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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

 

(Mark One)

 

[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2020

 

or

 

[  ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from ___________ to __________

 

Commission file number: 001-34643

 

 

 

AYRO, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   98-0204758

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

     

900 E. Old Settlers Boulevard, Suite 100

Round Rock, Texas

  78664
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(512) 994-4917

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

 

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:

 

Title of each Class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share   AYRO   The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [  ]

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes [X] No [  ]

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer [  ] Accelerated filer [  ]
       
Non-accelerated filer [X] Smaller reporting company [X]
       
    Emerging growth company [  ]

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [  ]

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes [  ] No [X]

 

As of November 5, 2020, the registrant had 24,298,333 shares of common stock outstanding.

 

 

 

   
   

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

This report is the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 of AYRO, Inc., which was formerly known as DropCar, Inc., prior to the consummation on May 28, 2020 of the merger described below.

 

On May 28, 2020, pursuant to the previously announced Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated December 19, 2019 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among the Company, ABC Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), and AYRO Operating Company, a Delaware corporation previously known as AYRO, Inc. (“AYRO Operating”), Merger Sub was merged with and into AYRO Operating, with AYRO Operating continuing after the merger as the surviving entity and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Merger”). At the effective time of the Merger, without any action on the part of any stockholder, each issued and outstanding share of AYRO Operating’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “AYRO Operating Common Stock”), including shares underlying AYRO Operating’s outstanding equity awards and warrants, was converted into the right to receive 1.3634 shares (the “Exchange Ratio”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Company Common Stock”). Immediately following the effective time of the Merger, the Company effected a 1-for-10 reverse stock split of the issued and outstanding Company Common Stock (the “Reverse Stock Split”), and immediately following the Reverse Stock Split, the Company issued a stock dividend of one share of Company Common Stock for each outstanding share of Common Stock to all holders of record immediately following the effective time of the Reverse Stock Split (the “Stock Dividend”). The net result of the Reverse Stock Split and the Stock Dividend was a 1-for-5 reverse stock split. Upon completion of the Merger and the transactions contemplated in the Merger Agreement and assuming the exercise in full of all pre-funded warrants issued pursuant thereto, (i) the former AYRO Operating equity holders (including the investors in a bridge financing and in private placements that closed prior to closing of the Merger) owned approximately 79% of the outstanding equity of the Company; (ii) former DropCar stockholders owned approximately 18% of the outstanding equity of the Company; and (iii) a financial advisor to DropCar and AYRO owned approximately 3% of the outstanding equity of the Company.

 

The Merger is being treated as a reverse recapitalization effected by a share exchange for financial accounting and reporting purposes since substantially all of DropCar, Inc.’s operations were disposed of as part of the consummation of the Merger and therefore no goodwill or other intangible assets were recorded by the Company as a result of the Merger. AYRO Operating is treated as the accounting acquirer, as its stockholders control the Company after the Merger, even though DropCar, Inc. was the legal acquirer. As a result, the assets and liabilities and the historical operations that are reflected in these financial statements are those of AYRO Operating as if AYRO Operating had always been the reporting company. All references to AYRO Operating, Inc. shares of common stock, warrants and options have been presented on a post-merger, post-reverse split basis.

 

See Note 1 of the Notes Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

 

   
   

 

AYRO, Inc.

Quarter Ended September 30, 2020

 

Table of Contents

 

    PAGE
PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION F-1
     
ITEM 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited) F-1
  Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 F-1
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 F-2
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 F-3
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 F-4
  Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements F-5
ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 1
ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk 19
ITEM 4. Controls and Procedures 19
     
PART II OTHER INFORMATION 19
     
ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings 19
ITEM 1A. Risk Factors 19
ITEM 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 38
ITEM 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities 38
ITEM 4. Mine Safety Disclosures 39
ITEM 5. Other Information 39
ITEM 6. Exhibits 39
     
SIGNATURES 43

 

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

AYRO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(UNAUDITED)

 

   September 30,   December 31, 
   2020   2019 
ASSETS          
Current assets:          
Cash  $27,916,838   $641,822 
Accounts receivable, net   414,030    71,146 
Inventory   1,524,755    1,118,516 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   1,861,873    164,399 
Total current assets   31,717,496    1,995,883 
           
Property and equipment, net   812,227    489,366 
Intangible assets, net   170,199    244,125 
Operating lease – right-of-use asset   1,130,233    - 
Deposits and other assets   22,491    48,756 
Total assets  $33,852,646   $2,778,130 
           
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY          
           
Current liabilities:          
Accounts payable  $1,131,461   $772,077 
Accrued expenses   443,296    612,136 
Contract liability   122,514    - 
Current portion long-term debt, net   7,393    1,006,947 
Current portion lease obligation – operating lease   118,466    - 
Total current liabilities   1,823,130    2,391,160 
           
Long-term debt, net   234,006    318,027 
Lease obligation - operating lease, net of current portion   1,035,051    - 
Total liabilities   3,092,187    2,709,187 
           
Commitments and contingencies          
           
Stockholders’ equity:          
Preferred Stock, (authorized – 20,000,000 shares)   -    - 
Convertible Preferred Stock Series H, ($0.0001 par value; authorized – 8,500 shares; issued and outstanding – 8 and zero shares, respectively)   -    - 
Convertible Preferred Stock Series H-3, ($.0001 par value; authorized – 8,461 shares; issued and outstanding – 2,189 and zero shares, respectively)   -    - 
Convertible Preferred Stock Series H-6, ($.0001 par value; authorized – 50,000 shares; issued and outstanding – 50 and zero shares, respectively)   -    - 
Convertible Seed Preferred Stock, ($1.00 par value; authorized – zero shares; issued and outstanding – 0 and 7,360,985 shares, respectively)   -    9,025,245 
Common Stock, ($0.0001 par value; authorized – 100,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding – 24,298,333 and 3,948,078 shares, respectively)   2,430    395 
Additional paid-in capital   51,156,135    5,001,947 
Accumulated deficit   (20,398,106)   (13,958,644)
Total stockholders’ equity   30,760,459    68,943 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity  $33,852,646   $2,778,130 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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AYRO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(UNAUDITED)

 

  

Three Months Ended

September 30,

  

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 
   2020   2019   2020   2019 
Revenue  $388,654   $265,481   $821,398   $745,530 
Cost of goods sold   326,671    202,029    645,463    577,539 
Gross profit   61,983    63,452    175,935    167,991 
                     
Operating expenses:                    
Research and development   664,145    297,680    999,449    780,605 
Sales and marketing   304,880    432,275    863,400    932,902 
General and administrative   1,482,018    1,411,376    3,445,749    3,437,176 
Total operating expenses   2,451,043    2,141,331    5,308,598    5,150,683 
                     
Loss from operations   (2,389,060)   (2,077,879)   (5,132,663)   (4,982,692)
                     
Other (expense) income:                    
Other income   17,503    1,142    17,523    1,198 
Interest expense   (95,469)   (65,103)   (324,670)   (233,084)
Loss on extinguishment of debt   (213,700)   -    (566,925)   - 
Other (expense) income, net   (291,666)   (63,961)   (874,072)   (231,886)
                     
Net loss  $(2,680,726)  $(2,141,840)  $(6,006,735)  $(5,214,578)
                     
Deemed dividend on modification of Series H-5 warrants   (432,727)   -    (432,727)   - 
Net loss Attributable to Common Stockholders  $(3,113,453)  $(2,141,840)  $(6,439,462)  $(5,214,578)
                     
Net loss per share, basic and diluted  $(0.13)  $(0.77)  $(0.54)  $(1.80)
                     
Basic and diluted weighted average Common Stock outstanding   23,599,967    2,793,592    11,896,906    2,894,374 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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AYRO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY

(UNAUDITED)

 

   Nine-Month Period Ended September 30, 2020 
     
   Series H   Series H-3   Series H-6   AYRO Series Seed           Additional         
   Preferred Stock   Preferred Stock   Preferred Stock   Preferred Stock   Common Stock   Paid-in   Accumulated     
   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   Capital   (Deficit)   Total 
                                                     
Balance, December 31, 2019                                 7,360,985   $9,025,245    3,948,078   $395   $5,001,947   $(13,958,644)  $68,943 
Stock based compensation                                                    156,459         156,459 
Net Loss                                                         (1,795,153)   (1,795,153)
March 31, 2020           -   $             -    -   $      -    -   $           -    7,360,985   $9,025,245    3,948,078   $395   $5,158,406   $(15,753,797)  $(1,569,751)
Conversion of AYRO Preferred Stock to common stock                                   (7,360,985)    (9,025,245)   2,007,193    201   9,025,044         - 
Issuance of Series H Preferred Stock in connection with the 2020 Merger   8    -                                                      - 
Issuance of Series H-3 Preferred Stock in connection with the 2020 Merger             2,189    -                                            - 
Issuance of Series H-6 Preferred Stock in connection with the 2020 Merger                       7,883    -                                  - 
Issuance of Common Stock in connection with the 2020 Merger, net of fees                                           4,939,045    493    4,451,237         4,451,730 
Exchange of debt for common stock in connection with the 2020 Merger                                           1,030,585    103    999,897         1,000,000 
Issuance of common stock in connection with debt offering                                           553,330    56    461,957         462,013 
Sale of common stock, net of fees                                           2,200,000    220    5,064,780         5,065,000 
Exercise of warrants, net of fees                                           1,831,733    183    515,155         515,338 
Stock based compensation                                                     150,949         150,949 
Net Loss                                                          (1,530,856)   (1,530,856)
June 30, 2020   8   $-    2,189   $-    7,883   $-    -   $-      16,509,964   $1,651   $  25,827,425   $(17,284,653)  $8,544,423 
Sale of common stock, net of fees                                           5,007,895    500    22,260,302         22,260,802 
Exercise of warrants, net of fees                                           2,539,769    254    2,467,936         2,468,190 
Conversion of Series H-6 Preferred Stock                       (7,833)   -              225,590    23    (23)        - 
Stock based compensation                                                     119,853         119,853 
Vested restricted stock                                           15,115    2    47,915         47,917 
Deemed divided on modification of H-5 warrants                                                     432,727    (432,727)   - 
Net Loss                                                          (2,680,726)   (2,680,726)
September 30, 2020   8   $-    2,189   $-    50   $-    -   $-    24,298,333   $2,430   $51,156,135   $  (20,398,106)  $  30,760,459 

 

   Nine-Month Period Ended September 30, 2019 
     
   Series H   Series H-3   Series H-6   AYRO Series Seed       Additional         
   Preferred Stock   Preferred Stock   Preferred Stock   Preferred Stock   Common Stock   Paid-in   Accumulated     
   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   Capital   (Deficit)   Total 
                                                     
Balance, December 31, 2018                                 3,882,791   $4,270,507    2,793,591   $279   $1,131,551   $(5,293,951)  $108,386 
Preferred Stock issued for Cash                                 946,499   1,656,374                        1,656,374 
Stock Based Compensation                                                     131,443         131,443 
Discount on Debt                                                     69,174         69,174 
Net Loss                                                          (1,263,089)   (1,263,089)
March 31, 2019        -   $           -        -   $            -        -   $       -      4,829,290   $  5,926,881      2,793,591   $   279   $  1,332,168   $(6,557,040)  $702,288 
Preferred Stock issued for Cash                                 589,394    1,091,063                        1,091,063 
Stock based compensation                                                     476,214         476,214 
Net Loss                                                          (1,809,649)   (1,809,649)
June 30, 2019   -   $-    -   $-    -   $-    5,418,684   $7,017,944    2,793,591   $279   $1,808,382   $(8,366,689)  $459,916 
Preferred Stock issued for Cash                                 65,000    130,000                        130,000 
Common Stock issued for Cash                                           100,783    10    360         370 
Stock Based Compensation                                                     752,965         752,965 
Discount on Debt                                                     185,675         185,675 
Net Loss                                                         (2,141,840)  $(2,141,840)
September 30, 2019   -   $-    -   $-    -   $-    5,483,684   $7,147,944    2,894,374   $289   $2,747,382   $  (10,508,529)  $(612,914)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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AYRO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

 

   Nine Months Ended 
   September 30, 
   2020   2019 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:          
Net loss  $(6,006,735)  $(5,214,578)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:          
Depreciation and amortization   343,932    388,686 
Stock-based compensation   475,175    1,360,623 
Amortization of debt discount   236,398    60,650 
Loss on extinguishment of debt   566,925    - 
Amortization of right-of-use asset   80,447    - 
Provision for bad debt expense   10,131    3,004 
Change in operating assets and liabilities:          
Accounts receivable   (353,015)   (138,294)
Inventory   (406,239)   535,434 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   (1,697,474)   (34,924)
Deposits   26,265    (6,917)
Accounts payable   285,184    (479,248)
Accrued expenses   (168,840)   366,854 
Contract liability   122,514    (9,999)
Lease obligations - operating leases   (57,163)   - 
Net cash used in operating activities   (6,542,495)   (3,168,709)
           
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:          
Purchase of property and equipment   (581,137)   (334,773)
Purchase of intangible assets   (11,730)   (28,294)
Disposal of intangible assets   -    40,294 
Proceeds from merger with ABC Merger Sub, Inc.   3,060,740    - 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities   2,467,873    (322,773)
           
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:          
Proceeds from issuance debt   1,318,000    1,100,000 
Repayments of debt   (1,742,884)   (114,744)
Proceeds from exercise of warrants   2,983,527    - 
Proceeds from issuance of Common Stock, net of fees and expenses   28,790,995    370 
Proceeds from issuance of Preferred Stock   -    2,527,436 
Net cash provided by financing activities   31,349,638    3,513,062 
           
Net change in cash   27,275,016    21,580 
           
Cash, beginning of period   641,822    39,243 
           
Cash, end of period  $27,916,838   $60,823 
           
Supplemental disclosure of cash and non-cash transactions:          
Cash paid for interest  $78,794   $30,129 
Conversion of Notes Payable to Preferred Stock  $-   $350,000 
Discount on Debt from issuance of Common Stock  $-   $254,848 
Supplemental non-cash amounts of lease liabilities arising from obtaining right of use assets  $1,210,680   $- 
Conversion of debt to Common Stock  $1,000,000   $- 
Conversion of Preferred Stock to Common Stock  $9,025,245   $- 
Discount on debt from issuance of Common Stock and warrants  $462,013   $- 
Accrued offering costs  $74,200   $- 
Deemed divided on modification of Series H-5 warrants  $432,727   $- 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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AYRO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

 

NOTE 1. ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF OPERATIONS

 

AYRO, Inc. (the “Company”), a Delaware corporation formerly known as DropCar, Inc., a corporation located outside Austin, Texas, is the merger successor discussed below of AYRO Operating Company, Inc., which was formed under the laws of the State of Texas on May 17, 2016 as Austin PRT Vehicle, Inc. and subsequently changed its name to Austin EV, Inc. under an Amended and Restated Articles of Formation filed with the State of Texas on March 9, 2017. On July 24, 2019, the Company changed its name to Ayro, Inc. and converted its corporate domicile to Delaware. The Company was founded on the basis of promoting resource sustainability. The Company is principally engaged in manufacturing and sales of environmentally-conscious, minimal-footprint Electric Vehicles (“EV’s”). The all-electric vehicles are typically sold both directly and to dealers in the United States, Mexico and Canada.

 

On May 28, 2020, pursuant to the previously announced Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated December 19, 2019 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among the Company, ABC Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), and AYRO Operating Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation previously known as AYRO, Inc. (“AYRO Operating”), Merger Sub was merged with and into AYRO Operating, with AYRO Operating continuing after the merger as the surviving entity and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Merger”). At the effective time of the Merger, without any action on the part of any stockholder, each issued and outstanding share of AYRO Operating’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “AYRO Operating Common Stock”), including shares underlying AYRO Operating’s outstanding equity awards and warrants, was converted into the right to receive 1.3634 shares (the “Exchange Ratio”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Company Common Stock”). Immediately following the effective time of the Merger, the Company effected a 1-for-10 reverse stock split of the issued and outstanding Company Common Stock (the “Reverse Stock Split”), and immediately following the Reverse Stock Split, the Company issued a stock dividend of one share of Company Common Stock for each outstanding share of Common Stock to all holders of record immediately following the effective time of the Reverse Stock Split (the “Stock Dividend”). The net result of the Reverse Stock Split and the Stock Dividend was a 1-for-5 reverse stock split. Upon completion of the Merger and the transactions contemplated in the Merger Agreement and assuming the exercise in full of all pre-funded warrants issued pursuant thereto, (i) the former AYRO Operating equity holders (including the investors in a bridge financing and in private placements that closed prior to closing of the Merger) own approximately 79% of the outstanding equity of the Company; (ii) former DropCar stockholders own approximately 18% of the outstanding equity of the Company; and (iii) a financial advisor to DropCar and AYRO owned approximately 3% of the outstanding equity of the Company.

 

The Merger is being treated as a reverse recapitalization effected by a share exchange for financial accounting and reporting purposes since substantially all of DropCar, Inc.’s operations were disposed of as part of the consummation of the Merger and therefore no goodwill or other intangible assets were recorded by the Company as a result of the Merger. In connection with the disposal of DropCar, Inc. operations, AYRO assumed $186,000 of outstanding payables from DropCar plus cash of $186,000 to be used to satisfy those obligations. Payables in excess of those prefunded by DropCar will be the responsibility of AYRO. The Company does not believe any excess would constitute a material amount. AYRO Operating is treated as the accounting acquirer as its stockholders control the Company after the Merger, even though DropCar, Inc. was the legal acquirer. As a result, the assets and liabilities and the historical operations that are reflected in these financial statements are those of AYRO Operating as if AYRO Operating had always been the reporting company. All reference to AYRO Operating, Inc. shares of common stock, warrants and options have been presented on a post-merger, post-reverse split basis.

 

On December 19, 2019, DropCar entered into an asset purchase agreement (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”) with DC Partners Acquisition, LLC (“DC Partners”), Spencer Richardson and David Newman, pursuant to which DropCar agreed to sell substantially all of the assets associated with its business of providing vehicle support, fleet logistics and concierge services for both consumers and the automotive industry to an entity controlled by Messrs. Richardson and Newman, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Business Development Officer at the time, respectively. The aggregate purchase price for the purchased assets consisted of the cancellation of certain liabilities pursuant to those certain employment agreements by and between DropCar and each of Messrs. Richardson and Newman, plus the assumption of certain liabilities relating to, or arising out of, workers’ compensation claims that occurred prior to the closing date of the Asset Purchase Agreement. On May 28, 2020, the parties to the Asset Purchase Agreement entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Asset Purchase Agreement Amendment”), which Asset Purchase Agreement Amendment (i) provides for the inclusion of up to $30,000 in refunds associated with certain insurance premiums as assets being purchased by DC Partners, (ii) amends the covenant associated with the funding of the DropCar business, such that DropCar provided the DropCar business with additional funding of $175,000 at the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Asset Purchase Agreement and (iii) provides for a current employee of the Company being transferred to DC Partners to provide transition services to the Company for a period of three months after the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Asset Purchase Agreement. The Asset Purchase Agreement closed on May 28, 2020, immediately following the consummation of the Merger.

 

NOTE 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) and in conformity with the instructions on Form 10-Q and Rule 8-03 of Regulation S-X and the related rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, AYRO Operating and DropCar, Inc. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of such statements. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire year.

 

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These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the annual audited financial statements of AYRO Operating filed on the amendment to Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 3, 2020.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, in conformity with GAAP, requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. The Company’s most significant estimates include allowance for doubtful accounts, valuation of inventory reserve, valuation of deferred tax asset allowance, and the measurement of stock-based compensation expenses. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

 

Reclassification

 

Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior period financial statements to conform to the current period financial statement presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on net earnings or cash flows as previously reported.

 

Liquidity and Other Uncertainties

 

The Company is subject to a number of risks similar to those of earlier stage commercial companies, including dependence on key individuals and products, the difficulties inherent in the development of a commercial market, the potential need to obtain additional capital, competition from larger companies, other technology companies and other technologies. At September 30, 2020, the Company had cash balances totaling $27,916,838. The Company incurred losses and negative cash flows from operations, including operating losses of $2,389,060 and $2,077,879 for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 and operating losses of $5,132,663 and $4,982,692 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. In addition, overall working capital increased by $30,289,643 during the nine months ended September 30, 2020. Management believes that the existing cash at September 30, 2020 will be sufficient to fund operations for at least the next twelve months following the issuance of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of a respiratory disease caused by a new coronavirus a “pandemic.” First identified in late 2019 and now known as COVID-19, the outbreak has impacted millions of individuals worldwide. In response, many countries have implemented measures to combat the outbreak that have impacted global business operations. As of the date of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, our operations have been impacted; and, we continue to assess and monitor the situation. No impairments were recorded as of the consolidated balance sheet date, as the carrying amounts of our assets are expected to be recoverable; however, due to significant uncertainty surrounding the situation, management’s judgment regarding this could change in the future. In addition, while our results of operations, cash flows, and financial condition could be negatively impacted, the extent of the impact cannot be reasonably estimated at this time.

 

Cash

 

Cash consists of checking accounts. The Company considers all highly-liquid investments purchased with a maturity of three months or less at the time of purchase to be cash equivalents. The Company maintains cash balances which may exceed federally insured limits. Management does not believe that this results in any significant credit risk. The Company has no cash equivalents as of September 30, 2020 or December 31, 2019.

 

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Fair Value Measurements:

 

The Company applies Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820, Fair Value Measurement (“ASC 820”), which establishes a framework for measuring fair value and clarifies the definition of fair value within that framework. ASC 820 defines fair value as an exit price, which is the price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability in the Company’s principal or most advantageous market in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The fair value hierarchy established in ASC 820 generally requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability and are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the entity’s own assumptions based on market data and the entity’s judgments about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability and are to be developed based on the best information available in the circumstances.

 

The carrying amounts of financial instruments reported in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for current assets and current liabilities approximate the fair value because of the immediate or short-term maturities of the financial instruments.

The valuation hierarchy is composed of three levels. The classification within the valuation hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The levels within the valuation hierarchy are described below:

 

Level 1 — Assets and liabilities with unadjusted, quoted prices listed on active market exchanges. Inputs to the fair value measurement are observable inputs, such as quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

 

Level 2 — Inputs to the fair value measurement are determined using prices for recently traded assets and liabilities with similar underlying terms, as well as direct or indirect observable inputs, such as interest rates and yield curves that are observable at commonly quoted intervals.

 

Level 3 — Inputs to the fair value measurement are unobservable inputs, such as estimates, assumptions, and valuation techniques when little or no market data exists for the assets or liabilities

 

As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company did not have any level 2 or level 3 instruments.

 

Accounts Receivable, Net

 

In the normal course of business, the Company extends credit to customers. Accounts receivable, less the allowance for doubtful accounts, reflect the net realizable value of receivables and approximate fair value. An allowance for doubtful accounts is maintained and reflects the best estimate of probable losses determined principally on the basis of historical experience and specific allowances for known troubled accounts. All accounts or portions thereof that are deemed to be uncollectible or that require an excessive collection cost are written off to the allowance for doubtful accounts. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the company had reserved an allowance for doubtful accounts of $46,215 and $36,084, respectively. All account receivables are made on an unsecured basis.

 

Inventory

 

Inventory consists of purchased chassis, cabs, batteries, truck beds and component parts which includes cost of raw materials, freight, direct labor and related production overhead and are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value, as determined using a first-in, first-out method. Management compares the cost of inventory with the net realizable value and, if applicable, an allowance is made for writing down the inventory to its net realizable value, if lower than cost. On an ongoing basis, inventory is reviewed for potential write-down for estimated obsolescence or unmarketable inventory based upon forecasts for future demand and market conditions.

 

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Property and Equipment, Net

 

Property and equipment, net, are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is recorded over the shorter of the estimated useful life, of three to seven years, or the lease term of the applicable assets using the straight-line method beginning on the date an asset is placed in service. The Company regularly evaluates the estimated remaining useful lives of the Company’s property and equipment, net, to determine whether events or changes in circumstances warrant a revision to the remaining period of depreciation. Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense when incurred.

 

Long-Lived Assets, Including Definite-Lived Intangible Assets

 

Intangible assets are stated at cost less accumulated amortization. Amortization is generally recorded on a straight-line basis over estimated useful life of 5-10 years. The Company periodically reviews the estimated useful lives of intangible assets and makes adjustments when events indicate that a shorter life is appropriate.

 

Long-lived assets are evaluated for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable through the estimated undiscounted future cash flows derived from such assets.

 

Factors that the Company considers in deciding when to perform an impairment review include significant changes in the Company’s forecasted projections for the asset or asset group for reasons including, but not limited to, significant under-performance of a product in relation to expectations, significant changes, or planned changes in the Company’s use of the assets, significant negative industry or economic trends, and new or competing products that enter the marketplace. The impairment test is based on a comparison of the undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated from the use of the asset group. If impairment is indicated, the asset is written down by the amount by which the carrying value of the asset exceeds the related fair value of the asset with the related impairment charge recognized within the statements of operations. No impairment losses were identified or recorded in the three or nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 on the Company’s long-lived assets.

 

Leases

 

Operating lease assets are included within operating lease right-of-use assets, and the corresponding operating lease obligation on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019. The Company has elected not to present short-term leases as these leases have a lease term of 12 months or less at lease inception and do not contain purchase options or renewal terms that the Company is reasonably certain to exercise. All other lease assets and lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term at commencement date. Because most of the Company’s leases do not provide an implicit rate of return, the Company used an incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at adoption date in determining the present value of lease payments.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, the core principle of which is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled to receive in exchange for those goods or services. To achieve this core principle, five basic criteria must be met before revenue can be recognized: (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 performance obligations in the contract; and (5) recognize revenue when or as the Company satisfies a performance obligation.

 

Nature of goods and services

 

The following is a description of the Company’s products and services from which the Company generates revenue, as well as the nature, timing of satisfaction of performance obligations, and significant payment terms for each:

 

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Product revenue

 

Product revenue from customer contracts is recognized on the sale of each electric vehicle as vehicles are shipped to customers. The majority of the Company’s vehicle sales orders generally have only one performance obligation: sale of complete vehicles. Ownership and risk of loss transfers to the customer based on FOB shipping point and freight charges are the responsibility of the customer. Revenue is typically recognized at the point control transfers or in accordance with payment terms customary to the business. The Company provides product warranties to assure that the product assembly complies with agreed upon specifications. The Company’s product warranty is identical to the product warranties provided by the Company’s suppliers, therefore minimizing the warranty liability to the standard labor rates associated with the defective part replacement. Customers do not have the option to purchase a warranty separately; as such, warranty is not accounted for as a separate performance obligation. The Company’s policy is to exclude taxes collected from a customer from the transaction price of automotive contracts.

 

Shipping revenue

 

Amounts billed to customers related to shipping and handling are classified as shipping revenue. The Company has elected to recognize the cost for freight and shipping when control over vehicles has transferred to the customer as an operating expense.

 

Subscription revenue

 

Subscription revenue from revenue sharing with Destination Fleet Operators (“DFO’s”) and other vehicle rental agreements is recorded in the month the vehicles in the Company’s fleet is rented. The Company established its rental fleet in late March 2019 which is recorded in the property and equipment section of the balance sheet – see Note 7. For the rental fleet, the Company retains title and ownership to the vehicles and places them in DFO’s in resort communities that typically rent golf cars for use in those communities.

 

Services and other revenue

 

Services and other revenue consist of non-warranty after-sales vehicle services. Revenue is typically recognized at a point in time when services and replacement parts are provided.

 

Segment Reporting

 

The Company operates in one business segment which focuses on the manufacturing and sales of environmentally-conscious, minimal-footprint EVs. The Company’s business offerings have similar economic and other characteristics, including the nature of products, manufacturing, types of customers, and distribution methods. The chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) reviews profit and loss information on a consolidated basis to assess performance and make overall operating decisions. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect the financial results of the Company’s one reportable operating segment. The Company has no significant revenues or tangible assets outside of the United States.

 

Income Taxes

 

The Company accounts for income tax using an asset and liability approach, which allows for the recognition of deferred tax benefits in future years. Under the asset and liability approach, deferred taxes are provided for the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. The accounting for deferred income tax calculation represents management’s best estimate on the most likely future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in the financial statements or tax returns and related future anticipation. A valuation allowance is provided for deferred tax assets if it is more likely than not these items will either expire before the Company is able to realize their benefits, or that future realization is uncertain. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, there were no accruals for uncertain tax positions.

 

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Warrants and Preferred Shares

 

The accounting treatment of warrants and preferred share series issued is determined pursuant to the guidance provided by ASC 470, Debt, ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity, and ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging, as applicable. Each feature of a freestanding financial instruments including, without limitation, any rights relating to subsequent dilutive issuances, dividend issuances, equity sales, rights offerings, forced conversions, optional redemptions, automatic monthly conversions, dividends and exercise are assessed with determinations made regarding the proper classification in the Company’s financial statements.

 

Stock-Based Compensation

 

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation in accordance with ASC 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation (“ASC 718”). Under the fair value recognition provisions, stock-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date based on the fair value of the award and is recognized as compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period, based on the terms of the awards. The Company calculates the fair value of option grants utilizing the Black-Scholes pricing model and estimates the fair value of the stock based upon the estimated fair value of the common stock.

 

In June 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2018-07, Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting (“ASU 2018-07”). ASU 2018-07 expands the guidance in ASC 718 to include share-based payments for goods and services to non-employees and generally aligns it with the guidance for share-based payments to employees. In accordance with ASU 2018-07, these stock options and warrants issued as compensation for services provided to the Company are accounted for based upon the fair value of the underlying equity instrument. The fair value of the equity instrument is charged directly to compensation expense and additional-paid-in capital over the period during which services are rendered.

 

Basic and Diluted Loss Per Share

 

Basic and diluted net loss per share is determined by dividing net loss by the weighted average ordinary shares outstanding during the period. For all periods presented with a net loss, the shares underlying the ordinary share options and warrants have been excluded from the calculation because their effect would be anti-dilutive. Therefore, the weighted-average shares outstanding used to calculate both basic and diluted loss per share are the same for periods with a net loss. “Penny warrants” were included in the calculation of outstanding shares for purposes of basic earnings per share.

 

The following potentially dilutive securities have been excluded from the computation of diluted weighted average shares outstanding as they would be anti-dilutive:

 

   Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended 
   September 30,   September 30, 
   2020   2019   2020   2019 
Options to purchase common stock   1,781,488    1,678,345    1,781,488    1,678,345 
Restricted Stock Unvested   421,253    -    421,253    - 
Series H-1, H-3, H-4, H-5, I, J, pre-merger AYRO and Merger common stock purchase warrants   1,988,175    393,477    1,988,175    393,477 
Series H, H-3, H-6, and pre-merger AYRO Seed Preferred Stock   3,272    1,495,291    3,272    1,495,291 
Totals   4,194,188    3,567,113    4,194,188    3,567,113 

 

Recent 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 (“ASU 2020-06”), which addresses issues identified as a result of the complexities associated with applying U.S. GAAP for certain financial instruments with characteristics of liabilities and equity. This update addresses, among other things, the number of accounting models for convertible debt instruments and convertible preferred stock, targeted improvements to the disclosures for convertible instruments and earnings-per-share (“EPS”) guidance and amendments to the guidance for the derivatives scope exception for contracts in an entity’s own equity, as well as the related EPS guidance. This update applies to all entities that issue convertible instruments and/or contracts in an entity’s own equity. This guidance is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted, but no earlier than fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, including interim periods within those fiscal years. FASB specified that an entity should adopt the guidance as of the beginning of its annual fiscal year. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of ASU 2020-06 could have on the Company’s financial statements and disclosures.

 

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13 - Financial Instruments-Credit Losses-Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses, have been released in November 2018 (2018-19), November 2019 (2019-10 and 2019-11) and a January 2020 Update (2020-02) that provided additional guidance on this Topic. This guidance replaces the current incurred loss impairment methodology with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to inform credit loss estimates. For SEC filers meeting certain criteria, the amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. For SEC filers that meet the criteria of a smaller reporting company (including this Company) and for non-SEC registrant public companies and other organizations, the amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2022. Early adoption will be permitted for all organizations for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. The Company is currently in the process of its analysis of the impact of this guidance on its financial statements and does not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

 

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In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (ASC 820): Disclosure Framework-Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. ASU 2018-13 removes certain disclosures, modifies certain disclosures and adds additional disclosures. The ASU is effective for annual periods, including interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. The Company adopted the new standard on January 1, 2020, and the adoption did not have a material impact on its unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

In July 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-11—Earnings Per Share (Topic 260), Distinguishing Liabilities From Equity (Topic 480), and Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): I. Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Down Round Features and II. Replacement of the Indefinite Deferral for Mandatorily Redeemable Financial Instruments of Certain Nonpublic Entities and Certain Mandatorily Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests with a Scope Exception. ASU 2017-11 eliminates the requirement that a down round feature precludes equity classification when assessing whether an instrument is indexed to an entity’s own stock. A freestanding equity-linked financial instrument no longer would be accounted for as a derivative liability at fair value as a result of the existence of a down round feature. The Company adopted the new standard on January 1, 2020, and the adoption did not have a material impact on its unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

NOTE 3. REVENUES

 

Disaggregation of Revenue

 

Revenue by type was as follows:

 

   Three months ended   Nine months ended 
   September 30,   September 30, 
   2020   2019   2020   2019 
Revenue type                    
Product revenue  $348,480   $233,038   $741,570   $662,963 
Shipping revenue   38,381    26,661    76,249    67,167 
Subscription revenue   -    1,866    1,786    9,941 
Service income   1,793    3,916    1,793    5,459 
   $388,654   $265,481   $821,398   $745,530 

 

Contract Liabilities

 

The Company recognizes a contract liability when a consideration is received, or if the Company has the unconditional right to receive consideration, in advance of satisfying the performance obligation. A contract liability is the Company’s obligation to transfer goods or services to a customer for which the Company has received consideration, or an amount of consideration is due from the customer. The table below details the activity in the Company’s contract liabilities during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and as of December 31, 2019, and the balance at the end of each period is reported as contract liability in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.

 

   September 30,   December 31, 
   2020   2019 
Balance, beginning of year  $-   $9,999 
Additions   130,014    - 
Transfer to revenue   (7,500)   (9,999)
Balance, end of period  $122,514   $- 

 

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Warranty Reserve

 

The Company records a reserve for warranty repairs upon the initial delivery of vehicles to its dealer network. The Company provides a product warranty on each vehicle including powertrain, battery pack and electronics package. Such warranty matches the product warranty provided by its supply chain for warranty parts for all unaltered vehicles and is not considered a separate performance obligation. The supply chain warranty does not cover warranty-based labor needed to replace a part under warranty. Warranty reserves include management’s best estimate of the projected cost of labor to repair/replace all items under warranty. The Company reserves a percentage of all dealer-based sales to cover an industry-standard warranty fund to support dealer labor warranty repairs. Such percentage is recorded as a component of cost of revenues in the statement of operations. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, warranty reserves were recorded within accrued expenses of $38,326 and $27,375, respectively.

 

NOTE 4. ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

 

Accounts receivable, net, consists of amounts due from invoiced customers and product deliveries and were as follows:

 

   September 30,   December 31, 
   2020   2019 
Trade receivables  $460,245   $107,230 
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts   (46,215)   (36,084)
   $414,030   $71,146 

 

NOTE 5. INVENTORY

 

Inventory consisted of the following:

 

   September 30,   December 31, 
   2020   2019 
Finished goods  $403,072   $498,972 
Work-in-progress   35,570    64,631 
Raw materials   1,086,113    554,913 
   $1,524,755   $1,118,516 

 

Management has determined that no reserve for inventory obsolescence was required as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

 

NOTE 6. PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS

 

   September 30,   December 31, 
   2020   2019 
Prepaid final assembly services  $595,000   $- 
Prepayments for inventory   976,512    - 
Prepaid other   290,361    164,399 
   $1,861,873   $164,399 

 

NOTE 7. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET

 

Property and equipment consisted of the following:

 

   September 30,   December 31, 
   2020   2019 
Computer and equipment  $912,232   $520,586 
Furniture and fixtures   126,625    111,347 
Lease improvements   211,916    117,897 
Prototypes   300,376    218,682 
Rental fleet   270,616    272,116 
Computer software   54,516    54,516 
    1,876,281    1,295,144 
Less: Accumulated depreciation   (1,064,054)   (805,778)
   $812,227   $489,366 

 

Depreciation expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 was $86,664 and $258,276 and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 was $101,819 and $309,599, respectively.

 

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NOTE 8. INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET

 

Intangible assets consisted of the following:

 

 
   September 30, 2020 
               Weighted- 
           Net   Average 
   Gross   Accumulated   Carrying   Amortization 
   Amount   Amortization   Amount   Period 
Supply chain development  $395,249   $(267,235)  $128,014    1.30 yrs. 
Patents and trademarks   67,776    (25,591)   42,185    2.49 yrs. 
   $463,025   $(292,826)  $170,199      

 

   December 31, 2019 
               Weighted- 
           Net   Average 
   Gross   Accumulated   Carrying   Amortization 
   Amount   Amortization   Amount   Period 
Supply chain development  $395,249   $(193,127)  $202,122    2.30 yrs. 
Patents   56,047    (14,044)   42,003    3.10 yrs. 
   $451,296   $(207,171)  $244,125      

 

Amortization expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 was $28,805 and $85,656 and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 was $27,588 and $79,087, respectively. The definite lived intangible assets have no residual value at the end of their useful lives.

 

NOTE 9. FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS

 

The composition of the Company’s debt and financing obligations was as follows:

 

   September 30,   December 31, 
   2020   2019 
2019 $500,000 Founder Bridge Note  $-   $500,000 
2019 Vendor Payable Conversion Note   -    137,729 
2019 $1,000,000 Convertible Bridge Notes   -    1,000,000 
2020 Paycheck Protection Program Term Note   218,000    - 
Note payable – auto financing   23,399    28,555 
    241,399    1,666,284 
Less: debt discount   -    (341,310)
    241,399    1,324,974 
Less: current portion   (7,393)   (1,006,947)
Long-term debt  $234,006   $318,027 

 

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2020 Paycheck Protection Program Term Note

 

In May 2020, the Company entered into a Paycheck Protection Program Term Note (the “PPP Note”) with Pacific Western Bank, NA in the amount of $218,000. The PPP Note was issued to the Company pursuant to the Coronavirus, Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act’s (the “CARES Act”) (P.L. 116-136) Paycheck Protection Program (the “Program”). Under the Program, all or a portion of the PPP Note may be forgiven in accordance with the Program requirements. The PPP Note carries a maturity date of May 20, 2022, at a 1% interest rate. Interest expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 was $818. No payments are required for nine months from the date of issuance. The amount of the forgiveness shall be calculated (and may be reduced) in accordance with the requirements of the Program, including the provisions of the CARES Act. No more than 25% of the amount forgiven can be attributable to non-payroll costs, as defined in the Program.

 

Financing arrangements settled during the periods presented are as follows:

 

2019 $500,000 Founder Bridge Note

 

In October 2019, the Company received $500,000 under a 120-day bridge term loan (the “Founder Bridge Note”), bearing interest at the rate of 14% per annum, payable quarterly, from Mark Adams, a founding board member. As an inducement for the bridge loan, the Company granted Mr. Adams 143,975 shares of common stock. On December 13, 2019, Mr. Adams agreed to modify the terms of the note and extend the maturity date until April 30, 2021 in exchange for the issuance of 136,340 shares of common stock. A discount on debt of $343,746 was recorded and is being amortized over the life of the loan as a component of interest expense on the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations. The discount was calculated by allocating the relative fair value of the underlying equity grant, determined using the relative fair market value method to ascribe the value of the common stock at the time of the grant, relative to the face value of the loan to arrive at the total debt discount. On September 30, 2020, the Company repaid the Founder Bridge Note in full. The total amount paid was $517,405 consisting of $500,000 in principal and $17,405 in accrued interest. Interest expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 was $17,500 and $52,500, respectively, and $0 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019. Amortization expense on the discount on debt for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 was $58,655 and $103,603, respectively, and $0 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019. The Company reported a loss on the debt extinguishment related to the unamortized discount on debt of $193,693.

 

2019 Vendor Payable Conversion Note

 

In December 2019, a marketing firm agreed to convert 90% of trade accounts payable the Company owed that firm to a term loan with a principal amount of $137,729 and bearing interest at the rate of 15% per annum, payable quarterly, with a maturity date of May 31, 2021. The Company also issued the marketing firm 17,997 shares of common stock in conjunction with this term loan. A discount on debt of $46,683 was recorded and is being amortized over the life of the loan as a component of interest expense on the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations. The discount was calculated by allocating the relative fair value of the underlying equity issuance, determined using the relative fair market value method to ascribe the value of the common stock at the time of the issuance, relative to the face value of the loan to arrive at the total debt discount. On September 30, 2020, the Company repaid the conversion loan in full. The total amount paid was $143,454 consisting of $137,729 in principal and $5,725 in accrued interest. Interest expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 was $5,136 and $15,466, respectively, and $0 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019. Amortization expense on the discount on debt for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 was $8,003 and $24,009, respectively, and $0 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019. The Company reported a loss on the debt extinguishment related to the unamortized discount on debt of $20,007.

 

2019 $1,000,000 Convertible Bridge Notes

 

In December of 2019, the Company received cash in exchange for convertible promissory notes from five institutional lenders totaling $1,000,000. The maturity date of the notes was the earlier of (1) the closing of the Merger, (2) May 31, 2020, and (3) ninety (90) days if the Company determined not to proceed with the Merger. The notes accrued interest at five percent (5%). Immediately prior to the consummation of the Merger, the outstanding principal was converted into 1,030,585 shares of common stock. Interest expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 was $0 and $20,833, respectively, and $0 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019.

 

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2019 $800,000 Convertible Notes

 

During the first quarter of 2019, the Company received cash in exchange for convertible promissory notes from seven individual lenders, totaling $800,000. The terms for the notes were sixty (60) days with an additional sixty-day extension to be exercised at the discretion of the Company. The notes accrued interest at twelve (12%) for the first sixty days and at fifteen percent (15%) for the sixty-day extension. The lenders had the option to convert the notes and accrued interest into AYRO Seed Preferred Stock (see Note 9) at $1.75 per share before the sixty-day extension period has expired. In May 2019, four lenders converted $350,000 of principle and $9,062 of accrued interest into 205,178 of AYRO Seed Preferred Stock. In September 2019, one lender converted $100,000 of convertible notes to a twelve-month term loan (see 2019 $250,000 Bridge Notes). Additionally, two lenders redeemed $60,000 in principal from their outstanding note. Warrants to purchase up to 26,586 of common stock at a price of $7.33 per share were issued in connection with the notes. The warrants issued have a five-year life. A discount on debt related to the warrant issuance of $69,174 was recorded and was amortized over the life of the notes as a component of interest expense on the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations. The discount was calculated by allocating the relative fair value of the underlying equity issuance, determined using the relative fair market value method to ascribe the value of the common stock at the time of the issuance, relative to the face value of the loan to arrive at the total debt discount. In December 2019, the remaining $290,000 in principal and associated accrued interest was converted to 343,482 shares of AYRO Seed Preferred Stock. Interest expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 was $0 and for three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 was $10,452 and $46,026, respectively. Amortization discount for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 was $0 and for three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 was $32,766 and $60,650, respectively.

 

2019 $250,000 Bridge Notes

 

During the third quarter of 2019, the Company received cash in exchange for term loans from five individual lenders, totaling $250,000. Additionally, one lender holding convertible debt, converted $100,000 in principal amount to a term loan (see 2019 $800,000 Convertible Notes). In the fourth quarter of 2019, the Company received cash of $75,000 in exchange for a term loan from an individual lender. The terms for the notes were for twelve months, with twelve percent (12%) interest payable quarterly. The Company issued 0.2880 shares of common stock to the lenders for each dollar borrowed for an aggregate of 122,379 shares of common stock. A discount on debt related to the common stock issuance of $187,675 was recorded and is being amortized over the life of the notes as a component of interest expense on the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations. The discount was calculated by allocating the relative fair value of the underlying equity grant, determined using the relative fair market value method to ascribe the value of the common stock at the time of the grant, relative to the face value of the loan to arrive at the total debt discount. In December 2019, $425,000 of principal and associated interest were converted to 433,820 shares of AYRO Seed Preferred Stock.

 

2020 $500,000 Bridge Notes

 

In February 2020, the Company received cash in exchange for promissory notes from three institutional lenders totaling $500,000. The maturity date of the notes was the earlier of (1) the closing of the Merger, (2) May 31, 2020, and (3) ninety (90) days the Company determines not to proceed with the Merger. The notes accrued interest at seven percent (7%). Immediately after the consummation of the Merger, the notes were redeemed for cash. Interest expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, was $0 and $9,373, respectively, and $0 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019.

 

2020 $600,000 Bridge Notes

 

In April 2020, the Company issued a secured promissory note payable to an individual investor providing $600,000 of short-term financing. The notes carried an interest rate of fifteen percent (15%) and were to be repaid upon the earlier of (1) closing date of the pending the Merger and (2) July 14, 2020. Fifty percent (50%) of the principal amount was personally guaranteed by Mark Adams, a founding board member. In conjunction with the notes, 553,330 (276,665 shares of common stock representing two percent (2%) of the combined company’s post-merger outstanding common stock each) was issued to the lender and to Mr. Adams as compensation for his personal guarantee. A discount on debt of $462,013 was recorded in the transaction and was being amortized over the life of the note as a component of interest expense on the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations. The discount was calculated by allocating the relative fair value of the underlying equity issuance, determined using the relative fair market value method to ascribe the value of the common stock at the time of the issuance, relative to the face value of the loan to arrive at the total debt discount. Amortization expense for the discount on debt for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 was $0 and $108,788 for both periods and $0 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019. The note was fully repaid upon closing of the Merger. Interest expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 was $0 and $10,233 for both periods and $0 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019. The Company reported a loss on the debt extinguishment related to the unamortized discount on debt of $353,225.

 

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NOTE 10. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

Common Stock

 

During the third quarter of 2019, the Company issued 122,379 shares of common stock in connection with the 2019 $250,000 Bridge Notes.

 

In October 2019, the Company issued 143,975 shares of common stock in connection with the 2019 $500,000 Founder Bridge Note.

 

In October 2019, the Company issued 231,778 shares of common stock in connection with the termination of the royalty-based agreement with Sustainability Initiatives, LLC (“SI”).

 

In December 2019, the Company issued 136,340 shares of common stock in connection with the extension of the 2019 $500,000 Founder Bridge Note.

 

In December 2019, the Company issued 434,529 shares of common stock in connection with the cancellation of 477,190 stock options originally granted with the amendment of the royalty agreement with Sustainability Initiatives, LLC.

 

In December 2019, the Company issued 67,488 shares of common stock in connection with the fee-for-service consulting agreement with Sustainability Consultants, LLC.

 

In December 2019, the Company issued 17,997 shares of common stock in connection with the conversion of outstanding accounts payable to a promissory note with a local marketing firm.

 

In April 2020, the Company issued 553,330 shares of common stock in connection with the issuance of the 2020 $600,000 Bridge Note.

 

On June 17, 2020, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with certain existing investors, pursuant to which the Company sold, in a registered public offering by the Company directly to the investors an aggregate of 2,200,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, at an offering price of $2.50 per share for gross proceeds of $5,500,000 before offering expenses of $435,000.

 

On July 6, 2020, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with certain existing investors, pursuant to which the Company sold, in a registered public offering by the Company directly to the investors an aggregate of 3,157,895 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, at an offering price of $4.75 per share for gross proceeds of $15,000,000 before offering expenses of $1,249,200.

 

On July 21, 2020, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with certain existing investors, pursuant to which the Company sold, in a registered public offering by the Company directly to the investors an aggregate of 1,850,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, at an offering price of $5.00 per share for gross proceeds of $9,250,000 before offering expenses of $740,000. Each purchaser also had the right to purchase, on or before October 19, 2020, additional shares of common stock (the “Additional Shares”) equal to the full amount of 75% of the common stock it purchased a the initial closing, or an aggregate of 1,387,500 shares, at price of $5.00 per share. On October 16, 2020, the Company entered into an addendum to the Agreement (the “Addendum”), which extended the deadline for each purchaser to exercise the right to purchase the Additional Shares by one year, to October 19, 2021.

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company issued 477,190 shares of common stock from the exercise of a nominal stock purchase warrant and received cash proceeds of $1,575.

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company issued 679,965 shares of common stock from the exercise of Prefunded Bridge Loan Warrants and received cash proceeds of $250.

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company issued 3,170,347 shares of common stock from the exercise of Bridge Loan Warrants and received cash proceeds of $2,871,704.

 

During July 2020, the Company issued 44,000 shares of common stock from the exercise of Series H-5 Warrants and received cash proceeds of $110,000.

 

During July 2020, the Company issued 225,590 shares of common stock from the conversion of 7,833 shares of Series H-6 Preferred Stock.

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company issued 1,030,585 shares of common stock from the conversion of the 2019 $1,000,000 Convertible Bridge Notes – See Note 9.

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company issued 2,332,396 shares of common stock from the closing of the Merger in consideration for $3,060,740 of cash and equity of Merger Sub.

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company issued 1,573,218 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, for proceeds of $2,000,000 net of offering fees and expenses of $611,557, pursuant to Stock Purchase Agreements entered into on December 19, 2019 as a component of the merger agreement and contingent upon closing of the Merger.

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company issued 1,037,496 shares of common stock to advisors in connection with the Merger. Additionally, the Company recorded $611,557 in fees and expenses paid in connection with the merger during the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company issued 2,007,194 shares of the common stock from the conversion of AYRO Seed Preferred Stock.

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company issued 436,368 shares of restricted common stock of which 15,115 shares were vested, at a stock price of $3.17 per share, pursuant to the AYRO, Inc. 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan.

 

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Preferred Stock

 

Upon closing of the Merger, the Company assumed the Series H, H-3 and H-6 preferred stock of DropCar, Inc., which respective conversion prices have been adjusted to reflect the May 2020 one-for-five reverse split.

 

Series H Convertible Preferred Stock

 

Under the terms of the Series H Certificate of Designation, each share of the Company’s Series H Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series H Preferred Stock”) has a stated value of $154 and is convertible into shares of the Company’s Common Stock, equal to the stated value divided by the conversion price of $184.80 per share (subject to adjustment in the event of stock splits or dividends). The Company is prohibited from effecting the conversion of the Series H Preferred Stock to the extent that, as a result of such conversion, the holder would beneficially own more than 9.99%, in the aggregate, of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock calculated immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of common stock upon such conversion. In the event of liquidation, the holders of the Series H Preferred Stock are entitled, pari passu with the holders of common stock, to receive a payment in the amount the holder would receive if such holder converted the Series H Preferred Stock into common stock immediately prior to the date of such payment. As of September 30, 2020, such payment would be calculated as follows:

 

Number of Series H Preferred Stock outstanding as of September 30, 2020   8 
Multiplied by the stated value  $154 
Equals the gross stated value  $1,232 
Divided by the conversion price  $184.80 
Equals the convertible shares of Company Common Stock   7 
Multiplied by the fair market value of Company Common Stock as of September 30, 2020  $2.96 
Equals the payment  $21 

 

Series H-3 Convertible Preferred Stock

 

Pursuant to the Series H-3 Certificate of Designation (as defined below), the holders of the Company’s Series H-3 Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series H-3 Preferred Stock”) are entitled to elect up to two members of a seven member Board, subject to certain step downs; pursuant to the Series H-3 securities purchase agreement, the Company agreed to effectuate the appointment of the designees specified by the Series H-3 investors as directors of the Company.

 

Under the terms of the Series H-3 Certificate of Designation, each share of the Series H-3 Preferred Stock has a stated value of $138 and is convertible into shares of common stock, equal to the stated value divided by the conversion price of $165.60 per share (subject to adjustment in the event of stock splits and dividends). The Company is prohibited from effecting the conversion of the Series H-3 Preferred Stock to the extent that, as a result of such conversion, the holder or any of its affiliates would beneficially own more than 9.99%, in the aggregate, of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock calculated immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of common stock upon the conversion of the Series H-3 Preferred Stock.

 

In the event of liquidation, the holders of the Series H-3 Preferred Stock are entitled, pari passu with the holders of common stock, to receive a payment in the amount the holder would receive if such holder converted the Series H-3 Preferred Stock into common stock immediately prior to the date of such payment. As of September 30, 2020, such payment would be calculated as follows:

 

Number of Series H-3 Preferred Stock outstanding as of September 30, 2020   2,189 
Multiplied by the stated value  $138 
Equals the gross stated value  $302,082 
Divided by the conversion price  $165.60 
Equals the convertible shares of Company Common Stock   1,825 
Multiplied by the fair market value of Company Common Stock as of September 30, 2020  $2.96 
Equals the payment  $5,402 

 

 F-17 
   

 

Series H-6 Convertible Preferred Stock

 

On February 5, 2020, the Company filed the Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of the Series H-6 Preferred Stock (the “Series H-6 Certificate of Designation”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, establishing and designating the rights, powers and preferences of the Series H-6 Preferred Stock. The Company designated up to 50,000 shares of Series H-6 Preferred Stock and each share has a stated value of $72.00 (the “H-6 Stated Value”). Each share of Series H-6 Preferred Stock is convertible at any time at the option of the holder thereof, into a number of shares of common stock of the Company determined by dividing the H-6 Stated Value by the initial conversion price of $3.60 per share, which was then further reduced to $2.50 under the anti-dilution adjustment provision, subject to a 9.99% blocker provision. The Series H-6 Preferred Stock has the same dividend rights as the common stock, except as provided for in the Series H-6 Certificate of Designation or as otherwise required by law. The Series H-6 Preferred Stock also has the same voting rights as the common stock, except that in no event shall a holder of Series H-6 Preferred Stock be permitted to exercise a greater number of votes than such holder would have been entitled to cast if the Series H-6 Preferred Stock had immediately been converted into shares of common stock at a conversion price equal to $3.60. In addition, a holder (together with its affiliates) may not be permitted to vote Series H-6 Preferred Stock held by such holder to the extent that such holder would beneficially own more than 9.99% of our common stock. In the event of any liquidation or dissolution, the Series H-6 Preferred Stock ranks senior to the common stock in the distribution of assets, to the extent legally available for distribution.

 

The holders of Series H-6 Preferred Stock are entitled to certain anti-dilution adjustments if the Company issues shares of its common stock at a lower price per share than the applicable conversion price of the Series H-6 Preferred Stock. If any such dilutive issuance occurs prior to the conversion of the Series H-6 Preferred Stock, the conversion price will be adjusted downward to a price that cannot be less than 20% of the exercise price of $3.60.

 

In the event of liquidation, the holders of the Series H-6 Preferred Stock are entitled, pari passu with the holders of common stock, to receive a payment in the amount the holder would receive if such holder converted the Series H-6 Preferred Stock into common stock immediately prior to the date of such payment. As of September 30, 2020, such payment would be calculated as follows:

 

Number of Series H-6 Preferred Stock outstanding as of September 30, 2020   50 
Multiplied by the stated value  $72 
Equals the gross stated value  $3,600 
Divided by the conversion price  $2.50 
Equals the convertible shares of Company Common Stock   1,440 
Multiplied by the fair market value of Company Common Stock as of September 30, 2020  $2.96 
Equals the payment  $4,262 

 

AYRO Series Seed Preferred Stock

 

Prior to the Merger, the Company was authorized to issue 8,472,500 shares of preferred stock, no par value, of which all were designated as Series Seed Preferred Stock. As of September 30, 2020, no shares of Series Seed Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding.

 

 F-18 
   

 

The Series Seed Preferred Stock was convertible at any time after issuance at the option of the holder into the Company’s Common Stock on a 1-for-1 basis, subject to any exchange ratios, reverse splits or stock dividends. The Series Seed Preferred Stock was also subject to mandatory conversion provisions upon either (i) immediately prior to the closing off a firm commitment underwritten initial public offering pursuant to an effective registration statement filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended covering the offer and sale of the Company’s Common Stock; or, (ii) upon the receipt by the Company of a written request for such conversion from the holders of a majority of the Preferred Stock then outstanding. In the event the outstanding shares of Common Stock are subdivided (by stock split, stock dividend, reverse split or otherwise), the shares of Series Seed Preferred Stock will be adjusted ratably to maintain each share’s ownership percentage. The Series Seed Preferred Stock Stockholders are entitled to equal voting rights to common stockholders on an as-converted basis and receive preference to common stockholders upon liquidation. During the first half of 2019, 1,092,215 shares of Series Seed Preferred Stock were sold for $1.75 per share for a cash proceeds of $1,911,375. During the second quarter of 2019, 238,500 shares of Series Seed Preferred Stock were sold for $2.00 per share for a cash proceeds of $477,000. Additionally, during the second quarter of 2019, 205,178 shares of Series Seed Preferred Stock were issued from the conversion of debt and related interest – See Note 8. During the third quarter of 2019, 65,000 shares of Series Seed Preferred Stock were sold for $2.00 per share for a cash proceeds of $130,000. During the fourth quarter of 2019, 777,301 shares of Series Seed 3 Preferred Stock were issued at $1.00 per share in exchange for cancellation of $777,301 of notes payable and accrued interest. Additionally, during the fourth quarter of 2019, 1,100,000 shares of Series Seed 3 Preferred Stock were issued at $1.00 per share in exchange for cancellation of $1,100,000 of trade accounts payable from a single supplier. In conjunction with the Merger, all 7,360,985 shares of AYRO Series Seed Preferred Stock were converted into approximately 2,007,193 shares of the Company Common Stock after taking into account the Exchange Ratio, Reverse Stock Split and Stock Dividend.

 

Warrants

 

Series I, J, H, H-1, H-3, H-4 and H-5 warrants transferred to AYRO pursuant to the Merger.

 

Series I Warrants

 

The Series I Warrants transferred to AYRO as a result of the Merger and have an exercise price of $69.00 per share. If at any time (i) the volume weighted average price (“VWAP”) of the Common Stock exceeds $138.00 for not less than the mandatory exercise measuring period; (ii) the daily average number of shares of Common Stock traded during the mandatory exercise measuring period equals or exceeds 25,000; and (iii) no equity conditions failure has occurred as of such date, then the Company shall have the right to require the holder to exercise all or any portion of the Series I Warrants still unexercised for a cash exercise.

 

Series H-1 Warrants

 

The Series H-1 warrants transferred to AYRO as a result of the Merger and have an exercise price $145.20 per share, subject to adjustments (the “Series H-1 Warrants”) which transferred to AYRO as a result of the Merger. Subject to certain ownership limitations, the Series H-1 Warrants are immediately exercisable from the issuance date and will be exercisable for a period of five (5) years from the issuance date.

 

Series H-3 Warrants

 

The Series H-1 warrants transferred to AYRO as a result of the Merger and have an exercise price of $165.60 per share, subject to adjustments (the “Series H-3 Warrants”). Subject to certain ownership limitations, the Series H-3 Warrants are immediately exercisable from the issuance date and will be exercisable for a period of five (5) years from the issuance date.

 

Exercise of Series H-4 Warrants and Issuance of Series J Warrants

 

Series H-4 Warrants

 

The Series H-4 Warrants transferred to AYRO as a result of the Merger and have an exercise price of $15.60. The Series H-4 Warrants contain anti-dilution price protection that was trigger and cannot be less than $15.60 per share.

 

The terms of the Series J Warrants are substantially identical to the terms of the Series H-4 Warrants except that (i) the exercise price is equal to $30.00, (ii) the Series J Warrants may be exercised at all times beginning on the 6-month anniversary of the issuance date on a cash basis and also on a cashless basis, (iii) the Series J Warrants do not contain any provisions for anti-dilution adjustment and (iv) the Company has the right to require the Holders to exercise all or any portion of the Series J Warrants still unexercised for a cash exercise if the volume-weighted average price (as defined in the Series J Warrant) for the Company’s common stock equals or exceeds $45.00 for not less than ten consecutive trading days.

 

 F-19 
   

 

If at any time (i) the VWAP of the Common Stock exceeds $9.00 for not less than the mandatory exercise measuring period; (ii) the daily average number of shares of Common Stock traded during the mandatory exercise measuring period equals or exceeds 25,000; and (iii) no equity conditions failure has occurred as of such date, then the Company shall have the right to require the holder to exercise all or any portion of the Series J Warrants still unexercised for a cash exercise.

 

Series H-5 Warrants

 

The Series H-5 warrants were transferred to AYRO as a result of the Merger and have an exercise price of $2.50. Subject to certain ownership limitations, the H-5 Warrants will be exercisable beginning six months from the issuance date and will be exercisable for a period of five years from the initial exercise date.

 

The H-5 Warrants are entitled to certain anti-dilution adjustments if the Company issues shares of its common stock at a lower price per share than the applicable exercise price (subject to a floor of $0.792 per share). An anti-dilution adjustment was triggered resulting in an adjusted exercise price per share from $3.96 to $2.50, resulting in an issuance of an additional 173,091 warrants that are exercisable at $2.50.

 

The Company considers the change in price due to the anti-dilution trigger related to the Series H-5 Warrants to be of an equity nature, as the issuance allowed the warrant holders to exercise warrants in exchange for common stock, which represents an equity for equity exchange. Therefore, the change in the fair value before and after the effect of the anti-dilution triggering event and the fair value of the Series H-5 warrants will be treated as a deemed dividend in the amount of $432,727. Cash received upon exercise in excess of par is accounted through additional paid in capital. The Company valued the deemed dividend as the difference between: (a) the modified fair value of the Series H-5 Warrants in the amount of $967,143 and (b) the fair value of the original award prior to the modification of $534,416. The warrants were valued using the Black-Scholes option pricing model on the date of the modification and issuance using the following assumptions: (a) fair value of common stock $2.77, (b) expected volatility of 89.96%, (c) dividend yield of 0%, (d) risk-free interest rate of 0.24%, and (e) expected life of 5 years.

The Series H-5 warrants were exercisable beginning June 6, 2020.

 

The Series I, H-1, H-3, H-4, J and H-5 Warrants expire through the years 2020-2024.

 

Bridge Loan Warrants

 

In December of 2019, the Company entered in a convertible bridge loan with five institutional lenders totaling $1,000,000 (see Note 8). On May 28, 2020, immediately prior to the closing of the Merger, the five lenders received warrants (the “Bridge Loan Warrants”) to purchase 1,030,585 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.1159 per share. The Bridge Loan Warrants have full ratchet anti-dilution price protection with respect to future issuances of securities at an effective price below the exercise price with the exercise price per share reducing to such exercise price and the number of shares deliverable upon exercise of the warrants increasing such that the aggregate exercise price under each warrant remains constant. The Bridge Loan Warrants terminate after a period of 5 years on May 28, 2025.

 

Secured Loan Warrants

 

In February 2020, the Company entered into secured promissory notes with three institutional lenders totaling $500,000 (see Note 8). On May 28, 2020, immediately after the closing of the Merger, pursuant to and in connection with the issuance of the notes, the Company issued warrants (the “Secured Loan Warrants”) to purchase an aggregate of 100,000 shares of common stock to the three lenders for an aggregate additional purchase price of $10,000. The Secured Loan Warrants were exercised in full during the three months ended June 30, 2020.

 

AYRO Private Placement Warrants

 

On May 28, 2020, the Company entered into the first AYRO Operating Private Placement SPA with current stockholders of the Company and AYRO Operating, pursuant to which such stockholders agreed to purchase, prior to the consummation of the Merger, shares of AYRO Operating Common Stock and warrants (the “First Private Placement Warrants”) to purchase AYRO Operating’s common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $1,150,000. Prior to the closing of the Merger, AYRO Operating issued to the investors party to this first AYRO Private Placement SPA (i) an aggregate of approximately 543,179 shares of common stock and pre-funded warrants to purchase 429,305 shares of Company Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.000367 per share, and (ii) First Private Placement Warrants to purchase 972,486 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.3599 per share. The First Private Placement Warrants issued pursuant to the first AYRO Operating Private Placement SPA have full ratchet anti-dilution price protection with respect to future issuances of securities at an effective price below the exercise price with the exercise price per share reducing to such exercise price and the number of shares deliverable upon exercise of the warrant increasing such that the aggregate exercise price under each warrant remains constant. The First Private Placement Warrants terminate after a period of 5 years on May 28, 2025.

 

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On May 28, 2020, the Company entered into the second AYRO Operating Private Placement SPA with current investors of the Company and AYRO Operating, pursuant to which such investors agreed to purchase, prior to the consummation of the Merger, shares of AYRO Operating Common Stock and warrants (the “Second Private Placement Warrants”) to purchase AYRO Operating Common Stock for an aggregate purchase price of $850,000. On the closing date of the Merger, AYRO Operating issued to the investors party to this second AYRO Operating Private Placement SPA (i) an aggregate of approximately 1,030,584 shares of common stock and pre-funded warrants to purchase 286,896 shares of Company Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.000367 per share, and (ii) Second Private Placement Warrants to purchase 1,316,936 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.7423 per share. The Second Private Placement Warrants issued pursuant to the second AYRO Operating Private Placement SPA have full ratchet anti-dilution price protection with respect to future issuances of securities at an effective price below the exercise price with the exercise price per share reducing to such exercise price and the number of shares deliverable upon exercise of the warrant increasing such that the aggregate exercise price under each warrant remains constant. The Second Private Placement Warrants terminate after a period of 5 years on May 28, 2025.

 

Other AYRO Operating Warrants

 

At the effective time of the Merger, each AYRO Operating warrant that was outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the effective time was converted pursuant to its terms and became a warrant to purchase Company Common Stock, including the following:

 

On May 28, 2020, the Company entered into Common Stock Purchase Warrant Agreements with Palladium Capital Advisors, LLC (“Palladium”) in connection with Palladium’s role as placement agent to AYRO Operating. The Common Stock Purchase Warrant Agreements included the right to purchase an aggregate of 232,404 shares of common stock, of which 72,142 have an exercise price per share of $1.1159, 68,076 have an exercise price per share of $1.3599, and 92,186 have an exercise price per share of $0.7423 and all of the above warrants terminate after a period of 5 years on May 28, 2025.

 

On May 28, 2020, the Company entered into a Common Stock Purchase Warrant Agreement with an investor. The Common Stock Purchase Warrant Agreement included the right to purchase an aggregate 477,190 shares of common stock in connection with a nominal stock subscription agreement entered into December 31, 2019. The warrants contained an exercise price of $0.000367 per share and were exercised during the three months ended June 30, 2020.

 

Other AYRO Warrants

 

On June 19, 2020, the Company agreed to issue finder warrants (the “June Finder Warrants”) to purchase 27,273 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $2.75 per share to a finder or its designees, and the Company agreed to issue warrants to Palladium (the “June Placement Agent Warrants”) to purchase 126,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $2.875 per share to a previous placement agent. The June Finder Warrants and June Placement Agent Warrants terminate after a period of 5 years on June 19, 2020.

 

On July 8, 2020, the Company agreed to issue finder warrants (the “July 8 Finder Warrants”) to purchase 71,770 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $5.225 per share to a finder or its designees, and the Company agreed to issue warrants to Palladium (the “July 8 Placement Agent Warrants”) to purchase 147,368 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $5.4625 per share to a previous placement agent. The July 8 Finder Warrants and July 8 Placement Agent Warrants terminate after a period of 5 years on July 8, 2020.

 

On July 22, 2020, the Company agreed to issue warrants to Palladium (the “July 22 Placement Agent Warrants”) to purchase 129,500 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $5.750 per share to a previous placement agent. The July 22 Finder Warrants and July 22 Placement Agent Warrants terminate after a period of 5 years on July 22, 2020.

 

A summary of the Company’s warrants to purchase common stock activity is as follows:

 

   Shares Underlying Warrants   Weighted Average Exercise Price   Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years) 
Outstanding at December 31, 2019   461,647   $7.33    4.22 
Assumed as part of the Merger   413,449   $14.11      
Granted   5,520,807   $1.18      
Exercised   (4,371,492)  $0.74      
Outstanding at September 30, 2020   2,024,411   $6.17    4.17 

 

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NOTE 11. STOCK BASED COMPENSATION

 

AYRO 2020 Long Term Incentive Plan

 

On May 28, 2020, the Company’s shareholders approved the AYRO, Inc. 2020 Long Term Incentive Plan for future grants of stock options and warrants. During the six months ended June 30, 2020, 38,211 shares of restricted stock units were awarded to the directors of DropCar prior to the Merger and 25,000 shares of restricted stock have been granted to the former DropCar principals as final consideration pursuant to the AYRO 2020 Long Term Incentive Plan. The value of the services underlying the RSU grants were recorded prior to the Merger. Additionally, in September 2020, the Company issued 436,368 shares of restricted stock to current directors and options to purchase 741,686 shares of common stock to the executive officers. The Company recognized compensation expense during the quarter ended September 30, 2020 of $47,917 and will record approximately an additional $1,335,000 of compensation expense upon vesting of the restricted stock grants as of December 31, 2020. The options to executive officers are recorded as compensation expense over their three-year vesting schedules based on the Black-Scholes valuation calculation. The Company has reserved a total of 2,289,650 shares of its common stock pursuant to the AYRO, Inc. 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan, including shares of restricted stock that have been issued. The Company has 1,048,385 stock options remaining under this plan as of September 30, 2020.

 

AYRO 2017 Long Term Incentive Plan

 

Prior to the Merger, the Company granted stock options and warrants pursuant to the 2017 Long Term Incentive Plan effective January 1, 2017.

 

DropCar Amended and Restated 2014 Equity Incentive Plan

 

The DropCar Amended and Restated 2014 Equity Incentive Plan was amended in 2018 to increase the number of shares of Company common stock available for issuance, the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2014 Plan”), with 141,326 shares of common stock reserved for issuance. and there are options to purchase 76,069 shares outstanding as of September 30, 2020. As of September 30, 2020, there were zero shares available for grant under the 2014 Plan.

 

Determining the appropriate fair value of the stock-based awards requires the input of subjective assumptions, including the fair value of the Company’s common stock, and for stock options, the expected life of the option, and the expected stock price volatility. The Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to value its stock option awards. The assumptions used in calculating the fair value of stock-based awards represent management’s best estimates and involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management’s judgment. As a result, if factors change and management uses different assumptions, stock-based compensation expense could be materially different for future awards.

 

The Company uses the following inputs when valuing stock-based awards.

 

   Period Ending September 30, 
   2020   2019 
Expected life (years)   5.0    5.0 
Risk-free interest rate   0.24%   1.56%
Expected volatility   89.96%   68.4%
Total grant date fair value  $2.30 to $3.63   $1.47 to $3.92 

 

The expected life of the employee stock options was estimated using the “simplified method,” as the Company has no historical information to develop reasonable expectations about future exercise patterns and employment duration for its stock option grants. The simplified method is based on the average of the vesting tranches and the contractual life of each grant. The expected life of awards that vest immediately use the contractual maturity since they are vested when issued. For stock price volatility, the Company uses public company compatibles and historical private placement data as a basis for its expected volatility to calculate the fair value of option grants. The risk-free interest rate is based on U.S. Treasury notes with a term approximating the expected life of the option at the grant-date.

 

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Stock-based compensation, including stock options and warrants is included in the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations as follows:

 

   Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended 
   September 30,   September 30, 
   2020   2019   2020   2019 
Research and development  $15,873   $50,552   $47,618   $126,858 
Sales and marketing  $28,991   $935   $101,695   $10,938 
General and administrative  $122,905   $701,008   $325,862   $1,222,827 
Total  $167,769   $752,495   $475,175   $1,360,623 

 

Total compensation cost related to non-vested stock option awards not yet recognized as of September 30, 2020 was $637,081 and will be recognized on a straight-line basis through the end of the vesting periods September 2022. The amount of future stock option compensation expense could be affected by any future option grants or by any forfeitures.

 

The following table reflects the stock option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2020:

 

   Number of Shares   Weighted Average Exercise Price   Contractual Life (Years) 
             
Outstanding at December 31, 2019   996,645   $3.249    5.73 
Assumed as part of the Merger   61,440    46.950      
Granted   750,671    3.176      
Forfeitures   (27,268)   2.861      
                
Outstanding at September 30, 2020   1,781,488   $4.546    5.70 

 

Of the outstanding options, 770,530 were vested and exercisable as of September 30, 2020.

 

Restricted Stock

 

Pursuant to the Rodney Keller employment agreement, Mr. Keller is entitled to a grant of restricted stock shares based on achievement of certain milestones. On September 29, 2020, Mr. Keller was awarded the Keller Award, consisting of options to purchase 651,250 shares of restricted stock. No milestones have been achieved to date. Management has determined that neither the original award nor the modification qualifies as “probable” under the terms of ASC 718-10-25-20. Therefore, no compensation expense is required to be accrued.

 

NOTE 12. CONCENTRATIONS AND CREDIT RISK

 

Revenues

 

One customer accounted for approximately 83% and 75% of the Company’s revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. One customer accounted for approximately 84% and 69% of the Company’s revenues for the for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

 

Accounts Receivable

 

One customer accounted for approximately 80% the Company’s gross accounts receivable as of September 30, 2020. One customer accounted for approximately 69% the Company’s gross accounts receivable as of December 31, 2019.

 

Purchasing

 

One supplier, a related party – see Note 13 – accounted for approximately 73% and 68% of the Company’s purchases of raw materials for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 17% and 66% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively.

 

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NOTE 13. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

The Company had received short-term expense advances from its founders. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the amounts outstanding were $15,000 and recorded as a component of accounts payable on the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets.

 

In October 2019, the Company received $500,000 and issued a term loan from a founding board member. Furthermore, the Company granted 143,975 shares of the Company’s common stock as and in December 2019, the Company granted an additional 136,340 shares of the Company’s common stock to as consideration for extending the term date of the loan to April 30, 2021. This note and accrued interest were paid in full in September 2020, see 2019 $500,000 Founder Bridge Note – Note 9.

 

On March 1, 2017, the Company entered into a royalty-based agreement with Sustainability Initiatives, LLC (“SI”) an entity that is controlled by certain Company board members in the effort to accelerate the Company’s operations. Royalties accrued were included as a component of research and development expense in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations. In return for acceleration assistance and for serving the Chief Visionary Officer role, the agreement provided for a monthly retainer of $6,000 per month. On a quarterly basis, the Company remitted a royalty of a percentage (see table below) of company revenues less the retainer amounts.

 

Revenues  Royalty Percentage 
$0 - $25,000,000   3.0%
$25,000,000 - $50,000,000   2.0%
$50,000,000 - $100,000,000   1.0%
Over $100,000,001   0.5%

 

Effective January 1, 2019, the Company agreed to an amendment with SI to reduce the royalty percentage to 0.5%. In relation to this amendment, the Company granted the SI members an additional 381,752 stock options to vest over a nine-month vesting term. On October 15, 2019, the Company and the SI members agreed to terminate the agreement in full in exchange for 231,778 shares of the Company’s common stock. Stock-based compensation of $908,650 was recorded on the transaction in October 2019.

 

On December 9, 2019, the Company and the SI members agreed to cancel the outstanding options to purchase 477,190 shares of the Company’s common stock in exchange for 434,529 shares of the Company’s common stock. Stock-based compensation of $1,496,343 was recorded for the transaction in December 2019.

 

On April 1, 2017, the Company entered into a fee-for-service agreement with SI. In return for accounting, marketing, graphics and other services, the Company pays fixed, market-standard hourly rates under the shared services agreement as services are rendered. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company had a balance outstanding to SI for $12,150 for both periods included in accounts payable. Total expenses paid or payable SI were $0 and $55,748 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Total expenses paid or payable to SI were $0 and $12,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

 

In January 2019, the Company entered into a fee-for-service consulting agreement with Sustainability Consultants, LLC, an entity that is controlled by principal stockholders of the Company. In exchange for consulting services provided, the Company paid $189,238 in consulting fees to the firm during the nine months ended September 30, 2019. Additionally, the Company granted warrants to purchase 177,924 shares of the Company’s common stock. The warrants have an exercise price of $7.33 per share with a five-year life. Stock-based compensation consulting expense of $260,733 was recorded in the general and administrative expenses on the statement of operations in the fourth quarter of 2019 in conjunction with the warrant grant – see Note 10. The Company also granted 67,488 shares of the Company’s common stock and recorded stock-based compensation of $232,403 in the general and administrative expenses on the statement of operations for the fourth quarter of 2019 related to the common stock transaction.

 

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NOTE 14. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Lease Agreements

 

In 2019 the Company entered into a new lease agreement for office and manufacturing space. The lease commencement date was January 16, 2020. Prior to the commencement date of the new lease agreement, the Company leased other office and manufacturing space on a short-term basis. Total rent expense paid for the short-term lease in January 2020 only was $26,265. The Company determined if an arrangement is a lease at inception of the contract and whether a contract is or contains a lease by determining whether it conveys the right to control the use of identified asset for a period of time. The contact provides the right to substantially all the economic benefits from the use of the identified asset and the right to direct use of the identified asset, as such, the contract is, or contains, a lease. In connection with the adoption of ASC 842, Leases, the Company has elected to treat the lease and non-lease components as a single component.

 

Leases were classified as an operating lease at inception. An operating lease results in the recognition of a Right-of-Use (“ROU”) assets and lease liability on the balance sheet. ROU assets and operating lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term as of the commencement date. Because the lease does not provide an explicit or implicit rate of return, the Company determines incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments on an individual lease basis. The incremental borrowing rate for a lease is the rate of interest the Company would have to pay on a collateralized basis to borrow an amount equal to the lease payments for the asset under similar term, which is 10.41%. Lease expense for the lease is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

 

The Company’s lease does not contain any residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants. Leases with a lease term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet and lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The remaining term as of September 30, 2020 is 6.50 years. The Company currently has no finance leases.

 

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities- operating cash flows from operating lease was $57,365 and $144,977, respectively. The components of lease expense consist of the following:

 

   Three months ended
September 30, 2020
   Nine months ended
September 30, 2020
 
Operating lease expense  $61,196   $168,260 
Short-term lease expense   10,763    65,801 
Total lease cost  $71,959   $234,061 

 

Balance sheet information related to leases consists of the following:

 

   September 30, 2020 
Assets     
Operating lease – right-of-use asset  $1,130,233 
Total lease assets  $1,130,233 
      
Liabilities     
Current liabilities:     
Lease obligation – operating lease  $118,466 
Noncurrent liabilities:     
Lease obligation - operating lease, net of current portion   1,035,051 
Total lease liability  $1,153,517 

 

The weighted-average remaining lease term and discount rate is as follows:

 

Weighted average remaining lease term (in years) – operating lease   6.50 
Weighted average discount rate – operating lease   10.41%

 

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Cash flow information related to leases consists of the following:

 

  

Nine months ended

September 30, 2020

 
Operating cash flows for operating leases  $57,163 
Supplemental non-cash amounts of lease liabilities arising from obtaining right of use assets  $1,210,680 

 

As previously discussed, the Company adopted Topic 842 by applying the guidance at adoption date, January 1, 2019. As required, the following disclosure is provided for periods prior to adoption, which continue to be presented in accordance with ASC 842. Future minimum lease payment under non-cancellable lease as of September 30, 2020 are as follows:

 

As of September 30, 2020  Operating Leases 
2020, remaining  $57,365 
2021   234,628 
2022   240,985 
2023   247,533 
2024   254,277 
2025 and thereafter   574,530 
Total minimum lease payments   1,609,318 
Less effects of discounting   (455,801)
Present value of future minimum lease payments  $1,153,517 

 

Supply Chain Agreements

 

In 2017, the Company executed a supply chain contract with Cenntro Automotive Group (“Cenntro”), the Company’s primary supplier, a manufacturer located in the Peoples’ Republic of China. Prior to the Merger, Cenntro was a significant shareholder in AYRO Operating. Currently, the Company purchases 100% of its vehicle chassis, cabs and wheels through this supply chain relationship with Cenntro. The Company must sell a minimum number of units in order to maintain its exclusive supply chain contract. The company was in default of the original exclusive term of the contract; however, in 2019, the contract was amended to remove the default clause. In December 2019, Cenntro, agreed to convert $1,100,000 of trade accounts payable due from the Company to 1,100,000 shares of the Company’s Seed Preferred Stock. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the amounts outstanding to Cenntro as a component of accounts payable were $262,817 and $83,955, respectively. Under a memo of understanding signed between the Company and Cenntro on March 22, 2020, the Company agrees to purchase 300 units within the following twelve months of signing the memo of understanding, and 500 and 800 in each of the following respective twelve-month periods. On July 9, 2020, in exchange for certain percentage discounts for raw materials, the Company made a $1.2 million prepayment for inventory. As of September 30, 2020, the prepayment deposit was $976,512.

 

Manufacturing Agreements

 

On September 25, 2020, AYRO entered into a Master Manufacturing Services Agreement with Karma Automotive, LLC (“Karma”). The term of the contract is for 12 months. Pursuant to the agreement Karma will provide certain manufacturing services under an attached statement of work including final assembly, raw material storage and logistical support of AYRO’s vehicles in return for compensation of $1,160,800. The Company paid Karma an amount of $520,000 and paid an advisor to the transaction $75,000 due at signing of the contract. The payment was recorded as prepaid expense as of September 30, 2020.

 

Litigation

 

The Company is subject to various legal proceedings and claims, either asserted or unasserted, which arise in the ordinary course of business, that it believes are incidental to the operation of its business. While the outcome of these claims cannot be predicted with certainty, management does not believe that the outcome of any of these legal matters will have a material adverse effect on its results of operations, financial positions or cash flows.

 

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Other

 

As of January 1, 2019, DropCar Operating, Inc. (“DropCar”) had accrued approximately $232,000 for the settlement of multiple employment disputes. As of September 30, 2020, approximately $5,603 remained accrued as accounts payable and accrued expenses for the settlement of the final remaining employment dispute.

 

On March 23, 2018, DropCar was made aware of an audit being conducted by the New York State Department of Labor (“DOL”) regarding a claim filed by an employee. The DOL is investigating whether DropCar properly paid overtime for which DropCar has raised several defenses. In addition, the DOL is conducting its audit to determine whether the Company owes spread of hours pay (an hour’s pay for each day an employee worked or was scheduled for a period over ten hours in a day). If the DOL determines that monies are owed, the DOL will seek a backpay order, which management believes will not, either individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows. Management believes the case has no merit.

 

DropCar was a defendant in a class action lawsuit which resulted in a judgement entered into whereby the Company is required to pay legal fees in the amount of $45,000 to the plaintiff’s counsel. As of September 30, 2020, the balance due remains $45,000. This amount was included in the $186,000 of prefunded liabilities assumed by AYRO in the Merger – See Note 1.

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The following management’s discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our historical financial statements and the related notes thereto. This management’s discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements, such as statements of our plans, objectives, expectations and intentions. Any statements that are not statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements. When used, the words “believe,” “plan,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “target,” “estimate,” “expect” and the like, and/or future tense or conditional constructions (“will,” “may,” “could,” “should,” etc.), or similar expressions, identify certain of these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, including those under “Risk Factors” in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Our actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of several factors.

 

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

This quarterly report on Form 10-Q (this “Form 10-Q”) contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terms such as “anticipates,” “assumes,” “believes,” “can,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “forecasts,” “guides,” “intends,” “is confident that,” “may,” “plans,” “seeks,” “projects,” “targets,” and “would” or the negative of such terms or other variations on such terms or comparable terminology. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, future financial and operating results, the company’s plans, objectives, expectations and intentions and other statements that are not historical facts. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Form 10-Q and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from our historical experience and our present expectations, or projections described under the sections in this Form 10-Q entitled “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to:

 

we may be acquired by a third party based on preexisting agreements;
   
we have a history of losses and have never been profitable, and we expect to incur additional losses in the future and may never be profitable;
   
the market for our products is developing and may not develop as expected;
   
our business is subject to general economic and market conditions;
   
our business, results of operations and financial condition may be adversely impacted by public health epidemics, including the recent COVID-19 outbreak;
   
our limited operating history makes evaluating our business and future prospects difficult and may increase the risk of any investment in our securities;
   
we may experience lower-than-anticipated market acceptance of our vehicles;
   
developments in alternative technologies or improvements in the internal combustion engine may have a materially adverse effect on the demand for our electric vehicles;
   
the markets in which we operate are highly competitive, and we may not be successful in competing in these industries;
   
a significant portion of our revenues are derived from a single customer;

 

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we rely on and intend to continue to rely on a single third-party supplier for the sub-assemblies in semi-knocked-down for all of our vehicles;
   
we may become subject to product liability claims, which could harm our financial condition and liquidity if we are not able to successfully defend or insure against such claims;
   
the range of our electric vehicles on a single charge declines over time, which may negatively influence potential customers’ decisions whether to purchase our vehicles;
   
increases in costs, disruption of supply or shortage of raw materials, in particular lithium-ion cells, could harm our business;
   
our business may be adversely affected by labor and union activities;
   
we will be required to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and such capital raising may be costly or difficult to obtain and could dilute our stockholders’ ownership interests, and our long-term capital requirements are subject to numerous risks;
   
increased safety, emissions, fuel economy, or other regulations may result in higher costs, cash expenditures, and/or sales restrictions;
   
we may fail to comply with environmental and safety laws and regulations;
   
our proprietary designs are susceptible to reverse engineering by our competitors;
   
if we are unable to protect the confidentiality of our trade secrets or know-how, such proprietary information may be used by others to compete against us;
   
Should we begin transacting business in other currencies, we are subject to exposure from changes in the exchange rates of local currencies; and
   
we are subject to governmental export and import controls that could impair our ability to compete in international market due to licensing requirements and subject us to liability if we are not in compliance with applicable laws.

 

For a more detailed discussion of these and other factors that may affect our business and that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those projected in these forward-looking statements, see the risk factors and uncertainties set forth in Part II, Item 1A of this Form 10-Q. Any one or more of these uncertainties, risks and other influences could materially affect our results of operations and whether forward-looking statements made by us ultimately prove to be accurate. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether from new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

 

Overview

 

Merger

 

On May 28, 2020, pursuant to the previously announced Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated December 19, 2019 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among AYRO, Inc., a Delaware corporation previously known as DropCar, Inc., ABC Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), and AYRO Operating Company, a Delaware corporation previously known as AYRO, Inc. (“AYRO Operating”), Merger Sub was merged with and into AYRO Operating, with AYRO Operating continuing after the merger as the surviving entity and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Merger”). At the effective time of the Merger, without any action on the part of any stockholder, each issued and outstanding share of AYRO Operating’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “AYRO Operating Common Stock”), including shares underlying AYRO Operating’s outstanding equity awards and warrants, was converted into the right to receive 1.3634 pre-split and pre-stock dividend shares (the “Exchange Ratio”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Company Common Stock”). Upon completion of the Merger and the transactions contemplated in the Merger Agreement and assuming the exercise in full of all pre-funded warrants issued pursuant thereto, (i) the former AYRO Operating equity holders (including the investors in a bridge financing and private placements that closed prior to closing of the Merger) owned approximately 79% of the outstanding equity of the Company; (ii) former DropCar stockholders owned approximately 18% of the outstanding equity of the Company; and (iii) a financial advisor to DropCar and AYRO owned approximately 3% of the outstanding equity of the Company.

 

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The Merger is being treated as a reverse recapitalization effected by a share exchange for financial accounting and reporting purposes since substantially all of DropCar, Inc.’s operations were disposed of as part of the consummation of the Merger and therefore no goodwill or other intangible assets were recorded by the Company as a result of the Merger. AYRO Operating is treated as the accounting acquirer as its stockholders control the Company after the Merger, even though DropCar, Inc. was the legal acquirer. As a result, the assets and liabilities and the historical operations that are reflected in these financial statements are those of AYRO Operating as if AYRO Operating had always been the reporting company.

 

Closing of Asset Purchase Agreement

 

On December 19, 2019, DropCar entered into an asset purchase agreement (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”) with DC Partners Acquisition, LLC (“DC Partners”), Spencer Richardson and David Newman, pursuant to which DropCar agreed to sell substantially all of the assets associated with its business of providing vehicle support, fleet logistics and concierge services for both consumers and the automotive industry to an entity controlled by Messrs. Richardson and Newman, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Business Development Officer at the time, respectively. The aggregate purchase price for the purchased assets consisted of the cancellation of certain liabilities pursuant to those certain employment agreements by and between DropCar and each of Messrs. Richardson and Newman, plus the assumption of certain liabilities relating to, or arising out of, workers’ compensation claims that occurred prior to the closing date of the Asset Purchase Agreement. On May 28, 2020, the parties to the Asset Purchase Agreement entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Asset Purchase Agreement Amendment”), which Asset Purchase Agreement Amendment (i) provides for the inclusion of up to $30,000 in refunds associated with certain insurance premiums as assets being purchased by DC Partners, (ii) amends the covenant associated with the funding of the DropCar business, such that DropCar provided the DropCar business with additional funding of $175,000 at the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Asset Purchase Agreement and (iii) provides for a current employee of the Company being transferred to DC Partners to provide transition services to the Company for a period of three months after the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Asset Purchase Agreement. The Asset Purchase Agreement closed on May 28, 2020, immediately following the consummation of the Merger.

 

Reverse Stock Split and Stock Dividend

 

On May 28, 2020, immediately following the effective time of the Merger, we effected a reverse stock split of the issued and outstanding shares of our common stock, at a ratio of one share for ten shares (the “Reverse Stock Split”). Immediately following the Reverse Stock Split, we issued a stock dividend of one share of the Company’s common stock for each outstanding share of common stock to all holders of record immediately following the effective time of the Reverse Stock Split (the “Stock Dividend”). The net result of the Reverse Stock Split and the Stock Dividend was a 1-for-5 reverse stock split. We made proportionate adjustments to the per share exercise price and/or the number of shares issuable upon the exercise or vesting of all stock options, restricted stock units (if any) and warrants outstanding as of the effective times of the Reverse Stock Split and the Stock Dividend in accordance with the terms of each security based on the split or dividend ratio. Also, we reduced the number of shares reserved for issuance under our equity compensation plans proportionately based on the split and dividend ratios. Except for adjustments that resulted from the rounding up of fractional shares to the next whole share, the Reverse Stock Split and Stock Dividend affected all stockholders uniformly and did not change any stockholder’s percentage ownership interest in the Company. The Reverse Stock Split did not alter the par value of Company Common Stock, $0.0001 per share, or modify any voting rights or other terms of the common stock. Except as otherwise set forth herein, share and related option or warrant information presented in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations have been adjusted to reflect the reduced number of shares outstanding, the increase in share price which resulted from these actions or otherwise to give effect to the Reverse Stock Split and the Stock Dividend.

 

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Business

 

Prior to the Merger, DropCar provided consumer and enterprise solutions to urban automobile-related logistical challenges. Following the Merger, we design, manufacture and market three- and four-wheeled purpose-built electric vehicles primarily to commercial customers. These vehicles allow the end user an environmentally friendly alternative to internal combustion engines for light duty uses, including logistics, maintenance and cargo services, at a lower total cost of ownership. Our four-wheeled vehicles are classified as low-speed vehicles (LSVs) based on federal and state regulations and are ideal for both college and corporate campuses. Our three-wheeled vehicle is classified as a motorcycle for federal purposes and an autocycle in states that have passed certain autocycle laws, allowing the user to operate the vehicle with a standard automobile driver’s license. Our three-wheeled vehicle is not an LSV and is ideal for urban transport. The majority of our sales are comprised of sales of our four-wheeled vehicle to Club Car, a division of Ingersoll Rand, Inc., through a strategic arrangement entered in early 2019. We plan to continue growing our business through our experienced management team by leveraging our supply chain, allowing it to scale production without a large capital investment.

 

We have also developed a strategic partnership with Autonomic, a division of Ford. Pursuant to our agreement with Autonomic, we received a license to use Autonomic’s transportation mobility cloud and has agreed to jointly develop the monetization of cloud-based vehicle applications.

 

Manufacturing Agreement with Cenntro

 

In April 2017, AYRO entered into a Manufacturing Licensing Agreement with Cenntro Automotive Group, Ltd., or Cenntro, one of AYRO’s equity holders, that provides for its four-wheel sub-assemblies to be licensed and sold to AYRO for final manufacturing and sale in the United States.

 

Master Procurement Agreement with Club Car

 

In March 2019, AYRO entered into a five-year Master Procurement Agreement, or the MPA, with Club Car for the sale of AYRO’s four-wheeled vehicle. The MPA grants Club Car the exclusive right to sell AYRO’s four-wheeled vehicle in North America, provided that Club Car orders at least 500 vehicles per year. Under the terms of the MPA, AYRO receives orders from Club Car dealers for vehicles of specific configurations, and AYRO invoices Club Car once the vehicle has shipped. The MPA has an initial term of five (5) years commencing January 1, 2019 and may be renewed by Club Car for successive one-year periods upon 60 days’ prior written notice. Pursuant to the MPA, AYRO granted Club Car a right of first refusal for sales of 51% or more of AYRO’s assets or equity interests, which right of first refusal is exercisable for a period of 45 days following AYRO’s delivery of an acquisition notice to Club Car. AYRO also agreed to collaborate with Club Car on new products similar to its four-wheeled vehicle and improvements to existing products and granted Club Car a right of first refusal to purchase similar commercial utility vehicles AYRO develops during the term of the MPA. AYRO is currently engaged in discussions with Club Car to develop additional products to be sold by Club Car in Europe and Asia but there can be no assurance that these discussions will be successful.

 

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Recent Developments

 

On June 17, 2020, AYRO entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with certain institutional and accredited investors, pursuant to which AYRO agreed to issue and sell in a registered direct offering an aggregate of 2,200,000 shares of common stock of AYRO, par value $0.0001 per share, at an offering price of $2.50 per share, for gross proceeds of approximately $5.5 million before the deduction of fees and offering expenses.

 

On July 6, 2020, AYRO entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with certain institutional and accredited investors, pursuant to which AYRO agreed to issue and sell in a registered direct offering an aggregate of 3,157,895 shares of common stock of AYRO, par value $0.0001 per share, at an offering price of $4.75 per share, for gross proceeds of approximately $15.0 million before the deduction of fees and offering expenses.

 

On July 21, 2020, AYRO entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with certain institutional and accredited investors, pursuant to which AYRO agreed to issue and sell in a registered direct offering an aggregate of 1,850,000 shares of common stock of AYRO, par value $0.0001 per share, at an offering price of $5.00 per share, for gross proceeds of approximately $9.25 million before the deduction of fees and offering expenses. Each purchaser also had the right to purchase, on or before October 19, 2020, additional shares of common stock (the “Additional Shares”) equal to the full amount of 75% of the common stock it purchased at the initial closing, or an aggregate of 1,387,500 shares, at a price of $5.00 per share. On October 16, 2020, the Company entered into an addendum to the Agreement (the “Addendum”), which extended the deadline for each purchaser to exercise the right to purchase the Additional Shares by one year, to October 19, 2021.

 

On September 25, 2020, AYRO entered into a Master Manufacturing Services Agreement with Karma Automotive, LLC (“Karma”). The term of the contract is for 12 months. Pursuant to the agreement Karma will provide certain manufacturing services under an attached statement of work including final assembly, raw material storage and logistical support of AYRO’s vehicles in return for compensation of $1,160,800. The Company paid Karma an amount of $520,000 and paid an advisor to the transaction $75,000 due at signing of the contract. The payment was recorded as prepaid expense as of September 30, 2020.

 

Transactions Related to the Merger

 

Simultaneous with the signing of the Merger Agreement, accredited investors, including certain investors in DropCar, purchased $1.0 million of AYRO Operating’s convertible bridge notes bearing interest at the rate of 5% per annum (the “Bridge Notes”). The Bridge Notes automatically converted into 1,030,584 shares of AYRO Operating Common Stock immediately prior to the consummation of the Merger representing an aggregate of 7.45% of the outstanding common stock of the combined company after giving effect to the Merger. Pursuant to the terms of the Bridge Notes, immediately prior to the closing of the Merger, the five lenders received warrants to purchase 1,030,585 shares of AYRO Operating Common Stock at an exercise price of $1.1159 per share.

 

In addition, immediately prior to the execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement, AYRO Operating entered into agreements with accredited investors, including certain stockholders of DropCar, pursuant to which such investors agreed to purchase, prior to the consummation of the Merger, 2,289,419 shares of AYRO Operating Common Stock (or common stock equivalents or pre-funded warrants) representing an aggregate of 16.55% of the outstanding common stock of the combined company after giving effect to the Merger and warrants to purchase an equivalent number of shares of AYRO Operating Common Stock for an aggregate purchase price of $2.0 million (the “AYRO Private Placement”). Pursuant to the terms of the AYRO Private Placement, immediately prior to the closing of the Merger, the investors received warrants to purchase 972,486 shares of AYRO Operating Common Stock at an exercise price of $1.3599 per share and warrants to purchase 1,316,936 shares of AYRO Operating Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.7423 per share.

 

As additional consideration to the lead investor in the AYRO Private Placement, AYRO Operating also entered into a stock subscription agreement with the lead investor, pursuant to which, immediately prior to the Merger, AYRO Operating issued pre-funded warrants to purchase an aggregate of 477,190 shares of AYRO Operating Common Stock for the nominal per share purchase price of $0.000367 per share.

 

On December 19, 2019, AYRO Operating entered into a letter agreement with ALS Investment, LLC (“ALS”), pursuant to which AYRO Operating issued ALS 622,496 shares of AYRO Operating Common Stock, which equaled 4.5% of the outstanding shares of common stock of the combined company giving effect to the Merger. In addition to introducing AYRO Operating and DropCar, ALS will provide, as an independent contractor, consulting services to us relating to financial, capital market and investor relations for twelve months following the closing of the Merger.

 

In February 2020, AYRO Operating received a $500,000 secured loan from certain DropCar investors, and, in connection therewith, we issued warrants to purchase 100,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.05 per share upon closing of the Merger. The entire amount of the loan was paid off upon closing of the Merger.

 

In April 2020, AYRO Operating received a $600,000 secured loan from an investor of AYRO Operating, pursuant to which Mark Adams entered into a personal guaranty for up to $300,000 of amounts owing under such secured loan, and, in connection therewith, AYRO Operating agreed to grant 276,665 shares of AYRO Operating Common Stock to each of the investor and Mark Adams each representing two percent (2%) of the aggregate issued and outstanding shares of DropCar immediately post-merger. The entire amount of the loan was paid off upon closing of the Merger.

 

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Factors Affecting Results of Operations

 

Master Procurement Agreement. In March 2019, AYRO entered into the MPA with Club Car. In partnership with Club Car and its interaction with its substantial dealer network, AYRO has redirected its business development resources towards supporting Club Car’s enterprise and fleet sales function as Club Car proceeds in its new product introduction initiatives.

 

COVID-19 Pandemic. AYRO’s business, results of operations and financial condition have been adversely impacted by the recent coronavirus outbreak both in China and the United States. This has delayed AYRO’s ability to timely procure raw materials from its supplier in China, which in turn, has delayed shipments to and corresponding revenue from customers. The pandemic and social distancing directives have interfered with AYRO’s ability, or the ability of its employees, workers, contractors, suppliers and other business partners to perform AYRO’s and their respective responsibilities and obligations relative to the conduct of AYRO’s business. The COVID-19 pandemic poses restrictions on AYRO’s employees’ and other service providers’ ability to travel on pre-sales meetings, customers’ abilities to physically meet with AYRO employees and the ability of AYRO’s customers to test drive or purchase AYRO’s vehicles and shutdowns that may be requested or mandated by governmental authorities. AYRO expects the pandemic to adversely impact AYRO’s sales and the demand for AYRO products in 2020.

 

Components of Results of Operations

 

Revenue

 

AYRO derives revenue from the sale of its three-and four-wheeled electric vehicles, rental revenue from vehicle revenue sharing agreements with AYRO’s tourist destination fleet operators, or DFOs, and, to a lesser extent, shipping, parts and service fees. Provided that all other revenue recognition criteria have been met, AYRO typically recognizes revenue upon shipment, as title and risk of loss are transferred to customers and channel partners at that time. Products are typically shipped to dealers or directly to end customers, or in some cases to AYRO’s international distributors. These international distributors assist with import regulations, currency conversions and local language. AYRO’s vehicle product sales revenues vary from period to period based on, among other things, the customer orders received and AYRO’s ability to produce and deliver the ordered products. Customers often specify requested delivery dates that coincide with their need for AYRO’s vehicles.

 

Because these customers may use AYRO’s products in connection with a variety of projects of different sizes and durations, a customer’s orders for one reporting period generally do not indicate a trend for future orders by that customer. Additionally, order patterns do not necessarily correlate amongst customers. AYRO has observed limited seasonality trends in the sales of its vehicles, depending on the model.

 

Cost of Goods Sold

 

Cost of goods sold primarily consists of costs of materials and personnel costs associated with manufacturing operations, and an accrual for post-sale warranty claims. Personnel costs consist of wages and associated taxes and benefits. Cost of goods sold also includes freight and changes to AYRO’s warranty reserves. Allocated overhead costs consist of certain facilities and utility costs. AYRO expects cost of revenue to increase in absolute dollars, as product revenue increases.

 

Operating Expenses

 

AYRO’s operating expenses consist of general and administrative, sales and marketing and research and development expenses. Salaries and personnel-related costs, benefits, and stock-based compensation expense are the most significant components of each category of operating expenses. Operating expenses also include allocated overhead costs for facilities and utility costs.

 

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Research and Development Expense

 

Research and development expense consists primarily of employee compensation and related expenses, prototype expenses, depreciation associated with assets acquired for research and development, amortization of product development costs, product strategic advisory fees, third-party engineering and contractor support costs and allocated overhead. AYRO expects its research and development expenses to increase in absolute dollars as it continues to invest in new and existing products.

 

Sales and Marketing Expense

 

Sales and marketing expense consist primarily of employee compensation and related expenses, sales commissions, marketing programs, travel and entertainment expenses and allocated overhead. Marketing programs consist of advertising, tradeshows, events, corporate communications and brand-building activities. AYRO expects sales and marketing expenses to increase in absolute dollars as AYRO expands its sales force, expands its product lines, increases marketing resources, and further develops sales channels.

 

General and Administrative Expense

 

General and administrative expense consists primarily of employee compensation and related expenses for administrative functions including finance, legal, human resources and fees for third-party professional services, and allocated overhead. AYRO expects its general and administrative expense to increase in absolute dollars as it continues to invest in growing its business.

 

Other (Expense) Income

 

Other (expense) income consists of income received or expenses incurred for activities outside of AYRO’s core business. Other expense consists primarily of interest expense.

 

Provision for Income Taxes

 

Provision for income taxes consists of estimated income taxes due to the United States government and to the state tax authorities in jurisdictions in which AYRO conducts business.

 

Results of Operations

 

The following set forth our results of operations for the periods presented. The period-to-period comparison of financial results is not necessarily indicative of future results.

 

Three months ended September 30, 2020 compared to September 30, 2019

 

   For the three months ended 
   September 30, 
   2020   2019 
Revenue  $388,654   $265,481 
Cost of goods sold   326,671    202,029 
Gross profit   61,983    63,452 
Operating expenses:          
Research and development   664,145    297,680 
Sales and marketing   304,880    432,275 
General and administrative   1,482,018    1,411,376 
Total operating expenses   2,451,043    2,141,331 
Loss from operations   (2,389,060)   (2,077,879)
Other (expense) income:          
Other income   17,503    1,142 
Interest expense   (95,469)   (65,103)
Loss on extinguishment of debt   (213,700)   - 
Net loss  $(2,680,726)  $(2,141,840)
Deemed dividend on modification of Series H-5 warrants   (432,727)   - 
Net loss Attributable to Common Stockholders  $(3,113,453)  $(2,141,840)
           
Weighted-average common shares outstanding   23,599,967    2,793,592 
           
Net loss per common share  $(0.13)  $(0.77)

 

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Revenue

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2020, total revenue increased by $123,173, or 46.4%, as compared to the same period in 2019. The increase in revenue was primarily due to the volume increase in vehicle sales and the sales of time-of-order options for our vehicles and specialty product sales.

 

Cost of goods sold and gross profit

 

Cost of goods sold increased by $124,642, or 61.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2020, as compared to the same period in 2019, corresponding with the increase in revenue and the increase in the production of time-of order options for our vehicles and specialty products.

 

Gross margin percentage was 15.9% for the three months ended September 30, 2020, as compared to 23.9% for the three months ended September 30, 2019. The decrease in gross margin percentage was primarily due to the initial one-time costs absorbed into our first production runs of certain of our time-of-order options.

 

Research and development expense

 

Research and development expense increased by $366,465, or 123.1%, for the three months ended September 30, 2020, as compared to the same period in 2019. The following expenses contributed to the increase for the three months ended September 30, 2020 as compared to the same period in 2019: contracting for professional service and design costs increased by $122,958; salaries and wages increased by $223,542 due to staff additions; travel and entertainment increased by $38,364; and shop supplies increased by $13,680. The increases in both salaries and professional services expenses are due to the increase in the engineering investment of our product portfolio. Stock-based compensation decreased by $34,679 due to recognition of stock-based compensation in 2019, which was not repeated in 2020.

 

Sales and marketing expense

 

Sales and marketing expense decreased by $127,395, or -29.5%, for the three months ended September 30, 2020, as compared to same period in 2019. The decrease was primarily due to a $188,373 reduction in contracting for professional service. Discretionary marketing programs decreased by $40,351 due to a reduction in marketing programs and marketing firm support in 2020 versus the same period in 2019. Marketing expense for contractors and programs decreased in 2020 from 2019 due to the company redirecting its marketing focus in-house. Salaries and wages increased by $69,733 in 2020 versus the same period in 2019 due to the addition of our Chief Marketing Officer and Chief of Business Development and other resources. Stock-based compensation increased by $29,926 for the three months ended September 30, 2020, as compared to the same period in 2019, as a result of the addition of our Chief Marketing Officer and Chief of Business Development.

 

General and administrative expenses

 

General and administrative expense increased by $70,642, or 5.0%, for the three months ended September 30, 2020, as compared to the same period in 2019. The following expenses contributed to the increase for the three months ended September 30, 2020, as compared to the same period in 2019. Contracting for professional services increased by $362,895, primarily a result of additional audit, legal and investor relations expenses incurred to support public reporting requirements. Board compensation expense increased by $100,162. Salaries increased by $62,504 due to corporate expansion. Other public company-related expenses increased by $77,964. Stock-based compensation expense decreased by $536,788, primarily due to the expense of director equity awards in 2019, not repeated in 2020. Additionally, the Company temporarily paid rent for two locations for the three months ended September 30, 2019, versus the same period in 2020, resulting in a lower rent expense for the three months ended September 30, 2020.

 

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Other income and expense

 

Other income increased by $16,361, due to an incentive received for hiring additional personnel in the city of Round Rock, part of the city’s standard economic development grant. Interest expense increased $30,366, for the three months ended September 30, 2020, as compared to the same period in 2019, primarily due to the increase in the discount on debt recorded from the equity issuances associated with certain debt instruments issued prior to the Merger. Interest expense in the three months ended September 30, 2020 also includes noncash amortization of warrant discounts issued in conjunction with certain debt offerings. A loss on the extinguishment of debt related to the early redemptions of the 2020 $137,729 note previously converted from a vendor payable was recorded for $20,007, and a loss on the extinguishment of debt for the $500,000 Founder Bridge Note was recorded for $193,693.

 

Nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to September 30, 2019

 

The following table sets forth AYRO’s results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019.

 

   For the nine months ended 
   September 30, 
   2020   2019 
Revenue  $821,398   $745,530 
Cost of goods sold   645,463    577,539 
Gross profit   175,935    167,991 
Operating expenses:          
Research and development   999,449    780,605 
Sales and marketing   863,400    932,902 
General and administrative   3,445,749    3,437,176 
Total operating expenses   5,308,598    5,150,683 
Loss from operations   (5,132,663)   (4,982,692)
Other income and expense:          
Other income   17,523    1,198 
Interest expense   (324,670)   (233,084)
Loss on extinguishment of debt   (566,925)   - 
Net loss  $(6,006,735)  $(5,214,578)
Deemed dividend on modification of Series H-5 warrants   (432,727)   - 
Net loss Attributable to Common Stockholders  $(6,439,462)  $(5,214,578)
           
Weighted-average common shares outstanding   11,896,906    2,894,374 
           
Net loss per common share  $(0.54)  $(1.80)

 

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Revenue

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, total revenue increased by $75,868, or 10.2%, as compared to the same period in 2019. The increase in revenue was primarily due to the volume increase in vehicle sales and the sales of time-of-order options for our vehicles and specialty product sales.

 

Cost of goods sold and gross profit

 

Cost of goods sold increased by $67,924 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, as compared to the same period in 2019, corresponding with the increase in revenue and the increase in the production of time-of order options for our vehicles and specialty products.

 

Gross profit percentage was 21.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, as compared to 22.5% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The decrease in gross profit percentage was primarily due to the initial one-time costs absorbed into our first production runs of certain of our time-of-order options.

 

Research and development expense

 

Research and development expense increased by $218,844, or 28.0%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, as compared to the same period in 2019. The following expenses contributed to the increase for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, as compared to the same period in 2019. Salaries and wages increased by $222,612 due to staff additions and stock-based compensation decreased by $79,240. The increases in research and development expenses are due to the increase in the engineering investment of our product portfolio Additionally, travel and entertainment increased by $41,171, and warehouse and fulfillment increased by $15,998.

 

Sales and marketing expense

 

Sales and marketing expense decreased by $69,502, or -7.5%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, as compared to same period in 2019. The increase in salaries and wages of $289,354 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 versus the same period in 2019 was due to the addition of our Chief Marketing Officer and Chief of Business Development and other sales resources. Stock-based compensation increased by $90,757 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, as compared to the same period in 2019 as a result of the addition of our Chief Marketing Officer and Chief of Business Development. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in marketing programs and marketing firm support of $432,064 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 versus the same period in 2019. The reduction in marketing expense for contractors and programs decreased in 2020 from 2019 due to the company redirecting its marketing efforts in-house.

 

General and administrative expenses

 

General and administrative expense increased by $8,573, or 0.2%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, as compared to the same period in 2019. The following expenses contributed to the increase for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, as compared to the same period in 2019. Contracting for professional services increased by $519,900, primarily a result of additional audit, legal and investor relations expenses incurred to support public reporting requirements. The Company relocated to larger facilities in January 2020, resulting in a $65,364 increase in rent and utilities expense. Board compensation expense increased by $131,829. Other public company-related expenses increased by $127,972. Stock-based compensation decreased by $783,611, primarily due to the expense of director equity awards in 2019, not repeated in 2020.

 

Other income and expense

 

Other income increased by $16,325, due to an incentive received for hiring additional personnel in the city of Round Rock, part of the city’s standard economic development grant. Interest expense increased $91,586 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, as compared to the same period in 2019, primarily due to the increase in the discount on debt recorded from the equity issuances associated with certain debt instruments issued prior to the Merger. Interest expense in 2020 also includes non-cash amortization of warrant discounts issued in conjunction with certain debt offerings. A loss on the extinguishment of debt related to the early redemption of the 2020 $1,237,729 private investor note, the Founder Bridge Note and vendor payable conversion note was recorded for $566,925.

 

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Non-GAAP Financial Measure

 

AYRO presents Adjusted EBITDA because AYRO considers it to be an important supplemental measure of AYRO’s operating performance, and AYRO believes it may be used by certain investors as a measure of AYRO’s operating performance. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as income (loss) from operations before interest income and expense, income taxes, depreciation, amortization of intangible assets, amortization of discount on debt, impairment of long-lived assets, acquisition and financing costs, stock-based compensation expense and certain non-recurring expenses.

 

Adjusted EBITDA is not a measurement of financial performance under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, or GAAP. Because of varying available valuation methodologies, subjective assumptions and the variety of equity instruments that can impact AYRO’s non-cash operating expenses, AYRO believes that providing a non-GAAP financial measure that excludes non-cash and non-recurring expenses allows for meaningful comparisons between AYRO’s core business operating results and those of other companies, as well as providing AYRO with an important tool for financial and operational decision making and for evaluating AYRO’s own core business operating results over different periods of time.

 

AYRO’s Adjusted EBITDA measure may not provide information that is directly comparable to that provided by other companies in AYRO’s industry, as other companies in AYRO’s industry may calculate non-GAAP financial results differently, particularly related to non-recurring, unusual items. AYRO’s Adjusted EBITDA is not a measurement of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to operating income or as an indication of operating performance or any other measure of performance derived in accordance with GAAP. AYRO does not consider Adjusted EBITDA to be a substitute for, or superior to, the information provided by GAAP financial results.

 

Below is a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net loss for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019.

 

   For the three months ended 
   September 30, 
   2020   2019 
Net Loss  $(2,680,726)  $(2,141,840)
Depreciation and Amortization   115,468    129,407 
Stock-based compensation expense   167,769    752,965 
Amortization of Discount on Debt   66,659    32,767 
Interest expense   28,809    32,336 
Loss on extinguishment of debt   213,700    - 
Adjusted EBITDA  $(2,088,321)  $(1,194,365)

 

Below is a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019.

 

   For the nine months ended 
   September 30, 
   2020   2019 
Net Loss  $(6,006,735)  $(5,214,578)
Depreciation and Amortization   343,932    388,686 
Stock-based compensation expense   475,175    1,360,623 
Amortization of Discount on Debt   236,398    60,650 
Interest expense   88,272    172,434 
Loss on extinguishment of debt   566,925    - 
Adjusted EBITDA  $(4,296,033)  $(3,232,185)

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

As of September 30, 2020, AYRO had approximately $27,916,838 in cash and working capital of approximately $29,900,000. As of December 31, 2019, AYRO had approximately $641,822 in cash and working capital deficit of approximately $(395,000). The increase in working capital was primarily a result of our capital raising activities during June and July of 2020 in addition to the Merger.

 

AYRO’s sources of cash since AYRO’s inception have been predominantly from the sale of equity and debt.

 

In October 2019, AYRO raised $500,000 in a 120-day short-term loan from Mark Adams. This loan has a 14% interest rate per annum, payable quarterly and an equity incentive of 143,795 shares of AYRO Operating common stock. In December 2019, this loan term was extended to April 30, 2021 in exchange for the issuance of 136,340 shares of AYRO Operating common stock. The loan was repaid September 30, 2020.

 

On June 17, 2020, AYRO entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with certain institutional and accredited investors, pursuant to which AYRO agreed to issue and sell in a registered direct offering an aggregate of 2,200,000 shares of common stock of AYRO, par value $0.0001 per share, at an offering price of $2.50 per share, for gross proceeds of approximately $5.5 million before the deduction of fees and offering expenses of $435,000.

 

On July 6 2020, AYRO entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with certain institutional and accredited investors, pursuant to which AYRO agreed to issue and sell in a registered direct offering an aggregate of 3,157,895 shares of our common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, at an offering price of $4.75 per share, for gross proceeds of approximately $15.0 million before the deduction of fees and offering expenses of $1,249,199.

 

On July 23 2020, AYRO entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with certain institutional and accredited investors, pursuant to which AYRO agreed to issue and sell in a registered direct offering an aggregate of 1,850,000 shares of our common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, at an offering price of $5.00 per share, for gross proceeds of approximately $9.25 million before the deduction of fees and offering expenses of $740,000. Each purchaser also had the right to purchase, on or before October 19, 2020, additional shares of common stock (the “Additional Shares”) equal to the full amount of 75% of the common stock it purchased a the initial closing, or an aggregate of 1,387,500 shares, at price of $5.00 per share. On October 16, 2020, the Company entered into an addendum to the Agreement (the “Addendum”), which extended the deadline for each purchaser to exercise the right to purchase the Additional Shares by one year, to October 19, 2021.

 

Between May 28, 2020 (the Merger closing) and September 30, 2020, holders of warrants have converted warrants to purchase 4,371,502 shares of AYRO’s common stock for aggregate gross proceeds to AYRO of approximately $2,983,527.

 

AYRO’s business is capital intensive, and future capital requirements will depend on many factors including AYRO’s growth rate, the timing and extent of spending to support development efforts, the expansion of AYRO’s sales and marketing teams, the timing of new product introductions and the continuing market acceptance of AYRO’s products and services. The Company is subject to a number of risks similar to those of earlier stage commercial companies, including dependence on key individuals and products, the difficulties inherent in the development of a commercial market, the potential need to obtain additional capital, competition from larger companies, other technology companies and other technologies. Based on the foregoing and approximately an additional $24,800,000 raised subsequent to June 30, 2020, management believes that the existing cash at September 30, 2020 will be sufficient to fund operations for at least the next twelve months following the date of this report.

 

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Summary of Cash Flows

 

The following table summarizes AYRO’s cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019.

 

   For the nine months ended 
   September 30, 
   2020   2019 
Cash Flows:          
Net cash used in operating activities  $(6,542,495)  $(3,168,709)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities  $2,467,873   $(322,773)
Net cash provided by financing activities  $31,349,638   $3,513,062 

 

Operating Activities

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, AYRO used $6,542,495 in cash from operating activities, an increase in use of $3,373,786 when compared to the cash used in operating activities of $3,168,709 during the same period in 2019. The increase in cash used by operating activities was primarily a result of prepayments for inventory and manufacturing services, payments of accrued expenses, purchases of inventory and an increase in our operating loss as we continue to build our core business. This was offset by a reduction in cash used from the Company’s payments of outstanding accounts payable to Cenntro in March 2019 that did not occur in 2020.

 

AYRO’s ability to generate cash from operations in future periods will depend in large part on profitability, the rate and timing of collections of AYRO’s accounts receivable, inventory turns and AYRO’s ability to manage other areas of working capital.

 

Investing Activities

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, AYRO provided cash of $2,467,873 in investing activities as compared to $322,773 cash used during the same period in 2019, an increase of $2,790,646. The net increase was primarily due to proceeds of $3,060,740 from the merger with ABC Merger Sub, Inc.

 

Financing Activities

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, AYRO generated $500,000 of debt financing from certain DropCar investors and $600,000 of debt financing from a private investor, both of which notes were repaid upon closing of the Merger. Additionally, in May 2020, we received $218,000 in a Paycheck Protection Program loan (“PPP Loan”) from our bank. The debt proceeds were netted with $1,742,884 of loan repayments and $28,790,995 in generation of proceeds from the issuance of common stock, net of fees and expenses, as compared to the cash generated of $2,527,436 during the same period in 2019. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, $2,527,436 was generated through the sale of AYRO’s Preferred Stock. Additionally, $800,000 in proceeds were received from the sale of promissory notes convertible into AYRO’s Series Seed 2 Preferred Stock, $250,000 in proceeds were received from the sale of promissory term notes, and a short-term loan of $50,000 was received and repaid in the first quarter of 2019, netted with $114,744 of repayment of loan principal. In addition, during the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company generated $2,983,527 from the exercise of warrants. No warrants were exercised in 2019.

 

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Contractual Obligations and Commitments

 

AYRO has made certain indemnities, under which it may be required to make payments to an indemnified party, in relation to certain transactions. AYRO indemnifies its directors and officers, to the maximum extent permitted under the laws of the State of Delaware. In connection with AYRO’s facility leases, AYRO has indemnified its lessors for certain claims arising from the use of the facilities. The duration of the indemnities varies and, in many cases, is indefinite. These indemnities do not provide for any limitation of the maximum potential future payments AYRO could be obligated to make. Historically, AYRO has not been obligated to make any payments for these obligations and no liabilities have been recorded for these indemnities.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

Other than business and certain indemnification provisions, AYRO does not have any off-balance sheet financing arrangements or liabilities, guarantee contracts, retained or contingent interests in transferred assets, or any obligation arising out of a material variable interest in an unconsolidated entity. Other than AYRO Operating Company, Inc. and DropCar Operating Company, Inc., AYRO does not have any subsidiaries to include or otherwise consolidate into the financial statements. Additionally, AYRO does not have interests in, nor relationships with, any special purpose entities.

 

Related Party Transactions

 

In October 2019, the Company received $500,000 and issued a term loan from a founding board member. Furthermore, the Company granted 143,975 shares of common stock as and in December, 2019, the Company granted an additional 136,340 shares of common stock (after giving effect to the Exchange Ratio, Reverse Stock Split and Stock Dividend) to as consideration for extending the term date of the loan to April 30, 2021. In September 2020, the loan principal and accrued interest were paid in full.

 

On March 1, 2017, the Company entered into a royalty-based agreement with Sustainability Initiatives, LLC (“SI”) an entity that is controlled by Mark Adams, a board member, and Christian Okonsky, a former director of AYRO Operating in the effort to accelerate the Company’s operations. Royalties accrued were included as a component of research and development expense in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations. In return for acceleration assistance and for serving the Chief Visionary Officer role, the agreement provided for a monthly retainer of $6,000 per month. On a quarterly basis, the Company remits a royalty of a percentage (see table below) of company revenues less the retainer amounts.

 

Revenues  Royalty Percentage 
$0 - $25,000,000   3.0%
$25,000,000 - $50,000,000   2.0%
$50,000,000 - $100,000,000   1.0%
Over $100,000,001   0.5%

 

Effective January 1, 2019, the Company agreed to an amendment with SI to reduce the royalty percentage to 0.5%. In relation to this amendment, the Company granted the SI members an additional 381,752 stock options to vest over a nine-month vesting term. On October 15, 2019, the Company and the SI members agreed to terminate the agreement in full in exchange for 231,778 shares of the Company’s common stock. Stock-based compensation of $908,650 was recorded on the transaction in October 2019.

 

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On December 9, 2019, the Company and the SI members agreed to cancel the outstanding options to purchase 477,190 shares of the Company’s common stock in exchange for 434,529 shares of the Company’s common stock. Stock-based compensation of $1,496,343 was recorded for the transaction in December 2019.

 

On April 1, 2017, the Company entered into a fee-for-service agreement with SI. In return for accounting, marketing, graphics and other services, the Company pays fixed, market-standard hourly rates under the shared services agreement as services are rendered. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company had a balance outstanding to SI for $12,150 for both periods included in accounts payable. Total expenses paid or payable to SI were $0 and $55,748 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Total expenses paid or payable to SI were $0 and $12,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

 

In January 2019, the Company entered into a fee-for-service consulting agreement with Sustainability Consultants, LLC, (“SCLLC”) an entity that is controlled by Mark Adams, Will Steakley and John Constantine, who are principal stockholders of AYRO. In exchange for consulting services provided, the Company paid $189,238 in consulting fees to the firm during the nine months ended September 30, 2019. Additionally, the Company granted warrants to purchase 177,924 shares of the Company’s common stock. The warrants have an exercise price of $7.33 per share with a five-year life. Stock-based compensation consulting expense of $260,733 was recorded in the general and administrative expenses on the statement of operations in the fourth quarter of 2019 in conjunction with the warrant grant – see Note 10 - Stock Based Compensation, of the Notes Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The Company also granted 67,488 shares of the Company’s common stock and recorded stock-based compensation of $232,403 in the general and administrative expenses on the statement of operations for the fourth quarter of 2019 related to the common stock transaction.

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

The preparation of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with GAAP, and our discussion and analysis of its financial condition and operating results require our management to make judgments, assumptions and estimates that affect the amounts reported in its condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, of the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of this Form 10-Q describes the significant accounting policies and methods used in the preparation of our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities. Actual results may differ from these estimates and such differences may be material.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, the core principle of which is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled to receive in exchange for those goods or services. To achieve this core principle, five basic criteria must be met before revenue can be recognized: (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 performance obligations in the contract; and (5) recognize revenue when or as the Company satisfies a performance obligation.

 

Nature of goods and services

 

The following is a description of the Company’s products and services from which the Company generates revenue, as well as the nature, timing of satisfaction of performance obligations, and significant payment terms for each:

 

Product revenue

 

Product revenue from customer contracts is recognized on the sale of each electric vehicle as vehicles are shipped to customers. The majority of the Company’s vehicle sales orders generally have only one performance obligation: sale of complete vehicles. Ownership and risk of loss transfers to the customer based on FOB shipping point and freight charges are the responsibility of the customer. Revenue is typically recognized at the point control transfers or in accordance with payment terms customary to the business. The Company provides product warranties to assure that the product assembly complies with agreed upon specifications. The Company’s product warranty is identical to the product warranties provided by the Company’s suppliers, therefore minimizing the warranty liability to the standard labor rates associated with the defective part replacement. Customers do not have the option to purchase a warranty separately; as such, warranty is not accounted for as a separate performance obligation. The Company’s policy is to exclude taxes collected from a customer from the transaction price of automotive contracts.

 

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Shipping revenue

 

Amounts billed to customers related to shipping and handling are classified as shipping revenue. The Company has elected to recognize the cost for freight and shipping when control over vehicles has transferred to the customer as an operating expense.

 

Subscription revenue

 

Subscription revenue from revenue sharing with Destination Fleet Operators (“DFO’s”) and other vehicle rental agreements is recorded in the month the vehicles in the Company’s fleet is rented. The Company established its rental fleet in late March 2019. For the rental fleet, the Company retains title and ownership to the vehicles and places them in DFO’s in resort communities that typically rent golf cars for use in those communities.

 

Services and other revenue

 

Services and other revenue consist of non-warranty after-sales vehicle services. Revenue is typically recognized at a point in time when services and replacement parts are provided.

 

Stock-Based Compensation

 

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation in accordance with ASC 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation (“ASC 718”). Under the fair value recognition provisions, stock-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date based on the fair value of the award and is recognized as compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period, based on the terms of the awards. The Company calculates the fair value of option grants utilizing the Black-Scholes pricing model and estimates the fair value of the stock based upon the estimated fair value of the common stock.

 

In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-07, Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting (“ASU 2018-07”). ASU 2018-07 expands the guidance in ASC 718 to include share-based payments for goods and services to non-employees and generally aligns it with the guidance for share-based payments to employees. In accordance with ASU 2018-07, these stock options and warrants issued as compensation for services provided to the Company are accounted for based upon the fair value of the underlying equity instrument. The fair value of the equity instrument is charged directly to compensation expense and additional-paid-in capital over the period during which services are rendered.

 

Basic and Diluted Loss per Share

 

Basic and diluted net loss per share is determined by dividing net loss by the weighted average ordinary shares outstanding during the period. For all periods presented with a net loss, the shares underlying the ordinary share options and warrants have been excluded from the calculation because their effect would be anti-dilutive. Therefore, the weighted-average shares outstanding used to calculate both basic and diluted loss per share are the same for periods with a net loss. “Penny warrants” were included from calculation of outstanding shares for purposes of basic earnings per share.

 

Use of Accounting Estimates

 

The preparation of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, in conformity with GAAP, requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. The Company’s most significant estimates include allowance for doubtful accounts, valuation of inventory reserve, valuation of deferred tax asset allowance, and the measurement of stock-based compensation expenses. Actual results could differ from these estimates.