APPLIED ENERGETICS, INC. - Quarter Report: 2014 March (Form 10-Q)

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 ended March 31, 2014

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 001-14015

APPLIED ENERGETICS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

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Yes x No ¨

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Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common equity, as of the latest practicable date. As of May 2, 2014 there were 91,778,095 shares of the issuer's common stock, par value $.001 per share, outstanding.

APPLIED ENERGETICS, INC.

QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

APPLIED ENERGETICS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited).

APPLIED ENERGETICS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited).

APPLIED ENERGETICS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited). 

APPLIED ENERGETICS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2014

(Unaudited)

The accompanying interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Applied Energetics, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Ionatron Technologies, Inc. and North Star Power Engineering, Inc. as of March 31, 2014 (collectively, "company," "Applied Energetics," "we," "our" or "us"). All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (which include normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods presented have been made. The results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2014, may not be indicative of the results for the entire year. The interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the company's audited consolidated financial statements contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Liquidity and Management’s Plan

These interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013. The report of our independent registered public accounting firm that accompanies the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2013, included in that Annual Report on Form 10-K, contains a going concern explanatory paragraph in which our independent registered public accounting firm expressed substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. We have experienced significant losses and negative cash flows and have an accumulated deficit in excess of $78 million as of March 31, 2014

The interim results reported in these condensed consolidated financial statements are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full fiscal year, or any other future period, and have been prepared assuming we will continue as a going concern based on the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business.

Recent Developments

The U.S. Government has significantly reduced defense spending over the past few years and we do not anticipate receiving any meaningful additional Government funding in the near future. We have completed all of our Government contracts and do not have any funded Government contracts for future work. We have also developed our USP laser technologies and systems for commercial markets. We have not generated meaningful sales of our commercial systems and we have one existing agreement for the lease of our High Voltage equipment. We are not investing company funds or resources to further develop and enhance our technologies and systems or market our systems other than the submission of proposals for Government contracts. As of May 8, 2014, our backlog was $-0-. As a result of the decrease in U.S. Government funding, we have significantly reduced our workforce to a level consistent with our expected operations. Since we are unable to determine if we will be able to obtain any meaningful contracts or generate meaningful revenue or profitable operations in our current line of business, we are considering strategic alternatives, including mergers, the acquisition of one or more businesses or technologies, and/or the disposition of one or more of our existing businesses. Absent the award of a significant new Government contract, we do not expect to continue our current businesses for any meaningful period of time and our continuation as a going concern is dependent upon the success of our strategic efforts.

The accompanying unaudited financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. For the three months ended March 31, 2014, the company incurred a net loss of approximately $207,000, had negative cash flows from operations of $174,000 and may incur additional future losses due to the reduction in Government contract activity. These matters raise substantial doubt as to the company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability of assets and the amount or classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the company be unable to continue as a going concern.

As of March 31, 2014, the company had approximately $905,000 in cash and cash equivalents.

APPLIED ENERGETICS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2014

(Unaudited)

USE OF ESTIMATES

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Management bases its assumptions on historical experiences and on various other estimates that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. In addition, management considers the basis and methodology used in developing and selecting these estimates, the trends in and amounts of these estimates, specific matters affecting the amount of and changes in these estimates, and any other relevant matters related to these estimates, including significant issues concerning accounting principles and financial statement presentation. Such estimates and assumptions could change in the future, as more information becomes known which could materially impact the amounts reported and disclosed herein. Significant estimates include revenue recognition under the percentage of completion method of contract accounting, estimating costs at completion on a contract, the valuation of inventory, carrying amount of long-lived assets, expected forfeiture rate on stock-based compensation and measurements of income tax assets and liabilities.

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

Cash equivalents are investments in money market funds or securities with an initial maturity of three months or less. These money market funds are invested in government and US treasury based securities.

FAIR VALUE OF CURRENT ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

The carrying amount of accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate fair value due to the short maturity of these instruments.

RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

The company has reviewed issued accounting pronouncements and plans to adopt those that are applicable to it. The company does not expect the adoption of any other pronouncements to have an impact on its results of operations or financial position.

Share-Based Compensation – Employees and Directors

For the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, share-based compensation expense totaled approximately $2,000 and $13,000, respectively.

There was no related income tax benefit recognized because our deferred tax assets are fully offset by a valuation allowance.

We determine the fair value of option grant share-based awards at their grant date, using a Black-Scholes-Merton Option-Pricing Model.

During the three months ended March 31, 2014, no restricted stock units were granted or vested or forfeited; no options to purchase shares were granted or exercised or expired; no restricted stock awards were granted or exercised or forfeited. At March 31, 2014, options to purchase 519,500 shares of common stock with an average exercise price of $0.47 per share were outstanding.

APPLIED ENERGETICS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2014

(Unaudited)

Approximately 93% and 81% of revenue for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2014 and March 31, 2013, respectively, were generated from either the U.S. Government or contractors to the U.S. Government.

Basic net loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period before giving effect to stock options, stock warrants, restricted stock units and convertible securities outstanding, which are considered to be dilutive common stock equivalents. Diluted net loss per common share is calculated based on the weighted average number of common and potentially dilutive shares outstanding during the period after giving effect to convertible preferred stock, stock options, warrants and restricted stock units. Contingently issuable shares are included in the computation of basic loss per share when issuance of the shares is no longer contingent. Due to the losses from continuing operations for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, basic and diluted loss per common share were the same, as the effect of potentially dilutive securities would have been anti-dilutive.

Potentially dilutive securities not included in the diluted loss per share calculation, due to net losses from continuing operations, were as follows:

As of March 31, 2014, we had 107,172 shares of our 6.5% Series A Convertible Preferred Stock outstanding. The company’s Board of Directors did not declare the dividends due August 1, 2013, November 1, 2013, February 1, 2014 and May 1, 2014. Accordingly, the company did not pay these dividends. Accrued dividends payable as of March 31, 2014 is $244,000. Dividend arrearages as of March 31, 2014 is $201,000.

Dividends on Preferred Stock are accrued when the amount and kind of the dividend is determined and are payable quarterly on the first day of February, May, August and November, in cash or shares of common stock. The holders of shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock are entitled to receive dividends at the initial rate of 6.5% of the liquidation preference per share (the "Initial Dividend Rate"), payable, at the option of the corporation, in cash or shares of common stock or a combination of cash and common stock. Upon the occurrence of the company's failure to pay dividends in the five business days following a dividend payment date (a "Payment Default"), the dividend rate shall immediately and automatically increase to 7.5% of the liquidation preference per share for as long as such Payment Default continues (or return to the Initial Dividend Rate at such time as such Payment Default no longer continues), and if a Payment Default shall occur on two consecutive Dividend Payment Dates, the dividend rate shall immediately and automatically increase to 10% of the Liquidation Preference for as long as such Payment Default continues and shall immediately and automatically return to the Initial Dividend Rate at such time as the Payment Default is no longer continuing.

The company’s management has evaluated subsequent events occurring after March 31, 2014, the date of our most recent balance sheet, through the date our financial statements were issued.

ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Our discussion and analysis of the financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the related disclosures included elsewhere herein and in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included as part of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the securities laws. Forward-looking statements include all statements that do not relate solely to the historical or current facts, and can be identified by the use of forward looking words such as "may", "believe", "will", “would”, “could”, “should”, "expect", "project", "anticipate", “estimates", “possible”, "plan", "strategy", "target", "prospect" or "continue" and other similar terms and phrases. These forward looking statements are based on the current plans and expectations of our management and are subject to a number of uncertainties and risks that could significantly affect our current plans and expectations, as well as future results of operations and financial condition and may cause our actual results, performances or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performances or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from our expectations are described in Item 1A. (Risk Factors) of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the year ended December 31, 2013. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, there can be no assurance that such expectations will prove to have been correct. We do not assume any obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions, or changes in other factors affecting such forward-looking statements.

OVERVIEW

Applied Energetics, Inc. (“company”, “Applied Energetics”, “we”, “our” or “us”) has developed and manufactured solid state Ultra Short Pulse (“USP”) lasers for commercial applications and applied energy systems for military applications. Through our technology development efforts, we have gained expertise and proprietary knowledge in high performance lasers and high-voltage electronics.

We are not investing company funds to further develop and enhance our technologies of systems or market our systems other than the submission of proposals for Government contracts. We have completed all of our Government contracts and do not have any other funded Government contracts due to the lack of Government funding. We have not generated meaningful sales of our commercial systems and we have one existing agreement for the lease of our High Voltage equipment.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

COMPARISON OF OPERATIONS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2014 AND 2013:

REVENUE

Revenue decreased by approximately $8,000 to $27,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 compared to $34,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2013. Revenue from the LGE product line increased by $25,000 to $25,000 and High Voltage revenue decreased by $32,000 to $2,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2013. There was no revenue from Laser or the C-IED product line for the quarters. We have completed all work under our Government contracts and do not have any funded Government contracts for future work due to the lack of Government funding and are not investing company funds or resources to develop or enhance our technologies or systems. Although we continue to make proposals for Government contracts, we do not anticipate receiving additional Government funding in the near future and expect our revenue to remain at these reduced levels because of the significant reduction in U.S. Government spending. We currently have one agreement for the lease of our High Voltage equipment.

COST OF REVENUE

Cost of revenue includes manufacturing labor, benefits and overhead, and an allocation of allowable general and administration and research and development costs in accordance with the terms of our government contracts.

Cost of revenue decreased from approximately $29,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2013 to $25,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2014.

GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE

General and administrative expenses decreased approximately $294,000 to $210,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 compared to $504,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2013. Salaries, wages and benefits decreased by approximately $170,000, which is reflective of our reduction in workforce; professional services decreased by approximately $107,000; depreciation and amortization decreased by $13,000; and non-cash compensation costs decreased by approximately $11,000. Offsetting these reductions in operating expenses totaling approximately $302,000 was an increase reflected from the decrease in absorption of labor and overheads of approximately $16,000 previously charged to Government contracts. Cost saving measures were initiated in 2011 and have continued, in response to the decrease in revenue and lack of Government contracts, including reductions of our workforce and reductions in other operating expenses.

SELLING AND MARKETING

Selling and marketing expenses decreased to $0 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 from $76,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2013. The decrease in sales and marketing expenses is represented by decreases in marketing expenses of $48,000 and business development expense of $28,000. There were $0 bid and proposal expenses of for both quarters ended March 31, 2014 and March 31, 2013.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

There were no research and development expenses during the three months ended March 31, 2014 and for the three months ended March 31, 2013. This reflects our goal to limit the investment of our own resources in research and development efforts as a cost reduction measure.

INTEREST INCOME AND INTEREST EXPENSE

Net interest income for the three months ended March 31, 2014 was at the same level as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2013.

NET LOSS

Our operations for the three months ended March 31, 2014 resulted in a net loss of approximately $207,000, a decrease of approximately $366,000 compared to the $573,000 loss for the three months ended March 31, 2013.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

At March 31, 2014, we had approximately $905,000 of cash and cash equivalents, a decrease of approximately $174,000 from December 31, 2013. During the first three months of 2014 the net cash outflow from operating activities was approximately $174,000. This amount is comprised primarily of our net loss of $207,000 and a decrease in our accrued expenses and deposits of $26,000, partially offset by an increase in accounts payable of $26,000, a decrease in prepaid expenses, deposits and other assets of $25,000, depreciation and amortization of $5,000 and noncash stock based compensation of $2,000. Investing activities and financing activities reflected had no activity, resulting in net cash outflow of approximately $174,000.

The U.S. Government has significantly reduced defense spending and we do not anticipate receiving significant additional Government funding in the near future. We have completed our Government contracts and do not have any funded Government contracts for future work. We have also developed our USP laser technologies and systems for commercial markets. We have not generated meaningful sales of our commercial systems and we have one existing agreement for the lease of our High Voltage equipment. We are not investing company funds or resources to further develop and enhance our technologies and systems or market our systems other than the submission of proposals for Government contracts. As of May 7, 2014, our backlog was $0.

As a result of the decrease in U.S. Government funding, we have significantly reduced our workforce to a level consistent with our expected operations.

Since we are unable to determine if we will be able to obtain any meaningful contracts or generate meaningful revenue or profitable operations in our current businesses, we are considering strategic alternatives, including mergers, the acquisition of one or more businesses or technologies, and/or the disposition of one or more of our existing businesses. Absent the award of a significant new Government contract, we do not expect to continue our current businesses for any meaningful period of time and our continuation as a going concern is dependent upon the success of our strategic efforts.

In their report accompanying our financial statements, our independent auditors stated that our financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2013 were prepared assuming that we would continue as a going concern, and that they have substantial doubt as to our ability to continue as a going concern. Our auditors’ have noted that our recurring losses from operations and negative cash flow from operations and the concern that we may incur additional losses due to the reduction in Government contract activity raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

BACKLOG OF ORDERS

At May 7, 2014, we had a backlog (workload remaining on signed contracts) of $0, to be completed within the next twelve months.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

EVALUATION OF DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Our management, with the participation of our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2014. Based on that evaluation, our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer has concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2014 are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms.

During the three months ended March 31, 2014, there was no significant change in our internal controls over financial reporting that has materially affected or which is reasonably likely to materially affect our internal controls over financial reporting.

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 6.          EXHIBITS

SIGNATURES

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

Date: May 13, 2014