Worksport Ltd
For the period ended Dec 31, 2023. Filed Mar 28, 2024.
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FY2023 · Filed Mar 28, 2024
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Item 8. Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Board of Directors and Stockholders
Worksport Ltd.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Worksport Ltd. and Subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes to the consolidated financial statements (collectively referred to as the consolidated financial statements). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial condition of the Company as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Going Concern
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has suffered recurring losses from operations and has an accumulated deficit, that raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 3. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Basis for Opinion
These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s consolidated 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 audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated 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 audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated 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 consolidated financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated 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 consolidated 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 consolidated 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 consolidated 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.
Inventory
As of December 31, 2023, the Company’s inventory balance was $3.6 million. As reported in Note 5, inventory has increased significantly over the past year as the Company began to stockpile inventory due to its start of domestic production during 2023. The Company evaluates its inventory for obsolescence on an ongoing basis by considering historical usage as well as requirements for future orders.
Given the inherent uncertainty and significant judgments necessary to value inventory and its related obsolescence, auditing management’s estimates involved a high degree of auditor judgment.
Our auditing procedures related to inventory valuation included the following, among others:
| ● | We evaluated the appropriateness and consistency of management’s methods used to value inventory and develop its estimates. |
| ● | We evaluated the reasonableness of judgments made and significant assumptions used by management relating to key estimates. |
| ● | We inquired of management relative to write-offs of inventory during the year. |
| ● | We tested the completeness and accuracy of management’s inventory detail. |
| ● | We developed an independent expectation of the obsolescence reserve based on our knowledge of the Company’s inventory, including analysis of slow-moving items and historical usage and compared it to actual. |
| ● | We performed a lower of cost or net realizable value analysis by selecting a sample of items included in inventory at year-end. |
| ● | We selected a sample of purchases made throughout the year to ensure they were included in inventory at the proper weighted-average value. |
| ● | We selected a sample of purchases made before and after the year end to ensure proper cut-off was achieved. |
| ● | During our physical inventory observation, we toured the Company’s facility and examined inventory on hand to determine the completeness and existence of ending inventory. |
| ● | We examined management’s overhead analysis and performed procedures to test its completeness and accuracy. |
Shareholders’ Equity and Related Transactions
As discussed in Notes 9, 18, and 19 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has issued a significant amount of equity securities. The tracking of these transactions can be complicated and require management to estimate the value of equity securities using a Black Scholes option pricing model. We identified the fair market value of equity transactions to be a critical audit matter, as the calculations can be complex and subject to error.
Our auditing procedures related to equity transactions included the following, among others:
| ● | We evaluated the appropriateness and consistency of management’s methods used to develop its estimates. |
| ● | We gained an understanding of management’s process to record the equity transactions. |
| ● | We obtained management’s calculations and tested the clerical accuracy and inputs used. |
| ● | We agreed the basic terms to source agreements and considered key assumptions. |
| ● | We recalculated the recorded values and conversion amounts. |
Going Concern
As discussed in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has experienced recurring net losses that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Upon analysis of the Company’s current financial situation and projected outlooks, we believe there is substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
Our auditing procedures related to going concern included the following, among others:
| ● | We obtained the Company’s evaluation of its ability to continue as a going concern and evaluated the Company’s plans to address these concerns. |
| ● | We analyzed the Company’s current state of operations. |
| ● | We evaluated the Company’s current and projected cash flow. |
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2022.
/s/Lumsden & McCormick, LLP
Buffalo, New York
March 27, 2024
PCAOB ID Number:130
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