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Table
of Contents
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
☒
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2022
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OR
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☐
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the transition period from
to
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Commission File No. 001-31332
LIQUIDMETAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its
charter)
Delaware
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33-0264467
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(State or other jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S. Employer
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incorporation or organization)
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Identification No.)
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20321 Valencia Circle
Lake Forest, CA 92630
(Address of principal executive offices, zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (949)
635-2100
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 ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted
every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant
to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to submit such files).
Yes ☒ 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.
Large accelerated
filer ☐
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Accelerated
filer ☐
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Non-accelerated filer ☒
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Smaller reporting company
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Emerging growth company ☐
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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 ☒
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange
Act: None
The number of common shares outstanding as of November 10, 2022 was
917,285,149.
LIQUIDMETAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
FORM 10-Q
FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Liquidmetal Technologies,
Inc. contains “forward-looking statements” that may state our
management’s plans, future events, objectives, current
expectations, estimates, forecasts, assumptions or projections
about the company and its business. Any statement in this report
that is not a statement of historical fact is a forward-looking
statement, and in some cases, words such as “believes,”
“estimates,” “projects,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,”
“anticipates,” “plans,” “seeks,” and similar words or expressions
identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements
involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes
and results to differ materially from the anticipated outcomes or
results. These statements are not guarantees of future performance,
and undue reliance should not be placed on these statements. It is
important to note that our actual results could differ materially
from what is expressed in our forward-looking statements due to the
risk factors described in the section of our Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 entitled “Risk Factors,”
as well as the following risks and uncertainties:
●
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Our history of operating losses and the uncertainty surrounding our
ability to achieve or sustain profitability;
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●
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Our limited history of developing and selling products made from
our bulk amorphous alloys;
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●
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Challenges associated with having products manufactured from our
alloys and the use of third parties for manufacturing;
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●
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Our limited history of licensing our technology to third
parties;
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Lengthy customer adoption cycles and unpredictable customer
adoption practices;
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Our ability to identify, develop, and commercialize new product
applications for our technology;
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●
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Competition from current suppliers of incumbent materials or
producers of competing products;
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●
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Our ability to identify, consummate, and/or integrate strategic
partnerships;
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●
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The potential for manufacturing problems or delays;
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●
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Potential difficulties associated with protecting or expanding our
intellectual property position; and
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●
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Economic and business uncertainties relating to the COVID-19
pandemic.
|
We undertake no obligation, other than as required by applicable
law, to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as
a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
PART I
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1 – Financial Statements
LIQUIDMETAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
($ in thousands, except par value and share data)
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
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|
2022
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|
|
2021
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(Unaudited)
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(Audited)
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ASSETS
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|
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|
Current assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$ |
5,415 |
|
|
$ |
4,091 |
|
Restricted cash
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
Investments in debt securities- short term
|
|
|
11,526 |
|
|
|
13,852 |
|
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful
accounts
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
147 |
|
Inventory
|
|
|
55 |
|
|
|
35 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
|
|
|
563 |
|
|
|
505 |
|
Total current assets
|
|
$ |
17,564 |
|
|
$ |
18,635 |
|
Investments in debt securities- long term
|
|
|
7,682 |
|
|
|
8,267 |
|
Property and equipment, net
|
|
|
8,059 |
|
|
|
8,295 |
|
Patents and trademarks, net
|
|
|
79 |
|
|
|
102 |
|
Other assets
|
|
|
342 |
|
|
|
306 |
|
Total assets
|
|
$ |
33,726 |
|
|
$ |
35,605 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
LIABILITIES AND
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
$ |
88 |
|
|
$ |
112 |
|
Accrued liabilities
|
|
|
243 |
|
|
|
246 |
|
Deferred revenue
|
|
|
60 |
|
|
|
56 |
|
Total current liabilities
|
|
$ |
391 |
|
|
$ |
414 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other long-term liabilities
|
|
|
902 |
|
|
|
899 |
|
Total liabilities
|
|
$ |
1,293 |
|
|
$ |
1,313 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shareholders' equity:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock, $0.001 par value;
1,100,000,000 shares
authorized; 917,285,149 and
914,449,957 shares issued
and outstanding at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021,
respectively
|
|
|
917 |
|
|
|
914 |
|
Warrants
|
|
|
18,179 |
|
|
|
18,179 |
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
|
|
287,979 |
|
|
|
287,641 |
|
Accumulated deficit
|
|
|
(274,155 |
) |
|
|
(272,303 |
) |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
|
|
|
(409 |
) |
|
|
(62 |
) |
Non-controlling interest in subsidiary
|
|
|
(78 |
) |
|
|
(77 |
) |
Total shareholders' equity
|
|
$ |
32,433 |
|
|
$ |
34,292 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
|
|
$ |
33,726 |
|
|
$ |
35,605 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated
financial statements.
LIQUIDMETAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
($ in thousands, except share and per share data)
(unaudited)
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|
For the Three Months
Ended September 30,
|
|
|
For the Nine Months
Ended September 30,
|
|
|
|
2022
|
|
|
2021
|
|
|
2022
|
|
|
2021
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Products
|
|
$ |
18 |
|
|
$ |
406 |
|
|
$ |
284 |
|
|
$ |
700 |
|
Licensing and royalties
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
21 |
|
Total revenue |
|
$ |
18 |
|
|
$ |
406 |
|
|
$ |
306 |
|
|
$ |
721 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of sales
|
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
319 |
|
|
|
243 |
|
|
|
528 |
|
Gross profit
|
|
$ |
3 |
|
|
$ |
87 |
|
|
$ |
63 |
|
|
$ |
193 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Selling, marketing, general and administrative
|
|
|
744 |
|
|
|
1,643 |
|
|
|
2,319 |
|
|
|
3,372 |
|
Research and development
|
|
|
19 |
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
46 |
|
|
|
74 |
|
Total operating expenses |
|
$ |
763 |
|
|
$ |
1,657 |
|
|
$ |
2,365 |
|
|
$ |
3,446 |
|
Operating loss
|
|
|
(760 |
) |
|
|
(1,570 |
) |
|
|
(2,302 |
) |
|
|
(3,253 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lease income
|
|
|
133 |
|
|
|
132 |
|
|
|
398 |
|
|
|
396 |
|
Interest and investment income
|
|
|
56 |
|
|
|
35 |
|
|
|
51 |
|
|
|
138 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss before income taxes
|
|
$ |
(571 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,403 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,853 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,719 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income taxes
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
$ |
(571 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,403 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,853 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,719 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
Net loss attributable to Liquidmetal Technologies
shareholders
|
|
$ |
(571 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,403 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,852 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,718 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Per common share basic and diluted:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss per common share attributable to Liquidmetal
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Technologies shareholders, basic and diluted
|
|
$ |
(0.00 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.00 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.00 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.00 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of weighted average shares - basic and diluted
|
|
|
917,285,149 |
|
|
|
914,449,957 |
|
|
|
916,970,128 |
|
|
|
914,449,957 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated
financial statements.
LIQUIDMETAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
($ in thousands, except share and per share data)
(unaudited)
|
|
For the Three Months
Ended September 30,
|
|
|
For the Nine Months
Ended September 30,
|
|
|
|
2022
|
|
|
2021
|
|
|
2022
|
|
|
2021
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
$ |
(571 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,403 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,853 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,719 |
) |
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities
|
|
|
(62 |
) |
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
(347 |
) |
|
|
(105 |
) |
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax
|
|
|
(62 |
) |
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
(347 |
) |
|
|
(105 |
) |
Comprehensive loss
|
|
$ |
(633 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,418 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,200 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,824 |
) |
Less: Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling
interests
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
Comprehensive loss attributable to Liquidmetal Technologies
shareholders
|
|
$ |
(632 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,418 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,199 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,823 |
) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated
financial statements.
LIQUIDMETAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
($ in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
|
|
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
|
|
|
2022
|
|
|
2021
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
$ |
(1,853 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,719 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
259 |
|
|
|
285 |
|
Stock-based compensation
|
|
|
129 |
|
|
|
402 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trade accounts receivable
|
|
|
147 |
|
|
|
(82 |
) |
Inventory
|
|
|
(20 |
) |
|
|
21 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
|
|
|
(58 |
) |
|
|
(132 |
) |
Other assets and liabilities
|
|
|
(33 |
) |
|
|
(42 |
) |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
|
|
|
(27 |
) |
|
|
591 |
|
Deferred revenue
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
41 |
|
Net cash used in operating activities
|
|
|
(1,452 |
) |
|
|
(1,635 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investing Activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchases of debt securities
|
|
|
(13,252 |
) |
|
|
(17,788 |
) |
Proceeds from sales of debt securities
|
|
|
15,816 |
|
|
|
23,142 |
|
Net cash provided by investing activities
|
|
|
2,564 |
|
|
|
5,354 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financing Activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock issuance
|
|
|
212 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Net cash provided by financing activities
|
|
|
212 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted
cash
|
|
|
1,324 |
|
|
|
3,719 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of
period
|
|
|
4,096 |
|
|
|
1,519 |
|
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of
period
|
|
$ |
5,420 |
|
|
$ |
5,238 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated
financial statements.
LIQUIDMETAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 and 2021
(numbers in thousands, except percentages, share and per share
data)
(unaudited)
1. Description of
Business
Liquidmetal Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) is a materials
technology company that develops and commercializes products made
from amorphous alloys. The Company’s family of alloys consists of a
variety of bulk alloys and composites that utilize the advantages
offered by amorphous alloys technology. The Company designs,
develops, and sells products and custom parts from bulk amorphous
alloys to customers in a wide range of industries. The Company also
partners with third-party
manufacturers and licensees to develop and commercialize
Liquidmetal alloy products.
Amorphous alloys are, in general, unique materials that are
distinguished by their ability to retain a random atomic structure
when they solidify, in contrast to the crystalline atomic structure
that forms in other metals and alloys when they solidify.
Liquidmetal alloys are proprietary amorphous alloys that possess a
combination of performance, processing, and potential cost
advantages that the Company believes will make them preferable to
other materials in a variety of applications. The amorphous atomic
structure of bulk alloys enables them to overcome certain
performance limitations caused by inherent weaknesses in
crystalline atomic structures, thus facilitating performance and
processing characteristics superior in many ways to those of their
crystalline counterparts. The Company believes that the alloys and
the molding technologies it employs may result in components, for many
applications, that exhibit: exceptional dimensional control and
repeatability that rivals precision machining, excellent corrosion
resistance, brilliant surface finish, high strength, high hardness,
high elastic limit, alloys that are non-magnetic, and the ability
to form complex shapes common to the injection molding of plastics.
Interestingly, all of these characteristics are achievable from the
molding process, so design engineers often do not have to select specific alloys to achieve
one or more of the characteristics
as is the case with crystalline materials. The Company believes
these advantages could result in Liquidmetal alloys supplanting
high-performance alloys, such as titanium and stainless steel, and
other incumbent materials in a wide variety of applications.
Moreover, the Company believes these advantages could enable the
introduction of entirely new products and applications that are
not possible or commercially viable
with other materials.
The Company’s revenues are derived from i) selling bulk Liquidmetal
alloy products to customers who produce medical devices, automotive
assemblies, sports and leisure goods, and non-consumer electronic
devices, ii) selling tooling and prototype parts such as
demonstration parts and test samples for customers with products in
development, iii) product licensing and royalty revenue, and iv)
research and development revenue. The Company expects that these
sources of revenue will continue to significantly change the
character of the Company’s revenue mix.
2. Basis of Presentation and
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial
statements as of and for the three
and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021 have been prepared in
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America (“US GAAP”) for interim financial
information and in accordance with the instructions to Form
10-Q. Accordingly, they do
not include all of the information
and notes required by US GAAP for complete financial statements. In
the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting only of
normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair
presentation have been included. All intercompany balances and
transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Operating
results for the three and
nine months ended September 30, 2022 are not necessarily indicative of the results
that may be expected for any future
periods or the year ending December 31,
2022. The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial
statements should be read in conjunction with the Company's
2021 Annual Report on Form
10-K filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 29,
2022.
Investments in Debt
Securities
The Company will invest excess funds to maximize investment yield,
while maintaining liquidity and minimizing credit risk. Debt
securities are carried at fair value and consist primarily of
investments in obligations of the United States Treasury, various
U.S. and foreign corporations, and certificates of deposits. The
Company classifies its investments in debt securities as
available-for-sale with all unrealized gains or losses included as
part of other comprehensive income. The Company evaluates its debt
securities with unrealized losses on a quarterly basis for
potential other-than-temporary impairments in value. As a result of
this assessment, the Company did not
recognize any other-than-temporary impairment losses considered to
be credit related for the three and
nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021.
Fair Value
Measurements
The estimated fair values of financial instruments reported in the
consolidated financial statements have been determined using
available market information and valuation methodologies, as
applicable. The fair value of cash and restricted cash approximate
their carrying value due to their short maturities and are
classified as Level 1 instruments
within the fair value hierarchy.
Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received
for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the
principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in
an orderly transaction between market participants on the
measurement date. Entities are required to maximize the use of
observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when
measuring fair value based upon the following fair value
hierarchy:
Level 1 —
|
Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or
liabilities;
|
Level 2 —
|
Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar
assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are
observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for
substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities; and
|
Level 3 —
|
Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant
to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.
|
As of September 30, 2022, the
following table represents the Company’s fair value hierarchy for
items that are required to be measured at fair value on a recurring
basis:
|
|
Fair Value
|
|
|
Level 1
|
|
|
Level 2
|
|
|
Level 3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investments in debt securities (short-term)
|
|
$ |
11,526 |
|
|
$ |
8,362 |
|
|
$ |
3,164 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Investments in debt securities (long-term)
|
|
|
7,682 |
|
|
|
2,650 |
|
|
|
5,032 |
|
|
|
- |
|
As of December 31, 2021, the
following table represents the Company’s fair value hierarchy for
items that are required to be measured at fair value on a recurring
basis:
|
|
Fair Value
|
|
|
Level 1
|
|
|
Level 2
|
|
|
Level 3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investments in debt securities (short-term)
|
|
$ |
13,852 |
|
|
$ |
10,138 |
|
|
$ |
3,714 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Investments in debt securities (long-term)
|
|
|
8,267 |
|
|
|
199 |
|
|
|
8,068 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Leases
The Company leases its manufacturing facility under a long-term
contract, which is accounted for as an operating lease. The lease
provides for a fixed base rent and variable payments comprised of
reimbursements for property taxes, insurance, utilities, and common
area maintenance. The lease has a term of sixty-two months, exclusive of
options to renew. In accordance with ASC 842, Leases, lease income, which includes
escalating rents over the term of the lease, is recorded on a
straight-line basis over the expected lease term. The difference
between lease income and payments received is recorded as a rent
receivable, which is included as a prepaid expense in the
consolidated balance sheets. Amounts paid for broker commissions
represent prepaid direct lease costs, and will be amortized as an
off-set to lease income over the lease term.
Other Recent
Pronouncements
Other recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB
(including its Emerging Issues Task Force) and the SEC did
not or are not believed by management to have a material
impact on the Company's present or future consolidated financial
statements.
3. Significant
Transactions
Yihao Manufacturing
Agreement
On January 12, 2022, the Company
entered into a manufacturing agreement (“Manufacturing Agreement”)
with Dongguan Yihao Metal Materials Technology Co. Ltd. (“Yihao”)
to become the primary contract manufacturer of the Company’s
products. Under the Manufacturing Agreement, which has a term of
five years, Yihao has
agreed to serve as a non-exclusive contract manufacturer for
amorphous alloy parts offered and sold by the Company at prices
determined on a “cost-plus” basis. Yihao is an affiliate of
Dongguan Eontec Co. Ltd. and Professor Lugee Li, the Company’s
Chairman and largest beneficial owner of the Company’s capital
stock.
Manufacturing Facility
Purchase and Lease
On February 16, 2017, the Company
purchased a 41,000 square foot manufacturing facility (the
“Facility”) located in Lake Forest, CA, where operations commenced
during July 2017. The purchase
price for the Facility was $7,818.
On January 23, 2020, 20321 Valencia, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company,
entered into a lease agreement (the “Facility Lease”) pursuant to
which the Company leased to MatterHackers, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (“Tenant”), an approximately 32,534 square foot portion
of the Facility. The lease term is for 5 years and 2 months and is scheduled to expire on
April 30, 2025. The base rent
payable under the Facility Lease is $32,534 per month initially and
is subject to periodic increases up to a maximum of approximately
$54,000 per month. Tenant will pay approximately 79% of common
operating expresses. The Facility Lease has other customary
provisions, including provisions relating to default and usage
restrictions. The Facility Lease grants to Tenant a right to extend
the lease for one additional
60-month period at market rental value.
Eontec License
Agreement
On March 10, 2016, the Company and
DongGuan Eontec Co., Ltd., a Hong Kong corporation (“Eontec”),
entered into a Parallel License Agreement (the “License Agreement”)
pursuant to which the parties agreed to cross-license certain
patents, technical information, and trademarks between the Company
and Eontec. In particular, the Company granted to Eontec a paid-up,
royalty-free, perpetual license to the Company’s patents and
related technical information to make, have made, use, offer to
sell, sell, export, and import products in certain geographic areas
outside of North America and Europe. In turn, Eontec granted to the
Company a paid-up, royalty-free, perpetual license to Eontec’s
patents and related technical information to make, have made, use,
offer to sell, sell, export, and import products in certain
geographic areas outside of specified countries in Asia. The
license granted by the Company to Eontec is exclusive (including to
the exclusion of the Company) in the countries of Brunei, Cambodia,
China (P.R.C and R.O.C.), East Timor, Indonesia, Japan, Laos,
Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand,
and Vietnam. The license granted by Eontec to the Company is
exclusive (including to the exclusion of Eontec) in North America
and Europe. The cross-licenses are non-exclusive in geographic
areas outside of the foregoing exclusive territories.
Beyond the License Agreement, the Company collaborates with Eontec
to accelerate the commercialization of amorphous alloy technology.
This includes but is not limited to
developing technologies to reduce the cost of amorphous alloys,
working on die cast machine technology platforms to pursue broader
markets, sharing knowledge to broaden our intellectual property
portfolio, and utilizing Eontec’s volume production capabilities as
a third party contract
manufacturer.
Eutectix Business
Development Agreement
On January 31, 2020, the Company
entered into a Business Development Agreement (the “Agreement”)
with Eutectix, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(“Eutectix”), which provides for collaboration, joint development
efforts, and the manufacturing of products based on the Company’s
proprietary amorphous metal alloys. Under the Agreement, the
Company licensed to Eutectix specified equipment owned by the
Company, including two injection
molding machines, two diecasting
machines, and other machines and equipment, all of which will be
used to make product for Company customers and Eutectix customers.
The licensed machines and equipment represented substantially all
of the machinery and equipment then held by the Company. The
Company has also licensed to Eutectix various patents and technical
information related to the Company’s proprietary technology. Under
the Agreement, Eutectix agreed to pay the Company a royalty of
six percent (6%) of the net sales
price of licensed products sold by Eutectix, and Eutectix will also
manufacture for the Company product ordered by the Company. The
Agreement has a term of five years, subject to renewal
provisions and the ability of either party to terminate earlier
upon specified circumstances.
Apple License
Transaction
On August 5, 2010, the Company
entered into a license transaction with Apple Inc. (“Apple”)
pursuant to which (i) the Company contributed substantially
all of its intellectual property assets to a newly organized
special-purpose, wholly-owned subsidiary, called Crucible
Intellectual Property, LLC (“CIP”), (ii) CIP granted to Apple
a perpetual, worldwide, exclusive license to commercialize such
intellectual property in the field of consumer electronic products,
as defined in the license agreement, in exchange for a one-time, upfront license fee, and
(iii) CIP granted back to the Company a perpetual, worldwide,
fully-paid, exclusive license to commercialize such intellectual
property in all other fields of use.
Under the agreements relating to the license transaction with
Apple, the Company was obligated to contribute, to CIP, all
intellectual property developed through February 2016. The Company is also obligated
to maintain certain limited liability company formalities with
respect to CIP at all times after the closing of the license
transaction.
Liquidmetal Golf
Sublicense Agreement
Liquidmetal Golf Inc. (“Liquidmetal Golf” or “LMG”) is a
majority-owned subsidiary which has the exclusive right and license
to utilize the Company’s Liquidmetal alloy technology for purposes
of golf equipment applications. This right and license is set forth
in an intercompany license agreement dated January 1, 2002 between Liquidmetal
Technologies and Liquidmetal Golf. This license agreement provides
that Liquidmetal Golf has a perpetual and exclusive license to use
Liquidmetal alloy technology for the purpose of manufacturing,
marketing, and selling golf club components and other products used
in the sport of golf. The Company owns 79% of the outstanding
common stock in Liquidmetal Golf.
On January 13, 2022, Liquidmetal
Golf entered into a sublicense agreement (“LMG Sublicense
Agreement”) with Amorphous Technologies Japan, Inc. (“ATJ”), a
newly formed Japanese entity that was established by Twins
Corporation, a sporting goods company operating in Japan. Under the
agreement, LMG granted to ATJ a nonexclusive worldwide sublicense
to the Company’s amorphous alloy technology and related trademarks
to manufacture and sell golf clubs and golf related products. The
LMG Sublicense Agreement has a term of three years and provides for the
payment of a running royalty to LMG of 3% of the net sales price of
licensed products.
Swatch Group
License
In March 2009, the Company entered
into a license agreement with Swatch Group, Ltd. (“Swatch”) under
which Swatch was granted a non-exclusive license to the Company’s
technology to produce and market watches and certain other luxury
products. In March 2011, this
license agreement was amended to grant Swatch exclusive rights as
to watches as against all third
parties (including the Company), but non-exclusive as to Apple. The
Company will receive royalty payments over the life of the contract
on all Liquidmetal products produced and sold by Swatch. The
license agreement with Swatch will expire on the expiration date of
the last licensed patent.
4. Investments in Debt
Securities
The following table sets forth amortized cost fair value, and
unrealized gains (losses) of investments in debt securities
(short-term and long-term):
|
|
|
Amortized Cost
|
|
|
Fair Value
|
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
Longest
Maturity Date
|
|
2022
|
|
|
2021
|
|
|
2022
|
|
|
2021
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. government and agency securities
|
2024
|
|
|
7,792 |
|
|
|
7,327 |
|
|
|
7,718 |
|
|
|
7,323 |
|
Corporate bonds
|
2024
|
|
|
11,583 |
|
|
|
11,635 |
|
|
|
11,240 |
|
|
|
11,576 |
|
Certificates of deposit
|
One-year
|
|
|
250 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
250 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
19,625 |
|
|
|
18,962 |
|
|
|
19,208 |
|
|
|
18,899 |
|
Loss from these investments totaled $56 and $51 during the
three and nine months ended September 30 30, 2022,
respectively. Income from these investments totaled $35 and $138
during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively. Such
amounts are included as a portion of interest and investment income
on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.
Based on the Company’s review of its debt securities that are
individually in an unrealized loss position at September 30, 2022, it determined that the
losses were primarily the result current economic factors,
impacting all global debt and equity markets, that are the result
of global macro events. The impact to the Company’s investment
portfolio is considered to be temporary, rather than a
deterioration of overall credit quality. As of September 30, 2022, all investments are
current on their schedule interest and dividend payments. The
Company does not intend to sell and
it is not more likely than
not that the Company will be
required to sell these securities prior to recovering their
amortized cost. As such, the Company does not consider these securities to be
other-than-temporarily impaired at September 30, 2022.
5. Trade Accounts
Receivable
Trade accounts receivable were comprised of the following:
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2022
|
|
|
2021
|
|
Trade accounts receivable
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
147 |
|
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Trade accounts receivable
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
147 |
|
6. Prepaid Expenses and Other
Current Assets
Prepaid expenses and other current assets totaled $563 and $505 as
of September 30, 2022 and
December 31, 2021, respectively.
Included within these totals are the following:
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2022
|
|
|
2021
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prepaid service invoices
|
|
$ |
59 |
|
|
$ |
110 |
|
Prepaid insurance premiums
|
|
|
365 |
|
|
|
265 |
|
Prepaid lease costs and receivables- short term
|
|
|
25 |
|
|
|
22 |
|
Interest and other receivables
|
|
|
114 |
|
|
|
108 |
|
Total
|
|
$ |
563 |
|
|
$ |
505 |
|
As of September 30, 2022, prepaid
lease costs and receivables-short term are comprised of $17 in
prepaid broker commissions that are expected to be amortized within
the next twelve months and $8 in
receivables for allocated utility costs.
7. Inventory
Inventory totaled $55 and $35 as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. Included
within these totals are the following:
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2022
|
|
|
2021
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Work in progress
|
|
$ |
55 |
|
|
$ |
35 |
|
Finished goods
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Total
|
|
$ |
55 |
|
|
$ |
35 |
|
8. Property and Equipment,
net
Property and equipment consist of the following:
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2022
|
|
|
2021
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Land, building, and improvements
|
|
$ |
9,610 |
|
|
$ |
9,610 |
|
Machinery and equipment
|
|
|
1,304 |
|
|
|
1,304 |
|
Computer equipment
|
|
|
272 |
|
|
|
272 |
|
Office equipment, furnishings, and improvements
|
|
|
51 |
|
|
|
51 |
|
Total
|
|
|
11,237 |
|
|
|
11,237 |
|
Accumulated depreciation
|
|
|
(3,178 |
)
|
|
|
(2,942 |
)
|
Total property and equipment, net
|
|
$ |
8,059 |
|
|
$ |
8,295 |
|
Depreciation expense for three and
nine months ended September 30, 2022 was $78 and $236,
respectively. Depreciation expense for three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 was $79 and $239,
respectively. Such amounts were included in selling, marketing,
general, and administrative expenses within Company’s consolidated
statements of operations.
9. Patents and Trademarks,
net
Net patents and trademarks totaled $79 and $102 as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, and
primarily consisted of purchased patent rights and internally
developed patents.
Purchased patent rights represent the exclusive right to
commercialize the bulk amorphous alloy and other amorphous alloy
technology acquired from California Institute of Technology
(“Caltech”), through a license agreement with Caltech and other
institutions. All fees and other amounts payable by the Company for
these rights and licenses have been paid or accrued in full, and
no further royalties, license fees,
or other amounts will be payable in the future under the license
agreement.
In addition to the purchased and licensed patents, the Company has
internally developed patents. Internally developed patents include
legal and registration costs incurred to obtain the respective
patents. The Company currently holds various patents and numerous
pending patent applications in the United States, as well as
numerous foreign counterparts to these patents outside of the
United States.
The Company amortizes capitalized patents and trademarks over an
average of 10 to 17 year periods. Amortization expense for patents
and trademarks was $6 and $23 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively. This
compares to $21 and $63 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively
10. Other Assets
Other assets totaled $342 and $306 as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. Included
within these totals are the following:
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2022
|
|
|
2021
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Utility deposits
|
|
$ |
14 |
|
|
$ |
14 |
|
Prepaid lease costs and receivables- long term
|
|
|
328 |
|
|
|
292 |
|
Total
|
|
$ |
342 |
|
|
$ |
306 |
|
As of September 30, 2022, prepaid
lease costs and receivables-long term are comprised of $33 in
unamortized prepaid broker commissions that are not expected to be amortized within the next
twelve months and $295 in
straight-line rent accruals.
11. Accrued Liabilities
Accrued liabilities totaled $243 and $246 as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. Included
within these totals are the following:
|
|
September 30
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2022
|
|
|
2021
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued payroll, vacation, and bonuses
|
|
$ |
103 |
|
|
$ |
111 |
|
Accrued severance
|
|
|
56 |
|
|
|
56 |
|
Accrued audit fees
|
|
|
84 |
|
|
|
79 |
|
Total
|
|
$ |
243 |
|
|
$ |
246 |
|
12. Other Long-Term
Liabilities
Other long-term liabilities were $902 as of September 30, 2022 and $899 as of December 31, 2021, and consisted primarily of
$856 of long-term, aged payables to vendors, individuals, and other
third parties that have been
outstanding for more than 5 years. The Company is in the process of
researching and resolving the balances for settlement and/or
escheatment in accordance with applicable state law. Included in
the balance for September 30, 2022
is $43 in tenant deposits and $3 credit for ConMed Corporation.
Included in the balance for December 31,
2021 is $43 in tenant deposits.
13. Stock Compensation
Plans
On June 28, 2012, the Company
adopted the 2012 Equity Incentive
Plan (“2012 Plan”), with the
approval of the shareholders, which provides for the grant of stock
options to officers, employees, consultants, and directors of the
Company and its subsidiaries. The 2012 Plan provides for the granting to
employees of incentive stock options within the meaning of Section
422 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended, and for the
granting to employees and consultants of non-statutory stock
options. In addition, the Plan permits the granting of stock
appreciation rights, or SARs, with or independently of options, as
well as stock bonuses and rights to purchase restricted stock. A
total of 30,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock may be granted under the 2012 Plan, and all options granted under the
2012 Plan had exercise prices that
were equal to the fair market value on the date of grant. Under
this plan, the Company had outstanding grants of options to
purchase 5,674,000 and 7,009,192 shares of the Company’s common
stock as of September 30, 2022 and
December 31, 2021,
respectively.
On January 27, 2015, the Company
adopted its 2015 Equity Incentive
Plan (“2015 Plan”), which provided
for the grant of stock options to officers, employees, consultants,
and directors of the Company and its subsidiaries. A total of
40,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock are available for
issuance under the 2015 Plan. All
options granted under the 2015 Plan
had exercise prices that were equal to the fair market value on the
dates of grant. Under this plan, the Company had outstanding grants
of options to purchase 20,941,667 and 20,441,667 shares of the
Company’s common stock as of September
30, 2022 and December 31,
2021, respectively.
Stock based compensation expense attributable to these plans was
$32 and $129 for the three and
nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively. This
compares to $195 and $402 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively.
14. Facility Lease
Amounts collected under the Facility Lease are comprised of base
rents and reimbursements for direct facility expenses (property
taxes and insurance), common area maintenance, and utilities.
Amounts recorded to lease income are comprised of base rents and
direct facility expenses, recorded on a straight-line basis over
the lease term. Reimbursements for common area maintenance and
utility expense are recorded as reductions to like expenses within
sales, general, and administrative costs.
The future minimum rents due to the Company under the Facility
Lease are as follows:
Year
|
|
Base Rents
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2022 (remaining three months)
|
|
$ |
122 |
|
2023
|
|
|
651 |
|
2024
|
|
|
699 |
|
2025
|
|
|
237 |
|
2026
|
|
|
- |
|
Thereafter
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
$ |
1,709 |
|
15. Consolidated Statements of
Changes in Equity
The following table provides the Company’s changes in equity for
the three months ended
September 30, 2022:
|
|
Preferred
Shares
|
|
|
Common
Shares
|
|
|
Common
Stock
|
|
|
Warrants
part of
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
|
|
|
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
|
|
|
Accumulated
Deficit
|
|
|
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
|
|
|
Non- Controlling Interest
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Balance, June 30, 2022
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
917,285,149 |
|
|
$ |
917 |
|
|
$ |
18,179 |
|
|
$ |
287,947 |
|
|
$ |
(273,584 |
) |
|
$ |
(347 |
) |
|
$ |
(78 |
) |
|
$ |
33,034 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock-based compensation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
32 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
32 |
|
Net loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(571 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(571 |
) |
Other comprehensive income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(62 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(62 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, September 30, 2022
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
917,285,149 |
|
|
$ |
917 |
|
|
$ |
18,179 |
|
|
$ |
287,979 |
|
|
$ |
(274,155 |
) |
|
$ |
(409 |
) |
|
$ |
(78 |
) |
|
$ |
32,433 |
|
The following table provides the Company’s changes in equity for
the nine months ended
September 30, 2022:
|
|
Preferred
Shares
|
|
|
Common
Shares
|
|
|
Common
Stock
|
|
|
Warrants
part of
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
|
|
|
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
|
|
|
Accumulated
Deficit
|
|
|
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
|
|
|
Non-
Controlling Interest
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2021
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
914,449,957 |
|
|
$ |
914 |
|
|
$ |
18,179 |
|
|
$ |
287,641 |
|
|
$ |
(272,303 |
) |
|
$ |
(62 |
) |
|
$ |
(77 |
) |
|
$ |
34,292 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock issuance
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,835,192 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
209 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
212 |
|
Stock-based compensation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
129 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
129 |
|
Net loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,852 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
(1,853 |
) |
Other comprehensive loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(347 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(347 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, September 30, 2022
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
917,285,149 |
|
|
$ |
917 |
|
|
$ |
18,179 |
|
|
$ |
287,979 |
|
|
$ |
(274,155 |
) |
|
$ |
(409 |
) |
|
$ |
(78 |
) |
|
$ |
32,433 |
|
The following table provides the Company’s changes in equity for
the three months ended
September 30, 2021:
|
|
Preferred
Shares
|
|
|
Common
Shares
|
|
|
Common
Stock
|
|
|
Warrants part
of Additional
Paid-in
Capital
|
|
|
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
|
|
|
Accumulated
Deficit
|
|
|
Accumulated
Other Comprehensive Income
|
|
|
Non-
Controlling
Interest
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Balance, June 30, 2021
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
914,449,957 |
|
|
$ |
914 |
|
|
$ |
18,179 |
|
|
$ |
287,390 |
|
|
$ |
(270,241 |
) |
|
$ |
26 |
|
|
$ |
(77 |
) |
|
$ |
36,191 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock-based compensation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
195 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
195 |
|
Net loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,403 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,403 |
) |
Other comprehensive income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, September 30, 2021
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
914,449,957 |
|
|
$ |
914 |
|
|
$ |
18,179 |
|
|
$ |
287,585 |
|
|
$ |
(271,644 |
) |
|
$ |
11 |
|
|
$ |
(77 |
) |
|
$ |
34,968 |
|
The following table provides the Company’s changes in equity for
the nine months ended
September 30, 2021:
|
|
Preferred
Shares
|
|
|
Common
Shares
|
|
|
Common
Stock
|
|
|
Warrants part
of Additional
Paid-in
Capital
|
|
|
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
|
|
|
Accumulated
Deficit
|
|
|
Accumulated
Other Comprehensive Income
|
|
|
Non-
Controlling
Interest
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2020
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
914,449,957 |
|
|
$ |
914 |
|
|
$ |
18,179 |
|
|
$ |
287,183 |
|
|
$ |
(268,926 |
) |
|
$ |
116 |
|
|
$ |
(76 |
) |
|
$ |
37,390 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock-based compensation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
402 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
402 |
|
Net loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,718 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
(2,719 |
) |
Other comprehensive loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(105 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(105 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, September 30, 2021
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
914,449,957 |
|
|
$ |
914 |
|
|
$ |
18,179 |
|
|
$ |
287,585 |
|
|
$ |
(271,644 |
) |
|
$ |
11 |
|
|
$ |
(77 |
) |
|
$ |
34,968 |
|
16. Accumulated Other
Comprehensive Income (Loss) (“AOCI”)
The following table presents a summary of the changes in each
component of AOCI for the three
months ended September 30,
2022:
|
|
Unrealized gains
(losses) on available-
for-sale securities
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, as of
June 30, 2022
|
|
$ |
(347 |
) |
|
$ |
(347 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications
|
|
|
(62 |
) |
|
|
(62 |
) |
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income
(loss)
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Net increase in other comprehensive income (loss)
|
|
|
(62 |
) |
|
|
(62 |
) |
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, as of
September 30, 2022
|
|
$ |
(409 |
) |
|
$ |
(409 |
) |
The following table presents a summary of the changes in each
component of AOCI for the nine
months ended September 30,
2022:
|
|
Unrealized gains
(losses) on available-
for-sale securities
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, as of
December 31, 2021
|
|
$ |
(62 |
) |
|
$ |
(62 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications
|
|
|
(347 |
) |
|
|
(347 |
) |
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income
(loss)
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Net increase in other comprehensive income (loss)
|
|
|
(347 |
) |
|
|
(347 |
) |
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, as of
September 30, 2022
|
|
$ |
(409 |
) |
|
$ |
(409 |
) |
The following table presents a summary of the changes in each
component of AOCI for the three
months ended September 30,
2021:
|
|
Unrealized gains
(losses) on available-
for-sale securities
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, as of
June 30, 2021
|
|
$ |
26 |
|
|
$ |
26 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications
|
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
(15 |
) |
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income
(loss)
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Net increase in other comprehensive income (loss)
|
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
(15 |
) |
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, as of
September 30, 2021
|
|
$ |
11 |
|
|
$ |
11 |
|
The following table presents a summary of the changes in each
component of AOCI for the nine
months ended September 30,
2021:
|
|
Unrealized gains
(losses) on available-
for-sale securities
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, as of
December 31, 2020
|
|
$ |
116 |
|
|
$ |
116 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications
|
|
|
(105 |
) |
|
|
(105 |
) |
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income
(loss)
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Net increase in other comprehensive income (loss)
|
|
|
(105 |
) |
|
|
(105 |
) |
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, as of
September 30, 2021
|
|
$ |
11 |
|
|
$ |
11 |
|
17. Loss Per Common
Share
Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) is computed by dividing earnings
(loss) attributable to common shareholders by the weighted average
number of common shares outstanding for the applicable period.
Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution of securities that
could share in the earnings.
Options to purchase 26,615,667 shares of common stock, at prices
ranging from $0.07 to $0.38 per share, were outstanding at
September 30, 2022, but were
not included in the computation of
diluted EPS for the same period as the inclusion would have been
antidilutive, given the Company’s net loss. Warrants to purchase
10,066,809 shares of common stock, with a price of $0.07 per share,
outstanding at September 30, 2022,
were not included in the
computation of diluted EPS for the same period as the inclusion
would have been antidilutive, given the Company’s net loss.
Options to purchase 25,450,859 shares of common stock, at prices
ranging from $0.07 to $0.38 per share, were outstanding at
September 30, 2021, but were
not included in the computation of
diluted EPS for the same period as the inclusion would have been
antidilutive, given the Company’s net loss. Warrants to purchase
10,066,809 shares of common stock, with a price of $0.07 per share,
outstanding at September 30, 2021,
were not included in the
computation of diluted EPS for the same period as the inclusion
would have been antidilutive, given the Company’s net loss.
18. Related Party
Transactions
On March 10, 2016, the Company
entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “2016 Purchase Agreement”) with Liquidmetal
Technology Limited, a Hong Kong company (the “Investor”), which is
controlled by the Company’s Chairman, Professor Li. The 2016 Purchase Agreement provided for the
purchase by the Investor of a total of 405,000,000 shares of the
Company’s common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $63,400.
In relation to the foregoing investment, the Company issued to the
Investor a warrant to acquire 10,066,809 shares of common stock at
an exercise price of $0.07 per share. The warrant will expire on
the tenth anniversary of its
issuance date.
On March 20, 2016, in connection
with the 2016 Purchase Agreement,
the Company and Eontec, entered into a cross-license agreement to
share their respective technologies. Eontec is a publicly held Hong
Kong corporation of which Professor Li is the Chairman and major
shareholder. Eontec is also an affiliate of Yihao. Yihao is
currently the Company’s primary outsourced manufacturer. As of
September 30, 2022, Professor Li is
a greater-than 5% beneficial owner of the Company and serves as the
Company’s Chairman. Equipment and services procured from Eontec,
and their affiliates, were $10 and $165 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively. Equipment
and services procured from Eontec, and their affiliates, were $136
and $409 during the three and
nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively.
On May 10, 2022, Mr. Abdi Mahamedi
resigned as a director of the Company. Mr. Mahamedi did not resign because of any disagreement with
the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations,
policies or practices. In connection with Mr. Mahamedi’s
resignation, the Board of Directors of the Company approved an
amendment to Mr. Mahamedi’s previously granted options to purchase
an aggregate of 1,870,000 shares of Company common stock to provide
for the extension of the exercise period of the options through
May 10, 2025.
Upon Mr. Mahamedi’s resignation as a director, the Company entered
into a Consulting Agreement, dated May
10, 2022, with Rosewood LLC pursuant to which Mr. Mahamedi as
the owner of Rosewood LLC will assess and present business
opportunities for the licensing and sublicensing of the Company’s
technology. Mr. Mahamedi will also provide business development
services and perform other special projects as requested by the
Company. The Consulting Agreement has a term of 5 years, subject to the right of the Company
or Mr. Mahamedi to terminate the agreement at any time after
December 1, 2022 and subject to
certain other early-termination rights. As sole consideration for
the Consulting Agreement, the Company granted to Mr. Mahamedi an
option to purchase up to 2.0 million shares of Company common stock
at an exercise price of the closing market price of the Company’s
common stock on May 10, 2022 that
will vest 33% on the first
anniversary of the grant date and the remainder vesting monthly
over the ensuing two years,
provided that Mr. Mahamedi continues to be engaged as a consultant
on each such vesting date. The options have a term of 5 years.
Item 2 –
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations
This management’s discussion and analysis should be read
in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes
included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q. All amounts described in this section are in
thousands, except percentages, periods of time, and share and per
share data.
This management’s discussion and analysis, as well as
other sections of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q,
may contain “forward-looking statements” that involve
risks and uncertainties, including statements regarding our plans,
future events, objectives, expectations, estimates, forecasts,
assumptions, or projections. Any statement that is not a statement
of historical fact is a forward-looking statement, and in some
cases, words such as “believe,” “estimate,”
“project,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,”
“anticipate,” “plan,” “seek,” and similar
words or expressions identify forward-looking statements. These
statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
outcomes and results to differ materially from the anticipated
outcomes or results, and undue reliance should not be placed on
these statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are
not limited to, the matters discussed in Part II herein, under the
heading “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 and other
risks and uncertainties discussed in other filings made with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (including risks described in
subsequent reports on Form 10-Q and
Form 8-K and other filings). We disclaim any intention
or obligation, other than as required by applicable law, to update
or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of
new information, future events, or otherwise.
Overview
We are a materials technology company that develops and
commercializes products made from amorphous alloys. Our
Liquidmetal® family of alloys consists of a variety of proprietary
bulk alloys and composites that utilize the advantages offered by
amorphous alloy technology. We design, develop, and sell custom
products and parts from bulk amorphous alloys to customers in
various industries. We also partner with third-party manufacturers
and licensees to develop and commercialize Liquidmetal alloy
products.
Amorphous alloys are, in general, unique materials that are
distinguished by their ability to retain a random atomic structure
when they solidify, in contrast to the crystalline atomic structure
that forms in other metals and alloys when they solidify.
Liquidmetal alloys are proprietary amorphous alloys that possess a
combination of performance, processing, and potential cost
advantages that we believe will make them preferable to other
materials in a variety of applications. The amorphous atomic
structure of bulk alloys enables them to overcome certain
performance limitations caused by inherent weaknesses in
crystalline atomic structures, thus facilitating performance and
processing characteristics superior in many ways to those of their
crystalline counterparts. We believe the alloys and the molding
technologies we employ can result in components for many
applications that exhibit exceptional dimensional control and
repeatability that rivals precision machining, excellent corrosion
resistance, brilliant surface finish, high strength, high hardness,
high elastic limit, alloys that are non-magnetic, and the ability
to form complex shapes common to the injection molding of plastics.
All of these characteristics are achievable from the molding
process, so design engineers often do not have to select specific
alloys to achieve one or more of the characteristics as is the case
with crystalline materials. We believe these advantages could
result in Liquidmetal alloys supplanting high-performance alloys,
such as titanium and stainless steel, and other incumbent materials
in a wide variety of applications. Moreover, we believe these
advantages could enable the introduction of entirely new products
and applications that are not possible or commercially viable with
other materials.
Licensing Transactions
Eontec License
Agreement
On March 10, 2016, we entered into a Parallel License Agreement
(the “License Agreement”) with DongGuan Eontec Co., Ltd., a Hong
Kong corporation (“Eontec”) pursuant to which the parties agreed to
cross-license certain patents, technical information, and
trademarks between us and Eontec. In particular, we granted to
Eontec a paid-up, royalty-free, perpetual license to our patents
and related technical information to make, have made, use, offer to
sell, sell, export, and import products in certain geographic areas
outside of North America and Europe, and Eontec granted to us a
paid-up, royalty-free, perpetual license to Eontec’s patents and
related technical information to make, have made, use, offer to
sell, sell, export, and import products in certain geographic areas
outside of specified countries in Asia. The license granted by us
to Eontec is exclusive (including to the exclusion of us) in the
countries of Brunei, Cambodia, China (P.R.C and R.O.C.), East
Timor, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines,
Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, and Vietnam. The license granted
by Eontec to us is exclusive (including to the exclusion of Eontec)
in North America and Europe. The cross-licenses are non-exclusive
in geographic areas outside of the foregoing exclusive
territories.
Beyond the License Agreement, we collaborate with Eontec to
accelerate the commercialization of amorphous alloy technology.
This includes but is not limited to developing technologies to
reduce the cost of amorphous alloys, working on die cast machine
technology platforms to pursue broader markets, sharing knowledge
to broaden our intellectual property portfolio, and utilizing
Eontec’s volume production capabilities as a third party contract
manufacturer.
Eutectix Business
Development Agreement
On January 31, 2020, we entered into a Business Development
Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Eutectix, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (“Eutectix”), which provides for collaboration,
joint development efforts, and the manufacturing of products based
on our proprietary amorphous metal alloys. Under the Agreement, we
have agreed to license to Eutectix specified equipment owned by us,
including two injection molding machines, the Machines, and other
machines and equipment, all of which will be used to make products
for our customers and Eutectix customers. The licensed machines and
equipment represent substantially all of the machinery and
equipment currently held by us. We have also licensed to Eutectix
various patents and technical information related to our
proprietary technology. Under the Agreement, Eutectix will pay us a
royalty of six percent (6%) of the net sales price of licensed
products sold by Eutectix, and Eutectix will also manufacture
products for us. The Agreement has a term of five years, subject to
renewal provisions and the ability of either party to terminate
earlier upon specified circumstances.
Apple License
Transaction
On August 5, 2010, we entered into a license transaction with Apple
pursuant to which (i) we contributed substantially all of our
intellectual property assets to a newly organized special-purpose,
wholly-owned subsidiary, called Crucible Intellectual Property, LLC
(“CIP”), (ii) CIP granted to Apple a perpetual, worldwide,
fully-paid, exclusive license to commercialize such intellectual
property in the field of consumer electronic products, as defined
in the license agreement, in exchange for a license fee, and (iii)
CIP granted back to us a perpetual, worldwide, fully-paid,
exclusive license to commercialize such intellectual property in
all other fields of use.
Under the agreements relating to the license transaction with
Apple, we were obligated to contribute, to CIP, all intellectual
property developed by us through February 2016. We are also
obligated to maintain certain limited liability company formalities
with respect to CIP at all times after the closing of the license
transaction.
Other Material License
Transactions
On January 13, 2022, our majority owned subsidiary, Liquidmetal
Golf (“LMG”), entered into a sublicense agreement (“LMG Sublicense
Agreement”) with Amorphous Technologies Japan, Inc. (“ATJ”), a
newly formed Japanese entity that was established by Twins
Corporation, a sporting goods company operating in Japan. Under the
agreement, LMG granted to ATJ a nonexclusive worldwide sublicense
to our amorphous alloy technology and related trademarks to
manufacture and sell golf clubs and golf related products. The LMG
Sublicense Agreement has a term of three years and provides for the
payment of a running royalty to LMG of 3% of the net sales price of
licensed products.
In March 2009, we entered into a license agreement with Swatch
Group, Ltd. (“Swatch”) under which Swatch was granted a
non-exclusive license to our technology to produce and market
watches and certain other luxury products. In March 2011, this
license agreement was amended to grant Swatch exclusive rights as
to watches and all third parties (including us), but non-exclusive
as to Apple. We will receive royalty payments over the life of the
contract on all Liquidmetal products produced and sold by Swatch.
The license agreement with Swatch will expire on the expiration
date of the last licensed patent.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported
amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent
assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and
the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting
period. These estimates and assumptions are based on historical
experience and various other factors that are believed to be
reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could differ
materially from these estimates under different assumptions or
conditions.
We believe that the following accounting policies are the most
critical to our consolidated financial statements since these
policies require significant judgment or involve complex estimates
that are important to the portrayal of our financial condition and
operating results:
|
•
|
Revenue recognition
|
|
•
|
Impairment of long-lived assets and definite-lived intangibles
|
|
•
|
Deferred tax assets
|
|
•
|
Share based compensation
|
Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021
(the “2021 Annual Report”) contains further discussions on our
critical accounting policies and estimates.
Results of Operations
Comparison of the three
and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021
|
|
For the three months ended September 30,
|
|
|
For the nine months ended September 30,
|
|
|
|
2022
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2021
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2022
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2021
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
in 000's
|
|
|
% of
Revenue
|
|
|
in 000's
|
|
|
% of
Revenue
|
|
|
in 000's
|
|
|
% of
Revenue
|
|
|
in 000's
|
|
|
% of
Revenue
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Products
|
|
$ |
18 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
406 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
284 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
700 |
|
|
|
|
|
Licensing and royalties
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenue
|
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
406 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
306 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
721 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of sales
|
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
83% |
|
|
|
319 |
|
|
|
79% |
|
|
|
243 |
|
|
|
79% |
|
|
|
528 |
|
|
|
73% |
|
Gross profit
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
17% |
|
|
|
87 |
|
|
|
21% |
|
|
|
63 |
|
|
|
21% |
|
|
|
193 |
|
|
|
27% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Selling, marketing, general and administrative
|
|
|
744 |
|
|
|
4133% |
|
|
|
1,643 |
|
|
|
405% |
|
|
|
2,319 |
|
|
|
758% |
|
|
|
3,372 |
|
|
|
468% |
|
Research and development
|
|
|
19 |
|
|
|
106% |
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
3% |
|
|
|
46 |
|
|
|
15% |
|
|
|
74 |
|
|
|
10% |
|
Total operating expense
|
|
|
763 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,657 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,365 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,446 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating loss
|
|
|
(760 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,570 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,302 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,253 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lease income
|
|
|
133 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
132 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
398 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
396 |
|
|
|
|
|
Interest and investment income
|
|
|
56 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
35 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
51 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
138 |
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
$ |
(571 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
(1,403 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
(1,853 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
(2,719 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Revenue and operating
expenses
Revenue. Total revenue decreased to $18 for the three months
ended September 30, 2022 from $406 for the three months ended
September 30, 2021. Total revenue decreased to $306 for the nine
months ended September 30, 2022 from $721 for the nine months ended
September 30, 2021. The decrease for both period was attributable
to lower general production shipments of products made by our
contract manufacturers and decreases in payments under development
projects, following the Company’s transition to outsourced
manufacturing in 2020.
Cost of sales. Cost of sales was $15, or 83% of total
revenue, for the three months ended September 30, 2022, a decrease
from $319, or 79% of total revenue, for the three months ended
September 30, 2021. Cost of sales was $243, or 79% of total
revenue, for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, an increase
from $528, or 73% of total revenue, for the nine months ended
September 30, 2021. The decrease for the three months ended
September 30, 2022 and 2021 was attributable to lower products
revenue, increase in licensing and royalties revenue, and lower
gross profit percentages. The decrease for the nine months ended
September 30, 2022 and 2021 was attributable to lower products
revenue, decrease in licensing and royalties revenue, and higher
gross profit percentages. If we begin increasing our products
revenues with shipments of routine, commercial products and parts
through third party contract manufacturers, we expect our cost of
sales percentages to decrease, stabilize and be more
predictable.
Gross profit. Our gross profit decreased to $3 for the three
months ended September 30, 2022 from $87 for the three months ended
September 30, 2021. Our gross profit as a percentage of total
revenue, decreased to 17% for the three months ended September 30,
2022 from 21% for the three months ended September 30, 2021. Our
gross profit decreased to $63 for the nine months ended September
30, 2022 from $193 for the nine months ended September 30, 2021.
Our gross profit as a percentage of total revenue, decreased to 21%
for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 from 27% for the nine
months ended September 30, 2021. Early prototype and pre-production
orders generally result in a higher cost mix, relative to revenue,
than would otherwise be incurred in an on-site production
environment, with higher volumes and more established operating
processes, or through contract manufacturers. As such, our gross
profit percentages have fluctuated and may continue to fluctuate
based on volume and quoted production prices per unit and may not
be representative of our future business. If we begin increasing
our products revenues with shipments of routine, commercial
products and parts through future orders to third party contract
manufacturers, we expect our gross profit percentages to stabilize,
increase, and be more predictable.
Selling, marketing, general and administrative. Selling,
marketing, general, and administrative expenses were $744 and
$2,319 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022,
respectively, compared to $1,657 and $3,446 for the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2021, respectively. The decrease in
expenses was primarily attributable to lower stock-based
compensation as well as continued cost reductions.
Research and development. Research and development expenses
were $19 and $46 for the three and nine months ended September 30,
2022, respectively, compared to $14 and $74 for the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2021, respectively. We continue to
perform research and development of new Liquidmetal alloys and
related processing capabilities, albeit on a reduced basis in
comparison with prior periods.
Operating loss. Operating loss was $760 and $2,302 for the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively. This
compares to $1,570 and $3,253 for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2021, respectively. Fluctuations in our operating
loss are primarily attributable to variations in operating
expenses, as discussed above.
We continue to invest in our technology infrastructure to expedite
the adoption of our technology, but we have experienced long sales
lead times for customer adoption of our technology. Until that time
when we can either (i) increase our revenues with shipments of
routine, commercial products and parts through third party contract
manufacturers or (ii) obtain significant licensing revenues, we
expect to continue to have operating losses for the foreseeable
future.
Other income and
expenses
Lease income. Lease income relates to straight-line rental
income received under the Facility Lease. Such amounts were $133
and $398 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022,
respectively. This compares to $132 and $396 for the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2021, respectively.
Interest and investment income. Interest and investment
income relates to interest earned from our cash deposits and
investments in debt securities for the respective periods. Interest
and investment was $56 and $51 for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2022, respectively. This compares to interest and
investment income of $35 and $138 during the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2021, respectively. The decrease during 2022 is
due continued volatility in corporate debt and bond markets, which
is resulting in reduced yields.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Cash used in operating
activities
Cash used in operating activities totaled $1,452 and $1,635 for the
nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The
cash was primarily used to fund operating expenses related to our
business and product development efforts.
Cash provided by
investing activities
Cash provided by investing activities totaled $2,564 and provided
by investing activities totaled $5,354 for the nine months ended
September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Investing inflows
primarily consist of proceeds from the sale of debt securities.
Investing outflows primarily consist of purchases of debt
securities.
Cash provided by
financing activities
Cash provided by financing activities totaled $212 for the nine
months ended September 30, 2022 related to the exercise of our
stock options, and $0 for the nine months ended September 30,
2021.
Financing arrangements
and outlook
We have a relatively limited history of selling bulk amorphous
alloy products and components on a mass-production scale.
Furthermore, the ability of future contract manufacturers to
produce our products in desired quantities and at commercially
reasonable prices is uncertain and is dependent on a variety of
factors that are outside of our control, including the nature and
design of the component, the customer’s specifications, and
required delivery timelines. These factors have previously required
that we engage in equity sales under various stock purchase
agreements to support its operations and strategic initiatives.
However, as of September 30, 2022, we had $5,420 in cash and
restricted cash, as well as $19,208 in investments in debt
securities. We view this total of $24,628 as readily available
sources of liquidity in the event needed to advance our existing
strategy, and/or pursue an alternative strategy. As such, we
anticipate that our current capital resources, when considering
expected losses from operations, will be sufficient to fund our
operations for the foreseeable future.
Item 3 – Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
None.
Item 4 – Controls and
Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure
Controls and Procedures.
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management,
including our Chief Executive Officer (our Principal Executive
Officer and Principal Financial Officer), we carried out an
evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our
disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of September 30, 2022. Based on
their evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer has concluded that
our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of
September 30, 2022.
Changes in Internal
Control over Financial Reporting.
There were no changes in our internal control over financial
reporting (as that term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) or
15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the quarter ended
September 30, 2022 that have materially affected, or are reasonably
likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial
reporting.
PART II
OTHER INFORMATION
Item
1 – Legal Proceedings
None.
Item
1A – Risk Factors
For a detailed discussion of the risk factors that should be
understood by any investor contemplating an investment in our
stock, please refer to Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors” in the 2021
Annual Report. There have been no material changes from the risk
factors previously disclosed in Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors” in
the 2021 Annual Report.
Item 2 –
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of
Proceeds
During the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we
did not issue or sell any unregistered equity securities.
Item 3 – Defaults Upon
Senior Securities
None.
Item
4 – Mine Safety Disclosures
None.
Item
5 – Other Information
None.
Item 6 –
Exhibits
The following documents are filed as exhibits to this Report:
Exhibit
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31.1
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Certification of Principal Executive
Officer and Principal Financial Officer, Tony Chung, as required by
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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32.1
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Certification of Chief Executive
Officer and Principal Financial Officer, Tony Chung, pursuant to 18
U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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101.1
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The following financial statements from Liquidmetal Technologies,
Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
September 30, 2022 (unaudited), formatted in Inline XBRL: (i)
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2022 and December
31, 2021, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three
and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, (iii)
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss for the three and
nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, (iv) Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2022 and 2021, and (v) Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements.
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104
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and
contained in Exhibit 101).
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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LIQUIDMETAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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(Registrant)
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Date: November 10, 2022
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/s/ Tony Chung
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Tony Chung
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Chief Executive Officer
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(Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer)
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