 5.5 years, and 108% volatility. The total estimated grant date fair value stock options issued during the six months ended June 30, 2018.2019 was $436,217.
The Plans allow for the cashless exercise of stock options. This provision allows the option holder to surrender/cancel options with an intrinsic value equivalent to the purchase/exercise price of other options exercised. There were no shares surrendered pursuant to cashless exercises during the six months ended June 30, 2018.2019.
At June 30, 2018,2019, the aggregate intrinsic value of options outstanding was approximately $-0-, and the aggregate intrinsic value of options exercisable was approximately $-0-. No options were exercised in the six months ended June 30, 2018.2019.
As of June 30, 2018,2019, the unrecognized portion of stock compensation expense on all existing stock options was $-0-.$399,866.
The following table summarizes the range of exercise prices and weighted average remaining contractual life for outstanding and exercisable options under the Company’s option plans as of June 30, 2018:2019:
| Outstanding options | Exercisable options | ||||||||||
| Exercise price range | Number of options | Weighted average | Number of options | Weighted average remaining contractual life | |||||||
| $ 0.01 to $3.49 | 133,500 | 8.2 years | 133,500 | 8.2 years | |||||||
| $ 3.50 to $4.99 | 67,625 | 5.7 years | 67,625 | 5.7 years | |||||||
| $ 5.00 to $6.49 | — | —years | — | —years | |||||||
| $ 6.50 to $7.99 | 9,312 | 3.3 years | 9,312 | 3.3 years | |||||||
| $ 8.00 to $9.99 | 2,500 | 2.9 years | 2,500 | 2.9 years | |||||||
| $ 10.00 to $19.99 | 55,450 | 2.0 years | 55,450 | 2.0 years | |||||||
| $ 20.00 to $24.99 | 5,625 | 1.2 years | 5,625 | 1.2 years | |||||||
| $ 25.00 to $27.50 | 625 | 0.4 years | 625 | 0.4 years | |||||||
| 274,637 | 6.0 years | 274,637 | 6.0 years | ||||||||
| Outstanding options | Exercisable options | |||||||||||||||
| Exercise price range | Number of options | Weighted average remaining contractual life | Number of options | Weighted average remaining contractual life | ||||||||||||
| $ | 0.01 to $3.49 | 471,625 | 8.9 years | 291,625 | 8.2 years | |||||||||||
| $ | 3.50 to $4.99 | 67,625 | 4.8 years | 67,625 | 4.8 years | |||||||||||
| $ | 5.00 to $6.49 | — | —years | — | —years | |||||||||||
| $ | 6.50 to $7.99 | 8,875 | 2.3 years | 8,875 | 2.3 years | |||||||||||
| $ | 8.00 to $9.99 | 2,500 | 1.9 years | 2,500 | 1.9 years | |||||||||||
| $ | 10.00 to $19.99 | 39,825 | 1.5 years | 39,825 | 1.5 years | |||||||||||
| $ | 20.00 to $24.99 | 5,625 | 0.2 years | 5,625 | 0.2 years | |||||||||||
| 596,075 | 7.7 years | 416,075 | 6.8 years | |||||||||||||
Restricted stock grants. The Board of Directors has granted restricted stock awards under the Plans. Restricted stock awards are valued on the date of grant and have no purchase price for the recipient. Restricted stock awards typically vest over nine months to four years corresponding to anniversaries of the grant date. Under the Plans, unvested shares of restricted stock awards may be forfeited upon the termination of service to or employment with the Company, depending upon the circumstances of termination. Except for restrictions placed on the transferability of restricted stock, holders of unvested restricted stock have full stockholder’s rights, including voting rights and the right to receive cash dividends.
A summary of all restricted stock activity under the equity compensation plans for the six months ended June 30, 20182019 is as follows:
| Number of Restricted shares | Weighted average grant date fair value | |||||||
| Nonvested balance, January 1, 2018 | 791,725 | $ | 4.37 | |||||
| Granted | 184,500 | 2.52 | ||||||
| Vested | (109,250 | ) | (8.10 | ) | ||||
| Forfeited | (30,400 | ) | (4.05 | ) | ||||
| Nonvested balance, June 30, 2018 | 836,575 | $ | 3.87 | |||||
| Number of Restricted shares | Weighted average grant date fair value | |||||||
| Nonvested balance, January 1, 2019 | 772,150 | $ | 3.40 | |||||
| Granted | 522,110 | 2.91 | ||||||
| Vested | (397,790 | ) | (3.84 | ) | ||||
| Forfeited | (2,500 | ) | (2.30 | ) | ||||
| Nonvested balance, June 30, 2019 | 893,970 | $ | 2.92 | |||||
The Company estimated the fair market value of these restricted stock grants based on the closing market price on the date of grant. As of June 30, 2018,2019, there were $982,865$976,035 of total unrecognized compensation costs related to all remaining non-vested restricted stock grants, which will be amortized over the next 3018 months in accordance with the respective vesting scale.
The nonvested balance of restricted stock vests as follows:
| Year ended December 31, | Number of shares | ||||
| 2018 (July 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018) | 361,925 | ||||
| 2019 | 459,525 | ||||
| 2020 | 15,125 | ||||
| Years ended | Number of shares | |||
| 2019 (July 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019) | 377,525 | |||
| 2020 | 265,785 | |||
| 2021 | 250,660 | |||
NOTE 13. COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANTS
The Company has issued common stock purchase warrants in conjunction with various debt and equity issuances. The warrants are either immediately exercisable, or have a delayed initial exercise date, no more than sixnine months from issue date, and allow the holders to purchase up to 3,329,4664,532,145 shares of common stock at $2.60 to $16.50 per share as of June 30, 2018.2019. The warrants expire from December 3, 2018July 15, 2020 through February 23,July 31, 2023 and allow for cashless exercise.
In addition to the warrants described in Note 6, the Company issued warrants in conjunction with the equity offering in August 2017. The investors were issued 680,000 Series A-1 warrants that have an initial exercise date of February 23, 2018, terminate on February 23, 2023 and are exercisable at $3.36 per share. The investors also received 200,000 Series A-2 warrants that are exercisable at $3.36 per share until August 23, 2022. In addition, the placement agent received 94,000 of warrants with an initial exercise date of February 23, 2018 at an exercise price of $3.75 per share until August 21, 2022.
| Warrants | Weighted average exercise price | |||||||
| Vested Balance, January 1, 2019 | 4,693,145 | $ | 5.40 | |||||
| Granted | — | — | ||||||
| Exercised | (529,000) | (2.96) | ||||||
| Cancelled | — | — | ||||||
| Vested Balance, June 30, 2019 | 4,164,145 | $ | 5.71 | |||||
The Series A-1 and A-2 warrants provide that if, at the time of exercise, there is no effective registration statement registering, or no current prospectus available for, the issuance of the shares of common stock upon exercise, then they may also be exercised, in whole or in part, at such time by means of a cashless exercise, or “net share settlement.” Because the Company and the holders of the warrants have met applicable requirements under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, no further action is needed on the part of the Company to issue the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants on an unrestricted basis through a cashless exercise if for some reason the registration statement was not effective at the point of exercise.These warrants are accounted for as equity, as it is only a transaction within the control of the Company that would give the holder the option for cash settlement.
There were 60,000 of pre-funded Series B warrants issued with the August 2017 equity offering, at a price of $2.99 and an exercise price of $0.01. All Series B warrants were exercised for common stock in September 2017. Certain common stock purchase warrants issued in August 2014 contained anti-dilution provisions that triggered a reset as a result of the April 2018 financing transaction. The reset provisions resulted in the 12,200 warrants held at an exercise price of $7.32 per share increased by 159,538 warrants resulting in a final reset to 172,038 warrants at an exercise price of $0.52 per share.
| Warrants | Weighted average exercise price | |||||||
| Vested Balance, January 1, 2018 | 3,233,466 | $ | 6.57 | |||||
| Granted | 1,012,667 | 3.03 | ||||||
| Warrant reset | 159,538 | 0.52 | ||||||
| Exercised | (20,000 | ) | (0.52 | ) | ||||
| Cancelled | — | — | ||||||
| Vested Balance, June 30, 2018 | 4,385,671 | $ | 5.56 | |||||
The total intrinsic value of all outstanding warrants aggregated $277,681$-0- as of June 30, 20182019 and the weighted average remaining term is 4028 months.
The following table summarizes the range of exercise prices and weighted average remaining contractual life for outstanding and exercisable warrants to purchase common shares as of June 30, 2018:2019:
| Outstanding and exercisable warrants | |||||||
| Exercise price | Number of options | Weighted average remaining contractual life | |||||
| $ | 0.52 | 151,738 | 1.2 years | ||||
| $ | 2.60 | 100,000 | 4.4 years | ||||
| $ | 2.75 | 100,000 | 4.2 years | ||||
| $ | 3.00 | 916,667 | 4.8 years | ||||
| $ | 3.25 | 180,000 | 3.2 years | ||||
| $ | 3.36 | 880,000 | 4.4 years | ||||
| $ | 3.50 | 36,000 | 0.7 years | ||||
| $ | 3.65 | 200,000 | 4.0 years | ||||
| $ | 3.75 | 94,000 | 4.1 years | ||||
| $ | 5.00 | 800,000 | 3.5 years | ||||
| $ | 8.50 | 42,500 | 0.4 years | ||||
| $ | 13.43 | 879,766 | 2.6 years | ||||
| $ | 16.50 | 5,000 | 2.0 years | ||||
| 4,385,671 | 3.3 years | ||||||
| Outstanding and exercisable warrants | ||||||||
| Exercise price | Number of warrants | Weighted average remaining contractual life | ||||||
| $ | 2.60 | 465,712 | 4.1 years | |||||
| $ | 3.00 | 701,667 | 3.8 years | |||||
| $ | 3.25 | 120,000 | 3.5 years | |||||
| $ | 3.36 | 880,000 | 3.4 years | |||||
| $ | 3.50 | 18,000 | 0.1 years | |||||
| $ | 3.65 | 200,000 | 3.0 years | |||||
| $ | 3.75 | 94,000 | 3.1 years | |||||
| $ | 5.00 | 800,000 | 2.5 years | |||||
| $ | 13.43 | 879,766 | 1.5 years | |||||
| $ | 16.50 | 5,000 | 1.0 years | |||||
| 4,164,145 | 2.9 years | |||||||
NOTE 14. NET LOSS PER SHARE
The calculations of the weighted average number of shares outstanding and loss per share outstanding for the three and six months ended June 30, 20182019 and 20172018 are as follows:
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Numerator for basic and diluted income per share – Net loss | $ | (2,962,890 | ) | $ | (2,326,523 | ) | $ | (5,551,122 | ) | $ | (4,359,478 | ) | $ | (387,730 | ) | $ | (2,962,890 | ) | $ | (3,592,904 | ) | $ | (5,551,122 | ) | ||||||||
| Denominator for basic loss per share – weighted average shares outstanding | 7,129,260 | 5,679,731 | 7,153,219 | 5,654,755 | 11,305,248 | 7,129,260 | 11,124,222 | 7,153,219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dilutive effect of shares issuable under stock options and warrants outstanding | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denominator for diluted loss per share – adjusted weighted average shares outstanding | 7,129,260 | 5,679,731 | 7,153,219 | 5,654,755 | 11,305,248 | 7,129,260 | 11,124,222 | 7,153,219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) per share: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss per share: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | (0.42 | ) | $ | (0.41 | ) | $ | (0.78 | ) | $ | (0.77 | ) | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | (0.42 | ) | $ | (0.32 | ) | $ | (0.78 | ) | ||||||||
| Diluted | $ | (0.42 | ) | $ | (0.41 | ) | $ | (0.78 | ) | $ | (0.77 | ) | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | (0.42 | ) | $ | (0.32 | ) | $ | (0.78 | ) | ||||||||
Basic loss per share is based upon the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. For the three and six months ended June 30, 20182019 and 2017,2018, all outstanding stock options and warrants to purchase common stock were antidilutive, and, therefore, not included in the computation of diluted net loss per share.
Strategic Review and Subsequent FinancingNOTE 15. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Company’s Board of Directors has initiated a review of strategic alternatives to best position the Company for the future, including, but not limited to, monetizing its patent portfolio and related patent infringement litigation against Axon and WatchGuard, the sale of all or certain assets, properties or groups of properties or individual businesses or merger or combination with another company. The result of the strategic review may also include the continued implementation of the Company’s business plan with additional debt or equity financing. The Company retained Roth to assist in this review and process. Thus, the Company is considering alternatives to address its near-term and long-term liquidity and operational issues. There can be no assurance that a transaction or financing will result from this process. As part of this strategic alternatives process, the Board of Directors approved the Proceeds Investment Agreement described below. Management believes this financing will address the Company’s near-term liquidity needs, which primarily included the repayment of principal and interest on the senior convertible debentures and subordinated notes payable.
On July 31, 2018,August 5, 2019, the Company entered into a Proceeds InvestmentSecurities Purchase Agreement (the “PIA“Purchase Agreement”) with Brickell Key Investments LP (“BKI”several accredited investors (the “Investors”) providing for the purchase and issuance of the following securities for a price of $2,500,000:
| (i) | Issuance of 8% Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Notes due August 4, 2020 (the “Notes”) with a principal face amount of $2,777,779, which Notes are, subject to certain conditions, convertible into 1,984,127 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Common Stock”), at a price per share of $1.40. Monthly amortization of principal and interest commence on November 5, 2019 subject to prior conversion of shares; | |
| (ii) | Issuance of five-year warrants to purchase an aggregate of 571,428 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $1.8125, subject to customary adjustments thereunder (the “Warrants”), which Warrants are immediately exercisable upon issuance and on a cashless basis if the Warrants have not been registered 180 days after the date of issuance; and | |
| (iii) | Issuance of 89,285 shares of Common Stock which was equal to 5% of the aggregate purchase price of the Notes, with an aggregate value of $125,000, | |
| (iv) | The Investors are purchasing the foregoing securities for an aggregate purchase price of $2,500,000. |
The Company issued to the Investors, an aggregate of $1,153,320 in principal amount of Notes, the shares of common stock issuable from time to time upon conversion of such Registered Notes and all of the 89,285 Commitment Shares were issued to the Investors in a registered direct offering and registered under the Securities Act of 1933. Approximately $1,153,320 of the Notes will be issued pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement.
The Company issued to the Investors in a concurrent private placement pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, the remaining aggregate of $1,624,457.78 in principal amount of other Notes, the shares of Common Stock issuable from time to time upon conversion of such other Notes, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares.
In connection with the Purchase Agreement, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries entered into a security agreement, dated as of August 5, 2019, with the Investors, pursuant to which BKI funded an aggregate of $500,000 (the “First Tranche”) to be used (i) to fund the Company’s litigation proceedings relatingCompany and its subsidiary granted to the infringement of certain patent assets listedInvestors a security interest in, among other items, the PIA Agreement (the “Patent Assets”)Company and (ii) to repay the Company’s existing debt obligationsits subsidiaries’ accounts, chattel paper, documents, equipment, general intangibles, instruments and for certain working capital purposesinventory, and all proceeds, as set forth in the PIASecurity Agreement. PursuantIn addition, pursuant to an Intellectual Property Security Agreement, dated as of August 5, 2019, the Company granted to the PIA Agreement, BKI was granted an option to provide the Company with an additional $9.5 million, at BKI’s sole discretion (the “Second Tranche,” and collectively with the First Tranche, the “Financing Amount”).
Pursuant to the PIA Agreement and in consideration for the Financing Amount, the Company agreed to assign to BKI (i) 100% of all gross, pre-tax monetary recoveries paid by any defendant(s) to the Company or its affiliates agreed to inInvestors a settlement or awarded in judgment in connection with the Patent Assets, plus any interest paid in connection therewith by such defendant(s) (the “Patent Assets Proceeds”), up to the minimum return (as defined in the Agreement) and (ii) if BKI has not received its minimum return by the earlier of (x) a liquidity event (as defined in the Agreement) and (y) July 31, 2020, then the Company agreed to assign to BKI 100% of the Patent Asset Proceeds until BKI has received an amount equal to the minimum return on $4 million.
Pursuant to the PIA Agreementand subject to BKI funding the Second Tranche, the Company will grant BKI (i) a senior security interest in the Patent Assets, the claims (as defined in the Agreement) and the Patent Assets Proceeds until such time as the minimum return is paid, in which case, the security interest on the Patent Assets, the Claims and the Patent Assets Proceeds will be released, and (ii) a seniorcontinuing security interest in all other assets of the Company until such time as the minimum return is paid on $4.0 million, in which case, the security interest on such other assets will be released.
The security interest will be enforceable by BKI if the Company is in default under the PIA Agreement which would occur if (i) the Company fails, after five (5) days’ written notice, to pay any due amount payable to BKI under the PIA Agreement, (ii) the Company fails to comply with any provision of the PIA Agreement, the PIA Warrant or any other agreement or document contemplated under the PIA Agreement, (iii) the Company becomes insolvent or insolvency proceedings are commenced (and not subsequently discharged) with respect to the Company, (iv) the Company’s creditors commence actions against the Company (which are not subsequently discharged) that affect material assets of the Company, (v) the Company, without BKI’s consent, incurs indebtedness other than immaterial ordinary course indebtedness up to $500,000, (vi) the Company fails, within five (5) business days following the closing of the Second Tranche, to fully satisfy its obligations to certain holders of the Company’s senior secured convertible promissory notes listedright, title and interest in, the PIA Agreementto and fails to obtain unconditional releases from such holders as to the Company’s obligations to such holders and the security interests in the Company held by such holders or (vii) there is an uncured non-complianceunder certain of the Company’s obligations or misrepresentations by the Company under the PIA Agreement.
Under the PIA Agreement, the Company issued BKI a warrant to purchase up to 465,712 sharestrademarks, copyrights and patents. In addition, certain of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “PIA Warrant”), at an exercise price equalsubsidiary jointly and severally agreed to the higher of (i) $2.60 per share or (ii) the closing market priceguarantee and act as quoted on the trading market (as defined in the PIA Warrant) on the day prior to the issuance date of the PIA Warrant, provided that the holder of the PIA Warrant will be prohibited from exercising the PIA Warrant if, as a result of such exercise, such holder, together with its affiliates, would own more than 4.99% of the total number of shares ofsurety for the Company’s common stock outstanding immediately after giving effectobligation to such exercise. However, such holder may increase or decrease such percentage to any other percentage not in excess of 9.99%, provided that any increase in such percentage shall not be effective until 61 days after such notice torepay the Company. The PIA Warrant is exercisable for five years from the date of issuance and is exercisable on a cashless exercise basis if there is no effective registration statement. No contractual registration rights were given. In connection with the issuance of the PIA Warrant, the Company and BKI entered into a letter agreement providing that if the Second Tranche is not funded, then BKI would be entitledNotes pursuant to a pro-rata percentage ($500,000 divided by $10,000,000) of the PIA Warrant. The Company has agreed to promptly issue a new PIA Warrant reflecting this adjustment.subsidiary guarantee.
Nasdaq Listing
On April 17, 2018 the Company received a letter from The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) indicating that it was not compliant with the minimum stockholders’ equity requirement under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(1) for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market because its stockholders’ equity, as reported in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, was below the required minimum of $2.5 million. Further, as of April 17, 2018, the Company did not meet the alternative compliance standards relating to the market value of listed securities or net income from continuing operations. This notice of noncompliance has had no immediate impact on the continued listing or trading of the Company’s common stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market.
Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(2), the Company had until June 1, 2018 to submit a plan to regain compliance. The Company submitted its compliance plan and on June 27, 2018 Nasdaq granted it an extension until September 30, 2018 to provide evidence of compliance with Rule 5550(b)(1).
There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to regain compliance with the stockholders’ equity requirement or meet the alternatives of market value of listed securities or net income from continuing operations, or otherwise maintain compliance with the other listing requirements.
VieVu acquisition by Axon
On May 4, 2018, Axon announced that it had acquired 100% ownership of VieVu, LLC in a deal that includes cash, stock and a stock earn-out. On July 27, 2018, the Company and VieVu, LLC mutually agreed to and executed a termination of the supply and distribution agreement which provided for the return of all confidential information and the survival of certain provisions regarding non-disclosure of proprietary information. Effective July 27, 2018 VieVu, LLC will discontinue all sales and marketing efforts involving the Company’s patented VuLink product.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation.
This Report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “may,” “should,” “could,” “will,” “plan,” “future,” “continue,” and other expressions that are predictions of or indicate future events and trends and that do not relate to historical matters identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based largely on our expectations or forecasts of future events, can be affected by inaccurate assumptions, and are subject to various business risks and known and unknown uncertainties, a number of which are beyond our control. Therefore, actual results could differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained in this document, and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. A wide variety of factors could cause or contribute to such differences and could adversely impact revenues, profitability, cash flows and capital needs. There can be no assurance that the forward-looking statements contained in this document will, in fact, transpire or prove to be accurate.
Factors that could cause or contribute to our actual results differing materially from those discussed herein or for our stock price to be adversely affected include, but are not limited to: (1) our losses in recent years, including the three months and six months ended June 30, 20182019 and fiscal 2017, and our ability to pay the March Note when due;2018; (2) macro-economic risks from the effects of the decrease in budgets for the law-enforcement community; (3) our ability to increase revenues, increase our margins and return to consistent profitability in the current economic and competitive environment, including whether deliveries will resume under the AMR contract;environment; (4) our operation in developing markets and uncertainty as to market acceptance of our technology and new products; (5) the availability of funding from federal, state and local governments to facilitate the budgets of law enforcement agencies, including the timing, amount and restrictions on such funding; (6) our ability to deliver our new product offerings as scheduled in 2018,2019, such as the EVO-HD, have such new products perform as planned or advertised and whether they will help increase our revenues; (7) whether we will be able to increase the sales, domestically and internationally, for our products in 2018;the future; (8) our ability to maintain or expand our share of the market for our products in the domestic and international markets in which we compete, including increasing our international revenues to their historical levels;revenues; (9) our ability to produce our products in a cost-effective manner; (10) competition from larger, more established companies with far greater economic and human resources; (11) our ability to attract and retain quality employees; (12) risks related to dealing with governmental entities as customers; (13) our expenditure of significant resources in anticipation of sales due to our lengthy sales cycle and the potential to receive no revenue in return; (14) characterization of our market by new products and rapid technological change; (15) our dependence on sales of our DVM-800, DVM-800 HD, FirstVU First VU HD and DVM-250 products; (16) potential that stockholders may lose all or part of their investment if we are unable to compete in our markets and return to profitability; (17) defects in our products that could impair our ability to sell our products or could result in litigation and other significant costs; (18) our dependence on key personnel; (19) our reliance on third-party distributors and sales representatives for part of our marketing capability; (20) our dependence on a few manufacturers and suppliers for components of our products and our dependence on domestic and foreign manufacturers for certain of our products; (21) our ability to protect technology through patents and to protect our proprietary technology and information as trade secrets and through other similar means; (22) our ability to generate more recurring cloud and service revenues; (23) risks related to our license arrangements; (24) our revenues and operating results may fluctuate unexpectedly from quarter to quarter; (25) sufficient voting power by coalitions of a few of our larger stockholders, including directors and officers, to make corporate governance decisions that could have significant effect on us and the other stockholders; (26) sale of substantial amounts of our common stock that may have a depressive effect on the market price of the outstanding shares of our common stock; (27) possible issuance of common stock subject to options and warrants that may dilute the interest of stockholders; (28) our nonpayment of dividends and lack of plans to pay dividends in the future; (29) future sale of a substantial number of shares of our common stock that could depress the trading price of our common stock, lower our value and make it more difficult for us to raise capital; (30) our additional securities available for issuance, which, if issued, could adversely affect the rights of the holders of our common stock; (31) our stock price is likely to be highly volatile due to a number of factors, including a relatively limited public float; (32) whether our appeal of the Court’s summary judgment ruling will be successful and whether the litigation against Utility Associates, Axon and WatchGuard will achieve theirits intended objectives and result in monetary recoveries for the Company;us; (33) whether the USPTO rulings will curtail, eliminate or otherwise have an effect on the actions of Axon WatchGuard and Utility Associatesother competitors respecting us, our products and customers; (34) whether the remaining two claims under the ’556 Patent have applicability to us or our products ; andproducts; (35) whether our patented VuLink technology is becoming thede-facto “standard” for agencies engaged in deploying state-of-the-art body-worn and in-car camera systems and will increase our revenues; (36) the outcome of our development of a documentation and validation program with KMC Brands for the Hemp industry; (37) whether such technology will have a significant impact on our revenues in the long-term; and (37)(38) indemnification of our officers and directors.
Current Trends and Recent Developments for the Company
Overview
We supply technology-based products utilizing our portable digital video and audio recording capabilities, for the law enforcement and security industries and for the commercial fleet and mass transit markets. We have the ability to integrate electronic, radio, computer, mechanical, and multi-media technologies to create unique solutions to our customers’ requests. We began shipping our flagship digital video mirror product in March 2006. We have developed additionalOur products to complement our original in-car digital video products, includinginclude the DVM-800 and DVM-800 HD, bothLite, in-car digital video mirror products, and body-worn camera includingsystems for law enforcement; the FirstVU One and the FirstVU HD, products designed for law enforcement usage. In recent years we launched thebody-worn cameras; our patented and revolutionary VuLink product, which integrates our body-worn cameras with our in-car systems by providing hands-free automatic activation;activation, for both law enforcement and commercial markets; the DVM-250 and DVM-250 Plus, a commercial line of digital video mirrors (the DVM-250 and DVM-250 Plus) that serve as “event recorders” for the commercial fleet and mass transit marketsmarkets; and FleetVU and VuLink, our cloud-based evidence management systems. We introduced the EVO-HD product in orderlate June 2019 and intend to expand our customer base beyondbegin full-scale deployments in the traditional law enforcement agencies. We have additional researchthird quarter 2019. It is designed and development projectsbuilt on a new and highly advanced technology platform that we anticipate will result in severalbecome the platform for a new product launches in 2018 and beyond involvingfamily of in-car and body-worn systemsvideo solution products for both the law enforcement and commercial markets, as well as expanding our cloud-based evidence management systems.markets. We believe that the launch of these new products will help to reinvigorate our in-car and body-worn systems revenues while diversifying and broadening the market for our product offerings.
We experienced operating losses for all quarters during 2019 and 2018 and 2017.except for the most recent quarter which was aided by a patent litigation settlement. The following is a summary of our recent operating results on a quarterly basis:
| June 30, | March 31, | December 31, | September 30, | June 30, | March 31, | For the Three Months Ended: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | 2018 | 2017 | 2017 | 2017 | 2017 | June 30, 2019 | March 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | September 30, 2018 | June 30, 2018 | March 31, 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenue | $ | 3,563,550 | $ | 2,471,513 | $ | 2,877,661 | $ | 2,983,577 | $ | 3,486,502 | $ | 5,229,860 | $ | 2,546,983 | $ | 2,550,796 | $ | 2,378,287 | $ | 2,878,059 | $ | 3,563,550 | $ | 2,471,513 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 1,618,467 | 1,109,394 | 86,295 | 1,008,613 | 1,173,216 | 2,276,849 | 980,812 | 1,181,740 | 56,658 | 1,177,289 | 1,618,467 | 1,109,394 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit margin percentage | 45.4 | % | 44.9 | % | 3.0 | % | 33.8 | % | 33.7 | % | 43.5 | % | 37.3 | % | 46.3 | % | 2.3 | % | 40.9 | % | 45.4 | % | 44.9 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total selling, general and administrative expenses | 3,055,776 | 3,082,710 | 3,874,255 | 4,125,308 | 3,665,813 | 4,079,062 | (1,616,830 | ) | 4,267,898 | 5,292,374 | 3,087,005 | 3,055,776 | 3,082,710 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating loss | (1,437,309 | ) | (1,973,316 | ) | (3,787,960 | ) | (3,116,695 | ) | (2,492,597 | ) | (1,802,213 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income percentage | (40.3 | )% | (79.8 | )% | (131.6 | )% | (104.5 | )% | (71.5 | )% | (34.5 | )% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income (loss) | 2,567,642 | (3,086,158 | ) | (5,235,716 | ) | (1,909,716 | ) | (1,437,309 | ) | (1,973,316 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating loss percentage | 100.8 | % | (121.0 | )% | (220.1 | )% | (66.4 | )% | (40.3 | )% | (79.8 | )% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (2,962,890 | ) | $ | (2,588,232 | ) | $ | (4,399,673 | ) | $ | (3,493,306 | ) | $ | (2,326,523 | ) | $ | (2,032,955 | ) | $ | (387,730 | ) | $ | (3,205,174 | ) | $ | (5,327,849 | ) | $ | (4,665,580 | ) | $ | (2,962,890 | ) | $ | (2,588,232 | ) | ||||||||||||
Our business is subject to substantial fluctuations on a quarterly basis as reflected in the significant variations in revenues and operating results in the above table. These variations result from various factors, including but not limited to: 1)(1) the timing of large individual orders; 2)(2) the traction gained by our newer products, such as the FirstVU HD, VuLink and FleetVU; 3)(3) production, quality and other supply chain issues affecting our cost of goods sold; 4)(4) unusual increases in operating expenses, such as our sponsorship of the Digital Ally Open golf tournament, the timing of trade shows and bonus compensation; (5) the timing of patent infringement litigation settlements, such as the $6.0 settlement we obtained from WatchGuard during the second quarter 2019; and 5)(5) ongoing patent and other litigation and related expenses respecting outstanding lawsuits. We reported an operating lossincome of $1,437,309$2,567,642 on revenues of $3,563,550$2,546,983 for the three months ended June 30, 2019 primarily as a result of the $6.0 million settlement of the WatchGuard patent litigation. The income recognized in the second quarter 2018, which continued2019 ended a series of quarterly losses resulting from competitive pressures, supply chain problems, increases in inventory reserves as our current product suite ages, product quality control issues, product warranty issues, infringement of our patents by direct competitors such as Axon and WatchGuard that reduced our revenues, and litigation expenses relating to the patent infringement and the reduction of our gross margins.infringement.
A number of factors and trends affected our recent performance, which include:
| ● | On May 13, 2019 we reached a resolution of the pending patent infringement litigation with WatchGuard and executed a settlement agreement that resulted in the dismissal of this case. As part of the settlement agreement, we received a one-time $6,000,000 payment and granted WatchGuard a perpetual covenant not to sue WatchGuard if its products incorporate agreed-upon modified recording functionality. Additionally, we granted it a license to the ’292 Patent and ’452 Patent through December 31, 2023. As part of the settlement, the parties agreed that WatchGuard is making no admission that it has infringed any of our patents. See Note 11, “Contingencies” for the details respecting the settlement. |
| ● | Revenues |
| ● | Recognizing a critical limitation in law enforcement camera technology, during 2014 we pioneered the development of our VuLink ecosystem that provided intuitive auto-activation functionality as well as coordination between multiple recording devices. The USPTO |
| ● | We | |
| ● | We have announced a multi-year official partnership with NASCAR, naming us “A Preferred Technology Provider of NASCAR.” As part of the | |
| ● | We recently announced a new partnership with KMC Brands, based in Desoto, KS. The two companies have agreed to a five-year exploratory venture to develop a documentation and validation program that ensures that all of the industrial hemp grown and processed by KMC Brands is certified and traceable from start to finish. Working together, the companies are launching a program that can validate and document the entire process of hemp farming, processing and distribution. Our technology will make it possible for KMC Brands to track the hemp production process from the farmer who plants the seed, to the processor that makes the oils and by-products to the retailer or distribution channel. The end consumers will thus know exactly where their hemp-based product was grown and be able to trace the production process. |
| ● | Our objective is to expand our recurring service revenue to help stabilize our revenues on a quarterly basis. Revenues from |
| ● | Our international revenues |
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any off-balance sheet debt nor did we have any transactions, arrangements, obligations (including contingent obligations) or other relationships with any unconsolidated entities or other persons that may have material current or future effect on financial conditions, changes in the financial conditions, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures, capital resources, or significant components of revenue or expenses.
We are a party to operating leases, title sponsorship, and license agreements that represent commitments for future payments (described in Note 10 to our condensed consolidated financial statements) and we have issued purchase orders in the ordinary course of business that represent commitments to future payments for goods and services.
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 20182019 and 20172018
Results of Operations
Summarized immediately below and discussed in more detail in the subsequent sub-sections is an analysis of our operating results for the three months ended June 30, 20182019 and 2017,2018, represented as a percentage of total revenues for each respective year:
Three Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||
| 2018 | 2017 | |||||||
| Revenue | 100 | % | 100 | % | ||||
| Cost of revenue | 55 | % | 66 | % | ||||
| Gross profit | 45 | % | 34 | % | ||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses: | ||||||||
| Research and development expense | 9 | % | 24 | % | ||||
| Selling, advertising and promotional expense | 20 | % | 27 | % | ||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | 17 | % | 4 | % | ||||
| General and administrative expense | 39 | % | 50 | % | ||||
| Total selling, general and administrative expenses | 85 | % | 105 | % | ||||
| Operating loss | (40 | %) | (71 | %) | ||||
| Change in fair value of secured convertible debentures | (23 | %) | 6 | % | ||||
| Change in warrant derivative liabilities | (9 | %) | — | % | ||||
| Secured convertible debenture issuance expenses | (6 | %) | — | % | ||||
| Other income and interest expense, net | (5 | %) | (2 | )% | ||||
| Loss before income tax benefit | (83 | %) | (67 | %) | ||||
| Income tax (provision) | — | % | — | % | ||||
| Net loss | (83 | %) | (67 | %) | ||||
| Net loss per share information: | ||||||||
| Basic | $ | (0.42 | ) | $ | (0.41 | ) | ||
| Diluted | $ | (0.42 | ) | $ | (0.41 | ) | ||
Three Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||
| 2019 | 2018 | |||||||
| Revenue | 100 | % | 100 | % | ||||
| Cost of revenue | 63 | % | 55 | % | ||||
| Gross profit | 37 | % | 45 | % | ||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses: | ||||||||
| Research and development expense | 23 | % | 9 | % | ||||
| Selling, advertising and promotional expense | 48 | % | 20 | % | ||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | 23 | % | 17 | % | ||||
| General and administrative expense | 78 | % | 39 | % | ||||
| Patent litigation settlement | (236 | )% | — | % | ||||
| Total selling, general and administrative expenses | (64 | )% | 85 | % | ||||
| Operating income (loss) | 101 | % | (40 | )% | ||||
| Change in fair value of secured convertible debentures | — | % | (23 | )% | ||||
| Change in fair value of proceeds investment agreement | (116 | )% | — | % | ||||
| Secured convertible debenture issuance expenses | — | % | (6 | )% | ||||
| Change in warrant derivative liabilities | — | % | (9 | )% | ||||
| Other income and interest expense, net | — | % | (5 | )% | ||||
| Loss before income tax benefit | (15 | )% | (83 | )% | ||||
| Income tax (provision) | — | % | — | % | ||||
| Net loss | (15 | )% | (83 | )% | ||||
| Net loss per share information: | ||||||||
| Basic | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | (0.42 | ) | ||
| Diluted | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | (042 | ) | ||
Revenues
Our current product offerings include the following:
| Product | Description | Retail Price | Description | Retail Price | ||||||||
| EVO HD | An in-car digital audio/video system which records in 1080P high definition video and is designed for law enforcement and commercial fleet customers. This system includes two cameras and can use up to four external cameras for a total of four video streams. This system includes integrated, patented VuLink technology, internal GPS, and an internal Wi-Fi Module. The system includes the choice between a Wireless Microphone Kit or the option to use the FirstVu HD Body Camera as the wireless microphone. This system also includes a three-year Advanced Exchange Warranty. We offer a cloud storage solution to manage the recorded evidence and we charge a monthly device license fee for our cloud storage. | $ | 4,795 | |||||||||
| DVM-750 | An in-car digital audio/video system that is integrated into a rear view mirror primarily designed for law enforcement customers. We offer local storage as well as cloud storage solutions to manage the recorded evidence. We charge a monthly storage fee for our cloud storage option and a one-time fee for the local storage option. This product is being discontinued and phased out of our product line. | $ | 2,995 | An in-car digital audio/video system that is integrated into a rear view mirror primarily designed for law enforcement customers. We offer local storage as well as cloud storage solutions to manage the recorded evidence. We charge a monthly storage fee for our cloud storage option and a one-time fee for the local storage option. This product is being discontinued and phased out of our product line. | $ | 2,995 | ||||||
| DVM-100 | An in-car digital audio/video system that is integrated into a rear view mirror primarily designed for law enforcement customers. This system uses an integrated fixed focus camera. This product is being discontinued and phased out of our product line. | $ | 1,895 | An in-car digital audio/video system that is integrated into a rear view mirror primarily designed for law enforcement customers. This system uses an integrated fixed focus camera. This product is being discontinued and phased out of our product line. | $ | 1,895 | ||||||
| DVM-400 | An in-car digital audio/video system that is integrated into a rear view mirror primarily designed for law enforcement customers. This system uses an external zoom camera. This product is being discontinued and phased out of our product line. | $ | 2,795 | An in-car digital audio/video system that is integrated into a rear view mirror primarily designed for law enforcement customers. This system uses an external zoom camera. This product is being discontinued and phased out of our product line. | $ | 2,795 | ||||||
| DVM-250 Plus | An in-car digital audio/video system that is integrated into a rear view mirror primarily designed for commercial fleet customers. We offer a web-based, driver management and monitoring analytics package for a monthly service fee that is available for our DVM-250 customers. | $ | 1,295 | An in-car digital audio/video system that is integrated into a rear view mirror primarily designed for commercial fleet customers. We offer a web-based, driver management and monitoring analytics package for a monthly service fee that is available for our DVM-250 customers. | $ | 1,295 | ||||||
| DVM-800 HD | An in-car digital audio/video system which records in full 1080P high definition video that is integrated into a rear view mirror primarily designed for law enforcement customers. This system can use an internal fixed focus camera or two external cameras for a total of four video streams. This system also includes the Premium Package which has an additional warranty. We offer local storage as well as cloud storage solutions to manage the recorded evidence. We charge a monthly storage fee for our cloud storage option and a one-time fee for the local storage option. | $ | 4,795 | |||||||||
| DVM-800 | An in-car digital audio/video system which records in 480P standard definition video that is integrated into a rear view mirror primarily designed for law enforcement customers. This system can use an internal fixed focus camera or two external cameras for a total of four video streams. This system also includes the Premium Package which has additional warranty. We offer local storage as well as cloud storage solutions to manage the recorded evidence. We charge a monthly storage fee for our cloud storage option and a one-time fee for the local storage option. | $ | 3,995 | An in-car digital audio/video system which records in 480P standard definition video that is integrated into a rear view mirror primarily designed for law enforcement customers. This system can use an internal fixed focus camera or two external cameras for a total of four video streams. This system also includes the Premium Package which has additional warranty. We offer local storage as well as cloud storage solutions to manage the recorded evidence. We charge a monthly storage fee for our cloud storage option and a one-time fee for the local storage option. | $ | 3,995 | ||||||
| DVM-800 Lite | An in-car digital audio/video system which records in 480P standard definition video that is integrated into a rear view mirror primarily designed for law enforcement customers. This system can use an internal fixed focus camera or two external cameras for a total of four video streams. This system also includes the Premium Package which has additional warranty. We offer local storage as well as cloud storage solutions to manage the recorded evidence. We charge a monthly storage fee for our cloud storage option and a one-time fee for the local storage option. This system is replacing the DVM-100 and DVM-400 product offerings and allows the customer to configure the system to their needs. | Various based on configuration
| An in-car digital audio/video system which records in 480P standard definition video that is integrated into a rear view mirror primarily designed for law enforcement customers. This system can use an internal fixed focus camera or two external cameras for a total of four video streams. This system also includes the Premium Package which has additional warranty. We offer local storage as well as cloud storage solutions to manage the recorded evidence. We charge a monthly storage fee for our cloud storage option and a one-time fee for the local storage option. This system is replacing the DVM-100 and DVM-400 product offerings and allows the customer to configure the system to their needs. | Various based on configuration
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| FirstVU HD | A body-worn digital audio/video camera system primarily designed for law enforcement customers. We also offer a cloud based evidence storage and management solution for our FirstVU HD customers for a monthly service fee. | $ | 595 | A body-worn digital audio/video camera system primarily designed for law enforcement customers. We also offer a cloud based evidence storage and management solution for our FirstVU HD customers for a monthly service fee. | $ | 595 | ||||||
| VuLink | An in-car device that enables an in-car digital audio/video system and a body worn digital audio/video camera system to automatically and simultaneously start recording. | $ | 495 | An in-car device that enables an in-car digital audio/video system and a body worn digital audio/video camera system to automatically and simultaneously start recording. | $ | 495 | ||||||
We sell our products and services to law enforcement and commercial customers in the following manner:
| ● | Sales to domestic customers are made directly to the end customer (typically a law enforcement agency or a commercial customer) through our sales force, comprised of our employees. Revenue is recorded when the product is shipped to the end customer. |
| ● | Sales to international customers are made through independent distributors who purchase products from us at a wholesale price and sell to the end user (typically law enforcement agencies or a commercial customer) at a retail price. The distributor retains the margin as its compensation for its role in the transaction. The distributor generally maintains product inventory, customer receivables and all related risks and rewards of ownership. Revenue is recorded when the product is shipped to the distributor consistent with the terms of the distribution agreement. |
| ● | Repair parts and services for domestic and international customers are generally handled by our inside customer service employees. Revenue is recognized upon shipment of the repair parts and acceptance of the service or materials by the end customer. |
We may discount our prices on specific orders based upon the size of the order, the specific customer and the competitive landscape. We believe that our systems are at least comparable to those of our principal competitors and are generally lower priced when considering comparable features and capabilities.
Revenues for second quarter 20182019 and second quarter 20172018 were derived from the following sources:
| Three months ended June 30, | ||||||||
| 2018 | 2017 | |||||||
| DVM-800 | 50 | % | 51 | % | ||||
| FirstVu HD | 11 | % | 10 | % | ||||
| Repair and service | 9 | % | 7 | % | ||||
| DVM-250 Plus | 5 | % | 9 | % | ||||
| Cloud service revenue | 5 | % | 3 | % | ||||
| DVM-750 | 4 | % | 2 | % | ||||
| VuLink | 3 | % | 2 | % | ||||
| DVM-100 & DVM-400 | 1 | % | 1 | % | ||||
| Accessories and other revenues | 12 | % | 15 | % | ||||
| 100 | % | 100 | % | |||||
| Three months ended June 30, | ||||||||
| 2019 | 2018 | |||||||
| DVM-800 | 35 | % | 50 | % | ||||
| FirstVu HD | 12 | % | 11 | % | ||||
| Repair and service | 15 | % | 9 | % | ||||
| DVM-250 Plus | 9 | % | 5 | % | ||||
| Cloud service revenue | 7 | % | 5 | % | ||||
| EVO HD | 3 | % | — | % | ||||
| VuLink | 1 | % | 3 | % | ||||
| DVM-750 | — | % | 4 | % | ||||
| DVM-100 & DVM-400 | — | % | 1 | % | ||||
| Accessories and other revenues | 18 | % | 12 | % | ||||
| 100 | % | 100 | % | |||||
Product revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 were $1,945,724 and 2017 were $2,993,700, and $3,056,810, respectively, a decrease of $63,110 (2%$1,047,976 (35%), due to the following factors:
| ● | In general, we have experienced pressure on our revenues |
| ● | We shipped one individual order in excess of $100,000, for a total of approximately $179,700 in revenue and deferred revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2019, compared to three individual orders in excess of $100,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2018 |
| ● | Our international revenues |
Service and other revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 were $601,259 and 2017 were $569,850, and $429,692, respectively, an increase of $140,158 (33%$31,409 (6%), due to the following factors:reasons noted above.
| ● | Revenues from extended warranty services were |
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| ● | Installation service revenues were $31,791 and $22,021 for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, an increase of |
Total revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 were $2,546,983 and 2017 were $3,563,550, and $3,486,502, respectively, an increasea decrease of $77,048 (2%$1,016,567 (29%), due to the reasons noted above.
Cost of Revenue
Cost of product revenue on units sold for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 was $1,468,828 and 2017 was $1,831,515 and $1,959,274,$1,831,615, respectively, a decrease of $127,759 (7%$362,787 (20%). The decrease in cost of goods sold is commensurate with the 2%35% decrease in product revenues andoffset by the cost of goods sold attributable to product cost of sales as a percentage of revenues decreasingincreasing to 55%75% in 20182019 from 66%61% in 2017.2018.
Cost of service and other revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 was $127,343 and 2017 was $113,468, and $354,012, respectively, a decreasean increase of $240,544 (68%$13,875 (12%). The decreaseincrease in service and other cost of goods sold is primarily due to a shiftthe 25% increase in revenues from extended warranty services which has lower margin installation service to higher marginmargins than our cloud storage and asset tracking unit revenues. Q-2 2017 service revenues were primarily related to the AMR contract installations, which were significantly less in Q-2 2018. Warranty repair costs were also higher in the three months ended June 30, 2017 as we had additional staffing in the warranty repair department in 2017 compared to 2018.services.
Total cost of sales as a percentage of revenues decreasedincreased to 55%63% during the three months ended June 30, 20182019 compared to 66%55% for the three months ended June 30, 2017.2018. We believe our gross margins will continue to improve during the remainder of 20182019 if we can increase revenues and continue to reduce product warranty issues and continue to shift revenues to the higher margin cloud services.issues.
We had $2,553,164$3,659,264 and $2,990,702$3,287,771 in reserves for obsolete and excess inventories at June 30, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, respectively. Total raw materials and component parts were $4,377,264$4,903,170 and $4,621,704$4,969,786 at June 30, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, respectively, a decrease of $244,440 (5%$66,616 (1%). The decrease in raw materials was mostly in parts for FirstVU HD products. Finished goods balances were $5,733,395$5,291,233 and $6,313,601$4,965,594 at June 30, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, respectively, a decreasean increase of $1,231,229 (21%$325,639 (7%). The decrease in finished goods was primarily related to reductions in our DVM-750 product line, test and evaluation and replacement inventory. The decreaseincrease in the inventory reserve is primarily due toa higher level of excess component parts of the reductionolder versions of testour PCB boards and evaluationthe phase out of our DVM-750, DVM-500 Plus and replacement inventory levels which were partially reserved.LaserAlly legacy products. We believe the reserves are appropriate given our inventory levels at June 30, 2018.2019.
Gross Profit
Gross profit for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 was $950,812 and 2017 was $1,618,467, and $1,173,216, respectively, an increasea decrease of $445,251 (38%$667,655 (41%). The increasedecrease is primarilycommensurate with the result of improvement29% decrease in ourtotal revenues and the cost of sales as a percentage of revenues which decreasedincreasing to 55%63% during the three months ended June 30, 20182019 from 66%55% for the three months ended June 30, 2017. In addition we experienced a 2% increase in sales during Q-2 2018 compared to Q-2 2017.2018. We believe that gross margins will improve during 2018 and beyond2019 if we improve revenue levels andprimarily through the introduction of products such as the EVO-HD, continue to reduce product warranty issues.issues and shift our revenues to higher-margin cloud services. Our goal is to improve our margins to 60% over the longer term based on the expected margins of our EVO-HD, DVM-800, DVM-800 HD, VuLink and FirstVU HD and our cloud evidence storage and management offering, if they gain traction in the marketplace and we are able to increase our commercial market penetration in 2018.2019. In addition, if revenues from these products increase, we will seek to further improve our margins from them through economies of scale and more efficiently utilizing fixed manufacturing overhead components. We plan to continue our initiative onto more efficient management of our supply chain through outsourcing production, quantity purchases and more effective purchasing practices.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses were $3,055,776$(1,616,830) and $3,665,813$3,055,776 for the three months ended June 30, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively, a decrease of $610,037 (17%$4,672,606 (153%). OverallThe significant decrease was fueled by the patent litigation settlement of $6 million that we received in second quarter 2019. Exclusive of the patent litigation settlement, overall selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of sales decreasedincreased to 85%172% in second quarter 2018 from 105%2019 compared to 85% in the same period in 2017.2018. The significant components of selling, general and administrative expenses are as follows:
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Three Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2018 | 2017 | 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||||||
| Research and development expense | $ | 333,760 | $ | 846,460 | $ | 582,905 | $ | 333,760 | ||||||||
| Selling, advertising and promotional expense | 712,008 | 952,312 | 1,237,947 | 712,008 | ||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | 594,228 | 115,756 | 585,195 | 594,228 | ||||||||||||
| Professional fees and expense | 422,320 | 351,714 | 228,476 | 422,320 | ||||||||||||
| Executive, sales and administrative staff payroll | 431,138 | 684,493 | 1,090,868 | 431,138 | ||||||||||||
| Other | 562,322 | 715,078 | 657,779 | 562,322 | ||||||||||||
| Patent litigation settlement | (6,000,000 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 3,055,776 | $ | 3,665,813 | $ | (1,616,830 | ) | $ | 3,055,776 | |||||||
Research and development expense.We continue to focus on bringing new products to market, including updates and improvements to current products however we are now relying more on contracted engineering services on an “as-needed” basis.products. Our research and development expenses totaled $333,760$582,905 and $846,460$333,760 for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, and 2017, respectively, a decreasean increase of $512,700 (61%$249,145 (75%). We employed 15 engineers at June 30, 2019 compared to 11 engineers at June 30, 2018, comparedmost of whom are dedicated to 35 engineers at June 30, 2017. These headcount reductions were part of our strategy to reduce SG&A expenses and were the primary factor in the 61% reduction in research and development activities for new products and primarily the EVO-HD, which was launched in Q-2 2018 compared to Q-2 2017. In prior years we had increased our engineering staff of web-based developers as we expanded our offerings to include, among other items, cloud-based evidence storage and management for our law enforcement customers (VuVault.net) and our web-based commercial fleet driver monitoring and management tool (FleetVU Manager).late second quarter 2019. Research and development expenses as a percentage of total revenues were 23% for the three months ended June 30, 2019 compared to 9% for the three months ended June 30, 2018 compared to 24% for the three months ended June 30, 2017. Although we significantly reduced our engineering headcount in early 2018, we still2018. We consider our research and development capabilities and new product focus to be a competitive advantage and will continue to invest in this area on a prudent basis and consistent with our financial resources.
Selling, advertising and promotional expenses.Selling, advertising and promotional expense totaled $706,508$1,237,947 and $952,312$712,008 for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, and 2017, respectively, a decreasean increase of $245,804 (26 %)$525,939 (74%). The decreaseincrease was primarily attributable to the reductionour sponsorship of salesmana NASCAR race in the law enforcement channel in late 2017.May 2019 and other related sponsorship opportunities. Salesmen salaries and commissions represent the primary components of these overall costs and were $594,831$727,155 and $809,259$594,831 for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, an increase of $132,324 (22%). We increased the number of salesmen in our law enforcement and commercial channels in late 2018 and 2017, respectively, a decrease of $214,428 (26%).have increased travel expenses in 2019 compared to 2018. The effective commission rate was 16.7%28.5% for the three months ended June 30, 20182019 compared to 23.2%16.7% for the three months ended June 30, 2017.2018.
Promotional and advertising expenses totaled $510,792 during the three months ended June 30, 2019 compared to $111,677 during the three months ended June 30, 2018, compared to $143,053 for the three months ended June 30, 2017, a decreasean increase of $31,376 (22%$399,115 (357%). The decreaseincrease is primarily attributable reducing the number of trade shows we attended during 2018 as management questioned the efficiency and effectiveness of manyto sponsorship of the lesser attended trade showsNASCAR race in May 2019 and eliminated them from the schedule. This reduction in promotionalefforts to expand brand awareness and advertising expenses were also a component ofleverage our strategy to reduce SG&A expenses.relationship with NASCAR for business opportunities.
Stock-based compensation expense.Stock based compensation expense totaled $594,228$585,195 and $115,756$594,228 for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, and 2017, respectively, an increasea decrease of $478,472 (413%$9,033 (2%). The increase is primarily dueWe continue to the increased amortization during the three months ended June 30, 2018 related to the restricted stock granted during 2018 and 2017 to our officers, directors, and other employees. In 2018 we granted 184,500 shares of restricted stock to employees and officers and in 2017, we granted 100,000 stock options and 522,000 shares of restricted stock to employees, officers and directors for which the grant date fair-value amounts were amortized to expense. We relied morerely on stock-based compensation during 20182019 and 2017 resulting in increased stock-based compensation2018 as we attemptedattempt to reduce cash expenses for liquidity reasons. In 2017, the Company adopted the new accounting standard issued by the FASB to reduce the complexity of accounting for stock compensation and elected to account for stock option forfeitures as they occur. For the three months ended June 30, 2017 there were 50,000 stock options forfeited, which decreased stock compensation expense for the three months ended June 30, 2017.
Professional fees and expense. Professional fees and expenses totaled $422,320$228,476 and $351,714$422,320 for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, and 2017, respectively, an increasea decrease of $70,606 (20%$193,844 (46%). The increase in professional fees and expenses in 2018 compared to 2017 isare primarily attributable to increased litigationlegal fees and expenses related to the ongoing Axon lawsuit and the resolution of the WatchGuard and PGA lawsuits. The AxonPGA lawsuit was resolved on April 17, 2019 and the cost to resolve this matter was accrued as of June 30, 2019. The WatchGuard case stayslawsuit was settled on May 13, 2019. On June 17, 2019, the Court granted Axon’s Motion for Summary Judgment which accepted Axon’s position that it did not infringe on our patent and dismissed the lawsuit in its entirety. We have now been liftedappealed the Court’s ruling and both lawsuits are now proceeding towards trial. The legal fees related to bothconfident that the Axon and WatchGuard litigationappellate court will reverse the judge’s decision. If we are expected to ramp up during 2018 assuccessful with the appeal, we proceed to trial. We intend to pursue recovery from Axon WatchGuard,and their insurers and other responsible parties as appropriate. If the jury determines Axon infringed our patents, they would then determine the amount of compensatory damages owed to us and whether such damage awards should be trebled due to willful infringement by Axon. In addition, there may be attempts by Axon to settle the lawsuit prior to the trial. Such jury award and/or potential settlement prior to trial would likely have a significant impact on our quarterly operating results if and when it occurs.
Executive, sales and administrative staff payroll.Executive, sales and administrative staff payroll expenses totaled $431,138$1,090,868 and $684,493$431,138 for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, and 2017, respectively, a decreasean increase of $253,355 (37%$659,730 (153%). The primary reason for the decreaseincrease in executive, sales and administrative staff payroll was a significant reduction of workforce that was effectivean increase in mid-January 2018. We had approximately 168 total employees at June 30, 2017 compared to approximatelystaff from 83 at June 30, 2018. This reduction2018 to 113 at June 30, 2019 and bonuses paid to executives in executive, sales and administrative staff payroll headcount and related expenses were a primary component of our strategy to reduce SG&A expenses.second quarter 2019.
Other. Other selling, general and administrative expenses totaled $562,322$657,779 and $715,078$562,322 for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, and 2017, respectively, a decreasean increase of $152,756 (21%$95,457 (17%). The decreaseincrease in other expenses in thesecond quarter 2019 compared to second quarter 2018 compared to the second quarter 2017 is primarily attributable to decreased health insurance premiumshigher contract employee expenses and unemployment taxestravel costs. We have added several contract employees to our technical support teams during 2019.
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Patent litigation settlement. The income attributable to our patent litigation settlement was $6,000,000 and $-0- for our employees asthe three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. On May 13, 2019 we reached a resultresolution of the headcount reduction relatedpending patent infringement litigation with WatchGuard and executed a settlement agreement that resulted in the dismissal of this case. As part of such agreement, we received a one-time $6,000,000 payment and granted WatchGuard a perpetual covenant to not sue WatchGuard if its products incorporate agreed-upon modified recording functionality. Additionally, we granted it a license to the ‘292 Patent and ‘452 Patent through December 31, 2023. As part of the settlement, the parties agreed that WatchGuard was making no admission that it had infringed any of our strategy to reduce SG&A expenses.patents. See Note 11, “Contingencies” for the details respecting the settlement.
Operating LossIncome (Loss)
For the reasons stated, our operating income was $2,567,642 for the three months ended June 30, 2019 compared to an operating loss wasof $(1,437,309) and $(2,492,597) for the three months ended June 30, 2018, and 2017, respectively, an improvement of $1,055,288 (42%$4,004,951 (279%). Operating lossincome as a percentage of revenues decreasedincreased to 40%101% in 20182019 from 71%an operating loss of (40%) in 2017.2018.
Interest Income
Interest income decreasedincreased to $684$5,628 for the three months ended June 30, 20182019 from $3,797$684 in 20172018, which reflected our overall lowerhigher cash and cash equivalent levels in 20182019 compared to 2017.2018.
Change in Warrant Derivative Liabilities
Detachable warrants exercisable to purchase a total of 398,916 shares of common shares,stock, as adjusted, were issued in conjunction with $2.0 million and $4.0 million Secured Convertible Notes during March and August 2014. The warrants were required to be treated as derivative liabilities because of their anti-dilution and down-round provisions. Accordingly, we estimated the fair value of such warrants as of their respective datedates of issuance and recorded a corresponding derivative liability in the balance sheet. Upon exercise of the warrants we recognized a gain/loss based on the closing market price of the underlying common stock on the datedates of exercise. In addition, the warrant derivative liability iswas adjusted to the estimated fair value of any unexercised warrants as of December 31, 2017 and June 30, 2018.
The holder of the warrants exercised its option to purchase common stock for all remaining outstanding warrants during the year ended December 31, 2018. There remained no warrants classified as derivative liabilities outstanding exercisable to purchase 12,200 shares of common stock at December 31, 2017. Certain common stock purchase warrants issued2018 therefore the respective warrant derivative liability balance was $0 at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 and no change in August 2014 contained anti-dilution provisions that triggered a reset as a result offair value was recorded for the April 2018 financing transaction. The reset provisions resulted in the 12,200 warrants held at an exercise price of $7.32 per share increased by 159,538 warrants resulting in a final reset to 172,038 warrants at an exercise price of $0.52 per share.three months ended June 30, 2019
The changes in the fair value of the warrant derivatives related to unexercised warrants resulted in a charge of $271,595 for the three months ended June 30, 2018 compared to a gain of $13,114 for the three months ended June 30, 2017. The total change in fair value of the warrant derivatives was a charge of $310,195 for the three months ended June 30, 2018 compared to a gain of $13,114 for the same period 2017. There remained warrants outstanding exercisable to purchase 151,738 common shares at June 30, 2018 and the respective warrant derivative liability balance $287,522 at June 30, 2018.
Change in Fair Value of Secured Convertible Debentures
We elected to account for the $6.875 million principal amount of the 2018 Debentures issued in April and May 2018 on their fair value basis. Therefore, we determined the fair value of the 2018 Debentures which yielded an estimated fair value of $4,565,749 including their embedded derivatives as of their origination date. We also determined the estimated fair value of $5,354,803 for the debentures including their embedded derivatives as of June 30, 2018. The change in fair value of the 2018 Debentures was $842,783 from origination date to June 30, 2018, which was recognized as a loss in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. We paid these Debentures on August 21, 2018 so there was no similar fair value change in the three months ended June 30, 2019.
Change in Fair Value of Proceeds Investment Agreement
We elected to account for the Proceeds Investment Agreement (the “PIA”) that we entered into July of 2018 on its fair value basis. Therefore, we determined the fair value of the 2018 PIA as of June 30, 2019, and March 31, 2019 to be $6,240,000 and $9,279,000, respectively. During the six months ended June 30, 2019, we settled our patent infringement litigation with WatchGuard and received a lump sum payment of $6.0 million as further described in Note 11. In accordance with the terms of the PIA, we remitted the $6.0 million as a principal payment toward our minimum return payment obligations under the PIA. The change in fair value from March 31, 2019 and June 30, 2019 was $2,961,000, which was recognized as a loss in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations at June 30, 2019. There was no similar PIA at June 30, 2018.
Secured Convertible Debentures Issuance Expenses
We elected to account for and record our $6.875 million principal amount of the 2018 Debentures issued in April and May 2018 on a fair value basis. Accordingly, we were required to expense the related issuance costs to other expense in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. Such costs totaled $220,312 for the three months ended June 30, 2018. The issuance costs included a $150,000 placement agent fee and the remainder was primarily legal fees. No similar debt issuances occurred during the three months ended June 30, 2017.2019.
Interest Expense
We incurred interest expense of $152,975$-0- and $80,436$152,975 during the three months ended June 30, 20182019 and 2017. The increase is primarily attributable to the2018. We issued an aggregate of $6.875 million principal amount of the 2018 Debentures we issued in April and May 2018 which borebearing interest at the rate of 8% per annum on the outstanding principal balance.
All interest-bearing debt had been paid off prior to December 31, 2018 so there was no interest expense for the three months ended June 30, 2019.
Loss before Income Tax Benefit
As a result of the above, we reported a loss before income tax benefit of $2,962,890$387,730 and $2,326,523$2,962,890 for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, and 2017, respectively, a deteriorationan improvement of $636,367 (27%$2,575,160 (87%).
Income Tax Benefit
We did not record an income tax benefit related to our losses for the three months ended June 30, 20182019 due to our overall net operating loss carryforwards available. We have further determined to continue providing a full valuation reserve on our net deferred tax assets as of June 30, 2018.2019.
We had approximately $41,715,000$61,600,000 of net operating loss carryforwards and $2,007,000$1,795,000 of research and development tax credit carryforwards as of December 31, 20172018 available to offset future net taxable income.
Net Loss
As a result of the above, we reported net losses of $2,962,890$387,730 and $2,326,523$2,962,890 for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, and 2017, respectively, a deteriorationan improvement of $636,367 (60%$2,575,160 (87%).
Basic and Diluted LossIncome (Loss) per Share
The basic and diluted loss per share was $0.42($0.03) and $0.41($0.42) for the three months ended June 30, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively, for the reasons previously noted. All outstanding stock options were considered antidilutive and therefore excluded from the calculation of diluted loss per share for the three months ended June 30, 20182019 and 20172018 because of the net loss reported for each period.
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 20182019 and 20172018
Results of Operations
Summarized immediately below and discussed in more detail in the subsequent subsections is an analysis of our operating results for the six months ended June 30, 20182019 and 2017,2018, represented as a percentage of total revenues for each respective year:
Six Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2018 | 2017 | 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||||||
| Revenue | 100 | % | 100 | % | 100 | % | 100 | % | ||||||||
| Cost of revenue | 55 | % | 60 | % | 58 | % | 55 | % | ||||||||
| Gross profit | 45 | % | 40 | % | 42 | % | 45 | % | ||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
| Research and development expense | 13 | % | 19 | % | 21 | % | 13 | % | ||||||||
| Selling, advertising and promotional expense | 23 | % | 23 | % | 39 | % | 23 | % | ||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | 18 | % | 6 | % | 26 | % | 18 | % | ||||||||
| General and administrative expense | 48 | % | 41 | % | 84 | % | 48 | % | ||||||||
| Patent litigation settlement | (118 | )% | — | % | ||||||||||||
| Total selling, general and administrative expenses | 102 | % | 89 | % | 52 | % | 102 | % | ||||||||
| Operating loss | (57 | %) | (49 | %) | (10 | )% | (57 | )% | ||||||||
| Change in fair value of secured convertible debentures | (14 | %) | 1 | % | ||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of secured notes payable | —% | (14 | )% | |||||||||||||
| Change in fair value proceeds investment agreement | (60 | )% | — | % | ||||||||||||
| Loss on the extinguishment of secured convertible debentures | (8 | %) | — | % | —% | (8 | )% | |||||||||
| Change in warrant derivative liabilities | (5 | %) | — | % | —% | (5 | )% | |||||||||
| Secured convertible debentures issuance expense | (4 | %) | — | % | —% | (4 | )% | |||||||||
| Other income and interest expense, net | (4 | %) | (2 | %) | —% | (4 | )% | |||||||||
| Loss before income tax benefit | (92 | %) | (50 | %) | (70 | )% | (92 | )% | ||||||||
| Income tax benefit | — | % | — | % | — | % | — | % | ||||||||
| Net loss | (92 | %) | (50 | %) | (70 | )% | (92 | )% | ||||||||
| Net loss per share information: | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | (0.78 | ) | $ | (0.77 | ) | $ | (0.32 | ) | $ | (0.78 | ) | ||||
| Diluted | $ | (0.78 | ) | $ | (0.77 | ) | $ | (0.32 | ) | $ | (0.78 | ) | ||||
Revenues for the six months ended 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively, were derived from the following sources:
Six months ended June 30, | Six months ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2018 | 2017 | 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||||||
| DVM-800 | 47 | % | 48 | % | 39 | % | 47 | % | ||||||||
| FirstVU HD | 11 | % | 12 | % | 15 | % | 11 | % | ||||||||
| DVM-250 Plus | 6 | % | 12 | % | 8 | % | 6 | % | ||||||||
| Cloud service revenue | 7 | % | 6 | % | ||||||||||||
| VuLink | 2 | % | 2 | % | ||||||||||||
| EVO | 1 | % | — | % | ||||||||||||
| DVM-750 | 4 | % | 2 | % | — | % | 4 | % | ||||||||
| DVM-100 & DVM-400 | 1 | % | 2 | % | — | % | 1 | % | ||||||||
| VuLink | 2 | % | 2 | % | ||||||||||||
| Cloud service revenue | 6 | % | 2 | % | ||||||||||||
| Repair and service | 10 | % | 7 | % | 14 | % | 10 | % | ||||||||
| Accessories and other revenues | 13 | % | 12 | % | 14 | % | 13 | % | ||||||||
| 100 | % | 100 | % | 100 | % | 100 | % | |||||||||
Product revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 were $3,866,188 and 2017 were $4,984,813, and $7,742,170, respectively, a decrease of $2,757,357 (36%$1,118,625 (22%), due to the following factors:
| ● | In general, we have experienced pressure on our revenues as our in-car and body-worn systems |
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| ● | Our international revenues |
Service and other revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 were $1,231,591 and 2017 were $1,050,250, and $974,192, respectively, an increase of $76,058 (8%$181,341 (17%), due to the following factors:
| ● | Revenues from extended warranty services were $670,689 and $526,133 | |
| ● | Cloud revenues were $349,337 and $326,741 for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, an increase of $22,596 (7%). We have experienced increased interest in our cloud solutions for law enforcement primarily due to the deployment of our new cloud-based EVO-HD in-car system which contributed to our increased cloud revenues in six months ended June 30, 2019. We expect this trend to continue for 2019 as the migration from local storage to cloud storage continues in our customer base. | |
| ● | Installation service revenues were $83,027 and $46,565 for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, an increase of $36,462 (78%). Installation revenues tend to vary greater than other service revenue types and are more dependent on larger customer implementations. |
Total revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 were $5,097,779 and 2017 were $6,035,063, and $8,716,362, respectively, a decrease of $2,681,299 (31%$937,284 (16%), due to the reasons noted above.
Cost of Revenue
Cost of product revenue on units sold for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 was $2,731,899 and 2017 was $3,080,360, and $4,733,311, respectively, a decrease of $1,652,951 (35%$348,461 (11%). The decrease in cost of goods sold is primarily due tocommensurate with the 36%22% decrease in product revenues foroffset by the six months ended June 30, 2018 comparedcost of goods sold attributable to 2017.product cost of sales as a percentage of revenues increasing to 71% in 2019 from 62% in 2018.
Cost of service and other revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 was $233,328 and $226,842, and $532,986, respectively, a decreasean increase of $306,144 (57%$6,486 (3%). The decreaseincrease in service and other cost of goods sold is primarily due to a shift from lower margin installation service to higher margin cloud storage and asset tracking unit revenues. Q-2 2017the 17% increase in service revenues were primarily related to the AMR contract installations which were significantly less in Q-2 2018. Warranty repair costs were also higher infor the six months ended June 30, 2017 as we had additional staffing in the warranty repair department in 20172019 compared to 2018.
Total cost of sales as a percentage of revenues decreasedincreased to 55%58% during the six months ended June 30, 20182019 compared to 60%55% for the six months ended June 30, 2017.2018. We believe our gross margins will continue to improve during the remainder of 2019 if we improve revenue levelscan increase revenues and continue to reduce product warranty issues.
Gross Profit
Gross profit for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 was $2,132,552 and 2017 was $2,727,861, and $3,450,065, respectively, a decrease of $722,204 (21%$595,309 (22%). The decrease is primarily attributable to the 31%16% decrease in revenues forand the six months ended June 30, 2018 compared to 2017 offset by cost of sales as a percentage of revenues decreasingincreasing to 55%58% during the six months ended June 30, 2019 from 60%55% for the same periodssix months ended June 30, 2018. We believe that gross margins will improve during 2019 if we improve revenue levels primarily through the introduction of products such as the EVO-HD, continue to improve in 2017 because we have corrected the quality controlreduce product warranty issues and other warranty related issues affectingshift our FirstVU HD product during recent quarters.revenues to higher-margin cloud services. Our goal is to improve our margins to 60% over the longer-termlonger term based on the expected margins of our newer products, in particular theEVO-HD, DVM-800, VuLink DVM-800 HD,and FirstVU HD and cloud-basedour cloud evidence storage and management offering, asif they continue to gain traction in the marketplace and we are able to increase our commercial market penetration in 2018.2019. In addition, asif revenues from these products increase, we will seek to further improve our margins from them through economies of scale and more efficiently utilizing fixed manufacturing overhead components. We plan to continue our initiative onto more efficient management of our supply chain through outsourcing production, quantity purchases and more effective purchasing practices.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses were $6,138,486$2,651,068 and $7,744,875$6,138,486 for the six months ended June 30, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively, a decrease of $1,606,389 (21%$3,487,418 (57%). Selling,The significant decrease was fueled by the patent litigation settlement of $6.0 million that we received in second quarter 2019. Exclusive of the patent litigation settlement overall selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of sales increased to 170% for the six months ended June 30, 2019 compared to 102% in 2018 from 89%the same period in 2017.2018. The significant components of selling, general and administrative expenses are as follows:
| Six Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2018 | 2017 | 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||||||
| Research and development expense | $ | 773,880 | $ | 1,664,351 | $ | 1,045,076 | $ | 773,880 | ||||||||
| Selling, advertising and promotional expense | 1,386,413 | 1,987,834 | 1,993,936 | 1,386,413 | ||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | 1,087,746 | 502,789 | 1,310,393 | 1,087,746 | ||||||||||||
| Professional fees and expense | 810,905 | 775,490 | 1,169,452 | 810,905 | ||||||||||||
| Executive, sales and administrative staff payroll | 953,918 | 1,370,852 | 1,705,289 | 953,918 | ||||||||||||
| Other | 1,125,624 | 1,443,559 | 1,426,922 | 1,125,624 | ||||||||||||
| Patent litigation settlement | (6,000,000 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 6,138,486 | $ | 7,744,875 | $ | 2,651,068 | $ | 6,138,486 | ||||||||
Research and development expense.We continue to focus on bringing new products to market, including updates and improvements to current products; however, we are now relying more on contracted engineering services on an “as-needed” basis. Our research and development expenses totaled $773,880$1,045,076 and $1,664,351$773,880 for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, and 2017, respectively, a decreasean increase of $890,471 (54%$271,196 (35%). We employed 15 engineers at June 30, 2019 compared to 11 engineers at June 30, 2018, compared to 35 engineers at June 30, 2017, most of whom are dedicated to research and development activities for new products. These headcount reductions were part of our strategy to reduce SG&A expensesproducts and wereprimarily the primary factorEVO-HD, which we launched in the 54% reduction in research and development in the six months ended June 30, 2018 compared the same period 2017. In prior years we had increased our engineering staff of web-based developers as we expanded our offerings to include, among other items, cloud-based evidence storage and management for our law enforcement customers (VuVault.net) and our web-based commercial fleet driver monitoring and management tool (FleetVU Manager).late second quarter 2019. Research and development expenses as a percentage of total revenues were 12%21% for the six months ended June 30, 2019 compared to 13% for the six months ended June 30, 2018 compared to 19% for the six months ended June 30, 2017. Although we significantly reduced our engineering headcount in early 2018, we stillWe consider our research and development capabilities and new product focus to be a competitive advantage and will continue to invest in this area on a prudent basis and consistent with our financial resources.
Selling, advertising and promotional expenses.Selling, advertising and promotional expense totaled $1,380,913$1,993,936 and $1,987,834$1,386,413 for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, and 2017, respectively, a decreasean increase of $606,921 (31%$607,523 (44%), which is commensurate with the 36% decline in revenues.. Salesman salaries and commissions represent the primary components of these costs and were $1,359,129 for the six months ended June 30, 2019 compared to $1,189,667 for the six months ended June 30, 2018, an increase of $169,462 (14%). We increased the number of salesmen in our law enforcement and commercial channels in late 2018 and increased travel expenses in 2019 compared to $1,717,5052018. The overall effective commission rate was 26.7% for the six months ended June 30, 2017, a decrease of $527,838 (31%). We reduced the number of salesman in our law enforcement channel in late 2017. The overall effective commission rate was2019 compared to 19.7% for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and June 30, 2017.2018.
Promotional and advertising expenses totaled $634,807 during the six months ended June 30, 2019 compared to $191,246 during the six months ended June 30, 2018, compared to $270,329 during the six months ended June 30, 2017, a decreasean increase of $79,083 (29%$443,561 (232%). The decreaseincrease is primarily attributable reducing the number of trade shows we attended during 2018 as management questioned the efficiency and effectiveness of manyto sponsorship of the lesser attended trade showsNASCAR race in May 2019 and eliminated them from the schedule. This reduction in promotionalefforts to expand brand awareness and advertising expenses was also a component of the Company’s strategy to reduce SG&A expenses.leverage our relationship with NASCAR for business opportunities.
Stock-based compensation expense.Stock based compensation expense totaled $1,087,747$1,310,393 and $502,789$1,087,746 for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, an increase of $584,958 (116%$222,647 (20%). The increase is primarily due to the increased amortization during the six months ended June 30, 20182019 related to the restricted stock granted during 20172019 and 20162018 to our officers, directors, and other employees. We relied more on stock-based compensation during 20182019 and 20172018 resulting in increased stock-based compensation as we attempted to reduce cash expenses for liquidity reasons. In 2017, the Company adopted the new accounting standard issued by the FASB to reduce the complexity of accounting for stock compensation and elected to account for stock option forfeitures as they occur. For the six months ended June 30, 2017 there were 52,609 stock options that were forfeited, which decreased stock compensation expense for the six months ended June 30, 2017.
Professional fees and expense. Professional fees and expenses totaled $810,905$1,169,452 and $775,490$810,905 for the six months ended June 30, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively, an increase of $35,415 (5%$358,547 (44%). The increase in professional fees and expenses in 2018 compared to 2017 isare primarily attributable to higher litigationlegal fees and expenses related to the ongoing Axon lawsuit and the resolution of the WatchGuard and PGA lawsuits. The AxonPGA lawsuit was resolved on April 17, 2019 and the cost to resolve this matter was accrued as of June 30, 2019. The WatchGuard case stayslawsuit was settled on May13, 2019. On June 17, 2019, the Court granted Axon’s Motion for Summary Judgment which accepted Axon’s position that it did not infringe on our patent and dismissed the lawsuit in its entirety. We have now been liftedappealed the Court’s ruling and both cases are now proceeding towards trial. The legal fees related to bothconfident that the Axon and WatchGuard litigationappellate court will reverse the judge’s decision. If we are expected to ramp up during 2018 assuccessful with the appeal, we proceed to trial. We intend to pursue recovery from Utility, Axon WatchGuard,and their insurers and other responsible parties as appropriate. If the juries determine Axon infringed our patents, they would then determine the amount of compensatory damages owed to us and whether such damage awards should be trebled due to willful infringement by Axon. In addition, there may be attempts by Axon to settle the lawsuit prior to the trial. Such jury award and/or potential settlement prior to trial would likely have a significant impact on our quarterly operating results if and when they occur.
Executive, sales and administrative staff payroll.Executive, sales and administrative staff payroll expenses totaled $953,918$1,705,289 and $1,370,852$953,918 for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, and 2017, respectively, a decreasean increase of $416,934 (30%$751,371 (79%). The primary reason for the decreaseincrease in executive, sales and administrative staff payroll was a significant reduction of workforce that was effectivean increase in mid-January 2018. We had approximately 168 total employees at June 30, 2017 compared to approximatelystaff from 83 at June 30, 2018. This reduction in executive, sales2018 to 113 at June 30, 2019 and administrative staff payroll headcount and related expenses were a primary component of our strategybonuses paid to reduce SG&A expenses.executives during the six months ended June 30, 2019.
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Other. Other selling, general and administrative expenses totaled $1,125,623$1,426,922 and $1,443,559$1,125,624 for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, and 2017, respectively, a decreasean increase of $317,936 (22%$301,298 (27%). The decreaseincrease in other expenses in 2018the six months ended June 30, 2019 compared to 20172018 is primarily attributable to decreased health insurance premiumshigher contract employee expenses and unemployment taxestravel costs. We have added several contract employees to our technical support teams during 2019.
Patent litigation settlement. The income attributable to our patent litigation settlement was $6,000,000 and $-0- for our employees asthe six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. On May 13, 2019 we reached a resultresolution of the headcount reduction relatedpending patent infringement litigation with WatchGuard and executed a settlement agreement that resulted in the dismissal of this case. As part of the settlement agreement, we received a one-time $6,000,000 payment and granted WatchGuard a perpetual covenant to not sue WatchGuard if its products incorporate agreed-upon modified recording functionality. Additionally, we granted it license to the ‘292 Patent and ‘452 Patent through December 31, 2023. As part of the settlement, the parties agreed that WatchGuard made no admission that it had infringed any of our strategy to reduce SG&A expenses.patents. See Note 11, “Contingencies” for the details respecting the settlement.
Operating Loss
For the reasons previously stated, our operating loss was $(3,417,108)$518,516 and $(4,294,810)$3,410,625 for the six months ended June 30, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively an improvement of $877,702 (20%$2,892,109 (84%). Operating loss as a percentage of revenues increaseddecreased to 56%10% for the first six months of 20182019 from 49%57% for the same period in 2017.2018.
Interest Income
Interest income decreasedincreased to $2,300$23,612 for the six months ended June 30, 2019 from $2,300 in 2018 from $8,858which reflected our overall higher cash and cash equivalent levels in 2017.2019 compared to 2018.
Interest Expense
We incurred interest expense of $283,203$-0- and $160,987$283,203 during the six months ended June 30, 20182019 and 2017. The increase is primarily attributable to the2018. We issued an aggregate of $6.875 million principal amount of 2018 Debentures we issued in April and May 2018 which bearbearing interest at the rate of 8% per annum on the outstanding principal balance.
All interest bearing debt had been paid off prior to December 31, 2018 so there was no interest expense for the six months ended June 30, 2019.
Change in Warrant Derivative Liabilities
Detachable warrants exercisable to purchase a total of 398,916 shares of common shares,stock, as adjusted, were issued in conjunction with $2.0 million and $4.0 million Secured Convertible Notes during March and August 2014. The warrants were required to be treated as derivative liabilities because of their anti-dilution and down-round provisions. Accordingly, we estimated the fair value of such warrants as of their respective date of issuance and recorded a corresponding derivative liability in the balance sheet. Upon exercise of the warrants we recognized a gain/loss based on the closing market price of the underlying common stock on the date of exercise. In addition, the warrant derivative liability iswas adjusted to the estimated fair value of any unexercised warrants as of December 31, 2017 and June 30, 2018.
The holder of the warrants exercised its option to purchase common stock for all remaining outstanding warrants during the year ended December 31, 2018. There remained no warrants classified as derivative liabilities outstanding exercisable to purchase 12,200 shares of common stock at December 31, 2017. Certain common stock purchase warrants issued2018 therefore the respective warrant derivative liability balance was $0 at December 31, 2018 and no change in August 2014 contained anti-dilution provisions that triggered a reset as a result offair value for the April 2018 financing transaction. The reset provisions resulted in the 12,200 warrants held at an exercise price of $7.32 per share increased by 159,538 warrants resulting in a final reset to 172,038 warrants at an exercise price of $0.52 per share.six months ended June 30, 2019
The changes in the fair value of the warrant derivatives related to unexercised warrants resulted in a charge of $309,306 for the six months ended June 30, 2018 compared to a gain of $13,719 for the six months ended June 30, 2017. There remained warrants outstanding exercisable to purchase 151,738 common shares at June 30, 2018 and the respective warrant derivative liability balance $287,522 at June 30, 2018.
Change in Fair Value of Secured Convertible Debentures Issuance Expenses
We elected to account for the $4.0 million principal amount of 2016 Debentures that we retired on April 3, 2018 on their fair value basis. The change in fair value of the debentures was $12,807 during the six months ended June 30, 2018, which was recognized as a gain in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. We paid these Debentures on April 3, 2018.
We elected to account for theand record our $6.875 million principal amount of 2018 DebenturesSecured Convertible Debenture issued in April and May 2018 on theira fair value basis. Therefore,Accordingly, we determinedwere required to expense the fair valuerelated issuance costs to other expense in the condensed consolidated statements of the debentures which yielded an estimated fair value of $4,565,749 including their embedded derivatives as of their origination date. We also determined the estimated fair value of $5,354,803operations. Such costs totaled $220,312 for the 2018 Debentures including their embedded derivatives as ofsix months ended June 30, 2018. The changeissuance costs included a $150,000 placement agent fee and the remainder was primarily legal fees. No similar debt issuances occurred in fair value of the 2018 Debentures was $842,783 from origination date to June 30, 2018, which was recognized as a loss in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.
2019.
Loss on Extinguishment of Secured Convertible Debentures
The Board of Directors approved the Private Placement of $6.875 million of 2018 Debenturesdebentures and 806,667 Warrants exercisable to purchase 916,667 shares of common stock of the Company. The Private Placement closed on April 3, 2018.
The Private Placement resulted in gross proceeds of $6.25 million before placement agent fees and other expenses associated with the transaction. A portion of the proceeds was used to repay in full the Debentures issued in December 2016, Debentures, which matured on March 30, 2018, and approximately $758,500 principal amount of the June Note and Secured Note that matured in March 2018. The balance of the proceeds was used for working capital purposes.
In conjunction with the transaction the Company recorded a loss on extinguishment of the 2016 Debenturessecured convertible debentures totaling $500,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2018. There was no similar extinguishment of 2016 Debenturessecured convertible debentures in 2017.2019.
Secured Convertible Debentures Issuance ExpensesChange in Fair Value of Proceeds Investment Agreement
We elected to account for the PIA that we entered into July of 2018 on its fair value basis. Therefore, we determined the fair value of the 2018 PIA Agreement as of June 30, 2019, and recordDecember 31, 2018 to be $6,240,000 and $9,142,000, respectively. During the six months ended June 30, 2019, we settled our patent infringement litigation with WatchGuard and it received a lump sum payment of $6.0 million as further described in Note 11. In accordance with the terms of the PIA, we remitted the $6.0 million as a principal payment toward our minimum return payment obligations under the PIA. The change in fair value from December 31, 2018 to June 30, 2019 was $3,098,000, which was recognized as a loss in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations at June 30, 2019. There was no similar PIA at June 30, 2018.
Change in Fair Value of Secured Convertible Notes Payable
We elected to account for the $4.0 million principal amount of Debentures which were paid off on April 3, 2018 on their fair value basis. The change in fair value of the debentures was $12,807 during the six months ended June 30, 2018 which was recognized as a gain in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. We paid these Debentures on April 3, 2018 so there was no similar fair value change in the six months ended June 30, 2019.
We elected to account for the $6.875 million principal amount of the 2018 DebentureDebentures issued in April and May 2018 on atheir fair value basis. Accordingly,Therefore, we were requireddetermined the fair value of the 2018 Debentures which yielded an estimated fair value of $4,565,749 including their embedded derivatives as of their origination date. We also determined the estimated fair value of $5,354,803 for the debentures including their embedded derivatives as of June 30, 2018. The change in fair value of the 2018 Debentures was $842,783 from origination date to expense the related issuance costs to other expenseJune 30, 2018, which was recognized as a loss in the consolidated statementsCondensed Consolidated Statement of operations. Such costs totaled $220,312 forOperations. We paid these Debentures on August 21, 2018 so there was no similar fair value change in the six months ended June 30, 2018. The issuance costs included a $150,000 placement agent fee and the remainder was primarily legal fees. No similar debt issuances occurred in 2017.2019.
Loss before Income Tax Benefit
As a result of the above, we reported a loss before income tax benefit of $5,551,122$3,592,904 and $4,359,478$5,551,122 for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, and 2017, respectively, a deteriorationan improvement of $1,191,644 (27%$1,958,218 (35%).
Income Tax Benefit
We did not record an income tax benefit related to our losses for the six months ended June 30, 20182019 due to our overall net operating loss carryforwards available. We have further determined to continue providing a full valuation reserve on our net deferred tax assets as of June 30, 2018.2019.
We had approximately $41,715,000$61,600,000 of net operating loss carryforwards and $2,007,000$1,795,000 of research and development tax credit carryforwards as of December 31, 20172018 available to offset future net taxable income.
Net Loss
As a result of the above, we reported net losses of $5,551,122$3,592,904 and $4,359,478$5,551,122 for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, and 2017, respectively, a deteriorationan improvement of $1,191,644 (27%$1,958,218 (35%).
Basic and Diluted Loss per Share
The basic and diluted loss per share was ($0.32) and ($0.78) for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, for the reasons previously noted. All outstanding stock options were considered antidilutive and therefore excluded from the calculation of diluted loss per share for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 because of the net loss reported for each period.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Overall:Management’s Liquidity Plan -The Company incurred substantial operating losses in recent years due to the factors cited elsewhere in this Report and has accessed the public and private capital markets to raise funding through the issuance of debt and equity. During the six months ended June 30, 2019, the Company settled one of its patent infringement cases and received a lump sum payment of $6.0 million which we used to pay our obligations under the PIA, as more fully described in Note 11. In recent years the Company has accessed the public and private capital markets to raise funding through the issuance of debt and equity. In that regard, the Company raised $1,564,000 in the six months ended June 30, 2019 from the exercise of warrants. Additionally, the Company raised funding in the form of subordinated debt, secured debt and proceeds investment agreements totaling $16,500,000, and net proceeds of $7,324,900 from an underwritten public offering of common stock during the year ended December 31, 2018. The Company issued common stock with detachable common stock purchase warrants for $2,776,332 and raised funding from subordinated and secured debt totaling $1,608,500 during the year ended December 31, 2017. During 2016, the Company raised $4.0 million of funding in the form of convertible debentures and common stock purchase warrants. These debt and equity raises were utilized to fund its operations and management expects to continue this pattern until it achieves positive cash flows from operations, although it can offer no assurance in this regard.
On August 5, 2019, the Company raised funds from the issuance of $2.78 million principal balance of convertible debentures with detachable warrants to purchase 571,248 shares of common stock with the net proceeds being used for working capital purposes as more fully described in Note 15.
The Company’s BoardCompany retired all interest-bearing debt outstanding during the year ended December 31, 2018 and had no interest-bearing debt outstanding during the six months ended June 30, 2019. The only long-term obligations outstanding as of Directors has initiated a review of strategic alternatives to best positionJune 30, 2019 is associated with the proceeds investment agreement which the Company for the future, including, but not limited to, monetizing its patent portfolio and related patent infringement litigation against Axon and WatchGuard, the sale of all or certain assets, properties or groups of properties or individual businesses or merger or combination with another company. The result of the strategic review may also include the continued implementation of the Company’s business plan with additional debt or equity financing. entered into during July 2018 that is more fully described in Note 6.
The Company retained Rothwill have to assist in this reviewrestore positive operating cash flows and process. Thus,profitability over the Company is considering alternativesnext year and/or raise additional capital to addressfund its near-termoperational plans, meet its customary payment obligations and long-term liquidity and operational issues.otherwise execute its business plan. There can be no assurance that a transactionit will be successful in restoring positive cash flows and profitability, or that it can raise additional debt or equity financing will result from this process. As part of this overall strategic alternatives process, the Board of Directors approved the Proceeds Investment Agreement, which is more fully described below in Subsequent Developments. Management believes this financing will address the Company’s near-term liquidity needs.
Subsequent Developments:
On July 31, 2018, the Company entered into a Proceeds Investment Agreement (the “PIA Agreement”) with Brickell Key Investments LP (“BKI”), under which BKI funded an aggregate of $500,000 (the “First Tranche”) that the Company to be used (i) to fund the Company’s litigation proceedings relatingwhen needed and obtain it on terms acceptable or favorable to the infringement of certain patent assets listed in the PIA Agreement (the “Patent Assets”) and (ii) to repay the Company’s existing debt obligations and for certain working capital purposes set forth in the PIA Agreement. Pursuant to the PIA Agreement, BKI was granted an option to provide the Company with an additional $9.5 million, at BKI’s sole discretion (the “Second Tranche,” and collectively with the First Tranche, the “Financing Amount”).
Pursuant to the PIA Agreement and in consideration for the Financing Amount, the Company agreed to assign to BKI (i) 100% of all gross, pre-tax monetary recoveries paid by any defendant(s) to the Company or its affiliates agreed to in a settlement or awarded in judgment in connection with the Patent Assets, plus any interest paid in connection therewith by such defendant(s) (the “Patent Assets Proceeds”), up to the minimum return (as defined in the Agreement) and (ii) if BKI has not received its minimum return by the earlier of (x) a liquidity event (as defined in the Agreement) and (y) July 31, 2020, then the Company agreed to assign to BKI 100% of all the Patent Asset Proceeds until BKI has received an amount equal to the minimum return on $4.0 million.
Pursuant to the PIA Agreementand subject to BKI funding the Second Tranche, the Company will grant BKI (i) a senior security interest in the Patent Assets, the claims (as defined in the Agreement) and the Patent Assets Proceeds until such time as the minimum return is paid, in which case, the security interest on the Patent Assets, the Claims and the Patent Assets Proceeds will be released, and (ii) a senior security interest in all other assets of the Company until such time as the minimum return is paid on $4 million, in which case, the security interest on such other assets will be released.Company.
The security interest will be enforceable by BKI ifCompany has implemented an enhanced quality control program to detect and correct product issues before they result in significant rework expenditures affecting the Company’s gross margins and has seen progress in that regard. In addition, the Company is in default under the PIA Agreement which would occur if (i) the Company fails, after five (5) days’ written notice, to pay any due amount payable to BKI under the PIA Agreement; (ii) the Company fails to comply with any provision of the PIA Agreement, the PIA Warrant or any other agreement or document contemplated under the PIA Agreement; (iii) the Company becomes insolvent or insolvency proceedings are commenced (and not subsequently discharged) with respect to the Company; (iv) the Company’s creditors commence actions against it (which are not subsequently discharged) that affect material assets of the Company; (v) the Company, without BKI’s consent, incurs indebtedness other than immaterial ordinary course indebtedness up to $500,000; (vi) the Company fails, within five (5) business days following the closing of the Second Tranche, to fully satisfy its obligations to certain holders of the Company’s 2018 Debentures as listed in the PIA Agreement and fails to obtain unconditional releases from such holders as to the Company’s obligations to such holders and the security interests in the Company held by such holders; or (vii) there is an uncured non-compliance of the Company’s obligations or misrepresentations by the Company under the PIA Agreement.
PIA Warrant
As provided for in the PIA Agreement, the Company issued BKIundertook a warrant to purchase up to 465,712 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “PIA Warrant”), at an exercise price equal to the higher of (i) $2.60 per share or (ii) the closing market price as quoted on the trading market (as defined in the PIA Warrant) on the day prior to the issuance date of the PIA Warrant, provided that the holder of the PIA Warrant will be prohibited from exercising the PIA Warrant if, as a result of such exercise, such holder, together with its affiliates, would own more than 4.99% of the total number of sharescost reduction initiatives, including a reduction of the Company’s common stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise. However, such holder may increase or decrease such percentage to anyits workforce in 2018 by approximately 40%, restructuring its direct sales force and cutting other percentage not in excess of 9.99%, provided that any increase in such percentage shall not be effective until 61 days after such notice to the Company. The PIA Warrant is exercisable for five years from the date of issuanceselling, general and is exercisable on a cashless exercise basis if there is no effective registration statement. No contractual registration rights were given. In connection with the issuance of the PIA Warrant, the Company and BKI entered into a letter agreement providing that if the Second Tranche is not funded, then BKI would be entitled to a pro-rata percentage ($500,000 divided by $10,000,000) of the PIA Warrant.administrative costs. The Company has agreedincreased its addressable market to promptly issue anon-law enforcement customers and obtained new PIA Warrant reflecting this adjustment.
Discussion of Liquidity and Capital Resources:
On June 30, 2017, the Company borrowed an aggregate of $700,000 under notes (the “June Notes”) with two private, third-party lenders. The unsecured Notes bore interest of 8% per annum with all principal and accrued interest due on or before their September 30, 2017 maturity date. In connection with the issuance of the June Notes the Company issued the lenders warrants exercisable to purchase a total of 200,000 shares common stock at an exercise of $3.65 per share and an expiration date of June 29, 2022. On September 30, 2017 the Company negotiated an extension of the maturity date of one of the June Notes to December 31,non-law enforcement contracts in 2017 and then an extension2018, which contracts include recurring revenue during the period 2019 to March 31, 2018. In connection with2020. It believes that its quality control, headcount reduction and cost cutting initiatives, and expansion to non-law enforcement sales channels will restore positive operating cash flows and profitability during the first extension, the Company issued warrants exercisable to purchase 100,000 shares of common stock at $2.60 per share until November 15, 2022. In connection with the second extension, the Company issued warrants exercisable to purchase 60,000 shares of common stock at $3.25 per share until March 15, 2019. The Company retired the second June Note which had a principal balance of $350,000.
On September 29, 2017, the Company borrowed $300,000 under an unsecured promissory note with a private, third-party lender. Such note bore interest of 8% per annum with all principal and accrued interest due on or before its November 30, 2017 maturity date. In connection with the note the Company issued the lender warrants exercisable to purchase a total of 100,000 shares common stock at an exercise of $2.75 per share and an expiration date of September 30, 2022.
On December 29, 2017 the Company borrowed an additional $350,000 with the same private, third party lender and combined the existing note issued in September 2017 into a new note (the “Secured Note”) with a principal balance of $658,500 that is due and payable in full on March 1, 2018 and may be prepaid without penalty. The Secured Note is secured by the Company’s intellectual property portfolio, as such term is defined in the Secured Note. In connection with issuance of the Secured Note the Company issued warrants to the lender exercisable to purchase 120,000 shares of common stock for $3.25 per share until December 28, 2022. The Company used the proceeds of the foregoing note transactions for general working capital purposes. The Secured Note was retired on April 3, 2018.
On March 7, 2018 the Company borrowed $250,000 under a secured note payable with a private, third party lender (the “March Note”). The March Note bears interest at 12% per annum and was due and payable in full on June 7, 2018. The note is secured by the inventory of the Company and junior to senior liens held by the holders of the Debentures and subordinated to all existing and future senior indebtedness, as such term was defined in the March Note. Such Note is convertible at any time after its date of issue at the option of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price of $3.25 per share. The March Note matured on June 7, 2018 and has been extended to September 30, 2018. The conversion price and exercise price are subject to adjustment upon stock splits, reverse stock splits, and similar capital changes.
On April 3, 2018, and May 11, 2018, the Company completed the 2018 Private Placement of $6.875 million of principal amount of the 2018 Debentures and warrants to purchase 916,667 shares of common stock of the Company to institutional investors. The 2018 Debentures and 2018 Warrants were issued pursuant to a securities purchase agreement between the Company and the purchasers’ signatory thereto. Additionally, a portion of the 2018 Debentures and 2018 Warrants were issued to two institutional investors pursuant to their respective participation rights under a securities purchase agreement, dated August 21, 2017, as discussed below. One of the institutional investors that participated pursuant to the 2017 common stock issuance closed its tranche with the Company on May 11, 2018. The 2018 Private Placement resulted in gross cash proceeds of $6.25 million before placement agent fees and other expenses associated with the transaction. The proceeds were used primarily for full repayment of the 2016 Debentures described above, other outstanding subordinated debt of the Company, working capital, and general corporate purposes.
On August 23, 2017, we closed a $3.0 million offering of our common stock and common stock purchase warrants in a registered direct offering. At the closing, we sold to institutional investors in a registered direct offering an aggregate of 940,000 shares of our common stock at a price of $3.00 per share and Series B Warrants, for gross offering proceeds of $3.0 million. For each share of common stock purchased, investors received two registered warrants, each with an exercise price of $3.36 per share (the “Series A-1 Warrant” and the “Series A-2 Warrant”). The Series A-1 Warrants are exercisable to purchase up to 680,000 shares of common stock and have a term of five years commencing six months following the closing date. The Series A-2 warrants are immediately exercisable to purchase a 200,000 shares of common stock and have a term of five years commencing on the closing date. Additionally, the Company issued to certain of the investors, in lieu of shares of common stock at closing, Series B Warrants that are immediately exercisable (the “Series B Warrant”) to purchase 60,000 shares of common stock for which the investors paid $2.99 per share at the closing and will pay $0.01 per share upon exercise of the Series B Warrant so that such investors’ beneficial ownership interest would not exceed 9.9% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock. The Series B Warrants terminate upon exercise in full. After placement agent fees and other estimated offering expenses, the net offering proceeds to us totaled approximately $2.8 million. The foregoing warrants issuednext year, although it can offer no assurances in this transaction did not contain terms that would require us to record derivative warrant liabilities that could affect our financial statements. Proceeds of the offering were used to pay a portion of the outstanding principal balance of the Debentures, retire one of the June Notes and for working capital purposes.
On December 30, 2016, we completed a private placement of $4.0 million principal amount of 2016 Debentures with two institutional investors. The 2016 Debentures bear interest at 8% per annum payable in cash on a quarterly basis and are secured by substantially all our tangible and certain intangible assets. In addition, we issued the investors warrants to acquire 800,000 shares of common stock at $5.00 per share. We made payments of $750,000 against the 2016 Debentures on August 24, 2017. The 2016 Debentures matured on March 30, 2018 and were convertible at any time six months after their date of issue at the option of the holders into shares of common stock at $5.00 per share. In addition, we could elect to redeem the Debentures at 112% of their outstanding principal balance and could force conversion by the holders if the market price exceeds $7.50 per share for ten consecutive trading days. We used the proceeds of this private placement for general working capital purposes. We retired the 2016 Debentures with part of the proceeds of the 2018 Debentures issued in April 2018.
As discussed in “Subsequent Developments” above, the Company entered into the PIA Private Placement on July 31, 2018 which will allow for funding not to exceed $10 million. Upon full funding of the PIA Private Placement the Company intends to retire the 2018 Debentures, fund litigation expenses and for general working capital purposes. This recent development is a part of the strategic alternatives initiatives discussed above, which specifically addressed the Company’s near-term liquidity needs.regard.
If we must further supplement our liquidity to support our operations in 2018,2019, given our recent history of net operating losses and negative cash flows, we do not believe that traditional banking indebtedness would be available to us given our recent operating history. Our 20182019 operating plan could include raising additional capital through an asset sale, a public offering or a private placement of debt or equity, all of which are under consideration as part of our strategic alternatives. We have demonstrated our ability to raise new debt or equity capital in recent years and most recently by the underwritten public offering in September 2018, Private Placement and PIA Financing in August 2018.2018 and the convertible note offering in August 2019. If necessary, we believe that we could raise additional capital during the next 12 months if required, but we can offer no assurances in this regard. In addition, in early 2018 we reduced our operating overhead significantly by a reduction in work force and other cost saving measures.
Further, we had warrants outstanding exercisable to purchase 4,385,6714,164,145 shares of common stock at a weighted average exercise price $5.56$5.71 per share outstanding as of June 30, 2018.2019. In addition, there are common stock options outstanding exercisable to purchase 274,637416,075 shares at an average price of $4.55$4.28 per share. We could potentially use such outstanding warrants to provide near-term liquidity if andwe could induce their holders to exercise their warrants by adjusting/lowering the exercise price on a temporary or permanent basis if the exercise price was below the then market price of our common stock, although we can offer no assurances in this regard. Ultimately, we must restore profitable operations and positive cash flows to provide liquidity to support our operations and, if necessary, to raise capital on commercially reasonable terms in 2018,2019, although we can offer no assurances in this regard.
Based on the uncertainties described above, the Company believes itswe believe our business plan does not alleviate the existence of substantial doubt about itsour ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date ofthat the issuance of these consolidated condensed financial statements in this Report.Report are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
We had $471,840$331,665 of available cash and equivalents and net working capital of approximately $(538,260)$4,634,857 as of June 30, 2018.2019. Net working capital as of June 30, 20182019 includes approximately $2.1$1.6 million of accounts receivable and $7.8$6.8 million of inventory.
Cash and cash equivalents balances: As of June 30, 2018,2019, we had cash and cash equivalents with an aggregate balance of $471,840, an increase$331,655, a decrease from a balance of $54,712$3,598,807 at December 31, 2017.2018. Summarized immediately below and discussed in more detail in the subsequent subsections are the main elements of the $417,128$3,267,142 net increasedecrease in cash during the six months ended June 30, 2018:2019:
| ● | Operating activities: | $ |
| ● | Investing activities: | $ |
| ● | Financing | $ |
The net result of these activities was an increasea decrease in cash of $417,128$3,267,142 to $471,840$331,355 for the six months ended June 30, 2018.2019.
Commitments:
We had $471,840$331,665 of cash and cash equivalent balances and net negative working capital approximating $(538,260)$4,634,857 as of June 30, 2018.2019. Accounts receivable balances represented $2,058,511$1,612,046 of our net working capital at June 30, 2018.2019. We intend to collect our outstanding receivables on a timely basis during 2018,2019, which would help to provide positive cash flow to support our operations during the balance of 2018.2019. Inventory represented $7,844,806$6,792,049 of our net working capital at June 30, 20182019 and finished goods represented $5,733,395$5,291,233 of total inventory. We are actively managing the overall level of inventory and our goal is to reduce such levels during the balance of 20182019 by our sales activities, which should provide additional cash flow to help support our operations during 2018.2019.
Capital Expenditures.We had no material commitments for capital expenditures at June 30, 2018.2019.
Lease Commitments-Operating Leases. We have a non-cancelable long-term operating lease agreement for office and warehouse space that expires during April 2020. We have also entered into month-to-month leases for equipment and facilities. Rent expense related to these leases was $198,862$198,861 and $198,861 for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, and 2017.respectively. Following are our minimum lease payments for each year and in total.
| Year ending December 31: | |||||||||
| 2018 (period from July 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018) | $ | 226,131 | |||||||
| 2019 | 457,327 | ||||||||
| 2019(period from July 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019) | $ | 229,170 | |||||||
| 2020 | 154,131 | 154,131 | |||||||
| $ | 837,589 | ||||||||
| $ | 383,301 | ||||||||
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License agreements.We had several license agreements under which we had been assigned the rights to certain materials used in our products. Certain of these agreements required us to pay ongoing royalties based on the number of products shipped containing the licensed material on a quarterly basis Royalty expense related to these agreements aggregated $0 and $6,250 for the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and $2,083 and $8,688 for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
Litigation.
The CompanyFrom time to time, we are notified that we may be a party to a lawsuit or that a claim is subjectbeing made against us. It is our policy to various legal proceedings arising from normal business operations. Althoughnot disclose the specifics of any claim or threatened lawsuit until the summons and complaint are actually served on us. After carefully assessing the claim, and assuming we determine that we are not at fault or we disagree with the damages or relief demanded, we vigorously defend any lawsuit filed against us. We record a liability when losses are deemed probable and reasonably estimable. When losses are deemed reasonably possible but not probable, we determine whether it is possible to provide an estimate of the amount of the loss or range of possible losses for the claim, if material for disclosure. In evaluating matters for accrual and disclosure purposes, we take into consideration factors such as our historical experience with matters of a similar nature, the specific facts and circumstances asserted, the likelihood of our prevailing, the availability of insurance, and the severity of any potential loss. We reevaluate and update accruals as matters progress over time.
While the ultimate resolution is unknown we do not expect that these lawsuits will individually, or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect to our results of operations, financial condition or cash flows. However, the outcome of any litigation is inherently uncertain and there can be no assurances, based onassurance that any expense, liability or damages that may ultimately result from the information currently available, management believes that it is probable that the ultimate outcomeresolution of eachthese matters will be covered by our insurance or will not be in excess of the actionsamounts recognized or provided by insurance coverage and will not have a material adverse effect on the consolidatedour operating results, financial statements of the Company. However, an adverse outcome in certain of the actions could have a material adverse effect on the financial results of the Company in the period in which it is recorded.condition or cash flows.
Axon
The Company owns theU.S. Patent No. 9,253,452 (the “ ‘452 Patent”), which generally covers the automatic activation and coordination of multiple recording devices in response to a triggering event, such as a law enforcement officer activating the light bar on the vehicle.
The Company filed suit on January 15, 2016 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas (Case No: 2:16-cv-02032) against Axon, alleging willful patent infringement against Axon’s body camera product line and Signal auto-activation product. The Company is seeking both monetary damages and a permanent injunction against Axon for infringement of the ‘452 Patent.
In addition to the infringement claims, the Company brought claims alleging that Axon conspired to keep the Company out of the marketplace by engaging in improper, unethical, and unfair competition. The amended lawsuit alleges Axon bribed officials and otherwise conspired to secure no-bid contracts for its products in violation of both state law and federal antitrust law. The Company’s lawsuit also seeks monetary and injunctive relief, including treble damages, for these alleged violations.
Axon filed an answer, which denied the patent infringement allegations on April 1, 2016. In addition, Axon filed a motion to dismiss all allegations in the complaint on March 4, 2016 for which the Company filed an amended complaint on March 18, 2016 to address certain technical deficiencies in the pleadings. Digital amended its complaint and Axon renewed its motion to seek dismissal of the allegations that it had bribed officials and otherwise conspired to secure no-bid contracts for its products in violation of both state law and federal antitrust law on April 1, 2016. Formal discovery commenced on April 12, 2016 with respect to the patent related claims. In January 2017, the Court granted Axon’s motion to dismiss the portion of the lawsuit regarding claims that it had bribed officials and otherwise conspired to secure no-bid contracts for its products in violation of both state law and federal antitrust law. On May 2, 2018, the Federal Circuit affirmed the District Court’s ruling and on October 1, 2018 the Company is appealing this decision to the United States Supreme Court.Court denied Digital Ally’s petition for review.
In December 2016 and January 2017, Axon filed two petitions forInter PartsPartes Review (“IPR”) against the ‘452 Patent. The USPTOUnited States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) rejected both of Axon’s petitions. Axon is now statutorily precluded from filing any more IPR petitions against the ‘452 Patent.
The District Court litigation in Kansas was temporarily stayed following the filing of the petitions for IPR. However, on November 17, 2017, the Federal District Court of Kansas rejected Axon’s request to maintain the stay. With this significant ruling, the parties will now proceed towards trial. Since litigation has resumed, the Court has issued a claim construction order (also called aMarkmanOrder) where it sided with the Company on all disputes and denied Axon’s attempts to limit the scope of the claims. Following theMarkman Order, the Court set all remaining deadlines in the case. Fact discovery will now closeclosed on September 17,October 8, 2018, and thea Final Pretrial Conference has been set fortook place on January 16, 2019. The parties filed motions for summary judgment on January 31, 2019.
On June 17, 2019, the Court granted Axon’s motion for summary judgment that Axon did not infringe on the Company’s patent and dismissed the case. Importantly, the Court’s ruling did not find that Digital’s ‘452 Patent was invalid. It also did not address any other issue, such as whether the Company’s requested damages were appropriate, and it does not impact the Company’s ability to file additional lawsuits to hold other competitors accountable for patent infringement. This ruling solely related to an interpretation of the claims as they relate to Axon and was unrelated to the supplemental briefing the Company recently filed on its damages claim and the WatchGuard settlement. Those issues are separate and the judge’s ruling on summary judgment had nothing to do with the Company’s damages request. The Company has filed an appeal to this ruling and has asked the appellate court to reverse this decision.
WatchGuard
On May 27, 2016 the Company filed suit against WatchGuard, (Case No. 2:16-cv-02349-JTM-JPO) alleging patent infringement based on WatchGuard’s VISTA Wifi and 4RE In-Car product lines.
On May 13, 2019, the parties resolved the dispute and executed a settlement agreement in the form of a Release and License Agreement. The litigation has been dismissed as a result of this settlement.
The USPTO has granted multiple patents toRelease and License Agreement encompasses the Company with claims covering numerous features, such as automatically activating all deployed cameras in responsefollowing key terms:
| ● | WatchGuard paid Digital Ally a one-time, lump settlement payment of $6,000,000. | |
| ● | Digital Ally has granted WatchGuard a perpetual covenant not to sue if WatchGuard’s products incorporate agreed-upon modified recording functionality. Digital Ally has also granted WatchGuard a license to the ‘292 Patent and the ‘452 Patent (and related patents, now existing and yet-to-issue) through December 31, 2023. The parties have agreed to negotiate in good faith to attempt to resolve any alleged infringement that occurs after the license period expires. | |
| ● | The parties have further agreed to release each other from all claims or liabilities pre-existing the settlement. | |
| ● | As part of the settlement, the parties agreed that WatchGuard is making no admission that it has infringed any of Digital Ally’s patents. |
Upon receipt of the activation of just one camera. Additionally, Digital Ally’s patent claims cover automatic coordination as well as digital synchronization between multiple recording devices. The Company also has patent coverage directed to$6,000,000 the coordination between a multi-camera system and an officer’s smartphone, which allows an officer to more readily assess an event on the scene while an event is taking place or immediately after it has occurred.
The Company’s lawsuit alleges that WatchGuard incorporated this patented technology into its VISTA Wifi and 4RE In-Car product lines without its permission. Specifically, Digital Ally is accusing WatchGuard of infringing three patents: the U.S Patent No. 8,781,292 (the “ ‘292 Patent”) and ‘452 Patents and U.S. Patent No. 9,325,950 the (“ ‘950 Patent”). The Company is aggressively challenging WatchGuard’s infringing conduct, seeking both monetary damages, as well as seeking a permanent injunction preventing WatchGuard from continuing to sell its VISTA Wifi and 4RE In-Car product lines using Digital Ally’s own technology to compete against it. On May 8, 2017, WatchGuardparties filed a petition seeking IPR ofjoint motion to dismiss the ‘950 Patent. The Company opposed that petition and on December 4, 2017, The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) rejectedlawsuit which the request of WatchGuard Video to institute an IPR on the ‘950 Patent. The lawsuit also involves the ‘292 Patent and the ‘452 Patent, the same two patents asserted against Axon. The ‘292 Patent previously was subject to the IPR process with the USPTO, but in June 2018 the PTO found the ‘292 Patent valid and rejected Axon’s arguments. WatchGuard had previously agreed to be bound by TASER’s IPRs and, as such, WatchGuard is now statutorily barred from any further IPR’s challenges with respect to the ‘950, ‘452, and ‘292 Patents. Since the defeat of Axon’s ‘292 Patent IPR, the Court has lifted the stay and set a schedule moving the case towards trial. Discovery will close on December 17, 2018, and the Final Pretrial Conference will take place on April 9, 2019.Judge granted.
Utility Associates,PGA Tour, Inc.
On October 25, 2013,January 22, 2019 the PGA Tour, Inc. (the “PGA”) filed suit against the Company filed a complaint in the United StatesFederal District Court for the District of Kansas ((Case No. 2:13-cv-02550-SAC)to eliminate threats by a competitor, Utility Associates, Inc. (“Utility”),19-cv-0033-CM-KGG) alleging breach of alleged patent infringement regarding U.S. Patent No. 6,831,556 (the “ ‘556 Patent”). Specifically, the lawsuit seeks a declaration that the Company’s mobile video surveillance systems do not infringe any claimcontract and breach of the ‘556 Patent. The Company became aware that Utility had mailed letters to currentimplied covenant of good faith and prospective purchasers of its mobile video surveillance systems threatening that the use of such systems purchased from third parties not licensedfair dealing relative to the ‘556 Patent would create liability for them for patent infringement.
In addition, the Company began proceedings to invalidate the ‘556 Patent through a request for IPR of the ‘556 patent at the USPTO. On July 27, 2015, the USPTO invalidated key claims in Utility’s ‘556 Patent.Web.com Tour Title Sponsor Agreement (the “Agreement”). The Final Decision from the USPTO significantly curtailed Utility’s ability to threaten law enforcement agencies, municipalities, and others with infringement of the ‘556 Patent. Utility appealed this decision to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal affirmed the ruling of the USPTO summarily thus concluding the matter.
On June 6, 2014 the Company filed a separate Unfair Competition lawsuit against Utility in the United States District Court for the District of Kansas. In that lawsuit it contended that Utility has disparaged the Company and illegally interfered with its contracts, customer relationships and business expectancies by falsely asserting to its customers and others that its products violate the ‘556 Patent, of which Utility claims to be the holder. In addition to damages, the Company sought permanent injunctive relief, prohibiting Utility from continuing to threated or otherwise interfere with the Company’s customers. On March 4, 2015, an initial hearingAgreement was held upon the Company’s request for injunctive relief.
Based upon facts revealed at a March 4, 2015 injunction hearing,executed on March 16, 2015, the Company sought leave to amend its Complaint in the unfair competition suit to assert additional claims against Utility. Those new claims included claims of actual or attempted monopolization, in violation of § 2 of the Sherman Act, claims arising under a new Georgia statute that prohibits threats of patent infringement in “bad faith,” and additional claims of unfair competition/false advertising in violation of § 63(a) of the Lanham Act. The Court concluded its injunction hearing on April 22, 2015, and allowed the Company leave to add these claims, but denied its preliminary injunction. Subsequent to the injunction hearing, Utility withdrew from the market the in-car video recording device that it had sold in competition with the Company’s own products of similar function and which Utility had attempted to market using threats of patent infringement. After discovery closed, Utility filed a Motion for Summary Judgment and the Company filed a Motion for Partial Summary Judgment. On March 30, 2017, the Court entered its order granting Utility’s motion and denying the Company’s motion for summary judgment. The Company believed the District Court had made several errors when ruling on the motions for summary judgment, and filed an appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (10th Circuit”). While the appeal was pending, Utility filed a motion for the recovery from the Company of some $800,000 in alleged attorney’s fees as provided, purportedly, under the Lanham Patent and Uniform Trade Secrets Act. That motion was denied in its entirety by final judgement entered February 14, 2018. On February 16, 2018, the 10th Circuit issued its decision affirming the decision of the District Court. The Company filed a petition for rehearing by the panel and en banc which was also denied. Utility has filed its own motion for the recovery of attorney fees, on appeal in the alleged amount of $125,000. That motion has not yet been fully briefed but the Company will it on substantially the same grounds upon which Utility’s prior motion for attorney’s fees was denied by the District Court.
The Company is also involved as a plaintiff and defendant in ordinary, routine litigation and administrative proceedings incidental to its business from time to time, including customer collections, vendor and employment-related matters. The Company believes the likely outcome of any other pending cases and proceedings will not be material to its business or its financial condition.
Sponsorship.On April 16, 2015 by and between the Company entered intoparties. Under the Agreement, Digital Ally would be a Title Sponsorship Agreement (the “Agreement”) under which it became the title sponsor for a Web.com Tour golf tournament (the “Tournament”) held annually in the Kansas City Metropolitan area. The Agreement provides the Company withof and receive certain naming and other rights and other benefits for the 2015 through 2019 annual Tournament in exchange for the following sponsorship fee:
| Year | Sponsorship fee | |
| 2015 | $ 375,000 | |
| 2016 | $ 475,000 | |
| 2017 | $ 475,000 | |
| 2018 | $ 500,000 | |
| 2019 | $ 500,000 |
The Company has the right to sell and retain the proceeds from the sale of additional sponsorships, including but not limited to a presenting sponsorship, a concert sponsorship and founding partnerships for the Tournament. The Company recorded a net sponsorship expense of $0 and $6,595 for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017. The Company is negotiatingassociated with the Web.com Tour golf tournament officialsfor 2015 through 2019 in exchange for Digital Ally’s payment to terminate the AgreementTour of annual sponsorship fees. The suit has been resolved and the sponsorship fee commitments for the 2018 and 2019 Tournaments. There can be no assurance that it will be successful in negotiating the termination of this sponsorship agreement or that if successful in such negotiations,case has been dismissed by Plaintiff with prejudice on terms acceptable or favorable to the Company.April 17, 2019.
401 (k) Plan.In July 2008, the Company amended and restated its 401(k) retirement savings plan. The amended plan requires the Company to provide 100% matching contributions for employees who elect to contribute up to 3% of their compensation to the plan and 50% matching contributions for employee’s elective deferrals on the next 2% of their contributions. The Company has made matching contributions totaling $28,973$26,968 and $47,055$28,973 for the three months ended June 30, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively, and $58,348$53,410 and $94,326$58,348 for the six months ended June 30, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively. Each participant is 100% vested at all times in employee and employer matching contributions.
Consulting and Distributor Agreements.The Company entered into an agreement that required it to make monthly payments that will be applied to future commissions and/or consulting fees to be earned by the provider. The agreement is with a limited liability company (“LLC”) that is minority owned by a relative of the Company’s chief financial officer. Under the agreement, dated January 15, 2016 and as amended on February 13, 2017, the LLC provides consulting services for developing a new distribution channel outside of law enforcement for its body-worn camera and related cloud storage products to customers in the United States. The Company paidadvanced amounts to the LLC as advance against commissions ranging from $5,000 to $6,000 per month plus necessary and reasonable expenses for the period through June 30, 2017, which can be automatically extended based on the LLC achieving minimum sales quotas. The agreement was renewed in January 2017 for a period of three years, subject to yearly minimum sales thresholds that would allow the Company to terminate the contract if such minimums are not met. As of June 30, 2018,2019, the Company had advanced a total of $280,807$277,151 pursuant to this agreement and established an allowance reserve of $85,835$129,140 for a net advance of $194,972.$148,011. The minimum sales threshold has not been met and the Company has discontinued all advances, although the contract has not been formally terminated. However, the exclusivity provisions of the agreement have been terminated.
On June 1, 2018 the Company entered into an agreement with an individual that required it to make monthly payments that will be applied to future commissions and/or consulting fees to be earned by the provider. Under the agreement, the individual provides consulting services for developing new distribution channels both inside and outside of law enforcement for its in-car and body-worn camera systems and related cloud storage products to customers within and outside the United States. The Company iswas required to advance amounts to the individual as an advance against commissions of $7,000 per month plus necessary and reasonable expenses for the period through August 31, 2018, which can bewas extended to December 31, 2018 by mutual agreement of the parties at $6,000 per month. The parties have mutually agreed to further extend the arrangement on a monthly basis at $5,000 per month. As of June 30, 2018,2019, the Company had advanced a total of $5,720$96,242 pursuant to this agreement.
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Critical Accounting Policies
Critical Accounting Policies
Our significant accounting policies are summarized in note 1 to our condensed consolidated financial statements included in Item 1, “Financial Statements,”Statements”, of this report. While the selection and application of any accounting policy may involve some level of subjective judgments and estimates, we believe the following accounting policies are the most critical to our financial statements, potentially involve the most subjective judgments in their selection and application, and are the most susceptible to uncertainties and changing conditions:
| ● | Revenue |
| ● | Allowance for Excess and Obsolete Inventory; |
| ● | Warranty Reserves; |
| ● | Stock-based Compensation Expense; |
| ● | Accounting for Income Taxes; |
| ● | Determination of Fair Value Calculation for Financial Instruments and Derivatives; and |
| ● | Going Concern Analysis. |
Revenue Recognition / Allowances for Doubtful Accounts. We recognize revenue underRevenue is recognized for the core principle to depict the transfershipment of control our customers in an amount reflecting the consideration to which we expect to be entitled. In order to achieve that core principle, the we applyproducts or delivery of service when all four of the following five –step approach:conditions are met:
| (i) | Identify the contract with the customer; |
| (ii) | Identify the performance obligations in the contract; |
| (iii) | Determine the transaction price; |
| (iv) | Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and |
| (v) | Recognize revenue when a performance obligation is satisfied. |
We consider the terms and conditions of the contract and our customary business practices in identifying our contracts under ASC 606. We determine we have a contract when the customer order is approved, we can identify each party’s rights regarding the services to be transferred, we can identify the payment terms for the services, we have determined the customer has the ability and intent to pay and the contract has commercial substance. At contract inception we evaluate whether the contract includes more than one performance obligation. We apply judgment in determining the customer’s ability and intent to pay, which is based on a variety of factors, including the customer’s historical payment experience or, in the case of a new customer, credit and financial information pertaining to the customer.
Performance obligations promised in a contract are identified based on the services and the products that will be transferred to the customer that are both capable of being distinct, whereby the customer can benefit from the service either on its own or together with other resources that are readily available from third parties or from us, and are distinct in the context of the contract, whereby the transfer of the services and the products is separately identifiable from other promises in the contract. Our performance obligations consist of (i) products, (ii) professional services, and (iii) extended warranties.
The transaction price is determined based on the consideration to which we expect to be entitled in exchange for transferring services to the customer. Variable consideration is included in the transaction price if, in our judgment it is probable that a significant future reversal of cumulative revenue under the contract will not occur. None of our contracts contain a significant financing component.
If the contract contains a single performance obligation, the entire transaction price is allocated to the single performance obligation. Contracts that contain multiple performance obligations require an allocation of the transaction price to each performance obligation based on the relative standalone selling price (“SSP”).
Revenue is recognized at the time the related performance obligation is satisfied by transferring the control of the promised service to a customer. Revenue is recognized when control of the service is transferred to the customer, in an amount that reflects the consideration that we expect to receive in exchange for our services. We generate all our revenue from contracts with customers.
We review all significant, unusual or nonstandard shipments of product or delivery of services as a routine part of our accounting and financial reporting process to determine compliance with these requirements. Extended warranties are offered on selected products and when a customer purchases an extended warranty the associated proceeds are treated as contract liability and recognized over the term of the extended warranty.
Our principal customers are state, local and federal law enforcement agencies, which historically have been low risks for uncollectible accounts. However, we do have commercial customers and international distributors that present a greater risk for uncollectible accounts than such law enforcement customers and we consider a specific reserve for bad debts based on their individual circumstances. Our historical bad debts have been negligible, with less than $198,000$218,000 charged off as uncollectible on cumulative revenues of $223.1$233.5 million since we commenced deliveries during 2006. As of June 30, 20182019, and December 31, 2017,2018, we had provided a reserve for doubtful accounts of $70,000.$90,000 and $70,000, respectively.
We periodically perform a specific review of significant individual receivables outstanding for risk of loss due to uncollectibility. Based on such review, we consider our reserve for doubtful accounts to be adequate as of June 30, 2018.2019. However, should the balance due from any significant customer ultimately become uncollectible then our allowance for bad debts will not be sufficient to cover the charge-off and we will be required to record additional bad debt expense in our statement of operations.
Allowance for Excess and Obsolete Inventory.We record valuation reserves on our inventory for estimated excess or obsolete inventory items. The amount of the reserve is equal to the difference between the cost of the inventory and the estimated market value based upon assumptions about future demand and market conditions. On a quarterly basis, management performs an analysis of the underlying inventory to identify reserves needed for excess and obsolescence. Management uses its best judgment to estimate appropriate reserves based on this analysis. In addition, we adjust the carrying value of inventory if the current market value of that inventory is below its cost.
Inventories consisted of the following at June 30, 20182019 and December 31, 2017:2018:
June 30, 2018 | December 31, 2017 | June 30, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | |||||||||||||
| Raw material and component parts | $ | 4,377,264 | $ | 4,621,704 | $ | 4,903,170 | $ | 4,969,786 | ||||||||
| Work-in-process | 287,311 | 155,087 | 256,910 | 351,451 | ||||||||||||
| Finished goods | 5,733,395 | 6,964,624 | 5,291,233 | 4,965,594 | ||||||||||||
| Subtotal | 10,397,970 | 11,741,415 | 10,451,313 | 10,286,831 | ||||||||||||
| Reserve for excess and obsolete inventory | (2,553,164 | ) | (2,990,702 | ) | (3,659,264 | ) | (3,287,771 | ) | ||||||||
| Total | $ | 7,844,806 | $ | 8,750,713 | $ | 6,792,049 | $ | 6,990,060 | ||||||||
We balance the need to maintain strategic inventory levels to ensure competitive delivery performance to our customers against the risk of inventory obsolescence due to changing technology and customer requirements. As reflected above, our inventory reserves represented 24.6%35.0% of the gross inventory balance at June 30, 2018,2019, compared to 25.5%32.0% of the gross inventory balance at December 31, 2017.2018. We had $2,553,164$3,659,264 and $2,990,702$3,287,771 in reserves for obsolete and excess inventories at June 30, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, respectively. Total raw materials and component parts were $4,377,264$4,903,170 and $4,621,704$4,969,786 at June 30, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, respectively, a decrease of $244,440 (5%$66,616 (1%). The decrease in raw materials was mostly in parts for FirstVU HD products. Finished goods balances were $5,733,395$5,291,233 and $6,313,601$4,965,594 at June 30, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, respectively, a decreasean increase of $1,231,229 (21%$325,639 (7%). The decrease in finished goods was primarily in our DVM-750 product line, test and evaluation and replacement inventory. The decreaseincrease in the inventory reserve is primarily due toa higher level of excess component parts of the reductionolder versions of testour PCB boards and evaluationthe phase out of our DVM-750, DVM-500 Plus and replacement inventory levels which were partially reserved.LaserAlly legacy products. We believe the reserves are appropriate given our inventory levels at June 30, 2018.2019.
If actual future demand or market conditions are less favorable than those projected by management or significant engineering changes to our products that are not anticipated and appropriately managed, additional inventory write-downs may be required in excess of the inventory reserves already established.
Warranty Reserves. We generally provide up to a two-year parts and labor warranty on our products to our customers. Provisions for estimated expenses related to product warranties are made at the time products are sold. These estimates are established using historical information on the nature, frequency, and average cost of claims. We actively study trends of claims and take action to improve product quality and minimize claims. Our warranty reserves were decreased to $235,908$102,955 as of June 30, 20182019 compared to $325,001$195,135 as of December 31, 20172018, primarily for expected replacements associated with select FirstVU HD customers. We have limited experience with the FirstVU HD and DVM-800 and will monitor our reserve for all warranty claims related to these two newer products. There is a risk that we will have higher warranty claim frequency rates and average cost of claims than our history has indicated on our legacy mirror products on our new products for which we have limited experience. Actual experience could differ from the amounts estimated requiring adjustments to these liabilities in future periods.
Stock-based Compensation Expense.We grant stock options to our employees and directors and such benefits provided are share-based payment awards which require us to make significant estimates related to determining the value of our share-based compensation. Our expected stock-price volatility assumption is based on historical volatilities of the underlying stock whichthat are obtained from public data sources and there were not any180,000 options granted during the threesix months ended June 30, 2018.2019.
If factors change and we develop different assumptions in future periods, the compensation expense that we record in the future may differ significantly from what we have recorded in the current period. There is a high degree of subjectivity involved when using option pricing models to estimate share-based compensation. Changes in the subjective input assumptions can materially affect our estimates of fair values of our share-based compensation. Certain share-based payment awards, such as employee stock options, may expire worthless or otherwise result in zero intrinsic value compared to the fair values originally estimated on the grant date and reported in our financial statements. Alternatively, values may be realized from these instruments that are significantly in excess of the fair values originally estimated on the grant date and reported in our financial statements. Although the fair value of employee share-based awards is determined using an established option pricing model, that value may not be indicative of the fair value observed in a willing buyer/willing seller market transaction. In addition, we account for forfeitures as they occur.
Accounting for Income Taxes.Accounting for income taxes requires significant estimates and judgments on the part of management. Such estimates and judgments include, but are not limited to, the effective tax rate anticipated to apply to tax differences that are expected to reverse in the future, the sufficiency of taxable income in future periods to realize the benefits of net deferred tax assets and net operating losses currently recorded and the likelihood that tax positions taken in tax returns will be sustained on audit.
As required by authoritative guidance, we record deferred tax assets or liabilities based on differences between financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities using currently enacted rates that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. Authoritative guidance also requires that deferred tax assets be reduced by a valuation allowance if it is more likely than not that all or some portion of the deferred tax asset will not be realized. As of December 31, 2017,2018, cumulative valuation allowances in the amount of $18,070,000$21,500,000 were recorded in connection with the net deferred income tax assets. Based on a review of our deferred tax assets and recent operating performance, we determined that it was appropriate to continue to provide a full valuation reserve on our net deferred tax assets as of June 30, 20182019 because of the overall net operating loss carryforwards available. We expect to continue to maintain a full valuation allowance until we determine that we can sustain a level of profitability that demonstrates our ability to realize these assets. To the extent we determine that the realization of some or all of these benefits is more likely than not based upon expected future taxable income, a portion or all of the valuation allowance will be reversed. Such a reversal would be recorded as an income tax benefit and, for some portion related to deductions for stock option exercises, an increase in shareholders’ equity.
As required by authoritative guidance, we have performed a comprehensive review of our portfolio of uncertain tax positions in accordance with recognition standards established by the FASB, an uncertain tax position represents our expected treatment of a tax position taken in a filed tax return, or planned to be taken in a future tax return, that has not been reflected in measuring income tax expense for financial reporting purposes. We have no recorded liability as of June 30, 20182019 representing uncertain tax positions.
We have generated substantial deferred income tax assets related to our operations primarily from the charge to compensation expense taken for stock options, certain tax credit carryforwards and net operating loss carryforwards. For us to realize the income tax benefit of these assets, we must generate sufficient taxable income in future periods when such deductions are allowed for income tax purposes. In some cases where deferred taxes were the result of compensation expense recognized on stock options, our ability to realize the income tax benefit of these assets is also dependent on our share price increasing to a point where these options have intrinsic value at least equal to the grant date fair value and are exercised. In assessing whether a valuation allowance is needed in connection with our deferred income tax assets, we have evaluated our ability to generate sufficient taxable income in future periods to utilize the benefit of the deferred income tax assets. We continue to evaluate our ability to use recorded deferred income tax asset balances. If we fail to generate taxable income for financial reporting in future years, no additional tax benefit would be recognized for those losses, since we will not have accumulated enough positive evidence to support our ability to utilize net operating loss carryforwards in the future. Therefore, we may be required to increase our valuation allowance in future periods should our assumptions regarding the generation of future taxable income not be realized.
Determination of Fair Value for Financial Instruments and Derivatives. During 2018 and 2016 we issued Secured Convertible Debentures with detachable warrants to purchase common stock and in 2014 in two separate transactions we issued a total of $6.0 million of Secured Convertible Notes with detachable warrants to purchase common stock.entered into the proceeds investment agreement (PIA). We elected to record the 2018 and 2016 Debentures and 2014 Secured Convertible NotesPIA, on their fair value basis. In addition, the warrants to purchase common stock issued in conjunction with the 2014 Secured Convertible Notes contained anti-dilution provisions that required them to be accounted for as derivative liabilities. We were required to determine the fair value of these financial instruments outstanding as of June 30, 2018 for financial reporting purposes. The entire principal balance of the Secured Convertible Notes issued in 2014 has been converted to equity and all warrants have been exercised, except for warrants exercisable to purchase 12,200 common shares at $7.32 per share. As a result of the 2018 Private Placement the reset provisions contained in these warrants resulted in the 12,200 warrants held at an exercise price of $7.32 per share increased by 159,538 warrants resulting in a final reset to 172,038 warrants at an exercise price of $0.52 per share. In accordance with ASC Topic 820 —Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC 820”), the Company utilizes the market approach to measure fair value for its financial assets and liabilities. The market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets, liabilities or a group of assets or liabilities, such as a business.
ASC 820 utilizes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels. The following is a brief description of those three levels:
| ● | Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities | |
| ● | Level 2 — Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities) | |
| ● | Level 3 — Significant unobservable inputs (including the Company’s own assumptions in determining the fair value) |
The following table represents the Company’s hierarchy for its financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2018.2019.
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| Secured convertible debentures | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 5,354,803 | $ | 5,354,803 | ||||||||
| Warrant derivative liabilities | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 287,522 | $ | 287,522 | ||||||||
| $ | - | $ | - | $ | 5,642,325 | $ | 5,642,325 | |||||||||
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| Liabilities | ||||||||||||||||
| Proceeds investment agreement | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 6,240,000 | $ | 6,240,000 | ||||||||
Going Concern AnalysisAnalysis..
In accordance with ASU 2014-15,Presentation of Financial Statements- Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40) – Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern, we are required to evaluate whether there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that our financials are issued. When management identifies conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about their ability to continue as a going concern it should consider whether its plans to mitigate those relevant conditions or events will alleviate the substantial doubt,doubt. If conditions or events raise substantial doubt about an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern, but the substantial doubt is alleviated as a result of management’s plans, the entity should disclose information that enables user of financial statements to understand the principal events that raised the substantial doubt, management’s evaluation of the significance of those conditions or events, and management’s plans that alleviated substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern.
We performed the analysis and our overall assessment was there were conditions or events, considered in the aggregate as of June 30, 2018,2019, which raised substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern within the next twelve monthsyear, but such doubt was not adequately mitigated by our plans to address the substantial doubt as disclosed in Note 1: Management’s Liquidity Plan.
Inflation and Seasonality
Inflation has not materially affected us during the past fiscal year. We do not believe that our business is seasonal in nature however; we usually generate higher revenues during the second half of the calendar year than in the first half.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.
Not Applicable.
Item 4T.4. Controls and Procedures.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures, as such terms are defined in Rules 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). The Company, under the supervision and with the participation of its management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of such disclosure controls and procedures for this report. Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of June 30, 20182019 to provide reasonable assurance that material information required to be disclosed by the Company in this report was recorded, processed, summarized and communicated to the Company’s management as appropriate and within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There have not been any changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act, during its last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect its internal control over financial reporting.
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The CompanyItem 1. Legal Proceedings.
From time to time, we are notified that we may be a party to a lawsuit or that a claim is subjectbeing made against us. It is our policy to various legal proceedings arising from normal business operations. Althoughnot disclose the specifics of any claim or threatened lawsuit until the summons and complaint are actually served on us. After carefully assessing the claim, and assuming we determine that we are not at fault or we disagree with the damages or relief demanded, we vigorously defend any lawsuit filed against us. We record a liability when losses are deemed probable and reasonably estimable. When losses are deemed reasonably possible but not probable, we determine whether it is possible to provide an estimate of the amount of the loss or range of possible losses for the claim, if material for disclosure. In evaluating matters for accrual and disclosure purposes, we take into consideration factors such as our historical experience with matters of a similar nature, the specific facts and circumstances asserted, the likelihood of our prevailing, the availability of insurance, and the severity of any potential loss. We reevaluate and update accruals as matters progress over time.
While the ultimate resolution is unknown we do not expect that these lawsuits will individually, or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect to our results of operations, financial condition or cash flows. However, the outcome of any litigation is inherently uncertain and there can be no assurances, based onassurance that any expense, liability or damages that may ultimately result from the information currently available, management believes that it is probable that the ultimate outcomeresolution of eachthese matters will be covered by our insurance or will not be in excess of the actionsamounts recognized or provided by insurance coverage and will not have a material adverse effect on the consolidatedour operating results, financial statements of the Company. However, an adverse outcome in certain of the actions could have a material adverse effect on the financial results of the Company in the period in which it is recorded.condition or cash flows.
Axon
The Company owns theU.S. Patent No. 9,253,452 (the “ ‘452 Patent,Patent”), which generally covers the automatic activation and coordination of multiple recording devices in response to a triggering event, such as a law enforcement officer activating the light bar on the vehicle.
The Company filed suit on January 15, 2016 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas (Case No: 2:16-cv-02032) against Axon, alleging willful patent infringement against Axon’s body camera product line and Signal auto-activation product. The Company is seeking both monetary damages and a permanent injunction against Axon for infringement of the ‘452 Patent.
In addition to the infringement claims, the Company brought claims alleging that Axon conspired to keep the Company out of the marketplace by engaging in improper, unethical, and unfair competition. The amended lawsuit alleges Axon bribed officials and otherwise conspired to secure no-bid contracts for its products in violation of both state law and federal antitrust law. The Company’s lawsuit also seeks monetary and injunctive relief, including treble damages, for these alleged violations.
Axon filed an answer, which denied the patent infringement allegations on April 1, 2016. In addition, Axon filed a motion to dismiss all allegations in the complaint on March 4, 2016 for which the Company filed an amended complaint on March 18, 2016 to address certain technical deficiencies in the pleadings. Digital amended its complaint and Axon renewed its motion to seek dismissal of the allegations that it had bribed officials and otherwise conspired to secure no-bid contracts for its products in violation of both state law and federal antitrust law on April 1, 2016. Formal discovery commenced on April 12, 2016 with respect to the patent related claims. In January 2017, the Court granted Axon’s motion to dismiss the portion of the lawsuit regarding claims that it had bribed officials and otherwise conspired to secure no-bid contracts for its products in violation of both state law and federal antitrust law. On May 2, 2018, the Federal Circuit affirmed the District Court’s ruling and on October 1, 2018 the Company is appealing this decision to the United States Supreme Court.Court denied Digital Ally’s petition for review.
In December 2016 and January 2017, Axon filed two petitions for IPRInter Partes Review (“IPR”) against the ‘452 Patent. The USPTOUnited States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) rejected both of Axon’s petitions. Axon is now statutorily precluded from filing any more IPR petitions against the ‘452 Patent.
The District Court litigation in Kansas was temporarily stayed following the filing of the petitions for IPR. However, on November 17, 2017, the Federal District Court of Kansas rejected Axon’s request to maintain the stay. With this significant ruling, the parties will now proceed towards trial. Since litigation has resumed, the Court has issued a claim construction order (also called aMarkmanOrder) where it sided with the Company on all disputes and denied Axon’s attempts to limit the scope of the claims. Following theMarkman Order, the Court set all remaining deadlines in the case. Fact discovery will now closeclosed on September 17,October 8, 2018, and thea Final Pretrial Conference has been set fortook place on January 16, 2019. The parties filed motions for summary judgment on January 31, 2019.
On June 17, 2019, the Court granted Axon’s motion for summary judgment that Axon did not infringe on the Company’s patent and dismissed the case. Importantly, the Court’s ruling did not find that Digital’s ‘452 Patent was invalid. It also did not address any other issue, such as whether the Company’s requested damages were appropriate, and it does not impact the Company’s ability to file additional lawsuits to hold other competitors accountable for patent infringement. This ruling solely related to an interpretation of the claims as they relate to Axon and was unrelated to the supplemental briefing the Company recently filed on its damages claim and the WatchGuard settlement. Those issues are separate and the judge’s ruling on summary judgment had nothing to do with Digital’s damages request. The Company has filed an appeal to this ruling and has asked the appellate court to reverse this decision.
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WatchGuard
On May 27, 2016 the Company filed suit against WatchGuard, (Case No. 2:16-cv-02349-JTM-JPO) alleging patent infringement based on WatchGuard’s VISTA Wifi and 4RE In-Car product lines.
On May 13, 2019, the parties resolved the dispute and executed a settlement agreement in the form of a Release and License Agreement. The USPTOlitigation has granted multiple patents to the Company with claims covering numerous features, suchbeen dismissed as automatically activating all deployed cameras in response to the activationa result of just one camera. Additionally, its patent claims cover automatic coordination as well as digital synchronization between multiple recording devices. Digital Ally also has patent coverage directed to the coordination between a multi-camera system and an officer’s smartphone, which allows an officer to more readily assess an event on the scene while an event is taking place or immediately after it has occurred.this settlement.
The Company’s lawsuit alleges that WatchGuard incorporated this patented technology into its VISTA WifiRelease and 4RE In-Car product lines without its permission. Specifically, Digital Ally is accusing License Agreement encompasses the following key terms:
| ● | WatchGuard paid Digital Ally a one-time, lump settlement payment of $6,000,000. | |
| ● | Digital Ally has granted WatchGuard a perpetual covenant not to sue if WatchGuard’s products incorporate agreed-upon modified recording functionality. Digital Ally has also granted WatchGuard a license to the ‘292 Patent and the ‘452 Patent (and related patents, now existing and yet-to-issue) through December 31, 2023. The parties have agreed to negotiate in good faith to attempt to resolve any alleged infringement that occurs after the license period expires. | |
| ● | The parties have further agreed to release each other from all claims or liabilities pre-existing the settlement. | |
| ● | As part of the settlement, the parties agreed that WatchGuard is making no admission that it has infringed any of Digital Ally’s patents. |
Upon receipt of infringing three patents: the U.S Patent No. 8,781,292 (the “ ‘292 Patent”) and ‘452 Patents and U.S. Patent No. 9,325,950$6,000,000 the (“ ‘950 Patent”). The Company is aggressively challenging WatchGuard’s infringing conduct, seeking both monetary damages, as well as seeking a permanent injunction preventing WatchGuard from continuing to sell its VISTA Wifi and 4RE In-Car product lines using Digital Ally’s own technology to compete against it. On May 8, 2017, WatchGuardparties filed a petition seeking IPR ofjoint motion to dismiss the ‘950 Patent. The Company opposed that petition and on December 4, 2017, The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) rejectedlawsuit which the request of WatchGuard Video to institute an IPR on the ‘950 Patent. The lawsuit also involves the ‘292 Patent and the ‘452 Patent, the same two patents asserted against Axon. The ‘292 Patent previously was subject to the IPR process with the USPTO, but in June 2018 the PTO found the ‘292 Patent valid and rejected Axon’s arguments. WatchGuard had previously agreed to be bound by TASER’s IPRs and, as such, WatchGuard is now statutorily barred from any further IPR’s challenges with respect to the ‘950, ‘452, and ‘292 Patents. Since the defeat of Axon’s ‘292 Patent IPR, the Court has lifted the stay and set a schedule moving the case towards trial. Discovery will close on December 17, 2018, and the Final Pretrial Conference will take place on April 9, 2019.Judge granted.
Utility Associates,PGA Tour, Inc.
On October 25, 2013,January 22, 2019 the PGA Tour, Inc. (the “PGA”) filed suit against the Company filed a complaint in the United StatesFederal District Court for the District of Kansas ((Case No. 2:13-cv-02550-SAC) to eliminate threats by a competitor, Utility Associates, Inc. (“Utility”),19-cv-0033-CM-KGG) alleging breach of alleged patent infringement regarding U.S. Patent No. 6,831,556 (the “ ‘556 Patent”). Specifically, the lawsuit seeks a declaration that the Company’s mobile video surveillance systems do not infringe any claimcontract and breach of the ‘556 Patent. The Company became aware that Utility had mailed letters to currentimplied covenant of good faith and prospective purchasers of its mobile video surveillance systems threatening that the use of such systems purchased from third parties not licensedfair dealing relative to the ‘556 PatentWeb.com Tour Title Sponsor Agreement (the “Agreement”). The contract was executed on April 16, 2015 by and between the parties. Under the Agreement, Digital Ally would create liability for them for patent infringement.
In addition, the Company began proceedings to invalidate the ‘556 Patent throughbe a request for IPRtitle sponsor of the ‘556 patent at the USPTO. On July 27, 2015, the USPTO invalidated key claims in Utility’s ‘556 Patent. The Final Decision from the USPTO significantly curtailed Utility’s ability to threaten law enforcement agencies, municipalities, and others with infringement of the ‘556 Patent. Utility appealed this decision to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal affirmed the ruling of the USPTO summarily thus concluding the matter.
On June 6, 2014 the Company filed a separate Unfair Competition lawsuit against Utility in the United States District Court for the District of Kansas. In that lawsuit it contended that Utility has disparaged the Companyreceive certain naming and illegally interfered with its contracts, customer relationshipsother rights and business expectancies by falsely asserting to its customers and others that its products violate the ‘556 Patent, of which Utility claims to be the holder. In addition to damages, the Company sought permanent injunctive relief, prohibiting Utility from continuing to threaten or otherwise interferebenefits associated with the Company’s customers. On March 4,Web.com Tour for 2015 an initial hearing was held upon the Company’s requestthrough 2019 in exchange for injunctive relief.
Based upon facts revealed at a March 4, 2015 injunction hearing, on March 16, 2015, the Company sought leaveDigital Ally’s payment to amend its Complaint in the unfair competition suit to assert additional claims against Utility. Those new claims included claimsTour of actual or attempted monopolization, in violation of § 2 of the Sherman Act, claims arising under a new Georgia statute that prohibits threats of patent infringement in “bad faith,” and additional claims of unfair competition/false advertising in violation of § 63(a) of the Lanham Act. The Court concluded its injunction hearing on April 22, 2015, and allowed the Company leave to add these claims, but denied its preliminary injunction. Subsequent to the injunction hearing, Utility withdrew from the market the in-car video recording device that it had sold in competition with the Company’s own products of similar function and which Utility had attempted to market using threats of patent infringement. After discovery closed, Utility filed a Motion for Summary Judgment and the Company filed a Motion for Partial Summary Judgment. On March 30, 2017, the Court entered its order granting Utility’s motion and denying the Company’s motion for summary judgment. The Company believed the District Court had made several errors when ruling on the motions for summary judgment, and filed an appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (10th Circuit”). While the appeal was pending, Utility filed a motion for the recovery from the Company of some $800,000 in alleged attorney’s fees as provided, purportedly, under the Lanham Patent and Uniform Trade Secrets Act. That motion was denied in its entirety by final judgement entered February 14, 2018. On February 16, 2018, the 10th Circuit issued its decision affirming the decision of the District Court. The Company filed a petition for rehearing by the panel and en banc which was also denied. Utility has filed its own motion for the recovery of attorney fees, on appeal in the alleged amount of $125,000. That motion has not yet been fully briefed but the Company will oppose it on substantially the same grounds upon which Utility’s prior motion for attorney’s fees was denied by the District Court.annual sponsorship fees.
The Company is also involved as a plaintiffsuit has been resolved and defendant in ordinary, routine litigation and administrative proceedings incidental to its business from time to time, including customer collections, vendor and employment-related matters. The Company believes the likely outcome of any other pending cases and proceedings will not be material to its business or its financial condition.case has been dismissed by Plaintiff with prejudice on April 17, 2019.
| Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds. |
On April 3, 2018, and May 11, 2018, the Company completed the 2018 Private Placement of $6.875 million in principal amount of the 2018 Debentures and warrants to purchase 916,667 shares of common stock of the Company to institutional investors. The 2018 Debentures and 2018 Warrants were issued pursuant to a securities purchase agreement between the Company and the purchasers’ signatory thereto. Additionally, a portion of the 2018 Debentures and 2018 Warrants were issued to two institutional investors pursuant to their respective participation rights under a securities purchase agreement, dated August 21, 2017. One of the institutional investors that participated pursuant to the 2017 common stock issuance closed its tranche with the Company on May 11, 2018. The 2018 Private Placement resulted in gross cash proceeds of $6.25 million before placement agent fees and other expenses associated with the transaction. The proceeds were used primarily for full repayment of the 2016 Debentures, other outstanding subordinated debt of the Company and working capital. The Company filed a Registration Statement on Form S-1 to register the 2018 Debentures and 2018 Warrants, which registration was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 4, 2018.
The offers and sales of securities related to the 2018 Private Placement were made pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, including pursuant to Rule 506 thereunder. Such offers and sales were made solely to “accredited investors” under Rule 506 and were made without any form of general solicitation and with full access to any information requested by the investor regarding the Company or the securities offered in the private placement.Not applicable.
Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.
Not applicable.
(a) Exhibits.
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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.
Date:August 20, 201814, 2019
DIGITAL ALLY, INC.,
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| /s/Stanton E. Ross | ||
| Name: | Stanton E. Ross | |
| Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |
| /s/Thomas J. Heckman | ||
| Name: | Thomas J. Heckman | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer | |
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