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Ondas Holdings Inc. - Quarter Report: 2021 September (Form 10-Q)

 

 

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 September 30, 2021

 

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: 000-56004

 

ONDAS HOLDINGS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada   47-2615102
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

61 Old South Road, #495, Nantucket, MA 02554

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(888) 350-9994

(Registrant’s telephone number)

 

N/A

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

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 par value $0.0001   ONDS   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 ☑

 

The number of shares outstanding of the issuer’s common stock as of November 15, 2021 was 40,788,681.

 

 

 

 

 

ONDAS HOLDINGS INC.

INDEX TO FORM 10-Q

 

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION  
     
Item 1. Financial Statements  
     
  Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2021 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2020 1
     
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 (Unaudited) 2
     
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 (Unaudited) 3
     
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 (Unaudited) 4
     
  Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements 5
     
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 30
     
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risks 42
     
Item 4. Controls and Procedures 42
     
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION  
     
Item 1. Legal Proceedings 44
     
Item 1A. Risk Factors 44
     
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 48
     
Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities 48
     
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures 48
     
Item 5. Other Information 48
     
Item 6. Exhibits 48

 

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ONDAS HOLDINGS INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

   September 30,   December 31, 
   2021   2020 
   (Unaudited)     
ASSETS        
Current Assets:        
Cash and cash equivalents  $47,496,527   $26,060,733 
Accounts receivable, net   1,225,099    47,645 
Inventory, net   1,284,336    1,152,105 
Other current assets   617,882    629,030 
Total current assets   50,623,844    27,889,513 
           
Property and equipment, net   227,045    163,084 
           
Other Assets:          
Goodwill   33,780,965    
-
 
Intangible assets, net   46,971,402    379,530 
Lease deposits   114,166    28,577 
Operating lease right of use assets   972,376    51,065 
Total other assets   81,838,909    459,172 
Total assets  $132,689,798   $28,511,769 
           
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT          
Current Liabilities:          
Accounts payable  $1,933,593   $2,368,203 
Operating lease liabilities   585,739    56,168 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities   1,406,335    2,832,780 
Secured promissory note, net of debt discount of $0 and $120,711, respectively   
-
    7,003,568 
Deferred revenue   345,830    165,035 
Notes payable   
-
    59,550 
Total current liabilities   4,271,497    12,485,304 
           
Long-Term Liabilities:          
Notes payable   300,000    906,541 
Accrued interest   40,607    36,329 
Operating lease liabilities, net of current   386,932    
-
 
Deferred tax liability   12,760,200    - 
Total long-term liabilities   13,487,739    942,870 
Total liabilities   17,759,236    13,428,174 
           
Commitments and Contingencies   
 
    
 
 
           
Stockholders’ Equity          
Preferred stock - par value $0.0001; 5,000,000 and 10,000,000 shares authorized; at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, and none issued or outstanding at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively   
-
    
-
 
Preferred stock, Series A - par value $0.0001; 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively   
-
    
-
 
Common stock - par value $0.0001; 116,666,667 shares authorized; 40,788,681 and 26,540,769 issued and outstanding, respectively          
at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively
   4,079    2,654 
Additional paid in capital   191,050,187    80,330,488 
Accumulated deficit   (76,123,704)   (65,249,547)
Total stockholders’ equity   114,930,562    15,083,595 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity  $132,689,798   $28,511,769 

 

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

 

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ONDAS HOLDINGS INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

 

   Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended 
   September 30,   September 30, 
   2021   2020   2021   2020 
                 
Revenues, net  $283,329   $614,026   $2,335,525   $1,969,598 
Cost of goods sold   269,716    365,863    1,405,741    1,087,540 
Gross profit   13,613    248,163    929,784    882,058 
                     
Operating expenses:                    
General and administration   2,721,785    1,823,336    7,625,909    5,222,180 
Sales and marketing   424,992    253,560    808,513    934,948 
Research and development   1,780,187    904,378    3,428,406    2,555,223 
Total operating expenses   4,926,964    2,981,274    11,862,828    8,712,351 
                     
Operating loss   (4,913,351)   (2,733,111)   (10,933,044)   (7,830,293)
                     
Other income (expense)                    
Other income   
-
    7,262    618,781    16,275 
Interest income   3,953    53    11,579    211 
Interest expense   (4,874)   (463,761)   (571,473)   (1,403,576)
Change in fair value of derivative liability   
-
    (136,323)   
-
    (136,323)
Total other income (expense)   (921)   (592,769)   58,887    (1,523,413)
                     
Loss before provision for income taxes   (4,914,272)   (3,325,880)   (10,874,157)   (9,353,706)
                     
Provision for income taxes   
-
    
-
    
-
    
-
 
                     
Net loss  $(4,914,272)  $(3,325,880)  $(10,874,157)  $(9,353,706)
                     
Net loss per share - basic and diluted  $(0.13)  $(0.17)  $(0.34)  $(0.47)
                     
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, basic and diluted   38,837,940    19,756,463    31,707,964    19,944,484 

 

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

 

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ONDAS HOLDINGS INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 AND 2020

(Unaudited)

 

                   Additional         
   Preferred Stock   Common Stock   Paid in   Accumulated     
   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   Capital   Deficit   Total 
                             
Balance, December 31, 2019   
-
   $
-
    19,756,154   $1,976   $39,339,449   $(51,771,667)  $(12,430,242)
Stock-based compensation   -    
-
    -    
-
    25,599    -    25,599 
Forgiveness of accrued officers salary   -    
-
    -    
-
    150,002    -    150,002 
Net loss   -    
-
    -    -    -    (2,807,285)   (2,807,285)
                                    
Balance, March 31, 2020   
-
    
-
    19,756,154    1,976    39,515,050    (54,578,952)   (15,061,926)
Stock-based compensation   -    
-
    -    
-
    1,881,080    -    1,881,080 
Net loss   -    
-
    -    -    -    (3,220,541)   (3,220,541)
                                    
Balance, June 30, 2020   
-
    
-
    19,756,154    1,976    41,396,130    (57,799,493)   (16,401,387)
Stock-based compensation   -    -    -    -    1,141,291    -    1,141,291 
Issuance of Series A in connection with private placement, net of costs   2,217,500    222    -    -    4,217,747    -    4,217,969 
Derivative liability   -    
-
    -    
-
    (32,906)        (32,906)
Issuance of Series A in connection with exchange of debt   132,900    13    120,000    12    265,766    -    265,791 
Issuance in connection with extension of debt   -    -    -    -    389,988    -    389,988 
Net loss   -    
-
    -    
-
    
-
    (3,325,880)   (3,325,880)
                                    
Balance, September 30, 2020   2,350,400   $235    19,876,154   $1,988   $47,378,016   $(61,125,373)  $(13,745,134)
                                    
Balance, December 31, 2020   
-
   $
-
    26,540,769   $2,654   $80,330,488   $(65,249,547)  $15,083,595 
Stock-based compensation   -    
-
    -    
-
    1,348,462    -    1,348,462 
Shares issued in exercise of warrants   
-
    
-
    131,271    13    1,279,879    -    1,279,892 
Forgiveness of accrued officers salary   -    
-
    -    
-
    135,103    -    135,103 
Net loss   -    
-
    -    
-
    
-
    (3,138,119)   (3,138,119)
                                    
Balance, March 31, 2021   
-
    
-
    26,672,040    2,667    83,093,932    (68,387,666)   14,708,933 
Issuance of shares from 2021 Public Offering, net of costs   
-
    
-
    7,360,000    736    47,522,833    
-
    47,523,569 
Stock-based compensation   -    
-
    -    
-
    301,657    
-
    301,657 
Shares issued in exercise of warrants   
-
    
-
    6,667    1    65,002    
-
    65,003 
Net loss   -    
-
    -    
-
    
-
    (2,821,766)   (2,821,766)
                                    
Balance, June 30, 2021   
-
    
-
    34,038,707    3,404    130,983,424    (71,209,432)   59,777,396 
Issuance of shares in connection with acquisition of American Robotics, Inc.   
-
    
-
    6,749,974    675    52,514,123    
-
    52,514,798 
Issuance of warrants in connection with acquisition of American Robotics, Inc.   -    -    -    -    6,904,543    -    6,904,543 
Issuance of vested stock options in connection with acquisition of American Robotics, Inc.   -    -    -    -    343,143    -    343,143 
Stock-based compensation   -    -    -    -    304,954    -    304,954 
Net loss       -    -    -    -    (4,914,272)   (4,914,272)
                                    
Balance, September 30, 2021   
-
   $
-
    40,788,681   $4,079   $191,050,187   $(76,123,704)  $114,930,562 

 

 

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

 

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ONDAS HOLDINGS INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

 

   Nine Months Ended 
   September 30, 
   2021   2020 
         
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITES        
Net loss  $(10,874,157)  $(9,353,706)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash flows used in operating activities:          
Depreciation   77,825    74,079 
Amortization of deferred financing costs   120,712    481,916 
PPP Loan forgiveness   (666,091)   
-
 
Amortization of intangible assets   682,239    13,152 
Change in fair value of derivative liability   
-
    136,323 
Amortization of right of use asset   166,580    206,161 
Loss on Intellectual Property   
-
    33,334 
Stock-based compensation   1,955,073    3,047,970 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:          
Accounts receivable   (1,165,219)   (523,573)
Inventory   (132,231)   (120,799)
Other current assets   101,148    (205,992)
Accounts payable   (577,269)   701,825 
Deferred revenue   173,377    (69,632)
Operating lease liability   (155,963)   (357,860)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities   (1,329,680)   1,061,665 
Net cash flows used in operating activities   (11,623,656)   (4,875,137)
           
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES          
Patent costs   (14,111)   (27,915)
Purchase of equipment   (80,358)   (8,598)
Purchase of American Robotics, Inc., net of cash acquired   (8,528,844)   
-
 
Proceeds from sub-lease deposit   
-
    19,332 
Security deposit   (61,423)   3,575 
Net cash flows used in investing activities   (8,684,736)   (13,606)
           
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES          
Proceeds from paycheck protection program loan   
-
    666,091 
Proceeds from sale of preferred stock, net of costs   
-
    4,217,969 
Proceeds from exercise of warrants   1,344,895    
-
 
Proceeds from 2021 Public Offering, net of costs   47,523,569    
-
 
Payments on loan payable   (7,124,278)   
-
 
Net cash flows provided by financing activities   41,744,186    4,884,060 
           
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents   21,435,794    (4,683)
Cash and cash equivalent, beginning of period   26,060,733    2,153,028 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period  $47,496,527   $2,148,345 
           
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:          
           
Cash paid for interest  $1,038,532   $11,939 
Cash paid for income taxes  $
-
   $
-
 
           
SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE OF NON-CASH FINANCING ACTIVITIES:          
           
Forgiveness of accrued officers salary  $135,103   $150,002 
Debt exchanged for preferred stock  $
-
   $265,779 
Accrued interest converted to debt  $
-
   $1,254,236 
Shares issue for extension of debt  $
-
   $390,000 

 

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

 

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ONDAS HOLDINGS INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

NOTE 1 – DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

The Company

 

Ondas Holdings Inc. (“Ondas Holdings”, “Ondas”, the “Company,” “we,” or “our”) was originally incorporated in Nevada on December 22, 2014, under the name of Zev Ventures Incorporated. On September 28, 2018, we acquired Ondas Networks Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Ondas Networks”), changed our name to Ondas Holdings Inc., and Ondas Networks, became the sole focus and wholly owned subsidiary. On August 5, 2021, Ondas Holdings Inc. acquired American Robotics, Inc. (“American Robotics” or “AR”), a Delaware Corporation. The two wholly owned subsidiaries are now Ondas’ primary focus. Ondas’ corporate headquarters are located in Nantucket, MA. Ondas Networks has offices and facilities in Sunnyvale, California, and American Robotics’ offices and facilities are located in Waltham, Massachusetts and Marlborough, Massachusetts.

 

Ondas is a leading provider of private wireless, drone and automated data solutions through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Ondas Networks and American Robotics. Ondas Networks originally incorporated in Delaware on February 16, 2006, under the name Full Spectrum Inc. and subsequently changed its name to Ondas Networks Inc. on August 10, 2018. Ondas Networks is a developer of proprietary, software-based wireless broadband technology for large established and emerging industrial markets. Ondas Networks’ standards-based (802.16s), multi-patented, software-defined radio FullMAX platform enables Mission Critical IoT (MC-IoT) applications by overcoming the bandwidth limitations of today’s legacy private licensed wireless networks. Ondas Networks’ customer end markets include railroads, utilities, oil and gas, transportation, aviation (including drone operators), and government entities whose demands span a wide range of mission-critical applications. American Robotics originally incorporated in Delaware on October 13, 2016. American Robotics designs, develops and markets industrial drone solutions for rugged, real-world environments. AR’s Scout System is a highly automated, AI-powered drone system capable of continuous, remote operation and is marketed as a “drone-in-a-box” turnkey data solution service under a Robot-as-a-Service (RAAS) business model. The Scout System is the first drone system approved by the FAA for automated operation beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) without a human operator on-site. Ondas Networks and American Robotics together provide users in rail, agriculture, utilities and critical infrastructure markets with improved connectivity and data collection capabilities. Ondas Holdings coordinates activity between the two companies to help ensure efficiencies are realized in business administration, customer marketing activity, product development and manufacturing.

 

Ondas has a third wholly owned subsidiary, FS Partners (Cayman) Limited, a Cayman Islands limited liability company (“FS Partners) and one majority owned subsidiary, Full Spectrum Holding Limited, a Cayman Islands limited liability company (“FS Holding”), which owned 100% of Ondas Network Limited, organized in Chengdu Province, China. FS Partners and Ondas Network Limited were both formed for the purpose of operating in China. As of December 31, 2019, we revised our business strategy, and discontinued all operations in China. On June 2, 2020, Ondas Network Limited was deregistered by the authority of the Chengdu High-Tech Zone, Market Supervision Administration. Both FS Partners and FS Holdings had no operations during 2020 and 2021, and we are in the process of dissolving them and expect the process to be completed by the end of 2021.

 

Business Activity

 

Ondas is a leading provider of private wireless, drone and automated data solutions through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Ondas Networks and American Robotics. Ondas manages these two subsidiaries as separate business segments.

 

Ondas Networks provides wireless connectivity solutions enabling mission-critical Industrial Internet applications and services. We refer to these applications as the Mission Critical Internet of Things (“MC-IoT”). The Company’s wireless networking products are applicable to a wide range of MC-IoT applications which are most often located at the very edge of large industrial networks. We design, develop, manufacture, sell and support FullMAX, our patented, Software Defined Radio (“SDR”) platform for secure, licensed, private, wide-area broadband networks. Our customers install FullMAX systems in order to upgrade and expand their legacy wide-area network (“WAN”) infrastructure. Our MC-IoT intellectual property has been adopted by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (“IEEE”), the leading worldwide standards body in data networking protocols, and forms the core of the IEEE 802.16s standard.

 

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Ondas Networks sells its products and services globally through a direct sales force and value-added sales partners including its strategic partner, Siemens Mobility, to critical infrastructure providers including major rail operators, commercial and industrial drone operators, electric and gas utilities, water and wastewater utilities, oil and gas producers and pipeline operators, and for other critical infrastructure applications in areas such as homeland security and defense, and transportation. 

 

American Robotics designs, develops, and markets industrial drone solutions for rugged, real-world environments. AR’s Scout System is a highly automated, AI-powered drone system capable of continuous, remote operation and is marketed as a “drone-in-a-box” turnkey data solution service under a Robot-as-a-Service (RAAS) business model. The Scout System is the first drone system approved by the FAA for automated operation beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) without a human operator on-site.

 

American Robotics sells its products and services nationally through a direct sales force to large enterprises that operate in the agriculture, industrial and critical infrastructure verticals that include major rail operators, electric and gas utilities, oil and gas producers, large agricultural input manufacturers, large agricultural coops, and for other critical infrastructure applications in areas such as homeland security and defense, and transportation.

 

Liquidity

 

We have incurred losses since inception and have funded our operations primarily through debt and the sale of capital stock. As of September 30, 2021, we had a stockholders’ equity of approximately $114,931,000, net short-term and long-term borrowings outstanding of approximately $0 and $300,000, respectively, and cash of approximately $47,497,000.

 

In December 2020, the Company completed a registered public offering of its common stock, generating net proceeds of approximately $31,254,000. In June 2021, the Company completed another registered public offering of its common stock, generating net proceeds of approximately $47,523,569. We believe the funds raised in the December 2020 and June 2021 equity offerings, in addition to growth in revenue expected as the Company executes its business plan, will fund its operations for at least the next twelve months from the issuance date of these financial statements.

 

Our future capital requirements will depend upon many factors, including progress with developing, manufacturing and marketing our technologies, the time and costs involved in preparing, filing, prosecuting, maintaining and enforcing patent claims and other proprietary rights, our ability to establish collaborative arrangements, marketing activities and competing technological and market developments, including regulatory changes and overall economic conditions in our target markets. Our ability to generate revenue and achieve profitability requires us to successfully market and secure purchase orders for our products from customers currently identified in our sales pipeline as well as new customers. We also will be required to efficiently manufacture and deliver equipment on those purchase orders. These activities, including our planned research and development efforts, will require significant uses of working capital. There can be no assurance that we will generate revenue and cash as expected in our current business plan. We may seek additional funds through equity or debt offerings and/or borrowings under additional notes payable, lines of credit or other sources. We do not know whether additional financing will be available on commercially acceptable terms or at all, when needed. If adequate funds are not available or are not available on commercially acceptable terms, our ability to fund our operations, support the growth of our business or otherwise respond to competitive pressures could be significantly delayed or limited, which could materially adversely affect our business, financial conditions, or results of operations. 

  

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COVID-19

 

In December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus (“COVID-19”) was identified and has resulted in increased travel restrictions, business disruptions and emergency quarantine measures across the world including the United States.

 

The Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations were impacted from the COVID-19 pandemic for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and the year ended December 31, 2020 as follows:

 

  sales and marketing efforts were disrupted as our business development team was unable to travel to visit customers and customers were unable to receive visitors for on-location meetings;

 

  field activity for testing and deploying our wireless systems was delayed due to the inability for our field service team to install and test equipment for our customers; and

 

  ongoing supply chain constraints for certain critical parts.

 

In the first quarter of 2020, we reduced our business activity to critical operations only, and furloughed 80% of our workforce. Per orders issued by the Health Officer of the County of Santa Clara, our corporate offices and facilities were closed, except for functions related to the support of remote workers and product support related to the essential transportation sector. On May 13, 2020, we reopened our offices and facilities and as of December 31, 2020 we had no employees remaining on furlough. Of the 18 employees previously furloughed, 14 are currently employed by us.

  

The Company expects its business, financial condition and results of operations will be impacted from the COVID-19 pandemic during 2021, primarily due to the slowdown of customer activity during 2020 and 2021, ongoing supply chain constraints for certain critical parts, and difficulties in attracting employees. Further, the COVID-19 pandemic is ongoing and remains an unknown risk for the foreseeable future. The extent to which the coronavirus may impact our business will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including new information which may emerge concerning the severity of the coronavirus and its variants. As a result, the Company is unable to reasonably estimate the full extent of the impact from the COVID-19 pandemic on its future business, financial conditions, and results of operations. In addition, if the Company were to experience any new impact to its operations or incur additional unanticipated costs and expenses as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, such operational delays and unanticipated costs and expenses could further adversely impact the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations during 2021.

  

NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Basis of Presentation

 

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial statements for interim periods in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”). The information included in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 (“2020 Form 10-K”). The Company’s accounting policies are described in the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” in the 2020 Form 10-K and are updated, as necessary, in this Form 10-Q. The December 31, 2020 condensed consolidated balance sheet data presented for comparative purposes was derived from the audited financial statements but does not include all disclosures required by U.S. GAAP. The results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full year or for any other subsequent interim period.

 

Principles of Consolidation

 

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and our wholly owned subsidiaries, Ondas Networks, American Robotics, Inc. and FS Partners, and our majority owned subsidiary, FS Holding. All significant inter-company accounts and transactions between these entities have been eliminated in these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

Business Combinations

 

The Company utilized ASC 805, Business Combinations (“ASC 805”) to account for the August 5, 2021 acquisition of American Robotics, Inc. (see note 6 for more details).

 

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

 

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair values of the underlying net assets of an acquired business. The Company tests goodwill for impairment on an annual basis during the fourth quarter of its fiscal year, or immediately if conditions indicate that such impairment could exist. The Company evaluates qualitative factors to determine if it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value and whether it is necessary to perform goodwill impairment process.

 

Intangible assets represent allocation of purchase price to identifiable intangible assets of an acquired business. The Company estimates the fair value of its reporting units using the fair market value measurement requirement. Intangible assets are evaluated for impairment when events or changes in business circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be fully recoverable.

 

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Use of Estimates

 

The process of preparing financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements. Such management estimates include those relating to revenue recognition, inventory write-downs to reflect net realizable value, assumptions used in the valuation of stock-based awards and valuation allowances against deferred tax assets. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

The Company considers all highly liquid instruments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. On September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, we had no cash equivalents. The Company periodically monitors its positions with, and the credit quality of the financial institutions with which it invests. Periodically, throughout the three months ended, and as of September 30, 2021, the Company has maintained balances in excess of federally insured limits. As of September 30, 2021, the Company was approximately $46,940,000 in excess of federally insured limits.

 

Inventory

 

Inventories, which consist solely of raw materials, work in process and finished goods, are stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or net realizable value, net of reserves for obsolete inventory. We continually analyze our slow-moving and excess inventories. Based on historical and projected sales volumes and anticipated selling prices, we established reserves. Inventory that is in excess of current and projected use is reduced by an allowance to a level that approximates its estimate of future demand. Products that are determined to be obsolete are written down to net realizable value. As of September 30, 2021, and December 31, 2020, we determined that no such reserves were necessary.

 

Inventory consists of the following:

 

   September 30,
2021
   December 31,
2020
 
Raw Material  $1,068,756   $911,753 
Work in Process   63,412    172,207 
Finished Goods   152,168    68,145 
TOTAL INVENTORY, NET  $1,284,336   $1,152,105 

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

Our financial instruments consist primarily of receivables, accounts payable, accrued expenses and short- and long-term debt. The carrying amount of receivables, accounts payable and accrued expenses approximates our fair value because of the short-term maturity of such instruments.

 

We have categorized our assets and liabilities that are valued at fair value on a recurring basis into a three-level fair value hierarchy in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities (Level 1) and lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3).

 

Assets and liabilities recorded in the balance sheets at fair value are categorized based on a hierarchy of inputs, as follows:

 

  Level 1 -- Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
  Level 2 -- Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets or inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly through market corroboration, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument.
  Level 3 -- Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.

 

The Company had no financial instruments that are required to be valued at fair value as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

 

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Deferred Offering Costs

 

The Company capitalizes certain legal, professional accounting and other third-party fees that are directly associated with in-process equity financings as deferred offering costs until such financings are consummated. After consummation of equity financings, these costs are recorded in stockholders’ equity (deficit) as a reduction of additional paid-in capital generated as a result of the offering. Should the planned equity financings be abandoned, the deferred offering costs are expensed immediately as a charge to other income (expense) in the consolidated statement of operations.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

Ondas’ has two business segments that generate revenue: Ondas Networks and American Robotics. Ondas Networks generates revenue from product sales, services, and development projects. American Robotics generates revenue through data subscription services and development projects.

 

Ondas Networks is engaged in the development, marketing, and sale of wireless radio systems for secure, wide area mission-critical, business-to business networks. Ondas Networks generates revenue primarily through the sale of its FullMAX System and the delivery of related services, along with development projects with certain customers. American Robotics generates revenue by selling a data subscription service to its customers based on the information collected by the Scout System. The Scout System consists of the Scout drone and the ScoutBaseTM and is owned, installed, and maintained on the customer premises by American Robotics. The customer pays for a monthly, annual, or multi-annual subscription service to access the data collected by the Scout System. The customer accesses its data remotely through ScoutViewTM, AR’s secure web portal for displaying, analyzing, and storing customer information and captured image data. American Robotics also generates revenue from development projects for customers who are interested in customized solutions.

 

On April 23, 2020, effective April 24, 2020, Ondas Networks and Siemens Mobility, Inc. (“Siemens”) (the “Parties”) entered into a Joint Development Agreement (the “JDA”) and a Brand Label and Master Purchase Agreement (the “BLA”). The JDA calls for the joint development of (i) a dual-mode 900 MHz over-the-air ATCS compatible, MC-IoT capable base station radio and (ii) a dual-purpose 900 MHz, over-the-air advanced train control system (“ATCS”) compatible, MC-IoT capable wayside radio. The BLA calls for the purchase by Siemens of certain products developed under the JDA and for the resale of certain radio products to create a Siemens-branded portfolio of wireless radio communication systems for the North American Rail Market. As of September 30, 2021 the ATCS joint development program was completed.

 

On January 29, 2021, Ondas Networks and Siemens signed a letter of intent to start negotiations to enter into a definitive agreement for the development of a next generation radio board for the global rail market. As agreed in the letter of intent, Siemens issued initial purchase orders on February 3, 2021 in order to commence the program. Preliminary and other work on this project began in the first quarter of 2021 with 77% being completed as of September 30, 2021. This new joint development product will be marketed and sold worldwide by Siemens and will be Ondas Networks’ first onboard locomotive product.

 

On March 11, 2021, Ondas Networks received a purchase order from AURA Network System (“AURA”) to develop a radio system capable of performing Base Station and Mobile Remote functions in support of AURA’s C2 UAS system. As of September 30, 2021, the project was completed.

 

On July 2, 2021, Ondas Networks received a purchase order from Siemens Mobility for the development of a new industrial radio to support rail safety. As of September 30, 2021, the development project was completed.

 

As of August 5th, 2021, American Robotics had signed subscription agreements of varying contract lengths with customers in multiple industries including agriculture, oil and gas and materials management. Subscription revenue is recognized on straight line basis over the length of the customer subscription agreement. If a subscription payment is received prior to installation and operation of the Scout System, it is held in deferred revenue and recognized after operation commences over the length of the subscription service. American Robotics also provides customized data solutions for certain customers and receives development revenue for those services.

 

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Collaboration Arrangements Within the Scope of ASC 808, Collaborative Arrangements

 

The Company’s development revenue includes contracts where the Company and the customer work cooperatively to develop software and hardware applications. The Company analyzes these contracts to assess whether such arrangements involve joint operating activities performed by parties that are both active participants in the activities and exposed to significant risks and rewards dependent on the commercial success of such activities and are therefore within the scope of ASC Topic 808, Collaborative Arrangements (“ASC 808”). This assessment is performed throughout the life of the arrangement based on changes in the responsibilities of all parties in the arrangement.  For collaboration arrangements that are deemed to be within the scope of ASC 808, the Company first determines which elements of the collaboration are deemed to be within the scope of ASC 808 and those that are more reflective of a vendor-customer relationship and therefore within the scope of ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”). The Company’s policy is generally to recognize amounts received from collaborators in connection with joint operating activities that are within the scope of ASC 808 as a reduction in research and development expense. As of September 30, 2021, the Company has not identified any contracts with its customers that meet the criteria of ASC 808.

 

Arrangements Within the Scope of ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers

 

Under ASC 606, the Company recognizes revenue when the customer obtains control of promised products or services, in an amount that reflects the consideration which is expected to be received in exchange for those products or services. The Company recognizes revenue following the five-step model prescribed under ASC 606: (i) identify contract(s) with a customer; (ii) identify the performance obligation(s) in the contract; (iii) determine the transaction price; (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligation(s) in the contract; and (v) recognize revenue when (or as) the Company satisfies a performance obligation. The Company only applies the five-step model to contracts when it is probable that the entity will collect the consideration it is entitled to in exchange for the products or services it transfers to the customer.

 

At contract inception, once the contract is determined to be within the scope of ASC 606, the Company assesses the products or services promised within each contract and determines those that are performance obligations and assesses whether each promised product or service is distinct. The Company then recognizes as revenue the amount of the transaction price that is allocated to the respective performance obligation when (or as) the performance obligation is satisfied. To the extent the transaction price includes variable consideration, we estimate the amount of variable consideration that should be included in the transaction price utilizing the expected value method. Variable consideration is included in the transaction price if, in our judgment, it is probable that a significant future reversal of cumulative revenue under the contract will not occur. Estimates of variable consideration and determination of whether to include estimated amounts in the transaction price are based largely on an assessment of our anticipated performance and all information (historical, current, and forecasted) that is reasonably available. Sales and other taxes collected on behalf of third parties are excluded from revenue. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, none of our contracts with customers included variable consideration.

 

Contracts that are modified to account for changes in contract specifications and requirements are assessed to determine if the modification either creates new or changes the existing enforceable rights and obligations. Generally, contract modifications are for products or services that are not distinct from the existing contract due to the inability to use, consume or sell the products or services on their own to generate economic benefits and are accounted for as if they were part of that existing contract. The effect of a contract modification on the transaction price and measure of progress for the performance obligation to which it relates, is recognized as an adjustment to revenue (either as an increase in or a reduction of revenue) on a cumulative catch-up basis. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, there were no modifications to contract specifications.

 

Ondas Networks is engaged in the development, marketing, and sale of wireless radio systems for secure, wide area mission-critical, business-to-business networks. Ondas Networks generates revenue primarily from the sale of our FullMAX System and the delivery of related services, along with non-recurring engineering (“NRE”) development projects with certain customers.

  

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Product revenue is comprised of sales of the Ondas Networks’ software defined base station and remote radios, its network management and monitoring system, and accessories. Ondas Networks’ software and hardware is sold with a limited one-year basic warranty included in the price. The limited one-year basic warranty is an assurance-type warranty, is not a separate performance obligation, and thus no transaction price is allocated to it. The nature of tasks under the limited one-year basic warranty only provides for remedying defective product(s) covered by the warranty. Product revenue is generally recognized when the customer obtains control of our product, which occurs at a point in time, and may be upon shipment or upon delivery based on the contractual shipping terms of a contract, or upon installation when the combined performance obligation is not distinct within the context of the contract.

  

Service revenue is comprised of separately priced extended warranty sales, network support and maintenance, remote monitoring, as well as ancillary services directly related to the sale of the Ondas Networks’ wireless communications products including wireless network design, systems engineering, radio frequency planning, software configuration, product training, installation, and onsite support. The extended warranty Ondas Networks sells provides a level of assurance beyond the coverage for defects that existed at the time of a sale or against certain types of covered damage. The extended warranty includes 1) factory hardware repair or replacement of the base station and remote radios, at our election, 2) software upgrades, bug fixes and new features of the radio software and network management systems (“NMS”), 3) deployment and network architecture support, and 4) technical support by phone and email. Ancillary service revenues are recognized at the point in time when those services have been provided to the customer and the performance obligation has been satisfied. The Company allocates the transaction price to the service and extended warranty based on the stand-alone selling prices of these performance obligations, which are stated in our contracts. Revenue for the extended warranty is recognized overtime.

 

Development revenue is comprised primarily of non-recurring engineering service contracts to develop software and hardware applications for various customers. For Ondas Networks, a significant portion of this revenue is generated through four contracts with two customers whereby Ondas Networks is to develop such applications to interoperate within the customers infrastructure. For these contracts, Ondas Networks and the customers work cooperatively, whereby the customers’ involvement is to provide technical specifications for the product design, as well as, to review and approve the project progress at various markers based on predetermined milestones. The products developed are not able to be sold to any other customer and are based in part upon existing Ondas Networks and customer technology. Development revenue is recognized as services are provided over the life of the contract as Ondas Networks has an enforceable right to payment for services completed to date and there is no alternative use of the product.

 

If the customer contract contains a single performance obligation, the entire transaction price is allocated to the single performance obligation. We enter into certain contracts within our service revenues that have multiple performance obligations, one or more of which may be delivered subsequent to the delivery of other performance obligations. We allocate the transaction price based on the estimated relative standalone selling prices of the promised products or services underlying each performance obligation. We determine standalone selling prices based on the price at which the performance obligation is sold separately. If the standalone selling price is not observable through past transactions, we estimate the standalone selling price considering available information such as market conditions and internally approved pricing guidelines related to the performance obligations. Revenue is then allocated to the performance obligations using the relative selling prices of each of the performance obligations in the contract.

 

Ondas Networks’ payment terms vary and range from Net 15 to Net 30 days from the date of the invoices for product and services related revenue. Ondas Networks’ payment terms for the majority of their development related revenue carry milestone related payment obligations which span the contract life. For milestone-based contracts, the customer reviews the completed milestone and once approved, makes payment pursuant to the applicable contract.

 

American Robotics generates revenue by selling a data subscription service to its customers based on the information collected by the Scout System. The customer pays for a monthly, annual, or multi-annual subscription service to access the data collected by the Scout System. The customer accesses its data remotely through ScoutViewTM, AR’s secure web portal for displaying, analyzing, and storing customer information and captured image data. American Robotics also generates development revenue from customers who are interested in customized solutions.

 

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Disaggregation of Revenue

 

The following tables present our disaggregated revenues by Type of Revenue and Timing of Revenue:

 

   Three months ended
September 30,
   Nine months ended
September 30,
 
   2021   2020   2021   2020 
Type of Revenue                
Product revenue  $45,358   $245,075   $134,358   $1,043,585 
Service and subscription revenue   20,693    16,410    43,010    53,500 
Development revenue   215,987    351,248    2,155,363    866,119 
Other revenue   1,291    1,293    2,794    6,394 
Total revenue  $283,329   $614,026   $2,335,525   $1,969,598 

 

   Three months ended
September 30,
   Nine months ended
September 30,
 
   2021   2020   2021   2020 
Timing of Revenue                
Revenue recognized point in time  $44,649   $331,528   $157,202   $1,170,409 
Revenue recognized over time   238,680    282,498    2,178,323    799,189 
Total revenue  $283,329   $614,026   $2,335,525   $1,969,598 

 

Contract Assets and Liabilities

 

We recognize a receivable or contract asset when we perform a service or transfer a good in advance of receiving consideration. A receivable is recorded when our right to consideration is unconditional and only the passage of time is required before payment of that consideration is due. A contract asset is recorded when our right to consideration in exchange for goods or services that we have transferred or provided to a customer is conditional on something other than the passage of time. We did not have any contract assets recorded at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

 

We recognize a contract liability when we receive consideration, or if we have the unconditional right to receive consideration, in advance of satisfying the performance obligation. A contract liability is our obligation to transfer goods or services to a customer for which we have received consideration, or an amount of consideration is due from the customer. The table below details the activity in our contract liabilities during the nine months ended September 30, 2021, and the year ended December 31, 2020, which is included in deferred revenue in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet.

 

   Nine months
ended
September 30,
   Year Ended
December 31,
 
   2021   2020 
Balance at beginning of period  $165,035   $378,850 
Additions   1,776,535    1,053,850 
Transfer to revenue   (1,595,740)   (1,267,665)
Balance at end of period  $345,830   $165,035 

 

Warranty Reserve

 

For our software and hardware products, we provide a limited one-year assurance-type warranty and for our development service, we provide no warranties. The assurance-type warranty covers defects in material and workmanship only. If a software or hardware component is determined to be defective after being tested by the Company within the one-year, the Company will repair, replace, or refund the price of the covered hardware and/or software to the customer (not including any shipping, handling, delivery, or installation charges). For our subscription service to the Scout System™, we provide a general warranty that the materials and service will be available during the subscription term. We estimate, based upon a review of historical warranty claim experience, the costs that may be incurred under our warranties and record a liability in the amount of such estimate at the time a product is sold. Factors that affect our warranty liability include the number of units sold, historical and anticipated rates of warranty claims, and cost per claim. We periodically assess the adequacy of our recorded warranty liability and adjust the accrual as claims data and historical experience warrants. The Company has assessed the costs of fulfilling its existing assurance-type warranties and has determined that the estimated outstanding warranty obligation on September 30, 2021 or December 31, 2020 are immaterial to the Company’s financial statements.

 

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Leases

 

Under Topic 842, operating lease expense is generally recognized evenly over the term of the lease. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company’s operating leases consisted of office space in Sunnyvale, CA (the “Gibraltar Lease”) and Marlborough, MA (the “American Robotics Lease”). For the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company had operating leases primarily consisting of two office space leases in Sunnyvale, California (the “North Pastoria Lease” and the “Gibraltar Lease”) (collectively, the “Sunnyvale Leases”). On December 31, 2020, the North Pastoria Lease expired. The Gibraltar Lease expired on February 28, 2021 and was verbally extended to March 31, 2021 under the same terms.

 

On August 6, 2021, the Company acquired American Robotics and the American Robotics Lease, wherein the base rate is $15,469 per month, with an annual increase of 3% through January 2024, with a security deposit of $24,166. On August 19, 2021, American Robotics amended their lease to reduce their space. The Amendment reduced their annual base rent to $8,802 per month, with an annual increase of 3% through January 2024.

 

On January 22, 2021, we entered into a 24-month lease (effective April 1, 2021) with the owner and landlord (the “2021 Gibraltar Lease”), wherein the base rate is $45,000 per month, with a security deposit in the amount of $90,000.

 

On January 24, 2020, the Company and a third party (the “Sublessee”) entered into a Sublease agreement (the “Sublease”) on the North Pastoria Lease, wherein the Sublessee occupied the premises through December 31, 2020. The Sublessee made rent payments of approximately $9,666 and management fee payments of approximately $457 per month beginning February 1, 2020, and a one-time security deposit of $19,332. Sublease rental income for the period from February 1 through December 31, 2020 was $111,349. On December 31, 2020, $10,122 of the security deposit was applied to the December 2020 amount due and the balance was refunded on January 19, 2021.

 

We determine if an arrangement is a lease, or contains a lease, at the inception of the arrangement. If we determine the arrangement is a lease, or contains a lease, at lease inception, we then determine whether the lease is an operating lease or finance lease. Operating and finance leases result in recording a right-of-use (“ROU”) asset and lease liability on our consolidated balance sheets. ROU assets represent our right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent our obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease ROU assets and liabilities are recognized at the commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. For purposes of calculating operating lease ROU assets and operating lease liabilities, we use the non-cancellable lease term plus options to extend that we are reasonably certain to take. Lease expense for operating lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Our leases generally do not provide an implicit rate. As such, we use our incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. This rate is generally consistent with the interest rate we pay on borrowings under our credit facilities, as this rate approximates our collateralized borrowing capabilities over a similar term of the lease payments. We have elected not to recognize ROU assets and lease liabilities that arise from short-term (12 months or less) leases for any class of underlying assets. We have elected not to separate lease and non-lease components for any class of underlying asset.

 

Lease Costs

 

   Three months ended
September 30,
   Nine months ended
September 30,
 
   2021   2020   2021   2020 
Components of total lease costs:                
Operating lease expense  $160,151   $80,725   $295,151   $246,680 
Short-term lease costs (1)   
-
    2,100    
-
    7,650 
Sublease rental income   
-
    (20,245)   
-
    (70,858)
Total lease costs  $160,151   $62,580   $295,151   $183,472 

 

(1) Represents short-term leases which are immaterial.

  

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Lease Positions as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020

 

ROU lease assets and lease liabilities for our operating leases were recorded in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as follows:

 

   As of
September 30,
2021
   As of
December 31,
2020
 
Assets:        
Operating lease assets  $972,376   $51,065 
Total lease assets  $972,376   $51,065 
           
Liabilities:          
Operating lease liabilities, current  $585,739   $56,168 
Operating lease liabilities, net of current   386,932    
-
 
Total lease liabilities  $972,671   $56,168 

 

Other Information

 

    Nine months ended
September 30,
 
    2021     2020  
Operating cash flows for operating leases   $ 220,730     $ 398,374  
Weighted average remaining lease term (in years) – operating lease     2.0       0.4  
Weighted average discount rate – operating lease     12.06 %     14 %

 

Undiscounted Cash Flows

 

Future lease payments included in the measurement of lease liabilities on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2021, for the following five years and thereafter are as follows:

 

Years ending December 31,    
2021 (3 months)  $161,406 
2022  $648,002 
2023  $246,242 
2024  $9,339 
Total future minimum lease payments  $1,064,989 
Lease imputed interest  $(92,318)
Total  $972,671 

 

Net Loss Per Common Share

 

Basic net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average shares of common stock outstanding for each period. Diluted net loss per share is the same as basic net loss per share since the Company has net losses for each period presented.

 

The following potentially dilutive securities for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 have been excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share because the effect of their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.

 

   Nine months ended
September 30,
 
   2021   2020 
Warrants to purchase common stock   3,260,628    1,879,722 
Options to purchase common stock   879,044    499,667 
Restricted stock purchase offers   652,410    1,126,159 
Total potentially dilutive securities   4,792,082    3,505,548 

 

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Concentration of Customers

  

The table below sets forth the Company’s customers that accounted for greater than 10% of its revenues for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively:

 

   Three months ended   Nine months ended 
   September 30,   September 30, 
Customer  2021   2020   2021   2020 
A   67%   58%   34%   44%
B   25%   29%   66%   51%
C   -    13%   -    4%

 

Customers A and B accounted for 55% and 36% of the Company’s accounts receivable balance at September 30, 2021, respectively. Customer B accounted for 14% of the Company’s accounts receivable balance at December 31, 2020.

 

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

 

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes, which removes certain exceptions for recognizing deferred taxes for investments, performing intraperiod tax allocation and calculating income taxes in interim periods. ASU 2019-12 is applicable to all entities subject to income taxes. ASU 2019-12 provides guidance to minimize complexity in certain areas by introducing a policy election to not allocate consolidated income taxes when a member of a consolidated tax return is not subject to income tax and guides whether to relate a step-up tax basis to a business combination or separate transaction. ASU 2019-12 changes the current guidance of making an intraperiod allocation, determining when a tax liability is recognized after a foreign entity investor transition to or from equity method of accounting, accounting for tax law changes and year-to-date losses in interim periods, and determining how to apply income tax guidance to franchise taxes. The amendments ASU 2019-12 are effective for all public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020 and include interim periods. The guidance is effective for all other entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021 and for interim periods beginning after December 15, 2022. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this pronouncement had no impact on our accompanying consolidated financial statements.

 

In June 2016, FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which replaces the incurred loss methodology with an expected loss methodology that is referred to as the current expected credit loss (“CECL”) methodology. The CECL model utilizes a lifetime expected credit loss measurement objective for the recognition of credit losses for loans and other receivables at the time the financial asset is originated or acquired. The expected credit losses are adjusted each period for changes in expected lifetime credit losses. This model replaces the multiple existing impairment models previously used under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, which generally require that a loss be incurred before it is recognized. The new standard also applies to financial assets arising from revenue transactions such as contract assets and accounts receivables. For public business entities that meet the definition of an SEC filer, excluding entities eligible to be SRCs as defined by the SEC, ASU No. 2016-13 is effective for fiscal years beginning after Dec. 15, 2019. All other entities, ASU No. 2016-13 is effective for fiscal years beginning after Dec. 15, 2022. The adoption of this pronouncement had no impact on our accompanying consolidated financial statements.

 

In November 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-11, Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses, which amends certain aspects of the Board’s new credit loss standard (ASC 326). ASU 2019-11 is applicable to companies that hold financial assets in the scope of the credit losses standard. FASB permits to include the following in estimate if expected credit losses: expected recoveries of financial assets previously written off and expected recoveries of financial assets with credit deterioration. The scope of guidance related to expected recoveries includes purchased financial assets with credit deterioration. ASU 2019-11 permits entities to record negative allowance when measuring expected credit losses for a purchased credit deteriorated financial asset and expected recoveries cannot exceed the aggregate amount previously written off or expected to be written off. When discounted cash flow method is not being used to estimate expected credit losses, expected recoveries cannot include any amounts in an acceleration of the noncredit discount. An entity may include increases in expected cash flows after acquisition. Early adoption is not permitted. The adoption of this pronouncement had no impact on our accompanying consolidated financial statements.

 

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

 

In October 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-08, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers, which requires contract assets and contract liabilities (i.e., deferred revenue) acquired in a business combination to be recognized and measured by the acquirer on the acquisition date in accordance with ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, as if it had originated the contracts. The new guidance creates an exception to the general recognition and measurement principles of ASC 805, Business Combinations. The new guidance should be applied prospectively and is effective for all public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022 and include interim periods. The guidance is effective for all other entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the effects of the adoption of ASU No. 2021-08 on its consolidated financial statements. 

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In May 2021, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued accounting standards update (“ASU”) 2021-04—Earnings Per Share (Topic 260), Debt—Modifications and Extinguishments (Subtopic 470-50), Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718), and Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Issuer’s Accounting for Certain Modifications or Exchanges of Freestanding Equity-Classified Written Call Options, to clarify and reduce diversity in an issuer’s accounting for modifications or exchanges of freestanding equity-classified written call options (for example, warrants) that remain equity classified after modification or exchange. The amendments in this ASU are effective for public and nonpublic entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, and interim periods with fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. The Company is currently evaluating the effects of the adoption of ASU No. 2021-04 on its consolidated financial statements.

  

In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-06, Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity (“ASU 2020-06”), which simplifies an issuer’s accounting for convertible instruments by reducing the number of accounting models that require separate accounting for embedded conversion features. ASU 2020-06 also simplifies the settlement assessment that entities are required to perform to determine whether a contract qualifies for equity classification and makes targeted improvements to the disclosures for convertible instruments and earnings-per-share (EPS) guidance. This update will be effective for the Company’s fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted, but no earlier than fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Entities can elect to adopt the new guidance through either a modified retrospective method of transition or a fully retrospective method of transition. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the pending adoption of the new standard on its financial statements and intends to adopt the standard as of January 1, 2024.

 

Reclassification

 

Certain amounts reported in the prior year financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

   

NOTE 3 – OTHER CURRENT ASSETS

 

Other current assets consist of the following:

 

   September 30,   December 31, 
   2021   2020 
Prepaid insurance  $461,602   $623,627 
Other prepaid expenses   66,280    5,403 
Deposits on inventory purchases   90,000    
-
 
Total other current assets  $617,882   $629,030 

 

NOTE 4 – NOTES RECEIVABLE

 

On April 22, 2021, Ondas made a loan to American Robotics in the aggregate amount of $2.0 million. The note carried interest at a rate of 2% per annum. The principal and any accrued and unpaid interest were due on April 22, 2022. As of and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company recorded $11,507 of interest income related to the note. On August 5, 2021, in conjunction with the closing of the merger agreement with American Robotics, the unpaid interest and principal balance of $2,011,507 was forgiven and included in the total purchase price consideration of $69,274,390. See Note 6 for further details.

 

NOTE 5 – PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

 

Property and equipment consist of the following:

 

   September 30,
2021
   December 31,
2020
 
Vehicle  $149,916   $149,916 
Computer Equipment   183,869    112,615 
Furniture and fixtures   141,053    94,053 
Software   61,287    61,287 
Leasehold improvements   37,401    28,247 
Test Equipment   39,774    25,395 
    613,300    471,513 
Less: accumulated depreciation   (386,255)   (308,429)
Total property and equipment, net  $227,045   $163,084 

 

Depreciation expense for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 was $27,553 and $24,606, respectively. Depreciation expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 was $77,825 and $74,079, respectively.

 

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NOTE 6 – GOODWILL AND BUSINESS ACQUISITION

 

We account for acquisitions in accordance with FASB ASC 805, “Business Combinations” (“ASC 805”), and goodwill in accordance with ASC 350, “Intangibles — Goodwill and Other” (“ASC 350”). For business combinations, the excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair value of net assets acquired in a business combination is recorded as goodwill. On May 17, 2021, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Agreement”) with Drone Merger Sub I Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub I”), Drone Merger Sub II Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub II”), American Robotics, and Reese Mozer, solely in his capacity as the representative of American Robotics’ Stockholders (as defined in the Agreement).

 

On August 5, 2021 (the “Closing Date”), the Company’s stockholders approved the issuance of shares of the Company’s common stock, including shares of common stock underlying Warrants (as defined below), in connection with the acquisition of American Robotics.

 

On the Closing Date, American Robotics merged with and into Merger Sub I (“Merger I”), with American Robotics continuing as the surviving entity, and American Robotics then subsequently and immediately merged with and into Merger Sub II (“Merger II” and, together with Merger I, the “Mergers”), with Merger Sub II continuing as the surviving entity and as a direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. Simultaneously with Merger II, Merger Sub II was renamed American Robotics, Inc.

 

Pursuant to the Agreement, American Robotics stockholders and certain service providers received (i) cash consideration in an amount equal to $7,500,000, less certain indebtedness, transaction expenses and other expense amounts as described in the Agreement; (ii) 6,750,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (inclusive of 26 fractional shares paid in cash as set forth in the Agreement); (iii) warrants exercisable for 1,875,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Warrants”) (inclusive of 24 fractional shares paid in cash and the equivalent of Warrants for 309,320 shares representing the value of options exercisable for 211,038 shares issued under the Company’s incentive stock plan and reducing the aggregate amount of Warrants as set forth in the Agreement); and (iv) the cash release from the PPP Loan Escrow Amount (as defined in the Agreement). Each of the Warrants entitle the holder to purchase a number of shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $7.89. Each of the Warrants shall be exercisable in three equal annual installments commencing on the one-year anniversary of the Closing Date and shall have a term of ten years. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company incurred approximately $1,640,000 in transaction costs for legal and other professional fees and expenses, which are included in General and administration operating expenses on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

 

Also on the Closing Date, the Company entered into employment agreements and issued 1,375,000 restricted stock units under the Company’s incentive stock plan to key members of American Robotics’ management.

 

Lock-Up and Registration Rights Agreement

 

On May 17, 2021, the Company entered into a lock-up and registration rights agreement, by and among the Company and the directors and officers of American Robotics (the “Registration Rights Agreement”). Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement (i) the Company agreed to file a resale registration statement for the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) no later than 90 days following the closing of the Mergers, and to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause it to become effective as promptly as practicable following such filing, (ii) the directors and officers and other American Robotics stockholders who sign a joinder to such agreement were granted certain piggyback registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the closing of the Mergers, and (iii) the directors and officers of American Robotics agreed, subject to certain customary exceptions, not to sell, transfer or dispose of an aggregate of 2,583,826 shares of Company common stock for a period of 180 days from the closing of the Mergers. In connection with the Mergers, the stockholders of American Robotics entered into a Joinder to Lock-Up and Registration Rights Agreement.

 

The following table summarizes the consideration paid for American Robotics and the preliminary allocation of the purchase consideration to the estimated fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date.

 

Consideration:    
Fair value of total consideration transferred  $69,274,390 
      
Estimated fair value of assets acquired:     
Cash  $920,011 
Other current assets   102,235 
Property and equipment   61,430 
Intangible assets   47,260,000 
Right of use asset   463,252 
Other long-term assets   87,217 
Total assets acquired   48,894,145 
Estimated fair value of liabilities assumed:     
Accounts payable   142,659 
Deferred revenue   7,418 
Accrued payroll and rent   42,616 
Lease liabilities   447,827 
Deferred tax liability   12,760,200 
Total liabilities assumed   13,400,720 
Total net assets acquired   35,493,425 
Goodwill   33,780,965 
Total  $69,274,390 

 

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The intangible assets acquired include the trademarks, FAA waiver, developed technology, non-compete agreements, and customer relationships (See Note 7). A deferred tax liability was recorded for the deferred tax impact of purchase accounting adjustments related to finite-lived intangible assets at American Robotics effective tax rate of 27%. The purchase price allocations are preliminary pending receipt of final valuation analysis of certain assets and liabilities from our valuation advisors. The goodwill represents the assembled workforce, acquired capabilities, and future economic benefits resulting from the acquisition. The majority of the goodwill is expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

 

Our results for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 include results from American Robotics between August 6, 2021 and September 30, 2021. The following unaudited pro forma information presents the Company’s results of operations as if the acquisition of American Robotics had occurred at the beginning of fiscal year 2021. The pro forma results do not purport to represent what the Company’s results of operations actually would have been if the transactions had occurred at the beginning of the period presented or what the Company’s operating results will be in future periods.

 

   (Unaudited)   (Unaudited) 
   Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended 
   September 30,   September 30, 
   2021   2020   2021   2020 
Revenue, net  $295,799   $614,026   $2,608,841   $2,234,752 
Net loss  $(5,470,497)  $(4,013,150)  $(13,282,545)  $(11,356,847)
Basic Earnings Per Share  $(0.14)  $(0.20)  $(0.42)  $(0.57)
Diluted Earnings Per Share  $(0.14)  $(0.20)  $(0.42)  $(0.57)

 

NOTE 7 – INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 

The components of intangible assets, all of which are finite lived, were as follows:

 

   September 30, 2021   December 31, 2020     
   Gross
Carrying
Amount
   Accumulated
Amortization
   Net
Carrying
Amount
   Gross
Carrying
Amount
   Accumulated
Amortization
   Accumulated
Amortization
   Useful
Life
 
                             
Patents  $32,751   $(12,148)  $20,603   $158,710   $(3,809)  $154,901    10 
Patents in process   140,070    
-
    140,070    133,112    
-
    133,112    
 N/A
 
Licenses   241,909    (35,424)   206,485    241,909    (17,280)   224,629    10 
Trademarks   3,800,000    (58,226)   3,741,774    
-
    
-
    
-
    10 
FAA waiver   20,310,000    (311,202)   19,998,798    
-
    
-
    
-
    10 
Developed technology   22,750,000    (232,392)   22,517,608    
-
    
-
    
-
    15 
Non-compete agreements   340,000    (52,097)   287,903    
-
    
-
    
-
    1 
Customer relationships   60,000    (1,839)   58,161    
-
    
-
    
-
    5 
   $47,674,730   $(703,328)  $46,971,402   $533,731   $(21,089)  $512,642      

 

Preliminary estimated intangible assets are being amortized over preliminary estimated useful lives of between one and ten years and subject to revision when the purchase price allocation for American Robotics, Inc, acquisition is complete.

 

Amortization expense for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 was $662,622 and $640, respectively. Amortization expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 was $682,239 and $13,152, respectively.

 

Estimated amortization expense for the next five years for the intangible costs currently being amortized is as follows:

 

Year Ending December 31,   Estimated
Amortization
 
2021 (3 months)   $ 1,076,784  
2022   $ 4,221,696  
2023   $ 3,966,696  
2024   $ 3,966,419  
2025   $ 3,966,419  

  

NOTE 8 – ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consist of the following:

 

   September 30,   December 31, 
   2021   2020 
Accrued payroll and other benefits  $1,061,216   $2,125,981 
D&O insurance financing payable   44,899    479,712 
Accrued interest   -    44,579 
Accrued professional fees   141,078    115,000 
Other accrued expenses   159,142    67,508 
Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities  $1,406,335   $2,832,780 

 

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NOTE 9 – SECURED PROMISSORY NOTES

 

Steward Capital Holdings LP

 

On March 9, 2018, we entered into a loan and security agreement (the “Agreement”) with Steward Capital Holdings LP (the “Steward Capital”) wherein Steward Capital made available to us a loan in the aggregate principal amount of up to $10,000,000 (the “Loan”). On March 9, 2018, the Company and Steward Capital, pursuant to the Agreement, entered into a Secured Term Promissory Note for $5,000,000, having a maturity date of September 9, 2019 (“Tranche A”). The Note bore interest at a per annum rate equal to the greater of (a) 11.25% or (b) 11.25% plus the Prime Rate, less 3.25%. The Agreement also included payments of $25,000 in loan commitment fees and $100,000 (1%) of the funding in loan facility charges. The loan commitment fees and $50,000 in loan facility charges associated with Tranche A were recorded as debt discount and amortized over the life of the Loan. There was also an end of term charge of $250,000. The end of term charge was being recorded as accreted costs over the term of the Loan. The Note was secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company.

 

On October 9, 2018, the Company and Steward Capital, pursuant to the Agreement, entered into a second Secured Term Promissory Note for $5,000,000 having a maturity date of April 9, 2020 (the “Second Note”) to complete the Agreement for $10,000,000. The Second Note bore interest at a per annum rate equal to the greater of (a) 11.25% or (b) 11.25% plus the Prime Rate, less 3.25%. Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, the Company was required to pay a $50,000 loan facility charge.

  

On June 18, 2019, the Company and Steward Capital entered into a letter of agreement to amend the Agreement (the “First Amendment”) to (i) extend and amend the maturity date, as defined in Section 1.1 of the Agreement, to read in its entirety “means September 9, 2020” (the “Maturity Date”); (ii) waive the repayment requirement to Steward Capital under Section 2.3 of the Agreement, in connection with the then proposed public offering of the Company as described in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended, originally filed on April 12, 2019, and (iii) waive the restriction by Steward Capital on the prepayment of Indebtedness under Section 7.4 of the Agreement. In connection with the waivers, extension and amendment, the Company agreed to pay to Steward Capital, upon the earlier of (a) the completion of the public offering as set forth in Section 2.3 of the Agreement and (b) ten (10) days following the Company’s receipt of Steward’s written demand therefor, a fee equal to three percent (3%) of the current outstanding principal balance of the Loan (as defined in the Agreement). The Company concluded that the modifications created by the First Amendment resulted in a troubled debt restructuring under Accounting Standard Codification—Debt (Topic 470) as it was determined that a concession was granted by Steward Capital. However, as the future payments to be made subsequent to the modification were greater than the carrying value at the time of the modification, no gain or loss was required to be recognized on the troubled debt restructuring. As the difference between the effective interest rate method and the straight-line method was deemed immaterial, the Company continued to amortize the deferred loan costs using the straight-line method over the remaining term of the Loan.

 

On October 28, 2019, the Company and Steward Capital entered into a letter of agreement to amend the Agreement, as amended (the “Second Amendment”) wherein the parties agreed to (i) extend and amend the due date for all accrued and unpaid interest starting September 2, 2019 to the Maturity Date and (ii) extend and amend the due date for the 3% fee payable to Steward Capital in connection with the First Amendment and waiver dated June 2019 to be payable on the Maturity Date. In connection with the extensions and amendments, the Company issued Steward Capital 120,000 shares of the Company’s common stock valued at $300,000 on December 15, 2019. The value was recorded as debt discount and amortized over the life of the Loan. The Company concluded that the modifications created by the Second Amendment resulted in a troubled debt restructuring under Accounting Standard Codification—Debt (Topic 470) as it was determined that a concession was granted by Steward Capital. However, as the future payments to be made subsequent to the modification were greater than the carrying value at the time of the modification, no gain or loss was required to be recognized on the troubled debt restructuring. As the difference between the effective interest rate method and the straight-line method was deemed immaterial, the Company continued to amortize the deferred loan costs using the straight-line method over the remaining term of the Loan.

 

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On September 4, 2020, the Company and Steward Capital entered into the Second Amendment to the Loan and Security Agreement (the “Second Amendment”) to (i) extend the Maturity Date to September 9, 2021 (the “Extended Maturity Date”) and convert all accrued interest into the note, resulting in a new principal balance of $11,254,236, (ii) make all accrued and unpaid interest from September 9, 2020 through the date of maturity due on the Extended Maturity Date, (iii) on or before October 1, 2020, Company was to issue 40,000 shares of Company’s stock to Steward valued at $9.75 per share, or total of $390,000 (issued on September 30, 2020) and (iv) make the fee of 3% of the outstanding principal balance of the loan, or $300,000 (as defined in the First Amendment) due at the updated maturity date of September 9, 2021. The Company concluded that the modifications created by the Second Amendment resulted in a troubled debt restructuring under Accounting Standard Codification—Debt (Topic 470) as it was determined that a concession was granted by Steward Capital. However, as the future payments to be made subsequent to the modification were greater than the carrying value at the time of the modification, no gain or loss was required to be recognized on the troubled debt restructuring.

 

On April 14, 2021, the Company requested Steward Capital’s waiver of Section 7 (Covenants of Borrower), in connection with the acquisition of American Robotics, Inc (“American Robotics”). In connection with the waiver, the Company agreed to, upon consummation of the proposed acquisition, pay Steward Capital an additional $280,000, and upon the consummation of the proposed acquisition, Steward and the Company would amend the Agreement to modify the defined term “collateral” to include the intellectual property of American Robotics; however, the Company made a final payment to Steward Capital before closing of the acquisition.   

 

On December 9, 2020, the Company made a $5,000,000 payment to Steward Capital, applying $4,679,958 to principal and $320,042 to accrued interest. On December 31, 2020, the principal balance was $7,003,568, net of debt discount of $120,711 and accreted cost of $550,000. On June 25, 2021, the Company made a final payment of $7,044,750 to Steward Capital, applying $6,574,278 to principal, $404,729 in interest and other fees, and $65,743 in early payment penalties. On September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, accrued interest was $0 and $44,579, respectively, and included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the balance sheet in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. Interest expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 was $0 and $426,448, respectively. Interest expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 was $338,415 and $937,165, respectively.

 

NOTE 10 – LONG-TERM NOTES PAYABLE

 

Convertible Promissory Notes

 

On September 14, 2017, the Company and an individual entered into a convertible promissory note with unilateral conversion preferences by the individual (the “Convertible Promissory Note”). On July 11, 2018, the Company’s Board approved certain changes to the Convertible Promissory Note wherein the conversion feature was changed from unilateral to mutual between the individual and the Company. 

 

On both September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the total outstanding balance of the Convertible Promissory Note (the “Note”) was $300,000. The maturity date of the Note is based on the payment of 0.6% of quarterly gross revenue until 1.5 times the amount of the Note is paid. Accrued interest as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 was $40,607 and $36,329, respectively. Interest expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 was $3,750 and $11,250, respectively. Interest expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 was $11,250 and $33,750, respectively.

 

On September 27, 2019, the holder of the Note was granted a warrant to purchase 46,893 shares of common stock of the Company. The fair value of this warrant was recorded as financing costs in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

 

Paycheck Protection Program Loan

 

On May 4, 2020, the Company applied for a loan pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”), as administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (the “SBA”). The loan, in the principal amount of $666,091 (the “PPP Loan”), was disbursed by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Lender”) on May 6, 2020, pursuant to a Paycheck Protection Program Promissory Note and Agreement (the “Note and Agreement”).

 

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The program was later amended by the Paycheck Protection Flexibility Act of 2020 whereby debtors were granted a minimum maturity date of the five-year anniversary of the funding date and a deferral of ten months from the end of the covered period. The PPP Loan bears interest at a fixed rate of 1.00% per annum. Monthly principal and interest payments, less the amount of any potential forgiveness (discussed below), will commence after the sixteen-month anniversary of the funding date. The Company did not provide any collateral or guarantees for the PPP Loan, nor did the Company pay any facility charge to obtain the PPP Loan. The Note and Agreement provides for customary events of default, including those relating to failure to make payment, bankruptcy, breaches of representations and material adverse effects. The Company may prepay the principal of the PPP Loan at any time without incurring any prepayment charges.

 

All or a portion of the PPP Loan may be forgiven by the SBA upon application to the Lender by the Company within 10 months after the last day of the covered period. The Lender will have 90 days to review borrower’s forgiveness application and the SBA will have an additional 60 days to review the Lender’s decision as to whether the borrower’s loan may be forgiven. Under the CARES Act, loan forgiveness is available for the sum of documented payroll costs, covered rent payments, and covered utilities, and certain covered mortgage interest payments during the twenty-four-week period beginning on the date of the first disbursement of the PPP Loan. For purposes of the CARES Act, payroll costs exclude compensation of an individual employee earning more than $100,000, prorated annually. Not more than 40% of the forgiven amount may be for non-payroll costs. Forgiveness is reduced if full-time headcount declines, or if salaries and wages for employees with salaries of $100,000 or less annually are reduced by more than 25%. On May 4, 2021, the Company submitted an application to the lender with supporting detail requesting forgiveness of the loan. On May 26, 2021, the Company received full forgiveness for both the principal and accrued interest, which is included in other income on the Company’s accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

NOTE 11 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

Preferred Stock

 

On September 30, 2021, the Company had 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001, authorized, of which 5,000,000 shares are designated as Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series A Preferred”) and 5,000,000 shares are non-designated (“blank check”) shares. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company had no preferred stock outstanding.

 

Certificate of Designation Series A Preferred Stock

 

On August 14, 2020, the Company filed a Certificate of Designation with the State of Nevada to designate 5,000,000 shares of the Company’s preferred stock as Series A Preferred. Shares of Series A Preferred rank pari passu with the Company’s common stock, except that holders of Series A Preferred shall have certain liquidation preferences as set forth in the Certificate of Designation and the holders of the Series A Preferred are not entitled to vote on any matters presented to the stockholder of the Company. The Certificate of Designation became effective on the Closing Date.

 

The Series A Preferred is convertible at a holder’s election any time beginning nine months from the 2020 Closing into shares of the Company’s common stock at an initial conversion price equal to the Purchase Price, subject to certain adjustments described below, so that, initially, each share of Series A Preferred shall be convertible into one (1) share of the Company’s common stock. Also, the Series A Preferred will be automatically converted into the Company’s common stock (a “Mandatory Conversion”), at the then applicable conversion price, in the event of an equity offering of shares of the Company’s common stock resulting in the Company uplisting to a national securities exchange (provided that if the per share offering price in such offering is less than the then applicable conversion price for the Series A Preferred, the Series A Preferred will automatically convert based on the offering price in such offering).

 

In the event of any stock split, stock dividend, or stock combination, the number of shares deliverable and the conversion price of the Series A Preferred will be appropriately adjusted. In the event a Mandatory Conversion is triggered, if the offering price on the date such Mandatory Conversion is triggered is less than a 25% premium to $6.00, the Company will issue additional shares of the Company’s common stock for each outstanding share of Series A Preferred to ensure the effective conversion price equals a 25% discount to $6.00.

 

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Also, for a period of one year from the date of the Purchase Agreements, if the Company undertakes an underwritten public equity offering, the holders of Series A Preferred will enter into a lock-up agreement with respect to the sale of the Series A Preferred and the Company’s common stock underlying such Series A Preferred as may be reasonably requested by the Company or the Company’s underwriter for such public equity offering.

 

In connection with the closing of the Offering on December 8, 2020, the Company’s outstanding 2,350,390 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock mandatorily converted into an aggregate of 979,361 shares of Common Stock, which includes an aggregate of 195,881 shares of Common Stock in connection with the 25% premium discussed above. Additionally, the Company issued an aggregate of 15,093 shares of Common Stock in lieu of declaring a dividend on shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. The shares of Common Stock issued in connection with the conversion were issued in reliance upon the exemption set forth in Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, for securities exchanged by the Company and existing security holders where no commission or other remuneration is paid or given directly or indirectly by the Company for soliciting such exchange, and the shares of Common Stock issued in lieu of declaring a dividend were issued in reliance upon the exemption set forth in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder in a transaction not involving a public offering.

 

Common Stock

 

On September 30, 2021, the Company had 116,666,667 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 (the “Common Stock”) authorized for issuance, of which 40,788,681 shares of our Common Stock were issued and outstanding.

 

On March 28, 2021, the lock-up period terminated for an aggregate of 8,142,894 shares of Common Stock, pursuant to lock-up agreements entered into in connection with the Company’s acquisition of Ondas Networks, as amended.

 

On May 17, 2021, the Company entered into a lock-up and registration rights agreement, by and among the Company and the directors and officers of American Robotics (the “Registration Rights Agreement”). Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement (i) the Company agreed to file a resale registration statement for the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) no later than 90 days following the closing of the Mergers, and to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause it to become effective as promptly as practicable following such filing, (ii) the directors and officers and other American Robotics stockholders who sign a joinder to such agreement were granted certain piggyback registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the closing of the Mergers, and (iii) the directors and officers of American Robotics agreed, subject to certain customary exceptions, not to sell, transfer or dispose of 2,583,826 shares of Company common stock for a period of 180 days from the closing of the Mergers. In connection with the Mergers, the stockholders of American Robotics entered into a Joinder to Lock-Up and Registration Rights Agreement.

 

2021 Public Offering

 

On June 8, 2021, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., acting as the representative for the underwriters identified therein (the “Underwriters”), relating to the Company’s public offering (the “2021 Public Offering”) of 6,400,000 shares (the “Firm Shares”) of the Company’s Common Stock. Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Company also granted the Underwriters a 30-day option (the “Option”) to purchase up to an additional 960,000 shares of Common Stock (the “Option Shares,” and together with the Firm Shares, the “Shares”) to cover over-allotments.

 

The Underwriters agreed to purchase the Firm Shares from the Company with the option to purchase the Option Shares at a price of $6.51 per share. The Firm Shares were offered, issued, and sold pursuant to the Form S-3 and accompanying prospectus filed with the SEC under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).

 

On June 11, 2021, pursuant to the 2021 Public Offering, the Company issued 7,360,000 shares of Common Stock (Firm Shares and option shares) at a public price of $7.00 for net proceeds to the Company of $47,523,569 after deducting the underwriting discount and offering fees and expenses payable by the Company.

 

The Underwriting Agreement includes customary representations, warranties, and agreements by the Company, customary conditions to closing, indemnification obligations of the Company and the Underwriters, including for liabilities under the Securities Act, other obligations of the parties and termination provisions. The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Underwriting Agreement were made only for purposes of such agreement and as of specific dates, were solely for the benefit of the parties to the agreement and were subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties.

 

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The table below details the net proceeds of the Public Offering

 

Gross Proceeds:    
Firm shares and exercise of over-allotment option closing  $51,520,000 
Offering Costs:     
Underwriting discounts and commissions   (3,806,400)
Other offering costs   (190,031)
Net Proceeds  $47,523,569 

 

The Company will use the net proceeds of the 2021 Public Offering for working capital and general corporate purposes, which includes further technology development, increased spending on marketing and advertising and capital expenditures necessary to grow the Ondas Holdings business.

 

Reverse Stock Split

 

On November 3, 2020, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a one-for-three reverse stock split of the Company’s authorized and outstanding common stock, effective November 13, 2020 (the “Reverse Stock Split”).

 

On November 12, 2020, Company filed a Certificate of Change to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada to effect the Reverse Stock Split. The Reverse Stock Split became effective at 5:31 p.m., Eastern Time, on November 13, 2020. No fractional shares will be issued as a result of the Reverse Stock Split. Any fractional shares that would result from the Reverse Stock Split will be rounded up to the nearest whole share. Following the Reverse Stock Split, the Company has 116,666,667 shares of Common Stock authorized. On November 16, 2020, the Company’s Common Stock began trading on the OTCQB on a split-adjusted basis under the current trading symbol “ONDS” and the new CUSIP number 68236H 204.

 

Form S-3

 

On January 29, 2021, the Company filed a shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 for up to $150,000,000 with the SEC (the “Form S-3”) for shares of its Common Stock; shares of its preferred stock, which the Company may issue in one or more series or classes; debt securities, which the company may issue in one or more series; warrants to purchase its Common Stock, preferred stock or debt securities; and units. The Form S-3 was declared effective by the SEC on February 5, 2021.

 

Warrants to Purchase Common Stock

 

We use the Black-Sholes-Merton option model (the “Black-Scholes Model”) to determine the fair value of warrants to purchase Common Stock of the Company (“Warrants”). The Black-Scholes Model is an acceptable model in accordance with the GAAP. The Black-Scholes Model requires the use of a number of assumptions including volatility of the stock price, the weighted average risk-free interest rate, and the weighted average term of the Warrant.

 

The risk-free interest rate assumption is based upon observed interest rates on zero coupon U.S. Treasury bonds whose maturity period is appropriate for the term of the Warrants. Estimated volatility is a measure of the amount by which our stock price is expected to fluctuate each year during the expected life of the award. Our estimated volatility is an average of the historical volatility of peer entities whose stock prices were publicly available over a period equal to the expected life of the awards. We used the historical volatility of peer entities due to the lack of sufficient historical data of our stock price.

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company issued warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1,565,656 shares of Common Stock with an exercise price of $7.89 per share as consideration in the acquisition of American Robotics. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company’s Board issued (i) Warrants to purchase an aggregate of 279,460 shares of Common Stock with an exercise price of $7.50 per share and (ii) Warrants to purchase an aggregate of 9,793 shares of Common Stock with an exercise price of $6.39 per share. As of September 30, 2021, we had Warrants outstanding to purchase an aggregate of 3,307,521 shares of Common Stock with a weighted-average contractual remaining life of approximately 5.5 years, and exercise prices ranging from $0.03 to $9.75 per share, resulting in a weighted average exercise price of $8.53 per share.

   

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During the three months ended March 31, 2021, certain warrant holders exercised their right to purchase an aggregate of 131,271 shares of the Company’s Common Stock at an exercise price of $9.75 totaling $1,279,892, all of which was received by the Company in January and March 2021. During the three months ended June 30, 2021, certain warrant holders exercised their right to purchase an aggregate of 6,667 shares of the Company’s Common Stock at an exercise price of $9.75 totaling $65,003, all of which was received by the Company in June 2021. No warrant holders exercised their rights during the three months ended September 30, 2021.

 

A summary of our Warrants activity and related information follows:

 

           Weighted 
       Weighted   Average 
   Number of   Average   Remaining 
   Shares Under   Exercise   Contractual 
   Warrant   Price   Life 
Balance on December 31, 2020   1,879,803   $9.16    2.2 
Issued   
-
    
-
    
 
 
Exercised   (131,271)  $9.75    
 
 
Expired   
-
    
-
    
 
 
Canceled   
-
    
-
    
 
 
Balance on March 31, 2021   1,748,532   $9.12    2.1 
Issued   
-
    
-
    
 
 
Exercised   (6,667)  $9.75    
 
 
Expired   
-
    
-
    
 
 
Canceled   
-
    
-
    
 
 
Balance on June 30, 2021   1,741,865   $9.11    1.8 
Issued   1,565,656   $7.89    4.7 
Exercised   
-
    
-
    
 
 
Expired   
-
    
-
    
 
 
Canceled   
-
    
-
    
 
 
Balance on September 30, 2021   3,307,521   $8.53    5.5 

 

Equity Incentive Plan

 

In September 2018, our Board approved, and our stockholders adopted, the 2018 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2018 Plan”) pursuant to which 3,333,334 shares of our Common Stock has been reserved for issuance to employees, including officers, directors, and consultants. The 2018 Plan shall be administered by the Board, provided however, that the Board may delegate such administration to the compensation committee of the Board (the “Compensation Committee”). Subject to the provisions of the 2018 Plan, the Board and/or the Compensation Committee shall have authority to grant, in its discretion, incentive stock options, or non-statutory options, stock awards or restricted stock purchase offers (“Equity Awards”).

 

Stock Options to Purchase Common Stock

 

On January 25, 2021, the Compensation Committee of the Board granted an aggregate of 90,000 stock options to purchase shares of the Company’s Common Stock (the “Options”) to certain non-employee directors for services prior to December 31, 2020, as a result we recognized $514,866 as stock-based compensation expense for the year ended December 31, 2020. The 10-year Options have an exercise price of $12.72 per share and a grant date fair value of $5.72 per share.

 

On February 15, 2021, the Company entered into an agreement with a service provider wherein stock options to purchase 25,000 shares of common stock were granted and vest on the six-month anniversary of the date of the agreement. The 10-year options have an exercise price of $12.92 per share and a grant date fair value of $5.82 per share.

  

On April 13, 2021, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with a vendor to perform strategic analysis and business development services to the Company. As part of the compensation for services provided, the Company granted stock options to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock, which vest on September 30, 2021. The five-year options have an exercise price of $8.72 per share and a grant date fair value of $2.64 per share. On September 13, 2021, the Company granted this vendor additional stock options to purchase 25,000 shares of common stock, which vest on December 31, 2021. The five-year options have an exercise price of $8.72 per share and a grant date fair value of $2.37 per share.

 

On August 5, 2021, in connection with the acquisition of American Robotics, the Company granted stock options to purchase 211,038 shares of common stock, of which 59,543 options were immediately vested and the remaining 151,495 vest monthly through August 4, 2025. The vested ten-year options have an exercise price ranging from $1.37 to 2.09 per share and a grant date fair value ranging from $5.69 to $6.41 per share. The unvested ten-year options have an exercise price of $2.09 and a grant date fair value of $5.94 a share.

 

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The assumptions used in the Black-Scholes Model are set forth in the table below.

 

   Three months
ended
September 30,
   Three months
ended
June 30,
   Three months
ended
March 31,
   Three months
ended
September 30,
 
   2021   2021   2021   2020 
Stock Price  $8.72   $8.00   $12.92   $2.00 
Risk-free interest rate   0.72%   0.35%   0.57%   0.37%
Volatility   53.99%   53.14%   52.80%    42.03-42.19%
Expected life in years   5    3    5    5.5-5.8 
Dividend yield   0.00%   0.00%   0.00%   0.00%

 

A summary of our Option activity and related information follows:

 

           Weighted 
       Weighted   Average 
   Number of   Average   Remaining 
   Shares Under   Exercise   Contractual 
   Option   Price   Life 
Balance on December 31, 2020   568,006   $7.39    9.4 
Granted   25,000   $12.92    0.2 
Expired   
-
    
-
      
Terminated   
-
    
-
      
Canceled   
-
    
-
      
Balance on March 31, 2021   593,006   $7.63    9.2 
Granted   50,000   $8.72    0.2 
Expired   
-
    
-
      
Terminated   
-
    
-
      
Canceled   
-
    
-
      
Balance on June 30, 2021   643,006   $7.03    9.0 
Granted   236,038   $2.77    2.5 
Expired   
-
    
-
    
 
 
Terminated   
-
    
-
    
 
 
Canceled   
-
    
-
    
 
 
Balance on September 30, 2021   879,044   $6.39    8.7 
Vested and Exercisable at September 30, 2021   545,435   $7.48    8.5 

  

At September 30, 2021, total unrecognized estimated compensation expense related to non-vested Options issued prior to that date was approximately $989,000, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.8 years. For the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, $536,797 and $81,174, respectively, was recorded in stock-based compensation in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, $824,315 and $833,959, respectively, was recorded in stock-based compensation in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. At September 30, 2021, no Options have been exercised.

 

Restricted Stock Units

 

On June 3, 2020, the Company entered into an agreement wherein restricted stock units (“RSU(s)”) for the issuance of 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock, with deferred distribution, was granted and issued to Thomas V. Bushey, the Company’s President, pursuant to the 2018 Plan. Stock-based compensation expense for the year ended December 31, 2020 was $3,150,000. Non-vested RSUs as of December 31, 2020 totaled 625,0000 shares. The weighted average grant-date fair value for the RSU is $8.40. The weighted average vesting period of the RSU is 2.0 years. As of December 31, 2020, unrecognized compensation expense related to the unvested portion of the RSU was $5,250,000, which was expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.25 years. On January 19, 2021, Thomas V. Bushey resigned as the Company’s President. Effective January 19, 2021, (i) Mr. Bushey received 500,000 RSU Shares (375,000 RSU Shares vested as of December 31, 2020 and 125,000 RSU Shares on which the Compensation Committee accelerated vesting), which RSU Shares will be issued on June 3, 2022 pursuant to Mr. Bushey’s deferral election, and (ii) 500,000 RSU shares were canceled. The company recognized stock-based compensation of $0 and $1,050,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively.

 

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During 2018, the Company entered into an agreement wherein RSUs for the issuance of 126,160 shares of the Company’s Common Stock (the “2018 RSUs”), with deferred distribution, was promised to a consultant pursuant to the 2018 Plan (the “RSU Agreement”). On September 21, 2020, the Company executed the RSU Agreement with the consultant. The 2018 RSUs vested upon the issuance of the RSU Agreement: however, the underlying shares of the Company’s Common Stock will not be issued and delivered to the consultant until December 1, 2021, at the request of the consultant. Stock-based compensation expense for the three months ended both September 30, 2021 and 2020 was $0 and $10,117, respectively. Stock-based compensation expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 was $0 and $30,357, respectively. The grant-date fair value for the RSU is $0.64 per share. The vesting period of the RSU was 2.0 years.

 

On January 25, 2021, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company approved the 2021 Director Compensation Policy (the “Policy”). The Policy is applicable to all directors that are not employees or compensated consultants of the Company. Pursuant to the Policy, the annual equity award to non-employee directors will be restricted stock units representing $60,000. The company recognized stock-based compensation of $0 and $90,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively. Vesting period is one year. As of September 30, 2021 the unrecognized compensation expense was $270,000.

 

In addition, on January 25, 2021, the Compensation Committee approved the following grants: (a) for Messrs. Cohen, Reisfield and Silverman (i) 5,000 restricted stock units pursuant to the 2018 Plan, and (b) for Mr. Seidl and Ms. Sood (i) 5,000 restricted stock units pursuant to the 2018 Plan, and (ii) 10,000 restricted stock units pursuant to the 2018 Plan. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock of the Company. The 5,000 restricted stock units granted to each of Messrs. Cohen, Reisfield, Silverman and Seidl and Ms. Sood vest in four successive equal quarterly installments with the first vesting date commencing on the first day of the next calendar quarter, provided that such director is a director of the Company on the applicable vesting dates. The 10,000 restricted stock units granted to Mr. Seidl and Ms. Sood vest in eight successive equal quarterly installments with the first vesting date commencing on the first day of the next calendar quarter, provided that such director is a director of the Company on the applicable vesting dates. All restricted stock units granted to these directors shall vest in full immediately upon a change in control. The company recognized stock-based compensation of $111,300 and $333,900 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021. As of September 30, 2021, the unrecognized compensation expense was $238,500.

 

On August 5, 2021, the Company entered into employment agreements and awarded 1,375,000 restricted stock units pursuant to the 2018 Plan to key members of American Robotics’ management. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock of the Company. The restricted stock units vest in three successive equal annual installments with the first vesting date commencing on the first anniversary of the award date. As of September 30, 2021 the unrecognized compensation expense was $10,697,500.

 

The Company recognizes RSU expense over the period of vesting or period that services will be provided. RSUs issued for past service are recognized as expense in the period in which they are granted. Compensation associated with shares of Common Stock issued or to be issued to consultants and other non-employees is recognized over the expected service period beginning on the measurement date, which is generally the time the Company and the service provider enter into a commitment whereby the Company agrees to grant shares in exchange for the services to be provided.

 

NOTE 12 – SEGMENT INFORMATION

 

The Company has two reportable segments: Ondas Networks and American Robotics. The Company has no inter-segment sales. Our segment structure presented below represents a change from the prior year for the inclusion of our American Robotics segment, which the Company acquired on August 5, 2021. The following table presents segment information for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020:

 

   Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended 
   September 30, 2021   September 30, 2021 
   Ondas
Networks
   American
Robotics
   Total   Ondas
Networks
   American
Robotics
   Total 
Revenue, net  $260,636   $22,693   $283,329   $2,312,832   $22,693   $2,335,525 
Depreciation and amortization   28,998    661,177    690,175    98,887    661,177    760,064 
Interest income   2,774    1,179    3,953    10,400    1,179    11,579 
Interest expense   4,538    336    4,874    571,137    336    571,473 
Stock based compensation   252,937    52,017    304,954    1,903,056    52,017    1,955,073 
Net loss   (2,861,558)   (2,052,714)   (4,914,272)   (8,821,443)   (2,052,714)   (10,874,157)
Capital expenditures   7,930    
-
    7,930    80,358    
-
    80,358 
Total assets   51,426,997    81,262,801    132,689,798    51,426,997    81,262,801    132,689,798 

 

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NOTE 13 – INCOME TAXES

 

The Company had a net deferred tax asset of $16,655,023 as of December 31, 2020, including a tax benefit from net operating loss carry-forwards of $14,064,563. A valuation allowance of $16,655,023 was provided against this asset resulting in deferred assets, net of valuation allowance of $0.

 

In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, including the net operating loss carry forwards, the Company assesses the positive and negative evidence to estimate if sufficient future taxable income will be generated to utilize its existing deferred tax assets. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the period when those temporary differences become deductible. Based on its assessment, the Company has provided a full valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets since their future utilization remains uncertain at this time.

 

In accordance with Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code, the usage of the Company’s net operating loss carry forwards could be limited in the event a change of control has occurred.

 

Given the uncertainties involved, the Company has not released any valuation allowance to offset the deferred tax liability of $12,760,200 created on the acquisition of American Robotics on August 5, 2021.

 

The Company is carrying out a study to determine the realizability of its net operating loss carryforwards under Section 382 and based on the results of that study will determine if the deferred tax liability can be partially or fully offset by releasing the valuation allowance. Any such release would be a credit to the income statement.

 

American Robotics also had net operating loss carryforwards against which a full valuation allowance had been recorded. The Company is also carrying out a study on the realizability of these assets under Section 382. To the extent this valuation allowance can be partially or fully released, it will reduce the deferred tax liability recorded on the acquisition of American Robotics with the offset being reduction in the estimated goodwill on acquisition.

 

NOTE 14 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Legal Proceedings 

 

We may be involved in legal proceedings, claims and assessments arising in the ordinary course of business. Such matters are subject to many uncertainties, and outcomes are not predictable with assurance. There are no such loss contingencies that are included in the financial statements as of September 30, 2021.

 

On July 23, 2021, Robert Wilhelm (“Wilhelm Plaintiff”), filed a Complaint for Violations of the Federal Securities Laws against the Company and its Board of Directors: Eric A. Brock, Stewart W. Kantor, Thomas V. Bushey, Richard M. Cohen, Derek Reisfeld, Randall P. Seidl, Richard H. Silverman, and Jaspreet Sood (together with the Company, the “Defendants”). Wilhelm Plaintiff alleges violations of Sections 14(a) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), 15 U.S.C. §§ 78n(a), 78t(a), and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Rule 14a-9, 17 C.F.R. § 240.14a-9, in connection with a proposed transaction whereby Ondas will acquire American Robotics (the “Proposed Transaction”).

 

The Complaint seeks preliminary and permanent relief, including injunctive relief, to enjoin Defendants, and all persons acting in concert with them, from proceeding with, consummating, or closing the Proposed Transaction and any vote on the Proposed Transaction, unless and until additional disclosures are made to the Company’s shareholders. Wilhelm Plaintiff also seeks rescission and rescissory damages if the Proposed Transaction closes, attorneys’ fees, and costs, as well as a declaration that Defendants violated Sections 14(a) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act, and Rule 14a-9 promulgated thereunder.

 

Defendants have not yet been served with the Complaint. The shareholder vote on the Proposed Transaction took place on August 5, 2021, and the Proposed Transaction was approved by the Company’s shareholders. The Proposed Transaction closed on the same date. The Company believes that the plaintiff’s claims in the foregoing matter are without merit and intends to vigorously defend against them.

 

Also, on July 23, 2021, Sam Carlisle (“Carlisle Plaintiff”), filed a Complaint for Violations of the Federal Securities Laws against the Defendants. Carlisle Plaintiff alleges violations of Sections 14(a) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 78n(a), 78t(a), and SEC Rule 14a-9, 17 C.F.R. § 240.14a-9, in connection with the Proposed Transaction.

 

The Complaint seeks preliminary and permanent relief, including injunctive relief, to enjoin Defendants, and all persons acting in concert with them, from proceeding with, consummating, or closing the Proposed Transaction and any vote on the Proposed Transaction, unless and until Defendants disclose and disseminate additional disclosures to Company shareholders. Carlisle Plaintiff also seeks rescission and rescissory damages if the Proposed Transaction closes, attorneys’ fees, and costs, as well as a declaration that Defendants violated Sections 14(a) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act, and Rule 14a-9 promulgated thereunder.

 

Defendants have not yet been served with the Complaint. The shareholder vote on the Proposed Transaction took place on August 5, 2021, and the Proposed Transaction was approved by the Company’s shareholders. The Proposed Transaction closed on the same date. The Company believes that the plaintiff’s claims in the foregoing matter are without merit and intends to vigorously defend against them.

 

On July 27, 2021, Binyamin Ostrov (“Ostrov Plaintiff”), filed a Complaint for Violations of the Federal Securities Laws against the Defendants. Ostrov Plaintiff alleges violations of Sections 14(a) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 78n(a), 78t(a), and SEC Rule 14a-9, 17 C.F.R. § 240.14a-9, in connection with the Proposed Transaction.

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The Complaint seeks preliminary and permanent relief to enjoin Defendants, and all persons acting in concert with them, from proceeding with, consummating, or closing the Proposed Transaction and any vote on the Proposed Transaction, unless and until Defendants disclose and disseminate additional disclosures to Company shareholders. Ostrov Plaintiff also seeks rescission and rescissory damages if the Proposed Transaction closes, attorneys’ fees, and costs, as well as a declaration that Defendants violated Sections 14(a) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act, and Rule 14a-9 promulgated thereunder.

 

Defendants have not yet been served with the Complaint. The shareholder vote on the Proposed Transaction took place on August 5, 2021, and the Proposed Transaction was approved by the Company’s shareholders. The Proposed Transaction closed on the same date. The Company believes that the plaintiff’s claims in the foregoing matter are without merit and intends to vigorously defend against them.

 

Operating Leases

 

On October 30, 2018, Ondas Networks entered into a Sublease with Texas Instruments Sunnyvale Incorporated, regarding the sublease of approximately 21,982 square feet of rentable space at 165 Gibraltar Court, Sunnyvale, CA 94089 (the “Gibraltar Sublease”), constituting the entire first floor of the premises (except the lobby and two stairwells), as defined under that certain Lease dated April 12, 2004, as amended by the First Lease Amendment dated March 15, 2005, a Second Amendment to Lease dated November 30, 2005, and a Third Amendment to Lease dated November 30, 2010 between Gibraltar Sunnyvale Holdings LLC and Texas Instruments Sunnyvale Incorporated. The Sublease began on November 1, 2018 and ended on February 28, 2021 at a base monthly rent of $28,577. A security deposit of $28,577 was paid upon execution of the Sublease and refunded during the three months ended September 30, 2021. Rent expense for nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 was $80,627 and $234,226, respectively.

 

The lease for our offices and facilities for Ondas Networks at 165 Gibraltar Court, Sunnyvale, CA expired on February 28, 2021 and was verbally extended to March 31, 2021 under the same terms. On January 22, 2021, we entered into a 24-month lease (effective April 1, 2021) with Google LLC, the owner and landlord, wherein the base rate is $45,000 per month and including a security deposit in the amount of $90,000.

 

On August 6, 2021, the Company acquired American Robotics and their Lease (American Robotics Lease), wherein the base rate is $15,469 per month, with an annual increase of 3% through January 2024, with a security deposit of $24,166. On August 19, 2021, American Robotics amended their lease to reduce their space. The Amendment reduced their annual base rent to $8,802 per month, with an annual increase of 3% through January 2024.

 

NOTE 15 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

Eric A. Brock, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer

 

On August 14, 2020, pursuant to the terms of the Series A Preferred Stock Offering, Mr. Brock purchased 52,500 shares of Series A Preferred totaling $315,000 (the “Series A Shares”). On December 8, 2020, the Series A Shares mandatorily converted into an aggregate of 66,676 shares of Common Stock, which includes an aggregate of 13,084 shares of Common Stock in connection with a 25% premium. and an aggregate of 842 shares of Common Stock in lieu of declaring a dividend on shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. See Note 11 for details.

 

  During the year ended December 31, 2020, we accrued $131,494 for salary owed during 2020 to Mr. Brock, which amount remained outstanding on December 31, 2020. On January 29, 2021, we paid Mr. Brock $64,344. The balance of $67,150 was paid on April 15, 2021.

 

Stewart W. Kantor, the Company’s President and Chief Financial Officer

 

  During year ended December 31, 2020, we accrued $2,956 for salary owed during 2020 to Mr. Kantor. As of December 31, 2020, the accrued balance was $274,831. On January 29, 2021, the Company paid Mr. Kantor $137,416. The balance of $137,415 was paid on April 15, 2021.

  

Thomas V. Bushey, the Company’s Former President

 

  On January 19, 2021, Mr. Bushey resigned as the Company’s President. Mr. Bushey will continue to serve on the Company’s Board, and as a consultant to the Company. Pursuant to the terms of a Separation Agreement and General Release (the “Separation Agreement”) dated January 19, 2021 (the “Effective Date”), between Mr. Bushey and the Company, Mr. Bushey agreed to waive his entitlement to accrued salary in the amount of $125,256 and accrued vacation in the amount of $9,847 as of the Effective Date.

 

  On January 19, 2021, Mr. Bushey received 500,000 RSU Shares (375,000 RSU Shares vested as of December 31, 2020 and 125,000 RSU Shares on which the Compensation Committee accelerated vesting), which RSU Shares will be issued on June 3, 2022 pursuant to Mr. Bushey’s deferral election. In connection with the accelerated vesting of RSU shares the Company recognized stock-based compensation expense in the amount of $1,050,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021.

 

  As part of the Separation Agreement, Mr. Bushey and the Company entered into a Consulting Agreement dated January 19, 2021 (the “Consulting Agreement”). Pursuant to the Consulting Agreement, Mr. Bushey will provide services to the Company at the direction of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. The Consulting Agreement terminated on July 19, 2021.

 

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NOTE 16 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

Investment in Dynam.AI, Inc.

 

On October 5, 2021, Ondas Holdings irrevocably subscribed and agreed to purchase 3,141,098 shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock of Dynam.AI, Inc. (“Dynam”), a tech-enabled services provider for critical or complex artificial intelligence and machine learning projects, par value $0.00001 for the aggregate price of $500,000 representing subscription price of $0.15918 per share by way of a non-brokered private placement for approximately 11% ownership in Dynam. In addition to the equity investment, Ondas Holdings’ wholly owned subsidiary, American Robotics, Inc., entered into a development, services and marketing agreement with Dynam.AI on October 1st, 2021. The agreement allows American Robotics to expand and enhance their IP library and analytics capabilities with artificial intelligence using physics-based algorithms and allows Dynam to further the development of Vizlab™, Dynam’s proprietary AI/ML platform, an advanced developer toolkit for data scientists.

 

Operating Lease

 

On October 8, 2021, American Robotics entered into an 86-month operating lease for space in Waltham, Massachusetts. Lease is scheduled to commence on March 1, 2022 and terminate on April 30, 2029, wherein the base rate is $39,375 per month, increasing 3% annually, with a security deposit due in the amount of $104,040. In conjunction with this new lease, American Robotics is leasing a short-term temporary space at $8,500 per month, until their primary space is available, which is targeted for March 1, 2022.

 

2021 Stock Incentive Plan

 

At the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company held on November 5, 2021, stockholders of the Company approved, among other matters, the Ondas Holdings Inc. 2021 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company adopted the Plan on September 30, 2021, subject to stockholder approval. The purpose of the Plan is to enable the Company to attract, retain, reward, and motivate eligible individuals by providing them with an opportunity to acquire or increase a proprietary interest in the Company and to incentivize them to expend maximum efforts for the growth and success of the Company, so as to strengthen the mutuality of the interests between the eligible individuals and the shareholders of the Company. The Plan provides for the issuance of awards including stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, and performance awards. The Plan provides for a reserve of 6,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock.

 

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

 

General

 

The following discussion and analysis provide information which our management believes to be relevant to an assessment and understanding of the results of operations and financial condition of Ondas Holdings Inc. (“we” or the “Company”). This discussion should be read together with our condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes included therein, which are included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the “Report”). This information should also be read in conjunction with the information contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 8, 2021, including the audited consolidated financial statements and notes included therein as of and for the year ended December 31, 2020. This discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. For a description of factors that may cause our actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements, please refer to the below section of this Report titled “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.” The reported results will not necessarily reflect future results of operations or financial condition.

 

Overview

 

Ondas Holdings is a leading provider of private wireless, drone, and automated data solutions through its wholly owned subsidiaries Ondas Networks Inc. (“Ondas Networks”) and American Robotics, Inc. (“American Robotics” or “AR”). Ondas Networks and American Robotics together provide users in rail, agriculture, utilities and critical infrastructure markets with improved connectivity and data collection capabilities. Ondas operates these two subsidiaries as separate business segments, and the following is a discussion of each segment.

 

Ondas Networks Segment

 

Ondas Networks provides wireless connectivity solutions enabling mission-critical Industrial Internet applications and services. We refer to these applications as the Mission Critical Internet of Things (“MC-IoT”). Our wireless networking products are applicable to a wide range of MC-IoT applications, which are most often located at the very edge of large industrial networks. These applications require secure, real-time connectivity with the ability to process large amounts of data at the edge of large industrial networks. Such applications are required in all of the major critical infrastructure markets, including rail, electric grids, drones, oil and gas, and public safety and government, where secure, reliable and fast operational decisions are required in order to improve efficiency and ensure a high degree of safety and security. We design, develop, manufacture, sell and support FullMAX, our patented, Software Defined Radio (“SDR”) platform for secure, licensed, private, wide-area broadband networks. Our customers install FullMAX systems in order to upgrade and expand their legacy wide-area network (“WAN”) infrastructure. Our MC-IoT intellectual property has been adopted by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (“IEEE”), the leading worldwide standards body in data networking protocols, and forms the core of the IEEE 802.16s standard. Because standards-based communications solutions are preferred by our mission-critical customers and ecosystem partners, Ondas has taken a leadership position in IEEE as it relates to wireless networking for industrial markets. As such, management believes this standards-based approach supports the adoption of the Company’s technology across a burgeoning ecosystem of partners and end markets.

 

Our FullMAX SDR platform is an important and timely upgrade solution for privately-owned and operated wireless WANs, leveraging Internet Protocol-based communications to provide more reliability and data capacity for our mission-critical infrastructure customers. Critical infrastructure markets throughout the globe have reached an inflection point where legacy serial and analog based protocols and network transport systems no longer meet industry needs. In addition to offering enhanced data throughput, FullMAX is an intelligent networking platform enabling the adoption of sophisticated operating systems and equipment supporting next-generation MC-IoT applications over wide field areas. These new MC-IoT applications and related equipment require more processing power at the edge of large industrial networks and the efficient utilization of network capacity and scarce bandwidth resources which can be supported by the “Fog-computing” capability integrated in our end-to-end network platform. Fog-computing utilizes management software to enable edge compute processing and data and application prioritization in the field enabling our customers more reliable, real-time operating control of these new, intelligent MC-IoT equipment and applications at the edge.

 

We sell our products and services globally through a direct sales force and value-added sales partners to critical infrastructure providers including major rail operators, commercial and industrial drone operators, electric and gas utilities, water and wastewater utilities, oil and gas producers and pipeline operators, and for other critical infrastructure applications in areas such as homeland security and defense, and transportation. We continue to develop our value-added reseller relationships which today include a major strategic partnership with Siemens Mobility (“Siemens”) for the development of new types of wireless connectivity for the global rail markets. In addition, Ondas and JVCKenwood, a global supplier of Land Mobile Radio (LMR) systems, have jointly responded to a request from the rail industry for the design and delivery of a next generation data and voice platform.  We believe our Siemens Mobility partnership and our joint effort with JVCKenwood are indicative of the potential for additional Tier 1 partnerships in our other vertical markets including securing reseller relationships with major suppliers to the worldwide government and homeland security markets. These partnerships are being driven by the flexibility of our FullMAX software to support legacy industrial protocols (e.g., Push to Talk Voice, Dial-up Serial Data Communications, and Advanced Train Control System – ATCS) while simultaneously operating our state-of-the-art MC-IoT protocols. This dual and multi-mode software capability provides major industrial customers with a seamless migration path to advanced internet-protocol-based networks. Over time, these legacy functions, like Push to Talk Voice and ATCS, are transformed into just several of many new data applications we can support.

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The Global Rail Markets and our Siemens Mobility Partnership

 

The North American Rail Network is vast in scale, consisting of 140,000 miles of track, 25,000 locomotives, and 1.6 million railcars. Within this large footprint, we believe there are 200,000 highway crossings, with at least 65,000 of the crossings equipped with electronic systems today, a number which is expected to increase in the coming years. A significant portion of the communications infrastructure has been in operation for more than 20 years and now requires a technological upgrade to support new applications and increased capacity requirements. Our MC-IoT platform offers an excellent migration path for these applications. We believe the Class I Rails value the ability of Ondas’ frequency-agnostic SDR architecture to enable a substantial capacity increase utilizing the railroad’s existing wireless infrastructure and dedicated FCC licensed radio frequencies, as well as the flexibility to adapt to and take advantage of future changes in spectrum availability. The Class 1 Rails operate four separate nationwide networks, all of which are addressable by our FullMAX platform. Ondas is targeting the 900 MHz network for the initial adoption of its wireless platform by the Class 1 Rails, who were awarded greenfield spectrum in the 900 MHz band by the FCC in 2020,

 

In April 2020, we entered a strategic partnership with Siemens, to jointly develop wireless communications products for the North American Rail Industry based on Siemens’ Advanced Train Control System (“ATCS”) protocol and our MC-IoT platform. Siemens formally launched the ATCS / MC-IoT radio products in September 2021 at the Railway Systems Suppliers (RSSI) conference in Indianapolis. The dual-mode ATCS/MC-IoT radio system is designed to support Siemens’ extensive installed base of ATCS radios as well as offer Siemens’ customers the ability to support a host of new advanced rail applications utilizing our MC-IoT wireless system. These new applications, including Advanced Grade Crossing Activation and Monitoring, Wayside Inspection, Railcar Monitoring, and support for next generation signaling and train control systems, are designed to increase railroad productivity, reduce costs, and improve safety. In addition to the ATCS products, Siemens has begun marketing and selling Siemens-branded MC-IoT wireless systems under Siemens’ brand name ‘Airlink’. In January of 2021, Ondas Networks and Siemens signed a Letter of Intent (“LOI”) for the development of a next generation radio product for the global rail markets with an expected completion date of the first quarter of 2022. And in July 2021, Ondas Networks received a purchase order from Siemens Mobility for the development of a new industrial radio to support rail safety. As of September 30, 2021, the first phase of the development project was completed.

 

We believe the Siemens partnership validates our wireless connectivity solutions and will accelerate the adoption of our wireless technology in the global rail markets. We believe Siemens has both the sales and marketing reach and support to drive our technology to wide scale adoption.

 

UAS, Drones and AURA Network Systems

 

In December 2019, Ondas Networks received a purchase order for FullMAX base stations and remote radios from AURA Networks Systems (“AURA”), a privately held company deploying a nationwide network for the command and control of commercial drones. AURA’s key differentiator is its exclusive ownership of dedicated, licensed Air-to-Ground frequencies. We believe that operators of large, fast-moving, and high-flying drones, including those used for inspection and security applications as well as those for the Urban Air Mobility market (also known as “flying cars”), will require a secure command and control network like that planned by AURA. This command and control (C2) network will be designed to meet FAA requirements in order to fly long distances beyond visual line of site (BVLOS) of a drone operator.

 

In July 2020, we completed delivery of AURA’s first purchase order for the ground infrastructure. AURA has now installed its initial nationwide infrastructure based on our FullMAX technology in order to satisfy their FCC license requirements. In January 2021, AURA achieved another major milestone with approval from the FCC to use their frequencies for UAS/Drone operation. Based on this approval and other advances in the network, AURA placed a new purchase order in the first quarter of 2021 for continued system development related to the optimization of FullMAX base station and remote radio equipment for customer testing and demonstration networks. We have completed this project as of September 2021. We expect additional purchase orders in 2021 for development work related to further system commercialization, testing and customer demonstrations.

 

Additional Critical Markets

 

In the coming quarters we expect to launch additional initiatives to take our MC-IoT connectivity and ecosystem partnering strategy into other critical infrastructure markets. As evidence of this, in February 2021, we announced a new partnership with Rogue Industries to target opportunities in US Government and DoD markets. Rogue is an agile, focused marketing organization with significant expertise in bringing new technologies to these critical markets along with significant governmental procurement expertise. This expertise would otherwise require significant expense and time for Ondas to develop internally. Our agreement with Rogue is another example of Ondas leveraging what we refer to our “Ecosystem Flywheel” with our capital-light business model.

 

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American Robotics Segment

 

American Robotics is a commercial developer of highly automated drone systems, providing ultra-high resolution aerial data to enterprise customers. Through innovations in robot autonomy, machine vision, edge computing and AI, American Robotics has created the next generation of drone technology: a highly automated robotic data platform capable of continuous, unattended operation. As a result, American Robotics provides enterprise customers with the ability to continuously digitize, monitor and analyze their assets in near real-time.

 

The American Robotics Scout System has been designed from the ground up as an end-to-end product capable of continuous unattended operations in the real world. Powered by innovations in robotics automation, machine vision, edge computing, and AI, the Scout System provides unprecedented efficiencies as a drone solution for commercial use. The Scout System consists of (1) Scout, a highly automated drone with advanced imaging payloads (2) the ScoutBaseTM, a ruggedized base station for housing, charging, data processing, and cloud transfer, and (3) ScoutViewTM, American Robotics’ analytics and user interface software package, as well as a host of supporting technologies that connect these major subsystems. Once installed in the field at customer locations, a fleet of connected, weatherproof Scouts remain indefinitely in an area of operation, automatically collecting data each day, self-charging, and seamlessly delivering data analysis regularly and reliably.

 

The advanced and high automation incorporated into the Scout drone technology enables the implementation of a Robot-as-a-Service (RaaS) business model wherein American Robotics’ customers are not required to make expensive capital investments in robotics or drone hardware, and instead can obtain the data collected by the Scout drone systems via a subscription service. This enables American Robotics to realize high profitability margins on the drone hardware that the company retains ownership of and operates on behalf of these customers. Customers are also guaranteed access to the latest hardware and software features as American Robotics develops and releases these features.

 

American Robotics sells its products and services nationally through a direct sales force to large enterprises that operate in the agriculture, industrial and critical infrastructure verticals that include major rail operators, electric and gas utilities, oil and gas producers, large agricultural input manufacturers, large agricultural coops, and for other critical infrastructure applications in areas such as homeland security and defense, and transportation.

 

As of September 30, 2021, American Robotics had signed subscription agreements of varying contract lengths with customers in multiple industries including agriculture, oil and gas and materials management

 

COVID-19

 

In December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus (“COVID-19”) was identified and has resulted in increased travel restrictions, business disruptions and emergency quarantine measures across the world including the United States.

 

The Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations were impacted from the COVID-19 pandemic for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 as follows:

 

  sales and marketing efforts were disrupted as our business development team was unable to travel to visit customers and customers were unable to receive visitors for on-location meetings;

 

  field activity for testing and deploying our wireless systems was delayed due to the inability for our field service team to install and test equipment for our customers; and

 

  ongoing supply chain constraints for certain critical parts.

 

In the first quarter of 2020, we reduced our business activity to critical operations only, and furloughed 80% of our workforce. Per orders issued by the Health Officer of the County of Santa Clara, our corporate offices and facilities were closed, except for functions related to the support of remote workers and product support related to the essential transportation sector. On May 13, 2020, we reopened our corporate offices and headquarters and as of December 31, 2020 we had no employees remaining on furlough. Of the 18 employees previously furloughed, 14 are currently employed by us.

  

The Company expects its business, financial condition and results of operations will be impacted from the COVID-19 pandemic during 2021, primarily due to the slowdown of customer activity during 2020 and 2021, supply chain constraints for certain critical parts, and difficulties in attracting employees. Further, the COVID-19 pandemic is ongoing and remains an unknown risk for the foreseeable future. The extent to which COVID-19 may impact our business will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including new information which may emerge concerning the severity of COVID-19 and its variants. As a result, the Company is unable to reasonably estimate the full extent of the impact from the COVID-19 pandemic on its future business, financial condition, and results of operations. In addition, if the Company were to experience any new impact to its operations or incur additional unanticipated costs and expenses as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, such operational delays and unanticipated costs and expenses could further adversely impact the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations during 2021.

 

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Although COVID-19 has had an immediate near-term impact on our business operations, we also believe the one outcome of the pandemic will be to reinforce the need for more reliable private commercial and industrial communications. This can be seen specifically in the need for new Unmanned Aerial Systems (“UAS”) solutions including the safe command and control of drones as remote delivery method. In a recent filling at the FCC, the Drone Responders Public Safety Alliance stated, (the) “current COVID-19 pandemic only emphasizes this need, as remote methods of commercial delivery will only become more essential to serve the public good. In light of the current COVID-19 crisis, UAS have the potential to deliver payloads of medical equipment and supplies.”

 

American Robotics Acquisition

 

Merger Agreement

 

On May 17, 2021, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Agreement”) with Drone Merger Sub I Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub I”), Drone Merger Sub II Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub II”), American Robotics, and Reese Mozer, solely in his capacity as the representative of American Robotics’ Stockholders (as defined in the Agreement). American Robotics is a company focused on designing, developing, and marketing industrial drone solutions for rugged, real-world environments. AR’s Scout System™ is a highly automated, AI-powered drone system capable of continuous, remote operation and is marketed as a “drone-in-a-box” turnkey data solution service under a Robot-as-a-Service (RAAS) business model. The Scout System™ is the first drone system approved by the FAA for automated operation beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) without a human operator on-site.

 

On August 5, 2021 (the “Closing Date”), the Company’s stockholders approved the issuance of shares of the Company’s common stock, including shares of common stock underlying Warrants (as defined below), in connection with the acquisition of American Robotics.

 

On the Closing Date, American Robotics merged with and into Merger Sub I (“Merger I”), with American Robotics continuing as the surviving entity, and American Robotics then subsequently and immediately merged with and into Merger Sub II (“Merger II” and, together with Merger I, the “Mergers”), with Merger Sub II continuing as the surviving entity and as a direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. Simultaneously with Merger II, Merger Sub II was renamed American Robotics, Inc.

 

Pursuant to the Agreement, American Robotics stockholders and certain service providers received (i) cash consideration in an amount equal to $7,500,000, less certain indebtedness, transaction expenses and other expense amounts as described in the Agreement; (ii) 6,750,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (inclusive of 26 fractional shares paid in cash as set forth in the Agreement); (iii) warrants exercisable for 1,875,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Warrants”) (inclusive of 24 fractional shares paid in cash and the equivalent of Warrants for 309,320 shares representing the value of options exercisable for 211,038 shares issued under the Company’s incentive stock plan and reducing the aggregate amount of Warrants as set forth in the Agreement); and (iv) the cash release from the PPP Loan Escrow Amount (as defined in the Agreement). Each of the Warrants entitle the holder to purchase a number of shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $7.89. Each of the Warrants shall be exercisable in three equal annual installments commencing on the one-year anniversary of the Closing Date and shall have a term of ten years.

 

Also on the Closing Date, the Company entered into employment agreements and issued 1,375,000 restricted stock units under the Company’s incentive stock plan to key members of American Robotics’ management.

 

Lock-Up and Registration Rights Agreement

 

On May 17, 2021, the Company entered into a lock-up and registration rights agreement, by and among the Company and the directors and officers of American Robotics (the “Registration Rights Agreement”). Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement (i) the Company agreed to file a resale registration statement for the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) no later than 90 days following the closing of the Mergers, and to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause it to become effective as promptly as practicable following such filing, (ii) the directors and officers and other American Robotics stockholders who sign a joinder to such agreement were granted certain piggyback registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the closing of the Mergers, and (iii) the directors and officers of American Robotics agreed, subject to certain customary exceptions, not to sell, transfer or dispose of 2,583,826 shares of Company common stock for a period of 180 days from the closing of the Mergers. In connection with the Mergers, the stockholders of American Robotics entered into a Joinder to Lock-Up and Registration Rights Agreement.

 

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Promissory Note

 

On April 22, 2021, the Ondas made a loan to American Robotics in the aggregate amount of $2.0 million. The note carries interest at a rate of 2% per annum. The principal and any accrued and unpaid interest shall be due on April 22, 2022. As of and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company recorded $11,507 of interest income related to the note. On August 5, 2021, in conjunction with the closing of the merger agreement with American Robotics, the unpaid interest and principal balance of $2,011,507 was forgiven and included in the total purchase price consideration of $69,274,390. See Note 4 for further details.

 

Results of Operations

 

Three months ended September 30, 2021 compared to three months ended September 30, 2020

 

Revenues

 

   Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
   2021   2020   Increase
(Decrease)
 
Revenue, net               
Ondas Networks  $260,636   $614,026   $(353,390)
American Robotics   22,693    -    22,693 
                
Total  $283,329   $614,026   $(330,697)

 

Our revenues were $283,329 for the three months ended September 30, 2021 compared to $614,026 for the three months ended September 30, 2020. Revenues during the three months ended September 30, 2021 included $45,358 for product, $20,693 for maintenance, service, support, and subscriptions, $215,987 for development agreements with Siemens Mobility and AURA Networks, and $1,291 for other revenues. Revenues during the same period in 2020 included $245,075 for products, $16,410 for maintenance/service contracts, $351,248 for development agreements, and $1,293 for other revenues.

 

Cost of goods sold

 

   Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
   2021   2020   Increase
(Decrease)
 
Cost of goods sold            
Ondas Networks  $264,116   $365,863   $(101,747)
American Robotics   5,600    -    5,600 
                
Total  $269,716   $365,863   $(96,147)

 

Our cost of goods sold was $269,716 for the three months ended September 30, 2021 compared to $365,863 for the three months ended September 30, 2020. The decrease in cost of goods sold was primarily related to decrease in revenue partially offset by higher development projects costs.

 

Gross profit

 

   Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
   2021   2020   Increase
(Decrease)
 
Gross Profit (Loss)               
Ondas Networks  $(3,480)  $248,163   $(251,643)
American Robotics   17,093    -    17,093 
                
Total  $13,613   $248,163   $(234,550)

 

Our gross profit decreased by $234,550 for the three months ended September 30, 2021 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2020 based on the changes in revenues and costs of sales as discussed above. Gross margin for the periods in 2021 and 2020 was 5% and 40%, respectively. This decrease in gross margin is due to a higher mix of development projects with lower margins as compared to higher margin product sales in the prior year period.

  

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Operating Expenses

 

   Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
   2021   2020   Increase
(Decrease)
 
Operating expenses:            
General and administrative  $2,721,785   $1,823,336   $898,449 
Sales and marketing   424,992    253,560    171,432 
Research and development   1,780,187    904,378    875,809 
                
Total  $4,926,964   $2,981,274   $1,945,690 

 

Our principal operating costs include the following items as a percentage of total expense.

 

    Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
    2021     2020  
Human resource costs, including benefits     30 %     55 %
Travel and entertainment     2 %     - %
Other general and administration costs:                
Professional fees and consulting expenses     28 %     25 %
Other expense     13 %     12 %
Depreciation and amortization     14 %     2 %
Other research and deployment costs, excluding human resources and travel and entertainment     13 %     6 %

 

Operating expenses increased by $1,945,690, or 65% as a result of the following items:

 

    (000s)  
Human resource costs, including benefits   $ (157 )
Travel and entertainment     76  
Other general and administration costs:        
Professional fees and consulting costs     664  
Other expense     250  
Depreciation and amortization     629  
Other research and deployment costs, excluding human resources and travel and entertainment     463  
Other sales and marketing costs, excluding human resources and travel and entertainment     20  
    $ 1,945  

 

The increase in operating expenses was primarily due to an increase of approximately $664,000 in professional fees related to the American Robotics acquisition, increase of approximately $629,000 in depreciation and amortization expense due to amortization of American Robotics intangible assets, and an increase of approximately $463,000 in R&D development expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2021.

 

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Operating Loss

 

   Three Months Ended 
   September 30, 
   2021   2020   Increase
(Decrease)
 
                
Operating loss  $(4,913,351)  $(2,733,111)  $2,180,240

 

As a result of the foregoing, our operating loss increased by $2,180,240, or 80%, to $4,913,351 for the three months ended September 30, 2021, compared with $2,733,111 for the three months ended September 30, 2020. Operating loss increased primarily as a result of an increase in operating expenses of approximately $1,945,000 primarily associated with the American Robotics acquisition as described above and decrease in gross profit of approximately $235,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2021.

 

Other Income (Expense), net

 

   Three Months Ended 
   September 30, 
   2021   2020   Increase
(Decrease)
 
                
Other income (expense), net  $(921)  $(592,769)  $(591,848)

 

Other expense, decreased by $591,848, or 99%, to $921 for the three months ended September 30, 2021, compared to other expense of $592,769 for the three months ended September 30, 2020. During the three months ended September 30, 2021, compared to the same period in 2020, we reported a decrease in interest expense of $458,887 due to payoff of the Steward Capital note payable in the second quarter of 2021 as well as $136,323 decrease in change in fair value of derivative liability only affecting 2020 balance.

 

Net Loss

 

   Three Months Ended 
   September 30, 
   2021   2020   Increase
(Decrease)
 
                
Net Loss  $(4,914,272)  $(3,325,880)  $1,588,392

 

As a result of the net effects of the foregoing, net loss increased by $1,588,392, or 48%, to $4,914,272 for the three months ended September 30, 2021, compared with $3,325,880 for the three months ended September 30, 2020. Net loss per share of common stock, basic and diluted, was $(0.13) for the three months ended September 30, 2021, compared with approximately $(0.17) for the three months ended September 30, 2020.

 

Nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared to nine months ended September 30, 2020

 

Revenues

 

   Nine Months Ended 
   September 30, 
   2021   2020   Increase
(Decrease)
 
Revenue, net               
Ondas Networks  $2,312,832   $1,969,598   $343,234 
American Robotics   22,693    -    22,693 
                
Total  $2,335,525   $1,969,598   $365,927 

 

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Our revenues were $2,335,525 for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared to $1,969,598 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. Revenues during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 included $134,358 for product, $43,010 for maintenance, service, support and subscriptions, $2,155,363 for development agreements with Siemens Mobility and AURA Networks, and $2,794 for other revenues. Revenues during the same period in 2020 included $1,043,585 for products, $53,500 for maintenance/service contracts, $866,119 for development agreements, and $6,394 for other revenues.

 

Cost of goods sold

 

   Nine Months Ended 
   September 30, 
   2021   2020   Increase
(Decrease)
 
Cost of goods sold            
Ondas Networks  $1,400,141   $1,087,540   $312,601 
American Robotics   5,600    -    5,600 
                
Total  $1,405,741   $1,087,540   $318,201 

 

Our cost of goods sold was $1,405,741 for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared to $1,087,540 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The increase in cost of goods sold was primarily a result of costs related to the development agreements.

 

Gross profit

 

   Nine Months Ended 
   September 30, 
   2021   2020   Increase
(Decrease)
 
Gross Profit (Loss)               
Ondas Networks  $912,691   $882,058   $30,633 
American Robotics   17,093    -    17,093 
                
Total  $929,784   $882,058   $47,726 

 

Our gross profit increased by $47,726 for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2020 based on the changes in revenues and costs of sales as discussed above. Gross margin for the periods in 2021 and 2020 was 40% and 45%, respectively.

 

Operating Expenses

 

   Nine Months Ended 
   September 30, 
   2021   2020   Increase
(Decrease)
 
Operating expenses:            
General and administrative  $7,625,909   $5,222,180   $2,403,729 
Sales and marketing   808,513    934,948    (126,435)
Research and development   3,428,406    2,555,223    873,183 
                
Total  $11,862,828   $8,712,351   $3,150,477 

 

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Our principal operating costs include the following items as a percentage of total expense.

 

    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
    2021     2020  
Human resource costs, including benefits     34 %     49 %
Travel and entertainment     1 %     1 %
Other general and administration costs:                
Professional fees and consulting expenses     37 %     33 %
Other expense     14 %     11 %
Depreciation and amortization     6 %     1 %
Other research and deployment costs, excluding human resources and travel and entertainment     8 %     4 %
Other sales and marketing costs, excluding human resources and travel and entertainment     - %     1 %

 

Operating expenses increased by $3,150,477, or 36% as a result of the following items:

 

      (000s)  
Human resource costs, including benefits   $ (277 )
Travel and entertainment     35  
Other general and administration costs:        
Professional fees and consulting costs     1,486  
Other expense     743  
Depreciation and amortization     644  
Other research and deployment costs, excluding human resources and travel and entertainment     551  
Other sales and marketing costs, excluding human resources and travel and entertainment     (29 )
    $ 3,150  

  

The increase in operating expenses was primarily due to an increase of approximately $1,486,000 in professional fees related to the American Robotics acquisition, increase of approximately $644,000 in depreciation and amortization expense due to amortization of American Robotics intangible assets, and an increase of approximately $743,000 in development expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2021.

 

Operating Loss

 

   Nine Months Ended 
   September 30, 
   2021   2020   Increase
(Decrease)
 
                
Operating loss  $(10,933,044)  $(7,830,293)  $3,102,751

 

As a result of the foregoing, our operating loss increased by $3,102,751, or 40%, to $10,933,044 for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, compared with $7,830,293 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. Operating loss increased primarily as a result of an increase of approximately $1,486,000 in professional fees due to the American Robotics acquisition, increase of approximately $644,000 in depreciation and amortization expense due to amortization of American Robotics intangible assets, and an increase of approximately $743,000 in development expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2021.

 

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Other Income (Expense), net

 

   Nine Months Ended 
   September 30, 
   2021   2020   Increase
(Decrease)
 
                
Other income (expense), net  $(58,887)  $(1,523,413)  $(1,464,526)

 

Other income (expense), net increased by $1,582,300, or 104%, to other income, net of $58,887 for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, compared with other expense, net of $1,523,413 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, compared to the same period in 2020, we reported a decrease in interest expense of $832,103 due to payoff of the Steward Capital note payable in the second quarter of 2021 and $136,323 decrease in the change in fair value of derivative liability, only present in 2020, combined with other income of $666,091 from PPP Loan forgiveness.

 

Net Loss

 

   Nine Months Ended 
   September 30, 
   2021   2020   Increase
(Decrease)
 
                
Net Loss  $(10,874,157)  $(9,353,706)  $1,520,451

 

As a result of the net effects of the foregoing, net loss increased by $1,520,451, or 16%, to $10,874,157 for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, compared with $9,353,706 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. Net loss per share of common stock, basic and diluted, was $(0.34) for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, compared with approximately $(0.47) for the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

 

Summary of (Uses) and Sources of Cash

 

    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
    2021     2020  
Net cash used in operating activities   $ (11,623,656 )   $ (4,875,137 )
Net cash used in investing activities     (8,684,736 )     (13,606 )
Net cash provided by financing activities     41,744,186       4,884,060  
Increase (Decrease) in cash     21,435,794       (4,683 )
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period     26,060,733       2,153,028  
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period   $ 47,496,527     $ 2,148,345  

 

The principal use of cash in operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 was to fund the Company’s current expenses primarily related to both sales and marketing and research and development activities necessary to allow us to service and support customers. The increase in cash flows used in operating activities of approximately $6,750,000 was primarily due to reduction in payables and accruals. Cash flows used in investing activities increased by approximately $8,670,000 primarily due to the acquisition of American Robotics, purchase of lab equipment, and a security deposit on our lease renewal in Sunnyvale, CA. The increase in cash provided by financing activities of approximately $36,860,000 was due to the 2021 Public Offering which raised approximately $47,524,000 partially offset by repayment of the Steward Capital Loan and proceeds from sale of preferred stock in 2020.

 

For a summary of our outstanding Secured Promissory Notes and Long-Term Notes Payable and, see Notes 9 and 10 in the accompanying Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

We have incurred losses since inception and have funded our operations primarily through debt and the sale of capital stock. As of September 30, 2021, we had a stockholders’ equity of approximately $114,931,000, net short-term and long-term borrowings outstanding of approximately $0 and $300,000, respectively, and cash of approximately $47,496,500.

 

In December 2020, the Company completed a registered public offering of its common stock, generating net proceeds of approximately $31,254,000. In addition, we realized net proceeds of approximately $1,345,000 from the exercise of warrants in the first six months of 2021. In June 2021, the Company completed another registered public offering of its common stock, generating net proceeds of approximately $47,524,000.

 

We believe the funds raised in the December 2020 and June 2021 equity offerings, in addition to growth in revenue and profitability expected as the Company executes its business plan, will fund its operations for at least the next twelve months from the issuance date of this report.

 

As described above, on May 17, 2021, we entered into a definitive agreement to acquire American Robotics. The purchase price was funded with a combination of $7.5 million of cash and equity securities. We closed the acquisition of American Robotics on August 5, 2021. See the section titled “American Robotics Transaction” above for further details.

 

Our future capital requirements will depend upon many factors, including progress with developing, manufacturing and marketing our technologies, the time and costs involved in preparing, filing, prosecuting, maintaining, and enforcing patent claims and other proprietary rights, our ability to establish collaborative arrangements, marketing activities and competing technological and market developments, including regulatory changes and overall economic conditions in our target markets. Our ability to generate revenue and achieve profitability requires us to successfully market and secure purchase orders for our products from customers currently identified in our sales pipeline as well as new customers. We also will be required to efficiently manufacturer and deliver equipment on those purchase orders. These activities, including our planned research and development efforts, will require significant uses of working capital. There can be no assurances that we will generate revenue and cash flow as expected in our current business plan.  We may seek additional funds through equity or debt offerings and/or borrowings under additional notes payable, lines of credit or other sources. We do not know whether additional financing will be available on commercially acceptable terms or at all, when needed. If adequate funds are not available or are not available on commercially acceptable terms, our ability to fund our operations, support the growth of our business or otherwise respond to competitive pressures could be significantly delayed or limited, which could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

As of September 30, 2021, we had no off-balance sheet arrangements.

 

Contractual Obligations

 

We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 229.10(f)(1) and are not required to provide information under this item.

 

Critical Accounting Estimates

 

Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations is based upon our condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (U.S. GAAP). The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, and expenses, as well as related disclosures. We base our estimates and judgments on historical experience and other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable at the time and under the circumstances, and we evaluate these estimates and judgments on an ongoing basis. Information concerning our critical accounting policies with respect to these items is available 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 fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 filed with the SEC on March 8, 2021. There have been no significant changes in our critical accounting policies since the filing of the Form 10-K.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

There have been no material changes to our significant accounting policies as summarized in Note 2 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. We do not expect that the adoption of any recent accounting pronouncements will have a material impact on our accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This quarterly report includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which we refer to as the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which we refer to as the Exchange Act, that relate to future events or to our future operations or financial performance.  Any forward-looking statement involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements to differ materially from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statement. Forward-looking statements include statements, other than statements of historical fact, about, among other things:

 

  our plans to further develop our FullMAX system of wireless base stations;

 

  our plans to further develop remote radios;

 

  the adoption by our target industries of the new IEEE 802.16s standard for private cellular networks;

 

  our future development priorities;

 

  our estimates regarding the size of our potential target markets;

 

  our expectations about the impact of new accounting standards;

 

  our future operations, financial position, revenues, costs, expenses, uses of cash, capital requirements, our need for additional financing or the period for which our existing cash resources will be sufficient to meet our operating requirements; or

 

  our strategies, prospects, plans, expectations, forecasts, or objectives.

 

Words such as, but not limited to, “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “targets,” “likely,” “will,” “would,” “could,” “should,” “continue,” “scheduled” and similar expressions or phrases, or the negative of those expressions or phrases, are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words.  Although we believe that we have a reasonable basis for each forward-looking statement contained in this report, we caution you that these statements are based on our estimates or projections of the future that are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties and other important factors that may cause our actual results, level of activity, performance, experience or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by any forward-looking statement.  Actual results, level of activity, performance, experience, or achievements may differ materially from those expressed or implied by any forward-looking statement as a result of various important factors, including our critical accounting policies and risks and uncertainties relating, among other things, to:

        

  our ability to obtain additional financing on reasonable terms, or at all;

  

  the accuracy of our estimates regarding expenses, costs, future revenues, uses of cash and capital requirements;

 

  the market acceptance of our wireless connection products and the IEEE 802.16s standard and IEEE 802.16t standard;

 

  our ability to develop future generations of our current products;

 

  our ability to generate significant revenues and achieve profitability;

 

  our ability to successfully commercialize our current and future products, including their rate and degree of market acceptance;

 

  our ability to attract and retain key scientific or management personnel and to expand our management team;

 

  our ability to establish licensing, collaboration or similar arrangements on favorable terms and our ability to attract collaborators with development, regulatory and commercialization expertise;

 

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  our ability to manage the growth of our business;

 

  the success of our strategic partnerships with third parties;

 

  our ability to achieve the anticipated benefits of the American Robotics acquisition;

 

  expenditures not resulting in commercially successful products;

 

  our outreach to global markets;

 

  our commercialization, marketing and manufacturing capabilities and strategy;

 

  our ability to expand, protect and maintain our intellectual property position;

 

  the success of competing third-party products;

 

  our ability to fully remediate our identified internal control material weaknesses;

 

  regulatory developments in the United States and other countries; and

 

  our ability to comply with regulatory requirements relating to our business, and the costs of compliance with those requirements, including those on data privacy and security.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 229.10(f)(1) and are not required to provide information under this item.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

The Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of September 30, 2021. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and the Company’s Chief Financial Officer have concluded that as of the three-month period ended September 30, 2021, due to the existence of the material weakness in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting described below, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective.

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Our senior management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Internal control over financial reporting is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act as a process designed by, or under the supervision of, our principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, and effected by our Board, senior management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

 

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. We continue to review our internal control over financial reporting and may from time to time make changes aimed at enhancing their effectiveness and to ensure that our systems evolve with our business.

 

Under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in “Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013)” issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Based on the control deficiencies identified during this evaluation and set forth below, our senior management has concluded that we did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2021 due to the existence of a material weakness in internal control over financial reporting as described below.

 

As set forth below, management will take steps to remediate the control deficiencies identified below. Notwithstanding the control deficiencies described below, we have performed additional analyses and other procedures to enable management to conclude that our consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-Q fairly present, in all material respects, our financial condition and results of operations as of and for the quarter ended September 30, 2021.

  

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Material Weakness

 

A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal controls over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

 

Management has determined that the Company did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting as of the three-month period ended September 30, 2021 due to the existence of the following material weakness identified by management:

 

Lack of Segregation of Duties and Accounting Resources

 

Due to our limited accounting staff, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer were responsible for initiating transactions, had custody of assets, recorded transactions and prepared financial reports. Therefore, it was determined that the Company had inadequate segregation of duties in place related to its financial reporting and other management oversight procedures due to the lack of accounting resources.

 

Accordingly, management has determined that these control deficiencies constitute a material weakness. During 2019, management began implementing the Remediation Plan described herein and intends to continue working on it through the year ended December 31, 2021.

 

Management’s Remediation Plan

 

Management believes that progress has been made during the nine months ended September 30, 2021, and through the date of this report, to remediate the underlying causes of the material weakness in internal control over financial reporting. Management intends to remediate the material weakness in the following manner:

 

  Identify and employ full time additional senior level accounting personnel to join the corporate accounting function in order to enhance overall monitoring and accounting oversight within the Company;

 

  continue to engage third-party subject matter experts to aid in identifying and applying US GAAP rules related to complex financial instruments as well as to enhance the financial reporting function;

 

  design and implement additional internal controls and policies to ensure that we routinely review and document our application of established significant accounting policies; and

 

  implement additional systems and technologies to enhance the timeliness and reliability of financial data within the organization.

 

Changes in internal control over financial reporting

 

On August 5, 2021, we completed the acquisition of American Robotics, Inc. Prior to this acquisition, American Robotics was a privately held company not subject to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the rules and regulations of the SEC, or other corporate governance requirements to which public companies may be subject. In accordance with guidance issued by the SEC, companies are permitted to exclude acquisitions from their final assessment of internal control over financial reporting during the year of acquisition. As part of our ongoing integration activities, we are in the process of incorporating internal controls over significant processes specific to American Robotics that we believe are appropriate and necessary to account for the acquisition and to consolidate and report our financial results. We expect to complete our integration activities related to internal control over financial reporting for American Robotics during the fourth quarter of 2021 and first quarter of 2022. Accordingly, we expect to include American Robotics within our assessment of internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2022.

 

Other than integration activities associated with the Company’s acquisition of American Robotics and the Remediation Plan set forth above, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified in management’s evaluation pursuant to Rules 13a-15(d) or 15d-15(d) of the Exchange Act during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls and Procedures

 

In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. In addition, the design of disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and that management is required to apply judgment in evaluating the benefits of possible controls and procedures relative to their costs.

 

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

 

From time to time, we may become involved in various lawsuits and legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of business. Litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties and an adverse result in these or other matters may arise from time to time that may harm our business. We are not currently involved in any legal proceeding or investigation by a governmental agency that we believe will have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, or operating results.

 

The description of legal proceedings in “Note 14 – Commitments and Contingencies” in the accompanying Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

 

Our business, financial condition, operating results, and cash flows may be impacted by a number of factors, many of which are beyond our control, including those set forth in our Annual Report on 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, the occurrence of any one of which could have a material adverse effect on our actual results.

 

There have been no material changes to the Risk Factors previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, except as set forth below.

 

Risks Related to the American Robotics Acquisition

 

Our business relationships, those of American Robotics or the combined company may be subject to disruption due to uncertainty associated with the acquisition of American Robotics (the “Transaction”).

 

Parties with which we or American Robotics do business may experience uncertainty associated with the Transaction, including with respect to current or future business relationships with us, American Robotics, or the combined company. Our and American Robotics’ business relationships may be subject to disruption, as customers, distributors, suppliers, vendors, and others may seek to receive confirmation that their existing business relationships with us or American Robotics, as the case may be, will not be adversely impacted as a result of the Transaction or attempt to negotiate changes in existing business relationships or consider entering into business relationships with parties other than us, American Robotics, or the combined company as a result of the Transaction. Any of these other disruptions could have a material adverse effect on our or American Robotics’ business, financial condition, or results of operations or on the business, financial condition, or results of operations of the combined company and could also have an adverse effect on our ability to realize the anticipated benefits of the Transaction.

 

If we are unable to implement and maintain effective internal control over financial reporting following completion of the Transaction, we may fail to prevent or detect material misstatements in our financial statements, in which case investors may lose confidence in the accuracy and completeness of our financial reports and the market price of our securities may decline.

 

We and American Robotics historically maintained separate internal control over financial reporting with different financial reporting processes and different process control software. We are in the process of integrating our internal control over financial reporting with that of American Robotics. We may encounter difficulties and unanticipated issues in combining our respective accounting systems due to the complexity of the financial reporting processes. We may also identify errors or misstatements that could require audit adjustments. If we are unable to implement and maintain effective internal control over financial reporting following completion of the Transaction, we may fail to prevent or detect material misstatements in our financial statements, in which case investors may lose confidence in the accuracy and completeness of our financial reports and the market price of our securities may decline.

 

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American Robotics may have liabilities that are not known, probable or estimable at this time.

 

After the Transaction, American Robotics is subject to certain past, current, and future liabilities. There could be unasserted claims or assessments against or affecting American Robotics, including the failure to comply with applicable laws and regulations. In addition, there may be liabilities of American Robotics that are neither probable nor estimable at this time that may become probable or estimable in the future, including indemnification requests received from customers of American Robotics relating to claims of infringement or misappropriation of third party intellectual property or other proprietary rights, tax liabilities arising in connection with ongoing or future tax audits and liabilities in connection with other past, current and future legal claims and litigation. Any such liabilities, individually or in the aggregate, could have a material adverse effect on our financial results. We may learn additional information about American Robotics that adversely affects us, such as unknown, unasserted, or contingent liabilities and issues relating to compliance with applicable laws or infringement or misappropriation of third-party intellectual property or other proprietary rights.

 

Ondas stockholders will experience dilution as a consequence of the issuance of the common stock in connection with the Transaction.

 

Ondas stockholders will experience dilution upon the issuance of additional shares of common stock pursuant to the Merger Agreement. Such dilution will, among other things, limit the ability of the current Ondas stockholders to influence management of Ondas, including through the election of directors following the Transaction.

 

Ondas may experience difficulties integrating American Robotics’ business.

 

Achieving the anticipated benefits of the Transaction will depend in significant part upon whether Ondas and American Robotics integrate their businesses in an efficient and effective manner. Ondas has been able to conduct only limited planning regarding the integration of the companies following the Transaction and has not yet determined the exact nature of how the businesses and operations of the companies will be combined after the Transaction. The actual integration may result in additional and unforeseen expenses, and the anticipated benefits of the integration plan may not be realized. The companies may not be able to accomplish the integration process smoothly, successfully or on a timely basis. The necessity of coordinating geographically separated organizations, systems of controls, and facilities and addressing possible differences in business backgrounds, corporate cultures and management philosophies may increase the difficulties of integration. The companies operate numerous systems and controls, including those involving management information, purchasing, accounting and finance, sales, billing, employee benefits, payroll, and regulatory compliance. The integration of operations following the Transaction will require the dedication of significant management and external resources, which may temporarily distract management’s attention from the day-to-day business of the combined company and be costly. Employee uncertainty and lack of focus during the integration process may also disrupt the business of the combined company. Any inability of management to successfully and timely integrate the operations of the two companies could have a material adverse effect on the business and results of operations of the combined company.

 

The combined company may not fully realize the anticipated benefits of the Transaction within the timing anticipated or at all.

 

Ondas and American Robotics entered into the Merger Agreement because each company believes that the Transaction will be beneficial to each of Ondas and American Robotics primarily as a result of the anticipated benefits resulting from the combined company’s operations. The companies may not be able to achieve the anticipated long-term strategic benefits of the Transaction. An inability to realize the full extent of, or any of, the anticipated benefits of the Transaction, as well as any delays that may be encountered in the integration process, which may delay the timing of such benefits, could have an adverse effect on the business and results of operations of the combined company, and may affect the value of Ondas common stock after the completion of the Transaction.

 

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Charges to earnings resulting from the application of the acquisition method of accounting may adversely affect the market value of Ondas common stock following the Transaction.

 

In accordance with GAAP, Ondas will be considered the acquiror of American Robotics for accounting purposes. Ondas will account for the Transaction using the acquisition method of accounting. There may be charges related to the acquisition that are required to be recorded to Ondas’ earnings that could adversely affect the market value of Ondas common stock following the completion of the Transaction. Under the acquisition method of accounting, Ondas will allocate the total purchase price to the assets acquired, including identifiable intangible assets, and liabilities assumed from American Robotics based on their fair values as of the date of the completion of the Transaction, and record any excess of the purchase price over those fair values as goodwill. For certain tangible and intangible assets, revaluating them to their fair values as of the completion date of the Transaction may result in Ondas incurring additional depreciation and amortization expense that may exceed the combined amounts recorded by Ondas and American Robotics prior to the Transaction. This increased expense will be recorded by Ondas over the useful lives of the underlying assets. In addition, to the extent the value of goodwill or intangible assets were to become impaired after the Transaction, Ondas may be required to incur charges relating to the impairment of those assets.

 

The combined company’s goodwill or other intangible assets may become impaired, which could result in material non-cash charges to its results of operations.

 

The combined company will have goodwill and other intangible assets resulting from the Transaction. At least annually, or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate a potential impairment in the carrying value as defined by GAAP, the combined company will evaluate this goodwill and other intangible assets for impairment based on the fair value of each reporting unit. Estimated fair values could change if there are changes in the combined company’s capital structure, cost of debt, interest rates, capital expenditure levels, operating cash flows, or market capitalization. Impairments of goodwill or other intangible assets could require material non-cash charges to the combined company’s results of operations.

 

The Transaction will involve substantial costs.

 

We have incurred, and expect to continue to incur, a number of non-recurring costs associated with the Transaction. The substantial majority of the non-recurring expenses will consist of transaction and regulatory costs related to the Transaction. We will also incur transaction fees and costs related to formulating and implementing integration plans, including system consolidation costs and employment-related costs. We continue to assess the magnitude of these costs, and additional unanticipated costs may be incurred from the Transaction and integration. Although we anticipate that the elimination of duplicative costs and the realization of other efficiencies and synergies related to the integration should allow us to offset integration-related costs over time, this net benefit may not be achieved in the near term, or at all.

 

The combined company may be unable to manage its growth effectively.

 

The combined company’s growth strategy will place significant demands on its financial, operational and management resources. In order to continue its growth, the combined company may need to add administrative and other personnel and will need to make additional investments in operations and systems. There can be no assurance that the combined company will be able to find and train qualified personnel, or do so on a timely basis, or expand its operations and systems to the extent, and in the time, required.

 

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The combined company may be unable to execute its acquisition growth strategy.

 

The combined company’s ability to execute its growth strategy depends in part on its ability to identify and acquire desirable acquisition candidates as well as its ability to successfully integrate American Robotics’ operations into its business. The consolidation of Ondas’ operations with the operations of American Robotics will present significant challenges to management, particularly during the initial phases of combining the operations of Ondas and American Robotics.

 

Additional factors may negatively impact the combined company’s growth strategy. The combined company’s strategy may require spending significant amounts of capital. If the combined company is unable to obtain additional needed financing on acceptable terms, it may need to reduce the scope of its acquisition growth strategy, which could have a material adverse effect on its growth prospects. If any of the aforementioned factors force management to alter the combined company’s growth strategy, the combined company’s growth prospects could be adversely affected.

 

Our largest stockholders may have the ability to exert substantial influence over actions to be taken or approved by our stockholders.

 

After the closing of the Transaction, the executive officers and directors and their affiliates of the combined company beneficially own approximately 8.6% of the voting power in the combined company. Also, after the closing of the Transaction, Energy Capital, LLC beneficially owns approximately 14.2% of the voting power in the combined company. As a result, these individuals may have the ability to exert substantial influence over actions to be taken or approved by our stockholders, including the election of directors and any transactions involving a change of control.

 

In the future, our largest stockholders may acquire or dispose of shares of our common stock and thereby increase or decrease their ownership stake in us. Significant fluctuations in the levels of ownership of our largest stockholders could impact the volume of trading, liquidity, and market price of our common stock.

 

The loss of key personnel could have a material adverse effect on the combined company’s financial condition, results of operations, and growth prospects.

 

The success of the combined company will depend on the continued contributions of key employees and officers. The loss of the services of key employees and officers, whether such loss is through resignation or other causes, or the inability to attract additional qualified personnel, could have a material adverse effect on the combined company’s financial condition, results of operations, and growth prospects.

 

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

 

None, other than those previously disclosed in a Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

 

None.

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Other Information.

 

None.

 

Item 6. Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.   Name of Document
10.1   Form of Joinder to Lock-Up and Registration Rights Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 9, 2021).
     
31.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer of Periodic Report pursuant to Rule 13a-14a and Rule 15d-14(a) dated May 17, 2021*
     
31.2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer of Periodic Report pursuant to Rule 13a-14a and Rule 15d-14(a) dated May 17, 2021*
     
32.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 dated May 17, 2021**
     
32.2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 dated May 17, 2021**
     
101.INS   Inline XBRL Instance Document.*
     
101.SCH   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.*
     
101.CAL   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation 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).*

 

*Filed herewith.

 

**This certification is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” with the SEC for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the Registrant specifically incorporates it by reference.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

DATE:  November 15, 2021

 

  ONDAS HOLDINGS INC.
     
  By: /s/ Eric A. Brock
    Eric A. Brock
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
    (Principal Executive Officer)
     
  By: /s/ Stewart W. Kantor
    Stewart W. Kantor
    Chief Financial Officer
    (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

  

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