PIONEER POWER SOLUTIONS, INC. - Quarter Report: 2018 March (Form 10-Q)

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

 Reported as of March 31, 2018

16. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On April 3, 2018, the Company granted each of its seven directors 1,000 of non-qualified stock options for an aggregate number of 7,000 under Pioneer Power Solutions, Inc. 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan. The options have a weighted average exercise price of $5.60 per share, exercisable on April 3, 2019 and expire on April 3, 2028.

On May 2, 2018, Pioneer Custom Electric Products Corp. (“PCEP”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Pioneer Power Solutions, Inc. (the “Company”), entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”) with CleanSpark, Inc. (“CleanSpark”), pursuant to which PCEP will sell certain assets (the “Asset Sale”) comprising the PCEP business to CleanSpark (the “Purchased Assets”). No debt or significant liabilities are being assumed by CleanSpark in the Asset Sale.

As consideration for the Purchased Assets, CleanSpark has agreed to pay total consideration comprised of the following: (a) an 18-month promissory note at 9% interest, in principal amount equal to the net carrying value of the business at closing; (b) a three-year equipment lease to be entered into at closing of the Asset Sale, providing for rent payments in the amount of $7,500 per month, which also includes two renewal terms of one-year each at CleanSpark’s option and a CleanSpark purchase option of $1,000,000; (c) 7,000,000 shares of CleanSpark common stock, based on an agreed upon value of $0.80 per share, for a total agreed upon value of $5,600,000; (d) a five year warrant to purchase 1,000,000 shares of CleanSpark common stock at an exercise price of $1.60 per share; and (e) a five year warrant to purchase 1,000,000 shares of CleanSpark common stock at an exercise price of $2.00 per share.

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

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the accompanying consolidated interim financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 2, 2018.

Unless the context requires otherwise, references in this Form 10-Q to the “Company,” “Pioneer,” “we,” “our” and “us” refer to Pioneer Power Solutions, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements,” which include information relating to future events, future financial performance, financial projections, strategies, expectations, competitive environment and regulation. Words such as “may,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “future,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” and similar expressions, as well as statements in future tense, identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements should not be read as a guarantee of future performance or results and may not be accurate indications of when such performance or results will be achieved. Forward-looking statements are based on information we have when those statements are made or management’s good faith belief as of that time with respect to future events, and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual performance or results to differ materially from those expressed in or suggested by the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause such differences include, but are not limited to:

The foregoing does not represent an exhaustive list of matters that may be covered by the forward-looking statements contained herein or risk factors that we are faced with that may cause our actual results to differ from those anticipated in our forward-looking statements. Moreover, new risks regularly emerge and it is not possible for us to predict or articulate all risks we face, nor can we assess the impact of all risks on our business or the extent to which any risk, or combination of risks, may cause actual results to differ from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Except to the extent required by applicable laws or rules, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. You should review carefully the risks and uncertainties described under the heading “Part II - Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 for a discussion of the foregoing and other risks that relate to our business and investing in shares of our common stock.

Business Overview

We manufacture, sell and service a broad range of specialty electrical transmission, distribution and on-site power generation equipment for applications in the utility, industrial, commercial and backup power markets. Our principal products and services include custom-engineered electrical transformers and engine-generator sets and controls, complemented by a national field-service network to maintain and repair power generation assets. We are headquartered in Fort Lee, New Jersey and operate from 12 additional locations in the U.S., Canada and Mexico for manufacturing, service, centralized distribution, engineering, sales and administration.

Description of Business Segments

We have two reportable segments: Transmission & Distribution Solutions (“T&D Solutions”) and Critical Power Solutions (“Critical Power”).

Discontinued Operations

During the fourth quarter of 2017, as part of our review of strategic alternatives, we made approved efforts to sell our switchgear business. Operating results for PCEP, through which we did our switchgear business and have been previously included in the T&D Solutions Segment, have now been reclassified as discontinued operations for all periods presented. On May 2, 2018, Pioneer Custom Electric Products Corp. (“PCEP”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Pioneer Power Solutions, Inc. (the “Company”), entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”) with CleanSpark, Inc. (“CleanSpark”), pursuant to which PCEP will sell certain assets (the “Asset Sale”) comprising the PCEP business to CleanSpark (the “Purchased Assets”). No debt or significant liabilities are being assumed by CleanSpark in the Asset Sale. Our switchgear business has incurred losses in the years 2016 and 2017, and we believe that disposition of our switchgear business will improve our liquidity and will not significantly affect our capital resources. See Note 5 – Discontinued Operations in Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I of the Form 10-Q for the period ending March 31, 2018.

Foreign Currency Exchange Rates

Although we report our results in accordance with U.S. GAAP and in U.S. dollars, PTL and Bemag are Canadian operations whose functional currency is the Canadian dollar. As such, the financial position, results of operations, cash flows and equity of these operations are initially consolidated in Canadian dollars. Their assets and liabilities are then translated from Canadian dollars to U.S. dollars by applying the foreign currency exchange rate in effect at the balance sheet date, while the results of their operations and cash flows are translated to U.S. dollars by applying weighted average foreign currency exchange rates in effect during the reporting period. The resulting translation adjustments are included in other comprehensive income or loss.

The following table provides actual end of period exchange rates used to translate the financial position of our Canadian operations at the end of each period reported. The average exchange rates presented below, as provided by the Bank of Canada, are indicative of the weighted average rates we used to translate the revenues and expenses of our Canadian operations into U.S. dollars (rates expressed as the number of U.S. dollars to one Canadian dollar for each period reported):

Critical Accounting Policies

There have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies as disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 except adoption of Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, ASU No. 2016-02, Leases, ASU No. 2016-16, Income Taxes: Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other than Inventory and ASU No. 2017-07 Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Overview of Three Months Results

Selected financial and operating data for our reportable business segments for the most recent reporting period is summarized below. This information, as well as the selected financial data provided in Note 14 – Business Segment and Geographic Information and in our unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, should be referred to when reading our discussion and analysis of results of operations below.

Our summary of operating results during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 are as follows:

During the fourth quarter of 2017, as part of the Company’s review of strategic alternatives, the Company made the decision to sell its switchgear business unit operated as PCEP. Operating results for PCEP, which have been previously included in the T&D Solutions Segment, have now been reclassified as discontinued operations for all periods presented. See Note 5 – Discontinued Operations in Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I of this Form 10-Q. The excluded revenue for the switchgear business previously reported in T&D Solutions was $3.7 million and $2.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The excluded income from the switchgear business was $7 for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and loss of $97 for the three months ended March 31, 2017.

Backlog

Our backlog is based on firm orders from our customers expected to be delivered in the future, most of which is expected to occur during the next twelve months. Backlog may vary significantly from reporting period to reporting period due to the timing of customer commitments. The time between receipt of an order and actual delivery, or completion, of our products and services varies from one or more days, in the case of inventoried standard products, to three to nine months, in the case of certain custom engineered equipment solutions, and up to one year or more under our service contracts.

The following table represents the progression of our backlog, by reporting segment, as of the end of the last five quarters:

Revenue

The following table represents our revenues by reporting segment and major product category for the periods indicated:

For the three months ended March 31, 2018, our consolidated revenue decreased by $1.6 million, or 6.3%, to $23.5 million, down from $25.1 million during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

T&D Solutions. During the three months ended March 31, 2018, revenue from our transformer product lines decreased by $352, or 1.7%. The decrease was driven by lower sales of our “drytype” transformer product.

Critical Power. Titan is the only business unit in the Critical Power segment. For the three months ended March 31, 2018, equipment sales decreased by $1.2 million, or 75.8%, as compared to the same period in the prior year, resulting from a reduced focus on this revenue stream.

For the three months ended March 31, 2018, service revenue decreased by $34 or 1.5%, as compared to the same period in the prior year.

Gross Profit and Gross Margin

The following table represents our gross profit by reporting segment for the periods indicated:

For the three months ended March 31, 2018, our consolidated gross margin was 18.9% of revenues, compared to 22.2% during the three months ended March 31, 2017. The 3.3% decrease in our consolidated gross margin percentage is further explained below.

T&D Solutions. During the three months ended March 31, 2018 the 14.1% decrease in our T&D Solutions gross margin resulted primarily from lower sales of liquid filled transformers and an unfavorable product mix in our “drytype” transformers.

Critical Power. During the three months ended March 31, 2018, the gross margin decreased 8.0% when compared to the three months ended March 31, 2017. The decrease in gross margin resulted from a 33% decline in revenues while the decrease in cost of goods sold was 26%.

Operating Expenses

The following table represents our operating expenses by reportable segment for the periods indicated:

Selling, General and Administrative Expense. For the three months ended March 31, 2018, consolidated selling, general and administrative expense, before depreciation and amortization, decreased by $99, or 2.6%, to $3.8 million, as compared to $3.9 million during the three months ended March 31, 2017. As a percentage of our consolidated revenue, selling, general and administrative expense before depreciation and amortization increased to 16.1% in the 2018 period, as compared to 15.5% in 2017.

Depreciation and Amortization Expenses. Depreciation and amortization expense consists primarily of depreciation of fixed assets and amortization of definite-lived intangible assets and right-of-use assets related to our finance leases and excludes amounts included in cost of sales.

Restructuring and Integration Expenses. There was no restructuring and integration expense for the three months ended March 31, 2018 as compared to $155 during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

Foreign Exchange Loss (Gain). During the three months ended March 31, 2018, approximately 40%, of our consolidated operating revenues were denominated in Canadian dollars (as compared to 38% in the corresponding 2017 period) and most of our expenses were denominated and disbursed in U.S. dollars. We have not historically engaged in currency hedging activities. Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates between the time we initiate and then settle transactions with our customers and suppliers can have an impact on our operating results. For the three months ended March 31, 2018, we recorded a loss of $74 due to currency fluctuations, compared to a gain of $61 during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

Operating Income (Loss)

The following table represents our operating income, excluding discontinued operations, by reportable segment for the periods indicated:

T&D Solutions. During the three months ended March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017, T&D segment operating income was $1.4 million and $2.1 million, respectively.

Critical Power. During the three months ended March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017, our Critical Power segment generated an operating loss of $438 and $95, respectively.

Unallocated Corporate Overhead Expenses. Our corporate expenses consists primarily of executive management, corporate accounting and human resources personnel, office expenses, financing and corporate development activities, payroll and benefits administration, treasury, tax compliance, legal, stock-based compensation and public reporting costs, and costs not specifically allocated to reportable business segments. During the three months period ended March 31, 2018, our Unallocated Corporate Overhead Expenses increased $31 or 3.8%.

Non-Operating Expense

Interest Expense. For the three months ended March 31, 2018, interest expense was approximately $649, as compared to $549 during the three months ended March 31, 2017. The increase in our interest expense was due to the increased utilization of short term borrowings during the 2018 period, as compared to 2017.

Other Expense. For the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, other non-operating expense was $116 and $98, respectively.

Income Tax Expense (Benefit). Our effective income tax rate was 4.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2018, as compared to 57.6% during the same periods in 2017, as set forth below (dollars in thousands):

Our effective income tax rate decreased by 53.0% during the three months ended March 31, 2018, as compared to the same period of the prior year, primarily due to the decrease in the statutory rate in the US and changes made to taxation of foreign earned income pursuant to the US tax code changes enabled in December 2017.

Net (Loss)/ Income

We generated a net loss of $574 for the three months ended March 31, 2018, as compared to net income of $109 during the three months ended March 31, 2017. In 2018, our net loss per basic and diluted share was $0.07, as compared to a net income of $0.01 during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

Our loss per share from continuing operations basic and diluted for the three months ended March 31, 2018 was $0.07 and our earnings per share from continuing operations basic and diluted for the three months ended March 31, 2017 was $0.02.

Our earnings per share from discontinued operations basic and diluted for the three months ended March 31, 2018 was $0.00. Our loss per share from discontinued operations basic and diluted for the three months ended March 31, 2017 was $0.01.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

General. At March 31, 2018, we had $268 of cash and cash equivalents on hand and total debt outstanding of $28.6 million, when including bank overdrafts and liabilities of discontinued operations. We have historically met our cash needs through a combination of cash flows from operating activities, bank borrowings under our revolving credit facilities and distributions between our U.S. and foreign subsidiaries. Our cash requirements are generally for operating activities, debt repayment, capital improvements and acquisitions. We believe that working capital, borrowing capacity available under our credit facilities, funds generated from operations and cash available on hand should be sufficient to finance our cash requirements for anticipated operating activities, capital improvements and principal repayments of debt through at least the next twelve months from the date of filing.

Cash Provided by Operating Activities. Cash provided by our operating activities was $1.1 million during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017. The principal elements of cash provided by operating activities during the three months ended March 31, 2018 were approximately $1.0 million of non-cash expenses consisting of amortization of intangibles, right-of-use assets and debt issuance costs, depreciation and stock-based compensation.

Cash Used in Investing Activities. Cash used in investing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2018 was $152, as compared to $491 during the three months ended March 31, 2017. During the three months ended March 31, 2018, additions to our property, plant and equipment were $152.

Cash Used in Financing Activities. Cash used in our financing activities was $857 during three months ended March 31, 2018, as compared to $526 during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

Working Capital. As of March 31, 2018, we had negative working capital of $480, including $268 of cash and equivalents, compared to working capital of $709, including $218 of cash and equivalents at December 31, 2017. Our current assets were approximately 1.00 times our current liabilities at March 31, 2018 and at December 31, 2017. At March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, we had $1.4 million and $3.3 million, respectively, of available and unused borrowing capacity from our revolving credit facilities, without taking into account cash and equivalents on hand. However, the availability of this capacity under our revolving credit facilities is subject to restrictions on the use of proceeds and is dependent upon our ability to satisfy certain financial and operating covenants, including financial ratios.

Credit Facilities and Long-Term Debt

Canadian Credit Facilities

In April 2016, our wholly owned subsidiary, Pioneer Electrogroup Canada Inc. (“PECI”), entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (“CAD ARCA”) with Bank of Montreal (“BMO”) with respect to our existing Canadian credit facilities (as amended and restated, the “Canadian Facilities”) that replaced and superseded all of our businesses’ prior financing arrangements with the bank. This CAD ARCA extended the maturity date of our Canadian Facilities to July 31, 2017. Additionally, defaults relating to the breach of certain financial covenants under the prior financing arrangements with BMO existing as of December 31, 2015 were waived by BMO. The CAD ARCA was further amended (the “2017 CAD ARCA Amendment”) on March 15, 2017, and again on March 28, 2018 (the “2018 CAD ARCA Amendment”). The 2018 CAD ARCA Amendment extended the term of our Canadian Facilities to April 1, 2020.

Our Canadian Facilities provided for up to $8.2 million Canadian dollars (“CAD”) (approximately $6.3 million expressed in U.S. dollars) consisting of a revolving $7.0 million demand revolving credit facility (“Facility A”) to finance ongoing operations, a $471 CAD term credit facility (“Facility B”) that financed a plant expansion, and a $712 USD Facility that financed a business acquisition and the purchase and expansion of its manufacturing facilities. The 2017 CAD ARCA Amendment increased the Facility A to $8.0 million CAD, increasing the total amount of loans available under the Canadian Facilities to $9.2 million CAD.

Facility A, as amended by the 2017 CAD ARCA Amendment and the 2018 CAD ARCA Amendment, is subject to margin criteria. Facility A, as amended by the 2017 CAD ARCA Amendment, bore interest at BMO’s prime rate plus 0.75% per annum on amounts borrowed in Canadian dollars, or BMO’s U.S. base rate plus 0.75% per annum or LIBOR plus 2.25% per annum on amounts borrowed in U.S. dollars. The 2018 CAD ARCA Amendment modified the interest rate on Facility A borrowings to BMO’s prime rate plus 0.50% per annum on amounts borrowed in Canadian dollars, or BMO’s U.S. base rate plus 0.50% per annum or LIBOR plus 2.0% per annum on amounts borrowed in U.S. dollars. Pursuant to the 2017 CAD ARCA Amendment, Facility A was to mature on July 31, 2018. The 2018 CAD ARCA Amendment extended the maturity of borrowings under Facility A to April 1, 2020. Consistent with the terms of the historical Facility A, including both a subjective acceleration clause and lockbox arrangement, will continue to be presented as a current liability. We believe, based upon historical experience, that Facility A will remain in place to fund operations through maturity of this facility in April 2020.

Borrowings under Facility B, as amended by the 2017 CAD ARCA Amendment, bears interest at BMO’s prime rate plus 1.25% per annum with principal repayments becoming due on a five year amortization schedule. Pursuant to the CAD ARCA, quarterly principal repayments were reduced to $47 CAD, with a balloon payment of $141 CAD due on July 31, 2017. The 2017 CAD ARCA Amendment amended the payment schedules so that the quarterly principal payments of $47 CAD was to continue after July 31, 2017 until our borrowings under the facility is fully paid on April 30, 2018. Pursuant to the 2018 CAD ARCA Amendment, the final principal payment of $47 under Facility B remains to be due on April 30, 2018. The 2018 CAD ARCA Amendment did not modify the interest rate on Facility B borrowings, which remains at BMO’s prime rate plus 1.25% per annum.

Borrowings under Facility C, as amended by the 2017 CAD ARCA, bore interest at BMO’s prime rate plus 1.50% per annum on amounts borrowed in Canadian dollars, or BMO’s U.S. base rate plus 1.50% per annum or LIBOR plus 2.75% per annum on amounts borrowed in U.S. dollars. Pursuant to the CAD ARCA, a principal repayment of $72 USD was due on June 30, 2016, and the reduced quarterly principal repayments of $36 USD were to be made beginning on October 31, 2016, with a balloon payment of $496 USD due on July 31, 2017. The 2017 CAD ARCA Amendment amended the payment schedules so that the quarterly payments of $36 USD were to continue until July 31, 2018, with a balloon payment of $352 due on July 31, 2018. Pursuant to the 2018 CAD ARCA Amendment, quarterly principal repayments of $36 will continue until January 31, 2020, with a balloon payment of $136 due on April 1, 2020. The 2018 CAD ARCA Amendment modified the interest rate on Facility C borrowings to BMO’s prime rate plus 1.25% per annum on amounts borrowed in Canadian dollars, or BMO’s U.S. base rate plus 1.25% per annum or LIBOR plus 2.50% per annum on amounts borrowed in U.S. dollars.

Pursuant to the CAD ARCA, as amended by the 2017 CAD ARCA Amendment and the 2018 CAD ARCA Amendment, financial covenant testing is performed on our consolidated financial statements. We are required to meet certain minimum working capital ratios, minimum EBITDA levels and effective tangible net worth levels for each fiscal quarter, as set forth in the 2017 CAD ARCA Amendment and the 2018 CAD ARCA Amendment. Pursuant to the 2018 CAD ARCA Amendment, BMO waived defaults on all financial covenants existing as of December 31, 2017, for which we were not in compliance.

As of March 31, 2018, we had approximately $5.7 million in U.S. dollar equivalents outstanding under our Canadian Credit Facilities. Our borrowings consisted of approximately $5.3 million outstanding under Facility A, $37 outstanding under Facility B and $424 outstanding under Facility C. As of March 31, 2018, the Company is in compliance with all covenant requirements of the Canadian credit facilities.

United States Credit Facilities

In April 2016, we entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (“US ARCA”) with BMO with respect to our U.S. Facilities that replaced and superseded all of our businesses’ prior financing arrangements with the bank (as amended and restated, the “U.S. Facilities”). Additionally, defaults relating to the breach of certain financial covenants under the prior financing arrangements with BMO existing as of December 31, 2015 were waived by BMO. The US ARCA was further amended (the “2017 US ARCA Amendment”) on March 15, 2017, and again on March 28, 2018 (the “2018 US ARCA Amendment”). The 2018 US ARCA Amendment extended the term of our US Facilities to April 1, 2020.

Our U.S. Facilities, as amended and restated, provided for up to $19.1 million USD consisting of a $14.0 million demand revolving credit facility (“USD Facility A”) to finance ongoing operations, a $5.0 million term loan facility (“USD Facility B”) that financed the acquisition of Titan, and a new $100 revolving credit facility provided pursuant to a MasterCard is to be used to pay for and temporarily finance our day-to-day business expenses and for no other purpose. The 2017 US ARCA Amendment increased the USD Facility A to $15.0 million, increasing the total amount of loans available under the U.S. Facilities to $20.1 million USD.

USD Facility A, as amended and restated per 2017 US ARCA, bore interest, at our option, at BMO’s prime rate plus 1.00% per annum on U.S. prime rate loans, or an adjusted LIBOR rate plus 2.25% per annum on Eurodollar loans. Pursuant to the 2018 US ARCA Amendment, borrowings under Facility A bears interest, at our option, at the BMO’s prime rate plus 0.75% per annum on U.S. prime rate loans, or an adjusted LIBOR rate plus 2.00% per annum on Eurodollar loans. USD Facility A had a maturity date of July 31, 2017, which was extended to July 31, 2018 pursuant to the 2017 US ARCA Amendment. The 2018 US ARCA Amendment extended the maturity of borrowings under USD Facility A to April 1, 2020. Consistent with the terms of the historical USD Facility A, including both a subjective acceleration clause and lockbox arrangement, will continue to be presented as a current liability. We believe based upon historical experience, that the USD Facility A will remain in place to fund operations through maturity in April 2020.

Borrowings under USD Facility B bear interest, at our option, at U.S. base rate plus 1.25% per annum on U.S. prime loans, or an adjusted LIBOR rate plus 2.50% per annum on Eurodollar loans. Pursuant to the US ARCA, our quarterly principal payments were reduced to $31 USD for calendar year 2016, with the original amortization schedule continuing to apply to all quarterly principal payments made after December 31, 2016, and the final maturity date of December 2, 2019. The 2017 US ARCA Amendment reduced the scheduled quarterly principal payments to $31 USD, commencing March 31, 2017, to continue until July 31, 2018, with a balloon payment of $4,438 on July 31, 2018. Pursuant to the 2018 US ARCA Amendment, monthly principal repayments beginning on July 31, 2018 are increased to $100 and will continue until March 31, 2020 with a balloon payment of $2,338 due on April 1, 2020. The 2018 US ARCA Amendment did not change the USD Facility B interest rate.

Pursuant to the US ARCA, as amended by the 2017 US ARCA Amendment and the 2018 US ARCA Amendment, financial covenant testing is performed on our consolidated financial statements. We are required to meet certain minimum working capital ratios, minimum EBITDA levels and effective tangible net worth levels for each fiscal quarter, as set forth in the 2017 US ARCA Amendment and the 2018 US ARCA Amendment. On March 6, 2017, we received a waiver from BMO on certain financial covenants existing as of December 31, 2016. On March 28, 2018, pursuant to the 2018 US ARCA Amendment, BMO waived defaults on all financial covenants existing as of December 31, 2017 for which we were not in compliance.

Our obligations under the U.S. Facilities are guaranteed by all our wholly-owned U.S. subsidiaries. In addition, we and our wholly-owned U.S. subsidiaries granted a security interest in substantially all of our assets, including 65% of the shares of Pioneer Electrogroup Canada Inc. held by us, to secure our obligations for borrowed money under the U.S. Facilities. The U.S. Facilities also restrict our ability to incur indebtedness, create or incur liens, make investments, make distributions or dividends and enter into merger agreements or agreements for the sale of any or all our assets.

As of March 31, 2018, we had approximately $18.5 million outstanding under our U.S. Facilities. Our borrowings consisted of approximately $14.0 million outstanding under USD Facility A, and $4.5 million outstanding under USD Facility B. As of March 31, 2018, the Company is in compliance with all covenant requirements of the U.S. Facilities.

Capital Lease Obligations

As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, we had an immaterial amount of capital lease obligations outstanding that were assumed in connection with the acquisition of Titan.

Capital Expenditures

Our additions to property, plant and equipment were $152 during the three months ended March 31, 2018, as compared to $496 during the three months ended March 31, 2017. We have no major future capital projects planned, or significant replacement spending anticipated during 2018.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

Not Applicable

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Management’s Conclusions Regarding Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. The matters that management identified in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, filed on April 2, 2018, continued to exist and were still considered material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting at March 31, 2018.

We conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our “disclosure controls and procedures” (“Disclosure Controls”), as defined by Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), as of March 31, 2018, the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. There are inherent limitations to the effectiveness of any system of disclosure controls and procedures. As of March 31, 2018, based on the evaluation of these disclosure controls and procedures, and in light of the material weaknesses found in our internal controls over financial reporting, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective.

Management believes that the condensed consolidated financial statements in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q fairly present, in all material respects, the Company’s financial condition as of the Evaluation Date, and results of its operations and cash flows for the Evaluation Date, in conformity with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”).

Remediation Plan

As of March 31, 2018, there were control deficiencies which constituted a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting. Management has taken, and is taking steps to strengthen our internal control over financial reporting.

While we have taken certain actions to address the material weaknesses identified, additional measures may be necessary as we work to improve the overall effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Other than the changes discussed above in the Remediation Plan, there has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the first quarter ended March 31, 2018 that materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

From time to time, we may become involved in lawsuits, investigations and claims that arise in the ordinary course of business.

On January 11, 2016, Myers Power Products, Inc., a specialty electrical products manufacturer, filed suit with the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles, against us, PCEP and two PCEP’s employees who are former employees of Myers Power Products, Inc., Geo Murickan, the president of PCEP (“Murickan”), and Brett DeChellis (“DeChellis”), alleging, among other things, that Murickan wrongly used and retained confidential business information of Myers Power Products, Inc. for the benefit of us and PCEP, in breach of their confidentiality agreement and/or employment agreement entered into with Myers Power Products, Inc., and that we and PCEP knowingly received and used such confidential business information. Myers Power Products, Inc. is seeking injunctive relief enjoining us, PCEP and our employees from using its confidential business information and compensatory damages of an unspecified unlimited (exceeding $25,000) amount. On March 18, 2016, we filed an answer to the complaint, denying generally each and every allegation and relief sought by Myers Power Products, Inc. and seeking dismissal based on, among other things, failure to state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. We intend to contest the matter vigorously. Due to the uncertainties of litigation, however, we can give no assurance that we, PCEP and our employees will prevail on any claims made against us, PCEP and our employees in any such lawsuit. Also, we can give no assurance that any other lawsuits or claims brought in the future will not have an adverse effect on our financial condition, liquidity or operating results.

As of the date hereof, we are not aware of or a party to any legal proceedings to which we or any of our subsidiaries is a party or to which any of our property is subject, nor are we aware of any such threatened or pending litigation or any such proceedings known to be contemplated by governmental authorities other than the forgoing suit filed by Myers Power Products, Inc. that we believe could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or operating results. See Note 11 – Commitments and Contingencies included in the notes to our consolidated financial statements included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K.

We are not aware of any material proceedings in which any of our directors, officers or affiliates or any registered or beneficial shareholder of more than 5% of our common stock is an adverse party or has a material interest adverse to our interest.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

During the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2018 there were no material changes from the risk factors disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

None.

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

None.

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

See the Exhibit Index following the signature page to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for a list of exhibits filed or furnished with this report, which Exhibit Index is incorporated herein by reference.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.

EXHIBIT INDEX

* Filed herewith.