Note 1 – Basis of Presentation The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of Vuzix Corporation (“the Company” or “Vuzix”) have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Regulation S-X of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Accordingly, the unaudited consolidated financial statements do not include all information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. The results of the Company’s operations for the Three Months ended March 31, 2024, are not necessarily indicative of the results of the Company’s operations for the full fiscal year or any other period. The accompanying interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto of the Company as of and for the year ended December 31, 2023, as reported in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 15, 2024. Customer Concentrations For the three months ended March 31, 2024, one customer represented 60% of total product revenue and two customers represented 68% and 31% of engineering services revenue. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, one customer represented 74% of total product revenue. As of March 31, 2024, three customers represented 37%, 23%, and 18% of accounts receivable. As of December 31, 2023, two customers represented 47% and 26% of accounts receivable. Fair Value of Financial Instruments The Company’s financial instruments primarily consist of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, unearned revenue, accrued expenses, and income and other taxes payable. As of the consolidated balance sheet dates, the estimated fair values of the financial instruments were not materially different from their carrying values as presented due to the short maturities of these instruments. Going Concern The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. This basis of accounting contemplates the recovery of our assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. These consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to the specific amounts and classifications of assets and liabilities, which might be necessary should we be unable to continue as a going concern. The Company incurred net losses for the three months ended March 31, 2024 of $10,047,582; $50,149,077 for the year ended December 31, 2023; and $40,763,573 for the year ended December 31, 2022. The Company had net cash outflows from operations of $8,805,138 for the three months ended March 31, 2024; $26,277,824 for the year ended December 31, 2023; and $24,521,082 for the year ended December 31, 2022. As of March 31, 2024, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $304,032,375. The Company’s cash outflows for investing activities were $1,249,053 for the three months ended March 31, 2024; $19,280,966 for the year ended December 31, 2023; and $21,170,816 for the year ended December 31, 2022. These factors initially raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans to alleviate the conditions that raise substantial doubt include the implementation of operational improvements and the curtailment of certain development programs, both of which the Company expects will preserve cash. Management estimates the Company will have sufficient liquidity to fund operations at least through the second quarter of 2025. The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update No. (ASU) 2014- 15, Presentation of Financial Statements — Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40): Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern. As a result, management is primarily responsible for assessing if there is a going concern issue when issuing an entity’s financial statements. The going concern assumption underlies all GAAP financial reporting and therefore requires and assumes that the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. It presumes that a Company will continue normal business operations into the future. Additional disclosure is required when there is substantial doubt about business continuity or substantial doubt that has not been alleviated by management’s mitigation plans. As required under applicable accounting standards, management has concluded that substantial doubt may exist surrounding the Company's ability to meet its obligations within one year of the release of the financial statements. The Company’s cash requirements going forward are primarily for funding operating losses, research and development, working capital, license investments, and capital expenditures. The higher cash outflows for investments in the years ending December 31, 2023 and 2022 were mainly for the Company’s exclusive technology license and equity investment in microLED technology via Atomistic (see Notes 6 and 7). The Company paid $30,000,000 to Atomistic in the last two fiscal years. The Company currently is negotiating an extension to its existing license with Atomistic, however, there can be no assurance a definitive agreement will be reached or the dollar amount of any such renewal. Our cash requirements related to funding operating losses depend upon numerous factors, including new product development activities, our ability to commercialize our products, our products’ timely market acceptance, selling prices and gross margins, and other factors. Historically, the Company has met its cash needs primarily through the sale of equity securities. The Company’s management intends to take actions necessary to continue as a going concern, as discussed herein. The Company will need to grow its business significantly to become profitable and self-sustaining on a cash flow basis or it will be required to cut its operating costs significantly or raise new equity and/or debt capital. Management’s plans concerning these matters and managing our liquidity include, among other things: | ● | Reductions in our cash annual operating expenses by approximately $8,000,000 for 2024 across all operating areas, representing a reduction of at least 20% as compared to 2023 levels, including the areas of Research and Development, Sales and Marketing and General and Administrative; |
| ● | Implementation of a voluntary Company-wide payroll reduction program for all individuals with optional salary reductions of 10% to 50% depending upon the respective base salary level for the period running from May 1, 2024 to April 30, 2025. The expected cash savings will be approximately $1,600,000 and will result in the issuance of stock awards or stock options, at a rate of 150% or 200%, respectively, of the net cash wage reductions; |
| ● | Further reductions of the rate of research and development spending on new technologies, particularly the use of external contractors. |
| ● | We do not intend to increase our levels of investing activities for our 2024 fiscal year as compared to 2023, now that our waveguide plant expansion has been completed and the license fees payments under the Atomistic License have been substantially made; |
| ● | Right-sizing of operations across all areas of the Company, including head-count hiring freezes or head-count reductions; |
| ● | The expected margin contribution upon the commencement of volume manufacturing and sales of waveguides from our new waveguide plant in 2024, particularly to OEM customers; |
| ● | Continued pursuit of licensing and strategic opportunities around our waveguide technologies with potential OEMs, which would include the receipt of upfront licensing fees and on-going supply agreements; |
| ● | Delayed or curtailed discretionary and non-essential capital expenditures not related to near-term new products; |
| ● | Reduction in the rate of new product introductions and further leveraging of existing platforms to reduce new product development and engineering costs; |
The Company has in the past sold equity securities and in early 2024 entered into a sales agreement with an investment banking firm for the issuance and sale of up to $50,000,000 of our common stock that may be issued and sold from time to time in an “at the market” offering. Management monitors the capital markets on an ongoing basis and may consider raising capital if favorable market conditions develop. If the Company’s actual results are less than projected or the Company needs to raise capital for additional liquidity, the Company may be required to pursue additional equity financings, further curtail expenses, or enter into one of more strategic transactions. However, management can make no assurance that the Company will be able to successfully complete any of the forementioned pursuits on terms acceptable to the Company, or at all. While there can be no assurance the Company will be able to successfully reduce operating expenses or raise additional capital, management believes its historical success in managing cash flows and obtaining capital will continue into the foreseeable future. However, as a result of this uncertainty, doubt about the Company continuing as a going concern has not been fully alleviated to the satisfaction of its external auditors as noted in their audit report included with to the Company’s 10-K filed with the SEC on April 15, 2024. Use of Estimates The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at year-end and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Variable Interest Entities The Company determines at the inception of each arrangement whether an entity in which it has made an investment or in which the Company has other variable interests is considered a variable interest entity (VIE). The Company consolidates VIEs when it is the primary beneficiary. The Company is the primary beneficiary of a VIE when it has the power to direct activities that most significantly affect the economic performance of the VIE and have the obligation to absorb the majority of their losses or benefits. If the Company is not the primary beneficiary in a VIE, the Company accounts for the investment or other variable interests in a VIE in accordance with applicable GAAP. At each reporting period, the Company assesses whether any changes in our interest or relationship with the entity affect our determination of whether the entity is a VIE and, if so, whether the Company is the primary beneficiary. We have an investment in a VIE, Atomistic, in which we are not the primary beneficiary. This VIE includes a private company investment, described further in Notes 6 and 7. We have determined that the governance and operating structures of this entity do not allow us to direct the activities that would significantly affect their economic performance. Therefore, we are not the primary beneficiary, and the results of operations and financial position of this VIE are not included in our consolidated financial statements. We account for this investment as a technology license and an equity investment. The maximum exposure of this unconsolidated VIE is generally based on the current carrying value of the investment. We have determined that the single source of our exposure to this VIE is our capital investment in them. The carrying value and maximum exposure of this unconsolidated VIE was $31.8 million as of March 31, 2024. Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09 "Income Taxes (Topics 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures" to expand the disclosure requirements for income taxes, specifically related to the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid. ASU 2023-09 is effective for our annual periods beginning January 1, 2025, with early adoption permitted. We are currently evaluating the potential effect that the updated standard will have on our financial statement disclosures.
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