ACORN ENERGY, INC.
For the period ended Mar 31, 2025. Filed May 8, 2025.
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Mar 31, 2025 · Filed May 8, 2025
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What changed in Management’s Discussion and Analysis?
Read the current filingPrevious report: 10-Q
Period ended 2024-09-30; filed 2024-11-07.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsCurrent report: 10-Q
Period ended 2025-03-31; filed 2025-05-08.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsThe baseline is this issuer’s latest earlier reporting period of the same form that was filed before the current report. A previous 10-Q is a different quarter, not a year-over-year comparison. Amendments are excluded.
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Current report
Critical Accounting Estimates
Current report
In preparing the financial statements, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that have an impact on the asset, liability, revenue and expense amounts reported. These estimates can also affect our supplemental information disclosures, including information about contingencies, risk and financial condition. We believe, given current facts and circumstances, that our estimates and assumptions are reasonable, adhere to U.S. GAAP, and are consistently applied. Inherent in the nature of an estimate or assumption is the fact that actual results may differ from estimates and estimates may vary as new facts and circumstances arise. We make routine estimates and judgments in determining net realizable value of accounts receivable, inventories, property and equipment, prepaid expenses, product warranties and other reserves as well as the amortization period for deferred commissions payable. Management believes our most critical accounting estimates and assumptions are in the area of revenue recognition and valuation allowance.
Current report
Valuation Allowance
Current report
We regularly review our deferred tax assets for recoverability considering historically profitability, projected future taxable income, the expected timing of the reversals of existing temporary differences and tax planning strategies. In assessing the need for a valuation allowance, we consider both positive and negative evidence related to the likelihood of realization of the deferred tax assets. The weight given to the positive and negative evidence is commensurate with the extent to which the evidence may be objectively verified.
Current report
We record a valuation allowance to reduce our deferred tax assets to the net amount that we believe is more likely than not to be realized. The net carrying amount of the Company’s deferred tax assets is based on the Company’s belief that it is more likely than not that the Company will generate sufficient future taxable income in certain jurisdictions to realize these deferred tax assets. The ultimate realization of the deferred tax assets depends upon our ability to generate sufficient taxable income in the future. In forecasting future taxable income, management uses estimates and makes assumptions regarding significant future events, including the timing and number of new hardware sales contracts and associated monitoring revenue. In evaluating our ability to recover our deferred tax assets, we consider and weigh all available positive and negative evidence, including our past operating results, the existence of cumulative losses in the most recent years and our forecast of future taxable income. When the likelihood of the realization of existing deferred tax assets changes, adjustments to the valuation allowance are charged in the period in which the determination is made. If our estimates and assumptions change in the future, the Company may be required to record additional valuation allowances against its deferred tax assets, resulting in additional income tax expense in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations, or conversely to reduce the existing valuation allowance resulting in less income tax expense.
Current report
The Company generated a three-year cumulative positive income through December 31, 2024. Based on its earnings, the Company released a portion of its valuation allowance on its deferred tax assets (other than as stated above) during the year ended December 31, 2024. As of March 31, 2025, we believe, based on our projections, that a partial valuation allowance of $11,400,000 continues to be necessary against our deferred tax assets. Uncertainty exists related to the generation of future hardware and monitoring revenue, nonetheless the Company believes sufficient positive evidence exists which supports the partial reversal of the valuation allowance. In recent years, the Company executed new contracts, growing hardware and monitoring revenue which resulted in cumulative pre-tax earnings over the prior three years which we believe is significant positive evidence to support the reversal of valuation allowance during 2024. At this time, however, we cannot assure you that we will be successful in doing so. Accordingly, our management will continue to assess the need for this valuation allowance and will make adjustments when appropriate.
Current report
The utilization of the Company’s federal and state net operating losses may be subject to a limitation due to the “change in ownership provisions” under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code, as well as similar state provisions. Such limitations may result in the expiration of net operating loss (NOL) carryforwards before their utilization. The Company has not completed a study to assess whether an “ownership change” as defined in Section 382 has occurred or whether there have been multiple ownership changes since the Company’s inception. Future changes in the Company’s stock ownership, which may be outside of the Company’s control, may trigger an “ownership change.” In addition, future equity offerings or acquisitions that have equity as a component of the purchase price could result in an “ownership change.” The Company will complete a full analysis of the tax attribute carryforwards prior to any utilization of tax attributes which may be subject to limitation.
Current report
*Revenue.*Revenue in the first quarter of 2025 was $3,098,000 compared to $2,132,000 in the first quarter of 2024, which is an increase of $966,000, or 45.3%. As discussed above, OmniMetrix has two reportable segments, PG and CP. The PG segment includes our monitoring devices for generators, industrial air compressors and our annunciator products. The CP segment includes our monitoring devices for cathodic protection systems on gas pipelines serving the gas utilities market and pipeline operators. Of the $3,098,000 in revenue recognized in the three-month period ended March 31, 2025, $2,887,000 was attributed to PG activities and $211,000 was attributed to CP activities. As compared to the three-month period ended March 31, 2024, revenue from PG activities increased $1,093,000, or 60.9%, and revenue from CP activities decreased $127,000, or 37.6%. As compared to the three-month period ended March 31, 2024, hardware revenue increased $799,000, or 78%, while monitoring revenue increased $167,000, or 15%.
Current report
PG hardware revenue increased $928,000, or 123.2%, during the first three-month period ended March 31, 2025 to $1,681,000, as compared to $753,000 during the first three-month period ended March 31, 2024. The increase in PG revenue was due to sales under our material contract described above under “Recent Developments*,*” and sales of custom-designed units. PG monitoring revenue in the first quarter of 2025 increased $165,000, or 15.9%, compared to the first quarter of 2024 due to an increase in the number of connections being monitored and growth in our customer base.
Current report
Gross Profit. Gross profit during the three-month period ended March 31, 2025 was $2,326,000, reflecting a gross margin of 75.1% on revenue, compared with a gross profit during the three-month period ended March 31, 2024 of $1,591,000, also reflecting a gross margin of 74.6%.
Current report
*Selling, general and administrative expense.*SG&A expense of the consolidated entities in the first three months of 2025 reflected an increase of $156,000, or 12.2%, as compared to the first three months of 2024. OmniMetrix’s SG&A expense increased $54,000, or 5.6%, from $970,000 in the first three months of 2024 to $1,024,000 in the first three months of 2025. This increase was primarily due to an increase of (i) $41,000 in personnel expenses due to compensation increases and staff additions, (ii) $18,000 in technology expenses, primarily consulting fees, (iii) $28,000 in sales commissions, offset by decreases of (iv) $23,000 in travel and trade show expenses and (v) a net decrease of $10,000 in other expenses in the aggregate. Corporate SG&A expense increased $102,000, or 33.4%, from $305,000 in the first three months of 2024 to $407,000 in the first three months of 2025. This increase was due to an increase of (i) $22,000 in audit fees incurred in the first quarter of 2025 primarily related to the audit work on the release of the income tax valuation allowance at December 31, 2024, (ii) $46,000 in tax professional fees from the preparation of the 2024 income tax provision and the calculations related to the release of the income tax valuation allowance and (iii) $36,000 in stock compensation expense due to the increase in the Company’s stock price, offset by a net decrease of $2,000 in other public company expenses.
Current report
During the three-month period ended March 31, 2025, we invested $6,000 in technology. We did not have any cash flow from financing activities.
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Previous report
On January 12, 2024, we entered into a new contract with our current primary data provider for Internet of Things (IoT) wireless services for a 36-month contract term with automatic one-year extensions, subject to termination notice. The pricing structure involves account setup, SIM charges, monthly revenue obligations, and various rate plans based on data usage and regions along with other optional services. The monthly expense obligation is $10,000 for the first 6 months and $15,000 thereafter. We are also eligible for volume discounts based on total monthly service revenue. Additionally, the agreement includes an IoT Enhanced Support and Priority Care Services Rate Plan with various support service types and pricing tiers based on the number of devices and terms for SIM migrations, including tiered pricing and conditions for waiver of certain charges during migration. This agreement allows us to migrate our customers to higher tier data plans for nominal additional cost.
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Revenue for the nine and three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023
Previous report
Revenue increased by $1,648,000, or 28.4%, from $5,809,000 in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023 to $7,457,000 in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2024. Hardware revenue increased by $1,470,000, or 55.7%, from $2,637,000 in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023 to $4,107,000 in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2024. During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2024, we recognized $724,000 in hardware revenue pursuant to sales under the Material Contract discussed above underRecent Developments. See the reconciliation of hardware revenue below. Monitoring revenue increased by $178,000, or 5.6%, from $3,172,000 in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023 to $3,350,000 in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2024. The monitoring revenue under the Material Contract is not permitted to be invoiced until the hardware is installed and the customer has accepted the monitoring services in their spend management software portal; thus, the increase in hardware and monitoring revenue will not align. The increase in monitoring revenue was due to an increase in the number of connections being monitored in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2024 compared to the nine-month-period ended September 30, 2023.
Previous report
As discussed above, OmniMetrix has two reportable segments, PG and CP. Of the $7,457,000 in revenue recognized in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2024, $6,681,000 was generated by PG activities and $776,000 was generated by CP activities. This represents an increase in revenue from PG activities of $1,687,000, or 33.8%, from $4,994,000 in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023, and a decrease in revenue from CP activities of $39,000, or 4.8%, from $815,000 in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023.
Previous report
The increase in PG revenue was due to the revenue contribution from the Material Contract, an increase in the revenue recognized from TG Pro and TG2 products, and an increase in PG monitoring revenue due to an increase in the number of connections being monitored. The decrease in CP revenue was due to a decrease in installation income as we recognized $38,000 in CP installation income in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023 which was nonrecurring. Other than this item, the period-over-period CP revenue was flat, with a decrease of $8,000 in monitoring revenue offset by a $7,000 increase in revenue from hardware and other accessories. The new version of the PG and CP hardware was sold in 2024; thus, the revenue was recognized when the units were shipped instead of being deferred and amortized over three years as had been the case prior to the September 1, 2023 product modification.
Previous report
Revenue increased by $963,000, or 46.1%, from $2,087,000 in the three-month period ended September 30, 2023 to $3,050,000 in the three-month period ended September 30, 2024. Of the $3,050,000 in revenue recognized in the three-month period ended September 30, 2024, $2,826,000 was generated by PG activities and $224,000 was generated by CP activities. In the three-month period ended September 30, 2024, as compared to the three-month period ended September 30, 2023, revenue from PG activities increased $1,028,000, or 57.2%, from $1,798,000, and revenue from CP activities decreased $65,000, or 22.5%, from $289,000.
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Gross profit for the nine- and three-month periods ended September 30, 2024 and 2023
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Gross profit for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2024 was $5,443,000, reflecting a gross margin of 73.0%, compared with a gross profit of $4,356,000, reflecting a gross margin of 75.0%, for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023. The gross margin was lower in the current period due to a greater volume of hardware sales which have a lower gross margin than monitoring.
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Gross margin on hardware revenue for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2024 was 55.5% compared to 53.4% for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023. Gross margin on monitoring revenue for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2024 was 94.5% compared to 93.0.% for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023.
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Gross profit for the three-month period ended September 30, 2024 was $2,187,000, reflecting a gross margin of 71.7%, compared with a gross profit for the three-month period ended September 30, 2023 of $1,550,000, reflecting a gross margin of 74.3%. The gross margin was lower in the current period due to a greater volume of hardware sales which have a lower gross margin than monitoring. Gross margin on hardware revenue for the three-month period ended September 30, 2024 was 58.1% compared to 54.1% for the three-month period ended September 30, 2023 which was due to the change in the product mix positively impacted by the Material Contract. Gross margin on monitoring revenue for the three-month period ended September 30, 2024 was 94.5% compared to 93.0% for the three-month period ended September 30, 2023.
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Operating expenses for the nine- and three-month periods ended September 30, 2024 and 2023
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Selling, general and administrative expense. SG&A expense of the consolidated entities in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2024 reflected a decrease of $93,000, or 2.5%, as compared to the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023. OmniMetrix’s SG&A expense decreased $50,000, or 1.7%, from $2,932,000 in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023 to $2,882,000 in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2024. This decrease was primarily due to a decrease of (i) $35,000 in personnel expenses due to two sales roles that have been unfilled for a portion of 2024 and that we are considering eliminating offset by annual salary increases that were effective October 1, 2023, (ii) $34,000 in sales tax and other business tax related expenses, (iii) $24,000 in depreciation expense, (iv) $29,000 in travel and trade show expenses, and (v) $13,000 in commission expense offset by increases of $82,000 in technology expenses for software and IT professional fees and a net increase in other business expenses of $3,000. Corporate SG&A expense decreased $43,000, or 5.3%, from $814,000 in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023 to $771,000 in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2024. This decrease was due to a decrease of $102,000 in expenses related to the reverse stock split executed in September 2023 which were not reoccurring in 2024 and net aggregate decreases in other administrative expenses of $13,000 offset by increases of (i) $18,000 in legal fees due to an increase in our monthly retainer effective January 1, 2024, (ii) $18,000 in audit fees due to an increase in engagement fees year over year of 14% and also to the timing of when the services were performed, (iii) $12,000 in tax professional fees primarily due to the preparation of our 2023 tax provision, (iv) $12,000 in stock compensation expense due to options issued at higher exercise prices, and (v) $12,000 in officer fees due to a 3% increase effective January 1, 2024
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SG&A expense of the consolidated entities in the three-month period ended September 30, 2024 reflected a decrease of $133,000, or 10.0%, as compared to the three-month period ended September 30, 2023. OmniMetrix’s SG&A expense decreased $30,000, or 3.0%, from $990,000 in the three-month period ended September 30, 2023 to $960,000 in the three-month period ended September 30, 2024. This decrease was primarily due to a decrease of (i) $46,000 in personnel expenses due to two sales roles that were unfilled in the third quarter of 2024 offset by annual salary increases that were effective October 1, 2023, (ii) $18,000 in travel and trade show expenses, (iii) $17,000 in sales tax and other business tax related expenses, and (iv) $12,000 in commission expense offset by an increase of $59,000 in technology expenses for software and IT professional fees and a $4,000 net increase, in the aggregate, across other expense categories. Corporate SG&A expense decreased $103,000, or 30.3%, from $340,000 in the three-month period ended September 30, 2023 to $237,000 in the three-month period ended September 30, 2024. This decrease was due to a decrease of $102,000 in expenses related to the reverse stock split executed in September 2023 which were not reoccurring in 2024 and net aggregate decreases in other administrative expenses of $16,000 offset by increases of $6,000 in legal fees due to an increase in the monthly retainer effective January 1, 2024 and $9,000 in audit fees due to an increase in engagement fees year over year of 14% and also to the timing of when the services were performed.
Previous report
During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, we invested $48,000 in technology and other capital projects and received proceeds of $13,000 from financing activities related to the exercise of options.
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Other Liquidity Matters
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Intercompany
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OmniMetrix owes Acorn $2,158,000 for amounts loaned, accrued interest and expenses paid by Acorn on OmniMetrix’s behalf as of September 30, 2024 as compared to $2,657,000 as of December 31, 2023. During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2024, the intercompany amount due to Acorn from OmniMetrix decreased by $499,000. This included repayments of $784,000 offset by interest of $96,000, dividends of $57,000 due to Acorn and $132,000 in shared expenses paid by Acorn. These intercompany balances and amounts are eliminated in consolidation.
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All dollar amounts in the discussion below are rounded to the nearest thousand, except per share data, and, thus, are approximate.
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All dollar amounts in the tables and discussion below are rounded to the nearest thousand, except per share data; thus, they are approximate.
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The following table shows, for the periods indicated, the financial results (dollar amounts in thousands) attributable to each of our consolidated companies.
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The following tables show, for the periods indicated, the financial results (dollar amounts in thousands) attributable to each of our consolidated companies.
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As of September 30, 2024, OmniMetrix had a backlog of $4,384,000, primarily comprised of deferred revenue, of which $3,572,000 is expected to be recognized as revenue in the next twelve months. This compares to a backlog of $6,211,000 at September 30, 2023. Now that we are selling hardware units that are capable of operating distinctly from our monitoring and control software, the hardware backlog will no longer continue to grow and will be fully amortized by August 31, 2026, while the monitoring backlog will continue to be deferred and amortized over the period of service.
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As of March 31, 2025, OmniMetrix had a backlog of $3,955,000, comprised of deferred revenue, of which $3,394,000 is expected to be recognized as revenue in the next twelve months. This compares to a backlog of $5,028,000 at March 31, 2024. Now that we are selling hardware units that are capable of being distinct, the hardware backlog will no longer continue to grow and will be fully amortized by August 31, 2026, while the monitoring backlog will continue to be deferred and amortized over the period of service.
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On June 1, 2024, we entered into a contract with one of the nation’s largest cell phone providers to provide monitoring hardware and services. Under the contract, OmniMetrix will provide monitoring devices and related remote monitoring and control services for between 5,000 to 10,000 cell tower backup generators in the U.S. The monitoring hardware and monitoring services, which will be deployed over a two-year period, commenced in the third quarter during which we recognized $724,000 in hardware revenue from this contract. We expect to generate total revenue over the life of the contract of approximately $5 million which encompasses the revenue from the sales of the hardware and the first year of monitoring.
Current wording
On June 1, 2024, we entered into a contract (the “Material Contract”) with one of the nation’s largest cell phone providers to provide monitoring hardware and services. Under the contract, OmniMetrix will provide monitoring devices and related remote monitoring and control services for between 5,000 to 10,000 cell tower backup generators in the U.S. The monitoring hardware and monitoring services, which are being deployed over a one-to-two-year period. Shipping of hardware commenced in the third quarter of 2024 and installation and monitoring services commenced in the fourth quarter of 2024. We recognized $876,000 in hardware revenue and $69,000 in monitoring revenue from this contract in the three months ended March 31, 2025.
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Each of our PG and CP activities represents a reportable segment. The following analysis should be read together with the segment and revenue information provided in Notes 9 and 10 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this quarterly report.
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Each of our PG and CP activities represents a reportable segment. The following analysis should be read together with the segment and revenue information provided in Notes 10 and 11 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this quarterly report.
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OmniMetrix sells monitoring hardware devices and data monitoring services. On September 1, 2023, we launched an updated version of our products that includes new functionality in our TrueGuard, AIRGuard, Patriot and Hero products that allows our customers to have options as it relates to obtaining and utilizing the data that is provided by our hardware devices. This new functionality allows for SIM card options, configuration options regarding IP address endpoints and DNS routes, and access to our over-the-air data protocol. This product update allows customers to have the option to purchase our monitoring service, monitor the products themselves if they have the ability in-house, or choose another monitoring provider if they so desire, whereas, historically, our standard products only functioned with our monitoring services. The modification to the circuit boards and embedded firmware of hardware enclosures in stock as of August 31, 2023 were made such that only the new version of these products was sold subsequent to this date. Prior to such product modification, revenue (and related costs) associated with sale of equipment was recorded to deferred revenue (and deferred charges) upon shipment for PG and CP monitoring units. This deferred revenue and the deferred cost of the hardware with respect to the sale of new equipment was recognized over the life of the units, which was estimated to be three years. Revenue from hardware sales subsequent to August 31, 2023 is recognized upon shipment, instead of being deferred. Revenues from the prepayment of monitoring fees (generally paid in advance) are initially recorded as deferred revenue upon receipt of payment from the customer and then amortized to revenue over the monitoring service period (typically twelve-month, renewable periods).
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OmniMetrix sells monitoring hardware devices and data monitoring services. On September 1, 2023, we launched an updated version of our products that includes new functionality in our TrueGuard, AIRGuard, Patriot and Hero products that allows our customers to have options as it relates to obtaining and utilizing the data that is provided by our hardware devices. This new functionality allows for SIM card options, configuration options regarding IP address endpoints and DNS routes, and access to our over-the-air data protocol. This product update allows customers to have the option to purchase our monitoring service, monitor the products themselves if they have the ability in-house, or choose another monitoring provider if they so desire, whereas, historically, our standard products only functioned with our monitoring services. The modification to the circuit boards and embedded firmware of hardware enclosures in stock as of August 31, 2023 were made such that only the new version of these products was sold subsequent to that date. Prior to such product modification, revenue (and related costs) associated with sale of equipment was recorded to deferred revenue (and deferred charges) upon shipment for PG and CP monitoring units. This deferred revenue and the deferred cost of the hardware with respect to the sale of new equipment was recognized over the life of the units, which was estimated to be three years. Revenue from hardware sales subsequent to August 31, 2023 is recognized upon shipment or upon acceptance (specific to the material contract), instead of being deferred. Revenues from the prepayment of monitoring fees (generally paid in advance) are initially recorded as deferred revenue upon receipt of payment from the customer and then amortized to revenue over the monitoring service period (typically twelve-month, renewable periods).
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The following table sets forth certain information with respect to the unaudited condensed consolidated results of operations of the Company for the three-month periods ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, including the percentage of total revenues during each period attributable to selected components of the operations statement data and for the period-to-period percentage changes in such components. For segment data, see Notes 9 and 10 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this quarterly report.
Current wording
The following table sets forth certain information with respect to the unaudited condensed consolidated results of operations of the Company for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2024, including the percentage of total revenues during each period attributable to selected components of the operations statement data and for the period-to-period percentage changes in such components. For segment data, see Notes 10 and 11 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this quarterly report.
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*Result is less than 1% or not meaningful
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*result is less than 1%
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Hardware revenue during the nine- and three-month periods ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 is further detailed in the table below (in thousands):
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Hardware revenue during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 is further detailed in the table below (in thousands):
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R&D expense. During the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, R&D expense was $698,000 and $614,000, respectively. During the three-month period ended September 30, 2024, OmniMetrix recorded $234,000 of R&D expense as compared to $212,000 in the three-month period ended September 30, 2023. The increase in R&D expense is primarily related to the increased salaries of our engineering staff that were effective October 1, 2023 and the continued investment to redesign and expand our product line to continue to increase our level of innovation ahead of our competitors.
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R&D expense. During the three-month periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, R&D expense was $291,000 and $238,000, respectively. The increase in R&D expense in the three-month period ended March 31, 2025 of approximately $53,000 is related to salary increases granted to our engineering personnel effective October 1, 2024, the hiring of another senior level engineer in November 2024 and the expenses and materials paid to third-party consultants in the continued development of next-generation PG and CP products and exploration into potential new product lines. We expect a moderate increase in R&D expense throughout 2025 for continued investment in work on certain initiatives to launch the next generation of our products and expand product lines to increase our level of innovation ahead of our competitors.
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Net income attributable to Acorn Energy. We recognized net income attributable to Acorn stockholders of $1,061,000 in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2024, compared to net income attributable to Acorn stockholders of $35,000 in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023. For the three-month period ended September 30, 2024, we recognized net income attributable to Acorn stockholders of $725,000, compared to a net income attributable to Acorn stockholders of $24,000 for the three- month period ended September 30, 2023. Our net income during the nine- and three-month periods ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 is comprised of the components listed in the table below:
Current wording
Net income attributable to Acorn Energy. We recognized net income attributable to Acorn stockholders of $464,000 in the first three months of 2025 compared to net income attributable to Acorn stockholders of $65,000 in the first three months of 2024. Our net income during the three-month period ended March 31, 2025 is comprised of pre-tax net income at OmniMetrix of $1,034,000 less federal taxes of $131,000 and state taxes of $23,000 on OmniMetrix income, corporate expenses, net of interest income, of $406,000, and $10,000 representing the non-controlling interest share of our income from OmniMetrix. Our net income during the three-month period ended March 31, 2024 is comprised of pre-tax net income at OmniMetrix of $364,000 less state taxes of $25,000 on OmniMetrix income, corporate expenses of $271,000, and $3,000 representing the non-controlling interest share of our income from OmniMetrix.
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At September 30, 2024, we had working capital of $277,000. Our working capital includes $2,153,000 of cash and deferred revenue of $3,572,000. The deferred revenue does not require a significant cash outlay for the revenue to be recognized.
Current wording
At March 31, 2025, we had working capital of $1,731,000. Our working capital includes $2,591,000 of cash and deferred revenue of $3,394,000. Such deferred revenue does not require a significant cash outlay for the revenue to be recognized.
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During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, our OmniMetrix subsidiary provided $1,647,000 from operations while our corporate headquarters used $908,000 during the same period.
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During the three-month period ended March 31, 2025, our OmniMetrix subsidiary provided cash flow from operations of $646,000, while our corporate headquarters used $375,000 for operations during the same period.
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As of November 5, 2024, we had cash of $2,087,000. We believe that such cash, plus the cash generated from operations, will provide sufficient liquidity to finance the operating activities of Acorn and OmniMetrix at their current level of operations for the twelve months from the issuance of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. We may, at some point, elect to obtain financing to fund additional investments in the business. If we decide to pursue additional financing in the future, it may be in the form of a bank line, a new loan or investment by others, an equity raise by Acorn which could then facilitate a loan by Acorn to OmniMetrix, or any combination thereof. Whether alternative funds, such as third-party loans or investments, will be available at the time and on terms acceptable to Acorn and OmniMetrix cannot be determined at this time.
Current wording
As of May 6, 2025, we had cash of $2,724,000. We believe that such cash, plus the cash expected to be generated from operations, will provide sufficient liquidity to finance the corporate activities of Acorn and the operating activities of OmniMetrix at their current level of operations for at least the twelve-month period from the issuance of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contained in this Quarterly Report. We may, at some point, elect to obtain a new line of credit or other source of financing to fund additional investments in the business. If we decide to pursue additional financing in the future, it may be in the form of a bank line, a new loan or investment by others, an equity raise by Acorn, which could then facilitate a loan by Acorn to OmniMetrix, or any combination thereof. Whether alternative funds, such as third-party loans or investments, will be available at the time required and on terms acceptable to Acorn and OmniMetrix cannot be determined at this time.
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*Reflects the gross amount of the operating lease liabilities. Does not include rent amounts to be received under the sublease and it is gross of the imputed interest of $3,000.
Current wording
*Reflects the gross amount of the operating lease liabilities. Does not include rent amounts to be received under the sublease.
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The following table sets forth certain information with respect to the unaudited condensed consolidated results of operations of the Company for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, including the percentage of total revenues during each period attributable to selected components of the operations statements data and for the period-to-period percentage changes in such components. For segment data, see Notes 9 and 10 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this quarterly report.
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*Result is less than 1% or not meaningful.