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WISA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
For the quarter ended March 31, 2022
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PART I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
WISA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
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Total liabilities, convertible preferred stock and stockholders’ equity | $ | | $ | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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WISA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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WISA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
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Balance as of March 31, 2021 | | | $ | | $ | $ | — | $ | ( | $ | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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WISA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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WISA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021
(unaudited)
1. Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
WiSA Technologies, Inc formerly known as Summit Wireless Technologies, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries also referred to herein as “we”, “us”, “our”, or the “Company”) was originally formed as a limited liability company in Delaware on July 23, 2010. Our business is to deliver the best-in-class immersive wireless sound technology for intelligent devices and next generation home entertainment systems through the sale of module components to audio companies as well as audio products to resellers and consumers.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and pursuant to Article 10 of Regulation S-X of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”). Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include all normal and recurring adjustments that the Company believes are necessary to fairly state the Company’s financial position and the results of operations and cash flows. Interim period results are not necessarily indicative of results of operations or cash flows for a full year or any subsequent interim period. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2021 has been derived from audited consolidated financial statements at that date, but does not include all disclosures required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Reclassification
Certain reclassifications have been made to prior periods’ condensed consolidated financial statements to conform to the current period presentation. These reclassifications did not result in any change in previously reported net loss, total assets or stockholders’ equity.
Concentration of Credit Risk and Other Risks and Uncertainties
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to significant concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivable. Cash and cash equivalents are deposited in demand and money market accounts at one financial institution. At times, such deposits may be in excess of insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses on its deposits of cash and cash equivalents.
The Company’s accounts receivable are derived from revenue earned from customers located throughout the world. The Company performs credit evaluations of its customers’ financial condition as necessary, and sometimes requires partial payment in advance of shipping. As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, there was
The Company’s future results of operations involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Factors that could affect the Company’s future operating results and cause actual results to vary materially from expectations include, but are not limited to, rapid technological change, continued acceptance of the Company’s products, competition from substitute products and larger companies, protection of proprietary technology, strategic relationships and dependence on key individuals.
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WISA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021
(unaudited)
1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, continued
The Company relies on sole-source suppliers to manufacture some of the components used in its product. The Company’s manufacturers and suppliers may encounter problems during manufacturing due to a variety of reasons, any of which could delay or impede their ability to meet demand. The Company is heavily dependent on a single contractor in China for assembly and testing of its products, a single contractor in Japan for the production of its transmit semiconductor chip and a single contractor in China for the production of its receive semiconductor chip.
Deferred Offering Costs
Deferred offering costs, consisting of legal, accounting and filing fees relating to public offerings, are capitalized. The deferred offering costs will be offset against public offering proceeds upon the effectiveness of an offering. In the event that an offering is terminated, deferred offering costs will be expensed. As of March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company had capitalized $
Convertible Financial Instruments
The Company bifurcates conversion options and warrants from their host instruments and accounts for them as freestanding derivative financial instruments if certain criteria are met. The criteria include circumstances in which (a) the economic characteristics and risks of the embedded derivative instrument are not clearly and closely related to the economic characteristics and risks of the host contract, (b) the hybrid instrument that embodies both the embedded derivative instrument and the host contract is not re-measured at fair value under otherwise applicable generally accepted accounting principles with changes in fair value reported in earnings as they occur and (c) a separate instrument with the same terms as the embedded derivative instrument would be considered a derivative instrument. An exception to this rule is when the host instrument is deemed to be conventional, as that term is described under applicable U.S. GAAP.
When the Company has determined that the embedded conversion options and warrants should be bifurcated from their host instruments, discounts are recorded for the intrinsic value of conversion options embedded in the instruments based upon the differences between the fair value of the underlying common stock at the commitment date of the transaction and the effective conversion price embedded in the instrument.
Debt discounts under these arrangements are amortized to interest expense using the interest method over the earlier of the term of the related debt or their earliest date of redemption.
Warrants for Shares of Common Stock and Derivative Financial Instruments
Warrants for shares of common stock and other derivative financial instruments are classified as equity if the contracts (1) require physical settlement or net-share settlement or (2) give the Company a choice of net-cash settlement or settlement in its own shares (physical settlement or net-share settlement). Contracts which (1) require net-cash settlement (including a requirement to net cash settle the contract if an event occurs and if that event is outside the control of the Company), (2) give the counterparty a choice of net-cash settlement or settlement in shares (physical settlement or net-share settlement), or (3) that contain reset provisions that do not qualify for the scope exception are classified as liabilities. The Company assesses classification of its warrants for shares of common stock and other derivatives at each reporting date to determine whether a change in classification between equity and liabilities is required.
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WISA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021
(unaudited)
1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, continued
In an equity-classified freestanding financial instrument, as of the date that a down round feature is triggered, the Company measures the fair value of the instrument without the down round feature (that is, before the strike price is reduced) and the fair value of the financial instrument with a strike price that reflects the adjustment from the down round. The incremental difference in the fair value is recorded a deemed dividend. As the Company has an accumulated deficit, the deemed dividend is recorded as a reduction of additional paid-in capital in the condensed consolidated balance sheet. The Company increases the net loss available to common stockholders by the amount of the deemed dividend.
Product Warranty
The Company’s products are generally subject to a
Revenue Recognition
The Company generates revenue primarily from two product categories which include the sale of Consumer Audio Products as well as the sale of Components. The Company applies the following five steps: (1) identify the contract with a customer, (2) identify the performance obligations in the contract, (3) determine the transaction price, (4) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract, and (5) recognize revenue when a performance obligation is satisfied. The Company considers customer purchase orders to be the contracts with a customer. Revenues, net of expected discounts, are recognized when the performance obligations of the contract with the customer are satisfied and when control of the promised goods are transferred to the customer, typically when products, which have been determined to be the only distinct performance obligations, are shipped to the customer. Expected costs of assurance warranties and claims are recognized as expense.
Taxes assessed by a governmental authority that are both imposed on and concurrent with a specific revenue-producing transaction, that are collected by us from a customer and deposited with the relevant government authority, are excluded from revenue. Our revenue arrangements do not contain significant financing components.
Sales to certain distributors are made under arrangements which provide the distributors with price adjustments, price protection, stock rotation and other allowances under certain circumstances. The Company does not provide its customers with a contractual right of return. However, the Company accepts limited returns on a case-by-case basis. These returns, adjustments and other allowances are accounted for as variable consideration. We estimate these amounts based on the expected amount to be provided to customers and reduce revenue recognized. We believe that there will not be significant changes to our estimates of variable consideration.
If a customer pays consideration, or the Company has a right to an amount of consideration that is unconditional before we transfer a good or service to the customer, those amounts are classified as contract liabilities which are included in other current liabilities when the payment is made or it is due, whichever is earlier.
During the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, net revenue consisted of the following:
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WISA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021
(unaudited)
1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, continued
Contract Balances
We receive payments from customers based on a billing schedule as established in our contracts to partially offset prepayments required by our vendors on long lead time materials. Amounts collected prior to the fulfillment of the performance obligation are considered contract liabilities and classified as customer advances within accrued liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Contract assets are recorded when we have a conditional right to consideration for our completed performance under the contracts. Accounts receivables are recorded when the right to this consideration becomes unconditional. We do not have any material contract assets as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021.
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Revenue by Geographic Area
In general, revenue disaggregated by geography (See Note 10) is aligned according to the nature and economic characteristics of our business and provides meaningful disaggregation of our results of operations. Since we operate in
Practical Expedients and Exemptions
As part of our adoption of Accounting Standards Codification Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, we elected to use the following practical expedients: (i) not to adjust the promised amount of consideration for the effects of a significant financing component when we expect, at contract inception, that the period between our transfer of a promised product or service to a customer and when the customer pays for that product or service will be one year or less; (ii) to expense costs as incurred for costs to obtain a contract when the amortization period would have been one year or less; (iii) not to assess whether promised goods or services are performance obligations if they are immaterial in the context of the contract with the customer.
In addition, we do not disclose the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for contracts with an original expected length of one year or less.
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company measures and recognizes the compensation expense for restricted stock units and restricted stock awards granted to employees and directors based on the fair value of the award on the grant date.
Restricted stock units give an employee an interest in Company stock but they have no tangible value until vesting is complete. Restricted stock units and restricted stock awards are equity classified and measured at the fair market value of the underlying stock at the grant date and recognized as expense over the related service or performance period. The Company elected to account for forfeitures as they occur. The fair value of stock awards is based on the quoted price of our common stock on the grant date. Compensation cost for restricted stock units and restricted stock awards is recognized using the straight-line method over the requisite service period.
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WISA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021
(unaudited)
1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, continued
Advertising Costs
Advertising costs are charged to sales and marketing expenses as incurred. Advertising costs for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 were $
Comprehensive Loss
Comprehensive loss represents the changes in equity of an enterprise, other than those resulting from stockholder transactions. Accordingly, comprehensive loss may include certain changes in equity that are excluded from net loss. For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company’s comprehensive loss is the same as its net loss.
Foreign Currency
The financial position and results of operations of the Company’s foreign operations are measured using currencies other than the U.S. dollar as their functional currencies. Accordingly, for these operations all assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the current exchange rates as of the respective balance sheet date. Expense items are translated using the weighted average exchange rates prevailing during the period. Cumulative gains and losses from the translation of these operations’ financial statements are reported as a separate component of stockholders’ equity, while foreign currency transaction gains or losses, resulting from re-measuring local currency to the U.S. dollar are recorded in the condensed consolidated statement of operations in other income (expense), net and were not material for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021.
Net Loss per Common Share
Basic net loss per common share is calculated by dividing the net loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period, without consideration for potentially dilutive securities. Diluted net loss per common share is computed by dividing the net loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock and potentially dilutive common share equivalents outstanding for the period determined using the treasury-stock and if-converted methods. For purposes of the diluted net loss per common share calculation, Series A Preferred Stock, warrants exercisable for common stock, restricted stock units and shares issuable upon the conversion of convertible notes payable are considered to be potentially dilutive securities.
For the three months ended March 31, 2022, warrants to purchase
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements.
Adoption of ASC 842
The Company adopted FASB’s ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (“Topic 842”), as of January 1, 2022, using the modified retrospective approach. The modified retrospective approach provides a method for recording existing leases at the beginning of the period of adoption. In addition, the Company elected the package of practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance within the new standard, which among other things, allowed us to carry forward the historical lease classification and the Company elected the hindsight practical expedient to determine the lease term for existing leases.
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WISA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021
(unaudited)
1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, continued
Adoption of the new standard resulted in the recording of operating lease right-of-use assets of $
The effect of the changes made to our consolidated January 1, 2022 balance sheet for the adoption of the new lease standard was as follows (in thousands):
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Accumulated deficit | $ | ( | $ | | $ | ( | |||
Total stockholders’ equity | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | | $ | | $ | |
Recently Issued and Not Yet Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-06 “Debt - Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging - Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity”. This ASU simplifies accounting for convertible instruments by removing major separation models required under current U.S. GAAP. Consequently, more convertible debt instruments will be reported as a single liability instrument and more convertible preferred stock as a single equity instrument with no separate accounting for embedded conversion features. The ASU removes certain settlement conditions that are required for equity contracts to qualify for the derivative scope exception, which will permit more equity contracts to qualify for the exception. The ASU also simplifies the diluted earnings per share (EPS) calculation in certain areas. As an emerging growth company, the Company is allowed to adopt the accounting pronouncement at the same time as non-public business entities. As a result, the Company will adopt the update for its fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2023. The Company is evaluating the impact of this standard on its condensed consolidated financial statements.
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, as amended, which requires the early recognition of credit losses on financing receivables and other financial assets in scope. ASU 2016-13 requires the use of a transition model that will result in the earlier recognition of allowances for losses. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022. Management is currently evaluating the new standard and its possible impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.
We have reviewed other recent accounting pronouncements and concluded they are either not applicable to the business, or no material effect is expected on the condensed consolidated financial statements as a result of future adoption.
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WISA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021
(unaudited)
2. Going Concern
The condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the discharge of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company has incurred net operating losses each year since inception. As of March 31, 2022, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $
Based on current operating levels, the Company will need to raise additional funds by selling additional equity or incurring debt. To date, the Company has funded its operations primarily through sales of its common stock in public markets, sales of common and preferred units prior to its initial public offering (“IPO”), and proceeds from the exercise of warrants to purchase common stock and the sale of convertible notes. Additionally, future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including the rate of revenue growth, the selling price of the Company’s products, the expansion of sales and marketing activities, the timing and extent of spending on research and development efforts and the continuing market acceptance of the Company’s products. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for the twelve months from the date of this report.
Management of the Company intends to raise additional funds through the issuance of equity securities or debt. There can be no assurance that, in the event the Company requires additional financing, such financing will be available at terms acceptable to the Company, if at all. Failure to generate sufficient cash flows from operations, raise additional capital and reduce discretionary spending could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to achieve its intended business objectives. As a result, the substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern has not been alleviated. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.
3. Balance Sheet Components
Inventories (in thousands):
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WISA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021
(unaudited)
3. Balance Sheet Components, continued
Property and equipment, net (in thousands):
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Property and equipment, net | $ | | $ | |
Depreciation and amortization expense for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 was $
The cost and accumulated depreciation of assets acquired under finance lease included in machinery and equipment in the above table as of March 31, 2022 were $
Accrued liabilities (in thousands):
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Accrued rebate | | | ||||
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Total accrued liabilities | $ | | $ | |
4. Borrowings
Payroll Protection Program Note Agreement
On May 3, 2020, we received a loan (the “PPP Loan”) from Wells Fargo Bank, National Association in the aggregate amount of $
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WISA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021
(unaudited)
4. Borrowings, continued
During the third quarter of 2021, the Company received full loan forgiveness for obligations related to the PPP Loan. The Company accounted for the PPP Loan as debt, and the loan forgiveness was accounted for as a debt extinguishment. The amount of loan and interest forgiven totaling $
5. Fair Value Measurements
The Company measures the fair value of financial instruments using a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels. Each level of input has different levels of subjectivity and difficulty involved in determining fair value.
● | Level 1 – Inputs used to measure fair value are unadjusted quoted prices that are available in active markets for the identical assets or liabilities as of the reporting date. Therefore, determining fair value for Level 1 investments generally does not require significant judgment, and the estimation is not difficult. |
● | Level 2 – Pricing is provided by third-party sources of market information obtained through investment advisors. The Company does not adjust for or apply any additional assumptions or estimates to the pricing information received from its advisors. |
● | Level 3 – Inputs used to measure fair value are unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and reflect the use of significant management judgment. These values are generally determined using pricing models for which the assumptions utilize management’s estimates of market participant assumptions. The determination of fair value for Level 3 instruments involves the most management judgment and subjectivity. |
The Company’s financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 by level within the fair value hierarchy, are as follows:
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in active | observable | unobservable | |||||||
markets | inputs | inputs | |||||||
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in active | observable | unobservable | |||||||
markets | inputs | inputs | |||||||
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Warrant liability | $ | | $ | | $ | |
There were no transfers between Level 1, 2 or 3 during the three months ended March 31, 2022 or March 31, 2021.
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WISA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021
(unaudited)
5. Fair Value Measurements, continued
There were
The warrant liability is not significant at March 31, 2022 and there are no material changes to the significant unobservable inputs from December 31, 2021.
6. Convertible Preferred Stock and Stockholders’ Equity
Series A
On April 18, 2019, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 18, 2019, with Lisa Walsh (the “Preferred SPA”), pursuant to which we issued
The Series A Preferred Stock contained an embedded conversion feature that the Company determined is a derivative requiring bifurcation. The fair value of the derivative liability at the issuance of the Series A Preferred Stock was $
On June 4, 2021, the Company and Lisa Walsh (the “Investor”) entered into an exchange agreement pursuant to which the Company exchanged with the Investor, all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, for
As of March 31, 2022, there are
Common Stock
Carve-Out Plan
For the three months ended March 31, 2021,
2018 Long Term Stock Incentive Plan
On January 30, 2018, the Company’s board of directors approved the establishment of the Company’s 2018 Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan (the “LTIP”) and termination of its Carve-Out Plan (the “Plan”). Under the LTIP, the aggregate maximum number of shares of common stock (including shares underlying options) that may be issued under the LTIP pursuant to awards of Restricted Shares or Options will be limited to
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WISA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021
(unaudited)
6. Convertible Preferred Stock and Stockholders’ Equity, continued
For the three months ended March 31, 2022,
A summary of activity related to restricted stock awards (excluding the deferred shares) for the three months ended March 31, 2022 is presented below:
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Stock Awards | Shares | Grant Date Fair Value | |||
Non-vested as of January 1, 2022 | | $ | | ||
Granted |
| | $ | | |
Vested |
| ( | $ | | |
Forfeited |
| ( | $ | | |
Non-vested as of March 31, 2022 |
| | $ | |
As of March 31, 2022, the unamortized compensation costs related to the unvested restricted stock awards was approximately $
Inducement Grant
On September 13, 2021, the Company issued
2020 Stock Incentive Plan
A summary of activity related to restricted stock units under the Company’s 2020 Stock Plan for the three months ended March 31, 2022 is presented below:
Weighted-Average | |||||
Stock Units |
| Shares |
| Grant Date Fair Value | |
Non-vested as of January 1, 2022 |
| | $ | | |
Granted |
| — | $ | — | |
Vested |
| ( | $ | | |
Forfeited |
| ( | $ | | |
Non-vested as of March 31, 2022 |
| | $ | |
As of March 31, 2022, the unamortized compensation costs related to the unvested restricted stock units was approximately $
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WISA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021
(unaudited)
6. Convertible Preferred Stock and Stockholders’ Equity, continued
For the three months ended March 31, 2022,
Purchase Agreements
On December 30, 2021, the Company entered into an “at-the-market” equity distribution agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with Maxim Group LLC (“Maxim”), pursuant to which the Company may issue and sell shares of its common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $
Any sales of shares of common stock pursuant to the Sales Agreement will be made pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form S-3. As of March 31, 2022, no shares had been sold under the Sales Agreement.
Warrants for Shares of Common Stock
In January 2021, pursuant to the Company’s solicitation of certain warrant holders, such warrant holders agreed to exercise warrants to purchase an aggregate of
In June 2021, pursuant to the Company’s solicitation of certain warrant holders, such warrant holders agreed to exercise warrants to purchase an aggregate of
In December 2021, the Company granted a warrant to purchase up to
In December 2021, the Company granted a warrant to purchase up to
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WISA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021
(unaudited)
6. Convertible Preferred Stock and Stockholders’ Equity, continued
Information regarding warrants for common stock outstanding and exercisable as of March 31, 2022 is as follows:
Warrants | Weighted Average | Warrants | ||||
Exercise | Outstanding as of | Remaining | Exercisable as of | |||
Price |
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* | Weighted average |
Warrants exercisable as of March 31, 2022 exclude warrants to purchase
Information regarding warrants for common stock outstanding and exercisable as of December 31, 2021 is as follows:
| Warrants |
| Weighted Average |
| Warrants | |
Exercise | Outstanding as of | Remaining | Exercisable as of | |||
Price | December 31, 2021 | Life (years) | December 31, 2021 | |||
$ |
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Warrants exercisable as of December 31, 2021 exclude a warrant to purchase
7. Income Taxes
The Company recorded a provision for income taxes of $
The Company’s effective tax rate was
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WISA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021
(unaudited)
7. Income Taxes, continued
For interim periods, the Company estimates its annual effective income tax rate and applies the estimated rate to the year-to-date income or loss before income taxes. The Company also computes the tax provision or benefit related to items reported separately and recognizes the items net of their related tax effect in the interim periods in which they occur. The Company also recognizes the effect of changes in enacted tax laws or rates in the interim periods in which the changes occur.
As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company retains a full valuation allowance on its deferred tax assets. The realization of the Company’s deferred tax assets depends primarily on its ability to generate taxable income in future periods. The amount of deferred tax assets considered realizable in future periods may change as management continues to reassess the underlying factors it uses in estimating future taxable income.
The provision for income taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 was calculated on a jurisdiction basis.
8. Commitments and Contingencies
Operating Leases
The Company leases office space under a non-cancellable operating lease that expires in
The following table reflects our lease assets and our lease liabilities at March 31, 2022 (in thousands).
| March 31, |
| January 1, | |||
2022 | 2022 | |||||
Assets: | ||||||
Operating lease right-of-use assets | $ | | $ | | ||
Liabilities: |
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$ | | $ | | |||
$ | | $ | |
Lease Costs:
The components of lease costs were as follows (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended | ||
March 31, 2022 | |||
Operating lease cost | $ | | |
Short term lease cost | | ||
Total lease cost | $ | |
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WISA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021
(unaudited)
8. Commitments and Contingencies, continued
As of March 31, 2022, the maturity of
liabilities was as follows (in thousands):2022 (remaining 9 months) |
| $ | |
2023 |
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2024 |
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Total lease payments |
| | |
Less: Interest |
| ( | |
Present value of lease liabilities | $ | |
Lease Term and Discount Rate:
| March 31, 2022 | |
Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years) |
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Weighted-average discount rate |
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Other Information:
Supplemental cash flow information related to leases was as follows (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended | ||
March 31, 2022 | |||
Operating cash outflows from operating leases | $ | |
Finance Lease
During August 2020, the Company entered into a lease agreement for equipment under a capital lease with a term of
Future minimum lease commitments for the finance lease as of March 31, 2022 are as follows:
(in thousands) |
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Payments due in: |
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Year ending December 31, 2022 (remaining 9 months) | $ | | |
Year ending December 31, 2023 |
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Total minimum lease payments |
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Less: Amounts representing interest |
| ( | |
Present value of finance lease obligations |
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$ | |
Obligations under the finance lease are included in accrued liabilities and other liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
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WISA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021
(unaudited)
8. Commitments and Contingencies, continued
Contingencies
In the normal course of business, the Company may become involved in legal proceedings. The Company will accrue a liability for such matters when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount can be reasonably estimated. When only a range of a possible loss can be established, the most probable amount in the range is accrued. If no amount within this range is a better estimate than any other amount within the range, the minimum amount in the range is accrued. The accrual for a litigation loss contingency might include, for example, estimates of potential damages, outside legal fees and other directly related costs expected to be incurred.
The Company’s management does not believe that any such matters, individually or in the aggregate, will have a materially adverse effect on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.
9. Related Parties
Helge Kristensen
Mr. Kristensen has served as a member of the Company’s board of directors since 2010. Mr. Kristensen serves as vice president of Hansong Technology, an original device manufacturer of audio products based in China, president of Platin Gate Technology (Nanjing) Co. Ltd, a company with focus on service-branding in lifestyle products as well as pro line products based in China and co-founder and director of Inizio Capital, an investment company based in the Cayman Islands.
For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, Hansong Technology purchased modules from the Company of approximately $
As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, Mr. Kristensen owned less than
David Howitt
Mr. Howitt has served as a member of the Company’s board of directors since December 2021. Mr. Howitt is founder and CEO of Meriwether Group LLC, (“Meriwether”), a strategic consulting firm that works with disruptive consumer brands. Meriwether is the manager of Meriwether Accelerators LLC (“Meriwether Accelerators”).
The Company is a party to a professional services agreement with Meriwether Accelerators, dated as of January 15, 2022, pursuant to which, the Company has agreed to pay Meriwether Accelerators (i) $
As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, Mr. Howitt owned less than
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WISA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021
(unaudited)
10. Segment Information
The Company operates in one business segment. Our chief decision-maker, the President and Chief Executive Officer, evaluates our performance based on company-wide consolidated results.
Net revenue from customers is designated based on the geographic region to which the product is delivered. Net revenue by geographic region for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 was as follows:
For the Three Months Ended | ||||||
March 31, | ||||||
(in thousands) |
| 2022 |
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North America | $ | | $ | | ||
Europe |
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Total | $ | | $ | |
Substantially all of our long-lived assets are located in the United States.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Cautionary Notice Regarding Forward Looking Statements
The information contained in Item 2 contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Actual results may materially differ from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain risks and uncertainties set forth in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2022 (this “Report”). Although management believes that the assumptions made and expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, there is no assurance that the underlying assumptions will, in fact, prove to be correct or that actual results will not be different from expectations expressed in this Report.
This filing contains a number of forward-looking statements which reflect management’s current views and expectations with respect to our business, strategies, products, future results and events, and financial performance. All statements made in this filing other than statements of historical fact, including statements addressing operating performance, events, or developments which management expects or anticipates will or may occur in the future, and also including statements related to distributor channels, volume growth, revenues, profitability, new products, adequacy of funds from operations, statements expressing general optimism about future operating results, and non-historical information, are forward looking statements. In particular, the words “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “may,” variations of such words, and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, but are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements, and their absence does not mean that the statement is not forward-looking. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including those discussed below. Our actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from historical results as well as those expressed in, anticipated, or implied by these forward-looking statements. We do not undertake any obligation to revise these forward-looking statements to reflect any future events or circumstances.
Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements we make regarding:
● | our expectations regarding future trends, expectations, and performance of our business; |
● | our expectations regarding supply chain disruptions and their impact on our business; |
● | our expectations about the impact of our strategic plans; and |
● | the amount and timing of our capital expenditures. |
Readers should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are based on management’s current expectations and projections about future events, are not guarantees of future performance, are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions (including those described below), and apply only as of the date of this filing. Our actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from the results expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements.
Overview
We are an emerging technology company and our primary business focus is to enable mainstream consumers and audio enthusiasts to experience high quality wireless audio. We intend to continue selling our proprietary wireless modules to consumer electronics companies while also expanding our focus to implement a lower cost solution by porting our software onto commercially available internet of things (“IoT”) modules with integrated Wi-Fi technology.
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Our technology addresses some of the main issues that we perceive are hindering the growth of the home theater: complexity of installation and cost. We believe that consumers want to experience theater quality surround sound from the comfort of their homes. However, wired home theater systems often require expensive audio-visual (“AV”) receivers to decode the audio stream, leaving the consumer with the burden of concealing the wires. Hiring a professional to hide the wires into the walls or floor is invasive, complicated, costly and time consuming. Further, people who rent as opposed to own may not be able to install these systems as the installation construction needed may not be permitted under a lease agreement. Our first-generation wireless technology addresses these problems by transmitting wireless audio to each speaker at Blu-ray quality (uncompressed 24-bit audio up to 96 kHz sample rates) and emphasizing ease of setup. To our knowledge, our custom chips and modules technology is one of the few technologies available today that can stream up to eight (8) separate wireless audio channels with low latency, removing lip-sync issues between the audio and video sources. In addition, every speaker within a system that utilizes our technology can be synchronized to less than one microsecond, thus eliminating phase distortion between speakers. Our first-generation technology shows that wireless home theater systems are viable home audio solutions for the average consumer and audio enthusiast alike.
Current research and development investments focus on developing Wi-Fi compatible software for transmitting multichannel wireless audio for which patent applications have been submitted. A software solution enables smart devices that have Wi-Fi and video media to deliver surround sound audio and allows us to port our wireless audio technology to popular Wi-Fi based modules and systems on a chip (“SOC”) already shipping in volume. The Company’s “Discovery” module announced in January 2021 is the first IoT module solution with our embedded wireless audio software that supports up to four separate wireless audio channels and, we believe, reduces the cost per wireless channel by over 50% for soundbars and entry level home theater applications up to a 3.1 configuration. Our goal is to continue to commercialize and improve performance of a software based-solution, which other brands can integrate into their devices, that will (i) reduce integration costs for mass market use, (ii) utilize Wi-Fi for wireless connectivity, making it easy to integrate into today’s high volume, low cost SOC and modules, (iii) provide a low power consumption option to allow for use in battery powered devices, and (iv) provide compatibility with popular consumer electronic operating systems.
To date, our operations have been funded through sales of our common and preferred equity, proceeds from the exercise of warrants to purchase common stock, sale of debt instruments, and revenue from the sale of our products. Our condensed consolidated financial statements contemplate the continuation of our business as a going concern. However, we are subject to the risks and uncertainties associated with an emerging business, as noted above we have no established source of capital, and we have incurred recurring losses from operations since inception.
Potential Impacts of the Novel Coronavirus (“COVID-19”) on Our Business and Operations
The COVID-19 pandemic represents a fluid situation that presents a wide range of potential impacts of varying durations for different global geographies, including locations where we have offices, employees, customers, vendors and other suppliers and business partners.
Like most US-based businesses, the COVID-19 pandemic and efforts to mitigate the same began to impact on our business in March 2020. By that time, much of our first fiscal quarter of 2020 was completed. During our second fiscal quarter of 2020, we observed decreased demand from certain of our customers due to the temporary closure by many retailers. Our third and fourth fiscal quarters of 2020 and our fiscal year 2021 saw sustained improved customer demand as retailers slowly reopened and demand for an in-home immersive cinema experience increased, following the initial closure of many public cinemas due to COVID-19. However, another closure by retailers could impact customer demand in the future.
Given the fact that our products are sold through a variety of distribution channels, we have experienced and we continue to expect that our sales will experience some volatility as a result of the changing and less predictable operational needs of many customers as a result of the COVID 19 pandemic. We are aware that many companies, including many of our suppliers and customers, are reporting or predicting negative impacts from COVID 19 on future operating results. To date, we have experienced shipment delays from our suppliers due to COVID 19, which have not had a material adverse impact on our operating results for the quarter ended March 31, 2022. Although we have not experienced a material supply interruption, our customers have experienced, and may continue to experience, disruptions in their operations and supply chains as a result of COVID-19, which have resulted, and may in the future result, in delayed, reduced or canceled orders, or collection risks, and which have had, and may in the future have, an adverse effect on our results of operations. There can be no assurance that we will not experience material supply delays or interruptions in the future due to COVID 19.
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To date, travel restrictions and border closures have not materially impacted our ability to obtain inventory or manufacture or deliver products or services to customers. However, if such restrictions become more severe, they could negatively impact those activities in a way that would harm our business over the long term. Travel restrictions impacting people can restrain our ability to assist our customers and distributors as well as impact our ability to develop new distribution channels, but at present we do not expect these restrictions on personal travel to be material to our business operations or financial results.
Comparison of the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021
Revenue
Revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $566,000, a decrease of $587,000, or 51%, compared to the revenue for three months ended March 31, 2021 of $1,153,000. The decrease was a result of lower Component revenue which decreased by $689,000, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021, partially offset by higher Consumer Audio Product sales which increased by $102,000, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021. This was also due in part to the supply chain interruptions experienced by our customers as a result of COVID-19, with their delaying orders to us until other components for their products could be obtained.
Gross Profit and Operating Expenses
Gross Profit
Gross profit for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $62,000, a decrease of $233,000 compared to $295,000 gross profit for the three months ended March 31, 2021. The decrease in gross profit is mainly attributable to lower volumes of Component sales offset partially by the increase in sales of the Consumer Audio Products. The gross margin as a percent of sales was 11.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to 25.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2021. The decrease in gross margin as a percent of sales is mainly attributable to reduced sales volumes in comparison to the fixed portion of costs included in our manufacturing.
Research and Development
Research and development expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2022 were $1,537,000, an increase of $364,000, compared to the research and development expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2021 of $1,173,000. The increase in research and development expenses is primarily related to increased salary and benefit expenses, consulting expenses, stock based compensation expenses and recruiting expenses of $206,000, $73,000, $28,000 and $40,000, respectively.
Sales and Marketing
Sales and marketing expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2022 were $1,300,000, an increase of $426,000, compared to the sales and marketing expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2021 of $874,000. The increase in sales and marketing expenses is primarily related increased salary and benefit expenses, stock-based compensation expenses, consulting expenses, website development expenses and advertising expenses of $132,000, $92,000, $81,000, $18,000 and $39,000, respectively.
General and Administrative
General and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2022 were $1,126,000, an increase of $158,000, compared to the general and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2021 of $968,000. The increase in general and administrative expenses is primarily related to increased stock-based compensation expenses, business travel and board fees of $94,000, $22,000 and $38,000, respectively, offset partially by decreased investor relations expenses of $57,000.
Interest Expense
Interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $1,000, a decrease of $2,000 compared to the interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2021 of $3,000.
Change in Fair Value of Warrant Liability
There was no change in the fair value of the warrant liability for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021.
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Deemed Dividend on Exchange of Convertible Preferred Stock for Common Stock
No deemed dividend occurred during the three months ended March 31, 2022.
Warrant Inducement Expense
No warrant inducement occurred during the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared to $567,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2021.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2022 were $9,061,000, compared to $13,108,000 as of December 31, 2021.
We incurred a net loss of $3,904,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and used net cash in operating activities of $4,034,000. We incurred a net loss of $3,292,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and used net cash in operating activities of $2,771,000. Excluding non-cash adjustments, the primary reasons for the increase in the use of net cash from operating activities during the three months ended March 31, 2022, was related to the increase in inventories, partially offset by an increase in accounts payable.
We have financed our operations to date primarily through the issuance of equity securities, proceeds from the exercise of warrants to purchase common stock and sale of debt instruments. In July 2021, we raised approximately $9,026,000 in net proceeds in a registered direct offering from the issuance and sale of 2,500,000 shares of common stock at a price of $4.00 per share. For the year ended December 31, 2021, we raised net proceeds of approximately $8,303,000 from exercises of warrants which were acquired by investors in conjunction with such financings completed during fiscal 2020. As of March 31, 2022, warrants exercisable for approximately 1,647,165 shares of common stock, remain outstanding, with exercise prices ranging from $1.52 to $2.61 per share. In December 2021, the Company entered into an “at-the-market” sales agreement with Maxim Group LLC (the “Agent”), pursuant to which the Company may sell from time to time, shares of its common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $4.5 million through the Agent. As of March 31, 2022, the Company has not sold any shares of common stock under the ATM Program. We believe that our current level of liquid assets will be sufficient to fund our operations through the balance of fiscal 2022.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have no off-balance sheet arrangements.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
As a smaller reporting company, as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act, we are not required to provide the information required by this Item.
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Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that material information required to be disclosed in our periodic reports filed under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we conducted an evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on the foregoing evaluation, our management concluded that, as of March 31, 2022, our disclosure controls and procedures was effective to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by us 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, and is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer), does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures will prevent all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within our Company have been detected. These inherent limitations include, but are not limited to, the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the control. The design of any system of controls also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.
Changes in Internal Controls
There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the three months ended March 31, 2022 that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
From time to time we may be involved in various claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of our business. There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the executive officers of our company or any of our subsidiaries, threatened against or affecting our company, or any of our subsidiaries in which an adverse decision could have a material adverse effect upon our business, operating results, or financial condition.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Our business, financial condition and operating results are subject to a number of risk factors, both those that are known to us and identified below and others that may arise from time to time. These risks and uncertainties are not the only ones we face and additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently consider immaterial may also impair our business operations. These risk factors could cause our actual results to differ materially from those suggested by forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2022 (this “Report”) and elsewhere, and may adversely affect our business, financial condition or operating results. If any of these risk factors should occur, moreover, the trading price of our common stock could decline, and investors in our common stock could lose all or part of their investment. These risk factors, along with other information contained in this Report, should be carefully considered in evaluating our prospects.
We depend upon the timely delivery of products from our vendors and purchases from our partners and customers.
We depend on manufacturers and component customers to deliver and purchase hardware and consumer electronics in quantities sufficient to meet customer demand. In addition, we depend on these manufacturers and customers to introduce new and innovative products and components to drive industry sales. During the first quarter of 2022, we have experienced sales declines indirectly through disruption in the supply chain for several of our industry partners or customers whose own supply chains have been disrupted based on a variety of macroeconomic events that may or may not be related to the COVID-19 pandemic, which have resulted in delays throughout the consumer electronics industry. Any material delay in the introduction or delivery, or limited allocations of products or offerings could result in reduced sales by us, which could have a material adverse impact on our financial results. Any reduction in allocation of components or new hardware platforms or other technological advances by vendors or our customers (in which our technology is part of their hardware offering) to third parties such as big box retailers, could also have a material adverse impact on our financial results.
Disruptions and delays in our supply chains as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic could adversely impact manufacturers’ and other customers’ ability to meet customer demand. Additionally, the prioritization of shipments of certain products as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic could cause delays in the shipment or delivery of our products. Such disruptions could also result in reduced sales by us, which could materially and adversely impact on our financial results.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
None.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information
None.
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Item 6. Exhibits
Exhibit |
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31.1 |
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31.2 |
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32.1 |
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32.2 |
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101 | Interactive Data Files (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) |
In accordance with SEC Release 33-8238, Exhibits 32.1 and 32.2 are being furnished and not filed.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
WISA Technologies, Inc. | ||
Date: May 11, 2022 | By: | /s/ Brett Moyer |
Brett Moyer | ||
Chief Executive Officer | ||
(Duly Authorized Officer and Principal Executive Officer) | ||
Date: May 11, 2022 | By: | /s/ George Oliva |
George Oliva | ||
Principal Financial Officer | ||
(Duly Authorized Officer and Principal Financial Officer) |
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