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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q 

(Mark One)

 

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

 

For the quarterly period ended July 31, 2022

 

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: 001-13490 

 

 

MIND TECHNOLOGY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware

76-0210849

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

2002 Timberloch Place

Suite 550

The Woodlands, Texas 77380

(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)

(281) 353-4475

(Registrants telephone number, including area code) 

 

 

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

  

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock - $0.01 par value per share

MIND

The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Series A Preferred Stock - $1.00 par value per share

MINDP

The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

 

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  ☒    No  ☐

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

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

Large accelerated filer

Accelerated filer

    

Non-accelerated filer

Smaller reporting company

    

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  ☒

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: 13,786,904 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value, were outstanding as of September 12, 2022.

 



 

 

 

MIND TECHNOLOGY, INC.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

     

Item 1.

Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 
 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of July 31, 2022 and January 31, 2022

1

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended July 31, 2022 and 2021

2

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss for the Three and Six Months Ended July 31, 2022 and 2021

3

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended July 31, 2022 and 2021

4

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity for the Three and Six Months Ended July 31, 2022 and 2021

5

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

7

 

Cautionary Statement about Forward-Looking Statements

15

     

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

16

     

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

24

     

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

24

 

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

     

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

25

     

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

25

     

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

25

     

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

25

     

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

25

     

Item 5.

Other Information

25

     

Item 6.

Exhibits

26

     
 

Exhibit Index

26

     
 

Signatures

28

 

 

 

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

MIND TECHNOLOGY, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

 

  

July 31, 2022

  

January 31, 2022

 

ASSETS

 

Current assets:

        

Cash and cash equivalents

 $833  $5,114 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $484 at each of July 31, 2022 and January 31, 2022

  6,657   8,126 

Inventories, net

  14,422   14,006 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

  1,785   1,840 

Assets held for sale

  178   159 

Total current assets

  23,875   29,245 

Property and equipment, net

  4,013   4,272 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

  2,001   1,835 

Intangible assets, net

  5,469   6,018 

Other assets

  213   650 

Total assets

 $35,571  $42,020 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

Current liabilities:

        

Accounts payable

 $2,460  $2,046 

Deferred revenue

  441   232 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

  3,641   5,762 

Income taxes payable

  1,073   837 

Operating lease liabilities - current

  502   869 

Liabilities held for sale

  202   953 

Total current liabilities

  8,319   10,699 

Operating lease liabilities - non-current

  1,499   966 

Deferred tax liability

  92   92 

Total liabilities

  9,910   11,757 

Stockholders’ equity:

        

Preferred stock, $1.00 par value; 2,000 shares authorized; 1,683 shares issued and outstanding at each of July 31, 2022 and January 31, 2022

  37,779   37,779 

Common stock, $0.01 par value; 40,000 shares authorized; 15,720 and 15,705 shares issued at July 31, 2022 and January 31, 2022, respectively

  157   157 

Additional paid-in capital

  129,314   128,926 

Treasury stock, at cost (1,933 and 1,931 shares at July 31, 2022 and January 31, 2022, respectively)

  (16,863)  (16,862)

Accumulated deficit

  (123,142)  (117,856)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

  (1,584)  (1,881)

Total stockholders’ equity

  25,661   30,263 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 $35,571  $42,020 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

 

MIND TECHNOLOGY, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

 

   

For the Three Months Ended July 31,

   

For the Six Months Ended July 31,

 
   

2022

   

2021

   

2022

   

2021

 

Revenues:

                               

Sale of marine technology products

  $ 8,713     $ 6,807     $ 17,800     $ 11,001  

Total revenues

    8,713       6,807       17,800       11,001  

Cost of sales:

                               

Sale of marine technology products

    5,175       4,583       10,973       8,234  

Total cost of sales

    5,175       4,583       10,973       8,234  

Gross profit

    3,538       2,224       6,827       2,767  

Operating expenses:

                               

Selling, general and administrative

    3,789       3,378       8,061       7,195  

Research and development

    833       888       1,847       1,741  

Depreciation and amortization

    467       557       946       1,223  

Total operating expenses

    5,089       4,823       10,854       10,159  

Operating loss

    (1,551 )     (2,599 )     (4,027 )     (7,392 )

Other (expense) income:

                               

Other, net

    (76 )     57       (194 )     1,004  

Total other (expense) income

    (76 )     57       (194 )     1,004  

Loss from continuing operations before income taxes

    (1,627 )     (2,542 )     (4,221 )     (6,388 )

Provision for income taxes

    (131 )     (197 )     (342 )     (52 )

Net loss from continuing operations

    (1,758 )     (2,739 )     (4,563 )     (6,440 )

(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes

    (162 )     79       224       (204 )

Net loss

  $ (1,920 )   $ (2,660 )   $ (4,339 )   $ (6,644 )

Preferred stock dividends - declared

          (682 )     (947 )     (1,266 )

Preferred stock dividends - undeclared

    (947 )           (947 )      

Net loss attributable to common stockholders

  $ (2,867 )   $ (3,342 )   $ (6,233 )   $ (7,910 )

Net (loss) income per common share - Basic

                               

Continuing operations

  $ (0.20 )   $ (0.25 )   $ (0.47 )   $ (0.56 )

Discontinued operations

  $ (0.01 )   $ 0.01     $ 0.02     $ (0.01 )

Net loss

  $ (0.21 )   $ (0.24 )   $ (0.45 )   $ (0.57 )

Net (loss) income per common share - Diluted

                               

Continuing operations

  $ (0.20 )   $ (0.25 )   $ (0.47 )   $ (0.56 )

Discontinued operations

  $ (0.01 )   $ 0.01     $ 0.02     $ (0.01 )

Net loss

  $ (0.21 )   $ (0.24 )   $ (0.45 )   $ (0.57 )

Shares used in computing net loss per common share:

                               

Basic

    13,782       13,774       13,779       13,767  

Diluted

    13,782       13,774       13,779       13,767  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

MIND TECHNOLOGY, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

   

For the Three Months Ended July 31,

   

For the Six Months Ended July 31,

 
   

2022

   

2021

   

2022

   

2021

 

Net loss

  $ (1,920 )   $ (2,660 )   $ (4,339 )   $ (6,644 )

Change in cumulative translation adjustment for liquidation of entities held for sale

    295             295        

Other changes in cumulative translation adjustment

    5       (23 )     2       34  

Comprehensive loss

  $ (1,620 )   $ (2,683 )     (4,042 )     (6,610 )

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

MIND TECHNOLOGY, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

   

For the Six Months Ended July 31,

 
   

2022

   

2021

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

               

Net loss

  $ (4,339 )   $ (6,644 )

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

               

PPP loan forgiveness

          (850 )

Depreciation and amortization

    946       1,226  

Stock-based compensation

    388       236  

Recovery of doubtful accounts

          (453 )

Provision for inventory obsolescence

    45       350  

Gross profit from sale of assets held-for-sale

    (358 )      

Loss (gross profit) from sale of other equipment

    113       (155 )

Changes in:

               

Accounts receivable

    1,998       (140 )

Unbilled revenue

    15       21  

Inventories

    (461 )     (542 )

Prepaid expenses and other current and long-term assets

    168       (260 )

Income taxes receivable and payable

    19       (63 )

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities

    (1,126 )     375  

Deferred revenue

    95       (292 )

Net cash used in operating activities

    (2,497 )     (7,191 )

Cash flows from investing activities:

               

Purchases of property and equipment

    (250 )     (14 )

Sale of assets held for sale

    361       484  

Sale of a business, net of cash sold

          761  

Net cash provided by investing activities

    111       1,231  

Cash flows from financing activities:

               

Purchase of treasury stock

    (1 )     (2 )

Net proceeds from preferred stock offering

          4,502  

Net proceeds from common stock offering

          43  

Preferred stock dividends

    (1,894 )     (1,160 )

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

    (1,895 )     3,383  

Effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents

          22  

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

    (4,281 )     (2,555 )

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

    5,114       4,611  

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

  $ 833     $ 2,056  

Supplemental cash flow information:

               

Interest paid

  $ 4     $ 18  

Income taxes paid

  $ 277     $ 147  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

MIND TECHNOLOGY, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

   

Common Stock

   

Preferred Stock

                           

Accumulated

         
                                   

Additional

                   

Other

         
                                   

Paid-In

   

Treasury

   

Accumulated

   

Comprehensive

         
   

Shares

   

Amount

   

Shares

   

Amount

   

Capital

   

Stock

   

Deficit

   

Loss

   

Total

 

Balances, January 31, 2022

    15,705     $ 157       1,683     $ 37,779     $ 128,926     $ (16,862 )   $ (117,856 )   $ (1,881 )   $ 30,263  

Net loss

                                        (2,419 )           (2,419 )

Foreign currency translation

                                              (3 )     (3 )

Restricted stock issued

    10                                                  

Restricted stock surrendered for tax withholding

                                  (1 )                 (1 )

Preferred stock dividends

                                        (947 )           (947 )

Stock-based compensation

                            236                         236  

Balances, April 30, 2022

    15,715     $ 157       1,683     $ 37,779     $ 129,162     $ (16,863 )   $ (121,222 )   $ (1,884 )   $ 27,129  

Net loss

                                        (1,920 )           (1,920 )

Foreign currency translation

                                              300       300  

Restricted stock issued

    5                                                  

Stock-based compensation

                            152                         152  

Balances, July 31, 2022

    15,720     $ 157       1,683     $ 37,779     $ 129,314     $ (16,863 )   $ (123,142 )   $ (1,584 )   $ 25,661  

 

 

MIND TECHNOLOGY, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

   

Common Stock

   

Preferred Stock

                           

Accumulated

         
                                   

Additional

                   

Other

         
                                   

Paid-In

   

Treasury

   

Accumulated

   

Comprehensive

         
   

Shares

   

Amount

   

Shares

   

Amount

   

Capital

   

Stock

   

Deficit

   

Loss

   

Total

 

Balances, January 31, 2021

    15,681     $ 157     $ 1,038     $ 23,104     $ 128,241     $ (16,860 )   $ (99,870 )   $ (4,356 )   $ 30,416  

Net loss

                                        (3,984 )           (3,984 )

Foreign currency translation

                                              57       57  

Restricted stock issued

    5                         11                         11  

Restricted stock surrendered for tax withholding

                                  (2 )                 (2 )

Preferred stock offering

                21       503                               503  

Preferred stock dividends

                                        (584 )           (584 )

Common stock offering

    18                         42                         42  

Stock-based compensation

                            109                         109  

Balances, April 30, 2021

    15,704     $ 157     $ 1,059     $ 23,607     $ 128,403     $ (16,862 )   $ (104,438 )   $ (4,299 )   $ 26,568  

Net loss

                                        (2,660 )           (2,660 )

Foreign currency translation

                                              (23 )     (23 )

Preferred stock offering

                164       3,999                               3,999  

Common stock offering

                            1                         1  

Preferred stock dividends

                                        (682 )           (682 )

Stock-based compensation

                            115                         115  

Balances, July 31, 2021

    15,704     $ 157       1,223     $ 27,606     $ 128,519     $ (16,862 )   $ (107,780 )   $ (4,322 )   $ 27,318  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

MIND TECHNOLOGY, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

 

 

1. Organization and Liquidity

 

MIND Technology, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), formerly Mitcham Industries, Inc., a Texas corporation, was incorporated in 1987. Effective August 3, 2020 the Company effectuated a reincorporation to the state of Delaware. Concurrent with the reincorporation the name of the Company was changed to MIND Technology, Inc. 

 

The Company, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Seamap Pte Ltd, MIND Maritime Acoustics, LLC (formerly Seamap USA, LLC), Seamap (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd and Seamap (UK) Ltd (collectively “Seamap”), and its wholly owned subsidiary, Klein Marine Systems, Inc. (“Klein”), designs, manufactures and sells a broad range of proprietary products for the seismic, hydrographic and offshore industries with product sales and support facilities based in Singapore, Malaysia, the United Kingdom and the states of New Hampshire and Texas. Prior to July 31, 2020, the Company, through its wholly owned Canadian subsidiary, Mitcham Canada, ULC (“MCL”), its wholly owned Hungarian subsidiary, Mitcham Europe Ltd. (“MEL”), and its branch operations in Colombia, provided full-service equipment leasing, sales and service to the seismic industry worldwide (the “Leasing Business”). Effective July 31, 2020, the Leasing Business has been classified as held for sale and the financial results reported as discontinued operations (see Note 3 – “Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations” for additional details). All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

These condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and the discharge of liabilities in the normal course of business for the foreseeable future. The Company has a history of generating losses and negative cash from operating activities and may not have access to sources of capital that were available in prior periods. In addition, the lingering impacts of the global pandemic, emerging supply chain disruptions and recent volatility in oil prices have created significant uncertainty in the global economy which could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial position, results of operations and liquidity. Accordingly, substantial doubt has arisen regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. These consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that may result should the Company not be able to continue as a going concern.

 

Management has identified the following mitigating factors regarding adequate liquidity and capital resources to meet its obligations:

 

 

The Company has no funded debt, or other outstanding obligations, outside of normal trade obligations.

 

 

The Company has no obligations or agreements containing “maintenance type” financial covenants.

 

 

The Company has working capital of approximately $15.6 million as of July 31, 2022, including cash of approximately $833,000.

 

 

Should revenues be less than projected, the Company believes it is able, and has plans in place, to reduce costs proportionately in order to maintain positive cash flow.

 

 

The majority of the Company’s costs are variable in nature, such as raw materials and personnel related costs. The Company has recently eliminated two executive level positions, and additional reductions in operations, sales, and general and administrative headcount could be made, if deemed necessary by management.

 

 

The Company has a backlog of orders of approximately $19.3 million as of July 31, 2022. Production for certain of these orders was in process and included in inventory as of July 31, 2022, thereby reducing the liquidity needed to complete the orders.

 

 

Despite difficulties in world energy markets, the Company has been able to generate cash from the sale of lease pool equipment and collection of accounts receivable related to its discontinued operations. Management expects to generate additional liquidity from the sale of lease pool equipment in fiscal 2023.

 

 The Company declared and paid the quarterly dividend on its Preferred Stock for the first quarter of fiscal 2023, and each quarter in fiscal 2022, but deferred payment of the quarterly dividend for the second quarter of fiscal 2023. The Company also has the option to defer future quarterly dividend payments if deemed necessary. The dividends are a cumulative dividend that accrue for payment in the future. During a deferral period, the Company is prohibited from paying dividends or distributions on its common stock, or redeeming any of those shares. Further, if the Company does not pay dividends on its Series A Preferred Stock for six or more quarters, the holders of Series A Preferred Stock will have the right to appoint two directors to the Company's board.

 

 

In recent years, the Company has raised capital through the sale of Common Stock and Preferred Stock pursuant to the ATM Offering Program (as defined herein) and underwritten offerings on Form S-1. Currently, the Company is not eligible to issue securities pursuant to Form S-3 and accordingly cannot sell securities pursuant to the ATM Offering Program. However, the Company may sell securities pursuant to Form S-1 or in private transactions.  Management expects to be able to raise further capital through these available means should the need arise.

 

Notwithstanding the mitigating factors identified by management, there remains substantial doubt regarding the Company's ability to meet its obligations as they arise over the next twelve months. 

 

 

2. Basis of Presentation and Immaterial Correction of Comprehensive Loss

 

The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of January 31, 2022, for the Company has been derived from audited consolidated financial statements. The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, although the Company believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the related notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2022 (“fiscal 2022”). In the opinion of the Company’s management, all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the financial position as of July 31, 2022, the results of operations for the three and six months ended July 31, 2022 and 2021, the cash flows for the six months ended July 31, 2022 and 2021, and the statement of stockholders’ equity for the three and six months ended July 31, 2022 and 2021, have been included in these condensed consolidated financial statements. The foregoing interim results are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be expected for the full fiscal year ending January 31, 2023 (“fiscal 2023”).

 

The Company has corrected an immaterial error in the statements of comprehensive loss for the three and six months ended July 31, 2021, which as previously presented, incorrectly included $682,000 and $1.3 million of preferred dividends as a component of comprehensive loss, respectively. Additionally, during the years ended January 31, 2022 and 2021, comprehensive loss incorrectly included preferred dividends of $2.9 million and $2.3 million, respectively. Comprehensive loss will be corrected by revising the amounts included in previously-issued statements of comprehensive loss the next time they are required to be filed for comparative purposes.

 

 

3. Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations

 

On July 27, 2020, the Board determined to exit the Leasing Business. As a result, the assets, excluding cash, and liabilities of the Leasing Business are considered held for sale and its results of operations are reported as discontinued operations as of July 31, 2022 and for all comparative periods presented in these condensed consolidated financial statements. The Company originally anticipated selling the discontinued operations in multiple transactions, potentially involving the sale of legal entities, assets, or a combination of both, within the twelve months ending  July 31, 2021. The Company now believes it will complete the process by January 31, 2023.

 

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The assets reported as held for sale consist of the following:

 

  

July 31, 2022

  

January 31, 2022

 

Current assets of discontinued operations:

  (in thousands) 

Accounts receivable, net

  24   177 

Inventories, net

  1   2 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

  113   167 

Seismic equipment lease pool and property and equipment, net

  40   738 

Loss recognized on classification as held for sale

     (925)

Total assets of discontinued operations

 $178  $159 

 

The liabilities reported as held for sale consist of the following:

 

  

July 31, 2022

  

January 31, 2022

 

Current liabilities of discontinued operations:

  (in thousands) 

Accounts payable

 $  $132 

Deferred revenue

  56   73 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

  122   507 

Income taxes payable

  24   241 

Total liabilities of discontinued operations

  202   953 

 

The results of operations from discontinued operations for the three and six months ended July 31, 2022 and 2021 consist of the following:

 

  

For the Three Months Ended July 31,

  

For the Six Months Ended July 31,

 
  

2022

  

2021

  

2022

  

2021

 

Revenues:

 

(in thousands)

 

Revenue from discontinued operations

 $  $757  $  $787 

Cost of sales:

                

Cost of discontinued operations

  23   332   48   705 

Operating expenses:

                

Selling, general and administrative

  101   378   214   720 

Recovery of doubtful accounts

     (2)     (445)

Depreciation and amortization

     2      3 

Total operating expenses

  101   378   214   278 

Operating (loss) income

  (124)  47   (262)  (196)

Other income (expenses)

  (38)  35   486   (4)

Income (loss) before income taxes from discontinued operations

  (162)  82   224   (200)

Provision for income taxes from discontinued operations

     (3)     (4)

Net Income (loss) from discontinued operations

  (162)  79   224   (204)

 

The significant operating and investing noncash items and capital expenditures related to discontinued operations are summarized below:

 

  

For the Six Months Ended July 31,

 
  

2022

  

2021

 
  (in thousands) 

Gross profit from sale of assets held-for-sale

 $(358) $ 

Recovery of doubtful accounts

 $  $(445)

Sale of assets held for sale

 $361  $1,245 

 

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4. New Accounting Pronouncements

 

New accounting pronouncements that have been issued but not yet effective are currently being evaluated and at this time are not expected to have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations.

 

 

5. Revenue from Contracts with Customers

 

The following table presents revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by product line and timing of revenue recognition:

 

  

Three Months Ended July 31,

  

Six Months Ended July 31,

 
  

2022

  

2021

  

2022

  

2021

 

Revenue recognized at a point in time:

 

(in thousands)

 

Seamap

 $4,288  $5,256  $12,281  $8,169 

Klein

  3,688   1,406   4,696   2,556 

Total revenue recognized at a point in time

 $7,976  $6,662  $16,977  $10,725 

Revenue recognized over time:

                

Seamap

 $737  $145  $823  $276 

Klein

 $  $  $  $ 

Total revenue recognized over time

  737   145   823   276 

Total revenue from contracts with customers

 $8,713  $6,807  $17,800  $11,001 

 

The revenue from products manufactured and sold by our Seamap and Klein businesses, is generally recognized at a point in time, or when the customer takes possession of the product, based on the terms and conditions stipulated in our contracts with customers. However, from time to time our Seamap and Klein businesses provide repair and maintenance services, or perform upgrades, on customer owned equipment in which case revenue is recognized over time. In addition, our Seamap business provides annual Software Maintenance Agreements (“SMA”) to customers who have an active license for software embedded in Seamap products. The revenue from SMA is recognized over time, with the total value of the SMA recognized in equal monthly amounts over the life of the contract.

 

The following table presents revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by geography, based on shipping location of our customers:

 

  

Three Months Ended July 31,

  

Six Months Ended July 31,

 
  

2022

  

2021

  

2022

  

2021

 
  

(in thousands)

 

United States

 $2,333  $219  $4,586  $578 

Europe

  4,082   3,520   8,694   6,102 

Middle East & Africa

  142   675   180   689 

Asia-Pacific

  2,042   2,188   4,226   2,893 

Canada & Latin America

  114   205   114   739 

Total revenue from contracts with customers

 $8,713  $6,807  $17,800  $11,001 

 

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As of July 31, 2022, and January 31, 2022, contract assets and liabilities consisted of the following:

 

  

July 31, 2022

  

January 31, 2022

 

Contract Assets:

 

(in thousands)

 

Unbilled revenue - current

 $43  $28 

Total unbilled revenue

 $43  $28 

Contract Liabilities:

        

Deferred revenue & customer deposits - current

 $2,665  $2,569 

Total deferred revenue & customer deposits

 $2,665  $2,569 

 

Considering the products manufactured and sold by our Seamap and Klein businesses and the Company’s standard contract terms and conditions, we expect our contract assets and liabilities to turn over, on average, within a period of three to nine months.

 

With respect to the disclosures above, sales and transaction-based taxes are excluded from revenue, and we do not disclose the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for contracts with an original expected duration of one year or less. Also, we expense costs incurred to obtain contracts because the amortization period would be one year or less. These costs are recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses.

 

 

6. Balance Sheet - Continuing Operations

 

  

As of July 31, 2022

  

As of January 31, 2022

 
  

(in thousands)

 
  

Current

  

Long-term

  

Total

  

Current

  

Long-term

  

Total

 

Accounts receivable

 $7,141  $213  $6,928  $8,610  $650  $9,260 

Less allowance for doubtful accounts

  (484)     (484)  (484)     (484)

Accounts receivable net of allowance for doubtful accounts

 $6,657  $213  $6,444  $8,126  $650  $8,776 

 

  

July 31, 2022

  

January 31, 2022

 
  

(in thousands)

 

Inventories:

        

Raw materials

 $9,198  $8,511 

Finished goods

  3,797   3,806 

Work in progress

  3,324   3,567 

Cost of inventories

  16,319   15,884 

Less allowance for obsolescence

  (1,897)  (1,878)

Total inventories, net

 $14,422  $14,006 

 

  

July 31, 2022

  

January 31, 2022

 
  

(in thousands)

 

Property and equipment:

        

Furniture and fixtures

 $9,913  $9,865 

Autos and trucks

  508   495 

Marine seismic service equipment

     3,880 

Land and buildings

  4,689   4,555 

Cost of property and equipment

  15,110   18,795 

Accumulated depreciation and amortization

  (11,097)  (14,523)

Total property and equipment, net

 $4,013  $4,272 

 

As of January 31, 2022, the Company completed an annual review of long-lived assets noting that the undiscounted future cash flows exceeded their carrying value and no impairment was recorded. Since  January 31, 2022, there have not been changes to the market, economic or legal environment in which the Company operates that would, in the aggregate, indicate additional impairment analysis is necessary as of July 31, 2022.

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7. Leases

 

The Company has certain non-cancelable operating lease agreements for office, production and warehouse space in Texas, Hungary, Singapore, Malaysia, and the United Kingdom. We negotiated the termination of our Colombia lease obligation during fiscal 2022 and our lease obligation in Canada was terminated as of March 31, 2022.

 

Lease expense for the three and six months ended July 31, 2022 was approximately $218,000 and $421,000, respectively, and during the three and six months ended July 31, 2021 was approximately $291,000 and $600,000, respectively, and were recorded as a component of operating loss. Included in these costs was short-term lease expense of approximately $9,000 and $18,000 for the three and six months ended July 31, 2022, respectively, and during the three and six months ended July 31, 2021 was approximately $10,000 and  $10,000, respectively.

 

Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases as of July 31, 2022 and January 31, 2022 were as follows:

 

Lease

 

July 31, 2022

  

January 31, 2022

 

Assets

 (in thousands)

Operating lease assets

 $2,001  $1,835 
         

Liabilities

        

Operating lease liabilities

 $2,001  $1,835 
         

Classification of lease liabilities

        

Current liabilities

 $502  $869 

Non-current liabilities

  1,499   966 

Total Operating lease liabilities

 $2,001  $1,835 

 

Lease-term and discount rate details as of July 31, 2022 and January 31, 2022 were as follows:

 

Lease term and discount rate

 

July 31, 2022

  

January 31, 2022

 

Weighted average remaining lease term (years)

        

Operating leases

  2.08   1.82 
         

Weighted average discount rate:

        

Operating leases

  13%  13%

 

The incremental borrowing rate was calculated using the Company's weighted average cost of capital.

 

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases was as follows:

 

Lease

 

Six Months Ended July 31, 2022

  

Six Months Ended July 31, 2021

 

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:

 (in thousands)

Operating cash flows from operating leases

 $(421) $(600)
         

Changes in lease balances resulting from new and modified leases:

        

Operating leases

 $638  $762 

 

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Maturities of lease liabilities at July 31, 2022 were as follows:

 

  

July 31, 2022

 
  (in thousands) 

2023

 $502 

2024

  794 

2025

  541 

2026

  274 

2027

  188 

Thereafter

  204 

Total payments under lease agreements

 $2,503 
     

Less: imputed interest

  (502)

Total lease liabilities

 $2,001 

 

 

8. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

 

    

July 31, 2022

  

January 31, 2022

 
  

Weighted

 

Gross

          

Net

  

Gross

          

Net

 
  

Average Life at

 

Carrying

  

Accumulated

     

Carrying

  

Carrying

  

Accumulated

      

Carrying

 
  

7/31/2022

 

Amount

  

Amortization

  

Impairment

  

Amount

  

Amount

  

Amortization

  

Impairment

  

Amount

 
    (in thousands)  (in thousands) 

Goodwill

   $7,060  $  $(7,060) $  $7,060  $  $(7,060) $ 

Proprietary rights

 5.6  8,237   (4,382)     3,855   8,237   (4,150)     4,087 

Customer relationships

 0.3  5,024   (4,845)     179   5,024   (4,797)     227 

Patents

 2.4  2,540   (1,902)     638   2,540   (1,778)     762 

Trade name

 3.8  894   (91)  (760)  43   894   (85)  (760)  49 

Developed technology

 3.4  1,430   (941)     489   1,430   (870)     560 

Other

 1.8  693   (428)     265   694   (361)     333 

Amortizable intangible assets

   $18,818  $(12,589) $(760) $5,469  $18,819  $(12,041) $(760) $6,018 

 

On January 31, 2022, the Company completed an annual review of amortizable intangible assets. Based on a review of qualitative factors it was determined that there were no events or changes in circumstances indicating that the carrying value of amortizable intangible assets was not recoverable. During the six months ended July 31, 2022, there have been no substantive indicators of impairment. 

 

Aggregate amortization expense was $427,000 and $618,000 for the six months ended July 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. As of July 31, 2022, future estimated amortization expense related to amortizable intangible assets was estimated to be:

 

For fiscal years ending January 31,

  (in thousands) 

2023

 $592 

2024

  1,043 

2025

  818 

2026

  721 

2027

  420 

Thereafter

  1,875 

Total

 $5,469 

 

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9. Notes Payable

 

On May 5, 2020, the Company, and its wholly owned subsidiary, Klein (collectively, the “Borrowers”), were granted loans (the “Loans”) from Bank of America, N.A. in the aggregate amount of approximately $1.6 million, pursuant to the Small Business Association's Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP”), a component of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act which was enacted on March 27, 2020.

 

The Loans, in the form of promissory notes (the “Notes”) dated May 1, 2020 issued by the Borrowers, were set to mature on May 1, 2022 and bore interest at a rate of 1% per annum, payable monthly commencing on November 1, 2020. The Notes stipulated various restrictions customary with this type of transaction including representations, warranties, and covenants, in addition to events of default, breaches of representation and warranties or other provisions of the Notes. In the event of default, the Borrowers would have become obligated to repay all amounts outstanding under the Notes. The Borrowers were permitted to prepay the Notes at any time prior to maturity with no prepayment penalties.

 

Under the terms of the PPP, funds from the Loans could only be used for payroll costs, rent, utilities and interest on other debt obligations incurred prior to February 15, 2020. In addition, certain amounts of the Loans could be forgiven if the funds were used to pay qualifying expenses.

 

In January 2021, the Loan granted to the Company in the amount of approximately $757,000 was forgiven resulting in other income of that amount. In February 2021, the Loan granted to Klein in the amount of approximately $850,000 was also forgiven, resulting in other income of that amount. As of July 31, 2022, the Company had no outstanding balance under the Loans.

 

 

10. Income Taxes

 

For the six months ended July 31, 2022, the income tax expense from continuing operations was approximately $ 342,000 on a pre-tax loss from continuing operations of $4.2 million. For the six months ended July 31, 2021, the income tax expense from continuing operations was approximately $ 52,000 on a pre-tax loss from continuing operations of $6.4 million. The variance between our actual provision and the expected provision based on the U.S. statutory rate is due primarily to recording valuation allowances against the increase in our deferred tax assets in the respective periods, permanent differences between book income and taxable income, and the effect of foreign withholding taxes.

 

The Company files U.S. federal and state income tax returns as well as separate returns for its foreign subsidiaries within their local jurisdictions. The Company's U.S. federal tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for fiscal years ended January 31, 2019 through 2022. The Company’s tax returns may also be subject to examination by state and local tax authorities for fiscal years ended January 31, 2017 through 2022. In addition, the Company's tax returns filed in foreign jurisdictions are generally subject to examination for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2017 through 2022.

 

The Company has determined that the undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries are not deemed to be indefinitely reinvested outside of the United States as of July 31, 2022. Furthermore, the Company has concluded that any deferred taxes with respect to the undistributed foreign earnings would be immaterial. Therefore, the Company has not recorded a deferred tax liability associated with the undistributed foreign earnings as of July 31, 2022.

 

For the six months ended July 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company did not recognize any tax expense or benefit related to uncertain tax positions.

 

 

11. Earnings per Share

 

Net income per basic common share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, excluding unvested restricted stock. Net income per diluted common share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares and dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period using the treasury stock method. Potential common shares result from the assumed exercise of outstanding common stock options having a dilutive effect and from the assumed vesting of unvested shares of restricted stock.

 

The following table presents the calculation of basic and diluted weighted average common shares used in the earnings per share calculation:

 

  

Three Months Ended July 31,

  

Six Months Ended July 31,

 
  

2022

  

2021

  

2022

  

2021

 
  

(in thousands)

  

(in thousands)

 

Basic weighted average common shares outstanding

  13,782   13,774   13,779   13,767 

Stock options

     79      58 

Unvested restricted stock

  5   29   5   18 

Total weighted average common share equivalents

  5   108   5   76 

Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding

  13,787   13,882   13,784   13,843 

 

For the three and six months ended July 31, 2022 and 2021, potentially dilutive common shares underlying stock options and unvested restricted stock were anti-dilutive and were therefore not considered in calculating diluted loss per share for those periods.

 

 

12. Related Party Transaction

 

In September 2020 we entered into an equity distribution agreement (the “Equity Distribution Agreement”) with Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc. (the “Agent”). The Co-Chief Executive Officer and Co-President of the Agent is the Non-Executive Chairman of our Board. Pursuant to the Equity Distribution Agreement, the Company may sell up to 500,000 shares of 9.00% Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock, par value $1.00 per share (the “Preferred Stock”) and 5,000,000 shares of $0.01 par value common stock (“Common Stock”) through an at-the-market offering program (the “ATM Offering Program”) administered by the Agent. Under the Equity Distribution Agreement, the Agent is entitled to compensation of up to 2.0% of the gross proceeds from the sale of Preferred Stock and Common Stock under the ATM Offering Program.

 

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On  November 12, 2021, the Company issued 432,000 shares of the Series A Preferred Stock, pursuant to an underwriting agreement, dated  November 9, 2021, by and between the Company and Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc. The Co-Chief Executive Officer and Co-President of Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc is the Non-Executive Chairman of the Company’s board of directors. Net proceeds to the Company were approximately $9.5 million and the underwriter received underwriting discounts and commissions totaling approximately $576,000 in connection with this offering. The Non-Executive Chairman of the Company received no portion of these discounts and commissions.

 

During the three- and six-month periods ended July 31, 2022, the Company sold no shares of Preferred Stock under the ATM Offering Program. During the three- and six-month periods ended July 31, 2021, the Company sold 163,780 and 184,740 shares of Series A Preferred Stock under the ATM Offering Program, respectfully. Net proceeds from these sales for the three- and six-month periods ended July 31, 2021, were approximately $4.0 million and $4.5 million, respectively, and the Agent received compensation of approximately $82,000 and $92,000, respectively. The Non-Executive Chairman of the Board received no portion of this compensation.

 

During the three- and six-month periods ended July 31, 2022, the Company sold no shares of Common Stock under the ATM Offering Program. During the three- and six-month periods ended July 31, 2021, the Company sold 362 and 18,415 shares of Common Stock under the ATM Offering Program, respectfully. Net proceeds from these sales for the three- and six-month periods ended July 31, 2021, were approximately $1,000 and $43,000. Compensation to the Agent during this period was approximately $1,000, none of which received by the Non-Executive Chairman of the Board.

 

 

13. Equity and Stock-Based Compensation

 

As of July 31, 2022, there are approximately 1,683,000 shares of Preferred Stock outstanding with an aggregate liquidation preference of approximately $42.0 million. Holders of our Preferred Stock are entitled to receive, when and as declared by the Board out of funds of the Company available for the payment of distributions, quarterly cumulative preferential cash dividends of $0.5625 per share of the $25.00 per share stated liquidation preference on our Preferred Stock. Dividends on the Preferred Stock are payable quarterly in arrears, on April 30, July 31, October 31, and January 31, of each year. During the three months ended July 31, 2022, the Board did not declare, and the Company did not pay a quarterly dividend on our Preferred Stock. As a result, the Company has approximately $947,000 of undeclared preferred dividends in arrears. During the six months ended July 31, 2022, the Board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.5625 per share on our Preferred Stock for the quarter ended April 30, 2022. 

 

Total compensation expense recognized for stock-based awards granted under the Company’s equity incentive plan during the three- and six-month periods ended July 31, 2022 was approximately $ 152,000 and $ 388,000, respectively, and during the three- and six-month periods ended July 31, 2021, was approximately $ 115,000 and $ 224,000, respectively.

 

 

14. Segment Reporting

 

With the designation of the Equipment Leasing segment as discontinued operations as of July 31, 2020, the Company operates in one segment, Marine Technology Products. As a result, no segment reporting is required. The Marine Technology Products business is engaged in the design, manufacture and sale of state-of-the-art seismic and offshore telemetry systems. Manufacturing, support and sales facilities are maintained in the United Kingdom, Singapore, Malaysia and the states of New Hampshire and Texas.

 

 

 

 

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT ABOUT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

Certain statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Form 10-Q”) may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements contained in this Form 10-Q other than statements of historical fact, including statements regarding our future results of operations and financial position, our business strategy and plans, and our objectives for future operations, are forward-looking statements. The words “believe,” “expect,” “may,” “will,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “intend,” “foresee,” “should,” “would,” “could” or other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, which are not historical in nature. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effect on us. While management believes that these forward-looking statements are reasonable as and when made, there can be no assurance that future developments affecting us will be those that we anticipate. All comments concerning our expectations for future revenues and operating results are based on our forecasts of our existing operations and do not include the potential impact of any future acquisitions. Our forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties (some of which are beyond our control) and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from our historical experience and our present expectations or projections. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those summarized below:

 

 

risks associated with our manufacturing operations including availability and reliability of materials and components as well the reliability of the products that we manufacture and sell;

 

loss of significant customers;

 

the impact of disruptions in global supply chains due to the global pandemic and other factors, including certain components and materials becoming unavailable, increased lead times for components and materials, as well as increased costs for such items;

 

increased competition;

 

loss of key suppliers;

 

intellectual property claims by third parties;

 

the effect of uncertainty in financial markets on our customers’ and our ability to obtain financing;

 

our ability to successfully execute strategic initiatives to grow our business;

 

local and global impacts of the global pandemic, including effects of responses of governmental authorities and companies to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus, such as shutdowns, travel restrictions and work-from-home mandates;

 

uncertainties regarding our foreign operations, including political, economic, currency, environmental regulation and export compliance risks;

 

seasonal fluctuations that can adversely affect our business;

 

fluctuations due to circumstances beyond our control or that of our customers;

 

defaults by customers on amounts due to us;

 

possible further impairment of our long-lived assets due to technological obsolescence or changes in anticipated cash flow generated from those assets;

 

inability to obtain funding or to obtain funding under acceptable terms;

  changes in government spending, including efforts by the U.S. and other governments to decrease spending for defense contracts, or as a result of U.S. or other administration transition;
  efforts by U.S. Congress and other U.S. government bodies to reduce U.S. government spending and address budgetary constraints and the U.S. deficit, as well as associated uncertainty around the timing, extent, nature and effect of such efforts.
 

fluctuations in demand for seismic data, which is dependent on the level of spending by oil and gas companies for exploration, production and development activities, and may potentially negatively impact the value of our assets held for sale.

  inflation and price volatility in the global economy could negatively impact our business and results of operations.
  the consequences of future geopolitical events, which we cannot predict but which may adversely affect the markets in which we operate, our operations, or our results of operations; and
  negative impacts to our business from security threats, including cybersecurity threats, and other disruptions.

 

For additional information regarding known material factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from our projected results, please see (1) Part II, Item 1A. Risk Factors of this Form 10-Q, (2) Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2022, and (3) the Companys other filings filed with the SEC from time to time.

 

There may be other factors of which the Company is not currently aware that may affect matters discussed in the forward-looking statements and may also cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement after the date they are made, whether as the result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. All forward-looking statements included herein are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this section.

 

 

Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

Overview

 

Historically, we have operated in two segments, Marine Technology Products and Equipment Leasing. During the second quarter of fiscal 2021, our Board decided to exit the Leasing Business and instructed management to develop and implement a plan to dispose of those operations. Accordingly, the assets, excluding cash, and liabilities of the Leasing Business are considered held for sale and the Leasing Business operations are presented as discontinued operations. See Note 3 - “Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations” to our condensed consolidated financial statements for more details.

 

Revenue from the Marine Technology Products business includes sales of Seamap equipment and sales of Klein equipment. This business operates from locations near Bristol, United Kingdom; Salem, New Hampshire; Huntsville, Texas; Johor, Malaysia and in Singapore. 

 

The discontinued operations of the Leasing Business include all land leasing activity, sales of lease pool equipment and certain other equipment sales and services related to those operations. This business has been conducted from our locations in Huntsville, Texas; Calgary, Canada; Bogota, Colombia; and Budapest, Hungary. This included the operations of our subsidiaries MCL, MEL and our branch in Colombia.

 

Management believes that the performance of our Marine Technology Products business is indicated by revenues from sales of products and by gross profit from those sales. Management monitors EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, both as defined and reconciled to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), in the following table, as key indicators of our overall performance and liquidity.

 

   

For the Three Months Ended July 31,

   

For the Six Months Ended July 31,

 
   

2022

   

2021

   

2022

   

2021

 

Reconciliation of Net loss from Continuing Operations to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA

 

(in thousands)

 

Net loss from continuing operations

  $ (1,758 )   $ (2,739 )   $ (4,563 )   $ (6,440 )

Interest expense, net

    4       (9 )     4        

Depreciation and amortization

    467       557       946       1,223  

Provision for income taxes

    131       197       342       52  

EBITDA loss from continuing operations (1)

    (1,156 )     (1,994 )     (3,271 )     (5,165 )

Non-cash foreign exchange losses

          33             82  

Stock-based compensation

    152       115       388       236  

Adjusted EBITDA loss from continuing operations (1)

  $ (1,004 )   $ (1,846 )   $ (2,883 )   $ (4,847 )

Reconciliation of Net Cash Used in Operating Activities to EBITDA

                               

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

  $ 1,025     $ (4,384 )   $ (2,497 )   $ (7,191 )

PPP loan forgiveness

                      850  

Stock-based compensation

    (152 )     (115 )     (388 )     (236 )

Provision for inventory obsolescence

    (22 )     (23 )     (45 )     (45 )

Changes in accounts receivable (current and long-term)

    (2,897 )     1,570       (1,860 )     466  

Interest paid

                4        

Taxes paid, net of refunds

          116       277       147  

Gross profit (loss) from sale of other equipment

          75       (113 )     155  

Changes in inventory

    201       (218 )     461       523  

Changes in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities and deferred revenue

    333       588       730       (332 )

Changes in prepaid expenses and other current and long-term assets

    304       333       129       500  

Other

    52       64       31       (2 )

EBITDA loss from continuing operations (1)

  $ (1,156 )   $ (1,994 )   $ (3,271 )   $ (5,165 )

 


 

(1)

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP financial measures. EBITDA is defined as net income before (a) interest income and interest expense, (b) provision for (or benefit from) income taxes and (c) depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA excludes non-cash foreign exchange gains and losses, stock-based compensation, impairment of intangible assets, other non-cash tax related items and non-cash costs of lease pool equipment sales. We consider EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to be important indicators for the performance of our business, but not measures of performance or liquidity calculated in accordance with GAAP. We have included these non-GAAP financial measures because management utilizes this information for assessing our performance and liquidity, and as indicators of our ability to make capital expenditures, service debt and finance working capital requirements and we believe that EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are measurements that are commonly used by analysts and some investors in evaluating the performance and liquidity of companies such as us. In particular, we believe that it is useful to our analysts and investors to understand this relationship because it excludes transactions not related to our core cash operating activities. We believe that excluding these transactions allows investors to meaningfully trend and analyze the performance of our core cash operations. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not measures of financial performance or liquidity under GAAP and should not be considered in isolation or as alternatives to cash flow from operating activities or as alternatives to net income as indicators of operating performance or any other measures of performance derived in accordance with GAAP. In evaluating our performance as measured by EBITDA, management recognizes and considers the limitations of this measurement. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect our obligations for the payment of income taxes, interest expense or other obligations such as capital expenditures. Accordingly, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are only two of the measurements that management utilizes. Other companies in our industry may calculate EBITDA or Adjusted EBITDA differently than we do and EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable with similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

 

 

Within our Marine Technology Products business, we design, manufacture and sell a variety of products used primarily in oceanographic, hydrographic, defense, seismic and maritime security industries. Seamap’s primary products include (i) the GunLink seismic source acquisition and control systems; (ii) the BuoyLink RGPS tracking system used to provide precise positioning of seismic sources and streamers (marine recording channels that are towed behind a vessel) and (iii) SeaLink marine sensors and solid streamer systems (collectively, the “SeaLink” product line or “towed streamer products”). These towed streamer products are primarily designed for three-dimensional, high-resolution marine surveys in hydrographic industry applications. Klein designs, manufactures and sells side scan sonar and water-side security systems to commercial, governmental and military customers throughout the world.

 

Our discontinued operations consisted primarily of leasing seismic data acquisition equipment mainly to seismic data acquisition companies conducting land surveys worldwide. Historically, we provided short-term leasing, typically for a term of less than one year, of seismic equipment to meet a customer’s requirements. From time to time, we sold lease pool equipment. These sales were transacted when we had equipment for which we did not have near term needs in our leasing business or which was otherwise considered excess. Additionally, when equipment that had been leased to a customer was lost or destroyed, the customer was charged for such equipment at amounts specified in the underlying lease agreement.

 

Our results of operations can experience fluctuations in activity levels due to a number of factors outside of our control. These factors include budgetary or financial concerns, difficulties in obtaining licenses or permits, security problems, labor or political issues, inclement weather, and global pandemics. See Part II, Item 1A-- “Risk Factors.”

 

Business Outlook

 

Our financial results during the first six months of fiscal year 2023 have improved when compared to the first six months of fiscal 2022, but our fiscal 2022 results were less than anticipated.  We believe the fiscal 2022 results, and to a lesser extent our year-to-date fiscal 2023 results, were detrimentally impacted by the following factors:        

 

 

The ongoing effects of the global pandemic, such as delayed customer activity, inability to interact directly with many customers and restrictions on the activities of our employees.

 

 

Disruptions in the global supply chain which have resulted in delays in development and production activities.

 

  Uncertainty in the global economic and geopolitical situation, resulting in delayed expenditures or changes in project priorities.

 

 

Delays and uncertainties in the timing of orders due to governmental budget issues.

 

However, we believe general economic and geopolitical trends are now more favorable for much of our business. Global energy prices have increased significantly in recent months. We believe this is a positive development for our marine seismic customers and many of our customers in this space have recently reported improving financial metrics and outlooks. Higher energy prices and the global movement towards renewable energy is, we believe, positive for our customers in the marine survey industry. Additionally, the current geopolitical unrest, especially in Europe and Asia, is driving demand for defense and maritime security solutions.

 

In recent months, we have experienced and continue to experience increased inquiries and bid activity for our other marine technology products. As of July 31, 2022, our backlog of firm orders for our Marine Technology Products business was approximately $19.3 million, as compared to approximately $13.1 million as of January 31, 2022, and $11.7 million at July 31, 2021. We expect the majority of these orders to be completed within fiscal 2023 and currently expect revenues from continuing operation in fiscal 2023 to exceed those of fiscal 2022. In addition, we continue to pursue a number of other significant opportunities. However, we believe the majority of these opportunities, if they result in orders, will be completed in fiscal 2024. The level of backlog at a particular point in time may not necessarily be indicative of results in subsequent periods as the size and delivery period of individual orders can vary significantly.

 

Based on our current backlog of orders and continued marine technology product inquiries, we anticipate results for the last half of the year to be improved over the first half of the year. We currently plan to deliver several systems in the second half of the current fiscal year. Based on current production and delivery schedules, we expect revenues in the third quarter of fiscal 2023 to decline from the second quarter, but expect significant improvement in the fourth quarter.  If revenues in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023 are as expected, we believe the Company will report positive net income from continuing operations for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023. However, no assurances of such results can be made, and there are a number of risks which could cause results to be less than anticipated. Those risks include the following:

 

 

Inability of our customers to accept delivery of orders as scheduled;

 

 

Cancellation of orders;

 

  Production difficulties which could delay the completion of orders as scheduled;

 

  Anticipated orders not being received as expected; and

 

 

Higher than anticipated costs. 

 

 

Going forward we intend to address three primary markets in our Marine Technology Products business:

 

 

Marine Survey

 

 

Marine Exploration

 

 

Maritime Defense

 

Specific applications within those markets include sea-floor survey, search and recovery, mineral and geophysical exploration, mine counter measures and anti-submarine warfare. We have existing technology and products that meet needs across all these markets such as:

 

 

Side-scan sonar, including multi-beam systems for more demanding missions such as mine counter measure operations

 

 

Acoustic arrays, such as SeaLink

 

 

Marine seismic equipment, such as GunLink and BuoyLink

 

We see a number of opportunities to add to our technology and to apply existing technology and products to new applications.

 

We are also pursuing a number of initiatives to further expand our product offerings. These initiatives include new internally developed technology, introduction of new products based on our existing technology, technology obtained through partnering arrangements with others and a combination of all of these. There can be no assurance that any of these initiatives will ultimately have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations. Certain of the business opportunities that we are pursuing are with military or other governmental organizations. The sales cycle for these projects can be quite long and can be impacted by a variety of factors, including the level of competition and budget limitations. Therefore, the timing of contract awards is often difficult to predict. However, once awarded, programs of this type can extend for many years. To date, the majority of our revenues have been from commercial customers; however, we expect the proportion of revenue related to military or governmental customers will increase in the future.

 

We believe there are certain developments within the marine technology industry that can have a significant impact on our business. These developments include the following:

 

 

The increase in the use of unmanned, or uncrewed, marine vessels, both surface vehicles and underwater vehicles, and the need for a variety of sensor packages designed for these applications.

 

 

Demand for higher resolution sonar images, such as for mine countermeasure applications.

 

 

Demand for economical, commercially developed, technology for anti-submarine warfare and maritime security applications.

 

 

In response to these, and other, developments we have initiated certain strategic initiatives in order to exploit the opportunities that we perceive. These initiatives include the following:

 

 

Development of side-scan sonar and other sensor systems specifically for unmanned vehicles, including integration of our MA-X technology;

 

 

Application of our Automatic Target Recognition (“ATR”) technology to our sonar systems;

 

 

Development of Synthetic Aperture Sonar (“SAS”) systems in cooperation with a major European defense contractor; and

 

 

Application of our SeaLink solid streamer technology to passive sonar arrays for use in maritime security applications, such as anti-submarine warfare.

 

Subsequent to January 31, 2022, we eliminated two executive management positions in order to further control general and administrative costs. Should the effects of the global pandemic and uncertainty about global economic conditions continue, we may take further steps to reduce costs. We believe many of our costs are variable in nature, such as raw materials and labor related costs. Accordingly, we believe we can reduce such costs commensurate with any declines in our business.

 

General inflation levels have increased recently due in part to supply chain issues, increased energy costs and geopolitical uncertainty. In addition, shortages of certain components, such as electronic components, have caused prices for available components to increase in some cases. These factors can be expected to have a negative impact on our costs; however, the magnitude of such impact cannot be accurately determined. In response to these cost increases, in the first quarter of fiscal 2023, we increased the pricing for most of our products. The amount of the increase varies by product and ranged from approximately 5% to 20%.

 

Our revenues and results of operations have not been materially impacted by inflation or changing prices in the past two fiscal years, except as described above.

 

Results of Continuing Operations

 

Revenues for the three months ended July 31, 2022 were approximately $8.7 million compared to approximately $6.8 million for the three months ended July 31, 2021. For the six months ended July 31, 2022, revenues were approximately $17.8 million, compared to approximately $11.0 million for the six months ended July 31, 2021. We believe the increase in the fiscal 2023 periods is due in large part to lifting of pandemic related restrictions on commerce that were present in the prior period. Additionally, positive trends within our primary markets, as discussed above, are contributing to increased activity. For the three months ended July 31, 2022, we generated an operating loss of approximately $1.6 million, compared to an operating loss of approximately $2.6 million for the three months ended July 31, 2021. For the six months ended July 31, 2022, we generated an operating loss of approximately $4.0 million, compared to an operating loss of approximately $7.4 million for the six months ended July 31, 2021. The decrease in operating loss during the three- and six-month periods ended July 31, 2022, is primarily attributable to an increase in revenues. A more detailed explanation of these variations follows.

 

Revenues and Cost of Sales

 

Revenues and cost of sales for our Marine Technology Products business were as follows:

 

   

Three Months Ended

   

Six Months Ended

 
   

July 31,

   

July 31,

 
   

2022

   

2021

   

2022

   

2021

 
   

(in thousands)

   

(in thousands)

 

Revenues:

                               

Seamap

  $ 5,025     $ 5,402     $ 13,104     $ 8,446  

Klein

    3,689       1,408       4,811       2,564  

Intra-business sales

    (1 )     (3 )     (115 )     (9 )
      8,713       6,807       17,800       11,001  

Cost of sales:

                               

Seamap

    3,213       3,293       8,270       5,890  

Klein

    1,963       1,293       2,818       2,353  

Intra-business sales

    (1 )     (3 )     (115 )     (9 )
      5,175       4,583       10,973       8,234  

Gross profit

  $ 3,538     $ 2,224     $ 6,827     $ 2,767  

Gross profit margin

    41 %     33 %     38 %     25 %

 

 

 

A significant portion of Seamap’s sales consists of large discrete orders, the timing of which is dictated by our customers. This timing generally relates to the availability of a vessel in port so that our products can be installed. Accordingly, there can be significant variation in sales from one period to another, which does not necessarily indicate a fundamental change in demand for these products. The gross profit and gross profit margins generated by sales of Seamap products were approximately $1.8 million and 36% in the second quarter of fiscal 2023 and approximately $2.1 million and 39% in the second quarter of fiscal 2022. The decrease in gross profit margins between the periods is due primarily to lower absorption of fixed costs in the most recent period.

 

Revenue from the sale of Klein products was approximately $3.7 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2023 versus approximately $1.4 million in the prior year period. Gross profit was approximately $1.7 million and $115,000 for the second quarter of fiscal 2023 and 2022, respectively. The increase in the fiscal 2023 period is due primarily to the delivery of multi-beam sonar systems in Europe.

 

Operating Expenses

 

General and administrative expenses for the three months ended July 31, 2022, were approximately $3.8 million compared to approximately $4.3 million for the three-months ended April 30, 2022 and approximately $3.4 million for the three-months ended July 31, 2021. The decrease from the three-months ended April 30, 2022 period is primarily due to reduction of non-essential business expenses coupled with no accrual of severance expense in the current period. General and administrative expenses for the six months ended July 31, 2022 increased to $8.1 million from approximately $7.2 million for the six months ended July 31, 2021. The approximately $866,000 increase is primarily due to accrued severance expense for the Company’s former Chief Operating Officer, plus higher convention, travel and entertainment expenses incurred as the Company reengages with customers following easing of global pandemic related restrictions on travel and larger group gatherings. In addition, the increase reflects certain recurring general and administrative operating expenses, including but not limited to, property and casualty insurance premiums, facility maintenance expenses, and communications costs, etc., which were directly attributable to our discontinued operations and reported as such in the prior year comparative period, but are reported in continuing operations in the current period as management has concluded that these costs will be retained going forward.

 

Research and development costs were approximately $833,000 in the three-month period ended July 31, 2022, compared to approximately $1.0 million in the three-months ended April 30, 2022 and approximately $888,000 in the three-months ended July 31, 2021. For the six-month period ended July 31, 2022, research and development costs increased to approximately $1.9 million from approximately $1.7 million in the prior year period ended. The marginal increase in year-to-year costs reflects incremental product development activity, including SAS, ATR, passive array and sensor systems for unmanned platforms.

 

Depreciation and amortization expense include depreciation of equipment, furniture and fixtures and the amortization of intangible assets. These costs were approximately $467,000 and $946,000 in the three- and six-month periods ended July 31, 2022, respectively, as compared to approximately $557,000 and $1.2 million in the three- and six-month periods ended July 31, 2021, respectively. The lower depreciation and amortization expense in the second quarter of fiscal 2023 is due primarily to assets becoming fully depreciated over time.

 

Provision for Income Taxes

 

For the six months ended July 31, 2022, we reported tax expense of approximately $342,000 on pre-tax loss of approximately $4.2 million from continuing operations, and for the six months ended July 31, 2021, we reported tax expense of approximately $52,000 on pre-tax loss of approximately $6.4 million from continuing operations. We recorded tax expense for the six-month period ended July 31, 2022, and 2021, despite generating pre-tax losses from continuing operations, due mainly to the effect of permanent differences between book and taxable income and recording valuation allowances against increases in our deferred tax assets.

 

 

Results of Discontinued Operations

 

Revenues and cost of sales from our Equipment Leasing business were comprised of the following:

 

   

For the Three Months Ended July 31,

   

For the Six Months Ended July 31,

 
    (in thousands)     (in thousands)  
   

2022

   

2021

   

2022

   

2021

 

Revenues:

                               

Equipment leasing

          757             787  
            757             787  

Cost of sales:

                               

Direct costs-equipment leasing

    23       332       48       705  
      23       332       48       705  

Gross profit (loss)

    (23 )     425       (48 )     82  

Operating expenses:

                               

Selling, general and administrative

    101       378       214       720  

Recovery of doubtful accounts

          (2 )           (445 )

Depreciation and amortization

          2             3  

Total operating expenses

    101       378       214       278  

Operating (loss) income

    (124 )     47       (262 )     (196 )

Other income (expenses)

    (38 )     35       486       (4 )

(Loss) income before income taxes

    (162 )     82       224       (200 )

Provision for income taxes

          (3 )           (4 )

Net Income (loss)

    (162 )     79       224       (204 )

 

Following the decision to exit the Leasing Business and present those operations as discontinued operations, we no longer recognize depreciation expense related to our lease pool of seismic equipment, but rather reassess, on a quarterly basis, the recoverability of the remaining carrying value of those assets. Similarly, we no longer recognize gain or loss from the sale of lease pool assets, but record proceeds from such transactions as a reduction in the carrying value of our lease pool assets. During the six-month period ended July 31, 2022, the carrying value of our lease pool assets have been fully written down.  As a result, approximately $358,000 of proceeds from the sale of lease pool assets was recognized as gain and reported in other income during the six months ended July 31, 2022.

 

We recorded no revenue for the three months ended July 31, 2022, compared to approximately $757,000 for the three months ended July 31, 2021. No revenue was recorded for the six months ended July 31, 2022, compared to approximately $787,000 for the six months ended July 31, 2021.  Direct costs related to Equipment Leasing dropped to approximately $23,000 for the three months ended July 31, 2022, from approximately $332,000 reported in the three months ended July 31, 2021. Direct costs related to Equipment Leasing dropped to approximately $48,000 for the six months ended July 31, 2022, from approximately $705,000 reported in the six months ended July 31, 2021.Our revenue and direct costs from discontinued operations decreased compared to the prior year periods because we ceased all equipment leasing activity in fiscal 2022.

 

Selling, general and administrative costs related to the Leasing Business decreased to approximately $101,000 in the three months ended July 31, 2023, from approximately $378,000 in the same period one year ago. Selling, general and administrative costs related to the Leasing Business decreased to approximately $214,000 in the six months ended July 31, 2022, from approximately $720,000 in the same period one year ago. The decrease in the fiscal 2023 periods is due primarily to lower compensation and other administrative expenses resulting from lower headcount and reduced activity. In addition, certain recurring operating expenses, including but not limited to, property and casualty insurance premiums, facility maintenance expenses, communications costs, etc., which were directly attributable to our discontinued operations and reported as such in fiscal 2022, are reported in continuing operations in the current period as management has concluded these costs will be retained going forward. See Note 3 - “Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations” to our consolidated financial statements for more details.

 

For the six months ended July 31, 2022, we recorded no tax expense on approximately $224,000 of pre-tax income from discontinued operations. For the six months ended July 31, 2021, we reported tax expense of approximately $4,000 on pre-tax loss of approximately $200,000 from discontinued operations. For the six-month period ended July 31, 2022, we recorded no tax expense, despite recording pre-tax income from discontinued operations, because we have tax valuation allowances recorded against all of our deferred tax assets. For the six-month period ended July 31, 2021, we recorded tax expense, despite generating a pre-tax net loss from discontinued operations due mainly to the effect of foreign withholding taxes and recording valuation allowances against increases in our deferred tax assets.

 

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

As discussed above, the global pandemic and volatility in oil prices have created significant uncertainty in the global economy, which has had, and may continue to have, an adverse effect on our business, financial position, results of operations and liquidity. The period for which disruptions related to the global pandemic will continue is uncertain as is the magnitude of any adverse impacts. We believe that any negative impacts have begun to subside but there can be no assurance of that.

 

The Company has a history of generating operating losses and negative cash from operating activities and has relied on cash from the sale of lease pool equipment and the sale of Preferred Stock and Common Stock for the past several years. As of July 31, 2022, the Company has some remaining lease pool equipment available for sale and has approximately 317,000 shares of Preferred Stock and approximately 22.1 million shares of Common Stock available for issuance. Nevertheless, there can be no assurance the remaining lease pool equipment will be sold or that the Preferred Stock or Common Stock can be sold at prices acceptable to the Company.

 

Due to the above factors, there is substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to meet its obligations as they arise over the next twelve months.  However, management believes there are compensating factors and actions available to the Company to address liquidity concerns, including the following:

 

 

The Company has no funded debt or other outstanding obligations, outside of normal trade obligations.

 

 

The Company has no obligations or agreements containing “maintenance type” financial covenants.

 

 

The Company has working capital of approximately $15.6 million as of July 31, 2022, including cash of approximately $833,000.

 

 

Should revenues be less than projected, the Company believes it is able, and has plans, to reduce costs proportionately in order to maintain positive cash flow.

 

 

The majority of the Company’s costs are variable in nature, such as raw materials and personnel related costs. The Company has recently eliminated two executive level positions, and additional reductions in operations, sales, and general and administrative headcount could be made, if deemed necessary by management.

 

 

The Company has a backlog of orders of approximately $19.3 million as of July 31, 2022, which is an increase of approximately 47% from the $13.1 million reported at January 31, 2022, and an increase of approximately 65% from the amount reported at July 31, 2021. Production for certain of these orders was in process and included in inventory as of July 31, 2022, thereby reducing the liquidity needed to complete the orders.

 

 

Despite difficulties in world energy markets, the Company has been able to generate cash from the sale of lease pool equipment and collection of accounts receivable related to its discontinued operations. Management expects to generate additional liquidity from the sale of lease pool equipment in fiscal 2023.

 

 

The Company declared and paid the quarterly dividend on its Preferred Stock for the first quarter of fiscal 2023, and each quarter in fiscal 2022, but deferred payment of the quarterly dividend for the second quarter of fiscal 2023. The Company also has the option to defer future quarterly dividend payments if deemed necessary. The dividends are a cumulative dividend that accrue for payment in the future. During a deferral period, the Company is prohibited from paying dividends or distributions on its common stock, or redeeming any of those shares. Further, if the Company does not pay dividends on its Series A Preferred Stock for six or more quarters, the holders of Series A Preferred Stock will have the right to appoint two directors to the Company's board.

 

 

In recent years, the Company has raised capital through the sale of Common Stock and Preferred Stock pursuant to the ATM Offering Program (as defined herein) and underwritten offerings on Form S-1. Currently, the Company is not eligible to issue securities pursuant to Form S-3 and accordingly cannot sell securities pursuant to the ATM Offering Program. However, the Company may sell securities pursuant to Form S-1 or in private transactions.  Management expects to be able to raise further capital through these available means should the need arise.

  

 

Based on publicized transactions and preliminary discussions with potential funding sources, management believes that other sources of debt and equity financing are available should the need arise.

 

Our principal sources of liquidity and capital over the past two fiscal years have been proceeds from issuances of Preferred Stock and from the sale of lease pool equipment.

 

As of this date, under our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, we have 2,000,000 shares of preferred stock authorized, of which 1,682,985 are currently outstanding, leaving 317,015 available for future issuance. In addition, 40,000,000 shares of Common Stock are authorized, of which 13,786,904 are currently outstanding and 4,112,001 are reserved for issue under outstanding stock options, leaving 22,101,095 available for future issuance. We believe these factors provide capacity for subsequent issues of common stock or preferred stock.

 

The Preferred Stock has been issued in public offerings in June 2016 and November 2021, and in two ATM offering programs. The Preferred Stock issued in the June 2016 public offering was consideration to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd (“MHI”). Pursuant to the November 2021 underwritten public offering, the Company issued 432,000 shares of Preferred Stock. The Company received net proceeds of approximately $9.5 million after underwriting discounts and other costs. The Preferred Stock (i) allows for redemption at our option (even in the event of a change of control), (ii) does not grant holders with voting control of our Board of Directors, and (iii) provides holders with a conversion option (into common stock) only upon a change of control which, upon conversion, would be subject to a limit on the maximum number of shares of common stock to be issued. Through July 31, 2022, we have issued 1,682,985 shares of our Preferred Stock.

 

During the six months ended July 31, 2022, the Company did not sell any shares of Common Stock or Series A Preferred Stock under the ATM Offering Program.

 

Due to the rising level of sales and production activities there are increasing requirements for purchases of inventory and other production costs.  Additionally, due to component shortages and long-lead times for certain items there are requirements in some cases to purchase items well in advance. Furthermore, suppliers require prepayments in order to secure some items.  All of these factors combine to increase the Company’s working capital requirements.  Furthermore, Management believes there are opportunities to increase production capacity and efficiencies.  However, some of these opportunities may require investments such as production equipment or other fixed assets.  Accordingly, Management believes it might be prudent for the Company to explore sources of additional capital.  Such sources could include private or public issues of equity or debt securities, or a combination of such securities.  Other sources could include secured debt financing, sale-leaseback transactions on owned real estate or investment from strategic industry participants.   There can be no assurance that any of these sources will be available to the Company, available in adequate amounts, or available under acceptable terms.

 

 

The following table sets forth selected historical information regarding cash flows from our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows:

 

   

For the Six Months Ended

 
   

July 31,

 
   

2022

   

2021

 
   

(in thousands)

 

Net cash used in operating activities

  $ (2,497 )   $ (7,191 )

Net cash provided by investing activities

    111       1,231  

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

    (1,895 )     3,383  

Effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents

          22  

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

  $ (4,281 )   $ (2,555 )

 

As of July 31, 2022, we had working capital of approximately $15.6 million, including cash and cash equivalents of approximately $833,000, as compared to working capital of approximately $18.5 million, including cash and cash equivalents of approximately $5.1 million, at January 31, 2022. Our working capital decreased during the first six months of fiscal 2023 as compared to January 31, 2022 due primarily to reductions in cash and accounts receivable, and an increase in accounts payable, despite increases in inventories and decreases in accrued liabilities. 

 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities. Net cash used in operating activities was approximately $2.5 million in the first six months of fiscal 2023 as compared to approximately $7.2 million in the first six months of fiscal 2022. The decrease in net cash used in operating activities in the first half of fiscal 2023 compared to the prior year period was due mainly to the lower operating loss incurred in the six months ended July 31, 2022. The primary sources of cash used in operating activities was our net loss of approximately $4.3 million, plus the net change in working capital items, such as inventories and accounts payable, totaling approximately $1.6 million, partially offset by net non-cash charges, including an approximately $2.0 million reduction in accounts receivable.

 

Cash Flows from Investing Activities. Cash provided from investing activities during the first six months of fiscal 2023 decreased approximately $1.1 million over the same period in fiscal 2022. The decrease relates primarily to proceeds from the sale of business of approximately $761,000 in fiscal 2022.  

 

Due to the decision to exit the Leasing Business we are currently seeking to sell the remaining equipment from our lease pool, which is currently classified as Assets Held for Sale. However, there is no guarantee additional sales of Assets Held for Sale will occur. Accordingly, cash flow from the sale of Assets Held for Sale is unpredictable. Proceeds from any additional sales of Assets Held for Sale will be deployed in other areas of our business or used for general corporate purposes.

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities. Net cash used in financing activities during the first six months of fiscal 2023 consisted of approximately $1.9 million of Preferred Stock dividend payments compared to approximately $1.2 million in the prior year period.  In addition, In the first six months of fiscal 2022 proceeds from the sale of Preferred Stock and Common Stock totaled approximately $4.5 million.

 

As of July 31, 2022, we have no funded debt and no obligations containing restrictive financial covenants.

 

We have determined that the undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries are not deemed indefinitely reinvested outside of the United States as of July 31, 2022. Furthermore, we have concluded that any deferred taxes with respect to the undistributed foreign earnings would be immaterial.

 

As of July 31, 2022, we had deposits in foreign banks equal to approximately $646,000, all of which we believe could be distributed to the United States without adverse tax consequences. However, in certain cases the transfer of these funds may result in withholding taxes payable to foreign taxing authorities. If withholding taxes should become payable, we believe the amount of tax withheld would be immaterial.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

Information regarding our critical accounting policies and estimates is included in Item 7 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2022. There have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates during the three- and six-month periods ended July 31, 2022.

 

 

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

We are exposed to market risk, which is the potential loss arising from adverse changes in market prices and rates. We have not entered, and do not intend to enter, into derivative financial instruments for hedging or speculative purposes.

 

Foreign Currency Risk

 

We operate in several foreign locations, which gives rise to risk from changes in foreign currency exchange rates. To the extent possible, we attempt to denominate our transactions in foreign locations in U.S. dollars. For those cases in which transactions are not denominated in U.S. dollars, we are exposed to risk from changes in exchange rates to the extent that non-U.S. dollar revenues exceed non-U.S. dollar expenses related to those transactions. Our non-U.S. dollar transactions are denominated primarily in British pounds, Singapore dollars and European Union euros. As a result of these transactions, we generally hold cash balances that are denominated in these foreign currencies. At July 31, 2022, our consolidated cash and cash equivalents included foreign currency denominated amounts equivalent to approximately $279,000 in U.S. dollars. A 10% increase in the U.S. dollar as compared to each of these currencies would result in a loss of approximately $28,000 in the U.S. dollar value of these deposits, while a 10% decrease would result in an equal amount of gain. We do not currently hold or issue foreign exchange contracts or other derivative instruments to hedge these exposures.

 

Interest Rate Risk

 

As of July 31, 2022, we have no interest-bearing bank debt on our balance sheet.

 

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

As required by Rule 13a-15(b) under the Exchange Act, we have evaluated, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officers and principal financial officer, the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this Form 10-Q. Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officers and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC. Our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that our current disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of July 31, 2022, due to a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting that was disclosed on our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2022.

 

Remediation

 

As previously described in Part II, Item 9A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 30, 2022, we are implementing a remediation plan to address the material weakness in our internal controls over financial reporting. The weakness will remain unresolved, until the applicable controls operate for a sufficient period of time and management has concluded, through testing, that these controls are operating effectively.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

Other than changes in connection with the remediation plan discussed above, there was no change in our system of internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the quarter ended July 31, 2022, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

PART II

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

 

From time to time, we are a party to legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. We are not currently a party to any legal proceedings, individually or collectively, that we believe could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition or is otherwise material.

 

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

 

In addition to the risk factors set forth below and the other information set forth elsewhere in this Form 10-Q, you should carefully consider the risks discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2022, which risks could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results. There have been no material changes in our risk factors from those described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2022.other than the updating risk factors below. The risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2022 and below are not the only risks the Company faces. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, or future results.

 

We received a written notice from NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq) that we have failed to comply with certain listing requirements of the Nasdaq, which could result in our Common Stock being delisted from the Nasdaq.

 

On July 27, 2022, we received a notification from Nasdaq related to our failure to maintain a minimum bid price of $1 per share. Based upon the closing bid price for the last 30 consecutive business days, we no longer meet this requirement. In accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), the Company is provided a compliance period of 180 calendar days from the date of the notice, or until January 23, 2023, to regain compliance with the minimum closing bid price requirement. If the Company does not regain compliance during the compliance period ending January 23, 2023, the Company may be afforded a second 180 calendar day period to regain compliance. To qualify for the second compliance period, the Company must (i) meet the continued listing requirement for market value of publicly held shares and all other initial listing standards for the Nasdaq, with the exception of the minimum closing bid price requirement and (ii) notify Nasdaq of its intent to cure the deficiency. The Company can achieve compliance with the minimum closing bid price requirement if, during either compliance period, the minimum closing bid price per share of the Common Stock is at least $1.00 for a minimum of ten consecutive business days. If we do not regain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement by the end of the compliance period (or the second compliance period, if applicable), our Common Stock will become subject to delisting.

 

If we are delisted from Nasdaq, our Common Stock may be eligible for trading on an over-the-counter market. If we are not able to obtain a listing on another stock exchange or quotation service for our common stock, it may be extremely difficult or impossible for stockholders to sell their shares. If we are delisted from Nasdaq, but obtain a substitute listing for our Common Stock, it will likely be on a market with less liquidity, and therefore experience potentially more price volatility than experienced on Nasdaq. Stockholders may not be able to sell their shares of common stock on any such substitute market in the quantities, at the times, or at the prices that could potentially be available on a more liquid trading market. As a result of these factors, if our Common Stock is delisted from Nasdaq, the value and liquidity of our Common Stock would likely be significantly adversely affected. A delisting of our Common Stock from Nasdaq could also adversely affect our ability to obtain financing for our operations and/or result in a loss of confidence by investors, employees and/or business partners.

 

The Company has deferred payment of dividends on its Series A Preferred Stock, which restricts our ability to undertake certain actions.

 

The Company deferred payment of the quarterly dividend on its Series A Preferred Stock for the second quarter of fiscal 2023.  Prior to the declaration and payment of dividends our board of directors must determine, among other things, that funds are available out of the surplus of the Company and that the payment would not render us insolvent or compromise our ability to pay our obligations as they come due in the ordinary course of business. As a result, although the Series A Preferred Stock will continue to earn a right to receive dividends, the Company’s ability to pay dividends will depend, among other things, upon our ability to generate excess cash. During a deferral period, the Company is prohibited from paying dividends or distributions on its common stock, or redeeming any of those shares. Further, if the Company does not pay dividends on its Series A Preferred Stock for six or more quarters, the holders of Series A Preferred Stock will have the right to appoint two directors to the Company's board.

 

 

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

 

 

(a)

Not applicable.

 

(b)

Not applicable.

 

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

Not applicable.

 

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

 

Not applicable.

 

 

Item  5. Other Information

 

Not applicable.

 

 

Item 6. Exhibits

 

Exhibits

 

The exhibits marked with the cross symbol (†) are filed (or furnished in the case of Exhibit 32.1) with this Form 10-Q.

 

Exhibit

Number

Document Description

Report or Registration Statement

SEC File or

Registration

Number

Exhibit

Reference

         

2.1

Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of August 3, 2020, by and between Mitcham Industries, Inc. and MIND Technology, Inc.

Incorporated by reference to MIND Technology, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on August 7, 2020.

001-13490

2.1

         

3.1

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of MIND Technology, Inc.

Incorporated by reference to MIND Technology, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on August 7, 2020.

001-13490

3.3

         

3.2

Amended and Restated Bylaws of MIND Technology, Inc.

Incorporated by reference to MIND Technology, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on August 7, 2020.

001-13490

3.4

         

3.3

Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of MIND Technology, Inc. 9.00% Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock

Incorporated by reference to MIND Technology, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on August 7, 2020.

001-13490

3.5

         

3.4

Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of MIND Technology, Inc. 9.00% Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock

Incorporated by reference to MIND Technology, Inc.’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 25, 2020.

001-13490

3.1

         
3.5 Second Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of MIND Technology, Inc. 9.00% Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock Incorporated by reference to MIND Technology, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on October 25, 2021.

333-260486

3.5

         

3.6

Third Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of MIND Technology, Inc. 9.00% Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock Incorporated by reference to MIND Technology, Inc.’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 4, 2021. 001-13490 3.3
         

3.7

Texas Certificate of Merger, effective as of August 3, 2020

Incorporated by reference to MIND Technology, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on August 7, 2020.

001-13490

3.1

         

3.8

Delaware Certificate of Merger, effective as of August 3, 2020

Incorporated by reference to MIND Technology, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on August 7, 2020.

001-13490

3.2

         

4.1

Form of Senior Indenture (including Form of Senior Note)

Incorporated by reference to Mitcham Industries, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-3, filed with the SEC on March 18, 2011.

333-172935

4.1

 

 

4.2

Form of Subordinated Indenture (including form of Subordinated Note)

Incorporated by reference to Mitcham Industries, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-3, filed with the SEC on March 18, 2011.

333-172935

4.2

         

31.1†

Certification of Robert P. Capps, Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended

     
         

31.2†

Certification of Mark A. Cox, Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended

     
         

32.1†

Certification of Robert P. Capps, Chief Executive Officer, and Mark A. Cox, Chief Financial Officer, under Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. § 1350

     
         

101.INS†

Inline XBRL Instance Document

     
         

101.SCH†

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

     
         

101.CAL†

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation of Linkbase Document

     
         

101.DEF†

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

     
         

101.LAB†

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

     
         

101.PRE†

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

     
         
104† Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).      

 

 

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.

 

   
 

MIND TECHNOLOGY, INC.

   

Date: September 13, 2022

/s/ Robert P. Capps

 

Robert P. Capps

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

   
 

(Duly Authorized Officer)

 

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