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Unless otherwise stated or the context otherwise requires, the terms “Inpixon” “we,” “us,” “our” and the “Company” refer collectively to Inpixon and, where appropriate, its subsidiaries.
Note Regarding Reverse Stock Split
The Company effected a reverse split of its outstanding common stock, par value $0.001, at a ratio of 1-for-45, effective as of January 7, 2020 (the “Reverse Split”), for the purpose of complying with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2). We have reflected the Reverse Split herein, unless otherwise indicated.
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PART I
ITEM 1: BUSINESS
Introduction
Inpixon is the Indoor Intelligence™ company. Our business and government customers use our solutions to secure, digitize and optimize their indoor spaces with our positioning, mapping, and analytics products. Inpixon’s Indoor Intelligence platform uses sensor technology to detect active cellular, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, ultra-wide band (“UWB”) and Chirp Spread Spectrum (“chirp”) signals emitted from devices within a venue providing positional information similar to what global positioning system (“GPS”) satellite systems provide for the outdoors. Combining this positional data with our dynamic and interactive mapping solution and a high-performance analytics engine, we are able to offer our customers near real-time insights for increased visibility, security and business intelligence throughout their indoor spaces. Our highly configurable platform can also ingest data from our customers’ and other third-party sensors, Wi-Fi access points, Bluetooth beacons, video cameras, and big data sources, among others, to maximize indoor intelligence.
Our Indoor Intelligence offerings consist of a variety of software and hardware products for positioning, mapping, and analytics offerings.
Positioning
•Our solutions provide positioning and wireless device detection that cultivates situational awareness by leveraging sensors with proprietary technology that can detect and position active cellular, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, UWB and chirp signals throughout a venue, as well as GPS technologies. These products allows for the positioning of people and assets homogeneously as they travel between the indoor and outdoor. Utilizing various radio signal technologies permits device positioning with accuracy ranging from several meters down to approximately thirty centimeters, depending on the product deployed and conditions in the indoor space. The technology allows for detailed understanding of space and resource utilization, and in security applications, detection and identification of authorized and unauthorized devices, prevention of rogue devices through alert notification based on rules when unknown devices are detected in restricted areas and asset tracking with centimeter level precision.
•We also provide on-device positioning using internal sensors in smart phones and other IoT wearable devices. The location data is ingested by the positioning system generating accurate coordinates which are displayed on an indoor map. Our on-device indoor positioning solution enables a smartphone’s precise location to be displayed to a user in a mobile app. Data is combined from various sensors, including accelerometers, gyroscopes, compass, GPS and BLE radio scanning, to position the blue dot and to correct for drift. Enabling powerful location-based use cases, our patented on-device technology runs on a smartphone, smartwatch or other IoT wearable device and can operate without the internet.
•Our RTLS (real time location systems) or asset tracking is based on our UWB or chirp anchors and tags. Chirp technology is effective for longer range communication while UWB is an important RF standard for pinpoint asset tracking. Organizations across many different industries can leverage the accuracy, quickness, and reliability of UWB technology to track the real-time location and status of key assets and equipment, with greater precision. Users can display and track the location and movement of static and moving assets and asset attribute information within a space on high-fidelity, layer-based indoor maps and navigate to assets that are both fixed and in motion.
Mapping
•Our indoor mapping platform provides enterprise organizations with the tools to add intelligence to complex indoor spaces by integrating business data with indoor maps. Our mapping platform gives developers the flexibility and control to create tailored map-enabled solutions that address multiple use cases with a single platform. Comprised of software development tools and a web-based content management system (CMS), our mapping platform is highly configurable and able to address the varying security, extensibility and versatility needs of our customers.
Analytics
•Data science analytics, on-premises or in the cloud, along with specially optimized algorithms that are intended to increase the accuracy of location data and maximize system performance. This enables the system to deliver data reporting and visualizations to the user based on our mapping platform. We also provide data output that can be
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integrated with common third-party visualization, charting, graphing and dashboard systems. Our analytics capabilities allow for the integration of a customer’s existing video surveillance feed with location data collected via radio frequency, enabling customers to ascertain radio frequency coverage and access evidentiary information that can be used for security and customer relations programs.
We can assist a variety of private and public organizations, including corporate enterprises, government agencies, hotels and resorts, gaming operators, airports, healthcare facilities, manufacturing, construction, mining, agriculture and livestock companies, to create smarter, safer and more secure environments.
Corporate Strategy
Management continues to pursue a corporate strategy that is focused on building and developing our business as a provider of end-to-end solutions ranging from the collection of data to delivering insights from that data to our customers with a focus on securing, digitizing and optimizing premises with our indoor positioning, mapping and analytics solutions for businesses and governments. In connection with such strategy and to facilitate our long-term growth, we continue to evaluate various strategic transactions, including acquisitions of companies with technologies and intellectual property (“IP”) that complement those goals by adding technology, differentiation, customers and/or revenue. We are primarily looking for accretive acquisitions that have business value and operational synergies, but will be opportunistic for other strategic and/or attractive transactions. We believe these complementary technologies will add value to the Company and allow us to provide a comprehensive indoor intelligence platform, offering a one-stop shop to our customers. In addition, we may seek to expand our capabilities around security, artificial intelligence, augmented reality and virtual reality or other high growth sectors. Candidates with proven technologies that complement our overall strategy may come from anywhere in the world, as long as there are strategic and financial reasons to make the acquisition. We are also exploring opportunities that will supplement our revenue growth. We are primarily looking for accretive acquisitions that have business value and operational synergies, yet also opportunistic for other strategic and/or attractive transactions that we believe may increase overall shareholder value, which may include, but not be limited to, other alternative investment opportunities, such as minority investments, joint ventures or special purpose acquisition companies. If we make any acquisitions in the future, we expect that we may pay for such acquisitions using our equity securities and/or cash and debt financings in combinations appropriate for each acquisition.
In furtherance of this strategy, on May 21, 2019, we acquired Locality Systems, Inc. (“Locality”), a technology company based near Vancouver, Canada, specializing in wireless device positioning and radio frequency (“RF”) augmentation of video surveillance systems. In addition, on June 27, 2019, we acquired certain GPS products, software, technologies, and intellectual property from GTX Corp (“GTX”), a U.S. based company specializing in GPS technologies. These transactions expand our patent portfolio and include certain granted or licensed patents and GPS and RF technologies. Furthermore, on August 15, 2019, we acquired Jibestream Inc. (“Jibestream”), a provider of a highly configurable intelligent indoor mapping platform to expand our suite of products. During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company entered into several other additional transactions. On June 19, 2020, we entered into an exclusive license with Cranes Software International Ltd. and Systat Software, Inc. (together the “Systat Parties”) to use, market, distribute, and develop the SYSTAT and SigmaPlot software suite of products. On August 19, 2020, we acquired a suite of on-device “blue dot” indoor location and motion technologies, including patents, trademarks, software and related intellectual property (IP), from Ten Degrees, Inc., Ten Degrees International and certain other affiliated parties. On October 6, 2020 we acquired Nanotron Technologies GmbH, a leading provider of wireless electronic location awareness solutions. In addition, on March 25, 2021, we also entered into an agreement to acquire a controlling interest in Game Your Game, Inc., an app-based sports performance analytics firm using IoT sensors, maps and location technologies.
Industry Overview
We believe that organizations are increasingly realizing the value of indoor intelligence and how it can be leveraged to understand what is happening indoors for a variety of use cases depending on the industry, including but not limited to, security; wayfinding; building management efficiency; customer experience; asset tracking; loss prevention and many other applications.
Indoor intelligence solutions cross over several market segments, each of which industry researchers have forecasted for significant growth. The following information illustrates the ways in which demand for indoor intelligence and/or indoor positioning systems is expected to grow.
•The global market for Indoor Positioning and Indoor Navigation (IPIN) estimated at US$2.8 Billion in the year 2020, is projected to reach a revised size of US$56.6 Billion by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 53.3% over the analysis period 2020-2027. (Source: ResearchandMarkets; “Indoor Positioning and Indoor Navigation (IPIN) - Global Market Trajectory & Analytics;” report ID: 5030011, July 2020, https://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/5030011/indoor-positioning-and-indoor-navigation-ipin).
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•The global indoor location market size to grow from USD 6.1 billion in 2020 to USD 17.0 billion by 2025, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 22.5% during the forecast period. (Source: MarketsandMarkets, “Indoor Location Market by Component (Hardware, Solutions, and Services), Deployment Mode, Organization Size, Technology, Application, Vertical (Retail, Transportation and Logistics, Entertainment), and Region - Global Forecast to 2025;” report code: TC 2878, published 5/6/2020, http://www.marketsandmarkets.com/PressReleases/indoor-location.asp).
•The global location based services (LBS) and real-time location systems (RTLS) market will grow from USD $17.8 billion in 2020 to USD $39.2 billion by 2025, at a CAGR of 17.1%. (Source: MarketsandMarkets, “Location-Based Services (LBS) and Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS) Market by Component (Platform, Services and Hardware), Location Type (Indoor and Outdoor), Application, Vertical, Region - Global Forecast to 2025;” report code: TC 2371, published: June 2020, https://www.marketsandmarkets.com/Market-Reports/location-based-service-market-%2096994431.html).
•The real-time location system market (RTLS) market is expected to grow from USD 3.4 billion in 2020 to USD 10.3 billion by 2025; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 24.8% during the forecast period. (Source: MarketsandMarkets, “Real-Time Location Systems Market (RTLS) with COVID-19 Impact Analysis by Offering (Hardware, Software, Services), Technology, Vertical (Healthcare, Manufacturing, Retail, Education, Govt., Sports), Application/Use case, Geography- Global Forecast to 2025;” report code: SE 3323, published Sept. 2020, https://www.marketsandmarkets.com/Market-Reports/real-time-location-systems-market-1322.html).
•The Wi-Fi analytics market size is expected to grow from $5.3 billion in 2019 to $16.8 billion by 2024, at a CAGR of 26.0% during the forecast period. (Source: MarketsandMarkets, “Wi-Fi Analytics Market by Component, Application (Wi-Fi Presence Analytics and Wi-Fi Marketing Analytics), End Use (Smart Infrastructure, Retail, Sports and Entertainment, and Hospitality), Deployment Model, and Region - Global Forecast to 2024;” report code: TC 5788, published: June 2019, https://www.marketsandmarkets.com/PressReleases/wi-fi-analytics.asp).
•In 2021, the smart buildings software market will be worth $6.4 billion. The software market encompasses property management, IWMS, CAFM, CMMS as well as energy management, real estate investment and space utilization solutions. The overall smart buildings market has a growth trajectory of 7% CAGR to reach $8.5 billion in 2025. (Source: Verdantix, "Smart Buildings Software: Market Size And Forecast 2020-2025 (Global);" published Jan. 2021, https://research.verdantix.com/report/smart-buildings-software-market-size-and-forecast-2020-2025-global).
We believe the desire for indoor intelligence and the adoption of indoor positioning technologies will continue to evolve and increase across a multitude of use cases. Indoor intelligence solutions can already be utilized in a wide variety of use cases, including:
•Wayfinding/navigation
•RTLS/Asset tracking
•Workforce productivity
•Visitor analytics
•Manufacturing optimization
•Security (find rogue devices, enforce no-phone zones, match with video management systems)
•Customer experience enhancement
•Space utilization
•Facility management and maintenance
•Building energy efficiency
•Collision avoidance
•Worker safety
•Student safety (track students w/ two-way messaging using Bluetooth wristbands)
•First responder (to understand the situation and locate those needing help)
•Retail loss prevention
•Evacuation and muster
•Marketing ROI measurement
•Proximity messaging
•Location sharing
•Intelligent parking
•Indoor-outdoor transition
Based on our experience with customers and others that have expressed an interest in our technology and the businesses of our primary competitors, we believe the industries with the highest adoption rates thus far include the federal government, commercial real estate, corporate enterprises, mining, livestock, hospitality, healthcare, transportation, financial institutions and manufacturing, and that eventually there will be opportunities for nearly every industry segment to benefit from indoor intelligence solutions.
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Corporate Structure
We have four operating subsidiaries: (i) Inpixon Canada, Inc. (100% ownership) based in Coquitlam, British Columbia (“Inpixon Canada”); (ii) Inpixon Limited (100% ownership) based in Slough, United Kingdom; (iii) Inpixon GmbH (100% ownership) based in Ratingen, Germany; and (iv) Inpixon India Limited (82.5% ownership) based in Hyderabad, India. In addition, Nanotron Technologies GmbH, based in Berlin, Germany is an indirect subsidiary of the Company and the wholly owned subsidiary of Inpixon GmbH.
Our Products and Services
We provide the following products and services to deliver actionable insights for people places and things.
Positioning
Our on-device indoor positioning solution, Inpixon On-Device Positioning, enables a smartphone’s precise location to be displayed to a user in a mobile app. Data is combined from various sensors, including accelerometers, gyroscopes, compass, GPS and BLE radio scanning, to position the blue dot and to correct for drift. The addition of the blue dot allows users to have context of their current location in relation to other locations or points of interests enhancing the navigation experience for the user. Our on-device technology runs entirely on a smartphone, smartwatch or other IoT wearable device and can operate without the internet.
Our RTLS location engine, nanoLES, delivers precise positioning and monitoring to create reliable and efficient chirp and UWB location solutions. With time difference of arrival (TDoA) locations and real-time sensor data, we enable sensor fusion between our IoT Platform and custom applications. From data ingestion to tag functionality, we provide an end-to-end
RTLS solution with two-way tag communication. Our RTLS hardware modules can also perform tag-to-tag ranging to determine the distance between two tags -- independent of anchors and the nanoLES location engine -- for applications such as proximity detection and collision avoidance.
We design, manufacture, sell and/or resell the following sensor, tag, anchor, chip/transmitter and transponder technologies and related positioning products, including:
•Inpixon Aware, our indoor security solution combines wide-spectrum RF detection, indoor positioning and analytics to create situational awareness, mobile security, and detection that locates devices operating within a monitored area. For use with the Inpixon Sensor 4000, our solution enables users to identify and visualize the location and movement of devices, and can be used to determine their compliance with network security policies for a designated zone.
•Inpixon MDM Connector software that enables two-way communication between our Inpixon Aware security software and a third-party mobile device management system (MDM), such as IBM MaaS360, VMware AirWatch, and MobileIron. This makes it possible for the MDM to execute device restrictions based on device location (e.g., to disable a phone’s camera, audio recorder and transmission functions while in a high security, no-cell-phones zone). If a managed or identified device is not compliant, policy modification of device apps and/or features can be triggered with many of the leading Enterprise Mobile Management (EMM or MDM).
•Inpixon Sensor 4000, a powerful, multi-band, multi-channel, award-winning radio frequency (RF) sensor that delivers comprehensive wireless device detection and positioning. Inpixon Sensor 4000 passively detects and locates signals from active Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and cellular devices, delivering a thorough view of transmitting devices in the monitored areas and enabling effective situational awareness, policy enforcement, and security alerts.
•Inpixon Pod, a lower cost sensor option for RF detection based indoor positioning that uses Wi-Fi for device locationing and tracking capabilities. Leveraging multi-sensor trilateration, advanced algorithms and self-calibration tools to deal with changing RF environments, the Inpixon Pod delivers high positional accuracy. Designed to plug into existing electrical outlets and/or be deployed using PoE drops, the Inpixon Pod can backhaul data over wire or wirelessly and can be deployed in various densities in a given 3D space to match a wide array of customer use cases needing various levels of positional accuracy from the zone-level to room-level to aisle-level.
•The Inpixon Sensor Ultra offers more reliable and precise location detection with more frequent location updates than current Bluetooth beacons or Wi-Fi by leveraging UWB technology. This USB-enabled device operates independently, or with other sensors or third-party access points to identify and locate UWB tags and devices. UWB tags can be customized to desired form factor.
•GPS Technologies
◦The Inpixon GPS 900 is a personnel, vehicle and asset tracking solution designed to provide ground situational awareness and real-time surveillance of personnel and equipment traveling within a designated area, ranging from 20 – 200+ square-miles. Inpixon GPS 900 establishes a private (not Internet-connected), hybrid GPS + RF
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(900MHz), 256-bit AES-encrypted wide area network (WAN). This product can be used by military commanders to identify the location of persons and assets in connection with base operations and during live-fire exercises.
◦The Inpixon GPS Viewer is a browser-based portal used to monitor location and movements of GPS-enabled tracking devices. Our global positioning system (GPS) tracking products provide ground positioning, asset tracking, and situational awareness monitoring for those whose intelligence needs expand outdoors.
•Chips/Transmitters/Anchors
Our high performance chirp transceiver chip, nanoLOC, offers robust wireless communication, ranging and RTLS capabilities using the chirp technology. Inpixon offers both chirp andUWB real-time location system (RTLS) anchors. Inpixon’s anchors run at the edge of the network and when leveraged with our location engine, provides the IoT interface to send location and context data to analytics engines.
•Hardware Modules We also offer a variety of hardware modules suitable for a multiple IoT implementations:
◦The swarm bee LE is a chirp tag ready ranging, RTLS, communication radio and sensor module and is ideal for personnel, equipment and asset tracking products where indoor and outdoor location sensing is critical.
◦The swarm bee ER is a UWB tag- ready ranging, RTLS, communication radio and sensor module is ideal for applications requiring very precise and reliable distance or location information.
◦CO2 Sensor Module SG112A is a low-profile NDIR carbon dioxide (CO2) sensor module for monitoring indoor air quality to ensure adequate clean air.
◦The CO2 Sensor Module SG112B is a self-calibrating NDIR carbon dioxide (CO2) sensor module that measures CO2 at relatively high concentrations ranging from 10% to 30% (up to 300,000 ppm).
Mapping
Our indoor mapping solution, Inpixon Mapping, provides users with the tools to add intelligence to complex indoor spaces by integrating business data with geospatially accurate indoor maps to create relevant views of indoor environments. The digital twin of a physical space facilitates use cases for facility management, security safety, customer or worker experiences, asst tracking and more. Inpixon Mapping offers developers the flexibility and control to create tailored map-enabled solutions that address multiple use cases with a single set of maps. Deployed through native SDKs (Web, iOS, Android), maps are broken down into layers and objects that can be associated with third party data sources and used to provide a high-fidelity and fluid user experience.
Analytics
•The Inpixon Aware Core Insights software product provides our security customers running systems that are not connected to the internet an on-premises application to generate graphical reports on historical data (e.g., to reveal the number of unknown wireless devices per month over time or other alerts generated by the system) captured by Inpixon Aware.
•Inpixon Analytics is a high-performance, data analytics solution, that can deliver business intelligence for commercial or government premises worldwide through the use of our products as well as by ingesting data from other sources, such as third-party sensors, Wi-Fi access points, Bluetooth beacons, video cameras, and big data sources to provide actionable intelligence and insights for our customers. This high-performance cloud-based data analytics engine can provide analytics on detected RF devices or active tags to power more advanced visitor or worker analytics. Organizations are able to understand worker visitor behavior, journey, and path analytics. Users can view their data in a configurable dashboard.
•Our Inpixon RF Video Connector is an add-on for Inpixon Analytics that utilizes sensor fusion to deliver a new, advanced form of video analytics to help security personnel combat crime and secure indoor locations. This unique, patent-pending process correlates Wi-Fi device presence (e.g., what phones are present) and analytics to each security video frame generated by customers’ existing video management systems (VMS) in order to better understand how a device detected in one frame has moved throughout the venue and to provide security-based alerts.
Other Solutions
In addition to our positioning, mapping and analytics products, we also offer:
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•Shoom digital solutions (eTearsheets; eInvoice, adDelivery) are cloud-based applications and analytics for the media and publishing industry. These products also generate critical data analytics for the customers.
•SAVES by Inpixon is a comprehensive set of data analytics and statistical visualization solutions for engineers and scientists.
Product Enhancements
Our ability to adapt to the technological advancements within our industry is critical to our long-term success and growth. As a result, our senior management must continuously work to ensure that they remain informed and prepared to quickly adapt and leverage new technologies within our product and service offering as such technologies become available. In connection with that goal, our product roadmap development plans include expanding the use of ultra-wideband technology for asset tracking, furthering our efforts towards 3D mapping, including adding augmented reality features, artificial intelligence and machine learning improvements within our positioning algorithms, in addition to understanding worldwide 5G deployments to enhance our positioning capabilities.
Artificial Intelligence
In 2021, we intend to continue to expand our use of artificial intelligence (“AI”) and machine learning to improve positioning accuracy, enhance anonymous device capture algorithms and offer intelligent solutions, which will continue to be refined over time, for enterprise security and marketing customers. Following these enhancements, our products will be able to assist in providing predictive, more accurate, bidirectional information to secure and optimize management of indoor spaces. These enhanced algorithms will enable better positioning of devices, predictive analytics, faster analysis of data and improved user experience.
5G
Building on R&D efforts in 2020, we intend to continue to study the worldwide 5G deployments to build a robust hardware and software solution to detect and position new handsets based on this technology and explore software defined radio solutions, as well as enhancements in antenna technology to provide our customers with additional capabilities in the security field.
Augmented Reality
Our advanced mapping platform is built with a set of developer tools to power an infinite number of experiences across multiple platforms. In 2021, we will continue to expand our tools by leveraging AR technologies to capture spatial data and overlay with the rich, profile-based maps in our CMS. This will allow new navigation use cases, applications for deployment of assets and possibilities for optimization in manufacturing and office environments.
App
With the addition of our on-device positioning technology in 2020 and the expanding usage of apps in the workplace, particularly campus and large building environments, we are investing R&D resources in improving our app capabilities, enhancing our SDKs and adding new functionality to support integration with workplace systems and tool. By providing the best mapping and app experience our enterprise customers can improve efficiency and experience in offices and guide users in following new health and safety recommendations.
Research and Development Expenses
Our future plans include significant investments in research and development and related product enhancement opportunities. Our management believes that we must continue to dedicate a significant amount of resources to research and development efforts to maintain a competitive position. Research and development expenses for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 totaled approximately $6.5 million and $3.9 million, respectively.
Sales and Marketing
We utilize direct sales and marketing through approximately 26 sales representatives, who are compensated with a base salary and, in certain instances, may participate in incentive plans such as commissions or bonuses. We also utilize webinars, conferences, tradeshows and other direct and indirect marketing activities to generate demand for our products and services. We also have relationships with channel partners to directly engage with customers, to perform the installation as well as manufacturers (OEM) and systems integrators to assist with the implementation of certain of our products and services. We
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train our partners and we have our own channel/partner managers to support and augment partners as needed. We are in the process of expanding our channel partners in both commercial and government markets.
Our Inpixon products are primarily sold on a license (up-front one-time fee) or software-as-a-service (SaaS) model. In our licensing model, we also typically charge an annual maintenance fee. The SaaS model is typically for a 2-3 year contract and includes maintenance upgrades. The SaaS model generates a recurring revenue stream. Our Shoom product is on a monthly subscription model based on 2-3 year contracts. SAVES products are sold as annual or perpetual licenses along with maintenance subscriptions.
Customers
The Company’s customers include shopping malls, corporate offices, healthcare facilities, government agencies, local publications, among others. Our top three customers accounted for approximately 43% and 66% of our gross revenue during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. One customer accounted for 26% of our gross revenue in 2020 and 42% in 2019. From time to time, one or two customers can represent a significant portion of our revenue as a result of one-time projects.
Competition
Our products compete with positioning companies such as Aruba, Cisco, Mist Networks/Juniper Networks, Aislelabs and Bluevision/HID. For our mapping product, we compete with companies such as MappedIn and Mapwize. For asset tracking, we compete with Zebra Technologies, Stanley Healthcare and other mostly vertical focused RTLS companies. The positioning companies primarily offer only Wi-Fi and/or Bluetooth detection and, therefore, we believe they cannot achieve the same accuracy and comprehensive detection that we do. We have partnered with or replaced some of these companies because we offer Wi-Fi, cellular, RFID, UWB and Bluetooth and have several meters to centimeter level location accuracy depending on the product. Most of the companies above are focused on one product and/or vertical and, at this time, we believe none of them have the complete offering of positioning, mapping, RTLS and analytics.
Mobile device management companies like AirWatch and MobileIron have also integrated with us instead of developing competing products. MerlinOne and PressTeligence compete with the functionality of our Shoom products, but typically provide information only for the specific customer and not for the customer’s competitors or for the industry.
We believe we offer a unique and differentiated approach to the market with our indoor intelligence offering which is:
•Comprehensive. We integrate a myriad of indoor data inputs and outputs. The technology supports a multitude of use cases including asset tracking, navigation, facility management, analytics, and security across numerous industries in both the private and public sector.
•Scalable. We are built to support customers’ expanding needs and use cases. Unlike other competitive point-solutions, we can offer expansion paths and support for a wide variety of location based use cases. Our multi-layered depiction of indoor data allows users to see the information layer(s) most relevant to their role, in the optimal format for them (e.g., charts, tables, maps, etc.).
•Technology-agnostic. We embrace an ecosystem of hardware, software, integration and distribution partners welcoming integration and synchronization with third party data and systems in combination with our platform. Our open architecture is designed to enable the integration of disparate technologies, preserve investment and avoid obsolesce. APIs make it possible to move data in and out of our platform. Our SDKs enable developers to build new apps or to integrate location data into their existing mobile apps, websites or kiosks.
Intellectual Property
We own U.S. trademark registrations for the following nine marks: Inpixon, IPA, Indoor Positioning Analytics, Security Dome, Shoom, ZoneDefense, and Find and Follow, Ten Degrees, as well as certain Inpixon design logos. Each of these registrations is in the first 10-year registration term and we intend to renew each registration for additional 10-year renewal terms, as available. We also have a pending applications for the following marks: ZoneAware, Indoor Intelligence, Inpixon Aware, Inpixon Aware Core Insights, and Workplace Readiness. We have similar trademarks and applications in other jurisdictions including Canada (including registration of two Nanotron marks), China, the European Union (including registration of Nanotron mark), Germany (registration of two Nanotron marks), India, Japan (including registration of a GO2O mark), and the United Kingdom (including registration of Nanotron and Clops marks). We have twenty-four registered patents
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and eleven pending applications in the United States relating to the Inpixon products, along with similar patents and applications in other jurisdictions including Australia, Canada, the European Patent Organization, France, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, and the United Kingdom. The registered patents in the United States were issued in 2008, 2010, and in each year 2014 through 2020, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019 and will expire in the years 2021, 2025, 2029, and in each year 2031, 2032, 2033, 2034 and 2035 through 2037.
Government Regulation
In general, we are subject to numerous federal, state and foreign legal requirements on matters as diverse as data privacy and protection, employment and labor relations, immigration, taxation, anticorruption, import/export controls, trade restrictions, internal and disclosure control obligations, securities regulation and anti-competition.
Violations of one or more of these diverse legal requirements in the conduct of our business could result in significant fines and other damages, criminal sanctions against us or our officers, prohibitions on doing business and damage to our reputation. Violations of these regulations or contractual obligations related to regulatory compliance in connection with the performance of customer contracts could also result in liability for significant monetary damages, fines and/or criminal prosecution, unfavorable publicity and other reputational damage, restrictions on our ability to compete for certain work and allegations by our customers that we have not performed our contractual obligations. To date, compliance with these regulations has not been financially burdensome.
Employees
As of March 23, 2021, we have 190 employees, including 6 part-time employees, which includes all employees of our subsidiaries. This includes 4 officers, 26 sales personnel, 13 marketing personnel, 125 technical and engineering personnel and 22 finance, legal and administration personnel.
Corporate History
We were originally formed in the State of Nevada in April 1999. Prior to the spin-off in August 2018 of our wholly owned subsidiary, Sysorex, Inc. (“Sysorex”, our business was primarily focused on providing information technology and telecommunications solutions and services to commercial and government customers primarily in the United States in order to enable their customers to manage, protect, and monetize their enterprise assets whether on-premises, in the cloud, or via mobile. The product and service offerings included enterprise infrastructure solutions for business operations, continuity, data protection, software development, collaboration, IT security, and physical security needs, that help organizations tackle challenges and accelerate business goals, including, third party hardware, software and related maintenance and warranty products and services resold from well-known brands and a full range of information technology development and implementation professional services, from enterprise architecture design to custom application development.
In 2013, we acquired our Shoom business with the acquisition of 100% of the outstanding capital stock of Shoom, Inc. (“Shoom”), allowing us to expand our product offerings to include cloud-based data analytics and enterprise solutions to the media, publishing and entertainment industries.
In 2014, we acquired our IPA Security (previously Zone Defense and ZoneAware) product lines with the acquisition of 100% of the outstanding capital stock of AirPatrol Corporation (“AirPatrol”), with its Canadian based subsidiary AirPatrol Research, initiating our entry into the indoor location positioning market, where are business is focused today.
In 2015, we enhanced our analytics capabilities with the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of LightMiner Systems, Inc. (“LightMiner”), including its in-memory, real-time, data analysis system designed to support traditional SQL-based business intelligence and analytics applications as well as a host of integrated statistical, machine learning and artificial intelligence algorithms.
Effective January 1, 2016, we completed a reorganization pursuant to which (1) AirPatrol and Shoom were merged into Lilien (which changed its name to “Sysorex USA”, and later Inpixon USA) and (2) the Company changed its name to “Sysorex Global” with completion of a statutory merger. Immediately prior to the consummation of these mergers, the Company carried out (i) an assignment from AirPatrol to the Company of all shares of capital stock of AirPatrol Research, pursuant to which AirPatrol Research became a direct subsidiary of the Company; (ii) the amendment of AirPatrol Research’s Notice of Articles to change its name to “Sysorex Canada Corp.”; (iii) the dissolution and winding up of Sysorex Federal, in which Sysorex Federal assigned and transferred all of its assets, including all outstanding shares of capital stock of Sysorex Government, to the Company, and the Company assumed Sysorex Federal’s debts and liabilities; (iv) an assignment from the
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Company to Lilien of all outstanding shares of capital stock of Sysorex Government, pursuant to which Sysorex Government became a direct subsidiary of Lilien.
In 2016, we completed the acquisition of the business and certain assets of Integrio Technologies, LLC (“Integrio” or “Integrio Technologies”) and Emtec Federal, LLC (“Emtec Federal”). Integrio, together with Emtec Federal, was an IT integration and engineering company that provided solutions for network performance, secure wireless infrastructure, software application lifecycle support, and physical cyber security for federal, state and local government agencies. The Integrio business was spun-off in connection with the spin-off of Sysorex in August of 2018
In 2017, we completed a short form statutory merger with our newly formed wholly-owned subsidiary Inpixon formed solely for the purpose of changing our corporate name from Sysorex Global to Inpixon. As part of the name change, each of our then-existing subsidiaries also amended their corporate charters to change their names from Sysorex USA, Sysorex Government Services, Inc. and Sysorex Canada Corp. to Inpixon USA, Inpixon Federal, Inc. and Inpixon Canada, Inc., respectively, effective as of March 1, 2017. In addition, effective March 1, 2017, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment to its Articles of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada to effect a 1-for-15 reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock for the purpose of complying with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2).
Effective as of December 31, 2017, we acquired approximately 82.5% of the outstanding equity securities of Inpixon India Limited (“Inpixon India”) from Sysorex Consulting, Inc. (“SCI”) pursuant to that certain Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of December 31, 2017 by and among us, SCI and Inpixon India, for aggregate consideration for the assignment by us of $666,000 of outstanding receivables.
On January 18, 2018, we sold our 50.2% interest in Sysorex Arabia to SCI in consideration for SCI’s assumption of 50.2% of the assets and liabilities of Sysorex Arabia, totaling approximately $11,400 and $1,031,000, respectively.
On February 2, 2018, we filed a Certificate of Amendment to our Articles of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada to increase the total number of authorized shares of common stock from 50,000,000 to 250,000,000, as approved by our stockholders at a special meeting held on February 2, 2018 and effective upon filing (the “Authorized Share Amendment”).
On February 2, 2018, we filed a Certificate of Amendment to our Articles of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada to effect a 1-for-30 reverse stock split of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock, effective as of February 6, 2018 for the purpose of complying with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2).
On August 31, 2018, we completed the spin-off of Sysorex to separate our legacy enterprise infrastructure solution business from our indoor positioning analytics business.
On November 2, 2018, we effected, a reverse split of our outstanding common stock, at a ratio of 1-for-40, for the purpose of complying with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2).
On May 21, 2019, we completed the acquisition of 100% of the outstanding capital stock of Locality Systems, Inc. (“Locality”), including its wireless device positioning and RF augmentation of video surveillance systems through our subsidiary, Inpixon Canada. The video management system (“VMS”) integration, which is currently available for a number of VMS vendors, can assist security personnel in identifying potential suspects and tracking their movements cross-camera and from one facility to another. The solution is designed to enhance traditional security video feeds by correlating RF signals with video images.
On June 27, 2019, we acquired a portfolio of GPS technologies and IP, including, but not limited to (a) an IP portfolio that includes a registered patent, along with more than 20 pending patent applications or licenses to registered patents or pending applications relating to GPS technologies; (b) a smart school safety network solution that consists of a combination of wristbands, gateways and proprietary backend software, which rely on the Bluetooth Low-Energy protocol and a low-power enterprise wireless 2.4Ghz platform, to help school administrators identify the geographic location of students or other people or things (e.g., equipment, vehicles, tools, etc.) in order to, among other things, ensure the safety and security of students while at school; (c) a personnel equipment tracking system and ground personnel safety system, which includes a combination of hardware and software components, for a GPS and RF based personnel, vehicle and asset-tracking solution designed to provide ground situational awareness and near real-time surveillance of personnel and equipment traveling within a designated area for, among other things, government and military applications and (d) a right to 30% of royalty payments that may be received by GTX in connection with its ownership interest in Inventergy LBS, LLC, which is the owner of certain patents related to methods and systems for communicating with a tracking device.
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On August 15, 2019, we acquired our Inpixon Mapping product in connection with the acquisition of Jibestream, Inc. ("Jibestream") which was amalgamated into Inpixon Canada on January 1, 2020.
On October 31, 2019, we received stockholder approval for, and subsequently effected, a reverse split of our outstanding common stock at a ratio of 1-for-45, effective as of January 7, 2020 for the purpose of complying with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2).
On June 19, 2020, we acquired an exclusive license to use, market, distribute, and develop the SYSTAT and SigmaPlot software suite of products (referred to as “SAVES”) pursuant to an Exclusive Software License and Distribution Agreement, by and among the Company, Cranes Software International Ltd. (“Cranes") and Systat Software, Inc. (“Systat” and, together with Cranes, the “Systat Parties”), as amended on June 30, 2020 and February 22, 2021 (as amended, the “License Agreement”). In connection with the License Agreement, we received an exclusive, worldwide license to use, modify, develop, market, sublicense and distribute the SAVES software, software source, user documentation and related Systat Intellectual Property (as defined in License Agreement) (the “License”); and an option to acquire the assets underlying the License (the “Purchase Option”). On February 22, 2021, we exercised the Purchase Option for a portion of the assets including certain of the SAVES software, trademarks, solutions, domain names and websites.
On August 19, 2020, we entered into an agreement with Ten Degrees Inc. (“TDI”), Ten Degrees International Limited (“TDIL”), mCube International Limited (“MCI”), and the holder of a majority of the outstanding capital of TDIL and mCube, Inc., and the sole shareholder of 100% of the outstanding capital stock of MCI (“mCube,” together with TDI, TDIL, and MCI collectively, the “Transferors”) to acquire a suite of on-device “blue-dot” indoor location and motion technologies, including patents, trademarks, software and related intellectual property from the Transferors.
On October 6, 2020, we acquired all of the outstanding shares of Nanotron (“Nanotron Shares”) through our wholly-owned subsidiary Inpixon GmbH, pursuant to a Share Sale and Purchase Agreement with Nanotron Technologies GmbH, a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of Germany (“Nanotron”), and Sensera Limited (“Sensera”), the sole shareholder of Nanotron. As a result of the acquisition, our asset tracking and RTLS business expanded to include offering wireless location awareness technology for consumers, for solutions such as locating and tracking a pet, livestock, child, or property, while transmitting the data into a useable format.
On March 25, 2021, we entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “GYG Purchase Agreement”) with Game Your Game, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“GYG”), and certain selling shareholders (the “Selling Shareholders”), pursuant to which we will acquire an aggregate of 522,000 shares of common stock of GYG (the “GYG Shares”), representing 52.2% of the outstanding shares of common stock of GYG on a fully diluted basis, in exchange for $1,666,932 in cash (the “Cash Consideration”), and a number of shares of our common stock equal to $1,403,103 divided by the lesser of (A) the closing price per share of our common stock, as reported by the Nasdaq Stock Market, immediately prior to the closing of the transaction and (B) the average closing price of our common stock, as reported by the Nasdaq Stock Market, for the 5 trading days immediately preceding the closing date. The Cash Consideration will be used for working capital purposes and to satisfy certain outstanding payroll obligations of GYG. The closing of the transaction is subject to the terms and satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the GYG Purchase Agreement. GYG’s business consists of developing and providing solutions using sports data and analytics.
Corporate Information
Our principal executive offices are located at 2479 E. Bayshore Road, Suite 195, Palo Alto, CA 94303, and our telephone number is (408) 702-2167. Our subsidiaries maintain offices in Coquitlam, British Columbia, New Westminster, British Columbia, Toronto, Ontario, Hyderabad, India, Berlin Germany, Ratingen, Germany, and Slough, UK. Our Internet website is www.inpixon.com. The information on, or that can be accessed through, our website is not part of this report, and you should not rely on any such information in making any investment decision relating to our common stock.
ITEM 1A: RISK FACTORS
We are subject to various risks that may materially harm our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations. An investment in our common stock is speculative and involves a high degree of risk. In evaluating an investment in shares of our common stock, you should carefully consider the risks described below, together with the other information included in this report.
If any of the events described in the following risk factors actually occurs, or if additional risks and uncertainties later materialize, that are not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial, then our business, prospects, results of operations and financial condition could be materially adversely affected. In that event, the trading price of our common stock
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could decline, and investors in our common stock may lose all or part of their investment in our shares. The risks discussed below include forward-looking statements, and our actual results may differ substantially from those discussed in these forward-looking statements.
Risks Related to Our Operations
We have a strategic acquisition strategy and since 2014 have completed several strategic transactions. In addition, we completed the Spin-off our VAR business in August 2018, which included our legacy value added reseller business, which may make it difficult for potential investors to evaluate our future business. Furthermore, due to the risks and uncertainties related to the acquisition of new businesses, any such acquisition does not guarantee that we will be able to attain profitability.
We have a strategic acquisition strategy and since 2014 we have completed several strategic transactions. In August 2018, we completed the Spin-off of our VAR business, which included the businesses acquired from Lilien and Integrio, while in 2019 we acquired Locality and Jibestream, in addition to certain assets from GTX. Lastly, in 2020, we completed several additional strategic transactions including, the acquisition of the Nanotron business, an exclusive license for the distribution and marketing of the SAVES software and the acquisition of certain assets and technologies comprising our "blue dot" technology from Ten Degrees. Our limited operating history after such acquisitions and divestiture makes it difficult for potential investors to evaluate our business or prospective operations or the merits of an investment in our securities. With respect to the Spin-off, the risks inherent in such divestiture are described below under “Risks Related to the Spin-off.” With respect to acquisitions, we are subject to the risks inherent in the financing, expenditures, complications and delays characteristic of a newly combined business. These risks are described below under the risk factor titled “Any future acquisitions that we may make could disrupt our business, cause dilution to our stockholders and harm our business, financial condition or operating results.” In addition, while the Company has received indemnification protections in connection with these acquisitions from undisclosed liabilities, there may not be adequate resources to cover such indemnity. Furthermore, there are risks that the vendors, suppliers and customers of any of the businesses we have acquired may not renew their relationships for which there is no indemnification. Accordingly, our business and success faces risks from uncertainties inherent to developing companies in a competitive environment. There can be no assurance that our efforts will be successful or that we will ultimately be able to attain profitability.
We may not be able to successfully integrate the business and operations of entities that we have acquired or may acquire in the future into our ongoing business operations, which may result in our inability to fully realize the intended benefits of these acquisitions, or may disrupt our current operations, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position and/or results of operations.
We continue to integrate the technology and operations acquired in connection with our recent acquisitions, including but not limited to the on-device positioning technology acquired from Ten Degrees and the Nanotron technology and operations. This process involves complex operational, technological and personnel-related challenges, which are time-consuming and expensive and may disrupt our ongoing business operations. Furthermore, integration involves a number of risks, including, but not limited to:
•difficulties or complications in combining the companies’ operations;
•differences in controls, procedures and policies, regulatory standards and business cultures among the combined companies;
•the diversion of management’s attention from our ongoing core business operations;
•increased exposure to certain governmental regulations and compliance requirements;
•the potential loss of key personnel;
•the potential loss of key customers or suppliers who choose not to do business with the combined business;
•difficulties or delays in consolidating the acquired companies’ technology platforms, including implementing systems designed to maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting for the combined company and enable the Company to continue to comply with U.S. GAAP and applicable U.S. securities laws and regulations;
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•unanticipated costs and other assumed contingent liabilities;
•difficulty comparing financial reports due to differing financial and/or internal reporting systems;
•making any necessary modifications to internal financial control standards to comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; and/or
•possible tax costs or inefficiencies associated with integrating the operations of the combined company.
These factors could cause us to not fully realize the anticipated financial and/or strategic benefits of the acquisitions and the recent reorganization, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and/or results of operations.
Even if we are able to successfully operate the acquired businesses, we may not be able to realize the revenue and other synergies and growth that we anticipated from these acquisitions in the time frame that we currently expect, and the costs of achieving these benefits may be higher than what we currently expect, because of a number of risks, including, but not limited to:
•the possibility that the acquisition may not further our business strategy as we expected;
•the possibility that we may not be able to expand the reach and customer base for the acquired companies current and future products as expected; and
•the possibility that the carrying amounts of goodwill and other purchased intangible assets may not be recoverable.
As a result of these risks, the acquisitions and integration may not contribute to our earnings as expected, we may not achieve expected revenue synergies or our return on invested capital targets when expected, or at all, and we may not achieve the other anticipated strategic and financial benefits of the acquisitions and the reorganization.
The risks arising with respect to the historic business and operations of our recent acquisition targets may be different from what we anticipate, which could significantly increase the costs and decrease the benefits of the acquisition and materially and adversely affect our operations going forward.
Although we performed significant financial, legal, technological and business due diligence with respect to our recent acquisition targets, we may not have appreciated, understood or fully anticipated the extent of the risks associated with the acquisitions. We have secured indemnification for certain matters in connection with our recent acquisitions in order to mitigate the consequences of breaches of representations, warranties and covenants under the merger agreements and the risks associated with historic operations, including those with respect to compliance with laws, accuracy of financial statements, financial reporting controls and procedures, tax matters and undisclosed liabilities, and certain matters known to us. We believe that the indemnification provisions of the merger agreements, together with any applicable holdback escrows and insurance policies that we have in place will limit the economic consequences of the issues we have identified in our due diligence to acceptable levels. Notwithstanding our exercise of due diligence and risk mitigation strategies, the risks of the acquisition and the costs associated with these risks may be greater than we anticipate. We may not be able to contain or control the costs associated with unanticipated risks or liabilities, which could materially and adversely affect our business, liquidity, capital resources or results of operations.
A significant portion of the purchase price related to our strategic acquisitions are allocated to goodwill and intangible assets that are subject to periodic impairment evaluations. An impairment loss could have a material adverse impact on our financial condition and results of operations.
The Company acquired approximately $1.2 million of goodwill and approximately $2.8 million of intangible assets relating to our acquisition of Shoom, approximately $7.4 million of goodwill and approximately $13.3 million of intangible assets relating to our acquisition of AirPatrol, approximately $3.5 million of intangible assets relating to our acquisition of LightMiner, approximately $0.7 million of goodwill and approximately $1.7 million of intangible assets relating to our acquisition of Locality, $2,000 of goodwill and approximately $0.9 million of intangibles relating to our acquisition of GTX, approximately $1.5 million of goodwill and approximately $4.9 million of intangible assets relating to our acquisition of Jibestream, approximately $0.5 million of goodwill and approximately $2.4 million of intangible assets relating to the acquisition of the Systat license, approximately $2.1 million of intangible assets relating to our acquisition of Ten Degrees, and
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approximately $3.8 million of goodwill and approximately $3.6 million of intangible assets relating to our acquisition of Nanotron. As required by current accounting standards, we review intangible assets for impairment either annually or whenever changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. The risk of impairment to goodwill is higher during the early years following an acquisition. This is because the fair values of these assets align very closely with what we paid to acquire the reporting units to which these assets are assigned. As a result, the difference between the carrying value of the reporting unit and its fair value (typically referred to as “headroom”) is smaller at the time of acquisition. Until this headroom grows over time, due to business growth or lower carrying value of the reporting unit, a relatively small decrease in reporting unit fair value can trigger impairment charges. When impairment charges are triggered, they tend to be material due to the size of the assets involved. Our business would be adversely affected, and impairment of goodwill could be triggered, if any of the following were to occur: higher attrition rates than planned as a result of the competitive environment or our inability to provide products and services that are competitive in the marketplace, lower-than-planned adoption rates by customers, higher-than-expected expense levels to provide services to customers, and changes in our business model that may impact one or more of these variables. During the years ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2020 we did not record a goodwill or intangibles impairment charge.
Our acquisitions may expose us to additional liabilities, and insurance and indemnification coverage may not fully protect us from these liabilities.
Upon completion of acquisitions, we may be exposed to unknown or contingent liabilities associated with the acquired entity, and if these liabilities exceed our estimates, our results of operations and financial condition may be materially and negatively affected.
Our ability to successfully execute our business plan may require additional debt or equity financing, which may otherwise not be available on reasonable terms or at all.
Based on our current business plan, we will need additional capital to support our operations, which may be satisfied with additional debt or equity financings. Future financings through equity offerings by us will be dilutive to existing stockholders. In addition, the terms of securities we may issue in future capital transactions may be more favorable to new investors than our current investors. Newly issued securities may include preferences, superior voting rights, and the issuance of warrants or other derivative securities. We may also issue incentive awards under our equity incentive plans, which may have additional dilutive effects. We may also be required to recognize non-cash expenses in connection with certain securities we may issue in the future such as convertible notes and warrants, which would adversely impact our financial condition and results of operations. Our ability to obtain needed financing may be impaired by factors, including the condition of the economy and capital markets, both generally and specifically in our industry, and the fact that we are not profitable, which could affect the availability or cost of future financing. If the amount of capital we are able to raise from financing activities, together with our revenues from operations, is not sufficient to satisfy our capital needs, we may need to reduce our operations by, for example, selling certain assets or business segments.
Failure to manage or protect growth may be detrimental to our business because our infrastructure may not be adequate for expansion.
Our recent acquisitions required a substantial expansion of our systems, workforce and facilities and our corporate strategy includes plans for continued acquisitions of complementary technologies and businesses in furtherance of our growth plans. We may fail to adequately manage our anticipated future growth. The substantial growth in our operations as a result of our acquisitions has, and is expected to continue to, place a significant strain on our administrative, financial and operational resources, and increase demands on our management and on our operational and administrative systems, controls and other resources. There can be no assurance that our systems, procedures and controls will be adequate to support our operations as they expand. We cannot assure you that our existing personnel, systems, procedures or controls will be adequate to support our operations in the future or that we will be able to successfully implement appropriate measures consistent with our growth strategy. As part of this growth, we may have to implement new operational and financial systems, procedures and controls to expand, train and manage our employee base, and maintain close coordination among our staff. We cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so, or that if we are able to do so, we will be able to effectively integrate them into our existing staff and systems.
Our corporate strategy contemplates potential future acquisitions and to the extent we acquire other businesses, we will also need to integrate and assimilate new operations, technologies and personnel. The integration of new personnel will continue to result in some disruption to ongoing operations. The ability to effectively manage growth in a rapidly evolving market requires effective planning and management processes. We will need to continue to improve operational, financial and managerial controls, reporting systems and procedures, and will need to continue to expand, train and manage our work force.
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There can be no assurance that the Company would be able to accomplish such an expansion on a timely basis. If the Company is unable to effect any required expansion and is unable to perform its contracts on a timely and satisfactory basis, its reputation and eligibility to secure additional contracts in the future could be damaged. The failure to perform could also result in contract terminations and significant liability. Any such result would adversely affect the Company’s business and financial condition.
We will need to increase the size of our organization, and we may experience difficulties in managing growth, which could hurt our financial performance.
In addition to employees hired in connection with our recent acquisitions and any other companies that we may acquire in the future, we anticipate that we will need to expand our employee infrastructure for managerial, operational, financial and other resources at the parent company level. Future growth will impose significant added responsibilities on members of management, including the need to identify, recruit, maintain and integrate additional employees. Our future financial performance and our ability to commercialize our product candidates and to compete effectively will depend, in part, on our ability to manage any future growth effective.
In order to manage our future growth, we will need to continue to improve our management, operational and financial controls and our reporting systems and procedures. All of these measures will require significant expenditures and will demand the attention of management. If we do not continue to enhance our management personnel and our operational and financial systems and controls in response to growth in our business, we could experience operating inefficiencies that could impair our competitive position and could increase our costs more than we had planned. If we are unable to manage growth effectively, our business, financial condition and operating results could be adversely affected.
We have a history of operating losses and working capital deficiency and there is no assurance that we will be able to achieve profitability or raise additional financing.
We have a history of operating losses and working capital deficiency. We have incurred net losses of approximately $29.2 million and $34.0 million for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, which includes a $2.4 million and $10.6 million valuation allowance on that certain secured promissory note (the “Sysorex Note”) issued to us by Sysorex for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The continuation of our Company is dependent upon attaining and maintaining profitable operations and raising additional capital as needed, but there can be no assurance that we will be able to raise any further financing.
Our ability to generate positive cash flow from operations is dependent upon sustaining certain cost reductions and generating sufficient revenues. While our revenues have increased by 48% as compared to the same period for 2019, they are not sufficient to fund our operations and cover our operating losses. Our management is evaluating options and strategic transactions and continuing to market and promote our new products and technologies, however, there is no guarantee that these efforts will be successful or that we will be able to achieve or sustain profitability. We have funded our operations primarily with proceeds from public and private offerings of our common stock and secured and unsecured debt instruments. Our history of operating losses and cash uses, our projections of the level of cash that will be required for our operations to reach profitability, and the terms of the financing transactions that we completed in the past, may impair our ability to raise capital on terms that we consider reasonable and at the levels that we will require over the coming months. We cannot provide any assurances that we will be able to secure additional funding from public or private offerings or debt financings on terms acceptable to us, if at all. If we are unable to obtain the requisite amount of financing needed to fund our planned operations, it would have a material adverse effect on our business and ability to continue as a going concern, and we may have to curtail, or even to cease, certain operations. If additional funds are raised through the issuance of equity securities or convertible debt securities, it will be dilutive to our stockholders and could result in a decrease in our stock price.
Our business depends on experienced and skilled personnel, and if we are unable to attract and integrate skilled personnel, it will be more difficult for us to manage our business and complete contracts.
The success of our business depends on the skill of our personnel. Accordingly, it is critical that we maintain, and continue to build, a highly experienced management team and specialized workforce, including those who create software programs and sales professionals. Competition for personnel with skill sets specific to our industry is high, and identifying candidates with the appropriate qualifications can be costly and difficult. We may not be able to hire the necessary personnel to implement our business strategy given our anticipated hiring needs, or we may need to provide higher compensation or more training to our personnel than we currently anticipate.
Our business is labor intensive and our success depends on our ability to attract, retain, train and motivate highly skilled employees, including employees who may become part of our organization in connection with our acquisitions. The
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increase in demand for consulting, technology integration and managed services has further increased the need for employees with specialized skills or significant experience in these areas. Our ability to expand our operations will be highly dependent on our ability to attract a sufficient number of highly skilled employees and to retain our employees and the employees of companies that we have acquired. We may not be successful in attracting and retaining enough employees to achieve our desired expansion or staffing plans. Furthermore, the industry turnover rates for these types of employees are high and we may not be successful in retaining, training or motivating our employees. Any inability to attract, retain, train and motivate employees could impair our ability to adequately manage and complete existing projects and to accept new customer engagements. Such inability may also force us to increase our hiring of independent contractors, which may increase our costs and reduce our profitability on customer engagements. We must also devote substantial managerial and financial resources to monitoring and managing our workforce. Our future success will depend on our ability to manage the levels and related costs of our workforce.
In the event we are unable to attract, hire and retain the requisite personnel and subcontractors, we may experience delays in completing contracts in accordance with project schedules and budgets, which may have an adverse effect on our financial results, harm our reputation and cause us to curtail our pursuit of new contracts. Further, any increase in demand for personnel may result in higher costs, causing us to exceed the budget on a contract, which in turn may have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and operating results and harm our relationships with our customers.
Any future acquisitions that we may make could disrupt our business, cause dilution to our stockholders and harm our business, financial condition or operating results.
If we are successful in consummating acquisitions, those acquisitions could subject us to a number of risks, including, but not limited to:
•the purchase price we pay and/or unanticipated costs could significantly deplete our cash reserves or result in dilution to our existing stockholders;
•we may find that the acquired company or technologies do not improve our market position as planned;
•we may have difficulty integrating the operations and personnel of the acquired company, as the combined operations will place significant demands on the Company’s management, technical, financial and other resources;
•key personnel and customers of the acquired company may terminate their relationships with the acquired company as a result of the acquisition;
•we may experience additional financial and accounting challenges and complexities in areas such as tax planning and financial reporting;
•we may assume or be held liable for risks and liabilities (including environmental-related costs) as a result of our acquisitions, some of which we may not be able to discover during our due diligence investigation or adequately adjust for in our acquisition arrangements;
•our ongoing business and management’s attention may be disrupted or diverted by transition or integration issues and the complexity of managing geographically or culturally diverse enterprises;
•we may incur one-time write-offs or restructuring charges in connection with the acquisition;
•we may acquire goodwill and other intangible assets that are subject to amortization or impairment tests, which could result in future charges to earnings; and
•we may not be able to realize the cost savings or other financial benefits we anticipated.
We cannot assure you that, following any acquisition, our continued business will achieve sales levels, profitability, efficiencies or synergies that justify the acquisition or that the acquisition will result in increased earnings for us in any future period. These factors could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and operating results.
Insurance and contractual protections may not always cover lost revenue, increased expenses or liquidated damages payments, which could adversely affect our financial results.
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Although we maintain insurance and intend to obtain warranties from suppliers, obligate subcontractors to meet certain performance levels and attempt, where feasible, to pass risks we cannot control to our customers, the proceeds of such insurance or the warranties, performance guarantees or risk sharing arrangements may not be adequate to cover lost revenue, increased expenses or liquidated damages payments that may be required in the future.
We have a significant amount of debt outstanding. Such indebtedness, along with the other contractual commitments of our Company, could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
As of March 23, 2021, we have an outstanding principal and interest balance of approximately $4.9 million underlying the promissory note issued to Iliad Research and Trading, L.P. which originally matures in March 2021, but was extended on March 17, 2021 to March 18, 2022. In addition, Iliad Research and Trading, L.P may, subject to current standstill agreements, require us to redeem 1/3 of the initial principal balance of their promissory note each month in cash. The ability to meet payment and other obligations under this note depends on our ability to generate significant cash flow in the future. This, to some extent, is subject to general economic, financial, competitive, legislative, regulatory and other factors beyond our control as described in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. If we are not able to generate sufficient cash flow to service our debt obligations, we may need to refinance or restructure debt, exchange debt for other securities, sell assets, reduce or delay capital investments, or seek to raise additional capital. If we are unable to implement one or more of these alternatives, we may not be able to meet debt payment and other obligations, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition.
In addition, so long as this note is outstanding, the holder will have a right of first refusal on more favorable equity-linked financings and will be entitled to participate in certain equity or debt financings, in each case, subject to certain exceptions. The existence of these rights may deter potential financing sources and may lead to delays in our ability to close proposed financings. Any delay or inability to complete a financing when needed could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition.
We may also incur additional indebtedness in the future. If new debt or other liabilities are added to our current consolidated debt levels, the related risks that we now face could intensify.
We may be required to consolidate the financial results of our former subsidiary, Sysorex, which could have a material adverse effect on our operating results and financial condition.
On August 31, 2018, we completed the spin-off of our value-added reseller business from its indoor positioning analytics business by way of a distribution of all the shares of common stock of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Sysorex, to its stockholders of record as of August 21, 2018 and certain warrant holders. As of such time, Sysorex’s financial results was deconsolidated from the Company’s financial statements.
As of the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, the Company has concluded that Sysorex does not meet the definition of a variable interest entity (“VIE”); however, in the event that in the future Sysorex meets the definition of a VIE under applicable accounting rules, and we are deemed to be the primary beneficiary, we will be required to consolidate line by line Sysorex’s financial results in our consolidated financial statements for reporting purposes. If Sysorex’s financial results were negative, this would have a corresponding negative impact on our operating results for reporting purposes and could have a material adverse effect on our operating results and financial condition.
We may be subject to damages resulting from claims that the Company or our employees have wrongfully used or disclosed alleged trade secrets of their former employers.
Upon completion of any acquisitions by the Company, we may be subject to claims that our acquired companies and their employees may have inadvertently or otherwise used or disclosed trade secrets or other proprietary information of former employers or competitors. Litigation may be necessary to defend against these claims. We may be subject to unexpected claims of infringement of third party intellectual property rights, either for intellectual property rights of which we are not aware, or for which we believe are invalid or narrower in scope than the accusing party. Even if we are successful in defending against these claims, litigation could result in substantial costs and be a distraction to management. If we fail in defending such claims, in addition to paying money claims, we may lose valuable intellectual property rights or personnel or be enjoined from selling certain products or providing certain services. A loss of key research personnel or their work product could hamper or prevent our ability to commercialize certain products, which could severely harm our business.
We have been and may continue to be subject to regulatory and other government or regulatory investigations or inquiries and may be required to comply with data requests, or requests for information by government authorities and regulators in
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the United States or other jurisdictions in which we operate and any resulting enforcement action could have a materially adverse effect on us .
As a publicly trading reporting company with operations in the United States and internationally, we interact regularly with regulatory and self-regulatory agencies in the United States or other jurisdictions in which we operate, including the SEC and the Nasdaq Stock Market. We have been, are currently and may in the future be the subject of SEC and other regulatory investigations and are and may continue to be required to comply with informal or formal orders or other requests for information or documentation from such government authorities and regulators regarding our compliance with laws and regulations, including the rules and regulations under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act. Responding to requests for information from regulators in connection with any such investigations or inquiries could have a materially adverse effect on our business through, among other things, significantly increased legal fees and the time and attention required of the Company’s management and employees to be diverted from our normal business operations and growth plans. Moreover, if a regulator were to initiate an enforcement action against us, such any action could further consume our resources, require us to change our business practices and have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
Adverse judgments or settlements in legal proceedings could materially harm our business, financial condition, operating results and cash flows.
We may be a party to claims that arise from time to time in the ordinary course of our business, which may include those related to, for example, contracts, sub-contracts, protection of confidential information or trade secrets, adversary proceedings arising from customer bankruptcies, employment of our workforce and immigration requirements or compliance with any of a wide array of state and federal statutes, rules and regulations that pertain to different aspects of our business. Additionally, we may be made a party to claims against Sysorex that were pending at the time of the Spin-off, or future claims resulting from the Spin-off as described below under the risk factor section titled “Risks Related to the Spin-off.” We may also be required to initiate expensive litigation or other proceedings to protect our business interests. There is a risk that we will not be successful or otherwise be able to satisfactorily resolve any such claims or litigation. In addition, litigation and other legal claims are subject to inherent uncertainties. Those uncertainties include, but are not limited to, litigation costs and attorneys’ fees, unpredictable judicial or jury decisions and the differing laws and judicial proclivities regarding damage awards among the states in which we operate. Unexpected outcomes in such legal proceedings, or changes in management’s evaluation or predictions of the likely outcomes of such proceedings (possibly resulting in changes in established reserves), could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. Due to recurring losses and net capital deficiency, our current financial status may increase our default and litigation risks and may make us more financially vulnerable in the face of threatened litigation.
The loss of our Chief Executive Officer or other key personnel may adversely affect our operations.
Our success depends to a significant extent upon the operation, experience, and continued services of certain of our officers, including our CEO, as well as other key personnel. While our CEO and key personnel are employed under employment contracts, there is no assurance we will be able to retain their services. The loss of our CEO or several of the other key personnel could have an adverse effect on the Company. If our CEO or other executive officers were to leave we would face substantial difficulty in hiring a qualified successor and could experience a loss in productivity while any successor obtains the necessary training and experience. Furthermore, we do not maintain “key person” life insurance on the lives of any executive officer and their death or incapacity would have a material adverse effect on us. The competition for qualified personnel is intense, and the loss of services of certain key personnel could adversely affect our business.
Internal system or service failures could disrupt our business and impair our ability to effectively provide our services and products to our customers, which could damage our reputation and adversely affect our revenues and profitability.
Any system or service disruptions, on our hosted Cloud infrastructure or those caused by ongoing projects to improve our information technology systems and the delivery of services, if not anticipated and appropriately mitigated, could have a material adverse effect on our business including, among other things, an adverse effect on our ability to bill our customers for work performed on our contracts, collect the amounts that have been billed and produce accurate financial statements in a timely manner. We are also subject to systems failures, including network, software or hardware failures, whether caused by us, third-party service providers, cyber security threats, natural disasters, power shortages, terrorist attacks or other events, which could cause loss of data and interruptions or delays in our business, cause us to incur remediation costs, subject us to claims and damage our reputation. In addition, the failure or disruption of our communications or utilities could cause us to interrupt or suspend our operations or otherwise adversely affect our business. Our property and business interruption insurance may be
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inadequate to compensate us for all losses that may occur as a result of any system or operational failure or disruption and, as a result, our future results could be adversely affected.
Systems failures could damage our reputation and adversely affect our revenues and profitability.
Many of the systems and networks that we develop, install and maintain for our customers on premise or host on our infrastructure involve managing and protecting confidential information and other sensitive corporate and government information. While we have programs designed to comply with relevant privacy and security laws and restrictions, if a system or network that we develop, install or maintain were to fail or experience a security breach or service interruption, whether caused by us, third-party service providers, cyber security threats or other events, we may experience loss of revenue, remediation costs or face claims for damages or contract termination. Any such event could cause serious harm to our reputation and prevent us from having access to or being eligible for further work on such systems and networks. Our errors and omissions liability insurance may be inadequate to compensate us for all of the damages that we may incur and, as a result, our future results could be adversely affected.
We may enter into joint venture, teaming and other arrangements, and these activities involve risks and uncertainties. A failure of any such relationship could have material adverse results on our business and results of operations.
We may enter into joint venture, teaming and other arrangements. These activities involve risks and uncertainties, including the risk of the joint venture or applicable entity failing to satisfy its obligations, which may result in certain liabilities to us for guarantees and other commitments, the challenges in achieving strategic objectives and expected benefits of the business arrangement, the risk of conflicts arising between us and our partners and the difficulty of managing and resolving such conflicts, and the difficulty of managing or otherwise monitoring such business arrangements. A failure of our business relationships could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.
Our business and operations expose us to numerous legal and regulatory requirements and any violation of these requirements could harm our business.
We are subject to numerous federal, state and foreign legal requirements on matters as diverse as data privacy and protection, employment and labor relations, immigration, taxation, anticorruption, import/export controls, trade restrictions, internal control and disclosure control obligations, securities regulation and anti-competition. Compliance with diverse and changing legal requirements is costly, time-consuming and requires significant resources. We are also focused on expanding our business in certain identified growth areas, such as health information technology, energy and environment, which are highly regulated and may expose us to increased compliance risk. Violations of one or more of these diverse legal requirements in the conduct of our business could result in significant fines and other damages, criminal sanctions against us or our officers, prohibitions on doing business and damage to our reputation. Violations of these regulations or contractual obligations related to regulatory compliance in connection with the performance of customer contracts could also result in liability for significant monetary damages, fines and/or criminal prosecution, unfavorable publicity and other reputational damage, restrictions on our ability to compete for certain work and allegations by our customers that we have not performed our contractual obligations.
If we do not adequately protect our intellectual property rights, we may experience a loss of revenue and our operations and growth prospects may be materially harmed.
We have not registered copyrights on any of the software we have developed, and while we may register copyrights in the software if needed before bringing suit for copyright infringement, such registration can introduce delays before suit of over three years and can constrain damages for infringement. We rely upon confidentiality agreements signed by our employees, consultants and third parties to protect our intellectual property. We cannot assure you that we can adequately protect our intellectual property or successfully prosecute actual or potential infringement of our intellectual property rights. In addition, we cannot assure you that others will not assert rights in, or ownership of, trademarks and other proprietary rights of ours or that we will be able to successfully resolve these types of conflicts to our satisfaction. Our failure to protect our intellectual property rights may result in a loss of revenue and could materially adversely affect our operations and financial condition.
In addition, any patents issued in the future may not provide us with any competitive advantages, and our patent applications may never be granted. The process of obtaining patent protection is expensive and time-consuming, and we may not be able to prosecute all necessary or desirable patent applications at a reasonable cost or in a timely manner. Even if issued, there can be no assurance that these patents will adequately protect our intellectual property, as the legal standards relating to the validity, enforceability and scope of protection of patent and other intellectual property rights are complex and often uncertain and are subject to change that can affect validity of patents issued under previous legal standards, particularly with
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respect to the law of subject matter eligibility. Our inability to protect our property rights could adversely affect our financial condition, operating results and growth prospects.
Our proprietary software is protected by common law copyright laws, as opposed to registration under copyright statutes. We have not registered copyrights on any of the proprietary software we have developed. Our performance and ability to compete are dependent to a significant degree on our proprietary technology. Common law protection may be narrower than that which we could obtain under registered copyrights. As a result, we may experience difficulty in enforcing our copyrights against certain third party infringements. As part of our confidentiality-protection procedures, we generally enter into agreements with our employees and consultants and limit access to, and distribution of, our software, documentation and other proprietary information. There can be no assurance that the steps we have taken will prevent misappropriation of our technology or that agreements entered into for that purpose will be enforceable. The laws of other countries may afford us little or no protection of our intellectual property. We also rely on a variety of technology that we license from third parties. There can be no assurance that these third party technology licenses will continue to be available to us on commercially reasonable terms, if at all. The loss of or inability to maintain or obtain upgrades to any of these technology licenses could result in delays in completing software enhancements and new development until equivalent technology could be identified, licensed or developed and integrated. Any such delays would materially and adversely affect our business.
The growth of our business is dependent on increasing sales to our existing customers and obtaining new customers, which, if unsuccessful, could limit our financial performance.
Our ability to increase revenues from existing customers by identifying additional opportunities to sell more of our products and services and our ability to obtain new customers depends on a number of factors, including our ability to offer high quality products and services at competitive prices, the strength of our competitors and the capabilities of our sales and marketing departments. If we are not able to continue to increase sales of our products and services to existing customers or to obtain new customers in the future, we may not be able to increase our revenues and could suffer a decrease in revenues as well.
Decreases, or slow growth, in the newspaper publishing industry may negatively affect our results from operation as it relates to our Shoom products.
The newspaper industry as a whole is experiencing challenges to maintain and grow print circulation and revenues. This results from, among other factors, increased competition from other media, particularly the growth of electronic media, and shifting preferences among some consumers to receive all or a portion of their news other than from a newspaper. The customer base for our Shoom products is focused on the newspaper publishing industry and therefore sales from this operating sector will be subject to the future of the newspaper industry.
Our competitiveness depends significantly on our ability to keep pace with the rapid changes in our industry. Failure by us to anticipate and meet our customers’ technological needs could adversely affect our competitiveness and growth prospects.
We operate and compete in an industry characterized by rapid technological innovation, changing customer needs, evolving industry standards and frequent introductions of new products, product enhancements, services and distribution methods. Our success depends on our ability to develop expertise with these new products, product enhancements, services and distribution methods and to implement solutions that anticipate and respond to rapid changes in technology, the industry, and customer needs. The introduction of new products, product enhancements and distribution methods could decrease demand for current products or render them obsolete. Sales of products and services can be dependent on demand for specific product categories, and any change in demand for or supply of such products could have a material adverse effect on our net sales if we fail to adapt to such changes in a timely manner.
Through our recent acquisitions, including the on device positioning technology acquired from Ten Degrees and the acquisition of the Nanotron business, we have attempted to diversify our product offerings and increase our presence in new market verticals. There can be no assurances that consumer or commercial demand for our future products will meet, or even approach, our expectations. In addition, our pricing and marketing strategies may not be successful. Lack of customer demand, a change in marketing strategy and changes to our pricing models could dramatically alter our financial results. Unless we are able to release location based products that meet a significant market demand, we will not be able to improve our financial condition or the results of our future operations.
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If we unable to sell additional products and services to our customers and increase our overall customer base, our future revenue and operating results may suffer.
Our future success depends, in part, on our ability to expand the deployment of newly acquired technologies with existing customers and finding new customers to sell our products and services to. This may require increasingly sophisticated and costly sales efforts and may not result in additional sales. In addition, the rate at which our customers purchase additional products and services, and our ability to attract new customers, depends on a number of factors, including the perceived need for indoor mapping products and services, as well as general economic conditions. If our efforts to sell additional products and services are not successful, our business may suffer.
We operate in a highly competitive market and we may be required to reduce the prices for some of our products and services to remain competitive, which could adversely affect our results of operations.
Our industry is developing rapidly and related technology trends are constantly evolving. In this environment, we face, among other things, significant price competition from our competitors. As a result, we may be forced to reduce the prices of the products and services we sell in response to offerings made by our competitors and may not be able to maintain the level of bargaining power that we have enjoyed in the past when negotiating the prices of our products and services.
Our profitability is dependent on the prices we are able to charge for our products and services. The prices we are able to charge for our products and services are affected by a number of factors, including:
•our customers’ perceptions of our ability to add value through our products and services;
•introduction of new products or services by us or our competitors;
•our competitors’ pricing policies;
•our ability to charge higher prices where market demand or the value of our products or services justifies it;
•procurement practices of our customers; and
•general economic and political conditions.
If we are not able to maintain favorable pricing for our products and services, our results of operations could be adversely affected.
A delay in the completion of our customers’ budget processes could delay purchases of our products and services and have an adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition.
We rely on our customers to purchase products and services from us to maintain and increase our earnings, and customer purchases are frequently subject to budget constraints, multiple approvals and unplanned administrative, processing and other delays. If sales expected from a specific customer are not realized when anticipated or at all, our results could fall short of public expectations and our business, operating results and financial condition could be materially adversely affected.
Digital threats such as cyber-attacks, data protection breaches, computer viruses or malware may disrupt our operations, harm our operating results and damage our reputation, and cyber-attacks or data protection breaches on our customers’ networks, or in cloud-based services provided by or enabled by us, could result in liability for us, damage our reputation or otherwise harm our business.
Despite our implementation of network security measures, the products and services we sell to customers, and our servers, data centers and the cloud-based solutions on which our data, and data of our customers, suppliers and business partners are stored, are vulnerable to cyber-attacks, data protection breaches, computer viruses, and similar disruptions from unauthorized tampering or human error. Any such event could compromise our networks or those of our customers, and the information stored on our networks or those of our customers could be accessed, publicly disclosed, lost or stolen, which could subject us to liability to our customers, business partners and others, and could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results, and financial condition and may cause damage to our reputation. Efforts to limit the ability of malicious third parties to disrupt the operations of the Internet or undermine our own security efforts may be costly to implement and meet with resistance, and may not be successful. Breaches of network security in our customers’ networks, or in cloud-based services
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provided by or enabled by us, regardless of whether the breach is attributable to a vulnerability in our products or services, could result in liability for us, damage our reputation or otherwise harm our business.
Any failures or interruptions in our services or systems could damage our reputation and substantially harm our business and results of operations.
Our success depends in part on our ability to provide reliable remote services, technology integration and managed services to our customers. The operations of our Cloud based applications and analytics are susceptible to damage or interruption from human error, fire, flood, power loss, telecommunications failure, terrorist attacks and similar events. We could also experience failures or interruptions of our systems and services, or other problems in connection with our operations, as a result of:
•damage to or failure of our computer software or hardware or our connections;
•errors in the processing of data by our systems;
•computer viruses or software defects;
•physical or electronic break-ins, sabotage, intentional acts of vandalism and similar events;
•increased capacity demands or changes in systems requirements of our customers; and
•errors by our employees or third-party service providers.
Any production interruptions for any reason, such as a natural disaster, epidemic, capacity shortages, or quality problems, at one of our manufacturing partners would negatively affect sales of product lines manufactured by that manufacturing partner and adversely affect our business and operating results.
Any interruptions in our systems or services could damage our reputation and substantially harm our business and results of operations. While we maintain disaster recovery plans and insurance with coverage we believe to be adequate, claims may exceed insurance coverage limits, may not be covered by insurance or insurance may not continue to be available on commercially reasonable terms.
We rely on a limited number of key customers, the importance of which may vary dramatically from year to year, and a loss of one or more of these key customers may adversely affect our operating results.
Our top three customers accounted for approximately 43% and 66% of our gross revenue during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. One customer accounted for 26% of our gross revenue in 2020 and 42% in 2019; however, this customer may or may not continue to be a significant contributor to revenue in 2021. The loss of a significant amount of business from one of our major customers would materially and adversely affect our results of operations until such time, if ever, as we are able to replace the lost business. Significant customers or projects in any one period may not continue to be significant customers or projects in other periods. To the extent that we are dependent on any single customer, we are subject to the risks faced by that customer to the extent that such risks impede the customer’s ability to stay in business and make timely payments to us.
We may need additional cash financing and any failure to obtain cash financing, could limit our ability to grow our business and develop or enhance our service offerings to respond to market demand or competitive challenges.
We expect that we will need to raise funds in order to continue our operations and implement our plans to grow our business. However, if we decide to seek additional capital, we may be unable to obtain financing on terms that are acceptable to us or at all. If we are unable to raise the required cash, our ability to grow our business and develop or enhance our service offerings to respond to market demand or competitive challenges could be limited.
If we cannot collect our receivables or if payment is delayed, our business may be adversely affected by our inability to generate cash flow, provide working capital or continue our business operations.
Our business depends on our ability to successfully obtain payment from our customers of the amounts they owe us for products received from us and any work performed by us. The timely collection of our receivables allows us to generate cash flow, provide working capital and continue our business operations. Our customers may fail to pay or delay the payment of
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invoices for a number of reasons, including financial difficulties resulting from macroeconomic conditions or lack of an approved budget. An extended delay or default in payment relating to a significant account will have a material and adverse effect on the aging schedule and turnover days of our accounts receivable. If we are unable to timely collect our receivables from our customers for any reason, our business and financial condition could be adversely affected.
If our products fail to satisfy customer demands or to achieve increased market acceptance our results of operations, financial condition and growth prospects could be materially adversely affected.
The market acceptance of our products are critical to our continued success. Demand for our products is affected by a number of factors beyond our control, including continued market acceptance, the timing of development and release of new products by competitors, technological change, and growth or decline in the mobile device management market. We expect the proliferation of mobile devices to lead to an increase in the data security demands of our customers, and our products may not be able to scale and perform to meet those demands. If we are unable to continue to meet customer demands or to achieve more widespread market acceptance of these products, our business operations, financial results and growth prospects will be materially and adversely affected.
Defects, errors, or vulnerabilities in our products or services or the failure of such products or services to prevent a security breach, could harm our reputation and adversely affect our results of operations.
Because our location based security products and services are complex, they have contained and may contain design or manufacturing defects or errors that are not detected until after their commercial release and deployment by customers. Defects may cause such products to be vulnerable to advanced persistent threats ("APTs") or security attacks, cause them to fail to help secure information or temporarily interrupt customers’ networking traffic. Because the techniques used by hackers to access sensitive information change frequently and generally are not recognized until launched against a target, we may be unable to anticipate these techniques and provide a solution in time to protect customers’ data. In addition, defects or errors in our subscription updates or products could result in a failure to effectively update customers’ hardware products and thereby leave customers vulnerable to APTs or security attacks.
Any defects, errors or vulnerabilities in our products could result in:
•expenditure of significant financial and product development resources in efforts to analyze, correct, eliminate, or work-around errors or defects or to address and eliminate vulnerabilities;
•delayed or lost revenue;
•loss of existing or potential customers or partners;
•increased warranty claims compared with historical experience, or increased cost of servicing warranty claims, either of which would adversely affect gross margins; and
•litigation, regulatory inquiries, or investigations that may be costly and harm our reputation
Our current research and development efforts may not produce successful products or features that result in significant revenue, cost savings or other benefits in the near future. If we do not realize significant revenue from our research and development efforts, our business and operating results could be adversely affected.
Developing products and related enhancements in our field is expensive. Investments in research and development may not result in significant design improvements, marketable products or features or may result in products that are more expensive than anticipated. We may not achieve the cost savings or the anticipated performance improvements expected, and we may take longer to generate revenue from products in development, or generate less revenue than expected.
Our future plans include significant investments in research and development and related product opportunities. Our management believes that we must continue to dedicate a significant amount of resources to research and development efforts to maintain a competitive position. However, we may not receive significant revenue from these investments in the near future, or these investments may not yield the expected benefits, either of which could adversely affect our business and operating results.
Misuse of our products could harm our reputation.
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Our products, particularly our location based security and detection products, may be misused by customers or third parties that obtain access to such products. For example, location information combined with other information about the same users in the hands of criminals could result in misuse of the data and privacy law violations and result in negative press coverage and negatively affect our reputation.
If the general level of advanced attacks declines, or is perceived by current or potential customers to have declined, this could harm our location based security and detection operating segment, and our financial condition, operating results and growth prospects.
Our location based security and detection-operating segment is substantially dependent upon enterprises and governments recognizing that APTs and other security attacks are pervasive and are not effectively prevented by legacy security solutions. High visibility attacks on prominent enterprises and governments have increased market awareness of the problem of APTs and security attacks and help to provide an impetus for enterprises and governments to devote resources to protecting against attacks, such as testing our platform, purchasing it, and broadly deploying it within their organizations. If APTs and other security attacks were to decline, or enterprises or governments perceived that the general level of attacks has declined, our ability to attract new customers and expand its offerings for existing customers could be materially and adversely affected, which would, in turn, have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and growth prospects.
If our location based security and detection products do not effectively interoperate with our customers’ IT infrastructure, installations could be delayed or cancelled, which would harm our financial condition, operating results and growth prospects.
Our products must effectively interoperate with our customers’ existing or future IT infrastructure, which often has different specifications, utilizes multiple protocol standards, deploys products from multiple vendors, and contains multiple generations of products that have been added over time. As a result, when problems occur in a company’s infrastructure, it may be difficult to identify the sources of these problems. If we find errors in the existing software or defects in the hardware used in our customers’ infrastructure, we may have to modify its software or hardware so that our products will interoperate with the infrastructure of our customers. In such cases, our products may be unable to provide significant performance improvements for applications deployed in the infrastructure of our customers. These issues could cause longer installation times for our products and could cause order cancellations, either of which would adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition. In addition, other customers may require products to comply with certain security or other certifications and standards. If our products are late in achieving or fail to achieve compliance with these certifications and standards, or competitors sooner achieve compliance with these certifications and standards, we may be disqualified from selling our products to such customers, or may otherwise be at a competitive disadvantage, either of which would harm our business, results of operations, and financial condition.
Our international business exposes us to geo-political and economic factors, legal and regulatory requirements, public health and other risks associated with doing business in foreign countries.
We provide our products and services to customers worldwide. These risks differ from and potentially may be greater than those associated with our domestic business.
Our international business is sensitive to changes in the priorities and budgets of international customers and geo-political uncertainties, which may be driven by changes in threat environments and potentially volatile worldwide economic conditions, various regional and local economic and political factors, risks and uncertainties, as well as U.S. foreign policy.
Our international sales are also subject to local government laws, regulations and procurement policies and practices, which may differ from U.S. Government regulations, including regulations relating to import-export control, investments, exchange controls and repatriation of earnings, as well as to varying currency, geo-political and economic risks. Our international contracts may include industrial cooperation agreements requiring specific in-country purchases, manufacturing agreements or financial support obligations, known as offset obligations, and provide for penalties if we fail to meet such requirements. Our international contracts may also be subject to termination at the customer’s convenience or for default based on performance, and may be subject to funding risks. We also are exposed to risks associated with using foreign representatives and consultants for international sales and operations and teaming with international subcontractors, partners and suppliers in connection with international programs. As a result of these factors, we could experience award and funding delays on international programs and could incur losses on such programs, which could negatively affect our results of operations and financial condition.
We are also subject to a number of other risks including:
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•the absence in some jurisdictions of effective laws to protect our intellectual property rights;
•multiple and possibly overlapping and conflicting tax laws;
•restrictions on movement of cash;
•the burdens of complying with a variety of national and local laws;
•political instability;
•currency fluctuations;
•longer payment cycles;
•restrictions on the import and export of certain technologies;
•price controls or restrictions on exchange of foreign currencies; and
•trade barriers.
In addition, our international operations (or those of our business partners) could be subject to natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, flooding, typhoons and volcanic eruptions that disrupt manufacturing or other operations. There may be conflict or uncertainty in the countries in which we operate, including public health issues (for example, an outbreak of a contagious disease such as 2019-Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), avian influenza, measles or Ebola), safety issues, natural disasters, fire, disruptions of service from utilities, nuclear power plant accidents or general economic or political factors. For example, as a result of the Coronavirus outbreak, our ability to source internal connection cables for certain of our sensors has been delayed, which will require us to source these components from other vendors at a higher price that may result in an increase in our costs to produce our products In the event our customers are materially impacted by these events, it may impact anticipated orders and planned shipments for our products. With respect to political factors, the United Kingdom’s 2016 referendum, commonly referred to as “Brexit,” has created economic and political uncertainty in the European Union. Also, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation imposes significant new requirements on how we collect, process and transfer personal data, as well as significant fines for non-compliance. Any of the above risks, should they occur, could result in an increase in the cost of components, production delays, general business interruptions, delays from difficulties in obtaining export licenses for certain technology, tariffs and other barriers and restrictions, longer payment cycles, increased taxes, restrictions on the repatriation of funds and the burdens of complying with a variety of foreign laws, any of which could ultimately have a material adverse effect on our business.
Our international operations are subject to special U.S. government laws and regulations, such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and regulations and procurement policies and practices, including regulations to import-export control, which may expose us to liability or impair our ability to compete in international markets.
Our international operations are subject to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”), and other laws that prohibit improper payments or offers of payments to foreign governments and their officials and political parties by U.S. and other business entities for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business. We have operations and deal with governmental customers in countries known to experience corruption, including certain countries in the Middle East and in the future, the Far East. Our activities in these countries create the risk of unauthorized payments or offers of payments by one of our employees, consultants or contractors that could be in violation of various laws including the FCPA, even though these parties are not always subject to our control. We are also subject to import-export control regulations restricting the use and dissemination of information classified for national security purposes and the export of certain products, services, and technical data, including requirements regarding any applicable licensing of our employees involved in such work.
Difficult conditions in the global capital markets and the economy generally may materially adversely affect our business and results of operations, and we do not expect these conditions to improve in the near future.
Our results of operations are materially affected by conditions in the global capital markets and the economy generally, both in the U.S. and elsewhere around the world. Weak economic conditions generally, sustained uncertainty about global economic conditions, or a prolonged or further tightening of credit markets could cause our customers and potential customers to postpone or reduce spending on technology products or services or put downward pressure on prices, which could have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations or cash flows. Concerns over inflation, energy costs, geopolitical issues and
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the availability of credit, in the U.S. have contributed to increased volatility and diminished expectations for the economy and the markets going forward. These factors, combined with volatile oil prices and wavering business and consumer confidence, have precipitated an economic slowdown and uncertain global outlook. Domestic and international equity markets have been experiencing heightened volatility and turmoil. These events and the continuing market upheavals may have an adverse effect on our business. In the event of extreme prolonged market events, such as the global economic recovery, we could incur significant losses.
Changes in U.S. administrative policy, including changes to existing trade agreements and any resulting changes in international relations, could adversely affect our financial performance and supply chain economics.
As a result of changes to U.S. administrative policy, among other possible changes, there may be (i) changes to existing trade agreements; (ii) greater restrictions on free trade generally; and (iii) significant increases in tariffs on goods imported into the United States, particularly those manufactured in China. China is currently a leading global source of hardware products, including the hardware products that we use. In January 2020, the U.S. and China entered into Phase One of the Economic and Trade Agreement Between the United States of America and the People’s Republic of China (the “Phase One Trade Agreement”). The Phase One Trade Agreement takes steps to ease certain trade tensions between the U.S. and China, including tensions involving intellectual property theft and forced intellectual property transfers by China. Although the Phase One Trade Agreement is an encouraging sign of progress in the trade negotiations between the U.S. and China, questions still remain as to the enforcement of its terms, the resolution of a number of other points of dispute between the parties, and the prevention of further tensions. If the U.S.-China trade dispute re-escalates or relations between the United States and China deteriorate, these conditions could adversely affect our ability to source our hardware products and therefore our ability to manufacture our products. Our ability to manufacture our products could also be affected by economic uncertainty, in China or by our failure to establish a positive reputation and relationships in China. The occurrence of any of these events could have an adverse effect on our ability to source the components necessary to manufacture our products, which, in turn, could cause our long-term business, financial condition and operating results to be materially adversely affected.
There is also a possibility of future tariffs, trade protection measures, import or export regulations or other restrictions imposed on our products or on our customers by the United States, China or other countries that could have a material adverse effect on our business. A significant trade disruption or the establishment or increase of any tariffs, trade protection measures or restrictions could result in lost sales adversely impacting our reputation and business. A trade war, other governmental action related to tariffs or international trade agreements, changes in U.S. social, political, regulatory and economic conditions or in laws and policies governing foreign trade, manufacturing, development and investment in the territories and countries where we currently do business or any resulting negative sentiments towards the United States could adversely affect our supply chain economics, consolidated revenue, earnings and cash flow.
We intend to use and leverage open source technology in our IPA platform which may create risks of security weaknesses.
Some parts of our technology may be based on open-source technology, including the technology that we may use in our Indoor Intelligence platform. There is a risk that the development team or other third parties may intentionally or unintentionally introduce weaknesses or bugs into the core infrastructure elements of our technology solutions interfering with the use of such technology or causing loss to the Company.
We may not be able to develop new products or enhance our product to keep pace with our industry’s rapidly changing technology and customer requirements.
The industry in which we operate is characterized by rapid technological changes, new product introductions, enhancements, and evolving industry standards. Our business prospects depend on our ability to develop new products and applications for our technology in new markets that develop as a result of technological and scientific advances, while improving performance and cost-effectiveness. New technologies, techniques or products could emerge that might offer better combinations of price and performance than the blockchain technology solutions that are being developed by the Company. It is important that we anticipate changes in technology and market demand. If we do not successfully innovate and introduce new technology into our anticipated technology solutions or effectively manage the transitions of our technology to new product offerings, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be harmed.
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Domestic and foreign government regulation and enforcement of data practices and data tracking technologies is expansive, broadly defined and rapidly evolving. Such regulation could directly restrict portions of our business or indirectly affect our business by constraining our customers’ use of our technology and services or limiting the growth of our markets.
Federal, state, municipal and/or foreign governments and agencies have adopted and could in the future adopt, modify, apply or enforce laws, policies, and regulations covering user privacy, data security, technologies that are used to collect, store and/or process data, and/or the collection, use, processing, transfer, storage and/or disclosure of data associated with individuals. The categories of data regulated under these laws vary widely, are often broadly defined, and subject to new applications or interpretation by regulators. The uncertainty and inconsistency among these laws, coupled with a lack of guidance as to how these laws will be applied to current and emerging indoor positioning analytics technologies, creates a risk that regulators, lawmakers or other third parties, such as potential plaintiffs, may assert claims, pursue investigations or audits, or engage in civil or criminal enforcement. These actions could limit the market for our services and technologies or impose burdensome requirements on our services and/or customers’ use of our services, thereby rendering our business unprofitable.
Some features of our services may trigger the data protection requirements of certain foreign jurisdictions, such as the EU General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”), and the EU ePrivacy Directive. In addition, our services may be subject to regulation under current or future laws or regulations. For instance, the EU ePrivacy Directive is soon to be replaced in its entirety by the ePrivacy Regulation, which will bring with it an updated set of rules relevant to many aspects of our business. If our treatment of data, privacy practices or data security measures fail to comply with these current or future laws and regulations in any of the jurisdictions in which we collect and/or process information, we may be subject to litigation, regulatory investigations, civil or criminal enforcement, financial penalties, audits or other liabilities in such jurisdictions, or our customers may terminate their relationships with us. In addition, data protection laws, such as the GDPR, foreign court judgments or regulatory actions could affect our ability to transfer, process and/or receive transnational data that is critical to our operations, including data relating to users, customers, or partners outside the United States. For instance, the GDPR restricts transfers of personal data outside of the European Economic Area, including to the United States, subject to certain requirements. Such data protection laws, judgments or actions could affect the manner in which we provide our services or adversely affect our financial results if foreign customers and partners are not able to lawfully transfer data to us.
This area of the law is currently under intense government scrutiny and many governments, including the U.S. government, are considering a variety of proposed regulations that would restrict or impact the conditions under which data obtained from individuals could be collected, processed, stored, transferred, sold or shared with third parties. In addition, regulators such as the Federal Trade Commission and the California Attorney General are continually proposing new regulations and interpreting and applying existing regulations in new ways. For example, in June 2018, California passed the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”), which provides new data privacy rights for consumers and new informational, disclosure and operational requirements for companies, effective January 2020. Fines for non-compliance may be up to $7,500 per violation. The burdens imposed by the GDPR and CCPA, and changes to existing laws or new laws regulating the solicitation, collection, processing, or sharing of personal and consumer information, and consumer protection could affect our customers’ utilization of our services and technology and could potentially reduce demand, or impose restrictions that make it more difficult or expensive for us to provide our services.
In addition, ongoing legal challenges in Europe to the mechanisms allowing companies to transfer personal data from the European Economic Area to the United States could result in further limitations on the ability to transfer data across borders, particularly if governments are unable or unwilling to reach new or maintain existing agreements that support cross-border data transfers, such as the EU-U.S. and Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield frameworks and the European Commission’s Model Contractual Clauses, each of which are currently under particular scrutiny. Additionally, certain countries have passed or are considering passing laws requiring local data residency. The costs of compliance with, and other burdens imposed by, privacy laws, regulations and standards may limit the use and adoption of our services, reduce overall demand for our services, make it more difficult to meet expectations from or commitments to customers, lead to significant fines, penalties or liabilities for noncompliance, impact our reputation, or slow the pace at which we close sales transactions, any of which could harm our business.
Furthermore, the uncertain and shifting regulatory environment and trust climate may cause concerns regarding data privacy and may cause our customers or our customers’ customers to resist providing the data necessary to allow our customers to use our services effectively. Even the perception that the privacy of personal information is not satisfactorily protected or does not meet regulatory requirements could inhibit sales of our products or services and could limit adoption of our cloud-based solutions.
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If our customers fail to abide by applicable privacy laws or to provide adequate notice and/or obtain any required consent from end users, we could be subject to litigation or enforcement action or reduced demand for our services.
Our customers utilize our services and technologies to track connected devices anonymously and we must rely on our customers to implement and administer notice and choice mechanisms required under applicable laws. If we or our customers fail to abide by these laws, it could result in litigation or regulatory or enforcement action against our customers or against us directly.
Any actual or perceived failure by us to comply with our privacy policy or legal or regulatory requirements in one or multiple jurisdictions could result in proceedings, actions or penalties against us.
Any failure or perceived failure by us to comply with federal, state or foreign laws or regulations, industry standards, contractual obligations or other legal obligations, or any actual or suspected security incident, whether or not resulting in unauthorized access to, or acquisition, release or transfer of personal data or other data, may result in governmental enforcement actions and prosecutions, private litigation, fines and penalties or adverse publicity and could cause our customers to lose trust in us, which could have an adverse effect on our reputation and business. Any inability to adequately address privacy and security concerns, even if unfounded, or comply with applicable laws, regulations, policies, industry standards, contractual obligations or other legal obligations could result in additional cost and liability to us, damage our reputation, inhibit sales and adversely affect our business.
Evolving and changing definitions of what constitutes “Personal Information” and “Personal Data” within the EU, the United States and elsewhere, may limit or inhibit our ability to operate or expand our business, including limiting technology alliance partners that may involve the sharing of data.
If we are perceived to cause, or are otherwise unfavorably associated with, violations of privacy or data security requirements, it may subject us or our customers to public criticism, financial penalties and potential legal liability. Existing and potential privacy laws and regulations concerning privacy and data security and increasing sensitivity of consumers to unauthorized processing of personal data may create negative public reactions to technologies, products and services such as ours. Public concerns regarding personal data processing, privacy and security may cause some of our customers’ end users to be less likely to visit their venues or otherwise interact with them. If enough end users choose not to visit our customers’ venues or otherwise interact with them, our customers could stop using our platform. This, in turn, may reduce the value of our service, and slow or eliminate the growth of our business, or cause our business to contract.
Around the world, there are numerous lawsuits in process against various technology companies that process personal information and personal data. If those lawsuits are successful, it could increase the likelihood that our company may be exposed to liability for our own policies and practices concerning the processing of personal data and could hurt our business. Furthermore, the costs of compliance with, and other burdens imposed by laws, regulations and policies concerning privacy and data security that are applicable to the businesses of our customers may limit the use and adoption of our technologies and reduce overall demand for it. Privacy concerns, whether or not valid, may inhibit market adoption of our technologies. Additionally, concerns about security or privacy may result in the adoption of new legislation that restricts the implementation of technologies like ours or require us to make modifications to our existing services and technology, which could significantly limit the adoption and deployment of our technologies or result in significant expense.
Risks Related to the Spin-off
The Spin-off could give rise to disputes or other unfavorable effects, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position and results of operations.
Disputes with third parties could arise out of the Spin-off, and we could experience unfavorable reactions to the Spin-off from employees, investors, or other interested parties. These disputes and reactions of third parties could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position, and results of operations. In addition, following the Spin-off, disputes between us and Sysorex could arise in connection with any of the Spin-off related agreements.
We agreed to indemnify Sysorex for certain liabilities.
Pursuant to the terms of that certain Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated August 7, 2018, as amended, the Company agreed to indemnify Sysorex for certain liabilities. Although no such liabilities are currently anticipated, if we have to indemnify Sysorex for unanticipated liabilities, the cost of such indemnification obligations may have a material and adverse effect on our financial performance.
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A court could deem the Spin-off to be a fraudulent conveyance and void the transaction or impose substantial liabilities upon us.
If a third party challenged the transaction, a court could deem the Spin-off or certain internal restructuring transactions undertaken in connection with the Spin-off to be a fraudulent conveyance or transfer. Fraudulent conveyances or transfers are defined to include transfers made or obligations incurred with the actual intent to hinder, delay or defraud current or future creditors or transfers made or obligations incurred for less than reasonably equivalent value when the debtor was insolvent, or that rendered the debtor insolvent, inadequately capitalized or unable to pay its debts as they become due. In such circumstances, a court could void the transactions or impose substantial liabilities upon us, which could adversely affect our financial condition and our results of operations. Among other things, the court could require our stockholders to return to us some or all of the shares of Sysorex common stock issued in the Spin-off or require us to fund liabilities of Sysorex for the benefit of creditors.
We entered into a loan arrangement with Sysorex and there can be no guarantee Sysorex will be able to repay any amounts borrowed.
We entered into a note purchase agreement with Sysorex, as amended from time to time, pursuant to which we agreed to loan Sysorex up to an aggregate principal amount of $10,000,000 on a revolving credit basis. On March 1, 2020, we agreed to extend the maturity date of the note from December 31, 2020 to December 31, 2022. In accordance with the terms of the License Agreement, we partitioned an aggregate of $5.3 million of principal and interest under the Sysorex Note as consideration for the License as of December 31, 2020. During the year ended December 31, 2020, an additional amount of approximately $2.6 million was advanced under the Sysorex Note and approximately $200,000 was repaid. The amount owed for principal and accrued interest by Sysorex to the Company as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 was approximately $7.7 million and $10.6 million, respectively. These amounts exclude an $275,000 of additional interest that the Company is contractually entitled to accrue from October 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019 and approximately $1.1 million of additional interest from January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020 in accordance with the terms of the Sysorex Note, but did not accrue due to the uncertainty of repayment. On March 19, 2021, an additional $1 million of the principal balance under the Sysorex Note was partitioned into a new note and assigned to Systat pursuant to the Assignment Agreement. Pursuant to Accounting Standards Codification 310 - Receivables, the Sysorex Note has been classified as “held for sale” as of December 31, 2019. In connection with such classification, the Company, with the assistance of a third-party valuation firm, estimated the fair value of using Sysorex financial projections, a discounted cash flow model and a 12.3% discount rate. Following such valuation, the Company established a full valuation allowance as of December 31, 2019. During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company re-evaluated the carrying value of the Sysorex Note and established an additional valuation allowance of approximately $2.4 million for the net increase to the Sysorex Note during the year due to to the uncertainty of repayment. We are required to periodically re-evaluate the carrying value of the Sysorex Note and the related valuation allowance based on various factors, including, but not limited to, Sysorex’s performance and collectability of the note. Sysorex’s performance against those financial projections will directly impact future assessments of the fair value of the Sysorex Note.
There are no assurances that Sysorex will be able to repay any amounts borrowed when due, and there can be no guarantee that the collateral against which the Sysorex Note is secured pursuant to the loan arrangement, which is subordinated to other creditors, including Systat, would be sufficient to cover any borrowed amounts in the event of a default. If Sysorex were to default, it could have an adverse material impact on our financial condition and cash flows.
Risks Related to Our Securities
We do not intend to pay cash dividends to our stockholders, so it is unlikely that stockholders will receive any return on their investment in our Company prior to selling our stock.
We have never paid any dividends to our common stockholders as a public company. We currently intend to retain any future earnings for funding growth and, therefore, do not expect to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. If we determine that we will pay cash dividends to the holders of our common stock, we cannot assure that such cash dividends will be paid on a timely basis. The success of your investment in our Company will likely depend entirely upon any future appreciation. As a result, you will not receive any return on your investment prior to selling your shares in our Company and, for the other reasons discussed in this “Risk Factors” section, you may not receive any return on your investment even when you sell your shares in our Company.
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Some provisions of our Articles of Incorporation and bylaws may deter takeover attempts, which may inhibit a takeover that stockholders consider favorable and limit the opportunity of our stockholders to sell their shares at a favorable price.
Under our Articles of Incorporation, our Board may issue additional shares of common or preferred stock. Our Board has the ability to authorize “blank check” preferred stock without future shareholder approval. This makes it possible for our Board to issue preferred stock with voting or other rights or preferences that could impede the success of any attempt to acquire us by means of a merger, tender offer, proxy contest or otherwise, including a transaction in which our stockholders would receive a premium over the market price for their shares and/or any other transaction that might otherwise be deemed to be in their best interests, and thereby protects the continuity of our management and limits an investor’s opportunity to profit by their investment in the Company. Specifically, if in the due exercise of its fiduciary obligations, the Board were to determine that a takeover proposal was not in our best interest, shares could be issued by our Board without stockholder approval in one or more transactions that might prevent or render more difficult or costly the completion of the takeover by:
•diluting the voting or other rights of the proposed acquirer or insurgent stockholder group,
•putting a substantial voting bloc in institutional or other hands that might undertake to support the incumbent Board, or
•effecting an acquisition that might complicate or preclude the takeover.
Nevada Anti-Takeover Law may discourage acquirers and eliminate a potentially beneficial sale for our stockholders.
We are subject to the provisions of Section 78.438 of the Nevada Revised Statutes concerning corporate takeovers. This section prevents many Nevada corporations from engaging in a business combination with any interested stockholder, under specified circumstances. For these purposes, a business combination includes a merger or sale of more than 5% of our assets, and an interested stockholder includes a stockholder who owns 10% or more of our outstanding voting stock, as well as affiliates and associates of these persons. Under these provisions, this type of business combination is prohibited for three years following the date that the stockholder became an interested stockholder unless:
•the transaction in which the stockholder became an interested stockholder is approved by the Board prior to the date the interested stockholder attained that status;
•on consummation of the transaction that resulted in the stockholder’s becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 90% of the voting stock of the corporation outstanding at the time the transaction was commenced, excluding those shares owned by persons who are directors and also officers; or
•on or subsequent to that date, the business combination is approved by the Board and authorized at an annual or special meeting of stockholders by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the outstanding voting stock that is not owned by the interested stockholder.
This statute could prohibit or delay mergers or other takeover or change in control attempts and, accordingly, may discourage attempts to acquire us.
Our indemnification of our officers and directors may cause us to use corporate resources to the detriment of our stockholders.
Our Articles of Incorporation eliminate the personal liability of our directors for monetary damages arising from a breach of their fiduciary duty as directors to the fullest extent permitted by Nevada law. This limitation does not affect the availability of equitable remedies, such as injunctive relief or rescission. Our Articles of Incorporation require us to indemnify our directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by Nevada law, including in circumstances in which indemnification is otherwise discretionary under Nevada law.
Under Nevada law, we may indemnify our directors or officers or other persons who were, are or are threatened to be made a named defendant or respondent in a proceeding because the person is or was our director, officer, employee or agent, if we determine that the person:
•conducted himself or herself in good faith, reasonably believed, in the case of conduct in his or her official capacity as our director or officer, that his or her conduct was in our best interests, and, in all other cases, that his or her conduct was at least not opposed to our best interests; and
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•in the case of any criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.
These persons may be indemnified against expenses, including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, including excise taxes, and amounts paid in settlement, actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the proceeding. If the person is found liable to the corporation, no indemnification will be made unless the court in which the action was brought determines that the person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity in an amount that the court will establish.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling us under the above provisions, we have been informed that, in the opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.
The obligations associated with being a public company require significant resources and management attention, which may divert from our business operations.
We are subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”). The Exchange Act requires that we file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements, and other information. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires, among other things, that we establish and maintain effective internal controls and procedures for financial reporting. Our principal executive officer and principal financial officer are required to certify that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that material information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. As a result, we incur significant legal, accounting and other expenses. Furthermore, the need to establish the corporate infrastructure demanded of a public company may divert management’s attention from implementing our growth strategy, which could prevent us from improving our business, results of operations and financial condition. We have made, and will continue to make, if necessary, changes to our internal controls and procedures for financial reporting and accounting systems to meet our reporting obligations as a public company. However, the measures we take may not be sufficient to satisfy our obligations as a public company. In addition, we cannot predict or estimate the amount of additional costs we may incur in order to comply with these requirements. We anticipate that these costs could materially increase our selling, general and administrative expenses.
Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires annual management assessments of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. In connection with the implementation of the necessary procedures and practices related to internal control over financial reporting, we may identify deficiencies. Additionally, in the event we are no longer a smaller reporting company, as defined under the Exchange Act, and we are unable to comply with the internal controls requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, then we may not be able to obtain the independent registered public accountants’ certifications required by that act, which may preclude us from keeping our filings with the SEC current, and interfere with the ability of investors to trade our securities and our shares to continue to be listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market.
If we fail to establish and maintain an effective system of internal controls, we may not be able to report our financial results accurately or prevent fraud. Any inability to report and file our financial results accurately and timely could harm our reputation and adversely affect the trading price of our common stock.
Effective internal controls are necessary for us to provide reliable financial reports and prevent fraud. If we cannot provide reliable financial reports or prevent fraud, we may not be able to manage our business as effectively as we would if an effective control environment existed, and our business and reputation with investors may be harmed. With each prospective acquisition we may make we will conduct whatever due diligence is necessary or prudent to assure us that the acquisition target can comply with the internal controls requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Notwithstanding our diligence, certain internal controls deficiencies may not be detected. As a result, any internal control deficiencies may adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations and access to capital. We have not performed an in-depth analysis to determine if historical undiscovered failures of internal controls exist, and may in the future discover areas of our internal controls that need improvement.
If we are unable to maintain effective internal controls, we may not have adequate, accurate or timely financial information, and we may be unable to meet our reporting obligations as a public company, including the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act , we may be unable to accurately report our financial results in future periods, or report them within the timeframes required by the requirements of the SEC, Nasdaq or the Sarbanes-Oxley Act . Failure to comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, when and as applicable, could also potentially subject us to sanctions or investigations by the SEC or other regulatory authorities. Any failure to maintain or implement required new or improved controls, or any difficulties we encounter in their implementation, could result in identification of additional material weaknesses or significant deficiencies, cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations or result in material misstatements in our financial statements. Furthermore, if
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we cannot provide reliable financial reports or prevent fraud, our business and results of operations could be harmed and investors could lose confidence in our reported financial information.
Public company compliance may make it more difficult to attract and retain officers and directors.
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act and rules implemented by the SEC have required changes in corporate governance practices of public companies. As a public company, these rules and regulations increase our compliance costs and make certain activities more time consuming and costly. As a public company, these rules and regulations may make it more difficult and expensive for us to maintain our director and officer liability insurance and we may be required to accept reduced policy limits and coverage or incur substantially higher costs to obtain the same or similar coverage. As a result, it may be more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified persons to serve on our Board or as executive officers, and to maintain insurance at reasonable rates, or at all.
Our stock price may be volatile.
The market price of our common stock is likely to be highly volatile and could fluctuate widely in price in response to various factors, many of which are beyond our control, including the following:
•our ability to execute our business plan and complete prospective acquisitions;
•changes in our industry;
•competitive pricing pressures;
•our ability to obtain working capital financing;
•additions or departures of key personnel;
•limited “public float” in the hands of a small number of persons whose sales or lack of sales could result in positive or negative pricing pressure on the market price for our common stock;
•sales of our common stock (particularly following effectiveness of this registration statement);
•operating results that fall below expectations;
•regulatory developments;
•economic and other external factors;
•period-to-period fluctuations in our financial results;
•our inability to develop or acquire new or needed technologies;
•the public’s response to press releases or other public announcements by us or third parties, including filings with the SEC;
•changes in financial estimates or ratings by any securities analysts who follow our common stock, our failure to meet these estimates or failure of those analysts to initiate or maintain coverage of our common stock;
•the development and sustainability of an active trading market for our common stock; and
•any future sales of our common stock by our officers, directors and significant stockholders.
In addition, the securities markets have from time to time experienced significant price and volume fluctuations that are unrelated to the operating performance of particular companies. These market fluctuations may also materially and adversely affect the market price of our common stock.
Your investment may suffer a decline in value as a result of the volatility of our stock.
The closing market price for our common stock has varied between a high of $2.84 on February 12, 2020, and a low of $1.00 on October 28, 2020, in the twelve-month period ended February 11, 2021. During this time, the price per share of common stock has ranged from an intra-day low of $0.921 per share to an intra-day high of $3.23 per share. As a result of fluctuations in the price of our common stock, you may be unable to sell your shares at or above the price you paid for them. The market price of our common stock is likely to continue to be volatile and subject to significant price and volume fluctuations in response to market, industry and other factors, including the other risk factors described in this section. The market price of our common stock may also be dependent upon the valuations and recommendations of the analysts who cover our business. If the results of our business do not meet these analysts’ forecasts, the expectations of investors or the financial guidance we provide to investors in any period, the market price of our common stock could decline.
In addition, the stock markets in general, and the markets for technology stocks in particular, have experienced significant volatility that has often been unrelated to the financial condition or results of operations of particular companies. These broad market fluctuations may adversely affect the trading price of our common stock and, consequently, adversely affect the price at which you could sell the shares that you purchase in this offering. In the past, following periods of volatility in the market or significant price declines, securities class-action litigation has often been instituted against companies. Such
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litigation, if instituted against us, could result in substantial costs and diversion of management’s attention and resources, which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and growth prospects.
Offers or availability for sale of a substantial number of shares of our common stock may cause the price of our common stock to decline.
If our stockholders sell substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market upon the expiration of any statutory holding period under Rule 144, or shares issued upon the exercise of outstanding options or warrants, it could create a circumstance commonly referred to as an “overhang” and, in anticipation of which, the market price of our common stock could fall. The existence of an overhang, whether or not sales have occurred or are occurring, also could make more difficult our ability to raise additional financing through the sale of equity or equity-related securities in the future at a time and price that we deem reasonable or appropriate.
In general, a non-affiliated person who has held restricted shares for a period of six months, under Rule 144, may sell into the market our common stock all of their shares, subject to the Company being current in its periodic reports filed with the SEC. As of February 16, 2021, except for approximately 14 shares, which are subject to control restrictions, the remainder of our shares of common stock outstanding were free trading.
Sales of substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market, or the perception that these sales could occur, could adversely affect the price of our common stock and could impair our ability to raise capital through the sale of additional shares. For example, in June 2018, the SEC declared effective a shelf registration statement filed by us. This shelf registration statement allows us to issue any combination of our common stock, preferred stock, warrants, units, debt securities and subscription rights from time to time until expiry in June 2021 for an aggregate initial offering price of up to $300 million, subject to certain limitations. The specific terms of future offerings, if any, under this shelf registration statement would be established at the time of such offering. Depending on a variety of factors, including market liquidity of our common stock, the sale of shares under this shelf registration statement may cause the trading price of our common stock to decline. The sale of a substantial number of shares of our common stock under this shelf registration statement, or anticipation of such sales, could cause the trading price of our common stock to decline or make it more difficult for us to sell equity or equity-related securities in the future at a time and at a price that we might otherwise desire.
In addition, as of March 5, 2021, there were 5 shares issuable upon conversion of 1 share of Series 4 Convertible Preferred Stock, 841 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of 126 shares of Series 5 Convertible Preferred Stock, 49,398,338 shares subject to outstanding warrants, 7,029,475 shares subject to outstanding options under the Company’s equity incentive plans, 1 share subject to options not under such plans, an additional 5,317,769 shares reserved for future issuance under the Company’s Amended and Restated 2011 Employee Stock Incentive Plan and up to an additional 8,700,682 shares of common stock which may be issued under the Company’s 2018 Employee Stock Incentive Plan that will become, or have already become, eligible for sale in the public market to the extent permitted by any applicable vesting requirements, lock-up agreements, if any, Rule 144 under the Securities Act or in connection with their registration under the Securities Act.
Historically, we have used our shares of common stock to satisfy our outstanding debt obligations, and, in the future, we expect to continue to issue our securities to raise additional capital or satisfy outstanding debt obligations. The number of new shares of our common stock issued in connection with raising additional capital or satisfying our outstanding debt obligations could constitute a material portion of the then-outstanding shares of our common stock.
Our common stock may be delisted from the Nasdaq Capital Market if we cannot satisfy Nasdaq’s continued listing requirements in the future.
If we fail to maintain compliance with the continued listing requirements of the Nasdaq Capital Market, our common stock may be delisted and the price of our common stock and our ability to access the capital markets could be negatively affected.
Our common stock currently trades on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “INPX.” This market has continued listing standards that we must comply with in order to maintain the listing of our common stock. The continued listing standards include, among others, a minimum bid price requirement of $1.00 per share and any of: (i) a minimum stockholders’ equity of $2.5 million; (ii) a market value of listed securities of at least $35.0 million; or (iii) net income from continuing operations of $500,000 in the most recently completed fiscal year or in the two of the last three fiscal years. Our results of operations and fluctuating stock price directly affect our ability to satisfy these continued listing standards. In the event we are unable to maintain these continued listing standards, our common stock may be subject to delisting from the Nasdaq Capital Market.
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Between November 2015 and May 2019, we received five deficiency letters from Nasdaq indicating that we did not comply with certain Nasdaq continued listing requirements. Such deficiencies were later cured.
While the Company is currently compliance with all continued listing rules and it believes that it will be able to maintain compliance with Nasdaq’s continued listing rules, there are no assurances that it will be able to meet all continued listing requirements to maintain its listing.
There may be future sales or other dilution of our equity, which may adversely affect the market price of our common stock.
We are generally not restricted from issuing additional common stock, including any securities that are convertible into or exchangeable for, or that represent the right to receive, common stock. Our articles of incorporation allows us to issue up to 250,000,000 shares of our common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and to issue and designate the rights of, without stockholder approval, up to 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share. To raise additional capital, we may in the future sell additional shares of our common stock or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for our common stock at prices that are lower than the prices paid by existing stockholders, and investors purchasing shares or other securities in the future could have rights superior to existing stockholders, which could result in substantial dilution to the interests of existing stockholders. The market price of our common stock could decline as a result of sales of common stock or securities that are convertible into or exchangeable for, or that represent the right to receive common stock or the perception that such sales could occur.
If securities or industry analysts do not publish research or reports about our business, or if they change their recommendations regarding our stock adversely, our stock price and trading volume could decline.
The trading market for our common stock relies in part on the research and reports that equity research analysts publish about us and our business. We do not control these analysts. The price of our common stock could decline if one or more equity research analysts downgrade our common stock or if they issue other unfavorable commentary or cease publishing reports about us or our business.
We may be or may become the target of securities litigation, which is costly and time-consuming to defend.
Following periods of market volatility in the price of a company’s securities or the reporting of unfavorable news, security holders may institute class action litigation. If the market value of our securities experience adverse fluctuations and we become involved in this type of litigation, regardless of the outcome, we could incur substantial legal costs and our management’s attention could be diverted from the operation of our business, causing our business to suffer.
ITEM 1B: UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
As a smaller reporting company, we are not required to provide this information.
ITEM 2: PROPERTIES
We lease office space in several locations in the United States, including Palo Alto, CA where we house our principal headquarters, research and development, sales and marketing and certain administrative functions. Outside of the U.S., through our subsidiary, Inpixon Canada we lease offices in Coquitlam, BC, Toronto, ON, New Westminster, BC for research and development, sales and marketing and administrative activities. Through our majority owned subsidiary Inpixon India Limited, we also lease offices in Hyderabad, India primarily for research and development purposes and Bangalore, India for research and development, sales, marketing and other administrative purposes. We also lease certain property Berlin, Germany through our subsidiary Nanotron for research and development, sales, marketing and administrative activities. We lease additional properties in Ratingen, Germany through our subsidiary Inpixon GmbH and in the United Kingdom through our subsidiary Inpixon Limited sales, marketing and administrative activitiesThe Company also has offices in , India . We also lease certain property in Encino, CA which is subleased to a third party and not used for our operations. We believe our facilities are adequate for our current and reasonably anticipated future needs.
ITEM 3: LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
There are no material pending legal proceedings as defined by Item 103 of Regulation S-K, to which we are a party or of which any of our property is the subject, other than ordinary routine litigation incidental to the Company’s business.
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There are no proceedings in which any of the directors, officers or affiliates of the Company, or any registered or beneficial holder of more than 5% of the Company’s voting securities, is an adverse party or has a material interest adverse to that of the Company.
ITEM 4: MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
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PART II
ITEM 5: MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Our common stock currently trades under the symbol “INPX” on the Nasdaq Capital Market.
Holders of Record
According to our transfer agent, as of March 23, 2021, we had approximately 191 shareholders of record of our common stock. This number does not include an indeterminate number of shareholders whose shares are held by brokers in street name. Our stock transfer agent is Computershare Trust Company, N.A., Meidinger Tower, 462 S. 4th Street, Louisville, KY 40202.
Dividends
We have not declared or paid any cash dividends on our common stock, and we currently intend to retain future earnings, if any, to finance the expansion of our business, therefore, we do not expect to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. The decision whether to pay cash dividends on our common stock will be made by our Board, in their discretion, and will depend on our financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements and other factors that our Board considers significant. Holders of Series 4 Convertible Preferred Stock and Series 5 Convertible Preferred Stock will not be entitled to receive any dividends, unless and until specifically declared by our Board.
Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans
For information required by this item with respect to our equity compensation plans, please see Item 11 of this report.
Recent Sales of Unregistered Equity Securities
Except as set forth below, during the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K, we have not sold any equity securities that were not registered under the Securities Act that were not previously reported in a quarterly report on Form 10-Q or in a current report on Form 8-K.
On February 12, 2020, the Company exchanged approximately $490,000 of the outstanding principal and interest under the June 2019 Note for 175,000 shares of the Company’s common stock.
During the three months ended December 31, 2020, the Company issued 1,076,676 shares of common stock under exchange agreements to settle outstanding balances under the March 2020 note totaling approximately $1.2 million under partitioned notes.
The offer and sale of such shares were not registered under the Securities Act and issued in reliance on an exemption from registration under Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, in that (a) the shares of common stock were issued in exchange for the partitioned notes which are other outstanding securities of the Company; (b) there was no additional consideration of value delivered by a note holder in connection with the applicable exchange; and (c) there are no commissions or other remuneration being paid by the Company in connection with the exchanges.
ITEM 6: SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA.
As a smaller reporting company, we are not required to provide this information.
ITEM 7: 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 audited financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. In addition to historical information, this discussion and analysis here and throughout this Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements, due to a number of factors, including but not limited to, risks described in the section entitled “Risk Factors.”
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Except where indicated, all share and per share data in this section, as well as the consolidated financial statements, reflect the 1-for-45 reverse split of our common stock effective on January 7, 2020 (the “Reverse Split”). We have reflected the Reverse Split herein, unless otherwise indicated.
Overview of Our Business
We are an indoor intelligence company. Our business and government customers use our solutions to secure, digitize and optimize their indoor spaces with our positioning, mapping and analytics products. Our indoor intelligence platform uses sensor technology to detect accessible cellular, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, ultra-wide band ("UWB") and chirp signals emitted from devices within a venue providing positional information similar to what global positioning system (“GPS”) satellite systems provide for the outdoors. Combining this positional data with our dynamic and interactive mapping solution and a high-performance analytics engine, yields near real time insights to our customers providing them with increased visibility, security and business intelligence throughout their indoor spaces. Our highly configurable platform can also ingest data from our customers’ and other third party sensors, Wi-Fi access points, Bluetooth beacons, video cameras, and big data sources, among others to maximize indoor intelligence. We also offer digital tear-sheets with optional invoice integration, digital ad delivery, and an e-edition designed for reader engagement for the media, publishing and entertainment industry.
Our Indoor Intelligence products secure, digitize and optimize the interior of any premises with indoor positioning and data analytics that provide rich positional information, similar to a global positioning system, and browser-like intelligence for the indoors.
Revenues increased in the year ended December 31, 2020 over the same period in 2019 by approximately 48% due to revenue earned of approximately $1.2 million from the Systat licensing agreement, approximately $0.9 million from the Nanotron acquisition and approximately $0.9 million from existing product lines over the prior comparable period. We expect to continue to grow our Indoor Intelligence product line in 2021. The Indoor Intelligence product line does have long sales cycles, which result from customer-related issues such as budget and procurement processes but also because of the early stages of indoor-positioning technology and the learning curve required for customers to implement such solutions. Customers also often engage in a pilot program first which prolongs sales cycles and is typical of most emerging technology adoption curves. We anticipate sales cycles to improve in 2021 as our customer base moves from early adopters to mainstream customers. The sales cycle is also improving with the increased presence and awareness of beacon and Wi-Fi locationing technologies in the market. Indoor Intelligence sales can be licensed-based with government customers but commercial customers typically prefer a SaaS or subscription model. Our other digital solutions are also delivered on a SaaS model and allow us to generate industry analytics that complement our indoor-positioning solutions.
We experienced a net loss of approximately $29.2 million and $34.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. We cannot assure that we will ever earn revenues sufficient to support our operations, or that we will ever be profitable. In order to continue our operations, we have supplemented the revenues we earned with proceeds from the sale of our equity and debt securities and proceeds from loans and bank credit lines.
Recent Events
Financings
On November 25, 2020, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with an institutional investor, pursuant to which we sold in a registered direct offering, 5,000,000 shares of our common stock, and warrants to purchase up to 8,000,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.25 per share (the “2020 Purchase Warrants”) for a combined purchase price of $1.25 per share and pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 3,000,000 shares of common stock ("2020 Pre-funded Warrants") at an exercise price of $0.001 per share at a purchase price of $1.249 per share for net proceeds of $9.2 million after deducting placement agent commissions and offering expenses. Each 2020 Purchase Warrant and 2020 Pre-funded warrant is exercisable for one share of common stock, is immediately exercisable and will expire five years from the issuance date. On December 23, 2020, the 2020 Pre-funded Warrants were exercised in full.
On January 24, 2021, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with an institutional investor, pursuant to which we sold in a registered direct offering, 5,800,000 shares of our common stock, and warrants to purchase up to 19,354,838 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.55 per share (the “January 2021 Purchase Warrants”) for a combined purchase price of $1.55 per share and pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 13,554,838 shares of common stock ("January 2021 Pre-funded Warrants") at an exercise price of $0.001 per share, at a purchase price of $1.549 per share for net proceeds of $27.8 million after deducting placement agent commissions and offering expenses. Each January 2021 Purchase Warrant and January 2021 Pre-funded Warrant is exercisable for one share of common stock, is immediately exercisable and will expire five
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years from the issuance date. The January 2021 Pre-funded Warrants were exercised in full as of February 8th, 2021. In addition, the investor exercised its purchase rights for 3 million shares of common stock pursuant to the the January 2021 Purchase Warrant on February 11, 2021.
On February 12, 2021, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with an institutional investor, pursuant to which we sold in a registered direct offering, 7,000,000 shares of our common stock, and warrants to purchase up to 15,000,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.00 per share (the “First February 2021 Purchase Warrants”) for a combined purchase price of $2.00 per share and pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 8,000,000 shares of common stock ("First February 2021 Pre-funded Warrants") at an exercise price of $0.001 per share, at a purchase price of $1.999 per share for net proceeds of $27.8 million after deducting placement agent commissions and offering expenses. Each First February 2021 Purchase Warrant and First February 2021 Pre-funded Warrant is exercisable for one share of common stock, is immediately exercisable and will expire five years from the issuance date. The First February 2021 Pre-funded warrants were exercised in full as of February 18, 2021.
On February 16, 2021, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with an institutional investor, pursuant to which we sold in a registered direct offering, 3,000,000 shares of our common stock, and warrants to purchase up to 9,950,250 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.01 per share (the “Second February 2021 Purchase Warrants”) for a combined purchase price of $2.01 per share and pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 6,950,250 shares of common stock ("Second February 2021 Pre-funded Warrants") at an exercise price of $0.001 per share, at a purchase price of $2.009 per share for net proceeds of $18.5 million after deducting placement agent commissions and offering expenses. Each Second February 2021 Purchase Warrant and Second February 2021 Pre-funded Warrant is exercisable for one share of common stock, is immediately exercisable and will expire five years from the issuance date. The Second February 2021 Pre-funded warrants were exercised in full as of March 1, 2021.
Game Your Game Acquisition of Controlling Interest
On March 25, 2021, we entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “GYG Purchase Agreement”) with Game Your Game, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“GYG”), and certain selling shareholders (the "Selling Shareholders"), pursuant to which we will acquire an aggregate of 522,000 shares of common stock of GYG (the “GYG Shares”), representing 52.2% of the outstanding shares of common stock of GYG on a fully diluted basis, in exchange for $1,666,932 in cash (the “Cash Consideration”), and a number of shares of our common stock equal to $1,403,103 divided by the lesser of (A) the closing price per share of our common stock, as reported by the Nasdaq Stock Market, immediately prior to the closing of the transaction and (B) the average closing price of our common stock, as reported by the Nasdaq Stock Market, for the 5 trading days immediately preceding the closing date. The Cash Consideration will be used for working capital purposes and to satisfy certain outstanding payroll obligations of GYG. The closing of the transaction is subject to the terms and satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the GYG Purchase Agreement. GYG’s business consists of developing and providing solutions using sports data and analytics.
Nanotron Acquisition
On October 6, 2020, we acquired, through our wholly-owned subsidiary Inpixon GmbH, a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of Germany (the “Purchaser), all of the outstanding capital stock (the “Nanotron Shares”) of Nanotron Technologies GmbH, a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of Germany (“Nanotron”), pursuant to the terms and conditions of that certain Share Sale and Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 5, 2020 (the “Purchase Agreement”), among the Purchaser, Nanotron and Sensera Limited, a stock corporation incorporated under the laws of Australia and the sole shareholder of Nanotron (the “Seller”).
As a result of the acquisition, we now own 100% of Nanotron. Nanotron’s business consists of developing and manufacturing location-aware IoT systems and solutions.
At the closing, the Purchaser paid to the Seller an aggregate purchase price of $8,700,000 (less the Holdback Funds (as defined below) and certain other closing adjustments) for the Nanotron Shares (“Purchase Price”). The Purchase Price may be subject to certain post-Closing adjustments based on actual working capital as of the closing as described in the Purchase Agreement. The Purchaser retained $750,000 (the “Holdback Funds”) from the Purchase Price to secure the Seller’s obligations under the Purchase Agreement, with any unused portion of the Holdback Funds to be released to the Seller on the date that is 18 months after the closing date. The Purchaser paid the Purchase Price from funds received in connection with a capital contribution from us, and a portion of the Purchase Price was used by the Seller to satisfy outstanding loans payable by the Seller to obtain the release of certain existing security interests on Nanotron’s assets. On February 24, 2021, we agreed to the early release of the Holdback Funds, in exchange for a reduction in the total amount payable to the Seller by $225,000. In addition, the amount payable was further reduced by $59,156.74 in connection with a post closing working capital adjustment
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and the satisfaction of a claim related to a customer dispute. A balance of $465,843.26 was paid to the Seller in full satisfaction of the Holdback Funds payable by the Purchaser to the Seller pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
Subscription of Units of Cardinal Venture Holdings
On September 30, 2020, we entered into a Subscription Agreement (the “Subscription Agreement”) with Cardinal Venture Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“CVH”), pursuant to which we agreed to (i) contribute up to $1,800,000 (the “Contribution”) to CVH and (ii) purchase up to 599,999 Class A Units of CVH (the “Class A Units”) and up to 1,800,000 Class B Units of CVH (the “Class B Units,” and, together with the Class A Units, the “Units”). The $1,800,000 purchase price was paid on October 12, 2020 and therefore that is the date the purchase of the Units was closed. On December 16, 2020, the Company increased it capital contribution by $700,000 in exchange for an additional 700,000 Class B Units. The Company owns an aggregate of 599,999 Class A Units and 2,500,000 Class B Units.
CVH owns certain interests in the sponsor entity (the “Sponsor”) to a special purpose acquisition company formed for the purpose of pursuing an initial public offering of its securities followed by effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses (the “SPAC”). It is anticipated that the Contribution will be used by CVH to fund the Sponsor’s purchase of securities in the SPAC.
Nadir Ali, our Chief Executive Officer, beneficially owns membership interests in CVH through 3AM LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a founding member of CVH (“3AM”).
Concurrently with our entry into the Subscription Agreement, we entered into the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of CVH (the “LLC Agreement”), dated as of September 30, 2020. Under the terms of the LLC Agreement, in the event the Managing Member (as defined in the LLC Agreement) can no longer manage CVH’s affairs due to his death, disability or incapacity, 3AM will serve as CVH’s replacement Managing Member. Except as may be required by law, the Company, as a non-managing member under the LLC Agreement, does not have any voting rights and generally cannot take part in the management or control of CVH’s business and affairs.
The LLC Agreement provides that each Class A Unit and each Class B Unit represents the right of the Company to receive any distributions made by the Sponsor on account of the Class A Interests and Class B Interests, respectively, of the Sponsor.
We are not required to make additional capital contributions to CVH, unless any such capital contribution is approved by all of CVH’s members. In addition, the LLC Agreement contains terms and conditions that provide for limitations on liability, restrictions on rights to distributions and certain indemnification rights for CVH’s members.
“Blue Dot” Technology Acquisition
On August 19, 2020, in accordance with the terms and conditions of that certain Asset Purchase Agreement, by and among us, Ten Degrees Inc., a Delaware corporation (“TDI”), Ten Degrees International Limited (“TDIL”), a Cayman Islands exempted company limited by shares and the sole shareholder of 100% of the outstanding capital stock of TDI, mCube International Limited (“MCI”), a Cayman Island company, and the holder of a majority of the outstanding capital of TDIL and mCube, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and the sole shareholder of 100% of the outstanding capital stock of MCI (“mCube”, together with TDI, TDIL, and MCI collectively, the “Transferors”, or "Ten Degrees"), dated August 19, 2020 (the “APA”), we acquired a suite of on-device “blue-dot” indoor location and motion technologies, including patents, trademarks, software and related intellectual property from the Transferors (collectively, the “Assets”).
The Assets were acquired for consideration consisting of (i) $1.5 million in cash and (ii) 480,000 shares of our common stock.
In accordance with the terms of the APA, commencing as of the date of the APA, the Transferors, and their affiliates, have agreed to not compete with our business associated with the Assets for a period of five years from the closing date. In addition, each party agreed to not solicit any employees from the other party for a period of one year from the closing date, subject to certain exceptions.
All of Transferors’ right, title and interest in and to the Assets were sold, conveyed, transferred, assigned, and delivered to us in accordance with a Bill of Sale and Assignment executed by the Transferors, dated as of the closing date.
Systat License Acquisition
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On June 19, 2020, we entered into an exclusive license to market, distribute, and develop the SYSTAT and SigmaPlot software suite of products (the “License Grant”) pursuant to the terms and conditions of that certain Exclusive Software License and Distribution Agreement, as amended on June 30, 2020 (as amended, the “License Agreement”), with Cranes Software International Ltd. (“Cranes”) and Systat Software, Inc. (“Systat,” and together with Cranes, the “Systat Parties”). In accordance with the terms of the License Agreement, on June 30, 2020 (the “License Closing Date”), we acquired the License Grant, effective as of June 1, 2020, and we partitioned a portion of the outstanding balance under that certain secured promissory note (the “Sysorex Note”) issued to us by Sysorex, Inc. (“Sysorex”), into a new note in an amount equal to $3 million in principal plus accrued interest (the “Closing Note”) and assigned the Closing Note and all rights and obligations thereunder to Systat in accordance with the terms and conditions of that certain Promissory Note Assignment and Assumption Agreement. An aggregate of an additional $3.3 million of the principal balance underlying the Sysorex Note was partitioned and assigned to Systat as consideration payable for the rights granted under the license, including $1.3 million on the three month anniversary of the License Closing Date, $1.0 million on the six month anniversary of the License Closing Date and $1.0 million on March 19, 2021. Each assignment under the Sysorex Note was represented by a new secured promissory note and our right to any repayment under the Sysorex Note is subordinate and junior to Sysorex’s obligation to make any payment to Systat unless we have exercised our right to offset any losses against such assigned notes as permitted in the License Agreement. In addition, we paid the remaining cash consideration of $2.2 million for the License Grant on July 8, 2020.
In connection with the License Grant, the Systat Parties provided us with equipment for us to use at no additional cost for a minimum period of six months following the License Closing Date. In addition, we have the right, but not the obligation, to assume all of the Systat Parties’ rights, interests, and obligations under the Systat Customer Contracts and the Systat Distribution Agreements (as such terms are defined in the License Agreement). We are also entitled to any customer maintenance revenue, new license fees, or license renewal fees, received by any of the Systat Parties after June 1, 2020 in connection with the Systat Customer Contracts and/or Systat Distribution Agreements assigned to and assumed by us in connection with the License Agreement. The License Grant will remain in effect for a period of 15 years following the License Closing Date (the “Term”), unless terminated sooner upon mutual written consent of Systat and us or upon termination by either for the other party’s specified breach.
At any time during the first 5-year period of the Term (the "Purchase Option Exercise Period"), we may exercise our option to purchase the Software, Software Source, User Documentation, Systat Intellectual Property, Customer Information and Equipment (as such terms are defined in the License Agreement) from the Systat Parties in exchange for an assignment of our right to receive an additional $1.0 million in principal under the Sysorex Note. On February 22, 2021, we entered into a Second Amendment to the License Agreement to allow for the exercise of the purchase option in whole or in part any time during the Purchase Option Period and to provide for cash consideration in lieu of an assignment of the Sysorex Note at our option. In addition, we exercised our option to purchase a portion of the underlying assets, including certain software, trademarks, solutions, domain names and websites from Systat in exchange for consideration in an amount equal to $900,000.
In connection with the License Grant, the Company expanded its operations into the United Kingdom and Germany. As a result of such expansion, the Company formed Inpixon Limited, a new wholly owned subsidiary in the United Kingdom, and established Inpixon GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary incorporated under the laws of Germany.
Promissory Note
On March 18, 2020, we entered into a note purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Iliad Research & Trading, L.P. (the “Holder”) (as amended in September 17, 2020 and March 2021), pursuant to which we issued and sold to the Holder an unsecured promissory note (the “March 2020 Note”) in an aggregate initial principal amount of $6,465,000.00 (the “Initial Principal Amount”), which is payable on or before March 18, 2022 (the “Maturity Date”). The Initial Principal Amount includes an original issue discount of $1,450,000.00 and $15,000.00 that we agreed to pay to the Holder to cover the Holder’s legal fees, accounting costs, due diligence, monitoring and other transaction costs. In exchange for the March 2020 Note, the Holder paid an aggregate purchase price of $5,000,000.00 (the “Transaction”). The March 2020 Note is payable on or before the date that is 12 months from the issuance date. Interest on the note accrues at a rate of 10% per annum and is payable on the maturity date or otherwise in accordance with the note. We may pay all or any portion of the amount owed earlier than it is due in an amount equal to 115% of the portion of the outstanding balance the Company elects to prepay.
Redemption. Beginning as of the date that was 6 months from the issuance date and at the intervals indicated below until the March 2020 Note is paid in full, the Holder has the right to redeem up to an aggregate of 1/3 of the initial principal balance of the Note each month (each monthly exercise, a “Monthly Redemption Amount”) by providing written notice (each, a “Monthly Redemption Notice”); provided, however, that if the Holder does not exercise any Monthly Redemption Amount in its corresponding month then such Monthly Redemption Amount shall be available for the Holder to redeem in any future
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month in addition to such future month’s Monthly Redemption Amount. Upon receipt of Monthly Redemption Notice, we are required to the applicable Monthly Redemption Amount in cash to the Holder within five business days of receipt.
Monitoring Fee. The terms of the Note included a one-time monitoring fee equal to ten percent (10%) of the then-current outstanding balance if the Note was still outstanding six months following the original issue date, which amount was subsequently amended to five percent (5%) and was added to the Note.
In addition, at any time while the Note is outstanding, if we intend to enter into a financing pursuant to which we will issue securities that (A) have or may have conversion rights of any kind, contingent, conditional or otherwise, in which the number of shares that may be issued pursuant to such conversion right varies with the market price of the Company’s common stock, or (B) are or may become convertible into common stock (including without limitation convertible debt, warrants or convertible preferred stock), with a conversion price that varies with the market price of the common stock, even if such security only becomes convertible following an event of default, the passage of time, or another trigger event or condition (a “Future Offering”), then we must first offer such opportunity to the Holder on the same terms no later than five (5) trading days immediately prior to the trading day of the expected announcement of the Future Offering (the “Right of First Refusal”). If the Holder is unwilling or unable to provide such financing then we may obtain such financing upon the exact same terms and conditions offered to the Holder, which must be completed within 30 days after the date of the notice. If we do not receive the financing within 30 days after the date of the notice, then we must again offer the financing opportunity to the Holder as described above, and the process detailed above will be repeated. The Right of First Refusal does not apply to an Exempt Issuance (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) or to a registered offering made pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-1 or Form S-3.
Note Exchanges
During the first quarter ended March 31, 2020, we entered into exchange agreements with a noteholder pursuant to which we issued an aggregate of 1,896,557 shares of common stock in exchange for the satisfaction of an aggregate amount of approximately $4,194,030 of the outstanding balance of promissory notes issued on May 3, 2019 and June 27, 2019 to the holders of such notes at exchange prices between $1.12 and $4.05 per share, in each case at a price per share equal to Nasdaq’s “minimum price” as defined by Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d).
During the quarter ended June 30, 2020, we entered into exchange agreements with noteholders pursuant to which we issued an aggregate of 3,889,990 shares of common stock in exchange for the satisfaction of an aggregate amount of approximately $4.6 million of the outstanding balance of promissory notes issued on December 21, 2018, August 8, 2019, September 17, 2019 and November 22, 2019 to the holders of such notes at exchange prices between $1.09 and $1.362 per share, in each case at a price per share equal to Nasdaq’s “minimum price” as defined by Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d).
On November 19, 2020, we entered into an exchange agreement pursuant to which we issued an aggregate of 389,863 shares of common stock in exchange for the satisfaction of an aggregate amount of approximately $400,000 of the outstanding balance of the March 2020 Note at a price per share equal to $1.026, which was equal to Nasdaq’s “minimum price” as defined by Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d).
On November 24, 2020, we entered into an exchange agreement pursuant to which we issued an aggregate of 686,813 shares of common stock in exchange for the satisfaction of an aggregate amount of approximately $750,000 of the outstanding balance of the March 2020 Note at a price per share equal to $1.092, which was equal to Nasdaq’s “minimum price” as defined by Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d).
On February 11, 2021, we entered into an exchange agreement pursuant to which we issued an aggregate of 893,921 shares of common stock in exchange for the satisfaction of an aggregate amount of approximately $1.5 million of the outstanding balance of the March 2021 Note at a price per share equal to $1.678, which was equal to Nasdaq’s “minimum price” as defined by Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d).
Equity Distribution Agreement
On March 3, 2020, we entered into an Equity Distribution Agreement ("EDA") with Maxim Group LLC (“Maxim”) under which we may offer and sell shares of our common stock in connection with the ATM in an aggregate offering amount of up to $50 million from time to time through Maxim, acting exclusively as our sales agent (the “Offering”). We intend to use the net proceeds of the Offering primarily for working capital and general corporate purposes. We may also use a portion of the net proceeds to invest in or acquire businesses or technologies that we believe are complementary to our own.
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We issued and sold 33,416,830 shares of common stock during the year ended December 31, 2020, in connection with the ATM at per share prices between $1.07 and $2.11, resulting in net proceeds to the Company of approximately $46.1 million, after subtracting sales commissions and other offering expenses.
Such sales were made pursuant to the Company’s effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-223960), which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 27, 2018, as amended on May 15, 2018, and declared effective on June 5, 2018 (the “Registration Statement”), and a base prospectus dated as of June 5, 2018 included in the Registration Statement and the prospectus supplements relating to the ATM filed with the SEC on March 3, 2020 and June 22, 2020. The EDA was terminated as of February 12, 2021.
Reverse Stock Split
On January 7, 2020, we effected a 1-for-45 reverse split of our outstanding common stock.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”). In connection with the preparation of our consolidated financial statements, we are required to make assumptions and estimates about future events, and apply judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, expenses and the related disclosures. We base our assumptions, estimates and judgments on historical experience, current trends and other factors that management believes to be relevant at the time our consolidated financial statements are prepared. On a regular basis, we review the accounting policies, assumptions, estimates and judgments to ensure that our consolidated financial statements are presented fairly and in accordance with GAAP. However, because future events and their effects cannot be determined with certainty, actual results could differ from our assumptions and estimates, and such differences could be material.
Our significant accounting policies are discussed in Note 2 of the audited consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 which are included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. We believe that the following accounting estimates are the most critical to aid in fully understanding and evaluating our reported financial results, and they require our most difficult, subjective or complex judgments, resulting from the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain. There have been no changes to estimates during the periods presented in the filing. Historically changes in management estimates have not been material.
Revenue Recognition
We recognize revenue when we transfer control of the promised products or services to our customers, in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to be entitled to in exchange for those products or services. We derive our revenue from software as a service, design and implementation services for our Indoor Intelligence systems, and professional services for work performed in conjunction with our systems.
Hardware and Software Revenue Recognition
For sales of hardware and software products, our performance obligation is satisfied at a point in time when they are shipped to the customer. This is when the customer has title to the product and the risks and rewards of ownership. The delivery of products to our customers occurs in a variety of ways, including (i) as a physical product shipped from our warehouse, (ii) via drop-shipment by a third-party vendor, or (iii) via electronic delivery with respect to software licenses. We leverage drop-ship arrangements with many of our vendors and suppliers to deliver products to customers without having to physically hold the inventory at our warehouse. In such arrangements, we negotiate the sale price with the customer, pay the supplier directly for the product shipped, bear credit risk of collecting payment from our customers and are ultimately responsible for the acceptability of the product and ensuring that such product meets the standards and requirements of the customer. Accordingly, we are the principal in the transaction with the customer and record revenue on a gross basis. We receive fixed consideration for sales of hardware and software products. Our customers generally pay within 30 to 60 days from the receipt of a customer approved invoice. We have elected the practical expedient to expense the costs of obtaining a contract when they are incurred because the amortization period of the asset that otherwise would have been recognized is less than a year.
Software As A Service Revenue Recognition
With respect to sales of our maintenance, consulting and other service agreements including our digital advertising and electronic services, customers pay fixed monthly fees in exchange for the Company’s service. The Company’s performance
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obligation is satisfied over time as the digital advertising and electronic services are provided continuously throughout the service period. The Company recognizes revenue evenly over the service period using a time-based measure because the Company is providing continuous access to its service.
Professional Services Revenue Recognition
Our professional services include milestone, fixed fee and time and materials contracts.
Professional services under milestone contracts are accounted for using the percentage of completion method. As soon as the outcome of a contract can be estimated reliably, contract revenue is recognized in the consolidated statement of operations in proportion to the stage of completion of the contract. Contract costs are expensed as incurred. Contract costs include all amounts that relate directly to the specific contract, are attributable to contract activity, and are specifically chargeable to the customer under the terms of the contract.
Professional services are also contracted on the fixed fee and time and materials basis. Fixed fees are paid monthly, in phases, or upon acceptance of deliverables. Our time and materials contracts are paid weekly or monthly based on hours worked. Revenue on time and material contracts is recognized based on a fixed hourly rate as direct labor hours are expended. Materials, or other specified direct costs, are reimbursed as actual costs and may include markup. We have elected the practical expedient to recognize revenue for the right to invoice because our right to consideration corresponds directly with the value to the customer of the performance completed to date. For fixed fee contracts including maintenance service provided by in house personnel, we recognize revenue evenly over the service period using a time-based measure because we are providing continuous service. Because our contracts have an expected duration of one year or less, we have elected the practical expedient in ASC 606-10-50-14(a) to not disclose information about the remaining performance obligations. Anticipated losses are recognized as soon as they become known. For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, we did not incur any such losses. These amounts are based on known and estimated factors.
SAVES by Inpixon Revenue Recognition
SAVES by Inpixon ("SAVES", formerly Systat) is a comprehensive set of data analytics and statistical visualization solutions for engineers and scientists.The Company enters into contracts with its customers whereby it grants a non-exclusive on-premise license for the use of its proprietary software. The contracts provide for either (i) a one-year stated term with a one-year renewal option (ii) a perpetual term or (iii) a two-year term for students with the option to upgrade to a perpetual license at the end of the term. The contracts may also provide for yearly on-going maintenance services for a specified price, which includes maintenance services, designated support, and enhancements, upgrades and improvements to the software (the “Maintenance Services”), depending on the contract. Licenses for on-premises software provide the customer with a right to use the software as it exists when made available to the customer. All software provides customers with the same functionality and differ mainly in the duration over which the customer benefits from the software.
The timing of our revenue recognition related to the SAVES revenue stream is dependent on whether the software licensing agreement entered into represents a good or service. Software that relies on an entity’s IP and is delivered only through a hosting arrangement, where the customer cannot take possession of the software, is a service. A software arrangement that is provided through an access code or key represents the transfer of a good. Licenses for on-premises software represents a good and provide the customer with a right to use the software as it exists when made available to the customer. Customers may purchase perpetual licenses or subscribe to licenses, which provide customers with the same functionality and differ mainly in the duration over which the customer benefits from the software. Revenue from distinct on-premises licenses is recognized upfront at the point in time when the software is made available to the customer.
Renewals or extensions of licenses are evaluated as distinct licenses (i.e., a distinct good or service), and revenue attributed to the distinct good or service cannot be recognized until (1) the entity provides the distinct license (or makes the license available) to the customer and (2) the customer is able to use and benefit from the distinct license. Renewal contracts are not combined with original contracts, and, as a result, the renewal right is evaluated in the same manner as all other additional rights granted after the initial contract. The revenue is not recognized until the customer can begin to use and benefit from the license, which is typically at the beginning of the license renewal period. Therefore, we recognize revenue resulting from renewal of licensed software at a point in time, specifically, at the beginning of the license renewal period.
We recognize revenue related to Maintenance Services evenly over the service period using a time-based measure because we are providing continuous service and the customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits provided by our performance as the services are performed.
Design and Implementation Revenue Recognition
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Design and implementation revenue is accounted for using the percentage of completion method. As soon as the outcome of a contract can be estimated reliably, contract revenue is recognized in the consolidated statement of operations in proportion to the stage of completion of the contract. Contract costs are expensed as incurred. Contract costs include all amounts that relate directly to the specific contract, are attributable to contract activity, and are specifically chargeable to the customer under the terms of the contract.
Contract Balances
The timing of our revenue recognition may differ from the timing of payment by our customers. We record a receivable when revenue is recognized prior to payment and we have an unconditional right to payment. Alternatively, when payment precedes the provision of the related services, we record deferred revenue until the performance obligations are satisfied. The Company had deferred revenue of approximately $1,922,000 and $912,000 as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, related to cash received in advance for product maintenance services and professional services provided by the Company’s technical staff. The Company expects to satisfy its remaining performance obligations for these maintenance services and professional services, and recognize the deferred revenue and related contract costs over the next twelve months.
Long-lived Assets
We account for our long-lived assets in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 360, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets” (“ASC 360”), which requires that long-lived assets be evaluated whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable or the useful life has changed. Some of the events or changes in circumstances that would trigger an impairment test include, but are not limited to:
•significant under-performance relative to expected and/or historical results (negative comparable sales growth or operating cash flows for two consecutive years);
•significant negative industry or economic trends;
•knowledge of transactions involving the sale of similar property at amounts below our carrying value; or
•our expectation to dispose of long-lived assets before the end of their estimated useful lives, even though the assets do not meet the criteria to be classified as “held for sale.”
Long-lived assets are grouped for recognition and measurement of impairment at the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows are largely independent of the cash flows of other assets. The impairment test for long-lived assets requires us to assess the recoverability of our long-lived assets by comparing their net carrying value to the sum of undiscounted estimated future cash flows directly associated with and arising from our use and eventual disposition of the assets. If the net carrying value of a group of long-lived assets exceeds the sum of related undiscounted estimated future cash flows, we would be required to record an impairment charge equal to the excess, if any, of net carrying value over fair value.
When assessing the recoverability of our long-lived assets, which include property and equipment and finite-lived intangible assets, we make assumptions regarding estimated future cash flows and other factors. Some of these assumptions involve a high degree of judgment and also bear a significant impact on the assessment conclusions. Included among these assumptions are estimating undiscounted future cash flows, including the projection of comparable sales, operating expenses, capital requirements for maintaining property and equipment and residual value of asset groups. We formulate estimates from historical experience and assumptions of future performance, based on business plans and forecasts, recent economic and business trends, and competitive conditions. In the event that our estimates or related assumptions change in the future, we may be required to record an impairment charge. Based on our evaluation we did not record a charge for impairment for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.
The benefits to be derived from our acquired intangibles, will take additional financial resources to continue the development of our technology. Management believes our technology has significant long-term profit potential, and to date, management continues to allocate existing resources to the develop products and services to seek returns on its investment. We continue to seek additional resources, through both capital raising efforts and meeting with industry experts, as part of our continued efforts. Although there can be no assurance that these efforts will be successful, we intend to allocate financial and personnel resources when deemed possible and/or necessary. If we choose to abandon these efforts, or if we determine that such funding is not available, the related development of our technology (resulting in our lack of ability to expand our business), may be subject to significant impairment.
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As described previously, we continue to experience weakness in market conditions, a depressed stock price, and challenges in executing our business plans. The Company will continue to monitor these uncertainties in future periods, to determine the impact.
We evaluate the remaining useful lives of long-lived assets and identifiable intangible assets whenever events or circumstances indicate that a revision to the remaining period of amortization is warranted. Such events or circumstances may include (but are not limited to): the effects of obsolescence, demand, competition, and/or other economic factors including the stability of the industry in which we operate, known technological advances, legislative actions, or changes in the regulatory environment. If the estimated remaining useful lives change, the remaining carrying amount of the long-lived assets and identifiable intangible assets would be amortized prospectively over that revised remaining useful life. We have determined that there were no events or circumstances during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, which would indicate a revision to the remaining amortization period related to any of our long-lived assets. Accordingly, we believe that the current estimated useful lives of long-lived assets reflect the period over which they are expected to contribute to future cash flows and are therefore deemed appropriate.
Acquired In-Process Research and Development (“IPR&D”)
In accordance with authoritative guidance, we recognize IPR&D at fair value as of the acquisition date, and subsequently account for it as an indefinite-lived intangible asset until completion or abandonment of the associated research and development efforts. Once an IPR&D project has been completed, the useful life of the IPR&D asset is determined and amortized accordingly. If the IPR&D asset is abandoned, the remaining carrying value is written off. During fiscal year 2014, we acquired IPR&D through the acquisition of AirPatrol, in 2015 through the acquisition of the assets of LightMiner, in 2019 through the acquisitions of Locality, Jibestream and certain assets of GTX and in 2020 through the SYSTAT licensing agreement, the acquisition of certain assets of Ten Degrees, and the acquisition of Nanotron. Our IPR&D is comprised of AirPatrol, LightMiner, Locality, Jibestream, GTX, SYSTAT, Ten Degrees, and Nanotron, which was valued on the date of the acquisition. It will take additional financial resources to continue development of these technologies.
We continue to seek additional resources, through both capital raising efforts and meeting with industry experts, for further development of the AirPatrol, Locality, Jibestream, GTX, SYSTAT, Ten Degrees, and Nanotron technologies. Through December 31, 2020, we have made some progress with raising capital since these acquisitions, building our pipeline and getting industry acknowledgment. We have been recognized by leading industry analysts in a report on leading indoor positioning companies and were also awarded the IoT Security Excellence award by TMC and Crossfire Media. Management remains focused on growing revenue from these products and continues to pursue efforts to recognize the value of the AirPatrol, Locality, Jibestream, GTX, SYSTAT, Ten Degrees, and Nanotron technologies. Although there can be no assurance that these efforts will be successful, we intend to allocate financial and personnel resources when deemed possible and/or necessary. If we choose to abandon these efforts, or if we determine that such funding is not available, the related IPR&D will be subject to significant impairment.
Goodwill and Indefinite-lived Assets
We have recorded goodwill and other indefinite-lived assets in connection with our acquisitions of Shoom, Locality, Jibestream, GTX, the Systat Parties, and Nanotron. Goodwill, which represents the excess of acquisition cost over the fair value of the net tangible and intangible assets of the acquired company, is not amortized. Indefinite-lived intangible assets are stated at fair value as of the date acquired in a business combination. The recoverability of goodwill is evaluated at least annually and when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable.
We analyze goodwill first to assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform a detailed goodwill impairment test as required. The more-likely-than-not threshold is defined as having a likelihood of more than 50%. The Company has determined that the reporting unit is the entire company, due to the integration of the Company’s activities.
Events and circumstances for an entity to consider in conducting the qualitative assessment are:
•Macroeconomic conditions such as a deterioration in general economic conditions, limitations on accessing capital, fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, or other developments in equity and credit markets.
•Industry and market considerations such as a deterioration in the environment in which an entity operates, an increased competitive environment, a decline in market-dependent multiples or metrics (considered in both
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absolute terms and relative to peers), a change in the market for an entity’s products or services, or a regulatory or political development.
•Cost factors such as increases in raw materials, labor, or other costs that have a negative effect on earnings and cash flows.
•Overall financial performance such as negative or declining cash flows or a decline in actual or planned revenue or earnings compared with actual and projected results of relevant prior periods.
•Other relevant entity-specific events such as changes in management, key personnel, strategy, or customers, contemplation of bankruptcy, or litigation.
•Events affecting a reporting unit such as a change in the composition or carrying amount of its net assets, a more-likely-than-not expectation of selling or disposing of all, or a portion, of a reporting unit, the testing for recoverability of a significant asset group within a reporting unit, or recognition of a goodwill impairment loss in the financial statements of a subsidiary that is a component of a reporting unit.
•If applicable, a sustained decrease in share price (considered in both absolute terms and relative to peers).
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Subject to Amortization
We amortize intangible assets with finite lives over their estimated useful lives and review them for impairment whenever an impairment indicator exists. We continually monitor events and changes in circumstances that could indicate carrying amounts of our long-lived assets, including our intangible assets, may not be recoverable. When such events or changes in circumstances occur, we assess recoverability by determining whether the carrying value of such assets will be recovered through the undiscounted expected future cash flows. If the future undiscounted cash flows are less than the carrying amount of these assets, we recognize an impairment loss based on the excess of the carrying amount over the fair value of the assets. We did not recognize any intangible asset impairment charges for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019. See “Acquired In-Process Research and Development (“IPR&D”)” for further information.
Deferred Income Taxes
In accordance with ASC 740 “Income Taxes” (“ASC 740”), management routinely evaluates the likelihood of the realization of its income tax benefits and the recognition of its deferred tax assets. In evaluating the need for any valuation allowance, management will assess whether it is more likely than not that some portion, or all, of the deferred tax asset may not be realized on a jurisdictional basis. Ultimately, the realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during those periods in which temporary differences become deductible and/or tax credits and tax loss carry-forwards can be utilized. In performing its analyses, management considers both positive and negative evidence including historical financial performance, previous earnings patterns, future earnings forecasts, tax planning strategies, economic and business trends and the potential realization of net operating loss carry-forwards within a reasonable timeframe. To this end, management considered (i) that we have had historical losses in the prior years and cannot anticipate generating a sufficient level of future profits in order to realize the benefits of our deferred tax asset; (ii) tax planning strategies; and (iii) the adequacy of future income as of and for the year ended December 31, 2019, based upon certain economic conditions and historical losses through December 31, 2020. After consideration of these factors, management deemed it appropriate to establish a full valuation allowance with respect to the deferred tax assets for Inpixon and Inpixon Canada.
A liability for “unrecognized tax benefits” is recorded for any tax benefits claimed in the Company’s tax filings that do not meet these recognition and measurement standards. As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, no liability for unrecognized tax benefits was required to be reported. The guidance also discusses the classification of related interest and penalties on income taxes. The Company’s policy is to record interest and penalties on uncertain tax positions as a component of income tax expense. No interest or penalties were recorded during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
We maintain our reserves for credit losses at a level believed by management to be adequate to absorb potential losses inherent in the respective balances. We assign an internal credit quality rating to all new customers and update these ratings regularly, but no less than annually. Management’s determination of the adequacy of the reserve for credit losses for our accounts and notes receivable is based on the age of the receivable balance, the customer’s credit quality rating, an evaluation of historical credit losses, current economic conditions, and other relevant factors.
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As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, reserves for credit losses included a reserve for doubtful accounts of approximately $235,000 and $646,000, respectively, due to the aging of the items greater than 90 days outstanding and other potential non-collections.
Business Combinations
We account for business combinations using the acquisition method of accounting, and accordingly, the assets and liabilities of the acquired business are recorded at their fair values at the date of acquisition. The excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair value is recorded as goodwill. Any changes in the estimated fair values of the net assets recorded for acquisitions prior to the finalization of more detailed analysis, but not to exceed one year from the date of acquisition, will change the amount of the purchase price allocable to goodwill. Any subsequent changes to any purchase price allocations that are material to our consolidated financial results will be adjusted. All acquisition costs are expensed as incurred and in-process research and development costs are recorded at fair value as an indefinite-lived intangible asset and assessed for impairment thereafter until completion, at which point the asset is amortized over its expected useful life. Separately recognized transactions associated with business combinations are generally expensed subsequent to the acquisition date. The application of business combination and impairment accounting requires the use of significant estimates and assumptions.
Upon acquisition, the accounts and results of operations are consolidated as of and subsequent to the acquisition date and are included in our Consolidated Financial Statements from the acquisition date.
Stock-Based Compensation
We account for equity instruments issued to non-employees in accordance with accounting guidance, which requires that such equity instruments are recorded at their fair value on the measurement date, which is typically the date the services are performed.
We account for equity instruments issued to employees in accordance with accounting guidance that requires that awards are recorded at their fair value on the date of grant and are amortized over the vesting period of the award. We recognize compensation costs over the requisite service period of the award, which is generally the vesting term of the equity instrument issued.
The Black-Scholes option valuation model is used to estimate the fair value of the options or the equivalent security granted. The model includes subjective input assumptions that can materially affect the fair value estimates. The model was developed for use in estimating the fair value of traded options or warrants. The expected volatility is estimated based on the average of historical volatilities for industry peers.
The principal assumptions used in applying the Black-Scholes model along with the results from the model were as follows:
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2020 | 2019 | ||||||||||
Risk-free interest rate | 0.33-0.35% | 1.77-2.66% | |||||||||
Expected life of option grants | 5 years | 7 years | |||||||||
Expected volatility of underlying stock | 34.43% | 49.48-106.16% | |||||||||
Dividends assumption | $ | — | $ | — |
During the year ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company recorded a charge of $1.2 million and $3.2 million, respectively, for the amortization of employee stock options.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Year Ended December 31, 2020 compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2019
The following table sets forth selected consolidated financial data as a percentage of our revenue and the percentage of period-over-period change:
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Revenues | $ | 9,297 | 100 | % | $ | 6,301 | 100 | % | $ | 2,996 | 48 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of revenues | $ | 2,613 | 28 | % | $ | 1,609 | 26 | % | $ | 1,004 | 62 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gross profit | $ | 6,684 | 72 | % | $ | 4,692 | 74 | % | $ | 1,992 | 42 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating expenses | $ | 30,478 | 328 | % | $ | 25,502 | 405 | % | $ | 4,976 | 20 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loss from operations | $ | (23,794) | (256) | % | $ | (20,810) | (330) | % | $ | (2,984) | 14 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss | $ | (29,214) | (314) | % | $ | (33,982) | (539) | % | $ | (4,768) | (14) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss attributable to stockholders of Inpixon | $ | (29,229) | (314) | % | $ | (33,991) | (539) | % | $ | (4,762) | (14) | % |
* Amounts used to calculate dollar and percentage changes are based on numbers in the thousands. Accordingly, calculations in this item, which may be rounded to the nearest hundred thousand, may not produce the same results.
Revenues
Revenues for the year ended December 31, 2020 were $9.3 million compared to $6.3 million for the comparable period in the prior year for an increase of approximately $3.0 million, or approximately 48%. Revenues increased approximately $1.2 million from the Systat License Agreement, approximately $0.9 million from the Nanotron acquisition and approximately $0.9 million from existing product lines over the prior comparable period.
Cost of Revenues
Cost of revenues for the year ended December 31, 2020 were $2.6 million compared to $1.6 million for the comparable period in the prior year. This increase in cost of revenues of approximately $1.0 million, or approximately 62%, was primarily attributable to the increase in revenues from the Systat License Agreement, Nantoron acquisition and the existing product lines.
The gross profit margin for the year ended December 31, 2020 was 72% compared to 74% for the year ended December 31, 2019. This decrease in margin is primarily due to to lower gross profit margins from the Nanotron acquisition.
Operating Expenses
Operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2020 were $30.5 million and $25.5 million for the comparable period ended December 31, 2019. This increase of $5.0 million is primarily attributable to increased operating expenses of the Systat licensing product line, Nanotron acquisition, increased operating expense of the Jibestream division as it was included for a full twelve months during 2020, increased professional fees and marketing expenses offset by a decrease in travel expenses, stock based compensation and amortization of intangibles.
Loss From Operations
Loss from operations for the year ended December 31, 2020 was $23.8 million as compared to $20.8 million for the comparable period in the prior year. This increase in loss of approximately $3.0 million was primarily attributable to higher operating expenses offset by the increase in gross profit for the year ended December 31, 2020.
Other Income/Expense
Other income/expense for the year ended December 31, 2020 was a loss of $5.5 million compared to a loss of $13.8 million for the comparable period in the prior year. This decrease in loss of approximately $8.3 million is primarily attributable to a decrease in the valuation allowance adjustment in connection with a Note Receivable from Sysorex.
Provision for Income Taxes
There was an income tax benefit of $56,000 for the year ended December 31, 2020 related to the acquisition of intangibles and net operating losses of Locality and Jibestream. There was no provision for income taxes for the year ended
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December 31, 2019 as the Company was in a net taxable loss position. Deferred tax assets resulting from such losses are fully reserved as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 for Inpixon and Inpixon Canada since, at present, the Company has no history of taxable income and it is more likely than not that such assets will not be realized.
Net Gain Attributable To Non-Controlling Interest
Net gain attributable to non-controlling interest for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 was $15,000 and $9,000, respectively. This increase of $6,000 was attributable to the gain from Inpixon India and is immaterial.
Net Loss Attributable To Stockholders of Inpixon
Net loss attributable to stockholders for the year ended December 31, 2020 was $29.2 million compared to $34.0 million for the comparable period in the prior year. This decrease in loss of approximately $4.8 million was primarily attributable to the increase in operating expenses offset by the increase in gross margin and the decrease in the valuation allowance adjustment.
Non-GAAP Financial information
EBITDA
EBITDA is defined as net income (loss) before interest, provision for (benefit from) income taxes, and depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA is used by our management as the matrix in which it manages the business. It is defined as EBITDA plus adjustments for other income or expense items, non-recurring items and non-cash stock-based compensation.
Adjusted EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2020 was a loss of $17.1 million compared to a loss of $11.1 million for the prior year period.
The following table presents a reconciliation of net income/loss attributable to stockholders of Inpixon, which is our GAAP operating performance measure, to Adjusted EBITDA for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands):
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Net loss attributable to common stockholders | $ | (29,229) | $ | (35,241) | |||||||
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Loss on exchange of debt for equity | 210 | 294 | |||||||||
Provision for valuation allowance on held for sale loan | 2,370 | 10,627 | |||||||||
Provision for the valuation allowance for related party receivable | 648 | — | |||||||||
Settlement of litigation | — | 6 | |||||||||
Acquisition transaction/financing costs | 1,057 | 1,277 | |||||||||
Costs associated with public offering | — | 50 | |||||||||
Severance | — | 161 | |||||||||
Provision for doubtful accounts | 956 | 558 | |||||||||
Deemed dividend for triggering of warrant down round feature | — | 1,250 | |||||||||
Stock-based compensation - compensation and related benefits | 1,194 | 3,489 | |||||||||
Interest expense, net | 2,426 | 2,277 | |||||||||
Income tax benefit | (87) | (584) | |||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 3,371 | 4,752 | |||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | (17,084) | $ | (11,084) |
We rely on Adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP financial measure for the following:
•To review and assess the operating performance of our Company as permitted by Accounting Standards Codification Topic 280, Segment Reporting;
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•To compare our current operating results with corresponding periods and with the operating results of other companies in our industry;
•As a basis for allocating resources to various projects;
•As a measure to evaluate potential economic outcomes of acquisitions, operational alternatives and strategic decisions; and
•To evaluate internally the performance of our personnel.
We have presented Adjusted EBITDA above because we believe it conveys useful information to investors regarding our operating results. We believe it provides an additional way for investors to view our operations, when considered with both our GAAP results and the reconciliation to net income (loss). By including this information, we can provide investors with a more complete understanding of our business. Specifically, we present Adjusted EBITDA as supplemental disclosure because of the following:
•We believe Adjusted EBITDA is a useful tool for investors to assess the operating performance of our business without the effect of interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization and other non-cash items including stock based compensation, amortization of intangibles, change in the fair value of shares to be issued, change in the fair value of derivative liability, impairment of goodwill and one time charges including gain/loss on the settlement of obligations, severance costs, provision for doubtful accounts, acquisition costs and the costs associated with the public offering.
•We believe that it is useful to provide to investors with a standard operating metric used by management to evaluate our operating performance; and
•We believe that the use of Adjusted EBITDA is helpful to compare our results to other companies.
Even though we believe Adjusted EBITDA is useful for investors, it does have limitations as an analytical tool. Thus, we strongly urge investors not to consider this metric in isolation or as a substitute for net income (loss) and the other consolidated statement of operations data prepared in accordance with GAAP. Some of these limitations include the fact that:
•Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect our cash expenditures or future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments;
•Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs;
•Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect the significant interest expense or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments on our debt;
•Although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized will often have to be replaced in the future, and Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect any cash requirements for such replacements;
•Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect income or other taxes or the cash requirements to make any tax payments; and
•Other companies in our industry may calculate Adjusted EBITDA differently than we do, thereby potentially limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure.
Because of these limitations, Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered a measure of discretionary cash available to us to invest in the growth of our business or as a measure of performance in compliance with GAAP. We compensate for these limitations by relying primarily on our GAAP results and providing Adjusted EBITDA only as supplemental information.
Proforma Non-GAAP Net Loss per Share
Basic and diluted net loss per share for the year ended December 31, 2020 was ($1.01) compared to ($47.52) for the prior year period. The decreased loss per share in 2020 was attributable to the changes discussed in our results of operations.
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Proforma non-GAAP net income (loss) per share is used by our Company’s management as an evaluation tool as it manages the business and is defined as net income (loss) per basic and diluted share adjusted for non-cash items including stock based compensation, amortization of intangibles and one time charges including gain on the settlement of obligations, severance costs, provision for doubtful accounts, change in the fair value of shares to be issued, acquisition costs and the costs associated with the public offering.
Proforma non-GAAP net loss per basic and diluted common share for the year ended December 31, 2020 was ($0.71) compared to a loss of ($18.75) per share for the prior year period.
The following table presents a reconciliation of net loss per basic and diluted share, which is our GAAP operating performance measure, to proforma non-GAAP net loss per share for the periods reflected (in thousands, except per share data):
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(thousands, except per share data) | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||||||
Net loss attributable to common stockholders | $ | (29,229) | $ | (35,241) | ||||||||||
Adjustments: | ||||||||||||||
Non-recurring one-time charges: | ||||||||||||||
Loss on the exchange of debt for equity | 210 | 294 | ||||||||||||
Provision for valuation allowance on held for sale loan | 2,370 | 10,627 | ||||||||||||
Provision for the valuation allowance for related party receivable | 648 | — | ||||||||||||
Settlement of litigation | — | 6 | ||||||||||||
Acquisition transaction/financing costs | 1,057 | 1,277 | ||||||||||||
Costs associated with public offering | — | 50 | ||||||||||||
Severance | — | 161 | ||||||||||||
Provision for doubtful accounts | 956 | 558 | ||||||||||||
Deemed dividend for triggering of warrant down round feature | — | 1,250 | ||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation - compensation and related benefits | 1,194 | 3,489 | ||||||||||||
Amortization of intangibles | 2,306 | 3,629 | ||||||||||||
Proforma non-GAAP net loss | $ | (20,488) | $ | (13,900) | ||||||||||
Proforma non-GAAP net loss per basic and diluted common share | $ | (0.71) | $ | (18.75) | ||||||||||
Weighted average basic and diluted common shares outstanding | 28,800,493 | 741,530 |
We rely on proforma non-GAAP net loss per share, which is a non-GAAP financial measure:
•To review and assess the operating performance of our Company as permitted by Accounting Standards Codification Topic 280, Segment Reporting;
•To compare our current operating results with corresponding periods and with the operating results of other companies in our industry;
•As a measure to evaluate potential economic outcomes of acquisitions, operational alternatives and strategic decisions; and
•To evaluate internally the performance of our personnel.
We have presented proforma non-GAAP net loss per share above because we believe it conveys useful information to investors regarding our operating results. We believe it provides an additional way for investors to view our operations, when considered with both our GAAP results and the reconciliation to net income (loss), and that by including this information we can provide investors with a more complete understanding of our business. Specifically, we present proforma non-GAAP net loss per share as supplemental disclosure because:
•We believe proforma non-GAAP net loss per share is a useful tool for investors to assess the operating performance of our business without the effect of non-cash items including stock based compensation,
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amortization of intangibles and one time charges including gain on the settlement of obligations, severance costs, provision for doubtful accounts, change in the fair value of shares to be issued, acquisition costs and the costs associated with the public offering.
•We believe that it is useful to provide to investors a standard operating metric used by management to evaluate our operating performance; and
•We believe that the use of proforma non-GAAP net loss per share is helpful to compare our results to other companies.
Liquidity and Capital Resources as of December 31, 2020
Our current capital resources and operating results as of and through December 31, 2020, consist of:
1)an overall working capital surplus of approximately $18.2 million;
2)cash of approximately $18.0 million;
3)ATM equity facility in an aggregate offering amount of up to $150 million of which we have raised approximately $46.1 million of net proceeds after subtracting sales commissions and other offering costs as of December 31, 2020; and
4)net cash used by operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2020 of $20.6 million.
The breakdown of our overall working capital deficit is as follows (in thousands):
Working Capital | Assets | Liabilities | Net | |||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 17,996 | $ | — | $ | 17,996 | ||||||||||||||
Accounts receivable, net / accounts payable | 1,739 | 908 | 831 | |||||||||||||||||
Inventory | 1,243 | 1,243 | ||||||||||||||||||
Short-term investments | 7,998 | 7,998 | ||||||||||||||||||
Accrued liabilities | 2,739 | (2,739) | ||||||||||||||||||
Operating lease obligation | — | 647 | (647) | |||||||||||||||||
Deferred revenue | — | 1,922 | (1,922) | |||||||||||||||||
Notes and other receivables / Short-term debt | 152 | 5,401 | (5,249) | |||||||||||||||||
Other | 1,197 | 500 | 697 | |||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 30,325 | $ | 12,117 | $ | 18,208 |
Net cash used in operating activities during the year ended December 31, 2020 of $20.6 million consists of net loss of $29.2 million offset by non-cash adjustments of approximately $11.8 million less net cash changes in operating assets and liabilities of approximately $3.2 million.
During the first quarter of 2020, we raised $5 million in gross proceeds in connection with a debt financing, during the year ended December 31, 2020 we raised net proceeds of approximately $46.1 million in connection with sales under the ATM and net proceeds of approximately $9.2 million from a registered direct offering, and subsequent to December 31, 2020 we raised net proceeds of approximately $77.2 million from the sale of our securities in connection with registered direct offerings and the exercise of warrants. Given our current cash balances and budgeted cash flow requirements, the Company believes such funds are sufficient to support ongoing operations for the next 12 months from the issuance date of the financial statements. However, general economic or other conditions resulting from COVID 19 or other events materially may impact the liquidity of our common stock or our ability to continue to access capital from the sale of our securities to support our growth plans. Our business has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and may continue to be impacted. While we have been able to continue operations remotely, we have and continue to experience supply chain constraints and delays in the receipt of certain components of our products impacting delivery times for our products. We have also seen some impact in the demand of certain products and delays in certain projects and customer orders either because they require onsite services which could not be performed while shelter in place orders were in effect, compliance with new rules and regulations resulting from the pandemic or because of the uncertainty of the customer’s financial position and ability to invest in our technology. Despite these challenges, including a decline in revenue for certain existing product lines, we were able to realize growth in total revenue for
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the year ended December 31, 2020 when compared to the year ended 2019, as a result of the addition of new product lines including a full year of sales associated with our mapping product, the addition of the SAVES product lines following the second quarter of 2020 and the addition of the RTLS product line in the fourth quarter of 2020. The total impact that COVID-19 will have on general economic conditions is continuously evolving and the impact it may continue to have on our results of operations continues to remain uncertain and there are no assurances that we will be able to continue to experience the same growth or not be materially adversely effected. A further discussion of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business is set forth below in Part II, Item 1A. Risk Factors.The Company is also pursuing possible strategic transactions and may raise such additional capital as needed, using our equity securities, an assignment of the remaining note receivable from Sysorex and/or cash and debt financings in combinations appropriate for each acquisition.
Liquidity and Capital Resources as of December 31, 2020 Compared With December 31, 2019
The Company’s net cash flows used in operating, investing and financing activities for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 and certain balances as of the end of those periods are as follows (in thousands):
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2020 | 2019 | ||||||||||
Net cash used in operating activities | $ | (20,601) | $ | (10,665) | |||||||
Net cash used in investing activities | (23,507) | (5,108) | |||||||||
Net cash provided by financing activities | 57,259 | 19,406 | |||||||||
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash | (4) | 68 | |||||||||
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | $ | 13,147 | $ | 3,701 |
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Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 17,996 | $ | 4,777 | |||||||
Working capital surplus (deficit) | $ | 18,208 | $ | (6,975) |
Operating Activities for the year ended December 31, 2020
Net cash used in operating activities during the year ended December 31, 2020 was approximately $21.0 million. The cash flows related to the year ended December 31, 2020 consisted of the following (in thousands):
Net loss | $ | (29,214) | |||
Non-cash income and expenses | 11,846 | ||||
Net change in operating assets and liabilities | (3,233) | ||||
Net cash used in operating activities | $ | (20,601) |
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The non-cash income and expense of approximately $12.0 million consisted primarily of the following (in thousands):
$ | 3,371 | Depreciation and amortization expenses (including amortization of intangibles) primarily attributable to the Shoom, AirPatrol, LightMiner, Locality, GTX, Jibestream, Systat, Ten Degrees and Nanotron, which were acquired effective August 31, 2013, April 16, 2014, November 21, 2016, May 21, 2019, June 27, 2019, August 15, 2019, June 30, 2020, August 19, 2020 and October 6, 2020, respectively. | ||||||
490 | Amortization of right of use asset | |||||||
(32) | Accrued interest income, related party | |||||||
1,194 | Stock-based compensation expense attributable to warrants and options issued as part of Company operations | |||||||
210 | Loss on exchange of debt for equity | |||||||
2,594 | Amortization of debt discount | |||||||
2,370 | Provision for the valuation allowance held for sale loan | |||||||
(87) | Income tax benefit | |||||||
956 | Provision for doubtful accounts | |||||||
138 | Provision for inventory obsolescence | |||||||
648 | Provision for the valuation allowance related party receivable | |||||||
(6) | Other | |||||||
$ | 11,846 | Total non-cash expenses |
The net cash used in the change in operating assets and liabilities aggregated approximately $3.2 million and consisted primarily of the following (in thousands):
$ | (964) | Increase in accounts receivable and other receivables | ||||||
(928) | Increase in inventory, other current assets and other assets | |||||||
(1,815) | Decrease in accounts payable | |||||||
722 | Increase in accrued liabilities and other liabilities | |||||||
(490) | Decrease in operating lease liabilities | |||||||
242 | Increase in deferred revenue | |||||||
$ | (3,233) | Net cash used in the changes in operating assets and liabilities |
Operating Activities for the year ended December 31, 2019
Net cash used in operating activities during the years ended December 31, 2019 was approximately $10.7 million. The cash flows related to the year ended December 31, 2019 consisted of the following (in thousands):
Net loss | $ | (33,982) | |||
Non-cash income and expenses | 21,602 | ||||
Net change in operating assets and liabilities | 1,715 | ||||
Net cash used in operating activities | $ | (10,665) |
The non-cash income and expense of approximately $21.6 million consisted primarily of the following (in thousands):
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$ | 4,756 | Depreciation and amortization expenses (including amortization of intangibles) primarily attributable to the Shoom, AirPatrol, LightMiner, Locality, GTX, and Jibestream, which were acquired effective August 31, 2013, April 16, 2014, November 21, 2016, May 21, 2019, June 27, 2019, and August 15, 2019, respectively. | ||||||
398 | Amortization of right of use asset | |||||||
66 | Amortization of technology | |||||||
3,489 | Stock-based compensation expense attributable to warrants and options issued as part of Company operations and for the Jibestream acquisition | |||||||
294 | Loss on exchange of debt for equity | |||||||
2,221 | Amortization of debt discount | |||||||
10,627 | Provision for the valuation allowance held for sale loan | |||||||
(584) | Income tax benefit | |||||||
558 | Provision for doubtful accounts | |||||||
(223) | Other | |||||||
$ | 21,602 | Total non-cash expenses |
The net use of cash in the change in operating assets and liabilities aggregated approximately $1.7 million and consisted primarily of the following (in thousands):
$ | 46 | Decrease in accounts receivable and other receivables | ||||||
(85) | Increase in inventory, other current assets and other assets | |||||||
1,189 | Increase in accounts payable | |||||||
1,072 | Increase in accrued liabilities and other liabilities | |||||||
(507) | Decrease in deferred revenue | |||||||
$ | 1,715 | Net use of cash in the changes in operating assets and liabilities |
Cash Flows from Investing Activities as of December 31, 2020 and 2019
Net cash flows used in investing activities during 2020 was approximately $23.5 million compared to net cash flows used in investing activities during 2019 of approximately $5.1 million. Cash flows related to investing activities during the year ended December 31, 2020 include $972,000 for the purchase of property and equipment, $862,000 for investment in capitalized software, $8.0 million for a short term investment, $2.2 million for cash paid the in Systat License Agreement, $1.5 million for cash paid for the Ten Degrees acquisition, $7.8 million for cash paid in the Nanotron acquisition, $311,000 of cash acquired in the Nanotron acquisition, and $2.5 million for a long term investment. Cash flows related to investing activities during the year ended December 31, 2019 include $89,000 for the purchase of property and equipment, $927,000 investment in capitalized software, $250,000 for cash paid for the GTX asset acquisition, $204,000 for cash paid for the Locality acquisition, $70,000 of cash acquired in the Locality acquisition, $3.7 million for cash paid for the Jibestream acquisition, and $6,000 of cash acquired in the Jibestream acquisition..
Cash Flows from Financing Activities as of December 31, 2020 and 2019
Net cash flows provided by financing activities during the year ended December 31, 2020 was $57.3 million. Net cash flows provided by financing activities during the year ended December 31, 2019 was $19.4 million. During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company received incoming cash flows of $55.4 million for the issuance of common stock, preferred stock and warrants, repaid $74,000 of notes payable, loaned $2.6 million to related parties, received $200,000 of repayments from related parties, received $5.0 million of net proceeds from promissory notes, paid a $500,000 acquisition liability to the pre-acquisition shareholders of Locality, and made $150,000 of repayments to a bank facility. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company received incoming cash flows of $20.7 million from the issuance of common stock, preferred stock and warrants, $1.8 million of repayments from a related party note, $7.5 million from promissory notes and $127,000 of net proceeds from a bank facility, offset by $10.3 million of loans to related party, $210,000 repayments of an acquisition liability, $141,000 loan to Jibestream, $50,000 loan to GTX, $31,000 of advances to a related party and $70,000 repayments of notes payable.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
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We do not have any off-balance sheet guarantees, interest rate swap transactions or foreign currency contracts. We do not engage in trading activities involving non-exchange traded contracts.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
For a discussion of recently issued accounting pronouncements, please see Note 2 to our financial statements, which are included in this report beginning on page F-1.
ITEM 7A: QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
As a smaller reporting company, we are not required to provide this information.
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ITEM 8: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
INPIXON
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of
Inpixon and Subsidiaries
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Inpixon and Subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive loss, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2020, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2020, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) ("PCAOB") and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matters
The critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matters below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.
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Valuation of Intangible Assets for Business Acquisitions
Description of the Matter
During the year ended December 31, 2020 the Company completed certain business combinations and asset acquisitions for net aggregate consideration of approximately $13 million. The transactions were accounted for as a business combination. Accordingly, the purchase price was allocated, on a preliminary basis, to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, based on their respective fair values identified including intangible assets with aggregate fair values of approximately $12.4 million. The Company, with the assistance of third party valuation experts, estimated the fair values of the identified intangible assets using valuation models. Such valuation models require significant assumptions; these assumptions are primarily related to the complexity of the valuation models used to measure the fair values as well as the sensitivity of the fair values identified. The significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value of the identified intangible assets included discount rates, attrition rates, economic lives and financial projections including comparable company specific data. These significant assumptions are forward looking and could be affected by future economic and market conditions.
How We Addressed the Matter in our Audit
Our audit procedures related to the forecasts of future cash flows and the selection of the attrition rates, terminal growth rates and discount rates for the identified intangible assets for the acquired entities included the following:
• We assessed the reasonableness of fiscal year 2020 forecasted cash flows of revenues and operating margins by comparing them to the acquired entities actual 2020 cash flows.
• We assessed the reasonableness of the forecasted revenue growth rates and operating margins including the cash flow forecast period by comparing them to the acquired entities’ actual revenue growth rates and operating margins during the most recent historical periods.
• We performed sensitivity analyses of the significant assumptions used in the valuation model to evaluate the change in fair value resulting from changes in the significant assumptions.
• With the assistance of our value specialists, we evaluated the reasonableness of the (1) valuation methodologies; (2) terminal growth rates by comparing them to industry growth rates and the projected nominal gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate; (3) customer attrition rates by testing the mathematical accuracy of the rates used and comparing them to historical customer data; and (4) discount rates, which included testing the source information underlying the determination of the discount rates, testing the mathematical accuracy of the calculations, and developing a range of independent estimates and comparing those to the discount rates selected by management.
/s/ Marcum llp
Marcum llp
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2012.
New York NY
March 31, 2021
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INPIXON AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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INPIXON AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (CONTINUED)
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